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US09728180B2	Accoustic wave reproduction system A method of and a system for generating an acoustic wave representing reverberations from a desired acoustic environment are described including having a recording surface (11) defined by a spatial distribution of recording transducers (o) and an emitting surface defined by a spatial distribution of emitting transducers (x), wherein the emitting surface (12) defines a volume within which the recording surface (11) is located, recording an acoustic wave (14) originating from within a volume defined by the recording surface (11) using the recording transducers (x), extrapolating the recorded wave (14) to the emitting surface using wavefield propagator system (IS) representing the desired acoustic environment, and emitting the extrapolated wave from the emitting transducers (o).
US09728174B2	Optoelectronic pickup for musical instruments An optoelectronic pickup for a musical instrument includes at least one light source which directs light to impinge a sound generating element of the musical instrument in at least one photoreceiver located to detect the reflected light, so as to generate an electrical signal that is responsive to sound generating element movement.
US09728172B1	System and method to interface and control multiple musical instrument effects modules on a common platform A system and method for interfacing and controlling multiple musical instrument effects modules on a common platform. The system includes: a system processor; a backplane coupled with the system processor; a plurality of musical instrument effects modules removably inserted into the backplane, each of the plurality of musical instrument effects modules including an audio input signal interface and an audio output signal interface, at least one of the musical instrument effects modules including a programmable potentiometer and/or programmable switch to modify an audio output signal; and a user interface configured to enable a user to apply a desired setting on the programmable potentiometer of the musical instrument effects modules via the system processor and the backplane.
US09728169B2	Acoustic dampening for musical strings; use, method, and string A viscoelastic polymer matrix is used for configuration and adjustment of acoustical properties of a musical string for bowed and plucked instruments; the polymer matrix is not covering the surface of the string but is provided between the core and the at least one sheath or between wound sheaths around the core: The polymer matrix comprises a polymeric binding agent and insoluble, sub-micrometer size, nano-scale solid state particles embedded in the binding agent.
US09728168B2	Image processing apparatus An image is displayed without impairing visibility, even in the case of a screen having a limited size. A display setting unit includes a target image display unit that displays an image of a workpiece on an LCD, an image selection unit that, in accordance with a selection operation, selects all or part of the image of the workpiece displayed on the LCD, a menu display unit that displays a menu image so as to be overlapped with the image of the workpiece in a translucent state, the menu image being made up of a plurality of parts that are partial images for displaying information or receiving an input operation, and a display switching unit that, in accordance with a switching instruction given via the operation unit, switches the size of the area occupied by the menu image on the LCD.
US09728163B2	Operation mode switching method and electronic device An electronic device and an operation mode switching method thereof are described. The operation mode switching method is applied to an electronic device that includes a display unit, and the electronic device has a first operation mode and a second operation mode. The display unit has a first light-transmittance in the first operation mode and a second light-transmittance in the second operation mode such that the first high light-transmittance is higher than the second light-transmittance. The method includes detecting to obtain a trigger event; judging whether or not the trigger event satisfies a predefined condition to get a judgment result and, when the judgment result indicates that the trigger event satisfies the predefined condition, generating a switching instruction, and according to the switching instruction, switching the electronic device between the first operation mode and the second operation mode.
US09728157B2	Program, display apparatus, television receiver, display method, and display system A television receiver segments a part of an image depending on image information received from a communication device and pixel information representing the number of pixels in a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction of the image. The television receiver judges a size between the number of pixels in the longitudinal direction and that in the lateral direction in the pixel information, and when it is judged that the number of pixels in the longitudinal direction is larger than that in the lateral direction, displays two screens in which the segmented image and another image are juxtaposed on a display unit. Meanwhile, when it is judged that the number of pixels in the longitudinal direction is not larger than that in the lateral direction, the television receiver receives a signal designating the number of screens to be displayed on the display unit and displays the two screens in which the segmented image and another image are juxtaposed or one screen of the segmented image on the display unit depending on the received signal.
US09728150B2	Display panel and display device A display panel includes a display unit with a first area and a second area, first gate lines on the first area and the second area that extend in a first direction in the first area and in a third direction in the second area, while sections extending in the first direction and in a second direction are repeated, and second gate lines on the second area that extend in the third direction while sections extending in the first direction and in the second direction are repeated. The second gate line includes a plurality of sub gate lines that extend in the second direction in the second area, and one end of each of the plurality of sub gate lines is connected to one end of each of the plurality of second gate lines.
US09728149B2	Display panel and display device including the same A display panel includes pixels connected to each of gate lines and data lines. Each of the pixels includes a first transistor connected between a corresponding data line among the data lines and a first node and configured to deliver a data signal of the corresponding data line to the first node in response to an input signal received through a corresponding gate line among the gate lines, a reflective element circuit connected to the first node, and configured to implement the reflective mode in response to a signal of the first node when a first mode selection signal indicates a reflective mode, an emissive element circuit connected to a second node, and configured to implement the emissive mode in response to the signal of the first node when the mode selection mode indicates an emissive mode.
US09728147B2	GOA circuit of LTPS semiconductor TFT The present invention provides a GOA circuit of LTPS semiconductor TFT, employed for forward-backward bidirectional scan transmission, comprising a plurality of GOA units which are cascade connected, and N is set to be a positive integer and an Nth GOA unit utilizes a plurality of N-type transistors and a plurality of P-type transistors and comprises a transmission part (100), a transmission control part (200), an information storage part (300), a data erase part (400), an output control part (500) and an output buffer part (600). The transmission gate is employed to perform the former-latter level transferring signal, and the NOR gate logic unit and the NAND gate logic unit are employed to convert the signals, and the sequence inverter and the inverter are employed to save and transmit the signals to solve the issues that the stability of the circuit is poor, and the power consumption is larger as concerning the LTPS with single type TFT elements, and the problem of TFT leakage of the single type GOA circuit to optimize the performance of the circuit. The ultra narrow frame or frameless designs can be realized.
US09728145B2	Method of enhancing moving graphical elements A method performed by a processor of a electronic device, including rendering (402), on an electronic display, a line segment having a first direction and moving in a second direction. The method also includes a step of determining (404) whether the direction of the line segment (the first direction) is in the same direction that the line segment is moving (the second direction). If the processor determines that the line segment is not moving in the same direction of the direction of the line segment (the first direction), then the processor performs (408) a first action, such as adjusting the color intensity of the line segment. If the processor determines that the line segment is moving in the same direction of the direction of the line segment (e.g., the two directions are substantially parallel to each other), then the processor performs (406) a second action.
US09728143B2	System and method for driving electrowetting display device A system and method of driving an electrowetting display device including a plurality of sub-pixels are presented. A sub-pixel in the plurality of sub-pixels is determined to be in an open state or a closed state and a target reflectance value is determined for the sub-pixel. For the sub-pixel in the open state, the target reflectance value is determined to be less than a first threshold value, and a reflectance value of the sub-pixel is set to either a minimum reflectance value or the first threshold value. For the sub-pixel in the closed state, the target reflectance value is determined to be less than a second threshold value, and the reflectance of the sub-pixel is set to either the minimum reflectance value or the second threshold value.
US09728141B2	Projection display device and driving method A projection display device is disclosed herein. The projection display device includes an image processing module and a light source driver. The image processing module is configured for receiving an image data and generating a display signal which includes an image period and a black state period. The light source driver is configured for generating a light driving signal to drive a projection light source, wherein the light driving signal includes a first segment and a second segment in the black state period, and the average amplitude of the light driving signal in the second segment is lower than the average amplitude of the light driving signal in the image period. A driving method is disclosed herein as well.
US09728137B2	Display device for adjusting black insertion for reducing power consumption According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel in which pixel units are arranged, and a controller configured to generate image signals by multiplying display data externally supplied to each line by a luminosity adjustment factor, to supply the generated image signals to the pixel units, to accumulate power consumption of each line, and to execute black insertion if the accumulated power consumption is determined to be greater than power consumption of one previous display frame by a predetermined value, wherein the luminosity adjustment factor is acquired by substituting the power consumption of one previous frame to a decreasing function, and a display pattern including a plurality of continuing black display lines is synchronized with supply of the image signals and is displayed moving the same direction of a screen scanning direction of the display panel during the black insertion.
US09728134B2	Pixel and organic light emitting diode display having a bypass transistor for passing a portion of a driving current A pixel and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display using the pixel are disclosed. The pixel includes a driving transistor for transmitting a driving current, an OLED configured to receive a first portion of the driving current and a bypass transistor configured to receive a second portion of the driving current.
US09728130B2	EL display apparatus An EL display apparatus according to the present invention includes EL device adapted to emit light at a luminance corresponding to a current fed thereto. A source driver outputs a current higher than a current corresponding to an image signal to the EL device through a source signal line. This operation charges/discharges a parasitic capacitance present in the source signal line. A transistor formed between the EL device and the source driver operates so that the EL device is fed with the current for only a part of a one-frame period. As a result, the El device emits light for only the part of the period.
US09728125B2	AMOLED pixel circuit The present invention provides an AMOLED pixel circuit. The third thin film transistor (T3) are located between the first, the second thin film transistors (T1, T2), and the control line (Control) is employed to input the control signal for controlling on and off of the third thin film transistor (T3), and thus controlling the AMOLED pixel circuit to measure the drive current with the current measurement circuit (1) and correcting the signal voltage with the signal voltage drive circuit (2), or displaying normally. The drive current entering the organic light emitting diode (D) in respective pixels can be corrected to solve the issues of unstable brightness and uneven display caused by the properties of the organic light emitting diode (D), which is changing along with the time and temperature, and to improve the display effect.
US09728122B2	Organic light emitting diode display An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. The OLED display includes a substrate, a scan line on the substrate and configured to transfer a scan signal, a data line crossing the scan line and configured to transfer a data signal, a driving voltage line crossing the scan line or the data line and configured to transfer a driving voltage, a switching thin film transistor (TFT) connected to the scan line and the data line, a driving TFT connected to the switching TFT and the driving voltage line, an OLED connected to the driving TFT, and a storage capacitor connected to the driving voltage line and a driving gate electrode of the driving TFT. The storage capacitor includes a first storage capacitor plate that overlaps the driving voltage line.
US09728103B2	Data storage and analysis for a welding training system A welding training system includes a camera configured to capture video data corresponding to a welding training operation. The welding training system also includes a storage device configured to store the video data, and to store welding parameter data corresponding to the welding training operation. The welding training system includes a welding training software configured to retrieve the video data from the storage device, to retrieve the welding parameter data from the storage device, to synchronize the video data with the welding parameter data, and to provide the synchronized video and welding parameter data to a display device.
US09728101B2	System and method for assessing and improving a user's life skills and self-efficacy for life stage readiness A computer-implemented mental and emotional life efficacy development system and method are disclosed which assist lay individuals to measure and improve their mental health and emotional capabilities and life skill deficits to increase the individual's ability to achieve life efficacy. A scoring subsystem measures competencies or deficits in a breadth of critical life skills. The system provides feedback concerning personality traits and mental and emotional deficits and compares the user's scores to the scores of those who are successfully navigating a particular life step. This pinpoints deficits for which the user can receive training and treatment tailored to that user's personality and individual difficulties. Through the collection and aggregating of such symptoms, a preliminary diagnosis is made of the user's mental health and life skills. This diagnosis is subsequently refined before it is used to offer emotion and/or mental health care treatment and life skills training for life efficacy competency.
US09728099B2	Manipulative system for teaching musical notation Progressive systems and methods for enabling music students to easily notate the pitch and/or rhythm of musical compositions using three-dimensional manipulative members representing musical notation symbols. The members are adapted to removably affix to a workspace, such as a magnetic white board surface to notate a musical composition.
US09728097B2	Wireless communication between physical figures to evidence real-world activity and facilitate development in real and virtual spaces The disclosure generally relates to physical figures having wireless communication devices implanted therein to capture evidence relating to real-world activities that may be required to progress in real-world and/or virtual spaces. For example, the wireless communication devices implanted in the physical figures may confirm proximity to other users and capture evidence indicating that progress has been achieved in real-world missions that may involve teamwork, competition, outdoor activities, and/or other real-world interaction. In one embodiment, the physical figures may have one or more sensors (e.g., accelerometers, gyroscopes, etc.) that can measure activities performed with the physical figures such that the wireless communication devices implanted therein may exchange the sensor measurements in relation to the cooperative and/or competitive interaction therebetween.
US09728081B2	Bluetooth wireless network for infrared electronic devices A wireless network for providing commands to a plurality of electronic devices that receive an infrared signal is provided with an at least one sprocket for receiving a wireless transmission command via Bluetooth signals and/or infrared signals and a Bluetooth remote for sending the Bluetooth signal to the at least one sprocket. The Bluetooth remote is provided with a Bluetooth remote power source, a software application for providing command logic to the Bluetooth remote, and a Bluetooth signal transmitter. The at least one sprocket is provided with a sprocket shell housing, a corresponding sprocket lid, and a sprocket command assembly that is housed by the sprocket shell housing and the corresponding sprocket lid.
US09728079B2	Instrument for measuring dimensions equipped with an interface and corresponding interface Electronic measuring instrument equipped with a removable intelligent processing and radio communication interface. The interface allows managing additional features such as bidirectional communication of commands and measurement data with printers, computers or other external devices, as well as the transmission of instructions or measurement programs to the instrument. The radio interface may be connected with several measuring instruments such as callipers, micrometers, comparators or height gauges. It is integrated into the lid of the battery compartment of the instrument, so that it can be installed and removed easily and without impairing the seal. The cover also includes an extra battery for the processing and radio transmission interface.
US09728077B1	eReceptionist and eNeighborhood watch system for crime prevention and/or verification A system comprising a camera sensor, a circuit and an identification device. The camera sensor may be configured to generate video data of an environment. The circuit may be configured to (A) communicate with a network through a wireless connection, (B) provide an electrical connection to (i) a plurality of components and (ii) the camera sensor and (C) enable at least one of (i) the components and (ii) the camera sensor in response to an authentication signal. The identification device may be configured to generate the authentication signal. The plurality of components may be configured to implement a virtual receptionist. The video data may be transmitted to the network. The authentication signal may be transmitted using the network. The notifications may be generated by the components.
US09728066B2	Electric fence monitor including a gas discharge lamp An electric fence monitor is operable to provide an audible and/or visual indicator of an operating condition (i.e., falter no-fault) of an electric fence and electric fence box. The electric fence monitor is operable to remain continuously connected between the electric fence and earth ground during normal operation of the fence. The electric fence monitor includes a gas discharge lamp light source for providing the visual indicator of the operating condition of the electric fence and electric fence box.
US09728062B2	Wearable device and system capable of automatically notifying personal emergency, and method thereof A method for safeguarding the health of a user by automatically notifying a personal emergency is applied in a wearable device worn around a user's body or part. The method includes ultrasonic signals being periodically transmitted through the user's body and received by a receiver. A state of health of the user' body is determined according to the ultrasonic signals and a signal notifying a personal emergency is generated if the state of health of the user's body is abnormal. The signal is transmitted to at least one base station, to inform the base station to determine location of the wearable device for assistance-rendering purposes.
US09728059B2	Sedentary period detection utilizing a wearable electronic device Systems and methods for determining a sedentary state of a user are described. Sensor data is collected and analyzed to calculate metabolic equivalent of task (MET) measures for a plurality of moments of interest. Based on the MET measures and a time period for which the MET measures exceed a threshold value, it is determined whether the user is in a sedentary state. If the user is in the sedentary state, the user is provided a notification to encourage the user to perform a non-sedentary activity.
US09728058B2	Smoke detection mechanism Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for detecting smoke in a computer system. The system detects smoke via a first smoke detector located at an airflow inlet of the system or a second smoke detector located at an airflow outlet of the system. Next, the system determines whether the smoke originates from inside of the system or outside of the system to yield a determination of an originating location of the smoke. Based on the determination of the originating location of the smoke, the system then generates a response to the smoke.
US09728055B2	Chronological activity monitoring and review A computer-implemented method for monitoring activity at a location, provides receiving a first data signal and a second data signal, wherein the first and second data signals are related to activities detected at a location, and reproducing the first and second data signals in a chronology that indicates relative timing of receipt of the first and second data signals via a user interface. This may accelerate review and inspection of multiple data signals recorded over time, including data signals of various types. The coincidence of patterns in the data signals may be detected and brought to the user's attention for closer review, such as via transmission of a message or transmission of a segment of recorded data.
US09728052B2	Digital signage system and emergency alerting method using same A digital signage system and a method of providing information using the digital signage system are disclosed. The digital signage terminal includes an emergency detection unit, an emergency detection message generation unit, a communication unit, and an emergency alert message processing unit. The emergency detection unit collects the surrounding emergency-related information of the digital signage terminal. The emergency detection message generation unit generates an emergency detection message including the collected emergency-related information. The communication unit transmits the generated emergency detection message to a digital signage server, and receives an emergency alert message including an emergency alert corresponding to an emergency situation from the digital signage server. The emergency alert message processing unit parses the emergency alert message, and provides the emergency alert included in the emergency alert message to a user.
US09728051B2	Determining a restricted apparatus with respect to a location A method and system for determining restricted apparatuses with respect to a location is provided. The method includes determining that a user is in possession of a restricted apparatus. A video based process and a global positioning system (GPS) based process is executed with respect to the restricted apparatus and a location associated with a user. Restrictions associated with the restricted apparatus with respect to the location associated with the user are determined based on results of the video based process and the GPS based process. The restrictions are presented to the user.
US09728043B2	Means for enhancing game play of gaming device Embodiments of the present concept provide gaming devices and gaming systems that are configured to implement means for enhancing game play. Here, various embodiments of this concept use game insertion techniques to enhance the game play experience for players. These game insertion techniques include placing bonus spins, free games, or other incentives within traditional game play. In one model, a gaming device may use a bonus spin routine to replace a losing game outcome with a winning game outcome. Here, the player may be shown the initial losing game outcome and then be notified that a bonus spin has been awarded, which ultimately results in the winning game outcome.
US09728041B2	Wagering game machine layout mapping A layout pattern of a plurality of possible layout patterns for wagering game machines is determined. An input indicating a location of a wagering game machine within the layout patter is received. A mapping of the wagering game machine to the location within the layout pattern is stored.
US09728035B2	Gaming machine A gaming machine including housing in which a game sequence controller, at least one display device for displaying a gaming unit and at least one switching element, actuatable by a user and in contact with the game sequence controller, are arranged. At least one electromagnetic device coupled to the game sequence controller is associated with the switching element and, if the switching element is actuated, generates information that can be detected tactilely by the user in the form of a vibration and/or a change of the actuating resistance depending on the course of the game.
US09728034B2	Reel-type games and gaming machines Games such as reel-type slot games may have various features, including: an attribute accumulate feature which a player attempts to form combinations of collectable special symbols; a geometric pattern feature in which symbols within a geometric pattern or area may take on special attributes or features; a moving trigger feature; a symbol-triggered game transformation feature using logical rules; a player symbol selection in which reel symbols are player selected; and a reel-locking feature.
US09728026B2	Electric lock device and door including the same A door includes a door panel and an electric lock device including a solar energy module, a biometric verification module, a control module and an electric lock. The solar energy module converts solar energy into an electricity output. The biometric verification module receives a biometric input signal relative to a biometric feature, determines whether the biometric feature conforms with a set of pre-established data, and generates a conforming signal if the determination is affirmative. The control module receives the conforming signal to generate a control signal and an unlocking signal. The electric lock receives the control signal and the unlocking signal. The electric lock operates to unlock the door panel.
US09728021B2	System and method for auto-configuration of devices in BIM using bluetooth low energy devices A system that includes a building information model (BIM) defined by a set of geographic coordinates of a secured area embodied in a memory, a plurality of security devices located within the secured area where each of the plurality of security devices has a short range wireless transceiver and a portable user device having a wireless transceiver, a global positioning system (GPS) and a programmed processor that interrogates the short range wireless transceiver of each of the plurality of security devices for identification and functional information of the security device as a user of the portable user device traverses the secured area and saves the identification and functional information along with geographic coordinates of each of the plurality of security devices under the BIM into a memory.
US09728019B2	Car control system A car control system is disclosed. The car control system for controlling a car by being linked with a car control device (electronic control unit, ECU) that is installed inside the car for electronic control of the car can include: an authentication server configured to perform access authentication for a user terminal and configured to generate an authentication result based on least one of terminal information of the user terminal and vehicle identification information; and a car access device configured to be directly connected with the car control device through an internal network of the car and configured to determine whether a car control request for control of the car by the user terminal is to be relayed to the car control device according to the authentication result of the user terminal.
US09728018B2	Memory management for fleet operation of PEPS vehicles Methods and apparatus are provided to dynamically configure a passive entry, passive start system to issue passive and active commands upon authentication of a remote keyless fob with a body control module in a given vehicle selected from a fleet of vehicles. In particular, a UID secret key data field is generated in the FOB data store using a fleet secret key data field and a vehicle secret key field retrieved from the BCM data store. A wakeup pattern data field stored in the FOB data store is generated with a fleet wakeup pattern data field and a master wakeup pattern data field retrieved from the BCM data store such that an approach wakeup pattern data field stored in the BCM data field is written to an approach wakeup pattern data field in the FOB data store when the remote fob is authenticated with the body control module.
US09728012B2	Silhouette-based object and texture alignment, systems and methods An object-image alignment data generating method for use in an object recognition system is presented. The method obtains a 3D model and a set of 2D images of the object. Each 2D image from the set is captured based on a particular camera point of view. The method then uses the 3D model of the object to generate multiple silhouettes of the object according to different camera point of views. Each silhouette is then matched and aligned with a 2D image based on the corresponding camera point of view. The method also derives at least one descriptor from the 2D images and compiles feature points that correspond to the descriptors. Each feature point includes a 2D location and a 3D location. The method then generates an object-image alignment packet by packaging the 2D images, the descriptors, and the feature points.
US09728009B2	Augmented reality based management of a representation of a smart environment A capability for managing a representation of a smart environment is presented herein. The capability for managing a representation of a smart environment is configured to support augmented reality (AR)-based management of a representation of a smart environment, which may include AR-based generation of a representation of the smart environment, AR-based alignment of the representation of the smart environment with the physical reality of the smart environment, and the like.
US09728006B2	Computer-aided system for 360° heads up display of safety/mission critical data A safety critical, time sensitive data system for projecting safety/mission critical data onto a display pair of Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) light weight projection glasses or monocular creating an immersive omnidirectional HUD (Heads Up Display) system with 6 degrees of freedom movement with user immersion and user inputs & outputs. The system includes the display, haptic glove, haptic suit, vestibular interface, temperature emulation, smell emulation, and omnidirectional sound, the workstation, the application software, and inputs containing the safety/mission critical information (Current User Position, Total Collision Avoidance System—TCAS, Global Positioning System—GPS, Magnetic Resonance Imaging—MRI Images, CAT scan images. Weather data. Military troop data, real-time space type markings etc.). The workstation software processes the incoming safety/mission critical data and converts it into a three dimensional space for the user to immerse into the environment. Selecting any of the images may display available information about the selected item or may enhance the image, or moving hand or body will generate enhanced environmental perception & awareness, as well as inputs and outputs. Predicted position vectors may be displayed as well as 3D terrain.
US09728005B2	Method of calibrating a computer-based vision system onboard a craft This method of calibration comprising the reconstruction of a 3D mapping of 3D landmarks of an environment on the basis of digital images of the environment captured by the computer-based vision system (10) during the movement of the craft (2) along a trajectory. It comprises the optimization of at least one 3D mapping corresponding to a first sequence of images by considering at least one extrinsic parameter and/or at least one intrinsic parameter and/or at least one parameter of poses and/or one parameter of 3D landmarks as constant and the optimization of at least one 3D mapping corresponding to a second sequence of images, longer than the first image sequence and including the first image sequence, by considering said at least one extrinsic parameter and/or said at least one intrinsic parameter and/or said at least one parameter of poses and/or said at least one parameter of 3D landmarks as variable so as to estimate it.
US09728004B2	Identifying a selected feature on tessellated geometry A method for identifying and measuring a feature on tessellated geometry may include providing an image of a part on a display using an electronic representation of the part. The part may include a tessellated geometry. The electronic representation of the tessellated geometry of the part may include a collection of triangles defined by vertices of each triangle. The method may also include receiving selection of a feature on the tessellated geometry of the part. A first triangle of the collection of triangles that is associated with the selected feature is chosen and at least a first vertex and a second vertex of the first triangle are determined. A predefined normal to each of the vertices is also determined. The predefined normals from at least two of the vertices are used to identify and measure the feature of the part.
US09728000B2	Apparatus and method of using acceleration structure in ray tracing An apparatus and a method of using an acceleration structure in ray tracing, and a method of ray tracing are provided. The method involves setting a bit stack value of a level of an acceleration structure, moving to a child node among the ray-crossing child nodes and setting a route value of a corresponding level of the acceleration structure, and determining a pop level based on one or more bit stack values.
US09727999B2	Visualization of flow patterns A system for visualizing a flow within a volume of a 3-dimensional (3-D) image includes a first transfer unit for applying a first transfer function, which assigns a renderable property to each location of a first plurality of locations within the volume based on a flow pattern assigned to the location. A second transfer unit is provided for applying a second transfer function, which assigns a renderable property to each location of a second plurality of locations within the volume based on a value of the 3-D image assigned to the location. Further, the system also includes a mixing unit for computing a 2-dimensional (2-D) image based on the renderable property assigned to each location of the first plurality of locations and on the renderable property assigned to each location of the second plurality of locations, where the 2-D image visualizes the flow pattern and the 3-D image.
US09727996B2	Modifying virtual object display properties to increase power performance of augmented reality devices A display device may be provided and may be configured to present a virtual field of view comprising a virtual object superimposed on a real-world scene. A controller may be provided and configured to modify display of the virtual object by the display device based on a first color of a real-world object in the real-world scene. The virtual object in the virtual field of view may be superimposed over the real-world object. A lumen output of the display device for displaying the virtual object may be decreased.
US09727995B2	Alternative representations of virtual content in a virtual universe An invention for generating an alternative representation of virtual content in a virtual universe is provided. In one embodiment, there is an alternative representation tool, including a visual component configured to determine a visual capacity of a user of a virtual universe. The alternative representation tool further includes an alternative component configured to provide an alternative representation of a virtual content renderable in the virtual universe based on the visual capacity of the user of the virtual universe.
US09727989B2	Modifying and formatting a chart using pictorially provided chart elements A chart element representing a chart modification for a standard chart may be provided pictorially by a computing device. The standard chart may be modified using the chart element through the presentation of a first gallery representing a feature of the standard chart for possible modification. The feature may include a horizontal axis title and a vertical axis title. A selection of the vertical axis title for possible modification from the first gallery may be received. A set of visual representations of how the vertical axis title could be modified in a second gallery may then be presented. The visual representations may include options for not displaying an axis title and for displaying an axis title in a rotated orientation. One of the options may be selected to modify the standard chart. The modified chart may then be displayed by the computing device.
US09727988B2	Logic graph displaying apparatus and logic graph display method, both for use with molding machines A logging data about a signal identifier of the I/O signals which changed in on/off state are stored in a ring buffer. A logging screen includes identifier display parts, logic-graph display parts and first and second cursors. The logic-graph display parts display logic graphs associated with signal identifiers, respectively. When any one of the identifier display parts displayed on the logging screen is clicked, the logging screen is changed to an input window. If a desired input identifier is input in the input window, the logging data associated with the signal identifier is read from the ring buffer and the logic graph is displayed in the logic-graph display parts. The logic graph can be modified.
US09727986B2	Unified coordinate system for multiple CT scans of patient lungs A CT alignment system includes a central processing unit (CPU) that processes a plurality of CT images. The CPU determines a location of a main carina from the plurality of CT images and sets the main carina as a point of origin. An x-coordinate, a y-coordinate, and a z-coordinate is calculated for each pixel in each CT image among the plurality of CT images based on the point of origin. A 3D model is rendered from the plurality of CT images and the x-coordinate, the y-coordinate, and the z-coordinate for each pixel in each CT image is associated with a corresponding voxel in the 3D model. The x-coordinate, the y-coordinate, and the z-coordinate for each corresponding voxel in the 3D model is stored as voxel position data. A graphics processing unit (GPU) renders a three dimensional (3D) model based on the plurality of CT images and the voxel position data which is displayed on a display.
US09727981B2	Visualizing data model sensitivity to variations in parameter values A method that facilitates optimization analysis and sensitivity analysis of a data model comprises: receiving first data identifying a value function, parameters for the value function, and one or more specific parameter values for one or more of the parameters; storing a data model based on the value function and the specific parameter values; determining which parameters of the data model are capable of taking variable values; receiving second data identifying one or more selected parameters; receiving third data specifying a value selection approach for each of the selected parameters; determining a plurality of result values by substituting, based on the value selection approach, a plurality of input values for each of the selected parameters and evaluating the value function using the selected parameters and the substituted values; and generating and causing displaying a table of the result values.
US09727977B2	Sample based color extraction for augmented reality A system and method for sampling-based color extraction for augmented reality are described. A viewing device includes an optical sensor to capture an image of a real-world object. A color extraction software divides the captured image into multiple regions or recognizes pre-defined regions and identifies a color value for each region. A color-based augmented reality effect module retrieves a virtual content based on the color values for the regions, and delivers the virtual content in the viewing device.
US09727975B2	Knowledge-based automatic image segmentation A method for medical image segmentation includes accessing and updating a knowledge-base. A medical image is received and a sparse landmark signature is computed based on the medical image. Either a representative or a cohort average reference image set is selected. A portion of either representative reference image set or the cohort average reference image set is deformed to generate mappings to the medical image set. A segmentation for each structure of interest of the medical image set is determined. The knowledge-base is searched for representative matches to form a plurality of sub-volume base sets comprising a plurality of reference image set sub-volumes. A portion of the plurality of reference image set sub-volumes is deformed to generate mappings from the plurality of sub-volume base sets to corresponding structures of interest of the medical image set. A weighted-average segmentation for the structures of interest in the medical image set is calculated.
US09727970B2	Method and apparatus for generating hologram A method of generating a hologram includes receiving three-dimensional (3D) image data, dividing 3D image data into data groups which are independent from one another, by a first processor; calculating, from at least one of the data groups, hologram values to be displayed at respective positions on a hologram plane, by the first processor; calculating, from at least another one of the data groups, hologram values to be displayed at the respective positions on the hologram plane by a second processor, and summing the calculated hologram values for each of the respective positions on the hologram plane, by the first processor or the second processor, or by the first processor and the second processor in parallel.
US09727964B2	Image processing device This image processing device operates by identifying a region that is in a similar image and has a pattern which is the same as a pattern appearing in a section of a reference image, and repeating an operation several times and the section and the region are superposed to generate a reduced-noise fragment, after which the reduced-noise fragments obtained for all of the regions of the reference image are combined to generate a reduced-noise image. When such an operation actually is attempted with an image processing device the regions corresponding to the sections in the reference image cannot be found from the similar image. Therefore, with the present invention the reduced-noise fragments are generated by performing spatial processing on the sections. Thus, reduced-noise fragments can be obtained reliably for all of the regions of the reference image, and noise can be removed from the reference image more reliably.
US09727963B2	Navigation of tubular networks Methods and apparatuses provide improved navigation through tubular networks such as lung airways by providing improved estimation of location and orientation information of a medical instrument (e.g., an endoscope) within the tubular network. Various input data such as image data, EM data, and robot data are used by different algorithms to estimate the state of the medical instrument, and the state information is used to locate a specific site within a tubular network and/or to determine navigation information for what positions/orientations the medical instrument should travel through to arrive at the specific site. Probability distributions together with confidence values are generated corresponding to different algorithms are used to determine the medical instrument's estimated state.
US09727962B2	System for visualizing tissue in a surgical region The invention relates to a system for visualizing characteristic tissue with a colorant in a surgical region. The system contains a detection unit which detects light from at least one object point in the surgical region. The system has a computer unit which is connected to the detection unit and drives a visualization unit which displays an image of an area in the surgical region. The computer unit determines the color coordinate in a color space with respect to the light from a point from the object point in the surgical region. Depending on the position of the color coordinate determined with respect to the object point, the computer unit calculates a color coordinate information (“0”, “1”) for controlling the visualization unit by comparing information concerning the determined color coordinate of the object point with information concerning a characteristic reference color coordinate.
US09727952B2	Control device for controlling a control value in a first order infinite impulse response filter A control device includes a flatness calculator and control-value logic. The flatness calculator calculates flatness of an image corresponding to an image signal. The control-value logic determines a control value based on the flatness. The control value controls a size of an operation region on which a first-order infinite impulse response (IIR) filter is to process the image signal to reduce noise.
US09727938B1	Systems and methods for retrieval of medical data A system and method for transmitting medical data. In one embodiment, a computer system receives filter criteria from a user of a first computer. Furthermore, the computer system may receive schedule information defining a schedule for checking for medical data. Depending on the embodiment, either the computer system or a remote server periodically selects, based upon the received schedule, medical data satisfying the received user-specific rules. The selected medical data is then transmitted to the computer system.
US09727932B1	Systems and methods for promotional validation of travel expenses Disclosed is a system to validate promotional offers in the nature of a reduction or rebate of certain travel expenses through a network of local merchants who offer to offset travel costs in exchange for patronage. The system allows verification of the travel and the purchases.
US09727925B2	Method and system for implementing semantic analysis of internal social network content Disclosed is a method, system, and computer program product for semantically analyzing the content within an internal social network. Using the results of the analysis, the executives can gain a better understanding of, and insight into, the organization and its employees. A dashboard tool may be used in some embodiments of the invention to visualize the results of the semantic analysis.
US09727923B2	Time attendance tracking method and system A time attendance tracking method is provided by which a hand-held device is set as a primary device and/or a secondary device based on inherent mobile identity of the hand-held device and operable in either a first mode and/or a second mode. The first mode permits the user to clock-in and/or clock-out for attendance recording for the user tied account while the second mode restricts the user to clock-in and/or clock-out for attendance recording for the user tied account.
US09727922B1	Carsharing peril analysis Peril analysis is performed for carsharing insurance, i.e., peer-to-peer vehicle sharing insurance. The peril analysis is used to calculate the rate of and/or price insurance for carsharing. A renter may purchase insurance for carsharing (fully, as a supplement or going above and beyond a standard offering, or filling a gap between the minimal level a carsharing company provides and what a driver desires to provide for himself and vehicle's occupants, including comprehensive, collision, or a combination) using a mobile device, an embedded device, a vehicle, or an in-dash unit in the vehicle.
