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US09583080B1	Adjustable beater for a drum pedal A beater for a drum pedal has a main body, a sleeve, a striking head, a distance adjusting unit, an inner fastening unit, an angular adjusting unit, a fastening set, and a stem. The sleeve is mounted around the main body. The striking head is mounted on the sleeve. The distance adjusting unit is mounted inside the main body. The inner fastening unit is mounted inside the distance adjusting unit. The angular adjusting unit is mounted through the distance adjusting unit and the inner fastening unit. The fastening set is connected to the inner fastening unit and abuts against the sleeve. The stem penetrates the sleeve, the main body, the inner fastening unit, and is connected to the angular adjusting unit. Operating the fastening set can tighten or loosen the inner fastening unit and adjust the distance adjusting unit and the angular adjusting unit.
US09583074B2	Optimization of label placements in street level images A system, computer-implemented method and computer-readable medium for labeling an image. A two-dimensional street-level image and a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the image's content are received. Data representing a label to annotate at least a portion of a building in the two dimensional image is also received. A determination is made using the three dimensional mode as to where position the label for presentation within the two-dimensional model such that the label does not obscure presentation of the building in the two-dimensional image.
US09583073B1	Adaptive startup method for constant current LED drivers A constant current LED driver with adaptive startup voltage control is generally configured to provide output current to an LED load. A controller is configured to sense the output current, and to provide driving control signals as a function thereof to maintain the sensed current at a target current. During startup operation, the controller provides driving control signals further as a function of a first defined maximum output voltage value. During steady state operation, the driving control signals are provided as a function of a second defined maximum output voltage value. The maximum values may be set according to forward voltage drop values for the LED load in association with first and second temperatures, respectively. During transition operations, the maximum output voltage value is continuously adjusted between the first and second maximum output voltage values, such that the LED load exceeds its warm up time prior to steady state operation.
US09583069B2	Systems and methods for detection and management of viewing conditions using multi-device network Implementations relate to systems and methods for detection and management of viewing conditions. One or more sensor devices can be provided for a user to monitor, manage, and adjust viewing conditions to promote the health and the user's health and vision. The sensor device(s) can include a distance detection device, and others. The sensor device(s) can be or include one or more detachable devices which can be attached or affixed to eyeglasses or other wearable articles. Viewing conditions such as viewing an object or source for too long and/or at too close a distance can trigger various responses, such as a vibrating or other signal to break the concentration of focus to refresh the eyes. The sensor device(s) can also or instead be configured with user profiles to regulate the type or nature of content the user is viewing, for example to restrict television viewing by children using parental controls.
US09583059B2	Level shift circuit, array substrate and display device The present invention provides a level shift circuit, an array substrate and a display device. The level shift circuit comprising: a first level non-inverting input terminal, a first level inverting input terminal, a second level non-inverting input terminal, a second level inverting input terminal, a level state transferring unit and a second level driving unit; the level state transferring unit receives a first level input through the first level non-inverting input terminal and the first level inverting input terminal, and transfers a high and low state of the input first level to the second level driving unit; the second level driving unit outputs a second level of a corresponding state to the second level non-inverting input terminal and the second level inverting input terminal according to the input high and low state, wherein the first level is not equal to the second level.
US09583057B2	Pixel circuit and display device Provided are a pixel circuit and a display device which support multi-gradation display and can prevent display quality from deteriorating with low power consumption. A pixel circuit (3) includes a first switch circuit (22) provided between a pixel node Np of a display element unit (21) and a data signal line SL, and a memory circuit (23) which restores the pixel node to an initial voltage state, based on a hold voltage stored in a storage node Nm. The memory circuit (23) includes a transistor T1 having a gate electrode connected to the storage node Nm, and a source electrode connected to the pixel node Np; a second switch circuit (24) which controls a conducting state between a drain electrode of the transistor T1 and a voltage supply line VSL, in response to a signal level of a first control signal line SWL; a third switch circuit (25) which controls a conducting state between the drain electrode and the gate electrode of the transistor T1, in response to a signal level of a second control signal line CSL; and a capacitor element Cst provided between the storage node Nm and the voltage supply line VSL.
US09583056B2	Pixel structure and driving method for pixel A pixel structure including a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The first electrode layer includes a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes, wherein the first electrodes are used for receiving a first driving voltage, and the second electrodes are used for receiving a second driving voltage. The second electrode layer includes a plurality of third electrodes and a plurality of fourth electrodes, wherein the third electrodes are used for receiving a third driving voltage and the fourth electrodes are used for receiving a fourth driving voltage. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. The first electrodes and the second electrodes are alternately disposed along a first direction parallel to the liquid crystal layer, and the third electrodes and the fourth electrodes are alternately disposed along the first direction.
US09583053B2	Liquid crystal display device, driving method of liquid crystal display device and electronic apparatus, having pixels with memory functions A liquid crystal display device in which pixels having a memory function are arranged includes: a display drive unit performing display driving by a driving method for obtaining halftone gray scales by setting plural frames as one cycle and temporarily changing gray scales of respective pixels within one cycle; and a pixel drive unit supplying a voltage having the same phase as, or the reverse phase to, a common voltage the polarity of which is inverted in a given cycle and applied to counter electrodes of liquid crystal capacitors to pixel electrodes of the liquid crystal capacitors. The pixel drive unit supplies an intermediate voltage between high- and low-voltage sides of the common voltage to the pixel electrodes of the liquid crystal capacitors at the time of transition from the supply of the voltage having the same phase to the supply of the voltage having reverse phase.
US09583043B2	Organic light emitting display capable of compensating for luminance variations caused by changes in driving element over time and method of manufacturing the same Provided are an organic light emitting display and a method of manufacturing the same. The organic light emitting display includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels, each pixel including: a light emitting element, and a driving element to drive the light emitting element, a data driving circuit to, within one horizontal display period: write sensing data to a pixel on a horizontal display line through a data line, sense the pixel current of the pixel through a reference line, and then write display data compensated by a first offset compensation value to the pixel, an offset calculator to calculate a second offset compensation value for compensating changes in the driving element over time based on the sensed value of the pixel current, and an offset memory to update the pre-stored first offset compensation value with the second offset compensation value when display data writing is stopped.
US09583041B2	Pixel circuit and driving method thereof, display panel, and display device The present invention discloses a pixel circuit and a driving method thereof, a display panel, and a display device, so as to improve brightness uniformity. The pixel circuit in the present invention comprises a control sub-circuit, a compensation sub-circuit, a driving transistor and a light emitting device. The present invention enables the driving current that drives the light emitting device to emit light to be uncorrelated with the threshold voltage of the driving transistor, so as to improve display uniformity of the panel.
US09583032B2	Navigating content using a physical object Technology is disclosed herein to help a user navigate through large amounts of content while wearing a see-through, near-eye, mixed reality display device such as a head mounted display (HMD). The user can use a physical object such as a book to navigate through content being presented in the HMD. In one embodiment, a book has markers on the pages that allow the system to organize the content. The book could have real content, but it could be blank other than the markers. As the user flips through the book, the system recognizes the markers and presents content associated with the respective marker in the HMD.
US09583030B2	Display system A display drive circuit of the invention has: an initial-color-gamut-apex-coordinate-storing unit capable of storing initial color gamut apex coordinates; a user-target-color-gamut-apex-coordinate-storing unit capable of storing user target color gamut apex coordinates; a saturation-expansion-coefficient-deciding unit for deciding expansion coefficients of saturation data based on the initial and user target color gamut apex coordinates; and an expansion unit for expanding saturations of display data based on the saturation expansion coefficients. The expansion coefficients of saturation data are decided based on the initial and user target color gamut apex coordinates, and saturations of display data are expanded according to the expansion coefficients. Thus, the degree of expanding the saturations can be controlled for each color gamut or each of R, G and B color properties of an LC display panel.
US09583025B2	System, components and methodologies for training and testing on cardiac compressions Disclosed are methodologies, a system and components thereof and associated computer programs for providing training/testing of one or more users performing treatment of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) victims. The system provides computer controlled interactive instruction and testing methodologies that enable one or more users to be trained and/or tested using a plurality of mannequins including circuitry and hardware that enable each users compressions to analyzed for rate, depth and recoil to ensure that each user is performing the chest compressions properly. The data collected for determining rate, depth and recoil are collected via mannequin-specific hardware and electronics that utilize a plurality of magnets provided in proximity to a Hall Effect sensor. Data is collected at each mannequin and transmitted to at least one computer processing unit operating to receive, collect, analyze and display the data as well as store data for subsequent use in individualized training and certification of users.
US09583018B1	Reconfigurable image generator A RiG may simulate visual conditions of a real world environment, and generate the necessary amount of pixels in a visual simulation at rates up to 120 frames per second. RiG may also include a database generation system capable of producing visual databases suitable to drive the visual fidelity required by the RiG.
US09583005B2	Aircraft monitoring with improved situational awareness Methods and systems are provided for monitoring an aircraft. An exemplary method involves capturing, by a computing system at a ground location, a flight tracking image associated with the aircraft that is displayed on a first display device at the ground location, and communicating the captured flight tracking image to the aircraft for display on a second display device onboard the aircraft.
US09583003B2	Vehicle danger notification control apparatus A pedestrian and a driver of a running vehicle that are in the vicinity of a stopped vehicle are notified of a danger of collision with a vehicle, without requiring the pedestrian to carry a communication terminal. A vehicle danger notification control apparatus includes an outside recognition arrangement for recognizing a running vehicle and/or a pedestrian as a moving object(s), a danger determination arrangement for determining whether there is a danger of collision(s) between the running vehicle and the pedestrian and/or between the running vehicles, and a danger notification arrangement for notifying, in a case in which the danger determination means determines that there is a collision danger, a driver of the running vehicle and/or the pedestrian of the collision danger.
US09582999B2	Traffic volume estimation Method, systems, and devices are described for determining traffic volume of one or more path segments. A computing device may receive probe data associated with a road segment from one or more sources. The computing device selects either a free flow algorithm or a congestion algorithm for the probe data, and calculates an estimated probe quantity from historical data using either the free flow algorithm or the congestion algorithm. A traffic volume may be estimated from the estimate probe quantity.
US09582996B2	Codeset communication format and related methods and structures A codeset is described in a Public Codeset Communication Format (PCCF) as a format block including a plurality of fields having readily decipherable values, such as ASCII character values. One field is a mark/space information field that includes a sequence of mark time indicators and space time indicators for an operational signal of the codeset. A second field is a signal characteristic information field for the operational signal. Signal characteristic information may include carrier on/off information, repeat frame information, toggle control information, and last frame information. The PCCF is a codeset interchange format of general applicability.
US09582994B2	Apparatus, systems, and methods for configuring devices to accept and process remote control commands A particular device may configure one or more of other devices to accept and execute remote control commands from the particular device's remote control unit. This may be performed via one or more various communication links between the devices on that enables the devices to communicate with each other. For example, the remote control of a set-top box can be used to control both the set-top box and a television without a user having to specially program the set-top box or other universal remote control. One example of a communication link between the devices that enables the devices to communicate with each other is a device-to-device messaging protocol such as that provided by the High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) standard.
US09582985B2	System and method for mitigating emergency call failure An emergency call failure mitigation apparatus, system and method includes a messaging subsystem that may be launched, upon receiving a call signaling indication pursuant to an emergency service call from a calling party that has failed to reach a local Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP). The messaging subsystem is operative to prompt the calling party to provide one or more responses relating to the emergency situation and generate a messaging object including at least one of the calling party's location, identity of a call receiving device associated with the calling party, type of the calling party and priority of the emergency service call determined based on one or more responses of provided by the calling party. In one embodiment, the messaging object may be forwarded to an entity operative to reach the calling party.
US09582980B2	Intentional monitoring An approach for providing intentional monitoring is provided. An alarm can be predefined with any number of metrics or thresholds for monitoring an electronic service. The predefined metrics and/or thresholds can be combined with one or more input variables selected by a customer or with one or more signals received from a network component. The alarm can be implemented using the predefined metrics, thresholds, and the one or more customer selected input variables or signals from the network component.
US09582977B2	Systems and methods for monitoring consumption A method monitors the consumption of materials, including determining the presence of materials in a smart receptacle using a sensor located in the smart receptacle. A server is alerted when an actionable item is detected.
US09582975B2	Alarm routing in integrated security system based on security guards real-time location information in the premises for faster alarm response An apparatus is provided that includes a plurality of Bluetooth low energy devices (BLEs) embodied as stand-alone devices or incorporated into a respective security sensor, each at known locations within a secured geographic area, a plurality of portable wireless devices within the secured area, each receiving location information via signals from a nearby one or more of the plurality of BLEs, and a security system of the secured area that receives location information from the plurality of portable wireless devices, detects a security breach within the secured area, sends a notification to each of the plurality of wireless devices, and assigns a user of one of the plurality of portable wireless devices to investigate the breach based upon proximity of the one portable device to the breach.
US09582965B1	Incentivizing users to alter virtual item balances in an online game A system and method for incentivizing users to alter virtual item balances in an online game are disclosed. The incentives may include rewards for users to reach balance goals. The balance goals may specify target balances of virtual items to be reached in user inventories, and a time by which such target balances must be reached in order for the users to receive a reward. Such target balance may include minimum or maximum balances levels, a range of absolute balance levels, a change in the current balance levels of virtual items in the user inventories and/or any other target balances. Determinations whether a given user has reached such target balance in accordance with a balance goal may be made at or before the time specified in the balance goal.
US09582963B2	Method and system for gaming machine accounting A gaming machine has a main or master gaming controller. Primary gaming machine accounting is performed by the master gaming controller in communication with a casino accounting system. A secondary controller is associated with the gaming machine. The secondary controller facilitates paragame activity. Secondary gaming machine accounting, such as associated with activities implemented by the secondary controller, is performed by the secondary controller in communication with a secondary accounting system. The secondary controller and secondary accounting system can also mirror or monitor primary gaming machine accounting.
US09582962B2	Online presence for a wagering game machine A computer-implemented method includes creating, by at least one processor, an online presence for a wagering game machine. The method also includes publishing wagering game activity that has occurred at the wagering game machine to the online presence for the wagering game machine.
US09582957B2	Electronic payment system for automated machine An electronic payment system is provided to comprise a mobile terminal 10 for emitting a remotely operable signal, a communications device 5 connected to an automated machine 1 for receiving remotely operable signal emitted from mobile terminal 10, and an automatic payment device 6 linked to a financial database 7. Communications device 5 retrieves from remotely operable signal an account number of a holder of the account at financial database 7. Payment device 6 receives a monetary signal indicative of a transaction fee, withdraws the amount of transaction fee from the correct holder's account to produce an authorization signal to communications device 5 that drives automated machine 1 without credit transaction.
US09582954B2	Article vending machine and method for authenticating received articles An article dispensing machine, system and method for authenticating an article returned to the article dispensing machine and an article for use in such a machine and system are disclosed herein. The returned article comprises an authentication code disposed on the surface of the returned article and a layer that is substantially opaque in visible light and at least partially overlays the authentication code. The article dispensing machine comprises a light source for illuminating the surface of the returned article so that the authentication code is visible through the layer, an image capture device for capturing an image of the authentication code when the surface is illuminated, and a processor for comparing the captured image to a master authentication code.
US09582947B2	Authenticating a user on behalf of another user based upon a unique body signature determined through bone conduction signals Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for spoofing bone conduction signals. According to one aspect, a device can compare a first unique body signature associated with a first user to a second unique body signature associated with a second user to determine a first unique effect of a first body of the first user on a signal and a second unique effect of a second body of the second user on the signal. The device can generate an authentication signal based upon the first unique effect and the second unique effect to include signal characteristics that, after propagating through the first body of the first user, are representative of the second unique body signature. The device can transmit the authentication signal through the first body of the first user to an authentication device that authenticates the first user on behalf of the second user.
US09582938B2	Image processing apparatus, display control method and program Aspects of the present invention include an apparatus comprising a recognition unit configured to recognize real object in an image. The apparatus may further comprise a determining unit configured to determine a stability indicator indicating a stability of the recognition, and a display control unit configured to modify a display of a virtual object according to the stability indicator.
US09582935B2	Tessellation device including cache, method thereof, and system including the tessellation device A tessellation method includes determining whether a previous tag the same as a current tag of a current patch is stored in a cache, and transmitting a previous tessellation pattern corresponding to the previous tag stored in the cache to a domain shader when a cache hit occurs. The method may further include, when a cache miss occurs, generating a current tessellation pattern corresponding to the current patch using a tessellator and transmitting the generated current tessellation pattern to the domain shader, and storing the generated current tessellation pattern in the cache.
US09582930B2	Target aquisition in a three dimensional building display The present disclosure provides methods, devices, and computer-readable media for target acquisition in a three dimensional building display are described herein. One or more embodiments include extracting building information modeling semantic data of each of a number of modeled objects in a visual scene of a three dimensional building display, determining a semantic space for each of the number of modeled objects based, at least in part, on the building information modeling semantic data, adjusting a scale factor of the three dimensional building display based, at least in part, on the semantic space of each of the number of modeled objects, and acquiring a target of at least one of the modeled objects using the adjusted scale factor.
US09582928B2	Multi-view rendering apparatus and method using background pixel expansion and background-first patch matching An apparatus and method for restoring a hole generated in multi-view rendering are provided. A hole in an output view may be restored using temporally neighboring images.
US09582926B2	Coherent memory access in Monte Carlo volume rendering A method for Monte Carlo volume rendering in accordance with the present teachings includes: (a) tracing a plurality of light rays into a scene containing volumetric data, the light rays configured for simulating global illumination; (b) randomizing the scattering location and direction of the plurality of light rays through the volume, wherein a common sequence of random numbers is used in order for the scattering direction of each of the plurality of randomized scattered light rays to be substantially parallel; (c) computing at least one trilinearly interpolated and shaded sample along each of the plurality of randomized scattered light rays based on stored volumetric data, wherein at least a portion of the stored volumetric data used in at least a portion of the computing is configured for coherent access; and (d) rendering the volume with global illumination based on a plurality of iterations of the tracing, the randomizing, and the computing. Systems for Monte Carlo volume rendering are described.
US09582924B2	Facilitating dynamic real-time volumetric rendering in graphics images on computing devices A mechanism is described for facilitating dynamic real-time volumetric rendering of graphics images on computing devices. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes dividing a volume of a first image into a first volume and a second volume, where the first volume is associated with a fuzzy portion of the image, and the second volume is associated with a non-fuzzy portion of the image. The first volume may contain an array of metavoxels, where a metavoxel having an array of voxels. The method may further include applying particles to each metavoxel to detect a first set of voxels found inside one or more particles, and a second set of voxels found outside the particles, and generating, based on the first set of voxels, a second image from the first image. The method may further include to rendering the second image.
US09582922B2	System, method, and computer program product to produce images for a near-eye light field display A system, method, and computer program product are provided for producing images for a near-eye light field display. A ray defined by a pixel of a microdisplay and an optical apparatus of a near-eye light field display device is identified and the ray is intersected with a two-dimensional virtual display plane to generate map coordinates corresponding to the pixel. A color for the pixel is computed based on the map coordinates. The optical apparatus of the near-eye light field display device may, for example, be a microlens of a microlens array positioned between a viewer and an emissive microdisplay or a pinlight of a pinlight array positioned behind a transmissive microdisplay relative to the viewer.
US09582915B2	Method, apparatus and computer program product for improved visualization of geo-located features A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for improved visualization of geo-located features. Geo-located features may be displayed with respect to a perspective point, such that the size of an indicator of a geo-located feature is representative of a distance of the feature from the perspective point. The positioning of the geo-located feature is indicative of the direction of the geo-located feature relative to the perspective point. Thus, compact visualization of the geo-located features may be provided. Animated transitions may be provided such that indicators gradually move as the perspective point moves, so that a user may maintain perspective.
US09582914B2	Apparatus, method and program for cutting out a part of an image Provided is an image processing apparatus including: a cutout frame setting section configured to set a cutout frame for partially cutting out an editing target image as an editing target; an image editing section configured to edit, in response to an instruction from a user, an image in the cutout frame superimposed on the editing target image; and a cutout image generation section configured to cut out the image in the cutout frame from the editing target image and generate a cutout image.
US09582909B2	Chromatograph mass spectrometry data processing device A measurement EIC for quantitative ions and a measurement EIC for ions to be confirmed in the vicinity of the retention time of a target compound are displayed in an overlapping manner in a chromatogram display area. In addition, a standard center line corresponding to a standard value of the confirmation ion ratio, which expresses the ratio of the intensity of the confirmation ions to the intensity of the quantitative ions in the target compound and an upper limit line and a lower limit line demonstrating the permissible range of the intensity of the confirmation ions are displayed in an overlapping manner on the EIC. An analyst determines whether a peak used for identification originates from the target compound by determining whether the top of an EIC peak of the confirmation ions falls between the upper limit line and the lower limit line.
US09582900B2	Medical image processing device and method for displaying image of a body cavity with color distinction of infected area RGB image signals are inputted. B/G ratio is calculated based on B image signal and G image signal. G/R ratio is calculated based on the G image signal and R image signal. In a feature space formed by the B/G ratio and the G/R ratio, a first process is performed. In the first process, a difference between coordinates in a first observation area and coordinates in a second observation area is increased. The first observation area mostly contains coordinates corresponding to a portion (of an object) infected with H. pylori. The second observation area mostly contains coordinates corresponding to a portion (of the object) in which eradication of the H. pylori infection has been successful.
US09582899B2	Real-time digitally enhanced imaging for the prediction, application, and inspection of coatings Systems and methods providing digitally enhanced imaging for the prediction, application, and inspection of coatings. A digital imaging and processing device provides image acquisition, processing, and display of acquired digital imaging data to allow a user to discern variations, beyond that which can be discerned by observing a coating or a substrate with the naked eye. The digital imaging and processing device may also provide pre-coating and post-coating inspection capabilities as well as coating prediction capabilities.
US09582888B2	Structured light three-dimensional (3D) depth map based on content filtering A structured light three-dimensional (3D) depth map based on content filtering is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a method includes receiving, at a receiver device, image data that corresponds to a structured light image. The method further includes processing the image data to decode depth information based on a pattern of projected coded light. The depth information corresponds to a depth map. The method also includes performing one or more filtering operations on the image data. An output of the one or more filtering operations includes filtered image data. The method further includes performing a comparison of the depth information to the filtered image data and modifying the depth information based on the comparison to generate a modified depth map.
US09582887B2	Methods and apparatus for determining field of view dependent depth map correction values In a method for determining field of view dependent depth map correction values for correction of a depth map of an image taken with a lens having a field of view the following is performed: obtaining (31) relative depth information for at least two different depths and at least two different predetermined locations of the field of view of the lens; receiving (32) an image; determining (33) a depth of the received image; and determining (34) on the basis of the determined depth of the received image at least one depth map correction value on the basis of the relative depth information.
US09582875B2	Defect analysis assistance device, program executed by defect analysis assistance device, and defect analysis system Conventionally, there was no method for automatically selecting the layers to be overlaid, so when the number of layers to be overlaid was large, there was a problem that much time was required for selecting the layers. It is an object of the present invention to provide a defect image analysis method capable of specifying patterns and layers in which a defect occurs by overlaying defect images to be analysis targets and design layout data, and a defect image analysis system capable of improving the efficiency to select the layers from the design layout data. The present invention is characterized in dividing analysis target images for each hierarchy corresponding to a manufacturing process and generating a plurality of layers; calculating a degree of matching between each of the layer division images and each design layer of the design layout data; and specifying a design layer with a highest degree of matching of the each design layer as a design layer corresponding to the layer division image.
US09582872B2	Optical film defect detection method and system thereof An optical defect detection method and a system thereof are disclosed. The detection method includes a process of detecting an image of an optical film by an optical detector. The image is converted into a clean detection image by conducting the following processes: uniforming the brightness, enhancing the contrast, filtering off the noise, smoothing the image and binarizing the image. A relative relation between a pixel and the surrounding pixels of the clean detection image is converted into a spatial relation sequence model. The spatial relation sequence model is compared to the different types of the defect sequence model, so that the defect type of the optical film is identified as a point defect, a lack of material defect or a ripple defect.
US09582867B2	Driving assistant apparatus of vehicle and operating method thereof Disclosed is an apparatus for assisting driving, including: a stereo camera module mounted in a vehicle, and configured to obtain a first image through a first camera and a second image through a second camera; and a processor configured to stereo-match the first image and the second image to obtain a dense disparity map, estimate a cubic b-spline curved line from the dense disparity map by using a coarse-to-fine method, and perform a road profile for two-dimensionally converting a 3D road, on which the vehicle travels, by using the cubic b-spline curved line.
US09582864B2	Method and system for image correction using a quasiperiodic grid Described herein is a method for adjusting one or more images of a sample to correct geometric distortions and/or to properly align the one or more images using a pattern of dots, e.g., a quasiperiodic grid.
US09582863B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program Provided is an image processing apparatus including an image signal correction section that performs an image correction process. The image signal correction section performs a direction determination process of detecting a direction having a minimum pixel value gradient as a pixel value gradient direction in a pixel area including a target pixel; a defect detection process of calculating a Laplacian based on a pixel value of a reference pixel in a minimum gradient direction detected in the direction determination process with respect to the target pixel, and determining presence or absence of a defect of the target pixel; and a defect correction process of performing calculation of a corrected pixel value, which is obtained by applying the pixel value of the reference pixel in the direction detected in the direction determination process, with respect to a target pixel from which a defect has been detected in the defect detection process.
US09582859B2	System and a method for depth-image-based rendering A method for depth-image-based rendering, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining a first reference view; obtaining a depth map for the first reference view; obtaining a second reference view; obtaining a depth map for the second reference view; the method further comprising the steps of extracting noise present in the first and the second reference views; denoising the first and the second reference views and, based on the denoised first and second reference views, rendering an output view using depth-image-based rendering; adding the extracted noise to the output view.
US09582858B2	Energy-efficient anti-aliasing Anti-aliasing methods and systems may include logic to conduct a vertical blending weight determination based on horizontal pixel data associated with an image, and conduct a horizontal blending weight determination based on vertical pixel data associated with the image. Additionally, the logic may modify the image based on the vertical blending weight determination and the horizontal blending weight determination, wherein the vertical pixel data is excluded from the vertical blending weight determination, and the horizontal pixel data is excluded from the horizontal blending weight determination.
US09582854B2	Image processing method and system According to an example, an original image is divided into image blocks according to a preset size, at least one pixel is overlapped between adjacent image blocks, a target image block is obtained after performing reduction processing for each of the image blocks according to a reduction factor, coordinates of the target image block are obtained according to the reduction factor and coordinates of the image block; and the target image blocks are combined according to the coordinates of the target image blocks.
US09582848B2	Sprite Graphics rendering system A set of tools, in the form of a software developers kit (SDK) for a graphics rendering system, is provided to improve overall graphics operations. In general, the tools are directed to analyzing a scene tree and optimizing its presentation to one or more graphics processing units (GPUs) so as to improve rendering operations. This overall goal is provided through a number of different capabilities, each of which is presented to software developers through a new applications programming interface (API).
US09582841B2	Location based emergency management plans Locational tracking aids emergency management plans. Occupants of a building or campus are determined based on presence or detection of wireless devices. When an emergency occurs, the occupants may move to safety based on the current locations of their wireless devices.
US09582839B2	Notifying of health events in peer environments Methods, systems, and products notify of health events. Personal health information is stored in memory of a mobile communications device. A peer device is discovered through a wireless personal data network. The peer device is queried for anonymous health information. The anonymous health information is aggregated with the personal health information to produce aggregated health information. The aggregated health information is stored in the memory of the mobile communications device.
US09582828B2	Method and apparatus for optimizing profit in predictive systems Techniques are disclosed for methods and apparatuses for forming for determining when to perform maintenance events. The technique comprises determining a first cost of false positives and a second cost of missed true positives. A Receive Operating Characteristic (ROC) of a prediction model is determined for the occurrence of an event. A survival function and prediction horizon is generated from the prediction model for the occurrence of an event. The operational area on the ROC is determined based on the first costs and second costs. A threshold is determined from the ROC and is applied to the survival function and prediction horizon. A maintenance event is triggered based on the threshold.
US09582819B2	Automated-valuation-model training-data optimization systems and methods To optimize training data used by a predictive real-estate valuation model, a search space having multiple dimensions may be defined. Each search dimension corresponds to a range of candidate values for a search criterion for selecting subsets of sales-transaction records. The multiple dimensions include a temporal dimension and a geographic dimension. An accuracy-optimized subset of a multiplicity of sales-transaction records is identified by evaluating points that vary along each dimension within the multi-dimension search space. A statistical measure of model accuracy is used to evaluate each candidate point. The accuracy-optimized subset of the multiplicity of sales-transaction records is provided to a predictive model to generate an automated value prediction for a subject real-estate property as of an effective date.
US09582813B2	Delivering wrapped packages in response to the selection of advertisements Delivery of a wrap package in response to the selection of an advertisement appearing in a web page, social media feed or in an email, text or other electronic message. In some embodiments, the advertisement may be a “cover” for the wrap package that contains an identifier associate with the wrap. When the cover is selected, the identifier is used to access and deliver the wrap package to the requesting device. In other embodiments, the advertisement may contain a link including the identifier that is then used to retrieve and deliver the wrap when the link is selected.
US09582812B2	Using polling results as discrete metrics for content quality prediction model A social networking system presents content items to users, who then provide feedback regarding pairs of content items. The feedback includes a selection of a content item of the pair of content items that was preferred by the user over the other content item. The social networking system uses this information to train a predictive model that scores content items based on quality. The content items may be advertisements. The social networking system uses the pair-wise comparisons of the advertisements to determine feedback coefficients in an advertising quality score prediction model using regression analysis of the pair-wise comparisons for each predictive factor in the model. In this way, the pair-wise comparisons are used to train the prediction model to understand which advertisements are more enjoyable than others. A feedback coefficient for each predictive factor may be computed based on the preferences received from the group of users.
US09582798B2	Encoding data in multiple formats Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for modulating card information between a card reader and a user device. One of the methods includes receiving, from a read head of the card reader, card information associated with a card. The card information is encoded in a first format to be sent to the user device at a first data rate. The card information is encoded in a second format to be sent to the user device at a second data rate lower than the first data rate. The card information is sent to the user device encoded in the first format and the second format.
US09582786B2	News feed ranking model based on social information of viewer Machine learning models are used for ranking news feed stories presented to users of a social networking system. The social networking system divides its users into different sets, for example, based on demographic characteristics of the users and generates one model for each set of users. The models are periodically retrained. The news feed ranking model may rank news feeds for a user based on information describing other users connected to the user in the social networking system. Information describing other users connected to the user includes interactions of the other users with objects associated with news feed stories. These interactions include commenting on a news feed story, liking a news feed story, or retrieving information, for example, images, videos associated with a news feed story.
US09582782B2	Discovering a reporting model from an existing reporting environment Computer software is disclosed for discovering and representing a reporting model of an existing reporting environment. For each report in a plurality of reports, the software searches metadata of the report for descriptive information and dependencies on other reports. The software depicts, in a graphical representation, each report and relationships between the reports.
US09582776B2	Methods and systems for providing a comprehensive view of it assets as self service inquiry/update transactions This disclosure describes, generally, methods and systems for providing consolidated self service IT asset management. The method includes displaying, on a display device of an IT asset management system, an IT asset management user interface (UI), logging in, by an IT assets custodian, to the IT assets management UI, and displaying, at the IT assets management UI, an aggregated view of all IT assets assigned to the IT asset custodian. The aggregated view of the IT assets is generated from a plurality of IT asset assignment sources. The method further includes providing, the IT asset custodian with the ability to management the assigned IT assets and accurately account for the asset according to its actual use.
US09582766B2	Clustering query refinements by inferred user intent Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for clustering query refinements. One method includes building a representation of a graph for a first query, wherein the graph has a node for the first query, a node for each of a plurality of refinements for the first query, and a node for each document in the document sets of the refinements, and wherein the graph has edges from the first query node to each of the refinement nodes, edges from the first query to each document in the respective document set of the first query, edges from each refinement to each document in the respective document set of the refinement, and edges from each refinement to each co-occurring query of the refinement. The method further includes clustering the refinements into refinement clusters by partitioning the refinement nodes in the graph into proper subsets.
US09582763B2	Multiple implementation fact checking method and system An efficient fact checking system analyzes and determines the factual accuracy of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with source information. The efficient fact checking system automatically monitors information, processes the information, fact checks the information efficiently and/or provides a status of the information.
US09582758B2	Data classification method, storage medium, and classification device A data classification method which classifies a plurality of data into a plurality of classification items based on a feature quantity included in the data, the method includes calculating, by a processor, an appearance probabilities in which training data including the feature quantity appears in the classification items in a distribution of the data, generating, by the processor, a rule having the feature quantity and a weighting of the feature quantity based on a plurality of the training data having the feature quantity based on the appearance probabilities; and classifying, by the processor, the plurality of data according to the rule.
US09582755B2	Aggregate context inferences using multiple context streams Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for inferring context are provided. In one potential implementation, first context information associated with a first duration is identified, second context information is accessed to determine a context segmentation boundary; and the first context information and the second context information is then aggregated to generate an inferred segmented aggregated context. In a further implementation, the first context information is used to average inferred contexts, and the context segmentation boundary is used to reset a start time for averaging the first context information.
US09582750B2	RFID devices with multi-frequency antennae An RFID device includes a conductive sheet defining at least first and second portions, with an intermediate portion joining the other portions. One or more RFID chips electrically coupled to the portions, such as one or both of the first and second portions of the conductive sheet and to the intermediate portion. The first portion of the conductive sheet defines a multi-turn high frequency antenna having one or more disruptions in the conductive sheet positioned between and/or defining adjacent turns of the multi-turn antenna. The second portion of the conductive sheet defines a first radiating arm of an ultra high frequency antenna. The disruptions direct a high frequency current around the turns of the multi-turn high frequency antenna, while allowing an ultra high frequency current to flow across the disruptions, resulting in the first portion of the conductive sheet defining a second radiating arm of the ultra high frequency antenna.
US09582748B2	Base charging station for monitoring device A wearable device system includes one or more sensors coupled to a wearable device structure that includes first and second outer surfaces, an interior, a first end and a second end. The wearable device structure has a unique user ID. The sensors acquiring user information selected from of at least one of, a user's activities, behaviors, habit information, health parameters, medical monitoring and user monitoring. The wearable device has a power source coupled to a charging device of the wearable device. A base station is configured to be coupled to the wearable device and has a corresponding charging device for charging or recharging the power source of the wearable device.
US09582746B2	RFID switch tag Various embodiments of RFID switch devices are disclosed herein. Such RFID switch devices advantageously enable manual activation/deactivation of the RF module. The RFID switch device may include a RF module with an integrated circuit adapted to ohmically connect to a substantially coplanar conductive trace pattern, as well as booster antenna for extending the operational range of the RFID device. The operational range of the RFID switch device may be extended when a region of the booster antenna overlaps a region of the conductive trace pattern on the RF module via inductive or capacitive coupling. The RFID switch device may further include a visual indicator displaying a first color if the RFID switch device is in an active state and/or a second color if the RFID switch device is in an inactive state.
