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US09611311B2	Albumin-purification method comprising a nanofiltration step, solution, and composition for therapeutic use containing the same The invention relates to an albumin-purification method comprising a step consisting in subjecting an aqueous albumin solution, with a concentration of between 15 g/l and 80 g/l and a pH of not lass than 7, to nanofiltration in a temperature range of between 15 DEG C and 55 DEG C. The invention also relates to: a virally-safe aqueous albumin solution which can be obtained using the inventive method and in which the sites for the transport and binding of the active therapeutic ingredients of the albumin are available; and an albumin composition for therapeutic use, which is obtained by adapting the albumin solution that is intended for clinical use.
US09611306B2	TGFB type II-type III receptor fusions Certain embodiments are directed to novel heterotrimeric fusions in which the ectodomain of the TGF-β type II receptor (TβP?II) is coupled to the N- and C-terminal ends of the endoglin-domain of the TGF-β type III receptor (TpRIIIE). Certain embodiments are directed to novel heterotrimeric polypeptides in which the ectodomain of the TGF-β type II receptor (TI3RII) is coupled to the N- and C-terminal ends of the endoglin-domain (E domain) of the TGF-β type III receptor (TI3RIII). This trimeric receptor, known as RER, can bind all three TGF-β isoforms with sub-nanomolar affinity and is effective at neutralizing signaling induced by all three TGF-β isoforms, but not other ligands of the TGF-β superfamily, such as activins, growth and differentiation factors (GDFs), and bone morphonogenetic proteins (BMPs).
US09611305B2	Treating cardiovascular or renal diseases This document provides methods and materials for treating cardiovascular and/or renal diseases. For example, AAV9 vectors designed to express natriuretic polypeptides, nucleic acid molecules encoding natriuretic polypeptides, methods for making AAV9 vectors, and methods for using such vectors or molecules to treat cardiovascular and/or renal diseases are provided.
US09611302B2	High-transduction-efficiency RAAV vectors, compositions, and methods of use The present invention provides AAV capsid proteins comprising modification of one or a combination of the surface-exposed lysine, serine, threonine and/or tyrosine residues in the VP3 region. Also provided are rAAV virions comprising the AAV capsid proteins of the present invention, as well as nucleic acid molecules and rAAV vectors encoding the AAV capsid proteins of the present invention. Advantageously, the rAAV vectors and virions of the present invention have improved efficiency in transduction of a variety of cells, tissues and organs of interest, when compared to wild-type rAAV vectors and virions.
US09611296B2	Peptides that bind to amino-truncated amyloid-beta-peptide and use of said peptides Peptides that bind to amino-terminal truncated pEAβ3-42, the free glutamic acid residue of which lies in position 3 or 11 in the form of cyclized pyroglutamate. Four oligopeptides were identified using mirror image phage display technology.
US09611294B2	Peptides mimicking HIV-1 viral epitopes in the V2 loop for the GP120 surface envelope glycoprotein The present invention relates to an isolated immunogenic peptide comprising a V2 loop fragment from HIV surface envelope glycoprotein gp120. This peptide binds specifically with antibodies in blood of patients vaccinated with a vaccine that has shown protection from HIV-1 infection, does not react with blood of matched patients who did not receive the vaccine, and can, therefore, elicit anti-HIV-1 antibodies which protect against HIV-1 infection. Other aspects of the present invention relate to an isolated immunogenic polypeptide comprising the peptide inserted into an immunogenic scaffold protein, a vaccine composition comprised of the immunogenic peptide and an immunologically or pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle or excipient as well as methods of inducing an immune response against HIV-1 and methods of detecting HIV-1.
US09611291B2	Use of a tetraphenylborate (TPB) salt for the separation of biomolecules Process for the separation of a biomolecule containing at least one cationic group from a liquid medium containing said biomolecule, which comprises the use of a tetraphenylborate (TPB) salt.
US09611269B2	Azetidinyl phenyl, pyridyl or pyrazinyl carboxamide derivatives as JAK inhibitors The present invention provides azetidinyl phenyl, pyridyl, or pyrazinyl carboxamide derivatives, as well as their compositions and methods of use, that modulate the activity of Janus kinase (JAKs) and are useful in the treatment of diseases related to the activity of JAK including, for example, inflammatory disorders, autoimmune disorders, cancer, and other diseases.
US09611262B2	Substituted 2-azabicycles and their use as orexin receptor modulators The present invention is directed to compounds of Formula I: Methods of making the compounds of Formula I are also described. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I. Methods of using the compounds of the invention are also within the scope of the invention.
US09611247B2	Process for the preparation of 3-(3-chloro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine 3-(3-Chloro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine is prepared by cyclizing 3-hydrazinopyridine-·dihydrochloride with acrylonitrile to provide 1-(pyridin-3-yl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-3-amine, by oxidizing to provide 3-(3-amino-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine, and by converting the amino group to a chloro group by a Sandmeyer reaction.
US09611244B2	Cyclic compounds The present invention provides compounds having a Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling inhibitory action useful as preventive and therapeutic drugs of inflammatory disease and/or central nervous system disease or diseases such as chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain (CINP), liver injury, ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) and the like.The present invention relates to a compound represented by formula (I) and a salt thereof: (wherein, each symbol is explained in greater detail in the specification).
US09611242B2	Process for preparation of dronedarone by N-butylation The invention relates to a compound of formula (II) and salts thereof. Also described herein are processes for the preparation of a compound of formula (II) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US09611238B2	14-hydroxy-docosahexaenoic acid compounds The invention describes novel 14-hydroxy docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) analogues, their preparation, isolation, identification, purification and uses thereof.
US09611233B2	Organic compound The present invention provides an organic compound to be used in an electrochromic device. The organic compound has excellent oxidation-reduction repeating characteristics and shows high transparency in the bleached state without showing light absorption in the visible light region. The organic compound has a structure represented by Formula [1] according to claim 1. In Formula [1], A1 and A2 represent substituents, and at least one of A1 and A2 is an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or an optionally substituted aryl group. R1 represents a substituent, X represents an electrochromic portion, and n is an integer of 1 to 3.
US09611228B2	Stabilized compositions and methods of manufacture A method for stabilization of potent alkanone-heterocyclic flavorants in dry powder form is provided. Coordination of alkanone-heterocyclic flavorants to transition metal salts results in the formation of stable crystalline complexes, which upon hydration release the free flavorant. Food and topping products containing the stabilized alkanone-heterocyclic flavorant are provided as are methods for stabilizing the alkanone-heterocyclic flavorant.
US09611225B2	Process for preparation of androgen receptor antagonist The present invention provides an isopropanol solvate of enzalutamide. The present invention also provides a process for the preparation of androgen receptor antagonist. In particular, the present invention provides a process for the preparation of enzalutamide or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, solvates, polymorphs or intermediates thereof.
US09611224B2	Antiproliferative benzo [B] azepin-2-ones Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein W, X, Y, Z, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are described in this application, and methods of using said compounds in the treatment of cancer.
US09611221B2	Histone demethylase inhibitors The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods for treating cancer and neoplastic disease. Provided herein are substituted amidopyridine or amidopyridazine derivative compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The subject compounds and compositions are useful for inhibition histone demethylase. Furthermore, the subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of cancer, such as prostate cancer, breast cancer, bladder cancer, lung cancer and/or melanoma and the like.
US09611215B2	Nucleophile-reactive sulfonated compounds for the (radio)labelling of (bio) molecules; precursors and conjugates thereof Nucleophile-reactive sulfonated compounds used as precursors to (radio)labelled (bio)molecules are produced by pre-introduction of a nucleophilic compound R* through an unusual nucleophile-induced ring-opening reaction of the sultone moiety of the precursor. The precursors and compounds conform to respective formulae (Ip) and (I): Also disclosed are methods for producing these precursors and compounds, as well as for conjugation of these compounds with (bio)molecules, and to the drugs obtained by this method.
US09611212B2	Polyol estolides and methods of making and using the same Provided herein are polyol estolide compounds. Polyol estolides may be prepared by contacting a polyol with an estolide compound. Also provided are compositions containing polyol estolides and methods of making the same.
US09611209B1	Quaternary arylcarboxylate compositions for extracting C1 to C4 carboxylic acids from aqueous streams This invention relates to solvents for extracting C1 to C4 carboxylic acids from aqueous streams. More specifically, the extraction solvents include one or more salts composed of a phosphonium cation and an arylcarboxylate anion. The extraction solvents may further include one or more non-ionic liquid organic solvents as an enhancer. The extraction solvents are useful for extracting aqueous mixtures containing one or more lower carboxylic acids, such as monocarboxylic acids, alkoxycarboxylic acids, and halogen-containing carboxylic acids.
US09611206B2	Synthesis of intermediate for treprostinil production The compound according to Formula I is an intermediate in the synthesis of prostacylin analogs. The present invention provides an efficient method for synthesizing a Formula I compound.
US09611202B2	Process for the preparation of dimethyl ether Process for the preparation of dimethyl ether product by catalytic conversion of synthesis gas to dimethyl ether comprising the steps of contacting a stream of synthesis gas comprising carbon dioxide in a dimethyl ether synthesis step in one or more reactors and with one or more catalysts active in the formation of methanol and dehydration of methanol to dimethyl ether and forming a product mixture comprising dimethyl ether, carbon dioxide and unconverted synthesis gas; cooling and separating the product mixture into a first liquid phase comprising dimethyl ether and carbon dioxide being dissolved in the formed dimethyl ether, and into a first gaseous phase comprising unconverted synthesis gas containing carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide; passing the first liquid phase to a scrubbing zone and contacting the phase with a liquid sorbent being effective in absorption of carbon dioxide; and withdrawing a dimethyl ether product being depleted in carbon dioxide from the scrubbing zone.
US09611201B2	Processes for preparing (R)-1-(5-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethanol and 1-(5-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethanone The present invention relates to processes for the preparation of (R)-1-(5-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethanol, 1-(5-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethanone, and intermediates thereof, which are useful in the preparation of inhibitors of TPH1 for the treatment of, for example, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, pulmonary, inflammatory, metabolic, low bone mass diseases, serotonin syndrome, and cancer.
US09611196B2	Process for obtaining food grade hexane The present invention relates to a process for obtaining food grade hexane, comprising: fractionating a hydrocarbon feed having a boiling point in the range of 50° C. to 140° C. to obtain a hydrocarbon fraction having boiling point in the range of 63° C. to 69° C. and having 3%-15% (wt/wt) of aromatic compounds content; extracting the hydrocarbon fraction by counter current solvent extraction using sulfolane as a solvent to obtain a first raffinate phase; extracting the first raffinate phase by co-current solvent extraction using sulfolane as a solvent to obtain a second raffinate phase; and washing the second raffinate phase with water to obtain a food grade hexane containing less than 100 ppm of aromatic compounds.
US09611189B2	Stabilization and hydrogenation methods for microbial-derived olefins Methods and compositions for stabilization and subsequent hydrogenation of a microbial-derived immiscible olefin are described. The methods comprise providing a feed stream to the inlet of a reactor, wherein the feed stream comprises a microbial-derived immiscible olefin composition stabilized with a phenolic antioxidant which is a phenol derivative containing an unfused phenyl ring with one or more hydroxyl substituents. The methods further comprise contacting the feed stream with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst at a temperature of about 20° C. or greater, and generating a product stream comprising a hydrogenated immiscible olefin composition. The microbial-derived immiscible olefin composition stabilized with the phenolic antioxidant remains stable over time, and its hydrogenation reaction time and process are improved.
US09611188B1	Aromatic alkylation using chemically-treated solid oxides The present invention discloses processes for alkylating an aromatic compound, such as benzene or toluene, using a chemically-treated solid oxide. Suitable chemically-treated solid oxides include fluorided silica-coated alumina and fluorided-chlorided silica-coated alumina.
US09611185B2	Pressurized actuator A linear actuator contains a housing having a first end and a second end. A hollow piston is positioned within the housing to slidably engage with an inner wall of the housing. A sealed gas chamber is formed within the hollow piston and contains stored gas for driving the piston upon activation of the actuator.
US09611182B2	Fertilizer products and methods Fertilizer is made by reacting fossilized organic matter (FOM) with saccharides, preferably waste saccharides.
US09611181B2	Oxidation resistant coatings, processes for coating articles, and their coated articles A process for applying an oxidation resistant coating to an article includes the steps of mixing at least about 10% by volume to up to about 99% by volume of a slurry at least one silica based material having a viscosity of about 1×102 poise to about 1×107 poise at a temperature of about 1,292° F. (700° C.) to about 3,272° F. (1,800° C.) at least about 1% by volume to up to about 90% by volume of the slurry at least one oxygen scavenger, and a liquid medium to form the slurry; coating an article with the slurry to form a slurry coated article; and heat treating under an inert atmosphere the slurry coated article to form an article having at least one oxidation resistant coating layer containing the at least one oxygen scavenger.
US09611178B1	Regenerative burners having enhanced surface area media A high strength ceramic body for use in a regenerative burner media bed, comprising a generally cylindrical portion and a plurality of generally orthorhombic parallelepiped-shaped fin portions extending radially from the generally cylindrical portion The ceramic body has a porosity of less than 1 percent, is greater than 99 weight percent alumina, has a thermal conductivity at 100° C. of about 0.07 cal/sec cm ° C., and has a heat capacity of about 0.21 cal/gm/° C.
US09611169B2	Doped ultra-low expansion glass and methods for making the same A doped silica-titania glass article is provided that includes a glass article having a glass composition comprising (i) a silica-titania base glass, (ii) a fluorine dopant, and (iii) a second dopant. The fluorine dopant has a concentration of fluorine of up to 5 wt. % and the second dopant comprises one or more oxides selected from the group consisting of Al, Nb, Ta, B, Na, K, Mg, Ca and Li oxides at a total oxide concentration from 50 ppm to 6 wt. %. Further, the glass article has an expansivity slope of less than 0.5 ppb/K2 at 20° C. The second dopant can be optional. The composition of the glass article may also contain an OH concentration of less than 100 ppm.
US09611159B2	Fenton Reactor and method for sewage treatment using the same A Fenton reactor, including a body. The body includes: from the bottom up, a sewage introduction zone, a solid acid reaction zone, tubular ceramic membranes, and a water generation zone. A water feed pump, a first chemical feed pump, and a second chemical feed pump are disposed below the body. The outlets of the water feed pump, the first chemical feed pump, and the second chemical feed pump communicate with the water inlet of the body. The water feed pump, the first chemical feed pump, and the second chemical feed pump are provided with flow meters, respectively. The solid acid reaction zone is disposed above the sewage introduction zone, and the tubular ceramic membranes are disposed in the center of the solid acid reaction zone and separate the solid acid reaction zone to form a cavity. The water generation zone is disposed above the solid acid reaction zone.
US09611158B2	Waste treatment process A process for treating waste includes reacting an organic feedstock in a reactor. The organic feedstock is part of a reaction mixture that includes a first oxidizing acid (e.g., sulfuric acid) and nitric acid. In one embodiment, the reaction mixture, excluding solids, includes no more than 7.5 wt % of the total of the first oxidizing acid and the nitric acid. In another embodiment, the reaction mixture, excluding solids, includes no more than 1 wt % nitric acid. In another embodiment, the process includes separating heavy metals from the effluent.
US09611157B2	Plant-derived flocculant, flocculant mixture, method of flocculation, and method for preparing plant-derived flocculant Disclosed are a plant-derived flocculant and a flocculant mixture having a higher flocculation capacity. The plant-derived flocculant comprises at least one of a dried matter of Corchorus olitorius, a dried matter of Begonia fimbristipula, a dried matter of bananas, and a dried matter of Corchorus capsularis; the plant-derived flocculant has a colloid equivalent of −1.5 mEq/g to −0.20 mEq/g, and the 2 weight % aqueous solution of the plant-derived flocculant has a viscosity of at least 6.0×10−3 Pa·s (6.0 cP). The flocculant mixture of the invention comprises the plant-derived flocculant described above and a synthetic polymer flocculant having a colloid equivalent of −4.5 mEq/g to −1.2 mEq/g, whose 0.2 weight % aqueous solution has a viscosity of 1.3×10−1Pa·s to 4×10−1 Pa·s (130 cP to 400 cP).
US09611154B2	Method for purifying water formed during hydrocarbon synthesis A method for the utilization of reaction water formed during the synthesis of hydrocarbons from synthesis gas in a GTL process includes the cleaning of oxygenates while quenching of the synthesis gas at a temperature of more than 500° C. while in contact with a catalyst for steam conversion of oxygenates, and the degasification of the cleaned up reaction water. Cleaned up and degasified water is utilized for cooling synthesis gas to a temperature of lower than 400° C. and for water steam production. The invention ensures efficient treatment of reaction water with removal of oxygenates, the use of obtained treated water as boiler feed water, and for the production of water steam.
US09611148B2	Method for making carbon nanotube film A method for making carbon nanotube film includes providing a first patterned carbon nanotube array and a second patterned carbon nanotube array having a predetermined pattern, wherein the predetermined pattern is a parallelogram. An acute angle of the parallelogram in the second patterned carbon nanotube arrays is adjacent to an obtuse angle of the parallelogram in the first patterned carbon nanotube array. A carbon nanotube film is pulled out from an acute angle vertex of the first patterned carbon nanotube array. A carbon nanotube film preform is pulled out from an acute angle vertex of the second patterned carbon nanotube array and the carbon nanotube film preform is connected to an obtuse angle vertex of the first patterned carbon nanotube array. And then, the carbon nanotube film continues to be pulled.
US09611145B2	Process and catalyst system for the production of high quality syngas from light hydrocarbons and carbon dioxide The present invention describes a process and catalysts for the conversion of a light hydrocarbon and carbon dioxide input stream into high quality syngas with the subsequent conversion of the syngas into fuels or chemicals. In one aspect, the present invention provides an efficient, solid solution catalyst for the production of a carbon containing gas from carbon dioxide and light hydrocarbons. The catalyst comprises a single transition metal, and the transition metal is nickel.
US09611142B2	Method for manufacturing electronic component At the first etching step of etching an SOI substrate from a first silicon layer side, a portion of a first structure formed of the first silicon layer is formed as a pre-structure having a larger shape than a final shape. At the mask formation step of forming a final mask on a second silicon layer side of the SOI substrate, a first mask corresponding to the final shape of the first structure is formed in the pre-structure. At the second etching step of etching the SOI substrate from the second silicon layer side, the second silicon layer and the pre-structure are, using the first mask, etched to form the final shape of the first structure.
US09611139B2	Resonator A micro-electro-mechanical device with a closed feed-back damping loop is provided. Displacement in the mechanical resonator is opposed with a damping force determined by the closed feed-back loop that comprises a filter with a peaked frequency response, and associated phase adjustment. An oscillation-free configuration that allows high signal amplification is achieved.
US09611138B2	Through-wafer interconnects for MEMS double-sided fabrication process (TWIDS) A high-aspect ratio low resistance through-wafer interconnect for double-sided (TWIDS) fabrication of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) serves as an interconnection method and structure for co-integration of MEMS and integrated circuits or other microcomponent utilizing both sides of the wafer. TWIDS applied to a three dimensional folded TIMU (timing inertial measurement unit) provides a path for electrical signals from sensors on the front side of the SOI wafer to electronic components on the back side of the wafer, while enabling folding of an array of sensors in a three dimensional shape.
US09611135B1	System and method for a differential comb drive MEMS According to an embodiment, a MEMS device includes a deflectable membrane including a first plurality of electrostatic comb fingers, a first anchor structure including a second plurality of electrostatic comb fingers interdigitated with a first subset of the first plurality of electrostatic comb fingers, and a second anchor structure including a third plurality of electrostatic comb fingers interdigitated with a second subset of the first plurality of electrostatic comb fingers. The second plurality of electrostatic comb fingers are offset from the first plurality of electrostatic comb fingers in a first direction and the third plurality of electrostatic comb fingers are offset from the first plurality of electrostatic comb fingers in a second direction, where the first direction is different from the second direction.
US09611133B2	Film induced interface roughening and method of producing the same Various embodiments provide for a method for roughening a surface of a MEMs device or the surface of a CMOS surface. A first material can be deposited in a thin layer over a surface made of a second material. After heating, the first and second materials, they can partially melt and interdiffuse, forming an alloy. The first material can then be removed and the alloy is removed at the same time. The surface of the second material that is left behind has then been roughened due to the interdiffusion of the first and second materials.
US09611127B2	Working vehicle Provided is a working vehicle capable of efficiently cooling an engine, a torque converter oil and a hydraulic oil.There are provided an engine 11, a torque converter 12, a hydraulic working device 15 to be operated by a hydraulic oil 31, a radiator 16 for radiating heat of engine cooling water 32 for cooling the engine 11, an oil cooler 17 for radiating heat of the hydraulic oil 31, and a heat exchanger 19 for performing a heat exchange between a torque converter oil 33 to be used for the torque converter 12 and the hydraulic oil 31. The torque converter oil 33 is heat exchanged with the hydraulic oil 31. Therefore, heat of the torque converter oil 33 is radiated by the oil cooler 17 through the hydraulic oil 31. Also in a running operation, the heat can be radiated by both of the radiator 16 and the oil cooler 17, and the engine 11, the torque converter oil 33 and the hydraulic oil 31 can be cooled efficiently.
US09611108B1	Anti-oxidation bulk product dispensing system An anti-oxidation bulk product dispensing system for oxidation-sensitive bulk product includes a gravity-feed bin, an oxygen displacement substance, a supply source, and a control valve. A reservoir of the gravity feed bin is filled through an inlet with oxidation-sensitive bulk product. The product is stored in the reservoir and selectively dispensed through an outlet of the bin. The bin inadvertently receives oxygenated ambient air while receiving and dispensing the product. The supply source is configured to selectively provide the oxygen displacement substance to the bin. The control valve is in communication with the supply source and the bin and is configured to selectively deliver the oxygen displacement substance to the bin. The oxygen displacement substance displaces the oxygenated ambient air in the bin, thereby lessening oxidation of the stored product.
US09611106B2	Device and system for pneumatic transport of material A pneumatic transport device (1a, 1b) for transporting a pneumatically transportable material (M) in a pneumatic system (10) by means of air for transporting the pneumatic transportable material (M) between a first pneumatic system portion (11) and a second pneumatic system portion (12), the pneumatic system portions (11, 12) including a plurality of pneumatic tubes (13) forming a continuous pneumatic transport path (CL), the device (1a, 1b) including an air source (2a, 2b), typically a vacuum source (2a), pneumatically connected to one of the first or second pneumatic system portions (11, 12) operative to provide air pressure or vacuum through the continuous pneumatic transport path (CL), and a controller (4a, 4b) configured to control the speed of the vacuum source (2a) and/or a mass-flow, respectively, of the material (M) in dependence of input from a monitoring line (3) adapted to monitor the pneumatic transport path (CL) to provide essentially constant speed of transport the pneumatically transportable material (M).
US09611104B2	Sorting apparatus and vessel sorting method A sorting apparatus includes: a sorting device receiving and transporting a rack carrying vessels and transferring vessels from the rack to predetermined vessel loading portions; and a delivery device delivering the rack to the sorting device. The sorting device includes: a rack receiving unit capable of moving reciprocally between a rack delivery position where the rack is delivered and a sorting position where the vessels are loaded into the predetermined vessel loading portions; a transfer machine transferring the vessels from the rack on the rack receiving unit to the predetermined vessel loading portions; and a transportation mechanism on which the rack delivering unit and the transfer machine are installed. The transportation mechanism is installed so as to be capable of moving in a transportation direction in which rack receiving unit moves reciprocally. The transfer machine is capable of moving in a direction perpendicular to the transportation direction.
US09611102B2	Laning robot systems and methods A system creates streams of articles on a laning conveyor having differentiated lanes from groups of articles on a feed, the groups each including articles arranged in a grid including at least two rows. The system includes an end effector on a robot arm. The robot arm is configured to simultaneously lift all of the articles in all of the rows of one of the groups from the feed. The end effector has individually actuatable row portions corresponding to the locations of the articles in the groups. The end effector is configured to sequentially place the lifted articles of each of the rows on the laning conveyor in a given lane of the laning conveyor. Related end effectors and methods are disclosed.
US09611087B2	Supporting device and assembly, and method for mounting a pair of wiper blades The present invention relates to a device for supporting a pair of wiper blades (12, 26; 13, 27), comprising first and second supporting grooves (14, 28), each of which is provided with a means for retaining at least one laterally extending structural element (22; 54) of two respective blades (12, 26; 13, 27) by resilient nesting. According to the invention, the supporting grooves (14, 28) are arranged side by side with a common wall, the supporting grooves having two respective openings leading into parallel and offset planes (R1, R2), the second supporting groove (28) being arranged above the first supporting groove (14) and having a substantially flared shape, wherein said openings belong to a single side of the supporting device. The present invention also relates to a supporting assembly comprising a plurality of supporting devices, and to a corresponding mounting method.
US09611077B2	Multi-chamber container Provided is a multi-chamber container for dispensing flowable substances, comprising: a body having: a first storage chamber for storing a first flowable substance, a second storage chamber for storing a second flowable substance, a first outlet zone, a second outlet zone, a first inlet that fluidly connects the first storage chamber with the first outlet zone, a second inlet that fluidly connects the second storage chamber with the second outlet zone, a first apparatus configured, on operation thereof to dispense from the first storage chamber via the first inlet into the first outlet zone a first predetermined volume of the first flowable substance, and a second apparatus configured, on operation thereof to dispense from the second storage chamber via the second inlet into the second outlet zone a second predetermined volume of the second flowable substance; and a closure having a first cavity, a second cavity, and a divider isolating the first cavity from the second cavity, wherein the closure is movable relative to the body between (a) a first position, at which the closure isolates the first and second outlet zones from an exterior of the container, the first outlet zone is in fluid communication with the first cavity of the closure, and the second outlet zone is in fluid communication with the second cavity of the closure, and (b) a second position, at which the first and second outlet zones are in fluid communication with the exterior of the container.
US09611076B2	Hanging milk storage bag The present disclosure relates to a storage bag for expressed mother's milk, particularly one which can receive the milk directly from a pump. The hanging milk storage bag includes semi-circular perforations or other lines of weakness for creating an aperture to receive the breast milk pump. The hanging milk storage bag further includes upper linear perforations or other lines of weakness for creating an opening at the top of the hanging milk storage bag for pouring the contents into a subsequent receptacle. The hanging milk storage bag further includes a leak-resistant zipper for forming a storage volume.
US09611074B2	Cartridge for at least two flowable components The invention relates to a cartridge for at least two flowable components.The invention starts from a cartridge having at least two storage containers into which pistons can be inserted for dispensing components. So that the pistons cannot slip out of the storage containers again after the insertion, peripheral beads are provided at inner walls of the storage containers.To make possible cartridges which can be manufactured inexpensively and which can nevertheless be reliably sealed, it is proposed in accordance with the invention that the first inner wall has a first connection section and the second inner wall has a second connection section in which they do not have a bead. A connection web which connects the two storage containers is in this respect arranged between the first and second connection sections.
US09611072B2	Modular interconnecting knockdown container system A modular interconnecting knockdown container system includes a plurality of individual containers selectively coupled together to form a free standing unit. Each container is a knockdown container formed from a single substrate assembled into the container having a plurality of side members and extending between opposed ends of the container. Each container includes a plurality of coupling tabs adjacent each container end on at least two of the sides, wherein each tab may selectively extend beyond the adjacent container end. Each container includes a plurality of coupling tab receiving slots adjacent each container end on at least two sides at each container end and aligned with the coupling tabs adjacent the container end, wherein each tab receiving slot may selectively receive a tab of an adjacent container. Adjacent containers have the coupling tabs adjacent one end received within the tab receiving slots of an adjacent end of an adjacent container.
US09611064B2	Two can pack sleeve and method A method of packaging two cylindrical cans having the same height and diameter includes partially erecting a sleeve from a blank so as to have a single opening at the bottom of the sleeve; arranging the two cylindrical cans side-by-side in the partially erected sleeve such that a side of each cylindrical can extends beyond an outer periphery of the sleeve; securing the cans in the sleeve by folding a cross-panel over the opening at a location between the two cans such that the opening is divided into two smaller openings sized to prevent the cans from passing therethrough; and wherein a measured distance from the cross-panel to a side panel of the sleeve in the two smaller openings is less than a diameter of one of the cylindrical cans.
US09611061B2	Device for opening bags in mixtures of wastes and method therefor A device (1) for opening bags in mixtures of wastes has a first group of tearing elements (2) for transferring tearing forces to bags and a second group of tearing elements (2) for transferring tearing forces to bags. A drive power can move the groups of the tearing elements (2) in such a manner that relative movement between tearing elements (2) of different groups can generate tearing forces. The device has a drive control device configured to control the drive power of at least one group of tearing elements (2) as a function of the operating situation.
US09611051B2	Aircraft position display system A method for managing navigation of an aircraft. Positions for the aircraft are identified from position information from sensors. Graphical indicators are displayed on a graphical user interface in a display system. The graphical indicators identify the positions for the aircraft. Range rings are displayed around the graphical indicators. The range rings indicate accuracy bounds for the positions.
US09611049B2	Electrical power supply device for aircraft with electric propulsion An electrical power supply device for electric propulsion aircraft includes first and second electric motors configured to ensure the propulsion of the aircraft. First and second high-voltage electrical circuits are connected respectively to the two electric motors. A low-voltage electrical circuit is connected to at least one control and/or command facility of the aircraft. First and second pack of batteries are connected respectively to the two high-voltage electrical circuits. First and second battery management systems are connected to the low voltage circuit. Two battery management systems are linked respectively to the two packs of batteries. An electrical converter is connected to the first high-voltage electrical circuit and to the low-voltage electrical circuit.
US09611044B2	Method and an apparatus to shoot an object from a flying apparatus The object of this invention is a method to shoot an object from a flying apparatus. Into an flying apparatus, into certain part of it, like a container that consists at least of a bottom and a shell a spring will be placed, like a push spring that has been loaded in a tense state and that is locked in this position using a fixing organ and further there will be put as an extension of the spring an object to be shot out from the flying apparatus. The fixing organ is thread, metal cord, bar, strip, rope, line, or some combination of these and tension strength (T) is greater than the tension load of the push force (F) to the mentioned fixing organ. the tension strength (T) of the fixing organ is weakened to be less than the mentioned tension load by heating, burning, or melting the mentioned fixing organ by electric energy when the fixing organ breaks, the spring expands into the direction of the object and the push force (F) pushes the object out of the container and off the flying apparatus. The apparatus that is used in the present method is also an object of the invention.
US09611041B2	Passenger seat headrest A seat headrest is provided that includes a mounting plate for attachment to a seat back of the seat. First and second side wings are mounted on opposite ends of the mounting plate. The side wings are mounted for pivotal movement between a retracted position against the mounting plate and a deployed position extending outwardly away from the mounting plate, and for sliding movement between the retracted position against the mounting plate and a further deployed position extending outwardly away from the mounting plate.
US09611040B2	Seat device comprising improved audio device for use in an aircraft or spacecraft The present disclosure pertains to a seat device of an aircraft or spacecraft, having a seat which comprises a headrest, and a loudspeaker device which includes at least one pair of loudspeakers which are spaced apart from one another and located in the region of the headrest.
US09611038B2	Mobile computing device-based guidance navigation and control for unmanned aerial vehicles and robotic systems A system is disclosed including an aerial vehicle to perform a task to an object, while in an aerial mode that includes at least one of a hover mode or a slow movement mode during a predominant phase of the task being performed, the aerial vehicle has a command and control system, a removable mobile computing device that when attached to the aerial vehicle assists in control of the aerial vehicle and when detached assists in control of the aerial vehicle with user intervention through the mobile device, wherein assist in control is further performed through the command and control system and at least one attachment attachable to the aerial vehicle for facilitating the task performed to the object by the aerial vehicle while the aerial vehicle is in the aerial mode, the at least one attachment is controlled by the removable mobile computing device. Methods are also disclosed.
US09611037B1	Use of auxiliary rudders for yaw control at low speed Apparatus and methods for controlling yaw of a rotorcraft in the event of one or both of low airspeed and engine failure are disclosed. A yaw propulsion provides a yaw moment at low speeds. The yaw propulsion device may be an air jet or a fan. A pneumatic fan may be driven by compressed air released into a channel surrounding an outer portion of the fan. The fan may be driven by hydraulic power. Power for the yaw propulsion device and other system may be provided by a hydraulic pump and/or generator engaging the rotor. Low speed yaw control may be provided by auxiliary rudders positioned within the stream tube of a prop. The auxiliary rudders may one or both of fold down and disengage from rudder controls when not in use.
US09611035B2	Aircraft electric braking system An electrically actuated braking system for an aircraft, including: an electro-mechanical brake actuator (EMAbrake) proximate a wheel of the aircraft, the EMAbrake including a motor; an electro-mechanical actuator controller (EMAC) including a first motor controller for generating a first drive signal for the EMAbrake, and a second motor controller for generating a second drive signal for the EMAbrake, wherein the first motor controller and the second motor controller are dissimilar so as to provide protection against common mode failure of the first and second motor controllers.
