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US09527303B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming method to form an image by scanning an image bearer with light modulated based on image information An image forming apparatus includes a drive signal generating unit that generates a drive signal for driving a light source based on a reference pulse signal serving as a reference to form a plurality of pixels arranged in the main-scanning direction of an image, and the drive signal generating unit generates the drive signal by adjusting the pulse width of the reference pulse signal so that the amplitude of portions of the reference pulse signal with the adjusted pulse width corresponding to specific pixels among the pixels is larger than the amplitude of portions corresponding to normal pixels that are pixels other than the specific pixels among the pixels, and so that the pulse width of the portions of the reference pulse signal with the adjusted pulse width corresponding to the specific pixels is smaller than the pulse width of the portions corresponding to the normal pixels.
US09527287B2	Droplet ejecting apparatus A droplet ejecting apparatus includes a droplet ejecting unit provided with ejecting ports capable of ejecting a solution onto a medium as droplets; a cap portion which performs capping in which a region to which the ejecting ports are open is set to a closed space; a gas supply portion capable of supplying a humidified gas to the closed space; and a liquid supply portion capable of supplying a liquid for humidifying the closed space.
US09527282B2	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting head in which a flow path substrate having a communication hole communicating with a nozzle and a pressure chamber substrate having a space that is a pressure chamber are at least laminated includes: an actuator having an active section that is interposed between electrodes and applies pressure to the pressure chamber. The pressure chamber substrate has a first space positioned in a region corresponding to the active section and a second space positioned nearer to the nozzle than the first space and communicating with the first space among the spaces. The communication hole does not overlap with the first space and overlaps with at least a part of the second space in a lamination direction.
US09527271B2	Sealing tape and textile product using the same Sealing Tapes adapted for bonding to a fabric laminated product are described herein. The sealing tapes exhibit a total cover factor of 1400 or less and exhibit a porous open structure having water resistance characteristics. In some embodiments, the sealing tape of the present invention comprises a base film and a woven fabric laminated on one side of the base film and an adhesive layer laminated on the other side of the base film.
US09527269B1	Accelerated biodegradation of garbage bag contents To aid in the spontaneous opening of closed garbage bags deposited in landfills, a biodegradable bag tie made from plant sources is described. The preparation of the tie material includes hydrolysis with an acidic, enzymatic, or basic aqueous solution, combined with microwave exposure, to make the strip amenable to rapid digestion by microorganisms indigenous to landfill environments. The strips may then be tied by knotting around the open end of the polyethylene garbage bag or by joining the two ends of the strip with double-sided adhesive tape. In this way, the closed tie is digested soon after deposition of the bag in a landfill, thereby also exposing its contents to local aerobic bacteria and fungi.
US09527262B2	Layered arrangement, hot-gas path component, and process of producing a layered arrangement A layered arrangement, a hot-gas path component, and a process of producing a layered arrangement are disclosed. The layered arrangement includes a substrate layer, a ceramic matrix composite layer, and a non-metal spacer between the substrate layer and the ceramic matrix composite layer configured to define one or more pockets. The hot-gas-path component includes a nickel-based superalloy layer, a ceramic matrix composite layer, and a ceramic spacer between the nickel-based superalloy layer and the ceramic matrix composite layer. The ceramic spacer is mechanically secured to one or both of the substrate layer and the ceramic matrix composite layer, and the ceramic spacer is bonded to the substrate layer or the ceramic matrix composite layer. The process includes securing a non-metal spacer between a substrate layer and a ceramic matrix composite layer of the layered arrangement.
US09527259B2	Method of hot air sealing polymeric bag The present invention concerns a gusseted flexible bag, a method of manufacturing the bag, and apparatus for manufacture of said bags, closure devices for such bags and method of sealing the bag. In one embodiment, the flexible bag of the present invention is formed from the tube of material having a front side and a rear side. A pair of laterally disposed opposing gusset folds are formed in the tube along its sides. Each of the folds has a longitudinal crease. The bag further has a rear side flap extending from the rear side of the bag across the width of the tube which is folded over onto and hot air sealed to the front side of the tube of material. The gussets each have a slit approximate a first end of the tube thereby forming a front side flap. A front side flap may also be manufactured, if desired, which is then folded over when the rear side flap is folded so that the front side flat rests under the rear side flap. The rear side flap is hot air sealed to the front side of the bag with the front side flap being sealed therebetween. In the preferred embodiment the tube of material comprises polypropylene film on the exterior of the tube and woven polypropylene film on the interior of the tube. In a preferred embodiment the woven polypropylene film on the inner surface of the rear side flap is sealed to the woven polypropylene film on the inside surface of the front side flap.
US09527258B2	Compensator for unbalanced compression forces for press machines Described is a compensator (1) for unbalanced compression forces for press machines (100), comprising: a first body (20) having a first concave coupling surface (21) and a first end portion (22) opposite the first coupling surface (21); a second body (30) having a second convex coupling surface (31) and a second end portion (32) opposite the second coupling surface (31), the first (21) and second (31) coupling surfaces being geometrically coupled to each other in such a way as to allow a relative rotational movement between the first body (20) and the second body (30). More specifically, an end portion (22, 32) of at least one of the bodies (20, 30) is configured for being fixed to a structural element (101) of a press machine (100), the end portion (32, 22) of the other body (30, 20) being configured for forming an abutment surface designed to interact, in use, with a free end (402) of a stem (401) of a gas cylinder (400) of a press machine. The compensator is used, advantageously, in the correction of any misalignments and eccentricity of the compression cylinders during their use on a press machine, more specifically for molding.
US09527257B2	Devices and methods for the production of microfibers and nanofibers having one or more additives Described herein are apparatuses and methods of creating fibers, such as microfibers and nanofibers, which include additives that modify one or more properties of the produced fibers. The methods discussed herein employ centrifugal forces to transform material into fibers. Apparatuses that may be used to create fibers are also described.
US09527247B2	Degradable material for use in three dimensional printing and method for preparing the same A liquid composition for producing a self-destructible temporary structure by additive manufacturing is provided. The liquid composition includes a biosynthetic copolymer as a degradable component and an enzyme as a disintegrating agent, the disintegrating agent is capable of disintegrating the degradable component, wherein after exposure to an external trigger, the disintegrating agent gradually degrades the degradable component.
US09527244B2	Apparatus and method for forming three-dimensional objects from solidifiable paste An apparatus and method for making a three-dimensional object from a solidifiable paste is shown and described. The apparatus includes a pastes spreader, at least a portion of which extends into the solidifiable paste. The container holding the solidifiable paste and the spreader are movable relative to one another. In one system, the spreader vibrates as the container and the spreader move relative to one another. In another system, the spreader is part of a spreader assembly in which a first spreader and second spreader are angled with respect to one another, and the assembly is rotatable and lockable into multiple rotational positions. The apparatus and method allow three-dimensional objects to be progressively built upside down by ensuring that the previously solidified object section has a substantially homogeneous layer of solidifiable material available for forming a new layer of the solidified object prior to exposure to solidification energy.
US09527236B2	Systems and methods for improved ultrasonic welding using a multi-height energy-directing device A multi-height energy-directing device, for facilitating staged welding together of workpieces. The device includes multiple elements extending from a body, wherein the elements do not all have a same height. Each element of a first group of the elements has a first height while each element of a second group of the elements has a second height differing from the first height. The elements are configured to channel welding energy through the device in a predetermined manner. The predetermine manner includes channeling the energy through taller, primary, elements, of said elements, in an initial stage of the welding process, while passing none through shorter, secondary, elements, of said elements, in the initial stage.
US09527235B2	Apparatus and method for liquid transfer imprint lithography using a roll stamp In an apparatus and a method for liquid transfer imprint lithography, the apparatus includes a roll unit, a plane unit and a control unit. The roll unit includes a roll stamp, a horizontal moving stage, a roll angular compensating stage and a roll rotating part. The plane unit is disposed under the roll unit and includes a first substrate, a first fixing chuck, a first substrate driving part, a second substrate, a second fixing chuck and a second substrate driving part. The control unit controls an operation of the roll unit and the plane unit.
US09527234B2	Stent thermoforming apparatus and methods A medical stent mold includes a tube having an interior passage sized and dimensioned to receive a stent assembly disposed at least partially about a central portion of a stent balloon. The medical stent mold may also include a housing forming a chamber through which the tube extends. The tube may include a thermally conductive material and may have a body portion that extends within the chamber and an end portion that is proximate the body portion and that extends away from the housing. An inner diameter of the end portion of the tube is greater than an inner diameter of the body portion of the tube. Forced convection may be used to quickly heat and cool the tube. Methods of increasing retention of an expandable stent assembly on a stent balloon and of detecting a leak in a stent balloon are also included.
US09527228B2	Method for producing foam-molded article, and foam-molded article Even when a mixture resin of virgin resin and recovered resin material is used as a resin material for molding, a stable, high-quality foam-molded article with excellent impact resistance is produced at low cost. For this, the resin material that is used includes a mixture resin of recovered resin material obtained by pulverizing a resin material solidified after melting, and virgin resin without thermal history of melting, and a foaming agent added to the mixture resin. The resin material is a mixture of a polypropylene-based resin and a polyethylene-based elastomer.
US09527218B2	Folding knife with dual operational modes A folding knife has dual operational modes. In a first modality, the knife is opened and closed manually. In a second modality, the knife is fully automatic. The user is able to use the knife in either mode, manual or automatic when the blade is in the closed position. In the automatic mode a bolster defines a trigger that causes the blade to move automatically from the closed to the open position. In the manual mode the user manipulates the blade manually to move it from the closed to the open position. A dry fire safety prevents firing of the knife with the trigger when the blade has been opened manually.
US09527213B2	Automatic stair-climbing robot platform An automatic stair-climbing robot platform is provided. The automatic stair-climbing robot platform of the present invention includes a personal computer module; a USB-CAN interface module; a motor module, including a plurality of motors and controlled by the USB-CAN interface module; a KINECT sensor module, obtaining point cloud data and image data by sensing a terrain ahead and transmitting the point cloud data and image data to the personal computer module; a first inertial measurement unit, measuring a body tilt of the KINECT sensor module, and transmitting data of the body tilt of the KINECT sensor module to the personal computer module; and a second inertial measurement unit, measuring a body tilt of the automatic stair-climbing robot platform, and transmitting data of the body tilt of the automatic stair-climbing robot platform to the personal computer module.
US09527210B2	Robot apparatus A robot apparatus includes a manipulator including a hand and an arm, a teaching apparatus that teaches operation of the manipulator, and a control apparatus that controls the manipulator that operates in a regular operation status or an erroneous manipulation avoiding status based on a control signal from the teaching apparatus. After determining whether a status of the manipulator is the regular operation status or the erroneous manipulation avoiding status, the control apparatus transmits a control signal for performing operation at a set regular speed to the manipulator in a case of the regular operation status, and the control apparatus transmits a control signal for performing operation at a speed lower than or equal to a safety speed that is set based on the regular speed to the manipulator in a case of the erroneous manipulation avoiding status.
US09527205B1	Cart for storage of tools and parts A cart includes a frame having four detachable first posts and each first post has multiple grooves defined radially in the outer periphery thereof. Multiple fixing members each are a plate having a semi-circular cross section. A protrusion extends from the inner periphery of each of the fixing members so as to be engaged with the groove. Multiple pairs of the fixing members are connected to each one of the first posts. Each tray has a cone-shaped first fixing member on each of four corners thereof so as to be respectively connected to the four first posts. Each of the first posts has one wheel connected to the lower end thereof. A box is connected between the trays and includes an outer body and at least one inner body which is removably inserted into the outer body. Tools and parts are received in the inner body.
US09527204B2	Fixture for selectably holding dissimilar workpieces A fixture for selectably supporting a number of dissimilar workpieces. The fixture includes a frame with one or more rotatable workpiece tooling assemblies. Each workpiece tooling assembly has multiple faces to which is mounted workpiece support tooling. The workpiece support tooling may be designed to support dissimilar workpieces, such that a single fixture may support any of a given number of workpieces by simply rotating the workpiece tooling assembly or assemblies until the corresponding support tooling is properly positioned. A locking assembly may be provided to releasably secure each workpiece tooling assembly in the various support orientations that coincide with each of its faces.
US09527177B2	Machine tool with a tool changing device The invention refers to a machine tool where in a machine frame a tool spindle is provided. In the machine tool a tool change device for at least one machining tool is arranged. The tool spindle consists of a lug with at least two members wherein the lug holds the tool carrier receiving the machining tool. The two members are connected flexibly to each other by a bent joint.
US09527172B2	Method and pressing device for forming a press connection between a fitting element and a pre-punched component In order to reliably ensure a press-in connection between joining elements, in particular a press-in nut and a pre-punched component, a press-in device contains a die which has a die ring and a die mandrel. The die mandrel is mounted counter to a spring force in the manner of a pilot pin. In addition, the die ring is also mounted counter to a spring force such that a two-stage press-in operation is carried out. Preferably, during a first press-in stage an anti-rotation lock is formed between the press-in nut and the component and in a second press-in stage an axial pull-out prevention measure is formed. To this end, the die mandrel deforms a nut flange.
US09527168B2	Titanium oxide raw material for welding material A titanium oxide raw material for a welding material, which can achieve the improvement in a bead shape and high-speed welding. The titanium oxide raw material has the form of particles and has a composition containing 58.0 to 99.0 mass % of TiO2, 2.5 mass % or less of Si, 3.0 mass % or less of Al, 5.0 mass % or less of Mn, 35.0 mass % or less of Fe, 5.0 mass % or less of Mg and 2.0 mass % or less of Ca, wherein the surface of each of the particles is coated with an oxide and/or a composite oxide of at least one element selected from Ti, Fe, Mn, Al and Si and the atom percentages of Ti, Fe, Mn, Al, Si and O in the oxide and/or the composite oxide fulfill the following three formulae. 1=Al+Si=10, 1
US09527167B2	Lead-free solder ball A lead-free solder ball for electrodes of a BGA or CSP comprising 0.5-1.1 mass % of Ag, 0.7-0.8 mass % of Cu, 0.05-0.08 mass % of Ni, and a remainder of Sn. Even when a printed circuit board to which the solder ball is bonded has Cu electrodes or Au-plated or Au/Pd-plated Ni electrodes, the solder ball has good resistance to drop impacts. The composition may further contain at least one element selected from Fe, Co, and Pt in a total amount of 0.003-0.1 mass % or at least one element selected from Bi, In, Sb, P, and Ge in a total amount of 0.003-0.1 mass %.
US09527166B2	Welding portion inspection device and inspection method therefore, with extracting portion for extracting evaporation luminescence and thermal radiation A welding portion inspection method includes: irradiating welding laser beam along welding trajectories set in works plural times or irradiating inspection laser beam along scanning trajectories set in a molten pool of the works which is melted by the welding laser beam plural times; receiving return light including reflected light from the molten pool of the work, evaporation luminescence generated due to evaporating of the work and thermal radiation light radiated from the molten pool of the work; extracting short wavelength component containing evaporation luminescence and long wavelength component containing thermal radiation light from the return light and inspecting the welding condition of the welding portion of the work based on a ratio between an intensity of the short wavelength component and an intensity of the long wavelength component.
US09527160B2	Laser machining device for use in patterning A beam head unit including beam heads configured to scan a single laser beam on a thin-film layer of a workpiece from an irradiation start side toward an irradiation end side in a direction crossing a feeding direction of the workpiece while the workpiece is fed by a constant-speed feeder; laser oscillator configured to emit the laser beam to irradiate each beam head; a controller configured to control scanning speed of the laser beam emitted from each beam head and feeding speed of the workpiece to control a machining line formed in the workpiece fed at the predetermined feeding speed. The controller is configured to switch a beam head to use to form the machining line between the beam heads to form the machining line alternately. This configuration makes it possible to form machining lines highly efficiently in the thin-film layer of the workpiece while feeding the workpiece.
US09527158B2	Systems and methods for producing silicon slim rods A method and system for preparing polysilicon slim rods, the method and system including: placing a piece of polysilicon on a fixture; applying a predetermined laser beam or abrasive jet to the piece of polysilicon; and separating a polysilicon slim rod from the piece of polysilicon. The laser beam may be used for either cutting or for cracking depending on the operating parameters chosen. There may also be various combinations of cutting and cracking used in order to separate the slim rod from the piece of polysilicon. For example, the laser cut may be a scribing and/or partial cut and the separation may be completed by cracking the remaining silicon. In this case, the cracking may be accomplished by, for example, mechanical bending or laser cracking. Generally speaking, a laser beam used for cracking may be different from and have differing operating parameters from a laser beam used for cutting.
US09527157B2	Feed-through A feed-through has a base body, for example in the form of a disk-shaped metal part. The base body includes at least one opening through which at least one conductor, for example an essentially pin-shaped conductor, embedded in a glass or glass ceramic material, is guided. The base body includes a material having a low melting point, such as a light metal, and the glass or glass ceramic material is selected in such a manner that the melting temperature thereof is lower than the melting temperature of the material of the base body.
US09527156B2	Twin spot welding apparatus A twin spot welding apparatus includes a fixed welder in a fixed frame on a top of which a mounting unit of a robot arm is integrally formed, a guide plate mounted on the fixed frame, an angle control plate movably installed in the guide plate, a servo actuator mounted on the fixed frame to move the angle control plate on the guide plate, and a moving welder formed so that a slope of the moving welder may be controlled by an angle control unit on the angle control plate and formed in a moving frame so that, when the servo actuator and the angle control unit are operated, movement from the fixed welder and the slope of the moving welder are controlled so that a pitch and a slope between welding points of the fixed welder and the moving welder vary.
US09527155B2	Welding diffuser with debris removal A welding diffuser and contact tip assembly is provided for use with a welding apparatus. The assembly includes a diffuser with an interior chamber and a plurality of openings defining exit passages from the interior chamber to an exterior of the diffuser, and a contact tip coupled to the diffuser. The contact tip includes a front portion, a rear portion, and a contact tip bore extending therethrough configured to receive electrode wire. A diffuser insert is disposed within the interior chamber of the diffuser, including an insert bore extending therethrough configured to receive electrode wire, and an angled outer surface configured to direct debris from within the interior chamber of the diffuser towards exit passages to thereby discharge the debris to an exterior of the diffuser. In one example, the rear portion of the contact tip includes an angled outer surface defining the diffuser insert.
US09527152B2	Root pass welding solution The present systems and methods relate generally to the field of welding systems, and particularly to flux-cored arc welding systems with self-shielded electrodes (FCAW-S). In an embodiment, a tubular welding wire includes a core and a sheath disposed around the core. Further, the tubular welding wire includes greater than approximately 2.4% glassy slag promoter by weight.
US09527143B2	Base with beveled lateral side surface A saw and guide apparatus includes a saw assembly and a cutting guide. The saw assembly includes (i) a drive member configured to be moved in a repeating pattern, (ii) a motor configured to move the drive member in the repeating pattern, (iii) a housing defining an interior space in which the motor is positioned, (iv) a foot including a base defining a cutting member opening therein, the base further defining a lower base surface, (v) a cutting member secured to the drive member so that the cutting member extends through the cutting member opening, and (vi) a guard attached to the housing and defining a cutting wheel space in which the cutting wheel is at least partially positioned. The cutting guide includes (i) a first saw support defining a first saw contact surface and a first workpiece contact surface, and (ii) a second saw support defining a second saw contact surface and a second workpiece contact surface, the first workpiece contact surface being spaced apart from the second workpiece contact surface so as to define a window therebetween. The foot is configured such that, if the following conditions exist: (i) the lower base surface is positioned in contact with the first saw contact surface, and (ii) the guard is positioned in contact with the second saw contact surface, then the cutting member extends through the window and the base is spaced apart from the window.
US09527142B2	High speed milling tool and tangential ramping milling insert therefor A single-sided tangential ramping milling insert for high speed milling includes opposite insert seating and top surfaces and a peripheral surface which extends therebetween. The milling insert has a reference plane (P) which passes through the entire peripheral surface, midway between the seating and top surfaces. The peripheral surface includes two opposite side surfaces. Each side surface includes a first cutting edge, a second cutting edge connected to the first cutting edge and extending transversely thereto, a ramping cutting edge connected to the second cutting edge and located opposite the first cutting edge, and a rake surface which extends from at least a portion of the first cutting edge toward the insert seating surface. The milling insert includes two ramping relief surfaces, each of which extends from a ramping cutting edge of one side surface towards the first cutting edge of the opposite side surface.
US09527141B2	Negative cutting insert, and indexable rotary cutting tool, indexable rotary cutting tool system and cutting method using such cutting insert A negative cutting insert having a cutting edge comprising four long-side cutting edge portions for rough cutting and four short-side cutting edge portions for finish cutting, which are connected alternately, thereby being able to conduct rough cutting when attached to a rough-cutting tool body, and finish cutting when attached to a finish-cutting tool body. When such cutting inserts are used for rough or finish cutting and then reattached to a finish-cutting tool body or a rough-cutting tool body, finish or rough cutting can be conducted, thereby using all cutting edges thoroughly.
US09527140B2	Drilling apparatus Disclosed is an automated drill apparatus composed of one or more gang drills mounted to a gang drill chassis, at least one powered drive wheel affixed to the gang drill chassis, and at least three pivotable support wheels. A control panel provides remote operation of drill rotation activation, drill advance, and drill bed position adjustment, and a panic off switch. A control system implements steering the automated drill apparatus and is selectable by the operator for steering in two-wheel mode or crab steer mode. The pivotable drive wheels, in conjunction with the control panel and control system, are used to position the automated drill apparatus along a slab to be drilled, and further activate one or more gang drills for drilling a slab.
US09527134B2	Method of producing textured surfaces Methods suitable for producing textured surfaces in surfaces of objects, by which the methods are able to achieve a desired three-dimensional surface topography and optionally a desired subsurface microstructure through the use of a controlled modulation machining technique. The methods include selecting a predetermined surface texture for a surface of a body, and then imposing a superimposed sinusoidal feed-modulation on a cutting tool so as to move the cutting tool in a feed direction relative to the body while machining the body with the cutting tool and generating a machined surface of the body. The surface texture of the machined surface is intentionally controlled by at least the modulation amplitude and the modulation frequency of the superimposed sinusoidal feed-modulation.
US09527125B2	Draw die set with rolling elements on punch and draw die cavity A draw die set defines a die cavity. A die entry area is provided at the location where a blank is drawn into the die cavity. A plurality of rolling elements such as cylindrical rollers or spherical balls are retained in pockets formed at the die entry area. A punch may be provided with rolling elements that engage a blank on the opposite side from the rollers in the die entry area. The rollers in the die entry area and on the punch may be arranged in rows that form a tangent surface that engages the sheet metal blank as it is drawn into the die cavity.
US09527122B2	Device and method for the laser-supported bending of workpieces A method for guiding and distributing high-energy radiation, in particular laser radiation, in the tool base body of a bending die, in particular a V-shaped die, includes a bending recess in the tool base body and a beam exit opening arranged therein for locally heating a workpiece bearing against a contact surface of the bending die by introducing high-energy radiation from a radiation source arranged outside the tool base body into the tool base body through a beam entry opening and high-energy radiation is discharged to the bending recess through the beam exit opening. At least one concentrated high-energy radiation beam is introduced into the tool base body through at least one beam entry opening and is at least partially deflected by at least one beam affecting arrangement in the tool base body, expanded and guided through the radiation exit opening onto the workpiece.
US09527120B2	Transverse strut and method of forming a transverse strut A roll forming assembly for forming a transverse strut from a tube is provided. The roll forming assembly includes a heater, such as an induction heater, for heating a tube to a predetermined annealing temperature. Next, the tube is fed to a roll former, which includes a plurality of forming wheels to shape the tube into a transverse strut. Servo motors are operably coupled to the forming wheels for adjusting the positions of the forming wheels in a radial direction during the roll forming process to give the transverse strut a variable profile along its length. After the roll forming process is completed, the transverse strut is quenched so that its base material is given a predetermined microstructure.
US09527113B2	Article carrier for a grading apparatus An article carrier (100) has a mounting portion (1) adapted for connection to a conveyor. A connecting member (4) is rotatably connected to the mounting portion (1) and is rotatable relative to the mounting portion (1) about a first axis of rotation (R1). A carrier portion (3) is rotatably connected to the connecting member (4) and is rotatable relative to the connecting member (4) about a second axis of rotation (R2), wherein the first axis of rotation (R1) is spaced apart from the second axis of rotation (R2). A releasably lockable carrier support means (5) is provided to support the carrier portion (3) in a carriage position when in a locked state, and to allow rotation of the carrier portion (3) to a discharge position when in an unlocked state.
US09527110B2	Electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus includes: a body unit that houses an electronic circuit; a vibration unit that is provided in the body unit, is configured to vibrate in a predetermined direction, and has a variable frequency of vibration; a plurality of resonators that are each provided in a different portion of the body unit and are each configured to resonate with vibration having a different frequency; and a transmission unit that is configured to transmit vibration of the vibration unit to the plurality of resonators.
US09527098B2	Vapor deposition mask with metal plate Provided are: a vapor deposition mask which can be light weight and have high definition even when the size is increased; a method for producing a vapor deposition mask device whereby it is possible to accurately position the aforementioned vapor mask on a frame; and a method for producing an organic semiconductor element whereby it is possible to produce a high-definition organic semiconductor element. A metal mask on which slits are disposed, and a resin mask which is positioned on the surface of the metal mask and on which multiple openings corresponding to the pattern formed by means of vapor deposition are horizontally and vertically arranged in rows are laminated.
US09527095B2	Pumping nozzle including suction tube having multiple openings, and pump type container using the same There are provided a pumping nozzle including a suction tube with multiple openings, and a pump type container including the pumping nozzle. The pumping nozzle includes: a pump disposed on an upper side of a container main body; a nozzle head configured to discharge a liquid contained in the container main body; and a suction tube communicating with the nozzle head and connected to the pump, wherein the suction tube includes a main opening formed in an end thereof and at least one sub-opening formed in a side thereof.
US09527091B2	Hydroclone with improved cleaning assembly A hydroclone comprising: a tank (12) including a fluid inlet (14), a filtered fluid outlet (16) and an inner peripheral wall (22) enclosing at least one chamber (24); a filter assembly (26) located within the chamber (24) and comprising a circular filter screen (27) centered about an axis (X); and a cleaning assembly (48) comprising at least one cleaning member (52) biased against and adapted to rotate about the periphery (29) of the filter screen (27); and at least one of: a) the filter screen (27) is reversibly deformable a radial distance (D) of from 0.1 to 10 times the average pore size by the cleaning member (52) biased against the periphery (29) of the filter screen (27); and b) a compressive member (58) providing a continuous radially inward force that biases the cleaning member (52) against the periphery (29) of the filter screen (27).
US09527088B2	Blade bit for crusher rotor A blade bit for attachment to a chuck in an envelope surface of a crusher rotor. The blade bit (1) having four corners and being arranged for being attached to the chuck such that an angular-shaped tip of the blade bit points outwardly from the envelope surface, substantially in the radial direction of the rotor. A rear surface of the blade bit acts as an attachment surface to the chuck and includes a support surface (9) preventing the blade bit from rotating. The support surface also enables sliding of the blade bit towards the envelope surface (3), when the blade bit is being attached, until the blade bit is supported to the envelope surface.
US09527084B2	Vertical clamp device A vertical clamping device is provided that supports a flow cell component in a vertical configuration in which the flow cell is on an opposite side of the vertical support from the electronic interface. The clamp includes a vertical setting to receive the flow cell component and provides an electronic interface on a vertical surface of the vertical setting. A block supports the fluidics interface and can move in a horizontal direction bringing the fluidics interface into contact with the flow cell component.
US09527077B2	Diagnostic cartridge, fluid storage and delivery apparatus therefor and methods of construction thereof A disposable, point-of-care diagnostic cartridge has a base with a reaction chamber and an inlet and a fluidic channel extending therebetween. An apparatus is fixed to the base. The apparatus includes a flexible upper layer having a reservoir containing fluid therein; a flexible lower layer, and a rigid substrate sandwiched between the upper and lower layers. The upper layer is fixed to the substrate with a first adhesive having a first bond force. The lower layer has a valve member in fluid communication with a through port in the base and the base inlet. The valve member has a closed state to seal off the through port and the inlet from fluid communication and an open state to bring the through port and the inlet into fluid communication. The valve member is moveable from the closed state to the open state under a force less than the first bond force.
US09527070B2	Process for producing shaped catalyst and process for producing diene or unsaturated aldehyde and/or unsaturated carboxylic acid using the shaped catalyst There is provided a process for producing a shaped catalyst for a fixed bed oxidation reaction or a fixed bed oxidative dehydrogenation reaction, the catalyst having both of sufficient mechanical strength and catalyst performance, and the catalyst is produced by supporting a catalyst powder containing a complex metal oxide having molybdenum as an essential ingredient on an inert support by a tumbling granulation method at a relative centrifugal force of 1 to 35 G.
US09527065B2	Catalyst for glycerin dehydration, preparation method thereof, and preparation method of acrolein The present invention relates to a catalyst for glycerin dehydration, a preparation method thereof, and a preparation method of acrolein. The catalyst for glycerin dehydration exhibits a high glycerin conversion ratio, minimizes by-product formation to improve acrolein selectivity, and also maintains high catalytic activity during reaction.
US09527060B2	Process for production of catalyst for alkenyl acetate production A catalyst is produced by a process that comprises at least a step of impregnating a carrier with an alkali solution having a mass of greater than 0.9 times and no greater than 1.0 times the amount of water absorption of the carrier, a step of further impregnating the carrier by contact with a solution A comprising at least a compound containing palladium or platinum and a compound containing a Group 11 element, a step of reduction treatment and a step of loading an acetic acid salt on the carrier, wherein the carrier is first impregnated with the alkali solution and then the contacted with solution A to form a catalyst precursor, and wherein the total amount of the alkali solution and solution A is a mass of at least 1.1 times and no greater than 10.0 times the amount of water absorption of the carrier. A catalyst for alkenyl acetate production is obtained that exhibits improved activity and selectivity.
US09527054B2	Apparatuses and methods for cracking hydrocarbons Methods and apparatuses are provided for cracking a hydrocarbon. The method includes contacting a first hydrocarbon stream with a first cracking catalyst at a first cracking temperature in a first riser to produce a first riser effluent and a first spent catalyst. A second hydrocarbon stream is contacted with a second cracking catalyst at a second cracking temperature in a second riser to produce a second riser effluent and a second spent catalyst, where the second cracking temperature is less than the first cracking temperature. The first riser effluent and the second riser effluent are combined to produce a mixed riser effluent, and the mixed riser effluent is fractionated in a fractionation zone to produce a light cycle oil. The first spent catalyst and the second spent catalyst are combined in a reactor to produce a mixed spent catalyst.
US09527052B2	Blender jar collars and interlocks A blender collar assembly including a plunger moveable between a lower position where a blade assembly is prevented from coupling with a motor, and an upper position where the blade assembly is able to couple with the motor. The plunger includes an arm extending upward and having a u-shaped feature, and a protrusion associated with the u-shaped feature. The assembly further includes a concentric interlock ring rotating responsive to rotation of a blender jar. The interlock ring including a first portion engaging the u-shaped feature preventing the plunger from moving upward, a second gap portion not engaging the u-shaped feature enabling the plunger to move upward and downward within the collar, and a key engaging a protrusion of the blender jar as the plunger moves upward preventing the interlock ring from rotating while the second portion is rotationally aligned with the u-shaped feature.
US09527050B2	Rotationally actuated magnetic bead trap and mixer A magnetic bead trap-and-mixer includes a channel having openings at opposing ends, and a rotor adjacent to the channel and comprising a permanent magnet, wherein the rotor is adapted to apply a magnetic field to the channel of sufficient strength to direct the movement of magnetic beads therein. In aspects, the channel is straight and/or has narrowed end. In further aspects, the rotor generates in the channel areas of areas of strong magnetic fields alternating with areas of very weak magnetic fields and the strong magnetic fields extend entirely across the channel.
US09527043B2	Gas separation membrane and method of preparing the same A gas separation membrane including a porous support; and a gas separating active layer which is disposed on the porous support and includes a functionalized graphene.
US09527035B2	Catalysed soot filter for treating the exhaust gas of a compression ignition engine A catalyzed soot filter comprising an oxidation catalyst for treating carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbons (HCs) in exhaust gas from a compression ignition engine disposed on a filtering substrate, wherein the oxidation catalyst comprises: a platinum group metal (PGM) component selected from the group consisting of a platinum (Pt) component, a palladium (Pd) component and a combination thereof; an alkaline earth metal component; a support material comprising a modified alumina incorporating a heteroatom component.
US09527034B2	Oxidation catalyst for treating the exhaust gas of a compression ignition engine An exhaust system for a compression ignition engine comprising an oxidation catalyst for treating carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbons (HCs) in exhaust gas from the compression ignition engine, wherein the oxidation catalyst comprises: a platinum group metal (PGM) component selected from the group consisting of a platinum (Pt) component, a palladium (Pd) component and a combination thereof; an alkaline earth metal component; a support material comprising a modified alumina incorporating a heteroatom component; and a substrate, wherein the platinum group metal (PGM) component, the alkaline earth metal component and the support material are disposed on the substrate.
US09527029B2	Circulating moving bed system for CO2 separation, and method of same A circulating moving bed and process for separating a carbon dioxide from a gas stream is disclosed. The circulating moving bed can include an adsorption reactor and a desorption reactor, and a sorbent that moves through the two reactors. The sorbent can enter the adsorptive reactor and one end and move to an exit point distal to its entry point, while a CO2 feed stream can enter near the distal point and move countercurrently through the sorbent to exit at a position near the entry point of the sorbent. The sorbent can adsorb the CO2 by concentration swing adsorption and adsorptive displacement. The sorbent can then transfer to a regeneration reactor and can move countercurrently against a flow of steam through the regeneration reactor. The sorbent can be regenerated and the carbon dioxide recaptured by desorbing the carbon dioxide from the sorbent using concentration swing desorption and desorptive displacement with steam.
US09527027B2	Filter assembly; components therefor; and, methods Air filter assemblies and components therefor are described. The air filter assembly typically includes an air filter cartridge. Air filter cartridges including a media pack comprising at least a first stack of single facer strips are described. In examples described, at least a portion of the first stack of single facer strips is arcuate. Air filter assemblies are characterized that are configured, for example, to advantageously use such air filter cartridges. Example air filter assemblies are described that include pulse jet air cleaning systems.
