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US09610570B2	Methods and processes of coating zero-PGM catalysts including with Cu, Mn, Fe for TWC applications Variations of coating processes of Cu—Mn—Fe ZPGM catalyst materials for TWC applications are disclosed. The disclosed coating processes for Cu—Mn—Fe spinel materials are enabled in the preparation ZPGM catalyst samples according to a plurality of catalyst configurations, which may include an alumina only washcoat layer coated on a suitable ceramic substrate, and an overcoat layer with or without an impregnation layer, including Cu—Mn—Fe spinel and doped Zirconia support oxide, prepared according to variations of disclosed coating processes. Activity measurements are considered under variety of lean condition to rich condition to analyze the influence of disclosed coating processes on TWC performance of ZPGM catalysts for a plurality of TWC applications. Different coating processes may substantially increase thermal stability and TWC activity, providing improved levels of NOx conversion that may lead to cost effective manufacturing solutions for ZPGM-TWC systems.
US09610561B2	Method of making a honeycomb having channels containing a porous adsorbent A method of making a filter article having a honeycomb substrate having adsorbent filled channels, including: sealing the first end of a porous, cellular honeycomb substrate; filling the channels of the cellular honeycomb substrate with a dry adsorbent source material; sealing the second end of the filled honeycomb to form a sealed honeycomb; contacting the sealed honeycomb and water for a time sufficient to convert the dry precursor material in-situ to a paste; removing the seals from the first and second ends; and heating the contacted honeycomb to convert the paste to an adsorbent. Also disclosed is a filter article having a honeycomb substrate having adsorbent filled channels and methods of using the article.
US09610559B2	Method and generator for generation of hydrogen peroxide A method and generator for generation of hydrogen peroxide which operate on the principle of conveying air-liquid or vapor flow through a corona discharge zone in air. Such devices can be used for disinfection of air and of various objects for industrial and home uses.
US09610557B2	Non-melt and partial melt type entrained flow bed gasifier The present invention relates to a cylindrical non-melt and partial melt type entrained flow bed gasifier with one or more burners mounted on the top thereof for supplying pulverized raw coal and oxidizer thereto, wherein each of the burners comprises three or four pipes so as to form a central supplying line for injecting the pulverized coal with a carrier gas into the gasifier, a primary oxidizer annular region around the central supplying line having a plurality of primary oxidizer supplying bores for injecting primary oxidizer vertically or at an angle to the injection region of the pulverized coal supplied through the central supplying line so as to direct the pulverized coal to the central region, and an outer cooling annular region around the primary oxidizer annular region for flowing cooling water, which is operated preferably at a temperature range of 1,250˜1,450° C., or of 1,150˜1,500° C. according to the properties of the coal. According to the present invention, the pulverized coal and oxidizer are properly mixed, and the pulverized coal is directed towards the middle of the gasifier, so that the reaction is completed with the ash being wholly non-melted or partially melted.
US09610554B2	Stirring apparatus Provided is a stirring apparatus that can drive a stirring body with a simple structure and without applying excessive force. The stirring apparatus is provided with: the stirring body, which is a two-circle roller having an axis of rotation and two stirring fins; first and second drive shafts with axial centers not matching the axis rotation; a first shaft coupling, which connects the first drive shaft on a first stirring fin side of the axis rotation; a second shaft coupling, which connects the second drive shaft on a second stirring fin side of the axis of rotation; and a driving unit that exclusively carries out rotary drive of only either of the first and second drive shafts. The driving unit is provided with a regulating member that makes a teeth angular range of a first gear face a power-driven gear without play at a rotary position where the boundary between the teeth angular range and a missing teeth angular range of the first gear faces the power-driven gear and makes a teeth angular range of a second gear face the power-driven gear without backlash at a rotary position where the boundary between the teeth angular range and a missing teeth angular range of the second gear faces the power-driven gear.
US09610548B2	Composite porous polymeric membrane with high void volume Composite membranes comprising a layer having first and second microporous surfaces and a bulk between the surfaces, the bulk comprising a first set of pores having outer rims, and a second set of pores connecting the rims, and a polymer matrix supporting the first set of pores; and, a second layer having first and second porous surfaces and a second bulk between the porous surfaces, wherein the second bulk comprises a fibrous matrix; or, first and second microporous surfaces and a second bulk between the microporous surfaces, the second bulk comprising: a third set of pores having outer rims and a fourth set of pores connecting the rims, and a polymer matrix supporting the third set of pores; a third set of pores prepared by phase inversion; or, a fibrous matrix; or, a third set of pores prepared by stretching, track etching or e-beam, are disclosed.
US09610542B2	Composite polyamide membrane with increased carboxylic acid functionality A thin film composite membrane including a porous support and a thin film polyamide layer characterized by having a dissociated carboxylate content of at least 0.45 moles/kg at pH 9.5 and a method for making a composite polyamide applying a polar solution comprising a polyfunctional amine monomer and a non-polar solution comprising a polyfunctional amine-reactive monomer to a surface of the porous support and interfacially polymerizing the monomers to form a thin film polyamide layer, wherein the method is characterized by the non-polar solution comprising at least 0.025 wt % of an acid compound including at least one carboxylic acid moiety and at least one amine-reactive moiety selected from acyl halide and anhydride.
US09610540B2	Exhaust gas treatment apparatus There is provided an exhaust gas treatment apparatus. The exhaust gas treatment apparatus includes: a main discharge passage through which exhaust gas of combustion equipment is discharged; an heat exchanger between the combustion equipment and the main discharge passage; a nitrogen oxide decreasing device connected to the main discharge passage to decrease nitrogen oxides of exhaust gas; a bypass connected from the combustion equipment to the main discharge passage as a passage bypassing the heat exchanger to supply high temperature exhaust gas from the combustion equipment to the nitrogen oxide decreasing device; and a variable exhaust regulator disposed between the bypass and the main discharge passage to vary the amount of relatively high temperature exhaust gas flowing in the bypass and the amount of exhaust gas flowing in the main discharge passage in a correlated manner.
US09610530B2	Filter elements; air cleaner; assembly; and, methods A filter cartridge, a safety element and fluid cleaner assembly are described. The fluid cleaner assembly generally includes a housing having a cover and a primary fluid cleaner section. The filter cartridge generally comprises z-filter media, arranged in a straight through configuration. Preferred cartridges include a seal gasket positioned to extend continuously around at outer perimeter of the straight through flow construction. The fluid cleaner assembly can have a precleaner positioned therein. Preferred features are described. Methods of assembly and use are also provided.
US09610529B2	Filter elements, air filter arrangements; and methods Filter elements are described. In an example embodiment, the filter element has a support framework and media defining a closed end and an open end. A non-circular radial seal is depicted, in an example. Variations for particular applications are described.
US09610519B2	Apparatus and method for automatic decantation of multi-phase chemical fluid An apparatus for automated decantation of a multi-phase fluid mixture comprising a decantation container, a floating marker, a sensor, a plurality of engines and a plurality of micro-switches. The decantation container comprises an inlet valve and at-least two outlet valves. The floating marker is housed within the decantation container. The floating marker is of a selective density. The sensor is attached at a bottom surface of the decantation container. The plurality of engines are connected with the sensor. The plurality of engines controls an opening and a closing of the at-least two outlet valves. The plurality of micro-switches are connected to the plurality of engines. The plurality of micro-switches control an amount of power supplied to the plurality of engines.
US09610517B2	Base module for a starting apparatus of boat competitions The invention is a base module for a starting apparatus of sport-purpose flatwater boat competitions, comprising a longitudinal holder arranged crosswise to the direction of motion of the boats, a level adjustment unit, a dynamic stabilizer, and a remote controlled start permitting unit having a mechanical drive unit. According to the invention, the longitudinal holder (2) is made of one or more rigid, hollow pipe or profiled bar.
US09610515B2	System to launch a toy entity and methods of play A system is provided having a launch mechanism with an energy generation capability and a capability to launch toy entities such as surface based entities and flying entities. The launch mechanism may include multiple orientations and configurations to facilitate launch sequences for the toy entities. The energy generation capability may include a handle, a trigger and a rack extending from the trigger capable of charging a gear box. The launch mechanism may also include a capability to transfer energy from the gear box to the toy entity. The system may also be used with game play to launch the flying entities and then utilize an upper portion of the launch mechanism to catch the flying entities.
US09610503B2	Placeholder items that can be exchanged for an item of value based on user performance Systems and methods for online gaming including virtual placeholder items that can be exchanged for virtual items of value based on a quantitative performance of the users relative other users in events that take place in the online game.
US09610492B1	Adjustable camber snow-gliding board A snow-gliding board with adjustable camber includes a mobile actuator attached to a first portion of the board and an adjustment mechanism attached to a second portion of the board. The adjustment mechanism and mobile actuator are engaged, and travel of the mobile actuator with respect to the adjustment mechanism causes a change in camber of the snow-gliding board.
US09610483B2	Iron-type golf club head having a sole stress reducing feature An iron-type golf club incorporating a stress reducing feature, which may include an aperture. The location and size of the stress reducing feature and aperture selectively increase deflection of the face.
US09610482B2	Golf club head having a stress reducing feature with aperture A golf club incorporating a stress reducing feature including an aperture located on the crown or sole of the club head. The location and size of the stress reducing feature and aperture, and their relationship to one another, play a significant role in selectively improving the performance of the golf club head.
US09610481B2	Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion with a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a sole portion, a rear portion, and a front portion having a face portion with a face portion thickness extending between a front surface and a back surface. The body portion may be associated with a body portion volume. The golf club head may also include an interior cavity. The interior cavity may include an elastic polymer material. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
US09610479B2	Golf club with non-metallic connection assembly A golf club head having a connection assembly with a non-metallic component possessing unique relationships that offer increased durability, weight sayings, and reduced manufacturing costs.
US09610475B1	Linear motion synchronizing mechanism and exercise assemblies having linear motion synchronizing mechanism A linear motion synchronizing mechanism is for an exercise assembly having elongated first and second rocker arms that pivot with respect to each other about a first pivot axis. A first roller is retained on a first roller supporting member and a second roller retained on a opposing second roller supporting member. The first and second rollers are configured to roll along opposite sides of a linear frame member as the body moves in the first and second directions. A tensioner applies a tensioning force between the first roller supporting member and second roller supporting member so that compression forces are applied on the first and second rollers. The compression forces cause the first and second rollers to mechanically resist pivoting of the first and second rocker arms with respect to each other about the first pivot axis.
US09610472B2	Yoga mats Yoga mat devices which generally comprise a yoga mat having one or more storage compartment(s). Also disclosed are related methods of manufacture and use of such devices.
US09610465B2	Fire suppression module, modular system including same, and method of installing modular system A fire suppression module. The fire suppression module includes a base member, a cap member and a fire suppressant. The cap member is connected to the base member. The base member and the cap member cooperate to form a an enclosure. The fire suppressant is positioned within the enclosure.
US09610462B2	Particle beam treatment apparatus A particle beam treatment apparatus including a rotating gantry that revolves and displaces an irradiation port for irradiating a radiation treatment room provided inside of the rotating gantry with a charged particle beam comprises: a gantry body portion forming the rotating gantry; a mounted magnet; a displacement meter or an acceleration meter; and a control mechanism. The mounted magnet is connected to the gantry body portion with an intermediation of a magnet support, and guides the charged particle beam to the irradiation port. The displacement meter or the acceleration meter is provided to the mounted magnet, and measures a displacement or an acceleration of the mounted magnet. The control mechanism controls a position of the mounted magnet in a direction so as to reduce the displacement or the acceleration with at least a single degree of freedom measured by the displacement meter or the acceleration meter.
US09610456B2	Nanowire-based devices for light-induced and electrical stimulation of biological cells A device including at least one photovoltaic cell and at least one nanowire configured to electrically stimulate a biological material in response to radiation.
US09610455B2	Medical system comprising implants A medical system (100, 300) comprises internal parts (30, 32) for implantation in a patient and external parts (10, 12, 20). The external parts comprise an energy source (10) with a primary coil (12) and the internal parts comprise an electrically powered medical device (40, 41) and an energy receiver (30) with a secondary coil (32) for inductively receiving energy from the external energy source (10). The system (100, 300) is arranged to determine a balance between the energy received in the energy receiver (30) and the amount of energy used by the medical device (40, 41). The internal control unit (50) transmits feedback information to the external control unit (20), and the system (100, 300) is arranged to determine the feedback information based on a first (P1) and a second (P2) parameter.
US09610454B2	Over torque limiter for leadless implantable medical devices In accordance with one embodiment, a leadless implantable medical device (LIMD), compromises a hermetic housing that has a distal portion and proximal portion. An electrode is proximate to the distal portion. An electronics package is disposed in the housing, in which the electronics package is configured to generate and deliver stimulation signals to the electrode. A fixation mechanism is disposed on the distal portion of the housing. A torque mechanism is disposed on the proximal portion of the housing. The torque mechanism has a tool engagement element movably coupled to the housing. The tool engagement element has a rotational force applied thereto during implant. The torque mechanism includes a torque limiter that maintains a fixed relation between the tool engagement element and the housing when in an engaged state. The torque limiter changes from the engaged state to a disengaged state when the rotational force exceeds a predetermined torque limit.
US09610448B2	System and method to control a non-paresthesia stimulation based on sensory action potentials A system and method for controlling non-paresthesia stimulation of nervous tissue of a patient. The method delivers a non-paresthesia stimulation waveform, senses sensory action potential (SAP) signals from the nervous tissue of interest, and analyzes the SAP signals to obtain SAP activity data for at least one of an SAP C-fiber component or an SAP A-delta fiber component. The method determines whether the SAP activity data satisfies a criteria of interest and adjusts at least one of the therapy parameters to change the non-paresthesia stimulation waveform when the SAP activity data does not satisfy the criteria of interest.
US09610441B2	Stimulation method for treatment of dermatological conditions One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a method for modulating, suppressing or preventing a dermatological disorder in a subject. One step of the method can include positioning at least one electrode on or proximate to at least one of a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG), a sphenopalatine nerve (SN), a vidian nerve (VN), a greater petrosal nerve (GPN), a deep petrosal nerve (DPN), or a branch thereof, of the subject. Next, the at least one electrode can be activated to apply an electrical signal to at least one of the SPG, the SN, the VN, the GPN, the DPN, or the branch thereof.
US09610440B2	Systems, devices, and methods for transdermal delivery Disclosed herein are systems, devices, and methods for transdermal delivery of a therapeutic agent (for example, a molecule or molecules) to a therapy site. The systems, devices, and methods described herein are flexible and able to conform to the contours of a therapy site, such as the shape of a user's face. In certain approaches, the devices and systems described herein include an integrated power supply for standalone application to the therapy site. The devices, systems, and methods include flexible electrodes with integrated conductance layers and interface layers for improved stability and current distribution. In practice, the device includes at least two electrodes which are coupled to the therapy site. When the electrodes are placed at the therapy site, they are electrically coupled, thereby drawing a current from the power supply to deliver the therapeutic agent to the therapy site.
US09610439B2	Apparatus and method for determining the relative position and orientation of neurostimulation leads A method for determining whether the relative position of electrodes used by a neurostimulation system has changed within a patient comprises determining the amplitude of a field potential at each of at least one of the electrodes, determining if a change in each of the determined electric field amplitudes has occurred, and analyzing the change in each of the determined electric field amplitudes to determine whether a change in the relative position of the electrodes has occurred. Another method comprises measuring a first monopolar impedance between a first electrode and a reference electrode, measuring a second monopolar impedance between second electrode and the reference electrode, measuring a bipolar impedance between the first and second electrodes, and estimating an amplitude of a field potential at the second electrode based on the first and second monopolar impedances and the bipolar impedance.
US09610435B2	Anchoring units for implantable electrical stimulation systems and methods of making and using An anchoring unit for an implantable lead includes a body, a plurality of anchoring members, and at least one connecting element coupling together at least two of the anchoring members that are positioned adjacent to one another. The body is configured and arranged for positioning along a portion of an outer surface of a lead. The body has a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The first end is configured and arranged for placement on the lead so that the first end is positioned more distally on the lead than the second end. Each anchoring member has a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of each anchoring member extends from the body and the distal end of each anchoring member anchors to patient tissue upon implantation of the anchoring unit into the patient.
US09610432B2	Venous access port assembly with X-ray discernable indicia A venous access port assembly having a housing base with a discharge stem, a septum, a cap, and an interior reservoir. The port assembly is provided with X-ray discernable indicia to identify an attribute of the assembly after its implantation and clearly appear on an X-ray of the patient in a manner informing the radiologist or technologist and the medical practitioner of that particular attribute. The indicia are cutouts through a reservoir lining of radiopaque material such as metal where the cutouts have narrow slot width are in the form of one or more sets of alphabetical letters such as “CT” in the lining's side wall or bottom wall.
US09610416B2	Flow generator chassis assembly with suspension seal A seal is provided for a chassis assembly of a flow generator configured to provide a flow of breathable gas. The chassis assembly includes an upper chassis and a lower chassis. The seal includes a blower receptacle sealing portion configured to seal a blower receptacle of the chassis assembly configured to receive a blower configured to generate the flow of breathable gas; a flow sensor sealing portion configured to seal a flow sensor provided in the chassis assembly and configured to measure the flow of breathable gas; a blower mount configured to receive a portion of the blower and mount the blower to the seal; and a blower mount suspension configured to connect the blower mount to the blower receptacle sealing portion, wherein in an assembled condition the seal and the chassis assembly define a flow path from an inlet of the chassis assembly to the blower receptacle of the chassis assembly to an outlet of the chassis assembly. A flow generator for generating a flow of breathable gas includes a chassis assembly comprising a lower chassis and an upper chassis, the lower chassis and the upper chassis defining a blower receptacle; a blower provided in the blower receptacle; and the seal.
US09610412B2	Internally pressurized medical devices There are provided pressurized surgical instruments for use in pressurized surgical environments. The pressurized surgical instruments include pressurizing systems for maintaining a neutral or positive pressure flow within the surgical instrument during use. The pressurizing systems include a primary sensor for detecting the pressure of the surgical environment and a pressurizing mechanism for balancing the pressure of the surgical instrument with the surgical environment. The pressurizing mechanism includes a controller to receive and compare the signal sent from the primary sensor to the ambient or internal instrument pressure and a pressure delivery system to provide positive pressure to the interior of the surgical instrument in response to a signal received from the controller. The sources of pressure for the pressure delivery systems may be external or self contained within the surgical instrument.
US09610408B2	Syringe for treating facial wrinkles and operation method using the same A syringe for treating facial wrinkles having a syringe cylinder, a needle body detachably mounted at the front end portion of the syringe cylinder and having a syringe needle disposed thereon, and a piston rod disposed inside the syringe cylinder for operating a piston is provided. The syringe includes: the syringe cylinder formed of a substantially thin tube having an inside diameter in a range of 2.0 mm to 7.0 mm; and an inflow check valve disposed at one side of the front end portion of the syringe cylinder so as to supply a predetermined quantity of gas to the interior of the syringe cylinder. The predetermined quantity of gas supplied through the inflow check valve to the interior of the syringe cylinder and a predetermined quantity of liquid filled into the syringe cylinder are injected in turn into the dermis of the skin, which is repeatedly carried out.
US09610406B2	Dispense interface for an ejection device The invention inter alia relates to a dispense interface for an ejection device. The dispense interface comprises at least two inlets, at least one outlet, a body part, and a fluid channel arrangement within the body part configured to provide fluid communication between the at least two inlets and the at least one outlet; wherein each of the at least two inlets is formed from a tubelike fluid element; wherein each of the tubelike fluid elements is molded into the body part; and wherein each of the tubelike fluid elements provides at least a part of the fluid channel arrangement within said body part.
US09610404B2	Method for occlusion detection for an infusion pump system Some embodiments of an infusion pump system include an occlusion detection system to detect when an occlusion exists in the fluid path between the medicine reservoir and the infusion site located, for example, on the user's skin. The occlusion detection system can be configured to self-calibrate in a manner that accounts for changes in environmental conditions, such as ambient temperature, pressure, or the like, so that the occlusion detection system provides reliable feedback to a user as to the occluded or non-occluded state of the medicine flow path.
US09610391B2	Systems comprising an implantable component for treating pulmonary hypertension A system for treating heart disease, such as pulmonary hypertension or right heart failure, including an implantable component and external components for monitoring the implantable component is provided. The implantable component may include a compliant member, e.g., balloon, coupled to a reservoir via a conduit. Preferably, the compliant member is adapted to be implanted in a pulmonary artery and the reservoir is adapted to be implanted subcutaneously. The external components may include a clinical controller component, monitoring software configured to run a clinician's computer, a patient monitoring device, and a mobile application configured to run on a patient's mobile device.
US09610384B2	Reducing the deterioraton of wetted hydrophilic coatings subjected to sterilization by radiation A method of reducing the deterioration of a wetted hydrophilic coating caused by sterilization by radiation is provided. The method comprises the step of incorporating a thiosulfate anion and a buffer into the wetting hydrophilic coating comprising water. Some embodiments of the invention relate to a wetted hydrophilic coating, a wetting agent, a package comprising a wetted hydrophilic coating, and a method of sterilizing a wetted hydrophilic coating.
US09610381B2	Process for extracting natural hydroxyaptite granules from bovine bone A process is for extracting natural hydroxyapatite from bone in order to make granules for a bone graft. The process involves soaking and boiling raw bone cubes in deionized water. Soaking and boiling removes lipids, blood components, and proteins and creates bone cubes. Next, washing the bone cubes in deionized water and drying the bone cubes. Then, segregating cancellous bone cubes with densified porous structure from those without densified porous structure. After that, soaking the cancellous bone cubes with densified porous structure in a solution of sodium hydroxide and a solution of hydrogen peroxide. Next, washing the cancellous bone cubes with densified porous structure in deionized water and drying the bone cubes. Then, sintering the cancellous bone cubes with densified porous structure. After that, fracturing the cancellous bone cubes with densified porous structure into the granules for the bone graft.
US09610380B2	Vertebral body augmentation systems comprising microbubbles Adding gas-filled microbubbles to both the saline solution of either a kyphoplasty balloon or a vertebroplasty cement allows the clinician to assess via ultrasound both the location and expansion of the balloon and the location of the cement during vertebral body augmentation procedures without the use of fluoroscopy.
US09610358B2	Targeted pharmacological chaperones The present invention relates to the preparation and use of therapeutic compounds for the treatment of diseases at specific subcellular target areas such as specific cellular organelles. In particular, the therapeutic compounds of the invention are specific for modifying enzyme activity within targeted organelles or structures of cells and tissues. Subcellular organelles and structures that may be specifically targeted by compounds of the present invention include lysosomes, autophagasomes, the endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi complex, peroxisomes, the nucleus, membranes and the mitochondria.
US09610352B2	Lyophilized viral formulations Provided herein are lyophilized viral formulations useful for the stabilization and storage of viruses and methods of preparing these formulations. The lyophilized viral formulations described herein include a virus (e.g., a purified virus) and a non-viral composition including excipients. The formulations can be used, for example, to retain the infectivity or immunogenicity of viruses during periods of storage.
US09610350B2	Broad spectrum preservation blends A composition having effective broad spectrum preservation activity comprising benzyl alcohol, salicylic acid, sorbic acid and a compound selected from the group consisting of 1,3-propanediol, glycerin and combinations thereof.
US09610340B2	Vaccine comprising Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular polysaccharide conjugates The present invention is in the field of pneumococcal capsular saccharide conjugate vaccines. Specifically, a multivalent Streptococcus pneumoniae immunogenic composition is provided with various conjugated capsular saccharides from different S. pneumoniae serotypes conjugated to 2 or more different carrier proteins, where the composition comprises serotype 19F capsular saccharide conjugated to diphtheria toxoid (DT) or CRM197, optionally wherein 19F is the only saccharide in the composition conjugated to diphtheria toxoid (DT) or CRM197.
US09610330B2	Use of cell-permeable peptide inhibitors of the JNK signal transduction pathway for the treatment of various diseases The present invention refers to the use of protein kinase inhibitors and more specifically to the use of inhibitors of the protein kinase c-Jun amino terminal kinase, JNK inhibitor sequences, chimeric peptides, or of nucleic acids encoding same as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing same, for the treatment of various diseases or disorders strongly related to JNK signaling, wherein these diseases or disorders are selected from autoimmune disorders, cardiovascular diseases, cancerous diseases, diabetes, including diabetes type 1 or type 2, inflammatory diseases, hair loss, including Alopecia areata, diseases of the lung, neuronal or neurodegenerative diseases, diseases of the liver, diseases of the spine, diseases of the uterus, viral infectious diseases and depressive disorders.
US09610325B2	Method for inhibiting euPTX3 to treat nasopharyngeal carcinoma by amino acid sequence The invention relates to a method for inhibiting euPTX3 to treat nasopharyngeal carcinoma by an amino acid sequence, comprising administering an effective amount of the amino acid sequence to a subject in need. The amino acid sequence can be used to inhibit euPTX3 from promoting the migration and invasion of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells, promoting angiogenesis and inhibiting macrophage phagocytosis to further treat nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
US09610304B2	Bone paste composition Bone paste compositions are described, which promote bone healing and remodeling by stimulating bone marrow elements using a combination of hemopoietic agents, angiogenic agents and a bone molecular signaling material.
US09610303B2	Glucan preparations Particulate β-glucan is solubilized at elevated pressure and temperature to form soluble β-glucan. The method is safe and economical and produces a product that is an improved pharmaceutical agent.
US09610297B2	Stabilization of vitamin B12 The invention relates to preparations comprising vitamin B12 and a butanol, and to the use of butanol for stabilizing vitamins.
US09610295B2	Method for treating erectile dysfunction Erectile dysfunction in a male human patient is ameliorated by oral administration to the patient of a glucocorticoid such as prednisone, prednisolone, cortisone, hydrocortisone, or methylprednisolone and a phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor, such as sildenafil, vardenafil, or tadalafil.
US09610294B2	Methods and compositions for the treatment of fluid accumulation in and/or under the retina The present invention provides methods and compositions for the treatment of fluid accumulation in and/or under the retina.
US09610292B2	Uses for 4,17β-dihydroxyandrost-4-ene-3-one The present invention relates to novel uses of 4,17β-dihydroxyandrost-4-ene-3-one (hereinafter 4-hydroxytestosterone), to a process for their preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and to the use of said compounds for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of breast cancer in mammals irrespective of the estrogen-receptor status of the tumor.
US09610281B2	Use and preparation method of berberine compounds A method of treating nervous system diseases associated with dopamine receptors comprising administering a patent in need a compound having a structure of general formula (I) or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt, hydrate, or solvate thereof in a pharmaceutically effective amount, and a method of making the compound having the structure of general formula (I) or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt, hydrate, or solvate thereof. The compound of formula (I) has multiple pharmacological functions such as the functions of activating opioid receptors and blocking dopamine D2 receptors, and has good physicochemical properties and oral bioavailability. General animal experiments show that such a compound has significant and long-lasting analgesic and calming effects and can be used to treat pain and other mental illnesses.
US09610270B2	Therapy for transthyretin-associated amyloidosis It is provided a catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitor for use in the prevention and/or treatment of transthyretin-associated amyloidosis. It is also provided a catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitor for use in the prevention and/or treatment of transthyretin-associated amyloidosis in combination therapy with another COMT inhibitor, a benzoxazole derivative, iododiflunisal, diflunisal, resveratrol, tauroursodeoxycholic acid, doxocycline, or epigallocatechin-3-gallate.
US09610269B2	Method of treating a disease condition susceptible to baclofen therapy The present invention discloses a method of treating a disease condition susceptible to baclofen therapy, said method comprising orally administering once-a-day in the evening a controlled release drug delivery system comprising baclofen or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt or its derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.
US09610262B2	Therapeutic and/or preventive agent comprising 1-indansulfamide derivative for pain The present invention is directed to a method of treating pain comprising the administering the following 1-indansulfamide compounds: N-[(1S)-2,2,5,7-tetrafluoro-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-yl]sulfamide, (−)-N-(7-chloro-2,2,5-trifluoro-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-yl)sulfamide, N-[(1S)-2,2-difluoro-7-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-yl]sulfamide, and N-[(1S)-2,2,5-trifluoro-7-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-yl]sulfamide.
US09610256B2	Methods of use for 2,5-dihydroxybenzene sulfonic acid compounds for the treatment of cancer The invention describes compositions and methods of use for 2,5-dihydroxybenzene sulfonic acid compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention provides methods for (a) treating skin cancer; (b) treating cancer of the organs; (c) treating leukemia; (d) improving the efficacy of chemotherapy, radiation therapy and/or cancer immunotherapy; (e) treating rosacea; and (f) treating psoriasis by administration of a composition comprising at least one 2,5-dihydroxybenzene sulfonic acid compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and, optionally at least one therapeutic agent. Also disclosed are compositions comprising administration of at least one 2,5-dihydroxybenzene sulfonic acid compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and, at least one therapeutic agent. In the invention the 2,5-dihydroxybenzene sulfonic acid compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are 2,5-dihydroxybenzene sulfonic acid, calcium 2,5-dihydroxybenzenesulfonate, potassium 2,5-dihydroxybenzenesulfonate, magnesium 2,5-dihydroxybenzenesulfonate and diethylamine 2,5-dihydroxybenzenesulfonate.
US09610255B2	Lycopene and resveratrol dietary supplement A dietary supplement is disclosed comprising lycopene and resveratrol in a range of ratio of lycopene:resveratrol from 1:10 to 10:1. Preferably, the ratio is 1:2 to 1:4. Lycopene is preferably of ≧95% purity and resveratrol is of ≧98% purity. Both lycopene and resveratrol may preferably comprise of nano-sized particles in crystal powder to optimize oral intake in the form of capsule or tablet. In small dosage, it should preferably include a minimum of 5 mg of lycopene and 10 mg of resveratrol. Various range of ratios of lycopene:resveratrol are provided for specific therapeutic purposes including 1:4 for symptomatic relief of arthritis, 1:2 for inhibiting melanoma or carcinoma malignancy, and 1:3 for inhibiting hyperlipoidemia. Generally, our dietary supplement composition may be used as an agent for anti-ageing, anti-oxidative, inhibiting cardiovascular diseases, relieving menopause symptoms and remission of post-operative cancer patients.
US09610243B2	Clonidine compounds in a biodegradable polymer Effective treatments of pain for extended periods of time are provided. Through the administration of an effective amount of clonidine in a drug depot at or near a target site, one can relieve pain caused by diverse sources, including but not limited to spinal disc herniation (i.e. sciatica), spondilothesis, stenosis, discogenic back pain and joint pain. When appropriate drug depot formulations are provided within biodegradable polymers, this pain relief can be continued for at least fourteen days.
US09610240B2	Shampoo composition Disclosed is a shampoo composition comprising a silicone component which comprises a dimethiconol, a blend of dimethicone with surface active block copolymer, and further comprises an aminosilicone. The shampoo can provide improved conditioning benefit.
US09610236B2	Cosmetic use of Queuine The present invention relates to the cosmetic use of queuine, in particular to combat aging of the skin. It also relates to a cosmetic composition comprising queuine as an active ingredient.
US09610235B2	Methods and compositions to improve mechanical resistance of teeth Provided are compositions and methods for preventing dental caries, as well as aqueous compositions and methods for improving the mechanical strength of teeth.
US09610221B2	Adjustable vial holder A swiveling vial holder formed of a base, a vertical post and a bracket is provided. The base is configured to rest on a surface and support the swiveling vial holder in an upright position. The vertical post may be substantially perpendicular to and extend vertically from the base. The bracket includes an opening sized to secure a vial within. The bracket is secured to the vertical post by a connector. The bracket may be secured to the vertical post at different heights of the vertical post. Further, the bracket is rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the vertical post.
US09610219B1	System for performing a unitizing dose process of blister packs A unidose blister cutting machine comprises a cartridge for holding blister packs, a first positioning arm for pushing a blister pack in a first direction, a second positioning arm for pushing the blister pack in a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction, a flipping robotic arm having a suction means for retaining the blister pack during a flipping movement, a grabbing jaw for grabbing the blister pack from the flipping robotic head, a cutting device, and a collecting chute located below the cutting device for collecting the cut blister packs.
US09610209B2	Walking motion assist device According to a walking motion assist device 10, an assisting force T of a leg in a standing-leg period is controlled to indicate a greatest value or a maximum value in a first designated period (refer to the one-dot chain line and the two-dot chain line in t=t1 to t2). By doing so, in the first designated period (an initial period or a prior period) of one leg, a translation of a body derived from a floor reaction force acting on the one leg is largely prompted compared to other periods of the standing-leg period. A smooth starting of floor leaving and bending motion of the other leg is prompted so as to follow the translation of the body.
US09610180B2	Vascular remodeling device Vascular remodeling devices can include a proximal section, an intermediate section, and a distal section. During deployment, the proximal section can expand from a compressed delivery state to an expanded state and anchor the device in an afferent vessel of a bifurcation. The distal section expands from the compressed delivery state to an expanded state that may be substantially planar, approximately semi-spherical, umbrella shaped, or reverse umbrella shaped. The distal section is positioned in a bifurcation junction across the neck of an aneurysm or within an aneurysm. The intermediate section allows perfusion to efferent vessels. Before or after the device is in position, embolic material may be used to treat the aneurysm. The distal section can act as a scaffolding to prevent herniation of the embolic material. The device can be used for clot retrieval with integral distal embolic protection.