US09727914B2	Directed graph-based strategy trading tool Certain embodiments provide systems, methods, and apparatus for directed graph-based strategy trading tools. In some embodiments, opportunities for altering a trading strategy position are visually represented by a tool as a directed graph. In some embodiments, a tool to facilitate trading strategy leg conversions is provided.
US09727898B2	System and method for managing battery discharge during critical peak pricing intervals A system and method are provided for managing battery discharge during critical peak pricing (CPP) intervals. The method provides an alternating current (AC) client with a fluctuating AC grid demand, and a direct current (DC)-to-AC inverter having an input connected to a battery and selectable inversion power output levels connected to the AC client. In response to receiving a CPP warning for a first time interval, a present battery capacity state of charge (SoC) is determined. Also determined is a target peak demand for the AC client over a second time interval that includes the first time interval. The target peak demand defines a desired maximum threshold AC grid demand. In response to determining the present battery capacity SoC and the target peak demand, excess battery capacity is determined, and the excess battery capacity is used to supply auxiliary energy to the AC client during the CPP first time interval.
US09727892B1	Determining related search terms for a domain A method, system, and program product, for determining related search terms for a domain, comprising: receiving a request for related search terms for a domain, obtaining click data on the domain for initial related search terms determined for the domain, obtaining revenue generation data for each of a plurality of the initial related search terms; determining a first set of the initial related search terms with a highest revenue or ad clicks generation; generating a second set of new related search terms, comprising: obtaining keywords that are semantically relevant, obtaining how many advertisements are targeted to the respective keyword, and obtaining for each of multiple of the respective keywords an amount that advertisers have paid over a period of time for use of the respective keyword.
US09727889B2	Identifier-based coupon distribution A client device detects a QR code (or NFC tag). The client device decodes the QR code. The client device determines that the data encoded within the QR code includes a URL. Based on the URL, the client device sends a first request to a first server identified by the URL. In response to the first request, the client device receives from the first server data configured to cause the client device to display, to a user of the client device, at least one of: a video or an interactive web page. Responsive to the data encoded in the QR code, the client device sends to a coupon server: identification data associated with a user of the client device, and a request for the coupon server to distribute a digital coupon for an offer associated with an identifier encoded within the QR code to an account associated with the user.
US09727881B2	Feedback based technique towards total completion of task in crowdsourcing The present disclosure provides a method for incenting potential contributors for creating content in response to a posting. The method comprises: posting a task to a first crowdsource with the task having a first expiry period of δ1; waiting for δ1 period to expire; determining whether the task is complete; reposting the task if not complete including a second expiry period of δ2; waiting for the second period of δ2 to expire; reposting the task if not yet complete including an increased reward and a third expiry period of δ3; waiting for the third period of δ3 to expire; and, reposting the task if still not complete, wherein the reposting includes a second crowdsource.
US09727879B2	Method and apparatus for providing tag-based content installation An approach is provided for providing tag-based content installation. The content manager causes, at least in part, reading of tag information from one or more memory tags, the one or more memory tags compliant with at least one protocol for automated content installation. Next, the content manager processes and/or facilitates a processing of the tag information to determine at least one link to one or more content items. Then, the content manager causes, at least in part, retrieval, installation, or a combination thereof of the one or more content items according to the at least one protocol.
US09727878B2	Maximizing advertising performance Multiple filtering criteria derived from consumer surveys can be used to adjust an advertising schedule to achieve improved performance. Historical performance data related to performance factors, such as gross rating points, can be filtered using the multiple filtering criteria. The filtered data can then be used as the basis for predicting future performance of an advertisement or advertising campaign. The historical data can be updated as new performance data becomes available, and the predicted future performance updated. An advertising schedule can be adjusted to maintain performance factors within designated upper and lower limits.
US09727871B2	Construction payment management system and method with lien waiver exchange features A construction project document system and method for managing a construction project including storing a signed lien waiver document, executed by a payee in a construction project, to a computer-readable memory. A payment to the payee from a payor in the construction project is facilitated after the lien waiver document has been executed. The payor is provided electronic access to the signed lien waiver document.
US09727867B2	Method for detecting misuse of identity in electronic transactions The invention provides methods for determining whether a transaction has taken place in geographic proximity to a wireless device. Upon receiving a notification to authenticate the use of an identity at a transaction location, where the identity is associated with a wireless terminal, the method determines an approximate location of the wireless terminal based on cached position information, GPS location, cellular geo-location, and/or Wi-Fi geolocation, and determines whether one or more of these is in geographic proximity to the location of the transaction.
US09727866B2	Methods systems and computer program products for verifying consumer identity during transaction Computerized methods, systems and computer program products for determining how an identity of a consumer can be verified during a transaction involving the consumer and a merchant. Embodiments access and analyze data of an account the consumer has with an online social network to derive a challenge question response options. The social-network based challenge question and response options are presented to the consumer, and the consumer's selection of certain response options is used to confirm that the consumer is the person named on a credit card or other payment instrument or that other identification or verification information should be requested by the merchant before completing the transaction.
US09727865B2	Automatic data transfer A first request for a transfer of data is transmitted in response to the use of a user device; it is determined that the first request for the transfer of data has been declined; an event is detected that indicates that the transfer of data in response to the use of the user device can be accepted; and a second request for the transfer of data is transmitted in dependence on detecting that the event has occurred.
US09727863B2	Real time account update A method is used in a system that includes a financial service provider coordinating accounts issued by an issuer to cardholders requesting credit from merchants. Each merchant has an acquirer with whom the financial service provider also coordinates the accounts. The method can be performed by a merchant sending a transmission to its acquirer including a request for a transaction against one account to which the merchant receives a denial or prior to receiving such a denial. The merchant then requests information from the financial service provider who responds by sending the requested information, upon which the merchant determines whether to extend the credit. When the method is performed by a financial service provider, in response to the denial received by one merchant or prior to such denial, the financial service provider receives a transmission from the merchant including a request for information about the account. In response, the financial service provider sends the merchant the requested information.
US09727862B2	System and method for authentication using payment protocol Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for using a payment processing network as an authorization engine to access secure physical areas, such as college dormitories, office buildings. A keycard with a cryptogram generator is presented by a user to an access device, and the access device or associated computer sends an access request message formatted like a payment authentication request message to an aggregator/acquirer and payment processing network. The payment processing network validates the cryptogram and returns an access response message, again formatted like a payment authorization response message, indicating that the keycard is authentic. The gate, door, turnstile, or other barrier is then temporarily unlocked to let the user through.
US09727861B1	Multiple rate currency consolidator A multiple currency rate consolidator addresses the needs of multi-national companies that do business in different currencies and tax localities. A consolidated view of financial data may be provided in real time. The multiple currency rate consolidator allows each subsidiary within a subsidiary hierarchy to enter and manage transactional data as well as budget/forecast data in a corresponding localized functional currency. The multiple currency rate consolidator allows different consolidation levels to view localized, consolidated values of subsidiary transactions. The multiple currency rate consolidator also accommodates statutory, ad hoc and management reporting consolidation using different subsidiary configurations for the same time periods, as well as the versioning of the subsidiary hierarchy to accommodate structural changes across different time periods.
US09727860B1	Systems and methods for value bearing indicia balance reservation Systems and methods which operate to reserve an amount of value associated with a value bearing indicia (VBI) request or requests are shown. Embodiments facilitate completion of a multiple VBI session without failing due to insufficient value balance once the session has begun. Additionally or alternatively, embodiments facilitate later or subsequent (e.g., scheduled) completion of a VBI session, whether a session for a single VBI or multiple VBI, without failing due to insufficient value balance. Value reservations may be made automatically and/or manually. Embodiments provide various reservation priority levels, such as to individual users, user groups, user systems, sessions, types of sessions, jobs, etc., in order to facilitate completion of various desired operations without failure due to insufficient value. Value reservation techniques according to embodiments do not introduce additional transactions into a normal VBI session flow.
US09727859B1	Methods, systems, and computer program products for using shopper credentials to initiate payment for a purchase by matching the credentials with an open approval from a financial institution A method includes performing operations as follows on at least one processor: receiving credentials from a shopper, the credentials being associated with a purchase from a merchant, receiving an open approval for advancing funds for the purchase from a financial institution, matching the open approval with the credentials received from the shopper, and notifying the merchant that payment has been approved.
US09727846B2	Associating a meeting room with a meeting Arrangements described relate to associating a meeting room with a meeting. A meeting invitation being accessed by a first recipient can be identified, wherein the meeting invitation is sent to a plurality of recipients. A location associated with the first recipient of the meeting invitation can be identified, and whether the location associated with the first recipient is similar to a location associated with a sender of the meeting invitation can be determined. Responsive to determining that the location associated with the first recipient is not similar to the location associated with a sender of the meeting invitation, the first recipient can be prompted to reserve a meeting room at the location associated with the first recipient. Responsive to receiving from the first recipient an indication of the meeting room being reserved, an association between the meeting and the meeting room can be created.
US09727845B2	System initiated pending state authorization in a benefits administration domain model In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a human resource management platform that includes applications targeted to solve a variety of human resource and benefits administration management problems. Applications of the human resource management platform include business applications such as benefits administration that may provide a single solution for facilitating employee benefits management and organizational efficiencies through automation of benefit management functions, measurement of benefit provider effectiveness, and the like.
US09727838B2	On-shelf tracking system A system to be installed on a merchandising unit having one or more inventory zones, one or more units of product, one or more product sensors, a mounting structure, and an electromagnetic signal processor. The one or more inventory zones can present the one or more units of product in several different arrangements. The one or more product sensors, each at least associated operatively with one of the one or more inventory zones, converts a sensed quantity of the one or more units of product into a respective analog electromagnetic signal. The mounting structure secures the one or more product sensors to the merchandising unit relative to the one or more units of product so that the one or more product sensors sense a quantity of the one or more units of product. The electromagnetic signal processor in communication with the one or more product sensors can sample output from the one or more product sensors periodically and converts the analog signal into a digital signal.
US09727835B2	Business systems management mobile administration A method and system for remotely managing business processes via a mobile device is provided. The method includes enabling, for a user, an application integrated with analytic models and geo-positioning technology. The user and a location of the user are identified. Preferences associated with the user are identified and a status of business processes associated with the entity at the location is monitored. In response, a status of the entity at the location is determined. Status data associated with the status is presented to the user via the mobile device. The status data is based on the preferences. The user may initiate an escalation process based on the status provided.
US09727834B2	Remote measurement via on-site portable platform A portable measurement system is described herein that provides accurate real-time data for a subject object at a job site. The acquired data may include photos, laser mapping, thermal images, sonar imaging, electronic measurements, or other types of measurement data. The system leverages commonly available remote control helicopters or other flying vehicles mounted with a camera or other equipment to acquire images or other measurement data that would be difficult to obtain without climbing onto a target structure or placing personnel in other dangerous situations. A portable platform is described herein that can include helicopters as well as other types of portable measurement devices that can fly or otherwise maneuver to capture measurement data at a job site. In many cases, these connected devices can provide near instant availability of captured data to a processing center or other remote location, reducing delays that are typical today.
US09727829B2	Systems and methods for multi-resource scheduling Systems and methods are provided to schedule clinical tasks involving multiple sub-tasks and multiple resources in a clinical enterprise. An example method includes identifying a slot for a task defined by a task duration and one or more resources, the task including a plurality of sub-tasks, each sub-task having a sub-task duration utilizing one or more of the one or more resources, wherein each sub-task to be performed consecutively based on resource constraints; selecting a time slot for the task based on resource availability, the plurality of sub-tasks in the task, and a duration associated with each sub-task, wherein resource availability information is obtained from a clinical information system, and wherein each resource is scheduled only for one or more sub-tasks in which the resource is involved; displaying the schedule including the task and the plurality of sub-tasks; and facilitating access to view and modify the schedule.
US09727826B1	Using contrarian machine learning models to compensate for selection bias Disclosed are various embodiments for using contrarian machine learning models to compensate for selection bias. Both a primary machine learning model and a contrarian machine learning model may be trained for selecting sets of items based at least in part on the same training data. However, the contrarian machine learning model is specially trained to avoid selecting items that are selected by the primary machine learning model. Items selected by the primary model and items selected by the contrarian model are presented to users as recommendations. Both models are updated based at least in part on user selections of items. Ultimately, the use of the contrarian model avoids causing the primary model to degenerate to picking random items due to reinforcement resulting from a bias in favor of selecting items that have been recommended.
US09727822B1	Event prediction using temporal and geospatial precursor networks The present invention provides a system and method for providing an alert notification prior to occurrence of a consequent event. The present invention provides a decision maker with the means to reconstitute his unfiltered operational environment such that the information needed to make an informed decision is extracted from a vast array of data available and presented in a manner that allows the decision maker to focus on the aspects of the decision that are most important to arriving at the best course of action under the exigent circumstances that are present when a response to an unexpected and possibly deleterious event is required.
US09727819B2	Integrating rule based systems with distributed data processing by pushing control to edge agents In an embodiment, an improved computer-implemented method of efficiently determining actions to perform based on data from a streaming continuous queries in a distributed computer system comprises, at a central control computer, receiving a streaming continuous query and a rule-set; wherein the rule-set comprises decision data representing decisions based on attributes produced by the query, and action data representing end actions based on the decisions, wherein the attributes comprise data processed by one or more networked computers; separating the streaming continuous query into a sub-query executable at one or more edge computers; categorizing end actions from the set based on decisions requiring attributes available from the sub-query into a set of one or more edge expressions that are configured to be evaluated at an edge agent to cause an action; providing the set of edge expressions and the sub-query to at least one edge computer with instructions to process visible attributes on the edge computer and to evaluate the set of one or more edge expressions independently from the central control computer; wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.
US09727817B2	Information processing using a reduced autoregressive model and a network structure constructed based on time delay The present technique relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, a recording medium, and a program capable of extracting the structure of time series data. An acquisition unit acquires time series data, a conversion unit converts the obtained time series data into an RAR model, and a prediction unit predicts the future of an event that is currently in progress using the RAR model. The present technique can be applied when predicting the future of a phenomenon that changes with time such as weather, earthquake, natural environment, human health, and economy from time series data.
US09727815B2	Dual transponder radio frequency identification Embodiments are discussed herein related to radio frequency identification (“RFID”) and, more particularly, to systems, methods, apparatuses, computer readable media products and other means for integrating two transponders into a tag, where each transponder functions independent from and does not couple with the other transponder. In some embodiments, one of the transponders can be a near field RFID transponder and the other a far field transponder. The near field RFID transponder can be used to, among other things, authenticate the far field RFID transponder. In some embodiments, the far field RFID transponder can be encoded to transmit generic information, while the near field RFID transmits more detailed or user-specific information. Additionally, in some embodiments, the near field and far field RFID transponders can operate in accordance with the same wireless protocol and include their own circuitry and antenna.
US09727807B2	Image processing system, image generation-output control apparatus, and method of processing information, configured to use imposition conversion An image processing system for executing a plurality of processes includes a process execution control apparatus, and image generation-output control apparatuses of different types. The process execution control apparatus includes a process execution controller to control the processes, and to transmit a command information to the image generation-output control apparatuses. Each of the image generation-output control apparatuses includes a command information converter to convert the command information to a format processable by the image generation-output control apparatus, an imposition convertor to convert initial designation information to imposition process information processable by the image generation-output control apparatus, and an image drawing information generator to generate image drawing information.
US09727803B2	Systems and methods for image object recognition based on location information and object categories Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can identify a set of regions corresponding to a geographical area. A collection of training images can be acquired. Each training image in the collection can be associated with one or more respective recognized objects and with a respective region in the set of regions. Histogram metrics for a plurality of object categories within each region in the set of regions can be determined based at least in part on the collection of training images. A neural network can be developed based at least in part on the histogram metrics for the plurality of object categories within each region in the set of regions and on the collection of training images.
US09727793B2	System and method for image based vehicle localization Methods and systems for determining a vehicle location and pose are provided. A vehicle localization system may determine a location and pose estimate for the vehicle. The system may retrieve three-dimensional map data based on the location and pose estimate. The system may obtain a camera image from a vehicle mounted camera. The system may project the three-dimensional map data onto the camera image based on the location and pose estimate. The system may compare the projected three-dimensional map data to the camera image. The system may then determine the vehicle location and pose based on the comparing.
US09727792B2	Method and device for tracking-based visibility range estimation A method is provided for tracking-based visibility range estimation for a vehicle, the method including a step of tracking an object detected in a first image at a first point in time and in a second image at a second point in time, a step of ascertaining a first object luminance of the object and a first distance to the object at the first point in time and also ascertaining a second object luminance of the object and a second distance to the object at the second point in time, and also a step of determining an atmospheric extinction coefficient using the first object luminance, the second object luminance, the first distance, and the second distance, the atmospheric extinction coefficient being in direct correlation to visibility range.
US09727791B2	Person detection system, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium A system for distinguishing a first group of persons from a second group of persons among plural persons who are present inside an area, and the system includes processing circuitry that: detects first positions of the plural persons who are present inside the area based on a heat image; detects second positions of the second group of persons who are present inside the area based on identification signals transmitted from portable wireless terminals of the second group of persons; and determines, as the first group of persons, those who are present at positions different from the second positions based on the first and second positions.
US09727788B2	Detecting segments of a video program through image comparisons In an embodiment, a data store storing a first image and a second image; a computer processor coupled to the data store and programmed to: generate a first fingerprint of the first image based on a first plurality of pixels from the first image stored in the data store; generate a second fingerprint of the second image based on a second plurality of pixels from the second image stored in the data store; determine a closeness value between the first fingerprint and the second fingerprint; determine, based on the closeness value, whether the first image matches the second image.
US09727786B2	Visual object tracking system with model validation and management System, apparatus, method, and computer readable media for on-the-fly captured image data object tracking. An image or video stream is processed to detect and track an object in concurrence with generation of the stream by a camera module. In one exemplary embodiment, HD image frames are processed at a rate of 30 fps, or more, to track one or more target object. In embodiments, object detection is validated prior to employing detected object descriptor(s) as learning data to generate or update an object model. A device platform including a camera module and comporting with the exemplary architecture may provide 3A functions based on objects robustly tracked in accordance with embodiments.
US09727778B2	System and method for guided continuous body tracking for complex interaction A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and apparatus that provides feedback to a user for interacting continuously without any disconnect. It gives real time visual clues and gestures based on application need. This solves the problem of a disconnected user found in current system and applications as user will be continuously aware whether and how much he is being tracked by the application that will allow him to continuously interact with the application. The requirements from various applications like FBT (Full body Tracking), HBT (Half Body Tracking), LTO (Leg Tracking Only), HTO (Hand Tracking Only), STO (Specific Tracking only) is sent to the CFBTE (Continuous Full Body Tracking Engine). The CFBTE process the requirements and generates the visual clues and gesture events. In visual clues the tracking level/intensity is continuously displayed, which will guide the user on system readiness and effectiveness for interaction.
US09727774B2	System and method for detecting an organic body for authentication Methods, systems, and programming for user identification and authentication are presented. In one example, an apparatus for user authentication is disclosed. The apparatus comprises: a surface on which an object is placed; a light source configured for providing light illuminating a first portion of the surface; a brightness measuring unit configured for measuring brightness distribution in a second portion of the surface, wherein the brightness distribution is caused by the object that spreads the light from the first portion to the second portion; and a determiner configured for determining whether the object is an organic body part based on the brightness distribution.
US09727773B2	Fingerprint core extraction device for fingerprint matching, fingerprint matching system, fingerprint core extraction method, and program therefor To extract a fingerprint core for alignment of a fingerprint image for fingerprint matching. The present invention comprises: a core extraction unit which has an endpoint processing function of generating an endpoint image by extracting bifurcations in skeleton image and subjecting the respective bifurcations to endpoint processing; and a skeleton image generation/extraction unit which extracts skeletons of a density-inverted image formed by inverting the density colors of the generated end point image from white to black and vice versa, and performs processing for generating the skeleton image, the core extraction unit being provided with a core determination function of specifying a skeleton pixel having the highest value of a loop score indicating the degree of a bend in a skeleton shape in the density-inverted image, and defining this skeleton pixel as the finger print core.
US09727768B2	Executable machine readable symbology A method of operating an indicia reader includes reading at least one indicia, the indicia having an encoded executable software program; storing the encoded executable software program into memory of the indicia reader; and running the encoded executable software program.
US09727755B2	Processing information A method and system for processing information. An apparatus divides target information into N pieces of divided data using a secret sharing scheme in which a predetermined number (K) of pieces of the N pieces of divided data is required to restore the target information, wherein N>K. The apparatus is an information processing device or an external storage device. The apparatus selects M pieces from the N pieces (KM−K).
US09727754B2	Protecting chip settings using secured scan chains Some embodiments include a method for processing a scan chain in an integrated circuit, the method comprising receiving, in the integrated circuit, the scan chain, wherein the scan chain includes a secret key pattern; separating the secret key pattern from the scan chain; storing the scan chain in a first plurality of latches; storing the secret key pattern in a second plurality of latches; comparing the secret key pattern to a reference key pattern, the reference key pattern stored in a third plurality of latches; determining, based on the comparing the secret key pattern to the reference key pattern, that the secret key pattern does not match the reference key pattern; and generating a signal indicating that the secret key pattern does not match the reference key pattern.
US09727753B2	Watermark access/control system and method A digital file is associated with a security attribute related to watermarking criteria. The digital file content is encrypted, and may not be decrypted by a receiving computer unless the watermarking criteria is met. The receiving computer may decrypt only the encrypted portion of the security attribute unless the watermarking criteria are continuously met at the receiving computer. Improved security and reduction of pirating of the digital content is therefore provided.
US09727751B2	Method and apparatus for applying privacy policies to structured data An approach is provided for applying privacy policies to structured data. A privacy policy management infrastructure receives a request for an exchange of structured data among a plurality of devices. The privacy policy management infrastructure determines one or more elements of the structured data. The privacy policy management infrastructure also determines one or more privacy policies corresponding to the structured data, respective ones of the one or more elements, or a combination thereof. The privacy policy management infrastructure further determines to apply the one or more privacy policies to the structured data, respective ones of the one or more elements, or a combination thereof when initiating the exchange.
US09727748B1	Apparatus, method, and computer program for providing document security An apparatus, method, and a computer program are provided to secure one or more sections of a document. For example, one or more sections of the document may be converted into secured content. The secured content may then be removed from the document, and replaced with replacement content in the document. This may prevent a viewer with no privileges from viewing secured content.
US09727740B2	Secure information access over network Embodiments herein relate to accessing secure information over a network. The secure information is read and/or modified based on a request received over the network, regardless of an operating state of an operating system (OS) of the device and/or a power state of the device.
US09727739B2	Decrypting files for data leakage protection in an enterprise network Techniques are provided for decrypting an encrypted file within an enterprise network. The techniques include identifying by a password collecting module a password entered during a file encryption procedure performed at a terminal and storing the password; receiving an encrypted file by a data leakage protection (DLP) module; and attempting to decrypt the encrypted file with the password by the DLP module.
US09727737B1	Trustworthy indication of software integrity Computing devices are disclosed that include functionality for providing a trustworthy indication of software integrity. The computing devices include a hardware trust evaluation device capable of determining the trustworthiness of computer programs executing on the devices. At least one trust indicator is also connected to the hardware trust evaluation device for providing an external indication of the trustworthiness of a computer program. Additional security information regarding the trustworthiness of the computer program may be displayed on the primary display device of the computing device. The display of the security information is triggered by a user of the computing device submitting a request through a secure mechanism, where the request is unobservable and inaccessible to programs executing on the computing device. Additional secure mechanisms, such as a unique user interface for displaying the security information, can be utilized to ensure the authenticity of the displayed security information.
US09727732B2	Method of identifying security and electronic device thereof An apparatus and a method for identifying security of an electronic device are provided. The method includes identifying a security state of a system binary loaded to a memory of the electronic device based on booting of the electronic device in a second operating system of the electronic device, and sending security state information to a first operating system in the second operating system based on a request from the first operating system of the electronic device.
US09727730B2	Techniques for presenting and collecting end user license agreement acceptance Techniques are disclosed for presenting and collecting end user license agreement acceptance for software applications or firmware components executed on a computing appliance. A sentry component allows only certain commands to be executed before the relevant end user license agreements are accepted, e.g., commands to configure a network interface and web server on the appliance executed on a shell over a serial interface. Once configured the web server is used to provide a rich interface for presenting end user license agreements and obtaining acceptance thereof. Once the user accepts the terms of the relevant license agreements, then the appliance is made active and all configuration commands become operational, including commands needed to configure the device and start services which would otherwise be prohibited by the sentry component prior to license acceptance.
US09727723B1	Recommendation system based approach in reducing false positives in anomaly detection Techniques to reduce false positives in detecting anomalous use of resources are disclosed. In various embodiments, resource access data indicating for each resource in a set of resources respective usage data for each of one or more users of the resource is received. Cluster analysis is performed to determine one or more clusters of users. For each cluster, a set of recommended resources to be associated with the cluster is determined. For each of at least a subset of users, a temporal behavior based model for each user that reflects one or more resources included in the set of recommended resources associated with a corresponding cluster of which the user is a member is generated.
US09727722B2	Non-intrusive monitoring A technique for detecting unauthorized manipulation of a circuit. In one embodiment, a test data channel of a boundary scan system of a circuit is monitored while the circuit is in operation. By monitoring the test data channel, a monitoring module determines the presence of a signal on the test data channel. During operation, activity on this channel may represent a potential unauthorized manipulation attempt. An alarm condition may therefore be created if a signal is detected.
US09727721B2	Method and device for unlocking electronic equipment and unlocking key thereof Disclosed is a method for unlocking an electronic equipment, and the method includes: the electronic equipment detects periodically whether there is an unlocking key in its surrounding environment, and when there is an unlocking key in the surrounding environment, transmits an unlocking request to the unlocking key; the unlocking key receives the unlocking request, determines in accordance with the unlocking request whether the electronic equipment matches the unlocking key, and when it is determined that the electronic equipment matches the unlocking key, transmits an unlocking signal to the electronic equipment so as to unlock the electronic equipment. Further disclosed are a device for unlocking an electronic equipment and an unlocking key for unlocking an electronic equipment. By means of the present disclosure, the unlocking key is enabled to automatically unlock an electronic equipment when it is disposed near the electronic equipment.
US09727708B2	Method and apparatus for limiting access to data by process or computer function with stateless encryption Systems and methods related to DRM content usage mechanisms for both online and offline usage of content are disclosed, including systems providing secure access to data regardless of network state or connectivity state to the networked access control mechanism. An access control mechanism having a secondary offline access control mechanism is presented, further including multiple implementations for data encapsulation, as well as providing a method for writes to files and to the filesystem itself by externally created applications with no API or modification to their operation.
US09727703B2	Software distribution method and apparatus The present invention provides for a method and apparatus for distributing digital information, such as software applications, to application users. By providing the digital information on unused memory space of a computer system, and providing a process for authorizing access to the information, the information can be efficiently and cost effectively transferred to users. Traditional inventory and distribution channel difficulties are avoided.
US09727702B2	Global disease surveillance platform, and corresponding system and method A computer-implemented method for identifying and assessing public health events, and a corresponding system and apparatus, includes capturing public health-related information from structured and unstructured sources, where the information is contained in one or more documents, extracting meta-data from the captured public health-related information, creating an index of the extracted meta-data; archiving the meta-data and the documents, where the index links meta-data to its associated document, processing the extracted meta-data according to one or more detection algorithms to determine if an anomaly exists, and where an anomaly exists, providing a public health event notification, and monitoring and evaluating the responses to the public health events.
US09727694B1	Medical and personal data retrieval system A system for confidentially retrieving data from a person, such as by authorized personnel. One embodiment provides a data carrier item such as jewelry, having encrypted data imparted upon the item in manner that is only intelligible after being unencrypted. Such data can be encrypted and/or invisibly disposed such that the data is not identifiable by the public, but can be quickly and accurately retrieved by authorized personnel.
US09727689B2	System and method for wiring an aircraft A method and apparatus for establishing a wire network for a platform. The apparatus for establishing a wire network for an aircraft comprises a wire manager and a layout manager. The wire manager sorts a plurality of wires for the aircraft into a plurality of bundles based on a plurality of categories established for the plurality of wires with respect to operation of the aircraft. The plurality of categories includes an essential category and the plurality of bundles includes a primary bundle corresponding to the essential category. The layout manager generates a primary layout output for the primary bundle based on an available space within the aircraft. Forming and installing a primary wire harness corresponding to the primary bundle in the aircraft based on the primary layout output independently of a remaining portion of the plurality of bundles improves a build efficiency of the aircraft.
US09727688B2	Computer program, method, and system for locksmithing A computer program, method, and system for locksmithing. The computer program, method, and system receive vehicle information, obtain a key code for a lock based on the vehicle information, decrypt the key code to determine key specification data, and provide the key specification data to a user, such that a duplicate key corresponding to the lock can be formed.
US09727666B2	Data store query Querying a data store can include receiving a query defined by a number of phrases. Querying a data store can include identifying within the data store service component metrics, service component logs, and service component events associated with the query. Querying a data store can include displaying the identified service component metrics, service component logs, and service component events.
US09727664B2	Grouping records in buckets distributed across nodes of a distributed database system to perform comparison of the grouped records Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for grouping records in buckets distributed across nodes a distributed database system to perform comparison of the grouped records. Upon receiving a record, data in the received record is processed to determine at least one containing bucket having attributes matching those of the received record, wherein the at least one containing bucket comprises at least one of a plurality of buckets, and wherein the buckets are assigned to the local node and the external nodes. A determination is made of at least one of the containing buckets assigned to at least one of the external nodes. At least a portion data in the received record is forwarded to each of the determined at least one external node to perform comparison matching with other records in the containing bucket at the external node.
US09727661B2	Display device accessing broadcast receiver via web browser and method of controlling therefor A display device accessing a broadcast receiver via a web browser according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a user interface unit configured to receive an input signal from a user, a broadcast service module configured to receive a broadcast signal, a communication module configured to perform data communication with a server and the broadcast receiver, a display module configured to display at least one or more contents and a controller, the controller configured to access a web address corresponding to the broadcast receiver via the web browser, the controller configured to receive an IP (internet protocol) address information mapped to the web address from a DNS (domain name server), the controller configured to access the broadcast receiver using the received IP address, the controller configured to receive data of content displayed on the broadcast receiver and control the data to be displayed on a screen of the display device.
US09727653B2	System and method for identifying and ranking user preferences Methods and systems for learning models of the preferences of members drawn from some population or group, utilizing arbitrary paired preferences of those members, in any commonly used ranking model are disclosed. These methods and systems utilize techniques for learning Mallows models, and mixtures thereof, from pairwise preference data.
US09727634B2	Event-related media management system An event-related media management system contextualizes media content. The event-related media management system associates media content with contextual event-related data to associate the media content with the events and information about the events. The contextual event-related data can then be used to provide access to the media content, such as through relevant search results or by presenting the media content in organized displays for contextual browsing and navigation. In some embodiments the event-related media management system generates contextualized media content for contextual search, discovery, and advertising.
US09727625B2	Parallel transaction messages for database replication According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system uses parallel transaction messages for database replication. The system receives transaction messages from a source system via a plurality of parallel send queues in a receive queue. Each transaction message includes a message identifier indicating a commit order for that transaction. The system reads transaction messages in the receive queue in order in which they were committed against a source database based on the message identifier, and applies changes described by the transaction messages to a target database. Two or more transaction messages in the receive queue are applied to the target database in parallel. The system deletes transaction messages from the receive queue asynchronously to applying changes described by those transaction messages to the target database. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for parallel transaction messages in substantially the same manners described above.
US09727623B1	Integrated developer workflow for data visualization development A development platform system is disclosed that provides a development platform configured to create new and modified web-based applications. The development platform may be configured to search for and select a design layout template from available design layout templates stored on a database library. The development platform may further be configured to search for and select a data visualization template from available data visualization templates stored on a database library. The development platform may further be configured to generate a data visualization modification interface and accept a client device customization input to modify attributes of a data visualization. Templates that are modified by the development platform may be stored for subsequent look-up on a database library according to metadata describing attributes of the templates.
US09727607B2	Systems and methods for representing search query rewrites Various embodiments include systems and methods for generating query rewrite records which may be used to generate standardized query rewrites for a search engine. Such records may identify rewrite triggers as well as constraints and other metadata flags which may be associated with certain rewrites in query rewrite identification (QRIL) records. In certain embodiments, such records may be analyzed with other QRIL records or rewrite information to prevent rewrite conflicts and to generate standardized rewrites. This information may then be used by a search engine to generate responses to user queries.
US09727606B2	Hardware implementation of the filter/project operations Techniques are described for performing filter and project operations. In an embodiment, a set of predicates that specify criteria for filtering results to a query is received. Based on a particular predicate of the set of predicates, a predicate result for at least one portion of a particular column is generated. The predicate result identifies rows within the first column that satisfy the particular predicate. Rows are selected and returned as results to the query based at least in part on the predicate result. In an embodiment, the predicate result is a bitvector where each bit of the bitvector corresponds to a particular row within the particular column and identify whether the particular row satisfies the particular predicate.
US09727602B2	Database updating with latency tolerance New data messages for updating a database can indicate a latency tolerance. The latency tolerance can constrain new data records based on such new data messages to also indicate the latency tolerance. Latency-tolerant data records can be constrained to remain in the working database for a minimum duration. Data records present in the working database can be prioritized according to prioritization criteria that increases priority of data records indicating latency tolerance. Matching incoming data messages with the data records present in the working database can be based on such prioritization. A matched data record can be updated or deleted upon successful match with an incoming data message. The latency tolerance can be applied to trading systems for financial instruments or interests as a long-life order that rests in an order book without being able to be cancelled or updated for the minimum duration in exchange for priority during order matching.
US09727600B2	Data consistency management A data consistency management system may include a memory storing machine readable instructions to receive a query, and determine a suitability of the query for processing by a NoSQL data store, or a RDBMS. The memory may further include machine readable instructions to rank data tables based on a combination of read queries and query patterns suitable for the NoSQL data store. Based on the ranking, the memory may further include machine readable instructions to determine data tables that are to be managed by the NoSQL data store, or by the RDBMS, determine whether the query is for a data table managed by the NoSQL data store, and based on a determination that the query is for a data table managed by the NoSQL data store, translate the query to NoSQL API calls for using the NoSQL data store to respond to the query.