US09527026B2	Method and apparatus for recycling ash fines A fluidized bed reactor including a reaction vessel, which contains a conical gas distribution grid, a first venturi connected to the bottom of the gas distribution grid, and a classifier connected to the bottom of the first venturi; a fine ash particle collection system; and a fine ash particle conveyor system. Also disclosed is a method for recycling fine ash particles, the method including separating the fine ash particles from an exit gas stream, and using a transport gas to deliver the fine ash particles into the classifier.
US09527025B1	Fiberglass product In the description and drawings a final fiberglass product is disclosed. The final fiberglass product may have a fiber curl layer, a fiber skin layer, and a fiber loft layer between the fiber curl layer and the fiber skin layer. The fiber curl layer may be on an unfiltered air entry side of the final fiberglass product and have a plurality of generally sinusoidal fiber bundles therein.
US09527018B2	Debris drain filter system and cartridge A filter cartridge and filter system are disclosed. The filter cartridge includes a filter element, a filter housing, and precleaner element. The filter housing includes a sidewall surrounding the filter element and having a closed axial end located at one end of the sidewall, the closed axial end having an opening. The precleaner element is located near the axial end of the filter housing. The precleaner element includes an annular member disposed, an inner plate disposed within the annular member and having a vertical opening in fluid communication with the opening in the closed axial end of the filter housing, an upper plate disposed below the annular member, a support portion extending upward from the upper plate, a radial opening defined by the annular member, the upper plate, and the support portion, a fluid flow passage connecting the radial opening to the vertical opening.
US09527009B2	Chromatography columns, systems and methods The present invention relates to axial flow chromatography columns, methods for separating one or more analytes in a liquid by the use of such columns, and systems employing such columns. The column comprises a first port and a second port, the first port and said second port being at essentially the same level or elevation above the level of the bed space on the chromatography column.
US09527001B2	Bed toy and sleep time indicator A bed toy has doll body that contains a device for indicating when a child should stay in bed or may get up. One or more lights are attached to the doll body and are exteriorly visible. A wireless communication interface contained in the doll body to wirelessly link to a personal access network. An application is executed by a remote user device to transmit one of a time setting, a wake-up time, a light enablement command, over the personal access network to the wireless communication interface. A light driver selectively illuminates the lights to produce change of illumination. A utility executed by a processor determines that a timing event has occurred based upon the time setting and the current time and commands a light driver to change illumination selected from one of no light, a first color and a second color in response to the timing event.
US09526997B2	Vehicle transportation room system and method A vehicle transportation room system and method are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system may include a ride vehicle disposed on a ride path and a launch room vehicle may be configured to align with the ride vehicle on the ride path and include an at least partial room. The launch room vehicle may be configured to house the ride vehicle in the at least partial room and to move with the ride vehicle and then break coordination with the ride vehicle such that the ride vehicle launches from the at least partial room. Further, the launch room vehicle may include a show element that is operated as the at least partial room moves with the ride vehicle to simulate that the show element is interacting with the ride vehicle.
US09526988B2	Game for portable devices or other gaming devices A method includes displaying an obscured first image to a first user, where the first image is associated with a first alpha-numeric string. The method also includes generating a score based on an amount of the first image revealed or not revealed and whether the first user is able to successfully identify the first alpha-numeric string. The method may further include revealing at least a portion of the first image to the first user and receiving user input defining at least the portion of the first image revealed to the first user. The user input could include one or more swipes across a touchscreen that displays the obscured first image.
US09526987B2	Storage medium, game apparatus, game system and game controlling method An example game apparatus includes a CPU, and the CPU reproduces a BGM according to BGM data. When a ball object and an item object are shot at a predetermined timing, and a player object catches or receives the ball object at a point of impact, a part of melody of a main theme of the BGM is output. In a case that each player object catches or receives a ball object of the same color as that assigned to the own player object, a correct melody is output, but in a case that it catches or receives a ball object of a different color, a melody being different in pitch is output. Alternatively, in a case that the ball object cannot be caught or received, no melody is output.
US09526982B2	Method for implementing a computer game A method, implemented as computer code being executed by one or more processors, in which a computing device displays computer game graphics showing a shooter which a player can control to shoot out elements, such as balls, and which bounce against objects, such as pins, following a trajectory determined by the processor and then fall into scoring containers, with the processor causing a record of the score achieved to be stored; and in which the processor draws the scoring containers with dynamic faces that are animated in a specific way when an element falls into them.
US09526980B2	Client side processing of game controller input Embodiments of the present invention enable rich control input data to control video games that are remotely executed. Rich control input includes three-dimensional image data, color video, audio, device orientation data, and touch input. A remotely-executed video game is one executed on a server or other computing device that is networked to a client device receiving the rich control input. Rich control input includes more data than can be uploaded to a game server without degrading game performance. Embodiments of the present invention preprocess the rich control data on the client and into data that may be uploaded to the game server. The rich input stream may be processed in a general way or in a game-specific way.
US09526971B1	Remote release ski binding In one example, a ski binding control and release assembly includes a housing, a motor disposed in the housing, an actuator element disposed in the housing and connected to the motor, and an arm partly disposed in the housing, the arm being operably engaged with the actuator element, and the arm being selectively engageable with a toe piece. A cover is also provided that encloses a substantial portion of the housing. A binding plate is provided that is configured to be disposed on top of the cover, and the binding plate, cover and housing forming a stack that is mountable to a ski. Finally, a control system is provided that is remotely operable to move the arm, and the control system is configured for wireless communication with a remote control device.
US09526963B2	Method of enhancing a participant's performance in a sporting activity According to one aspect of the present invention, a method of improving a participant's ability to move an object toward a desired target through athletic movement is provided. The method comprises establishing a point of focus that is positioned outward from a participant's body. The method further comprises instructing the participant to continuously move the point of focus through one or more series of bodily movements within the field of vision of the participant. By shifting his or her emphasis on continuously moving the point of focus, the participant is able to improve focus and concentration, and eliminate the stress and anxiety associated with executing an athletic movement. The method also naturally triggers correct body mechanics, including the proper sequential release of the participant's joints.
US09526961B2	Soccer goal securing apparatus and method Embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus for securing a movable soccer goal to a fixed football goal or other vertical post. When in use, the apparatus functions to prevent the soccer goal from being overturned, thereby, making it considerably safer than an unsecured soccer goal.
US09526946B1	Enhanced system and method for vibrotactile guided therapy A system and method for providing therapy and assessment utilizing vibrotactile feedback is disclosed and claimed. Such treatment is useful for the treatment of disequilibrium and balance disorders. The system and method uses sensors such as force plates, inertial sensors, and three dimensional cameras to provide a subject with vibrotactile feedback in response to an attempt by the subject to perform predetermined motions. Predetermined motions are motions such as stand, sit-to-stand, reach, bend, functional gait, functional gait plus headshake, and other functional tasks. Vibrotactile stimulation may be applied during the subject's performance of a functional gait task as a disruptive input. Variance and rate of change of variance between measured and expected parameters are determined and used as a tool for assessment, and may also be used for providing real-time vibrotactile training. Such assessment and therapy is useful in the treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
US09526942B2	Exercise device An exercise device for performing exercises employing upper body and abdominal muscles includes a hinge and a pair of guide tracks, each guide track attached to a corresponding side of the hinge. Each guide track includes a central longitudinal slot formed in the guide track, the slot having a plurality of stop positions formed therein, a rotatable pushup handle assembly slidable over the slot between stop positions, and a locking device insertable into a portion of the rotatable pushup handle assembly to lock a lower portion of the rotatable pushup handle assembly in one of the stop positions in the slot, an upper portion of the rotatable pushup assembly still able to rotate while the assembly is in a locked condition.
US09526936B2	Method for hydrothermal oxidation treatment for organic halogen compound Provided are a treatment method for an organic halogen compound, which allows the organic halogen compound to be efficiently decomposed without a large-scale treatment device or high operating cost, and a catalyst to be used for the treatment method. In the treatment method, an organic halogen compound is subjected to decomposition treatment by heating the organic halogen compound at a temperature of from 100° C. to 200° C. in the presence of a catalyst formed of copper oxide and hydrogen peroxide, to subject the organic halogen compound to a hydrothermal oxidation reaction utilizing a Fenton method.
US09526931B2	Cargo fire-suppression agent distribution system A cargo-fire-suppression agent distribution system and methods are presented. A fire-warning signal indicating presence of fire in a cargo compartment onboard a class E cargo aircraft at a first altitude is received. An initial fire-suppression agent is distributed in the cargo compartment at the first altitude sufficient to suppress fire for an initial fire suppression time interval during a depressurization phase during which the class E cargo aircraft flies to a second altitude below the first altitude. A re-enforcing fire-suppression agent is distributed in the cargo compartment during a re-pressurization phase when a cabin altitude is below a predetermined cabin pressure level (PL) during which the class E cargo aircraft flies from the second altitude to a landing, after the initial fire-suppression time interval elapses. The re-enforcing fire-suppression agent distribution is maintained during a re-enforcing fire-suppression time interval.
US09526924B2	Composition comprising a screening agent of the lipophilic 2-hydroxybenzophenone type and a silicon-compromising s-triazine substituted by at least two alkylaminobenzoate groups The present invention relates to a composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable carrier, at least one UV screening system, characterized in that it comprises: (i) at least one screening agent of lipophilic hydroxybenzophenone type; and (ii) at least one silicon-comprising s-triazine of formula (III) substituted by at least two alkylaminobenzoate groups. In some embodiments, the composition also includes: (iii) a dibenzoylmethane derivative.
US09526920B2	Medical device A medical device includes a treatment module configured to apply a treatment to a patient. The medical device includes an interface configured to operatively connect to a removable storage device storing authorization data that identifies a level of treatment authorization. The medical device includes a processing device configured to perform operations in response to receiving user input indicating a treatment should be initiated. The operations include determining whether the removable storage device is valid for use with the medical device. If the removable storage device is determined to be valid, the authorization data is accessed. The processing device determines whether the treatment is authorized based on the accessed authorization data. If the treatment is determined to be authorized, the treatment module is controlled to apply the treatment. If the treatment is determined to not be authorized, the treatment module is controlled such that the treatment is not applied.
US09526904B2	System and method for neural stimulation via optically activated floating microdevices Stimulation of the central nervous system can be useful for treating neurological disorders. Wireless neurostimulating devices have the benefit that they can float in tissue and do not experience the sheering caused by tethering tension that connecting wires impose on the stimulators. An optically powered, logic controlled, CMOS microdevice that can decode telemetry data from an optical packet is a way of implementing wireless, addressable, microstimulators. Through the use of an optical packet, different devices can be addressed for stimulation, allowing spatially selective activation of neural tissue. The present invention, involves such a neural stimulation device, specifically an optically powered CMOS circuit that decodes telemetry data and determines whether it has been addressed.
US09526897B2	Neurostimulator configured to sense evoked potentials in peripheral nerves A patient is detected to be in a first posture state. In response to the patient being detected to be in the first posture state, a first electrical stimulation therapy is applied to a body region of the patient by a pulse generator implanted in the patient. The patient is detected to be in a second posture state. In response to the patient being detected to be in the second posture state that is different from the first posture state, a second electrical stimulation therapy is applied to the body region of the patient by the pulse generator. The second electrical stimulation therapy is different from the first electrical stimulation therapy.
US09526896B2	Pattern detection and location indication for a visual prosthesis The present invention is generally directed to visual neural stimulation and more specifically to improved usability of a visual prosthesis, and a visual prosthesis structure easily adaptable to the eye or the brain. They system includes a pattern recognition component, and zoom component combined with an indication component for indicating the location of the pattern, such as a face, in a zoomed out image.
US09526886B2	Coupling for connecting a tube set to a trocar A coupling system is provided for connecting a tube set to a trocar that includes a multi-lumen trocar having a housing that includes a connector, wherein the connector has a plurality of coaxial flow passages defined therein by a plurality of concentric annular walls, a multi-lumen tube set including a plurality of tubes arranged in a parallel relationship, and a coupling including a generally cylindrical body having a first end portion configured to selectively mate with the coaxial flow passages of the connector of the trocar and a second end portion configured for attachment to the parallel tubes of the tube set.
US09526878B2	Anti-extravasation surgical portal plug The devices and methods shown provide for the minimization of extravasation during arthroscopic surgery. The anti-extravasation surgical portal plug allows a surgeon to drain excess fluids from the soft tissue surrounding the surgical field during arthroscopic surgical procedures.
US09526871B2	Universal catheter securement device A universal device for securing a catheter on a patient includes a base which optionally has at least one locating element for positioning or securing a catheter or catheter fitting of various shapes or sizes. The base has an opening and one or more restraining elements positioned on a surface of the base and extending over a portion of the opening. A retention plate includes locating elements for positioning or securing a catheter or catheter fitting of various shapes or sizes on the retention plate. Optionally, the retention plate may be movable. A support plate or similar device attached to the base holds the retention plate between the restraining elements and the support plate. A cover is connected to the base and may optionally have at least one capture element for restraining a catheter or catheter fitting of various shapes or sizes on the base or on the retention plate.
US09526869B2	Catheter securement device The present invention pertains to a device for securing a medical implement to the body of a patient such as a catheter. The device preferably comprises a base pad with at least a portion of the bottom surface having adhesive thereon for attaching the device to the body of the patient. The device also has a securement member attached to the base pad. The securement member preferably has a rigid member base with a flexible gear rack extending from one side and an adjustable locking device extending from the other side. The locking device is adjustably lockable to the gear rack by a lock case with a ratchet and at least one open side. A center pad is mounted on the rigid member base and a lock pad is mounted adjacent to the locking device. The base pad can also further comprise a transparent window.
US09526864B2	Retraction and aspiration device for treating embolism and associated systems and methods Retraction and aspiration devices, systems, and methods are disclosed herein. One aspect of the present technology, for example, is directed toward an apparatus for use with a catheter system configured to enable intravascular delivery of an interventional device to a treatment site in a blood vessel. The apparatus can include a housing configured to be releasably coupled to a proximal portion of the catheter system and an actuation mechanism coupled to the housing. The actuation mechanism can include a lever movably coupled to the housing, a locking portion configured to engage a portion of the catheter system, and a pressure source coupled to the housing and the actuation mechanism. Movement of the lever simultaneously activates the pressure source to generate pressure, and moves the locking portion to engage and retract at least a portion of the catheter system.
US09526862B2	Medical tube and flexibility-variable mechanism with the same A medical tube which is highly flexible and has a very small diameter and a flexibility-variable mechanism having the medical tube are provided. The medical tube includes an interior tube and a plurality of annular segments of a cylindrical shape into which the interior tube is inserted. The medical tube is configured by sequentially connecting the plurality of annular segments while the interior tube is inserted inside of the plurality of annular segments. Each annular segment includes a fitting portion that allows any other annular segment to be fitted to the annular segment, and a fitted portion which may be fitted on the fitting portion of any other annular segment, which has a diameter that increases toward an end of the annular segment and includes at least one slit extending in a direction crossing a diametric direction. When the spacing of the slit is narrowed, the fitting portion of the annular segment and the fitted portion of any other annular segment are engaged with each other so that the annular segments are fixed to each other.
US09526861B2	Symmetrical tip acute catheter A medical catheter assembly includes a catheter tip coupled to a distal end of an elongate catheter member and is symmetric about a plane defined by a septum of the elongate catheter member. The catheter tip defines first and second lumens, and the catheter tip defines first and second openings in the distal portion of the catheter tip. Each opening of the catheter tip is defined by a respective side surface of the catheter tip. Each opening is in fluid communication with a respective one of the first and second lumens of the catheter tip and with a respective one of a pair of lumens defined by the elongate catheter member. The distance between upper and lower surfaces of the catheter tip decreases from a distal end of the proximal portion toward a closed distal end of the catheter tip.
US09526858B2	Inhalers and housing caps for inhalers An inhaler for inhalation into the airway of a user, the inhaler having a housing at least partially defining a flow passageway extending through the inhaler from an air inlet to an outlet, the inhaler including a valve for selectively restricting the flow passageway.
US09526852B2	Method and apparatus for improving flow and pressure estimation in CPAP systems A CPAP apparatus in which the swing in pressure at the patient interface is adjusted by regulating the air flow from the flow generator through an air delivery conduit taking into account a pressure drop representative of the inertance of the airflow in the air delivery conduit during the increase of air flow from the flow generator.
US09526845B2	Safety device for a pre-filled syringe and injection device A needle shield comprising at least two different plastic materials of different flexibility and a central aperture of variable diameter. The central aperture comprises a first diameter for retaining a needle cap therein. The diameter of the central aperture changes upon removal of the needle cap from the first diameter to a second diameter by virtue of a memory effect of the material of the needle shield. The needle shield is made by an injection molding process.
US09526842B2	Apparatus and method for measuring dose in injector Provided is an apparatus and method for measuring a dose in an injector, which is capable of measuring a dose without modifying the mechanical structure of the injector. A number sleeve is provided to pass through an injector body and is connected to be spirally movable, and a pattern for dose measurement is formed on an outer periphery of the number sleeve. The injector body includes a sensor for sensing the pattern formed on the number sleeve when the number sleeve performs a spiral movement, and a controller for measuring a dose according to a spiral movement distance of the number sleeve through the sensor.
US09526830B2	Wearable pump assembly A wearable infusion pump assembly includes a reusable housing assembly, and a disposable housing assembly including a reservoir for receiving an infusible fluid. A releasable engagement assembly is configured to allow the reusable housing assembly to releasably engage the disposable housing assembly. A detachable external infusion set is configured to deliver the infusible fluid to a user.
US09526829B2	Flow based pressure isolation and fluid delivery system including flow based pressure isolation and flow initiating mechanism The fluid delivery system includes a pressurizing device for delivering a pressurized injection fluid, a low pressure fluid delivery system, and a pressure isolation mechanism adapted for fluid communication with the pressurizing device and low pressure fluid delivery system. The pressure isolation mechanism includes a housing defining an inlet port, an isolation port, and an internal cavity. The housing defines a seal seat in the internal cavity between the inlet port and isolation port. A valve member is disposed in the internal cavity. The valve member is free floating in the internal cavity and is adapted to engage the seal seat. The valve member has an open position permitting fluid communication between the inlet port and isolation port, and is fluid flow responsive to fluid flow in the inlet port to engage the seal seat and attain a closed position preventing fluid flow between the inlet port and isolation port.
US09526828B2	Flow-controlling catheter hub Among other things, a flow-controlling catheter hub configured to connect with and adjust fluid flow to a catheter is shown. The hub includes a main body, a valve, and a luer fitting adapter. The main body, valve, and luer fitting adapter each have an interior passageway to receive and conduct fluid flow when the parts are assembled together. The valve is configured to engage the interior passageway of the main body to block fluid flow when the valve is in a closed position. When the valve is in an open position the valve is moved away from the interior passageway of the main body and fluid flows through the interior passageway of the main body. The luer fitting adapter freely rotates in the valve while the valve is adjusted relative to the main body. Adjustment of fluid flow to the catheter is possible without disturbing connections between parts.
US09526821B2	Blood separation and concentration system This invention provides an apparatus and methods to consistently separate and concentrate selected blood components. The system includes, e.g., a computerized fluid handling system to transfer blood components between a centrifugal blood separation disc, containers and a concentrator.
US09526818B2	Protective cap for driveline cable connector A protective cap for fluidly sealing a connector of a cable is provided. The protective cap includes a flexible body having an interior cavity with a distal opening through which the connector is inserted. The distal opening is defined by an annular ridge that engages a cable portion proximal the connector to fluidly seal the entire connector within the cavity. The body portion may have an oval-shaped cross-section while the interior cavity is cylindrical so that the portions wider portions of the body provide longitudinal rigidity to facilitate installation and removal of the cap by a manual pushing and pulling. A tether may be included to attach the cap to a distal portion of the cable. The protective cap and tether may be integrally formed of a soft, highly flexible material to improve ease of use, biocompatibility and patient comfort.
US09526817B2	Wound cleansing apparatus with stress An apparatus for cleansing wounds with means for stressing the wound bed and optionally tissue surrounding the wound, in which irrigant fluid from a reservoir connected to a conformable wound dressing and wound exudate from the dressing are recirculated by a devise for moving fluid through a flow path which passes through the dressing and a means for fluid cleansing and back to the dressing. The cleansing means (which may be a single-phase, e.g. micro-filtration, system or a two-phase, e.g. dialytic system) removes materials deleterious to wound healing, and the cleansed fluid, still containing materials that are beneficial in promoting wound healing, is returned to the wound bed. The means for stressing the wound bed and optionally tissue surrounding the wound promotes wound healing. The dressing and a method of treatment using the apparatus.
US09526813B2	Intraluminal polymeric devices for the treatment of aneurysms Novel medical devices and uses thereof for lining a blood vessel and/or treating an aneurysm are disclosed herein. The device comprises a non-metallic expandable tubular structure, implantable in a body vessel and being made, at least in part, from a polymeric system characterized by a stiffness which changes upon stimulation under physiological conditions. Novel polymeric systems are further disclosed herein, which are configured to produce a polymeric material upon stimulation under physiological conditions, such that a stiffness of said polymeric material is higher than a stiffness of said system. Uses of polymer systems in the manufacture of a device are further disclosed.
US09526810B2	Systems, devices, components and methods for improved acoustic coupling between a bone conduction hearing device and a patient's head or skull Disclosed are various embodiments of systems, devices, components and methods for improving acoustic coupling between a bone conduction hearing device (BCHD) and a patient's head or skull. Such systems, devices, components and methods include disposing a gel or paste between the BCHD and the patient's skin, hair and/or skull. The gel or paste improves the transmission of acoustic signals generated by a transducer in the BCHD to the patients head or skull by providing a more efficient and improved intermediary acoustic medium for the transmission of acoustic signals to the patient's head or skull.
US09526808B2	Air freshening device An air freshening device includes a liquid supply operable to supply liquid fragrance material, a wick in contact with the liquid supply, a conductive mesh material operable to retain the liquid material in interstices thereof, and a power supply operable to apply voltage across the mesh material so as to heat the mesh material and the liquid fragrance material contained in interstices of the mesh material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid. The air freshening device is operable to substantially prevent deposition of the vaporized liquid material.
US09526807B2	Breathing assistance apparatus The present invention provides a breathing assistance apparatus that has a convenient and effective method of cleaning internal conduits inside the apparatus. The breathing assistance apparatus is preferably a gases supply and humidification device. The cleaning method is a method of disinfection that is automated so minimal training is required to disinfect in particular an internal elbow conduit within the device. It is therefore not necessary to dismantle the gases supply and humidification device, therefore, inadvertent damage to the internal parts of the device is avoided. The present invention also provides a method of disinfecting a heated breathing conduit and a patient interface.
US09526803B2	Diagnostic chewing gum for pathogens Described herein is a diagnostic chewing gum for identifying the presence of pathogens detectable via the mouth, in particular pathogens residing in nasal, oropharyngeal, laryngeal, oesophageal, ocular and/or pulmonal tissue of a user, more particularly pathogens selected from among a virus, bacterium, protozoa, prion, fungus or a combination thereof. The inventive diagnostic chewing gum includes a base material or particles (3) embedded and/or attached to the base material and an element (1, 5-7), like e.g. a releasable flavor molecule, attached to the base material and/or the particles, for the generation of a change in the chewing gum directly detectable by the user, wherein the element (1, 5-7) generates the change upon direct or indirect contact with a marker (4) which is released by the pathogens, or, in case of a virus or prion, by the cellular structure hosting it.
US09526797B2	Combination IL-2 immunoconjugate therapy The present invention provides combinations of (a) an immunoconjugate comprising a first antibody engineered to have reduced effector function and an effector moiety, and (b) a second antibody engineered to have increased effector function, for use in treating a disease in an individual in need thereof. Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the combinations, and methods of using them.
US09526795B2	N-BOC-dendrimers and their conjugates Asymmetrical dendritic compound of the Formula (I) as described herein can contain multiple functional moieties as represented by R1 and R2 in Formula (I). In various embodiments, the functional moieties include N-Boc, a targeting ligand, a drug, and/or an imaging agent. A number of such functionalized asymmetrical dendritic compounds can be used for various therapies, including cancer treatment.
US09526793B1	Salts of phenylethylamines and inorganic acids and methods of use thereof Disclosed are salts of 2-phenylethylamines and deprotonated inorganic acids, compositions and formulations containing the same, and methods of making and using the salts, compositions and formulations.
US09526786B2	Thermostabilization of proteins Provided are compositions comprising a cocaine esterase (CocE) and a compound that thermostabilizes the CocE. Also provided are methods of thermostabilizing a cocaine esterase. Additionally provided are methods of treating a mammal undergoing a cocaine-induced condition. Methods of determining whether a compound is a thermostabilizing agent for a protein are also provided. Uses of the above-described compositions for the treatment of a cocaine-induced condition is additionally provided. Additionally provided is an isolated nucleic acid encoding a CocE polypeptide having the substitutions L169K and G173Q, and the CocE polypeptide encoded by that nucleic acid, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Further provided is the use of that composition for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a cocaine-induced condition and for the treatment of a cocaine-induced condition.
US09526783B1	Spray composition for treating and preventing diaper rash A composition for treating and preventing diaper rash comprises zinc oxide, dimethicone, mineral oil, a suspending agent, and an emulsifier. The emulsifier has a Hydrophile-Lipophile Balance number of at most 4.5 and the composition is sprayable. The suspending agent may be a hydrophobic clay.
US09526777B2	Methods for the induction of ebola virus-specific immune responses comprising administering a replication-defective chimpanzee adenovirus vector expressing the ebola virus glycoprotein This invention provides vaccines for inducing an immune response and protection against filovirus infection for use as a preventative vaccine in humans. In particular, the invention provides chimpanzee adenoviral vectors expressing filovirus proteins from different strains of Ebola virus (EBOV) or Marburg virus (MARV).
US09526775B2	Glycoengineered outer membrane vesicles and use thereof as vaccines The present application relates to glycoengineered outer membrane vesicles obtained from recombinant, gram-negative bacteria comprising hetereologous DNA encoding an enzyme or enzymes that produce a heterologous glycan that replaces all or a portion of the naturally-occurring O antigen in the lipopolysaccharides of the bacteria. Also provided by the present application are immunogenic compositions and vaccines prepared from the glycoengineered outer membrane vesicles expressing the heterologous glycans at their surface.
US09526769B2	Macrocylic oximyl hepatitis C protease inhibitors The present invention discloses compounds of formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3-NS4A protease. Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.
US09526768B2	Compositions for the treatment of cancer The present invention relates to novel compositions comprising proteolytic enzymes and fining agents as well as methods for the treatment and/or prevention of cancer using these compositions.
US09526765B2	Delivery of therapeutic agents by a collagen binding protein Methods of delivering therapeutic agents by administering compositions including a bacterial collagen-binding polypeptide segment linked to the therapeutic agent to subjects in need of treatment with the therapeutic agent are provided. Methods of treating hyperparathyroidism, and hair loss using compositions comprising a collagen binding polypeptide and a PTH/PTHrP receptor agonist are provided. In addition, methods of reducing hair regrowth by administering a composition including a collagen binding polypeptide and a PTH/PTHrP receptor antagonist are provided.
US09526763B2	Solvent/polymer solutions as suspension vehicles A nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle that is capable of suspending an active agent. The nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle includes at least one solvent and at least one polymer and is formulated to exhibit phase separation upon contact with an aqueous environment. The at least one solvent may be selected from the group consisting of benzyl benzoate, decanol, ethyl hexyl lactate, and mixtures thereof and the at least one polymer may be selected from the group consisting of a polyester, pyrrolidone, ester of an unsaturated alcohol, ether of an unsaturated alcohol, polyoxyethylenepolyoxypropylene block copolymer, and mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, the at least one solvent is benzyl benzoate and the at least one polymer is polyvinylpyrrolidone. A stable, nonaqueous suspension formulation that includes the nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle and an active agent, and a method of forming the same, are also disclosed.
US09526762B1	Multidomain peptides for promoting angiogenesis The present disclosure provides a composition comprising a multi-domain peptide capable of self-assembly into a nanofibrous hydrogel structure capable of stimulating a robust angiogenic response. In one embodiment, the composition comprises a short 15 amino acid VEGF-165 peptide mimic conjugated to a 16 amino acid multidomain peptide. A method for promoting angiogenesis and/or treating ischemic wounds in a subject is also provided.
US09526747B2	Use of multipotent adult stem cells in treatment of myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure The invention provides isolated stem cells of non-embryonic origin that can be maintained in culture in the undifferentiated state or differentiated to form cells of multiple tissue types. Also provided are methods of isolation and culture, as well as therapeutic uses for the isolated cells in cardiac indications.
US09526738B2	Topical gels and methods of using the same Provided according to some embodiments of the invention are topical gels that may release nitric oxide. Also provided are methods of using such topical gels in the treatment of wounds and other skin ailments. The topical gels comprise diazeniutndiolate-functionalized polysiloxane macromolecules.
US09526735B2	Method for suppressing surgical site infection and column to be used for the method An object of the present invention is to provide a method for suppressing surgical site infections (SSI) that have occurred at extremely high incidence rates at the time of surgical operations and particularly surgical operations on digestive system organs, and to provide a column to be used for the method. According to the present invention, a method is provided for suppressing surgical site infections, which comprises the steps of: (a) administering a chemotherapeutic drug for treating and/or preventing a surgical site infection; and (b) collecting blood from a surgical subject and removing leukocytes that comprise neutrophils from the blood during or within 24 hours after surgical operation, and then returning the blood from which the leukocytes have been removed to the surgical subject. The present invention also provides a column for blood circulation which is filled with a carrier having affinity for leukocytes comprising neutrophils, which is used for suppressing a surgical site infection during or within 24 hours after surgical operation on a digestive system organ.
US09526727B2	Inhibitors of beta-secretase The present invention relates to spirocyclic acylguanidines and their use as inhibitors of theβ-secretase enzyme (BACE1) activity, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and methods of using the same as therapeutic agents in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, disorders characterized by cognitive decline, cognitive impairment, dementia and diseases characterized by production of β-amyloid aggregates.
US09526718B2	Combination of effective substances causing synergistic effects of multiple targeting and use thereof Disclosed are a combination of active components inducing synergistic effects of multi-targeting and a use thereof. More particularly, disclosed are a functional food composition, a cosmetic composition, a pain-suppressive composition, and a composition for treatment or prevention of pruritus or atopic dermatitis, which comprise as active components, two or more components selected from a group consisting of (a) a 5-hydroxytryptamine subtype 2 (5-HT2) receptor antagonist; (b) a P2X receptor antagonist; and (c) any one of a glycine receptor agonist, a glycine transporter (GlyT) antagonist, a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor agonist, and a GABA transporter 1 (GAT1) antagonist.
US09526711B2	Biphenyl-3-carboxylic acid modulators of beta-3-adrenoreceptor The present invention relates to new biphenyl-3-carboxylic acid modulators of beta-3-adrenoceptor activity, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof.
US09526704B2	Pharmaceutical compositions for treating or preventing pain Methods and compositions are provided which comprise effective amounts of one or more analgesics, such as hydrocodone or acetaminophen, and an antiemetic, such as promethazine, to treat or prevent pain in a subject, and to reduce or prevent an adverse effect associated with the analgesics.
US09526698B2	Formulations of aminoglycoside and fosfomycin combinations and methods and systems for treatment of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) and ventilator associated tracheal (VAT) bronchitis The present invention is antibiotic compositions, ventilator-based systems and methods relating to ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and ventilator-associated tracheal (VAT) bronchitis. Antibiotic combinations of fosfomycin and an aminoglycoside, preferably amikacin, are administered via an inline nebulizer within the airway of the ventilator. Humidified conditions create an improved aerosol mist to treat VAP and VAT.
US09526697B2	Formulations of aminoglycoside and fosfomycin combinations and methods and systems for treatment of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) and ventilator associated tracheal (VAT) bronchitis The present invention is antibiotic compositions, ventilator-based systems and methods relating to ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and ventilator-associated tracheal (VAT) bronchitis. Antibiotic combinations of fosfomycin and an aminoglycoside, preferably amikacin, are administered via an inline nebulizer within the airway of the ventilator. Humidified conditions create an improved aerosol mist to treat VAP and VAT.
US09526694B2	Treatment of thrombocytopenia using orally administered interferon An interferon composition is provided for enhancing the platelet count, reducing the recurrence rate of hepatitis, and/or improving the social function of hepatitis patients. The method comprises administering a low dose of IFN (about 5 IU to about 2500 IU of IFN-alpha) to a patient in need thereof. In one embodiment the IFN is alpha IFN or beta IFN, and more particularly, in one embodiment the administered biologically active IFN is human alpha IFN.
US09526688B2	Water-based liquid cosmetic [Object] Provided is a water-based liquid cosmetic which exhibits excellent usability such as density of drawn line and convenience of drawing as well as can discharge a sufficient amount of liquid even when being formed into an automatic pen type, and also can form a cosmetic film exhibiting both lasting properties and washability.[Solving Means] The water-based liquid cosmetic according to the present invention is a water-based liquid cosmetic which includes a film-forming agent, a coloring pigment, and water, in which a sulfonated polyester (A) and a polymer (B) containing an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer as a constitutional unit are contained at from 2 to 11% by mass and from 2 to 18% by mass with respect to a total amount of the cosmetic, respectively, as the film-forming agent.
US09526683B2	Inorganic composite powder coated with octyl methoxycinnamate, and ultraviolet blocking cosmetic composition using same Disclosed is an inorganic composite powder containing an inorganic ultraviolet filter, and a method for preparing the same. The present invention also relates to an SPF and PA which can be employed in the preparation of the inorganic composite powder using Octyl Methoxycinnamate (OMC) without loss of the OMC in the range of 0.1 to 60% and which have superior ultraviolet blocking effects.
US09526673B2	Blister cards promoting intuitive dosing A portable blister card including a front side and a back side opposite the front side. The front side includes a face having a width, a right side edge, a left side edge, a top edge, and an outer periphery. In addition, the front side includes a first blister and a second blister extending outwardly at the face and a primary manufacturer indicia area comprising a manufacturer indicator visible on the front side. The first blister contains a first unit dose and the second blister contains a second unit dose, wherein the first and second unit doses are different. The back side includes regulatory information that remains on the back side when each unit dose is removed from each blister through the back side of the card.
