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US09402781B2	Manometer with cadence indicator A manometer with a cadence indicator includes a housing and a gas pressure indicator interfaced to the housing. An input port of the housing is for connecting the manometer to a source of gas pressure, such that the gas pressure at the input port is reflected in the gas pressure indicator, providing a pressure reading. A cadence module is interfaced to the housing such that cadence is provided concurrently from the local of the gas pressure indicator. Cadence is provided by a flashing light or audible noise.
US09402774B1	IV pole and stroller combination An IV pole and stroller combination provides a wheel base, which, in the first and second exemplary embodiments, replaces the stroller's rear wheels. The stroller's front portion is equipped with one or more steerable front wheels, and the stroller folds up for compact storage. The IV pole is equipped with typical IV pole features, such as hooks for fluid bags and mounts for other medical equipment. The stroller portion is equipped with typical stroller features, such as a storage basket underneath the child's seat, a sun shade, and a bottle holder. In an alternative exemplary embodiment, the wheel base and number of wheels are reduced; the vertical IV pole member may not be directly affixed to the wheel base, and may instead be removably affixed to a portion of the stroller frame.
US09402772B2	Absorbent article containing a breathable material layer An absorbent article includes a breathable backsheet material layer. At least a part of the layer includes a polymeric material exhibiting a discontinuous change in free volume in response to any of the following conditions or variables: liquid contact, the presence of certain ions, temperature and/or pH. One example of such polymeric materials is side chain liquid crystalline polymers which are able to undergo a phase transition between an isotropic phase and a nematic phase. The discontinuous change in free volume involves an abrupt change of the permeability of the breathable material layer.
US09402770B2	Antimicrobial non-adherent dressings and related methods therefor A wound dressing comprising a substrate comprising a plurality of fibers, at least one antimicrobial agent in the substrate, and an oil emulsion on at least a portion of the substrate is disclosed. The at least one antimicrobial agent can be polyhexamethylene biguanide, and the oil emulsion can consist essentially of a petrolatum in a range of from about 75 wt % to about 90 wt % of the oil emulsion, a mineral oil in a range of from about 10 wt % to about 20 wt % of the oil emulsion, water in a range of from about 0.1 wt % to about 1 wt % of the oil emulsion, and at least one surfactant in a range of from about 1 wt % to about 5 wt % of the oil emulsion.
US09402766B2	Apparatus and method for phacoemulsification Phacoemulsification needles are configured to cause eccentric or wobble-type motion by being formed to distribute the mass of the needle non-uniformly. In one version the non-uniform property is created by angling the needle's aspiration passage with respect to the needle axis. In another, the needle tip walls are formed with non-uniform thicknesses, with or without including an off-axis configuration with respect to the needle aspiration passageway. In another, the needle tip walls are formed in a scalloped configuration. In another, external protuberances or “bumps” are formed on the needle tip exterior wall surfaces. In another, the needle tip walls have weighted inserts placed therein. In another, the needle tip is formed with skewed bevels and ridges. In another, the needle body is formed with non-uniformly shaped segments. In another, a portion of the needle tip is twisted with respect to the rest of the tip.
US09402763B2	Cold therapy apparatus having heat exchanging therapy pad A cold therapy system includes (i) a cooling bath structured to chill and hold chilled water; (ii) a pump positioned and arranged to pump the chilled water; (iii) a to-pad line positioned and arranged to hold chilled water pumped by the pump from the cooling bath; (iv) a from-pad line positioned and arranged to hold water returning to the cooling bath; and (v) a therapy pad in fluid communication with the to- and from-pad lines, the therapy pad including a patient-contacting chamber that is in heat exchange communication with a chilled-water chamber residing outside of the patient-contacting chamber when the therapy pad is donned.
US09402758B2	Supporter A supporter includes a small number of members and has a simple fitting method. It can give an intraperitoneal pressure rise effect to a supporter wearer, attain retroflexion suppression, and stabilize the sacroiliac joint. The supporter includes a base material which is formed of a knitted fabric by warp knitting and in which a knitting direction of the knitted fabric is set to be a longitudinal direction. Stretchability in the longitudinal direction is given, while stretchability in a short direction is suppressed. It has a back-supporting section that is a central portion of the base material, projection sections provided by projecting upward both end portions disposed on both sides of the back-supporting section, and curved sections each making the vicinity of the boundary between the back-supporting section and each of the projection sections. Each curved section is curved into a shape of approximate “”.
US09402745B2	Intervertebral prosthesis placement instrument The invention concerns an intervertebral prosthesis placement instrument which can be used to facilitate accurate positioning of a spinal disc prosthesis between adjacent spinal vertebrae. The instrument (10) has opposed jaws 12 formed with tips (24) that are shaped for insertion between the vertebrae. The jaws can be moved apart from one another to distract the vertebrae, allowing the prosthesis to enter between the vertebrae. The jaws also have opposed surfaces which are shaped to embrace the prosthesis between them and to guide the prosthesis into position.
US09402741B1	Intervertebral implant having mechanical securement An intervertebral implant for implantation between an upper vertebral body and a lower vertebral body is disclosed. It includes a body portion and a plate that is removably attachable to the body portion. A first and second pathway pass through the plate. A first arcuate anchor is movable in an arcuate path through the first pathway and a second arcuate anchor is movable in an arcuate path through the second pathway. A locking member is movable between an open position and a closed position to either block or allow the withdrawal of the first and second arcuate anchors.
US09402737B2	Highly lordosed fusion cage A fusion cage has a first component that defines an outside surface that is configured to engage a vertebral endplate, and an interior surface. The fusion cage has a second component that defines first and second opposed surfaces. One of the first and second opposed surfaces can mate with the interior surface of the first component. The fusion cage can include vertical and lateral throughholes adapted to enhance fusion.
US09402736B2	Interbody fusion implant and related methods An interbody fusion implant system according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a base member, a first guide, a second guide, and a closure member with a first thru-bore and a second thru-bore. The base member includes a first side wall, a second side wall, and an end wall to define an open trailing end and an interior bounded by the side walls and the end wall. Each guide includes length and has a first portion attached to the proximal end of the first side wall and a second portion extending freely away from the first portion. The closure member includes a first thru-bore configured to be received by the first guide to align the closure member with the first side wall and a second thru-bore configured to be received by the second guide to align the closure member with the second side wall.
US09402725B2	Expandable implant An implant system includes a fixation device that, in turn can include an expandable implant alone or in combination with an auxiliary implant. The expandable implant includes an expandable implant body that is made from an expandable material. The expandable material includes a polymer matrix and an expandable gas source contained within at least a portion of the polymer matrix. The implant system can further include an energy source configured to heat the polymer matrix to a temperature above its glass transition temperature, thereby causing the gas source to expand inside the polymer matrix. The fixation device can further include an insertion instrument configured to implant the fixation device into an anatomical cavity.
US09402720B2	Modular percutaneous valve structure and delivery method A modular prosthetic valve device for implantation in a patient and a system for and method of delivering such a modular valve device and assembling it in vivo are disclosed. The valve device is designed as two or more modules to be delivered unassembled, spatially separate, and combined into an assembled valve device in the body at or near the site of implantation. The valve device of the invention is deliverable as modules, providing a smaller delivery diameter than pre-assembled percutaneous valves, permitting use of a delivery device of reduced diameter, and increasing the flexibility of the valve device during delivery, compared to percutaneous valve devices in the art. The modules of the valve device may be connected by pull wires for delivery sequentially, and then assembled by remote manipulation using the pull wires. Various locking mechanisms are provided for attaching the device modules together.
US09402717B2	Device for the implantation and fixation of prosthetic valves A device for the transvascular implantation and fixation of prosthetic heart valves having a self-expanding heart valve stent (10) with a prosthetic heart valve (11) at its proximal end is introducible into a patient's main artery. With the objective of optimizing such a device to the extent that the prosthetic heart valve (11) can be implanted into a patient in a minimally-invasive procedure, to ensure optimal positioning accuracy of the prosthesis (11) in the patient's ventricle, the device includes a self-expanding positioning stent (20) introducible into an aortic valve positioned within a patient. The positioning stent is configured separately from the heart valve stent (10) so that the two stents respectively interact in their expanded states such that the heart valve stent (10) is held by the positioning stent (20) in a position in the patient's aorta relative the heart valve predefinable by the positioning stent (20).
US09402714B2	Method of transplanting a cornea A method of transplanting a cornea from a donor to a recipient is disclosed. An undercut is incised within stromal tissue of the donor cornea. Following formation of the undercut, the donor cornea is grafted onto a recipient. The undercut may be formed before or after the cornea is removed from the donor, and is preferably formed by photoaltering the stromal tissue using a laser. A sidecut may also be incised in the donor cornea, thereby forming a corneal flap, prior to grafting. In addition, a corneal section may be excised from the donor cornea using a trephine, a laser, or other appropriate surgical equipment.
US09402711B2	Median lobe band implant apparatus and method A system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deploy and implant devices for compressing, distracting and/or retracting the lobes of a prostate.
US09402706B2	Bodily implants and methods of adjusting the same A medical device includes a support member, a tether, and a retainer. The support member is configured to be placed within a body of a patient and provide support to a portion of the body of the patient. The tether forms a loop and is coupled to the support member. The tether is configured to extend from the body of the patient when the support member is placed within the body of the patient. The retainer is configured to be coupled to the tether at a first location on the tether and at a second location on the tether different than the first location. The retainer is configured to be disposed outside of the body of the patient when the support member is placed within the body of the patient.
US09402700B2	Interdental cleaning device An interdental cleaning device that delivers an oral care fluid to a cleaning element via capillary action. The invention can be an interdental cleaning device comprising: a housing forming an internal reservoir containing an oral care fluid; an applicator extending from the housing, the applicator comprising a stem and at least one cleaning element extending from the stem; and wherein the stem comprises a capillary material that extends into the reservoir to be in fluid communication with the oral care fluid so that the capillary material of the stem delivers the oral care fluid from the reservoir to the at least one cleaning element via capillary action.
US09402684B2	Methods and apparatuses for remodeling tissue of or adjacent to a body passage Medical devices and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. An example method may include a method for treating a patient having congestive heart failure. The method may include positioning an expandable balloon in a renal artery of the patient. The expandable balloon may include a plurality of electrode assemblies. At least some of the electrode assemblies each may include at least two bipolar electrode pairs. The two bipolar electrode pairs may be longitudinally and circumferentially offset from one another. The method may also include expanding the balloon in the renal artery such that at least some of the bipolar electrode pairs are electrically coupled to a wall of the renal artery and energizing at least some of the bipolar electrode pairs so as to therapeutically alter at least one nerve proximate the renal artery to treat the patient's congestive heart failure.
US09402683B2	Submucosal layer dissection instrument, submucosal layer dissection system, and submucosal layer dissection method A submucosal layer dissection instrument of the present invention includes an instrument body that is inserted into a submucosal layer, a line formed between the proximal end side and the distal end side of the instrument body; and an expanding section provided on the distal end side of the instrument body that expands in the case of having received a supply of fluid through the line.
US09402681B2	Magnetic moxibustion device A magnetic moxibustion device includes a moxibustion canister in which a moxa column (5) is hangs through a moxa column mounting base. The moxa column mounting base is mounted on the moxibustion canister in a detachable manner through a magnetic attraction structure. A magnet guiding needle (3) is further disposed in the moxa column mounting base, which passed through the moxa column (5). The magnetic field of the magnetic attraction structure is guided out of the moxibustion canister through the needle (3) and applied to the human body moxibustion application position, so as to perform the moxibustion therapy and the magnet therapy at the same time. A side wall of the moxibustion canister is provided with several air inlets (7) and air outlets (11), so the combustion speed of the moxa column (5) can be adjusted through the size of the air outlets, thereby adjusting the temperature and time of the moxibustion.
US09402677B2	Methods and devices for cryogenic carotid body ablation Methods and cryogenic devices for assessing, and treating patients having sympathetically mediated disease, involving augmented peripheral chemoreflex and heightened sympathetic tone by reducing chemosensor input to the nervous system via carotid body ablation. Some methods include advancing a cryo-ablation catheter into a patient's vasculature and ablating tissue within a carotid septum.
US09402674B2	Surgical instrument with planetary gear system A surgical instrument for applying a rotational force to a structural element during a surgical procedure. The instrument may be designed for increasing an input force to produce an enlarged output force adequate for fracturing an excess section of the elongated element from a remainder of the structural element. The instrument may include an input mechanism that receives an external rotational input force, a planetary gear system that multiples the input force, and an output mechanism that attaches to and delivers the multiplied rotational output force to the excess section of the structural element. The output mechanism may also be configured to capture the separated excess section. The instrument may include a housing and a handle for grasping and manipulating during the surgical procedure.
US09402672B2	Joint distraction device for arthroscopic surgery A joint distraction device for use in an arthroscopic surgery is provided. The device has a joint distraction mechanism, situated in between two bone fixation surfaces, and is capable of changing the relative distance between these two surfaces. The force generated by the mechanism should be sufficient to insert bone spikes affixed to the surfaces into bone, as well as distract the joint to create a sufficient enough gap to allow the intended procedure. With the surfaces and spikes engaged to bone at opposite sites of a joint, an increase in distraction force results in an increase in the relative distance results, hence increasing the space within the joint. Embodiments of this invention, compared to fracture table approaches, effectively eliminate the risk of pudendal nerve injury, allow for longer surgical times, and allow for much more controllable joint distraction.
US09402665B2	Expansion and compression instrument for fracture fixation An expansion and compression instrument for fracture fixation includes a first handle member, a second handle member, a bearing assembly, and a replaceable tip insert. The bearing assembly axially receives a driver. The replaceable tip insert is adapted to engage an aperture of a fracture fixation plate. The driver is adapted to engage the head of a bone screw, partially threaded into bone proximate the fracture and disposed through a longitudinal slot of the plate. Manual manipulation of the handle members together or apart causes the driver head and replaceable tip insert to become farther apart or closer together, respectively. Pivotal or hinged attachment of the bearing assembly to a handle member permits pivotal movement of the driver relative to the handle member and permits the jaws of the replaceable tip insert to remain in substantial engagement with the fracture fixation plate during expansion and compression.
US09402663B2	Minimally invasive instrument set, devices and related methods Methods of applying a locking cap to a bone anchor assembly. The bone anchor assembly includes a bone anchor and an elongate rod. The bone anchor includes a body that defines a channel and has a tissue retractor coupled thereto that defines a partial pathway to the channel.
US09402658B2	Interspinous implant and instrument for implanting an interspinous implant The present invention relates to an interspinous implant (1), intended to be implanted between two adjacent dorsal spines (EI,ES), each including an upper edge (E2), a lower edge (E3) and two opposed lateral faces (E4, E5), wherein the implant (1) includes at least one body (10) with dimensions arranged so as to maintain or restore a distance between the adjacent edges (E2, E3) of the two spinous processes (EI, ES) and including at least two wings (11, 12) extending so that at least a part of each wing (11, 12) lies along at least a part of one lateral face (E4, E5) of one of the two spinous processes (EI, ES) and, additionally, at least one retainer (2, 3, 4, 7, 111, 121, 221, 24, 28, 29, L, 90) for the implant, designed to retain the body (10) of the implant between the two spinous processes and to be inserted from the same lateral face as the body (10).
US09402657B2	Interspinous vertebral and lumbosacral stabilization devices and methods of use Implantable devices are provided for stabilizing adjacent vertebrae and the lumbosacral region of a patient. The devices can comprise an interspinous flexible spacer body having a substantially U-shape comprising a superior section, inferior section, and a midsection extending therebetween. The superior and/or inferior sections can include a pair of lateral walls configured to engage a spinous process of a vertebra. Fixation caps can be provided for securing a spinous process of a vertebra to the flexible spacer body. To secure the flexible spacer body between the lumbar vertebra and an adjacent vertebra, an anchor assembly is provided. Also provided are methods of using the implantable devices to stabilize a patient's spine.
US09402651B2	Fixation clamp A fixation clamp for use in an external fixation system for holding bone fragments adjacent to each other with the help of fixation elements, has of at least one clamping assembly having at least one reception provided by means of grooves to accommodate a fixation element along the longitudinal axis of the reception. At least one locking element extends through the clamping assemblies for blocking the position of the clamping assemblies in a defined angular position. The clamping assembly comprises a first jaw and a second jaw which are in contact with each other via respective contact surfaces. The clamping assembly comprises at least two orientation devices that extend from and/or into said contact surfaces which at least two orientation devices serve to orient the first jaw with respect to the second jaw.
US09402624B1	Bone fixation staple A memory metal bone staple having a metal grain which runs longitudinally along the legs and bridge of the staple. The staple has barbed retaining features and no sharp or abrupt corners on its outer edges.
US09402619B2	Rigidly-linked articulating wrist with decoupled motion transmission The present invention is a device having a rigidly linked jaw that is decoupled from an articulating wrist. The device provides for articulating motion as well as actuation that may be used in grasping, cutting, suturing or the like.
US09402618B2	Suture anchors and assemblies for attaching soft tissue to bone Improved bone anchors are disclosed for anchoring one or more sutures attached to soft tissue to a bone. The bone anchor has an anchor body that extends between a distal end and a proximal end. A bore is formed axially in the anchor body and opens at the proximal end. One or more pins are fixed within the bore of the anchor body. One or more sutures can be looped on the pins for anchoring soft tissue to bone. The anchor body has a socket within the bore for receiving a driver tool. The distal end of the anchor body forms a non-threaded extension, which stabilizes the bone anchor, and helps prevent lateral movement during use. In one embodiment, the anchor body has coarse threads for engaging soft bone tissue and fine threads for engaging hard bone tissue.
US09402616B2	System and method for all-inside suture fixation for implant attachment and soft tissue repair A system for repairing a meniscus includes a suture that includes a first anchor, a second anchor, and a flexible portion connecting the first anchor and the second anchor. The flexible portion includes a self-locking slide knot between the first anchor and the second anchor. The system also includes a needle having a longitudinal extending bore and an open end. The bore is configured to receive the first anchor and the second anchor. The system further includes a body portion operatively connected to the needle at a distal end of the body portion. The body portion has a lumen. The system also includes a pusher configured to rotate and slide within the lumen of the body portion and the longitudinal extending bore of the needle. The pusher has first and second stop surfaces, each of which is constructed and arranged to engage a proximal end of the body portion.
US09402598B2	Ultrasound probe and ultrasound diagnostic device using same In order to obtain a high-resolution ultrasound diagnostic image while reducing the back side reflection of a ultrasound irradiated to the side opposite to the ultrasound transmission direction of an ultrasound transmission/reception device, disclosed is an ultrasound probe, wherein a substrate is provided thereon with a cavity, insulation layers having the cavity therebetween, and an upper layer electrode and a lower layer electrode having the cavity and the insulation layers therebetween, so as to form an ultrasound vibration element, the substrate is held by a backing with a low-modulus member therebetween, and a direct voltage and a alternating voltage are applied between the electrodes to vibrate the ultrasound vibration element, and wherein a mechanical impedance by the substrate and the low-modulus member has a substantially equal value as an acoustic impedance of the backing.
US09402581B2	Apparatus and method for improving psychophysiological function for performance under stress A computer-implemented method for improving psychophysiological function for performance of a subject under stress includes, after a plurality of sensors that monitor stress-indicating physiological parameters have been coupled to the subject, exposing the subject, using computer processes, to at least one training segment during which is determined a degree to which the subject has achieved a targeted level of least one stress-indicating physiological parameter as to be indicative of coherence in the subject. Additionally, the method includes providing, to the subject, feedback indicative of the degree to which the subject has achieved the targeted level of the at least one parameter as to be indicative of coherence in the subject.
US09402566B2	Orthopedic measurement devices, systems and methods A device for orthopedic measurements includes a main housing, a center member, a measurement indicator, and a flexible member. The main housing has a proximal end with a top opening and a distal end with a side opening, and defines a longitudinal axis and includes a main housing cavity. The center member is disposed along the longitudinal axis within the main housing cavity. The measurement indicator is operatively connected to the center member, and is configured and adapted to display a measurement of a distance. The flexible member is threaded through the main housing cavity, and includes a first end and an opposed second end with an eyelet disposed proximate the side opening of the main housing. The eyelet is configured to be drawn away from the main housing, extending the flexible member outward with respect to the side opening to display a measurement on the measurement indicator.
US09402557B2	Heart beat detection based on permissible sequence searching A method for detecting heart beats within a cardiac signal is disclosed. A cardiac signal is acquired and segmented. Peak detection is performed within each segment. A search within the detected peaks is performed to locate physiologically permissible peak sequences. A particular peak sequence is selected based on feature space criteria or interpeak temporal regularity criteria or both.
US09402552B2	Heart rate data collection One innovative aspect is directed to heartrate data collection. In some implementations, a circuit includes a light detector for generating a detected signal based on received light. The circuit includes a switching circuit configured to receive a first signal based on the detected signal and to switch among a first and a second configuration. In some implementations, the circuit includes a first and a second sampling circuit for sampling a value of the first signal when the switching circuit is in the first configuration and second configurations, respectively. In some implementations, the circuit includes an ambient light cancellation circuit for countering a first component of the first signal while the first switching circuit is in the first configuration. In some implementations, the circuit includes an adjustable gain circuit for adjusting a gain of the first signal while the first switching circuit is in the first configuration.
US09402545B2	Medical devices with proximity detection A wireless medical device is disclosed. The wireless medical device comprises a processor, a memory, a sensor for detecting a physiological signal, a radio and a proximity detector to measure a distance of the wireless medical device relative to a second wireless medical device. The proximity detector includes a ranging functionality. A wireless communication channel is created when a distance between the wireless medical device and the second wireless medical device is within a first predetermined threshold. The distance is greater than zero.
US09402542B2	Pupilometer with pupil irregularity detection, pupil tracking, and pupil response detection capability, glaucoma screening capability, intracranial pressure detection capability, and ocular aberration measurement capability A system for use during a medical procedure. The system includes a pupilometer for obtaining data descriptive of one or more pupilary characteristics from an eye of a subject, and means for delivering a noxious stimulus. The means for delivering a noxious stimulus is in communication with the pupilometer and is activated by the pupilometer thereby sending a noxious stimulus to an anatomical structure of the patient.
US09402535B2	Neural tissue retraction and preservation device A self-retaining neural retraction clip, preferably having controlled retraction level and an off-set retraction means. This device can reduce operative site clutter to enhance disc access while providing consistent and stable dural retraction.
US09402530B1	Minimally invasive networked surgical system and method A system for performing non-invasive networked medical procedures including a number of in vivo medical devices, a communication path between at least two of the devices, an ex vivo control unit to control the behavior of the devices, and a wireless communication path between the control unit and at least one of the devices. An associated method for performing non-invasive networked medical procedures is also provided. Further included is a simulation method that utilizes accurate electromagnetic field simulations, using a software based test bench, to determine the maximum allowable transmitted power levels from in vivo devices to achieve a required bit error rates (BER) at an in vivo or ex vivo node (receiver) while maintaining the specific absorption rate (SAR) under a required threshold.
US09402527B2	Dishwasher, in particular domestic dishwasher A dishwasher includes a wash container for items to be washed and configured to conduct at least water during operation, and a fluid line system having an inlet valve defined by a center line and configured for direct or indirect connection of a water inlet line from a water supply network. Disposed below the wash container is a base support having an outer wall provided with a cutout. The inlet valve is secured by a support part which is lockable in the cutout and has at least one externally open locking holder, into which the inlet valve is lockable and secured therein non-movably in an axial direction. The externally open locking holder is aligned in such a manner that the center line of an inlet of the inlet valve runs at an angle between >0° and <90° in relation to a lower face of the base support.
US09402525B2	Dishwasher-dining table having rotatable tabletop The invention is directed to a novel dishwasher-dining table combination appliance having a rotatable, invertible top dining insert panel that allows for cleaning dining utensils and the like without having to remove them from a table. The invention provides for a compact, self-contained, system useful in a variety of locations and applications where reductions in the length of time required for cleaning, storing and replacing dining utensils on a table are advantageous.
US09402518B2	Apparatus and method for controlling cleaning in robotic cleaner An operation of a robotic cleaner includes generating at least one map including information regarding a space to be cleaned by using information measured by at least one sensor. The operation also includes setting a cleaning path by using the at least one map, and cleaning according to the cleaning path.
US09402509B2	Fire safe camp stove and fire pit A fire safe camp stove and fire pit device is disclosed. An example device includes a fire chamber. A first cooking surface is provided directly over the fire chamber. A lid is movable between an open position and a closed position. The lid in the open position provides access to the first cooking surface. The lid in the closed position provides a second cooking surface above the first cooking surface.
US09402506B2	Sliding drip assembly for a cooking appliance A cooking appliance includes an upper housing having a first heating plate and a lower housing having a second heating plate. A handle is connected to the upper housing and is operable to move the upper housing between an open position and a closed position. The cooking appliance further includes a drip tray that is slidably received in said lower housing.
US09402498B2	Safety grounded tree An artificial lighted tree is presented with power routed through the trunk of the tree and three-wire safety grounding. The tree is divided into sections for easy assembly, disassembly, and storage. Safety electrical connectors at the ends of each section are not powered until the sections are assembled. The tree can also accommodate multiple lighting circuits utilizing different voltages simultaneously.
US09402491B1	Pizza box and cup holder in combination Herein disclosed is a novel and uniquely shaped pizza box and cup holder in combination. In a first embodiment the pizza box is of a shape and size to contain a single slice of pizza and support at least one beverage therein. The pizza box with the beverage is easily carried with one hand and the box when opened is functional as a plate and cup holder. The box may be produced in various sizes of engineering choice. The box is easily made and integrally formed from one piece of material. A further embodiment includes the pizza box being of a shape and size to carry more than one slice of pizza and more than one beverage.
US09402490B2	Cake shield with lid Provided is a cake shield for protecting cakes and baked goods from airborne contaminants. The cake shield has a cover portion that houses a cake, and a lid that fits over the cover portion. A plurality of apertures is disposed along the upper wall of the cover portion. Candles and decorative elements are inserted through these apertures into the underlying cake. Thus, when a user blows out his or her birthday candles, their exhalation is largely blocked by the cover portion, and does not reach the cake surface. When the cake is no longer in use, the lid is placed over the cover portion and rest thereon. The lid covers the apertures, preventing dust and debris form falling on the cake while it is stored.
US09402487B2	Hanging device for belts A hanging mechanism includes a portion which is insertable into a belt buckle of a belt to engage a ratchet mechanism associated with the belt buckle. The hanging mechanism is used to suspend the belt for display purposes or for storage in a closet, etc.
US09402481B2	Sport seating system and method A transformable sporting chair system which can be transformed from a working seat for use in the outdoors, to a transportable configuration for carrying the chair to or from an outdoor location. The chair features a frame which can be nearly entirely disassembled and reassembled into the working or transport configuration. The chair includes a holding element for holding tools or equipment, such as a hunting bow. The chair may also be strapped to a tree using ratchet straps. An alternative system includes a removable mounting bracket and accessory mounting system for mounting cameras, tool holders, and other useful equipment for use with the chair.
US09402473B2	Mechanism for ganging tables A ganging mechanism is configured to releasably attach a first object to a second object. The ganging mechanism includes a first part that is coupled to the first object. The first part includes a movable portion that carries a first ganging member. The movable portion is positionable between a stowed position and an extended position. The second part is coupled to the second object. The second part includes a receiver portion that receives the movable portion in the extended position. The second part includes a second ganging member that is configured to couple to the first ganging member resulting in the first object being ganged to the second object. The first and second ganging members are releasably coupled to one another by magnetic attraction.
US09402445B2	Holding assembly for articles A holding assembly for articles can be used with a flexible manufacturing system to hold an article in place. The holding assembly can be used with a printing system to print onto the article. The holding assembly can expand to fit the article. The holding assembly can include a moldable surface that can be provided with a temporarily fixed geometry through the use of a vacuum. The holding assembly can help provide a flattened outer surface for the article to facilitate printing.
US09402444B2	Articles of footwear with tensile strand elements An upper for an article of footwear may have material layers and a plurality of strand segments. The material layers are located adjacent to each other and in an overlapping configuration, and the material layers are located in a lace region and a lower region of the upper. The strand segments extend from the lace region to the lower region. The strand segments may be located and secured between the material layers in the lace region and the lower region. The strand segments may form both an exterior surface of the upper and an opposite interior surface of the upper in an area between the lace region and the lower region. The material layers may define an opening between the lace region and the lower region, and the strand segments extend across the opening.
US09402435B2	Article of footwear with a removable heel member A sizing system for an article of footwear includes an insert attachable to the upper of the article of footwear. The insert is positioned within a pocket formed between the lining of the upper and the exterior shell of the upper. When attached to the upper, the insert forms a part of the exterior surface of the article of footwear. When the insert is removed, part of the pocket forms a portion of the exterior surface of the article of footwear or a flap is extended over the pocket to form a portion of the exterior surface of the article of footwear. The insert may be secured within the pocket using a mechanical fastener.
US09402431B1	Clothing adjustment device The clothing adjustment device enables the adjustment of an article of clothing. In one embodiment, the clothing adjustment device is placed upon a user's clothing, such as pants, shorts, skirts, or other clothing at waist level. The clothing adjustment device provides an adjustment head, an inner body, and an outer body. Both the inner body and the outer body provide a pair of fingers with an insertion aperture. The user inserts the section of the article of clothing to be cinched within the insertion aperture between the pair of fingers of the inner body and the outer body. The inner body then rotates in relation to the outer body to cause at least a portion of the article of clothing to be wound upon the inner body. The adjustment head and inner body are secured with a geared system that prevents the adjustment head from rotating allowing the clothing to unwind from the inner body.
US09402430B2	Garment for carrying a baby to provide skin-to-skin contact Garments and methods are provided for carrying an infant in skin-to-skin contact. In one exemplary embodiment, a garment can have a back panel and two front panels. The front panels can be configured to overlap and adjustably couple together such that the front panels can securely hold a baby against a wearer's chest. One of the front panels can have a pocket formed on an interior surface thereof that is configured to prevent a baby from slipping out of the garment. The garment can also have an adjustable belt configured to be positioned around the garment. The belt can provide additional support to the garment for securely holding a baby against a wearer's chest.
US09402424B2	Brassiere A bra that adheres to the wearer's torso, enabling the bra to stay securely in place while aesthetically lifting the wearer's breasts up and out. At least one adhesive patch that includes soft silicone affixed to the fabric of the bra, primarily in the areas adjacent to the cups, is provided. The soft silicone adheres to the wearer's skin via Van Der Waals forces, and a secondary layer of silicone or fabric may be used to secure that adhesion. The Van Der Waals adhesion mechanism can be enhanced by the inclusion of micrometer-sized setae along the soft silicone portion of the adhesive patches. The setae can be angled to provide additional support in the desired direction.
US09402422B2	Hybrid e-cigarette/vaporizer with exhale filter capability An electronic cigarette adaptable to vaporize liquid or flower material further with exhale filter capability is disclosed herein. In a preferred embodiment, threads are provided to disassemble a flower and/or liquid cartridge so that they can be exchanged for either/or. The flower cartridge has a separate heat transfer element not desired in the liquid cartridge. An innovative diverter valve assembly also has threads to connect to the cartridges and provides an exhale filter function so that exhaled vapor will not be offensive to non-smokers in an enclosed environment. The electronic smoking device herein further has a mini/micro USB charging port on a side thereof for its rechargeable batteries. Also in a preferred embodiment, a mouthpiece is made of relatively soft elastomer material and is flavored for comfort and enjoyment of a user.
US09402420B2	Smoking accessory kit system A smoking accessory kit system facilitates the process of hand-rolling cigarettes, cigars or the like. The system includes a primary tray having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending upwardly from the bottom wall. A top edge of the perimeter wall defines an access opening into an interior of the primary tray. A plurality of magnets is attached to the primary tray. A plurality of attachments is magnetically attachable to the primary tray.
US09402414B2	Smokeless tobacco article A method for making a smokeless tobacco article can include combining thermoplastic polymer particles with tobacco particles to form a mixture of particles, compressing the mixture of particles within a pressing apparatus to form the mixture into a predetermined shape, separating the mixture from the pressing apparatus such that it retains the predetermined shape, and heating the mixture outside of the pressing apparatus to at least partially melt at least some of the thermoplastic polymer particles and form a matrix of polymer and tobacco particles.
US09402402B2	Process for producing a baked product having increased flavor stability with catalase and phospholipase The present invention relates to a process for producing a baked product having increased flavor stability comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a dough comprising flour, water, an enzyme preparation having catalase activity and an enzyme preparation having phospholipase activity; and (b) baking the dough to obtain the baked product.
US09402400B2	Titanium dioxide photocatalytic compositions and uses thereof Provided is a photocatalytic composition comprising zinc (Zn) doped titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles, wherein the ratio of titanium dioxide nanoparticles to zinc is from about 5 to about 150. The photocatalytic composition absorbs electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range from about 200 nm to about 500 nm, and the absorbance of light of wavelengths longer than about 450 nm is less than 50% the absorbance of light of wavelengths shorter than about 350 nm. Further provided is a method for treating or preventing microbial diseases and infestations in a plant and a method for increasing crop yield of a plant by applying the photocatalytic compositions taught herein to the surface of a plant. Also provided is a method for treating microbial diseases on a surface by applying the photocatalytic compositions taught herein to a surface illuminated by artificial light.
US09402396B2	Labile esters of agrochemicals for controlled release and reduction of off-site movement The present invention relates to esters of carboxylic acid agrochemicals comprising a labile protecting group and having formula (I). Certain of the esters of carboxylic acid agrochemicals do not undergo hydrolysis to a significant degree in the dark, but are cleaved to regenerate the parent carboxylic acid agrochemical when exposed to light. Others of the esters of carboxylic acid agrochemicals undergo hydrolysis under both light and dark conditions. The present invention further relates to methods for the controlled release of a carboxylic acid agrochemicals, and to methods of controlling unwanted plants comprising applying to the unwanted plants an ester of a carboxylic acid agrochemical.