US09727594B2	Adaptive range filters for range and point queries The technique described herein provides a way to summarize data and can also minimize unnecessary accesses to a data store. In one embodiment, the technique creates and stores an adaptive range filter that contains a compact summary of the contents of an index for a data store in the form of a trie data structure. Before accessing the index of the data store in response to a query, the technique checks the filter to determine whether the data store does not contain any keys for a specific range of data. If the adaptive range filter indicates that the index contains no keys satisfying the query predicate, the index of the data store and the data itself is not accessed. The adaptive range filter of the technique supports both range predicates and equality predicates. It is adaptive to changes in data and queries by learning the query and data distribution.
US09727591B1	Use of trust characteristics of storage infrastructure in data repositories One or more trust characteristics are obtained. The one or more trust characteristics are attributable to a storage infrastructure from which one or more data sets stored in one or more data repositories are obtained. The one or more trust characteristics attributable to the storage infrastructure are associated with the one or more data sets such that the one or more data sets are characterized as having a trustworthiness reflective of the one or more trust characteristics. The one or more trust characteristics and the association with the one or more data sets are stored as metadata in the one or more data repositories.
US09727590B2	Data management and indexing across a distributed database In one embodiment, a distributed database system supporting flexible configuration of data clusters is disclosed. The system includes a cluster manager, an index, and a dataset distributed over one or more database clusters. Where the nodes of the clusters may report ownership of a particular range, the index contains an alternate range. The cluster manager receives requests to access a range of data within database and queries the index to determine the appropriate nodes and/or clusters with which to connect. The cluster manager then directs the requestor to connect to the specified nodes and/or clusters.
US09727580B2	Information processing device, map update method, program, and information processing system There is provided an information processing device including: a global map acquiring unit that acquires at least a part of a global map representing positions of objects in a real space where a plurality of users are in activity; a local map generating unit that generates a local map representing positions of nearby objects detectable by a device of one user among the plurality of users; and an updating unit that updates the global map based on position data of objects included in the local map.
US09727575B2	File system with data block sharing To provide an operation that can quickly copy or rearrange a file, a file system allows stored data to be shared among two or more files or within a file. The file system provides an operation that allows an extent from one file to be copied into an extent of another file, or into a different extent in the same file if the extents do not overlap. To support such an operation, the file system tracks the storage locations for stored data for extents of a file, and whether the stored data for an extent of a file is shared with any other file or by another portion of the same file. When stored data is shared, writing to an extent of a file that refers to the shared stored data invokes a write operation to a new extent on the storage device, and the tracked information for the affected extents is updated.
US09727571B2	Storage system supporting replacement of content in a storage device A file replacement system includes a storage device, a host, and a server. In a file replacement transaction one or more files that are stored in the storage device are replaced in the storage device by one or more files that are provided by the server. The storage device monitors access to the files stored therein and updates an access tracking table with segment access information that pertains to access to segments of the files. While the file replacement transaction is in progress, the storage device delivers the segment access information to the server, and, based on the segment access information and file replacement criteria, the server determines a credit to which the end-user is entitled for the replaced files. The server calculates an outstanding balance for the file replacement transaction from the credit owing to the end-user for the replaced files and from the cost of the replacement files.
US09727568B2	Method and system for game data collection A method comprises receiving a call to a method in response to detection of a game event in a user device, responsive to said call, generating a data file, said data file comprising identity information associated with said game event and a value of at least one parameter; and storing said data file in a data store.
US09727566B2	Selecting adaptive secondary content based on a profile of primary content A content adaptation method includes: obtaining a primary metadata profile associated with a particular time point of primary content; obtaining secondary metadata profiles each associated with corresponding secondary content of a plurality of secondary content; identifying one of the plurality of secondary content associated with a secondary metadata profile having a desired similarity value with the primary metadata profile associated with the primary content; and matching the identified secondary content with the particular time point of the primary content.
US09727565B2	Photo and video search In one embodiment, a set of tags that has been generated by performing computer vision analysis of image content of a visual media item may be obtained, where each tag of the set of tags has a corresponding probability. In addition, a set of information that is independent from the image content of the visual media item may be obtained. The probability of at least a portion of the set of tags may be modified based, at least in part, upon the set of information.
US09727561B1	Context- and activity-aware content selection A method of contextual activity awareness content selection operates a switch to release a document viewer activation control to a first selector, operate the first selector to select the application location for the application interface, selects document view logs, associated with application location, operates document prioritization logic to calculates average document view rate, calculates an average view rate for each document at the application location, normalizes, weights, and rank average view rates document relevance set, operates a second selector to select matching documents and release to the document viewer, configures the document viewer to prioritize rendering based on document relevance set, operates the switch to release a document view signal to a compiler, in response to a document viewing in the document viewer, and operates the compiler to generate a new document view entry for the document viewing.
US09727559B2	Archival data storage system A cost-effective, durable and scalable archival data storage system is provided herein that allow customers to store, retrieve and delete archival data objects, among other operations. For data storage, in an embodiment, the system stores data in a transient data store and provides a data object identifier may be used by subsequent requests. For data retrieval, in an embodiment, the system creates a job corresponding to the data retrieval and provides a job identifier associated with the created job. Once the job is executed, data retrieved is provided in a transient data store to enable customer download. In various embodiments, jobs associated with storage, retrieval and deletion are scheduled and executed using various optimization techniques such as load balancing, batch processed and partitioning. Data is redundantly encoded and stored in self-describing storage entities increasing reliability while reducing storage costs. Data integrity is ensured by integrity checks along data paths.
US09727543B2	Methods and systems for creating, interacting with, and utilizing a superactive document A method of processing an interactive document is enclosed.
US09727539B2	Computer-implemented method and system for enabling communication between networked users based on common characteristics A computer-implemented method and system for enabling communication between networked users based on search queries and common characteristics is disclosed. Particular embodiments relate to receiving a search query from a first user and establishing a communication link between the first user and a second user based on the first user's search query. Particular embodiments relate to receiving a first search query from a first user, receiving a second search query from a second user, determining if the first user and the second user fit within match criteria, and establishing a communication link between the first user and the second user if the first user and the second user fit within match criteria. Particular embodiments relate to receiving a first search query from a first user, receiving a second search query from a second user, determining if the first search query and the second search query fit within match criteria, determining if the first user and the second user fit within match criteria, and establishing a communication link between the first user and the second user if the first search query and the second search query fit within match criteria and if the first user and the second user fit within match criteria.
US09727538B2	Editing a fragmented document A user command selecting a whole or part of a discrete document of the fragmented document is received at a computing device. The fragmented document includes a group of discrete documents connected by a set of links, each link being located within one discrete document and connecting to another different discrete document. An edit command to edit the selected whole or part of the discrete document is received. Each other discrete document connected to the selected whole or part of the discrete document is accessed by a link within the selected whole or part of the discrete document. The accessed discrete documents are edited according to the edit command.
US09727533B2	Detecting anomalies in a time series Embodiments are disclosed for detecting anomalies in time series using statistical models. In some embodiments, a linear regression model is built for the time series for predicting future values of the time series. Furthermore, the standard deviation of the difference between a prediction and an ideal value of the time series at any point is then estimated. An anomaly is detected when the difference between the prediction and the observed value is greater than a certain threshold based on the estimated standard deviation.
US09727525B2	Data exchange system and data exchange method Data exchange section 104 has a step of determining whether or not pairs of the transmission selecting conditions and reception selecting conditions satisfy a standard for exchanging, through a determined pair, data between a transmission user who corresponds to a transmission selecting condition in the determined pair and a reception user who corresponds to a reception selecting condition in the determined pair. Data exchange system 100 exchanges data satisfying both the transmission selecting condition and the reception selecting condition in the determined pair between the transmission user and the reception user, respectively corresponding to the transmission selecting condition and the reception selecting condition in the determined pair.
US09727524B2	Remote direct memory access (RDMA) optimized high availability for in-memory data storage A method for RDMA optimized high availability for in-memory storing of data includes receiving RDMA key-value store write requests in a network adapter of a primary computing server directed to writing data to an in-memory key-value store of the primary computing server and performing RDMA write operations of the data by the network adapter of the primary computing server responsive to the RDMA key-value store write requests. The method also includes replicating the RDMA key-value store write requests to a network adapter of a secondary computing server, by the network adapter of the primary computing server. Finally, the method includes providing address translation data for the in-memory key-value store of the primary computing server from the network adapter of the primary computing server to the network adapter of the secondary computing server.
US09727518B2	Communication control pins in a dual row connector Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for communications control in a dual row connector. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include coupling a first data connector including a pair of communication control pins and another pair of communication control pins, wherein the pair further comprises a first communication control pin located at a first row of the first data connector and a second communication control pin located at a second row of the data connector, wherein the other pair further comprises a third communication control pin located at the first row of the first data connector and a fourth communication control pin located at the second row of the first data connector. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
US09727515B2	Cabinet level controller with asset management Various embodiments for managing assets in a data center device rack include: establishing a data connection between a cabinet level controller and at least one primary power distribution unit (PDU); using a first electrical outlet on the primary PDU to establish an electrical connection between the primary PDU an electrical asset in a data center equipment rack; using a first asset interface connector on the cabinet level controller to establish a data connection between the cabinet level controller and the electrical asset in the data center equipment rack, the first electrical outlet and the first asset interface connector being in horizontal alignment; using a router integrated into the cabinet level controller to connect the cabinet level controller to a wide area Internet Protocol (IP) network; and using the router to establish a single IP address corresponding to a plurality of electrical assets in the data center equipment rack.
US09727512B1	Identical packet multicast packet ready command A method of performing an identical packet multicast packet ready command (common packet multicast mode operation) is described herein. A packet ready command is received from a first memory system via a bus and onto a network interface circuit. The packet ready command includes a multicast value. A communication mode is determined as a function of the multicast value. The multicast value indicates a single packet is to be communicated by the network interface circuit to a first number of destinations. A free packet command is output from the network interface circuit onto the bus. The free packet command includes a Free On Last Transfer (FOLT) value that indicates that the packet will not be freed from the first memory system by the network interface circuit once the packet is transmitted. The network interface circuit and the memory system are included on an Island-Based Network Flow Processor.
US09727507B2	USB device remote control method and system The USB device remote control method in a remote control system including a first device connected with a terminal through USB and a second device connected with the first device via a network includes installing, at the first device, a USB driver of the terminal, providing, at the first device, a remote terminal control module to the terminal using the USB driver, transmitting, at the second device, a control command for controlling the terminal to the first device and providing, at the first device, the control command to the terminal using the USB driver, executing, at the remote terminal control module, a command corresponding to the received control command and capturing and providing a display image showing the execution result to the first device through the USB driver, transmitting, at the first device, the display image to the second device.
US09727497B2	Resolving contention between data bursts In an embedded system, there are a plurality of data requesting devices, a plurality of data sources and a bus fabric interconnecting the data requesting devices and the data sources, wherein the bus fabric comprises a plurality of bus components. Some or all of the data sources and arbitration devices associated with the bus components resolve contentions between data bursts by selecting a first one of the contending data bursts; determining a length of a critical section of the first selected data burst; and processing the critical section of the selected data burst. Then, a second one of the contending data bursts is selected, a length of a critical section of the second selected data burst is determined, and the critical section of the second selected data burst is processed before a non-critical section of the selected data burst.
US09727496B1	Bus optimization to log sensor data The disclosure includes a system and method for optimizing a bus to log sensor data. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to: estimate a use case of a journey of a mobile device; retrieve a set of sensor configuration parameters associated with the estimated use case; and configure one or more sensors according to the set of sensor configuration parameters to operate during at least a portion of the journey according to the set of sensor configuration parameters.
US09727494B1	Method and system for communication between a computing device and a peripheral device Methods and systems for a device interfacing with a computing system are provided. The device is configured to send an input/output status block (IOSB) and an interrupt message to the processor of a computing system interfacing upon completion of an operation. The device generates the interrupt message while the IOSB is waiting to be transmitted; and transmits the IOSB to the processor, followed by the interrupt message, using a same data path for both the IOSB and the interrupt message. Furthermore, the device is configured to detect a request from the processor of the computing system interfacing to clear an interrupt status maintained by the device at a hardware location; send a message to the processor to de-assert the interrupt status and in parallel, clear the hardware location to clear the interrupt status such that the computing system can transfer information to the device for a next operation.
US09727491B2	Token-based encryption determination process Data storage systems are disclosed for automatically generating encryption rules based on a set of training files that are known to include sensitive information. The system may use a number of heuristic algorithms to generate one or more encryption rules for determining whether a file includes sensitive information. Further, the system may apply the heuristic algorithms to the content of the files, as determined by using natural language processing algorithms, to generate the encryption rules. Moreover, systems are disclosed that are capable of automatically determining whether to encrypt a file based on the generated encryption rules. The content of the file may be determined using natural language processing algorithms and then the encryption rules may be applied to the content of the file to determine whether to encrypt the file.
US09727489B1	Counter-based victim selection in a cache memory A set-associative cache memory includes a plurality of congruence classes each including multiple entries for storing cache lines of data. A respective one of a plurality of counters is maintained for each cache line stored in the multiple entries. In response to a memory access request, the cache memory selects a victim cache line stored in a particular entry of a particular congruence class for eviction from the cache memory by reference to at least a counter value of the victim cache line. The cache memory also receives a new cache line of data for insertion into the particular entry and an indication of a distance from the cache memory to a data source from which the cache memory received the new cache line. The cache memory installs the new cache line in the particular entry and sets an initial counter value of the counter for the new cache line based on the received indication of the distance.
US09727480B2	Efficient address translation caching in a processor that supports a large number of different address spaces A processor includes translation-lookaside buffer (TLB) and a mapping module. The TLB includes a plurality of entries, wherein each entry of the plurality of entries is configured to hold an address translation and a valid bit vector, wherein each bit of the valid bit vector indicates, for a respective address translation context, the address translation is valid if set and invalid if clear. The TLB also includes an invalidation bit vector having bits corresponding to the bits of the valid bit vector of the plurality of entries, wherein a set bit of the invalidation bit vector indicates to simultaneously clear the corresponding bit of the valid bit vector of each entry of the plurality of entries. The mapping module generates the invalidation bit vector.
US09727477B2	Core-specific fuse mechanism for a multi-core die An apparatus including a plurality of cores and a fuse array. The plurality of cores is disposed on a die. The fuse array is disposed on the die and is coupled to each of the plurality of cores, where the fuse array includes a first plurality of semiconductor fuses and a second plurality of semiconductor fuses. The first plurality of semiconductor fuses is programmed with compressed configuration data for the each of the plurality of cores. The second plurality of semiconductor fuses is programmed with core designation data that associates some of the compressed configuration data with one of the plurality of cores, where the one of the plurality of cores accesses and decompresses the some of the compressed configuration data upon power-up/reset, for initialization of elements within the one of the plurality of cores.
US09727473B2	Methods to communicate a timestamp to a storage system Embodiments of methods to communicate a timestamp to a storage system are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US09727471B2	Method and apparatus for stream buffer management instructions A method and system to perform stream buffer management instructions in a processor. The stream buffer management instructions facilitate the creation and usage of a dedicated memory space or stream buffer of the processor in one embodiment of the invention. The dedicated memory space is a contiguous memory space and has a sequential or linear addressing scheme in one embodiment of the invention. The processor has logic to execute a stream buffer management instruction to copy data from a source memory address to a destination memory address that is specified with a desired level of memory hierarchy.
US09727468B2	Resolving multi-core shared cache access conflicts Preventing request conflicts within microprocessors and/or computer systems. More particularly, embodiments of the invention relate to a technique to manage request conflicts within a processor and/or computer system in which a number of accesses may be made to a particular cache or group of caches shared amongst a set of cores or processors or agents.
US09727464B2	Nested cache coherency protocol in a tiered multi-node computer system A computer system comprising multiple nodes, each node comprising a plurality of processors and a local cache hierarchy, suppresses local cache coherency of a node operations or global cache coherency operations between nodes based on the coherency request being a global or local request, and the state of the cache line at the node.
US09727463B2	Assymetric coherent caching for heterogeneous computing A method of caching data in the memory of electronic processor units including compiling, in a first processor configured to perform data-parallel computation, a set of asymmetric coherent caching rules. The set of rules configure the first processor to be: inoperable to cache, in a second level memory cache of the first electronic processor unit, data whose home location is in a final memory store of a second electronic processor unit; operable to cache, in the second level memory cache of the first electronic processor unit, the data whose home location is in a final memory store of the first electronic processor unit; and operable to cache, in a first level memory cache of the first electronic processor unit, the data, regardless of a home location of the data.
US09727455B2	Method and apparatus for mapping a logical address between memories of a storage drive based on write frequency rankings A storage drive including a first and second memories and a controller. The second memory has a write cycle lifetime that is less than a write cycle lifetime of the first memory. Each of the first and second memories includes solid-state memory. The controller: determines a write frequency for a first logical address; and based on the write frequency, determines a write frequency ranking for the first logical address. The write frequency ranking is based on a weighted time-decay average of write counts or an average of elapsed times of write cycles. The controller also: determines whether the write frequency ranking is greater than a lowest write frequency ranking of logical addresses of the first memory; and if the write frequency ranking of the first logical address is greater, maps the logical address with the lowest write frequency ranking in the first memory to the second memory.
US09727453B2	Multi-level table deltas A memory system or flash card may include an algorithm or process for managing the handling of large tables in memory. A delta may be used for each table to accumulate updates. There may be a plurality of deltas for a multi-level delta structure. In one example, the first level delta is stored in random access memory (RAM), while the other level deltas are stored in the flash memory. Multiple-level deltas may improve the number of flash writes and reduce the number and amount of each flush to the actual table in flash. The use of multi-level deltas may improve performance by more efficiently writing to the table in flash.
US09727449B2	Conducting performance snapshots during test and using feedback to control test based on customer experience parameters The technology disclosed enables understanding the user experience of accessing a web page under high loads. A testing system generates a simulated load by retrieving and loading a single web object. A performance snapshot is taken of accessing an entire web page from the server under load. The performance snapshot may be performed by emulating a browser accessing a web page's URL, the web page comprising multiple objects that are independently retrieved and loaded. The simulated load is configured with a number of users per region of the world where the user load will originate, and a single object from the web page to retrieve. Performance data such as response time for the single object retrieved, number of hits per second, number of timeouts per sec, and errors per second may be recorded and reported. An optimal number of users may be determined to achieve a target user experience goal.
US09727447B1	System, method, and computer program for automated exploratory testing A system, method, and computer program product are provided for automated exploratory testing. In use, a plurality of actions to be performed as a test flow in an exploratory test associated with at least one testing project are identified. Additionally, a plurality of additional options are identified for each performed action of the plurality of actions of the test flow that are capable of being performed instead of one or more of the plurality of actions in the test flow. Further, a graph is generated showing all combinations of the plurality of first actions and the plurality of additional options as a possible scope of the exploratory test associated with the at least one testing project. In addition, the graph is modified based on received input, the received input identifying one or more test flows to execute as the exploratory test associated with the at least one testing project. Still yet, the exploratory test associated with the at least one testing project is automatically executed in accordance with the modified graph based on the received input. Moreover, a status of the automatic execution of the exploratory test associated with the at least one testing project is reported utilizing the graph.
US09727437B2	Dynamically controlling erasure code distribution in an object store Example apparatus and methods monitor conditions in an object storage system. The conditions monitored may include a load balance measure in the system, a capacity balance measure in the system, a fault tolerance measure in the system, or a usage pattern measure in the system. A distribution plan or redistribution plan for storing or moving erasure codes in the object storage system may be determined based on the conditions. The distribution plan or the redistribution plan for the erasure codes may be updated dynamically in response to changing conditions in the object storage system. The distribution or redistribution may depend on a weighted combination of the load balance measure, the capacity balance measure, the fault tolerance measure, or the usage pattern measure so that responding to one sub-optimal condition (e.g., load imbalance) does not create a different sub-optimal condition (e.g., unacceptable fault tolerance).
US09727436B2	Adding a profiling agent to a virtual machine to permit performance and memory consumption analysis within unit tests The present invention discloses a solution for adding a profiling agent to a virtual machine (VM), which permits unit test programs to access information relating to memory and performance from runtime data areas of the VM. Operations permitted by the agent can include starting/stopping VM monitor, getting objects from the heap, retrieving an invocation count, determining a size of an instantiated object, getting a current thread time, and the like. Memory and performance information gathered during a test can be stored for later analysis under a test version identifier. A comparison engine can create reports that use the stored performance and memory data, which can help developers compare memory/performance deltas among different unit versions. In one embodiment, the VM can be a JAVA VIRTUAL MACHINE (JVM) and the unit test programs can be JUNIT programs.
US09727427B2	Synchronizing storage of data copies in a dispersed storage network A method begins with storage units receiving a request to transfer a copy of a set of encoded data slices from two or more source virtual storage vaults to a destination virtual storage vault. The method continues with each storage unit obtaining a slice transfer map and determining whether the storage unit supports one of the two or more source virtual storage vaults. For each supporting storage unit, the method continues with each supporting storage unit determining, based on the slice transfer map, a sub-set of encoded data slices of the set of encoded data slices that is stored within the one of the two or more source virtual storage vaults by the supporting storage unit. The method continues with the supporting storage unit sending the sub-set of encoded data slices to a corresponding storage unit that is supporting the destination virtual storage vault.
US09727426B2	Using an overinclusive write record to track and write changes to a storage system The writing of data to a storage system such that change tracking is efficiently performed. If a portion is to be written to the storage system, the system writes a write record indicating that a group of portions (that includes the particular portion) of the storage system is to be written to the storage system. This is represented even though those other portions are not being contemporaneously written to the storage system, and may in fact never be written. The particular portion is then written to the storage system. At some point thereafter, perhaps in the background, a change tracking structure is changed to reflect that the particular portion is written to the storage system, but without reflecting writes of all of the group of portions. The write record may then be invalidated. This reduces latency in systems that track changes with small cost at the time of backup.
US09727425B1	Confined recovery in a distributed computing system Executing a confined recovery in a distributed system having a plurality of worker systems including a failed worker system at a current superstep. The confined recovery includes determining states of the partitions of the worker systems during the supersteps preceding the current superstep, and determining a recovery initiation superstep preceding the current superstep in which all messages for recovery initiation superstep are available. The recovery initiation superstep is determined responsive to determining the states of the partitions. Additionally, a recovery set of partitions is determined for which messages in supersteps after the recovery initiation superstep are not available. The worker systems having the partitions in the recovery set are instructed to execute the defined function for the partitions in the recovery set starting at the recovery initiation superstep to recover the lost exchanged messages.
US09727423B2	Shared file system predictive storage techniques Disclosed in some examples are predictive storage techniques for use in a distributed data system. The predictive storage techniques may be used to manage locally stored elements of a shared data collection, such as the storage of files on nodes of the distributed data system that are limited in local storage space. The predictive storage techniques may achieve a balance between consumption of local resources and timely access of important elements in the shared data collection. For example, the predictive storage techniques may be used for keeping or pre-caching certain items of a collection that are determined as likely to be used in local storage for convenient access, and allowing access the remaining items on request over a network.
US09727401B2	Method of operating semiconductor memory device and memory system including semiconductor memory device Disclosed is a method of operating a semiconductor memory device including a plurality of pages, including: receiving a program command, an address, and program data; reading page data from a selected page corresponding to the address in response to the program command; determining whether the number of bits of data corresponding to a program state among the page data is greater than a threshold value; and outputting a state fail signal without performing a program operation on the selected page based on a result of the determination.
US09727397B2	Container-less JSP template A container-less JSP system is provided. An example container-less JSP system comprises a detector, a trigger module, and an invoker. The detector may be configured to detect a request initiated by a client application to invoke a JSP template. The request is a protocol-neutral Java™ interface. The trigger module may be configured to trigger the protocol-neutral Java™ interface to invoke the JSP template. The invoker may be configured to invoke the JSP template.
US09727396B2	Message queue deployment Some embodiments of a system and a method to automatically deploy message queues on-demand in a computing system have been presented. An application server may configure an application messaging service according to a set of rules in a configuration file. In response to applications requesting to access messaging queues for the first time, the application server may automatically deploy messaging queues on-demand following the set of rules in the configuration file.
US09727388B2	Migrating threads between asymmetric cores in a multiple core processor Some implementations provide techniques and arrangements to migrate threads from a first core of a processor to a second core of the processor. For example, some implementations may identify one or more threads scheduled for execution at a processor. The processor may include a plurality of cores, including a first core having a first characteristic and a second core have a second characteristic that is different than the first characteristic. Execution of the one or more threads by the first core may be initiated. A determination may be made whether to apply a migration policy. In response to determining to apply the migration policy, migration of the one or more threads from the first core to the second core may be initiated.
US09727374B2	Temporary virtual machine migration for improved software application warmup In an approach to reducing the duration of a software warmup process, one or more computer processors determine whether utilizing live migration of one or more virtual machines from a first computer to a second computer will reduce the duration of a warmup process of a software application. In response to determining that utilizing live migration of one or more virtual machines from a first computer to a second computer will reduce the duration of the warmup process, the one or more computer processors identify at least one second computer. The one or more computer processors migrate the one or more virtual machines to the at least one second computer. The one or more computer processors perform the warmup process. In response to performing the warmup process, the one or more computer processors migrate the one or more virtual machines to the first computer.
US09727373B2	Providing resumption data in a distributed processing system An approach for providing a user with resumption data before pausing or terminating a partially-processed job that is processing in a distributed system. Certain applications, when paused, are not able to resume processing data at precisely the point where it was paused. As a result, users surrender some, or all, of the processed portion of the data when processing is paused. In one embodiment of the invention, a user is provided with resumption data before the user confirms a request to pause the processing. Resumption data from each of the service nodes that is processing a segment of source data are collected and aggregated. Resumption data reflects a measure of processed data that would require re-processing if the processing were paused and resumed. Alternatively, resumption data includes a duration of spent processing time that would be lost if the processing were paused and resumed.
US09727365B2	End-to-end validation of virtual machines Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for end-to-end validation of virtual machines. A control system including a processor can detect a validation request that can include a request to create an end-to-end validation function to perform end-to-end validation of a service. The processor can analyze a policy to determine components of the end-to-end validation function and a virtual machine that will host the end-to-end validation function. The components can include a generator function and a receiver function that can encompass the service. The processor can load, or trigger loading of, an image to the virtual machine and instantiation of the virtual machine. The image can include the end-to-end validation function. The processor also can validate the service using the end-to-end validation function based upon a test scenario stored in a test library of the end-to-end validation function.
US09727357B2	Failover detection and treatment in checkpoint systems A method for treatment of a hypervisor call sequence, in a system having a plurality of hosts, includes assigning a host ID to a plurality of hosts in the system; identifying a first host ID for a host from which a first hypervisor call of a hypervisor call sequence originates; identifying a second host ID for a host from which a second hypervisor call of the hypervisor call sequence originates, wherein the second hypervisor call is a call subsequent to the first hypervisor call; and determining whether the second host ID is equal to the first host ID.
US09727351B2	Method and device for setting status of application A method for a device to set a status of an application, including: acquiring status setting permission information of the application; determining if the acquired status setting permission information indicates that it is permitted to set the status of the application; and setting the status of the application as an inactive status, if it is determined that the acquired status setting permission information indicates that it is permitted to set the status of the application.
US09727340B2	Hybrid tag scheduler to broadcast scheduler entry tags for picked instructions The present invention provides a method and apparatus for scheduling based on tags of different types. Some embodiments of the method include broadcasting a first tag to entries in a queue of a scheduler. The first tag is broadcast in response to a first instruction associated with a first entry in the queue being picked for execution. The first tag includes information identifying the first entry and information indicating a type of the first tag. Some embodiments of the method also include marking at least one second entry in the queue is ready to be picked for execution in response to at least one second tag associated with at least one second entry in the queue matching the first tag.
US09727332B2	Information technology resource management Embodiments relate to information technology resource management and scaling. According to one aspect, an upcoming event impacting an application operating on one or more resources is identified. A workload on the application is predicted based on the upcoming event identified and historical data about a previous event having similarity with the upcoming event. The prediction is performed using a predefined rule. A number of resources required to process the predicted workload is ascertained using a past scaling history of the application. The resources are scaled based on the ascertained number of said resources determined before the occurrence of the event.
US09727331B2	Generating an operating procedure manual A device generates an operating procedure manual for software including a captured image of a screen displayed by the software. An image acquiring hardware unit acquires a plurality of captured images of a plurality of screens displayed by software in response to a plurality of operations with respect to the software. A dividing hardware unit divides the plurality of captured images into a plurality of captured image groups, to each of which at least one captured image acquired in response to at least one operation constituting a meaningful chunk belongs. A generating hardware unit generates an operating procedure manual including, for each captured image group, a captured image belonging to that captured image group.
US09727327B1	Software distribution framework A server determines that a software update is available for a computing device and creates a software bundle that includes the software update. In the software bundle, the server includes instructions to install the software bundle in a user partition of a memory of the computing device that is used to store content and applications and to modify a path variable in an operating system of the computing device to include a location in which the software bundle is installed. The server enables the computing device to download the software bundle.
US09727323B2	System and method for providing an application to a device The disclosed embodiments include a system and method for providing at least one electronic application to at least one device. In one embodiment, the method includes acquiring device information that relates to the device and determining whether the device supports the at least one application based on the device information. The method may further include generating an electronic message for the device wherein the message contains at least one link for acquiring the at least one application when the device supports the application.
US09727319B1	Reducing compilation time using profile-directed feedback A method for significantly reducing compilation time of an application program is provided for compiling the program using profile-directed feedback (PDF). The method applies an additional analysis process between a training run of the application program and a whole program compilation of the application. This analysis process examines a PDF profile file(s) produced during the training run and aggregates data from the PDF file to determine a maximum block counter associated with each source file of the application. Only those source files having maximum block counters in a specified top percent of all the source files of the application have their fat binaries included in the whole program compilation.
US09727312B1	Providing subject information regarding upcoming images on a display Methods are described for presenting in a user interface information regarding the subject faces that will appear in upcoming images. In general, many of the images available to display will be comprised of images containing subject faces. Based on a subject affinity score between the viewer and the subjects, and image affinity is computed. Based on the image affinity scores, images are selected for presentation on the display. As images are displayed, the system analyzes some portion of the upcoming images to determine the subject information to display. As each image is displayed, subject information comprised of the subjects face and subject prominence information may be shown in an area of the display adjacent to the current image. The subject prominence information may be determined as a function of a face size ratio value and a zone value.
US09727311B2	Generating a service definition including a common service action A method and system for generating a set of service definitions relating to a computer application based on a set of interaction models relating to a set of participants in the interaction models. For each participant, a set of message traces is extracted from the set of interaction models and common message events in each message trace are identified. The common message events are transformed into service actions and a service definition is generated including the service actions. The generated service definition may then be deployed on a suitable computing system, such as, for example, a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) platform.
US09727306B2	Bi-synchronous electronic device with burst indicator and related methods A bi-synchronous electronic device may include a FIFO memory circuit configured to store data, and a first digital circuit coupled to the FIFO memory circuit and configured to operate based upon a first clock signal and a write pointer, write a data burst to the FIFO memory circuit, thereby causing a jump in the write pointer to a new position, and write a burst indicator associated with the new position in the FIFO memory circuit. The bi-synchronous electronic device may include a second digital circuit coupled to the FIFO memory circuit and configured to operate based upon a second clock signal different from the first clock signal, read from the FIFO memory circuit based upon a read pointer, and synchronize the read pointer to the write pointer based upon the burst indicator.
US09727305B2	Method and electronic device for information processing The present disclosure provides a method and an electronic device for information processing. The electronic device comprises a sensing unit and a display unit having a display area. The display unit displays a graphical interface. The display area displays a first part of the graphical interface. The method comprises: detecting a first operation by the sensing unit when the display unit displays the first part of the graphical interface; displaying the second part of the graphical interface on the display unit in response to the first operation; detecting a second operation; determining whether a preset condition is satisfied during the detecting of the second operation to obtain first decision information; and displaying a speech control on the display unit when the first decision information indicates that the preset condition is satisfied during the detecting of the second operation.
US09727294B2	Mobile device, system and method for medical image displaying using multiple mobile devices A system, mobile device and method for displaying a medical image using multiple mobile devices are disclosed. A master mobile device for displaying a medical image includes a communication unit, a device information collection unit, and an arrangement designation unit. The communication unit wirelessly communicates with surrounding mobile devices and a medical image provision system. The device information collection unit searches for surrounding slave mobile devices that are to operate as slaves via the communication unit, collects the device information of each of the retrieved slave mobile devices while communicating with the retrieved slave mobile devices, and control the communication unit to transmit device information of the master mobile device and the collected device information to the medical image provision system. The arrangement designation unit receives recommended arrangement information from the medical image provision system, and outputs the recommended arrangement information.
US09727291B1	Apparatus for interfacing wireless devices to a peripheral device Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus including an arrangement configured to couple the apparatus to an alternating current (AC) outlet. The apparatus further includes a plurality of interfaces, wherein a first interface of the plurality of interfaces is configured to couple the apparatus to a wireless computing device, and wherein a second interface of the plurality of interfaces is configured to couple the apparatus to a peripheral device that is peripheral to the wireless computing device. The apparatus also includes a memory configured to store logic, wherein the logic is configured to receive, via the first interface, an operation from the wireless computing device, and send, via the second interface, the operation to the first device that is peripheral to the wireless computing device. The apparatus also includes a processor configured to execute the logic, wherein the processor is powered via the alternating current (AC) power outlet.
US09727280B2	Modifying generic workform received from host with specific input plug-in data based on selected capability of workform performing device A host device includes a communication interface unit to be connected to a workform performing device, a workform generation unit to perform a job and generate a workform to which a universal plug-in is applied, a storage unit to store at least one of the workform generated by the workform generation unit and a workform transmitted from an external device, and a control unit to control the communication interface unit to transmit the at least one stored workform to the workform performing device according to a command to perform a job.
US09727275B2	Coordinating storage of data in dispersed storage networks A method begins by a first computing device of a dispersed storage network (DSN) of a plurality of DSNs receiving a data segment for storage, encoding the data segment using a dispersed storage error encoding function to produce a set of encoded data slices, where each DSN of the plurality of DSNs utilizes the dispersed storage error encoding function, and generating a set of DSN addresses for the set of encoded data slices using a deterministic function. The method continues with a set of storage units of the DSN storing the set of encoded data slices using the set of DSN addresses. The method continues with storage units of the set of storage units and of another set of storage units of another DSN coordinating to store copies of encoded data slices of the set of encoded data slices in corresponding storage units of both sets of storage units.