US09526671B2	Hand held exercise and fitness device The present invention is directed to Hand Held Exercise and Fitness Devices that deals with exercise, fitness and therapeutic massage that may be held in the hand and used for a wide range of wrist, forearm and shoulder manipulation, massage and fitness exercises. The preferred embodiment will be in the shape of an Indian club with a light weight handle and a soft flexible polymer head that can have a variety of materials in the inner cavity. The second embodiment will have the head in the shape of a sledge hammer with a long handle and constructed in a similar fashion as the preferred embodiment.
US09526663B2	Power lift and transfer system and method A power lift and transfer system and method are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the power lift and transfer system and method may be realized as a power lift and transfer system. The power lift and transfer system may move, stow, and carry a mobility device for a user with a disability, and then assist the person with the disability to transfer in and out of a vehicle. The power lift and transfer system may further transport the wheeled or other mobility device from a position in a rear or on top of the vehicle to passenger or driver areas of the vehicle, and then assist the user by means of a conveyor belt to transfer laterally into the automobile seat.
US09526661B2	Facial structure stabilization methods and apparatus Certain embodiments disclosed herein are directed to methods and apparatus for extended support and maintenance of facial structures by molding and maintaining the skin and underlying fat, fillers and muscle with supportive soft silicone gel pads that apply desired pressure to the structures underlying the skin. In one embodiment, a facial support apparatus is provided that includes a pair of ear connection members connected to at least one pair of facial region support members, wherein each facial region support member comprises an inner skin facing surface that is releasably self-adhesive to a user's skin.
US09526660B2	Breathable interface system for topical reduced pressure A reduced pressure tissue treatment system includes an applicator having an aperture, a first pad section, and a second pad section substantially covering the aperture and positioned substantially adjacent the first pad section. A fabric layer is located at least partially between the second pad section and the drape, and the fabric layer includes a woven or non-woven fabric made from a fiber material. A drape substantially covers the first pad section, the second pad section, the fabric layer, and the applicator. A reduced pressure source is in fluid communication with at least one of the first pad section and the fabric layer for providing reduced pressure to the aperture.
US09526654B2	Ophthalmic implant for delivering therapeutic substances Described are implantable therapeutic devices, systems and methods to treat a patient. The device includes a hollow refillable housing for implantation within the posterior segment of an eye through a penetration in the sclera including a proximal retention structure protruding outward from a proximal end region of the housing, an access portion opening, and a penetrable barrier positioned at least in part within the access portion opening, the penetrable barrier configured to be repeatedly penetrated. A rigid porous structure is positioned within a region of the housing away from the access portion opening into a reservoir chamber extends along an axis between the penetrable barrier and the porous structure includes a volume sized to deliver therapeutic amounts of a therapeutic agent to the eye for an extended period of time. A cover is coupled to at least an upper surface of the proximal retention structure.
US09526651B2	Lower leg supporter A lower leg supporter supports a gastrocnemius muscle from upper, lower, left, and right sides without interfering with movement of an Achilles tendon and which can suppress excessive vibration or deformation of such muscle to reduce a wearer's fatigue. The lower leg supporter includes a first anchor section that secures a tubular knitted fabric to a below-knee part, a second anchor section that secures the tubular knitted fabric to an above-ankle part, and an X-shaped gastrocnemius muscle support section located at a joining part of such muscle and an Achilles tendon on the back surface side of the tubular knitted fabric. Two ends of the X-shaped knitted fabric are joined to the first anchor section to support the gastrocnemius muscle. The other two ends of the X-shaped knitted fabric are joined to the second anchor section, and extend to both edges of the Achilles tendon.
US09526648B2	Intragastric device for treating obesity A gastrointestinal device for treating obesity includes a three-dimensional porous structure configurable between a compressed pre-deployment configuration to facilitate delivery and an expanded post-deployment configuration. The porous structure includes a first opening at its proximal end and a larger second opening at its distal end. The porous structure also includes a sleeve coupled to its distal end. Optionally, the device further includes a suture at the proximal end of the wire mesh structure to facilitate retrieval and an anti-migration component positioned at the junction of the porous structure with the sleeve. The porous structure is deployed in a patient's stomach such that the anti-migration component sits proximal to the patient's pylorus and prevents migration of the entirety of the device into and through the pylorus. The sleeve extends through the pylorus, into the duodenum and ends in the duodenum or jejunum. Food enters the device from the first opening at the proximal end of the porous structure, passes through the porous structure and sleeve, and exits at the distal end of the sleeve. The device treats obesity by providing a relatively immovable volume occupying structure in the stomach and a bypass for food past the pylorus and proximal portion of the small intestine. Optionally, the device further acts to slow the passage of food through the digestive tract. Patients with the device experience satiety more quickly and have a prolonged sensation of satiety.
US09526645B2	Safety mechanism for an implantable device deployment apparatus Systems and methods are disclosed for delivering a stent to a lumen internal to a body of a patient and for sheathing a stent just prior to an insertion procedure. One embodiment comprises a delivery device having a partially sheathed configuration, a fully sheathed delivery configuration, and a deployed configuration. A panchor (combination pusher and anchor) is configured to engage and limit proximal and distal movement of the implantable device. An outer sheath surrounds a distal portion of an inner member and retains the implantable device near the distal end. The outer sheath is slidably moveable relative to the inner member to deploy the implantable device. Proximal movement of a trigger results in movement of the outer sheath to deploy the implantable device. A sheathing mechanism is configured to crimp and fully sheathe the implantable device prior to a deployment procedure.
US09526640B2	Anti-migration micropatterned stent coating An endoprosthesis has an expanded state and a contracted state, the endoprosthesis includes a stent having an inner surface defining a lumen, having an outer surface, and defining a plurality of apertures through the outer surface, wherein the apertures are arranged in a micropattern; and a coating (e.g., polymeric coating) attached to the outer surface of the stent. The coating includes a base and a tissue engagement portion including a second surface facing outwardly from the stent, the tissue engagement portion including a structure that defines a plurality of holes extending inwardly from the second surface toward the base. The holes are arranged in a micropattern. When the endoprosthesis is expanded to the expanded state in a lumen defined by a vessel wall, the structure applies a force that may reduce stent migration by creating an interlock between the vessel wall and the endoprosthesis.
US09526635B2	Actuated leg orthotics or prosthetics for amputees A prosthetic or orthotic device can include at least one device portion and a joint portion for providing for the at least one device portion to pivot between flexion and extension movements relative to another adjacent device portion or an adjacent limb segment of a user. In some embodiments, a prosthetic or orthotic device can include a compliant transmission assembly in operational communication with the joint portion. The compliant transmission assembly can include a compliant member and a pivot. The pivot can be interposed between the compliant member and the joint portion. In some embodiments, the compliant member absorbs energy when a torque is applied.
US09526623B2	Spinal disc annulus closure device An implant (300) for repair of a spinal inter-vertebral disc, constituted of a first section and a second section, each having: a support member section (110); a proximal support member secured to the proximal end of the support member section and arranged to extend proximally thereof, the proximal support member (170) arranged in a deployed configuration to distend in the direction of the first face (130) of the support member section (110); and a pair of one inter-annulus support members (170), each of the pair of inter-annulus support members optionally exhibiting a plurality of stacked layers, arranged so as to cooperating under ejection forces to act as a single layer, the support member section of the first section secured to the support member section of the second section such that the second face of the first section faces the second face of the second section.
US09526621B2	Expandable porous mesh bag device and methods of use for reduction, filling, fixation and supporting of bone The invention provides a method of correcting numerous bone abnormalities including bone tumors and cysts, avascular necrosis of the femoral head, tibial plateau fractures and compression fractures of the spine. The abnormality may be corrected by first accessing and boring into the damaged tissue or bone and reaming out the damaged and/or diseased area using any of the presently accepted procedures or the damaged area may be prepared by expanding a bag within the damaged bone to compact cancellous bone. After removal and/or compaction of the damaged tissue the bone is stabilized.
US09526614B2	System for improving the function of a heart valve A device for improving the function of a heart valve comprises a first loop-shaped support, which is configured to abut a first side of the heart valve, and a second loop-shaped support, which is configured to abut a second side of the heart valve opposite to said first side, whereby a portion of the valve tissue is trapped between the first and second supports. An outer boundary of the second support is greater than an outer boundary of the first support.
US09526606B2	Apparatus and method for reconstructing a ligament A method of revising a graft in a bone tunnel including unpinning a graft ligament support block from within a bone tunnel in a host bone, withdrawing the graft ligament support block from the bone tunnel to create a vacated bone tunnel, advancing a graft ligament support block into the vacated bone tunnel, and pinning the graft ligament support block within the bone tunnel. In one embodiment, the graft ligament support block includes a body having a graft hole and a transverse fixation pin hole extending through the body. The graft hole and the transverse fixation pin hole extend substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body. An installation tool can be provided for inserting the graft ligament support block into the bone tunnel.
US09526605B2	Multi valve anti-reflux prosthesis A prosthesis and a method of controlling flow through a bodily lumen are provided. The prosthesis includes a body having a proximal portion, a distal portion and a lumen extending therethrough. The prosthesis also includes a first valve and a second valve operably connected to the body. The first valve has a proximal portion, a distal portion, a distal end extending distally relative to the proximal portion of the body and a lumen extending through the first valve. The first valve is closed in the absence of a second and third pressure that are greater than a first pressure. The second valve has a proximal portion, a distal portion, a distal end extending distally relative to a proximal portion of the body and a lumen extending through the second valve, the distal end of the first valve extending distal to the distal end of the second valve.
US09526594B2	Dental post and method for its fabrication A dental post consisting of fiber-reinforced material with substantially uniformly directed fibers and mountable in a tooth root canal for fixing a dental prosthetic structure on a tooth stump and a method for its fabrication.For improving the light conduction properties within the post, at least a fraction of said fibers are adapted for light conduction within said post and said post comprises a tapered portion extending towards its second end, wherein at least a fraction of said light conducting fibers extend from the first end of said post to the circumferential surface of said tapered portion.An advantageous fabrication method of the dental post comprises forming of a composite structure of uniform cross-section with substantially uniformly directed light conducting fibers in a pultrusion process and shaping of at least a portion of the circumferential surface of said composite structure in order to provide a tapered portion extending towards the second end of said composite structure.
US09526591B2	Procedure and device for enabling a dental element to be applied to a dental arch A process of applying at least one dental element to a patient's arch employs a device having a support tray shaped to fit to at least a portion of a patient's dental arch. A formed, liquid-soluble material (such as a thin starch layer formed from a starch sheet) is supported by the support tray and holds at least one dental element in a location for allowing an exposed surface of the at least one dental element to be applied to a patient's dental arch. Afterwards, the support tray is removed from the liquid-soluble material and the liquid-soluble is removed by dissolving it in a liquid, such as water.
US09526589B2	Concentricity-optimized tool clamping system for dental angled handpieces and dental turbines A clamping device for a dental tool in a dental turbine handpiece having at least one clamping lever. The clamping lever permits a tool shank to be clamped.The structure allows for more accurate relative positioning and improved concentricity of the dental tool after clamping.
US09526587B2	Fiducial marker design and detection for locating surgical instrument in images The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and tools for tool tracking using image-derived data from one or more tool-located reference features. A method includes: capturing a first image of a tool that includes multiple features that define a first marker, where at least one of the features of the first marker includes an identification feature; determining a position for the first marker by processing the first image; determining an identification for the first marker by using the at least one identification feature by processing the first image; and determining a tool state for the tool by using the position and the identification of the first marker.
US09526581B2	Automated system and method for harvesting or implanting follicular units Automated systems and methods for operating a procedure tool to perform a procedure (for example, hair transplantation) on a body are provided. One or more mechanisms are configured to produce a combination movement of the procedure tool in response to control signals. A force sensor monitors resistance as the tool moves and transmits information from the force sensor to a computer. Movement of the procedure tool is controlled at least in part based on information from the force sensor.
US09526578B2	Reconfigurable handheld laser treatment systems and methods In one embodiment, a handheld laser treatment apparatus comprises: a handset including a treatment chamber, the treatment chamber having an open treatment aperture; a laser array arranged to project optical energy into the treatment chamber and coupled to a power source; at least one vacuum channel positioned within the treatment chamber and coupled to a vacuum source; a trigger sensor coupled to logic that controls activation of the laser array and the vacuum channel; an attachment sensor arranged to detect which of a plurality of attachments are inserted into the treatment chamber through the treatment aperture. The logic enables activation of the vacuum channel when the attachment sensor detects a first attachment of the plurality of attachments inserted into the treatment aperture. The logic disables activation of the vacuum channel when the attachment sensor detects a second attachment of the plurality of attachments inserted into the treatment aperture.
US09526568B2	Drug-delivery device for use with ablation device A drug-delivery device includes a body configured for attachment to a handle of an ablation device, a shaft portion defining a passageway therein, and a delivery lumen to provide for drug delivery to tissue. The body includes a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a contoured portion disposed therebetween. The contoured portion is configured for engagement with a contoured portion of the handle of the ablation device. The shaft portion includes a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the shaft engages with an opening defined in the distal end of the body. The passageway of the shaft portion is configured to receive the delivery lumen slideably moveably therein. The delivery lumen includes a proximal portion and a distal portion. The drug-delivery device also includes a knob member coupled to the proximal portion of the delivery lumen.
US09526562B2	High-frequency treatment tool Provided is a high-frequency treatment tool including a cylindrical sheath, an electrode member that is made to protrude and be retracted with respect to a distal-end portion of the sheath, and a liquid-feeding unit for feeding a liquid toward the distal-end side inside a flow channel in the sheath, wherein a distal end of the electrode member is provided with a distal-end expanded portion that extends radially outward in a radiating manner and that has a base-end surface that is made to protrude and be retracted with respect to a distal-end portion of the sheath, wherein the sheath is provided with a restricting portion that restricts the movement of the electrode member toward the base-end side at a position at which a portion of the distal-end expanded portion is accommodated inside the sheath and an accommodating portion that can accommodate at least a portion of the distal-end expanded portion.
US09526559B2	Method and system for adjusting source impedance and maximizing output by RF generator An electrosurgical system includes an electrosurgical probe connected to a control console, wherein the probe is capable of coagulating and ablating tissue depending on a selected operating mode. Before operating the system, probe-specific data stored in a memory device associated with the probe is read by a processing device in the console. The data includes source impedance values specific to a coagulation or cutting mode of operation. A constant duty cycle value for a modulated cutting mode also is provided. Depending on the operating mode selected, an RF generator adjusted to have a predetermined source impedance value provides a voltage value to the probe. During the duty-cycled mode, the RF generator generates an instantaneous voltage value output for a duty cycle portion that is less than 100% of a time period, which value is no less than a maximum continuous average voltage value for the electrosurgical probe.
US09526549B2	Bone screw with insert A composite material bone screw comprising an embedded insert. The embedded insert may serve as a thread cutting tool by covering at least one cutting edge of the screw.
US09526538B2	Methods and apparatus for treating vertebral fractures Methods and apparatus for treating bones, including, in one or more embodiments, methods and apparatus for treatment of vertebral fractures that include a containment assembly for cement containment and/or a balloon assembly for maintaining vertebral height. A containment assembly comprising a containment jacket adapted to be deployed inside bone; and a dividing wall that separates the interior of the containment jacket into a proximal region and a distal region, the dividing wall having an opening for providing access to the distal region from the proximal region.
US09526535B2	Methods and apparatuses for delivering a rod to a plurality of pedicle screws Embodiments include a system that facilitates placement of a rod through receiving portions of screws placed along the spine. The system includes a rod and a cable detachably connectable to the rod to pull the rod through the receiving portions of the screws. Some embodiments include methods and devices for inserting a rod into a plurality of screws and for ex situ templating of a rod. These can include connecting a cable to a rod, inserting the cable through the plurality of screws, and using the cable to pull the rod into position. The methods of ex situ templating of the rod can include contacting a templating member to each of the screws so that a portion of the templating members replicate the relative positioning of the screws and shaping a rod to match the relative positioning of the portion of the templating members.
US09526528B2	Occipital and bone plate assemblies with mesh portions Occipital plates and assemblies combining occipital plates with one of several types of spinal rods or cervical plates in a procedure to fuse a portion of a skull to a portion of a spine including an occipital plate with mesh portions. The mesh portions may be used to augment the bone screws delivered via through holes in the occipital plate. The mesh portions may be sized so that the gaps in the mesh were bigger than the outer diameter of the bone screw but smaller than the head of the screw so that bone screws could be delivered through the mesh to bind the mesh to the skull.
US09526520B2	Surgical access method and assembly including sleeve and port A surgical access assembly includes a sleeve and a port. The sleeve is adapted for insertion within tissue to access an underlying tissue site. The sleeve defines a first passage therethrough. The first passage has a first diameter. The port defines one or more second passages extending therethrough. The port is adapted for insertion within the first passage of the sleeve in a substantially sealed relationship therewith. The one or more second passages are adapted for a substantially sealed reception of a surgical object therethrough. The one or more second passages have one or more second diameters. The port is selectively removably positionable within the first passage of the sleeve. The first diameter is greater than the one or more second diameters.
US09526516B2	Detachable end effector and loader A surgical device comprises an elongate shaft having an outer tube and an inner rod positioned in the outer tube. The outer tube and inner rod each comprise a distal end and a proximal end. An actuator is operably connected to the proximal ends of the outer tube and the inner rod. An end effector is adapted for in vivo attachment to and detachment from the elongate shaft. The end effector comprises an outer casing comprising a first detent mating feature adapted to engage the distal end of the outer tube; an inner shuttle axially moveable relative the outer casing, the shuttle comprising a second detent mating feature adapted to engage the distal end of the inner rod; and a pair of surgical jaws having an opened position and closed position dependant on the relative axial position of the shuttle and casing. A tubular loader is sized to receive the end effector, the tubular loader comprising third detent mating feature adapted engage end effector.
US09526511B2	Depth controllable and measurable medical driver devices and methods of use Disclosed are devices and methods for creating a bore in bone. The devices and methods described involve driving a rotating bit in an axial direction such that both rotation and linear movement are controlled and measurable. The instrument is useful for a surgeon to control and simultaneously measure the travel of the tool into the bone and prevent injury to surrounding structures.
US09526507B2	System for use in treatment of vertebral fractures Methods and devices that displace bone or other hard tissue to create a cavity in the tissue. Where such methods and devices rely on a driving mechanism for providing moving of the device to form a profile that improves displacement of the tissue. These methods and devices also allow for creating a path or cavity in bone for insertion of bone cement or other filler to treat a fracture or other condition in the bone. The features relating to the methods and devices described herein can be applied in any region of bone or hard tissue where the tissue or bone is displaced to define a bore or cavity instead of being extracted from the body such as during a drilling or ablation procedure.
US09526502B2	Surgical string applicator for anastomosis surgery A surgical string applicator and method of use for anastomosis surgery are provided. The surgical string applicator includes an elongate shaft, a string applying assembly including a pair of opposing jaws connected to a distal end of the shaft, one or more jaws including one or more grooves along an inner surface of the jaw, each of the grooves configured to receive therein at least a portion of a surgical string, such as a zip-tie, and a string fastening mechanism adapted to engage and fasten the surgical string; and a handle portion connected to the proximal end of the shaft; the handle portion including control mechanisms adapted to open and close at least one of the jaws and to actuate the string fastening mechanism. Further provided is an intra-lumenal position guide to be used together with the surgical string applicator.
US09526498B2	Surgical device with a trigger lockout mechanism device A surgical device includes a handle assembly, a drive assembly, and a lockout mechanism. The handle assembly includes a fixed handle and a moveable handle. The moveable handle includes an internal end defining an opening. The opening includes a toothed rack. The moveable handle has an initial position and a full-squeezed position. In the initial position, the moveable handle is spaced-apart from the fixed handle. In the full-squeezed position, the moveable handle is approximated toward the fixed handle. The drive assembly is disposed within the handle assembly and is engaged by the toothed rack. The lockout mechanism is disposed with in the handle assembly and is engaged with the moveable handle to prevent movement of the moveable handle towards the initial position before the moveable handle reaches the full-squeezed position.
US09526494B1	Bone anchor delivery system device and method A bone anchor delivery system device has a retractable punch driver assembly and a bone anchor assembly for attachment onto the punch driver assembly. The punch driver assembly has a retractable punch shaft and a guide for receiving the retractable punch shaft. The punch shaft is linearly movable relative to the guide and the punch shaft having an extended length with bone penetrating tip at a first end. The bone anchor assembly has a bone anchor having a hollow body, a punch, an intermediate lock. The intermediate lock is stowed at a distal end portion inside the hollow body of the bone anchor near a proximal end of the punch and when moved toward a proximal end of the bone anchor the intermediate lock moves inside and expands the hollow body diametrically increasing in size to secure the bone anchor to a bone opening.
US09526486B2	Methods and apparatus for joint distraction A method of treating a patient's joint having opposing joint surfaces includes providing an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end and an expandable member near the distal end. The expandable member is positioned in the joint between the joint surfaces and expanded so as to separate the joint surfaces away from one another into a distracted position. The joint is manipulated while in the distracted position so that the joint is distracted and in flexion. A diagnostic or therapeutic procedure is then performed on the joint while maintaining the joint in the flexed and distracted position.
US09526479B2	Endoscopic instrument for retrograde biopsy, in particular synovial biopsy The present invention relates to an endoscopic instrument for retrograde biopsy, in particular synovial biopsy, comprising a head unit (12) having a distal tip portion (36) for penetrating tissue, a jaw part (24) with a tissue engaging formation (38) for removing the biopsy specimen, the jaw part (24) being pivotable from an idle position to an operating position in the direction of the distal tip portion (36) and back, wherein the tissue engaging formation (38) is essentially oriented away from the distal tip portion (36) in the operating position, as well as a first fluid channel area (76) open to the surrounding area in the region of the head unit (12), wherein the first fluid channel area (76) is at least open to the surrounding area via at least one channel opening (78) provided in the jaw part (24), when the jaw part (24) is in idle position.
US09526478B2	Cord blood perfusion and collection system An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a device and method for collecting cord blood from the umbilical cord and placenta. The device includes a vascular access device, a portable tray container, and a perfusion pump device. The vascular access device includes two vascular access components (VACs) that clamp onto the umbilical cord at the time of delivery to accurately guide cannulation of the vein. After clamping on the VACs, the placenta and VACs are placed into the portable tray container. The portable tray container is a closable and disposable container which features a dock for accepting the VACs and impaling the umbilical vein for vascular access. The dock is also connected to perfusate and collection bags, located on the outside surfaces of the tray. The tray and perfusate and collection bags interfaced with the perfusion pump device to flush out and collect the stem cells from the umbilical cord and placenta.
US09526472B2	Method and arrangement for estimating mineral density of a bone An arrangement is adapted to determine an estimate for mineral density related to a patient's first bone, wherein said first bone is associated with a femoral head, neck and/or a lumbar spine. The estimate determined by determining a first parameter, which is related to a property change in a measurement signal, most preferably an ultrasonic signal, launched towards some second bone of said patient other than the first bone after the measurement signal has been in interaction with said second bone. This is followed by determining an estimate for mineral density related to said patient's first bone by using said first parameter.
US09526454B2	Sensor guide wire comprising a polymer layer A sensor guide wire for an intravascular measurement of at least one physiological or other variable in a living body may have a proximal region, a distal sensor region, and a tip region. The sensor guide wire may further comprise a sensor element arranged in the sensor region, and comprising a sensor portion for measuring the variable and to generate a sensor signal in response to the variable. Furthermore, a core wire, having a longitudinal axis A, and comprising at least a tip core wire portion, extends essentially along the tip region of the sensor guide wire. The tip core wire portion may further comprise a distal tip. At least a major part of the tip core wire portion is provided with a polymer layer essentially enclosing the at least major part. The distal tip of the tip core wire portion may further comprise an enlargement.
US09526452B2	Wearable items providing physiological, environmental and situational parameter monitoring A garment and/or garment system with health-monitoring (e.g., cardiovascular monitoring) capability, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims.
US09526451B1	Force measurement system A force measurement system includes an instrumented treadmill with one or more displaceable components having one or more respective surfaces for receiving one or more respective limbs of the subject, and at least one force transducer. The force measurement system further includes a data processing device configured to receive one or more load signals from the at least one force transducer, to convert the one or more load signals into one or more output load components, and to determine one or more gait parameters for the subject from the one or more output load components; and a sensory output device configured to receive at least one sensory output signal from the data processing device, and to generate at least one of a visual indicator, an audible indicator, and a tactile indicator that is based upon the at least one sensory output signal and provides biofeedback to the subject.
US09526448B2	State estimation device and state estimation program According to the present disclosure, a state estimation device estimating a state of a monitoring target based on an involuntary eye movement of an eyeball of the monitoring target is provided. The state estimation device in the present disclosure includes a microsaccade information acquisition portion obtaining microsaccade information that includes a state of variation of a gaze angle when a microsaccade of the involuntary eye movement occurs, and a state estimation portion estimating the state of the monitoring target based on the microsaccade information.
US09526435B2	Method and determination of cardiac activation from electrograms with multiple deflections A method and system for determining activation times for electric potentials from complex electrograms to identify the location of arrhythmic sources or drivers. The method includes counting a number deflections in a recorded cardiac electrogram signal from at least one electrode for a predetermined amount of time. A deflection time is identified for each of the counted number of deflections. A most negative slope is identified between each of the identified deflections times. Each of the identified most negative slopes is correlated to a possible activation time. Each possible activation time is associated with a corresponding electrode from the at least one electrode. A spatial voltage gradient at each corresponding electrode is calculated for each possible activation time. The greatest spatial voltage gradient is identified. The greatest spatial voltage gradient is correlated to an activation time.
US09526433B2	Wrist-mounted electrocardiography device Wearable devices are described herein including a housing and a mount configured to mount the housing to a wrist of a wearer. The wearable devices further include first and second electrical contacts configured such that the first electrical contact is in contact with skin proximate of the wrist when the wearable device is so mounted. The second electrical contact is disposed on a surface of the wearable device away from the wrist such that, when the wearer contacts the second electrical contact with a finger or other element of the arm opposite the wrist, an electrocardiographic waveform of the wearer can be extracted from voltage fluctuations between the first and second electrodes. Such wearable devices can be used for periodic logging or other applications of the electrocardiographic waveforms of the wearer. Such logged electrocardiographic waveforms could be used to determine a medical or health state of the wearer.
US09526432B2	Enhanced surface and tip for obtaining bioelectrical signals The present invention is a device for providing an enhanced bioelectric sensing probe tip to facilitate locating and obtaining a bioelectric resistance value from a patient for therapeutic and/or diagnostic purpose. One embodiment of the present invention is a probe tip that comprises a uniform array of bristles that contacts a surface layer of a patient's skin to enable the bioelectric probe tip to locate and obtain a bioelectric resistance value from the patient. Another embodiment of the invention is to provide a probe tip cover that prevents foreign material from contaminating the probe tip and to assist in attaching the probe tip to a probe.
US09526431B2	System for noninvasive optical measurements of physiological properties in tissue Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems and methods for noninvasion measurements of physiological properties of tissues. The system comprises a light emitter, an optical detector, a mechanical sensor and a processor. The light emitter is capable of emitting light of at least two different wavelengths and comprises at least one light source. The processor is capable of evaluating physiological properties of the tissues from measurements of the optical and the mechanical sensor. More precisely, the processor is capable of evaluating physiological properties of venous blood by using data measured by the mechanical sensor and the optical detector. For example, the oxygenation of venous blood can be measured. Furthermore, the systems can optionally comprise a light emitter which emits three wavelengths and/or the light emitter and the optical detector are arranged in reflection geometry and are located at a distance of at most 10 mm from each other.
US09526424B2	Apparatus, systems, and methods of in-vivo blood clearing in a lumen In one aspect, the invention relates to a computer-implemented method of triggering optical coherence tomography data collection. The method includes collecting optical coherence tomography data with respect to a vessel using an optical coherence tomography probe disposed in the vessel; determining a clearing radius and a quality value for each frame of optical coherence tomography data collected for the vessel using a computer; determining if a blood clearing state has occurred using at least one clearing radius and at least one quality value; and generating a trigger signal in response to the blood clearing state.
US09526421B2	Mobile wireless customizable health and condition monitor A method and system for wellness monitoring using one or more wellness indicator inputs and values is provided. One or more wellness indicator monitoring devices may be provided for measuring wellness indicator input. The wellness indicator monitoring devices may have one or more sensors and a microcontroller in communication with the one or more sensors. One or more servers may communicate with the one or more wellness indicator monitoring devices over a network. A processor may be configured to manipulate the wellness indicator input, and one or more output device may create a desired output based on the wellness indicator values.
US09526419B2	Garment for physiological characteristics monitoring Monitoring systems for noninvasively monitoring physiological parameters of a subject, including (i) a wearable monitoring garment adapted to cover at least a portion of a subject's torso, and (ii) a magnetometer system that is embedded in the monitoring garment, the magnetometer system including at least paired first transmission and receiver magnetometers and paired second transmission and receiver magnetometers, the magnetometer system being responsive to changes in distance between the paired magnetometers.
US09526416B2	Ophthalmologic apparatus An ophthalmologic apparatus which is capable of preferably executing position matching between an eye and optical system is provided. An ophthalmologic apparatus of an embodiment includes an examination optical system, supporting part, driver, two or more imaging parts, analyzer and controller. The examination optical system is used for an examination of the eye. The supporting part supports a face of a subject. The driver moves the examination optical system and the supporting part relatively and three-dimensionally. The two or more imaging parts substantially simultaneously photograph an anterior eye part of the eye from different directions. The analyzer obtains a three-dimensional position of the eye by analyzing two or more photograph images acquired by the two or more imaging parts substantially simultaneously. The controller controls the driver based on the three-dimensional position to relatively move the examination optical system and the supporting part.
US09526415B2	Ophthalmologic apparatus An ophthalmologic apparatus of an embodiment includes an examination part, a moving mechanism, an information obtaining part, and a controller. The examination part is configured to include an optical system for optically examining an eye. The moving mechanism is configured to move the optical system. The information obtaining part is configured to obtain information for carrying out position matching of the optical system to the eye. The controller is configured to carry out first control for the moving mechanism based on the information obtained by the information obtaining part to move the optical system, determine whether information optically obtained by the optical system after the first control is appropriate to the examination or not, and when it is determined that this information is not appropriate, carry out second control for the moving mechanism in response to a prescribed trigger to move the optical system.
US09526411B2	System for measuring and analyzing ocular temperature, receiving analyzer and methods for using the same A system is used to measure, record and analyze ocular surface temperature. The system comprises an ocular temperature measurement apparatus and a receiving analyzer. The ocular temperature measurement apparatus includes a temperature sensing device and a signal transmitting device. The temperature sensing device obtains data by measuring ocular surface temperature, and the signal transmitting device transmits the data through wireless signals. The receiving analyzer includes a signal receiving unit and an analyzing unit. The signal receiving unit receives the wireless signals, and based on the wireless signals, the analyzing unit analyzes and determines whether the ocular surface temperature is normal.
US09526409B2	Laparoscopic visualization system A Laparoscopic Visualization System comprising a sterile, self-contained, disposable apparatus used in medical procedures for heating and applying an anti-fog solution to the distal end of laparoscopes or surgical devices is presented. It additionally serves as an endoscopic lens protector and cleaner. An efficient heating and narrow range temperature control mechanism is used in combination with an anti-fog solution to provide clear visualization through a distal lens of the surgical device inserted into the system. The configuration prevents the anti-fog solution from spilling out of the system and is designed to also be used as a holder for the surgical scope, protecting the distal lens from impact with a shock absorbent outer shell, prior to, during, and after a medical procedure.
US09526396B2	Dishwasher wherein ozone wash is applied A dishwasher is described having the ozone generator (6) connected to the suction line (4) prior to the circulation pump (3), the ozone gas generated by the ozone generator (6)is provided to be sucked through the connection hose (7) with the vacuum effect created by the circulation pump (3), the dissolvability of ozone gas in the washing liquid is increased with the vortex effect of the motor (11) since the washing water-ozone gas mixture flows through the circulation pump (3).
US09526394B2	Surface cleaning apparatus A surface cleaning apparatus may include a surface cleaning head including a cleaning pad mount that is configured to receive a cleaning pad. A steam distribution system may be provided and may include a steam unit in fluid communication with a water reservoir and may have a steam outlet in communication with the cleaning pad mount. A cleaning solution distribution system may be provided and may include a cleaning solution reservoir in communication with a dispensing outlet.
US09526387B1	Mite-removing vacuum cleaner The present disclosure illustrates an mite-removing vacuum cleaner including a cleaner body and a mite-removing device. The mite-removing device is detachably combined with a front section of the cleaner body and includes a circuit board, a vibrator and a UV sterilization lamp. The circuit board is electrically connected to a power source, and the vibrator is electrically connected to the circuit board. The UV sterilization lamp is located at the bottom surface of the mite-removing device and electrically connected to the circuit board. When the cleaner body is assembled with the mite-removing device, the mite-removing vacuum cleaner can perform mite-removing and dust-sucking functions both; when the cleaner body is disassembled from the mite-removing device, the cleaner body can perform the dust-sucking function independently. Therefore, the mite-removing vacuum cleaner of the present disclosure can provide the mite-removing and dust-sucking functions both, or provide the dust-sucking function independently.
US09526385B2	Ridable toilet training device A ridable toilet training device teaches young children to use a toilet. The device includes a frame having a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall and a pair of lateral walls. Each of the front and rear walls and the pair of lateral walls is attached to and extends between the top and bottom walls. An interior of the frame defines a receptacle. A plurality of wheels is rotatably coupled to the bottom wall. The plurality of wheels includes a front wheel assembly positioned near the front wall and a rear wheel assembly positioned near the rear wall. A hole is positioned in the top wall and extends around the receptacle. A bowl is positionable in the receptacle. The bowl has a lower wall and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending upwardly from the lower wall wherein the bowl receives waste products therein.
