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US09437838B2	Organic light emitting diode display device An organic light emitting diode display device is provided, which comprises: a first substrate; a second substrate opposite to the first substrate; an organic light emitting layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a glass-forming sealant disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and around the organic light emitting layer. Herein the glass-forming sealant comprises: a first portion adjacent to the first substrate, and a second portion adjacent to the second substrate. A first angle is included between the first portion and the first substrate, which is smaller than 90°; a second angle is included between the second portion and the second substrate, which is smaller than 90°; and the first angle is different from the second angle.
US09437828B2	Electroluminescent device using azomethine-lithium-complex as electron injection layer In OLEDs, improved efficiency is obtained by compounds which can form inter alia electron injection layers of the formula (I) wherein R1 is a 1-5 ring aryl (including polycyclic), aralkyl or heteroaryl group which is optionally substituted with one or more C1-C4 alkyl, alkoxy or cyano; R2 and R3 together form a 1-5 ring aryl (including polycyclic), aralkyl or heteroaryl group which is optionally substituted with C1-C4 alkyl, alkoxy or cyano; R4 is hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl or aryl; and Ar is monocyclic, bicyclic or tricyclic aryl or heteroaryl which is optionally substituted with one or more C1-C4-alkyl or alkoxy groups, or an oligomer thereof.
US09437823B2	Production device for a graphene thin film The present invention relates to a production device for graphene thin film. The production device for graphene thin film according to the present invention may comprise a deposition plate in contact with a substrate at an obtuse or acute angle, wherein the substrate is coated with a graphene oxide solution; and a reciprocating linear motion device connected to the deposition plate to put the deposition plate into reciprocating linear motion.
US09437819B2	Donor substrate and method for forming transfer pattern using the same A donor substrate includes a base layer, a light-to-heat conversion layer disposed on the base layer, a buffer layer disposed on the light-to-heat conversion layer and a transfer layer disposed on the buffer layer. The buffer layer includes a cross-linked polymer, a spacer polymer bonded to the cross-linked polymer, and a perfluoroalkyl alcohol group bonded to the spacer polymer.
US09437817B2	Insulator material for use in RRAM The present disclosure relates generally to Hf-comprising materials for use in, for example, the insulator of a RRAM device, and to methods for making such materials. In one aspect, the disclosure provides a method for the manufacture of a layer of material over a substrate, said method including a) providing a substrate, and b) depositing a layer of material on said substrate via ALD at a temperature of from 250 to 500° C., said depositing step comprising: at least one HfX4 pulse, and at least one trimethyl-aluminum (TMA) pulse, wherein X is a halogen selected from Cl, Br, I and F and is preferably Cl.
US09437802B2	Multi-layered thin film piezoelectric devices and methods of making the same Multi-layered thin film piezoelectric material stacks and devices incorporating such stacks. In embodiments, an intervening material layer is disposed between two successive piezoelectric material layers in at least a portion of the area of a substrate over which the multi-layered piezoelectric material stack is disposed. The intervening material may serve one or more function within the stack including, but not limited to, inducing an electric field across one or both of the successive piezoelectric material layers, inducing a discontinuity in the microstructure between the two successive piezoelectric materials, modulating a cumulative stress of the piezoelectric material stack, and serving as a basis for varying the strength of an electric field as a function of location over the substrate.
US09437799B2	Method of forming a CMOS-based thermoelectric device An integrated circuit containing CMOS transistors and an embedded thermoelectric device may be formed by forming field oxide in isolation trenches to isolate the CMOS transistors and thermoelectric elements of the embedded thermoelectric device. N-type dopants are implanted into the substrate to provide at least 1×1018 cm−3 n-type dopants in n-type thermoelectric elements and the substrate under the field oxide between the n-type thermoelectric elements. P-type dopants are implanted into the substrate to provide at least 1×1018 cm−3 p-type dopants in p-type thermoelectric elements and the substrate under the field oxide between the p-type thermoelectric elements. The n-type dopants and p-type dopants may be implanted before the field oxide are formed, after the isolation trenches for the field oxide are formed and before dielectric material is formed in the isolation trenches, and/or after the field oxide is formed.
US09437797B2	Cooling structure of heating element and power conversion device A cooling structure of a heating element includes: the heating element having at least one cooling surface from which a plurality of pin fins project; a heat receiving plate which has a shape complying with the cooling surface and in which holes are formed at positions facing each pin fin, each pin fin being movably inserted into the holes; a cooler which has a pair of clamping members that sandwich therebetween the heating element and the heat receiving plate while pressing the heating element and the heat receiving plate, and which cools the heat receiving plate; and a space securing part which is provided on the heat receiving plate and suppresses a distance between the pair of clamping members so as not to apply a pressing force by the clamping members to the heating element.
US09437794B2	Method of fabricating a flip chip light emitting diode (FCLED) die having N-conductor layer A method for fabricating a flip chip light emitting diode (FCLED) die includes forming an epitaxial stack on a carrier substrate having an n-type confinement layer, a multiple quantum well (MQW) layer, and a p-type confinement layer, forming a mirror layer on the p-type confinement layer, forming an n-trench in the n-type confinement layer, forming an n-conductor layer in the n-trench on the n-type confinement layer, forming a p-metal layer on the p-type confinement layer, forming a first electrical isolator layer on the n-conductor layer and a second electrical isolator layer on the p-metal layer, forming a p-pad on the first electrical isolator layer, and forming an n-pad the second electrical isolator layer.
US09437792B2	Optoelectronic semiconductor component An optoelectronic semiconductor component includes: at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip, a leadframe having one a plurality of leadframe parts, at least two electrical connection means via which the semiconductor chip is electrically contact-connected to the leadframe, and a potting body, which is fitted to the leadframe and mechanically supports the latter, wherein the one or at least one of the leadframe parts is provided with a reflective coating at a top side, the semiconductor chip is fitted on the reflective coating at the top side, the leadframe includes at least two contact locations, onto which the connection means are directly fitted, and the contact locations are formed from a material that is different from the reflective coating.
US09437789B2	Light generating device and method of manufacturing the same A light generating device and a method of manufacturing the light generating device are disclosed. The light generating device includes a p-type semiconductor layer, an n-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, a p-type electrode and an n-type electrode. The active layer is disposed between the p-type semiconductor layer and the n-type semiconductor layer. The p-type electrode provides the p-type semiconductor layer with holes. The n-type electrode provides the n-type semiconductor layer with electrons. At least one of the p-type electrode and n-type electrode has a protrusion protruding toward p-type semiconductor layer and the n-type semiconductor layer, respectively. Therefore, light efficiency is enhanced.
US09437787B2	Semiconductor light emitting device A semiconductor light emitting device includes: a semiconductor light emitting element including a transparent substrate; a reflective substrate on which the semiconductor light emitting element is mounted; an adhesive layer containing a fluorescent substance, for fixing the semiconductor light emitting element on the reflective substrate; and a sealing member containing a fluorescent substance, for sealing the semiconductor light emitting element. In the semiconductor light emitting device, the adhesive layer has a thickness equal to or smaller than average particle size of the fluorescent substance contained in the sealing member.
US09437778B2	Semiconductor light-emitting element and method for producing the same The semiconductor light-emitting element includes: a substrate; a semiconductor layer that is provided over the substrate; a first electrode that is provided in contact with part of an upper surface of the semiconductor layer and includes a current supply part; a second electrode that is provided in part of a region vertically below a region where the current supply part is not provided, that is in contact with part of the semiconductor layer; and a first current blocking layer that is provided in a region including a region vertically below the current supply part and that is in contact with part of the semiconductor layer, wherein a contact resistance at an interface between the first current blocking layer and the semiconductor layer is higher than that at an interface between the second electrode and the semiconductor layer.
US09437759B2	Germanium metal-contact-free near-IR photodetector A Ge-on-Si photodetector constructed without doping or contacting Germanium by metal is described. Despite the simplified fabrication process, the device has responsivity of 1.24 A/W, corresponding to 99.2% quantum efficiency. Dark current is 40 nA at −4 V reverse bias. 3-dB bandwidth is 30 GHz.
US09437751B2	Non-volatile memory device including charge trapping layer and method for fabricating the same A non-volatile memory device includes a charge trapping layer for trapping charges. The charge trapping layer includes a linker layer formed over a substrate and including linkers to be bonded to metal ions metallic nanoparticles formed out of the metal ions over the linker layer and a nitride filling gaps between the metallic nanoparticles.
US09437750B1	Thin film transistor and method of making same A method for forming a TFT includes providing a substrate, and forming a gate electrode, an electrically insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, an etch stop layer and a photoresist layer successively on the substrate. A photolithographic process is performed to the photoresist layer by using a half-tone mask to thereby configure the photoresist layer to have two recesses in a top thereof. Two lateral ends of the etch stop layer are etched away to form an etch stop pattern. The photoresist layer is heated to flow downwardly. Two lateral ends of the semiconductor channel are etched away to become a channel layer. An ashing is performed to the photoresist layer to have the recesses thereof communicate atmosphere with the etch stop pattern. The etch stop pattern is etched to define first and second through holes. Source and drain electrodes are formed to electrically connect with the channel layer.
US09437748B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device To provide a method by which a semiconductor device including a thin film transistor with excellent electric characteristics and high reliability is manufactured with a small number of steps. After a channel protective layer is formed over an oxide semiconductor film containing In, Ga, and Zn, a film having n-type conductivity and a conductive film are formed, and a resist mask is formed over the conductive film. The conductive film, the film having n-type conductivity, and the oxide semiconductor film containing In, Ga, and Zn are etched using the channel protective layer and gate insulating films as etching stoppers with the resist mask, so that source and drain electrode layers, a buffer layer, and a semiconductor layer are formed.
US09437747B2	Thin film transistor with multiple oxide semiconductor layers A transistor having high field-effect mobility is provided. In order that an oxide semiconductor layer through which carriers flow is not in contact with a gate insulating film, a buried channel structure in which the oxide semiconductor layer through which carriers flow is separated from the gate insulating film is employed. Specifically, an oxide semiconductor layer having high conductivity is provided between two oxide semiconductor layers. Further, an impurity element is added to the oxide semiconductor layer in a self-aligned manner so that the resistance of a region in contact with an electrode layer is reduced. Further, the oxide semiconductor layer in contact with the gate insulating layer has a larger thickness than the oxide semiconductor layer having high conductivity.
US09437728B2	Semiconductor device A first semiconductor device of an embodiment includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a first control electrode, an extraction electrode, a second control electrode, and a third control electrode. The first control electrode faces a second semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type, a third semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, and a fourth semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, via a first insulating film. The second control electrode and the third control electrode are electrically connected to the extraction electrode, and face the second semiconductor layer under the extraction electrode, via the second insulating film. At least a part of the second control electrode and the whole of the third control electrode are provided under the extraction electrode. The electrical resistance of the second control electrode is higher than the electrical resistance of the third control electrode.
US09437721B2	Reverse-conducting IGBT with buffer layer and separation layer for reducing snapback In the reverse-conducting IGBT according to the present invention, an n-type buffer layer surrounds a p-type collector layer. A p-type separation layer surrounds an n-type cathode layer. The n-type buffer layer separates the p-type collector layer and the p-type separation layer from each other. The p-type separation layer separates the n-type cathode layer and the n-type buffer layer from each other. Therefore, the present invention makes it possible to reduce snapback.
US09437717B2	Interface control in a bipolar junction transistor Methods of fabricating bipolar junction transistors, bipolar junction transistors, and design structures for a bipolar junction transistor. A first portion of the intrinsic base layer is masked while a second portion of an intrinsic base layer is etched. As a consequence of the masking, the second portion of the intrinsic base layer is thinner than the first portion of the intrinsic base layer. An emitter and an extrinsic base layer are formed in respective contacting relationships with the first and second portions of the intrinsic base layer.
US09437716B2	Semiconductor device comprising a graphene wire According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a catalyst underlying layer formed on a substrate including semiconductor elements formed thereon and processed in a wiring pattern, a catalyst metal layer that is formed on the catalyst underlying layer and whose width is narrower than that of the catalyst underlying layer, and a graphene layer growing with a sidewall of the catalyst metal layer set as a growth origin and formed to surround the catalyst metal layer.
US09437713B2	Devices and methods of forming higher tunability FinFET varactor Devices and methods for forming semiconductor devices with wider FinFETs for higher tunability of the varactor are provided. One method includes, for instance: obtaining an intermediate semiconductor device; applying a spacer layer over the semiconductor device; etching the semiconductor device to remove at least a portion of the spacer layer to expose the plurality of mandrels; removing the mandrels; etching the semiconductor device to remove a portion of the dielectric layer; forming at least one fin; and removing the spacer layer and the dielectric layer. One intermediate semiconductor device includes, for instance: a substrate; a dielectric layer over the substrate; a plurality of mandrels formed on the dielectric layer, the mandrels including a first set of mandrels and a second set of mandrels, wherein the first set of mandrels have a width twice as large as the second set of mandrels; and a spacer layer applied over the mandrels.
US09437706B2	Method of fabricating metal-insulator-semiconductor tunneling contacts using conformal deposition and thermal growth processes A microelectronic device may be formed with at least one transistor having a source region and a drain region, wherein an interlayer dielectric layer may be formed adjacent the transistor. A trench may be formed through the first interlayer dielectric layer to at least one of the source region and the drain region and a conductive contact may be formed in the trench, wherein the conductive contact comprises a conformal conductive layer separated from the at least one of the source region and the drain region by a conformal insulating layer.
US09437705B2	Method of manufacturing a spacer for dual gate electronic memory cell and associated electronic memory cell A method of manufacturing a spacer for an electronic memory including a substrate; a first gate structure; a stack including a plurality of layers whereof at least one of the layers is able to store electric charges, the method including depositing a spacer material layer, at least on the area covered by the stack; ion beam machining the spacer material layer, the ion beam machining being carried out with controlled stopping so as to preserve a residual portion of the thickness of the spacer material layer covering the stack; plasma etching the residual portion of the thickness of the spacer material layer.
US09437704B2	Semiconductor device having electrode made of high work function material, method and apparatus for manufacturing the same Provided is a semiconductor device including a metal film which can be formed with lower costs but still mange to have a necessary work function and oxidation resistance. The semiconductor device includes an insulating film disposed on a substrate; and a metal film disposed on the insulating film. The metal film includes a stacked structure of: a first metal film disposed on the insulating film to directly contact the insulating film; a second metal film disposed on the first metal film to directly contact the first metal film; and the first metal film disposed on the second metal film to directly contact the second metal film, the second metal film having a work function greater than 4.8 eV and being different from the first metal film in material, wherein an oxidation resistance of the first metal film is greater than that of the second metal film.
US09437703B2	Non-volatile memory device including nano floating gate with nanoparticle and method for fabricating the same A non-volatile memory device includes a floating gate for charging and discharging of charges over a substrate. The floating gate comprises a linker layer formed over the substrate and including linkers to be bonded to metal ions and metallic nanoparticles formed out of the metal ions over the linker layer.
US09437696B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor device includes a substrate having an element isolation region, a trench formed on the element isolation region, a gate electrode buried in the trench, and a plurality of active regions formed on both ends of the gate electrode, wherein a pin is formed under the gate electrode between the active regions.
US09437694B1	Transistor with a low-k sidewall spacer and method of making same A transistor is formed by defining a gate stack on top of a semiconductor layer. The gate stack includes a gate dielectric and a gate electrode. A layer of a first dielectric material, having a first dielectric constant, is deposited on side walls of the gate stack to form sacrificial sidewall spacers. Raised source-drain regions are then epitaxially grown on each side of the gate stack adjacent the sacrificial sidewall spacers. The sacrificial sidewall spacers are then removed to produce openings between each raised source-drain region and the gate stack. A layer of a second dielectric material, having a second dielectric constant less than the first dielectric constant, is then deposited in the openings and on side walls of the gate stack to form low-k sidewall spacers.
US09437687B2	III-nitride based semiconductor structure The invention provides semiconductor materials including a gallium nitride material layer formed on a silicon substrate and methods to form the semiconductor materials. The semiconductor materials include a transition layer formed between the silicon substrate and the gallium nitride material layer. The transition layer is compositionally-graded to lower stresses in the gallium nitride material layer which can result from differences in thermal expansion rates between the gallium nitride material and the substrate. The lowering of stresses in the gallium nitride material layer reduces the tendency of cracks to form. Thus, the invention enables the production of semiconductor materials including gallium nitride material layers having few or no cracks. The semiconductor materials may be used in a number of microelectronic and optical applications.
US09437683B2	Method and structure for FinFET device The present disclosure describes a fin-like field-effect transistor (FinFET). The device includes one or more fin structures over a substrate, each with source/drain (S/D) features and a high-k/metal gate (HK/MG). A first HK/MG in a first gate region wraps over an upper portion of a first fin structure, the first fin structure including an epitaxial silicon (Si) layer as its upper portion and an epitaxial growth silicon germanium (SiGe), with a silicon germanium oxide (SiGeO) feature at its outer layer, as its middle portion, and the substrate as its bottom portion. A second HK/MG in a second gate region, wraps over an upper portion of a second fin structure, the second fin structure including an epitaxial SiGe layer as its upper portion, an epitaxial Si layer as it upper middle portion, an epitaxial SiGe layer as its lower middle portion, and the substrate as its bottom portion.
US09437682B2	Semiconductor device and semiconductor device manufacturing method The invention provides an ultra-low-on-resistance, excellent-reliability semiconductor device that can finely be processed using SiC and a semiconductor device producing method. A semiconductor device includes: a silicon carbide substrate; a first-conductive-type first silicon carbide layer provided on a first principal surface of the silicon carbide substrate; a second-conductive-type first silicon carbide region formed at a surface of the first silicon carbide layer; a first-conductive-type second silicon carbide region formed at a surface of the first silicon carbide region; a second-conductive-type third silicon carbide region formed below the second silicon carbide region; a trench piercing through the second silicon carbide region to reach the third silicon carbide region; a gate insulating film; a gate electrode; an interlayer insulating film with which the gate electrode is covered; a first electrode that is formed on the second silicon carbide region and the interlayer insulating film in a side surface of the trench while containing a metallic element selected from a group consisting of Ni, Ti, Ta, Mo, and W; a second electrode that is formed on the third silicon carbide region in a bottom portion of the trench and the first electrode while containing Al; a first main electrode formed on the second electrode; and a second main electrode formed on a second principal surface of the silicon carbide substrate.
US09437676B2	Layer system A layer system having a layer region whereby the layer region has a single-crystal silicon substrate with a front side and a back side, and whereby a textured surface is formed on the front side and the textured surface has a topography with different heights and a thin film layer of a metal oxide and/or an oxide ceramic is formed on the textured surface, whereby the thin film layer covers the textured surface.
US09437673B2	Floating guard ring for HV interconnect Aspects of the present disclosure describe an integrated circuit comprises a substrate of a first conductivity type semiconductor, a lightly doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type semiconductor disposed over the substrate, a driver circuit, an electrically conductive interconnect structure formed over the semiconductor layer and electrically connected to the driver circuit at one end, at least one guard structure formed in the semiconductor layer and under the interconnect structure and a well region of the first conductivity type semiconductor formed in a top portion of the semiconductor layer, between the driver circuit and the at least one guard structure and under the interconnect structure. The guard structure is electrically floating. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
US09437661B2	Thin film transistor substrate, display device having the same and method of manufacturing the same A thin film transistor substrate includes a semiconductor pattern on a base substrate, a first insulation member disposed on the semiconductor pattern, a second insulation pattern disposed on the first insulation member, and a gate electrode disposed on the first insulation member and the second insulation pattern. The second insulation pattern overlaps a first end portion of the semiconductor pattern, and exposes a second end portion of the semiconductor pattern opposite to the first end portion. The gate electrode overlaps both the first insulation member and the second insulation pattern.
US09437659B2	Organic electroluminescent display device An organic electroluminescent display device includes: a substrate; plural anodes that are formed in respective pixels; pixel separation films that cover at least an edge of the respective anodes between the respective pixels; an organic layer that covers a display area over the plurality of anodes, and the pixel separation films, and includes at least a light emitting layer; a cathode that is formed on the organic layer; and a counter substrate that is arranged on the cathode so as to face the substrate, in which the anodes each include: a contact area that comes in contact with the organic layer, and faces a corresponding pixel of the counter substrate, and a peripheral area that is formed around the contact area, and faces pixels around the corresponding pixels of the counter substrate. The organic electroluminescent display device can realize higher definition, higher luminance, and prevention of color mixture.
US09437651B2	Method of manufacturing imaging device One portion of a first insulator film, which is positioned on a second semiconductor region, and another portion of the first insulator film, which is positioned on a third semiconductor region, are removed, while a first portion of the first insulator film, which is positioned on a first semiconductor region is remained, one portion of a second insulator film, which is positioned on the first semiconductor region, and another portion of the second insulator film, which is positioned on the second semiconductor region, are removed, while a second portion of the second insulator film, which is positioned on the third semiconductor region is remained, and a metal film that covers the first portion, the second semiconductor region, and the second portion, and the second semiconductor region are caused to react with each other and a metal compound layer is formed.
US09437640B2	Engineering induced tunable electrostatic effect Backside illuminated sensors and methods of manufacture are described. Specifically, a backside illuminated sensor with a dipole modulating layer near the photodiode is described.
US09437637B2	Semiconductor device manufacturing method and resist pattern forming method A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising, forming a first photoresist pattern by exposing and then developing a first photoresist film formed on a substrate, irradiating the first photoresist pattern with UV light to cure its surface, forming a second photoresist film so as to cover the substrate and the first photoresist pattern, forming a second photoresist pattern and performing ion implantation in the substrate using the second photoresist pattern. The second photoresist pattern is not subjected to UV irradiation after the second photoresist film has been developed and before the ion implantation is performed, or is irradiated with the UV light, after the second photoresist film has been developed and before the ion implantation is performed, under a reduced condition relative to that for the first photoresist pattern.
US09437628B1	Biodegradable microwave electronic devices Substantially biodegradable microwave integrated circuits and method for making the microwave integrated circuits are provided. The integrated circuits, which have applications in high performance flexible microwave and digital electronics, utilize biobased, biodegradable cellulose nanofibril films as a substrate and comprise only very small amounts of potentially toxic inorganic materials.
US09437625B2	Display panel and method of manufacturing the same A display panel includes a first pixel electrode electrically connected to a first switching electrode, and includes a plurality of first branches forming micro slits, a second pixel electrode electrically connected to a second switching electrode, and including a plurality of second branches forming micro slits, and a third pixel electrode electrically connected to a third switching electrode, and including a plurality of third branches forming micro slits. The first branches are spaced apart from each other by a first space, and have a first width. The second branches are spaced apart from each other by a second space, and have a second width. The third branches are spaced apart from each other by a third space, and have a third width. At least one of the first width, the second width and the third width is different from the other widths.
US09437613B2	Multiple VT in III-V FETs In one aspect, a method of forming a multiple VT device structure includes the steps of: forming an alternating series of channel and barrier layers as a stack having at least one first channel layer, at least one first barrier layer, and at least one second channel layer; defining at least one first and at least one second active area in the stack; selectively removing the at least one first channel/barrier layers from the at least one second active area, such that the at least one first channel layer and the at least one second channel layer are the top-most layers in the stack in the at least one first and the at least one second active areas, respectively, wherein the at least one first barrier layer is configured to confine charge carriers to the at least one first channel layer in the first active area.
US09437611B1	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device and a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device thereof are provided. The manufacturing method includes the following steps. A bottom insulating layer is formed on a substrate. Two stacked structures are formed on the bottom insulating layer. Each of the stacked structures includes a plurality of gate layers, a plurality of gate insulating layers, a top insulating layer and a conductive mask layer. Each of the charge trapping structures includes a plurality of first dielectric layers and a plurality of second dielectric layers. Part of each of first dielectric layers is etched. Part of each of second dielectric layers is etched to expose part of the channel layer. A landing pad layer is formed on the conductive mask layer, the first dielectric layers and the second dielectric layers to connect the conductive mask layer and the channel layer.
US09437605B2	3D NAND array architecture Roughly described, a memory device has a multilevel stack of conductive layers which are divided laterally into word lines. Vertically oriented pillars each include series-connected memory cells at cross-points between the pillars and the layers. String select lines run above the conductive layers and define select gates of the pillars. Bit lines run above the SSLs. The pillars are arranged on a regular grid having a unit cell area α, and adjacent ones of the string select lines have respective widths in the bit line direction which are at least as large as (α/pBL). Ground select lines run below the conductive layers and define ground select gates of the pillars. The ground select lines, too, may have respective widths in the bit line direction which are at least as large as (α/pBL).
US09437599B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and method of manufacturing the same According to an embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device comprises: a semiconductor layer; a first gate insulating film; a plurality of floating gate electrodes; a second gate insulating film; a plurality of control gate electrodes; and an upper insulating film. The semiconductor layer is provided on a substrate and extends in a first direction. The floating gate electrode is formed on the semiconductor layer via the first gate insulating film. The control gate electrode faces the upper surface of the floating gate electrode via the second gate insulating film. Moreover, the control gate electrode extends in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The upper insulating film is formed on an upper portion of the plurality of control gate electrodes. Moreover, a height of an upper surface of the upper insulating film changes along the second direction.
US09437598B2	Semiconductor device manufacturing method and semiconductor device A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes: forming a first well of the first conductivity type in a substrate; forming a second well of the first conductivity type in a first region of the substrate; forming a third well of the second conductivity type underneath the second well in the first region of the substrate in a position overlapping with the first well located underneath the second well in the first region of the substrate; forming a fourth well, that surrounds the second well and has the second conductivity type, in the first region of the substrate; forming a fifth well of the first conductivity type above the first well in the second region of the substrate; and forming a sixth well of the second conductivity type above the first well in the second region of the substrate.
US09437593B2	Silicided semiconductor structure and method of forming the same A preferred embodiment includes a method of manufacturing a fuse element that includes forming a polysilicon layer over a semiconductor structure, doping the polysilicon layer with carbon or nitrogen, depositing a metal over the polysilicon layer; and annealing the metal and polysilicon layer to form a silicide in an upper portion of the polysilicon layer.
US09437587B2	Flip chip semiconductor device A semiconductor device package comprises a lead frame having a die paddle comprising a first chip installation area and a second chip installation area, a recess area formed in the first chip installation area, and multiple metal pillars formed in the recess area, a notch divides the first chip installation area into a transverse base extending transversely and a longitudinal base extending longitudinally, and separates the recess area into a transverse recess part formed in the transverse base and a longitudinal recess part formed in longitudinal base; a portion of a transverse extending part connecting to an external pin extends into a portion inside of the notch.
US09437586B2	Semiconductor package and method of fabricating the same Provided is a semiconductor package in which a cell array region and a peripheral circuit region are formed as different semiconductor chips, respectively. First semiconductor chips including memory cells and a second semiconductor chip including only peripheral circuitry common to the first semiconductor chips are electrically connected to each other. Thus, a loading capacitance of the semiconductor package may be reduced. As a result, an RC delay of the semiconductor package may be reduced, thereby improving an operating speed of the semiconductor package.
US09437582B2	Stacked microelectronic assemblies A microelectronic assembly includes units superposed on one another to form at least one stack having a vertical direction. Each unit includes one or more microelectronic devices and has top and bottom surfaces. Top unit terminals are exposed at the top surfaces and bottom unit terminals are exposed at the bottom surfaces. The top and bottom unit terminals are provided at a set of ordered column positions. Each top unit terminal of the set, except the top unit terminals at the highest ordered column position, is connected to a respective bottom unit terminal of the same unit at a next higher ordered column position. Each bottom unit terminal of the set, except the bottom unit terminals of the lowest unit in the stack, is connected to a respective upper unit terminal of the next lower unit in the stack at the same column position.
US09437579B2	Multiple die face-down stacking for two or more die A microelectronic assembly can include a substrate having first and second surfaces each extending in first and second transverse directions, a peripheral edge extending in the second direction, first and second openings extending between the first and second surfaces, and a peripheral region of the second surface extending between the peripheral edge and one of the openings. The assembly can also include a first microelectronic element having a front surface facing the first surface, a rear surface opposite therefrom, and an edge extending between the front and rear surfaces. The assembly can also include a second microelectronic element having a front surface facing the rear surface of the first microelectronic element and projecting beyond the edge of the first microelectronic element. The assembly can also include a plurality of terminals exposed at the second surface, at least one of the terminals being disposed at least partially within the peripheral region.
US09437577B2	Package on package structure with pillar bump pins and related method thereof A package on package (POP) structure includes at least a first package and a second package. The first package has a plurality of pillar bump pins. The second package has a plurality of pads connected to the pillar bump pins, respectively. A method of forming a package on package (POP) structure includes at least the following steps: providing a first package with a plurality of pillar bump pins; providing a second package with a plurality of pads; and forming the POP structure by connecting the pillar bump pins to the pads.
US09437576B1	Semiconductor device package and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device package includes a substrate, a first electrical component, a second electrical component, and a conductive frame disposed on a top surface of the substrate. The conductive frame has a top portion and a rim substantially perpendicular to the top portion. The conductive frame covers the first electrical component, and includes at least one opening in the top portion of the conductive frame, one of which openings exposes the second electrical component. A top surface of the top portion of the conductive frame is substantially coplanar with a top surface of the second electrical component. The semiconductor device package further includes an electromagnetic interference shield in contact with the top surface of the top portion of the conductive frame, an outer lateral surface of the rim of the conductive frame, and the top surface of the second electrical component.
US09437570B2	Power converter package with an integrated output inductor In one implementation, a power semiconductor package includes a conductive carrier including a switch node segment and a power output segment. The power semiconductor package also includes an integrated output inductor stacked over the conductive carrier and configured to couple the switch node segment to the power output segment. The power semiconductor package further includes a power stage stacked over the integrated output inductor.
US09437560B2	Semiconductor device including landing pad A semiconductor device includes conductive lines spaced from a substrate, and an insulating spacer structure between the conductive lines and defining a contact hole. The insulating spacer structure is adjacent a side wall of at least one of the conductive lines. The device also includes an insulating pattern on the conductive lines and insulating spacer structure, and another insulating pattern defining a landing pad hole connected to the contact hole. A contact plug is formed in the contact hole and connects to the active area. A landing pad is formed in the landing pad hole and connects to the contact plug. The landing pad vertically overlaps one of the pair of conductive line structures.
US09437556B2	Semiconductor device The reliability of a semiconductor device is improved. Further, miniaturization of the semiconductor device is attained. A sealring is formed in a wiring structure provided over a semiconductor substrate. The sealring has a structure in which sealring wirings respectively formed in a plurality of wiring layers included in the wiring structure are laminated. The position of a side surface on the inner peripheral side of a sealring wiring formed in the wiring layer at the uppermost layer in the wiring layers is located more outside than the position of a side surface on the inner peripheral side of a sealring wiring formed in the wiring layer located one layer lower than the wiring layer at the uppermost layer. The width of the sealring wiring at the uppermost layer is smaller than the width of the sealring wiring located one layer lower than the wiring layer at the uppermost layer.
US09437536B1	Reversed build-up substrate for 2.5D A method of making an assembly can include forming a circuit structure defining front and rear surfaces, and forming a substrate onto the rear surface. The forming of the circuit structure can include forming a first dielectric layer coupled to the carrier. The first dielectric layer can include front contacts configured for joining with contacts of one or more microelectronic elements, and first traces. The forming of the circuit structure can include forming rear conductive elements at the rear surface coupled with the front contacts through the first traces. The forming of the substrate can include forming a dielectric element directly on the rear surface. The dielectric element can have first conductive elements facing the rear conductive elements and joined thereto. The dielectric element can include second traces coupled with the first conductive elements. The forming of the substrate can include forming terminals at a surface of the substrate.
US09437534B2	Enhanced flip chip structure using copper column interconnect A flip chip package includes: a carrier coupled to a die. The carrier includes: at least a via, for coupling the surface of the carrier to electrical traces in the carrier; and at least a capture pad electrically coupled to the via, wherein the capture pad is plated over the via. The die includes: at least a bond pad formed on the surface of the die; and at least a copper column, formed on the bond pad for coupling the die to the capture pad on the carrier, wherein part of the copper column overhangs the via opening.
US09437524B2	Through-silicon via with sidewall air gap Embodiments of the present invention provide a novel process integration for air gap formation at the sidewalls for a Through Silicon Via (TSV) structure. The sidewall air gap formation scheme for the TSV structure of disclosed embodiments reduces parasitic capacitance and depletion regions in between the substrate silicon and TSV conductor, and serves to also reduce mechanical stress in silicon substrate surrounding the TSV conductor.
US09437522B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device A semiconductor device according to the present invention has a semiconductor module 2; a cooling unit 3, the semiconductor module 2 being joined to an upper surface of the cooling unit 3, and a pipe 14, 15 for circulating a refrigerant being fixed to a side surface 20, 22 of the cooling unit 3; and a resin mold layer 4 that covers outer peripheries of the semiconductor module 2 and the cooling unit 3. Further, a protruding portion 25, 26 that protrudes from the side surface 20, 22 of the cooling unit 3 and surrounds the pipe 14, 15 is provided on the side surface 20, 22 of the cooling unit 3.
US09437514B2	Semiconductor package with coated side walls and method of manufacture A semiconductor package including an integrated device, the package having a front side, a back side and side walls linking the front and back sides, wherein each side wall is coated, to at least 80% of its area, with a coating material different from the material(s) of the back and front sides. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor package by providing an assembly containing an array of the packages, the assembly having thickness d0 and being attached to a dicing tape of thickness dd, fabricating a set of first dicing streets with width w1 and depth d1<(d0+dd), filling the first dicing streets at least partially with a coating material, and fabricating, in the coating material in each first dicing street, a second dicing street with width w2≦w1 and depth d2≧d0 but <(d0+dd).