US09727267B1	Power management and monitoring for storage devices In one embodiment, a command for a storage device may be received, wherein the command comprises a plurality of stages. Power for the plurality of stages of the command may be dynamically allocated, wherein power for a first stage of the command is allocated first, and power for each remaining stage of the command is allocated after a preceding stage is performed.
US09727265B2	Disk device and control method that controls amount of data stored in buffer According to one embodiment, a magnetic disk device includes a disk including a first region and a second region, a head configured to record write data to the disk, a buffer configured to store the write data up to a first capacity, and a controller configured to obtain a first processing amount based on a time to save the write data to the first region by the head and a second processing amount improved by saving the write data from the buffer to the first region, compare the first processing amount with the second processing amount, and determine whether the write data should be saved to the first region, based on a result of the comparison between the first processing amount and the second processing amount.
US09727259B2	Dispatching of service requests in redundant storage virtualization subsystems A method for dispatching of service requests in a redundant storage virtualization subsystem including a plurality of storage virtualization controllers is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of the host entity issuing a first service request to a first one of the SVCs; the first SVC handling the first service request, acquiring a first result of servicing the first service request, and returning the first result to the host entity the result; and, the host entity issuing a second service request to a second one of the SVCs; and, the second SVC handling the second service request, acquiring a second result of servicing the second service request, and returning the second result to the host entity the result. A storage virtualization subsystem implementing the method, a computer system comprising such storage virtualization subsystem, and a storage media having machine-executable codes stored therein for performing the method are also disclosed.
US09727252B2	Methods and systems for optimal snapshot distribution within a protection schedule Storage administrators would like to create snapshots of a storage array as frequently as possible, but too many concurrent snapshots can place an unnecessary load on the storage array. Described herein are techniques for scheduling snapshots on the storage array with the objective of minimizing the maximum number of simultaneous snapshots and/or temporally spacing apart snapshots from each other.
US09727250B2	Nonvolatile memory system and operation method of a memory controller that manages page serial numbers according to program elapsed times of pages A nonvolatile memory system includes a nonvolatile memory device and a memory controller. The nonvolatile memory device includes memory blocks each having a plurality of pages and performs a read operation on the plurality of pages on the basis of read voltages. The memory controller is configured to manage page serial numbers of some of the plurality of pages according to a program elapsed time of each of the plurality of pages. When the memory controller receives a read command and a logical address from an external device, the memory controller is configured to select at least one of the managed page serial numbers, to compare the selected at least one of the page serial numbers with a page serial number of a page corresponding to the received logical address, and to control levels of the read voltages according to a comparison result.
US09727240B2	Data erasable method of memory in smart card and smart card thereof The invention relates to a data erasable method of memory in smart cards and smart cards thereof, which includes: when a CPU in the smart card determines a data erasable operation will be proceed in the specified memory of the smart card, cache the data to be written in a random memory cache of the specified memory; after sending a data erasable signal to the specified memory, control itself to enter a standby sleep mode. The data erasable signal is used to indicate the specified memory to process the data erasable operation by obtaining the data to be written from the random memory cache. Using the provided solution, the current of the machine card interface can be reduced when a data erasable is proceed in the specified memory of the smart card, thus abnormal conditions due to the high current of the machine card interface are avoided, and the power consumption is reduced at the same time, the standby time of the device which the smart card is in is improved.
US09727238B2	User-interface for entering alphanumerical characters An information processing system has a display monitor and a user-interface for text entry. The display monitor presents the set of alphanumerical characters in a spatial configuration of three parallel horizontal rows or three parallel vertical columns. The “left”-button and the “right” button of the directional buttons of the user-interface control the selection of a group of alphanumerical characters, one of each of the three parallel arrays and positioned in the same column. The “up”-button and the “down”-button of the directional buttons and the “OK”-button, sitting in between, are used to select a specific one of the alphanumerical characters from the selected group.
US09727235B2	Switching an interface mode using an input gesture A method, apparatus, and program product are disclosed for presenting an interactive interface on an electronic display of an information handling device, the interactive interface comprising a plurality of modes, receiving an input gesture from a user, the input gesture detected along a surface of the information handling device by a gesture detector, and changing a mode of the interactive interface in response to the received input gesture.
US09727234B2	System and method for appliance control via a personal communication or entertainment device A system for use in controlling operating functions of a controllable device includes a hand-held device and an intermediate device in communication with the hand-held device and the controllable device. The hand-held device is adapted to receive a gesture based input and to transmit a signal having data representative of the gesture based input. The intermediate device has programming for translating the data representative of the gesture based input in a signal received from the hand-held device into a command signal to be communicated to the controllable device wherein the command signal has a format appropriate for controlling an operating function of the controllable device that is associated with the gesture based input.
US09727233B2	Touch device and control method and method for determining unlocking thereof A touch device and a control method and a method for determining unlocking thereof are provided. The touch device includes image capturing units configured nearby a touch surface respectively, and light-reflected objects are configured around the touch surface. In this method, the image capturing units are used to detect a reflected signal to receive a first gesture on the touch surface when the touch device is operated in a touch-lock mode. The image capturing units emit a detecting signal along the touch plane and detect the reflected signal reflected from the detecting signal. It is determined whether the first gesture matches a first specific gesture. When the first gesture matches the first specific gesture, the touch device is operated in a touch-on mode. Touch information is provided when the touch device is operated in the touch-on mode but not provided when the touch device is operated in the touch-lock mode.
US09727231B2	System and method for providing absolute coordinate and zone mapping between a touchpad and a display screen A method and system for providing absolute coordinate mapping using zone mapping input in a vehicle includes determining a touch input received on a touchpad located in the vehicle, presenting an absolute mapped position of the touch input on a display screen located in the vehicle, presenting one or more user interface objects on the display screen, and providing a plurality of display input zones corresponding to one or more user interface objects presented on the display screen. The method and system further include determining a user input to one of the one or more user interface objects presented on the display screen based on the absolute mapped position of the touch input on at least one of the one or more user interface objects presented on the display screen, and the plurality of display input zones on the display screen.
US09727228B2	Method for selecting waveforms on electronic test equipment A method for operating a data processing system having a touch enabled display screen that displays a plurality of waveforms to alter the display of one of the waveforms without altering the display of the remaining waveforms is disclosed. The method includes determining a selected waveform in response to a user touching the display screen in a first location thereby defining a touch area that determines the selected waveform. An operation that is to be performed on the selected waveform is then defined by a gesture on the screen. The selected waveform is determined by a touch area that is defined by the user touching the screen. If more than one waveform is defined by the touch area, the possible waveforms are sequentially selected until the correct one is presented to the user in response to the user repeating the touching that defines the touch area.
US09727219B2	Media playback system controller having multiple graphical interfaces Embodiments are described herein that provide a media playback system controller with multiple graphical interfaces. In one aspect, a method is provided that involves (a) causing a graphical display to provide a first graphical interface including at least (i) a first input region and (ii) a first representation of a media item, (b) receiving a first input data indicating a selection within the first input region, (c) based on the received first input data, causing the graphical display to provide a second graphical interface including at least (i) an active region, (ii) an inactive region, and (iii) a second representation of the media item, (d) receiving a second input data indicating a selection within the active region, and (e) based on the received second input data, causing the graphical display to provide one or more media playback controls.
US09727218B2	Contextual browser frame and entry box placement Various embodiments utilize context positioning of an input mechanism to convey at least one action associated with the input mechanism. At times, the input mechanism is associated with multiple actions. Input received via at the input mechanism can be analyzed to determine which action of the multiple actions to perform. In some embodiments, the input mechanism can be physically and/or visually moved to a different location based upon the determined action.
US09727216B2	Portable device, method of detecting operation, and computer-readable storage medium storing program for detecting operation A mobile telephone includes a touch panel, an acceleration sensor which detects an acceleration, and an operation detection unit which detects a predetermined operation in accordance with the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor while an instruction made by the touch panel is being detected. For this, it is possible to detect an operation to press the touch panel while a user finger is in contact with the touch panel.
US09727215B2	Method for performing multimedia management utilizing tags, and associated apparatus and associated computer program product A method and apparatus for performing multimedia management utilizing tags and an associated computer program product are provided, where the method is applied to an electronic device. The method includes the steps of: providing a user interface to allow a user to add at least one tag corresponding to at least one timestamp of a multimedia file onto a progress bar of the user interface; and when it is detected that a specific tag added onto the progress bar of the user interface is selected for tag-based playback, playing the multimedia file, starting from a specific timestamp indicated by tag information of the specific tag.
US09727213B2	System and method for retrieving information while commanding operation of an appliance When a command key of a controlling platform is activated, the platform performs an operation to initiate a playing of media content and also initiates the retrieval of information from an information source. The information retrieved is related to the media content and is displayed in a display of the controlling platform.
US09727210B2	User terminal device for supporting data share function and methods thereof A user terminal device is provided. The user terminal device includes a storage configured to store a plurality of applications, a memory configured to copy the plurality of applications stored in the storage, a controller configured to, in response to a source application and a target application being selected from a plurality of applications copied into the memory and a data share function being selected, convert data of the source application into a serialized stream and provide the serialized stream to the target application. Therefore, data is efficiently shared between applications.
US09727200B2	Method and system for displaying graphic user interface An apparatus and method for displaying graphic user interface (GUI) in a variety of states includes combining effect images and chroma key layers to which color codes are applied in multi-layers. More specifically, the GUI display method includes: loading a chroma key image of a certain shape for a GUI; applying a color code corresponding to the GUI to the chroma key image; creating a GUI image by combining an effect image corresponding to the GUI with the chroma key image to which the color code is applied; and displaying the GUI image.
US09727199B2	Touch panel A touch panel includes an upper electrode substrate having a transparent conductive film formed thereon, a lower electrode substrate having a transparent conductive film formed thereon, two electrodes formed on the transparent conductive film of the upper electrode substrate, two electrodes formed on the transparent conductive film of the lower electrode substrate, an adhesive sheet bonding the upper electrode substrate and the lower electrode substrate to each other such that the transparent conductive films face each other, a film removed area formed on the upper electrode substrate by removing part of the transparent conductive film, the film removed area enclosing the two electrodes on the transparent conductive film of the upper electrode substrate, and an outer rim electrode formed on the transparent conductive film of the upper electrode substrate in such a manner as to surround the film removed area, wherein the film removed area forms a closed loop.
US09727194B2	Touch panel apparatus and position detection method using the touch panel apparatus A touch panel apparatus includes a first substrate including a first conductive film, a second substrate including a second conductive film, a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, and a fourth terminal respectively provided on the second substrate, and a controller. The controller calculates a potential difference between a measured potential and a reference potential of each of the first and second terminals with connecting the first and second terminals to the power source and the third and fourth terminals to the ground potential, and a potential difference between a measured potential and a reference potential of each of the third and fourth terminals with connecting the second and third terminals to the power source and the first and fourth terminals to the ground potential, determines a potential difference having a largest value, and calculates a relationship between two contact points based on the determined potential difference.
US09727191B2	Integrated in-plane switching This relates to adding multi-touch functionality to a display without the need of a separate multi-touch panel or layer overlaying the display. Instead, embodiments of the invention can advantageously utilize existing display circuitry to provide multi-touch functionality while adding relatively little circuitry that is specific to the multi-touch functionality. Thus, by sharing circuitry for the display and the multi-touch functionalities, embodiments of the invention can be implemented at a lower cost than the alternative of superimposing additional multi-touch related layers onto an existing display panel. Furthermore, since the display and multi-touch functionality can be implemented on the same circuit, they can be synchronized so that noise resulting from the display functionality does not detrimentally affect the multi-touch functionality and vice versa.
US09727187B2	Capacitive touch panel with balanced parallel driving A capacitive touch sensor includes an array of electrode elements, each electrode element including a drive electrode and a sense electrode, the drive electrode and the sense electrode forming at least one mutual coupling capacitor in each electrode element. A controller is operatively coupled to the array of electrode elements, the controller configured to measure the at least one mutual coupling capacitance over at least one measurement period. In addition, excitation signals applied during the at least one measurement period are balanced to reduce the effect of baseline capacitance.
US09727172B2	Method for defining effective pixels in image sensing array A method for defining effective pixels in an image sensing array of a light-shading optical touch system is proposed. First, light-shading objects are disposed at three end points of a touch panel, and a shaded image is generated by an image sensing array. Light-shading object pixels corresponding to the light-shading objects are obtained from the shaded image thereafter. Next, the light-shading objects are removed from the touch panel, and a non-shaded image is generated by the image sensing array. Three pixel columns corresponding to the end points are obtained from the non-shaded image, and a pixel with maximum intensity is obtained from each of the three pixel columns. Interpolated pixels between the three brightest pixels are obtained through interpolation from the non-shaded image. Image sensing pixels corresponding to the three brightest pixels and the interpolated pixels in the image sensing array are defined as effective pixels.
US09727161B2	Sensor correlation for pen and touch-sensitive computing device interaction Pen and computing device sensor correlation technique embodiments correlate sensor signals received from various grips on a touch-sensitive pen and touches to a touch-sensitive computing device in order to determine the context of such grips and touches and to issue context-appropriate commands to the touch-sensitive pen or the touch-sensitive computing device. A combination of concurrent sensor inputs received from both a touch-sensitive pen and a touch-sensitive computing device are correlated. How the touch-sensitive pen and the touch-sensitive computing device are touched or gripped are used to determine the context of their use and the user's intent. A context-appropriate user interface action based can then be initiated. Also the context can be used to label metadata.
US09727134B2	System and method for display power management for dual screen display device An information handling system may have two display screens including a first integrated display device and a second integrated display device attached via a hinge. A processor determines a first relative orientation of the first integrated display device to the second integrated display device from a plurality of orientation sensors and further determines working software application context by detecting at least one software application running on the information handling system. The system further includes a controller module deploys a power savings strategy. For example, the controller may restrict power usage to the first or second integrated display device based on the first relative orientation and the working software application context.
US09727130B2	Video analysis device, video analysis method, and point-of-gaze display system A video acquirer acquires video obtained by imaging, by an imaging element that moves in association with motion of a head of a user, an area including reflected light of each of light beams irradiated to either one eyeball of the user from two light sources of a first light source that moves in association with the motion of the head of the user and a second light source whose relative position is invariable with respect to a video presenter as an observation target for the user. A head movement estimator estimates the motion of the head of the user based on a relative position of the reflected light of the second light source with respect to the reflected light of the first light source in the video acquired by the video acquirer.
US09727127B2	Network device A network device including a mounting rail having at least one mounting location. The mounting location defined by one or more device reference locators that define a mounting direction relative to that mounting location. A device connector attached to a device printed circuit board (PCB) is positioned to have a connecting direction parallel to the mounting direction.At least one module is provided for mounting to one of the mounting locations. The module including one or more module reference locators each adapted to engage one of the device reference locators when the module is positioned to be mounted to the mounting location. A module connector attached to a module PCB is positioned to have a connecting direction parallel to the mounting direction;The module connector and the device connector are positioned such that when the one or more module reference locators are each engaged with the one of the one or more device reference locators, and the module is advanced in the mounting direction towards the mounting location, the module connector and the device connector connect as the module mounts the mounting location to connect the module to the network device.
US09727121B2	Wireless communication device A wireless communication device includes a processor, a memory unit capable of retaining data in a power saving state, a clock control unit configured to control when a clock is to be supplied to each pair of processor and memory, and a power control unit configured to control an amount of power to be supplied to the processor and the memory unit. In the power saving state, the clock control unit stops supplying the clock to the processor and the memory unit, and the power control unit reduces the amount of power supplied to the memory unit. When returning from the power saving state, the power control unit increases the amount of power supplied to the memory unit, and the clock control unit starts supplying the clock to the memory unit before starting to supply the clock to the processor.
US09727110B2	Optimized power over ethernet power distribution system A power distribution system includes a manager provided on a network controller and an agent provided on a line module. The manager is operable to receive a configuration for a port on the line module. A connection to the port is then detected by the agent and communicated to the manager. At least one of the manager and the agent determines that the connection is for a powered device that is operable to receive power and data through the port. The manager then classifies the powered device. If the manager determines that the classification of the powered device corresponds to the configuration of the port, the manager provides power to the powered device through the port according to an allocation for the powered device from a global power budget.
US09727101B2	Cooling apparatus and cooling system for electronic-device exhaustion The cooling apparatus (10) for electronic-device exhaustion includes an evaporator unit (201), a fluid piping (306) and a vapor piping (305). A plurality of evaporator units (201) is disposed in a rack (100) in the height direction, and have a dimension in height of any of 2U, 3U, and 4U with 1U being 44.45 mm. The evaporator unit causes a coolant fluid thereinside to vaporize and produce a coolant vapor by heat of the exhaust air from an electronic device loaded in the rack (100), and cools the exhaust air. The fluid piping (306) is a supply route of the coolant fluid to the evaporator units (201), the vapor piping (305) is a discharging route of the coolant vapor from the evaporator units (201), and both are commonly connected to the plurality of evaporator units (201).
US09727100B1	Power distribution unit/power outlet unit for a distributed computing system A power unit includes a power distribution member and an interchangeable adapter configured to be deployed in an equipment rack of a distributed computing system. The power distribution member includes multiple power outlets to provide electrical power to a plurality of devices disposed in the equipment rack at a first current rating and phase type configuration, and a first connector having a plurality of first electrical contacts that are electrically coupled to the power outlets. The interchangeable adapter includes a second connector to be coupled to the first connector in which the second connector has multiple second contacts that are arranged to mate with certain ones of the first electrical contacts such that one of a plurality of different electrical power sources having a second current rating and phase type configuration is provided to the power outlets at the first current rating and phase type configuration.
US09727099B1	Hard disk drive mounting apparatus An HDD mounting apparatus for installing HDDs into a server device is disclosed. The mounting apparatus includes frame dimensioned to receive an HDD and fit within a drive bay with a connector positioned inside for connecting to the HDD. A top cover is secured to one of the long sides of the frame and provides a slot within which a sliding mechanism travels linearly. The sliding mechanism has an engagement mechanism to engage with an edge of the drive bay. A lever is rotatably connected to the top cover by a first hinge. A connector arm is further connected to the lever at one end, and to the sliding mechanism at a second end. When the lever is rotated in one direction, the connector arm generates a force on the sliding mechanism in the first direction that is transferred to a force on the frame in a second opposite direction.
US09727095B2	Method, device and program for browsing information on a display In one embodiment, a method and program for browsing information on a hand-held device having a display is provided. The device includes (1) showing on the display a portion of the page residing around the predefined point and having a shape similar to the shape of the display, (2) generating a mirror line by mirroring the reference line in relation to a line that is perpendicular to the display surface and travels via the reference point in response to tilting of the hand-held device in relation to the spatial initial state, (3) defining a hit point (xn,yn) where the mirror line hits the virtual surface and the page containing information, and (4) showing on the display at least a portion of the page around the hit point, said portion to have a shape similar to the shape of the display, the position of the hit point on the page to correspond to the position of the reference point on the display.
US09727084B2	Drivetrain for a motorized docking station Disclosed is a drivetrain for use in a motorized docking station including a driveshaft, a first threaded end of the driveshaft having a left-hand thread, a second threaded end of the driveshaft having a right-hand thread, a plurality of gears, an electric motor coupled to the plurality of gears, and a linking gear of the plurality of gears, the linking gear fixed to the drive shaft. The drivetrain can have a manual override gear coupled to the driveshaft and a tool-receiving portion of the manual override gear.
US09727083B2	Quick release dock system and method A docking station to secure and charge a portable computer such as a hand held terminal to allow the operator to easily and quickly remove the portable computer. When the docking station is energized, an electromagnetic contact is capable of magnetically retaining the portable computer. Upon activation of a release on either the portable computer or the docking station, the electromagnetic contact is de-energized and the portable computer is detached. In an exemplary embodiment, the docking station is mounted on a vehicle and the electromagnetic contact receives power from the battery of the vehicle when the vehicle is in motion. When the vehicle is halted and turned off, the electromagnetic contact may be de-energized but the portable computer may still be held in place by a mechanical retention port.
US09727082B2	Back-side interface for hand-held devices An electronic device uses separate surfaces for input and output. One of the surfaces (e.g., the bottom) includes a force-sensitive touch-surface through which a user provides input (e.g., cursor manipulation and control element selection). On a second surface (e.g., the top), a display element is used to present information appropriate to the device's function (e.g., video information), one or more control elements and a cursor. The cursor is controlled through manipulation of the back-side touch-surface. The cursor identifies where on the back-side touch-surface the user's finger has made contact. When the cursor is positioned over the desired control element, the user selects or activates the function associated with the control element by applying pressure to the force-sensitive touch-surface with their finger. Accordingly, the electronic device may be operated with a single hand, wherein cursor movement and control element selection may be accomplished without lifting one's finger.
US09727076B2	Hand control device for controlling a peripheral system A hand control device for controlling a peripheral system is disclosed. The hand control device can include a handle configured to be grasped by a user. The handle can comprise a body portion to be supported against a palm of the user. The hand control device can also include a finger control supported about the handle and comprising a rotatable joint to facilitate control based on flexion/extension of an index finger of the user. In addition, the hand control device can include a thumb control supported about the handle and comprising first and second rotatable joints to facilitate control based on flexion/extension and abduction/adduction of a thumb of the user.
US09727073B1	Precision current source with programmable slew rate control New devices and methods for producing a precision current source or sink with programmable slew rate are disclosed. For example, an electronic circuit capable of providing precision current control including a programmable slew rate is disclosed. For example, the electronic circuit can include a constant current circuit configured to provide a constant current, and a transient current circuit coupled to the constant current circuit at a common electrical node, the transient current circuit configured to sample the constant current of the constant current circuit during a sampling phase, then provide a turn-on programmable slew rate based on the sampled constant current during an active phase.
US09727064B2	Dropped ceiling system cooling prediction In one embodiment, there is provided a computer-implemented method for evaluating ceiling plenum airflow patterns and cooling performance of equipment in a data center. The method includes receiving data related to equipment in the data center, receiving data related to the ceiling plenum, determining first parameters related to airflow and to pressure in the ceiling plenum using a first airflow model, determining second parameters related to airflow through a plurality of equipment racks and to pressure across the plurality of equipment racks using a second airflow model distinct from the first airflow model, determining a coupling relationship between airflow through the equipment racks and airflow into the ceiling plenum, adjusting the first parameters based on at least the second parameters and the coupling relationship, determining a sufficiency of airflow through the equipment racks, and storing, on a storage device, an indication of the sufficiency of airflow through the equipment racks.
US09727061B2	Method and apparatus for controlling a furnace pressure of a continuous annealing furnace A method for controlling furnace pressure of a continuous annealing furnace is disclosed. The method comprises detecting a coal gas flow volume and an air flow volume in each section by use of a coal gas flow volume detector and an air flow volume detector disposed in each section of a continuous annealing furnace, respectively, adding up the coal gas flow volume detected in each section to obtain a total input coal gas flow volume; adding up the air flow volume detected in each section to obtain a total input air flow volume, and calculating a pre-combustion gas pressure in the furnace based on the total input coal gas flow volume and the total input air flow volume; detecting compositions of the coal gas and a ratio of the coal gas to the air by use of a composition detector; detecting a pre-combustion gas temperature in the furnace by use of a thermocouple; predicting post-combustion gas compositions and a total gas volume based on chemical combustion reaction equations and based on the total input coal gas flow volume, the total input air flow volume, the coal gas compositions and the ratio of the coal gas to the air; igniting the coal gas and the air in the furnace; and detecting a post-combustion gas temperature in the furnace by use of a thermocouple; calculating a post-combustion gas pressure in the furnace based on the pre-combustion gas pressure in the furnace, pre-combustion gas temperature in the furnace and the post-combustion gas temperature in the furnace; and calculating an opening degree for an exhaust gas fan based on the pre-combustion gas pressure in the furnace and the post-combustion gas pressure in the furnace and by use of a gas increment pass algorithm, and using the opening degree to control the exhaust gas fan.
US09727059B2	Independent speed and attitude control for a rotary wing aircraft One aspect is a flight control system for independent speed and attitude control of a rotary wing aircraft that includes a main rotor system and a translational thrust system. The flight control system includes a flight control computer configured to interface with the main rotor system and the translational thrust system. The flight control computer includes processing circuitry configured to execute control logic. A pitch attitude reference generator provides a pitch attitude reference to a main rotor controller to command the main rotor system based on pilot input. A longitudinal reference generator produces a longitudinal reference as a longitudinal position or longitudinal velocity based on pilot input. An attitude-to-propulsor crossfeed converts the pitch attitude reference into a propulsor trim adjustment. A propeller pitch controller combines the longitudinal reference and the propulsor trim adjustment into a propeller command, and provides the propeller command to the translational thrust system.
US09727056B2	Automated vehicle control with time to take-over compensation A system for changing a control-mode of an automated vehicle from automated-control to manual-control includes an operator-detection device and a controller. The operator-detection device is operable to detect a readiness-state of an operator of a vehicle while a control-mode of the vehicle is automated-control. The controller is configured to forecast a future-time when the control-mode of the vehicle should change from automated-control to manual-control and determine a take-over-interval for an operator to assume manual-control of the vehicle once notified. The take-over-interval is determined based on the readiness-state. The controller is also configured to notify the operator that the control-mode of the vehicle should change from automated-control to manual-control no later than the take-over-interval prior to the future-time.
US09727047B2	Defect detection using structural information Systems and methods for detecting defects on a specimen based on structural information are provided. One system includes one or more computer subsystems configured for separating the output generated by a detector of an inspection subsystem in an array area on a specimen into at least first and second segments of the output based on characteristic(s) of structure(s) in the array area such that the output in different segments has been generated in different locations in the array area in which the structure(s) having different values of the characteristic(s) are formed. The computer subsystem(s) are also configured for detecting defects on the specimen by applying one or more defect detection methods to the output based on whether the output is in the first segment or the second segment.
US09727038B2	Fuel cell control using pseudo power consumption A power management system 1 is provided with an HEMS 500 connected to an SOFC unit 100 and a load 400. The power management system comprises: a reception unit 510 that acquires power consumption of the load; and a transmission unit 520 that notifies the SOFC unit 100 of pseudo power consumption that is obtained by adding a predetermined offset to the power consumption acquired by the a reception unit 510. The SOFC unit 100 controls power output from the SOFC unit 100 to follow the pseudo power consumption.
US09727037B2	Environmental control using a chaotic function One or more controlled environmental conditions have a characteristic thereof that varies over time at least in part in accordance with a chaotic function. Variable control, for example, may control one or more characteristics of visible lighting of the environmentally controlled space. Examples of lighting characteristics that may be controlled in such a manner include spectral content, intensity, color temperature, chromaticity difference or Delta_uv, and polarization. In addition or instead, one or more characteristics of the atmosphere in the controlled environment may be controlled based on a chaotic function. Examples of atmospheric characteristics that may be controlled in such a manner include temperature, humidity, air pressure, ionization, electromagnetic fields, precipitation, visibility, wind, smell and chemical composition. A sound system may also provide a chaotic component to the environment in the environmentally controlled space.
US09727035B2	Computer apparatus and method using model structure information of model predictive control A system and method of model predictive control executes a model predictive control (MPC) controller of a subject dynamic process (e.g., processing plant) in a configuration mode, identification mode and model adaptation mode. Users input and specify model structure information in the configuration mode, including constraints. Using the specified model structure information in the identification mode, the MPC controller generates linear dynamic models of the subject process. The generated linear dynamic models collectively form a working master model. In model adaptation mode, the MPC controller uses the specified model structure information in a manner that forces control actions based on the formed working master model to closely match real-world behavior of the subject dynamic process. The MPC controller coordinates execution in identification mode and in model adaptation mode to provide adaptive modeling and preserve structural information of the model during a model update.
US09727021B2	Cartridge, image forming apparatus and manufacturing method of the cartridge A cartridge used for forming an image on a recording material include a memory for storing information; a supporting portion provided on a first cartridge constituent member and provided with a slit for permitting insertion of the memory; and a preventing portion, provided on a second cartridge constituent member, for preventing movement of the memory inserted in the supporting portion. With respect to a direction crossing a longitudinal direction of the cartridge and crossing a thickness direction of the memory, a width of the preventing portion is smaller than a width of the memory inserted in the slit.
US09727015B2	Printing with continuous color calibration Printing by determining target color values based on first color outputs, determining current color values based on current color outputs, and calculating color compensation values to compensate for a difference between the target color values and the current color values.
US09727013B2	Image forming apparatus for controlling a traveling trajectory of a belt A fixing device includes a fixing belt, a nip pad, a press roller, a driving portion, and a heat generation source. The fixing belt has an endless shape. The nip pad is located on an inner circumferential side of the fixing belt. The nip pad presses the fixing belt. The press roller presses the fixing belt along with the nip pad. The driving portion moves the press roller toward the nip pad. The heat generation source causes the fixing belt to generate heat. A control section controls an image forming section and the fixing device. The nip pad includes a protrusion. The protrusion protrudes toward an outer circumference of the fixing belt and a downstream side of the nip. The control section changes a movement amount of a protrusion to the press roller.
US09727012B2	Dual layer composite coating and method for making same A member for a fuser assembly of a printer. The member may include a support body and a composite coating disposed on an outer surface of the support body. The composite coating may include a fluororesin and a nanocarbon material dispersed within the fluororesin. The nanocarbon material may be present in a higher concentration proximate the support body and a lower concentration proximate an outer surface of the composite coating. The lower concentration may be less than or equal to about 2 wt % of the nanocarbon material.
US09727003B2	Image forming apparatus with a power supply applying charged voltage to a charging section A power supply applies a first charged voltage to a charging section disposed near an image carrier during a predetermined process and applies second charged voltages sequentially to the charging section in obtaining a predetermined peak-to-peak voltage value for an alternating-current voltage of the first charged voltage. Each of the second charged voltages includes an alternating-current voltage having a peak-to-peak voltage value varying between a forward discharge range and a back discharge range. A current sensing section senses the alternating-current running through the charging section upon application of each of the second charged voltages. A control section derives a first approximation function and a second approximation function on the basis of the alternating-current values sensed by the current sensing section and sets a peak-to-peak voltage value as the predetermined peak-to-peak voltage through a difference function representing a difference value between the first approximation function and the second approximation function.
US09727000B2	Determining surface potential of image bearing member of image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a potential detection portion that determines a surface potential of an image bearing member on the basis of an applied voltage value of a detection voltage applied to a voltage application member by a voltage application portion and a detected current value detected by a current detection portion in response to the applied voltage, and a control unit that sets an image formation condition for performing image formation in order to form a toner image on the image bearing member on the basis of the surface potential determined by the potential detection portion. When the surface potential is determined by the potential detection portion, the voltage application portion applies the detection voltage after applying, to the voltage application member, a voltage having an opposite polarity to an image formation voltage that is applied to the voltage application member during image formation.
US09726995B2	Brilliant toner, electrostatic charge image developer, and toner cartridge A brilliant toner includes toner particles that include a binder resin having a ratio (Mz/Mn) of a Z average molecular weight (Mz) to a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 5 to 20 and a peak top molecular weight (Mp) of 3,000 to 10,000, and a flake-shaped brilliant pigment.
US09726989B2	Spectral purity filter A spectral purity filter includes a body of material, through which a plurality of apertures extend. The apertures are arranged to suppress radiation having a first wavelength and to allow at least a portion of radiation having a second wavelength to be transmitted through the apertures. The second wavelength of radiation is shorter than the first wavelength of radiation. The body of material is formed from a material having a bulk reflectance of substantially greater than or equal to 70% at the first wavelength of radiation. The material has a melting point above 1000° C.
US09726985B2	Stage system and a lithographic apparatus A movable stage system is configured to support an object subjected to a lithography process. A short stroke part (SS) is configured to support the object (W) and a long stroke part (LS) is configured to support the short stroke part. The short stroke part is movable over a relative small range of movement with respect to the long stroke part. The long stroke part is movable over a relative large range of movement with respect to a base support arranged to support the long stroke part. A shielding element (SE) is arranged between the short and long stroke parts. A position control system (PCS) maintains a substantially constant distance between the shielding element and the short stroke part.
US09726982B2	Maskless exposure device and method for compensating cumulative illumination using the same A maskless exposure device including a light source configured to emit an exposure beam, a light modulation element configured to modulate the exposure beam according to an exposure pattern, a projection optical system configured to transfer a modulated exposure beam to a substrate as a beam spot array, a beam measurement part configured to measure a beam data of the beam spot array, and a compensating mask generator configured to generate a compensating mask by utilizing a measured data of the exposure beam for compensating cumulative illumination, wherein the compensating mask generator is configured to turn off left and right beams of a first selected spot beam selected by the beam data, and then to turn off a second selected spot beam.
US09726954B2	Active matrix substrate with thin film transistor and aperture portions, liquid crystal display device, and method for manufacturing active matrix substrate An active matrix substrate (100A) includes a TFT (20), a scanning line (11) substantially parallel to a first direction, a signal line (12) substantially parallel to a second direction which is orthogonal to the first direction, a first interlayer insulating layer (16) covering the TFT, a lower layer electrode (17) provided on the first interlayer insulating layer, a dielectric layer (18) provided on the lower layer electrode, and an upper layer electrode (19) overlapping at least a portion of the lower layer electrode via the dielectric layer. A first contact hole (31) includes a first aperture (16a) formed in the first interlayer insulating layer and a second aperture (18a) formed in the dielectric layer. A width of the first aperture along one of the first direction and the second direction is smaller than a width of the second aperture along the one direction. A portion of the contour of the second aperture is located inside the contour of the first aperture, and the contour of the second aperture is not rectangular. The area of the portion of the second aperture not overlapping the first aperture is smaller than that in an imaginary case where the contour of the second aperture is rectangular.
US09726951B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device is provided with a thin film transistor which includes a gate electrode film that is provided in a first electrode layer located over a first insulating layer, a semiconductor film that is disposed over the gate electrode film via a second insulating layer, a drain electrode and a source electrode that are provided in a second electrode layer located over the semiconductor film and are in contact with an upper surface of the semiconductor film, and a light blocking film that is disposed under the first insulating layer. At least a part thereof overlaps the semiconductor film and the gate electrode film in a plan view. One of the drain electrode and the source electrode is connected to a gate line, and the light blocking film is electrically connected to the source electrode.
US09726949B2	Display device and electronic apparatus A liquid crystal display device includes a pixel substrate, a counter substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The pixel substrate includes a pixel electrode and a common electrode. The counter substrate has a conductive light shielding layer and faces the pixel substrate. The liquid crystal layer is sealed in between the pixel substrate and the counter substrate. The common electrode and the light shielding layer are electrically coupled to each other via a protection circuit.