US09526380B2	Hand cleaning station An apparatus and method to enforce an effective hand washing technique at a wash station. A hand cleanser controller receives a hand cleanser trigger and responds to receiving the hand cleanser trigger by dispensing hand cleanser and transmitting a reset command. A water dispensing device includes a water dispensing trigger component that detects a user's hand proximate to a water faucet. A controller receives a reset command from the hand cleanser device based upon dispensing of a hand cleanser at a wash station, resets a timer in response to receiving the reset command, receives a water dispensing trigger from a water dispensing trigger component, and in response to receiving the water dispensing trigger, actuates the electrically-actuated water valve to dispense water based upon a determination that the timer has expired. Furthermore, the was station may include audio, video or both for use in training, monitoring and advertising presented to the user having to wash their hands for a period of time.
US09526377B2	Lid storage system The Lid Storage System provides an organized and secure method of storing pot lids, decorative plates or other similar items on a mounting surface in an approximately vertical position. The system in its simplest form consists of one top bracket and two lower brackets for each lid. Each bracket may include a double-sided adhesive pad to affix each bracket to the mounting surface but may also include a passage for a fastener if needed. The top bracket includes a top flange that is longer than the lower flange of each lower bracket, which provides the needed clearance for the lid to slide up into the top bracket and clear the lower flange of each lower bracket for insertion and removal of the lids. The top bracket is arranged on the centerline of the lid and the lower brackets are arranged one on either side of the center line. The lid nests within the brackets in the stored position in which the lid also remains secured during any movement of the mounting surface such as a cabinet door.
US09526370B2	Funnel element for mocha provided with perforation arrangement and cartridge therefore A container arranged for containing a dosed quantity of a solid product from which a beverage is extractable includes a wall defining a cavity suitable for containing the product, the wall being made of a material that is impermeable to water and oxygen. The container walls contain a cavity suitable for containing the solid product and include a portion having a plurality of holes, the portion being coated by a removable closing element made of a material that is impermeable to water and oxygen.
US09526369B2	Infusion extracting apparatus and method A piston-type extraction apparatus and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. The apparatus includes a cylindrical container with lid and pour spout, a container insert, and plunger element including piston, rod, handle, and filtration chamber. The container insert is designed to catch coffee grounds or other infusible material which may be easily removed from the container when the container is empty or when the extract fluid remains in the container. The filtration chamber is adapted for use with a paper filter. The plunger element may temporarily couple with the insert to allow the insert to be pulled up through the container with the grounds of other infusible material captured between the insert and the plunger element allowing for quick and easy cleanup. The extraction apparatus is adapted for a use in a variety of sizes and may be adapted for manufactured at low cost.
US09526366B1	Bag clamp A bag clamp having at least two coaxial retention arms, capable of rotating about a pivoting axis between an open and closed position. The retention arms are connected to a mechanism housing that has an ability to lock and release the retention arms at various degrees of rotation about the pivoting axis. The arms have a shape such that there are only two possible points of contact between the arms to create an open receiving space. The open receiving space allows the bag clamp to receive a rigid structure to clamp onto while also receiving a bag's straps.
US09526365B2	Laundry basket hanger A detachable laundry basket hanger comprises a plurality of elongated loop parts, each elongated loop part descending and tapering inwardly to form a torso shaped structure with a raised center, each loop part configured to hang a garment, the raised center configured to accommodate collars of shirts and tops, the elongated loop parts having common expandable ends at each side of the elongated loop parts, the expandable ends configured to bear inward to clamp onto objects. Further description of the present invention relates to a method and a unique device and/or apparatus for displaying and/or storing garments and clothing and other apparel. In particular the present invention provides an organizational tool itself a multi-purpose, multi-membered, garment/clothes hanger comprises at least one substantially torso configuration hanger member, adapted as or an adjunct or add-on to a support structure in addition, a solution wrinkle and crease free for storage in transport.
US09526364B1	Portable beverage apparatus Aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward a substrate that flexes from a planar state to a cylindrical state. The substrate is held in the cylindrical state by at least one closure mechanism that includes a plurality of engageable portions and a plurality of insertable portions. The plurality of insertable portions are inserted into the plurality of engageable portions to engage the at least one closure mechanism, and to mitigate withdrawal of the plurality of insertable portions from the plurality of engageable portions.
US09526363B2	Drinking apparatus A reusable beverage container contains an insulated cup, a lid, and a straw. The beverage is stored in the insulated cup and an opening of the insulated cup is covered with the lid. The lid is removably attached to the insulated cup with an inner locking lip and an outer locking lip. A gasket can also be used to attach the lid to the insulated cup. The straw traverses into the insulated cup through a straw receiving hole. The straw is positioned in the straw receiving hole such that a bias-cut edge of the straw is positioned within the insulated cup and a straight-cut edge of the straw is positioned outside the lid. A stoppage band of the straw prevents the straw from coming out of the lid.
US09526361B2	Packaged inflatable pillow for multiple uses for body support and water device accessory A stretchable pillowcase with an inflatable pillow or bladder having an attached pouch that can be folded onto itself and enclose the pillow and cover therein during non-usage. But, the pillow and case can be removed from the pouch, the pillow inflated, to provide a cushion use of the pillow for comfort, and to use as a flotation device, for recreational purposes. The pillow is made of a water-proof and inflatable material, such as polymer and rubber, and the case may be formed of a resilient fabric material. Its pouch likewise, is fabricated from an expandable material, to allow it to fold onto itself, and enclose the pillow and case therein, once the former has been deflated.
US09526357B2	Store frames tooth profiles A universal store frame bracket profile is provided for coupling to one of multiple different store frame openings. Embodiments of the bracket include a bracket body with a platform support surface, a first tooth feature, and a second tooth feature. The first and second tooth features extend in a first direction from an edge of the bracket body. In embodiments, the first tooth feature includes an upper and lower portion, while the second tooth feature includes a lower portion. A cavity formed between the first tooth feature and the bracket body, and the second tooth feature and the bracket body, provides a coupling mechanism for mating the universal bracket to one of multiple store frames.
US09526355B1	Shelf structure A welded wire mesh shelf structure is provided for cantilevered racks for warehouse storage. The shelf structure includes a welded wire mesh grid and a nose piece attached to the grid such that a top nose surface is flush with and defines an extension of an upper support plane defined by the wire grid. Fasteners attaching the shelf structure to cantilevered arms are flush with or recessed below the top support plane such that no protruding edge is presented by the nose piece to snag articles sliding on the upper support plane.
US09526331B2	Modular furniture system and modular furniture Modular furniture pieces and, more specifically, a system of modular furniture pieces. The modular furniture pieces system comprises a plurality of unitary blocks joined by means of at least one bar. The plurality of blocks which are conjoined and immediate to one another, joined by an equal number of bars, form a cell.
US09526327B1	Furniture hinge and folding mechanism A foldable table or bench has first and second support surface halves. A furniture leg is mounted to each half and collapses independently of the other and is movable between an extended position and a stowed position. First and second hinge assemblies each include two hinge members mounted to the support surface halves and pivotally connected to one another by hinge pins. A center rod is connected to the first and the second hinge assemblies and extends across the width of the table top halves substantially parallel to the first and second hinge pins.
US09526321B1	Forearm mounted holster for quick access to handheld device A forearm mounted holster for stowing and quick release of a handheld device is disclosed. The holster includes a retractable cord attached to the handheld device. The handheld device may be released from its stowed position by performing a chopping motion of the forearm. The retractable cord may stop the handheld device at the user's hand for quick access to the device.
US09526313B2	Drawing apparatus and method for drawing with drawing apparatus A drawing apparatus includes a drawing head, a movement mechanism, and a control unit. The drawing head holds at least one modification member having a first tip at its one end and operates in such a way as to allow the first tip of the modification member to touch ink which is undried or uncured and applied to a drawing target. The movement mechanism moves the drawing head. The control unit controls the drawing head and the movement mechanism. The control unit controls a modification operation in which the movement mechanism moves the modification member through the drawing head while the first tip is touching the ink on the drawing target so that a part of a pattern formed with the ink on the drawing target is modified.
US09526310B2	Attachment for a hand held appliance A hairdryer comprises a handle, a body comprising a duct, a fluid flow path extending through the duct and from a fluid inlet through which a fluid flow enters the hairdryer to a fluid outlet for emitting the fluid flow from a front end of the body, a primary fluid flow path extending at least partially through the body from a primary fluid inlet through which a primary fluid flow enters the hairdryer to a primary fluid outlet; a fan unit for drawing the primary fluid flow through the primary fluid inlet, and wherein the fluid flow is drawn through the fluid flow path by fluid emitted from the primary fluid outlet, and an attachment for adjusting at least one parameter of fluid emitted from the hairdryer, the attachment being attachable to the hairdryer so that the attachment protrudes from the front end of the body.
US09526308B2	Foldable small item holder A small item holder for holding small items that includes a pocket opened on one side and formed from a thin material. The pocket can include a guide stich having a first end in close proximity to a corner of the pocket near the opening and a second end at a centerline of the pocket slightly below the opening. The guide stich can be positioned parallel to or at an angle and with respect to the opening. The pocket can further include a partition stich being partially positioned along the centerline of the pocket. The partition stich can start at the second end of the guide stich and continue to an approximate midpoint of the centerline. The partition stich partitions the pocket into a first compartment and a second compartment with the first compartment and the second compartment being interconnected.
US09526306B2	Umbrella assembly An umbrella assembly, in one embodiment, includes a housing for a canopy. The umbrella assembly has a mechanism powered to open and close the canopy. During opening, the canopy slides upward through the housing and extends outward in a blooming formation.
US09526289B2	Head impact event reporting system Head impact event evaluation systems and methods. A system and computer implemented method for event detection includes collecting sensor data transmitted from one or more sensor devices being attached to one or more users. The sensors transmit data when an event results in sensor data above a threshold value. At least one force is determined based on the collected sensor data. At least one force vector is determined based on a location of one or more sensors associated with the sensor devices and the determined at least one of the linear or rotational force. At least a portion of a human form is displayed with the determined force vector based on the determined at least on force vector on a display.
US09526285B2	Flexible computing fabric A flexible computing fabric and a method of forming thereof. The flexible computing fabric includes an electronic substrate including one or more channels and including at least two ends. At least one computational element is mounted on the electronic substrate between the two ends and at least one functional element is mounted on the electronic substrate between the two ends. The channels form an interconnect between the elements. In addition, the electronic substrate is flexible and exhibits a flexural modulus in the range of 0.1 GPa to 30 GPa.
US09526282B2	Glove The invention is directed to a waterproof glove that includes an outer shell having several finger shells. At least one finger shell includes first, second, and third tongues, the first tongue forming the palm portion of the finger shell, and the second and third tongues forming the back and side portions of the finger shell. The tongues are joined together at their adjacent edges. The glove further includes waterproof strips overlapping the adjacent edges and fastened to the edges.
US09526278B2	Protective belt apparatus and control apparatus therefor A belt apparatus is configured to support the trousers worn by a person and to include a number of airbags that are deployable in a falling event to protect the person from bone breakages. The belt apparatus includes a flexible belt element and a fastener that appear and function in much the same way as an ordinary trouser belt. Despite the ordinary appearance of the belt apparatus, it includes one or more airbags internal thereto whose expansion is controlled by a control apparatus. The control apparatus employs a generator apparatus having a conductor that is movable through a magnetic field to cause a voltage to be induced in the conductor. Responsive to a falling event in a particular direction with respect to the user, the control apparatus triggers the rapid expansion of an airbag that is situated on the belt element in the particular direction with respect to the user.
US09526273B2	Electronic cigarette The present invention provides an electronic cigarette, and the electronic cigarette comprises an outer sleeve, a battery mounted inside the outer sleeve, and a controlling module configured to control working of the electronic cigarette; the electronic cigarette further comprises a bracket detachably mounted inside the outer sleeve; both the battery and the controlling module are mounted on the bracket. By implementing the electronic cigarette in the present invention, the following advantages can be achieved. By adopting a structure of the bracket by the electronic cigarette, the battery and the controlling module can be detachably mounted inside the outer sleeve, and the operation of replacing the battery and assembly can be achieved easily, which are conducive for automated production.
US09526271B2	Method for preparing flavor-containing sheet for smoking article, flavor-containing sheet for smoking article prepared by the method, and smoking article comprising the same A method for preparing a flavor-containing sheet for a smoking article, characterized by includes a step of extending a raw material slurry on a substrate, wherein the slurry contains polysaccharide including at least one of carrageenan and gellan gum, a flavor, an emulsifier and 70 to 95 wt % of water, has the flavor content of 100 to 1000 wt % based on the polysaccharide, and has a temperature of 60 to 90° C. in a sol state, a step of cooling the extended raw material slurry to a sample temperature of 0 to 40° C. to form a gel, and a heat-drying step includes heating the gelled raw material and drying it at a sample temperature of 70 to 100° C.
US09526268B2	Edible energy composition with low caffeine An energy composition includes a methylated xanthine, a choline derivative, and at least one flavorant in a sufficient amount to render the energy composition palatable. The energy composition may also include vitamins, amino acids, enzymes, preservatives, and the like.
US09526264B2	Cocoa bean processing methods and techniques Improved methods and/or techniques for processing and/or extracting materials from cocoa beans. In certain embodiments, cocoa bean processing methods (e.g., using unfermented or fermented or roasted or non-roasted beans) which result in cocoa products with improved taste characteristics and/or increased levels of anti-oxidants and/or vitamins.
US09526261B2	Drying of foodstuffs An apparatus for drying foodstuffs involves a pallet supporting a stack of containers containing the foodstuffs. The pallet has a perimeter on which the stack of containers is sealingly supportable. The top of the pallet has at least one aperture to permit air flow therethrough, and the top, bottom and sides of the pallet define a ventilation duct for receiving air through the top of the pallet. A low pressure plenum in fluid communication and sealingly engaged with the ventilation duct draws air down vertically through the foodstuffs through the top of the pallet and out of the ventilation duct into the plenum. A drying installation involves the apparatus in a climate controlled room. A method of processing foodstuffs involves controlling temperature, relative humidity or both temperature and relative humidity of air in the room and drawing the air in the room vertically down past the foodstuffs until the foodstuffs are processed. The apparatus, installation and method are particularly useful for drying grapes by an Appassimento drying method.
US09526258B2	Process and apparatus for rapid preparation of dry sausage A process for manufacturing dry sausage. The process includes preparing a dry sausage meat mixture, stuffing the mixture into a casing or mold, fermenting the mixture, heat treating the mixture, cooling the mixture to a temperature sufficiently low to permit slicing, slicing the sausage, placing the sausage onto a conveyor, and passing the conveyor and sausage through a chamber. The process also includes introducing a supply of conditioned air into the chamber, the air having a relative humidity below about 60% and a temperature in the range of at least about 40° F. to 130° F., and introducing a supply of microwaves into the chamber. The air supply and microwaves are selected to reduce the moisture content of the meat to a predetermined moisture to protein ratio.
US09526254B2	Pesticide and repellant A pesticide or repellent comprising a liquid concentrate obtained from garlic juice by the removal of water from the juice.
US09526242B2	Nematode repellent composition In one aspect, this invention relates to a nematode repellent composition comprising an effective nematode repellent amount of a fatty acid and an anthranilate ester. In another aspect, this invention relates to a method of repelling nematodes employing such composition.
US09526238B2	Chemical delivery system for controlling beetle populations in a poultry house A chemical delivery system for controlling virus-carrying beetles in a poultry house includes a water line in communication with a water source and chemical injector. The system includes an outer shell and bracket configured to mount the water line to a poultry house wall, the water line having a plurality of spaced apart holes such that, when the water and chemical are actuated, delivers a continuous stream of chemical onto the wall and litter bed so as to neutralize the beetles from spreading virus to poultry.
US09526228B2	Predation detection fish tracking tag A tracking tag for aquatic animals may detect the occurrence of a predation event. The tag may include a pH sensitive material that degrades in the environment of an animal's gut. The degradation of the pH sensitive material causes a change in a detectable characteristic of the tag, which allows the tag to detect the predation event and adjust its operation accordingly.
US09526219B2	Cotton variety ST 5445LLB2 The cotton variety ST 5445LLB2 is disclosed. The invention relates to seeds, plants, plant cells, plant tissue, harvested products and cotton lint as well as to hybrid cotton plants and seeds obtained by repeatedly crossing plants of variety ST 5445LLB2 with other plants. The invention also relates to plants and varieties produced by the method of essential derivation from plants of ST 5445LLB2 and to plants of ST 5445LLB2 reproduced by vegetative methods, including but not limited to tissue culture of regenerable cells or tissue from ST 5445LLB2.
US09526217B2	Disk saw felling head with visibility window A disk saw felling head comprises a motor housing positioned between a disk saw and harvesting and bunching cylinders so as to provide a visibility window laterally between the motor housing and a mounting post promoting visibility through the visibility window toward a cutting zone.
US09526196B2	Multi-purpose spade having detachable tip A multi-purpose spade includes a spade head having a “V”-shaped cutout; a detachable tip constructed to substantially conform to the “V”-shaped cutout of the spade head; and nuts and bolts for fastening the detachable tip to the spade head in which spade head includes first and second inner edges, and cutting edges or blades are formed on the first and second inner edges. However, such cutting edges or blades are not formed on a region adjacent to the pointed end of the “V”-shaped cutout, and first and second inner edges form an angle of about 30˜40 degrees, and more preferably about 30 degrees. The first and second edge portions have longitudinal slots respectively to receive the first and second inner edges.
US09532489B2	Power conversion device A power conversion device capable of reducing a temperature variation between a plurality of semiconductor modules is provided. The power conversion device comprises condensers 121, 122, a plurality of semiconductor modules 101, 102, heat dissipation units 103 to 109, a bus bar 140 connecting the condensers 121, 122 with the plurality of the semiconductor modules 101, 102, and a ventilation unit having cool wind blow. The power conversion module has features that the plurality of semiconductor modules 101, 102 are arranged apart from the condensers 121, 122 and in a line in a longitudinal direction of the bus bar 140 and that the cool wind 150 blows in a direction from the condensers 121, 122 toward the plurality of semiconductor modules 101, 102 that are mounted.
US09532485B2	Heat dissipating device and electronic apparatus A heat dissipating device located on a same base plate with a fan, and a first side of the heat dissipating device abutting an air outlet of the fan. The heat dissipating device includes a plurality of horizontal heat dissipating fins horizontally arranged in parallel with each other in a stacked manner such that arrangement of the plurality of horizontal heat dissipating fins is consistent with a direction of the air outlet of the fan, wherein two adjacent horizontal heat dissipating fins have a gap there between, through which air from the air outlet of the fan is discharged, wherein, a first horizontal heat dissipating fin located at an uppermost layer is coupled with a heat pipe and the heat pipe is coupled with at least one heating element. The heat dissipating device is capable of enhancing heat dissipating efficiency and improving the user's usage experience.
US09532483B1	Quick release bracket assembly A quick release bracket assembly includes a bracket, a locating device affixed to one end of the bracket, a positioning plate slidably coupled to the bracket and movable toward or away from the locating device, and a locking device movably mounted at the positioning plate and providing a spring member for pulling the positioning plate in direction toward said locating device. In installation in a rack, pull the positioning plate away from the locating device, and then attach the locating device to the rack, and then release the hand from the positioning plate for enabling the positioning plate to be pulled back by the spring member into engagement with the locating device.
US09532481B2	Communications bladed panel systems A fiber panel system includes a chassis including a backplane; and at least a first blade configured to mount to the chassis. The first blade is moveable relative to the chassis between a retracted (closed) position and at least one extended position. The first blade includes a coupler arrangement for connecting together media segments. Each blade includes a blade processor and a plurality of smart couplers. A chassis processor is electrically coupled to a processor port of the chassis backplane.
US09532480B2	Server A server includes a chassis, a transfer board, a hard disk drive cage, two hard disk drive trays, two mother board trays, two mother boards, first hard disk drives and second hard disk drives. The chassis has an accommodation space. The transfer board is disposed on the first side plate and the second side plate to divide the accommodation space into a first accommodation region and a second accommodation region. The hard disk drive cage is located in the first accommodation region. The hard disk drive cage includes storage sections for disposing the first hard disk drives. The two hard disk drive trays for disposing the second hard disk drives are located in the second accommodation region and insert into the transfer board. All the two hard disk drive trays and the two mother board trays are randomly arranged in rows and columns and insert into the transfer board.
US09532474B2	Device mounting system with locking lever A mounting system for removably mounting a portable electronic device to an object comprises a base, a mount, and a locking component. The base includes a central aperture and connects to an object on which the portable electronic device will be mounted. The mount includes a coupler and a device connector for connecting to the portable electronic device. The coupler includes a shaft that may be at least partially received within the central aperture of the base. The locking component is integrated with the base and is shiftable between a locked mode in which it retains the coupler in the base and an unlocked mode in which it allows the coupler to be released from the base. The locking component includes a ring with a detent, a catch that engages the detent, and a lever which can shift the locking component between the locked mode and the unlocked mode.
US09532471B2	Perpendicular and orthogonal interconnection system and communications device An interconnection system includes a first board group, a second board group orthogonal to the first board group, and a center backplane arranged between the first board group and the second board group. The first board group includes a number of first boards parallel to each other and the second board group includes a number of second boards parallel to each other. Curved male connectors re arranged on each of the first boards and curved female connectors are arranged on each of the second boards. The curved male connectors and the curved female connectors directly cooperate and are connected in one-to-one correspondence.
US09532468B2	Printed wiring board and method for manufacturing printed wiring board A wiring board includes a first resin insulating layer, conductor pads on the first insulating layer including first and second conductor pads, a second resin insulating layer on the first insulating layer covering the first and second pads, an outermost conductor layer on the second insulating layer including first and second outermost wiring layers, via conductors through the second insulating layer including a first via conductor connecting the first wiring layer and first pad and a second via conductor connecting the second wiring layer and second pad, and a solder resist layer on the second insulating layer such that the solder resist layer is covering the first wiring layer and has one or more openings exposing the second wiring layer. The first wiring layer includes first main metal, and the second wiring layer includes second main metal which is different from the first metal of the first wiring layer.
US09532460B2	Transmission control module A transmission control module includes a printed circuit board. The circuit board has conductor tracks routed on at least one layer of the circuit board and configured to electrically connect a carrier substrate to electrical components. The circuit board has an inner conductor track layer arranged between two insulating layers. A first outer insulating layer, at least on a first side of the circuit board, has a recess. Surfaces of conductor track sections of conductor tracks of the at least one inner conductor track layer are arranged at the bottom of the recess. The carrier substrate is inserted into the recess and makes electrical contact with the surfaces of the conductor track sections. The recess is filled with a moulding compound which covers at least the carrier substrate and the conductor track sections to protect the carrier substrate and the conductor track sections from transmission fluid.
US09532454B2	Monolithic ceramic component and production method A film stack made from compacted green films and capable of being sintered to form a ceramic component with monolithic multi-layer structure is disclosed. The film stack includes a functional layer comprising a green film comprising a functional ceramic and a tension layer comprising a green film comprising a dielectric material. The tension layer is directly adjacent to the functional layer in the multi-layer structure. The multilayer structure also includes a first metallization plane and a second metallization plane. The functional layer is between the first metallization plane and the second metallization plane.
US09532447B2	Multi-layer resin substrate and method of manufacturing multi-layer resin substrate A multi-layer resin substrate is a multi-layer resin substrate integrated by stacking and thermocompression bonding a plurality of resin layers each composed of a thermoplastic resin as a main material and having a main surface. The plurality of resin layers include a resin layer having a pattern member arranged on the main surface. A surface of at least some resin layers of the plurality of resin layers has a paint layer, which is obtained by applying a thermoplastic resin paint to a region corresponding to a region insufficient in thickness as a stack as a whole during a process for stacking and thermocompression bonding the plurality of resin layers. The pattern member is provided, for example, by a conductor pattern.
US09532445B2	Suspension board with circuit and producing method thereof A suspension board with circuit includes a metal supporting layer and an insulating layer formed on the metal supporting layer. The insulating layer is made of a single layer, a concave portion is formed in the insulating layer, an opening portion that exposes the metal supporting layer is formed in the concave portion, and an electrically conductive metal portion is formed in the opening portion.
US09532444B2	Method of manufacturing printed wiring board, and printed wiring board On a printed wiring board obtained by a method of manufacturing a printed board, a predetermined component is to be mounted on at least one of a front surface side and a back surface side. The manufacturing method includes preparing a CFRP core, forming a through hole so as to penetrate the CFRP core from the front surface side to the back surface side and include a region in which the component is to be mounted when viewed in a plan view, and embedding a GFRP core having insulating properties within the through hole by filling the through hole with a resin having insulating properties and curing the resin. According to the manufacturing method, the component mounted on the printed board is not affected by a stray capacitance due to a CFRP, and it is not difficult to form a circuit.
US09532442B2	Feed line structure, circuit board using same, and EMI noise reduction method Provided is a feed line structure that enables suppression of noise entering a primary power supply from an electronic circuit without using a circuit component such as a choke coil and a capacitor and also without increasing an occupied area on the circuit board, so that an EMI countermeasure is achieved. The feed line structure includes a feed line composed by pairing a power supply wire 41 and a reference potential wire 42 in an insulator 40, and is characterized in that a wire 43 in a floating state in potential is provided.
US09532441B2	Board assembly for transmitting high-speed signal and method of manufacturing the same A board assembly for transmitting a high-speed signal and a method of manufacturing the same. The board assembly may include a submount board, a base board, and a contact member for a signal line. The submount board may include at least one first high-speed signal line formed on the surface thereof. The base board may include the submount board on one part of the upper surface thereof, and at least second high-speed signal line on the other part of the upper surface thereof, wherein the second high-speed signal lines corresponds to the first high-speed signal lines, respectively. The contact member for the signal line may be installed on the side of the submount board, and have an upper portion contacting the first high-speed signal line and a lower portion contacting the second high-speed signal line such that the first high-speed signal line contacts the second high-speed signal line.
US09532440B2	Method and device for generating a plasma jet A method and a device for generating a plasma jet under atmospheric pressure for the surface treatment of workpieces has a supply line for the plasma-capable medium, and an apparatus for electrically exciting the plasma-capable medium by an electric arc periodically ignited between a cathode and an anode constructed as a nozzle. To achieve a highly effective plasma jet even at relatively low temperatures of the plasma jet, a heating apparatus for preheating the plasma-capable medium is arranged upstream of the apparatus for electrically exciting the plasma-capable medium.
US09532432B2	LED driver apparatus A light emitting diode (LED) driver apparatus is provided. The LED driver apparatus includes an input unit, a PWM signal generation unit, a DC-DC converter, an LED driving unit, and a synchronization unit. The input unit is configured to receive a dimming signal. The PWM signal generation unit is configured to generate a PWM signal using an oscillator having a preset frequency. The DC-DC converter is configured to provide a driving voltage to an LED array using the generated PWM signal. The LED driving unit is configured to drive the LED array using the received dimming signal. The synchronization unit is configured to reset the oscillator based on a driving state of the LED array.
US09532431B2	Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display and method of manufacturing the same An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display and method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the OLED display includes at least two OLED display modules arranged in the same plane so as to be adjacent to each other, a connection portion bonding the adjacent OLED display modules to each other, and a flexible window substrate positioned over the OLED display modules. The OLED display modules are electrically connected to each other.
US09532426B2	Adjustment method for LED backlight brightness An adjustment method for LED backlight brightness, comprising the following steps of: if the current LED backlight brightness is greater than a preset value, maintaining the PWM duty ratio as the maximum value, and adjusting the LED backlight brightness by adjusting an LED conduction current (S10); and if the current LED backlight brightness is not greater than the pre-set value, maintaining the LED conduction current to be constant, and adjusting the LED backlight brightness by adjusting the change of the PWM duty ratio between the maximum value and the minimum value (S20). This method can improve the light-emitting efficiency of LEDs, reduce backlight loss, and reduce the noise generated by an LED drive circuit.
US09532409B1	Microwave irradiation apparatus and substrate treatment method In accordance with an embodiment, a microwave irradiation apparatus includes a chamber and a polarizing plate. The chamber is configured to accommodate a substrate and is provided with an introduction port to introduce the microwave applied to the substrate from a direction at an angle within a range of ±45 degrees to a direction horizontal to a surface of the substrate. The polarizing plate is installed between the introduction port and the substrate, and selectively transmits a microwave where an amplitude direction of a magnetic field or an electric field is vertical to the surface of the substrate.
US09532406B2	Induction cooking hob with a pot detection device and a method for operating an induction cooking hob An induction cooking hob with a pot detection device. The hob includes a cooking surface having cooking areas and/or cooking zones. The hob includes a user interface having a switch element and a display. The hob includes a control unit for controlling the cooking area(s) and/or the cooking zone(s). The pot detection device checks, if a cooking vessel is placed on the cooking area(s) and/or cooking zone(s). The control unit switches off the cooking area(s) and/or cooking zone(s), if the pot detection device has identified that the cooking vessel has been removed from the cooking area(s) and/or the cooking zone(s). The control unit stores a cooking mode of the cooking area(s) and/or cooking zone(s), which have been switched off. The display indicates that the cooking area(s) and/or cooking zone(s) have been switched off. The switch element restarts the cooking area(s) and/or cooking zone(s) in the same cooking mode.
US09532399B2	Apparatus, system and method for managing wireless local area network service to a multi-mode portable communication device A wireless access point manages wireless service to a multi-mode wireless communication device based on a wireless wide area network (WWAN) signal. The access point transmits a device proximity message to the WWAN based on the proximity of the multi-mode wireless communication device to the access point where the proximity is at least partially based on a WWAN signal. The device proximity message may indicate a request to perform an alternate network acquisition procedure to establish wireless service from an alternate network different than a current network providing service to the multi-mode wireless communication device. Where the current network is WWAN, and the WWAN signal is a WWAN reverse link signal transmitted by the communication device and received at the access point, the access point determines the proximity of the communication device to the access point at least partially based on the WWAN reverse link signal. The access point determines whether to provide WLAN service to the multi-mode wireless communication device at least partially on a characteristic of the WWAN signal such as, for example, a power level or signal quality. The alternate network acquisition procedure may include an instruction from the WWAN to the multi-mode wireless communication device to search for an alternate network, to search for the access point, and/or to acquire an alternate network.
US09532398B2	Portable cellular network system A system for setting up a cellular network is provided. The system includes a base station module and a core network module. The base station module has a transmitter, a receiver, and a processor configured to provide base station functions to handle transmission and reception of radio signals to and from cellular devices within the cellular network via the transmitter and receiver. The core network module has a processor configured to provide core network functions to handle cellular communication services for the cellular devices. The system has a switch connected to supply power to the base station module and the core network module from a power source. Activating the switch causes the base station functions and core network functions to be automatically and systematically started up to enable full functionality of the cellular network system. The system is sufficiently compact so that it can be carried by hand.
US09532396B2	Relay architectures for mobile wireless networks A communication device configured to route communications between one or more out-of-coverage communication devices using one or more proximity services (ProSe). For example, the communication device can be configured as a mobile device-to network relay. The communication device can be configured to route communications associated with one more out-of-coverage communication devices that are serviced by the communication device. The communication device can be configured to utilize Layer 3 routing.
US09532392B2	Communicating via multiple communication layers provided by multiple wireless network devices One or more devices may receive, from a user device via a first communication layer associated with a first network device, a request to add a second communication layer associated with a second network device; generate an instruction, based on receiving the request, to aggregate first data flow and the second data flow, to be provided via the first and second communication layers; and provide, to the second network device and based on generating the instruction, a response to indicate that the one or more devices are prepared to aggregate the first and second data flows. The response may include an instruction to direct the second network device to establish a simultaneous connection with the user device while the user device is connected to the first network device and to establish the connection with the user device via the second communication layer.
US09532390B2	Method, apparatus and system for implementing PDN connections A method, apparatus and system related to a packet data network (PDN) connection for a radio access network (RAN) are provided. The PDN connections between eNB of the RAN and an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) are forward though Ethernet switching network. A controller at Evolved Packet Core (EPC) site such as EPC controller or centralized switch controller is configured to configure flow table entries along the transport path from eNB to a gateway of the EPC.
US09532387B2	Ancillary data for an emergency services call A system can include an emergency call routing element comprising one or more computing devices. The emergency call routing element can be configured to provide locator key and routing information for an emergency services call initiated by an end-user device employed by a caller, wherein the routing information identifies a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP). The emergency call routing element can also be configured to provide a notification of the emergency services call. The system can also include an ancillary data server comprising one or more computing devices. The ancillary data server can be configured to receive the notification of the emergency services call and query an information source for information related to at least one of the end-user device and the caller in response to the notification. The ancillary data server can further be configured to provide a web service interface that outputs ancillary information that characterizes ancillary data.
US09532386B2	Initial access channel for scalable wireless mobile communication networks Physical layer structures and access schemes for use in such networks are described and in particular initial access channel (IACH) structures are proposed. A spectrum efficient downlink (DL) IACH design supports different types of User Equipment (UE) capabilities and different system bandwidths. An IACH includes the synchronization channel (SCH) and broadcast-control channel (BCH). A non-uniform SCH for all system bandwidths is provided, as well as scalable bandwidth BCH depending on system bandwidth. An initial access procedure is provided, as well as an access procedure.
US09532385B2	Method and apparatus for performing backoff in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for performing backoff in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) identifies a prioritized access, receives a backoff parameter from a network, and determines whether or not to apply the received backoff parameter according to the prioritized access. The prioritized access corresponds to one of emergency access, high priority access, control element/information in media access control (MAC), radio link control (RLC) or packet data convergence protocol (PDCP), data radio bearer (DRB) for voice/video service, signaling radio bearer (SRB) 0, SRB 1, SRB 2, multimedia telephony service (MMTEL)-voice, MMTEL-video, and voice over long-term evolution (VoLTE).
US09532382B2	Channel access method and node A channel access method and a node are disclosed. The method includes randomly selecting a backoff period XB according to a backoff exponent BE, where XB=X×aUnitBackoffPeriod, and X is an integer randomly selected from 0−(2BE−1); when X is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, determining a middle backoff, where the middle backoff is less than the backoff period, performing a backoff until the middle backoff ends and then performing a CCA; if a channel is clear, performing data transmission, and if the channel is not clear, continuing the backoff until the backoff period ends and then performing a CCA, and executing a channel access operation according to a result of the CCA performed when the backoff period ends. Therefore, data transmission is performed when a channel is clear, which can reduce a data transmission delay.
