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US09603968B2	Methods of making high-strength NDGA polymerized collagen fibers and related collagen-prep methods, medical devices and constructs The disclosure describes methods of making high-strength NDGA collagen and associated methods of preparing collagen preparatory material and medical bioprostheses.
US09603966B2	Compositions for treating biofilms and methods for using same Compositions containing a surface active agent and a sub-lethal amount of an antimicrobial agent and methods for using such compositions are provided herein.
US09603962B2	Device for evaporating a volatile liquid The present invention describes a device for evaporating a volatile liquid from a container having a wick. The device includes a housing, a motion sensor, a first electrical heating element, and at least one of: a second electrical heating element; a fan; a region of increased heating capacity within the first electrical heating element. In use, the motion sensor is operable to detect motion in the vicinity of the device and, on detecting motion, the device operates to activate at least one of a second electrical heating element; a fan; a region of increased heating capacity within the first electrical heating element. The present invention also describes a method for evaporating the volatile liquid and a kit of parts for the same.
US09603961B2	Equipment for sanitizing the air conditioning system of vehicles by means of radiant catalytic ionization An object of this certificate of addition includes the compaction of the equipment into two modules (1 and 2) on a smaller scale so as to enable the installation of the modules directly in the air conditioning system of transportation vehicles or other means of transportation.
US09603959B2	Method and apparatus for sterilizing articles An apparatus for sterilizing articles comprises a body extending between first and second ends having a bottom surface and defining an interior cavity into the bottom surface thereof and an ultraviolet light source located in the interior cavity. The apparatus further includes a power source operably connected to the ultraviolet light source and at least one proximity sensor disposed along the bottom surface adapted to sense proximity of the bottom surface to an object, wherein the at least one proximity sensor is adapted to permit ultraviolet light source to be illuminated only when the bottom surface is proximate to the object.
US09603956B2	Dynamic enhanced and diffuse broad spectrum UVC or alternative controlled ionizing radiation source emitters for mobile and fixed placement disinfection of clinical surfaces A system providing effective, broad spectrum UV-C or other ionizing radiation clinical surface disinfection, high intensity UV-C light emitting diodes (LEDs) of incrementally differing wavelengths are sequentially embedded in densely packed reflective nacels (cups or pockets) forming the surface of a rotating spherical or hemispherical structure. A combination of UV-C emitter component location and activation with the rotational and reciprocal elevation functions of such structures produces complete and continuous environmental overlapping UV-C energy scattering.
US09603953B2	Dendrimer compositions, methods of synthesis, and uses thereof The disclosure relates to novel dendrimer conjugates and the methods of synthesizing the same, as well as systems and methods utilizing the dendrimer conjugates (e.g., in diagnostic and/or therapeutic settings (e.g., for the delivery of therapeutics, imaging, and/or targeting agents (e.g., in disease diagnosis and/or therapy, etc.))).
US09603942B2	Somatostatin-dopamine chimeric analogs The present invention relates to novel somatostatin-dopamine chimeric analogs and their therapeutic uses for the inhibition, prevention, and/or treatment of neoplasia, neuroendocrine tumors, Cushing's disease/syndrome, and other conditions.
US09603938B2	Platform drug delivery system utilizing crystal engineering and theanine dissolution A method of making a water-soluble doxorubicin-theanine cocrystal composition. The method includes the steps of providing a quantity of doxorubicin, adding a quantity of a theanine enantiomer to the quantity of doxorubicin to form a mixture of the quantity of doxorubicin and the enantiomer of theanine, wetting the mixture, and grinding the mixture for a length of time sufficient to produce a dried crystalline mass.
US09603936B2	Polyethylene glycol based prodrug of adrenomedullin and use thereof The invention relates to novel polyethylene glycol (PEG) based prodrug of Adrenomedullin, to processes for preparation thereof, to the use thereof for treatment and/or prevention of diseases, and to the use thereof for producing medicaments for treatment and/or prevention of diseases, especially of cardiovascular, edematous and/or inflammatory disorders.
US09603931B2	Macromolecule for delivering protein, polypeptide or peptide drugs and a production method for the same, and a slow release composition for protein, polypeptide or peptide drugs and a production method for the same The present invention relates to a macromolecule for delivering protein, polypeptide or peptide drugs and to a production method for the same, as well as to a slow release composition for protein, polypeptide or peptide drugs comprising the same, and more specifically relates to a polylactic acid derivative compound of Chemical formula 1 of which the numerical average molecular weight is no more than 7000 daltons and to a production method for the same, as well as to a slow release composition for protein, polypeptide or peptide drugs using the same and to a production method for the same.
US09603920B2	Compositions and methods for treating influenza The present application provides compositions and methods useful for treating influenza. As described herein, the compositions and methods are based on the development of peptides and peptide combinations which exhibit immunogenic properties against influenza. In some embodiments, the peptide combinations induce a protective response against multiple strains of influenza, e.g., seasonal strains of influenza or even the new pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus of swine origin.
US09603914B2	Mutant strains of Neospora and uses thereof A mutant strain of Neospora spp, in which the function of the NcMIC3 protein and/or the function of the NcMIC1 protein is suppressed, and uses thereof in a pharmaceutical composition or in a vaccine composition.
US09603910B2	Pharmaceutical compositions containing hyaluronic acid and collagenase for the topical treatment of wounds, burns and ulcers The present invention concerns new compositions containing hyaluronic acid or the derivatives thereof in association with the proteolytic enzyme collagenase (and relative pharmaceutical formulations) for the preparation of a dressing for topical treatment of various kinds of wounds, burns of varying depth, pressure sores, vascular ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers as well as for the treatment of hypertrophic and keloid scars.
US09603890B2	Methods for increasing the selective efficacy of gene therapy using CAR peptide and heparan-sulfate mediated macropinocytosis Disclosed are compositions and methods for triggering disease selective macropinocytosis. The compositions can serve as a marker of disease activity and as a trigger of enhanced macropinocytosis in tissues undergoing disease remodeling such as wound healing, cancer, PAH, inflammation, diabetes, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, ankylosing spondylitis, diseases of the endometrium, psoriasis, irritable bowel syndrome, arthritis, fibrotic disorders, interstitial cystitis, autoimmune diseases, asthma, acute lung injury, and adult respiratory distress syndrome. The compositions can also serve as a receptor for disease selective cell penetrating peptides in the cells and extracellular matrix of diseased tissues.
US09603889B2	IAP antagonists There are disclosed compounds that modulate the activity of inhibitors of apoptosis (IAPs), pharmaceutical compositions containing said compounds and methods of treating proliferative disorders and disorders of dysregulated apoptosis, such as cancer, utilizing the compounds of the invention.
US09603888B2	Pea protein peptides with anti Helicobacter pylori activity The invention relates to a composition comprising pea protein hydrolysate for the treatment and/or prevention of infection by gastrointestinal pathogens, in particular Helicobacter pylori and/or a disease associated with infection by said gastrointestinal pathogen in mammals.
US09603884B2	Compositions and methods for enhancing brain function A nutritional supplement composition enhances cognitive function and includes huperzine A, vinpocetine, acetyl-L-carnitine, and rhodiola. The composition is formulated for oral administration. The huperzine A, vinpocetine, acetyl-L-carnitine, and rhodiola are in a ratio a:b:c:d: respectively such that a as the huperzine A is between about 0.8 and 1.2, b as vinpocetine is between about 80 and 120, c as rhodiola is about 1,600 and 2,400, and d as the acetyl-L-carnitine is between about 8,000 and 12,000.
US09603874B2	Method for enhancing a function of a T cell Disclosed is a method for enhancing the function of a T cell, which is characterized by inhibiting the expression of programmed death-1 ligand 1 (PD-L1) and/or programmed death-1 ligand 2 (PD-L2) in the T cell. Also disclosed is a function-enhanced T cell which is produced by the function enhancement method. Further disclosed is a therapeutic agent comprising the function-enhanced T cell. The T cell can enhance an immune response to cancer, and is useful in an immunotherapy effective for cancer and the treatment or prevention of infectious diseases and autoimmune diseases.
US09603871B2	Methods of treating gastroesophageal reflux disease Methods of treating gastro-esophageal reflux disease in a subject are provided. The methods can include administering an effective amount of a formulation to treat the gastroesophageal reflux disease, the formulation having a water soluble tannin combined with hydrogen peroxide in a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient; wherein, the tannin has a molecular weight ranging from about 170 Daltons to about 4000 Daltons; the tannin:peroxide weight ratio ranges from about 1:1000 to about 10:1; and, the composition at least inhibits a gastrointestinal spasm associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease in the subject when compared to a second subject in a control group in which the composition was not administered.
US09603868B1	Polymer adhesives comprising a low boiling point biocompatible solvent, high molecular weight multi-arm star cyanoacrylate-telechelic polyisobutylene and 2-octyl cyanoacrylate The present invention is directed to a substantially homogeneous miscible liquid adhesive composition comprising a relatively high number average molecular weight (Mn=6,000-10,000 g/mole) multi-arm star polymer having polyisobutylene chains terminated with cyanoacrylate groups (High-Ø(PIB-CA)3); 2-octyl cyanoacrylate (Oct-CA); and a low boiling point biocompatible solvent having a boiling point of not more than 37° C. When this adhesive composition contacted with living tissue and reacted with a nucleophile, such as water or an initiator, the biocompatible solvent will evaporate and the High-Ø(PIB-CA)3 and Oct-CA will co-polymerize in-situ to form a poly(2-octyl cyanoacrylate)-polyisobutylene co-network suitable for any of a number of biomedical applications, from wound closure and healing of skin tissue, to sealant for surgical cuts.
US09603852B2	Treatment of obesity and pulmonary arterial hypertension Disclosed are methods and compositions for treating pulmonary arterial hypertension and/or obesity using inhibitors of prostaglandin transporter (PGT) activity.
US09603846B2	Process for the preparation of apixaban A crystalline Form N-1 of apixaban substantially free from one or more of: 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-7-oxo-6-(4-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)phenyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-c]pyridine-3-carboxylic acid; 7-oxo-6-(4-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)phenyl)-1-phenyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-c]pyridine-3-carboxamide; or methyl 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-7-oxo-6-(4-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)phenyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-c]pyridine-3-carboxylate, relative to apixaban by area percentage of HPLC and having a mean particle size equal to or greater than 100 μm.
US09603837B2	IPA as a therapeutic agent and a biomarker for disease risk for Huntington's disease Indole-3-propionic acid as a marker and for treatment for Huntington Disease.
US09603824B2	Compositions and methods for controlling infections The invention features methods of inhibiting the growth of, or killing, fungal and certain bacterial microorganisms with one or more of a family of glycerol-based compounds.
US09603821B2	Inhibitor of τ protein phosphorylation 8-[2-(2-pentyl-cyclopropylmethyl)-cyclopropyl]-octanoic acid has a protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) inhibitory action, an Akt activating action, a GSK-3β phosphorylation promoting action, and a suppressive action on τ protein phosphorylation induced by Aβ1-42, and is useful as a therapeutic drug for Alzheimer-type dementia, an antidepressant and/or an anti-aging drug.
US09603819B2	Substituted aminobutyric derivatives as neprilysin inhibitors The present invention provides a compound of formula I′; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, X and n are defined herein. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.
US09603808B2	Method of treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Therapeutic compositions and methods for treatment of attention deficit disorder (ADD) or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) include dosage forms that deliver a therapeutic amount of active drug in a delayed and controlled release formulation. The dosage form can be administered at night and drug release is delayed for from 5 to 8 hours or longer, followed by a prolonged release.
US09603805B2	Easily dosable solid preparation It has been desired to develop a coating composition, which is used for an orally-administered preparation having an improved administering property, and/or an easily administrable preparation that does not affect dissolution property. The present invention provides a coating composition comprising: a first thickener selected from the group consisting of a carboxyvinyl polymer and sodium alginate; a polyvalent metal compound; at least one type of a second thickener selected from the group consisting of xanthan gum, guar gum and sodium alginate, with the proviso that when the first thickener is sodium alginate the second thickener is not sodium alginate; and sucralose.
US09603795B2	Composite for preparing a transdermal delivery device and method for synthesizing the composite thereof A composite for preparing a transdermal delivery device and a method for synthesizing the composite thereof comprising at least one polymer and at least one macrocyclic molecule, wherein the at least one polymer and the at least one macrocyclic molecule are adapted to form a complex.
US09603791B2	Oral care product formulation A probiotic formulation includes the following: lactobacillus acidophilus comprising 15.0% to 40.0% per mass of the probiotic formulation; lactobacillus reuteri comprising 5.0% to 20.0% per mass of the probiotic formulation; lactobacillus salivarius comprising 5.0% to 20.0% per mass of the probiotic formulation; lactobacillus paracasei comprising 5.0% to 20.0% per mass of the probiotic formulation; streptococcus thermophiles comprising 5.0% to 20.0% per mass of the probiotic formulation; streptococcus salivarius BLIS K-12 comprising 5.0% to 30.0% per mass of the probiotic formulation; streptococcus salivarius BLIS M-18 comprising 5.0% to 30.0% per mass of the probiotic formulation; zinc oxide comprising 0.2% to 5.0% per mass of the probiotic formulation; hydroxyapatite comprising 0.1% to 25.0% per mass of the probiotic formulation; and dicalcium phosphate comprising 0.1% to 5.0% per mass of the probiotic formulation. The probiotic formulation may be formed into a lozenge or a gum.
US09603784B2	Process for treating sol-gel capsules The present invention relates to a process for treating sol-gel capsules comprising a cosmetic or pharmaceutical active material with an inorganic material, as well as sol-gel capsules produced by a process according to the present invention and formulations comprising such sol-gel capsules.
US09603780B2	Dental composition Dental composition comprising a water-soluble polymerizable compound of the following formula (1): wherein A is a linear or branched linker group represented by the following formula (3), wherein the nitrogen atom of at least two of the termini forms an amide bond with an X moiety; wherein R′ represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon group, wherein each R may be the same or different L1, L2, and L3 which may be the same or different, independently represent a single bond, or a C2-20 straight-chain, branched or cyclic hydrocarbon group optionally containing from 1 to 6 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen and oxygen in the backbone of the hydrocarbon group, and optionally from 1 to 6 functional groups selected from carboxylic acid groups or a salt thereof, hydroxyl groups, thiol groups and amino groups, and in case a plurality of L1 and L2 are present, each of L1 and L2 may be the same or different; Q1 and Q2, which may be the same or different, independently represent a single bond or a linkage selected from an amide, a urethane, a urea and a thiourea linkage; k is an integer of at least 0, X are moieties containing a polymerizable double bond and forming an amide bond with a nitrogen atom of A, wherein each X may be the same or different and are represented by the following formula (2): wherein R1 and R2 are independent from each other and represent a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl group or a group —(CH2)m—COOM, wherein M represents a hydrogen atom or a metal atom, m is an integer of from 0 to 6, L is a bond or a C1-6 alkylene group; and n is an integer of at least 2; (ii) an initiator system; optionally a polyacidic polymer; optionally water and/or a water soluble solvent; and optionally a particulate filler.
US09603779B2	Dental composite material having stable pasty property A composite material including silanated filler and mixed polymerizable monomer, having a stable pasty property which keeps well and has a consistent usability. A composite material containing a silanated filler, a polymerizable monomer, and a polymerization initiator, and may be produced by a process which includes a mixed polymerizable monomer preparing step, a silanation step, a silanated filler preserving step, a composite material preparing step, a composite material preserving step, a composite material filling step, and a small quantity preserving container preserving step.
US09603774B2	Evidence-based acupuncture and moxibustion meridian-acupoint treating and detecting instrument supporting multiplexed output and method of use thereof A multipath-output-supporting evidence-based acupuncture and moxibustion acupoint therapeutic and detecting instrument and a using method thereof. The therapeutic and detecting instrument comprises a CPU core unit, a communication module, an audio module and a plurality of detecting, diagnosis and treatment circuits. The detecting, diagnosis and treatment circuit comprises an acupoint detecting unit and an acupoint acupuncture and moxibustion unit. The acupoint detecting unit comprises a resistance detecting circuit and an A/D digital converting circuit. The acupoint acupuncture and moxibustion unit comprises a D/A pulse current generating circuit and an amplifying circuit. The CPU core unit comprises an ARM processor, a memory, an auxiliary circuit and an evidence-based acupuncture and moxibustion therapeutic system, and the ARM processor is connected with the evidence-based acupuncture and moxibustion therapeutic system.
US09603768B1	Foot flexion and extension machine An ankle flexion and extension machine including a lower leg backing beam having upper and lower ends; a support arm cantilevering from the lower leg backing beam; an arm mounting pivot joint interconnecting the lower leg backing beam's lower end and the support arm's proximal end; a foot plate; a plate mounting pivot joint interconnecting the foot plate and the support arm's distal end, the plate mounting pivot joint being adapted for facilitating dorsiflecting and plantarflecting pivoting movements of the foot plate with respect to the lower leg backing beam; a reversible electric motor connected operatively to the foot plate, the reversible electric motor being adapted for driving the pivoting movement of the foot plate; a floor support base; and a triangulating frame supporting the lower leg backing beam, the support arm and the foot plate over the floor support base.
US09603762B2	Wheelchair suspension A suspension for a vehicle is provided. The suspension includes, for example, a frame, at least one drive assembly and at least one caster pivot arm. The at least one drive assembly and the at least one caster pivot arm are pivotally connected to the frame at a common pivot axis such that the drive assembly and the front caster pivot arm are pivotable relative to one another.
US09603754B2	Disposable absorbent article with profiled absorbent core A disposable absorbent article has a central body defining a first waist end region including a first end edge, a second waist end region spaced longitudinally from the first waist end region and including a second end edge, and a crotch region positioned therebetween. An absorbent core is situated between the end edges, and includes a plurality of elastics incorporated therewith such that the core is substantially laterally contracted in a narrowed region about the elastics. The absorbent core includes at least one end region that is substantially non-elasticized and has a lateral width substantially wider than that of the narrowed region.
US09603753B2	Fluid absorbent surgical device for cannulas A surgical device that absorbs fluid material on a surface of a cannula comprises a handle, and an absorbent portion coupled to a first end of the handle. The absorbent portion comprises a plurality of absorbent discs separated by at least one spacer. The plurality of absorbent discs and the at least one spacer are disposed about a post, and the at least one spacer is restrained from axial movement relative to the post.
US09603752B2	Apparatus and method for minimizing waste and improving quality and production in web processing operations by automatic cuff defect correction Apparatus and methods are provided to minimize waste and improve quality and production in web processing operations. The apparatus and methods provide defect detection both before and after application of component patches to a traveling web to create a product. Web defect detection may be provided by way of at least one visual inspection station located upstream from the patch applicator. Patch defect detection may be accomplished by way of a visual inspection station located proximate the patch applicator. If defects are detected in either the traveling web or the component patch prior to patch application, patch application may be prevented until both a satisfactory web and patch are provided. If defects are detected after patch application, the resulting product may be culled. Furthermore, the apparatus may be provided with diagnostic software to warn against extant or imminent machine complications.
US09603748B2	Compression orthosis A compression orthosis for a lower limb includes a compression knit having at least one honeycomb area defined by a knit with a first type of mesh interconnecting elastic knitting yarns, non-elastic knitting yarns and elastic weft threads, and a second type of mesh. The structure is defined by elastic knitting yarns having meshes extending over at least two rows. The elastic weft yarns have floats of at least two needles, and the non-elastic knitting yarns have floats of at least one needle.
US09603745B2	Introducer for otolaryngological devices Provided is an introducer for use with otolaryngological devices such as Eustachian tube stents. The introducer includes a guide, a stopper, an engager, and a release mechanism. An otolaryngological device having a first surface and a second surface that is nonparallel to the first surface may be loaded on the introducer by frictionally engaging the first surface of the device to a distal terminus of the engager. The device may be unloaded from the introducer by actuating the release mechanism. Upon actuation, the release mechanism slides the distal terminus of the engager toward the guide while the stopper abuts the second surface of the device. As a result, the relative motion between the engager and the stopper slides the device off the engager. Also provided are kits that include the introducer and methods for using the introducer.
US09603744B2	Adaptable patient interface Systems and methods are described for stabilizing an eye for an ocular laser procedure while minimizing corneal distortions which can adversely affect a surgical laser beam. For the systems, a patient interface includes a contact element for stabilizing the eye and establishing a conformal interface with the anterior surface of the cornea. More specifically, devices are disclosed which overlay both a central corneal region and a peripheral corneal region. In some embodiments, a first material is used in the contact element to overlay the central corneal region and a second material is used in the contact element to overlay the peripheral corneal region. Typically, the first and second materials differ in terms of hardness and deformability. In another embodiment disclosed herein, a contact element having a viscoelastic material for stabilizing an eye for a laser procedure is described.
US09603743B2	Device for processing material of a workpiece and method for calibrating such a device A device for processing material of a workpiece, the device including a pulsed processing laser, a focusing lens, a beam-deflection unit, a control unit and a confocal detector unit. The intensity of the laser radiation is variable. An imaging unit is provided to detect structures within the workpiece using electromagnetic radiation, wherein the electromagnetic radiation of the imaging unit is radiated via the beam-deflection unit and the focusing lens into the workpiece, and evaluating device is provided and compares the position of the focus of the laser radiation determined by the detector unit with the expected position of the focus in the image of the workpiece obtained by the imaging unit.
US09603741B2	Delivery system and method of use for the eye A method and delivery system are disclosed for creating an aqueous flow pathway in the trabecular meshwork, juxtacanalicular trabecular meshwork and Schlemm's canal of an eye for reducing elevated intraocular pressure. Pulsed laser radiation is delivered from the distal end of a fiber-optic probe sufficient to cause photoablation of selected portions of the trabecular meshwork, the juxtacanalicular trabecular meshwork and an inner wall of Schlemm's canal in the target site. The fiber-optic probe may be advanced so as to create an aperture in the inner wall of Schlemm's canal in which fluid from the anterior chamber of the eye flows. The method and delivery system may further be used on any tissue types in the body.
US09603739B2	Intraocular delivery devices and methods therefor Injection devices for delivering pharmaceutical compositions into the eye are described. Some devices include a resistance component for controllably deploying an injection needle through the eye wall. The resistance component may be disposed on the injector device, or on a portion of the injection device housing, or on a drug reservoir. Some devices may be removably attached to a drug reservoir, for example, through a luer connector. Other devices may comprise internal luer seal for securely connecting a drug conduit of the device to the luer cavity of a drug reservoir. Yet other devices may comprise a priming-enabling element to facilitate the drug priming of a shielded needle. Related methods and systems comprising the devices are also described.
US09603720B2	Osteotome guide configured to attach to an implanted femoral component Guides configured to guide one or more osteotomes to remove a femoral component that is implanted in a femur. When implanted, the femoral component includes a stem implanted within the femur, a proximal end that extends from the femur, and a receptacle in the proximal end. The guides are configured to attach to the femoral component and attach to the receptacle in the femoral component. The guides include one or more openings sized to guide the osteotomes along the stem of the femoral component. The guides may further include multiple different sections that can be attached together.
US09603714B2	Spacer and expanding device An expanding device for expanding the spacing between bones is provided. The expanding device includes a spacer configured to be expandable and disposed between the bones, a catheter provided with the spacer at a distal end thereof and adapted to introduce a filler into the spacer, and a sheath having a lumen through which the catheter is inserted and in which the spacer before expansion can be housed. The spacer includes a spacer body configured to be expandable, an introduction section through which a filler is introduced into a rear-end-side expansion section of the spacer body, and a bypass passage through which part of the filler in the introduction section is introduced into a distal-end-side expansion section of the spacer body.
US09603713B2	Bi-directional fixating/locking transvertebral body screw/intervertebral cage stand-alone constructs and posterior cervical and lumbar interarticulating joint stapling guns and devices for spinal fusion A bi-directional fixating transvertebral (BDFT) screw/cage apparatus, a posterior lumbar facet staple and a staple gun for a posterior lumbar facet staple, a posterior cervical facet joint staple, and a staple gun for a posterior cervical facet joint staple are provided. The BDFT apparatus includes an intervertebral cage including a plurality of internal angled screw guides, a plurality of screw members, and a screw locking mechanism that prevents the screw members from pulling out of the internal angled screw guides. The internal angled screw guides orient a first screw member superiorly and a second screw member inferiorly. The intervertebral cage is adapted for posterior lumbar intervertebral placement, anterior lumbar intervertebral placement, anterio-lateral thoracic intervertebral placement, or anterior cervical intervertebral placement.
US09603712B2	Shoulder implant with stem A humerus implant has a stem, cup shaped body and a locking adapter. The cup shaped body is locked to the stem by a key-slot mechanism. The cup shaped body has a center portion and a plurality of flexible first sidewall segments and second sidewall segments, with gaps between neighbored sidewall segments. The first sidewall segments have a plurality of locking fins while the second sidewall segments having a plurality of recesses and holes. The locking adapter has means for fixing the locking adapter to the cup shaped body and a locking ring for locking the sidewall segments into their final positions.
US09603709B2	Method to reduce mitral regurgitation by cinching the commissure of the mitral valve Methods of repairing the mitral valve and reducing mitral regurgitation. One method includes securing a first tissue anchor to a position on a posterior portion of the annular tissue of the mitral valve and a second tissue anchor to a position on an anterior portion of the annular tissue of the mitral valve. At least one tensile member spans between the first and second tissue anchors and across the orifice of the mitral valve. When tension is applied to the at least one tensile member, the posterior portion of the annular tissue is pulled toward the anterior portion.
US09603700B2	Intracorneal lens The present invention relates to an intracorneal lens (1), comprising a circular main body having a convex front surface and a convex rear surface, characterized in that the convex front surface has a single uniform radius of curvature (Rcv) and the concave rear surface has a radius of curvature (Rcci). The radius of curvature (Rcci) of the concave rear surface is greater than the average radius of the cornea by 0.1 mm to 2 mm, preferably 0.2 to 1.5 mm, in particular preferably 0.5 to 1 mm. The present invention further relates to a kit, comprising a storage unit (15) and a pre-load unit (P) inside the storage unit (15). The storage unit (15) is made of a watertight material and can be closed watertight by means of a plug (16). The pre-load unit (P) is fitted with the intracorneal lens according to the invention.
US09603699B2	Non-invasive refractive treatment using nanoparticles Embodiments of this invention generally relate to systems and methods for optical treatment and more particularly to non-invasive refractive treatment method based on sub wavelength particle implantation. In an embodiment, a method for optical treatment identifies an optical aberration of an eye, determines a dopant delivery device configuration in response to the optical aberration of the eye, wherein the determined dopant delivery device is configured to impose a desired correction to the eye to mitigate the identified optical aberration of the eye by applying a doping pattern to the eye so as to locally change a refractive index of the eye.
US09603689B2	Electronic toothbrush A toothbrush is provided. The toothbrush includes an elongated shaft having a brushing head removably attached thereon configured to extend and retract the brushing head from a handle portion. The handle portion is configured to support the brushing head, a rotating assembly, and an antimicrobial assembly. The rotating assembly is configured to rotatably drive the brushing head in either clockwise rotation or counterclockwise rotation. The antimicrobial assembly is configured to sterilize the brushing head and the elongated shaft shaft when retracted within the handle portion. The handle portion further includes a control panel on an exterior face of the handle portion configured to allow a user to operate the rotating assembly and/or the antimicrobial assembly. In this way, the toothbrush allows a user to achieve optimal cleaning of his teeth without introducing harmful microorganisms into his oral cavity.
US09603685B2	Method of manufacturing an interdental cleaner An elongated core comprising a nylon or polypropylene is extruded. An interdental cleaner portion, comprising fingers, is injection molded about a first portion of the core. The interdental cleaner portion has thermoplastic elastomer. A handle portion is injection molded about a second portion of the core. The handle portion has polypropylene.
US09603681B2	Systems and methods for attachment of dental prostheses Dental implant systems for releasable attachment of dental prostheses are shown and described. Each of the dental implant systems includes an implant body, a prosthesis body, and an abutment body with a locking device. The locking device includes a magnetically attractable member having a first end coupled to a spring and a second end. The magnetically attractable member is moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The dental implant system further includes a void configured to receive the second end, the magnetically attractable member being at least partially disposed within the void in the locked position, the magnetically attractable member being free of the void in the unlocked position.
US09603677B2	Pre-fabricated ligature with variable friction A pre-fabricated ligature with variable friction includes a ligature made of nitinol (1) with a rectangular outline similar to an “O” format, which has free ends (2) that can be deflected to meet the need for affixing of the arch wire (3) to the bracket (5), resulting in variable friction force.
US09603672B2	Mechanized multi-instrument surgical system A surgical system includes an instrument driver having a distal end positionable in a body cavity and a user input device. The instrument driver and user input device are positioned to removably receive distal and proximal portions, respectively, of a surgical instrument. The user input device is configured to generate movement signals in response to manual manipulation of the proximal portion of the surgical instrument. At least one motor operable to actuate the instrument driver in response to the movement signals and to thereby change position of the distal portion of the surgical instrument within the body cavity.
US09603669B2	Pressure sensing for a multi-arm catheter A method for operating a medical probe includes pressing a distal end of the medical probe, which includes one or more arms that extend diagonally outward from a central shaft and have respective position transducers coupled thereto, against an intra-body surface, so as to cause the arms to exert pressure on the surface and bend with respect to the central shaft in response to the pressure. Positions of the respective position transducers coupled to the arms are measured, and the pressure exerted by the arms is estimated responsively to the measured positions.
US09603664B2	Ablation catheter system In order to sufficiently cauterize a target site existing in a deep portion of a cardiac muscle tissue even in the case where the fat layer attached to an epicardium is thick or where the cardiac muscle is thickened due to cardiac hypertrophy and the like, provided is an ablation catheter comprising: an elongated catheter main body; an electrode for ablation placed in a leading end part of the catheter main body; and an optical fiber that is placed along a longitudinal direction of the catheter main body, includes an emission end formed on a leading end surface of the catheter main body, and emits a laser beam guided therethrough from the emission end.
US09603663B2	System and method for chemically cooling an ablation antenna A method of performing an ablation procedure includes inserting an antenna assembly into tissue and supplying energy thereto for application to tissue. The method also includes causing contact between a first material and at least one other material disposed within the antenna assembly to thermally regulate the antenna assembly. According to another embodiment, an ablation system includes an energy delivery assembly. A first chamber is defined within the energy delivery assembly and is configured to hold a first chemical. Another chamber is defined within the energy delivery assembly and is configured to hold at least one other chemical. The first chamber and the other chamber are configured to selectively and fluidly communicate with each other to cause contact between the first chemical and the at least one other chemical to cause an endothermic reaction and/or an exothermic reaction.
US09603661B2	Medical device for use in bodily lumens, for example an atrium A device positionable in a cavity of a bodily organ (e.g., a heart) may discriminate between fluid (e.g., blood) and non-fluid tissue (e.g., wall of heart) to provide information or a mapping indicative of a position and/or orientation of the device in the cavity. Discrimination may be based on flow, or some other characteristic, for example electrical permittivity or force. The device may selectively ablate portions of the non-fluid tissue based on the information or mapping. The device may detect characteristics (e.g., electrical potentials) indicative of whether ablation was successful. The device may include a plurality of transducers, intravascularly guided in an unexpended configuration and positioned proximate the non-fluid tissue in an expanded configuration. Expansion mechanism may include helical member(s) or inflatable member(s).
US09603658B2	Methods of coagulating tissue An embodiment of the invention includes a surgical device for coagulating soft tissue such as atrial tissue in the treatment of atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, and atrial tachycardia; tendon or ligament shrinkage; or articular cartilage removal. The surgical device integrates a suction mechanism with the coagulation mechanism improving the lesion creation capabilities of the device. The surgical device comprises an elongate member having an insulative covering attached about conductive elements capable of coagulating soft tissue when radiofrequency or direct current energy is transmitted to the conductive elements. Openings through the insulative covering expose regions of the conductive elements and are coupled to lumens in the elongate member which are routed to a vacuum source. Suction causes the soft tissue to actively engage the opening thus the integrated, exposed conductive elements to facilitate the coagulation process and ensure the lesions created are consistent, continuous, and transmural. The embodiments of the invention can also incorporate cooling mechanisms associated with the conductive elements and coupled to a fluid source to passively transport fluid along the contacted soft tissue surface to cool thus pushing the maximum temperature deeper into tissue.
US09603656B1	Arthroscopic devices and methods A medical device includes an elongated sleeve having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end. A cutting member having a plurality of sharp edges is formed from a wear-resistant ceramic material is carried at the distal end of the elongated sleeve. A motor drive is coupled to the proximal end of the elongated sleeve to rotate the sleeve at cutting member at high RPMs to cut bone and other hard tissue. An electrode is carried in a distal portion of ceramic cutting member for RF ablation of tissue when the sleeve and cutting member are is a stationary position. In methods of use, (i) the ceramic member can be engaged against bone and then rotated at high speed to cut bone tissue, and (ii) the ceramic member can be held in a stationary (non-rotating) position to engage tissue and RF energy can be delivered to the electrode to create a plasma that ablates tissue.
US09603655B2	Electrosurgical instrument An electrosurgical instrument includes a proximal end and a distal end having a jaw member assembly at the distal end including a first jaw member and a second jaw member movable relative thereto. The jaw members can be transferred relative to each other from an opening position into a gripping position in which they are arranged to be closer to each other than in the opening position. Each jaw member has at least one electrode connectable to an electric power source and electrodes of both jaw members being adapted to interact for sealing body tissue held between the jaw members in the gripping position, actuating means for transferring the jaw members from the opening position into the gripping position and means for limiting the closing width of the jaw members, when they are transferred from the opening position into the gripping position.