US09726930B2	Backlight module with two sets of LEDs, liquid crystal display and control method for driving the backlight module A backlight module, a liquid crystal display and a control method for driving the backlight source, the backlight module comprising an LED backlight source and a driving circuit, the LED backlight source comprising first LEDs each formed of a blue light chip, red phosphor powder and green phosphor powder, and second LEDs each formed of a blue light chip, a green light chip and red phosphor powder, and the driving circuit comprising driving circuit modules for driving the first LEDs and the second LEDs respectively. The liquid crystal display includes the above-mentioned backlight module and the display panel.
US09726922B1	Reducing display noise in an electronic device A sensing device can be included in a display of an electronic device. Various techniques can be used to reduce display noise in the signals output from the sensing device. The techniques include the use of a filtering layer in a display stack, the use of a non-uniform sampling scheme, averaging together noise signal samples sampled over multiple display frames, and inverting a phase of the sampling of the noise signal over multiple display frames.
US09726919B2	Water resistant operating room display One feature pertains to a display monitor that includes a display having a front side surface that displays images and a frame housing the display. The frame includes at least one perimeter edge surface that extends along a perimeter of the display. The monitor further includes a protective rubber overmolding that removeably couples to and encases the perimeter edge surface. The frame may also include a front side surface that extends about a perimeter of the frame and is orthogonal to the perimeter edge surface, and the protective overmolding removeably couples to and encases the front side surface of the frame. A space may be present about the perimeter of the display between the frame's front side surface and the display's front side surface, and the protective overmolding includes a lip that resides within the space to form a liquid-resistant seal between the display and the frame.
US09726913B2	Semiconductor interferometric device The present invention describes a semiconductor interferometric reflecting device capable of modulating the reflected light by modulating the carrier concentration inside a semiconductor device. The variation of the carrier concentration within the device causes the variation of the physical optical properties inside the semiconductor material leading to a shift of the reflected and absorbed light spectrums. The modulating layer is fabricated on an optically smooth substrate, i.e., sufficiently smooth to allow for the occurrence of interference effects. Furthermore, if desired, the same device can be designed to emit or reflect the desired light. The present invention may be utilized for a reflective flat panel display comprising an array of semiconductor interferometric reflecting devices.
US09726903B2	Eyewear with improved fit Eyewear for a person includes at least a frame for supporting at least one lens; and a nose bridge affixed to the frame. The nose bridge has first and second nose pads adapted for contact with first and second sides of a person's nose, wherein the nose pads are retained in a fixed position relative to the frame at a sagittal angle A of greater than 38 degrees. The eyewear may be safety glasses, goggles, sunglasses, cosmetic glasses, and/or vision correction glasses. The eyewear may include only one lens, or may include two separate lenses.
US09726900B1	Magnetically locking reversible eyewear and method of reversing orientation of same Reversible orientation eyewear for which each of the temple arms moves from an initial orientation relative to the lens frame to a reverse orientation relative to the lens frame by undergoing movements that include rotating a locking piece from the one of the two relative positions to the remainder of the two relative positions and thereby becoming free of magnetic attraction by the magnetically attractive elements; pivoting the temple arms about associated ones of the two ends of the lens frame; and rotating the locking piece from the remainder of the two relative positions to the one of the relative positions to restore magnetic attraction by the magnetically attractive elements.
US09726881B2	Lighting device and method for generating light by means of a wavelength conversion arrangement and a band-stop filter, and method for providing a band-stop filter The invention proposes a lighting device (1) comprising a wavelength conversion arrangement (12) and a static band-stop filter (14). The wavelength conversion arrangement (12) comprises two wavelength conversion elements, which can be excited to emit conversion light by means of excitation radiation emitted by an excitation source (2). In order to increase the color space which is addressable by means of the two wavelength conversion elements, with the aid of the band-stop filter (14) the shorter dominant wavelength of the conversion light of both wavelength conversion elements is shortened and the longer dominant wavelength is lengthened. For this purpose, the peak wavelength of the band-stop filter (14) is chosen such that it lies between the two dominant wavelengths of the conversion light emitted by the two wavelength conversion elements. The use of a static band-stop filter (14) designed in this way makes it possible to dispense with separate filter elements for each wavelength conversion element. If the wavelength conversion arrangement is designed as a phosphor wheel (12), in particular a separate filter wheel to be synchronized with the phosphor wheel can be dispensed with.
US09726867B2	Variable magnification optical system and imaging apparatus A variable magnification optical system consists of a first lens-group having negative refractive-power, a stop and a second lens-group having positive refractive-power in this order from an object-side. The first lens-group includes an L11 negative meniscus lens, an L12 negative lens and a C11 cemented lens, in which a biconcave lens and a positive lens are cemented together in this order from the object-side, in this order from the object-side. The second lens-group includes an L21 positive lens that is arranged closest to the object-side and includes at least one aspheric surface, and an object-side surface of which is convex, and only two cemented lenses toward an image-side of the L21 positive lens, and each of which consists of a negative lens and a positive lens cemented together in this order from the object-side. The following conditional expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied: −1.0
US09726862B2	Lens assemblies and actuators for optical systems and methods therefor An optical zoom in a small form factor suitable for use in mobile devices such as cell phones, security cameras, and other small-scale imaging systems. One or more Alvarez lens pairs are provided, and moved transversely to the optical axis. The combination of one or more Alvarez lens pairs and the actuator permits a zoom power of at least 3× with a lateral displacement distance of the optical components of approximately five millimeters or less.
US09726861B2	Variable focus lens, and preparing method of the same The present disclosure relates to a variable focus lens containing graphene, a preparing method of the variable focus lens, a focus controlling method of the variable focus lens, and a display device including the variable focus lens.
US09726845B2	Anti-reflective device with attachment means for optical products An anti-reflective device that is to be attached to a variety of types or sizes of optical products via side members. The anti-reflective device is to be used on optical products such binoculars, monocular, rifle scopes, and spotting scopes, to prevent the return to an object of visible reflections of light emitted from the surface of the objective lens of an optical product. In a simple one-handed motion, the anti-reflective device is to be clamped to the external body of an optical product, used as an anti-reflective device, and removed via a simple one-handed motion.
US09726841B1	Integrated photo detector, method of making the same An integrated photo detector with enhanced electrostatic discharge damage (ESD) protection. The integrated photo detector includes a first photodiode formed in the SOI substrate and associated with a first p-electrode and a first n-electrode. Additionally, the integrated photo detector includes a second photodiode formed in the SOI substrate associated with a second p-electrode and a second n-electrode forming a capacitance no larger than a few femto Faradays. Moreover, the integrated photo detector includes a first electrode and a second electrode disposed respectively on the SOI substrate. The first/second electrode is respectively connected to the first p/n-electrode via a first/second metallic layer patterned with a reduced width from the first/second electrode to the first p/n-electrode and connected to the second p/n-electrode via a first/second metallic wire to make a parallel coupling between the first photodiode and the second photodiode with an ESD threshold of about 100V.
US09726832B2	Secure SC optical fiber connector and removal tools An optical plug having an anti-snag guide to prevent the plug from being caught on corners and edges when an attached cable is being pulled around corners and edges during installation and removal of the optical plug. The optical plug includes a unique arrangement of different width apertures corresponding to a removal tool having corresponding different width prongs to be received by the apertures to release the optical plug from an optical receptacle.
US09726829B2	Blind mating strain relieved optical fiber connector Aspects of the present invention include an optical fiber connector for connecting optical fibers. The optical fiber connector includes a ferrule coupled to one or more optical fiber ribbons. The optical fiber connector includes a connector housing coupled with a radius controlled ribbon bending housing. The connector housing surrounds the ferrule on at least four sides, and the one or more optical fiber ribbons coupled to the ferrule are within the connector housing. The optical fiber connector includes a strain relief clamp coupled with the radius controlled ribbon bending housing.
US09726826B2	Inter-lens adjusting method and photoelectric hybrid substrate An inter-lens adjusting method includes: fitting a plurality of fitting portions to a plurality of fitted portions, wherein each of the plurality of fitting portions is provided on the side of a first lens for collimating light emitted from a light emitting device and includes at least one of a convex portion and a concave portion and each of the plurality of fitted portions is provided on the side of a second lens for aggregating the light collimated by the first lens and has a shape to be fitted to a corresponding one of the plurality of fitting portions; and adjusting a position between the first lens and the second lens such that the light emitted from the light emitting device is aggregated into an optical fiber ferrule via the first lens and the second lens.
US09726825B2	Optical coupling lens and optical fiber coupling connector An optical fiber coupling connector includes a board, a light receiving device, two light emitting devices, a controller and an optical coupling lens. The optical coupling lens includes three main bodies, each includes a bottom surface, a top surface, an alignment surface, a first and a second side surface, a third side surface obliquely connected to the first side surface, and a fourth side surface obliquely connected to the second side surface and connected to the third side surface at a second edge. The alignment surface, the first side surface, the third side surface, the fourth side surface and the second side surface are connected to each other end to end in that order. The third side surface of each one of the main bodies contacts the fourth side surface of an adjacent one of the main bodies. At least three optical fibers positioned to the optical coupling lens.
US09726819B2	Complementary metal oxide semiconductor device with III-V optical interconnect having III-V epitaxial semiconductor material formed using lateral overgrowth An electrical device that includes a first semiconductor device positioned on a first portion of a substrate and a second semiconductor device positioned on a third portion of the substrate, wherein the first and third portions of the substrate are separated by a second portion of the substrate. An interlevel dielectric layer is present on the first, second and third portions of the substrate. The interlevel dielectric layer is present over the first and second semiconductor devices. An optical interconnect is positioned over the second portion of the semiconductor substrate. At least one material layer of the optical interconnect includes an epitaxial material that is in direct contact with a seed surface within the second portion of the substrate through a via extending through the least one interlevel dielectric layer.
US09726813B2	LED assembly and liquid crystal display device including the same A light emitting diode assembly according to an embodiment includes a base film having first and second surfaces opposite to each other; first and second conductive layers on the first and second surfaces of the base film, respectively; a first coverlay on the first conductive layer, the first coverlay including an open portion exposing the first conductive layer; a second coverlay on the second conductive layer, the second coverlay including a heat radiation opening; and a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) on the first coverlay, the plurality of LEDs contacting the first conductive layer exposed through the open portion of the first coverlay.
US09726812B2	Illumination apparatus, display apparatus, and electronic device An illumination apparatus includes: a light guiding plate; a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed along a side-end surface of the light guiding plate that serves as a light-entry portion, each of the plurality of light-emitting elements having a light-emitting surface facing toward the side-end surface; a light source substrate that extends along the light-entry portion and has the plurality of light-emitting elements disposed thereon on one surface side that faces the light-entry portion; and a connector member, held on another surface side of the light source substrate that opposes the one surface side, for supplying power to the plurality of light-emitting elements.
US09726810B2	Lighting device and flat panel display having the lighting device Provided are a lighting device and a flat panel display having the lighting device, the lighting device, including: a support substrate; a circuit board on the support substrate; light emitting devices mounted on the circuit board; and a light guide plate having a protruding portion protruding to a remaining region except for a region in which the light emitting devices are disposed.
US09726807B2	Light guide plate, back light module and display apparatus In the light guide plate, a surface of the reflection sheet away from the bottom surface is configured as a reflection surface. Regions of the light guide plate body except the reflection sheets are configured as light transmission regions. The light transmission regions and the reflection sheets are alternately arranged; a plurality of transmission protrusions are disposed at the light transmission region inside the light guide plate body; a reflection coating layer is formed on side surfaces of each of the transmission protrusion. Since the reflection sheets are provided inside the light guide plate body, the reflection sheet reflects light which is directed from the one surface and passes through the display panel, and prevents the light, directed from the other surface of the display apparatus, from passing through the display panel and interfering with the normal display of the one surface.
US09726805B2	Backlight assembly, display apparatus having the same and method of manufacturing the same A backlight assembly includes a first light source part including a plurality of first light sources configured to generate light having a first color and a plurality of second light sources configured to generate light having a second color different from the first color, and a light guiding plate including a first incident surface and an exiting surface adjacent to the first incident surface. The exiting surface is configured to allow the light to pass therethrough. The exiting surface includes a first peripheral portion configured to absorb the light having the second color and a central portion adjacent to the first peripheral portion and configured to allow the light to pass therethrough. The first and second light sources are alternately located.
US09726799B2	Method of manufacturing double-sided polarizing plate and double-sided polarizing plate manufactured using the same A method of manufacturing a double-sided polarizing plate and a double-cited polarizing plate manufactured using the same are disclosed. The method of manufacturing a double-sided polarizing plate including attaching transparent films to both surfaces of a polarizer via adhesive layers; irradiating the adhesive layers with active energy rays in an amount of light of 200 mJ/cm2 or more through an energy source located in a single direction, based on the polarizer; and thermally treating a surface of the transparent film provided to oppose the energy source at a temperature of from 10° C. to 25° C.
US09726791B2	Systems and methods for producing objects incorporating selectably active electromagnetic energy filtering layers and coatings A system and method are provided for forming body structures including energy filters/shutter components, including energy/light directing/scattering layers that are actively electrically switchable. The filters or components are operable between at least a first mode in which the layers, and thus the presentation of the shutter components, appear substantially transparent when viewed from an energy/light incident side, and a second mode in which the layers, and thus the presentation of the energy filters or shutter components, appear opaque to the incident energy impinging on the energy incident side. The differing modes are selectable by electrically energizing, differentially energizing and/or de-energizing electric fields in a vicinity of the energy scattering layers, including electric fields generated between a pair of transparent electrodes sandwiching an energy scattering layer. Refractive indices of transparent particles, and the transparent matrices in which the particles are fixed, are tunable according to the applied electric fields.
US09726789B2	Optical sheet comprising randomly and nonperiodically distributed light-scattering elements, and display device including optical sheet An optical sheet includes a transparent substrate. The optical sheet further includes light-scattering elements randomly and nonperiodically distributed in the transparent substrate. Each light-scattering element of the light scattering elements includes a binding-material member and light-scattering particles dispersed in the binding-material member. A weight percent calculated from dividing a total weight of light-scattering particles of the light-scattering elements by a total weight of the light-scattering elements is in a range of 5 wt % to 40 wt %.
US09726780B2	Resistivity logging tools with tilted ferrite elements for azimuthal sensitivity An example logging tool includes a tool body characterized by a longitudinal axis and an antenna coupled to the tool body. The logging tool further includes a ferrite element coupled to the tool body proximate at least a portion of the antenna and in a non-parallel orientation with respect to a normal of a plane defined by the antenna.
US09726779B2	UWB measuring device A UWB measuring device, in particular a hand-held positioning device, includes at least one signal-generating unit for generating at least one first UWB measuring signal, which is intended for a UWB measurement. The signal-generating unit is provided for generating a second measuring signal that differs from the first UWB measuring signal in at least one signal parameter. The second measuring signal is intended to detect a distance from an examination object and/or contact with the examination object.
US09726772B2	Iterative stacking of seismic image partitions Systems, media, and methods for processing seismic data are disclosed. For example, in one embodiment, the method may include receiving a plurality of partial image partitions of a migrated seismic image, and stacking the plurality of partial image partitions such that a first image is generated. The method may also include aligning the plurality of partial image partitions based at least partially on the first image. Aligning may include adjusting at least one of the plurality of partial image partitions and generating a displacement field. The method may also include, based at least in part on the displacement field, stacking the plurality of aligned partial image partitions to generate a second image. The method may further include based at least in part on the second image, realigning the plurality of aligned partial image partitions.
US09726764B1	System and mehtod for providing space-based precision position correlations for promoting improved availability, accuracy and integrity The present invention is directed to system for providing precision location determination. The system includes a receiver configured for receiving both a first set of signals from a first constellation of satellites and a second set of signals from a second constellation of satellites. The system further includes a processor, which is connected to the receiver and is configured for processing the received satellite signals. The system further includes control programming for executing on the processor. The control programming is configured for determining a first location of the receiver based upon the first set of received signals and for determining a second location of the receiver based upon the second set of received signals. The control programming is further configured for correlating the first location and the second location to provide an enhanced location for the receiver.
US09726762B2	Time of flight camera system A light transit time camera system and method for operating such a system which can be operated with at least three modulation frequencies, having the steps a) determining a phase shift (φi) of an emitted signal (Sp1) and a received signal (Sp2) for a modulation frequency (f1, f2, f3) in a phase-measuring cycle (PM1, PM2, . . . ), b) carrying out a plurality of phase-measuring cycles (PM1, PM2, . . . ), c) determining a distance value (dn,n+1) on the basis of the phase shifts (φn, φn+1) determined in two successive phase-measuring cycles (PMn, PMn+1), in a distance-measuring cycle (M1, M2, . . . ), d) carrying out a plurality of distance-measuring cycles (M1, M2, . . . ), e) determining a distance deviation (Δd) between the distance values of successive distance-measuring cycles, f) outputting of a distance value (dn,n+1) as a valid distance value if the distance deviation (Δd) is within a tolerance limit (Δdtol) is provided.
US09726760B2	Dual-directional laser rangefinder A dual-directional laser rangefinder has a housing with two laser modules and one control module mounted therein. The laser modules emit laser beams toward both sides of the housing and receive the reflected laser beams. The control module computes respectively travel times or the phase differences for the two laser beams from the laser modules, and then computes two distances from the two ends of the housing to the two objects of interest. After adding the length of the housing, the invention obtains an actual total distance between the two objects of interest.
US09726751B2	Measuring time of arrival of a signal This disclosure concerns estimating the location of a transmitter using multiple pairs of locator nodes with known locations and measuring time of arrival of a signal received from a transmitter. A processor of a location estimation node first determines time difference of arrival values from time of arrival values measured by each pair of locator nodes. The processor then determines likelihood information for multiple candidate locations of the transmitter and estimates the location of the transmitter from the likelihood information. A processor further determines an initial time of arrival value for the received signal and channel impulse response for a radio channel between the transmitter and receiver. The processor then determines a time correction from the channel impulse response based on a first peak of the channel impulse response and a leading edge of the first value. The processor finally determines an improved time of arrival value of the received signal.
US09726743B2	Magnetic resonance method and apparatus wherein signal contributions outside of the measurement region are reduced In magnetic resonance imaging using a measurement sequence of the “free precession of transverse magnetization in the steady state”-type i.e., an SSFP measurement sequence, during the SSFP measurement sequence, the implementation of a preparation sequence takes place to reduce a signal contribution of the transverse magnetization in an outer region surrounding a measurement region in the MR imaging. The implementation of the preparation sequence includes the radiation of a multidimensional, spatially selective RF pulse that acts in a spatially selective manner on the transverse magnetization in the outer region. Saturation of the transverse magnetization and/or dephasing of the transverse magnetization in the outer region can be achieved by the multidimensional, spatially selective RF pulse.
US09726737B2	Radio-frequency coil arrays and methods of arranging the same In accordance with various embodiments, a radio frequency (RF) coil array for use in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system includes at least first and second RF coils. Each of the RF coils have a main body loop configured to at least one of transmit or receive RF energy at an operating imaging frequency in connection with acquiring MRI image data for an MRI system. The RF coil array also includes first and second cables configured to electrically couple the first and second RF coils, respectively, to a system interface. The RF coil array also includes a common ground connection between the first and second cables. The common ground connection is selectively positioned at a grounding point along lengths of the first and second cables to form a ground loop having a select self-resonance frequency (SRF) that differs from the imaging frequency of the MRI system.
US09726734B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and magnetic resonance imaging method An MRI apparatus includes a charge/discharge controlling unit, a judging unit and a condition restricting unit. The charge/discharge controlling unit includes a charge/discharge element, receives electric power, and charges the charge/discharge element by using the received electric power. The charge/discharge controlling unit also supplies a gradient magnetic field coil with electric power discharged from the charge/discharge element at a time of performance of magnetic resonance imaging. The judging unit judges whether capacitance of the charge/discharge element falls below a threshold value or not. The condition restricting unit restricts electric power amount supplied to the gradient magnetic field coil by restricting conditions of an imaging sequence, when the capacitance of the charge/discharge element falls below the threshold value.
US09726732B2	Adaptive battery parameter extraction and SOC estimation for lithium-ion battery A system and method for estimating internal parameters of a lithium-ion battery to provide a reliable battery state-of-charge estimate. The method uses a two RC-pair equivalent battery circuit model to estimate the battery parameters, including a battery open circuit voltage, an ohmic resistance, a double layer capacitance, a charge transfer resistance, a diffusion resistance and a diffusion capacitance. The method further uses the equivalent circuit model to provide a difference equation from which the battery parameters are adapted, and calculates the battery parameters from the difference equation.
US09726731B2	Battery pack, method for detecting battery pack, charging assembly and electric tool A battery pack, a method for detecting the battery pack, a charging assembly, and an electric tool are provided for detecting voltage and disconnection of the battery cells. The battery pack may have an output voltage of at least 56V and may include a plurality of series connection units. A voltage detecting module may be utilized for detecting voltage in the battery pack. A battery control module configured to control voltage detecting module may also be employed. The method may involve determining whether the series connection units are disconnected based on rates of voltage change or internal-resistance of the series connection units.
US09726729B2	Method for controlling electric motor by trigger An example method for controlling an electric motor in an electric tool includes detecting travel of the trigger, selecting a smoothing coefficient N according to travel of the trigger in a predetermined time, driving the electric motor with an output duty ratio which is figured out by a formula in which the smoothing coefficient N is a denominator so as to cause the output duty ratio to be lesser than a preset duty ratio. The methods described will decrease the current impact on electric motors when users pull the trigger.
US09726728B2	Switching device having a measuring apparatus A switching device has a current transformer for measuring in a potential-free manner a current to be switched by the switching device, a current sense amplifier, to which the unrectified measurement current of the current transfer is fed on the input side, and a controller, to which the output current of the current sense amplifier is fed on the input side and which is configured so as to digitalize the fed output current and to perform one or more performance-related measurements and to output the measurement results.
US09726715B2	Maintenance management systems and methods Systems and techniques for obtaining and maintaining maintenance records for various assets are described. In one embodiment, a computing device may be wirelessly coupled to a measurement device when the computing device is placed in proximity with the computing device. Upon measuring one or more parameters of a device under test (DUT), the measurement device may provide the measured parameters to the computing device in the form of measurement data. In some embodiments, the computing device associates the measured parameters with the corresponding DUT from which the measurements were obtained and provides the associated measured parameter to, for example, a service provider for future access. In another embodiment, the measurement device itself is configured to associate the measurement parameters with the DUT and provide the associated measurement parameters to the service provider.
US09726713B2	Testing method and testing system for semiconductor element A testing method and testing system for a semiconductor element are provided. The method includes following steps. A level of a testing electrostatic discharge (ESD) voltage is determined. A plurality of sample components is provided. The testing ESD voltage is imposed on the sample components for testing ESD decay rates of the sample components. ESD withstand voltages of the sample components are detected. The relation between the ESD withstand voltages and the electrostatic discharge rates are recorded to a database. The testing ESD voltage is imposed on the semiconductor element for testing an ESD decay rate of the semiconductor element. The database is looked up according to the ESD decay rate of the semiconductor element to determine an ESD withstand voltage of the semiconductor element.
US09726712B2	Insulated gate bipolar transistor failure mode detection and protection system and method An assembly including an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) is provided. The IGBT is coupled with a gate driver for receiving a gating signal to drive the IGBT and providing a feedback signal of the IGBT which indicates a change of a collector-emitter voltage of the IGBT. The assembly further includes a failure mode detection unit for determining whether the IGBT is faulted based on a timing sequence of the gating signal and feedback signal. The failure mode detection unit is capable of differentiating fault types including a gate driver fault, a failed turn-on fault, a short-circuit fault, a turn-on over-voltage fault and a turn-off over-voltage fault. Accordingly, an IGBT failure mode detection method is also provided.
US09726699B2	Disaggregation apparatus for being used in a multi-group electrical network The invention relates to a disaggregation apparatus (4) for being used in a multi-group electrical network (5), which comprises multiple electrical groups (1, 2, 3), each comprising one or more appliances (11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 31, 32, 33). A determination unit (7) determines an electrical group (1, 2, 3) comprising an appliance, of which an operational state has been changed, based on first changes in mains voltages (V1, V2, V3) measured while the operational state change occurs, second and third changes in the mains voltages (V1, V2, V3) measured while switchable loads (1n, 2n, 3n) are switched, and the resistances (R1n, R2n, R3n) of the switchable loads (1n, 2n, 3n). Thus, a misdetection due to an operational state change of an appliance in another electrical group may be avoided and the accuracy of disaggregation may be improved in a multi-group electrical network (5).
US09726693B2	Probe member for pogo pin Provided is a probe member for a pogo pin, which is used for testing a semiconductor device, and at least a portion of which is inserted into a cylindrical body to be supported by an elastic member and an upper end of which contacts a terminal of the semiconductor device.
US09726692B2	Contactor and probe using same A contactor including a bellows body, a fixed portion connected to one end of the bellows body, and a movable portion connected to the other end of the bellows body, where the bellows body, the fixed portion and the movable portion are integrally molded by electroforming, and the movable portion is configured to be depressed to compress the bellows body, so that adjacent arc portions of the bellows body are brought into contact with each other to cause a short circuit.
US09726689B1	Wafer level micro-electro-mechanical systems package with accelerometer and gyroscope The invention relates to sensors, and more particularly, a sensor device having accelerometer and gyroscope integrated into a low cost compact package. The device includes: MEMs wafer; and an ASIC wafer bonded to the MEMs wafer; a wafer-level-package redistribution layer (WLP RDL) formed on a surface of the ASIC wafer; and a ball grid array having a plurality of solder balls that electrically connect the package to a circuit board. The MEMs wafer includes the accelerometer and gyroscope, while the ASIC wafer includes two separate cavities corresponding to the accelerometer and gyroscope, respectively. The ASIC wafer includes electrical circuits/components to process the readout signals received from the accelerometer and gyroscope.
US09726687B2	System and method for processing of biological tissue samples The present disclosure provides an automated system for processing of tissue. The system comprises a plurality of containers for storing at least one of tissue samples, buffer solutions, enzymes and other reagents, tissue processing container for processing of the tissue, and a robotic assembly coupled to the tissue processing container. The robotic assembly is configured to: carry the tissue processing container towards each of the plurality of containers, and align an inlet port of the tissue processing container with an outlet port of each of the plurality of containers for collecting the liquids, and moves the tissue processing container in multiple-planes to perform at least one of the washing processes, digestion process, phase separation process and combination thereof. The system also comprises of a control unit interfaced with the robotic assembly for controlling operations of the robotic assembly while processing the tissue.
US09726671B2	Method of discerning substitution of carbohydrate esters A method of testing for discerning substitution of carbohydrate ester includes the step of providing a predetermined amount of a solution. Further, the method also includes adding ammonium hydroxide and sodium borohydride to the solution. The method also includes the step of transferring the solution to an ammonium ion exchange cartridge and collecting the eluate from the cartridge. Also included in the method is the step of analyzing the sample in a mass spectrometer to produce a mass spectrum. Further, the method includes calculating the amu of phosphate and sulfate substitution of the ion and comparing it to the actual amu of the found ion.
US09726670B2	Method for the assay of liver fatty acid binding protein, ACE and CA 19-9 for the in vitro diagnosis of colorectal cancer A method for the in vitro diagnosis of colorectal cancer by determining the presence of Liver Fatty Acid-Binding Protein, ACE and CA19-9 tumor markers in a biological sample taken from a patient suspected of having colorectal cancer. Said method can be used for early diagnosis, screening, therapeutic follow-up and prognosis, and also for relapse diagnosis in relation to colorectal cancer.
US09726669B2	Biomarkers for determining sensitivity of breast cancer cells to HER2-targeted therapy The present invention provides compositions and methods for detecting the expression and/or activation states of components of signal transduction pathways in cells such as tumor cells. Information on the expression and/or activation states of components of signal transduction pathways derived from use of the present invention can be used for cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and in the design of cancer treatments.
US09726668B2	Signatures and determinants for diagnosing infections and methods of use thereof Antibiotics (Abx) are the world's most misused drugs. Antibiotics misuse occurs when the drug is administered in case of a non-bacterial infection (such as a viral infection) for which it is ineffective. Overall, it is estimated that 40-70% of the worldwide Abx courses are mis-prescribed. The financial and health consequences of Abx over-prescription include the direct cost of the drugs, as well as the indirect costs of their side effects, which are estimated at >$15 billion annually. Furthermore, over-prescription directly causes the emergence of Abx-resistant strains of bacteria, which are recognized as one of the major threats to public health today. This generates an immediate need for reliable diagnostics to assist physicians in correct Abx prescription, especially at the point-of-care (POC) where most Abx are prescribed. Accordingly, some aspects of the present invention provide methods using biomarkers for rapidly detecting the source of infection and administrating the appropriate treatment.
US09726664B2	Animal model for diabetic complications The invention relates to the surprising find that low density lipoprotein receptor-deficient mice (LDLr−/−) mice when fed with high energy diets produce controllable and consistent diabetic complications, especially renal damage, similar to the human pathophysiology and biological response. The invention thus comprises a method for discovering a preventive or therapeutic regimen for the prevention or treatment of diabetic micro- or macrovascular complications, comprising the steps of: a. feeding LDLr−/− mice, which have not been treated with streptozotocin, with a high energy diet; b. before, during and/or after this diet treating the mice with the preventive or therapeutic regimen; c. checking whether any change in the micro- or macrovascular system of the animal occurs. Specifically in such a method renal damage is assessed. Also use of said mice fed with a high energy diet for studying the diabetic micro- and macrovascular complications is part of the invention.
US09726653B2	Chemical detector A chemical detector is provided and includes a chemical detector device and a chemical agent aerosol vaporizer assembly. The chemical agent aerosol vaporizer assembly includes a vaporizer fluidly interposed between an inlet and an outlet and is configured to receive via the inlet a chemical agent aerosol in the vaporizer wherein the chemical agent aerosol is smeared against a fluted surface that is passivated against adsorption and vaporized. The vaporized chemical agent aerosol is subsequently output to the chemical detector device via the outlet.
US09726652B2	Integrated chemical indicator device A chemical indicator device for use in detecting exposure to an oxidizing agent, such as hydrogen peroxide, comprising a substrate or support upon which is disposed a chemical indicator composition (ink) for detecting an oxidizing agent, such as hydrogen peroxide. The chemical indicator composition further comprises an indicator dye that achieves a distinct range of different color changes with clear transitions between colors, upon exposure to different doses of the oxidizing agent, thus allowing for both a qualitative and semi-quantitative assessment of exposure to the agent.
US09726651B2	Double-sided diaphragm micro gas-preconcentrator with a back-on-face configuration A double-sided diaphragm micro gas-preconcentrator has a micro-gas chamber which is formed by stacking an upper silicon substrate with a lower silicon substrate with a back-on-face configuration. One or more suspended membranes are provided on every silicon substrate. The silicon where the suspended membrane is provided is completely removed for forming a cavity. A thin-film heater is deposited on every suspended membrane. A sorptive film is coated on an inner wall of every suspended membrane. Thus, the upper and lower sides of the preconcentrator in the present invention are suspended membranes, which improve the area of the sorptive film on the diaphragm. As a result, the preconcentrating factor is improved while keeping the small heat capacity, fast heating rate, and low power consumption features of the planar diaphragm preconcentrator.
US09726646B1	Resonant surface acoustic wave chemical detector Apparatus for chemical detection includes a pair of interdigitated transducers (IDTs) formed on a piezoelectric substrate. The apparatus includes a layer of adsorptive material deposited on a surface of the piezoelectric substrate between the IDTs, where each IDT is conformed, and is dimensioned in relation to an operating frequency and an acoustic velocity of the piezoelectric substrate, so as to function as a single-phase uni-directional transducer (SPUDT) at the operating frequency. Additionally, the apparatus includes the pair of IDTs is spaced apart along a propagation axis and mutually aligned relative to said propagation axis so as to define an acoustic cavity that is resonant to surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at the operating frequency, where a distance between each IDT of the pair of IDTs ranges from 100 wavelength of the operating frequency to 400 wavelength of the operating frequency.
US09726644B2	Nondestructive inspection using acousto-optics A method and apparatus for inspecting an object. The apparatus comprises a vibration generator and an acousto-optical sensor. The vibration generator is positioned relative to a surface of an object. The vibration generator excites the object at a location on the object such that the portion of the object vibrates. The acousto-optical sensor is coupled to the surface of the portion of the object. The acousto-optical sensor detects a vibratory response generated by the portion of the object in response to excitation of the portion of the object and generates an image of the portion of the object based on the vibratory response.
US09726634B1	Superhydrophobic electrode and biosensing device using the same A method for making a hydrophobic biosensing device includes forming alternating layers over a top and sides of a fin on a dielectric layer to form a stack of layers. The stack of layers are planarized to expose the top of the fin. The fin and every other layer are removed to form a cathode group of fins and an anode group of fins. A hydrophobic surface on the two groups of fins.
US09726629B2	Electrolyte sensor and method for producing thereof Provided is an electrolyte sensor that uses conductive elastomer electrodes. Examples of the intended analytes for sensor use include those found in urine, saliva, blood, feces, and spinal fluid, although other analytes exist for electrolyte detection. Conductive elastomer trace electrodes are separated by a channel or gap which can be bridged by an electrolyte and thereby complete an electrical circuit to an alarm or other circuitry. Channel or gap distances vary the level of electrical resistance associated with detecting certain analytes.
US09726611B2	Stabilized ICP emission spectrometer and method of using An ICP emission spectrometer is schematically configured to include an inductively coupled plasma generation unit, a light condensing unit, a spectroscope, a detector, and a controller. The detector includes a photomultiplier and has a detector controller and an input unit. The photomultiplier has voltage dividing resistors, which make an amplification factor not to become constant immediately due to a change in an application voltage applied to the photomultiplier, but the detector controller controls an idle voltage and an idle voltage application time so that a multiplication factor becomes constant, during a period from when analysis conditions are input to the input unit in advance until a sample containing an analysis-targeted element is introduced into the inductively coupled plasma generation unit.
US09726609B2	Wavelength selective SERS nanotags Materials and objects tagged with wavelength selective particles such as SERS nanotags modified for wavelength selectivity. As used herein, a wavelength selective particle is one which cannot be effectively excited or interrogated at one or more wavelengths where a reporter molecule associated with the particle would normally produce a spectrum. Also disclosed are methods of manufacturing wavelength selective particles and methods of tagging materials or objects with wavelength selective particles.