US09532381B2	Hidden node detection method and apparatus in wireless communication system Provided is a hidden node detection method and apparatus in a wireless communication system, the apparatus including a sensing unit to sense a first communication device transmitting a data signal from among a plurality of communication devices sharing a wireless channel, a transmitter to generate a reception notification signal in response to the sensing, and transmit the reception notification signal to the a plurality of communication devices through a band identical to a transmission band of the data signal, and a controller to prevent a collision with the data signal transmitted from the first communication device through the wireless channel by delaying processing of a data transmission request when the data transmission request is input from a second communication device among the plurality of communication devices while maintaining the transmitting of the reception notification signal.
US09532379B2	Transmitter, transmission method used by the same, receiver for receiving a radio signal from transmitter and wireless communication system including the same A receiver has an ID that includes three signal detection intervals (S1, S2, S3). The three signal detection intervals (S1, S2, S3) are detected as the receiver detects a signal consisting of a value larger than a threshold at each of the detection timings (DT1 to DT4). The transmitter transmits four radio frames (FR1 to FR4) such that each of the radio frames straddles the corresponding one of the detection timings (DT1 to DT4) in the receiver.
US09532376B2	System and method for controlling a licensed shared access radio Embodiments described herein relate generally to a communication between a user equipment (“UE”) and a plurality of evolved Node Bs (“eNBs”). A UE may be adapted to operate in a dual connectivity mode on respective wireless cells provided by first and second eNBs. The UE may communicate with a first eNB in a first frequency band. The UE may communicate with a second eNB in a second frequency band. The first eNB may detect that the second frequency band is unavailable. Based on this detection, the first eNB may notify the UE that communication in the second frequency band is no longer available. In response, the UE may control a radio to cease communication in the second frequency band. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US09532365B2	Communication channel selection apparatus and methods Apparatus and methods for communicating between an apparatus, such as a medical device, and a remote device are provided. One method includes determining a first indicator representative of a long-term availability for each of a plurality of channels for communication between a medical device and a remote device. The method further includes receiving a communication request from the remote device and, in response to the communication request, determining a second indicator representative of a short-term availability for each of the plurality of channels. The method further includes selecting a communication channel from the plurality of channels based on the first and second indicators.
US09532364B2	Base station and communication control method A base station comprises a radio communication unit that uses a radio resource to perform radio communication with a radio terminal; an inter-base station communication unit that performs inter-base station communication with another base station; and a control unit that controls the radio communication unit and the inter-base station communication unit. The inter-base station communication unit comprises a transmission unit that transmits interference control information for controlling interference with the other base station, to the other base station; and a reception unit that receives information indicating a usage of the radio resource in the other base station, from the other base station. The control unit acquires the usage of the radio resource in the radio communication unit and changes a transmission cycle of the interference control information in accordance with at least one of the usage of the radio resource in the radio communication unit and the usage of the radio resource in the other base station.
US09532363B2	Supplemental node transmission assistance in a wireless network Supplemental node transmission assistance in a wireless network provides for transmissions between a wireless network and wireless user equipment in a first direction using a serving node of the wireless network while providing for transmissions between the wireless network and wireless user equipment in a second direction using a supplemental node of the wireless network. The supplemental node is selected based on providing better channel conditions between the network and the user equipment in the second direction than the serving node. The supplemental node thus provides transmission assistance for the serving node in order to provide the best available downlink and uplink communications between the user equipment and the network.
US09532361B2	System and method for resource allocation device-to-device for open discovery A method for operating a mobile device adapted for device-to-device (D2D) communications includes determining a utilization measure for discovery resources (DRs) allocated for D2D discovery in a communications system, and sending a utilization measure report to an evolved NodeB (eNB) when a reporting criterion is satisfied, wherein the utilization measure report is configured to prompt an adjustment to a number of DRs allocated for D2D discovery when an adjustment condition is met.
US09532359B2	Resource allocation method and device Provided are a resource allocation method and device. The method includes: monitoring a plurality of nodes of a shared resource pool, wherein the plurality of nodes include at least one node with the attribute of CP and at least one node with the attribute of UP; and according to a monitoring result, adjusting the attribute of one or more nodes in the plurality of nodes. The solution solves the technical problem of the waste of resources caused by the static configuration of resources in a resource pool in the related art, and achieves the technical effect of effectively utilizing resources and improving the service processing capability.
US09532348B2	Apparatus and method for obtaining information related to removing interference based on structural identifier allocation in wireless communication system A method for operating a terminal in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving control information masked with an identifier allocated according to a predefined rule for structural allocation, the control information being transmitted from a neighboring base station, and processing the control information by using the identifier.
US09532341B2	Allocation of communication resources The disclosure relates to allocation of resources for wireless communications. An index for an uplink control resource is determined in accordance with a predefined rule. The determining takes into account an index associated with a physical downlink resource and the amount of downlink resources to be mapped on the uplink control resource.
US09532325B2	Method of forming N-hop synchronous network for D2D communication and devices using the same The disclosure proposes a method of forming an N-hop synchronous network for D2D communication and devices using the same. In one of the exemplary embodiments, the method may include detecting one or more synchronization signals which are transmitted from one or more nearby synchronization sources; selecting, from the one or more synchronization signals, a first SS transmitted from a neighboring synchronization source having a hop count=i, wherein i is the smallest hop count detected from the one or more neighboring synchronization sources; and if there are more than one neighboring synchronization sources with hop count=i, the first SS is selected as having a maximum RSRP detected by the UE; and if the RSRP of the first SS does not exceeds a predefined threshold: operating as a synchronization source; and transmitting a SS based on the first SS.
US09532318B2	Method and apparatus for handling uplink transmissions using multiple uplink carriers A method and an apparatus for uplink transmission using multiple uplink carriers are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) selects a dedicated channel medium access control (MAC-d) flow with highest priority data to be transmitted and performs uplink carrier selection and enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) transport format combination (E-TFC) restriction and selection to select a carrier among a plurality of carriers and select an E-TFC based on a maximum supported payload, a remaining scheduled grant payload of the selected carrier and a remaining non-scheduled grant payload. The WTRU then generates a medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU) for E-DCH transmission via the selected carrier based on the selected E-TFC.
US09532306B2	Internet protocol-based sleep mode control method A method for Internet Protocol (IP)-based sleep mode control is disclosed. The method includes, when a request for a sleep mode is made from any one of internal hosts, transmitting a sleep mode request message to an internal router, updating the state of the corresponding host to a sleep mode, transmitting a sleep mode ACK message to the internal host requiring a sleep mode, switching to a sleep mode, and transmitting information about the internal hosts in a sleep mode to the external hosts of a history information list because the internal router stores the history information of the external hosts that communicated with the internal hosts in a sleep mode in the form of a list.
US09532301B2	On-demand, request-response based discovery in peer-to-peer networks A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. In one configuration, the apparatus sends a transmission requesting a peer discovery signal and indicating whether the transmission includes a unicast request or a multicast request. In addition, the apparatus receives at least one peer discovery signal response based on the transmission. In another configuration, the apparatus receives a transmission requesting a peer discovery signal and indicating whether the transmission includes a unicast request or a multicast request. In addition, the apparatus sends a peer discovery signal response in response to the received transmission and on resources determined based on the indication whether the transmission includes a unicast request or a multicast request.
US09532296B2	Method of multi-hop cooperative communication from terminal and base station and network for multi-hop cooperative communication A method of multi-hop cooperative communication includes recognizing a plurality of relays capable of cooperating with one another to amplify or quantize and forward mixed signals received from a plurality of different nodes, selecting a transmission mode from a direct mode for transmission from a base station directly and a cooperation mode for transmission from the base station via the plurality of relays, transmitting data from the base station directly to a terminal through a first radio resource in the direct mode in response to the selected transmission mode being the direct mode, and transmitting data from the base station to the terminal via the plurality of relays through a second radio resource in the cooperation mode in response to the selected transmission mode being the cooperation mode.
US09532288B2	Optimized serving dual cell change A method and apparatus for implementing serving cell change in a multi-cell wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) are disclosed. Serving cell information is received and stored by the WTRU to preconfigure a primary and secondary serving cell of an added cell to an active set. At least one of the preconfigured primary and secondary serving cells are monitored for a handover indication. Serving cell change is to the primary and secondary serving cells us performed using the preconfigured serving cell information upon receipt of a handover indication.
US09532287B2	Handover apparatus and method for avoiding in-device coexistence interference The present disclosure relates to a handover apparatus and method capable of avoiding in-device coexistence interference. In order to prevent handover failure due to in-device coexistence interference, an SeNB provides TDM information (including TDM pattern information or TDM activation information) to a UE during a handover procedure, and the UE performs the handover with a TeNB according to the provided TDM information. By the disclosure, the UE can perform ISM signal transmission/reception and LTE signal transmission/reception with the TeNB in a discriminated manner according to a particular TDM pattern, so as to prevent handover failure due to the in-UE coexistence interference.
US09532281B2	Methods and systems for wireless communication in heterogeneous networks Systems, methods, and apparatuses for data and/or control offloading and handover in heterogeneous wireless communication networks are provided. Data and/or control packets can be offloaded to a coordinating base station while a user equipment (UE) remains associated with its serving cell. The packets are still transferred between the serving base station and the core network, and the offloaded data and/or control packets are forwarded from the serving base station to the coordinating base station for transmission to the UE. Furthermore, during a handover process, the serving base station and coordinating base station may independently schedule and send a handover command to the UE to reduce the radio link failure rate.
US09532270B2	Wireless communication network system based on centralized control and content delivery The present disclosure provides a wireless communication network system based on centralized control and content delivery, comprising a centralized controller, a core network data forwarding unit, a core network data cache unit, and at least one distributed base station. The centralized control and content delivery control can be performed by the wireless communication network system provided by the present disclosure. In this manner, the user experience can be guaranteed, the centralized control can be realized, and the load of the base station equipment can be reduced to the largest extent. At the same time, the data interaction between base station and internet can be reduced, and thus the occupancy of bandwidth resources can be reduced accordingly.
US09532261B2	System and method for wireless network offloading A method comprising obtaining, by a server, wireless-network performance data from a plurality of end user devices; generating, by the server, a prioritized network list from the wireless-network performance data; and provisioning, by the server, the prioritized network list to an end user device comprising a radio interface for receiving the prioritized network list from the server, the radio interface being identified to receive the prioritized network list based on a characteristic associated with the end user device; a radio configured to identify available wireless networks, the available wireless networks being different than a current wireless network to which the end user device is currently connected; a prioritized network selection engine for using the prioritized network list to select one of the available wireless networks; and a network connection engine configured to initiate disconnection from the current wireless network and connection to the selected wireless network.
US09532258B2	Method of anonymously reporting minimization of drive test measurements The present invention provides a method of anonymously reporting minimization of drive test (MDT) measurements. According to the method, a mobility management entity (MME) obtains MDT data anonymity configuration which indicates whether MDT measurements are to be reported anonymously at a type allocation code (TAC) level; sends a TAC of a UE to a trace collection entity (TCE) if the MDT data anonymity configuration indicates MDT measurements are to be reported anonymously at the TAC level; sends an international mobile subscriber identification (IMSI) or an international mobile equipment identity and software version (IMEISV) of the UE to the TCE if the MDT data anonymity configuration indicates other information, e.g. Trace, is adopted for anonymously reporting MDT measurements. The present invention enables an MME to send different identities of a UE to the TCE according to different requirements for anonymity to implement anonymous reporting of MDT measurements.
US09532252B2	Diagnosis of cellular network element states using radio frequency measurements Techniques for monitoring and diagnosing states of wireless network elements having a known impact on uplink interference are presented. In an aspect, a method includes receiving, by a system including a processor, diagnostic data for a cellular network including strength data representative of strengths of radio frequency signals, prior to demodulation, respectively received at a plurality of antennas of a base station of the cellular network over a defined duration of time and at a defined sampling rate. The method further includes, based on analyzing the strength data by the system, determining by the system, a state of a network element of the cellular network.
US09532250B2	Communication monitoring system, communication monitoring method, and communication monitoring device A communication monitoring system including: a first base station device having a first service area, a second base station device having a second service area being included in the first service area and smaller than the first service area, a terminal device configured to perform a first radio communication with the first base station device when the terminal device is located in the first service area, and a second radio communication with the second base station device when the terminal device is located in the second service area, and a monitoring device configured to: receive first observation data acquired from the first radio communication, receive second observation data acquired from the second radio communication, and estimate a cause for the first observation data and the second observation data being obtained, based on the first observation data and the second observation data.
US09532244B2	Interference cancellation method, data sending method, and apparatuses in long term evolution system An interference cancellation method, data sending method, apparatus, user equipment and base station in a Long Term Evolution system are disclosed. The interference cancellation method includes: obtaining downlink cell-specific power ratio information of a specific cell; performing channel estimation based on a downlink cell-specific reference signal (CRS) of the specific cell, to obtain a channel estimation matrix of a specific physical channel, signal, or message of the specific cell; compensating the channel estimation matrix by using the downlink cell-specific power ratio information; and canceling, in an original signal that is received from a target cell and is interfered by the specific cell, interference caused by the specific cell in a received signal from a specific physical channel, signal, or message. A technical problem in the prior art that a user equipment cannot effectively cancel interference because power transmission strength of a strong interfering cell cannot be correctly estimated is solved.
US09532242B2	Method and a system for enabling a mobile terminal to continue to be served by a home base station A method for enabling a mobile terminal to continue to be served by a home base station when the mobile terminal is in a coverage area of the serving home base station and the coverage area of the serving home base station starts superposing with a coverage area of another home base station having a same physical cell identity and being synchronized with the serving home base station, each home base station broadcasting the physical cell identifier in its coverage area. The method includes: determining that the coverage areas start superposing, determining at least one timing offset to be applied at a predetermined moment by at least one of the home base stations for transferring signals in its cell, transmitting to the mobile terminal the at least one timing offset and the moment, and applying the at least one timing offset at the moment.
US09532236B2	Methods and arrangements for setting properties of a relay/repeater node in a radio communication network The present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for setting properties of a forwarding node. The forwarding node represents a relay or a repeater. The method includes establishing a connection for sending Direct Transfer messages between the forwarding node and a radio network node and sending to the radio network node a first Direct Transfer message. The first Direct Transfer message includes a relay indication, indicating to the radio network node that the first Direct Transfer message was sent from a forwarding node. The method also includes receiving from the radio network node a second Direct Transfer message, comprising setting information for setting properties of the forwarding node and setting the properties of the forwarding node based on the setting information.
US09532235B1	Spatial beamforming radio repeater A spacecraft, having a satellite receiver, that is configured so that the direction of the downlink beams transmitted from the satellite receiver depends on the location of the uplink signals transmitted from the ground and not the attitude of the spacecraft in space.
US09532230B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting LTE waveforms in shared spectrum by carrier sensing A method of operating a long term evolution (LTE) communication system on a shared frequency spectrum is disclosed. A user equipment (UE) is initialized on an LTE frequency band. A base station (eNB) monitors the shared frequency spectrum to determine if it is BUSY. The eNB transmits to the UE on the shared frequency spectrum if it is not BUSY. The eNB waits for a first time if it is BUSY and directs the UE to vacate the shared frequency spectrum after the first time.
US09532217B2	Method and system for conference call security override A method for controlling access to a conference call, the method comprising authenticating a mobile device in accordance with access requirements for the conference call rejecting the mobile device if the participant does not comply with the access requirements in response to the rejection, determining by a processor based on information other than said access requirements that the mobile device is legitimate and overriding the rejection to allow connection to the conference call if it is determined that the mobile device is legitimate.
US09532216B2	Method of authenticating user, server and mobile terminal performing the same A user authenticating method is performed by a user authenticating server connectable to at least one mobile terminal and a user terminal. The user authenticating method includes: receiving access information of a network including an access identification code and an access location code from the user terminal; estimating an access location of a network based on the access location code; determining at least one mobile terminal associated with the access identification code; transmitting the estimated access location of a network to the at least one mobile terminal; and receiving a location-based access approval or access rejection determined based on the access location of a network and a location of a particular mobile terminal belonging to the at least one mobile terminal from the particular mobile terminal.
US09532214B2	Apparatus and method for generating key hierarchy in wireless network A method for generating a key hierarchy by a MS in a wireless network is provided. The method includes transmitting an authentication request message to a new BS, receiving an authentication response message as a response message to the authentication request message from the new BS, determining whether to perform a full authentication operation with a H3A server based on the authentication response message, performing the full authentication operation or a crypto-handshake operation with the H3A server based on the determining result, after performing the full authentication operation or the crypto-handshake operation, determining whether a first expected signature value received from the new BS is identical to a first expected signature value calculated by the MS, and if the first expected signature value received from the new BS is equal to a first expected signature value calculated by the MS, determining that an authentication for the new BS has succeeded.
US09532212B2	Method and apparatus for processing data and message A method for processing data and a message are provided. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal, first switch information, entering a first working mode, and classifying data stored on the terminal; in a first screen lock state or the first working mode, when a notification message related to the data is received, displaying the notification message related to the data; receiving second switch information, entering a second working mode, and hiding, according to classification of the data, data of a specified category; in a second screen lock state or the second working mode, when a notification message related to the data of the specified category is received, hiding the notification message; and receiving the first switch information, entering the first working mode, and displaying the data of the specified category and the notification message that are hidden.
US09532209B2	Customer care mobile application A system and method is provided for providing contact center services via a mobile application on a mobile device. Status of a service request that is transmitted to a contact center is monitored. When a change in the status is detected, a notification is automatically transmitted to the mobile application. An interaction request is received from the mobile application in response to the notification. The interaction request identifies the service request. A party handling the service request is identified in response to receipt of the interaction request. The identified party is invited for engaging in interaction with the mobile device.
US09532208B2	Method of and apparatus for interfacing and connecting a wireless device and a wireless network using a subscriber identity module having plural IMSI associates with different network operators A wireless device includes a single SIM, plus an application module adapted to enable the device to operate as though it included two or more different SIMs. The module, referred to as a ‘proprietary applications module’ (PAM) is connected to, or built into, a wireless device (WD). The PAM is capable of switching all incoming traffic by associating the WD to one specific subscriber identity sub-module, referred to as “Local SIM” (LS). It can also switch or re-route all outgoing traffic by associating the same WD with a different subscriber identity sub-module, typically a “Roaming SIM” (RS). In a preferred embodiment, the PAM, RS and LS are built-into a single SIM for use in a WD; alternatively the PAM is built-into a WD and the RS and LS are built-into the single SIM.
US09532199B2	Mobile terminal and method for controlling same The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and, more specifically, to a mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same which are capable of automatically responding to a caller when a user cannot respond to a call or when a given condition is satisfied. The method for controlling a mobile terminal related to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise the steps of: activating an automatic response function when a preset activation condition is satisfied; accepting a voice call when a call signal is received form a caller; performing an authentication procedure determining an automatic response type: and performing a function requested by the caller through at least one, corresponding to the determined response type, among voice, text and a graphic user interface, within a range corresponding to the result of the authentication procedure, while the accepted voice call is connected.
US09532186B2	Bidirectional voice transmission system and method thereof The present invention relates to a bidirectional voice transmission system and a method thereof, wherein the system timing of the system is divided into three time slots for carrying a control signal, a broadcast voice signal and a mobile device voice signal. The bidirectional voice transmission system is able to carry out the signal transmission by way of frequency frogging, so as to effectively avoid the signal interference from occurring between any two different signal transmitting and receiving devices. Besides, all of the mobile devices can be added into the bidirectional voice transmission system by way of dynamic building, without using any specific communication interface. The most important is that, the number of node routers can be expanded to about 65,000 in order to apply the bidirectional voice transmission system in a huge range network communication or a wild rescue field.
US09532169B2	Selected restriction of wireless communication services Wireless communications services on a wireless communications device are selectively restricted in accordance with a location of the wireless device and specific permission and/or restrictions assigned to the wireless device while within/at the location. Services can be selectively blocked (denied), selectively modified, or selectively allowed on a wireless device based on lists indicating permissibility for specific services for specific devices at/within specific locations. A location can be a zone of coverage of a cellular tower, micro/pico/Femto cell or wireless access point, a sector of a zone of coverage, a geographic region within a zone of coverage, or any appropriate combination thereof.
US09532165B2	Method and apparatus for location prediction using short text A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for predicting a location of a short text are disclosed. For example, the method trains a model for each parent node of a grid of a plurality of parent nodes of a geographical area using a plurality of previously received short texts having a known location, receives the short text, applies a hierarchical modeling algorithm to the short text to calculate a weighted probability for one or more child nodes of one or more of the plurality of parent nodes and predicts the location of the short text within the grid of the geographical area based upon a child node of the one or more child nodes having a highest weighted probability.
US09532153B2	Method and a system of providing information to a user A method and system for providing information to a user positioned in a room with two independent listening areas where, in one area, an audio signal is output compensating for the sound from the other area, and where a position between the two areas is indicated to a user. When the user moves about, the position and size of one listening area may change, and the user may be made aware of any conflict with the other listening area. The areas may be defined by boundaries where a compensation quality is at a threshold quality.
US09532150B2	Eardrum supported nanomembrane transducer A flexible membrane of piezoelectric material sized to be supported by and to conform to the eardrum. Electrodes on the membrane allow the membrane to function as an audio transducer stimulating the eardrum with an audio signal or detecting audio signals at the eardrum. Applications may include detecting a variety of pathophysiological and biomechanical features of the tissues of the tympanic membrane and regional integrated anatomy, detecting audio, physical and biological signals, and/or delivery a variety of therapeutic modalities.
US09532143B2	Low frequency equalization for loudspeaker system A method of optimizing the low frequency audio response emanating from a pair of low frequency transducers housed within a cabinet. The low frequency transducers are electrically connected to a power amplifier and source of audio content. The resonant frequency (Fs) and amplitude (Q) are characterized as to the high-pass pole of the low frequency transducers as they are mounted within the cabinet. An equalizer is placed between the amplifier and source of audio content for canceling the complex pole of the low frequency transducers and for establishing a new complex pole at a cut off frequency below which the sound generated by the low frequency transducers will diminish.
US09532142B2	Embedded speaker protection for automotive audio power amplifier A digital circuit can be used in a speaker system. An intermediate node provides a speaker protection control signal. A first latch for receives an offset control signal. A first logic gate receives a play control signal, the offset control signal, and the speaker protection control signal. A second logic gate is coupled to the first latch for receiving the play control signal and the speaker protection control signal. A second latch is coupled to the first logic gate for providing a forced mute signal. A third latch is coupled to the second logic gate and to the intermediate node.
US09532126B1	Audio earbud headphone for improved in-ear retention Earbud headphones configured for use with a portable media player that include a main body portion with an extended curvature configuration. In one example implementation, the earbud headphones include a speaker housing and an extension that form a gap between the speaker housing and the extension. A user can secure a portion of the user's outer ear in the gap (i.e., between the extension and speaker housing), such that the earbud is securely and comfortably held in place within the user's ear. Additionally, the earbud headphones can include interchangeable components, such that a user can customize the size, fit, and style of the earbud headphones.
US09532122B1	TV shelf with speakers The present invention is a wall mounted shelf that is capable of holding a heavy flat-panel television set and associated accessories. The shelf is hollow and contains speakers mounted within the hollow interior of the shelf to provide enhanced sound production for the television. The shelf mounts on a mounting bracket that attaches to the wall's studs via screws and that is completely concealed by the shelf. The mounting bracket has vertical bracing that engages the wall to prevent sagging of the shelf and horizontal pipes that insert into pipe receivers provided within the hollow shelf to provide additional support for the shelf.
US09532093B2	Initiating a unicast stream based on a triggering event associated with a node receiving a multicast stream Mechanisms for initiating a unicast video stream in response to a triggering event from a client node receiving a multicast video stream are disclosed. A distribution node communicatively coupled to a plurality of client nodes multicasts a first video stream of a program encoded in a first format to the plurality of client nodes. The distribution node detects a triggering event associated with a first client node of the plurality of client nodes that is receiving the first video stream. In response to the triggering event, a second video stream of the program encoded in a second format is unicasted.
US09532092B1	Multiple bitrate format-agnostic streaming architecture A method and apparatus for delivering a content stream is implemented within a content delivery network (CDN) and, in one embodiment, includes the high level functions of recording the stream using a recording tier, and playing the stream using a player tier. For a live stream, the step of recording the stream includes a set of sub-steps that begins when the stream is received at a CDN entry point in a source format. The stream is then converted into an intermediate format (IF), which is an internal format for delivering the stream within the CDN and comprises a stream manifest, a set of one or more fragment indexes (FI), and a set of IF fragments. The player process begins when a requesting client is associated with a CDN HTTP proxy. In response to receipt at the HTTP proxy of a request for the stream or a portion thereof, the HTTP proxy retrieves (either from the archive or the data store) the stream manifest and at least one fragment index. Using the fragment index, the IF fragments are retrieved to the HTTP proxy, converted to a target format, and then served in response to the client request. The source format may be the same or different from the target format. Preferably, all fragments are accessed, cached and served by the HTTP proxy via HTTP.
US09532085B2	Methods and systems for online advertising A portal webpage or other entry content is provided that includes a selectable region of content. A video-rich icon is enabled. The video-rich icon may encourage a user to select the selectable region of the content. An indication of selection to the selectable region of content is received. Destination content is provided and may include an additional selectable region of content. An additional video-rich icon is enabled on the provided destination content. The additional video-rich icon may encourage a user to select the additional selectable region of content.
US09532071B2	Resampling apparatus, method, and recording medium having resampling program recorded therein for digital image It is an object of the invention to realize high quality resampling to perform flexible transformation including reduction with finite processing number of times and memory capacity without requiring any quality parameter. With the invented resampling apparatus, method, and recording medium having resampling program recorded therein for digital images, an accumulation map having a sequence common with a transformation target image is prepared. A transformation original image is scanned to renew the accumulation map corresponding to the position of the scanned pixels, based on the scanned pixels, and then, the transformation target image is scanned to renew the transformation target image based on pixels of the accumulation map corresponding to the position of the scanned pixels.
US09532070B2	Method and device for processing a video sequence The present invention concerns a method and device (10, 20) for the processing, in particular coding or decoding or more generally compression or decompression, of a video sequence (110) consisting of a series of digital images (401 to 407) comprising a current image (401) to process. The method comprises the steps consisting of: —generating (511, 603, 720, 812) a first reconstruction of a first image (402 to 404) in the sequence, so as to obtain a first reference image (517, 610, 717, 810); —generating (519, 612, 720, 812) a second reconstruction of the first image (402 to 404) different from the first reconstruction, so as to obtain a second reference image (518, 611, 718, 811); and—predicting (505, 606, 705, 806) at least part of said current image (401) from at least one reference image selected from the generated first and second reference images (516, 608, 716, 808).
US09532065B2	Image-filtering method and apparatus, and encoding/decoding method and apparatus using same An image filtering apparatus and method and a video encoding/decoding apparatus and method using the same are disclosed. The image filtering apparatus includes: a boundary identifying unit for identifying a boundary between two transform blocks included in an image; a pixel/strength selecting unit for selecting a filtering strength according to a size of at least one transform block among the two transform blocks; and a filtering unit for filtering at least one pixel included in a region adjacent to the boundary.
US09532064B2	Scalable video coding method and apparatus using intra prediction mode The present invention relates to a scalable video coding method and apparatus using an intra prediction mode. A decoding method includes configuring a maximum probability mode set for predicting an intra prediction mode for a target decoding block of an enhancement layer so that the maximum probability mode set includes an intra prediction mode for a corresponding block of a reference layer and restoring the target decoding block of the enhancement layer using any one of intra prediction modes included in the maximum probability mode set.
US09532060B2	Two-level error correcting codes for color space encoded image Embodiments of the present disclosure can include devices for storing and exchanging color space encoded images. The encoded images can store input data into high capacity multi-colored composite two-dimensional pictures having different symbols organized in specific order using sets in a color space. The encoding can include performing two-level error correction and generating frames based on the color space for formatting and calibrating the encoded images during decoding. The decoding can use the frames to perform color restoration and distortion correction. The decoding can be based on a pseudo-Euclidean distance between a distorted color and a color in a color calibration cells. In some embodiments, an encoded image can be further divided into sub-images during encoding for simplified distortion correction.
US09532056B2	Method for adaptive entropy coding of tree structures In 3D mesh coding, the geometry data is compressed by spatial tree based approaches. Bitstreams that result from the traversal of a tree structure of spatial tree based approaches for encoding 3D mesh models have systematically special redundancies, which is exploited for further improving the mesh model compression. A method for encoding a bitstream comprises steps of defining at least a first and a second symbol group of binary symbols, with S1 being a subset of S2, determining within the bitstream first portions, second portions and third portions, wherein first portions have Th1 or more consecutive S1 symbols and second portions have Th2 or more consecutive S2 symbols, encoding the bitstream, wherein first portions, second portions and third portions are encoded using different codes, and encoding values indicating the boundary positions between the first, second and third portions in the bitstream.
US09532042B2	Inter-prediction method and apparatus for same An inter-prediction method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: deriving motion information of a current block; and generating a prediction block for the current block on the basis of the derived motion information. According to the present invention, computational complexity can be reduced and encoding efficiency can be improved.
US09532038B2	Rendering of image data for multi-view display The invention pertains to rendering of image data for a multi-view display, such as image data for a lenticular auto-stereoscopic display. The method comprising the steps of providing view-dependent image data for an image, determining a view-dependent intensity function, or luminance function, for the image, applying a spatial filtering to a view-dependent coordinate of the intensity function, the spatial filtering being such as a low-pass filter, a high-pass filter or a combination of a low-pass and a high-pass filter, and sampling the view-dependent intensity function to a plurality of sub-images, each sub-image being associated with a view-direction of the image.
US09532037B2	Fast-acting low voltage liquid crystal stereo glasses The invention relates to the field of optoelectronics and display technology and can be used in high speed stereoscopic glasses when working with any type of 3D display, designed to operate with active stereo glasses with standard (60-160 Hz), high (hundreds of Hz) and ultrahigh (several kilohertz) frame rate. According to the invention in optical shutters of high-speed stereo glasses a layer of the helix-free ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) with optimized physical parameters is used. The technical result is an increase of the optical contrast of FLC shutters, reducing the amplitude of the control voltage.
US09532031B1	Method for extrinsic camera calibration using a laser beam A method involves mounting a laser on a rotation device with azimuth and elevation degrees of freedom, locating the rotation device at a distance from the locations of two or more cameras, orienting each camera so the origin of a laser beam is imaged onto each camera, measuring the distance between each camera origin and the laser aperture, projecting the laser beam through a sequence of precisely determined azimuth and elevation orientations, using each camera collecting laser beam images as the laser is projected through the sequence, and using the laser beam images to determine a set of rotation matrices R and translation vectors T. Using R and T, a point in a laser coordinate frame is translated into a coordinate frame of each of the cameras or a point in a coordinate frame of one camera is translated into a coordinate frame of another camera.
US09532026B2	Interlaced 3D video A video processing device (100) for processing 3D video is coupled to a 3D display device (120). The device receives the 3D video data according to a high resolution interlaced 3D format. A video processor (106) generates a 3D display signal according to a display format. 3D display capability data indicates at least one interlaced 3D display format accepted by the 3D display device, the interlaced 3D display format having a lower resolution than the high resolution interlaced 3D format. The device has a storage unit (21, 31) for storing the 3D display capability data and 3D conversion capability data. The 3D conversion capability data indicates a capability of the video processing device for interlaced down conversion for enabling a selection mechanism to control the processing of the 3D video information by selecting the interlaced 3D display format and the interlaced down conversion. A2D version of the 3D video information is selected when 3D playback is not possible. Advantageously the user is provided with the best possible 3D or 2D view.
US09532012B1	Discovering object pathways in a camera network In an approach to tracking at least one target subject in a camera network, a search is started to find a target subject on a camera within a camera network. Features are extracted from the target subject and search queries are initiated in other nearby cameras within the camera network. Search queries attempt to detect target subjects and present the finds in a ranked order. Application of aggregate searches in multiple cameras and prior search results are used to improve matching results in the camera network; propagate a search of the target subject to discover the full pathway in the camera network; and project future occurrences of the target subject in subsequent cameras in the camera network.
US09532009B1	Systems and methods for detecting contaminants using laser beam path length differences A system for detecting a contaminant in a container is provided. The system includes a laser source configured to emit a laser beam into the container, an imaging array configured to detect the laser beam as imaging data, and a computing device communicatively coupled to the imaging array. The computing device is configured to determine, from the imaging data, a plurality of beam path length differences due to the contaminant, and calculate, from the beam path length differences, a volume of contaminant in the container.
US09532007B2	Method and system for remotely requesting recording at a user network device for a user recording system A method and system for recoding content includes a user network device, a user recording device, a partner service provider and a primary service provider communicating program guide data to a partner provider from a primary service provider. The program guide data includes a content identifier. The partner service provider communicates the program guide data to the user network device which is associated with a user identifier. The user network device selects content and communicates the content identifier to the partner provider through a network. The partner service provider communicates the content identifier and a user identifier to the primary provider. The primary service provider generates a recording instruction at the partner service provider in response to the content identifier and the user identifier and communicates the recording instruction to a user recording device associated with the user identifier. The user recording device records the content in response to the recording command.
US09532005B2	Methods and apparatus for persistent control and protection of content A novel method and apparatus for protection of streamed media content is disclosed. In one aspect, the apparatus includes control means for governance of content streams or content objects, decryption means for decrypting content streams or content objects under control of the control means, and feedback means for tracking actual use of content streams or content objects. The control means may operate in accordance with rules received as part of the streamed content, or through a side-band channel. The rules may specify allowed uses of the content, including whether or not the content can be copied or transferred, and whether and under what circumstances received content may be “checked out” of one device and used in a second device. The rules may also include or specify budgets, and a requirement that audit information be collected and/or transmitted to an external server. In a different aspect, the apparatus may include a media player designed to call plugins to assist in rendering content. A “trust plugin” is disclosed, along with a method of using the trust plugin so that a media player designed for use with unprotected content may render protected content without the necessity of requiring any changes to the media player. In one aspect, the streamed content may be in a number of different formats, including MPEG-4, MP3, and the RMFF format.