US09610175B2	Expandable interbody fusion device An expandable interbody fusion device includes superior and inferior endplates that are configured to receive a sequentially inserted stack of interlocking expansion members or wafers. The like-configured wafers include features on their top and bottom surfaces that interlock the wafers in multiple degrees of freedom so that the wafer stack is not disrupted when the fusion device is fully expanded. One of the interlocking features includes a plurality of prongs projecting from an upper surface of the wafers and into a recess defined in the lower surface of an adjacent previously inserted like-configured wafer. The prongs and recesses are configured to prevent retrograde movement of each new wafer in a direction opposite the direction of insertion. Other interlocking features prevent movement in the direction of insertion, transverse to the insertion direction and vertically within the stack.
US09610162B2	Implantation of flexible implant A method is provided, including introducing into a heart atrium, an annuloplasty structure having a sleeve with an elongated tubular side wall and at least one distal end wall having a surface substantially transverse to a lateral surface of the tubular side wall. A first tissue anchor is deployed through the surface of the end wall of the sleeve and into a first portion of annulus tissue. A second tissue anchor is deployed through a portion of the tubular side wall and into a second portion of annulus tissue, such that the first tissue anchor and the second tissue anchor are both deployed consecutively, to extend in a substantially same direction and into a common, substantially planar surface of a valve annulus, the common, substantially planar surface including the first and second portions of the annulus tissue. Other applications are also described.
US09610160B2	Method for implanting a cardiovascular valve A method is provided for implanting a valve having at least one valve leaflet within the cardiovascular system of a subject. One step of the method includes preparing a substantially dehydrated bioprosthetic valve and then providing an expandable support member having oppositely disposed first and second ends and a main body portion extending between the ends. Next, the substantially dehydrated bioprosthetic valve is attached to the expandable support member so that the substantially dehydrated bioprosthetic valve is operably secured within the main body portion of the expandable support member. The expandable support member is then crimped into a compressed configuration and placed at a desired location within the cardiovascular system of the subject. Either before or after placement at the desired location, fluid or blood re-hydrates the substantially dehydrated bioprosthetic valve.
US09610157B2	Leaflet abrasion mitigation A prosthetic heart valve includes a stent extending in a longitudinal direction and having a plurality of commissure features. A valve assembly is secured to the stent, the valve assembly including a cuff and a plurality of leaflets. Each of the leaflets has a pair of attachment regions and a free edge extending between the attachment regions. A deflection feature disposed in each attachment region is configured and arranged to prevent the free edges of the leaflets from contacting at least one of the stent or the cuff.
US09610155B2	Intraocular lens loading systems and methods of use Intraocular lens loading devices, system, and methods of use. The device and systems can be used to load an intraocular lens into a cartridge, from which it can delivered into a patient's eye. The devices and systems can also be used to simply advance an intraocular lens through any type of loading or delivery device.
US09610153B2	Intra-ocular implant An intra ocular implant consisting of optical elements, adapted to forming images on the retina, especially useful in treating presbyopic patients, patients with AMD, patients with other diseases of the retina, and patients in which future development of retinal disorders may occur. An intra ocular implant wherein at least one mirror is operationally connected to the action of the ciliary muscle or its effect on the zonules and capsule of the natural lens; and wherein the mirror is adapted to change curvature, position or optical properties, such that bringing a plurality of objects at different distances into focus is facilitated in presbyopic patients. A lens assembly comprising an intra ocular lens and, an adjustable external or contact lens comprising at least in part of light polarizing material; the assembly at least partially polarizes at least part of the central visual field, at least part of the peripheral visual field or both in any angle.
US09610152B1	Kit for introducing a bladder into a body pocket A kit for introducing a bladder into a body pocket is provided. The kit comprises a holder having an interior surface, an exterior surface and at least one open end, a balloon catheter, a needle and a bladder. The holder includes a needle sheath formed on the exterior surface. The balloon catheter comprises a balloon and a tube. The needle is secured to the bladder by a suture. The bladder may be positioned in the holder with the needle received in the needle sheath. The bladder may have an inlet and an opening. Through the inlet the balloon catheter and a body prosthesis are introducible into the bladder after the bladder is placed into the body pocket, and through the opening the tube of the balloon catheter is introducible out of the bladder.
US09610146B2	Dental block A dental block includes a block body having a one surface, and an engagement portion to be engaged with a dental implant fixture. The engagement portion has a bolt through hole and is formed in the one surface of the block body. The dental block further includes a ring-shaped abutment surface to be abutted against a top surface on the oral cavity inner side of the dental implant fixture. The ring-shaped abutment surface is positioned more inside the block body than the one surface and is formed from an end portion positioned at the most oral cavity inner side of the engagement portion to surround the end portion, and to be parallel to the one surface of the block body. The dental block further includes a diameter-enlarged portion having a tapered shape whose diameter increases from the ring-shaped abutment surface toward the one surface of the block body.
US09610144B2	Dental implant assembly including a low friction washer The invention concerns a dental implant assembly including an implant component (10) which is engaged in use with a bone structure and which has an internally threaded socket (14). The assembly also includes a dental component (20), typically an abutment, crown or prosthetic tooth, which seats on the implant component and which has a passage (24) through its base (22). The dental component is clamped to the implant component by a prosthetic retaining screw (28) having a head (32) and a shank (30) which passes through the passage and is screwed into the socket of the implant component. The invention is characterized in that a separate washer (36) including a low friction polymeric material is located rotatably on the shank of the screw adjacent the screw head in order to reduce friction between the head of the screw and the base of the dental component when the screw is tightened up.
US09610138B2	Removable dental mandrel guard A removable dental mandrel guard comprising a collar portion extending from a first open end to a transition region, which may include a first tapered portion, the transition region reducing from a first to a second interior diameter; a shaft guard extending from a first end rigidly connected to the transition region to a second end rigidly connected to the disc shield and having interior cross section defining the second interior diameter; a disc shield having opposed first and second transverse walls, each with a partially enclosed perimeter edge joined by coextensive edge wall extending from a first edge point to a second edge point, the interiors of the first and second transverse walls and edge wall defining a disc cavity; a continuous open seam extending longitudinally from the collar portion first open end to the shaft guard second end.
US09610133B2	Wireless laparoscopic camera A wireless laparoscopic camera system includes a housing having proximal and distal ends and a lens disposed at the distal end thereof. A chip package is disposed within the housing. The chip package is positioned proximally of the lens and includes an image sensor, a processing component, and a wireless transmitter. The image sensor, the processing component, and the wireless transmitter are configured as bare die and are stacked and coupled in sequence with respect to one another to form the chip package. The chip package is configured to convert an optical image produced by the lens into an electrical signal. The signal is transmitted wirelessly to a wireless receiver positioned remote of the housing.
US09610130B2	Illuminated and modular soft tissue retractor A surgical retractor for illuminating a surgical field includes an ergonomic handle, a retractor blade coupled with the handle, a quick release mechanism, and an illuminator blade. The retractor blade is adapted to engage and retract tissue, and the quick release mechanism is adapted to couple the handle with the retractor blade. The illuminator blade acts as a waveguide to transmit light by total internal reflection. Light is extracted from the illuminator to illuminate the surgical field. The retractor blade is releasable from the handle without requiring uncoupling of the illuminator blade from the handle and also without requiring optical uncoupling of the illuminator blade from a light source. The retractor may also be adapted to evacuate smoke from the surgical field.
US09610128B2	Pouch for medical instruments and devices A pouch is formed from one or more webs of material that provide at least one absorbent surface. The pouch further includes an integral flap, which may be folded over the opening, or entrance, of the pouch so as to maintain the contents of the pouch in place and to help retain moisture within the pouch. The interior of the pouch is defined, at least partially, by its absorbent faces.
US09610126B2	Flexible containers for use in sterilizing, storing, transporting, and presenting medical instruments Instrument containers for use in sterilizing, storing, transporting, and/or presenting medical instruments, such as dental and surgical instruments, are disclosed. The instrument containers may include, an instrument tray; a cover; and a plurality of openings formed in the instrument tray and cover. The instrument containers may be flexible containers, wherein the cover can be snap-fitted onto the instrument tray.
US09610123B2	System for treating skin wounds, bandaging and biochemical activation equipment for employing this system The present invention concerns a system for dermatologic treatment comprising an energy source for activating a biochemical healing effect and at least one bandage meant to be placed on or near the area being treated before applying the activation step using the said energy source characterized in that the bandage comprises an identification means (4, 5, 10, 11) interacting with a sensor controlling the functioning of the energy source.
US09610121B2	Light energy sealing, cutting and sensing surgical device The present disclosure is directed towards a medical instrument. The medical instrument includes a housing and an end effector assembly operably connected to the housing. The end effector assembly includes first and second jaw members each having a tissue contacting surface, at least one of the first and second jaw members movable between a first, spaced-apart position and a second proximate position, wherein in the second position, the jaw members cooperate to define a cavity configured to receive tissue between the jaw members. The end effector also includes at least one light-emitting element coupled to at least one of the first and second jaw members, the at least one light-emitting element adapted to deliver light energy to tissue grasped between the first and second jaw members to treat the tissue.
US09610112B2	Cryogenic enhancement of joint function, alleviation of joint stiffness and/or alleviation of pain associated with osteoarthritis A method in which a location is determined on the skin that is proximate to a sensory nerve that is associated with a painful condition. At least one needle of a cryogenic device is inserted into the location on the skin such that the needle is proximate to the sensory nerve. The device is activated such that the at least one needle creates a cooling zone about the sensory nerve, thereby eliminating or reducing severity of the painful condition.
US09610107B2	Rod insertion instrument Described is a rod insertion instrument for the insertion of a fixation rod in the tulips of adjacent pedicle screws in the context of a dorsal spinal column stabilization. It has a grip portion, a tube section adjoining it and a gripping head carried by the tube section, in which gripping head the fixation rod is rotationally fixedly and angularly stably receivable with its proximal end. In order to minimize accidental tissue compression during the fixing of the fixation rod into the pedicle screws, the gripping head is attached to the tube section exclusively via a lockable joint with which there is enabled an unconstrained pivoting movement of the tube section toward the fixation rod during the process of fixing the fixation rod to the pedicle screw.
US09610098B2	Lancing device for taking blood samples The invention relates to a lancing device (1) for taking blood samples, having a housing (2), an axially displaceable lancet holder element (32) for holding a lancet (12), a lancing spring element for accelerating the axially displaceable lancet holder element (32) in a lancing direction (18), and a release element (13) for initiating a lancing procedure, in which the axially displaceable lancet holder element (32) is accelerated in a lancing direction (18) by the tensioned lancing spring element, wherein the lancing device (1) comprises a locking apparatus (20), which can be released by the release element (13), for locking a lancing spring element tensioning procedure.
US09610096B2	Methods and devices for the prevention of incisional surgical site infections A surgical access device for facilitating access through an incision to a surgical site in a patient's body has a pliable membrane which is configured to engage and expand the incision. The pliable membrane includes a base layer, a permeable membrane attached to the base layer, and a fluid channel disposed between the layers. The fluid channel is fluidly coupled to a fluid source. The fluid is delivered to the surgical site via the permeable membrane. The surgical access device may also have a locking mechanism for holding the device in a desired configuration.
US09610085B2	Mastoid bone start drill bit A drill bit for drilling into bone, including at least a first, second and third longitudinally extending substantially straight flute blades, wherein the drill bit has an extrapolated outer profile established by rotation of the first, second and third flute blades 360 degrees about a longitudinal axis thereof, the extrapolated outer profile includes a first surface having tangents more perpendicular than parallel to the longitudinal axis, and the extrapolated outer profile includes a second surface having tangents more parallel than perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
US09610073B2	Methods and devices for intracorporeal bonding of implants with thermal energy The present invention provides a method for stabilizing a fractured bone. The method includes positioning an elongate rod in the medullary canal of the fractured bone and forming a passageway through the cortex of the bone. The passageway extends from the exterior surface of the bone to the medullary canal of the bone. The method also includes creating a bonding region on the elongate rod. The bonding region is generally aligned with the passageway of the cortex. Furthermore, the method includes positioning a fastener in the passageway of the cortex and on the bonding region of the elongate rod and thermally bonding the fastener to the bonding region of the elongate rod while the fastener is positioned in the passageway of the cortex.
US09610059B2	Monitoring system for monitoring heart signals The invention relates to a monitoring system (1) for monitoring acoustic heart signals, comprising a sensor housing (2) comprising a heart sound sensing element (3) adapted to be arranged in connection to a patient's heart to sense heart sounds and to generate a heart sound signal related to the heart sounds; a monitoring unit housing (4) comprising a processing unit (5) adapted to receive said heart sound signal, wherein said monitoring unit housing (4) is separated from said sensor housing (2) and is adapted to be arranged in relation to the patient's upper sternum, wherein the monitoring system (1) further comprises a flexible elongated connector (6) connecting said sensor housing (2) to said monitoring unit housing (4), said connector (6) having a longitudinal extension along a longitudinal axis (7), wherein said connector (6) is connected to said monitoring unit housing (4) in an angular relationship, and wherein the angle α between said longitudinal axis (7) and a main axis (8) of said monitoring unit housing (4) is within a predetermined interval.
US09610057B2	System and method for determining X-ray exposure parameters In accordance with one aspect of the present system, a dual energy X-ray imaging system includes a communication module configured to receive a pre-shot image from a detection circuitry and receive one or more pre-shot parameters from a source controller of the dual energy X-ray imaging system. The dual energy X-ray imaging system further includes an analysis module configured to determine one or more image characteristics of the pre-shot image. The dual energy X-ray imaging system further includes a determination module configured to calculate a first and a second set of main-shot parameters based on the one or more pre-shot parameters and the one or more image characteristics of the pre-shot image. The determination module is further configured to send the one or more main-shot parameters to the source controller of the dual energy X-ray imaging system.
US09610049B2	Automatic detection of patient body profile and intelligent positioning of patient An imaging system for achieving automatic detection of a patient's body profile and intelligent positioning of the patient. The imaging system includes at least one transmitter disposed on one side of a bore of the imaging system, and a receiver disposed on the other side of the bore of the imaging system. The at least one transmitter is configured to transmit a beam incapable of effectively penetrating a scan object. The receiver is configured to receive the beam transmitted by the at least one transmitter and to send a received signal to a processing device. The processing device is electrically connected to the receiver, and configured to determine whether the beam transmitted by the at least transmitter is blocked by the scan object according to the received signal so as to determine a position of the scan object.
US09610048B2	Fiber optic systems for MRI suites and related devices and methods Fiber optic systems with an MR compatible mouse in an MR scanner room that connects to a fiber optic computer mouse interface that is attached to a fiber optic cable that connects to a USB port of a computer in the MR control room to allow the mouse in the MR scanner room to move a cursor on a monitor in communication with the computer in the control room of an MRI suite during an MRI guided surgical procedure. The fiber optic cable(s) can be routed though a conventional RF wall waveguide and avoids the need for additional holes in the penetration panel for connectors. The fiber optic systems can also include up converters and down converters for providing fiber optic video signals from cameras in the MR scanner room to display video signal on the monitor.
US09610047B2	Biometric monitoring device having user-responsive display of goal celebration A biometric monitoring device with a display is provided. The biometric monitoring device may track the completion progress towards one or more biometric performance goals and provide a goal celebration indicator upon completion of a biometric performance goal and subsequent receipt of an input signal. In some implementations, the completion of a biometric performance goal may be signaled prior to receipt of the input signal using a secondary indicator.
US09610040B2	Remanufactured medical sensor with flexible Faraday shield Present embodiments include a remanufactured bandage-type medical sensor having an optical assembly with an emitter adapted to transmit one or more wavelengths of light and a photodetector adapted to receive the one or more wavelengths of light transmitted by the emitter. The sensor also includes a laminate assembly having an electrically conductive adhesive transfer tape (ECATT) layer disposed over the photodetector, and the ECATT layer is adapted to shield the photodetector from electromagnetic interference (EMI). A nonconductive layer supports the emitter, the photodetector, and the ECATT layer within the sensor. At least a portion of the optical assembly is from a used bandage-type medical sensor, and at least a portion of the laminate assembly is new.
US09610037B2	Systems and devices for profiling microbiota of skin Devices and systems for sampling and profiling microbiota of skin are described which include a replaceable microbe sampling unit including a substrate and a location information storage component, the substrate including a microbe-capture region configured to capture at least one type of microbe from one or more regions of a skin surface of an individual, and the location information storage component configured to store information associated with the location of said one or more regions of the skin surface of the individual.
US09610030B2	Room monitoring device and sleep analysis methods A method monitors a person's sleep parameters, sleep activities, sleep state, or awake status sleep. At least one of a person's motion, movement and gesture is detected for determining a person's sleep parameters, sleep activities, sleep state, or awake status. The at least one of a person's motion, movement and gesture is communicated to a user monitoring device that includes at least two elements selected from: a proximity sensor; a temperature sensor/humidity sensor; a particulate sensor; a light sensor; a microphone; a speaker; two RF transmitters (BLE/ANT+WIFI); a memory card; and LED's.
US09610029B2	System and method to facilitate analysis of brain injuries and disorders In an example embodiment, this disclosure provides a computer system that includes a processor configured to compute, based on test performance data of a user, at least one performance variable characterizing balance and postural stability, and at least one performance variable characterizing vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR). For each performance variable, processor can compute a respective score based on the respective performance variable and based on a set of performance metrics. The at least one computed score can be output via an output device.
US09610026B2	Methods and apparatus for detecting heart failure event using rank of thoracic impedance Devices and methods for detecting physiological target event such as events indicative of HF decompensation status are described. An ambulatory medical device (AMD) can measure bio-impedance, such as thoracic impedance, from a patient. The AMD can receive a specified threshold within a range or a distribution of impedance measurement, or a specified percentile such as less than 50th percentile, and calculate a representative impedance value (ZRep) corresponding to the specified threshold or percentile using a plurality of thoracic impedance measurements. The representative impedance value can be calculated using an adaptation process, or using an estimated distribution of the impedance measurements. The AMD can include a physiologic event detector circuit that can generate a trend of representative impedance values over a specified time period, and to detect a target physiologic event such as indicative of HF decompensation using the trend of representative impedance values.
US09610022B1	Adaptive optical objective inspection instrument for optic nerve function An adaptive optical objective inspection instrument for optic nerve function comprises: a sub-system for measuring wave aberration of human's eyes, including a near infrared beacon light source, an intermediate optical system, a wavefront corrector and a wavefront sensor, configured to measure and obtain wave aberration of testee's eyes, the intermediate optical system arranged along an optical path between the near infrared beacon light source and the wavefront sensor, and the wavefront corrector arranged in the optical path of the intermediate optical system; a sub-system for correcting wave aberration of human's eyes, including the intermediate optical system, the wavefront corrector and a control unit, the control unit configured to drive and control the wavefront corrector to correct the wave aberration of testee's eyes according to the measured wave aberration; and a sub-system for inspecting optic nerve function, including a visual stimulus display and a system for collecting visual evoked potential signal.
US09610017B2	Device and method for providing feedback on breathing rate Devices and methods for providing feedback on breathing rate are disclosed. The device comprises: a sensor interface configured to receive an electrocardiogram ECG signal; an ECG analysis unit configured to obtain a breathing rate from the received ECG signal; a feedback output mechanism for providing feedback; and a feedback generator configured to obtain an optimal breathing rate in accordance with a desired outcome and one or more heart rate and/or breathing rate characteristics detected from the ECG signal. The feedback generator is further configured to control the feedback output mechanism to output feedback synchronized to the optimal breathing rate, and subsequently adapt the feedback in accordance with changes in the one or more heart rate and/or breathing rate characteristics while the feedback is being outputted.
US09610015B2	Radar apparatus for detecting multiple life—signs of a subject, a method and a computer program product The invention relates to a radar apparatus for detecting a life-sign of a subject, comprising a transmitter system for emitting a transmission electromagnetic beam to the chest and/or the abdomen of a subject, a receiving system for receiving first reflected electromagnetic beam data from the chest and/or the abdomen, and a processor unit for processing the first received beam data retrieving breath activity information. The transmitter system, the receiving system and the processor are further arranged for performing a radar measurement of a superficial artery structure, such as a wrist artery, an ankle artery, a carotid artery and/or the fontanel artery for retrieving heart activity information. Thereto, the a second transmission electromagnetic beam is directed towards the superficial artery structure, the first and the second transmission electromagnetic beam being transmitted from a single radar unit.
US09610014B2	Acoustic wave acquiring apparatus and control method thereof The present invention provides an acoustic wave acquiring apparatus including: a probe configured to receive an acoustic wave from an object through an object holding unit that holds the object; an acoustic matching material holding unit configured to form a space, which holds an acoustic matching material, between the object holding unit and the probe; a scanning unit configured to allow the probe to scan in a first direction on the surface of the object holding unit, and in a second direction crossing the first direction; and a supplying unit configured to supply the acoustic matching material to the space by using a predetermined supply-amount pattern, wherein the supplying unit uses different supply-amount patterns in the case where the probe scans in the first direction and in the case where the probe scans in the second direction.
US09610012B2	System and apparatus for providing baseline data for automated patient management A system and method for providing baseline data for automated patient management is disclosed. A patient is identified for enrollment in automated patient management with information including at least one of treatment profile and medical history. Device measures are collected to provide raw physiometry for the patient regularly recorded by a medical device, beginning with an initial observation period. Derived device measures are determined to provide derivative physiometry based on the collected device measures. Baseline data from the collected and derived device measures are quantified.
US09610011B2	Method for rapid calculation of tear film lipid and aqueous layer thickness and ocular surface refractive index from interferometry spectra A method for determining optical properties of a corneal region. The method includes the steps of obtaining a combined tear film aqueous layer plus lipid layer thickness; obtaining a tear film lipid layer thickness; subtracting the tear film lipid layer thickness from the combined tear film aqueous layer plus lipid layer thickness to obtain a tear film aqueous layer thickness; and determining a corneal layer refractive index based on the tear film lipid layer thickness and the tear film aqueous layer thickness.
US09610010B2	Systems and methods for analysis of ocular inflammation One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a system that can perform an automated analysis of ocular inflammation (e.g., based on a non-contact image of the eye), which can lead to determining score for the ocular inflammation. The system can include a memory to store computer-executable instructions; and a processor that executes the computer-executable instructions to at least: receive an image of a portion of an eye taken by a non-contact imaging modality; determine a diagnostic parameter for ocular inflammation from the image of the portion of the eye; score the ocular inflammation with a continuous value based on the diagnostic parameter; and output the score to a display device.
US09610009B2	Dental retractor for protecting a patient's teeth from contact with the inner side of a patient's mouth and tongue A dental retractor for preventing a patient's teeth from contact with an inner portion of a patient's mouth and tongue. The retractor includes three members. A first plate like member is constructed and dimensioned to fit between a patient's teeth and the inner side of the patient's cheek. A second plate like member is constructed and dimensioned to fit between the patient's same teeth and the patient's tongue. A third rod-shaped member connects the first and second members and is integral therewith and connected to a central portion thereof with mirrors. A mirror surface on one of the first and second members facing the teeth is provided.In a further embodiment of the invention, the first member fits between the upper and lower teeth on both sides of the mouth and includes a mirror for inspecting essentially all of a patient's teeth.
US09610008B2	Endoscope reprocessor An endoscope reprocessor includes: a processing tank including a first tank that is arranged at a lowermost tier, and a second tank that communicates with the first tank, the processing tank allowing an endoscope to be placed in the processing tank; a drainage port arranged in the first tank; a first water level detection section that detects whether or not a first water level set to be a water level that is equal to or below a boundary between the first tank and the second tank is submerged in water; a circulation port that opens at a level that is below the first water level; a circulation conduit including one end connected to the circulation port and another end that opens at a position that is above the first water level in the processing tank; and a circulation pump that is provided in the circulation conduit.
US09610006B2	Minimally invasive visualization systems A tissue electrode assembly includes a membrane configured to form an expandable, conformable body that is deployable in a patient. The assembly further includes a flexible circuit positioned on a surface of the membrane and comprising at least one base substrate layer, at least one insulating layer and at least one planar conducting layer. An electrically-conductive electrode covers at least a portion of the flexible circuit and a portion of the surface of the membrane not covered by the flexible circuit, wherein the electrically-conductive electrode is foldable upon itself with the membrane to a delivery conformation having a diameter suitable for minimally-invasive delivery of the assembly to the patient.
US09610003B2	Domestic dishwasher with a sorption drying device and corresponding method A domestic dishwasher is provided, which has a main controller, a sorption drying device, and an additional controller to specifically control an electrical component of the sorption drying device.
US09609989B2	Vacuum cleaner for bedding Provided is a vacuum cleaner for bedding. The vacuum cleaner for bedding includes a casing defining an outer appearance, a dust movement device moving dust into the casing, a dust collection member disposed accessible into the casing, the dust collection member collecting the dust moved into the casing by the dust movement device, a drawing device drawing the dust collection member received in the casing to the outside of the casing, and a locking device preventing the drawing device from be voluntarily moved in a direction in which the dust collection member is drawn to the outside of the casing.
US09609986B2	Cleaning appliance A cleaning appliance of the cylinder type comprises a separating apparatus for separating dirt from a dirt-bearing fluid flow, and a floor-engaging rolling assembly. The separating apparatus comprises a first cyclonic separation unit having a low efficiency cyclone and a second cyclonic separation unit having a plurality of second cyclones. The rolling assembly comprises a main body and a pair of floor-engaging wheels. The main body comprises a recess in which the separating apparatus is received such that when the cleaning appliance is viewed from either side there is no gap between the first cyclonic separation unit and the rolling assembly along at least 50 to 100% of the full length of the low efficiency cyclone.
US09609980B2	Demountable and portable electric rotating spit grill The invention relates to a demountable electric rotating spit grill, which is designed to be installed and flexibly adjusted over any heating source, and at the same time, is suitable for installation on any type of surface in which the heating source can be generated. The purpose of the inventive electric rotating spit grill has been focused on satisfying the basic needs of the user when cooking any type of food on the grill or barbeque; therefore it is especially attractive for its transportability and portability, as it is completely demountable and easily of assembling at any place where it will be used.
US09609977B2	Magnetic/floating force based brewing structure A magnetic/floating force based brewing structure is used with an outer container. The magnetic/floating force based brewing structure includes an internal receptacle, which includes a receiving section, a floating structure, and an acted magnet, and an effector member, which includes an acting magnet. The acting magnet corresponds to the acted magnet of the internal receptacle for generating an effect of one of mutual attraction and mutual expulsion. With the effect of mutual attraction or expulsion between the acting magnet and the acted magnet, the internal receptacle that receives and holds therein a substance to be brewed can be kept in a position of being immersed in the liquid held in the outer container. Upon releasing the effect of mutual attraction or expulsion of the magnets, the internal receptacle is floated upward by buoyance to achieve an effect of automatically separating the substance to be brewed from the liquid.
US09609976B2	Rotary screw blancher A food processing apparatus includes a tank defining an inner compartment having an inlet end for receiving food product and an outlet end for discharging food product, an open-top screen mounted within the compartment and positioned relative to the tank in a first position, and a rotatable auger mounted such that at least a portion of the auger is within the screen for advancing food product within the tank from the inlet end of the tank toward the outlet end.
US09609970B2	Collapsible drying rod A collapsible drying rod has an elongated support potion that is collapsible into at least three portions that can be disengaged, or pulled apart, and aligned with each other to provide a compact collapsed drying rod that is held together by an elastic tether. A collapsible drying rod may have a center support member and extensions that extend out from opposing ends of the center support member. An elastic tether may be configured within a conduit that extends along the length of the center support member and/or extensions. A collapsible drying rod may include a hanger portion that is attached to the center support member by a hanger retainer having a flexible extension that can be used to retain the collapsible drying rod to a support.
US09609963B1	Apparatus and method for storing and displaying memorabilia Apparatus and method for storing and displaying memorabilia include a base tray/enclosure for holding display modules which are to be mounted in the enclosure. Each display module includes a “display mount”, designed to have an item to be displayed mounted thereon, and a securing device to secure the item to be displayed to the display mount. The securing device is designed to secure the display item to the display mount without the need for any external tools. This enables the item to be displayed to be easily attached to the display mount, or to be detached from the display mount.
US09609962B2	Packaged collectible display system and assembly A packaged collectible display assembly displays a packaged collectible. The packaged collectible display assembly includes a board assembly and a display base. The board assembly includes a backer board, at least one pair of laterally opposed channel structures or constructions, and a ledge structure or element. The channel structures are attached to the laterally opposed portions of the backer board such as laterally opposed board edges such that channels of the channel structures face one another. The ledge structure is attached to the backer board adjacent the lower board end such that the ledge length extends across the board width and abuts the lower channel ends, the ledge structure and channel structures for supporting at least one channel-received packaged collectible. The lower board end may be preferably received in groove formed in the display base for enhancing the display of each channel-received packaged collectible.
US09609959B1	Food container lid dispenser A dispensing device and method is provided for separating individual food or drink container lids from a multiple-lid stack for use. The device supports a vertical or inclined stack of nested lids and allows a single bottom-most lid to fall away from the remaining lids in the stack. The device may be incorporated in a stand-alone dispenser for consumer use or be incorporated into existing or other incidental structures such as fast food restaurant countertops.
US09609957B1	Portable foldable bed A bed system includes a semi-rigid top foam member having a top periphery edge; a semi-rigid bottom foam member having a bottom periphery edge; a first spring extending through the top periphery edge; a second spring extending through the bottom periphery edge; a foldable pliable material rigidly attached to the top periphery edge and rigidly attached to the bottom periphery edge; a sealed cavity formed by the top foam member, the bottom foam member, and the foldable pliable material; and a valve secured to and extending through a thickness of the foldable pliable material and in gaseous communication with the sealed cavity.
US09609956B1	Inflatable air cushion An air cushion includes a cushion body and an air nozzle. The cushion body includes an upper surface layer, a lower surface layer, an upper plastic film layer, a lower plastic film layer, a plurality of pull straps, and a warming layer. Each of the pull straps has an upper end provided with a first connecting portion and a lower end provided with a second connecting portion. The first connecting portion and the second connecting portion of each of the pull straps are provided with a plurality of bonding portions. The warming layer is located between the upper surface layer and the first connecting portion of each of the pull straps and is provided with a plurality of through holes aligning with the bonding portions.
US09609946B2	Table arrangement A table arrangement including a support member rotatably mounted to a base structure, a table element translatably mounted to the support member, and a locking mechanism is described. The locking mechanism may include a first locking member connected to the support member to rotate with the support member between non-aligned and aligned configurations with respect to the second locking member, and a second locking member. The first or second locking member may be translatably mounted with respect to the other locking member between a first engagement position and a second engagement position, wherein, when the first locking member is in the aligned configuration, the first or second locking member can translate into the second engagement position. The table arrangement may be deployed and stowed.
US09609945B2	Article of furniture having a latch mechanism An article of furniture can include a latch mechanism. The latch mechanism can include an actuation mechanism having a housing that is moveable relative to a guide member from a first position to a second position, at least one detent mechanism comprising a first detent mechanism having a first detent member that is moveable from a first position to a second position, and an articulation mechanism positioned between the actuation mechanism and the first detent mechanism. The articulation mechanism can connect the first detent mechanism to the housing such that motion of the housing from the first position of the housing to the second position of the housing causes the first detent member to move from the first position of the first detent member to the second position of the first detent member.
US09609943B1	Collapsible bistro table A collapsible table includes a tabletop, a first pair of collapsible legs, and a second pair of collapsible legs. The first pair of legs includes a first support bar for connecting a first leg to a second leg adjacent their top end portions, and the first support bar is pivotally connected to the bottom surface of the tabletop. The second pair of legs includes a second support bar for connecting a third leg to a fourth leg and a third support bar spaced apart from the second support bar for connecting the third leg to the fourth leg. One or more brackets are disposed adjacent the bottom surface of the tabletop and are positioned and configured to removably secure the second support bar to the bottom surface of the tabletop in a use position and removably secure the third support bar to the bottom surface in a storage position.
US09609942B2	Method for making a toothbrush A method for making a toothbrush including a handle, a head including at least one cleaning element extending therefrom, and a hinge arranged between the head and the handle, said hinge including a joint between the handle and the head of a harder thermoplastic component covered by a softer thermoplastic component is provided, the method including: forming a base body by injection molding of a first thermoplastic material forming one of the handle or the head, and injection molding of a second thermoplastic material for forming the other of the handle or the head to thereby fuse the second thermoplastic material against the first thermoplastic material; placing the base body into a further mold; and injection molding the softer thermoplastic component for covering the joint.
US09609939B2	Double action push broom The double action push broom of the present invention includes a dynamic double action dual brush head and a broom handle. The dynamic double action dual brush head includes two brush heads rotatably attached to a brush head base, allowing the brush heads to independently rotate about the axis in which it is rotatably attached to the brush head base. A mechanical device capable of storing and releasing energy is connected between the two brush heads, which is rigidly attached to the brush head base. The double action push broom stores kinetic energy in the form of potential energy in the mechanical energy storage device of the dynamic double action dual brush head during the sweeping stroke of the double action push broom. At the end of the sweeping stroke, the stored potential energy is converted into kinetic energy and rotates the dual brush, thereby providing an additional sweeping motion.