US09611029B2	Floor beam support assembly, system, and associated method A floor beam assembly, system, and method for supporting floor beams within a structure are provided. According to one embodiment, a floor beam assembly for installing a floor beam within a structure is provided. The assembly includes at least one floor beam, wherein at least a portion of each floor beam comprises a composite material. The assembly also includes at least one support bracket attached to a structure, wherein each support bracket is configured to support at least a portion of a floor beam thereon. In addition, the assembly includes at least one conductive element extending from the at least one support bracket and configured for electrically communicating with the at least one support bracket.
US09611027B2	Ramped stiffener and apparatus and method for forming the same A stiffener has an elongate web element and an elongate foot element connected by a curved elbow that has a radius greater over a first portion than over a second portion of the stiffener. The stiffener is formed by feeding an elongate member through a roll forming die having first and second rollers, the first roller having a shaped section arranged to be located within a correspondingly shaped recess in the second roller, the first and second rollers defining a gap there between corresponding to the desired shape to be imparted on the elongate member, the desired shape including a curved elbow between a web and a foot portion, wherein the shapes of the recess and the shaped section vary such that the radius of curvature of the gap between the rollers corresponding to the curved elbow varies between a minimum and a maximum value.
US09611024B2	Ballonet measurement system Systems and methods for measuring a volume of a ballonet are provided. In some aspects, the system may include a plurality of sensors configured to transmit a plurality of signals toward an interior surface of the ballonet and to receive the plurality of signals reflected off of the interior surface of the ballonet, a distance calculating module configured to calculate a plurality of distances from the plurality of sensors to the interior surface of the ballonet using the received plurality of signals, and a mapping module configured to create a three-dimensional surface using the calculated plurality of distances. The system may further include a measurement module configured to calculate the volume of the ballonet using the three-dimensional surface.
US09611012B2	Large-sized underwater towing device and method using the same for underwater towing An underwater towing device, including an underwater towing assembly and a fixing mechanism of the underwater towing assembly. The underwater towing assembly includes a first floating body, a second floating body, and a third floating body. The fixing mechanism includes a fairlead carrier and two supports disposed on two sides of the fairlead carrier. The first floating body, the second floating body, and the third floating body are connected together via a fixing frame. The first floating body, the second floating body, and the third floating body have streamlined and bilaterally symmetrical shapes and all are hollow to accommodate experimental equipment. The first floating body is a cylinder having a drop-shaped horizontal cross-section. The upper part of the first floating body is provided with a buoyancy reserve tank having an elliptic horizontal cross-section.
US09611010B2	Reducing drag of a hull of a ship Disclosed is an apparatus for generating bubbles for reducing drag on a hull of a ship, wherein the bubble generating device is attachable to an outer surface of the hull, and wherein the apparatus comprises one or more microfluidic device for controlling a bubble size of the generated bubbles.
US09611002B1	Motorized bicycle with pedal regeneration with automatic assistance A motorized bicycle includes: a frame; a plurality of wheels coupled to the frame; pedals coupled to the frame for driving at least one of the wheels; a motor coupled to the pedals and at least one of the wheels; a battery for supplying power to the motor; and a controller. When the controller determines that the motorized bicycle is traveling on a flat terrain or a decline, it enters or maintains a regeneration mode, where electric power is generated when a rider of the motorized bicycle pedals, and the electric power is used to charge the battery. When the controller determines that the motorized bicycle is traveling on an incline, it enters or maintains an assistance mode, where any regeneration of the battery is stopped, and power output from the motor is used to assist the rider in propelling the motorized bicycle forward.
US09610997B1	Kneel push cycle apparatus A kneel push cycle apparatus that includes a kneeling pad disposed upon a suspension member coupled to a frame member, said frame member disposed between a directable front wheel and at least one rear wheel, wherein a user is enabled to kneel upon the kneeling pad with one leg and propel the kneel push cycle apparatus at a desired velocity by use of the other leg in striding contact with a ground surface, whereby expedient locomotion and voluble travel is enabled for a user desirous to maintain at least one lower leg off of the ground without bearing weight thereon.
US09610996B2	Electric bicycle A bicycle includes a frame and a seat post removably engaged with the frame. A light source is supported by the seat post. A power source is supported by the seat post. A switch is disposed between the light source and the power source.
US09610990B2	Apparatus and method for warming the floor of a trailer A transportation trailer having a moving floor including a plurality of reciprocating slats for loading/unloading materials into the trailer. The trailer includes a system for warming the moving floor when the materials transported in the trailer freeze on the slats in cold weather. Using the pre-existing hollow structure of the slats, a stream of hot fluid or a hot fluid pipe is run inside the slats for thawing the frozen materials for unloading the trailer. The hot fluid may be provided from a hot fluid source on board of the trailer, for thawing the frozen materials while the trailer is on its way to the unloading site, or may be provided separately at the unloading site.
US09610988B2	Track pin for track chains An track chain may comprise a first chain portion and a second chain portion each having a plurality of track links, and a plurality of joints interconnecting opposing track links of the first chain portion and the second chain portion. Each of the joints may include a bushing received by the opposing track links and the bushing may define a bore. Each of the joints may further include a pin received through the bore of the bushing, and the pin may have an outer diameter with at least one crowned region.
US09610978B2	Method of assembling sub-frame and front side end in vehicle A method of assembling a sub-frame of a vehicle with the front side member of the vehicle includes integrally forming a supporting end of a mounting nut that protrudes in a radial direction in a center of an external circumference of the mounting nut, forming a through hole in a lower surface of the front side member, forming a seat as a groove in an internal surface of the through hole, inserting a lower end of the mounting nut into the through hole so that the supporting end is supported by a circumference of the through hole, settling a head of the mounting nut in the seat, and welding the supporting end and the head along the circumference of the through hole and a side of the seat to assemble the sub-frame to the front side member.
US09610971B2	Column unit for an electric power steering apparatus An electric power steering apparatus capable of being both lightweight and rigid. A lightweight electric power steering apparatus is achieved wherein a gear housing (45) that houses an electric assist mechanism, a lower support bracket (54) for fastening the gear housing (45) to the vehicle body, a sensor housing (56) that houses a torque sensor (57), an outer column (30) of a steering column (6c), and an upper support bracket (59a) for fastening the middle section of the outer column (30) to the vehicle body can all be integrally formed of synthetic resin, improving the strength of the joined sections of these members.
US09610962B2	Jack and dolly assembly and system A jack and dolly assembly and system including a shaft defining a longitudinal axis extending along the shaft and an interior hollow; a reversible drive mechanism at least partially positioned in the interior hollow of the shaft; a proximal arm removably secured to the shaft and substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; a distal arm removably secured to the drive mechanism, the distal arm being spaced from and substantially parallel to the proximal arm; wherein the reversible drive mechanism is operable to move the distal arm along the shaft.
US09610960B2	Inventory management system using automated guided vehicle An inventory management system that uses an automated guided vehicle that scans articles on a shelf case while reciprocating along guide lines is introduced. This inventory management system using an automated guided vehicle may include a scanning unit configured to recognize information about articles placed in a shelf case, guide lines deployed along a plurality of shelf cases that are spaced apart from each other, a vehicle configured to support the scanning unit, to recognize the guide lines, and to move along the guide lines, and a control unit configured to control the vehicle so that the vehicle moves along the guide lines recognized by the line recognition unit.
US09610952B2	Apparatus and method for controlling creep torque of a vehicle An apparatus for controlling a creep torque of a vehicle includes: a driving system configured to deliver power to one or more wheels equipped in a vehicle; and a control unit configured to i) determine a driving mode of the vehicle, ii) calculate a creep torque based on a regenerative braking ratio of the vehicle while driving for a threshold time, and iii) control the driving system based on the calculated creep torque to convert the driving mode.
US09610947B2	Method for lane-keeping support for automobiles The invention relates to a method for providing lane-keeping support in automobiles during the operation of a fully automatic driver assistance system designed for driver-independent vehicle guidance by means of a control unit which controls the actuatorics of a steering system during operation of this driver assistance system such that the vehicle is maintained within the driving lane, characterized in that, in the event of failure of the steering system, targeted braking interventions are performed in order to maintain the lateral guidance for the lane-keeping support of the vehicle by means of a braking system of the vehicle.
US09610943B2	System and method for parallel parking a vehicle A system for parallel parking a vehicle in a target parking space is provided herein. A sensing system is configured to detect objects located proximate the target parking space. A park assist system is communicatively coupled to the sensing system. The park assist system is configured to automatically steer the vehicle during a backing maneuver into the target parking space while limiting the speed of the vehicle based on a steering wheel angle. The sensing system is also configured to automatically steer the vehicle during maneuvers inside the target parking space while limiting the speed of the vehicle based on a relative position of at least one of a rear bounding object and a front bounding object.
US09610939B2	Apparatus and method for controlling clutch of hybrid vehicle An apparatus and method for controlling a clutch of a hybrid vehicle are provided. The method includes: setting, by a controller, a limited torque to a motor torque and comparing an input speed of the transmission and a minimum speed of the engine when converting from an EV driving mode to an HEV driving mode. The controller is configured to start the engine when the input speed of the transmission is equal to or greater than a minimum threshold point and is equal to or less than a minimum speed of the engine. Further, the method includes increasing the motor torque to exceed the preset limited torque, coupling the first clutch when the engine speed and a motor speed are synchronized, and coupling the second clutch when the input speed of the transmission exceeds the minimum speed of the engine by the controller.
US09610935B2	Methods and systems for conditionally entering a driveline sailing mode Systems and methods for improving operation of a hybrid vehicle are presented. In one example, a driveline may selectively enter a sailing mode to provide quick driveline torque response with reduced impact on fuel economy.
US09610934B2	Control device of hybrid vehicle It is provided a control device of a hybrid vehicle including a plurality of drive power sources for running including an electric motor driven by electric energy of an electric storage device, the hybrid vehicle configured to perform motor running or assist running using the electric motor for running, the control device being configured to divide a running road acquired from map data into a plurality of sections and stores a change amount of a charged capacity of the electric storage device for each of the divided sections, to acquire all possibly-traveled running routes within a predetermined distance from a current position of the vehicle based on the map data, to calculate a variation characteristic of the charged capacity in correlation with a distance from the current position for each of the running routes based on the change amount of the charged capacity, if it is determined from the variation characteristic of the charged capacity that the possibly-traveled running routes include at least one running route in which electric energy can be recovered to the extent exceeding a predetermined charged capacity upper limit value for permitting charging of the electric storage device, permission being given for the motor running or the assist running using a consumable amount of the electric energy based on electric energy exceeding the predetermined charged capacity upper limit value on the condition that the charged capacity does not fall below a predetermined charged capacity lower limit value for permitting discharging of the electric storage device in all the possibly-traveled running routes even when the electric energy exceeding the predetermined charged capacity upper limit value is consumed before recovery.
US09610927B2	Systems and methods for electric brake force estimation tolerant to drivetrain stiction The present disclosure provides systems and methods for stiction tolerant brake force estimation. In various embodiments, a method for stiction tolerant brake force estimation may comprise receiving, by a controller, a first motor state at a first time, calculating, by the controller, a first uncompensated brake force estimate based upon the first motor state, calculating, by the controller, a first linear speed based upon the first motor state, and calculating, by the controller, a first stiction compensated brake force estimate based upon at least one of the first linear speed and the first uncompensated brake force estimate.
US09610924B1	Method and apparatus for wheel or tire chocks for recreational vehicles and trailers A tire chock with improved ease of use and prevention of theft. A threaded rod expands a scissor frame to force foot plates against a tire. The scissor frame foot plates are pulled apart or pushed together so that the frame fits between the tires. A hand-adjustable, freely rotatable nut is on the lower end of the rod is tightened. A wrench is used to tighten a second nut on the upper end of the rod, and a lock member is secured over the second nut.
US09610906B2	Vehicle control device Executing control software with an appropriate execution priority in accordance with a safety standard in a vehicle control device that executes a plurality of control software having different safety standards suppresses priority degree reversal. A vehicle control device is provided with an execution waiting job list retaining a list of jobs waiting for execution by a processor. A request for calling higher safety software from lower safety software is inserted at a position in the execution waiting job list in accordance with the execution priority of the lower safety software.
US09610901B2	Magnetic supporting device for use outdoors A magnetic supporting device can include a body having a generally triangular shape with a magnet or set of magnets positioned in each corner of the bottom surface of the body. Because of its shape and the positioning of the magnets, the bottom surface of the body can be placed on uneven surfaces while still retaining contact between each magnet and the surface. In this way, the supporting device can be coupled to the surface with sufficient strength to allow many different items such as guns, fishing rods, and bows to be supported against or even hung vertically from the device. The supporting device can include a support structure that extends from a top surface of the supporting device. The support structure can form a number of channels and slots within which items such as guns and fishing rods can be placed. The magnetic nature of the device can also secure it to the hood of a vehicle for use as a rest while shooting a gun, or support optical devices such as cameras, scopes, and other attachable items.
US09610899B2	Removable cushion that provides an insulated cooling volume A number of variations may include a product comprising: a removable seat bottom for a vehicle comprising a seat cushion and a storage unit, wherein the seat cushion is pivotally attached to the storage unit.
US09610890B2	Method for controlling the illumination of a road profile The invention relates to a method for controlling illumination of a road profile, wherein the headlamp at least one light-emitting element, wherein the at least one light-emitting element is individually drivable in order to generate an individual luminous flux, wherein the light emitted by the at least one light-emitting element has a light distribution, wherein the lateral adaptation of the light distribution is performed depending on a determined road profile, in particular as a function of the distance from the headlamp.
US09610886B1	Automatic lock for cargo container An automatic lock affixed to a cargo container for interconnecting two stacked containers, and for automatically locking and unlocking without reliance upon the overcoming of a friction force to release the device.
US09610883B1	Tensioning device A tensioning device comprised of; a gear box containing a bevel gear assembly inside the gear box with one gear attached directly to a barrel which passes through the gear box and threaded shafts at either end of the barrel. Inside the gear box is a guide which is placed such that a drive gear and the barrel gear are engaged when assembled and a socket wrench receptacle is part of the drive gear. The threaded shafts move in and out of the barrel based on the rotation of the gear. The tensioning device uses direct gearing of the rotational motion of the drive gear to rotate the barrel causing the shafts to be linearly displaced tightening or loosening a chain, cable or strap.
US09610873B2	Fully collapsing armrest insert with tunable tensioning elements A collapsible vehicular armrest substrate includes load-bearing strips extending across a gap defined within a support frame. A first tunable element secures the load-bearing strips in a support position on the support frame. A first tension-adjusting portion sets a predetermined first tension limit of the first tunable element. The load-bearing strips disengage from the support position when the first tunable element experiences an actual tension greater than the predetermined first tension limit.
US09610869B1	Plush backrest cover with tube-like arms for combination safety/booster seat assembly A combination safety/booster seat assembly includes a back/head support attached to a base by engaging hooks that are insertable into associated sockets when the back/head support is fully reclined, and become secured in the sockets when the back/head support is subsequently rotated upright. A plush cover depicting a friendly animal character (e.g., bear) is mounted over the back/head support and includes tube-like armrest covers with inward-facing paws. The base includes rigidly connected armrests and is covered by a generic seat cover. The seat assembly provides a character-based safety/booster seat with the armrest covers mounted over the armrests such that backward rotation of the back/head support is resisted, thereby securing the back/head support to the base. When the child is older, the armrest covers are detached from the armrests to allow rotation/detachment of the back/head structure from the base, thereby providing a generic (i.e., character-free) no-back booster.
US09610868B2	Lateral protecting mechanism and child safety seat therewith A lateral protecting mechanism is disposed on a lateral wing of a child safety seat. The lateral protecting mechanism includes a lateral protecting block and a protecting component. An end of the lateral protecting block is pivoted to the lateral wing. The lateral protecting block is movable between a using position and a folding position. The protecting component is slidably disposed on the other end of the lateral protecting block. The protecting component protrudes from a side of the lateral protecting block and is located between the lateral wing and the lateral protecting block when the lateral protecting block rotates away from the lateral wing and is located at the using position, and the protecting component is received in the side of the lateral protecting block when the lateral protecting block rotates toward the lateral wing and is located at the folding position.
US09610865B2	Reclining device for vehicle seat A reclining device for a vehicle seat of the present disclosure includes a base plate provided with an assembling depression, a gear plate inserted into the assembling depression, a mobile flange transferring a torque to a seatback, and a power transmission module installed in a central portion of the gear plate to eccentrically rotate the mobile flange and to inhibit power transfer in an opposite direction. In particular, the reclining device further includes a stopper having a stop protrusion on the mobile flange and the stop protrusion is inserted into an arcuate stop hole formed on the base plate so as to efficiently realizes the stopper's function to limit the forward and backward rotation angle of the seatback to a predetermined range using fewer parts, thus reducing the weight and production cost of a reclining device.
US09610863B2	Vehicle seat A vehicle seat (1), in particular a utility vehicle seat, includes a first seat part and second seat part which can be displaced in the longitudinal direction relative to the first seat part in order to set the seat depth. At least one slider (50), which is connected to the first seat part, is provided. The slider (50) projects with a connecting region (56), embodied in the manner of a head, through a guide slot (60) which is provided in the second seat part. In order to attach the slider (50) to the first seat part, an anchoring element (70), which is embodied as a separate part and is composed of metal, is provided. The anchoring element (70) projects through the slider (50) and through the first seat part and connects the slider (50) to the first seat part in a positively locking fashion.
US09610846B2	Integrated electronic power control unit of vehicle An integrated electronic power control unit of an environmentally friendly vehicle includes an inverter and an LDC (low voltage DC-DC converter), which share a DC input terminal. In the integrated electronic power control unit, the inverter is an electronic power control unit that drives a motor by converting DC voltage into AC voltage, and the low voltage DC-DC converter serves as another electronic power control unit that charges a low-voltage battery by converting DC high voltage into low voltage DC voltage, where the inverter includes a capacitor module composed of a capacitor leveling input voltage and a capacitor removing noise of the input voltage, and the inverter and the low voltage DC-DC converter are integrated such that the output of the capacitor module of the inverter becomes the output of the low voltage DC-DC converter.
US09610839B2	Filler cap for fuel tank Filler cap for fuel tank which can further prevent environmental pollution without releasing harmful gas evaporated from fuel in fuel tank and can improve fuel efficiency is provided. When vaporized gas is generated in fuel tank, inner pressure of fuel tank is increased to pressure for deformation strength prescribed to valve body or more, a central part of valve body enters into third space thereby causing deformation so to shorten outer diameter of valve body to form wrinkles, and in peripheral part of valve body are formed a portion contacting to pivot of cylinder main body when deforming and concave portion not contacting thereto, second space and third space are connected via space of this concave portion and air passage channel formed in wall surface forming second space to release excessive pressure to outside fuel tank thereby bringing pressure inside fuel tank to lower than the pressure for deformation strength.
US09610832B2	Weather strip An object of the present invention is, even when the design of a weather strip body with a specific gravity of about 0.5 to 0.85 is improved using a nonwoven fabric, to provide a weather strip with excellent trackability and excellent adhesiveness between the weather strip body and the nonwoven fabric. The weather strip of the present invention comprises a weather strip body having a specific gravity of 0.5 to 0.85 and made of an ethylene-propylene copolymer rubber, an adhesive resin sheet comprising random polypropylene and a polypropylene-based thermoplastic elastomer, and a nonwoven fabric, said nonwoven fabric being attached to the weather strip body via the adhesive resin sheet.
US09610829B1	Hybrid multi-material outerbelt reinforcement A hybrid multi-material outerbelt reinforcement assembly includes a metal body having a first leg and a second leg oriented at an angle with respect to the first leg. The second leg is integrally connected to the first leg defining a junction. A polymeric material reinforcing rib has a rib end contacting the junction and has a rib body extending away from the junction and bisecting the angle between the first leg and the second leg. The reinforcing rib has a rib length extending for substantially an entire length of the metal body. Flanges are integrally connected to the reinforcing rib, each having a first flange portion and a second flange portion each contacting the metal body to mitigate against a torsional rotation of the metal body that increases or decreases the angle of the second leg with respect to the first leg.
US09610828B2	Transmitted sound insulating member, and transmitted sound insulating structure including the transmitted sound insulating member A transmitted sound insulating member is for a vehicle including a door in which a wire harness extends through a space defined between a door inner panel and a door trim. The transmitted sound insulating member includes a first sealing portion disposed between the door inner panel and the door trim to close an opening of the space. The first sealing portion includes a first lip having flexibility, and an insertion hole through which the wire harness is inserted. The first lip is provided on one side of the first sealing portion, which is brought into contact with the door trim. The first lip has a slit extending toward the door inner panel. The insertion hole is communicated with the slit of the first lip. The first sealing portion is configured such that a space of the slit is closed when the first lip is pressed against the door trim.
US09610822B2	Air conditioning device for vehicle An vehicle air conditioner (1A) includes a duct (3) in which a partition member (4) forming a first flow path (3A) and a second flow path (3B) is provided, and a heat pump circuit (2A). In the heat pump circuit (2A), a first indoor heat exchanger (12A) that contributes mainly to heating is located in the first flow path (3A) or faces an outlet of the first flow path (3A), and a second indoor heat exchanger (12B) that contributes mainly to cooling is located in the second flow path (3B). The ratio between an internal air and an external air within air flowing through each of the first flow path (3A) and the second flow path (3B) is adjustable. The duct (3) is provided with at least one of a heating exhaust port (35) for discharging air cooled in the second indoor heat exchanger (12B) to the outside of the vehicle interior in heating operation, and a cooling exhaust port (36) for discharging air heated in the first indoor heat exchanger (12A) to the outside of the vehicle interior in cooling operation. This configuration enables the air within the vehicle interior, the temperature of which has been adjusted by heating or cooling, to be efficiently utilized without wasting energy by discharging the air as it is to the outside.
US09610821B2	Twist beam axle An assembly (100) for a vehicle includes two longitudinal members (1, 2) and a crossmember (3) connected therebetween at a connection point (6) of the crossmember (3) to the longitudinal members (1, 2). The crossmember (3) is made predominantly of fiber composite material and the longitudinal members (1, 2) are made predominantly of a metal material. The connection point (6) between the crossmember (3) and the longitudinal member (1, 2) comprises an overlapping region (B), in which a connection segment (8) of the longitudinal member (1, 2), which is predominantly composed of metal material, overlaps at least in some segments with a part of the crossmember (3), which is predominantly composed of fiber composite material.
US09610815B2	Receivers for a heavy duty locking and pushing assemblies A receiver for a heavy duty locking and pushing assembly. There is a second embodiment wherein the receiver is controlled by remote control. In a third embodiment, there is a combination of the receiver and a pushing assembly.
US09610811B2	Tire tool A tire tool includes a body including a tire levering end and an inflating end including first connecting end delimiting a first fluid channel and a second connecting end delimiting a second fluid channel. The first and second channels fluidly connect to one another.
US09610804B2	Automatic anti-slipping system and automatic anti-slipping method An automatic anti-slipping system for a rotationally fixed attachment of a rim of a wheel in a wheel service machine, comprises a wheel supporting and rotating means (20), for supporting and rotating a wheel to be serviced. At least two driving pins (32) are provided at the wheel supporting and rotating means (20) for reversibly generating a rotationally fixed connection between a wheel supporting and rotating means (20) and a rim of a wheel to be serviced, wherein at least one of the at least two driving pins (32) is adapted to come in a positive locking engagement with at least one recess of a rim, and wherein the at least two driving pins (32) are adapted to be reversibly moveable, and actuator means (40) are able to reversibly move the driving pins (32) in an actuated state.
US09610795B2	Binding device and image forming apparatus for binding sheet bundle A binding device includes a sheet-bundle forming unit; a binding unit that executes a series of operation including inserting a wire into a sheet bundle and bending the wire; a power supply unit; a detector that detects a first timing for transitioning from bending operation to recovery operation; a first timekeeper that measures time from a start point of the series of operation to a first time point, which is an end of a scheduled first-timing detection period; a unit-of-processing manager; and a supply power controller. When the first time point is reached before detection of the first timing, the controller causes the power supply unit to adjust the electric power before the first timing is reached, such that the first timing is detected before the first time point in the series of operation for a second bundle belonging to the same unit of processing as a first bundle.
US09610793B2	Sheet determining method and printing apparatus The type or surface condition of a sheet is determined with high accuracy even when performance of an optical sensor is degraded by ink mists or the like. Specifically, at the time of detecting light from a sheet with a sensor to make a determination on the sheet, at least two detection values are obtained by changing a relation between the sensor and the sheet, and the type or surface condition of the sheet is determined by using the at least two obtained detection values.
US09610787B2	Tape-like member, tape cartridge, and tape printing device A tape member having a length direction and a width direction includes: a folded tape main body that was formed by folding a tape main body in two along the length of the tape member, the folded tape main body having a print portion on a first side of a fold and a non-print portion on a second side of the fold, wherein the folded tape main body further includes an adhesive layer that pastes the print portion and the non-print portion together, and an outermost surface of the print portion forms a print surface and the adhesive layer is provided on an inner surface of the print portion that is opposite from the print surface.
US09610786B2	Printer and method of controlling printer A printer includes a printing part that performs printing on recording paper, a cutter that cuts the recording paper, a first roller provided on the side to which the recording paper is discharged from the cutter, a second roller that is in contact with the first roller and is rotated by the rotation of the first roller, a third roller that is in contact with the first roller and is rotated by the rotation of the first roller, and a connecting arm that connects the center of the first roller and the center of the second roller, wherein the recording paper is discharged between the first roller and the second roller or between the first roller and the third roller.
US09610784B2	Medium supporting unit, recording apparatus, and medium supporting method A medium supporting unit includes a supporting unit which can support a medium, and a pressing unit which can press the medium which is supported by the supporting, in which a coefficient of static friction of a contact face with the medium in the pressing unit is larger than that of a contact face with the medium in the supporting unit. By configuring such a medium supporting unit, it is possible to suppress floating of the medium.
US09610773B2	Method for producing liquid-ejection-head substrate and liquid-ejection-head substrate produced by the same A method for producing a liquid-ejection-head substrate includes providing a substrate having an energy-generating element and a pad, the pad including a wiring layer, the wiring layer in the pad having a relatively thick portion and a relatively thin portion and performing electrical inspection by applying a contact probe to the relatively thin portion of the wiring layer in the pad.
US09610770B2	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus Provided is a liquid ejecting head including a pressure chamber forming substrate for forming a pressure chamber which is filled with liquid, a nozzle through which the ink is ejected in a direction along the pressure chamber forming substrate, and a communication flow path which allows the pressure chamber to communicate with the nozzle. The nozzle and the communication flow path are formed in the pressure chamber forming substrate.
US09610768B1	Liquid discharging apparatus and discharge state determination method of liquid in liquid discharging apparatus A liquid discharging apparatus includes a first discharge section that discharges a pigment ink, a second discharge section that discharges a dye ink, a detection section that detects residual vibrations that occur in the first discharge section and outputs a first detection signal, which shows a corresponding detection result, and detects residual vibrations that occur in the second discharge section and outputs a second detection signal, which shows a corresponding detection result, and a determination section that executes a first determination, which determines whether or not the first detection signal satisfies first conditions, which should be satisfied in a case in which a discharge state of the first discharge section is normal, and executes a second determination, which determines whether or not the second detection signal satisfies second conditions, which should be satisfied in a case in which a discharge state of the second discharge section is normal.
US09610760B2	Method of forming a perforated composite panel A perforated composite panel comprises a substrate and an applied layer, the substrate having a first surface and an opposite second surface. A method of forming the perforated composite panel comprises the steps of: i. cutting a plurality of first holes in the substrate; ii. positioning the applied layer against the substrate such that a surface of the applied layer overlays the first surface of the substrate to thereby form the composite panel; iii. locating the composite panel in a fixture, the fixture having one or more datum features; iv. determining the location and axis direction for each of the first holes in the substrate, relative to the or each datum feature; and v. cutting a plurality of second holes in the applied layer, each of the plurality of second holes being coincident and coaxial with a corresponding one of the plurality of first holes.
US09610753B2	Gas barrier film and electronic device Disclosed is a gas barrier film, which demonstrates superior gas barrier properties and surface flatness, demonstrates a high degree of adhesion between layers and is resistant to cracking when bent, and an electronic device provided therewith. A gas barrier film (10) of the present invention has a base (11), and a polyorganosiloxane layer (12) and an inorganic material layer (13) sequentially provided on at least one side of the base (11), and the inorganic material layer (13) is deposited by dynamic ion mixing method.
US09610752B2	Laminated glass pane with electrical function and connection element A laminated glass pane with electrical function and connection element is described. The laminated glass pane has at least two individual glass panes, which are areally connected to at least one thermoplastic intermediate layer. The laminated glass pane further has at least one electrically functional layer, which is situated between the at least two individual glass panes at least one foil conductor, which is electrically conductively connected to the at least one electrically functional layer, and at least one housing with at least one electrical feed line and at least one electrical line connection. The at least two individual glass panes has at least one undercut glass pane, wherein the at least one foil conductor runs without an overhang around a lateral edge of the at least one undercut glass pane.
US09610749B2	Method for manufacturing protector for portable electronic device A method for manufacturing a protector for a portable electronic device includes following steps. A substrate having a first surface, a second surface and an edge is provided. A first sheet having a first sheet surface and an edge portion is provided, wherein the first sheet surface includes a first hot-melt adhesive. The first surface of the substrate is caused to contact the first sheet surface, wherein the edge portion protrudes the edge. The edge portion is folded along the edge to enable the first hot-melt adhesive to contact the second surface of the substrate. A second sheet having a second sheet surface including a second hot-melt adhesive is provided. The second surface of the substrate and the edge portion is caused to contact the second sheet surface. A thermocompression bonding is performed to bond the first sheet, the second sheet and the substrate together.
US09610747B2	Adjustable compression screw press A variable compression screw press includes a volume displacing member which overlies the pressure housing feed flight of the screw press. In one embodiment, the volume displacing member is a shroud which may be moved in and out of the intake hopper as desired, without having to disassemble the press. In a second embodiment, the volume displacing member is a hinged gate which can be adjusted to overlie more or less of the pressure housing feed flight. In a third embodiment which may be used in cooperation with either first or second embodiment, the volume within the pressure housing feed flight is partly occupied by block elements removably mounted to the screw flighting of the pressure housing feed flight.
US09610744B2	Blow molding device and a method for manufacturing a container To regulate, in blow molding device using liquid, such as beverage, cosmetic product, and pharmaceutical product, filled in final product as pressurized liquid, head space in container which is filled with content liquid during molding to be predetermined volume, provided is blow molding device including blow nozzle configured to tightly communicate with mouth tubular portion of preform. In state where rod is disposed to be inserted into blow nozzle and where tip portion of rod is inserted into preform, pressurized liquid is supplied into preform via tubular introduction path formed by blow nozzle and rod, thereby expandingly shaping container in accordance with cavity of metal mold. When container is shaped and supply of pressurized liquid is stopped, rod is disinserted from container, and according to shape and insert position of tip portion of rod, head space of shaped container that is filled with liquid is regulated to be predetermined volume.
US09610731B2	Use of additive manufacturing processes in the manufacture of custom orthoses A method for manufacturing a custom orthosis, such as an ankle brace, includes use of scanning processes. A digital model of a surface may be applied to a digital orthosis model to define a custom digital orthosis model. The digital model and, thus, the custom digital orthosis model may include one or more standard features. The custom digital orthosis model may be used with an automated manufacturing process to make some or all of the custom orthosis. In some embodiments, additive manufacturing processes may be used to form a portion or all of the custom orthosis.
US09610729B2	Device and method for performing and monitoring a plastic laser transmission welding process A device and a method for performing and monitoring a plastic laser transmission welding process includes a processing beam source for emitting a processing radiation into a joining zone between two joining members so that a weld seam is formed, a measuring beam source for irradiating a measuring zone with a measuring radiation, a detection unit for detecting the measuring radiation reflected by an interface between the weld seam and its surroundings in the joining members, and an evaluation unit connected to the detection unit for determining the depth position of the interface in the joining members from the detected reflected measuring radiation.
US09610727B2	Imprint lithography An imprint lithography apparatus is disclosed that has a first array of template holders, a second array of template holders, and a substrate table arranged to support a substrate to be imprinted, wherein the first array of template holders is arranged to hold an array of imprint templates that can be used to imprint a first array of patterns onto the substrate, and the second array of template holders is arranged hold an array of imprint templates that can be used to imprint a second array of patterns onto the substrate, the patterns imprinted by the second array being interspersed between the patterns imprinted by the first array.
US09610723B2	Bimodal polyethylene for injection stretch blow moulding applications A polyethylene resin having a multimodal molecular weight distribution comprising at least two polyethylene fractions A and B, fraction A being substantially free of comonomer and having a lower weight average molecular weight and a higher density than fraction B, each fraction prepared in different reactors of two reactors connected in series in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system, the polyethylene resin having a density of from 0.950 to 0.965 g/cm3 and a melt index MI2 of from 0.5 to 5 g/10 min.