US09437509B2	Package for electronic components suppressing multipactor discharge A package for electronic components that suppresses multipactor discharge is disclosed. The package includes a metal base and a casing. The metal base provides a pocket in the side thereof. The casing, mounted on the metal base to surround electronic components therein, provides a lead terminal connecting the electronic components to the outside and a feedthrough to isolate the lead terminal from the metal base. The pocket in the metal base is positioned beneath the lead terminal with an insulator therebetween.
US09437506B2	Semiconductor defect characterization The defect-containing die identified from an inspection layer analysis subsequent to a manufacturing step for a wafer including a plurality of die and as well as the faulty die identified from a fault testing of the wafer are processed to identify a subset of the die that both contain a defect and are faulty. A probability analysis is performed to determine a confidence level of whether the die in the subset are faulty due to their defects.
US09437504B2	Method for the formation of fin structures for FinFET devices On a first semiconductor material substrate, an overlying sacrificial layer formed of a second semiconductor material is deposited. In a first region, a first semiconductor material region is formed over the sacrificial layer. In a second region, a second semiconductor material region is formed over the sacrificial layer. The first semiconductor material region is patterned to define a first FinFET fin. The second semiconductor material region is patterned to define a second FinFET fin. The fins are each covered with a cap and sidewall spacer. The sacrificial layer formed of the second semiconductor material is then selectively removed to form an opening below each of the first and second FinFET fins (with those fins being supported by the sidewall spacers). The openings below each of the fins are then filled with a dielectric material that serves to isolate the semiconductive materials of the fins from the substrate.
US09437503B1	Vertical FETs with variable bottom spacer recess A method of forming a variable spacer in a vertical transistor device includes forming a first source/drain of a first transistor on a substrate; forming a second source/drain of a second transistor on the substrate adjacent to the first source/drain, an isolation region arranged in the substrate between the first source/drain and the second source/drain; depositing a spacer material on the first source/drain; depositing the spacer material on the second source/drain; forming a first channel extending from the first source drain and through the spacer material; forming a second channel extending from the second source/drain and through the spacer material; wherein the spacer material on the first source/drain forms a first spacer and the spacer material on the second source/drain forms a second spacer, the first spacer being different in thickness than the second spacer.
US09437498B2	Method for the formation of different gate metal regions of MOS transistors A method is for forming at least two different gates metal regions of at least two MOS transistors. The method may include forming a metal layer on a gate dielectric layer; and forming a metal hard mask on the metal layer, with the hard mask having a composition different from that of the metal layer and covering a first region of the metal layer and leaving open a second region of the metal layer. The method may also include diffusion annealing the intermediate structure obtained in the prior steps such as to make the metal atoms of the hard mask diffuse into the first region, and removal of the hard mask.
US09437490B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device includes a first substrate including a surface, and a pad array on the surface of the substrate, wherein the pad array comprises a first type pad and a second type pad located on a same level. The semiconductor device further includes a conductive bump connecting either the first type pad or the second type pad to a second substrate and a via connected a conductive feature at a different level to the first type pad and the via located within a projection area of the first type pad and directly contacting the first type pad. The semiconductor device also has a dielectric in the substrate and directly contacting the second type pad, wherein the second type pad is floated on the dielectric.
US09437487B2	Array substrate and fabrication method thereof, and display device Embodiments of the disclosure disclose an array substrate and a fabrication method thereof, and a display device. The fabrication method of the array substrate comprises: forming a thin film transistor; forming a passivation layer covering the thin film transistor, the passivation layer having a via hole and the via hole exposing at least a portion of a drain electrode of the thin film transistor; forming a via-hole conductive layer, the via-hole conductive layer covering the portion of the drain electrode exposed at the via hole and connected to the drain electrode; treating the via-hole conductive layer, so that a reflectivity of the via-hole conductive layer is lower than a reflectivity of the drain electrode; and forming a pixel electrode, the pixel electrode being connected with the drain electrode through the via-hole conductive layer.
US09437481B2	Self-aligned double patterning process for two dimensional patterns One method includes forming a mandrel element above a hard mask layer, forming first and second spacers on the mandrel element, removing the mandrel element, a first opening being defined between the first and second spacers and exposing a portion of the hard mask layer and having a longitudinal axis extending in a first direction, forming a block mask covering a middle portion of the first opening, the block mask having a longitudinal axis extending in a second direction different than the first direction, etching the hard mask layer in the presence of the block mask and the first and second spacers to define aligned first and second line segment openings in the hard mask layer extending in the first direction, etching recesses in a dielectric layer disposed beneath the hard mask layer based on the first and second line segment openings, and filling the recesses with a conductive material.
US09437479B2	Methods for forming an interconnect pattern on a substrate Embodiments of methods for forming interconnect patterns on a substrate are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method for forming an interconnect pattern atop a substrate includes depositing a porous dielectric layer atop a cap layer and a plurality of spacers disposed atop the cap layer, wherein the cap layer is disposed atop a bulk dielectric layer and the bulk dielectric layer is disposed atop a substrate; removing a portion of the porous dielectric layer; removing the plurality of spacers to form features in the porous dielectric layer; and etching the cap layer to extend the features through the cap layer.
US09437478B2	Chip package and method for forming the same A chip package including a chip is provided. The chip includes a sensing region or device region adjacent to an upper surface of the chip. A sensing array is located in the sensing region or device region and includes a plurality of sensing units. A plurality of first openings is located in the chip and correspondingly exposes the sensing units. A plurality of conductive extending portions is disposed in the first openings and is electrically connected to the sensing units, wherein the conductive extending portions extend from the first openings onto the upper surface of the chip. A method for forming the chip package is also provided.
US09437471B2	Shallow trench isolations and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing shallow trench isolations is provided in the present invention, which includes the steps of providing a substrate, performing a zero etch to form preliminary trenches in the substrate, performing a STI etch to the preliminary trenches to form final trenches, where the final trenches are deeper and steeper than the preliminary trenches, and filling up the final trenches with insulating material to form shallow trench isolations.
US09437459B2	Aluminum clad copper structure of an electronic component package and a method of making an electronic component package with an aluminum clad copper structure An electronic component package that includes a package substrate having an aluminum bond pad formed from an aluminum clad copper structure. The aluminum clad copper structure is attached to a dielectric layer. An electronic component is attached to the substrate and includes a conductive structure electrically coupled to the aluminum bond pad. The aluminum bond pad, the electronic component, and at least a portion of the substrate are encapsulated with an encapsulant.
US09437453B2	Control of wafer surface charge during CMP CMP selectivity, removal rate, and uniformity are controlled both locally and globally by altering electric charge at the wafer surface. Surface charge characterization is performed by an on-board metrology module. Based on a charge profile map, the wafer can be treated in an immersion bath to impart a more positive or negative charge overall, or to neutralize the entire wafer before the CMP operation is performed. If charge hot spots are detected on the wafer, a charge pencil can be used to neutralize localized areas. One type of charge pencil bears a tapered porous polymer tip that is placed in close proximity to the wafer surface. Films present on the wafer absorb ions from, or surrender ions to, the charge pencil tip, by electrostatic forces. The charge pencil can be incorporated into a CMP system to provide an in-situ treatment prior to the planarization step or the slurry removal step.
US09437445B1	Dual fin integration for electron and hole mobility enhancement A technique for forming a semiconductor device is provided. Sacrificial mandrels are formed over a hardmask layer on a semiconductor layer. Spacers are formed on sidewalls of the sacrificial mandrels. The sacrificial mandrels are removed to leave the spacers. A masking process leaves exposed a first set of spacers with a second set protected. In response to the masking process, a first fin etch process forms a first set of fins in the semiconductor layer via first set of spacers. The first set of fins has a vertical sidewall profile. Another masking process leaves exposed the second set of spacers with the first set of spacers and the first set of fins protected. In response to the other masking process, a second fin etch process forms a second set of fins in semiconductor layer using the second set of spacers. The second set of fins has a trapezoidal sidewall profile.
US09437441B2	Methods for etching substrate and semiconductor devices A method of etching a substrate using a metal-assisted chemical etching process is provided. The method may include forming a metal catalytic layer to a predetermined thickness on a substrate and reacting the metal catalytic layer with the etching solution to form a porous surface in the metal catalytic layer and etch the substrate. When the metal catalytic layer is reacted with an etching solution, a porous surface may be formed on the metal catalytic layer.
US09437439B2	Processing method for wafer having chamfered portion along the outer circumference thereof followed by thinning and separating A wafer processing method for reducing the thickness of a wafer to a predetermined thickness, the wafer having a chamfered portion along the outer circumference thereof. The wafer processing method includes a stacked wafer forming step of attaching a support substrate to the front side of the wafer to thereby form a stacked wafer, and a chamfered portion removing step of positioning a cutting blade having a rotation axis parallel to the stacking direction of the stacked wafer formed by the stacked wafer forming step so that the outer circumference of the cutting blade faces the chamfered portion of the wafer, and then making the cutting blade cut into the wafer from the outer circumference toward the center thereof to thereby partially remove the chamfered portion in the range corresponding to the predetermined thickness from the front side of the wafer.
US09437436B2	Replacement metal gate FinFET A field effect transistor device includes a fin including a semiconductor material arranged on an insulator layer, the fin including a channel region, a hardmask layer arranged partially over the channel region of the fin, a gate stack arranged over the hardmask layer and over the channel region of the fin, a metallic alloy layer arranged on a first portion of the hardmask layer, the metallic alloy layer arranged adjacent to the gate stack, and a first spacer arranged adjacent to the gate stack and over the metallic alloy layer.
US09437431B2	Electronic device manufacture New methods are provided for manufacturing a semiconductor device. Preferred methods of the invention include depositing a photoresist on a semiconductor substrate surface followed by imaging and development of resist coating layer; applying a curable organic or inorganic composition over the resist relief image; etching to provide a relief image of the resist encased by the curable composition; and removing the resist material whereby the curable organic or inorganic composition remains in a relief image of increased pitch relative to the previously developed resist image.
US09437430B2	Thick pseudomorphic nitride epitaxial layers Semiconductor structures are fabricated to include strained epitaxial layers exceeding a predicted critical thickness thereof.
US09437429B2	Polycrystalline silicon manufacturing apparatus and polycrystalline silicon manufacturing method In order to obtain a polycrystalline silicon rod having an excellent shape, the placement relation between a source gas supplying nozzle 9 and metal electrodes 10 that are provided in a reactor is appropriately designed. The area of a disc-like base plate 5 is S0. An imaginary concentric circle C (radius c) centered at the center of the disc-like base plate 5 has an area S=S0/2. Further, a concentric circle A and a concentric circle B are imaginary concentric circles having the same center as that of the concentric circle C and having a radius a and a radius b, respectively (a
US09437428B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having an oxide semiconductor layer with increased hydrogen concentration To provide a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor film having conductivity, or a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor film having a light-transmitting property and conductivity. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the steps of forming an oxide semiconductor film over a first insulating film, performing first heat treatment in an atmosphere where oxygen contained in the oxide semiconductor film is released, and performing second heat treatment in a hydrogen-containing atmosphere, so that an oxide semiconductor film having conductivity is formed.
US09437424B2	High mobility power metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors High mobility P-channel power metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a power MOSFET is fabricated such that the holes flow in an inversion/accumulation channel, which is along the (110) crystalline plane, or equivalents, and the current flow is in the [110] direction, or equivalents, when a negative potential is applied to the gate with respect to the source. The enhanced channel mobility of holes leads to a reduction of the channel portion of the on-state resistance, thereby advantageously reducing total “on”resistance of the device.
US09437421B2	Substrate processing apparatus, method of manufacturing semiconductor device and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium A substrate processing apparatus includes a process chamber in which a substrate is accommodated; a source gas supply system configured to supply a source gas onto the substrate; first and second reactive gas supply systems configured to supply a reactive gas onto the substrate via first and second interconnected reactive gas supply pipes, wherein a gas storage unit is installed at the second reactive gas supply pipe to store the reactive gas and the reactive gas is supplied onto the substrate via the gas storage unit; and a control unit configured to control the source gas supply system to supply the source gas onto the substrate and to control the first and second reactive gas supply systems to supply the reactive gas onto the substrate via the first and second reactive gas supply pipes.
US09437416B2	Supercritical drying method for semiconductor substrate According to one embodiment, a supercritical drying method for a semiconductor substrate includes introducing a semiconductor substrate formed with a metal film into a chamber, the surface of the substrate being wet with alcohol, supplying a supercritical fluid of carbon dioxide into the chamber, setting a temperature inside the chamber to a predetermined temperature, to replace the alcohol on the semiconductor substrate with the supercritical fluid, and discharging the supercritical fluid and the alcohol from the chamber while keeping the temperature inside the chamber at the predetermined temperature, to lower a pressure inside the chamber. The predetermined temperature is not lower than 75° C. but lower than a critical temperature of the alcohol.
US09437414B2	Pattern forming device and semiconductor device manufacturing method A pattern forming device uses a template having a plurality of protrusions and recesses configured to imprint a reverse image thereof on a resin on a substrate. The pattern forming device has a holding part, a stage, a driving part, and a curing part. The holding part includes a contact portion having a friction reducing contact portion, which is configured to engage against the template to hold the template. The stage carries the substrate. The driving part is configured to move at least one of the holding part and the stage to have the pattern in contact with the resin. The curing part cures the resin. The contact portion has a main body portion configured to move forward/backward with respect to the template and a tip portion arranged on the main body portion.
US09437411B2	Multi-element isotopic measurement by direct coupling of a multi-cycle isotachophoresis technique and a mass spectrometry technique A method for separating electrically charged species contained in a solution by an isotachophoresis method applied in an electrophoresis device, the isotachophoresis method being coupled to isotopic measurement using a mass spectrometer. The method notably comprises a step of stopping the voltage applied to the terminal of the electrophoresis capillary and transient application of a counter-pressure making it possible to utilize the length of the capillary several times and extend the separation distance artificially.
US09437408B2	Analyser arrangement for particle spectrometer The present invention relates to a method for determining at least one parameter related to charged particles emitted from a particle emitting sample. The method comprises guiding a beam of charged particles into an entrance of a measurement region by means of a lens system, and detecting positions of the particles indicative of said at least one parameter within the measurement region. Furthermore, the method comprises deflecting the particle beam at least twice in the same coordinate direction before entrance of the particle beam into the measurement region. Thereby, both the position and the direction of the particle beam at the entrance of the measurement region can be controlled in a way that to some extent eliminates the need for physical manipulation of the sample. This in turn allows the sample to be efficiently cooled such that the energy resolution in energy measurements can be improved.
US09437400B2	Insulated dielectric window assembly of an inductively coupled plasma processing apparatus An insulated dielectric window assembly comprising a dielectric window of an inductively coupled plasma processing apparatus; an upper polymeric ring, and a lower polymeric ring. The upper polymeric ring insulates the outer edge of the dielectric window from a cooler ambient atmosphere and the lower polymeric ring insulates the lower surface of the dielectric window from a chamber surface supporting the window.
US09437392B2	High-throughput ion implanter One embodiment of this ion implanter includes an ion source and a process chamber. This process chamber is connected to the ion source and separated from the ion source by a plurality of extraction electrodes. A carrier holds multiple workpieces. A mask loader in the process chamber connects a mask to the carrier. A transfer chamber and load lock may be connected to the process chamber. The ion implanter is configured to perform either blanket or selective implantation of the workpieces.
US09437391B2	Carbon nanotube based micro-tip structure and method for making the same A carbon nanotube micro-tip structure includes an insulating substrate and a patterned carbon nanotube film structure. The insulating substrate includes a surface. The surface includes an edge. The patterned carbon nanotube film structure is partially arranged on the surface of the insulating substrate. The patterned carbon nanotube film structure includes two strip-shaped arms joined at one end to form a tip portion protruded from the edge of the surface of the insulating substrate and suspended. Each of the two strip-shaped arms includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes parallel to the surface of the insulating substrate.
US09437390B2	X-ray tube device An X-ray tube device according to the present invention includes a cathode generating an electron beam, an anode generating an X-ray by collision of the electron beam from the cathode, an envelope internally housing the cathode and the anode, a magnetic field generator including a magnetic pole arranged to be opposed to the envelope, generating a magnetic field for focusing and deflecting the electron beam from the cathode to the anode, and an electric field relaxing electrode arranged between the magnetic pole and the envelope, having an outer surface having a rounded shape. Thus, the magnetic field generator can be placed closer to the envelope while a tip end of the magnetic field generator is suppressed from being a discharge start point, and hence the effect of being capable of downsizing the X-ray tube device is achieved.
US09437367B2	Method of manufacturing a winding-type solid electrolytic capacitor package structure without using a lead frame A winding-type solid electrolytic capacitor package structure without using any lead frame includes a winding capacitor and a package body. The winding capacitor has a winding body enclosed by the package body, a positive conductive lead pin extended from a first lateral side of the winding body, and a negative conductive lead pin extended from a second lateral side of the winding body. The positive conductive lead pin has a first embedded portion enclosed by the package body and a first exposed portion exposed outside the package body and extended along the first lateral surface and the bottom surface of the package body. The negative conductive lead pin has a second embedded portion enclosed by the package body and a second exposed portion exposed outside the package body and extended along the second lateral surface and the bottom surface of the package body.
US09437365B2	Electronic component and manufacturing method therefor An electronic component including an electronic component element with an external electrode, a Ni plating film on the external electrode, and a Sn plating film covering the Ni plating film. The Sn plating film has Sn—Ni alloy flakes therein, the Sn—Ni alloy flakes are present in the range from a surface of the Sn plating film on the Ni plating film to 50% or less of the thickness of the Sn plating film, and when Sn is removed from the Sn plating film to leave only the Sn—Ni alloy flakes, an observed planar view of a region occupied by the Sn—Ni alloy flakes falls within the range from 15% to 60% of the observed planar region.
US09437357B2	Rotary input device A rotary input device includes a first annular magnetic body in which a plurality of outward protrusions protruding toward an outside in a radial direction are disposed along a circumferential direction, a second annular magnetic body in which a plurality of inward protrusions formed to oppose the outward protrusions of the first magnetic body are disposed along a circumferential direction, and a rotary knob configured to relatively rotate the first magnetic body and the second magnetic body. The first magnetic body includes a magnet in which opposing surfaces facing each other are vertically disposed and which is magnetized to two poles of an upper pole and a lower pole including the opposing surfaces, a pair of yokes that interposes the opposing surfaces of the magnet vertically, and the outward protrusion formed on the pair of yokes.
US09437346B2	Semiconductor device connected by anisotropic conductive adhesive film A semiconductor device connected using an anisotropic conductive adhesive composition, the anisotropic conductive adhesive composition including a thermosetting polymerization initiator; and tetrahydrofurfuryl (meth)acrylate or furfuryl (meth)acrylate, wherein the tetrahydrofurfuryl (meth)acrylate or furfuryl (meth)acrylate is present in the composition in an amount of 1 wt % to 25 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition in terms of solid content.
US09437340B2	Leaf module for a multi-leaf collimator and multi-leaf collimator The invention relates to a leaf module (102) for a multi-leaf collimator (132), comprising a leaf unit (104) and a leaf drive unit (106), wherein the leaf unit (104) comprises a leaf (108) for shielding beams from a selected area, and the leaf unit (104) is mounted displaceably in an adjusting direction (110), wherein the leaf drive unit (106) is designed to displace the leaf unit (104) linearly in the adjusting direction (110), and wherein the leaf drive unit (106) comprises at least one drive mechanism (112), being designed in such a way that the drive mechanism (112) operates based on pneumatic actuation. Furthermore, the invention relates to a multi-leaf collimator (132) comprising a plurality of leaf modules (102) according to the invention. The invention is based on the objective of designing a leaf module (102) and a multi-leaf collimator (132) as compactly as possible, while achieving a simple, reliable and variable adjustability of the leaf unit (104). The invention is regarded to be particularly suitable for implementation in Cobalt-60 or mid- to low-end linac radiotherapy apparatuses.
US09437321B2	Error detection method Methods for detecting and correcting defects in a memory array during a memory operation are described. The memory operation may comprise a programming operation or an erase operation. In some cases, a Control Gate Short to Substrate (CGSS) defect, in which a control gate of a NAND memory has been shorted to the substrate, may have a defect signature in which a word line shows a deviation in the number of programming loop counts associated with programming data into memory cells connected to the word line. The deviation in the number of programming loop counts may be detected by comparing a baseline programming loop count (e.g., derived from programming a set of one or more word lines prior to programming the word line with the CGSS defect) with a programming loop count associated with programming the word line with the CGSS defect.
US09437315B2	Data storing system and operating method thereof A data storing system includes a semiconductor device suitable for repeatedly performing a read operation by changing a level of a read voltage according to read voltages listed on a read retry table when a read operation on a selected page is passed, in response to a command and an address, and a controller suitable for controlling the read operation of the semiconductor device by generating the command and the address, wherein a read voltage to be used for performing the read operation is determined among the read voltages listed on the read retry table when the semiconductor device performs the read operation based on data read as a result of a predetermined number of read operations.
US09437309B2	Operating method of NAND flash memory unit A NAND flash memory unit, an operating method and a reading method are provided. The NAND flash memory unit includes a plurality of gate layers, a tunnel layer, a charge trapping layer, a conductor layer and a second dielectric layer. A first dielectric layer is included between two adjacent gate layers among the gate layers. The tunnel layer, the charge trapping layer, the conductor layer, and the second dielectric layer penetrate the gate layers. The charge trapping layer is disposed between the tunnel layer and the gate layers, and the second dielectric layer is disposed between the conductor layer and the tunnel layer. Therefore, an erasing speed may be increased; the charge trapping layer may be repaired; the controllability of the gate layers may be increased.
US09437308B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device which performs improved erase operation According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array and a control unit. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cells arranged in a matrix. The control unit erases data of the memory cells. The control unit interrupts the erase operation of the memory cells and holds an erase condition before the interrupt in accordance with a first command during the erase operation, and resumes the erase operation based on the held erase condition in accordance with a second command.
US09437307B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device A control circuit is configured to execute an erasing operation on a selected cell unit in a selected memory block. In the erasing operation, the control circuit raises the voltage of the bodies of the first memory transistors included in the selected cell unit to a first voltage, sets the voltage of the bodies of the first memory transistors included in the non-selected cell unit to a second voltage lower than the first voltage, and applies a third voltage equal to or lower than the second voltage to the gates of the first memory transistors included in the selected cell unit and the non-selected cell unit.
US09437293B1	Integrated setback read with reduced snapback disturb Embodiments of the present disclosure describe read and write operations in phase change memory to reduce snapback disturb. In an embodiment, an apparatus includes read circuitry to apply a read voltage to a phase change memory (PCM) cell, setback circuitry to apply a setback pulse to the PCM cell in response to the application of the read voltage, wherein the setback pulse is a shorter set pulse performed for a first period of time that is shorter than a second period of time for a regular set pulse that is configured to transition the PCM cell from an amorphous state to a crystalline state, sense circuitry to sense, concurrently with application of the setback pulse, whether the PCM cell is in the amorphous state or the crystalline state. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US09437286B2	Memory system, method of programming the memory system, and method of testing the memory system A method of programming a memory system includes repetitively performing N program loops for a selected memory cell (where N is a natural number equal to or greater than two). Each of the N program loops includes a program operation and a program verify operation. At least one of the N program loops includes performing the program operation on the selected memory cell and on at least one additionally selected memory cell by applying a program voltage to at least one word line to which the selected memory cell and at least one additionally selected memory cell are connected, and performing the program verify operation on the selected memory cell by applying a program verify voltage to a selected word line to which the selected memory cell is connected.
US09437280B2	DRAM sense amplifier that supports low memory-cell capacitance The disclosed embodiments provide a sense amplifier for a dynamic random-access memory (DRAM). This sense amplifier includes a bit line to be coupled to a cell to be sensed in the DRAM, and a complement bit line which carries a complement of a signal on the bit line. The sense amplifier also includes a p-type field-effect transistor (PFET) pair comprising cross-coupled PFETs that selectively couple either the bit line or the complement bit line to a high bit-line voltage. The sense amplifier additionally includes an n-type field effect transistor (NFET) pair comprising cross-coupled NFETs that selectively couple either the bit line or the complement bit line to ground. This NFET pair is lightly doped to provide a low threshold-voltage mismatch between NFETs in the NFET pair. In one variation, the gate material for the NFETs is selected to have a work function that compensates for a negative threshold voltage in the NFETs which results from the light substrate doping. In another variation, the sense amplifier additionally includes a cross-coupled pair of latching NFETs. These latching NFETs are normally doped and are configured to latch the voltage on the bit line after the lightly doped NFETs finish sensing the voltage on the bit line.
US09437275B2	Memory system and method for operating the same A memory system may include a memory including a cell array having a plurality of word lines and an address storage unit that stores an address in response to a capture command, wherein the memory sequentially refreshes the word lines in response to a refresh command at a set cycle, and refreshes a word line corresponding to the stored address in response to the refresh command when the address is stored in the address storage unit; and a memory controller transmitting the refresh command to the memory at the set cycle when a word line satisfying one or more of conditions that the number of activation times is equal to or more than a reference number and an activation frequency is equal to or more than a reference frequency is detected, and transmitting the capture command and an address of the detected word line to the memory.
US09437274B1	Memory device A memory device may include a plurality of word lines each word line being operably coupled to one or more memory cells; a peripheral circuit suitable for performing first and second refresh operations to the plurality of word lines; wherein the first refresh operation is suitable for preserving stored data for a majority of the memory cells of the memory device and the second refresh operation is suitable for preserving stored data of one or more weak memory cells.
US09437268B2	Free layer with out-of-plane anisotropy for magnetic device applications Synthetic antiferromagnetic (SAF) and synthetic ferrimagnetic (SyF) free layer structures are disclosed that reduce Ho (for a SAF free layer), increase perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA), and provide higher thermal stability up to at least 400° C. The SAF and SyF structures have a FL1/DL1/spacer/DL2/FL2 configuration wherein FL1 and FL2 are free layers with PMA, the coupling layer induces antiferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic coupling between FL1 and FL2 depending on thickness, and DL1 and DL2 are dusting layers that enhance the coupling between FL1 and FL2. The SAF free layer may be used with a SAF reference layer in STT-MRAM memory elements or in spintronic devices including a spin transfer oscillator. Furthermore, a dual SAF structure is described that may provide further advantages in terms of Ho, PMA, and thermal stability.
US09437267B2	Storage element and memory A storage element includes a magnetization fixed layer, and a magnetization free layer. The magnetization fixed layer includes a plurality of ferromagnetic layers laminated together with a coupling layer formed between each pair of adjacent ferromagnetic layers. The magnetization directions of the ferromagnetic layers are inclined with respect to a magnetization direction of the magnetization fixed layer.
US09437258B2	Data readout circuit of a storage device for read-out operation for preventing erroneous writing into a data storage element and reading out of the data correctly Provided is a data readout circuit capable of, even when a high voltage is applied during data read-out operation, preventing erroneous writing of the data and reading out the data correctly. The data readout circuit includes: a non-volatile storage element; a latch circuit including: an input inverter; an output inverter; and a MOS transistor; a first MOS transistor connected between the non-volatile storage element and the latch circuit; a second MOS transistor connected between the latch circuit and the first power supply terminal; a first bias circuit configured to bias a gate of the first MOS transistor; and a second bias circuit configured to bias the MOS transistor in the latch circuit, each of the first bias circuit and the second bias circuit being configured to output a predetermined bias voltage when the data in the non-volatile storage element is read out.
US09437252B2	Stack bank type semiconductor memory apparatus capable of improving alignment margin A semiconductor memory apparatus is capable of improving the alignment margin for a bank and sufficiently ensuring a space for forming a global input/output line. The semiconductor memory apparatus includes a stack bank structure having at least two sub-banks continuously stacked without disconnection of data signal lines, and a control block arranged at one side of the stack bank structure to simultaneously control column-related signals of the sub-banks.
US09437249B1	Optical disc drive Disclosed herein are an optical disc drive and a feeding base. The feeding base is coupled to a spindle motor base and a stepping motor base. Main and sub-shafts for guiding inner and outer circumferential movements of an optical pickup unit are mounted on the feed base. The feeding base is made of a steel plate of a rectangular rim shape having an empty center corresponding to a space in which the optical pickup unit moves, the feeding base includes two guides for guiding the coupling location of the spindle motor base, and at least one guide of the two guides is formed by protruding the steel plate to form a funnel shape such that the side cross section of the at least one guide may have a slope section corresponding to a cone and a straight-line section corresponding to a cylinder.
US09437247B2	Preview display for multi-camera media clips Some embodiments provide a graphical user interface (GUI) of a media-editing application. The GUI includes a composite display area for displaying a set of media clips that define a composite presentation. The set of media clips includes a particular media clip which includes several different groups of ordered clips that are selectable for use in the composite presentation. The GUI includes a preview display area for simultaneously displaying video images from several of the different groups corresponding to a time in the composite presentation. The displayed video images in the preview display area are selectable to determine which of the groups is for use in the composite presentation.
US09437239B2	Electronic system for the protection and control of license transactions associated with the disablement of replicated read only media and its bound licensed content Distribution of content stored on read only media, and a system and method by which a consumer who purchased content stored on read only media implements a process in the field by which they alter the storage media and verifiably disable at least a portion of the stored content in support of a transaction. A system and tools are used by the consumer to identify, authenticate, disable, and confirm disablement in exchange for compensation, the acquisition of new usage rights to content, or the ability to restore access to or copy content to new media. The process may be conducted by the consumer in the field without assistance and or visual inspection, or be partially conducted in conjunction with an authorized intermediary. Furthermore, the process may restore access to content stored on new media without the need to transfer copies of content.
US09437235B2	Glass substrate for information recording medium and method for manufacturing the same The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a glass substrate for an information recording medium having a high level of cleanness and superior smoothness. The manufacturing method includes a step for washing a disk-shaped glass plate with an acid washing liquid, a step for removing at least part of a surface layer, which is formed on the surface of the glass plate, by performing grinding with diamond abrasion grains, and a step for washing the surface with a neutral or alkaline washing liquid.
US09437231B1	Data storage device concurrently controlling and sensing a secondary actuator for actuating a head over a disk A data storage device is disclosed comprising a voice coil motor (VCM) and a secondary actuator configured to actuate a head over a disk. A control signal is applied to the secondary actuator while processing a sensor signal generated by the secondary actuator. A vibration signal is generated based on the sensor signal, wherein the vibration signal is a high-pass signal.
US09437224B2	Stack with wide seed layer A stack having a seed layer structure with a first part having a first cross-track width and a free layer deposited over the seed layer structure and with a second cross-track width, wherein the first cross-track width is greater than the second cross-track width. In one implementation, the seed layer structure further comprises an antiferromagnetic (AFM) layer and a synthetic antiferromagnetic (SAF) layer. In one alternate implementation, the cross-track width of the seed layer structure is substantially equal to the combined cross-track width of the free layer and cross-track width of two permanent magnets.
US09437209B2	Speech enhancement method and device for mobile phones The present invention discloses a speech enhancement method and device for mobile phones. By the method and device provided by the present invention, the mobile phone holding state of a user is detected when the user is talking on the phone, so that different denoising solutions will be employed according to the state of the user in holding the mobile phone. When the user holds the mobile phone normally, a solution integrating multi-microphone denoising and single-microphone denoising will be employed to effectively suppress both the steady noise and the non-steady noise; and when the user holds the mobile phone abnormally, a solution of single-microphone denoising will be employed only to suppress the steady noise. The distortion of speech by multi-microphone denoising is avoided, and the speech quality is ensured.
US09437208B2	General sound decomposition models Sound decomposition models are described. In one or more implementations, a plurality of individual models is generated for respective ones of a plurality of sound sources. The plurality of models is collected to form a universal audio model that is configured to support sound decomposition of sound data through use of one or more of the models. The plurality of models is not generated using a sound source that originated at least a portion of the sound data.
US09437206B2	Voice control of applications by associating user input with action-context identifier pairs A method is provided for enabling or enhancing a use of voice control in a voice controlled application (VCA) via a development framework. The method includes providing in the framework a plurality of action-context pairs usable in a memory of an application development device, which includes a processor. The action-context pairs serve to direct execution of the VCA, wherein the framework context defines a list of parameters related to the action and their respective value types. At least one of a voice recognition engine (VRE) and a natural language library is provided to match each action-context pair with a semantically related vocabulary. A registration mechanism is provided in the framework, which permits an association to be formed between an action-context pair and a handler in the voice controlled application. An associated development system for developing the VCA and user equipment that executes the VCA are provided as well.
US09437194B2	Electronic device and voice control method thereof A voice control method is applied in an electronic device. The electronic device includes a voice input unit, a play unit, and a storage unit storing a conversation database and an association table between different ranges of voice characteristics and styles of response voice. The method includes the following steps. Obtaining voice signals input via the voice input unit. Determining which content is input according to the obtained voice signals. Searching in the conversation database to find a response corresponding to the input content. Analyzing voice characteristics of the obtained voice signals. Comparing the voice characteristics of the obtained voice signals with the pre-stored ranges. Selecting the associated response voice. Finally, outputting the found response using the associated response voice via the play unit.
US09437193B2	Environment adjusted speaker identification Computerized estimation of an identity of a user of a computing system. The system estimates environment-specific alterations of a received user sound that is received at the computing system. The system estimates whether the received user sounds is from a particular user by use of a corresponding user-dependent audio model. The user-dependent audio model may be stored in a multi-system store accessible such that the method may be performed for a given user across multiple systems and on a system that the user has never before trained to recognize the user. This reduces or even eliminates the need for a user to train a system to recognize the voice of a user, and allows multiple systems to take advantage of previous training performed by the user.