US09609937B1	Eye lid protector and eye make-up protector The invention provides a tool and method of use thereof for preventing the inadvertent transfer of mascara or other eyelash substance to the eye lid during application of the mascara or substance to the eyelashes.
US09609934B2	Method of applying makeup by means of a magnetic composition including at least one interferential pigment The present invention relates to a method of applying makeup to keratinous substances, in particular the skin, the lips, the nails, or hair, the method comprising the following steps: depositing at least one cosmetic composition on the surface to be made up, the cosmetic composition comprising: bodies that present non-zero magnetic susceptibility and that are movable under the effect of a magnetic field; and at least one interferential pigment; and exposing at least part of the composition to a magnetic field, so as to modify the orientation and/or displace at least some of the magnetic bodies.
US09609931B2	Carrying case for a wig A carrying case for a wig. The case is made of two panels that are joined together by hinges. One panel has a floor surface that extends in a lateral direction past a roof section. The floor surface has a post for receiving a wig head. Contact members are deployable to protrude from the post and burrow into or otherwise press against the inside walls of a channel provided in a wig head.
US09609926B2	Umbrella having improved shaft and rib assembly An umbrella is formed of an elongated shaft having a first end and an opposite second end and a runner slidably disposed about the elongated shaft. The umbrella includes a rib assembly including a plurality of ribs that are attached to the runner by a plurality of struts that move between open and closed positions. In accordance with the present invention, the elongated shaft has a cross-sectional shape defined by a plurality of curved sections and a plurality of planar sections interspersed between the plurality of curved sections for providing increased torsional strength to the elongated shaft. At least one of the ribs can have a cross-sectional shape defined by a plurality of curved sections and a plurality of planar sections interspersed between the plurality of curved sections for providing increased torsional strength to the at least one rib.
US09609921B1	Self-fitting, self-adjusting, automatically adjusting and/or automatically fitting magnetic clasp Provided is an automatically adjustable clasp having two separable magnet pieces which may magnetically adhere to each other to form a closed clasp. The clasp also includes a motor, an anchor mechanism for attaching the clasp to a band, sensors, and a control unit. The sensors acquire and send information related to the clasp or the band to the control unit, which may activate the motor. The activation of the motor changes the position of the anchor mechanism with respect to the rest of the clasp, thereby loosening or tightening of the band attached to the anchor mechanism. Also provided is a wearable band with the automatically adjustable clasp. The wearable band may include a shape memory material such that the band may self-assemble around a body part when a stimulus is applied to the shape memory material. The self-assembly process may enable the automatic clasp of the magnet pieces.
US09609916B2	Loom for weaving fabric with two types of tissue, shoe upper woven using the same, and shoe Disclosed herein are a loom for weaving a fabric with two types of tissue, a shoe upper woven using the loom, and a shoe including such a shoe upper. The loom includes a first heddle stack formed by arranging a plurality of first heddles in one or more rows, and a second heddle stack formed by arranging a plurality of second heddles in one or more rows, the second heddles being different in kind from the first heddles. The first heddle stack and the second heddle stack are sequentially arranged in a warp feeding direction.
US09609915B2	Outsole of a footwear article, having fin traction elements A sole structure can include an outsole with flexure zones that allow relative movement between regions of the outsole bottom surface that are separated or defined by the flexure zones. Such relative movement, together with selected traction elements or combinations of traction elements within the regions, act to provide the needed traction and stability for a number of motions that normally accompany a given activity such as golf.
US09609914B2	Fluid-filled chambers with tether elements A chamber may have an outer barrier and a tensile member. The barrier is formed from a polymer material that defines an interior cavity. The tensile member is located within the interior cavity and includes (a) a first layer element secured to the barrier, (b) a second layer element secured to an opposite portion of the barrier, and (c) a plurality of I-shaped tether elements that extend through the first layer element and the second layer element. In some configurations, the tether elements may include (a) a first end member located between the barrier and the first layer element, (b) a second end member located between the barrier and the second layer element, and (c) a central member extending through the first layer element and the second layer element and secured to the first end member and the second end member.
US09609913B2	Sole and article of footwear having a pod assemby A sole for an article of footwear includes: a foam base; a lateral pod assembly having a plurality of pods fluidly connected in series disposed below the foam base, wherein the lateral pod assembly extends from a heel portion of the sole to a forefoot portion of the sole along a lateral side of the sole; and a medial pod assembly having a plurality of pods fluidly connected in series disposed below the foam base, wherein the medial pod assembly extends from a heel portion of the sole to a forefoot portion of the sole along a medial side of the sole, wherein a portion of the foam base extends between the lateral pod assembly and the medial pod assembly.
US09609912B2	Article of footwear having a sole structure with a fluid-filled chamber An article of footwear has an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure includes a chamber that encloses a pressurized fluid. The chamber includes subchambers laterally extending in a medial to lateral direction of the bladder. A bottom surface of the chamber may include at least one bond that laterally extends across the bottom surface of the chamber from one side edge to another side edge of the chamber in the medial to lateral direction. The bond may cooperate with an indentation in the bottom surface that separates one subchamber from an adjacent subchamber. A diameter of the subchambers may decrease in a direction from a heel region of the bladder to a forefoot region of the chamber.
US09609910B2	Footwear impact distribution An article of footwear includes a footwear portion including a core including a plurality of plates. A first one of the plurality of plates is hingedly attached, at one or more edges of the first plate, to one or more substantially adjacent other plates in the plurality of plates. Each hinge hingedly attaching an edge of the first plate to another plate joins less than the entire respective hingedly attached edge to a corresponding one of the one or more substantially adjacent other plates and is integrally connected to the first plate.
US09609908B2	Decoupled foot stabilizer system An article of footwear includes a decoupled foot stabilizer system. The foot stabilizer system is decoupled from a midfoot region of the article of footwear. The foot stabilizer system includes a plurality of strap members. The foot stabilizer system may optionally include a bootie. The plurality of strap members extends underneath a portion of a foot of a wearer. The plurality of strap members is configured to receive a lace at one end. A lace running through the ends of the strap members pulls on the strap members when the lace is tightened and causes the foot stabilizer system to conform to the wearer's foot.
US09609901B2	Adaptive planar shift garment material Articles and methods of using and making adaptive garment portions are provided. An adaptive garment portion is one that has shifting surfaces with apertures that shift from an aligned to an offset orientation depending on environmental conditions/stimuli. For example, a first surface material and a second surface material may be coupled by a responsive material portion. The responsive material portion may physically change in response to a change in environmental conditions internal or external to the garment (e.g., thermal energy, moisture) and/or stimuli (e.g., light energy, electrical energy, magnetic fields). The physical change in the responsive material portion facilitates the planar shift of the first surface material relative to the second surface material.
US09609897B2	Bra cup support member A support member for a lower edge region of a bra cup is disclosed that has an elongate portion that is curved. The curvature varies in three dimensions as it extends between medial and lateral ends of the support member, and the curvature may reduce towards the lateral end. A bra cup comprising the support member is also disclosed that has a lower edge that follows the curvature of the support member. The bra cup can be formed by embedding the support member between two padded portions and fusing the support member in place.
US09609895B2	System and related methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for testing components of an aerosol delivery device The present disclosure relates to a system and related methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for testing components of an aerosol delivery device. For example, a system for testing a control board for an aerosol delivery device may include a control board for an aerosol delivery device and a test apparatus. The test apparatus may provide a test initiation signal to the control board. The control board may execute an onboard diagnostic test to test operation of the control board in response to the test initiation signal. The control board may provide diagnostic information generated based on execution of the onboard diagnostic test to the test apparatus. The test apparatus may determine, based on the diagnostic information, whether the control board is faulty.
US09609889B2	Refrigerator and container for cold storage An item to be preserved is chilled or frozen without causing discoloration or an offensive odor on the item. A refrigeration chamber includes: a refrigeration compartment set at a chilling temperature or a freezing temperature; a catalyst-layer forming plate provided along the wall surface of the refrigeration compartment; a catalyst layer containing a catalyst prepared by blending photocatalyst particles and metal catalyst particles with a solution of a binder and a binder adjuvant; a light source opposed to the refrigeration compartment, the light source irradiating the catalyst layer with light, and item trays disposed in the refrigeration compartment, the item trays acting as plasma plates or having plasma plates thereon, wherein the refrigeration compartment contains a counter electrode plate for the plasma plate.
US09609880B2	System and method for manufacturing and processing a food product A system and method for manufacturing and processing a food product, such as forming, cooking, transporting, and slicing. The food product includes an elongated body having a generally D-shaped cross section. Additionally, the system includes a buffering and equilibrating apparatus which compensates for a difference in cycle times between the cooking system and the slicing system.
US09609876B2	Antimicrobial compositions The present invention relates to new antimicrobial compositions and their use in the treatment of products such as food products.
US09609874B1	Metallic glassy alloy powders for antibacterial coating The metallic glassy alloy powders for antibacterial coating are mechanically alloyed mixtures of copper, titanium, and nickel nanoparticles. The nanoparticles are alloyed by ball-milling to form glassy, metallic powders. The alloy preferably has a copper:titanium:nickel atomic percentage ratio of about 50:20:30, referred to herein as Cu50Ti20Ni30. The powdered alloy is applied to a suitable substrate, such as stainless steel medical instruments, by cold spray powder coating. The coated substrate exhibits antibacterial properties compared to an uncoated substrate.
US09609867B2	Synergistic weed control from applications of haloxyfop and ALS inhibitor herbicides Disclosed herein are herbicidal compositions comprising a synergistic, herbicidally effective amount of (a) haloxyfop or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, and (b) an acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibitor or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof. 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) haloxyfop or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, and (b) an ALS inhibitor or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, wherein (a) and (b) are each added in an amount sufficient to provide a synergistic herbicidal effect.
US09609864B2	Disinfectant formulation An aqueous disinfectant formulation comprising at least one phenolic compound of natural origin; a surfactant sufficient to form a solution or dispersion of the essential oil in an aqueous carrier; a solvent, and sufficient water to make 100 weight percent is described herein.
US09609862B2	Choline chloride in liquid guar formulations A concentrated adjuvant composition comprises an incompletely hydrated water-soluble polymer suspended in a liquid medium, a suspension agent and a hydration inhibitor component.
US09609861B2	Platelet additive solution having a β-galactosidase inhibitor The present invention relates to a platelet additive solution (PAS) having an amount of one or more β-galactosidase inhibitors with or without an amount of one or more sialidase inhibitors, and optionally one or more glycan-modifying agents; and one or more of PAS components that include a salt, a citrate source, a carbon source, or any combination thereof.
US09609853B2	Artificial fishing lure A multi-segmented, soft-bodied, artificial fishing lure or swim bait with a natural profile includes plastic control planes in each body segment to generate a lure that is stable in the water, and demonstrates realistic swimming motions in a range of retrieve speeds and even when allowed to sink. At least one clear, stiff plastic control plane is inserted in each body segment to generate a lifelike swimming motion when the lure is retrieved. Each control plane may be moved within a range of positions to provide realistic motions for specific fishing techniques. The control planes inserted into and sometimes through the lure body are invisible in the water and are adjustable to accommodate a range of water conditions, densities and temperatures. The placement of control planes create the ability to limit unnatural/undesirable movements and expand or accentuate natural and desirable movements in each segment of the body of the lure.
US09609850B2	Harness for pet and methods of use A animal restraint adjustable harness having a two part pivotable frame having a set of fingers or arms extended therefrom to encircle or saddle an animal body, a spring hinge to force the fingers together, tabs or opening handles to separate the fingers, one or more harness straps, and a leash clip positioned thereon the frame and, thus such harness enables a single person to quickly and/or efficiently place the harness assembly on the animal using one hand and such harness enables safe restraint of the animal without causing the animal to choke or wheeze.
US09609832B1	Soybean cultivar 53032202 A soybean cultivar designated 53032202 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 53032202, to the plants of soybean cultivar 53032202, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 53032202, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 53032202. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 53032202. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 53032202, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 53032202 with another soybean cultivar.
US09609831B1	Soybean cultivar 56052100 A soybean cultivar designated 56052100 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 56052100, to the plants of soybean cultivar 56052100, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 56052100, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 56052100. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 56052100. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 56052100, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 56052100 with another soybean cultivar.
US09609828B2	Soybean variety 01051807 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01051807. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01051807. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01051807 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01051807 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09609814B2	Tomato line CHI 12-94084 The invention provides seed and plants of tomato line CHI 12-94084. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato line CHI 12-94084, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
US09609812B2	Irrigation device for promoting deep root growth of a plant An irrigation device for promoting deep root growth of a plant. The irrigation device may comprise: a tube and a hose. The device may comprise one or more copper elements or a copper coating. The irrigation device may also be adapted to emit an odor and/or comprise one or more measurement marks.
US09609806B2	Automatic calibration system for header height controller with operator feedback Method of calibrating a header height controller responsive to signal outputs from a plurality of height sensors mounted to a header, the signal outputs are variable in magnitude with respect to changes in height of the header relative to a surface. The methods automatically and accurately calibrate header control systems to eliminate the need for manual calibration and provides feedback to the operator to ensure the quality of the calibration and to assist the operator in identify potential problems with sensors or header setup which could affect the operation and performance.
US09609800B2	Remote leveling of tillage implements using inclinometers An agricultural implement having agricultural implement for supporting a plurality of gangs of disk blades extending generally laterally relative to a forward travel direction. The implement has carrier frames pivotally connected to wheel assemblies for controlling the height of the carrier frames relative to the ground through hydraulic actuators acting on the wheel assemblies. The hydraulic control unit enables independent and individual control of each actuator. An electronic control unit (ECU) receives signals from a series of inclinometers where each inclinometer signal is compared to the others and the individual actuator operated to bring the actuators into in uniform synchronization.
US09615465B2	Method of production of multilayer circuit board A method of production of a multilayer circuit board comprising using a curable composition which contains a heat curable resin and curing agent (I) to form an uncured or semicured resin layer on a board (step A), then bringing a curing agent (II) able to substantially to cure the heat curable resin at a temperature at which the curing agent (I) cannot substantially cure the heat curable resin into contact with the surface of the resin layer, then heating the resin layer at a temperature at which the curing agent (I) cannot substantially cure the heat curable resin and the curing agent (II) can substantially cure the heat curable resin (step B), next heating and curing the resin layer at a temperature at which the curing agent (I) can substantially cure the heat curable resin to form an electrical insulating layer (step C).
US09615464B2	Method of mounting semiconductor element, and semiconductor device A method of mounting a semiconductor element, the method includes: attaching a first solder joint material onto a first pad formed on a substrate supplying a second solder joint material onto the first solder joint material, a second melting point of the second solder joint material being lower than a first melting point of the first solder joint material; arranging the semiconductor element so that a second pad formed on the semiconductor element faces the first pad and a joint gap is provided between the semiconductor element and the substrate; and performing reflow at a reflow temperature lower than the first melting point and higher than the second melting point to join the first solder joint material and the second solder joint material.
US09615460B2	Circuit board device and circuit board device for reducing acoustic noise A circuit board device for reducing acoustic noise is provided. The circuit board device includes a substrate, a first capacitor packaging area, a second capacitor packaging area, a first pad, a second pad, a third pad and a fourth pad. The first and second capacitor packaging areas are respectively disposed on a first side and a second side of the substrate in a back-to-back manner. The first and second pads are disposed in the first capacitor packaging area for mounting a first capacitor. The third and fourth pads are disposed in the second capacitor packaging area for mounting a second capacitor, wherein the first and third pads are set back-to-back and electrically connected to each other, and the second and fourth pads are set back-to-back and electrically connected to each other.
US09615459B2	Inductor, circuit board, and implementing method of the inductor An inductor, a circuit board and a method for forming an inductor are provided. The inductor comprises: a first pad arranged on a first metal wiring layer of a circuit board; a second pad arranged on a second metal wiring layer of the circuit board; and a first hole with conducting medium filled therein, one end of the first hole being located in the first pad and the other end thereof being located in the second pad. The inductor can effectively reduce the area of the circuit occupied by the inductor.
US09615450B2	Conductive pattern and manufacturing method thereof The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a conductive pattern, comprising the steps of: a) forming a conductive film on a substrate; b) forming an etching resist pattern on the conductive film; and c) forming a conductive pattern having a smaller line width than a width of the etching resist pattern by over-etching the conductive film by using the etching resist pattern, and a conductive pattern manufactured by using the same. According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to effectively and economically provide a conductive pattern having a ultrafine line width.
US09615444B2	Manufacturing of a heat sink by wave soldering An electronic device is attached to a first surface of a board which includes vias. A heat sink precursor for the electronic device is attached to the second surface of the electronic board. The heat sink precursor includes a cavity facing the vias. A wave of solder is applied to the second surface. The solder penetrates into the cavity of the heat sink precursor and flows by capillary action through the vias to join a thermal radiator and/or electronic contact of the electronic device to the vias. The solder further remains in the cavity to form a corresponding heat sink.
US09615438B2	CT devices and methods thereof CT devices and methods thereof are disclosed. The CT device comprises a circular electron beam emission array including a plurality of electron beam emission units that are distributed uniformly along a circle, wherein each electron beam emission unit emits electron beams that are substantially parallel to an axis of the circular electron beam emission array in sequence under the control of a control signal; a circular reflection target which is disposed to be coaxial with the circular electron beam emission array, wherein the electron beams bombard the circular reflection target to generate X-rays that intersect the axis of the circular electron beam emission array; and a circular detector array which is disposed to be coaxial with the circular reflection target and configured to include a plurality of detection units which receive the X-rays after they have passed through an object to be detected.
US09615431B2	Lighting apparatus for a motor vehicle having a daytime running light illuminated at different levels A lighting apparatus for a motor vehicle includes a daytime running light device, a low-beam, high-beam, or low- and high-beam light device, and a drive device operable to drive an illumination level of the daytime running light device. With the low-beam and/or high-beam light device switched off, the drive device drives the daytime running light device so as to have a first illumination level. With the low-beam and/or high beam light device switched on, the drive device drives the daytime running light device so as to have a second illumination level. With the low-beam and/or high-beam light device switched on and with poor weather conditions, the drive device drives the daytime running light device so as to have a third illumination level. The second illumination level is less than or equal to the first illumination level. The third illumination level is less than the second illumination level.
US09615426B2	Distributing light intensity readings in a wireless mesh A method for controlling a light source associated with an environment includes: receiving, over a wireless mesh network and by a control node corresponding to the light source, a first light intensity value for the environment from a first sensor node; calculating, by the control node, a resulting light intensity (RLI) value based on the first intensity value; determining, by the control node, that the RLI value exceeds a light intensity threshold; and modifying, by the control node and in response to determining the RLI value exceeds the light intensity threshold, an output of the first light source.
US09615420B2	LED lighting system An LED lighting system having at least one LED circuit and at least two circuits or drivers capable of receiving an AC voltage at a first frequency and having an output capable of driving the at least one LED circuit, wherein the output of each circuit or driver capable of driving the at least one LED circuit is provided to the at least one LED circuit through a circuit or sensor capable of permitting only a single output from the at least two circuits or drivers be provided to the at least one LED circuit.
US09615416B2	Apparatus for sensing input power source An apparatus for sensing input power source includes; an input power source; a rectifier for rectifying input power source (Vin) of the input power source into rectified power source (Vr); a dimming interface for sensing the state of the input power source; a first light; and a converter for converting the rectified power source (Vr) into a first power source (V21) and a second power source (V22) which were preset to apply them to the dimming interface and the first light, wherein the dimming interface and the first light are connected with the converter in a feedback type.
US09615399B2	Implanted human body sensor network The present invention relates to a sensor network, and more particularly, to an implanted sensor network in a human body sensor network in which a plurality of sensor nodes are implanted in the human body to detect biosignals of the human body, wherein the implanted sensor network can prevent the temperature of a sensor node implanted in a human body from rising and thus protect the human body from injury caused thereby.
US09615395B2	Systems, methods, and devices for controlling transport of ratelessly coded messages Systems, methods, and devices for controlling transport of ratelessly coded messages are disclosed herein. User equipment (UE) may be configured to receive a data object using a plurality of radios having distinct radio protocols. The data object may divided into a plurality of segments, and the segments may be encoded with a random linear network code before transmission. The random linear network code may permit the UE to reassemble each segment from any large enough set of encoded packets. The UE may use delivery control messages with very low overhead to control the flow of packets for each radio. The UE may control the number of packets received for each segment without specifying which particular packets should be sent. The transmitters may transmit the packets with very little overhead, and encoding information for the packets may be included in the packets in a compact form.
US09615392B2	Extending use of a cellular communication capabilities in a wireless device to another device Extending cellular telecommunication service from a first UE to another device. The first UE may register for cellular telecommunication service with a cellular network using a first cellular service account, using a cellular communication link via a cellular radio. A second device may be discovered and a communication link may be established between the first UE and the second device. The second device may be registered to use cellular telecommunication capability provided by the first UE. Communications between the second device and the cellular network may be conveyed via the communication link between the first UE and the second device and the cellular communication link. Conveying communications between the second device and the cellular network may provide use of the first cellular service account for cellular telecommunication service to the second device.
US09615383B2	Negotiation of quality of service (QoS) information for network management traffic in a wireless local area network (WLAN) An access point advertises a management frame quality of service (MFQ) policy that defines an access category used for transmitting a first type of management frame. Each mobile station associated with the access point is to prioritize transmission of management frames according to the MFQ policy advertised by the access point, unless a policy configuration request for the mobile station to prioritize transmission of management frames according to a different MFQ policy has been accepted.
US09615379B2	Scheduling request transmission method and apparatus for decoupled downlink-uplink This disclosure provides a Scheduling Request transmission method (10) for decoupled downlink-uplink in heterogeneous network, where the heterogeneous network comprises at least two cells in charge of downlink and uplink transmission separately and connected with any backhaul, the method comprising: determining (11) a positive Data Scheduling Request, D-SR, is to be transmitted in a current D-SR's subframe together with HARQ-ACK/NACK on PUCCH using PUCCH format 1a/1b/3; transmitting (12) a HARQ-ACK/NACK in the current D-SR's subframe on PUCCH together with a negative D-SR using PUCCH format 1/1a/1b or format 3 while transmitting a Scheduling Request, SR, in a next SR's subframe subsequent to the current D-SR's subframe. In this method, the Scheduling Request (SR) of the UEs can be correctly detected in the Pico base station to trigger UL transmission in decoupled UL/DL scenario in various case and any kinds of backhaul can be supported.
US09615378B2	Support for asynchronous adaptation to uplink and downlink traffic demands for wireless communication Technology is discussed to allow transmission points within a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) to adapt to Up Link (UL) and Down Link (DL) traffic demands independently. To mitigate potential interference arising from transmission points scheduled for conflicting UL and DL transmissions, measurements between transmission points can be made to indicate a level of coupling. Based on the various levels of coupling between transmission points, clusters can be formed. Where a high level of coupling is present, transmission points can be included in a common cluster. Where a low level of coupling is present, they can be isolated. Transmission points within the same cluster are scheduled with a common pattern of UL and DL transmissions to avoid interference. Transmission points in different clusters can have different patterns of UL and DL transmission to independently adapt to the relative demands for UL and DL transmissions experienced within these different clusters.
US09615373B2	Selecting a frequency band from a set of candidate frequency bands associated with a wireless access point A method includes determining, at a wireless access point, a signal quality indicator associated with a user device in communication with the wireless access point. The method also includes determining, based on the signal quality indicator, a particular frequency band of a set of candidate frequency bands to use in a channel change operation, where each candidate frequency band of the set of candidate frequency bands supports a threshold power level that enables communication between the wireless access point and the user device. The method further includes selecting a particular channel from the particular frequency band to use in the channel change operation.
US09615365B2	Method and apparatus for receiving control information through blind decoding of an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH) One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for enabling a terminal to receive control information in a wireless communication system, comprising the steps of: determining resource units for Enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel (EPDCCH) of a plurality of resource units, with respect to each of one or more resource sets; and blind-decoding the resource units for the EPDCCH with respect to each of the one or more resource sets, wherein each of the one or more resource sets is set for one of localized EPDCCH transmission or distributed EPCCH transmission.
US09615361B2	Method and apparatus for improving proximity service discovery in a wireless communication system Methods and apparatuses are disclosed to allocating and handling peer discovery resources. One method includes a wireless network allocating multiple sets of peer discovery resources, wherein different sets of peer discovery resources are used by user equipments (UEs) to transmit/receive peer discovery signals for different uses. Another method includes UE receiving a configuration of peer discovery resources from a system information message of a cell, wherein the configuration contains multiple sets of peer discovery resources and different sets of peer discovery resources are used by the UE to receive peer discovery signals for different uses. The method further includes the UE determining which set of peer discovery resources to receive peer discovery signals. The method also includes the UE receiving the peer discovery signals at a set of peer discovery resources determined by the UE.
US09615359B2	Random access method, radio communication terminal device, receiving method, and base station apparatus Random access technology is provided for establishing an individual channel between a radio communication terminal device and a base station device in a short time and a radio communication terminal device executing the random access method. A RACH sub-channel allocation unit allocates a transmission packet input from a replication unit to an arbitrary sub-carrier at the RACH arbitrary time slot at random. An allocation unit judges whether an overlap is generated in the allocation result obtained by the RACH sub-channel allocation unit.
US09615357B2	Wireless communication system, a base station and a method therein A method is implemented in a base station used in a wireless communications system that supports flexible-TDD (flexible-time division duplex) UL-DL (uplink-downlink) configuration. The method includes configuring a first type of user equipment (UE) with a first type of configuration; configuring a second type of UE with a second type of configuration; and receiving from a user equipment a HARQ-ACK (hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement) signal according to a DL association set. The DL association set includes: a first DL association set for a UL-DL TDD configuration used by the first type of UE; and a second DL association set for a reference UL-DL TDD configuration including a third DL association set for PUCCH resource mapping used by the second type of UE.
US09615354B2	Device-to-device communications in cellular system The present invention provides a method and a controller to control not only cellular radio connections in a cell of a cellular communication system but also direct device-to-device communication links established between terminal devices within the cell. Particularly, the controller selects portion of the terminal devices to function as relay terminals for the other terminals to enable relayed communication links between the terminal devices and the base station through the relay terminals. The relay terminals link device-to-device connections to the cellular radio connections between the relay terminals and the base station.
US09615352B2	Media transmission before floor grant in real time communication network Lazy-lock control methods for use with a real-time communication network are presented, the real-time communication network incorporating a right-to-send procedure, the methods including: a) sending a first floor control request message to the real-time communication network by a first requesting user equipment (UE), the real-time communication network configured for connecting the first requesting UE with a receiving UE; b) sending a first media to the real-time communications network by the first requesting UE before receiving a floor control grant message from the real-time communications network; c) substantially simultaneously sending the floor control grant message to the first requesting UE and a floor taken message to the at least one receiving UE by the real-time communication network; and d) forwarding the first media to the at least one receiving UE by the real-time communications network.
US09615346B2	Method and apparatus for notifying information change in wireless communication system A method for a terminal for notifying a change in a resource group(s) supported by a terminal due to a firmware update in a wireless communication system, according to an embodiment of the present invention, can comprise the steps of: receiving, from a server, a command for setting an indicator for managing a notification; receiving, from the server, a command for managing a firmware update; and transmitting, to the sever, information regarding the resource group(s) supported by and usable on the terminal if the indicator is set and the resource group(s) supported by the terminal has changed due to the update.
US09615337B2	Controlling uplink transmit power in a plurality of basestations A method for controlling uplink transmit power for a plurality of basestations in a mobile communications network is disclosed. The basestations may form a second layer within the network, and the network may comprise another plurality of basestations forming a first layer. The method comprises clustering the plurality of second layer basestations according to association with first layer basestations, exchanging second layer basestation loading information between second layer basestations belonging to the same cluster, and dynamically setting uplink transmit power limits for individual second layer basestations based on the exchanged loading information. The method may further comprise updating the clustering of the second layer basestations according to dynamic variation in association of second layer basestations with first layer basestations. The method may also comprise dynamically controlling uplink resource allocation such that concurrent use of the same frequency resource by more than one second layer basestation is reduced.
US09615334B2	Communication power operating method and electronic device supporting the same An electronic device includes a communication interface configured to establish a communication channel; and a controller configured to adjust an amplification current of a signal outputted through the communication channel corresponding to a measured Adjacent channel leakage ratio (ACLR) based on the communication channel, wherein the controller is configured to adjust a size of the amplification current corresponding to a difference between the measured ACLR and a specified condition.
US09615333B2	Adaptive battery life extension According to one embodiment, a first battery number is determined representing a battery condition of a battery of a mobile device using a predictive model, where the predictive model is configured to predict future battery conditions based on a past battery usage of the battery. A second battery number is determined representing the battery condition using a drain model, where the drain model is configured to predict a future battery discharge rate based on a past battery discharge rate. A third battery number is determined representing the battery condition based on a current battery level corresponding to a remaining life of the battery at the point in time. Power management logic performs a power management action based on the battery condition derived from at least one of the first battery number, the second battery number and the third battery number.
US09615332B2	Mobile terminal device and method for device network setting A mobile terminal device includes a wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication with another battery-operated device; and a processor connected to the wireless communication unit, wherein the processor executes a process including: calculating power consumption for each of network configurations that differ in a connection relation between a plurality of devices including the mobile terminal device and the another device, the power consumption consumed by the devices for wireless communication, determining a network configuration having a longest battery duration of the devices, based on the calculated power consumption, and setting a connection between the devices according to the determined network configuration.
US09615330B2	Method for transmitting data in a network A method for transmitting data from a primary station to a secondary station, includes at the primary station signaling to the secondary station that a data message is to be received, and at the primary station transmitting the data message. The time of transmission of the data message relative to the time of the signaling depends on a state of the secondary station.
US09615329B2	Delayed and bundled retransmissions for low bandwidth applications Apparatus and methods are disclosed for performing delayed hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) communications in the downlink (DL) to reduce power consumption for a user equipment (UE) during a connected mode discontinuous reception (C-DRX) cycle. An enhanced NodeB can be configured to monitor a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) for DL HARQ information to determine when the PUCCH contains a negative acknowledgement (NACK) message, and in response to determining that the PUCCH contains a NACK message, the eNodeB can wait until a next C-DRX ON duration to transmit a HARQ DL retransmission. The eNodeB can also determine whether or not to bundle the HARQ DL retransmission in consecutive transmission time intervals, based on a signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) associated with the UE.
US09615326B2	System and method of improving power efficiency in wireless communication system An apparatus may comprise a signal mapper to map a pre-emphasized signal to sub-carriers symmetrically about DC, and a peak-to-average-power reduction (PAPR) module arranged to receive a pre-emphasized signal and treat the pre-emphasized signal so as to reduce PAPR in a transmit signal sent from the transmitter. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09615322B2	Method and system for providing service based on space A method and system for providing a service based on space are disclosed herein. The method includes registering multiple smart access points respectively included in multiple spaces—each of the access points are connected to at least one Internet of Things (IoT) device that is further included in the corresponding space, providing first service control information to a first smart access point, in accordance with a request of the first smart access point, the first smart access point being accessed by a terminal of a user, among multiple access points, and providing second service control information to a second smart access point in accordance with a request of the second smart access point, when the terminal of the user accesses the second smart access point, among the multiple access points, and when the second smart access point recognizes a movement of the user.
US09615321B2	Apparatus and methods for facilitating cell reselection for higher priority layers User Equipments (UEs) can be adapted to enter into a lower RRC state from a higher RRC state, and search for one or more layers of higher priority within a predetermined period of time upon entering into the lower RRC state. According to at least one aspect, this search for one or more layers of higher priority may be performed irrespective of RF quality of a current serving cell. According to at least another aspect, this search for one or more layers of higher priority may be conducted within the predetermined period of time if a wait period has elapsed since the UE camped on the current serving cell. If the wait period has not elapsed since camping on the current serving cell, the search for one or more layers of higher priority may be performed within the predetermined period of time following a duration of the wait period.
US09615316B2	Methods and devices for facilitating modified cell reselection parameters and procedures when access terminals exhibit little or no mobility Access terminals are adapted to facilitate use of modified cell reselection parameters and/or procedures for access terminals exhibiting low or no mobility. An access terminal may employ one or more mobile thresholds to determine whether to perform cell reselection when the access terminal is mobile, and one or more stationary threshold to determine whether to perform cell reselection when the access terminal is stationary or substantially stationary. Methods operational on access terminals include determining the access terminal to be stationary or substantially stationary, and employing one or more stationary thresholds to determine whether to perform a cell reselection when the access terminal is determined to be at least substantially stationary. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.
US09615314B2	Extended access barring A system and method for authorizing access to a transmission station for a mobile device is disclosed. The mobile device can receive device extended access barring (EAB) configuration information in a broadcast control channel (BCCH) from a transmission station. The mobile device can bar the mobile device configured for EAB and having characteristics identified in the EAB configuration information for barring from accessing the transmission station. Alternatively, a system and method for barring a mobile device from accessing a transmission station is disclosed. The transmission station can receive from the mobile device a radio resource control (RRC) connection establishment request. The transmission station can configure a system information block (SIB) with extended access barring (EAB) configuration information. The transmission station can broadcast the SIB with EAB configuration information to the mobile device.