US09610718B2	Automotive side view mirror attachment assembly and method of making same An automotive side view mirror attachment assembly includes a polymeric outer shell having a metal reinforcement member coupled thereto, wherein the polymeric outer shell forms form closures about connecting features of the metal reinforcement member, so as to provide an operably coupling between the polymeric outer shell and the metal reinforcing member that is secured by independent connection locations that are effective to support an external mirror assembly in multiple dimensions.
US09610713B2	Grooved resin molded part A grooved resin molded part which when joined to another molded part, can form a composite molded product having an enhanced strength. This part contains an inorganic filler and has multiple grooves formed by partially removing the resin, such that the filler is exposed in these grooves. The depth of the grooves may be at least one-half of the length of the grooves in the shorter direction. The filler may have a fibrous shape; and the longer direction of the filler may be different from that of the grooves. The part is obtained by subjecting a resin molded part containing the filler to laser irradiation or the like to form multiple grooves in which the filler is exposed.
US09610711B2	Shape-distorting tooling system for curing composite parts A tooling system may include a cure tool and a biasing element. The cure tool may have a cure tool coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and may be configured for curing a composite article formed of two or more components having dissimilar component CTEs. The biasing element may be fixedly attached to the cure tool and has a biasing element CTE that may be different than the cure tool CTE. The biasing element may be configured such that a combination of the cure tool CTE and the biasing element CTE causes a heat-up displacement in the cure tool when heated and the composite article is cured in a distorted shape. When the cured composite article is cooled, the cured composite article may substantially assume an as-designed shape.
US09610708B2	Apparatus for the production of molded concrete parts in a molding machine An apparatus for the production of concrete molded parts in a molding machine includes an upper mold part having at least one pressure punch for transfer of a force to at least one pressure plate, wherein the pressure plate can be introduced into an opening of a mold insert in a lower mold part in the vertical direction, wherein the lower mold part is surrounded by a frame that has a guide connected with the upper mold part and configured so that, the lower mold part can be tilted from the vertical direction, relative to the upper mold part, during engagement of the pressure plates into the openings of the mold insert.
US09610699B2	Chainsaw carving guide bar A chainsaw guide bar adapted for carving and shaping a workpiece. In one embodiment, a guide bar includes a mounting end, a distal working end, and an intermediate portion offset from the longitudinal axis defined the mounting end. In one embodiment, the guide bar includes an axially elongated recess providing an unsupported span of chain which is movable between undeflected and deflected positions for contouring a workpiece. The chain is engaged with and supported in a guide rail slot along the top peripheral edge of the guide bar. Various embodiments of the guide bar have an asymmetrical shape. The guide bar may further include an idler sprocket mechanism operable to guide movement of the saw chain along the outer peripheral edge of the guide bar.
US09610695B2	Hair-clipping device and cutter-member assembly for such a device A hair-clipping device comprises a stationary cutter member (2; 52; 102; 152; 202; 252; 302; 352), at least one movable cutter member (7; 57; 407; 457), and a drive (9, 14, 15; 465) coupled to the movable cutter member (7; 57; 407; 457) for driving movement of the movable cutter member (7; 57; 407; 457). The stationary cutter member (2; 52; 102; 152; 202; 252; 302; 352) has an outer surface (3; 53; 103), a chamber (4) bounded by an inner surface (5) and at least one hair-catching opening (6; 56; 406) extending from the outer surface (3; 53; 103) to the inner surface (5). The movable cutter member (7; 57; 407; 457) comprises at least one cutting edge (8), fits in the chamber (4) with a free, close fit and includes a continuous carrier (15; 465) oriented in longitudinal direction of the movable cutter member (7; 57; 407; 457). The cutting edges (8) are provided on cutters (16) projecting radially from the carrier (15; 465). A set of cutter members for such a hair-clipping device is also described.
US09610694B2	Device for handling objects in a glove box Device for handling objects in a glove box comprising a carriage (2) to support the objects to be handled, a base (6) relative to which the carriage (2) can be moved along a horizontal axis (X), means of driving the carriage (2) along the first axis (X), these drive means comprising an electric motor (14) arranged such that its drive shaft is orthogonal to the axis (X) and projects opposite the base (6), a transmission shaft (18) parallel to the motor (14), a rack (22) fixed to the base (6) along the axis (X) and a pinion (24) directly fixed in rotation to the transmission shaft (18) and engaging with the rack (22), a transmission belt (20) mechanically connecting the drive shaft of the motor (14) to the transmission shaft (18), the electric motor (14) being declutchable and the carriage possibly being moved manually along the axis (X).
US09610687B2	Apparatus for driving wearable robot An apparatus for driving a wearable robot includes a wire having one end connected to an arm of the wearable robot, a tension detector that is provided between the one end and the other end of the wire and detects tension of the wire, a driver that is connected to the other end of the wire and winds or unwinds the wire, and a controller that controls the driver to be operated to wind or unwind the wire when the arm rotates to change the tension of the wire so that the wire maintains a preset reference tension.
US09610685B2	Graphical interface for a remote presence system A robot system that includes a robot and a remote station. The remote station may be a personal computer coupled to the robot through a broadband network. A user at the remote station may receive both video and audio from a camera and microphone of the robot, respectively. The remote station may include a display user interface that has a variety of viewable fields and selectable buttons.
US09610678B2	Modular telescoping power pole and bar clamp/spreader tool The invention is a set of modular telescoping tools. A first preferred embodiment is a power-transmitting telescoping extension pole, to which various specialized tools, including power tools, may be attached. The apparatus comprises an inner tube and outer tube, wherein the outer tube receives said inner tube, a coupling at the tool-end of the pole, a power transmission, capable of transmitting power from the user-end of the pole to the tool-end of the pole, and a control mechanism attached to the telescopic tube at the user-end of the telescopic tube. A second preferred embodiment is a set of telescoping bar clamps and spreader tools. In the simplest embodiment, the invention comprises a telescoping tube and a set of jaws, wherein the telescoping tube includes a first shaft having a first diameter, a second shaft having a second diameter that is less than the first diameter, and a locking mechanism.
US09610674B2	Control valves for waterjet systems and related devices, systems, and methods Waterjet systems including control valves and associated devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. A waterjet system configured in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a fluid source, a jet outlet, and a fluid conveyance extending from the fluid source to the jet outlet. The system further includes a control valve positioned along the fluid conveyance downstream from the fluid source and upstream from the jet outlet. The fluid conveyance has a first portion upstream from the control valve and a second portion downstream from the control valve. The control valve is configured to controllably reduce a pressure of fluid within the second portion of the fluid conveyance relative to a pressure of fluid within the first portion of the fluid conveyance. The first portion of the fluid conveyance is configured to accommodate movement of the jet outlet relative to the fluid source.
US09610673B2	Polishing method and apparatus A polishing method is used for polishing a surface of a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer. The polishing method includes a polishing process for polishing a surface of the substrate in accordance with a preset polishing recipe, a pad cleaning process for removing foreign matters on the polishing pad by ejecting a cleaning fluid onto the polishing pad, and a substrate transferring process in which the polished substrate is removed from the top ring at a substrate transferring position, a subsequent substrate to be polished is loaded onto the top ring, and then the top ring holding the subsequent substrate to be polished is returned to the polishing table. The pad cleaning process is started after the completion of the polishing recipe is detected, and the pad cleaning process is terminated by detecting a position of the subsequent substrate to be polished which is undergoing the substrate transferring process.
US09610671B2	Drag finishing system, method and fixture for gas turbine engine airfoils A system, fixture and method for media finishing a cluster of airfoils are provided. The fixture may include a base having a first end and a second end, a receptacle disposed on the base and configured to receive the stator cluster, and at least one mock airfoil disposed at each of the first and second ends of the base in alignment with the airfoils of the cluster.
US09610669B2	Methods and systems for use in grind spindle alignment A grinding engine includes a work spindle; a work chuck cooperated with the work spindle; a grind spindle; a grind wheel cooperated with the grind spindle; and a plurality of alignment adjustment systems positioned relative to and around the grind spindle, wherein adjustment from any one of the alignment adjustment systems is configured to cause a change in alignment between the work spindle and the grind spindle.
US09610668B2	CNC dual-spindle transmission device A CNC dual-spindle transmission device is installable on a CNC dual-spindle machining center to receive first and second spindles of the CNC dual-spindle machining center to mount thereto. The CNC dual-spindle machining center includes a base, a machining table movably mounted on the base, and a vertical column erected upright at a rear portion of the base. The CNC dual-spindle transmission device includes a linear rail assembly mounted to the vertical column, a first slide seat slidably mounted to the linear rail assembly and receiving the first spindle to mount thereto, a second slide seat extending across the first slide seat and slidably mounted to the linear rail assembly in a manner of being spaced from the first slide seat to receive the second spindle to mount thereto, and first and second power units mounted to the vertical column to respectively driven the first and second slide seats to move.
US09610667B2	Lens edgeing system, method of detecting a tool exchange time and method of manufacturing spectacle lens A lens edging system of the present invention includes: an edger configured to perform edging of a spectacle lens using an edging tool; a shape measurement device configured to measure an edging shape of a circumferential edge of the spectacle lens after edging by the edger; a memory part configured to store information regarding a reference shape of the edging tool used by the edger; a shape comparing and judging part configured to compare a measurement result obtained by the shape measurement device and a reference shape of the edging tool specified from the information stored in the memory part, and judge necessity/non-necessity for exchanging the edging tool based on a comparison result; and an information output part configured to output information regarding necessity for exchange when the shape comparing and judging part so judges.
US09610657B2	Hot clamping method and clamping cooling apparatus A hot clamping method includes: blanking to cut a material; cold-working to cool down the cut material to produce a product having a shape of a completed product; heating the cooled product in a heating furnace; and clamping cooling to set the heated product in a clamp to clamp it so that it is in contact with the clamp to be cooled down.
US09610655B2	Solder paste A solder paste includes a flux and powder mixed with the flux, where the powder includes first powder and second powder mixed with each other. The first powder may be a tin (Sn) and at least one metal dissolved in the tin (Sn), and the second powder may be a copper (Cu) powder, the surface of which is coated with silver (Ag).
US09610649B2	Spot welding system and operation method for the same A spot welding system is disclosed. In particular, the spot welding system includes an upper moving unit provided with an upper electrode and a lower moving unit mounted separately from the upper moving unit and provided with a lower electrode corresponding to the upper electrode. Together, the upper moving unit and the lower moving unit separately vary a position of the lower electrode to allow for reduced size restrictions of objects to be spot welded therein.
US09610648B2	Spot welded joint and spot welding method Provided is a spot welded joint (10) which includes at least one thin steel plate with a tensile strength of 750 MPa to 1850 MPa and a carbon equivalent Ceq of equal to or more than 0.22 mass % to 0.55 mass % and in which a nugget (3) is formed in an interface of the thin steel plates (1A, 1B). In a nugget outer layer zone, a microstructure consists of a dendrite structure in which an average value of arm intervals is equal to or less than 12 μm, an average grain diameter of carbides contained in the microstructure is 5 nm to 100 nm, and a number density of carbides is equal to or more than 2×106/mm2.
US09610646B2	Polarity changing pin connector A welding system includes a welder configured to output welding power to generate an arc between a welding electrode and a workpiece. The welding system also includes a power pin configured to be coupled to the welder in a first orientation or a second orientation. The power pin is configured to switch the welding power from a first polarity to a second polarity when the power pin is switched from being coupled to the welder in the first orientation to being coupled to the welder in the second orientation.
US09610644B2	Mate face brazing for turbine components A turbine component is formed of at least a plurality of adjacent turbine subcomponents. Each turbine component has a mate face secured to the mate face of an opposed turbine subcomponent. A wedge member is positioned between the mate faces of the turbine subcomponents, and a braze material between outer faces of the wedge and the mate faces of each of the turbine subcomponents.
US09610641B2	Monofilament metal saw wire Monofilament metal saw wire for a wire saw, wherein the saw wire being provided with a plurality of crimps. The crimps are arranged in at least two different planes, such that, when measured, between measuring rods of a micrometer, over a length comprising crimps in at least two different planes, a circumscribed enveloping D diameter of the saw wire is between 1.05 and 1.50 times a diameter d of the saw wire itself.
US09610638B2	Clamping device Disclosed is a clamping device (1) for clamping a toolholder of a drilling, milling or grinding tool in a balancing machine, comprisinga receiver unit (2) having a receiving opening (9) for the coupling shaft of the toolholder and a collet (10), in which the shaft (20) of an actuator (18) for actuation of the collet (10) is slidably guided in a centrally located bore (19) of the receiver unit (2). The shaft (20) has at its one end a load-applying body (22) upon which a plurality of compression springs (30, 31) take support to enable the collet (10) to be tightened. The compression springs (30, 31) are arranged and/or configured in such a way that the spring loads acting on the load-applying body (22) with the collet (10) tightened act on the load-applying body (22) asymmetrically relative to the axis of the shaft (20).
US09610632B2	Method and apparatus for feeding joining elements A method and apparatus for feeding joining elements to a joining tool is presented. The joining tool may be movable by a programmable handling unit, and a magazine for receiving at least one joining element may be mounted on the joining tool. The magazine may be moved to a filling station that has a tubular section with an outlet opening. An inlet opening of the magazine may be oriented in relation to the outlet opening. At least one joining element may be conveyed to the tubular section so that it passes through the tubular section, the outlet opening, the inlet opening, and into the magazine. During the orienting, the magazine may be oriented in relation to the outlet opening such that the magazine is spaced apart from the filling station during the conveying of the at least one joining element.
US09610631B2	Swaging tool A swaging tool in which the pinhead of a fastening pin is positioned on one plate of a pair of plates through which the fastening pin is passed, the pintail of the fastening pin is positioned on the other plate, a collar mounted on the pintail side of the fastening pin is moved to the pinhead side so as to be brought into contact with the plate, the collar is swaged to the fastening pin in the state of contact with the plate, and a tensile load is applied to the pintail to break and remove the pintail, whereby the pair of plates are fastened; wherein the tool is provided with a swage die in which there is formed a swaging hole that is brought into contact with the collar to swage the collar, a low-friction coating film being formed on the inner peripheral surface of the swaging hole.
US09610629B2	Rolling machine and method of rolling gear using the rolling machine Provided is a rolling machine including a plurality of cylindrical round dies disposed centering on a cylindrical raw material to roll the raw material from the outer circumference of the raw material. In order to adjust the turning angle in the inclined shaft (the A shaft) turned around the push-in direction (the X axis) of the round die (3), an inclined-shaft control motor is started to turn a round die table (21) on the A shaft. A B-shaft control motor (71) is driven in order to adjust the turning angle on the taper shaft (the B shaft) turned around the Y axis orthogonal to the push-in direction and orthogonal to the axis of the raw material. According to the adjustment of the A shaft and the B shaft, it is possible to correct a tooth trace and a tooth shape of a gear.
US09610627B2	Die for a joining tool, in particular for clinching A die for a joining tool, in particular for clinching, with an anvil (4) forming the bottom (41) of a swage (50), and with a spring sleeve (3) which surrounds the anvil (4) and has a plurality of slits (32) extending in an axial direction (A), said slits (32) permitting a radial expansion of the spring sleeve (3), is characterized in that bushing (1) which is arranged between the anvil (4) and the spring sleeve (3) and which is provided, at its free end (17), with inserts (2) which surround the anvil (4) and are made of a harder material than the bushing (1).
US09610625B2	Bending machines for bending profiles, metal sheets and the like Machines for bending profiles, metal sheets and the like are provided. Such machines include those having a structure or frame and a bending device with three rollers. The axis (x1) of the first roller is fixed relative to the structure or frame, while the axes (x2, x3) of the second and third rollers are movable relative to each other, and hence each relative to the axis (x1) of the first roller, so as to define a curved path with an adjustable radius of curvature along which the material to be bent is caused to move passing between said rollers. The bending device may further include an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the position of the axes (x2, x3) of the second and third rollers with two degrees of freedom. The adjustment mechanism may include a pair of tilting arms hinged to the structure or frame so as to tilt about respective fixed axes of rotation (x4, x5) oriented parallel to the axes (x1, x2, x3) of the three rollers. The axes (x2, x3) of the second and third rollers may be guided each by a respective tilting arm along a respective direction of translation (y1, y2) which is fixed relative to that tilting arm.
US09610619B2	Supercritical fluid cleaning of banknotes and secure documents A method and system for cleaning a secure instrument, such as a banknote, including a substrate, visual data and a security feature, including exposing the secure instrument to a supercritical fluid at a temperature and a pressure and for a duration sufficient to clean the substrate and not compromise the security feature and the visual data, wherein to clean the substrate includes to remove one or more substances from the substrate into the supercritical fluid. The substances removed from the substrate may include contaminants, dirt, sebum and pathogens.
US09610616B2	Cleaning apparatus for a model A cleaning apparatus is used for a carrier and a model is fixed on the carrier. The cleaning apparatus includes a case body, a sprinkling unit, a switching valve, and a rotating mechanism. The case body has an opening disposed at a top thereof, an outlet disposed at a bottom thereof, and a receiving space disposed between the opening and the outlet. The sprinkling unit is installed in the case body and has plural nozzles configured corresponding to the receiving space. The switching valve is installed at the outlet to open or close the outlet. The rotating mechanism is configured corresponding to the opening and connected to the carrier and is able to drive the carrier in which the model passes through the opening and is disposed in the receiving space. Thus, the safety, stability, and convenience of the model clean-up are improved.
US09610615B2	Method and system for cleansing wafer in CMP process of semiconductor manufacturing fabrication A method for cleaning a semiconductor wafer after a Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP) process is provided. The method includes providing the semiconductor wafer into a cleaning module. The method further includes cleaning the semiconductor wafer by rotating a cleaning brush assembly. The method also includes applying an agitated cleaning liquid to clean the cleaning brush assembly.
US09610613B2	Portable classifier screen shaker assembly A pedal articulated screen shaker assembly supporting a classifying screen at its top in an alignment over a collection receptacle is provided with an annular nested dust shielding combination suspended below the screen. The dust shielding combination comprises a conforming set of frustoconical elastomeric membrane segments in a nested arrangement with the exterior one of the segments perforated throughout its full circumference by perforations that are bridged by flexible flaps formed in the overlying interior segment that are lifted from their bridging alignment by the lateral movement imparted to the shielding combination.
US09610611B2	Method of lining an inner surface of a tubular and system for doing same A method of lining an inner surface of a tubular with a polymer, includes positioning a polymer injecting head within the tubular, forming an annular space between the injecting head and an inner surface of the tubular, injecting polymer through the injecting head into the annular space, and moving the polymer injecting head longitudinally relative to the tubular while injecting polymer.
US09610608B2	Self-assembly patterning of organic molecules on a surface The embodiments disclosed herein include all-electron control over a chemical attachment and the subsequent self-assembly of an organic molecule into a well-ordered three-dimensional monolayer on a metal surface. The ordering or assembly of the organic molecule may be through electron excitation. Hot-electron and hot-hole excitation enables tethering of the organic molecule to a metal substrate, such as an alkyne group to a gold surface. All-electron reactions may allow a direct control over the size and shape of the self-assembly, defect structures and the reverse process of molecular disassembly from single molecular level to mesoscopic scale.
US09610599B2	Metering dispenser A cost-effective metering dispenser configured to allow at least one component accommodated in a container, in particular in cartridge form, to be metered by a pumping unit, having an inlet valve, an outlet valve and a pumping cylinder as well as a pumping piston, which is inserted in the pumping cylinder and can be activated by an actuating element. The dispenser is economical to produce because of the straightforward construction of the pumping unit, that can be arranged in a sleeve, which continues the container and is formed in one piece with the container.
US09610596B2	Alternator for electrostatic spray gun An alternator, such as for use in an electrostatic spray gun, comprises an alternator housing, a stator, a rotor, a shaft, a first bearing and a sheath. The stator is inserted into the alternator housing and has an inner diameter and an outer diameter. The rotor is disposed within the inner diameter of the stator. The shaft extends from the rotor and is rotatably supported by a first bearing. The sheath surrounds the outer diameter, supports the stator with respect to the alternator housing, and supports the bearing.
US09610591B2	Showerhead having a detachable gas distribution plate Embodiments of showerheads having a detachable gas distribution plate are provided herein. In some embodiments, a showerhead for use in a semiconductor processing chamber may include a base having a first side and a second side; a gas distribution plate disposed proximate the second side of the base; a clamp disposed about a peripheral edge of the gas distribution plate to removably couple the gas distribution plate to the base; and a thermal gasket disposed between the base and gas distribution plate.
US09610582B2	Combined sorting and concentrating particles in a microfluidic device Extracting and concentrating particles from a first fluid sample includes: providing the first fluid sample to a fluid exchange module of a microfluidic device, providing a second fluid sample to the fluid exchange module, in which the first fluid sample and the second fluid sample are provided under conditions such that particle-free portions of the first fluid sample are shifted, and an inertial lift force causes the particles in the first fluid sample to cross streamlines and transfer into the second fluid sample; passing the second fluid sample containing the transferred particles to a particle concentration module under conditions such that particle-free portions of the second fluid sample are shifted, and such that the particles within the second fluid sample are focused to a streamline within the particle concentration module.
US09610580B2	Magnetically tunable microstructured surfaces Provided in one embodiment is a dynamically tunable structure including an elastic layer, and a plurality of ferromagnetic micropillars disposed over the elastic layer. The elastic layer may have an elasticity that is greater than an elasticity of the micropillars.
US09610575B2	Porous catalytic substrate Some embodiments in the present disclosure generally relate to catalytic silica-polyvinyl alcohol composites, silica structures therefrom, and/or microreactors therefrom. Some embodiments in the present disclosure generally relate to porous substrates that can have at least one pore with a catalyst associated with the inside of the pore.
US09610539B2	Exhaust-gas treatment device An exhaust-gas treatment device includes a honeycomb body wound and/or stacked with at least partially structured sheet-metal layers forming channels through which an exhaust gas can flow in axial direction from an inlet side to an outlet side. A first section of the sheet-metal layers ends flush at a first end surface associated with at least one of the sides and a second section of the sheet-metal layers ends at a second end surface associated with at least one of the sides. A spacing is provided between the first and second end surfaces because a first axial length of the first section is greater than a second axial length of the second section. The spacing forms a receptacle receiving a heating body, producing a simple electrically heatable exhaust-gas treatment device into which a heating body can be integrated during or after production of the honeycomb body.
US09610538B2	Polysulfide intercalated layered double hydroxides for metal capture applications Polysulfide intercalated layered double hydroxides and methods for their use in vapor and liquid-phase metal capture applications are provided. The layered double hydroxides comprise a plurality of positively charged host layers of mixed metal hydroxides separated by interlayer spaces. Polysulfide anions are intercalated in the interlayer spaces.
US09610537B2	Loop tower CO2 capture system, carbonator, calciner and operating method thereof A loop tower CO2 capture system includes a feeding unit, a carbonator, an accumulator, a calciner, a combustion chamber and a gas blower. The feeding unit has a first gas pipe. The carbonator includes multiple first cyclone dust collecting units. The first gas pipe has one end connected to the uppermost first cyclone dust collecting unit. The accumulator is connected to the lowermost first cyclone dust collecting unit, and is located between the carbonator and the calciner. The calciner includes multiple second cyclone dust collecting units. The accumulator is connected to the uppermost second cyclone dust collecting unit. The first gas pipe has the other end connected to the lowermost second cyclone dust collecting unit. The combustion chamber is connected to the lowermost second cyclone dust collecting unit. The gas blower is connected to the first gas pipe of the feeding unit.
US09610534B1	Process for gas separations using zeolite SSZ-13 Disclosed are methods for removing acid gas from a feed stream of natural gas including acid gas, methane and ethane. The methods include alternating input of the feed stream between at least two beds of adsorbent particles comprising zeolite SSZ-13 such that the feed stream contacts one of the at least two beds at a given time in an adsorption step and a tail gas stream is simultaneously vented from another of the at least two beds in a desorption step. The contact occurs at a feed pressure of from about 50 to about 1000 psia for a sufficient period of time to preferentially adsorb acid gas from the feed stream. A product gas stream is produced containing no greater than about 2 mol % carbon dioxide and at least about 65 mol % of methane recovered from the feed stream and at least about 25 mol % of ethane recovered from the feed stream. The feed stream is input at a feed end of each bed. The product gas stream is removed from a product end of each bed. The tail gas stream is vented from the feed end of each bed. The methods require lower vacuum power consumption and allow improved hydrocarbon recoveries compared with known methods.
US09610532B2	Method and system for high reliability oxygen supply from multiple units A multi-unit system combines multiple single bed reversing blower vacuum swing adsorption air separation units together. The units feed a common O2 supply such as a system buffer tank. Demand is monitored and a number of individual units are brought online sufficient to meet demand. If demand exceeds supply, a further unit is brought online. If demand drops below supply by an amount greater than output of a single unit, then a longest operating unit is taken offline. The multi-unit system thus meets demand through utilization of multiple separate units in a highly redundant and highly reliable and scalable fashion.
US09610525B2	Centrifugal air separators Centrifugal air separators, systems including the same, and methods of separating gas are disclosed. Centrifugal air separators include a separation section configured to separate an input air stream into a clean air stream emitted from an exit port of the separation section and a waste stream emitted from a waste port of the separation section. The separation section includes a coiled duct and is configured to transmit through a duct entrance port a duct input air stream that is at least a portion of the input air stream and to at least partially separate the duct input air stream according to a molecular weight of components of the duct input air stream into a duct clean air stream that is at least a portion of the clean air stream and a duct waste stream that is at least a portion of the waste stream.
US09610524B2	Separator for a gas stream A separator for a wet gas stream has an upper section having an outer peripheral wall, a top, and a bottom perforated baffle. A cone-shaped baffle is positioned on the perforated bottom baffle and extending toward the inlet in the top of the upper section. A spiral baffle has a bottom edge adjacent to the cone-shaped baffle and a top edge adjacent to the top of the upper section. The spiral baffle defines a curved flow path between the inlet and the outlet of the upper portion. A vortex flow section is defined by the cone-shaped baffle and the outer peripheral wall. The vortex flow section is fed by the curved flow path defined by the cone-shaped baffle. A lower section is below the perforated baffle. The lower section has a gas outlet and a liquid outlet.
US09610516B2	System, device and method for controlling effects in a theatre Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system for controlling a physical effect in a theater, the system comprising: an audio/video (A/V) component, the A/V component being capable of processing A/V media that is associated with data indicating when the physical effect should be activated; a show control device communicably linked to the A/V component, the show control device being capable of translating the data into one or more signals that are capable of causing the physical effect to be activated; and a control assembly communicably linked to the show control device, the control assembly capable of receiving the one or more signals and activating the physical effect in response.
US09610513B2	System and method for toy adoption and marketing A toy is represented on a website via a virtual replica of the product. The toy has a registration data associated with it that is electronically stored in the toy using an electronic storage medium. A user is registered on the website by associating the user with a user ID. The user ID is associated with the virtual replica of the product by utilizing the registration data. Access is granted to one or more features on the website in connection with the virtual replica of the product subsequent to input and validation of the registration code via the user ID without requiring additional entry of the registration data.
US09610511B1	Amusement park ride vehicle including a chassis driven to have heave and sway motions A free-ranging ride vehicle for an amusement park ride. The vehicle includes a vehicle base supporting a passenger compartment. The vehicle includes a drive system with a support platform supporting the vehicle base. The drive system imparts a set of motions including translation, cornering, sway, and heave to the support platform and, in turn, to the vehicle base and passenger compartment. The drive system includes first, second, and third leg assemblies each with a rigid leg pivotally coupled at an inner end to the support platform and supporting a wheel at an outer end. Drive motors are mounted on the legs above the wheels to, independently and concurrently, rotate the wheels and change the directional offset angle of each wheel.
US09610499B2	Game control server apparatus A game control server apparatus includes an enhancement screen display processing unit that displays an enhancement screen for enhancing a game medium that appears in a game and that is provided with a predetermined parameter value, the enhancement screen including a predetermined number “N” (“N” is an integer that is two or more) of selection areas and an enhancement management unit that accepts a selection of a predetermined number n (n is an integer, where n
US09610490B2	Weight storage peg for fitness apparatus A weight storage peg for supporting free weight plates from an exercise superstructure includes a bar extending from a fastener. An exterior surface of the bar is provided by a nylon casting around a cylindrical tube weldment. The nylon casting tapers from a wider portion adjacent the free end to a narrower portion nearer the fastener. The nylon casting also provides a mounting flange around the head of a female threaded mounting bolt, with the female threaded mounting bolt welded to a cylindrical tube to form the cylindrical tube weldment.
US09610488B2	Breathing aid attachment for swimmer, swimming device, goggles and mask, goggle seal A breathing aid attachment for swimming includes at least one first part for fixing the device to the head of a swimmer and a second part including a first substantially planar surface defined between a first edge and a second edge, the edges extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the transverse plane of the human body.
US09610487B2	Swing sport instrument training device and method of using same The swing training aid includes an arm band and an adjustable cord attached to the racket and the arm band through an adjustable hook. The arm band is adjustably and detachably secured around an arm of a player. A hook strap is attached on the outside of the arm band and defines an opening for receiving the hook. The elastic cord has one end having a loop whose diameter is sufficiently large to receive a handle of the sport swing instrument. The adjustable hook has a base and a hook portion extending from the base and terminating at a hook end. The hook portion is designed to be coupled to the hook strap and the base of the adjustable hook is designed to receive the end of the elastic cord and adjustably lock the cord once the cord length has been adjusted for the player.
US09610486B2	Batting aid apparatus A batting aid apparatus and methods for using same with a bat (e.g., baseball or softball bat) to increase batting power, bat speed, and swing path is provided. The batting aid apparatus can include an annular body adapted to surround a bat and having a bore formed therethrough, a plurality of annular ribs disposed on a surface of an inner diameter of the annular body and located within the bore of the annular body, and an annular sleeve adjacent and extending from one or more outer surfaces of the annular body, such that the annular sleeve can be concentric with the bore of the annular body.
US09610473B2	Exercise device providing automatic calculation of seat position and/or crank length An exercise device comprises a flywheel, a seat, a driving assembly, and a calculation module. The driving assembly drives the flywheel to rotate and comprises a driving wheel, a coupling member, and two cranks respectively connecting with a pedal. The coupling member connects the wheel and the flywheel. The user drives the wheel via the pedals. The calculation module performs a method to estimate a proper seat position and/or a crank length for the user.
US09610470B1	Resistance torque bar system According to the teachings of the current invention, there is provided a resistance torque bar system for personal exercise, physical therapy, and fitness training, configured to provide progressive bending, explosive recoil, high tensile strength, natural twisted resistance force, and impact strength, the resistance torque bar system comprising: a torque bar having an elongated cylindrical shape, having an elongated length and a longitudinal axis, which in cross-section serves as an axis of symmetry, and having two bar ends; a high tensile cord configured along the longitudinal axis, within the torque bar; and a rod bundle configured substantially concentrically around the high tensile cord, and a reinforced hose enclosing and containing the rod bundle and the high tensile cord; wherein the high tensile cord, rod bundle, and reinforced hose extend substantially along the entire length of the torque bar, and terminate and are mechanically constrained in a longitudinal direction at the two bar ends.
US09610458B1	Treating disease with resonance generating electromagnetic fields The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to an electromagnetic resonance-based disease treatment system that comprises a processing unit configured to generate a resonant frequency signal and a radiating antenna configured to radiate an electromagnetic field based on the resonant frequency signal. The resonant frequency signal may carry at least one frequency at which reference materials related to a disease condition resonate. An antenna configuration may be used to determine one or more resonant frequencies of the reference materials. A subject having or at risk of having the disease condition may be exposed to the electromagnetic field in order to treat the disease condition.
US09610451B2	Direct integration of feedthrough to implantable medical device housing using a gold alloy One aspect provides a method of attaching a feedthrough to a titanium housing of an implantable medical device. The method includes providing the housing with a flange forming a recess about an opening through the housing, the opening disposed within the recess. A feedthrough is positioned within the recess so as to form a gap between the flange and an insulator of the feedthrough. A braze preform is then positioned within the recess about the insulator, the braze preform comprising a biocompatible braze material having a melting point less than a β-transus temperature of the titanium of the housing. The preform is melted at a temperature less than the β-transus temperature of the titanium of the housing such that the melted braze material fills at least the gap, and then cooled to form a braze joint which bonds the insulator to the housing and hermetically seals the opening.
US09610446B2	System and method for stimulating the heart using sub-threshold biphasic stimulation A rules engine acquires sensor data from sensors applied to the heart and determines whether an electrical waveform should be applied to the heart and, if so, the type of electrical waveform. A multiphase cardiac stimulus generator generates waveforms in response to the rules engine. The electrical waveform is applied to one or more electrodes implanted in or on the heart.