US09582745B2	Wireless tag, wireless communication circuit, and degradation detection method A wireless communication circuit performs a wireless communication with a transmitter-receiver via an antenna. Power to the wireless communication circuit is turned on by electromagnetic waves transmitted from the transmitter-receiver. In the wireless communication circuit, a circuit includes a capacitor for storing electric charge at the time of the power being on, and is configured to pass discharging current based on the electric charge stored in the capacitor along a current path including the antenna at the time of the power being off, a monitoring circuit is configured to be operated by electric power based on the electric charge at the time of the power being off and to determine the presence or absence of degradation on the basis of potential of a node on the current path, and a storage circuit is configured to store the result of a determination by the monitoring circuit.
US09582742B2	Printing device for generating display signals A printing device for implementing printing on a medium includes a detection unit and a control unit. The detection unit is configured to detect loading of the medium into the printing device and withdrawal of the medium from the printing device. The control unit is configured to indicate contents displayed on a display screen. The control unit is further configured to generate a first signal of displaying a first screen on the display screen when the detection unit detects that the medium has been withdrawn from the printing device, and generate a second signal of displaying a second screen different from the first screen on the display screen when the detection unit detects that the medium has been loaded into the printing device.
US09582737B2	Context-sensitive gesture classification Various arrangements for recognizing a gesture are presented. User input may be received that causes a gesture classification context to be applied from a plurality of gesture classification contexts. This gesture classification context may be applied, such as to a gesture analysis engine. After applying the gesture classification context, data indicative of a gesture performed by a user may be received. The gesture may be identified in accordance with the applied gesture classification context.
US09582734B2	Key blank identification system with bitting analysis A key identification system is provided. The key identification system comprises a sensing device configured to extract bitting information from a master key, and a logic configured to analyze the image. The sensing device may be configured to capture information about the bittings of the master key, such as an image of the bittings. The logic analyzes information about the bittings of the master key and compares it with bitting characteristics of known key blanks to determine the likelihood of a match between the master key and a known key blank.
US09582733B2	Image processing device, image processing method, and image processing program The invention provides an image processing device, an image processing method, and an image processing program capable of maintaining estimation accuracy even when an input image of a processing target includes a plurality of shape elements. The image processing device includes: a recognizing unit that recognizes one or more shape elements which are included in the input image from a feature amount included in the input image; a selecting unit that selects a desired shape element out of the recognized one or more shape elements; and an estimating unit that estimates a target shape element from information of a region corresponding to the selected shape element.
US09582730B2	Estimating rainfall precipitation amounts by applying computer vision in cameras A method and system are provided. The method includes storing a set of references images without rain and spanning a plurality of different light conditions. The method further includes capturing, using a camera, an image of a scene with rain. The method also includes selecting a reference image from the set of reference images based on the light condition of the captured image. The method additionally includes performing an arithmetic subtraction image processing operation between the captured image and the reference image to generate a subtraction image. The method further includes estimating an amount of rain in the subtraction image based on previously calibrated values.
US09582729B2	Image-based detection of the boundary between a first part and a second part A detection apparatus for detecting the position of a boundary between a first part and a second part of a subject, includes a pixel extraction unit for extracting a plurality of candidate pixels acting as candidates for a pixel situated on the boundary on the basis of image data of a first section crossing the first part and the second part, and a pixel specification unit for specifying the pixel situated on the boundary from within the plurality of candidate pixels by using an identifier which has been prepared by using an algorithm of machine learning.
US09582708B2	Display device and method of controlling the same A display device which accurately detects and corrects only a facial region contained in an image and thereby prevents an error in which a background or neighboring object having a similar color to a skin color is corrected together with the facial region, and a method of controlling the same are provided. The display device includes an image processor configured to detect a face candidate region from an input image, based on information associated with at least one face color region, to detect a face region by applying a face detection algorithm to the detected face candidate region and to perform skin color correction on the detected face region, and a display configured to display the corrected input content.
US09582707B2	Head pose estimation using RGBD camera A three-dimensional pose of the head of a subject is determined based on depth data captured in multiple images. The multiple images of the head are captured, e.g., by an RGBD camera. A rotation matrix and translation vector of the pose of the head relative to a reference pose is determined using the depth data. For example, arbitrary feature points on the head may be extracted in each of the multiple images and provided along with corresponding depth data to an Extended Kalman filter with states including a rotation matrix and a translation vector associated with the reference pose for the head and a current orientation and a current position. The three-dimensional pose of the head with respect to the reference pose is then determined based on the rotation matrix and the translation vector.
US09582704B2	Connection pads for a fingerprint sensing device A fingerprint sensing device comprising sensing circuitry comprising a plurality of sensing elements, each sensing element comprising a sensing structure arranged in a sensing plane and facing a surface of the capacitive fingerprint sensing device, each of the sensing elements being configured to provide a signal indicative of an electromagnetic coupling between the sensing structure and a finger placed on the surface of the fingerprint sensing device; and a plurality of connection pads electrically connected to the sensing circuitry for providing an electrical connection between the sensing circuitry and readout circuitry, wherein each of the connection pads is separately recessed in relation to the sensing plane such that each connection pad has a floor in a floor plane, and wherein each connection pad is separated from an adjacent connection pad through a portion of the sensing device being elevated in relation to the floor plane.
US09582702B2	Processing visible coding sequence, playing visible coding sequence Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to data processing, and further the embodiments of the invention relate to a method of processing a visible coding sequence and a system thereof, a method of playing a visible coding sequence and a system thereof. The present invention creatively proposes a scheme of determining sampling rate with synchronized frames to realize effective processing of a visible coding sequence. The scheme of processing a visible coding sequence according to the present invention is helpful for visible coding synchronization on the capturing side, enabling the capturing side to determine appropriate sampling rate and sampling timing, and thus effectively acquire the visible coding sequence, which may not only reduce resource waste, but also acquire a complete visible coding sequence.
US09582701B2	Information input/output method using dot pattern A dot pattern including a block defined as a rectangular area of a square or a rectangle of a medium face, such as printed matter. A straight line in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction configuring a frame of the block each are defined as a standard grid line. Virtual reference grid points are provided at predetermined intervals on the reference grid line. Reference grid point dots are placed on respective virtual reference grid points. Straight lines that connect the virtual reference grid points to each other and are parallel to the reference grid lines are defined as grid lines. A point of intersection of grid lines is defined as a virtual grid point. A dot pattern is generated by arranging one or a plurality of information dots, each of which has a distance and a direction around the virtual grid point.
US09582700B2	Point-of-sale scanner A method of verifying the authenticity of an identification card, including capturing, with a point-of-sale scanner, a first image of the identification card, configuring an ultraviolet filter mounted within the point-of-sale scanner to allow the passage of ultraviolet light within, illuminating the identification card with ultraviolet light, capturing, with the point-of-sale scanner, a second image of the identification card, and determining if the identification card is authentic by analyzing the first and second images.
US09582696B2	Imaging apparatus having imaging assembly There is described an imaging apparatus having an imaging assembly that includes an image sensor. The imaging apparatus can capture a frame of image data having image data corresponding to a first set of pixels of the image sensor. The imaging apparatus can capture a frame or image data having image data corresponding to a second set of pixels of the image sensor.
US09582694B2	Antenna An antenna (18), in particular a patch antenna for an RFID reading apparatus (10), having a circuit board (24) which has at least one slot (26) and a contact (28) at the slot (26) for feeding and/or picking up an electromagnetic signal. In this respect, the slot (26) is folded into itself and so forms a two-dimensional pattern on the circuit board (24).
US09582692B2	Systems and methods for RFID inspection A radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader is provided The RFID reader includes a transmitter/receiver module configured to transmit a radio signal at a plurality of different power levels, and a control module coupled to the transmitter/receiver module and configured to control the power level at which the radio signal is transmitted based on a number of RFID tags detected when transmitting the radio signal at an initial power level.
US09582689B2	System and method for presenting information about an object on a portable electronic device Systems and methods are provided for enabling a portable electronic device to retrieve information about an object when the object's symbology, e.g., a barcode, is detected. According to one embodiment a method is providing in which symbology associated with an object is detected and decoded to obtain a decode string. The decode string is sent to one or more visual detection applications for processing, wherein the one or more visual detection applications reside on the portable electronic device, and receiving a first amount of information about the object from the one or more visual detection applications. The method also includes sending the decode string to a remote server for processing and receiving a second amount of information about the object from the remote server. The first amount of information is combined with the second amount of information to obtain cumulative information which is displayed on the portable electronic device.
US09582684B2	Method for configuring an application for an end device A method for configuring an application for an end device having a predefined end-device configuration with a predefined security level. A query about the predefined end-device configuration is directed by means of the application to a central place in which a multiplicity of security levels of end-device configurations have respective application configurations associated therewith. In response to the query, the central place ascertains the predefined security level of the predefined end-device configuration from the multiplicity of security levels, and outputs it to the application together with the associated application configuration. In dependence on the output security level, one or several functions of the application are configured by means of the application on the basis of the output application configuration for the end device.
US09582675B2	Protection of memory areas A method for loading a program, contained in at least a first memory, into a second memory accessible by an execution unit, in which the program is in a cyphered form in the first memory, a circuit for controlling the access to the second memory is configured from program initialization data, instructions of the program, and at least initialization data being decyphered to be transferred into the second memory after configuration of the circuit.
US09582668B2	Quantifying the risks of applications for mobile devices Quantifying the risks of applications (“apps”) for mobile devices is disclosed. In some embodiments, quantifying the risks of apps for mobile devices includes receiving an application for a mobile device; performing an automated analysis of the application based on a risk profile; and generating a risk score based on the automated analysis of the application based on the risk profile.
US09582663B2	Detection of return oriented programming attacks In one embodiment, a processor includes at least one execution unit and Return Oriented Programming (ROP) detection logic. The ROP detection logic may determine a ROP metric based on a plurality of control transfer events. The ROP detection logic may also determine whether the ROP metric exceeds a threshold. The ROP detection logic may also, in response to a determination that the ROP metric exceeds the threshold, provide a ROP attack notification.
US09582662B1	Sensor based rules for responding to malicious activity Systems and techniques are provided for creating sensor based rules for detecting and responding to malicious activity. Evidence corresponding to a malicious activity is received. The evidence corresponding to malicious activity is analyzed. Indicators are identified from the evidence. The indicators are extracted from the evidence. It is determined that an action to mitigate or detect a threat needs to be taken based on the indicators and evidence. A sensor to employ the prescribed action is identified. Whether a sensor based rule meets a threshold requirement is validated. A configuration file used to task the sensor based rule to the identified sensor is created. The number of sensor based rule triggers is tracked.
US09582654B2	Mobile device, and authentication program A mobile device includes a housing, a sensor and a deformation detecting IC which detect deformation of the housing, a memory which stores a pattern database in which patterns of the deformation of the housing are registered in advance, and an authentication unit which performs authentication based on whether or not the deformation of the housing detected by the sensor and the deformation detecting IC corresponds to a pattern registered in the pattern database.
US09582643B2	Managing user information—source prioritization Systems, methods, and computer-readable medium are provided for managing user information. For example, data of a particular data type may be received from a plurality of sources. In some examples, the data may include at least respective time stamps. The received data may be aggregated to form a data record for a period of time based at least in part on the respective time stamps. Additionally, in some cases, the data record may be provided to at least one application configured to present a user interface representing the aggregated data of the plurality of sources.
US09582641B2	Distributed healthcare database system and method A system and method distributing healthcare database access is disclosed. The system and method interpose a data mapping server (DMS) between a data request user server (DRS) and data service user server (DSS) to manage data transfers between the DSS and the DRS such that disparate database characteristics of the DRS/DSS are accommodated in real-time and permit asynchronous healthcare activity to be triggered. The DMS operates with a data access matrix (DAM) having each referenced DRS/DSS intersection pair associated with read/write control processes (RWP) that include read data (RDD) and write data (WRD) processes to permit data access across the disparate DRS/DSS database boundaries. The DAM may have multiple dimensions to accommodate asynchronously activated process threads within an overall patient healthcare plan (PHP) that operate to trigger healthcare provider alarms and other activity associated with the transfer/update of data between the DSS and the DRS.
US09582631B2	Method and system for template pattern optimization for DSA patterning using graphoepitaxy A method for design template pattern optimization, comprises receiving a design for a fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device, wherein the design includes a configuration of fins, creating a design template pattern for the design for use in connection with directed self-assembly (DSA) patterning using graphoepitaxy, and optimizing the design template pattern to minimize pattern density gradients, wherein the design template pattern includes a plurality of guiding lines for guiding a block-copolymer deposited during the DSA patterning and the optimizing comprises altering the guiding lines.
US09582622B1	Evaluating on-chip voltage regulation A linear circuit simulator can be supplied with a linear power distribution model of an integrated circuit (IC) and two sets of voltage regulator equivalent resistances. The linear circuit simulator can then be used to calculate two voltages, at a sense point of the IC, corresponding to the two sets of voltage regulator equivalent resistances. The two sets of voltage regulator equivalent resistances and the two voltages at the IC sense point can be used to interpolate a slope of a resistance versus voltage curve of the linear power distribution model. The slope can be used to calculate an updated set of voltage regulator equivalent resistances, which can be used by the linear circuit simulator to calculate a set of performance metrics and an updated voltage at the sense point of the IC.
US09582619B1	Simulation of a circuit design block using pattern matching An approach for simulating a block of a circuit design includes using a row-matching table and a port state vector. The row-matching table includes a plurality of rows, and each row includes encoded input match patterns corresponding to a plurality of input ports of the block and an associated output value. The port state vector includes input state codes associated with the input ports. In response to an update of an input signal value at one of the input ports during simulation, the input state code associated with the one input port is updated according to the updated input signal value. A bit-to-bit pattern match is performed for each bit in the port state vector to a corresponding bit in the encoded input match patterns in one or more rows of the row-matching table. The associated output value of a matching row is selected as a new output value.
US09582613B2	Massive model visualization with spatial retrieval Systems and methods for massive model visualization in product data management (PDM) systems. A method includes storing a hierarchical product data structure by a product data management (PDM) system, including a plurality of occurrence nodes and component nodes. The method includes receiving a query that references an occurrence node and at least one cell index value and determining a query result corresponding to the query. The query result identifies at least one occurrence node that corresponds to the cell index value. The method includes forming a query result chain corresponding to the query result, the query result chain filtered by a structural criterion, and applying a configuration rule to the filtered query result chain to identify child nodes of the filtered query result chain that conform to the configuration rule, and thereby producing a configured spatial retrieval result.
US09582608B2	Unified ranking with entropy-weighted information for phrase-based semantic auto-completion Methods, systems, and computer-readable media related to a technique for combining two or more aspects of predictive information for auto-completion of user input, in particular, user commands directed to an intelligent digital assistant. Specifically, predictive information based on (1) usage frequency, (2) usage recency, and (3) semantic information encapsulated in an ontology (e.g., a network of domains) implemented by the digital assistant, are integrated in a balanced and sensible way within a unified framework, such that a consistent ranking of all completion candidates across all domains may be achieved. Auto-completions are selected and presented based on the unified ranking of all completion candidates.
US09582577B2	Graphical diagram having elements that correspond to objects and that have locations in correspondence with appearance relationships of objects A video is divided into portions and has objects. Each object appears in one or more portions. A graphical diagram is generated and displayed that has graphical elements corresponding to the objects. Each graphical element has a size corresponding to a number and/or size of the portions in which the object to which the graphical element corresponds appears. The graphical elements have locations within the graphical diagram in correspondence with relationships of appearance of the objects within the portions. Selection of a point or area within the graphical diagram is received. Which of the graphical elements include the point or area are determined as one or more selected graphical elements corresponding to one or more selected objects. Which of the portions include all the selected objects are determined and output as one or more selected portions.
US09582572B2	Personalized search library based on continual concept correlation A system, devices, and methods for providing a personalized search library based on continual concept correlation include a client computing device and a personalized content server. Content events representing content accessed or manipulated by a user of the client computing device are continually generated. Content associated with the content events is continually parsed and analyzed to extract main concepts. The extracted concepts are correlated and weighted into a concept model, based on the order of the content events. The concept model parallels the structure of the user's memory. Data sources are continually searched for content relevant to a current context of the concept model. Relevant content is indexed according to the concept model. The relevant content may be made available to the user upon request or proactively. Relevant content may be cached for future use by the user. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09582561B2	Size-based data synchronization Data synchronization techniques are provided that effectively isolate data transfer over the network from actual interpretation of data. The data synchronization techniques include a protocol designed to work based on a “size” (amount) of data transferred over the network, irrespective of the content represented by the data that is transferred. The size itself may be determined, for example, by the client, backend system, an agreed-upon configuration that is maintained for a predetermined period of time, etc. In certain embodiments, a client transmits a request to the server that indicates a “requested payload size.” Using the requested payload size, the server generates a response (i.e., one or more messages) that provides the client with data, referred to herein as synchronization data, for storage at the client device.
US09582558B2	Method and system for data definition language (DDL) replication Systems, methods and computer program products for DDL replication are described herein. An embodiment includes a replication agent to instantiate one or more DDL triggers in a primary database and a replication server to provide DDL command text to a replicate database based on said DDL triggers. The replication agent uses the DDL trigger(s) to capture one or more DDL events and retrieve a transaction log associated with the DDL events. The replication agent processes the transaction log to obtain DDL command text. The DDL command text is then sent to a replicate database by the replication server where it is executed in an appropriate user context. In this way, DDL commands in may be replicated using DDL trigger(s) and session context switching.
US09582551B2	Method and apparatus for collection, display and analysis of disparate data The system provides a method and apparatus for sorting and displaying collections of communications. These communications can be a single type or multiple types of data and may come from email systems, bulletin boards, text messages, Facebook and Twitter postings and comments, financial transactions, travel itineraries or any other type of communications. The communications represented by the system can be electronic or physical as desired. The system can also present forwarded, copied, replied, or other types of communications. In one embodiment, the system provides a Universe View of a set of communications. The Universe View, in one embodiment, is a three dimensional representation of a plurality of cubes. Each cube represents a subset of a collection of communications. Each cube can be color coded or shaded to represent a dominant theme of the contents of the communications represented by the cube.
US09582544B2	Temporal proximity query expansion Search query expansion tool is provided. A processor generates a collection of events for a search result, wherein events included in the collection of events are within a temporal proximity to the search result. A processor determines a content of the collection of events. A processor determines a search suggestion based, at least in part, on the content of the collection of events.
US09582538B1	Trend based distribution parameter suggestion Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for distributing content are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes accessing data specifying a plurality of search queries. Content distribution campaigns (“campaigns”) in which distribution of at least one content item is conditioned on a distribution parameter matching one of the search queries are identified. Two or more similar campaigns are identified, and a search query that matches a distribution parameter in at least one of the similar campaigns is identified as a candidate content distribution parameter. A trend score for the candidate content distribution parameter is determined based on a change in a submission rate of search queries that match the candidate distribution parameter. Suggestion data suggesting the candidate content distribution parameter as an additional content distribution parameter for at least one of the similar campaigns is provided based on the trend score.
US09582533B2	Content reproduction device, control method for content reproduction device, control program, and recording medium An electronic learning device (1) disclosed herein includes: a search process section (21) for searching dictionary data (31) by a keyword inputted during reproduction of moving image data (30) and displaying the result of the search; and a historical data generating section (22) for generating historical data (32) including, in association with one another, (i) a content reproduction time point at which the search process section (21) ran a search, (ii) the keyword that the search process section (21) used in the search, and (iii) a dictionary used for the search based on the keyword.
US09582515B1	Detecting queries for specific places The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method that includes identifying a search query that was submitted through a map interface, determining that a number of specific query indicators that are included in the search query meets a pre-specified number of specific query indicators, wherein the specific query indicators are selected, at least in part, from a set consisting of commas and capital letters, classifying, in response to the determination, the search query as a specific place query, and providing, based on the determination, content that excludes sponsored content in response to the search query.
US09582511B2	Maintaining versions of data in solid state memory Various embodiments are directed to maintaining versions of data within a solid state memory. At least one request to write at least one dataset to a logical page of a solid state memory is received from a file system. At least one physical page in a data block of the solid state memory associated with the logical page is identified. A processor stores the dataset in the at least one physical page. At least one data versioning tag is associated with the at least one dataset in a data structure associated with the logical page. The data versioning tag identifies the at least one dataset as a given version of the logical page. The at least one dataset is maintained as accessible from the at least one physical page irrespective of subsequent write operations to the logical page in response to associating the at least one data versioning tag.
US09582508B2	Media orchestration through generic transformations Methods and apparatus provide for a Transformer that detects a selection to playback content and downloads a file in response to detecting the selection to playback content. The file is in a first format and includes a first reference to a location of secondary content that is in a first format that is incompatible with the first format of the file. The Transformer transforms the secondary content to a format compatible with the first format of the file and creates a second reference to the location of the transformed secondary content that is in the format compatible with the first format of the file.
US09582506B2	Conversion of declarative statements into a rich interactive narrative Technologies pertaining to conversion of declarative statements written in a domain-specific language to data that is playable by a rich interactive narrative (RIN) player are described herein. A web browser can be configured to support a RIN player. Source code of a web page includes an indication that the RIN player is to be invoked, declarative statements written in the domain-specific language, and data that identifies a network-accessible location of a converter. The converter is configured to convert declarative statements in the domain-specific language to RIN data that is playable by the RIN player. Thus, a developer of a web page can utilize declarative statements in the domain-specific language to cause a RIN to be included in a web page.
US09582501B1	Techniques for automatic generation of natural language text Techniques for use in connection with generating text, the techniques comprise: obtaining a plurality of items of content and associated metadata; and generating a document plan comprising a plurality of rhetorical relations among items of content in the plurality of items of content, the plurality of rhetorical relations comprising a first set of one or more rhetorical relations and a second set of one or more rhetorical relations different from the first set, the generating comprising: obtaining a schema specifying the first set of one or more rhetorical relations; and identifying the second set of rhetorical relations based, at least in part, on the associated metadata, wherein the second set of rhetorical relations is not in the schema.
US09582498B2	Actions on digital document elements from voice A set of one or more terms can be derived from the voiced user input. It can be determined that the set of one or more terms corresponds to a specific digital document in a computer system, and that the set of one or more terms corresponds to at least one computer-executable command. The determination that the set of one or more terms corresponds to the at least one command can include analyzing the set of one or more terms using a document-specific natural language translation data structure. The translation data structure can be a computer-readable data structure that is identified in the computer system with the specific digital document in the computer system. It can be determined that the set of one or more terms corresponds to an element in the document, and the at least one command can be executed on the element in the document.
US09582496B2	Facilitating a meeting using graphical text analysis Embodiments relate to facilitating a meeting. A method for facilitating a meeting of a group of participants is provided. The method generates a graph of words from speeches of the participants as the words are received from the participants. The method partitions the group of participants into a plurality of subgroups of participants. The method performs a graphical text analysis on the graph to identify a cognitive state for each participant and a cognitive state for each subgroup of participants. The method informs at least one of the participants about the identified cognitive state of a participant or a subgroup of participants.
US09582495B2	Domain knowledge driven semantic extraction system A semantic extraction system leverages domain expert knowledge, to impart meaningful business information aiding ordinary knowledge consumers in understanding large/complex data volumes and models thereof. Certain embodiments may comprise a layered structure comprising an information uplifting layer, a semantic processing layer, and a visual representation layer. Referencing domain knowledge model(s) created by human domain experts, the information uplifting layer extracts and maintains meaningful information in a semantic structure. The semantic processing layer then processes this extracted information for various different business analysis purposes. Finally, the visual representation layer allows the analyzed and aggregated information to be arranged and visualized via a range of interactive tools. The overall layered structure is powered by the domain knowledge models, which capture specialized knowledge from experts in different domains. Such domains can include industry and enterprise characteristics, data visualization, and model structure and function.
US09582489B2	Orthographic error correction using phonetic transcription This illustrative embodiments provide a mechanism for correcting a phonetically sourced spelling mistake. The mechanism receives a language text string comprising at least one spelling mistake word and transcribes the at least one spelling mistake word into a phonetic form of the spelling mistake word using a phonetic dictionary. The mechanism locates a correctly spelled phonetic form from a phonetic form dictionary having shortest edit distance between characters of the correctly spelled phonetic form word and the phonetic transcription whereby the phonetic form dictionary comprises correctly spelled words and associated phonetic forms of the correctly spelled words. The mechanism substitutes the correctly spelled word for the spelling mistake word in the text string.
US09582487B2	Predicate template collecting device, specific phrase pair collecting device and computer program therefor A predicate template collector allowing efficient and automatic recognition of predicate templates is adapted to include: a noun pair collector 94 and a noun pair polarity determiner 98 for collecting noun pairs co-occurring with predicate template pairs and determining polarity of relation between nouns, using conjunctions and seed templates; a template pair collector 100, collecting template pairs co-occurring with noun pairs and determining, based on the relation of noun pairs co-occurring with the predicate template pairs and the conjunctions between predicate templates pairs, whether the polarity of excitatory class of predicate template pair is the same or not; a template network builder 106 building a template network connecting predicate templates based on the predicate template pairs and match/mismatch of excitatory class thereof; and a template excitation value calculator 112 calculating excitation value to be assigned to each node, using the excitation value of seed templates and the relation between each of the nodes in the network.
US09582484B2	Methods and systems for filling forms A system for facilitating filling at least one unfilled form including at least one data field is disclosed. The system includes a display module configured to display the at least one unfilled form. Further, the system includes a scanning module configured to scan at least one supporting document, a classifier module configured to classify the at least one supporting document into at least one document class, an extracting module configured to extract the information from the at least one supporting document based on the at least one document class, a questionnaire module configured to provide an adaptive questionnaire to obtain additional information, and a form-filling module configured to fill out the at least one unfilled form to obtain at least one filled form. Finally, the system includes a communication module configured to send the at least one filled form over a communication network.
US09582480B1	Intelligent rendering of webpages An indication to render a webpage is received. The webpage includes two or more frames and the two or more frames are rendered in a first order. A second order from a user is received. The webpage is rendered. The two or more frames of the webpage are rendered in the second order.
US09582474B2	Method and apparatus for performing a FFT computation A method, apparatus, and computer program product for performing an FFT computation. The method includes: providing first and second input data elements in multiple memory areas of a memory unit; in each of a number of consecutive computation stages, performing multiple butterfly operations based on a first and second input data element to obtain two output data elements, wherein first and second input data elements for a plurality of multiple butterfly operations are simultaneously retrieved from predetermined memory locations of a first and second of memory areas; for each stage, storing two output data elements in the memory unit as input data elements for a next stage according to a mapping scheme configured to store output data elements at memory locations in first and second memory areas so that they are simultaneously retrievable as input data elements for a plurality of butterfly operations of subsequent computation stage.
US09582470B2	Antenna apparatus and software for emulating same According to an embodiment, there is provided a plurality of spiral antenna elements that are generated using algorithms taught herein that can be implemented in hardware or software. Embodiments utilize symmetric combinations of 2 or 3 such spiral elements on a substrate or within computer memory to create an array. Each of the antenna elements is in the form of expanding spiral (non-logarithmically expanding) and contains at least six turns. Among the suitable spirals are Fermat, and/or Cornu (Euler) and/or Archimedes and/or other non-logarithmically expanding spirals in any combination. As an article of manufacture, the antenna array may be incorporated into a chip, such as might be found in a cell phone or other CPU based product, or printed or otherwise mounted on an article of clothing, for example.
US09582463B2	Heterogeneous input/output (I/O) using remote direct memory access (RDMA) and active message Methods and apparatus to provide heterogeneous I/O (Input/Output) using RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access) and/or Active Message are described. In an embodiment, information is exchanged between an embedded system and a storage device via a source device. The embedded system and the storage device exchange information over a first link and a second link instead of a third link in response to a transfer rate of the first link (coupled between the embedded system and the source device) being faster than a transfer rate of the second link (coupled between the source device and the storage device). The third link is capable to directly couple the embedded system and the storage device. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
US09582461B2	Apparatus for increasing social interaction over an electronic network In an example, an electronic device is configured to: associate a set of member actions of an electronic social networking system with an account corresponding to a member of the electronic social networking system; wherein a subset of the associated set of member actions includes member actions to be unlocked; increment a score for the account in response to the member a member-to-member interaction through the electronic social networking system; wherein the electronic social networking system comprises a social networking resource that is configured to provide real time interaction between the member and other members; gradually unlock, for the account, the member actions of the subset based on the score, wherein a first member action of the subset is unlocked in response to the score reaching a first threshold and a second different member action of the subset is unlocked in response to the score reaching a second different threshold.
US09582457B2	Camera control interface extension bus System, methods and apparatus are described that include a serial bus, including a serial bus used for Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) and/or camera control interface (CCI) operations. The bus has a first line and a second line, a first set of devices coupled to the bus and a second set of devices coupled to the bus. A method of operating the bus includes configuring the first set of devices to use the first line for data transmissions and use the second line for a first clock signal in a first mode of operation, and configuring the second set of devices to use both the first line and the second line for data transmissions while embedding a second clock signal within symbol transitions of the data transmissions in a second mode of operation.
US09582455B2	System and method for abstracting SATA and/or SAS storage media devices via a full duplex queued command interface to increase performance, lower host overhead, and simplify scaling storage media devices and systems A simplified host accesses SATA and SAS storage media devices by abstracting the SATA and SAS protocols with one full duplex protocol that supports full command queuing to each storage media device, whether SATA or SAS, where the abstraction protocol is performance-centric and supports common high-level read and write access to a pool of storage media devices, each of which may have a SATA or SAS interface. The abstraction protocol is link-agnostic and may be carried via a multiplicity of direct attach or networked interfaces, including but not limited to PCIe, Ethernet (e.g., 1 GbE, 10 GbE, 40 GbE, or 100 GbE), Infiniband, ThunderBolt, Firewire, USB, and/or custom interfaces. The abstraction protocol also supports communicating with port expanders and port multipliers.
US09582454B2	Reconfigurable transmitter Described is a reconfigurable transmitter which includes: a first pad; a second pad; a first single-ended driver coupled to the first pad; a second single-ended driver to the second pad; a differential driver coupled to the first and second pads; and a logic unit to enable of the first and second single-ended drivers, or to enable the differential driver.
US09582451B2	Receiver architecture In accordance with an embodiment, a receiver includes a first state machine configured to be coupled to a bus. The first state machine is configured to determine that a first output signal is a first symbol if a first received bus signal transitions from a first bus state to a second bus state and stays in the second bus state for less than a first predetermined period of time, and the first output signal is a second symbol if the first received bus signal transitions from the first bus state to the second bus state and stays in the second bus state for at least the first predetermined period of time.
US09582445B1	USB drive security systems and methods Systems and methods are presented for detecting, by a universal serial bus (USB) drive operatively coupled with a computing device, power from the computing device, and determining, by the USB drive, that drivers associated with the USB drive have been installed on the computing device. The systems and methods may determine that drivers associated with the USB drive have been installed by sending, to the computing device, a digital signal indicating a predetermined keystroke until the USB drive receives a response from the computing device, and receiving, from the computing device, a feedback response to the digital signal indicating the predetermined keystroke has been received. The systems and methods further executing, by the USB drive, a macro to download a payload to the computing device from a server computer, causing by the USB drive, the payload to execute on the computing device, and causing, by the USB drive, the downloaded payload to be deleted from the computing device.
US09582443B1	Serial control channel processor for executing time-based instructions The present disclosure describes a serial control channel processor. In some aspects, a time-based instruction corresponding to a command is executed and a signaling event based on the time-based instruction is generated at a communication port. In other aspects a signal containing data is received at a communication port and a time-based instruction is executed to read data of the received signal.
US09582440B2	Credit based low-latency arbitration with data transfer An apparatus includes multiple data sources and arbitration circuitry. The data sources are configured to send to a common destination data items and respective arbitration requests, such that the data items are sent to the destination regardless of receiving any indication that the data items were served to the destination in response to the respective arbitration requests. The arbitration circuitry is configured to receive and buffer the data items, to perform arbitration on the buffered data items responsively to the arbitration requests, and to serve the buffered data items to the destination in accordance with the arbitration.
US09582434B2	Enhanced security for accessing virtual memory A disclosed method includes obtaining a physical address corresponding to a virtual address responsive to detecting a virtual address associated with a memory access instruction and, responsive to identifying a memory page associated with the physical address as a sensitive memory page, evaluating sensitive access information associated with the memory page. If the sensitive access information satisfies a sensitive access criteria, invoking a sensitive access handler to control execution of the memory access instruction.
US09582427B2	Implementing selective cache injection A method, system and memory controller for implementing memory hierarchy placement decisions in a memory system including direct routing of arriving data into a main memory system and selective injection of the data or computed results into a processor cache in a computer system. A memory controller, or a processing element in a memory system, selectively drives placement of data into other levels of the memory hierarchy. The decision to inject into the hierarchy can be triggered by the arrival of data from an input output (IO) device, from computation, or from a directive of an in-memory processing element.
US09582426B2	Hardware managed compressed cache A computing element, system, and method for implementing control structures for a compressed cache in hardware. Embodiments provide a first engine configured to allocate and deallocate virtual memory pages and physical memory pages from pools of available pages to store received data to the compressed cache, a second engine configured to compress received data and store the compressed data. Embodiments also provide for embedding data within the virtual and physical memory pages to indicate page size, type, and data compression.
US09582423B2	Counter-based wide fetch management Embodiments relate to counter-based wide fetch management. An aspect includes assigning a counter to a first memory region in a main memory that is allocated to a first application that is executed by a processor of a computer. Another aspect includes maintaining, by the counter, a count of a number of times adjacent cache lines in the cache memory that correspond to the first memory region are touched by the processor. Another aspect includes determining an update to a data fetch width indicator corresponding to the first memory region based on the counter. Another aspect includes sending a hardware notification from a counter management module to supervisory software of the computer of the update to the data fetch width indicator. Yet another aspect includes updating, by the supervisory software, the data fetch width indicator of the first memory region in the main memory based on the hardware notification.
US09582422B2	Hardware prefetcher for indirect access patterns Two techniques address bottlenecking in processors. The first is indirect prefetching. The technique can be especially useful for graph analytics and sparse matrix applications. For graph analytics and sparse matrix applications, the addresses of most random memory accesses come from an index array B which is sequentially scanned by an application. The random accesses are actually indirect accesses in the form A[B[i]]. A hardware component is introduced to detect this pattern. The hardware can then read B a certain distance ahead, and prefetch the corresponding element in A. For example, if the “prefetch distance” is k, when B[i] is accessed, the hardware reads B[i+k], and then A[B[i+k]. For partial cacheline accessing, the indirect accesses are usually accessing random memory locations and only accessing a small portion of a cacheline. Instead of loading the whole cacheline into L1 cache, the second technique only loads a part of the cacheline.