US09615311B2	Methods and apparatus for the communication of cellular network information between a wireless local area network and a mobile station Methods and apparatus for the communication of cellular network information between a wireless local area network (WLAN) and a mobile station are disclosed. In one illustrative example, the mobile station receives a generic container message from the WLAN. The generic container message includes cellular network information associated with one or more available cellular networks previously received by the WLAN. The generic container message is not technology or standard-specific, as it may contain cellular network information from a variety of different cellular networks (e.g. 3GPP, 3GPP2, IETF, etc.). The mobile station decodes the generic container message to identify and store the cellular network information in its memory. Preferably, the cellular network information includes information for identifying the cellular networks so that the mobile station may appropriately select one of the cellular networks for communication.
US09615306B2	Communication apparatus, method for controlling the same, and computer-readable recording medium Information on one or more networks in which a communication apparatus has participated before and information on one or more external apparatuses to which the communication apparatus has been connected before are held. Information on a first network previously formed by the communication device and information on a second network previously formed by an external access point are held such that the information on the first network and the information on the second network are identifiable. If it is judged that there is not a network corresponding to the held information on the second network, it is determined to use a network based on the held information on the first network.
US09615303B2	Cell selection and reselection for closed subscriber group cells Apparatuses and methods are provided for performing cell reselection, the method includes detecting a signal of cell for cell reselection on a frequency, where the signal includes an intra-frequency reselection indicator, determining from the signal whether the cell is a barred cell, on a condition that the cell is a barred cell, determining that the barred cell is not a candidate for cell reselection, determining whether the barred cell is a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) cell, and allowing intra-frequency cell reselection to a different cell on the frequency regardless of the value of the intra-frequency reselection indicator on a condition that the barred cell is a CSG cell and that the different cell meets reselection criteria.
US09615300B1	Wireless access node and hand-off method for handing-off a WCD to a relay node A wireless access node and method for handing-off of a wireless communication device (WCD) to a relay node are provided. The wireless access node in one example includes a communication interface configured to exchange communications between the wireless access node and the WCD and a processing system coupled to the communication interface. The processing system is configured to determine that a hand-off of the WCD is imminent, if the hand-off is imminent, determine whether the WCD is receiving streaming media, if the hand-off is imminent, determine whether the WCD is located to hand-off to a decode-and-forward relay device of the wireless network, and if the WCD is about to hand-off to a decode-and-forward relay device and if the WCD is receiving streaming media, then extend a hand-off criteria in order to delay hand-off of the WCD to the decode-and-forward relay device.
US09615292B2	Method and apparatus for determining base stations providing cooperative communication to a mobile station in a communication system A method of determining member Base Stations (BSs) providing cooperative communication to a Mobile Station (MS) in a communication system. The method includes when a candidate list of the member BSs generated using at least one of strengths of signals received from adjacent BSs and cell loading state information of the adjacent BSs is received from the MS, selecting candidate BSs having a service quality larger than or equal to a threshold from candidate BSs included in the candidate list as targets to receive a member negotiation; and performing a capability negotiation with each of the selected targets to receive the member negotiation to select final member BSs and transmitting information on the determined final member BSs to the MS.
US09615290B1	Method and apparatus for detecting a type of interference in a communication system a method and apparatus for detecting interference within a communication system is provided herein. During operation, a base station will determine whether the interference is caused by in-system excessive collisions (e.g. multiple simultaneous registration and/or call requests). An appropriate mitigation technique will be applied by the base station based on a type of interference detected.
US09615285B2	System, electronic device, method of communicating, and and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium An electronic device includes a first communication unit that communicatively connects to a network using the user information; a second communication unit that communicatively connects to a second electronic device; a determination unit that, upon obtaining data by the first communication unit, determines whether or not the data is to be obtained by the second electronic device, based on the data; a user information transmitter that, when the determination unit determines that the data is to be obtained by the second electronic device, sends the user information to the second electronic device via the second communication unit; and a migration unit that blocks the first communication unit from communicating with the network, and causes the second electronic device to obtain the data through the network using the user information.
US09615274B2	Plane wave generation within a small volume of space for evaluation of wireless devices Small anechoic chambers for evaluating a wireless device under test (DUT) are characterized by a set of antennas to which a test signal is applied and for which excitation coefficients are applied such that the test signal approximates a single plane wave or a preselected superposition of plane waves in the near field of the antennas. The test-equipment antennas in the chamber may be as close as one wavelength from the boundary of a test zone in which the DUT is disposed. Hence, the test zone can be in the near field of the test-equipment antennas and the test zone can be less than a wavelength from the chamber walls. Consequently, it is possible to perform tests in a small anechoic chamber that previously required a large anechoic chamber, e.g., advanced spatial channel-model tests and antenna-pattern measurements.
US09615269B2	Method and apparatus that provides fault tolerance in a communication network A system for detecting a fault in a first wire of a power grid that affects a transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves that transport data and that propagate along a surface of the first wire, selecting a backup communication medium from one or more backup communication mediums according to one or more selection criteria, and redirecting the data to the backup communication medium to circumvent the fault. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09615255B2	Wireless communications access security A computer implemented method for wireless communications access security, the method comprising: measuring at least one parameter during a wireless communication with an active access point, calculating at least one indicator from the measured parameter(s), and determining a threat indication by applying a threat evaluation function on the calculated indicator(s).
US09615239B2	Method and apparatus for efficient and deterministic group alerting Systems and methods are provided for reliable, wireless group messaging or alerting in a system having a database, switch, wireless network, and a plurality of intelligent mobile receivers. A message is broadcast to and received by a selected group of the mobile receivers. The network replies to the sender with detailed information about the individual members in the group. Each of the mobile receivers in the group can acknowledge the group message back to the system such as when the message is received, when the message is read, and a response when sent. The system employs centralized management to provide the sender with response information of the mobile receivers.
US09615235B2	Wireless personal safety device A personal protective device is combined with a cellular telephone. Activation of either device causes activation of the other device. Activation is achieved by a switch or voice command. Upon activation, a message asking for assistance at the present location is sent to a previously agreed upon emergency contact. The smartphone also starts both audio and video recording, which are also part of the data sent to the emergency contact person or service. Additionally, the personal protective devices are integrated into a unit that may combine such items as a protective spray, Taser, strobe light, dye pack, siren and other deterrent technologies to ward off would-be attackers. These devices are integrated into a hand held unit that can be unobtrusively worn or carried in a purse or pocket. An optical safety device is included to protect the user from a potential assailant approaching from rearward.
US09615222B2	System and method for simplifying mobile device account creation and verification A method is provided for establishing a verified user account record for a user using a device. A text message is received on the user's device addressed by phone number. The text message includes a custom URL. When the user actuates the custom URL from the device, a session is established of a dedicated web page on the user's browser, and the Device ID of the device is passed together with the phone number for storage in a non-transitory record associated with the user.
US09615213B2	Method and system for controlling and modifying driving behaviors Disclosed herein is a method and system for detecting, monitoring and/or controlling one or more of mobile services for a mobile communication device (also referred to herein as a Controllable Mobile Device or CMD), and in particular, when the device is being used and the vehicle, operated by the user of the device, is moving. In addition, one aspect of the invention generally relates to a method and system for modifying a user's driving behaviors, in particular to a system and method for modifying a user's unsafe driving behaviors, e.g., using one or more services of a controllable mobile device while driving, by providing a score to the user rating indicating that they are using a mobile device in a distracting way, or driving in a manner that indicates that they are distracted.
US09615207B1	Method and apparatus for changing geofence based radio operating parameters A method and apparatus for changing geofence-based operating parameters is provided herein. During operation, all members within a first geofence will have their radio parameters change to those used within a second geofence when a member of the first geofence crosses into the second geofence. Therefore, even though a particular member of the first geofence may not have crossed over the second geofence, the particular member will still have their radio parameters changed to those in use within the second geofence if a member of the first geofence has crossed the second geofence.
US09615206B1	System, method, and computer program for determining geo-location of user equipment for a subscriber that is in simultaneous communication with a cellular network and a Wi-Fi network A system, method, and computer program product are provided for determining geo-location of one or multiple User Equipment, that belong to the same subscriber subscription, that collectively are in simultaneous communication with a Cellular network and a Wi-Fi network. In use, it is determined that a subscriber utilizing at least one User Equipment is in simultaneous communication with at least one Cellular network and at least one Wi-Fi network. Cellular network measurement data associated with the at least one User Equipment is received. Additionally, Wi-Fi network measurement data associated with the at least one User Equipment is received. Further, the Cellular network measurement data and the Wi-Fi network measurement data are correlated to generate correlated measurement data associated with the at least one User Equipment. Moreover, the correlated measurement data is utilized to determine the geo-location of the at least one User Equipment, utilizing at least one geo-location determination algorithm and/or method, including and not limited to triangulation and correlation to Radio Frequency fingerprint.
US09615188B2	Sound stage controller for a near-field speaker-based audio system Signals in an automobile audio system having at least two near-field speakers located close to an intended position of a listener's head are adjusted such that in a first mode, audio signals are distributed to the near-field speakers according to a first filter that causes the listener to perceive a wide soundstage, and in a second mode, the audio signals are distributed to the near-field speakers according to a second filter that causes the listener to perceive a narrow soundstage. A user input of a variable value is received and, in response, distribution of the audio signals is transitioned from the first mode to the second mode, the extent of the transition being variable based on the value of the user input.
US09615177B2	Wireless immersive experience capture and viewing Aspects capture, view, present and display photo-realistic, fully-immersive panoramic virtual environments, displaying to a user via a display screen, in a first layer at a first level of opacity, an image of current surroundings of the user from image data captured from the current surroundings of the user by an image capture device; and in a second layer at a second level of opacity, an image of another environment that differs from the current surroundings of the user as a function of time or of place, wherein the second layer is located coextensive with the first layer. The first level of opacity is selected to present image data of the panoramic image within the first layer as transparent relative to image data of the panoramic image within the second layer; or as opaque relative to image data of the panoramic image within the second layer.
US09615170B2	Approach for partially preserving music in the presence of intelligible speech An audio processing system for a listening device includes an input device, a voice activity detector and a ratio-based attenuator. The input device is configured to receive a first audio signal emanating from an environment and including a signal of interest. The voice activity detector is configured to generate a control signal in response to the first audio signal. The ratio-based attenuator is configured to receive the control signal and determine whether the signal level of the first audio signal exceeds the signal level of an audio signal received from an audio playback device by at least a target difference. If so, then the audio level of the playback audio signal is maintained. Otherwise, the audio level of the playback audio signal is adjusted, where, at the adjusted value, the first signal level exceeds the playback signal level by at least the target difference.
US09615168B2	Adaptive method and device of audio interface and electronic signature token An adaptive method and device of an audio interface and an electronic signature token are provided. The audio interface comprises a first pin and a second pin, and the method comprises: not implementing an identification operation on the first pin and the second pin of the audio interface when an absolute value of a voltage difference between the first pin and the second pin is less than a first threshold; determining a type of each of the first pin and the second pin according to a sign of the voltage difference between the first pin and the second pin when the absolute value of the voltage difference is greater than or equal to a second threshold, in which the second threshold is greater than or equal to the first threshold; and connecting the identified ground pin to a common ground.
US09615163B1	Smart bass reflex loudspeaker A loudspeaker port may include tunable physical components to tune the port to different frequencies to improve speaker efficiency at those frequencies. The ports may be activated by at least partly opening associated shutters, or disabled by closing the associated shutters. Activated ports may enhance speaker efficiency in a frequency range. However, activated ports may also introduce sound artifacts, thereby reducing sound quality. Therefore, the ports may be disabled when appropriate to reduce their negative impact to sound quality. A Digital Signal Processor (DSP) may determine the frequency components of a played sound to determine when to open the ports and how to tune the ports. Accordingly, a loudspeaker may benefit from the improved efficiency facilitated by the ports while also avoiding typical drawbacks created by the ports.
US09615162B2	Earphone with inverse sound waves The earphone with inverse sound waves includes an earphone housing, a high frequency driver, and a low frequency driver. The earphone housing includes an inner space, a sound output portion, and a reflecting portion. The reflecting portion receives a passive diaphragm. The high frequency driver produces high frequency sound waves and has a sound output direction toward the sound output opening. The low frequency driver is mounted in the inner space of the earphone housing by a mounting brace. The low frequency driver is located between the high frequency driver and the passive diaphragm. A sound transmitting portion is formed between the mounting brace and the earphone housing. The low frequency driver produces low frequency sound waves and has a sound output direction toward the passive diaphragm. The passive diaphragm reflects the low frequency sound waves to the sound output opening via the sound transmitting portion.
US09615152B2	Optical element and light receiving device An optical element includes: a polarization splitter that splits light input from an input port into a first signal and a second signal according to a plane of polarization; a polarization rotator that rotates a plane of polarization of the second signal output from the polarization splitter by 90 degrees; a first optical coupler that combines the first signal output from the polarization splitter and the second signal output from the polarization rotator and splits the resultant signal into a third signal and a fourth signal with an equal amplitude; a phase controller that controls a phase of the third signal; and a second optical coupler that combines the third signal output from the phase controller and the fourth signal output from the first optical coupler and splits the resultant signal into a fifth signal and a sixth signal with an equal amplitude.
US09615151B2	Virtualized optical transport network systems and methods The present disclosure provides an optical transceiver, method of mapping, and method of management utilizing a plurality of Optical Channel Transport Unit layer k (OTUk) links to form an aggregate signal, such as, for example, 10 OTU2s to provide a single 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100 GbE) signal. Specifically, the present invention enables use of existing circuitry and methods at lower speed signals, e.g. 10G, to support higher speed aggregate signals, e.g. 100G. The present invention may be utilized to support carrier-grade OTN applications with optical transceivers such as, for example, pluggable optical transceivers. In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention includes a method which receives a plurality of signals, frames each of the plurality of signals into an OTUk frame, and manages/monitors each of the plurality of signals in an OTUk frame in the aggregate.
US09615145B2	Apparatus and methods for providing interactive extras Apparatus and methods are provided to implement a technique for providing supplemental information and interactive features for content, such as a movie. In one implementation, a content provider builds a package of information and interactive features (“interactive extras”) using a defined structure and API (application programming interface). The content provider gives the package of extras to several distributors (or provides access to some or all of the package through a network resource). Each distributor uses the package in the distributor's content distribution platform or system by conforming to the API for the package. In this way, the content provider can provide the same package of extras to multiple distributors that may have incompatible platforms without having to build custom packages for each platform. This allows the content provider to build the package once and also provides a more consistent experience across the distributor services.
US09615138B2	Systems and methods for acquiring, categorizing and delivering media in interactive media guidance applications Systems and methods are discussed for providing guidance for Internet-delivered media. In some embodiments, information on available media on the Internet is gathered. The information is associated with existing media guidance data. The associations enable a media guidance application to identify relevant online media and to display listings in a user-friendly way. A user interface for an online media guidance application is also provided. The user interface allows a user to narrow down the large amount of Internet-delivered media in a systematic way according to criteria that interests a user.
US09615120B2	Systems and methods for associating additional content with broadband content Systems and methods for associating additional content with broadband content are provided. A pairing between a customer premise device configured to output broadband content and a customer device may be identified by a service provider system. Information associated with content output by the customer premise device may be received by the service provider system from the customer premise device. Based at least in part upon an evaluation of the received information, the service provider system may identify additional content to be communicated to the customer device. The service provider system may then facilitate communication of the additional content to the customer device.
US09615116B2	System, method and apparatus for securely distributing content System, method and apparatus for securely distributing content via an encrypted file wherein a Publisher Key (PK) associated with an authorized publisher enables presentation of the content by the authorized user via a Limited Capability Viewer (LCV), the LCV lacking the capability to forward, print, copy or otherwise disseminate the content to be presented.
US09615113B2	Video content delivery over wireless access networks with quality of service (QOS) guarantees A device receives, from a content provider, traffic parameters associated with a video content request received from a fixed user device connected to a wireless access network, and determines, based on the traffic parameters, a trigger for creating a dedicated bearer for the fixed user device in the wireless access network. The device also provides the trigger to the wireless access network, where the wireless access network creates the dedicated bearer for the fixed user device based on the trigger, and the wireless access network assigns quality of service (QoS) parameters, based on the traffic parameters, to video content delivered to the fixed user device.
US09615111B2	Complexity-adaptive compression of color images using binary arithmetic coding An improved technique of compressing image data involves separating a prediction error of image data into distinct factors and applying a separate set of context models to each factor. Such factors may take the form of a sign, a bit category, and a relative absolute value of the prediction error. For each factor, the improved technique provides a set of context models and a procedure for selecting a context model from each respective set. The context model for each factor determines a probability distribution of symbols that may represent that factor, which in turn enables compression of the prediction error. Additionally, the symbols that represent certain factors into which the prediction error is separated result from a binary representation whose form—either unary or uniform—depends on the size of the prediction error.
US09615100B2	Second-order orthogonal spatial intra prediction Second-order orthogonal spatial intra-prediction may include generating a reconstructed frame by generating a plurality of reconstructed blocks by decoding a portion of the current encoded frame, generating a decoded residual block by decoding a current block from the current encoded frame, identifying a current pixel location in the current block, identifying reconstructed pixels in respective reconstructed blocks, wherein first and second reconstructed pixels are at respective oblique angle to the current pixel location, and a third reconstructed pixel at the second oblique angle to the first reconstructed pixel or at the first oblique angle to the second reconstructed pixel, determining a predictor pixel for the current pixel location using a difference between the third reconstructed pixel and a sum of the first reconstructed pixel and the second reconstructed pixel, and identifying a reconstructed pixel as a sum of the predictor pixel and a corresponding residual pixel.
US09615098B1	Adaptive resolution transcoding for optimal visual quality An adaptive resolution transcoding system and method adaptively transcodes a source video with an optimized resolution and visual quality based on the video coding complexity (VCC) of the source video. The transcoding system is configured to receive a source video in its native format, and to obtain the video coding complexity score of the source video from a video coding complexity engine. The transcoding system is further configured to set a resolution adjustment level based on the complexity score. Based on the resolution adjustment level, the transcoding system determines an optimal output resolution for the source video for each video output format supported by the transcoding system. Responsive to a user selection of video output format, the transcoding system determines an optimal output resolution for the source video and encodes the source video with the determined optimal output resolution.
US09615096B2	Device and method for video encoding A video encoding device calculates number of frames into which the current image needs to be encoded. The video encoding device divides the current image into a plurality of macro blocks, identifies importance of the respective macro blocks according to content of the current image and ranks the macro blocks from high to low according to the assigned importance. The video encoding device labels each macro block with a label, and encodes the macro blocks according to its label to form frames.
US09615091B2	Motion picture encoding/decoding apparatus, and method and apparatus for hybrid block motion compensation/overlapped block motion compensation for same A hybrid block motion compensation/adaptive overlapped block motion compensation apparatus for an encoding apparatus includes: a selector for selecting between a block motion compensation BMC and an overlapped block motion compensation OBMC with respect to a current block in units of pixels according to a set criterion; an adaptive motion compensator; a scan mode setter for scanning the current block in a plurality of set scan modes and establishing a scan mode causing a smallest number of transitions between the BMC and OBMC; and an information recorder for recording transition information at locations of the pixels corresponding to the transitions between the BMC and OBMC. A decoding apparatus is disclosed including: an interpreter for scan mode information of a current block and information about transitions between the BMC and OBMC for each of pixels of the current block; and an adaptive motion compensator for operating in units of the pixels.
US09615088B2	Video prediction encoding device, video prediction encoding method, video prediction encoding program, video prediction decoding device, video prediction decoding method, and video prediction decoding program A predicted signal generation unit provided in a video predictive encoding device estimates a zero-th motion vector for derivation of a zero-th predicted signal, selects a zero-th motion vector predictor similar to the zero-th motion vector, and generates zero-th side information containing a zero-th motion vector predictor index to identify the motion vector predictor and a motion vector difference determined from the zero-th motion vector and the zero-th motion vector predictor. The video predictive encoding device selects a motion vector for generation of a first predicted signal having a high correlation with a target region, generates first side information containing a first motion vector predictor index to identify the motion vector as a first motion vector predictor, sets the first motion vector predictor to a first motion vector, and combines the zero-th and first predicted signals to generate a predicted signal of the target region.
US09615086B2	Method and apparatus for intra prediction Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for filtering a reference pixel. A method of smoothing a reference pixel may include determining whether or not to perform smoothing on a reference pixel based on the size of a transform block and information about an intra-prediction mode for the transform block and determining a smoothing method by comparing the size of the transform block with the size of a maximum transform block. Accordingly, image coding efficiency can be increased, and picture quality can be improved.
US09615083B2	Display device The purpose of the present invention is to provide a display device in which the occurrence of the crosstalk can be suppressed. A display unit includes a display panel (12), a storage unit (54), a confirmation unit (56), and a correction unit (52). The display panel displays a synthetic image. The storage unit stores respective crosstalk levels set with respect to a plurality of areas (13a, 13b, 13c) that the display panel has. The confirmation unit that confirms in which one of the plurality of areas a pixel exists that displays an image that a viewer is supposed to see, among the plurality of images contained in the synthetic image. The correction unit reads the crosstalk level corresponding to the area, among the plurality of areas, in which the confirmation unit confirms the pixel displaying the image that a viewer is supposed to see exist, from the storage unit, and corrects the gray scale level data of the pixel displaying the image that a viewer is supposed to see, by using the crosstalk level.
US09615079B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method The present technique relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method capable of generating a color image of a display viewpoint using a color image and a depth image of a predetermined viewpoint.The viewpoint generation information generation unit generates viewpoint generation information used to generate a color image of a display viewpoint in accordance with a generation method of the color image of the display viewpoint obtained by performing warping processing using multi-viewpoint corrected color images and multi-viewpoint depth images. The multi-viewpoint image encoding unit encodes the multi-viewpoint corrected color images and the multi-viewpoint depth images, and transmits them with the viewpoint generation information. The present technique can be applied to, for example, a multi-viewpoint image processing apparatus.
US09615075B2	Method and device for stereo base extension of stereoscopic images and image sequences The invention relates to a method and a device for improving the depth impression of stereoscopic images and image sequences. In autostereoscopic multi-viewer display devices, generally a plurality of intermediate perspectives are generated, which lead to a reduced stereo base upon perception by the viewers. The stereo base widening presented in this application leads to a significant improvement and thus to a more realistic depth impression. It can either be effected during recording in the camera or be integrated into a display device. The improvement in the depth impression is achieved by the generation of synthetic perspectives situated, in the viewing direction of the camera lenses, on the left and right of the extreme left and extreme right recorded camera perspective on the right and left lengthening of the connection line formed by the extreme left and extreme right camera perspectives. These synthetic perspectives are calculated only on the basis of a disparity map, which is supplied or which is calculated in a preprocessing step. In this case, the method presented solves the following problems: 1. Calculation of the new extension perspectives, 2. Correct repositioning of the camera perspectives supplied within the visual zones, 3. Definition of which disparities are intended to be continued in the case of collision in the extension and 4. Interpolation of the image regions which become visible as a result of the extension of the stereo base. In this case, instances of left and right masking are also identified and optically correctly maintained and supplemented in the extension perspectives.
US09615071B2	Method and apparatus for tuning camera correction setting for camera module A camera tuning circuit has a first storage space, a second storage space and a controller. The first storage space stores a first reference camera correction setting for a reference camera module under a first color temperature. The second storage space stores a second reference camera correction setting for the reference camera module under a second color temperature, wherein the second color temperature is different from the first color temperature. The controller receives a default camera correction setting of a target camera module, the first reference camera correction setting, and the second reference camera correction setting, and generates a tuned camera correction setting for the target camera module according to the default camera correction setting, the first reference camera correction setting, and the second reference camera correction setting.
US09615068B2	Optical vortex 3D displays A method for generating three dimensional (3D) displays. The method includes displaying a hologram that combines three (or more) images encoded into three (or more) different OAM channels, and the method also includes reflecting light from the displayed hologram to create a multichannel light beam. Then, the method involves decoding the multichannel light beam to decode and display the three encoded images. The decoding step includes displaying the three encoded images in decoded form in three view zones, three focal planes, or on three spaced-apart planes. The decoding is performed by a single decoding screen using holograms used for generating the three encoded images or is performed by three decoding screens configured based on a differing one of the holograms used for generating the three encoded images. The displaying of the hologram step includes operating a spatial light modulator (SLM) to display the hologram on a screen of the SLM.
US09615059B2	Imaging apparatus, medium, and method for imaging An imaging apparatus includes a storage unit to store information about one or more persons, the information about each of the persons including a direction in which the person exists, and permission for imaging the person by an imaging unit, and the information about each of the persons being associated with identification information to uniquely identify the person; a detection unit to detect a direction in which a person who speaks exists; a determination unit to determine whether the person in the detected direction is permitted for imaging, based on the information about the person stored in the storage unit; and a control unit to control an imaging direction of the imaging unit to turn towards the detected direction of the person, in a case where the determination unit has determined that the person in the detected direction is permitted for imaging.
US09615049B2	Video multiviewer system providing direct video data transfer to graphics processing unit (GPU) memory and related methods A video multiviewer system may include a video input/output (I/O) controller, a system memory, and a graphics processing unit (GPU) comprising a GPU memory. The system may further include a central processing unit (CPU) for operating the video I/O controller to transfer video data to the GPU memory via direct memory access (DMA) without being stored in the system memory, and a display for displaying multiple video windows based upon video data in the GPU memory.
US09615044B2	Imaging apparatus and method of driving the same An imaging apparatus and a method of driving the same that can generate a digital data of a high resolution pixel signal are provided. The imaging apparatus includes: a pixel (10-1) for generating a signal by photoelectric conversion; a comparing circuit (30-1) for comparing a signal based on the pixel with a time-dependent reference signal; a counter circuit (40-1) performing a counting operating until an inversion of a magnitude relation between the signal based on the pixel and the time-dependent reference signal; and a selecting circuit (30-2) for setting a time-dependent change rate of the reference signal, according to a signal level of the signal based on the pixel.
US09615041B2	Image sensor and method of manufacturing the same Provided are an image sensor and a method of manufacturing the same. The method may include forming a photo-electric conversion region and a charge storage region in a semiconductor layer; forming a transistor on a front surface of the semiconductor layer; forming a recess by etching a portion of the semiconductor layer between the charge storage region and a rear surface of the semiconductor layer; and forming on a bottom surface of the recess a shield film that blocks light incident on the charge storage region.
US09615035B2	Competitive photo rig A specialized multi-smartphone rig is configured to simultaneously hold and operate multiple camera-equipped smartphones to enable capture of the same image by each camera under identical conditions using a single shutter release button on the rig. Because smartphones typically vary in how much time they use to process user input, custom native applications (“apps”) are installed on each smartphone to enable the cameras to operate in a synchronized manner. When the button is actuated, a signal is received at a microcontroller which hosts a server. The shutter release signal is passed to the server which, in turn, sends individual control signals to the custom native apps according to a timing model. When the custom native apps receive their respective control signals, they trigger their respective smartphone cameras to operate so that all the photos are captured in parallel across the rig at the same time.
US09615031B2	Imaging device and scene determination method An imaging unit is configured to capture images of a subject. A sensor is configured to detect brightness. A first detector is configured to detect whether or not a period during which a predetermined brightness has been detected by the sensor continues for a first period of time. A second detector is configured to detect whether or not a period during which the predetermined brightness has been detected by the sensor continues for a second period of time shorter than the first period of time. A determiner is configured to determine a circumstance where the imaging unit captures images of the subject in a daytime in a specific state where light is temporarily cut off, based on a first detection result by the first detector and a second detection result by the second detector.
US09615030B2	Luminance source selection in a multi-lens camera The luminance information of an image captured by a multi-lens camera system can be improved by selecting a luminance information source for each portion of the captured image. Each lens of the camera system can capture an initial image. For each portion of a final image, a corresponding initial image portion can be selected as the luminance information source. The portions of the final image and initial images can be pixels, groups of pixels, or other image portions. The luminance information from the selected initial image portions is combined to form final image luminance information. Chrominance information can also be selected from the initial images to form final image chrominance information, and the final image chrominance information and the final image luminance information can be combined to form a final image.
US09615029B2	Method and apparatus for determining a need for a change in a pixel density requirement due to changing light conditions There is provided a method for determining a need for a change in a pixel density requirement due to changing light conditions. The pixel density requirement specifies a pixel density which enables identification of an object in images captured by a camera. The method comprises receiving and monitoring (S02) a camera setting which is indicative of a light condition to which the camera is subjected and which affects the quality of images captured by the camera, and determining (S06) that there is a need for a change in the pixel density requirement upon detection (S04) of a change in the camera setting. The camera setting includes at least one of a gain and an exposure time used by the camera when capturing images.
US09615025B2	Wire suspension mounting approach for reduced optical image stabilization package size Some embodiments include an optics assembly. In some embodiments, the optics assembly includes an optics component. In some embodiments, the optics assembly is configured to move within the apparatus on one or more axes orthogonal to an optical axis of the optics component. In some embodiments, the optics assembly is suspended by a plurality of wires on a base component of the apparatus, each wire of the plurality of wires being substantially parallel to the optical axis of the optics component. Some embodiments include a base assembly component or substrate having an upper surface plane and a lower surface plane. In some embodiments, one or more terminations are disposed around the plurality of wires. In some embodiments, the terminations are located beyond the upper surface plane of the base assembly component.
US09615020B2	Auto focus method and apparatus using the same An auto focus method includes (a) obtaining a selected exposure value and an un-normalized contrast value; (b) executing a normalized contrast value obtaining procedure at each of the stepping positions; and (c) executing a focal point searching procedure according to the normalized contrast values. Accordingly, the normalization procedure is applied to eliminate the effect of the exposure value on the contrast value, so that the focal point of the image can be obtained correctly. In addition, an image capturing apparatus using the focus method is provided.
US09615014B2	Portable device controlling unmanned aerial vehicle and method of controlling therefor The present specification relates to a portable device controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle and a method of controlling therefor. According to one embodiment, a method of controlling a portable device controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle capturing an image includes the steps of obtaining first image information of a target object using a camera unit, transmitting a capture control signal controlling image capture for the target object to the unmanned aerial vehicle, receiving second image information of the target object captured based on the capture control signal from the unmanned aerial vehicle and generating a 3D image corresponding to the target object using the first image information and the second image information.
US09615009B1	Dynamically adjusting a light source within a real world scene via a light map visualization manipulation A light source within a real world scene can be identified. The light source can be associated with a one or more attributes. The light source can emit light to illuminate the real world scene. The attributes can include intensity, wavelength, and/or orientation. A live view of the real world scene can be presented within an interface of a computing device. The attributes associated with the light source can be determined. A light map for the light source within the real world scene can be computed. The light map can be a graphical visualization of an approximation of a propagation of light emanating from the light source within the scene.
US09615006B2	Infrared camera systems and methods for facilitating target position acquisition Infrared camera systems and related methods for facilitating target position acquisition are provided for various applications. For example, a system may include a portable imaging/viewing subsystem having a target position finder and may also include a fixed mount camera subsystem having a camera and a camera positioner. A communications link may be configured to communicate a signal from the target position finder to the camera positioner. The signal may be representative of a position of a target being imaged/viewed with the portable imaging/viewing subsystem. The camera positioner may aim the camera toward the target in response to the signal. The target may, for example, be a man overboard. Thus, the system and related method may be useful in search and rescue operations.
US09615005B1	IC (InCognito) camera This invention relates to a movable reflective device that allows a user to use a mobile phone camera in an inconspicuous manner. Further, the movable reflective device is adapted to hide a camera of a mobile device while capturing an image or video. Further, the movable reflective device includes a mobile device case and an optical sliding assembly which is removably attached to the case of the mobile device.
US09615004B2	Intrapersonal data communication systems Intrapersonal communication systems and methods that provide an optical digital signal link between two or more local devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, the system includes a first signal converter disposed at a first end of the optical digital signal link and configured to convert between electrical digital signals from a first local device and optical digital signals from the optical digital signal link. The system can include an optical connector having a non-contact portion configured to couple optical digital signals between the first signal converter and the optical digital signal link across a gap. The system can include a second signal converter disposed at a second end of the optical digital signal link and configured to convert between electrical digital signals from the second local device and optical digital signals from the optical digital signal link.
US09614999B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method with edge enhancement An image processing apparatus includes a gain calculation unit that calculates a plurality of first gains that respectively correspond to a plurality of predetermined edges based on a target pixel value and values of pixels adjacent to the target pixel, a blend ratio calculation unit that calculates a plurality of characteristic amounts that represent an accuracy of detecting the plurality of edges based on the target pixel value and the adjacent pixel values and calculates a plurality of weights that respectively correspond to the plurality of first gains based on the plurality of characteristic amounts, a gain adjustment unit that calculates a second gain based on the plurality of first gains and the plurality of weights and an output image generation unit that applies the second gain to the target pixel value to generate output image data.
US09614987B2	Mobile device and image forming apparatus for providing user interface screen, and method of providing user interface screen in the mobile device and image forming apparatus A mobile device or an image forming apparatus for providing a user interface, wherein the mobile device or the image forming apparatus receives product specifications of the mobile device or the image forming apparatus via near field communication (NFC) to determine a layout of the user interface of the mobile device or the image forming apparatus, and displays the user interface having the layout determined with respect to a predetermined application before.
US09614986B2	Data output apparatus, method of controlling same and output system In an image output apparatus for outputting an image supplied from an image supply apparatus, the image supply apparatus and the image output apparatus are connected wirelessly and send and receive data. The state of the wireless connection is determined and the image to be output is changed in accordance with the determined state of the connection.
