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US09834241B2	Removable hand cart deck A removable deck for a convertible hand truck need not be removed when the hand truck is converted between upright and recumbent positions. The deck includes a pair of guide slots separating a pair of lateral flanges from a central handle. The slots and central handle are configured to receive the handle of a hand truck when the truck is converted to a four-wheeled cart. The deck perimeter includes an upstanding lip positioned inboard of the slots, flanges and central handle portion. Sets of retaining strap guides secure the panel to the hand truck and tie-down apertures are provided for securing cargo to the deck. The guide slots and center handle cooperate to retain the hand truck handle in place when the hand truck is in its four-wheeled position without use of additional fasteners to prevent disengagement.
US09834240B2	Travel cooler with transitionable U-shaped handle A travel cooler, includes a body comprising a base, sidewalls, and a lid connected together to define an interior, insulated containment space for holding cooler items. A lengthwise dimension of the cooler extends between opposite ends of the cooler, and the body defines recessed exterior surface slots extending along a lengthwise extent of the cooler. The cooler further includes a U-shaped handle having two legs connected by a handle portion. The cooler is transitionable between a first configuration, in which the legs of the U-shaped handle extend a substantial length from the body of the cooler, and a second configuration, in which the legs of the U-shaped handle are received within the recessed exterior surface slots extending along a lengthwise extent of the cooler, the handle portion extending in close proximity to an end of the body of the cooler.
US09834239B2	Convertible carrier An Infant car seat stroller that is fully collapsible and can convert to a general use cart. The stroller is universal to accept most car seats and is able to convert to a cart for multiple uses.
US09834235B2	System for remotely overriding locomotive controls A control system is disclosed for use with a locomotive. The control system may have a component located onboard the locomotive, the component having a first state and a second state. The control system may also have an operator input device located onboard the locomotive and used to manually toggle operation of the component between the first and second states, and at least one sensor located onboard the locomotive and configured to generate a signal associated with a condition of the locomotive. The control system may also have an offboard controller located remotely from the locomotive and being configured to selectively override the operator input device and toggle operation of the component between the first and second states based on the signal.
US09834229B2	Rail-loading train for transporting long-welded rails comprising clamping devices for the rail sections Arranged on a rail loading train for transporting long-welded rails is a fixing device for anchoring the rails. The fixing device is composed of a number of clamping devices, each provided for anchoring a single rail. The clamping devices are configured to be adjustable relative to the rail loading train in a longitudinal direction of the wagon by a displacement drive.
US09834228B2	Apparatus for automated transfer of large-scale missile hardware A cradle drive system includes a cradle drive sled. The sled includes a pin configured to mechanically couple the sled to a cradle. The cradle is configured to hold a hardware load for movement along a factory rail. The sled also includes a power interface configured to provide torque to move a hardware load. The sled further includes processing circuitry configured to, in response to determining that the sled is mechanically coupled to the cradle, transfer the cradle and hardware load longitudinally along the factory rail.
US09834223B2	Diagnosing and supplementing vehicle sensor data A system includes a processor programmed to receive a first data value from a first data collector as an input to operate a first vehicle. The processor is further programmed to determine to exclude the first data value as the input to operate the first vehicle. The computer is further programmed to receive a second data value from a second data collector as the input to operate the vehicle, the second data value being provided by a source remote to the first vehicle; and actuate a first vehicle component based in part on the second data value.
US09834219B2	Vehicle automatic driving control apparatus A vehicle automatic driving control apparatus executes an automatic traveling control by performing setting on preset automatic-driving-required drive torque as target torque, and includes a traction-control-required drive torque setting unit that sets, when a preset operating condition of a traction control is satisfied, traction-control-required drive torque as the target torque to decrease drive torque and thereby suppress a drive wheel slip, an automatic-driving-required drive torque decreasing unit that gradually decreases, based on a preset amount, the automatic-driving-required drive torque when the traction control is operated, a torque comparing unit that compares the traction-control-required drive torque with the decreased automatic-driving-required drive torque, and an automatic-driving-required drive torque setting unit that completes the traction control and performs the setting again on the decreased automatic-driving-required drive torque as the automatic-driving-required drive torque for the automatic driving control, when the traction-control-required drive torque is determined as exceeding the decreased automatic-driving-required drive torque.
US09834218B2	Systems and methods for determining action at traffic signals A system and method for use in an automotive vehicle configured to determine an action to be taken as the automotive vehicle approaches a traffic signal. The system and method determines a distance to stop, and processes the state of the traffic signal, and the road surface condition to calculate the action to be taken so as to help the driver make decisions when approaching the traffic signal.
US09834217B2	System and method for performing an engine stop and start for a rolling vehicle Methods and systems for improving operation of a vehicle driveline that includes an engine and an automatic transmission with a torque converter are presented. In one non-limiting example, the engine may be stopped while a vehicle in which the engine operates is rolling. A transmission coupled to the engine may be shifted as the vehicle rolls so that vehicle response may be improved if a driver requests an increase of engine torque.
US09834215B2	Absolute acceleration sensor for use within moving vehicles A method of and system for detecting absolute acceleration along various axes relative to a desired movement vector while moving relative to a gravity source includes steps of determining a vertical acceleration, perpendicular to the desired movement vector and substantially anti-parallel to a gravitational acceleration due to the gravity source; determining a longitudinal acceleration, parallel to the desired movement vector and to output at vertical acceleration signal and a longitudinal acceleration signal; determining an inclination of the desired movement vector relative to the gravitational acceleration; and processing the vertical acceleration signal, the longitudinal acceleration signal, and the inclination signal to produce an absolute vertical acceleration signal and an absolute longitudinal acceleration signal.
US09834213B2	Lane keeping assist apparatus A lane keeping assist apparatus is disclosed which includes a lane detecting part; an information output device; an actuator that generates a force for changing an orientation of a vehicle; and a controller that performs a lane keeping assist control based on a positional relationship between the lane and the vehicle, wherein the lane keeping assist control includes an alert control and an intervention control via the actuator, the controller selectively operates in a first mode where the alert control and the intervention control are executable, a second mode where only the intervention control is suppressed or a third mode where the alert control and the intervention control are suppressed, and the controller, during operating in the first mode, performs a mode transition to the second mode when the abnormality determination results indicate an abnormal state concerning only the part related to the intervention control.
US09834208B2	Parking steering assist system and method for correcting parking guideline A parking steering assistance system is provided that calculates and provides a parking guide line applied with a tire dynamic radius value. The system includes an obstacle recognition unit configured to recognize an obstacle adjacent to a vehicle after parking is completed. A distance calculating unit is configured to calculate distance information between the obstacle and the vehicle, and a parking controller is configured to control a tire dynamic radius correction which is applied when calculating a parking guide line by using the distance information between the obstacle and the vehicle.
US09834207B2	Method and system for detecting, tracking and estimating stationary roadside objects A system and method for selectively reducing or filtering data provided by one or more vehicle mounted sensors before using that data to detect, track and/or estimate a stationary object located along the side of a road, such as a guardrail or barrier. According to one example, the method reduces the amount of data by consolidating, classifying and pre-sorting data points from several forward looking radar sensors before using those data points to determine if a stationary roadside object is present. If the method determines that a stationary roadside object is present, then the reduced or filtered data points can be applied to a data fitting algorithm in order to estimate the size, shape and/or other parameters of the object. In one example, the output of the present method is provided to automated or autonomous driving systems.
US09834200B2	Vehicle and method of controlling vehicle A vehicle has an engine (26), a power storage device (10), two motor/generators (M/G1, M/G2), a front grille with a shutter, an engine room, a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor, and a controller. The shutter changes the amount of air introduced from the front grille into the engine room. The first temperature sensor detects a temperature (Tw) of a coolant of the engine, and outputs the detected coolant temperature to the controller. The second temperature sensor detects an outside air temperature (Te), and outpots the detected outside air temperature to the controller. The controller starts the engine (26) when the coolant temperature is equal to or lower than a threshold value. When the coolant temperature is higher than the threshold value, and the vehicle starts traveling in a first mode with power from the power storage device (10), the controller drives the shutter such that the amount of the air is reduced when the coolant temperature (Tw) is higher than the outside air temperature (Te).
US09834199B2	Apparatus and method for controlling battery state of charge in hybrid electric vehicle A method and apparatus for controlling battery state of charge (SOC) in a hybrid electric vehicle are provided to enable the efficient use of energy, the maximization of energy recovery, and the improvement of fuel efficiency and operability without the improvement of capacity and performance of electrical equipment or a main battery in a hybrid electric vehicle. The apparatus includes a collecting device that collects information regarding the slope or the road type and information regarding the vehicle speed. A controller determines charge and discharge modes based on the driving information and determines a charging upper and lower limit SOC based on the road slope or road type information a road section on which the vehicle is traveling and the vehicle speed information in the road section. A charge or discharge command is output based on the charging upper limit SOC and the charging lower limit SOC.
US09834191B2	Relay valve, valve device, and vehicle therewith A relay valve (2) for a compressed air system, has a housing, which has a pressure medium inlet that can be connected to a pressure medium source, at least one pressure medium outlet that can be connected to a consuming unit, at least one control inlet, and at least one vent (32) leading to atmosphere. The relay valve (2) furthermore has a relay valve piston (14), which is arranged in the housing in such a way that the relay valve piston can be moved along a relay valve piston axis (16) and divides a control chamber (22) and a working chamber (26) from each other in the housing. The relay valve (2) has a damping volume (52), which is pneumatically connected to the control chamber (22), thereby advantageously enabling the oscillation capacity of the relay valve piston (14) to be reduced.
US09834179B2	Heating hydraulic interface for a motor-vehicle windscreen washer liquid supply and/or distribution system A hydraulic interface configured to be installed between a windscreen washer liquid feed tube and a connector of a device for wiping a window of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The interface includes a body that defines at least one passage channel for the windscreen washer liquid, and at least one electric heating conductor that is disposed so as to heat said windscreen washer liquid, said body being configured to secure said conductor to said body by fitting together different parts of said body and/or by fitting to shapes made in one piece with said body.
US09834178B2	Windscreen wiper device A windscreen wiper device for cleaning a windshield of a vehicle is provided. The windscreen wiper device includes a longitudinally extending wiper strip and at least one carrier element in engagement with the wiper strip for operatively supporting and biasing the wiper strip into a predetermined configuration. A base is non-removably coupled to the at least one carrier element and has an opening that extends therethrough to provide access to the at least one carrier element through the base. A connection device is removably secured directly to the at least one carrier element through the opening of the base for attachment with a wiper arm.
US09834176B2	Wiper system for motor vehicle windows, more particularly motor vehicle windscreens Described is a wiper system for motor vehicle windows, more particularly motor vehicle windscreens, comprising at least one wiper (1, 2), at least one motor (5, 6) that drives the at least one wiper (1, 2), and a switching device (10) for directly controlling the motor (5, 6), wherein the switching device (10) has one or two switching elements (11, 15, 18, 19, 20) by means of which at least four switching states can be selected, and wherein selecting one of the switching states causes an operating mode of the at least one wiper (1, 2) to change.
US09834172B2	Vehicular pedestrian protecting airbag device A vehicular pedestrian protecting airbag device that is capable of suppressing increases in weight and cost accompanying reinforcement measures, and capable of maintaining good pedestrian protection performance of an upper face of a hood. An automobile pedestrian protecting airbag device is installed at a vehicle lower side of a rear end section of a hood at a vehicle rear side of a protruded portion. A pedestrian protecting airbag and an inflator are installed inside a module case. The inflator is attached to a bottom wall of the protruded portion by inflator attachment brackets each formed with an excess length portion at an intermediate portion. Accordingly, when the inflators attempt to move toward the vehicle front side due to deployment reaction force of the pedestrian protecting airbag, the excess length portions are compressed and deform to enable the deployment reaction force to escape.
US09834170B1	Collapsible radiator support brackets for pedestrian safety A mounting assembly for an automotive radiator, a vehicle including such a mounting and a method of mitigating an impact between a vehicle and a pedestrian. The assembly includes a radiator support and one or more brackets. Each bracket is made up of a first end portion that is secured to the radiator support and a second end portion extending forward of the radiator support such that it can be attached to a load-bearing structure within a vehicle. The brackets each include at least one enhanced collapsible zone in order to promote energy absorption relative to energy transmission in situations where a vehicle experiences a front-end impact with a pedestrian or other object. In this way, the added energy absorption by the brackets reduces the amount of impact energy being transmitted to more rigid vehicular structures such as the radiator and its support; this increase in impact energy absorption in turn results in less energy being delivered to the pedestrian.
US09834168B2	Side airbag including forward facing vent An airbag includes a first panel having a perimeter, and a second panel connected to the first panel along the perimeter of the first panel. The first panel and the second panel define an inflation chamber between the first and second panels. The first panel has a tab extending from the perimeter of the first panel and transverse to the perimeter of the first panel. The tab is connected to the second panel. A vent on the tab is in communication with the inflation chamber.
US09834157B2	Method for reducing reflectance of bright decorative trim under high ambient light conditions In a dimmable trim component for a vehicle interior, a trim article includes a reflective member having a photoreactive or an electro-optic coating disposed over the reflective member. The reflective member is configured to reflect ambient light. The coating is a bistable coating and is operable between a first light transmissive state and a second light transmissive state. When in the first light transmissive state, ambient light is transmitted to the reflective member for reflection by the reflective member through the coating. When in the second light transmissive state, a portion of the ambient light is absorbed by the coating and therefore, not reflected by the reflective member, such that the coating provides a dimming effect to the trim article in high ambient conditions.
US09834145B2	Actuator for a power fold mechanism of a rear view device for a vehicle The invention relates to an actuator for a power fold mechanism of a rear view device for a vehicle, which is preferably for a motor vehicle. The actuator includes at least one actuator pin and at least one drive element arranged on the actuator pin to be rotatable at least partially around the actuator pin. At least one first shape memory alloy (SMA) element, in particular having the form of a SMA wire is connected to the at least one drive element. At least one retraction element is connected to the at least one first SMA element and biased by the retraction element.