US09603649B2	Instruments for use in disassembling implants An orthopedic surgical instrument for use in disassembling an orthopedic prosthesis includes a main component, a rod, and a spindle. The main component has a housing and an elongated body extending from the housing with a passageway is defined in the elongated body. The rod has an elongated shaft, with a greater length than the elongated body, extending from the head of the rod and configured to pass through the main component. The spindle threads into the housing to move the rod along a longitudinal axis.
US09603632B1	Tulip bone screw assembly A tulip bone screw assembly has a bone screw, a tulip and a saddle. The bone screw has a threaded shank and a polyaxial head. The tulip has a slotted opening for receiving a rod and an open distal end for passing the shank of the bone screw and holding the head and a locking ring positioned between the slotted opening and the distal end. The saddle has an axis defined by a center opening, a proximal concave end for engaging and holding the rod and a distal end with a plurality of friction fingers bent inwardly toward an axis of the saddle for applying a friction force to the head of the bone screw.
US09603626B2	Telescopic cranial bone screw The invention provides a method and apparatus for cranial fixation following a craniotomy and treatment for increased intracranial pressure. The cranial fixation device comprises of plates attached to the skull with a telescopic screw. The telescopic screw provides constrained movement of the bone flap relative to the skull to accommodate an increase in the intracranial pressure.
US09603613B2	Patient-specific sacroiliac guides and associated methods A patient-specific alignment guide includes a patient-specific portion and a guiding element having a through opening. The patient-specific portion has a patient-specific surface preoperatively configured to mate as a negative of a portion of an iliac crest of a pelvis of a specific patient and mate to the iliac crest only in one position. The guiding element has a preoperatively configured orientation and location relative to the patient-specific portion for preparing a bore in the bone of the patient to direct a bone screw at the preoperatively configured orientation and location for sacroiliac fixation.
US09603612B2	Soft tissue reconstruction Methods and instruments for reconstructing soft tissues of a skeletal joint such as for example of the foot or hand are presented.
US09603609B2	Ultrasonic treatment system, energy source unit, and actuation method of energy source unit An energy supplier of an ultrasonic treatment system can output an electric power in a first output mode and a second output mode in which the electric power supplied to a drive force generation unit during a unit time is higher than in the first output mode. A controller maintains an output state of the electric power in the first output mode when a judgment section judges that a load on an ultrasonic probe is less than or equal to a threshold, and switches the output state of the electric power to the second output mode when the judgment section judges that the load is more than the first threshold.
US09603597B2	Surgical fastener Various embodiments of a non-deforming surgical fastener are discussed. In one embodiment, the fastener includes two legs and a backspan extending between the two legs. The fastener also includes a backspan thickness that is adapted to reduce the pressure and/or increase the holding strength applied to underlying materials. The non-deforming fastener is constructed and arranged to retain substantially the same shape before, during and after deployment into the target implantation site.
US09603595B2	Surgical instrument comprising an adjustable system configured to accommodate different jaw heights A surgical instrument can comprise a first jaw, a second jaw, and a firing system configured to be advanced relative to the first jaw and the second jaw. The firing system can comprise a firing member including a first portion configured to engage the first jaw and a second portion configured to engage the second jaw in order to position the first jaw and the second jaw relative to one another.
US09603591B2	Flexible anchors for tissue fixation A method for securing an anchor to tissue includes positioning the anchor in an area of the tissue. The anchor can include a flexible first tubular member, a flexible second tubular member, and a first suture member. The first tubular member can include a first wall defining a first passage between first and second ends. The second tubular member can include a second wall defining a second passage between first and second ends. The first suture member can couple the first tubular member and the second tubular member. The first suture member can pass through the first wall and the first passage and the second wall and the second passage. The first tubular member and the second tubular member can engage each other and deform to form an anchoring mass upon tensioning the first suture member.
US09603590B2	Single-arm stabilizer having suction capability A single-arm stabilizer having suction capability includes a single, small leg through which suction can be applied. The leg has an upper surface and a lower surface that are spaced apart to define a chamber. The lower surface includes a plurality of openings that are disposed adjacent each other. A support arm is connected to the leg in order to position the leg as desired. A suction line is in fluid communication with the chamber in order to create a vacuum within the chamber. The stabilizer can be used to stabilize any desired portion of a patient's body, but is particularly effective at stabilizing the septum of a patient's heart. Such stabilization can be accomplished by inserting the leg into the patient's heart through the aorta.
US09603588B2	Compressible arteriotomy locator for vascular closure devices and methods A tissue puncture locator device includes a temporary anchor configured for placement through a vascular puncture into a vessel. The temporary anchor includes a column member that defines a lumen. The temporary anchor is movable between an uncompressed position and a compressed position, wherein in the compressed poition a portion of the column member protrudes radially outward. The column member may include a reduced thickness portion, wherein the column member protrudes radially outward at the reduced thickness portion. The column member, when expanded radially outward within the vessel, is sized to limit retraction of the temporary anchor through the vascular puncture.
US09603585B2	Core biopsy scissors Core biopsy scissors capable of one-handed use by a medical professional, and include blades capable of making a rotatable core cut, in addition to elevating, clipping, and collecting a sample from targeted tissue in a patient.
US09603581B2	Ultrasonic transducer and method of manufacturing the same An ultrasonic transducer includes: a first electrode layer disposed on an upper substrate and a support; a second electrode layer which is disposed on a lower surface of the upper substrate and is separated from the first electrode layer; an upper electrode disposed on an upper surface of a membrane to contact an upper surface of the first electrode layer; a trench formed through the upper electrode, the membrane, the support, and the upper substrate; and a pad substrate disposed under the upper substrate and including bonding pads that electrically connect to the first and second electrode layers, respectively.
US09603566B2	Sleep awaking system and method Provided are a sleep awaking system and a sleep awaking method. The system comprises: a sign parameter collecting module for collecting a sign parameter of a human body; a time determining module for determining whether the present time is a REM determining time; a REM determining module for obtaining the sign parameter and determining whether the human body is in a REM stage according to the sign parameter in a REM determining period when the time determining module determines that the present time is the REM determining time; an awaking module for awaking the human body after a pre-awaking period when the REM determining module determines that the human body is in the REM stage and causing the human body to enter the REM stage within the pre-awaking period and awaking the human body after the pre-awaking period when the REM determining module determines that the human body is not in the REM stage, wherein the REM determining period and the pre-awaking period pass in turn from the REM determining time to the awaking time. The above system and method realize awaking the human body in the REM stage, making the human body feel a clear mind, act agilely, and full of spirit and energy after being awaked, which is good for health of the human body.
US09603553B2	Methods of measuring heart valve annuluses for valve replacement A device for measuring an expanded internal orifice of a patient includes an orifice-expanding device, a pressure measuring device, and a size-measuring device. The size-measuring device measures a dimension of the orifice after it has been expanded by the orifice-expanding device.
US09603551B2	Inductive respiration sensor An inductive respiration sensor (10) comprises an inductive transducer (12) and sensing circuitry. The sensing circuitry comprises a transimpedance amplifier, TIA, (14), the sense input (16) of which is operatively connected to the inductive transducer. The TIA is configured to drive a current from its output (20) into the sense input such that the voltage on the sense input follows the voltage applied to the reference input (18) and to cause a voltage on the output indicative of the current. The TIA comprises a first (34) and a second (30) transistor. The collector or drain and the emitter or source of the first transistor are operatively connected between the sense input and the output of the TIA. The emitter or source of the second transistor is connected to the reference input, the collector or drain of the second transistor is connected to the base or gate of the first transistor, and the base or gate of the second transistor is connected to the sense input.
US09603550B2	State characterization based on multi-variate data fusion techniques The ingestible event marker data framework provides a uniform, comprehensive framework to enable various functions and utilities related to ingestible event marker data (IEM data). Included are a receiver adapted to be associated with a body of an individual, the receiver configured to receive IEM data; a hub to receive the IEM data; and at least one IEM data system to receive the data from the hub. Among other information, behavioral data and predictive inferences may be provided.
US09603544B2	Method of determining state variables and changes in state variables The present invention relates to a method of determining physical, chemical and/or biological state variables, particularly substance concentrations, temperature, pH and/or physical fields, and/or the change in these state variables in an examination area of an examination object by determining the change in the spatial distribution of magnetic particles in this examination area as a function of the effect of influencing variables on at least a partarea and/or in the conditions in at least a part-area of the examination area, by means of the following steps: a) introducing magnetic particles into at least part of the examination area in a first state in which in the examination area or in parts thereof at least some of the magnetic particles that are to be examined are agglomerated and/or coupled to one another in pairs or more, or introducing magnetic particles into at least part of the examination area in a second state in which the particles are deagglomerated and/or decoupled and can be agglomerated and/or coupled, b) generating a magnetic field with a spatial profile of the magnetic field strength such that there is produced in the examination area a first part-area having a low magnetic field strength and a second part-area having a higher magnetic field strength, c) changing the, in particular relative, spatial position of the two part-areas in the examination area or changing the magnetic field strength in the first part-area so that the magnetization of the particles is locally changed, d) detecting signals that depend on the magnetization in the examination area that is influenced by this change, and e) evaluating the signals so as to obtain information about the change in the spatial distribution of the magnetic particles and/or about physical, chemical and/or biological state variables or the change therein in the examination area. The invention further relates to magnetic particle compositions, in particular functionalized magnetic particle compositions and their use in a method according to the invention. The invention further also relates to an apparatus for the measurement of state variables in the examination area.
US09603539B2	Systems and methods for modeling electrical activity of an anatomical structure A system for modeling electrical activity of an anatomical structure. The system includes a database that is configured to store cell set data corresponding to a group of cells of the anatomical structure. The cell set data includes a cell model that represents electrical activity of the group of cells. The cell model has a model parameter that relates to ion channels in the cells. The electrical activity represented by the cell model is at least partially based upon the model parameter. The system also includes a user interface that is configured to accept user inputs to change the model parameter and thereby change the electrical activity represented by the cell model to form a reconfigured cell model. The system also includes a display that is configured to display the user inputs and a processor that is configured to determine the electrical activity of the anatomical structure using the reconfigured cell model.
US09603536B2	Compact technique for visualization of physiological clinical and bedside device data using fishbone representation for vitals A patient's vital sign measurements are displayed in a fishbone diagram defined by a horizontal line with a vertical line crossing it to form four compartments. The patient's respiratory rate and heart rate are displayed in assigned compartments above the horizontal line separated by the vertical line and the patient's oxygen saturation (SpO2) and temperature are displayed in assigned compartments below the horizontal line separated by vertical lines. Two diverging horizontal lines form a sideways “V” are connected with the right hand side of the horizontal line to define a fifth compartment in which the patient's blood pressure is displayed.
US09603531B2	In-place display on sensory data A system for in-place visualization of sensed data is provided. The system includes a formable sheet comprising a display and sensors embedded within the sheet underneath the display. The display will display information relating to sensed data on a portion of the display corresponding to locations of the sensors located underneath the display. As a result, the display displays the information above or directly above the sensors that output data.
US09603528B2	Optical speculum A system for direct imaging and diagnosing of abnormal cells in a target tissue includes a disposable optical speculum and an image acquisition system having the speculum assembled on and mechanically secured thereto. The image acquisition system is arranged to capture at least one of a single image or multiple images or video of cells within the target tissue using at least one of bright field or dark field ring illumination divided into independently operated segments to obtain a plurality of data sets. An image analysis and control unit in communication with the image acquisition system analyzes the data sets and applies algorithms to the data sets for diagnosing abnormal cells.
US09603519B2	Ophthalmic range finding Embodiments of the invention provide methods and systems for analyzing the ophthalmic anatomy of a patient posterior to the cornea. The method may include scanning a focus of a femtosecond laser beam along a path within the patient's eye. A portion of the path may be disposed posterior to the patient's cornea. The method may also include acquiring a first reflectance image and a second reflectance image associated with the focus disposed respectively at a first location of the path and a second location of the path. The method may further include determining the presence or absence of an ophthalmic anatomical feature of the eye based on a comparison between the first reflectance image and the second reflectance image.
US09603516B2	Objective quality metric for ocular wavefront measurements A system and method for determining an objective quality metric for image data collected by a wavefront aberrometer. The method may include quantifying a plurality of characteristics of the image data and calculating the objective quality metric based on the quantified characteristics of the image data. The objective quality metric can be a weighted sum of the quantified characteristics of the image data. The weightings for the weighted sum can be determined based on subjective quality metrics assigned to a set of training image data by a human expert.
US09603504B2	Footwear cleaning device Various apparatus for cleaning footwear are described. One footwear cleaning apparatus includes a box having an open top surface for receiving a piece of footwear; and a plurality of brushes arrayed within the box and positioned substantially parallel to a bottom surface of the box, wherein the plurality of brushes includes at least one first brush configured to contact a first side surface of the piece of footwear, at least one second brush configured to contact a different, second side surface of the piece of footwear, and at least one third brush configured to contact a bottom surface of the piece of footwear, and wherein the at least one first brush and the at least one second brush are configured to, when actuated, rotate towards a center of the box about an axis that is substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the box.
US09603485B2	Rotisserie bracket A rotisserie mounting bracket assembly for a cooking grill having a cooking surface having a plurality of ribs. The bracket has a bracket base with at least one downward projection situated between a pair of adjacent ribs, and a bracket extension extending vertically from the bracket base and having at least one surface adapted to retain a skewer.
US09603483B2	Self-heating systems and methods for rapidly heating a comestible substance Self-heating systems for rapidly and effectively heating a comestible substance are disclosed. Self-heating systems generally include a reaction chamber and a heating chamber. The heating chamber contains a substance to be heated. The reaction chamber contains reactants that, when contacted, exothermically react. The containers and reactants can be configured to heat at least six fluid ounces of comestible substance in less than one minute. The solid chemical reactant mixture can comprise magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, and/or calcium oxide. Methods for heating at least six fluid ounces of comestible substance in less than one minute are also provided.
US09603482B2	Systems for making single-cup beverages Systems and methods are shown for providing hot beverages using a beverage system integrated into a faucet. The faucet-integrated beverage system can include a hot water reservoir mounted under a countertop and fluidly coupled to a cold water supply line. The temperature and fill level in the hot water reservoir can be controlled using control circuitry provided on a circuit board communicatively coupled to the hot water reservoir and one or more sensors. A beverage supply line can extend from the hot water reservoir to a beverage dispensing unit, which can be coupled to the faucet or mounted on the faucet deck. The beverage system can also include an activation button mounted on the faucet or the faucet deck and communicatively coupled to the control board for initiating a brewing process.
US09603472B2	Popcorn salt holding and dispensing system and method A popcorn salt holding and dispensing system and method includes a container that has a quantity of popcorn therein. The container has a bottom wall and a peripheral wall which is attached to and extends upwardly therefrom. The peripheral wall has an upper edge defining an opening extending into the container. A housing has salt therein and the housing includes a first end, a second end and a perimeter wall extending between the first and second ends. The first end has a plurality of apertures extending therethrough to allow salt from the housing to flow outwardly of the housing through the apertures. The housing is removably coupled to the container with a mounting and moved back and forth over the popcorn to deposit salt on the popcorn.
US09603471B2	Beverage lid cover for enhancing aroma A lid for a beverage cup includes a mouth opening, an aroma opening, and a concentrator member. The mouth opening is positioned closer to a rim of the lid than the aroma opening. An area of the aroma opening is greater than an area of the mouth opening. The concentrator member surrounds the aroma opening and extends from a plane formed by the aroma opening to a height above the aroma opening. A cross sectional area of the concentrator decreases in a direction from a base to an upper end of the concentrator, creating a concentration of beverage aromas in the space surrounding a user's nose. The concentrator channels a concentrated amount of aroma to the nose, providing an enhanced drinking and tasting experience.
US09603470B2	Apparatus for communication, expression, displaying pictures and greeting One embodiment of the current application is a device that can mount to a surface or stand on a table and interchangeably displays one or more sheets of materials. The device comprises a front panel and a back panel. One or more linear wave springs are installed between the two panels. Sheets of materials can be inserted in-between one of the two panels and the linear wave springs. The linear wave springs hold the sheets of materials onto the front panel and/or the back panel. The visual information on the sheets is displayed through one or more display windows on the panels.Another embodiment of the current application is a device that displays a long sheet of material. There are images and/or messages of personal status, feeling, emotion, expression, or greeting on the long sheet of material. The long sheet of material passes over a supporting panel and is attached to two parallel rollers. The top and bottom portions of the supporting panel are curve shaped and flexible. The curved and flexible portion of the panel help keep the long sheet of material in tension. Three mesh well gears can rotate the rollers in synchronism. One of the three gears partially extrudes out of the device housing to be driven by human hands.
US09603456B2	Rotating device for armrest A rotating device for an armrest is connected with a fixing mount disc on a top surface of an armrest seat and is rotatably coupled with a rotary plate on a bottom surface of the support plate. The fixing mount disc includes a conical groove and a threaded orifice formed on the conical groove, and the conical groove has a toothed slot. The rotary plate includes a post corresponding to the conical groove and the toothed slot, the rotary plate also includes an extending fringe extending outwardly from an outer side thereof to contact with a peripheral side of the fixing mount disc, wherein the post has two recesses, each recess extends outwardly from each of two sides of the post to accommodate each of two slidable retainers, and each slidable retainer is pushed by a spring and has a locking tab for retaining with the toothed slot.
US09603453B2	Reclining chair with tilting action to provide heart-rest position A reclining health-care chair includes: a base configured to rest on an underlying surface; a frame including a pair of opposed arms; a seat; a backrest; a footrest; a tilting mechanism comprising a plurality of pivotally interconnected links, the tilting mechanism attached to the base and to the seat and configured to control movement of the seat relative to the base; a reclining mechanism comprising a plurality of pivotally interconnected links, the reclining mechanism attached to the backrest, footrest, seat, frame and tilting mechanism to control relative movement of the backrest, footrest, frame and seat relative to the base; and a power actuating unit attached to the seat and to the tilting mechanism. The chair is movable between (a) an upright position, in which the footrest is retracted beneath the seat, the seat defines an angle α relative to the underlying surface, and the backrest defines an angle ε relative to the underlying surface, and (b) a fully reclined position, in which the footrest is extended in front of the seat, the seat defines an angle γ relative to the underlying surface that is greater than the angle α, the backrest defines an angle δ relative to the underlying surface that is less than the angle ε, and the footrest is positioned such that an occupant's feet are higher than the occupant's heart.
US09603441B2	Toothbrush A toothbrush that enhances cleaning and user comfort while brushing. In one embodiment, the toothbrush comprises a cleaning element support member, or base member, that permits a head of the toothbrush to be comfortably received and manipulated within the user's mouth. In an embodiment, the support member comprises a head support having an overhanging portion and a portion free of an overhang.
US09603425B2	Case for electronic tablet A case incorporates a built-in stand for an electronic device, such as an electronic tablet computer, which the case houses. The case protects the electronic device and allows a user to view and access the device without removing it from the case. The built-in stand is adjustable and allows for multiple viewing angles.
US09603422B1	Automated hands-free umbrella An automated hands-free umbrella, having a controller unit integration module with a motor assembly. The motor assembly has a shaft and a directional propeller. A power module has a housing. The housing has a gas container module. The gas container module has a container having gas. Further having an umbrella canopy module, a handle assembly, and a data coordinator system module. The automated hands-free umbrella sustains itself in the air by controlling the umbrella's buoyancy or floatability with an incorporated gas, such as helium. Also has means to hover over a user, even as the user is stationary or while moving.
US09603413B2	Cushioning sole for footwear A cushioning sole for footwear includes a heel portion, an opening, and a cushioning slide. The heel portion includes a top surface and a bottom surface. The opening extends vertically through the heel portion from the bottom surface to the top surface. The cushioning slide is disposed in the opening and extends out from the top surface and out from the bottom surface.
US09603411B2	Golf shoe outsole A golf shoe outsole comprises a thin, flexible base layer having many discrete platforms projecting downwardly from the base layer for providing traction elements. The platforms are separated by channels and open regions to allow the discrete platforms to readily flex relative to one another about the thin base layer, providing enhanced flexibility to the outsole and improved traction performance during a dynamic act such as a golf swing.
US09603402B2	Novelty apparel with multiple attached conformable selectable indicia A novelty apparel includes multiple attached conformable, selectable and viewable occupational role playing indicia. A baseball cap includes a dome shaped crown of compound curves and a forward facing sun visor brim portion, a transparent window in a central front face portion of the dome shaped crown, where the window displays a single indicium selectable from a number of different indicia carried on a display surface conformable to said dome shaped crown. The selected indicium is displayed centered above the brim. The display surface conforms to the curved interior of the dome shaped crown, wherein the baseball cap does not deviate substantially from the look of a typical baseball cap with a single permanent indicium.
US09603396B2	Filtering face-piece respirator having nose notch A filtering face-piece respirator 10 that includes a harness 14 and a mask body 12 that has a multi-layer filtering structure 16. The mask body 12 includes an upper interior perimeter segment 24a formed from the filtering structure 16 and configured to fit against the face of the respirator wearer. Present in the upper interior perimeter segment 24a is a nose notch 52, 62, which is an area void of filtering structure 16.
US09603394B2	Batting pad for adjusting location of bat in batter's hand A batting pad comprising a body made from a cushioning material and having a ring portion adapted to fit over a batter's thumb and an appendage to cushion the palm area between a batter's thumb and index finger. The appendage has a thickness T at its thickest point located between the first end and the distant end, and the thickness T of the appendage is selected to optimize an angle of a bat in the batter's hand relative to a line parallel to the batter's forearm, the angle being determined by the thickness T of the appendage displacing the bat toward the tip of the batter's index finger and causing the bat to contact the palm of the batter's hand near the batter's little finger.
US09603392B2	Bra A bra comprising a front portion and two side portions. The front portion comprises bra cups. Each side portion extends from a respective side of the front portion and the side portions are adapted to encircle a torso of a wearer of the bra. The front portion and the side portions comprise an outer layer and a frame layer beneath the outer layer. The frame layer comprises: an outer frame layer, and an inner frame layer disposed inward from the outer frame layer with respect to the torso of the wearer of the bra. The inner frame layer comprises a plurality of panels. The panels alternate between primary panels primarily stretchable in a first direction and secondary panels primarily stretchable in a second direction.
US09603385B2	Immobilized diluents for smoking articles Immobilized diluents in a smoking article are provided, wherein diluents can be immobilized through absorption and/or adsorption of the diluents into immobilizing materials, such as sorbents like silica gels. By immobilizing diluents, the diluents can be available for vaporization, while still being protected from migration and/or loss of the diluents in a smoking article.
US09603383B2	Gas entrainment in flowable foods A method of entraining gas in a flowable food product comprising the steps of accelerating the flowable food product in a flow direction through a flow channel that includes a ramp. Gas is injected into the flowable food product transverse to the flow direction through a porous surface or plate while the food product traverses the ramp to generate a froth. An apparatus for entraining gas in a food product, comprises a source of flowable food product and a food product pump to accelerate the food product through a flow channel. A ramp is disposed in the flow channel as well as a porous surface forming a wall of the flow channel opposite the ramp. A source of gas is in communication with the porous surface, wherein gas is entrained in the food product as it passes by the ramp and the porous surface.
US09603379B2	Feline bitter taste receptors and methods A family of novel feline bitter taste receptors, referred to as feline TAS2R (fTAS2R), are disclosed herein. Isolated polynucleotides encoding the novel feline bitter taste receptors and chimeric polypeptides are also disclosed, as are expression vectors and host cells for expression of the novel feline bitter taste receptors. Methods of identifying compounds that bind to the novel feline bitter taste receptors and modulate their activity are disclosed.
US09603377B2	Production of soy protein product using calcium chloride extraction (“S7301”) A soy protein product having a protein content of at least about 60 wt % (N×6.25) d.b., preferably a soy protein isolate having a protein content of at least about 90 wt % (N×6.25) d.b., is prepared from a soy protein source material by extraction of the soy protein source material with an aqueous calcium salt solution, preferably calcium chloride solution, to cause solubilization of soy protein from the protein source and to form an aqueous soy protein solution, separating the aqueous soy protein solution from residual soy protein source, concentrating the aqueous soy protein solution while maintaining the ionic strength substantially constant by using a selective membrane technique, optionally diafiltering the concentrated soy protein solution, diluting the concentrated and optionally diafiltered soy protein solution into water to cause the formation of a precipitate, acidifying the mixture of precipitate and diluting water to re-solubilize the precipitate and form a clear acidified soy protein solution, concentrating the clear acidified soy protein solution while maintaining the ionic strength substantially constant by using a selective membrane technique, optionally diafiltering the concentrated clear acidified soy protein solution, and drying the concentrated and optionally diafiltered clear acidified soy protein solution.
US09603374B2	Cheese and methods of making such cheese Soft or firm/semi-hard ripened or unripened cheese products that has a native or modified starch and one or more additional ingredients are described. The additional ingredients may be chosen from a non-fat dry milk, a milk protein, an acidity regulator, an acid, an anticaking agent, an antifoaming agent, a coloring agent, an emulsifier, an enzyme preparation, a flavoring agent, a firming agent, a food protein, a gelling agent, a preservative, sequestrants, a stabilizer, a thickener, an oil, a fat, a cheese powder, a salt, a nutritional supplement, an acid, an enzyme, a neutraceutical, a carbohydrate, a vitamin, and a mineral. The starch, and additional ingredients may have a combined concentration of greater than 10%, by weight of the cheese product.
US09603365B2	Co-crystal production method The present invention provides a method for producing a co-crystal including thiophanate-methyl and a triazole-based compound such as tebuconazole and a method for producing an agricultural and horticultural chemical preparation using the co-crystal as a raw material. As one example, the agricultural and horticultural chemical preparation can be obtained by a method including the steps of obtaining a sol including a co-crystal by stirring a suspension including thiophanate-methyl, a triazole compound such as a tebuconazole, a surfactant, a defoaming agent and water at a mixing degree of 0.1-1.0 while holding the temperature of the suspension at 60° C.; and adding auxiliary components such as silica, calcium carbonate and the like to the sol.
US09603363B2	Weed control from applications of aminopyralid, triclopyr, and an organosilicone surfactant Disclosed herein are herbicidal compositions comprising a herbicidal effective amount of (a) aminopyralid, or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, (b) triclopyr, or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, and (c) an organosilicone surfactant. Also disclosed herein are methods of controlling undesirable vegetation, which comprise applying to vegetation or an area adjacent the vegetation or applying to soil or water to prevent the emergence or growth of vegetation (a) aminopyralid, or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, (b) triclopyr, or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, and (c) an organosilicone surfactant.
US09603357B2	Method and device to evaporate active ingredients from a liquid solution A method to evaporate active ingredients from a liquid solution, in which said liquid solution includes a solvent and at least one type of active ingredient, the method including dispensing in controlled time periods doses of said liquid solution on a liquid retaining support, where the solvent is evaporated from the support such that only the active ingredient remains on the support, and where the active ingredient is evaporated from the support after most of the solvent has evaporated.
US09603350B2	Above-ground termite station having a container and method of mounting the container An above-ground termite station includes a container having a base, a side, and a lid together defining an interior space of the container. The side has at least two peripheral openings in spaced relationship with each other about a periphery of the container. Each of the peripheral openings is at least partially closed by a respective access closure that can be selectively removed to provide access to the interior space of the container through the peripheral opening. The container is mountable on an above-ground mounting surface with the base in generally opposed relationship with and abutting against the mounting surface. The lid is positionable between a closed position and an open position to permit access to the interior space of the container. A cartridge is sized and configured for insertion in and removal from the interior space of the container.
US09603347B2	Adjustable fishing rod A fishing rod can be switched between greater rigidity in one configuration to greater flexibility in another configuration. The configuration having greater flexibility is useful when enhanced sensitivity to fish strikes is desired.
US09603346B2	Aquarium lighting system An aquarium includes a curved aquarium housing that supports water, the water including a water surface that separates water from air within the housing. The aquarium also includes a lighting system coupled to the aquarium housing, the lighting system including an arm and a light element disposed at an end of the arm and outside of the aquarium housing that directs light into the aquarium housing at an angle less than 90 degrees relative to the water surface.
US09603330B2	Snap pea variety sugar 153 The present invention provides novel snap pea cultivar Sugar 153 and plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom. The invention also provides methods for producing a pea plant by crossing the pea plants of the invention with themselves or another pea plant. The invention also provides pea plants produced from such a crossing as well as plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom.
US09603329B2	Wheat cultivar ‘GA 04570-10E46’ Herein provided is a new wheat cultivar designated ‘GA 04570-10E46’ as well as the seeds, plants and derivatives of the new wheat variety ‘GA 04570-10E46’ (such as cultivars and hybrids related thereto). Also provided are tissue cultures of the new wheat variety ‘GA 04570-10E46’ and the plants regenerated therefrom. Methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the new wheat variety ‘GA 04570-10E46’ with itself or another wheat variety and plants produced by such methods are also provided.
US09603321B2	Plants with increased resistance to Diabrotica virgifera and Ostrinia nubilalis The present invention relates to new Zea mays plants which are resistant to both Western Corn Rootworm (WCR) and European Corn Borer (ECB) and do not express an insecticidal protein derived from Bacillus thuringiensis. The invention is also directed to hybrids, progeny and seeds of those plants.
US09603315B2	Device and method for detecting a dripper A dripper detection device for an irrigation pipe manufacturing system includes a continuous pipe feeder capable of making a pipe equipped with drippers, each dripper having a water outlet. The pipe circulates along a predetermined circulation direction (X-X′) while keeping the drippers' water outlets in a predetermined orientation. The dripper detection device includes a laser detection unit with a laser source emitting a laser beam directed to the pipe outer face location where drippers are present at regular intervals, and a laser signal receiver which receives and analyses the laser beam reflected on the pipe outer face to provide a transformed reflected signal which contains information about the passage of each dripper facing said laser detection unit.
US09603314B2	Vehicle with feller for tree limb removal in residential, commercial, municipal, utility, and line clearance applications A truck for tree limb removal is disclosed in residential, commercial, municipal, utility, and line clearance applications. The truck includes a vehicle chassis supporting a plurality of wheels. A boom is supported by the vehicle chassis. This boom has an attachment end attached to the vehicle chassis at an attachment joint and a tool-supporting end rotatable and extendable relative to the attachment joint. A feller buncher tool is attached to the tool-supporting end of the boom.
US09603312B2	Sprayable non-woven fiber barrier to non-gaseous materials Disclosed is a sprayable nonwoven fiber weed barrier comprising an aqueous solution of nonwoven fibers and polymer binder. The aqueous solution can be directly sprayed onto the soil to suppress weed penetration through the soil. The sprayable nonwoven fiber weed barrier has a pore structure that allows water to penetrate into the soil, but curbs the growth of weeds.
US09603308B2	Continuous round baler with variable conveyor A crop harvesting system for continuous round baling is described that with a first and second bale chamber and a conveyor system in operable communication with the first and second bale chambers. The crop harvesting system can have at least three bale carriers, at least two serpentine systems to facilitate movement of the bale into and out of the first and second bale chambers. The crop harvesting system can be integrated into an agricultural harvester such as a baler or combine.
US09603302B2	Agricultural working machine having a display device An agricultural working machine has at least one working unit and a display device for displaying or adjusting parameters of the working machine the at least one working unit of both. The display device has a display unit with jointly depictable display elements for visualization of parameter-based values, the display elements preferably arranged concentrically in a form of circular-ring sections. The display device also includes at least one bar display that at least partially encircles the display elements radially on the outer side. Indicator element for displaying a defined value are disposed on the at least one bar display.
US09609792B2	Electromagnetic wave shielding film and method for producing a circuit board comprising the shielding film The present invention discloses an electromagnetic wave shielding film, comprising at least one electromagnetic shielding layer. A printed circuit board comprising the shielding film, is formed by tightly connecting the electromagnetic wave shielding film with the printed circuit board in the direction of thickness, wherein a ground layer is disposed on said printed circuit board. A method for producing the circuit board, including the following steps: (1) hot-pressing and curing the electromagnetic shielding film with the circuit board in the direction of thickness; (2) piercing the adhesive film layer by a rough surface of the electromagnetic shielding layer, to achieve grounding. Or, including the following steps: (1) hot-pressing and curing the electromagnetic shielding film with the circuit board in the direction of thickness; (2) piercing the shielding film by an electrically conductive substance, to achieve grounding. Or, including the following steps: (1) hot-pressing and curing the electromagnetic shielding film with the circuit board in the direction of thickness; (2) forming through holes or blind holes in the circuit board; (3) metallizing the holes, to achieve grounding. The adhesive film layer of the shielding film of the present invention contains no conductive particle, so that the cost and the insertion loss are reduced, and the development demand of high-speed and high-frequency of the electronic products is met.
US09609790B2	Hybrid vehicle A hybrid vehicle has an internal combustion engine and a motor as a driving source, a transmission that changes a speed of rotation of the internal combustion engine or motor and transmits the rotation to driving wheels of the vehicle, a high-voltage battery that supplies power to the motor through an inverter, a cooling mechanism equipped with a pump to circulate a coolant and thereby cool the inverter, a coolant temperature measurement device that detects or estimates a temperature of the coolant, a low-voltage battery that supplies power to the pump, and a converter through which power is supplied from the high-voltage battery to the pump.