US09614984B2	Electronic document generation system and recording medium An electronic document generation system includes an image forming apparatus that generates a scanned image of an original document, and an external terminal that generates an electronic document based on image data regarding the scanned image received from the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes an auxiliary data generation unit that generates auxiliary data to be used in processing for generating the electronic document, and a communication unit that transmits the auxiliary data to the external terminal. The external terminal includes a document generation unit that uses the auxiliary data received from the image forming apparatus to generate the electronic document based on the image data regarding the scanned image in cooperation with an external cooperative device different from the external terminal. The document generation unit generates the electronic document by complementing the result of processing performed on the image data with the auxiliary data.
US09614982B2	Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and computer-readable recording medium that receive a process request for performing a predetermined process from an apparatus A system according to the present invention includes a first communication unit, a second communication unit, and an executing unit. The first communication unit is connected to a first network segment. The second communication unit is connected to a second network segment different from the first network segment, and receives a processing request, which requests to execute predetermined processing, from an apparatus via the second network segment and transmits the received processing request to the first communication unit. The executing unit executes the predetermined processing in response to the processing request received by the first communication unit.
US09614980B1	Handling insufficient account balance of subscribers A system, method, and computer readable medium comprising instructions for handling insufficient account balance of subscribers in a mobile communications network is disclosed. A request for communication is received from a mobile station. A determination is made as to whether a subscriber of the mobile station has an insufficient account balance. If the subscriber has an insufficient account balance, the request is withheld and the mobile station is notified by a short message.
US09614977B1	Real-time media control for audio and multimedia conferencing services A method for controlling media presentation during a teleconference. The method generally includes the steps of coupling a buffer operatively to a host device and a participant device, storing media information associated with the teleconference in the buffer and directing playback of the media information from the buffer to the participant device. The host device is associated with a host of the teleconference and the host thereby enables playback of the stored media information to a participant other than the host.
US09614961B2	Contact center system with efficiency analysis tools An agent efficiency analysis system for a contact center performs analysis and comparisons on where the agents' time is being spent. The system integrates data from multiple systems Automatic Call Distribution, Integrated Voice Response and Work Force Management contact center applications and organizes the data against a standard set of metrics. Statistical trend analysis (long-term and short-term) may be performed.
US09614956B2	Providing a phone call which indicates context to a call receiving device A technique provides a phone call from a caller device operated by a human caller to an answerer device operated by a human answerer. The technique involves receiving a call request from the caller device. The call request includes a call button identifier which uniquely identifies a browser call button which is rendered on the caller device to the caller. The technique further involves identifying a source phone number based on the call button identifier. The technique further involves placing a call communication to the answerer device operated by the human answerer. The call communication indicates the source phone number as a source of the call communication. Accordingly, if the answerer device already has the context of associated with the source phone number already saved (e.g., in a contact list), the answerer device is able to automatically display that context in response to the call.
US09614951B2	Method, apparatus and computer program product for analyzing data associated with proximate devices An apparatus for analyzing data associated with proximate devices may include a processor. The processor may be configured to detect that a first device is proximate to a second device and receive indications of active data directly from the first device. The processor may also be configured to perform an analysis of the indications of active data and cause a user interface to present results of the analysis. Associated methods and computer program products may also be provided.
US09614949B2	WIFI connectivity in a modular portable cellular device A system and method of networking in a portable device in a modular device environment detects connection of a second device to the portable device, and configures the second device to form a parallel network connection with the portable device. In an embodiment, the second device is configured to form a direct WiFi connection to the portable device when the devices are separated.
US09614944B2	Command queuing for multimedia storage devices A multi-media device interface (18) couples a multi-media device (16) to a portable electronic device (10). Multi-media and other information can be loaded into the portable electronic device (10) from the multi-media device (16) or stored in the multi-media device (16) from the portable electronic device (10). The multi-media device interface (18) queues commands to the multi-media device (16) from the portable electronic device (10) while the multi-media device (16) completes a previously-issued command.
US09614943B1	System to interface internet protocol (IP) based wireless devices with subtasks and channels A method and apparatus in which multiple Internet Protocol (IP) based wireless data transmissions are simultaneously provided between a wireless device and a server, including providing multiple antennas, multiple T/R units, multiple processors and multiple I/O ports on the wireless device. The method includes receiving multiple IP data packets on the I/O ports at substantially the same time, and sending multiple data packets from the wireless device to the server, whereby the transmission rate between the wireless device and the server is increased.
US09614939B2	Network timeouts using intentionally delayed transmissions A system and method is provided for generating network timeouts by utilizing intentionally delayed message transmissions sent internal to a network controller. For example, according to this system and method a network controller transmits a data message externally over a network and the data message invokes a response network message. The network controller also transmits a timeout message corresponding to the data message; however, the timeout message is intentionally delayed for a predetermined duration of time prior to being internally transmitted. controller host device receives at least one of the response message and the timeout message and determines which is received first. If the timeout message is received, a request associated with the transmitted data message is treated as having timed out.
US09614936B2	Method and apparatus for processing MPEG media transport protocol packets Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for processing MMTP packets. When an MMTP packet is transmitted, the packet processing apparatus calculates a reference value from partial field values of a reference MMTP packet header, and inserts the calculated reference value into the compressed header. By the reference value, MMTP packets may be correctly distinguished and may be correctly referred to when there are two reference MMTP packets in which the lower 5 bits of packet sequence numbers are identical to each other, or even when the number of reference MMTP packets is a multiple of 256.
US09614924B2	Storage device and method thereof for integrating network attached storage with cloud storage services A network attached storage device for performing network attached storage operations with cloud storage services. The device comprises at least one network controller for communicating with a plurality of clients over a local area network (LAN) and with a cloud storage service (CSS) over a wide area network (WAN); a plurality of storage devices for locally storing data in the device; a CSS module for at least synchronizing between data locally stored in the plurality of storage devices and data stored in the CSS; and a processor for enabling the plurality of clients to perform file-based operations on the device using a file sharing protocol.
US09614921B2	Facilitating user interactions based on proximity Techniques are described for providing location-based information and functionality to people and computing devices in various ways. In at least some situations, the techniques include enabling multiple people in a common geographic area to interact in various ways, such as via devices capable of communications (e.g., cellular telephones, computing devices with wired and/or wireless communications capabilities, etc.). In addition, the techniques include enabling the creation and maintenance of location-based virtual groups of users (also referred to as “clouds”), such as for users of mobile and/or fixed-location devices. Such clouds may enable various types of interactions between group members, and may be temporary and/or mobile.
US09614918B2	Migration of network connection under mobility The present disclosure relates generally to the field of migration (e.g., seamless migration) of a network connection under mobility (e.g., host mobility). In various examples, migration (e.g., seamless migration) of a network connection under mobility (e.g., host mobility) may be implemented in the form of systems and/or algorithms.
US09614915B2	Seamless peer to peer internet connectivity A system and methods for seamlessly providing access to a data network via a peer-to-peer connection service is provided. The peer-to-peer connection service is provided to a client device by a host device. The client device scans for available data network connections and recognizes a beacon broadcast by the host device. The beacon contains a unique identifier that indicates that the host device is configured to provide the peer-to-peer connection service. Upon recognizing the unique identifier, the client device transmits authentication credentials to the host device, which in turn transmits the authentication credentials to a server configured to determine whether a social media connection exists between a user account associated with the client device and a user account associated with the host device. If the social media connection exists, then the host device provides access credentials for the client device to access the peer-to-peer connection service.
US09614914B2	System comprising a publish/subscribe broker for a remote management of end-user devices, and respective end-user device The present invention provides a method for sending a message to a network device with a specific MAC address, in an IP network implementing a internet group management protocol IGMP, comprising: sending, by a network terminal, to the network device, a multicast group management status message including a destination address set as the specific MAC address A system comprises a multitude of end-user devices coupled via a broadband connection with a service provider network, a publish/subscribe broker adapted to communicate with the multitude of end-user devices and at least a first back-end entity coupled with the service provider network. The first back-end entity includes a first client software application for connecting to the publish/subscribe broker and publishes control data via a control data channel for a device management of the end-user devices. The end-user devices include a second client software application for connecting to the publish/subscribe broker for subscribing to the control data channel and for receiving the control data, and for publishing device data and action data as instructed by the control data. The backend entity authorization is validated in particular by using a control data signature.
US09614913B2	Providing TTY services in a vehicle A method and a system for providing TTY services in a vehicle. The method may be carried out by the following steps: (a) providing a vehicle telematics unit configured to receive calls according to a first telecommunication standard and a second telecommunication standard, wherein the second telecommunication standard is newer than the first; (b) receiving an indication that a vehicle user desires to use a TTY device at the vehicle; (c) in response to step (b), switching to the first telecommunication standard until another indication is received indicating the user no longer desires to use the TTY device; and (d) sending or receiving a TTY message from the vehicle using the TTY device via the first telecommunications standard.
US09614909B2	High speed asynchronous remote mirroring A method for generating remote replicates of a logical volume at a remote site, the method comprises performing a plurality of replication cycles for generating a plurality (N) of points in time replicates of the logical volume at the remote site. Wherein for each positive integer n that ranges between 2 and N, a performing of a n'th replication cycle comprises: calculating in parallel and by multiple computerized resources of a storage system, multiple n'th point in time differences of multiple subsets of the logical volume; wherein n'th point in time differences of different subsets are calculated by different computerized resources; wherein a n'th point in time difference of a subset is a difference between an (n−1)'th point in time content of the subset and an n'th point in time content of the subset; and sending, in parallel, the multiple n'th point in time differences to the remote site.
US09614893B2	Method, apparatus and system for auto-synchronization of compressed content files An auto-synchronization method, apparatus, and system for synchronizing compressed content file automatically in such a way of tracing the modification history of source files of the compressed content file and synchronizing the modified source files selectively are provided. The portable device includes a radio communication unit configured to connect to the synchronization server to transmit and receive data related to the compressed content file, a storage unit configured to store at least one of the compressed content file, compressed content file information, and source file information related to source files constituting the compressed content file, and a control unit configured to detect a synchronization request signal generated by an event modifying the compressed content file, extract at least one modified first source file from the compressed content file based on the source file information, and synchronize the extracted first source file with a second source file matching among source files stored in a synchronization server.
US09614882B2	System independent remote storing of digital content A system and a method are disclosed for a content delivery system that enable system-independent, remote storing of digital content on any number of a user's devices. The system and method enable a user to designate a digital content item appearing in a web page for storage, as well as a specific, separate device on which to store the content item. The digital content item is not restricted to being viewed or accessed within the content delivery system, but rather the content delivery system enables remote storing of digital content across multiple different systems, from multiple different content sources, for viewing on multiple different devices for any given user.
US09614879B2	Method and software for enabling N-way collaborative work over a network of computers Method, software, and system for efficiently enabling n-way collaborative work using common software over a network of computers. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, each participant in a collaborative session starts up a common software application, which includes a collaboration component. This collaboration component is used to establish a common session that includes all interested parties. The collaboration component replicates operations performed on any one instance of said application to all other instances participating in the same session, so the effect is as if all members of the session were sharing a single instance of the application on a single computer. In one aspect, the collaboration component also supports broadcast of audio and video over a computer network, to enable session participants to see and/or hear each other, and further includes other features that support collaborative work.
US09614878B2	System and method for providing supplemental information related to media content A method of providing supplemental information synchronized with a piece of media content being played and related to a current state of the piece of media content being played is provided. The supplemental information may be transmitted to an electronic device in synchronization with the playing of the piece of media content on an audio/visual display interface. The method includes receiving identifying information from the electronic device and/or the audio/visual display interface, storing the identifying information in an active device table, receiving a viewing initiation notification, and transmitting the supplemental information to the electronic device in response to the viewing initiation notification. The electronic device may also transmit a request to begin playing the piece of media content. Transmission of the supplemental information may be paused, stopped, or resumed in synchronization with the piece of media content being played.
US09614874B2	Network session management based on contextual information An access control module in an enterprise computing network receives contextual information of a first active network session at a first network endpoint and contextual information of a second active network session at a second network endpoint. The access control module is configured to evaluate the contextual information of one or more of the first or second network sessions based on one or more network policies to determine a policy action for enforcement on at least one of the first or second network endpoints.
US09614871B2	Cloud-based surveillance with intelligent tamper protection In one embodiment, a security system includes a central communication unit and a first surveillance device. The central communication unit is communicatively connected over a network to cloud storage, by way of a first transmission channel and a second transmission channel. The second transmission channel is redundant with the first transmission channel. The first surveillance device configured to record first surveillance data, and is communicatively connected to the central communication unit by way of a third transmission channel and a fourth transmission channel. The fourth transmission channel is redundant with the third transmission channel. The first surveillance device is configured to transmit the first surveillance data to the central communication unit, and the central communication unit is configured to transmit the first surveillance data to the cloud storage.
US09614866B2	System, method and computer program product for sending information extracted from a potentially unwanted data sample to generate a signature A system, method and computer program product are provided for sending information extracted from a potentially unwanted data sample to generate a signature. In use, information is extracted from a portion of a sample of potentially unwanted data. Further, the information is sent to generate a signature.
US09614862B2	System and method for webpage analysis A system and method for classifying a webpage may include generating, by an analysis server, a first representation of a webpage. A system and method may include generating, by a unit installed in a user web browser, a second representation of the webpage and the method may comprise producing a classification of the webpage by relating the first representation to the second representation.
US09614860B2	Equipment and network health monitoring using security systems A monitoring system is continuously coupled to and in communication with a selected network. The system monitors characteristics of the network and characteristics of assets of the network. Removal of assets can be detected and alarm indicating messages can be generated locally at the monitoring system or at a wireless communication device.
US09614858B2	Method and system for remote data access using a mobile device A system and method for securely storing, retrieving and sharing data using PCs and mobile devices and for controlling and tracking the movement of data to and from a variety of computing and storage devices.
US09614855B2	System and method for implementing a secure web application entitlement service System and method for implementing a secure web application entitlement service are described. One embodiment of the system comprises a plurality of entitlement point records each comprising a unique identifier associated therewith such that each of the enforcement point records can be associated with an enforcement point within an application; an identity service (“IS”) configured to provide a first token for enabling a user to access the application; an access gateway configured to provide a second token, the second token including a list of at least a portion of the unique identifiers; an entitlement server (“ES”) configured to receive an entitlement request from the application, the entitlement request including the second token, the ES further configured to associate the entitlement request with a user-authenticated session in the IS; and a policy decision point (“PDP”) configured to receive the list of at least a portion of the unique identifiers and to render a decision on the entitlement request based at least in part on policy information associated with ones of the enforcement point records identified by the unique identifiers of the list and attribute information from the IS; wherein subsequent to the rendering of a decision by the PDP, the decision is communicated to the application.
US09614852B2	Sensor sharing control A mechanism is provided for sensor sharing control dynamically. One or more sensor use permissions are received from one or more sensor provider terminals. For each sensor use permission, a sensor use permission is recorded in an authorization policy thereby forming a set of authorization policies. A use request is recorded for sensor use request information received from a sensor user terminal in a request policy. A search is performed for any authorization policy in the set of authorization policies that matches the request policy. Responsive to identifying the authorization policy that matches the request policy, a list of sensors included in the sensor use permissions of an authorization policy that matches the request policy is created. The list of sensors is transmitted to the sensor user terminal, where the search is performed again dynamically when the request policy or one of the set of authorization policies is changed.
US09614849B2	Handling encoded information A method comprises a portable device obtaining a graphical encoded information item which is displayed on a display of a computing apparatus, decoding the encoded information from the encoded information item, and transmitting a first message to first server apparatus, the first message including the decoded information and a first identifier identifying the device or a user of the device, wherein the decoded information includes an apparatus identification information item for allowing identification of the computing apparatus, and the first server apparatus receiving the first message from the device, establishing the identity of the user of the device, wherein establishing the identity of the user comprises using the first identifier to determine if the user is registered with the first server apparatus in response to establishing the identity of the user, authorizing the user to access a service, and providing the service to the user via the computing apparatus using the apparatus identification information item or sending a second message to a second server apparatus, the second message including the apparatus identification information item and indicating that the user is authorized to access the service provided by the second server apparatus, the second server apparatus responding to receipt of the second message by providing the service to the user via the computing apparatus using the apparatus identification information item.
US09614847B2	User authentication Method and system for user authentication are described. The method comprises receiving an authentication code from an application server seeking authentication of the user. Further, a private key of the user is computed in real time based on a user identity (ID) of the user and a master secret key of the PKG. The method further comprises, ascertaining a verification code based on the private key of the user and a verification timestamp, wherein the verification timestamp indicates a time at which the ascertaining of the verification code was initiated. Further, the authentication code is compared with the verification code. Further, the method comprises authenticating the user based on the comparison.
US09614832B1	Access control system that detects static electricity An access control system removes the human element from static protection by detecting a level of static energy when the user attempts to authenticate to the access control system, and when the user's detected level of static energy exceeds a defined threshold, access is denied until the user discharges the static energy. A static energy detection mechanism in a badge reader includes two conductive plates that form a first capacitor, and the space between an electrically conductive badge and one of the conductive plates on the badge reader forms a second capacitor. Using these two capacitors, the level of static energy on the user can be measured by the sum of the voltage across these two capacitors as the user presents the badge to the badge reader. The access control system assures the user is properly grounded before allowing access to an area, equipment, etc.
US09614825B2	Collaborative computing community role mapping system and method A role mapping method and system for a collaborative computing environment in provided. A set of permissions defining access to a generic business component for a named permission set is stored in a database. The set of permissions for the named permission set are mapped to an abstract role. Based on these mappings, access permissions to a business component instance within a community can be set.
US09614824B2	Handling open authentication of an invoked web service in a process Embodiments relate to methods, systems, and computer program products for handling open authentication (OAuth) of an invoked web service in a process. An aspect includes determining whether an OAuth access token has expired. Another aspect includes initiating an automatic update of the OAuth access token based on determining that the OAuth access token has expired.
US09614819B2	Method and apparatus for securing clock synchronization in a network Aspects of the disclosure provide a method that includes receiving a first packet through a network at a first device. The first packet includes a first message generated according to a precision time protocol and a first encapsulation that encapsulates one or more fields of the first message. Further, the method includes security-verifying the first packet based on the first message and the first encapsulation, and processing the first message according to the precision time protocol after the first packet is security-verified.
US09614814B2	System and method for cascading token generation and data de-identification A computer-implemented method for de-identifying data by creating tokens through a cascading algorithm includes the steps of processing at least one record comprising a plurality of data elements to identify a subset of data elements comprising data identifying at least one individual; generating, with at least one processor, a first hash by hashing at least one first data element with at least one second data element of the subset of data elements; generating, with at least one processor, a second hash by hashing the first hash with at least one third data element of the subset of data elements; creating at least one token based at least partially on the second hash or a subsequent hash derived from the second hash, wherein the token identifies the at least one individual; and associating at least a portion of a remainder of the data elements with the at least one token.
US09614812B2	Control methods and systems for improving virtual machine operations A method for improving the operations and efficiency of virtual machine management. In one embodiment, the method includes storing identification information of a user and a first computer executing software that is related to a virtual machine. Next, a third computer that is already executing software of a target user is identified. And finally, a second computer transmits, to the third computer, broadcast data corresponding to the software of the target user.
US09614805B2	Communicating information describing activity of computer system users among computer system users A computer-implemented method receiving receives information describing a current or future activity from a user of a computing system via a mobile device. The current activity is an activity occurring at a current time when the information is received, while the future activity is an activity occurring at a future time relative to a time when the information is received. The method transmits the information describing the current or future activity to a backend database coupled to the Internet and remote from the mobile device. The information describing the current or future activity is accessible to at least one recipient having access privilege to information associated with the user and describing the current or future activity via the Internet.
US09614802B2	Sharing content within an evolving content-sharing zone A user selects a content item that he wishes to send. He then performs a “sending” gesture and specifies an initial “content-sharing zone.” In order to be eligible to receive the selected content item, a receiving device must be located within the content-sharing zone. However, the content-sharing zone can evolve over time. It can grow in size, change shape, or move (e.g., it can remain centered on the sending user as he moves). A potential recipient makes a “receiving” gesture, and, if the location of the receiving device is located within the evolving content-sharing zone, as currently defined, then the content item is sent from the sending device to the receiving device (either directly or via a content server). A maximum size or duration of the evolving content-sharing zone can be specified. Other restrictions can be stated so that, for example, only intended recipients can receive the content item.
US09614801B2	System and method for facilitating email message reply A system and method for facilitating email messaging combines the convenience of an auto-fill of the recipient fields in a standard email message with a blank canvas for composing a new, quick reply message. By selecting the quick reply feature that can be provided with the message view screen of an email utility, the user is shown a second user interface with a blank compose screen. The email recipients are automatically filled in from the message view screen of the current message. The quick reply message can be transmitted as an email message through the email utility.
US09614799B2	System and method for operating mesh devices in multi-tree overlapping mesh networks A method for a first mesh device associated with two mesh networks to serve as a conduit in an overlapping mesh network environment comprises associating with both a first access point over a first mesh network and a second access point over a second network, wherein each access point manages a respective mesh network; responsive to receiving a neighbor information broadcast from a first neighboring mesh device in the first mesh network, updating a neighborhood table; responsive to receiving a neighbor information broadcast from a second neighboring mesh device in the second mesh network, updating the neighborhood table; responsive to a request to transmit a message from a device in the first mesh network to a destination in the second mesh network, determining a next device, wherein the next device is on a path towards the destination in the second mesh network; and transmitting the message to the next device.
US09614794B2	Message consumer orchestration framework In a decoupled messaging system, a producer device sends produced messages to a message fabric. The message fabric either stores the received message in designated queues, from which consumer devices may retrieve the messages, or broadcasts the messages to consumer devices that subscribe to topics assigned to the messages. A message consumption orchestrator service gathers capabilities information for the message producer, the message fabric, and the message consumer, and configures resources allocated for the message consumer to more fully optimize message throughput. Further, the message consumption orchestrator identifies patterns in changes of the rate of produced messages, i.e., through analysis of historical data and/or received information. The message consumption orchestrator configures resources for the message consumer to account for predicted need based on the identified patterns.
US09614792B2	Method and apparatus for processing messages in a social network In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for knowledge generation and deployment in a distributed network. In one embodiment, a method for processing messages in a social network includes receiving a new message from a first node in the network, the new message including a query, providing the first node with an answer to the query, if the answer is located in a repository, and initiating generation of the answer, if the answer is not located in the repository.
US09614790B2	Apparatus for controlling execution of software, method for controlling thereof, and computer-readable recording medium having computer program for controlling thereof A software execution control apparatus includes a reference information management unit for collecting and renewing reference information to be referred to for execution of a plurality of applications, a user message preprocessing unit for receiving a user message, extracting one or more components from the user message, and analyzing the user message based on the extracted components, a message processing unit for specifying one or more actions required by the user based on the analysis result of the user message, and an APP execution unit for selecting and executing one or more applications based on reference information managed by the reference information management unit.
US09614787B2	Two-stage crossbar distributor and method for operation An apparatus provides signal links of M with N signal connections. A first stage has first switching matrices, wherein the first switching matrices are designed to establish at least one switchable signal link between each associated first signal connection and an associated second signal connection. A second stage has a second switching matrix with a size of N×M. In a sub-area of the second switching matrix the intersection points X2p,q that comprise switching elements are precise those that for N≧M satisfy the conditions: p−Σλ=1i−1nλ≡q (mod ni); 1≦p−Σλ=1i−1nλ≦ni and 1≦q≦M.
US09614785B1	I/O data interface for packet processors Systems and methods to process packets of information use an on-chip information processing system configured to receive, resolve, convert, and/or transmit packets of different packet-types in accordance with different protocols. A first packet-type may use a protocol for wired local-area-networking (LAN) technologies, such as Ethernet. A second packet-type may use a proprietary protocol. The proprietary protocol may be used to exchange information with one or more packet processing engines, such as neural processing engines.
US09614780B2	Predictive delaycast feedback Systems and methods are described for predictive delaycast feedback in relation to content object queuing and offer and request handling via communications systems. When a subscriber of communications and/or media services requests access to a content object, embodiments can determine where the content object can and/or should be placed in a delaycast queue. The queue can include multiple regions associated with different estimated delivery timeframes. The placement determination can involve determining an appropriate queue location for the requested content object (e.g., an appropriate queue region), and determining an associated promise time for the requested object.
US09614779B2	Cloud compute scheduling using a heuristic contention model Technologies for contention-aware cloud compute scheduling include a number of compute nodes in a cloud computing cluster and a cloud controller. Each compute node collects performance data indicative of cache contention on the compute node, for example, cache misses per thousand instructions. Each compute node determines a contention score as a function of the performance data and stores the contention score in a cloud state database. In response to a request for a new virtual machine, the cloud controller receives contention scores for the compute nodes and selects a compute node based on the contention score. The cloud controller schedules the new virtual machine on the selected compute node. The contention score may include a contention metric and a contention score level indicative of the contention metric. The contention score level may be determined by comparing the contention metric to a number of thresholds. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09614776B1	Systems and methods for transmitting data according to an auto-negotiated data rate A transceiver of a first network device including an autonegotiation circuit and a first serializer interface. The auto-negotiation circuit is to negotiate a first data rate for transmission of data between the first network device and a second network device. The first serializer interface to receive the negotiated first data rate from the auto-negotiation circuit, receive first data from the second network device at the negotiated first data rate, replicate portions of the first data received from the second network device in accordance with the negotiated first data rate, and transmit, at a second data rate different from the first data rate, the first data including the replicated portions from the first serializer interface to a second serializer interface of the first network device.
US09614774B2	Method for providing a QoS prioritized data traffic A method for transmitting data packets of a data traffic between a sending device (10, 80) and a receiving device (80, 10) via a VPN client (200) and a VPN server (500) over a network using a secure encapsulation of the data packets, the method comprising the steps of determining a Quality of Service, QoS, parameter for the data packets of said data traffic, selecting, for the data packets, either a first tunnel (91) connecting the VPN client (200) and the VPN server (500) or a second tunnel (92) connecting the VPN client (200) and the VPN server (500) based on determined Quality of Service.
US09614769B2	Method and device for controlling DSP channels Described is a method for channel management on one or more digital signal processors. The method distinguishes itself by the fact that channel management occurs at any time based on a current load utilization of each digital signal processor, taking into account an actual load requirement of each channel and a maximum total performance capacity of each digital signal processor. The invention also relates to a device for carrying out the method.
US09614763B2	Scalable handling of BGP route information in VXLAN with EVPN control plane A method for programming a MAC address table by a first leaf node in a network comprising a plurality of leaf nodes is provided. Each leaf node comprises one or more Virtual Tunnel End Points (“VTEPs”) and instantiates a plurality of Virtual Routing and Forwarding elements (“VRFs”), with a corresponding Bridge Domain (“BD”) assigned to each VRF. The method includes obtaining information indicating one or more VTEP Affinity Groups (VAGs), each VAG comprising an identification of one VTEP per leaf node, obtaining information indicating assignment of each VRF to one of the VAGs, assigning each VAG to a unique Filtering Identifier (“FID”), thereby generating one or more FIDs, and programming the MAC address table, using FIDs instead of BDs, by populating the MAC address table with a plurality of entries, each entry comprising a unique combination of a FID and a MAC address of a leaf node.
US09614760B2	Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, method for transmitting broadcast signals and method for receiving broadcast signals The present invention provides a method of transmitting broadcast signals. The method includes, processing input streams into BB (Base Band) frames of PLPs (Physical Layer Pipes), wherein the input streams include a plurality of input packets, wherein each of the input packets include a packet header including information about synchronization of the input streams, wherein the processing input streams into BB frames further includes compressing the packet headers of the input packets in the input streams, generating the BB frames by using the compressed input packets; encoding data of the PLPs; building at least one signal frame by mapping the encoded data of the PLPs; and modulating data in the built signal frame by OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) method and transmitting the broadcast signals having the modulated data.
US09614750B2	System of distributing content data over a computer network and method of arranging nodes for distribution of data over a computer network Described is a method for improving both the bandwidth efficiency and bit rate of data streams flowing through binary tree networks. In an embodiment, the invention provides a method for efficiently utilizing end-consumer computers possessing a variety of upstream bandwidth capabilities to deliver online streaming video in a distributed manner.
US09614742B1	Anomaly detection in time series data Described herein are systems, mediums, and methods for detecting blockage of network traffic at a network server. A signal representative of time series data associated with network traffic is received at a processor for analysis. A data segmentation algorithm and an anomaly detection algorithm are applied in series to the received data. The segmentation algorithm detects regime shifts in the data. Data between regime shifts is considered a segment of data. The anomaly detection algorithm analyzes each segment individually to determine whether anomalies exist in the segment. If a cyclic pattern is found in the segment, the cyclic pattern is extracted from the segment leaving a residual data for analysis. A probability distribution of the residual data is determined for analysis. When an anomaly is detected in the segment o based on the probability distribution of the residual data, it is determined that blockage has occurred on the network traffic.
US09614737B1	Appliance backnets in dedicated resource environment A backnet can be created within a dedicated private network of a customer that enables a distinct party to access and/or control a portion of the resources within the private network. In one example, a backnet includes a separate virtual interface for an appliance or other such resource that is not visible or accessible to the customer owning the customer cloud, but can be accessed by another appliance or component in the customer cloud, or an appliance vendor external to the customer cloud. While the customer can control the permission for the backnet, the vendor can control or implement the resources within the backnet in a way that is isolated from the customer. Usage of the backnet can be separately monitored and billed to the vendor, even though the resources are part of the dedicated customer cloud.
US09614735B2	Bounded-budget monitor deployment in monitoring networks via end-to-end probes A method, computer storage medium, computer system of performing monitor deployment under budget constraints includes obtaining a network topology and a deployment budget, decomposing the network topology into a plurality of components having a predetermined property, computing a benefit and a cost for identifying each of the components, selecting at least one targeted component based on a ratio of the benefit to the cost for identifying each of the components, and deploying monitors to identify links in the at least one targeted component within a remaining portion of the deployment budget.
US09614724B2	Session-based device configuration Techniques for session-based device configuration are described. According to one or more implementations, various settings of a wireless device are configured to optimize device performance while participating in a communication session via a wireless network. The settings, for instance, are configured dynamically and on a per-session basis.
US09614722B2	Method and apparatus for monitoring connectivity in a long term evolution network A method and apparatus for monitoring connectivity in a network at a bearer path layer are disclosed. For example, the method receives a request to monitor a user endpoint, identifies an internet protocol address of the user endpoint, an internet protocol address of each transport network element between the user endpoint and a bearer trace server, a bearer path identification of each bearer used by the user endpoint, a quality of service associated with each bearer used by the user endpoint, and a tunnel identification of each bearer used by the user endpoint; and performs a fault isolation and performance monitoring at a bearer path layer, wherein the fault isolation identifies a particular segment where a fault is detected at the bearer path layer.
US09614718B2	Communication system for fault tolerance in cascade topology and ring topology A communication device is connected to an end of a first network of a cascade topology, and also to a second network. This communication device transmits a first list including information of communication devices, in the first network, that are destinations of transmission of frames through the first network, to an opposing communication device, in the second network, located at another end of the first network, and receives, from the opposing communication device, a second list including information of communication devices, in the first network, that are destinations of transmission of frames from the opposing communication device through the first network. The communication device determines in which of the first list and the second list a destination of a frame is included, and when the destination of the frame is included in the second list, transmits the frame to the second network.
US09614717B2	Method and system for terminal access and management in cloud computing The disclosure discloses a method for terminal access and management in cloud computing, including: a terminal with a management and control module accesses a bidirectional data transmission network and acts as a node; the node searches for a first responding control node or agent control node and connects with a network management server via an agent control node connected to the found control node or via the found agent control node; a management and control module of a node at each level collects running information of the terminal and reports the running information level by level, and a nearest super-ordinate node performs a management operation. The disclosure further discloses a system for terminal access and management in cloud computing. With the method and the system, the problems that the system status has to be pre-estimated and a proper node has to be selected when new equipment access an original system can be solved, and after the access, a super-ordinate node can perform actively a control operation on the topological structure.
US09614709B2	Selection of acknowledgment timing in wireless communications Disclosed is a method including communicating, by a mobile device, with a base station via first and second component carriers having different frequency bands and time division duplexing (TDD) configurations. The method may include receiving one or more downlink transmissions via the second component carrier. The method may include selecting a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) timing sequence based on the TDD configurations of the first and second component carriers. The method may include transmitting one or more positive acknowledgment and/or negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) signals, associated with the one or more downlink transmissions, according to the selected HARQ timing sequence. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US09614708B1	[HEW] spatial modulation technique with different source-encoded data services of the next generation WLAN IEEE 802.11ax One exemplary embodiment provides an efficient method and architecture that allows the transmission of at least two different data services with different quality of service (QOS) and source encoding for the IEEE 802.11.ax-HEW (and beyond, 802.11ax+) Wi-Fi systems/networks. An exemplary embodiment capitalizes on the behavior of spatial modulation (SM-OFDM) transmission techniques to allow, for example, using different channel encoding rates for each category/service of data.
US09614706B2	Method and apparatus for multi-carrier modulation (MCM) packet detection based on phase differences A method is disclosed for detecting packet at a receiving system in a Multi-Carrier Modulation (MCM) system. The method starts with receiving a signal at the receiving system. Then a deviation value of the signal is computed, where the deviation value is computed at least partially based on phase differences between some number of carriers in the preamble. The deviation value is compared with a threshold to determine whether a packet has been detected from the received signal. In response to the determination that a packet has been detected, a symbol offset is computed optionally, where the symbol offset indicates a number of sample points from a beginning of a symbol.