US09582416B2	Data erasing method, memory control circuit unit and memory storage apparatus A data erasing method for a rewritable non-volatile memory module is provided. The method includes receiving a predetermined command for performing on a first logical sub-unit from a host system; marking a first physical programming unit mapped to the first logical sub-unit as being in an invalid data status and recording a mark for a first physical erasing unit that the first physical programming unit belongs to, in response to the predetermined command. The method further includes selecting the first physical erasing unit according to the mark, copying valid data in the first physical erasing unit to a second physical erasing unit gotten from a spare area of the rewritable non-volatile memory module and erasing data stored in the first physical erasing unit.
US09582407B2	Security role testing using an embeddable container and properties object Mechanisms are provided for performing security role definition testing. An application is received in a container of a runtime environment of the data processing system. The application has methods and security role definitions associated with the methods. A properties object, which specifies a user identifier to security role mapping, is received in the container. A test application is executed, in the container, by the processor, on an execution of the methods of the application based on the user identifier to security role mapping and the security role definitions. The test application tests an operation of the application with regard to the security role definitions. A result of the execution of the test application on the execution of the methods of the application is then output.
US09582406B1	Method and system for automatically generating executable system-level tests Method and system for automatically generating executable system-level tests. The method includes obtaining a system design including interrelation between components of the system design, actions the components are operable to perform, and constraints relating to the performance of the actions; receiving at least an initial action input to be tested; automatically generating a complete test scenario including: solving a logic layer CSP, including automatically scheduling actions and data paths of the test scenario, and assigning values to logic attributes of the actions and data, satisfying constraints relating to the logic layer, and solving a data layer CSP, satisfying constraints relating to data attributes taking into account the constraints relating to the logic layer; and generating the executable system-level test by assembling the initial action and the set of scheduled actions and data paths and the data attributes.
US09582404B2	Method for testing a browser-based application A method for testing multiple language versions of a browser-based application. A host language Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request issued by a host language browser is received. The host language HTTP request is configured to be sent to a host server address. The host language HTTP request comprises parameter strings in a host language. A target language HTTP request is generated by replacing each host parameter string of at least one host parameter string of the parameter strings in the received HTTP request with a respective target parameter string associated with a target language that differs from the host language. The generated target language HTTP request is configured to be sent to a target server address associated with and different from the host server address.
US09582403B2	Testing of combined code changesets in a software product A method, system, and/or computer program product tests combined code changesets in a software product. One or more combinations of two or more changesets are selected, wherein a changeset is a set of changes to a software product submitted by a single developer source. For each combination of two or more changesets, an interaction between changesets is calculated, wherein the interaction is an overlapping of code found in two or more changesets. A combination of two or more changesets that has a predetermined minimum interaction between changesets is selected for building and testing.
US09582396B2	Techniques for generating an executable debugger script Techniques for debugging are presented. Executable instructions, as they are executed, along with variable values, as they appear when being processed, are output as an executable instruction set when an executable application comprising the executable instructions are processed. The outputted executable instruction set includes the processing flow sequence that occurred within the executable application when the executable application was processed.
US09582391B2	Logistics of stress testing A method of validating the end to end performance of a mobile device including performance of applications, related services, and the mobile device by automating the conditions of the End User environment. The method is accomplished by leveraging stress models and applying these to automate the stressing of applications, their related services, while the device performance is being monitored by varying the emulated radio network and packet data network conditions.
US09582390B2	System and method for testing computing hardware in computer rack A method for testing computing hardware detects the current time as being within a predetermined time period and transfers virtual machines (VMs) from a plurality of physical machines to other physical machines as targets according to a load balancing strategy. The load balancing strategy sums of a load ratio of one physical machine including the VM and a load ratio of one physical machine as a target for the transfer; if the sum of the two ratios is less than a preset load ratio, the VM-transferring physical machine is put into a standby state when the transfer takes place as long as the current time is still inside the predetermined time period. Physical machines which are in the standby state and have not been tested are awoken, and the awoken physical machines are connected to the server for testing.
US09582388B2	Dynamic multi-purpose external access points connected to core interfaces within a system on chip (SOC) An integrated circuit device comprises multiple cores each comprising one or more separate input and output interfaces, the multiple cores integrated within the integrated circuit device to function as a single computer system. Internal inter-chip connection links are disposed on the integrated circuit device for connecting one or more cores with at least one other core via the one or more separate input and output interfaces. One or more bidirectional access ports are communicatively connected in each path of the inter-chip connection links to enable a separate external access point to each of the one or more separate input and output interfaces of the cores, wherein each of the one or more bidirectional access ports is dynamically selectable as each of an external input interface of the integrated circuit device and an external output interface of the integrated circuit device.
US09582384B2	Method and system for data replication A method and system of replicating data where data is copied from a host server to a storage device in a first group of storage devices. A receipt is sent from the first group of storage devices to the host server when the data has been copied to all storage devices within the first group. The data is copied from the first group to at least one further group of storage devices. A receipt is sent from each further group of storage devices to the first group of storage devices when the data has been copied to all storage devices within each further group.
US09582382B1	Snapshot hardening A method, system, and computer product for hardening a snapshot in a journal based replication environment comprising a production and replication site, the replicated environment running in production side protection mode, the method comprising sending notification of a start of the check from the production site to the replication site, receiving the notification at the replication site, and recording the start of the check, running a check on the replication environment, associating the check with one or more snapshots, upon completion of the check, and storing the results of the check on the replication site.
US09582381B2	Multi-threaded server control automation for disaster recovery Systems and methods for multi-threaded server control automation for disaster recovery are described. A method may include initiating a disaster recovery sequence on two or more processors, wherein the disaster recovery sequence comprises a plurality of subsequences. The method may also include implementing the disaster recovery sequence on the two or more processors in parallel, wherein one or more subsequences of the disaster recovery sequence are implemented on the two or more processors in parallel. Upon completion of the disaster recovery sequence, at least one server partition is repurposed from a first configuration, such as a test configuration, to a second configuration, such as a production configuration.
US09582370B2	Memory system storing management information and method of controlling same A memory system includes a management-information restoring unit. The management-information restoring unit determines whether a short break has occurred referring to a pre-log or a post-log in a NAND memory. The management-information restoring unit determines that a short break has occurred when the pre-log or the post-log is present in the NAND memory. In that case, the management-information restoring unit determines timing of occurrence of the short break, and, after selecting a pre-log or a post-log used for restoration, performs restoration of the management information reflecting these logs on a snapshot. Thereafter, the management-information restoring unit applies recovery processing to all write-once blocks in the NAND memory, takes the snapshot again, and opens the snapshot and the logs in the past.
US09582355B2	Systems and methods for reliably storing data using liquid distributed storage Embodiments provide methodologies for reliably storing data within a storage system using liquid distributed storage control. Such liquid distributed storage control operates to compress repair bandwidth utilized within a storage system for data repair processing to the point of operating in a liquid regime. Liquid distributed storage control logic of embodiments may employ a lazy repair policy, repair bandwidth control, a large erasure code, and/or a repair queue. Embodiments of liquid distributed storage control logic may additionally or alternatively implement a data organization adapted to allow the repair policy to avoid handling large objects, instead streaming data into the storage nodes at a very fine granularity.
US09582345B2	Systems and methods for importing data from data sources over a network while correcting and transforming the data Systems and methods for importing data from data sources over a network while correcting and transforming the data are described. A data migration server receives data from various data sources. The data migration server repairs and transforms the received data before transmitting the data to a new data server. In some embodiments, the data migration server repairs data before formatting the data, and in other embodiments, the data migration server formats data before repairing the data. The data migration server also verifies the accuracy of the data, either by comparing the data against data requested and received from third-party servers or in reference to other data from the data sources.
US09582344B2	Predicting anomalies and incidents in a computer application A method for predicting anomalies in a computer application includes during runtime of the computer application, detecting traffic metrics and incident tickets associated with the computer application, the incident ticket indicating an incident might occur in the computer application; calculating a threshold based on absolute values of second order differences associated with the traffic metrics, wherein the threshold is such that when the absolute value of the second order difference associated with the traffic metrics exceeds the threshold, a recall rate Rrecall that the computer application is recalled is maximized; obtaining predicted metrics of the computer application in a next time period based on the traffic metrics; and in response to an absolute value of a second order difference associated with the predicted metrics exceeding the threshold, predicting potential anomalies of the computer application in the next time period.
US09582343B2	Key input processing in virtualized computing environment An example method is provided to process an input in a virtualized computing environment. The virtualized computing environment may include a physical machine running a host operating system and a virtualization software with one or more virtual machines. The example method may include detecting activation of at least one key input that causes a first message to be generated, the first message associated with the key input, comparing the first message with a set of stored messages, wherein any of the set of stored messages can be properly executed by targets in both the host operating system and the virtual machine but with different responses, and determining, based on the comparing, whether the first message is intended for a target in the host operating system or in the virtual machine.
US09582341B2	Semiconductor device including a plurality of processors and a method of operating the same A semiconductor device may include a first processor transferring a plurality of command data sets, a mailbox receiving and storing the plurality of command data sets, and a second processor receiving command data sets of the mailbox, wherein the first processor may transfer at least one abort slot number to the mailbox, and wherein the mailbox may search and abort a command data set having a slot number which is identical to an abort slot number among the plurality of command data sets.
US09582339B2	Operation of software modules in parallel Embodiments of computer-implemented methods, systems, computing devices, and computer-readable media (transitory and non-transitory) are described herein for accelerating a task that includes operation of a plurality of software modules among a plurality of parallel processing threads. In various embodiments, operation of the software modules may include postponement of operation of a first of the plurality of software modules in a first of the processing threads until a determination that the first software module is not deemed in operation. In various embodiments, the first software module may be deemed in operation while itself in operation or while awaiting completion of operation of any other software module called by the first software module.
US09582336B2	Shared resource segmentation Methods and systems for resource segmentation include dividing a time horizon to be partitioned into time slots based on a minimum partition size; determining resource usage for multiple virtual machines in each of the plurality of time slots; determining a set of partitioning schemes that includes every possible partitioning of the time slots into a fixed number of partitions; for each partitioning scheme in the set of partitioning schemes, determining a cost using a processor based on a duration of each partition and a resource usage metric; and selecting a partitioning scheme that has a lowest cost.
US09582334B2	Resource management in MapReduce architecture and architectural system A method for resource management in MapReduce architecture. The method includes: determining a ratio r of an input data amount of a Map task and an output data amount of the Map task and an average size R of a record in Map output results; determining a memory size Memory_size that can be allocated to the Map task corresponding to a Map slot; according to the determined r, R and Memory_size, determining an input split size appropriate for the Map task; and allocating an input split with the input split size in a MapReduce job to be processed to the Map task occupying the Map slot. An apparatus for same is also provided.
US09582333B2	Managing a set of assets of a shared pool of configurable computing resources Disclosed aspects manage a set of assets of a shared pool of configurable computing resources. A set of usage data is established by the shared pool of configurable computing resources. The set of usage data corresponds to usage of the set of assets by a set of users. The shared pool of configurable computing resources determines an asset load-order based on the set of usage data. An operation associated with the set of assets is performed by the shared pool of configurable computing resources. In response to performing the operation associated with the set of assets, the set of assets is loaded based on the asset load-order by the shared pool of configurable computing resources.
US09582331B2	System and method for a smart operating system for integrating dynamic case management into a process management platform This disclosure relates generally to systems and methods of operating systems and more particularly to systems and methods for a smart operating system for integrating dynamic case management into a process management platform. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented dynamic case management method includes creating a plurality of lightweight stateless computing processes; placing the processes in a WAIT state; receiving a request to initiate a process instance corresponding to a lightweight stateless process; placing at least one of the processes in an EXECUTING state; processing the process instance by the processes placed in the EXECUTING state; determining a next process for the process instance; and routing the process instance to the next process.
US09582330B2	Methods and system for distributing data to technical computing workers A method and system is disclosed for providing a distributed technical computing environment for distributing technical computing tasks from a technical computing client to technical computing workers for execution of the tasks on one or more computers systems. Tasks can be defined on a technical computing client, and the tasks organized into jobs. The technical computing client can directly distribute tasks to one or more technical computing workers. Furthermore, the technical computing client can submit tasks, or jobs comprising tasks, to an automatic task distribution mechanism that distributes the tasks automatically to one or more technical computing workers providing technical computing services. The technical computing worker performs technical computing of tasks and the results of the execution of tasks may be provided to the technical computing client. Data associated with the tasks is managed by a programmable interface associated with a data storage repository. The interface allows the various entities of the distributed technical computing environment to access data services performable by the interface or by a file system or a database and database management system associated with the data.
US09582327B2	Compute-centric object stores and methods of use Systems and methods for providing a compute-centric object store. An exemplary method may include receiving a request to perform a compute operation on at least a portion of an object store from a first user, the request identifying parameters of the compute operation, assigning virtual operating system containers to the objects of the object store from a pool of virtual operating system containers. The virtual operating system containers may perform the compute operation on the objects according to the identified parameters of the request. The method may also include clearing the virtual operating system containers and returning the virtual operating system containers to the pool.
US09582323B2	Honoring hardware entitlement of a hardware thread A method for scheduling the execution of a computer instruction, receive an entitlement processor resource percentage for a logical partition on a computer system. The logical partition is associated with a hardware thread of a processor of the computer system. The entitlement processor resource percentage for the logical partition is stored in a register of the hardware thread associated with the logical partition. An instruction is received from the logical partition of the computer system and the processor dispatches the instruction based on the entitlement processor resource percentage stored in the register of the hardware thread associated with the logical partition.
US09582317B2	Method of using use log of portable terminal and apparatus using the same A method of determining a second application related to a first application being executed by using a use log of a portable terminal and executing the second application according to a user input and an apparatus for supporting the same are provided. The portable terminal may determine the second application related to the first application being executed, based on a use log collected in a previous context state identical or similar to a current context state of a user. At this time, in order to determine the current context state of the user, the portable terminal may use information related to a location of the portable terminal and information related to a current time.
US09582303B2	Extending placement constraints for virtual machine placement, load balancing migrations, and failover without coding Techniques are described for placing virtual machines (VM) on computer hosts. In one embodiment, a user may compose a constraint specification document which includes VM and host properties and how they are retrieved, as well as constraint predicates that define valid VM placements on hosts. Use of the constraint specification document permits new constraints, including constraints that involve new properties, to be handled without requiring changing the underlying code for collecting required input data and processing said data to determine whether placement constraints are satisfied. Instead, based on the constraint specification document, a resource scheduler or high availability module may program a programmable data collector to fetch the needed properties from the appropriate places. Then, the resource scheduler or high availability module may parse the constraint predicates, evaluate potential placements to determine whether the constraint predicates are satisfied, and place VMs according to placements that satisfy the constraint predicates.
US09582298B2	Executing commands within virtual machine instances Technologies are disclosed herein for executing commands within virtual machine (“VM”) instances. A public web service application programming interface (“API”) is exposed within a service provider network that includes methods relating to the execution of commands within VM instances. For example, the API might include a method for obtaining a list of the commands that can be executed within a VM instance. The API might also include a method for requesting the execution of a command within a VM instance. The API might also include a method for requesting data describing the status of the execution of a command within a VM instance. The API might also expose other methods. A software agent executing on a VM instance may be utilized to provide a list of commands that can be executed in the VM, to execute requested commands, and to provide data describing the status of execution of a command.
US09582295B2	Architectural mode configuration A determination is made that a configuration architectural mode facility is installed in a computing environment that is configured for a plurality of architectural modes and has a defined power-on sequence that is to power-on the computing environment in one architectural mode of the plurality of architectural modes. Based on determining that the configuration architectural mode facility is installed, the computing environment is reconfigured to restrict use of the one architectural mode. The reconfiguring includes selecting a different power-on sequence to power-on the computing environment in another architectural mode of the plurality of architectural modes, wherein the another architectural mode is different from the one architectural mode, and executing the different power-on sequence to power-on the computing environment in the another architectural mode in place of the one architectural mode restricting use of the one architectural mode.
US09582279B2	Execution of condition-based instructions Execution of condition-based instructions is facilitated. A condition-based instruction is obtained, as well as a confidence level associated with the instruction. The confidence level is checked, and based on the confidence level being a first value, a predicted operation of the instruction, which is based on a predictor, is unconditionally performed. Further, based on the confidence level being a second value, a specified operation of the instruction, which is based on a determined condition, is conditionally performed.
US09582277B2	Indirect instruction predication A method for selectively predicating instructions in an instruction stream by determining a first register address from an instruction, determining a second register address based on a value stored at the first register address, and determining whether to predicate the instruction based at least in part on a value stored at the second register address. Predication logic may analyze the instruction to determine the first register address, analyze a register corresponding to the first register address to determine the second register address, and communicate a predication signal to an execution unit based at least in part on the value stored at the second register address.
US09582263B2	Computer update scheduling based on biometrics Embodiments of the present invention relate to scheduling updates on a personal electronic device based on biometric data gathered from a user. The personal electronic device, or another computing device, may receive a pending software update. The personal electronic device, or another computing device, may receive biometric data of the user from one or more biometric sensors. The biometric data may provide sufficient information to determine a sleep status of the user. The personal electronic device, or another computing device, may determine a sleep status of the user. The personal electronic device, or another computing device, may install the pending software update in response to determining that the user is sleeping. The personal electronic device, or another computing device, may delay the pending software update in response to determining that the user is not sleeping.
US09582255B1	Method of splitting register live ranges A method, executed by a computer, for splitting live register ranges includes identifying one or more H pathways comprising one or more H nodes having high register pressure, identifying an L pathway consisting of two or more L nodes, and inserting register splitting instructions for each symbolic register that is live in both the one or more H pathways and the L pathway, wherein the register splitting instructions are inserted at a starting node of the one or more H pathways. A computer program product and computer system corresponding to the above method are also disclosed herein.
US09582251B2	Algorithm to achieve optimal layout of decision logic elements for programmable network devices A processing network including a plurality of lookup and decision engines (LDEs) each having one or more configuration registers and a plurality of on-chip routers forming a matrix for routing the data between the LDEs, wherein each of the on-chip routers is communicatively coupled with one or more of the LDEs. The processing network further including an LDE compiler stored on a memory and communicatively coupled with each of the LDEs, wherein the LDE compiler is configured to generate values based on input source code that when programmed into the configuration registers of the LDEs cause the LDEs to implement the functionality defined by the input source code.
US09582249B2	Method for monitoring the output of a random generator An assemblage for monitoring an output of a random generator is provided, which assemblage compares chronologically successive sample values at a sampling point with one another in order to detect a relationship of the compared sample values with one another.
US09582246B2	Voice-command suggestions based on computer context A contextual state of a graphical user interface presented via a display of the computing system is identified. A voice command is selected from a set of voice commands based on the contextual state of the graphical user interface. A context-specific voice-command suggestion corresponding to the selected voice command is identified. A graphical user interface including the context-specific voice-command suggestion is presented via a display.
US09582244B2	Using mute/non-mute transitions to output an alert indicating a functional state of a back-up audio-broadcast system In one aspect, an example method for outputting an alert indicating a functional state of a back-up audio-broadcast system involves: a computing device receiving a first audio-stream that represents first audio-content; the computing device generating a first signature based, at least in part, upon an extent of mute/non-mute transitions included within the first audio-content; the computing device receiving a second audio-stream that represents second audio-content; the computing device generating a second signature based, at least in part, upon an extent of mute/non-mute transitions included within the second audio-content; the computing device making a determination that the generated first-signature and the generated second-signature lack a threshold extent of similarity; and responsive to the determination that the generated first-signature and the generated second-signature lack the threshold extent of similarity, the computing device outputting an alert.
US09582228B2	Document administration system and document administration method A document administration system includes an administration unit, a discrimination information image discriminating unit, and an image forming apparatus which, forms an image on a recording medium in case that the discrimination information image discriminating unit discriminates that the recording medium has the discrimination information image before the image is formed on the recording medium, and forms the image and the discrimination information image based on the discrimination information connected to the image on the recording medium in case that the discrimination information image discriminating unit discriminates that the recording medium does not have the discrimination information image before the image is formed on the recording medium.
US09582225B2	Document solution management platform in a decentralized environment Apparatus and methods related to a framework for carrying out tasks using transactions with printing networks are provided. The framework is provided to utilize a printing network. The printing network can include a plurality of printing-related devices that include at least one of: a cloud server, a print server, a controlling computing device, a client computing device, and a printing device. The framework can be configured to enable one or more operations to be performed by at least some of the plurality of printing-related devices. Software of the framework can be installed on each of the plurality of printing-related devices. The framework can be utilized to enable an operation of the one or more operations to be performed by at least some of the plurality of printing-related devices.
US09582223B2	Efficient reclamation of pre-allocated direct memory access (DMA) memory For efficient reclamation of pre-allocated direct memory access (DMA) memory in a computing environment, hot-add random access memory (RAM) is emulated for a general purpose use by reclamation of pre-allocated DMA memory reserved at boot time for responding to an emergency by notifying a non-kernel use device user that the non-kernel use device has a smaller window, stopping and remapping to the smaller window, and notifying a kernel that new memory has been added, wherein the new memory is a region left after the remap.
US09582222B2	Pre-cache similarity-based delta compression for use in a data storage system A data storage caching architecture supports using native local memory such as host-based RAM, and if available, Solid State Disk (SSD) memory for storing pre-cache delta-compression based delta, reference, and independent data by exploiting content locality, temporal locality, and spatial locality of data accesses to primary (e.g. disk-based) storage. The architecture makes excellent use of the physical properties of the different types of memory available (fast r/w RAM, low cost fast read SSD, etc) by applying algorithms to determine what types of data to store in each type of memory. Algorithms include similarity detection, delta compression, least popularly used cache management, conservative insertion and promotion cache replacement, and the like.
US09582220B2	Notification of trigger condition to reduce declared capacity of a storage device in a multi-storage-device storage system Systems, methods and/or devices are used to enable notification of a trigger condition to reduce declared capacity of a storage device in a multi-storage-device storage system. In one aspect, the method includes: (1) obtaining, for each storage device of a plurality of storage devices, one or more metrics of the storage device, the storage device including non-volatile memory, (2) detecting a trigger condition for reducing declared capacity of the non-volatile memory of a respective storage device of the plurality of storage devices, the trigger condition detected in accordance with the one or more metrics of two or more of the storage devices, and (3) notifying a host of the trigger condition for reducing declared capacity of the non-volatile memory of the respective storage device, the trigger condition for enabling performance of an amelioration process to reduce declared capacity of the non-volatile memory of the respective storage device.
US09582211B2	Throttling command execution in non-volatile memory systems based on power usage A method of operation in a non-volatile memory system for deferring, in accordance with a determination to reduce power consumption by the non-volatile memory system, execution of commands in a command queue corresponding to a distinct set of non-volatile memory devices during a respective wait period. In some implementations, the respective wait period for a first distinct set of non-volatile memory devices in at least two distinct sets is at least partially non-overlapping with the respective wait period for a second distinct set of non-volatile memory devices in the at least two distinct sets.
US09582195B2	Ordering a plurality of write commands associated with a storage device A system, method, and computer program product are provided for ordering a plurality of write commands associated with a storage device. In operation, a plurality of write commands associated with a storage device to be sent to a device are identified. Additionally, an order of the plurality of write commands is determined, the determined order being known by the device. Further, the plurality of write commands are ordered in the determined order.
US09582191B2	Memory block quality identification in a memory Methods of operating electronic systems having a memory include reading indications of memory block quality from a plurality of memory blocks of the memory in which a memory defect has been detected, wherein a value of the indication of memory block quality stored in a respective memory block of the plurality of memory blocks indicates a type of memory defect detected in the respective memory block, and, in response to the values of the indications of memory block quality, deeming a first portion of memory blocks of the plurality of memory blocks as usable, allocating a second portion of memory blocks of the plurality of memory blocks for storing only data of a particular type, and indicating a third portion of memory blocks of the plurality of memory blocks as defective.
US09582189B2	Dynamic tuning of memory in MapReduce systems Methods, systems, and computer program products for dynamic tuning of memory in MapReduce systems are provided herein. A method includes analyzing (i) memory usage of a first sub-set of multiple tasks associated with a MapReduce job and (ii) an amount of data utilized across the first sub-set of the multiple tasks; determining a memory size to be allocated to the first sub-set of the multiple tasks based on said analyzing, wherein said memory size minimizes a cost function related to said memory usage and said amount of data utilized; performing a task-wise performance comparison among a second sub-set of the multiple tasks associated with the MapReduce job using the determined memory size to be allocated to the first sub-set of the multiple tasks to generate a set of memory allocation results; and dynamically applying the set of memory allocation results to one or more additional tasks associated with the MapReduce job.
US09582177B2	Method and apparatus for sending, retrieving, and planning location relevant information The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for sending and retrieving location relevant information to a user by selecting and designating a point of interest that is displayed on a graphical user interface and sending the location information associated with that point of interest to a receiver that is also selected using the graphical user interface. The location relevant information may also include mapped routes, waypoints, geo-fenced areas, moving vehicles etc. Updated location relevant information may also be continuously sent to the user while generating updated mapping information on the graphical user interface. The present invention may be practiced by using communication devices such as a personal computer, a personal digital assistance, in-vehicle navigation systems, or a mobile telephone.
US09582175B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing program An apparatus includes a display control unit, including a processor, configured to control a display to display a plurality of objects and receive a selection of one of the plurality of objects by a user as a selected object. The display control unit is configured to control the display to move the selected object when a move command is received from the user. The display control unit is configured to control the display to group additionally selected objects with the selected object when additional objects are selected by the user and a group command is received from the user. The display control unit is configured to control the display to independently move the additionally selected objects with respect to the selected object until the additionally selected objects are grouped with the selected object.
US09582174B2	Display apparatus, program, and display method A display apparatus configured to move a drag object on a screen in accordance with an operation of a pointer. The display apparatus can include a detection unit configured to detect a target object on the screen, the target object being a destination of the drag object, and a display control unit configured to display the drag object in a position closer to the target object than a display position of the pointer moved in accordance with an operation performed by a user.
US09582162B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing system, storage medium and information processing method A non-limiting example game system includes an information processing apparatus that functions as a game apparatus to which a terminal device and a television are connected. A game screen is displayed on the television and an item screen is displayed on an LCD of the terminal device, for example. If a player touches-on an item in the item screen and drags the item onto an assigning image, and then, performs a touch-off, the item is assigned to an operating button corresponding to the assigning image. When an item is touched-on, images corresponding to the item and the assigning image are displayed on the game screen in a superposed manner.
US09582146B2	Causing display of search results Apparatus has at least one processor and at least one memory having computer-readable code stored thereon which when executed controls the at least one processor: to cause a list of search results to be displayed, each of the search results being caused to be displayed with a number of elements of associated information, wherein the number is greater than or equal to zero; after a predetermined time period in which no user input is received, to cause the number of elements of associated information that are displayed for each of plural ones of the search results to be increased; and to respond to a user initiated scroll command after the number of elements of associated information that are caused to be displayed for each of plural ones of the search results has been increased by causing the number of elements of associated information that are displayed to be decreased.
US09582145B2	Learning user interface Provided herein are method, apparatus, and computer program products for facilitating a learning user interface. The interface may be presented as a plurality of dynamic icons representing a plurality of items. The interface may be facilitated by receiving, by a processor, a selection indication associated with one item of the plurality of dynamic icons. The interface may be facilitated by determining, via the processor, at least one suggested item of the plurality of items based on the selection indication. The interface may also be facilitated by determining a visual bias for at least one suggested dynamic icon representing the at least one suggested item relative to at least one secondary dynamic icon and may be facilitated by applying the visual bias, via the interface, to the at least one suggested dynamic icon.
US09582144B2	Three-dimensional, multi-depth presentation of icons associated with a user interface A three-dimensional display presents a plurality of icons that are associated with a user interface. These icons include at least a first icon presented at a first depth of presentation and at least a second icon presented at a second, different depth of presentation. By one approach this first icon is available for interaction by an input component of the user interface while the second icon is unavailable for interaction by the input component of the user interface. The aforementioned first depth of presentation may be substantially coincide with a surface, for example, a touch-sensitive display, of the corresponding electronic device. So configured, the first icon (which is presently available for selection) appears at a depth that coincides with that surface. This approach can serve to facilitate three-dimensional presentation of an icon based on whether it is available for interaction via an input component of a user interface.
US09582139B1	Multi-level mobile device profiles A method of configuring a mobile device includes providing for a mobile computing device a plurality of device profiles that each define a manner in which the mobile computing device interacts with a user, operating the mobile computing device using a first profile of the plurality of device profiles, automatically, and without user input, identifying by the mobile computing device that the mobile computing device has changed states, in response to the determining, presenting a user of the mobile computing device with a list of device profiles available to the mobile computing device and a selectable control for selecting one of the profiles in the list, receiving, from the user, an instruction to switch to a second profile of the device profiles in the list that is separate and distinct form the first profile, and configuring the mobile computing device to operate according to the second profile.
US09582136B2	Systems and methods for determining and presenting top-ranked media programs of a media service that distributes media programs by way of a plurality of different media distribution models An exemplary method includes a media service provider system 1) generating, based on a first set of most-accessed media programs of a first media distribution model of a media service and a second set of most-accessed media programs of a second media distribution model of the media service, data representative of a merged set of most-accessed media programs that includes at least one media program from the first set of most-accessed media programs and at least one media program from the second set of most-accessed media programs and 2) providing, for display, user interface content representing the merged set of most-accessed media programs. In the method, the first media distribution model includes a digital media distribution model that utilizes a digital media distribution channel, and the second media distribution model includes a physical media distribution model that utilizes a physical media distribution channel.
US09582130B2	Transparent conductor and touch panel The transparent conductor includes a transparent substrate, a first metal oxide layer, a metal layer, and a second metal oxide layer laminated. At least one of the first and the second metal oxide layers contains four components of Al2O3, ZnO, SnO2, and Ga2O3. X, Y, and Z are within a region surrounded by line segments between point a, point b, point c, point d, point e, and point f, in terms of (X, Y, Z) coordinates shown in a ternary diagram in FIG. 2, or on the line segments where X is a total molar ratio of the Al2O3 and the ZnO, Y is a molar ratio of the SnO2, and Z is a molar ratio of the Ga2O3, relative to the total amount of the four components. A molar ratio of the Al2O3 relative to the total amount of the four components is 1.5 to 3.5% by mole.
US09582126B2	Double-sided touch display device The present invention relates to the field of display technology, and particularly to a double-sided touch display device which comprises a touch feedback electrode, a first touch receiving electrode and a second touch receiving electrode, wherein the first touch receiving electrode and the second touch receiving electrode are provided at both sides of the touch feedback electrode, respectively. The double-sided touch display device achieve functions of both double-sided touch and transparent display, and has a simple structure and low production cost.
US09582125B2	Projected capacitive touch sensor with asymmetric bridge pattern field A capacitive touch sensitive device includes a matrix of pads patterned in a first electrically conductive material on a substrate. Horizontally adjacent pads within each even row of the matrix are electrically coupled to one another via channels to form a plurality of horizontally arranged electrodes. Insulators are positioned over respective channels. Conductive links are formed over respective insulators and are configured to electrically couple vertically adjacent pads between odd rows of the matrix to form a plurality of vertically arranged electrodes. The dimensions of the channels and the conductive links are configured such that an RC time-constant (RCtc) of each of the vertically arranged electrodes substantially matches an RCtc of each of the horizontally arranged electrodes.
US09582122B2	Touch-sensitive bezel techniques Touch-sensitive bezel techniques are described. In one or more implementations, touch sensors located in a display portion and a bezel portion detect a touch input and determine, based on one or more characteristics of the touch input, a likelihood that a user intends or does not intend to interact with the computing device. A location of a centroid of an area of the touch input is on such characteristic that can be utilized. In at least some implementations, the bezel portion has display capabilities such that when a touch input is detected, the display capabilities in a region of the bezel portion can be made active to cause a menu to be displayed in the region of the bezel.
US09582120B2	Display device, mobile terminal and method of controlling the same A display device which may enhance recognition precision of an operation command input by a user, a mobile terminal which communicates with the display device, and a method of controlling the same are provided. The display device includes a display panel, an image collector configured to collect an image of an object in a first direction, a communicator configured to receive an image of the object collected in a second direction by a mobile terminal, and a controller configured to process the collected image and the received image together into a processed image, to recognize a motion of the processed image, determine an operation command corresponding to the recognized motion, and control an operation of the display panel based on the determined operation command.
US09582119B2	Interactive input system and method An image capture method comprises generating a synchronization signal based on modulated illumination; and synchronizing image frame capture of at least one image sensor using the synchronization signal with the illumination timing of an active pointer within a region of interest in the field of view of the at least one image sensor.
US09582118B2	Optical touch system and object detection method therefor The present invention provides an optical touch system configured to determine an object region according to a brightness information acquired by a brightness sensing unit and to identify a block information of objects within the object region according to an image information acquired by an image sensing unit. The present invention further provides an objection detection method for an optical touch system.
US09582109B2	Method for detecting touch panel noise and performing signal control and associated controller A method for detecting noise of a touch panel and performing signal control is provided, where the method may determine how many cycles of frame data are influenced by noise, may determine whether the frame data is influenced by noise by determining whether a number of cycles influenced by noise is greater than a first threshold value or not, and may determine whether a number of continuous frame data determined to be influenced by noise is greater than a second threshold value to generate a determination result. Finally, the method may determine whether to adjust a frequency of the transmitting signals according to the determination result.
US09582105B2	Input device for touch sensitive devices A method for receiving data from an input device to a computing device through a touch interface. The method includes detecting an input device, synchronizing with the input device by receiving a position signal and activating an input device scan of the touch interface, receiving a data signal from the input device through at least one of a sense line or a drive line of the touch interface, and scanning the touch interface for a touch input by applying a stimulation signal to the at least one drive line and analyzing the at least one sense line.
US09582101B2	Method and electronic apparatus for adjusting display frames by detecting touch of cover A method and an electronic apparatus for adjusting display frames by detecting touch of a cover are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a touch screen and a cover, and the cover has at least one transparent area. In the method, a touch of the cover is detected by using the touch screen. At least one cover range of the at least one transparent area of the cover on the touch screen is determined according to a detected energy variation, in which the at least one transparent area and other areas of the cover have different conductivities. The frames displayed by the touch screen are adjusted in response to the at least one cover range of the at least one transparent area on the touch screen.
US09582087B2	Flexible touch screen panel and method of manufacturing the same There is provided a flexible touch screen panel capable of being bent or folded. The flexible touch screen panel includes a film substrate and sensing electrodes formed in an active area of at least one surface of the film substrate. The film substrate is divided into a plurality regions so that elongation ratios differ between regions of the film substrate. Also provided is a method of manufacturing a flexible touch screen panel including providing a supporting substrate including a plurality of distinct regions, coating a plurality of film materials onto the supporting substrate, the distinct regions of the supporting substrate being coated with different film materials, hardening the film materials to form a film substrate, forming touch sensing patterns including sensing electrodes on the film substrate, and separating the supporting substrate and the film substrate from each other.