US09531999B2	Real-time smart display detection system A smart display detection system is disclosed. The smart display system is configured to allow mobile users to connect with display screens through mobile device cameras. The system can detect the display screens within images captured by the mobile device camera in real time by matching the camera query image with screen images dynamically updated from the display devices. A synchronized time-stamped matching strategy is applied to achieve high performance in detecting the screens playing motion intensive video contents and an aggressive feature selection method is applied to minimize the system uploading bandwidth. The system can accurately find display screens playing either static or dynamic content within an image captured on a mobile device.
US09531994B2	Modifying video call data A method comprising: displaying a UI for display of received video; detecting selection of a UI displayed button while a received video frame is displayed; in response, disabling the display of video frames received after the received video frame; determining a position of a face of a user in the received frame; receiving a plurality of drawing inputs while the button is selected, each drawing input defining image data to be applied at a position on said face; modifying the video frame in accordance with the drawing inputs by applying the image data to each of the positions; detecting a condition and in response, for each video frame received after the detection, determining a position of the face in the frame to determine the location of the positions in the frame, applying the image data to each of the positions, and displaying the modified video frame in the UI.
US09531989B1	Devices, methods and computer program products for playback of digital media objects using a single control input A component for controlling playback of digital media objects using a single control input receives, from a server, a plurality of feature vectors, each feature vector representing one of a plurality of media objects, and receives one or more skip requests from the single control input. In response to a first skip request, the component selects a feature vector from among the plurality of feature vectors and instructs a media object playback device to playback a media object represented by the selected feature vector. In response to a second or successive skip request, the component selects another feature vector from among the plurality of feature vectors that is a distance away from the previously selected feature vector and instructs the media object playback device to playback another media object represented by the selected other feature vector.
US09531986B2	Bitmap device identification in a wireless communication system A method and apparatus for identifying devices using a bitmap are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises: accessing a memory to obtain one or more bitmaps that map each bit location in the bitmap to an index value, where one index value is assigned to each remote wireless media device of a wireless network in a wireless communication system; and examining those bitmaps and determining at least one characteristic of a remote wireless media device and a device identifier that identifies the remote wireless media device in the wireless network based on the bit position in those bitmaps.
US09531979B2	IC image sensor device with twisted pixel lines and related methods An IC image sensor device may include image sensing IC pixels arranged in an array, and pixel line pairs coupled to the image sensing IC pixels. The IC image sensor device may include circuitry coupled to the pixel line pairs and configured to operate the array in a global shutter mode. Each pair of the pixel line pairs may include a pair of spaced electrical conductors having a twist.
US09531978B2	Imaging device, electronic apparatus, and counter interface circuit connected to a plurality of data latches that output analog pixel signals A solid-state imaging device includes: a large number of column cores configured to output analog outputs of pixels disposed vertically and horizontally in a vertical direction; a large number of data latches configured to hold the analog outputs of the large number of column cores, respectively; a counter interface circuit directly connected to the large number of data latches, and configured to output outputs of the large number of data latches in units of a predetermined number of output channels; and a logic circuit configured to perform digital conversion on the outputs of the large number of data latches being input in units of the predetermined number of output channels through the counter interface circuit.
US09531972B2	Solid-state imaging device, method for driving the same, and imaging device a CMOS image sensor including a pixel array unit having pixels arranged in even-numbered pixel rows and odd-numbered pixel rows. A reading operation performed such that a first signal of a first pixel group is read in a first accumulation time, and a second signal of a second pixel group is read in a second accumulation time shorter than said first accumulation time.
US09531968B2	Imagers having image processing circuitry with error detection capabilities Image processing circuitry may be used to detect imaging errors of a pixel array, including imaging errors that would otherwise be difficult to detect visually. The image processing circuitry may identify a subset of the pixels that are characterized by burst noise such as RTS noise. The image processing circuitry may monitor the identified subset of the pixels to detect imaging errors. The circuitry may maintain histograms of image values for the subset of pixels from previously captured images. The image processing circuitry may update the histograms using each new captured image and determine whether the updated histograms have tri-modal distributions. In response to determining that the updated histograms do not have tri-modal distributions of values, the circuitry may identify that an imaging error has occurred. If desired, expected differences in dark current across multiple exposure settings may be used to help identify imaging errors.
US09531967B2	Dynamic range of a line scanner having a photosensitive array that provides variable exposure A line scanner measures 3D coordinates of an object surface and includes a projector with a light source that projects a line of light at the object surface. The line scanner also has a camera with a 2D array of light sensors and electronics that controls the exposure and readout times of each light sensor, the exposure time being controlled in either rows or columns of the array in a non-sequential manner, the readout time being controlled in either rows or columns that are the same as the rows or columns whose exposure time is being controlled, each of the light sensors converts an amount of captured optical energy into a digital signal value, the captured optical energy being from a reflected line of light from the object surface. Further includes a processor that receives the digital signal values and calculates the 3D coordinates of the object surface.
US09531963B2	Image capturing device and image capturing system The image capturing device includes an optical system that focuses lights from an object to generate optical information, a filter provided near a diaphragm position of the optical system, the filter having a plurality of types of spectral characteristics, a sensor that converts the optical information of the object to electronic data, the sensor providing a plurality of spectral transmittance values that sequentially and spatially change, and a lens array having a plurality of lenses being arranged in substantially parallel in a direction of a two-dimensional surface of the sensor.
US09531962B2	Image set alignment and combination processing A method includes identifying feature points in an image in images generated of a scene by a camera and identifying locations of the identified feature points in remaining images in the images. The method also includes selecting a group of the identified feature points indicative of relative motion of the camera between image captures and aligning a set of the images using the selected group of feature points. The method may further include selecting a reference image from the set of aligned images, weighting other images the set, and combining the reference image with the weighted images. Weighting of the other images may include, for each other image in the set, comparing the other image and the reference image to identify one or more moving objects in the other image and applying a weight to pixel locations in the other image.
US09531959B2	Imaging systems and methods for capturing image data at high scan rates An imaging system may include a rolling shutter image sensor, data rate reduction circuitry, and image processing circuitry. The image sensor may output image data to the data rate reduction circuitry at a first high speed data rate. The data rate reduction circuitry may store the image data at the first data rate and may output the stored image data at a second reduced speed data rate. The image processing circuitry may receive the image data at the second data rate and may perform image processing operations at the second data rate. The data rate reduction circuitry may generate accumulated image frames by accumulating image frames received from the image sensor at the first data rate and may provide the accumulated frames to the image processing circuitry at the second data rate. The image processing circuitry may perform image processing operations on the accumulated frames at the second data rate.
US09531953B2	Camera module and portable electronic device including the same A camera module may include a fixed part, and a driving part moved relatively with respect to the fixed part in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis direction. The driving part and the fixed part may be disposed to be spaced apart from each other in the optical axis direction, and the driving part may be supported by a plurality of suspension wires and a plurality of ball bearings, such that occurrence of tilting of a lens may be prevented when the driving part is driven in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction.
US09531952B2	Expanding the field of view of photograph Aspects of this disclosure relate to generating a composite image of an image of and another image that has a wider field of view. After an image is selected, the visual features in the image may be identified. Several images, such as panoramas, which have wider fields of view than an image captured by a camera, may be selected according to a comparison of the visual features in the image and the visual features of the larger images. The image may be aligned with each of the larger images, and at least one of these smaller-larger image pairs may be generated as a composite image.
US09531947B2	Gesture mapping for image filter input parameters This disclosure pertains to systems, methods, and computer readable medium for mapping particular user interactions, e.g., gestures, to the input parameters of various image processing routines, e.g., image filters, in a way that provides a seamless, dynamic, and intuitive experience for both the user and the software developer. Such techniques may handle the processing of both “relative” gestures, i.e., those gestures having values dependent on how much an input to the device has changed relative to a previous value of the input, and “absolute” gestures, i.e., those gestures having values dependent only on the instant value of the input to the device. Additionally, inputs to the device beyond user-input gestures may be utilized as input parameters to one or more image processing routines. For example, the device's orientation, acceleration, and/or position in three-dimensional space may be used as inputs to particular image processing routines.
US09531946B2	Image capturing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and storage medium An image capturing apparatus comprising an image forming pixel and a focus detection pixel arranged on a portion of the image forming pixel, an image sensor that converts a subject image formed by an imaging lens into an image signal, and a control unit that switches between a first mode in which, after the image sensor has been exposed, pixels of the image sensor are sequentially read out in an order in which the pixels are arranged, and a second mode in which a signal from the focus detection pixel and a signal from peripheral pixels are read out first.
US09531944B2	Focus detection apparatus and control method thereof A first phase difference between a first image signal output from a first pixel configured to detect a light flux having passed through a first partial area of the exit pupil, and a second image signal output from a third pixel configured to detect a light flux having passed through the entire exit pupil is computed. A second phase difference between a third image signal output from a second pixel configured to detect a light flux having passed through a second partial area of the exit pupil, and a fourth image signal output from a fourth pixel arranged at a position different from the third pixel and configured to detect a light flux having passed through the entire exit pupil is computed. The defocus amount of the imaging optical system is computed by using the sum of the first and second phase differences.
US09531938B2	Image-capturing apparatus An image-capturing apparatus includes a focus lens that forms an object image of the object, an image sensor that produces image data by capturing the object image, and a controller that controls the focus lens. The focus lens has a focal position. The controller is operable to detect a change of a distance from the image-capturing apparatus to the object during a first exposure period based on image data produced by capturing the object image with the image sensor during the first exposure period. The controller is operable to determine, based on the detected change in the distance, a control amount which controls a moving velocity at which the focal position moves during a second exposure period after the first exposure period. The controller is operable to move the focal position at a moving velocity corresponding to the determined control amount, and cause the image sensor to capture the object image during the second exposure period.
US09531937B2	Image pickup apparatus for acquiring a refocus image, method of controlling image pickup apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium An image pickup apparatus includes an imaging optical system, an image pickup element including a plurality of pixels, a lens array configured such that rays from the same position on an object plane are incident on pixels of the image pickup element different from each other depending on a pupil region of the imaging optical system through which the ray passes, an image processing unit configured to perform image processing for the input image acquired by the image pickup element to generate the output images, and a control unit configured to drive the imaging optical system to perform focus control, the image processing unit is configured to acquire information on a refocus control range, and the control unit is configured to perform the focus control based on the information on the refocus control range.
US09531932B2	Camera module for portable device A camera module is provided. The camera module includes a camera device and a support ring. The camera device includes a substrate, an image sensor device on the substrate, and a holder for covering the image sensor device, wherein the holder includes a side portion placed around the image sensor device. The support ring is fixed to and laterally extends from the side portion of the holder, and is attached onto a wall portion of the chassis. A portable device with the camera module is also disclosed.
US09531920B2	Digital image color plane compression An example embodiment may involve obtaining an a×b pixel macro-cell from an input image. The a×b pixel macro-cell may contain 4 non-overlapping m×n pixel cells. The a×b pixels in the a×b pixel macro-cell may have respective color values and may be associated with respective object type tags. The example embodiment may also include selecting a compression technique to either (i) compress the a×b pixel macro-cell as a whole, or (ii) compress the a×b pixel macro-cell by compressing each of the 4 non-overlapping m×n pixel cells separately. The example embodiment may further include compressing the a×b pixel macro-cell according to the selected compression technique, and writing a representation of the compressed a×b pixel macro-cell to a computer-readable output medium.
US09531918B2	Scan calibration method that eliminates the color inaccuracy of printed color charts used on scan calibrations A method is disclosed of executing a scan calibration program on multi-function peripherals, the method includes: receiving a request for initiation of a scan calibration program on a multi-function peripheral; determining whether or not a print calibration should be performed on the multi-function peripheral before printing a calibration chart on the multi-function peripheral, wherein the determination of whether or not to execute the print calibration is based on a predetermined condition of the multi-function peripheral; executing the print calibration on the multi-function peripheral, if the predetermined condition exists on the multi-function peripheral; and printing the calibration chart on the multi-function peripheral after the determination of whether or not the print calibration should be performed.
US09531893B2	Screen image providing apparatus, screen image providing method, and computer readable medium There is provided an operation screen providing system including a relay apparatus and an operation screen providing apparatus. An acquiring unit acquires type information representing a type of a processing apparatus, and customization information representing how the processing apparatus is customized from a standard configuration of the type. A request unit requests the operation screen providing apparatus for standard operation screen information corresponding to the type information, when receiving an operation screen request from the processing apparatus. An operation screen providing unit customizes the standard operation screen information according to the customization information to generate individual operation screen information and provides the individual operation screen information to the processing apparatus.
US09531889B2	Media stiffness sensor assembly for an imaging device A media stiffness sensor assembly for an imaging device. The assembly comprises a translation mechanism coupled to a contact member, a drive mechanism coupled to the translation mechanism and a position sensor for providing a signal indicative of the position of the contact member. The assembly is mounted within an imaging device so that the contact member is moved into bending contact with a cantilevered portion of a media sheet in the media path. The energy used to translate the contact member from a home position into the cantilevered portion of a media sheet in the media path to deflect the cantilevered portion is used to determine a weight of the media sheet.
US09531888B2	Intelligent ringer in smartphones Various systems and methods for an intelligent ringer in smartphones are described herein. A system for implementing intelligent notifications includes a communication module to receive at a compute device, an indication of an incoming communication, a notification module to present from the compute device, a notification of the incoming communication, an audio processing module to determine whether a change in ambient noise occurs around the compute device while the notification is being presented, and a rules module to reference a rules engine to determine an action based on whether the change in ambient noise occurs, where the notification module is to present the notification in accordance with the action.
US09531885B2	Apparatus, system, and method for visualizing telecommunications resources Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, for obtaining information concerning a telecommunications network from various databases and/or informational spreadsheets, aggregating the information into a database, and displaying the information to aid in providing a telecommunication service to a customer. In one embodiment, the information in the database may be provided to an administrator of the telecommunications network through a user interface available to the administrator. With the information provided, the administrator may determine the network services available to a potential customer of the network and may generate a plan to provide the services to the customer's location. The information may include one or more connection locations to the telecommunications network and provide an estimated cost to the network and/or the customer for providing the service to the customer, including providing information to a field technician for installation of the service.
US09531880B2	Optimization in workforce management using work assignment engine data Contact centers strive to match the demands and preferences of their customers with the skills and abilities of the agents who process work items associated with the customers (e.g., contacts). However, the preferred agent may be unavailable, non-existent, backlogged or otherwise ineligible to accept the work item. An agent who is non-preferred but still qualified may be utilized to process the work item, such as an agent with adequate skills with respect to a particular attribute of the work item. Reports for the selection of the non-preferred but qualified agents are provided herein. A contact center may then utilize such reporting to identify underserved areas of their customer base.
US09531876B2	Contact center replay Contact centers often record customer-agent communications for training, quality control, and other purposes. Supervisors often contribute to the communications in the form of voice messages only the agent can hear (e.g., whisper mode) and/or text messages displayed on a screen and optionally documents or other content that may be provided or shared by the supervisor to the agent. Capturing the supervisor's contribution to a communication is provided to enable later playback or review of the communication to include all inputs and enable a more complete understanding of the actions that were or were not taken.
US09531871B2	Electronic device and method for extracting incoming/outgoing information and managing contacts A method and electronic device for extracting incoming/outgoing information and managing contacts are provided. The method includes determining whether a communicating electronic device which has been or is in communication with the electronic device is included as a contact in a first contact list; extracting incoming/outgoing information based on at least one of metadata and contents of the communication with the communicating electronic device when the communicating electronic device is not included as a contact in the first contact list; and displaying the extracted incoming/outgoing information on a touchscreen of the electronic device.
US09531870B2	Method for providing custom ring-back tones A method is provided for providing customized ring-back tones to callers on a wireline network such as a public switched telephone network having an advanced intelligent network or a VoIP network. When a call request is received from a calling party to connect to a called party through a wireline telephone network it is determined if the calling party is identified in a screening list for the called party. If so, then a customized audible ring-back tone is played to the calling party until the called party is connected to the calling party or until the call request is terminated.
US09531868B1	Methods and systems for authenticating a user on a call Methods and systems described in this disclosure allow customers to quickly be authenticated. In some embodiments, a device and a user verifier are associated with a user profile. When a call is received from the device, the user may be requested to input the user verifier. After verifying that the device is unique to the user and that the user verifier matches the user verifier associated with the user profile, the user may be authenticated to the call or activity.
US09531855B2	System and method of arbitrating audio source streamed by mobile applications A system for attenuating vehicle audio for mobile application audible statements, the system comprising a vehicle computing system having one or more processors for playing audio in the vehicle from a plurality of different audio sources. The system also includes a wireless transceiver for communicating signals from a mobile computing device for processing by the vehicle computing system. The vehicle computing system is configured to receive a wireless signal from the mobile computing device representative of an audible statement to be played in the vehicle. If the vehicle computing system is playing audio in the vehicle at the time the wireless signal is received from the mobile computing device, determine an amount to attenuate the audio based on the source of the audio. Attenuate the audio and play the audible statement based on the determination.
US09531853B2	Electronic module and electronic device An electronic device including a rear cover, a transparent front cover, a first electronic element, a second electronic element, a conductive tape, and an elastomer is provided. The transparent front cover is disposed on the rear cover. The first electronic element is disposed between the transparent front cover and the rear cover. The second electronic element is disposed between the first electronic element and the rear cover. The conductive tape is disposed between the first electronic element and the second electronic element, and contacts the first electronic element and the second electronic element to electrically connect the first electronic element to the second electronic element. The elastomer is disposed between the first electronic element and the second electronic element, and is attached to the conductive tape under pressure. An electronic module including the first electronic element, the second electronic element, the conductive tape, and the elastomer above is provided.
US09531849B2	Method of splitting a packet into individual layers for modification and intelligently stitching layers back together after modification and an apparatus thereof Embodiments of the apparatus for modifying packet headers relate to pointer structure for splitting a packet into individual layers and for intelligently stitching them back together. The pointer structure includes N+1 layer pointers to N+1 protocol headers. The pointer structure also includes a total size of all headers. A rewrite engine uses the layer pointers to extract the first N corresponding protocol layers within the packet for modification. The rewrite engine uses the layer pointers to form an end point, which together with the total size of all headers is associated with a body of the headers. The body of the headers is a portion of headers that are not modified by the rewrite engine. After all the modifications are performed and modified headers are compressed, the modified layer pointers are used to stitch the modified headers back together with the body of the headers.
US09531838B1	Predictive prefetching of data from remote client-state cache from server to update local client-state cache Response delay associated with a state-based client-server application can be reduced with utilization of an application state server-side cache. A server caches data for a set of one or more possible states of a client-server application that may follow a current state of the application. The server rapidly responds to a client request with data that corresponds to an appropriate new state of the application in accordance with the application state server-side cache. The server determines that the application will transition to the appropriate new state from the current state of the application with the application state server-side cache based, at least in part, on an operation indicated by the client request.
US09531833B2	System and method for use of network services in receiving content and data A first device implements an application platform that is shared with a second device. The application platform can be implemented so that the first device and the second device operate to have a same identity to at least the network service. The first device provides a user interface in order to receive input for accessing or using the network service. Additionally, the first device communicates input received in response to providing the user interface to the network service. The first device can receive a token from the network service in response to communicating the input. Additionally, the first device can communicate a set of data items to the second device. The set of data items includes the token and one or more identifiers that enable the second device to access and use the network service while appearing as the first device to the network service.
US09531831B1	Active subscription profiles on secure element supporting concurrent usage of network services A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provide storing multiple subscription profiles on a secure element; detecting a triggering event; using, by a first stack of a wireless end device, one of the subscription profiles to register with a first network service via a first network; indicating that the one of the subscription profiles is enabled; querying, by a second stack of the wireless end device, the secure element for another one of the subscription profiles; obtaining, by the second stack, access information to the other one of the subscription profiles; selecting, by the second stack, the other one of the subscription profiles; using, by the second stack, the other one of the subscription profiles to register with a second network service via a second network; and indicating that the other one of the subscription profiles is enabled.
US09531830B2	Odata offline cache for mobile device A server system may include a request handler and a storage. The request handler may receive at least one request from a program on a user side. The storage may include a first cache and a second cache, storing data in format directly compatible to the program. The first cache stores only data matching to a server. If the at least one request corresponds to a change to the data from the program, then the second cache stores the at least one request and the request handler sends the at least one request to the server for updating the change.
US09531825B1	Browser activity replay with advanced navigation Aspects include capturing and replaying activities conducted during a web browsing session. Activities conducted by a user via browser application at a website are received at a computer processor. The activities occur across multiple web pages and span multiple windows during a single browsing session. The activities associated with corresponding web pages, and the activities are ordered in chronological order for each of the web pages. User interface events corresponding to the ordered activities are displayed via a browser based interface. The user interface events are selectable by an end user of the browser based interface.
US09531823B1	Processes for generating content sharing recommendations based on user feedback data Processes are disclosed for generating share recommendations for sharing content based at least in part on associated metadata of the content (e.g., geo-location of the content, the date/time of the content, subject matter of the content, etc.). A quick share system may track an individual's share history, including people with whom the individual has shared content, the date/time the content was shared, the geo-location of the individual when the content was shared, etc. Share recommendations indicating one or more suggested people with whom the individual may wish to share content may be generated for the individual, based at least in part on some of a current time/date, the individual's current location, the content metadata, the individual's share history. Share recommendations may also be based in part on an event associated with the content, user feedback data for shared content, and content analysis such as image analysis for digital images.
US09531821B2	Server, distribution information generation method, and recording medium A server includes a terminal information acquisition unit, a region specifying unit, and a distribution information generation unit. The terminal information acquisition unit acquires from each of a plurality of first terminal devices, terminal information including measurement information used to calculate a distance from each of second terminal devices to each of the plurality of first terminal devices for each second terminal device present near the first terminal device and position information of the first terminal device. The region specifying unit specifies a region in which the second terminal device is disposed at a distance according to the measurement information from the position of each of the first terminal devices. The distribution information generation unit generates the information indicating the distribution of the positions of the first terminal device and the second terminal device based on the region specified by the region specifying unit.
US09531819B2	Method and system for displaying object, and method and system for providing the object A first device for displaying an object related to content reproduced by a second device is provided. The first device including a sensor which senses an exit of the first device from a service zone of the second device during reproduction of the content by the second device; a communication device which requests a management server for an object related to the content, the object including link information for receiving information about the content reproduced by the second device at a point of time when the sensor senses the exit, and for receiving the object related to the content from the management server; and a controller which controls a display to display the received object related to the content on a predetermined screen of the first device.
US09531811B2	Method for sharing application For sharing an application between mobile devices, an application share program is installed on mobile devices. The application share program is able to establish a link between at least one host mobile device and at least one client mobile device. A host mobile device shares a share session. An application of the share session is shared and installed on to the at least one client mobile device. And the application is uninstalled from the at least one client mobile device when the share session is terminated.
US09531801B1	Dynamic information technology multi-directional multi-protocol resource convergence system A software platform preferably delivered via the internet provides access to and from web-enabled devices with the purpose of delivering and providing software applications, hardware resources, reporting, monitoring, tracking, virtual and cloud computing augmentation, all through a cross-end point unified user-based interface. Resources can be connected dynamically to other resources through the platform and, depending upon the decision of the user and the security settings, resources of the end-point device can be provided to other members in the same network.
US09531799B2	Reducing restoration time for virtual machines Systems and techniques are described for restoring virtual machines. A described technique includes receiving location data specifying a location of a mobile device of a user. A first distance between the mobile device and a first data center that stores a virtual machine template and a snapshot associated with the user is determined. The snapshot represents a state of a virtual machine. A second distance between the mobile device and a second data center that is different from the first data center is determined. A determination is made that the mobile device of the user is closer to the second data center than the first data center. In response to determining that the mobile device is closer to the second data center than the first data center, the snapshot is transferred from the first data center to the second data center.
US09531797B2	Load balancing in cloud-based game system Technologies are generally described for a load balancing scheme for a cloud-based game system. In some examples, a load balancing system may include a resource usage measurement unit configured to measure resource usage of a game server, a determination unit configured to determine one or more client devices to stream non-interactive media files among a plurality of client devices connected to the game server based at least in part on the resource usage measured by the resource usage measurement unit, and a transmission unit to stream the non-interactive media files to one or more of the client devices upon occurrence of a predetermined game event.
US09531796B2	Methods and systems for load balancing using forecasting and overbooking techniques Methods and systems for establishing user sessions between a client and a server or server farm can be carried out by a load balancing agent executing on a computer in communication with the client, server or server farm. The load balancing agent can intercept a connection request generated by an application executing on a client and responsively select a server on which to establish a user session. Selecting the server can be based on overbooking a particular server and choosing a server with a predetermined amount of forecasted load. Forecasted load can be determined by summing the current load on a server with a current load calculated by multiplying: the average load on the user sessions hosted by the server; by the number of cached user sessions stored on the server; and by the probability that a cached user session reconnects.
US09531794B2	System and method for playing web-based training content on a client computer system A method and system for playing web-based training content on a client computer system are provided. The method includes accessing previously downloaded web-based training content stored in a first memory coupled to the client computer system and playing a portion of the web-based training content on the client computer system while the client computer system is offline. The method further includes storing results associated with playing the portion of the web-based training content in a second memory coupled to the client computer system. The method further includes, in response to detecting the client is online, synchronizing results of the playing with a host computer system.
US09531787B2	System and method for managing and monitoring information using endpoint pairs Described herein are systems and methods for managing and monitoring information using endpoint pairs. The system includes a computer having an application server, said application server having a user interface. The user interface provides input selections used for tying two endpoints together as a single entity. One endpoint is used for sending messages and another endpoint is used for receiving messages. Tying the endpoints together as a single entity provides for a higher level of message management in the application server.
US09531785B1	Ad hoc injection of IMAP objects Some embodiments include a method to inject ad-hoc IMAP objects into results of IMAP commands. These IMAP objects may appear in the inbox or in any other IMAP user folder of a user on any IMAP capable device, and may feel like an Email to the user, although the IMAP objects were never sent over an SMTP server or protocol. Information that is stored in these IMAP objects can include advertising, promotions, service alerts or any other content. When a MAIL client requests a list of emails for an IMAP user folder from the IMAP server, the IMAP server will ad-hoc inject IMAP objects into the result list. The rules that define which objects are to be injected and in which schedule and to which target persons and the position of them in the result list may depend on object- and/or user-profiles and other targeting parameters.
US09531783B2	Information distribution device An information distribution device capable of distributing call attention information for calling attention to an event after confirming whether or not an event has occurred depending on circumstances is provided. A communication unit receives vehicle information, which relates to the behavior of a vehicle, and image information, which includes an image photographed by a vehicle has photographed, and distributes the call attention information for calling attention to an event, to a vehicle. A control unit determines whether or not to make a request to a vehicle for transmission of the image information, based on vehicle information or weather information, and makes a request to a vehicle for transmission of an image if it is determined to make a request for transmission of the image information.
US09531777B2	Distributing intelligence across networks Methods and apparatus relating to distribution of intelligence across a network are described. In one embodiment, one or more content processors may be provided at the edge of a computer network (e.g., prior to a point where data is aggregated or routed by the network). Other embodiments are also disclosed.
US09531768B2	Detection of shared content viewed by attendees in online meetings Techniques are presented herein for improving experiences in online meetings that include a plurality of attendee devices, where an attendee device is designated as a presenter. Shared content is provided from the presenter to at least one other attendee device engaged in the online meeting, and an indicator is automatically provided to at least one attendee device regarding whether a condition associated with the presenter providing the shared content has been satisfied.
US09531765B1	System and method for maximizing system data cache efficiency in a connection-oriented data proxy service A method and system that is configured for receiving a connection request at a server over a fiber channel network from a client using SCSI, generating a virtual connection to service the connection request by the server, determining a load of each one of a set of virtual connection engines executed by the server, set of virtual connection engines to manage resources of a locality domain, and assigning the virtual connection to a virtual connection engine with a minimum load amongst the set of virtual connection engines.
US09531763B2	Apparatus and method for reproducing contents using digital living network alliance in mobile terminal An apparatus and a method for reproducing contents using a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) network are provided. The apparatus includes a Digital Media Server (DMS), a Digital Media Controller (DMC), and a Digital Media Renderer (DMR). The DMS provides contents stored in advance. The DMC selects contents according to an operation of the DMS, and reproduces the selected contents. The DMR reproduces contents under control the DMC.
US09531757B2	Management of security policies across multiple security products A management entity discovers security devices connected to a network. Each security device controls access to resources by devices associated with the security device according to a corresponding native security policy that is based on a corresponding native policy model associated with the security device. The management entity imports the native security policies from the corresponding security devices over the network, and normalizes the imported native security policies across the security devices based on a generic policy model, to produce normalized security policies that are based on the generic policy model and representative of the native security polices. The management entity receives security events from the security devices, and processes the received security events among the security devices based on the normalized security policies.
US09531755B2	Field selection for pattern discovery Fields are determined for pattern discovery in event data. Cardinality and repetitiveness statistics are determined for fields of event data. A set of the fields are selected based on the cardinality and repetitiveness for the fields. The fields may be included in a pattern discovery profile.
US09531742B2	Detection of malicious network connections In one embodiment a method, system and apparatus is described for detecting a malicious network connection, the method system and apparatus including determining, for each connection over a network, if each connection is a persistent connection, if, as a result of the determining, a first connection is determined to be a persistent connection, collecting connection statistics for the first connection, creating a feature vector for the first connection based on the collected statistics, performing outlier detection for all of the feature vector for all connections over a network which have been determined to be persistent connections, and reporting detected outliers. Related methods, systems and apparatus are also described.
US09531735B1	Systems and methods for delivering introspection notifications from a virtual machine Described systems and methods enable a computer security module to protect a set of guest virtual machines against computer security threats. In some embodiments, the computer security module receives introspection notifications from the protected VM, each such notification indicating that a particular trigger event (e.g., a system call) has occurred during execution of guest software within the respective VM. In some embodiments, delivering a notification comprises suspending execution of guest software and switching the processor to executing a notification handler forming part of the computer security module. Some embodiments of the present invention introduce a dedicated instruction for delivering introspection notifications. The instruction may be encoded such that it is interpreted as a no-operation instruction (NOP) by legacy processors and/or by processors that do not support hardware virtualization or do not currently execute in hardware virtualization mode.
US09531730B2	Apparatus, and associated method, for alerting user of communication device of entries on a mail message distribution list Apparatus, and an associated method, for alerting a respondent that generates a reply to a received mail message of addressing of the reply message to a non-secure address. A detector detects reception of a received mail message, and a correlator determines whether any of the entries on a distribution list associated with the received mail message is of selected characteristics, i.e., non-secure. If determined to be non-secure, an annunciator generates an annunciation requiring the respondent to elect whether to include the identified address as a recipient of the reply message.
US09531727B1	Indirect user authentication As disclosed herein a method, executed by a computer, includes receiving, from a user, a request for access to a shared system, wherein the request comprises a user identifier and a user password corresponding to the user, and determining privileges corresponding to the shared system using the user identifier. The method further includes requesting, from an identity manager, a shared identifier and a shared password corresponding to the shared system, receiving, from the identity manager, the shared identifier and the shared password, and using the shared identifier and the shared password to enable the user to use the shared system. A computer system, and a computer program product corresponding to the above method are also disclosed herein.
US09531725B2	Optimizing infrastructure support based on authenticated access, validation and context related information retrieval fSystems and methods for infrastructure support optimization are described. The system includes an authorization module to verify a user, based on authorization rules, to provide access to the user to one or more infrastructure elements, and obtain ticket attribute data from a ticketing system, based on the verification, where the ticket attribute data comprises a plurality of attributes associated with a ticket to be resolved by the user. The authorization module also receives a support action, to be performed on the infrastructure element to resolve the ticket, where the support action includes at least one of an operation to resolve the ticket, and a standard support service. Further, the system includes a log generation module to append the support action to an operation log with corresponding ticket attribute data.
US09531724B2	Systems and methods of assessing permissions in virtual worlds Systems and methods of virtual world interaction, operation, implementation, instantiation, creation, and other functions related to virtual worlds (note that where the term “virtual world” is used herein, it is to be understood as referring to virtual world systems, virtual environments reflecting real, simulated, fantasy, or other structures, and includes information systems that utilize interaction within a 3D environment). Various embodiments facilitate interoperation between and within virtual worlds, and may provide consistent structures for operating virtual worlds. The disclosed embodiments may further enable individuals to build new virtual worlds within a framework, and allow third party users to better interact with those worlds.
US09531717B2	Method of securing access to data or services that are accessible via a device implementing the method and corresponding device The invention allows to secure access to data or services that are available for devices and applications via a device implementing the method. In order to secure the access to data or to one or more services that is/are accessed via a network device, the invention proposes a method that among others avoids unauthorized access to a data or one or more services and a device implementing the method.
US09531715B1	Method and system for protecting credentials A method and system for accessing local resources. The method includes intercepting, by a proxy, a request from an application to access a local resource, where the application is executing in an application virtual machine (AVM) on a computing device and where the proxy is executing on a service virtual machine (SVM) on the computing device. The method further includes replacing, by the proxy, a placeholder credential in the request with a local resource credential to obtain a second request. The method also includes sending, by the proxy, the second request to the local resource, receiving, by the proxy, a response to the second request from the local resource, and providing the response to the application.
US09531714B2	Enterprise authentication via third party authentication support Methods and systems are disclosed for providing approaches to enterprise authentication via third party authentication support. The methods and systems may include transmitting, by a computing device to an authentication device, a request to authenticate a client device application via a forms login protocol, and transmitting, by the computing device to the client device application, a first credential form retrieved from an authentication device generated by an extension device. The methods and systems may also include receiving, by the computing device from the client device application, a first authentication credential, and transmitting, by the computing device to the authentication service via the extension device, the first authentication credential. The methods and systems may also include transmitting, by the computing device and in response to a successful validation of the first authentication credential, an approval of the request made by the client device application to authenticate via the forms login protocol.
US09531709B2	Securely unlocking a device using a combination of hold placement and gesture A method includes receiving input from a touchscreen of a mobile electronic device, and receiving input from a plurality of contact sensors of the mobile electronic device, wherein the contact sensors are positioned along an external surface of the mobile electronic device. The method further includes unlocking access to the resources of the mobile electronic device in response to receiving input from the touchscreen meeting predetermined touchscreen input criteria and receiving input from the plurality of contact sensors meeting predetermined contact sensors input criteria. Optionally, the method may further receive input from a camera of the mobile electronic device, and only unlock the device in response to further receiving input from the camera meeting predetermined finger position criteria.