US09402390B2	Tissue retrieval, storage, and explant culture device for the derivation of stem cells A device is provided for securing a tissue sample from biological material. The tissue sample is housed in bottom and top platens that are configured to promote fluid communication between the tissue sample and the exterior environment to permit transport or cryogenic fluid to contact the sample. Additionally, diskette assemblies may be provided within the platens that permit sub-samples to be separated without directly handling the tissue sample. The diskette assemblies may also be configured to promote fluid communication with the sub-sample housed therein.
US09402389B2	Organ transport apparatus with sample compartments An apparatus for at least one of storage, treatment, assessment and transport of an organ or tissue includes a coolant container configured to cool the organ or tissue, a perfusion circuit configured to perfuse the organ or tissue, and a sample compartment for holding a biological sample. Preferred apparatus has a first internal compartment under a first cover (lid) of the apparatus that includes the coolant container and the sample compartment. The apparatus can include a second internal compartment under a second cover (lid) of the apparatus, the second internal compartment including at least part of the perfusion circuit and a sample compartment.
US09402386B1	Method and apparatus for collapsible decoy Method and apparatus for a collapsible turkey decoy having a central upright rod having an upper cap thereon along with a lower sliding collar wherein a plurality of ribs or lateral frame members extend from the upper cap to the lower sliding collar so that when the lower sliding collar is in a first upward position the ribs expand outwardly to form the body of the decoy and when the lower sliding collar is in a second lower position the ribs collapse into a folded position. The ribs also have both neck and tail frame members mounted thereon over which the cover of the turkey body is mounted along with an optional tail piece assembly.
US09402378B2	Mini space farm-A food regenerative system in the long-term space mission In the long-term space human living environment, the biological wastes from human, animals, and plants can be fully digested and recycled by rearing six kinds of recycling animals which will be nourishing feed stuff for feeding edible animals. These edible animals and their eggs combined with space plants will be various food for human. Water and nutrition left in the residues after rearing these feedstuff recycling animals can be recycled and used to fertilize plants. All the animals and plants can be solidly reared in same cabin on the shelf with high densities in boxes, cages, trays and tanks which are all in minimum volume and weight. It is the basis for realizing mini space farm which provides a self-sufficient food regenerative system that enable humans to live and work in space independent of food supply from earth.
US09402369B2	Pet resting device for a vehicle window A device for connecting to a window comprising a unitary support member configured for secure engagement with an interior portion of a door and a cushioning member removably attached to the support member.
US09402365B2	Milking box with robotic attacher A system includes a front wall, a rear wall opposite the front wall, and first and second side walls extending between the front wall and the rear wall. The first side wall includes a gate, and the second side wall is spaced apart from the first side wall such that the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall define a milking box stall that accommodates a dairy livestock. The system includes an equipment portion adjacent to the rear wall. It houses a separation container that receives milk to be discarded from the dairy livestock. The equipment portion further houses a robotic attacher that extends from behind and between the rear legs of a dairy livestock located within the milking box stall in order to attach milking equipment to the dairy livestock.
US09402364B2	Robot milking arm and a method of attaching milking cups A robotic milking system suitable for use with conventional milking clusters. Clusters are withdrawn to a generally known position upon release from a cow with the cups hanging down below the bowl. The cups are then located in a confined region from where they are picked up by a robotic arm and attached to teats of a cow. The arrangement allows a single robotic arm to service multiple bales of a rotary milking parlor.
US09402360B1	Maize hybrid X18D805 A novel maize variety designated X18D805 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X18D805 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X18D805 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X18D805, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X18D805. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X18D805.
US09402359B1	Maize hybrid X00D886 A novel maize variety designated X00D886 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X00D886 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X00D886 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X00D886, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X00D886. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X00D886.
US09402358B2	AAD-1 event DAS-40278-9, related transgenic corn lines, and event-specific identification thereof This invention relates in part to plant breeding and herbicide tolerant plants. This invention includes a novel aad-1 transformation event in corn plants comprising a polynucleotide sequence, as described herein, inserted into a specific site within the genome of a corn cell. In some embodiments, said event/polynucleotide sequence can be “stacked” with other traits, including, for example, other herbicide tolerance gene(s) and/or insect-inhibitory proteins. Additionally, the subject invention provides assays for detecting the presence of the subject event in a sample (of corn grain, for example). The assays can be based on the DNA sequence of the recombinant construct, inserted into the corn genome, and on the genomic sequences flanking the insertion site. Kits and conditions useful in conducting the assays are also provided.
US09402354B2	Drive tower for self-propelled irrigation system A self-propelled irrigation system includes a drive tower configured to cross over a drainage ditch or other watercourse in an irrigated field without the use of a bridge or other support structure to support the load of the drive tower.
US09402352B2	Apparatus for the mechanized displacement of movable wires on a row of plants and relative process of operation An apparatus for the mechanized displacement of movable wires arranged on opposite sides of a row of plants, in particular grapevines, includes a frame suitable to be removably mounted on a farm vehicle, the frame being provided with a mover configured to move the movable wires. The apparatus is characterized in that the mover includes a pair of opposite gripping elements, each of which being suitable to slidingly receive one of the movable wires, the gripping elements being movable in a sequential and synchronized manner along at least two orthogonal axes so as to displace the movable wires from a first height to a second height.
US09402351B2	Device for use in horticultural containers Aspects and embodiments of the present invention relate to devices, methods, and kits for use in horticultural containers. In accordance with some embodiments, a horticultural device comprising a base and a supporting plate may advantageously reduce the amount of soil required for potting. Aspects and embodiments of the present invention may facilitate potting and may reduce plant maintenance.
US09402350B2	Cutter apparatus A cutter apparatus comprising a frame having a mounting member connectable to a piece of prime mover equipment; a cutter assembly connected to the frame, the cutter assembly comprising a support member having a first end; a drive shaft having a first end journaled to the first end of the support member; and a plurality of discrete cutter members stacked on the drive shaft so as to be engaged with an adjacent one of the cutter members, each of the cutter members having at least one cutting edge; and a drive assembly connected to the drive shaft in a way that activation of the drive assembly causes the drive shaft to rotate and thereby rotate the cutter members. The frame may have a base and an extension arm pivotally connected to the base. The support member may be pivotally connected to the extension arm.
US09402348B2	Baling press with a rope tying system and method of supplying rope to a knotter of a baling press A baling press has feeding structures for feeding rope materials along opposite first and second sides of the pressing channel and one or more knotters on a first side of the pressing channel. Each knotter includes a knot tier for knotting sections of the rope materials in a knotting area to each other, a cutter and a rope holder for holding rope material cut off from the knotted rope sections. The knotting area is closer to the bale pressing channel than the rope holder. A loop supply member is suspended on the first side of the bale pressing channel and has a hook for catching the rope materials and providing loops thereof at the first side. The rope diverter is arranged for urging sections of the rope materials between the hook and the rope holder towards the bale pressing channel into positions extending through the knotting area.
US09402345B2	Cotton harvester A cotton harvester includes plant cutting apparatus to sever cotton plants from a ground surface, plant conveyor apparatus to convey the severed plants into and through a picking chamber, and cotton picking apparatus including picker spindles that move upwardly into the picking chamber through a floor of the chamber to pick cotton filaments from bolls of the plants conveyed as a flattened mat therethrough and carry the cotton downwardly through the floor to doffers that remove the cotton from the spindles. Cotton conveyor apparatus also below the floor conveys the cotton to a receiver, while the plant residue passes from the chamber.
US09402343B1	Flexible cutterbar assembly for a harvesting platform The present invention relates to a flexible agricultural platform characterized by having a plurality of support arms constructed especially composed of multiple sections hinged together, arranged to hold the cutterbar assembly. The set of multiple-beam pivoting arms used to hold the cutting mechanism of a draper conveyor type agricultural platform on multiple support points evenly distributed across the width of the main frame, and in a manner to admit the cutterbar to flex along its width—without intermediate rigid sections—in response to changes in the curvature of field while the platform is advanced.
US09402337B2	Shovel with a fulcrum projection and a method for its use A shovel with a fulcrum projection is disclosed. The shovel has a blade with a front, a back, a proximate end, and a pointed distal end, a handle joined to the proximal end of the blade, and a fulcrum member projecting behind the back of the blade. In some embodiments, the fulcrum member's vertical position is adjustable; in additional embodiments, the blade is serrated or the shovel has footrests.
US09408334B2	Electronic device with component shielding structures and input-output connectors An electronic device may have a hard disk drive mounted diagonally within a housing. Electromagnetic interference shielding structures may enclose the hard disk drive. The shielding structures may include conductive elastomeric structures. A printed circuit board may be mounted diagonally in parallel with the hard disk drive. Connectors on the printed circuit board may be angled away from the printed circuit board at a non-zero angle and may be retained against the housing with a slide and lock connector retention member. An accelerometer may detect when the device is tipped over so that control circuitry may protect the hard disk drive. A fan may cause air to flow upwards on one side of the device and downwards on the other side of the device. The housing may rest on housing support structures with angled air vents and integral elastomeric feet.
US09408326B2	Electronic equipment cabinet structure An electronic equipment cabinet structure includes a frame having a plurality of vertical support posts and a plurality of cross members that connect the support posts together. In one aspect, the cabinet structure further includes at least one caster plate connected to one of the plurality of cross members, wherein the caster plate includes a C-shaped portion to fittingly correspond with the cross member to which it is connected, thereby providing rigidity to the frame. In another aspect, the cabinet structure further includes at least one bracket having a base and two sides extending in the same direction away from the base, the edges of the two sides being connected to one of the cross members and the base being connected to one of the vertical support posts. In still another aspect, the cabinet structure further includes at least one bracket connected to one of the vertical support posts, wherein the bracket includes a first embossed portion nested within a corresponding second embossed portion on the vertical support post to which the bracket is connected.
US09408317B1	Handle structure and electronic apparatus having same handle structure A handle structure and an electronic apparatus having the handle structure are provided. A housing of the electronic apparatus has a receiving groove adjacent to one side of the electronic apparatus. The handle structure is pivotally connected to the receiving groove and can be moved opposite to the housing, so as to form a foot mode and a handle mode. In the foot mode, a sliding member of the handle structure is in an accommodating position, and a second end can be locked with a positioning portion in a locking position. When the positioning portion is in a release position, a second end of a sliding member can be detached from the positioning portion and slid to a stretch position, making a handle member exposed out of the receiving groove to form the handle mode.
US09408314B2	Build-up printed wiring board substrate having a core layer that is part of a circuit Integrated circuits and processes for manufacturing integrated circuits are described that use printed wiring board substrates having a core layer that is part of the circuit of the printed wiring board. In a number of embodiments, the core layer is constructed from a carbon composite. In several embodiments, techniques are described for increasing the integrity of core layers in designs calling for high density clearance hole drilling. One embodiment of the invention includes a core layer that includes electrically conductive material and at least one build-up wiring portion formed on an outer surface of the core layer. In addition, the build-up portion comprises at least one micro wiring layer including a circuit that is electrically connected to the electrically conductive material in the core layer via a plated through hole.
US09408309B2	Electronic component mounting structure An electronic component mounting structure includes a three-dimensional substrate having a three-dimensional shape and including a hollow portion formed on at least one of side surfaces of the three-dimensional substrate, and an electronic component mounted on a bottom face of the hollow portion. The three-dimensional substrate includes an opening portion on a side surface different from a side surface on which the hollow portion is formed for allowing observation of a connection portion between the bottom face of the hollow portion and the electronic component from an outer periphery side of the three-dimensional substrate.
US09408307B2	Device housing package A device housing package includes a substrate in a form of a rectangle, having a mounting region of a device at an upper surface thereof; a frame body disposed on the substrate so as to extend along an outer periphery of the mounting region, the frame body having a cutout formed at a part thereof; and an input-output terminal disposed in the cutout. The input-output terminal includes a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer overlaid on the first insulating layer, and a third insulating layer overlaid on the second insulating layer. First terminals set at a predetermined potential are disposed on an upper surface of the first insulating layer. Second terminals set at a predetermined potential are disposed on a lower surface of the first insulating layer. Third terminals through which AC signals flow are disposed on an upper surface of the second insulating layer.
US09408306B2	Antenna array feeding structure having circuit boards connected by at least one solderable pin Systems and methods for a feeding structure for an antenna array are provided. In at least one embodiment, the feeding structure for an antenna array comprises one or more circuit boards with one or more circuits formed thereon, one or more conductive layers wherein the one or more circuit boards are mounted to the one or more conductive layers, and one or more connectors coupled to the one or more circuits through an opening in the one or more conductive layers. Furthermore, the one or more conductive layers are separated by a dielectric from the one or more circuits and the one or more conductive layers contact the one or more circuit boards such that the one or more circuits are isolated from the one or more conductive layers.
US09408302B2	High voltage polymer dielectric capacitor isolation device An electronic isolation device is formed on a monolithic substrate and includes a plurality of passive isolation components. The isolation components are formed in three metal levels. The first metal level is separated from the monolithic substrate by an inorganic PMD layer. The second metal level is separated from the first metal level by a layer of silicon dioxide. The third metal level is separated from the second metal level by at least 20 microns of polyimide or PBO. The isolation components include bondpads on the third metal level for connections to other devices. A dielectric layer is formed over the third metal level, exposing the bondpads. The isolation device contains no transistors.
US09408301B2	Substrate structures and methods of manufacture A power electronic substrate includes a metallic baseplate having a first and second surface opposing each other. An electrically insulative layer also has first and second surfaces opposing each other, its first surface coupled to the second surface of the metallic baseplate. A plurality of metallic traces each include first and second surfaces opposing each other, their first surfaces coupled to the second surface of the electrically insulative layer. At least one of the metallic traces has a thickness measured along a direction perpendicular to the second surface of the metallic baseplate that is greater than a thickness of another one of the metallic traces also measured along a direction perpendicular to the second surface of the metallic baseplate. In implementations the electrically insulative layer is an epoxy or a ceramic material. In implementations the metallic traces are copper and are plated with a nickel layer at their second surfaces.
US09408292B2	Bus apparatus for use with circuit interrupters or other devices An improved bus apparatus includes a generally rigid substrate and a conductor apparatus. The conductor apparatus includes a number of bus elements that are embedded within the substrate and which are electrically connected with connection elements that each have an end that is situated external to the substrate. Additional connection elements extend through the substrate and are connectable with loads. Circuit interrupters and other devices are connectable with pairs of the connector elements, wherein one connector element is connected with a line and wherein another connector element is connected with a load. The bus apparatus is formed by receiving the bus elements in channels formed in layers of a thermally conductive and electrically insulative material, and the layers are bonded together with the use of a bonding material to cause the bus elements to become laminated within the interior of the substrate.
US09408290B2	Method and apparatus for recirculation with control of synchrotron radiation A method for controlling beam quality degradation from ISR and CSR and stabilizing the microbunching instability (μBI) in a high brightness electron beam. The method includes providing a super-periodic second order achromat line with each super period being individually linearly achromatic and isochronous, setting individual superperiod tunes to rational fractions of an integer (such as 4th or 6th integers), setting individual bend angles to be as small as practical to reduce driving terms due to dispersion and dispersive angle, and setting bend radii as large enough to suppress ISR but not negatively affect the radial dependence of CSR. The method includes setting the structure of the individual superperiods to minimize bend plane beam envelope values in the dipoles to reduce betatron response to a CSR event at a dispersed location, increasing beam angular divergence, and creating dispersion nodes in the dipoles to similarly reduce response to CSR events, and limit R56 modulation in order to mitigate μBI.
US09408276B2	Short circuit detection circuit and control method thereof A short circuit detection circuit for detecting short circuit of a series of light-emitting diodes includes a constant current source, a rectifier, and a detector. The constant circuit source provides a setting current. The rectifier is coupled between a feedback node and the constant current source. The feedback node is coupled to a terminal of the series of light-emitting diodes. When a feedback voltage of the feedback node exceeds a short reference voltage, the rectifier allows the setting current sinks the feedback node. The detector detects the feedback voltage of the feedback node. When the feedback voltage exceeds a predetermined value, short-circuit protection is triggered to make the series of light-emitting diodes be turned off.
US09408273B2	System and device for driving a plurality of high powered LED units A system for driving a plurality of high powered LED units, the system comprising a single driver for providing ripple free constant direct current to a plurality of high powered LED lamp units, wherein the single driver comprises a digital controller programmable to adjust the ripple free constant direct current at every predetermined time interval based on detection and computation of the duration taken for the energy to be discharged to the LED lamp unit to adjust the ripple free constant direct current. The above system achieves a one driver to many LED lamp units such that it alleviates or eliminates the need to have a driver attached to each LED lamp unit.
US09408270B2	Lighting-on/off control circuit and lighting-on/off control method Provided is a lighting-on/off control circuit that can increase number of LEDs that can go on/off, without increasing number of control signal lines. It includes a control circuit outputting plural first and second signals, a first push-pull circuit receiving plural first signals, a second push-pull circuit receiving plural second signals, and an LED group capable of being connected in between one of outputs of first push-pull circuit and one of outputs of second one. When first signal has a first value and second signal has a second value, a first current flows from first to second push-pull circuit; when second signal has a first value and first signal has a second value, a second current flows from second to first push-pull circuit.
US09408264B2	Lamp system realizing various ways for controlling lighting up thereof A lamp control system with various control ways includes an AC power source; a wave generator; a driving circuit; a lamp set receiving power from the driving circuit to drive the lamp set; a microprocessor receiving power from the lamp set as driving power thereof and receiving, signals from the wave generator as driving signals; a switching circuit; the switching circuit being connected to the microprocessor and receiving the signals from the microprocessor for operating the lamp; the switching circuit also controlling current flowing through the lamp set and thus controlling the illumination of the lamp set; a sensing circuit connected to the microprocessor for detecting variations of environment illuminations and then transferring detecting signals to the microprocessor to cause the microprocessor to control the switching circuit to operate the lamp set; and an illumination setting by which a user can set illumination of the lamp set.
US09408263B2	LED lighting device Provided is a circuit for preventing an operating current of a TRIAC dimmer from being dropped below a holding current value. In this regard, a light emitting diode (LED) lighting device includes a TRIAC dimmer for controlling intensity of light emitted from an LED, a load connected between an output terminal of the TRIAC dimmer and a bridge rectifier to stabilize operation of the TRIAC dimmer even in low dimming level periods of the TRIAC dimmer, the bridge rectifier connected with the load to supply an operating current to the LED; and the LED for receiving the operating current from the bridge rectifier.
US09408259B2	Apparatus and system for providing power to solid state lighting An apparatus and computer readable storage medium are disclosed for supplying power to a load such as a plurality of light emitting diodes. A representative apparatus comprises a primary module, a first secondary module couplable to a first load, and a second secondary module couplable to a second load. The primary module comprises a transformer having a transformer primary. The first secondary module comprises a first transformer secondary magnetically coupled to the transformer primary, and the second secondary module comprises a second transformer secondary magnetically coupled to the transformer primary, with the second secondary module couplable through the first or second load to the first secondary module.
US09408258B2	Power line communication for lighting systems Techniques are provided for bi-directional communication between a power supply and one or more light engines (and/or other lighting system components) via the existing power lines so that no additional communication wires are needed. In particular, the power supply can transmit information by modulating its output (voltage or current) and the light engine (or other lighting componentry, such as a sensor) can communicate back by modulating how much power it draws from the power supply. Any suitable type of modulation scheme can be used, and a master-slave arrangement can be used to control the bi-directional communication if so desired, so as to avoid multiple devices communicating over the power line communication channel at the same time. Other embodiments allow a multiple simultaneous communications over the power line communication channel.
US09408252B2	Electronic device Electronic devices are disclosed. The electronic device includes a circuit board. The circuit board contains a first transceiver module pad configured for soldering a first transceiver module thereon; and a second transceiver module pad configured for soldering a second transceiver module thereon. The first transceiver module is different from the second transceiver module, and layouts of the first and second transceiver module pads are the same.
US09408249B2	Wireless mesh network including resilient backhaul links and WLAN traffic local switching A wireless mesh network includes mesh APs and a root AP forming a root of a tree of the mesh APs in which the mesh APs are linked back to the root AP over wireless backhaul links. The root AP has a wired connection to a wired network. An AP detects a loss of connectivity to a controller through which traffic associated with the AP is normally routed to and from the wired network. In response, if the AP is the root AP, the root AP operates as a proxy controller through which the traffic may be routed. The AP maintains connectivity with parent and child APs over the wireless backhaul links.
US09408244B2	Multimedia terminal, control method thereof, and recording medium A control method for a multimedia terminal includes: establishing a connection to a mobile terminal; performing communication with the mobile terminal via the connection; transmitting a message to the mobile terminal to determine whether the mobile terminal supports a first mode; and determining whether the mobile terminal supports the first mode or supports a second mode different from the first mode based on terminal identification (ID) information transmitted from the mobile terminal.
US09408243B2	Line of sight initiated handshake Technologies are generally described for systems, devices and methods effective to implement a line of sight initiated handshake. In some examples, a processor in a first communication device may detect a line of sight directed from the first communication device to a second communication device. The first communication device may send a handshake request to the second communication device. The first communication device may receive a handshake acknowledgement from the second communication device. The handshake request and handshake acknowledgement may be effective to create the handshake. The first and second communication devices can thereafter share data.
US09408225B2	Method and apparatus for cooperative scheduling using interference between multiple points A method and an apparatus are described for a cooperative scheduling using interference between multiple points. For each link, a cooperation set is set including cooperation links for a cooperative scheduling. A cooperation session map is generated that defines a cooperation link selected from the cooperation set for each link in each session of a network. A cooperation group is determined to be scheduled simultaneously using the cooperation session map.
US09408221B2	Methods and apparatus for determining how to perform operations after communication suspend based on information before the suspend Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) reporting after resumption of Long Term Evolution (LTE) after a temporary suspension. In certain aspects, in order to minimize performance penalty to LTE on resumption after an LTE tune away for example to service a different Radio Access Technology, information available from before the LTE tune away may be used in addition to one or more additional parameters for determining how to perform LTE CQI calculation/update after tuning back to LTE. In certain aspects, a decision regarding whether a User Equipment (UE) reports a CQI based on channel conditions before the LTE tune away or reports a CQI based on channel conditions after tuning back to LTE may be based on a value of the Doppler estimate, a time duration of the LTE tune away, or a combination thereof.
US09408215B2	Full duplex backhaul radio with transmit beamforming A intelligent backhaul radio is disclosed that is compact, light and low power for street level mounting, operates at 100 Mb/s or higher at ranges of 300 m or longer in obstructed LOS conditions with low latencies of 5 ms or less, can support PTP and PMP topologies, uses radio spectrum resources efficiently and does not require precise physical antenna alignment.
US09408210B2	Method, device and system for dynamic frequency spectrum optimization The present invention discloses a method, a device and a system for dynamic frequency spectrum optimization. The method includes: predicting a traffic distribution of terminal(s) in each cell of multiple cells; generating multiple frequency spectrum allocation schemes for the multiple cells according to the traffic distribution of the terminal(s) in each cell, wherein each frequency spectrum allocation scheme comprises frequency spectrum(s) allocated for each cell; selecting a frequency spectrum allocation scheme superior to a current frequency spectrum allocation scheme of the multiple cells from the multiple frequency spectrum allocation schemes according to at least two network performance indicators of a network in which the multiple cells are located; and allocating frequency spectrum(s) for the multiple cells using the selected frequency spectrum allocation scheme. The present invention improves the utilization rate of the frequency spectrum and optimizes the multiple network performance indicators at the same time.
US09408209B2	Method and apparatus for enhanced RLC PDU transmission techniques Apparatus and method for wireless communication in a wireless communication network includes determining availability of a primary uplink frequency of a primary carrier and a secondary uplink frequency of a secondary carrier for uplink transmissions and determining a primary radio condition of the primary uplink frequency meets a superior condition threshold and a second radio condition of the secondary uplink frequency meets an inferior condition threshold. Aspects of the method and apparatus also include transmitting, based on determining the primary radio condition meets the superior condition threshold and the second radio condition meets the inferior condition threshold, all pending control packet data units and all pending retransmission packet data units on the primary uplink frequency. Additionally, the UE duplicates a transmission of all data from the secondary uplink frequency on the primary uplink frequency.
US09408207B2	Methods and apparatus for enabling fast early termination of voice frames on the uplink Methods and apparatus of wireless communication at a user equipment comprise compressing an uplink data packet. The methods and apparatus further comprise transmitting the uplink data packet on an uplink dedicated transport channel (DCH) to a network entity a plurality of times within a time duration allowed for transmission of the uncompressed uplink data packet. Moreover, the methods and apparatus comprise receiving a downlink acknowledgement message from the network entity corresponding to the uplink data packet. Additionally, the methods and apparatus comprise terminating transmission of the uplink DCH by transmitting bits of zero power for a remainder of the time duration on the DCH based on receiving the downlink acknowledgement message.
US09408204B2	Radio base station apparatus, user terminal, radio communication system and radio communication method In a configuration in which a downlink control channel is enhanced, the present invention is designed to adequately allocate downlink control signals to radio resources for the enhanced control channel. An allocation section that allocates a downlink control signal to both of a first control region from the first OFDM symbol to a predetermined OFDM symbol in a subframe, which is a transmission time interval, and a plurality of second control regions, each of which is frequency-division-multiplexed with a data region in a region after the predetermined OFDM symbol and is formed in a predetermined resource block size, or allocates the downlink control signal only to the second control regions, and a transmission section that transmits the downlink control signals to a user terminal are provided, and the allocation section forms the plurality of second control regions such that each second control region includes a plurality of enhanced control channel elements, each of which is an allocation unit of downlink control information, and also divides the enhanced control channel elements, and performs distributed mapping such that the divided enhanced control channel elements are distributed over the plurality of second control regions of varying frequency bands.
US09408202B2	Method and apparatus for allocating resources for an enhanced physical hybrid automatic repeat request indicator channel A method and apparatus are described for allocating resources for an enhanced physical hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) channel (E-PHICH). A subset of an enhanced physical downlink control channel (E-PDCCH) may be allocated for use by the E-PHICH. The E-PDCCH may be defined by at least one of enhanced resource element groups (eREGs) and enhanced control channel elements (eCCEs). Each eCCE may be formed by grouping a plurality of eREGs. Each eREG may contain at least one resource element (RE). Alternatively, a subset of eREGs may be allocated as E-PHICH resources. E-PDCCH physical resource block (PRB) pairs may be selected as a resource for the E-PHICH. An indication of the number of the eCCEs may be broadcast to a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU).
US09408192B2	Radio communication system, mobile station, base station, and method for controlling radio communication system A radio communication system includes a base station and a mobile station. The base station includes a controller that changes communication configurations when a plurality of communications with the mobile station at respective periodic communication intervals are scheduled to occur at the same communication timing so as to control to resolve simultaneous communications. The mobile station comprises a controller that performs communications with the base station using the communication configurations changed by the controller in the base station.
US09408187B2	Method and apparatus for wireless networks In a non-limiting and exemplary embodiment, a method is provided for arranging multi-channel wireless communications, comprising: determining a first dedicated channel for a first apparatus from a set of channels, receiving an indication of a second dedicated channel for a second apparatus, and communicating with the second apparatus on the first dedicated channel and on the second dedicated channel, wherein a first communications event on the first dedicated channel and a second communication event at the second dedicated channel are carried out at least partially simultaneously.
US09408178B2	Detecting mobile access points In some implementations, a method includes receiving, from a server, location data identifying locations of access points and mobile access points. A mobile device may determine an identifier of an access point within a communication range. The identifier is compared with the location data to identify parameters for the access point. The access point is determined to be a mobile access point based on the identified parameters included in the location data. In response to identifying the mobile access point, operating parameters executed by the mobile device are updated.
US09408176B2	Location and state information providing/inquiring system using WLAN/WPAN communication, log information providing/inquiring system and method, service server and customer terminal, location and state providing/inquiring method A mobile terminal device for positioning, includes: a wireless local area network (WLAN)/wireless personal area network (WPAN) communication unit to acquire identification information of one or more WLAN/WPAN communication modules of one or more adjacent other terminal devices; a request unit to transmit the identification information of the WLAN/WPAN communication modules to a service server to inquire about service subscription/unsubscription and request location and state information of the adjacent other terminal devices that are service subscribers; and a user interface unit to receive location and state information of the adjacent other terminal devices from the service server and display the location and state information on a screen.
US09408175B2	Positioning accuracy using 3D building models A mobile device adjusts the extents to which it depends on various satellites to estimate its global position based on the predicted probability for each such satellite that a ray extending from that satellite to the mobile device is obstructed by a building. The mobile device can predict the probabilities of building obstructions based on a digital model of the environment in which the mobile device is estimated to be. The mobile device weights the extent of uncertainty for each satellite's global positioning data based on the predicted probability of obstruction for that satellite. Using these weighted uncertainties, the mobile device selects the extents to which it relies on each satellite's global positioning data when estimating the mobile device's current global position.
US09408173B1	Base station timing derived from wireless terminal information A technique for deriving timing information across wireless base stations is disclosed. After initializing values for base station time-offset parameters, a server acquires reference coordinates of a wireless terminal, which are provided from an independent source, and also acquires values for one or more time-of-occurrences of events associated with signals that travel between the wireless terminal and the base stations. The server generates predicted coordinates of the wireless terminal, based in part on the current time-offset values, by using trilateration. The server then generates updated time-offset values, based on a method of least squares, in which each residual is a difference between the reference and predicted coordinates of each wireless terminal location, for one or more wireless terminals. The server modifies the time-offset values so as to minimize the least-squares function.
US09408165B2	Increasing capacity in wireless communications Techniques to increase capacity in a wireless communications system. In an aspect, systematic non-transmission, or “blanking,” of minimal-rate frames transmitted in a communications system is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, eighth rate frames in a cdma2000 voice communications system are systematically substituted with null-rate frames carrying zero traffic bits. Provisions are nevertheless made for the transmission of certain designated as “critical” by, e.g., a vocoder. The receiver detects the presence of null rate or non-null rate transmissions and processes the received frames accordingly, including updating an outer loop power control only in response to non-null rate frames. Further techniques for changing the pilot transmission gating pattern to assist the receiver in detecting null rate frames are provided. In another aspect, early termination of a signal transmission over a wireless communications link is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a base station (BS) transmits power control groups (PCG's) for a frame over a forward link (FL) to a mobile station (MS) until accurate reception of the frame is acknowledged by the MS over a reverse link (RL), possibly before all PCG's of the frame are received over the FL. Possible ACK signaling methods are defined for channels associated with a cdma2000 wireless communications system. In another exemplary embodiment, techniques for reverse link early termination are also provided.
US09408153B2	Controlling a mobile device A method comprises controlling a mobile device comprising one or more wireless interfaces, one or more applications that require the mobile device to communicate wirelessly, and a database, to perform measuring power consumption during wireless communication in each of a plurality of circumstances in which one or more conditions are present for plural combinations of the one or more applications, and the one or more wireless interfaces and/or available access points, for each measurement of power consumption, recording in the database the measured power consumption (4.5) along with: information on the associated one or more conditions, and indicators identifying the one of the one or more applications and the one of the one or more wireless interfaces and/or access points (4.1), detecting a requirement of a first one of the one or more applications for wireless communication (4.2), utilizing the database and information on current conditions to identify the wireless interface and/or access point that might be expected to cause the lowest power consumption (4.3), and using the identified interface and/or access point to allow the first application to communicate wirelessly (4.4).
US09408145B2	Reducing power consumption by a wireless communication device with multiple wireless communication modems A method includes: a wireless communication device (WCD) receiving information indicating that a second user device that is close-by is actively running a messaging application, which establishes an active communication channel with a communication service that is responsible for routing incoming voice and data communication to the WCD. The method also includes: establishing a short range communication between the communication device and the second user device; in response to receiving the information and establishing the short range communication, placing at least a first modem of the WCD in a sleep state; and in response to at least one subsequent trigger event, awakening the first modem to an active state to enable use of the first modem to complete communication. The messaging service is configured to redirect incoming calls to the second user device while the messaging service is active and the devices are within short-range communication of each other.
US09408128B2	Control method for power configuration on heterogeneous network, and user equipment The present application provides a control method for power configuration on a heterogeneous network, and a user equipment. The control method for power configuration includes: determining whether the user equipment is in a soft handover area, in which a macro base station is used as a serving base station, between uplink and downlink balance points; when the user equipment is in the soft handover area, in which the macro base station is used as the serving base station, between the uplink and downlink balance points, increasing power of a dedicated physical control channel, so that the serving base station can normally receive a signal from the user equipment; and adjusting a power offset of an enhanced dedicated physical data channel to a first power offset, where the first power offset is any value in a flat area of an optimal power offset of the user equipment.
US09408120B2	Wireless communication system for monitoring wireless links during transmission gaps A method and apparatus are provided for measuring a link quality by a User Equipment (UE) in a communication system. The method includes receiving, from a wireless access network, a control message including an s-Measure including a serving cell quality threshold and gap configuration information used for setting up and releasing measurement gaps; setting up a measurement gap configuration indicated by the gap configuration information; if a link quality related to a serving cell is lower than the serving cell quality threshold, measuring a link quality related to at least one neighboring cell during a period according to the measurement gap configuration; and transmitting, to the wireless access network, a measurement report including a result of the measuring.
US09408116B2	Methods, radio base station and UE for handling cell reselection There is provided a method in a radio base station for handling cell reselection for a user equipment, UE, in a wireless communications network. The UE is associated with a first cell of the radio base station, which first cell has a first frequency. The wireless communications network comprises a second cell having a second frequency, which second cell has at least partly overlapping coverage with the first cell, and a third cell having the second frequency, which third cell has at least partly overlapping coverage with the first cell. The radio base station transmits cell reselection priority values to the UE, wherein the cell reselection priority values comprise a first priority value for the second cell, and a second priority value for the third cell.
US09408111B2	Time-sliced WiFi associations for make-before-break handover Embodiments of a WiFi system and method for time-sliced associations for make-before-break handover in the WiFi system are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the method monitors metrics of a serving channel of the WiFi system to determine whether to increase a channel scanning rate of target channels of the WiFi system. The channel scanning rate of the target channel may be increased in response to the metrics. A time-sliced association with one or more target cells on the target channel may be performed while an association with a serving cell on the serving channel may be maintained. The wireless client may be transitioned from the serving cell to the target cell in response to the metrics while obscuring the complexity from the device operating system and active applications.