US09582079B2	Manually operated robot control system and method for controlling a robot system The invention relates to a device (2, 6) for manually controlling a robot system, comprising an input device (2), which can be operated by means of at least two hands and has a sensor system (7, 10) for detecting control specifications of a first hand (12) and control specifications of a second hand (13). According to the invention, the control device (2, 6) comprises a first control unit (19), which performs a position control function in dependence on the control specifications of the first hand (12), and a second control unit (20), which performs a velocity control function or a position control function in dependence on the control specifications of the second hand (13).
US09582078B1	Integrated touchless joystick-type controller Techniques are described to furnish a touchless joystick-type controller in a portable electronic device. The techniques may be implemented within an electronic device that comprises one or more sensors configured to detect a target at a distance from the sensor and provide a signal in response thereto. The signal is received in response to the sensor detecting a target within a field of view of the sensor. A position of the target relative to a point of reference is then determined based on the signal. Movement of the target may be tracked based on changes in the determined position relative to the point of reference. In embodiments, the target comprises a thumb or a finger of a hand of a user of the electronic device and the determined position to furnish a joystick-type control input.
US09582076B2	Smart ring The description relates to a smart ring. In one example, the smart ring can be configured to be worn on a first segment of a finger of a user. The example smart ring can include at least one flexion sensor secured to the smart ring in a manner that can detect a distance between the at least one flexion sensor and a second segment of the finger. The example smart ring can also include an input component configured to analyze signals from the at least one flexion sensor to detect a pose of the finger.
US09582072B2	Motion recognition clothing [TM] with flexible electromagnetic, light, or sonic energy pathways This invention is an article of clothing or clothing accessory for measuring body motion, posture, and/or configuration comprising sets of multiple flexible electromagnetic, light, and/or sound energy pathways, wherein each set longitudinally spans the same body joint in a selected configuration to increase measurement accuracy. Multiple flexible energy pathways longitudinally spanning the same body joint can transmit the same type or different types of energy (e.g. electromagnetic, light, or sound) and can transmit energy flows with the same flow parameters or different flow parameters.
US09582066B2	Stand-by power control device, liquid crystal display device including the same, and method of controlling stand-by power A stand-by power control device includes a power block unit that receives a driving power voltage and a non-driving power voltage from a power supply unit and that selectively provides the driving power voltage or the non-driving power voltage as a supply voltage, a stand-by power generation unit that receives the supply voltage and that outputs a stand-by voltage generated by reducing the supply voltage, a power selection unit that receives the supply voltage and the stand-by voltage and that selectively outputs the supply voltage or the stand-by voltage as an operating voltage, and a state detection unit that receives a state detection voltage from the power supply unit and that controls the power block unit, the stand-by power generation unit, and the power selection unit based on the state detection voltage.
US09582059B2	USB interface power supply method and power supply device for time division multiple access load system A USB interface power supply method and power supply device for a time division multiple access load system reduce costs of using the capacitance while guaranteeing the performance. The USB interface power supply device includes: a USB interface, a soft-start circuit and a DC-DC direct current conversion circuit that are connected in sequence, wherein, an output of the DC-DC direct current conversion circuit supplies power to the time division multiple access load system. The power supply device also includes a capacitor, wherein: a first end of the capacitor is connected between the soft-start circuit and the DC-DC direct current conversion circuit, a second end of the capacitor is set to be grounded, and the capacitor is used for limiting an input current of the DC-DC direct current conversion circuit.
US09582052B2	Thermal mitigation of multi-core processor A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE has a processor including a plurality of cores. The plurality of cores includes a first core and remaining cores. The UE determines a temperature of the first core of the plurality of cores. The first core processes a load. The UE determines that the temperature of the first core is greater than a first threshold. The UE determines that the temperature of the first core is not greater than a second threshold. The second threshold is greater than the first threshold. The UE transfers at least a portion of the load of the first core to a second core of the remaining cores in response to determining that the temperature of the first core is greater than the first threshold.
US09582050B2	Installation mechanism for replaceable device and electronic apparatus therewith An electronic apparatus includes a replaceable device, an apparatus casing, a supporting structure, an abutting structure, and a removable carrier. The supporting structure, the abutting structure, and the removable carrier function as an installation mechanism for installing the replaceable device into the apparatus casing. The supporting structure and the abutting structure are disposed in the apparatus casing. The abutting structure has two side walls oppositely disposed. The removable carrier includes a fixing frame and an actuation part pivotally connected to the fixing frame. The replaceable device is fixed on the fixing frame. When the removable carrier is disposed on the supporting structure, the actuation part can be rotated relative to the fixing frame and alternatively abut against one side wall so that the fixing frame moves on the supporting structure and a connector of the replaceable device is engaged with or disengaged from a connector of the electronic apparatus respectively.
US09582044B2	Shock absorption structure and electronic device with same A shock absorption structure includes a receiving portion and at least one shock absorption assembly. The receiving portion is configured to receive a main body of an electronic device. Each shock absorption assembly includes a fixing member, a mounting member, and an elastic member. The fixing member is secured to the receiving portion. The mounting member is mounted to the fixing member and defines a through hole. The elastic member is received in the through hole and is configured to seals a gap between the mounting member and the main body.
US09582041B2	Touch-control display and fabrication method thereof A touch-control display includes a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a display panel disposed on a side of the first surface of the first substrate, and a touch control panel disposed on a side of the second surface of the first substrate. The display panel includes a first transparent conductive layer disposed on the first surface of the first substrate, and the first transparent conductive layer is in contact with the first substrate. The touch control panel has a second transparent conductive layer disposed on the second surface of the first substrate, and the second transparent conductive layer is in contact with the first substrate.
US09582037B2	Docking station, control method and commodity sales data processing apparatus In one embodiment, a docking station on which a data processing terminal is to be mounted has a power source device and a processor. The power source device applies an operating voltage of the data processing terminal and a testing voltage lower than the operating voltage to a power feeding terminal which is in contact with a power source terminal of the data processing terminal. The processor, when having determined that the mounting mechanism is locked, controls the power source device, so that the testing voltage is applied to the power feeding terminal. Further, the processor, when having determined that the mounting mechanism is locked and having determined that the data processing terminal is mounted on the mounting mechanism, controls the power source device, so that the operating voltage is applied to the power feeding terminal.
US09582028B1	Circuits and methods of TAF-DPS based chip level global clock signal distribution Circuits for distributing a global clock signal to all clock sinks on a chip for synchronous operation comprises 1) a plurality of synchronous clock areas (SCA), each SCA having a Time-Average-Frequency Direct Period Synthesis (TAF-DPS) clock source for generating a function clock, said TAF-DPS clock source has frequency synthesis and phase adjustment capabilities on its output of function clock; 2) a network for distributing a low frequency global clock signal to said plurality of synchronous clock areas, said global clock signal is used as reference for said TAF-DPS clock sources in all SCAs; 3) a plurality of clock sinks in each SCA, said clock sinks are driven by said function clock generated from said TAF-DPS clock source. Methods of distributing a low frequency global clock signal to all clock sinks in a chip for synchronous operation are also disclosed.
US09582023B2	Operation handle mechanism and load support mechanism Provided is an operation handle mechanism with which a handle can be conveniently operated to move a movable section, thereby ensuring smooth operation and movement at any time regardless of an operation position of the handle. An operation handle section 121 includes a handle lever 67, which is used to operate movement of a support frame section 23 capable of moving up and down, and left and right transmission rods 123a and 123b, which are joined to the handle lever. The transmission rods can only move a predetermined distance in a movement direction thereof relative to the support frame section, and start to move together with the support frame section after going beyond that distance. The left and right transmission rods are connected via rack sections 140a and 140b of the transmission rods and a gear train 134a, 134b, 135a, and 135b meshing with the rack sections in such a way as to enable transmission of part of an operation force coming from the handle lever from one transmission rod to the other and thereby allow the two transmission rods to simultaneously move only the same distance.
US09582019B2	Semiconductor device The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device including: a resistance section that includes a first terminal and a second terminal disposed in contact with an outer periphery, and a serial resistance section in which plural resistance elements are connected in series, wherein one end of the serial resistance section is connected to the first terminal, and another end of the serial resistance section is connected to the second terminal; and a current adjustment section that includes a current source that supplies current to the serial resistance section, and disposed adjacent to the resistance section such that a distance between the first terminal and the current adjustment section along the outer periphery of the resistance section and a distance between the second terminal and the current adjustment section along the outer periphery of the resistance section are equal.
US09582017B2	Method of preventing inversion of output current flow in a voltage regulator and related voltage regulator The reversal of the flow of output current in a voltage regulator is prevented by equipping the voltage regulator of a regulation transistor controlled by an analog voltage control, having its current terminals connected between the control terminal of the fifth transistor power of the regulator and the power supply line or the common ground node of the regulator. The regulation transistor is configured to provide an electrical path of conduction between the control terminal and the power supply line or the ground node and is controlled by an analog voltage control that varies in a continuous manner between a first level, suitable to extinguish the regulation transistor, and a second level suitable for biasing it in an operating condition of deep conduction, as the difference between the supply voltage and the regulated output voltage approaching an offset voltage.
US09582005B2	Robot confinement A method of confining a robot in a work space includes providing a portable barrier signal transmitting device including a primary emitter emitting a confinement beam primarily along an axis defining a directed barrier. A mobile robot including a detector, a drive motor and a control unit controlling the drive motor is caused to avoid the directed barrier upon detection by the detector on the robot. The detector on the robot has an omnidirectional field of view parallel to the plane of movement of the robot. The detector receives confinement light beams substantially in a plane at the height of the field of view while blocking or rejecting confinement light beams substantially above or substantially below the plane at the height of the field of view.
US09582003B1	Method for maintaining active control of an autonomous vehicle Method for maintaining active control of an autonomous vehicle can involve confirming the active presence of a human in a semi-autonomous vehicle. The human's active physical control and monitoring of the semi-autonomous vehicle can be verified by detecting that a throttle pedal on the semi-autonomous vehicle is depressed relative to a non-actuated position. The vehicle can then continue semi-autonomously as long as the active physical control and monitoring by the human is confirmed. Once the throttle pedal is found to no longer be depressed, the vehicle can be returned to normal human control.
US09582001B1	Motor system for vehicle steering and locomotion The present disclosure provides an example motor system. The motor system includes a steering motor with a first rotor positioned within a first stator. The steering motor is configured to rotate the first rotor about a steering axis. The motor system also includes a traction motor including a second stator positioned within a second rotor. The second rotor includes a traction surface defining a wheel. The traction motor is configured to rotate the second rotor about a rolling axis, and the traction motor is positioned within an opening in the first rotor. The motor system also includes an axle positioned coaxial to the second rotor and coupled to the first rotor such that the traction motor rotates about the steering axis as the steering motor rotates the first rotor about the steering axis.
US09581997B1	Method and system for cloud-based communication for automatic driverless movement Methods, computer systems, and servers are provided for navigating a vehicle automatically from a current location to a destination location with or without a human operator controlling primary navigation of the vehicle. One example method includes identifying a vehicle location and determining if the vehicle location is near a self-park location. The method accesses mapping data for the self-park location and receiving a request to initiate a self-park process for the vehicle. The method includes forwarding instructions to the vehicle to proceed with the self-park process. The self-park process acting to control the vehicle to automatically move from a current location to a destination location in the self-park location, and the current location and the destination location are updated dynamically as the current location of the vehicle changes and based on conditions of the destination location. Vehicles can be dropped off, registered for self-parking via a smartphone, and the vehicle moves to an available parking location.
US09581995B2	Systems and methods for monitoring of equipment using a configurable rule base Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for monitoring of equipment using a configurable rule base are disclosed. Configuration information associated with equipment may be identified, and a set of one or more configured rules may be generated from one or more configurable base rules based at least in part on the configuration information. One or more measured parameters associated with the equipment based at least in part on the set of one or more configured rules, and output information associated with the equipment may be generated based at least in part on the analysis.
US09581987B2	Device control apparatus, program, device control server, and device control system, for determining control contents of load device by performing negotiation on behalf of user An agent 10 is associated with a user as a representative of the user. The agent 10 includes a utility value calculation unit 15 that calculates an expected utility value indicating utility for the user with respect to an operating condition of the load device 20 and a cooperation processing unit 16 that judges whether an operating condition of the load device 20 is acceptable or not to the user and uniquely determines an operating condition to be instructed to the load device if the operating condition is not acceptable to the user cooperating with other agents 10. Agents 10 that do not accept the operating condition of the load device 20 determine the operating condition of the load device 20 such that one agent acting as a manager and the other agent acting as a contractor so as to make (some) concession to each other.
US09581986B2	Input device providing control information to host device An input device provides control information to a host device and including a plurality of keys, a division module and a control module is disclosed. When an object presses a specific key, the specific key generates a resistance value according to a force applied by the object. The division module receives the resistance value and generates a voltage level according to the resistance value and a first level. The control module generates the control information according to the voltage level. The host device executes a function corresponding to the specific key according to the control information.
US09581979B2	Automated demand response energy management system The power flexibility of energy loads is maximized using a value function for each load and outputting optimal control parameters. Loads are aggregated into a virtual load by maximizing a global value function. The solution yields a dispatch function providing: a percentage of energy for each individual load, a time-varying power level for each load, and control parameters and values. An economic term represents the value of the power flexibility to different players. A user interface includes for each time interval upper and lower bounds representing respectively the maximum power that may be reduced to the virtual load and the maximum power that may be consumed. A trader modifies an energy level in a time interval relative to the reference curve for the virtual load. Automatically, energy compensation for other intervals and recalculation of upper and lower boundaries occurs. The energy schedule for the virtual load is distributed to the actual loads.
US09581978B1	Electronic system with servo management mechanism and method of operation thereof An apparatus includes: a media; a head over the media; a head actuation motor (HAM) coupled to the head; control circuitry, coupled to the head actuation motor, including: a system-on-chip (SOC) configured to manage a control of the head actuation motor, a pulse width modulation (PWM) code bus, coupled to the SOC, configured to communicate the control of the HAM, and a power integrated circuit (PIC), coupled to the PWM code bus, configured to drive a HAM control signal.
US09581965B2	Analytic method for computing video holograms in real time An analytical method for computing a video hologram for a holographic reproduction device having at least one light modulation means is disclosed, wherein a scene split into object points is encoded as a whole hologram and can be seen as a reconstruction from a visibility region, located within a periodicity interval of the reconstruction. The visibility region, together with each object point of the scene to be reconstructed, defines a sub-hologram and the whole hologram is generated from a superposition of sub-holograms, wherein the complex hologram values of a sub-hologram are determined from the wave front of the respective object point to be reconstructed in a modulator region of the light modulation means, by calculating and evaluating the transmission or modulation functions of an imaging element formed in the modulator region. The object point to be reconstructed is located in the focal point of the imaging element.
US09581963B2	Method for encoding a hologram in a light modulation device A hologram is constructed from individual subholograms assigned to corresponding encoding regions in a light modulation device and respectively assigned to an object point of the object to be reconstructed with the hologram. With a virtual observer window, a defined viewing region is provided through which a reconstructed scene in a reconstruction space is observed by an observer. A complex value of a wavefront for each individual object point is calculated in the virtual observer window. Each individual amplitude of a complex value of a wavefront in the virtual observer window is subsequently multiplied by a correction value with which a correction of the angle selectivity of at least one volume grating arranged downstream in the beam path of the light modulation device is carried out. The corrected complex values determined in this way for all object points are summed and transformed into the hologram plane of the light modulation device.
US09581962B1	Methods and systems for generating and using simulated 3D images A three-dimensional image simulation device for managing a live event comprising an image capturing device for capturing live captured data corresponding to a presenter and generating, in real-time, hologram data based on the live captured data. An output interface for broadcasting the hologram data in real-time to at least one additional location containing an audience, wherein the hologram data is used to create a hologram of the presenter at the at least one additional location based on an apparent parallax effect in a simulated three-dimensional display device, the hologram creating a three-dimensional illusion for the audience regarding actual presence of the presenter at the at least one additional location. Furthermore, an input interface for receiving audience data from the at least one additional location regarding interaction between the hologram and the audience and a display device for displaying images based on audience data to the presenter.
US09581953B2	Rotary drive device and image forming apparatus A rotary drive device includes a drive motor and drive transmission portion, which transmits a rotational drive force of the motor to a driven rotor and includes three or more drive transmission members. A high stiffness member is attached to a low-stiffness drive transmission member, which is one, lower in stiffness, of two of the drive transmission members, to increase stiffness of the low-stiffness drive transmission member. The two form a drive transmission point corresponding to a resonant point of a lowest resonance frequency among frequencies at a plurality of resonance points in frequency response characteristics derived from rotation information. One drive transmission point, which is on either a drive-transmission input side or output side, other than the drive transmission point corresponding to the resonant point of the lowest resonance frequency, of the low-stiffness drive transmission member is configured to transmit the rotational drive force through the high stiffness member.
US09581952B2	Humidification device and image forming apparatus A humidification device for humidifying a sheet, comprising a control unit that rotates a water-supply roller in a separate state where the water-supply roller and a humidification roller are separated from each other.
US09581947B2	Fixing device and image forming apparatus for transmitting heat to belt A fixing device includes a heater and a presser. The heater includes an endless heating belt that rotates while heating a recording medium carrying an unfixed toner image. The presser presses against the recording medium in cooperation with the heater to fix the unfixed toner image onto the recording medium. The heater further includes a first plate body extending to form a contact region in contact with an inner surface of the belt, a heat source nipping the first plate body in cooperation with the belt in the contact region, and a second plate body disposed opposite the first plate body with the heat source interposed therebetween and extending at a distance from the heat source. The first plate body has relatively higher heat absorptivity than the second plate body. The second plate body has relatively higher heat reflectivity than the first plate body and is in contact therewith.
US09581941B2	Belt for electrophotography and production method therefor, and electrophotographic image forming apparatus Provided is a belt for electrophotography which is capable of suppressing the occurrence of adhesion to other members and blocking and which is less liable to cause image defects due to a singular protrusion. The belt for electrophotography comprises a surface layer which comprises heteroaggregate including an inorganic oxide particle having an average primary particle diameter of from 10 to 30 nm and an electroconductive metal oxide particle having an average primary particle diameter of from 5 to 40 nm, and a ten-point average roughness Rzjis of a surface of the surface layer satisfies a relationship: 0.3 μm≦Rzjis≦0.7 μm.
US09581940B1	Transfer device and image forming apparatus Provided is a transfer device including a primary transfer roller that selectively takes a contact position where an intermediate transfer belt is brought into contact with an image holding member, and a separation position where the intermediate transfer belt is separated from the image holding member, a tension applying roller on which the intermediate transfer belt is wound thereon together with a driving roller and which is urged in a direction receding from the driving roller, and a relaxing member that is attached to a shaft portion of the tension applying roller, is urged by an urging unit in a direction approaching the driving roller, and relaxes an urging force of the tension applying roller in a direction receding from the driving roller when the primary transfer roller is at the separation position.
US09581927B2	Image forming apparatus having detection of separation failure jams An image forming apparatus includes a primary transfer unit, a secondary transfer unit, a registration roller pair placed upstream of the secondary transfer unit in a sheet transport direction, and a drive unit driving the registration roller pair. In addition, a detection sensor unit is placed on a sheet transport path downstream of the secondary transfer unit and detects a sheet transported after a toner image is secondary transferred by the secondary transfer unit, and a transport unit transports the sheet after the secondary transfer. A control unit stops the drive unit when it determines absence of the sheet on the sheet transport path based on a signal from the detection sensor unit when a predetermined time based on an interval of time, which is from when the control unit controls the drive unit and starts to transport the sheet by the registration roller pair to when a leading edge of the sheet reaches the detection sensor unit, has elapsed, or when an interval of time, which is taken from when the control unit controls the drive unit and starts to transport the sheet by the registration roller pair to when the leading edge of the sheet reaches the transport unit, has elapsed.
US09581924B2	Bio-based acrylate and (meth)acrylate resins (Meth)acrylate resins of at least one bio-based (meth)acrylate monomer, where the monomer includes a rosin or isosorbide moiety obtained from natural sources, can be used in toner, carrier coating or both.
US09581922B2	Treated fumed silica Disclosed herein are treated fumed silica particles comprising a modified polydialkylsiloxane on the surface thereof, a method for preparing treated fumed silica particles, and a rheological system comprising a polar liquid and treated fumed silica particles. Also disclosed are toner compositions comprising toner particles and treated fumed silica particles comprising a modified polydialkylsiloxane.
US09581909B2	Method of trimming resist pattern A method of trimming a resist pattern, including forming a positive resist film on a substrate, the positive resist film is exposed and the positive resist film is subjected to an alkali development to form a first resist pattern having an alkali-insoluble region on the surface thereof; applying a resist trimming composition including an acid to the substrate on which the first resist pattern is formed; a heating the first resist pattern coated with the resist trimming composition, and the solubility of the first resist pattern in a developing solution is changed under action of the acid included in the resist trimming composition; and developing the first resist pattern after heating with an organic solvent to remove the alkali-insoluble region of the first resist pattern, the resist trimming composition including the acid and a solvent which does not dissolve the first resist pattern.
US09581905B2	Composition for film formation, resist underlayer film and forming method thereof, pattern-forming method and compound A composition for film formation includes a compound represented by formula (1) and a solvent. In the formula (1), R1, R2 and R3 each independently represent a group represented by the formula (a). In the formula (a), RA represents a hydrogen atom, an aryl group, or an alkyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one of a hydroxy group and an aryl group. RB represents a single bond or an arylene group. A part or all of hydrogen atoms on an aromatic ring of the aryl group and the arylene group may be substituted with a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, an amino group, a sulfanyl group, or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and not including an aromatic ring.
US09581897B2	Pellicle frame and process for producing same The present invention provides a pellicle frame that can prevent generation of haze and reduces a surface glittering defect under irradiation with collected light, and a method of manufacturing the pellicle frame. Specifically, provided are a pellicle frame, including: an aluminum frame material formed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy; and an anodic oxide film on a surface of the aluminum frame material, in which the anodic oxide film includes a film formed by using an alkaline anodic oxidation solution and a film formed by using an acid anodic oxidation solution, and a method of manufacturing the pellicle frame.
US09581895B2	Mask blank substrate, substrate with multilayer reflective film, reflective mask blank, reflective mask, method of manufacturing mask blank substrate, method of manufacturing substrate with reflective film and method of manufacturing semiconductor device An object of the present invention is to provide a mask blank substrate and the like that enables critical defects to be reliably detected as a result of reducing the number of detected defects, including pseudo defects, even when using highly sensitive defect inspection apparatuses that use light of various wavelengths. The present invention relates to a mask blank substrate that is used in lithography, wherein the power spectral density at a spatial frequency of 1×10−2 μm−1 to 1 μm−1, obtained by measuring a 0.14 mm×0.1 mm region on a main surface of the mask blank substrate on the side of which a transfer pattern is formed at 640×480 pixels with a white-light interferometer, is not more than 4×106 nm4, and the power spectral density at a spatial frequency of not less than 1 μm−1, obtained by measuring a 1 μm×1 μm region on the main surface with an atomic force microscope, is not more than 10 nm4.
US09581873B2	Gate driver on array circuit repair method In the GOA circuit repair method provided by the present invention, the repair signal (Repair signal) is received by the GOA unit circuits of the Nth stage and the N+1th stage via the repair signal line (L1) respectively to be the output signal of the GOA unit circuit of the Nth stage, and the scan control signal of the GOA unit circuit of the N+1th stage to achieve the repair to the GOA unit circuit of the Nth stage; or the start signal (STV) is received by the GOA unit circuits of the N+1th stage and the N+2th stage via the start signal line (L5) respectively to be the output signal of the GOA unit circuit of the N+1th stage, and the scan control signal of the GOA unit circuit of the N+2th stage to achieve the repair to the GOA unit circuit of the N+1th stage, and meanwhile, the repair signal (Repair signal) is received by the GOA unit circuits of the N+2th stage and the N+3th stage via the repair signal line (L1) respectively to be the output signal of the GOA unit circuit of the N+2th stage, and the scan control signal of the GOA unit circuit of the N+3th stage to achieve the repair to the GOA unit circuit of the N+2th stage, it is capable of reducing the repair difficulty of the GOA circuit to raise the yield of the GOA production and to decrease the production cost.
US09581858B2	Mirror display device A display device is provided. The display device includes: a display panel; and a polarization conversion panel disposed on the display panel, wherein the polarization conversion panel includes: a reflective polarizer disposed on the display panel, an absorptive polarizer facing and spaced apart from the reflective polarizer, a lower electrode disposed on the reflective polarizer, an upper electrode disposed on the absorptive polarizer, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the upper and lower electrodes; and wherein the polarization conversion panel is configured to emit light having a fixed wavelength range depending on a voltage difference generated between the upper and lower electrodes.
US09581851B2	Liquid crystal display device In order to avoid a phenomenon that a liquid crystal display panel peeling off from a mold caused by expansion of the air inside the mold when attaching a touch panel to the liquid crystal display panel in a decompressed atmosphere, there is provided a liquid crystal display device in which a liquid crystal display panel is attached to a mold accommodating a backlight by a light shielding tape and a touch panel is attached to the liquid crystal display panel, wherein the light shielding tape includes adhesives on the both sides of a black base, and the light shielding tape has a portion without the adhesive on one side of the tape for a predetermined length of the light shielding tape in a circumferential direction.
US09581846B2	Display device and television device A liquid crystal display device includes LEDs, a liquid crystal panel 11, a chassis, a frame 13, positioning ribs 23, and step portions 30. The liquid crystal panel 11 is configured to display using light from the LEDs. The chassis is arranged on an opposite side of the liquid crystal panel 11 from a display surface that is for display. The frame 13 is arranged on the display surface side of the liquid crystal panel 11. The frame 13 holds at least the liquid crystal panel 11 and the LEDs with the chassis such that the liquid crystal panel 11 and the LEDs are sandwiched between the frame 13 and the chassis. The positioning rib 23 having a block-like shape projects from the frame 13 toward the chassis and includes a peripheral surface opposite a peripheral surface of the liquid crystal panel 11 for positioning the liquid crystal panel 11 relative to the display surface direction. The step portion 30 projects from a portion of a distal end surface of the positioning rib 23 toward the chassis so as to form a step. The step portion 30 includes a peripheral surface (the inner surface 30a) opposite the peripheral surface of the liquid crystal panel 11. The peripheral surface of the step portion 30 is on the same plane with the peripheral surface of the positioning rib 23 (the inner surface 23a) which is opposite the peripheral surface of the liquid crystal panel 11.
US09581842B2	Liquid crystal modulator for detecting a defective substrate and inspection apparatus having the same An inspection apparatus for detecting a defect of a substrate is provided. The inspection apparatus includes a liquid crystal modulator, a light emitting unit, a beam splitter, and a measurement unit. The liquid crystal modulator includes a reflection layer, a liquid crystal layer, an electrode, and a polarizer. The reflection layer reflects a light. The sensor layer includes a hybrid aligned nematic liquid crystal. The electrode is provided on the liquid crystal layer. The polarizer is provided on the electrode.
US09581827B1	Optical system Optical systems including first and second optical stacks and adapted to provide an adjustable dioptric correction are described. The first optical stack includes a first optical lens and a partial reflector. The second optical stack is convex along orthogonal first and second axes and includes a second optical lens and a reflective polarizer. The reflective polarizer has at least one first location having a radial distance r1 from an optical axis of the second optical stack and a displacement s1 from a plane perpendicular to the optical axis at an apex of the reflective polarizer, where s1/r1 is at least 0.1. A quarter wave retarder is disposed between the second optical stack and the first optical stack.
US09581823B2	2D/3D switchable display device and manufacturing method thereof A 2D/3D switchable display device including a display panel and a switch unit is provided. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a display unit located between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the display unit is located above the first surface. The switch unit located on the second surface includes a third substrate, a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer and a switchable medium layer between the first and second electrode layers. The second electrode layer is located on the second surface, the first electrode layer is located on the third substrate, and the switchable medium layer and the third substrate are respectively located on two opposite surfaces of the first electrode layer. A manufacturing method of a 2D/3D switchable display device is also provided.
US09581821B2	Head mounted augmented reality display Compact and low mass augmented and fully virtual head mounted display designs are disclosed. The disclosed displays employ a display located between the eye and the main optical element of the head mounted display. These designs additionally afford the ability to support augmented reality displays because the user can see both the virtual image from the display and the real world if desired. The designs use semi-transparent displays where either the display emits circularly polarized light or the displays which emits light from one surface or the view of the display directly from the eye is obscured.
US09581814B2	Transparent display for mobile device A projection-type display device is connectively coupled to a mobile device (such as a smartphone) where the light generated by a small projection device is directed at a relatively transparent holographic optical element (HOE) to provide a display to an operator of the mobile device or a viewer. The projector and HOE may be configured to produce and magnify a virtual image that is perceived as being displayed at a large distance from the operator who views the image through the HOE. The HOE may comprise a volume grating effective at only the narrow wavelengths of the projection device to maximize transparency while also maximizing the light reflected from the display projector to the eyes of the operator.
US09581810B2	Piezoelectric actuator and optical scanning apparatus having a plurality of piezoelectric layers A piezoelectric actuator includes a plurality of piezoelectric layers, a plurality of electrodes between which each of the piezoelectric layers is placed so that the electrodes and the piezoelectric layers alternate with each other, and a substrate on which the plurality of piezoelectric layers and the plurality of electrodes are formed.
US09581807B2	Supply independent and programmable non-resonant MEMS driver A motor driver circuit for a Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) micro-mirror device, the motor driver circuit comprising: a non-inverting buffer circuit; an inverting buffer circuit; and a scalar circuit, the scalar circuit comprising a Supply Tracked Common Mode Voltage (VCMSC) generation circuit, wherein the non-inverting buffer circuit, the inverting buffer circuit, and the scalar circuit are configured, together with the VCMSC generation circuit, to provide a common mode voltage to a motor in response to a VCMSC voltage generated by the VCMSC generation circuit, and wherein the VCMSC voltage is generated by the VCMSC generation circuit in response to a control supply voltage and a driver supply voltage provided to the VCMSC generation circuit.
US09581798B2	Light sheet-based imaging device with extended depth of field Light sheet microscope for recording 3D images of a specimen, comprising a light sheet generator, an objective lens, an image detector and a wavefront encoder element or system positioned between the objective lens and the image detector for extending the depth of field of the objective lens. By doing so, the restriction on the distance between the collecting objective and the light sheet is relaxed, allowing the use of a light sheet scanning unit. The resulting light sheet microscope allows for a robust, aberration insensitive, fast 3D imaging without the need to move or perturb the specimen.
US09581796B2	Imaging device and method The resolution of conventional imaging devices is restricted by the diffraction limit. ‘Perfect’ imaging devices which can achieve a resolution beyond the diffraction limit have been considered impossible to implement. However, the present disclosure provides an imaging device which can achieve improved resolution beyond the diffraction limit and which can be implemented in practice. Said imaging device comprises: a. a lens having a refractive index that varies according to a predetermined refractive index profile; b. a source; c. an outlet for decoupling waves from the device; and d. a reflector provided around the lens, the source and the outlet, wherein the reflector and the refractive index profile of the lens are together arranged to direct waves transmitted in any of a plurality of directions from the source to the outlet.
US09581795B2	Projection-type video display device Provided is a projection-type video display device implementing further reduction of a projection distance and further miniaturization of a projection optical system. The projection-type video display device includes a lens group which includes a plurality of lenses, a free-form-surface lens, and a free-form-surface mirror which projects light from the free-form-surface lens on a screen, wherein the lens group includes a third lens which has a bi-convex shape, a fourth lens which has a bi-concave shape, a fifth lens which has a bi-convex shape, the third to fifth lenses constitute a triplet lens, and wherein the free-form-surface lens has a meniscus lens shape of which a convex surface is oriented toward the magnification side.
US09581783B2	Fiber cable and drop wire organizer A cable supporting device includes a first support and a second support. The first and second supports have respective first and second channel members with an inwardly facing opening. The channel members support and retain a cable or fiber optic component, for example a fiber optic cable or drop wire. The supports may be used in an enclosure.
US09581767B2	Optical blind-mate connector and adapter Described are examples of optical blind-mate connector adaptors, optical blind-mate connectors to blind-mate to the adaptors, and optical blind-mate systems. In various implementations, an optical blind-mate connector adapter may include a sleeve, a shutter mounted on a pivot at an opening of the sleeve to move between a closed position and an open position extending into the sleeve, and a cantilever spring anchored to a wall of the sleeve and including a free end extending toward the opening of the sleeve to urge the shutter to the closed position.
US09581766B2	Snap-fit structure and optical fiber splice employing the snap-fit structure Disclosed are a snap-fit structure and an optical fiber splicer using the snap-fit structure. The snap-fit structure comprises a cable retainer and a base, the base being provided with a snap-fit hole, the cable retainer being provided with an ear clip, during assembling, the clip being fitted into the snap-fit hole, wherein a second outer lateral surface is arranged in a rising direction of the ear clip, the second outer lateral surface in the rising direction of the ear clip and a wall surface of the cable retainer forming a wedge smaller at the top and larger at the bottom.
US09581765B2	Scalable optical switches and switching modules Telecommunications switches are presented, including expandable optical switches that allow for a switch of N inputs×M outputs to be expanded arbitrarily to a new number of N inputs and/or a new number of M outputs. Switches having internal switch blocks controlling signal bypass lines are also provided, with these switches being useful for the expandable switches.
US09581751B2	Optical waveguide and lamp including same An optical waveguide includes a body of optically transmissive material having a width substantially greater than an overall thickness thereof and including a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a central bore extending between the first and second sides and adapted to receive a light emitting diode, and extraction features on the second side. A light diverter extends into the central bore for diverting light into and generally along the width of the body of material. The extraction features direct light out of the first side and wherein at least one extraction feature has an extraction surface dimension transverse to the thickness that is between about 5% and about 75% the overall thickness of the body of material.
US09581748B2	Optical member and display device including the same Disclosed are an optical member and a display device including the same. The optical member includes a receiving member; a host in the receiving member; and a plurality of wavelength conversion particles distributed in the host. The receiving member includes a light incident part having a first refractive index; and a light exit part having a second refractive index different from the first refractive index. The optical member improves the optical characteristics by adjusting the refractive indexes of the light incident part and the light exit part.
US09581744B1	Optical stack and optical system Integral optical stacks and optical systems including an image surface, a stop surface and an integral optical stack disposed between the image surface and the stop surface are described. The integral optical stack includes an optical lens, a partial reflector, a multilayer reflective polarizer and a quarter wave retarder. At least one chief light ray transmitted through the stop surface and the image surface passes through the stop surface at an incident angle of at least 40 degrees.