US09609785B1	Air-cooled heatsink for cooling integrated circuits A system includes an integrated circuit and a heatsink mounted thereon. The heatsink includes a flat base plate thermally coupled to a top surface of the integrated circuit, thermally-conductive solid metal posts mounted perpendicularly on the base plate, and flat metal fins. Each of the fins has holes fitted about the posts such that the fins are mounted on the posts in vertically-spaced, parallel alignment relative to each other and the top surface of the base plate. The system further includes a load plate mounted upon top surfaces of the posts, a printed circuit board, and a microprocessor socket mounted on the printed circuit board. The microprocessor socket includes a socket base upon which the integrated circuit is mounted such that the integrated circuit is electrically coupled through the socket base to the printed circuit board. Air may be forced through the heatsink.
US09609784B2	Container data center A container data center includes a container, an air duct, and a connecting member. The container is received in a room. The container defines an air inlet and an air outlet away from the air inlet. The air duct extends through a sidewall of the room. A first side of the connecting member is detachably connected to the air inlet of the container, and a second side of the connecting member is connected to the air duct. Air outside the room enters the air duct, flows through the connecting member, enters the container through the air inlet, and flows out of the container through the air outlet.
US09609781B2	Modular chassis with floating midplane carrier A split chassis with a floating midplane carrier is provided. The split chassis is a modular electronic chassis which includes a first chassis section and a midplane carrier floatingly mounted to the first chassis section. The modular electronic chassis further includes a second chassis section mounted to the first chassis section, with the midplane carrier mounted between the first chassis section and the second chassis section.
US09609778B1	Server having a latch Example techniques for using a release latch to access a second tray of a server are disclosed. An example method includes operating a server in a rack. A release latch is engaged to initiate movement of a first tray of the server away from a second tray located behind the first tray. The second tray can then be accessed to remove and replace a storage drive from the second tray while the server remains in operation.
US09609777B2	Pluggable power cell for an inverter In one embodiment, a power cell chamber for a drive system includes moveable and fixed portions. The moveable portion includes a rectifier stage to rectify an input signal received from a secondary winding of a transformer to provide a rectified signal and an inverter stage having a plurality of switching devices to receive a DC signal and output an AC signal. This moveable portion can be slidably adapted within a cabinet of the drive system. In turn, the fixed portion includes a DC link having at least one capacitor to receive the rectified signal and provide the DC signal to the inverter stage.
US09609775B2	Semiconductor module To provide a semiconductor module capable of shortening of the manufacturing tact time, reducing the manufacturing costs, and improving assembility. A semiconductor module (30) includes substrate (31) made of metal, an insulating layer (32) formed on the substrate (31), a plurality of wiring patterns (33a to 33d) formed on the insulating layer (32), a bare-chip transistor (35) mounted on a wiring pattern (33a) via a solder (34a); and a metal plate connector (36a, 36b) jointing an electrode (S, G) of the bare-chip transistor (35) and a wiring pattern (33b, 33c) via a solder (34b, 34c). The metal plate connector (36a, 36b) has a bridge shape, and has a flat surface and a center of gravity at a middle portion of the component.
US09609771B2	Display device A display device in the present invention includes a display panel which is provided with a display screen, a I-substrate which is arranged in a predetermined range narrower than the display panel at the back side of the display panel, first flexible printed circuit substrates which extend downward from the upper end of the display panel and are connected to the T-substrate, and second flexible printed circuit substrates which extend upward from the lower end of the display panel and are connected to the T-substrate in order to achieve more reduction in thickness when the display panel and the circuit substrate are arranged together.
US09609766B2	Hazard detector battery compartment facilitating ease of user access and device robustness According to one embodiment, an access door for a hazard detector includes a release member that releasably secures the access door in a closed position over a battery compartment of the hazard detector. The release member allows the access door to be pivoted open and closed relative to the battery compartment and hazard detector. The access door also includes a first hinge member and a second hinge member. The first hinge member enables the access door to pivot along a first pivot path and by a first pivot amount and the second hinge member enables the access door to pivot along a second pivot path and by a second pivot amount. A cumulative total of the first pivot amount and the second pivot amount is substantially greater than either pivot amount alone.
US09609756B2	Printed circuit board assembly methods A method includes aligning a first portion of a magnetic core with respect to a first side of a PCB using a first alignment device. The method includes applying a first bonding material to a surface of at least one of the first portion of the magnetic core and a second portion of the magnetic core. The method further includes coupling a second alignment device that retains the second portion of the magnetic core to the first alignment device. When the first alignment device and the second alignment device are coupled, the first portion and the second portion of the magnetic core are retained in a specified assembly position. The specified assembly position includes a specified gap between the first portion and the second portion of the magnetic core. The method also includes curing the first bonding material.
US09609754B2	Package for mounting electronic element, electronic device, and imaging module There are provided a package for mounting an electronic element which can be reduced in size and an electronic device. A package for mounting an electronic element includes an insulating base including a frame section; an electrode pad disposed on an upper surface of the frame section; a first wall conductor disposed in an upper end part of an inner wall of the frame section so as to be electrically connected to the electrode pad; and a wiring conductor embedded within the frame section so as to be electrically connected to the first wall conductor. Consequently, the package for mounting an electronic element can be reduced in size, and is capable of suppressing electrical short-circuiting between the wiring conductor and an electronic element and of suppressing occurrence of a crack in the insulating base.
US09609750B2	Package substrate and electronic device In a package substrate, adjacent bumps in a first array of bumps being an outermost array arranged along a first side of the package substrate are arranged being shifted in a first axial direction that is a normal direction of the first side and in a second axial direction that intersects perpendicularly with the first axial direction in a plan view. Adjacent bumps in a second array of bumps arranged in the inside of the first array of bumps are arranged being shifted in the first axial direction and in the second axial direction in a plan view.
US09609744B2	Area array device connection structures with complimentary warp characteristics Printed circuit boards (PCBs) can be designed to have dynamic warp characteristics complimentary to those of an attached component. A PCB and an attached component can be designed to dynamically warp, during a thermal excursion, in the same direction and with approximately the same magnitude of warp. Warp characteristics of the PCB and the attached component can be determined by the vertical thickness of conductor and dielectric layers, by the wiring density and number of conductor layers. Warp characteristics can also be at least partially determined by the arrangement/ordering of conductor and dielectric layers, by dimensions of a sash structure surrounding a component outline and by dimensions of a prepreg layer applied to an existing design. Such a prepreg layer can cover a portion or an entirety of one of the PCBs planar surfaces.
US09609741B1	Printed circuit board and electronic apparatus A printed wiring board has thereon an electronic component having a heat radiation pad, and an electrolytic capacitor provided for the electronic component. The printed wiring board further has thereon another electronic component having another heat radiation pad and exhibiting a higher heat value than that of the electronic component, and another electrolytic capacitor provided for the other electronic component. The heat radiation pad of the electronic component, a ground terminal of the electrolytic capacitor, the other heat radiation pad for the other electronic component, and another ground terminal of the other electrolytic capacitor are connected by using a ground conductor. In the ground conductor, a thermal resistance between the other heat radiation pad and other ground terminal is lower than the thermal resistance between the heat radiation pad and the ground terminal.
US09609740B2	Cooled printed circuit with multi-layer structure and low dielectric losses The printed circuit with a multi-layer structure comprises: a first layer machined to form a spotface passing through the layer, a second layer comprising a first cavity passing through the layer, a third layer comprising, on one face, an electronic component that is in the first cavity, a fourth layer comprising a second cavity, a heat-conducting element with two parts: one made of metal, called a thermal cover, inserted into the spotface of the first layer so as to close, mechanically and electrically, the first cavity, the other made of a dielectric material with heat conduction >30 W/(m·K), placed in the first cavity so as to be in contact with the electronic component.
US09609737B2	Heat dissipation printed circuit board and manufacturing method thereof A heat dissipation printed circuit board includes a metal core, lower and upper insulating layers, first lower and first upper circuit patterns, and second lower and second upper circuit patterns. The lower and upper insulating layers are disposed at a lower side and an upper side of the metal core, respectively. The first lower and first upper circuit patterns are disposed at a lower side of the lower insulating layer and at an upper side of the upper insulating layer, respectively. The second lower and second upper circuit patterns are disposed at a lower side of the first lower circuit pattern and at an upper side of the first upper circuit pattern, respectively. An etching portion in the first lower circuit pattern is filled with the lower insulating layer and an etching portion in the first upper circuit pattern is filled with the upper insulating layer.
US09609732B2	Laser-driven light source for generating light from a plasma in an pressurized chamber An apparatus for producing light includes a chamber and an ignition source that ionizes a gas within the chamber. The apparatus also includes at least one laser that provides energy to the ionized gas within the chamber to produce a high brightness light. The laser can provide a substantially continuous amount of energy to the ionized gas to generate a substantially continuous high brightness light.
US09609730B2	Adjustment of VUV emission of a plasma via collisional resonant energy transfer to an energy absorber gas Disclosed are methods of adjusting the emission of vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) radiation from a plasma in a semiconductor processing chamber. The methods may include generating a plasma in the processing chamber which includes a VUV-emitter gas and a collisional energy absorber gas, and adjusting the emission of VUV radiation from the plasma by altering the concentration ratio of the VUV-emitter gas to collisional energy absorber gas in the plasma. In some embodiments, the VUV-emitter gas may be helium and the collisional energy absorber gas may be neon, and in certain such embodiments, adjusting VUV emission may include flowing helium and/or neon into the processing chamber in a proportion so as to alter the concentration ratio of helium to neon in the plasma. Also disclosed are apparatuses which implement the foregoing methods.
US09609725B2	Controllable lighting devices The present invention provides a lighting device comprising a light output means, a computing device, data communication means, and a casing, wherein the light output means is configured to be controllable by the computing device, the computing device configured to receive and/or transmit instructions to/from the data communication means. The lighting device may be capable of outputting light have various effects, or may emit notifications to a user.
US09609724B2	Environment control system An environment control system (1) for controlling the environment in an area (50), the area (50) comprising a plurality of sub-areas (50a1-50c5), the environment control system (1) comprising: a sensor unit (20) for generating a sensing signal pertaining to activity in the area (50), the sensor unit (20) comprising an activity type determination unit (22) for determining an activity type for each sub-area (50a1-50c5) based on the generated sensing signal for the area (50), a sound generating device (30) adapted to generate sound (32) with a varying sound property individually in each sub-area (50a1-50c5), the varying sound property having a first frequency, a light generating device (40) adapted to generate light (42) with a varying light property in each sub-area (50a1-50c5), the varying light property having a second frequency, a control unit (10) adapted to control the sound generating device (30) and the light generating device (40) independently for each sub-area (50ai-50c5), depending on the determined activity type for the corresponding sub-area (50a1-50c5), wherein the ratio between the first and the second frequency is an integer.
US09609723B2	Automatic grouping via light and sound The invention relates to a method for automatic grouping of light sources within an illumination system. The method is performed starting from a first light source of the illumination system emitting a first light signal and a first sound signal. The method includes steps of using an intensity of the first light signal as received by a second light source and an intensity of the first sound signal as received by the second light source to determine a value of a grouping function (410, 420), and assigning the first light source and the second light source to the same group of light sources when the determined value of the grouping function satisfies one or more pre-determined conditions (430, 440, 450). In this manner, a determination could be made whether or not the first and second light sources should be assigned to the same group in a manner that yields improved results over the prior art solutions.
US09609721B1	Light controller Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for performing actions based on a determined relative composition of light. In some implementations, data representing an amount of ambient light detected within the portion of the property by a light sensor located at the portion of the property is initially obtained. Data indicating (i) a shape of an optical spectra for a natural light source, and (ii) a shape of an optical spectra for a non-natural light source is then obtained. A relative composition of the ambient light detected within the portion of the property is determined. An estimated amount of natural light within the portion of the property is then determined. In response, the amount of light output by one or more light sources located at the portion of the property is adjusted.
US09609719B2	Wireless control device A wall-mountable wireless control device may include an antenna (e.g., a slot antenna or a hybrid slot-patch antenna) for transmitting and/or receiving radio-frequency signals, and may have a conductive material on a large amount (e.g., greater than or equal to approximately 85%) of a front surface of the control device. The wireless control device may operate consistently when installed with different types of faceplate assemblies (e.g., faceplate assemblies having metal and/or plastic components) and when installed with different types of electrical wallboxes (e.g., metal and plastic wallboxes). A faceplate comprising a conductive element may be installed on the wireless control device, such that the conductive element operates as a radiating element of the antenna. The wireless control device may comprise a conductive member (e.g., a conductive label or a conductive strap) extending around a rear enclosure of the wireless control device between opposite sides of a conductive yoke.
US09609718B1	In-vehicle equipment A FET of a power supply reverse connection protection section is connected between a battery and an electronic device, and at a time of reverse connection of the battery, the FET is turned off and a parasitic diode of the FET prevents a current flowing in a direction opposite to a direction at a time of normal connection. A transformer is used in a DC/DC converter of a first power supply section that supplies power to a control section, and a voltage generated in a secondary winding is applied to the FET.
US09609716B2	Undervoltage protection circuit for LED lamp An undervoltage protection circuit for LED lamp includes a DC/DC converter, and a controlling circuit module. The controlling circuit module includes a signal collecting unit configured for collecting a signal, a signal comparing unit electrically connected to the signal collecting unit, and a signal processing unit electrically connected to the signal comparing unit. The signal comparing unit is configured for comparing a signal input from the signal collecting unit with a threshold voltage. The signal processing unit is configured for processing the signal output of the signal collecting unit to turn on or turn off the DC/DC converter. Whenever the voltage input is less than the threshold voltage which indicates an undervoltage condition, the controlling circuit module produces a high level and causes the DC/DC converter to not work as a result. Inversely, the controlling circuit module drops to a low level and the DC/DC converter begins to work.
US09609713B1	Kind of pulse width dimming control circuit for LED phase cut dimming power supply The invention discloses a kind of pulse width dimming control circuit for LED phase cut dimming power supply, which comprises LED phase cut dimming power supply circuit and pulse width dimming control circuit. The pulse width dimming control circuit is composed of voltage sampling amplification circuit, signal conversion circuit, photoelectric coupler and pulse width PWM control circuit. The signal input terminal of the voltage sampling amplification circuit is connected to the live wire L and the null line N after passing through the anti-interference circuit for voltage sampling. The output control part of the pulse width PWM control circuit consists of a field-effect transistor, the drain electrode of which connects to LED lamp. The Invention is a kind of pulse width dimming control circuit for LED phase cut dimming power supply, which has no restriction on load power and has strong compatibility with phase cut dimmer, wide dimming range.
US09609710B2	Lighting device, illumination device, and lighting fixture A lighting device is configured such that only one of a first current control circuit and a charging current control circuit operates in any of operation modes from a first mode to a fourth mode. The lighting device is configured such that the first current control circuit and the charging current control circuit are not included in the same closed circuit.
US09609708B2	Low cost LED driver with integral dimming capability A distributed system for driving strings of series-connected LEDs for backlighting, display and lighting applications that includes multiple intelligent satellite LED driver ICs connected to an interface IC via a serial lighting interface bus. The interface IC translates information obtained from a host microcontroller into instructions for the satellite LED driver ICs pertaining to such parameters as duty factor, current levels, phase delay and fault settings. Fault conditions in the LED driver ICs can be transmitted back to the interface IC. An analog current sense feedback system which also links the LED driver ICs determines the supply voltage for the LED strings.
US09609707B2	Portable lighting devices A method for controlling a portable lighting device. The device has a switched-mode power supply, a light source, a high frequency switch, a controller controlling the operation of the light source and a user interface for inputting commands to the controller. A DC power source has a negative pole that is connected by only one single electric contact with the lighting device tail. The method for controlling a portable lighting device includes connecting a DC power source, an inductor, a light source, a high frequency switch and a resistor in series, measuring a voltage across the resistor, and controlling the high frequency switch dependent on the voltage measured across the resistor.
US09609704B2	Load control device having stuck relay detection A load control device (e.g., a switching device) for controlling power delivered from an AC power source to an electrical device (e.g., a lighting load) may be configured to detect that a relay is stuck closed and attempt to fix the relay. The relay of the load control device may be adapted to be coupled between the source and the electrical device to control the power delivered to the electrical device so as to generate a switched-hot voltage. The load control device may comprise a detect circuit configured to generate a detect signal indicating a magnitude of the switched-hot voltage, and a control circuit configured to monitor the detect signal. The control circuit may be configured to determine that the relay is stuck closed in response to the detect signal, and to control the relay in order to attempt to fix the relay by repeatedly closing and opening the relay.
US09609702B2	LED lighting apparatus and control circuit thereof Disclosed are an LED lighting apparatus and a control circuit thereof which controls the brightness of a lamp including LEDs using a dimmer. The LED lighting apparatus and the control circuit use a starting current based on a rectified voltage, in order to supply a holding current to the dimmer in a state where a lamp including LEDs is turned off.
US09609696B2	Cooking device There is provided a cooking device which can easily carry out heating setting when performing heating control according to a set temperature. A cooking device includes a heating unit (4) operable to heat an object to be heated; an operation unit (8) including temperature setting switch (11, 12a, 12b) for setting a heating temperature; a temperature sensor (7) operable to detect a temperature of the object to be heated; and a control unit (5) operable to control the heating unit so that the temperature detected by the temperature sensor is equal to the set temperature set by using the temperature setting switch; wherein the control unit automatically sets the cooking mode based on the set temperature.
US09609695B2	Heat-generating film, and heat-generating product comprising same The present invention relates to a heat-generating film and to a heat-generating product comprising same. The heat-generating film of the present invention can continuously and stably generate heat even at a low voltage, for example, at a voltage of 12V or lower. In addition, the heat-generating film of the present invention has excellent comfort properties, filling properties, and flexibility. Accordingly, the heat-generating film of the present invention can be applied to a variety of heat-generating products, for example to a heat-generating sheet for a vehicle or for a baby stroller, or to a variety of portable heat-generating products or the like to exhibit superior effects.
US09609694B2	Device for packaging and dispensing a cosmetic composition and associated dispensing method This device (10) for packaging and dispensing a cosmetic composition, which comprises: a housing (12) capable of being grasped by a user of the device (10); a reservoir (14) contained in the housing (12), the reservoir (14) being intended to contain a cosmetic composition, the cosmetic composition comprising at least one active substance; an assembly (16) for heating the cosmetic composition capable of vaporizing the cosmetic composition de la composition; a control member (18) able to control the heating assembly (16); is characterized in that it has a driving member (22) capable of moving the vaporized cosmetic composition out of the device (10), the control member (18) being able to control the heating assembly (16) so that the vaporized cosmetic composition driven out of the device (10) by the driving member (22) permanently has a temperature less than 70° C.
US09609683B2	Method and apparatus for improved multi subscription operation A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in which the network is informed of a connection break with a device having multiple SIMs. In this regard, from the perspective of the device, information regarding a connection break with the device is provided to a network entity associated with a first network, the device communicating with the first network via a first subscription. The method may also cause the connection break to be initiated and causing another connection to be established with the device via a second subscription. From the perspective of the network, a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in which the network receives information regarding the connection break and, based on the information, performs one or more network optimization actions.
US09609682B2	Communication control method, user terminal, processor, storage medium, and base station A communication control method applied to a mobile communication system including a user terminal capable of storing an MDT measurement log related to a radio environment measured based on an instruction from a network and a connection establishment failure log related to a failure of RRC connection establishment procedure with the network, the method includes the steps of: reserving a dedicated memory area for storing the connection establishment failure log, by the user terminal; and storing the connection establishment failure log in the dedicated memory area reserved in the reserving step, by the user terminal.
US09609676B1	Efficient transition from discovery to link establishment A method includes receiving, via a first communication interface of a first station, a probe request signal transmitted by a second station, and determining, at the first station, a connectivity type to be used in establishing a wireless communication link between the first and second stations. The determined connectivity type is associated with a different, second communication interface of the first station. The method also includes generating, at the first station, a probe response signal, at least in part by generating a first field within the probe response signal. The first field specifies an address of the second communication interface. The method also includes transmitting, via the first communication interface, the probe response signal to the second station. The address of the second communication interface specified in the first field is useable by the second station to establish the wireless communication link between the first and second stations.
US09609672B2	Radio resource management apparatus of base station in mobile communication system and method of managing the same A base station of a mobile communication system divides an ultra wideband into a plurality of unit bands, uses a plurality of beam component carriers corresponding to the L3 CP dedicated unit band as a coverage layer by grouping in one cell in the L3 CP dedicated unit band and uses a plurality of beam component carriers corresponding to the UP dedicated unit band in the UP dedicated unit band as a plurality of capacitor layers by grouping in a plurality of cells of a smaller size than that of the grouping.
US09609669B2	WiFi hazardous area VoIP paging telephone and system VoIP-based telephone is provided with integral paging amplifier and a WiFi antenna, and is designed for hazardous areas such as UL Class I, Division 1, Division 2 and IEC Ex including the WiFi antenna. A system of VoIP-based telephone units supports multicast to provide prioritized and loudspeaker-zoned paging. The integral 30-watt class D amplifier in the telephone units provides sufficient volume for paging and ringing to be reliably detected by personnel in hazardous locations. Upon lifting the handset, the telephone unit can automatically revert to standard VoIP telephone operation. The telephones can be powered via DC, AC or with Power over Ethernet (POE).
US09609668B2	Communication device and method for communicating data using a common identifier A communications device, communicating data via a mobile radio network, includes a transmitter/receiver communicating data to/from a mobile radio network via a wireless access interface, and a module storing information identifying the communications device to the mobile radio network, the stored information including a same common identifier in each of an associated group of communications devices, the common identifier to establish communications sessions to communicate data to/from any of the associated communications devices. The group of communications devices may communicate machine type communications for a particular application, for example disposed in a vehicle, to report certain parameters. With spatial proximity of the communications devices, each can receive control plane signalling data and accordingly communication of signalling data is as if broadcast to a local environment in which the group of communications devices are disposed, to save communications bandwidth proportional to the number of devices in the group.
US09609660B2	System and method for adaptive downlink scheduler for wireless networks The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for efficient scheduling of downlink data traffic at a base station. The method may comprise: receiving one or more downlink data packets from a second protocol layer. Thereafter, the one or more downlink packets may be classified into one or more categories of packets based on transmission type and radio transmission state of the one or more downlink packets. Further, one or more first packets from each of the one or more categories of packets may be scheduled based on a pre-determined priority order of the one or more categories of packets and a predetermined packet transmission share associated with each of the one or more categories of packets. Finally, the one or more first packets are transmitted from the one or more categories of packets in a transmission time interval.
US09609657B2	Mobile communication method, radio base station and mobile station An objective of the present invention is to perform an appropriate demodulation process on a received signal in ABS. A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes the steps of: notifying a mobile station UE of an ABS “P_B” initial value by a radio base station eNB using an SIB2; notifying the mobile station UE of an ABS “P_A” initial value by the radio base station eNB using “RRCConnectionReconfiguration”; and performing a demodulation process on a downlink data signal in ABS by the mobile station UE on the basis of the ABS “P_B” initial value and the ABS “P_A” initial value.
US09609649B2	Adaptively using subframes for radar detection in unlicensed spectrum Systems and methods for adaptively using subframes for radar detection in unlicensed spectrum are disclosed. The systems and methods include scheduling a first set of subframes in a frame duration for traffic based at least in part on a first configuration for communications in an unlicensed frequency band. Further, the systems and methods include scheduling, based at least in part on the first configuration, a second set of subframes in the frame duration for detection of a primary user of the unlicensed frequency band. Moreover, the systems and methods include adjusting a number of subframes in the first and second set of subframes based on a second configuration for communications, wherein the second configuration for communications is identified based on a type of primary user being detected.
US09609648B2	Beamform scheduling based on the directionality of UEs A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for beamforming in a wireless communication are provided. The apparatus determines a beamforming direction and a SNR of at least two user equipments (UEs) and determines whether to schedule communication with the at least two UEs during a same time interval via a single communication beam based on the beamforming directions and the SNRs of the at least two UEs. When the communication with the at least two UEs during the same time interval via the single communication beam is scheduled, the apparatus allocates bandwidth resources respectively among the at least two UEs, sizes a width of the single communication beam to encompass the beamforming directions of the at least two UEs, and communicates with one or more of the at least two UEs during the same time interval via a respectively allocated bandwidth resource using the sized single communication beam.
US09609643B2	Method for transmitting and receiving sounding signal, base station and user equipment Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for transmitting a sounding signal, a base station and a user equipment, including: receiving a trigger message transmitted by a base station, where the trigger message comprises instruction information, the instruction information is used for instructing at least one UE in a group of user equipments UEs to transmit a sounding signal, and the group of user equipments comprises at least two user equipments; and transmitting the sounding signal to the base station according to the instruction information. According to the method for transmitting the sounding signal, the base station and the user equipment provided by embodiments of the present invention, an eNodeB may trigger at least one UE in a group of UEs to transmit a sounding signal according to a certain rule on a PDCCH, thereby improving efficiency.
US09609640B2	Method and device for sending and receiving EPDCCH, base station, and user equipment Provided are a method and a device for sending and receiving an ePDCCH, a base station, and user equipment. The method includes: a base station mapping enhanced resource element groups (eREGs) corresponding to an ePDCCH to different resource elements, wherein each of the eREGs corresponding to the ePDCCH is located in one physical resource block pair; and the base station sending the ePDCCH on the resource elements. The disclosure improves the reliability and resource utilization of ePDCCH transmission.
US09609632B2	Method and device for managing RAN resources in wireless communication system The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and, more specifically, to a method and device for managing resources of a radio access network (RAN). A method by which a network node of a wireless communication system supports resource management of a RAN, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving and storing, by the network node, a portion or all of user equipment (UE) context information from the RAN at a first time point; and transmitting, by the network node, the portion or all of the UE context information to the RAN at a second time point, wherein a radio resource control (RRC)-connected state for the UE can be maintained for a time including the first time point and the second time point.
US09609611B2	Method, base station, and broadcast multicast service center for creating, updating, and releasing synchronization entities The present invention provides processes of creating, updating, and releasing SYNC entities between eNB and BM-SC, and an eNB and a BM-SC for implementing the processes of creating, updating, and releasing the SYNC entities. According to a solution of the present invention, a method of creating SYNC entities is provided, including: creating, at a BM-SC, a plurality of SYNC entities whose amount is equal to the total amount of services, and associating the created plurality of SYNC entities with the services in a one-to-one correspondence manner; sending a SYNC entity creating instruction to all eNBs within an MBSFN area; creating, at each eNB, a plurality of SYNC entities whose amount is equal to the total amount of services based on the received SYNC entity creating instruction, and associating the created plurality of SYNC entities with the services in a one-to-one correspondence manner.
US09609609B2	Updating data of a controller of a primary device of a power substation Exemplary embodiments for updating a controller of a primary device of a power substation. An actual time is received from a time server via a cell phone communication network with a mobile device and the actual time is sent with the mobile device via a local wireless communication network to the controller.
US09609608B2	Method for supporting device to device synchronization and identification in wireless access system that supports device to device communication The present invention relates to methods for efficiently performing device to device synchronization and device identification in a device to device communication system, and devices for supporting the methods. The method for supporting device to device synchronization and identification in a wireless access system that supports device to device communication according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: allowing a first device to broadcast a RACH signal for device to device synchronization in a peer discovery section; allowing the first device to receive a first response message transmitted from a second device as a response to the RACH signal; and transmitting a message including device identification information for the first device to the second device.
US09609607B2	Main synchronization sequence design method for global covering multi-beam satellite LTE Disclosed is a main synchronization sequence design method for global covering multi-beam satellite LTE, comprising the follow steps: extending a standard Zadoff-Chu sequence to a generalized Zadoff-Chu sequence so as to obtain an initial candidate main synchronization sequence set of more candidate sequences; gradually narrowing down the candidate main synchronization sequence set according to a selection standard of a main synchronization sequence to obtain a final candidate main synchronization sequence set; and obtaining a main synchronization sequence set with optimal eclectic performance and complexity from the final candidate main synchronization sequence set. According to the present invention, a main synchronization sequence with optimal eclectic performance and calculation complexity can be designed for a global covering same-frequency networking multi-beam satellite LTE system.
US09609597B2	Network connection processing method after wakening of terminal in standby, AP and BP The method is used in the AP, including: the AP suspending a high-speed bus directly when the terminal enters a standby state; the AP resuming the high-speed bus and inquiring a network connection state of the BP when the terminal is wakened; and if connection, the AP continuing to use a wireless data link, otherwise, the BP re-establishing a wireless data link. The method is used in the BP, including: the BP entering a standby state directly when the BP detects that a high-speed bus is suspended; the BP entering a wakening state after detecting that the high-speed bus is resumed, inquiring and feeding back a network connection state of the BP to the AP after receiving an instruction of inquiring the networking state of the AP; re-establishing a wireless data link or maintaining a wireless data link of a current networking after receiving a networking instruction of the AP.
US09609590B2	Eco-friendly power over ethernet The present disclosure discloses a method and network device for providing an eco-friendly PoE mechanism in a WLAN. Specifically, a network device determines that an access point (AP) is connected to two or more network devices that include functionality to power the first AP, selects a first network device and causes the first network device to power the AP instead of the second network device, which is currently powering the AP. Moreover, the network device disables power supply on a first port of the second network device that is connected to the AP, causing the first network device to supply power to the AP via a second port of the first network device that is connected to the AP. Subsequent to the first network device supplying power to the AP via the second port, the network device enables the power supply on the first port of the second network device.
US09609587B2	System and method for host and OS agnostic management of connected devices through network controlled state alteration A method and system for establishing network connectivity with a device is disclosed. A connectivity platform detects a plurality of networks. A network policy of each of the plurality of networks is determined. A signal quality of each of the plurality of networks is determined. The network policy and the signal quality of each of the plurality of networks is analyzed. A connection is established between the device and the first network of the plurality of networks based on the analysis of the network policy and the signal quality of each of the plurality of networks.
US09609585B1	Devices and method for cell search and detection A communication circuit arrangement may include a cell search circuit configured to compare a detected synchronization sequence of a detected candidate cell with a predetermined reference synchronization sequence to generate a demodulated synchronization sequence including a plurality of samples, determine a phase variance between the plurality of samples of the demodulated synchronization sequence, and compare the phase variance to a detection threshold to classify the detected candidate cell as a real cell or a false cell.
US09609583B2	Method, system and electronic apparatus for searching nearby apparatus A method, a system and an electronic apparatus for searching nearby apparatuses are proposed. The method includes: searching at least one first apparatus belonging to a first subnet which the electronic apparatus belongs to, and accordingly generating a first list; scanning at least one access point (AP) near the electronic apparatus, and accordingly generating a first AP list; uploading the first AP list to a server, and receiving a second list from the server, where the second list includes at least one second apparatus, and a similarity between a second AP list of each second apparatus and the first AP list is higher than a predetermined threshold; and uniting the first list and the second list to generate a pairing list including at least one apparatus to be paired.
US09609579B2	Systems and methods for sharing scanning information Systems and methods are disclosed for facilitating a scanning process to obtain information about available WLANs operating within range. Scanning information already obtained by one or more wireless communications devices may be shared with another wireless communications device, thereby reducing the time spent by performing scans by other wireless communications device. As desired, shared scanning information may be used preferentially depending on one or more metrics characterizing the information, such as the age of the scanning information or the relative distance to the sharing wireless communications device.
US09609566B2	Radio resource control (RRC) protocol for integrated WLAN/3GPP radio access technologies An integrated WLAN/WWAN Radio Access Technology (RAT) architecture is described in which signaling used to control the integration of the WLAN/WWAN architecture is performed over the Radio Resource Control (RRC) plane. The integrated architecture may provide a network-controlled framework for performing traffic steering and radio resource management.
US09609565B2	Mechanism to enable WiFi offload based on power preference of user equipment In typical UEs, scanning for WiFi access points (APs) can consume a significant amount of power. This scanning occurs when the UE is connected through the cellular network, but does not occur when the UE is connected to a WiFi network. As a result, offloading a UE from a cellular network to a WiFi network can allow the UE to conserve power. An issue with existing cellular networks is that the UE cannot inform a cellular network that the UE is running low on power, and therefore cannot direct the cellular network to offload the UE for power conservation reasons. A technique discussed herein allows the UE to indicate its power saving needs to the cellular network. In response, the cellular network can lower (or raise) a particular threshold, so that the UE now exceeds (or no longer exceeds) the threshold, and initiates offloading.
US09609563B2	Apparatus and method for reserved transmission of non-real-time content in heterogeneous network environment An apparatus and a method for reserved transmission of non-real-time content in a heterogeneous network environment are disclosed. According to the present disclosure, a method for performing reserved transmission of non-real-time content in a heterogeneous network environment comprises receiving a transmission reservation option from either a mobile terminal user or a server, collecting information on networks accessible by the mobile terminal and data transmission rate on a regular basis, performing scheduling of whether to transmit data over a currently accessible network, based on the received transmission reservation option and the collected information on the accessible networks and the data transmission rate, and repeating data transmission according to the scheduling until transmission of the content is completed.
US09609551B2	Charging information accuracy in a telecommunications network A method for improving charging information accuracy in a telecommunications network with respect to a target user equipment includes: in case of a handover or cell change procedure from the first base transceiver station to the second base transceiver station regarding the target user equipment, transmitting the first non-delivered packet data volume information from the first base transceiver station to the target user equipment and from the target user equipment to the second base transceiver station; and determining, based on the first non-delivered packet data volume information, the second non-delivered packet data volume information.