US09408106B2	Method and device for loading read content The present disclosure is applied in field of mobile internet, and provides method and device for loading a read content, the method includes: acquiring a loading condition evaluation parameter of the mobile terminal, the loading condition evaluation parameter including a network environment parameter; determining a loading condition level of the mobile terminal according to the loading condition evaluation parameter; adapting a loading strategy corresponding to the loading condition level in a preset loading strategy table; loading the read content according to the loading strategy. The embodiments of the present method can adapt a suitable loading strategy for the read content needs to be loaded according to the network environment, in which the mobile terminal is currently, so as to implement an adaptive adjustment of the loading strategy and ensure that the read content can be loaded in a shortest time no matter of the network environment.
US09408104B1	Control of wireless communication based on predicted impact of data bundling A method and system to help manage wireless communication with a UE in a manner that takes into account a predicted impact of data bundling, such as TTI bundling, with respect to communication of data during a session. When a radio access network (RAN) is going to serve a UE with data communication for a VoLTE call or other session that would trigger such bundling, the RAN will predict the extent of other data that will be communicated during the session, and the RAN will predict the impact, such as increased air interface load, that would result from data bundling of at least that other data communication. If the RAN thereby predicts that the impact of data bundling with respect to at least that other data communication will exceed a predefined threshold level, then the RAN will responsively take action to limit its air interface communication with the UE.
US09408102B2	Inter-carrier measurement technique A technique for scheduling an inter-carrier measurement in a communication network serving a mobile device (200) over a serving carrier is provided. As to a method aspect of the technique, a method (400) comprises the steps performed by the mobile device of publishing (410) a measurement interval, requesting (420) radio time and scheduling (430) the inter-carrier measurement based on the at least one request. The published measurement interval is a measurement interval on the serving carrier. The measurement interval is published to a multiplicity of measurement managing components (110, 112, 114, 116). Each of the measurement managing components is associated with at least one carrier. At least one of the measurement managing components submits a request for radio time. The technique thus allows for a more scalable implementation of a plurality of different carriers or radio access technologies.
US09408100B2	Device and method for performing opportunistic sniffing Recent LTE communications schemes utilize such large amounts of data traffic, that there is little available bandwidth for performing sniffing of nearby base stations and/or cells, which is often integral in performing carious calibrations. Utilizing an LTE scheduler, small data traffic gaps can be detected in one or both of the receive chain and transmit chain. During these data traffic gaps, portions of sniffing data can be acquired and stored without significant interruption to the communication chains, where the overall process may be referred to as “blinking.” Over time, these portions can be accumulated in memory until a sufficient. Over time, these portions can be accumulated in memory until a sufficient amount of sniffing data has been acquired. Once sufficient data has been acquired, sniffing analysis can be performed in the background on the combined data.
US09408098B2	Method and device for processing channel quality information in communication system A method and device for processing channel quality information in a communication system is provided. A preset sampling range is determined to estimate a channel quality of a sub-frame in a quality measurement mode. The sampling rate is calculated based on the interval between samples in the channels of the sampling range. The samples are detected in the channels according to the sampling rate. The channel quality information is measured in the samples. A receiving apparatus can maintain the cannels for measuring the channel quality information, i.e., the number of samples, in a certain range. The receiving apparatus can reduce the number of samples, thereby reducing the time required for measuring the channel quality information by a preset measurement time interval. The receiving apparatus can increase the number of samples, thereby raising the accuracy of the channel quality information.
US09408097B2	Interference measurement resource (IMR) signaling and use to support interference coordination between cells Indication(s) of a configuration of first interference measurement resources in first subframe(s) and of a configuration of second interference measurement resources in second subframe(s) are received at a first BS and from a second BS using an interface between the first and second BSs. The first BS transmits zero or low power REs that coincide with the REs belonging to the first interference measurement resources in the first subframe(s). The first BS transmits full power REs that coincide with the REs belonging to the second interference measurement resources in the second subframe(s). The first interference measurement resources in the first subframe(s) are to be used by a UE (e.g., attached to the second base station) to measure interference for zero or low power REs and the second interference measurement resources in the second subframe(s) are to be used by the UE to measure interference for full power REs.
US09408093B2	Mobile terminal test device and mobile terminal test method Setting means does not respond to a transmission signal from a mobile terminal for a predetermined period of time and sets the mobile terminal to a designation value saturation level excess state during a random access process. Data transmission instruction means allocate M resource blocks and N resource blocks (where N is less than M) to the mobile terminal in the designation value saturation level excess state, respectively, and instruct the mobile terminal to transmit signals in which data are inserted into the allocated resource blocks. Power measurement means measures the power of the signals. Determination means determines whether a difference between the measured values when the numbers of resource blocks are M and N is within an allowable range and determines whether the mobile terminal quickly responds to an output power reduction instruction on the basis of the determination results.
US09408091B2	Wireless relay communication system, wireless communication system, mobile station apparatus database, base station apparatus, wireless station apparatus, integrated circuit, computer program, and storage medium Without introducing a complicated ad hoc network system, a transmission/reception signal of a mobile station apparatus is relayed using a communication protocol and a wireless access method defined in a current LTE standard. In a wireless relay communication system including a base station apparatus (12a), a mobile station apparatus (10a), and a wireless station apparatus (11a), the wireless station apparatus (11a) receives a mode switching control signal to switching a mode either to a mobile station apparatus mode in which the wireless station apparatus communicates as one mobile station apparatus (10a) with the base station apparatus (12a) or to a relay station apparatus mode in which the wireless station apparatus relays communication between the base station apparatus (12a) and the mobile station apparatus (10a). In a case where it is instructed via the mode switching control signal to switch the mode to the mobile station apparatus mode, the wireless station apparatus performs communication with the base station apparatus (12a) on behalf of one mobile station apparatus (10a). In a case where an instruction is made by the mode switching control signal to switch to the relay station apparatus mode, the wireless station apparatus relays communication between the base station apparatus (12a) and the mobile station apparatus (10a).
US09408086B2	Channel state information feedback apparatus and method in wireless communication system operating in FDD mode A Channel State Information (CSI) feedback method and apparatus is provided for transmitting, at a base station, the CSIs for plural transmit antennas with a limited amount resource and receiving, at a mobile station, the CSIs efficiently in a massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) system operating in the Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) mode.
US09408084B2	Control method for radiation beam direction of wireless transmission device There is provided a control method for radiation beam direction of wireless transmission device in a method for controlling radiation beam for a mobile station considerably moving around in the wireless transmission device comprising: updating and storing movement data of moving position and moving direction of the mobile station every time it moves by receiving sensor data in the mobile station; calculating a moving point to move by using the stored movement data of the mobile station by the wireless transmission device; determining a sector zone of radiation beam emission for the moving point to move; and controlling radiation beam of the mobile station by using the sector zone for the determined radiation beam emission in the wireless transmission device.
US09408078B2	IP mobility security control A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for adapting security level between a mobile node and a mobility anchor. In the context of a method, an IP mobility binding with an indication of a security mode is established for a mobile node connected to an IP sub-network and identified in the IP sub-network by a care of address. A trigger to adapt the security mode for the mobile node connected to the IP sub-network is detected. The security mode for the mobile mode connected to the IP sub-network and identified by the care of address is adapted in response to the trigger.
US09408075B2	Systems, methods, and computer program products for processing a request relating to a mobile communication device Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for processing a request relating to a mobile device. A request, including a mobile device identifier and a partner system identifier corresponding to the partner system, is received from a partner system via a communication network. An authorization procedure is executed based on the mobile device identifier and the partner system identifier. The authorization procedure includes determining whether a partner system account list, associated with the mobile device identifier, includes the partner system identifier. Authorization of the request is granted if the partner system account list includes the partner system identifier; and is denied if the partner system account list does not include the partner system identifier. A response to the request is transmitted to the partner system via the communication network, based on a result of the authorization procedure.
US09408074B2	Authentication system, electronic device, and authentication method An authentication system includes one or more portable terminals and an electronic device. The electronic device includes a storage section, a terminal location acquiring section, a determining section, an authentication section, and a right granting section. The storage section stores authentication information of each of one or more users, usage right information of each user, and location information of the electronic device. The terminal location acquiring section acquires location information of each portable terminal. The determining section determines a first portable terminal that is located within a specific authentication distance from the electronic device, based on the location information. The authentication section performs authentication of a first user associated with the first portable terminal, based on the authentication information of the first user. The right granting section permits the first user to use the electronic device within a scope of usage right granted to the first user.
US09408070B2	Wireless internet activation system and method A wireless modem device is configured for connection over a cellular carrier network to a second network. The device is initially in a non-activated mode in which the wireless modem device can only be connected to an authorization server of a cellular carrier network and cannot communicate outside the boundaries of an activation service for the wireless modem device. Activation is initiated by the cellular carrier network on receipt of a request from the wireless modem device to access a web resource address (URL) of the second network. The handset is connected to the carrier authorization server if the wireless modem device has not been activated, and is provided with an activation page at the authorization server. The authorization server activates the wireless modem device for wireless connection to the second network through the cellular carrier network.
US09408068B2	Wireless communication apparatus and user equipment A wireless communication apparatus is connected to a wireless network, and is capable of functioning as a wireless network base station or as a wireless network terminal. The wireless apparatus comprises a connection control unit configured to, while the wireless communication apparatus functions as a wireless network base station, receive a configuration change request. In response to receiving said request, the connection control unit reconfigures the wireless communication apparatus to stop functioning as a wireless network base station and to start functioning as a wireless network terminal.
US09408063B2	Jurisdiction-based adaptive communication systems and methods Embodiments of systems and methods for jurisdiction-based adaptive communication are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a wireless device may be configured to store different jurisdiction identifiers, each jurisdiction identifier in association with a stored set of wireless communication operation constraints. In some such embodiments, the wireless device may receive a jurisdiction identifier nominally representative of a jurisdiction in which communication hardware of the wireless device is located, and may validate or invalidate the received jurisdiction identifier. If the received jurisdiction identifier is validated, the wireless device may apply the stored set of wireless communication operation constraints corresponding to the received jurisdiction identifier to adapt the operation of the communication hardware of the wireless device. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.
US09408062B2	Method of managing resources in a secondary station A method for communicating in a mobile communications network including a primary station communicating with at least one secondary station comprising communication means for communicating with a primary station,the method comprising the step (a) of the secondary station signaling at least one preferred operating profile out of a plurality of available operating profiles in response to an event.
US09408055B2	Method to provide ad hoc and password protected digital and voice networks A method and system includes the ability for individuals to set up an ad hoc digital and voice network easily and rapidly to allow users to coordinate their activities by eliminating the need for pre-entry of data into a web or identifying others by name, phone numbers or email. This method is especially useful for police, fire fighters, military, first responders or other emergency situations for coordinating different organizations at the scene of a disaster to elevate conventional communication problems either up and down the chain of command or cross communication between different emergency units. The method and system provides that the users are only required to enter a specific Server IP address and an ad hoc event name, a password and perhaps the name of the particular unit.
US09408052B2	Techniques for power conservation in emergency broadcast message reception Techniques are described for power conservation in emergency broadcast message reception in a wireless communications system. In accordance with a method for conserving power, one or more segments of an emergency broadcast message in an access stratum are received. The emergency broadcast message is identified as a duplicate emergency broadcast message based at least in part on one or more identifiers of the received one or more segments. The receipt of additional segments of the emergency broadcast message is terminated.
US09408049B2	Method and system facilitating paging a user equipment The technical solution under various embodiments of the present invention determines paging time by determining the position of a radio frame that includes a paging identifier with a view to ensuring energy efficiency of a User Equipment (UE).
US09408048B1	Notifications for connected wearable devices A user device includes a controlling application for a child's wearable device. A network device receives configuration settings for an event widget that activates the wearable device to send a prepared text message to a trusted contact and to receive a pre-recorded audio message from the trusted contact. The network device downloads the event widget to the wearable device and receives a selection signal that the event widget was selected. The network device authorizes the wearable device to send the prepared text message to the trusted contact when the widget selection time or current location for the wearable device matches the stored configuration settings. The network device receives, from the trusted contact, an acknowledgement of the prepared text message and sends the pre-recorded audio message to the wearable device. The network device facilitates communications between the trusted contact and the controlling application to provide live video from the user device.
US09408047B2	Read acknowledgement interoperability for text messaging and IP messaging Use of information-elements (IE) to enable global system for mobile communications (GSM) devices to support read acknowledgements for text messaging, e.g., short message service (SMS). A GSM device inserts a read acknowledgement request Information-Element (IE) into the body of an SMS message to request that a read acknowledgement be returned to the sending device upon opening. When a GSM recipient device opens an SMS message with a read acknowledgement request IE, the GSM recipient device creates a read acknowledgement SMS message by populating a read acknowledgement message indicator IE, inserting the read acknowledgement message IE into an SMS message, and forwarding the read acknowledgement SMS message to an originating GSM device. Read acknowledgement IEs have a message value that allows a mobile device to associate a read acknowledgement with a particular SMS message. A short message service center (SMSC) supports interoperability between GSM, CDMA, IP, MME, and SMPP read acknowledgements.
US09408043B2	Detecting the presence of a handheld communication device in a vehicle A system and method for determining whether a handheld communication device (HCD) is located inside a vehicle includes: receiving at a central facility a request to locate the HCD; sending a message to the vehicle with an instruction to determine if the HCD is present in the vehicle; receiving a response from the vehicle that indicates whether or not the HCD is present in the vehicle; and transmitting a message to a user of the HCD indicating whether the HCD is located inside of the vehicle.
US09408038B2	Filtering out access point data based on non-conformity with other access point data Methods and systems are described for filtering out signal strength data associated with access points and a client device using heuristic and intra-access point analysis. The filtered data may be used to approximate the location of the client device. By filtering signal strength values through a heuristic and intra-access point analysis; the systems and methods described eliminate inaccurate or anomalistic values, which may negatively alter the estimated location of the client device. Accordingly, the systems and methods may produce more accurate client device location estimates by intelligently examining detected signal strength values.
US09408032B1	Content delivery system, device and method A content delivery system, device and method is described. The content delivery system includes a database and a content presentation module. The database includes a user profile, user attributes, content items, and indoor geofences. The content presentation module presents a first list of targeted content items associated with a first user profile on a first wireless device. The first list of targeted content items corresponds to a first user attribute and a particular indoor geofence. The content presentation module also presents a second list of targeted content items associated with a second user profile on a second wireless device. The first list of targeted content items presented on the first wireless device is different from the second list of targeted content items presented on the second wireless device at the particular indoor geofence, when the first user attribute is different from the second user attribute.
US09408031B1	Geo-fence splitting In one embodiment, techniques approximate use of geo-fences of shapes and/or sizes other than those natively support by a mobile device. Upon receiving an initial geo-fence (e.g., a non-supported geo-fence), the mobile device may generate a group of geo-fences (e.g., a group of supported geo-fences) whose union approximates the initial geo-fence, where the group includes one or more geo-fences. The mobile device may treat the group of supported geo-fence as an equivalent to the non-supported geo-fence. When the mobile device crosses one of the supported geo-fences of the group of supported geo-fences, and does not enter into another supported geo-fence of the group of supported geo-fences, a notification may be sent to an application that utilizes the non-supported geo-fence that the non-supported geo-fence has been triggered.
US09408030B1	Estimating proximity to a mobile station by manipulating an interfering signal A technique for providing a location estimate of a mobile station, with increased accuracy. An unenhanced estimate of the location of a target mobile station is first obtained. A portable transmitter is then situated in an initial geographic area of interest defined by the unenhanced estimate. The portable transmitter is then tuned to transmit on a particular neighbor base station frequency being reported by the mobile station. When the portable transmitter is moved close enough to the target mobile station, the mobile station stops reporting the neighbor to the mobile's wireless telecommunications network, on account of the interference introduced by the portable transmitter being on that frequency. The estimated distance from the portable transmitter to the target mobile station depends on the transmit signal strength used by the portable transmitter. By considering these details, an enhanced estimate of the location of the mobile station can then be deduced.
US09408028B2	Efficient resource usage for location sharing in computer networks A location sharing system and related processes across computer networks are provided that efficiently utilize resources by adjusting location determination techniques at client devices. A rule-based architecture including user-based heuristics facilitates location determination that is accurate while optimizing resource consumption. Current interest in or other behavior associated with a target user or requesting user can be used in selecting a location determination protocol at the client device. An accurate portrayal of a user's location can be provided efficiently by correlating interest to utilize more accurate but larger resource-intensive components when interest is higher and to utilize less accurate but lower resource-intensive components when interest is lower.
US09408023B2	Short-range wireless communication access device, portable terminal for discovering short-range wireless communication access device, and short-range wireless communication system A short-range wireless communication access device controls a first network interface to send broadcast radio data packets for allowing a portable terminal to discover the short-range wireless communication access device in a specified first time range, on the basis of time synchronized with the portable terminal to access a short-range wireless communication network. Further, the short-range wireless communication access device receives operation scenario information for controlling whether to send the broadcast radio data packets through a second network interface, and controls the first network interface to cyclically send the broadcast radio data packets in accordance with a repetition cycle in the first time range based on the repetition cycle included in the operation scenario information, the specified first time range in the repetition cycle, and the time determined from the radio signal received through the second network interface.
US09408020B2	Method and radio beacon for localising an on-board unit A method for localizing an on-board unit, which has a radio transceiver and an identifier, to a predefined area around a radio beacon, comprising the following steps: a) storing the identifier and an associated radio property in a database; b) sending a first request; c) receiving a first response from an on-board unit; d) determining, from the database, the radio property of the transceiver associated with the received identifier; and e) localizing the on-board unit in the predefined area; wherein: the steps b) to e) are repeated, for each run-through of the steps b) to e), a localization result is stored in a presence list, and the localizing is verified when the number of the positive localization results exceeds a threshold value.
US09408019B2	Accessing serial console port of a wireless access point A computer readable medium includes instructions which cause performance of operations to configure an access point, including receiving, by a wireless communication controller, wireless communication signals detected by a wireless communication antenna. The access point includes the wireless communication antenna, the wireless communication controller, and a System-On-Chip (SOC) having a serial port configured for receiving input from the wireless communication controller. The wireless communication signals include configuration commands. The operations further include generating, by the wireless communication controller, serial signals based on the wireless communication signals, the serial signals including the configuration commands. The operations further include receiving, by the SOC from the wireless communication controller, the serial signals including the configuration commands in the wireless communication signals detected by the wireless communication antenna, and configuring the access point based on the configuration commands received in the wireless communication signals detected by the wireless communication antenna.
US09408017B2	Communication apparatus, control method, and storage medium A communication apparatus having a first communication function of periodically transmitting a predetermined signal and communicating with another apparatus and a second communication function of communicating with another apparatus by producing an electric field or magnetic field determines whether a partner apparatus exists in a communicable range of the second communication function, and controls the first communication function to stop transmission of the predetermined signal in the case where it is determined that the partner apparatus exists in the communicable range.
US09408011B2	Automated user/sensor location recognition to customize audio performance in a distributed multi-sensor environment A wireless device is provided that makes use of other nearby audio transducer devices to generate a surround sound effect for a targeted user. To do this, the wireless device first ascertains whether there are any nearby external microphones and/or loudspeaker devices. An internal microphone for the wireless device and any other nearby external microphones may be used to ascertain a location of the desired/targeted user as well as the nearby loudspeaker devices. This information is then used to generate a surround sound effect for the desired/targeted user by having the wireless device steer audio signals to its internal loudspeakers and/or the nearby external loudspeaker devices.
US09408003B2	Hearing aid with an antenna A hearing aid with an assembly, the assembly includes: a first side; a second side; a signal processor; a wireless communications unit, the wireless communications unit being connected to the signal processor; and an antenna for electromagnetic field emission and electromagnetic field reception, the antenna being connected to the wireless communications unit, the antenna having an excitation point; wherein a first branch of the antenna extends from the excitation point and a second branch of the antenna extends from the excitation point, at least a part of the second branch extending from the first side to the second side, and wherein the second branch has at least one ground connection.
US09408000B2	Hearing instrument and method of identifying an output transducer of a hearing instrument A method for identifying an output transducer of a hearing instrument is disclosed. The method includes applying a pseudo-random signal to the output transducer, receiving a response signal indicative of the impedance of the output transducer, computing a cross-correlation of the response signal and the pseudo-random signal, computing a Fourier transform of the computed cross-correlation, comparing the computed Fourier transform with one or more reference models, and identifying the output transducer based on the comparison.
US09407998B2	Hearing device with analog filtering and associated method A hearing device includes: a microphone for converting audio into an audio signal; a preprocessing unit for analog processing of the audio signal and having an input and an output, wherein the input is connected to an output of the microphone; an A/D converter for converting the processed analog audio signal into a digital audio signal, the A/D converter having an input and an output, wherein the input of the A/D converter is connected to the output of the preprocessing unit; and a processing unit for digital processing of an output from the A/D converter, wherein the processing unit is connected to the preprocessing unit, and is configured to apply a first transfer function to the audio signal in a first mode of operation, or a second transfer function with a cutoff frequency to the audio signal in a second mode of operation, depending on a control signal.
US09407995B2	Acoustic generator, acoustic generation device, and electronic device A purpose is to obtain a frequency characteristic of a good sound pressure. To achieve the purpose, an acoustic generator according to an embodiment includes a piezoelectric element (exciter), a flat vibrating body, and a resin layer. The piezoelectric element vibrates when an electric signal is input. To the vibrating body, the piezoelectric element is attached. The vibrating body vibrates with the piezoelectric element due to the vibration of the piezoelectric element. The resin layer is arranged to cover surfaces of the piezoelectric element and the vibrating body to which the piezoelectric element is attached. The resin layer is integrated with the vibrating body and the piezoelectric element. Also, to the resin layer, irregularity is provided.
US09407994B2	Direct drive micro hearing device A device and methods are provided for a hearing device. In one embodiment, a hearing device includes a microphone to receive sound, an interactive tip and actuator. The actuator can include an actuator element and preload force element to place the interactive tip in contact with a portion of an ear. The hearing device includes circuitry coupled to the microphone and actuator, the circuitry configured to process sound received by the microphone and drive the actuator based on processed sound, wherein the actuator drives the interactive tip relative to a portion of the ear based on one or more signals received from the circuitry.
US09407977B2	Loudspeaker system with improved sound A loudspeaker device is presented which includes a zeolite material comprising zeolite particles having a silicon to aluminum mass ratio of at least 200. For an increased pore fraction of pores with a diameter in a range between 0.7 micrometer and 30 micrometer shows an increased shift of the resonance frequency down to lower frequencies has been observed.
US09407973B2	System and method to identify an item depicted when media content is displayed A computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a set-top box device, media content from a media content server. The media content includes one or more metadata tags associated with one or more items depicted when the media content is displayed. The computer-implemented method includes sending the media content to a display device. The computer-implemented method also includes receiving a first user selection to visually identify the one or more items. The computer-implemented method also includes receiving a purchase request to purchase at least one of the one or more items depicted.
US09407969B2	Forming overlays at user's premises and utilizing them for selective combinations of TV broadcast channel format material and IP-format material A method of displaying an Internet signal on a TV. Preferably, at least a portion of the Internet signal is selectively displayed by a remote activation control signal.
US09407968B2	Multicast and unicast adaptive bitrate services A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provide for receiving program data of programs; receiving files pertaining to each of the programs, wherein the files include a manifest file and M3U8 files; selecting one of the programs and the manifest file; adding multicast information to each M3U8 file pertaining to the program, wherein the multicast information indicates a multicast channel and a date and a time of a multicast; segmenting the program data of the program based on a maximum transmission unit of the multicast channel; storing the manifest file and the M3U8 files pertaining to the program; providing the manifest file and one or more of the M3U8 files pertaining to the program, to a user device; and multicasting a segmented program data via the wireless network based on the multicast information, wherein the multicasting includes the adaptive bitrate streaming service.
US09407963B2	Method and system for managing digital content including streaming media The present invention describes a system and method of managing digital content received from content providers and for facilitating access to the digital content to many subscribers. The method includes receiving from the content providers incoming feed files where each feed file contains information describing the content. The method determines if the feed files are approved by applying a template to the feed files and also receives request files from the subscribers where each request file contains search criteria. The method provides one or more answer files in response to the request files where each answer file identifies feed files that meet the search criteria of a corresponding request file. The answer files are used to access or permit access to digital content on the web. In addition, a graphical user interface is described to manage, edit, promote and delete the feed files provided to the system.
US09407957B2	Display apparatus, external apparatus and control methods thereof and display system Provided are a display system, an image processing apparatus, and an external apparatus, and methods of controlling the same. The display system includes: a plurality of servers which provides a video content; a display apparatus which interacts with the plurality of servers, and displays the video content provided by a first server of the plurality of servers; and an external apparatus which stores therein interaction history information of the display apparatus with the first server as a result of an interaction of the display apparatus with the first server, and transmits the stored interaction history information to a second server of the plurality of servers to enable the second server to provide the display apparatus with the video content based on the interaction history information when the display apparatus interacts with the second server.
US09407955B2	Chunking of multiple track audio for adaptive bit rate streaming Systems, devices and methods are provided to support multiple audio tracks in an adaptive media stream. Segments of the adaptive stream are encoded so that the player is able to locate and request a specific one of the available audio tracks using byte range requests or the like. Audio content can be removed from video segments, or at least moved to the end of the segments so that a byte range request obtains just the video content when the default audio is not desired. The audio content can be obtained from a separate audio segment. Indeed, multiple audio tracks can be packaged into a common audio segment so that byte range requests can obtain just the particular audio track desired.
US09407954B2	Method and apparatus for promotional programming A method that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving a product placement event that is triggered by a placement stamp in a media program. The placement stamp may identify an occurrence of a product in the media program, where the occurrence is not an explicit advertisement. The method further may include searching a product description database according to a product identifier of the product placement event and receiving product advertising information matching the product identifier in an entry of the product description database. The product description database may have been updated, and the product advertising information may differ from what the product advertising information would have been if the product description database had not been updated. The method may further include presenting a product advertisement according to the product advertising information. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09407941B2	Distributing audio video content A method of distributing audio video content is described. The method includes: receiving configuration data for a plurality of devices; for each device in the plurality of devices, computing a set of bit rates based, at least in part, on the configuration data; encoding audio video content at each bit rate in each set of bit rates to produce a plurality of encoded audio video content streams; splitting each encoded audio video content stream in the plurality of encoded audio video content streams into chunks to produce a plurality of chunked encoded audio video content streams; for each device in the plurality of devices, creating a separate index file, each separate index file including references to at least one of the plurality of chunked encoded audio video content streams; publishing a locator for each separate index file in a catalogue; and transmitting the plurality of chunked encoded audio video content streams and each separate index file to a network. Related systems, apparatus, and methods are also described.
US09407936B2	Method and apparatus for entropy coding video and method and apparatus for entropy decoding video Provided are entropy decoding and encoding methods of a video. The entropy decoding method includes obtaining a transformation unit significant coefficient flag indicating whether a non-zero transformation coefficient exists in the transformation unit, from a bitstream, determining a context model for arithmetically decoding the transformation unit significant coefficient flag, based on the transformation depth of the transformation unit and arithmetically decoding the transformation unit significant coefficient flag based on the determined context model.
US09407919B2	Image coding apparatus In an image coding apparatus (1), a Hadamard transform unit (11) performs horizontal Hadamard transform on a picture of uncompressed image data (21). The sum total of absolute values of AC component values obtained by the Hadamard transform is calculated as a Hadamard value (23) of the picture. A scene change determination unit (12) determines whether a scene change occurs or not in the picture on the basis of the Hadamard value (23). In a case where a scene change occurs in the picture or where a differential absolute value between the amount of generated codes in a coded GOP and the ideal amount of codes in a GOP is larger than a predetermined reference value, a quantization parameter determination unit (13) determines a quantization parameter (24) of the picture on the basis of the Hadamard value (23) and the target amount of codes of the picture. A coding unit (14) codes the picture by using the determined quantization parameter (24).
US09407918B2	Apparatus and method for coding image, and non-transitory computer readable medium thereof According to one embodiment, a prediction unit generates a prediction block to be used for prediction of a coding target block, based on at least one reference block adjacent to the coding target block in the image. Each number of pixels in the coding target block and the prediction block is a power of two. A calculation unit calculates a residual block having residual pixel values between the coding target block and the prediction block. A decision unit decides whether to code the residual block, based on pixel values of at least one of the coding target block, the reference block and the prediction block. A coding unit codes the residual block by variable length coding when the residual block is decided to be coded, and codes a skip flag representing the residual block not being coded when the residual block is not decided to be coded.
US09407911B2	Video codec with shared interpolation filter and method for use therewith A video processing device operates in an encoding mode when a mode selection signal has a first value and operates in a decoding mode when the mode selection signal has a second value. The video processing device utilizes an interpolation filter to perform an encoding function in the encoding mode and to perform a decoding function in a decoding mode.
US09407909B2	Video rate control for video coding standards A method and device for improving rate controlling in video coding of sequences including a series of Inter frames separated by Intra frames, when a decoding delay is considered, comprise for each Inter frame of the series: computing a target frame size, computing a maximum buffer level related to a position of each Inter frame relative to a previous Intra frame and an upcoming Intra frame, and optimizing a transmission buffer level in response to the computed target frame size and the computed maximum buffer level.
US09407907B2	Method and display for concurrently displaying a first image and a second image The present disclosure relates to methods and display systems for concurrently displaying two complementary images. Collimated light comprising interlaced series of left and right image rows are received, at angles that alternate over time, on an intensity modulation matrix. The collimated light is transmitted to a patterned retarder capable of applying spatially alternating polarizations to successive rows. The collimated light is further transmitted to a display layer. The angles at which collimated light is received on the intensity modulation matrix and distances between display system components are such that odd lines of the display layer alternate in time between lines of a first image and lines of a second image while even lines of the display layer alternate between lines of the second image and lines of the first image. The first and second images may be discriminated by viewers using polarized glasses.
US09407895B2	Apparatus and method for controlling a video A system for controlling a video is provided. The system includes a terminal which transmits a flush command to an external device to delete buffered data in a buffer of the external device when a search command for moving to a location of specific data of a video is generated while data of the video is streamed to the external device and which then transmits to the external device the specific data located in relation to the search command, and an external device which deletes the buffered data in the buffer when the flush command is received from the terminal while a video streamed from the terminal is reproduced and which buffers the specific data of the video received from the terminal in the buffer to be output.
US09407887B2	Controlled light source startup in a display Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a display is powered on to display a projected image, and the operation of one or more display elements are ramped up until a stabilized state is reached. During said ramping up, a light source of the display is powered display at less than full power until the stabilized state is reached. While the light source is operating at less than full power, a splash screen may be displayed. After the stabilized state is reached, the light source can then be operated at or near full power. By providing a light output that is less than full power during ramp up, the display does not need to wait until the stabilized state is reached before the light source is powered on. As a result, the projector provides an output earlier in time to cue to the user that the projector is operating.
US09407884B2	Image pickup apparatus, control method therefore and storage medium employing phase difference pixels A digital signal processing unit 17 extracts a determination block which includes a predetermined number of pixels and has a pixel to be corrected as the center. When an edge of an object image is present in each determination block, the direction of the edge is a direction perpendicular to a direction in which a phase difference is detected by the phase difference detecting pixel, and the edge overlaps the pixel to be corrected, the digital signal processing unit 17 performs interpolation correction for an output signal from the pixel to be corrected in the block.
US09407883B2	Method and system for processing a video recording with sensor data A method for processing a video recording involves receiving sensor data from at least one sensor located on a person performing a physical activity. The sensor data includes biometric and/or biomechanical measurements taken from the person while performing the activity. The video recording is of the person performing the activity. The received video recording is correlated with the received sensor data to allow portions of the video recording to be matched with portions of the sensor data from corresponding periods of time. Correlation allows one to readily find and review video footage that show the activity being performed correctly or not based on an interpretation of the sensor data.
US09407882B2	System controlled responsive to data bearing records for permitting access An apparatus allows entry of an individual into an area. An access structure (14) controls entry to and exit from a facility. The condition of at least one lock (26, 30, 48, 52) associated with the structure is changed responsive to correspondence of user data and stored data. An operator terminal (12) provides through a display (72), visible outputs associated with the structure. The operator terminal is usable to control functional aspects of the structure. The operator terminal is also usable to receive indications of conditions associated with components that control entry to and exit from the structure.
US09407881B2	Systems and methods for automated cloud-based analytics for surveillance systems with unmanned aerial devices Systems and methods for cloud-based surveillance for a target surveillance area are disclosed. At least two mobile input capture devices (ICDs) are communicatively connected to a cloud-based analytics platform via a data communication device. At least one user device can access to the cloud-based analytics platform. The cloud-based analytics platform automatically analyzes received 2-Dimensional (2D) video and/or image inputs for generating 3-Dimensional (3D) surveillance data and providing 3D display for a target surveillance area. In one embodiment, the at least two mobile ICDs are Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
US09407880B2	Systems and methods for automated 3-dimensional (3D) cloud-based analytics for security surveillance in operation areas Systems and methods for cloud-based surveillance for an operation area are disclosed. At least two input capture devices, at least one safety control device and at least one user device are communicatively connected to a cloud-based analytics platform. The cloud-based analytics platform automatically generates 3-Dimensional (3D) surveillance data based on received 2-Dimensional (2D) video and/or image inputs and perform advanced analytics and activates the at least one safety control device based on analytics data from advanced analytics.
US09407876B1	Method and system for encoding and decoding multiple wide-area surveillance area-of-interest video codestreams A method of encoding and decoding a plurality of wide-area surveillance area-of-interest video codestreams is described. The method includes generating, by a computer server, a plurality of video codestreams, each video codestream comprising a plurality of areas-of-interest of a plurality of images. The method further includes multiplexing, by a multiplexer in communication with the computer server, the plurality of video codestreams into a multiplexed video codestream, transmitting the multiplexed video codestream from a first location to a second remote location; and demultiplexing the multiplexed video codestream at the second location to regenerate the plurality of video codestreams.