US09610444B2	Erythropoeitin production by electrical stimulation Described herein are methods, devices, and systems for treating human anemia. The methods, devices, and systems generally include monitoring a patients hemoglobin level and at least one of autonomic balance and inflammatory state to determine the etiology of the anemic state, modulating at least one of a sympathetic or parasympathetic nerve based on the cause of the anemia, monitoring for changes in the patients cardiac activity and state of inflammation, and hemoglobin level. An external neurostimulation system is describes, and well as a chronic implantable system. A method for treating a patient for anemia in conjunction with a renal denervation ablation catheter is also disclosed.
US09610431B2	Pressure vented fluid reservoir having a movable septum Disclosed herein is a fluid infusion device of the type that delivers medication fluid to the body of a patient. The device includes or cooperates with a fluid reservoir, and the device has a sealing assembly to receive and form a fluid seal with the fluid reservoir. A retractable sealing element surrounding a hollow fluid delivery needle may be used to seal a port of the fluid reservoir. The port may include a pressure vent that is sealed by the retractable sealing element. In one variation, the reservoir includes a moving valve sleeve that holds a septum. The septum moves to allow the reservoir to vent, and to form a seal with the port when the needle pierces the septum. In another variation, the device includes a needleless sealing assembly. In yet other variations, the device uses a needled fluid reservoir.
US09610426B2	Method of manufacturing balloon catheter and balloon catheter A method of manufacturing a balloon catheter involves applying a first application liquid, which contains a hydrophilic coating material, to the outer periphery of a balloon which is disposed on an elongated catheter and is held in an expanded state; folding the balloon; and applying a second application liquid, which contains the hydrophilic coating material, to the balloon with the balloon folded.
US09610418B2	Patient interface device including a pneumatically adjusting forehead support A patient interface device (8) includes a patient sealing assembly (12) adapted to communicate a flow of breathing gas within an airway of a patient, the patient sealing assembly including a cushion (14), a frame member (16) coupled to the cushion, and an adjustable forehead support assembly (26) coupled to the frame member. The adjustable forehead support assembly includes a forehead cushion (30) and an inflatable and deflatable bladder (48) coupled to the forehead cushion, wherein inflation and deflation of the bladder causes the distal end (24) of the frame member to move relative to the forehead cushion in a manner wherein a pressure applied to a bridge of a nose of the patient by the cushion is adjusted.
US09610415B2	Enhanced eductor design The present invention provides for an enhanced eductor element that significantly increases the amount of pressure generated at the siphon tube without significantly increasing the flow resistance through the eductor. The invention further provides for breath-actuated inhalation devices including the enhanced eductor element as an actuation mechanism.
US09610409B2	Drive mechanisms suitable for use in drug delivery devices A drive mechanism suitable for use in drug delivery devices is disclosed. The drive mechanism may be used with injector-type drug delivery devices, such as those permitting a user to set the delivery dose. The drive mechanism may include a housing, a dose dial sleeve, and a drive sleeve. A clutch is configured to permit rotation of the drive sleeve and the dose dial sleeve with respect to the housing when the dose dial sleeve and drive sleeve are coupled through the clutch. Conversely, when the dose dial sleeve and drive sleeve are in a de-coupled state, rotation of the dose dial sleeve with respect to the housing is permitted and rotation of the drive sleeve with respect to the housing is prevented. In the de-coupled state, axial movement of the drive sleeve transfers force in a longitudinal direction for actuation of a drug delivery device.
US09610399B2	Intravenous pole system An intravenous pole with individually adjustable ring support members, a freely rotating slip ring with a plurality of electrical plug receptacles, and a wireless recharging system.
US09610395B2	Device for reversing the blood flow for an extracorporeal blood treatment device and method for determining the reversal of the blood flow during an extracorporeal blood treatment The invention relates to a device for reversing the blood flow for an extracorporeal blood treatment device, comprising an extracorporeal blood circuit (I), which includes an arterial blood line (108A) leading from a patient to a blood treatment unit (204) and a venous blood line (106A) leading from the blood treatment unit to the patient. Furthermore, the invention relates to an extracorporeal blood treatment device with a device for reversing the blood flow, and to a method for determining the reversal of the blood flow during an extracorporeal blood treatment. The device for reversing the blood flow for an extracorporeal blood treatment device according to the invention comprises two valve bodies (102, 104) which are rotated relative to one another for reversing the blood flow. The device for reversing the blood flow according to the invention is characterized by a communication device (210) for receiving an electromagnetic high-frequency field from a read unit (270) of the extracorporeal blood treatment device and for generating at least one identifier characterizing the position of the valve bodies which can be read by the read device.
US09610387B2	Plasticizers for a biodegradable scaffolding and methods of forming same Methods of making polymeric devices, such as stents, with one or more modifications such as addition of plasticizers, to improve processing, and the devices made by these methods.
US09610383B2	Method for producing a bone transplant material, and bone transplant material produced by same The present invention relates to a method for producing a bone transplant material using an extracted tooth, and to a bone transplant material produced by same, and particularly, to a method for producing a bone transplant material which enables the production of bone transplant material in a short amount of time using an extracted tooth of a patient or a similar tooth.
US09610377B2	Biomedical foams The invention relates, generally, to porous absorbent materials which are suitable for packing antrums or other cavities of the human or animal body. More particularly, it relates to hydrophilic biodegradable foams, which may be used, e.g., in the form of a plug or tampon, for instance for controlling bleeding, wound closure, prevent tissue adhesion and/or support tissue regeneration. The invention provides an absorbent foam, suitable for packing antrums or other cavities of the human or animal body, comprising a biodegradable synthetic polymer, which polymer comprises —C(O)—O— groups in the backbone of the polymer, for instance polyurethane and/or polyester units combined with polyethers.
US09610366B2	Method for diagnosing cancer Methods for identifying the presence of cancerous cells or tissue by: applying a compound of formula (I), or salts thereof, to a living body, wherein R1 represents hydrogen or the same or different one to four substituents; R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 independently represent hydrogen, hydroxy, alkyl, or halogen; R8 and R9 independently represent hydrogen or alkyl; and X represents C1-C3 alkylene; and detecting fluorescence emitted by a compound of formula (II), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, and R9 are as defined above; wherein fluorescence emitted by a compound of formula (II) is indicative of the presence of cancerous cells or tissue.
US09610354B2	Drug delivery particle and method for producing the same An object of the present invention is to develop and provide a method for conveniently introducing a nucleic acid, a peptide, and/or a low-molecular-weight compound into an empty capsid with viral early infection activities kept. The present invention provides a method for producing a drug delivery particle, comprising the steps of: mixing an empty capsid or an empty particle with a drug including a nucleic acid, a peptide, and/or a low-molecular-weight compound in a solution comprising 0.1 to 20% of a surfactant; and keeping the obtained mixed solution at −5 to 50° C. to introduce the drug into the empty capsid or the empty particle.
US09610336B1	Immunotherapy for lyme disease Diseases caused by a spirochete bacteria are treated. Doses of an anti-flagellin monoclonal antibody, spirochetal protein, or Lyme lysate are used in predetermined increasing doses to effectively treat diseases and symptoms caused by spirochete bacteria, and in particular Lyme disease.
US09610331B2	Methods for hematopoietic precursor mobilization Methods of modulating mobilization of cells from the bone marrow are provided. In a specific embodiment there is provided a method of increasing mobilization of hematopoietic precursors from the bone marrow to the peripheral blood in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising: (a) administering to the subject an agent which downregulates an activity or expression of a coagulation factor or an effector thereof; and (b) harvesting the hematopoietic precursors from the peripheral blood.
US09610315B2	Compositions for the treatment of gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) Oral pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, health foods and medical device compositions based on polysaccharides from Opuntia Ficus Indica cladodes in combination with other active substances are useful for the prevention or treatment of GERD (Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease), gastric esophagitis and related diseases (e.g. dyspepsia, esophagitis, esofageal tumour, gastro-intestinal symptoms, chronic pharyngitis, Barrett's esophagus, esophageal adenocarcinoma, GERD-related pulmonary symptoms).
US09610309B2	Liquid viral formulations Provided herein are liquid viral formulations useful for the stabilization and storage of viruses and methods of preparing these formulations. The liquid viral formulations described herein include a virus (e.g., a purified virus) and a non-viral composition including excipients and a liquid carrier. The formulations can be used, for example, to retain the infectivity or immunogenicity of viruses during periods of storage.
US09610307B2	Probiotic compositions containing clostridiales for inhibiting inflammation Pharmaceutical compositions containing microbial entities are described herein. The pharmaceutical compositions may optionally contain or be used in conjunction with one or more prebiotics. Uses of the pharmaceutical compositions to treat or prevent disorders of the local or systemic microbiome in a subject are also provided.
US09610291B2	Treatment of respiratory depression Tricyclic dibenzothiazepine compounds for use in the treatment of respiratory depression.
US09610289B2	Combinations of AKT inhibitor compounds and erlotinib, and methods of use The invention provides A combination of, a) a compound of Formula Ia: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and b) erlotinib or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for the prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of a hyperproliferative disorder, such as cancer.
US09610286B2	Treating pain in patients with hepatic impairment An extended release composition for an analgesic active pharmaceutical ingredient which may be an opioid, preferably hydrocodone as the only active ingredient. The extended release composition preferably comprises a extended release composition which may be in the form of beads contained in an oral dosage form such as gelatin capsules. The composition is designed to release hydrocodone in a way such that the increase in hydrocodone exposure in hepatically impaired patients is not clinically significant. The oral dosage units are supplied as part of a kit, which also includes a primary package and a package insert all sold as a commercially marketed product. The primary package and package insert are contained in an optional secondary package and the package insert does not contain a warning, a dosing instruction, or a dosing table specifically directed to patients suffering from mild, moderate or severe hepatic impairment, and preferably explicitly states that dosing adjustment is not required for mild or moderate hepatic impairment.
US09610277B2	Formula comprising a hypolipidemic agent The present invention relates to the stable pharmaceutical composition of a suitable hypolipidemic agent. Preferably, the present invention discloses novel formulations of the compound of formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of compounds of formula (I). More particularly the present invention relates to the stable pharmaceutical composition of compounds of formula (I) comprising compounds of formula (I) or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, wherein the pH of the formulation is maintained above 7.
US09610276B2	Compositions and methods for glycemic control of subjects with impaired fasting glucose Compositions and methods for providing anti-diabetic and anti-hyperlipidemia benefits to diabetic subjects currently on medication but not meeting recommended targets for blood glucose, HbA1c, blood pressure and total cholesterol.
US09610275B2	Nitrile derivatives and their pharmaceutical use and compositions Disclosed are nitrile derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions comprising nitrile derivatives. The pharmaceutical compositions comprise compounds of the formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of such compounds. Also disclosed are processes for the preparation of such compounds, intermediates used in the preparation of such compounds, and the uses of such compounds in treating hyperproliferative diseases, inflammatory diseases and viral and bacterial infections and inducing apoptosis in cancer cells.
US09610273B2	Method for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia Disclosed is a therapeutic management method of hypercholesterolemia in mammals. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of reducing high levels of circulating cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia) in the blood stream of mammals, said method involving step of administering therapeutically effective amounts of Calebin A to said mammals to bring about the effects of (i) reducing the amount of total blood cholesterol levels; (ii) reducing the concentrations of low density lipoproteins (LDL) and very low density lipoproteins (VLDL); (iii) increasing the concentrations of high density lipoproteins (HDL) and (iv) reducing concentrations of serum triglycerides.
US09610266B2	Small molecule inhibitors of RNA binding motif (RBM) proteins for the treatment of acute cellular injury A method of treating a cellular injury in a subject comprising administering to a subject in need thereof, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I: wherein at least one of R1-R8 is a sulfonic acid, a carboxylic acid, a phosphonic acid, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of a sulfonic acid, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of a carboxylic acid, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of a phosphonic acid, a sulfonate ester, a carboxylate acid ester, or a phosphonate ester; and the remaining R1-R8 are each independently selected from hydrogen, halo, hydroxyl, nitro, nitroso, amino, substituted amino, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoy, alkenyloxy, substituted alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, substituted alkynyloxy, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, cycloalkynyl, substituted cycloalkynyl, cycloalkyloxy, substituted cycloalkyloxy, heterocyclyl, substituted heterocyclyl, heterocyclyloxy, substituted heterocyclyloxy, heterocyclylthio, substituted heterocyclylthio, cyano, acyl, acylamino, acyloxy, aminocarbonyl, aminocarbonylamino, aminothiocarbonylamino, aminocarbonyloxy, aminosulfonyl, sulfonylamino, aryl, substituted aryl, aryloxy, substituted aryloxy, arylthio, substituted arylthio, alkylthio, substituted alkylthio, cycloalkylthio, substituted cycloalkylthio, cycloalkenylthio, substituted cycloalkenylthio, thiol, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroaryloxy, substituted heteroaryloxy, heteroarylthio, substituted heteroarylthio, sulfonyl, or sulfonyloxy.
US09610264B2	Compounds for the treatment and prevention of retroviral infections The present invention provides compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for use in treating or preventing retroviral infections, in particular HIV infections and/or diseases associated with an HIV infection.
US09610261B2	Methods of treating Prader-Willi Syndrome Methods of treating Prader-Willi syndrome in a subject in need of treatment are provided. The methods include administering to the subject an effective amount of a compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R, R′, X, Y and Z are defined as set forth in the specification. In embodiments, an effective amount of captodiamine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered to the subject.
US09610253B2	Transdermal administration of tamsulosin In an aspect of the invention, a composition for making a patch for the transdermal delivery of tamsulosin is provided. The composition comprises (a) at least about 1 wt % tamsulosin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of tamsulosin, (b) at least about 40 wt % polyisobutylene adhesive or hydrophobic synthetic rubber adhesive, (c) about 1-20 wt % of an aprotic solvent in which tamsulosin dissolves readily, (d) about 1-20 wt % of an unsaturated fatty acid or an alpha-hydroxy acid or a mixture of unsaturated fatty acids or alpha-hydroxy acids or of both unsaturated fatty acids and alpha-hydroxy acids, (e) a lipophilic permeation enhancer, and (f) a matrix modifier.
US09610251B2	Pharmaceutical compositions for substituted quinazolinones The present disclosure relates to novel solid pharmaceutical formulations and process for their preparation. The present disclosure also provides, in part, methods of using the pharmaceutical formulations for regulating the expression of apolipoprotein A-I (ApoA-I), and their use for the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease and related disease states, including cholesterol- or lipid-related disorders, such as, for example, atherosclerosis.
US09610249B2	Dosage and administration for preventing cardiotoxicity in treatment with ERbB2-targeted immunoliposomes comprising anthracycline chemotherapeutic agents Methods for determining dosage of HER2-targeted anthracycline-containing immunoliposomes are disclosed, as are methods of treating cancer patients with HER2-positive tumors using dosages so determined. Upon administration, the dosages share the low cardiotoxicity profile of standard dosages of non-immunoliposomal (untargeted), anthracycline-containing liposomes.
US09610246B2	Sustained drug delivery implant Biocompatible intraocular implants may include a brimonidine free base and a biodegradable polymer associated with the brimonidine free base to facilitate the release of the brimonidine free base into an eye with the polymer matrix lasts a period of time of not more than twice the drug release duration, but more than the drug release duration.
US09610241B2	Process for treating straightened keratin fibres The present invention relates to a process for treating straightened keratin fibres, in which a composition comprising at least one carboxylic acid in its acid or salified form, at a concentration of greater than or equal to 2%, and at least one non-cellulosic polymer and/or at least one fatty substance, the pH ranging from 3 to 8, is applied to the straightened keratin fibres.
US09610234B2	Combinations of alkylamidothiazoles and preservatives Disclosed are active ingredient combinations of alkylamidothiazoles and one or more cosmetically or dermatologically acceptable preservatives.
US09610231B2	Cosmetic or dermatological preparation for application on wet skin An aqueous cosmetic or dermatological preparation for application on wet or moist skin which is substantially emulsifier-free and comprises at least two different polyacrylic acid polymers, at least two different C14-22 fatty alcohols, and at least about 13% by weight of microcrystalline wax, preferably in combination with one or more hydrocarbon oils.
US09610229B2	Personalizing substance for application to the skin or addition to tattoo ink and methods of preparation thereof Compositions for delivering materials, such as a biological material, sand, soil, metal, water, sea water, holy water, synthetic or biological polymers, cremated ash, ceramics, animal or plant tissue, or another physiologically compatible component having personal significance to an individual are described herein. The material(s) are encapsulated in an inert, non-bioerodible, hydrophobic, polymeric material. Methods of making microparticles encapsulating the personalizing substance and methods of use are also provided. The personalizing substance may be encapsulated in a polymeric non-bioerodible microparticle. The encapsulated personalizing substance may be combined with a carrier for delivery to an individual's skin. In some embodiments, the personalizing substance is added to a tattoo ink and incorporated in a tattoo created on an individual's skin. Following injection in the skin, the encapsulated material remains in the microparticles, and is not released over time.
US09610227B2	Interactive NGT system Disclosed is an NGT system, the system comprises a nasogastric tube having a diameter and length configured to pass through an esophagus such that the lumen of the NGT maintains fluid communication with a portion of the digestive tract, and a digestive tract sensor operatively associated with the NGT, the digestive tract sensor configured to sense from inside the body and transmit signals in response to one or both of conditions relating to nourishment states of the digestive tract, and positioning of the NGT.
US09610206B2	Patient positioning support structure A patient support system includes independently adjustable columns supporting a hinged bending or breaking patient support structure. At least one column includes at least two sections. A coordinated drive system provides for upwardly breaking and downwardly breaking orientations of the two sections in various inclined and tilted positions.
US09610189B2	Device in connection with sleep apnea A device in connection with sleep apnoea, includes a dental splint (1) designed to engage with the jaws of the user in the position of use of the device and the device moreover includes elements (10, 11) for delivering air to the nostrils of the user from an external air source and a holder element (3) for supporting the elements (10, 11) for the delivery of air, the holder element (3) being connected to the dental splint (1). The holder element (3) is connected to the dental splint (1) by way of elements (7, 9) for adjusting the distance between the dental splint (1) and the holder element (3).
US09610185B2	Systems, methods, and devices for automatic closure of medical devices According to an embodiment, a brace may include a motorized tensioning device, a tensioning member operationally coupled with the motorized tensioning device to tighten the brace about the limb, and a control unit communicatively coupled with the motorized tensioning device to control adjustment of a tension of the tensioning member. A method for providing therapy with the brace fitted about a limb may include communicating a first instruction from the control unit to the motorized tensioning device to adjust the tension of the tensioning member according to a therapeutic regimen that is designed to aid in recovery of the limb via repetitive movement of the limb.
US09610182B2	Branch endograft delivery A system for treating disease involving branching vessels of a mammal system can include a main graft assembly (i) having a lumen permitting fluid flow therethrough, and (ii) configured to expand within a first vessel of a mammal; and a branch graft assembly including a branch cover (i) having a cover lumen permitting fluid flow therethrough; and (ii) configured to expand within a branch vessel that branches from the first vessel. The branch graft assembly may also include an expandable branch stent extending within the cover lumen. The branch graft assembly may further include a branch sheath (i) extending between the branch stent and the cover lumen, and (ii) constraining radial expansion of the branch stent within the cover lumen.
US09610178B2	Prosthetic limb heating apparatus A prosthetic limb heating apparatus for use with a prosthetic assembly includes a housing having a side wall that defines open upper and lower ends. The upper end is configured to receive an upper limb portion and prosthetic socket into the housing. The open lower end is configured to allow the upper limb portion to pass therethrough but not the prosthetic socket such that the prosthetic socket is nested in the interior area. An electrically conductive wire is situated on the housing and extends circuitously thereabout, the conductive wire having opposed first and second ends. A battery is coupled to the side wall of the housing and electrically connected to the first and second ends of the conductive wire so as to selectively energize the conductive wire. The conductive wire imparts heat to the prosthetic socket when the socket is nested within the housing and the conductive wire is energized.
US09610171B2	Total disc replacement system and related methods Total disc replacement systems and related methods involving a lateral, trans-psoas surgical approach to the spine while performing at least one of continuous and intermittent intra-operative neural monitoring of the psoas muscle to avoid injury during introduction.
US09610163B2	Coaptation enhancement implant, system, and method Implants, implant systems, and methods for treatment of mitral valve regurgitation and other valve diseases generally include a coaptation assist body which remains within the blood flow path as the leaflets of the valve move, the valve bodies often being relatively thin, elongate (along the blood flow path), and/or conformable structures which extend laterally from commissure to commissure, allowing the native leaflets to engage and seal against the large, opposed surfaces on either side of the valve body during the heart cycle phase when the ventricle contracts to empty that chamber of blood, and allows blood to pass around the valve body so that blood flows from the atrium to the ventricle during the filling phase of the heart cycle. Separate deployment of independent anchors near each of the commissures may facilitate positioning and support of an exemplary triangular valve body, with a third anchor being deployed in the ventricle. An outer surface of the valve body may accommodate tissue ingrowth or endothelialization, while a fluid-absorbing matrix can swell after introduction into the heart. The valve body shape may be selected after an anchor has been deployed, and catheter-based deployment systems may have a desirable low profile.
US09610151B2	Methods of using compressible tubes for placing implants Medical delivery devices include a needle and a flexible compressible impermeable tube attached to the needle. The compressible tube has an open interior channel. The device is adapted to releasably hold a length of a medical implant in the open interior channel of the tube. The medical implant can be slidably inserted into the interior channel of the tube and is loosely held by the tube.
US09610149B2	Extracellular matrix constructs for treating damaged biological tissue Extracellular matrix (ECM) constructs having a biodegradable support scaffold and an anchoring mechanism, which includes a plurality of biodegradable microneedles that are capable of piercing tissue and anchoring therein. In a preferred embodiment, the support scaffold and anchoring mechanism comprise an ECM material. In some embodiments, the microneedles are also capable of administering a biologically active agent and/or a pharmacological composition to the engaged tissue.
US09610136B2	Device for the controlled supply of compressed air to at least one pneumatically operated dental instrument The invention relates to a device for the controlled supply of compressed air to at least one pneumatically operated dental instrument (5, 5′, 5″, 5′″) from a supply and control unit (2), in which a dental instrument (5, 5′, 5″, 5′″) is connected by a supply hose (4, 4′, 4″, 4′″) for supplying compressed air with a valve mechanism (6) provided in the supply and control unit (2), the valve mechanism (6) having a plurality of pneumatic sliding valve units (9, 9′, 9″, 9′″). The pneumatic sliding valve units (9, 9′, 9″, 9′″) of the valve mechanism (6) are accommodated in at least one valve body (10) and the valve body (10) has a plurality of control connections (12, 12′, 12″, 12′″), whereby each pneumatic sliding valve unit (9, 9′, 9″, 9′″) corresponds to a control input (12, 12′, 12″, 12′″) and pressurization of a control input (12, 12′, 12″, 12′″) with switching compressed air opens the corresponding sliding valve unit (9″) and locks the additional, closed sliding valve units (9, 9′, 9′″).
US09610135B2	Laparoscopic medical instrument holding device The laparoscopic medical instrument holding device has a platform with a holder for securing the instrument. The holder has at least two clamping claws arranged on the platform and each of the clamping claws comprises a two-arm base. Each arm of the base has movably mounted thereon a claw and each arm of the claw has at least two guide rollers. The arm of the claw has a ferromagnetic material footing located above a magnet mounted on the platform. A holding force between the footing and the magnet is adjustable. In the holder there is a releasably mounted instrument sleeve for securing the laparoscopic instrument. The instrument sleeve has a pair of internally mounted clamping elements and an externally mounted securing nut coupled via a deflecting transmission to a motor unit attached to the platform.
US09610132B2	Surgical instrument for assisting in distinguishing anterior capsule during cataract surgery The present invention relates to a surgical instrument for cataract surgery, and provides the surgical instrument for assisting in distinguishing the anterior capsule during cataract surgery, including a ring-shaped body; and a light source provided on a bottom surface portion of the body.
US09610129B2	Medical manipulator A medical manipulator having: a longitudinal member; an arm body portion; a first bending portion; a second bending portion; an angle wire; a connecting rod; an operating wire; an arm operating portion including a guide member; wherein the arm operating portion has: a link portion; turning member; and an operating lever; wherein the turning member has: a rotating shaft which is slidably supported by the guide member so as to rotate around a coupling portion; and a guided member which is slidably engaged by the guide member so as to rotate around the rotating shaft in accordance with an operation of the operating lever.
US09610127B2	Protective container for holding reusable diagnostic components A protective container for holding a reusable control part of a transcutaneous sensor system for detecting at least one analyte in a bodily fluid is disclosed. The control part includes at least one coupling, which has at least one sensor coupling for connection to at least one transcutaneous sensor. The protective container has at least one container housing. The control part can be held in the container housing. The container housing is adapted to shield the control part from environmental influences. The container housing also has at least one connector which can be connected to the coupling and seals the latter in a media-tight fashion.
US09610125B2	Laser system and method for the treatment of body tissue A laser system for body tissue treatment has laser source, control device, scanner, and handpiece with treatment head transparent to the laser beam. An incoming laser beam section enters the treatment head longitudinally. The treatment head has a conical output surface with a minimum and a maximum surface radius and a half opening angle for total reflection of the incoming beam section. The reflected beam section is refracted radially into an emerging beam section away from the treatment head through the output surface. The incoming beam section has at the output surface a mean diameter that is ≦a difference of maximum surface radius and minimum scanning radius. A conical scanning surface as a part of the conical output surface extends from the minimum scanning radius to the maximum surface radius. The control device controls the scanner for scanning the conical scanning surface with the incoming beam section.
US09610124B2	Medical laser with electronic shutter A medical laser using solely an electronic shutter circuit for controlling the laser output, without any mechanical shutter mechanism, is provided for use in clinical applications. The medical laser has several advantages compared to medical lasers with mechanical shutters. These advantages can be defined in terms of the speed of the electronic shutter, increased reliability, increased safety, smaller and less expense. The medical laser according to the invention will shut the laser down in less than 100 microseconds making it far superior to what would be possible with a typical mechanical shutter which would take at least 10 ms to disable the laser. Safety and reliability is a result of an electronic shutter circuit with at least two current sensors, at least two photodetectors and a set of one, two or three fast electronic safety switches.
US09610119B2	System and method for assessing the formation of a lesion in tissue A method and system for assessing lesion formation in tissue is provided. The system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to acquire magnitudes for a component of a complex impedance between an electrode and tissue, and the power applied to the tissue during lesion formation. The ECU is configured to calculate a value responsive to the complex impedance component and the power. The value is indicative of a predicted lesion depth, a likelihood the lesion has reached a predetermined depth, or a predicted tissue temperature. The method includes acquiring magnitudes for a component of a complex impedance between an electrode and tissue and the power applied during lesion formation. The method includes calculating a value responsive to the complex impedance component and the power, the value being indicative of a predicted lesion depth, a likelihood the lesion has reached a predetermined depth, and/or a predicted tissue temperature.
US09610117B2	System for use in treatment of vertebral fractures Methods and devices that displace bone or other hard tissue to create a cavity in the tissue. Where such methods and devices rely on a driving mechanism for providing moving of the device to form a profile that improves displacement of the tissue. These methods and devices also allow for creating a path or cavity in bone for insertion of bone cement or other filler to treat a fracture or other condition in the bone. The features relating to the methods and devices described herein can be applied in any region of bone or hard tissue where the tissue or bone is displaced to define a bore or cavity instead of being extracted from the body such as during a drilling or ablation procedure.
US09610110B2	Bone treatment systems and methods The present invention relates in certain embodiments to medical devices for treating vertebral compression fractures. More particularly, embodiments of the invention relate to instruments and methods for controllably restoring vertebral body height by controlling the flow of bone cement into the interior of a vertebra and the application of forces causes by the cement flow. An exemplary system utilizes Rf energy in combination a conductive bone cement for selectively polymerizing the inflow plume to increase the viscosity of the cement. In one aspect of the invention, the system utilizes a controller to control bone cement flow parameters to either allow or disallow cement interdigitation into cancellous bone. A method of the invention includes pulsing the flows of bone cement wherein high acceleration of the flow pulses can apply expansion forces across the surface of the cement plume to reduce a vertebral fracture.
US09610109B2	Wedge shaped fracture fixation devices and methods for using the same Reduced bone fracture fixation devices and methods for using the same are provided. Aspects of the reduced bone fracture fixation devices include a body dimensioned to be positioned in a reduced bone fracture, wherein the body has a wedge shape configuration sufficient to exert a force on bone of the reduced bone fracture and maintain reduction of the reduced bone fracture. The devices, kits and methods of the invention find use in a variety of applications, such as in applications in which it is desired to repair a reduced bone fracture.
US09610106B2	Bone anchor systems Embodiments of the invention relate generally to tissue anchors and methods of delivering same to the intervertebral disc or other sites within the body. In some embodiments, the anchors provide pull-out resistance, stability and/or maximize contact with tissue involving a minimum amount of penetration. In some embodiments, delivery methods are minimally invasive and include linear, lateral, and off-angle implantation or driving of anchors along, against or within tissue surfaces.
US09610104B2	Percutaneous pedicle screw revision system The present invention describes a system, devices and methods for percutaneous pedicle screw revision procedures. The present invention utilizes a tulip rod stub/connector adapted to be used to extend pedicle screw/rod constructs with minimal disruption to surrounding soft tissue and without having to remove existing hardware.
US09610099B2	Tissue fixation device to grasp, retain and release tissue Tissue fixation members 18 interact with a housing 12 to hold tissue relative to the housing and allow the orientation and position of the grasped tissue to be manipulated with improved efficacy. The tissue fixation members can be easily and quickly moved between deployed and retracted positions to reversibly grasp and release tissue.
US09610093B2	Microblister skin grafting The present invention generally relates to devices for harvesting a skin graft(s). The present invention provides a blister raising device integrated with a member for cutting the blister.
US09610089B2	Compact endoscopic surgical blade assembly and method of use thereof An endoscopic surgical device comprising a slotted clear cannula, a blade and a housing, wherein the cannula is attached to the housing, and wherein the blade is enclosed in the housing and is slidable into the cannula is disclosed. The blade is enclosed within the housing and cannula, and has a horizontally-oriented pushing component and a vertically-oriented cutting component that protrudes through the slot of the cannula. A method for a performing an operative procedure on a target tissue in a subject using the endoscopic surgical device is also described.
US09610084B2	Method and apparatus for hip replacements A hip replacement method in which includes making an anterior incision and a lateral incision proximate the hip joint. The method next includes preparing a femoral passage directed along an axis of the femoral neck of the femur. An acetabulum reamer coupled to a femoral elongate element installed in the femoral passage is used to ream the acetabulum. The femoral head is prepared using a tool coupled to a femoral elongate element installed in the femoral passage. An acetabular prosthesis is then installed using a femoral elongate element installed in the femoral passage. A femoral prosthesis is installed using a femoral elongate element installed in the femoral passage. All of the foregoing steps are performed without dislocating the hip joint.
US09610082B2	Apparatus and method for heart valve repair A device 10 for gathering tissue in a patient includes an elongated catheter 14 and a capture assembly 13 at a distal portion of the catheter. The capture assembly has a closed side 18 and a door 20 rotatable between an open condition and a closed condition. The closed side 18 of the capture assembly 13 and the door 20 in the closed condition may collectively define a tissue capturing compartment 19. Movement of the door 20 from the open condition to the closed condition adjacent the tissue may capture a portion 44 of the tissue in the tissue capturing compartment 19. A clip may then be applied from the capture assembly 13 to the captured tissue 44 to hold the tissue substantially in a gathered configuration.
US09610080B2	Staple line reinforcement for anvil and cartridge A surgical buttress for use in a surgical stapling apparatus is provided. The surgical buttress includes an elongate rectangular body portion defining a width; a nose portion integrally formed with and extending from a distal end of the body portion, the nose portion defining a width that is less than the width of the body portion; a neck portion integrally formed with and extending from a distal end of the body portion, the neck portion defining a width; a head portion integrally formed with and connected to a distal end of the neck portion, the head portion defining a width; and a tail portion integrally formed with and extending from a proximal end of the body portion, the tail portion defining a width that is less than the width of the body portion. The surgical buttress is formed from a material having filaments.
US09610065B2	Probe control method and apparatus Disclosed are a probe control method and apparatus and an ultrasound system which apply a mounting signal used to sense a mounting status of a probe, detect the mounting signal transferred through a cable, and automatically activate/deactivate the probe according to a change in a sensed mounting status.
US09610061B2	Vascular characterization using ultrasound imaging Ultrasound methods and/or systems provide for the motion tracking of both vessel wall motion and blood flow (e.g., with use of high frame rate ultrasound pulse echo data and speckle tracking both wall motion and flow can be tracked simultaneously).