US09437191B1	Voice control system with dialect recognition Voice command recognition with dialect translation is disclosed. User voice input can be translated to a standard voice pattern using a dialect translation unit. A control command can then be generated based on the translated user voice input. In certain embodiments, the voice command recognition system with dialect translation can be implemented in a driving apparatus. In those embodiments, various control commands to control the driving apparatus can be generated by a user with a dialect input. The generated voice control commands for the driving apparatus can include starting the driving apparatus, turning on/off A/C unit, controlling the A/C unit, turning on/off entertainment system, controlling the entertainment system, turning on/off certain safety features, turning on/off certain driving features, adjusting seat, adjusting steering wheel, taking a picture of surroundings and/or any other control commands that can control various functions of the driving apparatus.
US09437190B2	Speech recognition apparatus for recognizing user's utterance In accordance with alphabet input method information for each user, a word formed of an alphabet string is registered in a word dictionary, in a state where “dotto” being added before each alphabet and one of a set of alphabets difficult to distinguish from each other like “M and N” and “B and P” is repeated twice. For example, a word “PAM” and a feature of time series corresponding to “dotto P P doddo A dotto M” are registered in association with each other. When a user performs a speech input of “PAM”, in accordance with the user's alphabet input method information, the user utters “dotto P P dotto A dotto M”. A speech recognition is performed on this sound data using the word dictionary corresponding to the user's alphabet input method information.
US09437189B2	Generating language models Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating language models. In some implementations, data is accessed that indicates a set of classes corresponding to a concept. A first language model is generated in which a first class represents the concept. A second language model is generated in which second classes represent the concept. Output of the first language model and the second language model is obtained, and the outputs are evaluated. A class from the set of classes is selected based on evaluating the output of the first language model and the output of the second language model. In some implementations, the first class and the second class are selected from a parse tree or other data that indicates relationships among the classes in the set of classes.
US09437183B2	Metamaterial based acoustic lenses for structural health monitoring An embedded acoustic metamaterial lenses allows for ultrasonic beam-forming and high resolution identification of acoustic sources for structural health monitoring. The lenses design provides an alternative to conventional phased-array technology enabling the formation of steerable and collimated (or focused) ultrasonic beams by exploiting a single transducer. The ultrasonic beam can be steered by simply tuning the frequency of the excitation. Also, the embedded lens can be designed to achieve sub-wavelength resolution to clustered acoustic sources which is a typical scenario encountered in incipient structural damage.
US09437180B2	Adaptive noise reduction using level cues A system utilizing two pairs of microphones for noise suppression. Primary and secondary microphones may be positioned closely spaced to each other to provide acoustic signals used to achieve noise cancellation/suppression. An additional, tertiary microphone may be spaced with respect to either the primary microphone or the secondary microphone in a spread-microphone configuration for deriving level cues from audio signals provided by the tertiary and the primary or secondary microphone. The level cues are expressed via a level difference used to determine one or more cluster tracking control signal(s). The level difference-based cluster tracking signals are used to control adaptation of noise suppression. A noise cancelled primary acoustic signal and level difference-based cluster tracking control signals are used during post filtering to adaptively generate a mask to be applied to a speech estimate signal.
US09437178B2	Updating music content or program to usable state in cooperation with external electronic audio apparatus A storage section stores therein one or more sets of music content and/or function executing programs, at least a part of the sets of music content and/or function executing programs being set in a non-usable state at least in an initial state. An audio signal containing additional information is received from an external electronic audio apparatus, and a determination is made as to whether the additional information satisfies a predetermined condition. If the additional information satisfies the predetermined condition, any of the sets of music content and/or function executing programs, stored in the storage section, that is currently set in the non-usable state is updated to a usable state. A model of the external electronic audio apparatus is identified, and any of the sets of music content and/or function executing programs that corresponds to the identified model is updated to the usable state.
US09437173B2	Piano action Obtained is a structure of a piano action by which excellent playing reproducibility is secured even in a case of playing by repeatedly striking a key at an extremely high speed. In a piano action including a plurality of hammers 31 for striking keys, hammer shanks 32 that support the hammers turnably, hammer rails 1 that restrict the hammer shanks 32 from turning after the hammers strike strings, and hammer cushions (shock absorbing materials) 100 that are placed on the hammer rails and absorb motion energy generated by collision with the hammer shanks 32, the hammer cushions (shock absorbing materials) 100 are disposed at an angle so as not to become parallel to contact surfaces of the hammer shanks 32.
US09437171B2	Local tone mapping for high dynamic range images A method of local tone mapping of a high dynamic range (HDR) image is provided that includes dividing a luminance image of the HDR image into overlapping blocks and computing a local tone curve for each block, computing a tone mapped value for each pixel of the luminance image as a weighted sum of values computed by applying local tone curves of neighboring blocks to the pixel value, computing a gain for each pixel as a ratio of the tone mapped value to the value of the pixel, and applying the gains to corresponding pixels in the HDR image. A weight for each value is computed based on distance from the pixel to the center point of the block having the local tone curve applied to compute the value and the intensity difference between the value of the pixel and the block mean pixel value.
US09437170B1	Systems and methods for augmented reality display Systems and methods for generating Augmented Reality displays including obtaining a location and an orientation of an electronic device. Geolocation responsive to the location and the orientation of the electronic device and a distance may be obtained. Physical phenomena information of the geolocation may be obtained. The physical phenomena information may be displayed overlaying a view of a physical environment on a display of the electronic device.
US09437167B2	Organic light-emitting display device having a high aperture raatio and driving method thereof Disclosed is an organic light-emitting display device and operating method thereof that may include an organic light-emitting diode, a first transistor controlled by a sensing signal and connected to a data line, a second transistor controlled by a scanning signal and connected to the data line, and a driving transistor having first to third nodes, wherein a reference voltage is applied to the first node through the first transistor, a data voltage is applied to the second node through the second transistor, and the third node is connected to a driving voltage line.
US09437161B2	Image processing device for correcting an image to be displayed on a display by detecting dark sub-pixels between two bright sub-pixels In an image processing device which processes a video signal displayed on a display having sub-pixels arranged in a shape of stripes, a pixel scan section scans the video signal by two pixels adjacent in a direction orthogonal to the stripes and detects, in the two pixels, dark sub-pixels continuing by a number equivalent to one pixel or more between two bright sub-pixels each of which has a largest value in each of the two pixels, a correction target determination section determines at least one sub-pixel in the dark sub-pixels to be a correction target, a correction value computation section computes a correction value of the correction-target sub-pixel based on the values of the sub-pixels included in the two pixels, and a sub-pixel correction section increases the value of the correction-target sub-pixel by the correction value.
US09437159B2	Environmental interrupt in a head-mounted display and utilization of non field of view real estate A wearable computing device includes a head-mounted display (HMD) that generates a virtual reality environment. Through the generation and tracking of positional data, a the virtual environment may be interrupted or paused. Upon pausing the environment, a user may access a number of ancillary menus and controls not otherwise available during normal operation of the virtual environment.
US09437158B2	Electronic device for controlling multi-display and display control method thereof A display control method for an electronic device and an electronic device are provided, which can implement interactive program display or interactive picture display, and thus provide good user experience. The method includes: a display unit receives a first operation and generates a first instruction corresponding to the first operation; a process unit responses the first instruction to control the display region, so that the first display region and the second display region perform interactive program display or interactive picture display.
US09437156B2	Electronic apparatus and method for switching display mode An electronic apparatus and a method for switching a display mode are provided. The method includes: turning on the electronic apparatus to enter a full-screen display mode; switching the full-screen display mode to a block display mode when a mode-switching signal is triggered; and enabling a corresponding operation interface in the block display mode according to an execution state of an operation system of the electronic apparatus in the full-screen display mode and displaying the operation interface in the designated block of the display unit.
US09437155B2	Touch sensing device A touch sensing device is provided. The device includes a substrate; a plurality of first electrodes formed on the substrate and arranged along a first direction without overlapping one another; a first insulating layer formed on the substrate and covering the plurality of first electrodes; and a plurality of second electrodes formed on the first insulating layer and arranged along a second direction without overlapping one another, wherein the first direction is vertical to the second direction.
US09437154B2	Display device, and method for driving display device Provided for each data signal line drive circuit (6a, 6b, 6c) are: a voltage generation circuit (61a, 61b, 61c) that generates a drive voltage in accordance with an external voltage; and a voltage determination circuit (63a, 63b, 63c) which determines whether or not a voltage level of at least either the external voltage or the drive voltage falls within a range of allowable voltages, in a case where the voltage level does not fall within the range of allowable voltages, operation of the voltage generation circuits (61a, 61b, 61c) being stopped.
US09437153B2	Liquid crystal display device According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes pixel electrodes arranged in matrix, gate lines, source lines, pixel switches, gate drivers allocated at both ends of a display region, a source driver, image signal transmit lines arranged along the columns in which the pixel electrodes are arranged, each image signal transmit line supplying an image signal to each source line, switches arranged along the row direction, each switch configured to switch a connection between the source line and the image signal transmit line, and control lines configured to output source control signals to switch the switches, each control line outputting a source control signal to switch a plurality of the switches at the same time, wherein each source control signal is input to each control line at a position substantially the center of the gate line in the row direction.
US09437140B2	Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus An electro-optical device including a substrate; an array region which is formed on the substrate and in which a plurality of light emitting pixels are arranged two-dimensionally; first drive lines that are arranged in a row direction and are connected to each of the light emitting pixels; second drive lines that are arranged in a column direction and are connected to each of the light emitting pixels; a drive circuit that supplies a drive signal to at least one of the first drive line and the second drive line; an inspection terminal that is electrically connected to the drive circuit or the second drive lines; and an electrostatic protection circuit that is connected to the inspection terminal, in which at least a part of the electrostatic protection circuit overlaps the inspection terminal in a plan view.
US09437134B2	Organic light emitting display and method of driving the same An organic light emitting display is capable of reducing power consumption. The organic light emitting display includes a scan driver for sequentially supplying scan signals to scan lines, a data driver for supplying data signals to data lines in synchronization with the scan signals, pixels located at crossing regions of the scan lines and the data lines, a timing controller for determining a normal driving mode for displaying a normal image and a standby driving mode displaying less information than the normal image, and a power source for supplying a first power and a second power to the pixels, wherein a voltage difference between the first power and the second power in the normal driving mode is a first voltage, and a voltage difference between the first power and the second power is a second voltage different from the first voltage.
US09437115B2	Method and system for distance education based on asynchronous interaction The invention facilitates asynchronous interaction between a geographically separated facilitator and at least one user. The said invention provides asynchronous interaction between rural classrooms (teacher-student community) and expert teachers to increase the outreach of the expert teachers much beyond that is permitted with the teachings of the prior art.
US09437109B1	Emergency safety marker system An electronic lighted safety marker system used by emergency responders to warn motorists of the presence of an accident scene ahead on or beside the roadway is provided by the invention. Such safety marker can be deployed individually or in groups by the emergency responder along the perimeter of the accident scene and ideally ahead of it along the roadway to provide adequate warning to approaching motorists to avoid the accident scene. The safety marker contains a power source, a light panel, a protective shield for the light panel, and electronic circuitry for controlling the operation of the lights in a predetermined frequency or pattern, and may be automatically actuated and self-righting when it is dropped onto the ground or other hard surface. The safety marker can also contain an incursion warning system against incoming vehicles, an early warning radar transponder for sending a warning message to such incoming vehicles, a GPS location detector and transmitter for providing the location of the safety marker and its associated accident scene to a central dispatcher, and a gunshot sensor for detecting the occurrence of gunfire around the accident scene and its location to provide that information to the central dispatcher.
US09437104B2	System and method for configuring the remote control functionality of a portable device A server device receives identity data retrieved from an appliance through use of a physical and logical interconnection referenced to a standard. The identity data is used at the server device to identify within a database having a plurality of appliance records, each of which is cross-referenced to an appliance, an appliance record having data in one or more record fields which matches the identity data retrieved from the appliance. A codeset identifier associated with the identified appliance record is then used to select from a plurality of codesets a codeset for use in configuring the portable device to command functional operations of the appliance.
US09437100B2	Supervising alarm notification devices In an example implementation, a system includes a control module, one or more electric circuits, each electric circuit including a resistor and one or more notification devices in parallel, and a supervisor module electrically coupled to the control module and the electric circuits. The supervisor module is configured to receive input electric power, the input electric power having a voltage in a range of 12 to 16 VDC, and apply, to each electric circuit, first electric power having a first polarity and a voltage of approximately 12 VDC. The supervisor module is also configured to determine, based on electric power returning from each electric circuit, an operational state of each respective electric circuit, and receive, from the control module, a trigger signal indicative of an alarm event. The supervisor module is also configured to, responsive to receiving the trigger signal, apply, to at least one electric circuit, second electric power having a second polarity opposite the first polarity and a voltage of approximately 12 VDC.
US09437099B2	Detecting presence using a presence sensor network Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for detecting presence using a presence sensor network. In some embodiments, a computer executing a presence service generates a user interface for display at a user device. The user interface can include a control that, when selected, generates room data defining a monitored location. The computer can obtain sensor identifier data that identifies a presence sensor located at the monitored location and a location of the presence sensor at the monitored location. The computer can provide the user interface to the user device to obtain the room data and obtain the room data. The computer also can store the room data and the sensor identifier data.
US09437094B2	Non-radioactive ionizing smoke detectors and methods for use thereof A smoke detector according to various embodiments discussed herein can use a non-radioactive ionization technique to detect the presence of smoke and/or other particulate matter. A non-radioactive ionizing detector may use a LED such as an ultraviolet light emitting diod in combination with a pair of conductive plates, one of which is coated with a photocatalyst coating. When the light strikes the photocatalyst coating, ions can be generated that change a charge characteristic of the photocatalytic coated plate. The occurrence of an alarm can be detected based on a measured charge magnitude existing between the two plates.
US09437091B2	Smart alarm object proximity system using motion detection signal adjustment An object proximity alert system using motion detection having a smart alarm component for receiving a proximity signal from an associated object monitor component. The object monitor includes within its housing a motion detector that monitors the state of motion of the object monitor, and at least one operating instruction that adjusts a property of the transmitted proximity signal in response to a change in the object monitor's motion state. The smart alarm sets off a perceptible alarm through one or more sensory alert mechanisms when the separation distance between the smart charm and object monitor is determined to exceed a threshold alert criterion.
US09437090B2	Mobile EAS deactivator A deactivator device for a mobile Point of Sale (mPOS) systems includes a pair of spaced apart, fixed position electromagnets positioned and configured such that magnetic fields generated by the electromagnets aid one another to form a combined magnetic field; a battery; a capacitor; and an electronics assembly including a microcontroller configured to control storage of energy from the battery in the capacitor and to selectively provide a deactivation or activation pulse from the capacitor to the electromagnets. The components may be positioned in a housing configured for attachment to a mPOS mobile device.
US09437077B2	Gaming device method and apparatus employing modified payouts The invention includes a system and method for a gaming device to determine when to offer a player an opportunity to play using a “jackpot only” pay table. The player may choose to accept the gaming device's offer to switch from using a conventional pay table to using a pay table that only pays top payout amounts. Play with a jackpot only pay table may only require a small wager amount as compared to play with a conventional pay table. Play with a jackpot only pay table may be automated to generate outcomes quickly to allow a player to relatively inexpensively avoid spending time playing a gaming device perceived to be in a “cold period.”
US09437073B2	System and method for integrated multiple source player cash access The present invention relates to a system and method for integrating player tracking and cash access in a casino or other gaming environment. One aspect of the invention allows for fund access and management wherein gaming machines, such as slot machines or on-line virtual gaming machines, receive playable credits directly from a patron's banking or credit card account. Another aspect of the present invention relates to integrating player tracking and cash access transactions by allowing the players to provide a player tracking card for each financial transaction conducted in a gaming environment. In return, the casino issues gaming or bonus points to the players for allowing their transactions to be tracked. Yet another aspect of the present invention consolidates the players' financial account information into a single casino database. Players can subsequently credit or debit cash from the players' financial accounts using any associated customer identification cards or otherwise receive such credits in other forms that permit negotiations, including quasi-cash documents.
US09437070B2	Solar lighting with pay-as-you go technology Disclosed are systems, devices and methods for providing solar lighting and power to a customer by using pay-as-you-go (PAYG) technology. The PAYG technology allows a customer to make incremental payments for a solar energy system that includes a lighting unit. The payments can be made through a smartphone. A cable is used to connect an audio jack of the smartphone and a PV power jack of the lighting unit. Analog AC signals including data about activation, payment, usage and status are transmitted over the cable between the service provider and lighting unit, through a smartphone. The power jack of the lighting unit is also used to connect to a solar panel of a charging unit and a battery of the lighting unit.
US09437064B1	Method for extending communication range of remote control system during walkaway locking control function A method for extending a communication range of a remote control system during a walkaway locking control function includes increasing a reception gain level of a portable controller of the remote control system to a high gain level. The high gain level provides an extended communication range in which the controller receives polling signals from a base station of the remote control system. The controller is unable to receive the polling signals while the controller is outside of the extended communication range. Upon the controller not receiving the polling signals, the controller transmits a command signal for receipt by the base station and decreases the reception gain level back to a normal gain level.
US09437063B2	Methods and systems for multi-unit real estate management Systems and methods for access control management designed for multi-unit buildings are provided. The disclosed systems can use mobile devices, a local mesh network, access control devices, and wireless communication to facilitate multi-unit real estate management. Mobile devices can download and use credentials to access appropriate areas and units in a building through local wireless communications with access control devices.
US09437060B2	Initiating remote control using near field communications A system in which a portable electronic device communicates with a keypad including a near field communication (NFC) tag in order to establish remote control of a controllable residential device over a home automation network. Upon placing the portable electronic device near the keypad, a control application running on the portable electronic device is launched and a graphical representation of the keypad is displayed on the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device then provides remote control of the controllable residential device over the home automation network. The portable electronic device may additionally provide expanded control options for the controllable residential device.
US09437058B2	Dynamically limiting vehicle operation for best effort economy Vehicle operation (e.g., speed, acceleration) may be limited based on various conditions such as a current charge condition of an electrical energy storage devices (e.g., batteries, super- or ultracapacitors), history of such, conditions related to the vehicle (e.g., mileage, weight, size, drag coefficient), a driver or operator of the vehicle (e.g., history with respect to speed, acceleration, mileage) and/or environmental conditions (e.g., ambient temperature, terrain). A controller may control operation of one or more power converters to limit current and/or voltage supplied to a traction electric motor, accordingly.
US09437051B1	Systems and methods for providing operational continuity using reduced data replication Systems and methods which provide continuity of system operation using relatively little or no data replication between a primary site and alternate site are shown. A user may be provided credit in an amount corresponding to their user balance for performing value operations using systems of the alternate site while systems of the primary site are unavailable. The access to value provided by systems of alternate sites of embodiments of the invention is thus not contingent upon replicating the value stored by the primary site. Although user's individual data representing value may not be accessed during a period in which systems of an alternate site are in use, embodiments of the invention are adapted to reconcile the user balance data with the users' individual data representing value for return to use of the systems of the primary site by respective users.
US09437050B2	Modular architecture for fare collection systems A fare device having modular architecture includes a display module that controls inputs and outputs of a display of the device, a fare media reader module that sends and receives data from a fare media and processes fare transactions conducted using the fare media as payment, and an external communications module that communicates external data with one or more remote devices. A controller controls operation of the modules. A carrier board includes one or more mountings with which to communicatively couple each respective module with the at least one controller and a common communications interface coupled between the one or more mountings and the at least one controller such that each of the modules is communicatively coupled with the at least one controller. The interface includes a single communications protocol and each module has a translation element that translates a native communications protocol of a corresponding module to protocol.
US09437049B2	Ticket dispenser A ticket dispenser comprising a housing body, a lockable housing door configured to close an opening in the housing body, a ticket dispensing aperture, a lockable security cover configured to prevent the removal of tickets through the aperture, and a lock assembly, wherein the lock assembly is configured to lock the housing door and security cover when in a first orientation, wherein the lock assembly is configured to lock the housing door and not to lock the security cover when in a second orientation, and wherein the lock assembly is configured not to lock the housing door or the security cover when in a third orientation.
US09437047B2	Method, electronic apparatus, and computer-readable medium for retrieving map The invention discloses a method, an electronic apparatus, and a computer readable medium for retrieving a map. The method includes the following steps. Firstly, a picture of a printed map is obtained. A block area surrounded by a road outline in the picture is defined. A map service is queried to find an electronic map having a map area corresponding to the block area according to contents of the printed map. A plurality of 3-D models of a plurality of buildings located in the map area is retrieved. The 3-D models are mapped on the picture.
US09437039B2	Method and system for graphics rendering employing gradient domain metropolis light transport A method of generating an image. The method includes simulating a presence of at least one light source within a virtualized three dimensional space. Within the virtualized three dimensional space, a light sensing plane is defined. The light sensing plane includes a matrix of a number of pixels to be displayed on a display screen. The method further includes using a light transport procedure, computing a gradient value for each pixel of the matrix to produce a number of gradient values. The gradient computation involves selecting a plurality of light path pairs that contribute to a pixel wherein the selection is biased towards selection of more light paths that pass through pixels having larger gradient values. The plurality of gradient values are converted to a plurality of light intensity values which represent the image.
US09437037B2	Image display device, method and program In the present invention, when a 3D medical image is displayed on a 3D display, the position of accompanying information displayed at the same time is appropriately controlled. The position of the accompanying information in the coordinate system of a 3D signal value that is an item to be drawn is computed, and said position is saved in a storage unit. By integrating a 3D data area and an accompanying information area, a drawing process unit generates an output image to be displayed in a display unit, said 3D data area being drawn for an area specified by mask information that specifies an area to be drawn among an array of the 3D signal value that is the item to be drawn, and being drawn on the basis of information that specifies a drawing method for a 2D image based on the 3D signal value array, and said accompanying information area being drawn for the accompanying information, which is associated with the item to be drawn, and being drawn on the basis of position information for the accompanying information determined by a drawing control unit. The display unit displays the drawn output image.
US09437032B1	Server computing system for and method of providing cross-platform remote access to 3D graphics applications A server computing system in a client-server computing environment includes a virtual display driver that marshals and transmits graphics application programming interface (API) functions to a client via a network. The server may receive capability information from the client, allowing the virtual display driver to resolve differences between the APIs supported on the server and the client.
US09437030B2	Method and apparatus for displaying two-dimensional or three-dimensional image sequence while adjusting frame rate Provided are a method and apparatus for displaying a two-dimensional (2D)/three-dimensional (3D) image, and apparatus to execute the same, the method including determining whether an input image sequence having a first frame rate is a 2D image sequence or a 3D image sequence, wherein, if the input image sequence is a 2D image sequence, generating a 2D output image sequence having a second frame rate, the 2D output image sequence including the input image sequence and a 2D intermediate image generated from the input image sequence, and wherein, if the input image sequence is a 3D image sequence, generating a 3D output image sequence having a third frame rate, where a left-viewpoint intermediate image, a right-viewpoint intermediate image and the input image sequence are repeatedly included in the 3D output image sequence, the left-viewpoint intermediate image is determined from at least one left-viewpoint image in a left-viewpoint image sequence included in the input image sequence, and the right-viewpoint intermediate image is determined from at least one right-viewpoint image in a right-viewpoint image sequence included in the input image sequence.
US09437028B2	Method, apparatus, and terminal device for generating and processing gesture and position information Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method, an apparatus, and a terminal device for generating and processing information. The information generation method includes: generating gesture information according to an identified gesture path; detecting location information; and generating summary information according to the gesture information and the location information. The information processing method includes: receiving summary information, and extracting location information and gesture information in the summary information; and when detected current location information matches the location information obtaining a gesture path according to the gesture information in the summary information, and displaying on a viewing interface of the camera. By adopting the technical solutions provided by the present invention, a user can send gesture information when being at a certain location to a contact person, and the gesture information is displayed on a viewing interface of a camera of the contact person that arrives at the geographical location.
US09437027B2	Layered image understanding The subject disclosure is directed towards layered image understanding by which a layered scene representation is generated for an image. Providing such a scene representation explains a scene being presenting in the image by defining that scene's semantic structure. To generate the layered scene representation, the subject disclosure recognizes objects within the image by combining objects sampled from annotated image data and determining whether that combination is both semantically well-formed and matches the visual appearance of the image. The objects are transformed and then can be used to modify the query image. The subject disclosure models the objects into semantic segments that form a portion of the scene representation.
US09437021B2	Dynamic visualization for optimization processes Embodiments of the present invention include a method, computer program product, and system for generating a visualization of an optimized project. The computer receives a project and a period of interest associated with the project. The computer determines a constraint status for each constraint associated with the project. The computer generates a graphical element that illustrates the constraint status. The computer generates a visualization of the project during the period of interest, wherein the visualization includes concentric geometric structures and the graphical element.
US09437016B2	Image domain pansharpening method and system for spectral CT with large pixel energy discriminating detectors A hybrid CT dataset is obtained from a combination of a integrating detector and a photon-counting detector. The hybrid CT dataset contains low-resolution photon-counting data and high-resolution integrating data. High-resolution panchromatic images are generated from the high-resolution integrating data, and low-resolution spectral images are generated from the low-resolution photon-counting data. The high-resolution panchromatic images inherit the resolution properties of the integrating detector while the low-resolution spectral images inherit the spectral information of the photon-counting detector. Subsequently, the low resolution spectral images are pansharpened based upon at least one high resolution panchromatic image that lacks spectral information according to a pansharpening algorithm.
US09437012B2	Multiple-object tracking and team identification for game strategy analysis A method for automatically tracking multiple objects from a sequence of video images that may extract raw data about participating elements in a sporting, or other event, in a way that does not interfere with the actual participating elements in the event. The raw data may include the position and velocity of the players, the referees, and the puck, as well as the team affiliation of the players. These data may be collected in real time and may include accounting for players moving fast and unpredictably, colliding with and occluding each other, and getting in and out of the playing field. The video sequence, captured by a suitable sensor, may be processed by a suitably programmed general purpose computing device.
US09437011B2	Method and apparatus for estimating a pose of a head for a person A method of estimating a pose of a head for a person, includes estimating the pose of the head for the person based on a content, and generating a three-dimensional (3D) model of a face for the person. The method further includes generating pictorial structures of the face based on the estimated pose and the 3D model, and determining a refined pose of the head by locating parts of the face in the pictorial structures.
US09437009B2	Visual tracking in video images in unconstrained environments by exploiting on-the-fly context using supporters and distracters The present disclosure describes systems and techniques relating to identifying and tracking objects in images, such as visual tracking in video images in unconstrained environments. According to an aspect, a system includes one or more processors, and computer-readable media configured and arranged to cause the one or more processors to: identify an object in a first image of a sequence of images, identifying one or more regions similar to the object in the first image of the sequence of images, identifying one or more features around the object in the first image of the sequence of images, preventing drift in detection of the object in a second image of the sequence of images based on the one or more regions similar to the object, and verifying the object in the second image of the sequence of images based on the one or more features.
US09437003B2	Method, apparatus, and system for correcting medical image according to patient's pose variation Provided is a method of correcting a medical image according to a patient's pose variation. The method includes attaching a marker to an object, generating a first non-real-time image and a first real-time image when the object is in a first pose, generating a second real-time image when the object is in a second pose, and correcting the first non-real-time image based on shift information of the marker when the object is changed from the first pose to the second pose.
US09436998B2	Systems and methods of constructing three-dimensional (3D) model of an object using image cross-sections Methods and systems for capturing motion and/or determining the shapes and positions of one or more objects in 3D space utilize cross-sections thereof. In various embodiments, images of the cross-sections are captured using a camera based on edge points thereof.
US09436991B2	Method, device and system for obtaining a medical image data set In a method, device and system for obtaining a medical image data set, a raw data stream is produced by a data acquisition device, the raw data stream including at least digital data of a medical raw data image set. The raw data stream is provided to a data compression device, wherein it is compressed. The compressed raw data stream is transferred to a data decompression device, wherein it is decompressed. The decompressed raw data stream is transferred to an image calculation tool, which produces a medical image data set operating on the decompressed raw data stream.
US09436988B2	Method and system of classifying defects on a wafer A method of classifying the defects on a wafer having some same chips and corresponding system is provided. After receiving images formed by scanning the wafer using a charged particle beam, these images are examined such that both defective images and defect-free images are found. Then, the defect-free images are translated into a simulated layout of the chip, or a database is used to provide the simulated layout of the chip. Finally, the defects on the defective images are classified by comparing the images with the simulated layout of the chip. The system has some modules separately corresponds to the steps of the method.
US09436983B2	Systems and methods for non-linear processing of image frames Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for image processing for enhancing, e.g., photos, videos, and graphics representations. Particularly, some embodiments perform a histogram-based SMQT decomposition of various attributes in an original image. The SMQT decomposition of these attributes may then be used to create a look-up-table indicating how to modify pixel attributes in the same or a subsequent image so as to enhance the same or subsequent image. The results of the SMQT decomposition for each attribute may be interpolated based, e.g., on user preferences, to achieve a more optimal enhancement.
US09436973B2	Coordinate computation device and method, and an image processing device and method In an image processing for correcting a distorted image obtained by photography by use of a super-wide angle optical system such as a fisheye lens or an omnidirectional mirror, to obtain an image of a perspective projection method, a composite index (Rn) combining a height on the projection sphere with a distance from the optical axis is computed (301), and a distance (Rf) from an origin in the distorted image is computed (302), using the composite index (Rn). Further, two-dimensional coordinates (p, q) in the distorted image are computed (303), using the distance (Rf) from the origin, and a pixel value in an output image is determined using a pixel at a position in the distorted image specified by the two-dimensional coordinates, or a pixel or pixels neighboring the specified position. It is possible to perform the projection from the projection sphere to the image plane, that is, the computation of the coordinates on the coordinate plane, while restricting the amount of computation.
US09436949B1	Evaluating geographically grouped data sets Geographically grouped data sets may be evaluated in order to determine an ROI for different assets. The ROI of an asset may be determined based on one or more accounting items, or on an expense percentage for the asset. The value for each accounting item and the value for the expense percentage may vary depending on the geographic location of the asset. The geographically grouped data sets may be received from a variety of sources, including proprietary databases, user inputs, and third party resources. Results from evaluating the geographically grouped data sets may be used to supplement and/or refine the existing data stored in the proprietary database. A subset of the available data may be used to generate an initial ROI for one or more assets. Initial ROIs may be used to filter and identify assets for more in depth, refined, or resource-intensive analysis.
US09436948B2	Power aggregation system for distributed electric resources Systems and methods are described for a power aggregation system. In one implementation, a method includes establishing a communication connection with each of multiple electric resources connected to a power grid, receiving an energy generation signal from a power grid operator, and controlling a number of the electric resources being charged by the power grid as a function of the energy generation signal.
US09436941B1	Smart payment instruments A payment instrument is disclosed, including a memory configured to store one or more sets of identification data, a communication interface configured to connect the payment instrument to a network, one or more access interfaces configured to provide access to the one or more sets of identification data, one or more displays configured to display representations of the one or more sets of identification data, and a processing circuit configured to receive, via the communication interface, at least a part of a representation of one of the one or more sets of identification data from a server via the network, and cause the representation to be displayed on the one or more displays. Furthermore, a method and a system for operating payment instruments are disclosed.
US09436936B2	Systems and methods for analysis and linkage between different transaction data providers using de-identified data Systems, methods, means, computer program code and computerized processes include receiving a first set of de-identified transaction data from a first transaction data source, receiving a second set of de-identified transaction data from a second transaction data source, filtering the first and second sets of de-identified transaction data to identify transactions associated with at least a first entity and to create first and second filtered data sets, removing data associated with an identifier field for each of the transactions in the first filtered data set to created a de-identified first data set, removing data associated with an identifier field for each of the transactions in the second filtered data set to create a de-identified second data set, and processing the first and second de-identified data sets using a probabilistic engine to establish a linkage between data in each data set.
US09436926B2	Entryway based authentication system A system can include at least one robot configured to autonomously navigate from a first location to a destination zone, the at least one robot having a generally cylindrical shape and including a storage container for storing at least one item for delivery, a plurality of image based depth sensor mounted proximate a top end of the robot, and a controller configured to navigate to the destination zone and to authenticate a delivery target for the item.
US09436924B2	Automated analyte sensor ordering methods and apparatus Methods, systems, and apparatus adapted to automate ordering of test strips for use in an analyte meter device are disclosed. The method, system and apparatus includes inputting information from an indicia on a package of test strips indicative of a quantity of test strips in the package; tracking a number of test strips used in the analyte meter device; and generating an automatic order for additional test strips based on a signal indicating that a reorder threshold has been reached. Numerous additional features and aspects are disclosed.
US09436921B2	Intelligent service management and process control using policy-based automation and predefined task templates Mechanisms are provided for dynamically determining one or more automation levels for tasks of a workflow. The mechanisms receive a workflow from a source component and receiving context and state information for an environment in which the workflow is to be performed. One or more tasks and associated task attributes are identified in the workflow and applying one or more automation rules to the context and state information and the task attributes to generate one or more automation level settings from the one or more tasks. The one or more tasks are performed in the environment in accordance with the one or more automation level settings. The automation level settings specify a degree of automation to be used when performing the one or more tasks.