US09834144B2	Vehicle head-up display arrangement A vehicle head-up display arrangement is provided that may include a projection unit, a vehicle driver eye position estimation unit and a detecting unit arranged to detect traffic signs and their location in relation to the vehicle, and a processing unit arranged to determine a content of the traffic signs. The processing unit is further arranged to determine relevance of content of the traffic signs. The projection unit is arranged to project light onto one or more areas of the windshield in line with the estimated eye position of the vehicle driver and traffic signs determined to have content not being relevant, such that these traffic signs, at least partially, are covered from the estimated eye position of the vehicle driver.
US09834133B2	Wireless link and a vehicle electrical system using the same Provided is an electrical communication link between a tractor and a trailer, the trailer comprising one or more auxiliary electrical devices, the electrical communication link including a first transceiver coupled to the tractor and configured to receive a first signal from the tractor and to wirelessly transmit a control signal corresponding to the first signal, a second transceiver coupled to the trailer and configured to wirelessly receive the control signal and to transmit a second signal corresponding to the control signal to the one or more auxiliary devices.
US09834129B2	Buildable seal for slide-out rooms A buildable seal assembly (100) is used with a jacket (102) which is connected to a sidewall (14) and slide out room (12) of a conventional RV or similar mobile equipment or mobile living quarters (10). A right angled seal element (132) is coupled to the jacket (102) in a snap in configuration. The right angled seal element (132) is further coupled to a bulb (152) and a wiper component (146). The bulb (152) and wiper component (146) assist in providing a seal between the mobile living quarters (10) and the slide out room (12) when the room (12) is in a retracted, closed position or an extended, open position.
US09834123B2	Retaining clip for a door assembly A clip for a vehicle door assembly includes a base, a plurality of fingers forming an expandable opening, and an arm extending from the base for locating the clip within the door assembly. Each of the fingers includes an inward projecting tab at least partially defining the expandable opening such that a tip of a pin contacts the inward projecting tabs during insertion of the pin causing the plurality of fingers to expand outward to an expanded position allowing the pin to enter the expandable opening until the inward projecting tabs align with a groove formed in the pin adjacent the tip wherein the inward projecting tabs enter the groove allowing the plurality of fingers to return to a natural position and secure the pin in position. Inner and outer members of the door assembly secure the clip therebetween for receiving pins associated with movement of the door.
US09834116B2	System comprising a slide track for motor vehicle seat and a support intended for attachment thereto System comprising a slide track for motor vehicle seat and a support. The slide track comprises a fixed rail and a movable rail which has an inner surface, an outer surface, and a through-window. The support comprises a body having a contact surface attached to the outer surface of the movable rail, and a tongue extending from the body to pass through the window of the movable rail and be attached to the inner surface of the movable rail. The tongue has a maximum extension into the hollow interior space E that is less than or equal to a thickness of the tongue.
US09834112B2	Battery state of charge estimation based on reduced order electrochemical models A vehicle may include a battery having positive and negative electrodes. The vehicle may also include a controller programmed to charge and discharge the battery according to a state of charge that is based on an effective surface lithium-ion concentration of one of the electrodes, and an effective surface lithium-ion concentration of the other of the electrodes derived from a center-to-surface lithium-ion concentration profile of the one of the electrodes. The effective surface lithium-ion concentration of the other of the electrodes may be derived via a relationship mapping the center-to-surface lithium-ion concentration profile of the one of the electrodes to the effective surface lithium-ion concentration of the other of the electrodes.
US09834108B2	System and method for contacting vehicle via electric vehicle supply equipment A method and system of notifications for an electric vehicle are provided. A method of notification includes receiving, from an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), a charge for a first vehicle. The method may further include scanning, by the first vehicle, an identifier of a second vehicle parked in tandem with the first vehicle. The method may also include sending, via the EVSE, by the first vehicle, a notification request including the identifier of the second vehicle.
US09834103B2	Non-contact electric power transmission system A vehicle emits a first signal when the vehicle moves after reception of electric power from an electric power transmission device by an electric power reception device is completed and when a preparatory condition for the vehicle to move is satisfied after reception of electric power from the electric power transmission device by the electric power reception device is completed. When a charging station receives the first signal, the charging station emits a second signal notifying that a state allows charging.
US09834101B2	Charge control device for electrically driven vehicle While a drive battery (11) is charged, the output voltage of a DC-DC converter (20) is set to a first predetermined voltage (e.g. 14.4 V) at which thermal runaway does not occur even if the temperature of an auxiliary battery (19) is high and at which the auxiliary battery (19) can be charged even if the temperature thereof is low. During warm-up operation of the auxiliary battery (19), the output voltage of the DC-DC converter (20) is set to a second predetermined voltage (e.g. 14.3 V) lower than the first predetermined voltage. While the vehicle (10) is traveling, the output voltage of the DC-DC converter (20) is set to a third predetermined voltage (e.g. 14.2 V) lower than the second predetermined voltage. If lamps (17) are lit, the output voltage of the DC-DC converter (20) is set to a fourth predetermined voltage (e.g. 13.9 V).
US09834100B2	Charge/discharge system A charge/discharge system includes: first and second electric chargers that supplies electric power to a motor generator and charges electric power generated by a motor generator; an electric power converter; and a controller. The controller controls the electric power converter such that electric power charged in the first electric charger is supplied to the motor generator, electric power charged in the second electric charger is charged in the first electric charger when a charging capacity of the first electric charger is lower than a second predetermined value. The driving force of the motor generator is reduced depending on the charging capacity when the charging capacity of the first electric charger is lower than the first predetermined value.
US09834095B2	Fluid spraying system and method for a mass transit vehicle In an apparatus and method of automatically providing or withholding fluid from a power rail for a mass transit vehicle, during movement of a mass transit vehicle on a pathway in an uncovered (or exposed) area of the pathway, fluid, for example, anti-icing fluid, is caused to be provided to (or dispensed on) the power rail supplying power to the mass transit vehicle. During movement of the mass transit vehicle in a covered area of the pathway, the fluid is withheld from (or not dispensed on) the power rail. The changing from fluid being dispensed on the power rail to the fluid being withheld from the power rail, or vice versa, can be based on movement of the mass transit vehicle from the uncovered area of the pathway to the covered area of the pathway, or vice versa.
US09834085B2	Disc-type dynamic motor An energy efficient vehicle and a disc-type dynamic motor thereof are disclosed. The vehicle comprises front wheels and rear wheels, and a gasoline engine is assembled in the vehicle for driving a generator producing power. The power is transported to a capacitor battery via a circuit control system and then to disc-type dynamic motors, which are assembled with the rear wheels, from the capacitor battery via two power lines respectively, whereby the disc-type dynamic motors directly to driving the vehicle travelling at high-speed and high torque via the wheels. Accordingly, the energy efficient vehicle does not include transmission devices, such as the clutch, the transmission, the power transmission shaft, and the differential. The power produced by the generator is directly provided to the disc-type dynamic motors to drive is the vehicle travelling and is enough to drive the disc-type dynamic motors, so the vehicle does not need to stop for charging.
US09834083B2	Drive train for a motor vehicle A drive train for a motor vehicle comprises an internal combustion engine which has a crankshaft and is designed to provide drive power for the motor vehicle. A clutch arrangement has an input member and at least one output member, the input member being connected to the crankshaft. A transmission arrangement implements a plurality of gear stages, the transmission arrangement having a transmission housing, at least one input shaft, and at least one output shaft. The output shaft is connectable to driven wheels of the motor vehicle. An electric machine is designed to provide drive power for the motor vehicle and is connected to a transmission shaft of the transmission arrangement. The transmission shaft has a shaft section which extends from the transmission housing and is connected to the electric machine via a traction drive mechanism.
US09834082B2	Hybrid drive module and powertrain A hybrid drive module (110) which is constructed to transmit a torque from an input side (120) to an output side (130) includes a torsional vibration damper (180) which is coupled to the input side (120) and which works at least partially on the principle of power splitting, a disconnect clutch (280) which is coupled to the torsional vibration damper (180) and to the output side (130) and which is constructed to interrupt a torque flow from the input side (120) to the output side (130), and an electric drive component (320) which is coupled to the output side (130) and which is arranged so as to introduce a torque component provided by the electric drive component (320) into the torque flow downstream of the disconnect clutch (280).
US09834081B2	Power transmitting apparatus for vehicle A power transmitting apparatus may include: an electric supplementary drive unit; a torque converting device having first, second, and third rotation elements, wherein the first rotation element is connected to the electric supplementary drive unit, the second rotation element is connected to an engine, and the third rotation element is operated as an output element; a first input shaft directly connected to the second rotation element, and a second input shaft directly connected to the third rotation element; a direct coupling device selectively connecting two rotation elements among the first, second, and third rotation elements, a first speed output unit having first and second synchronizer modules, and a second speed output unit having third and fourth synchronizer modules; and a reverse speed device having an idle gear and engaging to any one input gear on the first and second input shafts.
US09834080B2	Transmission structure of HEV A transmission structure of a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) may include an engine connected to a front wheel of the hybrid vehicle, a planetary gear part connected to the engine, a first motor generator connected to the planetary gear part, an overdrive brake connected to the first motor generator, and a second motor generator connected to a rear wheel of the hybrid vehicle.
US09834069B2	Sun visor assembly for motor vehicles with pivoting mirror A sun visor assembly is provided. The sun visor assembly includes a support, a visor body carried on the support and a mirror carried on the visor body. The visor body pivots about a first axis in a first plane and the mirror pivots about a second axis in a second plane where the first axis is substantially perpendicular to the second axis. Thus the mirror is effectively provided with two degrees of freedom allowing it to be more conveniently, efficiently and effectively adjusted.
US09834067B1	Vehicle sunshade The vehicle sunshade is adapted for use as a sunshade within a vehicle. The vehicle sunshade is a retractable shade that is mounted in the vehicle where front windshield meets the roof of the vehicle. The shade contained on the retractable shade is adapted to fit around the rearview mirror mounted on the windshield of the vehicle and to extend laterally to partially block sunlight from passing through the front windows. The vehicle sunshade comprises a roller, a shade, a first clip, and a second clip.
US09834064B2	Vehicle ventilation module and device A vehicle ventilation module for allowing air to exhaust from the inside of a vehicle compartment, comprising a carrier element to be mounted to the vehicle, the carrier element comprising: at least one vent opening for allowing air to exhaust from the inside of a vehicle compartment when the vehicle ventilation module is mounted to the vehicle; at least one flap being pivotable about a swivel axis at the carrier element between a close position and an open position, wherein the vent opening is covered by the flap in the close position and is at least partially uncovered by the flap in the open position so that air may flow through the vent opening; and an actuating mechanism coupled to the flap for pivoting the flap about its swivel axis from the close position to the open position. The actuating mechanism is actuated to pivot the flap to the open position by a current applied to the actuating mechanism.
US09834051B1	Vehicles configured for removable attachment of implements A quick-attach mechanism for attaching an implement to the forward end and/or rearward end of a vehicle, such as a tractor used in a tractor-trailer combination, and the like. The quick-attach mechanism includes two laterally positioned female quick-attach sockets on the forward and/or rearward end of said vehicle. The quick-attach mechanisms can be formed into the chassis of the vehicle.
US09834048B1	Chain installation system for semi-trucks and trailers A snow chain system that attaches to the frame of a semi-truck and/or trailer, or a large commercial construction vehicle. The system includes a removable chain box, a chain barrel, a chain spreader, flashlight driver notification, a drag brake, a box swivel, and tire clamp. The snow chain is rolled out of the chain box directly onto a tire tightly with minimal human involvement. It provides for installed a tight snow chain onto the tire when rollout of the snow chain to the tire is completed. After snow chain use, it rolls up manually back into the chain box and is ready for immediate service should another need arise. All necessary equipment is organized, helping the driver with safety concerns.
US09834045B2	Vehicle tire deformation detection device A vehicle tire deformation device for determining the size of a deformed contact patch of a tire which contacts the ground, said device comprising a movement detector connected to an attachment body by means of a moveable indicator element wherein both the movement detector and the attachment body are attachable to an inside surface of the tire, and wherein the size of the deformed contact patch of the tire is determined by the detector sensing a change in angle of the moveable indicator element indicating the border between the deformed contact patch of the tire and a non deformed part of the tire which is not in contact with the ground.
US09834042B2	Method for determining the tread depth of a vehicle pneumatic tire A method for determining the profile depth of a tread of a pneumatic vehicle tire wherein the tread has a wear indicator. The wear indicator has an incision extending in the radial direction of the tire. The incision has a length visible on the tread and the length becomes shorter as wear increases. The wear indicator has two reference marks at a distance from each other. The distance is configured to remain constant and visible throughout the tread wear. A photo of the incision and the reference marks is generated via an application program of a mobile phone having a camera and an image screen. A current profile depth is calculated from the distance of the reference marks and the length of the incision via the application program. The current profile depth and/or a remaining profile depth are displayed until a minimal profile depth is reached on the screen.
US09834039B2	2-chamber tire pressure tuning system Tire assemblies are disclosed. In one embodiment a tire insert assembly includes an elastomeric tire insert constructed to be received within a tire, the tire having sidewalls and a tread portion. An upper crown surface of the tire insert and a lower surface of the tire define an outer chamber and the tire insert defines an inner chamber. The tire insert may be configured to support a substantial portion of the sidewall of the tire when the inner chamber is inflated.
US09834037B2	Wheel axle assembly A releasable wheel assembly includes a bracket having a plurality of bosses, each boss including a hole that receives an axle. A pair of wheels are mounted on the axle and a pair of locking caps fit over respective ends of the axle, the locking caps each including a clip for engaging the axle at a circumferential groove to prevent movement of the locking cap along the axle. The wheel assembly can be mounted to a carry bag or other storage unit by mounting the bracket to the storage unit, where the wheels and axle can be easily removed from the bracket.
US09834036B2	Selective wheel suspension system A wheel connectable to a vehicle. The wheel includes a stationary member having an axis, a rotary member rotatable about the axis, and at least one support member positioned between the stationary member and the rotary member, thereby providing a normally fixed distance therebetween. The support member is adapted to retain the distance when stressed up to a threshold value and to recoverably alter the distance when stressed over the threshold value.