US09614691B2	Method and device for detecting an unoccupied transmission channel in a multi-media transmission system A method and a device for detecting an unoccupied transmission channel in a multi-channel transmission system having a plurality of transmission channels for an audio and/or video transmission, as it is frequently installed in seats of vehicles, trains, airplanes or in auditoriums and conference rooms. When expanding or modifying the transmission system, each receiving module until now had to be uninstalled and appropriately adapted in case of unoccupied transmission channels. This is very labor-intensive and costly. According to the invention, an encoding of the unoccupied transmission channels using an identification is provided, which is detectable by the receiving modules. Upon detection of the identification, the respective transmission channel is automatically blocked for the selection. A complicated disassembly and a corresponding manual adaptation of the receiving modules may therefore be dispensed with.
US09614689B2	Network in-line tester An in-line tester (10) for testing a telecommunications network. The tester (10) is connectable in line in a communications channel in the network, between network elements or nodes (12), so that all packets within that channel have to flow through it.
US09614682B2	System and method for sequential data signatures A digital message is signed and, if a request is approved, receives a time stamp. The request is computed as a first function of the message and a current one of a sequence of passwords computed such that each password corresponds to an index unit. Each of the passwords may be computed as a function, such as a hash function, pseudo-random function, or encryption function, of the subsequent password, whereby the sequence terminates with an initial password that forms a public key parameter for the password sequence. At least one hash tree uses at least a subset of the passwords as inputs to a hash tree used to verify the passwords.
US09614675B2	Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to encode auxiliary data into text data and methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to obtain encoded data from text data Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to encode auxiliary data into text data and methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to obtain encoded data from text data are disclosed. An example method includes assigning encoded data units to respective ones of a plurality of groups, the encoded data units including text data, identifying a symbol present in a first one of the encoded data units assigned to a first one of the groups, and outputting auxiliary data embedded in the encoded data units based on the symbol and based on the one of the groups of the first one of the encoded data units.
US09614673B2	Method of managing keys and electronic device adapted to the same A method of managing keys and an electronic device adapted to the method are provided. The method includes creating a first key, based on information included in a memory space of a processor, creating a second key, based on at least one item of user information, and creating a third key that was created through at least one encryption process, based on the created first key and the created second key.
US09614671B2	User access control based on a graphical signature A user inputs a pattern consisting of a plurality of lines. The lines are classified by relative length, overall direction and degree of curvature. Where a line is started from a new position, the direction from the previous starting point is taken into account. The series of lines is then serialized into a key value, which may then be used to decrypt data stored on a device. This enables data to be securely stored since the key is supplied by the user at runtime and is not itself stored on the device.
US09614669B1	Secure network communications using hardware security barriers One embodiment includes hardware-based cybersecurity devices that create a physical barrier (“hardware security barrier”) between a computer's (or other device's) processor and a public or private network. Hardware security barriers typically use immutable hardware in accomplishing cybersecurity activities including generating and distributing cryptographically secure numbers, encryption, decryption, source authentication, and packet integrity verification. This hardware security barrier protects against remote threats and guarantees that all exported and received data are strongly encrypted. A hardware security barrier can be included in any computing or networking device that contains a network interface. One embodiment of a hardware security barrier is implemented as part of a network interface, such as, but not limited to being part of a network interface controller, or as a standalone unit between a communications interface of a host system and a connection to a network.
US09614666B2	Encryption interface Encryption interface technologies are described. A processor can include a system agent, an encryption interface, and a memory controller. The system agent can communicate data with a hardware functional block. The encryption interface can be coupled between the system agent and a memory controller. The encryption interface can receive a plaintext request from the system agent, encrypt the plaintext request to obtain an encrypted request, and communicate the encrypted request to the memory controller. The memory controller can communicate the encrypted request to a main memory of the computing device.
US09614662B2	Multi-input wireless receiver based on RF sampling techniques In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems of a multi-input receiver. In one or more embodiments, a receiver receives a plurality of signals each via a respective one of a plurality of wireless channels. In one or more embodiments, a processing stage of the receiver combines the received plurality of signals into a combined signal for input to an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) of the receiver. In one or more embodiments, the ADC generates, at a predetermined sampling frequency, samples of the combined signal. In one or more embodiments, the receiver recovers from the generated samples at least one signal component corresponding to at least one of the plurality of signals.
US09614656B2	Providing in-line services through radio access network resources under control of a mobile packet core in a network environment A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes sending, by a first entity associated with an access network, a first request message including a session identifier associated with a user session to a second entity associated with a core network. The method further includes establishing a first control channel with the second entity in which the first control channel is associated with the session identifier. The first control channel is an in-band channel between the first entity and the second entity. The method further includes receiving policy information associated with the user session from the second entity using the first control channel. The policy information is indicative of one or more policies to be applied in the access network to user data associated with the user session.
US09614652B2	Radio base stations and wireless terminal for dual connectivity, methods therein and a system Embodiments herein relate to a system for enabling communication in the radio communications network (1). The system comprises the first radio base station (12), the second radio base station (13) and the wireless terminal (10). The first radio base station (12) and the second radio base station (13) are configured to serve the wireless terminal (10) simultaneously. The first radio base station (12) is configured to set up to the wireless terminal (10), a first channel for receiving data over from the wireless terminal (10), and a first assisting channel for transmitting feedback data regarding transmissions over the first channel. The second radio base station (13) is configured to set up to the wireless terminal (10), a second channel for transmitting data over to the wireless terminal (10), and a second assisting channel for receiving, from the wireless terminal (10), feedback data regarding transmissions over the second channel.
US09614635B2	Preamble design and detection for ranging in an optical OFDMA communication network The invention relates to an optical OFDMA communication network, comprising a plurality of optical network units (ONUs), wherein each one of the ONUs is configured to generate a ranging sequence for upstream synchronization of the ONUs, a receiving unit for receiving signals of the ONUs, the receiving unit being also configured to receive the ranging sequences of the ONUs. The receiving unit comprises a correlator unit in which a plurality of ranging sequences is stored. The receiving unit is configured to perform a ranging detection operation including performing a correlation operation with a plurality of the received ranging sequences using at least one of the stored ranging sequences and to transmit a ranging response to the ONUs depending on the result of the correlation operation.
US09614621B2	Signal generating circuit, optical signal transmitting apparatus, signal receiving circuit, method for establishing optical signal synchronization, and optical signal synchronization system To enable signal position detection, frequency offset compensation, clock offset compensation, and chromatic dispersion amount estimation in a communication system based on coherent detection using an optical signal, even on a signal having a great offset in an arrival time depending on a frequency due to chromatic dispersion. An optical signal transmitting apparatus generates specific frequency band signals having power concentrated on two or more specific frequencies and transmits a signal including the specific frequency band signals. An optical signal receiving apparatus converts a received signal into a digital signal, detects positions of the specific frequency band signals from the converted digital signal, estimates frequency positions of the detected specific frequency band signals, and detects a frequency offset between an optical signal receiving apparatus and an optical signal transmitting apparatus. Moreover, the optical signal receiving apparatus detects a clock offset between the optical signal receiving apparatus and the optical signal transmitting apparatus from an interval between the estimated frequency positions of the specific frequency band signals. Furthermore, the optical signal receiving apparatus estimates temporal positions of the detected specific frequency band signals and detects a chromatic dispersion amount from a difference between the temporal positions of the specific frequency band signals corresponding to different frequencies.
US09614620B2	Coaxial transmitter optical subassembly (TOSA) with cuboid type to laser package and optical transceiver including same A coaxial transmitter optical subassembly (TOSA) including a cuboid type TO laser package may be used in an optical transceiver for transmitting an optical signal at a channel wavelength. The cuboid type TO laser package is made of a thermally conductive material and has substantially flat outer surfaces that may be thermally coupled to substantially flat outer surfaces on a transceiver housing and/or on other cuboid type TO laser packages. An optical transceiver may include multiple coaxial TOSAs with the cuboid type TO laser packages stacked in the transceiver housing. The cuboid type TO laser package may thus provide improved thermal characteristics and a reduced size within the optical transceiver.
US09614614B2	Locating a physical connector module Methods, systems, and computer readable media for locating a physical connector module are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein a method that includes selecting, via a locator beacon activation control function, a physical connector module to be located. The method further includes communicating, from the locator beacon activation control function, a locator beacon activation signal to a locator beacon activation client function included in the selected physical connector module and, in response to receiving the locator beacon activation signal at the locator beacon activation client function, triggering a transmission of a locator beacon from the selected physical connector module.
US09614604B2	RFID beam forming system A multi-protocol, multi-band array antenna system may be used in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system reader and sensory networks. The antenna array may include array elements with an integrated low noise amplifier. The system may employ digital beam forming techniques for transmission and steering of a beam to a specific sensor tag or group of tags in a cell. The receive beam forming network is optimized for detecting signals from each sensor tag. Narrow and wideband interferences may be excised by an interference nulling algorithm. Space division multiplexing may be used by the antenna system to enhance system processing capacity.
US09614598B2	Uplink MIMO transmission from mobile communications devices Uplink transmission from a mobile device having multiple antennas to a base station having multiple antennas includes transmitting in an open-loop single-user MIMO mode when the mobile device is at high speed, transmitting in a closed-loop single-user MIMO mode when the mobile device is at low speed, and, upon request, transmitting in a multi-user collaborative MIMO mode. The method also includes controlling uplink transmissions in a selected one of the open-loop single-user MIMO, the closed-loop single-user MIMO and the multiuser collaborative MIMO modes. Uplink transmissions from the mobile device may be transmitted using multiple antennas of the mobile device. Upon request, the mobile device may switch to transmitting in multi-user collaborative MIMO mode with a subset of the multiple antennas.
US09614586B2	System and method for inferring schematic and topological properties of an electrical distribution grid A system and method for inferring schematic and topological properties of an electrical distribution grid is provided. The system may include Remote Hubs, Subordinate Remotes, a Substation Receiver, and an associated Computing Platform and Concentrator. At least one intelligent edge transmitter, called a Remote Hub Edge Transmitter, may transmit messages on the electrical distribution grid by injecting a modulated current into a power main that supplies an electric meter. The Subordinate Remotes, Remote Hubs, the Substation Receiver, and the associated Computing Platform and Concentrator may contain processing units which execute stored instructions allowing each node in the network to implement methods for organizing the on-grid network and transmitting and receiving messages on the network. The Substation Receiver, Computing Platform and Concentrator may detect and infer schematic grid location attributes of the network and publish the detected and inferred attributes to other application systems including geospatial information systems maintaining the logical and physical network model.
US09614582B2	Dynamic rate adaptation methods in a vectored G.fast system Various examples of mechanisms, systems, methods, techniques and devices for dynamic rate adaptation in a vectored G.fast (G.9701) system are described. A first communication device may perform estimation of a residual noise to derive signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) loss for each carrier of one or more carriers with respect to a transmitting port of the first communication device. The residual noise may be an increased noise expected to be experienced by a second communication device when one or more other ports in a vectored group of a plurality of ports of the first communication device are switched off. The first communication device may adapt to the residual noise during time slots of one or more downstream symbol positions where the one or more other ports in the vectored group are switched off by dynamically changing bit-loading.
US09614579B2	Techniques for generation of a frequency hopping sequence A device operated in a network using a channel hopping communication protocol may select a channel for each transmission by first generating and storing a sequence of pseudo-random index numbers. A list of good channels is selected from a plurality of channels. For each channel hop, one of the good channels is selected from the list of good channels for use by a transceiver in the device by using an index number selected from the sequence of pseudo-random index numbers. The list of good channels may be revised periodically and channels may be selected from the list of good channels for use by the transceiver without revising the sequence of pseudo-random index numbers.
US09614575B2	Direct coupled radio frequency (RF) transceiver front end A method and apparatus is disclosed to couple a transmission amplifier and a reception amplifier to a shared medium. An output of the transmission amplifier is directly coupled to an input of the reception amplifier to form a common connection. The transmission amplifier and the reception amplifier may receive a first amplifier bias via the common connection. In response to the first amplifier bias, the transmission amplifier provides a first communication signal to the shared medium and the reception amplifier does not provide a second communication signal from the shared medium. Alternatively, the transmission amplifier and the reception may receive a second amplifier bias via the common connection. In response to the second amplifier bias, the reception amplifier provides the second communication signal from the shared medium and the transmission amplifier does not provide the first communication signal to the shared medium.
US09614563B2	Double down-conversion with multiple independent intermediate frequencies for E-band applications An apparatus includes a first receiver frequency conversion stage and a second receiver frequency conversion stage. The first receiver frequency conversion stage may be configured to generate at least four first intermediate frequency signals in response to a radio frequency (RF) input signal and respective phases of a first local oscillator signal. The second receiver frequency conversion stage may be configured to generate at least four output signals in response to the at least four first intermediate frequency signals and one or more phases of a second local oscillator signal. Each of the at least four output signals is generated in an independent channel in response to a respective one of the at least four first intermediate frequency signals and a respective one of the one or more phases of the second local oscillator signal.
US09614561B2	Method and apparatus for mitigating radio frequency interference (RFI) in a portable electronic device while conserving battery power A method and circuit for mitigating RFI in an electronic device that occurs while the device is in a low power mode utilizes one or more antenna elements in the device to receive RF energy. When the RF energy is sufficiently high that it could affect signal states in the device while in the low power mode, the device transitions from the low power mode to an active mode and begins an RFI mitigation process to ensure signal states and other circuit operations in the device are not changed by the RFI.
US09614547B2	Multi-stage decoder A data storage device includes a memory and a decoder. In one embodiment, the decoder includes a bit-flipping stage and a second decoding stage. The decoder is configured to receive data from the memory and to process the received data at the bit-flipping stage to generate first stage result data. The data corresponds to an error correction coding (ECC) codeword of an ECC code. The data is processed at the bit-flipping stage based on parity checks of the error correction code (ECC) code that are not satisfied by the data. The data is processed at the bit-flipping stage without first attempting to decode the received data at the second decoding stage. The decoder is further configured to provide the first stage result data to an input of the second decoding stage and to initiate decoding at the second decoding stage at least partially based on the first stage result data.
US09614539B2	Successive-approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with ultra low burst error rate Systems and methods are provided for a successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with an ultra-low burst error rate. Analog-to-digital conversions may be applied via a plurality of successive conversion cycles, with each conversion cycle corresponding to a particular bit in a corresponding digital output. Meta-stability may be detected during each one of the plurality of successive conversion cycles, and for each one of the plurality of successive conversion cycles, a next one of the plurality of successive conversion cycles may be triggered based on a cycle termination event. After completion of all of the plurality of successive conversion cycles, a meta-stability state of each of the plurality of successive conversion cycles may be assessed, and the digital output may be controlled based on the assessment.
US09614526B1	Power-domain assignment Example apparatus for power-domain assignment, having: a first bus-to-switch interface; a second bus-to-switch interface; a first power-domain bus, coupled to the first bus-to-switch interface; a second power-domain bus, coupled to the second bus-to-switch interface. A set of I/O signal level shifters, coupled between the first and second power-domain buses; a switch including, a set of IP block power coupling outputs; a set of IP block I/O signal paths; and a selection signal input. The switch is coupled to the first and second bus-to-switch interfaces. Wherein, in response to receiving a first signal on the selection signal input, the switch is configure to couple the first power-domain bus to the set of IP block power coupling outputs; and wherein, in response to receiving a second signal on the selection signal input, the switch is configure to couple the second power-domain bus to the set of IP block power coupling outputs.
US09614524B1	Automatic impedance tuning with RF dual level pulsing Methods and systems for RF pulse reflection reduction are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method includes (a) providing a plurality of pulsed RF power waveforms from a plurality of RF generators to a process chamber during a first duty cycle, (b) measuring a first power level impedance Z1 and a different second power level impedance Z2 at different time periods during the first duty cycle, (c) adjusting the second power level impedance Z2 towards 50 ohm such that a standing wave ratio (SWR) of the second power level impedance Z2 decreases towards 50 ohm and a SWR of the first power level impedance Z1 increases from 50 ohm, and (e) repeating (d) until the SWR of the first power level impedance Z1 is substantially equal to the SWR of the second power level impedance Z2.
US09614523B2	Keypad with optical sensors A keypad with optical sensors is provided. The keypad comprises keycaps, each keycap having a top surface. One or more optical sensors are located beneath top surfaces of adjacent keycaps. One or more light guides extend from a respective optical sensor towards the top surfaces.
US09614521B2	Push-button switch having capacitive and mechanical functionality A pushbutton switch has a pressure switching function to recognize a key actuation and a capacitive sensor function to recognize a key touch. It has an at least partly electrically conductive key (12) and a printed circuit board (16) which includes at least one electrical contact (18) that is activated by depressing the key (12) via a switching mat (22) arranged between the key (12) and the printed circuit board (16). The printed circuit board (16) also has at least one capacitive sensor surface (20) located opposite to and at a distance from the key (12), with a capacitive coupling existing between the key (12) and the sensor surface (20).
US09614504B2	Electronic device and clock control method thereof A user terminal device and a display method thereof are provided. A method for controlling a clock according to an exemplary embodiment includes generating a clock, generating a comparison clock corresponding to a frequency of an external alternating current (AC) power source, counting a number of clock cycles according to the comparison clock, and controlling a generation period of the clock according to the counted number of clock cycles.
US09614503B2	MOS pass transistors and level shifters including the same A MOS pass transistor includes a semiconductor layer having first conductivity, a trench isolation layer disposed in the semiconductor layer to define a first active region and a second active region, a first junction region having second conductivity, disposed in the first active region, and being in contact with a first sidewall of the trench isolation layer, a second junction region having the second conductivity, disposed in the second active region, being in contact with a second sidewall of the trench isolation layer, and being spaced apart from the first junction region, and a gate electrode disposed over the trench isolation layer. A lower portion of the gate electrode extends from a top surface of the trench isolation layer into the trench isolation layer to a predetermined depth.
US09614499B2	System and method for filter design and usage thereof A method of designing a truncated filter includes designing a prototype filter with a target frequency response, and selecting a soft truncation function with a roll-off parameter specifying a rate in which the soft truncation function transitions to zero. The method also includes applying the soft truncation function to the prototype filter to produce a truncated filter, and storing the truncated filter to a memory.
US09614498B2	Active balun circuit and transformer An active balun circuit includes a CG transistor having a source terminal thereof connected to an input terminal and a gate terminal thereof grounded, a CS transistor having a gate terminal thereof connected to the input terminal and a source terminal thereof grounded, an asymmetrical transformer, a first output terminal, and a second output terminal. The asymmetrical transformer includes a primary coil and a secondary coil. The primary coil includes a first inductor connected to the CG transistor and a second inductor connected to the CS transistor. The secondary coil includes a third inductor associated with the first inductor and a fourth inductor associated with the second inductor. The first output terminal outputs a first signal generated at the third inductor, and the second output terminal outputs a second signal generated at the fourth inductor.
US09614486B1	Adaptive gain control A gain control system is responsive to a user gain setting and to an effective signal level to calculate and adaptively vary an output gain to avoid output clipping. The effective signal level is calculated by smoothing the energy of an input audio signal in accordance with selected attenuation factors. In times during which fast transient sounds are occurring, attenuation factors corresponding to relatively low levels of attenuation are selected. In times during which fast transient sounds are not detected, attenuation factors corresponding to relatively higher levels of attenuation are selected. The effective signal level is held at a constant level during periods of silence in order to avoid increasing the output gain during these periods. The output gain is calculated based on a comparison of the effective signal level to a compression threshold.
US09614484B2	Systems and methods of RF power transmission, modulation, and amplification, including control functions to transition an output of a MISO device Embodiments of the present invention include a method and system for control of a multiple-input-single output (MISO) device. For example, the method includes partitioning a waveform constellation space into a plurality of regions, where each region of the plurality of regions is associated with one or more control functions of the MISO device. The method also includes transitioning the MISO device between a plurality of classes of operation based on the one or more control functions.
US09614479B2	Class-B/C Doherty power amplifier It is provided an amplifier arrangement for optimizing efficiency at a peak power level and a back-off power level γ. The amplifier arrangement comprises an input power splitter dividing an input signal into a first signal having a power Pm and a second signal having a power Pa, a main transistor operating in a class-B like mode receiving the first signal, an auxiliary transistor operating in a class-C mode receiving the second signal. The received first and second signals have a phase offset value θ, wherein −π<θ<π. The amplifier arrangement further comprises a combining network. Circuit element values of the combining network, the power Pm and the power Pa, the phase offset value θ, a bias condition of the auxiliary transistor; and a relative size Saux of the auxiliary transistor, are based on a predetermined back-off power level γ, a current scaling factor rc of the auxiliary transistor, a main transistor oversizing factor ro,m, and an auxiliary transistor oversizing factor ro,a, where rc<1, ro,m≧1 and ro,a≧1. It is also provided a method for determining properties for an amplifier arrangement.
US09614474B2	Periodic disturbance automatic suppression device In suppression of torque ripple with a periodic disturbance observer, adjustment of a gain portion is determined sequentially during monitoring operation of monitoring an operating condition. Therefore, many adjusting parameters are involved and achievement of correction is dependent on the skill of a person in charge of adjustment or design. The periodic disturbance observer is provided with a model correcting means or section which calculates an error of an identification model by using a time difference quantity by an output of the periodic disturbance observer and a sensed value of a plant and corrects the identification model with the error of the identification model. Finally, the system performs the torque ripple suppression control with an accurately estimated periodic disturbance.
US09614469B2	Apparatus and method for controlling electric vehicle An apparatus and method for controlling an electric vehicle are provided. The apparatus includes a battery that is configured to charge electrical energy and a motor that is configured to generate a driving torque from electrical energy charged in the battery. A controller is configured to determine a driving range of the vehicle, perform maximum efficiency control in which efficiency of the motor is maximized when the driving range of the vehicle is a main driving range, and perform minimum torque ripple control in which torque ripple of the motor is minimized when the driving range of the vehicle is a supplementary driving range.
US09614463B2	Piezoelectric device, piezoelectric actuator, hard disk drive, and inkjet printer apparatus A piezoelectric device is provided with a piezoelectric element including a piezoelectric layer exhibiting a polarizability γ smaller than 1×10−9 (C/(V·m)) in the case where an electric field is applied until polarization is saturated and a circuit having a means to set a minimum value of a drive electric field to become larger than a positive coercive electric field of the above-described piezoelectric layer and a means to set a maximum value of the above-described drive electric field to become smaller than (Pm′(maximum value of polarization)−Pr′(quasi-remanent polarization))/(1×10−9) and, therefore, an object is to drive the piezoelectric element in an electric field range in which maximum piezoelectric characteristics are obtained, improve the characteristics of the piezoelectric device, and enhance the reliability.
US09614457B2	Modular thyristor-based rectifier circuits Power conversion apparatus for controllably converting alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC). An example apparatus includes multiple AC sources, galvanically isolated from one another, and multiple bridge rectifier circuits, including one or more controllable bridge rectifier circuits, where each bridge rectifier circuit has respective AC-side terminals and DC-side terminals and each bridge rectifier circuit is connected to a corresponding one of the AC sources via its AC-side terminals. The DC-side terminals are connected so that the outputs of the bridge rectifier circuits are combined in series. A control circuit is configured to individually control each controllable bridge rectifier circuit to selectively operate in a regulator mode, whereby a non-zero voltage less than or equal to the maximum rectifier voltage is provided, and a bypass mode, whereby the controllable bridge rectifier circuit provides a negligible voltage to its DC-side terminals and draws negligible current from its corresponding AC source.
US09614450B2	Control voltage adjusting circuit, feedback signal generating circuit, and control circuit including the same A feedback signal generating circuit may include a control voltage adjusting circuit outputting a feedback voltage by comparing a control voltage input from an external voltage source with a reference voltage and adjusting a ratio of control voltage drop, and an amplifying circuit generating a feedback signal by differentially amplifying the feedback voltage and a detection voltage associated with a current flowing in a load.
US09614449B2	Flyback power converter with programmable output and control circuit and control method thereof The present invention provides a flyback power converter with a programmable output and a control circuit and a control method thereof. The flyback power converter converts an input voltage to a programmable output voltage according to a setting signal, wherein the programmable output voltage switches between different levels. The flyback power converter includes: a transformer circuit, a power switch circuit, a current sense circuit, an opto-coupler circuit, and a control circuit. The control circuit adaptively adjusts an operation signal according to a level of the programmable output voltage, to maintain a same or relatively higher operation frequency of the operation signal when the programmable output voltage switches to a relatively lower level, so as to maintain a phase margin while supplying the same output current.
US09614448B2	Switching power-supply device A switching power-supply device, in which an input power is applied to a primary winding of a transformer, a pulse voltage is induced in a secondary winding of the transformer by turning on and off a switching element connected to the primary winding of the transformer and an output voltage rectified and smoothed by a secondary-side rectifying-and-smoothing circuit having a rectifier diode and a smoothing capacitor is outputted. The switching power-supply device includes: a transient state detection circuit, which detects a transient state and outputs a soft-drive instruction signal; and a drive circuit which turns on-and-off the switching element in a soft-drive operation, in which a charging speed of a gate voltage at a time of passing a gate threshold voltage is delayed as compared to a normal operation, in a case where the soft-drive instruction signal is inputted.
US09614446B2	Power supply device A power adaptor to supply power for a portable device has an input circuit (21) for receiving mains input power, a power switch device (25), a power inductance (24) and an output circuit (22) coupled to the power inductance to provide the supply power for the portable device, and a controller (26) for controlling the power switch device according to a supply power requirement of the portable device. The adaptor has a measurement inductance (27) magnetically coupled to the power inductance, and the controller comprises a measurement input (28) for detecting a measurement signal indicative of a magnetic state of the power inductance. The controller detects the supply power requirement based on the magnetic state in response to a controlling of the power switch device via the controller. Advantageously different portable devices can be supplied by appropriate power.
US09614437B2	Switching regulator and control circuit and control method therefor Disclosed are a switching regulator and a control circuit and a control method therefor. In one embodiment, a switching control signal with decreasing on time is generated to control a power switch in a second mode so that audio noise can be avoided when the switching regulator operates in a light loaded or unloaded condition.
US09614433B2	Switching-capacitor regulator with charge injection mode for high loading current A switching-capacitor regulator with a charge injection mode for a high loading current is used to generate an output voltage at an output node, where the switching-capacitor regulator includes a storage capacitor, a switch module, a current source and a control unit. The switch module is coupled between the storage capacitor, a first supply voltage, a second supply voltage and the output node. The current source is coupled to the output node, and is used for selectively providing a current to the output node. The control unit is coupled to the switch module and the output node, and is used for controlling the switch module to selectively charge or discharge the storage capacitor, and for controlling the current source to selectively provide the current to the output node, to adjust a voltage level of the output voltage.
US09614425B2	Fast-response horizontal vibration micro motor A fast-response horizontal vibration micro motor that includes a housing, a cover plate, a vibration assembly and coils. The cover plate is installed on the housing; the vibration assembly is suspended in the installation space; the coils are located at positions a certain distance above the vibration assembly; the vibration assembly can perform reciprocating vibration in a direction substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the housing, and also enables the two elastic supporting members located on the two opposite sidewalls to be correspondingly stretched and compressed during vibration; the vibration assembly includes a vibration block, and the vibration block is provided with at least three installation through holes and permanent magnets installed in the installation through holes. The arrangement of the three permanent magnets increases the response speed of the motor, and the arrangement of the two serially-connected coils also increases the response speed of the motor.
US09614420B2	Redundant brushless drive system A redundant brushless drive system, including a coil (12) having first and second phase windings operable independently of one another and first and second independently operable sensor groups for the rotational position of a rotor (11) and for commutation of the phase windings. The first and second sensor groups are positioned along the motor axle one-behind-the-other parallel to each other and symmetrical to the motor axle (10). An encoder circuit board (7) is configured such that an association of the sensor groups (G1, G2) to a phase winding (W1, W2) is configurable such that either the first sensor group (G1) is used for controlling the first phase winding (W1) and the second sensor group (G2) for controlling the second phase winding (W2), or the first sensor group (G1) is used for controlling the second phase winding (W2) and the second sensor group (G2) for controlling the first phase winding (W1).
US09614408B2	Electric linear actuator An electric linear actuator has a housing, an electric motor, a speed reduction mechanism, and a ball screw mechanism. The ball screw mechanism has a nut and a screw shaft. Both include a helical screw groove. The nut is supported by rolling bearings mounted on the housing. The screw shaft is coaxially integrated with the drive shaft. The screw shaft is inserted into the nut, via a large number of balls. The housing has a first housing and a second housing. The electric motor is mounted on the first housing. The second housing abuts against an end face of the first housing. At least one of the first and second housings is formed with ribs. The ribs extend from each of securing portions to a containing portion that contains the screw shaft. The securing portions are arranged on the periphery of the housing to receive fastening bolts.
US09614396B1	Multi-element portable wireless charging device and method The multi-element portable wireless charging device includes a transmitter having a DC power source (battery), an oscillator connected to the battery for converting the DC to AC, a power amplifier connected to the AC output of the oscillator, and at least one flat, planar primary coil connected as a load of the power amplifier circuit. The system also includes a receiver (typically installed in the device requiring recharging) that has a flat, planar secondary coil in which an AC current is induced when placed in close proximity (1-3 cm) to the primary coil, a full-wave bridge rectifier to rectify the AC current to DC, and a voltage regulator connected to the rectifier to provide a steady DC voltage required by the charging circuit to charge the mobile device. Power is transmitted from the transmitter to the receiver by magnetic inductive coupling.
US09614389B2	Method and system for controlling current flow through a power distribution circuit A method for controlling a current flow through a power distribution circuit includes determining a current flow through a load electrically connected with the power distribution circuit, and a wire gauge of the power distribution circuit based on a measured output current and output voltage of the power distribution circuit. The method also includes controlling the output current based on the current flow through the load and the wire gauge.
US09614388B2	Output stage of a charging device, including a transformer, rectifier, converter, capacitor, storage device and a use thereof An output stage of a charging device includes a first secondary winding of a transformer, a first rectifier which is connected to the first secondary winding, a step-down controller which is connected to the output of the first rectifier, and a first output capacitor. In order to be able to reduce the switching losses in the switch of the step-down controller and to reduce the magnitudes of the inductance, the transformer includes a second secondary winding to which a second rectifier) together with a second output capacitor are connected, wherein the first and second output capacitors are connected in series.
US09614384B2	Stylus charging case Embodiments of the present invention relate to a portable charging case that can serve as both a charging base and a protective carrying case for a rechargeable stylus. The portable charging case can enable a quick connect and release of the stylus using magnetic force for magnetic engagement of the stylus to the charging base. The charging base may include a logic board that dynamically changes the polarity of the charge coming in through the charging base charging contacts. Such a dynamic change of polarity can recharge the stylus irrespective of the polarity alignment between the stylus charging terminals and the charging base charging contacts.
US09614381B2	System for performing recharging and data communication A system is provided for performing recharging and data communication. The system includes a terminal and a connection device that connects the terminal and an external device, and that selectively provides the terminal with a recharging function, a data communication function, and a recharging and data communication function, according to a type of the connected external device. The terminal determines the type of the connected external device based on a voltage received from the connection device, when the terminal is connected to the connection device, and selectively operates in a recharging mode, a data communication mode, and a recharging and data communication mode based on the type of the connected external device.
US09614373B2	Modular implementation of correlative consumption management systems Modular consumption management systems provide benefits of adaptability, customization, and progressive investment to electrical utility customers, particularly those with loads and electrical systems capable of curtailment and mitigation. Providing modules based on measurements made and consumption patterns detected in load profiles of individual loads and the site as a whole is described. Control and mitigation capabilities and methods are described in conjunction with identifying correlative modules that will best serve the needs of the site being monitored by a measurement module. Combined measurement and control modules or control and mitigation modules are also described, as well as interchangeable modules that can be put in place when excess consumption patterns at the site change over time.
US09614369B2	ESD protection device An electrostatic discharge (ESD) device is disclosed having two PNP transistors. During a high-voltage ESD event a parasitic NPN transistor couples to one of the two PNP transistors to provide ESD protection.
US09614360B2	Lightning protection device and method of producing same A lightning protection device for placing on a structure for protecting, and including a first coating including at least one layer of conductive paint; and a second coating deposited on the surface coating and including a material that is thermally insulating and electrically conductive.
US09614359B2	Low profile while-in-use electrical box and cover A while-in-use electrical box including a housing having a front wall, a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall and two opposed side walls. The housing has a longitudinal axis extending along the length of the box between the two side walls. The housing has a transverse axis extending from the back wall to the front wall. A device plate is disposed within the housing dividing the housing into a first section and a second section. The first section of the housing is enclosed and adapted to house an electrical device and the second section forms an electrical device access area. The device plate has a first panel forming a face plate for receiving a face of the electrical device. The second section is spaced from the first section along the longitudinal axis, and the face plate is in a non-parallel, non- perpendicular alignment with the housing transverse axis.
US09614352B2	Laser element and laser device The coordinates of an unit configuration region R11 is (X1, Y1), and the coordinates of an unit configuration region Rmn is (Xm, Yn) (m and n are natural numbers). Rotation angles φ with respect to a center of apexes of an isosceles triangle are different according to coordinates, and at least three different rotation angles φ are contained in all of the photonic crystal layer.