US09436918B2	Smart selection of text spans A text span forming either a single word or a series of two or more words that a user intended to select is predicted. A document and a location pointer that indicates a particular location in the document are received and input to different candidate text span generation methods. A ranked list of one or more scored candidate text spans is received from each of the different candidate text span generation methods. A machine-learned ensemble model is used to re-score each of the scored candidate text spans that is received from each of the different candidate text span generation methods. The ensemble model is trained using a machine learning method and features from a dataset of true intended user text span selections. A ranked list of re-scored candidate text spans is received from the ensemble model.
US09436907B2	Method and system for calculating value of website visitor Calculating a value of a website visitor includes initializing a calculation model for calculating the value of the website visitor, the calculation model being a neural network model with visitor information as an input and the visitor's value as an output; training the calculation model by using a data sample and determining the calculation model; and obtaining the visitor information, and calculating the value of the visitor by using the determined calculation model.
US09436900B2	RFID switch tag Various embodiments of RFID switch devices are disclosed herein. Such RFID switch devices advantageously enable manual activation/deactivation of the RF module. The RFID switch device may include a RF module with an integrated circuit adapted to ohmically connect to a substantially coplanar conductive trace pattern, as well as booster antenna for extending the operational range of the RFID device. The operational range of the RFID switch device may be extended when a region of the booster antenna overlaps a region of the conductive trace pattern on the RF module via inductive or capacitive coupling. In some embodiments, all or a portion of the booster antenna may at least partially shield the RF module when the RFID switch device is in an inactive state. The RFID switch device may further include a visual indicator displaying a first color if the RFID switch device is in an active state and/or a second color if the RFID switch device is in an inactive state.
US09436895B1	Method for determining similarity of objects represented in images A method re-identifies objects in a pair of images by applying a convolutional neural network (CNN). Each layer in the network operates on an output of a previous layer. The layers include a first convolutional layer and a first max pooling layer to determine a feature map, a cross-input neighborhood differences layer to produce neighborhood difference maps, a patch summary layer to produce patch summary feature maps, a first fully connected layer to produce a feature vector representing higher order relationships in the patch summary feature maps, a second fully connected layer to produce two scores representing positive pair and negative pair classes, and a softmax layer to produce positive pair and negative pair probabilities. Then, the positive pair probability is output to signal whether the two images represent the same object or not.
US09436893B2	Distributed similarity learning for high-dimensional image features A system and method for distributed similarity learning for high-dimensional image features are described. A set of data features is accessed. Subspaces from a space formed by the set of data features are determined using a set of projection matrices. Each subspace has a dimension lower than a dimension of the set of data features. Similarity functions are computed for the subspaces. Each similarity function is based on the dimension of the corresponding subspace. A linear combination of the similarity functions is performed to determine a similarity function for the set of data features.
US09436892B2	Method and apparatus for facial detection using regional similarity distribution analysis A method and apparatus for facial recognition by a computing device using an adaptive search window and regional similarity distribution analysis are disclosed herein.
US09436889B2	Image processing device, method, and program A region setting unit and a specific region extracting unit are included. The region setting unit sets, within an input image that is photographed at a reference time point out a first region estimated as highly probable to be a specific region and a second region estimated as highly probable to be a background region, which is a region other than the specific region. The specific region extracting unit extracts the specific region within the input image based on a first histogram which is a histogram of density values in the first region and a second histogram which is a histogram of density values in the second region. The specific region extracting unit extracts a specific region from the input image that is photographed at a time point different from the reference time point, based on the first histogram and the second histogram.
US09436887B2	Apparatus and method for automatic action selection based on image context Devices and a method are provided for providing context-related feedback to a user. In one implementation, the method comprises capturing real time image data from an environment of the user. The method further comprises identifying in the image data a hand-related trigger. Multiple context-based alternative actions are associated with the hand-related trigger. Further, the method comprises identifying in the image data an object associated with the hand-related trigger. The object is further associated with a particular context. Also, the method comprises selecting one of the multiple alternative actions based on the particular context. The method further comprises outputting the context-related feedback based on a result of the executed alternative action.
US09436881B2	Apparatus for predicting turns of a vehicle An apparatus predicts a turn of a vehicle based on a picked-up image of a forward view of the vehicle. The forward view is imaged by an on-vehicle sensor to repeatedly acquire images. The acquired images include position coordinate information of a light source and information indicating whether the light source is a light source of a preceding vehicle or a light source of an oncoming vehicle. Based on such information, it is determined whether or not the light source is a light source of an oncoming vehicle newly appeared in the images and the light source is in a predetermined area near the left end or in a predetermined area near the right end in the images. When the determination result is affirmative, it is determined that there is a curve in the traveling direction of the vehicle.
US09436880B2	Vehicle vision system A vision system for a vehicle includes an imaging sensor having a forward field of view in a forward direction of travel of the vehicle. The imaging sensor includes an array of photosensing elements that has groupings of photosensing elements, each grouping having at least three neighboring photosensing elements. At least one photosensing element of each grouping is a red light sensitive photosensing element and at least one other photosensing element of each grouping is a white light sensitive photosensing element. A control may process image data captured by the imaging sensor to determine a taillight of a leading vehicle present in the forward field of view and traveling ahead of and in the same direction as that of the equipped vehicle. The control may process captured image data to determine rate of approach of the equipped vehicle relative to the leading vehicle.
US09436878B2	Lane mark recognition device An edge image generating unit 12 generates an edge image, into which edge points whose variation in luminance relative to a surrounding portion is equal to or more than a predetermined value have been extracted, from an image captured by a camera 2. A candidate image portion extracting unit 13 extracts a candidate image portion, which is a candidate for an image portion of a lane mark, from the edge image. A lane mark recognizing unit 14 detects a lane mark candidate on the basis of the candidate image portion and, in the case of having detected a plurality of lane mark candidates 51b to 54b and 61b to 63b adjacent to each other, compares the luminance of a corresponding area in the captured image for each of the lane mark candidates and recognizes the lane mark candidate 51b to 54b having the maximum luminance value as a lane mark.
US09436876B1	Video segmentation techniques A video segmentation system can be utilized to automate segmentation of digital video content. Features corresponding to visual, audio, and/or textual content of the video can be extracted from frames of the video. The extracted features of adjacent frames are compared according to a similarity measure to determine boundaries of a first set of shots or video segments distinguished by abrupt transitions. The first set of shots is analyzed according to certain heuristics to recognize a second set of shots distinguished by gradual transitions. Key frames can be extracted from the first and second set of shots, and the key frames can be used by the video segmentation system to group the first and second set of shots by scene. Additional processing can be performed to associate metadata, such as names of actors or titles of songs, with the detected scenes.
US09436875B2	Method and apparatus for semantic extraction and video remix creation A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for extracting semantic information from user-generated media content to create a video remix which is semantically enriched. An exemplary method comprises extracting media content data and sensor data from a plurality of media content, wherein the sensor data comprises a plurality of data modalities. The method may also include classifying the extracted media content data and the sensor data. The method may further include detecting predefined objects or events utilizing the sensor data to create remix video.
US09436874B2	Method for discovering augmented reality object, and terminal A method for discovering an augmented reality (AR) object is provided that is applicable to the field of AR technologies. The method for discovering an AR object includes, when it is determined, according to a pre-generated navigation route and a movement speed of a terminal, that a vicinity of a preselected AR object is reached, determining a status of the terminal; when it is determined that the terminal is in a searching state, starting a camera and acquiring a picture; and when the acquired picture includes the AR object, notifying of the AR object.
US09436870B1	Automatic camera selection for head tracking using exposure control The subject technology provides embodiments for tracking a user's face/head (or another object) using one or more cameras provided by a computing device. Embodiments implement exposure sweeping based on an average intensity of a current scene to a target intensity for a given image. If a face is not detected, an exposure duration and/or gain may be adjusted and the face detection is performed again. Once the face is detected, an average intensity of a virtual bounding box surrounding the detected face is determined and exposure sweeping may be performed solely within the virtual bounding box to reach a target intensity. When the average intensity is within a predetermined threshold of the target intensity, the detected face may be at an optimal exposure. Embodiments also provide for switching to another camera(s) of the computing device when not detecting a face in the image upon performing a full exposure sweep.
US09436866B2	High sensitivity flat panel microbiology detection and enumeration system A flat panel imaging system for imaging cells provided on a cell medium is disclosed. The system includes a housing having a base portion and a lid that collectively form a closed environment to exclude external sources of light, and a flat panel detector encased in the base portion and having an array of pixels each including a photodiode and transistor. The system also includes a first light source that illuminates cells on the cell medium to excite at least a portion of the cells and cause those cells to generate photons that are captured by the array of pixels and a second light source to illuminate cells on the cell medium with a light different from the light from the first light source and that provides for a capturing of photons representative of photons transmitted through the cells on the cell medium.
US09436864B2	Electronic device performing finger biometric pre-matching and related methods An electronic device may include a finger biometric sensor to sense a user's finger adjacent thereto, and a memory for storing finger matching biometric data and a subset of finger matching biometric data. The electronic device may include a processor coupled to the finger biometric sensor to acquire finger matching biometric data from the finger biometric sensor, and perform a finger pre-matching between a subset of the acquired finger matching biometric data and the subset of stored finger matching biometric data and based upon context data to generate pre-match data. The processor may also perform a finger matching between the acquired finger biometric data and the stored finger matching biometric data based upon the pre-match data.
US09436863B2	Reconstructing a biometric image A biometric sensing device is operatively connected to a processing channel. The processing channel can include one or more variable gain amplifiers and/or one or more variable offset circuits. The signal levels associated with a section of a biometric image can be reconstructed using a digitized section of the biometric image and a particular gain and/or a particular offset value used in the processing channel to process the digitized section of the biometric image. The reconstructed sections of the biometric image can be combined to form a reconstructed biometric image. Additional processing operations can be performed on the reconstructed biometric image.
US09436859B2	Ad hoc localization using a movable reader and movable id tags Embodiments are directed to a method of identifying an identification (ID) tag. The method includes using a movable reader to determine a presence of an ID tag, an absence of the ID tag and that the ID tag has moved. The method further includes using the movable reader to determine a localization probability score of the ID tag, and, based on the localization probability score, adjust the movable reader's determination of the presence of the ID tag.
US09436855B2	Card reader for mobile device A card reader for use with a mobile device includes a foot and/or a housing for a jack on the bottom of the card reader prevents the card reader from accidently turning off the mobile device during use.
US09436854B2	Connector module A connector module includes a housing and a conductive lead frame. The housing includes a cover and a base that define a cavity therebetween. The cavity receives a circuit card therein. The base has a top side and a bottom side. The top side faces the cover and defines part of the cavity. Multiple windows extend through the base between the top and bottom sides. The base includes a conductive layer at least partially covered by a non-conductive layer. The conductive lead frame is coupled to the bottom side of the base. The lead frame includes multiple contact beams that extend into the cavity through the windows of the base. The lead frame is electrically isolated from the conductive layer of the base by the non-conductive layer of the base. The lead frame further includes mounting contacts configured to be mounted to conductive components of a circuit board.
US09436845B2	Physically unclonable fuse using a NOR type memory array A method for identifying an unclonable chip uses hardware intrinsic keys and authentication responses employing intrinsic parameters of memory cells invariant and unique to the unclonable chip, wherein intrinsic parameters that characterize the chip can extend over its lifetime. The memory cells having a charge-trap behavior are arranged in an NOR type memory array, allowing to create a physically unclonable fuse (PUF) generation using non-programmed memory cells, while stringing non-volatile bits in programmed memory cells. The non-volatile memory cell bits are used for error-correction-code (ECC) for the generated PUF. The invention can further include a public identification using non-volatile bits, allowing hand shaking authentication using computer with dynamic challenge.
US09436844B2	Access enablement security circuit A system-on-chip (SoC) is provided that includes a centralized access enablement circuit for controlling access to a plurality of security features for multiple hardware modules of the system. Progressive security states corresponding to different stages in a chip's design, manufacture and delivery are utilized to enable different access control settings for security features as a part moves from design to end-use. The access enablement circuit for a SoC implementing different security states provides individual access control settings for security features in the different security states. One-time programmable memory and register controls are provided in one embodiment that allow different access control settings for an individual security feature in the same or different security states of the system.
US09436825B2	System and method for integrity assurance of partial data A system is disclosed for assuring the integrity of file segments. A first server has an associated file repository storing a plurality of files and transfers a file segment on an output upon request. A second server also has an associated file repository and receives and stores the file segment in the associated file repository. The second server identifies if there are additional segments of the same file in the associated file repository and processes the received file segment together with the additional identified file segments to identify the presence of malware. Finally, the second server transfers the received file segment on an output as a scanned file segment only if no malware is identified. A third server has an associated file repository and is configured to receive and store the scanned file segments in the associated file repository and to transfer a received scanned file segment to a client.
US09436823B1	System and method for detecting malicious code A method and apparatus are provided to detect malicious code in a computing system, where the malicious code is obscured by manipulation of an input/output memory management unit. A peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) device requests a translation of a bus address for a given device in the system and determines whether the requested translation was received. If the requested translation was received, the PCIe device further determines whether the bus address for the given device corresponds to a physical address for the given device. If the bus address for the given device does not correspond to the physical address for the given device, the PCIe device sends a notification that the computing system is potentially compromised.
US09436819B2	Securely pairing computing devices In an embodiment, an apparatus comprises a secure storage to store an entry having an identifier of a device to be paired with the apparatus and a master key shared between the apparatus and the device, and a connection logic to enable the apparatus to be securely connected to the device according to a connection protocol in which the device is authenticated based on the identifier received from the device and the master key. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09436816B2	Supplementing biometric identification with device identification A computer may identify an individual according to one or more biometrics based on various physiological aspects of the individual, such as metrics of various features of the face, gait, fingerprint, or voice of the individual. However, biometrics are often computationally intensive to compute, inaccurate, and unable to scale to identify an individual among a large set of known individuals. Therefore, the biometric identification of an individual may be supplemented by identifying one or more devices associated with the individual (e.g., a mobile phone, a vehicle driven by the individual, or an implanted medical device). When an individual is registered for identification, various device identifiers of devices associated with the individual may be stored along with the biometrics of the individual. Individuals may then be identified using both biometrics and detected device identifiers, thereby improving the efficiency, speed, accuracy, and scalability of the identification.
US09436800B2	Method and system for collecting and disseminating data produced by medical devices, particularly those used in intensive care units The invention relates to a method and a system for collecting medical data produced by medical devices (1) situated, for example, in intensive care units and for disseminating said information to the health professionals using computer equipment (5).The process and the system include the following software modules: (I) one service module (DS) (21), (II) a data storage module (DDS) (25), (III) control modules (DAC) (26) accessible from any point of said computer communications network and controlling the distribution of said data D, (IV) a device interface module (DDI) (23), configured as a function of the specifications of said transmitter devices (1), (V) a communications interface module (DCI) (22), (VI) a configuration interface module (DCP) (28), (VII) a data portal module (DDP).
US09436797B2	Bioinformatics platform for high-throughput identification and quantification of N—glycopeptide The present invention relates to a more efficient and accurate method for the identification and quantification of comparatively low abundant glycopeptides, compared with general peptides, using mass spectrum obtained by using high resolution mass spectrometer. Therefore, the method of the present invention can be effectively used for the techniques for identification of biotherapeutics and diagnosis of cancer or disease by screening glycopeptide, the disease marker (Biomarker), from various samples.
US09436793B2	Tier based layer promotion and demotion Among other things, one or more systems and techniques for tier based layer modification, such as promotion or demotion, for a design layout are provided herein. A metal scheme describes one or more metal layers of the design layout, which are grouped into a set of tiers based upon resistivity similarity between the metal layers. Wire segments of the design layout are evaluated for promotion to tiers providing improved performance, for demotion to tiers providing decreased performance so that relatively faster routing resources are freed up for other wire segments, or for modification such as widening of wire segments. Via count penalties corresponding to timing delays of additional vias used to reassign wire segments are taken into account during promotion. Routing resource gains associated with reassigning wire segments are taken into account during demotion. In this way, wire segments of the design layout are promoted, demoted, or modified.
US09436789B2	Structure, method and system for complementary strain fill for integrated circuit chips A structure, method and system for complementary strain fill for integrated circuit chips. The structure includes a first region of an integrated circuit having multiplicity of n-channel and p-channel field effect transistors (FETs); a first stressed layer over n-channel field effect transistors (NFETs) of the first region, the first stressed layer of a first stress type; a second stressed layer over p-channel field effect transistors (PFETs) of the first region, the second stressed layer of a second stress type, the second stress type opposite from the first stress type; and a second region of the integrated circuit, the second region not containing FETs, the second region containing first sub-regions of the first stressed layer and second sub-regions of the second stressed layer.
US09436783B2	Method and system for estimating degradation and durability of concrete structures and asset management system making use of same A method, system and computer program product for estimating degradation and durability characteristics of a reinforced concrete structure are provided. Location-dependent information conveying structural information associated with different locations along the concrete structure is received, the location-dependent information having been obtained by applying a non-destructive testing (NDT) process to the concrete structure. The location-dependent information is processed in combination with information conveying material properties and information conveying estimated environmental conditions to derive concrete degradation simulation data conveying estimated degradation and durability characteristics associated with the different locations along the concrete structure. A signal is then released, causing the estimated degradation and durability characteristics of the concrete structure to be displayed on a display device. Aspects of the proposed approach may be integrated into concrete asset managing systems and be used to assist in managing, including planning maintenance activities in connection with, reinforced concrete structures such as bridges, roadways, ports and the like.
US09436777B2	Method and system for causing a browser to preload web page components Disclosed is a server computer that receives, over a network from a computing device, a request for a search suggestion related to a search query that is input into a search term entry area displayed by a web browser executing on the computing device. In response to receiving the request, the server computer transmits over the network to the computing device, instructions for the computing device to display a search suggestion related to the search query, the search suggestion corresponding to a search results web page. The instructions further cause the computing device to store, in a memory of the computing device, a web page component associated with the search results web page without causing the computing device to visibly display the web page component during display of the search suggestion.
US09436776B2	Web browsing system and method for rendering dynamic resource URIs using script A method of communicating with a web server for web browsing, and an apparatus and system to perform the method, is provided. The method includes extracting resource information from script included in web page information, transmitting the resource information to the web server to request a resource corresponding to the resource information, and storing the resource.
US09436766B1	Clustering of documents for providing content Systems and methods for providing relevant content may include applying a clustering algorithm to posts associated with a device identifier and labeled documents to cluster the unlabeled posts with the labeled documents to determine interests. Content related to the interests may be selected and provided to an electronic device associated with the device identifier.
US09436752B2	High availability via data services Application-level replication, the synchronization of data updates within a cluster of application servers, may be provided by having application servers themselves synchronize all updates to multiple redundant databases, precluding the need for database-level replication. This may be accomplished by first sending a set of database modifications requested by the transaction to a first database. Then a message may be placed in one or more message queues, the message indicating the objects inserted, updated, or deleted in the transaction. Then a commit command may be sent to the first database. The set of database modifications and a commit command may then be sent to a second database. This allows for transparent synchronization of the databases and quick recovery from a database failure, while imposing little performance or network overhead.
US09436748B2	Method and apparatus for distributed configuration management Method and apparatus for replicating data structures over a network in which each data structure is assigned an owner node among a plurality of networked peer nodes. Preferably that owner can be ascertained through information in the data structure. When an update to the data structure is desired by a non-owner, a request to modify the data structure is sent out on the network and when received by the owner, the owner performs the modification. The owner node can then notify the other nodes regarding the update. The method, implemented through a single-writer, multiple-reader paradigm, insures availability, partition tolerance and eventual consistency; it avoids the high overhead costs and single point of failure drawbacks of the prior art centralized management and locking protocols. Administrators can connect to any peer node in the network to manage, monitor and request modifications to a data structure.
US09436746B2	Next generation architecture for database connectivity According to some embodiments, a method and an apparatus of importing data using a database management system (“DBMS”) with integrated Extract, Transform and Load (“ETL”) functionality. The method comprises receiving a command to access data. The command is associated with an ETL function. An executable file associated with the ETL function is called and the data associated with the command is received.
US09436743B1	Systems and methods for expanding search results A computer-implemented method for expanding search results may include (1) identifying, within results of a search, a document that is a member of a document family that includes another document (or multiple other documents), (2) determining that a user has made a selection to include the document family within the results of the search, (3) creating a data map that includes a representation of the document identified within the results of the search, (4) expanding the data map by including, within the data map, a representation of each of the other documents in the document family based on the determination that the user made the selection, and (5) using the expanded data map to include the document family within the results of the search. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US09436736B2	Managing streams of tuples A plurality of streams of tuples is received by processing elements operating on computer processors, the processing element having one or more stream operators. A first stream of tuples is processed at a receiving stream operator. A streaming condition is then identified. The streaming condition is determined to be satisfied and an alternate stream of tuples is processed at the receiving stream operator.
US09436732B2	System and method for adaptive vector size selection for vectorized query execution System and method embodiments are provided for adaptive vector size selection for vectorized query execution. The adaptive vector size selection is implemented in two stages. In a query planning stage, a suitable vector size is estimated for a query by a query planner. The planning stage includes analyzing a query plan tree, segmenting the tree into different segments, and assigning to the query execution plan an initial vector size to each segment. In a subsequent query execution stage, an execution engine monitors hardware performance indicators, and adjusts the vector size according to the monitored hardware performance indicators. Adjusting the vector size includes trying different vector sizes and observing related processor counters to increase or decrease the vector size, wherein the vector size is increased to improve hardware performance according to the processor counters, and wherein the vector size is decreased when the processor counters indicate a decrease in hardware performance.
US09436720B2	Safety for volume operations A system and method for maintaining the safety of volume operations. A storage controller receives a request to delete a first volume. In response to this request, the storage controller can delete a link between the first volume and its anchor medium. The storage controller can also delay the deletion of the first volume's anchor medium. Later on, if the user wishes to restore the first volume, the storage controller can reconnect the first volume to its previous anchor medium, effectively restoring the first volume to its former state and undoing the deletion operation.
US09436719B2	Updating an inverted index in a real time fashion Systems and methods for regularly updating portions of a merged index are provided. Initially, upon receiving an indication that modifications have occurred to content of web-based documents, dynamic update of index (DUI) objects that identify the documents and expose the modified content are composed by ascertaining relative positions of the modified content within the documents, and packaging identifiers of the documents, the relative positions, and metadata underlying the modified content into a message. The DUI objects are applied to an overloading index that maintains structured records of recent modifications. In particular, portions of the overloading index are targeted utilizing the document identifiers and the relative positions specified by the DUI object, thereby updating the targeted portions within the overloading index corresponding to the modified content without rewriting the entire overloading index. Periodically, an association process is invoked for grouping the merged index with the overloading index for search purposes.
US09436711B2	Method and apparatus for preserving analytics while processing digital content A computer implemented method and apparatus for preserving analytics while processing digital content. The method comprises receiving a command for processing analytics-enabled digital content from a source file to a target file; accessing source analytics metadata from the source file; and converting the source analytics metadata to a target analytics metadata in the target file, wherein the target analytics metadata is in a format consistent with a target file format.
US09436710B2	Systems, methods, and media for managing an in-memory NoSQL database Systems, methods, and media for managing an in-memory NoSQL database are provided. In some embodiments, systems for managing an in-memory NoSQL database are provided, the systems comprising a hardware processor that is configured to: identify a group of keys capable of being included in a complex multi-key database command, the group including a first key and a second key, the first key being associated with a first value and the second key being associated with a second value, the first value and the second value being stored on different servers that are part of the database; and cause the first value and the second value to be both stored on a given server.
US09436705B2	Grading images and video clips Techniques apparatuses for grading images and video clips are described. These techniques and apparatuses enable highlights of these graded images and video clips to be more-quickly created, at a high quality, or using fewer resources.
US09436699B2	Techniques for efficient file operations Various technologies described herein pertain to performing a file operation on an inputted file on a computer system. File data retained at a first location in a data store and a first file name retained at a second location in the data store can be provided. The inputted file can include the file data. Moreover, the first file name is a hard link to the file data. Further, a file operation command related to the file data can be received during installation or removal of the inputted file. Accordingly, a second file name retained at a third location in the data store can be created in response to the file operation command. The second file name is created while the file data is immutably maintained at the first location in the data store. Further, the second file name is a hard link to the file data.
US09436698B2	Sharing a file system between multiple operating systems For sharing a file system between multiple operating systems, a method is disclosed that includes sharing a file system between two or more operating systems, the two distinct operating systems concurrently operating on a computing device, determining, by a processor, that one of the two or more operating systems has an altered need for the file system, and changing interfaces to the file system based on the altered need.
US09436697B1	Techniques for managing deduplication of data Techniques for detecting advanced security threats may be realized as a method for detecting a security threat including generating a resource at a client, implementing the resource on the client, monitoring system behavior of the client having the resource implemented thereon, determining whether a security event involving the implemented resource has occurred based on the monitored system behavior, and generating a report when it has been determined that the security event has occurred.
US09436696B2	Data fragmentation tuning and candidacy persistence A method for implementing defragmentation of a data area is provided. The method may include receiving a data change event for the data area and determining, whether the data area has exceeded a defragment threshold based on a defragment threshold value. The method may further include adding the data area to a candidacy list when the data area is determined to have exceeded the defragment threshold based on the defragment threshold value. The method may also include defragmenting the data area when the data area is determined to have exceeded the defragment threshold based on the defragment threshold value and removing the data area from the candidacy list following the determination.
US09436694B2	Cooperative resource management Deleting content is disclosed. A delete request is received for a file that is distributed with a plurality of nodes. The file is replaced with a first delete token. A determination is made as to whether all nodes in the plurality of nodes have replaced their respective copies of the file with first delete tokens. The file is deleted.
US09436688B2	Durational referencing cue points for linking multimedia files In some example embodiments, a system and method are illustrated to link a plurality of scenes from at least one multimedia file. The system and method include loading a plurality of multimedia files including a first and second multimedia file. The first multimedia file includes a first scene, and the second multimedia file includes a second scene. The system and method include linking the first scene with the second scene. The linking includes connecting a first durational data for the first scene with a second durational data for the second scene. The first durational data identifies a first start location and a first end location for the first scene. The second durational data identifies a second start location and a second end location for the second scene. The system and method further include generating a linked durational data file as a result of the linking.
US09436684B2	Content validation for documentation topics using provider information At least one processor may determine one or more issues in one or more of a plurality of documentation topics that document at least one software functionality based at least upon applying one or more business rules to the one or more of the plurality of documentation topics. Responsive to determining the one or more issues, one or more entries may be inserted into an issues report, wherein the one or more entries include information regarding the one or more issues.
US09436678B2	Architecture for multi-domain natural language processing Features are disclosed for processing a user utterance with respect to multiple subject matters or domains, and for selecting a likely result from a particular domain with which to respond to the utterance or otherwise take action. A user utterance may be transcribed by an automatic speech recognition (“ASR”) module, and the results may be provided to a multi-domain natural language understanding (“NLU”) engine. The multi-domain NLU engine may process the transcription(s) in multiple individual domains rather than in a single domain. In some cases, the transcription(s) may be processed in multiple individual domains in parallel or substantially simultaneously. In addition, hints may be generated based on previous user interactions and other data. The ASR module, multi-domain NLU engine, and other components of a spoken language processing system may use the hints to more efficiently process input or more accurately generate output.
US09436676B1	Written word refinement system and method A method for processing an original user writing, implemented by a computer processor, to modify relationships between words, phrases, signs and symbols comprising the writing, where necessary, to generate a modified writing that more clearly conveys a semantic content intended by the user, or consistent with the core principles associated with its mechanisms, when compared to the original user writing. The method includes receiving an original writing from a user, processing to perform a linguistic analysis on the original user writing in accordance with a plurality of rules to identify semantic content and based on the processing, and the semantic content, altering the relationships between the words, phrases, signs and symbols within the writing, where necessary, to realize a modified writing reflecting the altered relations.
US09436659B2	Transferring annotations between documents displayed side by side A system and method to view, edit, share, and organize files using software in the form of a computing application for a computing device, allowing a user to keep annotations directly on a document that may be transferred between updates. This allows multiple users to work on one project and share edits no matter where they are or what device they are using.
US09436657B2	Computing device and method for analyzing acquisition values In a method for analyzing acquisition values of an electronic device using a computing device, the computing device receives an acquisition value of the electronic device acquired by a data acquisition device. If the acquisition value is discrete data and the acquisition value is different from a previous acquisition value of the electronic device, the acquisition value is stored into a storage system. If the acquisition value is the continuous data and a first state corresponding to the acquisition value is different from a second state corresponding to a previous acquisition value of the electronic device, the acquisition value is stored into the storage system.
US09436656B2	Method for systematically treating errors A method for systematically handling errors, and an assemblage for carrying out the method, are presented. The method serves for systematically handing errors for a goniometer in the context of the transfer of position data with a position transducer, the position transducer possessing markings that are sensed with at least one sensor; a profile being deposited in a memory region in connection with said markings; the position transducer generating as a function of its position, by way of the markings, position signals that carry, as data, parameters that are deposited into a further memory region beginning with an address pointer value of 0; said address pointer being incremented with each position signal; and a synchronization between the position signals and the profile being created, and the values stored in the profile being used to modify the number of pulses outputted to the goniometer.
US09436646B2	Combined sockets for selectively removable cards in computing devices Combined sockets for selectively removable cards in computing devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a socket is provided that can accommodate both a subscriber identification module (SIM) card and a secure digital (SD) card. The cards are held in place within the socket in a back to back configuration by springs which further help insure that contacts on the cards are electrically coupled to conductive pins in the socket. While it is contemplated that the socket will be used in mobile terminals such as smart phones and tablets, the socket may be used in other computing devices that use such cards.
US09436638B1	Full bandwidth packet handling with server systems including offload processors An inter-rack server system for a packet processing is disclosed. The system can include a plurality of servers arranged into multiple racks a plurality of top of rack (TOR) units connected to the servers, each TOR unit configured to operate as a TOR switch connecting each of the racks to another of the racks, and a plurality of offload processor modules, each offload processor module having an input-output (IO) port and multiple offload processors, wherein a first offload processor module on a first server on a first rack is connected directly to a second offload processor module on a second server on a second rack, with connection provided through respective IO ports.
US09436635B1	Leases in a heterogenous data environment A computer implemented method, system and product comprising establishing a lease contract for an analytic subscription, defining an analytic subscription as an evaluation that is passed to a provider that provides a Boolean evaluation model and a potential true/false event expression, receiving, via the bus, events from the systems of records until the expiration of the lease; and rejecting during a specified period of time events received from the systems of record after the expiration of the lease period.
US09436626B2	Processor interrupt interface with interrupt partitioning and virtualization enhancements A method and circuit for a data processing system (200) provide a processor-based partitioned priority blocking mechanism by storing interrupt identifiers, partition identifiers, thread identifiers, and priority levels associated with accepted interrupt requests in special purpose registers (35-38) located at the processor core (26) to enable quick and efficient interrupt priority blocking on a partition basis.
US09436625B2	Approach for allocating virtual bank managers within a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) controller to physical banks within a DRAM Banks within a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) are managed with virtual bank managers. A DRAM controller receives a new memory access request to DRAM including a plurality of banks. If the request accesses a location in DRAM where no virtual bank manager includes parameters for the corresponding DRAM page, then a virtual bank manager is allocated to the physical bank associated with the DRAM page. The bank manager is initialized to include parameters needed by the DRAM controller to access the DRAM page. The memory access request is then processed using the parameters associated with the virtual bank manager. One advantage of the disclosed technique is that the banks of a DRAM module are controlled with fewer bank managers than in previous DRAM controller designs. As a result, less surface area on the DRAM controller circuit is dedicated to bank managers.
US09436614B2	Application-directed memory de-duplication In a computing system including an application executing on top of a virtualization control layer, wherein the virtualization control layer maps portions of a virtual memory to portions of a physical memory, a method for managing memory including: identifying, by the application, a range of virtual memory whose probability of being replicated in the virtual memory exceeds a given threshold; obtaining, by the application, at least one memory address corresponding to the range of virtual memory; and passing, from the application to the virtualization control layer, an identifier for the range of virtual memory and the memory address corresponding to the range of virtual memory, wherein the identifier is useable by the virtualization control layer to identify similar ranges within the virtual memory.
US09436612B2	Sizing a write cache buffer based on emergency data save parameters Embodiments relate to saving data upon loss of power. An aspect includes sizing a write cache buffer based on parameters related to carrying out this emergency data save procedure. A computer implemented method for allocating a write cache on a storage controller includes retrieving, at run-time by a processor, one or more operating parameters of a component used in a power-loss save of the write cache. The component is selected from the group consisting of an energy storage element, a non-volatile memory, and a transfer logic. A size for the write cache on the storage controller is determined, based on the one or more operating parameters. A write cache, of the determined size, is allocated from a volatile memory coupled to the storage controller.
US09436606B2	System and method to defragment a memory A system and method to defragment a memory is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a method includes loading data stored at a first physical memory address of a memory from the memory into a cache line of a data cache. The first physical memory address is mapped to a first virtual memory address. The method further includes initiating modification, at the data cache, of lookup information associated with the first virtual memory address so that the first virtual memory address corresponds to a second physical memory address of the memory. The method also includes modifying, at the data cache, information associated with the cache line to indicate that the cache line corresponds to the second physical memory address instead of the first physical memory address.
US09436603B1	Detection and mitigation of timing side-channel attacks During execution of an application that accesses a shared memory, a security component may, based on an indication from a performance monitor, determine that the application is carrying out a timing side-channel attack. The performance monitor may trigger an interrupt if a pre-determined number of cache line flushes is executed, after which the security component may inspect program instructions of the executing application to determine whether those instructions are likely being used in such an attack. In response to determining that an attack is under way, the security component may take action to mitigate or curtail the attack. The security component may modify the program instructions or page mapping of the executing application to make accesses to portions of the shared memory targeted by the cache line flushes predictable or consistent (e.g., by replacing the instructions with traps, removing them, or inserting instructions immediately before or after them).