US09610060B2	Method of monitoring a fetal heart rate The invention relates to a method of monitoring a fetal heart rate, the method comprising: providing a first measurement head (104) and a second measurement head (106) and a sensor (200), the sensor (200) being comprised in the first measurement head (104) or the second measurement head (106), the sensor (200) being adapted to sense the maternal heart rate, the first measurement head (104) being adapted to sense maternal-fetal related medical data and the second measurement head (106) being adapted to sense the fetal heart rate, measuring the maternal heart rate by acquiring maternal heart rate data using the sensor (200), measuring the fetal heart rate by acquiring fetal heart rate data using the second measurement head (106), acquiring the maternal-fetal related medical data, detecting maternal-fetal heart rate coincidences by analyzing the maternal heart rate data and the fetal heart rate data.
US09610055B2	X-ray CT apparatus and image processing apparatus The X-ray CT apparatus includes an X-ray tube, a high-voltage power supply, an X-ray detector and a processing circuitry. The processing circuitry reconstructs, as a first image, any of a monochromatic X-ray image and a polychromatic X-ray image on a basis of pre-reconstruction data acquired by scanning an object, the polychromatic X-ray image being taken in a first X-ray energy band. The processing circuitry reconstructs, as a second image, a polychromatic X-ray image taken in a second X-ray energy band wider than the first X-ray energy band on a basis of a pre-reconstruction data acquired by scanning the object. The processing circuitry identifies an area of a correction target in the first image as a correction area. The processing circuitry corrects the correction area in the second image on a basis of the first image.
US09610051B2	Scanning of a human body part with high-energy radiation emitted by the body part A scanner for scanning a body part of a human, such as, for example, a breast of a woman includes a supporting part for the upper body of a human, a receiving space for the body part to be scanned, possibly a compression device for pressing against the body part introduced into the receiving space, and a camera which is arranged to form an image of the body part introduced into the receiving space and pressed against by the compression device, with the aid of high-energy radiation emitted by the body part. The camera includes a collimator having a movable collimator part which has an incident surface facing towards the receiving space. The collimator defines and delimits an astigmatic, two-dimensional collection of radiation channels for the high-energy radiation.
US09610043B2	System and method for producing parametric maps of optoacoustic data A method is disclosed for creating and outputting a masked parametric map that reflects parameters in a first parametric map and second parametric map. First and second parametric maps are generated, and then a masked parametric map that reflects parameters in the first and second parametric maps is generated. The first parametric map may be based upon portions of two optoacoustic images created using differing wavelengths of light. The first parametric map is reflective of areas within the volume of tissue that have a differing response to the longer wavelength light event compared to the shorter one. The second parametric map is reflective of areas within the volume of tissue that have a stronger response to the longer and shorter wavelength light events than the surrounding areas. A masked parametric map is output which is reflective of a combination of information in the first and second parametric maps.
US09610041B2	Fixation mechanism assembly and method for implantable devices Fixation mechanism assemblies and methods are disclosed. A fixation mechanism assembly can include a first fixation member and a second fixation member moveably engaged with the first fixation member. The first fixation member can include a housing having a tissue facing surface and an opposing non-tissue facing surface, one or more guide apertures extending between the tissue facing surface and the non-tissue facing surface, and one or more first fixation elements. The first fixation member includes a longitudinal body and a proximal end attached to, or integrated with, the tissue facing surface of the housing. The second fixation member can include one or more second fixation elements. The second fixation element can correspond to a guide aperture and includes a longitudinal body, a proximal end attached to, or integrated with, the second fixation member, and a distal end movable through the corresponding guide aperture.
US09610036B1	Quantifying muscle and tendon fatigue during physical exertion A method and apparatus for monitoring musculoskeletal performance. A person repeatedly performing a physical task is monitored using a sensor system to generate task performance data. A simulation of the person performing the physical task over a number of cycles is run using a musculoskeletal model for the person and at least one of the task performance data and task description data. Muscle activation data and tendon force data are generated based on the simulation. Muscle fatigue and tendon fatigue resulting from performing the physical task are simulated for each cycle using a fatigue model system, the muscle activation data, and the tendon force data. The musculoskeletal model is adjusted to account for the muscle fatigue and the tendon fatigue after each cycle and prior to a next cycle. A prediction is made as to when a predetermined risk threshold for the person is reached based on the simulation.
US09610035B2	Method and system for maintaining a state in a subject A method of maintaining a state in a subject includes measuring one or more physiological parameters of the subject, calculating, using the measured parameter(s), a value, determining if the calculated value is below a lower threshold or above an upper threshold, and generating an output to the subject if the calculated value is determined to be below the lower threshold or above the upper threshold. In one embodiment, the generating an output to the subject includes generating a first output if the calculated value is determined to be below the lower threshold and generating a second output if the calculated value is determined to be above the upper threshold, the second output being different from the first output.
US09610023B2	System and methods for computing activation maps Systems and methods can be used to determine activation information for points along a surface or selected region of interest. In one example, a computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method that includes computing a local activation vector based on relative timing among electrical signals corresponding to neighboring points of a plurality of points on a surface envelope. An activation time can be computed for each of the plurality of points as a function of corresponding local activation vectors.
US09610018B2	Systems and methods for measurement of heart rate and other heart-related characteristics from photoplethysmographic (PPG) signals using collision computing In a noninvasive system for measurement of heart rate and other heart-related characteristics a photoplethysmogram (PPG) obtained from a tissue is divided into several feature waveforms, each corresponding to a PPG window of a particular length. Conditioned features, containing frequency components specific to heart-related events, are derived from the features by modulating a carrier kernel with such features. The conditioned features are computationally collided with one or more Zyotons that are co-dependent with the conditioned features. For each conditioned feature, one or more collisions selectively amplify frequency components in features sourced from PPG, and respective energy change values are obtained from such amplified energy portions. The resulting energy change values are analyzed to determine a smallest time-window likely containing heart rate and other heart-related events in the PPG data stream. Over time, the detected events are grouped and analyzed to determine heart rate and other heart-related characteristics.
US09609994B2	Cleaning apparatus for cleaning mop material and method of cleaning mop material A cleaning device (14) for cleaning mop material (33) which freely hangs from a holder (31,32), having an opening (15) in which the hanging mop material (33) is receivable, including a pair of bristle carrying parts (22, 24), each of the bristle carrying parts (22, 24) being rotatable about a respective axis (22a, 24a) by at least one motive device in opposite senses of direction such as to draw the hanging mop material (33) between the bristle carrying parts (22, 24), whereby bristles carried by the bristle carrying parts (22, 24) engage the mop material, and a method of cleaning mop material which freely hangs from a holder, using the cleaning device (14), the method including resisting the drawing-in of the mop material between the bristle carrying parts (22, 24), so that the bristles act on and brush the mop material.
US09609992B2	Jewellery cleaning wipe It is surprisingly found that when diamond particles are embedded into an alcohol wipe, the cleansing wipe that is formed is extremely useful at cleaning diamond jewellery in the home. It is also surprising that, given the abrasive nature of diamond, the diamond particles result in a satisfactory clean without causing any damage to the surface of the diamond being cleaned. The final result is that the cleaned diamond has recovered most of its original fire, life and brilliance.
US09609974B2	Hang-it-all curtain system An improved, simpler, and more cost effective method for hanging multiple layers of curtaining with reduced damage to the casement of a window or of the walls around a window. An e-shaped hook (1) wraps around an existing bracket (3) utilized to hang a primary curtain rod. The hook (1) then extends down from the bracket (3) ending in a lateral prong at a right angle to the bracket (3) and perpendicular to the original curtain rod, pointing toward the center of the window. This prong is then inserted into the aperture of a telescoping rod with an internal spring adjustment referred to as a spring tension rod (2). The spring tension rod (2), due to its internal spring, allows for the rod to be inserted onto the hook (1) and be released from the hook (1) without the removal of the hook (1) from the bracket (3).
US09609969B1	Deformable elastomeric valve and valve assembly An elastomeric valve includes a barrel having one or more walls defining an interior fluid pathway. The barrel is deformable between a non-deformed state and a deformed state. The elastomeric valve further includes a gate assembly of two or more gate elements forming a tapering volume projecting into the fluid pathway from the one or more walls of the barrel. In at least some examples, each gate element joins the barrel at a reduced cross-section that forms a hinge of that gate element. The two or more gate elements interface with each other along one or more gate boundaries to collectively block the fluid pathway in the non-deformed state and separate from each other along the one or more gate boundaries in the deformed state to permit fluid flow through the gate assembly.
US09609966B2	Disposable cup with removable scripture stickers A cup with a lid and removable scripture stickers is provided. The cup includes an inner surface, an outer surface, and a rim forming an opening into the cup. The lid is releasably attachable to the rim of the cup, thereby covering the opening. At least one sticker having a scripture is attached to the outer surface of the cup. A folded paper is releasably attached to the top of the lid.
US09609964B1	Positive locking hanging system A positive locking hanging system is specifically adapted for locking a panel to a wall. The system includes a first elongated mounting member that is configured to be mountable to a wall, and a second elongated mounting member configured to be attachable to a panel. When the first elongated mounting member and the second elongated mounting member are engaged, notches in the first and second elongated mounting members are aligned to form a locking channel. A user may lock the second elongated mounting member to the first elongated mounting member (i.e., lock the panel to the wall) by inserting a locking element into the locking channel. The locking element constrains the movement of the elongated mounting members which results in the panel being locked to the wall. As a result, this may address seismic concerns such as an earthquake, and may prevent a thief from merely removing the panel from the wall when the locking element is inserted.
US09609947B1	Hinge mounted cabinet A hinge mounted cabinet (1) that can be assembled from one or more sections (22) using a plurality of internal support channels (15) that are locked together using splines (23) and caps (31, 32) to form a main body (2) of the cabinet. An exterior support channel (39) allows hinge hanging brackets (40) to be easily positioned to accommodate various sized door and hinge configurations.
US09609944B2	Modular portable bar system There is a modular furniture system having at least one wall, at least two support units, and at least one counter unit. The wall unit typically has a front surface, a back surface, and at least a first support tab and a second support tab. Each of the support units is capable of being coupled or joined to the wall unit. The counter unit can then be rested upon the wall unit and support units. Any number of wall units, support units, and counter units may be used in constructing the furniture system. The wall units and counter units may be curved or straight or bear other shapes to create unique overall pieces of furniture. In some embodiments, the furniture system may manifest itself as a portable bar.
US09609938B1	Waterproof backpacks and carrying bags A pack, which may or may not be a backpack, includes a pack portion made of a flexible material and includes a main interior storage compartment. The pack includes a foldable flap including a front region having an upper portion that, when the foldable flap is unfolded, faces outward and is visible. An aperture, which is included in upper portion of the front region of the foldable flap, is selectively openable when the foldable flap is unfolded to provide access to the main interior storage compartment. The foldable flap can be folded back over itself twice to provide a waterproof barrier against water or other moisture entering the main interior storage compartment of the pack through the aperture. Unlike a typical roll-top backpack, a height of the pack when the foldable flap is unfolded is substantially the same as when the foldable flap is folded back over itself twice.
US09609936B2	Cream-type cosmetic container Provided is a cream-type cosmetic container, which can easily discharge a highly viscous content without a separate pumping member by allowing a button part to downwardly move and then return to an original location and thus changing the internal pressure of the container body when a user pressurizes the button part, and thus can save the assembling time and the manufacturing cost.
US09609930B2	Protective enclosure for an electronic device A protective enclosure for an electronic device includes a hard shell cover that fits over the electronic device. The protective enclosure includes a membrane that is attached to the hard shell cover, the membrane configured to cover a portion of the installed electronic device. The membrane is located proximate a sound feature of the electronic device and the membrane can include an acoustic screen attached to an opening of the membrane, the acoustic screen configured to allow the transmission of acoustical waves to or from the electronic device through the membrane while the electronic device is installed in the protective enclosure.
US09609927B2	Abbreviated wallet device An abbreviated wallet device may comprise a foldable element with a first half comprising a proximal end and a distal end and a second half comprising a proximal end and a distal end. A lock tab may be coupled to the second half of the foldable element, and the lock tab may be disposed generally parallel to the second half of the foldable element. A hinge may couple the proximal end of the first half to the proximal end of the second half, and the hinge may be configured to allow the distal end of the first half to pivot relative to the distal end of the second half. A band may be slidably coupled to the first half of the foldable element, and the band may be movable between a first position proximate to the hinge and a second position proximate to the distal end of the first half.
US09609924B1	Bendable jewelry A bendable jewelry device in the form of an elongated structure has a first end and one or more elongated bodies. At least one of the one or more elongated bodies has a length extending from the first end to a second end of the body. The body is bendable along the length to wrap about a portion of an article of clothing. The first end portion has a means for attaching the first end to a portion of the article of clothing. The means for attachment is secured to the first end.
US09609917B2	Article of footwear incorporating tensile strands with an elongated cross-sectional shape An article of footwear may have an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The upper includes a base layer and a plurality of strands. The base layer forms at least a portion of an exterior surface of the upper. The strands are located adjacent to the base layer and form another portion of the exterior surface of the upper, the strands being unsecured to the base layer for a distance of at least five centimeters, and the strands having an elongate cross-sectional shape.
US09609911B1	Systems and methods for adjusting variable geometry, height, weight distribution dynamics in footwear devices and equipment An active footwear suspension system is disclosed. The footwear system provides dynamic suspension using at least one or more variable resistance beams. At least one or more VRB extends from a heel section and/or a front section to a force plate or platform section of the footwear, thus providing selectable suspension to the wearer. The selected rotation of the VRBs from a first position to a second position provides customized suspension between a minimum resistance to a maximum resistance per zone.
US09609888B2	Nutritional compositions containing synergistic combination and uses thereof A composition and method for enhancing brain development in a pediatric subject, the method including administering to the pediatric subject a nutritional composition having up to about 7 g/100 kcal of a fat or lipid source, wherein the fat or lipid source includes at least about 0.5 mg/100 kcal of milk or non-milk polar lipids; up to about 5 g/100 kcal of a protein source; at least about 15 mg/100 kcal of lactoferrin from a non-human source; about 0.015 g/100 kcal to about 0.15 g/100 kcal of a prebiotic composition including polydextrose and/or galactooligosaccharide; and at least about 5 mg/100 kcal of a source of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids.
US09609886B2	Method and packaging whole kernels A method for the packaging of popcorn kernels for popping in microwave ovens, in which the method comprises a stage of the dispensing popcorn kernels, a distribution agent, and a flavoring agent into a microwaveable package through an arrangement of independent discharge openings, adapted to supply and dose, respectively, the popcorn kernels, distribution agent, and flavoring agent.
US09609872B2	Antibacterial agent composition and antiviral agent composition comprising silicon-containing compound; antibacterializing method, cleaning/mouth rinsing method; method for fixing antibacterial agent and antiviral agent Disclosed is an antibacterial agent composition which is highly safe and has excellent antibacterial abilities, by using a silicon-containing compound that is obtained by a specific manufacturing method. The antibacterial agent composition has a more stable antibacterial component, and is capable of imparting antibacterial abilities to teeth, while being also capable of cleaning an article or the mouth. Also disclosed are: an antiviral agent composition which is highly safe and has excellent virus deactivation abilities; an antibacterializing method, a cleaning/mouth rinsing method, each using the antibacterial agent composition or the antiviral agent composition; and a method for fixing an antibacterial agent or an antiviral agent. The antibacterial agent composition may contain a silicon-containing compound which is represented by general formula (1) and obtained by reacting a specific triethoxysilyl compound in an ethanol solvent.
US09609851B2	Emergency leash A leash includes a container housing to be carried on a collar, chain, harness or other similar restraint, readily available for use. An outer end of a leash strap can be pulled by a user to dispense the leash strap for use, and the leash can be retracted and rewound in the container housing. The leash can be latched in a retracted configuration to prevent unwanted extension of the leash, and can be unlatched by a user for extension or storage of the leash in the retracted configuration. In one form the leash includes a thumb wheel that can be turned by a user on an inner rotatable spool in an unlatched position, and rotation of the thumb wheel is prevented in a latched position.
US09609847B2	Animal watering device An animal watering device includes a trough for holding water, a water conduit system in fluid communication with the trough and arranged to be connected to a water supply, an electric power consuming water level control system including a controller and at least one water level sensor arranged to sense a water level in the trough, and an electric power unit is provided. The electric power unit includes an electric generator and an electrically chargeable unit. The water level control system is connected to the electrically chargeable unit. The electric generator is connected to the water conduit system. The electric generator is arranged to be driven by water from the water supply and to charge the electrically chargeable unit.
US09609846B2	Covering for a pet crate A covering for an animal crate is described. In accordance with one implementation, a covering is configured to prevent an amount of an animal's hair, dirt, or mess created by the animal from escaping through at least one aperture located on a lower portion of a wall of a crate. The covering comprises a panel operably attached to the lower portion of the wall of the crate. The panel is of a length and height sufficient to prevent an amount of the animal's hair, dirt, or mess created by the animal from escaping through the at least one aperture located on the lower portion of the wall of the crate.
US09609841B2	Spinach hybrid SV3653VA and parents thereof The invention provides seed and plants of spinach hybrid SV3653VA and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of spinach hybrid SV3653VA and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a spinach plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another spinach 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 leaf and gametes of such plants.
US09609836B1	Maize inbred PH1TPT A novel maize variety designated PH1TPT and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH1TPT with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1TPT through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH1TPT or a locus conversion of PH1TPT with another maize variety.
US09609821B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV035789 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV035789. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV035789, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV035789 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV035789 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV035789.
US09609816B2	Melon hybrid SV5133MG and parents thereof The invention provides seed and plants of melon hybrid SV5133MG and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of melon hybrid SV5133MG and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a melon plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another melon 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.
US09609803B2	Agricultural product application in overlap areas By varying the agricultural product application rates when a product delivery system travels through predetermined overlap areas, the drawbacks of over seeding such overlap areas may be substantially reduced. As a result, a product delivery system may travel without stopping meter sections and without dragging a seeding tool through a completely seeded region.
US09609802B2	Assembly for angle adjustment An assembly for angle adjustment may be used with agriculture equipment such as planters, applicators and tillage equipment wherein deployment of a coupler upon a shaft to allow introduction of an angle is beneficial. A closing wheel assembly incorporating the assembly for angle adjustment allows control of the angle of a closing wheel to improve soil gathering action for delivery of more or less soil to the seed slot/open furrow generated by the opener or opener assembly of a planter (drill) row unit. Exemplary applications of the assembly for angle adjustment include row unit closing wheel assemblies, fertilizer applicators and strip tillage closing systems.
US09609801B2	Hand seed planter with soil-removing feature A seed planter capable of removing soil, which is capable of: forming holes in which seeds can be planted by applying downward pressure to soil furrows covered by vinyl and by removing the covered vinyl and soil all at once, and at the same time inserting a supply pipe into the formed holes such that the seeds, water, and a fertilizer can be selectively placed therein; enables the removed covered vinyl at a fixing pin and within a needle member; and has a measuring tape such that holes can be precisely formed at proper intervals for growing plants.
US09615494B2	Substrate conveyance mechanism and component mounting device A substrate conveyance mechanism includes conveyance units and a clamp mechanism. The conveyance units include a working unit corresponding to a working area for types of substrates having different sizes of length taken as objects, an area length of the working area being variable in accordance with the sizes of length, and a stand-by unit corresponding to a stand-by area for the substrate to be carried-in to the working area. The clamp members include commonly used first clamp members and second clamp members which are attachable and detachable and are selectively used in accordance with the sizes of length of the plurality of types of substrates in addition to the first clamp members.
US09615492B2	Electromagnetic gaskets for a cable connection A gasket assembly structure including a frame which includes a front half and a back half joined together with a plurality of interlocking tabs located around a perimeter of the frame, defining a window, and an electromagnetic gasket, constrained between the front half and the back half of the frame; where the electromagnetic gasket lines an interior perimeter of the window and partially extends from the frame into the window, and a passageway through the window of the frame with boarders defined by the constrained electromagnetic gasket. A housing structure including a receptacle recessed within an opening on a front side of the housing, the receptacle is rigidly attached to the housing, and a gasket assembly recessed within the opening and located between the front side of the housing and the receptacle, where the gasket assembly is directly secured to the housing.
US09615488B1	Datacenter aisle containment structure An air containment system for a datacenter. The air containment system includes horizontally slidable vertical rails that engage the rear rails to two adjacent server racks. The vertical rails can include a front face that is compressible to provide an airtight connection with the server racks. Filler plates attach to adjacent vertical rails and fill the space between a top of the server rack and the top of the rails.
US09615485B1	Computing system enclosure airflow management The disclosed technology provides systems and methods for an enclosure system with optimized internal dynamically controllable airflow distribution. The systems include a computing system enclosure, and an electroactive film adhered to a surface of the computing system enclosure and configured to redirect airflow distribution in the computing system enclosure. In another implementation, a method monitoring airflow distribution within a computing system enclosure with a plurality of sensors, and controlling an orientation of a programmable microstructure in an electroactive film adhered to a surface of the computing system enclosure based on results of the monitoring operation. In yet another implementation, the disclosed technology includes bimetallic baffles configured for utilization in a computing system enclosure to redirect airflow distribution within the computing system enclosure.
US09615480B2	Storage device assembly The disclosed technology includes an open frame storage device assembly for computing equipment. The assembly is configured to vertically suspend carriers, which hold storage devices, from a rack and to interconnect the storage devices to a computer system. The disclosed assembly provides high storage capacity, low weight, efficient cooling, and centralized power.
US09615477B2	Connecting device, flat panel device, image sensor, display and touch apparatus A connecting device for connecting a substrate unit and a chip unit includes a first flexible connection unit having at least one first wire extending from a first end to a second end on a surface of the substrate unit, and a rigid connection unit having at least one second conductive wire for electrically connecting to the first conductive wire. The chip unit is sequentially and electrically connected to the substrate unit first via the rigid connection unit and then via the flexible connection unit.
US09615471B2	Component carrier An apparatus having a component carrier assembly configured for supporting a component. The component carrier assembly having a first mating element and a connector assembly. The connector assembly including a connector communicatively coupled to the component and a second mating element. The first mating element is configured to operably engage with the second mating element to rotationally and slidably couple the component carrier assembly to the connector assembly.
US09615462B2	Capacitive touch sensor integrated with window panel and fabrication method thereof Disclosed is a capacitive touch sensor integrated with window panel, comprising: a transparent window panel substrate 311; a non-conductive opaque decorative layer 312 formed on a surface of said substrate along edges of the surface to define a transparent window area W on said substrate; a transparent conductive electrode pattern layer 313 formed over the window area of said substrate and said decorative layer; and a conductive wiring layer 314 formed at an edge of top surface of said transparent conductive electrode pattern layer 313.
US09615454B2	Transparent conductor, method of manufacturing the same, and electronic device including the transparent conductor A transparent conductor includes a metallic glass, and a method of manufacturing a transparent conductor includes: preparing a metallic glass or a mixture comprising the metallic glass; and firing the metallic glass or the mixture comprising the metallic glass at a predetermined temperature higher than a glass transition temperature of the metallic glass.
US09615453B2	Method for fabricating glass substrate package A substrate comprising a solid glass core having a first surface and a second surface opposed to the first surface; multiple conductors extending through the solid glass core beginning at the first surface and ending at the second surface, wherein one of the conductors has a third surface and a fourth surface, wherein the third surface and the first surface are substantially coplanar, wherein the second surface and the fourth surface are substantially coplanar, wherein one of the conductors comprise a copper-tungsten alloy material, wherein the solid glass core is directly contact with the conductor; and a first dielectric layer and a first metal layer formed at the first surface, wherein the first metal layer at the first surface is electrically coupled with one of the conductors.
US09615451B2	Porous alumina templates for electronic packages Interposers and methods of making the same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an interposer includes a region having first and second oppositely facing surfaces and a plurality of pores, each pore extending in a first direction from the first surface towards the second surface, wherein alumina extends along a wall of each pore; a plurality of electrically conductive connection elements extending in the first direction, consisting essentially of aluminum and being electrically isolated from one another by at least the alumina; a first conductive path provided at the first surface for connection with a first component external to the interposer; and a second conductive path provided at the second surface for connection with a second component external to the interposer, wherein the first and second conductive paths are electrically connected through at least some of the connection elements.
US09615448B2	Method for fabricating thin sheets of glass Fabrication of thin sheets of glass or other substrate material for use in devices such as touch sensor panels is disclosed. A pair of thick glass sheets, typically with thicknesses of 0.5 mm or greater each, may each be patterned with thin film on a surface, sealed together to form a sandwich with the patterned surfaces facing each other and spaced apart by removable spacers, either or both thinned on their outside surfaces to thicknesses of less than 0.5 mm each, and separated into two thin glass sheets. A single thick glass sheet, typically with a thickness of 0.5 mm or greater, may be patterned, covered with a protective layer over the pattern, thinned on its outside surface to a thickness of less than 0.5 mm, and the protective layer removed. This thinness of less than 0.5 mm may be accomplished using standard LCD equipment, despite the equipment having a sheet minimum thickness requirement of 0.5 mm.
US09615447B2	Multilayer electronic support structure with integral constructional elements A multilayer electronic support structure including at least one pair of adjacent feature layers extending in an X-Y plane that are separated by a via layer; said via layer comprising a dielectric material that is sandwiched between the two adjacent feature layers and at least one constructional element through the dielectric material spanning between said pair of adjacent feature layers in a Z direction perpendicular to the X-Y plane; wherein said at least one constructional element is characterized by having a long dimension in the X-Y plane that is at least 3 times as long as a short dimension in the X-Y plane and wherein the at least one constructional element is fully encapsulated within the dielectric material and is electrically isolated from its surrounding.
US09615441B2	Phase-lock loop synchronization between beam orbit and RF drive in synchrocyclotrons The invention specifies the use of feedback in the radio frequency (RF) drive for a synchrocyclotron, controlling the phase and/or amplitude of the accelerating field as a means to assure optimal acceleration of the beam, to increase the average beam current and to alter the beam orbit in order to allow appropriate extraction as the beam energy is varied. The effect of space charge is reduced by rapid acceleration and extraction of the beam, and the repetition rate of the pulses can be increased. Several means are presented to monitor the phase of the beam in synchrocyclotrons and to adjust the phase and amplitude of the RF to optimize the acceleration of the beam and to adjust the extraction and injection of the beam. Also, the use of a pulsed ion source that matches the acceptance window of the synchrocyclotron is described.
US09615434B2	Automatic and decentralized commissioning of replacement lighting units Lighting units, lighting systems, and methods are described herein for automatic and decentralized commissioning of a replacement lighting unit (140, 150, 250). In various embodiments, a replacement lighting unit may receive, from one or more remote lighting units over one or more communication networks, one or more identifiers associated with the one or more remote lighting units. The replacement lighting unit may also receive, from at least one of the one or more remote lighting units over the one or more communication networks, the lighting operation parameters associated with an inoperative lighting unit. The replacement lighting unit may then selectively energize one or more light sources (258) associated with the replacement lighting unit to emit light having one or more properties indicated in the lighting operation parameters associated with the inoperative lighting unit.
US09615433B1	Occupancy sensor with a bypass photo sensor A light with an occupancy sensor has a light fixture with a lamp and a power supply. The light fixture has a plurality of sidewalls defining a light fixture housing. An internal photo main sensor is mounted on a first sidewall of the light fixture. The internal main photo sensor is connected to a light controller and configured to send light sensor data to the light controller. An external bypass photo sensor is optionally mounted on a second sidewall of the light fixture. The external bypass photo sensor is configured to connect to the light controller and bypass the internal main photo sensor when the external bypass photo sensor is installed. The light controller is electrically connected to the external bypass photo sensor at least three contacts of the light sensor namely a first contact, a second contact and a third contact.
US09615427B1	Exploiting constructive interference from ambient conditions An optical system includes an optical illumination source, an optical receiver, a correlation determination circuit, and an ambient condition control circuit. The optical illumination source is configured to emit a light in the direction of a target object. The optical receiver is configured to receive a combined optical signal that includes an ambient light component combined with an interrogation component. The correlation determination circuit is configured to compare the combined optical signal with an ambient light signal to identify a correlation factor. The ambient condition control circuit is configured to compare the correlation factor to a low correlation threshold value and a high correlation threshold value, and, based on the correlation factor exceeding the low threshold value and being less than the high correlation threshold value, cancel the ambient light component from the combined optical signal to produce an interrogation signal including the interrogation component.
US09615412B2	Multi-sequenced LEDs on two or more wires The present invention is generally directed to sequencing two or more LEDs on two or more wires; if more than two wires are used, any two pairs of wires can be used as a pair of wires. Each pair of wires can be used to sequence two or more LEDs, and a sequencer can control sequencing of LEDs on multiple wires connected in a group, or in multiple groups of multiple wires. For a given pair of wires, a first group of LEDs is wired opposite a second group of LEDs so that only one group will emit light at one time depending upon the flow of an alternating current. Two groups of LEDs can also be created by using two different semiconductor materials alternately wired to a single anode and cathode pair of a single LED physical package.
US09615408B2	Cooking device A cooking system includes a cooking appliance with a microwave heat source and a cooking container for receiving food. The cooking appliance includes a cooking chamber having a muffle and a support device arranged on the muffle that positions the cooking container in the cooking chamber. The cooking container has a base and four side walls arranged transversely to the base as two opposing longitudinal sides and two opposing broadsides. The cooking container, at transitions from the two opposing broadsides to the two opposing longitudinal sides, has four corners, each of which has a rounded region having an external radius of at least 30 mm to maintain a minimum spacing from the muffle to counteract electrical flashovers between the cooking container and the cooking chamber.
US09615404B2	Consumable electrode arc welding method A consumable electrode arc welding method includes the detecting of a constriction formed in a molten droplet of the welding wire so as to reduce the welding current, the detecting of a smoothed value of the welding current, and the feedback controlling of the feed rate of the welding wire so as to make the smoothed value of the welding current correspond to a predetermined current setting value. The constriction detection is performed repetitively in a predetermined cycle. In each time of the repetition, the length of a constriction time, from the constriction detection till the arc generation, is measured. The number of constriction time lengths falling outside a predetermined range is counted. When the counted number is not less than a reference number, the transient response time of the feedback control is made longer.
US09615401B2	Methods and apparatus for updating a device configuration Methods and apparatus are provided for device configuration (e.g., feature segment loading and system selection). Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to operating a user equipment (UE) in a first radio access network (RAN) with a first set of modem features that supports the first RAN, detecting a second RAN not supported by the first set of modem features, and rebooting the modem software to load a second set of modem features that supports the detected RAN. For certain aspects, the first RAN may be a Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) network and the second RAN may be a Wideband-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) network or long term evolution network. This allows features to be loaded into memory (e.g., only) when they are required to support a detected RAN, rather than loading an entire image, thereby conserving DRAM and increasing efficiency.
US09615390B2	PCRN session architecture for roaming Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a node for creating a virtual IP-CAN session, the method including: receiving, at the network node, a S9 message; creating a S9 session; creating a virtual IP-CAN session associated with the S9 session; persisting the S9 session; and transmitting an answer S9 message.
US09615388B2	Communication method and apparatus using wireless LAN access point The present invention relates to a communication method and apparatus using a wireless local area network access point (WLAN AP). The communication method of the WLAN AP according to one embodiment of the present invention may include step of storing identifiers by correlating a first identifier to be used for the WLAN AP to identify user equipment (UE) with a second identifier to be used for an eNodeB (eNB) to identify the UE, step of receiving, from the UE, a first packet including the first identifier and data, step of creating a second packet, when the first packet is received, by combining the second identifier corresponding to the first identifier with the data of the first packet, and step of transmitting the second packet to the eNB.
US09615387B2	Connection method and electronic device A connection method, adapted for an electronic device is provided. The connection method includes the following steps: when the electronic device simultaneously performs a first wireless transmission and a second transmission through a first wireless communication protocol and a second wireless communication protocol respectively, determining a priority order of a first transmission event in the first wireless transmission and a second transmission event in the second wireless transmission; when the priority order of the first transmission event is higher than the priority order of the second transmission event, interrupting the second wireless transmission; when the first transmission event is finished, comparing the priority order of the second transmission event and a third transmission event in the first wireless transmission; when the priority order of the second transmission event is higher than the priority order of the third transmission event, interrupting the first wireless transmission and enabling the second wireless transmission.
US09615385B2	Method and access point for exchanging frames with a station in a wireless communication system Disclosed is a method for transmitting a signal of an access point (AP), comprising the steps of receiving a first frame from a first STA; and transmitting a second frame including a response to the first frame to the first STA, wherein the second frame induces the transmission of a third frame for the first STA to make the second STA set a network allocation vector (NAV), and the second STA is an STA unable to sense the AP.
US09615381B2	Communication method for cooperative multi-point and wireless device using same A communication method in a wireless communication system, and a wireless device therefore are discussed. The method according to one embodiment includes receiving a first control channel including first scheduling information on a first physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) to be received in a first subframe; receiving a second control channel including second scheduling information on a second PDSCH to be received in a second subframe; determining whether the first subframe in which the first PDSCH is to be received is overlapped with the second subframe in which the second PDSCH is to be received; and if the first subframe is determined as being overlapped with the second subframe, determining a valid subframe for receiving at least one of the first PDSCH and the second PDSCH.