US09834029B2	Security display devices, their production and use Security documents often incorporate security devices to prevent or hinder counterfeiters. Disclosed herein are security devices that include a fluid or fluids within the devices. Such devices, and security documents that include them, afford new techniques to check whether a security document is a legitimate or counterfeit copy.
US09834028B2	Optical effect layer The disclosure relates to the field of graphical elements and is directed to an optical effect layer (OEL), a device and a method for producing same. The disclosure provides an optical effect that is easy to detect as such and exhibits a viewing-angle dependent apparent motion of image features over an extended length if the viewing angle with respect to the OEL changes. An OEL includes a binder material being at least partially transparent and a plurality of particles dispersed within the layer. Each particle has a non-isotropic reflectivity and may be magnetic or magnetizable. The orientation of the particles forms an orientation pattern extending over a length within an extended surface of the OEL, such that the local average of an angle between (i) a straight line along an observed longest dimension within the corresponding cross-section shape, and (ii) said first direction x varies according to a function (θ) of a position (P) along said first direction.
US09834025B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device configured to include a pressure section and a heating section for heating an image receiving medium and to execute a fixing processing for fixing an image formed on the image receiving medium with a decolorable color material at a fixing temperature or an erasure processing for erasing an image at a decoloring temperature, a reading section configured to be arranged at the upstream side of the fixing device in the conveyance direction of the image receiving medium to read an identifier indicating whether or not the color material of the image formed on the image receiving medium can be decolorized, and a control section configured to control the execution of the erasure processing of the image on the image receiving medium with the fixing device according to a result of reading of the identifier with the reading section.
US09834022B2	Thermal recording material An object of the present invention is to provide a thermal recording material which is excellent in all of the following characteristics: plasticizer resistance, image stability against moisture and heat, the resistance to background fogging under moisture and heat, and the retention of color developing ability. Provided is a thermal recording material having, on a paper support, a heat-sensitive recording layer containing a colorless or light-colored dye precursor and a developer which reacts with the dye precursor on heating and converts the dye precursor to its colored form, the paper support containing 0.25 to 1.0% by mass of a neutral rosin sizing agent relative to the pulp solid content in combination with calcium carbonate and aluminum sulfate, the developer having a phenylureido moiety in its molecule.
US09834017B2	Inkjet printer A method of controlling an inkjet printer including the steps of reciprocating the printhead repeatedly across the print medium in a plurality of passes, repeatedly firing the nozzles during each printhead pass so that each pass results in printing of a print swath across the print medium, alternately disabling upper and lower portions of the one or more nozzle arrays from swath to swath so that the swaths are reduced in height and for each reduced-height swath, reducing print density at the leading and trailing edge portions of the reduced-height swath as compared to print density at a central portion of the reduced-height swath.
US09834015B2	Printing machine A printing machine includes a printing unit which performs printing while transferring a sheet at a printing transfer speed, a circulation transfer unit which receives the sheet after simplex printing and transfers the sheet by reversing the sheet upside down, during duplex printing; and a paper refeed unit which refeeds, to the printing unit, the sheet transferred by the circulation transfer unit after simplex printing, wherein the circulation transfer unit includes a reversing unit which receives the sheet at the printing transfer speed, reverses the sheet upside down by switching back the sheet and accelerates the sheet up to a circulation transfer speed which is higher than the printing transfer speed when sheet transfer is restarted after temporal stop in the switching back, and a horizontal transfer unit which transfers the sheet switched back by the reversing unit, at the circulation transfer speed.
US09834012B2	Ink jet method and ink jet apparatus Provided is an ink jet method including cooling an attachment body by a cooling device; ejecting an ultraviolet curable composition from an ejection head to the attachment body having a surface temperature of 45° C. or lower by the cooling device to be attached to the attachment body; and irradiating the ultraviolet curable composition attached to the attachment body with ultraviolet light and curing the ultraviolet curable composition, in which a viscosity of the ultraviolet curable composition attached to the attachment body when being subjected to the irradiating with the ultraviolet light at a surface temperature of the attachment body is 6 mPa·s or greater.
US09834011B2	Liquid discharge apparatus and medium flattening method A medium flattening method, when a medium is transported by being adhered to an adhesive layer which is on a surface of a transport belt, includes detecting a presence or absence of floating being generated in the medium on the transport belt using a sensor, executing a process for flattening to flatten the floating in the medium in the case where the floating exists, and transporting the medium, where the floating is eliminated using the process for the flattening, to a liquid discharge region of a liquid discharge section.
US09834009B2	Rotating handling carousel having collision avoidance control A rotating handling carousel includes a transfer device arranged on the outer circumference of the handling carousel. The transfer device includes a carry-along element which receives and transports an article and a guide element. The guide element is arranged in such a way that the article transported by the carry-along element is guided into or out of a handling station, for which the guide element extends into an area of the handling station in such a way that the guide element does not collide with the handling device at the transfer position. A sensor detects whether a handling device or the article are not in the transfer position, and/or whether the article is located in the handling station at all, and, after such a determination, issues a collision signal based on a kind of the transfer device.
US09833983B2	Polarizing plate comprising an external surface bonded to a glass substrate of a liquid crystal cell without aid of an additional member A polarizing plate includes a first glass plate; a second glass plate facing the first glass plate; and a polarizing device between the first and second glass plates. An external surface of at least one of the first and second glass plates, which is not in contact with the polarizing device, has a root mean square surface roughness of about 1 nanometer or less.
US09833981B2	Vacuum bag sealing system and method for composite parts A vacuum bag sealing system may include a composite bagging sheet, and at least one interlocking strip connected to a surface of the composite bagging sheet, wherein the interlocking strip is configured to join a first section of the composite bagging sheet to a second section of the composite bagging sheet to form a sealed vacuum bag.
US09833973B2	Metal laminate with polyimide resin and method for manufacturing the same A metal laminate comprising a metal layer and an insulating layer is provided. The insulating layer is disposed on the metal layer and directly contacts the metal layer. The insulating layer is made of a polyimide resin, and the polyimide resin is derived from at least two dianhydrides and at least two diamines. The dianhydride monomers are selected from the group consisting of p-phenylenebis (trimellitate anhydride), 4,4′-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)-diphthalic anhydride, 4,4′-(4,4′-isopropylidenediphenoxy)bis(phthalic anhydride) and the combination thereof. One of the diamine monomers is 2,2′-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzidine, and the other diamine monomers are selected from the group consisting of 2,2-bis[4-(4-aminophenoxy)phenyl, 1,3-bis(4-aminophenoxy)benzene, p-phenylenediamine, 4,4′-oxydianiline, 4,4′-methylenedianiline, 4,4′-diaminobenzanilide, 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl-sulfone, m-tolidine, 2,2-bis[4-(4-aminophenoxy)phenyl]hexafluoropropane and the combination thereof. A molar ratio of the dianhydride monomers to the diamine monomers is between 0.85 and 1.15.
US09833970B2	Multi-layer marine vessel floor mat A marine vessel floor mat for attachment to the deck of a boat to provide enhanced cushioning to stand on. In one embodiment, the marine vessel floor mat comprises a cushion layer shaped to fit the dimensions of the bow of a conventional marine vessel or other target section of such a marine vessel with a non-slip layer shaped as the cushion layer, or with an additional front section, and/or additional rear section permanently attached to the top surface of the cushion layer. The cushion layer additionally includes a tapered edge on its top surface and a plurality of fastener strips for enabling removable attachment to the surface of the boat deck on its bottom surface.
US09833969B2	Article comprising polylactic acid layers and process of making the same The invention concerns an article comprising layers of polylactic acid and a process of making the same. A layer is of foamed polylactic acid. A layer preferably comprises an impact modifier. The article can be used in the field of packaging.
US09833966B2	Web adhesive application device and adhesive application method as well as cardboard sheet manufacturing device A web adhesive application device, adhesive application method, and the cardboard sheet manufacturing device are provided with: an adhesive liquid tank for storing an adhesive liquid; an adhesive application roll is configured for transferring the adhesive liquid to an adhesive application region adjusted according to a paper width of a bottom liner board to be glued together with a single face cardboard sheet; a doctor roller for adjusting the adhesive liquid to a set film thickness; scraping members in pressured contact with the surface of the adhesive application roll on the upstream side of the nip section with the doctor roller; and damming members in contact with the surface of the adhesive application roll on the upstream side of the nip section with the doctor roller in the rotation direction and on the downstream side of the scraping member contact positions in the rotation direction.
US09833960B2	Spill resistant disposable travel cup lid A disposable drink-through dome lid for disposable drinking cups used in the sale of hot or cold beverages, the top of the lid elevated above the top of the beverage cup when in place. The lid's outer wall is elevated to form a drink ridge adapted to the user's lips for drinking through a generally oval-shaped drink-through orifice. Ideally, the drink-through orifice includes: a drink-through chamber having a drink flap capable of closing off a drink-through opening, thereby shielding against accidental spillage due to sloshing of the beverage while traveling; and a recessed orifice ridge on the interior side of the drink-through orifice, directs froth exiting the drink opening into a spill reservoir. A vent opening positioned near the lid's center and within a vent slot, collects and directs beverage exiting the vent into the spill reservoir.
US09833952B2	Three-dimensional printing apparatus A three-dimensional printing apparatus that forms a three-dimensional object using cross-sectional shapes of the object includes a controller that is configured or programmed to include a dividing unit that divides a cross-sectional shape into a plurality of blocks, a shape determining unit that determines whether one of the blocks has a predetermined shape and defines the block having the predetermined shape as a characteristic block, a count determining unit that determines whether the proportion of the number of the characteristic blocks to the total number of the blocks is equal to or greater than a predetermined proportion, and a light application unit that sets the energy of light from a light source to a first energy or to a second energy being lower than the first energy depending on the proportion, when applying the light to a photocurable resin in a region corresponding to the characteristic blocks.
US09833947B2	Method for making an air spring member An identification device (1) for a pneumatic spring (2) includes an RFID transponder (8), which is completely embedded into the elastomer matrix (13) of the flexible member (4). An electromagnetic field is generated by a read device (9), wherein the energy necessary for supplying the RFID transponder (8) is taken from the electromagnetic field generated by the read device (9). When the read device (9) is active, information can be exchanged between the RFID transponder (8) and the read device (9). The RFID transponder (8) operates completely without an internal energy supply. The RFID transponder (8) may also be configured as a read/write transponder including a memory chip, wherein data may be stored on the memory chip in a safe and permanent manner. By retrieving data from the RFID transponder (8), an identification of the pneumatic spring (2) is possible even without any internal power supply of the RFID transponder.
US09833939B2	Plural blow molding with servo controls A system for forming a container from a preform includes a first mold having a plurality of first portions that cooperate to define a first internal surface against which the preform is blown for forming a first form. The system also includes a second mold having a plurality of second portions that cooperate to define a second internal surface against which the first form is blown for forming a second form. Also, the system includes a mold servo motor that actuates the plurality of first portions relative to each other and/or actuates the plurality of second portions relative to each other. Furthermore, the system includes a controller that controls the mold servo motor for controlled actuation of the plurality of first portions and/or the plurality of second portions.
US09833923B2	Cut data generating device, method of generating cut data, and non-transitory computer readable storing medium A cut data generating device includes a control device which causes the generating device to acquire data indicating a pattern, to extract outlines of plural subpatterns contained in a design, to determine the number of layers associated with the number of sheets with respect to the extracted outlines, and to determine a sequence for stacking plural layers. The control device further causes the generating device to generate an integrated outline obtained by integrating the outline of first and second subpatterns contained in the extracted outlines, to specify the outline of the first subpattern on a first layer, to generate cut data for cutting the outline of the first subpattern from a first sheet associated with the first layer and for cutting the integrated outline from a second sheet associated with the second layer, and to output the generated cut data via the communication unit to the cutting apparatus.
US09833912B2	Folding knife with locking mechanism Folding knife embodiments are disclosed herein comprising a blade operable to pivot relative to a handle, between an open position and a closed position, about a pivot axis extending through a tang portion of the blade having at least one locking recess. The knife can have a locking mechanism comprising a rod that extends along the pivot axis through the tang portion and a locking member coupled to the rod which engages the at least one locking recess of the tang portion when the blade is in at least one of the open position or the closed position. The knife can further comprise a push button coupled to the rod, wherein depression of the push button is configured to eject the locking member from the locking recess in the blade, thereby unlocking the blade.
US09833898B2	Positioning control apparatus In an apparatus for controlling the positioning of an object having a specified point, a first limiter establishes a movable range of the specified point of the object, and limits movement of the specified point of the object within the movable range. The movable range includes a line connecting the position of the specified point of the object and a target position for the specified point of the object. A second limiter limits change of a specified orientation of the object from increasing an angular difference between the specified orientation of the object a target orientation for the specified orientation of the object.
US09833889B2	Nail-driving gun trigger assembly with safety latch A nail-driving gun trigger assembly includes a hand-grip, a trigger piece, a safety latch and a release button. The safety latch is mounted on the trigger piece and is movable relative to the trigger piece. The release button is mounted on the trigger piece and is movable relative to the trigger piece. The release button and the safety latch are co-movable with the trigger piece relative to the hand-grip. The trigger piece is stopped from moving by engagement between the safety latch and the hand-grip. The release button is in sliding contact with the safety latch for disengaging the safety latch from the hand-grip and for permitting movement of the trigger piece relative to the hand-grip.
US09833888B2	Clip installation tool An installation tool for a two-stage clip is described. The tool includes a base element and a plunger element. The base element can include a plunger installation cavity and a clip receiving cavity. At least a portion of the plunger element can be retainably engaged in base element. The plunger element can be movable within the base element between a retracted position and an extended position. In the extended position, a portion of the plunger element can extend into the clip receiving cavity.