US09609547B2	Wireless communication system and method for replacing at least part of an interference signal to mitigate interference Embodiments of the invention concern a method for mitigating interference between near field communication and an audio stream in a mobile user equipment, wherein the method includes a step of replacing at least part of the interfered audio stream by a sound representative of an interfering near field communication transaction.
US09609546B2	Systems and methods for electronic news gathering A system comprising: at least one network modem configured to communicate wirelessly with at least one base station; and a subsystem configured to provide data packets to the at least one network modem to be transmitted wirelessly to the at least one base station, the subsystem comprising at least one video encoder configured to receive at least one input video signal and provide at least some of the data packets based on the at least one input video signal, wherein: the at least one network modem is further configured to provide network condition information to the subsystem; and the subsystem is further configured to adjust at least one operating parameter of the at least one video encoder based at least in part on the network condition information received from the at least one network modem.
US09609536B2	Measurement of received power and received quality in a wireless communication network Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques and apparatuses for wireless communications. According to certain aspects, a set of protected resources, allocated to a base station of a first cell, that are protected by restricting transmissions of a second cell is determined and received power of a first reference signal from the base station in the set of resources is measured. According to certain aspects, a subset of one or more neighbor base stations that have reduced interference in a set of protected resources is determined and received power measurements for the subset of neighbor cells is excluded when calculating receive signal quality measurements for the subframe.
US09609530B2	Aperture-fed, stacked-patch antenna assembly Directive gain antenna elements implemented with an aperture-fed patch array antenna assembly are described. A feed network for the aperture-fed patch array may include offset apertures and may also include meandering feed lines. Scalable aperture shapes and orientations that can be used with antennas operating at any frequency and with dual orthogonal polarizations are also disclosed. Directive gain antenna elements implemented with arrays of orthogonal reflected dipoles are also described with optimal feed networks and parasitic elements to achieve desired directive gain characteristics. Such arrayed dipole antennas feature dual orthogonal polarizations with assembly tabs that lower cost and improve reliability. Backhaul radios that incorporate said antennas are also disclosed.
US09609526B2	Performance-based cell aggregation in a mobile network For controlling aggregation of cells (101, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 201, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216) of a mobile network, a network management device (300) determines a traffic load of a cell (101, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 201, 211, 212, 213 214, 215, 216) of the mobile network. Further, the network management device (300) determines a rate of handovers between the cell (101, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 201, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216) and at least one further cell (101, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 201, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216) of the mobile network. On the basis of the traffic load and the rate of handovers, the network management device (300) controls aggregation of the cell (101, 111, 112, 113.114, 115, 116, 201, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216) and the at least one further cell (101, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 201, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216) to an aggregated cell.
US09609511B2	Determining a user based on features A signal may be emitted by an emitter or transducer. The signal may be sensed by a sensor, such as an accelerometer. Features of a body part or portion may be one of detected, extracted, or constructed from the sensed signal. It may be determined whether the body part or portion matches that of a user, such as an authorized user, based on the features.
US09609510B2	Automated credential porting for mobile devices Devices, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for updating wireless device credentials, the wireless device comprising: a user interface, memory configured to store one or more credentials for enabling the wireless device to obtain one or more services over a wireless access network, and one or more processors configured to execute one or more machine-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to obtain an indication of a user request to replace a particular credential with a target credential, detect a network-provisioning state change, determine that the particular credential does not match the target credential, initiate a programming session with a network element over a wireless access network, obtain an updated credential from the network element, and assist in storing the updated credential in memory.
US09609508B2	Forced operating of software on a remote terminal A remote system allows a user terminal to execute a program other than those preliminarily stored in the user terminal through remote operation of the user terminal even if a user who receives remote operation cannot operate the user terminal. In the remote system 1 composed of the user terminal 10 to be remotely operated and a remote server 100, the user terminal 10 receives a remote message through a public line network 3 and accesses a destination remote server 100 written in the remote message, regardless of operation input from a user. The user terminal 10 executes a program read out from the accessed remote server, regardless of operation input from a user.
US09609506B2	Identity suspension method for a mobile device This inventions relates to an identity suspension method and system for a mobile device designed for operation with a subscriber identification module (SIM) card, wherein the mobile device further includes a virtual SIM device. The virtual SIM device acts as a bridge between a remotely located SIM card, and the mobile device. The virtual SIM device can detect when the mobile device requests an identity or when the cellular services provider is attempting to authenticate the identity associated with the mobile device. Should the virtual SIM device sense that the process may not be completed for any reason, the virtual SIM device returns a transient error to the mobile device and effectively present a new “parking” identity to the mobile device using procedures defined in SIM toolkit.
US09609503B2	Method and device for detecting and generating synchronization signal for device-to-device wireless communication Provided is a method of generating a Device-to-Device Synchronization Signal (D2DSS) by a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method includes determining a service attribute for identifying whether the terminal is serviced by at least one base station; and generating a D2DSS for identifying whether the terminal is serviced by the base station, based on the determination result. In addition, provided is a method of configuring D2D synchronization by a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method includes receiving a signal from at least one base station or another device; determining whether a synchronization signal is detected from the received signal; and when the synchronization signal is detected, configuring synchronization with the another device based on the timing reference of the detected synchronization signal.
US09609492B2	Method and system for dynamically creating tunnels suitable for metering and managing usage data for applications and services A server computing device may be deployed in telecommunication signaling network and configured to communicate with a subscriber profile repository, policy management component, a charging component, and/or other components in the network to intelligently determine whether a user equipment device should receive/use a service via a communication tunnel, to authorize and/or create a communication tunnel between a user equipment device and a tunnel termination function component, and to implement policy charging rules for the use of the service via the communication tunnel. The communication tunnel may carry a portion or a segment of a data flow for a specific service (or a portion of the communication link) between the user equipment device and a destination component. The server computing device may be configured to authorize/create different communication tunnels for different services and to implement different policy charging rules for different tunnels.
US09609487B2	System for providing location relevant information A system for providing location relevant information to users of a plurality of mobile devices within a multi-storey building. A plurality of transmitters are located in different locations across multiple floors of the building. Each transmitter transmits a signal for identifying the location of its associated transmitter and signals transmitted at least by transmitters located on the same floor share at least one common transmission parameter. The mobile devices each run software that identifies signals received substantially concurrently from the transmitters, determining the closest transmitter, and then displays on the mobile device location relevant information associated with that location.
US09609479B1	Geo-fenced event alerts A method, computer program product, and computer system is provided. A processor identifies an event based, at least in part, on a first news article. A processor determines a first area of impact for the event based, at least in part, on the first news article. Responsive to a determination that a current location of a first user is within the first area of impact, a processor sends a first message to the first user based, at least in part, on the first news article.
US09609473B2	Service processing method and apparatus based on location information The embodiments of the present invention disclose a service processing method and apparatus based on location information. The method comprises: acquiring, by an application server, a positioning signal sent by a positioning terminal; determining, by the application server, location information about the positioning terminal according to the positioning signal; and sending, by the application server, service processing information to an application client and/or a positioning terminal according to a service processing rule and based on the location information about the positioning terminal. The present invention achieves the technical effect of the application server sending adaptive service processing information to the application client and/or the positioning terminal according to different service processing rules, optimizes the existing location-based service technology, and meets the growing demand of people for individual and customized location-based services.
US09609452B2	Obtaining sparseness information for higher order ambisonic audio renderers In general, techniques are described for obtaining audio rendering information in a bitstream. A device configured to render higher order ambisonic coefficients comprising a processor and a memory may perform the techniques. The processor may be configured to obtain sparseness information indicative of a sparseness of a matrix used to render the higher order ambisonic coefficients to a plurality of speaker feeds. The memory may be configured to store the sparseness information.
US09609449B1	Continuous sound pressure level monitoring A device is disclosed, the device comprising a least one microphone, at least one output audio transducer driver, at least one processor, a storage comprising a set of instructions executed locally, wherein the set of instructions causes the processor to: continuously measure an ambient sound pressure level when the device is an on state, calculate a sound pressure level of the output audio transducer driver when the output audio transducer is active, combine the two sound pressure levels into a total sound pressure level.
US09609444B2	Sound processors having contamination resistant control panels and implantable cochlear stimulation systems including the same Sound processors and systems including sound processors are disclosed.
US09609441B2	Smart hearing aid A system or computer usable program product for controlling a hearing aid based on an adjustable policy including receiving an input signal; receiving an indication signal from a user identifying the input signal; receiving an adjustment to the hearing aid with the indication signal; and utilizing a processor to store the input signal in memory with the adjustment to the hearing aid as an adjustable policy corresponding to the input signal.
US09609440B2	Template for implanting a housing of a hearing instrument The invention relates to a template for implanting a housing of an implantable unit of a partially implantable hearing instrument, comprising a template plate comprising an implant position marking opening and a template position indicating element which extends substantially normal with regard to the surface of the template plate, wherein the implant position marking opening is designed to mark the position of a receptacle to be created in the patient's temporal bone for receiving an elevated housing positioning portion of the housing, and wherein the template position indicating element is a projection designed to be seen or felt by a surgeon through the patient's skin when the template plate is positioned at the patient's skull to mark the position of said receptacle.
US09609437B2	Diaphragms for loudspeaker drive units A diaphragm for a loudspeaker drive unit or for a microphone includes a rigid dome-shaped member having a thickness that varies from a first thicker thickness at a first location at the periphery of the dome-shaped member to a second thinner thickness at a second location, which is nearer to the center of the dome-shaped member. There is a step-wise change in thickness at a location between the first location and the second location. Having greater thickness at the periphery of the dome-shaped member may improve stiffness of the diaphragm and may allow for an increased break-up frequency. Having thinner material elsewhere in the dome-shaped member may allow the mass of the diaphragm to be kept low and may result in better acoustic sensitivity.
US09609433B2	Automatic audio system equalizing An automated process for equalizing an audio system and an apparatus for implementing the process. An audio system includes a microphone unit, for receiving the sound waves radiated from a plurality of speakers, acoustic measuring circuitry, for calculating frequency response measurements; a memory, for storing characteristic data of the loudspeaker units and further for storing the frequency response measurements; and equalization calculation circuitry, for calculating an equalization pattern responsive to the digital data and responsive to the characteristic data of the plurality of loudspeaker units. Also described is an automated equalizing system including a acoustic measuring circuitry including a microphone for measuring frequency response at a plurality of locations; a memory, for storing the frequency responses at the plurality of locations; and equalization calculation circuitry, for calculating, from the frequency responses, an optimized equalization pattern.
US09609427B2	User terminal apparatus, electronic device, and method for controlling the same A user terminal apparatus connected to an electronic device, and a method thereof, are provided. The apparatus includes a communicator that performs communication with the electronic device, an audio processor that processes an audio source to be transmitted to the electronic device, and a controller that adjusts a sound level of the audio source based on a reference volume unit of the electronic device, and controls the adjusted audio source to be transmitted to the electronic device in a streaming method.
US09609417B2	Headphone assembly A headphone assembly is provided that includes two earpieces coupled by a flexible connecting wire. Each earpiece includes a single large button disposed on a distal side of the earpiece, thereby enabling a wearer to operate the system, even without direct access thereto.
US09609416B2	Headphone responsive to optical signaling An optical sensor may be integrated into headphones and feedback from the sensor used to adjust an audio output from the headphones. For example, an emergency vehicle traffic preemption signal may be detected by the optical sensor. Optical signals may be processed in a pattern discriminator, which may be integrated with an audio controller integrated circuit (IC). When the signal is detected, the playback of music through the headphones may be muted and/or a noise cancellation function turned off. The optical sensor may be integrated in a music player, a smart phone, a tablet, a cord-mounted module, or the earpieces of the headphones.
US09609414B2	Earphone with at least one air orifice An earphone with at least one air orifice contains a body. The body includes at least one slot defined on a rear cap thereof, and each of the at least one slot has at least one air orifice formed therein. Thereby, the air discharges or draws to vibrate the speaker via the at least one air orifice to reduce resistance of the air against the speaker and to enhance tone quality, when the speaker vibrates in a closed space.
US09609408B2	Directional control of a vehicle microphone A hands-free audio system for a vehicle and method of using the system is described. The method includes controlling the directionality of a vehicle microphone. The steps of the method may include: (a) receiving a sensor value from at least one of a vehicle seat position sensor, a vehicle seat orientation sensor, or a vehicle mirror orientation sensor; (b) based on the received sensor value(s) of step (a), determining an origin of a vehicle user's speech; and (c) controlling the microphone sensitivity directionality based on the determined origin.
US09609406B2	Speaker system Devices of the invention are portable speakers that provide stereophonic, surround sound. According to certain aspects, a speaker system includes a first speaker portion, a second speaker portion and a cable handle. The first speaker portion includes a first end and a second end, and the second speaker portion includes a third end and a fourth end. The cable handle couples the first end of the first speaker portion and a third end of the second speaker portion. The second end of the first speaker portion is configured to releasably couple to the fourth end of the second speaker portion, thereby forming a looped unit, when coupled, with the first speaker portion, the second speaker portion, and the cable handle.
US09609400B2	Reconfigurable and variable-rate shared multi-transponder architecture for flexible ethernet-based optical networks Systems and methods for data transport, including receiving one or more signals into a reconfigurable and flexible rate shared rate multi-transponder network architecture, wherein the network architecture includes one or more transponders with multiple line side interfaces and one or more client side interfaces. The transponders are configured to map one or more signals to multiple parallel Virtual Ethernet Links, remove idle characters from the one or more signals, buffer one or more blocks of characters using an intermediate block buffer, activate and deactivate one or more portions of input/output electrical lanes of an Ethernet module, multiplex and demultiplex the one or more signals to and from the input/output electrical lanes to enable sharing of a single optical transceiver by multiple independent signals, and insert blocks of idle characters to enable transmission over a lower rate transmission pipe.
US09609399B2	Automatic reporting of prognosis data from wireless mesh sensors to cloud A apparatus is provided that includes a plurality of wireless sensors arranged into a mesh network, wherein each of the plurality of sensors detects threats within a secured geographic area, a processor of each of the plurality of sensors that detects operational and environmental operating conditions of a respective one of the plurality of sensors and reports the operational and environmental operating conditions, a control panel processor that receives and correlates at least one of the operational and environmental operating conditions of the respective one of the plurality of sensors to a potential failure mode and reports the potential failure mode to a cloud application, and a cloud processor of the cloud application that determines a location of the respective one of the plurality of sensors and reports the potential failure mode and the location to a person responsible for the respective one of the plurality of sensors.
US09609394B2	Method and system for zapping advertisement service Disclosed herein are a method and a system for a zapping advertisement service, and more particularly, a method and a system for providing various kinds of advertisement services targeted to a content recipient to an advertiser wanting a zapping advertisement and effectively exposing the zapping advertisement to the content recipient. Accordingly, an embodiment of the present invention provides additional information corresponding to the zapping advertisement according to a user request when the zapping advertisement is provided for zapping time generated at the time of switching a channel and maximizing an advertisement effect for the zapping time by repeatedly providing corresponding zapping advertisements, or continuously providing the zapping advertisement associated therewith at the time of switching the screen.
US09609393B2	Broadcast interactive television system A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a system for delivering broadcast channels by way of edge routers using multicast virtual private networks, sharing a same multicast state for the broadcast channels and sharing a same multicast delivery tree for the broadcast channels. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09609387B2	Communication device, communication system, and communication control method A communication device that receives, from a different communication device, video data being encoded in a scalable manner, decodes received video data, and reproduces and outputs the video data, that comprises: a subjective-quality information acquiring unit acquiring subjective quality information where a combination of values of multiple items related to a coding setting of video data is related to an evaluation result of a subjective quality with regard to video data; a determining unit determining levels of priority of the items in accordance with one of a purpose of video data received from the different device and a user's setting operation; a generating unit generating coding setting information for determining a coding setting of video data received from the different device in accordance with the subjective quality information and the levels of priority of the items; and a notifying unit notifying the coding setting information to the difference device.
US09609376B2	Provision of a personalized media content Method for providing a personalized content having a determined sequencing of media contents, comprising steps of: receiving, in a control channel, a control stream comprising temporal control information describing the content sequencing; receiving media streams comprising the media contents of the sequencing; and controlling a rendering of the personalized content by using said control information, wherein the sequencing comprising a first live program followed by a second live program, the method further comprises a step of detection of an overlap of the first and second live programs.
US09609372B2	Program support service based on secondary network and connection A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium having instructions to establish a first connection via a first network that provides access to a program service; obtain program support service data that indicates a program support service including at least one of a retransmission service, an error correction service, or a scalable program service; determine whether to invoke the program support service based on the program support service data; establish a second connection via a second network that provides access to the program support service in response to a determination to invoke the program support service; invoke the program support service via the second connection; receive program data of a program via the first connection; and receive program support data pertaining to the program via the second connection.
US09609371B2	Online video playing method and video playing server The present invention discloses a method for playing online video and a video playing server thereof. This method includes: splitting a video play file into multiple sequentially connected video segments; receiving a video downloading request from a user, obtaining a video segment corresponding to positioning information carried in the video downloading request, and returning content of the video segment corresponding to the positioning information to a client; and confirming that returning content of the current video segment is finished, and releasing bandwidth resources occupied by the user. By applying the present invention, the bandwidth utilization rate can be improved and the bandwidth resource pressure of the video playing server can be decreased.
US09609348B2	Systems and methods for video content analysis Video analytics systems and methods are described that typically comprise a video encoder operable to generate macroblock video analytics metadata (VAMD) from a video frame. Functional modules receive the VAMD and an encoded version of the video frame is configured to generate video analytics information related to the frame using the VAMD and the encoded video frame. The downstream decoder can use the VAMD to obtain a global motion vector related to the frame, detect and track motion of an object within the frame and monitor a line provided or found within the frame. Traversals of the line by a moving object can be detected and counted using information in the VAMD and the line may be part of a polygon that delineates an area to be monitored within the encoded frame. The VAMD can comprise macroblock level and video frame level information.
US09609345B2	Scalable image distribution in virtualized server environments A method and system include replicating an image representing a sequence of bytes on a local storage medium on a target device by determining a similarity between images and reconstructing a new image using equivalent blocks from one or more similar images locally available on the target device or available on donor devices to reduce network link usage and transfer time in replicating the image.
US09609340B2	Just-in-time (JIT) encoding for streaming media content A method and system for just-in-time (JIT) encoding of media content is described. The JIT encoder allows a server to create one or more slices of requested portions of the media content according to one of the available quality profiles when requested without previously creating and storing different copies of the media content at the different quality profiles.
US09609337B2	Temporal motion data candidate derivation in video coding A method for derivation of a temporal motion data (TMD) candidate for a prediction unit (PU) in video encoding or video decoding is provided. The derived TMD candidate is for inclusion in an inter-prediction candidate list for the PU. The method includes determining a primary TMD position relative to a co-located PU in a co-located largest coding unit (LCU), wherein the co-located PU is a block in a reference picture having a same size, shape, and coordinates as the PU, and selecting at least some motion data of a secondary TMD position as the TMD candidate when the primary TMD position is in a bottom neighboring LCU or in a bottom right neighboring LCU of the co-located LCU, wherein the secondary TMD position is determined relative to the co-located PU.
US09609330B2	Content adaptive entropy coding of modes and reference types data for next generation video Techniques related to content adaptive entropy coding of modes and reference types data are described.
US09609328B2	Electronic device and method An electronic device includes an image capture unit that generates first RAW image data; a compression unit that compresses the first RAW image data; a decompression unit that decompresses the compressed first RAW image data to generate second RAW image data; a development unit that generates first developed image data from the first RAW image data, and generates second developed image data from the second RAW image data; and a control unit that controls the compression unit based on the first developed image data and the second developed image data.
US09609326B2	Image encoding device, image decoding device, image encoding method, and image decoding method for generating a prediction image When carrying out an average prediction, the intra predictor carries out a filtering process on target pixels of the intra prediction located at an upper end and a left end of the block, the filtering process using an intermediate prediction value, which is an average value of adjacent pixels of the block, and at least one adjacent pixel of the target pixel. The intra predictor sets a filter coefficient to ½, associated with the intermediate prediction value for a target pixel at an upper left corner of the block, and sets a filter coefficient to ¼, associated with an adjacent pixel adjacent to an upper side or a left side of the target pixel. As a result, prediction errors locally occurring can be reduced, and the image quality can be improved.
US09609324B2	Image encoding/decoding method and device using coefficients of adaptive interpolation filter An image encoding and decoding method comprising: a coefficient calculator for calculating adaptive interpolation filter coefficient of a current frame; an image encoder for interpolating reference frames using the adaptive interpolation filter coefficient of the current frame and encoding the current frame using the interpolated reference frames; a filter flag encoder for generating and encoding a coefficient-inserted flag or coefficient non-inserted flag as a filter flag according to the adaptive interpolation filter coefficient of the current frame; a coefficient encoder for encoding the adaptive interpolation filter coefficient of the current frame when the filter flag is a coefficient-inserted flag; and a bit stream generator for generating and outputting a bit stream, which includes the encoded current frame and encoded filter flag, and further includes encoded adaptive interpolation filter coefficient of the current frame when the filter flag is the coefficient-inserted flag.
US09609320B2	Image decoding method and image decoding apparatus An image decoding method includes: obtaining, from a bitstream, a first temporal motion vector prediction flag, which is a temporal motion vector prediction flag indicating whether or not temporal motion vector prediction is to be used, indicating that temporal motion vector prediction is not to be used on a first picture; decoding the first picture without using the temporal motion vector prediction; and decoding a second picture which follows the first picture in decoding order, with referring to a motion vector of a picture preceding the first picture in decoding order being prohibited.
US09609318B2	Video encoding method, video decoding method, video encoding apparatus, video decoding apparatus, and programs thereof A reduction in residual energy of inter-frame prediction with motion compensation and improvement in encoding efficiency are achieved by using a region-dividing type adaptive interpolation filter that takes an edge property of a picture into consideration. An edge calculation unit calculates edge information from reference picture data designated by a motion vector. A region dividing unit divides an encoding target frame into a plurality of regions that are units to which interpolation filters are adaptively applied based on the edge information. A filter coefficient optimizing unit optimizes an interpolation filter for a fractional-accuracy pixel for each of the regions. A reference picture interpolating unit interpolates the fractional-accuracy pixel of a reference picture using the optimized interpolation filter, and a predictive encoding unit performs predictive encoding using motion compensation of fractional-accuracy.
US09609317B1	Video transcoder stream multiplexing systems and methods In some embodiments, a video (e.g. MPEG-2, H.264) transcoder channel pool is used to transcode multiple independent videos (programs) per channel substantially concurrently. A syntactically-unified combined input video stream is assembled by interleaving segments of different input video streams. The combined stream may be a container stream or elementary stream. Each segment includes one or more groups of pictures (GOP). The combined stream includes the payload video data of the input streams in unmodified form, and modified header data characterizing the combined stream as a single video stream. The combined input stream is transcoded using a single transcoder channel/input port to generate a combined output video stream. Multiple independent output video streams are assembled by de-interleaving segments of the combined output video stream according to stored interleaving break identifiers. Assembling the output video streams includes updating output video stream header fields according to stored header field data.
US09609311B2	Stereoscopic display system and image display method thereof A stereoscopic display system including a display apparatus and an image guiding plate is provided. The display apparatus provides diverge images. The display apparatus includes a plurality of stereoscopic display unit groups. Each of the stereoscopic display unit groups includes at least one stereoscopic display unit. Each of the stereoscopic display units includes a plurality of pixel groups. In each of the stereoscopic display units, the pixel groups provide a plurality of image beams corresponding to parts of the diverge images. Different stereoscopic display units correspond to different parts of the diverge images. The image guiding plate is disposed on a transmission path of the image beams. The image guiding plate includes a plurality of optical structures arranged periodically, so as to respectively guide the image beams to a plurality of directions. Furthermore, an image display method of the foregoing stereoscopic display system is provided.
US09609302B2	Image processing device, imaging device, image processing method, and recording medium An image processing method according to the present invention cuts out partial images corresponding to trimming regions, which is specified for multiple viewpoint images of a stereoscopic image obtained by pupil-division-scheme imaging, from the respective viewpoint images, generates a stereoscopic partial image including multiple partial images, generates parallax information that indicates the parallax between the partial images, adjusts the parallax between the partial images based on the parallax information, and then, for the partial images after the parallax adjustment, enhances the sharpness as the adjusted parallax amount decreases and reduces the sharpness as the adjusted parallax amount increases.
US09609295B2	Display device and method for adjustment of an image A display device and method are provided. The display device includes a projector that is configured to project light based on an image signal per frame unit on a screen and a light receiving sensor that is configured to output a voltage proportional or inversely proportional to an amount of light reflected by the screen among the light according to the image signal. A controller is configured to measure the amount of light reflected by the screen based on the voltage output from the light receiving sensor, to detect an abnormal position at which the voltage that corresponds to the amount of light reflected by the screen exceeds a predetermined reference voltage, and to adjust an image signal to be projected on the abnormal position in a subsequent frame.
US09609293B2	Wavelength converting member and projector including the wavelength converting member A wavelength converting member includes at least a first, second, and third regions, circumferentially on a disc-shaped light-transmissive substrate. The first region includes, from a light incident direction, a first and second phosphor layers. The first phosphor layer includes a first phosphor to absorb at least part of incident light and to emit a first light having a wavelength different from the incident light. The first phosphor layer defines an indentation in a surface on the second phosphor layer side, with a depth a half or more of the thickness of a portion of the first phosphor layer absent of the indentation. The second phosphor layer includes a second phosphor to absorb at least part of the first light emitted by the first phosphor and to emit a second light having a wavelength different from the first light, and is disposed in the indentation of the first phosphor layer.
US09609290B2	Telepresence method and system for supporting out of range motion by aligning remote camera with user's head A telepresence system and method for aligning a remote pan and tilt system with the position of a user's head and for displaying to the user a first portion of the field of capture of the remote pan and tilt system. The pan and tilt system moves to track the movement of the user's head. When the pan and tilt system is in a misaligned position with the position of the user's head the image displayed to the user is a second portion of the field of capture of the remote pan and tilt system.
US09609282B2	Camera for photogrammetry and aerial photographic device The invention provides a camera for photogrammetry, which comprises a shaft 11 tiltably supported in any direction via a gimbal 14, a GPS device having a GPS antenna 12 installed on an upper end of said shaft, and a photographic device main unit 13 installed on a lower end of said shaft, wherein optical axis of said photographic device main unit is designed so as to direct in vertical and downward direction, said photographic device main unit has an image pickup unit 24 installed in a known relation with said GPS antenna and a control device for controlling image pickup of said image pickup unit, and said control device 19 controls said image pickup unit so that still image is acquired by the image pickup unit, and an image pickup position at the time of image pickup is obtained by said GPS device.
US09609281B2	Validating asset movement using virtual tripwires and a RFID-enabled asset management system Validation of asset movement can begin with the definition of a virtual tripwire for video cameras of a video surveillance system that monitor a defined area of interest through which RFID-identified assets are conveyed. The virtual tripwire can visually define a boundary within the view field of the video camera. The video camera can detect the movement of an asset through a virtual tripwire and an asset management system can be notified of the potential misdirection of the asset. The asset management system can obtain the asset's RFID data from a RFID handling system that monitors the area of interest. The validity of the detected movement can be determined using RFID data and an asset movement specification that defines pathing rules for assets and virtual tripwires. When the movement of the asset is determined to be invalid, a record of suspect movement data can be generated for the asset.
US09609268B1	Electronic apparatus One embodiment relates to an electronic apparatus including a video processor and a video interface controller. The video processor transmits first uncompressed video data and high dynamic range (HDR) information in a first transmission format. The HDR information is associated with each video frame of the first uncompressed video data. The first transmission format includes a first non-blanking region in each video frame. The video interface controller receives the first uncompressed video data and the HDR information from the video processor in the first transmission format. The video interface controller transmits second uncompressed video data and the HDR information to an external device in a second transmission format. The second uncompressed video data corresponds to the first uncompressed video data. The second transmission format includes a second non-blanking region in each video frame, and the first non-blanking region is larger than the second non-blanking region.
US09609265B2	Method and apparatus for interactive two-way visualization using simultaneously recorded and projected video streams A system and method for point to point video enable communication and the provisioning of at least one commodity. The communication between two remote devices may include both video and audio and may be activated by use of at least one touch screen associated with a device for provisioning the at least one commodity, such as, for example, a vending machine.
US09609261B2	Display apparatus, display system, and display method There is provided a control apparatus including a command acquiring unit that acquires selection commands of pieces of content transmitted from a plurality of controllers, and a display processing unit that, when at least a part of users who use the plurality of controllers view same content, enlarges a display area of the content.
US09609250B2	Unit pixels for image sensors and pixel arrays comprising the same Provided are unit pixels for image sensors and pixel arrays including the same. The unit pixels include a first pixel including first and second photo diodes which are adjacent to each other, and a first deep trench isolation (DTI) fully surrounding sides of the first and second photo diodes and electrically separating the first pixel from other pixels adjacent to the first pixel. The first pixel includes a second DTI positioned between the first photo diode and the second photo diode and having one side formed to be spaced apart from the first DTI. The first pixel also includes a color filter positioned on the first and second photo diodes and fully overlapping the first and second photo diodes. The first pixel further includes a floating diffusion node electrically connected with the first and second photo diodes. The first and second photo diodes share one floating diffusion node.
US09609239B2	Infrared image sensor An image sensor includes a substrate, a plurality of visible light photosensitive devices, an infrared photosensitive device, a plurality of color filters, an infrared band-pass filter, a micro-lens layer and an infrared filter layer. The plurality of visible light photosensitive devices and the infrared photosensitive device are disposed in the substrate, wherein the plurality of visible light photosensitive devices and the infrared photosensitive device are arranged in an array. The plurality of color filters are respectively disposed to cover the plurality of visible light photosensitive device. In addition, the infrared band-pass filter disposed to cover the infrared photosensitive device. Furthermore, the micro-lens layer is disposed on the plurality of color filters and the infrared band-pass filter. The infrared filter layer is disposed to cover the plurality of visible light photosensitive device.
US09609237B2	Image capture apparatus and method for controlling the same An image capture apparatus can execute automatic focus detection of an imaging optical system, using a signal obtained from an image sensor. First image-forming position information is obtained by performing, using first weights, weighted addition on information regarding image-forming positions of the imaging optical system, the information corresponding to different spatial frequencies. In addition, second image-forming position information is obtained by performing, using second weights, weighted addition on the information. A result of the automatic focus detection is corrected based on a result of a comparison between the first and second image-forming position information. The first weights correspond to an evaluated band at the time of appreciating an image, and the second weights correspond to an evaluated band of the signal used in the automatic focus detection.
US09609234B1	Camera module and operating method A completely self-contained camera module and operating method are provided. The camera module includes a housing member for mounting to a desired surface, an internal support structure positioned within the housing, and at least two cameras secured to the support structure. Each camera has a field of view to an exterior of the housing. The support structure being operably configured to be readily securable to and removable from the housing so that the support structure and cameras can easily be installed during manufacturing to at least reduce manufacturing variability and so that, if a module is not working in the field, an operator can at least readily replace the support structure and cameras as desired with a different support and cameras in the field without requiring tools and without needing to locate and replace a specific malfunctioning camera.
US09609229B2	Light emitting apparatus, image pickup apparatus and control method therefor A light emitting apparatus that can obtain accurate color information including change of color information during luminescence. An information obtaining unit obtains status information on a status change of a light source in a luminescence time period of the light source. A determination unit determines color information of a light emitted from the light source in the luminescence time period based on the status information obtained by the information obtaining unit.
US09609222B1	Visor digital mirror for automobiles In one embodiment of the invention, a digital mirror is disclosed including an enclosure; a display device mounted in the enclosure to display images at a front side of the enclosure; an image capture device mounted in the enclosure adjacent the display device to reduce parallax error; lights mounted in the enclosure adjacent the display device; and a light diffuser mounted to the enclosure around the display device over the one or more lights. The one or more lights provide lighting in front of the display device and the image capture device captures images in the field of view in the front. The light diffuser diffuses and softens the light emitted by the one or more lights. Alternatively, the image capture device may be mounted on an articulated arm that may be used to capture and display various angles in the filed of view of the digital mirror.
US09609220B2	Image pickup apparatus, image pickup method, and program A photographing screen is divided into a plurality of blocks, for each of which a determination is made as to whether there is motion and then motion information is detected. At the same time, motion information of an image pickup apparatus is detected using an angular velocity sensor. From these motion information, the photographing screen is separated into a background region and a subject region, and contrast values in the background region are calculated. If the proportion of blocks determined to be high-contrast blocks in the background region is greater than a threshold, photographing conditions are set such that the exposure time increases as the amount of movement of the image pickup apparatus decreases. If the proportion described above is less than or equal to the threshold, photographing conditions are set such that a plurality of images are captured with different exposure times.
US09609206B2	Image processing apparatus, method for controlling image processing apparatus and storage medium An image processing apparatus includes an identification unit configured to identify an object in image data, an acquisition unit configured to acquire position information indicating a position of the object, a setting unit configured to set, based on the position information of the object, a movable range in which a position of the virtual illumination can be set, a specified position acquisition unit configured to acquire a specified position input by a user on a display screen, a determination unit configured to determine the position of the virtual illumination based on the movable range and the specified position, and a lighting processing unit configured to execute lighting processing on the object in the image data based on the position of the virtual illumination determined by the determination unit.