US09531708B2	Systems and methods for using wearable technology for biometric-based recommendations Methods and systems are disclosed herein for determining a biometric state of a user or an emotional state of a user. Based on the determined biometric state or emotional state, a determination is made whether information about a location is restricted. In response to determining that information about a location is restricted, a portion of the information about the location is identified, and access to the portion of the information is disabled.
US09531699B2	Electronic protected health information security for digital medical treatment room A medical imaging system includes a data store having stored medical imaging data and a computer. The system may be in a medical treatment room and is adapted to receive and display imaging data from a medical procedure. The computer has a graphical user interface that receives authentication credentials. An authenticator alternately prevents or allows a user access by logging the user into the system using the authentication credentials. A file accessor receives received medical imaging data and stores it in the data store, and retrieves the stored medical imaging data and provides it to the graphical user interface for display. Documentation data is received through the graphical user interface and is stored in the data store without requiring the user to provide the authentication credentials or be logged into the system. The user cannot access the stored medical imaging data before providing the authentication credentials and being logged into the system.
US09531689B1	System and method for encryption of network data A system and method involve determining that one or more data packets received from a first device on a communications network are one of data at rest and data in transit, performing one of an encryption operation and a decryption operation on the data packets, and storing the data packets in a memory device if they are data at rest or transmitting the data packets over the communications network if they are data in transit. If the data packets are data in transit, the method may involve, prior to transmission, encapsulating information into a frame of the data packets to indicate they are data in transit. The data packets may be compressed prior to encryption. The determination that the data packets are one of data at rest and data in transit may be based upon a value of at least one data field of the data packets.
US09531688B2	Approach for message level encryption for service APIs Disclosed are requesting party and responding party computer systems which perform a message level encryption for messages sent through the computer systems. Using the message level encryption, the computer systems may prevent those with access to an unsecured zone in one or more of the computer systems from viewing the messages.
US09531687B2	Techniques for secure message offloading Techniques for secure message offloading are presented. An intermediary is transparently situated between a user's local messaging client and an external and remote messaging client. The user authenticates to the local client for access and the intermediary authenticates the user for access to the remote client using different credentials unknown to the user. Messages sent from the local client are transparently encrypted by the intermediary before being passed to the remote client and messages received from the remote client are transparently decrypted before being delivered to the local client.
US09531686B2	Statutory license restricted digital media playback on portable devices Systems and methods are described for, e.g., providing a statutory audio content service on a portable device that complies with the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The user can select a playlist subject to DMCA restrictions but cannot access individual items. Content playback, including skipping of content, is restricted to enforce relevant DMCA provisions. Encryption used to implement digital rights management (DRM) may be modified to enforce such content play rules or, alternatively, an additional layer of encryption may be imposed. Limitations on playback are stored along with the playlist structure in a form that is protected against modification. Information logging content playback is maintained in protected form to be uploaded and relayed to the service provider for the purpose of calculating royalty payments.
US09531673B2	High availability security device Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for processing a first plurality of packets using one or more processors and maintaining one or more flow records associated with the first plurality of packets, and processing a second plurality of packets without maintaining flow records associated with the second plurality of packets and allowing the second plurality of packets to pass to one or more destinations.
US09531672B1	Network device implementing two-stage flow information aggregation A network security device includes a network flow statistics processing engine to process network flow information related to network flows. The network flow statistics processing engine includes a first processing stage performing per-flow information aggregation and a second processing stage performing per-destination system component information aggregation, with each processing stage implementing a threshold-based data export scheme and a timer-based data export scheme. In this manner, up-to-date flow information is available to peer system components regardless of the varying flow rates of the network flow.
US09531663B2	Method and device for storing and sending MAC address entry, and system Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and a device for storing and sending a MAC address entry, and a system. The method includes: sending, by a PE, a first packet to an RR, so that the RR determines a MAC address entry required by the PE according to the first packet, where the RR pre-stores a MAC address table, and the MAC address table includes the required MAC address entry; and receiving, by the PE, a packet which includes the required MAC address entry and is sent by the RR, and storing the required MAC address entry. Through the embodiments of the present disclosure, it may be implemented that the PE stores the MAC address entry according to need.
US09531661B2	Dynamic encoding of email addresses Embodiments of the invention may provide the ability to convert a non-supported email address (i.e., an email address that conforms to a standard that is not supported by the receiving device) into a supported email address (e.g., an email address that conforms to a standard that is supported by the receiving device). Embodiments of the invention may perform this conversion, for example, when an email communication containing a non-internet-standard email address is to be delivered or synchronized to a mobile device that only supports standard internet addresses. Similarly, embodiments of the invention may perform this conversion when a calendar entry, a task, a contact, or other data package containing such a non-supported email address is to be delivered or synchronized to a mobile device that does not support such an email address.
US09531657B2	Contact list with conversation point reminder A method is provided to remind a user of a communication device of a conversation point for a future communication. The communication device has access to a contact list, with each contact list entry configured to retrieve a communication address of an entity, a name identifying the entity, and any user-inputted memo for reminding of a conversation point. The method comprises receiving an input indicating a need to activate a first contact list entry for the user to perform at least one of receiving and requesting a communication addressed to the communication address thereof. The method further comprises checking whether there is any user-inputted memo attached to the first contact list entry, and causing an indication indicating a presence of the memo to be automatically displayed on the display screen during activating of the first contact list entry when the memo is detected attached thereto.
US09531656B2	System, method, and computer program product for determining whether an electronic mail message is compliant with an etiquette policy A system, method, and computer program product are provided for determining whether an electronic mail message is compliant with an etiquette policy. In use, a predetermined event associated with an electronic mail message is identified. Additionally, it is determined whether the electronic mail message is compliant with an etiquette policy, in response to the predetermined event. Furthermore, a reaction is performed, based on the determination.
US09531655B1	Enabling a social networking pre-submission filtering A content for a message to be submitted to a social networking account of a person can be received. The message can be submitted and the content can be shared with other persons via the social network. Prior to conveying, submitting, and/or storing, the message can be scored in one or more dimensions. The dimensions can represent aspects of a reputation of the person. Previously established threshold scores for each of the dimensions can be determined. When the content is outside an established allowance range of the scores, performing a programmatic action to ensure that the submission of the message does not automatically occur to the account. When the content is not outside the scores, not taking a programmatic action to prevent the submission of the message and instead permitting the submission of the message to automatically occur to the account.
US09531646B1	Multi-protocol configurable transceiver including configurable deskew in an integrated circuit Embodiments include a configurable multi-protocol transceiver including configurable deskew circuitry. In one embodiment, configurable circuitry is adapted to control an allowed data depth of a plurality of buffers. In another embodiment, configurable circuitry is adapted to control a deskew character transmit insertion frequency. In another embodiment, a programmable state machine is adapted to control read and write pointers in accordance with selectable conditions for achieving an alignment lock condition. In another embodiment, configurable circuitry is adaptable to select between logic and routing resources in the transceiver and logic and routing resources in a core of the IC in which the transceiver is implemented for controlling at least certain deskew operations. In another embodiment, configurable selection circuitry allows deskew processing to occur in a data path either before or after clock compensation processing depending on a communication protocol for which the transceiver is to be configured.
US09531645B2	Cable backplane A main unit of a director-class switch including a wire-based backplane located in a chassis, having a plurality of slots configured to receive switch boards. The wire-based backplane includes a plurality of harnesses each including first and second cartridges, a plurality of interface port units mounted on each of the first and second cartridges and cables connecting each of the interface port units of the first cartridge to each of the interface port units of the second cartridge. The harnesses are mounted in the chassis such that the interface port units face ends of the slots in a manner configured to mate with corresponding connectors of switch boards inserted into the slots. A plurality of interface port units are mounted in each slot. Each cartridge includes interface port units which are located in a plurality of different slots.
US09531641B2	Virtual output queue linked list management scheme for switch fabric Implementations of the present disclosure involve an apparatus, device, component, and/or method for a virtual output queue linked list management scheme for a high-performance network switch. In general, the linked list management scheme utilizes one or more look-ahead links associated with one or more descriptors in the linked list of descriptors that describe the storage of the incoming data packets to the switch. The look-ahead links allow the switch to schedule reads of memory locations included in the descriptors at the same speed at which the data packets are stored in memory.
US09531636B2	Extending processing capacity of server Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and apparatus for extending processing capacity of a server side. In one embodiment, there is provided a method of extending processing capacity of the server side, comprising: deciding a job to be offloaded from the server side; partitioning the job into one or more tasks; allocating the one or more tasks to one or more clients in response to http requests transmitted from the one or more clients; receiving, from the http requests transmitted from the one or more clients, responses of the one or more clients to the from the server side one or more tasks.
US09531633B2	Control plane optimization of communication networks Optimization of control plane in a software defined network includes obtaining peer information of at least one neighbouring network controller by a network controller and determining a traffic profile variation. The method further includes computing of a self payoff value indicative of one of optimum utilization, underutilization and overutilization of the network controller. The method further includes initiating a non-zero sum game based network control plane optimization operation based on the self payoff value and the traffic profile of the neighbouring network controllers, and may include one of activating additional network controller(s), transferring control of one or more network devices managed by the network controller(s) to a neighbouring greedy network controller, deactivating the network controller, and transferring control of one or more additional network devices managed by the neighbouring network controller(s) to the greedy network controller.
US09531632B2	Method for controlling flood broadcasts in a wireless mesh network Computer networks with multiple nodes are often required to deliver packets to all nodes in the network, commonly referred to as “flooding.” Flooding is used to deliver multicast and broadcast packets generated by application, network and other layers of the networking stack. Flooding can be done very reliably but less efficiently via node to node “unicast” transmissions, or very efficiently but less reliably via “broadcast” transmissions. In order to balance reliability with efficiency, this invention defines a threshold for the number of neighboring nodes as seen by a given node prior to a flooding operation to determine whether data should be unicast or broadcast. Below that threshold, unicast is used; at or above that threshold, broadcast is used. The invention also incorporates knowledge of nodes seen in turn by neighbor nodes as part of this decision.
US09531630B2	Capacity estimates using burst-trailer trains The present invention relates to methods and devices (11, 12, 14) for transmitting a sequence of data packets in a network. To this end, a send rate with which the sequence is to be transmitted is selected. Then, a first set of data packets of the sequence is transmitted and the transmission is associated with a time stamp. Finally a last data packet of the sequence is transmitted after a predetermined time interval has elapsed from the time stamp associated with the first set of data packets, where said predetermined time interval is the time required for transmitting the sequence of data packets with the selected send rate.
US09531621B2	Method for scalable measuring of connectivity between two way active measurement protocol (TWAMP) entities The present invention relates to method and arrangements to measure connectivity between Two Way Active Measurement Protocol TWAMP entities comprising a session-server (15) and session-reflectors (16-23) in a communication network. The method comprises steps like: Dividing in the session-server (15), the session-reflectors (16-23) into at least one defined group (11-14) of session-reflectors (16-17,18-9,20-21,22-23); Transmitting a test session (1;1-4) from the session-server (15) to the session-reflectors (16-7;16-23) by using Source Specific Multicasting, said test session comprising at least one test packet (1a-1c;1a-4c) 1 being destined to at least one session-reflector (16-17;16-23) in at least one defined group (11;11-14); Replying to the at least one test packet (1a-1c;1a-4c) by the at least one session-reflector (16-17;16-23).
US09531620B2	Control plane packet traffic statistics There are disclosed methods and apparatus for displaying and viewing control plane statistical data for a network. The method comprises configuring a network configuration, wherein the network configuration comprises a network topology, a device group, and a device, generating a test to test the network under test, and requesting to display and view a statistical data based on a network configuration parameter.
US09531605B2	Determination of radiation beam pattern There is provided a method for determining a radiation beam pattern. The method is performed by a network node. The method comprises transmitting probe signals, the probe signals being orthogonal to cell-specific reference signals (CRS) transmitted by the network node. The method comprises receiving responses to the probe signals from wireless devices, wherein each response comprises a measurement report based on reception of the transmitted probe signals at each wireless device. The method comprises determining a radiation beam pattern based on the received measurement reports.
US09531604B2	Prediction-based provisioning planning for cloud environments Various embodiments predict performance of a system including a plurality of server tiers. In one embodiment, a first set of performance information is collected for a base allocation of computing resources across multiple server tiers in the plurality of sever tiers for a set of workloads. A set of experimental allocations of the computing resources is generated on a tier-by-tier basis. Each of the set of experimental allocations varies the computing resources allocated by the base allocation for a single server tier of the multiple server tiers. A second set of performance information associated with the single server tier for each of the set of experimental allocations is collected for a plurality of workloads. At least one performance characteristic of at least one candidate allocation of computing resources across the multiple server tiers is predicted for a given workload based on the first and second sets of performance information.
US09531601B2	Modular interface framework for network devices Techniques for providing interface modules for controlling network devices are provided. For example, a method may include receiving, at a computing device, a communication including a unique identifier for a network device connected to a network. The method may further include using the unique identifier to determine an interface module for the network device and transmitting the interface module, wherein when the interface module is received, the interface module displays one or more interface elements usable to control the network device connected to the network.
US09531590B2	Load balancing across a group of load balancers Some embodiments provide an elastic architecture for providing a service in a computing system. To perform a service on the data messages, the service architecture uses a service node (SN) group that includes one primary service node (PSN) and zero or more secondary service nodes (SSNs). The service can be performed on a data message by either the PSN or one of the SSN. However, in addition to performing the service, the PSN also performs a load balancing operation that assesses the load on each service node (i.e., on the PSN or each SSN), and based on this assessment, has the data messages distributed to the service node(s) in its SN group. Based on the assessed load, the PSN in some embodiments also has one or more SSNs added to or removed from its SN group. To add or remove an SSN to or from the service node group, the PSN in some embodiments directs a set of controllers to add (e.g., instantiate or allocate) or remove the SSN to or from the SN group. Also, to assess the load on the service nodes, the PSN in some embodiments receives message load data from the controller set, which collects such data from each service node. In other embodiments, the PSN receives such load data directly from the SSNs.
US09531587B2	Systems and methods to link network controllers using installed network devices A new network controller installed onto an existing home-control network links to a network device on the home-control network. The linked network device returns its linked list to the new network controller, which contacts each network device on the linked list. Responding network devices are linked to the new network controller and return their linked lists. The new network controller contacts the network devices on these linked lists that have not been previously contacted to request additional linked lists. The procedure continues until the new controller determines that there are no un-contacted devices.
US09531569B2	Power aware receiver/transmitter adaptation for high speed serial interfaces A receiver includes first and second equalization modules adapted to provide first and second compensations to a data signal, and a control module including a list that identifies the first equalization module as being less efficient than the second. The control module provides first and second compensation levels of the first and second compensations, such that the first and second compensations operate on the data signal to meet a bit error rate (BER) target, lowers the first compensation to reduce the power consumption of the receiver based on the list, and determines whether, in response to an increase in the level of the second compensation the BER target is met.
US09531568B2	Signal transmission system A signal transmission system includes a transmitter configured to encode a transmission signal to generate 2N (N: integer larger than or equal to two) binary signals among which a number of 0s and a number of 1s are equal to each other, and to transmit the 2N binary signals, 2N signal lines configured to transmit the 2N binary signals, respectively, and a receiver configured to detect a bit pattern among a plurality of possible bit patterns of the 2N binary signals in response to a plurality of differential components between 2N received signals received through the 2N signal lines, and to decode the detected bit pattern.
US09531553B2	Method, controller, data center, system and storage medium for network charging Disclosed is a method for network charging, which includes: a data center management network element, upon reception of a charging resource request message from a controller, supports a charging function of a processing network element by a virtual machine and feeding back information of the processing network element to the controller; the data center management network element sending charging strategy information, user state information and information of UGW to the processing network element, which implements transmission of a traffic flow with the UGW according to the information of UGW, charges for the traffic flow according to the charging strategy information and the user state information, and feeds back charging processing information to the data center management network element; and the data center management network element feeding back the charging processing information to the controller. The disclosure further provides a data center, controller, UGW and system for network charging. Thus the charging service may be implemented for a SDN EPC network.
US09531552B2	Dynamic power reduction management of network devices Power consumption levels of a network device can be adjusted based upon traffic flow at the device. A network device can recognize a situation where the traffic flow associated with a CPE device reaches a level that can be supported by a smaller channel set, and when this situation arises, the CPE device can request and receive an updated, smaller channel set. In response to receiving the smaller channel set, the CPE device can operate using fewer resources, thereby reducing power consumption at the CPE device. When traffic level at the CPE device warrants, the CPE device can request and receive a new or updated, larger channel set.
US09531551B2	Dynamically configurable power-over-ethernet apparatus and method One or more dual-role Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) port units are each selectively configurable to operate as either (i) a PoE Power Source Equipment (PSE) port unit to provide power to a device connected to the PoE port unit, or (ii) a PoE Powered Device (PD) port unit to sink power from the connected device. Each PoE port unit includes a network port, and a bi-directional power converter to selectively convert power in either (i) a first direction and to provide converted power to the network port when the PoE port unit operates as the PSE port unit, or (ii) in a second direction to convert power received from the network port when the PoE port unit operates as the PD port unit.
US09531549B2	Image verification by an electronic device A method for verifying an image by a first electronic device, the method comprising the first electronic device: sending a request for an image to a second electronic device, wherein the second electronic device is remote from the first electronic device and, optionally, a server; receiving an image and a certificate from the second electronic device, wherein the certificate comprises a protected checksum of at least the image; generating a checksum in dependence on at least the received image; performing a comparison in dependence on said generated checksum and the protected checksum received in the certificate; and verifying the received image in dependence upon the comparison. Advantageously, the first electronic device is able to verify each received image and to prevent the display of any received images that are not authenticated. Applications include the display of card images.
US09531547B2	Host-based digital signature verification for guest components Examples perform external verification of authenticity of software components loaded onto virtual machines (VM). A processor, external to the VM, reads the loaded software component from the VM, and restores the loaded software component to its disk image state by undoing any changes made to load the software component. The digital signature is read from the restored disk image of the software and compared to the verified digital signature of the publisher of the software component. Some examples contemplate marking the software component as verified or unverified, and preventing unverified software components from making global changes.
US09531539B2	Information processing apparatus, and information processing method A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores an information processing program that causes a computer to execute a process including, generating feature information based on organism information of a user; calculating a first cryptogram based on a logical operation of the feature information generated and a random number; and encrypting the first cryptogram into a second cryptogram by using a cryptographic algorithm capable of calculating a Hamming distance in an encrypted state.
US09531535B2	Secure memories using unique identification elements Various embodiments of the invention relate to secure systems and modules, and more particularly, to systems, devices and methods of generating and applying identification elements uniquely associated with memory, memory mapping and encrypted storage. These unique identification elements provide an improved, statistically random source from which keys and memory mappings may be derived. The application of these keys across various architectures result in an improvement in the security of data stored within a system.
US09531531B2	Methods and devices for fixed execution flow multiplier recoding and scalar multiplication One feature pertains to an electronic device that includes a memory circuit and a processing circuit. The processing circuit computes a scalar multiplication output Z where Z=k·P by receiving an input multiplier k and a base P, and adds a modifier s to the input multiplier k to generate k′. The processing circuit also computes an intermediate scalar multiplication output Z′ where Z′=k′·P by using a digit expansion of k′ that includes a sequence of digits ki belonging to a digit set D. Additionally, the processing circuit subtracts s·P from Z′ to obtain the scalar multiplication output Z if k′ is odd or subtracts (s+1)·P from Z′ to obtain the scalar multiplication output Z if k′ is even. The scalar multiplier output Z may be used in a cryptographic security algorithm to secure data.
US09531527B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting signals of user equipment (UE) configured to perform D2D communication in wireless communication system A method for transmitting a signal by a first user equipment (UE) configured to perform device-to-device (D2D) communication in a wireless communication system includes transmitting a signal on a subframe for D2D communication to a second UE configured to perform D2D communication, wherein at least one OFDM symbol from among OFDM symbols contained in the subframe includes a repetition signal.
US09531517B2	Method and apparatus for generating reference signal in analog/digital mixed BF system A millimeter radio wave communication system. In a method for operating a base station (BS) in an analog/digital mixed BF system, an analog BF direction is determined. A digital BE precoder is determined for the determined analog BE direction. Digital BF precoding is performed using the digital BE precoder with respect to the determined analog BF direction. A DownLink Reference Signal (DL RS) is transmitted in the analog BF direction on which the digital BF precoding has been performed.
US09531516B2	Method and device for decoding downlink data Method for decoding data in a downlink subframe involves a terminal receiving downlink data in a data subframe transmitted in a first serving cell; the terminal receiving configuration information about PRS subframes which transmit PRS, wherein the PRS subframes are transmitted in a second serving cell; and determining whether the terminal decodes, according to the configuration information, the data transmitted through a PDSCH or an EPDCCH in the data subframe, wherein the decoding of the data transmitted through the PDSCH or the EPDCCH is abandoned by the terminal when a first CP length of the data subframe is different from a first subframe CP length of a first frame which includes the data subframe, and the data subframe may overlap with at least one PRS subframe of the PRS subframes.
US09531514B2	Sounding reference signal enhancements for wireless communication A wireless communication method includes determining whether a wireless device desires dynamic sounding reference signal (SRS) resources and providing, based on the determination, a dynamic SRS resource allocation to the wireless device.
US09531508B2	Methods and systems for estimating missing data The present invention discloses methods and systems for recreating missing data packets of a data session established between a first communications router and a second communications router through an aggregated connection. The first communications router receives data packets belonging to a data session from the second communications router through the aggregated connection. The data packets are destined to a first host reachable through the first communications router. The first communications router transmits the data packets to the first host and determines whether there is one or more missing data packets. If there is one or more missing data packets, the first communications router determines global sequence number(s) (GSN) and per tunnel sequence numbers (PTSN) of the one or more missing data packets and recreates payload(s) of the one or more missing data packet(s). One or more new data packets are then transmitted to the first host. The one or more new data packets comprise payload of the one or more missing data packets and are assigned with GSN(s) and PTSN(s) of the one or more missing data packets.
US09531502B2	Method and arrangement in a telecommunication system for handling status information of data units A method is provided in a receiving node for handling status information of data units transmitted from a sending node to the receiving node over a radio link. The receiving node establishes (401) that a number of data units that has been transmitted by the sending node are missing. The receiving node sends (402) a reduced status message to the sending node over the radio link, which message is reduced such that it comprises the negative acknowledgement for a first part of missing data units and omits negative acknowledgements for the rest of the missing data units. The omitted negative acknowledgement for the rest of the missing data units will not erroneously be interpreted as correctly received data units by the sending node.
US09531498B2	Link adaptation in a communication network In a method for link adaptation in a network, a link quality metric corresponding to a wireless communications link between a first communication device and a second communication device is determined. A communication frame having a header is generated. The header includes i) a first subfield of a control field to specify a modulation and coding scheme for use via the wireless communications link, and ii) a second subfield of the control field that includes the link quality metric. The communication frame is transmitted.
US09531494B2	Techniques for acquiring measurements of a shared spectrum and performing channel selection for access points using the shared spectrum Techniques are described for wireless communication. A first method may include transmitting a reference signal from an access point over a shared spectrum to a user equipment (UE), and receiving a measurement of the reference signal from the UE. A second method may include receiving at a UE over a shared spectrum a reference signal from an access point, and transmitting a measurement of the reference signal to the access point. In each of the first and second methods, the measurement may indicate interference with the shared spectrum from outside of a clear channel assessment (CCA) range of the access point. A third method may include receiving a plurality of reference signal measurements, where each reference signal measurement corresponds to one of a plurality of access points and indicates interference with a shared spectrum from outside of a CCA range of the corresponding access point, and performing channel selection for the plurality of access points based at least in part on the received reference signal measurements.
US09531489B2	Broadcasting signal receiving apparatus and control method thereof Disclosed is a broadcasting signal receiving apparatus including: at least one first input port, and a second input port which is provided separately from the first input port, the at least one first input port and the second input port are configured to receive a broadcasting signal; at least one first tuner configured to process the broadcasting signal; a first main switch configured to selectively connect the second input port with the at least one first tuner; and a controller configured to control the first main switch so that a first broadcasting signal received in the at least one first input port or a second broadcasting signal received in the second input port is input to the at least one first tuner.
US09531487B2	Method and system for achieving continued listening experience for car radio head unit A method of operating a radio in a vehicle includes tuning the radio to a first radio source. Information identifying the first radio source is transmitted from the vehicle to a remote processor. The processor monitors broadcast content of the first radio source on a web site. The processor identifies a second radio source having broadcast content matching the broadcast content of the first radio source. Information identifying the second radio source is transmitted from the processor to the vehicle. When a quality of a broadcast signal from the first radio source received at the vehicle falls below a threshold quality level, tuning of the radio is switched from the first radio source to the second radio source.
US09531472B2	Coherent waveform conversion in optical networks A method for wavelength conversion comprising receiving an input optical signal with a first wavelength, converting the input optical signal to a plurality of input analog signals, generating a plurality of digital signals based on the input analog signals, compensating for waveform distortions by at least filtering one or more of the digital signals to generate one or more compensated digital signals, converting the compensated digital signals to output analog signals via digital-to-analog (DA) conversion, generating an output optical signal with a second wavelength different from the first wavelength based on the output analog signals, and transmitting the output optical signal.
US09531467B2	Opportunistic downlink interference alignment A communication system configured to send data using an interference alignment scheme is disclosed herein. The disclosed communication system includes an MS and a BS. The disclosed BS sends data using a transmission beamforming matrix that minimizes intra-cell interference. The disclosed MS receives the data using a reception beamforming matrix that minimizes inter-cell interference. The BS sends information about a reference beamforming matrix to the MS, and sends a pilot signal to the MS using the reference beamforming matrix. The MS estimates an effective channel using the reference beamforming matrix, and calculates the intensity of an interference signal from an interference BS.
US09531455B2	Feedback scheme for MU-MIMO Embodiments of a system and method for managing feedback in a MU-MIMO system. An access point can announce one or more of mobile stations that are to receive downlink information in a first frame. The access point can also send a sounding package to the one or more mobile stations and receive feedback from the one or more mobile stations according to the feedback schedule. The feedback may be based on the reception of the sounding package.
US09531452B2	Hybrid intra-cell / inter-cell remote unit antenna bonding in multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) distributed antenna systems (DASs) Hybrid intra-cell/inter-cell remote unit antenna bonding in multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) distributed antenna systems (DASs), and related components, systems, and methods. The MIMO DASs are capable of supporting distributed MIMO communications with client devices. To provide enhanced MIMO coverage areas, hybrid intra-cell/inter-cell remote unit antenna bonding is employed. For example, if a client device has acceptable MIMO communications signal quality with MIMO antennas within a single remote unit, intra-cell bonding of the MIMO antennas can be employed to provide MIMO coverage for MIMO communications, which may avoid power imbalance issues that would result with inter-cell bonded MIMO antennas. However, if a client device has acceptable MIMO communications signal quality with MIMO antennas in a separate, neighboring remote unit(s), inter-cell bonding of the MIMO antennas can be employed to provide MIMO coverage for MIMO communications.
US09531451B2	System and method for high-speed analog beamforming In accordance with an embodiment, a Radio Frequency (RF) front end system includes a first chip that includes a frequency multiplier coupled to a first input terminal. The frequency multiplier is configured to form an upscaled reference signal by upscaling in frequency an oscillating reference signal received at the first input terminal. The first chip also includes a Voltage-Controlled Oscillator (VCO) configured to provide a first oscillating VCO signal, and an oscillator switch coupled to the VCO and the frequency multiplier. The oscillator switch is configured to select a Local Oscillator (LO) signal from between the first oscillating VCO signal and the upscaled reference signal. The first chip also includes a first phase shifter coupled to an output of the oscillator switch, and a modulator having an input coupled to an output of the first phase shifter.
US09531445B2	Communication apparatus, program, communication method and communication system A communication apparatus including a first storage unit, a second storage unit logically or physically discriminated from the first storage unit, a first communication unit, a second communication unit for transmitting data stored in the second storage unit through electric field coupling or magnetic field coupling, and a selecting unit for selecting at least either the first storage unit or the second storage unit as a storage destination of the data received by the first communication unit.
US09531443B2	Techniques for communication with tag devices Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for resolving interference in near field communications (NFC) among multiple NFC tag devices communicating with a reading device in which one of the tag devices employs a Tag-Talks-First (TTF) protocol while the others use a Request-Response (RR) protocol. An apparatus to communicate with tag devices via near NFC includes a timing component to determine an amount of time remaining in a current sleep pause between two consecutive transmissions of a TTF tag device; and a communications component to determine whether the amount of time remaining in the current sleep pause is sufficient to transmit a request for response to a RR tag device and receive a response to the request from the RR tag device, and to transmit the request based on the amount of time remaining in the current sleep pause. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09531442B2	Contactless power transmitting device, contactless power receiving device, vehicle, contactless power transmitting and receiving system, method of controlling contactless power transmitting device, method of controlling contactless power receiving device, and method of controlling contactless power transmitting and receiving system A contactless power transmitting device that contactlessly transmits electric power to a power receiving device includes a transmitting unit and a power transmission controller. The transmitting unit transmits electric power at a variable transmission frequency. The power transmission controller sets the transmission frequency, based on frequency information concerning a frequency of a broadcast wave that can be received at a position of the contactless power transmitting device. The power transmission controller sets the transmission frequency so that one of the transmission frequency and the frequency of the broadcast wave differs from an integer multiple of the other thereof.
US09531437B1	Communication line adapter with electromagnetic interference protection A communication line adapter with electromagnetic interference (EMI) is provided. The communication line adapter comprises a first interface. The first interface further comprises an EMI shield contact configured to be coupled to an external EMI shield contact and a first data line contact configured to be coupled to a first external data line contact. The communication line adapter further comprises a second interface. The second interface comprises a second data line contact configured to be coupled to a second external data line contact and connected to the first data line contact by a data line. The communication line adapter further comprises an EMI reduction circuit, coupled to the EMI shield contact, configured to protect the first data line from EMI. This allows a discharge at the communication line adapter of an electric charge received at the EMI shield contact of the first interface from the external EMI shield contact.
US09531435B2	Communication network and wide area communication network A first communication device is connected in a conductive state to a first power line extending from a secondary side of a transformer in a high-voltage power receiving apparatus to a primary side of breakers in a plurality of distribution boards that receive power supply from the transformer. A plurality of second communication devices are respectively connected to a plurality of second power lines respectively extending from a secondary side of the breakers in the plurality of distribution boards. Each second communication device performs power line communication using the second power line connected thereto as a transmission path. Upon receipt of a communication signal, each of the first communication device and the plurality of second communication devices generates a new communication signal including information included in the communication signal and sends the new communication signal through power line communication.
US09531432B2	Energy-efficient system for distant measurement of analog signals An energy-efficient system for measurement of analog signals including one or more measuring units. Each measuring unit has a measuring probe which signal is processed by a modulator. All measuring units have identical modulators selected from the Time Encoding Machine family: Asynchronous Sigma Delta Modulator, Integrate And Fire Modulator and Integral Pulse Frequency Modulator. A signal from the modulator is processed by a delay circuit from which is optionally fed back to the modulator. Signals from the delay circuit and modulator are used to trigger a UWB pulse generator, which is optionally amplified and transmitted via transmission line or antenna. The delay circuit uniquely characterizes the measuring unit and enables the receiving unit to separate received signals from plurality of measuring units signals sent in an unsynchronized manner. The invention is useful for long term acquisition of analog signals, especially time varying signals such as biological signals.
US09531431B2	Devices and methods employing hermetic transforms for encoding and decoding digital information in spread-spectrum communications systems In a direct sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) systems, such as CDMA, information is encoded in symbols using phase shift keying or quadrature amplitude modulation. Further, a transmitter applied a selected time shifted lag to each symbol to convey additional information. A receiver detects both the symbol data and the lag value. The receiver can use a hermetic matched filter matrix to identify the lag.
US09531426B2	Electronic device and antenna module capable of adjusting antenna characteristics dynamically An electronic device capable of adjusting antenna characteristics dynamically includes a flexible antenna, a sensing unit, an antenna tuner, a storage unit and a processing unit. The sensing unit is configured to sense a curvature information of the flexible antenna. The storage unit is configured to store a look-up table, wherein the look-up table records a plurality of curvature ranges and a plurality of predetermined setting parameters, and each of the predetermined setting parameters is corresponding to one of the curvature ranges. The processing unit is configured to calculate a curvature level of the flexible antenna, compare the curvature level with the curvature ranges to select a setting parameter corresponding to the curvature level from the predetermined setting parameters, and set the antenna tuner according to the selected setting parameter.
US09531412B2	Systems and methods for a radio frequency transmitter with improved linearity and power out utilizing pre-distortion and a GaN (gallium nitride) power amplifier device Various embodiments provide for systems and methods for increased linear output power of a transmitter. An exemplary wireless communications system for transmitting an input signal comprises a predistorter module, a GaN power amplifier, a coupler, and an antenna. The predistorter module is configured to detect existing distortion by comparing the input signal to a feedback signal and generate a correction signal. The predistorter may adaptively adjust its operation to minimize the existing distortion due to GaN power amplifier nonlinear characteristics. The result is that the GaN power amplifier may send a power signal of improved linearity to the antenna. The coupler is configured to sample the amplified signal from the GaN power amplifier to generate the feedback signal. The antenna is configured to transmit the amplified signal.
US09531404B2	Computer input device and method of using the same An auxiliary input device for use in inputting a user signal to a computer is provided. The computer auxiliary input device includes an infrared ray transmitter configured to transmit an infrared ray signal to a left eyeball and a right eyeball of a user. A reflected light sensor configured to measure a change in an amount of light reflected from the left eyeball and the right eyeball. A controller configured to detect the change in the amount of light reflected from each of the eyeballs from the reflected light sensor, generate Morse code alphabets based on the detected change, and convert the Morse code alphabets into a character string to be transmitted to the computer. A computer communication unit is configured to provide the character string converted by the controller to the computer.