US09615374B1	Directional channel measurement and interference avoidance A method in a communication network including a communication channel includes generating a first message, where the first message includes a field indicative of a direction along which a quality of the communication channel is to be measured, causing the first message to be transmitted to a target device, and receiving a second message responsive to the first message, where the second message includes at least one channel quality metric.
US09615369B2	Avoiding spurious responses with reconfigurable LO dividers Methods and apparatus including: setting up a plurality of configurations for a plurality of local oscillator (LO) paths of a carrier aggregation (CA) transceiver operating with a plurality of bands; calculating and comparing frequencies for each LO path of the plurality of LO paths and at least one divider ratio of LO dividers for each band of the plurality of bands to identify frequency conflicts; and reconfiguring the LO dividers for the plurality of LO paths and the plurality of bands when the frequency conflicts are identified.
US09615368B2	Multi-beam cellular communication system A cellular communication system comprising a plurality of geographically spaced base stations (2) each of which comprises an antenna arrangement (4, 6, 8) per base station sector, each of which antenna arrangements has an antenna element for generating an array of narrow beams (10, 12, 14) covering the sector. Timeslots are simultaneously transmitted over each of the beams so as to generate successive sets of simultaneously transmitted timeslots per sector. The timeslots are each split into multiple orthogonal codes, for example Walsh codes. The communication system additionally comprising a scheduling device (31) for allocating for successive sets of timeslots common overhead channels, including a common pilot channel, which are allocated to the same sub-set of codes of each timeslot in the set. For successive sets of timeslots different data traffic is allocated to the same sub-set of codes of each timeslot in the set. This effectively generates a sector wide antenna beam carrying the common overhead channels and a plurality of narrow teams each of which carry different data traffic. Inter-beam interference is addressed by the application of Adaptive Modulation and Coding and by an inter-beam handoff scheme. The handoff scheme ensures that when an end user equipment is located in a cusp region between adjacent beams the antenna arrangement simultaneously transmits data traffic to that mobile station on at least both of the adjacent beams.
US09615367B2	Method, device, and communication system for transmission control A transmission control method may include: determining, by an access device, a distribution of a downlink transmission time slot in a first subframe of a first wireless frame, where the first subframe is a special subframe in a case that the first wireless frame has a first configuration periodicity, or the first subframe is a downlink subframe in a case that the first wireless frame has a second configuration periodicity; generating, by the access device, control information for indicating the determined distribution of the downlink transmission time slot in the first subframe; and sending, by the access device, the first wireless frame to a user terminal, where the control information is carried in a downlink control channel of the first subframe of the first wireless frame, or the control information is carried in a previous subframe of the first subframe of the first wireless frame.
US09615366B2	Radio resource setting method, base station, radio resource setting system, and non-transitory computer readable medium A radio resource setting method according to the present invention is a method for, when there are a first communication area managed by a pico base station (100) and a second communication area including at least part of the first communication area and managed by a macro base station (200), setting radio resources that the pico base station (100) and macro base station (200) can use for wireless communication with a terminal (300), the radio resource setting method comprising: calculating determination conditions for determining whether or not to set radio resources whose use is limited in the second communication area; calculating a ratio of the radio resources whose use is limited in the second communication area; and setting the radio resources whose use is limited in the second communication area using the determination conditions and the ratio of the radio resources whose use is limited.
US09615351B2	Method, network device, and base station for paging narrowband terminal Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for paging a narrowband terminal. The method includes: determining that a paging message for paging a narrowband terminal needs to be sent; sending a paging message including narrowband terminal information to a base station, so that the base station obtains a radio capability of the narrowband terminal according to the narrowband terminal information and transmits the paging message according to the radio capability of the narrowband terminal.
US09615350B2	Notification management Systems, device and techniques are disclosed for determining whether a mobile device is in vehicle mode. A notification may be received while the mobile device is in vehicle mode and the notification may be determined to be important or unimportant. If the notification is determined to be important, then the notification may be provided to the user via an output mode (e.g., display or speaker). If the notification is determined to be unimportant, then the notification may not be provided to the user via the display until the mobile device is no longer in vehicle mode.
US09615347B1	Location positioning engine system and method A system for associating content with geographic boundaries, determining the location of a wireless handset relative to the boundaries, and delivering targeted content to the wireless handset is described. The application is configured to determine the location of the wireless handset based on the strength of signals received from the network components by the wireless handset. The application then filters content items by boundary and delivers at least one content item to the wireless handset when the wireless handset is located within the boundary.
US09615335B2	RFID contextual location determination and sensing In embodiments of RFID-based location determination for antenna power adjustment, a mobile device includes a RFID reader to interrogate and communicate with RFID tags. A control module can utilize a learning algorithm to determine a current location of the mobile device based on physical locations associated with the RFID tags, and an antenna power of a wireless transceiver can be adjusted for a signal strength of a wireless network based on the current location of the mobile device. The learning algorithm can maintain a database that includes information about particular locations or rooms within a residence, the signal strength of wireless networks at the locations, and identifiers of the RFID tags. The learning algorithm can learn context of a user's location with the mobile device to improve utilization of the antenna power of the wireless transceiver, and conserve battery power of the mobile device.
US09615325B2	Access point and method for aggregate MPDU (A-MPDU) and power-save multi-poll (PSMP) operation Embodiments of wireless devices and methods for aggregate MPDU (A-MPDU) communications in an IEEE 802.11n network are generally described herein. Two or more A-MPDU subframes are aggregated to form an A-MPDU. In some embodiments, an access point (AP) that is configured for power-save multi-poll (PSMP) operation transmits a PSMP burst comprising a PSMP sequence of two or more A-MPDUs to a plurality of mobile stations (STA) during a downlink phase of the PSMP sequence. During PSMP operation, the AP is to receive a PSMP sequence of two or more A-MPDUs from the STAs during an uplink phase of the PSMP sequence.
US09615324B2	Method for setting, in a wireless cellular telecommunication network, the power of the radio signals transferred in cells A method for setting power of radio signals transferred by a node and/or of the radio signals transferred by mobile terminals served by the node. The node: receives, from at least one neighbouring node, at least one parameter value used by the neighbouring node for setting the power of the radio signals transferred by the neighbouring node and/or of the radio signals transferred by mobile terminals served by the neighbouring node, determines, at least from the parameter value, a parameter value to be used by the node, sets the power of the radio signals transferred by the node and/or the power correction of the radio signals transferred by mobile terminals served by the node according to the determined parameter value, and transfers at least the determined parameter value to the at least one neighbouring node.
US09615315B2	Powerline communication network system having device that performs a joining process Disclosed embodiments include a system having one or more member devices coupled to a network and a power line communication (PLC) device. The PLC device is configured to identify available bootstrapping agents that correspond to the one or more member devices, each available bootstrapping agent having a corresponding personal area network (PAN) identifier, identify a target network having a PAN identifier to join, select a target bootstrapping agent from available bootstrapping agents associated with the target PAN identifier to use for a join process with the target network, attempt to join the target network using the target bootstrapping agent, and when the attempt to join is successful, transmit and receive PLC signals over at least one power line associated with the target network using a particular frequency band and a modulation scheme.
US09615307B2	System and method for managing prefixes A method for managing prefixes of a mobile node (MN) includes receiving a servable prefix and a cost associated with the servable prefix from a first router serving the MN, wherein the servable prefix is one of a plurality of prefixes assigned to the MN that is servable by the first router, deciding whether to release the servable prefix through the first router in accordance with the cost associated with the servable prefix, and releasing the servable prefix when the MN has decided to release the servable prefix.
US09615305B2	Systems and methods for facilitating efficient vertical handoffs in a wireless communication system Systems and methods are provided for performing efficient vertical handoffs in a wireless user device are provided. The user device can comprise a mobile phone, computer table, handheld computer, or other computer system capable of connecting to more than one mobile wireless network that use different wireless communication protocols. Various efficient scanning methods are disclosed that are efficient in terms of battery usage, thermal performance, processing power, throughput performance, or a combination thereof.
US09615304B2	Method for inter-RAT reselection decision based on unbalanced radio conditions and device for executing said method The invention relates to a wireless communication device (UE) configured to be operating in a wireless cellular network supporting a wireless technology standard. For solving the problem of blockage of the UE in regards with one cellular network the UE makes a comparison of communication conditions in downlink and in uplink in order to detect unbalanced communication conditions between downlink and uplink channels and, in case downlink communication conditions are acceptable, but uplink communication conditions show a degradation, initiate an inter-RAT reselection.
US09615297B2	Method for identifying user equipment to a femtocell The described method provides for an efficient method for user equipment (104) to identify when it is in proximity to an assigned femtocell (108) in order to be handed over to a femtocell from a macro cell. As the user the equipment moves within a macro cell (106) that is defined by a serving base station (102), it is determined (202) that it is in the range of or in proximity to the femtocell to which it is registered or subscribed. Upon notification that it is near the femtocell, the user equipment sends (204) a message to the serving base station of the macro cell indicating the user equipment has identified its femtocell. The serving base station then sends (208) a message to femtocell to turn on the femtocell so that a handover of the user equipment from the macro cell and serving base station and the femtocell can be initiated. The serving base station sends (212) a response to the user equipment indicating that the femtocell is ready to receive the user equipment as a part of handover procedure.
US09615296B2	System and method for scrambling code association A process for associating a cell with a detected scrambling code in a cellular communications network includes receiving cell data associated with the detected scrambling code, determining a set of candidate cells within a predetermined area, evaluating characteristics of each candidate cell of the set of candidate cells, and associating a cell identifier of a first candidate cell of the set of candidate cells with the detected scrambling code based on the evaluated characteristics.
US09615281B2	Method of transmitting and receiving signal to and from network at UE in wireless communication system and apparatus for the same A method of transmitting and receiving a signal to and from a network at a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. The method includes steps of logging information about failure of a first connection establishment procedure if the first connection establishment procedure with the network has failed, and transmitting the logged information to the network when a second connection establishment procedure with the network is successful.
US09615272B2	Method and system for obtaining radio access network (RAN) information of cellular telecommunications networks A system for obtaining information relating to an idle mobile station in a cellular network is provided. The system includes a computing platform which is in communication with a radio network controller of the cellular network. The computing platform is configured for (i) generating and sending an input signal through the radio network controller to the radio access network; and (ii) identifying in data outputted by the radio network controller an output signal resulting from the input signal, the output signal including information relating to at least one idle mobile station.
US09615271B2	Method and system for obtaining radio access network (RAN) information of cellular telecommunications networks A system for obtaining information relating to an idle mobile station in a cellular network is provided. The system includes a computing platform which is in communication with a radio network controller of the cellular network. The computing platform is configured for (i) generating and sending an input signal through the radio network controller to the radio access network; and (ii) identifying in data outputted by the radio network controller an output signal resulting from the input signal, the output signal including information relating to at least one idle mobile station.
US09615264B2	Multifactorial optimization system and method A method for providing unequal allocation of rights among agents while operating according to fair principles, comprising assigning a hierarchal rank to each agent; providing a synthetic economic value to a first set of agents at the a high level of the hierarchy; allocating portions of the synthetic economic value by the first set of agents to a second set of agents at respectively different hierarchal rank than the first set of agents; and conducting an auction amongst agents using the synthetic economic value as the currency. A method for allocation among agents, comprising assigning a wealth generation function for generating future wealth to each of a plurality of agents, communicating subjective market information between agents, and transferring wealth generated by the secure wealth generation function between agents in consideration of a market transaction. The method may further comprise the step of transferring at least a portion of the wealth generation function between agents.
US09615263B2	Method to improve the performance in cell range expansion using location based codebook subset restriction Systems and methods are disclosed for providing location-based codebook subset restriction. In some embodiments, location-based codebook subset restriction is provided in such a manner as to mitigate co-channel interference from a macro base station to User Equipment devices (UEs) in a cell range expansion zone of a Low Power Node (LPN) within a coverage area of the macro base station. In this manner, performance of the UEs in the cell range expansion zone is improved.
US09615261B2	Method and apparatus for incident task based allocation of service instances A method and apparatus for task-based allocation of services at an incident scene include determining assignments for a plurality of users at the incident scene, each of the plurality of users comprising a mobile device; identifying a group of the plurality of users performing a similar function near one another or at a same area; determining if the group is likely to be separated from a wireless local area network at the incident scene; and, in response to determining that the group is likely to be separated from the local area network, allocating service instances on at least one mobile device associated with the group.
US09615256B2	Method and apparatus for providing an access to a tethering service via an endpoint device A method and non-transitory computer readable medium for providing an access to a tethering service via an endpoint device are disclosed. For example, the method detects an attempt to access a non-network monitored service at an endpoint device, determines whether the endpoint device is authorized to access the non-network monitored service by sending a query to a service provider network, and provides an access to the non-network monitored service if the endpoint is authorized.
US09615245B2	Method and device for processing carrier aggregation capability The present invention relates to a method and device for processing carrier aggregation capability, which method comprises: sending, by user equipment, its own carrier aggregation capability to the network side; acquiring, by network side equipment, the carrier aggregation capability of the user equipment; and configuring, by the network side equipment, aggregated carriers for the user equipment according to the carrier aggregation capability thereof. In the present invention, the sending of the carrier aggregation capability to the network side by the UE enables the network side to acquire the UE's carrier aggregation capability, thus ensuring the normal operation of the carrier aggregation system.
US09615240B2	Accessibility management method and device for M2M terminal/terminal peripheral A reachability management method and device for a machine-to-machine/man (M2M) terminal/terminal peripheral are provided in the embodiments of the present document, which relates to machine-to-machine/man communications. The reachability management method for the M2M terminal/terminal peripheral provided in the present document includes the following steps: when selecting to switch to an M2M stub network, the M2M terminal/terminal peripheral sending a detach request message to a corresponding network side device, wherein the detach request message comprises a terminal signalling connection retention indication; and meanwhile, the M2M terminal/terminal peripheral sending a registration request message to an M2M gateway, wherein the registration request message contains an identifier of the network side device. A terminal, a network side device and an M2M gateway device are also provided in the embodiments of the present document.
US09615238B2	Synoptic emergency cellular device and system A medical cellular device for use during travel is described. The device includes a call module, a geographic location determining module, and an application containing personal medical information, a database of emergency numbers and corresponding geographic locations, and a security module for selectively controlling display of the personal medical information on the device. The device allows an emergency number to be selected from the database of emergency numbers according to a geographic location of the device determined from the geographic location determining module. The call module is configured to transmit a signal from the device to the selected emergency number. The application is configured to lock access to the personal medical information. In embodiments, the personal medical information and/or instructions that medical help is needed can be transmitted to the selected emergency number as well.
US09615237B2	Communication system, distribution information determination device, communication method, and non-transitory computer readable medium An object of the invention is to provide a communication system capable of broadcasting and distributing various types of messages. The communication system according to the present invention includes a network operator device (21) disposed in a network (20) managed by a carrier; and a distribution information determination device (30) disposed between the network operator device (21) and a plurality of application servers that provide an application service. The distribution information determination device (30) transmits, to the network operator device (21), a distribution message transmitted from any one of application servers according to an event notification transmitted from a communication device (10_1), and a distribution policy used to distribute the distribution message, and distributes the distribution message to a plurality of communication devices (10_1) to (10_3) based on the distribution policy.
US09615236B2	Freeing up mobile network for important phone calls in case of disaster According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for reducing load on a mobile network after the occurrence of a disaster event is provided. The method may include receiving a disaster location time. The method may include determining a target area based on the disaster location. The method may include determining target persons located within the target area. The method may include predicting the location of each target person based on historical movement data associated with each target person. The method may include determining a plurality of filtered persons based on the predicted location of each target person and the disaster time. The method may include determining a plurality of safe persons based on the filtered persons and a safety indicator. The method may include sending a safety notification to a plurality of concerned contacts associated with each safe person and blocking network traffic associated with each safe person.
US09615233B2	Method and system of managing distribution of alerts System and method of managing distribution of alert messages to a plurality of presentation devices. The system enables receiving an alert distribution request from an alerting source, including emergency situation data and indication of an area associated with the emergency situation, creating an alert message corresponding to the alert distribution request and identifying broadcasting operators, which enable distributing the alert message in the emergency area. Once the alert message is created and the broadcasting operators are identified, the system forwards the alert message to the identified broadcasting operators. The broadcasting operators broadcast the alert message to the plurality of presentation devices such as mobile devices, TV sets, radio devices, and the like.
US09615230B2	Method to manage multiple caller identities in a telecommunication system In a telecommunication system, providing to a recipient end point a caller identification (CID) from a calling end point, the calling end point including a default CID and at least one additional CID. the method includes receiving a call setup message from the calling end point, the call setup message including the additional CID, allocating a temporary end point for the call, from a pool of available end points, sending contact data for the allocated temporary end point to the calling end point, processing a first call received from the calling end point to the temporary end point, processing a second call to the recipient end point using the additional CID as the calling CID, and joining the first and second calls to generate a call from the calling end point to the recipient end point.
US09615228B1	System and method for identifying SMS messages from multiple originators using a shared shortcode To enable multiple message originators to share an SMS shortcode, originator identifying codes can be added to outbound SMS messages that prompt recipients to respond with response messages that include the originator identifying codes. The originator identifying codes can be added by a service provider that administers the SMS shortcode. When a response message is received on the SMS shortcode number, the service provider processes the response message content to extract the originator identifying code. The code and, optionally, a recipient ID can be used as a lookup to determine the intended originator that the response message is for. The response message can then be associated by the service provider with the correct originator for subsequent processing.
US09615224B2	Zero touch deployment over a wireless wide area network Presented herein are techniques for enabling the zero touch deployment of devices having an integrated wireless wide area network (WWAN) interface. In one example, a device with a wireless wide area network interface is initialized and attaches to the wireless wide area network. The device receives, via the integrated wireless wide area network interface, a data message that includes a configuration file for the device. The device extracts the configuration file from the data message and uses the configuration file to perform configuration operations.
US09615221B1	Device message management system A method and system for managing email or other messaging and attachments to messages which are forwarded to devices having limited processing and memory capacity. The method includes the steps of: receiving a user configuration categorizing messages for the user by elements of the message; accessing the user message datastore upon receipt of at least one new message for the user to a user data store; comparing said at least one new message to a set of user specific rules; rendering a message summary including at least one link accessible by the processing device, the link enabling action with respect to the message when selected by the user; and outputting the message summary to a user device.
US09615220B2	Method and apparatus for collecting feed information in mobile terminal A method and apparatus for collecting feed information in a mobile terminal are disclosed. The method and apparatus collects information explicitly clipped by a user as well as content items exchanged between users as feed information. The method for collecting feed information in a mobile terminal includes: detecting a share event corresponding to transmission or reception of content through a communication application implemented in the mobile terminal; generating feed information based on the content; and storing the generated feed information.
US09615214B2	Handling positioning messages Apparatus (30) is configured: to transmit angle-of-departure positioning messages from which a mobile device (11) can calculate a direction to the mobile device from the apparatus (30); and to transmit a point of interest packet data unit for providing a point of interest service to a mobile device (11), the first point of interest packet data unit comprising first data indicating a first range from a first point of interest.
US09615211B2	Server for home appliance network system A server (3) includes a server communication unit (302) for communicating with a portable terminal (1) and a home appliance (2), a position-determining unit (304) for acquiring information on a position of the terminal (1) during communication, an initial screen storage (305) for storing different position conditions and a collection of screen information defining respective content of initial screens corresponding to the conditions, and an activation unit (306). If position information obtained based on the information on the position acquired through the position-determining unit (304) corresponds to any position condition of the different position conditions, the unit (306) retrieves screen information defining content of an initial screen corresponding to the position condition from the storage (305) to provide the terminal (1) with the information.
US09615209B2	Systems and methods for facilitating integrated services for providing road-side assistance A system for facilitating multiple integrated services for providing road-side assistance via multiple assistance service providers to a user includes, a central computing device capable of communicating with the assistance service providers and the user over a wireless network, a user device associated with the user configured to transmit one or more assistance requests to the central computing device, and, a first assistance device associated with the one or more assistance service providers.
US09615205B2	Network service of a cellular communication network covering a geographical area A method for providing a network service of a cellular communication network covering a geographical area for a plurality of mobile terminals, the method comprising: defining a grid covering at least a part of the geographical area with grid fields, framed by grid lines and spaced by a grid spacing; providing grid information comprising reference point information and information on said grid spacing, generating crossing information in response to one of the plurality of mobile terminals crossing one grid line, based on said grid information and on position information of the at least one mobile terminal, and keeping grid field information for at least one grid field comprising identification information of the one mobile terminal when inside the one grid field based on said crossing information.
US09615199B1	Methods for identifying location of individuals who are in proximity to a user of a network tracking system An embodiment of the present invention is directed to comparing location information of devices associated with users and providing an indication or alert to at least one of the users about the proximity of another user. The users may be “buddies,” friends, family, or colleagues, for example. The indication or alert may include information about one of the other users in proximity, such as their geographic location or other information.
US09615198B2	Proprietary extensions in user plane location protocols Systems and methods are provided allowing for a vendor-defined payload in a standardized user-plane location solution/protocol, where proprietary extension support is introduced into one or more standardized solutions. In accordance with a first embodiment, a location payload consists of structures for transferring requests, assistance data, measurements and positioning instructions. Therefore, a proprietary extension is included in each of these structures so that, for example, proprietary assistance data can be requested in an appropriate structure. In accordance with another embodiment, a proprietary extension is introduced at the highest abstraction level. For example and in an actual implementation, a vendor can define that in the beginning of the proprietary payload, the proprietary extension is defined, whether the proprietary payload contains a request, assistance, etc.
US09615197B2	Communication method and device A method and device are provided to assist and accomplish a communication between two strange communication terminals without Internet connection. The method includes transmitting a broadcast package via Bluetooth, which comprises identity information of a first communication terminal, obtaining communication information sent by a second communication terminal after receiving the broadcast package, and communicated with the first communication terminal by the second communication terminal via Bluetooth, and assisting in completing a communication between the first communication terminal and the second communication terminal according to the communication information. The two communication terminal still can communicate with each other without Internet connection, and the position accuracy is improved by communicating with Bluetooth.
US09615196B2	NFC device configuration after device power up A NFC tag includes an NFC controller, with a secure element coupled to the NFC controller. The secure element is to send first configuration data to the NFC controller and not second configuration data. The first configuration data comprises data to be used by the NFC controller to generate responses to initial polling and anti-collision commands from an external NFC device and not data to be used by the NFC controller in processing a command from the external NFC device involving the use of an upper layer protocol. The second configuration data comprises data to be used by the NFC controller in processing a command involving the use of an upper layer protocol from the external NFC device.
US09615185B2	Dynamic sound adjustment Among other things, one or more non-transitory machine-readable media storing instructions are described. The stored instructions are executable by one or more processing devices to perform operations comprising analyzing an effect of noise in a spatial unit on sound in the spatial unit, at least part of the sound being produced by audio signals; selecting an adjustment curve among a group of adjustment curves based on one or more characteristics of the noise; and determining an amount of adjustment to be made to the audio signals based on the analyzed effect and the selected adjustment curve.
US09615179B2	Hearing assistance A system and a method of indicating the reception of voice in a hearing assistance system that is constructed and arranged to assist a user to better hear the voice of another person. The hearing assistance system includes a detector that is capable of determining whether or not speech has been received by the hearing assistance system. In response to detecting the reception of the voice of another person by the hearing assistance system, the reception of the voice of another person by the hearing assistance system is visually indicated.
US09615174B2	Arrangement and method for identifying and compensating nonlinear vibration in an electro-mechanical transducer The invention relates to an arrangement and a method for converting an input signal v into an output signal p(ra) by using an electro-mechanical transducer and for reducing nonlinear total distortion pd in said output signal p(ra), whereas the nonlinear total distortion pd contains multi-modal distortion ud which are generated by nonlinear partial vibration of mechanical transducer components. An identification system generates distributed parameters Pd of a nonlinear wave model (Nd) and lumped parameters Pl of a network model (Nl) based on electrical, mechanical or acoustical state variables of transducer measured by a sensor. The nonlinear wave model distinguishes between activation modes and transfer modes, whereas the activation modes affect the transfer modes, which transfer the input signal u into the output signal p. A control system synthesizes based on the physical modeling and identified parameters Pd and Pl nonlinear distortion signals vd and vl which are supplied with the input signal v to the transducer and compensate for the distortion signals ul and ud generated by the transducer nonlinearities.
US09615169B2	Digital communication system for loudspeakers A communication system for communicating with at least one loudspeaker is described where the loudspeaker is connected to audio equipment over standard two-wire speaker wire operable to carry an audio signal. The communication system includes a master node in electrical communication with a signal path carrying the audio signal between the audio equipment and the loudspeaker, the master node also including an interface with the audio equipment, a data encoder operable to encode data signals, a data transceiver operable to place the data signals onto the audio signal at frequencies above audio frequencies. The communication system also includes at least one slave node in electrical communication with the audio signal and each loudspeaker, the slave node including a data transceiver operable to receive data signals from the master node, a data decoder, and an interface able to communicate with the loudspeaker.
US09615160B1	Earphone system with retractable cables The earphone system with retractable cables includes a Y-shaped housing including a first earphone, a first cable winding take-up reel, a first cable connected to the first earphone and the first take-up reel, a second earphone, a second cable winding take-up reel, a second cable connected to the second earphone and the second cable winding take-up reel, a plug-in connector, a third cable winding take-up reel, and a third cable connected to the plug-in connector and the third cable winding take-up reel. The three take-up reels are disposed non-coaxially in the housing, for independently spooling the respective first cable, second cable, and third cable. The housing can include a Bluetooth module and a microphone. The third cable can be electrically connected to the earbuds and the microphone to carry audio signals to and from the earphone system when the plug-in connector is plugged into a mobile device.
US09615159B2	Method and device for supplying power for active noise cancelation earphone by utilization of power source of electronic equipment A method and device for supplying power for an ANC (Active Noise Cancelation) earphone by utilization of a power source of an electronic equipment. According to the power supplying method, power is supplied to a noise canceling circuit of the ANC earphone and its related circuits by the power source of the electronic equipment through a microphone contact, a left channel audio contact, or a right channel audio contact of an earphone jack of the electrical equipment. The power supplying device includes the ANC earphone and the electronic equipment. This invention enables the ANC earphone to directly obtain power from the power source of the electronic equipment, so that the ANC earphone is simple in structure, convenient to carry, suitable for mass production, low in production cost, and high in compatibility.
US09615154B2	Terminal having speaker and method of manufacturing the same A terminal includes a first upper carrier including a speaker grill housed as a separate piece in a penetrating hole formed at one surface, and a second upper carrier having an antenna pattern in at least one surface and being coupled to one end of the first upper carrier. A method of manufacturing a terminal having a speaker device, comprises forming a penetrating hole to house the speaker device at one surface of a first upper carrier, coupling a speaker grill to the penetrating hole, forming an antenna pattern at one surface of a second upper carrier separated from the first upper carrier and coupling the first upper carrier and the second upper carrier.
US09615150B2	Communication device and smart meter One embodiment is a communication device in which different wireless systems whose frequency bands are close to each other are installed. For a first wireless system, a first antenna using a first frequency band is provided. For a second wireless system, a second antenna using a second frequency band is provided. The first frequency band is set in a range wider than the second frequency band. The second frequency band is included in a part of the range of the first frequency band. An imaginary surface extending along the first antenna and an imaginary surface extending along the second antenna cross each other on their extension lines.
US09615144B2	Methods and systems for handling advertisements during a trick play mode Various arrangements for handling broadcast of advertiser content are presented. A plurality of frames of an advertisement may be analyzed for an advertiser-specific graphical identifier. A frame of the plurality of frames may be selected based on the advertiser-specific graphical identifier being present. The broadcast content may be encoded into a format for transmission to a plurality of television receivers. Encoding may include defining the frame selected from the plurality of frames such that the frame can be decoded independently of other frames of the plurality of frames. A subset of the plurality of frames may require decoding of the selected frame to be performed prior to decoding of any individual frame of the subset of frames.
US09615133B2	Control module of multimedia device and method for controlling multimedia device to generate image data required by display module A control module of a multimedia device for generating display data required by a display module is provided. The control module includes: a signal receiving and analyzing unit, configured to receive a first signal to accordingly generate a pre-boot command, and to receive a second signal to accordingly generate a boot command; and a processor, configured to perform a pre-boot process according to the pre-boot signal to generate the image data, to enter a waiting mode when the pre-boot process is complete, and to exit the waiting mode according to the boot command. The image data is not used to display an image by the display module when the processor remains in the waiting mode.
US09615131B2	System and method of motion detection on encrypted or scrambled video data streams Systems and methods of motion detection on encrypted or scrambled video data streams are provided. Some methods can include identifying macroblock size information for an encrypted/scrambled video data stream and using the identified macroblock size information to determine a presence of motion in the encrypted/scrambled video data stream without decrypting and descrambling the encrypted/scrambled video data stream.
US09615121B2	Broadcast receiver and tuning apparatus A broadcast receiver includes a processor that processes a broadcasting signal, a detector that detects a level of a signal of a first predetermined band of the broadcasting signal, and an adjuster that adjusts at least one of a characteristic and an operation of the processor based on the detected level.
US09615119B2	Method and apparatus for providing timeshift service in digital broadcasting system and system thereof A system and method for providing content in a digital broadcasting system are provided. The system includes a server for, after a lapse of a buffering time of a segment of the content, storing the segment, and for transmitting an updated Multimedia Presentation Description (MPD) including Uniform Resource Location (URL) information indicating a location where the segment is stored, and a client device for receiving the updated MPD, and for acquiring the segment stored in the location indicated by the URL information included in the updated MPD.
US09615115B2	Server side adaptive bit rate reporting A server receives metadata associated with an advertisement in a transport signal stream from an encoder, the metadata identifying a specified frame of the transport signal stream corresponding to a point in time of the advertisement. The server instructs an encoder, by a server, to insert a marker into the specified frame of the transport signal stream, the marker identifying the point in time of the advertisement. The server receives data from a smart appliance. The server detects the marker in the data. The server identifies the marker as the specified frame of the transport signal stream played by the smart appliance. The server maps the marker to the identified point in time of the advertisement.
US09615112B2	Method, system, player and mobile terminal for online video playback A method for online video playback includes: loading the first video segment corresponding to the lowest class of bit rates from the version of the lowest class of bit rates at an initial playback; and choosing to load and play a video segment corresponding to an appropriate class of bit rates according to the bit rate corresponding to the current network traffic and the resolution supported by a playing terminal after the video has been playing steadily. The method for online video playback can automatically choose to play videos encoded at an appropriate bit rate according to the current internet speed so that the playback is smooth and uninterrupted.
US09615106B2	Method of decoding video data Provided is a method derives a reference picture index and a motion vector of a current prediction unit, generates a prediction block of the current prediction unit using the reference picture index and the motion vector, generating a residual block by inverse-scan, inverse-quantization and inverse transform, and generates reconstructed pixels using the prediction block and the residual block. Prediction pixels of the prediction block is generated using an interpolation filter selected based on the motion vector. Accordingly, the coding efficiency of the motion information is improved by including various merge candidates. Also, the computational complexity of an encoder and a decoder is reduced by selecting different filter according to location of the prediction pixels determined by the motion vector.
US09615104B2	Spatial variant dependency pattern method for GPU based intra prediction in HEVC Systems, apparatus and methods are described including operations for graphics processing including spatial variant dependency pattern processing for GPU based intra prediction.
US09615102B2	Method and apparatus for processing components of an image A method for processing components of an image for coding a sample of the image, the image being composed of a first type of component and a second type of component, wherein samples of the second type of component are predictable from samples of the first type of component using a prediction model, computing one parameter value for use in representing, in the prediction model, the link between the first type of component and the second type of component; detecting, whether or not, one type of error exists in one such computed parameter value of the prediction model and in the case where a first type of error is detected; adapting the computed parameter value to correct for the error detected; and predicting a sample of the second type from a sample of the first type using the prediction model and the adapted parameter value.
US09615099B2	Image coding method, image decoding method, image coding apparatus, image decoding apparatus, and image coding and decoding apparatus An image coding method of coding an image on a per coding unit basis, the method comprising: applying a frequency transform to luminance data and chrominance data of transform units in the coding unit including predetermined blocks each corresponding to one or more of the transform units; and coding the luminance data and the chrominance data to which the frequency transform has been applied to generate a bitstream in which the luminance data and the chrominance data are grouped on a per predetermined block basis.
US09615097B2	Method of deriving motion information A method is provided for reconstructing video data using a merge mode. A merge list is constructed using available spatial and temporal merge candidates. A merge candidate on the merge list corresponding to a merge index is determined as motion information of a current prediction unit;. A predicted block of the current prediction unit is generated using the motion information. A transformed block is generated by inverse-quantizing a block of quantized coefficients using a quantization parameter. A residual block is generated by inverse-transforming the transformed block. A reconstructed block is generated using the predicted block and the residual block.