US09436602B2	Method and industrial automation component for indirect memory addressing An automation component and method for indirect addressing by a program of an industrial automation component, wherein to accesses a number of cells in the memory, an associated address is ascertained at runtime of the program, such that during writing of the program, an association between a structure and the addresses is created and stored, where at the runtime, for accessing the memory, a relevant element of the structure is ascertained in a first step, the associated address is read from the stored association in a second step, and the memory is accessed via the address in a third step.
US09436599B2	Flash storage device and method including separating write data to correspond to plural channels and arranging the data in a set of cache spaces A data storage device with a FLASH memory accessed via multiple channels and a FLASH memory control method are disclosed. The control method includes dividing a plurality of blocks of a FLASH memory into groups to be accessed by a plurality of channels separately, each block comprising a plurality of pages; allocating a random access memory to provide a first set of cache spaces for the different ones of the plurality of channels; separating write data issued from a host to correspond to the plurality of channels; and after data arrangement in the first set of cache spaces for every channel is completed, writing data arranged in the first set of cache spaces for every channel to the FLASH memory via the plurality of channels. The control method further includes allocating the random access memory to provide a second set of cache spaces; and using the second set of cache spaces to perform data arrangement for the write data issued from the host when writing the data arranged in the first set of cache spaces for every channel to the FLASH memory.
US09436591B1	Out-of-band file transfers between a host and virtual tape server In an embodiment, a method can include sending an I/O request from a mainframe to a virtual tape server. The method can further include reading a non-virtual tape file from the virtual tape server to the mainframe over a virtual tape protocol if the I/O request is a read request. The method can further include writing a non-virtual tape file from the mainframe to the virtual tape server over the virtual tape protocol if the I/O request is a write request.
US09436578B2	Deriving component statistics for a stream enabled application A technique for generating component usage statistics involves associating components with blocks of a stream-enabled application. When the streaming application is executed, block requests may be logged by Block ID in a log. The frequency of component use may be estimated by analyzing the block request log with the block associations.
US09436577B2	System and method for generating a code execution timeline from an executing program The present technology is directed to a non-limiting system and method for generating an abstract code execution timeline from repetitive programs, such as video games and simulations. As a non-limiting example, a statistical sampling profile is first taken of the running program, and then the data is converted into several representations. By selecting representative functions based on sampling frequency and call tree hierarchy and then sorting those functions chronologically and hierarchically, an abstract code execution timeline can be generated that summarizes execution within a single repetitive time period, such as a video frame. This timeline is called “Story Mode” since it tells a story of how the program executes over the course of a frame. This abstract code execution timeline can then be used to facilitate program comprehension, primarily for the purposes of modifying the code to improve execution speed.
US09436573B2	Multifunctional I/O apparatus Multifunctional I/O apparatus having one connection terminal with two connections and an electronic circuit, which with the assistance of a plurality of settable operating states detects an active input signal or passive input signal applied on the two connections of the connection terminal or controls/switches an externally driven load.
US09436568B2	Simplified passenger service unit (SPSU) tester Systems, methods, and apparatus for testing a passenger service unit (PSU) of a cabin of a vehicle are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed method involves installing a test interface panel (TIP) in the cabin of the vehicle such that the TIP is connected to a power source and is able to communicate with the PSU. The method further involves connecting a user interface to the TIP. Also, the method involves sending at least one command, from the user interface, to the PSU via the TIP. Further, the method involves sending, at least one response, from the PSU.
US09436551B2	Method for codec-based recovery of a video using a cluster search A method for codec-based recovery of a video, which includes recovering an image by combining image decoding information and non-overwritten image frames, is provided. The method includes: a cluster extraction step of extracting a pre-cluster region; a region extraction step of extracting, from the pre-cluster region extracted in the cluster extraction step, an M frame region encoded using an MPEG-4 visual codec and an M decoding region; a combining step of combining the M frame region and the M decoding region extracted in the region extraction step and listing the combination; and a recovering step of decoding the M frame region and the M decoding region, listed in the combining step, to be recovered as an image.
US09436539B2	Synchronized debug information generation In an approach for determining a location of failure between interconnects/controller, a computer collects debug information simultaneously at a plurality of nodes coupled to an interconnect. Subsequent to collecting debug information, the computer analyzes the debug information collected simultaneously thereby determining which end of the interconnect caused the failure.
US09436534B2	Method and system for preemptive detection of occurrence of faulty conditions based on resource usage A method and a system have been disclosed for the preemptive detection of occurrence of one or more faulty conditions based on the usage of one or more resources. The faulty conditions are detected during an execution of a program; the program includes at least one function. The method includes initializing Application Program Interfaces (APIs) across the at least one function. After this, calls to the APIs used within a namespace of the program are intercepted. The interception is performed by the at least one function through extended method classes. Thereafter, the usage of the resources for the at least function intercepting the APIs is checked against a corresponding predetermined threshold limit. Once the usage of the resources is checked, context of the usage of the resources is identified based on a predefined knowledge. Subsequently, the occurrence of the faulty conditions is determined based on the identification.
US09436531B1	Monitoring application loading Methods, systems, and apparatus, for determining when an application is sufficiently instantiated to be subject to a crawling operation. In an aspect, a method includes instantiating a native application instance that generates environment instances for display on a user device within the native application instance; in response to the instantiation of the native application instance: monitoring for occurrences of activity lifecycle events of the native application instance, monitoring for changes in a memory footprint of the native application instance, and generating, in response to the monitoring of the lifecycle events and monitoring of the changes in the memory footprint indicating the native application instance is sufficiently instantiated to be subject to a crawling operation, a load signal indicating the native application instance is sufficiently instantiated to be subject to the crawling operation.
US09436529B2	Providing random data to a guest operating system Implementations for providing random data to a guest operating system are disclosed. In one implementation, a method of the disclosure comprises: receiving, by a processing device of a host computer system, a first random data item from an external computer system; updating an entropy pool using the first random data item; and providing a virtual machine running on the host computer system with a second random data derived from the host entropy pool.
US09436526B2	Parallel runtime execution on multiple processors A method and an apparatus that schedule a plurality of executables in a schedule queue for execution in one or more physical compute devices such as CPUs or GPUs concurrently are described. One or more executables are compiled online from a source having an existing executable for a type of physical compute devices different from the one or more physical compute devices. Dependency relations among elements corresponding to scheduled executables are determined to select an executable to be executed by a plurality of threads concurrently in more than one of the physical compute devices. A thread initialized for executing an executable in a GPU of the physical compute devices are initialized for execution in another CPU of the physical compute devices if the GPU is busy with graphics processing threads. Sources and existing executables for an API function are stored in an API library to execute a plurality of executables in a plurality of physical compute devices, including the existing executables and online compiled executables from the sources.
US09436519B2	Process cooperation method, process cooperation program, and process cooperation system A process cooperation method includes storing in a first storage device a first process result as a result of execution of a first process by a first processor and transmitting the first process result to a second processor, storing in a second storage device a second process result as a result of execution of a second process by the second processor based on the first process result received from the first processor, and transmitting the second process result to a third processor, and moreover transmitting the second process result and an identifier identifying the third processor to the first processor, and storing in the first storage device the second process result and the identifier received from the second processor by the first processor in association with the first process result.
US09436508B1	Provisioning virtual resource on a server based on label associated with virtual resource and servers Virtual resource provisioning may be enhanced by coloring virtual resource instances and/or underlying implementation resources. Particular resource colors may be associated with particular treatments during allocation of implementation resources to virtual resources. There may be different types of colors corresponding to different types of allocation treatment. Exclusory colors may be utilized to reduce clustering of virtual resources with respect to implementation resources. Assignment of exclusory colors to virtual resources can help strike a balance between lower costs through efficient implementation resource utilization and higher fault tolerance through spreading across an available implementation resource pool. Inclusive colors may be utilized to require and/or prefer allocation of virtual resources to implementation resources painted with the inclusive color. Proximity colors may be utilized to enhance a computational performance of a set of virtual resources. Proximity colors may be associated with proximity specifications that define proximity in implementation resource networks.
US09436507B2	Composing and executing workflows made up of functional pluggable building blocks A platform that provides a way to automatically compose and execute even complex workflows without writing code is described. A set of pre-built functional building blocks can be provided. The building blocks perform data transformation and machine learning functions. The functional blocks have well known plug types. The building blocks can be composed build complex compositions. Input and output files are converted to a standard data type so that modules are pluggable.
US09436497B2	Linking multiple independent control systems to distribute response A linked multiple independent control system can include two or more independent controllers configured to cooperatively control operating points of a system. In one particular embodiment, the linked multiple independent control system can control operating temperatures of a computing device. In one embodiment, the independent controllers can operate in parallel to develop control effort signals that are used by the computing device to affect operating parameters of one or more components included in the computing device. In another embodiment, independent controllers can have independent temperature thresholds that can affect control effort signals only from the related controller.
US09436489B2	Virtual machine data replication with shared resources Systems and methods for virtual machine data replication with shared resources. An example method may include: identifying resources that are shared across a plurality of virtual machines, storing a copy of the resources, receiving, an indication of a portion of virtual storage of a virtual machine to be replicated, determining that the portion of virtual storage is not included in the resources, in response to the determination, updating a replicated copy of the virtual machine in view of the portion of virtual storage, the replicated copy further including the resources that are shared across a plurality of virtual machines, determining an initialization efficiency metric in relation to the replicated copy, and in response to the determination that the initialization efficiency metric exceeds an efficiency threshold, storing a copy of the virtual storage.
US09436481B2	Restoration of medical device programming Various embodiments concern reprogramming an implantable medical device by an external programmer to operate using a second program version, the second program version replacing a first program version in controlling operation of the implantable medical device. It can be determined whether the implantable medical device will be able to operate using the first program version to deliver therapy according to the first program version if the implantable medical device was to revert back to using the first program version. The implantable medical device can then revert to operational programming from the second program version to the first program version, the first program version saved in memory of the implantable medical device as a restore point while the implantable medical device operates according to the second program version between the reprogramming and reverting of the implantable medical device.
US09436469B2	Methods to optimize a program loop via vector instructions using a shuffle table and a mask store table According to one embodiment, a code optimizer is configured to receive first code having a program loop implemented with scalar instructions to store values of a first array to a second array based on values of a third array. The code optimizer is configured to generate second code representing the program loop with vector instructions including a shuffle instruction and a store instruction, the store instruction to shuffle using a shuffle table elements of the first array based on the second array in a vector manner, the store instruction to store using a mask store table the shuffled elements in the third array in a vector manner.
US09436455B2	Logging operating system updates of a secure element of an electronic device Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for logging secure element updates of an electronic device are provided. In one example embodiment, a method, at a secure element including a previously-installed secure element asset, includes, inter alia, receiving an update package, uninstalling the previously-installed secure element asset based on the received update package, installing a new secure element asset based on the received update package, and updating at least one of a counter on the secure element and a log on the secure element based on the installation of the new secure element asset. Additional embodiments are also provided.
US09436453B2	Method and system for initializing optional components after self-booting of a customized product There is provided a product that includes (i) a component, (ii) a storage device that holds a configuration code that indicates that the component is installed in the product, (iii) a processor, and (iv) a memory that contains instructions that are readable by the processor and that control the processor to (a) read the configuration code from the storage device, (b) determine from the configuration code that the component is installed in the product, thus yielding a determination, and (c) execute an operation in response to the determination.
US09436451B2	General purpose software parallel task engine A software engine for decomposing work to be done into tasks, and distributing the tasks to multiple, independent CPUs for execution is described. The engine utilizes dynamic code generation, with run-time specialization of variables, to achieve high performance. Problems are decomposed according to methods that enhance parallel CPU operation, and provide better opportunities for specialization and optimization of dynamically generated code. A specific application of this engine, a software three dimensional (3D) graphical image renderer, is described.
US09436445B2	Drag-and-drop functionality for scalable vector graphics A graphical user interface (GUI) engine receives an input event associated with a drag-and-drop action, determines a Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) element that relates to the input event, and causes an anchor element to be attached to the SVG element, such as be wrapping the SVG element with the anchor element. Attaching an anchor element to an SVG element and defining the anchor element as “draggable” enables web browsers to perform drag-and-drop actions with SVG elements in a uniform and predictable manner. In one example use case, an SVG element may be wrapped with an anchor element when the SVG element is selected and dragged by a user, enabling an accurate representation of the SVG element to be displayed while the user is performing the drag-and-drop action.
US09436442B1	Automatic floating-point to fixed-point conversion A method and system for enabling a designer to more easily convert a model of a dynamic system instantiated using floating-point representation such as has been created in a high level design language to fixed-point code suitable for execution in a programmable processor or logic array.
US09436434B2	Checksum adder Embodiments relate to a hardware circuit that is operable as a fixed point adder and a checksum adder. An aspect includes a driving of a multifunction compression tree disposed on a circuit path based on a control bit to execute one of first and second schemes of vector input addition and a driving of a multifunction adder disposed on the circuit path based on the control bit to perform the one of the first and second schemes of vector input addition.
US09436430B2	Audio output control device An audio output control device includes a control device that adjusts an output of earlier audio information and an output of later audio information in a situation where a request for outputting the later audio information is made before the output of the earlier audio information ends. The control device includes: a first acquisition device that acquires end time information of the earlier audio information; a second acquisition device that acquires delay permissible information of the later audio information; and a first determination device that determines whether a wait for outputting the later audio information is available, according to the end time information and the delay permissible information. When the wait is available, the control device outputs the later audio information after preferentially executing the output of the earlier audio information.
US09436426B2	Computer-readable storage medium, information processing apparatus, information processing system and information processing method A game system has at least two modes of operation, that is, a monitor game mode and a terminal device game mode. In the monitor game mode, a main game image is displayed on a monitor and a sub game image is displayed on an LCD of a terminal device. In the terminal device game mode, the main game image is displayed on the LCD of the terminal device. The mode of operation can be switched in accordance with a mode switching instruction from a user.
US09436422B2	System and method for printer emulation on a computing device not being connected to the printer A system and method are provided for accurately emulating a printer on a computing device that is not connected to the printer. The computing device is provided with firmware and programming code that interfaces with the firmware for a customized printing operation. The firmware is provided with the printer and the computing device. The programming code is provided with the computing device, and the computing device runs the programming code. The programming code interfaces with the firmware provided with the computing device and causes the computing device to emulate the printer, when the printer runs the programming code. The computing device and the printer are not connected.
US09436419B2	Selectively printing portions of a web page based on user selection To reduce the workload involved in rearranging and printing a Web page in a desired layout, style sheets for realizing desired print layouts are saved in association with the URLs of Web pages, and when subsequently printing a Web page having the same domain name or a similar URL, a print layout to which a saved style sheet has been applied is presented as a candidate, and applied when printing the Web page.
US09436417B1	Printing system capable of printing in any one of plural image forming apparatuses over network, image forming apparatus, and printing method In general, a printing system of an exemplary embodiment includes a client terminal connected via a network, and a plurality of image forming apparatuses each including an operating unit which receives an operation input of a user. A first image forming apparatus that receives a print file from the client terminal transmits metadata of the print file to a second image forming apparatus. The second image forming apparatus displays a list of print files which are on standby for printing based on the metadata, and obtains a print file from the first image forming apparatus when a print instruction and a selection of a desired print file from the list of print files are received through the operating unit, and performs printing based the print file.
US09436414B2	Managing a printing device behind a firewall One embodiment is method that receives, at a computer, a request to manage a printing device located behind a firewall that blocks the request. The request is executed with an agent authorized to communicate through the firewall and with the computer and the printing device.
US09436409B2	Fast migration of virtual storage partition data across storage systems A method includes reading a superblock of a read-only replica of a source virtual volume in a source virtual storage partition associated with a source aggregate of a source storage system at the destination storage system, modifying the superblock of the read-only replica in a memory of the destination storage system, and associating the modified superblock with one or more virtual volume block number(s) configured to be previously associated with the superblock of the read-only replica of the source virtual volume without initiating a destination consistency point (DCP) at the destination storage system to render the destination virtual volume writable. The method also includes modifying a disk group label to reflect an association of the destination storage disk with the writable destination virtual volume, and initiating DCP to ensure that the modified superblock and the modified disk group label are flushed to the destination storage disk.
US09436404B2	System and method for dynamically load balancing across storage media devices having fast access rates A storage controller controlling a plurality of storage media devices receives one or more commands from a queue representing a load, identifies one or more weighted fast access storage regions within addressable storage regions across the plurality of storage media devices having a fast access rate, distributes load by utilizing only the weighted fast access storage regions within the addressable storage regions across the plurality of storage media devices having the fast access rate.
US09436395B2	Mechanisms to save user/kernel copy for cross device communications Central processing units (CPUs) in computing systems manage graphics processing units (GPUs), network processors, security co-processors, and other data heavy devices as buffered peripherals using device drivers. Unfortunately, as a result of large and latency-sensitive data transfers between CPUs and these external devices, and memory partitioned into kernel-access and user-access spaces, these schemes to manage peripherals may introduce latency and memory use inefficiencies. Proposed are schemes to reduce latency and redundant memory copies using virtual to physical page remapping while maintaining user/kernel level access abstractions.
US09436391B1	Efficient scalable I/O scheduling An input/output (I/O) request is dispatched. A determination is made regarding a storage volume to service. A determination is made regarding whether an actual disk throughput exceeds a first threshold rate. The first threshold rate exceeds a reserved disk throughput. Responsive to determining that the actual disk throughput exceeds the first threshold rate, a first storage volume is selected based on credits or based on priority. Responsive to determining that the actual disk throughput does not exceed the first threshold rate, a second storage volume is selected based on guaranteed minimum I/O rate. An I/O request queue associated with the determined storage volume is determined. An I/O request is retrieved from the determined I/O request queue. The retrieved I/O request is sent to a persistence layer that includes the selected storage volume.
US09436386B2	Shared reference counters among a plurality of virtual storage devices A system, method, and computer program product are provided for implementing shared reference counters among a plurality of virtual storage devices. The method includes the steps of allocating a first portion of a real storage device to store data, wherein the first portion is divided into a plurality of blocks of memory and allocating a second portion of the real storage device to store a plurality of reference counters that correspond to the plurality of blocks of memory. The reference counters may be updated by two or more virtual storage devices hosted in one or more nodes to manage the allocation of the blocks of memory in the real storage device.
US09436376B2	Load required to cancel an input on a touch sensor is adjusted when the slide of a touch object is detected An electronic device for receiving an input based on a pressure load that reduces a risk of ending a drag operation despite a user's intention is provided.The electronic device includes a touch sensor configured to detect a touch by a touch object, a load detection unit configured to detect a pressure load on a touch face of the touch sensor, and a control unit configured to enter or cancel an input receiving state for receiving an input based on the pressure load detected by the load detection unit. The control unit, in the input receiving state, controls to make a standard load for canceling the input receiving state when a slide of the touch object touching the touch face is detected and a standard load for canceling the input receiving state when the slide of the touch object touching the touch face is not detected different from each other.
US09436374B2	Device, method, and graphical user interface for scrolling a multi-section document A method for scrolling a multi-section document is disclosed, including displaying on a display an electronic document that includes a plurality of document sections separated by respective logical structure boundaries; detecting a gesture on a touch-sensitive surface, the gesture having an initial velocity that exceeds a predefined speed threshold such that the gesture will scroll the electronic document more than one document section; initiating scrolling of the electronic document on the display at the initial velocity in accordance with an initial scrolling speed versus scrolling distance function; while scrolling the electronic document, adjusting the scrolling speed versus scrolling distance function so that when the scrolling speed becomes zero, a first logical structure boundary in the electronic document is displayed at a predefined location on the display; and, scrolling the electronic document in accordance with the adjusted scrolling speed versus scrolling distance function.
US09436373B2	Method, apparatus, and computer program for scrolling a document on a touch panel In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes displaying a segment on a touch panel, the segment having a starting point and an end point corresponding to a first page and a last page, respectively, of a document, in response to a predetermined manipulation by a user. An indication is received that the user has performed at least one of touching a point on the segment and sliding a point on the segment. The document is scrolled to reach a page corresponding to the position of the point on the segment, in response to the indication. The document is scrolled, by a computer processor, on a page-by-page basis, in response to the user sliding the point in a direction perpendicular to the segment.
US09436372B2	Method and apparatus indicating scroll position on a display A method, apparatus and computer program product for indicating scroll position on a display is presented. A movement event requiring movement of content within a display area is identified. A location indicator is displayed at a first content location relative to content within the display area, the location indicator identifying that the first content location will remain visible on the display in response to the movement event. During movement of the content within the display area, a corresponding movement of the location indicator relative to the first content location is provided as the first content location moves with the content within the display area.
US09436371B2	Mobile application management systems and methods An exemplary mobile application management system detects a first user input provided by a user while a first user interface associated with a first feature of a mobile application is displayed within an application display area of a display screen of a mobile computing device executing the mobile application. The first user input represents a request to transform the first user interface into a minimized widget associated with the first feature of the mobile application. The mobile application management system directs, in response to the first user input, the mobile computing device to concurrently display, in place of the first user interface, the minimized widget within a first region of the application display area and a second user interface associated with one or more additional features of the mobile application within a second region of the application display area.
US09436367B2	Processing an infrared (IR) image based on swipe gestures A computer-implemented method and a computer system for processing an infrared (IR) image based on a swipe gesture are provided. For example, the method may comprise: displaying an IR image within one or more graphical objects displayed on a touch screen; receiving a user indication of a swipe gesture via said touch screen, wherein receiving a user indication further comprises generating first data representing a first swipe gesture starting location and second data representing a first swipe gesture direction; processing the one or more graphical objects, wherein the processing comprises modifying various parameters or attributes associated with the IR image and/or image processing the IR image based on the first and the second data; and displaying the one or more processed graphical objects including the IR image processed according to the modified parameters or attributes.
US09436362B2	OData service provisioning on top of GenIL layer The disclosure generally describes computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for allowing provisioning of open data protocol (OData) services on top of a generic interaction layer (GenIL). One computer-implemented method includes receiving an OData-compliant request for data, determining a GenIL data provider to receive the OData-compliant request for data, determining the memory location of the data, requesting the data from the determined memory location, receiving the requested data from the determined memory location, converting, using at least one computer, the received data into an OData-compliant format, rendering an OData-compliant response, and transmitting the OData-compliant response.
US09436361B2	Methods and systems for generating a combined display of taskbar button group entries generated on a local machine and on a remote machine The present disclosure features methods and systems for updating a taskbar, generated and displayed by a local computer, with a user interface element representative of a remote application executing on a remote computer and application output generated by the remote application. These methods and system include a local client receiving application output generated by a remote application and remote window configuration information, generating an application output window comprising local taskbar grouping configuration information, and updating a taskbar responsive to the local taskbar grouping configuration information.
US09436357B2	System and method for creating and viewing comic book electronic publications A system and method for enhancing electronic comic book reading by dynamically expanding text bubbles (“bubbles”) to make them easier to read, especially on a small mobile device. The methods include skimming a sequence of expanded bubbles, flinging through a sequence of expanded bubbles and positioning expanded bubbles so as not to hide the comic character(s) uttering the phrase. The methods are performed with irregular bubble outlines (like curly, bumpy, or jagged text bubbles commonly found in comics). Further the method includes pre-processing the content in an automated fashion to enable skimming and flinging through the sequences of expanded bubbles.
US09436356B2	Digital downloading jukebox system with user-tailored music management, communications, and other tools A digital downloading jukebox system including a mechanism for delivering custom services to a recognized user, including services for creating playlists, communicating with others, accessing other features, etc. is provided. In some exemplary embodiments, after a user is recognized, the jukebox system allows users to access a special front-end via an Internet-enabled device or on an actual jukebox. Then, the user may, for example, create playlists, share songs with friends, send messages to friends, and access other value-added content. Such a system preferably learns about networks of friends, and enables managers to send similar messages to regular customers and/or others known to the system. In some exemplary embodiments, changes via a first user interface on a first device are reflected on second user interface on other properly-configured devices.
US09436353B2	Systems and methods for providing a dynamic application menu Systems and methods for providing a dynamic application menu are provided herein. One embodiment of a method includes receiving a first arrangement of application icons, determining usage data regarding an application that is associated with the application icons, and determining a plurality of different criteria for arranging the application icons based on the usage data. Some embodiments include determining a preferred criterion from the plurality of different criteria, providing a second arrangement of the application icons for a dynamic application menu based on the usage data and the preferred criterion, and providing an option to send a signal to rearrange the application icons on a mobile device to substantially match the second arrangement of the application icons.
US09436333B2	Processing method for implementing high resolution output of capacitive touch pad on low-end single-chip microcomputer A processing method for implementing high resolution output of a capacitive touch pad on a low-end single-chip microcomputer. The low-end single-chip microcomputer device comprises a master control single-chip microcomputer unit (MCU), a self-checking capacitance sensing module and a capacitive touch pad. The master control single-chip microcomputer module controls the self-checking capacitance sensing module to obtain source data acquired by the self-checking capacitance sensing module from the capacitive touch pad, then the source data are subjected to touch position computing by the master control single-chip microcomputer to obtain an original coordinate data of a touch point, and then a coordinate position can be obtained through an optimizing computation processing.
US09436332B2	Touch screen and driving method therefor with an ahead touch control sensing period The present disclosure discloses a touch screen and a driving method therefore. The touch screen embeds touch control electrodes in a display panel, the touch control electrodes includes touch control signal input electrodes and touch control signal output electrodes which are cross-insulated configured, the first common electrodes are divided into a plurality of areas at least along a direction of the data lines, each area of the first common electrodes corresponds to at least one row of pixel units; the areas of first common electrodes are insulated from each other and used as the touch control signal input electrodes. The touch screen according to the present disclosure divides the common electrodes into a plurality of areas along a direction of the data lines, and uses the areas as touch control signal input electrodes. The present disclosure uses a voltage disturbance generated by common electrodes used as driving electrodes to balance out a reduction of pixel voltage, thereby disturbance impact brought by a scan of the common electrodes is reduced and the quality of the picture is improved.
US09436328B2	Single-layer touch sensor In one embodiment, a touch sensor includes a first electrode and a second electrode. At least a portion of the second electrode is interdigitated with the first electrode. The first electrode includes a base portion, a digit and an extent. The digit includes a first end and a second end, connects to the base portion at the first end, and extends from the base portion in a first direction along a first axis. The extent connects to the digit at the second end and extends from the digit along a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis.
US09436323B2	Capacitive in-cell touch-screen panel, touch-positioning method, and display device The present invention discloses a capacitive in-cell touch-screen panel, a touch-positioning method thereof, and a display device. At least one of the gate lines in a TFT array substrate is elected as a touch scanning line, and at least one of the data lines is elected as a touch sensing line; or contrarily, at least one of the data lines is elected as a touch scanning line, and at least one of the gate lines is elected as a touch sensing line, and in this way the function of the touch-screen panel is achieved. Because the gate lines and data lines in a TFT array substrate are used as touch scanning lines and touch sensing lines, there is no need to add additional wirings, and thus the aperture ratio of the TFT array substrate will not be reduced.
US09436321B2	Touchless interaction devices An electronic device comprises a front surface comprising a display screen; a rear surface; at least one ultrasonic transmitter; and at least one ultrasonic receiver. The device may be configured to transmit signals from the transmitter and to receive the signals at the receiver after reflection from an input object and to use the reflected signals to characterise the motion of said input object for controlling a function of the device. At least one of the ultrasonic transmitter and the ultrasonic receiver is disposed on the rear surface of the device. The device may be configured to transmit signals from the transmitter and to receive the signals at the receiver after reflection from a user's hand and to use the reflected signals to detect one of a predetermined set of gestures carried out adjacent to the device when the device is placed on its rear surface on a flat supporting surface.
US09436319B2	Coordinate input apparatus, method thereof, and storage medium A coordinate input apparatus which detects a position pointed in a region surrounded by at least four sensor units, based on detection outputs from two sensor units corresponding to the pointed position out of the at least four sensor units stores, in a memory unit, correction values which are based on respective detection outputs of a plurality of combinations each of two sensor units out of the at least four sensor units for one position corresponding to the plurality of combinations, and calculates the pointed position based on the detection outputs from two sensor units corresponding to the pointed position, and the correction values stored in the memory unit.
US09436316B2	Jig and calibration method A jig for calibrating a light transceiver module includes a disposition region for the light transceiver module on which the light transceiver module is suitably disposed and an arc structure, which takes the position of the disposition region for the light transceiver module as a circle center thereof and includes reflective regions, light-absorbing regions and a feature region. The reflective regions and light-absorbing regions are alternately arranged, and the feature region is a region for reflection or for absorbing light. When the feature region is the region for reflection, the width of the region for reflection is different from the width of each the reflective region, and when the feature region is the region for absorbing light, the width of the region for absorbing light is different from width of each of the light-absorbing regions. A calibration method is also provided.
US09436310B2	Touch display and driving method thereof A touch display includes a plurality of pixels, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of first conducting layers, and a plurality of third conducting layers. The plurality of scan lines are coupled to the plurality of pixels. The plurality of data lines are coupled to the plurality of pixels and the plurality of first conducting layers to provide a touch driving signal. Each first conducting layer of the plurality of first conducting layers is configured to receive the touch driving signal. The plurality of third conducting layers is configured to output a touch sensing signal according to the touch driving signals outputted by the plurality of first conducting layers.
US09436309B2	Liquid crystal display device integrated with touch screen panel A liquid crystal display device integrated with a touch screen panel includes a liquid crystal panel, a touch screen panel, a backlight unit, a mold frame and a fixing member. The liquid crystal panel displays an image. The touch screen panel is provided on a front side of the liquid crystal panel. The backlight unit irradiates light onto the liquid crystal panel. The mold frame accommodates and supports the liquid crystal panel and the backlight unit. The fixing member is fastened to one side of the mold frame to fix the touch screen panel on the liquid crystal panel.
US09436306B2	Portable terminal device and program The present invention is to enable a portable telephone capable of switching to a power conservation state so as to reduce power consumption by limiting the supply of power, in which the limit on the supply of power can be partially removed immediately before the portable telephone is used, without the necessity of cancelling the power conservation mode through a mechanical button operation to restore the normal power state. In the case while the supply of power to a predetermined peripheral device (touch panel) is being limited by a power conservation mode, an acceleration sensor detects vibrations applied to the portable telephone as a first state and a brightness sensor detects the ambient brightness of the portable telephone as a second state, a CPU removes the limit on the supply of power to the predetermined peripheral device on the basis of the first state and the second state.
US09436305B2	Touch display apparatus A touch display apparatus comprises a display panel and a touch panel. The display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed oppositely. The first substrate has a first side, the second substrate has a second side corresponding to the first side, and the first side is disposed beyond the second side. The touch panel includes a touch substrate. The second substrate is disposed between the touch substrate and the first substrate, and the area of the touch substrate is less than or equal to that of the second substrate.
US09436303B2	Input device control apparatus and input device control method A conversion unit converts output data detected by an input device based on any one type of conversion table among a plurality of types of conversion tables. An output unit transmits the output data thus converted to a main processor via an interface. A switching unit receives, from the main processor via the interface, a mode switching signal for switching detection sensitivity. The conversion unit switches the conversion table for reference based on the mode switching signal. The conversion table is a bit conversion table for reducing the number of bits of the output data.
US09436302B2	Display device including touch emitting key unit A display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the device includes a touch emitting key unit, wherein the display device has a structure that a display module and a part of the touch emitting key unit substantially vertically overlap as the touch emitting key unit is affixed to a window. According to the structure, a dead space outside a screen may be effectively reduced.
US09436298B2	Extendable mouth stylus An extendable stylus operated with a mouth, the stylus having an extending portion configured to have an adjustable length, a conductive tip that can interface with a touch screen device, the conductive tip located at a first end of the extending portion, a mouthpiece that engages the mouth of a user, wherein the mouthpiece is located at a second end of the extending portion opposite the first end and a control mechanism disposed at or near the second end of the extending portion, wherein the control mechanism is configured to control the length of the extending portion based on an operation by the mouth of the user.
US09436296B2	Color control The description relates to color information. One example can include a computing device having a display and a digital stylus configured to capture colors from an operating environment. The digital stylus can be configured to wirelessly communicate data relating to an individual color from the operating environment to the computing device. The computing device can be configured to identify a context of the communicated individual color and to control the computing device based upon the individual color and the context.
US09436294B2	Adjusting method for button functions in electronic device and related apparatus An adjusting method for button functions, used in an electronic device having a plurality of buttons respectively corresponding to at least one key value, is disclosed. The method includes determining an angle of the electronic device corresponding to a predefined direction; and adjusting the relationship between each of the plurality of buttons and the at least one key value according to the angle.
US09436291B2	Method, system and computer program product for operating a keyboard In response to a user selecting a key on a keyboard in a first manner, a first alphanumeric character is displayed on a display device. In response to the user selecting the key on the keyboard in a second manner, a virtual key of a diacritic is displayed on the display device. In response to the user selecting the virtual key of the diacritic on the display device, the diacritic is displayed at a location of a second alphanumeric character on the display device.
US09436285B2	Display input device and information processing apparatus A display input device includes a display portion, a touch panel, a piezoelectric element, a press detection portion, and a vibration control portion. The touch panel is provided on an upper surface of the display portion and configured to detect a touch operation. The piezoelectric element is provided on one or both of a front surface and a back surface of the touch panel. The press detection portion is configured to detect a press operation performed with a greater press force than in the touch operation detected by the touch panel, in accordance with output voltage from the piezoelectric element. The vibration control portion is configured to, when a press operation of the piezoelectric element is detected by the press detection portion, apply a repelling voltage for exerting a force in a direction of repelling the press operation, to the piezoelectric element.