US09609199B2	Image processing apparatus, system, method, and medium An image processing apparatus capable of communicating with an external apparatus via a network includes, a combining unit configured to combine a plurality of images captured under different exposure conditions, an exposure setting unit configured to acquire an image under a set exposure condition, a reception unit configured to receive a command for specifying an operation of the combining unit and the exposure setting unit from the external apparatus, and a first control unit configured to control a timing of the operation of the exposure setting unit, specified by the command received by the reception unit, based on an operation state of at least one of the combining unit and the exposure setting unit.
US09609195B2	Integrated image sensor and lens assembly An integrated image sensor and lens assembly includes a lens barrel adhered to a lens holder or a lens barrel adhered to an image sensor assembly using an adhesive. The lens barrel and lens holder or the lens barrel and the image sensor assembly are bonded based on the sheer strength of the adhesive. Thus, adhesive expansion does not substantially affect the distance between the lens and the image sensor and therefore does not affect the focal plane of the assembly.
US09609180B2	Radiometric calibration from noise distributions Technologies that enable correcting for the non-linear relationship between scene irradiance and digital pixel intensity values of an image of the scene produced by a camera. Imaging noise is used as a signal from which a corrective function is derived. Noise distributions from the image are evaluated to determine the radiometric response function of the camera, from which an inverse response function is computed and used for calibration.
US09609179B2	Methods for processing multimedia flows and corresponding devices A method for synchronizing of multimedia flows provided by different sources or transmitted via different transport protocols to a single receiving device or are designed to be rendered by different rendering devices. According to the invention, a reference datum representative of a datum of the first multimedia flow is provided in the second multimedia flow and associated with a datum of this second multimedia flow to synchronise the two flows. This reference datum constitutes a timing reference for the datum of the second multimedia flow with which it is associated. It is used to synchronize the two multimedia flows.
US09609177B2	To generate a print specification color separation look-up table In a method to generate a print specification color separation look-up table, a device color space is sampled to provide at least one sampled value. The sampled value is transformed to a device independent color space. The transformed sampled value is gamut mapped using a source color gamut and a color separation color gamut to provide a color separation value. The gamut mapping is performed in an expansion mode and a compression mode.
US09609176B2	Method and apparatus for modifying a multi-frame image based upon anchor frames A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to cause image content to be adjusted in a manner consistent with the corresponding viewing direction, such as the viewing direction of a user of a head-mounted display device. In regards to a method, one or more first anchor frames are determined within a multi-frame image, a user's viewing direction is determined relative to the multi-frame image and at least one second anchor frame is identified based on the user's viewing direction. The method also includes determining one or more tonal modification parameters of a frame in relation to the viewing direction based upon the one or more first anchor frames and the at least one second anchor frame. Further, the method generates a plurality of modified frames based on the one or more tonal modification parameters. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.
US09609173B2	Memory control circuit and image forming apparatus A memory control circuit includes a writing unit configured to receive image data that is input and write the image data into a memory; a first reading unit configured to read the image data written in the memory and output the image data to a determination unit that determines a type of image of the image data; and a second reading unit configured to read the image data written in the memory and output the image data to an image processing unit that performs image processing according to a determination result obtained by the determination unit. When the second reading unit is outputting the image data to the image processing unit, the first reading unit outputs image data, which is input subsequently to the input of the image data, to the determination unit.
US09609169B2	Interactive decor Interactive décor and systems and methods of printing an interactive pattern using an inkjet printer are disclosed. An interactive décor may comprise a substrate, and an interactive pattern printed on the substrate. The interactive pattern is addressable using a reader device, but is substantially indiscernible to a naked eye at a viewing distance. A decorative image is printed over the interactive pattern. The decorative image is predominant to the naked eye.
US09609166B2	Transporting apparatus and printing apparatus including the same Transporting apparatus includes a transporting section configured to transport continuous-form paper, an imaging apparatus including a light applying section for emitting light toward the continuous-form paper, and an imaging element for taking images of continuous-form paper based on the light from the light applying section, a transportation amount computing section configured to compute the transportation amount of the continuous-form paper based on the images of the continuous-form paper, and a transporting control section configured to control the transporting section based on the transportation amount. The imaging element includes a valid pixel area including a plurality of pixels where electric charge can be accumulated in accordance with the light reflected on the continuous-form paper, and a shading area including a plurality of pixels where the reflected light can be shaded. The light applying section emits light within a duration of reading a pixel signal of the shading area.
US09609159B2	Sheet conveyance device A sheet conveyance device includes a sheet mount on which a standard-sized sheet is mountable; a first conveyor to bring in the sheet from the mount, convey the sheet through a reverse conveyance path such that the sheet passes through a specific operation position, and eject the sheet into a sheet ejection area outside the mount; and a second conveyor to bring in a hard sheet with a higher bending rigidity than the sheet from one end of a straight conveyance path along a plane passing through the specific position of the reverse path, and eject the hard sheet conveyed along the straight path from another end of the straight path at a sheet ejection area side. The mount includes a hard sheet ejection port to let through at least a leading edge portion of the hard sheet to be ejected from the second conveyor in a sheet ejection direction.
US09609155B2	Image processing device, image processing method, and storage medium storing image processing program A print order reception apparatus displays one of an image selection screen and an editing content changing screen. In the image selection screen, a list display area for showing a plurality of thumbnail images and a finished print display area for showing target images, which are selected in the list display area, in a finished state are displayed side by side. In the editing content changing screen, the finished print display area and an editing command display area for showing edit buttons each for editing the target images are displayed side by side. A selection section selects and displays any one of the screens.
US09609153B2	Preview image generation for printers A non-transitory recording medium has a program recorded therein that is executable by a computer. The program causes the computer to implement functions of a preview image generation condition creation unit configured to create a condition for generating a preview image, a determination unit configured to determine whether a preview image of output data should be generated based on the condition for generating the preview image and attribution information of the output data, the output data being stored in an output data storage unit, and a preview image generation unit configured to generate the preview image of the output data which is determined that the preview image of the output data should be generated.
US09609150B2	Information processing system capable of automatically configuring settings for functional cooperation between apparatuses, image pickup apparatus, method of controlling the image pickup apparatus, and storage medium An information processing system that automatically configures settings for functional cooperation between an information processing apparatus and an image pickup apparatus. The information processing system includes a network camera and an MFP configured to receive predetermined information from the camera. A CPU of the camera sends the predetermined information to the MFP when an approach of a user to the MFP is detected. The CPU sets a detection frame extracted from image data obtained by picking up an image of the MFP, to detect the user's approach thereto. Then, the CPU determines whether the detection frame has a size equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold. When the size of the detection frame is not equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold, the CPU detects whether or not the user has approached the MFP, using the detection frame.
US09609147B2	Non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer program for information processing device, information processing device, and method for controlling information processing device An information processing device may receive first communication device identification information for identifying a first communication device that can be communicated using a first wireless communication interface. The information processing device may receive second communication device identification information for identifying a second communication device that can be communicated using a second wireless communication interface. The information processing device may display, on a display unit, a first image indicating the first communication device. The information processing device may display a second image indicating the second communication device identified by the received second communication device identification information. The displaying of the second image may be performed only in a case that particular information has not been received. The particular information may indicate that the second communication device identified by the received second communication device identification information can be communicated using the first wireless communication interface.
US09609141B2	Loudspeaker localization with a microphone array Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for source localization using a microphone array. Such an embodiment, among others, utilizes circuitry to process audio signals and microphone signals to remove an echo (produced by a nearby loudspeaker) from the microphone signals using a plurality of adaptive echo cancellation filters. Location information is then determined for the loudspeaker based on the plurality of adaptive echo cancellation filters used to remove the echo.
US09609120B2	Crisis negotiation telephone A negotiator makes and receives calls and SMS with a subject through a virtual number. Parties of individuals serving specialized functions are optionally dialed in to monitor the call/receive the SMS each time those communications occur. Alternatively, a member of a particular party can dial in ahead of a call and be placed in a waiting room for the party until the call happens. Different parties may have different functions. For example, one party may be configured such that members can discuss amongst themselves while hearing the negotiator and the subject communicate. Another party may be configured such that communications among the members is disabled such that each member only hears audio from the negotiator and subject.
US09609118B2	Usage of software programs on mobile computing devices A solution is provided for controlling usage of one or more software programs on one or more mobile computing devices. A corresponding method comprises monitoring an indication of a position of each mobile computing device to determine a location area of the mobile computing device. The method comprises assigning each one of the software programs to a usage group. For each location area, the software programs of each software program type are assigned to the corresponding usage groups providing one or more usage characteristics that fulfill one or more usage requirements of each software program; this is performed according to one or more optimization criteria depending on one or more usage weights of each usage group. The method comprises enabling the usage of each software program according to the usage characteristics of the corresponding usage group.
US09609117B2	Methods and arrangements employing sensor-equipped smart phones The present technology concerns improvements to smart phones and related sensor-equipped systems. Some embodiments involve spoken clues, e.g., by which a user can assist a smart phone in identifying what portion of imagery captured by a smart phone camera should be processed, or identifying what type of image processing should be conducted. Some arrangements include the degradation of captured content information in accordance with privacy rules, which may be location-dependent, or based on the unusualness of the captured content, or responsive to later consultation of the stored content information by the user. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.
US09609116B2	Establishing an ad-hoc group based on addresses in an e-mail This invention describes a method for establishing an ad-hoc group based on addresses of users in a message (e.g., an e-mail) received or sent using a pre-selected communication method (e.g., an e-mail communication) by an electronic device. Any recipient or a sender of the e-mail message can use the e-mail addresses in the message in order to establish a permanent (stored in the device) or a temporary (used immediately in a context of another communication application) ad-hoc group. The user may select all or only a part of the people (other users) into the ad-hoc group. The group-data can have several types of addresses of users such as phone numbers, SIP addresses, wireless village IDs, etc. needed in conjunction with desired applications. Creating the ad-hoc group from the e-mail message can utilize information that already exists in the electronic device and, if needed, acquired additional information from a remote service.
US09609113B2	Terminal, information leak prevention method, and computer-readable recording medium A wearable device stores data therein. The wearable device transmits the data to a master device registered as a transmission destination of the data when communication is possible with the master device. Then, the wearable device transmits, to the master device, a request to cancel registration of the master device registered as the transmission destination of the data. Thereafter, having received a permission to cancel the registration from the master device, the wearable device cancels the registration of the master device and waits for registration of a device with which communication is possible.
US09609111B2	Method for communicating between a communications unit of a device and an external communications unit via a mobile phone unit A method for communicating between a communication unit of an apparatus and an external communication unit via a mobile telephone unit wherein a serial connection to be set up between the communication unit of the apparatus and the mobile telephone unit, a protocol of the serial connection having a data field and a first header, for a connection to be set up between the mobile telephone unit and the external communication unit, for a second header for the connection to be generated from the first header in the mobile telephone unit, and for the data field to be transmitted without change from the serial connection to the connection. Also disclosed is an online connection of a mobile telephone unit even without a TCP/IP connection.
US09609109B2	Method and apparatus for displaying incoming call information The present disclosure discloses method and apparatus for displaying incoming call information. The method includes: generating a first trigger signal according to an incoming call received by a mobile terminal; in response to the first trigger signal, determining whether a current interface is an application interface and generating a determining result accordingly; intercepting data corresponding to a regular interface when the determining result is that the current interface of the mobile terminal is an application interface; generating a block interface according to the first trigger signal, the block interface comprising operation option and prompt information related to the incoming call; and displaying the block interface along with at least a portion of the current application interface.
US09609100B2	Tabletop mobile device and beverage holder A retaining apparatus for propping an electronic mobile device in an upright orientation is provided. The retaining apparatus has two planar and opposing surfaces, wherein each surface provides an isosceles-trapezoidal slot. Though the two slots have different widths and lengths, they both provide tapering sidewalls that overhang bottom portions of the associated slot, thereby adapting each slot to selectively engage a peripheral edge of a mobile electronic device between the tapering sidewalls and the overhanging bottom portions, and in turn enabling the propping of the mobile electronic device in the upright orientation. Adjacent to each slot, the retaining apparatus may provide frictionally engaging material for removably securing a beverage container thereto.
US09609085B2	Broadcast-based update management A first computing device establishes an update service associated with an identifier. When the first computing device receives a broadcast message from a second computing device that includes a network address of the second computing device, the first computing device transmits to the network address a message including the identifier associated with the update service. The update service receives from the second computing device a request including the identifier and in return transmits to the second computing device information about available updates.
US09609083B2	Distributed service processing of network gateways using virtual machines A network gateway device includes an ingress interface, an egress interface, and a load balancing module coupled to the ingress and egress interfaces. The load balancing module configured to receive a packet from the ingress interface, determine a set of a plurality of processes corresponding to a connections session associated with the packet based on a policy. For each of the identified processes, the load balancing module is to identify a service processing module executed by a virtual machine that is capable of handling the identified process, and to send the packet to the identified service processing module to perform the identified process on the packet. The packet is then transmitted to the egress interface of the gateway device to be forwarded to a destination.
US09609082B2	Processing a unit of work A client computer group is created at a server computer by selecting a subset of a group of client computers, where each of the group of client computers has a separate communication channel with the server computer. A message from at least one of the subset of the group of client computers is received at the server computer. In response to receiving messages from at least two of the subset of the group of client computers within the client computer group, the messages are grouped under a single unit of work. A single decision associated with the single unit of work for the client computer group is computed. Each of the at least two of the subset of the group of client computers is operable to accept the single decision.
US09609081B2	Method for managed social networking services A method for managing closeness of a connection in SNS is provided and includes: calculating an intimacy distance of a connection based on times of activities or amount of interactions between a user and the other end of the connection, tuning the intimacy distance by other factors the user chooses; controlling the closeness of a connection and in disclosure according to the intimacy distance calculated. With the embodiments of the present invention, a user can control the closeness of a connection and control data disclosure based on the closeness with individual people regardless of their groups or circles.
US09609070B2	Extending outdoor location based services and applications into enclosed areas Methods and systems for indoor mobile unit positioning, for seamlessly toggling a mobile unit positioning between outdoor positioning and indoor positioning and for providing location based services or application generated by and external location server to the mobile unit while the mobile unit is indoors. The indoor mobile unit positioning includes mobile unit-based positioning with makes use of reception of access point signals by the mobile unit.
US09609065B2	Bridge for implementing a converged network protocol to facilitate communication between different communication protocol networks Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for implementing a converged network protocol to facilitate communication between different communication protocol networks. There are configuration parameters in a memory for communication between the first adaptor implementing a first communication protocol and the second adaptor in a converged network protocol to indicate to the second adaptor that the converged network protocol is supported. A packet is received at the first adaptor encoded in a second communication protocol directed to a third communication protocol network, forwarded to the second adaptor, and then forwarded to the third communication protocol network. A command is received at the second adaptor, directed to the first adaptor, to implement a first function in the converged network protocol for communication between the first and second adaptors. A second function in the first communication protocol to implement the first function is transmitted to the first adaptor.
US09609063B2	Method, device and system for logging in Unix-like virtual container Various embodiments of the present disclosure describe a method, apparatus and system for logging in a Unix-like virtual container. The method include establishing a corresponding relationship between a Unix-like virtual container and a port on a host running the Unix-like virtual container; establishing a transparent pipe between the Unix-like virtual container and the host port based on the corresponding relationship, establishing a first connection between the Unix-like virtual container and the host port based on the transparent pipe; receiving a script command through the host port, and sending the script command to the Unix-like virtual container according to the first connection. Employing embodiments of the present disclosure, the Unix-like virtual container can be logged in through the connection between the host port and the Unix-like virtual container, the information security of the Unix-like virtual container can be ensured, and the access efficiency can be improved through asynchronous access.
US09609057B2	Technique for synchronized content sharing Multiple media devices (101-104) at different locations can advantageously synchronize shared content by including chronology information with each piece of content. Each media device maps received content pieces (102, 104) from other devices, along with content pieces (108, 110) on the device itself to a common time line (106). The mapped content, when displayed, will depict the earliest content earliest on the time line and the latest content piece appears latest on the time line.
US09609055B2	Efficient maintenance of a distributed system membership view A method, system and computer program product are disclosed for maintaining a membership view of a distributed computing system comprising a multitude of members, wherein each of said members sends out a message indicating that said each of the members is available in the system. In one embodiment, the method comprises maintaining a first list of at least some of the members in the distributed system; and over a period of time, when one of the members sends out the message indicating that said one of the members is available in the distributed system, adding said one of the members to a second list. At defined times, the first list is replaced with the second list. In an embodiment, the method further comprises at said defined times, starting a new, empty second list.
US09609049B2	Frame-rate conversion in a distributed computing system Described herein are, among other things, distributed processing methods and systems for frame rate conversion. In an embodiment, a transcoding management machine manages a distributed transcoding process, creating a plurality of video segments and assigning the video segments across a set of distributed transcoding resources for frame rate conversion. The management machine typically sends a given segment to a given transcoding resource along with instructions to convert the frame rate to a specified output frame rate. In addition, the management machine can send certain transcoding assistance information that preferably facilitates the frame rate change process and helps the transcoding resource to create a more accurate output segment. Hence, in some embodiments, each transcoding resource can perform its transcode job independently, but with reference to the input segment it is responsible for transcoding and the assistance information provided by the management machine.
US09609047B2	Cloud computing infrastructure A first node comprises a web server with a network interface configured to connect the web server to a plurality of second nodes of a cloud infrastructure. The first node has physical storage, connected to the web server, the physical storage comprising at least a master database of a multi-master database system of the cloud computing infrastructure, the master database configured to store atomic code units and data redundantly as part of the multi-master database system, the atomic code units defining the dynamic web application. The web server receives requests comprising input data and identifiers of individual ones of the atomic code units, at least some of the requests originating from client devices using the dynamic web application. The web server executes, in response to requests, individual ones of the atomic code units in dependence on state of the master database, such that the dynamic web application is executed.
US09609041B2	System for monitoring conversational audio call quality A method, a computer program product, and a computer system for monitoring conversational audio quality of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) are provided. A monitoring system determines a size of an audio file and an available bandwidth. The monitoring system predicts time of receiving the audio file, based on the size and the bandwidth. The monitoring system determines whether the time of receiving the audio file exceeds a monitoring timer interval by a certain threshold. The monitoring system uses an intrusive testing method for monitoring call quality, in response to determining that the time of receiving the audio file exceeds the monitoring timer interval by the certain threshold.
US09609038B2	Scaling content communicated over a network An architecture is provided that can scale content resolution in order to mitigate errors in a provisioned service of a communication network, such as a wireless service or a femtocell service that integrates with DSL or other broadband carriers. The architecture can identify fault conditions relating to e.g., bandwidth oversubscription or symbolization integrity. Based upon such identification, the architecture can alter encoding format codecs of certain types of content in order to reduce their resolution/quality, thereby mitigating bandwidth oversubscription fault conditions or freeing up space (without necessarily increasing bandwidth) to insert additional FEC code.
US09609032B2	Joint ownership of protected information Disclosed herein is a system and method for managing a collaborative document that is owned by two different users who belong to different organizations. The users first create a document that will be owned by both users. Both users are also granted full ownership rights in the document. The users then contribute to the document by providing information that may be confidential to their organization. The users want to ensure that they can cut off access to the confidential information if and when the relationship between the users or organizations sours. When one of the users with full ownership privileges decides to end the cooperation with the other users, that user simply revokes access to the document to the other user. As a result of the revocation all users are no longer able to see or access the entire document. In this way the confidential information of all parties is protected.
US09609028B2	Method, apparatus and system for establishing session Provided are a method, an apparatus and a system for establishing a session. In the method, a Visit Policy and Charging Rules Function (V-PCRF) receives an S9 session establishment triggering message from a Home Policy and Charging Rules Function (H-PCRF), wherein the S9 session establishment triggering message is used for triggering establishment of an S9 session and a first S9 sub-session, and the first S9 sub-session is used for policy control of Evolved Packet Core (EPC)-routed traffic; the V-PCRF determines whether the S9 session has been or is being established; and when it is determined that the S9 session has been or is being established, the V-PCRF indicates to the H-PCRF that the S9 session has been or is being established. Through the solution, conflict is avoided in the process of establishing the S9 sub-session in the related art and the stability of the system is improved.
US09609016B2	Web redirection for content scanning This specification generally relates to using redirect messages to implement content scanning. One example method includes receiving from a client a first request for a network resource, the first request including an original location of the network resource; determining that a response to the first request is to be analyzed; sending a redirect response to the client including a modified location for the network resource different than the original location; receiving a second request for the network resource from the client, the second request including the modified location; in response to receiving the second request for the network resource from the client: retrieving the network resource from the original location; determining that the retrieved network resource is suitable to send to the client; and in response to determining that the retrieved network resource is suitable, sending the retrieved network resource to the client.
US09609015B2	Systems and methods for dynamic cloud-based malware behavior analysis A cloud-based method, a behavioral analysis system, and a cloud-based security system can include a plurality of nodes communicatively coupled to one or more users, wherein the plurality of nodes each perform inline monitoring for one of the one or more users for security comprising malware detection and preclusion; and a behavioral analysis system communicatively coupled to the plurality of nodes, wherein the behavioral analysis system performs offline analysis for any suspicious content from the one or more users which is flagged by the plurality of nodes; wherein the plurality of nodes each comprise a set of known malware signatures for the inline monitoring that is periodically updated by the behavioral analysis system based on the offline analysis for the suspicious content.
US09609012B2	Detection of infected network devices and fast-flux networks by tracking URL and DNS resolution changes A system and method for detecting Fast-Flux malware are presented. Domain name system (DNS) lookup requests to DNS servers from a local area network (LAN) to a wide area network (WAN) are monitored. The DNS lookup requests comprise requests to resolve uniform resource locators (URLs) to network addresses. The network addresses (IP) received from the DNS servers for the DNS lookup requests are monitored provide a URL-to-IP associations list. The DNS servers used for the DNS lookup requests for the URLs are monitored to provide a DNS Domain-to-DNS server associations list. A suspicious URL log based on the URL-to-IP associations list, and a suspicious DNS log based on the DNS Domain-to-DNS server associations list are generated.
US09609011B2	Interface having selectable, interactive views for evaluating potential network compromise A security platform employs a variety techniques and mechanisms to detect security related anomalies and threats in a computer network environment. The security platform is “big data” driven and employs machine learning to perform security analytics. The security platform performs user/entity behavioral analytics (UEBA) to detect the security related anomalies and threats, regardless of whether such anomalies/threats were previously known. The security platform can include both real-time and batch paths/modes for detecting anomalies and threats. By visually presenting analytical results scored with risk ratings and supporting evidence, the security platform enables network security administrators to respond to a detected anomaly or threat, and to take action promptly.
US09609010B2	System and method for detecting insider threats An approach for detecting an insider threat is described. Embodiments include determining one or more features from one or more network transfers among a plurality of network entities, determining a baseline behavioral profile of the plurality of network entities based on the one or more features; and determining at least one malicious network entity from among the plurality of network entities based on a systematic deviation from the baseline behavioral profile of at least one of the one or more features.
US09609003B1	Generating risk profile using data of home monitoring and security system Systems and methods are described comprising a touchscreen that includes a processor coupled to a security system at a premises. A plurality of user interfaces presented via the touchscreen includes a security interface and a network interface. The security interface provides control of functions of the security system and access to data collected by the security system. The network interface provides access to network devices. The network devices are located at the premises and are coupled to the touchscreen. A security server at a remote location is coupled to the gateway and comprises a client interface through which remote client devices exchange data with the gateway and the security system. At least one of the security server and touchscreen collect behavioral data using the security system and the network devices, and generate a risk score using the behavioral data.
US09608985B2	Image forming apparatus supporting peer-to-peer connection and method of controlling job authority thereof A method of controlling job authority of an image forming apparatus that supports a P2P connection includes: storing a profile of a wireless device that is P2P connected to the image forming apparatus in the image forming apparatus; receiving and storing job authority information corresponding to the profile; when the wireless device requests the image forming apparatus to execute an operation, setting a job authority of the wireless device by using the profile and the job authority information; and checking the job authority of the wireless device by the image forming apparatus, and executing the requested job when the wireless device has the authority to perform the requested job.
US09608983B2	Authentication system and method for embedded applets A system and method for authenticating user requests issued from embedded applets running on web-accessible user devices. The server system generates authentication tokens associated with user credentials, in response to user requests for HTML pages that include the embedded applets. The server system stores the authentication tokens on the server system, and includes the authentication tokens in URLs within applet tags in the HTML pages returned to the user devices. When the applets download and request content from the server system, the applets supply the previously included authentication tokens in the URLs that identify the requested content. Upon finding a match between the applet-supplied authentication tokens and the stored authentication tokens, the server identifies the user as a trusted user, and responds with the requested content. This can be used to eliminate HTTP-based authentication challenges for subsequent user access.
US09608972B2	Service providing system and data providing method that convert a process target data into output data with a data format that a service receiving apparatus is able to output A system providing a service to a service receiving apparatus includes a management information storage that stores management information including service identification information, user authentication information of a user, and device authentication information of the service receiving apparatus that are associated with each other; an authentication information receiving unit that receives, as authentication information, at least one of user authentication information and device authentication information from the service receiving apparatus; an authentication unit that performs authentication by referring to the management information storage based on the received authentication information; an obtaining unit that obtains process target data from an external service based on an entry request from the service receiving apparatus that has been successfully authenticated; and a conversion unit that converts the obtained process target data into output data with a data format that the service receiving apparatus is able to output.
US09608966B2	Information handling device, information output device, and recording medium An information handling device has a first connection unit, a Web application executing unit to generate a device operating command, a second connection unit, an application authentication processing unit to generate a platform authenticator, an application origin information attacher to attach origin information of the web application to the platform authenticator, and a third connection unit to establish a connection for transmitting the device operating command and the platform authenticator attached with the origin information to the second communication device in order to transmit the device operating command and the platform authenticator attached with the origin information.
US09608958B2	Lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) join search mechanism Complex search tasks are performed relative to an LDAP directory with a minimal quantity of LDAP search operations. Search tasks that follow relationships between LDAP entries can be performed, even under circumstances in which those relationships are not represented by the hierarchical structure of the LDAP directory. A client application can specify an LDAP control that the client application sends to the LDAP server along with the LDAP search operation. The LDAP server's receipt of the LDAP control can cause the LDAP server to modify the behavior of the search operation so that the LDAP server follows potentially non-hierarchical specified relationships between the LDAP entries in determining the set of entries to return as results of the search operation. As a result, the LDAP server can return a complete set of related result entries to the client application in response to a single LDAP search operation directed by the application.
US09608956B2	Method and electronic device for performing exchange of messages An electronic device is provided that easily performs message exchange that exploits the relative position relationship with other vehicles while traveling. The electronic device (2) includes a display unit (11), a wireless communication unit (20) that receives information including positional information of a sender and message information desired by the sender to be transmitted to a correspondence party, a relative position calculation unit (41) that calculates relative position information of the sender relative to an own device based on the positional information, and a display control unit (43) that provides a first display region (111) to the display unit (11) and display message information in the first display region (111), as well as displaying relative position information without displaying a map.
US09608953B1	Systems and methods for transferring message data Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, are described for providing messages to client devices. In certain examples, a stream of messages is provided to a messaging application on a client device at a desired message feed rate. A message download rate of the stream of messages by the messaging application is monitored. A determination is made that the message download rate is less than the desired message feed rate. In response, the stream of messages is provided to a buffer on the client device at the desired message feed rate, and the stream of messages is sent from the buffer to the messaging application at the message download rate. A determination is made that the message download rate is greater than the desired message feed rate and, in response, a stored quantity of messages on the buffer is allowed to decrease. A determination is made that the stored quantity of messages on the buffer is zero and, in response, the stream of messages is provided to the messaging application at the desired message feed rate.
US09608950B2	Systems and methods for sharing videos and images in a texting environment An electronic device displays an image or video associated with a session of a messaging application. The device displays a message received from a user associated with the session over the image or video. In response to receiving a second message, the device displaces display of the first message with display of the second message, and displays the first message at a second location, also over the image or video. The device also displays an image icon associated with the image or video over the image or video. In response to receiving a second image or video, the device displays a second image icon over the first image or video. In response to the user selecting the second image or video, the device replaces display of the first image or video with the second image or video, while maintaining the display of the messages and image icons.
US09608949B2	Simultaneous sharing communication interface A user can share (show) multimedia information while simultaneously communicating (telling) with one or more other users over a network. Multimedia information is received from at least one source. The multimedia information may be manually and/or automatically annotated and shared with other users. The multimedia information may be displayed in an integrated live view simultaneously with other modes of communication, such as video, voice, or text. A simultaneous sharing communication interface provides an immersive experience that lets a user communicate via text, voice, video, sounds, music, or the like, with one or more other users while also simultaneously sharing media such as photos, videos, movies, images, graphics, illustrations, animations, presentations, narratives, music, sounds, applications, files, and the like. The simultaneous sharing interface enables a user to experience a higher level of intimacy in their communication with others over a network.
US09608943B2	Method of queuing signals Example methods, apparatuses, and/or articles of manufacture are disclosed that may be implemented, in whole or in part, using one or more computing devices to implement a queuing system with an adjustable scalability/reliability level.
US09608941B2	Methods and systems for clustering emails using email addresses A computer-implemented method of automatically organizing email messages is performed at a computer system. In the method, a plurality of email messages is accessed. A set of email addresses included in the email messages is identified, respective weights are assigned to respective email addresses in the set of email addresses, and the plurality of email messages is divided into clusters in accordance with the respective weights. Email messages of the plurality of email messages are provided for display, organized by the respective clusters.
US09608933B2	Method and system for managing cloud computing environment A management server manages resources in a cloud system having servers and storage subsystems by assigning a category of resources to an application, the category of resources being associated with a first template of virtualized resources, the first template being associated with threshold values and having a first cost for using the first template; monitoring performance of the first template to obtain performance values for the first template; comparing a first performance value of the first template with a first threshold value associated with the first template; and generating a plan for migrating the application to a second template based upon a result of the comparison. The second template is associated with a second threshold value that is greater than the first performance value. The second template has a second cost for using the second template that is less than the first cost.
US09608930B1	Allocating identifiers with minimal fragmentation In certain embodiments, a system includes one or more memory units and one or more processing units. The memory units store blocks that each include a number of identifiers. The memory units include executable instructions that upon execution by the processing units cause the system to receive a request to allocate an identifier to an entity. The request includes data identifying the entity. A target block of identifiers is identified. The target block includes more unallocated identifiers than any other block. The target block is split into first and second blocks. The identifiers of the second block are each higher than any identifier of the first block. The second block is assigned to the entity, and a lowest identifier of the second block is allocated to the entity.
US09608928B1	Multiple-speed message channel of messaging system Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving from a plurality of publishers messages of a first channel of a plurality of distinct channels wherein each channel comprises an ordered plurality of messages, storing messages of the first channel in one or more first buffers according to the order, each first buffer having a respective time-to-live, for one or more connections, determining a respective sampling rate based on a data type of the first channel and a determined latency of the connection, receiving from a subscriber through a first connection a request for messages of the first channel, selecting messages in the first buffers according to the order and the sampling rate, and sending the selected messages using the first connection to the subscriber according to the order.
US09608925B2	System and method for transmitting an alert using a virtual extensible LAN (VXLAN) tunneling mechanism A data packet comprising a header, the header having a format associated with a Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) technology is generated at an originating tunnel end point device in a network. A predetermined bit in a reserved portion of the header is set to a predetermined value. The data packet is then transmitted.
US09608924B2	Network system, front-end unit and control message transmission rate reducing method A transmission rate of a control message between a switch and a switch controller can be reduced. A network system includes the switch which transfers a packet based on a switch flow table, the switch controller and a front-end unit which relays the control message between the switch controller and the switch. The front-end unit includes a buffer, a flow table storage section and a buffer control section which buffers the control message which hits a buffer flow entry of the flow table in the buffer.
US09608921B2	Dynamic bit rate scaling The invention provides for a download agent executing on a computing device to dynamically select between media files with different media quality for delivery of media content provided by a media content provider. The download agent may select between different media files with similar content but different quality based on a playback rate of the media file, the resolution of the media file, or the encoding scheme of the media file. The download agent may seamlessly transition from one media file to another media file at key frames to avoid any motion artifacts and to avoid requiring a user to restart the media file.
US09608920B2	Network information extracting system and method thereof A network information extracting system and method thereof are disclosed. A network message packet transmitted from a communications server is received by a router. The router includes a processor, a memory and a comparator. The processor disassembles the network message packet and extracts company information and a first message. The comparator compares the company information and a company list stored in the storage module. When the company information matches to one of the company lists, the first message is transmitted to a handheld device; when the company information does not match the list, a second message is added to the first message and transmitted to the handheld device.
US09608912B2	Computing disjoint paths for reactive routing mesh networks In one embodiment, a reactive routing computer network may be partitioned into diverse logical topologies, and a source node may transmit route request (RREQ) messages toward a destination node on each logical topology. In response, the source node may receive route reply (RREP) messages indicating routes to the destination node in each logical topology. The source node may thus select a route for each logical topology to reach the destination node, accordingly. In another embodiment, if partitioned logical topologies do not produce two or more routes or as a standalone embodiment, the source node may transmit RREQ messages toward the destination node without any corresponding logical topology. The destination node receives RREQ messages, and two or more routes from the source node to the destination node may be determined (e.g., by the destination or source node) based on the received RREQ messages at the destination node and path selection criteria.