US09726608B2	Surface-enhanced raman scattering element A surface-enhanced Raman scattering element comprises a substrate having a principal surface; a molded layer having a support part formed on the principal surface of the substrate so as to extend along the principal surface and a fine structure part formed on the support part; and a conductor layer formed on the fine structure part and constituting an optical functional part for generating surface-enhanced Raman scattering; the molded layer being relatively thinner in a direction intersecting the principal surface of the substrate at a center edge part of a fine structure area formed with the fine structure part in the molded layer than at an outer edge part of the fine structure area.
US09726598B2	Method and device for characterising a fluid medium using a photoelectric transducer A device for characterizing a fluid medium with the help of a photoelectric transducer comprises at least one semiconductor substrate possessing at least one space charge zone and presenting a reception surface for receiving the fluid medium in order to constitute an interface between the substrate and the fluid medium, a production system for producing a spot light beam that is amplitude-modulated and that lights at least one zone of the interface through the fluid medium, a measurement system for measuring values of a photoelectric magnitude delivered while performing the lighting so as to create a matrix of values of the photoelectric magnitude, and a processor system for processing values of the photoelectric magnitude delivered by the measurement system and adapted to use the matrix to determine an electronic signature characteristic of the fluid medium.
US09726597B2	Apparatus and method of investigating surface properties The invention relates to an apparatus for the investigation of surface properties with a housing, a light source which directs light through an opening in the housing onto a surface to be investigated, with a first detector device which is arranged inside at a first pre-set angle with respect to the light beam radiated onto the surface by the light source, with a second detector device which is arranged at a second pre-set angle with respect to the light beam radiated onto the surface by the light source and with a third detector device which is arranged inside the housing at a third pre-set angle with respect to the light beam radiated onto the surface by the light source. According to the invention the apparatus has at least two filter elements with optical properties which are different from each other which are arranged on a common carrier movable with respect to the light source, in such a way that each of these filter elements is optionally capable of being brought into a beam path between the light source and the surface.
US09726591B2	Dual-filter dual-integrity test assembly A dual-filter dual-integrity test conduit assembly allows for in-situ testing of both filters with separate, duplicate systems for membrane integrity so that if the first tester filter fails, the second filter may be tested with a different, but identical method with its own gauges and nitrogen supply so as to further isolate malfunctions of the filter integrity test equipment as a cause for erroneous batch failures.
US09726583B2	Devices, systems, and methods for the collection of body fluids A method for the storage of biological samples is disclosed. The method includes the steps of coupling a storage device to a biological sample collection apparatus capable of collecting a biological sample from a subject, introducing a biological sample from the biological sample collection apparatus to the storage device, and drying the biological sample on the storage device. In another embodiment, the storage device used by the method may include a collection medium having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a predetermined size and shape, the top surface comprising a position marker and at least one binding site operable to bind a biological sample; and a protective facing substantially impermeable to the biological sample, the protective facing coupled to the top surface of the collection medium and having a size and shape substantially similar to the predetermined size and shape of the collection medium.
US09726578B2	Methods and systems for particle collection and analysis An example method for collection and analysis of particles from a particle generating source enclosed within an enclosure having an inlet and an outlet is described. The method includes supplying filtered air into the enclosure through the inlet, extracting, with a vacuum source, an aerosol stream including particles from the particle generating source through the outlet, directing the aerosol stream from the outlet of the enclosure to the vacuum source via a sampling tower. The sampling tower includes at least one nozzle for sampling the aerosol stream. The method includes detecting, with a detection instrument coupled to the nozzle, at least one characteristic of the particles in the aerosol stream, and outputting data concerning the detected characteristic of the particles in the aerosol stream to a computing device.
US09726571B2	Pointing axis estimation device A pointing axis estimation apparatus capable of removing pointing axis variations caused by factors other than pointing axis variations of a telescope, thereby estimating true pointing axis variations of the telescope. The pointing axis estimation apparatus includes: a laser light source-unit attitude detector for calculating translational and rotational displacements of a laser light source unit; an optical axis detection-unit attitude detector for calculating translational and rotational displacements of an optical axis detection unit; a pointing axis calculator for calculating a pointing axis based on information from an optical axis variation detector; and a pointing axis variation estimator for calculating a true pointing axis variation of a telescope based on displacement data output from the detectors and the calculator.
US09726567B2	Torque calibrating system Generally, the subject matter disclosed herein relates to torque calibrating systems. A torque calibrating system includes a torque arm having a first end and a second end, a stem positioned proximate the first end of the torque arm, the stem adapted to be removably and operatively coupled to a power tong, and a load cell adapted to be positioned proximate the second end of the torque arm.
US09726565B2	Support unit for a circuit board in a sensor unit and corresponding sensor unit A support unit for a circuit board in a sensor unit comprises a main body that defines an outer contour and includes a first joining geometry and a second joining geometry. The first joining geometry is configured to at least one of guide and electrically contact external contact elements, and includes contact receiving pockets configured to guide the external contact elements, and at least one reinforcement web that separates two adjacent contact receiving pockets. The second joining geometry is configured to join the support unit to the circuit board. The first joining geometry defines at least in part an external interface via which at least one electrical output signal of the circuit board is tapped.
US09726564B2	System and method for determining a pressure drop across a filter Systems, methods, and apparatuses provided herein relate to a controller for determining a pressure differential across a fluid filter by receiving inlet pressure data regarding a pressure of the fluid upstream of the filtering element, receiving outlet pressure data regarding a pressure of the fluid downstream of the filtering element, receiving engine speed data regarding a speed of the engine, receiving temperature data regarding a temperature of the fluid, and determining a pressure drop across the filtering element based on the inlet pressure data, the outlet pressure data, the engine speed data, and the temperature data.
US09726560B2	Optical sensor, method for manufacturing optical sensor, optical encoder, torque detection apparatus, and electric power steering apparatus An optical sensor, an optical encoder, a torque detection apparatus, and an electric power steering apparatus less affected by fluctuations in the amount of detected light and with an improved resolution are provided. The optical sensor includes a first polarizing layer that splits incident light to light with a first polarization direction, a first photoreceiver that receives first polarized light split by the first polarizing layer, a second polarizing layer that splits the incident light to light with a second polarization direction, and a second photoreceiver that receives second polarized light split by the second polarizing layer. The first photoreceiver and the second photoreceiver are positioned alternatingly and spaced uniformly with each other.
US09726557B2	Magnetoelastic strain sensor A strain sensor having an active area that includes a magnetoelastic resonator and spring configured so that the spring undergoes a greater amount of strain than the resonator when the sensor is under load. The sensor is anchored at opposite ends of the active area to a substrate for which strain is to be measured. An interrogating coil is used for wireless sensor readout. A biasing magnet may be included to provide a desired sensor response for the particular application of the sensor. The strain sensor may be implemented as a differential strain sensor that includes a second, strain-independent reference resonator.
US09726548B2	Terahertz imager A terahertz imager includes an array of pixel circuits. Each pixel circuit has an antenna and a detector. The detector is coupled to differential output terminals of the antenna. A frequency oscillator is configured to generate a frequency signal on an output line. The output line is coupled to an input terminal of the antenna of at least one of the pixel circuits.
US09726545B2	Method and apparatus for measuring the temperature of a molten metal A method, device and apparatus are provided for measuring the temperature of a melt, particularly of a molten metal, with an optical fiber, fed into the melt through a disposable guiding tube. The optical fiber and an immersion end of the tube are immersed into the melt and have feeding speeds which are independent from each other. An elastic plug is arranged within the tube or at an end of the tube opposite the immersion end. The optical fiber is fed through the elastic plug, and the elastic plug reduces a gap between the optical fiber and the tube, which has a larger inner diameter than the outer diameter of the optical fiber. The apparatus includes a fiber coil and a feeding mechanism for feeding the optical fiber and the tube, including at least two independent feeding motors, one for feeding the optical fiber and one for feeding the tube.
US09726525B2	Electromagnetic flowmeter According to one embodiment, an electromagnetic flowmeter includes a tube, a lining, at least one protrusion, and a pair of electrodes. A fluid to be measured flows in the tube. The lining covers an inner surface of the tube. The protrusion protrudes from the inner surface and includes a hook for hooking the lining.
US09726517B2	Mechanical tracking system A mechanical tracking system comprises a first set of linkage arms, a second set of linkage arms, a pair of shafts connected at a first end to one arm of the first set of linkage arms and at a second end to one arm of said second set of the linkage arms, wherein each arm of the second set of linkage arms is oriented out of phase with a respective arm of the first set of linkage arms, an attachment shaft positioned adjacent to the first set of linkage arms to accommodate a tool, and a sensor arrangement configured to sense the orientation and position of the attachment shaft.
US09726510B2	Route optimization including points of interest A method for navigation includes receiving in a mobile computing device (24) a designation of an origin (32, 92) and a destination (34, 94) of an itinerary of a user of the device. An optimal primary route (96) is computed from the origin to the destination. Multiple points of interest (40, 98, 100) are identified in proximity to the optimal primary route. A respective first optimal sub-route (42) is computed between the origin and each of the points of interest, and a respective second optimal sub-route (44) is computed between the destination and each of the points of interest. One or more alternative routes (102, 104) from the origin to the destination via one or more of the points of interest are presented to the user on the mobile computing device, by combining the respective first and second optimal sub-routes computed for the one or more of the points of interest.
US09726509B1	Profile aware navigation Embodiments include computer-implemented method, systems and computer program products for route planning utilizing a Global Positioning System (GPS) device to determine an accessible route of a person travelling in a vehicle. The computer-implemented method includes generating, by at least one processor of the GPS device utilizing a map database, a route and retrieving a vehicle profile identifying operable conditions of the vehicle. Information from a route condition database relating to conditions along the route is retrieved and it is determined based upon the conditions along the route and the operable conditions of the vehicle if the route is an authorized, passable route for the vehicle. In response to determining if the route is an authorized, passable route for the vehicle, the route is presented on a display screen.
US09726500B2	Method and system for generating synthetic location information A method including receiving a first location for a mobile device at a first time; receiving a second location for the mobile device at a second time; determining a most likely route for the mobile device based on the first location, the second location, and a time interval between the first time and the second time; and generating a synthetic location for the mobile device based on the most likely route at a corresponding synthetic time between the first time and the second time.
US09726495B1	Method, apparatus and computer program product for sharing GPS navigation information A host application on a host computer system receives annotations made by drivers of respective navigation information displayed to the drivers by GPS devices in vehicles of the respective drivers. The host application saves the annotated navigation information for the respective drivers on a computer readable memory accessible by the host application. The host application receives a request from a first one of the drivers for annotated navigation information made by one or more of the other drivers. Responsive to the request, the host application selects one or more items of the saved annotated navigation information. The host application sends the selected one or more items of the saved annotated navigation information to the GPS device of the first one of the drivers.
US09726492B2	Angular velocity detection element A vibrating body of an angular velocity detection element includes detection beams extending in a cross shape from a central base and external connection beams and internal connection beams connected between adjacent detection beams. The detection beams each include a base end detection beam that is connected to the central base and a central detection beam, a left detection beam and a right detection beam that define three prongs. The central detection beam is connected to the external connection beams on both sides, the left detection beam is connected to the internal connection beam on the left side and the right detection beam is connected to the internal connection beam on the right side. The adjacent external connection beams undergo driven vibration so as to be displaced in directions so as to have mirror relationships with each other with the detection beams interposed between the external connection beams acting as boundaries therebetween.
US09726490B2	Angular velocity sensor Provided herein is a vibration-type angular velocity sensor capable of improving detection precision of angular velocities around the Z axis and preventing detection precision of angular velocities around the X and Y axes from deteriorating. A weight 3 is columnar or conic. The outline of an outer peripheral portion of a diaphragm 1 has such shape that a straight portion ST is formed at each of four corner portions of a square. Four vibration exciting electrodes 11 are respectively located in four regions partitioned by a first imaginary line L1 and a second imaginary line L2. Four angular velocity sensing electrodes 13 are respectively located in four regions partitioned by a first imaginary diagonal line CL1 and a second imaginary diagonal line Cl2.
US09726489B2	Mode-matched single proof-mass dual-axis gyroscope and method of fabrication A single proof-mass, dual-axis gyroscope apparatus comprises a resonating body member and first and second electrodes each capacitively coupled to the resonating body member by a respective lateral capacitive air gap and a vertical capacitive air gap. The width of one of the lateral capacitive air gap of the first electrode is substantially smaller than the vertical capacitive air gap. The width of one of the vertical capacitive air gap of the second electrode is substantially smaller than the lateral capacitive air gap. The apparatus claimed can address the process variation such as vertical and lateral dimension variation by electrostatic tuning method.
US09726486B1	System and method for merging enhanced vision data with a synthetic vision data A system and method for providing a video merged from two independent video sources to a display is disclosed. The system and method includes receiving an enhanced vision video from an enhanced vision system, receiving a synthetic vision video from a synthetic vision system and selecting an enhanced frame in the enhanced vision video. The system and method also includes selecting a synthetic frame from the synthetic vision video corresponding to the selected enhanced frame, analyzing the enhanced frame to detect objects according to a first algorithm, analyzing the synthetic frame to detect default frame segments, merging the enhanced frame and the synthetic frame to provide a merged frame that includes detected objects and detected default frame segments and displaying the merged frame on a display.
US09726484B2	Level device A level device for a spirit level includes a level device body, and a substantially cylindrical cavity formed by an inside wall of the level device body. The cavity has a longitudinal axis and serves to accommodate a liquid, and the level device body is arranged in a carrier body. The carrier body includes two transparent covers for closing the carrier body and preferably includes a casing body which is preferably in the form of a circular ring. An outside wall of the level device body has a curved region with a curvature in the longitudinal direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the cavity, by which a magnifying glass effect can be achieved when viewing a marker body which can be arranged in the cavity.
US09726478B2	Device for acquisition and measurement of geometric data of at least one motif associated with a spectacle frame glass and associated method This data acquisition and measuring device for acquisition and measurement of geometric data for at least one motif associated with a glass for a spectacle frame, for the manufacture of ophthalmic lenses, similar or complementary to the glass, comprises a support capable of holding the glass, an illuminator for illuminating this support, a video imaging system for capturing images oriented towards the support and capable of capturing at least two images of the contour of the glass placed on the support, and a signal analyzer and processor that receive at the input each image captured by the video imaging system. The analyzer and processor is capable of measuring the distance from at least one point of the form contour of the glass to a reference plane based on said images.
US09726468B2	Universal case lube tray A case lube tray having an integrally formed polyurethane casing is provided. The case lube tray openings define a plurality of lubricating chambers being used to lubricate shell casings in a horizontal position. The lubricating chambers are mounted on the top frame of the case and are arranged in an array of horizontal rows and vertical columns. Each lubricating chambers features semicircle flooring and a floor center. The semicircle flooring is linear and is supported by front and back lateral walls. The floor center of each lubricating chamber has centrally disposed lateral slots that further allow a user to erect and lubricate shell cases in a vertical position.
US09726447B2	Clay-pigeon-like projectile for crowd control A crowd control projectile includes a payload carrier, an incapacitating agent inside the payload carrier, and an activating mechanism for activating the incapacitating agent. The activating mechanism includes a sensor and a timer. The timer delays the activation until a predetermined delay after the sensor senses that the projectile has been launched. Alternatively, the activating mechanism includes a receiver for receiving an activation signal after the projectile has been launched. Preferably, the projectile has the shape of a clay pigeon. A launcher of such a projectile includes a communication mechanism for transmitting a timing signal or an activation signal to the projectile and an arm for launching the projectile by direct contact. To control a crowd, the projectile is launched over the crowd by direct contact with a solid arm and the activating mechanism is used to activate the incapacitating agent when the projectile is above the crowd.
US09726445B2	Rifle charging handle An ambidextrously operated charging handle for use with the M16 family of firearms is provided. The charging handle provides a latch mechanism consisting of two extended handles which are in operational communication with each other. Either handle may be independently retracted to disengage the latch mechanism of the charging handle from the host firearms receiver. The spring-biased mechanism of the charging handle is sheltered within the interior of the charging handle thereby protecting it from the elements. Further, an improved axial pin has been provided to secure the handles of the latch mechanism to the grasping portion of the charging handle.
US09726430B2	Thermal evaporation sources for wide-area deposition A thermal evaporation sources are described. These thermal evaporation sources include a crucible configured to contain a volume of evaporant and a vapor space above the evaporant.
US09726425B2	Method and apparatus for liquefying a natural gas stream The present invention relates to a method of liquefying a hydrocarbon stream such as a natural gas stream, the method at least comprising the steps of: supplying a partly condensed hydrocarbon feed stream (10) to a first gas/liquid separator (2); separating the feed stream (10) in the first gas/liquid separator (2) into a gaseous stream (20) and a liquid stream (30); expanding the gaseous stream (20) thereby obtaining an expanded stream (40) and feeding it (40) into a second gas/liquid separator (3); feeding the liquid stream (30) into the second gas/liquid separator (3); removing from the bottom of the second gas/liquid separator a liquid stream (60) and feeding it into a fractionation column (5); removing from the top of the second gas/liquid separator (3) a gaseous stream (50) and passing it to a compressor (6) thereby obtaining a compressed stream (70); cooling the compressed stream (70) thereby obtaining a cooled compressed stream (80); heat exchanging the cooled compressed stream (80) against a stream being downstream of the first gas/liquid separator (2) and upstream of the fractionation column (5).
US09726424B1	Cooler with secondary lid A cooler with a modular light bar having multiple LEDs and a secondary lid is disclosed herein. The LEDs are preferably automatically activated by a switch positioned in the cooler. When the lid is in an open state, the switch completes a circuit from a battery to the LEDs of the modular light bar thereby allowing the LEDs to illuminate the entire interior chamber of the cooler.
US09726422B2	Shelving assembly for refrigerator compartment A shelving assembly includes ladder rails mounted within spaced elongated pockets formed in the rear wall of a refrigerator compartment. Each ladder rail presents a front, side, rear wall portions. Adjacent the front wall portion, a vertical slot is defined, at least in part, by an in-turned portion of the front wall portion. Offset from the slot, the in-turned portion is formed with a plurality of vertically spaced and rearwardly projecting hooks. Each shelf of the assembly includes arms, each having an anchoring pin and a support foot. In mounting the shelf, the support foot and the anchoring pin of each arm are placed through a cutout formed in the front wall portion of a respective ladder, the shelf is arranged in a desired vertical position with the arm sliding within the slot, and then the anchoring pin is supported upon a respective one of the hooks.
US09726413B2	Refrigerator and method for controlling the same A refrigerator includes a door, a dispenser in the door, a water nozzle and an ice nozzle on the dispenser, the ice nozzle being arranged in a line with the water nozzle, and a single manipulation member under the water nozzle and the ice nozzle that is manipulated in a same direction as the arranged direction of the water nozzle and the ice nozzle, the manipulation member allowing selection between dispensing of water and ice. The refrigerator also includes a detection member on the dispenser for recognizing a manipulation of the manipulation member, a control unit for controlling a valve and a motor to dispense either the water or ice based on an input of the detection member, and a display unit on the dispenser for displaying a selected state of the water or ice according to a manipulated state of the manipulation member.
US09726401B2	Receiver system for a fresnel solar plant A receiver system for a Fresnel solar plant is provided that includes an absorber tube defining a longitudinal direction, a mirror array that runs parallel to the longitudinal direction and is used for concentrating light beams onto the absorber tube, and a support frame for the absorber tube and the mirror array. A first suspension for holding the absorber tube and a second suspension for holding the mirror array or at least parts of the mirror array are independently mounted on the support frame. The first suspension has first compensation device while the second suspension has second compensation device. The first and second compensation devices allow for different expansions of the absorber tube and the mirror array or at least parts of the mirror array in the longitudinal direction.
US09726400B2	Hot water supply device The present invention provides a hot water supply device. When a hot water supply operation is started in response to an instruction for checking a heat exchange state, a heat exchange state determiner 12 measures a post-boiling temperature Tup, which indicates the rise width of a temperature detected by a heat exchange outlet temperature sensor 26 from the point when the hot water supply operation stopped, and outputs a heat exchange success report if the post-boiling temperature Tup is lower than a first threshold temperature. Further, when the hot water supply operation is started independently of the instruction for checking a heat exchange state, the heat exchange state determiner 12 outputs a report of clogging of a heat exchanger if the post-boiling temperature Tup is higher than a second threshold temperature Bth, which is higher than the first threshold temperature Ath.
US09726398B2	System and method for control of a fluid heating apparatus A fluid heating apparatus for heating fluid on a fluid path may comprise a fluid pump, a fluid heater, a temperature sensor to sense fluid temperature and generate a temperature signal, and a temperature control assembly configured to control the temperature of the fluid. The control assembly may comprise a target temperature input to receive a target temperature, a pump control to control operation of the fluid pump to control a flow rate of the fluid, and a heater control to control operation of the fluid heater to control a degree of heat output by the fluid heater. The temperature control assembly may be configured to increase and decrease fluid flow along the fluid path and to increase and decrease heat output of the fluid heater to control the temperature of the fluid at the fluid outlet.
US09726387B2	Hot gas reheat modulation A stepped approach to cooling capacity control and the HGRH status logic to achieve the requisite control of humidity and temperature provided to an interior area or building space receiving conditioned air. The system includes at least two independent circuits, each circuit having at least one compressor. At least one of the independent circuits includes hot gas reheat hardware thereby providing HGRH capability. The logic provides an efficient method for maintaining both humidity and temperature in the interior area comfortable for occupants within limits as determined by psychrometrics. The system and method match the sensible capacity and latent capacity of the system match to the sensible and latent loads of the conditioned space.
US09726384B2	Room air conditioner with movable side fan units An air conditioner includes a main unit having an enclosure defining an air outlet. The enclosure contains a heat exchanger generating a cool air or a warm air forming airflow running out of the air outlet. A pair of fan units are disposed on the opposite sides of the air outlet. The fan units are configured to suck a room air and to blow the room air. The airflow of the room air can be utilized to control the direction and/or movement of the airflow of the cool air or the warm air. The cool air or the warm air can be conveyed to desired locations.
US09726372B2	Burner nozzle, burner and a surface treatment device A burner nozzle is disclosed, comprising a nozzle body that includes a slit such that a line passage to the slit opens in an outlet face surface at the surface of the burner nozzle body. A plurality of channels is connected to the slit. A group of first channels is connected to a source of oxidizing substance, and a group of second channels is connected to a fuel source. Each of the first channels and second channels have a circumferential passage to the slit at a non-zero distance from the outlet face surface. Furthermore, each of the first channels and second channels is formed to output a directed tubular flow towards a side wall of the slit, or towards a circumferential passage in a side wall of the slit. A safe pre-mixed burner configuration is achieved. A burner and a surface treatment device incorporating the burner nozzle are also disclosed.
US09726371B2	Glass and metal burner cap and method of making the same A gas burner assembly may include a gas burner and a burner cap. The burner may include a distribution cavity fluidly coupled with a gas inlet and a plurality of gas discharge ports. The burner cap may have a glass body characterized by a peripheral edge, and a metal element encapsulating the peripheral edge. The glass body may overlie at least a portion of the distribution cavity, and the metal element may shield the peripheral edge.
US09726362B2	LED heater system and method The present disclosure includes an apparatus and method relating to LED fixtures having an LED module capable of operating at a temperature. The LED module is also capable of being operated within a desired temperature range having an upper limit and a lower limit. A fan is operable for cooling the LED module when the temperature of the LED module approaches the upper limit. A heater is operable for heating the LED module when the temperature of the LED module approaches the lower limit. A heat sink may be in thermal communication with the LED module such that the fan may cool and the heater may heat the heat sink. The controller may also be configured to selectively activate the heater and the fan. The controller may also be in electrical communication with a temperature sensor which is in thermal communication with the LED module such that the controller may read the temperature of the LED module. The controller may activate the fan and/or the heater depending on the temperature of the LED module.
US09726350B2	Signalling beacon with deflector A light projector intended to produce a directional flat light beam includes an elongate cylindrical lens and a linear light source parallel to the generatrix direction, extending over all or part of the length of the lens to emit light in the direction of the lens. The lens is designed to generate a principal flat light beam by concentrating the light in a predefined elevation angular sector around the horizontal generatrix direction. The light projector also includes a deflector having a rectangular plate shape positioned on the side opposite the light source. A signalling beacon including such a projector is also described.
US09726343B2	Lens and lighting apparatus including the same A lighting apparatus includes a body, a light source unit disposed on the body to generate light, and a lens disposed on the body to refract light generated from the light source unit. The lens includes a light introduction portion having a light introduction surface for introduction of light and a light emission portion having a light emission surface for passage of light having passed through the light introduction portion, and the light introduction surface of the light introduction portion and the light emission surface of the light emission portion are configured to satisfy cos a1−cos θ1/cos a2−cos θ2<0.
US09726339B2	Luminaire, assembly for a grid ceiling, method for installing a luminaire, method for removing a luminaire, and removal tool A luminaire for installing in a grid ceiling includes at least one catch which is arranged in such a way on the luminaire and designed such that the at least one catch snaps into place automatically behind a portion of an element of the grid ceiling and thus engages behind the portion of the element of the grid ceiling in order to hold the luminaire on the grid ceiling. In addition, an assembly for a grid ceiling includes at least one ceiling profile element and at least one such luminaire.
US09726330B2	LED lamp A tube that is at least partially optically transmissive. An LED mounted on a substrate is positioned in the tube and is operable to emit light through the tube when energized through an electrical path. Pins are in the electrical path. An electrical conductor electrically couples the pins to the electrical path, the electrical conductor is biased into engagement with an electrical contact on the substrate. The substrate may be secured to the tube by an adhesive. The substrate may be secured to the end caps and be suspended in the tube.
US09726324B2	Protection circuit for machine tool control center A protection circuit is coupled to a switch circuit of a machine tool for protection. The protection circuit comprises a fatigue protection unit and a misoperation protection unit. The fatigue protection unit comprises a first sensor, a first processor, a first controller, and an alarm module. The misoperation protection unit comprises a second sensor, a second processor, and a second controller. The protection circuit senses the degree of fatigue and the misoperation of people through the fatigue protection unit and the misoperation protection unit, then controls the machine tool to work or not to work to avoid accidents.
US09726322B1	Grease gun and cartridge unit A grease gun, in one preferred embodiment, wherein the grease containing portion of the cartridge consists principally of transparent plastic material, wherein the cartridge stands alone without a surrounding supporting metal barrel, wherein the cartridge has an air vented bottom end and an open top end which is non-removably fixed to the grease inlet portion of a pumping head, wherein the pumping head body including the pumping handles is composed of a single plastic molding, wherein the cartridge has no pressurizing spring and piston and no grease compression rod, wherein ambient air pressure is utilized to load the head, wherein valving structures in the head are molded of plastic material, wherein the valving structures are positioned in the head to allow self priming of the pumping structure, and whereby the gun components are easy to assemble, are light weight, and are easy to use.
US09726308B2	Aseptic coupling devices Formation of a sterile connection includes inserting a first aseptic coupling device into a second aseptic coupling device while a locking ring of the first aseptic device is in an indexed initial position, rotating the locking ring to a secured position in which a compressive force is created and in which a first membrane from the first aseptic coupling device and a second membrane from the second aseptic coupling device can removed thereby resulting in a first a first sealing member of the first aseptic coupling device sealing with a second sealing member of the second aseptic coupling device to form a sterile fluid passageway.
US09726306B2	Flexible reinforced pipe and reinforcement tape A flexible pipe includes: an inner liner formed as a tube and having an outer surface and an inner surface defining an inner diameter; a reinforcement layer bonded to the inner liner and including at least a first ply of reinforcing tape helically wrapped in a first helical direction about the inner liner and a second ply of reinforcing tape helically wrapped about the first ply of reinforcing tape, the second ply of reinforcing tape helically wrapped in a second helical direction opposite to the first helical direction; and an outer jacket applied over and bonded to the reinforcement layer, the outer jacket including a thermoplastic. A reinforcing tape for use in the pipe or other applications includes: a plurality of reinforcing fibers and a matrix about the plurality of reinforcing fibers to hold the reinforcing fibers in the form of a tape, the matrix including thermoplastic and an additive to increase the impact resistance of the thermoplastic.
US09726303B1	Rooftop conduit support A support device for elevating an object above a surface comprises a base and a strut. The base has a top and a bottom. The bottom is adapted to sit upon the surface and is wider than the top. The strut is affixed to the base and adapted to receive a fastener for affixing the object to the strut. The base may have a trapezoidal cross-sectional shape. The base may comprise a support flange along a perimeter of the bottom of the base. The strut may have a generally U-shaped cross-sectional shape with an elongated planar bottom and opposing elongated planar sides joined to opposing edges of the elongated planar bottom. The strut may be affixed to the base via one or more spacers such that the strut is positioned a predefined distance from the top of the base.
US09726302B2	Fluidic system, use, and method for operating the same A fluidic system having a first volume, a second volume and a membrane geometrically separating the two volumes, which has an open-pore microstructure for the passage of a first medium and a second medium. There is a contact angle (Θ) between the interface of the media and the pore surface. A first electrical field in the region of the membrane and a first electromagnetic radiation and a first heating of the membrane define a first state (Z1), in which the membrane is not wetted or is less wetted by the first medium and is more heavily wetted by the second medium such that a first contact angle Θ1>90° is formed between the pore surface and the interface. The first medium and the second medium and the pore surface have a surface energy of which at least one surface energy can be reversibly changed in such a way that a second contact angle Θ2<Θ1 occurs between the pore surface and the interface in a second state (Z2).
US09726301B2	Device with rotary valve for the manipulation of liquids The present invention describes a device consisting of a rotor, a holding-down device, and a base plate. The base plate is normally a fluidic system, a planar fluidic system for example or a fluidic system with several fluidic ports for a directed guidance of liquids or gases through different channels, channel systems, cavities or tubing, for the combination liquid and gas streams, or for prevention of liquid flows.
US09726288B2	Pressure vessel closure A closure for a pressure vessel that includes a neck with a groove defined in the inner diameter, and a door assembly that pivots between opened and closed positions. The door assembly includes a door portion sized to be received in an opening of the neck, a guide plate connected to the door portion and rotatable between locked and unlocked positions, a first lock ring segment positioned radially outwardly of the guide plate and a handle. The guide plate includes a first cam path defined therein that receives a cam member of a first lug assembly that extends inwardly from the first lock ring segment. Rotation of the handle (and guide plate) from the unlocked to the locked position moves the first lock ring segment from a locked to an unlocked position. In the locked position, the first lock ring segment is received in the groove of the neck.
US09726286B2	Combination oil ring A combination oil ring includes a pair of upper and lower side rails and a spacer expander arranged therebetween, the spacer expander including a plurality of upper pieces and lower pieces alternately arranged in a circumferential direction with the pieces axially and circumferentially apart from each other, a coupling piece coupling pieces adjacent to each other, and flange portions formed standing at inner circumferential-side end portions of the upper pieces and the lower pieces so as to press the side rails, and a through hole being formed in the flange portions, wherein side rail support portions that project axially are formed at portions in the circumferential direction of outer circumferential-side end portions of the upper pieces and the lower pieces.
US09726285B2	Piston push rod assembly, master cylinder, and manufacturing method for piston push rod assembly Provided is a piston push rod assembly which can prevent discomfort from being imparted during the operation of a brake pedal by a driver. A piston push rod assembly, wherein: a second piston is provided with a piston slide section which is housed in a cylinder and which slides relative to the cylinder, and a connection tube section which is connected to a push rod; the piston slide section is covered by metal plating; the connection tube section has a non-plated section; and the second piston and the push rod are connected by the caulking of the connection tube section when the push rod has been inserted inside the connection tube section.
US09726284B2	Neutral-hold mode system and method A system for maintaining a vehicle including a shift-by-wire transmission in a neutral-hold mode is provided. The system includes a transmission control unit in signal communication with the shift-by-wire transmission and an internal control unit of the vehicle. The transmission control unit is configured to control a gear configuration of the shift-by-wire transmission. An external control unit is in signal communication with the transmission control unit. The external control unit is configured to transmit a neutral-hold mold activation signal.
US09726282B2	Continuously variable transmission Embodiments are directed to a front end accessory drive (FEAD) and power modulating devices (PMD) which can be used in a FEAD. In one embodiment, a continuously variable transmission (CVT) is coupled directly to a crankshaft of a prime mover, and the CVT is used to regulate the speed and/or torque delivered to an accessory. A compound drive device includes a motor/generator subassembly cooperating with a CVT subassembly to provide a motor functionality with torque multiplication or division, or alternatively, a generator functionality with torque multiplication or division. In some embodiments, a FEAD includes a PMD having a sun shaft configured to couple to a sun of the PMD and to an electric motor component, such as an electrical armature or an electrical field. In one embodiment, the electrical armature the electrical field are placed concentrically and coaxially and configured to rotate relative to one another in opposite directions.
US09726278B2	Method of setting transmission shift points in real-time based upon an engine performance curve A method for setting a shift point for shifting a transmission for a powered vehicle between a first gear ratio and a second gear ratio. The method includes determining input power data points based on real-time input torque data. The input torque data includes a maximum input torque. The method also includes calculating a gear step value based on the first gear ratio and second gear ratio. The method further includes determining a first power value and computing a second power value based on the gear step value. The first power value and second power value are compared to one another and adjustments are incrementally made in the first power value speed until the difference between first and second power values meets a threshold. The shift point is therefore based on the result of comparing the first power value and the second power value and the corresponding speed associated with the first power value.
US09726276B2	Mixer drum driving apparatus including a plurality of motors configured to drive an auxiliary fluid pressure pump to rotate A mixer drum driving apparatus includes an auxiliary fluid pressure pump that is provided independently of a fluid pressure pump and is capable of supplying a working fluid to a fluid pressure motor so as to cause a mixer drum to perform agitation rotation, a plurality of motors configured to drive the auxiliary fluid pressure pump to rotate, and a control unit that controls rotation of the mixer drum. When an engine is stopped during the agitation rotation of the mixer drum, the control unit drives the auxiliary fluid pressure pump to rotate by operating the plurality of motors selectively in accordance with a load of the mixer drum.
US09726269B1	Transmission and engine configuration A drive train configuration is disclosed. The drive train incorporates an engine having hydraulic pumps contained substantially inside the engine housing and with an engine shaft driving the hydraulic pumps. A porting block or center section is mounted to the engine housing to provide hydraulic communication between the hydraulic pumps located inside the engine housing and hydraulic motors located outside the engine housing. The hydraulic motor output shafts drive gears connected to axles to propel a vehicle.