US09581730B2	Substrate film There are provided a substrate film, a laminate, and method of manufacturing a polarizing film. The present application provides a substrate film capable of effectively manufacturing a polarizing film having a thickness of about 10 μm or less, about 8 μm or less, about 7 μm or less, about 6 μm or less, or about 5 μm or less and having an excellent function such as polarization performance, a laminate, and a method of manufacturing the same. According to the invention, it is possible to prevent tearing, curling, or the like from occurring in the elongation process and manufacture a polarizing film by easily elongating a polarization material such as a PVA-based resin.
US09581723B2	Method for characterizing a geological formation traversed by a borehole Methods for characterizing a geological formation, the methods include retrieving measured data provided by a measuring tool along one or more logged borehole length for a borehole, another borehole or both in order to produce a borehole imaging log. Selecting depth-defined intervals of the borehole imaging log as training images for inputting in a multi-point geostatistical model. Determining pattern based simulations for each training image using a pixel-based template of the multi-point geostatistical model so as to obtain training image patterns. Using the pattern based simulation of each training image to assign to each of the training image a corresponding training image pattern. Constructing from the training image patterns one or more fullbore image log of a borehole wall of the borehole. Repeat the second to fourth steps through the one or more logged borehole length in order to construct fullbore images from successive, adjacent training images.
US09581722B2	Apparatus and method for noninvasively determining positioning of a component beneath a substrate A method of noninvasively determining desired positioning of a component beneath a substrate is described. The component has a concealing surface longitudinally separated by a substrate body from an accessible surface of the substrate. A component having longitudinally differing activated and deactivated positions is provided. The component is located longitudinally beneath the concealing surface of the substrate. The accessible surface of the substrate is inspected with an inspection device while the component is beneath the concealing surface. With the inspection device, at least one of an activated and a deactivated position of the component is detected. The detected activated and/or deactivated position of the component is indicated, in a user-perceptible format. An apparatus for noninvasively determining desired positioning of a component beneath a substrate is also provided.
US09581721B2	Method for making downhole electromagnetic logging while drilling measurements A method for obtaining fully gain compensated propagation measurements includes rotating an electromagnetic logging while drilling tool in a subterranean wellbore. The tool includes first and second transmitters and first and second receivers axially spaced apart from one another in which each of the transmitters and each of the receivers include an axial antenna and collocated first and second transverse antennas. The first and second transverse antennas in the first receiver are rotationally offset by a predefined angle from the first and second transverse antennas in the first transmitter. A plurality of electromagnetic voltage measurements are acquired at the first and second receivers while rotating and processed to compute harmonic coefficients. The harmonic coefficients are mathematically rotated through at least the predefined angle to obtain rotated coefficients. Ratios of selected ones of the rotated coefficients are processed to compute fully gain compensated measurement quantities.
US09581715B1	Acoustic hyperlens for thru-casing ultrasonic sensor An apparatus for investigating a subsurface volume may include an acoustic transducer disposed in an enclosure and generating acoustical signals, an electronics assembly disposed in the enclosure and controlling the acoustic transducer, and a lens assembly. The lens assembly may be disposed in the enclosure and next to the acoustic transducer. The lens assembly may be formed of a plurality of cells. Each cell may be formed as a column oriented transverse to a direction of travel of the acoustical signals. Each cell may have a hub, a plurality of spokes radiating from the hub, and a plurality of fingers circumferentially distributed around the hub. The hub, spokes, and fingers may be oriented to cause the acoustic waves to travel at a different speed in each of three orthogonal directions. A related method uses the apparatus in a wellbore.
US09581714B2	System and method for seismic streamer control A control system for use in a marine seismic survey is provided. The system may include one or more processors configured to receive a desired position for one or more seismic streamers during the marine seismic survey. The one or more processors may be further configured to determine a current position for the one or more seismic streamers and to adjust a position of a steering device on each streamer, based upon, at least in part, a comparison between the current position of the one or more seismic streamers and the desired position of the one or more seismic streamers.
US09581711B2	Interbed multiple prediction A method and apparatus for predicting interbed multiples is described herein. Trace geometries may be generated for one or more desired shot-side traces, one or more desired receiver-side traces, and one or more desired interbed multiple generator traces, for a first target trace. A first set of reflections at the interbed multiple generator layer may be extracted from one or more recorded traces closest to the desired interbed multiple generator traces. A second set of reflections below the interbed multiple generator layer may be extracted from one or more recorded traces closest to the desired shot-side traces. A third set of reflections below the interbed multiple generator layer may be extracted from one or more recorded traces closest to the desired receiver-side traces. The interbed multiples for the first target trace may be estimated based on the first set, the second set, and the third set.
US09581709B2	Suppressing 4D-noise by weighted stacking of simultaneously acquired wave-fields A method for generating an image of a subsurface feature, comprises providing seismic data containing information about the feature, comprising i) a first dataset comprising a first up-going wave-field and a first down-going wave-field, ii) a second dataset comprising a second up-going wave-field and a second down-going wave-field, wherein the second dataset is collected at a time that is later than the first dataset by a time interval, creating an up-going 4D difference dataset U by subtracting one of the first and second up-going wave-fields from the other and creating a down-going 4D difference dataset D by subtracting one of the first and second down-going wave-fields from the other, creating a weighting function W that is a function of the similarity of the difference datasets, and creating an image of the feature by generating a 4D similarity stack, where the 4D similarity stack is defined as (U+D)*W/2.
US09581702B2	Moisture seal for radiological image sensor A radiation imaging device having a moisture impermeable metal layer compressed against a scintillator layer by compressible layer that is mechanically compressed against the scintillator layer. The metal layer is attached to the scintillator substrate by an adhesive ring surrounding the perimeter of the scintillator substrate. The adhesive can further include moisture getter particles. Preferably the metal layer is comprised of aluminum with a thickness between 25 μm and 100 μm to allow the layer to be flexible as free of pinholes to prevent ingress of moisture. The compressible layer can be compressed by the housing to maintain the metal layer in contact with the scintillator layer. The metal layer not only provides moisture protection for the scintillator but also increases the output of the scintillator by reflecting photons generated by the scintillator layer toward the photodetector array of the radiation imaging device.
US09581691B2	System and method for ground penetrating radar communication using antenna crosstalk An object detection system (24) is disclosed having a transducer (40, 40′) for detecting buried objects (26). The transducer is encapsulated within a robust, electromagnetically transparent construction (42).
US09581686B2	Silicon-based monolithic integrated sonar array The invention discloses a silicon-based monolithic integrated sonar array which includes a cantilevered sensing array structure, a sound-transparent jacket, and a support structure. The cantilevered sensing array structure is fixed on the support structure and in the sound-transparent jacket, wherein the sound-transparent jacket is filled with insulating dielectric oil, and the cantilevered sensing array structure is immersed in the insulating dielectric oil. The sound-transparent jacket is sealed and is treated with water tightness processing. The array can be applied into devices for underwater ultrasonic imaging, ultrasonic ranging, torpedo navigating, etc.
US09581683B2	Delay device for checking frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar The present disclosure relates to a delay device for checking a frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar, measuring a distance of a target and a relative velocity using microwaves and millimeter waves of a frequency modulated continuous waveform, and may include an input/output unit that is configured to input or output a control setting value, a controller that is configured to output a control signal corresponding to the control setting value input by an operator through the input/output unit, and a transceiver that is configured to delay an FMCW radar signal, for output, by a time delay corresponding to a distance of a target through a programmable single chip delay line according to the control signal of the controller, and configured to shift a frequency of the time-delayed FMCW radar signal by a Doppler frequency, and attenuate the frequency-shifted FMCW radar signal for output.
US09581680B2	Positioning method and device for drive test Provided is a positioning method for a drive test, and the method includes: fixed parking sampling points of a testing vehicle in drive test data are determined; location information of the fixed parking sampling points of the testing vehicle is determined according to serving cell identification information of the fixed parking sampling points of the testing vehicle in the drive test data and information of a route matching the drive test data; and location information of a moving sampling point between the fixed parking sampling points of the testing vehicle in the drive test data is determined according to the information of the route. Further provided is a positioning device for a drive test, and by means of the embodiments of the present disclosure, positioning of sampling points in drive test data can be implemented efficiently and accurately, thus having low cost for implementation.
US09581676B2	Method of calibrating and debugging testing system A method of calibrating and debugging a testing system is provided. First, values of different electrical path segments are calibrated, and parameters of the electrical path segments while being calibrated are saved. After calibration, electrical tests can be processed on a DUT. If the testing system malfunctions, the values of the electrical path segments are calibrated again to compare the current parameters to the previously saved parameters. The component which goes wrong can be found out quickly in this way.
US09581672B2	Magnetic resonance apparatus and method for acquiring navigator signals A magnetic resonance apparatus which acquires navigator signals generated from a navigator region including a first portion and a second portion, the navigator signals acquired using a coil having a plurality of channels, is provided. The magnetic resonance apparatus includes a scan unit configured to execute a first navigator sequence for acquiring first navigator signals generated from the navigator region, a profile generating unit configured to generate first profiles each including position information on the first portion for every channel, a determining unit configured to determine correlations between the first profiles and a template, and a selecting unit configured to select each channel used to acquire the position information on the first portion based on the correlations.
US09581669B2	System and methods for providing magnetic resonance imaging data for an image reconstruction The embodiments relate to an image reconstruction to be carried out on a base unit of a MRI system, where data is formed by reception signals obtained by a local coil unit. Provisions are made for an alternating magnetic field, modulated in accordance with a reference clock, the alternating magnetic field to be used by the local coil unit for obtaining electric energy for supplying local electronics of the local coil unit and the reference clock to be retrieved from the received alternating magnetic field by the local electronics, a radio signal containing MRI information representing the reception signals and clock information representing the retrieved reference clock to be produced by the local electronics and transmitted to the base unit, and the received radio signal to be processed by the base unit such that the data and the clock information are retrieved therefrom and provided for the image reconstruction.
US09581668B2	Multiple resonance NMR spectroscopy using a single transmitter An NMR imaging system comprising a transceiver module configured to couple with a magnetic resonance transmitter coil, where the transceiver module includes a first transmitter channel and a pulse programmer configured to control the transceiver module, the transceiver module generating a precession and nutation for observing rotation at multiple intervals about the carrier (“PANORAMIC”) waveform, the PANORAMIC waveform configured to produce nuclear polarization. The PANORAMIC waveform may a single-banded PANORAMIC waveform or a multiple-banded PANORAMIC waveform. A method of NMR spectroscopy or imaging, the method comprising: determining for a nuclear spin rotation at least one frequency interval and at least one corresponding phase; creating a PANORAMIC waveform for the at least one frequency interval and the at least one corresponding phase; and applying the PANORAMIC waveform from an amplifier output to a probe input. The PANORAMIC waveform may be a single-banded PANORAMIC waveform or a multiple-banded PANORAMIC waveform.
US09581655B2	Lighting apparatus A lighting apparatus of the present invention includes: a light source; a power source unit arranged to power the light source; a detector unit arranged to detect the deterioration of ability of the power source unit to power the light source; and a determination unit arranged to determine the life of the power source unit in response to the detector unit.
US09581651B2	Diagnostic use of physical and electrical battery parameters and storing relative condition data In at least one embodiment, a power management module measures an electromagnetic radiation spectrum or a voltage response of a battery module. The measured electromagnetic radiation spectrum or voltage response of the battery is compared to a plurality of reference electromagnetic radiation spectrums or voltage responses, respectively, which may be determined for authentic batteries, for example. A relative condition of the battery, such as an age or state of health, may be estimated based on the measured electromagnetic radiation spectrum or voltage response of the battery module, and stored in a memory store. The rate of change of the relative condition of the battery over a period of time may be determined to identify potential defects in the battery.
US09581640B2	Vision-guided alignment method A method for performing an operation on an article, the article including a plurality of fiducial marks and a set of features. A digital imaging system is used to capture a digital image of the article, which is analyzed to determine spatial relationships between positions of the features and positions of the fiducial marks. The article is positioned in proximity to an instrument and a fiducial sensing system including a plurality of fiducial sensors is used to determine positions of the fiducial marks. Predicted positions of the features are determined responsive to the determined spatial relationships and the determined fiducial mark positions. The position of the instrument or the article is adjusted responsive to the predicted positions of the features, and the instrument is used to perform an operation on the article.
US09581638B2	Chip-on-wafer process control monitoring for chip-on-wafer-on-substrate packages An embodiment method includes providing a standardized testing structure design for a chip-on-wafer (CoW) structure, wherein the standardized testing structure design comprises placing a testing structure in a pre-selected area a top die in the CoW structure, and electrically testing a plurality of microbumps in the CoW structure by applying a universal testing probe card to the testing structure.
US09581633B2	Relative angle detection apparatus and electric power steering apparatus A relative angle detection apparatus includes a first magnetometric sensor and a first voltage amplifier that output a signal corresponding to a relative rotation angle between a first rotation shaft and a second rotation shaft; a first amplifier circuit that amplifies the output signal of the first voltage amplifier; a second magnetometric sensor and a second voltage amplifier that output a signal that corresponds to the relative rotation angle; a second amplifier circuit that amplifies the output signal of the second voltage amplifier; a first resistor that is provided between the first amplifier circuit and a power supply terminal, or between the first amplifier circuit and a GND terminal; and a second resistor that is provided between the second amplifier circuit and the power supply terminal, or between the second amplifier circuit and the GND terminal.
US09581621B2	Method of calculating current correction formula for power strip, current measuring method, and power strip A method of calculating a current correction formula may include first measuring voltage values at each of current measuring parts configured to measure currents in socket parts of a power strip in a state in which no current flows in the socket parts, second measuring the voltage values at each of the current measuring parts in a state in which a current flows in one of the socket parts, and calculating a correction formula formed by a inverse matrix of a matrix having as its elements differences between the voltage values measured by the second measuring and the voltage values measured by the first measuring.
US09581619B2	Radiation detection A method of and device for processing a radiation pulse are described based on: detecting an event at the detector; producing a pulse; determining for the pulse: a pulse height measurement representative of pulse magnitude; a pulse width measurement representative of pulse duration; assigning the pulse to one of at least two classes based on the determined pulse height/pulse width; applying to each pulse an algorithm specific to its particular class to produce an output pulse height/pulse width profile.
US09581610B2	Position-identifiable tire pressure monitor, monitoring system and method thereof A method for determining position of a tire pressure monitor equipped on a tire of a vehicle. The method is performed by a controller and comprises: detecting a radial acceleration and a tangential acceleration of the tire; computing a radial-versus-gravity value and a tangent-versus-gravity value based on the radial acceleration, the tangential acceleration and a gravity acceleration; determining an operating state according to variations of the radial-versus-gravity value and the tangent-versus-gravity value; determining whether the operating state is changed to another operating state; and when the operating state is changed, determining a position of the tire pressure monitor according to a change sequence of the operating states.
US09581607B2	Test station and method for testing fluidic components A test station for testing at least one of fluidic component arranged on a substrate, each fluidic component having a fluidic port, comprises a carrier device for holding the substrate with the at least one fluidic component, a connecting device for fluidically connecting the fluidic port of the at least one fluidic component located in a testing position to a first adapter element of the connecting device, and a displacement device configured to displace the substrate and the connecting device relative to each other, and to bring the substrate into the testing position.
US09581606B2	Method for determining depression, kit for analyzing serotonin transporter, and kit for analyzing ubiquitinated serotonin transporter in blood [Problem] To provide: a method for utilizing a novel marker, including a method for determining depression; and a kit for analyzing an ubiquitinated serotonin transporter.[Solution] A method for determining depression, comprising a step of analyzing the proportion of an ubiquitinated serotonin transporter in a blood sample collected from a subject; and a kit for analyzing an ubiquitinated serotonin transporter in blood, which comprises an ubiquitinated protein collector material and an anti-serotonin transporter antibody and is used for the analysis of the proportion of an ubiquitinated serotonin transporter in a collected blood sample.
US09581595B2	Compositions and methods for determining whether a subject would benefit from co-receptor inhibitor therapy The present invention provides methods and compositions for determining whether a subject would benefit from co-receptor inhibitor therapy. In certain aspects, the methods can be used to determine whether a subject infected with a dual-mixed tropic population of HIV would benefit from CCCR5-inhibitor therapy or CXCR4-inhibitor therapy, the methods comprising determining whether the HIV population is a homogeneous or heterogeneous population of HIV, wherein the nature of the homogenous or heterogenous population of HIV indicates whether the patient would benefit from co-receptor inhibitor therapy.
US09581593B2	Micro-sensor based test apparatus There is provided a fluid test strip, comprising a micro-sensor formed on a substrate surface and a reagent deposition site formed on the substrate surface, operate to control the size and location of a reagent deposition. There is also provided a method of forming fluid test strip, comprising forming a micro-sensor on a substrate surface and forming a reagent deposition site on the substrate surface, operable to control the size and location of a reagent deposition.
US09581591B2	Systems and methods for medical data processing and analysis We describe a system/method for predicting the outcome of a medical procedure on a patient. The system/method uses using complement cascade data representing levels of a set of complement cascade markers in the patient at a succession of peri-operative time intervals, determining deviations from a model of the response to provide a pre-symptomatic prediction of the outcome. In embodiments the complement cascade pathways include the lytic pathway and at least one of the lectin pathway, the classical pathway and the alternative pathway, and the biomarkers include at least C3. The system may include an electroluminescence or plasmon-resonance multianalyte detector to analyze a blood sample from the patient.
US09581573B2	Liquid chromatograph A liquid chromatograph includes a liquid chromatograph unit that has a pump sending an eluent to a detector and a control unit that controls the liquid to be sent by the pump based on a predetermined time table. The control unit stores an elution response of the liquid chromatograph unit which is obtained when a predetermined command value is input and another elution response which is obtained when the same command value is input to another liquid chromatograph. The time table is converted in the control unit based on the elution response and the other elution response to obtain respective elution profiles. In this manner, even when a measuring method related to another liquid chromatograph is used, it is possible to provide a liquid chromatograph capable of obtaining measurement results which are the same as those obtained when the measuring method is used in the other liquid chromatograph.
US09581567B2	System and method for inspecting subsea vertical pipeline A device for discovering, identification and monitoring, of mechanical flaws in metallic structures is disclosed, based on magneto-graphic/magnetic tomography technique to identify stress-related defects. The device can determine the position of the defect or stress including depth information. The device includes registration means that optimized for use with metallic structures of various types, shapes and sizes. Applications include a real-time quality control, monitoring and emergency alarms, as well structural repairs and maintenance work recommendations and planning. Examples of the device implementation include pipes for oil and gas industry monitoring, detection of flaws in rolled products in metallurgical industry, welding quality of heavy duty equipment such as ships, reservoirs. etc. It is especially important for loaded constructions, such as pressured pipes, infrastructure maintenance, nuclear power plant monitoring, bridges, corrosion prevention and environment protection.
US09581566B2	Biological sample measurement device A biological sample measurement device comprising a main body case including a sensor mounting component; a measurement component including an input side; a controller connected to the measurement component, the controller including a measurement preparation mode and a measurement mode, the controller configured to determine whether there is an abnormality in the measurement component; a memory component connected to the controller; a switching component connected to the input side of the measurement component, a first reference resistor, and to the sensor mounting component; the switching component configured to switch between at least two states.
US09581549B2	Nucleic acid target detection using a detector, a probe and an inhibitor The present invention generally pertains to methods for detecting the presence or absence of a particular nucleic acid sequence. The present invention generally relates to incorporating a detector into a target nucleic acid, adding an oligonucleotide probe, polymerase enzyme and an inhibitor to the reaction, and detecting interference of the oligonucleotide probe with the inhibitor as an indication of the presence of a particular target nucleic acid sequence as well as kits encompassing the same.
US09581545B2	Optical sensing system and method of determining a change in a refractive index in an optical sensing system An optical sensing system may include a light separation element configured to separate an input light into a plurality of sliced lights and a first resonator configured to receive one sliced light of the plurality of sliced lights. An effective refractive index of the first resonator may be changeable in response to a change in a refractive index of a cladding of the first resonator, a second resonator coupled to the first resonator and a detector configured to measure an intensity of the sliced light, the intensity of the sliced light based on a difference between a resonant wavelength of the first resonator and a resonant wavelength of the second resonator. The difference between a resonant wavelength of the first resonator and a resonant wavelength of the second resonator may be based on the effective refractive index of the first resonator.
US09581543B2	Infrared detection and imaging device with no moving parts A device images radiation from a scene. A detector is sensitive to the radiation in a first wavelength band. A lens forms an image of the scene on the detector. A filtering arrangement includes two sets of radiation absorbing molecules. A control unit switches the filtering arrangement between two states. In the first state, all of the radiation in the first wavelength band is transmitted to the detector. In the second state, the radiation in a second wavelength band within the first wavelength band is absorbed by the radiation absorbing molecules. The control unit synchronizes the switching of the filtering arrangement with the detector. Each pixel of the image formed on the detector includes two signals. The first signal includes information from the scene radiation in the first wavelength band. The second signal excludes information from the scene radiation absorbed by the filtering arrangement in the second wavelength band.
US09581540B2	Spectral luminescence standard for the near infrared region A spectral luminescence standard has bismuth in a light-transmissive inorganic matrix material and emits light in the near infrared region upon irradiation with excitation light. The bismuth acts as a luminescence emitter in the near infrared region. A method includes manufacturing such a spectral luminescence standard and a calibration medium which has the spectral luminescence standard in or on a carrier material.
US09581534B2	Tribometer A test apparatus and methods of measuring wear of a material with a laser displacement measurement apparatus based upon displacement of a test sample of the material or the wear of a testing surface and a specimen. A lubricant test method and apparatus measures the thickness of a lubricant film between two test surfaces by comparing the location of the test surfaces at rest and dynamically.
US09581532B2	Substrate edge clamping force tester An apparatus and methods for measuring the clamping force applied to a substrate by clamping elements of a substrate holder. The apparatus include a pneumatic cylinder, a two position, three way valve and a pressure gauge. In a first position of the valve, the gauge and a bore of the cylinder are vented or pre-pressurized. In a second position of the valve, the bore and gauge are isolated. The methods include placing the apparatus with the valve in the first position between clamping elements set to a non-clamping position, moving the valve to the second position, setting the clamping elements to a clamping position and reading a pressure on the gauge.
US09581521B2	Systems and methods for inspecting wound optical fiber Systems and methods for inspecting wound optical fiber to detect and characterize defects are disclosed. The method includes illuminating the wound optical fiber with light from a light source and capturing a digital image based on measurement light that is redirected by the wound optical fiber to a digital camera. The method also includes processing the digital image with a computer to detect and characterize the defects. The types of defects that can be detected using the systems and methods disclosed herein include bubbles, abrasions, punctures, scratches, surface contamination, winding errors, periodic dimensional errors, aperiodic dimensional errors and dents.
US09581518B2	Physical quantity measuring device A plate-shaped circuit board configured to receive a detection signal from a detector is housed in a case and is held by a holder with a flat substrate surface thereof intersecting with a bottom surface of a cover member. The holder is attached to the cover member. The cover member includes a cover body, and elongated supporting portions projecting from the bottom surface of the cover body into the case. The supporting portions each include a pair of support projections that support one of opposite side surfaces of the circuit board along a projecting direction of the supporting portions. The holder includes a flat portion provided with engagement pieces engageable with a second substrate.
US09581516B2	Differential pressure sensor and differential pressure sensor manufacturing method A differential pressure sensor has a sensor chip that is, between a first inner wall surface and a second inner wall surface of a sensor chamber, joined by a first adhesive agent layer between one face of the sensor chip and the first inner wall surface of the sensor chamber and joined through a second adhesive agent layer between other face of the sensor chip and the second inner wall surface of the sensor chamber. The first adhesive agent layer is an adhesive agent layer that has a Young's modulus that is smaller than the Young's modulus of a material that structures a sensor diaphragm. The second adhesive agent layer is an adhesive agent layer that has a Young's modulus that is smaller than the Young's modulus of the material that structures the sensor diaphragm and larger than the Young's modulus of the first adhesive agent layer.
US09581515B2	Optical fiber pressure sensor and pressure measuring method using the same Disclosed is an optical fiber pressure sensor including: a polarization beam splitter that splits input light from a broadband light source into two beams; a polarization controller through which vertically and horizontally polarized light coming out of the polarization beam splitter pass; a pressure chamber in which the polarization beam splitter and the polarization controller may be placed; and an optical spectrum analyzer into which vertically and horizontally polarized light passing through the polarization controller and getting out of the polarization beam splitter is introduced, wherein the pressure chamber includes a polarization-maintaining fiber and an optical fiber Bragg grating.
US09581512B2	Pressure sensor with deformable membrane and method of manufacture A pressure sensor comprises a first substrate and a cap attached to the first substrate. The cap includes a processing circuit, a cavity and a deformable membrane separating the cavity and a port open to an outside of the pressure sensor. Sensing means are provided for converting a response of the deformable membrane to pressure at the port into a signal capable of being processed by the processing circuit. The cap is attached to the first substrate such that the deformable membrane faces the first substrate and such that a gap is provided between the deformable membrane and the first substrate which gap contributes to the port. The first substrate comprises a support portion the cap is attached to, a contact portion for electrically connecting the pressure sensor to an external device, and one or more suspension elements for suspending the support portion from the contact portion.
US09581500B2	Diagnosis of the defective state of a bolometric detection array Method of diagnosing the state of signal-forming chains of a detector including an array of detection bolometers, each chain comprising a bolometer, a circuit of stimulation, and a circuit forming a signal according to said stimulation, including forming an image of a substantially uniform scene on the array; applying at least first and second stimulations to the chains; reading the formed signals; and for each chain in a predetermined set, defining a neighborhood of chains; calculating coefficients of a polynomial interpolating the values of signals formed by said chain; calculating, for each chain of the neighborhood, coefficients of a polynomial interpolating the values of signals formed by said neighborhood chain; calculating an average and standard deviation of said coefficients of the neighborhood chains or of the set of neighborhood chains and said chain; and diagnosing if said chain is defective using the coefficients and the calculated average and standard deviation.
US09581499B2	System and method for optical measurement of a target The invention relates to a system and a method for optical measurement of a target, wherein the target is illuminated, either actively illuminated, reflecting ambient light, or self illuminating, and a measurement light beam received from the target or through it is detected. The prior art optical measurement systems generally include mechanical filter wheels and photomultiplier tubes, which cause the equipment to be expensive, large-sized and often not sufficiently accurate and stable. The objective of the invention is achieved with a solution, in which the illuminating light beam and/or measurement light beam is led through a Fabry-Perot interferometeror a set of two or more Fabry-Perot Interferometers, and the Fabry-Perot interferometer or a set of two or more Fabry-Perot Interferometersis controlled into different modes during the measurement of a single target. The invention can be applied inoptical measurements where, for example, reflectance, absorption of fluorescence of the target is measured.
US09581494B2	Method and device for analyzing small particles in gas A method for detecting decalibration of a device for analyzing particles, including irradiating particles with light, detecting light scattered from the particles, amplifying, digitizing and detecting the electric signal obtained in a plurality of digital channels corresponding to the intensity representing the particle size and monitoring the appearance of the Mie peak in the measured size-dependent frequency distribution and sending a report if the Mie peak deviates in a digital channel other than the digital standard channel belonging to it based on measurement settings. The electronic analyzing unit detecting a Mie peak in the measured particle size distribution and assigning it to a digital detection channel in a device for detecting the concentration of small particles in gas, with a sample tube, a light source, a detector detecting scattered light scattered on the particles, an analog amplifier, an analog-digital converter, an electronic analyzing unit and a display and operating unit.
US09581487B2	Transport rail system with weighing means comprising a sensor for measuring a change of a magnetic property Transport rail system capable of detecting a weight of a rail vehicle, includes one or more rails, and one or more sensors for measuring a magnetic property. At least one of the sensors is adapted to measure a change of a magnetic property in order to determine a weight bearing on one or more of the rails, the change of the magnetic property being caused by stress exerted on the rail by the weight, and one or more of the sensors are adapted to measure the change of a magnetic property of the rail itself and/or that one or more of the sensors are adapted to measure the change of a magnetic property of a supporting structure of the rail.
US09581476B2	Method and measuring device for volume measurement and evaluation The invention relates to a method for measuring the volumetric flow (Q) of a fluid in a preferred direction by means of a volume measurement device having an electronic circuit and an incremental encoder, a sensor for detecting a rotational change of angle, preferably designed as two giant magnetoresistance (GMR) sensors in a double measuring bridge, wherein a first sinusoidal signal of the incremental encoder, namely a raw sine signal (S1), and a second sinusoidal signal of the incremental encoder with identical angular frequency ω which is phase-shifted by 90° relative to the first signal (S1), namely a raw cosine signal (S1), are generated, wherein said signals (S1) are preferably initially conditioned (S1+), interpolated/digitized (S2), and said digital signals (S2) are processed and evaluated in an evaluation unit, preferably in a process computer unit having a quadrature encoder counter. The invention further relates to a method for measuring a volumetric flow by means of a quadrature signal, comprising a first signal from a first sensor and a second signal from a second sensor having identical angular frequency ω which are phase-shifted by 90° relative to one another, wherein the quadrature signal serves to determine the flow (Q) of a fluid in a preferred direction by a volume measurement device having an electronic circuit. The invention further relates to a volume measurement device for carrying out a measurement method and to a programmable process computer unit having at least one quadrature encoder interface/quadrature encoder encounter for use in a volume measurement device for measuring a volumetric flow.
US09581475B2	Multiphase flowmeter A multiphase flow meter comprising two Venturis separated by a choke. The choke may be varied to adjust the properties of the multiphase fluid flow being measured. The two Venturis may be identical and may be arranged horizontally with respect to the multiphase fluid flow. The choke may be a choke in a return line of a managed pressure drilling system.
US09581472B2	Strip lighting device A strip lighting device includes a main body having front and rear sides extending along a length of the main body. The front side is disposed towards a viewer of the device and the rear side includes a light scattering layer for scattering light from a source of illumination towards the viewer when the device is illuminated. The main body has a front and rear cladding layer each of which is made of a first light transmissive material. The strip lighting device includes a light pipe made of a second light transmissive material sandwiched between the front and rear cladding layers at interfaces extending along the length of the main body. A rear interface of the light pipe has a plurality of angled portions which allow some light to escape into the rear cladding layer to impinge on the light scattering layer and scatter light towards the viewer.
US09581468B2	Methods for fabricating apparatus having a hermetic seal Methods for fabricating a hermetic seal to seal a portion of an apparatus, for example and without limitation, a portion having a MEMS sensor. One such method uses crimping devices to compress a seal in a cavity formed in a housing that includes a MEMS sensor attached to a stress isolator. Under such compression, the seal deforms to hermetically seal surfaces around the inside, outside and bottom of the stress isolator.
US09581466B2	Sensor auto-calibration Aspects of the disclosure relate to computing technologies. In particular, aspects of the disclosure relate to mobile computing device technologies, such as systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for scheduling an execution of a task, such as a non-real time, non-latency sensitive background task on a computing device. In one implementation, the technique includes detecting a first state of a device, wherein the first state of the device is associated with a first power level and a first task, wherein the first power level is at least partially based on power consumption of a first task, determining that the first power level associated with the first state is above a threshold, and in response to determining that the first power level associated with the first state is above the threshold, and scheduling an execution of a second task on the device, wherein the second task is associated with automatically collecting of calibration data using at least one sensor.
US09581459B2	Method for displaying a position on a map There is disclosed a method executable by an electronic device for displaying a position on a map. The method comprises appreciating coordinates of position; appreciating coordinates of a map object having a curve near position; identifying a point of curve nearest to position comprising identifying a first segment of curve bounded by a first region and a second segment of curve bounded by a second region, determining that a distance from position to a point of first segment is not greater than a distance from position to a known nearest point of second region, and calculating a shortest distance from position to first segment as a shortest distance from position to either of first segment and second segment without calculating a distance from position to at least one point of second segment other than known nearest point of second region; and causing displaying, on map, of an indication of point of curve nearest to position.
US09581454B2	Route information processing apparatus and route information processing method A route information processing apparatus includes: a processor configured to execute a program; and a memory configured to store the program, wherein, based on the program, the processor performs operations to: calculate maximum values corresponding to a Frechet distance between one line segment of one or more line segments between observation points included in a trajectory and each of sets of two nodes corresponding to the one line segment, the nodes being included in a route graph including linked paths which link nodes; and acquire a path corresponding to the trajectory having a smallest value among the maximum values of the one or more line segments.
US09581451B2	Real-time traffic reporting based on rate of change of traffic delays A device may receive location information associated with mobile devices. The location information may identify locations associated with the mobile devices. The device may determine speed information associated with the mobile devices. The speed information may identify speeds associated with the mobile devices. The device may identify a traffic segment to be analyzed, and may determine a length of the traffic segment based on the location information and the speed information. The device may calculate a traffic delay associated with the traffic segment based on the length and the speed information. The device may calculate a rate of change of the traffic delay based on calculating the traffic delay, and may provide traffic information based on the rate of change of the traffic delay. The traffic information may identify an expected traffic delay at a future point in time.
US09581450B2	Navigation system with content retrieving mechanism and method of operation thereof A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a travel context with a control unit based on a vehicle information for identifying a vehicle; determining a restriction level based on the travel context for controlling a content retrieval by a head unit from a device; and determining the content retrieval based on the restriction level for displaying a display content on the head unit.
US09581446B2	Vibrating element with an increased amount of change in detuning frequency per unit mass, vibrator, electronic apparatus, and moving object A vibrating element includes: drive vibrating arm supported to the base portion and extending in a direction of the second axis; and detection vibrating arm supported to the base portion at a position different from the drive vibrating arm and extending in the direction of the second axis. When the vibrating element is subjected to rotation about the second axis while the drive vibrating arm being reciprocally driven in a direction of the first axis, an amount of displacement of the detection vibrating arm in a direction of the third axis at a position distant from the base portion by a distance y1 along the direction of the second axis is greater than an amount of displacement of the drive vibrating arm in the direction of the third axis at a position distant from the base portion by the distance y1 along the direction of the second axis.
US09581445B2	Torsional rate measuring gyroscope A torsional gyroscope is provided that includes: a pickup tine and a drive tine of piezoelectric material, pickup electrodes disposed along the pickup tine, drive electrodes disposed along the drive tine, and a drive mass. The drive tine has a first end attached to the pickup tine and is transverse to the drive tine. The drive mass is attached to a second end of the drive tine opposite the first end of the drive tine. An electric field applied to the drive electrodes induces a rotational oscillation of the drive tine causing the drive tine to rotate about the first axis, inducing the drive mass to rotate about the first axis. Angular rotation of the drive mass along a third axis induces a torque in the pickup tine that induces an electric field in the pickup tine that induces an electrical charge to build up in the pickup electrodes.