US09833879B1	Hand-held sharpener with multi-stage sharpening capabilities A multi-stage hand-held sharpener. In some embodiments, the sharpener has a handle adapted to be gripped by a hand of a user, the handle extending along a longitudinal axis between opposing first and second ends. A primary sharpening stage is provided in the handle between the first and second ends, the primary sharpening stage having a first abrasive surface extending at a first angle to facilitate a primary sharpening operation by a user upon the tool. An abrasive rod extends from the first end of the handle in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis. The handle includes a substantially flat guide surface linearly extending from the first end toward the abrasive rod at a second angle, the abrasive rod and the guide surface forming a second sharpening stage adapted to facilitate a secondary sharpening operation by the user upon the tool.
US09833874B2	Applying dimensional reduction to spectral data from polishing substrates A plurality of spectra reflected from one or more substrates at a plurality of different positions on the one or more substrates are represented in the form of a first matrix, and the first matrix is decomposed into products of at least two component matrixes of a first set of component matrixes. The dimensions of each of the at least two component matrixes is reduced to produce a second set of component matrixes containing the at least two matrixes with reduced dimensions.
US09833873B2	Wheel deburring device and deburring method The present invention provides a wheel deburring device, consisting of a frame, a motor, a guide rail, a swing plate, a cylinder, a servo electric cylinder and a hairbrush and the like. When in use, the device provided by the present invention can adjust the angle of the hairbrush according to the shape of the back cavity of the wheel spoke to adapt to hubs of any style, and the deburring effect is very ideal; and meanwhile, the device has the characteristics of high degree of automation, advanced process, safe and stable performance, etc.
US09833871B2	Sander, especially for sanding curved surfaces A sander especially suited for sanding curved surfaces. The sander has an elongate body and a grinding plate movably attached thereto. A power unit drives the grinding plate. At least two lever beams are attached to the elongate body. Each of the lever beams has two opposite ends. The grinding plate is attached to ends of lever beams using flexible connecting elements to allow the grinding plate to move relative to the sander body.
US09833866B2	Clamp device An output part is provided to the left end of a clamp arm that is supported by a housing so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. At the left end of the housing, a first hole for spring fitting opens obliquely upward towards the output part. A through hole that links the upper surface and the lower surface of the clamp arm is disposed obliquely upward at a left-leaning part of the clamp arm. A second hole for spring fitting and a female screw hole are formed, in that order, upwards in the through hole. A return spring that is installed through the first hole and the second hole impels the output part upwards. A push bolt that is screwed into the female screw hole rom above compresses the return spring.
US09833864B2	Method of exchanging a filter assembly A method for exchange of a filter assembly is described, wherein a contaminated filter assembly is exchanged for a refurbished filter assembly or a new filter assembly.
US09833863B2	Welding additive for electric arc welding and laser beam welding of mixed joins made of austenitic and ferritic steel A welding additive for electric arc welding and laser beam welding of mixed joins composed of austenitic and high-manganese-containing and ferritic steel, where the high-manganese-containing steel has a manganese content of at least 7-30% by weight includes the following alloy elements in % by weight: C 0.04-1.0; Mn 7-30; Si≦6; Al≦4; Mo≦2; Ti≦0.5; Zr 0.01-01; B 0.001-0.01; P<0.005; S<0.002; N<0.008; balance iron and unavoidable steel accompanying elements.
US09833859B2	Electric arc torch with cooling conduit An electric arc torch includes a torch base, and a cooling conduit having a conduit wall forming a central axial bore and having a plurality of longitudinal cooling channels spaced circumferentially around the bore. The cooling channels extend through the conduit wall from a first end portion to a second end portion of the conduit. The cooling channels include both a plurality of cooling liquid distribution channels and a plurality of cooling liquid return channels alternately arranged within the conduit wall. The conduit includes a circumferential cooling liquid manifold in fluid communication with each of the cooling liquid distribution channels, a circumferential return manifold in fluid communication with each of the cooling liquid return channels, and a circumferential recirculation manifold in fluid communication with each of the cooling liquid distribution and return channels such that the cooling liquid distribution and return channels are in fluid communication through the circumferential recirculation manifold.
US09833857B2	Method for teaching/testing a motion sequence of a welding robot, welding robot and control system for same The invention relates to a monitoring module (1 . . . 1″) for monitoring an electric arc machining process, the module comprising a camera (2), a photo flash lamp (3) and a control system (4) that controls the photo flash lamp (3) and a control system (4) that controls the photo flash lamp (3) in such a way that it illuminates when the camera (2) records the image. According to the invention, the components (2, 3, 4) are arranged in a common housing (5).
US09833848B2	Connecting-rod fracture splitting apparatus Actuator of a connecting-rod fracture splitting apparatus includes: a piston rod having one end portion extending through a lid of the cylinder and connected to a wedge; and a free piston slidably mounted on the piston rod and abuttable against the upper surface of the piston. By pressure fluid being supplied to act on the upper surface of the piston, the free piston imparts a preload to a hole of a big end section of the connecting rod. By pressure fluid being supplied to act on a region upward of the free piston, the free piston is driven downward to collide against the upper surface of the piston, so that divided mandrel members are moved apart from each other, via the piston rod and the wedge, to fracture a large end section of the connecting rod.
US09833847B2	Compound wire rope cutter A wire rope cutter includes a first handle and a second handle, a first cutting jaw and a second cutting jaw, a first pivot for pivotally connecting the first jaw and the first handle; and a second pivot for pivotally connecting the second jaw to the second handle. A third pivot pivotally connects the first handle to the second handle, and a fourth pivot pivotally connects the first jaw to the second jaw. The first jaw includes a web area having an elongated opening, and the second jaw includes a web area having an elongated opening. The third pivot is formed by a fastener extending through the elongated openings of the first jaw web area and the second jaw web area for pivotally connecting the handles together.
US09833839B2	Fabricating an interface layer for removable support Support structures are used in certain additive fabrication processes to permit fabrication of a greater range of object geometries. For additive fabrication processes with materials that are subsequently sintered into a final part, an interface layer is fabricated between the object and support in order to inhibit bonding between adjacent surfaces of the support structure and the object during sintering.
US09833836B2	Core-shell metallic nanoparticles, methods of production thereof, and ink compositions containing same Provided is a composition including a plurality of multi-metallic nanoparticles each consisting essentially of a core including at least one first metal (Me1) and a continuous shell including atoms of at least one second metal (Me2). Optionally, the continuous shell of Me2 atoms protects the Me1 atoms from oxidation at all temperatures less than 150° C.
US09833828B2	Hot-press deep-drawing forming method and hot-press deep-drawing forming method apparatus A hot-press deep-drawing forming apparatus includes a punch that constitutes a lower die and a die that constitutes an upper die. The punch has an inner-face forming surface that forms the inner face of a product, and a bent corner against which a scrap section S of a workpiece W abuts. The die has an outer-face forming surface that forms the outer surface of the product. A blank holder and a pre-forming die that clamp the scrap section are caused to move, together with the die, until the clamped scrap section abuts the bent corner. The movement of the blank holder and the pre-forming die is stopped after the scrap section has abutted the bent corner.
US09833827B2	Stamping device and stamping method A stamping device includes a stamping data generator configured to create stamping data to form a stamp image on a surface of a processing target, a positioning data generator configured to create positioning data to position the processing target, and a controller configured or programmed to control an operation of the processing tool. The controller includes a first controller configured or programmed to control the processing tool such that stamping is performed, based on the positioning data at a first stamping energy, on the processing target including a protective sheet attached thereto in a predetermined area including a stamping area where the stamp image is to be formed, and a second controller configured or programmed to control the processing tool such that stamping is performed, based on the stamping data at a second stamping energy equal to or different from the first stamping energy, on the processing tool in a state of having the protective sheet peeled off therefrom.
US09833821B2	Roll forming device for forming variable thickness plate A roll forming device for forming a variable thickness plate is disclosed. A roll forming device for forming a variable thickness plate according to one or a plurality of exemplary embodiments may include both-side stand frames that are disposed at a left side and a right side on a process base at a predetermined distance from each other and in which a sliding groove is formed at a center portion in an up and down direction, a lower forming roll unit in which a lower forming roll is fixed on a lower rotation shaft such that both end portions are rotatably disposed on a lower sliding block that is fixed to a lower portion of each sliding groove on the both-side stand frames, an upper forming roll unit in which an upper forming roll is fixed on an upper rotation shaft such that both end portions are rotatably disposed at an upper sliding block that is disposed on each sliding groove of the both-side stand frames to be slidably moved in an up and down direction at an upper portion of the lower forming roll unit, a forming roll gap adjustment unit that adjusts an initial gap between the lower forming roll and the upper forming roll, wherein a worm wheel and a worm gear are operated in an adjustment block of each upper portion of the both-side stand frames and an adjustment screw that is screw-engaged to a center of the worm wheel in an up and down direction adjusts an up-down direction position of the both-side upper sliding blocks, and a spring unit that is disposed between the adjustment screw and the upper sliding block within each sliding groove of the both-side stand frames, absorbs a forming reaction force that is applied to the upper forming roll according to a thickness variation of a plate that is to be formed, and simultaneously maintains a forming pressure of the upper forming roll within a predetermined range.
US09833819B2	System for deep underground storage of radioactive waste A system for the storage of a radioactive waste product, wherein the radioactive waste product is located in a container and where one or more containers are stored in a bore hole drilled beneath a surface and having a bottom, wherein following placement of the one or more containers in the bore hole closer to the bottom, a fluid is added to the bore hole to a height above the upper most container, and wherein an upper cover is located above the upper most container and above the fluid to seal in the one or more containers and a non-permeable material is placed above the upper cover, a container storage area being formed within the bore hole beneath the upper cover.
US09833814B2	Composite piezoelectric body, ultrasound probe, and ultrasound diagnostic imaging apparatus A method for producing a composite piezoelectric body includes: forming a composite piezoelectric body by filling a non-conductive polymer between a plurality of piezoelectric materials arranged in an array state at predetermined intervals, and polishing one surface of the composite piezoelectric body, from which surface at least the piezoelectric materials and the polymer are exposed, by using an abrasive film in which an abrasive particle is applied to a base film.
US09833812B2	Vibration generating device There is provided a vibration generating device including: a housing having an internal space; a base member installed in the housing to be disposed in a central portion of the housing; a first plate installed on the base member; a first piezoelectric element installed on an upper surface of the first plate; a second piezoelectric element disposed to face the first piezoelectric element through a connection member; a second plate installed on the second piezoelectric element; and a vibration amplifying part installed on an upper surface of the second plate.
US09833808B1	Fluid dispense pump with drip prevention mechanism and method for controlling same A material dispensing pump includes a drip prevention system and method so as to avoid undesired dripping of the dispensed fluid. In one example, the fluid path is sealed. Positive pressure is applied to the fluid during a dispensing operation to present the fluid to the auger-style pump at a desired rate. Between dispensing operations, or when dispensing is completed, the fluid is placed in suspension, for example by applying a negative pressure, thereby preventing the fluid from being inadvertently released at the dispense tip. In addition, following a dispensing operation, the pump dispensing controller can be programmed to reverse the rotation of the feed screw, in order to draw the material in a reverse direction and to further suspend the fluid.
US09833803B2	Apparatus and method for sanitizing An apparatus and system that efficiently and effectively delivers a sanitizing fluid to ducts in the form of a fog or mist is described. A canister that contains a liquid sanitizing solution is attached to a compressor and includes a straw that has an internal passageway that extends into the liquid and a venturi tube above the level of the liquid that connects with the internal passageway in the straw. The headspace above the liquid in the canister is pressurized, causing fluid to flow upwardly in the straw when a trigger is depressed, drawing fluid upwardly in part by the venturi. As the liquid passes the venturi the pressurized air that is flowing into the venturi causes the fluid to form a fine mist. The mist, under pressure from the compressor, is routed into a flexible delivery tube that has been previously positioned in a duct system. The terminal end of the tube has an atomizing ball attached thereto and the atomizing ball has a series of orifices through which the misted, atomized fluid is delivered. As fogged sanitizing solution flows through the orifices it is deposited on the interior surfaces of the duct. The delivery tube and the attached atomizing ball are withdrawn from the duct as the sanitizing fog is emitted from the ball. The fan in the HVAC system is not activated so there is no deliver of the sanitizer through registers and into the living space. The apparatus and method may be used to apply other fluids to other surfaces.
US09833796B2	System and method for evaporative cooling of a heated apparatus A system is provided for rapidly cooling a pot or boiler. The system includes a cylindrical or semi-cylindrical tube operatively connected to the pot or boiler. The tube also includes a means for attaching a water source or hose. Finally, the tube may also include a series of holes or nozzles for directing a stream or spray of water towards the outer surface of the pot or boiler. The system may be built into the pot or boiler or may be a standalone, removable and adjustable system for use on multiple different pots or boilers.
US09833787B2	Folding hopper A folding hopper for a bulk material processing machine includes walls that are configured to pivot upwardly and downwardly and to interlock when raised to their uppermost use positions. Interlocking of the wall is achieved exclusively via interlocking hook shaped flanges fixed rigidly to end edges of the hopper walls.
US09833776B2	Dispersion liquid of titanium oxide-tungsten oxide composite photocatalytic fine particles, production method for same, and member having photocatalytic thin film on surface thereof The present invention relates to a dispersion liquid of titanium oxide-tungsten oxide composite photocatalytic fine particles that is characterized by having two types of photocatalytic fine particles dispersed in an aqueous dispersion medium, the fine particles including i) fine particles of titanium oxide that contain a peroxotitanium component and a copper component and ii) fine particles of tungsten oxide. The present invention can provide a dispersion liquid and the like that can be used to conveniently manufacture a photocatalytic thin film that demonstrates photocatalytic activity even within visible light (400-800 nm) only, exhibits high antibacterial performance, is highly durable, and wherein the state of copper coordination is stable against exposure to heat and ultraviolet rays and is not easily modified. The dispersion liquid is a dispersion liquid of titanium oxide-tungsten oxide composite photocatalytic fine particles that contains copper-containing titanium oxide fine particles.
US09833768B2	Affinity reagents for protein purification Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for purifying proteins from crude solutions.