US09531396B1	Frequency tuning device A device is disclosed that includes an oscillator, a frequency detector, and a selection circuit. The oscillator is configured to generate an oscillating signal. The oscillator includes a first tuning bank and a second tuning bank. The first tuning bank is configured to adjust the frequency of the oscillating signal within a first frequency band. The second tuning bank is configured to adjust the frequency of the oscillating signal within a second frequency band. The frequency detector is configured to generate a control signal according to at least one signal indicating the frequency of the oscillating signal. The selection circuit is configured to activate at least one of the first tuning bank and the second tuning bank according to the control signal.
US09531393B2	Phase frequency detector Described is an apparatus comprising: a first phase frequency detector (PFD) to determine a coarse phase difference between a first clock signal and a second clock signal, the first PFD to generate a first output indicating the coarse phase difference; and a second PFD, coupled to the first PFD, to determine a fine phase difference between the first clock signal and the second clock signal, the second PFD to generate a second output indicating the fine phase difference.
US09531391B1	Frequency-agile clock multiplier Upon detecting transition of an input timing signal from a non-oscillating state to an oscillating state, a clock generating circuit is switched from a paused mode to an open-loop operating mode to transition an output timing signal of the clock generating circuit from a non-oscillating state to an oscillating state in which the output timing signal oscillates at a free-running frequency. A ratio of a reference frequency of the oscillating-state input timing signal and the free-running frequency of the output timing signal is determined and used to adjust a frequency-lock range of the clock generating circuit. The clock generating circuit is then switched from the open-loop operating state to the closed-loop operating state to frequency-lock the output timing signal with respect to the reference frequency of the input timing signal.
US09531388B2	Semiconductor device and method for controlling the same A semiconductor device includes an operation unit (CPU) provided in a semiconductor chip and a temperature sensor (TS) that measures a temperature of the semiconductor chip. The semiconductor device compares a measured temperature (Ta) measured by the temperature sensor (TS) with a predetermined reference temperature (Tref). When the measured temperature (Ta) is higher than the reference temperature (Tref), the semiconductor device switches a frequency of an operation clock to be supplied to the operation unit (CPU) from a first frequency to a second frequency higher than the first frequency.
US09531387B2	Handheld device and frequency tracking method thereof A handheld device and a frequency tracking method thereof are provided. The handheld device comprises an oscillator, a radio frequency (RF) chip, a modem module, a first thermal sensor and a thermal module. The oscillator generates an oscillation signal with an oscillation frequency. The RF chip is electrically connected to the oscillator and configured to receive a paging signal from a paging channel and an RF signal from a non-regular channel based on the oscillation signal. The modem module is electrically connected to the RF chip. The first thermal sensor disposed close to the oscillator measures a heat source temperature. The thermal module electrically connected to the modem module and the first thermal sensor enables the modem module to execute a frequency compensation process by using the RF signal of both the paging signal and the RF signal according to the heat source temperature.
US09531369B2	Circuit arrangement and method for generating a drive signal for a transistor Disclosed is a circuit arrangement for generating a drive signal for a transistor. In one embodiment, the circuit arrangement includes a control circuit that receives a switching signal, a driver circuit that outputs a drive signal, and at least one transmission channel. The control circuit transmits, depending on the switching signal for each switching operation of the transistor, switching information and switching parameter information via the transmission channel to the driver circuit. The driver circuit generates the drive signal depending on the switching information and depending on the switching parameter information.
US09531367B2	Pulse width modulation signal generation circuit and method A pulse width modulation signal generation circuit and a pulse width modulation signal generation method are provided. A clock generator is configured for generating a clock signal including a plurality of pulses. The counting unit is coupled to the clock generator, and configured for storing a period parameter and outputting a counting value by counting the pulses of the clock signal based on the period parameter and a bidirectional counting mode. The comparing unit is coupled to the counting unit and is configured for comparing the counting value and a comparing threshold to output a level control signal. The signal generating unit is coupled to the comparing unit and configured for generating a pulse width modulation signal according to the level control signal. When the period parameter is odd, the counting value outputted by the counting unit is equal to a middle value in the two continuous clock cycles.
US09531366B2	Comparator with controlled current supply capacity A comparator includes an input-stage circuit that sets, in a first operating state, two voltage signals in a first voltage state, and changes, in a second operating state, the two voltage signals from the first voltage state to a second voltage state at different speeds, a latch-stage circuit that includes two field effect transistors and two inverters, the two field effect transistors receiving the two voltage signals at control nodes and disposed between two output nodes and a predetermined potential, the two inverters cross-coupled between the two output nodes and placed in an inactive state in the first operating state and in an active state in the second operating state, and a control circuit that controls current capacities in two paths through which drive voltages are applied to the two inverters, causing the current capacities to be different during at least part of a period of the second operating state.
US09531361B2	Power efficient multiplexer A power efficient multiplexer. In accordance with a first embodiment, a power efficient multiplexer comprises a transmission gate structure for selectively passing one of a plurality of input signals and a stacked inverter circuit for inverting the one of a plurality of input signals. Both the stacked inverter and the transmission gate provide beneficial reductions in static power consumption in comparison to conventional multiplexer designs.
US09531358B2	Signal generating system and signal generating method A signal generating system for generating an output signal with a 50% duty cycle, comprising: a frequency dividing module, comprising an odd number of level triggering devices, for generating a plurality of frequency divided signals utilizing a frequency dividing ratio equaling to M, wherein the M is an positive integer; and a signal combining module, for combining at least two of the frequency divided signals to generate at least one output combined signal. The signal generating system generates the output signal based on the output combined signal. The frequency dividing module cooperates the signal combining module to provide a frequency dividing ratio equaling to N.5, wherein the N is a positive integer.
US09531349B2	System and method for controlling radiated EMI using interleaved frequency switching An apparatus includes a controller configured to be coupled to a system clock that generates a clock signal for a device that generates radiated electromagnetic interference (RE). The controller is also configured to determine a frequency span associated with the system clock, where the frequency span has a minimum frequency and a maximum frequency. The controller is further configured to determine a sequence of frequency steps, where each frequency step is associated with a distinct frequency within the frequency span. In addition, the controller is configured to control the system clock to change a frequency of the clock signal through the sequence of frequency steps in order to reduce the RE generated at or by the device. In some embodiments, the frequency steps are interleaved across the frequency span to avoid large frequency jumps. In some embodiments, the frequency step duration is optimally selected to reduce quasi peak values.
US09531346B2	Signal processing apparatus and method A signal processing apparatus includes a first electrical signal generator configured to generate a first electrical signal, a second electrical signal generator configured to generate a second electrical signal based on a voltage signal output from a variable impedance unit, and a multiplexer configured to selectively supply the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal to the variable impedance unit.
US09531345B2	Antenna tuning in a modular portable communication device A system and method of tuning an antenna of a portable device in a modular device system using a device ID associated with second device to tune one or more antennas of a first device. In an embodiment, the first device resolves the device ID of the second device to a set of tuning parameters which improve tuning of the antenna of the first device in the presence of the second device. In a further embodiment, the first device may also tune an antenna of the second device to improve its performance in the presence of the first device.
US09531335B2	Method and circuitry for CMOS transconductor linearization Third order distortion is reduced in a CMOS transconductor circuit that includes a first N-channel transistor and a first P-channel transistor, gates of the first N-channel transistor and the first P-channel transistor being coupled to receive an input signal. Drains of the first N-channel transistor and first P-channel transistor are coupled to an output conductor. A first degeneration resistor is coupled between a source of the first P-channel transistor and a first supply voltage and a second degeneration resistor is coupled between a source of the first N-channel transistor and a second supply voltage. A first low impedance bypass circuit is coupled between the sources of the first P-channel transistor and the first N-channel transistor. A low impedance bypass circuit re-circulates second order distortion current that is induced by second-order distortion in drain currents of the first P-channel transistor and the first N-channel transistor, through the first N-channel transistor and first P-channel transistor.
US09531331B2	Amplifier compensating drift after sudden decrease of drain current An RF amplifier that compensates the drift appearing after a sudden decrease of the drain current is disclosed. The RF amplifier detects the drain current by the bias control unit that feeds the change of the drain current back to the gate bias of the FET. The bias control unit responds to the sudden increase of the drain current by a relatively longer time constant; while, to the sudden decrease thereof by the second time constant enough shorter than the first time constant to compensate the drift appearing after the sudden decrease of the drain current.
US09531328B2	Amplifiers with a short phase path, packaged RF devices for use therein, and methods of manufacture thereof An embodiment of a packaged radio frequency (RF) amplifier device includes a transistor and an inverse class-F circuit configured to harmonically terminate the device. The transistor has a control terminal and first and second current carrying terminals. The control terminal is coupled to an input lead of the device, and the first current carrying terminal is coupled to a voltage reference. The inverse class-F circuit is coupled between the second current carrying terminal and an output lead. The inverse class-F circuit includes a shunt circuit coupled between a cold point node and the voltage reference, where the cold point node corresponds to a second harmonic frequency cold point for the device. The shunt circuit adds a shunt negative susceptance at a fundamental frequency F0 to the inverse class-F circuit.
US09531324B1	Frequency synthesizer system and method A frequency synthesizing circuit comprising a first mixer configured to receive a first input signal at a first input thereof, a first filter configured to receive an output signal of the first mixer and remove undesired signal frequencies from the output signal of the first mixer, and a feedback loop. The feedback loop includes a second mixer having a first input connected to the output of the first filter and a second input for receiving a second input signal. The second mixer is configured to mix a signal received at the first input with the second input signal. The feedback loop further includes a third mixer having a first input connected to an output of the second mixer and a second input for receiving a third input signal. The third mixer is configured to mix a signal received at the first input with the third input signal.
US09531319B2	Clamps for solar systems A solar power system can include a rail and a solar module disposed on the rail. A clamp assembly can couple the solar module to the rail. The clamp assembly can have a clamped configuration in which the solar module is secured to the rail and an unclamped configuration. The clamp assembly can comprise an upper clamp member, a lower clamp member coupled to the rail, and a stabilization member mechanically engaging the upper clamp member and the lower clamp member. The stabilization member can prevent rotation of the lower clamp member relative to the rail when the clamp assembly is in the clamped and unclamped configurations. In the unclamped configuration, the stabilization member can be biased such that the upper clamp member is disposed at a sufficient clearance above the rail to permit the insertion of the solar module between the upper clamp member and the rail.
US09531318B2	Rotating electrical machine Provided is a rotating electrical machine capable of downsizing. The rotating electrical machine includes: a stator (2) including an armature winding (9); a rotor (3) provided inside the stator (2) in a rotatable manner; a power circuit unit (18) including a power circuit semiconductor switching element, for supplying a current to the armature winding (9); and a control board (6) in which an energization-allowed time corresponding to revolution speed of the rotor (3) is set, for controlling supply of the current by the power circuit unit (18), in which the control board (6) stops the supply of the current by the power circuit unit (18) when an integrated time of energization times to the armature winding (9) is longer than the energization-allowed time.
US09531310B2	System and method for computing motor speed and rotor position using hall sensor A method and system for computing a motor speed and a rotor position using a hall sensor are provided. The method improves precision for computing the speed of the motor rotating at a high speed and the rotor position using the hall sensor based on configurations, such as the hall sensor mounted in the motor as a position sensor, a motor controller configured to receive a signal of the hall sensor to operate the motor, and a microcomputer configured to store a time when the motor controller senses the timing of a change in the signal of the hall sensor.
US09531309B2	Drive device A drive device that includes a current sensor that detects a current flowing in the wheel driving rotary electric machine; and shunt resistors that detect currents flowing in the respective second switching element units for the corresponding phases between the direct-current power supply and the second switching element units for the respective phases, wherein a ratio of a period during which current detection can be performed by the current sensor to a control period of the first inverter is higher than a ratio of a period during which current detection can be performed by the shunt resistors to a control period of the second inverter.
US09531306B2	Electronic stability control system, and method for detecting a fault of motor freewheeling FET circuit Disclosed herein is an electronic stability control system including: a motor driver configured to include a motor switch for driving a motor unit depending on a PWM signal and a freewheeling switch and a reverse protection switch for checking whether the motor unit is normally operated; and a controller configured to turn off all of the motor switch, the freewheeling switch, and the reverse protection switch, turn off only the motor switch and the reverse protection switch, or turn off only the motor switch and the freewheeling switch, apply a diagnostic current, and then detect a fault state of the freewheeling switch or the reverse protection switch, or the freewheeling switch and the reverse protection switch by using a voltage detector.
US09531305B2	Inverter apparatus An objective of the present invention is to improve current detection accuracy and to reduce noise of carrier frequency. A motor apparatus and a motor drive apparatus calculate motor currents Iu, Iv, and Iw using a DC bus current detected value Idc of an inverter and control a magnitude and a phase of an applied voltage of a motor to drive the motor. A carrier adjuster decreases a carrier frequency Fc of the inverter if a motor output is relatively larger and that increases the carrier frequency Fc of the inverter if the motor output is relatively smaller. A pulse shift adjuster shifts an interphase waveform of a PWM pulse according to the carrier frequency Fc.
US09531295B2	Converter having auxiliary resonant circuit with current discriminating inductor A resonant power converter includes a DC power source, a positive DC conductor, a negative DC conductor, a phase conductor, and a power converting unit between the DC power source and phase conductor. The power converting unit includes a first switch between the positive DC conductor and phase conductor, a first diode in parallel with the first switch, a second switch between the negative DC conductor and phase conductor, and a second diode in parallel with the second switch. The resonant power converter includes a resonant auxiliary switching circuit between the DC power source and phase conductor. The resonant auxiliary switching circuit includes an inductor in series with a control means, and auxiliary diodes in series with the control means. The inductor is a current discriminating inductor adapted to become saturated by currents flowing through the inductor during normal operation such that the inductance of the inductor is reduced.
US09531292B2	Arrangement, method and computer program product concerned with tapping of power from a DC power line to an AC power line An arrangement for tapping power from a DC power line to an AC power line includes power transfer modules between two DC potentials, each including a first branch with a string of converter cells in parallel with a second branch including a capacitor and being connected to an AC phase. There is at least one control unit that controls the arrangement considering one or more of a) distributing appropriate AC and DC voltages in converter output voltages of all series connected modules, b) maintaining/setting cell capacitor voltages in specific range and allowing boost mode operation, c) performing possible balancing of the introduced capacitor and d) employing an alternate approach of using passive filters to mitigate low order harmonics.
US09531286B2	Control of a converter for an electric vehicle A method for control of an electric vehicle converter is provided. The converter is adapted to drop voltage and a counting unit is adapted to count a signal generated by the converter. The method includes inputting a signal that is generated by the converter to the counting unit during operation of the converter and counting the signal. Additionally, whether a counting result of the counting unit corresponds to a predetermined interval is determined and the converter is determined to be out-of-order when the counting result does not correspond to the predetermined interval.
US09531285B2	PFC power system with power managed main and standby voltage outputs A power system is disclosure. The power system includes a processor, a power supply device, and a power-managing module. The power supply device includes a converter and a controller, the converter has a main power output for outputting a main voltage and a standby power output for outputting a standby voltage, and the controller is electrically connected to the converter. The power-managing module is communicating with the electronic device and the power supply device and includes a switch and a power manager, the switch is electrically connected to the main power output and the electronic device, and the power manager is electrically connected to the electronic device, the switch, and the controller. When the electronic device is in a standby operation mode, the power manager makes the switch turn off to prevent to main voltage from conducting to the electronic device.
US09531279B2	Power supply controller with minimum-sum multi-cycle modulation An example power supply controller includes a signal separator circuit that generates a feedback signal. An error signal generator generates an error signal in response to the feedback signal. A control circuit generates a drive signal in response to the error signal. The drive signal controls switching of a switch. A multi-cycle modulation circuit is included in the control circuit and generates a skip signal in response to a start skip signal, a stop skip signal and a skip mask signal. The skip mask signal is generated in response to the skip signal. The start skip and stop skip signals cause the drive signal to start skipping or stop skipping, respectively, on-time intervals of cycles. The skip mask signal disables the start skip signal from causing the drive signal to start skipping the on-time intervals of cycles.
US09531274B2	Resonant converter, power supply and power controlling method thereof A resonant converter, a power supply and a power controlling method thereof are provided. The power supply includes a resonant converter which includes a square wave generator configured to alternately turn on and off first and second switches according to a frequency to generate a square wave, a resonant wave generator configured to generate a resonant wave corresponding to the square wave and a rectifier configured to output a voltage corresponding to the resonant wave; and a controller configured to control a frequency modulation of the resonant converter, wherein the controller includes a variable switching circuit configured to increase the frequency of the resonant converter in response to the resonant converter entering a capacitive mode.
US09531271B2	Spread spectrum power converter A power converter includes a first stage voltage modulator configured to receive an input voltage and provide a modulated voltage. A second stage power converter is configured to receive the modulated voltage and vary a switching frequency of the second stage power converter in accordance with the modulated voltage to provide an output voltage.
US09531269B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor chip which includes a first power supply terminal and into which a circuit block which is operated by a power supply voltage supplied to the first power supply terminal is integrated, a power circuit that includes switching transistors and supplies the power supply voltage to the first power supply terminal, and a DCDC control unit that is formed on the first semiconductor chip and generates a control signal for controlling the turning on and off of the switching transistors in response to an information signal from the circuit block and a voltage information signal corresponding to an output voltage from the power circuit.
US09531266B2	Power supply circuitry and adaptive transient control A control circuitry can be configured to receive an error signal indicating a difference between an output voltage of the power supply and a desired setpoint for the output voltage. According to one configuration, depending on the error signal, the control circuitry initiates switching between operating the control circuitry in a pulse width modulation mode and operating the control circuitry in a pulse frequency modulation mode to produce an output voltage. Operation of the control circuitry in the pulse frequency modulation mode during a transient condition, such as when a dynamic load instantaneously requires a different amount of current, enables the power supply to satisfy current consumption by the dynamic load. Subsequent to the transient condition, the control circuitry switches back to operation in the pulse width modulation mode.
US09531254B2	Method and apparatus for controlling a start-up sequence of a DC/DC buck converter A method of controlling a start-up sequence of a DC/DC Buck converter includes continuously comparing the Buck converter's output voltage with an internal reference voltage and continuously monitoring for a Buck converter start-up signal. If the output voltage is greater than the reference voltage when a Buck converter start-up signal is detected, the Buck converter is switched off and an output capacitor of the Buck converter is discharged through a pull-down unit until the output voltage substantially equals the internal reference voltage and then restarting the Buck converter.
US09531249B2	Voltage converter and power management device including the same A voltage converter includes a driving device unit, a current sensing unit and a switching control circuit. The driving device unit charges an input power supply voltage in an inductor, connected between a switching node and an output node, in response to a first driving control signal, and discharges the inductor in response to a second driving control signal. The current sensing unit generates first and second sensing signals based on a first sensed current, a second sensed current, a voltage at the switching node and a ground voltage. The switching control circuit generates the first and second driving control signals by performing a pulse-frequency modulation (PFM) and a pulse-width modulation (PWM) based on a feedback voltage, a reference voltage and the first and second sensing signals. The switching control circuit adaptively adjusts off-time when the switching control circuit performs the PFM.
US09531248B2	Non-contact power transmission apparatus An aspect of the present invention has a first disk-shaped member coupled to a first rotating shaft to rotate and a first plate-shaped member having a surface perpendicular to a surface of the first disk-shaped member and holding a first magnet. Moreover, a second disk-shaped member provided so as to face the first disk-shaped member and coupled to a second rotating shaft to rotate, and a second plate-shaped member having a surface perpendicular to a surface of the second disk-shaped member and holding a second magnet are provided. A magnetic pole of the first magnet on a side facing the second magnet and a magnetic pole of the second magnet on a side facing the first magnet have the same pole.
US09531243B2	Motor A motor includes an attachment portion, a first circuit board, and a second circuit board. The attachment portion is fixed to a frame of an apparatus to be driven by the motor. The first circuit board is located axially below coils and axially above the attachment portion. End portions of conducting wires defining the coils are connected to the first circuit board. The second circuit board is located axially below the attachment portion. An AC to DC conversion portion is mounted on the second circuit board. In addition, the attachment portion is arranged between the first and second circuit boards.
US09531229B2	Brushed rotatory device with collecting structure A brushed rotatory device (10) includes a stator, a rotor (14), an impeller (70), and a chamber (48) accommodating the commutator (16) and brushes (52) to contain debris from consumed brushes. The impeller causes air flow to dissipate heat generated by the rotatory device and may further carry the consumed brush debris away. The rotatory device includes flow channel(s) (72) which communicates with the impeller exhaust and accommodates absorbent or filtering materials (88) to trap the debris in the air flow. The commutation area may be double contained by using flange(s) (202) or wall(s) (42) to trap or confine a greater part of the debris in a localized region or to reduce noise from the rotatory device operations.
US09531228B2	Electric rotating machine The electric rotating machine has the structure in which, for each one of the slots formed in its stator core, each of the innermost and outermost electrical conductors housed in the slot includes a R-chamfered portion formed in a bent portion thereof projecting outside from the slot and bent along a circumferential direction of the stator core. The R-chamfered portion is located at a radially inner or outer corner of the bent portion at which a side surface of the bent portion on the side being circumferentially bent intersects with a side surface of the bent portion on the radially inner or outer side. The R-chamfered portion is formed of a curved surface having a curvature radius larger than a curvature radius of the other three corners of the bent portion.
US09531214B2	Semiconductor device and power receiving device An object is to provide a semiconductor device that is capable of wireless communication, such as an RFID tag, which can transmit and receive individual information without checking remaining capacity of a battery or changing batteries due to deterioration with time in the battery for a drive power supply voltage, and maintain a favorable a transmission/reception state even when electric power of an electromagnetic wave from a reader/writer is not sufficient. The semiconductor device includes a signal processing circuit, a first antenna circuit connected to the signal processing circuit, an antenna circuit group, a rectifier circuit-group and a battery connected to the signal processing circuit. The first antenna circuit transmits and receives a signal for transmitting data stored in the signal processing circuit and drives a power supply circuit, and each antenna circuit of the antenna circuit group receives a signal for charging the battery and includes an antenna which has a different corresponding frequency.
US09531213B2	Wireless power transmission device A wireless power transmission device includes a main body, a first transmitter coil and a second transmitter coil. The second transmitter coil is partially stacked over the first transmitter coil. If the wireless power transmission device is operated in a detecting mode, a magnetic flux oriented in the direction toward the top surface of the main body is generated by the first transmitter coil. The magnetic flux is attenuated by the second transmitter coil. Consequently, the electromagnetic wave is inhibited. If the wireless power transmission device detects that an electronic device is located near the first transmitter coil, the first transmitter coil is controlled to be in a charging mode to transmit the magnetic flux to the electronic device, and the magnetic flux is no longer attenuated by the second transmitter coil.
US09531212B2	Secondary battery system and charge and discharge method for the same A secondary battery has a progressively degrading SOC that is an SOC at which the battery performance degrades during storage, and is charged and discharged by a controller. An information processor holds a first threshold value set in advance and lower than the progressively degrading SOC of the secondary battery, and a second threshold value set in advance and higher than the progressively degrading SOC, makes the controller continue an operation to charge the secondary battery from the first threshold value to the second threshold value at the time of charging the secondary battery based on the value of the SOC of the secondary battery detected by the controller, and makes the controller continue an operation to discharge the secondary battery from the second threshold value to the first threshold value at the time of discharging the secondary battery based on the value of the SOC of the secondary battery detected by the controller.
US09531205B2	Alarm system for power supply An alarm system for power supply includes a power supply unit, an electronic device, a control unit, and a switch unit. The power supply unit includes a battery. The battery outputs a power supply voltage. The power supply receives a standby DC voltage, and outputs a first voltage level signal according to the standby DC voltage and the power supply voltage. The electronic device outputs a second voltage level signal. The control unit receives the first voltage level signal and the second voltage level signal, and outputs a control signal in accordance. The switch unit receives the control signal, and sounds alert when there is no electric charge in the battery.
US09531203B2	Secondary battery system A secondary battery system according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a plurality of secondary batteries; a power source; and a control circuitry. The control circuitry is operative to intermittently charges each of the plurality of secondary batteries plural times with a pause between charges while repeating a cycle including (a) selecting a secondary battery to be charged next from among the plurality of secondary batteries and (b) charging the selected secondary battery at a charging current not less than a standard current. The standard current is defined to reduce a charging capacity of each secondary battery decreases by 20% from a maximum charging capacity in a case where the secondary battery is continuously charged at the standard current.
US09531198B2	High permittivity low leakage capacitor and energy storing device A method is provided for making a high permittivity dielectric material for use in capacitors. Several high permittivity materials in an organic nonconductive media with enhanced properties and methods for making the same are disclosed. A general method for the formation of thin films of some particular dielectric material is disclosed, wherein the use of organic polymers, shellac, silicone oil, and/or zein formulations are utilized to produce low conductivity dielectric coatings. Additionally, a method whereby the formation of certain transition metal salts as salt or oxide matrices is demonstrated at low temperatures utilizing mild reducing agents. Further, a circuit structure and associated method of operation for the recovery and regeneration of the leakage current from the long-term storage capacitors is provided in order to enhance the manufacturing yield and utility performance of such devices.
US09531183B2	Circuit and method of over-voltage protection A circuit and method of over-voltage protection is provided to prevent the power supply to provide an exorbitant voltage to the electronic cigarette, the electronic cigarette case or the electronic cigarette charger; said circuit comprises a DC input terminal, a DC output terminal, a voltage sampling circuit, a switch control circuit and a switch circuit; the voltage sampling circuit is electrically connected with the DC input terminal and the switch control circuit respectively; the switch control circuit is electrically connected with the switch circuit; the switch circuit is electrically connected with the DC input terminal, the DC output terminal and the switch control circuit respectively. When implementing the present invention, an exorbitant voltage can be prevented to provide to the electronic cigarette, the electronic cigarette case or the electronic cigarette charger by the power supply, thus being protected from over-voltage as the exorbitant voltage may damage the products.
US09531178B2	Overhead wire tension balancer An overhead wire tension balancer can prevent rotation of an inner cylinder connected with an overhead wire, without deteriorating rotation preventing function, even if stroke is increased, and does not complicate production steps. A rotation preventing plate is formed at the inside of an inner cylinder, and an opening which cannot rotate relative to the rotation preventing plate and which can relatively move in a condition which passes a long plate, is formed on the rotation preventing plate. The long plate is formed by two long plate pieces in an L shape in which a tip is bent, a hanging portion is formed by this bent portion and prevents the rotation preventing plate from disengaging from the long plate.
US09531171B2	Method to strip a portion of an insulated wire According to the method of stripping a portion of a wire of the invention, the insulated wire including the wire core are first flattened before the insulation is stripped away. The flattening eases the stripping as the insulation is partially cracked and dissociated of the wire core, and the stripping is more efficiently applied on a flat surface. A wire stripping machine and a transponder antenna with stripped portions are also claim as being part of the invention.
US09531170B2	Interconnects for electrical power distribution systems A contactor interconnect includes a lead post, a bus bar post and a plurality of electrically conductive heat rejection components. The lead post electrically connects to the bus bar post in series through the plurality of heat rejection components. The heat rejection components in turn connect electrically in parallel with one another between the lead post and the bus bar post for conducting current between the posts and passively dissipating heat conveyed from the lead post toward the bus bar post.
US09531162B2	Method for producing semiconductor optical device A method for producing a semiconductor optical device includes the steps of forming a first semiconductor substrate having a stacked semiconductor layer; adjusting a proportion of H2O molecules in a process chamber, the process chamber having an inner surface on which an alumite film is formed by anodizing; and, after the step of adjusting the proportion of H2O molecules, forming a substrate product by arranging the first semiconductor substrate in the process chamber and etching the stacked semiconductor layer using a dry etching method in which a halogen-based gas is used as an etching gas. In addition, the step of adjusting the proportion of H2O molecules in the process chamber includes a first substep of evacuating the process chamber; a second substep of dry-cleaning the inner surface of the process chamber; and a third substep of generating a plasma in the process chamber using a halogen-based gas.
US09531157B2	Lighting circuit and lamp system A lighting circuit is configured to turn on or off a semiconductor light source in accordance with a turning-on/off instruction signal. The lighting circuit includes a pulse input determining circuit and a drive circuit. The pulse input determining circuit receives the turning-on/off instruction signal which is in pulse form in commanding turning-on and which is at a constant level in commanding turning-off. The pulse input determining circuit determines whether or not the turning-on/off instruction signal is in a turn-on state in which the turning-on/off instruction signal is in pulse form. The pulse input determining circuit generates a determination signal which is asserted if the turning-on/off instruction signal is in pulse form. The drive circuit supplies the semiconductor light source with a drive current if the determination signal is asserted. The drive circuit does not supply the semiconductor light source with the drive current if the determination signal is negated.
US09531155B2	Switched radio frequency (RF) driver for tunable laser with multiple in-line sections A tunable laser with multiple in-line sections generally includes a semiconductor laser body with a plurality of in-line laser sections each configured to be driven independently to generate laser light at a wavelength within a different respective wavelength range. The wavelength of the light generated in each of the laser sections may be tuned, in response to a temperature change, to a channel wavelength within the respective wavelength range. A switch module may be configured to couple a signal from a laser driver to a selected one of the plurality of in-line laser sections, wherein the signal modulates the laser light generated by the in-line laser section. The selected in-line section may be DC biased to a lasing state and the non-selected in-line sections may be DC biased to a non-lasing or transparent state.
US09531147B2	Pulse picking laser A mode locked laser supplies a high repetition seed pulse train along a seed beam path to a pulse picker having at least one polarizer. A Faraday rotator in optical communication with the seed beam rotates the polarization of the seed beam by about 45°. A double pass acousto optical modulator (AOM) receives the seed beam propagating through the Faraday rotator and diffracts the seed beam into a first order first pass beam and a zero order first pass beam. A reflector returns the first pass first order beam into the acousto optical modulator for a second pass. The modulator diffract the beam into a zero order second pass beam and a first order second pass diffracted beam, the first order second pass beam propagating on the substantially same path as the incoming seed beam but in the opposite direction.
US09531146B2	Busbar adapter and system consisting of busbars and a busbar adapter Busbar adapter comprising a lower adapter part, the lower adapter part comprising a base having recesses for receiving connection bars which can be electrically contacted with busbars, the number of connection bars per phase which can be received in the recesses of the lower adapter part being variable, and the connection bars being electrically connectable to at least one electrical device, which can be fastened to an upper adapter part of the busbar adapter.
US09531144B2	Electrical plug connector An electrical plug connector includes a metallic shell, an insulated housing, and a plurality of plug terminals. The insulated housing is received in the metallic shell. The insulated housing includes a first groove and a plurality of second grooves. The plug terminals are held in the insulated housing in a single row manner. Each of the plug terminals includes a flexible contact portion, a body portion, and a plurality of cut portions. The flexible contact portion is extending backward from the body portion in the front-to-rear direction and protruded from the insulated housing. The cut portions are at the body portion and correspond to the first groove, and the flexible contact portions respectively correspond to the second grooves.
US09531138B2	Plug connector assembly having supporting member to support internal printed circuit board A plug connector assembly (1) includes: a mating member (10) for receiving a mating connector; a printed circuit board (20) electrically connected with the mating member; an outer shell (60) enclosing the printed circuit board; a light member mounted on the printed circuit board; and a light pipe (50) mounted on the printed circuit board to transmit light emitted from the light member to an outer side of the outer shell; wherein the outer shell comprises at least one supporting member (624) extending inwardly to support the printed circuit board in order to prevent the printed circuit board from movement during mounting the light pipe to the printed circuit board.
US09531137B2	Cable connector assembly having an LED lamp extending through a hole in a metallic shell A cable connector assembly comprising: an electrical connector including a plug portion, a printed circuit board (PCB) electrically connected to the plug portion and fixed at a rear end of the plug portion, a Light Emitting Diode (LED) lamp mounted on the PCB, a metal shell enclosing the PCB and having a receiving hole, and an optical element disposed on the plug portion in front of the LED lamp; and a cable electrically connected with the electrical connector; wherein the LED lamp has a curved sidewall facing the optical element and a rear sidewall facing the cable, an upper end of the LED lamp extending through the receiving hole of the metal shell.
US09531126B2	Electrical receptacle with locking feature A ganged electrical receptacle unit with locking feature includes a plurality of receptacles and a lock housing. The electrical receptacles are ganged together. The lock housing extends from a front of the receptacles and includes a pair of opposed side supports, a pair of torsion bars, each extending between the opposed side supports, a lock tab extending from each torsion bar toward the receptacle, and a release tab extending from each torsion bar away from the receptacle. A plug may be inserted into the lock housing causing temporary deflection of the lock tabs until the plug is seated in, and electrically connected with, the receptacle, at which point the lock tabs return to their undeflected positions and retain the plug in the receptacle. The release tabs may be depressed to release the lock tabs from the plug, thereby permitting the withdrawal of the plug from the lock housing.
US09531123B1	Connector housing with clip having a shoulder and pass-through slot A connector housing having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls and a bottom wall defining an inner space having a top opening is provided. The connector housing includes a first clip disposed on side wall and a second clip disposed on the other side wall, opposite the first clip. The first and second clips include elongated members each having respective first and second blade slots for engaging a stabilizer blade. The second clip includes a neck disposed on a distal end of the second elongated member. The neck defining a pair of shoulders. The second clip further includes a pass-through slot disposed between the neck and the top opening of the housing. The pass-through slot and the shoulders providing space for a tool to form engagement features on the first clip so as to reduce a number of tool dies needed to form the connector housing.
US09531115B2	Dew condensation proof connector A receptacle is a connector that is attached to a casing and allows electric wires within the casing to be attached to the connector and includes a receptacle shell. The receptacle shell includes a rectangular tubular portion projecting toward an inside of the casing and covering the electric wires within the casing. The rectangular tubular portion has four outer surfaces respectively provided with drain grooves that are made of metal formed by casting and are continuous with each other. A cross-section of each drain groove has an asymmetrical shape in which a deepest portion of each drain groove is farther from a tip of the rectangular tubular portion than a groove width center of each drain groove. The deepest portion is raised at a center of each drain groove in a longitudinal direction so that a water droplet within each drain groove moves toward ends of each drain groove.

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