US09608906B2	Methods, systems, and computer readable media for identifying network locations associated with endpoints Methods, systems, and computer readable media for identifying network locations associated with endpoints are disclosed. According to one exemplary method, the method occurs at a registration server including at least one processor and configured to operate in a public network or a semi-public network. The method includes receiving, from an endpoint, a packet including a payload containing a first address associated with the endpoint. The method also identifying a second address from a header of the packet. The method further includes determining, using the first address or the second address, whether to initiate a connection with the endpoint for determining a network location associated with the endpoint.
US09608905B1	Packet preamble and symbol boundary detection A packet is detected in an input data stream. A stream of fast Fourier transform (FFT) blocks are scanned for a plurality of candidate symbols for a preamble of the packet. The stream of FFT blocks correspond to the input data stream. A symbol boundary is detected between adjacent candidate symbols of the plurality of candidate symbols. The FFT blocks are aligned with the symbol boundary. A transition boundary is detected between different adjacent candidate symbols of the preamble based on the detected symbol boundary. A packet detection indication is provided based on the detected transition boundary.
US09608900B2	Techniques for flooding optimization for link state protocols in a network topology Techniques are provided for generating efficient flooding tree paths in a network. At a node device in a network, a unicast message is sent to a plurality of node devices in the network. The node device obtains an identifier associated with each of the node devices in the network. The identifier contains information indicating node connectivity for each of the node devices. A selected node device is then identified. The selected node device is one of the node devices in the network that has a lowest identifier value indicating a lowest number of connected node devices to the selected node device in the network. The selected node device is classified as a root flooding tree node device. A flooding tree is generated by performing a shortest path first operation from the selected node device to the plurality of node devices in the network.
US09608881B2	Service compliance enforcement using user activity monitoring and work request verification A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer program product control point in time access to a remote client device and auditing system logs of the remote client device by an auditing server device to determine whether monitored user activity on the remote client device associated with a work request was in compliance with one or more regulations.
US09608878B2	Method for locating a field device in an automated plant A method for locating at least one field device in an automated plant, wherein the field device is connected via a network composed of a plurality of distributed field devices, and wherein a mobile terminal is applied for locating the field device.
US09608876B2	Dynamically adjusting brand and platform interface elements Embodiments render on a second data processing system, a result derived from a set of data by performing data processing across the first data processing system and a second data processing system. The amount of processing performed by the second data processing system can be dynamically adjusted. The first data processing system receives information indicating an amount of interface characteristics of the first data processing system as compared to interface characteristics of the second data processing system to be presented to a user. Data processing is dynamically allocated between the first data processing system and the second data processing system, based on an amount of interface characteristics of the first data processing system as compared to interface characteristics of the second data processing system to be presented to a user.
US09608869B2	Enterprise applications navigation using tile characteristics that change with applications data In example embodiments, space filling elements displayed on a computer screen represent items in one or more levels of a hierarchical menu structure. The area of a space filling element indicates the number of accesses to an application associated with the space filling element. Other attributes of the space filling element may indicate values of characteristics of an associated application.
US09608860B1	Synchronized MME pool Example implementations are directed to systems and methods involving a mobility management entity (MME) pool. In example implementations, the MME of the pool can be configured as a backup for a fraction of subscribers associated with other MME in the pool. Upon detection of the failure of an MME in the pool, the surviving MME messages eNodeBs and other peer network nodes that it will take over the impacted subscribers such that the subscribers do not need to conduct a reattachment process. Multiple MME codes per MME can be used to partition the subscribers for backup, which can thereby lead to geo-redundancy for the MME.
US09608857B2	Method and apparatus for providing alarms in networks Multiple physical NEs may be presented to a network carrier as a single logical NE comprising multiple physical NEs. Alarms between the multiple physical NEs may be treated as internal connection alarms of the single logical NE instead of endpoint alarms of the multiple physical NEs. A number of alarms in the network may be reduced as well as alarm processing of the alarms at an Operational Support System (OSS), effectuating scaling of alarms as well as relaxing resource requirements (e.g., compute power, memory, etc.) of the OSS.
US09608855B2	Time control apparatus, time control method, and program A time control apparatus provided in a slave machine and synchronizing time information with time information of a master machine connected over a network includes: calculation units respectively calculating time difference candidates of the slave machine with respect to the master machine and network delays indicative of an average of times necessary for communication of first and second messages over the network based on transmission and reception times of the first messages which are transmitted from the master machine and received using the slave machine and transmission and reception times of the second messages which are transmitted from the slave machine and received using the master machine; a selection unit selecting one of the calculated time difference candidates as a time difference based on the calculated network delays; and an adjustment unit adjusting the time information of the slave machine based on the selected time difference.
US09608850B2	Spintronic wireless communication system for simultaneously modulating multi-band frequency and amplitude A spintronic wireless communication system for simultaneously modulating multiband frequencies and amplitudes includes a plurality of spin-torque transfer devices which have different frequency characteristics from each other, and OOK modulate or multi-level ASK modulate input data to thereby output a multiband OOK modulation signal or a multiband, multi-level ASK modulation signal; a plurality of matching networks which match individual impedances of the plurality of spin-torque transfer devices; and a broadband antenna which receives the multiband OOK modulation signal or the multiband, multi-level ASK modulation signal from ends of the plurality of matching networks and simultaneously transmits the signals to the outside.
US09608849B2	Method, system and apparatus for audio communication modulation mode self-adaptation and electronic signature token A method, system, and apparatus for audio communication modulation mode self-adaptation and an electronic signature token are provided. The method includes modulating first audio data using at least two modulation modes supported by the first device to generate first audio data frame streams; selecting an optimal modulation mode used in the second device from the modulation modes correctly received by the second device and supported by the first device according to a predetermined rule; demodulating the second audio data stream to obtain modulation modes correctly received by the first device and supported by the second device and the optimal modulation mode used in the second device; and selecting an optimal modulation mode used in the first device from the modulation modes correctly received by the first device and supported by the second device according to the predetermined rule.
US09608846B2	Apparatus and method for transmitting data with conditional zero padding An apparatus and method for transmitting data with conditional zero padding is provided. In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, a transmitter transmits data to a receiver by transmitting symbols such that each symbol is preceded by a cyclic prefix of a fixed length and the symbol conditionally includes enough zero padding to avoid ISI (Inter-Symbol Interference) between consecutive symbols. In some implementations, if the fixed length for cyclic prefixes is long enough to avoid ISI between consecutive symbols, then the symbols may omit zero padding. Otherwise, the symbols may include enough zero padding to avoid ISI between consecutive symbols. The zero padding may be zero tail or zero head.
US09608843B2	Multiple-input multiple-output orthogonal frequency division multiplexing communication system and method for signal compensation Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for signal compensation, including: receiving, by a receiver via N receiving antennas, a plurality of channel estimation preamble signals sent by M transmitting antennas of a remote transmitter; determining, by the receiver, channel estimation parameters according to the first pilot signals of the M transmitting antennas contained in the plurality of channel estimation preamble signals; receiving, by the receiver, data signals and second pilot signals sent on a first data symbol by the M transmitting antennas; determining, by the receiver, channel phase shift parameters according to signals arrived at the N receiving antennas which come from the second pilot signals; and determining, by the receiver according to the channel estimation parameters and the channel phase shift parameters, signal compensation for the data signals arrived at the N receiving antennas. Accuracy of demodulation for transmitted data to a certain extent is improved.
US09608841B2	Method for real-time synchronization of ARP record in RSMLT cluster Embodiments herein include systems and methods for providing a mechanism for efficient data synchronization of ARP records between two peer nodes of an SMLT system. Such techniques include modifying control information of ARP packets transmitted between peer nodes of the SMLT system to indicate originating SMLT ports. Techniques also include disabling MAC synchronization control messaging across the IST link. These techniques enable real-time synchronization ARP records for MAC learning without needing dedicated control messaging over the IST, thereby providing nodal and SMLT port failover and recovery.
US09608838B2	Bonded interconnection of local networks Apparatus and methods relating to bonded interconnection of local communication networks are disclosed. Bonded communication links, including multiple constituent links that have been bonded together, are terminated to enable communications over the bonded links using bandwidth available on the constituent links. A cross-connect function determines whether received communication traffic is to be forwarded to one or more of a local communication network and the terminated bonded links. The received communication traffic is forwarded in accordance with the determination. The local communication networks may include ring networks, linear networks, or both. The bonded links and links between nodes in a local communication network are bonded DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) links in some embodiments. Bonding of DSL links in this manner can be used, for instance, to extend the reach of DSL service without sacrificing bandwidth.
US09608832B1	Synchronization between conference and calendar systems A method for scheduling a meeting using an email client that is part of an email system includes receiving a request at the email client to schedule the meeting. The request may include an indication of the resources that are to be provided by a conferencing system for the meeting. The method also includes communicating the request to a conference bridge that is part of the conferencing system and receiving from the conference bridge an access code associated with the meeting. The method also includes appending the access code to a meeting invitation associated with the meeting and providing the meeting invitation to an email server that is part of the email system. The method also includes sending the meeting invitation to users invited to participate in the meeting.
US09608828B1	Elongated physical unclonable function An elongate physical unclonable function (PUF) is disclosed. The PUF has a longitudinal axis and contains a plurality of small magnetic particles. A much larger magnet is positioned on the longitudinal axis to indicate a home position. A low-cost linear translation mechanism may be used to read the PUF by referencing position information to the home position. Other devices are disclosed.
US09608827B1	Memory cell with de-initialization circuitry Circuits and approaches for de-initializing memory circuits. In one implementation, a memory circuit includes a plurality of memory cells. Each memory cell includes a pair of cross-coupled inverters and first and second access transistors coupled to the pair of cross-coupled inverters. A first bit line is coupled to the first access transistor, and a second bit line is coupled to the second access transistor. A de-initialization circuit is coupled to the first and second bit lines. The de-initialization circuit is configured and arranged to equalize signal states on the first and second bit lines in response to a de-initialization signal.
US09608817B2	Homomorphic evaluation including key switching, modulus switching, and dynamic noise management Homomorphic evaluation of a function is performed on input ciphertext(s), which were encrypted using a public key of an encryption scheme that also includes multiple secret keys. Each input ciphertext includes multiple real numbers that are kept with finite precision. Performing the homomorphic evaluation of the function includes performing operation(s). Performing each of one or more operations includes the following. A key-switching transformation is performed on selected ciphertext(s), including converting a first version of a selected ciphertext with respect to a first of the secret keys and with some number r bits of precision to a second version of the selected ciphertext with respect to a second of the secret keys and with some other number r′ bits of precision, r′>r. Each key switching transformation is performed prior to or after the operation(s) are evaluated. Results of the operation(s) are output.
US09608813B1	Key rotation techniques A plurality of devices have common access to a cryptographic key. The cryptographic key is rotated by providing the devices simultaneous access to both the cryptographic key and a new cryptographic key and then revoking access to the cryptographic key. Keys stored externally and encrypted under the cryptographic key can be reencrypted under the new cryptographic key. Keys intended for electronic shredding can be left encrypted under the old cryptographic key.
US09608807B2	Hearing device with communication protection and related method A hearing device includes: a processing unit configured to compensate for hearing loss of a user of the hearing device; and an interface; wherein the processing unit is configured to: receive a session request for a session via the interface, obtain and store a session key, encrypt the session key based on a hearing device key, send a session response comprising the encrypted session key, and receive session data in the session via the interface.
US09608799B2	Frequency acquisition for serdes receivers The present invention is directed to data communication. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide a method for acquiring sampling frequency by sweeping through a predetermined frequency range, performing data sampling at different frequencies within the predetermined frequency range, and determining a target frequency for sampling data based on a maximum early peak frequency and a maximum late peak frequency. There are other embodiments as well.
US09608797B2	Adaptive envelope extracting apparatus, signal decoding apparatus and short-distance contactless communication apparatus applying the adaptive envelope extracting apparatus, and method thereof An envelope extracting apparatus includes: a clock extracting device arranged to extract a clock signal of a receiving modulation signal according to a first biasing voltage; and an edge detecting device arranged to generate a detecting signal to indicate an envelope edge of the receiving modulation signal according to a delayed clock signal of the clock signal and a second biasing voltage; wherein the second biasing voltage or a delay time of the clock signal is adjustable.
US09608793B2	Method and system for maritime high speed broadband communication networking Method and system for providing an integrated long range, high capacity communication system between several entities involved in maritime Simultaneous Operations (SIMOPS). The method and system makes use of narrow lobe phase steerable antenna being controllable in both azimuth and elevation by software control.
US09608790B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting receipt acknowledgement in wireless communication system The present invention discloses a method for transmitting a reception acknowledgement response in a wireless communication system. The method includes receiving an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH), determining a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource based on a lowest one of enhanced control channel element (ECCE) indexes configuring the EPDCCH and a HARQ-ACK resource offset (ARO), and transmitting a reception acknowledgement response through the PUCCH resource. When a reception acknowledgement response related to two or more subframes is transmitted in a subframe for transmission of the reception acknowledgement response, a set of possible values for the ARO includes a first ARO value to shift a PUCCH resource of a specific subframe to a PUCCH resource region for at least one subframe prior to the specific subframe. The first ARO value provides a different shift amount depending on a group having the specific subframe among groups related to the two or more subframes.
US09608777B2	LTE hierarchical burst mode Methods, systems, and devices are described for hierarchical communications within a wireless communications system. An eNB and/or a UE may be configured to operate within the wireless communications system which is at least partially defined through a first layer with first layer transmissions having a first subframe type and a second layer with second layer transmissions having a second subframe type. The first subframe type may have a first round trip time (RTT) between transmission and acknowledgment of receipt of the transmission, and the second layer may have a second RTT that is less than the first RTT. Subframes of the first subframe type may be multiplexed with subframes of the second subframe type, such as through time division multiplexing.
US09608775B2	Apparatus and method for defining physical channel transmit/receive timings and resource allocation in TDD communication system supporting carrier aggregation A method of defining physical channel transmit/receiving timings and resource allocation is provided for use in a Time Division Duplex (TDD) communication system supporting carrier aggregation. A method for receiving, at a base station, a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) acknowledgement from a terminal in a Time Division Duplex (TDD) system supporting carrier aggregation of a primary cell and at least one secondary cell includes transmitting a downlink physical channel through one of the primary and secondary cells, receiving the HARQ acknowledgement corresponding to the downlink physical channel of the primary cell at a first timing predetermined for the primary cell, and receiving the HARQ acknowledgement corresponding to the downlink physical channel of the secondary cell at second timing, wherein the second timing is determined according to the first timing.
US09608769B2	Data packet for bidirectional transmission of data packets during data transmission between a first and a second communication appliance, and method for transmitting such a data packet A data packet for bidirectional transmission of data packets in the case of data transmission between a first and a second communication device and a method for transmitting such a data packet is provided. A data packet that is transmitted from a first to a second communication device to contain a piece of acknowledgement information for all data packets that have already been received from the first communication device previously during this data transmission.
US09608764B2	Uplink data routing during multiple carrier power imbalance In an aspect, this disclosure provides for determining a power imbalance between a first radio frequency (RF) carrier and a second RF carrier of a dedicated physical control channel for uplink transmission, determining whether the power imbalance is greater than a power imbalance threshold, and blocking data transmission on one of the first RF carrier or the second RF carrier when the power imbalance is greater than the power imbalance threshold.
US09608760B2	Integrated access network The present invention is an optical terminal device comprising a signal modulator configured to generate a first signal modulated onto a first optical sideband of a first optical wavelength signal and a second signal modulated onto a second sideband of the first optical wavelength signal, the first signal being a different type than the second signal; a receiver configured to receive a third signal modulated onto the first optical sideband of a second optical wavelength signal and a fourth signal modulated onto a second sideband of the second optical wavelength signal, the third signal being a different type than the fourth signal; and a circulator coupled to the signal modulator and the receiver, wherein the circulator is configured to communicate with a node of an integrated network via an optical fiber. A remote node, a communication terminal, and a method of performing integrated network access are also disclosed.
US09608758B1	Low cost gain clamped EDFA for TWDM passive optical network application A communication system includes a first optical system and a second optical system optically connected to a clamping laser and a pump laser. The first optical system includes first and second optical splitters. The first optical splitter is configured to receive a clamping laser signal from the clamping laser and split the signal into split clamping laser signals. The second optical splitter is configured to receive a pump laser signal from the pump laser and split signal into split pump laser signals. The second optical system is optically connected to the first optical system and includes amplifier systems. Each amplifier system is configured to receive a multiplexed signal. The second optical system includes first and second combiners optically connected to an erbium-doped fiber. The first combiner is optically connected to the first splitter, and the second combiner is optically connected to the second splitter.
US09608748B2	Methods of transmitting and receiving a media information file for HTTP streaming Disclosed are methods of transmitting and receiving media information file for HTTP stream. Content is divided into segments, the segments are divided into segment sub groups, each of the divided segments grouping the segment sub groups, a meta media information file including information on a segment sub group is configured; and sub media information file including information on segments in a segment sub group is configured. When service initializes, the meta media information file is transmitted. When a transmission request for content is received, the sub media information file to which a playback request timing for content belongs is selected and transmitted by referring to the meta media information file, and then, a segment in a segment sub group corresponding to the sub media information file is transmitted. Thus, during HTTP streaming, initial transmission delay is reduced, and random access and trick mode playback are possible.
US09608747B2	Digital mixer and patch setting method of digital mixer In a digital mixer, when a patch of a certain channel is changed, values of parameters of one port which has been connected to the certain channel is applied as parameters of a newly connected port, thereby enabling to hand over parameters of the one port which have been set for the certain channel. Further, when a newly connected port is already connected to another channel, the digital mixer asks the user whether or not to apply the parameters of the one port.
US09608737B2	Circuit for realizing passivation of intelligent optical distribution interface disc in machine disc enable manner Disclosed is a circuit for realizing passivation of an intelligent optical distribution interface disc in a machine disc enable manner, which relates to the field of optical communications. In the present invention, a distribution port is separated from distribution management, all management circuits on a distribution interface disc are moved out, and all control and management functions are achieved on a distribution management disc, to enable passivation of a distribution interface disc circuit, i.e. any active electronic devices such as integrated circuits, triodes, etc. which are easily damaged by static electricity and affected by fouling are not placed on the distribution interface disc any longer, and power lines are not introduced in the distribution interface disc. Using the present invention, no matter whether in a fusion-distribution integration or fusion-distribution separation design, during onsite construction, a distribution disc has both strong anti-static capability and fouling-resistant capability. When the fusion-distribution integration design is used, the device cost can be reduced, the device production process can be reduced, and the device performance and the distribution density can be increased. When the fusion-distribution separation design is used, even an optical fiber fusion splice point on the distribution disc generates failure, over-high requirements may not be put forward for maintenance and construction.
US09608729B2	Ethernet passive optical network over coaxial (EPoC) physical layer link and auto-negotiation A PHY auto-negotiation and link up procedure for Ethernet Passive Optical Network Over Coax (EPOC) is provided. The procedure is compliant with the Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) standard and can be used to bring an EPOC network to user traffic readiness. In addition, the procedure, or a variation thereof, can be used to enable periodic maintenance of the coaxial link of the EPOC network, thereby maintaining adequate communication conditions.
US09608721B2	Method of calculating transmitter and dispersion penalty for predicting optical data link and signal quality A method of calculating a transmitter and dispersion penalty for predicting optical link signal quality includes providing an optical link; capturing an averaged eye, using an optical test signal sequence to drive the transmitter with an oscilloscope receiver having an oscilloscope bandwidth as available; and from the averaged eye, capturing histograms A1; capturing a non-averaged eye using an optical test signal sequence to drive the transmitter, and from the non-averaged eye, capturing histograms B1; de-convolving histograms A1 from histograms B1; filtering waveform from step 1), convolve the filtered waveform from step 4) with the estimate of the noise from 3); and calculating “soft” TDP based on the probability distribution function.
US09608714B2	Global communication network A method for modifying a communication signal for transmission from a source to a destination includes identifying, by data processing hardware, a target platform for communication with a communication device. The method includes establishing a communication connection between the target platform and the communication device and identifying an available communication channel for communicating data between the target platform and the communication device. The method also includes modifying a communication signal by multiplying the communication signal with a pseudo random noise spreading code. The method also includes causing transmission of the modified communication signal from the communication device to the target platform through the available communication channel. The modified communication signal is transmitted below a thermal noise of the available communication channel.
US09608713B2	Apparatus and method for removing interference by ICS repeater using standardizer The present disclosure relates to an interference cancellation method and device of an ICS repeater using a leveler, and may effectively cancel only interference signals by using a leveler without using a magnetic correlation cancellation device or digital filter in order to cancel unnecessary noise signals generated by narrow-band signals and enable an ICS repeater design for an LTE wireless network that needs a short system time delay.
US09608711B2	Apparatus and methods for antenna correlation estimation in a multi-antenna system Disclosed apparatuses obtain real-time performance measurements and adaptively select multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) antennas to improve MIMO antenna performance. A correlation estimator determines an approximation of instantaneous antenna correlation values. One method includes obtaining a channel quality indicator (CQI) measurement for first and second antennas of a mobile device. The method determines a composite CQI for the two antennas and estimates the antenna correlation for the first and second antennas based on the composite CQI. The method can include performing a lookup operation in a CQI table mapping composite CQI to coding rates. The method can include obtaining a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) measurement for the first and second antennas of the mobile device, and estimating the antenna correlation for the first and second antennas based on the composite CQI and the SNR measurement.
US09608695B1	Communication system A communication system includes a transmitter, a first transmission line, and a second transmission line. The transmitter includes a modulation circuit, a carrier generator, and a pulse generator. The modulation circuit is configured to modulate a first data stream based on a first carrier signal, thereby generating a modulated signal. The carrier generator is configured to generate the first carrier signal and a reference clock signal. The pulse generator is configured to generate a pulse train signal based on the reference clock signal. The first transmission line is configured to carry the modulated signal. The second transmission line is configured to carry the pulse train signal.
US09608692B2	Repeater and methods for use therewith Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a repeater device having a first coupler to extract downstream channel signals from first guided electromagnetic waves bound to a transmission medium of a guided wave communication system. An amplifier amplifies the downstream channel signals to generate amplified downstream channel signals. A channel selection filter selects one or more of the amplified downstream channel signals to wirelessly transmit to the at least one client device via an antenna. A second coupler guides the amplified downstream channel signals to the transmission medium of the guided wave communication system to propagate as second guided electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09608680B2	Messaging devices and methods An electronic messaging device includes a receiver configured to receive a message at one of a first operational frequency and second operational frequency. The messaging device can operate using a time synchronous protocol and can receive commands through over-the-internet-programming (OTIP) and over-the-air-programming (OTAP).
US09608676B2	Digital pre-distortion systems in transmitters Various digital pre-distortion systems for use in transmitters are disclosed. The digital pre-distortion system comprises an observing path, which performs either undersampling or radio frequency sampling of the output of a power amplifier. Undersampling may be performed at a rate, which causes aliasing to occur in the undersampled frequency domain. Both undersampling and radio frequency sampling reduces the complexity of the digital pre-distortion system by removing any down mixing modules or anti-aliasing modules, while maintaining reasonable performance of the digital pre-distortion systems.
US09608673B2	Transmitter and method of processing transmission signals A transmitter and method are provided for processing a transmission signal. The transmitter includes an FEM that switches a plurality of band signals for a first and second communication scheme, wherein the band signals for the first communication scheme include a first HB signal, a second HB signal, a first LB signal, and a second LB signal, and the band signals for the second communication scheme include a third LB and a third HB signal; a first PAM including a first power amplifier that amplifies the third HB signal, a second power amplifier that amplifies the first HB signal, and a third power amplifier that amplifies the first LB signal; and a second PAM including a fourth power amplifier that amplifies the third LB signal, a fifth power amplifier that amplifies the second HB signal, and a sixth power amplifier that amplifies the second LB signal.
US09608670B2	Reliable data reading with data set screening by error injection According to one embodiment, a method for processing data includes determining whether a PES is invalid while reading data from a magnetic medium using at least one data channel, determining whether a PES value is above a first predetermined threshold when the PES is valid, injecting error bits into a data stream in place of corresponding bits of decoded data when the PES is invalid and/or the PES value is above the first predetermined threshold, decoding the data using a run-length limited (RLL) decoder to produce the decoded data based on the data from the magnetic medium, and outputting the data stream. Other methods, systems, and tape drives for processing data using error injection are described in more embodiments.
US09608666B1	Non-concatenated FEC codes for ultra-high speed optical transport networks A decoder performs forward error correction based on quasi-cyclic regular column-partition low density parity check codes. A method for designing the parity check matrix reduces the number of short-cycles of the matrix to increase performance. An adaptive quantization post-processing technique further improves performance by eliminating error floors associated with the decoding. A parallel decoder architecture performs iterative decoding using a parallel pipelined architecture.
US09608650B1	Method and device for controlling single-phase phase-locked loop The present disclosure provides a single-phase PLL controlling method and a single-phase PLL controlling device. The device includes a first FIR filter, a second FIR filter and a Park converter. The first FIR filter and the second FIR filter are configured to perform FIR filtration on a collected power grid voltage signal so as to acquire filtered signals, and output the filtered signals to the Park converter. A filtered signal Vα acquired by the first FIR filter and a filtered signal Vβ acquired by the second FIR filter form a set of virtual two-phase signals in an αβ coordinate system. The Park converter is configured to perform Park conversion on the filtered signal Vα and the filtered signal Vβ, so as to acquire a set of two-phase signals Vd and Vq in a dq coordinate system.
US09608648B2	Wideband direct modulation with two-point injection in digital phase locked loops A digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) modulation apparatus and method provides a wideband phase-modulated signal output. An exemplary modulator circuit uses an oscillator in a phase-locked loop. The circuit receives a wrapped-phase input signal, unwraps the wrapped-phase input signal to generate an unwrapped-phase signal, and differentiates the unwrapped-phase signal. The wrapped-phase input signal and the differentiated unwrapped-phase signal are both injected into a feedback loop of the modulator circuit. The feedback loop may include a multi-modulus frequency divider with a frequency divisor that is temporarily incremented or decremented to cancel out abrupt phase jumps associated with the wrapped-phase to unwrapped-phase conversion.
US09608647B1	System and method for voltage-controlled oscillator calibration A system and method for calibrating a Voltage-Controlled Oscillator (VCO) having both fine-tuning control and coarse-tuning control. The VCO frequency can vary monotonically with changes in each of one or more operational conditions. The calibration method determines the coarse-tuning control setting for the VCO at system start-up. The method comprises generating frequency characterization data, generating a polynomial function from the characterization data, calculating the fine-tuning control voltage based on the polynomial function and a measurement of the operational conditions, and sweeping through all the coarse-tuning control settings to determine the coarse-tuning control setting that generates the closest VCO frequency to a target frequency when using the calculated fine-tuning control voltage.
US09608640B1	Receiving circuit and method for controlling frequency A receiving circuit includes: a detector configured to detect a position at which logics of first data and second data acquired by sampling received data using two clocks having mutually-different phases do not match each other as an edge; and an adjustment circuit configured to perform an adjustment causing an internal clock frequency to be close to a data frequency in the received data based on a first probability that logics of third data in a next cycle of the first data and the second data match each other and a second probability that logics of fourth data in a next cycle of the second data and the third data match each other.
US09608625B2	Semiconductor device and semiconductor system According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes: a voltage line to which a first voltage is applied; a first circuit configured to operate by using the first voltage; and a second circuit configured to control a connection between the voltage line and the first circuit. The second circuit includes: at least one first switch circuit configured to connect the first circuit and the voltage line based on a first control signal; and a second switch circuit including a plurality of switch sections configured to connect the first circuit and the voltage line based on a plurality of second control signals different from the first control signal.
US09608624B2	Apparatus for performing signal driving with aid of metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor An apparatus for performing signal driving with aid of MOSFET and an associated IC are provided, where the apparatus includes a PMOSFET coupled between a predetermined voltage level and a terminal, and further includes an NMOSFET coupled between the predetermined voltage level and the terminal. The PMOSFET is arranged for selectively driving a signal that passes through the terminal. In addition, the NMOSFET is arranged for selectively driving the signal. Additionally, the apparatus further includes another NMOSFET coupled between another predetermined voltage level and the terminal, wherein the other NMOSFET is arranged for selectively driving the signal. More particularly, the PMOSFET, the NMOSFET, and the other NMOSFET does not drive the signal at the same time. For example, each of the PMOSFET, the NMOSFET, and the other NMOSFET selectively drives the signal to have one of a plurality of logical states.
US09608623B1	System and method for monitoring voltage across isolation barrier Systems and methods relating to voltage monitoring across isolation barriers are disclosed herein. In one example embodiment, an isolation system includes a low voltage circuit portion including a first control logic portion, and a high voltage circuit portion including a second control logic portion and an analog-to-digital converter portion. The system further includes a first transistor device having a first terminal coupled at least indirectly to a first connection having a first voltage level and a second terminal coupled at least indirectly to a second connection having a second voltage level. The first control logic portion governs provision of an output signal generated based at least indirectly upon the second voltage level. Due to a galvanic barrier, the output signal can be provided for receipt by another device in a manner that avoids exposure of that device to an undesirably high current or power level.
US09608614B2	Comparator circuit, comparator circuit control method, A/D conversion circuit, and display apparatus A comparator circuit includes a differential circuit unit which detects a difference between two input signals, a current supply unit which supplies a current to the differential circuit unit, and a control unit which detects an operation timing of the differential circuit unit and controls the current supplied to the differential circuit unit by the current supply unit according to a detection result thereof.
US09608613B2	Efficient high voltage square wave generator This disclosure generally provides a system, active input device, and method for generating an amplified square wave signal based on an input signal. The method comprises generating a pulse signal based on the input signal, and driving a switching signal based on the pulse signal to control a first switch. A pulse width of the pulse signal is adaptively controlled using a control signal generated based on the amplified square wave signal. An output terminal of the first switch is coupled with a second switch, and the switching signal controls current entering into the second switch. The method further comprises driving the input signal to control a third switch coupled with the second switch. The amplified square wave signal is generated at the second output terminal based on the switching signal and on the input signal.
US09608612B2	Time amplifier and method for controlling the same Provided is a time amplifier. The time amplifier includes: an SR latch providing an output at a timing determined according to a time difference between two inputs; and an operation determination unit connected to a power terminal of the SR latch and configured to determine an operation of the SR latch.
US09608610B2	Reconfigurable voltage desensitization circuit to emulate system critical paths A circuit for controlling a clock signal may include a voltage source that provides a bias voltage, and at least one delay element having a non-linear capacitive load coupled to an output of the delay element. The non-linear capacitive load receives the bias from the voltage source and controls a delay magnitude applied to a plurality of pulses of the clock signal by the delay element. Based on the bias having a first scaled voltage, the delay magnitude that is applied to the plurality of clock pulses is increased in order to generate a frequency correction to the operating frequency of a microprocessor based on a variation to a microprocessor supply voltage. Based on the bias having a second scaled voltage, the delay magnitude that is applied to the clock pulses is maintained to retain the operating frequency of the clock during the variation to the supply voltage.
US09608608B2	Power module A power module includes: a base plane; at least one switch chip assembled on the base plane; and a voltage clamping circuit for clamping a voltage spike occurring on the at least one switch chip, comprising components of a charging loop, wherein the components of the charging loop at least comprise a capacitor, wherein a projection of a center point of at least one of the components of the charging loop on the base plane is located within at least one first circle, defined with a center of the first circle being a center point of the at least one switch chip, and with a radius of the first circle being a product of a maximum one of a length and a width of the at least one switch chip and a first coefficient, which is a multiple of 0.5.
US09608593B2	Filter device having a first inductance in a chip substrate and a second inductance in a mounting substrate A filter device with a ladder circuit configuration includes series arm resonators and parallel arm resonators, a filter component mounted on a mounting substrate and including a chip substrate and an elastic wave filter chip, a circuit configuration in which a plurality of series arm resonators and parallel arm resonators are defined by the elastic wave filter chip, and inductances are connected between ground-potential-side end portions of the plurality of parallel arm resonators and a ground potential, and in which at least one of the plurality of inductances is provided in the chip substrate and a remaining at least one inductance is provided in the mounting substrate.
US09608587B2	Systems and methods to dynamically calibrate and adjust gains in a direct conversion receiver Method embodiments are provided herein for dynamically calibrating and adjusting a direct conversion receiver system. One embodiment includes applying one or more gain control signals to one or more gain elements of a receiver system, where the applying one or more gain control signals results in a gain change to the receiver system; in response to the gain change, determining whether the receiver system exhibits a DC (direct conversion) offset; and in response to a determination that the receiver system exhibits the DC offset, applying one or more DC offset correction control signals to one or more gain elements of the receiver system, where the one or more DC offset correction signals are configured to correct the DC offset.
US09608583B2	Process for adjusting the sound volume of a digital sound recording The present invention relates to a process for adjusting the sound volume of a digital sound recording characterised in that it comprises: a step consisting of determining, in absolute values, for a recording, the maximum amplitude values for sound frequencies audible for the human ear, a step consisting of calculating the possible gain for a specified sound level setting, between the maximum amplitude value determined above and the maximum amplitude value for all frequencies combined, a step consisting of reproducing the recording with a sound card by automatically adjusting the amplification gain level making it possible to obtain a sound level for the recording of a specified value so that it corresponds to the gain calculated for this recording.