US09407872B2	Apparatus and method for managing telepresence sessions A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, receiving first and second media content portraying images of first and second users, wherein the first and second users participate in a conference call. Joint media content is generated of the conference call including the images of the first and second users, that when presented at a display of a third user includes the images of the first and second users. Speech of the first user directed to the second user is detected and, in response, the image of the first user of the joint media content is adjusted to obtain a rotated image of the first user. The joint media content includes the rotated image of the first user and the image of the second user, that when presented at the display of the third user portrays the first user turned toward the second user.
US09407859B2	Method for reproducing moving picture and mobile terminal using this method According to an embodiment of the present invention a moving picture reproduction method includes reproducing, via a display on the mobile terminal, a moving picture, extracting, via a controller on the mobile terminal, a still picture at an interrupted timing if the moving picture reproduction is interrupted, generating, via controller, a first thumbnail image by combining the extracted still picture with information about a reproduction rate, and displaying, via the display, the generated thumbnail image on a moving picture list.
US09407855B2	Power supply for television and television including the same Provided is a television apparatus including: a display panel which displays an image; a front cover which covers a front side of the television apparatus such that the display panel is exposed; a rear cover which is opposed to the front cover; a power supply which is supported between the front cover and the rear cover and includes an input connector mounted thereon to receive an input AC power for the display panel; an output connector configured to detachably coupled with the input connector to supply the input AC power, wherein the rear cover includes an inwardly-depressed portion at which a cover insertion hole is formed such that the output connector is coupled to the input connector through the cover insertion hole.
US09407853B2	Method for presenting weather data In general, in one aspect, the invention relates to a method for presenting weather data. The method includes displaying a first weather video panel comprising a first video element and a second weather video panel comprising a second video element, where the first video element and the second video element are synchronized, and receiving an instruction to add a third weather video panel. The method further includes, in response to receiving the instruction to add a third weather video panel, displaying the third weather video panel comprising a third video element, and restarting the first weather video panel and the second weather video panel, where after the restarting, the first video element, the second video element, and the third video element are synchronized.
US09407846B2	Analog-to-digital conversion device An analog-to-digital conversion device includes a plurality of counting period supply units that supply a period of length according to a voltage of an analog signal inputted into each counting period supply unit based on the voltage of the analog signal as a counting period, a plurality of counter circuits which are connected to a common power supply and which perform a counting operation that counts a count value in the counting period different from each other and generate a digital signal indicating the count value, and a plurality of compensation circuits which are connected to the power supply and which operate so that the greater the number of counter circuits that stop the counting operation among the plurality of counter circuits, the greater the number of the compensation circuits that operate.
US09407845B1	Self powering camera Approaches provide for a computing device that includes, for example, a camera assembly, a lens assembly. The camera assembly can include an image sensor that includes, for example, a first region having camera pixels and a second region having photovoltaic cells. The camera pixels can be configured to capture light from the lens assembly for use in generating image data and the photovoltaic cells can be configured to capture light from the lens assembly for use in generating energy. The lens assembly can include a lens and a plurality of lens elements, where each lens element can be configured to direct a portion of light to a portion of the second region that includes the photovoltaic cells and the lens can be configured to direct a portion of the light to the first region that includes the camera pixels. A power collection component can be configured to process power from light received by the plurality of photovoltaic cells and an image analysis component can be configured to generate image data from light received by the camera pixels.
US09407841B2	Depth measurement apparatus, imaging apparatus, and method of controlling depth measurement apparatus A depth measurement apparatus including ranging pixels each having a plurality of photoelectric conversion units for receiving light fluxes that have respectively passed through first and second pupil regions, a reading unit that is shared by the plurality of photoelectric conversion units, and a control unit for controlling the ranging operation, wherein a signal charge accumulated in one of the photoelectric conversion units is output as a first signal and a second signal obtained by adding a signal accumulated in the other photoelectric conversion unit to the first signal is output, the signal charge accumulated in the other photoelectric conversion unit is acquired based on a difference between the first and second signals, and the signal charge of the photoelectric conversion unit receiving flux with a lower transmittance is read first.
US09407837B2	Depth sensor using modulated light projector and image sensor with color and IR sensing An electronic device includes a modulated light projector to project an infrared light pattern and an image sensor. The image sensor includes an array of photosensors and a filter array overlying the array of photosensors. The filter array comprises a mosaic of color filter elements and infrared filter elements, each color filter element overlying a corresponding photosensor of a first subset of photosensors and each infrared filter element overlying a corresponding photosensor of a second subset of photosensors. The electronic device further includes a controller to, in a first mode, control the image sensor to capture a color image using the first subset of photosensors and, in a second mode, control the image sensor to capture a depth image representing a reflection of the infrared light pattern using the second subset of photosensors.
US09407828B2	Wide dynamic range CMOS image sensor and image sensing method Disclosed is a CMOS image sensor comprising a unit pixel which includes a photodetector (e.g., photodiode); an erasing transistor which, being connected to the photodetector, controls the exposure integration time of the photodetector by time division; a charge storage (e.g., floating diffusion region) in which the charge accumulated in the photodetector is transferred and stored; and a transfer transistor which, being connected between the photodetector and the charge storage, transfers the charge accumulated in the photodetector to the charge storage; wherein a first signal charge accumulated in the photodetector during the first exposure integration time is transferred to the charge storage and stored therein, and the second signal charge is accumulated in the photodetector during the second exposure integration time, thereby sequentially reading out signals in response to the first signal charge and the second signal charge at a time of sampling out the information on signal charge stored in the unit pixel.
US09407825B2	Imaging apparatus, image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium An imaging apparatus in which a composite image and composite information are reproduced from a recording medium, an image acquired by a second imaging unit is extracted from the composite image based on the reproduced composite information, and information for displaying the extracted image acquired by the second imaging unit is generated.
US09407817B2	Imager device for fusing an image from multiple sources Provided herein is an imager device for fusing an image from multiple sources. The device includes a focal plane array detector for obtaining an image of a scene at a first wavelength; a display projector for projecting a projected image of the scene obtained by the focal plane array detector at a second wavelength; and a splitter/combiner element positioned to direct a line of sight of the focal plane array detector in a first direction and to direct the projected image in a second direction. The device is configured such that a normal line of sight having a third wavelength passes through the splitter/combiner element without being deflected by the splitter/combiner element. An assembly including an optical scope and an imager device for fusing an image from multiple sources is also provided. The scope may be a direct view optical scope or an indirect view optical scope.
US09407811B2	Focus control unit in imaging apparatus, method of controlling the focus control unit and medium for controlling the focus control unit Fast Focus control is to be performed. The imaging apparatus is an imaging apparatus that includes a focus control unit. The focus control unit performs focus control based on the contrast in an image and the processing result of a two-image matching process. The image is an image generated by an imaging unit. The two-image matching process is a process to be performed with the use of two images that are generated by the imaging unit, with the focus lens being located in different positions.
US09407809B2	Strategies for triggering depth sensors and transmitting RGBD images in a cloud-based object recognition system Systems, apparatus and methods for triggering a depth sensor and/or limiting bandwidth and/or maintaining privacy are presented. By limiting use of a depth sensor to times when an optical image alone is insufficient, mobile device power is saved. Furthermore, by reducing a size of an optical image to only the portion of the image needed to detect an object, bandwidth is saved and privacy is maintained by not communicating unneeded or undesired information.
US09407803B2	Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, which facilitates a terminal to be used in further consideration of user's convenience. The present invention includes a first camera, a second camera, a touchscreen, and a controller, if the first and second cameras are activated, outputting a first preview screen for the first camera through the touchscreen, the controller outputting a second preview screen for the second camera to a prescribed region having a first shape in the outputted first preview screen, the controller changing the first shape into a second shape based on an image received through at least one of the first camera and the second camera. Accordingly, an image can be effectively photographed or a video call can be effectively performed, using front and rear cameras.
US09407802B2	Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes an image-forming optical system assembly, an image sensor, a sensor retaining portion that retains the image sensor, a coupling portion that is fixed to the image-forming optical system assembly, and a movement suppressing member that is immovable with respect to the coupling portion. The image-forming optical system assembly includes an optical system-side adhesive surface, the coupling portion includes an opposite surface, and the sensor retaining portion includes a sensor-side adhesive surface. A first adhesive is filled in at least a portion of a gap between the optical system-side adhesive surface and the sensor-side adhesive surface, and comes into contact with both of the optical system-side adhesive surface and the sensor-side adhesive surface. The movement suppressing member contacts the opposite surface, and contacts the sensor retaining portion on a surface facing the rear side out of surfaces of the sensor retaining portion.
US09407801B2	Compound eye image pickup apparatus A compound eye image pickup apparatus includes a plurality of optical systems (1110, 1120, 1130, 1140) including a first optical system having a longest focal length, and an optical system group of a plurality of second optical systems having focal lengths different from the focal length, and includes an image pickup element (1200) including a plurality of image pickup regions corresponding to the plurality of optical systems, and a condition expression below is satisfied, 0.15 2 × S p 2 × P AVE ≤ N t ≤ P SUM var × 2.0 × 10 6 where p (mm) represents a pixel pitch of the image pickup element, S (mm2) represents an area of the image pickup element, PAVE represents an average value of the number of pixels of each image pickup region, PSUM represents a sum of the number of the pixels of each image pickup region, Nt represents the number of the first optical systems, and var represents the number of the different focal lengths.
US09407799B2	Position detection apparatus There is provided a position detection apparatus that includes an autofocus mechanism and an optical image stabilization mechanism by using a closed loop control, in which a magnet is commonly used as an autofocus magnet and an optical image stabilization magnet to achieve downsizing. The position detection apparatus includes the autofocus mechanism that moves a lens along an optical axis (Z axis) of the lens, and the optical image stabilization mechanism that moves the lens in a direction orthogonal to the optical axis. A permanent magnet is secured to the lens, and moves according to the movement of the lens. The amount of movement thereof is detected by position sensors. The permanent magnet for autofocus used in the autofocus mechanism and the permanent magnet for optical image stabilization used in the optical image stabilization mechanism is provided in the vicinity of the lens for common use.
US09407796B2	System for reconstructing optical properties in a diffusing medium, comprising a pulsed radiation source and at least two detectors of two different types, and associated reconstruction method A system for reconstructing optical properties of a diffusing medium including at least one pulsed radiation source capable of illuminating the diffusing medium, at least one first detector of a first type, capable of receiving a signal emitted by the medium, the first detector being a time-resolved detector, and an information processing unit for processing at least one source—first detector pair, a time distribution of the signal received by the corresponding first detector. The reconstruction system also includes at least one second detector of a second type, each second detector being made up of a set of pixel(s) from an image sensor capable of acquiring an image of the medium, and the second detector being capable of measuring an intensity of the signal emitted by the medium, the intensity corresponding to an equivalent moment of order 0 for the corresponding source—second detector pair.
US09407790B2	Method for noise-robust color changes in digital images A method for applying filters to digital images with minimal amplification of image noise, comprising filtering the digital image with an EPDR edge-preserving detail-reducing filter, determining a matrix from the filtered image as a result of one or more structure adaptive functions, and modifying the digital image using the filter, adjusted by the matrix values, to produce an enhanced digital image. The order of processing may be inverted, by first determining the matrix and then filtering the matrix with the edge-preserving detail-reducing filter.
US09407775B2	Method and apparatus for managing calls A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, one or more components for receiving a call request at a first server from a first end user device, transmitting the call request from a first server to an intermediate server for establishing a voice or video call over an IP multimedia subsystem between the first end user device and a second end user device via a second server, and routing the voice or video call request from the first server to the second server using a second IP address when an undesired condition is determined to be associated with the IP multimedia subsystem. The second IP address can be obtained from a group of IP addresses stored in a memory of the first server and the group of IP addresses can be associated with other servers. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09407772B1	Conference call information sharing via interaction with social networking data Examples of associating user information from social network sites with a conference call application may include a series of operations. One example operation may provide receiving a command to share at least one social networking application with a scheduled conference call and accessing an application programming interface (API) of the social networking application, and sharing user profile information with a graphical user interface (GUI) application of the scheduled conference call corresponding to the command to share the social networking application.
US09407754B1	Multi-granular authentication techniques Techniques for authenticating a user of a mobile device at a computing platform are provided. A method according to these techniques includes generating a first profile and second profile of user behavior for the user of the mobile device, the first profile comprising a first type of profile having at least a first duration and the second profile comprising a second type of profile having a second duration that is shorter than the first duration, monitoring user behavior to generate usage behavior data, comparing the usage behavior data to the first profile and the second profile, performing a first type of authentication action responsive to the usage behavior data deviating from the first profile, and performing a second type of authentication action responsive to the usage behavior data deviating from the second profile.
US09407751B2	Methods and apparatus for improving user experience A data processing system includes components for providing a pleasant user experience. Those components may include a family interaction engine that provides a family channel. The family interaction engine may provide for creation of a user group. The family channel may present content of interest to multiple users in the user group. When a user is detected near the data processing system, the family interaction engine may automatically present content of interest to that user. When used for presenting media content, the data processing system may also cause supplemental data to automatically be presented, wherein the supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to a predetermined interest of the user. The data processing system may also provide a ranked list of applications for potential activation by the user. The applications may be ordered based on the current context. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09407750B2	Terminal device, information processing method and program A terminal device includes: a determination unit that determines whether a user intends to use a non-contact reception function based on information indicating a state of a terminal device to output a determination result; and a display unit that displays a mark to be used for alignment between the terminal device and the opposed device based on the determination result.
US09407748B2	System and method for providing broadband notification Embodiments of the disclosed invention include a system and a method for providing, among other things, local calling name caller identification to a broadband phone, personalized user-specified actions associated with a plurality of users based on an incoming caller identification number to a broadband phone, and remote access to locally stored data on a broadband phone.
US09407744B2	Apparatus and method for controlling power in portable terminal An apparatus performs a power control method for a portable terminal. The power control method includes measuring humidity around the portable terminal using a humidity sensor, and determining whether a flooding condition occurs based on the measured humidity. The method also includes turning off power of the portable terminal by releasing a connection with a battery that supplies power to the portable terminal when it is determined that the flooding condition occurs.
US09407741B1	Portable electronic device A portable electronic device including a substrate, a first metal element, a second metal element and a battery is provided. The substrate has a ground plane. The first metal element is disposed on a carrier and has a feeding point. The second metal element is disposed on the carrier and is electrically connected to the ground plane. The second metal element and the first metal element are spaced apart by a coupling distance, and the portable electronic device operates in at least one band through the first metal element and the second metal element. An orthogonal projection of the battery on the carrier is overlapped with an orthogonal projection of the second metal element.
US09407737B2	Communication terminal A communication terminal, a terminal body of which is fixed at various tilting angles, is disclosed. The communication terminal has a terminal body, a slider detachably coupled to the terminal body, and a stand coupled to the slider which is slidably moved to and from the stand. The stand supports the terminal body by the slider. The slider has a plurality of engagement portions arranged in a longitudinal direction of the slider. A rotation lever disposed in the stand releasably engages one of the engagement portions. The rotation lever is biased by a spring to releasably engage the engagement portions.
US09407730B2	Relay apparatus, relay control method, and recording medium having relay control program recorded therein A relay apparatus includes a reception processor configured to receive data corresponding to any one of plural types of communication protocols from a first network, analyze the structure of the received data, and convert information commonly included in the data of the communication protocol into common data of a predetermined format, a transmission processor configured to transmit data corresponding to any one of the plural types of communication protocols to a second network, and a relay controller configured to control the communication protocol and destination of the received data to be transmitted from the transmission processor to the second network, based on the common data and a relay rule which is defined for the common data.
US09407729B2	Anycast transport protocol for content distribution networks A cache server for providing content includes a processor configured to receive a first datagram from a client system sent to an anycast address, send a response datagram to the client system in response to the first datagram, receive a request datagram from the client system sent to the anycast address, and send a batch of content datagrams to the client system. The first datagram includes a universal resource locator corresponding to the content. The response datagram includes a content identifier for the content. The request datagram includes the content identifier, an offset, and a bandwidth indicator. The batch of content datagrams includes a portion of the content starting at the offset.
US09407724B2	Using double buffering for screen sharing Remote desktop sharing allows a user to access applications and data on a remote computer over a network. An intermediary computer can communicate with a host computer and one or more client computers to facilitate remote desktop sharing. The host can send the intermediary computer an encoded key frame and encoded updates. The intermediary computer can decode the host screen data, and apply subsequent updates to the decoded image so that the intermediary computer has a near live host screen image in a first buffer. A second buffer on the intermediary computer can store an instance of a screen encoder for each client computer that has joined the session and the most current host image that the client computer has. The encoder compares the near live screen image and the stored client computer host image to create an encoded differential screen image update to pass to the client computer.
US09407723B2	Smart packaging for mobile applications A method of distributing content to an application from a server is disclosed. The method includes detecting in a file to be sent to the application from the server that the application is directed to request one or more resources to be downloaded to the application. A network latency associated with the downloading of the one or more resources is determined. A subset of the one or more resources is selectively packaged based at least in part on the network latency. The selectively packaged subset of the one or more resources is sent to the application.
US09407720B2	Direct file transfer without sending requested file through requesting device A requesting device can browse global file repositories and select a file in a source to be copied to a target directly without having to pass the file through the requesting device. A servlet-established controller can manage and monitor the process.
US09407719B2	Batch connect Disclosed in some examples is a method including determining a set of recommended connections for a member of a social networking service based upon a recommendation criteria; presenting the set of recommended connections to the member; receiving from the member a selection of a set of target members; and for each particular member in the set of target members: determining a second set of recommended connections for the particular target member, the second set of recommended connections based upon the recommendation criteria and based upon the set of target members; and sending a notification to the particular member, the notification including the second set of recommended connections.
US09407714B2	Data refreshing of applications According to examples of the present disclosure, a method is provided to perform data refreshing of an application. The method may comprise registering a first view and a second view of the application to a group to which both the first view and the second view belong. The first view may be associated with a first data refresh function that is invocable to refresh data shown on the first view, and the second view with a second data refresh function that is invocable to refresh data shown on the second view. The method may further comprise, in response to determination that data refreshing is required for the first view in the group, performing data refreshing of the first view and the second view in the group by invoking the first function associated with the first view. Further, the method may comprise, in response to determination that data refreshing is also required for the second view in the group, performing data refreshing of the second view by invoking the second function associated with the second view.
US09407712B1	Content delivery network for ephemeral objects A computer implemented method includes receiving an object scheduled for automatic deletion after a specified viewing period, a specified number of views or a specified period of time. Object push criteria are evaluated. The object is pushed to an edge server cache in response to evaluating. The object is served in response to a request for the object.
US09407692B2	Method and system for distributed load balancing Load balancing includes receiving, from a client, a connection request to establish a connection with a server; determining load balancing state information based at least in part on the connection request; synchronizing the determined load balancing state information across a plurality of service engines, including to invoke an atomic read-miss-create (RMC) function on a distributed data store service; and distributing the connection to a selected server among a plurality of servers according to a result of the RMC function.
US09407679B2	Systems and methods for managing ports for RTSP across cores in a multi-core system The present application is directed towards systems and methods for systems and methods for handling real-time streaming protocol sessions by an intermediary multi-core system. When a multi-core intermediary receives a setup request for a real-time streaming protocol session, the intermediary processes and forwards the request to a server providing the streaming media. The server sets up an RTSP session and transmits a session identification to the multi-core intermediary. A core of the intermediary receives the transmitted session identification and determines an owner core of the session, based on a hash of the session identification. The core transmits the session information to the determined owner core, which selects two consecutive ports on which to establish listening services. The owner core then notifies all other cores to establish listening services on the same consecutive ports, such that any core that receives an RTSP control message from a client can handle it properly.
US09407678B2	System and method for locating a boundary point within adaptive bitrate conditioned content A method is provided in one example and includes determining an occurrence of an exception to a predetermined cadence associated with an input stream of a profile, determining a shifted cadence based, at least in part, on the exception, receiving an indication of a key frame in the profile, determining that the key frame aligns with the shifted cadence, designating the key frame as a boundary point based, at least in part, on the shifted cadence, and communicating the boundary point.
US09407673B1	Apparatus, system and method for maintaining a persistent data state on a communications network The present invention is an apparatus, system, and method for the improved tracking of a data state. The present invention allows session states to be maintained by sites that run on multiple, load-balanced servers. The present invention removes a single point of failure in a system, thus preventing all active sessions from being lost by providing persistent session data distributable across one or more machines over a communications network.
US09407671B2	Acknowledgement message monitoring The invention relates to a system and method for monitoring a handshaking exchange between a call initiator and a call recipient to determine if handshaking has failed, to avoid repeated failed calls between the call initiator and the call recipient.
US09407669B1	Communications pacing Pacing communications between a message sending computer and a message receiving computer that are both members of a message group of a sysplex includes receiving, by the message receiving computer, a message comprising data sent by the message sending computer; determining, by the message receiving computer, to stop receiving a subsequent message from the message sending computer; and transmitting, by the message receiving computer to the message sending computer, a first control message instructing the message sending computer to not send any more messages. Pacing further includes determining, by the message receiving computer, to resume receiving the subsequent message from the message sending computer; and transmitting, by the message receiving computer to the message sending computer, a second control message instructing the message sending computer to resume sending messages.
US09407663B1	Method and apparatus for man-in-the-middle agent-assisted client filtering Example embodiments of the present invention relate to a method, an apparatus and a computer-program product for man-in-the-middle agent-assisted client filtering. An example method to be performed by the man-in-the-middle includes receiving portions of a data stream transmitted from a source and performing an analysis of the portions of the data stream. Based on the analysis, the man-in-the-middle then may interact with the source. An example method to be performed by an agent at the source includes providing portions of a transmitted data stream to the man-in-the-middle and interacting with the man-in-the-middle.
US09407660B2	Malicious request attribution Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for malicious request attribution are presented. For example, according to one aspect, requests for one or more records may be received from a requesting computing device. A determination may be made that the requests are of a malicious nature. Responsive to determining that the requests are of a malicious nature, one or more requests for obtaining information about the requesting computing device may be generated, and communicated to the requesting computing device. In some embodiments, at least one of the one or more requests for obtaining information about the requesting computing device may be configured to cause the requesting computing device to fail to properly render at least a portion of a web page comprising at least one of the one or more records.
US09407655B2	Monitoring security risks to enterprise corresponding to access rights and access risk calculation A system comprising an interface and a memory communicatively coupled to a processor retrieves access information corresponding to an asset. The system stores one or more risk categories and one or more risk factors. The system determines the one or more risk categories corresponding to the access information and determines the one or more risk factors corresponding to the one or more risk categories. Based at least in part upon the one or more risk factors, the system calculates an access risk score for the asset. The system generates data visualization corresponding to the access risk score and the asset.
US09407644B1	Systems and methods for detecting malicious use of digital certificates A computer-implemented method for detecting malicious use of digital certificates may include determining that a digital certificate is invalid. The method may further include locating, within the invalid digital certificate, at least one field that was previously identified as being useful in distinguishing malicious use of invalid certificates from benign use of invalid certificates. The method may also include determining, based on analysis of information from the field of the invalid digital certificate, that the invalid digital certificate is potentially being used to facilitate malicious communications. The method may additionally include performing a security action in response to determining that the invalid digital certificate is potentially being used to facilitate malicious communications. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are disclosed.
US09407643B1	System and method for consolidating network streams for network analysis A system for consolidating network streams includes a consolidator in communication with each of a plurality of network streams. Each network stream is associated with a communication path through a network. The consolidator is configured to prevent the plurality of network streams from being networked together, and configured to create at least one virtual local area network (VLAN) within the consolidator. The consolidator is configured to pass information on an ingress port of the consolidator associated with the at least one VLAN to egress ports of the consolidator associated with the at least one VLAN. The system includes a network analyzer in communication with the consolidator. The consolidator is configured to consolidate the plurality of network streams into a single network stream for application to the network analyzer to determine characteristics of each of the plurality of network streams.
US09407640B2	Assessing a security state of a mobile communications device to determine access to specific tasks Methods for assessing the current security state of a mobile communications device to determine access to specific tasks is presented. A security component on a server is configured to receive a request to access services from a mobile communications device for a specific task. The security component on the server is further configured to determine whether a security state for the mobile communications device is acceptable for access to the services. Based on the security state for the mobile device being determined to be acceptable for access to the services, access to the services is granted and a determination is whether the security state is acceptable for access to the specific task requested. Based on the security state being determined to be acceptable for access to the specific task requested, access to the specific task requested is granted by the server security component.
US09407631B1	Multi-server passcode verification for one-time authentication tokens with auxiliary channel compatibility Multi-server passcode verification is provided for one-time authentication tokens with auxiliary channel compatibility. An exemplary method comprises receiving an authentication passcode generated by a token associated with a user; and processing the received authentication passcode using at least a first authentication server and a second authentication server, wherein the received authentication passcode is based on at least one protocode and embedded auxiliary information and wherein at least one of the first authentication server, the second authentication server and a relying party extract the embedded auxiliary information from the received authentication passcode. The disclosed method can extend an existing multi-server verification process to provide the processing of the received authentication passcode based on the embedded auxiliary information.
US09407627B2	Establishing and maintaining an improved single Sign-on (SSO) facility A login page is sent, by a backend server system, to a browser executing on a client associated with a user; and an authentication process is performed by the backend server system with the client. The logic page is intercepted by a proxy, and a modified logic page is generated by the proxy by adding a routine to the logic page. The modified logic page is forwarded to the browser, and the routine causes the browser to loads an asynchronous engine configured to execute a login process with an authentication profiling service to retrieve login information for the back-end server, and complete the authentication process.
US09407620B2	System and method for identity management Some implementations may provide a machine-assisted method that includes: receiving, from a relying party, a request to determine a trustworthiness of a particular transaction request, the transaction request initially submitted by a user to access data managed by the relying party; based on the transaction request, summarizing the particular transaction request into transactional characteristics, the transactional characteristics devoid of source assets of the transaction; generating first machine-readable data encoding transactional characteristics of the underlying transaction as requested, the transactional characteristics unique to the particular transaction request; submitting a first inquiry at a first engine to determine an access eligibility of the user submitting the transaction request, the first inquiry including the credential information of the submitting user, as well as the summarized transactional characteristics that is applicable only once to the underlying transaction request; and receiving the access eligibility determination from the first engine.
US09407618B2	Systems and methods for device and data authentication Embodiments relate to systems and methods for authenticating devices and securing data. In embodiments, a session key for securing data between two devices can be derived as a byproduct of a challenge-response protocol for authenticating one or both of the devices.
US09407610B2	Method and system for securing communication A method for generating one or more secrets for use by members. The method includes sending a first request for connection with a second member, and sending a second request to connection with a third member. The method further includes receiving, by the first member from the second member, a second input after the first request is sent and after communication is initiated between the first member and the second member and receiving, by the first member from the third member, a third input after the second request is sent and after communication is initiated between the first member and the third member. The method further includes generating, using an n-bit generator executing on the first member, a message digest using a first input, the second input, and the third input, extracting a secret from the message digest, and storing the secret in a secrets repository on the first member.
US09407609B2	Lighting system, a light source, a device and a method of authorizing the device by the light source A lighting system (100), a light source (110), a device (150), and a method of authorizing the device (150) by the light source (110) are provided. The lighting system (100) comprises a light source (110) to emit light (116), a device (150) to control the light source(110), a first communication channel from the light source (110) to the device (150), and a second communication channel from the device (150) to the light source (110). The first communication channel is formed by modulating information in the emitted light (116) of the light source (110). The light source (110) comprises a challenge generator (118), a light source transmitter (112), a light source receiver (122) and an authorizing means (120). The challenge generator (118) generates a challenge with a cryptographic function receiving an argument comprising a first cryptographic key. The light source transmitter (112) transmits the challenge via the first communication channel. The light source receiver (122) receives a response from the device via the second communication channel. The authorizing means (120) authorizes the device (150) to control the light source (110) by matching the received response with a reference, and if the received response matches the reference, the device (150) is authorized. The device (150) comprises a device receiver (152), a response generator (154) and a device transmitter (156). The device receiver (152) receives the challenge via the first communication channel. The response generator (154) generates the response with the cryptographic function which receives arguments comprising the received challenge and a second cryptographic key. The device transmitter (156) transmits the response to the light source via the second communication channel.
US09407600B2	Service access method and device for conducting the same For service access, a physical address of a specified application service corresponding to a specified IP segment is acquired by a user mode component in accordance with an IP-segment information of the specified IP segment, which is included in a virtual network interface card configured in a system container, and an address information including the physical address is transmitted to a router module of a machine kernel. A routing table is established by the router module in accordance with the address information. Then a network data packet is acquired and forwarded to a destination service site by the router module in accordance with the routing table.
US09407599B2	Handling NAT migration in logical L3 routing For a network controller for managing managed forwarding elements running in hosts in a network, a method for configuring a host to facilitate migration of a virtual machine (VM) from a first host to a second host is described. The method configure, in the first host, a first managed forwarding element to perform (1) a logical L3 routing processing and (2) a network address translation (NAT) processing for a VM running in the first host. The method configures the first host to automatically send NAT information to the second host when the VM migrates to the second host so that a second managed forwarding element running in the second host can perform a NAT processing for the migrated VM based on the NAT information.
US09407593B1	Systems and methods for storing and transferring message data Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for storing and transferring messages. An example method includes providing a queue having an ordered plurality of storage blocks. Each storage block stores one or more respective messages and is associated with a respective time. The times increase from a block designating a head of the queue to a block designating a tail of the queue. The method also includes reading, by each of a plurality of first sender processes, messages from one or more blocks in the queue beginning at the head of the queue. The read messages are sent, by each of the plurality of first sender processes, to a respective recipient. One or more of the blocks are designated as old when they have associated times that are earlier than a first time. A block is designated as a new head of the queue when the block is associated with a time later than or equal to the first time. One or more of the first sender processes is allowed to read messages from the old blocks until a second time which is later than the first time. One or more of the old blocks are deleted at a time later than or equal to the second time.
US09407586B2	Method and system for cross device notification Method and system for cross device notification (CDN) are provided. An incoming event is received at a first device associated with a user. The first device detects one or more active devices associated with the user other than the first device. Whether the user reacts to the incoming event is detected on the first device. Whether a CDN is needed is determined based on whether the one or more active devices are detected and/or whether the user reacts to the event within a predetermined time period. If a CDN is needed, the CDN is generated and transmitted to the one or more active devices.
US09407582B2	Redundantly operable industrial communication system and method for operation thereof A redundantly operated industrial communication system includes communication devices that are redundantly linked to an industrial communication network and includes network infrastructure devices associated with the industrial communication network, wherein message transmission occurs wirelessly at least in sections. The industrial communication network contains a plurality of buffer memory units for message elements that are received at a network node by wire and message elements that are to be sent by the network node wirelessly. When a maximum buffer size is exceeded, an oldest message element situated in a respective buffer memory unit is erased. Until the maximum buffer size is exceeded, the oldest message element is selected as the next message element to be sent wirelessly.
US09407577B2	Communication control system, switch node and communication control method In a switch node connected with an external control server, a high functional service protocol processing can be realized by utilizing a multi-route compatible switch and a network interface (NW I/F), which are prescribed by the PCI express. Specifically, in a system which is provided with a switch node and a control server, a plurality of CPUs having a great deal of memories and a plurality of extended NW I/Fs are connected by a multi-route compatible PCI express switch, to configure a switch port of the plurality of extended NW I/Fs. Load distribution transfer processing to the plurality of CPUs from the network interfaces is made possible. High-speed packet processing is realized through the multiple processing by using the plurality of CPUs. A high-speed switch node is provided in which a large-capacity flow table is configured with the software-based switch node by using a large-capacity memory space of the CPU.
US09407574B2	Using SerDes loopbacks for low latency functional modes with full monitoring capability An apparatus comprising high speed ports connected via an integrated high speed serial switch fabric and serializer/deserializer circuits to an internal processing logic, wherein the high speed serial switch fabric is adapted to switch a serial reception signal received by a high speed port to at least one of at least one other high speed port of the apparatus and to the serializer/deserializer circuit of the receiving high speed port.
US09407573B2	Bandwidth control in a controller area network (CAN) This application discloses a controller area network (CAN) design and verification tool to identify periodic messages and sporadic messages that a control node is configured to transmit on a shared bus in a CAN design. The CAN design and verification tool can assign placeholders to a schedule table of the control node to define a message transmission schedule for the control node. The placeholders include at least one sporadic message placeholder configured to identify one of a plurality of minor time frames available on the shared bus for the control node to transmit any one of the sporadic messages. The CAN design and verification tool can determine a worst-case latency associated with delivery of a first one of the sporadic messages on the shared bus when the control node utilized the sporadic message placeholder to transmit a second one of the sporadic messages on the shared bus.
US09407572B2	Multiple cloud marketplace aggregation A processor replicates a request for a computer resource to a plurality of clouds, and updates a repository in view of resource offerings received from the plurality of clouds. The repository stores resource and service data for each cloud. The processor identifies resource and service data in the repository that match information specified in the request in view of the updated repository, and provides information to a requesting entity indicating resource and service data in the repository satisfy the request.
US09407571B1	Geographically appropriate domain name system assignment Computer-readable media, systems, and methods for geographically appropriate domain name system assignment are described. In embodiments, a mobile internet protocol session is initialized with a packet data serving node, and a registration request is communicated to a home agent, the home agent acting as a router on a home network of the mobile device and enabled to tunnel one or more data packets to the mobile device when the mobile device is outside the home network. Further, in embodiments a registration reply is received from the home agent, the registration reply including a domain name system server assignment to a domain name system server acting as a translator capable of converting one or more hostnames into one or more associated IP addresses during the mobile IP session.