US09833767B2	Superabsorbents and the method(s) of obtaining the same This invention relates to novel non-composite and composite superabsorbents, wherein the dry superabsorbents are xerogels, more particularly the bio-xerogels or the composites, particularly the biocomposites, more particularly the bionanocomposites and the method(s) of obtaining the same characterized by simultaneous in situ grafting and cross linking of ethylinically unsaturated monomers on to a single biopolymer of plant or animal origin, or on combination of different biopolymers or biopolymer(s) or/and clay(s), in a homogeneous polar phase, in the presence of initiator and crosslinker of chemical or non-chemical origin, at a temperature of 40 to 90° C., achieved by conventional or microwave heating, reaction time varying from instantaneous to 48 hours, involving use of alkali, either in situ or post reaction at room or elevated temperatures for achieving superior absorbency, in an inert or ambient reaction environment, to yield a neutral or near neutral product.
US09833753B2	Fluid-driven stirring apparatus A fluid-driven stirring apparatus includes a fluid introduction passageway, a fluid chamber connectable to the fluid introduction passageway, a container for accommodating liquid to be stirred, and a stirring assembly. The stirring assembly includes a driving impeller arranged in the fluid chamber, a stirring shaft fixedly connected with the driving impeller and extending through the fluid chamber into the container, and a stirring member arranged on the stirring shaft and adjacent to the bottom of the container. Thus, the fluid drives the driving impeller to rotate the stirring shaft, so that the stirring member can stir the liquid in the container.
US09833748B2	Perforated graphene deionization or desalination A fluid deionizer includes at least one graphene sheet perforated with apertures dimensioned to allow a flow of fluid and to disallow at least one particular type of ion contained in the flow of fluid. A purge valve is placed in an open position so as to collect the at least one particular type of ion disallowed by the graphene sheet so as to clean off the at least one graphene sheet. Another embodiment provides a deionizer with graphene sheets in cylindrical form. A separation apparatus is also provided in a cross-flow arrangement where a pressurized source directs a medium along a path substantially parallel to at least one sheet of graphene from an inlet to an outlet. The medium flows through the plural perforated apertures while a remaining portion of the medium and the disallowed components in the medium flow out the outlet.
US09833737B2	Method and apparatus for separating one or more components from a composition The present invention relates to methods of separating one or more components from a feed composition, methods of desorbing one or more components from an absorbent fluid, as well as systems and apparatus that can carry out the methods. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of separating one or more components from a feed composition including contacting at least some of a first component of a feed composition including the first component with an absorbent fluid, to provide a contacted composition and a used absorbent fluid including at least some of the first component contacted with the absorbent fluid. In some embodiments the absorbent fluid can be an organosilicon fluid including an organosilicon including at least one of a hydroxy group, an ether group, an acrylate group, a methacrylate group, an acrylamide group, a methacrylamide group, and a polyether group. In some embodiments, during the contacting the feed composition can be contacted to a first side of a membrane while the absorbent fluid is contacted to a second side of the membrane. In some embodiments, the membrane can be a silicone membrane.
US09833733B2	Apparatus for conditioning of gases An apparatus for conditioning of gases, particularly sealing gas, includes a separator unit (3), particularly for separating liquids and/or particles from the gas flowing through the apparatus, and a collecting container (1) for the trapped substances. The separator unit (3) has a cyclone separator (3).
US09833728B2	Fluid scrubbing apparatus In one aspect there is provided a fluid treatment system for treating a contaminated fluid having a gaseous contaminant mixed or dissolved in the liquid portion thereof. The system comprises a generally enclosed and substantially airtight container defining an interior volume. The container comprises an inlet to receive the contaminated fluid, a gas outlet to discharge any gaseous contaminant and a liquid outlet to discharge any liquid that may be separated from said contaminated fluid. During operations, the container is sealed to maintain a seal between the interior volume and any outside environment, so as to prevent the escape of any liquids and gasses out of the interior volume, except as may be provided for via the inlet, the gas outlet or the liquid outlet. Also during operations, a continuous headspace is maintained between the at least one inlet and the at least one gas outlet.
US09833719B2	Information processing system, information processing device, output device, and information processing method A robot 150 is placed on a touch panel. When touch sensor action sections 156a to 156c provided on a bottom face 150b of the robot act on a touch pad, an information processing device shows a face image in a rectangular area 16 of a display screen 14 of the touch panel. The rectangular area 16 corresponds to the bottom face of the robot. The face image is grabbed from the bottom face 150b of the robot 150 and appears in a face section 152. Further, the brightness of pixels in areas 18a and 18b of the display screen 14 is changed. The areas 18a and 18b correspond to optical sensors 160a and 160b provided on the bottom face 150b of the robot. The robot 150 detects the change in question, converting the change into a motion of an internal actuator, sound output, light emission, and so on in accordance with predetermined rules.
US09833703B2	Thermoelectric device in game controller A thermoelectric device (TED) is coupled to a portable game controller such that the TED can be used in coordination with video game events to heat or cool the game controller to add realism. Or, the TED can be used to transform heat from a player's body into electricity to charge the battery of the game controller.
US09833698B2	Immersive storytelling environment Techniques for providing an immersive storytelling experience using a plurality of storytelling devices. Each of the storytelling devices may be configured to perform one or more actions based on a current context of a story and in response to a stimulus event. The actions include at least one of an auditory and a visual effect. Embodiments also provide a controller device configured to manage a playback of the story, by adjusting the stimulus event and the effect of each of the plurality of storytelling devices, based on the current context of the story, thereby creating an interactive and immersive storytelling experience.
US09833697B2	Haptic sensations as a function of eye gaze Systems, electronic devices, and methods provide haptic sensations as a function of eye gaze. A system may include a detector configured to determine a direction of an eye gaze of a user of the system, a processor configured to generate signal representative of a haptic effect based on the direction of the eye gaze, and a haptic output device configured to receive the signal from the processor and output the haptic effect to the user. A method for providing a haptic effect to a user of a system may include determining a direction of an eye gaze of the user of the system, generating a haptic effect based on the direction of the eye gaze, and outputting the haptic effect to the user.
US09833695B2	System and method for presenting a virtual counterpart of an action figure based on action figure state information In certain implementations, a presentation of a virtual counterpart of an action figure may be provided based on action figure state information obtained via wireless communication with the action figure. As an example, an action figure may be detected within a short wireless communication range of a computer system. A wireless connection between the computer system and the action figure may be established based on the detection. Action figure state information identifying a position of a moveable part of the action figure relative to another part of the action figure may be received at the computer system from the action figure via the wireless connection. The relative position may be related to a pose exhibited by the action figure. A virtual counterpart of the action figure may be presented based on the relative position such that the virtual counterpart exhibits the same pose as the action figure.
US09833682B1	Weight lifting drop bag Dropping a weight onto a weight lifting drop bag allows a weight lifter to drop a weight onto a floor with minimal damage to the floor, with minimal noise, and without any bouncing of the weight. The bag is a flexible enclosure filled with resilient pellets. The bag has a generally flat or slightly concave upper surface, a length of about two to eight feet, a width of about one and one-half to four feet, and a height of about two to twelve inches.
US09833659B1	Omnidirectional exercise platform and method of use An omnidirectional exercise platform includes a base member, a contact surface and three ball transfer units. The contact surface is carried by a top surface of the base member. The three ball transfer units are coupled to a bottom surface of the base member. The three ball transfer units are arranged having an equal angular offset therebetween providing stability to the exercise platform during use. The ball transfer units each comprise a hemispherical housing, a primary ball member and a plurality of secondary ball members disposed between an inner surface of the hemispherical housing and the primary ball member. The base member can include an upper body member and a lower body member. The pad member can be manufactured of a pliant material. Features of the pad member can identify a stability region of the exercise platform. The platform can have a convex arched top surface.
US09833643B2	Apparatus for providing controlled flow of inhalation-air Disclosed is an apparatus for providing controlled flow of inhalation-air from at least an air-reservoir to a mask. The apparatus includes a control unit and a switch unit. The control unit controls the level of the inhalation-air flowing from the air-reservoir to the mask. The control unit includes a housing to receive the inhalation-air from the air-reservoir, plurality of ducts protruding from the housing to connect with the air-reservoir and with the mask and a valve configured to control the flow of inhalation-air from the plurality of ducts. The switch unit positions a valve to selectively open and close the plurality of ducts for regulating the flow of inhalation-air from the air-reservoir to the housing.
US09833623B2	Apparatus and methods for treating pulmonary hypertension A method is described for decreasing activity of at least one sympathetic nerve, nerve fiber or neuron innervating at least one blood vessel in the pulmonary vasculature of a patient to ameliorate pulmonary hypertension. In one embodiment, the method may involve advancing an intravascular treatment device to a target location in a target blood vessel within the pulmonary vasculature of the patient and using the treatment device to decrease activity of at least one sympathetic nerve, nerve fiber or neuron innervating the target blood vessel at or near the target location to ameliorate pulmonary hypertension.
US09833622B2	Devices and methods using a pathological frequency in electrical stimulation for pain management An electrical stimulation system includes an implantable control module configured and arranged for implantation in a body of a patient. The implantable control module includes a processor that generates and delivers electrical stimulation pulses or pulse bursts at a pathological frequency or with a temporal separation between pulses or pulse bursts individually selected based on a pre-determined distribution function based on a pre-selected pathological frequency.
US09833621B2	Modulation of sirtuins by vagus nerve stimulation Systems, devices and methods for modulation of sirtuins by neurostimulation. In particular, sirtuins may be modulated by stimulation of the vagus nerve. Further described herein generally are methods, systems and devices, for specifically modulating sirtuins, including sub-sets (types or localized regions) of sirtuins by vagus nerve stimulation (VNS).
US09833617B2	Apparatus and method for treating multiple tumors in patients with metastatic disease by electric fields An insulated electrode system for delivering a plurality of tumor treating electromagnetic fields including an array of electrode elements for proximate location on a body of a patient. Each electrode element of the array having an insulation layer. Each electrode element being independently electrically accessible and configured to be dynamically assigned to emanate an electromagnetic field relative to at least one other of said electrode elements.
US09833616B2	System and method for cardiac lead An implantable medical device (IMD) can include implantable pulse generator (IPG) devices, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD), cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator devices, neurostimulators or combinations thereof. In one example, the IMD can include a body assembly, which can provide at least one electrical signal corresponding to a therapy. The IMD can also include a cardiac lead assembly, which can have a proximal portion and a distal portion. The proximal portion of the cardiac lead assembly can be in communication with the body assembly to receive the therapy and the distal portion can be adapted to be coupled to an anatomical structure to transmit the at least one electrical signal to the anatomical structure. The proximal portion of the cardiac lead assembly can have a first stiffness and the distal portion can have a second stiffness. The first stiffness can be greater than the second stiffness.
US09833603B2	Port septum with integral valve A septum for a port is provided, the septum having a top wall and a side wall. The side wall can include a pressure-activated valve element for regulating the flow of fluid across the valve. The curvature of the side wall and the geometry of the sidewall and the housing can be tailored to bias the valve element to open at different pressures during infusion and aspiration. The side wall can also include an extended portion that can function as a suture wing for securing the port within a port pocket.
US09833590B2	Sterilization and humidification apparatus and incubator A sterilization and humidification apparatus includes a heating chamber, a filter and a humidification chamber. The heating chamber heats a gas so as to sterilize the gas. The humidification chamber is adapted so that a liquid, which has been filtered by the filter, evaporates into the sterilized gas, thereby causing the sterilized gas to cool, and outputting a humidified gas at a desired temperature. The apparatus may include a bypass chamber to provide a path for the gas to bypass the humidification chamber. The apparatus may be adapted particularly for use in an incubator.
US09833587B2	Camera tube with guide surface for intubation stylet and method of use A camera tube used in connection with a laryngeal mask cooperates with an intubation stylet. The camera tube is an elongate member having a length extending between opposite distal and proximal ends of the elongate member. The distal end of the camera tube has a camera. The camera tube has an exterior surface and an intubation stylet guide support surface extending radially outward from the exterior surface along a portion of the length adjacent to the distal end. The intubation stylet guide support surface is configured to cooperate with an intubation stylet guide support surface. The user may manipulate the proximal end of the camera tube to change the orientation of the intubation stylet with in the laryngeal mask while using the camera to visualize the patient's laryngeal opening. Once the intubation stylet is aligned with the patient's laryngeal opening, the intubation stylet may be advanced therethrough.
US09833575B2	Syringe with plunger rod having a flexible portion A syringe assembly including a plunger rod having a first end, a second end, and a rod portion extending therebetween, wherein at least a portion of the rod portion is flexible is disclosed. The flexible portion of the rod portion allows a stopper to be moved between a first position and a second position within a syringe barrel while the overall length of the syringe assembly remains the same throughout the movement between the first position and the second position. In another embodiment, a syringe assembly including a restraining member adapted to communicate with the flexible portion of the rod portion such that movement of the first end of the plunger rod in a first direction actuates movement of the second end of the plunger rod in a second direction different than the first direction is disclosed.
US09833573B2	Devices, systems and methods for medicament delivery An apparatus includes a housing, a medicament container, an actuator, and a biasing member. The actuator is configured to move the medicament container within the housing when the actuator is moved from a first configuration to a second configuration. The actuator includes a gas container and a puncturer. When the actuator is in the first configuration, a portion of the puncturer is disposed apart from the gas container. When the actuator is in the second configuration, the portion of the puncturer is disposed within the gas container. The gas container has a longitudinal axis offset from a longitudinal axis of the medicament container. The biasing member is configured to bias the actuator toward the second configuration.
US09833572B2	Modular dual chamber syringe system The present disclosure provides a modular, connectable, dual chamber syringe system that can be used to mix, dispense and/or inject multiple materials sequentially or concurrently. The dual chamber syringe system may be prefilled in advance with different materials, e.g., multiple medicaments, and prepackaged, and is capable of being removed from the packaging and being used immediately, such as in a medical setting. In one illustrative embodiment, the dual chamber syringe system includes a design with the following arrangement of the main components: hypodermic needle—first container with female threaded end—male threaded cap—female threaded cap—second container with male threaded end—plunger. In a second illustrative embodiment, the dual chamber syringe system includes a design with the following arrangement of the main components: hypodermic needle—first container with female threaded end—membrane—membrane—second container with male threaded end—plunger.