US09608582B2	Method for an adaptive transconductance cell utilizing arithmetic operations A first transconductance cell having a differential input voltage ΔV1 and a forced output current ΔI1, has a bias set by a feedback loop. A second transconductance cell having a differential input voltage ΔV2 and using the same biasing as the first cell has analytically identical transconductance. The second transconductance cell produces an output current ΔI2 dependent on the product of the output current ΔI1 of the first transconductance cell and the quotient of the second differential input voltage ΔV2, and the first differential input voltage ΔV1. The adaptive transconductance cells can be used to generate mathematic functions such as multiplication and division.
US09608579B2	Apparatus and methods for paralleling amplifiers Provided herein are apparatus and methods for low distortion composite amplifiers with high load current. In certain configurations, a composite amplifier can be a closed loop system which includes two or more amplifiers such that one or more amplifiers can provide an output current to a load while one or more amplifiers can control an output voltage to be proportional to an input voltage. The loop gain can be proportional to the product of the individual amplifier gains and to a noise gain network function. In this way the composite amplifier can maintain low distortion for heavier loads and for load currents which exceed the normal load current operation of a single amplifier.
US09608578B2	Low noise amplifier A low noise amplifier includes a T-type circuit, a first amplification module and a second amplification module. The T-type circuit is adapted to receive an input signal from a signal source, filters the input signal to generate a filtered signal, and is configured such that an equivalent input impedance seen into the T-type circuit matches an equivalent output impedance seen into the signal source. The first amplification module is coupled to the T-type circuit for receiving the filtered signal therefrom, and amplifies the filtered signal to generate an amplified signal. The second amplification module is coupled to the first amplification module for receiving the amplified signal therefrom, and amplifies the amplified signal to generate an output signal.
US09608576B2	Apparatus and methods for power amplifier bias circuits Apparatus and methods for power amplifier bias circuits are disclosed herein. In certain implementations, a power amplifier bias circuit includes a current source configured to generate a reference current, a plurality of reference bipolar transistors, a selection circuit configured to select one or more selected reference bipolar transistors from the plurality of reference bipolar transistors, and a transimpedance amplifier. The one or more selected reference bipolar transistors have a current therethrough that changes in relation to a power amplifier stage bias voltage, and the transimpedance amplifier is configured to control the power amplifier stage bias voltage based on an error current corresponding to a difference between the reference current and the current through the one or more selected reference bipolar transistors.
US09608555B2	Method for actuating a polyphase machine A method is described for activating a multiphase machine that has a link circuit equipped with a link circuit capacitor, phase windings, and one high-side switch and one low-side switch per phase. The switches associated with the individual phases have control signals applied to them by a control unit. The control unit provides, in successive activation cycles, pulse-shaped control signals for the switches, the pulse widths and pulse onsets of which are respectively varied within an activation cycle in such a way that the link circuit current is reduced.
US09608550B2	Lightup prevention using multi-layer ceramic fabrication techniques In accordance with this disclosure, there are provided several inventions, including an electrostatic chuck apparatus comprising multiple layers with cutouts that form a labyrinth structure which defined a path for cooling or heating gas. The structure prevents particles from accelerating such that they form unwanted lightup in the gas flow path.
US09608543B2	Turn-off overvoltage limiting for IGBT A turn-off overvoltage limiting for IGBT is described herein. The injection of a sample of the overvoltage across the IGBT in the gate drive to slow down the slope of the gate voltage decrease only during the overvoltage above a predetermined value is described herein. Techniques to increase the parasitic inductance to allow the control to limit an overvoltage at turn off of the second IGBT are also described herein.
US09608531B2	Timing control method and apparatus for synchronous rectifier using estimated duration signal A timing controller provides adaptive timings to control a synchronous rectifier with a body diode. The timing controller has a ramp generator providing a ramp signal at a first capacitor. The ramp signal corresponds to a discharge time when the body diode is forward biased. A second capacitor records an estimated duration signal. An update circuit is connected between the first and second capacitors, for shorting the first and second capacitor to update the estimated duration signal by charge sharing. A comparator with two inputs coupled to the ramp signal and the estimated duration signal respectively compares the ramp signal and the estimated duration signal to control the synchronous rectifier.
US09608517B2	System and method to eliminate transition losses in DC/DC converters Various embodiments of the invention reduce switching losses associated with existing non-zero volt switching and non-zero current switching in DC/DC converters without the need for a resonant design. Certain embodiments of the invention provide for improved efficiency by reducing switching losses related to the simultaneous presence of current and voltage across high power switching devices. In certain embodiments, this is accomplished by adding a relatively small inductor and two switching elements to various switching regulator topologies. Energy stored in the inductor is used to transition the output of the switching converter to achieve zero volt switching and zero current switching.
US09608516B2	Battery discharge circuit and discharge method with over discharge protection A battery discharge circuit has a switching circuit and a controller. The switching circuit is coupled between a battery and a load. The controller is configured to generate a control signal to control the switching circuit. When the battery voltage drops below a first reference voltage, the controller adjusts the control signal to regulate the battery voltage to be equal to the first reference voltage.
US09608509B2	Switching converter with controllable restart delay and associated control method A switching converter providing an output voltage has a first switch and a control circuit. The control circuit provides an auxiliary power supply voltage, and a switching control signal to control the first switch based on the output voltage and a reference signal. The switching converter is shut down by the control circuit when a fault happens, and the switching converter restarts when the auxiliary power supply voltage decreases to a first threshold.
US09608503B2	Actuator for damping low-frequency oscillations An actuator has an electrically conductive coil which has a longitudinal axis and windings through which a current can flow. The coil is surrounded by a highly permeable first ferromagnetic body so that the first body has projections of highly permeable ferromagnetic material above and below the coil in the longitudinal direction. The actuator has a magnet spaced apart from the coil so that a gap forms therebetween. The magnet is surrounded by a highly permeable second ferromagnetic body so that the second body has projections of highly permeable ferromagnetic material above and below the magnet in the longitudinal direction. The magnet is statically mounted with the second body and the coil is spring mounted with the first body so that the coil and first body oscillate in the longitudinal direction when an alternating current flows through the coil. The coil is outside the magnet perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
US09608502B2	Impactive vibration generating apparatus and application apparatus using same An impactive vibration generating apparatus includes a rotary unit having a shaft and a coil arranged around the shaft; a fixing unit surrounding the rotary unit and having a magnet therein; a commutator arranged along the circumference of the shaft connected to the coil; a pair of brushes to slidably contacting the commutator; a protrusion attached to one part of the rotary unit; and a stopper contacting the protrusion when the rotary unit rotates so as to interrupt the rotation of the rotary unit. According to the impactive vibration generating apparatus, a sharp and strong single impactive vibration or only a few impactive vibrations can be generated. Further, a strong vibration can be caused by continuous impactive vibrations, and the frequency or cycle of the generation of the impactive vibrations can be adjusted.
US09608497B2	Windscreen wiper motor The invention relates to a windscreen wiper motor (10), having a housing (12) for accommodating a gearing arrangement which comprises a gear wheel (20) rotatably mounted in a shaft (13), which gear wheel has, on its outer circumference, a toothing (21) which interacts with a counterpart toothing (19) on a drive shaft (15), wherein the shaft (13) is received in a mount (22; 22a to 22c), which is constructed as a bore, of the housing (12) in an eccentric bush (25; 25a to 25c) for setting the distance (a) between the shaft (13) and the drive shaft (15), and wherein a press fit is formed at least in regions between the mount (22; 22a to 22c) and the eccentric bush (25; 25a to 25c).
US09608493B2	Rotary electric machine and method of manufacturing the same In a rotary electric machine including a stator and a rotor, the stator includes: a connected core (1) composed of a plurality of cores in which a first core (1b) and a second core (1c) are paired to connect in a belt shape to be rounded into a substantially cylindrical shape by being folded at a core connecting portion (1d) so as to surround the rotor; a plurality of coils in which a first coil (3f) and a second coil (3g) are paired; and a crossover wire (3c) which connects the winding end (3b) of the first coil (3f) to the winding start (3d) of the second coil (3g). The crossover wire (3c) are arranged on the inner diameter side than the core connecting portion (1d).
US09608492B2	Rotating electrical machine A relay conductor of a rotating electrical machine is provided with: a coil connector that is connected to a coil on one side of a rotating shaft and further to the outside in the radial direction than the coil; a power line connector that is connected to an external power line on the other side of the rotating shaft; and relays that extend in the axial direction of the rotating shaft, and link the coil connector and the power line connector. At least a portion of the power line connector is positioned closer to the inner diameter side of the rotating electrical machine than the outer peripheral surface of a stator.
US09608491B2	Stator, motor, blower, and stator manufacturing method A stator includes a first teeth unit including a first insulator having an annular first crossover wire guide and a plurality of first winding units radially provided at regular intervals on an outer circumference of the first crossover wire guide to cover teeth of one phase group of an alternating current, the teeth of the one phase group having upper halves fitted to the first winding units, a third insulator that covers lower halves of the teeth, and a winding wire of one phase wound around the teeth of the one phase group, a second teeth unit having an identical configuration to that of the first teeth unit in which a winding wire of the other phase is wound in a concentrated manner, with second winding units inserted between adjacent ones of the first winding units, and an annular yoke including a plurality of recesses at regular intervals.
US09608482B2	Motor stator manufacturing method and structure thereof A motor stator manufacturing method includes: prefabricating separate detachable coil sets and coil wire ends thereof; arranging connection points on a printed circuit board on which to assemble or reassemble the separate detachable coil sets; selectively connecting or reconnecting the coil wire ends with the connection points of the printed circuit board to form or change into a predetermined design of various motor stator types; and mounting the separate detachable coil sets in a stator seat to form or change into the AC motor stator type. In another embodiment, the method includes: prefabricating the separate detachable coil sets and coil wire ends thereof; mounting the separate detachable coil sets in the stator seat; arranging the connection points on the printed circuit board and assembling or reassembling the printed circuit board with the separate detachable coil sets; and selectively connecting or reconnecting the coil wire ends with the connection points of the printed circuit board to form or change into the predetermined design of various motor stator types.
US09608473B2	Near field communication and wireless charging device and switching method using the same A near field communication and wireless charging device includes a coil, a tuning module, a near field communication module, a wireless charging module, and a power storage device. The coil is configured to receive electromagnetic waves. The tuning module is electrically connected to the coil. The near field communication module includes an attenuator and a near field communication control circuit. The attenuator is configured to attenuate the energy of electromagnetic waves transmitted from the tuning module. The near field communication control circuit is electrically connected to the attenuator. The power storage device is electrically connected to the wireless charging module. Electromagnetic waves are magnetically coupling to the coil, and the coil transmits signals of the electromagnetic waves to the near field communication module through the tuning module, or transmits the energy of the electromagnetic waves to the power storage device through the tuning module and the wireless charging module.
US09608471B2	Method and apparatus for controlling wireless power transmission A method and an apparatus for controlling wireless power transmission are provided. An apparatus for controlling wireless power transmission includes a controller configured to determine an output voltage of a power factor correction unit based on charging information of a battery, the power factor correction unit configured to correct an input voltage into the determined output voltage, and output a variable voltage, and a resonance unit configured to transmit power converted from the variable voltage to a wireless power reception apparatus.
US09608466B2	Charging control method and charging assembly A charging assembly and a charging control method are provided for charging a battery pack according to an actual voltage of a battery in a battery pack. The charging assembly includes a battery pack having a battery with a rated charging current, a charger having a charging module for outputting an output voltage and an output current, and a charging circuit between the charging module and the battery. A method of operation includes: detecting the output current and the output voltage; calculating an actual voltage value on the battery; and determining whether to decrease or keep the output current or increase the output current of the charging module.
US09608457B2	Charging device and method for commonly charging multiple digital electronic devices A charging device for commonly charging multiple digital electronic devices has a housing, a charge control unit and multiple outlet strips. The charge control unit is mounted inside the housing and has multiple relays. The outlet strips are electrically connected to the charge control unit with each outlet strip electrically connected to one of the relays. A charging method corresponding to the charging device is performed by the charge control unit without the need of users' configuration during a charge cycle. The charge method automatically determines if the outlet strips can simultaneously supply power to charge during each charge schedule of the charge cycle. At least one outlet strip supplies power to charge during each charge schedule, and each outlet strip supplies power to charge once, thereby achieving optimization for the charging process with automatic determination and enhancing charging efficiency and users' operational convenience.
US09608444B2	Effectuating energization and reactivation of particular circuits through rules-based smart nodes Systems for reducing power usage and/or wastage use sensors to gather information about a circuit and its usage. Triggers are identified based on the information from the sensors, and subsequently used to control power delivery by reversibly effectuating energization and deactivation of particular circuits through smart nodes.
US09608442B2	Inverters We describe a photovoltaic power conditioning unit for delivering power from multiple photovoltaic panels to an ac mains power supply output, comprising: a dc input for receiving power from multiple photovoltaic panels; an ac output for delivering ac power to the ac supply; a bank of electrolytic energy storage capacitors for storing energy from the dc source for delivery to the ac supply; a dc-to-ac converter coupled to the ac output and having an input coupled to the bank for converting energy stored in the bank to ac power for the ac supply; and further comprising: a plurality of sense and control circuits, one for each capacitor in the bank, wherein each circuit is coupled in series with a capacitor, and is configured to disconnect the associated capacitor from the bank upon detection of a current flow through the associated capacitor of greater than a threshold current value.
US09608437B2	Electro-static discharge protection for integrated circuits Techniques for improving electro-static discharge (ESD) performance in integrated circuits (IC's). In an aspect, one or more protective diodes are provided between various nodes of the IC. For example, protective diode(s) may be provided between the drain and gate of an amplifier input transistor, and/or between the drain and ground, etc. In certain exemplary embodiments, the amplifier may be a cascode amplifier. Further aspects for effectively dealing with ESD phenomena are described.
US09608430B2	Battery circuit fault protection in uninterruptable power sources A power system which includes a battery (or string of batteries) as well as a preemptive fuse driver, PFD, system. The PFD protection system reliably protects circuits that could be damaged by long term fault currents. More specifically, the PFD protection system includes a sensor and a controller as well as a controlled switch. The controller includes a PFD control module which allows protection to be tuned specifically to the source and load characteristics.
US09608427B2	Systems and methods for forming a conductive wire assembly A shuttle assembly is configured to connect an insulated wire to a contact terminal. The shuttle assembly may include a connecting insert defining an exposed wire-crimping chamber. The connecting insert is configured to receive an exposed end of a conductive wire, and is configured to be crimped to the exposed end of the conductive wire. A seal member is connected to the connecting insert, and is configured to be crimped to an insulating cover of the insulated wire.
US09608421B2	Weatherproof outdoor electrical box The present invention is directed to a weatherproof electrical box for protecting an electrical connection from the elements. The electrical box includes a housing comprising four side walls and a base forming an interior space, a pivotal cover that latches onto the housing, a circumferential flange extending outwardly from the upper end of the housing, and an outer flange. The outer flange can be releasably attached to corrugations on the housing.
US09608418B1	Decorative covers and keys for electrical wiring devices A flat decorative frame made of rectangular crystal or glass or molded transparent or tinted plastic materials for providing assembly of right angle architectural decorative cover with right angle rectangular or square opening access for power outlet and push keys operating electrical hybrid or manual switches by tactile action of a tactile spring including a matching decorative touch icons panel with the panels and the keys including indicators indicating the load status and the keying position for the manual and hybrid switches.
US09608402B2	Packaging structure and method of packaging tunable laser device, and tunable laser device The present disclosure provides a packaging structure and a method of packaging an tunable laser device, and an tunable laser device. The packaging structure of the tunable laser device may include a TO tube base and a TO tube cap, wherein a first thermal sink is disposed on the TO tube base, a semiconductor laser chip is disposed on a vertical side of the first thermal sink, an aspheric lens is disposed on the TO tube cap, and the semiconductor laser chip is disposed on a central axis of the aspheric lens; and wherein the vertical side of the first thermal sink is a side of the first thermal sink perpendicular to the TO tube base. The tunable laser device according to the present disclosure may be applicable to communication over an optical fiber.
US09608387B2	Shield connector arrangement A shield connector 1 having a housing 4 with an insertion hole 14 for accommodating a shielded cable 7, wherein that at least one locking element 5 for tool-less fastening the shield connector 1 to a counterpart device 3 is provided on the housing 4.
US09608381B2	Receptacle connector and receptacle connector assembly A receptacle connector assembly includes a plurality of receptacle connectors stacked up and down and fastened together. The receptacle connector includes a first terminal module, two second terminal modules, two middle shielding plates, two docking modules, and a shielding shell surrounding the first terminal module, the second terminal modules, the middle shielding plates and the docking modules. The first terminal module includes a first base block which has a first fastening portion. Two side surfaces of the first fastening portion protrude upward and outward to form two flanks. Each of the second terminal modules has a second base block. Each of the middle shielding plates is mounted between one of the flanks and the corresponding second base block. The two docking modules are mounted to the first terminal module, the two middle shielding plates and the two second terminal modules.
US09608380B2	Electrical connector having a ground shield A contact module is provided for an electrical connector. The contact module includes a carrier and a leadframe held by the carrier. The leadframe includes signal contacts that extend outward from the carrier for mating with corresponding mating signal contacts. A ground shield is mounted to the carrier. The ground shield includes a body configured to extend over at least a portion of the leadframe. The ground shield includes ground contacts configured to mate with corresponding mating ground shields. The ground contacts include groups of spring beams. Each group of spring beams includes at least first and second spring beams that extend from the body of the ground shield in respective different directions.
US09608371B2	Interconnection apparatus and assembly comprising same An interconnection apparatus including: a rigid substrate having a first side and a second side; at least one first connector arranged on the first side; and at least one second connector arranged on the second side. The apparatus can compensate an alignment error of complementary connectors configured to be mated with the at least one first connector and the at least one second connector.
US09608365B2	Direct plug-in element with integrated locking mechanism The invention relates to a direct plug-in element comprising: a plug housing (3), a direct contact (4) with a contact tongue (5), the contact tongue (5) having at least one contact section (50) for directly contacting an exposed contact area on a counterpart, and a catch device (6) for an interlocked connection between the plug housing (3) and the direct contact (4), in order to retain the direct contact (4) in the plug housing (3), the direct contact (4) being arranged in the plug housing (3), the contact tongue (5) having a first and second flat side (52, 53) and a first and second narrow side (54, 55), the catch device (6) comprising a first catch element (60) on the direct contact (4) and a second catch element (61) formed on the plug housing (3) complementary to the first catch element (60), the first catch element (60) being arranged on one of the flat sides (52, 53) of the direct contact (4), and the contact section (50) being arranged on one of the narrow sides (54, 55) of the contact tongue (5).
US09608361B2	Protective sleeve for weatherproofing boot for interface of cable to remote radio head An assembly includes: a cable; a first connector attached to the cable; a second connector that mates with the first connector to form an interface; a sealing boot that encloses the interface, the sealing boot including a cable section that fits conformably over the cable; a conduit that circumferentially overlies a portion of the cable adjacent the first connector, the conduit including a plurality of first corrugations; and a protective cover that overlies the corrugations of the conduit and the sealing boot, the cover including at least one second corrugation on an inner surface thereof that interdigitates with one of the first corrugations.
US09608359B2	Waterproof connector with integrated shell and contact into housing A waterproof connector is configured in such a manner that the waterproof properties between a housing and electrically conductive members, such as a shell and contacts, are improved. This waterproof connector includes a housing having an insulating resin and at least one electrically conductive member formed integrally with the housing. The electrically conductive member has a connection section which is exposed from the housing and connected to a mating connector, a mounting section which is exposed from the housing and mounted to a circuit board, and a holding section which connects the connection section and the mounting section, and which is embedded in the housing. A waterproof shaped section for blocking the entry of water along the interfaces between the holding section and the housing is formed on the surface of the holding section.
US09608348B2	High speed bypass cable for use with backplanes A cable bypass assembly is disclosed for use in providing a high speed transmission line that connect a chip, processor or circuitry mounted on a circuit board to other similar components. The bypass cable assembly has a structure that allows for low loss between a first body and a connector that includes a second body. The connector includes a plurality of conductive terminals arranged in a manner that allows the impedance and other electrical characteristics of the cable to be maintained in a desirable manner through the cable bypass assembly.
US09608344B2	Assembly comprising coaxial cable and right-angled coaxial connector and manufacturing method thereof An assembly includes a right-angled coaxial connector, a first coaxial cable and a second coaxial cable. The right-angled coaxial connector includes a first component and a second component connected to a first coaxial cable and a second coaxial cable respectively. The inner conductor and the outer conductor of the first coaxial cable and the first inner conductor and the first outer conductor of the first component, the inner conductor and the outer conductor of the second coaxial cable and the second inner conductor and the second outer conductor of the second component, as well as the first inner conductor and the first outer conductor of the first component and the second inner conductor and the second outer conductor of the second component are permanently connected in a single welding procedure through a first soldering element, a second soldering element and a third soldering element, respectively.
US09608334B2	Radar antenna system A device is described. The device includes a chip, a reflector, and an antenna. The reflector is disposed on a surface of the chip. The reflector is a metalized layer on the surface of the chip.
US09608332B2	Hybrid antenna A hybrid antenna includes a dielectric substrate and a stamping element. The stamping element includes a main radiator, a first holder, a second holder, a feeding element, and an extension branch. The main radiator is substantially disposed above the dielectric substrate. The first holder is coupled to a first end of the main radiator. The second holder is coupled to a second end of the main radiator. The feeding element is coupled to a signal source. The extension branch is substantially disposed below the dielectric substrate, and is coupled between the second holder and the feeding element.
US09608331B1	SAR reduction architecture and technique for wireless devices A modal antenna is proposed that provides for dynamic tuning and optimization of antenna system parameters for SAR (Specific Absorption Rate) management in mobile wireless devices. A modular approach is described where the radiator and active components are integrated into a module, allowing the fixed radiator to be used across multiple wireless products and form factors. Multiple radiation modes can be generated by a single antenna structure with one or several of the modes designed to minimize SAR while maintaining efficient communication link performance. Proximity sensors or other sensors provide indicators to determine when mode selection is necessary.
US09608329B2	Space saving multiband antenna There is disclosed a multiband antenna device comprising a conductive elongated antenna element configured for electrical connection to a conductive groundplane at a grounding point, and for electrical connection to a radio transmitter/receiver at a feeding point. The antenna element comprises a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to extend in a first direction along a first outside edge of the groundplane, and then in a second direction along a second outside edge of the groundplane. The second portion of the antenna element is configured to double back next to the first portion in a third, substantially counter-parallel direction back along the second outside edge of the groundplane, and then in a fourth direction along the first outside edge of the groundplane. The second portion of the antenna element terminates with a high impedance portion, and the high impedance portion of the antenna element is positioned between the first edge of the ground plane and the first portion of the antenna element so as to form a narrow gap that electromagnetically couples the first and second portions of the antenna element.
US09608318B2	Antenna assemblies and methods of manufacturing the same According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of antenna assemblies and methods of manufacturing the same. In an exemplary embodiment, a method generally includes forming (e.g., molding, etc.) a sleeve over and/or between a first portion of a first component (e.g., a bushing, etc.) and a second portion of a second component (e.g., adaptor, etc.). The sleeve is coupled to the first and second portions of the respective first and second components. The method may also include removably attaching an antenna connector subassembly to the first component such that a printed circuit board assembly of the antenna connector subassembly is covered by the sleeve. The method may additionally include overmolding a sheath over the sleeve and one or more radiating elements of a multiband antenna assembly that includes the antenna connector subassembly, whereby the sleeve covers and protects the printed circuit board assembly during the overmolding.
US09608313B2	On-chip waveguide feeder for millimeter wave ICS and feeding methods, and multiple input and output millimeter wave transceiver system using same Provided is a waveguide feeder. The waveguide feeder includes: a probe aligned at a center of a waveguide aperture at a metal wiring layer of a semiconductor substrate to input and output an electric signal; and an open stub located at a contact surface of a waveguide flange on a ground surface of a semiconductor chip in order to form a ground path of the probe on a surface of the waveguide flange.
US09608312B2	Wideband antenna for mobile system with metal back cover A device is set forth, comprising: a metallic back cover having interior and exterior portions; a chassis disposed on the interior portion of said metallic back cover for mounting components; a metallic edge ring surrounding said metallic back cover and said chassis; a gap extending through the exterior portion of the back cover and through the edge, for defining one dimension of an antenna conducting plane; a ground plane covering the chassis such that said antenna conducting plane and ground plane wrap around the chassis and components mounted thereon; an antenna feed extending through the ground plane to the antenna conducting plane; and a shorting pin connecting the ground plane to the antenna conducting plane.
US09608289B2	Electrolytic solution, secondary battery, battery pack, electric vehicle, electric power storage system, electric power tool, and electronic apparatus A secondary battery includes: a cathode; an anode; and an electrolytic solution including a cyano compound, the cyano compound including a compound represented by R1-O—C(═O)—O—R2 (R1, R2, or both include a cyano-group-containing group), a compound represented by R3-C(═O)—O—R4 (R4 includes the cyano-group-containing group), or both.
US09608288B2	Positive electrode for lithium ion secondary battery and lithium ion secondary battery including the same A positive electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery, the positive electrode including: a coated particle including a positive active material particle and a reactive layer on the surface of the positive active material particle; and a sulfide-containing solid electrolyte particle which is in contact with the coated particle, wherein the reactive layer includes a reactive element other than lithium and oxygen, wherein the reactive element has a reactivity with the sulfide-containing solid electrolyte particle which is greater than with a reactivity of the reactive element with a transition metal element included in the positive active material particle, and wherein a ratio of a thickness of the reactive layer to a particle diameter of the positive active material particle is in a range of about 0.0010 to about 0.25.
US09608287B2	Non-aqueous electrolytic solution, electrical storage device utilizing same, and cyclic sulfonic acid ester compound An object of the present invention is to provide a nonaqueous electrolytic solution capable of improving electrochemical characteristics in a broad temperature range, an energy storage device using it.A nonaqueous electrolytic solution of an electrolyte salt dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, which comprises at least one cyclic sulfonic acid ester compound represented by the following general formula (I), and an energy storage device. (wherein R1 and R2 may be the same or different, each representing a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group in which at least one hydrogen atom may be substituted with a halogen atom, orahalogenatom; L represents a divalent hydrocarbon group of an alkylene group in which at least one hydrogen atom is substituted with OR3, or a divalent hydrocarbon group of an alkylene group in which at least one methylene (CH2) is substituted with C(═O); R3 represents a formyl group, an alkylcarbonyl group, an alkenylcarbonyl group, an alkynylcarbonyl group, an arylcarbonyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkenyloxycarbonyl group, an alkynyloxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a 2,2-dioxide-1,2-oxathiolan-4-yloxycarbonyl group, a 2,2-dioxide-1,2-oxathian-4-yloxycarbonyl group, an alkanesulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, a dialkylphosphoryl group, an alkoxy(alkyl)phosphoryl group, a dialkoxyphosphoryl group, —S(O)—OR4, or —C(O)CH2P(O)(OR5)2; R4 represents an alkyl group, a 2,2-dioxide-1,2-oxathiolan-4-yl group, or a 2,2-dioxide-1,2-oxathian-4-yl group; R5 represents an alkyl group; further, in R3, at least one hydrogen atom may be substituted with a halogen atom, and L may be further substituted with any of an alkyl group, a haloalkyl group or a halogen atom).
US09608283B2	Stack structure for fuel cell Provided is a stack structure for fuel cells. The stack structure includes a plurality of fuel cells stacked to generate electricity. The stack structure further includes an interconnector and a frame. The interconnector is divided into a central region supporting and electrically connected with the fuel cells and an edge region outwardly extending from an end of the fuel cell. The frame is disposed to support a side of the fuel cell in the edge region of the interconnector, and has a combined functional layer coated on an entire surface of the frame.
US09608280B2	Battery temperature control device Provided is a battery temperature control device configured to automatically heat a battery with a battery-driven heater so that the battery does not freeze at a minimum electric power consumption when the battery is out of use. The battery temperature control device predicts, based on a combination of a battery temperature and an outside air temperature, a predictive time that the battery temperature is likely to be less than a first set temperature, while the battery temperature is higher than or equal to the first set temperature at which there is no risk of freezing, and sets the predictive time as the next controller startup time, and determines whether or not the battery temperature has fallen to below the first set temperature with a control program wakeup when the predictive time has expired, and battery-drives the heater when the battery temperature fall has occurred, to heat the battery.
US09608278B2	Mixed metal oxide material of tin and titanium A mixed metal oxide material of tin and titanium is provided for use in a fuel cell. The mixed metal oxide may form the core of a core-shell composite material, used as a catalyst support, in which a catalyst such as platinum forms the shell. The catalyst may be applied as a single monolayer, or up to 20 monolayers.
US09608276B2	Nanostructured PtxMy catalyst for PEMFC cells having a high activity and a moderate H2O2 production A method of manufacturing a catalyst for a PtxMy-based PEMFC, M being a transition metal, including the steps of: depositing PtxMy nanostructures on a support; annealing the nanostructures; depositing a PtxMy layer at the surface of the nanostructures thus formed; and chemically leaching metal M. It also aims at the catalyst obtained with this method.
US09608271B2	Positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery The present invention provides a positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a lithium transition metal composite oxide represented by the following formula: LiaNixMn2-xFeyBzO4 wherein 1.00≦a≦1.30, 0.30≦x≦0.60, 0.003≦y≦0.200, and 0.003≦z≦0.200.
US09608266B2	Cathode material for lithium-ion rechargeable batteries Disclosed are a cathode active material and a method to produce the same at low cost. The cathode powder comprises modified doped LiCoO2 carrying a secondary phase having either one of space groups Fm-3m or Fd-3mS. The modified LiCoO2 is Ni and Mn bearing and has regions of low and high manganese content, where regions with high manganese content are located in islands on the surface. The cathode material has high cycling stability, a very high rate performance and good high temperature storage properties.
US09608264B2	Air cathode battery using zinc slurry anode with carbon additive An air cathode battery is provided that uses a zinc slurry anode with carbon additives. The battery is made from an air cathode and a zinc slurry anode. The zinc slurry anode includes zinc particles, an alkaline electrolyte, with a complexing agent and carbon additives in the alkaline electrolyte. A water permeable ion-exchange membrane and electrolyte chamber separate the zinc slurry from the air cathode. The carbon additives may, for example, be graphite, carbon fiber, carbon black, or carbon nanoparticles. The proportion of carbon additives to zinc is in the range of 2.5 to 10% by weight. The proportion of alkaline electrolyte in the zinc slurry is in the range of 50 to 80% by volume.
US09608259B2	Positive electrode for secondary battery Disclosed herein are a cathode for a secondary battery, which includes a combination of one or more selected from compounds represented by Formula 1 and or more selected from compounds represented by Formula 2, as illustrated below, and a secondary battery having the same, xLi2MO3(1−x)LiM′O2 (1) (1−u)LiFePO4uC (2).
US09608258B2	Battery manufacturing method The present invention provides a battery manufacturing method including: a step of preparing a thickener aqueous solution by dissolving a thickener in an aqueous solvent (S10); a kneading step of introducing an active material into the prepared thickener aqueous solution and kneading a result (S20); a diluting step of adding an aqueous solvent to a kneaded material resulting from the kneading step such that the kneaded material is diluted, whereby an active material layer forming paste is obtained from the kneaded material (S30); and a step of obtaining an electrode in which an active material layer is formed on a current collector by coating the current collector with the active material layer forming paste and then drying the paste (S40).
US09608252B2	Secondary battery and secondary battery module A secondary battery of a secondary battery module includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator between the first and second electrode plates, a case accommodating the electrode assembly, a cap plate coupled to the case, and first and second terminals each having a flat shape and each coupled to the cap plate. The first terminal may include a first terminal plate electrically coupled to the first electrode plate and formed of a first material. The second terminal may include a second terminal plate electrically coupled to the second electrode plate and further including a first part formed of a second material different from the first material, and a second part formed integrally with the first part and formed of the first material.
US09608242B2	Battery pack with cells of different capacities electrically coupled in parallel The disclosed embodiments provide a battery pack for use with a portable electronic device. The battery pack includes a first set of cells with different capacities electrically coupled in a parallel configuration. Cells within the first set of cells may also have different thicknesses and/or dimensions. The first set of cells is arranged within the battery pack to facilitate efficient use of space within a portable electronic device. For example, the first set of cells may be arranged to accommodate components in the portable electronic device.
US09608241B2	Battery cell for a battery, especially for a traction battery A battery cell has an electrode plate pack arranged in a casing and provided with a terminal of lead material that extends through a cover opening of the casing cover of the casing. A plastic material cap is placed onto the terminal. The cap has an inner side provided with a circumferentially extending shoulder and an exterior side provided with a circumferentially extending support web. A sealing element is arranged at the inner side of the cap between cap and terminal and is positionally fixed by the circumferentially extending shoulder. The casing cover rests on the circumferentially extending support web. Cap and casing cover are welded to each other. A threaded sleeve of nonferrous metal is embedded in the lead material of the terminal and is aligned with an insertion opening of the cap. The threaded sleeve receives a connecting screw to be passed through the insertion opening.