US09615095B2	Coding device, imaging device, coding transmission system, and coding method A coding device includes: an obtaining section configured to obtain moving image data including a plurality of pieces of image data reproducible at a predetermined rate; a determining section configured to determine whether coding of each piece of the image data of the moving image data obtained by the obtaining section is necessary, and output an indicating signal indicating image data set as a coding object or image data not set as a coding object; and a coding performing section configured to be supplied with the indicating signal, and code the plurality of pieces of image data obtained by the obtaining section while discretely reducing the image data according to determination of the determining section.
US09615094B2	Apparatus for decoding an image Provided is an apparatus for decoding an image that adaptively filters reference pixels according to an intra prediction mode and a size of a prediction block, and generates the prediction block according to the intra prediction mode. When the reference pixels for a second directional intra prediction mode are filtered, the reference pixels for a first directional intra prediction mode, that is closer to an intra prediction mode having a direction of 45° with reference to a horizontal mode than the second directional intra prediction mode is, are also filtered. The first and the second intra prediction modes exist between the horizontal mode and the intra prediction mode having the direction of 45° with reference to the horizontal mode. The number of intra prediction modes in which the filter is applied increases as the size of the prediction block increases.
US09615093B2	Method and appartus of adaptive loop filtering A method and apparatus receives input data for in-loop processing, where the input data corresponds to reconstructed or reconstructed-and-deblocked coding units of the picture. The input data is divided into multiple filter units and each filter unit includes one or more boundary-aligned reconstructed or reconstructed-and-deblocked coding units. A candidate filter is then selected from a candidate filter set for the in-loop processing. The candidate filter set comprises at least two candidate filters the said in-loop processing corresponding to adaptive loop filter (ALF), adaptive offset (AO), or adaptive clipping (AC). The in-loop processing is then applied to one of the filter units to generate a processed filter unit by using the candidate filter selected to all boundary-aligned reconstructed or reconstructed-and-deblocked coding units in said one of the filter units.
US09615087B2	Method for processing a compressed video stream For a compressed video stream formed of a sequence of compressed data packets, each compressed packet is assigned to a frame by processing the undecoded data packet. A frame includes packets. A first plurality of frames is assigned to a first sliding window and a second plurality of frames is assigned to a second sliding window. The first and second sliding windows have different frames. A first window indicator is calculated by determining a first indicator representing an average number of packets per frame within the first window, and/or a second indicator representing size information of the data within the first window. A second window indicator is calculated by determining a third indicator representing an average number of packets per frame within the second window, and/or a fourth indicator representing size information of the data within the second window. The first and the second window indicators are compared.
US09615081B2	Method and multi-camera portable device for producing stereo images A method and a multi-camera portable device for producing stereo images. The device has at least two image sensors, at least one of which is arranged on a first face of the portable device and a second one of which is arranged on a second face of the portable device opposite to the first face thereof. The method involves substantially simultaneously recording a first image containing a picture of an object and a second image containing a picture of a mirrored view of the object, obtaining the direction and the length of a mirroring vector from the distance ratio of a first distance in reality and a corresponding second distance in the second image, obtaining a capturing focal length of the second image sensor, and transforming the coordinate system of the first image sensor into the coordinate system of the virtual second image sensor to generate a stereo image pair.
US09615080B2	Object positioning method and device based on object detection results of plural stereo cameras Disclosed are an object positioning method and an object positioning device based on object detection results of plural stereo cameras. The method comprises a step of obtaining, when each of the plural stereo cameras continuously carries out tracking and detection with respect to each of objects, positional information of the corresponding object; a step of generating, based on the positional information of the corresponding object, a trajectory of the corresponding object; and a step of carrying out a merging process with respect to the trajectories generated corresponding to the plural stereo cameras so as to determine at least one object position.
US09615070B2	Video signal processing device and projection-type display device A black stripe detector is configured to detect a black stripe region of an input video signal in which a part of an effective region is a black stripe region, and to generate black stripe information. A keystone correction processor is configured to implement keystone correction processing for the input video signal, and to generate a keystone-corrected video signal. A black stripe information corrector is configured to correct the black stripe information which indicates a corrected black stripe region owned by the keystone correction video signal, to corrected black stripe information based on keystone correction parameters when the keystone correction processor performs keystone correction processing for the input video signal. A video signal processor is configured to implement predetermined video signal processing for the keystone-corrected video signal by using the keystone-corrected video signal and the corrected black stripe information.
US09615069B2	Light source unit and projector A light source unit includes: a plurality of elemental light sources each including one or more light emitting elements and one or more drive circuits; a control circuit; and a plurality of color band light characteristic measurement sections each configured to receive light to generate color band light characteristic measurement data. A plurality of the light emitting elements in the elemental light sources includes light emitting elements different in wavelength band of emission wavelength from one another. The color band light characteristic measurement sections are provided corresponding to a plurality of the wavelength bands. One or more of the color band light characteristic measurement sections include a first light intensity measurement section and a second light intensity measurement section. The control circuit generates light intensity indicating values and wavelength deviation indicating values, generates color phase indicating values, and performs first feedback control on the drive circuits.
US09615057B2	Transmission terminal, transmission method, and recording medium storing transmission control program A transmission terminal that communicates contents data including sound data with a counterpart transmission terminal, detects a delay time indicating a delay in receiving the contents data from the counterpart transmission terminal, and interrupts transmission of the contents data other than the sound data to the counterpart transmission terminal when the delay time exceeds a predetermined value.
US09615052B2	Device configuration using interference Methods and systems for generating and providing signals to a device, and configuring the device are disclosed. An example method can comprise identifying a device tuned to a first frequency, determining a signal configured to provide interference at the first frequency, and providing the signal to the device such that the device is caused to no longer be tuned to the first frequency.
US09615050B2	Topology preserving intensity binning on reduced resolution grid of adaptive weighted cells An image sensor and a pre-processing circuit adapted to associate weights respectively with cells of a grid. The cells respectively may include multiple contiguous picture elements of the image sensor. The pre-processing circuit may be configured to adaptively change the weights responsive to changes in the scene being imaged by the image sensor. The number of the cells per distance on the surface of the image sensor may be substantially less than the resolution of the image sensor. The cells which share the same weights may specify a region of interest on the image sensor.
US09615046B2	Image conversion apparatus and method reducing number of pixel counts processing An image conversion apparatus extracts from among pixel rows parallel to an object pixel row, a first pixel row overlapping an aperture shape; and further extracts a second pixel row having the number of pixels successively overlapping the aperture shape equal to or greater than that of the first pixel row. The image conversion apparatus calculates a value of a second pixel in the case of converting an original image, by referring to a storage unit that stores a value of a first pixel in the case of converting the original image. For example, the image conversion apparatus defines an average of the value of the first pixel in the case of converting the original image, a value of a diffusion source pixel (IN[5][2]), and a diffusion source pixel (IN[5][3]) as the value of the second pixel in the case of converting the original image.
US09615045B2	Image capturing apparatus and method for controlling the image capturing apparatus An image capturing apparatus comprises an image sensor and a generation unit configured to generate a signal of each of the pixels from the signals respectively read out from the plurality of charge accumulation units. The image sensor includes a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels including: a photoelectric conversion unit; a plurality of charge accumulation units for accumulating a charge generated in the photoelectric conversion unit; a control unit configured to control accumulation of charge in each of the plurality of charge accumulation units; and a readout unit configured to read out a signal corresponding to the charge from each of the plurality of charge accumulation units. The photoelectric conversion unit is formed in a first chip, and the plurality of charge accumulation units, the control unit, and the readout unit are formed in a second chip.
US09615037B2	Method and system for output of dual video stream via a single parallel digital video interface A method of operating a video camera includes capturing a scene of imaging data using the video camera, wherein the imaging data is characterized by a first bit depth and processing the imaging data to provide display data characterized by a second bit depth less than the first bit depth. The method also includes framing the imaging data and the display data and outputting the framed imaging and display data.
US09615033B2	Image sensor with transfer gate control signal lines There is provided an image sensor including at least three pixel transfer control signal lines, on a per line basis, configured to control exposure start and end timings of a pixel in order for exposure timings of a plurality of the pixels constituting one line in a specific direction to have at least three patterns.
US09615028B2	Method of displaying a pathological microscopic image, an information processing apparatus, a non-transitory computer-readable medium, and an information processing system A method of displaying a pathological microscopic image is provided. The method includes causing a display device to display a first area and a second area of a microscopic image, wherein the first area of the microscopic image is configured to be displayed in a first resolution and the second area of the microscopic image is configured to be displayed in a second resolution, and wherein the first resolution is lower than the second resolution; and causing the display device to display a first part of the first area in a first color different from an intrinsic color of the microscopic image, wherein the first part of the first area corresponds to the second area of the microscopic image, and wherein the first color includes one or more colors. An information processing apparatus, a non-transitory computer-readable medium, and an information processing system are also provided.
US09615023B2	Front-end event detector and low-power camera system using thereof The present invention relates to a front-end event detector for detecting the occurrence of an event before a signal process is generated, and a low power camera system maintaining the low-power mode when idle but activated in normal mode only when the occurrence of an event is detected in the front-end event detector. The front-end event detector according to the present invention comprises: an image sensor for obtaining analog image data and converting them into digital image data; a first buffer memory for storing the digital image data; a first comparator, wherein the next digital image data delivered from the image sensor is compared to the digital image data stored in the first buffer memory for generating activation signals when the occurrence of an event is detected and transmitting them to an external device; an image signal processor for image data processing the digital image delivered from the first comparator.
US09615022B2	High-resolution imaging devices using low-resolution sensors and compressive sensing exploiting joint sparsity A method and system for reconstructing an image of a scene comprises configuring a digital light modulator according to a spatially varying pattern. Light energy associated with the scene and incident on the spatially varying pattern is collected and optically focused on the photodetectors. Data indicative of the intensity of the focused light energy from each of said at least two photodetectors is collected. Data from the photodetectors is then combined to reconstruct an image of the scene.
US09614998B2	Mechanism for generating a hybrid halftone using a DMSSA screen A method is disclosed. The method includes generating a halftone screen using a Direct Multi-bit Search Screen Algorithm (DMSSA) to optimize a halftone pattern at each gray level.
US09614997B2	Gradation data generation device and method N is defined to be an integer of 2 or more, and K is a positive integer that satisfies K
US09614994B2	Image reading apparatus and image reading system Provided is an image reading apparatus including a first image reading unit which reads a surface of a medium which is transported along a transport path; a second image reading unit which reads a surface of the medium once the medium is mounted on a medium reading surface; and an opening/closing member switch between a closed position and an opened position with respect to the medium reading surface, in which at least a part of the medium reading surface overlaps at least a part of the first image reading unit in an apparatus height direction. In addition, at least a part of the opening/closing member overlaps at least a part of the first image reading unit in the apparatus height direction.
US09614993B2	Lighting device and image reading device A lighting device includes: a point light source; a light guide body which emits light from the point light source in a linear manner; and a connecting member provided on an end on a side of the point light source of the light guide body, wherein the light guide body includes a plurality of rods and a branching unit which branches an entering light beam, the connecting member includes a hole penetrating the connecting member, and the hole becomes wider toward the light guide body and a side surface of the hole inclines with respect to an extending direction of the rods such that a portion in which the light beam reflected by the side surface to enter the light guide body is concentrated on the reflecting surface and a portion in which the light beam is concentrated on the reflecting surface are not overlapped with other.
US09614992B2	Function execution apparatus, system, and computer-readable medium therefor A function execution apparatus including a controller configured to receive an alert from a server, the alert indicating particular information about a function of the function execution apparatus, display a notification about the alert, receive the particular information from the server, in response to receiving a first operation to the notification, receive display information for displaying the particular information from the server, display the particular information in accordance with the display information, receive a second operation while the particular information is displayed, and in response to receiving the second operation, display a specific screen image, the specific screen image including a specific certain image for instructing the function execution apparatus to execute processing indicated by the particular information.
US09614989B2	Scanner with detachable mechanism to release jammed paper A scanner with a detachable mechanism to release jammed paper includes a base a, a pickup roller, a pickup mechanism and a scanning module. The base includes an accommodating space and a feeding slot connected to the accommodating space. The pickup roller is rotatably disposed in the base and positioned between the accommodating space and the feeding slot. The pickup mechanism is disposed in the base and adjacent to the pickup roller. The scanning module is detachably disposed in the accommodating space. The scanning module forces the pickup mechanism against the pickup roller when the scanning module is placed in the accommodating space. A pressure exerted on the pickup roller by the pickup mechanism is released when the scanning module is removed out of the accommodating space.
US09614985B2	Information processing apparatus, method of controlling the same for cooperative operation of programs executed on platforms, and storage medium Provided are an information processing apparatus including a plurality of different software platforms and a method of controlling the same, in which service information provided by first software for operating on a first software platform of the plurality of software platforms is transformed into information that is able to be used by a second software platform of the plurality of software platforms and is registered, and second software for operating on the second software platform calls the registered information, the information is transformed into service information provided by the first software so that the first software is able to provide a service corresponding to the service information.
US09614983B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer program product An information processing apparatus has one or more programs to execute a workflow and receives an execution request for the workflow. The information processing apparatus includes a workflow storage unit to store therein one or more workflow definitions each defining a workflow including an execution sequence of one or more processes each executed by any of the one or more programs; a selecting unit to receive a selection of a workflow to be executed based on the workflow definitions stored in the workflow storage unit; an editing unit to edit the selected workflow to be executed in response to a user operation to edit the selected workflow; and a workflow controller to execute, in response to reception of an execution request for the edited workflow to be executed, the edited workflow by any of the one or more programs corresponding to a process included in the edited workflow.
US09614975B2	System, method and program product for triggering automatic transmission of emergency data during an emergency A method, system and program product for automatic distribution of emergency data during an emergency. The method includes loading an emergency planning and coordination program onto a computer system connected to a Voice over IP network and inputting emergency data for a location into the program. The method includes storing the data inputted to a database coupled to the system, and automatically transmitting, responsive to confirming receipt of a communication corresponding to an emergency number stored in the database, pertinent data from the emergency data accessed from the database to another computer system of an emergency service provider for distribution to one or more respective devices used by respective emergency responders available to respond to the emergency situation at the location, wherein the pertinent data transmitted to the respective devices used by the emergency responders available facilitates handling of the emergency situation at the location.
US09614974B1	Utilizing sip messages to determine the status of a remote terminal in VoIP communication systems There is a growing problem in correctional facility telecommunications systems in which parties on a voice call may connect inmate callers with restricted parties. Prison communication systems monitor calls to prevent such activity, but in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) environments such systems may fail to detect this activity. The present disclosure provides details of a system and method for using SIP messages common in VoIP environments to detect illicit activity initiated by a party on a voice call within a controlled environment. Scenarios are detected in which a called party connects an inmate caller to a restricted party via three-way call conferencing, call forwarding, or other call features. Corrective actions are then taken when such activity is detected, such as call blocking or alerting officials illicit activity is occurring.
US09614973B1	Voice over internet protocol credentials A computer-implemented method to provide voice-over-internet protocol (VoIP) credentials to a device may include receiving, at a system, first credentials from a device. The method may also include authenticating the device using the first credentials and after authenticating the device, obtaining, at the system, a device identifier for the device based on the first credentials. The method may further include establishing a connection between the system and a VoIP system configured to provide VoIP services and after establishing the connection, providing, from the system, the device identifier to the VoIP system. The method may also include receiving, at the system, VoIP credentials for the device. In some embodiments, the VoIP credentials may be configured to authenticate the device with the VoIP system such that the device is able to receive the VoIP services from the VoIP system. The method may further include providing the VoIP credentials to the device.
US09614969B2	In-call translation The disclosure pertains to a communication system for effecting a voice or video call between at least a source user speaking a source language and a target user speaking a target language. A translation procedure is performed on call audio of the call to generate an audio translation of the source user's speech in the target language for outputting to the target user. A notification is outputted to the target user to notify the target user of a change in the behavior of the translation procedure, the change relating to the generation of the translation.
US09614966B2	Method of safeguarding anonymity during a telephone communication and telecommunication system for implementing the method A method is provided for safeguarding anonymity during a communication with a correspondent, between a caller and a user being called. The communication has an anonymous nature. The method includes the following steps: upon receiving a response from the correspondent to the communication sent by the caller, putting the caller on hold; analysis of the response received from the correspondent, for determining whether the correspondent corresponds to the voicemail of the user being called; and in the case of a positive determination, playing to the caller an anonymous welcome message in which the identity of the user being called is masked.
US09614965B2	Electronic device and method for transmitting voice messages A method of transmitting voice messages using a first electronic device includes receiving a phone number of a second electronic device using an input device of the first electronic device. A voice messages of a user is recorded, and based on the voice messages, an audio file is obtained by encoding the voice messages using voice encoding methods. A communication is established between the first electronic device and the second electronic device by dialing the phone number of the second electronic device. when the communication between the first electronic device and the second electronic device is established, audio communication signals of the audio file are acquired by encoding the audio file, and the audio communication signals are inserted into an input port of a voice communication channel of the first electronic device. The audio communication signals are transmitted to the second electronic device through the voice communication channel.
US09614964B2	Consumer electronic registration, control and support concierge device and method We disclose a concierge device that can be configured to register, control and support a consumer device. It can alternatively or redundantly connect to a home management bridge and/or cloud-based management servers. It can accept menus that allow a single concierge device to provide a wide range of functions for various consumer devices. The concierge device allows the user in a single action to initiate a support session, automatically identifying the consumer device. The concierge device can be configured for voice or video support calls. The concierge device in conjunction with a home management bridge or gateway can manage on boarding of components of an automated home, such as switches and lamps. Implementations of the concierge device that include a display can show supplemental information, such as advertising, optionally in coordination with media being played on a consumer device coupled in communication with the concierge device.
US09614960B1	Automatic calling list scheduler An automatic list scheduling (“ALS”) system monitors usage of calling lists by an administrator where the administrator terminates usage of a calling list based on various measured parameters. The ALS system is configure to learn the conditions associated with the measured parameters and, in one embodiment, recommends to the administrator when to terminate use of a current calling list in favor of another list. A learning mode gathers various samples of the measured parameters associated with calling lists, and analyzes the sample to determine a threshold value. Upon monitoring the measured values for subsequent usage of calling lists, the current measured parameters are compared to the threshold value to determine whether to generate a recommendation to the administrator. In one embodiment, the time zone of the called party and the applicable calling window is used to determine whether the current list can continued to be used.
US09614953B1	Key fob with novel electro-mechanical means for key / phone locator applications The invention is a novel keychain attachment (or key fob) that will be useful for communicating with a smart phone via Bluetooth. These devices, which are currently available commercially, are used for locating the owner's keys by emitting an audible sound when the owner touches a button on his/her cell phone. Such a device can also be used for locating the owner's phone by conversely sending a signal that will make the phone emit an audible sound. Because those devices are typically small and must include a tactile button, it is not currently possible to manufacture such a device in the form of an ornamental figure, such as an animal, a cartoon character, etc. This invention introduces a novel electromechanical mechanism for activating the required wireless functions in the key fob, while allowing the device to be manufactured in the shape of an attractive ornamental figure.
US09614952B2	Wireless alerting system for personal area asset supervision The present invention relates to a wireless alerting system for personal area asset supervision, the system includes an observing device, using a host apparatus such as Bluetooth, capable of monitoring at least one identifier device located within a selected proximity which encompasses an area in a selected radius of distance; wherein the observing device provides infrastructure for the system including power supply and a user interface; and wherein the identifier device is a generic tag or customized to some extent in the system for attachment to any item.
US09614945B1	Anti-noise canceling headset and related methods Disclosed is a telephone headset that features an antiphase/anti-noise speaker within an anechoic chamber so that noises provided therein can be combated with antiphase noises. In some embodiment, the antiphase/anti-noise speaker can be an exciter. In some embodiments, the headset is designed to include passive and active noise cancellation of a use's voice. Suitably, the headset can be adjusted to fit an inclusive range of head dimensions comfortably, the headsets may connect wirelessly to the user's phone to ensure cable free operation and communication.
US09614940B2	Handheld electronic product A handheld electronic product comprising a square housing, where four corners of the housing are provided with bezels, and the left side and the right side of the housing have no bezels, a glass cover is built into the housing in a retracted manner, the rear surface of the glass cover is connected to the housing, and the bezels provided at the four corners of the housing are higher than the rear surface of the glass cover. Embodiments of the present invention can reduce a width of the handheld electronic product and assembly procedures.
US09614933B2	Method and system of cloud-computing based content management and collaboration platform with content blocks In one exemplary embodiment, a computer-implemented method of cloud-computing based content management includes receiving a dynamic content block generated by a first user of a first client application in a first user's computing device. The dynamic content block is stored in a cloud-storage environment. A search query for the dynamic content block by a second client application in a second client's computing device is received. The dynamic content block is provided to the second client application. An update to the dynamic content block by the first user is received. The update to the dynamic content block is automatically synchronizing to the second client application. Optionally, the dynamic content block can be a wit. The dynamic content block can include a reusable portion of user-generated information such as a portion of a sales document or repeatedly used email content. A drag and drop operation from the second client application to another application can be detected.
US09614932B2	Managing and implementing web application data snapshots Embodiments are directed to locally storing a snapshot of a personal information management web application, efficiently booting a personal information management web application and to managing personal information management web application snapshots. In one scenario, a client computer system determines that various portions of stored content for a personal information management web application have been changed. The client computer system creates a snapshot of certain, specified portions of data that are used for booting the personal information management web application and stores the created snapshot in local storage on the client computer system. As such, the snapshot is available for the next personal information management web application boot-up.
US09614927B2	Independent actionscript analytics tools and techniques Tools and techniques are provided to support presentation analytics, such as Flash or Flex analytics, independently of embedded JavaScript web analytics code used in web pages. A presentation analytics engine, which may be implemented in ActionScript, includes code for capturing information about user interaction with a multimedia presentation, code for dynamically generating a string or other data structure reflecting such captured information, and code for sending the data structure to an analytics server without using a getURL( ) call or embedded JavaScript. Functionality is also provided for tracking objects without object-specific code, for dynamically sending such tracking information, and for supporting a visual presentation analytics overlay report illustrating such information. The Flash presentation analytics may use the same visitor ID as standard JavaScript analytics, without synchronizing the two analytics codes.
US09614920B1	Context based group suggestion and creation A system and method for providing a suggestion to a first user about adding a second user to a social group of the first user based at least in part on the context of an interaction between the first user and the second user. A connection application receives first user and second user activity on the third-party website responsive to authenticating the first user and the second user on the third-party website. The connection application identifies an interaction between the first user and the second user on the third-party website and determines the context for the interaction between the first user and the second user on the third-party website. The connection application identifies a group that the first user created on the social network based on the identified context and provides a suggestion to the first user that the first user add the second user to the group.
US09614916B2	Permanent connection oriented communication using parallel single connection circuits Methods, systems, and techniques for providing a pseudo permanent communications connection using temporary connection protocols are described. Example embodiments provide a Enhanced Communications Layer that provides such connections by means of a layer incorporated in the client side and server side communications stacks. The ECL maintains a pool of connections that are opened and used in a staggered fashion to reduce the amount of connection setup and teardown.
US09614912B2	System and method of implementing an object storage infrastructure for cloud-based services A method for storing objects in an object storage system includes the steps of establishing a network connection with a client over an inter-network, receiving an upload request indicating an object to be uploaded by the client, selecting at least two storage nodes on which the object will be stored, receiving the object from the client via the network connection, and streaming the object to each of the selected storage nodes such that the object is stored on each of the selected storage nodes. The method can also include writing an object record associating the object and the selected storage nodes to a shard of an object database and generating a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID). The UUID indicates the shard and the object ID of the object record, such that the object record can be quickly retrieved. Object storage infrastructures are also disclosed.
US09614899B1	System and method for user contributed website scripts A system and method for managing website scripts includes operations which provide for user contributed website scripts for use by consumer users and computing systems providing services on their behalf. User contributed website scripts are used to periodically gather user data. Following receipt of a user contributed website script, validation operations are performed in order to ensure that the user contributed website script operates properly. Once an initial determination is made that the website script operates properly, award points are awarded to the contributing user, and contribution points are assigned. If performance of the user contributed website script fails after initial acceptance, the number of contribution points associated with the user contributed website script is reduced. If the number of contribution points associated with a user contributed website script falls below a predetermined threshold, the user contributed website script is rendered unavailable for use.
US09614896B2	Displaying user's desired content based on priority during loading process There are provided a method, a system and a computer program product for customizing a loading message to be displayed during a loading process. The system receives, from a client device used by a user, an event message that indicates a start of the loading process. The system receives, from the client device, one or more content sources. The system selects a content source among the one or more content sources. The system displays content from the selected content source to the user during the loading process.
US09614892B2	Method and system for measuring display performance of a remote application This disclosure describes a performance-monitoring system that computes a display performance metric of a remote application. During operation, the system performs a sequence of input events, and receives information which updates a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI displays a sequence of frames rendered by a remote application in response to the input events. The system then samples colors at a number of pivot points on the GUI, and matches the a respective frame to a previously performed input event based on the sampled colors. The system subsequently computes a display performance metric for the remote application based on the frames and the corresponding input events.
US09614885B2	Operational management solution for media production and distribution A method for managing tasks and user operations on media using a model of resources management dealing with the complexity of situation which occur in a production/distributions system is provided. The method is based on a workplace infrastructure, a task-oriented user interface and a work package management system. The method optimizes operations in media production/distribution environment through a workflow-based user interface that handles Work packages, Workplaces, Tasks, Assets and Contents.
US09614881B2	Methods and apparatus to monitor a media presentation Methods and apparatus to monitor a media presentation are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a housing defining a sleeve dimensioned to receive a monitoring device, the monitoring device to monitor the media presentation. The example apparatus includes a receiver carried by the housing to receive a first modulated audio signal from a media device via a wireless data connection using a wireless communication protocol, the first modulated audio signal associated with the media presentation, the receiver to output a baseband audio signal corresponding to the first modulated audio signal. The example apparatus includes a speaker carried by the housing to emit the baseband audio signal for receipt by the monitoring device within the sleeve. The example apparatus further includes a transmitter carried by the housing to modulate the baseband audio signal to form a second modulated audio signal, the transmitter to transmit the second modulated audio signal to wireless headphones using the wireless communication protocol.
US09614880B1	Methods for real-time notifications in an activity stream A method includes providing, by a server computer, a shared workspace for facilitating collaborative work by a plurality of users with respect to a plurality of shared-access objects; obtaining real-time activity information describing ongoing actions currently being performed with respect to one or more of the shared-access objects; determining, based at least in part on the real-time activity information, whether a real-time notification rule is satisfied; outputting, for display in an activity stream and in response to determining that the real-time notification rule is satisfied, a real-time notification; and removing, from display in the activity stream, the real-time notification upon determining that the real-time notification rule is no longer satisfied.
US09614870B2	Method of DDoS and hacking protection for internet-based servers using a private network of internet servers by executing computer-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium A method of DDoS and hacking protection for internet-based servers using a private network of internet servers utilizes multiple data streams sent over a network of proxy servers to mitigate malicious attacks and ensure fast connections from a user to a destination server. The destination server is hidden from the user and the redundancy of the proxy network serves to maintain security and connection quality between the user and the destination server.
US09614867B2	System and method for detection of malware on a user device using corrected antivirus records Disclose are system, method and computer program product for detection of malware on a user's computing device. An exemplary method comprises: detecting, by an antivirus application executing of the user's computing device, that an antivirus record is activated on the computing device for detecting a maliciousness of a software object, the antivirus record having a selected status indicator indicating at least one of: a working record, a test record, or an inactive record; in response to detecting the antivirus record having working or test status, checking, by the antivirus application, for a correction of the antivirus record with an antivirus server, wherein said correction includes a change in the status of the antivirus record; in response to receiving from the antivirus server the correction of the antivirus record, using by the antivirus application said correction for processing of the software object.
US09614864B2	Exposure of an apparatus to a technical hazard Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for determining exposure of an apparatus to a technical hazard and prioritizing technical hazards. An exemplary system is configured to: determine an impact associated with a technical hazard on the apparatus, the impact being initiated by a second apparatus; determine a probability of occurrence of the technical hazard; and determine the exposure of the apparatus based on the impact and the probability.
US09614857B2	Supervised online identity Technologies to facilitate supervision of an online identify include a gateway server to facilitate and monitor access to an online service by a user of a “child” client computer device. The gateway server may include an identity manager to receive a request for access to the online service from the client computing device, retrieve access information to the online service, and facilitate access to the online service for the client computing device using the access information. The access information is kept confidential from the user. The gateway server may also include an activity monitor module to control activity between the client computing device and the online service based on the set of policy rules of a policy database. The gateway server may transmit notifications of such activity to a “parental” client computing device for review and/or approval, which also may be used to update the policy database.
US09614846B2	Machine-to-machine network assisted bootstrapping The service layer may leverage the access network infrastructure so that applications on a device may bootstrap with a machine-to-machine server without requiring provisioning beyond what is already required by the access network.
US09614844B2	Systems and methods to authenticate identity for selective access to information relating to property Credential and/or location data included in data received by a networked system from a device that communicated the data to the networked system may be processed to determine if the credential data and/or location data validate an identity of a user (e.g., a guest, traveler, patron) and/or a location of the user based on a location of the device when the data is communicated. The data may be review data and the credential and/or location data may be included in review data. The device and/or the networked system may generate a location history database from location data from the device or other system that is periodically logged from multiple locations at different times during an event (e.g., a stay at a vacation rental). Data from the database may be used to determine if a location for a communication is with a threshold of an allowable distance from an allowable location.
US09614843B2	Context-aware adaptive authentication method and apparatus A context-aware adaptive authentication method may comprise: determining a context for a user; adjusting automatically an authentication configuration for the user based at least in part on the context, wherein different matching accuracies of an authentication algorithm for the same authentication input data are associated with respective authentication configurations; and performing an authentication of the user with the authentication configuration, wherein for the user under a safe context, the authentication is performed by decreasing a matching accuracy of the authentication algorithm.
US09614840B2	Network authentication method and system based on eye tracking procedure A network authentication method and a system based on an eye tracking procedure are provided. An image capturing unit of a user terminal captures a face image sequence of a user, and transmits the face image sequence to a server terminal such that the server terminal executes an authentication procedure to return an authentication result. The user terminal executes an eye tracking procedure based an eye movement of the user. The user terminal transmits an emergency signal to the server terminal if the user terminal determines that an emergency mode is triggered during the eye tracking procedure.
US09614838B1	Taking a picture of a one-time use passcode and using the picture to authenticate Techniques involve a user taking a picture of a current one-time use passcode (OTP) and using the picture to authenticate. Such techniques alleviate the burden and frustration of the user having to manually type in the current OTP. Additionally, the user will not trigger a lockout via accidental typing errors. Furthermore, the current OTP can be augmented to include more than a string of six or eight alphanumeric characters for stronger security (e.g., by using non-alphanumeric characters, by capturing multi-digit seven-segment LCD display patterns, by using a QR code, by using a randomly selected image, etc.). One technique involves taking a picture of an OTP provided by a user. The particular technique further involves extracting the OTP from the picture and performing an authentication operation based on the OTP extracted from the picture to determine whether the user is authentic.
US09614826B1	Sensitive data protection A computer-implemented method for protecting sensitive data is described. In one embodiment, the method includes identifying data stored at a first storage system. The identified data is classified as sensitive data. The method includes copying at least a portion of the identified sensitive data from the first storage system, transferring the copied portion of the identified sensitive data from the first storage system to a file stored at a second storage system, and storing a virtual symbolic link at the first storage system. The virtual symbolic link includes information regarding the file stored at the second storage system.
US09614823B2	System, method, and computer program product for a pre-deactivation grace period A system, method, and computer program product are provided for a pre-deactivation grace period on a processing device (e.g., mobile device). In operation, a deactivation request is detected for a deactivation event. Further, the commencement of the deactivation event is delayed for a predetermined time period, in response to the deactivation request. Additionally, the deactivation event is commenced, after the predetermined time period. To return to full functionality of the processing device while in the deactivation grace period all that may be required is entry of a authentication information (e.g., password) that is weaker than a stronger authentication information initially used to log into the processing device.
US09614820B2	Method and system for the manipulation-protected generation of a cryptographic key The embodiments relate to a near field communication system including a plurality of near field communication devices which communicate with each other via a radio interface. During generation of a common cryptographic key between the near field communication devices of the near field communication system, at least one of the two near field communication devices monitors during generation of the cryptographic key via the radio interface in a generation period whether an additional near field communication device which could be a potential active attacker communicates with one of the near field communication devices via the radio interface. If such a suspicious type of communication is detected, generation of the common cryptographic key is optionally terminated.
US09614817B2	Apparatus, system, method, and medium An apparatus includes a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to generate a first common key whose key value varies based on a first elapsed time when a notification of the first elapsed time after a start-up of another apparatus to which a data frame to be encrypted is to be transmitted has been made, generate a second common key whose key value varies based on a second elapsed time after a start-up of the apparatus when a notification of the first elapsed time has not been made, and encrypt the data frame by any one of the first common key and the second common key as a common key and transmit the encrypted data frame to the another apparatus.