US09581444B2	Electronic roll pitch and yaw sensor using conductive fluid A method and apparatus for determining a rotational orientation of an object is provided. Embodiments of the present invention utilize an electrically conductive fluid enclosed within a shell attached to the object such that the conductive fluid contacts different portions of electrically conductive nodes, located on the inner wall of the shell, depending on the rotational orientation of the shell. The electrically activated nodes in contact with the conductive fluid act as sensors and individually transmit electric signals to a microcontroller for transformation into an indicator of a rotational orientation of the object. The indicator of the rotational orientation is then output.
US09581442B2	Surveying instrument The invention provides a surveying instrument capable of performing a non-prism measurement comprising a laser pointer for projecting a laser pointer beam, a measuring unit for emitting a distance measuring light via a telescope unit, for performing distance measurement on a measuring point by receiving a reflected light and for measuring an angle of the measuring point, an image pickup unit for acquiring an image including a target via the telescope unit, a tracking unit for emitting a tracking light via the telescope unit and for tracking the target by receiving a reflection light from the target, a driving unit for rotating the telescope unit in horizontal direction and in vertical direction and a control device for controlling the driving unit so that the reflection light of the tracking light from the target will be positioned at a predetermined position on an image pickup element of the image pickup unit, wherein an optical axis of the distance measuring light and an optical axis of the tracking light are in a known relationship and an optical axis of the laser pointer beam is offset from an optical axis of the tracking light by a predetermined angle.
US09581435B2	Electronic device An electronic device includes a photodetector, a notification light emitter, and a determination component. The photodetector detects reflected light of light from a projection device within a detection region, the projection device projecting the light in a projection region on a projection surface. The notification light emitter emits on the projection surface two notification lines of visible wavelength that approach each other towards the photodetector. The determination component determines that the projection region is at least partially located outside the detection region based on a detection result of the photodetector. The determination component further determines that an edge of the projection region that is located closest to the photodetector is substantially parallel to a line segment that connects ends of the two notification lines.
US09581430B2	Phase characterization of targets Systems and methods are provided which derive target characteristics from interferometry images taken at multiple phase differences between target beams and reference beams yielding the interferometry images. The illumination of the target and the reference has a coherence length of less than 30 microns to enable scanning the phase through the coherence length of the illumination. The interferometry images are taken at the pupil plane and/or in the field plane to combine angular and spectroscopic scatterometry data that characterize and correct target topography and enhance the performance of metrology systems.
US09581429B2	Method and system for reconstructing optical properties of diffracting objects immersed in a liquid medium A method for reconstructing optical properties of a diffracting object immersed in a liquid medium using a reconstruction system that comprises a spatially coherent light source and a matrix photodetector, wherein the liquid medium and the matrix photodetector are separated by a distance along a vertical direction. The method comprises illuminating the liquid medium, measuring (with the matrix photodetector) an intensity of a diffraction pattern transmitted by the illuminated medium along a vertical direction, and reconstructing the optical properties of the diffracting object at a reconstruction height according to a reconstruction algorithm from the measured intensity, wherein the reconstruction height has a value less than that of the distance between the medium and the matrix photodetector along the vertical direction.
US09581421B2	Universal holder for a clip or magazine for a firearm Holders usable to retain a clip, magazine, or other container for ammunition can include a body configured for attachment to a surface and an insertable member extending from the body, the insertable member being adapted for insertion into the interior of a container for ammunition. The insertable member can bias the container for ammunition against a portion of the body to create friction between the container and the body and prevent relative movement between the two objects. Alternatively or additionally, contact between the insertable member and the interior of the container, can create friction for preventing relative movement between the container for ammunition and the holder. The insertable element can be compressible to enable passage through an external opening in the container to facilitate removal or insertion.
US09581415B2	Ballistic effect compensating reticle and aim compensation method A ballistic effect compensating reticle (e.g., 200 or 300) and aim compensation method for rifle sights or projectile weapon aiming systems includes a multiple point elevation and windage aim point field (e.g., 150 or 350) including a primary aiming mark (e.g., 158 or 358) indicating a primary aiming point adapted to be sighted-in at a first selected range and a plurality of secondary aiming points arrayed beneath the primary aiming mark. The method for compensating for a projectile's ballistic behavior while developing a field expedient firing solution permits the shooter to express the field expedient firing solution in units of distance, (e.g., yards or meters, when describing or estimating range and nominal air density ballistic characteristics), and velocity (e.g., mph or kph, for windage hold points).
US09581402B2	Projectile for use with a tapered bore gun A projectile for use with a tapered gun bore having a tapered bore section between the breech and the muzzle. The projectile includes an elongated body having a cylindrical bulkhead with a diameter substantially equal to the large caliber section of the gun bore. A tapered ogive extends from the bulkhead to a front end of the projectile while a tapered tail extends from a rear end of the projectile to the cylindrical bulkhead. A plurality of circumferentially spaced forward grooves extend forwardly from the bulkhead and to a point short of the front end while a plurality of circumferentially spaced rearward grooves extend rearwardly from said midsection and to a point short of a rear end of the body.
US09581401B2	Firearm grip safety A passive safety for an AR platform firearm includes a sliding or pivoting rotating safety which is normally active to prevent trigger movement as would cause the firearm to discharge, and even when any active safety on the firearm is in a “fire” position. The passive safety is deactivated when an operator grips the firearm in a normal position to engage and pivot the trigger to discharge the firearm. Alternative embodiments are disclosed.
US09581391B2	Air conditioning apparatus An air conditioning apparatus includes an aluminum heat exchanger, an aluminum gas pipe, an aluminum liquid pipe and a copper gas pipe. The aluminum heat exchanger performs heat exchange between air and a refrigerant, and is disposed upright. The aluminum gas pipe channels gas refrigerant, and extends from a side part of the aluminum heat exchanger. The aluminum liquid pipe channels liquid refrigerant, and extends from an area below the aluminum gas pipe in the side part of the aluminum heat exchanger. The copper gas pipe channels gas refrigerant. The aluminum gas pipe is connected in a connecting part to the copper gas pipe from above the copper gas pipe. The aluminum pipe is disposed in an area outside of directly under the connecting part of the aluminum gas pipe and the copper gas pipe.
US09581390B2	Biphasic heat exchange radiator with optimisation of the boiling transient A radiator of the thermosiphon type comprising a collector situated in the lowest part of the radiator, and adapted to contain an intermediate vector fluid, an external heat source, placed within the collector, wherein the intermediate vector fluid is adapted to evaporate on contact with a hot surface of the external heat source, at least one vertical tube containing therein one or more channels (4) connected to the collector and communicating with the same, characterized in that said collector and said channels are dimensioned so that each section thereof crossed by the intermediate vector fluid, excluding the thickness of the liquid film of moisture, has the smallest linear direction which is twice bigger than the diameter db of an intermediate fluid vapor bubble which, during operation, detaches itself from the hot surface of the external source during boiling of the intermediate fluid.
US09581387B2	Method for iron-making with full oxygen and hydrogen-rich gas and equipment thereof A method of ironmaking using full-oxygen hydrogen-rich gas which includes hot transferring and hot charging the high-temperature coke, sinter and pellet into the ironmaking furnace through transferring and charging device, and injecting oxygen and hydrogen-rich combustible gas at a predetermined temperature into the ironmaking furnace through the oxygen tuyere and the gas tuyere disposed at the ironmaking furnace, respectively. It also provides an apparatus for ironmaking using full-oxygen hydrogen-rich gas which includes a raw material system, a furnace roof gas system, a coke oven gas injecting system, a dust injecting system, a slag dry-granulation and residual heat recovering system and an oxygen system. Additionally an apparatus and method for hot transferring and hot charging of ironmaking raw material is disclosed.
US09581386B2	Apparatus and process for separating air by cryogenic distillation In a process for delivering pressurized gas from an apparatus for separating air by cryogenic distillation, a stream of oxygen-rich liquid or gas having a nominal flow rate is withdrawn from a low-pressure column, an oxygen-rich liquid purge stream is withdrawn as bottoms from the low-pressure column and the oxygen-rich liquid purge stream is sent to a storage tank, in the event of a reduction in the production by the column system or an increase in the demand by a customer, a back-up stream is withdrawn from the storage tank and vaporized in a back-up reboiler and only if the liquid level in the storage tank exceeds a given threshold, a liquid stream is withdrawn from the storage tank constituting at most 2% of the nominal production output of the oxygen-rich stream and is sent to the back-up reboiler.
US09581381B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator is described. The refrigerator includes a cabinet that includes a storage compartment; an inner case that defines the storage compartment. The refrigerator further includes a first door that is pivotally mounted to the cabinet. The refrigerator further includes a second door that is pivotally mounted to the cabinet and that is provided with a pillar that is configured to rotate between a folded orientation and an unfolded orientation, the pillar being configured to contact the first door and thereby close a gap between the first door and the second door based on the pillar being oriented in the unfolded orientation and the first door and the second door being closed. The refrigerator further includes a drive assembly that is located at the inner case and that is configured to rotate the pillar. The refrigerator further includes a controller that is configured to drive the drive assembly.
US09581379B2	Floor-standing air-conditioning apparatus A floor-standing air-conditioning apparatus includes a lower air inlet, an air outlet having an air outlet opening, a heat exchanger that is provided in the body, a crossflow fan that is provided in the body and produces a flow of air in which the air that has flowed into the body passes through the heat exchanger and is guided to the air outlet, a drain pan that is provided below the heat exchanger in the height direction of the body. The heat exchanger includes a front heat exchanger and a rear heat exchanger, a pair of which form a V shape with their lower ends being in contact with, or in proximity to, each other, and are arranged so that the crossflow fan is positioned between the front heat exchanger and the rear heat exchanger.
US09581356B2	Subsea ROV-mounted hot water injection skid A remotely operated vehicle mountable hot water injection skid comprises skid frame, one or more floats, a power interface, one or more subsea power transformers, one or more electrical power interfaces, one or more data communication interfaces, one or more heater skid telemetry systems, a predetermined set of integration equipment, a water collection and heating container, a pumping and circulation system, and a hot seawater circulation flying lead or spray wand which allows delivery of heated fluid directly to a subsea asset using heated seawater delivered through a common hydraulic hot stab or directly to via a pressurized spraying wand.
US09581354B2	Relief valve A relief valve for relieving pressure in a fluid conduit that includes a cradle positioned in the relief valve conduit and having a ball support surface and a ball mounted on the ball support surface and adapted for sealing against the valve seat of the pressure relief port. A spring support surface and a spring positioned in the pressure relief conduit urges the cradle and the ball into sealing position against the valve seat of the pressure relief port.
US09581343B2	Air-conditioning unit An air-conditioning unit for air-conditioning an air flow may include a multipart housing including a first housing part and a second housing part arranged on top of the first housing part. The housing may further include an air-conditioning segment and a blower segment defining an axis of rotation. The blower segment may have a blower for driving the air flow. A suction chamber and a pressure chamber may be disposed in the blower segment, and the suction chamber and the pressure chamber may be open with respect to one another via a connecting opening. The blower may have an impeller arranged in the connecting opening. The impeller may include a suction side facing towards the suction chamber and a pressure side facing towards the pressure chamber. The housing may further include a connecting duct for fluidically connecting the blower segment to the air-conditioning segment.
US09581334B2	Annular combustion chamber in a turbine engine An annular combustion chamber of a turbine engine, the chamber including inner and outer coaxial walls forming two surfaces of revolution, which are connected together upstream by an annular chamber end wall including injection systems passing therethrough, each including an injector and at least one swirler for producing a rotating air stream that mixes downstream with fuel from the injector, and at least one ignition spark plug mounted in an orifice of the outer wall downstream from the injection systems. The spark plug is situated circumferentially between two adjacent injection systems that are configured to produce two air/fuel mixture sheets rotating in opposite directions.
US09581326B2	Power boiler having vertically mounted cylindrical combustion chamber A ground supported power boiler is described combining a refractory lined and insulated conical floor; an insulated cylindrical combustion chamber; a cylindrical furnace with water tube wall; a rectangular convective section; a single vertical steam drum; tangential injection of the fuel and combustion air; means for fluidizing the fuel bed; means for selectively stripping particulates from the flue gases; multi-stage particulate stripping and filtering from flue gases, means for using the walls of steam drum as steam/water droplet separator, means for recirculating and capturing heat from the flue gases; means for pressurizing the interior of the boiler above atmospheric pressure; means for heating and drying fuel prior to feeding the fuel to the boiler; means for creating hydrogen shift reaction; means for eliminating any need for sootblowing; and designed to not require the use of an induced draft fan.
US09581324B2	LED illumination device having a heat sink with a plurality of sets of fins defining air tunnels of different sizes An LED illumination includes a heat sink, and an LED module mounted on the heat sink. The heat sink includes a base, a receiving tube extending upwardly from a first face of the base, and a plurality of fins arranged on the first face of the base and surrounding the receiving tube. The plurality of fins extends radially and outwardly beyond an outer periphery of the base in relation to the receiving tube. A band engages and encloses the plurality of fins. A plurality of air tunnels are defined between the base, the band and the plurality of fins. The LED module is mounted on a second face of the base opposite to the first face.
US09581323B2	LED lighting Apparatus and associated methods relate to development of a LED system with high thermal dissipation power relative to the system weight by the inclusion of open regions. The open regions reduce the weight of the optical system while improving airflow. Associated optics are described to efficiently and evenly distribute the light from an LED by tailoring the optical distribution. In addition, circuitry and methods are described to allow for the LED system to operate with existing power sources such as ballast or offline AC voltage sources or both.
US09581319B2	LED bulb using heat dissipating LED driver The present invention provides an LED bulb using heat dissipating LED driver capable of reducing heat influence by disposing an electrolytic capacitor in an output part at a low temperature region through disposing a section receiving an external power close to a light generating module and disposing a section controlling a light emitting diode dose to a power source base.
US09581313B2	Lighting apparatus A lighting apparatus has a light source emitting primary light; a reflector device with first and second focal points; a rotatable light wheel with two functional regions; a primary light device irradiated by the light source and having functionally assigned to it one of the functional regions as a primary light functional region, the first focal point being located at the primary light device; a utility light device to which is functionally assigned another of the functional regions as a utility light functional region, the second focal point being located at the utility light device; a primary light functional region having in a first rotational position of the light wheel at least one phosphor sensitive to the primary light; and a utility light functional region being transmissive to the light whose wavelength is converted by the primary light functional region.
US09581311B2	Backlight display using photoluminescent material tuned to improve NVIS compatibility An NVIS-compatible backlight assembly for an LCD display comprising a short-wavelength (blue) light source positioned in a first layer and a photoluminescent layer positioned adjacent the first layer for transforming blue monochrome emission from the blue light source into tri-color light for use as a full-color light source, while minimizing radiance in NVIS-sensitive regions.
US09581295B2	Economizer biasing valve for cryogenic fluids Described herein are systems and methods for cryogenic fluid delivery. The systems may include a pressure vessel containing a cryogenic fluid formed of liquid and vapor that is connected to a use device via a withdrawal line. The withdrawal line connects to the cryogenic fluid in the pressure vessel via two routes, a liquid tube and a vapor line. The vapor line may include a back-pressure regulator that opens the vapor line depending on pressure in the system. The withdrawal line may include a pressure relief valve that exerts pressure on the liquid tube. A bypass line may connect the withdrawal line to the liquid tube. The bypass line has a check valve that permits free flow of cryogen from the withdrawal line to the liquid tube via the bypass line while prohibiting cryogen flow from the pressure vessel through the bypass line. The methods employ the systems described herein.
US09581278B2	In-line water hammer arrester An in-line water hammer arrester comprises a housing connectable at each end to a piping system, a fluid channel disposed within the housing to permit fluid to flow from the piping system through the housing and back into the piping system, a piston and a pressurized chamber. When a pressure spike occurs, the piston is pushed against the pressurized chamber allowing an expanded area for water flow until the pressure spike is dissipated and the piston returns to its resting position. When used with flexible hoses and tubing typically found with household appliance water supply lines, the in-line arrester is easily installed by a crimping or clamping type connector and takes up little space.
US09581272B2	Garden hose A flexible hose having an inner tube member made from a thermoplastic elastomeric material and an outer tube member made from a fabric like material. The inner tube member is secured to the outer tube member only at an inlet coupler and an outlet coupler. The inlet coupler is constructed to secure to a water supply provided from a conventional household water spigot. The outlet coupler incorporates a flow restrictor allowing the inner tube member to equalize in pressure with pressurized water received from the water supply. Pressurized water expands the elongated inner tube member longitudinally along a length of the inner tube member and laterally across a width of the inner tube member thereby substantially increasing the length of the hose to an expanded condition wherein the hose contracts to a substantially decreased length when there is a decrease in pressurized water.
US09581268B2	Valve with an anti-loosening stem A valve has a valve body, a valve member, a bonnet, an anti-loosening stem and multiple fillers. The valve member is mounted inside the valve body, and has a first mounting part and a groove that is defined annually in the first mounting part. The anti-loosening stem is mounted through the valve body, and has multiple embedding elements and a second mounting part that is mounted in the first mounting part. The embedding elements are mounted radially in the anti-loosening stem and abut the groove. Thus, the anti-loosening stem is mounted firmly in the valve member. The bonnet abuts the fillers and is mounted in the valve body. Therefore, the anti-loosening stem is prevented from detaching or jetting out of the valve member and damaging the user when removing the bonnet to replace the fillers.
US09581265B2	Rotary actuator and valve Various systems, methods and apparatuses for a rotary valve are disclosed. A rotary valve apparatus may have a case, a fluid conducting apparatus inside the case, and an electromagnetic actuator. The electromagnetic actuator may align the fluid conducting apparatus with various ports in the case. In this manner, fluid may be conducted through the ports. The electromagnetic actuator may rotate the fluid conducting apparatus to align with different ports in the case. Thus, the apparatus may operate as a valve, connecting and disconnecting various ports in response to the electromagnetic actuator.
US09581260B2	Friction welding drive apparatus for repair of pipes and valves In some implementations, an injection system that injects sealant into a pipe, pressure component or valve while containing the pipe, pressure component or valve repair that significantly reduces or eliminates release of hazardous material from inside the pipe, pressure component valve or injection system and thus significantly reduces emission of the hazardous material from inside the pipe, pressure component or valve into the environment and protecting the repair technicians.
US09581258B2	Check valve with improved sealing member Check valves are disclosed, including check valve included in an aspirator, that includes a housing defining an internal cavity having a first port and a second port both in fluid communication therewith, and a sealing member within the cavity. The sealing member is translatable between a closed position against a first seat within the internal cavity of the housing and an open position against a second seat within the internal cavity of the housing. The sealing member has a sealing material positioned for sealing engagement with the first seat when the sealing member is in the closed position and a reinforcing member positioned for engagement with the second seat when the sealing member is in the open position.
US09581236B2	Structure for lubricating transmission An oil-feeding member (100) catches oil picked up by a gear, and is provided with a gutter (132) guiding the oil from one side to the other of a transmission in an axial direction. The gutter (132) has a bottom which is divided into a first bottom portion (141) and a second bottom portion (142). The second bottom portion (142) is provided with an oil-dripping hole (142a, 142b). The first and second bottom portions (141, 142) are configured so that (i) the oil flows over only the first bottom portion (141) toward the other side if an amount of the oil caught by the oil-feeding member (100) is smaller than or equal to a predetermined amount, and that (ii) the oil flows over both of these bottom portions (141, 142) toward the other side if the amount of the oil is greater than the predetermined amount.
US09581228B2	Cam apparatus for use with valves Cam apparatus for use with valves are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a cam having a cam surface to engage a valve stem, a first portion of the cam surface to engage the valve stem in a closed position, a second portion of the cam surface to engage the valve stem in an open position, and a third portion of the cam surface adjacent the first portion and defining a curved profile. The third portion is to engage the valve stem when the cam is rotated to a first intermediate position between the closed position and the open position. The example apparatus also includes a fourth portion of the cam surface between the second portion and the third portion and defining a linear profile. The fourth portion is to engage the valve stem surface as the cam rotates between the first intermediate position and the open position.
US09581225B2	Continuously variable transmission A continuously variable transmission includes: first to third power transmission components; a rolling component; a support shaft for the rolling component; a first guide member that includes a first guide portion for guiding a first protrusion portion of the inserted support shaft; a gear shift member that includes a gear change portion; a first actuator which tilts each rolling component by moving each second protrusion portion along the gear change portion with rotation of the gear shift member at a time an input-output gear ratio is changed; a second guide member that includes a second guide portion for guiding a second protrusion portion of the inserted support shaft; and a second actuator which prohibits rotation of the second guide member during reverse rotation of the first and second power transmission components and allows rotation of the second guide member during normal rotation of the first and second power transmission components.
US09581224B1	Final drive chain adjuster for single and multi track vehicles A vehicular final drive chain path length compensation and adjustment system using an idler assembly which is moved in a prescribed geometry by a stiff system. The system and method maintains constant the chain path length during suspension travel. An idler arm assembly guides the idler assembly along an arc-shaped path, with displacement along this path determined not by a spring, but by a cam rotated by a trailing arm on the vehicle. The idler arm assembly allows for a simple static adjustment to compensate the chain path length for wear of components and tolerances in the vehicle assembly.
US09581213B2	Rolling bearing and suspension apparatus for automobile Provided are a rolling bearing and a suspension apparatus for an automobile enhanced in stiffness. To do so, in a rolling bearing and a suspension apparatus for an automobile according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an upper cover's upward surface in contact with an upper case and an upper cover's peripheral surface in contact with the upper case are orthogonal to each other, and a length of the upward surface in a radial direction is longer than a length of the peripheral surface in a vertical direction.
US09581212B2	Force generating device, in particular for a parking brake, method for operating the device and system having the device A device for generating a force applied to a component includes a force generating element supported on a resilient support device having first and second, or only a second, spring elements in series in a force transmission chain being stressed during force transmission. The first spring element is less stiff than the second. The first spring element is stressed by a first supporting force over a first spring travel. A spring travel exceeding the first spring travel and a force absorption by the first spring element exceeding the first supporting force are prevented by a first mechanical engaging device. The second spring element is formed by a spring module having a second spring stressed by a second mechanical engaging device with a second supporting force permitting the second spring to only be further stressed when exceeding the second supporting force. A travel sensor detects displacement of the force generating element.
US09581210B2	Modular hybrid electric vehicle rotor hub A rotor hub includes a sheet metal cylinder including spline teeth including angularly spaced crests and valleys, a tube surrounding the cylinder, secured to the crests and supporting a rotor thereon, a hub secured to the cylinder and supported for rotation, a torque converter, and a flex plate secured to the hub and the torque converter.
US09581181B2	Seaming tape and method for using same A seaming tape for joining pieces of floor-covering together, such as carpet or resilient floor covering material, and a method for using the same to join adjacent pieces of planar material is provided. The seaming tape can include an upper mesh tape portion and a lower blocking tape portion that is narrower in width than the mesh tape portion. The mesh tape portion can further include a pressure-sensitive adhesive to hold the blocking tape portion in position.
US09581176B2	Construction machine having revolving structure Both a hydraulic motor and an electric motor are provided for driving an upper swing structure. When the amount of electricity stored in a capacitor is appropriate, the upper swing structure is driven by both the hydraulic motor and the electric motor. When the amount of electricity stored in the capacitor exceeds an appropriate value, the mode is changed over to a mode in which the upper swing structure is driven only by the hydraulic motor, and an assist electric generation motor is assist-driven or engine-driven to thereby rapidly return the amount of electricity stored in the capacitor to an appropriate range. The capacity of the capacitor can be reduced, and the amount of electricity stored in the capacitor can be managed without losing the operability of swing motion.
US09581175B2	Horizontal pumping system with bent plate frame A pumping system frame assembly for use in supporting a horizontal pumping system on a platform includes a central body assembly, a motor plate connected to the central body assembly and a plurality of platform support assemblies connected to the central support member. The central body assembly includes a central support member that has an upper face and a pair of side rails connected to the upper face. In particularly preferred embodiments, each of the pair of side rails extends downward from the upper face at approximately a 45 degree angle.
US09581164B2	Manufacturing method for fuel pump A stator has ribs, which are configured to make contact with an inner wall of a housing when accommodated in the housing. In a deformation process, force is applied from a radially outside to first portions of the housing to elastically deform the housing. In an insertion process subsequent to the deformation process, the stator is inserted into the housing, such that the ribs are enabled to make contact with second portions of the housing, which are elastically deformed radially outward. In an affixation process subsequent to the insertion process, application of the force is released to cause the ribs to make contact with an inner wall of the housing.
US09581162B2	Compressor A compressor includes a compression mechanism drawing in, compressing and discharging fluid and a housing accommodating therein the compression mechanism. The housing has therein a discharge chamber into which the fluid compressed by the compression mechanism is discharged. A silencing and cooling device is provided in the discharge chamber to cool the fluid discharged in the discharge chamber and reduce pressure fluctuation. A dispersion wall is provided in the discharge chamber on downstream side of the discharge chamber that is opposite from an inflow port with respect to flowing direction of the discharged fluid. The dispersion wall is disposed to cover a part of the silencing and cooling device and cover at least a part of the inflow port.
US09581160B2	Scroll compression device A scroll compression mechanism 11 for compressing refrigerant and a driving motor 13 that drives the scroll compression mechanism 11 are accommodated in a casing 3, the scroll compression mechanism 11 is supported in the casing 3 by a main frame 21, the driving shaft 15 is connected to a rotor 39 of the driving motor 13 and supported in the casing 3 by a bearing plate 8, a pickup 45 is connected to an oil supply path 41 extending in an up-and-down direction in the driving shaft 15, and intercommunication paths 38B, 54A through which lubrication oil scraped up by the pickup 45 and supplied to respective lubrication sites is returned to the lower side of the driving motor 13 are provided between the stator 37 and the spacer ring 38 or between the spacer ring 38 and the casing 3.
US09581154B2	Piston with a heat exchanger A piston with an integrated heat exchanger comprises a seal, a piston hub and a piston rod. The piston hub is further provided with a coolant reservoir and an outlet nozzle at its lateral surface. The heat exchanger integrated into the piston hub and/or the piston hub include a coolant manifold, a coolant passage communicating thereto, and a plurality of channels connecting to the coolant manifold and extending radially to the annulus. Said heat exchanger provides enhanced efficiencies of heat-exchange and debris-flushing.
US09581147B2	Actuator having at least one control element which has thermal transducer material The invention is an actuator which includes at least one control element which has thermally activatable transducer material and which, in response to the supply or dissipation of energy, changes from a first shape state into a second shape state, and a mechanical energy storage, which is functionally connected to the control element. When the control element is in the second shape state, it exerts a restoring force on the control element which returns the control element to the first shape state. The mechanical energy storage includes an elastomer body, which at least in some regions is in direct physical and thermal contact with the control element. The elastomer body is connected in a spatially fixed manner to the control element in at least two spatially separated joining regions along the control element.
US09581138B2	Wind turbine generator control system and method that suppresses an electrical resonance component A power-converter controller is provided in a wind turbine generator which is interconnected to a utility grid and in which a generator generates electrical power by rotation of a rotor having blades. The power-converter controller includes a voltage sensor that measures a generator terminal voltage, resonance-component extracting sections that extract an electrical resonance component generated due to the interconnection from a measurement result measured by the voltage sensor, and a control section and a control section that control a current that flows to the utility grid so as to suppress the resonance component, on the basis of the resonance component extracted by the resonance-component extracting sections. Accordingly, the power-converter controller can more effectively suppress the resonance generated due to the interconnection of the wind turbine generator to the utility grid.
US09581135B2	Cable-suspended wind energy generator An electrical generation system is based upon sail craft that move between towers through wind power. The system includes at least two support towers (or support structures on buildings, for example), and upper and lower cables extending from one tower to another. At least one sail craft is coupled to the upper and lower cables such that wind moves the sail craft along the cables. Each sail craft is coupled to the upper and lower cables with respective upper and lower modules, one or both of which includes a wheel that rotates as the craft moves along the cables. The wheel is coupled to an electrical generator that that feeds one or both of the cables for further distribution through at least one of the towers. A structure at each tower causes the craft to reverse its direction and travel back and forth between the towers in such a way that sail craft travelling in opposite directions to not block the wind to other craft.
US09581126B2	Engine control for limiting catalyst temperature in normal and economy modes Systems and methods for operating an engine of a vehicle during high engine loads are presented. In one example, fuel may be conserved at higher driver demand torques by limiting engine torque when the engine is operated in an economy mode. Additionally, two accelerator pedal position based fuel enrichment schedules are provided for operating the engine in different operating modes.
US09581120B2	Fuel injector with injection control valve cartridge A fuel injector that includes an injector control valve assembly. The injector control valve assembly includes a contact spring positioned between a fuel injector upper body and the injector control valve assembly to isolate a stator housing from clamping forces that occur during fuel injector assembly and clamping in an internal combustion engine. The injector control valve assembly further includes a cartridge configuration that permits preassembly of the injector control valve assembly prior to mounting in the fuel injector.
US09581119B2	Auxiliary chamber gas supplying device for gas engine In an auxiliary chamber gas supplying device for a gas engine including an auxiliary chamber gas supply path (5, 14, 28, and 29) through which fuel gas is supplied to an auxiliary chamber (4), the auxiliary chamber gas supply path is connected to a fuel gas supply source (24) through a solenoid valve (23), and when the solenoid valve is opened, the fuel gas, in an amount corresponding to an opened period of the solenoid valve, is supplied from the fuel gas supply source to the auxiliary chamber through the auxiliary chamber gas supply path, and the opened period of the solenoid valve is set in such a manner that a predetermined amount of fuel gas is supplied to the auxiliary chamber, and a restriction unit (30) that extends the opened period of the solenoid valve is formed in the auxiliary chamber gas supply path (5, 14, 28, and 29).
US09581117B2	Fuel injection device A fuel injection device comprising electricity-generating means generating electricity by rotation of an engine and outputting a predetermined signal, and a solenoid valve injecting fuel; the valve being opened as a result of a drive current applied to a coil, and the fuel being injected into an intake passage of the engine at a predetermined timing during the rotation of the engine; to ensure that the flow rate required during high-speed operation ca be adequately provided in a fuel injection device for injecting/supplying fuel to an engine. The electricity-generating means is an alternating current generation means attached to the engine in a crank angle position at which an output is generated in synchronization with the intake timing of the engine; the signal is an injection command signal applied to the solenoid valve as an alternating-current drive current; and the applied voltage increases with increased engine speed.
US09581115B2	Induction system including a passive-adsorption hydrocarbon trap An induction system in an engine is provided. The air induction system includes an induction conduit including an air flow passage in fluidic communication at least one combustion chamber in the engine and a passive-adsorption hydrocarbon trap positioned within the induction conduit, a portion of the passive-adsorption hydrocarbon trap defining a boundary of the air flow passage, the passive-adsorption hydrocarbon trap including a breathable layer coupled to a substrate layer coupled to the induction conduit, a hydrocarbon adsorption layer interposing the breathable layer and the substrate layer.
US09581111B2	Bottom feed fuel bowl An apparatus and method are provided for a fuel bowl to supply liquid fuel to a carburetor. The fuel bowl comprises a float chamber and a fuel inlet cavity which receives a fuel delivery insert. The fuel delivery insert receives a fuel inlet valve and comprises passages to direct incoming fuel to a bottom portion of the float chamber. A float comprises an elongate member rotatably hinged within a float cavity of the fuel delivery insert, such that the float rises according to a quantity of fuel within the float chamber. The fuel inlet valve supplies liquid fuel to the float chamber by way of the passages according to the operation of the float within the float chamber. A ventilation chamber allows air and fuel vapors to exit as liquid fuel enters the float chamber while preventing liquid fuel from entering into the carburetor.
US09581102B2	Control apparatus for operating a fuel metering valve A method and control apparatus are disclosed for operating a fuel-metering valve associated to a fuel pump arranged to supply fuel into a fuel rail, the fuel-metering valve having a valve member and an electric actuator arranged to move that member for regulating a fuel flow-rate. The control apparatus includes an electronic control unit connected to the fuel-metering valve and configured to implement a method of control using a target value, a nominal function corrected value to set an adjustable parameter of a control signal for the fuel-metering valve.
US09581098B2	Engine diagnostics with skip fire control Methods and devices are described for performing engine diagnostics during skip fire operation of an engine while a vehicle is being driven. Knowledge of the firing sequence is used to determine appropriate times to conduct selected diagnostics and/or to help better interpret sensor inputs or diagnostic results. In one aspect, selected diagnostics are executed when a single cylinder is fired a plurality of times in isolation relative to a sensor used in the diagnosis. In another aspect, selected diagnostics are conducted while the engine is operated using a firing sequence that insures that no cylinders in a first cylinder bank are fired for a plurality of engine cycles while cylinders in a second bank are at least sometimes fired. The described tests can be conducted opportunistically, when conditions are appropriate, or specific firing sequences can be commanded to achieve the desired isolation or skipping of one or more selected cylinders.
US09581094B2	Control device for internal combustion engine A target air amount for achieving a requested torque is calculated from the requested torque by using a virtual air-fuel ratio. The virtual air-fuel ratio is changed from a first air-fuel ratio to a second air-fuel ratio in response to a condition for switching an operation mode from an operation by the first air-fuel ratio to an operation by the second air-fuel ratio being satisfied. After the virtual air-fuel ratio is changed from the first air-fuel ratio to the second air-fuel ratio, a target air-fuel ratio is switched from the first air-fuel ratio to the second air-fuel ratio. After the virtual air-fuel ratio is changed from the first air-fuel ratio to the second air-fuel ratio, a target valve timing is switched from a first valve timing to a second valve timing.
US09581092B2	Control device for internal combustion engine A control device for an internal combustion engine includes a controller. The controller controls the relative rotation phase of the exhaust camshaft in accordance with the relative rotation phase of the intake camshaft. When a request for locking the relative rotation phase of the intake camshaft at an intermediate phase is generated, the controller controls the relative rotation phase of the exhaust camshaft such that the relative rotation phase of the exhaust camshaft is changed to a phase corresponding to the intermediate phase independently from the relative rotation phase of the intake camshaft.
US09581088B2	System for performing staging control of a multi-stage combustor A control system is provided for performing staging control of a multi-stage combustor of a gas turbine engine. The fuel is fed to the combustor by a fuel supply system comprising: a plurality of fuel manifolds distributing fuel to respective stages of the combustor, a fuel metering valve operable to control the rate at which fuel passes to the fuel manifolds, and an actuating arrangement which splits the fuel flow from the fuel metering valve between the fuel manifolds. The control system includes a fuel pressure sensor arrangement which senses the fuel pressure at entry to the actuating arrangement, and/or in one or more of the fuel manifolds. The control system further includes a controller which repeatedly: calculates a fuel split between the fuel manifolds based on the sensed fuel pressure(s), and issues a command signal to the actuating arrangement to implement the calculated fuel pressure-based fuel split.