US09614347B2	Optical communication device, reception apparatus, transmission apparatus, and transmission and reception system An optical communication device, reception apparatus, transmission apparatus and transmission and reception system are disclosed. The optical communication device includes a drive circuit substrate. A first through via extends through the drive circuit substrate and is configured to electrically connect an optical element disposed on a first surface side of the drive circuit substrate to a drive circuit disposed on a second surface side of the drive circuit substrate. A positioning element is attached to an interposer substrate and is configured to align optical axes of a first lens that is attached to a lens substrate and that faces a second lens that is disposed on the first surface side of the drive circuit substrate. A second through via extends through the interposer substrate and electrically connects the drive circuit to a signal processing circuit disposed on a signal processing substrate positioned above the interposer substrate.
US09614345B2	Arrayed optical amplifier and optical transmission device An arrayed optical amplifier includes: at least one first amplifier including a first excitation light source controlled to a first temperature; at least one second amplifier including a second excitation light source controlled to a second temperature different from the first temperature; and a control circuit coupled to the at least one first amplifier and the at least one second amplifiers.
US09614343B2	Device for amplifying a laser pulse having improved temporal contrast A device for amplifying a multi-wavelength pulsed laser beam is provided, which comprises: a solid amplifying medium with two planer faces, a front face and a reflecting rear face; and a device for cooling the amplifying medium by the rear face. The front face of the amplifying medium is tilted relative to its rear face by a first non-zero tilt and the device further comprises a trapezoidal prism, with an input face and an output face which form between them a second non-zero tilt, the first and second tilts being such that the beams of each wavelength are parallel to one another at the output of the prism.
US09614338B2	Power module having multiple power receptacles A power receptacle module for a work surface having multiple power receptacles includes a mounting frame configured to be received within an aperture in the work surface, a pivoting receptacle assembly pivotally mounted in the mounting frame and configured to pivot between a first orientation and a second orientation, relative to the mounting frame. The pivoting receptacle assembly has a flat face plate and a plurality of power receptacles fixedly mounted below the flat face plate. When the pivoting receptacle assembly is in the first orientation, the flat face plate is flush with a top surface of the work surface, and the plurality of power receptacles are hidden below the work surface. When the pivoting receptacle assembly is in the second orientation, the flat face plate is disposed at an oblique angle relative to the work surface, and the plurality of power receptacles are exposed.
US09614336B2	Pop-up desktop receptacle A desktop receptacle includes: a housing having a top surface with a receptacle opening formed therein; an electrical receptacle including at least one electrical port and pivotally mounted within the housing adjacent to the receptacle opening, the electrical receptacle having a recessed position where the at least one electrical port is below the top surface of the housing and an exposed position where the at least one electrical port is at least partially exposed above the top surface; and a gas spring connected to the electrical receptacle so as to bias the electrical receptacle toward the exposed position.
US09614327B2	Electrical connector and assembly therewith having a spring-apart function A connector assembly is provided and includes a connector, a lock, and a spring arrangement. The connector has a housing, a spring arrangement holder, and a plug section. The housing has an upper shell and a lower shell that provide a lock receiving passageway into an interior thereof. The spring arrangement holder is disposed along the lower shell. The plug section is disposed along the lower shell and opposite the spring arrangement holder. The lock is inserted into the lock receiving passageway. The spring arrangement is inserted into the spring arrangement holder.
US09614326B2	Connecting structure of terminal In a connecting structure of a terminal configured to connect a female terminal inserted into a terminal accommodating chamber to the male terminal, the female terminal comprises a tubular part made of a metal plate and formed into which the male terminal is inserted, a plate shaped engaging piece continued from a side wall of the tubular part and folded back so that the engaging piece is located in a path into which the male terminal is inserted, a notch formed on an outer side surface of a folded back part of the engaging piece. The male terminal is provided with a cut-out part which can accommodate the engaging piece, and the engaging piece is accommodated in the cut-out part when the female terminal is inserted to a set position to lock a movement of the female terminal in a pulling out direction.
US09614309B1	Electrical connector assembly An electric connector assembly includes an intermediate connector for connecting the first mating connector to the second mating connector to facilitate connections between two circuit boards, which includes a power supply terminal having a main body portion and a flange portion having a larger width than the main body portion; an outer housing including a first inner housing portion affixed to the outer housing, the first inner housing portion having a first terminal penetrating portion configured to engage with the main body portion of a power supply terminal and latching portions. The intermediate connector also includes a second inner housing portion configured to align with the first inner housing portion that has engaging portions configured to engage the second inner housing portion to the outer housing via the latching portions; and a second terminal penetrating portion, configured to engage with the main body portion of the power supply terminal.
US09614308B2	Board-connecting electric connector A good mating state can be obtained while reducing interference of transmission signals by a simple configuration. A contact portion is provided at a single location on each of mating recessed portions of signal contact members arranged in a multipolar shape, contact portions are provided at a plurality of locations for a mating recessed portion of an integrated power-source contact member, and signal transmission is carried out through the single-location contact portion provided at the single location for each of the mating recessed portions of the signal contact members. As a result, particularly, interference in high-frequency transmission is reduced to obtain good transmission characteristics, while sufficient mating retention force is configured to be obtained by causing the contact portions at the plurality of locations provided on the mating recessed portion of the power-source contact member to be in a state in which the contact portions are in contact with contact portions of a mating counterpart by the plurality of locations.
US09614305B2	Connector A connector including a terminal fitting having a wire connecting portion crimped to an end of a wire and configured to be inserted into a terminal accommodating chamber of a housing. A sleeve is mounted on a rear part of the terminal fitting and retains the terminal fitting by engaged the terminal fitting and a wall surface of the terminal accommodating chamber. A heat shrinkable tube is fitted on an outer periphery of the wire connecting portion while being accommodated in the sleeve and held in close contact with an outer periphery of the terminal fitting by being thermally shrunk. The sleeve includes a lift-up portion for holding the heat shrinkable tube in a fitted state so that a clearance is secured between the heat shrinkable tube and an upper surface of the wire connecting portion by lifting up the heat shrinkable tube before thermal shrinkage in a radial direction.
US09614303B2	Plug connector housing Provided is a plug connector housing for protecting a plug connector. The housing has at least one pre-equipped cable outlet for connecting a threaded cable connection and at least one closure for closing the at least one cable outlet. The at least one cable outlet has a thread which forms a screw channel and the plug connector housing has a predetermined breaking point in the transition region to the closure. Also provided is a method for opening a cable outlet of a plug connector housing.
US09614294B2	Antenna device An antenna device includes a ground; a monopole antenna including a first section running from a feeding point along the ground, a second section running in a direction away from the ground, and a third section running along the ground, the monopole antenna having a length corresponding to ¼ of a wavelength at a first resonance frequency; a parasitic element including a first section whose end is connected to the ground in the vicinity of the end of the first section of the monopole antenna and that runs in a direction away from the ground, and a second section, the parasitic element having a length corresponding to ¼ of a wavelength at a second resonance frequency; and a dipole antenna provided along the third section of the monopole antenna and the parasitic element, the dipole antenna having a length corresponding to ½ of a wavelength at a third resonance frequency.
US09614285B2	RFID system with an eddy current trap An RFID antenna assembly configured to be energized with a carrier signal is disclosed. The RFID antenna assembly includes an inductive component including a loop antenna assembly, at least one capacitive component coupled to the inductive component, and an eddy current trap positioned a predetermined distance from the loop antenna assembly.
US09614283B2	Antenna structure and wireless communication device employing same An antenna structure includes a main portion, a first radiating portion connected to the main portion, a second radiating portion connected to the main portion and opposite to the first radiating portion, and a coupling portion spaced from and coplanar with the main portion and opposite to the second radiating portion. The main portion and the first radiating portion excite a low frequency mode, the main portion, the first radiating portion, the second radiating portion, and the coupling portion excite a high frequency mode, and when the antenna structure is interfered by a user's human body when close to the user's human body, the coupling portion transmits the interference to ground. A wireless communication device employing the antenna structure is also disclosed.
US09614275B2	Methods and apparatus for wide bandwidth antenna with enhanced connection Methods and apparatus for a directive, instantaneous wide bandwidth antenna including a ground plane having a recess with a tapered region accessible by an electromagnetic field via a radiating aperture at a forward end of the recess. The dielectric feed can have a tapered portion proximate the tapered region to guide the electromagnetic field into the recess through the radiating aperture and influence pattern directivity. The antenna can further include a conductive plating disposed at least partially about the dielectric feed in a wedge configuration to influence pattern beam width. The dielectric feed can include a conductive portion on a bottom of the wedge coupled to the conductive plating and to a grooved trace.
US09614271B2	Composite module and electronic apparatus including the same A wireless communication module includes a circuit board, and an antenna and a connection member mounted on a mounting surface of the circuit board. The antenna is mounted in a region along a first end edge of the circuit board, and the connection member is mounted in a region along a second end edge of the circuit board.
US09614269B2	RF coupler with adjustable termination impedance Aspects of this disclosure relate to a radio frequency coupler and an adjustable termination impedance circuit. In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a radio frequency coupler and a termination impedance circuit configured to provide an adjustable termination impedance, in which the termination impedance circuit includes two switches and a passive impedance element in series between a reference potential and a selected port of the RF coupler, the selected port being one of an isolated port of the RF coupler or a coupled port of the RF coupler.
US09614258B2	Power storage device and power storage system To provide a power storage device, an operation condition of which is easily analyzed. A secondary battery includes a sensor that is a measurement unit, a microcontroller unit that is a determination unit, and a memory that is a memory unit. With the sensor, conditions of the secondary battery such as the remaining battery power, the voltage, the current, and the temperature are measured. The microcontroller unit performs arithmetic processing of the measurement results and determines the operation condition of the secondary battery. Further, the microcontroller unit stores the measurement result in the memory in accordance with the operation condition of the secondary battery.
US09614254B2	Safety device for preventing overcharge and secondary battery therewith Disclosed are a safety device and a secondary battery using the same. The safety device includes a voltage sensitive heating device generating heat when a voltage difference between both ends thereof exceeds a predetermined voltage level and a temperature sensitive device having a reversible current ON/OFF function according to a temperature. The temperature sensitive device is coupled with the voltage sensitive heating device such that the temperature sensitive device detects the heat generated from the voltage sensitive heating device.
US09614252B2	Lithium secondary battery electrolytic solution and secondary battery including said electrolytic solution A new electrolytic solution system for lithium secondary batteries. Provided is a lithium secondary battery electrolytic solution containing a nonaqueous solvent and a lithium salt. The nonaqueous solvent is mixed at an amount of not more than 3 mol with respect to 1 mol of the lithium salt.
US09614250B2	Flexible solid state conductors including polymer mixed with protein Various embodiments of solid-state conductors containing solid polymer electrolytes, electronic devices incorporating the solid-sate conductors, and associated methods of manufacturing are described herein. In one embodiment, a solid-state conductor includes poly(ethylene oxide) having molecules with a molecular weight of about 200 to about 8×106 gram/mol, and a soy protein product mixed with the poly(ethylene oxide), the soy protein product containing glycinin and β-conglycinin and having a fine-stranded network structure. Individual molecules of the poly(ethylene oxide) are entangled in the fine-stranded network structure of the soy protein product, and the poly(ethylene oxide) is at least 50 % amorphous.
US09614249B2	Separator for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery A separator according to the present disclosure is a separator for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that includes a porous layer that contains cellulose fibers and resin particles. The ratio of the amount of the resin particles to the total amount of the cellulose fibers and the resin particles increases with decreasing distance from one surface of the porous layer.
US09614248B2	Stack-folding type electrode assembly and method of manufacturing the same The stack-folding type electrode assembly according to the present disclosure is an electrode assembly including a plurality of stack type unit cells which is stacked on one another with a continuous folding separator sheet interposed between each of the stacked unit cells, wherein the unit cells has a combination of at least two quad cells of a positive electrode/separator/negative electrode/separator/positive electrode/separator/negative electrode structure, and one C-type bicell of a negative electrode/separator/positive electrode/separator/negative electrode structure, and unit cells disposed above and below a central part or a winding start point have an asymmetrical structure each other with the quad cell disposed at the central part, or unit cells disposed above and below a central part or a winding start point have a symmetrical structure each other with the C-type bicell disposed at the central part.
US09614246B2	High-capacity cylindrical lithium ion battery and production method thereof The invention discloses a high-capacity cylindrical lithium ion battery. Tab-position end face is shaped; a high frequency oscillation and pressure are applied on to make the foil bodies softened in the scope of 0.1-6.5 mm. At the instant of high-frequency oscillation, the rigidity of the foil body is greatly decreased; and the foil bodies are mutually wound and compressed together, so that the weight density of the foil body in unit volume is increased and meanwhile, the rigidity of the compressed foil body at the Tab-position end face is greatly increased, thereby laying a firm foundation for laser welding of the 1 Tab-position end face and a current collector, increasing a laser welding effective area of the Tab-position end face and the current collector, and improving the welding strength.
US09614245B2	Inexpensive metal-free organic redox flow battery (ORBAT) for grid-scale storage A flow battery includes a positive electrode, a positive electrode electrolyte, a negative electrode, a negative electrode electrolyte, and a polymer electrolyte membrane interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The positive electrode electrolyte includes water and a first redox couple. The first redox couple includes a first organic compound which includes a first moiety in conjugation with a second moiety. The first organic compound is reduced during discharge while during charging the reduction product of the first organic compound is oxidized to the first organic compound. The negative electrode electrolyte includes water and a second redox couple. The second couple includes a second organic compound including a first moiety in conjugation with a second moiety. The reduction product of the second organic compound is oxidized to the second organic compound during discharge.
US09614239B2	Fuel cell and separator A separator of a fuel cell may have a planer shape, may be provided on one surface of a membrane electrode assembly, and may include a first protrusion formed over a region between a first position which is provided a first distance apart from a first hole being pierced in the separator and a second position which is provided a second distance apart from a second hole being pierced in the separator on a first surface opposed to the membrane electrode assembly, the first protrusion abutting the membrane electrode assembly. The separator further may include a second protrusion formed over a region at least between the first position and the second hole on the first surface, the second protrusion abutting the electrode membrane assembly between the first position and the second position.
US09614237B2	Device for the transfer of water and heat between two air flows and use thereof for the humidification of fuel cell inlet gas The invention relates to a device for the transfer of water and heat between a first and a second air flow. The inventive device consists of a stack of at least two transfer sub-assemblies having a lamellar configuration, each sub-assembly comprising a two-layer transfer structure with hydrophilic porous materials (3, 4), which is disposed between a first structure for the distribution of the first air flow (1) and a second structure for the distribution of the second air flow (2).
US09614232B2	Modular unit fuel cell assembly A modular unit fuel cell is disclosed, which comprises a membrane electrode assembly (MEA), an anode current collector/porous transport layer (PTL), a bipolar separator plate (BSP), a corrugated or finned spring cooling and transport structure, a cathode current collector/PTL and an anode frame. In this embodiment, air is passed through the finned spring cooling and transport structure and the air acts as both the cathode reactant and as a coolant.
US09614231B2	High energy density redox flow device Redox flow devices are described including a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode current collector, and an ion-permeable membrane separating said positive and negative current collectors, positioned and arranged to define a positive electroactive zone and a negative electroactive zone; wherein at least one of said positive and negative electroactive zone comprises a flowable semi-solid composition comprising ion storage compound particles capable of taking up or releasing said ions during operation of the cell, and wherein the ion storage compound particles have a polydisperse size distribution in which the finest particles present in at least 5 vol % of the total volume, is at least a factor of 5 smaller than the largest particles present in at least 5 vol % of the total volume.
US09614223B2	Anode active material, sodium ion battery and lithium ion battery The present invention aims to provide an anode active material which may intend to improve safety of a battery. The object is attained by providing an anode active material being used for a sodium ion battery or a lithium ion battery, wherein the anode active material has an A4Nb6O17 phase (A is at least one kind of H, Na and K).
US09614212B2	Method of producing composite porous membrane A method produces a composite porous membrane including a porous membrane A formed of a polyolefin-based resin; and a porous membrane B containing a heat-resistant resin and laminated on the porous membrane A, including: (i) applying a heat-resistant resin solution onto a base film, followed by passing the coated film through a low-humidity zone, and then through a high-humidity zone to form a heat-resistant resin membrane on the base film; and (ii) bonding together the heat-resistant resin membrane formed in step (i) and a porous membrane A formed of a polyolefin-based resin, followed by converting the heat-resistant resin membrane into a porous membrane B by immersion in a solidification bath, and washing and drying the same to obtain the composite porous membrane.
US09614210B2	Battery module vent system and method A battery module includes a housing having an interior defined by multiple sides, one side of which is a lid. The battery module also includes lithium ion electrochemical cells disposed in the housing, each cell having a vent through which gases may be vented. Moreover, the battery module includes a first chamber defined by interior aspects of the housing. Furthermore, the first chamber receives vented gases directed in a first direction from the electrochemical cells. In addition, the battery module includes a surface of the first chamber. The surface is configured to direct the vented gases in a second direction. The battery module also includes a second chamber defined partially by the lid. The second chamber receives the vented gases from the first chamber and directs the vented gases from the housing.
US09614207B2	Battery pack having reliable temperature control A battery pack includes a plurality of compartments filled with an inert gas and sealed in a thermally conductive casing, a plurality of battery units each comprising rechargeable batteries and each stored in one of the plurality of compartments, internal heat-exchange systems each of which can circulate the inert gas to exchange heat with the rechargeable batteries in the one of the plurality of compartments, and an external heat-exchange system positioned outside the thermally conductive casing which can exchange heat with the thermally conductive casing surrounding the one of the plurality of compartments.
US09614195B2	Energy storage device and manufacturing method of the same An energy storage device including: a cylindrical case having at least one end closed; and an electrode assembly housed in the case. A reduced-diameter portion, at which an outer diameter of the case is reduced, is formed at the closed end of the case.
US09614191B2	High resolution organic light-emitting diode devices, displays, and related methods A method of manufacturing an organic-light emitting diode (OLED) display can include providing on a substrate a first electrode associated with a first sub-pixel and a second electrode associated with a second sub-pixel, wherein a gap is formed between the first electrode and the second electrode and wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are positioned in a well having boundaries defined by a confinement structure on the substrate. The method can also include depositing in the well with the electrodes positioned therein, active OLED material to form a substantially continuous layer of active OLED material that spans the boundaries of the well such that a surface of the layer of active OLED material that faces away from the substrate has a non-planar topography. The depositing can be via inkjet printing.
US09614190B2	Flexible display device and manufacturing method thereof A method for manufacturing a flexible display device includes forming a heat generator on a carrier substrate, forming a flexible substrate on the heat generator, forming a thin film transistor on the flexible substrate, forming a light emitting element connected to the thin film transistor, and separating the flexible substrate from the heat generator by application of heat to the flexible substrate, the application of heat including generation of heat by the heat generator.
US09614187B1	Electronic device package and package method thereof An electronic device package including a substrate, a base film, a first seal, an electronic device and a second seal is provided. The first seal is disposed between the substrate and the base film and partially exposed by the base film. The electronic device is formed on the base film. The second seal disposed on the electronic device includes absorbents. A part of the second seal adheres to a part of the first seal exposed by the base film. The first seal and the second seal encapsulate the base film and the electronic device. The first seal and the second seal are the same host materials. A packaging method of an electronic device package is also provided.
US09614185B2	Display panel, manufacturing method thereof, and display device The present invention provides a display panel, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device. The display panel comprises a first substrate, a display component provided on the first substrate, and a packaging structure for packaging the display component on the first substrate, wherein the packaging structure includes at least two first water blocking layers and at least one planarization layer that are stacked alternately above the display component, each first water blocking layer includes a plurality of first areas and a plurality of second areas, and joint lines between the first areas and the second areas in any two first water blocking layers are staggered with each other.
US09614180B2	Organic light-emitting display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same An organic light-emitting display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a pixel-defining layer disposed on a substrate, wherein the pixel-defining layer defines an emission region and a non-emission region, an organic light-emitting device disposed in the emission region, and a protruding portion disposed on a portion of the pixel-defining layer in the non-emission region. The display apparatus also includes a thin film encapsulating layer disposed on the substrate for sealing the organic light-emitting device and the protruding portion, the thin film encapsulating layer comprising at least one organic film and at least one inorganic film, wherein at least one organic film corresponds to a functional organic film, and a height of a first upper surface of the functional organic film disposed away from the protruding portion is lower than a height of a second upper surface of the functional organic film disposed near a top of the protruding portion.
US09614173B2	Packaging method for electronic device and packaging system The present invention provides a packaging method for an electronic device, which includes a step of forming a packaging substrate, the step of the forming a packaging substrate includes: forming, on a base substrate, a defining pattern which comprises a groove for defining position of frit; providing colloidal frit in the groove; presintering the colloidal frit to obtain preliminarily cured frit; polishing upper surfaces of the defining pattern and the preliminarily cured frit; and removing the defining pattern, and completely curing the preliminarily cured frit, so as to form solid frit on the base substrate. The present invention also provides a packaging system. By using the packaging method provided by the present invention, a better packaging effect can be achieved.
US09614162B2	Light-emitting devices comprising emissive layer Light-emitting devices comprising an fluorescent emissive layer, and three different phosphorescent emissive layers are described herein.
US09614158B2	Blended polymer FETs A method for forming a semiconductor body, the method comprising: forming a mixture of an organic semiconducting material and a binder material; causing the semiconducting material to at least partially solidify; and causing the binder material to crystallize in such a way as to cause the semiconducting material to at least partially segregate from the binder material.
US09614147B2	Hybrid synthetic antiferromagnetic layer for perpendicular magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) A magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) device includes a free layer. The MTJ also includes a barrier layer coupled to the free layer. The MTJ also has a fixed layer, coupled to the barrier layer. The fixed layer includes a first synthetic antiferromagnetic (SAF) multilayer having a first perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) and a first damping constant. The fixed layer also includes a second SAF multilayer having a second perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) and a second damping constant lower than the first damping constant. The first SAF multilayer is closer to the barrier layer than the second SAF multilayer. The fixed layer also includes a SAF coupling layer between the first and the second SAF multilayers.
US09614146B2	Armature-clad MRAM device A magnetoresistive memory cell includes a magnetoresistive tunnel junction stack and a dielectric encapsulation layer covering sidewall portions of the stack and being opened over a top of the stack. A conductor is formed in contact with a top portion of the stack and covering the encapsulation layer. A magnetic liner encapsulates the conductor and is gapped apart from the encapsulating layer covering the sidewall portions of the stack.
US09614145B2	Reversed stack MTJ An integrated circuit device includes a substrate and a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ). The MTJ includes at least a pinned layer, a barrier layer, and a free layer. The MTJ is formed over a surface of the substrate. Of the pinned layer, the barrier layer, and the free layer, the free layer is formed first and is closest to the surface. This enables a spacer to be formed over a perimeter region of the free layer prior to etching the free layer. Any damage to the free layer that results from etching or other free layer edge-defining process is kept at a distance from the tunneling junction by the spacer.
US09614144B1	OTP MRAM Techniques for forming OTP memory elements with reduced breakdown voltage are provided. In one aspect, a method of forming an OTP MRAM element includes the steps of: creating a substrate having surface topology; and forming the OTP MRAM element on the substrate over the surface topology, wherein the OTP MRAM element comprises a first magnetic metal layer and a second metal magnetic layer separated by a tunnel barrier, and wherein by forming the OTP MRAM element over the surface topology the tunnel barrier has both a first thickness T1 and second thickness T2, wherein T1 is greater than T2. A method of forming a device having both MTP MRAM and OTP MRAM elements is provided, as is an MRAM device.
US09614141B2	Piezoelectric ceramic, piezoelectric element, piezoelectric device and piezoelectric ceramic manufacturing method A piezoelectric ceramic compatibly represents both an excellent piezoelectric constant and an excellent mechanical quality factor. The piezoelectric ceramic contains a metal oxide expressed by general formula (1) shown below and Mn by not less than 0.04 weight parts and not more than 0.36 weight parts relative to 100 weight parts of the metal oxide in terms of metal. The piezoelectric ceramic includes a plurality of first crystal grains having a perovskite structure and a plurality of second crystal grains existing at grain boundaries between the first crystal grains. The second crystal grains contain at least a metal oxide expressed by general formula (2) shown below: (Ba1-xCax)a(Ti1-yZry)O3 (1) where 0.09≦x≦0.30, 0.025≦y≦0.085 and 0.986≦a≦1.020; (Ba1-vCav)b(Ti1-wZrw)cOd (2) where 0≦v≦1, 0≦w≦1, 1≦b≦6, 2≦c≦19, b+2c−1≦d≦b+2c and b
US09614136B2	Optical substrate, semiconductor light-emitting element and method of manufacturing semiconductor light-emitting element In an optical substrate (1), a concave-convex structure (12) including a plurality of independent convex portions (131 to 134) and concave portions (14) provided between the convex portions (131 to 134) is provided in a surface. The average interval Pave between the adjacent convex portions (131 to 134) in the concave-convex structure (12) satisfies 50 nm≦Pave≦1500 nm, and the convex portion (133) having a convex portion height hn satisfying 0.6 h≧hn≧0 h for the average convex portion height Have is present with a probability Z satisfying 1/10000≦Z≦1/5. When the optical substrate (1) is used in a semiconductor light-emitting element, dislocations in a semiconductor layer are dispersed to reduce the dislocation density, and thus internal quantum efficiency IQE is improved, and a waveguide mode is removed by light scattering and thus the light the extraction efficiency LEE is increased, with the result that the efficiency of light emission of the semiconductor light-emitting element is enhanced.
US09614130B2	Light emitting device and illumination device A light emitting device which emits a secondary light with high color purity and has a fast response speed is obtained. A KSF phosphor (15) which absorbs a part of blue light and emits red light and a CASN phosphor (16) are distributed in a resin (14) which seals an LED chip (13) which emits the blue light. The KSF phosphor (15) absorbs the blue light and emits the red light by forbidden transition, and the CASN phosphor (16) absorbs the blue light and emits the red light by allowed transition.
US09614128B2	Surface mountable semiconductor device The present invention relates to a surface mountable semiconductor device comprising at least one semiconductor element mounted on or integrated in a device substrate (1) having a top surface and a bottom surface. One or several electrical pads (2) of a first height and at least one thermal pad (3) of a second height are arranged at the bottom surface of the device substrate (1). In the proposed surface mountable semiconductor device the height of the thermal pad (3) is larger than the height of the electrical pads (2). This allows the mounting of such a device to an IMS with a locally removed dielectric layer in an easy and reliable manner in order to directly connect the thermal pad with the metallic substrate of the IMS.
US09614123B2	Deep ultraviolet LED and method for manufacturing the same A deep ultraviolet LED with a design wavelength of λ is provided that includes a reflecting electrode layer, a metal layer, a p-type GaN contact layer, and a p-type AlGaN layer that are sequentially stacked from a side opposite to a substrate, the p-type AlGaN layer being transparent to light with the wavelength of λ; and a photonic crystal periodic structure that penetrates at least the p-type GaN contact layer and the p-type AlGaN layer. The photonic crystal periodic structure has a photonic band gap.
US09614117B2	Solar cell manufacturing method The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a solar cell having excellent long-term reliability and high efficiency, said method including: a step (7) for applying a paste-like electrode agent to an antireflection film formed on the light receiving surface side of a semiconductor substrate having at least a pn junction, said electrode agent containing a conductive material; and an electrode firing step (9) having local heat treatment (step (9a)) for applying heat such that at least a part of the conductive material is fired by irradiating merely the electrode agent-applied portion with a laser beam, and whole body heat treatment (step (9b)) for heating the whole semiconductor substrate to a temperature below 800° C.
US09614116B2	Impedance adaptation in a THz detector At least one electronic device, system and method of manufacturing an electromagnetic wave detector are provided herein. The electronic device for receiving at least one electromagnetic wave of a given frequency may comprise at least one first field effect transistor, and at least one antenna configured to receive the at least one electromagnetic wave and connected to a gate of the at least one first field effect transistor, wherein a length of the gate is in a same order of magnitude as an oscillation length of an oscillation regime of the at least one first field effect transistor at the given frequency, and a width of the gate is such that an impedance presented by the at least one first field effect transistor in the oscillation regime is adapted to an impedance of the at least one antenna.
US09614109B2	Photodiode and photodiode array A p− type semiconductor substrate 20 has a first principal surface 20a and a second principal surface 20b opposed to each other and includes a photosensitive region 21. The photosensitive region 21 is composed of an n+ type impurity region 23, a p+ type impurity region 25, and a region to be depleted with application of a bias voltage in the p− type semiconductor substrate 20. An irregular asperity 10 is formed in the second principal surface 20b of the p− type semiconductor substrate 20. An accumulation layer 37 is formed on the second principal surface 20b side of the p− type semiconductor substrate 20 and a region in the accumulation layer 37 opposed to the photosensitive region 21 is optically exposed.
US09614103B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a first region including an oxide semiconductor containing indium (In), gallium (Ga), and zinc (Zn), a second region and a third region between which the first region is disposed, at least one of the second region and the third region having a higher indium (In) concentration than the first region and containing at least one metal element from the group consisting of titanium (Ti), tungsten (W), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), aluminum (Al), lead (Pb), and tin (Sn), an electrode; and an insulating layer disposed between the first region and the electrode.
US09614101B2	Array substrate and method for manufacturing the same Disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing an array substrate. The method includes forming a source electrode and a drain electrode on a substrate. A semiconductor layer, an organic insulating layer, and a gate electrode layer are sequentially formed to cover the substrate, the source electrode, and the drain electrode. A patterned photoresist layer is formed on the gate electrode layer. The exposed portion of the gate electrode layer, and a portion of the organic insulative layer and a portion of the semiconductor layer thereunder are removed to form a gate electrode. An organic passivation layer is formed on the gate electrode, the source electrode, and the drain electrode. The organic passivation layer has a contact window to expose a portion of the drain electrode. A pixel electrode is formed on the organic passivation layer and the exposed portion of the drain electrode.
US09614100B2	Semiconductor device The semiconductor device includes a transistor including an oxide semiconductor film having a channel formation region, a gate insulating film, and a gate electrode layer. In the transistor, the channel length is small (5 nm or more and less than 60 nm, preferably 10 nm or more and 40 nm or less), and the thickness of the gate insulating film is large (equivalent oxide thickness which is obtained by converting into a thickness of silicon oxide containing nitrogen is 5 nm or more and 50 nm or less, preferably 10 nm or more and 40 nm or less). Alternatively, the channel length is small (5 nm or more and less than 60 nm, preferably 10 nm or more and 40 nm or less), and the resistivity of the source region and the drain region is 1.9×10−5 Ω·m or more and 4.8×10−3 Ω·m or less.
US09614096B2	Liquid crystal display device To provide a liquid crystal display device suitable for a thin film transistor which uses an oxide semiconductor. In a liquid crystal display device which includes a thin film transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer, a film having a function of attenuating the intensity of transmitting visible light is used as an interlayer film which covers at least the oxide semiconductor layer. As the film having a function of attenuating the intensity of transmitting visible light, a coloring layer can be used and a light-transmitting chromatic color resin layer is preferably used. An interlayer film which includes a light-transmitting chromatic color resin layer and a light-blocking layer may be formed in order that the light-blocking layer is used as a film having a function of attenuating the intensity of transmitting visible light.
US09614095B2	Semiconductor device An oxide semiconductor transistor comprising an oxide semiconductor layer with high conductivity is provided. A semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor layer comprising an oxide containing indium, gallium, and zinc (IGZO) and a particle of indium oxide; a gate electrode overlapping with a channel formation region in the oxide semiconductor layer with a gate insulating film interposed therebetween; and a source electrode and a drain electrode overlapping with a source region and a drain region in the oxide semiconductor layer. The semiconductor device may be a top-gate oxide semiconductor transistor or a bottom-gate oxide semiconductor transistor. The oxide semiconductor layer may be formed over or below the source electrode and the drain electrode.
US09614086B1	Conformal source and drain contacts for multi-gate field effect transistors A semiconductor device includes a fin having a first semiconductor material. The fin includes a source/drain (S/D) region and a channel region. The S/D region provides a top surface and two sidewall surfaces. A width of the S/D region is smaller than a width of the channel region. The semiconductor device further includes a semiconductor film over the S/D region and having a doped second semiconductor material. The semiconductor film provides a top surface and two sidewall surfaces that are substantially parallel to the top and two sidewall surfaces of the S/D region respectively. The semiconductor device further includes a metal contact over the top and two sidewall surfaces of the semiconductor film and operable to electrically communicate with the S/D region.
US09614077B1	Vertical finfet with strained channel A vertical transistor including a strained vertical semiconductor material channel pillar and a method of forming the same are provided. A strained vertical semiconductor materials pillar is first formed and is used to provide the strained vertical semiconductor material channel pillar of the vertical transistor of the present application. The strained vertical semiconductor material pillar is always mechanically anchored during various vertical transistor processing steps so that in the final structure strain is preserved.
US09614072B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, a first insulation region, a second insulation region, a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, a third semiconductor region of the first conductivity type, a fourth semiconductor region of the second conductivity type, and a fourth electrode. The second electrode includes first portions and a second portion. The second portion extends in a first direction. The first portions extend in a direction away from the second portion. The second portion is between the first portions and the first electrode in a second direction. The fourth semiconductor region is positioned between adjacent first electrode portions in the first direction.