US09436284B2	Time-reversal tactile stimulation interface Tactile stimulation interface comprising a support (2), a flexible surface suspended on the support (2) intended to be tactilely explored by an operator, actuators (6) intended to apply a force on the flexible surface (4) and means for controlling the actuators (6), the actuators being located on the contour of the flexible surface. The control means are intended to send, to the actuators (6), signals corresponding to the forces to be applied to the flexible surface (4) according to the tactile stimulation to be generated on the flexible surface (4), the forces being determined by a time-reversal method. The surface (4) comprises at least one sufficiently flexible area, for example of Mylar®, in order for the propagation speed of the waves thus generated to be slow enough to reach sufficiently short wavelengths at low frequencies, thereby substantially improving focusing at resolutions compatible with tactile stimulation.
US09436270B2	Wireless low-energy secure data transfer Embodiments of the invention provide for a sensor system with enhanced low-power features. Embodiments can include transmission of sensor data from a transmitter unit to a receiver unit. The sensor data can flag the sensor data with a particular header ID, enabling the receiver unit to route the sensor data to a low-power processing unit within the receiver unit without using the receiver unit's higher-power application processer. Embodiments can also utilize a proprietary encryption engine to provide a supplementary encryption layer to any encryption utilized in the wireless protocol. The transmitter unit can also compress and batch the sensor data for sending, to further increase power savings.
US09436263B2	Systems and methods for power optimization using throughput feedback A voltage and frequency scaling system for a processor is provided that may be implemented in dedicated logic or in software. The various voltage and frequency settings for the processor comprise a set of performance settings. The system includes a profiler module that maps each performance setting to a workload range for the processor. The profiler module also maps each workload range to a profiled throughput for the processor. Using a predicated average throughput from the mapping, the voltage and frequency scaling system advantageously selects from the performance settings and commands the processor to operate according to the selected performance setting.
US09436255B2	DC-powered system side control of AC-DC adapter primary side switching circuitry Systems and methods are provided for enabling control of adapter primary side switching circuitry of an AC-DC adapter by a DC-powered information handling system that is connected to the AC-DC adapter for receiving DC power from the AC-DC adapter.
US09436249B2	Rack and power controlling method thereof The disclosure provides a rack, including nodes and power supplies, and a power controlling method thereof, including the following steps. Power information of each node is collected to calculate a total power consumption value of the nodes. A power supply enabling demand is calculated according to the total power consumption value and a maximum power supply value of the power supply. State information of each of the power supplies is read to obtain a first sequence of the power supplies. According to the power supply enabling demand and the first sequence, two of the power supplies are enabled and set as a master power supply and a secondary power supply, and the rest of the power supplies are disabled. While the master power supply provides a work voltage to the nodes, the secondary power supply does not supply the work voltage to the nodes.
US09436244B2	Adaptive control loop protection for fast and robust recovery from low-power states in high speed serial I/O applications Methods and apparatus related to adaptive control loop protection for fast and robust recovery from low-power states in high speed serial I/O applications are described. In some embodiments, a first bit pattern is detected, at a first agent, that indicates a speculative entry by a second agent into a low power consumption state and one or more control loops are frozen. A second bit pattern is detected (after entering the low power consumption state) that indicates exit from the low power consumption state by the second agent and the one or more control loops are unfrozen (e.g., in a specific order). Other embodiments are also claimed and/or disclosed.
US09436237B2	Heat dissipation device Embodiments of the present invention provide a heat dissipation device of a notebook computer. The notebook computer is provided with a keyboard. The heat dissipation device includes a heat dissipation component and a heat guiding box, the heat dissipation component is communicated with the heat guiding box, the keyboard is also communicated with the heat guiding box, and the heat guiding box is used to transmit heat in the heat dissipation component to the keyboard.
US09436236B2	Information processing device with sensor detecting movement of device housing An information processing device includes a sensor section configured to detect a change in an attitude of a housing, a cooling fan configured to cool the housing, and a fan control circuit configured to control rotation of the cooling fan. When a change in the attitude of the housing has been detected by the sensor section, the fan control circuit stops the rotation of the cooling fan or decreases the number of rotation of the cooling fan to be lower than that in an ordinary operation. Thereafter, when a change in the attitude of the housing is no longer detected by the sensor section, the fan control circuit returns the rotation of the cooling fan to that in the ordinary operation.
US09436233B2	Redundant power supply motherboard assembly A redundant power supply motherboard assembly connects control segments of a fieldbus-type control system to a host computer. The assembly has a compact design with pairs of power supply modules mounted in nests on the motherboard. The nests securely hold the modules to prevent contact impairment due to vibrations, shocks and handling.
US09436232B2	Smart hot plug retaining mechanism A computer system includes a removable computer module. The computer module includes a retaining mechanism securing the computer module within a computer system chassis of the computer system. The computer module further includes a retaining mechanism protection device preventing access to the retaining mechanism. To remove the computer module from the computer system chassis, a user must move the retaining mechanism protection device. Upon notification of movement of the retaining mechanism protection device, the CPU takes the appropriate operations to disable the functionality of the computer module and allow safe removal thereof without powering down the computer system.
US09436230B2	Dynamic moveable hinge A hinge which may be used for example in portable electronic devices may raise the upper body of the device from the lower body in response to rotation of the upper body about the hinge. The need to include a half-pipe section on the upper surface of the lower body maybe avoided. Thus more internal space of the lower body may be used without having to accommodate for the hinge. In an exemplary embodiment, the hinge may include a cam surface. The cam surface may be configured to shift a longitudinal axis of the hinge on response to the rotation of the upper body. In some embodiments, the shift of the longitudinal axis may be away from the lower body allowing a rear edge of the upper body to move across a rear edge of an upper surface of the lower body.
US09436228B2	Fixing mechanism with quick-releasing function and related electronic device A fixing mechanism with quick-releasing function for assembling a cover with a base includes a buckling component and an actuating component. The buckling component includes a main body, a first wedging portion, a hooking portion and a pushing portion. The first wedging portion is disposed on a hole on the main body. The hooking portion and the pushing portion are disposed on the main body and respectively protrude from the main body at different directions. The actuating component includes a shaft body and a second wedging portion. The hooking portion is engaged with a constraining portion of the base to constrain a movement between the base and the cover while the buckling component is in the first position. The pushing portion pushes the constraining portion to separate the base and the cover while the buckling component is in the second position.
US09436226B2	Tablet computer A tablet computer having a detachable handle includes a tablet main body equipped with a connecting board on a bottom surface thereof, and a grip unit removably connecting to the connecting board of the tablet main body. The grip unit is convenient to a user to easily hold the tablet main body with only one hand, and input with the other hand. An extended battery is stored in a chamber of the grip unit can supply power to the tablet main body and/or a main battery in the tablet main body. The grip unit further includes a barcode scanner and a scan start button so that a user can hold the grip unit with one hand and trigger the barcode scanner with the index finger thereof.
US09436224B2	Display device and method for sensing a bending of the device The present invention relates to a display device including a panel which includes a plurality of electrodes which are arranged in parallel to each other, and a bending sensing unit that senses a bending of the panel by using a change in a capacitance between at least two electrodes among the plurality of electrodes.
US09436207B2	Operation device and electric mobility There is provided an operation device provided with: an operation member displaceable by an operator; a two-dimensional support mechanism in which a pair of one-dimensional support mechanisms that individually displaceably supports the operation member 11 in mutually crossing two directions are connected in series; and a pair of potentiometers that individually biases the operation member 11 toward a neutral position of displacement by the respective one-dimensional support mechanisms, in which biasing forces that the pair of potentiometers applies to the operation member against displacement of the operation member are different from each other, and in which a command signal according to the displacement of the operation member of the respective one-dimensional support mechanisms is output.
US09436205B2	Apparatus and method for low voltage reference and oscillator An apparatus and method for a voltage reference circuit and oscillator which operates for a low voltage power supply. The voltage reference circuit is used in an “always on” mode of operation, and have low power usage. The operational range is 1.1V to 3.6 V, and must allow for sub-bandgap voltage conditions as well as voltage tolerant for higher voltages. The circuit minimizes the number of current branches by avoiding complexity of operational amplifiers and comparator networks. The circuit avoids stacking of more than 2 devices to allow for low voltage operation. The voltage reference circuit between a power supply node and a ground node and configured for generating a reference voltage comprises of a current mirror function providing matching and sourcing network branches, a voltage generator network sourced from a current mirror providing a base-emitter voltage, a current drive function network electrically sourced from a current mirror function, and an output network function sourced from a current mirror providing a voltage reference output voltage. An oscillator circuit between a power supply node and a ground node and configured for generating an oscillating signal comprises of a current mirror function providing matching and sourcing network branches, a current drive function network electrically sourced from said current mirror function, an output network function sourced from said current mirror providing a capacitors, current sources, a capacitor providing charge storage, and output network function, and, a feedback loop network providing reset function.
US09436204B2	Band-gap reference voltage circuit A band-gap referenced voltage circuit with smaller parasitic resistance which brings reduced band-gap error is disclosed. This reduced error stems from the unique configuration of stacked diode and a shorter wiring line to a resistor. The band-gap referenced voltage circuit includes two diodes, an operational amplifier with non-inverting and inverting inputs and an output for the band-gap voltage output, and three resistors. Employing the stacked configuration of the diode with the top anode electrode, the wiring line which connects the non-inverting input of the operational amplifier and the voltage reference diode is made short. Then the resistance of the wiring line, called also parasitic resistance, would be small.
US09436198B2	Method and apparatus for power conversion A method and apparatus for converting a first power to a second power. In one embodiment the apparatus comprises a power conversion circuit for receiving the first power; and a controller, coupled to the power conversion circuit, for dynamically selecting between a non-interleaved mode and an interleaved mode for operating the power conversion circuit to convert the first power to the second power.
US09436187B2	System and method for decentralized, multi-agent unmanned vehicle navigation and formation control A system and method for a USV fleet is disclosed that can execute autonomous path-planning in an A2/AD environment, where communication reach back to a base station for instruction or Positional, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) data is not assured. This process has the ability to adapt considering the failure and intermittent connection of the ad-hoc USV-to-USV data network. This process also has the ability to continue operation considering the failure of any or all communications between members and is immediately prepared for reconnection should failures occur.
US09436182B2	Autonomous vehicles Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a vehicle for maneuvering a passenger to a destination autonomously. The vehicle includes one or more computing devices and a set of user input buttons for communicating requests to stop the vehicle and to initiate a trip to the destination with the one or more computing devices. The set of user input buttons consisting essentially of a dual-purpose button and an emergency stopping button different from the dual-purpose button configured to stop the vehicle. The dual-purpose button has a first purpose for communicating a request to initiate the trip to the destination and a second purpose for communicating a request to pull the vehicle over and stop the vehicle. The vehicle has no steering wheel and no user inputs for the steering, acceleration, and deceleration of the vehicle other than the set of user input buttons.
US09436180B1	Location-based privacy Aspects of the present disclosure relate to anonymizing user identity from nearby vehicles, such as autonomous vehicles, that may be gathering sensor data. In one aspect, one or more computing devices of an autonomous vehicle may receive location information identifying a geographic location. Further, the one or more computing devices may receive sensor data captured by one or more sensors of the vehicle and determine whether any of the sensor data is within a threshold distance from the geographic location. Based on the determination, the one or more computing devices may filter the sensor data that is within the threshold distance and send the filtered sensor data to one or more server computing devices for further processing.
US09436179B1	Systems and methods for energy cost optimization in a building system Methods and systems to minimize energy cost in response to time-varying energy prices are presented for a variety of different pricing scenarios. A cascaded model predictive control system is disclosed comprising an inner controller and an outer controller. The inner controller controls power use using a derivative of a temperature setpoint and the outer controller controls temperature via a power setpoint or power deferral. An optimization procedure is used to minimize a cost function within a time horizon subject to temperature constraints, equality constraints, and demand charge constraints. Equality constraints are formulated using system model information and system state information whereas demand charge constraints are formulated using system state information and pricing information. A masking procedure is used to invalidate demand charge constraints for inactive pricing periods including peak, partial-peak, off-peak, critical-peak, and real-time.
US09436176B2	Numerical control method and device thereof In order to provide a numerical control method and a device thereof capable of avoiding interference of a tool with a rotary table or a workpiece, without worker's manual operation for performing an interference avoiding operation, there is provided an avoidance-height calculating unit that calculates an interference avoidance height of the tool at which the tool does not interfere with the rotary table and the workpiece over an entire movable range of a rotary shaft to which the movement command is input, an interference determining unit that determines whether the tool will interfere with the rotary table and the workpiece by comparing a current height of a tip of the tool with the interference avoidance height, and an avoiding-operation generating unit that generates a command for movement in a tool shaft direction to the interference avoidance height.
US09436172B2	Test installation for testing control programs for a robot installation The invention relates to a test installation for testing control programs for a real robot installation, particularly for a lacquering installation, having a plurality of robot controllers (2.1-2.n), which each contain a control program and correspond to robot controllers (2.1-2.n) in the real robot installation, at least one control unit (4) for co-ordinating the robot controllers (2.1-2.n), wherein the control unit (4) contains a control program and corresponds to a control unit (4) in the real robot installation, and also having a first data bus (3) which connects the robot controllers (2.1-2.n) to one another and/or to the control unit (4), wherein the first data bus (3) corresponds to a data bus in the real robot installation. It is proposed that the test installation additionally have a modelling device (9) which is connected to the first data bus (3) and simulates peripheral components of the real robot installation, so that the control programs can be tested without the peripheral components. The invention also comprises an appropriate test method.
US09436170B2	Appliances with weight sensors for nutritional substances Nutritional substance systems and methods are disclosed enabling the tracking and communication of changes in nutritional, organoleptic, and aesthetic values of nutritional substances, and further enabling the adaptive storage and adaptive conditioning of nutritional substances.
US09436157B2	Image forming apparatus provided with process cartridge An image forming apparatus includes a housing; a process cartridge; and a protective member. The process cartridge is detachably attached to the housing and includes a drum unit; and a developing unit. The drum unit includes a photosensitive member. The developing unit includes a developing roller; and a first wall. The developing roller defines a first axis extending in an axial direction and is configured to rotate about the first axix. The first wall has a first surface; and a second surface opposite thereto. The first surface extends in the axial direction and faces the developing roller. The protective member is detachably attached to the process cartridge and includes a spacer. The drum unit includes a second wall. The second wall has a third surface. The third surface extends in the axial direction and faces the second surface. The spacer is disposed between the second surface and the third surface.
US09436151B2	Electrophotographic device member An electrophotographic device member can be configured as a roll member 1, a blade member 2, a belt member 3 or the like, and a modified rubber elastic body 12 is used as a material for a portion including the surfaces of the respective members. The modified rubber elastic body 12 has a rubber elastic body 121 having rubber elasticity and a surface-treated layer 122 composed of a cured product of photocurable composition impregnated into the rubber elastic body 121 from the surface thereof. The photocurable composition is configured to include a (meth)acryl monomer, a photopolymerizable polymer having a silicone group and/or a fluorine-containing group and a (meth)acryloyl group in a molecule, and a photopolymerization initiator.
US09436147B2	Calculation method of toner consumption amount for use in image forming apparatus An edge counter counts the number of edges satisfying a predetermined condition to provide an edge count. A pixel counter counts the number of pixels satisfying a predetermined condition to provide a pixel count. An image determination unit and a toner amount acquisition unit obtain a toner consumption amount based on the edge count and the pixel count for each area.
US09436144B2	Image display operation device and image forming apparatus including the image display operation device An image forming apparatus includes a document reader, a storage for storing image data, an image output unit and a control unit. The control unit includes: a function setup controller for setting up the image output conditions of output images; and a control-unit side controller having a function of displaying a function setup screen corresponding to the function setup controller, on a display panel. The function setup controller has an additional input mode having a function of reading documents a multiple number of times to form multiple sheaves of documents. The additional input mode includes: an individual setup function of setting up individual image output conditions for each sheaf of documents and an all-in setup function of setting up identical image output conditions for all sheaves of documents. When the additional input mode is set up, the control unit-side controller offers a display of a setup change suggestion of the image output conditions for the next input on the display screen at the stage where the first image data input has been completed.
US09436137B2	Intermediate transfer members An intermediate transfer member that contains a mixture of a polyimide, an optional conductive component, and a fluoroaliphatic phosphate.
US09436131B1	Image forming apparatus and container for developer A container for developer detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus body includes a rotating body that contains developer and is rotated about a rotational center when drive is transmitted from the apparatus body, a discharge member that supports the rotating body such that the rotating body is rotatable relative to the discharge member and has a discharge port through which the developer is discharged, an anti-leakage member that is disposed in one of the rotating body and the discharge member and suppresses leakage of the developer, and a compressing portion that has a first side and a second side farther from the rotational center than the first side, is disposed in the other of both, and is pressed against the anti-leakage member to compress the anti-leakage member such that a compressing amount is larger on the second side than on the first side.
US09436122B2	Systems, methods and apparatuses for authorized use and refill of a printer cartridge The systems, methods and apparatuses described herein provide a chip for a cartridge with dispensable material may be provided. In one aspect, the chip may comprise a non-volatile memory for storing a number tracking amount of dispensable material in the cartridge, a circuit with permanently and irreversibly changeable state and circuit components configured to receive and process a first message, and receive a second message. The first message may comprise a first command and an operation input value for a print job at the cartridge, and to process the first message may comprise decreasing the amount of dispensable material. The second message may comprise a second command to increase the amount of dispensable material. The circuit components may be further configured to ignore the second command if the circuit has permanently and irreversibly changed its state to prevent responding to requests to increase the number tracking amount of dispensable material.
US09436116B2	Charging device and image forming apparatus A charging device includes a charging member including an endless cylindrical flexible base member and conductive contactors provided along an outer peripheral surface of the base member, the charging member being attracted to a charged member in a pressure applied state by electrostatic attraction force responsive to a charging voltage applied to the charging member or by the electrostatic attraction force and self-weight of the charging member, the charging member charging the charged member; and a voltage applying member that applies the charging voltage to the charging member.
US09436112B2	Toner and two-component developer Provided are a toner and a two-component developer each of which: shows a small fluctuation in charge quantity and a small fluctuation in image density even under a high-temperature and high-humidity environment; and does not cause any member contamination even after endurance and hence can stably output an image. The toner and the two-component developer each have a feature in that positively chargeable strontium titanate fine particles are added to toner particles having fixed thereto negatively chargeable silica fine particles.
US09436106B2	Electrophotographic photosensitive member and manufacturing method therefor, process cartridge and electrophotographic apparatus including the electrophotographic photosensitive member, and phthalocyanine crystal and method producing therefor Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member, including a photosensitive layer that includes a phthalocyanine crystal in which a compound represented by the following formula (1) is contained: in the formula (1), X represents a vinyl group or a propyl group.
US09436103B2	Wynne-Dyson projection lens with reduced susceptibility to UV damage A Wynne-Dyson projection lens for use in an ultraviolet optical lithography system is disclosed, wherein the projection lens is configured to have reduced susceptibility to damage from ultraviolet radiation. The projection lens utilizes lens elements that are made of optical glasses that are resistant to damage from ultraviolet radiation, but that also provide sufficient degrees of freedom to correct aberrations. The glass types used for the lens elements are selected from the group of optical glasses consisting of: fused silica, S-FPL51Y, S-FSL5Y, BSM51Y and BAL15Y.
US09436102B2	Movable body system, movable body drive method, pattern formation apparatus, pattern formation method, exposure apparatus, exposure method, and device manufacturing method An exposure apparatus exposes a substrate with an exposure beam via a projection system supported by a frame. A substrate stage having a table that mounts the substrate is placed on a base under the projection system. A measurement device has a plurality of heads provided at the table and each irradiate a measurement beam on a grating section supported by the frame, and measures positional information of the table by a head of the plural heads, that faces the grating section. A drive device drives the substrate stage to move the substrate. A controller controls a drive of the substrate stage based on displacement information of a head used in measurement of the positional information or correction information to compensate a measurement error of the measurement device that occurs due to a displacement of the head, and based on the positional information measured by the measurement device.
US09436101B2	Optical arrangement and microlithographic projection exposure apparatus including same An optical arrangement includes at least one optical element and a support element for the optical element. The optical element and the support element are connected together by way of at least three decoupling elements. The decoupling elements are formed monolithically with the optical element and with the support element.
US09436098B2	Maskless exposure device, maskless exposure method and display substrate manufactured by the maskless exposure device and the maskless exposure method A maskless exposure device includes an exposure head including a digital micro-mirror device. The digital micro-mirror device is configured to transmit a source beam applied from an exposure source to a substrate. A system control part is configured to control the digital micro-mirror device by using a graphic data system file. The graphic data system file includes data for forming a source electrode, a drain electrode and a channel portion disposed between the source electrode and the drain electrode. The graphic system file includes data for forming the channel portion extending in a diagonal direction with respect to a scan direction of the exposure head.
US09436087B2	Substrate processing apparatus with a cleaning processing section for cleaning a chemical liquid processing section Each chemical processing section includes a chemical liquid bottle, a buffer tank, a pump, a filter, a discharge valve and a discharge nozzle. A chemical liquid stored in the chemical liquid bottle is led to the discharge nozzle and is discharged from the discharge nozzle to a substrate. A cleaning processing section includes a solvent bottle, a cleaning liquid bottle, the buffer tank and the pump. A solvent stored in the solvent bottle, a cleaning liquid stored in the cleaning liquid bottle and a gas supplied from a gas supply source are selectively led to the discharge nozzle in each chemical liquid processing section.
US09436085B2	Composition for forming photosensitive resist underlayer film A composition for forming a resist underlayer film to be used in a lithography process, that includes: a polymer containing unit structures of Formula (1), Formula (2), and Formula (3): the polymer being a polymer in which the unit structure of Formula (1) has a ratio of mole number (a) within a range of 0.20≦a≦0.90, the unit structure of Formula (2) has a ratio of mole number (b) within a range of 0.05≦b≦0.60, and the unit structure of Formula (3) has a ratio of mole number (c) within a range of 0.001≦c≦0.40, when a total mole number of all unit structures constituting the polymer is 1.0, and the polymer having a weight average molecular weight of 3,000 to 100,000; a crosslinkable compound; a photoacid generator; and a solvent.
US09436084B2	Positive-working photoresist composition for thick film formation The invention provides a chemical-amplification positive-working photoresist composition suitable for forming a resist film of a relatively large thickness on a substrate in addition to other advantages. The inventive composition contains (A) a photoacid-generating agent, (B) an alkali-insoluble resin capable of being imparted with increased alkali-solubility by interaction with an acid, (C) an alkali-soluble resin and (D) an organic solvent, wherein the component (C) is (C1) a polyhydroxystyrene or a copolymer having at least 80% by mass of the hydroxystyrene units in an amount not exceeding 15 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the components (B) and (C).
US09436078B2	Method for a low profile etchable EUV absorber layer with embedded particles in a photolithography mask Methods for creating a EUV photolithography mask with a thinner highly EUV absorbing absorber layer and the resulting device are disclosed. Embodiments include forming a multilayer reflector (MLR); forming first and second layers of a first EUV absorbing material over the MLR, the second layer being between the first layer and the MLR; and implanting the first layer with particles of a second EUV absorbing material, wherein the first EUV absorbing material is etchable and has a lower EUV absorption coefficient than the second EUV absorbing material, and wherein the implanted particles are substantially separated from each other.
US09436067B2	Movable bracket and camera device having the movable bracket A movable bracket includes a fixing component, a covering component, a movable component and a fastening ring. The fixing component includes a main body, a first interposing part and a first screwing part. The first interposing part and the first screwing part are located at the main body. The covering component includes a second interposing part and a first pressing part. The covering component covers the first interposing part to form a pivoting space between the first interposing part and the second interposing part. The covering component has an adjusting groove connected to the pivoting space. The movable component includes a pivotal part and an assembling part that are opposite. The movable component passes through the adjusting groove. The fastening ring includes a ring body, a second pressing part and a second screwing part. The second pressing part is connected to the ring body surrounding the main body.
US09436064B2	Imaging device, and focus-confirmation display method The present invention provide an imaging device that includes an image generation device, a boundary change device configured to change a position of a boundary between the first image and the second image in the second image for display, in a direction orthogonal to the boundary, a selection device configured to select any one of the first image and the second image for each of a plurality of divisions in the second image for display, divided by the boundary changed by the boundary change device, a display device, and a display control device configured to allow the display device to display the first image for display, and allows the second image for display in which a position of the boundary is changed by the boundary change device to be displayed in a display area in the first image for display.
US09436059B2	Using reflectance properties A method includes applying at least one medium to a substrate with a printing device to form a symbol. The perceived reflectance properties of the symbol are provided by an amount of the at least one medium applied to the substrate.
US09436048B2	Display device and method of manufacturing the same In an aspect, a display device comprising a panel having a circular surface and a pad unit which is disposed adjacent to an outer circumference of the panel and receives an external signal, wherein the pad unit is divided into a plurality of sub-pads, and the sub-pads are separated from each other is provided.
US09436046B2	Pixel array A pixel array includes multiple scan lines, multiple gate lines, multiple data lines and multiple pixel structures. The scan lines are disposed on a substrate. The gate lines intersect with the scan lines to demarcate multiple first unit regions and multiple second unit regions. Each gate line electrically connects to one of the scan lines. The data lines intersect with the scan lines and pass through the first unit regions. Each data line is located between two adjacent gate lines. The pixel structures are disposed on the first unit regions. Each pixel structure includes an active device and a pixel electrode. The active device is driven by one corresponding scan line and connects with one corresponding data line. An orthographic projection of each pixel electrode on the substrate is non-overlapped with or incompletely overlapped with an orthographic projection of the corresponding gate lines on the substrate.
US09436042B2	Liquid crystal display device including first to third wirings and a pixel electrode, and method of manufacturing the same In a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, a process for forming a first substrate includes the steps; forming a first wiring electrically connected with a switching element and extending in a first direction, forming an insulating film covering the first wiring, painting an electrically conductive film including electrically conductive material on the insulating film, and forming a second wiring electrically connected with the switching element extending in a second direction orthogonally crossing the first direction, and a pixel electrode electrically connected with the switching element apart from the second wiring by patterning the electrically conductive film. A second substrate is formed by forming a main common electrode extending in the second direction. A liquid crystal display panel is manufactured by holding liquid crystal material between the first substrate and the second substrate while the main common electrode faces the second wiring.
US09436038B2	Liquid crystal display The liquid crystal display of the present invention includes: a liquid crystal panel including vertical alignment liquid crystals encapsulated between a first substrate and a second substrate; a first compensation layer stacked on one side of the first layer; a first polarizing layer stacked on one side of the first compensation layer; a second compensation layer stacked on one side of the second substrate; and a second polarizing layer stacked on one side of the second compensation layer, wherein the first compensation layer includes a polyimide copolymer, and the polyimide copolymer is a copolymer of a monomer mixture including maleimide compounds and aromatic vinyl compounds. The liquid crystal display provides significantly improved lateral viewing angle.
US09436024B2	Lateral electric field type liquid crystal display device To acquire a fine viewing angle property from oblique view fields in a lateral electric field type liquid crystal display device having liquid crystal initial alignment directions in two orthogonal directions. The absorption axis of the incident-side polarization plate and the absorption axis of the exit-side polarization plate are orthogonal to each other in both of the region I and the region II, and the liquid crystal layer, the in-cell retarder as an optical compensation layer, the A-plate, and the C-plate sandwiched therebetween are in parallel to either one of the absorption axes or orthogonal to the substrates. Therefore, the transmittance can be suppressed to be low and a fine black display can be acquired even when the display surface is viewed from the oblique view fields.
US09436015B2	Superlens component for directional display Disclosed is an imaging directional backlight apparatus comprising a waveguide, a light source array, and a further optical element for providing large area directed illumination from localized light sources. The imaging directional backlight may comprise a stepped waveguide that may include a stepped structure, in which the steps may further include extraction features optically hidden to guided light, propagating in a first forward direction. Returning light propagating in a second backward direction may be refracted, diffracted, or reflected by the features to provide discrete illumination beams exiting from the top surface of the waveguide. Viewing windows are formed through imaging individual light sources. The further optical element may comprise a superlens comprising first and second aligned lens arrays that may be arranged to modify the output viewing windows to achieve enhanced window imaging from the directional backlight.
US09436014B2	Autostereoscopic display apparatus having optical magnification An autostereoscopic display device has display elements, each of which has an output light intensity distribution which has at least two non-zero light intensity levels, comprising a first light intensity at the center of the display element area and a second lower light intensity at a periphery of the display element area. This means the light intensity drops more gradually at the pixel edges, so that the abrupt pixel edges are less visible despite the magnification provided by a lens arrangement of the autostereoscopic display device.
US09436008B2	Head-up display device An HUD device includes a laser scanner that projects laser light carrying a display image, and a screen member that has a plurality of optical elements arrayed in the form of a grating, and diffuses laser light which emanates from the laser scanner and enters the optical elements toward a projection surface. The optical elements have curved surfaces, which take on a convexly curved form as a common curved form, formed as their faces, and diffuse laser light which is emitted to the projection surface from the curved surfaces. A sag quantity from each of surface vertices of the curved surfaces to each of boundaries among the optical elements differs between adjoining optical elements.
US09436004B2	Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus An optical scanning device includes an optical housing; an elongated optical element arranged in the optical housing and having a shape extending in a main-scanning direction; a retaining member provided at a side opposite to a surface of the optical housing on which the optical element is arranged to maintain an attachment attitude of the optical element in the optical housing; a curvature adjusting unit configured to adjust a curvature of the elongated optical element in a scanning line via the retaining member; a tilt adjusting unit configured to adjust a tilt of the optical element in the scanning line by making the optical element rotate on an optical axis via the retaining member; and a positioning unit configured to position the optical element in the optical axis direction, and provided in the optical housing and having such a shape that the optical element fits the positioning unit.
US09436001B2	Light beam scanner According to an embodiment, a light beam scanner includes a first mirror and an angular magnification unit. The first mirror makes a normal direction of a reflecting surface change repeatedly. The angular magnification unit is configured to return, when viewed from a first direction, reflected light from the first mirror to the first mirror so that light is reflected at substantially the same points on the first mirror for a plural number of times, and increase, when viewed from the first direction, an angle each time light is reflected from the first mirror, the angle being between the normal direction of the reflecting surface and a reflection direction of light. Light is emitted from the angular magnification unit after the light is reflected from the first mirror for a predetermined number of times.
US09435997B2	Multidimensional rotary motion apparatus moving a reflective surface and method of operating same A rotary motion controller controlling the motion of a mirror in a projection system is described having a mounting element coupled to a support member. A two-axis coupling is provided with at least two input shafts coupled to two drive mechanisms. A channeled portion is provided in a second of the two input shafts through which the support member extends there through and is guided thereby and where the at least one support member is coupled to the first input shafts via an input coupling coupled to and driving the support member and a control input controlling the position of the at least two input shafts. A method of controlling a mirror in an underwater projection system is also provided along with a method of operating a controller for an underwater projection system and a further embodiment for providing movement of a mirror in an underwater projector.
US09435995B2	Medical devices with internal motors A medical device includes an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, a body extending between the proximal end and the distal end, and a lumen located within the body, and a rotor rotatably supported in the lumen, the rotor having an opening for allowing light to pass theretherough, wherein the rotor is rotatable about an axis that extends through the opening, wherein the elongate member further has a region for allowing an output light to exit therethrough.
US09435993B2	Three dimensional microscopy imaging A system and method for creating three dimensional images using probe molecules is disclosed and described. A sample is mounted on a stage. The sample has a plurality of probe molecules. The sample is illuminated with light, causing the probe molecules to luminesce. The probe luminescence can be split into at least four paths corresponding to at least four detection planes corresponding to object planes in the sample. The at least four detection planes are detected linearly via an sCMOS camera. Object planes in corresponding recorded regions of interest are recorded in the camera. A signal from the regions of interest is combined into a three dimensional image.
US09435991B2	Manipulation of topography of large-format glass slides System and method for correcting a topography of an object being imaged by a multi-array microscope system. The object is forced to conform to a surface of the substrate supporting the object with a suction force and the topography of the chosen object surface is determined. The supporting substrate is bent with the use of force applied to the substrate with at least one actuator such as to reduce the deviations of the determined topography of the object's surface from a pre-determined reference surface by transferring the changes in the curvature of the supporting substrate to the object. In particular, the chosen surface of the object can be substantially flattened for ease of simultaneous imaging of this surface with multiple objectives of the multi-array microscope.
US09435982B2	Focus position changing apparatus and confocal optical apparatus using the same According to one embodiment, a focus position changing apparatus is provided on an optical path of a confocal optical apparatus having a light source and an objective lens and is configured to change a focus position of the objective lens in an optical axis direction of the objective lens. The focus position changing apparatus includes at least a plurality of optical path changing pieces and a rotating plate. Each of the plurality of optical path changing pieces is differ from each other in at least one of a refractive index and a thickness. On the rotating plate, the plurality of optical path changing pieces is arranged along a rotation direction of the rotating plate so as to cross an optical axis of the objective lens. And an anti-reflection layer is formed in a predetermined region on a surface of the rotating plate on a side of the light source.
US09435973B2	Optical fiber coating to prevent adhesion at high temperatures Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and apparatus for cables having one or more fibers that may function as a sensing device within a wellbore, wherein the fibers do not adhere to each other or to an inner wall of the cable during a high temperature operation, such as in a thermal recovery operation that may last over 30 days.