US09726268B1	Multi-spoked wheel assembly A robust ground traction (drive) assembly for remotely controlled vehicles, which not only operates smoothly on surfaces that are flat, but also upon surfaces that include rugged terrain, snow, mud, and sand, is provided. The assembly includes a sun gear and a braking gear. The sun gear is configured to cause rotational force to be applied to second planetary gears through a coupling of first planetary gears. The braking gear is configured to cause the assembly (or the second planetary gears) to rotate around the braking gear when an obstacle or braking force is applied.
US09726251B2	Vibration isolator A vibration isolator includes first and second mounting members; an elastic body connecting the mounting members; a partition member partitioning a liquid chamber in the first mounting member into a primary liquid chamber using the elastic body as a part of a wall surface thereof and a secondary liquid chamber; and a movable member housed in a housing chamber provided within the partition member, the movable member being deformable or displaceable in an axial direction of the first mounting member. The partition member includes communicating holes that extend from a portion of the partition member which is exposed to the primary liquid chamber or the secondary liquid chamber toward an inside of the partition member and are opened toward the movable member. The partition member is equipped with partition plate parts dividing the housing chamber from the primary liquid chamber and dividing the housing chamber from the secondary liquid chamber.
US09726250B1	Self-tightening and wear compensating suspension mounting system A self-tightening and wear-compensating suspension mounting system is described herein. The suspension mounting system may include a housing, a hemispherical race, a hemispherical ball, an elastomeric first bushing, two opposing couplings, and a shock absorber. The housing includes two opposing cavities. The hemispherical race is mounted within a first cavity of the two opposing cavities. The hemispherical ball is slidably mounted at least partially within the hemispherical race. The elastomeric first bushing is positioned at least partially within a second cavity of the two opposing cavities. The two opposing couplings are positioned hold the hemispherical race, the hemispherical ball, and the elastomeric first bushing between the two couplings. The shock absorber shaft extends through the two opposing cavities, the hemispherical race, the hemispherical ball, and the elastomeric first bushing. The hemispherical ball pivots within the hemispherical race responsive to movement of the shock absorber.
US09726247B2	Apparatus and method for cable dynamics suppression via non-linear flexures Method and apparatus for suppressing cable dynamics in a device towed in water. The apparatus includes at least one section for suppression of motion, wherein the at least one section includes an axial motion suppression section; and the axial motion suppression section comprising equipment for the attenuation of axial vibrations in an electro-mechanical cable. The equipment is configured to produce a digressive stiffness curve.
US09726237B2	Torque limiting apparatus and method A torque limiting apparatus is provided having an input shaft, an output shaft, a housing, a spring, and a length adjustable shank and collar assembly. The input shaft communicates with a rotating end segment having a cam surface. The output shaft communicates with a rotating end segment having a complementary cam surface for engaging with the cam surface of the input shaft. The cam surfaces cooperate to generate separation forces between the respective rotating end segments. The housing encases the first end segment and the second end segment. The spring is supported in the housing, and is configured to oppose the separation forces generated by the cam surfaces, and is configured to urge together the first end segment and the second end segment to remain in rotating coupled engagement. The length adjustable shank and collar assembly is provided between the spring and the housing and is configured to adjust compressive force on the spring to change torque output of the apparatus. A method is also provided.
US09726231B2	Hybrid drivetrain and method for operating the same A hybrid drivetrain having an internal combustion engine which is designed for a maximum internal combustion engine rotational speed; a dual-clutch arrangement which has a first friction clutch and a second friction clutch with a common input element and in each case one output element; a transmission arrangement which has a first sub-transmission and a second sub-transmission; an electric machine connected to the output element of the second friction clutch via a machine transmission ratio (iM), in such a way that a purely electric driving mode can be established via the second sub-transmission. The electric machine is designed for a maximum machine rotational speed. The maximum machine rotational speed divided by the machine transmission ratio is greater than the maximum internal combustion engine rotational speed. The output element of the second friction clutch is structurally designed for the maximum machine rotational speed divided by the machine transmission ratio (iM).
US09726229B2	Engaging/disengaging mechanism of dual clutch One of coaxially placed two output shafts which is located on the inner outer side is a first shaft 102, and the other one which is located on the outer side is a second shaft 104. The first shaft 102 projects more than the second shaft 104. A first clutch disk 116 is connected to a projecting portion of the first shaft 102, and a second clutch disk 110 is connected to the second shaft 104 through a sleeve 106. The second shaft 104 and the sleeve 106 are splined to each other, and the sleeve 106 and the second clutch disk 110 are splined to each other. According to this, the sleeve 106 is structurally permitted to move in an axial direction of the engaging/disengaging mechanism, and the first clutch disk 116 is engaged and disengaged by the movement of the sleeve 106 in the axial direction.
US09726223B2	Method for the production of a connecting rod for an internal combustion engine A method for producing a connecting rod for an internal combustion engine, having a small connecting rod eye for holding a piston pin and having a large connecting rod eye for holding a crank pin, wherein at least one connecting rod eye has at least one geometric deviation from a cylindrical inner contour. It is provided according to the invention that the at least one connecting rod eye is formed by creating a bore with a cylindrical inner contour, and coating the bore with a coating comprising a resin with solid lubricant particles embedded therein. The coating forms the at least one geometric deviation from the cylindrical inner contour of the at least one connecting rod eye.
US09726221B2	Gear pump bearings with hybrid pads A journal bearing assembly includes a first journal bearing disposed about a longitudinal end of a gear shaft and spaced a first distance from a first axial gear face. A first fluid film location and a first hybrid pad location are annularly between an inner surface of the first journal bearing and an outer surface of the gear shaft. The first hybrid pad location circumferentially adjacent to the first fluid film location has a minimum leading edge angular location of at least about 31.0° measured relative to a first bearing flat. A first porting path provides high pressure fluid communication from a location outside the first journal bearing to the first fluid film location at or adjacent to the first hybrid pad location.
US09726212B2	Positive locking grease plug A plug assembly configured for installation in a hammer assembly, the plug assembly comprising a cylindrical plug and an anti-rotation component. The cylindrical plug may include a plug head and a plug body. The cylindrical plug may include a receiving feature located in the plug head. The anti-rotation component may include a first locking feature and a second locking feature. The first locking feature may be configured to fixably engage with the receiving feature. The second locking feature may be configured to engage with the hammer assembly.
US09726206B2	Method of attaching an object to a panel with an adjustable tower stud assembly An adjustable tower stud assembly is disclosed for securing an object, such as a roof rack, to an external panel such as the roof of a vehicle. The object requires more support than can be provided by the external panel and it is also connected to a sub-surface support. Upper and lower collared studs are connected by a threaded connection that allows the length of the tower stud assembly to be adjusted. Stops on a lower collar ground the tower stud assembly to the sub-surface support after the tower stud assembly is adjusted to the proper length.
US09726203B2	Hydraulic control assembly A hydraulic control assembly for a plurality of consumers includes, for each consumer, a supply metering orifice configured to control fluid flow. A flow-sensing fluid-flow-path extends over detection orifices positioned hydraulically in series, whereby a detection orifice is assigned to each supply metering orifice. The fluid-flow-path is connected to a hydraulic pump upstream of the detection orifices, and a control device of the hydraulic pump downstream of the detection orifices. Each detection orifice is configured to close the fluid-flow-path upon detecting a fluid supply deficiency for a corresponding consumer, whereby the control device is configured to interact with the fluid-flow-path such that fluid flow from the hydraulic pump is increased. When no customers have a supply deficiency, the fluid-flow-path over the detection orifices is fully opened, and the control device is configured to reduce fluid flow from the hydraulic pump.
US09726199B2	Air freshening system and method An airflow fan accessory comprising an accessory having a scented fabric and a fastening mechanism located along the outer edge of the scented fabric. In a preferred embodiment, the accessory may be easily attached to and detached from the fan blade enclosure of any typical airflow fan. Upon air flow through the fan and airflow fan accessory, a pleasant scent may be imparted to the room via release of scent from the scented fabric component.
US09726187B2	Multiple turbocharger control A turbocharger system comprises: a gas input for receiving exhaust gases from an engine; a first turbocharger comprising a first compressor driven by a first turbine, arranged to be driven by received exhaust gases and providing a compressed air output defining a boost pressure a second turbocharger, arranged to be driven by exhaust gases passing through the first turbocharger or exhaust gases received at the gas input and being coupled to an electrical generator operative to provide electrical power, the first turbine not being coupled to an electrical generator; and a controller. A diversion mechanism may be configured to affect the flow of exhaust gases between the gas input and the first turbocharger. The controller may be configured to adjust the operation of the electrical generator independently from the operating mode of the associated engine, to affect the boost pressure.
US09726178B2	Mechanical coolant pump A coolant pump includes an impeller pump wheel, a pump housing defining an outlet volute, and an outlet valve arrangement. The pump housing comprises an outlet volute housing which defines a first outlet channel comprising a valve opening. The valve opening is defined by a valve seat which defines a valve seat plane and a symmetry plane. The symmetry plane is arranged in the middle of and rectangular to the valve seat plane. The outlet valve arrangement is in the first outlet channel and comprises a valve flap which opens/closes the valve opening. The valve flap comprises a flap seat corresponding to the valve seat. The valve flap rotates around a pivot axis parallel to the symmetry plane and having an eccentricity from the symmetry plane which is between 1/20 and 1/1 of a distance of the pivot axis to the valve seat plane when the valve flap is open.
US09726171B2	Rotary actuator A cylinder is installed within a case, and an output shaft and an arm that is integrated thereto and extends in a radial direction are installed within the cylinder. A piston extending in an arc slides and is displaced in a circumferential direction of the cylinder within the cylinder. One end portion of the piston is rotatably connected to the arm. The cylinder is internally provided with a first pressure chamber in which the arm is housed and a second pressure chamber in which the other end portion of the arm is slidably installed. A pressure medium is fed into one of the first and second pressure chambers and discharged from the other, and the output shaft pivots in a rotational direction.
US09726170B1	Rolling diaphragm seals This document provides mechanical seals that include one or more rolling diaphragms. In one example embodiment, this document provides double rolling diaphragm seals that are usable in conjunction with various types of equipment including, but not limited to, accelerated life testing systems. In such a context, the double rolling diaphragm seals facilitate high-speed linear modulation of a variable volume pressure vessel, while maintaining precise volumetric control. Such an arrangement can facilitate an essentially frictionless linear actuation system having a long stroke, long service life, and precise volumetric control. In addition, this document provides linear actuator systems that can be used in adverse environmental conditions.
US09726167B2	Methods, circuits, devices, apparatuses, encasements and systems for identifying if a medical infusion system is decalibrated Disclosed is an infusion pump which may include a native pumping mechanism to drive fluids through a functionally associated conduit, at least one native sensor to sense a physical characteristic of the fluid within the conduit and computing circuitry having a decalibration test mode to determine whether the infusion pump is decalibrated. The computing circuitry may be adapted to receive output from at least one native sensor during the decalibration test mode.
US09726165B2	High-pressure air pump A high-pressure pump includes a pump cover, an air cylinder, a piston, a water cooling device, and a pump seat. The air cylinder is formed by a first air cylinder, a second air cylinder and a third air cylinder whose diameters are progressively reduced and that are coaxially disposed. The piston is also formed by a first piston, a second piston and a third piston whose diameters are progressively reduced and that are respectively disposed in the first air cylinder, the second air cylinder and the third air cylinder. A water cooling device is disposed between the second air cylinder and the third air cylinder.
US09726164B2	Linear compressor A linear compressor is provided that may include a shell including a refrigerant inlet, a cylinder provided within the shell, a piston reciprocated within the cylinder, the piston having a flow space in which a refrigerant may flow, a motor assembly that provides a drive force, the motor assembly including a permanent magnet, a flange that extends from an end of the piston in a radial direction, the flange having an opening that communicates with the flow space of the piston and a coupling hole defined outside of the opening, a support coupled to the coupling surface of the flange to support a plurality of springs, and at least one reinforcing rib that protrudes from the coupling surface to guide deformation of the flange while the flange and the support are coupled to each other.
US09726162B2	Submersible water circulation system for enclosed tanks A submersible, water circulation system for enclosed tanks such as used by municipalities, fire districts, and industries. The system includes a driving unit having a shell extending along an axis with a pump supported within the shell. The shell has at least one inlet and at least one outlet and is positionable on the floor of the tank with the outlet facing upwardly. The upwardly facing outlet is preferably a thin, upwardly facing, elongated slot and creates a thin, substantially planar discharge of water therethrough that is directed upwardly toward the surface of the body of water. The substantially planar discharge presents a very large surface area for its volume and induces water adjacent the outside of the shell of the driving unit to move upwardly with it toward the surface of the body of water.
US09726160B2	Double acting fluid pump with spring biased piston First and second pistons are mounted to a common shaft which reciprocates during compression and suction strokes. During each of the strokes, fluid is pumped out at an outlet, via a one-way valve on the second piston. The one-way valve is opened or closed depending on whether the first and second pistons are in the compression or suction stroke. Additionally, pressure from the outlet assists in traversing the first and second pistons in the compression stroke. During the suction stroke, the fluid pressure applies a force on the first piston to counteract the fluid pressure on the second piston so that a smaller spring may be used. The size requirements of the solenoid and spring are reduced. Additionally, the fluid pump provides lower pressure spikes, since fluid is pumped out during both the compression and suction strokes and also provides a more even flow of fluid.
US09726158B2	Swash plate pump having control pins in series A swash plate type piston pump includes a plurality of pistons, a cylinder block including a plurality of cylinders for housing the pistons, a swash plate for reciprocating the pistons to expand and contract volume chambers of the cylinders with the rotation of the cylinder block, a biasing mechanism for biasing the swash plate in a direction to increase a tilting angle, a first control pin for driving the swash plate in a direction to reduce the tilting angle according to a first load pressure, and a second control pin for driving the swash plate in a direction to reduce the tilting angle according to a second load pressure. The first and second control pins are connected in series.
US09726148B2	System and method for improving speed control of a pitch drive system of a wind turbine The present subject matter is directed to a system and method for improving speed control of a pitch drive system of a wind turbine. In one embodiment, the pitch drive system includes a direct current (DC) motor having an armature and a series-field winding, a battery assembly having a positive terminal and a negative terminal, and a current-controlling device configured in series between the positive terminal of the battery assembly and the series-field winding. The battery assembly is configured to supply power to the pitch drive system and the current-controlling device is configured to supply current to the series-field winding so as to ensure a field flux does not equal zero. Thus, the current-controlling device has the effect of limiting the maximum speed of the DC motor.
US09726147B2	System and method for stopping the operation of wind turbine A method for stopping the operation of a wind turbine is disclosed. The method may generally include receiving signals associated with at least one operating condition of the wind turbine, analyzing the at least one operating condition with a controller of the wind turbine, implementing a first stopping procedure in order to stop operation of the wind turbine when analysis of the at least one operating condition indicates that a pitch system failure has occurred and implementing a second stopping procedure in order to stop operation of the wind turbine when analysis of the at least one operating condition indicates that a different wind turbine stop event has occurred.
US09726133B1	Engine pre-overheat sensors and warning system A pre-overheat system for minimizing engine damage due to overheating includes a temperature sensor and a warning system that alerts the vehicle's operator (using light, sound, vibration, etc.) if temperatures exceed steady-state temperatures and/or reach higher pre-overheat temperatures. Steady-state temperatures are measurable when the vehicle is functioning normally (especially its cooling system) and is running in normal environmental conditions, but is lower than a redzone overheat temperature for the particular vehicle. When the redzone overheat temperature is reached, the vehicle has gotten too hot and is likely to sustain irreparable damage. The operator can reduce or prevent damage to the vehicle by taking corrective action (such as stopping and checking coolant level and clearing debris from clogged vents and screens) before the vehicle is overheated. A shutdown mechanism can shut off the vehicle before the redzone overheat temperatures are reached.
US09726129B2	Method for determining a fuel fraction in oil A method for determining a fuel fraction in the oil of an oil circuit (6), in particular in oil of an oil circuit (6) of an internal combustion engine (7), wherein a variably adjustable oil delivery pump (1) is provided in the oil circuit, which oil delivery pump can be actuated by means of a control unit (4), wherein the control unit performs an adjustment of parameters and/or adaptation values of the oil delivery pump as a function of the viscosity of the oil, wherein a determination of the fuel fraction in the oil is performed on the basis of the parameters and/or adaptation values.
US09726128B2	High-pressure pump During a pressurization stroke of a high-pressure pump, a cylinder inner wall and a plunger receive a fuel pressure from the pressurization chamber. Meanwhile, an upper housing does not receive the fuel pressure from the pressurization chamber, so that its thickness can be made thin. A cylinder is comprised of a bottom portion, a cylindrical portion and a large-diameter cylindrical portion. When inserting the large-diameter cylindrical portion into a large engaging hole, the bottom portion and the cylindrical portion are not brought into contact with a lower housing. A high liquid-tightness between the bottom portion, the cylindrical portion and a small engaging hole can be ensured.
US09726126B2	Fuel injector A fuel injector includes fixed metal components, in particular an injector body, a solenoid actuator equipped with a retaining spring that holds a control valve stem, a control valve body including a seat for the control valve stem, a spacer between the body of the control valve and an injection nozzle, a control chamber, and an injection needle seat. The fuel injector also includes movable metal components, in particular the control valve stem and an armature thereof and an injection needle. Surfaces of the metal components that are in contact with one another are contact surfaces. Resistive surface coatings are arranged on a number of the contact surfaces. The overall electrical resistivity of the injector between the body of the solenoid actuator and the body of the injector varies by at least three distinct ohm values intermittently according to the kinetics of the injection needle of the injector.
US09726125B2	Multi-frequency quarter-wave resonator for an internal combustion engine A variable noise attenuation element is disclosed that comprises a tube, at least one valve seat, at least one valve body and a wire connected to the valve body. The tube has an overall length that defines a first effective length for noise attenuation. The valve seat is disposed in the tube. Retraction of the wire brings the valve body into engagement with the valve seat to selectively define a second effective length of the tube that is less than the overall length.
US09726097B2	Control system of internal combustion engine A control device for an internal combustion engine, said control device implementing a lean control, whereby the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into an exhaust purification catalyst is set to a lean air-fuel ratio setting, and a rich control, whereby the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the exhaust purification catalyst is set to a rich air-fuel ratio setting. When the amount of oxygen absorbed by the exhaust purification catalyst during lean control reaches or exceeds a criterion storage amount, a control is executed to switch to rich control. In addition, a control is executed to set the lean air-fuel ratio setting for a first intake air amount so as to be richer than the lean air-fuel ratio setting for a second intake air amount that is less than the first intake air amount.
US09726091B2	Active control of one or more EGR loops Active control of one or more exhaust gas recirculation loops is provided to manage and EGR fraction in the charge flow to produce desired operating conditions and/or provide diagnostics in response to at least one of an oxygen concentration and a NOx concentration in the charge flow and in the exhaust flow.
US09726083B2	Load balanced journal bearing pin for planetary gear A disclosed fan drive gear system includes a sun gear rotatable about an axis of rotation, a plurality of intermediate gears rotatable about an intermediate gear rotation axis in meshing engagement with the sun gear and a ring gear circumscribing the intermediate gears. A bearing assembly supports at least one of the plurality of intermediate gears and includes a first beam extending in a first direction and a second beam extending from an end of the first beam in a second direction. The bearing surface supported on the second beam such that first and second beams are configured to maintain the bearing surface substantially parallel to the intermediate gear rotation axis during operation.
US09726079B2	System and method for cleaning air induction path of internal combustion engine A system and method for cleaning deposits, such as carbon build-up, from an air induction path of a motor vehicle engine. A reservoir mounted onboard the vehicle is in fluid communication with the induction path and contains a cleaning solution. A control module activates a valve to meters a flow of the solution into an air intake plenum in response to a signal indicating a parameter related to operation of the engine. The solvent may be delivered in a quantity calculated to collect at sump of the intake plenum and be drawn into the engine when intake air flow exceeds a threshold rate. The engine-related parameter may be distance travelled by the vehicle.
US09726078B2	Apparatus with variable compression ratio and variable expansion ratio Apparatus with variable compression ratio and variable expansion ratio for an internal combustion engine, mounted on the engine crankshaft and the assembly of the piston-connecting rod, comprising an actuating motor, a worm, a worm gear, a sun gear, a first transmission shaft, a plurality of the transmission shafts, a first eccentric sleeve, a plurality of eccentric sleeve, a front gear of the first eccentric sleeve, a plurality of the front gear of the eccentric sleeve, a plurality of the rear gear of the eccentric sleeve, a planetary gear, the rear gear of the first transmission shaft, a plurality of the front gear of the transmission shaft, and a plurality of the rear gear of the transmission shaft. An angle α between the axis of the first transmission shaft and the axis of the crankshaft is not zero, the other axes of the transmission shafts with the axis of the crankshaft coincide, or parallel but do not coincide, or form a non zero angle.
US09726070B2	Stratified scavenging two-stroke engine An air-leading type, stratified scavenging two-stroke engine. The engine including a cylinder member and a crankcase joined therewith has an intake passage, an exhaust passage, first and second scavenging passages, a communicating portion and an air passage. The intake passage, the exhaust passage and the air passage are formed in the cylinder member. The first and the second scavenging passages each has a cylinder member-side passage and a crankcase-side passage. The cylinder member-side passages of both of the first and the second scavenging passages communicate with each other via the communicating portion. The air passage is connected to the cylinder member-side passage of the first scavenging passage. In the engine, air for pre-scavenging is introduced from the air passage through a check valve into the cylinder member-side passage of the first scavenging passage, and a part of the introduced air flows into the second scavenging passage through the communicating portion.
US09726066B2	Cordierite-type ceramic honeycomb structure and its production method A cordierite-type ceramic honeycomb structure having large numbers of flow paths partitioned by porous cell walls; the cell walls having (a) porosity of more than 65% and 75% or less, (b) in a pore diameter distribution measured by mercury porosimetry, (i) a pore diameter d10 at a cumulative pore volume corresponding to 10% of the total pore volume being less than 50 μm, a pore diameter (median pore diameter) d50 at 50% being 18-27 μm, a pore diameter d90 at 90% being 10 μm or more, and (d10−d90)/d50 being 2.3 or less; (ii) σ [=log(d20)−log(d80)] being 0.25 or less, wherein σ represents the difference between a logarithm of a pore diameter d20 at a cumulative pore volume corresponding to 20% of the total pore volume and a logarithm of a pore diameter d80 at a cumulative pore volume corresponding to 80% of the total pore volume; and (iii) the maximum of the inclination Sn=−(Vn−Vn-1)/[log(dn)−log(dn-1)] of a curve of a cumulative pore volume to a pore diameter being 3 or more, wherein dn and Vn are respectively a pore diameter and a cumulative pore volume at an n-th measurement point, and dn-1 and Vn-1 are respectively a pore diameter and a cumulative pore volume at a (n−1)-th measurement point.
US09726063B2	In-line flow diverter An exhaust gas treatment system for reducing emissions from an engine includes an exhaust conduit adapted to supply an exhaust stream from the engine to an exhaust treatment device. An injector injects a reagent through an aperture in the conduit into the exhaust stream. A flow modifier is positioned within the exhaust conduit and comprises a plate including a plurality of bores spaced apart from one another and positioned about a periphery of the plate. The plate also includes a plurality of slots positioned in parallel with each other.
US09726061B2	Method for operating a dosing device and motor vehicle having a dosing device A method for operating a dosing device for metering an additive to an exhaust-gas treatment device includes determining a dosing amount of additive required by the exhaust-gas treatment device in step a). Subsequently, in step b), an operating mode for the dosing device is determined by carrying out at least steps b.1) and b.2). In step b.1), at least one characteristic operating value of at least one component of the dosing device is provided being definitive of a degree of aging of the dosing device. In step b.2), an operating mode for the dosing device is set in dependence on the characteristic operating value from step b.1). In step c), the dosing device is operated with the set operating mode so that the dosing amount required in step a) is supplied to the exhaust-gas treatment device. A motor vehicle having a dosing device is also provided.
US09726054B2	Multi-position camshaft phaser with two one-way clutches A camshaft phaser, including: a gear to receive torque; a housing non-rotatably connected to the gear; and a phase adjustment assembly. The phase adjustment assembly includes: first and second frusto-conical shaped surfaces arranged to non-rotatably connect to a camshaft; third and fourth frusto-conical shaped surfaces; and a displacement assembly. The displacement assembly is arranged to: for an advance mode, displace the first frusto-conical surface in the first axial direction to non-rotatably connect the first and third frusto-conical surfaces and so that the second frusto-conical surface is rotatable with respect to the fourth frusto-conical surface in a first circumferential direction; and for a retard mode, displace the second frusto-conical surface in the second axial direction to non-rotatably connect the second and fourth frusto-conical surfaces and so that the first frusto-conical surface is rotatable with respect to the third frusto-conical surface in a second circumferential direction, opposite the first circumferential direction.
US09726052B2	Rocker arm assembly and components therefor A method of precision manufacture of an outer arm of a rocker arm assembly is performed by determining structures of a rough outer arm that would require precision processing and locations to support the structures as they are processed. Starting with at least one structure requiring precision processing, locations on the outer arm close to the structure to hold the outer arm during processing are determined that would cause minimal distortion of the outer arm during processing. The outer arm is then provided with clamping lobes at these locations. The clamping lobes of the outer arm are clamping into a fixture for manufacturing. The slider pad may now be precision ground while the outer arm is clamped in the fixture with minimal risk of distortion of the outer arm.
US09726051B2	Tensioner with increased damping In an aspect, a tensioner for an endless drive member, comprising a shaft and base that are mountable to be stationary relative to an engine, a tensioner arm that is pivotable relative to the shaft about a tensioner arm axis, a pulley on the tensioner arm rotatable about a pulley axis that is offset from the tensioner arm axis, and that is engageable with an endless drive member, a bushing that is positioned radially between the pulley and the tensioner arm to support the pulley radially during relative rotation between the pulley and the tensioner arm, a tensioner spring that is positioned to urge the tensioner arm towards a free arm position, a damping element that engages the tensioner arm and that is engaged by a plurality of axially spaced segments of the tensioner spring.
US09726049B2	Waste heat recovery apparatus Disclosed is a waste heat recovery apparatus which comprises: a gas-liquid separator; an expander into which a gaseous working medium separated by the gas-liquid separator flows; a driven machine; a condenser; a first pump; a first heater; a circulation flow passage for serially connecting the gas-liquid separator, the expander, the condenser, the first pump and the first heater in this order; a heat recovery flow passage for allowing a liquid working medium discharged from the gas-liquid separator to merge with the working medium flowing in a portion between the first heater and the gas-liquid separator in the circulation flow passage; and a second pump.
US09726047B2	Method and turbine for expanding an organic operating fluid in a rankine cycle A method and a turbine for expanding an organic operating fluid in a Rankine cycle includes the step of feeding the operating fluid to a turbine provided with a plurality of arrays of stator blades alternating with a plurality of arrays of rotor blades, to define corresponding turbine stages, constrained to a shaft which rotates on the respective rotation axis. The method also includes: a) causing a first expansion of the operating fluid in one or more radial stages of the turbine, b) diverting the operating fluid exiting from the radial stages in a direction axial and tangential with respect to the rotation axis, and c) causing a second fluid expansion in one or more axial stages of the turbine. Step b) corresponds to an enthalpy change of the operating fluid equal to at least 50% of the average enthalpy change provided for completing the fluid expansion in the turbine.
US09726045B2	Turbine external compartment, frame for turbine external compartment, and method of constructing frame for turbine external compartment An object of the present invention is to provide a turbine external compartment, a frame for a turbine external compartment, and a method of constructing a frame for a turbine external compartment that can improve a flow of steam inside of the compartment and can enhance the rigidity of the compartment using a simple structure. A turbine external compartment according to the present invention is placed in a frame having a steel-plate reinforced concrete structure obtained by filling a space between a plurality of steel plates with concrete. The turbine external compartment includes a lower half part having a side plate part or an end plate part made of the steel plates that constitute the frame.
US09726033B2	Rotor wheel for a turbine engine A rotor wheel for a turbine engine, such as an airplane turboprop or turbojet, the rotor wheel including a rotor disk including teeth at its outer periphery defining slots for axially mounting and radially retaining blade roots. An annular lip includes an annular rim extending axially downstream from and radially towards an inside of a radial retaining mechanism formed to project axially from an upstream face of the disk, and a sealing mechanism is arranged radially inside the annular lip and upstream ends of platforms of the blades.
US09726030B2	Flow deflector arrangement A flow deflector arrangement is used in combination with a pipe arrangement secured through a component, the flow deflector arrangement comprising: a nut to secure the pipe arrangement to the component, and a shroud for attachment to the component so as to extend at least partially around the pipe arrangement when the pipe arrangement is secured to the component by the nut. The nut has an outwardly directed flange to adopt a position spaced from the component, and the shroud defines at least one deflector surface which, when the shroud is attached to the component, extends away from the component in spaced relation to the pipe arrangement. The flange and the deflector surface cooperate in deflecting a flow of fluid flowing from the component and along the outside of the pipe arrangement such that the flow is deflected generally outwardly from the pipe arrangement with a degree of swirl.
US09726019B2	Low noise compressor rotor for geared turbofan engine A gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a fan, a turbine section that has a fan drive turbine rotor, and a compressor rotor. A gear reduction effects a reduction in a speed of the fan relative to an input speed from the fan drive turbine rotor. The compressor rotor has a number of compressor blades in at least one of a plurality of blade rows of the compressor rotor, and the blades are configured to operate at least some of the time at a rotational speed. The number of compressor blades in at least one of the blade rows and the rotational speed are such that the following formula holds true for the at least one of the plurality of blade rows of the compressor rotor: (the number of blades×the rotational speed)/60 sec≧about 5500 Hz. A method of designing a gas turbine engine is also disclosed.
US09726013B2	No purge sampler A no purge sampler for collecting fluid samples includes a flexible tube having a sealed first end and a second end, the tube defining an interior cavity, a check valve disposed at the second end of the tube, and at least one aperture above the check valve. To collect fluid samples, the no purge sampler is lowered into the fluid to be sampled. The at least one aperture streamlines the tube as it is lowered into the fluid reducing drag-down and mixing. Once the sampler reaches the desired depth, the sampler is pulled upwards allowing fluid to enter the interior cavity. The sampler is then pulled out of the fluid without losing any of the fluid in the interior cavity of the tube or contaminating the sample with any extraneous fluid.
US09726008B2	Sub-surface formation boundary detection using an electric-field borehole telemetry apparatus The method of maintaining drill bit advancement in an underground formation that contains shale, including providing an electrical signal from an insulated gap location in a drill string substantially directly behind the bit in the formation, detecting substantial change in a signal as the bit advances, and changing the direction of drilling of the bit as a function of a signal change, to thereby maintain the direction of bit advancement in the formation.A method is disclosed for detecting the existence and direction of adjacent bed boundaries. A short hop transmitter assembly generates a signal that is detected by an associated receiver assembly. The received signal(s) are tied to the azimuthal orientation of the transmitter or receiver and processed to yield the direction and/or the distance of the bed boundary. This information is transmitted to the surface via surface telemetry for real-time control of the drilling assembly to stay within, or to enter, a pay zone.
US09726006B2	Kinetic penetrator beacons for multistatic geophysical sensing A kinetic penetrator for multistatic geophysical sensing includes a tubular body having a first end and a second end, a nose coupled to the first end of the tubular body, and a sensing element coupled to at least one of the tubular body and the nose. The nose is configured to penetrate a ground surface and subsurface materials of a subterranean ground volume. The sensing element is configured to interface with an external geophysical sensing system.
US09726000B2	Pulsed fracturing method and apparatus The branching of fractures in shale formations surrounding a wellbore can be enhanced so that more rock surface is exposed in the formation and more hydrocarbon resources can be recovered using smaller quantities of fracturing fluids. The branching of the fractures can be enhanced by establishing a substantially static sub-threshold fluid pressure in a well in a geological formation, and generating a pressure pulse in the well such that the pressure pulse combined with the substantially static sub-threshold fluid pressure forms a plurality of fractures in the geological formation. An arc jet insertable into a passage in the geological formation and having an electric arc channel can be used to generate the pressure pulse.
US09725998B2	Multi-interval wellbore treatment method A method of servicing a subterranean formation comprising providing a wellbore penetrating the subterranean formation and having a casing string disposed therein, the casing string comprising a plurality of points of entry, wherein each of the plurality of points of entry provides a route a fluid communication from the casing string to the subterranean formation, introducing a treatment fluid into the subterranean formation via a first flowpath, and diverting the treatment fluid from the first flowpath into the formation to a second flowpath into the formation.
US09725992B2	Entry guide formation on a well liner hanger A method of forming an entry guide at an end of a tubular string in a wellbore can include conveying a forming device into the wellbore, and deforming the end of the tubular string from a cylindrical shape to an outwardly widening shape with the forming device. A method of forming an entry guide at an end of an expanded liner hanger in a wellbore can include outwardly expanding the liner hanger, thereby sealingly securing a tubular string in the wellbore, and deforming the end of the liner hanger from a cylindrical shape to an outwardly widening shape with a forming device.
US09725991B2	Screened communication connector for a production tubing joint In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, a screened communication connector for a production tubing joint is disclosed. The screened communication connector including a hollow body including a plurality of holes to block particulate material from passing therethrough and allow fluid to pass therethrough. The screened communication connector additionally includes a first axial end of the hollow body including a first seal member for creating a particle tight seal between the first axial end and a first screen joint. The screened communication connector additionally includes a second axial end of the hollow body, the second axial end including a second seal member for creating a particle tight seal between the second axial end and a second screen joint.
US09725984B2	Wellbore systems with adjustable flow control and methods for use thereof It is sometimes desirable to differentially regulate fluid flow in a subterranean formation using autonomous inflow control devices (AICDs), but they are not readily configurable in the field at present. Wellbore systems providing adjustable flow control may comprise: a wellbore pipe having a flow control assembly fixedly coupled thereto, the wellbore pipe having an interior space, an outer surface, and one or more AICDs establishing a fluid connection between the interior space and the outer surface of the wellbore pipe, and the flow control assembly comprising one or more flow chambers defined on the outer surface about the one or more AICDs, one or more inlets being fluidly connected to the one or more flow chambers; wherein the one or more inlets are configured to accept a plug for occluding fluid flow therethrough, so as to limit access of a fluid to an entry location of the AICDs.
US09725974B2	Use of downhole pressure measurements while drilling to detect and mitigate influxes A well drilling system can include a hydraulics model which determines a modeled fluid friction pressure and a calibration factor applied to the modeled friction pressure, and a flow control device which is automatically controlled in response to a change in the calibration factor. A well drilling method can include drilling a wellbore, a fluid circulating through the wellbore during the drilling, determining a calibration factor which is applied to a modeled fluid friction pressure, and controlling the drilling based at least in part on a change in the calibration factor.