US09833558B2	Dispenser comprising actuating piston and outlet check valve A valved container assembly which has a container for containing a fluid, the container extending in an axial direction and having an open front end and a valve disposed in the container. The valved container assembly is configured so that forward axial movement of the valve relative to the container is inhibited. A plunger element is disposed axially rearward of the valve and is axially moveable in the container. The plunger element is configured to increase the pressure of a fluid in a first volume of the container upon forward axial movement relative to the valve. The valve includes a channel bypassing the permanent seal, the channel having a first opening in fluid communication with the atmosphere outside of the valved container assembly and a second opening selectively sealed from the first volume by a resilient seal.
US09833557B2	Systems and methods for determining free plasma hemoglobin A system is provided for separating a plasma-containing fluid into separated plasma and a concentrated fluid. The system cooperates with a fluid flow circuit including a fluid separation chamber and a plasma outlet line associated therewith for removing separated plasma from the fluid separation chamber. The system includes an optical sensor assembly to monitor the contents of the plasma outlet line and produce an output indicative of the concentration of free plasma hemoglobin in the plasma outlet line. A controller of the system calculates the amount of free plasma hemoglobin in at least a portion of the concentrated fluid based at least in part on the output of the optical sensor assembly. The controller may periodically calibrate the optical sensor assembly by determining an instrument-specific correlation between optic output and free hemoglobin concentration and comparing it to experimentally determined data to ensure continued reliability of the optical sensor assembly.
US09833556B2	Controlling an apparatus for fluid transfer to and/or from a subject A control system (23) is arranged to control the operation of an apparatus (200) for extracorporeal blood treatment. The apparatus (200) comprises an extracorporeal blood circuit (20) and a connection system (C) for connecting the blood circuit (20) to the vascular system of a patient. The blood circuit (20) comprises a blood processing device (6), and at least one pumping device (3). The control system is operable to switch between a pre-treatment mode and a blood treatment mode. The blood treatment mode involves operating the blood circuit (20) to pump blood from the vascular system via the connection system (C) through the blood processing device (6) and back to the vascular system via the connection system (C). The control system (23) is operable to obtain measurement data from at least one energy transfer sensor (40) arranged to sense a transfer of energy between the patient and the connection system (C) or between the patient and the blood circuit (20). The control system (23) is configured to, in the pre-treatment mode, process the measurement data for identification of a characteristic change indicating a connection of the blood circuit (20) to the vascular system of the patient, and, upon such identification, take dedicated action. The action may involve activating at least part of a patient protection system and/or enabling entry into the blood treatment mode. The control system may be included in an apparatus (200) for blood treatment, such as a dialysis machine.
US09833553B2	Dialysis machine A hemodialysis machine comprising a dialysate flow path for delivering a flow of dialysate solution through a dialyser, the flow path including a flow balancer for achieving a balance in the dialysate solution flow volume observed between an inlet and an outlet of the dialyser over the course of a treatment, the flow balancer comprising a first flow balance pump having an inlet valve and an outlet valve and a second flow balance pump having an inlet valve and an outlet valve, wherein the flow path further includes a flow restrictor means downstream of the flow balance pumps to reduce the pressure difference across the valves in the dialysate flow path.
US09833542B2	Ceramic manufactures Prosthetic knee implant or implant component is made with a magnesium oxide stabilized transformationally toughened zirconia.
US09833538B2	Adhesive compositions and related methods Adhesive compositions and patches, and associated systems, kits, and methods, are generally described. Certain of the adhesive compositions and patches can be used to treat tissues (e.g., in hemostatic or other tissue treatment applications), according to certain embodiments.
US09833536B1	Contact lens disinfecting system A contact lens storage system that includes sterilized solution, at least one contract lens, a buffering agent, and a container. The sterilized solution and contact lens are physically separated from the buffering agent. Also described herein are related methods for neutralizing a sterilized contact lens solution, methods of inserting a contact lens onto an eye, and methods of disinfecting and neutralizing a contact lens.
US09833535B2	Contact lens storage case surface disinfection The present invention provides for a disinfecting radiation base for working in conjunction with a storage case for an ophthalmic lens. The disinfecting radiation base provides disinfecting radiation for disinfecting a surface of the storage case. The disinfecting radiation base may also include a processor and digital memory for automated functions associated with the base.
US09833529B2	Sterilization cassette systems, instrument retention systems for a use with a sterilization cassette, and configurable instrument retention members for use therewith Sterilization cassette systems, instrument retention systems for use with a sterilization cassette, and configurable instrument retention members are disclosed that are suitable at least for holding medical and/or dental instruments during sterilization in an autoclave.
US09833521B2	Method for preparing a pharmaceutical formulation of lanthanide chelate in powder form The present invention relates to a method for preparing a pharmaceutical formulation of lanthanide chelate in powder form, wherein the powder constitutes a mol/mol excess of free chelate of between 0.002 and 0.4%.
US09833516B2	Liquid formulation of long-acting insulin and insulinotropic peptide The present invention relates to a liquid formulation of a combination of long-acting insulin and insulinotropic peptide, comprising insulin which is a physiologically active peptide, insulinotropic peptide, and albumin-free stabilizer, wherein the stabilizer comprises a buffer, a sugar alcohol, a non-ionic surfactant, and an isotonic agent; and a method for preparing the liquid formulation. The liquid formulation of the present invention does not contain a human serum albumin and potentially toxic factors to the body, and thus it has excellent storage stability for insulin conjugate and insulinotropic peptide conjugate at high concentration, without a risk of viral contamination.
US09833509B2	Bioceramic compositions and biomodulatory uses thereof The subject matter described herein is directed to articles, compositions, systems, and methods of using and preparing bioceramic compositions and to the bioceramic compositions. A bioceramic composition of the disclosure radiates infrared energy or rays and can be used in the treatment of various conditions.
US09833505B1	Vaccine compositions for treatment of Zika virus The present disclosure provides compositions and methods useful for preventing and treating Zika virus infection. As described herein, the compositions and methods are based on development of immunogenic compositions that include virus-like particles (VLPs) which comprise one or more Moloney Murine leukemia virus (MMLV) core proteins and include one or more Zika epitopes, such as, for example, from Zika envelope glycoprotein E and the Zika structural protein NS1 including variants thereof.
US09833497B2	Human originated EGF domain proteins and use of the same In the invention, the minimum inhibitory concentrations of human-originated EGF domain proteins against different Gram-negative bacteria are detected with the in vitro antibacterial activity. It has been shown that the human-originated EGF domain proteins have an obvious inhibitory effect on the Gram-negative bacteria, so as to develop a novel class of medicaments for treating Gram-negative bacteria infection. It has been demonstrated by silver staining that the human-originated EGF domain proteins have the effect on hydrolyzing and eliminating the endotoxin, which facilitates the development of a novel class of medicaments for treating endotoxemia. The amino acid sequences of the human-originated EGF domain proteins are the one described in SEQ ID NO: 1 in the sequence listing, or those having homology of over 50% to the amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NO: 1.
US09833493B2	Method for activating helper T cell The present invention relates to a method for activating helper T cells, which includes the step of activating helper T cells by adding a WT1 peptide to antigen presenting cells, wherein the WT1 peptide has the ability to bind to an MHC class II molecule selected from HLA-DRB108:02 molecule, an HLA-DRB113:02 molecule, an HLA-DRB114:03 molecule, an HLA-DRB114:05 molecule, an HLA-DQB103:02 molecule, and an HLA-DQB104:01 molecule.
US09833488B2	Sensitization composition and method of use The present invention relates to a topical composition and method of use, specifically an oil-in-water emulsion, comprised of sweet almond oil, lavender oil, rose oil, cinnamon bark oil, and coriander seed oil in a physiologically acceptable topical carrier. The composition is applied to a circumcised penis to enhance sensitivity, preferably twice daily for a time period of at least about two weeks. Thereafter a maintenance dose can be applied once a day to maintain a desired level of sensitivity.
US09833486B2	Compositions comprising selenium and use of same for the treatment and prevention of disease or conditions associated with mitochondrial dysfunction The present application relates to compositions comprising selenium (e.g., selenium enriched yeast) and methods of using the same to treat and inhibit obesity, diabetes and related conditions. In particular, the present application provides compositions comprising selenium enriched yeast (e.g., selenium enriched yeast comprising 2% or less inorganic selenium), and methods of using the same to enhance mitochondrial activity and function (e.g., in skeletal muscle and liver) in a subject (e.g., as a therapeutic and/or prophylactic treatment for diabetes, obesity and related conditions).
US09833477B2	Enhancement of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation Methods and compositions are provided to augment the conversion of mixed hematopoietic cell chimerism to complete donor cell chimerism following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), where such transplantation may be utilized for treatment of cancer such as leukemia and lymphoma or for other conditions requiring reconstitution of the hematopoietic system, e.g. treatment of anemias, thalassemias, autoimmune conditions, and the like. The present invention improves on conventional DLI by utilizing a composition of substantially purified donor memory CD8+ T cells as DLI following allogeneic HCT, where the cells are administered at a suitable time following transplantation. The methods provide for a more complete donor chimerism, and have the further benefit of killing tumor cells without GVHD. The memory CD8+ T cells may include one or both of central and effector memory T cells, usually both.
US09833476B2	NKP30 receptor targeted therapeutics The invention is directed to T cells and other cells that express chimeric NK-p30 receptors (“chimeric NKp30 T cells”), methods of making and using chimeric NKp30 T cells, and methods of using these chimeric NKp30 T cells, isolated populations thereof, and compositions comprising the same. In another aspect, said chimeric NKp30 T cells are further designed to express a functional non-TCR receptor. The disclosure also pertains to methods of making said chimeric NKp30 T cells, and methods of reducing or ameliorating, or preventing or treating, diseases and disorders using said chimeric NKp30 T cells, populations thereof, or compositions comprising the same.
US09833473B2	Tolerogenic dendritic cells for treating myocardial infarction and manufacturing method thereof Provided are the tolerogenic dendritic cells for treating a myocardial infarction and a method for preparing the same, and more particularly, the tolerogenic dendritic cells for treating a myocardial infarction, which can treat cardiac insufficiency that occurs by excessive remodeling of left ventricle in the heart muscle recovery process after an acute myocardial infarction, and a method for preparing the tolergenic dendritic cells. According to the present invention, the inflammatory reaction and the excessive remodeling of left ventricle in the heart muscle recovery process after a myocardial infarction can be inhibited, and thus, the incidence rate of cardiac insufficiency can be significantly reduced, thereby being effectively used for treating a myocardial infarction.
US09833469B2	Compositions and methods to affect skin irritation Compositions are described that contain treated chitosan, modified chitosan and/or modified and treated chitosan for use in formulations for skin, hair and nails, and in compositions and methods of reducing topical agent-induced skin irritation and inflammation.
US09833467B2	Use of cyclophilin D inhibitors to treat or prevent bone disorders Provided herein are methods of treating or preventing a bone disorder in a subject.
US09833466B2	Treatment of leukemia with histone deacetylase inhibitors Provided herein are combinations comprising an HDAC inhibitor and azacitidine for the treatment of leukemia in a subject in need thereof. Provided herein are combinations comprising an HDAC inhibitor and azacitidine for the treatment of acute myelogenous leukemia in a subject in need thereof. Also provided herein are methods for treating leukemia in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of the above combination or an HDAC inhibitor, as well as methods for treating acute myelogenous leukemia in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of the above combination or an HDAC inhibitor.
US09833459B2	Fulvestrant formulations The invention provides a fulvestrant composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable alcohol, polysorbate 80, an antioxidant, and castor oil, which is substantially or completely free of a non-aqueous ester solvent and which demonstrates excellent storage stability. The composition may be used to treat hormone receptor positive metastatic breast cancer in a subject.
US09833453B2	Therapeutic compounds and uses thereof Described herein are compounds of Formula (I)-(III), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided are particles (e.g., nanoparticles) comprising compounds of Formula (I)-(III) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that are mucus penetrating. Methods of using the compounds or pharmaceutical compositions thereof for treating and/or preventing diseases are also provided.
US09833447B2	5-HT4 receptor agonist for gastroparesis This invention relates to 4-{[4-({([4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-1,2-benzisoxazol-3-yl]-oxy}methyl)piperidin-1-yl]methyl}tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-carboxylic acid for use in therapeutic treatment of the human body. In particular, it relates to the compound having selective 5-HT4 receptor agonism, which is useful for treating gastroparesis, or preventing or delaying the onset or the progression of gastroparesis.
US09833443B2	Pharmaceutical compositions The present invention relates to the field of methods for providing pharmaceutical compositions comprising poorly water-soluble drugs. In particular the present invention relates to compositions comprising stable, amorphous hybrid nanoparticles, comprising at least one protein kinase inhibitor and at least one polymeric stabilizing and matrix-forming component, useful in pharmaceutical compositions and in therapy.
US09833433B1	Compositions, methods of use, and methods of treatment Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for compositions including an antimicrobial agent, pharmaceutical compositions including the composition or pharmaceutical composition, methods of treating a condition or disease, methods of treatment using compositions or pharmaceutical compositions, and the like.
US09833429B2	Therapeutic compositions Ingenol angelate is a potent anticancer agent, and can be stabilized by dissolving it in an aprotic solvent in the presence of an acidic buffer.
US09833427B2	Creatine ester anti-inflammatory compounds and formulations The present invention provides a creatine ester anti-inflammatory compound which may be received by animals and then metabolized into a biologically active form of creatine. The biologically active creatine inhibits the production of chemical mediators, released during an inflammatory response, which are important components in the inflammatory response and the inflammation and pain resulting from physical or chemical trauma to cells and tissue.
US09833416B2	Oligonucleotide lipid nanoparticle compositions, methods of making and methods of using the same Compositions for inhibiting oligonucleotide activity in vitro or in vivo to a cell that are formulated with at least one oligonucleotide encapsulated in a lipid nanoparticle, methods of making, and methods of using the same are disclosed.