US09407564B2	Apparatus, system, and method for adaptive-rate shifting of streaming content An apparatus for adaptive-rate shifting of streaming content includes an agent controller module configured to simultaneously request at least portions of a plurality of streamlets. The agent controller module is further configured to continuously monitor streamlet requests and subsequent responses, and accordingly request higher or lower quality streamlets. A staging module is configured to stage the streamlets and arrange the streamlets for playback on a content player. A system includes a data communications network, a content server coupled to the data communications network and having a content module configured to process content and generate a plurality of high and low quality streams, and the apparatus. A method includes simultaneously requesting at least portions of a plurality of streamlets, continuously monitoring streamlet requests and subsequent responses, and accordingly requesting higher or lower quality streamlets, and staging the streamlets and arranging the streamlets for playback on a content player.
US09407559B2	Discovering stable routes in wireless networks A method discovers routes for forwarding packets from source nodes (sources) to sink nodes (sinks) in a wireless network, wherein some neighboring sources act as relay nodes. Each source measures a rate of receiving control messages from each neighboring node. Then, the data packets are forwarded from a particular source to the sink via the neighboring nodes having a lowest rate.
US09407549B2	System and method for hash-based forwarding of packets with hierarchically structured variable-length identifiers One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for forwarding packets with hierarchically structured variable-length identifiers (HSVLIs). During operation, the system receiving a packet with an HSVLI. The packet includes a first value and a second value. The first value uniquely represents an interest corresponding to the HSVLI. The second value is derived based on at least a subset of the HSVLI components. The system then makes a forwarding decision for the packet based on the first hash value and second hash value.
US09407548B2	ReNAT systems and methods Included are embodiments for ReNAT communications address communications. Some embodiments include a network operations center (NOC) that includes a ReNAT twin NAT that translates between a customer-assigned private IP address and a unique private IP (UPIP) address. The NOC may additionally include a ReNAT VPN component coupled to the ReNAT twin NAT, where the ReNAT VPN provides a source IP address to the ReNat twin NAT. The NOC may include logic that when executed by a processor, causes the processor to facilitate communication between a user workstation on a private network and a remote computing device, wherein facilitating communication includes receiving the data from the user workstation via a traditional VPN portal, wherein address translation has been performed by a ReNAT twin NAT client on the user workstation.
US09407546B2	Routing a message using a routing table in a dynamic service mesh An example method for routing a message in a dynamic service mesh includes receiving at a mesh point a first message from a sender service and determining, based on a routing table, whether the mesh point has previously received a second message from the sender service. When the mesh point is determined to not have received the second message from the sender service, the first message is routed to a target service in the dynamic service mesh. The method includes receiving an indication of whether the first message has been accepted by the target service and updating the routing table based on the indication. When the indication indicates that the first message has been rejected by the target service, the first message is routed from the mesh point to a second target service.
US09407544B1	Network virtualization using IP map and encapsulation In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a packet at a first provider edge device in communication with a mapping system comprising mappings of customer routes to provider edge devices, and mappings of customer virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) instances to a service provider VRF instance, mapping a customer route to one of the provider edge devices and mapping a customer VRF instance to the service provider VRF instance, encapsulating the packet at the first provider edge device based on the mappings, and transmitting the packet to the provider edge device. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein.
US09407531B2	Communication system In a relaying apparatus, a label information controller generates and transmits label information including at least one of communication medium information on communication media for use in communication with other apparatuses and communication cost information on communication costs that are generated when communication is performed via the relaying apparatus. In a communication apparatus, a route controller receives the label information, creates a list of routes for use in communication with a communication counterpart, and detects a communication route through which communication is to be performed from the list. The route controller creates a list of all routes including, out of relaying apparatuses, relaying apparatuses which enable communication with a counterpart apparatus using a communication medium which the communication apparatus has, and based on the communication cost information included in the label information, detects a communication route which is lowest in communication costs from the list.
US09407530B2	Systems and methods for providing DNS server selection using ANDSF in multi-interface hosts Systems and methods for extending Inter System Routing Policies (ISRPs) of an ANDSF to enable domain name system (DNS) flows to be identified by a queried domain may be disclosed. Such systems and methods may include providing an ISRP with a routing rule that may be used to select a DNS sever or interface thereof and resolve DNS for a target domain name and/or corresponding target URL for a website.
US09407524B2	Methods, systems, and products for network topology Methods, systems, and products simulate a topology of a residential home network. The residential home network has a residential gateway and one or more devices communicating with the residential gateway. Each device may be queried by the residential gateway for configuration and performance data. A simulated view of a topology of the residential home network is then generated.
US09407522B2	Initiating data collection based on WiFi network connectivity metrics The present disclosure discloses a method and network device for initiating data collection based on WiFi network connectivity metrics. Specifically, detects that a value for a WiFi network connectivity metric for a WiFi connection between a client device and a WiFi network meets a particular criteria. Responsive to determining that the value meets the particular criteria, the disclosed system initiates a data collection process for collecting data associated with one or more devices while the WiFi network connectivity metric meets the particular criteria. The determining operation may be performed by a network device in response to receiving a request from a user of the client device. Also, the disclosed system stores the data collected while the WiFi network connectivity metric meets the particular criteria.
US09407521B1	Method and system to visually represent the status of a data center A system, method, and medium for generating a visual representation of a data center. The data center includes multiple cloud groups, and each cloud group is represented with a circle in the visual representation. The size of the circle represents the aggregate capacity of the cloud group. The visual representation is a scatter plot with a horizontal axis measuring health and a vertical axis measuring available capacity. Circles are placed within the scatter plot based on the health and available capacity of their corresponding cloud groups. The color of the circle is based on the health of the corresponding cloud group, and the density of the color is based on the available capacity of the corresponding cloud group.
US09407515B2	Automatic discovery and enforcement of service level agreement settings A method of automatically detecting the service level agreement settings in an Ethernet virtual circuit (EVC) carrying user packets comprises generating synthetic packets different from the user packets, on a data path in the EVC at a level sufficiently high to saturate the EVC. This accelerates the detection of actual effective values for the Committed Information Rate (CIR) and the Excess Information Rate (EIR) by triggering traffic shaping devices in the data path to enforce the CIR and EIR settings configured for those devices. A plurality of traffic samples are collected from the data path during a sampling period that is long enough to allow the collection of at least two valid traffic samples, where a valid traffic sample is the amount of user packets measured between two consecutive losses of synthetic packets. The CIR and EIR values enforced by the traffic shaping devices are determined from the collected samples.
US09407514B2	Virtual machine placement Methods, apparatus, and computer readable media with executable instructions stored thereon for virtual machine placement are provided. A user's demands on execution of a number of tasks, each task including a demand trace, can be defined as Service Level Agreement (SLA) information, including one or more Class of Service (CoS) levels defined by a Base Resource Entitlement (BRE) criteria and a Reserved Resource Entitlement (RRE) criteria (222). A highest CoS level of the one or more CoS levels can be selected (224) and the tasks within the Cos level can be load-balanced across a pool of servers (226). At least a portion of the RRE criteria can be removed from the demand trace of the selected CoS level (228). The selecting, load-balancing, and removing steps can be repeated until there are no more CoS levels (230).
US09407503B2	Control apparatus, communication system, communication method, and program A control apparatus includes: a topology management unit that manages a network topology formed by including a plurality of relay apparatuses; a link aggregation group management unit that groups ports of the plurality of relay apparatuses, having a physical link with an arbitrary node of the network topology and manages the grouped ports as a port of a virtual logical link between the plurality of relay apparatuses and the arbitrary node; and a relay apparatus control unit that controls the plurality of relay apparatuses, having the grouped ports, so that, when one of the plurality of relay apparatuses receives a broadcast packet or a multicast packet, a plurality of same packet are not forwarded to the physical links that form the virtual logical link.
US09407502B2	State-based provisioning of a client having a windows-based embedded image Examples of methods and apparatus are provided for state-based provisioning of a local client having a windows-based embedded image. The apparatus may include a retrieval module of the local client that facilitates locating a remote repository server containing a configuration file and that facilitates obtaining the configuration file from the remote repository server. The apparatus may include a reset check module of the local client that determines whether to reset a previous state of the image based on the configuration file. The apparatus may include an apply settings module of the local client that applies, to the image, one of a first configuration change and a second configuration change based on the determination. The first configuration change may include a configuration update to the previous state of the image. The second configuration change may include a change to the image independent of the previous state of the image.
US09407496B2	Method and apparatus for path switching The present invention discloses a path switching method and apparatus in a network comprising at least a first path and a second path. For an incoming traffic flow, it is determined that any of tunnels on the first path of all levels into which the incoming traffic flow is multiplexed is of a failure status. The incoming traffic flow is then forwarded via the second path. Herein, for the first path, one or more traffic flows are multiplexed into a tunnel, and one or more higher level tunnels are multiplexed into a lower level tunnel.
US09407494B1	Reassigning source peers Delivering information over a distribution network using a distribution manager is disclosed. A first assignment of one or more sources peers in the distribution network is sent to a destination peer in the distribution network. At least one of a change in a network condition and a policy change is detected. It is determined that at least one modification should be made to the first assignment. A second assignment of one or more source peers in the distribution network is sent to the destination peer.
US09407493B2	System and apparatus for router advertisement options for configuring networks to support multi-homed next hop routes A network element (NE) comprising a processor configured to receive a Router Solicitation (RS) from a multi-homed host interested in obtaining routing information, and in response to the RS, send the route information to the multi-homed host in a Router Advertisement (RA) message, wherein the route information comprises source address information for the multi-homed host. Also disclosed is a NE comprising a processor configured to receive a RS from a multi-homed host interested in obtaining routing information, and in response to the RS, send the route information to the multi-homed host in a RA message, wherein the route information comprises next hop information for the multi-homed host.
US09407491B2	Realization of presence management A data structure defining a presence protocol, a device, a server, a system and method to provide management of presence information as a standalone service as well as part of the instant messaging service of a communication system.
US09407488B2	Apparatus and method for reducing PAPR of preamble signal in digital broadcasting system Methods and apparatuses are provided for reducing a Peak to Average Power Ratio (PAPR) in a digital broadcasting system. Reserved tones are determined in previously determined locations of sub-carriers that do not collide with a pilot signal of a preamble in a frame. A signal is transmitted through the reserved tones in a period for which the preamble is transmitted. If a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) size is 8K, locations of the reserved tones are determined in accordance with a specified chart.
US09407482B2	Tunable RF N-path filter Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for tunable filters. In one aspect there is provided an apparatus. The apparatus may include a bandpass filter comprising a resistive-capacitive configuration of N-path filters tunable to a first center frequency based on at least a first clock frequency; a notch filter comprising a capacitive-resistive configuration of N-path filters tunable to a second center frequency based on at least a second clock frequency; and a combiner coupled to the bandpass filter and the notch filter to combine a bandpass output signal provided by the bandpass filter and a notch output signal provided by the notch filter, wherein the combiner outputs a combined output. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
US09407475B2	System and method for tree-search enhancement by metric prediction based on incomplete paths in soft output MIMO decoder A method and system for soft output multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) decoding may include generating a tree-graph based on: MIMO rank, number of bits per layer, and type of modulation, wherein the tree-graph comprises a root node, leaf nodes, nodes, and branches connecting the nodes; performing sphere decoding by determining a radius covering a subset of nodes within said tree-graph; managing, based on the sphere decoding, tables comprising metrics and counter metrics usable for log likelihood ratio (LLR) generation; predicting, based on a specified prediction scheme, counter metrics for paths in the tree-graph that comprise nodes and branches out of the determined radius; and updating the tables comprising the counter metrics with the predicted counter metric, in a case that the predicted counter metrics are better in maximum likelihood terms than the determined counter metrics.
US09407473B2	Partial response receiver A signaling system is described. The signaling system comprises a transmit device, a receive device including a partial response receive circuit, and a signaling path coupling the transmit device and the receive device. The receive device observes an equalized signal from the signaling path, and includes circuitry to use feedback from the most recent previously resolved symbol to sample a currently incoming symbol. The transmit device equalizes transmit data to transmit the equalized signal, by applying weighting based on one or more data values not associated with the most recent previously resolved symbol value.
US09407471B2	Adaptive equalizer tap coefficient correction method and optical receiver A method of tap coefficient correction includes: obtaining a synchronization symbol difference between a first polarization and a second polarization orthogonal to the first polarization; obtaining a delay amount of each of the first polarization and the second polarization in an adaptive equalizer; calculating, in a case where a horizontal axis represents a tap number and a vertical axis represents a tap coefficient and a tap number or a nearest tap number with which an area of a drawn figure is halved is set as a gravity center of tap coefficients, a correction reference gravity center of the tap coefficients set in the adaptive equalizer, based on the synchronization symbol difference and the delay amount; and performing a correction of shifting an entire tap coefficients in units of symbol to cause the correction reference gravity center to be closest to a tap center.
US09407470B2	Elements to counter transmitter circuit performance limitations Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to elements to counter transmitter circuit performance limitations. An embodiment of an apparatus for driving data on a differential channel including a first output terminal and a second output terminal includes a differential driver circuit; and a first pre-driver and a second pre-driver, where each pre-driver has an output, wherein the first output terminal of the apparatus is coupled to the output of the first pre-driver, and the second output terminal of the apparatus is coupled to the output of the second pre-driver, where each pre-driver includes one or more capacitors, a first end of each capacitor being connected to the output of the pre-driver and a second end of each of the capacitors being connected to a sub-pre-driver circuit.
US09407468B2	Channel estimating apparatus, channel estimating method, base station, and communication system A channel estimating apparatus includes a receiver that receives reference signal groups that are respectively transmitted from wireless communications units and that each include a reference signal that is allocated a common channel resource allocated to a reference signal in another reference signal group; a first estimating unit that based on a reference signal that is in a first reference signal group among the received reference signal groups and that is allocated a unique channel resource not allocated to a reference signal in another reference signal group, estimates a reference signal that is in the first reference signal group and allocated the common channel resource; and a second estimating unit that based on the reference signal estimated by the first estimating unit, estimates a reference signal that is in a second reference signal group among the received reference signal groups and that is allocated the common channel resource.
US09407467B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving information wirelessly using intensity interferometry As system and method to transmit information with intensity interferometry includes a digital switch configured to receive a baseline message, and, for each of a plurality of bits of a received interferometric message, set the digital switch to an output position depending upon the bit value of the interferometric message. A first and second pair of transmitters separated by a first and second defined distance, wherein the defined distances are different, are configured to broadcast each of the plurality of bits of the baseline message depending upon the output position of the digital switch. One or more pairs of receivers are configured to receive the broadcast of the plurality of bits of the baseline message. An interferometric message recovery module is configured to recover the bits of the received interferometric message after receiving the broadcast of the baseline message at the one or more pairs of receivers.
US09407450B2	Method and apparatus for providing tenant information for network flows In one embodiment, a method includes generating at a network device comprising a virtual switch, a tenant record comprising tenant information for a context defined within the virtual switch, exporting the tenant record to a collector, monitoring network flow at the virtual switch, and exporting network flow data in a data record to the collector. The data record includes an identifier associating the data record with the context. An apparatus is also disclosed.
US09407447B2	Multicast message replication method and device A multicast message replication method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: step 1. storing a received message in a message cache module, and an inter-port replication module acquiring a cache address of the message, inter-port replication information of the message, and inner-port replication information of the message, replicating the cache address according to the inter-port replication information, and transmitting the replicated cache address and the corresponding inner-port replication information to a port queue module to be stored; step 2. a port scheduling module scheduling the cache address of the port queue module, and under the scheduling by the port scheduling module, the port queue module outputting a cache address for which message replication needs to be performed according to the stored corresponding inner-port replication information; step 3. the message cache module reading a corresponding message according to the cache address output by the port queue module and outputting.
US09407445B2	Security system and method A method for exchanging data according to one embodiment includes transmitting a packet of data from a first device to a second device, the packet of data comprising an unencrypted command and an encrypted payload.
US09407436B2	Portable device registration system and portable device registration method An immobilizer ECU generates an encryption key using key generating logic, from a SEED code included in an ID code signal sent from an electronic key, and registers the encryption key to the immobilizer ECU. The immobilizer ECU receives an instruction from a registration and deletion tool and sends, to the electronic key, a deletion request signal that requests the deletion of the SEED code. The electronic key deletes the SEED code from the electronic key if a deletion request signal has been received.
US09407435B2	Cryptographic key generation based on multiple biometrics In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a processor including a first core. The first core includes multi-biometric logic to output first biometric data wi (i=1 to n, n≧2), each wi determined based on a corresponding one of first biometric input Mi (i=1 to n, n≧2) received during a first time period. The apparatus also includes setup logic to transform a cryptographic key k via a transformation that uses the first biometric data wi, where transformation of the cryptographic key k results in output of helper data hi (i=1 to n). Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09407434B2	Secrets renewability A method, system and apparatus for deriving a secondary secret from a root secret are described, the method, system and apparatus including reserving a memory buffer included in an integrated circuit, the memory buffer being large enough to contain all of the bits which will include the secondary secret, receiving a plurality of bits from a root secret, the root secret being stored in a secure memory of the integrated circuit, inputting the plurality of bits from the root secret and at least one control bit into a permutation network, and thereby producing a multiplicity of output bits, the at least one control bit including one of one bit of a value g, and one bit an output of a function which receives g as an input, receiving the multiplicity of output bits from the permutation network, inputting the multiplicity of output bits from the permutation network into a plurality of logic gates, thereby combining the multiplicity of output bits, wherein a fixed number of bits is output from the logic gates, inputting the fixed number of bits output by the logic gates into an error correcting code module, the fixed number of bits output by the logic gates including a first group of intermediate output bits and a second group of intermediate output bits and receiving output bits from the error correcting code module, the output bits of the error correcting code module including the first group of intermediate output bits as changed by the error correcting code module, where the change depends on the second group of intermediate output bits, filling non-filled registers in the reserved memory buffer with the first group of intermediate output bits as changed by the error correcting code module, and repeating the steps of “receiving a plurality of bits from a root secret” through “filling non-filled registers in the reserved memory buffer” until the entire secondary secret is derived, wherein the steps of “receiving a plurality of bits from a root secret” through “filling non-filled registers in the reserved memory buffer” are performed in a single clock cycle of the integrated circuit. Related apparatus, methods and systems are also described.
US09407428B2	Reception apparatus, reception method, and program Provided is a reception apparatus including: a correction unit that corrects phase compensation for each one of multiple phase-compensated segments that are connected one after another, in which the correction unit includes a timing generation unit that, based on a phase of a known signal, generates a timing at which an amount of the phase compensation is initialized, an amount-of-correction generation unit that, based on the phase of the known signal, generates an amount of correction for correcting the amount of the phase compensation, and a phase correction unit that performs phase correction on the phase compensation using the amount of the correction that is generated by the amount-of-correction generation unit.
US09407426B2	Optical network interface, module and engine An optical network interface (ONI) module has two main components: an optoelectronic front-end and a general purpose hardware-programmable optical network interface engine. The ONI engine is hardware programmable, allowing the user to configure the overall ONI module with different optoelectronic front-ends and for use with different host modules. In this way, the ONI module can be configured for different applications and protocols.
US09407425B1	Method and device for compensating phase imbalance A method of compensating phase imbalance comprises, detecting power outputs of a first output signal related to a first phase compensation value and of a second output signal related to a second phase compensation value; calculating a first absolute difference between an in-phase value and a quadrature value of the power output of the first output signal; calculating a second absolute difference between an in-phase value and a quadrature value of the power output of the second output signal; determining a minimum difference by comparing the first absolute difference with the second absolute difference; determining an optimal phase compensation value and a suboptimal phase compensation value from the first and the second phase compensation values according to the minimum difference; and obtaining an updated optimal phase compensation value with a binary search algorithm.
US09407415B2	Method and device for sending and receiving acknowledgement A method for sending an acknowledgement includes: sending first subframe ratio information and second subframe ratio information to a UE; reserving a first PHICH resource set in a first acknowledgement subframe set; reserving a second PHICH resource set in an acknowledgement subframe, in which the first PHICH resource set does not exist, of a second acknowledgement subframe set; receiving uplink data sent by the UE; determining an acknowledgement subframe for the uplink data; and sending an acknowledgement to the UE by using a PHICH resource in the first PHICH resource set if the first PHICH resource set exists in the acknowledgement subframe, or sending an acknowledgement to the UE by using a PHICH resource in the second PHICH resource set if the first PHICH resource set does not exist in the acknowledgement subframe. PHICH resource overhead of a system is lowered and data transmission for the user equipment is ensured.
US09407403B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting downlink data A method for transmitting downlink data in a wireless communication system is provided. A base station generates a downlink sub-frame comprising: a first control channel for a first cell having a first frequency band; and a second control channel for a second cell having a second frequency band including a part of the first frequency band. The base station transmits the downlink data through the downlink sub-frame.
US09407402B2	OFDMA communications for multiple capability wireless communication devices A communication device's processor generates an OFDMA packet that includes different information for different recipient devices. The processor transmits, via a communication interface, different portions of the OFDMA packet via different channels. Initially, the processor transmits a first at least one field of the OFDMA packet intended for a first recipient device via the first channel. Then, the processor transmits a second at least one field of the OFDMA packet intended for the first recipient device via the first channel while simultaneously transmitting at least one other field of the OFDMA packet intended for a second recipient device via a second channel. This staggered transmission of different portions of the OFDMA packet via different channels allows a recipient device to classify different portions of the OFDMA packet and to determine which portions are intended for that recipient device.
US09407397B2	Apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving forward error correction packet A method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving a packet in a broadcasting and communication system are provided. The method includes splitting a source packet block including source packets into a plurality of source packet subblocks, converting the source packet subblocks to source symbol subblocks, respectively, generating a plurality of first repair symbol blocks by encoding the source packet subblocks using a first error correction code, configuring an error correction source packet by adding a source error correction payload IDentifier (ID) to source symbols included in the source symbol subblocks and configuring an error correction repair packet by adding a repair error correction payload ID to repair symbols included in the first repair symbol subblocks, and transmitting the error correction source packet and the error correction repair packet.
US09407395B2	Optical network unit (ONU) wavelength self-tuning A remote node (RN) comprises a downstream port, a wavelength multiplexer (WM) coupled to the downstream port and comprising ports for passing optical waves, an optical rotator coupled to the WM, and a mirror coupled to the optical rotator, wherein the WM, the optical rotator, and the mirror are part of a wavelength tuning scheme. An apparatus comprises a tunable transmitter, a polarization beam splitter (PBS) coupled to the tunable transmitter, a filter coupled to the PBS, a receiver coupled to the filter, a photodiode (PD) coupled to the PBS, and a processor coupled to the tunable transmitter and the PD. An apparatus comprises a tunable transmitter configured to transmit a first optical wave, a filter configured to receive a first reflected optical wave associated with the first optical wave, and a processor configured to tune the tunable transmitter based on the first reflected optical wave.
US09407393B2	Method for receiving downlink data and wireless device using same The present invention relates to a method for receiving downlink data and a wireless device using same. The wireless device determines a subframe reception timing difference between a first serving cell and a second serving cell, receives a downlink grant through a downlink control channel of the first serving cell, and receives a downlink transmission block through a downlink shared channel of the second serving cell as instructed by the downlink grant. When the subframe reception timing difference is a predetermined value, at least one orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol from among a plurality of OFDM symbols is neglected in a subframe where the downlink shared channel is received.
US09407387B2	Apparatus and method for synchronized transmission of multimedia content over an asynchronous network An apparatus includes a receiver, a delay value receiver, a time stamp calculation unit, and a transmitter. The receiver is configured to receive a content signal. The delay value receiver is configured to receive a delay value from another apparatus. The time stamp calculation unit is configured to determine a time stamp based on the delay value. The transmitter is configured to send the content signal including the time stamp to the other apparatus.
US09407386B2	Data processing In a telecommunications network including at least a user device and a network node separated by at least a packet-switched part of the telecommunications network, the user device including a primary jitter buffer having a constant packet play-out rate, the network node including a secondary jitter buffer, incoming packets destined for the user device are received and passed through the secondary jitter buffer of the network node downstream towards the primary jitter buffer of the user device. The departure times of packets passing through the secondary jitter buffer of the network node downstream towards the primary jitter buffer of the user device are monitored. On the basis of the monitoring and one or more known characteristics of the primary jitter buffer, an estimate of a current state of the primary jitter buffer is maintained. Operation of the secondary jitter buffer is dynamically controlled according to the maintained estimate.
US09407373B2	Optical synthesizer tuning using fine and coarse optical frequency combs Embodiments herein provide for an optical frequency synthesizer including a coarse optical frequency comb, a fine optical frequency comb, and an output laser. The coarse comb is pumped with a first pump laser, and an absolute frequency of at least one tooth of the coarse optical frequency comb is set. The fine comb is pumped with a second pump laser and has a frequency spacing between teeth that is locked to a fractional or integer multiple of a radio frequency reference. Initially, the second pump laser is locked to a first tooth of the coarse optical frequency comb. The optical frequency synthesizer can be tuned by sweeping the second pump laser and locking the second pump laser to a desired tooth. An output signal can then be generated with the output laser based on a tooth of fine comb after the second pump is locked to the desired tooth.
US09407371B2	Optical multiplexer/demultiplexer A multiplexer/demultiplexer that functions as an extremely small AWG optical filter in order to prepare a miniaturized and low-cost transceiver module necessary to realize a high speed transceiver for Ethernet (registered trademark). An optical multiplexer/demultiplexer includes: at least one input waveguide, a first slab waveguide, an arrayed waveguide group, a second slab waveguide, and at least one output waveguide. Each of the waveguides of the arrayed waveguide group has: a first bent part of which a waveguide extending direction changes 180 degrees or more; and a second bent part of which a waveguide extending direction changes 180 degrees or more in a direction opposite to a direction of the change of the first bent part.
US09407368B2	Information communication method An information communication method is provided for transmitting a signal using a change in luminance. The method includes determining a pattern of the change in luminance by modulating the signal to be transmitted, and transmitting the signal by a light emitter changing in luminance according to the determined pattern, wherein the pattern of the change in luminance is a pattern in which one of two different luminance values occurs in each arbitrary position in a predetermined duration. In the determining, the pattern of the change in luminance is determined so that a luminance change position in the duration is different for each of different signals to be transmitted, the luminance change position being a position at which the luminance rises or a position at which the luminance falls.
US09407359B2	Localized network repair systems and methods A localized repair method in a network using a control plane includes, responsive to a failure on a local repair segment defined on a connection traversing the network, generating a release message in the control plane; attempting a local repair on the local repair segment; if the local repair is unsuccessful, transmitting the release message to redial the connection; and, if the local repair is successful, signaling a new sub-path based on the local repair. A controller and a network are also disclosed.
US09407349B2	Polarization-angle-division diversity wireless transmitter, wireless receiver, and wireless communication system A wireless transmitter has a modulator modulating an information signal of a frequency f1 by a carrier wave of a frequency f2 to output a first modulated signal, a transmitting antenna transmitting the first modulated signal using a linearly polarized wave, and a motor rotating the transmitting antenna at a frequency f3 to rotate the outgoing linearly polarized wave at the frequency f3 thereby multiplexing the first modulated signal with a linearly polarized wave component and a horizontally polarized wave component, the two components being independent of each other. A wireless receiver has diversity receiving antennas receiving the signal on a plurality of polarization planes to obtain a plurality of input signals; a path difference phase shifter compensating each of the input signals for the phase shift stemming from path differences, and a composer composing the corrected received signals.
US09407344B2	Method for transmitting a downlink signal in a base station cooperative wireless communication system and an apparatus for same The present invention relates to a method for determining a precoding matrix for downlink signal transmission in a base station cooperative wireless communication system. The method includes receiving from a first terminal first channel information between the first base station and the first terminal, and second channel information between a second base station and the first terminal, transferring the first and the second channel informations to the second base station, determining a first precoding matrix for a first channel maximizing the efficiency of transmission to the first terminal, and determining, by the second base station, a second precoding matrix for a third channel between the second base station and the first terminal in order for a signal transmitted from the second base station to the first terminal to be arranged in an area where a signal transmitted from the first base station to the first terminal is not used.
US09407339B2	Monotonic optimization method for achieving the maximum weighted sum-rate in multicell downlink MISO systems A monotonic optimization method is for achieving the maximum weighted sum-rate in multicell downlink MISO systems. It belongs to the wireless communications field. The weighted sum-rate maximization is viewed as a monotonic optimization problem over the achievable rate region. A sensible search scheme, a sequential partition method as well as a vertex relocation method are designed to reduce the complexity and accelerate the convergence.
US09407338B2	Antenna array structure with differing antennas An antenna array structure includes a plurality of antennas, wherein a first antenna has a first geometric shape, provides a first radiation pattern, and has a first frequency bandwidth. A second antenna has a second geometric shape to provide a second radiation pattern and has a second frequency bandwidth. The first and second frequency bandwidths at least partially overlap to include channels of interest. An antenna processing circuit sends one or more transmit signals to one or more of the antennas for transmission via one or more of the channels of interest and receives one or more receive signals from the one or more of the antennas or from another one or more of the antennas via the one or more of the channels of interest or from another one or more of the channels of interest.
US09407337B2	Antenna systems and methods for massive MIMO communication Antenna systems and methods for Massive Multi-Input-Multi-Output (MIMO) (M-MIMO) communication are provided. Antennas systems include a M-MIMO transmitter architecture with a hybrid matrix structure. The hybrid matrix structure protects against transmit path component failures and ensures that a spatial rate of the MIMO transmitter is not degraded by the failures. Antenna systems and methods also include antenna selection schemes for selecting a subset of antennas from a plurality of antennas to transmit to a receiver.
US09407336B2	Apparatus and method for beamforming gain difference compensation according to change of transmitting and receiving beam pattern in beamforming based wireless communication system A method of operating a Mobile Station (MS) in a wireless communication system using beamforming includes receiving a reference signal over a plurality of downlink transmit (Tx) beams, measuring channel quality information of the received reference signal, and generating effective channel quality information by compensating for beamforming gain compensation information according to the channel quality information.
US09407297B1	Techniques for dynamically tuning mobile device antennas Techniques are described for dynamically tuning mobile device antennas. Input derived from multiple sources and representing a variety of scenarios is provided to the RF modem of a mobile device. The modem is configured to select antenna tuning settings based on this input, each of which tunes the antenna by modifying its impedance as appropriate for the corresponding scenario.
US09407295B2	Diversity loop detector with component detector switching Aspects of the disclosure pertain to a system and method for providing component detector switching for a diversity loop detector. Switching between component detectors is performed via one of: a periodic state likelihood reset process, a slope-based switching process, or a cross-over connection process. The joint decision circuit switches among component detectors to promote improved performance with present of constant or transition phase offset.
US09407294B2	Non-volatile memory controller with error correction (ECC) tuning via error statistics collection A non-volatile memory controller for a solid state drive includes a soft-decision LDPC decoder. The soft-decision LDPC decoder includes a probability generation module. A processor reads collected statistics collated from decoded frames and tunes the performance of the soft-decision LDPC decoder performance. Additional parameters may also be taken into account, such as the scramble seed and the type of non-volatile memory. An asymmetry in errors may also be detected and provided to a hard-decision LDPC decoder to adjust its performance.
US09407287B2	Parallel history search and encoding for dictionary-based compression Systems, devices and methods for data compression using history search for dictionary based compression. Systems, devices and methods may use parallel processing techniques for data compression and encoding. Systems, devices and methods may provide memory search techniques for hardware.
US09407277B2	Successive approximation analog-to-digital converter and conversion method The present invention discloses a successive approximation analog-to-digital converter capable of improving the accuracy of analog-to-digital conversion. An embodiment of this converter comprises: a successive approximation analog-to-digital converting circuit operable to generate M bits according to an analog input signal in which the M bits include a most significant bit (MSB) and successive M−1 bit(s) in succession to the MSB while the number M is an integer greater than one; and a multi-bit generating circuit operable to receive a capacitor array output signal and a comparison signal outputted from the successive approximation analog-to-digital converting circuit for a predetermined time after the generation of the M bits, and then generate N bits at a time accordingly in which the N bits include a least significant bit (LSB) and successive N−1 bit(s) ahead of the LSB while the number N is an integer greater than one.
US09407275B1	Apparatus for lock detection suitable for fractional-N frequency synthesizer and method thereof Disclosed are an apparatus for lock detection suitable for a fractional-N frequency synthesizer and a method thereof. The lock detector for use in the fractional-N frequency synthesizer includes a delay unit delaying an N-divider output frequency clock based on an output value of a fraction ratio modulator, a lock detection unit outputting a lock detection signal by comparing a reference frequency clock with the N-divider output frequency clock delayed by the delay unit, a counter counting the number of lock detection signals received from the lock detection unit, and a controller issuing a command to output a lock identification signal based on the number of lock detection signals counted by the counter.
US09407271B2	MIMO LO sharing in microwave point-to-point systems A method and system is provided for sharing of bandwidth on intermediate frequency cabling connections between indoor and outdoor units of a MIMO microwave communications system. Phase locked loop design assists in creating synchronization signals to be transmitted over the cable connecting the indoor units and outdoor units.
US09407270B2	Method and apparatus for control of a digital phase locked loop (DPLL) with exponentially shaped digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) Various systems and methods utilizing a digitally controlled oscillator having frequency steps that increase in magnitude as a target output clock frequency increases are described. An integrated circuit in accordance with the disclosure includes a plurality of first transistor units fixedly coupled to an input voltage and a plurality of second transistor units switchably coupled to the first transistor units. An output coupled to the plurality of second transistor units and the plurality of first transistor units conveys an output signal having a frequency dependent on which select ones of the second transistor units are enabled. The plurality of second transistor units include a first switchable transistor unit having a transistor of a first width, a second switchable transistor unit having a transistor of a second width greater than the first width, and a third switchable transistor unit having a transistor of a third width greater than the second width.
US09407267B2	Level conversion circuit and liquid crystal display device using the same A level conversion circuit includes level conversion portions which are connected in series. The level conversion portion includes circuit blocks. The circuit block inverts an input signal. The circuit block includes a transistor connected between a power supply and a node, a transistor connected between the node and a power supply, a transistor connected between a gate of the transistor and the power supply, and a capacitor connected between an output node and the gate of the transistor. The circuit block carried out level conversion in step with operation of the transistor in accordance with a signal applied from an input node to a gate thereof and operation of the transistor an ON/OFF state of which is switched by application of an output of the circuit block to a gate thereof, to thereby output potential change at the node.