US09608240B2	Rechargeable battery A battery includes a case accommodating an electrode assembly, the case including an opening at one end and including at least one sidewall, the sidewall having a coupling portion adjacent to the opening, a cap plate that closes the opening, the cap plate having an upper surface, the coupling portion of the sidewall connecting the cap plate to the case, the coupling portion including a top surface of the sidewall, the cap plate overlying a first portion of the top surface of the sidewall, such that the upper surface of the cap plate is entirely above top surface of the sidewall, and a welding bead contacting the cap plate and a second portion of the top surface of the sidewall, the second portion of the top surface being between the first portion and an outer surface of the sidewall.
US09608235B2	Thin film encapsulation structure and organic light emitting device having the same The present disclosure provides a thin film encapsulation structure for encapsulating a functional device on a substrate, including: a mixing layer thin film covering the functional device, and an inorganic layer thin film located above the mixing layer thin film, wherein the mixing layer thin film is mainly composed of amorphous aluminum oxide and a crystalline oxide. The present disclosure also provides an organic light emitting device, including a substrate, an OLED device located on the substrate, and the thin film encapsulation structure as mentioned above.
US09608227B2	Organic light emitting diode display An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes: a thin film transistor on the substrate; a first electrode electrically connected to the thin film transistor; a hole injection layer on the first electrode; an emission layer on the hole injection layer; an electron injection layer on the emission layer; a first intermediate layer on the electron injection layer; and a second electrode on the first intermediate layer.
US09608223B2	Organic light emitting diode and organic light emitting diode display device including the same An organic light emitting diode includes an anode; a cathode facing the anode; a first emitting material layer between the anode and the cathode and including a first host material, the first host material having a first triplet energy; and a hole transporting layer between the first emitting material layer and the anode, a material of the hole transporting layer having a second triplet energy being larger than the first triplet energy.
US09608220B1	Hybrid heterojunction photovoltaic device A photovoltaic device includes an inorganic substrate having a surface; an organic monolayer disposed onto the surface of the inorganic substrate, the inorganic monolayer having the following formula: ˜X—Y, wherein X is an oxygen or a sulfur; Y is an alkyl chain, an alkenyl chain, or an alkynyl chain; and X covalently bonds to the surface of the inorganic substrate by a covalent bond; a doped organic material layer disposed onto the organic monolayer; and a conductive electrode disposed onto a portion of the doped organic material.
US09608218B2	N-type thin film transistor An N-type thin film transistor includes an insulating substrate, a semiconductor carbon nanotube layer, an MgO layer, a functional dielectric layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a gate electrode. The semiconductor carbon nanotube layer is located on the insulating substrate. The source electrode and the drain electrode electrically connect the semiconductor carbon nanotube layer, wherein the source electrode and the drain electrode are spaced from each other, and a channel is defined in the semiconductor carbon nanotube layer between the source electrode and the drain electrode. The MgO layer is located on the semiconductor carbon nanotube layer. The functional dielectric layer covers the MgO layer. The gate electrode is located on the functional dielectric layer.
US09608211B2	Heterocyclic compound and organic light-emitting diode including the same A heterocyclic compound and an organic light-emitting diode including the same, the heterocyclic compound being represented by Formula 1 below:
US09608209B2	Organic electroluminescent element An organic EL device includes a pair of electrodes and an organic compound layer between pair of electrodes. The organic compound layer includes an emitting layer including a first material, a second material and a third material, in which singlet energy EgS(H) of the first material, singlet energy EgS(H2) of the second material, and singlet energy EgS(D) of the third material satisfy a specific relationship.
US09608204B2	Resistive random access memory and manufacturing method thereof The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure which includes a conductive layer and a resistance configurable structure over the conductive layer. The resistance configurable structure includes a first electrode, a resistance configurable layer over the first electrode, and a second electrode over the resistance configurable layer. The first electrode has a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a bottom surface on the conductive layer. A joint between the first sidewall and the second sidewall includes an electric field enhancement structure. The present disclosure also provides a method for manufacturing the above semiconductor structure, including patterning a hard mask on a conductive layer; forming a spacer around the hard mask; removing at least a portion of the hard mask; forming a conforming resistance configurable layer on the spacer; and forming a second conductive layer on the conforming resistance configurable layer.
US09608203B2	Method for manufacturing memory device and method for manufacturing metal wiring A method for manufacturing a memory device of an embodiment includes: forming on a substrate a block copolymer layer which contains a first polymer and a second polymer having lower surface energy than that of the first polymer; performing thermal treatment on the block copolymer layer, to separate the block copolymer layer such that a first phase containing the first polymer and extending in the first direction and a second phase containing the second polymer and extending in the first direction are alternately arrayed; selectively forming on the first phase a first metal wiring layer extending in the first direction; forming on the first metal wiring layer a memory layer where resistance changes by application of a voltage; and forming on the memory layer a second metal wiring layer which extends in a second direction intersecting in the first direction.
US09608198B2	Magnetic tunnel junction device The output voltage of an MRAM is increased by means of an Fe(001)/MgO(001)/Fe(001) MTJ device, which is formed by microfabrication of a sample prepared as follows: A single-crystalline MgO (001) substrate is prepared. An epitaxial Fe(001) lower electrode (a first electrode) is grown on a MgO(001) seed layer at room temperature, followed by annealing under ultrahigh vacuum. A MgO(001) barrier layer is epitaxially formed on the Fe(001) lower electrode (the first electrode) at room temperature, using a MgO electron-beam evaporation. A Fe(001) upper electrode (a second electrode) is then formed on the MgO(001) barrier layer at room temperature. This is successively followed by the deposition of a Co layer on the Fe(001) upper electrode (the second electrode). The Co layer is provided so as to increase the coercive force of the upper electrode in order to realize an antiparallel magnetization alignment.
US09608192B2	Temperature compensated acoustic resonator device An acoustic resonator device comprises: a substrate comprising a cavity or an acoustic mirror; a first electrode disposed over the substrate; a piezoelectric layer disposed over the first electrode; and a second electrode disposed over the piezoelectric layer. The first electrode or the second electrode, or both, are made of an electrically conductive material having a positive temperature coefficient.
US09608187B2	Semiconductor light-emitting device, method for producing same, and display device A semiconductor light-emitting device (101) includes an LED chip (4), a lead (1) having a main surface (11) on which the LED chip (4) is mounted, and a resin package (5) covering the LED chip (4). The main surface (11) is roughened, and the main surface (11) is held in contact with the resin package (5). These configurations contribute to the downsizing of the semiconductor light-emitting device (101).
US09608185B2	Ohmic contacts for semiconductor structures A composition and method for formation of ohmic contacts on a semiconductor structure are provided. The composition includes a TiAlxNy material at least partially contiguous with the semiconductor structure. The TiAlxNy material can be TiAl3. The composition can include an aluminum material, the aluminum material being contiguous to at least part of the TiAlxNy material, such that the TiAlxNy material is between the aluminum material and the semiconductor structure. The method includes annealing the composition to form an ohmic contact on the semiconductor structure.
US09608180B2	Light emitting device A light emitting device comprises a package having a recess; a light emitting element mounted in the recess of the package; a light transmissive member provided above the light emitting element; a sealing resin that seals the recess of the package; and a fluorescent material contained in the sealing resin. The fluorescent material is distributed to a side of the light emitting element in a greater amount than to above the light emitting element, a side surface of the light emitting element is exposed to the sealing resin, and a portion of the light transmissive member protrudes from the sealing resin.
US09608179B2	SMD type LED package device, method for manufacturing the same, and light-emitting apparatus Disclosed is a SMD type LED package device, a method for manufacturing the same, and a light-emitting apparatus, wherein the surface-mount-device (SMD) type light-emitting diode (LED) package device comprises an assembly of an LED chip, two metal supporting frames, and a packaging body. The two metal supporting frames of the assembly are spaced apart from each other and disposed in parallel along the first axis. Each metal supporting frame has a first end electrically connected to the LED chip and a second end opposite to the first end. The packaging body has a lens portion and a supporting portion, which is integrally formed with the packaging body and covers the LED chip and the first ends of the metal supporting frames.
US09608176B2	Light-emitting device A light-emitting device is specified, said device comprising: a light-emitting semiconductor element (23) which emits greenish white light (10) during operation of the device, a filter element (4) which has a higher optical transmittance (11) in a spectral region of red light than in a spectral region of blue and green light, wherein the filter element (4) is arranged in such a way with respect to the light-emitting semiconductor element (23) that solely filtered light (12) which passes through the filter element (4) is emitted by the device during operation of the device, and the filtered light (12) is warm-white light.
US09608172B2	Optoelectronic semiconductor component In at least one embodiment, the optoelectronic semiconductor component contains at least one chip support having electrical contact devices and also at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip that is set up to produce radiation and that is mechanically and electrically mounted on the chip support. A component support is attached to the chip support. The semiconductor chip is situated in a recess in the component support. The component support is electrically insulated from the chip support and from the semiconductor chip. The component support is formed from a metal or from a metal alloy. On a top that is remote from the chip support, the component support is provided with a reflective coating.
US09608169B2	Semiconductor light-emitting device and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor light-emitting device is provided. The semiconductor light-emitting device may include a light-emitting structure, an electrode, an ohmic layer, an electrode layer, an adhesion layer, and a channel layer. The light-emitting structure may include a compound semiconductor layer. The electrode may be disposed on the light-emitting structure. The ohmic layer may be disposed under the light-emitting structure. The electrode layer may include a reflective metal under the ohmic layer. The adhesion layer may be disposed under the electrode layer. The channel layer may be disposed along a bottom edge of the light-emitting structure.
US09608167B2	Light emitting device A light emitting device uses an Ag wire and exhibits excellent light extraction efficiency. In the light emitting device, a pad electrode of a light emitting element and a mount electrode are connected to each other using an Ag wire. The pad electrode contains Pt in a region where the Ag wire is bonded.
US09608166B2	Localized annealing of metal-silicon carbide ohmic contacts and devices so formed A method of forming an ohmic contact for a semiconductor device can be provided by thinning a substrate to provide a reduced thickness substrate and providing a metal on the reduced thickness substrate. Laser annealing can be performed at a location of the metal and the reduced thickness substrate at an energy level to form a metal-substrate material to provide the ohmic contact thereat.
US09608165B2	Light emitting diode and method of fabricating the same A method of fabricating a light emitting diode (LED) includes: sequentially stacking a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer on a substrate; and separating the substrate into unit chips, and at the same time, forming a concavo-convex structure having the shape of irregular vertical lines in a side surface of the unit chip.
US09608158B2	Proximity sensor having light-blocking structure in leadframe and method of making same A method for fabricating a semiconductor proximity sensor includes providing a flat leadframe with a first and a second surface. The second surface is solderable. The leadframe includes a first and a second pad, a plurality of leads, and fingers framing the first pad. The fingers are spaced from the first pad by a gap which is filled with a clear molding compound. A light-emitting diode (LED) chip is assembled on the first pad and encapsulated by a first volume of the clear compound. The first volume outlined as a first lens. A sensor chip is assembled on the second pad and encapsulated by a second volume of the clear compound. The second volume outlined as a second lens. Opaque molding compound fills the space between the first and second volumes of clear compound and forms walls rising from the frame of fingers to create an enclosed cavity for the LED. The pads, leads, and fingers connected to a board using a layer of solder for attaching the proximity sensor.
US09608153B2	Multilayer white polyester film method for manufacturing said film and use of this film as part of a back sheet for photovoltaic cells The invention concerns a multilayer biaxially oriented white polyester film (adhesion, absence of chalking, opacity whiteness, reflectance, hydrolysis resistance & light stability) comprising three polyester layers: a core layer and two outer layers and contains TiO2 particles. In this film: at least one layer comprises a PET whose: number average molecular weight is within [18500-40000]; intrinsic viscosity IV is ≧0.70 dL/g; and carboxyl group content is ≦30 eq/T. Additionally, the core layer comprises TiO2 particles in a range of [0.1-40]% w/w; the intrinsic viscosity IV is between [0.5-0.85] dL/g; a small endothermic peak temperature is between 180-230° C.; and at least one light stabilizer is added in at least one of the outer layers, in a total concentration between [0.1-35]% w/w. The invention also includes the method for manufacturing such film and the laminate which is part of the back sheet of a solar cell.
US09608148B2	Semiconductor element and method for producing the same A method for producing a semiconductor element includes a step of forming a multiple quantum well in which a GaSb layer and an InAs layer are alternately stacked on a GaSb substrate by MOVPE, wherein, in the step of forming a multiple quantum well, an InSb film is formed on at least one of a lower-surface side and an upper-surface side of the InAs layer so as to be in contact with the InAs layer.
US09608142B2	Optoelectronic modules with optics integrated into a cap Optoelectronic modules for light emitting and/or light sensing include optical assemblies and active optoelectronic components. An optical assembly and a corresponding optoelectronic component can be aligned. The optoelectronic modules can include multiple optical assemblies and active optoelectronic components. Multiple optical assemblies and corresponding active optoelectronic components can be aligned independently of each other in various implementations of optoelectronic modules that include alignment features and optical assembly barrels.
US09608141B1	Fluorinated tin oxide back contact for AZTSSe photovoltaic devices A photovoltaic device includes a substrate, a back contact comprising a stable low-work function material, a photovoltaic absorber material layer comprising Ag2ZnSn(S,Se)4 (AZTSSe) on a side of the back contact opposite the substrate, wherein the back contact forms an Ohmic contact with the photovoltaic absorber material layer, a buffer layer or Schottky contact layer on a side of the absorber layer opposite the back contact, and a top electrode on a side of the buffer layer opposite the absorber layer.
US09608140B2	Solar cell and solar cell module To improve the yield of a solar cell in its production process, a solar cell includes a semiconductor substrate including a first main surface and a second main surface corresponding to the backside of the first main surface, a busbar electrode on a line extending in a first direction on the second main surface, and end-portion electrodes each being an extension of the busbar electrode on the second main surface and separated from the busbar electrode, and each of the end-portion electrodes having a larger thickness than that of the busbar electrode.
US09608132B2	Optical sensor arrangement and method for generating an analog output signal An optical sensor arrangement (10) comprises a light sensor (11) that is connected to a summation node (13) and is designed for generating a sensor current (S2), a current source (S2) connected to the summation node (13) and designed to provide a source current (S3), and an integrator (21) that is coupled to the summation node (13) and is designed for generating a first value (VP1) of an integrator signal (S6) by integrating during a first phase (P1) and for generating a second value (VP2) of the integrator signal (S6) by integrating during a second phase (P2). The optical sensor arrangement (10) comprises a sum and hold circuit (31) that is coupled to the integrator (21) and is designed to generate an analog output signal (S7) as a function of a difference of the first value (VP1) and the second value (VP2) of the integrator signal (S6).
US09608124B2	Semiconductor device Provided is a transistor which has favorable transistor characteristics and includes an oxide semiconductor, and a highly reliable semiconductor device which includes the transistor including the oxide semiconductor. In the semiconductor device including the transistor in which an oxide semiconductor film, a gate insulating film, and a gate electrode are stacked in this order, a sidewall insulating film is formed along side surfaces and a top surface of the gate electrode, and the oxide semiconductor film is subjected to etching treatment so as to have a cross shape having different lengths in the channel length direction or to have a larger length than a source electrode and a drain electrode in the channel width direction. Further, the source electrode and the drain electrode are formed in contact with the oxide semiconductor film.
US09608120B2	Image pickup unit and image pickup display system A semiconductor device including a substrate, at least one gate electrode, at least two silicon oxide layers comprising a first silicon oxide layer and a second silicon oxide layer, wherein the first silicon oxide layer is nearer to the substrate than the second silicon oxide layer, and wherein a thickness of the first silicon oxide layer is greater than or equal to a thickness of the second silicon oxide layer, and a semiconductor layer disposed between at least a portion of the first silicon oxide layer and at least a portion of the second silicon oxide layer. Also, an image pick-up device and a radiation imaging device including the semiconductor device.
US09608119B2	Semiconductor-metal-on-insulator structures, methods of forming such structures, and semiconductor devices including such structures Methods for fabricating semiconductor-metal-on-insulator (SMOI) structures include forming an acceptor wafer including an insulator material on a first semiconductor substrate, forming a donor wafer including a conductive material and an amorphous silicon material on a second semiconductor substrate, and bonding the amorphous silicon material of the donor wafer to the insulator material of the acceptor wafer. SMOI structures formed from such methods are also disclosed, as are semiconductor devices including such SMOI structures.
US09608107B2	Method and apparatus for MOS device with doped region A semiconductor device is provided. The device may include a semiconductor layer; and a doped well disposed in the semiconductor layer and having a first conductivity type. The device may also include a drain region, a source region, and a body region, where the source and body regions may operate in different voltages. Further, the device may include a first doped region having a second conductivity type, the first doped region disposed between the source region and the doped well; and a second doped region having the first conductivity type and disposed under the source region. The device may include a third doped region having the second conductivity type and disposed in the doped well; and a fourth doped region disposed above the third doped region, the fourth doped region having the first conductivity type. Additionally, the device may include a gate and a field plate.
US09608105B2	Semiconductor structure with a doped region between two deep trench isolation structures The density of a transistor array is increased by forming one or more deep trench isolation structures in a semiconductor material. The deep trench isolation structures laterally surround the transistors in the array. The deep trench isolation structures limit the lateral diffusion of dopants and the lateral movement of charge carriers.
US09608100B2	High electron mobility transistor and method of manufacturing the same According to example embodiments, a high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) includes: stack including a buffer layer, a channel layer containing a two dimensional electron gas (2DEG) channel, and a channel supply layer sequentially stacked on each other, the stack defining a first hole and a second hole that are spaced apart from each other. A first electrode, a second electrode, and third electrode are spaced apart from each other along a first surface of the channel supply layer. A first pad is on the buffer layer and extends through the first hole of the stack to the first electrode. A second pad is on the buffer layer and extends through the second hole of the stack to the second electrode. A third pad is under the stack and electrically connected to the third electrode.
US09608091B2	Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device The improvement of the reliability of a semiconductor device having a split gate type MONOS memory is implemented. An ONO film and a second polysilicon film are sequentially formed so as to fill between a first polysilicon film and a dummy gate electrode. Then, the dummy gate electrode is removed. Then, the top surfaces of the first and second polysilicon films are polished, thereby to form a memory gate electrode formed of the second polysilicon film at the sidewall of a control gate electrode formed of the first polysilicon film via the ONO film. As a result, the memory gate electrode high in perpendicularity of the sidewall, and uniform in film thickness is formed.
US09608088B2	Hybrid active-field gap extended drain MOS transistor An integrated circuit includes an extended drain MOS transistor with parallel alternating active gap drift regions and field gap drift regions. The extended drain MOS transistor includes a gate having field plates over the field gap drift regions. The extended drain MOS transistor may be formed in a symmetric nested configuration. A process for forming an integrated circuit containing an extended drain MOS transistor provides parallel alternating active gap drift regions and field gap drift regions with a gate having field plates over the field gap drift regions.
US09608087B2	Integrated circuits with spacer chamfering and methods of spacer chamfering Semiconductor devices and methods for forming the devices with spacer chamfering. One method includes, for instance: obtaining a wafer with at least one source, at least one drain, and at least one fin; forming at least one sacrificial gate with at least one barrier layer; forming a first set of spacers adjacent to the at least one sacrificial gate; forming at least one second set of spacers adjacent to the first set of spacers; and etching to remove a portion of the first set of spacers above the at least one barrier layer to form a widened opening. An intermediate semiconductor device is also disclosed.
US09608086B2	Metal gate structure and method of formation Embodiments of the present invention provide a metal gate structure and method of formation. In the replacement metal gate (RMG) process flow, the gate cut process is performed after the metal gate is formed. This allows for a reduced margin between the end of the gate and an adjacent fin. It enables a thinner sacrificial layer on top of the dummy gate, since the gate cut step is deferred. The thinner sacrificial layer improves device quality by reducing the adverse effect of shadowing during implantation. Furthermore, in this process flow, the work function metal layer is terminated along the semiconductor substrate by a capping layer, which reduces undesirable shifts in threshold voltage that occurred in prior methods and structures.
US09608081B2	Simple and cost-free MTP structure Embodiments of a simple and cost-free multi-time programmable (MTP) structure for non-volatile memory cells are presented. The memory cell includes a substrate, a first transistor having a select gate and a second transistor having a floating gate. The select and floating gates are adjacent to one another and disposed over a transistor well. The transistors include first and second S/D regions disposed adjacent to the sides of the gates. A control gate is disposed over a control well. The control gate is coupled to the floating gate and includes a control capacitor. An erase terminal is decoupled from the control capacitor and transistors.
US09608079B2	Semiconductor device having reduced drain-to-source capacitance A semiconductor device includes a source finger electrode coupled to a source region in a semiconductor die, a drain finger electrode coupled to a drain region in the semiconductor die, where the source finger electrode includes at least one isolated segment and a main segment having a first portion and a second portion narrower than the first portion, whereby the source finger electrode reduces a drain-to-source capacitance of the semiconductor device. A common source rail is electrically coupled to the at least one isolated segment and the main segment of the source finger electrode. The drain finger electrode includes at least one isolated segment and a main segment having a first portion and a second portion narrower than the first portion. A common drain rail is electrically coupled to the at least one isolated segment and the main segment of the drain finger electrode.
US09608077B1	Semiconductor structure and method for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure includes preparing a semiconductor substrate which includes a memory cell region and a peripheral circuit region; forming a buried word line in the semiconductor substrate in the memory cell region; forming a bit line structure over the semiconductor substrate in the memory cell region; forming a dielectric layer in the peripheral circuit region and the memory cell region; forming a first opening in the dielectric layer in the memory cell region; filling a silicon filler in the first opening; forming a second opening in the dielectric layer in the peripheral circuit region; forming a sidewall spacer over a sidewall of the second opening; recessing the silicon filler to form a silicon plug, wherein the silicon plug fills a lower portion of the first opening; and forming a first metal silicide over a top surface of the silicon plug, and concurrently forming a second metal silicide in a lower portion of the second opening.
US09608073B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device Provided is a semiconductor device comprising: a first conductivity type base layer having a MOS gate structure formed on its front surface side; a second conductivity type first collector layer formed on a rear surface side of the base layer; a second conductivity type second collector layer formed on a rear surface side of the first collector layer with a material the same with that of the base layer, the second collector layer formed to be thinner than the first collector layer and having a higher impurity concentration than that of the first collector layer; a collector electrode formed on a rear surface side of the second collector layer; and a second conductivity type separation layer surrounding the MOS gate structure on a front surface side of the base layer and formed from a front surface of the base layer to a front surface of the first collector layer.
US09608063B2	Nanowire transistor structures with merged source/drain regions using auxiliary pillars A nanowire transistor structure is fabricated by using auxiliary epitaxial nucleation source/drain fin structures. The fin structures include semiconductor layers integral with nanowires that extend between the fin structures. Gate structures are formed between the fin structures such that the nanowires extend through the gate conductors. Following spacer formation and nanowire chop, source/drain regions are grown epitaxially between the gate structures.
US09608057B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device A MOS semiconductor device has a MOS structure, including a p− region that surrounds an n+-type source region and has a net doping concentration lower than a concentration of a p-type impurity in a surface of a p-type well region, and a gate electrode that is provided on top of the surface of the p-type well region sandwiched between the n+-type source region and a surface layer of an n− layer, with a gate insulator disposed between the p-type well region and the gate electrode. This configuration can make the gate insulator thicker without increasing a gate threshold voltage, and help improve the reliability of the gate insulator and reduce the gate capacitance.
US09608054B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same include a semiconductor substrate, a high-k dielectric pattern and a metal-containing pattern sequentially being stacked on the semiconductor substrate, a gate pattern including poly semiconductor and disposed on the metal-containing pattern, and a protective layer disposed on the gate pattern, wherein the protective layer includes oxide, nitride and/or oxynitride of the poly semiconductor.
US09608052B2	Sub-pixel arrangement, method for repairing the same, display panel and display device The present disclosure provides a sub-pixel arrangement including: a first sub-pixel region, a second sub-pixel region, and a connection region. Each electrode arranged in the sub-pixel and configured to implement display control may be connected to a source/drain electrode of the TFT through a via hole within the connection region, so as to cut an electrode material within the via hole to disconnect the electrode from the source/drain electrode when a pixel is to be repaired. The sub-pixel arrangement may facilitate to improve the success rate of repairing the display panels and improve the yield rate of the display panels.
US09608043B2	Method of operating memory array having divided apart bit lines and partially divided bit line selector switches A non-volatile data storage device comprises pairs of immediately adjacent and isolated-from-one-another local bit lines that are independently driven by respective and vertically oriented bit line selector devices. The isolation between the immediately adjacent and isolated-from-one-another local bit lines also isolates from one another respective memory cells of the non-volatile data storage device such that leakage currents cannot flow from memory cells connected to a first of the immediately adjacent and isolated-from-one-another local bit lines to memory cells connected to the second of the pair of immediately adjacent and isolated-from-one-another local bit lines. A method programming a desire one of the memory cells includes applying boosting voltages to word lines adjacent to the bit line of the desired memory cell while not applying boosting voltages to word lines adjacent to the other bit line of the pair.
US09608037B2	Mesa structure diode with approximately plane contact surface There is provided an electronic device including at least two diodes each having a mesa structure, including: a first and a second doped semiconductor portion forming a p-n junction, such that a first part of the second doped semiconductor portion located between a second part of the second doped semiconductor portion and the first doped semiconductor portion forms an offset from the second part; a first electrode electrically connected to the first portion, and a second electrode electrically connected to the second portion at an upper face of the second part; and dielectric portions covering side faces of the first portion, the second portion, and the first electrode, wherein upper faces of the first electrode, the second electrode, and the dielectric portions form an approximately plane continuous surface.
US09608036B2	Solid-state imaging device, with charge holding section between trenched transfer gate sections manufacturing method of same and electronic apparatus A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel having a photoelectric conversion element which generates a charge in response to incident light, a first transfer gate which transfers the charge from the photoelectric conversion element to a charge holding section, and a second transfer gate which transfers the charge from the charge holding section to a floating diffusion. The first transfer gate includes a trench gate structure having at least two trench gate sections embedded in a depth direction of a semiconductor substrate, and the charge holding section includes a semiconductor region positioned between adjacent trench gate sections.
US09608022B2	Color filter array and image receiving method thereof A color filter array, for an image sensing device, includes a plurality of filter patterns. Each filter pattern includes at least one first filter, corresponding to a first wavelength range of a first color; at least one second filter, corresponding to a second wavelength range of a second color; at least one third filter, corresponding to a third wavelength range of a third color; at least one fourth filter, corresponding to a first infrared wavelength range, wherein the first infrared wavelength range is an intersection of the first wavelength range and the second wavelength range; and at least one fifth filter, corresponding to a second infrared wavelength range, wherein the second infrared wavelength range is an intersection of the first wavelength range and the third wavelength range.
US09608017B2	Reversed flexible TFT back-panel by glass substrate removal The process of fabricating a flexible TFT back-panel includes depositing etch stop material on a glass support. A matrix of contact pads, gate electrodes and gate dielectric are deposited overlying the etch stop material. Vias are formed through the dielectric in communication with each pad. A matrix of TFTs is formed by depositing and patterning metal oxide semiconductor material to form an active layer of each TFT overlying the gate electrode. Source/drain metal is deposited on the active layer and in the vias in contact with the pads, the source/drain metal defining source/drain terminals of each TFT. Passivation material is deposited in overlying relationship to the TFTs. A color filter layer is formed on the passivation material and a flexible plastic carrier is affixed to the color filter. The glass support member and the etch stop material are then etched away to expose a surface of each of the pads.
US09608006B2	Semiconductor device and touch panel A touch panel whose power consumption can be reduced is provided, and an increase in the manufacturing cost of the touch panel is prevented. A photosensor which includes a light-receiving element including a non-single-crystal semiconductor layer between a pair of electrodes and a transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer in a channel formation region is provided. A touch panel which includes a plurality of pixels and the photosensor adjacent to at least one of the plurality of pixels is provided. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a pair of terminals. One of the pair of terminals is a reflective conductive film. Alternatively, each of the pair of terminals is a light-transmitting conductive film.
US09608004B2	Semiconductor device and peeling off method and method of manufacturing semiconductor device The present invention provides a peeling off method without giving damage to the peeled off layer, and aims at being capable of peeling off not only a peeled off layer having a small area but also a peeled off layer having a large area over the entire surface at excellent yield ratio. The metal layer or nitride layer 11 is provided on the substrate, and further, the oxide layer 12 being contact with the foregoing metal layer or nitride layer 11 is provided, and furthermore, if the lamination film formation or the heat processing of 500° C. or more in temperature is carried out, it can be easily and clearly separated in the layer or on the interface with the oxide layer 12 by the physical means.
US09608001B2	Semiconductor memory device According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a substrate; a first stacked body provided on the substrate, the first stacked body including a plurality of electrode layers and a plurality of insulating layers, each of the plurality of insulating layers being provided between the plurality of electrode layers; a semiconductor film provided in the first stacked body and extending in a stacking direction of the first stacked body; and a second stacked body provided on the substrate and separately from the first stacked body, the second stacked body including a same layer structure as the first stacked body. The second stacked body includes a first contact portion electrically connected to an external portion; and a second contact portion electrically connected to an external portion different from the first contact portion.
US09607989B2	Forming self-aligned NiSi placement with improved performance and yield Methods for forming a trench silicide without gouging the silicon source/drain regions and the resulting devices are disclosed. Embodiments include forming first and second dummy gates, each with spacers at opposite sides thereof, on a substrate; forming eSiGe source/drain regions at opposite sides of the first dummy gate; forming raised source/drain regions at opposite sides of the second dummy gate; forming a silicon cap on each of the eSiGe and raised source/drain regions; forming an ILD over and between the first and second dummy gates; replacing the first and second dummy gates with first and second HKMG, respectively; forming a contact trench through the ILD into the silicon cap over each of the eSiGe and raised source/drain regions; and forming a silicide over the eSiGe and raised source/drain regions.
US09607981B2	Semiconductor device and driver circuit with source and isolation structure interconnected through a diode circuit, and method of manufacture thereof Embodiments include methods of forming a semiconductor device having a first conductivity type, an isolation structure (including a sinker region and a buried layer), an active device within area of the substrate contained by the isolation structure, and a diode circuit. The buried layer is positioned below the top substrate surface, and has a second conductivity type. The sinker region extends between the top substrate surface and the buried layer, and has the second conductivity type. The active device includes a source region of the first conductivity type, and the diode circuit is connected between the isolation structure and the source region. The diode circuit may include one or more Schottky diodes and/or PN junction diodes. In further embodiments, the diode circuit may include one or more resistive networks in series and/or parallel with the Schottky and/or PN diode(s).
US09607976B2	Electrostatic discharge protection device An ESD protection device including a Si substrate with an ESD protection circuit formed at the surface of the substrate; pads formed on the Si substrate; a rewiring layer opposed to the surface of the Si substrate, which includes terminal electrodes electrically connected to the pads. The rewiring layer includes a SiN protection film formed on the surface of the Si substrate to cover parts of the pads except regions in contact with openings (contact holes) formed in a resin layer, and the resin layer that is lower in dielectric constant than the SiN protection film, and formed between the SiN protection film and the terminal electrodes. Thus, provided is a semiconductor device which can reduce the generation of parasitic capacitance, and eliminates variation in parasitic capacitance generated.
US09607975B2	Semiconductor device and wireless tag using the same In a wireless tag with which a wireless communication system whose electric power of a carrier wave from a R/W is high, an overvoltage protection circuit is provided to prevent from generating excessive electric power in the wireless tag when the wireless tag receives excessive electric power. However, as noise is generated by operation of the overvoltage protection circuit, an error of reception occurs in receiving a signal whose modulation factor is small. To solve the problem, the maximum value of generated voltage in the wireless tag is held in a memory circuit after the overvoltage protection circuit operates, then the overvoltage protection circuit is controlled in accordance with the maximum value of generated voltage. The voltages at which the overvoltage protection circuit starts and stops operating are different from each other, and hysteresis occurs between the timing when the overvoltage protection circuit starts and stops operating.
US09607973B1	Method for establishing interconnects in packages using thin interposers A method of interconnecting first and second semiconductor dies is provided. A splice interposer is attached to a top surface of a substrate through first pillars formed on a bottom surface of the splice interposer. The first semiconductor die is attached to the top surface of a substrate through second pillars formed on a bottom surface of the first semiconductor die. The first semiconductor die is attached to a top surface of the splice interposer through third pillars formed on the bottom surface of the first semiconductor. The second semiconductor die is attached to the top surface of the splice interposer through fourth pillars formed on a bottom surface of the second semiconductor die. The first to fourth plurality of pillars and the splice interposer form interconnection and wiring between the first semiconductor die, the second semiconductor die and the substrate.
US09607972B2	Optical module To suppress appearance of a ghost.The present optical module includes a sensor configured to pick up an image of an image pickup object, and a memory chip configured to store pixel data read out from the sensor and having the sensor joined thereto. The memory chip is connected to a substrate by a connection portion by flip-chip connection. The sensor can be connected by a wire to the memory chip, to which the sensor is joined. Further, the sensor can be joined to the memory chip in such a manner as to project toward an opening of the substrate. The present technology can be applied to a camera module.
US09607971B2	Semiconductor device and sensing system A semiconductor device includes a first substrate that has a sensing portion that detects predetermined information, a second substrate that has a first processing portion that processes data supplied thereto from the sensing portion, and a third substrate having a second processing portion that processes data supplied thereto either from the first substrate or from the second substrate.

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