US09833415B2	3D tumor targeting with diamagnetic repulsion With externally applied magnetic fields, we will push and concentrate in vivo diamagnetic Bismuth particles or unipolar magnetic particles as a confined locus, cause the locus to move to a tumor, shape it to the tumor, then use near IR to heat the particles so to destroy the tumor by thermal ablation or hyperthermia treatment. We will then cause the locus to move to other tumors, and repeat the process, so to destroy all tumors and cure the cancer.
US09833408B1	Orally administrable formulation An orally administrable chewing gum formulation is provided comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable gum base and particles of a pharmaceutical agent ranging in site from about 50 to about 2000 μm, wherein the formulation comprises about 0.5-30% by wt of the pharmaceutical agent particles. A liquid formulation comprising particles of a pharmaceutical agent is also provided.
US09833407B2	Nasal vaccine for Streptococcus pneumoniae The present invention provides a nasal vaccine for Streptococcus pneumoniae, and a production method therefor. This nasal vaccine formulation for primates includes a complex of PspA, i.e. the vaccine antigen, and a nanogel in which hydrophobic cholesterol is added, as side chains, to pullulan having amino groups. Furthermore, the present invention provides a production method for the nasal vaccine formulation for primates.
US09833395B2	Sustainable cold-dispersible pearlescent concentrate Sustainable, free-flowing, cold-dispersible pearlescent concentrates are made without using any controversial or known toxic substance is disclosed herein. The pearlizing concentrates of the instant invention are free of alkyl sulphates/alkyl ether sulphates, alkanol amides, alkylamidopropyl betaines, and esters of ethylene glycol. The pearly concentrates of the present invention employ ‘super-mild’ surfactants to disperse vegetable plant derived 1,3-proane diol stearates. Also, these concentrates are preserved without any controversial antimicrobials such as parabens, isothiazolinones and formaldehyde releasers.
US09833386B2	Method of, and system for smoothing teeth A method of smoothing teeth is disclosed that is based on surprising evidence achieved by practicing a method involving application of calcium powder or calcium containing composition to teeth, and maintaining it in contact with the teeth by application of an edible adherent wax containing material, that serves to maintain contact between the teeth and the calcium powder or calcium containing composition for at least one hour.
US09833374B2	Training apparatus A training apparatus includes a fixed frame, a training rod, a motor, rotation information detection sensor, tilt angle and position difference calculation units, determination, motor drive and position difference eliminating units. The training rod is supported by the fixed frame in a manner capable of being tilted by a motor about at least an X-axis or a Y-axis so as to hold the limb. The tilt angle calculation unit calculates a tilt angle of the training rod. The position difference calculation unit calculates a position difference. The determination unit obtains the position difference every time when a second time period elapses. If the position difference generated in the second time period is a first threshold or lower, the motor drive unit drives the motor so that the position difference is accumulated and maintained. The position difference eliminating unit resets the position difference at a predetermined timing.
US09833372B2	Removable customizable casket panel Caskets, cap panel assemblies for a casket, and methods for manufacturing cap panel assemblies are described. A casket may include a casket shell, at least one casket cap pivotally mounted on the casket shell, and a cap panel assembly mounted in the at least one casket cap. The cap panel assembly may include a cap panel, a puffing member attached to each edge of the cap panel, a cap panel insert positioned in-line with the cap panel, and a plurality of resilient members positioned on a front face of the cap panel insert. The plurality of resilient members may be tensioned, for example, to hold keepsakes, memorabilia, or other types of objects on or in the cap panel insert. The cap panel insert can include a mounting bracket or a screw and wire assembly for mounting the cap panel insert on a wall.
US09833368B2	Person support apparatus with spring assistance for articulation A spring assist system for use with a person support apparatus is described herein. The spring assist system comprises a spring which applies a spring force on a head support deck section to aid in motion from a first position at a higher inclination to a second position at a lower inclination with respect to a supporting frame member. The spring assist system is configured to exclusively apply spring force between the first position and the second position.
US09833363B2	Moisture absorbing seal A sealing drape may be suitable for use with a reduced-pressure treatment system for treating a tissue site. The sealing drape may have an interior surface adapted for positioning adjacent to a peripheral surface of the tissue site. The sealing drape may include a sealing material and an absorbent material. The sealing material may be hydrophobic and substantially free of hydrophilic components. Further, the sealing material may be positioned between the interior surface of the sealing drape and the absorbent material. The sealing drape may be used with a manifold for positioning at the tissue site, a reduced-pressure interface, and a reduced-pressure source. Methods of manufacture and treatment are also disclosed.
US09833362B2	Bandage set for treating wound cavities The invention relates to a bandage set suitable for use in the treatment of wound cavities, especially for use in the treatment of wound cavities by means of negative pressure, comprising i) a first bandage material as wound contact layer, comprising a flexible, perforated film (11, 21, 31) having a first and a second side, the perforations (15) present in the film being provided in such a way that the perforation edges (16) protrude from the second side of the film (11, 21, 31), with three-dimensional structures being present on the second side of the film (11, 21, 31), and the first side being intended for contacting with a wound base (3), more particularly the internal surface of a wound tube, ii) a separately provided second bandage material for introduction into a wound cavity, comprising a porous polymer foam (12, 22, 32), the polymer foam (12, 22, 32) being an open-cell polymer foam which comprises struts (14) on or close to its surface and/or which comprises, on its surface, hollow spaces (13) open toward the surface, and the struts (14) and/or hollow spaces (13) forming three-dimensional structures, characterized in that the first bandage material has a surface area sufficient to envelop at least 75% of the surface of the second bandage material, and the structures present on the second side of the first bandage material can form an adhesive connection with the structures present on the surface of the second bandage material, the second side of the film (11, 21, 31) being intended for partial or complete envelopment of the surface of the polymer foam (12, 22, 32) immediately before the wound treatment, and so, after introduction of the composite composed of first and second bandage material into a wound cavity, movement of the first bandage material with respect to the second bandage material can be avoided as far as possible during the therapy and/or simultaneous removal of the first bandage material and the second bandage material is facilitated owing to the adhesive connection between the first bandage material and the second bandage material.
US09833359B2	Tympanostomy tube delivery device with cutter force clutch A tympanostomy tube delivery device comprises a drive assembly and a force limiting shaft assembly. The shaft assembly comprises a cannula and a piercer operable to translate relative to the cannula so as to pierce the tympanic membrane of a patient. The piercer is mechanically coupled with the drive assembly such that actuation of the drive assembly causes translation of the piercer relative to the cannula. The piercer is mechanically coupled with the drive assembly by a clutch. The clutch is resiliently biased to couple the piercer with the drive assembly. The clutch is configured to uncouple the piercer from the drive assembly in response to a threshold force being imposed upon the piercer so as to inhibit translation of piercer relative to the cannula.
US09833352B2	Ostomy devices This document provides methods and materials related to ostomy devices. For example, ostomy bags or pouches that can be used to collect discharge from a temporary or permanent ostomy opening are provided.
US09833345B2	Stent designs for use with one or more trigger wires The present embodiments provide a stent for use in a medical procedure that comprises a series of proximal apices disposed at a proximal end of the stent and a series of distal apices disposed at a distal end of the stent. In a first embodiment, a first proximal apex comprises a bore for receiving a trigger wire, and a second proximal apex, disposed adjacent to the first proximal apex, comprises at least one barb. In an alternative embodiment, a first proximal apex comprises a first bore and a second, adjacent proximal apex comprises a second bore, such that a single trigger wire may be disposed through the first and second bores to restrain the first and second proximal apices during delivery.
US09833339B2	Insert press and related method An insert press that has a threaded shaft with a distal end is disclosed. An insert driver is disposed at the distal end of the threaded shaft. The insert press also includes a press housing that provides a bore through which the threaded shaft extends. The bore is transformable from a first condition in which the threaded shaft is threadably translatable in the bore to a second condition in which the threaded shaft is non-threadably translatable in the bore.
US09833335B2	Implant for transforaminal intracorporeal fusion The invention relates to an implant for the transforaminal intracorporeal fusion of lumbar vertebral column segments. At least some sections of the surface areas that are in direct contact with the spinal column are provided with an anti-dislocation mechanism (1) while an attachment part (4) for a positioning instrument (10) is provided in or on the implant and holes (6) or hollow spaces are disposed in the implant for filling purposes. According to one embodiment of the invention, the attachment part is configured as a revolute joint. In a further embodiment, the implant member has the shape of a sickle, the curvature of which is oriented ventrally and the interior of which is oriented dorsally. The attachment part is located at one end of the sickle while the opposite end of the sickle has a beak-type, tapering shape (5). At least one filling hole is provided between the sickle walls.
US09833333B2	Intervertebral fusion implant The present invention provides an intervertebral implant for implantation in a treated area of an intervertebral space between vertebral bodies of a spine. The implant includes a spacer portion having an inferior and superior surface, wherein the inferior and superior surfaces each have a contact area capable of engaging with anatomy in the treated area, and the inferior and superior surfaces define a through-hole extending through the spacer body. The present invention further provides screw holes extending from a side portion to the inferior and superior surfaces of the spacer portion and a plate portion rigidly coupled to the spacer portion through a coupling means, wherein the plate portion contains screws holes for receiving screws. A screw back out prevention mechanism adapted on the plate portion and prevents the back out of screws from the screw holes.
US09833329B2	Implant assembly An implant assembly smoothly causes a folded implant to indwell a living body, and which can smoothly expand the implant without causing the implant to be displaced from a predetermined indwelling position when a filling material is injected. The implant assembly has the implant that is configured to be transformable from a folded and contracted state to an expanded state by the introduced filling material, and in which at least a portion of a surface thereof is covered with a covering material m whose friction coefficient increases by coming into contact with a body fluid, and guiding means for preventing the implant and the body fluid of the living body from coming into contact with each other inside the living body, and for guiding the implant to move to the indwelling position inside the living body.
US09833325B2	Total knee arthroplasty system and method Disclosed herein are prosthesis, surgical tools, and methods to preserve one or more ligaments of the knee by cutting a least a portion of natural bone during joint surgery, with a portion of the natural bone retained along with the natural attachment of an associated soft tissue structure. The natural bone portion with the associated soft tissue may be re-secured to relevant anatomy during or after knee surgery, which may include retention by features of a tibial prosthesis.
US09833324B2	Knee prosthetic implant A human knee prosthetic implant having a tibia component forming first and second medial concave surfaces and first and second lateral concave surfaces, and a femur component forming first and second medial convex surfaces and first and second lateral convex surfaces. The tibia and femur surfaces are formed to provide contact interaction in full extension, a mid flexion range and in a state of full flexion of the knee prosthetic implant.
US09833318B2	Self-expanding heart assist device The present invention includes a device and method for a self-expanding framework device adapted to facilitate the deployment of an extra-cardiac device. The device includes a deployment tube and a self-expanding wire framework having a structure that results in the self-expanding wire framework circumferential flaring motion and bending outwardly to advance around the heart.
US09833317B2	Catheter device for minimally invasive implantation Catheter devices provide for rolling movement between the inner and outer catheter tubes with a roller assembly in a radial gap between the inner and outer catheter tubes. Devices of the invention are particularly useful in minimally invasive implantations, such as the implantation of a vascular implant. A particular application is interventional catheter-assisted aortic valve implantation.
US09833311B2	Methods for ophthalmic devices incorporating metasurface elements This invention describes Ophthalmic Devices with media inserts that have nanostructured Metasurface elements upon or within them. In some embodiments passive ophthalmic devices of various kinds may be formed. Methods and devices for active ophthalmic devices based on Metasurface structures may also be formed.
US09833309B2	Thin film vascular stent and biocompatible surface treatment A vascular implant, comprising a sheet comprising thin film nickel titanium (NiTi), wherein the sheet has at least one super-hydrophilic surface having a water contact angle of less than approximately 5 degrees. The sheet is configured to have a compacted form having a first internal diameter and a deployed form having a second internal diameter larger than the first internal diameter. The sheet may be delivered into a blood vessel in the compacted form and expanded to its deployed form at a treatment location within the blood vessel, wherein the stent is configured to expand onto an internal surface of the blood vessel and exert a radial force on said internal surface.
US09833305B2	Vena cava filter with dual retrieval An intravascular filter assembly has an expanded state for capturing thrombi in a patient's blood vessel, a first a collapsed state for removal from the patient's blood vessel in a first direction and a second collapsed state for removal from the patient's blood vessel in a second direction. A plurality of first struts extends from a first axial side of a fixed hub, and a plurality of second struts extends from the opposite axial side of the fixed hub. An axially movable hub has a first position radially surrounding the tubular body, a second position axially spaced apart from the fixed hub along the first struts, and a third position axially spaced apart from the fixed hub along the second struts. The first struts are collapsed when the movable hub is in the second position, and the second struts are collapsed when the movable hub is in the third position.
US09833301B2	Method of modifying the gingival part of a virtual model of a set of teeth Disclosed is a method of generating and modifying a virtual model of a set of teeth, where the method provides that a restoration can be inserted into a physical model of the set of teeth manufactured from the virtual model of the set of teeth.
US09833281B2	Enhanced control systems including flexible shielding and support systems for electrosurgical applications An active electrode probe for an enhanced control surgery system is disclosed. The probe has a flexible conductor for delivering electrosurgical energy during an electrosurgical procedure, and is adapted for connection to an electrosurgical generator. The probe also has a flexible electrical insulation substantially surrounding the conductor. The probe also has a flexible conductive shield substantially enclosing the electrical insulation, the flexible conductive shield electrically connected to a reference potential, whereby any current which flows in the flexible conductive shield from the conductor is conducted to the reference potential. The flexible conductive shield is formed from a conductive wire.
US09833279B2	Twin-cannula tissue aspiration instrument system A twin-cannula fat tissue aspiration instrument system equipped with a hand-supportable fat aspiration instrument having a twin irrigating-type or tumescent-type electro-cauterizing cannula assembly with an inner cannula coupled to a cannula drive mechanism and having an inner aspiration aperture that is reciprocated within an outer cannula having an outer aspiration aperture and being connected to the front portion of the hand-supportable housing, so that said inner cannula reciprocates within said outer cannula when the cannula drive mechanism drives the inner cannula. An irrigation channel is formed along the outer cannula, and in fluid communication with an irrigation aperture formed at the distal portion of the outer cannula and proximate to the outer aspiration aperture. Also, electrodes are disposed about the outer aspiration aperture for delivering RF signals aspirated fat tissue being aspirated through the outer and inner aspiration apertures so as to electro-cauterize said aspirated fat tissue during irrigation operations.