US09407265B2	Integrated circuit with signal assist circuitry and method of operating the circuit An integrated circuit has signal assist circuitry for assisting with pulling a signal on the signal line towards the logical low or high signal level. The signal assist circuitry comprises first and second assist circuits. The first assist circuit couples the signal line to the logical high signal level following a pullup transition of the signal and provides a floating signal level following a pulldown transition, while the second assist circuit provides the floating signal level following the pullup transition and provides the logical low signal level following the pulldown transition. By providing complementary first and second assist circuits, each circuit can be optimized for the opposite transition to achieve improved performance or power consumption.
US09407264B1	System for isolating integrated circuit power domains A system for isolating a first power domain from a second power domain in an integrated circuit includes receiving an input signal from the first power domain and receiving a set of bits from a programmable register. An isolation enable signal indicative of isolating the first power domain from the second power domain is generated, and an intermediate signal based on the isolation enable signal and the input signal is generated. At least one of the input signal, a logic low signal, a logic high signal, and the intermediate signal is output based on the isolation enable signal and the set of bits.
US09407257B2	Reducing power consumption in a liquid crystal display Embodiments of the invention relate to a method and apparatus to reduce power consumption in a passive matrix LCD driver circuit by using a plurality of drive buffers and active power management of sub-blocks in the passive matrix LCD drive circuit. Each drive buffer may operate in a first phase, which may include a high-drive mode to drive an LCD voltage to a threshold voltage level and a low-drive mode to modify the LCD voltage to approximate an input voltage of the drive buffer, and to maintain a constant LCD voltage level. The low-drive buffer consumes less current than the high-drive buffer, thus reducing power consumption. The drive buffer may also operate in a second phase, also a no-drive mode, in which the drive buffer and the bias voltage generator may be completely turned off, to further reduce power consumption. The drive buffer may be used to drive capacitive loads, as well as partially-resistive loads and inductive loads.
US09407256B2	Reducing a disturbance on a signal path of a semiconductor switch A method for reducing a disturbance on a signal path is provided. The disturbance is caused by a capacitance (203, 214)of a semiconductor switch (131-133) of an integrated circuit (130). The semiconductor switch (131-133) switches the signal path. The capacitance (203, 214) acts between the semiconductor switch (131-133) and a power supply terminal of the integrated circuit (130). According to the method, the power supply terminal of the integrated circuit (130) is coupled via an impedance (138, 139) to a power supply (137, 140).
US09407253B2	Communication protocol The application generally relates to apparatus for driving high voltage power switching devices such as IGBTs. An aspect provides a method of adding a sensing capability to a device driver for driving at least one high voltage power switching device of a power switching apparatus having device side circuitry comprising said at least one device and said driver and having control side circuitry comprising a driver controller, the device driver arranged to be coupled to a said driver controller by a communications link, the device driver arranged to drive said at least one device on or off in response to a switching signal received on said communications link from the driver controller, the device driver further arranged to transmit an acknowledge signal to said driver controller in response to said received switching signal, said acknowledge signal detectable at said driver controller as a valid said acknowledge signal, the method comprising: providing a sense circuit to output an indication of a condition of said device side circuitry; providing a modulation circuit to modulate a said acknowledge signal dependent on said condition indication prior to said transmission such that said modulated acknowledge signal is said acknowledge signal to be transmitted by said device driver to said driver controller in response to said received switching signal and detectable at said driver controller as a valid said acknowledge signal.
US09407251B1	Method for reworkable packaging of high speed, low electrical parasitic power electronics modules through gate drive integration A multichip power module directly connecting the busboard to a printed-circuit board that is attached to the power substrate enabling extremely low loop inductance for extreme environments such as high temperature operation. Wire bond interconnections are taught from the power die directly to the busboard further enabling enable low parasitic interconnections. Integration of on-board high frequency bus capacitors provide extremely low loop inductance. An extreme environment gate driver board allows close physical proximity of gate driver and power stage to reduce overall volume and reduce impedance in the control circuit. Parallel spring-loaded pin gate driver PCB connections allows a reliable and reworkable power module to gate driver interconnections.
US09407250B2	Systems for accurate multiplexing The disclosure presented herein provides example embodiments of systems for accurate multiplexing. The systems and methods presented may be suitable for non-limiting examples of analog to digital conversion with a switched input voltage (for a switched capacitor application) or any circuit with high voltage/high accuracy voltage multiplexing. In an example embodiment, pulsed current sources may be implemented to rapidly turn on and turn off the selected and unselected multiplexer ports while maintaining relatively low power consumption. A Kelvin input port may allow a high voltage input to be accurately sensed by avoiding a voltage drop associated with a selected pass gate p-channel FET channel resistance and parasitic wire resistance. The Kelvin input port biases the gate of a pass FET structure whose body terminals are allowed to remain floating.
US09407248B2	Tunable clock system A memory-like structure composed of variable resistor elements for use in tuning respective branches and leaves of a clock distribution structure, which may be used to compensate for chip-by-chip and/or combinatorial logic path-by-path delay variations, which may be due, for example, to physical variations in deep submicron devices and interconnections, is presented. A single system clocked scan flip-fop with the capability to perform delay test measurements is also presented. Methods for measuring combinatorial logic path delays to determine the maximum clock frequency and delays to program the variable resistors, as well as methods for calibrating and measuring the programmed variable resistors, are also presented.
US09407232B2	Switched band-pass filter A switchable band-pass filter is described that includes a first capacitor, a first switch circuit, and a second switching circuit arranged in parallel between a first node and a second node. The first switching circuit includes a third node and a first switch. The first switch is coupled between the third node and the second node. The second switching circuit includes a fourth node and a second switch. The second switch is coupled between the fourth node and the second node. A linking circuit is coupled between the third node. Methods for operating the switchable band-pass filter are also described.
US09407230B2	Sound output setting apparatus, method, and computer program product An apparatus is provided with a device storing machine readable code and a processor executing the machine readable code. The machine readable code includes sound setting code and audio processing code. The sound setting code detects use of a microphone and sets sound characteristics that are suitable for conversation in response to detecting the use of the microphone. The audio processing code processes sound on the basis of the sound characteristics set by the sound setting code.
US09407229B2	Inverter- and-switched-capacitor-based squelch detector apparatus and method A squelch detector includes is configured to receive a time-varying differential communication signal, and includes switched capacitors and an inverter configured to provide an indication of whether a level of the received communication signal is above or below a threshold value.
US09407225B2	Sound amplifier system and method for amplifying engine sounds A sound enhancing system is disclosed for use with an engine of a vehicle to amplify engine sounds produced by the engine over a predetermined engine RPM operating range. The sound enhancing system includes a sound enhancing component which may be fixedly mounted within an engine compartment so that it does not move relative to the engine as the engine experiences engine roll during changes in engine RPM or a load experienced by the engine. An inlet duct communicates with an inlet of the sound enhancing component and receives air pulsations drawn in by the vehicle's induction system, and is able to vary in length as the engine roll occurs, when engine RPM increases and decreases. This enables a frequency response of the sound enhancing component to be modified in accordance with changing engine RPM or the load experienced by the engine.
US09407220B1	Digitally controlled variable transductance stage for microwave mixers and amplifiers A transconductance stage has a common-emitter transconductance stage having common emitter transistors, a common-base transconductance stage having common base transistors, wherein collectors of the common emitter transistors and collectors of the common base transistors are cross-connected to allow in-phase signal combining, an input differential signal applied to the common-emitter transconductance stage and the common-base transconductance stage in parallel, and a selectable gain output, the output selectable between at least one high gain and one low gain, wherein the low gain is lower than the high gain. A switchable transconductance stage has at least one input voltage signal having a frequency in the microwave range, a switchable gain setting, the switchable gain setting having at least two gain settings, and an output current signal having a gain determined by the switchable gain setting.
US09407218B2	Multi-stage transimpedance amplifier and a method of using the same A multi-stage transimpedance amplifier (TIA) which includes a common gate amplifier configured to receive a current signal, the common gate amplifier is configured to convert the current signal into an amplified voltage signal. The multi-stage TIA further includes a capacitive degeneration amplifier configured to receive the amplified voltage signal, the capacitive degeneration amplifier is configured to equalize the amplified voltage signal to form an equalized signal. The multi-stage TIA further includes an inverter configured to receive the equalized signal, the inverter is configured to increase a signal strength of the equalized signal to form an output signal. The multi-stage TIA further includes a feedback configured to receive the output signal, wherein the feedback is connected to an input and an output of the inverter.
US09407216B2	Analog feedback amplifier A comparator 13 that detects the difference between a high frequency signal detected by a detector 12 and a feedback signal A output from a comparator 11; a comparator 14 that detects the difference between the difference detected by the comparator 13 and a feedback signal B output from an adder 18; and a loop filter 15 that passes only a prescribed low frequency band of the output signal of the comparator 14 are provided, in which an amplitude sensitivity adjuster 16 adjusts the amplitude sensitivity of a variable gain amplifier 3 in accordance with the rate of change of the signal passing through the loop filter 15, thereby controlling the gain of the variable gain amplifier 3.
US09407215B2	Circuits and methods related to low-noise amplifiers having improved linearity Disclosed are circuits and methods related to low-noise amplifiers (LNAs) having improved linearity. In some embodiments, a radio-frequency (RF) amplifier circuit can include a first amplifying transistor configured to amplify an RF signal. The RF amplifier circuit can further include a switchable inductance circuit that couples the first amplifying transistor to a signal ground. The switchable inductance circuit can be configured to be capable of providing at least two different inductance values that yield different linearity levels for the RF amplifier circuit. A high linearity performance can be obtained with a higher inductance and a lower bias voltage, thereby reducing power consumption of the RF amplifier. Examples of methods and devices related to such an RF amplifier circuit are disclosed.
US09407211B1	High power and high linearity cascode amplifier An apparatus having a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit may be configured to generate an output signal in response to an intermediate signal. The first circuit may be implemented using a first transistor type. The second circuit may be configured to generate the intermediate signal in response to (i) an input signal and (ii) a feedback of the output signal. The second circuit may be implemented using a second transistor type. The output signal is an amplified version of the input signal while maintaining linearity.
US09407209B2	Harmonics cancellation circuit for a power amplifier The present disclosure relates to a circuit that includes an input port for applying a sinusoidal input signal, and a first buffering means for converting the sinusoidal input signal into a square wave signal. A DC level of the square wave signal may be defined by an adjustable threshold voltage level. The circuit also includes an output port for outputting the square wave signal to a power amplifier. Further, the circuit includes a feedback loop having a low pass filtering means arranged for filtering the square wave signal and comparing means arranged for comparing a DC level of a filtered signal received from the low pass filtering means with a pre-set reference level. The reference level may be selected for cancelling a given harmonic component. The comparing means is further arranged for outputting to the first buffering means a correction signal for adjusting the threshold voltage level of the first buffering means.
US09407208B2	Class AB amplifier with programmable quiescent current A Class AB amplifier has a control stage and a push-pull stage. The control stage has a programmable resistor that allows a floating constant voltage to applied to the push-pull stage such that the quiescent current of the amplifier is relatively low. The configuration enables the amplifier to operate properly at relatively low power-supply voltage levels. The amplifier can be configured as the output driver for an operational amplifier (op-amp) with a Miller compensation configuration that replaces the conventional Miller compensation resistor with a transistor that is part of the op-amp.
US09407207B2	Radio frequency amplifying circuit and power amplifying module An radio frequency amplifying circuit includes an amplifying transistor configured to amplify a radio frequency signal input to a base of the amplifying transistor via a matching network to output the amplified radio frequency signal, a first bias transistor connected to the amplifying transistor based on a current-mirror connection to supply a bias to the amplifying transistor, and a second bias transistor connected to the base of the amplifying transistor based on an emitter-follower connection to supply a bias to the amplifying transistor.
US09407206B2	Phased array architecture configured for current reuse A phased array architecture configured for current reuse is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes a current mode phase rotator (PR) module configured to generate phase shifted in-phase (I) and quadrature-phase (Q) current signals, and a current mode residual sideband (RSB) correction module configured to correct residual sideband error associated with the phase shifted I and Q current signals. The RSB correction module and the PR module form a phased array element configured to reuse a DC supply current.
US09407200B2	Crystal oscillator with low-power mode Circuits having corresponding methods and computer-readable media comprise: an amplifier; a crystal port configured to be electrically coupled to a crystal, wherein a first terminal of the crystal port is electrically coupled to an input of the amplifier, and wherein a second terminal of the crystal port is electrically coupled to an output of the amplifier; a first capacitor, wherein a first terminal of the first capacitor is electrically coupled to ground; a second capacitor, wherein a first terminal of the second capacitor is electrically coupled to ground; a first switch configured to selectively electrically couple the input of the amplifier to a second terminal of the first capacitor; and a second switch configured to selectively electrically couple the output of the amplifier to a second terminal of the second capacitor.
US09407196B2	Method to command and control the electric motor of an automation unit and connected system Method to command and control an electric motor of an automation unit. The unit comprises a mechanical member, driven by a drive shaft, a central command and control unit, and a position detection mean. The method provides that the central command and control unit receives the position signals of the shaft of the electric motor and/or of the mechanical member from the position detection mean, divides the operating cycle into a plurality of sub-phases equal with respect to each other, consisting of elementary units and, for each of said sub-phases, or multiple of sub-phases, selects predefined or self-learnt current reference values, and generates a signal consisting of an instantaneous current reference (feed forward) for the electric motor.
US09407193B2	Wiper control apparatus of vehicle A wiper control apparatus includes a wiper motor for operating a wiper, and providing a ground terminal, a low-speed terminal, and a high-speed terminal. A cam plate is disposed inside the wiper motor and generates a control signal for stopping the wiper when an operation mode of the wiper is a stop mode. A controller is configured to selectively supply a power to a low-speed terminal and a high-speed terminal of the wiper motor by turning on/off of a low-speed relay and a high-speed relay according to an operation mode of the wiper, to selectively turn off the low-speed relay and the high-speed relay by using the control signal according to a rotation of the cam plate, and to decelerate a wiper speed when the wiper stops.
US09407192B2	Method and apparatus for charging a bootstrap charge storage device A charging circuit for at least one bootstrap charge storage element within an inertial load driver circuit is described, the at least one bootstrap charge storage element comprising a first node operably coupled to an output node of at least one switching element of the inertial load driver circuit. The charging circuit comprises at least one current source controllable to provide a current to a second node of the at least one bootstrap charge storage element, and at least one detection component arranged to receive at a first input thereof an indication of a voltage level at the output node of the at least one switching element of the inertial load driver circuit, detect when the voltage level at the output node of the switching element of the inertial load driver circuit is below a negative threshold voltage level, and control the at least one current source to provide a current to the second node of the at least one bootstrap charge storage element when the voltage level at the output node of the switching element of the inertial load driver circuit is below the negative threshold voltage level.
US09407190B2	Electric power steering apparatus An electric power steering apparatus is provided in which stably performing drive of FETs of an inverter can be achieved by means of a simplified constitution. The electric power steering apparatus drive-controls a motor through an inverter comprised of an FET bridge based on each-phase duty command values of pulse-width modulation (PWM) and perform assist control of a steering system. The electric power steering apparatus comprises a charge pump circuit and a bootstrap circuit that generate a booster power voltage for driving upper-FETs of the FET bridge, wherein the circuit having a higher voltage is used as the booster power voltage.
US09407184B2	Energy harvesting device An energy harvesting device comprises a semiconductor device, a first magnet core, and at least one second magnet core. The semiconductor device, disposed in a housing, includes a plurality of first sensors and a plurality of second sensors. The first magnet core, disposed over the semiconductor device, is configured to establish a magnetic field between the first sensors and move with respect to the semiconductor device. The at least one second magnet core, disposed between an inner wall of the housing and the semiconductor device, is configured to establish a magnetic field between the second sensors and move with respect to the semiconductor device.
US09407183B2	Signal control system for fan motor A signal control system for a fan motor comprises an input end, a load driving unit, a first signal conversion unit, a second signal conversion unit, and an amplifying driving unit. A rotation speed signal is transmitted from the input end to the load driving unit. The first and the second signal conversion units are electrically connected to the load driving unit and receive the rotation speed signal. The amplifying driving unit is electrically connected to the first and the second signal conversion units to generate an operation signal. Thus, the received rotation speed signal is converted to the operation signal through the signal control system for the fan motor, achieving the effects of cost reduction, simplification, and convenience.
US09407181B2	Vehicle and method for controlling vehicle A control device stores, as a dead time Td, a period from a point of time of a switching-off operation of an inverter to a point of time when an inverter output voltage becomes lower than a control target value “0”. In overmodulation PWM control over the inverter, the control device performs the switching-off operation at a time t1, and thereafter starts a switching-on operation at a time t2 with passage of dead time Td read from a memory. With the setting of dead time Td, the inverter output voltage becomes lower than the control target value “0” at time t2 at which the switching-off operation is started. Hence, the inverter output voltage just after the switching-on operation is less likely to be affected by surge voltage during the switching-off operation, whereby the peak value of the inverter output voltage is made small.
US09407178B2	Method and apparatus for controlling an electric machine in a six-step mode A voltage source inverter controller for controlling an inverter electrically connected to an electric machine includes a current command generator, a six-step flux controller and a current regulator. The six-step flux controller generates a flux modifier to regulate flux in a flux-weakening speed/load operating region of the electric machine when operating the electric machine in a six-step mode. The current command generator converts a desired torque to three-phase desired currents that are input to a dq0-dq transformer and combined with the flux modifier to determine a modified-flux direct-quadrature (dq) current request. The current regulator includes a proportional-integral feedback controller, anti-windup elements, a dq voltage limit element and a voltage magnitude limiter. The proportional-integral feedback controller and the anti-windup elements perform closed-loop current control on the modified-flux dq current request to determine commanded dq voltages.
US09407177B2	Rotating electric machine control device and electric power steering apparatus In a rotating electric machine control device, a voltage command value calculation section calculates a voltage command value based on a current command value and a motor current. An inverter power estimation section estimates an inverter power based on the motor current. A power supply current estimation section estimates a power supply current based on the inverter power and a power supply voltage. A limit gain determination section determines a limit gain based on the power supply current and a target power supply current. A limited voltage command value calculation section calculates a limited voltage command value based on the voltage command value and the limit gain. A current limitation section is capable of limiting the power supply current by outputting a command value corresponding to the limited voltage command value to an inverter portion.
US09407159B2	Dynamic frequency compensation of switching power converters A kilowatt-scale high-frequency electrical power conversion system adapted for variable output power delivery is described, in which switching frequency of switchable power delivery circuitry is dynamically modulated in transition of the system to a low power regime that is substantially below maximum power output, in order to at least partially attenuate thermal overload from heat generation of switching components in such transitions. The system is useful in high-efficiency charging of rechargeable batteries of electrical vehicles, e.g., e.g., automotive, industrial, and other motive power vehicles.
US09407153B2	Switching power supply system A control circuit controlling the driving of a switching device includes an under voltage lock out circuit stopping the operation of the control circuit when a power supply voltage supplied from the auxiliary winding of an insulating transformer becomes lower than a predetermined power supply lower limit voltage, an FB voltage decision circuit stopping the driving of the switching device when a feedback voltage indicating the state of a load becomes lower than the predetermined threshold value, a flip-flop brought into a set state by an output of the FB voltage decision circuit and a reset state when the power supply voltage exceeds the voltage ensuring the normal operation of the control circuit, and a switching circuit to set the power supply lower limit voltage in the under voltage lock out circuit, lower than that of the normal operation when the flip-flop is set.
US09407152B2	Current regulation apparatus A current regulation apparatus is provided. The current regulation apparatus includes a trans unit, a first switching unit, a voltage detection unit, a voltage comparison unit, and a control unit. The trans unit includes an auxiliary winding unit. The first switching unit controls an operation of the trans unit. The voltage detection unit detects a voltage induced to the auxiliary winding unit. The voltage comparison unit compares a voltage detected by the voltage detection unit and a reference voltage. The control unit adjusts a turn-on section of the first switching unit according to an output voltage of the voltage comparison unit.
US09407151B2	Flyback converter with current controlled low power mode An isolated switching converter includes a transformer having a primary winding, a secondary winding and an auxiliary winding, a primary switch coupled to the primary winding, a secondary switch coupled to the secondary winding, and a feedback circuit coupled to the auxiliary winding to generate a feedback signal indicative of the output voltage. Under normal operation, the primary switch is controlled based on the feedback signal and the secondary switch is controlled based on the status of the primary switch. Under light load condition, the secondary switch is controlled based on the output voltage. The secondary switch is turned on to generate a negative secondary current flowing through the secondary winding and turned off when the negative secondary current reaches a secondary current threshold. The primary switch is turned on based on a negative primary current and turned off when the primary current reaches a primary current threshold.
US09407146B2	Power source circuit and method of controlling power source circuit A power source circuit includes a power source terminal for inputting a power source voltage; a switching regulator including a switching circuit connected to the power source terminal and a smoothing circuit connected to the switching circuit; a series regulator connected to the switching regulator in series; a switching portion; and a control portion. The smoothing circuit includes a capacitor and an inductor to output a first voltage. The series regulator is connected to the switching circuit and the smoothing circuit in series to output a second voltage. The switching portion supplies the power source voltage to the series regulator. The control portion outputs a switching signal for controlling the switching portion to turn on or off according to the power source voltage.
US09407143B2	Vehicle power-supply unit A vehicle power-supply unit has chargeable and rechargeable first power supply and second power supply connected to a voltage transducer at input and output terminals, respectively, and a switch element connected between the output terminal of the voltage transducer and the second power supply. By controlling a rector current flown through a reactor connected to at least two switching elements at one end when the voltage transducer is started, a capacitor connected between the other end of the reactor and the ground is charged, and the switch element is brought in a connection state according to a charging voltage of the capacitor and a voltage value of the second power supply. Consequently, a vehicle power-supply unit can protect the elements by preventing a rush current during a backflow and reverse connection and at start-up.
US09407140B2	Voltage detection method and circuit and associated switching power supply In one embodiment, a method of detecting a voltage can include: (i) generating a first current according to a first voltage and a converting resistor; (ii) charging a detection capacitor by the first current during a first time period of a switching cycle of a switching power supply; (iii) charging the detection capacitor by a second current during a second time period of the switching cycle; (iv) detecting a voltage across the detection capacitor to obtain a detection voltage at an end time of the second time period, where the first time period includes a rising portion of a current flowing through the inductor, and the second time period includes a decreasing portion of the inductor current; and (v) determining a state of a present output voltage of the switching power supply according to the detection voltage.
US09407138B2	Control circuit and control method for charge pump circuit A method of controlling a charge pump circuit can include: (i) detecting a difference between an output voltage and an input voltage in real time; (ii) generating an error amplifying signal by comparing the difference between the output voltage and the input voltage against a predetermined difference; and (iii) generating a control voltage signal for controlling the charge pump circuit according to the error amplifying signal, where a frequency of the control voltage signal positively changes along with the difference between the output voltage and said input voltage when the difference between the output voltage and the input voltage is greater than the predetermined difference.
US09407130B2	Wireless massage, heating and lift system A massage device including a massage pad including a plurality of vibrating units, a plurality of heating elements, and/or a plurality of lifting actuators connected to a control box which accepts an input from a remote control associated with an action for at least one of the vibrating units, heating elements or lifting actuators and controls the vibrating units, heating elements or lifting actuators to perform the action is provided. Also provided are pre-programmed patterns of massage control actions, which may be input by a user using the remote control and/or a scripting language.
US09407118B2	Generator gas shield support device and method of removing generator gas shield The disclosure includes a generator gas shield support device, and method of removing the generator gas shield using the support device. In one embodiment, the generator gas shield support device of a generator system includes a first support coupled to a generator rotor of the generator system. The first support of the generator gas shield support device is configured to releasably couple a first portion of a generator gas shield to the generator rotor of the generator system. The generator gas shield support device may also include a second support releasably coupled to the generator rotor. The second support is configured to support the first portion of the generator gas shield during a rotation of the generator rotor.
US09407112B2	Wireless sensor with energy scavenger An apparatus (100) comprises a wireless sensor system (102) with electronic circuitry (104) and a power supply (106) for powering the electronic circuitry. The power supply comprises a primary cell (108) and an energy scavenger (110). The energy scavenger scavenges ambient energy and converts the scavenged ambient energy into electric energy. The sensor system is configured for having the primary cell power the electronic circuitry when the energy scavenger is inactive. The system is configured for performing at least one of having the energy scavenger power the electronic circuitry via the primary cell when the energy scavenger is active, using a capacitance of the primary cell as a buffer for the electric energy; and having the energy scavenger recharge the primary cell.
US09407100B2	Mobile device controller An apparatus can have a casing that provides a first rigid interface that is configured to engage a second rigid interface of a mobile electronics device to form a direct electrical connection via rigid attachment. The casing may further have a charge controller connected to a circuitry board and configured to distribute charge power from at least a solar panel and external power input to a rechargeable battery.
US09407099B2	Two-way direct balance circuit for series cells In a two-way direct balance circuit for series cells, a control unit activates a pulse generator to transmit high frequency switch control signals, and a flyback converter is utilized to perform electromagnetic transition between the cells that rapidly conveys power from the cells with high relative state of capacity (RSOC) to the flyback converter and to the cells with low RSOC. The direct energy transfer between cells provides fast and highly efficient performance.
US09407094B2	Systems and methods for adaptive load control A method for adaptive load control by an electronic device is described. The method includes determining a wiring mode. The method also includes determining a frequency of a power source. The method further includes capturing a voltage waveform. The method additionally includes capturing a current waveform. The method also includes determining a load type of a load based on the voltage waveform and the current waveform. The method further includes determining a power factor based on the voltage waveform, the current waveform and the wiring mode. The method additionally includes operating the load based on the load type, the power factor and the frequency.
US09407088B2	Surge arrester A surge arrester includes an insulator having a first insulator end and an opposite second insulator end, at least one first electric arc electrode attached in the region of the first insulator end, at least one second electric arc electrode attached in the region of the second insulator end, a fixing element made of electrically non-conductive material for mounting the surge protector on an external support, and at least one dish-shaped element to which the first electric arc electrode is assigned and the dish side wall of which at least partially laterally encloses the first electric arc electrode. The fixing element is attached laterally to the dish side wall of the dish-shaped element.
US09407086B2	Safety switching device with power supply A safety switching device for switching on or off a hazardous installation in a failsafe manner has a failsafe control/evaluating unit and a power supply for providing at least one operating voltage for the control/evaluating unit. The power supply has a voltage converter for converting an input voltage into an output voltage of a defined output voltage value. The output voltage corresponds to the operating voltage. The power supply has a fault detector for detecting a fault condition of the voltage converter. The fault detector has a comparator for comparing a currently existent output voltage with a defined reference voltage. The fault detector provides a fault condition signal upon detection of a predetermined deviation from the reference voltage. The power supply also has a switch which disconnects the input voltage of the voltage converter when the fault condition signal is present.
US09407082B2	Arc flash system for a power circuit An arc flash system includes a circuit breaker having separable contacts, an operating mechanism, a trip unit including a sensor sensing current flowing in a power circuit, a trip circuit cooperating with the operating mechanism to trip open the contacts responsive to the sensed current or a first signal, and a communication interface outputting the sensed current, and an interface circuit including a processor having a first output of the first signal, an input of a second signal, and a second output of a third signal, and a communication interface cooperating with the processor to determine and communicate cause of trip information to the trip unit communication interface, input the sensed current, and communicate the sensed current to the processor. A light sensor senses light from an arc flash associated with the power circuit and outputs the second signal. A shorting apparatus shorts the circuit responsive to the third signal.
US09407078B2	Adaptable cable hanger insert The invention comprises a transmission line hanger insert that acts as an adapter that allows standard transmission line adapters previously used for coaxial cables to be used for fiber optic cables, power cables, hybrid cables and other cables that are becoming the new standard in the telecommunications industry. The insert is manufactured from UV-resistant rubber that is softer than the rubber used in prior art inserts.The insert of the present invention comprises a hollow cylindricalThe present invention is a hollow, spool-shaped cylindrical insert for a standard transmission line hanger that comprises a cylinder with a rim at either end, a round opening through the cylinder's center, a slit extending from the exterior of the insert to the interior opening and multiple standing ribs in the interior of the insert that allow the insert to be used with a plurality of different cable diameters and shapes.
US09407077B2	Support frame for structured cabling system A support frame (10) for a cabling trunk assembly (1) is disclosed. In one embodiment, the support frame (10) has a main body (11) defining a mounting surface (41), and a first extension leg (50) extending along a first side edge (42) of the main body (11) and away from the mounting surface (41). Similarly, the support frame (10) can be provided with a second extension leg (52) that extends along a second side edge (44) of the main body (11) and away from the mounting surface (41). The extension legs (50, 52) may be provided with tabs (54, 56) to provide a secure connection with receiving grooves (28, 29) on a channel (12) of the cabling trunk assembly (1). The extension legs (50, 52) may also be configured to provide a snap-fit connection with the receiving grooves (28, 29).
US09407076B2	Electrical bushing with gradient cermet One aspect relates to a method for producing an electrical bushing for an implantable device, an electrical bushing, and an implantable device. The method according to one embodiment includes forming a base body from a ceramic slurry and introducing a bushing conductor made of a metal or cermet material with a metal fraction into the base body. The metal fraction in the bushing conductor is provided to decrease towards the base body. It includes sintering the green blank that includes the base body and the bushing conductor.
US09407074B2	Mount assembly A mounting assembly is configured for mounting electronics in a ceiling or wall without requiring access to interior portions of the ceiling or wall. The mounting assembly comprises a collar, at least two arms and at least two threaded screws. The collar fits around and attaches to the electronics housing. The at least two arms are each independently compressed to engage the ceiling and are coupled to the collar to support the collar in the ceiling.
US09407069B2	Spark plug with improved seal An electrically conductive glass seal for providing a hermetic bond between an electrically conductive component and an insulator of a spark plug is provided. The glass seal is formed by mixing glass frits, binder, expansion agent, and electrically conductive metal particles. The glass frits can include silica (SiO2), boron oxide (B2O3), aluminum oxide (Al2O3), bismuth oxide (Bi2O3), and zinc oxide (ZnO); the binder can include sodium bentonite or magnesium aluminum silicate, polyethylene glycol (PEG), and dextrin; the expansion agent can include lithium carbonate; and the electrically conductive particles can include copper. The finished glass seal includes the glass in a total amount of 50.0 to 85.0 weight (wt. %), and electrically conductive metal particles in an amount of 15.0 to 50.0 wt. %, based on the total weight of the glass seal.
US09407067B2	Light emitting element and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a light emitting element includes, sequentially (a) forming a first light reflecting layer having a convex shape; (b) forming a layered structure body by layering a first compound semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second compound semiconductor layer; (c) forming, on the second surface of the second compound semiconductor layer, a second electrode and a second light reflecting layer formed from a multilayer film; (d) fixing the second light reflecting layer to a support substrate; (e) removing the substrate for manufacturing a light emitting element, and exposing the first surface of the first compound semiconductor layer and the first light reflecting layer; (f) etching the first surface of the first compound semiconductor layer; and (g) forming a first electrode on at least the etched first surface of the first compound semiconductor layer.
US09407064B2	Light-emitting element and method for manufacturing the same A light-emitting element includes a mesa structure in which a first compound semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, an active layer, and a second compound semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type are disposed in that order, wherein at least one of the first compound semiconductor layer and the second compound semiconductor layer has a current constriction region surrounded by an insulation region extending inward from a sidewall portion of the mesa structure; a wall structure disposed so as to surround the mesa structure; at least one bridge structure connecting the mesa structure and the wall structure, the wall structure and the bridge structure each having the same layer structure as the portion of the mesa structure in which the insulation region is provided; a first electrode; and a second electrode disposed on a top face of the wall structure.
US09407046B1	Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly includes a cage member having a plurality of walls defining an upper port and a lower port for pluggable modules. The walls define side walls along sides of the upper and lower ports. The walls are manufactured from a metal material and providing electrical shielding for the upper port and the lower port. The walls define a port separator extending between the side walls below at least one of the upper port and the lower port. The port separator has an upper plate and a lower plate extending between the side walls of the cage member. The port separator has a plurality of channel walls extending between the upper plate and the lower plate to divide the port separator into a plurality of channels. The channels are open at a front and a rear of the port separator to direct airflow through the port separator.
US09407040B2	Connector with functional portion projecting from side surface of connector hosing and terminal accommodating chamber in the functional portion A female connector (F) includes a block-like main body (11) formed with terminal accommodating chambers (17). Projection-like functional portions (16) made of synthetic resin project from outer surfaces of the main body (11) and terminal accommodating chambers (17) are formed in the projection-like functional portions (16). Terminal fittings (40) are accommodated into the terminal accommodating chambers (17). Spaces constituting the terminal accommodating chambers (17) are present in the projection-like functional portions (16). Thus, even if the projection-like functional portions (16) are enlarged, sinks will not form in the projection-like functional portions (16) in a molding process.
US09407007B2	Antenna structure in wireless communication system and operation method thereof An antenna device in a wireless communication includes antenna wires of four sides which include three feeding points and have a loop structure and four main switches which are located among the antenna wires of the four sides, wherein the antenna device operates as a loop antenna when the antenna wires of the four sides are connected according to operations of the main switches and wherein the antenna device operates as dipole antennas when the antenna wires of the four sides are disconnected according to operations of the main switches.
US09407005B2	Isolation of polarizations in multi-polarized scanning phased array antennas A multi-polarized scanning phased array antenna includes a plurality of elements, a first feed line operatively coupling the plurality of elements, a second feed line operatively coupling the plurality of elements, and a phase delay operatively coupled in at least one of the first feed line and the second feed line. The phase delay is configured to cancel a polarized signal associated with the multi-polarized scanning phased array antenna. A method of increasing isolation between polarizations in a multi-polarized scanning phased array antenna includes coupling a plurality of elements operatively with a first feed line, coupling the plurality of elements operatively with a second feed line, and coupling a phase delay operatively in at least one of the first feed line and the second feed line such that a polarized signal associated with the multi-polarized scanning phased array antenna is cancelled.