US09614070B2	Field effect transistor with conduction band electron channel and uni-terminal response A uni-terminal transistor device is described. In one embodiment, an n-channel transistor comprises a first semiconductor layer having a discrete hole level H0; a second semiconductor layer having a conduction band minimum EC2; a wide bandgap semiconductor barrier layer disposed between the first and the second semiconductor layers; a gate dielectric layer disposed above the first semiconductor layer; and a gate metal layer disposed above the gate dielectric layer and having an effective workfunction selected to position the discrete hole level H0 below the conduction band minimum Ec2 for zero bias applied to the gate metal layer and to obtain n-terminal characteristics.
US09614057B2	Enriched, high mobility strained fin having bottom dielectric isolation Embodiments are directed to a method of enriching and electrically isolating a fin of a FinFET. The method includes forming at least one fin. The method further includes forming under a first set of conditions an enriched upper portion of the at least one fin. The method further includes forming under a second set of conditions an electrically isolated region from a lower portion of the at least one fin, wherein forming under the first set of conditions is spaced in time from forming under the second set of conditions. The method further includes controlling the first set of conditions separately from the second set of conditions.
US09614045B2	Method of processing a semiconductor device and chip package In various embodiments, a method of processing a semiconductor device may include providing a semiconductor device comprising a contact pad and a polymer layer; and subjecting at least a part of the contact pad and the polymer layer to a plasma comprising ammonia.
US09614042B2	Heterojunction tunnel field effect transistor fabrication using limited lithography steps A structure and method for fabricating a vertical heterojunction tunnel field effect transistor (TFET) using limited lithography steps is disclosed. The fabrication of a second conductivity type source/drain region may utilize a single lithography step to form a first-type source/drain region, and a metal contact thereon, adjacent to a gate stack having a first conductivity type source/drain region on an opposite side.
US09614026B2	High mobility transport layer structures for rhombohedral Si/Ge/SiGe devices An electronic device includes a trigonal crystal substrate defining a (0001) C-plane. The substrate may comprise Sapphire or other suitable material. A plurality of rhombohedrally aligned SiGe (111)-oriented crystals are disposed on the (0001) C-plane of the crystal substrate. A first region of material is disposed on the rhombohedrally aligned SiGe layer. The first region comprises an intrinsic or doped Si, Ge, or SiGe layer. The first region can be layered between two secondary regions comprising n+doped SiGe or n+doped Ge, whereby the first region collects electrons from the two secondary regions.
US09614025B2	Method of fabricating semiconductor device A method of fabricating a semiconductor device comprises forming a first etch stop layer over a first dielectric layer. The method also comprises forming a first opening in the first etch stop layer and the first dielectric layer. The method further comprises filling the first opening with a conductive material. The method additionally comprises forming a second etch stop layer and a second dielectric layer over the first etch stop layer. The method further comprises forming a second opening to expose the conductive material. The method additionally comprises forming a capacitor in the second opening and in contact with the conductive material.
US09614024B2	Fractal structures for MEMS variable capacitors In accordance with the present disclosure, one embodiment of a fractal variable capacitor comprises a capacitor body in a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) structure, wherein the capacitor body has an upper first metal plate with a fractal shape separated by a vertical distance from a lower first metal plate with a complementary fractal shape; and a substrate above which the capacitor body is suspended.
US09614020B2	Oxide semiconductor devices, methods of forming oxide semiconductor devices and organic light emitting display devices including oxide semiconductor devices An oxide semiconductor device includes a first insulation layer pattern and a second insulation layer pattern disposed on a substrate, an active layer disposed on the first and second insulation layer patterns, the active layer including a source region including the first insulation layer pattern, a drain region including the second insulation layer pattern, and a channel region disposed between the source and drain regions, a source electrode contacting the source region, and a drain electrode contacting the drain region.
US09614007B2	Memory arrays Some embodiments include a memory array having a first memory cell adjacent to a second memory cell along a lateral direction. The second memory cell is vertically offset relative to the first memory cell. Some embodiments include a memory array having a series of data/sense lines extending along a first direction, a series of access lines extending along a second direction, and memory cells vertically between the access lines and data/sense lines. The memory cells are arranged in a grid having columns along the first direction and rows along the second direction. Memory cells in a common column and/or row as one another are arranged in two alternating sets, with a first set having memory cells at a first height and a second set having memory cells at a second height vertically offset relative to the first height. Some embodiments include methods of forming memory arrays.
US09614006B2	Semiconductor constructions, and methods of forming cross-point memory arrays Some embodiments include vertical stacks of memory units, with individual memory units each having a memory element, a wordline, a bitline and at least one diode. The memory units may correspond to cross-point memory, and the diodes may correspond to band-gap engineered diodes containing two or more dielectric layers sandwiched between metal layers. Tunneling properties of the dielectric materials and carrier injection properties of the metals may be tailored to engineer desired properties into the diodes. The diodes may be placed between the bitlines and the memory elements, or may be placed between the wordlines and memory elements. Some embodiments include methods of forming cross-point memory arrays. The memory arrays may contain vertical stacks of memory unit cells, with individual unit cells containing cross-point memory and at least one diode.
US09614000B2	Biased backside illuminated sensor shield structure Presented herein is a device comprising an image sensor having a plurality of pixels disposed in a substrate and configured to sense light through a back side of the substrate and an RDL disposed on a front side of the substrate and having a plurality of conductive elements disposed in one or more dielectric layers. A sensor shield is disposed over the back side of the substrate and extending over the image sensor. At least one via contacts the sensor shield and extends from the sensor shield through at least a portion of the RDL and contacts at least one of the plurality of conductive elements.
US09613995B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device A semiconductor device including a substrate, at least one sensor, a dielectric layer, at least one light pipe structure, at least one pad, a shielding layer, and a protection layer is provided. The sensor is located in the substrate of a first region. The dielectric layer is located on the substrate. The light pipe structure is located in the dielectric layer of the first region. The light pipe structure corresponds to the sensor. The pad is located in the dielectric layer of a second region. The shielding layer is located on the dielectric layer, wherein the light pipe structure is surrounded by the shielding layer. The protection layer is located on the shielding layer. At least one pad opening is disposed in the dielectric layer, the shielding layer, and the protection layer above the pad. The pad opening exposes a top surface of the corresponding pad.
US09613992B2	Detector module for an imaging system A detector module for detecting photons includes a detector formed from a semiconductive material, the detector having a first surface, an opposing second surface, and a plurality of sidewalls extending between the first and second surfaces, and a guard band coupled to the sidewalls, the guard band having a length that extends about a circumference of the detector, the guard band having a width that is greater than a thickness of the detector such that an upper rim segment of the guard band projects beyond the first surface of the detector, the upper rim segment being folded over a peripheral region of the first surface along the circumference of the detector, the guard band configured to reduce recombinations proximate to the edges of the detector.
US09613974B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same According to one embodiment, the contact electrode extends in the inter-layer insulating layer toward the second semiconductor region. The metal silicide film is in contact with the second semiconductor region and the contact electrode. The metal silicide film includes a first part and a second part. The first part is provided between a bottom of the contact electrode and the second semiconductor region. The second part is provided on a surface of the second semiconductor region between the first part and the gate electrode. A bottom of the second part is located at a position shallower than a bottom the first part.
US09613965B2	Embedded transistor An embedded transistor for an electrical device, such as a DRAM memory cell, and a method of manufacture thereof is provided. A trench is formed in a substrate and a gate dielectric and a gate electrode formed in the trench of the substrate. Source/drain regions are formed in the substrate on opposing sides of the trench. In an embodiment, one of the source/drain regions is coupled to a storage node and the other source/drain region is coupled to a bit line. In this embodiment, the gate electrode may be coupled to a word line to form a DRAM memory cell.
US09613953B2	Semiconductor device, semiconductor device layout, and method of manufacturing semiconductor device A layout of a semiconductor device is stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The layout includes an active area region extending in a first direction, a gate electrode extending in a second direction and crossing the active area region, and a dummy gate extending in the second direction. The dummy gate is adjacent the gate electrode. The dummy gate is a dielectric dummy gate.
US09613948B1	Electrostatic discharge protection semiconductor device An ESD protection semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first isolation structure formed in the substrate, a gate disposed on the substrate, a source region formed in the substrate a first side of the gate, a first doped region formed in the substrate at a second side of the gate opposite to the first side, and a drain region formed in the first doped region. The gate overlaps a portion of the first isolation structure. The drain region is spaced apart from the first isolation by a portion of the first doped region. The substrate includes a first conductivity type, the source region, and the first doped region and the drain region include a second conductivity type. And the second conductivity type is complementary to the first conductivity type.
US09613947B2	Monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) cascode connected transistor circuit A cascode transistor circuit having an active region, the active region having a source, a drain, a floating source/drain, a first gate disposed between the source and the floating source/drain and a second gate disposed between the floating source/drain and the drain. A first gate pad is displaced from the active region and is electrically connected to the first gate and a second gate pad is displaced from the active region and is electrically connected to the second gate. The first and the second gate pads are disposed on opposite sides of the active region.
US09613936B2	LED module including an LED An LED module includes a carrier plate having an arrangement face and a wall on the upper side of the plate, the wall running peripherally around the arrangement face and being raised upwards with respect to said arrangement face; an LED arranged on the face; a contact element, to which the LED is connected; and an at least partially transparent potted body covering the arrangement face and the LED towards the top and laterally adjoins an inner face of the wall. The wall is formed monolithically with the remaining carrier plate and is interrupted over its periphery, and the potted body does not adjoin the inner wall face of the wall. The contact element extends away from the arrangement face along the upper side of the carrier plate in the interruption region so that electrical contact can be made with the LED via the contact element from outside the body.
US09613933B2	Package structure to enhance yield of TMI interconnections An apparatus is described that includes a substrate and a mold compound disposed on the substrate. The semiconductor die is embedded within the mold compound and is electrically coupled to lands on the substrate. Solder balls are disposed around the semiconductor die on the substrate. Each of the solder balls have a solid coating thereon. The solid coating contains a cleaning agent to promote its solder ball's coalescence with another solder ball. Respective vias are formed in the mold compound that expose the solder balls and their respective solid coatings. In combined or alternate embodiments outer edges of the mold compound have smaller thickness than regions of the mold compound between the vias and the semiconductor die. In combined or alternate embodiments micro-channels exist between the solder balls and the mold compound.
US09613932B2	Integrated circuit package and method of making same A chip package includes a first die with an active surface having at least one die pad positioned thereon; a first adhesive layer having a first surface coupled to the active surface of the first die and a second surface opposite the first surface; and a first dielectric layer having a top surface. A first portion of the top surface of the first dielectric layer is coupled to the second surface of the first adhesive layer. A second portion of the top surface of the first dielectric layer, distinct from the first portion, is substantially free of adhesive.
US09613920B2	Microelectronic package utilizing multiple bumpless build-up structures and through-silicon vias A microelectronic package having a first bumpless build-up layer structure adjacent an active surface and sides of a microelectronic device and a second bumpless build-up layer structure adjacent a back surface of the microelectronic device, wherein conductive routes are formed through the first bumpless build-up layer from the microelectronic device active surface to conductive routes in the second bumpless build-up layer structure and wherein through-silicon vias adjacent the microelectronic device back surface and extending into the microelectronic device are electrically connected to the second bumpless build-up layer structure conductive routes.
US09613916B2	Protection ring for image sensors Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide an image sensor. The image sensor includes a pixel sensor array including a plurality of photosensors arranged in a semiconductor substrate. Peripheral circuitry is arranged in or on the semiconductor substrate and is spaced apart from the pixel sensor array. A protection ring circumscribes an outer perimeter of the pixel sensor array and separates the pixel sensor array from the peripheral circuitry. The protection ring has an annular width of greater than 20 microns. The protection ring includes a first ring in the substrate neighboring the pixel sensor array, a second ring circumscribing the first ring and meeting the first ring at a first p-n junction, and a third ring circumscribing the second ring and meeting the second ring at a second p-n junction.
US09613908B2	Ultra-thin dielectric diffusion barrier and etch stop layer for advanced interconnect applications Implementations described herein generally relate to the formation of a silicon and aluminum containing layer. Methods described herein can include positioning a substrate in a process region of a process chamber; delivering a process gas to the process region, the process gas comprising an aluminum-containing gas and a silicon-containing gas; activating a reactant gas comprising a nitrogen-containing gas, a hydrogen containing gas, or combinations thereof; delivering the reactant gas to the process gas to create a deposition gas that deposits a silicon and aluminum containing layer on the substrate; and purging the process region. The above elements can be performed one or more times to deposit an etch stop stack.
US09613905B2	Electronic interconnects and devices with topological surface states and methods for fabricating same An interconnect is disclosed with enhanced immunity of electrical conductivity to defects. The interconnect includes a material with charge carriers having topological surface states. Also disclosed is a method for fabricating such interconnects. Also disclosed is an integrated circuit including such interconnects. Also disclosed is a gated electronic device including a material with charge carriers having topological surface states.
US09613897B2	Integrated circuits including magnetic core inductors and methods for fabricating the same Magnetic core inductors implemented on integrated circuits and methods for fabricating such magnetic core inductors are disclosed. An exemplary magnetic core inductor includes a bottom magnetic plate that includes a center portion and first, second, third, and fourth extension portions extending from the center portion. The exemplary magnetic core inductor includes an interlayer dielectric layer disposed over the bottom magnetic plate, and within the interlayer dielectric layer, first, second, third, and fourth via trenches extending above a respective one of the first, second, third, and fourth extension portions, and a fifth via trench extending above the center portion. The magnetic core inductor further includes a stacked-ring inductor coil including a plurality of inductor rings surrounding the fifth via trench and a top magnetic plate including a center portion and first, second, third, and fourth extension portions extending from the center portion.
US09613896B2	Semiconductor memory device with conductive columnar body A semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment comprises: when three directions intersecting each other are assumed to be first through third directions, and two directions intersecting each other in a plane extending in the first and second directions are assumed to be fourth and fifth directions, a memory cell array including: a conductive layer stacked in the third direction above a semiconductor substrate and having a first region; and a first columnar body penetrating the first region of the conductive layer in the third direction and including a semiconductor film, the first columnar body having a cross-section along the first and second directions in which, at a first position which is a certain position in the third direction, a length in the fourth direction is shorter than a length in the fifth direction.
US09613876B2	Thin film transistor substrate including a channel length measuring pattern and display panel having the same A thin film transistor (TFT) substrate includes a base substrate, a TFT disposed on the base substrate. The TFT includes a gate electrode, a semiconductor layer comprising a channel region, and a source electrode and a drain electrode spaced apart from one another by a length of the channel region. The TFT substrate further includes a gate insulating layer disposed between the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer and a measuring pattern configured to measure a length of the channel region.
US09613873B1	Nanowire semiconductor device A method for forming a nanowire device comprises depositing a hard mask on portions of a silicon substrate having a <110> orientation wherein the hard mask is oriented in the <112> direction, etching the silicon substrate to form a mandrel having (111) faceted sidewalls; forming a layer of insulator material on the substrate; forming a sacrificial stack comprising alternating layers of sacrificial material and dielectric material disposed on the layer of insulator material and adjacent to the mandrel; patterning and etching the sacrificial stack to form a modified sacrificial stack adjacent to the mandrel and extending from the mandrel; removing the sacrificial material from the modified sacrificial stack to form growth channels; epitaxially forming semiconductor in the growth channels; and etching the semiconductor to align with the end of the growth channels and form a semiconductor stack comprising alternating layers of dielectric material and semiconductor material.
US09613869B2	FinFET devices FinFET devices and processes to prevent fin or gate collapse (e.g., flopover) in finFET devices are provided. The method includes forming a first set of trenches in a semiconductor material and filling the first set of trenches with insulator material. The method further includes forming a second set of trenches in the semiconductor material, alternating with the first set of trenches that are filled. The second set of trenches form semiconductor structures which have a dimension of fin structures. The method further includes filling the second set of trenches with insulator material. The method further includes recessing the insulator material within the first set of trenches and the second set of trenches to form the fin structures.
US09613865B2	Semiconductor die and die cutting method The present disclosure provides die cutting methods and semiconductor dies. A semiconductor substrate has a test region, isolation regions, and core regions. A device layer, an interconnection layer, and a soldering pad layer are formed on the semiconductor substrate. The soldering layer includes a plurality of soldering pads. A passivation layer covers the soldering pads and the interconnect layer, and is etched to form trenches on the soldering pads above the core regions and the test region. The passivation layer, the interconnect layer, and the device layer are etched to form isolation trenches at junctions of the isolation region and the test region, disconnecting the passivation layer, the interconnect layer and the device layer. A cutting process is performed along the test region, each of the semiconductor substrate, the device layer, the interconnect layer and the soldering pad layer is cut in two.
US09613864B2	Low capacitance interconnect structures and associated systems and methods Semiconductor device interconnect structures having low capacitance and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing an interconnect structure includes forming an opening in a surface of a semiconductor device and forming an interconnect structure at least within the opening. Forming the interconnect structure includes depositing a first insulator material on both the surface and a sidewall of the opening, selectively removing a first portion of the first insulator material on the surface over a second portion of the first insulator material on the sidewall, depositing a second insulator material on the second portion, and depositing a conductive material on the second insulator material. The method further includes selecting the thickness of the first and second insulators materials based on a threshold level of capacitance between the sidewall and the conductive material.
US09613852B2	Semiconductor structure and method making the same The present disclosure provides a method for forming a semiconductor structure. In accordance with some embodiments, the method includes providing a substrate and a conductive feature formed over the substrate; forming a first etch stop layer over the conductive feature; forming a low-k dielectric layer over the first etch stop layer; etching the low-k dielectric layer to form a contact trench aligned with the conductive feature; performing a sputtering process to the first etch stop layer exposed in the contact trench; and forming a sealing oxide layer on the low-k dielectric layer. In some embodiments, the sealing oxide layer is self-aligned and conformed to surfaces of the low-k dielectric layer exposed in the contact trench.
US09613851B2	Method for manufacturing interconnect structures incorporating air gap spacers A dual damascene article of manufacture comprises a trench containing a conductive metal column where the trench and the conductive metal column extend down into and are contiguous with a via. The trench and the conductive metal column and the via have a common axis. These articles comprise interconnect structures incorporating air-gap spacers containing metal/insulator structures for Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) and Ultra Large Scale Integrated (ULSI) devices and packaging. The trench in this regard comprises a sidewall air-gap immediately adjacent the side walls of the trench and the conductive metal column, the sidewall air-gap extending down to the via to a depth below a line fixed by the bottom of the trench, and continues downward in the via for a distance of from about 1 Angstrom below the line to the full depth of the via. In another aspect, the article of manufacture comprises a capped dual damascene structure.
US09613845B2	Immersion de-taping Embodiments using immersion de-taping are described. A substrate having a substrate tape attached thereto is provided. The substrate includes electrically conductive connectors attached to the substrate tape. A fluid is provided between the substrate and the substrate tape. While the fluid is between the substrate and the substrate tape, the substrate tape is removed from the substrate. Another embodiment is an apparatus comprising an immersion tank, a substrate chuck, first and second fixed rollers, and a moveable roller. The substrate chuck is configured to secure a substrate and to place the substrate into the immersion tank. The first fixed roller is operable to dispense a clamp tape. The second fixed roller is operable to roll the clamp tape. The moveable roller is operable to extend into the immersion tank and to adhere the clamp tape to a substrate tape on the substrate.
US09613842B2	Wafer handler and methods of manufacture A wafer handler with a removable bow compensating layer and methods of manufacture is disclosed. The method includes forming at least one layer of stressed material on a front side of a wafer handler. The method further includes forming another stressed material on a backside of the wafer handler which counter balances the at least one layer of stressed material on the front side of the wafer handler, thereby decreasing an overall bow of the wafer handler.
US09613840B2	Apparatus and method for bonding substrates This invention relates to a method and a device for temporary bonding of a first substrate with a second substrate. The device is comprised of a mounting apparatus for mounting of the first substrate on a mounting contour with an active mounting surface. The mounting apparatus has an outer ring section for controllable fixing of the first substrate. Deformation means are provided for controllable deformation of the first substrate. The deformation means act within the outer ring section. Bonding means are provided for bonding of the first substrate with the second substrate.
US09613835B2	Heating lamp assembly Embodiments of heating lamps and heating lamp assemblies are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a heating lamp may include a bulb; a reflector circumscribing the bulb proximate a first end of the bulb; a base coupled to the reflector on a side opposite the bulb; a handle coupled to the base on a side opposite the reflector, wherein the handle comprises a body having a first end coupled to the base and an opposing second end; a first conductor extending from the bulb and through the base and the handle in a direction opposite the bulb; and a second conductor extending from the bulb and through the base and the handle in a direction opposite the bulb.
US09613832B2	Mold release film and process for producing semiconductor package A mold release film to be disposed on a cavity surface of a mold in a method for producing a semiconductor package wherein a semiconductor element is disposed in the mold and encapsulated with a curable resin to form a resin-encapsulation portion, characterized in that it has a first surface to be in contact with the curable resin at the time of forming the resin-encapsulation portion, and a second surface to be in contact with the cavity surface, at least one of the first surface and the second surface has irregularities formed thereon, and the surface having irregularities formed thereon, has an arithmetic mean roughness (Ra) of from 1.3 to 2.5 μm and a peak count (RPc) of from 80 to 200; and a process for producing a semiconductor package by using the mold release film.
US09613831B2	Encapsulated dies with enhanced thermal performance The present disclosure relates to enhancing the thermal performance of encapsulated flip chip dies. According to an exemplary process, a plurality of flip chip dies are attached on a top surface of a carrier, and a first mold compound is applied over the top surface of the carrier to encapsulate the plurality of flip chip dies. The first mold compound is thinned down to expose a substrate of each flip chip die and the substrate of each flip chip die is then substantially etched away to provide an etched flip chip die that has an exposed surface at the bottom of a cavity. Next, a second mold compound with high thermal conductivity is applied to substantially fill each cavity and the top surface of the second mold compound is planarized. Finally, the encapsulated etched flip chip dies can be marked, singulated, and tested as a module.
US09613829B1	Method for fabricating semiconductor package and semiconductor package using the same Provided are a method for fabricating a semiconductor package and a semiconductor package using the same, which can simplify a fabricating process of the semiconductor package by forming a lead frame on which a semiconductor die can be mounted without a separate grinding process, and can improve product reliability by preventing warpage from occurring during a grinding process. In one embodiment, the method for fabricating a semiconductor package includes forming a frame on a carrier, forming a first pattern layer on the frame, first encapsulating the frame and the first pattern layer using a first encapsulant, forming conductive vias electrically connected to the first pattern layer while passing through the first encapsulant, forming a second pattern layer electrically connected to the conductive vias on the first encapsulant, forming a first solder mask formed on the first encapsulant and exposing a portion of the second pattern layer to the outside, removing the frame by an etching process and etching a portion of the first pattern layer, and attaching a semiconductor die to the first pattern layer.
US09613828B2	Method of laser annealing a semiconductor wafer with localized control of ambient oxygen Laser annealing of a semiconductor wafers using a forming gas for localized control of ambient oxygen gas to reduce the amount of oxidization during laser annealing is disclosed. The forming gas includes hydrogen gas and an inert buffer gas such as nitrogen gas. The localized heating of the oxygen gas and the forming gas in the vicinity of the annealing location on the surface of the semiconductor wafer creates a localized region within which combustion of oxygen gas and hydrogen gas occurs to generate water vapor. This combustion reaction reduces the oxygen gas concentration within the localized region, thereby locally reducing the amount of ambient oxygen gas, which in turn reduces oxidation rate at the surface of the semiconductor wafer during the annealing process.
US09613808B1	Method of forming multilayer hard mask with treatment for removing impurities and forming dangling bonds A method of forming a multilayer hard mask includes the following steps. An unpatterned multilayer hard mask is formed on a semiconductor substrate. The unpatterned multilayer hard mask includes a first hard mask layer formed on the semiconductor substrate and a second hard mask layer directly formed on the first hard mask layer. A treatment is performed on a top surface of the first hard mask layer before the step of forming the second hard mask layer, and the treatment is configured to remove impurities on the first hard mask layer and form dangling bonds on the top surface of the first hard mask layer. Defects related to the first hard mask layer and the second hard mask layer may be reduced, and the manufacturing yield may be enhanced accordingly.
US09613806B2	Triple patterning NAND flash memory A NAND flash memory array is initially patterned by forming a plurality of sidewall spacers according along sides of patterned portions of material. The pattern of sidewall spacers is then used to form a second pattern of hard mask portions including first hard mask portions defined on both sides by sidewall spacers and second hard mask portions defined on only one side by sidewall spacers.
US09613805B1	Method for forming a semiconductor device A method for forming a semiconductor device comprises forming an amorphous or polycrystalline semiconductor layer adjacently to at least one semiconductor doping region having a first conductivity type located in a semiconductor substrate. The method further comprises incorporating dopants into the amorphous or polycrystalline semiconductor layer during or after forming the amorphous or polycrystalline semiconductor layer. The method further comprises annealing the amorphous or polycrystalline semiconductor layer to transform at least a part of the amorphous or polycrystalline semiconductor layer into a substantially monocrystalline semiconductor layer and to form at least one doping region having the second conductivity type in the monocrystalline semiconductor layer, such that a p-n junction is formed between the at least one semiconductor doping region having the first conductivity type and the at least one doping region having the second conductivity type.
US09613803B2	Low defect relaxed SiGe/strained Si structures on implant anneal buffer/strain relaxed buffer layers with epitaxial rare earth oxide interlayers and methods to fabricate same A method provides a substrate having a top surface; forming a first semiconductor layer on the top surface, the first semiconductor layer having a first unit cell geometry; epitaxially depositing a layer of a metal-containing oxide on the first semiconductor layer, the layer of metal-containing oxide having a second unit cell geometry that differs from the first unit cell geometry; ion implanting the first semiconductor layer through the layer of metal-containing oxide; annealing the ion implanted first semiconductor layer; and forming a second semiconductor layer on the layer of metal-containing oxide, the second semiconductor layer having the first unit cell geometry. The layer of metal-containing oxide functions to inhibit propagation of misfit dislocations from the first semiconductor layer into the second semiconductor layer. A structure formed by the method is also disclosed.
US09613795B2	Wafer processing method to remove crystal strains A wafer is formed by slicing a single crystal ingot and removing crystal strains remaining in a peripheral portion of the wafer. In the crystal strain removing step, a laser beam having such a wavelength as to be transmitted through the wafer is applied to the wafer from one side of the wafer in positions located along the margin of the wafer and spaced a predetermined distance inward from the margin, to cause growth of fine holes and amorphous regions shielding the fine holes, over the range from one side to the other side of the wafer, whereby shield tunnels are formed in an annular pattern. Then, an external force is applied to the wafer along the shield tunnels so as to break the wafer in the region of the shield tunnels, thereby removing the peripheral wafer portion where the crystal strains are remaining.
US09613794B2	Extending light bulb replacing tool An apparatus for changing a light bulb that is out of reach for a person even with the use of a six foot ladder includes a substantially hollow elongated member and an extendable member which is disposed within the substantially hollow elongated member. A locking member is engageable with the hollow member and the extendable member for adjusting the length of the apparatus. A replaceable vacuum cup having a predetermined shape is disposed on a first end of the extendable member for attachment to such light bulb. A vacuum pump is disposed adjacent a bottom portion of the hollow elongated member, such pump is engageable with the cup for creating a vacuum in the cup for securing such light bulb therein. A vacuum release assembly is disposed on the pump for releasing such vacuum.
US09613791B2	Calcium fluoride optical member, manufacturing method therefor, gas-holding container, and light source device There is provided a calcium fluoride optical member formed from monocrystalline calcium fluoride and having a tubular shape. A {110} crystal plane or a {111} crystal plane of the monocrystalline calcium fluoride is orthogonal to a center axis of the tube.
US09613789B1	Compact dual ion composition instrument A relatively compact dual ion composition instrument and associated methodology for measuring plasma and ion populations in a variety of interplanetary and planetary environments. The unitary device can measure mass and ionic charge state compositions and 3D velocity distributions of 10 eV/q to 40 keV/q plasma and pick-up ions; and (2) mass composition, energy spectra and angular distributions of 30 keV to 10 MeV energetic ions.
US09613784B2	Sputtering system and method including an arc detection A sputtering system that includes a sputtering chamber having a target material serving as a cathode, and an anode and a work piece. A direct current (DC) power supply supplies electrical power to the anode and the cathode sufficient to generate a plasma within the sputtering chamber. A detection module detects the occurrence of an arc in the sputtering chamber by monitoring an electrical characteristic of the plasma. In one embodiment the electrical characteristic monitored is the impedance of the plasma. In another embodiment the electrical characteristic is the conductance of the plasma.
US09613781B2	Scanning electron microscope An embodiment of the invention relates to a SEM enabling a surface analysis of a sample at a high throughput. The SEM has an electron gun, an irradiation unit, and a detector. The detector, as a first structure, includes an MCP, an anode, and a dynode. The dynode is set at a potential higher than a potential of an output face of the MCP and the anode is set at a potential higher than that of the dynode. The anode is disposed on the dynode side with respect to an intermediate position between the output face of the MCP and the dynode. The anode has an aperture for letting electrons from the output face of the MCP pass toward the dynode.
US09613780B2	Method of fabricating sample support membrane A method of fabricating a sample support membrane used to support an electron microscope sample starts with forming a first layer on a first layer of a substrate (S100). A second surface of the substrate that faces away from the first surface is etched to form an opening that exposes the first layer (S102). A second layer is formed on the first layer (S104). The region of the first layer that overlaps the opening as viewed within a plane is removed to expose the second layer (S106).
US09613771B2	Relay Disclosed is a relay. The relay includes a first fixed contact connected to a power source, a second fixed contact separated from the first fixed contact, and connected to a load, and a moving contact configured to be brought into contact with or separated from the first fixed contact and the second fixed contact. The moving contact includes a first moving contact configured to be brought into contact with or separated from the first fixed contact and the second fixed contact and a second moving contact separated from the first moving contact, and configured to be brought into contact with or separated from the first fixed contact and the second fixed contact. Accordingly, the moving contact can be prevented from being separated from the fixed contact by an inter-electron repulsion.
US09613760B2	Energy storage device and methods for making and use An electrode in an energy storage device, including: an activated carbon, including: a surface area of from 1000 to 1700 m2/g; a pore volume from 0.3 to 0.6 cc/g; a chemically bonded oxygen content of 0.01 to 1.5 wt %; and a pH of from 7.5 to 10. Also disclosed is a method of making the activated carbon, the electrode, and the energy storage device.
US09613759B2	Method for preparing fluorine/nitrogen co-doped graphitized carbon microspheres with high volumetric specific capacitance The present invention provides a method for preparing fluorine/nitrogen co-doped graphitized carbon microspheres with high volumetric specific capacitance, which is a simple process with moderate reaction conditions, high reproducibility, and low costs. The fluorine/nitrogen co-doped graphitized carbon microspheres prepared according to the present invention have a very high density, exhibit good electrochemical properties in an alkaline environment, as well as very high volumetric specific capacitance and good cyclic stability, and is of great importance in improving the properties of the electrode material for a capacitor.
US09613756B2	Laminated ceramic capacitor As a dielectric ceramic constituting dielectric layers of a laminated ceramic capacitor, a dielectric ceramic is used which contains, as its main constituent, a perovskite-type compound containing Ca and Zr and optionally containing Sr, Ba, and Ti, and further contains Si, Mn, and Al, and when the total content of Zr and Ti is regarded as 100 parts by mol, the total content (100×m) of Ca, Sr, and Ba meets 1.002≦m≦1.100 in terms of parts by mol, the Si content n meets 0.5≦n≦10 in terms of parts by mol, the Mn content u meets 0.5≦u≦10 in terms of parts by mol, and the Al content w meets 0.02≦w≦4 in terms of parts by mol, m and n satisfying −0.4≦100(m−1)−n≦3.9.
US09613754B2	Laminated film capacitor, capacitor module, and power conversion system A laminated film capacitor that includes a laminated body having alternately stacked first dielectric films with respective first internal electrodes and second dielectric films with respective second internal electrodes, a first metallikon part connected to the first internal electrodes, and a second metallikon part connected to the second internal electrodes, and the laminated body has principal surfaces in the shape of a trapezoid as viewed from the stacking direction of the first dielectric films and the second dielectric films.
US09613752B2	Multilayer ceramic electronic component and mounting board therefor There are provided a multilayer ceramic electronic component and a mounting board therefor, the multilayer ceramic electronic component, including a ceramic body having a hexahedral shape, including dielectric layers, and satisfying T/W1.0 when a length of the ceramic body is defined as L, a width of the ceramic body is defined as W, and a thickness of the ceramic body is defined as T, and first and second internal electrodes stacked in the ceramic body to face each other, having the respective dielectric layers interposed therebetween.
US09613742B2	Electronic component To restrict a phenomenon that the direct-current resistance value after firing is larger than the direct-current resistance value before firing in an electronic component in which a conductor formed of a wire rod is embedded in a ceramic sintered compact. An electronic component 10 includes a ceramic sintered compact 12 and an inner conductor 30. The inner conductor 30 configures a circuit element, and is formed of a wire rod having nickel added thereto and containing copper as a major constituent.

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