US09581086B2	Turbine operational flexibility A device receives sensed operation parameters related to the operation of a machine. The device utilizes the sensed operation parameters in a first analyzer that generates first characteristics related to degradation of the machine and utilizes the sensed operation parameters in a second analyzer configured to generate second characteristics related to thermal characteristics of the machine, wherein the thermal characteristics include thermal stresses present in the machine. The device also utilizes the first and second characteristics and a third characteristic related to operator behaviors related to the current operation of the machine to generate remaining useful life characteristics of components of the machine and generates operational set points for control of the machine based in part on the remaining useful life characteristics, desired machine performance characteristics based on the operator behaviors, and maintenance characteristics of the machine.
US09581085B2	Hot streak alignment for gas turbine durability Embodiments of hot streak alignment for gas turbine durability include structures and methods to align hot streaks with the leading edges of aligned first stage nozzle vanes in order to improve mixing of the hot streaks with cooling air at a stator nozzle of a first stage turbine and reduce usage of cooling air at first stage non-aligned stator nozzle vanes disposed adjacent to the aligned stator vanes.
US09581083B2	Systems and methods for shock load reduction A pawl carrier system comprising a pawl hub disposed substantially coaxially to a pawl carrier, a spring circumferentially disposed between the pawl hub and the pawl carrier, a pawl pivotably mounted to the pawl hub on a pivot joint, the pivot joint comprising an axially extending pin mounted to the pawl hub, wherein the axially extending pin extends through the pawl carrier and the pawl hub. A ratchet carrier system is provided comprising a ratchet carrier disposed substantially coaxially to a ratchet hub, wherein the ratchet hub comprises a ratchet tooth, a spring circumferentially disposed between the ratchet carrier and the ratchet hub and a retaining pin axially extending through the ratchet carrier and the ratchet hub.
US09581072B2	Motor vehicle engine cooling system and method A motor vehicle engine cooling system includes a fluid flow control device having first and second fluid inlets and first and second fluid outlets. The first fluid inlet is arranged to be connected to a cylinder head coolant outlet of the engine and the second fluid inlet is arranged to be coupled to a cylinder block coolant outlet of the engine. The first fluid outlet is coupled to a radiator bypass conduit of the cooling system and the second fluid outlet is coupled to a radiator conduit of the cooling system and arranged to direct to flow through a radiator of the system. The device comprises a radiator outlet valve operable to control a flow of fluid out from the device through the second outlet, the valve having a closure member operable between an open position and a closed position responsive to a temperature of coolant flowing through the device, wherein when the closure member transitions from the closed position to the open position the closure member is arranged to be displaced in a direction downstream of a direction of flow of coolant through the second outlet.
US09581057B1	Valve actuator system capable of operating multiple valves with a single cam A valve actuator system is capable of operating a number of valves with a single cam. The system includes a power shaft, a cam mounted around the power shaft and a gear train to drive the cam when the shaft rotates. Hydraulic actuator assemblies corresponding to the number of valves are radially positioned around the shaft axis for operation by the cam. Hydraulic tubes connect each actuator to a valve follower disposed adjacent to the respective valves. The cam profile pressing each actuator plunger in sequence as the cam rotates causes the hydraulic fluid to flow out of the actuator assembly, through the like-numbered pipe, and into the like-numbered follower assembly, which in turn causes the follower plunger to move the like-numbered valve from an open position or a closed position. This occurs sequentially for each valve.
US09581055B2	Method and apparatus for winding a return spring with a two piece rotor for a cam phaser A camshaft phaser, including: a drive sprocket; a stator; a rotor at least partially rotatable with the stator; a rotor extension fixedly connected to the rotor, having a slot at at least one outer circumferential position; a spring for biasing the rotor relative to the stator, having a first and a second end, the first end secured in the slot in the rotor extension and the second end secured on the stator.
US09581043B2	Turbocharger A turbocharger includes: a thrust bearing fixed to a turbocharger main body; and a supply oil passage provided in the turbocharger main body to the thrust bearing. The thrust bearing includes: an insertion hole in which to insert the turbine shaft; pressure receiving portions displaced from one another in phase in a rotational direction of the turbine shaft, and each configured to form an oil film between the pressure receiving portion and the thrust collar to receive a thrust load by use of oil film pressure; and intervening portions each located between two of the pressure receiving portions adjacent in the rotational direction of the turbine shaft, and being further away from the thrust collar than the pressure receiving portions. The intervening portion vertically under the insertion hole at least partially has a surface further away from the thrust collar than the other intervening portions.
US09581042B2	Composite article having metal-containing layer with phase-specific seed particles and method therefor A composite article includes a substrate and a metal-containing layer on the substrate. The metal of the metal-containing layer is oxidizable to a plurality of different oxide phases. The metal-containing layer includes a plurality of phase-specific seed particles promoting formation of a selected one of the different oxide phases.
US09581034B2	Turbomachinery stationary vane arrangement for disk and blade excitation reduction and phase cancellation A turbomachine includes a plurality of rotating blades adjacent to a plurality of stationary vanes attached to a stationary casing. Stationary vanes are spaced apart circumferentially with equal spacing around an inner perimeter of the casing. Optionally, stationary vanes are offset radially and/or circumferentially. Stationary vanes may alternate with leading and/or trailing edges at different distances from the rotating blades. In one embodiment, stationary vanes have tapered leading and/or trailing edge angles to homogenize flow and reduce stator wake excitation, flow excitation, and acoustic excitation due to interaction with spinning modes of acoustic pressure pulsations at rotating blade passing frequency. Tapered trailing edges are arranged such that they are inclined at mutually opposing angles to reduce rotor blade and/or disk excitation by: a) homogenizing the successive wakes within the flow stream, and b) reducing the effect of vortices shed-off the stationary vanes on acoustic modes of the gas within the casing.
US09581032B2	Coated articles and manufacture methods An article (50; 100) has a metallic substrate (22), a bondcoat (30) atop the substrate, and a thermal barrier coating (28; 27, 28) atop the bondcoat. The thermal barrier coating or a layer thereof comprises didymium oxide ore and zirconia.
US09581030B2	Ultra high temperature environmental protection coating An environmental protective coating (EPC) for protecting a surface subjected to high temperature environments of more than 3000 degree F. The coating includes a dense platelet lamellar microstructure with a self-sealing, compliant binder material for holding the platelets together. The platelets may be formed from materials that are resistant to high temperatures and impermeable, such as ceramics. The lamellar microstructure creates a tortuous path for oxygen to reach the surface. The binder material may have free internal volume to increase the strain capability between the platelets and absorb increased volume during operation. The binder may be formed from a material that is softer and has a lower temperature capability than the platelets to provide the system with the required compliance and sealing capability. The binder may have sufficient glass content and glass-forming content for initial and long-term sealing purposes.
US09581022B2	Free-wheeling-resistant rolls for mining roof support and the combination of a mining machine and such rolls A roll of grid material for mine roof support, and a mining machine in combination with such a roll, in which the roll has bands of adhering material injected or otherwise forced into the roll in spaced locations along the roll's width. The adhering material interconnects the overlapped layers within the roll and is sufficiently strong to hold the grid material in the rolled configuration for transport and storage, and yet is readily pulled apart in response to sufficient manual or mechanical pressure applied against the roll, or tension applied to the unwound portion thereof, so as to enable the grid material to be incrementally unwound and installed in the mine. The rolls can be installed using a range of mining machines without need for any specialized dispensing or other apparatus mounted on the machine and without the need for any mechanical device to control unwinding.
US09581016B2	Transmission line for drill pipes and downhole tools A method of forming a wired pipe transmission line includes: providing an assembly that includes an inner conductor surrounded by an insulating material; attaching a fixation element to the assembly at or near an end thereof; providing a tubular outer conductor; disposing the assembly and the fixation element within the outer conductor; and fixedly attaching the fixation element to the inner portion of the tubular outer conductor.
US09581010B2	Modular instrumented shell for a top drive assembly and method of using same An instrumented shell for sensing drilling parameters of a drilling assembly positionable at a wellsite. The drilling assembly includes a top drive assembly and a downhole tool. The instrumented shell includes a shell body, instruments and an interconnector. The shell body is positionable about the top drive assembly, and has pockets extending therein and a cover positionable about the shell body. The instruments include sensors, and are removably disposable in the pocket and sealable therein with the at least one cover. The interconnector includes a top drive connector removably connectable to the top drive assembly and a shell connector removably connectable to the shell body with a cable therebetween to pass signals therebetween whereby drilling parameters of the downhole tool may be directly collected.
US09581003B2	Completing a well in a reservoir Methods and systems for completing a well including injecting stimulation fluid to stimulate a first interval in the reservoir. The stimulation fluid has a pressure sufficient to open a number of check valves in the first interval, allowing stimulation fluid to flow into the first interval. A number of ball sealers configured to block flow through the check valves are dropped into the well to stop the flow of stimulation fluid into the first interval and begin treatment of a second interval. The stimulation fluid is injected to stimulate a subsequent interval with pressure sufficient to open a number of check valves in the subsequent interval, allowing stimulation fluid to flow into the subsequent interval. The dropping of ball sealers is repeated until all intervals are treated. At least part of the check valves are configured to allow stimulation fluid to flow into a distribution chamber with multiple openings.
US09581002B2	Method of heating a hydrocarbon resource including slidably positioning an RF transmission line and related apparatus A method for heating hydrocarbon resources in a subterranean formation may include positioning a tubular conductor within a wellbore in the subterranean formation and slidably positioning a radio frequency (RF) transmission line within the tubular conductor so that a distal end of the transmission line is electrically coupled to the tubular conductor. The method may also include supplying RF power, via the RF transmission line, to the tubular conductor so that the tubular conductor serves as an RF antenna to heat the hydrocarbon resources in the subterranean formation.
US09580998B2	Recovery or storage process A method for recovering gases and/or liquids stored within one or more gas and/or liquid reservoirs comprising locating the upper consolidated boundary of the one or more gas and/or liquid reservoirs; drilling an access well which extends downwardly to at least adjacent the upper consolidated boundary of the one or more gas and/or liquid reservoirs; drilling a section of the access well extending along or adjacent at least a portion of the upper consolidated boundary of the one or more gas and/or liquid reservoirs; creating permeability pathways into the one or more gas and/or liquid reservoirs to enable the release of gas and/or liquid from the one or more gas and/or liquid reservoirs into the access well; and recovering the released gas and/or liquid through the access well. The method is also used for storage or sequestering of gases and/or liquids into one or more gas and/or liquid reservoirs wherein permeability pathways are created to inject the gases and/or liquids into the reservoirs from the access well.
US09580997B2	Power wave optimization for oil and gas extracting processes Disclosed is a method for restoring, maintaining, or increasing well productivity or reducing a water cut. The method comprises positioning an acoustic device in a well located within the geological formation and performing an acoustic treatment impacting a muddled zone in cycles comprising one or more manipulated waves of ultrasonic pressure on the muddled zone. The cycles comprising treatment comprise a Fourier transformation of a periodic function, wherein the transformation determines a rate at which an acoustic treatment pressure of each cycle rises from a value of zero to a maximum value. This rate is directly proportional to a force of an impact on the formation, and the greater the rate, the greater the impact. A cycle frequency is determined and designed based on particular formation parameters and particular treatment parameters obtained by sensors positioned on the acoustic device. The treatment is repeated until well productivity is restored.
US09580994B2	Straddle packer equalization and self recovery module A packer that may be used to isolate a portion of a wellbore and a method of using the packer within the wellbore. The packer includes a body with a central bore, an upper sealing element, a lower sealing element, treatment ports, upper equalization ports, and a sleeve positioned within the central bore. The sleeve may be moved to selectively permit fluid communication through the treatment ports and the upper equalization ports. The packer may include lower equalization ports and the sleeve may be moved to also selectively permit fluid communication through the lower equalization ports. The sleeve may include a closed end and an inner wall that separates a secondary cavity from a main cavity. The sleeve includes a plurality of openings that either permits or inhibits fluid communication through the ports of the packer depending on the position of the sleeve within the central bore of the packer.
US09580990B2	Synchronic dual packer with energized slip joint A downhole tool having a first packing element and a second packing element configured to synchronically set to selectively hydraulically isolate a portion of the wellbore. The lower packing element may be first set against the well with the upper packing element next being set against the well. A slip joint permits a change in distance between the packing elements during the setting of the packing elements. The slip joint may be energized to apply a force to the lower packing element to prevent the unsetting of the lower packing element during the setting of the upper packing element. A resilient member may be used to energize the slip joint or the slip joint could be hydraulically or pneumatically energized. Once both packing elements are set, the wellbore may then be treated by flowing fluid out of a ported sub positioned between the packing elements.
US09580989B2	Interventionless method of setting a casing to casing annular packer An annular packer to create an annulus seal that includes a solid mandrel with a first end, second end, central bore, and exterior. The annular packer includes first and second sealing elements connected to the exterior. The second sealing element is expanded radially by axial movement of at least a portion of the second sealing element. The annular packer includes a first piston movable from a first position to a second position. Pressure applied exterior of the mandrel moves a portion of the first sealing element away from the mandrel to create a first seal causing a pressure differential. The pressure differential moves the first piston to its second position axially moving at least a portion of the second sealing element to create a second seal against the casing. A port may be opened releasing the first seal, but the second seal remains set against the casing.
US09580987B2	Spherical blowout preventer with energizeable packer seal and method of using same A blowout preventer includes a housing having a flow path therethrough in fluid communication with a wellbore penetrating a subsurface formation and a sealing assembly positionable in the housing about the flow path. The sealing assembly includes a piston slidably positionable in the housing and a packer element. The packer element includes a plurality of fingers and a packer seal. The fingers include a housing portion and a piston portion. The housing portion is slidably movable along the housing and the piston portion is slidingly movable along the piston. The fingers are engageable by the piston and movable to a sealed position about the flow path, and the packer seal is energized to form a seal about the blowout preventer to seal the wellbore in the subsurface formation.
US09580982B2	Coring tools with improved reliability during core jams, and related methods An inner barrel assembly for use with a coring tool may include a sleeve located coaxially within an inner barrel in a telescoping manner. The core barrel assembly may also include a cap located above a top end of the sleeve when the inner barrel assembly is in an initial coring position. The cap may include a skirt having a portion extending downwardly from the cap. A coring tool including an inner barrel assembly and methods of forming an inner barrel assembly are also disclosed.
US09580981B2	Liner hanger system An improved liner hanger system is disclosed. The improved liner hanger system comprises a liner hanger positioned within a casing. The liner hanger comprises a spiked portion having one or more spikes, wherein the spikes comprise a flat portion. At least one of the one or more spikes is expandable and the flat portion of each of the one or more spikes interfaces with the casing when the spike is in the expanded position. A liner is coupled to the liner hanger.
US09580976B1	Deployable centralizers A centralizer assembly is disclosed that allows for the assembly to be deployed in-situ. The centralizer assembly includes flexible members that can be extended into the well bore in situ by the initiation of a gas generating device. The centralizer assembly can support a large load carrying capability compared to a traditional bow spring with little or no installation drag. Additionally, larger displacements can be produced to centralize an extremely deviated casing.
US09580969B2	Cutting assembly suitable for use on a drillable drill bit A cutting assembly suitable for use on a drillable drill bit includes one or more cutting members comprising pre-formed pockets. A set of one or more cutters are located within the pre-formed pockets. A detachment facilitating feature is located at the interface between the cutting members and the cutters.
US09580965B2	Multiple motor/pump array According to one embodiment, a multiple motor and/or pump array module for a drilling tool comprises a plurality of motors and/or pumps extending axially along generally parallel axes wherein the pumps are positioned along the axes next to each other in a parallel manner in generally the same axial location.
US09580961B2	Utility vehicle with monitoring system for monitoring the position of the vehicle The present invention relates to a utility vehicle, in particular to a firefighting vehicle, including an aerial apparatus (i.e. a turnable ladder and/or an aerial rescue platform) and lateral ground supports movable between retracted positions and extracted operating positions in which the ends of the supports rest on the ground. The vehicle includes a monitoring system for monitoring the position of the vehicle. The system includes surveillance cameras at the sides of the vehicle, each camera being allocated to one support to monitor the ground area on which the end of this support rests in its operating position and to take a real-time image of the respective ground area. The system also includes a visual display presenting the images of all cameras at the same time in different screen areas, superposed by visual markings representing expected operating positions of the supports.
US09580957B2	Systems and methods for monitoring automatic doors Monitoring systems for automatic doors comprise at least one input device configured for sensing at least one characteristic of at least one operational parameter of an automatic door system, a door system controller coupled to the at least one input device, at least one monitor display comprising a first interface operatively coupled to the door system controller, and at least another interface operatively coupled to the monitor display and configured to be operatively coupled to at least one remote display device. The at least one monitor display is configured to continuously request information representative of the at least one operational parameter characteristic from the door system controller and display the information. Methods of monitoring an automatic door system comprise transmitting data representative of an operational parameter characteristic from an input device to at least one door system controller; sending a description of the operational parameter to a monitor display continuously; and displaying indicia representative of the description of the operational parameter.
US09580933B2	Apparatus for detecting opening and closing of door Provided is an apparatus for detecting opening and closing of a door. The apparatus includes a sensor unit, which is installed at a location close to a first member and detects an opening and closing of a door, a loading unit coupled to the sensor unit and a folded unit, folded and rotated based on a center of the folded unit when a back set distance from a side surface of the door to a center line of an indoor unit is small, and led in an installation groove of an indoor unit, and a case coupled to the loading unit when the back set distance from the side surface of the door to the center line of the indoor unit is larger, and separated from the loading unit when the back set distance from the side surface of the door to the center line of the indoor unit is small.
US09580921B2	Line conduit A line conduit (10) to be cast into a structural element (12), especially a floor/ceiling and/or wall made of concrete, including an elongated housing (18) that has a holding space (25) for at least one line (16). The space is continuous in the lengthwise direction (L), and includes a fire-protection element (26) made of an intumescent material that is arranged around the inner wall of the housing (18) in the circumferential direction, whereby at least one anchoring element (34) is provided on the inner wall of the housing (18), the element being anchored inside the fire-protection element (26).
US09580910B1	Operable ramp An operable ramp is moveable between a raised position, in which the ramp forms a pair of steps, and a lowered position, in which the operable ramp provides an inclined surface. The operable ramp includes a first panel rotatably coupled about a first axis that moves back and forth when the operable ramp moves between the lowered position and the raised position. A link is rotatably coupled to the first panel about a second axis and is itself rotatable about a fixed third axis. A second panel is rotatably coupled to the link between the second axis and the third axis, and a third panel is rotatably coupled to the second panel about a fourth axis. When the ramp moves between the raised and lowered positions, the fourth axis rotates about a fixed fifth axis. A linkage selectively rotates the first panel about the first axis.
US09580907B2	Bi-stable material to develop stowable high strength column A stowable, load-bearing apparatus is disclosed having at least two bi-stable strips. Each of the bi-stable strips is alternatable between a stable, extended conformation having longitudinal linearity and lateral curvature and a coiled conformation having longitudinal curvature and lateral linearity. The two bi-stable strips are intercoiled when in the coiled conformation, have opposing lateral curvature relative to one another when in the extended conformation, and when extended are directed into a load-bearing alignment by a structural alignment member.
US09580905B2	Insulating panels made of stone wool, and concrete wall provided with such panels Insulating panel (10) having a top face (12) and a bottom face (14) opposite the top face, comprising a body (20) made of stone wool with a part of substantially uniform first density and a part of substantially uniform second density, different from the first density, at least one profiled groove (22) being formed in said insulating panel starting from the top face, the top face (12) being made of stone wool, the groove (22) being formed in the stone wool, the number of grooves being less than or equal to three for 60 cm of a dimension of said panel perpendicular to the direction of the grooves.
US09580899B2	Storm-pod system for collecting and utilizing storm water Applicant's underground storm-pod structure is directed to a system for collecting and utilizing storm-water. A pod structure includes at least one pod member. This pod member's structure is defined by sidewall members, end flanges, sidewall interfacing members, an upper section base member, reinforcing members, and a slab member. The sidewall member and the end flange form an opening. A retention chamber formed within the pod member is structured to store liquid. Weep holes formed through the sidewall members permit liquid to flow between a partially-elliptically-shaped pathway and a corresponding chamber. The liquid retention chamber can be in further communication with an outlet mechanism, which is itself in communication with an external environment. In one embodiment, adjacent pod members are fixedly coupled with respect to each other by coupling corresponding flange members.
US09580897B2	System and method for purifying rainfall runoff A system for purifying rainfall runoff including a bar screen; a collection and diversion device; a filter channel; a grass ditch; and a water storage tank. The bar screen is disposed around the collection and diversion device for preliminarily filtering the road rainfall runoff. The collection and diversion device collects the road rainfall runoff and diverts early rainfall runoff to the filter channel, after the filter channel is full, later rainfall runoff is directly diverted to the grass ditch through open channels. The grass ditch includes a percolation bed capable of filtering the early and later rainfall runoff. The water storage tank is connected to the grass ditch via a guiding pipe, to receive the rainfall runoff effusing out of the grass ditch. Part of the rainfall runoff received by the water storage is transported to the percolation bed by a return conduit.
US09580891B2	Hydrant enclosure with integral faucet Provided is an enclosure with an integrated hydrant. The enclosure includes a fluid flow conduit that transfers fluid from a fluid supply tube to a fluid outlet, which may be associated with the backflow preventer. The enclosure has a conduit that carries water from the fluid supply tube to the backflow preventer. Thus, a lower profile, lighter, and more aesthetically pleasing enclosure is provided.
US09580887B2	Method for controlling cooling fan-brake of construction equipment The present disclosure provides a method for controlling a cooling fan-brake of construction equipment, including: generating a brake charging signal of a brake unit; charging hydraulic oil with a high flow rate in the brake unit and completing the charging of hydraulic oil; turning a loading valve of a cooling fan unit off and turning an unloading valve of the cooling fan unit on when the hydraulic oil is charged; and turning the loading valve of the cooling fan unit on and turning the unloading valve of the cooling fan unit off after the charging of hydraulic oil is completed and a predetermined time elapses.
US09580881B2	Retaining wall containing wall blocks with weight bearing pads A retaining wall having a plurality of courses of retaining wall blocks including a first upper course and a second lower course. Each retaining wall block has opposed front and rear faces, opposed first and second side surfaces, and opposed and substantially parallel upper and lower surfaces, and at least one weight bearing pad extends from one of the upper and lower surfaces. The at least one weight bearing pad extends substantially from the rear face to the front face of the block. The weight bearing pads are the only areas of contact between the blocks in the first upper course and the blocks in the second lower course.
US09580877B2	Delineator post having restoration function A delineator post with a restoration function includes a base panel, a delineator body fixed to the base panel and a tubular elastic band connecting the base panel and the delineator body. The delineator body has a disposition space formed therein. The tubular elastic band extends from the base panel to the top of the delineator body through the disposition space. The delineator post further includes a restoration rod having an upper portion inserted into the disposition space of the delineator body and capable of restoring the delineator body. In this configuration, when the delineator post is tilted by an external force caused by a vehicle or laid down by being trampled by a tire of a vehicle, the delineator post may restore its original shape by the above configuration of the restoration rod.
US09580876B2	Device for damping vibrations in cables of a suspension system of a civil engineering structure The damping device comprises an interconnecting structure between cables of a group of at least three cables of the suspension system which extend substantially in one and the same suspension plane P. The interconnecting structure has, outside the plane P, at least one bearing point for an energy dissipating element arranged so as to develop a damping force in response to a movement of one of the cables of the group relative to the other cables of the group in a direction perpendicular to the suspension plane.
US09580867B2	Fibrous structured amorphous silica including precipitated calcium carbonate, compositions of matter made therewith, and methods of use thereof A nano-composite structure. A synthetic nano-composite is described having a first component including a fibrous structured amorphous silica structure, and a second component including a precipitated calcium carbonate structure developed by pressure carbonation. The nano-composite may be useful for fillers in paints and coatings. Also, the nano-composite may be useful in coatings used in the manufacture of paper products.
US09580851B2	Composite panel stitching apparatus and method In at least one implementation, a method for forming openings for a stitched seam in a composite panel having an outer layer, and a substrate behind the outer layer includes providing a laser beam onto the substrate, with the laser beam forming an opening through the substrate but not through the outer layer, and moving at least one of the laser or the substrate relative to the other so that a new opening can be formed that is spaced from the already formed opening. Successive openings can be formed in desired locations around the panel to facilitate subsequent panel stitching. In at least some implementations, the laser may form such openings while stitches are formed in the panel, wherein a stitch is provided in a previous opening while or nearly at the same time the laser forms a different opening for a subsequent stitch.
US09580847B2	Porous laminate Provided is a porous laminate having satisfactory resistance to a mechanical load such as a bending stress while maintaining the characteristics of a porous structure. A porous laminate includes: a layer A formed on a support, the layer A including a porous film containing polymer nanofibers; and a layer B formed on the layer A, the layer B including a porous film containing polymer nanofibers, in which: an existence ratio of the polymer nanofibers contained in the layer A) is larger than an existence ratio of the polymer nanofibers contained in the layer B; and a difference between the existence ratio of the polymer nanofibers contained in the layer A and the existence ratio of the polymer nanofibers contained in the layer B is more than 40%.
US09580843B2	Cloth and textile product The present invention addresses the problem of providing a cloth that is excellent in terms of not only flame retardancy but also stretchability, and also a textile product using the cloth. As a means for resolution, a composite yarn is obtained using a spun yarn that contains a flame-retardant fiber having a limiting oxygen index of 25 or more as measured in accordance with JIS K7201 and a conjugate fiber that is made of two components put together in a side-by-side manner or an eccentric sheath-core manner, and then a cloth is obtained using the composite yarn, in which the weight proportion of the flame-retardant fiber is 75 wt % or more based on the weight of the cloth, and the weight proportion of the conjugate fiber is within a range of 5 to 15 wt % based on the weight of the cloth.
US09580838B2	Process for producing polymeric structures that have activated surfaces and activated polymeric structures The present invention relates to a process for producing polymeric structures that have activated surfaces. The process proved to be simple, quick, with high production capacity and low operating costs. The process occurs by depositing a polymer solution, which is assisted by a high electric field, on a conductive liquid surface to produce particles and/or filaments that have an activated surface. More particularly, the process of the present invention has the ability to produce particles and/or filaments that have chemically activated surfaces, in a single process.
US09580832B2	Pulling head having a magnetic drive A pulling head for a crystal growth furnace. The pulling head includes a servomotor and a rotatable housing attached to the servomotor, wherein the housing includes first, second, third and fourth housing magnets. The pulling head also includes a shaft attached to a scale and a connection device having first and second connection magnets. The first connection magnet is arranged between the first and second housing magnets to generate first and second magnetic repulsion forces and the second connection magnet is arranged between the third and fourth housing magnets to generate third and fourth magnetic repulsion forces. A rotation coupling is attached between the shaft and the connection device wherein the scale weighs the shaft, rotation coupling and the connection device. The servomotor rotates the housing and rotation of the housing is transmitted by the magnetic repulsion forces to the connection device to rotate the connection device.
US09580831B2	Stainless steel pickling in an oxidizing, electrolytic acid bath A pickling process designed for pickling a metal strip such as a stainless steel strip reduces the amount of HF and/or HNO3. The strip is immersed in at least one first pickling tub that contains a mixture of an acid such as H2SO4, an excess of at least one oxidizing agent, and includes electrodes that may apply a current to the strip that runs through the mixture.
US09580828B2	Self-terminating growth of platinum by electrochemical deposition A self-terminating rapid process for controlled growth of platinum or platinum alloy monolayer films from a K2PtCl4—NaCl—NaBr electrolyte. Using the present process, platinum deposition may be quenched at potentials just negative of proton reduction by an alteration of the double layer structure induced by a saturated surface coverage of underpotential deposited hydrogen. The surface may be reactivated for platinum deposition by stepping the potential to more positive values where underpotential deposited hydrogen is oxidized and fresh sites for absorption of platinum chloride become available. Periodic pulsing of the potential enables sequential deposition of two dimensional platinum layers to fabricate films of desired thickness relevant to a range of advanced technologies, from catalysis to magnetics and electronics.
US09580827B2	Method for producing electronic component, bump-formed plate-like member, electronic component, and method for producing bump-formed plate-like member The present invention provides a method for producing an electronic component, capable of simply and efficiently producing an electronic component having both of a via electrode(s) (bump(s)) and a plate-like member. The method is a method for producing an electronic component. The electronic component includes: a substrate 21, a chip(s) 31, a resin 41, a plate-like member 11 having a surface(s), a bump(s) 12 that includes a deformable portion 12A, and a wiring pattern 22. The method includes: disposing the chip(s) 31 on the surface(s); and encapsulating the bump(s) 31 in the resin 41. The encapsulating includes: encapsulating the chip(s) 31 in the resin 41 between a bump 12-formed surface of the plate-like member 11 on which the bump(s) 12 is formed and a wiring pattern 22-formed surface of the substrate 21 on which the wiring pattern is formed; and causing the bump(s) 12 to be in contact with the wiring pattern 22.
US09580824B2	Ion-conducting membranes An ion conducting polymeric composition mixture comprises a copolymer of styrene and vinylbenzyl-Rs. Rs is selected from the group consisting of imidazoliums, pyridiniums, pyrazoliums, pyrrolidiniums, pyrroliums, pyrimidiums, piperidiniums, indoliums, and triaziniums. The composition contains 10%-90% by weight of vinylbenzyl-Rs. The composition can further comprise a polyolefin comprising substituted polyolefins, a polymer comprising cyclic amine groups, a polymer comprising at least one of a phenylene group and a phenyl group, a polyamide, and/or the reaction product of a constituent having two carbon-carbon double bonds. The composition can be in the form of a membrane. In a preferred embodiment, the membrane is a Helper Membrane that increases the faradaic efficiency of an electrochemical cell into which the membrane is incorporated, and also allows product formation at lower voltages than in cells without the Helper Membrane.
US09580820B2	Self-breathing electrochemical oxygenerator A self-breathing electrochemical oxygenerator includes an outer housing including an upper housing part and a lower housing part. A cavity formed by the upper housing part includes a battery installation cavity, a controller installation cavity and an electrochemical assembly installation cavity. Batteries are installed within the battery installation cavity. A controller is installed within the controller installation cavity. A self-breathing electrochemical pure oxygen generation assembly is installed within the electrochemical assembly installation cavity. An upper housing body of the upper housing part corresponding to the electrochemical assembly installation cavity has air holes. After the external oxygen output pipe is blocked, through timely manual operation, the pressure within the pure oxygen generation assembly is ensured to fall within a normal range, so as to ensure that the pure oxygen generation assembly works normally, thereby ensuring long service life of the oxygenerator.
US09580818B2	Etching liquid for film of multilayer structure containing copper layer and molybdenum layer The present invention relates to an etching solution for a multilayer thin film containing a copper layer and a molybdenum layer, and a method of etching a multilayer thin film containing a copper layer and a molybdenum layer using the etching solution. There are provided an etching solution for a multilayer thin film containing a copper layer and a molybdenum layer, including (A) an organic acid ion supply source containing two or more carboxyl groups and one or more hydroxyl groups in a molecule thereof, (B) a copper ion supply source and (C) an ammonia and/or ammonium ion supply source, the etching solution having a pH value of from 5 to 8, and an etching method using the etching solution.
US09580807B2	Method for obtaining a substrate provided with a coating The subject of the invention is a process for obtaining a substrate (1) provided on at least one of its sides with a coating (2), comprising a step of depositing said coating (2) then a step of heat treatment of said coating using a main laser radiation (4), said process being characterized in that at least one portion (5, 14) of the main laser radiation (4) transmitted through said substrate (1) and/or reflected by said coating (2) is redirected in the direction of said substrate in order to form at least one secondary laser radiation (6, 7, 18).
US09580805B2	Vapor deposition system and method A deposition system includes a system housing having a housing interior, a fixture transfer assembly having a generally sloped fixture transfer rail extending through the housing interior, a plurality of processing chambers connected by the fixture transfer rail, a controller interfacing with the processing chambers and at least one fixture carrier assembly carried by the fixture transfer rail and adapted to contain one substrate. The fixture carrier assembly travels along the fixture transfer rail under influence of gravity. A deposition method is also disclosed.
US09580798B2	High-barrier polyethylene terephthalate film A high-barrier film is provided that includes a biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate (PET) layer having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, a cross-linked acrylic primer layer, and a metal barrier layer. The cross-linked acrylic primer layer is adjacent to the second side of the PET layer and has a dynamic coefficient of friction (μD) to steel of less than about 0.45, while the metal barrier layer is adjacent to the first side of the PET layer. The film has a total thickness of less than about 10 μm and has a tensile strength of at least about 2500 kg/cm2. Processes for producing the high-barrier film are also provided.
US09580794B2	Preparing method of vertically grown nanostructures of C60 and conjugated molecule This disclosure relates to a method for preparing vertically grown nanostructures of C60 and conjugated molecules, including: forming a C60 film or a conjugated organic molecular film; and introducing the C60 film or conjugated organic molecular film and a solvent into an airtight container, and then conducting solvent vapor annealing. According to the preparation method, C60 molecules and conjugated molecules may be vertically grown under mild conditions by a simple process.
US09580791B2	Vapor deposition mask, and manufacturing method and manufacturing device for organic EL element using vapor deposition mask A vapor deposition mask (70) includes a first layer (71), a second layer (72) and a third layer (73) in this order. A plurality of first openings (71h), a plurality of second openings (72h) and a plurality of third openings (73h) are formed respectively in the first layer, the second layer and the third layer. The first openings, the second openings and the third openings communicate with each other, thereby constituting mask openings (75). The opening dimension of the second openings is larger than the opening dimension of the first openings and is larger than the opening dimension of the third openings. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent reduction of the opening dimension of the mask openings or clogging of the mask openings due to the vapor deposition particles adhering to the mask openings.
US09580787B2	Coating method using special powdered coating materials and use of such coating materials The invention relates to the use of a particle-containing powdered coating material in a coating method selected from the group consisting of cold gas spraying, flame spraying, high-speed flame spraying, thermal plasma spraying and non-thermal plasma spraying, wherein the particles have a relative deformability factor Vm of at most 0.1 and the relative deformability factor is defined according to Formula (I): V m = d D 50 , ( I ) wherein d is the average smallest thickness of the particles, measured vertical to and in the middle half of the longitudinal axis of the particles, and D50 is the average diameter of the volume-averaged particle-size distribution. The invention furthermore relates to a method for coating.
US09580784B2	Aluminum alloy wire and method of producing the same An aluminum alloy wire, having an alloy composition which contains: 0.01 to 1.2 mass % of Fe, 0.1 to 1.0 mass % of Mg, and 0.1 to 1.0 mass % of Si, with the balance being Al and inevitable impurities, in which a grain size is 1 to 30 μm, and in which a dispersion density of Mg2Si needle precipitate in the aluminum alloy is 10 to 200/μm2; and a method of producing the same.