US09407001B2	Antenna assembly The present invention relates to an antenna assembly for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves. More particularly, this invention relates to a wideband and multiband omnidirectional antenna assembly for sending and receiving radio waves. Specifically, this invention relates to a radiative antenna element formed by way of a single-fed spiraled sheet of conductive material. The conductive material is interlaced with a dielectric material to form the radiative element. The radiative element includes a height of substantially less than ¼ of the characteristic wavelength of the lowest operating frequency.
US09407000B1	Antenna deployment method and system Method for deploying an antenna involves selectively determining an optimal position for at least one defining point of an antenna based on one or more parameters associated with a wireless communication session. Responsive to this determining, an unmanned aerial vehicle is automatically controlled to suspend at least one portion of the antenna aloft in a controlled position based on the optimal position. The antenna is coupled to a wireless communication device which is disposed on the ground. The method involves using the antenna while aloft to conducting the wireless communication session while the wireless communication device is disposed on the ground.
US09406999B2	Methods for manufacturing customized antenna structures Antenna structures may be customized to compensate for manufacturing variations in electronic device antennas. The antenna structures may include an antenna resonating element and a ground. Customizations may be made to the antenna structures by performing customization operations such as adding material, removing material, deforming material, and making electrical adjustments. Customizations may be performed to a conductive antenna resonating element structure, to a ground structure, or to associated antenna structures such as parasitic antenna elements. During manufacturing operations, antenna structures may be characterized by making radio-frequency antenna performance measurements. Antenna performance can be compared to desired performance levels and compensating customizations for the antenna structures can be identified. Customized antenna structures can be installed in electronic devices during manufacturing to produce devices that meet desired specifications.
US09406992B2	Microwave arrangement for the transmission of high-frequency signals The invention relates to a microwave arrangement for the transmission of high-frequency signals of high powers comprising a microstrip conductor on an upper side of a substrate. The microstrip line comprises a multi-stage signal splitter and a ground surface on an underside of the substrate disposed opposite to the upper side. A defected ground structure is introduced into the ground-surface below a first stage of the signal splitter. Further a power combiner and/or a power splitter with a microwave arrangement according to example embodiments of the invention.
US09406981B2	Battery system and energy storage system including the same A battery system including a stably operating battery management unit and an energy storage system including the battery system is disclosed. The battery system includes a battery rack configured to store and provide power, a rack protection circuit configured to selectively connect and disconnect the battery rack to and from the input/output terminal, and a rack battery management system (BMS) configured to communicate with the battery rack and with the rack protection circuit. The rack BMS receives data from the battery rack and generates control signals for the rack protection circuit. In addition, the rack protection circuit includes a current path between the battery rack and the input/output terminal, and the rack BMS is excluded from the current path.
US09406976B2	Electrolyte for rechargeable lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery including the same An electrolyte for a rechargeable lithium battery that includes a lithium salt and a non-aqueous organic solvent, wherein the non-aqueous organic solvent includes a fluoro-based solvent represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. R—O—R′ Chemical Formula 1 In Chemical Formula 1, R and R′ are independently a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C6 alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C6 fluoroalkyl group, wherein at least one of R and R′ is the substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C6 fluoroalkyl group, and a substitution ratio of fluoro in the fluoro-based solvent represented by the Chemical Formula 1 may range from more than about 0% to less than or equal to about 50%.
US09406972B2	Flame retardant monosubstituted pentafluorocyclotriphosphazene electrolyte additive and electrolyte including the same and rechargeable lithium battery including the same An electrolyte additive and electrolyte and lithium rechargeable battery including the electrolyte additive are provided. The electrolyte additive may be a monosubstituted pentafluorocyclotriphosphazene.
US09406966B2	Fuel cell assembly A fuel cell assembly comprising an enclosure having a fuel cell stack mounted therein, and an inlet opening into the enclosure. The fuel cell stack having an inlet face for receiving coolant/oxidant fluid. The fuel cell assembly further comprises a delivery gallery extending from the inlet in the enclosure to the inlet face of the fuel cell stack, the delivery gallery having a first region and a second region separated by an aperture. The delivery gallery and aperture are configured such that, in use, coolant/oxidant fluid within the first region of the delivery gallery is turbulent, and coolant/oxidant fluid within the second region of the delivery gallery has a generally uniform pressure.
US09406965B2	Fuel cell module Provided is a fuel cell capable of reducing the size thereof by reducing the installation space. The fuel cell includs a plurality of cell tubes, a lower tube plate fixing one end portion of the plurality of cell tubes, a gas flow path portion communicatively connected to an electric power generating chamber through the lower tube plate, a fuel discharge header and an air supply passage provided in the gas flow path portion, in which the fuel discharge header is communicatively connected to an interior of the cell tubes on one surface side and is adjacent to the air supply passage on the other surface and a side surface with a metal member interposed therebetween.
US09406961B2	Method for preparing electrolyte for vanadium redox flow battery using vanadium oxide According to the method for preparing an electrolyte for a vanadium redox flow battery, one electrolyte can be used as both the positive electrolyte and the negative electrolyte, by preparing an electrolyte having a median oxidation number of electrolytes used for the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the vanadium redox flow battery. Particularly, since the mixed electrolyte having the median oxidation number is separated into the same amounts of positive electrolyte and the negative electrolyte at the time of charging and discharging, the maximum charging and discharging effect based on the supplied capacitance can be obtained.
US09406958B2	Electrolyte emulsion and process for producing same The present invention provides a fluoropolymer electrolyte material which has improved processability and which is easily produced. The electrolyte emulsion of the present invention comprises an aqueous medium and a fluoropolymer electrolyte dispersed in the aqueous medium. The fluoropolymer electrolyte has a monomer unit having an SO3Z group (Z is an alkali metal, an alkaline-earth metal, hydrogen, or NR1R2R3R4, and R1, R2, R3, and R4 each are individually a C1-C3 alkyl group or hydrogen). The fluoropolymer electrolyte has an equivalent weight (EW) of 250 or more and 700 or less and a proton conductivity at 110° C. and relative humidity 50% RH of 0.10 S/cm or higher. The fluoropolymer electrolyte is a spherical particulate substance having an average particle size of 10 to 500 nm. The fluoropolymer electrolyte has a ratio (the number of SO2F groups)/(the number of SO3Z groups) of 0 to 0.01.
US09406953B2	Fuel cell stack A fuel cell stack includes a first separator and a second separator. The first separator includes a first sandwiching section for sandwiching an electrolyte electrode assembly, a fuel gas supply section, and a first bridge section. A fuel gas supply passage extends through the fuel gas supply section in the stacking direction. The second separator includes a second sandwiching section for sandwiching the electrolyte electrode assembly, an oxygen-containing gas supply section, and a second bridge section. An oxygen-containing gas supply passage extends through the oxygen-containing gas supply section. A first displacement absorbing mechanism, a second displacement absorbing mechanism, a third displacement absorbing mechanism and a fourth displacement absorbing mechanism are provided in the fuel gas supply section, the oxygen-containing gas supply section, the first sandwiching section and the second sandwiching section for absorbing displacement generated in the fuel cell stack.
US09406949B2	Fuel cell system and control method thereof A fuel cell system is provided with a fuel cell, a first combustor, a first heating gas return channel and a gas supplier. The fuel cell includes a solid electrolyte cell with an anode and a cathode. The fuel cell generates power by reacting a hydrogen-containing gas and an oxygen-containing gas. The first combustor selectively supplies a heating gas to the cathode of the fuel cell. The first heating gas return channel mixes at least some exhaust gas discharged from the cathode with the heating gas of the first combustor such that a mixed heating gas of the exhaust gas and the heating gas is supplied to the cathode. The gas supplier connected to the first heating gas return channel for supplying the exhaust gas from the cathode to mix with the heating gas of the first combustor.
US09406948B2	Electroformed bipolar plates for fuel cells A bipolar plate assembly for a fuel cell is provided. The bipolar plate assembly includes a first electroformed unipolar plate disposed adjacent a second electroformed unipolar plate. The first and second unipolar plates are bonded by a plurality of localized electrically and thermally conductive plugs by electroplated material deposited within apertures formed in the substrates onto which the unipolar plates are electroformed. A method for forming the bipolar plate assembly is also described.
US09406942B2	Electrocatalyst rotating disk electrode preparation apparatus Disclosed herein are embodiments of an apparatus for preparing rotating disk electrodes. One such apparatus comprises a base, a plurality of disk mounts attached to the base, each configured to receive a respective rotating disk, a plurality of motors each coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of disk mounts and configured to rotate the corresponding one of the plurality of disk mounts and a controller configured to individually operate each of the plurality of motors.
US09406937B2	Binder composition for rechargeable lithium battery, preparing method of same, and rechargeable lithium battery including binder composition A binder composition for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a semi-interpenetrating polymer network (semi-IPN) including a copolymer including a repeating unit represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and a repeating unit represented by the following Chemical Formula 2 and polyacrylamide, and polyalkylene glycol. In Chemical Formula 1, R1 and R2 are the same or different and are independently selected from hydrogen, or a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C10 alkyl group, and R3 and R4 are an alkali metal. In Chemical Formula 2, R5 to R8 are the same or different, and are independently hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C30 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C30 aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C30 alkoxy group.
US09406926B2	Anode for cable-type secondary battery and cable-type secondary battery including the anode Disclosed is an anode for a lithium secondary battery. The anode includes a current collector in the form of a wire and a porous anode active material layer coated to surround the surface of the current collector. The three-dimensional porous structure of the active material layer increases the surface area of the anode. Accordingly, the mobility of lithium ions through the anode is improved, achieving superior battery performance. In addition, the porous structure allows the anode to relieve internal stress and pressure, such as swelling, occurring during charge and discharge of a battery, ensuring high stability of the battery while preventing deformation of the battery. These advantages make the anode suitable for use in a cable-type secondary battery. Further disclosed is a lithium secondary battery including the anode.
US09406918B2	Support feature for joining of battery cell tabs A battery assembly including a plurality of battery cells and at least one frame having a support feature formed thereon is disclosed. The support feature supports electrically conductive tabs of the battery cells and militates against damage to the battery assembly during a joining of one of the electrically conductive tabs with another one of the electrically conductive tabs of an adjacent battery cell or during a joining of the electrically conductive tabs of adjacent battery cells with a connector.
US09406916B2	Battery module A battery module includes first and second plates opposite each other, first and second frames respectively connecting tops and bottoms of the first and second plates to define a casing, the first frame being connected to the second frame and having a shape corresponding to the second frame, and a plurality of battery cells stacked in the casing, each battery cell including a first surface with a terminal portion, the first surface of each battery cell facing the first plate, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a pair of third surfaces spaced part from each other, each third surface connecting the first and second surfaces and being parallel to the second frame.
US09406915B2	Power tool system A power tool system includes a first power tool having a first power tool rated voltage, a second power tool having a second power tool rated voltage that is different from the first power tool rated voltage, and a first battery pack coupleable to the first power tool and to the second power tool. The first battery pack is switchable between a first configuration having a first battery pack rated voltage that corresponds to the first power tool rated voltage such that the first battery pack enables operation of the first power tool, and a second configuration having a convertible battery pack rated voltage that corresponds to the second power tool rated voltage such that the battery pack enables operation of the second power tool.
US09406910B2	Organic electroluminescent element and manufacturing method thereof, and phosphorus-containing organic compound and manufacturing method thereof An organic electroluminescent element comprising an anode, a cathode and a plurality of organic compound layers sandwiched between the anode and cathode, the organic compound layers including: a hole-transporting layer made of an organic compound insoluble in alcohols; and an electron-transporting layer formed on the hole-transporting layer by a wet method, the electron-transporting layer being made of a phosphorus-containing organic compound soluble in the alcohols.
US09406907B2	Organic light emitting device and method for manufacturing the same The present application provides an organic light emitting device and a method for manufacturing the same, the organic light emitting device including a first electrode; an organic material layer; and a second electrode provided in consecutive order, the organic material layer further including a light emitting layer; and an optical length control layer provided between the light emitting layer and the second electrode, the optical length control layer including a first optical length control layer that includes a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, the light produced in the light emitting layer being emitted through the first electrode.
US09406906B2	Encapsulation sheet, method of manufacturing organic light emitting display device using the same, and organic light emitting display device In one aspect, an encapsulation sheet, a method of manufacturing an organic light emitting display device using the encapsulation sheet, and an organic light emitting display device is provided. The encapsulation sheet includes a carrier film; and a first sheet formed on the carrier film, wherein the first sheet comprises at least one of tin fluorophosphates glass, chalcogenide glass, tellurite glass, borate glass, and phosphate glass.
US09406904B2	Organic light-emitting display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same An organic light-emitting display apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a substrate, an organic light-emitting device on the substrate, an encapsulation layer covering the organic light-emitting device, and a low adhesive layer covering the encapsulation layer.
US09406902B2	Flexible display panel having folding areas and non-folding areas A flexible display panel includes a first flexible substrate, a second flexible substrate, a display medium, and a sealant. The first flexible substrate has a plurality of non-folding areas and at least one folding area located between the non-folding areas. The non-folding areas are separated. The second flexible substrate is configured above the first flexible substrate. The display medium is configured between the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate. The sealant is configured on the first flexible substrate to surround the display medium. The elasticity of the sealant in the folding area is greater than the elasticity of the sealant in the non-folding areas.
US09406891B2	Compound for organic optoelectronic device, organic light emitting diode including the same, and display including the organic light emitting diode Disclosed are a compound for an organic optoelectronic device, an organic light emitting diode including the same, and a display device including the organic light emitting diode. A compound for an organic optoelectronic device represented by Chemical Formula 1 provides an organic optoelectronic device having an excellent life-span and improved luminous efficiency at a low driving voltage due to excellent electrochemical and thermal stability.
US09406890B2	Compound and organic light-emitting diode including the same An embodiment is directed to compound represented by Formula 1 below: wherein, in Formula 1, Ar1, Ar2, Ar3, and Ar4 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C60 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C10-C60 condensed polycyclic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C60 heteroaryl group; a is an integer from 0 to 2, b is an integer from 0 to 4, c is an integer from 1 to 3, and when b is 2 or more, Ar4 is identical to or different from each other.
US09406886B2	Semiconductor compounds This invention comprises a semiconducting polymer having a permittivity greater than 3.4 at 1000 Hz and a charge mobility in the pure state greater than 10−7 cm2V−1s−1 and more preferably greater than 10−6 cm2V−1s−1. Preferred polymers include repeating units of triarylamines which have specific cyano and/or alkoxy substitution. They are suitable for use in electronic components such as organic thin film transistors.
US09406883B1	Structure and formation method of memory device Structures and formation methods of a semiconductor device structure are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a semiconductor substrate and a first electrode over the semiconductor substrate. The first electrode has a ring-shaped cross section. The semiconductor device structure also includes a resistance-switching layer over the first electrode and a second electrode over the resistance-switching layer.
US09406876B2	Method for manufacturing MTJ memory device A method for manufacturing MTJ pillars for a MTJ memory device. The method includes depositing multiple MTJ layers on a substrate, depositing a hard mask on the substrate and coating a photoresist on the hard mask. Further, alternating steps of reactive ion etching and ion beam etching are performed to isolate MTJ pillars and expose side surfaces of the MTJ layers. An insulating layer is the applied to protect the side surfaces of the MTJ layers. A second insulating layer is deposited before the device is planarized using chemical mechanical polishing.
US09406873B2	Magnetic memory device and method of fabricating the same Provided are a magnetic memory device and a method of fabricating the same. The device may include a cell selection device, a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ), and a lower electrode connecting them. The lower electrode may include a vertical portion and a horizontal portion laterally extending from a side surface of the vertical portion. In the lower electrode, the vertical portion has a top surface higher than the horizontal portion and has a top surface including at least two parallel sides and other side at an angle thereto. The MTJ may be provided on the vertical portion of the lower electrode.
US09406868B2	Manufacturing method for piezoelectric resonator device A manufacturing method for a piezoelectric resonator device includes sequential steps of: (i) laminating a metal film constituted by at least two types of metals on at least one of a substrate of a joining region of a piezoelectric resonator plate, a substrate of a region of an upper lid member, and a substrate of a region of a lower lid member; (ii) promoting metal diffusion inside the metal film by heat processing; and (iii) roughening a surface of the substrate of the at least one of the piezoelectric resonator plate, the upper lid member, and the lower lid member by performing wet etching with an etchant caused to penetrate into the metal film and thereby forming a large number of micropores in the surface of the substrate of the at least one of the piezoelectric resonator plate, the upper lid member, and the lower lid member.
US09406866B2	Piezoelectric device with piezoelectric ceramic layer having AG segregated in voids in sintered body of perovskite composition A piezoelectric device is provided with: a piezoelectric ceramic layer that is obtained by firing a piezoelectric ceramic composition which contains a perovskite composition and an Ag component; and a conductor layer that sandwiches the piezoelectric ceramic layer, wherein Ag is segregated in voids in a sintered body of the perovskite composition in the piezoelectric ceramic layer. The piezoelectric ceramic composition preferably contains a perovskite composition which is represented by (Pba.Rex){Zrb.Tic,.(Ni1/3Nb2/3)d.(Zn1/3Nb2/3)e}O3 (wherein Re represents La and/or Nd, and a-e and x satisfy the following conditions 0.95≦a≦1.05, 0≦x≦0.05, 0.35≦b<0.45, 0.35≦c≦0.45, 0≦d≦0.10, 0.07≦e≦0.20 and b+c+d+e=1) and 0.05-0.3% by mass of an Ag component in terms of oxides relative to the perovskite composition.
US09406862B2	Elastic wave device including multilayer metal film An elastic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate including a primary surface and a first electrode which is provided on the primary surface of the piezoelectric substrate, which includes a first multilayer metal film including at least three metal films laminated in a bottom-to-top direction, and which includes at least an IDT film. The first multilayer metal film includes a Ti film as the topmost film and has a crystal orientation oriented in a predetermined direction so that the normal line direction of the plane of a Ti crystal of the Ti film coincides with the Z axis of a crystal of a piezoelectric body defining the piezoelectric substrate.
US09406853B2	Method for manufacturing at least one optoelectronic semiconductor device A method for manufacturing at least one optoelectronic semiconductor device includes providing a substrate and applying a number of optoelectronic semiconductor chips, which are arranged spaced apart from one another in a lateral direction, on an upper face of the substrate. At least one reflective coating is applied to the exposed areas of the substrate and the lateral surfaces of the optoelectronic semiconductor chips. Openings are introduced into the reflective coating, which completely penetrate the reflective coating. Electrically conductive material is arranged on the reflective coating and at least on some parts of the openings. Radiation penetration surfaces of the optoelectronic semiconductor chips are free of the reflective coating and the reflective coating does not laterally extend beyond the optoelectronic semiconductor chips.
US09406852B2	Light emitting device A light emitting device includes a substrate having a first main surface that serves as the light extraction surface, a second main surface that is opposite the first main surface, and a mounting surface that is adjacent to at least the second main surface, and that is provided an insulating base material, a pair of connection terminals disposed on the second main surface, and a heat dissipation terminal disposed on the second main surface and between the pair of connection terminals; a light emitting element that is mounted on the first main surface of the substrate and; a sealing member that seals the light emitting element and is formed substantially in the same plane as the substrate on the mounting surface.
US09406847B2	Optoelectronic semiconductor component, conversion-medium lamina and method for producing a conversion-medium lamina In at least one embodiment, the semiconductor component includes an optoelectronic semiconductors chip. Furthermore, the semiconductor component includes a conversion-medium lamina, which is fitted to a main radiation side of the semiconductor chip and is designed for converting a primary radiation into a secondary radiation. The conversion-medium lamina includes a matrix material and conversion-medium particles embedded therein. Furthermore, the conversion-medium lamina includes a conversion layer. The conversion-medium particles are situated in the at least one conversion layer. The conversion-medium particles, alone or together with diffusion-medium particles optionally present, make up a proportion by volume of at least 50% of the conversion layer. Furthermore, the conversion-medium lamina includes a binder layer containing the conversion-medium particles with a proportion by volume of at most 2.5%.
US09406837B2	Method of making diode having reflective layer A method of forming a light emitting diode includes forming a transparent substrate and a GaN buffer layer on the transparent substrate. An n-GaN layer is formed on the buffer layer. An active layer is formed on the n-GaN layer. A p-GaN layer is formed on the active layer. A p-electrode is formed on the p-GaN layer and an n-electrode is formed on the n-GaN layer. A reflective layer is formed on a second side of the transparent substrate. A scribe line is formed on the substrate for separating the diodes on the substrate. Also, a cladding layer of AlGaN is between the p-GaN layer and the active layer.
US09406819B2	Photovoltaic component with a high conversion efficiency A photovoltaic component that includes at least one first array of photovoltaic nano-cells is disclosed. Each photovoltaic component includes an optical nano-antenna exhibiting an electromagnetic resonance in a first resonant spectral band, at least one lateral dimension of the optical nano-antenna being subwavelength in size, and a spectral conversion layer allowing at least part of the solar spectrum to be converted to said first resonant spectral band.
US09406814B2	Non-volatile memory device According to one embodiment, a non-volatile memory device includes a first stacked electrode provided above a underlying layer, a second stacked electrode juxtaposed with the first stacked electrode above the underlying layer, a plurality of first semiconductor layers piercing the first stacked electrode in a direction perpendicular to the underlying layer, and a second semiconductor layer piercing the second stacked electrode in a direction perpendicular to the underlying layer. The device further includes a memory film provided between the first stacked electrode and the first semiconductor layers, and between the second stacked electrode and the second semiconductor layer, and a link part provided between the underlying layer and the first stacked electrode, and between the underlying layer and the second stacked electrode. The link part is electrically connected to one end of each of the first semiconductor layers and one end of the second semiconductor layer.
US09406808B2	Semiconductor device, display device, and electronic appliance In a channel protected thin film transistor in which a channel formation region is formed using an oxide semiconductor, an oxide semiconductor layer which is dehydrated or dehydrogenated by a heat treatment is used as an active layer, a crystal region including nanocrystals is included in a superficial portion in the channel formation region, and the rest portion is amorphous or is formed of a mixture of amorphousness/non-crystals and microcrystals, where an amorphous region is dotted with microcrystals. By using an oxide semiconductor layer having such a structure, a change to an n-type caused by entry of moisture or elimination of oxygen to or from the superficial portion and generation of a parasitic channel can be prevented and a contact resistance with a source and drain electrodes can be reduced.
US09406798B2	Strained semiconductor using elastic edge relaxation of a stressor combined with buried insulating layer An SOI wafer contains a compressively stressed buried insulator structure. In one example, the stressed buried insulator (BOX) may be formed on a host wafer by forming silicon oxide, silicon nitride and silicon oxide layers so that the silicon nitride layer is compressively stressed. Wafer bonding provides the surface silicon layer over the stressed insulator layer. Preferred implementations of the invention form MOS transistors by etching isolation trenches into a preferred SOI substrate having a stressed BOX structure to define transistor active areas on the surface of the SOI substrate. Most preferably the trenches are formed deep enough to penetrate through the stressed BOX structure and some distance into the underlying silicon portion of the substrate. The overlying silicon active regions will have tensile stress induced due to elastic edge relaxation.
US09406794B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes a semiconductor layer. A first conductivity type region is formed on a base layer portion of the semiconductor layer. A body region of a second conductivity type is formed on the semiconductor layer to be in contact with the first conductivity type region. A trench in which a gate electrode is embedded through a gate insulating film is formed on the semiconductor layer. The trench penetrates through the body region, so that a deepest portion thereof reaches the first conductivity type region. A source region of the first conductivity type is formed on a surface layer portion of the semiconductor layer around the trench. The gate insulating film includes a thick-film portion having a relatively large thickness on a bottom surface of the trench.
US09406780B2	Semiconductor device and method Vertical gate all around devices are formed by initially forming a first doped region and a second doped region that are planar with each other. A channel layer is formed over the first doped region and the second doped region, and a third doped region is formed over the channel layer. A fourth doped region is formed to be planar with the third doped region, and the first doped region, the second doped region, the third doped region, the fourth doped region, and the channel layer are patterned to form a first nanowire and a second nanowire, which are then used to form the vertical gate all around devices.
US09406772B1	Semiconductor structure with a multilayer gate oxide and method of fabricating the same A semiconductor structure with a multilayer gate oxide is provided. The structure includes a substrate. A multilayer gate oxide is disposed on the substrate, wherein the multilayer gate oxide includes a first gate oxide and a second gate oxide. The first gate oxide contacts the substrate and the second gate oxide is disposed on and contacts the first gate oxide. The second gate oxide is hydrophilic. The first gate oxide is formed by a thermal oxidation process. The second gate oxide is formed by a chemical treatment.
US09406770B2	Method of fabricating semiconductor device having a resistor structure Provided is a method of fabricating a semiconductor device. The method includes providing a substrate including a transistor area and a resistor area, forming dummy gate structures on the substrate in the resistor area, and a lower interlayer insulating layer; forming a resistor structure having a buffer insulating pattern, a resistor element and an etch-retard pattern disposed sequentially on the lower interlayer insulating layer; and forming resistor contact structures configured to pass through the etch-retard pattern and to contact with the resistor element.
US09406769B2	Silicide formation due to improved SiGe faceting An integrated circuit includes a PMOS gate structure and a gate structure on adjacent field oxide. An epitaxy hard mask is formed over the gate structure on the field oxide so that the epitaxy hard mask overlaps the semiconductor material in PMOS source/drain region. SiGe semiconductor material is epitaxially formed in the source/drain regions, so that that a top edge of the SiGe semiconductor material at the field oxide does not extend more than one third of a depth of the SiGe in the source/drain region abutting the field oxide. Dielectric spacers on lateral surfaces of the gate structure on the field oxide extend onto the SiGe; at least one third of the SiGe is exposed. Metal silicide covers at least one third of a top surface of the SiGe. A contact has at least half of a bottom of the contact directly contacts the metal silicide on the SiGe.
US09406760B2	Semiconductor film, transistor, semiconductor device, display device, and electronic appliance Favorable electrical characteristics are given to a semiconductor device. Furthermore, a semiconductor device having high reliability is provided. One embodiment of the present invention is an oxide semiconductor film having a plurality of electron diffraction patterns which are observed in such a manner that a surface where the oxide semiconductor film is formed is irradiated with an electron beam having a probe diameter whose half-width is 1 nm. The plurality of electron diffraction patterns include 50 or more electron diffraction patterns which are observed in different areas, the sum of the percentage of first electron diffraction patterns and the percentage of second electron diffraction patterns accounts for 100%, the first electron diffraction patterns account for 90% or more, the first electron diffraction pattern includes observed points which indicates that a c-axis is oriented in a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface where the oxide semiconductor film is formed.
US09406758B2	Semiconductor devices with sharp gate edges and methods to fabricate same This application discloses semiconductor devices with sharp gate edges including 2D and 3D memory cells, High Electron Mobility Transistors and tri-gate transistors. Implementation of a gate with sharp edges may improve the read and write speed and reduce the program and erase voltages in memory cells. It may also improve the gate control over the channel in tri-gate transistors and HEMTs. Methods to fabricate such devices are also disclosed.
US09406749B2	Method of manufacturing a horizontal gate-all-around transistor having a fin A semiconductor structure includes a substrate and a fin. The fin extends from the substrate and is formed with a hole therethrough. The hole is defined by a confronting pair of wall parts. One of the wall parts is more arcuate than the other of the wall parts. A method for fabricating the semiconductor structure is also disclosed.
US09406745B2	Method of manufacturing super junction for semiconductor device A method of manufacturing super junction for semiconductor device is disclosed. The super junction for semiconductor device includes a silicon substrate with a first conductive type epitaxial layer, a plurality of highly-doped second conductive type columns formed in the first conductive type epitaxial layer, and a plurality of lightly-doped (first conductive type or second conductive type) side walls formed on outer surfaces of the highly-doped second conductive type. The semiconductor device is super-junction MOSFET, super junction MOSFET, super junction Schottky rectifier, super junction IGBT, thyristor or super junction diode.
US09406735B2	Organic light-emitting display apparatus with enhanced light output efficiency and manufacturing method thereof An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes: a first substrate; a display unit on the first substrate, the display unit being divided into a pixel unit and a non-pixel unit located around the pixel unit; a first electrode having an island shape to correspond to the pixel unit; a second electrode facing the first electrode and over the pixel unit and the non-pixel unit; an organic light-emitting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and to emit light toward the second electrode; a second substrate facing the second electrode and bonded with the first substrate; and a light output unit arranged as a part corresponding to the pixel unit and a light reflection unit arranged as a part corresponding to the non-pixel unit, wherein the light output unit and the light reflection unit are on an internal surface of the second substrate facing the second electrode.
US09406733B2	Pixel structure A pixel structure, including a data line, a scan line, at least one active device, a first auxiliary electrode, and a light emitting device, is provided. The at least one active device is electrically connected with the data line and the scan line, and each active device includes a gate, a channel layer, a source, and a drain. The first auxiliary electrode is electrically insulated from the active device. The light emitting device is disposed above the first auxiliary electrode, wherein the light emitting device includes a first electrode layer, a light emitting layer, and a second electrode layer. The first electrode layer is electrically connected with the first auxiliary electrode. The light emitting layer is disposed on the first electrode layer. The second electrode layer is disposed on the light emitting layer, wherein the second electrode layer is electrically connected with the active device.
US09406727B2	Dual-mode pixels including emissive and reflective devices, and dual-mode display using the pixels A dual-mode display including a substrate and a plurality of sub-pixels on the substrate, in which each sub-pixel includes, a reflective device having an optical filter function which reflects different color according to electrical signals applied from outside the display, and an emissive device disposed on the reflective device, wherein the emissive device includes a cathode and an anode, and the cathode and the anode include a carbon-based material including graphene sheets, graphene flakes, and graphene platelets, and a binary or ternary transparent conductive oxide including indium oxide, tin oxide, and zinc oxide.
US09406725B2	Display device and method for manufacturing display device The thickness of a display device including a touch sensor is reduced. Alternatively, the thickness of a display device having high display quality is reduced. Alternatively, a method for manufacturing a display device with high mass productivity is provided. Alternatively, a display device having high reliability is provided. Stacked substrates in each of which a sufficiently thin substrate and a relatively thick support substrate are stacked are used as substrates. One surface of the thin substrate of one of the stacked substrates is provided with a layer including a touch sensor, and one surface of the thin substrate of the other stacked substrate is provided with a layer including a display element. After the two stacked substrates are attached to each other so that the touch sensor and the display element face each other, the support substrate and the thin substrate of each stacked substrate are separated from each other.
US09406721B1	Memory device A memory device includes a bit line extending in a first direction, a word line extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, an insulating material between the word line and another word line, a first layer made of a Group IV element, between the word line and the insulating material and between the word line and the bit line, and a second layer made of a compound of a Group V element and a Group VI element, between the insulating material and the bit line. The word line includes a first portion that is metallic and a second portion between the first portion and the first layer. In addition, a variable resistance portion in contact with the first and second layers and the second portion of the word line, contains the Group IV element and the compound of the Group V element and the Group VI element.
US09406713B2	Vertically stacked image sensor A vertically stacked image sensor having a photodiode chip and a transistor array chip. The photodiode chip includes at least one photodiode and a transfer gate extends vertically from a top surface of the photodiode chip. The image sensor further includes a transistor array chip stacked on top of the photodiode chip. The transistor array chip includes the control circuitry and storage nodes. The image sensor further includes a logic chip vertically stacked on the transistor array chip. The transfer gate communicates data from the at least one photodiode to the transistor array chip and the logic chip selectively activates the vertical transfer gate, the reset gate, the source follower gate, and the row select gate.
US09406709B2	Methods for fabricating and using nanowires Methods, apparatuses, systems, and devices relating to fabricating one or more nanowires are disclosed. One method for fabricating a nanowire includes: selecting a particular wavelength of electromagnetic radiation for absorption for a nanowire; determining a diameter corresponding to the particular wavelength; and fabricating a nanowire having the determined diameter. According to another embodiment, one or more nanowires may be fabricated in an array, each having the same or different determined diameters. An image sensor and method of imaging using such an array are also disclosed.
US09406708B2	Image sensor devices and methods for fabricating the same The present invention provides an image sensor device including a substrate, a channel formed in the substrate, a photoelectric transfer region formed in the substrate located at one side of the channel, a voltage transfer region formed in the substrate located at the other side of the channel, a first gate dielectric layer formed on the substrate, a second gate dielectric layer formed on the substrate, wherein the first gate dielectric layer and the second gate dielectric layer have a joint above the channel, and the thickness of the first gate dielectric layer is thicker than that of the second gate dielectric layer, and a gate formed on the first gate dielectric layer and the second gate a is dielectric layer. The present invention also provides a method for fabricating the image sensor device.
US09406707B2	Solid-state image pickup element and image pickup apparatus Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup element, including: a photoelectric conversion region; a transistor; an isolation region of a first conductivity type configured to isolate the photoelectric conversion region and the transistor from each other; a well region of the first conductivity type having the photoelectric conversion region, the transistor, and the isolation region of the first conductivity type formed therein; a contact portion configured to supply an electric potential used to fix the well region to a given electric potential; and an impurity region of the first conductivity type formed so as to extend in a depth direction from a surface of the isolation region of the first conductivity type in the isolation region of the first conductivity type between the contact portion and the photoelectric conversion region, and having a sufficiently higher impurity concentration than that of the isolation region of the first conductivity type.
US09406705B2	Display backplane having multiple types of thin-film-transistors There is provided a TFT backplane having at least one TFT with oxide active layer and at least one TFT with poly-silicon active layer. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, at least one of the TFTs implementing the circuit of pixels in the active area is an oxide TFT (i.e., TFT with oxide semiconductor) while at least one of the TFTs implementing the driving circuit next to the active area is a LTPS TFT (i.e., TFT with poly-Si semiconductor).