US09614813B2	Methods and systems to implement fingerprint lookups across remote agents The present invention provides methods and systems to protect an organization's secure information from unauthorized disclosure. The present system uses protect agents installed across various egress points (e.g., email server, user's computer, etc.) to monitor information disclosed by a user. The present system also provides the use of fingerprint servers to remotely maintain a database of fingerprints associated with the organization's secure data. In one embodiment, the protect agents transmit fingerprints associated with the user's information to the fingerprint server utilizing a local network or the public internet. The protect agents then receive a comparison analysis from the fingerprint servers and execute appropriate security action based on the analysis. In one embodiment, a combination of the local network and public internet is utilized to achieve remote agent lookups.
US09614808B1	System and method for managing and displaying data messages A system and method for managing and displaying data messages includes a computing device configured to receive stream data, assign data messages of the stream data to one or more display columns of a graphical user interface, and display the data messages in the assigned columns. The stream data may be embodied as short data messages such as text messages having predetermined maximum character length. The data messages may be assigned to the display columns based on meta-data associated with the data messages such as the author of the data message, the source of the data message, and/or the type of the data message.
US09614806B2	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.
US09614803B2	Management of connections in a messaging environment A method, system, and/or computer program product manages message connections in a computer infrastructure. A processor connects a client to a messaging component over a connection. Identification information of a destination message queue that the client intends to communicate to the messaging component is provided, and a reference of the destination message queue is received. Based on the received reference, a respective messaging component that has the destination message queue localized is identified.
US09614798B2	Method and an apparatus for distribution of a message A message distribution apparatus and method for distribution of a message submitted by a user by a terminal connected to a communication network to a previously unknown group of receiving users has an access to a database which stores a semantic network data model with terms linked to each other by semantic relations and/or a social network data model with users linked to each other by social relations; a mapping engine which maps at least one term being associated with the submitted message to terms being associated with users of the social network data model and/or with terms of the semantic data model for generating a group of potential receiving users for the submitted message; and a distribution engine which distributes the submitted message of the submitting user via the communication network to a group of receiving users filtered from the at least one generated group of potential receiving users.
US09614797B2	Automatic determination of additional languages used in social networks A computer processor determines a first language in which a message posted on a social network is composed, the message corresponds to a user of a social network. The computer processor compares the first language of the message to a set of one or more languages understood by the user of the social network. In response to the first language of the message failing to match one language of the set of one or more languages understood by the user, the computer processor prompts the user to confirm continued use of the first language, within the social network.
US09614791B2	Adding a contact to a contact list on a mobile device A computer program product for instant message communication in a wireless and non-wireless environment. A message is sent from a mobile unit device over a wireless communication network. The message includes a destination address, information associated with the mobile unit device's user, message content and message address. If, according to information previously stored for the mobile unit device's user at the instant message system, the destination address is associated with an instant message function, the associated instant message function is executed at the instant message system using the information contained in the message content, if required as determined by the associated instant message function. If, according to information previously stored for the mobile unit device's user, the destination address is associated with an instant message name, an instant message is created according to the message content and is sent to the user with the associated instant message name.
US09614781B1	Data defined infrastructure A system for managing the operation of different components within a cloud system to accomplish various tasks, including the implementation of build features within the cloud system to achieve specific operational goals. The system may include a data defined infrastructure (DDI) tool installed within a data defined infrastructure (DDI) to manage certain features or tasks within the cloud system. The DDI may include an environment configuration database (ECDB), an orchestration engine, an automation engine, and/or other hardware and software components within the cloud system, such that the DDI tool installed on the DDI infrastructure may control operation of the ECDB, the orchestration engine, the automation engine, or other hardware and software components within the cloud system based on a set of data that fully describes the operational goal.
US09614771B2	Method, apparatus, and system for controlling services A method, an apparatus, and a system control services, where the method includes: receiving, by a PCRF, congestion state information on a cell, resource-related information on the cell, and subscriber-related information on a UE in an activated state in the cell that are sent by an access network device; generating, by the PCRF, a QoS policy and/or a charging policy for the UE in the activated state in the cell according to the congestion state information on the cell, the resource-related information on the cell, and the subscriber-related information on the UE in the activated state in the cell; sending, by the PCRF, the generated QoS policy and/or charging policy to a PCEF, so as to enable the PCEF to execute the QoS policy and/or the charging policy.
US09614767B2	Transmission message generating device and vehicle-mounted communication system Each ECU transmits a frame to a frame generator. Then, the frame generator decomposes data contained in the received frame and then stores the data into a buffer memory, for each message type. The frame generator generates a message containing data to be transmitted to each ECU, and then transmits the message. Based on the state of a signal indicating the electric power supply status, the frame generator controls the permission or non-permission of transmission processing such that frame transmission is not performed to the ECU to which electric power supply from an electric power supply control device. When any communication part has received an abnormal frame, the frame generator does not include data contained in frames received afterward by the communication part, into a frame generated for other communication parts.
US09614765B2	Quantized congestion notification (QCN) proxy function in data center bridging capabilities exchange (DCBX) protocol In one embodiment, an apparatus for providing quantized congestion notification (QCN) proxy functionality to a network device control plane includes a processor and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processor, the logic being configured to enable QCN proxy functionality for a particular congestion notification priority value (CNPV) on each edge port of a QCN edge switch, wherein the QCN edge switch includes one or more edge ports connected to devices outside of a congestion notification domain (CND) that operates on the particular CNPV, and forward congestion notification packets received at the QCN edge switch using the QCN proxy functionality when the packets are destined for one of the devices connected outside of the CND that is not QCN-enabled. Other systems, methods, and computer program products for providing QCN proxy functionality to a network device control plane are described in more embodiments.
US09614758B2	Communication system, integrated controller, packet forwarding method and program A communication system includes a first switch that exchanges information with a neighboring switch by a preset routing protocol to form a forwarding table and that references the forwarding table to forward a packet. The communication system also includes a second switch that forwards the packet in accordance with an instruction from a preset controller, the controller that gives the instruction to the second switch, and an integrated controller. The integrated controller instructs the controller to forward the packet along a path specified for the second switch and to generate a virtual network formed by a virtualized switch as the first switch. The information is exchanged between the second switch mapped to the virtual network and the first switch by the preset routing protocol to cause the packet to be forwarded along a pre-calculated path.
US09614756B2	VOIP route selection using call metrics A method includes determining quality-of-service (QoS) metrics for each of a plurality of data streams routed by a node according to a stream-routing ratio that specifies a proportion of total data streams to be routed over each of a plurality of network paths. The method also includes determining a quality score for each of the plurality of network paths based on the QoS metrics. The method further includes modifying the stream-routing ratio based on the quality scores for the plurality of network paths to produce a modified ratio for routing new data streams, the modified ratio being selected to leverage particular ones of the plurality of network paths having high quality scores. The method still further includes applying the modified ratio to the node.
US09614739B2	Defining service chains in terms of service functions Presented herein are service-function chaining techniques. In one example, a service controller in a network comprising a plurality of service nodes receives one is configured to identify one or more service-functions hosted by each of the service nodes. The service controller defines a service-function chain in terms of service-functions to be applied to traffic in the network and provides information descriptive of the service-function chain to a classifier node.
US09614734B1	Mobile device session analyzer Techniques described herein relate to determining performance conditions for mobile device execution sessions based on analyses of session context data and performance data associated with content resource execution sessions. Mobile devices may receive and execute content resources via input/output subsystems, during which feedback data by the mobile devices. Mobile devices also may be configured to detect and/or determine context data associated with specific content resource execution sessions, using device sensors and other techniques. Session analyzers may receive and analyze content resource execution session data received from one or more mobile devices, and determine user performance conditions for content resource execution sessions.
US09614732B2	Profile generation for bandwidth management Profile generation for bandwidth management is provided. A content provider receive a notification regarding a new application or media file. Profile information for the application or media file is determined. Such profile information includes information regarding consumption of bandwidth throughout a time period of usage of the application or media file. The profile may be stored in memory in association with the application or media file. A request is received from a user device regarding access to the application or media file. Access to the requested application or media is provided to the user device; the profile is also provided to the user device for use in evaluating whether bandwidth requirements of the application or media file exceeds an available network bandwidth of a network of the user device.
US09614730B2	Performing customized deployment scenarios in shared environments Various embodiments of systems and methods to process customized deployment scenarios in a shared computing environment are described. In one aspect, a deployment request is received at the shared computing environment by a client associated with a customized deployment scenario. In a response, a deploy service of the shared computing environment is instantiated. In another aspect, one or more custom deploy processors are identified by the deploy service, where the one or more custom deploy processors correspond to one or more customized deployment scenarios. In yet another aspect, a part of a deployable content passed to the one or more custom deploy processors by the deploy service, is deployed to the shared computing environment by at least one corresponding custom deploy processor.
US09614726B2	Method and system for deploying maximally redundant trees in a data network A method and system is disclosed to compute and distribute a generalized almost directed acyclic graph (GADAG). The method includes computing, by a network element, a GADAG for the network, where the GADAG is a graph abstraction of the network, where the plurality of network elements are the vertices of the GADAG and links connecting the plurality of network elements are the directed edges of the GADAG. The method continues with assembling a GADAG descriptor based on the computed GADAG, and distributing the GADAG descriptor to a plurality of network elements, where each of the plurality of network elements utilizes the GADAG descriptor to compute maximally redundant trees for forwarding traffic. The method also includes leveraging layer 2 attributes and features for layer 2 deployments and updating redundant trees upon topology change events such that traffic outage is avoided or minimized.
US09614725B2	Method and network management system for reconfiguring a data network node The present invention relates to a method for reconfiguring data network nodes (3, 5, 7) in a data network (1), the method comprising the steps of: storing information comprising: a first set of data (25I-25V) representing a current configuration of the data network nodes (3, 5, 7), and a second set of data (27I-27V) representing a desired configuration of the data network nodes (3, 5, 7); generating, from the first set of data (25I-25V) and the second set of data (27I-27V), an information entity (33, 33I-33V) representing a difference between the current configuration and the desired configuration, and reconfiguring at least one of the data network nodes (3, 5, 7) using the information entity (33, 33I-33V).
US09614719B2	Method for ensuring reliable communication between security software client and cloud, and security software client A method for ensuring reliable communication between a security software client and cloud includes detecting whether communication between the security software client and the cloud is abnormal; determining whether network configuration is abnormal if the communication between the security software client and the cloud is abnormal; restoring the network configuration into default network configuration if the network configuration is abnormal, wherein the default network configuration is system configuration used when the communication between the security software client and the cloud is normal; determining whether the communication between the security software client and the cloud is abnormal after the network configuration is restored into the default network configuration; and prompting a user that the communication between the security software client and the cloud is abnormal if the communication between the security software client and the cloud is abnormal after the network configuration is restored into the default network configuration.
US09614712B2	Method for reducing PAPR in a transmission of a multi-carrier signal, and corresponding transmission device and computer program A method for multi-carrier transmission of a signal including OFDM blocks formed from N carriers modulated by a constellation symbol. The method includes, for at least one OFDM block: a phase of prebuilding M prebuilt complex time samples representative of the N carriers of the OFDM block, and a phase of correcting the constellation symbols modulating the N carriers, including the following acts, repeated for each carrier: detection of P samples having a power higher than a predefined threshold, delivering the P samples and M−P zero samples, forming M complex time samples to be corrected, correcting the constellation symbol on the basis of the M complex time samples to be corrected, delivering an item of complex correction data, building M complex time samples associated with the item of complex correction data, and updating the M prebuilt complex time samples.
US09614702B2	Technique for crosstalk reduction A technique for cancelling or reducing crosstalk signals between controlled oscillators in an integrated circuit is provided. The technique involves an arrangement adapted to reduce a crosstalk signal generated by a first controlled oscillator to a second oscillator both comprised in the integrated circuit, wherein both controlled oscillators are configured to output a respective clock signal. The arrangement comprises a detector adapted to detect the crosstalk signal generated by the first controlled oscillator to the second controlled oscillator, a crosstalk cancellation circuit adapted to generate a cancellation signal having an amplitude substantially the same as that of the crosstalk signal and a phase substantially opposite to that of the crosstalk signal, and a cancellation signal injector adapted to introduce the cancellation signal into the second controlled oscillator.
US09614701B2	Communication device and method for reproducing data A communication device includes a processor that executes a process including: detecting a plurality of zero-cross samples each having a different plus-minus sign from a sign of an adjacent sample from among a plurality of samples obtained by oversampling a received signal; changing positions of the detected zero-cross samples to positions inside a window referring to a position of a reference zero-cross sample selected from the detected zero-cross samples; calculating an average value of relative distances between the reference zero-cross sample and the zero-cross samples, after the positions of the zero-cross samples are changed at the changing; and determining a zero-cross point serving as a reference point for estimating a peak position of the received signal, based on the calculated average value of the relative distances and the reference zero-cross sample.
US09614685B2	Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for facilitating synchronization of setting configurations A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for facilitating synchronization of setting configurations. An apparatus may include a processor and a memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to configure a setting on the apparatus. The instructions when executed by the processor may further cause the apparatus to generate a settings data package comprising the setting configuration. The instructions when executed by the processor may additionally cause the apparatus to send the settings data package to a settings management service for synchronization of the setting configuration to at least one of a service or a user device. The settings management service may be configured to synchronize the setting configuration by distributing the settings data package to the at least one of the service or the user device. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided.
US09614683B1	Signed application cards A device that displays signed application cards. The device receives a card object that includes: an application function identifier that identifies an application function of a native application, a digital signature, and a certificate that comprises a public key. The device verifies the authenticity of the digital signature with the public key in the certificate. The device determines that the certificate is signed by a developer of the native application referenced by the card object. The device renders an application card on the display based on the information included in the card object. The application card includes a text string, an image, an audio, and/or an image. The device overlays an indicator onto the application card. The indicator indicates that the authenticity of the digital signature has been verified. The indicator also indicates that the developer of the native application authorized the rendering of the application card.
US09614677B2	Secure function evaluation of tree circuits A first circuit representation of a given function is obtained at a first processing device. The given function comprises at least two computer programming switch statement clauses. A second circuit representation is generated at the first processing device from the first circuit representation wherein the at least two computer programming switch statement clauses are respectively represented by at least two tree circuits that are embedded in the second circuit representation such that the second circuit representation is characterized by a given cost (e.g., a minimum cost). The second circuit representation is encrypted at the first processing device, and sent to a second processing device for secure evaluation of the given function by the second processing device.
US09614668B1	Conversion schemes for cryptography systems In a general aspect, a conversion scheme is used with a cryptographic system. In some aspects, a pad bit vector is generated based on a size of a message bit vector, and a record bit vector is generated based on the pad bit vector. The record bit vector indicates the size of the pad bit vector. The record bit vector, the message bit vector, and the pad bit vector are combined to yield a first bit vector. A hash function is applied to the first bit vector, and an encryption function is applied to a portion of the first bit vector. A ciphertext is generated based on the output of the hash function and the output of the encryption function.
US09614663B2	Method and device for serial data transmission over a bidirectional data channel A method for serial data transmission between a position-measuring device and subsequent electronics over a bidirectional data channel includes transmitting data in data frames and in encoded form in accordance with a data transmission code. The data transmission in each case is initiated by an interface unit at a transmitter end with a start sequence having an encoding scheme that at least partially differs from an encoding scheme of a remainder of the data frames. After a reversal of data direction, an interface unit at a receiver end detects a beginning of the data transmission in each case by detection of the start sequence.
US09614658B2	System and method for radio full duplex In one embodiment, a method for determining self-interference in radio full duplex includes transmitting, by a first radio transmitter and an antenna, a first signal and receiving, by a first radio receiver and the antenna, a reflection of the first signal. The method also includes estimating a channel in accordance with the first signal and the reflection of the first signal to produce an estimated channel and determining a second signal in accordance with the estimated channel. Additionally, the method includes transmitting, by a second radio transmitter, the second signal and removing a self-interference component of the reflection of the first signal to produce a corrected signal.
US09614644B2	Transmitting apparatus and interleaving method thereof A transmitting apparatus is provided. The transmitting apparatus includes: an encoder configured to perform a low-density parity check (LDPC) encoding on input bits using a parity check matrix to generate an LDPC codeword comprising information word bits and parity bits; an interleaver configured to interleave the LDPC codeword; and a modulator configured to map the interleaved LDPC codeword onto a modulation symbol, wherein the modulator is further configured to map a bit included in a predetermined bit group from among a plurality of bit groups constituting the LDPC codeword onto a predetermined bit of the modulation symbol.
US09614643B2	Method for transmitting a downlink control channel by a base station in a wireless communication system, and apparatus therefor Disclosed in the present application is a method for receiving an ACK/NACK (Acknowledgement/Negative Acknowledgement) signal by a terminal in a wireless communication system. More specifically, the method comprises the steps of: transmitting an uplink data signal to a base station; a blind decoding of downlink control information including an ACK/NACK response signal regarding the uplink data signal so as to acquire a decoded signal; and checking the ACK/NACK response signal, corresponding to the terminal, from among the downlink control information. The downlink control information consists of ACK/NACK response signals corresponding to a plurality of terminals.
US09614638B2	Methods and systems for periodic optical filtering to identify tone modulated optical signals Methods and systems for periodic optical filtering to identify tone modulated optical signals may enable relatively rapid scanning of an optical signal to identify individual optical channels. The optical signal having tone modulated optical channels may be scanned over a free spectral range of a periodic optical filter, such as a comb filter, to generate a filtered signal. Then, center optical frequencies for each of the optical channels in the filtered signal may be determined by demodulation and digital signal processing.
US09614636B2	Receiver optical module for wavelength multiplexed signal A receiver optical module that receives a wavelength multiplexed signal is disclosed. The receiver optical module includes an optical de-multiplexer that generates a plurality of signals contained in the wavelength multiplexed signal depending on wavelengths of the signals. The wavelength de-multiplexer has features that the optical de-multiplexer has a plurality of sub-elements stacked to each other, where each of the sub-elements de-multiplexes a portion of the wavelength multiplexed signal. Or, the optical de-multiplexer has a series of wavelength selective filters each extracting signal components having outermost wavelengths from signal components entering therein.
US09614634B2	Method and device for cancelling a narrow band interference in a single carrier signal and computer program The present invention concerns a method for cancelling a narrow band interference in a single carrier signal. The method comprises the steps executed by a receiver of:receiving the single carrier signal and transforming the single carrier signal into received symbols,transforming the received symbols from the time domain to the frequency domain into received symbols in the frequency domain,determining a signal and thermal noise power estimation based on the received symbol powers in the frequency domain,estimating variances of the narrow hand interference from the signal and thermal noise power estimation and the received symbol powers in the frequency domain,equalizing the received symbols in the frequency domain or symbols derived from the received symbols in the frequency domain taking into account the estimate of the variances of the narrow band interference.
US09614616B2	Optical time domain reflectometer systems and methods using wideband optical signals for suppressing beat noise A correlation optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) provides a correlation sequence that is continuously transmitted along a fiber for testing the fiber for anomalies. Such continuous transmission can result in beat noise that degrades the quality of the measured returns. In this regard, each sample is composed of backscatter returns from many points along the fiber that arrive at the OTDR at the same time. When a subset of these returns have frequency differences that appear in the passband of the OTDR receiver, the constructive and destructive interference of these returns at the OTDR receiver can cause significant low-frequency beat noise in the OTDR signal. An optical transmitter is configured to transmit the correlation sequence through the fiber using a wideband optical signal such that the beat noise is suppressed within the passband of the OTDR receiver, thereby improving the quality of the returns measured by the OTDR.
US09614612B2	Fast protection switching method for passive optical network A fast protection switching method for a Passive Optical Network (PON). When performing protection switching from an operation link (an operation network) to a protection link (a protection network) in a PON, the fast protection switching method enables rapidly updating Equalization Delay (EqD) values, even if the EqD values are different for Optical Network Terminals (ONTs) of varying distances.
US09614600B2	Base station apparatus, user terminal, communication system and communication control method A base station apparatus, a user terminal, a communication system and a communication control method that can support the diversification of communication is provided. In a base station apparatus, downlink measurement object signals are pre-coded using precoding weights that are specific to a user terminal, and transmitted to the user terminal, and, in the user terminal, the downlink measurement object signals are demodulated using the precoding weights that are specific to the user terminal, and measurement processes are performed based on the demodulated downlink measurement object signals.
US09614591B2	NFC device combining components of antenna driver and shunt regulator Embodiments of the present disclosure can be used to produce smaller, more compact antenna drivers at a reduced cost. Systems and methods for integrating components of an antenna driver with components of a shunt regulator and clamp are provided. By combining these components according to embodiments of the present disclosure, transistor count in an antenna driver can be reduced. This integrated device advantageously allows antenna driver functionality, regulator functionality, and clamp control functionality to be provided at a reduced manufacturing cost and with reduced real estate.
US09614590B2	Scalable high-bandwidth connectivity A scalable, high-bandwidth connectivity architecture for portable storage devices and memory modules may utilize EHF communication link chip packages mounted in various two-dimensional and three-dimensional configurations on planar surfaces such as printed circuit boards. Multiple electromagnetic communication links between devices distributed on major faces of card-like devices may be provided with respectively aligned pairs of communication units on each device. Adjacent communication units on a printed circuit board may transmit or receive electromagnetic radiation having different polarization, such as linear or elliptical polarization. Power and communication between communication devices may both be provided wirelessly.
US09614585B2	Switching communication devices between different communication media A service provider device of a local communication network communicates a first frame with an electric vehicle via a first communication medium to associate with the electric vehicle, establish a communication link with the electric vehicle, and to add the electric vehicle to the local communication network. After an association process between the electric vehicle and the service provider device is successfully completed, the electric vehicle and/or the service provider device can execute operations that extend the utility of their respective communication devices by switching to a new communication medium. By switching to the new communication medium, the electric vehicle and/or the service provider device can connect to a remote communication network. The service provider device communicates a second frame with at least a network device of the remote communication network via the new communication medium.
US09614572B2	Apparatus and method for extending feature selection in a communication system A method and apparatus for expanding control switch selectivity in a portable communication system is provided. A rotary control switch is remapped based on the presence of two or more switches in the system thereby increasing the number of user selectable switch features, such as user selectable radio channels. The remapping can occur automatically without the need for hardware changes. The improved user interface can extend channel range selection in a portable communication system having a portable radio and radio accessory.
US09614562B2	Coexistence signaling for adaptive gain table selection A device implementing adaptive gain table selection based at least on coexistence signaling may include at least one processor circuit. The at least one processor circuit may be configured to identify that a packet is scheduled to be received by a receiver and retrieve at least one transmission indicator that indicates whether at least one transmitter is transmitting, where the at least one transmitter is collocated with the receiver within a device. The at least one processor circuit may be further configured to select a first gain table for reception of the packet by the receiver when the at least one transmission indicator indicates that the at least one transmitter is transmitting, otherwise selecting a second gain table for reception of the packet by the receiver. The at least one processor circuit may be further configured to apply gain to the receiver based at least on the selected gain table.
US09614560B2	Receiver with improved noise variance estimation A system according to one embodiment includes an automatic gain control circuit configured to provide an amplifier gain value; a temperature sensing circuit configured to provide a temperature; an antenna switching circuit configured to decouple an antenna from the receiver during a noise figure calibration interval; a signal power measurement circuit configured to measure input power to the receiver; a noise figure estimation circuit configured to estimate a receiver noise figure during the noise figure calibration interval based on an initial receiver noise variance, the temperature and the amplifier gain value, wherein the initial receiver noise variance is estimated based on the measured input power during the noise figure calibration interval; and a noise variance tracking circuit configured to calculate updated estimates of the receiver noise variance, wherein the updated estimates are based on updates of the measured temperature and updates of the measured amplifier gain.
US09614558B2	Apparatus and method for phase unwrapping of a burst signal A device and method for unwrapping phase samples of a burst signal. The device generates a set of vectors including phase samples. A first mean and a first variance of the vectors is computed, and a set of unwrapped phase samples of the burst signal are computed by rotating phase samples of the vector having a smallest first variance by a first rotation amount. The set of vectors is updated based on a new phase sample and a second mean and a second variance of the updated set of vectors is computed. Differences between unwrapped phase samples and a number of phase samples included in the vector having the smallest computed second variance are computed. A next unwrapped phase sample is generated by rotating the new phase sample by a second rotation amount corresponding to a median value of the computed differences.
US09614556B2	Method and circuitry for transmitting data Data transfer devices and methods for transferring data between first and second circuits are disclosed. A data transfer device includes a first circuit having a plurality of data channels, wherein at least one of the data channels is an active data channel. A serializer has a plurality of inputs and an output, wherein the inputs are coupled to the plurality of data channels. The serializer is for coupling only one active channel at a time to the output. An isolation barrier is coupled to the output of the serializer, the isolation attenuates transients and passes the fundamental frequency. A second circuit includes a deserializer having an input and at least one output, the input is coupled to the isolation barrier, the at least one output is at least one active data channel.
US09614553B2	Energy self-sufficient radiofrequency transmitter The energy self-sufficient radiofrequency transmitter has at least one electromechanical transducer with a rectifier circuit connected downstream and with a voltage converter circuit. A logic circuit configuration is connected to the voltage converter circuit. The logic circuit configuration has a sequence controller a memory in which an identification code is stored. The energy self-sufficient radiofrequency transmitter also has a radiofrequency transmission stage that is connected to the logic circuit configuration and a transmission antenna.
US09614552B2	Millimeter-wave modulation device Provided is a lower power and high efficiency millimeter-wave modulation apparatus capable of modulating digital data into transmitting signals in a millimeter frequency band, the millimeter-wave modulation apparatus including; a modulation part, which carries out a modulation of a constant envelope attribute, and to which a first local oscillation signal is fixed according to a rate of input data; a phase shifter adopted to shift a phase of an output of the modulation part; a power amplifier adopted to amplify an output of the phase shifter; and an antenna connected to an output of the power amplifier.
US09614550B2	Parallel BCH coding circuit, encoder and method The present invention is applicable to the field of error correction coding, and provides a circuit, an encoder and a method for parallel BCH coding. The method comprises: performing an XOR operation on input sequences {m(p−1), m(p−2), . . . , m(0)} in a current period in sequence corresponding to output upper bits of the previous period of a register separately, outputting operation results as selection signals to a selector, selecting P constant-multinomials {xr<<0) mod g(x), (xr<<1) mod g(x), . . . , (xr<<(p−1)) mod g(x)} with 0 separately in sequence, shifting the selection results and the output of the previous period of the register in P bits towards the upper bits and outputting the selection results, summing the selection results and outputting the sum to the register to serve as an output of the current period of the register; the above steps are repeated specific times to obtain final code output.
US09614544B2	Systems, methods, and apparatuses for decompression using hardware and software Detailed herein are embodiments of systems, methods, and apparatuses for decompression using hardware and software. For example, in embodiment a hardware apparatus comprises an input buffer to store incoming data from a compressed stream, a selector to select at least one byte stored in the input buffer, a decoder to decode the selected at least one byte and determine if the decoded at least one byte is a literal or a symbol, an overlap condition, a size of a record from the decoded stream, a length value of the data to be retrieved from the decoded stream, and an offset value for the decoded data, and a token format converter to convert the decoded data and data from source and destination offset base registers into a fixed-length token.
US09614538B1	Analog-to-digital conversion based on signal prediction Methods and apparatuses are described for performing adaptive analog-to-digital conversion and time-to-delay conversion by using signal prediction to adjust reference voltages of adjustable comparators.
US09614537B1	Digital fractional-N multiplying injection locked oscillator An example clock generator circuit includes a fractional reference generator configured to generate a reference clock in response to a base reference clock and a phase error signal, the reference clock having a frequency that is a rational multiple of a frequency of the base reference clock. The clock generator circuit includes a digitally controlled delay line (DCDL) that delays the reference clock based on a first control code, and a pulse generator configured to generate pulses based on the delayed reference clock. The clock generator circuit includes a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) configured to generate an output clock based on a second control code, the DCO including an injection input coupled to the pulse generator to receive the pulses. The clock generator circuit includes a phase detector configured to compare the output clock and the reference clock and generate the phase error signal, and a control circuit configured to generate the first and second control codes based on the phase error signal.
US09614535B2	PLL circuit, method, and electronic apparatus A PLL circuit includes a frequency divider dividing an oscillation signal to generate a divided signal having a cycle of T/M (M: an integer greater than one); a phase comparator generating M reference signals by sequentially delaying a reference signal having a cycle of T one after another by a predetermined delay time and generating an Exclusive OR calculation result of the M reference signals and the divided signal; a loop filter generating a voltage signal based on the Exclusive OR calculation result input thereto; a voltage-controlled oscillator generating the oscillation signal by oscillating at a frequency in accordance with the voltage signal; and a control circuit adjusting the predetermined delay time to be equal to T/2M based on an Exclusive OR calculation result of at least two of the M reference signals.
US09614527B2	Differential to single-ended signal conversion A circuit may include a signal converter configured to convert a differential signal to a single-ended signal. The circuit may also include a biasing circuit configured to set a bias of the signal converter based on a feedback of the single-ended signal such that a voltage level of the single-ended signal is at a target voltage level.
US09614525B2	Parallel interface and integrated circuit A parallel interface is disclosed. The parallel interface of the present disclosure includes an input unit configured to input, in parallel, a plurality of predetermined data signals and a clock signal; an output unit configured to output, in parallel, the predetermined data signals in synchronization with the clock signal; and a plurality of transmission lines disposed between the input unit and the output unit and configured to transmit, in parallel, the predetermined data signals and the clock signal, wherein the transmission lines are configured with a wiring pattern in which the transmission lines have different electrical lengths and an equal electrical capacitance.
US09614520B2	Semiconductor switch A semiconductor switch includes a plurality of metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) and a pad. The MOSFETs are connected in series between a first node and a second node. The pad is provided above one or more of MOSFETs in the plurality without being provided above other MOSFETs in the plurality. The pad is connected to the first node. A value of an off capacitance (as determined without inclusion of any parasitic capacitance between the pad and the MOSFET) for each the MOSFETs under the pad is smaller than a value of an off capacitance of each of MOSFETs not under than the pad.
US09614518B2	Control of reverse-conducting IGBT Unique systems, methods, techniques and apparatuses of a reverse-conducting IGBT (RC-IGBT) are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment is a circuit comprising a series connection of controllable switch components where at least one of the controllable switch components is an RC-IGBT. The circuit is operated by applying a pre-trigger pulse to the gate electrode of the RC-IGBT during reverse conduction of the RC-IGBT at a first time instant, the pre-trigger pulse corresponding to a turn-on gate pulse. Next, a turn-on gate pulse is applied at a second time instant to the other controllable switch component of the series connection for controlling the other controllable switch component to a conductive state such that the pre-trigger pulse and the turn-on gate pulse overlap, and ending the pre-trigger pulse after a delay time at the third time instant. The delay time is the time period when the turn-on gate pulse and the pre-trigger pulse overlap.
US09614514B2	PWM modulation device and sound signal output apparatus A PWM modulation device includes: a PWM modulator which receives upper N bits of an (N+1)-bit output from a noise shaper; a rising/falling edge detector which receives a PWM output signal of the PWM modulator and detects a rising/falling edge; a delay circuit which receives the PWM output signal, delays the PWM output signal by a predetermined delay time and outputs a PWM output delay signal; an AND gate which receives the lower one bit output from the noise shaper and an output control signal of the rising/falling edge detector; and a selector which receives a signal obtained as a result of an AND operation by the AND gate for the output control signal and the lower one bit and selects one of the PWM output signal and the PWM output delay signal.
US09614513B2	Vibration generation apparatus In a gyro sensor, a TDC detects a magnitude of vibration of a vibrator. A drive circuit (excluding the TDC) determines a duty ratio of a PWM drive signal in accordance with the magnitude of vibration so that the magnitude of vibration becomes a predetermined magnitude and outputs the PWM drive signal having the determined duty ratio. The drive circuit (excluding the TDC) includes a control circuit and a DCO. The control circuit measures time corresponding to the control value by using a gate delay time, generates the PWM drive signal having a pulse width corresponding to the control value and outputs the PWM drive signal.
US09614509B1	Internal/external clock selection circuit and method of operation A clock circuit includes an amplifier, an electrical supply, a feedback circuit, and a comparator. The amplifier has an input node and an output node that are coupled to a crystal to provide an internal clock signal on the output node at a specified frequency. The electrical supply source provides electrical power to the amplifier at a specified input voltage. The feedback circuit is coupled between the input node and the output node, and forms a low pass filter for attenuating the internally generated clock signal on the input node. The feedback circuit biases the input node at a direct current (DC) voltage level that is biased to be less than the specified input voltage. When an external clock signal is applied at the output node, the comparator generates a digital clock signal according to the external clock signal, and when no external clock signal is applied at the output, the comparator generates the digital clock signal according to the internal clock signal.

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