US09725972B2	Method and apparatus for drilling and servicing subterranean wells with rotating coiled tubing A system is provided for drilling and/or servicing a well bore using continuous lengths of coiled tubing in which a turntable assembly rotates a coiled tubing reel assembly and a counter balance system about the well bore such that the coiled tubing is rotated while in the wellbore. A coiled tubing injector may be provided on a separate turntable assembly or on the same turntable assembly as the reel assembly. A swivel support assembly may be provided for managing operation lines associated with the system.
US09725971B2	System and method for continuous circulation Present embodiments are directed to a circulation system including a circulation management system. A housing of a coupling feature of the circulation management system is configured to extend over a box end of a pipe element. A seal disposed within the housing is configured to engage with a face of the box end. A force-application feature is configured to force the seal against the face of the box end to establish a sealed engagement between the circulation management system and the pipe element. A flow path of the circulation management system extends through the housing and the seal, wherein the flow path facilitates fluid flow into the pipe element from the circulation management system when the sealed engagement is established. A port to the flow path is configured to couple with a fluid flow supply feature.
US09725968B2	Force application reduction employing actuator and thrust bearing An apparatus includes a thrust bearing adapted to engage a tubular component. A bearing carrier is connected to the thrust bearing, an arm is connected to the bearing carrier, and an actuator is connected to the arm. In one embodiment, the bearing carrier includes an arcuate notch through which the tubular component is adapted to extend. In another embodiment, the apparatus has a first configuration in which a vertical offset is defined between the tubular component and the thrust bearing, and a second configuration in which the thrust bearing is engaged with the tubular component for the support thereof. In another embodiment, the apparatus is placed in the first configuration in response to a cessation of a supply of electrical power to a control valve in fluid communication with the actuator. In another embodiment, the tubular component is connected to, or is part of, a quill of a top drive.
US09725967B2	Centralizers for centralizing well casings A centralizer for centralizing a pipe downhole in a well is provided. The centralizer includes a plurality of arcuate cuffs having first and second ends. The cuffs are affixed adjacent to the pipe's exterior wall, and positioned circumferentially adjacent around the pipe. The cuffs are flexible so as to be positioned in a first condition wherein the cuffs are retracted radially inward so as to be substantially flat against the pipe's exterior wall. The centralizer includes a lock for maintaining the cuffs substantially flat against the pipe's exterior wall until the centralizer has been transported downhole. Further, the centralizer includes an actuator for unlocking the lock so as to allow the cuffs to expand radially outward to form a loop wherein the loop has a central axis parallel to pipe's longitudinal axis. Preferably, the centralizer includes a collar causing the cuffs to all expand or retract together.
US09725966B2	Riser system A riser system configured to be secured between a surface vessel and a subsea location comprises a primary conduit and an auxiliary conduit extending adjacent the primary conduit, wherein the primary and auxiliary conduits are connected together at an axial location along the riser system via a connecting portion. The auxiliary conduit comprises a composite material formed of at least a matrix and one or more reinforcing elements embedded within the matrix.
US09725964B2	Electromagnetic coupler A tubular component for oil exploration includes an electromagnetic half-coupler that can be coupled to a half-coupler of another tubular component to allow data transmission, wherein an end portion of the tubular component includes a housing accommodating the half-coupler, the half-coupler including a coupling element and an annular armature for the coupling element, the coupling element including an annular body formed from a material with a high magnetic permeability and an electrical conductor having turns, the armature including a first portion and a second portion configured to accommodate the coupling element, the armature being partially surrounded by an isolating and impervious material to protect the half-coupler against infiltration.
US09725959B2	Cutter profile for a fixed cutter drill bit A cutter profile for a fixed cutter drill bit having a drill bit axis. The cutter profile includes a nose portion radially offset from the drill bit axis and surrounding the drill bit axis, a first cone-shaped depression centered on the drill bit axis and extending radially to the nose portion, and a second cone-shaped depression centered on the drill bit axis and extending radially toward the nose portion. A second depression diameter is smaller than a first depression diameter. A second depression maximum depth is greater than a first depression maximum depth. A second depression included angle is smaller than a first depression included angle.
US09725955B2	Arrangement for continuous circulation of drilling fluid during drilling operations A circulation unit is for an arrangement arranged to continuously circulate drilling fluid during drilling. A housing is provided with a center bore which is defined by upper and lower annular sealing elements which are rotatably supported in the housing. The sealing elements are provided with a center opening which, by the expansion of said sealing elements, is closable or fits tightly against a pipe. A gate valve in a closed state forms a fluid-tight partition between upper and lower chambers in the housing. Each of the sealing elements is connected in a fluid-tight manner to a rotatable packer pipe surrounded by a packer assembly that fits tightly against the circumference of the packer pipe and against the housing. An arrangement is for the continuous circulation of drilling fluid during drilling, including as circulation unit arranged between upper and lower rotary units.
US09725951B2	Motorized system with position calibration, circuit protection and detection of motor stoppage A motorized system that allows for calibration by a user, and that features circuit protection and detection of motor stoppage. A motorized window-blind system is an example of such a system and is disclosed herein. In particular, a circuit is featured that comprises a TRIAC, or “triode for alternating current,” and TVS diodes, or “transient-voltage-suppression diodes,” providing voltage protection to various types of motor-related electronic components. A controller is disclosed that features measurement of voltage that is induced on a secondary winding of a motor, in order to detect certain events that occur during the operation of the motor. A calibration method is also disclosed that can account for one or both of the protection circuit and event-detecting controller. The calibration method accounts for human interaction and, in doing so, is intended toward making a calibration process of a motorized household system less prone to human error.
US09725938B2	Luggage door hinge A luggage door hinge includes: a front side attachment section configured to be rotatably supported by a vehicle body; a rear side attachment section that extends along a vehicle body front-rear direction in a closed state of a luggage door that opens and closes a luggage room, and is configured to be fixed to the luggage door; a curved section that curves in a substantially circular arc shape between the front side attachment section and the rear side attachment section, toward a vehicle body lower side in the closed state of the luggage door; and a coupling member that couples together an intermediate portion of the curved section and the rear side attachment section.
US09725934B2	Low profile lock for windows A lock for a window which includes a body including a channel defined in an interior of the body, an actuator element configured to be received in the channel and slidable therein, the actuator element including a fork portion to operably couple with a tie bar assembly for locking the window, a handle pivotally coupled to the actuator element, and a linkage pivotally coupled between the body and an intermediate point on the handle. The handle is movable between a closed position and an open position, with movement of the handle causing the actuator element to slide within the channel in a direction opposite the direction of movement of the handle.
US09725931B2	Actuating unit for a motor vehicle lock and corresponding method of production The invention relates to an actuating unit for a motor vehicle lock, comprising a motor element and a drive for moving the motor element, a Bowden cable connected to the motor element and a connecting element for the Bowden cable. The invention further relates to a method of production. The aim of the invention is to simplify production of an actuating unit having a Bowden cable. According to the invention, the connecting element for the Bowden cable is angular, especially L-shaped, and a leg thereof, in the case of an L shape preferably the long leg thereof, is connected to the remainder of the housing. The angular form or L shape and the connection of one leg of such a shape to the remainder of the housing of the motor element results in a large surface or a large peripheral edge of the connecting part which can be connected to the remainder of the housing. As a result, the connecting element can be firmly secured to the remainder of the housing such that the latter withstands the forces of a motor element even when the movement of the motor element is not limited with the aid of a microswitch but with the aid of the connecting element.
US09725926B2	Electromechanical drive system An illustrative access control system includes a locking assembly operable in locked and unlocked states, and a drive assembly operable to actuate the locking assembly. The drive assembly includes an electromechanical actuator, and energy storage device, and a control system. The electromechanical actuator is operable, upon receiving power, to transition the locking assembly between the locked state and the unlocked state. The energy storage device is electrically coupled to the electromechanical actuator, and configured to store electrical power from the power supply when the drive assembly is coupled to the power supply. The control system is configured to couple the drive assembly to the power supply in response to a first condition, and to thereafter transmit energy only from the energy storage device to power the electromechanical actuator, based at least in part upon a level of energy stored in the energy storage device.
US09725919B1	Hot tub cover and method of using the same A cover for a hot tub or spa is disclosed having a flat cross beam positioned across on a first axis of the tub, the flat cross beam having first and second ends, and being configured to support an interior cover, a curved joist disposed above the flat cross beam, and arranged in substantially the same plane as the cross beam, and pivotably connected to the flat cross beam at respective first and second ends, the curved joists being configured to support an exterior cover, a vertical connector engaged to the flat cross beam on one end and engaged to the curved joist on a second end, wherein upon applied motive force in a direction, the vertical connector is configured to collapse and flatten the exterior cover. A method of using the same is also disclosed.
US09725914B2	Installation assist and method The application is directed to a device for assisting individuals with the installation of one or more construction materials. The device is operationally configured to support construction materials at an elevated position. The device is also operationally configured to be attached to horizontal surfaces, vertical surfaces and angled surfaces.
US09725911B2	Resilient articles and methods of manufacturing thereof The present disclosure provides, among other things, articles with a design material directly applied to a base material to form products with desirable properties.
US09725909B2	Gutter cleaning device and system A system and devices to clean a rain gutter include a selectively openable end cap provided at an end of a gutter that is configured to be selectively positionable between a closed state and an open state to access an interior of the gutter, and a plurality of debris collecting members configured fit inside the gutter and to be selectively inserted and removed from the gutter in a sliding manner, wherein each of the debris collecting members is configured to be coupled to another of the debris collecting members such that an entirety of coupled debris collecting members may be moved along the gutter by force applied to one end of the coupled debris collecting members.
US09725907B2	Fire retardant roofing system, shingle and layer Roofing shingle layers, roofing shingles, and roofing systems having fire retardant properties are provided. In certain exemplary embodiments, the roofing shingle layers, roofing shingles, or roofing systems include an expandable fire retardant material. The expandable fire retardant material may comprise expandable graphite, ammonium polyphosphate, or a combination thereof.
US09725903B2	System for retrofitting and enhancing the thermal resistance of roofs and walls of buildings An insulating system for retrofitting the roof and/or walls of a building. The retrofit system includes a first layer of insulating material extending transverse to the purlins, girts and chords and atop the existing roof or wall structure as well as a plurality of longitudinally extending bridge members each with an upper and a lower surface. The system also includes a plurality of orthogonally extending spacer members that compresses the first layer of insulating material proximate to the spacer members and allowing an otherwise uncompressed first insulation layer to span between the spacer members. The system further includes a second layer of insulation extending across the upper surface of the bridge members wherein a plurality of panel clips each with a panel clip tab are disposed atop the second layer of insulation and are fastened to the bridge member and the clip tabs engage with the lateral edges of the roof or wall panels in the formation of a water resistant seam.
US09725901B2	Composite board A composite board is formed from binding a cover layer to a base layer, wherein the base layer has a composition comprising one or more of the following ingredients: magnesium oxide, recycled magnesium oxide, fibrous chips, wood chips, bamboo chips, chemical additive and water. A method of manufacturing the composite board includes providing the base layer, which includes preparing a semi-arid mixture of the above ingredients, and pouring the mixture through a funnel onto a conveyor belt. The conveyor belt passes the mixture through a series of rollers to remove excess liquid. The layer is cut into panels, which are heat before being sprayed with dried magnesium oxide. A binding agent is applied to one side of the base layer. The cover layer has a bottom surface which is then aligned and bonded to one side of the base layer.
US09725898B2	Laminate acoustic panel Described herein is a laminate acoustic panel comprising a first layer and a second layer, as well as a ceiling system that includes the laminate acoustic panel.
US09725896B2	Framing hardware A shaft member having an engaging part at a lower part is formed to project from a front edge part of a plate-like fitting main body having a required thickness, and an engaging member having an engaging part at a lower part is mounted to a tip surface of the shaft member, the engaging parts communicating with each other, wherein the fitting main body has a gripping part formed of a through-hole at a central part and pin insertion parts which are formed collinearly in the vicinity of an upper edge part and a lower edge part at a rear side of the fitting main body, and wherein a shaft-member insertion part resisting shear stress is provided at a portion different from the pin insertion parts formed on the upper edge part and the lower edge part.
US09725880B2	Apparatus for controlling a cascaded hybrid construction machine system and a method therefor The present invention relates to an apparatus for controlling a cascaded hybrid construction machine system and a method therefor, which apparatus includes: a control part for controlling an electric motor for driving an actuator differently according to whether or not the actuator performs a recovery action and whether or not an energy storage device can be recharged; and a motor driver for driving or stopping the electric motor by switching under the control of the control unit, wherein when the actuator performs a recovery action for both the overcharged state and the failure state of the energy storage device, the motor for driving the actuator is temporarily stopped by the switching of the motor driver so as to restrain the recovery energy generated, thus protecting the hybrid power source system and keeping the operator safe as well as resolving the problem of the working time being increased due to the system's shutting off.
US09725875B2	Implement end bit wear member A wear member for an earth-working implement including a body having front, rear, top, bottom, inner side and outer side portions. The wear member includes a front bottom edge, a front top edge, a front inner side edge, and a front outer side edge. The wear member includes a front face on the front portion between the front inner side edge, the front outer side edge, the front top edge, and the front bottom edge. The wear member includes a front lower cutout edge and a front cutout. The wear member includes a front lower surface and includes a front cutout surface defined by the front cutout between the front lower cutout edge and the front top edge. The body is configured to be mounted to a mounting edge of the earth-working implement such that the front face faces a direction away from the earth-working implement.
US09725857B2	Crash cushion The crash cushion includes: a rail installed on the ground surface; a front support that is installed on a front end of the rail and is pushed backward along the rail when a shock is applied to the front support; a rear support installed on a rear end of the rail; and a shock absorber that is installed extending from the front support to the rear support and disposed at a predetermined height from the ground surface. The shock absorber includes a punch and a pipe, and it absorbs shock in such a way that the pipe is expanded in diameter by the punch. The crash cushion is installed on a road and can effectively absorb shock caused by a vehicle collision.
US09725850B2	Wet paper web transfer belt, papermaking system, papermaking method and method for producing a wet paper web transfer belt A wet paper web transfer belt for transferring a wet paper web. The belt has a wet paper web carrying surface carrying a wet paper web which is made of a resin layer. The skewness Rsk of the roughness curve of the wet paper web carrying surface is −0.5 or less.
US09725845B2	Laundry treating appliance lint filter A method of removing lint from drying air in a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for holding clothes for treatment according to a cycle of operation, a treating chemistry dispenser fluidly coupled to the treating chamber, and an air supply having an inlet and outlet fluidly coupled to the treating chamber is disclosed. The method comprises a laundry treating phase comprising supplying treating chemistry from the treating chemistry dispenser to the treating chamber and leaving a portion of the treating chemistry within the treating chamber to form a bath of treating chemistry, a laundry drying phase comprising supplying air to the treating chamber through the inlet and exhausting the supplied air from the treating chamber.
US09725844B2	Powdered and liquid chemical dispensing and distribution system A powdered and liquid chemical distribution system for distributing powdered and liquid chemicals. The system includes a transport module having a plurality of chambers arranged in series to automatically distribute both a powdered chemical and a liquid chemical to a point of use along a single line, wherein the plurality of chambers share a chamber wall.
US09725835B2	Dual-layer fabric, in particular for sports and underwear, with improved breathable and insulating properties A knitted dual-layer fabric for manufacturing garments such as underwear and sportswear for wearing in the outdoors is described. The dual-layer fabric comprises a first layer, the first layer being an inner layer adapted to be in contact with the skin and having water repellent or hydrophobic properties, and a second layer, the second layer being an outer layer having hydrophilic or water absorbent properties, and a binding interposed between the inner layer and the outer layer to bind and tie the layers.
US09725834B2	Method and device for measuring the fabric tension in a weaving machine Method for measuring the fabric tension in a weaving machine, in which the fabric (1) is deflected by a deflecting shaft (2), wherein a bending force is applied onto the deflecting shaft (2) by the fabric (1). The flexure or bending displacement of the deflecting shaft (2) is measured by a sensor (3), which is arranged in an area between two supports (4.1, 4.2) of the deflecting shaft (2) on the weaving machine. The deflecting shaft (2) is connected with a machine frame (9) of the weaving machine via the two supports (4.1, 4.2). The spacing distance (A) between the two supports (4.1, 4.2) of the deflecting shaft (2) is reduced for larger fabric tensions to be measured and is increased for smaller fabric tensions to be measured. Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding weaving machine.
US09725830B2	Device for conveying a fiber web or a web of nonwoven The device for conveying a fiber web comprises a transport device, which serves as a support for the fiber web, and which is driven by a drive in a transport direction at a speed of at least 50 m/min. The transport device has a rough surface and carries along the fiber web resting on the transport device by force of friction. An array of linear elements arranged above the transport device serves to cover the fiber web resting on the transport device. The linear elements have a smooth surface, and the fiber web is carried along the bottom surface of the linear elements. The linear elements are arranged next to each other but spaced apart in a direction transverse to the transport direction.
US09725826B2	Single-crystal diamond and manufacturing method thereof Single-crystal diamond is composed of carbon in which a concentration of a carbon isotope 12C is not lower than 99.9 mass % and a plurality of inevitable impurities other than carbon. The inevitable impurities include nitrogen, boron, hydrogen, and nickel, and a total content of nitrogen, boron, and hydrogen of the plurality of inevitable impurities is not higher than 0.01 mass %. In order to manufacture single-crystal diamond, initially, a hydrocarbon gas in which a concentration of the carbon isotope 12C is not lower than 99.9 mass % is subjected to denitrification.
US09725822B2	Method for epitaxial growth of monocrystalline silicon carbide using a feed material including a surface layer containing a polycrystalline silicon carbide with a 3C crystal polymorph Provided is a feed material for epitaxial growth of a monocrystalline silicon carbide capable of increasing the rate of epitaxial growth of silicon carbide. A feed material 11 for epitaxial growth of a monocrystalline silicon carbide includes a surface layer containing a polycrystalline silicon carbide with a 3C crystal polymorph. Upon X-ray diffraction of the surface layer, a diffraction peak corresponding to a (111) crystal plane and a diffraction peak other than the diffraction peak corresponding to the (111) crystal plane are observed as diffraction peaks corresponding to the polycrystalline silicon carbide with a 3C crystal polymorph.
US09725820B2	Partial surface treatment apparatus A partial surface treatment apparatus includes a first electrode member electrically connected to a treatment object including an outer circumferential surface and a circumferential groove, a second electrode member including an inner circumferential surface, a pair of annular-shaped elastic sealing members configured to seal a clearance between the outer circumferential surface and the inner circumferential surface, an accommodation portion accommodating each of the annular-shaped elastic sealing members, the annular-shaped elastic sealing members are movable in a diameter reduction direction, a pressure applying mechanism supplying a pressurized fluid to the annular-shaped elastic sealing members, the annular-shaped elastic sealing members are in pressure contact with the outer circumferential surface in a case where the annular-shaped elastic sealing members are moved in the diameter reduction direction, and a cutout formed at each of the annular-shaped elastic sealing members to be extended from an outer circumferential side edge portion towards the inner circumferential side.
US09725812B2	Method for nitrogen recovery from an ammonium comprising fluid and bio-electrochemical system A method is disclosed for nitrogen recovery from an ammonium including fluid and a bio-electrochemical system for the same. In an embodiment, the method includes providing an anode compartment including an anode; providing a cathode compartment including a cathode, wherein the compartments are separated by at least one ion exchange membrane; providing the ammonium comprising fluid in the anode compartment and a second fluid in the cathode compartment; applying a voltage between the anode and the cathode; and extracting nitrogen from the cathode compartment.
US09725806B2	Multi-zone pedestal for plasma processing A method and apparatus for a heated pedestal is provided. In one embodiment, the heated pedestal includes a body comprising a ceramic material, a plurality of heating elements encapsulated within the body, and one or more grooves formed in a surface of the body adjacent each of the plurality of heating elements, at least one side of the grooves being bounded by a ceramic plate.
US09725805B2	Apparatus and method for controlled application of reactive vapors to produce thin films and coatings A vapor phase deposition method and apparatus for the application of thin layers and coatings on substrates. The method and apparatus are useful in the fabrication of electronic devices, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), Bio-MEMS devices, micro and nano imprinting lithography, and microfluidic devices. The apparatus used to carry out the method provides for the addition of a precise amount of each of the reactants to be consumed in a single reaction step of the coating formation process. The apparatus provides for precise addition of quantities of different combinations of reactants during a single step or when there are a number of different individual steps in the coating formation process. The precise addition of each of the reactants in vapor form is metered into a predetermined set volume at a specified temperature to a specified pressure, to provide a highly accurate amount of reactant.
US09725804B2	Processing apparatus A processing apparatus includes a plurality of first gas supply channels configured to supply a plurality of gases to the process chamber, a second gas supply channel configured to supply a gas to the process chamber, the gas being used in processing the target substrate, a plurality of first valves configured to open and close the plurality of first gas supply channels, a second valve configured to open and close the second gas supply channel, and a controller. One of the plurality of first valves is a follow-up target valve. The controller controls opening/closing operation of the plurality of first valves such that opening durations of the plurality of first valves do not overlap with each other, and controls opening/closing operation of the second valve such that opening duration of the second valve has a predetermined time relationship with opening duration of the follow-up target valve.
US09725796B2	Coating of bulk metallic glass (BMG) articles Exemplary embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatus for forming a coating layer at least partially on surface of a BMG article formed of bulk solidifying amorphous alloys. In embodiments, the coating layer may be formed in situ during formation of a BMG article and/or post formation of a BMG article. The coating layer may provide the BMG article with surface hardness, wear resistance, surface activity, corrosion resistance, etc.
US09725791B2	Zirconium alloys with improved corrosion/creep resistance due to final heat treatments Articles, such as tubing or strips, which have excellent corrosion resistance to water or steam at elevated temperatures, are produced from alloys having 0.2 to 1.5 weight percent niobium, 0.01 to 0.6 weight percent iron, and optionally additional alloy elements selected from the group consisting of tin, chromium, copper, vanadium, and nickel with the balance at least 97 weight percent zirconium, including impurities, where a necessary final heat treatment includes one of i) a SRA or PRXA (15-20% RXA) final heat treatment, or ii) a PRXA (80-95% RXA) or RXA final heat treatment.
US09725787B2	Process and equipment for producing pure lithium-containing solution The invention relates to a process for producing a lithium-containing solution from a lithium-containing raw-material solution, by: a) precipitating a first part of magnesium and calcium from the lithium-containing raw-material solution, b) extracting a second part of calcium and magnesium from the lithium-containing solution by liquid-liquid extraction, a resultant product being a lithium-containing solution. The invention also relates to equipment for producing a lithium-containing solution from a lithium-containing raw-material solution, including a precipitation unit to remove a first part of magnesium and calcium and an extraction unit to receive the lithium-containing raw-material solution and to remove therefrom a second part of calcium and magnesium by liquid-liquid extraction, and control unit to control the operation of the precipitation unit.
US09725780B2	Modular micro mill and method of manufacturing a steel long product A modular micro mill for manufacturing steel long product from scrap metal using an induction melting furnace is disclosed. Scrap or pre-refined metal is delivered and melted in the induction melting furnace, the melted steel then being transferred by a preheated tundish to a casting station for producing billets. From the caster the billets are transferred directly to a billet staging station and stored in queue for delivering to main conveyor leading directly to the rolling mill without being cooled to ambient. The bars produced by the rolling mill are then quenched to impart desired metallurgical properties within the finished product. A control system runs the operation of the production line of the modular micro mill, the control system specifically adapting production rates, conveyor speeds, temperatures, etc. of components upstream within the production line based on the specific requirements and/or dimensions of the finished product exiting the production line.
US09725778B2	Method and apparatus for production of direct reduced iron (DRI) utilizing coke oven gas Direct reduction process and plant for producing DRI comprising a reduction reactor and at least one reducing gas heater typically comprising a convective heating section and a radiant heating section for raising the reducing gas temperature to a level adequate for iron oxides reduction to metallic iron, typically above 850° C., wherein the reducing gas fed to the reduction reactor comprises a stream of reducing gas recycled from the reduction reactor and a make-up stream of coke oven gas containing carbon compounds which may form carbon deposits in the heating path of said heater, namely BTX and other complex carbon compounds. The heater is provided with means for feeding oxidizing agents, for example steam, steam and air and/or oxygen at predetermined heating tubes successively for eliminating the carbon deposits which may form inside the heating tubes of said heater without interrupting the operation of the plant. The make-up stream of cold COG can be combined with the recycled gas at a point in the gas heating path of the heater where the tubes have a skin wall temperature of at least 700° C., or when the mixture of recycled gas and COG is at a temperature above 700° C. for minimizing clogging or fouling of heating equipment.
US09725774B2	Methods and reagents for detection, quantitation, and serotyping of dengue viruses Methods and oligonucleotide reagents for diagnosing dengue virus infection are described. In particular, the invention relates to methods for detection, quantitation, and serotyping dengue virus, including serotypes 1-4. The dengue virus can be specifically detected by these methods even in samples containing other viruses, such as West Nile virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, tick-born encephalitis virus, HIV, or HCV.
US09725773B2	Molecular markers associated with green snap in maize This invention relates to methods for identifying maize plants that having increased green snap tolerance. The methods use molecular markers to identify and to select plants with increased green snap tolerance. Maize plants generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention.
US09725771B2	Methods for rapid identification of pathogens in humans and animals The present invention provides methods of: identifying pathogens in biological samples from humans and animals, resolving a plurality of etiologic agents present in samples obtained from humans and animals, determining detailed genetic information about such pathogens or etiologic agents, and rapid detection and identification of bioagents from environmental, clinical or other samples.
US09725767B2	Nucleophosmin protein (NPM) mutants, corresponding gene sequences and uses thereof The invention relates to new nucleophosmin protein (NPM) mutants, corresponding gene sequences and relative uses thereof for diagnosis, monitoring of minimal residual disease; prognostic evaluation and therapy of the acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).
US09725759B2	Method of designing addressable array suitable for detection of nucleic acid sequence differences using ligase detection reaction The present invention is directed to a method of designing a plurality of capture oligonucleotide probes for use on a support to which complementary oligonucleotide probes will hybridize with little mismatch, where the plural capture oligonucleotide probes have melting temperatures within a narrow range. The present invention further relates to an oligonucleotide array comprising of a support with the plurality of oligonucleotide probes immobilized on the support, a method of using the support to detect single-base changes, insertions, deletions, or translocations in a plurality of target nucleotide sequences, and a kit for such detection, which includes the support on which the oligonucleotides have been immobilized.
US09725752B2	Resonator and process for performing biological assay A process for assaying a biological sample includes: receiving a reference sample by an acoustic article including: a resonator including: a substrate; a piezoelectric member; and a phase noise detector; disposing the reference sample on the piezoelectric member; producing a reference phase noise signal; detecting the reference phase noise signal; disposing a biological sample on the piezoelectric member; producing a first biological phase noise signal; detecting the first biological phase noise signal; contacting the biological sample disposed on the piezoelectric member with an antimicrobial agent; producing a second biological phase noise signal; detecting the second biological phase noise signal; and analyzing the first biological phase noise signal, the second biological phase noise signal, and the reference phase noise signal to assay the biological sample.
US09725746B2	Producing amines and diamines from a carboxylic acid or dicarboxylic acid or a monoester thereof The invention relates to a whole-cell catalyst which expresses a recombinant α-dioxygenase or the combination of a recombinant fatty acid reductase and a phosphopantetheinyl transferase which phosphopantetheinylates the fatty acid reductase, and which expresses, in addition to the α-dioxygenase and/or the combination of fatty acid reductase and phosphopantetheinyl transferase, a transaminase, wherein the phosphopantetheinyl transferase and/or transaminase is preferably recombinant; and also to a process for converting a carboxylic acid or dicarboxylic acid or a monoester thereof to an amine or diamine, comprising the steps of contacting the carboxylic acid or dicarboxylic acid or the monoester thereof with a phosphopantetheinylated fatty acid reductase or an α-dioxygenase and contacting the product with a transaminase.
US09725743B2	Metabolically engineered cells for the production of pinosylvin A genetically engineered micro-organism having an operative metabolic pathway producing cinnamoyl-CoA and producing pinosylvin therefrom by the action of a stilbene synthase is used for pinosylvin production. Said cinnamic acid may be formed from L-phenylalanine by a L-phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) which is one accepting phenylalanine as a substrate and producing cinammic acid therefrom, preferably such that if the PAL also accepts tyrosine as a substrate and forms coumaric acid therefrom, the ratio Km(phenylalanine)/Km(tyrosine) for said PAL is less than 1:1 and if said micro-organism produces a cinammate-4 -hydroxylase enzyme (C4H), the ratio Kcat(PAL)/Kcat(C4H) is at least 2:1.
US09725718B2	Compositions and methods for inhibition of expression of protein C (PROC) genes The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) targeting a PROC gene, and methods of using the dsRNA to inhibit expression of PROC.
US09725714B2	Compositions and methods of nucleic acid-targeting nucleic acids This disclosure provides for compositions and methods for the use of nucleic acid-targeting nucleic acids and complexes thereof.
US09725699B2	Differentiation of human embryonic stem cells The present invention provides methods to promote the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells. In particular, the present invention provides an improved method for the formation of pancreatic endoderm, pancreatic hormone expressing cells and pancreatic hormone secreting cells. The present invention also provides methods to promote the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells without the use of a feeder cell layer.
US09725682B2	Cleaning composition A hard surface cleaning composition comprising: a) from 1% to 60% by weight of the composition of a surfactant system; and b) from 0.1% to 10% by weight of the composition of a cleaning amine of Formula (I): wherein the radicals R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are independently selected from NH2, —H, linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms and n is from 0 to 3 and wherein at least one of the radicals is NH2.
US09725676B2	Cleansing composition for skin or hair The present invention provides a cleansing composition for skin or hair which can provide a good durability of foam and rinse feel, give good combability and softness from during rinsing to after drying while imparting manageability to hair when the cleansing composition is applied to hair, and give good moist feeling to skin when the cleansing composition is applied to skin. The cleansing composition for skin or hair is a cleansing composition comprising an internal olefin sulfonate (A) having 12 or more and 24 or less carbon atoms.
US09725674B2	Blown corn stillage oil Blown corn stillage oils and methods for making blown corn stillage oils are disclosed. In one aspect the corn stillage oils are stripped to reduce the acid value of the resulting blown, stripped corn stillage oil. The method includes heating a corn stillage oil to a temperature of at least 90° C., and passing air through the heated oil to produce a blown corn stillage oil having a viscosity of at least 50 cSt at 40° C. In one aspect, the blown corn stillage oil is stripped to reduce the acid value of the blown, stripped corn stillage oil to 5 mg KOH/gram or less.
US09725673B2	Lubricant compositions for improved engine performance The disclosure provides a lubricant composition for lubricating an engine, a method for operating an engine and an additive concentrate. The lubricant composition includes a base oil of lubricating viscosity; one or more metal dialkyldithiophosphates having more than 75 mole percent of alkyl groups derived from 4-methyl-2-pentanol, and from about 0.1 to about 2.0 percent by weight of detergent derived from an alkyl phenol or sulfurized alkyl phenol based on a total weight of the lubricant composition. An amount of the one or more metal dialkyldithiophosphate in the lubricant composition ranges from about 0.01 to about 0.10 percent by weight phosphorus based on a total weight of the lubricant composition. The lubricant composition has a total a total base number (TBN) of about 5.0 to about 10.0.
US09725671B2	Lubricant film-forming composition and screw joint for steel pipe A lubricant film-forming composition includes as a composition: 40 to 80 mass % of a base oil consisting of one or more selected from pentaerythritol fatty acid ester and trimethylolpropane fatty acid ester; 5 to 20 mass % of a solidifying agent consisting of paraffin wax; and 10 to 40 mass % of a solid lubricant consisting of one or more selected from alkali metal salt of hydroxystearic acid and alkali earth metal salt of hydroxystearic acid. A total content of the base oil, the solidifying agent, and the solid lubricant is 85 mass % or more and 100 mass % or less, and the lubricant film-forming composition does not contain heavy metals.
US09725656B2	Method of suppressing metal contamination of synthesis gas production apparatus A synthesis gas production apparatus (reformer) to be used for a synthesis gas production step in a GTL (gas-to-liquid) process is prevented from being contaminated by metal components. A method of suppressing metal contamination of a synthesis gas production apparatus operating for a GTL process that includes a synthesis gas production step of producing synthesis gas by causing natural gas and gas containing steam and/or carbon dioxide to react with each other for reforming in a synthesis gas production apparatus in which, at the time of separating and collecting a carbon dioxide contained in the synthesis gas produced in the synthesis gas production step and recycling the separated and collected carbon dioxide as source gas for the reforming reaction in the synthesis gas production step, a nickel concentration in the recycled carbon dioxide is not higher than 0.05 ppmv.
US09725655B2	Process and apparatus for producing hydrocarbon fuel from waste plastic A process and apparatus for producing hydrocarbon oil from the thermal decomposition of waste plastics in a continuous process which comprises melting of a waste plastic feedstock into an auger assisted melt reactor to remove chlorine and organics contained in the waste plastic, and transferring the melted waste plastic into an heated screw pyrolysis reactor which includes a transitional metal heat transfer medium. The hydrocarbon gas from the pyrolysis reactor is fed into a vessel containing metal trays for a second decomposition which is connected with an alkali treatment 2-step process gas reactor to remove acidic gases, and any inorganic solids. The hydrocarbon gases are separated by three separate condensers. The hydrocarbon fraction of the first condenser is recycled back into the pyrolysis reaction for further thermal treatment, and the hydrocarbon fractions are collected in the remaining condensers.
US09725652B2	Delayed coking plant combined heating and power generation A system includes a heat exchange system and a power generation system. The heat exchange system includes first, second, and third heat exchangers each operable as a continuous source of heat from a delayed coking plant. The first and second heat exchangers heat first and second fluid streams to produce heated first and second fluid streams, respectively. The heated second fluid stream has a lower temperature and a greater quantity of heat than the heated first fluid stream. The third heat exchanger heats a third fluid stream to produce a heated third fluid stream that includes the heated first fluid stream and a hot fluid stream. The heated third fluid stream has a lower temperature than the heated first fluid stream. The power generation system generates power using heat from the heated second and third fluid streams.

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