US09406692B2	Vertical-type non-volatile memory devices having dummy channel holes A vertical-type nonvolatile memory device is provided in which differences between the sizes of channel holes in which channel structures are formed are reduced. The vertical-type nonvolatile memory device includes a substrate having channel hole recess regions in a surface thereof. Channel structures vertically protrude from the surface of the substrate on ones of the channel hole recess regions, and memory cell stacks including insulating and conductive layers are alternately stacked along sidewalls of the channel structures. A common source line extends along the surface of the substrate on other ones of the channel hole recess regions in a word line recess region, which separates adjacent memory cell stacks. Related fabrication methods are also discussed.
US09406690B2	Contact for vertical memory with dopant diffusion stopper and associated fabrication method A memory device and corresponding fabrication method prevent undesired diffusion of dopants from a silicon cap of a vertical NAND string to a channel film of the NAND string. Initially, a memory hole is provided in a stack of alternating control gate layers and dielectric layers. The memory hole is filled with annular films and a dielectric core filler. The dielectric core filler is etched back from a top of the memory hole to a topmost control gate layer, forming a void. A dopant stopper liner is deposited in the void before depositing n+ doped silicon which forms the silicon cap. The dopant stopper liner can be a conductive material such as metal or polysilicon doped with carbon. A conductive via is then formed above, and aligned with, the top of the silicon cap. A bit line may be formed over the conductive via.
US09406685B2	Flash memory unit and memory array, and programming, erasing and reading method thereof A flash memory unit, a memory array and operation methods thereof are provided. The flash memory unit includes a semiconductor substrate, a first and a second bit line structures, a word line structure, a first and a second float gates, and a first and a second control gates. The semiconductor substrate has doping wells formed therein, constituting a source and a drain. The first and second bit line structures are respectively connected with the source and the drain. The word line structure is disposed between the first and second bit line structures. The first float gate is disposed between the first bit line structure and the word line, and the second float gate is disposed between the second bit line structure and the word line. The first control gate is disposed on the first float gate, and the second control gate is disposed on the second float gate.
US09406681B2	Memory cell Cell layouts for a memory cell, such as for ternary content addressable memory (TCAM), are disclosed. Some cell layouts include a well strap structure. A cell layout may include a p-doped well, an n-doped well, and a p-doped well sequentially along a layout. Another cell layout may include a p-doped well, an n-doped well, a p-doped well, and an n-doped well sequentially along a layout. A well strap structure may be in a p-doped well or an n-doped well. Various metallization layers having a mesh may be used with a memory cell layout. In some disclosed examples, a first metallization layer may have one, two, or four ground traces, and a second metallization layer may have two ground traces. These various ground traces may be electrically coupled together to form a mesh.
US09406675B1	FinFET structure and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same are provided. The method includes providing a substrate, forming a fin structure extruding from the substrate, forming shallow trench isolations over the substrate, and forming an oxide material over the fin structure. The method further includes forming a carbon-doped amorphous silicon layer or a carbon-doped poly silicon layer over the oxide material, wherein the forming a carbon-doped amorphous silicon layer or a carbon-doped poly silicon layer includes doping carbon in a range of from about 5E19/cm3 to about 1E22/cm3.
US09406671B2	Capacitor arrays for minimizing gradient effects and methods of forming the same Semiconductor devices having capacitor arrays. A semiconductor device is formed including a capacitor array formed in a plurality of cells in a two-dimensional grid. The capacitor array includes a plurality of operational capacitors formed in a first subset of the plurality of cells along a diagonal of the capacitor array. A first operational capacitor is formed in a cell at a first edge of the capacitor array and at a first edge of the diagonal of the capacitor array. The capacitor array also includes a plurality of dummy patterns formed about the plurality of operational capacitors in the capacitor array in a second subset of the plurality of cells to achieve symmetry in the grid about the diagonal. Each one of the plurality of operational capacitors is electrically coupled to another one of the plurality of operational capacitors.
US09406668B2	Power semiconductor element A power semiconductor element includes: a main transistor including a first gate electrode, a first drain electrode, and a first source electrode; a sensor transistor including a second gate electrode, a second drain electrode, and a second source electrode; and a gate switch transistor including a third gate electrode, and a third drain electrode, a third source electrode. The first gate electrode, the second gate electrode, and the third drain electrode are connected, the first drain electrode and the second drain electrode are connected, the first source electrode and the second source electrode are connected via a sensor resistor, the first source electrode and the third source electrode are connected, the second source electrode and the third gate electrode are connected via a switch resistor, and the main transistor, the sensor transistor, and the gate switch transistor are formed with a nitride semiconductor.
US09406667B2	Latch-up immunity nLDMOS An improved nLDMOS ESD protection device having an increased holding voltage is disclosed. Embodiments include: providing in a substrate a DVNW region; providing a HVPW region in the DVNW region; providing bulk and source regions in the HVPW region; providing a drain region in the DVNW region, separate from the HVPW region; and providing a polysilicon gate over a portion of the HVPW region and the DVNW region.
US09406665B2	Integrated passive devices for finFET technologies Integrated passive devices for silicon on insulator (SOI) FinFET technologies and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The method includes forming a passive device on a substrate on insulator material. The method further includes removing a portion of the insulator material to expose an underside surface of the substrate on insulator material. The method further includes forming material on the underside surface of the substrate on insulator material, thereby locally thickening the substrate on insulator material under the passive device.
US09406662B2	Flip-chip assembly process comprising pre-coating interconnect elements A method of assembling a first and a second electronic components includes forming connection elements on an assembly surface of the first component and forming connection elements on an assembly surface of the second component. The method also includes depositing a liquid layer of electrically-insulating curable material on the assembly surface of the first and/or of the second component and arranging the first and second components on each other to place the connection elements of the second component in front of the connection elements of the first component. The method further includes applying a force along a predetermined direction and the first and/or the second components to create electric interconnects each formed of a connection element of the first component and of a connection element of the second component and curing the curable material.
US09406660B2	Stacked semiconductor die assemblies with die support members and associated systems and methods Stacked semiconductor die assemblies with die support members and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a semiconductor die assembly can include a package substrate, a first semiconductor die attached to the package substrate, and a support member attached to the package substrate. The support member can be separated from the first semiconductor die, and a second semiconductor die can have one region coupled to the support member and another region coupled to the first semiconductor die.
US09406652B2	Stack memory A semiconductor memory is formed by stacking a plurality of substrates and memory cells on each substrate are connected by data dump lines. A switch may intervene between the memory cell and the data dump line. When data of each substrate is dumped by the data dump line, a problem of decrease in a speed and an increase in power consumption due to a parasitic component can be minimized. Further, a core circuit including the memory cell may be disposed on one substrate and a peripheral circuit unit may be disposed on the remaining substrates.
US09406651B2	Chip stack with oleic acid-aligned nanotubes in thermal interface material The chip stack of semiconductor chips with enhanced cooling apparatus includes a first chip with circuitry on a first side and a second chip electrically and mechanically coupled to the first chip by a grid of connectors. The chip stack further includes a thermal interface material pad between the first chip and the second chip. The thermal interface material pad comprises a plurality of nanotubes containing a magnetic material, aligned parallel to mating surfaces of the first chip and the second chip, wherein a hydrophobic tail of oleic acid is wrapped around each one of the plurality of nanotubes and a hydrophilic acid head of the oleic acid is attached to the magnetic material.
US09406650B2	Methods of packaging semiconductor devices and packaged semiconductor devices Methods of packaging semiconductor devices and packaged semiconductor devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of packaging semiconductor devices includes coupling integrated circuit dies to a substrate, and disposing a molding material around the integrated circuit dies. A cap layer is disposed over the molding material and the plurality of integrated circuit dies.
US09406647B2	Extended redistribution layers bumped wafer A semiconductor device is manufactured by, first, providing a wafer, designated with a saw street guide, and having a bond pad formed on an active surface of the wafer. The wafer is taped with a dicing tape. The wafer is singulated along the saw street guide into a plurality of dies having a plurality of gaps between each of the plurality of dies. The dicing tape is stretched to expand the plurality of gaps to a predetermined distance. An organic material is deposited into each of the plurality of gaps. A top surface of the organic material is substantially coplanar with a top surface of a first die of the plurality of dies. A redistribution layer is patterned over a portion of the organic material. An under bump metallization (UBM) is deposited over the organic material in electrical communication, through the redistribution layer, with the bond pad.
US09406639B2	Semiconductor package and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor package and manufacturing method thereof are disclosed and may include a first semiconductor device comprising a first bond pad on a first surface of the first semiconductor device, a first encapsulant material surrounding side edges of the first semiconductor device, and a redistribution layer (RDL) formed on the first surface of the first semiconductor device and on a first surface of the encapsulant material. The RDL may electrically couple the first bond pad to a second bond pad formed above the first surface of the encapsulant material. A second semiconductor device comprising a third bond pad on a first surface of the second semiconductor device may face the first surface of the first semiconductor device and be electrically coupled to the first bond pad on the first semiconductor device. The first surface of the first semiconductor device may be coplanar with the first surface of the encapsulant material.
US09406637B2	Semiconductor construct and manufacturing method thereof as well as semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor construct includes a semiconductor substrate and connection pads provided on the semiconductor substrate. Some of the connection pads are connected to a common wiring and at least one of the remaining of the connection pads are connected to a wiring. The construct also includes a first columnar electrode provided to be connected to the common wiring and a second columnar electrode provided to be connected to a connection pad portion of the wiring.
US09406635B2	Semiconductor light emitting device and semiconductor light emitting device package using the same A semiconductor light emitting device includes a multi-region solder pad. The semiconductor light emitting device includes a light emitting diode (LED) chip having a first surface on which first and second electrodes are disposed and a second surface opposing the first surface. A passivation layer is disposed on a surface of the LED chip such that bonding regions of the first and second electrodes are exposed through the passivation layer. A solder pad is disposed in each respective bonding region and has a plurality of separated regions. A solder bump is disposed in each respective bonding region and covers the plurality of separated regions of the respective solder pad. In the semiconductor light emitting device, separation between the solder pad and the solder bump may thereby be effectively prevented by ensuring that an interface between a solder pad and a solder bump is not entirely damaged.
US09406632B2	Semiconductor package including a substrate with a stepped sidewall structure A semiconductor package includes a passivation layer overlying a semiconductor substrate, a pillar bump overlying the passivation layer, and a molding compound layer overlying the passivation layer and covering a lower portion of the bump. A sidewall of the passivation layer is covered by the molding compound layer.
US09406625B2	Die edge seal employing low-K dielectric material A semiconductor wafer has a multi-stage structure that damps and contains nascent cracks generated during dicing and inhibits moisture penetration into the active region of a die. The wafer includes an array of die regions separated by scribe lanes. The die regions include an active region and a first ring that surrounds the active region. A portion of the first ring includes a low-k dielectric material. A second ring includes a stack of alternating layers of metal and interlayer dielectric (ILD) material. A dummy metal region around the rings includes a stacked dummy metal features and surrounds the active region. A regular or irregular staggered arrangement of saw grid process control (SGPC) features reduces mechanical stress during dicing.
US09406624B2	Semiconductor module and power converter A semiconductor module includes a case, a semiconductor component provided in the case for switching a current, encapsulating resin provided in the case for covering the semiconductor component, a magnetic shield contacting the encapsulating resin and containing a magnetic material, and an embedded magnetic shield embedded in the case, the embedded magnetic shield containing a magnetic material.
US09406619B2	Semiconductor device including pre-fabricated shielding frame disposed over semiconductor die A semiconductor device includes a pre-fabricated shielding frame mounted over a sacrificial substrate and semiconductor die. An encapsulant is deposited through an opening in the shielding frame around the semiconductor die. A first portion of the shielding frame to expose the encapsulant. Removing the first portion also leaves a second portion of the shielding frame over the semiconductor die as shielding from interference. A third portion of the shielding frame around the semiconductor die provides a conductive pillar. A first interconnect structure is formed over a first side of the encapsulant, shielding frame, and semiconductor die. The sacrificial substrate is removed. A second interconnect structure over the semiconductor die and a second side of the encapsulant. The shielding frame can be connected to low-impedance ground point through the interconnect structures or TSV in the semiconductor die to isolate the die from EMI and RFI, and other inter-device interference.
US09406617B1	Structure and process for W contacts Structures and processes include a single metallization step for forming a metal nitride liner layer suitable for contact formation. The structure and processes generally includes forming a nitrogen-enriched surface in a deposited metal liner layer or forming a nitrogen-enriched surface in the dielectric material prior to deposition of the metal liner layer. In this manner, nitridization of the metal occurs upon deposition of nitrogen ions into the metal liner layer and/or as a function of additional conventional processing in fabricating the integrated circuit such that the deposited nitrogen ions diffuse into at least a portion of the metal liner layer. As a consequence, only a single metal layer deposition step is needed to form the metal liner layer.
US09406614B2	Material and process for copper barrier layer A method of fabricating a semiconductor device comprises forming a first dielectric material layer on a semiconductor substrate. The first dielectric material layer is patterned to form a plurality of vias therein. A metal layer is formed on the first dielectric material layer, wherein the metal layer fills the plurality of vias. The metal layer is etched such that portions of the metal layer above the first dielectric material layer are patterned to form a plurality of metal features aligned with the plurality of vias respectively. A self-assembled monolayer film is formed on surfaces of the plurality of metal features.
US09406592B2	Conductor strip with contact areas having cutouts A power semiconductor circuit includes at least one semiconductor having at least one contact area, and at least one bonding conductor strip having at least one contact region fastened on at least one of the contact areas. The contact region of the bonding conductor strip includes cutouts.
US09406591B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device 100 includes a first insulating material 110 attached to a second main surface 106b of a semiconductor chip 106, and a second insulating material 112 attached to side surfaces of the semiconductor chip 106, the first insulating material 110 and an island 102. The semiconductor chip 106 is fixed to the island 102 via the first insulating material 110 and the second insulating material 112. The first insulating material 110 ensures a high dielectric strength between the semiconductor chip 106 and the island 102. Though the second insulating material 112 having a modulus of elasticity greater than that of the first insulating material 110, the semiconductor chip 106 is firmly attached to the island 102.
US09406588B2	Semiconductor package and manufacturing method thereof The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a carrier, a first redistribution layer (RDL) over the carrier, a semiconductor die over the first RDL, an adhesive layer between the semiconductor die and the first RDL, and a molding compound encapsulating the first RDL, the semiconductor die, and the adhesive layer. The first RDL includes at least one pattern electrically isolated from any component of the semiconductor structure. The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure discussed herein. The method includes forming an RDL on a carrier, defining an active portion and a dummy portion of the RDL, and placing a semiconductor die over the dummy portion of the RDL.
US09406577B2	Wafer stack protection seal A semiconductor wafer stack and a method of forming a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes providing first and second wafers with top and bottom surfaces. The wafers include edge and non-edge regions, and the first wafer includes devices formed in the non-edge region. A first protection seal may be formed at the edge region of the first wafer. The first and second wafers may further be bonded to form a device stack. The protection seal in the device stack contacts the first and second wafers to form a seal, and protects the devices in subsequent processing.
US09406562B2	Integrated circuit and design structure having reduced through silicon via-induced stress Embodiments of the invention provide an integrated circuit (IC) having reduced through silicon via (TSV)-induced stresses and related IC design structures and methods. In one embodiment, the invention includes a method of designing an integrated circuit (IC) having reduced substrate stress, the method including: placing in an IC design file a plurality of through silicon via (TSV) placeholder cells, each placeholder cell having an undefined TSV orientation; replacing a first portion of the plurality of TSV placeholder cells with a first group of TSV cells having a first orientation; and replacing a second portion of the plurality of TSV placeholder cells with a second group of TSV cells having a second orientation substantially perpendicular to the first orientation, wherein TSV cells having the first orientation and TSV cells having the second orientation are interspersed to reduce a TSV-induced stress in an IC substrate.
US09406559B2	Semiconductor structure and method for forming the same A semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same are provided. The method includes forming a gate structure over a substrate and forming source and drain regions adjacent to the gate structure. The method also includes forming a first ILD layer surrounding the gate structure over the source and drain regions and forming a contact modulation structure over the gate structure. The method also includes etching the first ILD layer and the contact modulation structure to form a first contact trench over the source and drain regions and a second contact trench over the gate structure. The method further includes forming a first contact in the first contact trench and a second contact in the second contact trench. In addition, the first ILD layer has a first etching rate and the contact modulation structure has a second etching rate that is less than the first etching rate.
US09406556B2	Method of making an interconnect device A semiconductor system includes: providing a dielectric layer; providing a conductor in the dielectric layer, the conductor exposed at the top of the dielectric layer; capping the exposed conductor; and modifying the surface of the dielectric layer, modifying the surface of the dielectric layer, wherein modifying the surface includes cleaning conductor ions from the dielectric layer by dissolving the conductor in a low pH solution, dissolving the dielectric layer under the conductor ions, mechanically enhanced cleaning, or chemisorbing a hydrophobic layer on the dielectric layer.
US09406552B2	Semiconductor device having conductive via and manufacturing process In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor die or chip, a package body and a through package body via. The semiconductor chip includes a plurality of conductive pads. The package body encapsulates a sidewall of the semiconductor chip, and has at least one hole formed therein having a sidewall which is of a prescribed first surface roughness value. The through package body via is disposed in the hole of the package body and comprises a dielectric material and at least one conductive interconnection metal. The dielectric material is disposed on the sidewall of the hole and defines at least one bore having a sidewall which is of a second surface roughness value less than the first surface roughness value. The interconnection metal is disposed within the bore.
US09406549B2	Planarization process A planarization process, the process including performing first sputtering on a material layer, with an area of the material layer which has a relatively low loading condition for sputtering shielded by a first shielding layer, removing the first shielding layer, and performing second sputtering on the material layer to planarize the material layer.
US09406529B1	Formation of FinFET junction A finFET structure, and method of forming such structure, in which a germanium enriched nanowire is located in the channel region of the FET, while simultaneously having silicon-germanium fin in the source/drain region of the finFET.
US09406527B2	Semiconductor device manufacturing method and related semiconductor wafer A method for processing a wafer (in a process of manufacturing semiconductor devices) may include the following steps: using a first slurry set to perform a first chemical mechanical polishing process on the wafer, wherein the wafer includes a plurality of metal gate structures; using a second slurry set to perform a second chemical mechanical polishing process on the wafer, wherein a concentration of a slurry material in the second slurry set is less than a concentration of the slurry material in the first slurry set; performing a cleaning process on the wafer; and providing an anti-reflective coating on the wafer.
US09406522B2	Single platform, multiple cycle spacer deposition and etch A first portion of a multiple cycle spacer is formed on a sidewall of a patterned feature over a substrate. A spacer layer is deposited on the first portion using a first plasma process. The spacer layer is etched to form a second portion of the multiple cycle spacer on the first portion using a second plasma process. A cycle comprising depositing and etching of the spacer layer is continuously repeated until the multiple cycle spacer is formed.
US09406511B2	Self-aligned double patterning A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same are provided. An embodiment comprises a target layer and masking layers over the target layer. First openings are formed in the uppermost layer of the masking layers. Spacers are formed along sidewalls of the first openings, remaining first openings having a first pattern. Second openings are formed in the uppermost layer of the masking layers, the second openings having a second pattern. The first pattern and the second pattern are partially transferred to the target layer.
US09406510B2	Pattern forming method and article manufacturing method Provided is a method for forming a pattern on a layer on a substrate. The method includes forming a line-and-space pattern on the layer; coating a resist on the line-and-space pattern and filling the resist in a space portion of the line-and-space pattern; exposing a pattern to the resist, developing the exposed resist, and forming a resist pattern on the space portion; and forming a pattern on the layer using a pattern which is a combination of a line portion of the line-and-space pattern and the resist pattern as a mask.
US09406509B2	Deposition of heteroatom-doped carbon films Easily removable heteroatom-doped carbon-containing layers are deposited. The carbon-containing layers may be used as hardmasks. The heteroatom-doped carbon-containing hardmasks have high etch selectivity and density and also a low compressive stress, which will reduce or eliminate problems with wafer bow. Heteroatoms incorporated into the hardmask include sulfur, phosphorous, nitrogen, oxygen, and fluorine, all of which have low reactivity towards commonly used etchants. When sulfur is used as the heteroatom, the hardmask is easily removed, which simplifies the fabrication of NAND devices, DRAM devices, and other devices.
US09406508B2	Methods of forming a semiconductor layer including germanium with low defectivity Methods of forming a semiconductor layer including germanium with low defectivity are provided. The methods may include sequentially forming a silicate glass layer, a diffusion barrier layer including nitride and an interfacial layer including oxide on a substrate. The methods may also include forming a first semiconductor layer on the interfacial layer and converting a portion of the first semiconductor layer into a second semiconductor layer having a germanium concentration therein that is higher than a germanium concentration of the first semiconductor layer.
US09406499B2	Semiconductor wafer structure A semiconductor structure includes a wafer including a first surface and a periphery, a plurality of protrusions protruded from the first surface and a plurality of recesses spaced from each other by the plurality of protrusions, and each of the plurality of recesses is extended from the periphery of the wafer and is elongated across the first surface of the wafer.
US09406496B2	Method and system for improving characteristic peak signals in analytical electron microscopy A method and system are disclosed for improving characteristic peak signals in electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS) measurements of crystalline materials. A beam scanning protocol is applied which varies the inclination, azimuthal angle, or a combination thereof of the incident beam while spectroscopic data is acquired. The method and system may be applied to compositional mapping.
US09406489B2	Investigating chemical-based events that occur in vehicles A method and apparatus for investigating a chemical-based event inside a vehicle without significant delay. A number of samples of air are collected at a number of locations inside the vehicle in response to a detection of the chemical-based event inside the vehicle. A number of chemical profiles for the number of samples are generated on-site using a portable chemical profiling device. A probable cause of the chemical-based event is identified using at least one of the number of chemical profiles.
US09406485B1	Argon and helium plasma apparatus and methods An argon and helium plasma apparatus and method are disclosed that operate with argon or helium at atmospheric pressure, and at low temperatures, and with high concentrations of reactive species in the effluent stream. Laminar gas flow is developed prior to forming the plasma and at least one of the electrodes is heated which enables operation at conditions where the argon or helium plasma would otherwise be unstable and either extinguish, or transition into an arc. The apparatus and method can be employed to remove organic materials from a substrate, thereby cleaning the substrate; activate the surfaces of materials thereby enhancing adhesion between the material and an adhesive; kill microorganisms on a surface, thereby sterilizing the substrate; etches thin films of materials from a substrate, and deposit thin films and coatings onto a substrate.
US09406477B2	Traveling wave tube loaded by a material having negative permittivity and positive permeability A slow wave structure of a traveling wave tube is provided. The slow wave structure includes an input port, an output port, a first material, and a second material. The second material is mounted in the first material at periodic intervals in a direction of propagation of a radio frequency signal between the input port and the output port. The second material has a real part of permittivity that is negative and a real part of permeability that is positive at an operational frequency of the radio frequency signal.
US09406468B2	Relay A relay in which a relay body and a light source are incorporated in a case, the light source emitting light in conjunction with operation of the relay body, wherein a light guide is provided inside an outer surface of the case, the light guide is configured to take in the light emitted from the light source, to guide the light to a portion parallel to a top panel of the case, and to spread the light in the portion parallel to the top panel, and an optical pattern is provided in at least one of a top surface and a bottom surface of the portion parallel to the top panel, the optical pattern is configured to output, the light guided in the light guide to the portion parallel to the top panel, to outside the case from a top surface of the top panel.
US09406467B2	Switched power distribution unit Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided in which power control relay switches may be configured to switch at or near a predetermined time during an AC cycle and/or that are configured to control a velocity of an armature of the relay switch during switching. An input power source may provide alternating current (AC) power and a voltage or current level of the AC power may be sensed. A relay controller may switch the relay switch based on a time at which the voltage or current is at or near a zero-crossing. The relay controller may be configured to close the relay switch based on when a voltage of the power input is at a zero-crossing, and is configured to open the relay switch based on when a current of the power input is at a zero-crossing.
US09406465B1	Polarity insensitive arc quench Circuit interrupter having an arc extinguisher which functions to arrest an arc between its contacts regardless of the polarity of the contacts. The circuit interrupter includes one or more permanent magnets configured to drive an arc into the arc extinguisher. The arc extinguisher may include two arc paths, each including arc splitter plates. The two arc paths may be adjacent, each extending in a parallel direction. The arc paths may alternatively be non-adjacent, each extending in a perpendicular direction.
US09406462B2	Truss interconnect An interconnect for transferring signals herein includes one or more signal contacts to transfer the power or data to or from an integrated truss system. An interconnect may be configured to transfer power or data between layers of the integrated truss system or within the same layer of the integrated truss system. An interconnect may be configured with one or more compression mechanisms that secure the interconnect in the integrated truss system.
US09406456B2	Smart electrical switch with audio capability In one embodiment the present disclosure relates to providing wireless speaker functionality in an electrical switch assembly, such as a light switch located in the wall of a building. The switch assembly includes a faceplate with a touch-sensitive speaker grille covering a sizeable portion of the faceplate. The disclosed designs enables the grille portion of the faceplate to provide sound transmission and electrical switch control, thereby allows for a larger speaker to be placed centrally in the junction box, while maintaining full electrical switch functionality. In some embodiments illumination components (e.g. electroluminescent regions) are arranged on a circuit board with a plurality of openings designed to align with the grille. The illumination components can illuminate regions of the faceplate, indicating the current state of one or more electrical switches.
US09406452B2	Movable contact point for switch A movable contact point for an inhibiter switch includes a movable contact point that makes pressure contact with a fixed contact point is slid to cause the movable contact point and the fixed contact point to be connected and disconnected. The movable contact point comprises parallel side wall portions and a sliding portion that slides on the fixed contact point and that connects end portions of the side wall portions. Projecting portions that project in the sliding direction are provided in notch portions in the side walls, wherein the projecting portions abut against each other between the side wall portions in the sliding direction.
US09406444B2	Thin film capacitors A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a first solid electrode, a second electrode separated into subsections, and a dielectric medium separating the subsections from the first solid electrode, where the subsections of the second electrode include a first group of subsections and a second group of subsections, where the first group of subsections are connectable with a first terminal for receiving an input signal, and where the second group of subsections is connectable with a second terminal for providing an output signal. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09406438B2	Stack-type inductor element and method of manufacturing the same A stack-type inductor element includes a stack including a magnetic element layer, a coil-shaped conductor pattern provided in the stack, a plurality of first pad electrodes provided on one main surface of the stack, and a plurality of second pad electrodes provided on the other main surface of the stack and symmetric to the plurality of first pad electrodes. The stack is rectangular or substantially rectangular when viewed in a direction of stack of the stack. A first end and a second end of the coil-shaped conductor pattern are electrically connected to two of the plurality of first pad electrodes, respectively, and the plurality of second pad electrodes are all electrically open.
US09406435B2	Misalignment insensitive wireless power transfer A wireless power transmission device for transmitting power from a power source to a load includes a three-dimensional source conductive element that is electrically coupled to the power source and that induces an alternating current therein. A first three-dimensional resonating conductive element surrounds the source conductive element, but is physically decoupled therefrom and resonates in response to the alternating current induced in the source conductive element. A second three-dimensional resonating conductive element is physically spaced apart from the first three-dimensional resonating conductive element and resonates in response to an oscillating field generated by the first three-dimensional resonating conductive element. A three-dimensional load conductive element is within the second three-dimensional resonating conductive element, but is physically decoupled therefrom. The three-dimensional load conductive element applies power to the load in response to resonation in the second three-dimensional resonating conductive element.
US09406425B2	Magnetic decoupling unit for releasing antitheft devices A magnetic decoupling unit that is capable of magnetically releasing several types of magnetically releasable antitheft devices may include a magnet assembly. The magnet assembly may be placed inside a magnet housing with a cover that has an aperture and insert for receiving portions of a magnetically releasable antitheft device. The magnet assembly may include a first magnet with a vertical magnetic orientation which is surrounded by adjacent magnets with magnetic orientations that are orthogonal to the vertical magnetic orientation. Additionally, the magnet assembly includes one or more additional magnets oriented in the vertical and orthogonal directions. The resulting magnet assembly may be capable of magnetically releasing single clutch, double clutch, and electronic media type antitheft devices.
US09406422B2	Superconducting magnet and nuclear magnetic resonance device There is provided a superconducting magnet in which magnetization caused by a shielding current of a superconducting winding is eliminated whereby the current to be supplied to the superconducting winding is uniformized, and thus uniformity of the central magnetic field is secured. The superconducting magnet has a superconducting winding composed of a superconductor, and an outer AC winding composed of a superconductor or non-superconductor wound coaxially with the superconducting winding, at an outer side the superconducting winding; and an AC current is supplied to the outer AC winding thereby applying an AC magnetic field in a direction perpendicular to a direction of magnetization caused in the superconducting winding by the shielding current, and thus the magnetization is eliminated. Also, the superconducting magnet has an inner AC winding composed of a superconductor or non-superconductor wound coaxially with the superconducting winding, at an inner side of the superconducting winding layer.
US09406417B2	Methods of manufacturing wire, multi-layer wire pre-products and wires Exemplary methods for manufacturing a wire and resultant wires are disclosed herein. The method includes extruding a receptor cross-linkable polymer that is substantially free of curing agent about a conductive core and extruding a donor polymer in association with a curing agent. The method includes disposing the donor polymer about the receptor polymer and conductive core to create a multi-layer wire pre-product. The method also includes heat curing a multi-layer wire pre-product to form a wire.
US09406415B2	Method of manufacturing transparent conductive film A method of manufacturing a transparent conductive film has the steps of: preparing a laminated body in which a transparent conductive layer that is not patterned is formed on a flexible transparent base, removing a part of the transparent conductive layer to form the pattern forming part having the transparent conductive layer on the flexible transparent base and the pattern opening part not having the transparent conductive layer on the flexible transparent base, and heating the laminated body in which the transparent conductive layer is patterned. The absolute value of the difference H1−H2 of the dimensional change rate H1 of the pattern forming part and the dimensional change rate H2 of the pattern opening part in the heat treatment step is preferably less than 0.03%.
US09406413B2	Flame-retardant resin composition for aluminum electric wire and aluminum electric wire using same The invention relates to a flame-retardant resin composition for an aluminum electric wire, the resin composition comprising: a base resin containing (A) 75 to 95 parts by weight of a resin composition containing 45 to 65 parts by weight of an olefin-based resin having a tensile modulus of 1000 to 1500 MPa, 10 to 30 parts by weight of an olefin-based resin having a D hardness of 40 to 55, and 5 to 15 parts by weight of a maleic acid-modified resin and (B) 5 to 25 parts by weight of a flexible resin, and (C) 90 to 150 parts by weight of magnesium hydroxide blended into 100 parts by weight of the base resin.
US09406410B2	Nuclear fuel rod and method of manufacturing pellets for such a rod A new type of nuclear fuel rods. The rod cladding has an elliptical section transverse to its longitudinal direction and each nuclear fuel pellet has a truncated elliptical shape along the major axis of the cladding, the minor axis of the pellets is the same as the length of the minor axis of the cladding except for the assembly clearance j, the difference in length between the major axis of the cladding and the truncated major axis of the pellets is very much larger than the assembly clearance j. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing nuclear fuel rods and stacking them in the cladding so as to form a nuclear fuel rod.
US09406398B2	Driver circuit, display device including the driver circuit, and electronic appliance including the display device An object of the present invention is to provide a driver circuit including a normally-on thin film transistor, which driver circuit ensures a small malfunction and highly reliable operation. The driver circuit includes a static shift register including an inverter circuit having a first transistor and a second transistor, and a switch including a third transistor. The first to third transistors each include a semiconductor layer of an oxide semiconductor and are depletion-mode transistors. An amplitude voltage of clock signals for driving the third transistor is higher than a power supply voltage for driving the inverter circuit.
US09406397B1	Anti-fuse non-volatile semiconductor memory One-time programmable (OTP) memory comprises a layer of a first conductivity type formed in an active area in a region of a second conductivity type and gate polysilicon of a second conductivity type. Gate polysilicon and said layer of the first conductivity type act as the word line and the bit line. Each bit cell is picked up by a metal bit line. Contact between the metal bit line and said layer of the first conductivity type can be ohmic or rectifying. Said layer of the first conductivity type, said region of the second conductivity type and the contact, ohmic or rectifying, are formed by using process steps available from a standard manufacturing process.
US09406386B2	Data storage device and operation method thereof A data storage device includes a nonvolatile memory having a plurality of first memory cells connected to a first word line and a plurality of second memory cells connected to a second word line. A memory controller divides first data to be programmed in the first memory cells into first and second data groups and divides second data to be programmed in the second memory cells into third and fourth data groups. The nonvolatile memory device performs a third program operation of the second data group and a fourth program operation of the fourth data group after sequentially performing a first program operation of the first data group and a second program operation of the third data group.
US09406382B2	Single poly EEPROM device The present invention proposes a single poly EEPROM cell including a first control gate capacitor, a first tunnel gate capacitor, a first sense transistor, and a first selection transistor. In a single poly EEPROM cell according to the present invention, a Fowler Nordheim (FN) tunneling method is used in order to increase the recognition distance of an RFID tag chip in mode. In a single poly EEPROM device including a single poly EEPROM cell, the single poly EEPROM cell includes a first control gate capacitor MC1, a first tunnel gate capacitor MC2, a first sense transistor MN1, and a first selection transistor MN2, and the first sense transistor MN1 and the first selection transistor MN2 share a P type well PW.
US09406380B2	Electronic device Provided is an electronic device including a semiconductor memory unit. The semiconductor memory unit may include: a storage cell comprising a variable resistance element; a first selecting element coupled to one end of the storage cell and having a threshold voltage set to a first voltage; and a second selecting element coupled to the other end of the storage cell and having a threshold voltage set to a second voltage higher than the first voltage.
US09406373B2	Memory array and method of operating the same A memory array includes an array of memory cells. The memory array further includes at least two read tracking cells in a read tracking column. The memory array further includes a read tracking circuit coupled to the at least two read tracking cells, wherein the read tracking circuit is configured to generate a global tracking result signal based on outputs from the at least two read tracking cells. The memory array further includes memory control circuitry, wherein the memory control circuitry is configured to reset a memory clock based on the global tracking result signal.

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