US09435971B2	Optical interconnect The disclosure generally relates to sets of optical waveguides such as optical fiber ribbons and embedded optical waveguides, and optical interconnects useful for connecting multiple optical waveguides such as in optical fiber ribbon cables and printed circuit boards (PCBs) having optoelectronic capabilities. In particular, the disclosure provides an efficient, compact, and reliable optical waveguide connector that incorporates microlenses and re-directing elements which combine the features of optical waveguide alignment, along with redirecting and shaping of the optical beam.
US09435969B2	Indicating communications components via illumination A connector plug arrangement (330, 600, 700) includes a connector body (334, 610, 720); and an indication component (335, 650, 750). The indication component (335, 650, 750) includes a first portion (337, 653, 751) that is disposed at a rear end of the connector body and a second portion (339, 654, 753) that extends outwardly from the first portion (337, 653, 751). The first portion (337, 653, 751) is configured to extend along a circumferential perimeter of the connector body (334, 610, 720). The second portion (339, 654, 753) is configured to extend along the longitudinal axis of the connector body (334, 610, 720).
US09435961B2	Stacked photonic chip coupler for SOI chip-fiber coupling Embodiments are provided for an optical coupler created by bonded photonic chip coupler for Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) chip-fiber coupling. System and apparatus embodiments for a bonded photonic chip coupler for SOI chip-fiber coupling provide for reduced mismatch between fiber and chip, increased coupling efficiency, and lower photonics device insertion loss. In an embodiment, an optical coupler for coupling a photonics chip to an optical fiber includes a photonic chip comprising a nano-sized photonic waveguide, photonic optical diffraction surface grating, and a first cladding covering the photonic waveguide and the photonic grating; and an optical coupling chip comprising a micron-sized coupling waveguide and a coupling optical diffraction surface grating embedded in a first coupling cladding and on a second coupling cladding, wherein the first coupling cladding is connected to the first cladding, wherein the optical coupling chip is configured to couple to light transmitted between the photonic chip and an optical fiber.
US09435950B2	Semiconductor optical device A semiconductor optical device including: a substrate including a first region and a second region; a first optical waveguide disposed on the first region, the first optical waveguide including a core layer and a cladding layer disposed on the core layer, the cladding layer including a first cladding region and a semiconductor layer disposed on the first cladding region, the first optical waveguide extending from an end facet of the semiconductor optical device to a boundary between the first region and the second region; a second optical waveguide disposed on the second region; and a region disposed on the cladding layer, the region having a lower refractive index than that of the first cladding region. The semiconductor layer has a higher refractive index than that of the first cladding region. The thickness of the core layer monotonically increases from the end facet toward the boundary.
US09435948B2	Silicon waveguide structure with arbitrary geometry on bulk silicon substrate, related systems and program products Various embodiments include a silicon-based optical waveguide structure locally on a bulk silicon substrate, and systems and program products for forming such a structure by modifying an integrated circuit (IC) design structure. Embodiments include implementing processes of preparing manufacturing data for formation of the IC design structure in a computer-implemented IC formation system, wherein the preparing of the manufacturing data includes inserting instructions into the manufacturing data to convert an edge of the at least one shape from a <110> crystallographic direction to a <100> crystallographic direction.
US09435941B2	Backlight module and fixture thereof The present invention is related to a technology of liquid crystal display, and specially to a fixture incorporated in a backlight module for the liquid crystal display. The fixture for backlight module comprises a backboard having a bottom board, a sidewall, and a bent portion. The sidewall has a first end and a second end, and the bottom board being interconnected with the first end. The bent portion is interconnected to the second end, and arranged on an outside of the sidewall, and creates an angle with respect to the sidewall. A plastic frame is defined with opening aligned and enveloped onto the bent portion so as to securely assemble the plastic frame to the backboard. The advanced and preferred interengagement between the backboard and the plastic frame can not only readily implement into the backlight module in which the light strip and backboard are made individually, but also can be fitted into the backlight module in which the backboar is integrally formed with driving circuit for light strip. The fixture can be readily facilitated by the existing technology and the assembly is easy while the overall configuration is robust and durable.
US09435933B2	Light source module and electronic device A light source module and an electronic device are provided. The light source module includes a light guiding plate, at least one light-emitting element and a quantum dot element. The light guiding plate has a light incident surface and a light emitting surface. The at least one light-emitting element is disposed on the light incident surface to provide a first light beam, and includes yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG). The quantum dot element is disposed on the light emitting surface of the light guiding plate, and is configured to transfer part of the first light into a first monochromatic light. White light can be obtained by mixing by the first light and the first monochromatic light.
US09435931B2	LED lighting apparatus An LED lighting apparatus of the invention includes a substrate having a length in a first direction and a width in a second direction. LED chips are supported on the substrate along the first direction. A light guide, having a thickness in the second direction, includes an incident surface, a reflective surface and an emitting surface. The incident surface faces in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions for receiving light emitted from the LED chips. The reflective surface spreads in the first and third directions and reflects light from the incident surface in the second direction. The emitting surface spreads in the first and third directions and allows light from the reflective surface to exit. The substrate is supported by a case that includes side plates around the light guide and a bottom plate connecting the side plates.
US09435930B2	Low profile luminaire and associated systems and methods A luminaire comprising a heat sink, a light source carried by the heat sink to emit a source light and comprising a heat spreader having inner and outer surfaces and a plurality of LEDs carried by a circuit board and disposed generally along a periphery of the inner surface and positioned in thermal communication therewith. The luminaire comprises a reflector disposed coextensively with the LEDs and comprising an aperture in a medial region thereof, an outer edge of the aperture defining an inner rim of the reflector and a light guide positioned between the reflector and the light source, the light guide characterized by a height defined as the distance between the inner surface of the heat spreader and a plane defined by the inner rim of the reflector, the light guide configured to change the source light into a shaped light that is directed through the aperture.
US09435929B2	Back light module A back light module includes a light guide plate, at least one first light source, at least one second light source and at least one first reflection element. The light guide plate includes a first light incident surface, a second light incident surface opposite to the first light incident surface, a light emitting surface, and a bottom surface opposite to the light emitting surface. The first light source is disposed beside the first light incident surface and suitable to provide a first non-collimated light beam to the first light incident surface. The second light source is disposed beside the second light incident surface and suitable to provide a first collimated light beam to the second light incident surface. The first reflection element is disposed beside the first light incident surface to reflect the first collimated light beam emitted so as to make the first collimated light beam diverge.
US09435926B2	Light guide body, relay apparatus, and speaker apparatus In the vicinity of the outgoing-side end portion 202 of a light guide rod 20, the rear face thereof is formed into an inclined face 23 being inclined in a tapered shape toward the side face. The infrared ray having advanced toward the flat face of the outgoing-side end portion 202 is reflected by the inclined face 23. The infrared ray reflected by the inclined face 23 is refracted by the side face of the light guide rod 20 and irradiated, thereby being irradiated while being expanded toward the outgoing-side end portion 202. Hence, a bar speaker 1 can irradiate the infrared ray in a wide range beyond the width of the housing 10 thereof.
US09435923B2	Infrared shielding film An infrared shielding film has at least one unit on a substrate, the unit having a low refractive index layer that contains first metal oxide particles and a first binder and a high refractive index layer that is arranged adjacent to the low refractive index layer, contains second metal oxide particles and a second binder, and has a higher refractive index than the low refractive index layer, in which at least one layer of the low refractive index layer and the high refractive index layer contains, as a binder, at least one of the following (a) to (c): (a) a carboxyvinyl polymer that contains a monomer component, which contains a carboxylic acid, in an amount of 20 to 75% by mass of the entire composition, (b) a copolymer having pH dependency of viscosity, and (c) a modified polyvinyl alcohol.
US09435915B1	Antiglare treatment for glass Provided in one embodiment is an article, comprising: a glass material; and an antiglare material covering at least partially the glass material; wherein the antiglare material comprises at least one alkali silicate.
US09435912B1	Electronically conductive infrared transparent polymer thin films A wholly organic coating consisting of one or more layers of Py-BBL that is transparent in the IR region of the spectrum which is also thermally and oxdatively stable. This is coated onto IR transparent windows, domes and or optical lenses, for enhanced IR and signal filtering.
US09435907B2	Phase synchronized buried object locator apparatus, systems, and methods Buried object locator systems including transmitters and associated buried object locators using phase-synchronized signals are disclosed. A transmitter may generate output current signals that are phase-synchronized such that an associated locator may receive magnetic field signals from the output current signal and determine information about the current flow based on independent phase-synchronization timing information.
US09435906B2	Simultaneous wavelet extraction and deconvolution processing in the time domain Blind wavelet extraction and de-convolution is performed on seismic data to enable its practical usage in seismic processing and to provide quality control of data obtained in areas where data from wells are not available. The wavelet extraction and deconvolution are realized in the time domain by iteration, producing a mixed phase wavelet with minimal prior knowledge of the actual nature of the wavelet. As a result of the processing, the de-convolved seismic reflectivity is obtained simultaneously.
US09435900B2	X-ray system utilizing alternating spectrum x-ray source in conjuction with a fixed spectrum separation filter approval An apparatus for x-ray imaging of an object is provided. An x-ray source for providing alternating x-ray spectrums is placed on a first side of the object. A spectrum separation fixed filter is placed between the x-ray source and the object. An x-ray detector is placed on a second side of the object opposite the x-ray source. A controller controls the x-ray source and the x-ray detector.
US09435889B2	Caster mold measurements using a scanning range finder Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for the characterization of the integrity and profile measurement of a caster mold by use of a scanning device, a positioning fixture, and a data reduction device connected to the scanning device, the data reduction device being configured to characterize the integrity and to measure the profile of the caster mold by comparing scanned distances to reference distance values.
US09435886B2	Proximity sensor including enclosed accommodation space with sealed light passage and manufacturing method thereof A proximity sensor includes a transmitter unit, a receiver unit, and a housing. The transmitter unit transmits a light signal. The receiver unit receives the light signal reflected by an object to determine a proximity status of the object. The housing defines a first enclosed accommodation space for accommodating the receiver unit, wherein the portion of the housing defining the first enclosed accommodation space has a sealed light passage made of a light-transmissible material such that the receiver unit is capable of receiving the light signal reflected by the object through the light passage. The housing can further include a second enclosed accommodation space for accommodating the transmitter unit.
US09435875B2	Hot desk setup using geolocation A geolocation system determines a location of a user mobile device. The geolocation system identifies a hot desk policy associated with the location of the user mobile device and automatically configures a workspace according to the hot desk policy associated with the location of the user mobile device.
US09435872B2	Labeling area determining apparatus, magnetic resonance apparatus and method for determining tilt of labeling area A labeling area determining apparatus is provided. The labeling area determining apparatus includes a detecting device configured to detect a tilt of a head relative to a body axial direction of a subject to be imaged by an arterial spin labeling method, and a determining device configured to determine a tilt of a labeling area of spins relative to the body axial direction of the subject, based on the tilt of the head detected by the detecting device.
US09435871B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and fluid-enhanced image acquisition method In order to acquire an image with enhanced contrast between a fluid portion and a stationary portion without extending the imaging time even when an IR pulse is used as an RF pre-pulse, the RF pre-pulse is applied to a region upstream of an imaging region so as to excite longitudinal magnetization of the fluid portion in a negative direction, an echo signal is measured from the imaging region, and an image with enhanced contrast of the fluid portion with respect to the stationary portion is acquired on the basis of phase information of an image reconstructed by using the echo signal.
US09435867B2	Multi-bit magnetic memory cell Apparatus includes a first Hall sensor having a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal and a fourth terminal and a second Hall sensor having a fifth terminal, a sixth terminal, a seventh terminal and an eighth terminal. A conductor connects the third terminal to the fifth terminal. A processor is configured to measure a first potential between the fourth terminal and the sixth terminal while transferring a first current from the first terminal to the seventh terminal via the conductor, to measure a second potential between the first terminal and the seventh terminal while transferring a second current from the fourth terminal to the sixth terminal via the conductor, and to determine a resultant voltage generated by the first and second Hall sensors in response to the first and second potentials.
US09435865B2	Method for diagnosing fault of fuel cell stack Disclosed herein is a method for diagnosing a fault of a fuel cell stack, including: applying a summed current obtained by summing currents of different frequency regions to the fuel cell stack; passing output voltages of the fuel cell stack through each of the different frequency filters to extract the respective diagnosis data; and diagnosing whether or not a fault has been generated in the fuel cell stack using the respective diagnosis data. Therefore, it is possible to further improve diagnosis analysis capability by applying the summed current obtained by summing the currents of the different frequency regions to the fuel cell stack and then rapidly diagnosing the fault of the fuel cell stack using the diagnosis data obtained by filtering the output voltages of the fuel cell stack.
US09435864B2	Apparatus for measuring excitation parameters of induction motor and method thereof The present invention relates to the technical field of motor control, and discloses an apparatus for measuring excitation parameters of an induction motor and a method thereof. The method comprises: maintaining the induction motor static, and inputting a test current to a test phase of the induction motor; and calculating, based on a voltage of the test phase of the induction motor, a stator flux linkage of the test phase of the induction motor corresponding to a magnitude of the test current. The disclosure can conveniently and accurately measure excitation parameters of the induction motor.
US09435858B2	Focusing optical systems and methods for testing semiconductors Focusing optical systems and methods for testing semiconductors are disclosed herein. The methods include receiving an image of a probe through a single optical path of a microscope, substantially focusing the microscope on the probe, and determining a vertical height adjustment between the probe and a device under test based upon the focusing.
US09435857B2	Integrated circuit for switching loads, circuit arrangement comprising an integrated circuit and a connected load, and method for operating such a circuit arrangement An integrated circuit has a controllable switching element, the load path of which is arranged between an output of the integrated circuit and a supply potential. A test unit is connected to the connections of the switching element in order to carry out tests. A control unit is connected to the test unit via at least one control line. The sequence of tests is carried out dependent on signals on the control line(s). A memory is connected to the control unit the content and the type of which determines the time of the tests. The memory is connected to an input of the integrated circuit in order to enter the content.
US09435856B2	Position adjustable probing device and probe card assembly using the same A position adjustable probing device adapted for being mounted to a circuit board includes a frame, a probe head, a space transformer module and an elevation adjusting structure. The frame has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a first opening penetrating through the first and second surfaces. The probe head is coupled to the frame. The space transformer module is disposed in the first opening. The elevation adjusting structure is provided at the frame and has a plurality of spacers for adjusting a position of the frame relative to a reference surface in a vertical direction.
US09435848B2	Chucks for supporting solar cell in hot spot testing In an embodiment, a chuck to support a solar cell in hot spot testing is provided. This embodiment of the chuck comprises a base portion and a support portion disposed above the base portion. The support portion is configured to support the solar cell above the base portion and to define a cavity between a bottom surface of the solar cell and the base portion that thermally separates a portion of the bottom surface of the solar cell from the base portion.
US09435847B2	Method for testing special pattern and probe card defect in wafer testing Methods for testing a special pattern and testing a probe card defect in wafer testing are provided. In the method for testing the special pattern, a wafer is divided into multiple testing partitions, in which each of the testing partitions includes multiple dies. The dies in each testing partition of the wafer are respectively tested by multiple sites of the probe card to obtain a testing map. Then, a number of the dies having defects and a number of the dies without defect within each of the testing partitions in the testing map are accumulated to construct chi-square test and calculate a maximum P-value. Finally, it is determined whether a minimum of the maximum P-values of all of the testing partitions is smaller than a certain predetermined threshold. If the minimum is smaller than the threshold, it is determined that the testing map of the wafer contains the special pattern.
US09435846B2	Testing of thru-silicon vias A system and a method for testing thru silicon vias (TSVs) in a silicon die. A silicon die containing multiple TSVs is mounted on a wafer tape. Two probe points are probed on the exposed side of the silicon die. A resistance is measured between the two probe points and an electrical integrity is determined based on the measured resistance.
US09435840B2	Determining worst-case bit patterns based upon data-dependent jitter The patent application discloses mechanisms that, for a given channel step or edge response, bit interval, and data dependent jitter table can directly determine the minimal eye or bit error rate opening by building a worst case pattern considering the effect of data dependent jitter. These mechanisms can be based on building an indexed table of jitter samples, preparing a structure in the form of connected elements corresponding to the jitter samples, and then applying dynamic programming to determine paths through the connected elements.
US09435839B2	Discrimination of low power RF signals using phase modulation with injection locked lasers An apparatus is provided for RF signal discrimination. A master laser of the apparatus is connected to an optical input of an optical phase modulator. The optical phase modulator is configured to receive a plurality of RF signals at an RF input and further configured to receive an output from the master laser at an optical input. A slave laser operating below a lasing threshold is configured to receive a modulated output from the optical phase modulator. An optical filter is configured to receive a mixed signal generated inside the slave laser. A photodetector receives the filtered mixed signal and is configured to recover a RF signal from the plurality of RF signals, where a frequency of a sideband of the recovered RF signal corresponds to a mode of the slave laser.
US09435836B2	Power consumption detector and motherboard as well as fan board using the same A power consumption detector includes a first resistor, an amplification unit, a voltage divider and a processing unit. A first end of the first resistor, coupled to the object, receives a current from the object during working. An amplification unit has a first input end coupled to a second end of the first resistor and a second input end receiving the working voltage. The amplification has an output end generating an amplification signal. A voltage divider, coupled to the output end of the amplification unit, is used for receiving the amplification signal and generating a voltage division signal. A processing unit, coupled to the voltage divider, is used for receiving the voltage division signal, calculating the current flowing through the first resistor and power consumption of the object upon the current and the working voltage. The power consumption detector is applied to a motherboard or a fan board.
US09435834B2	Voltage monitoring circuit A voltage monitoring circuit includes a line monitoring circuit configured to receive an AC line voltage and generate an output voltage in response to the AC line voltage exceeding a threshold voltage, and a rectifier circuit coupled to the line monitor circuit and configured to receive the output voltage from the line monitoring circuit generate a rectified voltage signal in response to the output voltage.
US09435833B2	Resistance detection for integrated circuit driver based on parasitic inductance An IC driver includes a resistor detector to detect whether at least a threshold resistance is present between a pin of the IC driver and the gate of an IGBT. The resistor detector can include a comparator that compares a voltage at the collector of the IGBT to a threshold reference voltage (e.g., ground). In response to drive signals of the IC driver being switched off, a parasitic inductance causes a voltage drop at the emitter of the IGBT, and a commensurate voltage drop at the IGBT collector. If the resistance between the IC driver pin and the IGBT gate is lower than a specified level, the voltage drop at the IGBT collector will be such that the collector voltage falls below the threshold reference voltage. In response, the comparator asserts a signal indicating a fault.
US09435828B2	Method of reconstructing electrical probes A probe, comprising: a shank region having a top surface integrally connected to a bottom surface of a conical region; a pyramidal tip region having a base surface integrally connected to a top surface of the conical region; and wherein the base surface of the pyramidal tip region is contained within a perimeter of the top surface of the conical region. Also a method of fabricating the probe and a method of probing devices under test.
US09435823B2	Physical quantity sensor, electronic device, and moving object A physical quantity sensor includes: an element piece including a movable weight and movable electrode portions which are provided to extend from the movable weight; fixed electrode portions which are provided in a first direction in which the element piece is displaced, with a gap d1 interposed therebetween; and fixed portions which are provided to face an end portion of the element piece, in which a recess is provided on the end portion of the movable weight in a position facing the fixed portions, a first stopper portion which extends towards the movable weight is provided on the fixed portion, and a tip end of the first stopper portion is inserted into the recess, and a gap d2 between the tip end and the movable weight is narrower than the gap d1.
US09435822B2	CMOS MOEMS sensor device The present invention relates to a sensor device. More particularly, the invention relates to a CMOS-based micro-optical-electromechanical-sensor (MOEMS) device with silicon light emitting devices, silicon waveguides and silicon detectors being fabricated using current Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) technology or Silicon on Insulator (SOI) technology. According to the invention there is provided a sensor comprising: a Silicon-based light emitting structure; an integrated electro-optical mechanical interface structure that is capable to sense mechanical deflections; an integrated electronic driving and processing circuitry so as to detect physical parameters such as vibration, motion, rotation, acceleration.
US09435814B2	Methods and kits for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea The presently-disclosed subject matter provides methods and kits for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in a subject, such as a human child, wherein a biological sample is provided from the subject and the amount of a Urocortin III peptide is determined from the sample. Further provided are methods for diagnosing OSA in a subject wherein the amount of a Urocortin III peptide and one or more peptides selected from a Uromodulin peptide, an Orosomucoid 1 peptide, and a Kallikrein 1 peptide are determined in a biological sample from a subject.
US09435809B2	Method of treating and reducing the risk of acute myelogenous leukemia The present invention relates to methods and compositions for treating and reducing the risk of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML). In particular, the invention provides methods for identifying novel treatments for AML based on reproducible and detectable changes in AML1-ETO acetylation. The present invention further provides methods of using these treatments.
US09435808B2	Myeloperoxidase, a risk indicator for cardiovascular disease Diagnostic tests for characterizing an individual's risk of developing or having a cardiovascular disease. In one embodiment the present diagnostic test comprises determining the level of myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity in a bodily sample obtained from the individual or test subject. In another embodiment, the diagnostic test comprises determining the level of MPO mass in a bodily sample obtained from the test subject. In another embodiment, the diagnostic test comprises determining the level of one or more select MPO-generated oxidation products in a bodily sample obtained from the test subject. The select MPO-generated oxidation products are dityrosine, nitrotyrosine, methionine sulphoxide or an MPO-generated lipid peroxidation products. Levels of MPO activity, MPO mass, or the select MPO-generated oxidation product in bodily samples from the test subject are then compared to a predetermined value that is derived from measurements of MPO activity, MPO mass, or the select MPO-generated oxidation product in comparable bodily samples obtained from the general population or a select population of human subjects. Such comparison characterizes the test subject's risk of developing CVD.
US09435807B2	Use of leucyl tRNA synthetase Provided is a method of screening for agents for preventing or treating mTORC 1 mediated diseases by screening test agents to determine test agents that inhibit the binding ability of LRS to RagD, or RagD GTPases, and a method of reducing cell size as compared to the control group, including inhibiting the expression of intracellular LRS in the cells.
US09435802B2	Sensor, a sensor array, and a method of operating a sensor A sensor device has an arrangement of plural sensors for sensing an analyte which is in at least one of liquid phase or a suspension or a gel. Each sensor includes a nano-electrode and is configured to sense the presence of a particle localized to or bound to the nano-electrode. The sensor is configured to discriminate in real-time the binding of particles to respective nano-electrodes.
US09435801B2	Systems and methods to manage zooming Systems and methods are provided to manage zooming in an electronic device. An example embodiment method includes receiving an input to increase or decrease a zoom level in an application. If it is determined the application includes a local zoom functionality, then it is further determined if a global zoom functionality is turned on. If so, the global zoom is turned off and then the local zoom is used to increase or decrease the zoom level. In another example embodiment, a method includes receiving an input to activate global zoom. If it is determined the global zoom is turned on, then the global zoom is activated.
US09435796B2	Cyanine dyes The invention provides a novel class of cyanine dyes that are functionalized with a linker moiety that facilitates their conjugation to other species. Also provided are conjugates of the dyes, methods of using the dyes and their conjugates and kits including the dyes and their conjugates.
US09435786B2	Method for determining differentiation level of pluripotent stem cells The present invention provides a method for determining differentiation level of pluripotent stem cell, comprising a step of determining a flatness of cultured pluripotent stem cell, wherein the flatness is an indication.
US09435785B2	Methods for analyzing cysteamine compositions Methods of analyzing purity of compositions comprising cysteamine and detecting impurities in cysteamine compositions are described.
US09435779B2	Method for quantitation of acid sites in acidic ionic liquids using silane and borane compounds A method of quantifying an amount of Brønsted acid sites in an acidic ionic liquid is described. The method involves adding a known amount of at least one silane or borane compound to the acidic ionic liquid being analyzed. The Brønsted acid sites in the acidic ionic liquid react with the silane or borane compound to form a silyl or boryl compound, resulting in an ionic liquid phase and a hydrocarbon phase which contains the silyl or boryl compound. The amount of silyl or boryl compound in the hydrocarbon phase is measured. From the measured amount of silyl or boryl compound formed, the amount of Brønsted acid sites can be determined.
US09435777B2	Analyzing system and control method thereof There are provided an analyzing system and a control method thereof which are capable of preventing a discrepancy from arising between a condition set by using a condition setting device and a condition set by using an operation section of each unit. Setting of a condition using the operation section is restricted at each unit controlled by a control device at least when transmission/reception of data is being performed between the condition setting device and the control device. Accordingly, a different condition is not set by using the operation section of each unit when data of a condition set by using the condition setting device is transmitted to the control device. Thus, a discrepancy may be prevented from arising between the condition set by using the condition setting device and a condition set by using the operation section of each unit.
US09435773B2	Sample injector with metering device balancing pressure differences in an intermediate valve state A sample injector (200) for use in a fluid separation system (10) for separating compounds of a fluidic sample in a mobile phase, the sample injector (200) comprising a switchable valve (202), a sample loop (204) in fluid communication with the valve (202) and configured for receiving the fluidic sample, a metering device (206) in fluid communication with the sample loop (204) and configured for introducing a metered amount of the fluidic sample on the sample loop (204), and a control unit (208) configured for controlling switching of the valve (202) to transfer the sample loop (204) between a low pressure state and a high pressure state via an intermediate state and for controlling the metering device (206) during the intermediate state to at least partially equilibrate a pressure difference in the sample loop (204) between the low pressure state and the high pressure state.
US09435772B2	Heating apparatus for a gas chromatograph, and heating method for a gas chromatograph To provide a heating apparatus for a gas chromatograph, and a heating method for a gas chromatograph, wherein vapor phase components can be analyzed at an arbitrary temperature and can be instantaneously heated and pyrolized at a set temperature, thereby enabling analysis to be carried out with good reproducibility. The heating apparatus for a gas chromatograph 10 is structured in that the ceramic heater 33 is disposed around the periphery of the sample tube 31 to heat the sample 1 housed in the sample tube 31, the temperature of the sample 1 is incrementally elevated, and the high-frequency coil 35, disposed around the periphery of the ceramic heater 33, heats the pyrofoil 32 wrapping the sample 1 to the Curie point, and the sample 1 is instantaneously heated and pyrolized.
US09435759B2	Detecting thermal interface material (‘TIM’) between a heat sink and an integrated circuit Detecting TIM between a heat sink and an integrated circuit, the heat sink including TIM detection points, each TIM detection point adapted to receive TIM upon installation of the heat sink, each TIM detection point including a TIM detection device configured to be activated upon contact with TIM, including: receiving, upon installation of the heat sink on the integrated circuit and the TIM, TIM in one or more of the TIM detection points; activating, by the TIM in each of the one or more TIM detection points receiving the TIM, a TIM detection device; and determining, by a TIM detection module in dependence upon the activations of the TIM detection devices, sufficiency of the TIM between the heat sink and the integrated circuit.
US09435758B2	Bidirectional ballast An analyzer with a combustion furnace includes a flow path of byproducts of combustion coupled to a bidirectional ballast chamber by valves which are sequentially actuated for alternately filling and exhausting byproducts of combustion from opposite sides of the chamber during combustion. Alternately, a plurality of low volume ballast chambers are employed. A method of determining the concentration of elements in a sample includes the steps of combusting a sample; and alternately collecting and exhausting the byproduct gases of combustion in opposite sides of a bidirectional ballast. The bidirectional ballast chamber has an outer wall defining a chamber with sealed enclosures at opposite ends of the wall, a movable piston positioned within the chamber, and gas ports associated with the chamber on opposite sides of the piston.
US09435757B2	Sample viscosity and flow control for heavy samples, and X-ray analysis applications thereof An x-ray analysis system having an x-ray engine with an x-ray source for producing an x-ray excitation beam directed toward an x-ray analysis focal area; a sample chamber for presenting a sample stream to the x-ray analysis focal area, the analysis focal area disposed within a sample analysis area defined within the chamber; an x-ray detection path for collecting secondary x-rays and directing the x-rays toward a detector; an x-ray transparent barrier on a wall of the chamber through which the x-rays pass; and a blocking structure partially blocking the sample analysis area, for creating sample stream turbulence in the sample analysis area and over the barrier. The blocking structure may be disposed asymmetrically about a central axis of the x-ray analysis focal area and/or the sample analysis area; and may be a rounded pin. A heating element may be used to heat the sample stream for improving flow.
US09435756B2	Method for analysis using X-ray fluorescence The present invention is a method to quantify biomarkers. The method uses an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer to perform an X-ray fluorescence analysis on the sample to obtain spectral features derived from the biomarker; and quantifying the X-ray fluorescence signal of the biomarker.
US09435754B2	Flat panel type X-ray generators and X-ray imaging systems including the same An X-ray generator may comprise: an electron emission device comprising a plurality of electron emission units configured to emit electrons; an X-ray emission device configured to emit X-rays due to the electrons emitted from the electron emission device; and/or a parallel light extraction member configured to extract X-rays having directivity from among the X-rays emitted from the X-ray emission device and to allow the extracted X-rays having directivity to pass through the parallel light extraction member.
US09435753B2	Method of non-destructive inspection and a device for implementing the method A method of non-destructively inspecting a mechanical part includes directing high energy electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source onto the part for inspection and picking up the radiation that has passed through the part. A mask that absorbs the radiation is interposed between the source and the mechanical part and includes at least one opening in alignment with the source and a given zone for inspection of the part, a shape and dimensions of the opening being determined so that only the given zone for inspection of the part is exposed to the electromagnetic radiation.
US09435752B2	Systems and methods for scanning objects The present application discloses scanner systems that have a radiation generator arranged to generate radiation to irradiate an object, a detector arranged to detect the radiation after it has interacted with the object and generate a sequence of detector data sets as the object is moved relative to the generator, and processors arranged to process each of the detector data sets thereby to generate a control output.
US09435737B2	Method for labeling nanoclay for tracking them within different solid and liquid material A method of monitoring a location of a nanoparticle within a material is described herein. The method includes the steps of providing at least one nanoclay particle, attaching a fluorescent tag to the at least one nanoclay particle, and determining a fluorescence of the fluorescent-labeled nanoclay particle. The method also includes forming the material including the at least one fluorescent-labeled nanoclay particle, depositing the material in an aqueous solution, and detecting a movement of the fluorescent-labeled nanoclay particle from the material to the aqueous solution.
US09435730B2	Image information obtaining apparatus and control method for same An image information obtaining apparatus having: a light source; a transducer which detects an acoustic wave and converts the acoustic wave to an electrical signal; a signal processing unit which generates image data, using the electrical signal; and a memory unit which stores a reference acoustic signal produced by the transducer detecting an acoustic wave generated when light is irradiated from the light source onto a phantom having acoustic parameters and optical parameters substantially the same as an object and converting the acoustic wave to an electrical signal, wherein the transducer produces an object acoustic signal by converting the acoustic wave, generated when light is irradiated onto an object from the light source, to an electrical signal; and the signal processing unit subtracts the reference acoustic signal from the object acoustic signal and generates image data from the signal resulting from this subtraction.
US09435726B2	Dynamic and depolarized dynamic light scattering colloid analyzer Apparatus are described for measuring the characteristics of colloidal particles suspended in transparent media by Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and Depolarized Dynamic Light Scattering (DDLS) into regions where conventional measurements are difficult or impractical. Matching the diameter of an illuminating beam and an intersecting diameter of a field stop image extends measurements into regions that include concentrated turbid suspensions that frequently appear so visually opaque that multiple scattering typically gives a falsely low estimate of particle size. At the opposite extreme, where insufficient signal is available to determine either or both of the translational and/or rotational relaxation times of the particles, typically where they are too small, too few, or of insufficient refractive index difference from the medium to scatter enough light, measurements can be improved by: a) using a sufficiently large aperture such that many coherence areas fall upon the detector; and b) optical homodyne amplification of the scattered signal.
US09435715B2	Method for characterizing the behaviour of a vehicle and use in the selection of the tyres of the vehicle To characterize a behavior of a vehicle, a subjective behavior test is conducted on a given configuration of a suspension device and a wheel disc of the vehicle to determine whether the vehicle's behavior is acceptable. Modifications are made to the given configuration so as to sweep through pairs of values corresponding to a lateral force Fy and a lateral offset Dy of the wheel in straight-line running. For each modified configuration of the suspension device and/or the wheel disc, the subjective behavior test is conducted again. For each configuration of the suspension device and the wheel disc tested, a determination is made of a pair of values of the lateral force Fy and the lateral offset Dy of the wheel in straight-line running. Areas Z of acceptable behavior of the vehicle in a plane Fy, Dy are determined.
US09435711B2	OTDR light reflection structure of optical sub-assembly for transceivers of PON system An OTDR light reflection structure of optical sub-assembly for transceivers of PON system includes: a retainer member installed at an end section of a light guide unit of the optical sub-assembly for transceivers and positioned in the optical sub-assembly for transceivers, the retainer member having a first end and a second end; and a light reflection filter affixed to the first end of the retainer member. When an OTDR emits a specific wavelength of light, the light reflection filter directly reflects the light back into the light guide unit. Then the signal is transmitted back to the OTDR for the OTDR to identify the subscriber position of the feedback signal and judge whether the optical fiber line is in a normal state.