US09580777B1	Hypereutectic white iron alloys comprising chromium, boron and nitrogen and articles made therefrom Disclosed are a hypereutectic white iron alloy and articles such as pump components made therefrom. Besides iron and unavoidable impurities the alloy comprises, in weight percent based on the total weight of the alloy, from 3 to 6 C, from 0.01 to 1.2 N, from 0.1 to 4 B, from 3 to 48 Cr, from 0.1 to 7.5 Ni and from 0.1 to 4 Si and, optionally, one or more of Mn, Co, Cu, Mo, W, V, Mg, Ca, rare earth elements, Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr, Hf, Al.
US09580774B2	Creep-resistant, rhenium-free nickel base superalloy Disclosed is a nickel base alloy which is substantially free of rhenium and has a solidus temperature of more than 1320° C. Precipitates of a γ′-phase are present in a γ-matrix with a fraction of 40 to 50 vol % at 1050° C. to 1100° C., and a γ/γ′ mismatch at 1050° C. to 1100° C. is from −0.15% to −0.25%. The alloy comprises 11 to 13 at % aluminum, 4 to 14 at % cobalt, 6 to 12 at % chromium, 0.1 to 2 at % molybdenum, 0.1 to 3.5 at % tantalum, 0.1 to 3.5 at % titanium, 0.1 to 3 at % tungsten. The tungsten content of the γ-matrix is greater than that in the precipitated γ′-phases.
US09580766B2	Low-density steel having good drawability The invention relates to a hot-rolled ferritic steel sheet, the composition of the steel of which comprises, the contents being expressed by weight: 0.001≦C≦0.15%, Mn≦1%, Si≦1.5%, 6%≦Al≦10%, 0.020%≦Ti≦0.5%, S≦0.050%, P≦0.1%, and, optionally, one or more elements chosen from: Cr≦1%, Mo≦1%, Ni≦1%, Nb≦0.1%, V≦0.2%, B≦0.010%, the balance of the composition consisting of iron and inevitable impurities resulting from the smelting, the average ferrite grain size dIV measured on a surface perpendicular to the transverse direction with respect to the rolling being less than 100 microns.
US09580764B2	Top-blowing lance and method for refining molten iron using the same A top-blowing lance includes a refining oxygen gas blowing nozzle having a plurality of ejection openings through which oxygen gas is blown into an iron bath in a reaction vessel, the ejection openings being disposed along a circular orbit at intervals, and a burner nozzle having an axis coaxial with the central axis of the circular orbit, forming a flame inside the refining oxygen gas blowing nozzle, and having ejection openings for blowing a powder heated by the flame into the iron bath, wherein an indicator A that indicates the positional relationship between the ejection openings of the refining oxygen gas blowing nozzle and the ejection openings of the burner nozzle satisfies the specified conditions.
US09580757B2	Method for determining the presence or absence of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in a food sample A method for detecting the presence or absence of pathogenic. STEC in food samples includes incubating the food sample in a culture medium to obtain an E. coli stock medium; lysing the E. coli to obtain a E. coli DNA; and subjecting the DNA to PCR, and amplifying the following genes or fragments thereof: stx1 and/or stx2 encoding Shiga toxin 1 and Shiga toxin 2, for each STEC serogroup to be determined, the subtype of the eae gene of that serogroup encoding an intimin, and for each STEC serogroup to be determined, a biomarker gene specific for that serogroup; and, if stx1 and/or stx2 and the eae gene and the specific biomarker gene for at least one serogroup are amplified in the PCRs: verifying the presence of the one or more specific serogroups of STEC by PCRs on concentrates of the E. coil stock medium.
US09580756B2	Stratification of left-side and right-side colon cancer Compositions/methods for employing fresh-frozen or FFPE colon cancer tissue in left side colon cancer (LCC) and right-side colon cancer (RCC) disease patients for risk of relapse assessment/stratification is provided (3 strata and a 4 strata methodology). An RCC gene panel of 4 genes (FAM69A, CDX2, FAM84A, ITGA3), and 9 genes (FAM69A, CDX2, ITGA3, FAM84A, ITPRIP, RAB3B, SMAD3, PCSK5, MMP28), is provided. An LCC gene panel of 4 genes (NOX4, WNT5A, MMP3, IBSP), and a 9 genes (MMP3, WINT5A, NOX4, IBSP, SLC16A6, CYPIBI, TFAP2C, MATN3, ANKRD6), is provided. A microchip-based clinical tool, and a kit including a microchip, is presented. The invention also describes a computer-implemented method for assessing relative risk of relapse in LCC and/or RCC disease. An individual patient scoring method that presents a continuous stratification score useful in the post-surgical colon cancer management of LCC and/or RCC patient is also presented.
US09580750B2	P13K pathway mutations in cancer Given the important role of protein kinases in pathways affecting cellular growth and invasion, we have analyzed 340 serine/threonine kinases for genetic mutations in colorectal cancers. Mutations in eight genes were identified, including three members of the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) pathway; the alterations in the latter genes each occurred in different tumors and did not overlap with mutations in PIK3CA or other non-serine-threonine kinase (STK) members of the PI3K pathway, suggesting that mutations in any of these genes had equivalent tumorigenic effects. These data demonstrate that the PI3K pathway is a major target for mutational activation in colorectal cancers and provide new opportunities for therapeutic intervention.
US09580746B2	Synthesis of long fish probes A method comprising: synthesizing a set of overlapping oligonucleotides that comprises probe sequences that hybridize to unique sequences in a chromosome, assembling the overlapping oligonucleotides in a way that produces one or more double stranded polynucleotides that each comprises multiple probe sequences, labeling the one or more double stranded polynucleotides to produce one or more labeled probes, and hybridizing the labeled probes to an intact chromosome, in situ, is provided.
US09580745B2	Method and device for the detection of molecular interactions The present invention relates to devices and methods for the detection of analytes. In particular, the invention relates to methods for the qualitative and/or quantitative detection of analytes, comprising a microarray on a substrate, onto which probe molecules are immobilized on array elements, said microarray being disposed on a first surface of the device; and a detection chamber formed between the first surface including the microarray disposed thereon and a second surface, wherein the distance between the microarray and the second surface is variable, and wherein the second surface has a displacement structure.
US09580744B2	Method and apparatus for applying continuous flow and uniform temperature to generate thermal melting curves in a microfluidic device The present invention provides a method for performing thermal melt analysis using a microfluidic device, the method comprising providing a microfluidic device having at least one microfluidic channel, introducing fluid comprising into the at least one microfluidic channel, continuously flowing the fluid through the at least one microfluidic channel while varying the temperature of the entire fluid stream as it moves through the at least one microfluidic channel by uniformly heating the entire fluid stream, and measuring, while continuously flowing the fluid through the at least one microfluidic channel, a detectable property emanating from the fluid.
US09580736B2	Analysis of nucleic acids associated with single cells using nucleic acid barcodes Provided herein are methods and compositions for analyzing nucleic acids associated with single cells using nucleic acid barcodes. According to some embodiments, a method for producing one or more polynucleotides of interest comprises: obtaining a plurality of RNAs associated with one or more samples, wherein the samples are obtained from one or more subjects, each RNA is associated with a single sample, and the RNAs associated with each sample are present in a separate reaction volume; adding an adapter molecule to the RNAs associated with each sample, wherein the adapter molecule is generated using an enzymatic reaction and comprises a universal priming sequence, a barcode sequence, and a binding site; and incorporating the barcode sequence into one or more polynucleotides associated with each sample, thereby producing the one or more polynucleotides of interest.
US09580730B2	Production of docosahexaenoic acid and/or eicosapentaenoic acid and/or carotenoids in mixotrophic mode by Nitzschia New strains of microalgae belonging to the Nitzschia genus, allow high-yield production of lipids, in particular of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and/or eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and/or carotenoids, in particular fucoxanthin, in mixotrophic mode, and a method for selecting and culturing such strains, using a variable and/or discontinuous light source, in particular a flashing light.
US09580722B2	Transcription factors that regulate nicotine biosynthesis in tobacco The present invention provides nucleic acids encoding transcription factors and methods of using these nucleic acids to modulate nicotine production in plants and to produce plants having modulated nicotine production.
US09580719B2	Method for rapidly screening microbial hosts to identify certain strains with improved yield and/or quality in the expression of heterologous proteins The present invention provides an array for rapidly identifying a host cell population capable of producing a heterologous protein with improved yield and/or quality. The array comprises one or more host cell populations that have been genetically modified to increase the expression of one or more target genes involved in protein production, decrease the expression of one or more target genes involved in protein degradation, or both. One or more of the strains in the array may express the heterologous protein of interest in a periplasm compartment or may secrete the heterologous protein extracellularly through an outer cell wall. The strain arrays are useful for screening for improved expression of any protein of interest including therapeutic proteins, hormones, growth factors, extracellular receptors or ligands, proteases, kinases, blood proteins, chemokines, cytokines, antibodies and the like.
US09580712B2	Compositions and methods for treatment of prostate and other cancers Therapeutic agents which target heat shock protein (hsp) 27 in vivo are used to provide treatment to individuals, particularly human individuals, suffering from prostate cancer and other cancers that overexpress hsp27. A therapeutic agent, for example an antisense oligonucleotide or RNAi nucleotide inhibitor with sequence specificity for hsp27 mRNA, for example human hsp27 mRNA, is administered to an individual suffering from prostate cancer or some other cancer expressing elevated levels of hsp 27 in a therapeutically effective amount. The therapeutic agent is suitably formulated into a pharmaceutical composition which includes a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and packaged in dosage unit form. A preferred dosage unit form is an injectable dosage unit form.
US09580709B2	Double stranded RNA constructs for aphid control Disclosed are specific aphid dsRNA constructs that target either Chloride Intracellular Channel (CLIC) gene expression or Sucrase gene expression. Also disclosed is the use of dsRNA constructs of a CLIC gene to interfere with critical functions of CLIC gene peptide products. A novel method to develop nucleic acid control for pest management is also disclosed. Also disclosed is the use of dsRNA constructs to interfere with critical functions of Sucrase gene peptide products.
US09580703B2	Polypeptides having protease activity The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having protease activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides in, e.g., animal feed and detergents.
US09580697B2	Enhanced nucleic acid constructs for eukaryotic gene expression The present invention provides polynucleotide vectors for high expression of heterologous genes, and methods for constructing such vectors. Some vectors further comprise novel transposons and transposases that further improve expression. Further disclosed are vectors that can be used in a gene transfer system for stably introducing nucleic acids into the DNA of a cell. The gene transfer systems can be used in methods, for example, but not limited to, gene expression, gene therapy, insertional mutagenesis, or gene discovery.
US09580692B2	Method for endotoxin removal The present invention relates to a method for endotoxin removal from a sample comprising the following steps: combining the sample comprising one or more target molecule(s) with a chromatography media comprising beads having an inner porous core functionalized with ligands capable of binding endotoxin and an outer porous layer without functional groups and a pore size small enough to exclude the target molecule from the inner core; and collecting the sample from the media, wherein the sample comprises an endotoxin level which is at least 75% less, preferably 90% less, than before the removal and the yield of the target molecule is at least 75%.
US09580691B2	Baculoviral vectors comprising repeated coding sequences with differential codon biases The present invention relates to production of proteins in insect cells whereby repeated coding sequences are used in baculoviral vectors. In particular the invention relates to the production of parvoviral vectors that may be used in gene therapy and to improvements in expression of the viral rep proteins that increase the productivity of parvoviral vectors.
US09580673B2	Composition comprising microcapsules A liquid composition having a microcapsule, the microcapsule having an aldehyde-containing resin, and one or more formaldehyde scavenger which reacts with formaldehyde to achieve more than about 60% reaction completeness in about 15 minutes time at pH 8 and at about 21° C. A liquid composition having a microcapsule, the microcapsule having an aldehyde-containing resin, one or more sulfur-based formaldehyde scavenger and optionally a non-sulfur-based formaldehyde scavenger.
US09580671B2	Intercalated bleach compositions, related methods of manufacture and use The invention relates to compositions, methods of use, and methods of manufacture for an intercalated bleach compound and compositions thereof. The intercalated bleach compound has the formula Mx(OCl)y(O)m(OH)n where M is an alkaline earth metal such as magnesium, calcium or mixture thereof. The values of x and y independently equal any number greater than or equal to 1 (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.), and m and n independently equal any number greater than or equal to 0 (e.g., 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.), but m and n are not both 0. In addition, the molar ratio of the alkaline earth metal (e.g., magnesium or calcium) to hypochlorite is at least 3:1. In other words, x is ≧3y. The compounds exhibit excellent stability, little or no chlorine bleach odor, exhibit excellent pH buffering characteristics, and less reactivity with organic materials as compared to alternative chlorine bleach products.
US09580669B2	Candle wax comprising a polymer and method for making candle wax This invention pertains to candle wax and a method for making candle wax. The candle wax comprises a candle wax base mixture and a polymer wherein the polymer comprises units of the formula (I) wherein X is an alkyl, alkenyl, alkyl maleic anhydride or alkylene-imine; Y is selected from the group consisting of —O—, —S—, —NH—, —NCH2—, —NCH2CH2—, —COO— of which either the carbon or the oxygen group is bound to X, —C(═O)NH, trialkoxysilane, preferably trimethoxysilane or triethoxysilane, benzyl, amide group; Z is H or a C1-C40 alkyl group or a C1-C40 alkenyl group; n is a positive integer, preferably is n>3; if Y is —COO—, then the polymer is a copolymer comprising at least two different units, and if Z is H or a methyl or ethyl, than the polymer is a copolymer comprising at least one unit comprising a C3-C40 alkyl group or C3-C40 alkenyl group.
US09580668B2	Process for producing purified essential oil It is provided a process for producing a purified essential oil excellent in safety and quality with high productivity from an essential oil comprising a harmful contaminant such as an agricultural chemical by simply and smoothly removing the contaminant with high removal rate without causing poor balance of flavor which the essential oil originally has, decrease of flavor strength and the like. It relates to a process for producing a purified essential oil by treating an essential oil comprising a contaminant with an active carbon to remove the contaminant and the removal rate of the contaminant is further improved by using an active carbon activated with a chemical, particularly an active carbon activated with zinc chloride, in the treatment, or by conducting the treatment at a low temperature of room temperature or lower, particularly at −25° C. to 5° C.
US09580665B2	Countercurrent oxygen enhanced torrefaction The invention relates to a method of torrefaction of an optionally predried biomass in a torrefaction reactor such that torrefied biomass and torrefaction gases are obtained, and wherein an oxygen-containing gas is supplied to the torrefaction reactor at a first position in the reactor such that oxygen reacts with components of the torrefaction gases under the formation of heat and wherein torrefaction gases are withdrawn from the torrefaction reactor at a second position of the torrefaction reactor and wherein the first position is located downstream of the second position in relation to a biomass transport direction in the torrefaction reactor such that the torrefaction gases moves through the torrefaction reactor countercurrent with the biomass transport and wherein the optionally predried biomass has a temperature of between 30° C. and 230° C., preferably between 50° C. and 200° C., most preferably between 60° C. and 180° C. when entering the torrefaction rector.
US09580659B2	Processes for liquefying carbonaceous feedstocks and related compositions Methods for the conversion of lignites, subbituminous coals and other carbonaceous feedstocks into synthetic oils, including oils with properties similar to light weight sweet crude oil using a solvent derived from hydrogenating oil produced by pyrolyzing lignite are set forth herein. Such methods may be conducted, for example, under mild operating conditions with a low cost stoichiometric co-reagent and/or a disposable conversion agent.
US09580654B2	Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device using the same It is an object of the present invention to provide a liquid crystal composition having a positive Δ∈ as well as a liquid crystal phase in a wide temperature range, good solubility at low temperature, excellent adaptability to an ODF process, high specific resistance, a high voltage holding ratio, and stability to heat and light. In order to achieve this object, a liquid crystal composition containing a compound represented by Formula (i) and a compound represented by Formula (ii) is provided.
US09580649B2	Process for production of phosphors The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a europium-doped alkaline-earth metal siliconitride or silicooxynitride having increased emission efficiency. The present invention furthermore relates to europium-doped alkaline-earth metal siliconitrides or silicooxynitrides which are obtainable by the preparation process according to the invention, and to the use of the europium-doped alkaline-earth metal siliconitrides or silicooxynitrides according to the invention as conversion phosphors. The present invention furthermore also relates to a light-emitting device which comprises a europium-doped alkaline-earth metal siliconitride or silicooxynitride according to the invention.
US09580648B2	Color stable red-emitting phosphors A color stable Mn4+ doped phosphor of formula I, Ax[MFy]:Mn4+ I wherein A is Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, or a combination thereof; M is Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Hf, Y, La, Nb, Ta, Bi, Gd, or a combination thereof; x is the absolute value of the charge of the [MFy] ion; y is 5, 6 or 7; and wherein % intensity loss of the phosphor after exposure to light flux of at least 80 w/cm2 at a temperature of at least 50° C. for at least 21 hours is ≦4%.
US09580642B2	Method for improving isolation of flow to completed perforated intervals A method for building a plug in a horizontal wellbore using a fluid pill containing a suspended well treatment composite. The well treatment composite contains a core comprising at least one deformable particulate and at least one dissolvable diverter. At least a portion of the surface of the core is coated with at least one viscosifying polymer and at least one crosslinking agent. The fluid pill is pumped into the wellbore at the end of a fracturing treatment and the fluid pill may be displaced by a displacement fluid. The fluid pill may be diverted to an area of lower permeability by disassociating the dissolvable diverter from the core. The disassociated diverter blocks an area of higher permeability. The sized particle distribution of the diverter is sufficient to at least partially block the penetration of fluid into the high permeability zone. In the lower permeability zone, a thickened gel is formed by the in-situ reaction of the viscosifying polymer and crosslinking. Deformable particulates in the gelled fluid form a bridge plug.
US09580640B1	Process for using subterranean produced fluids for hydraulic fracturing with cross-linked gels while providing elimination or reduction of formation clay stabilizer chemicals A system and process for defining, blending and monitoring fresh water with subterranean produced formation fluids, with particular constituents of the blended waters being controlled for proper use in gel-type hydraulic fracturing operations. On-site measurements and calculations of clay stabilization replacement, through a Potassium Chloride (KCl) Equivalency calculation, provide feedback on water constituent adjustments that may be needed just prior to the gel-based hydraulic fracturing process. This assures adequate gel cross-linking times, delayed gel cross-linking times, and clay stabilization in the formation to be fractured.
US09580629B2	Adhesive having insulative properties An improved adhesive composition having increased insulative properties is provided. The adhesive composition having improved insulative properties includes a starch component; an alkaline component; sodium tetraborate; water; and a plurality of expandable microspheres. Products having improved insulation capabilities and methods of making the products having improved insulation capabilities are also provided. The present adhesive and products including the adhesive is environmentally friendly.
US09580622B2	Crosslinkable composition, a method of making the same and a crosslinked composition produced therefrom A crosslinkable composition comprising: (i) one or more polycarbamates; (ii) one or more polyaldehydes; (iii) one or more polyols; and (iv) an acid catalyst is provided. Further provided are a method for making the crosslinkable composition, a crosslinked composition made therefrom, a coating comprising the crosslinked composition and articles comprising a substrate and the coating.
US09580620B2	Coating composition comprising autoxidisable component An aqueous emulsion coating composition comprising an autoxidisable vinyl oligomer having ≧20 wt % of unsaturated fatty acid residue; Tg from −50 to +15° C.; Mw from 2,500 to 40,000 g/mol; polydispersity from 2 to 12, said composition having ≦15% co-solvent by weight of solids, ≦13% NMP by weight of solids ≧38% solids by weight of composition; said composition when in the form of a coating having a telegraphing value defined as the difference in gloss at a 20° angle of between a film cast on rough PVC and a film cast on smooth PVC of 10 gloss units.
US09580619B2	Aqueous coating composition and coating method using same The objective of the present invention is to provide: an aqueous coating composition which has excellent adhesiveness to a plastic substrate and which is capable of forming a multilayer coating film, which has excellent finishing property and water resistance and in which mixing of the layers does not occur even when preheating is not conducted after coating and the next process of applying a finishing coat is performed thereafter; and a coating method using the composition. This aqueous coating composition is characterized by comprising an aqueous dispersion of a modified polyolefin (A), an aqueous acrylic resin (B) and a blocked polyisocyanate compound having a specific blocked isocyanate (C).
US09580613B2	White ink An ink comprising: (a) from 1 to 25 parts of surface treated titanium dioxide; (b) from 8 to 25 parts of a first solvent selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol and dipropylene glycol; (c) from 2 to 12 parts of a second solvent selected from the group consisting of 2-pyrrolidone, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidone, N-cyclohexyl-2-pyrrolidone and N,N-dimethylacetamide; (d) from 15 to 45 parts of glycerol; (e) from 0.1 to 2 parts of an acetylenic surfactant; (f) from 0.001 to 2 parts of 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one; (g) from 0 to 20 parts of polymer particles; and (h) the balance to 100 parts water.
US09580610B2	Aluminium oxide pastes and process for the use thereof The present invention relates to aluminium oxide pastes and to a process for the use of the aluminium oxide pastes for the formation of Al2O3 coatings or mixed Al2O3 hybrid layers.
US09580607B2	Aqueous base metal pigment dispersion liquid and aqueous ink composition Disclosed herein is an aqueous base metal pigment dispersion liquid, including: a base metal pigment surface-treated with a fluorine-based compound; and water as a part of a solvent, in which the aqueous base metal pigment dispersion liquid further includes one or more solvents having a specific dielectric constant of greater than or equal to 30 and less than or equal to 50 and one or more solvents having a specific dielectric constant of less than 30, as measured by an alternate current-type dielectric constant measurement device at a temperature of 23° C. and a frequency of 10 kHz, as the solvent, as the solvent, and in which the sum of the solvents having a specific dielectric constant of greater than or equal to 30 and less than or equal to 50 is more than or equal to 5 mass % and less than or equal to 50 mass % and the sum of the solvents having a specific dielectric constant of less than 30 is more than or equal to 5 mass % and less than or equal to 20 mass %, when the total amount of the solvents is 100 mass %.
US09580602B2	Methods and systems for processing lignin during hydrothermal digestion of cellulosic biomass solids Digestion of cellulosic biomass solids may be complicated by lignin release therefrom, which can produce a highly viscous phenolics liquid phase comprising lignin polymer. Methods for digesting cellulosic biomass solids may comprise: providing cellulosic biomass solids in the presence of a digestion solvent, molecular hydrogen, and a slurry catalyst capable of activating molecular hydrogen; at least partially converting the cellulosic biomass solids into a phenolics liquid phase comprising lignin, an aqueous phase comprising an alcoholic component derived from the cellulosic biomass solids, and an optional light organics phase; wherein at least a portion of the slurry catalyst accumulates in the phenolics liquid phase as it forms; and reducing the viscosity of the phenolics liquid phase.
US09580598B2	Polyurethane composites produced by a vacuum infusion process A polyurethane-forming system having a viscosity at 25° C. of less than 600 mPas for at least 30 minutes, a gel time at ambient temperature of greater than 60 minutes and a water content of less than 0.06% by weight, based on total system weight, is used to produce composites by a vacuum infusion process. This system makes it possible to produce large composites such as wind turbine blades having excellent physical properties.
US09580581B2	Cellulose ethers and their use Cellulose ethers are described which are useful in compositions for extrusion-molded bodies. In these cellulose ethers the ether substituents are methyl groups, hydroxyalkyl groups, and optionally alkyl groups being different from methyl, the cellulose ether has an MS (hydroxyalkyl) of 0.11 to 1.00, and hydroxy groups of anhydroglucose units are substituted with methyl groups such that [s23/s26−0.2*MS (hydroxyalkyl)] is 0.35 or less, wherein s23 is the molar fraction of anhydroglucose units wherein only the two hydroxy groups in the 2- and 3-positions of the anhydroglucose unit are substituted with methyl groups and wherein s26 is the molar fraction of anhydroglucose units wherein only the two hydroxy groups in the 2- and 6-positions of the anhydroglucose unit are substituted with methyl groups.
US09580579B2	Polymer comprising mesoporous flame retardant Embodiments of the disclosure generally provide flame retardant compositions and methods comprising organic polymers, mineral fillers, high surface area mineral fillers and process aids. Compositions of the disclosure additionally are comprised of high surface area hydrated metal carbonate fillers, including the mesoporous amorphous magnesium carbonate filler Upsalite. The filler's porous structure and high surface area provides high water capacity, enhanced physical and chemical interaction with a polymer in composite, lower by weight loadings of filler in a composite, as well as effective flame retardancy.
US09580570B2	Rigid polyurethane resin for cutting work The present invention aims to provide a rigid polyurethane resin for cutting, which has high heat resistance, no scorching, and reduced expansion due to absorption of moisture in the air. The rigid polyurethane resin-forming composition (P) for cutting of the present invention includes: a polyol component (A); an isocyanate component (B); an inorganic filler (C); and a dehydrating agent (D). The polyol component (A) includes: 45 to 99% by weight of a polyphenol (j) alkylene oxide adduct (a), the polyphenol (j) having k functional groups where k is an integer of 2 or 3; and 1 to 55% by weight of a polyol (b). The polyphenol (j) alkylene oxide adduct (a) includes a total of not more than 39% by weight of a polyphenol (j) alkylene oxide adduct (ak) with at most k moles of alkylene oxide, based on 100% by weight of the polyphenol (j) alkylene oxide adduct (a), and has a hydroxyl value of 100 to 295 mg KOH/g. The polyol (b) is a multi-functional aliphatic or alicyclic polyol having 3 to 8 functional groups and has a hydroxyl value of 160 to 700 mg KOH/g. The weight of the oxyethylene groups included in the polyol component (A) is not more than 10% by weight in 100% by weight of the polyol component (A).
US09580569B2	Rubber composition for tire for heavy loads, and pneumatic tire A rubber composition for a tire for heavy loads of the present technology comprises: diene rubber containing at least 60% by mass of natural rubber; silica; carbon black; and a silane coupling agent. The silane coupling agent is polysiloxane represented by a specific average compositional formula. The content of the silica is from 5 to 50 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber. The content of the carbon black is from 5 to 40 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber. The total content of the silica and the carbon black (R) is from 30 to 70 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber. The content of the silane coupling agent is from 2 to 20% by mass of the silica content.
US09580557B2	Organo polysiloxane, hard coating composition, and resin substrate having hard coating layer An organo polysiloxane to improve the abrasion and weather resistance of a hard coating layer obtained from a silicone-type hard coating composition. The hard coating composition contains a first organo polysiloxane having silicone-containing bond units selected from the group consisting of R—Si(—OX)2(—O—), R—Si(—OX)(—O—)2 and R—Si(—O*—)3) and a second organo polysiloxane having the same, where the second organo polysiloxane has a weight average molecular weight of 1/10 to 1/1.5 times that of the first organo polysiloxane. Further, a resin substrate having a hard coating layer made of a cured product of the hard coating composition that has improved abrasion and weather resistance. For resin substrates used in a bent state, the hard coating layer also improves the cracking resistance associated with mechanical stress.
US09580553B2	Thermally-activated self-immolative materials A polymer including a self-immolative polymer segment and a thermally-activated trigger moiety is described. The self-immolative polymer segment includes a head end, a tail end, and a plurality of repeating units. The trigger moiety includes a cycloaddition adduct that is covalently coupled to the head end of the self-immolative polymer segment. When the polymer is exposed to an activation temperature, the cycloaddition adduct undergoes retro-cycloaddition to release the self-immolative polymer segment. The self-immolative polymer segment then decomposes to sequentially release repeating units in a head-to-tail direction.
US09580546B2	Polymeric plasticizer compositions The present invention relates to polymeric plasticizer compositions made from an aromatic acid source, a glycol, and a C4-C36 monocarboxylic acid, or ester or anhydride thereof. The aromatic acid source can include polymeric materials such as recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET). The present invention also relates to methods for making the polymeric plasticizer compositions, to methods of plasticizing polymeric materials, and to plasticized polymeric compositions. The polymeric plasticizers are useful for plasticizing various polymers, such as thermoplastic polymers, including, for example, polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The polymeric plasticizers provide a sustainable alternative to conventional phthalate ester plasticizers, such as diisooctyl phthalate (DOP).
US09580544B2	Polyesters from asymetrical monomers based upon bisanhydrohexitols A process for producing copolymers of a polymer and asymmetrically substituted compounds of bisanhydrohexitols, including the bisanhydrohexitol isosorbide. In a specific example, the AB monomer isosorbide 2-(4-carbomethoxybenzoate) is synthesized and copolymerized with polyester to form a copolyester. The asymmetrically substituted compounds provide a way of incorporating bisanydrohexitols that may be derived from natural sources into polymers.
US09580543B1	Method of making branched polyester resin with a target glass transition temperature A method of making a branched polyester resin with a target glass transition temperature. Particularly, the target glass transition temperature can be achieved by adjusting the molar ratio of the first cyclic alkylene carbonate to the second cyclic alkylene carbonate; adjusting the molar ratio of the first alkoxylated BPA monomer to the second alkoxylated BPA monomers; adjusting the molar ratio of the first diacid to the second diacid; or any combination thereof.
US09580533B2	Modified polyethylene compositions The present invention relates to a branched modifier and a composition comprising more than 25 wt % (based on the weight of the composition) of one or more linear ethylene polymers having a g′vis of 0.97 or more and an Mw of 20,000 g/mol or more and at least 0.1 wt % of a branched modifier where the modifier has a g′vis of less than 0.97, wherein the ethylene polymer has a g′vis of at least 0.01 units higher than the g′vis of the branched modifier.
US09580527B2	Dual cure composite resins containing uretdione and unsaturated sites The present invention provides a dual-cure composition containing multifunctional polyols, uretdiones, peroxide curable monomers containing unsaturation and crosslinking agents. The dual-cure composition may be used to form a high modulus material useful as the matrix in a prepreg material and in composites. The present invention also relates to methods for the production of the dual-cure composition, prepreg materials comprising the dual-cure composition and a fibrous support, and composites made from the prepreg material.
US09580525B2	Olefin olegomerization process An olefin oligomerization process comprises contacting an olefin feed with a catalyst composition. The catalyst composition includes a crystalline aluminosilicate having FAU, EMT or a combination of FAU and EMT framework type. The crystalline aluminosilicate has cobalt and at least one alkaline earth metal selected from calcium, barium, strontium and mixtures thereof within its intra-crystalline cages.
US09580521B1	Process for making a poly(zwitterion/dianion) A zwitterionic monomer and corresponding cyclopolymerized polyzwitterion (±) (PZ) (i.e. poly(Z-alt-SO2). Phosophonate ester hydroloysis in PZ gave a pH-responsive polyzwitterionic acid (±) (PZA). The PZA under pH-induced transformation was converted into polyzwitterion/anion (±−) (PZAN) and polyzwitterion/dianion (±=) (PZDAN).
US09580515B2	Neukinase, a downstream protein of neuregulin The present invention relates to neukinase, a downstream protein kinase in the neuregulin signaling pathway. In certain aspects, the present invention provides isolated neukinase-encoding nucleic acids, neukinase polypeptides, oligonucleotides that hybridize to neukinase nucleic acids, and expression vectors containing neukinase-encoding sequences. The present invention further provides isolated host cells, antibodies, transgenic non-human animals, compositions, and kits relating to neukinase. In other aspects, the present invention further provides methods of identifying predisposition to cardiac dysfunction, methods of detecting the presence of neukinase, neukinase nucleic acid, methods of screening for agents which affect neukinase activity, and methods of modulating neukinase activity.
US09580503B2	Antibodies against T cell immunoglobulin domain and mucin domain 1 (TIM-1) antigen and uses thereof The invention described herein is related to antibodies directed to the antigen TIM-1 and uses of such antibodies. In particular, there are provided fully human monoclonal antibodies directed to the antigen TIM-1. Isolated polynucleotide sequences encoding, and amino acid sequences comprising, heavy and light chain immunoglobulin molecules, particularly sequences corresponding to contiguous heavy and light chain sequences spanning the framework regions (FR's) and/or complementarity determining regions (CDR's), specifically from FR1 through FR4 or CDR1 through CDR3, are provided. Hybridomas or other cell lines expressing such immunoglobulin molecules and monoclonal antibodies are also provided.
US09580502B2	Compositions for selective reduction of circulating bioactive soluble TNF and methods for treating TNF-mediated disease An isolated or synthetic antibody or ligand is provided that specifically binds to an epitope of a dissociated monomer of human TNF. Such binding disrupts assembly of the monomer into bioactive trimeric human sTNF. A pharmaceutical composition contains one or more antibodies or ligands: (a) an antibody or ligand that specifically binds the TNF monomer-specific epitope having the sequence PSDKPVAH or PSDKPVAHV, amino acids 8-15 or 8-16 of SEQ ID NO: 1; and (b) an antibody or ligand that specifically binds the TNF monomer-specific epitope having the sequence EPIYLGGVF, amino acids 116 to 124 of SEQ ID NO: 1. A combination of antibodies or ligands that bind or are reactive with (a) and/or (b) are useful in methods for treating a subject having a disease (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, atherosclerosis, metabolic syndrome, Alzheimer's Disease, HIV, Type II diabetes) mediated by human TNF. These methods and compositions disrupt or reduce the in vivo assembly or reassembly of dissociated monomers of TNF into bioactive trimeric human sTNF.
US09580499B2	VEGFR2/Ang2 compounds The present invention relates to compounds that bind to human vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR2) and human angiopoietin-2 (Ang2), and may be useful for treating cancer, especially solid tumors driven by VEGFR2 and Ang2, including gastric, hepatocellular carcinoma, ovarian, colorectal, non-small cell lung, biliary tract, and breast cancers.
US09580483B2	Methods of using compositions comprising variants and fusions of FGF19 polypeptides for treatment of diabetes The invention relates to variants and fusions of fibroblast growth factor 19 (FGF19), variants and fusions of fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), fusions of fibroblast growth factor 19 (FGF19) and/or fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), and variants or fusions of fibroblast growth factor 19 (FGF19) and/or fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) proteins and peptide sequences (and peptidomimetics), having one or more activities, such as glucose lowering activity, and methods for and uses in treatment of hyperglycemia and other disorders.
US09580479B2	Peptide tag and uses thereof There are provided peptide tags derived from bacteriophytochrome (BphP) that is photoreceptor protein of Deinococcus radiodurans, an antibody capable of specifically recognizing the peptide tags, hybridoma cell lines capable of producing the antibody, and uses thereof. The novel peptide tag has advantages in that it has a short length and can remove a non-specific reaction of the conventional c-myc tag and FLAG tag. Therefore, in the case of using the novel peptide tag and antibody thereto, the fusion protein expressed in a recombinant cell can be very effectively detected or purified. In addition, an epitope tagging system including the novel peptide tag and antibody thereto can be applied in various fields such as a determination of an intracellular site, a confirmation of functionality, detection and purification of specific protein, and researches on interaction between proteins.

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