US09435703B2	Torque sensor A torque sensor includes a magnetism generation portion that rotates together with a first shaft, a rotating magnetic circuit portion that rotates together with a second shaft, a fixed magnetic circuit portion fixed to a housing, a magnetism detector that detects a magnetic flux density guided from the magnetism generation portion to the fixed magnetic circuit portion through the rotating magnetic circuit portion in accordance with torsional deformation of the torsion bar, and a shield disposed between the rotating magnetic circuit portion and the magnetism detector in order to shield the magnetism detector magnetically.
US09435701B2	Optical fiber strain sensor system and method An optical fiber strain sensor system and method are provided that use pixels of a three-dimension (3-D) pixel sensor to sense the respective light beams passing out of the ends of a reference fiber and a measurement fiber and for converting the respective light beams into respective electrical signals. Because 3-D camera pixels have photodiodes that are directly connected by switches to integrators within the same die, the need to use separate TIAs and phase detection circuitry in each receive channel is eliminated, which reduces system complexity and overall cost. In addition, omitting the separate TIAs and phase detection circuitry for each channel eliminates the phase uncertainty that can occur when using those components, and thus improves measurement precision.
US09435699B2	Method for producing a microelectromechanical device and microelectromechanical device The invention relates to a method for producing a micro-electromechanical device in a material substrate suitable for producing integrated electronic components, in particular a semiconductor substrate, wherein a material substrate (12,14,16) is provided on which at least one surface structure (26) is to be formed during production of the device. An electronic component (30) is formed in the material substrate (12,14,16) using process steps of a conventional method for producing integrated electronic components. A component element (44) defining the position of the electronic component (30) and/or required for the function of the electronic component (30) is selectively formed on the material substrate (12,14,16) from an etching stop material acting as an etching stop in case of etching of the material substrate (12,14,16) and/or in case of etching of a material layer (52) disposed on the material substrate (12,14,16). When the component element (44) of the electronic component (30) is implemented, a bounding region (48) is also formed on the material substrate (12,14,16) along at least a partial section of an edge of the surface structure (26), wherein said bounding region bounds said partial section. The material substrate (12,14, 16) thus implemented is selectively etched for forming the surface structure (26), in that the edge of the bounding region (48) defines the position of the surface structure (26) to be implemented on the material substrate (12, 14,16).
US09435698B2	Monitoring systems and methods A monitoring system includes a plurality of modules to sense temperature and vibrations of a motor assembly, a hub computer to collect the sensed temperature and vibrations, and an analyzer computer to analyze the collected temperature and vibrations. The modules contain detectors that measure a temperature and vibrations in three axes of the motor assembly, a transceiver integrated circuit that measures a die temperature of the transceiver integrated circuit, a microcontroller integrated circuit that self-adjusts its clock pulses, and a memory that stores parameters set for the operation of the modules. The microcontroller integrated circuit and the memory are configured to check parameters corruption upon transferring the parameters from the memory to the microcontroller integrated circuit and prior to utilizing by the microcontroller integrated circuit. The microcontroller integrated circuit is also configured to perform power control operations by turning off sections of the microcontroller integrated circuit over periodic durations.
US09435697B2	Temperature detecting circuit A temperature detecting circuit includes a first thermistor, a second thermistor, a first pull-up resistor, and a second pull-up resistor. The first thermistor has a first positive-side terminal. The second thermistor has a second positive-side terminal. The first thermistor and the second thermistor have different detection sensitivities to temperature. The first pull-up resistor is connected between the first thermistor and a power supply. The second pull-up resistor is connected between the second thermistor and the power supply. The first pull-up resistor and the second pull-up resistor have different resistances. The first pull-up resistor and the second pull-up resistor have such resistances that, in a state where the first positive-side terminal and the second positive-side terminal are short-circuited to each other, the first thermistor detects a temperature as a temperature lower than an actual temperature, and the second thermistor detects a temperature as a temperature higher than an actual temperature.
US09435696B2	Temperature sensor circuit and semiconductor device including temperature sensor circuit To provide a highly accurate temperature sensor circuit. The temperature sensor circuit includes a first constant current circuit; a first diode in which a first voltage reflecting the temperature of an object to be detected is generated between an anode and a cathode in accordance with a first current supplied from the first constant current circuit; a second constant current circuit; a second diode which includes an oxide semiconductor and in which a second voltage is generated between an anode and a cathode in accordance with a second current supplied from the second constant current circuit; and an amplifier circuit which amplifies a difference between the first voltage and the second voltage.
US09435695B2	Method and apparatus for determining a temperature of a vibrating sensor component of a vibrating meter A method for determining a temperature of a vibrating sensor component (204A, 205A, 205′A) coupled to a conduit (203A, 203B) of a vibrating meter (200) is provided. The method comprises a step of supplying the vibrating sensor component (204A, 205A, 205′A) with a temperature determination signal (313). The method also comprises a step of measuring a resulting signal (314). The method further comprises a step of determining a temperature of the sensor component (204A, 205A, 205′A) based on the temperature determination signal (313) and the resulting signal (314).
US09435694B2	Outside air temperature measurement device and method An outside air temperature measurement device and method for vehicles derives a useable final value of the outside air temperature within seconds of the beginning of vehicle movement by developing a mathematical expression (i.e., model) for the exponential data series while discriminating against thermal noise components existing in the measurement data.
US09435677B1	Liquid containment and measurement apparatus and method A car wash liquid containment and measurement apparatus having a reservoir defining a first interior region configured to hold a liquid therein. The apparatus has a valve with a first position and a second position and the valve is coupled to the reservoir. There is also a measurement apparatus coupled to the valve defining a second interior region and a tube disposed at least partially within the second interior region of the measurement apparatus. The valve fluidly isolates the first interior region from the second interior region when the valve is in the first position and the valve fluidly couples the first interior region with the second interior region when the valve is in the second position.
US09435675B2	Method and apparatus for monitoring, communicating, and analyzing the amount of fluid in a tank A device for monitoring the mass of a fluid remaining in a tank as the fluid periodically or continuously leaves the tank includes a housing comprising an inlet adapted to be attached to an outlet of the tank and to receive fluid from the tank. A flow meter measures a plurality of flow rate measurements of the fluid as it leaves the tank. At least one processor is configured to determine a mass of the fluid that has left the tank during at least one measurement period, determine a mass of the fluid remaining in the tank based at least partially on an initial mass of the fluid in the tank and the determined mass of the fluid that has left the tank, and generate, based on the mass of the fluid remaining, an indication.
US09435669B2	Intake gas sensor with vortex for internal combustion engine A gas sensor includes a sensor housing and a sensing element located within the sensor housing. The sensing element defines an axis. The sensing element has a distal end extending from the sensor housing. The gas sensor further includes a sensor protection element coupled to the sensor housing and at least partially surrounding the distal end of the sensing element. The sensor protection element includes a tube having a conical portion, and a gas inlet located on the tube, the gas inlet spaced from the axis. The gas inlet is shaped to direct gas into the tube to induce a vortex gas flow within the conical portion of the tube.
US09435662B2	Magneto-resistive angle sensor and sensor system using the same A magneto-resistive angle sensor includes a first half bridge circuit including a first magneto-resistive element and a second magneto-resistive element, and a second half bridge circuit having a third magneto-resistive element and a fourth magneto-resistive element, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth magneto-resistive element are arranged parallel to a x′/y′-plane of a Cartesian reference system with an x′-axis and y′-axis, both orthogonal to each other. The geometrical gravity centers of the first and the second magneto-resistive elements of the first half bridge circuit and the geometrical gravity centers of the third and the fourth magneto-resistive elements of the second half bridge circuit have an identical x′-coordinate, wherein the sum of the value of the geometrical inertia moment of the first magneto-resistive element around the y′-axis, the negative value of the geometrical inertia moment of the second magneto-resistive element around the y′-axis, the value of the geometrical deviation moment of the third magneto-resistive element in the x′/y′-plane and the negative value of the geometrical deviation moment of the fourth magneto-resistive element in the x′/y′-plane vanishes within a tolerance range. Further, the sum of the value of the geometrical inertia moment of the third magneto-resistive element around the y′-axis, the negative value of the geometrical inertia moment of the fourth magneto-resistive element around the y′-axis, the negative value of the geometrical deviation moment of the first magneto-resistive element in the x′/y′-plane and the value of the geometrical deviation moment of the second magneto-resistive element in the x′/y′ vanishes within a tolerance range.
US09435661B2	Systems and methods for attitude fault detection based on air data and aircraft control settings Systems and methods for attitude fault detection based on air data and aircraft control settings are provided. In one embodiment, a sensor monitor for an aircraft attitude measurement system comprises: an aircraft model configured to model a plurality of states, the plurality of states including at least an aircraft attitude state, an aircraft velocity state, a sink rate error state, and a wind velocity state; a propagator-estimator configured to utilize the plurality of states of the aircraft model to process air data measurements and attitude measurements from a first inertial measurement unit of the aircraft attitude measurement system; and a residual evaluator configured to input residual error values generated by the propagator-estimator, wherein the residual evaluator outputs an alert signal when the residual error values exceed a predetermined statistical threshold.
US09435651B2	System and method for augmenting a GNSS/INS navigation system in a cargo port environment A system and method for augmenting a GNSS/INS system by using a vision system is provided. The GNSS system generates GNSS location information and the INS system generates inertial location information. The vision system further generates vision system location information including horizon, plumb lines and distance traveled. The GNSS information, INS information and vision system are combined in a Kalman filter to produce improved location information.
US09435647B2	Angular velocity sensor An angular velocity sensor including a vibration body having a sensor electrode, a driving electrode, and a monitor electrode. The monitor electrode generates a signal according to vibration of the vibration body. The sensor circuit outputs a signal representing an angular velocity applied to the vibration body. The amplitude determination circuit measures amplitude of vibration of the vibration body. A PLL circuit includes a constant voltage source for generating a constant voltage, a timing switching unit for outputting a voltage by switching selectively between the constant voltage and a voltage corresponding to the monitor signal, and a voltage-controlled oscillator for outputting an oscillation signal having a frequency corresponding to the voltage output from the timing switching unit. When the amplitude measured is smaller than a predetermined value, the timing switching unit outputs the constant voltage output from the constant voltage source and outputs a start-up mode signal.
US09435641B2	Optical angle measurement An optical detector may include an epitaxial layer having a continuous surface provided on a surface of a substrate. Two or more electrodes may be arranged at different positions in the epitaxial layer so that the electron-hole pairs generated in the epitaxial layer from incident light passing through the aperture and reaching the epitaxial layer have a varying probability of being collected by each of the electrodes as the angle of the incident light changes. The electrodes may be arranged at different depths in the epitaxial layer. The epitaxial layer may be continuous and have a continuous aperture-facing surface between each of the electrodes associated with a particular aperture to ensure that more light passing through the aperture is absorbable in the epitaxial layer and subsequently detectable by the electrodes. This may result in improved light detection capabilities.
US09435639B2	Optical sensor An optical sensor includes a light source, a characteristic light-guiding member, a characteristic changing part which changes the optical characteristic of light, and a detecting unit which detects the light having the optical characteristic changed by the characteristic changing part and guided by the characteristic light-guiding member. The optical sensor includes a control member which inhibits at least the twisting of the characteristic light-guiding member, and controls a bending state of the characteristic light-guiding member, and a positioning mechanism which positions the characteristic changing part with respect to at least a circumferential direction of the characteristic light-guiding member.
US09435623B2	Compact and low-volume mechanical igniter and ignition systems with safing arm and arming pin for thermal batteries and the like A method for actuating an inertial igniter. The method including: moving a mass contained within an interior of a body towards one of a pyrotechnic material or primer when an all-fire acceleration profile is experienced; hermetically sealing the interior of the body from an outside environment; restraining the movable mass from contacting the one of the pyrotechnic material or primer for acceleration profiles less than the all-fire acceleration profile; at least indirectly blocking the movable mass from movement towards the one of the pyrotechnic material or primer under acceleration profiles equal to or greater than the all-fire acceleration profile; and manually removing the blocking such that the movable mass can move towards and contact the one of the pyrotechnic material or primer when the all-fire acceleration profile is experienced to actuate the inertial igniter.
US09435618B2	Fireworks safety igniter A firework safety igniting device includes a housing having a hollow interior and an open end, the open end sized to receive a firework fuse therethrough; A first electrode is mounted within the hollow interior on an interior surface of the housing. A second electrode is also mounted within the hollow interior on the interior surface in a spaced apart relationship with the first electrode. A source is provided to generate and supply, through wires, an electric charge to the first and second electrodes, whereby the first electrode is being negatively charged and the second electrode is being positively charged. The firework fuse, being inserted into the hollow interior through the open end, is positioned in a contact with the first and second electrodes, the contact transferring the electric charge to the firework fuse causing an ignition thereof.
US09435614B2	Ballistic vest system with ballistic vein component Embodiments of ballistic vest system including a ballistic vest having a soft body armor component with a ballistic vein component positioned behind and adjacent the soft armor component for providing structural support to the ballistic vest and provide further dissipation of forces generated by the impact of a ballistic projectile and/or shrapnel against the soft body armor component. Other embodiments of a ballistic vest system having a ballistic vein component may be described and claimed.
US09435612B2	Method and system for aligning a point of aim with a point of impact for a projectile device A method of aligning a point of aim with a point of impact for a projectile device is disclosed. Using a superposition device coupled to the projectile device, at least one reference point is superposed within a first target area with at least one beam of the superposition device. A position for at least one of the reference points is noted. A projectile is shot from the projectile device at a second target area, while the position of the at least one reference point is maintained, to create the point of impact. The point of aim for the projectile device is adjusted to correspond with the point of impact while the position of the at least one reference points is maintained.
US09435611B1	Combination gun sight with single eyepoint This invention describes an ergonomic combination sight for small arms. According to one embodiment, the combination sight comprises a reflector sight mounted on top of a telescopic sight. A refracting wedge prism is included in the optical layout of the telescopic sight to tilt the viewing axis of the telescopic sight towards the viewing axis of the reflector sight. This feature provides better ergonomics since a shooter can aim through the reflector sight or the telescopic sight using the same head position.
US09435610B2	Projectile-weapon reticle with holdover aiming features for multiple projectile velocities A reticle of a projectile-weapon aiming system such as a riflescope includes first and second series of secondary aiming marks spaced apart below a primary aiming point, the first and second series providing holdover aiming points for regularly incrementing target distances for respective subsonic and supersonic .300 AAC Blackout ammunition, or other differing types of ammunition, without requiring adjustment of the optics or settings of the aiming system.
US09435609B2	Scope turret Rifle scope turrets with spiral cam mechanisms include a scope body, a movable optical element defining an optical axis enclosed by the scope body, and a turret having a screw operably connected to the optical element for adjusting the optical axis in response to rotation of the screw. The turret has a spiral cam mechanism engaged thereto. The turret defines first and second stop surfaces positioned for engagement by the spiral cam to limit rotation of the turret. The first stop surface defines a zero position of the screw and the movable optical element. The second stop surface defines a maximum point of displacement of the screw and the moveable optical element. The stop surfaces may be defined by a spiral cam groove in the indexing portion of the turret. The groove may overlap itself at least partially. The turret may be an elevation turret or a windage turret.
US09435605B2	Safety trigger mechanism for a crossbow In at least one embodiment, a crossbow trigger assembly comprises a housing, a string catch and a trigger arranged to release the string catch. A safety member is moveable between safe and fire orientations, which prevents actuation of the trigger while in the safe orientation. An arrow sensing member is moveable between first and second orientations and prevents the safety member from assuming the fire orientation when the arrow sensing member is in the first orientation.
US09435597B2	Methods and system for controlling the use of firearms According to certain aspects, a system for controlling use of firearms can include a circuitry coupled to a firearm and in communication with a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit. The circuitry may be configured to: determine, using the GPS unit, coordinates of a current location of the firearm; transmit the coordinates of the current location of the firearm to a remote server, wherein the remote server comprises a database including a plurality of coordinates associated with a plurality of locations at which the firearm should be enabled or disabled; receive from the remote server information relating to whether the firearm should be disabled at the coordinates of the current location of the firearm; and in response to determining that the firearm should be disabled based on the information from the remote server, initiate disabling of the firearm.
US09435595B2	Tactical takedown assist tool The invention is directed toward a magnetized takedown tool for removing pins from an assault rifle. The magnetic element of the magnetized takedown tool allows the tool to be removably secured to an assault rifle. In addition, the invention is directed toward a docking unit which may be removably secured to the assault rifle and to which the magnetized takedown tool can be removably secured during use.
US09435593B2	Charging handle engagement with carrier key of firearm Firearms that pull back the carrier using a charging handle and carriers and charging handles for firearms. In various embodiments, the charging handle engages the carrier at a gas key or tab thereon. In some embodiments, the charging handle has a bridge or engagement face located between a rearward end and a forward end of the charging handle. In particular embodiments, the bridge extends from a left wall to a right wall of the charging handle. In some embodiments, the bridge, the left wall, the right wall, and a top wall are all one piece and a stem of the charging handle has an open bottom between the left and right walls. In various embodiments, the bridge does not extend below the left or right wall, the tab on the gas key extends upward between the left and right walls to engage the bridge on the charging handle, or both.
US09435591B2	Heat exchanger pivotable for clean-out A machine has a mount, a support mounted pivotally to the mount to pivot relative to the mount about a first pivot axis between a first support position and a second support position, and a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger is mounted pivotally to the support to pivot relative to the support about a second pivot axis between a first exchanger position and a second exchanger position.
US09435587B2	Clothing dryer and blockage detection method thereof A method for detecting a degree of blockage of an exhaust duct includes detecting the temperature of air in an intake and exhaust system, calculating a rate of change of the detected temperature, and determining a degree of blockage of the exhaust duct based on the detected temperature and the rate of change of the detected temperature.
US09435582B2	Method and apparatus for liquefying a gas or cooling a feed gas at supercritical pressure The invention relates to a method for liquefying a feed gas or cooling a feed gas at supercritical pressure, in which the feed gas mixed with a cycle gas is condensed or cooled in order to form a supercritical gas or liquid at the first pressure, the liquid at the first pressure is cooled in a first heat exchanger (E2), the cooled liquid is removed from the first exchanger and expanded up to a second pressure that is lower than the first pressure in order to form an expanded flow, at least one portion of the expanded flow is cooled in a second heat exchanger, the expanded flow is removed from the second heat exchanger (E2), said flow is split into at least two portions, including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the expanded flow constituting the liquefied product, the second portion and preferably a third portion being vaporized in the second heat exchanger and the thus-formed at least one cycle gas is then mixed with the feed gas and compressed in a compressor, before or after being mixed with the feed gas.
US09435575B2	System and method for retrofitting a refrigeration systems from HCFC to HFC refrigerant A system and method for retrofitting a refrigeration system containing an HCFC refrigerant and a compatible lubricant, with an HFC refrigerant, comprising providing a transport container containing a mixture of a miscible lubricant and the HFC refrigerant, removing the HCFC refrigerant from the refrigeration system while maintaining at least a portion of a lubricant immiscible with the HFC refrigerant, and charging the refrigeration system with the mixture. The polyol ester lubricant may be present in a range exceeding about 5-15% by weight, e.g., 8%.
US09435571B2	Method and apparatus for switched thermoelectric cooling of fluids A method and system for efficiently cooling a fluid is provided. A cooling system includes a first chamber containing a first fluid, and a second chamber connected to the first chamber and containing a second fluid. The cooling system further includes one or more thermoelectric devices for cooling the second fluid in the second chamber, and a first body that acts as a thermal diode. The first body enables unidirectional transfer of heat from the thermoelectric devices to the first fluid. Further, the cooling system can be installed with one or more phase change materials or heat pipes that enhance the cooling efficiency of the cooling system. The thermoelectric devices are switched on for a certain time period, after which they are switched off and on repeatedly in cycles, depending on the temperature of the second fluid.
US09435563B2	Rechargeable backup electric heating system for power outages A rechargeable backup electric heating system includes a rechargeable portable electric heater, multiple rechargeable battery packs, a rapid recharging circuit, and one or more high capacity storage batteries, from which the battery packs are recharged. The rechargeable portable electric heater has a design power output of P watts, which is determined by the BTU/hr of heat output required to maintain a target temperature in living space under prevailing outdoor temperature conditions. There are n sets of rechargeable battery packs, each having a weight of B kg. At any given time, one of the battery packs is within or attached to the heater and serving as its source of electric power, and (n−1) battery packs are being recharged by the storage battery through the recharging circuit.
US09435553B2	Method and system for maximizing thermal properties of a thermoelectric cooler and use therewith in association with hybrid cooling A cooling system including a first cooling apparatus thermally exposed to a space to be cooled. The cooling system further includes a second cooling apparatus thermally exposed to the space to be cooled and thermally exposed to the first cooling apparatus. Heat discharged from the second cooling apparatus powers the first cooling apparatus.
US09435550B1	Central air conditioning scent injector A scent dispersion system that is integrated into an air handler of a central air conditioning system located within a facility. The scent dispersion system includes an inlet flow conduit, which is positioned within and obtains pressurized airflow from a high pressure section of the air handler. The airflow passes through a pressure application conduit into a scent reservoir. A scent generating liquid is stored within the scent reservoir. The scent generating liquid vaporizes and combines with the passing airflow creating a scent injection airflow. The scent injection airflow flows through a scent injection conduit and is discharged into a low pressure section of the air handler. The scent injection airflow combines with the conditioned air to form a scented and conditioned air mixture. The scented and conditioned air mixture is then dispersed throughout the facility using a central air conditioning ducting.
US09435543B2	Fireplace disposable tray Fireplace Disposable Tray is a non-flammable aluminum tray use for the sole purpose to capturing burning ash, coal, from wood, and/or fireplace burning log inside of a fireplace.The Fireplace Disposable Tray is placed inside of a fireplace on the floor, which has handles to lift tray from the fireplace to dispose of burnt ash without messing spills and easy disposal. This invention can be in different dimensions of fireplace in home setting. The invention sole purpose is to capture ash, burnt wood or burnt fireplace burning log. It will assist in cleaning ash, burnt wood and/or burnt fireplace log and disposing of it easier in a much clean friendly way. Such a Fireplace Disposable Tray will assist in burnt ash, from wood or fireplace log from spilling on fireplace outer flooring and making disposing of it much more efficient.
US09435535B2	Combustion liner guide stop and method for assembling a combustor A combustor for a gas turbine including a casing, a flow sleeve at least partially disposed within the casing, a combustion liner at least partially disposed within the flow sleeve, a liner stop feature extending from the combustion liner, and a liner guide stop including a first end separated from a second end, the second end configured to be at least partially engaged with the liner stop feature, wherein the liner guide stop extends through the casing and the flow sleeve.
US09435526B2	LED lighting apparatus with facilitated heat transfer and fluid seal LED lighting apparatus including (a) a circuit board which has a plurality of light sources spaced thereon, (b) a heat sink to which the circuit board is thermally coupled, and (c) a securement structure which includes a rigid peripheral structure applying force along a peripheral area of the circuit board toward the heat sink to increase the thermal coupling therebetween to facilitate heat transfer from the light sources during operation. The lighting apparatus may also include an optical member with a plurality of lens portions over corresponding light sources and a peripheral region, the securement structure engaging the peripheral region which sandwiches a gasket against the heat sink. The apparatus may use manipulation involving surface convexity, such as bowing, thereby allowing the securement structure to further facilitate surface-to-surface thermal coupling between the circuit board and the heat sink.
US09435521B2	Antenna element for a directional lighting fixture A directional lighting fixture is disclosed. The directional lighting fixture includes a first housing, a lighting element, an optical element, and a driver board. The lighting element is located within the first housing and substantially aligned with a central axis of the directional lighting fixture. The lighting element is configured to generate visible light. The optical element is positioned directly in front of the lighting element. The optical element is configured to direct the visible light generated by the lighting element in a specific direction. The driver board is electrically coupled to the lighting element and includes an antenna element. The driver board is offset from the central axis of the directional lighting fixture. The antenna element is positioned to be at least flush with the lighting element.
US09435516B2	Fixing strip for a light-source band Fixing strip (1) for a light-source band, which light-source band (100) includes light-emitting light sources (101) and a device for conducting current to the light sources (101), which fixing strip (1) is at least partly transparent and/or photoconductive, and includes a space (2) for at least one light-source band (100). The fixing strip (1) includes a light-storing substance (5), which emits light for at least a certain time after the light sources (101) of the light-source band (100) arranged in the space (2) are not in operation.
US09435511B1	Corrugated lens LED light band An LED light band has a thin elongated housing with an open front face covered by an elongated transversely corrugated polycarbonate lens having crests and nadirs spaced at a first predetermined interval. A linear array of LEDs extending behind and along the bottom edge of the lens are spaced at a second predetermined interval different from the first. Because of the difference in the intervals, the light dispersion from the lens appears to the eye to be random so that, for example, a red lens can be used to suggest the presence of licking flames. The polycarbonate lens can be made by pressing long narrow lengths of flat polycarbonate in a sheet metal press.
US09435510B2	Method and system for managing light from a light emitting diode A light source, for example a light emitting diode, can emit light and have an associated optical axis. The source can be deployed in applications where it is desirable to have illumination biased laterally relative to the optical axis, such as in a street luminaire where directing light towards a street is beneficial. The source can be coupled to an optic that comprises an inner surface facing the source and an outer surface that is opposite the inner surface. The inner surface can comprise a refractive surface that receives light headed away from the optical axis of the light source, for example opposite the street. The refractive surface can form the received light into a beam. The outer surface of the optic can reflect the beam back across the optical axis, for example so that light headed away from the street is redirected towards the street.
US09435508B2	Lighting device Disclosed is a light device comprising: a diffusion unit for diffusing and radiating light incident from a light source; and a condensing unit installed on a light radiating surface of the diffusion unit, including a micro lens array of lenses having sag determined depending on one of a light emitting area of the lighting device and total light flux of the lighting device. Thus, the lighting device can reduce a light flux emitted at the angle between 65 deg and 90 deg, thereby meeting UGR conditions.
US09435506B2	Lighting device in a motor vehicle having a plate-shaped light conductor and a rod-shaped light conductor The present invention relates to a lighting device in a motor vehicle. The lighting device includes a light source for emitting light and at least one plate-shaped light conductor, which is made in form of a block optics. The block optics includes two boundary surfaces which run opposite towards each other at a certain distance, a totally reflective side surface between the boundary surfaces, and a light coupling-out area arranged between the boundary surfaces. A coupling-in section is arranged on at least one of the boundary surfaces. The lighting device further includes at least one substantially rod-shaped light conductor with a light output area which extends along the longitudinal extension of the light conductor in addition to the at least one block optics.
US09435502B2	Solar powered signs including solar panels and light-emitting diodes A solar powered sign assembly includes one or more light sources within a housing. The housing includes first and second sidewalls having inner surfaces and outer surfaces. The outer surfaces define oppositely facing exterior side edge portions of the housing. The light sources are spaced apart from each other such that the light sources extend from top to bottom along the inner surfaces of the first and second sidewalls. One or more light-transmissive signs are attachable to the housing so as to extend across a front and/or back portion of the housing to thereby receive light from the light sources and allow at least some of the light to pass therethrough. One or more solar panels are external to the housing for collecting solar energy for charging one or more batteries. A controller is within the housing and electrically connected to the light sources and the solar panels.
US09435500B2	Modular segmented electronics assembly A modular segmented street lighting device comprises an attaching member that is attachable to a street lamp pole, the attaching member comprising an electrical connector adapted to be electrically coupled to a power source associated with the street lamp pole. The modular segmented street lighting device also includes a docking member that is removably attachable to the attaching member, and comprises a power supply unit, and a load member that is removably attachable the attaching member and/or the docking member. The docking member is adapted to electrically couple the power supply unit to the electrical connector of the attaching member when the docking member is attached to the attaching member. The load member is adapted to electrically couple the lighting device to the power supply unit when the load member is attached to the attaching member and/or the docking member.
US09435496B2	Full spectrum LED illuminator An apparatus for providing a light output to an optical guide for illumination of an imaged object including a plurality of solid state light-emitting sources each of which are independently powered and independently controlled, each light-emitting source emitting light at a wavelength which is different from the wavelength emitted by the other light-emitting sources. The apparatus also includes a heat sink configured to thermally couple the plurality of solid state light-emitting sources and provide conduction of heat generated by the plurality of solid state light-emitting sources. The apparatus further includes an optical elements to collect, collimate, and combine the emissions from the plurality of solid state light-emitting sources into a combined beam of light to be optically coupled to the light guide.
US09435495B2	Light-emitting diode lamp LED lamp (100) including a lens (206) and an LED (204). The lens (206) has a parabolic section (506) defined about axis (510) and a focus (514). The parabolic section (506) includes a surface traverse to the axis (510) and extending from the axis (510) to a periphery of the parabolic section (506) at a first end of the parabolic section (506). The parabolic section (506) includes a channel (512) extending along the axis (512) at least partially inside the parabolic section (506) at a second end of the parabolic section (506). The LED (204) is disposed in the channel (512) at the focus (514). First light rays are internally reflected in the lens (206) and collimated through the surface. Second light rays are transmitted through the lens (206) and the surface in parallel to the axis (510). Third light rays are refracted by the surface toward the axis (510).
US09435491B2	LED lead frame and lamp thereof An LED lead frame mounted on a platform of a lightbulb includes a metal polarity substrate, a metal retaining substrate and a casing for partially covering the metal polarity substrate and the metal retaining substrate. The metal retaining substrate is a sheet bent into a disposing portion and a carrying portion, and an included angle θ1 is defined between the portions, and an abutting surface of the disposing portion abuts the platform, and a portion of the carrying portion not covered by the casing is provided for installing at least one LED chip. The metal polarity substrate is bent to form an included angle θ2, and θ1=θ2, and 93°≦θ1≦130°. The casing has a support member formed on the casing and protruded in a direction opposite to the direction of bending the metal retaining substrate. The LED lead frame enhances the illumination angle and light uniformity of the lightbulb.
US09435470B2	Pipe joint A pipe joint for preventing fine particles generated when a male threaded member and a female threaded member are threadedly engaged with each other from entering a fluid passage thus maintaining a high degree of cleanliness. Joint members are joined to each other by a male threaded member formed on one joint member and a female threaded member formed on the other joint member. A cover portion which covers outer peripheral surfaces of abutting portions of both joint members is formed on the male threaded member.
US09435468B2	Construction of pipes An elongate hollow structure and method of constructing the hollow structure is described, the hollow structure including a radially inner portion and a radially outer portion merging together to form a tubular wall structure. The method includes providing the radially inner portion, assembling the radially outer portion about the radially inner portion, and radially expanding the inner portion. The outer portion comprises an outer layer of fiber reinforced composite construction surrounded by a flexible outer casing. A space is provided between the radially inner portion and flexible outer casing. The outer layer includes reinforcement and a binder. The flexible outer casing resists radial expansion of the reinforcement, subjecting it to radial compression. The radially expanding inner portion cooperates with the flexible outer casing to cause the volume of the space to progressively decrease, causing the binder to spread through the space between the radially inner portion and flexible outer casing.
US09435465B1	Bracket for utilities support hardware A bracket for utilities hangers and sway braces suspended below a fluted deck includes a bracket plate having attachment holes therethrough spaced apart by the known pitch of the fluting on the deck. A mount is positioned in the plate. One or more flute keys extend perpendicular to the mounting plate and have two sides which are tapered away from the plate toward one another to fit within one or more flutes in the deck.
US09435463B2	Sealed gimbal for ocean thermal energy conversion cold water pipe A gimbal that provides for passive vertical latching and unlatching of a Cold Water Pipe (CWP) in a floating vessel such as an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) facility is sealingly connected to a cold water sump on the floating vessel. The CWP gimbal is capable of reacting all static and dynamic forces of the suspended CWP at angles on the order of +/−20 degrees while remaining sealed at high differential pressures.
US09435461B2	Controller of electromagnetic valve driving circuit and abnormality diagnosing method for electromagnetic valve driving circuit A controller of an electromagnetic valve driving circuit include a switching element connected to an electromagnetic valve solenoid, a cutoff circuit for cutting off a connection between a power supply and the switching element, and a current detecting unit for detecting a current flowing in the solenoid. The controller includes an abnormality diagnosing unit for outputting a cutoff command to the cutoff circuit for cutting off the connection between the power supply and the switching element, and outputting a switching command causing the switching element to perform a switching operation when a predetermined diagnosis condition is satisfied, and determining that the cutoff circuit normally operates when the solenoid current is less than a threshold value and determining that the cutoff circuit operates abnormally when the solenoid current is greater than or equal to the threshold value while outputting the cutoff command and the switching command.
US09435452B2	Ignition reducing shut-off valve A shut-off valve for controlling flow of a pressurized gas including a restrictor, which at its second axial end extends in a radial direction of a passage to essentially cover a mouth of the passage. Further the restrictor includes a longitudinally extending guiding member for guiding a gas flow between a gas inlet and a gas outlet when a sealing member is in a second position. The guiding member is arranged to allow gas to leave the passage in a radial direction of the restrictor.
US09435451B2	Electronic expansion valve An electronic expansion valve includes a valve component for adjusting the flow of fluid. The valve component includes a valve body, a valve seat provided in the valve body, a valve needle able to open and close the valve seat, an actuating mechanism driving the axial movement of the valve needle and a drive mechanism supplying the actuating mechanism with motive power. The actuating mechanism includes a spindle able to move axially. The electronic expansion valve further includes an electromagnetic retaining mechanism for retaining the spindle. The valve is constructed such that when electricity is supplied to the electromagnetic retaining mechanism, the spindle is retained in a first axial position where the valve needle can adjust the opening degree of the valve seat; when the electricity to the electromagnetic retaining mechanism is cut, the spindle is released into a second axial position where the valve needle closes the valve seat.

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