US09833278B2	Medical treatment apparatus and method of controlling the same A medical treatment apparatus includes a heat transfer portion, a heating chip, a temperature measurement unit and a control unit. The heat transfer portion comes into contact with a living tissue and transfers heat to the living tissue. The heating chip includes a heating region, is joined to the heat transfer portion, and heats the heat transfer portion by inputting energy to the heating region. The temperature measurement unit acquires a temperature of the heating region. The control unit controls a temperature of the heat transfer portion to a target temperature by controlling the temperature of the heating region to a temperature differing from the target temperature by an offset value which changes in accordance with an amount of the energy.
US09833276B2	Treatment of headache Headache treatment methods are described and include providing, an energy delivery device; locating a secondary or higher-order branch of a postganglionic nerve that provides innervation for a patient's head, by identifying a target region of the patient's head that includes the nerve branch; positioning, within the target region, a portion of the energy delivery device; and applying, from the positioned portion of the energy delivery device to the target region, an amount of energy effective to result in a stimulation activity of the nerve branch; and, after observing the stimulated nerve branch activity, delivering, from the energy delivery device to the nerve branch, energy in an amount effective to reduce a headache severity in the patient.
US09833271B2	Drug eluting surgical screw The present invention provides a drug eluting surgical screw and a method for manufacturing a drug eluting surgical screw. The drug eluting surgical screw may include a shaft having a threaded portion, a head having a drive recess disposed at a proximal end of the shaft, the drive recess having a reservoir region and a driver engagement region, and at least one or more drug eluting components disposed within the reservoir region of the drive recess in a manner that does not substantially impair a connection between a driver and the surgical screw when the driver is operably disposed within the driver engagement region, each of the at least one or more drug eluting components including a carrier matrix and a therapeutic agent, the therapeutic agent being at least 20 wt % of the drug eluting component prior to any implantation of the drug eluting surgical screw.
US09833262B2	Spinal correction system and method A spinal correction implant comprises a body extending between a first end and a second end. The body has a curvature. A first longitudinal element is connected with the first end. A ratchet is disposed with the body. A second longitudinal element is connected to the ratchet and is incrementally movable relative to the body. Systems and methods are disclosed.
US09833260B2	Methods and instruments for forming a posterior knee portal and for inserting a cannula A specialized obturator that has a curved configuration designed specifically for entry through the anterior joint and out the back of the knee in the ideal position for a posterior portal. The curved obturator is shaped to avoid intact knee ligaments and femoral condyles. The obturator is provided with an eyelet located at the tip and may be employed with a cannula similar to a PassPort™ Button cannula, but with one or more sutures placed through the “neck” behind the collar. A standard “inside-out” cannula may be used as well, but dimensioned for the specialized obturator.
US09833259B2	Surgical access port A surgical access port or trocar is provided. The trocar has a trocar seal housing and a trocar cannula with an optical obturator insertable through the trocar seal housing and the trocar cannula. The trocar is configured to access a body cavity, to maintain positive pressure and to prevent loss of surgical insufflation gas used in laparoscopic procedures. The trocar seal housing can be releasably attached to the trocar cannula. The trocar seal housing may also have a shield and/or alignment channel that provide protection or assist in operation of instrument and zero seals housed in the trocar seal housing.
US09833255B2	Percussive surgical devices, systems, and methods of use thereof In the context of bone surgery and in particular arthroscopic surgery, there is frequently a need for the application of “percussive force” to the distal end component(s) of a surgical device, i.e., repetitive percutient or striking force analogous to that of a hammer driving a nail. Disclosed herein are mechanisms and methods for automating and/or controlling the application of such a percussive force so as to avoid the present need in the art for a “third hand”. The present invention addresses the significant and long felt need by providing a powered percussive driver device that may be controlled directly by the primary surgeon.
US09833248B2	Bone harvesting Methods and devices for harvesting cancellous bone are disclosed. The bone-harvesting device may include a cannula and a bone receptacle in communication with the cannula, wherein the cannula including a cutting surface positioned at or adjacent the distal end, the cutting surface being oriented at an angle, the angle being greater than 90 degrees relative to the longitudinal axis of the cannula, and the harvested bone is adapted to move from a position adjacent to the cutting surface through the cannula into the bone receptacle. The cutting surface of the cannula may be positioned at or adjacent the distal end, and positioned at least in part radially outward of the outer face of the cannula. The cannula may include a cutting surface positioned at or adjacent the distal end and an occluding geometry that partially occludes the distal end of the cannula adjacent the cutting surface. In addition, a suction port may be provided in communication with the bone receptacle.
US09833242B2	Tissue thickness compensators A two-part tissue thickness compensator assembly can include a first tissue thickness compensator configured to be positioned relative to an anvil of a surgical stapler, a second tissue thickness compensator configured to be positioned relative to a staple cartridge of the surgical stapler, and a hinge connecting the first tissue thickness compensator to the second tissue thickness compensator. The first and/or second tissue thickness compensators may include additional engagement features, such as a raised ridge that engages a slot in the anvil and/or the staple cartridge. In certain embodiments, the first and/or second tissue thickness compensators may include an encasement that contains a suitable biologic agent. An end effector assembly may be provided for attachment to a surgical instrument that includes, for example, a staple cartridge, an anvil, a first tissue thickness compensator positioned on the anvil, and a second tissue thickness compensator positioned on the staple cartridge.
US09833240B2	Lock bar spring and clip for implant deployment device A system for closing an aperture in a biological tissue includes at least one clip connected to at least one frame arm and for releasably retaining a surgical implant to the frame arm. The clip includes at least one locking structure for engaging a lock bar. A portion of the lock bar selectively engages or contacts the locking structure of the at least one clip to lock the at least one clip in a closed position by inhibiting rotation of the at least one clip when the lock bar is in a locked position. The lock bar allows the at least one clip to rotate to an open position when the lock bar is in an unlocked position. Methods for utilizing the system are also disclosed.
US09833233B2	Methods and devices for tissue suturing A suturing device is disclosed. The suturing device includes an end effector assembly disposed on a distal end of the suturing device. The end effector assembly includes at least one guide tube housing at least one elongated member, a guide rack, and an anchor configured for disposal in a tubular tissue circumferentially offset from the guide rack. The anchor includes at least one guide tube attached to a suture having a first end and a second end. The at least one elongated member is deployed to puncture tubular tissue and mate with the at least one aperture of the anchor such that extraction of the at least one elongated member simultaneously draws out the suture through the punctured tubular tissue.
US09833232B2	Laparoscopic suturing instrument with perpendicular eccentric needle motion A suture needle driving instrument comprises a shaft and an end effector. The end effector is located at the distal end of the shaft and includes a pair of needle grasping arms. Each grasping arm extends along a respective arm axis. The grasping arms are operable to drive a suture needle along a rotational path about an axis, such as one of the arm axes, that is offset from the central longitudinal axis of the shaft. The rotational path may be perpendicular to the axis of the shaft. A needle driven by the end effector may have an arc radius that is greater than the radius of the shaft. At least one of the needle grasping arms may include a dogleg feature positioning a distal portion of the grasping arm outside the radius of the shaft. The instrument may be used through a trocar during minimally invasive surgery.
US09833230B2	Fracture fixation device Assemblies for securing a fractured or weakened bone within a subject's body are provided. The assembly includes a frame having an adjustable flexible member construct thereon. The adjustable flexible member construct is disposed in the frame such that the adjustable flexible member and the frame encircle the fractured or weakened bone.
US09833225B2	Wound closure device Biocompatible wound closure devices including an elongate body and a plug member are useful for wound repair.
US09833220B2	Ultrasound system configured for lateral gain compensation The present invention provides an ultrasound system, which comprises: a signal acquiring unit to transmit an ultrasound signal to an object and acquire an echo signal reflected from the object; a signal processing unit to control TGC (Time Gain Compensation) and LGC (Lateral Gain Compensation) of the echo signal; a TGC/LGC setup unit adapted to set TGC and LGC values based on TGC and LGC curves inputted by a user; and an image producing unit adapted to produce an ultrasound image of the object based on the echo signal. The signal processing unit is further adapted to control the TGC and the LGC of the echo signal based on the TGC and LGC values set by the TGC/LGC setup unit.
US09833219B2	Angle oriented array for medical ultrasound Volume scanning along different planes is provided using angling of the elements. Rather than orthogonal dicing of the slab, kerfs are formed at non-parallel and non-perpendicular angles to the azimuth axis of the array or longitudinal axis of the slab. Apertures formed from selected groups of the angled elements and/or parts of angled elements may be used to steer along planes that extend at an angle of 5 degrees or more away from the azimuth or longitudinal axis. By walking the aperture, different parallel planes are scanned with a one-dimensional array of elements.
US09833209B2	Camera-based visual adjustment of a movable X-ray imaging system The present invention relates to the adjustment of movable X-ray imaging systems for aligning an object of interest and an X-ray imaging arrangement and comprises an X-ray imaging arrangement with a source and detector, at least one camera, a data processor; and a display, wherein the display is configured to display a graphical representation of at least one reference point in a first image at least partly overlaid with an actual image provided by the at least one camera to guide an alignment movement of the X-ray source and/or the X-ray detector and an object in relation to each other after an intermediate displacement.
US09833203B2	Compression device for X-ray and mechanical imaging of a breast The invention relates to a compression device (1) for assisting x-ray examination of an object. The compression device (1) comprises a support plate (3) adapted to receive thereon the object to be examined; a compression plate (4); and a displacement device (5) arranged to interact with the support plate (3) and the compression plate (4) to allow modification of the spacing (A) between the support plate (3) and the compression plate (4) to compress the object there between. A plurality of pressure sensors (13) are distributed across the support plate (3) and/or the compression plate (4) for sensing local pressure distribution across the compression area of the compressed object. The displacement device (1) is arranged to set and adapt the spacing (A) between the support plate (3) and the compression plate (4) angularly and linearly as a result of the sensed local pressure distribution across the compression area.
US09833200B2	Low IF architectures for noncontact vital sign detection Various examples of methods and systems are provided for vibrational frequency detection (e.g., noncontact vital sign detection) using digitally assisted low intermediate frequency (IF) architectures. In one example, a transceiver system is configured to transmit a modulated signal generated by modulating a local oscillator (LO) signal with an IF carrier; generate an IF signal by down converting a received signal comprising backscatter with the LO signal; and simultaneously sample the IF carrier and the IF signal. A vibration frequency can be determined by demodulating the sampled IF signal with the sampled IF carrier. In another example, a method includes generating and transmitting a modulated signal; receiving backscatter of the modulated signal; generating an IF signal by down converting the received signal with the LO signal; simultaneously sampling the IF carrier and the IF signal; and determining a vibration frequency by demodulating the sampled IF signal with the sampled IF carrier.
US09833198B2	System and method for obtaining an objective dental health analysis Implementations for obtaining objective measurements related to a patient's dental condition and reporting a patient's dental health based on these objective measurements are described herein. One or more of implementations can be used to provide an objective standard by which a patient's dental health can be evaluated. In some implementations, one or more numerical scores can be generated for a patient, where each score describes a different aspect of the patient's dental health. In some cases, a single dental health score can be generated to represent the patient's overall dental health. In some cases, dentists can use these implementations to improve the consistency and impartiality of their medical opinions, and to communicate more efficiently and effectively with others (e.g., other dentists, administrators, and patients).
US09833190B2	Methods of detecting parameters of a lumen A system, device and method are presented for utilizing stretchable active integrated circuits with inflatable bodies. The invention allows for such operative features to come into direct contact with body structures, such as the inner wall of a lumen. Such direct contact increases accuracy of measurement and delivery of therapy.
US09833186B2	System and method for automatic reading of an allergy A system and method for automatic reading skin for an allergy to a substance, includes a consumer electronics device that acquires images of skin; a consumable member having a surface divided into elementary areas, each elementary area with a different possible allergenic substance; and a palette that, when applied against each elementary area brings the depositing part into contact with the skin thereby depositing the corresponding possible allergenic substance on or under the skin, where an image processing operation of the image of the skin taken by the consumer electronics device localizes the location that each depositing part has deposited the possible allergenic substance during the application and provides information in relation with a sensitivity of the skin, as indicated by a visible reaction, to the possible allergenic substance at each localized location.
US09833184B2	Identification of emotional states using physiological responses The invention provides a method for automatically identifying emotional states of a person in real-time based on physiological responses by exposing a person to a stimulus, measuring the person's physiological response to the stimulus, and comparing the measured physiological response to a known baseline physiological. The deviation of the measured physiological response from the baseline physiological response is determinative of the emotional state.
US09833179B2	Blood component analyzing method and blood component analyzing apparatus A blood component is accurately analyzed by appropriately extracting a blood-vessel transmitted light component. In a blood component analyzing apparatus, a sensor section has a light-emitting section that irradiates light from a predetermined irradiation position situated over a blood vessel and a light-receiving section including a first photodetector that receives light at a first light-receiving position that is different from the irradiation position and is situated over the blood vessel and a second photodetector that receives light at a second light-receiving position that is not situated over the blood vessel. A spectrum synthesizing section synthesizes a first light-reception result at the first light-receiving position and a second light-reception result at the second light-receiving position by performing a predetermined synthesis process based on a positional relationship among the irradiation position, first light-receiving position, and second light-receiving position. A blood component analyzing section analyzes a blood component using the synthesis result.
US09833178B2	Method and apparatus for measuring glucose in body fluids using sub-dermal body tissue impedance measurements A method and an apparatus for measuring glucose level in the body fluid of a subject, typically blood glucose level, by measuring impedance of a body tissue, with two pairs of electrodes, two electrodes for injecting current into a body tissue and two electrodes for detecting the ensuing voltage of the body tissue. The body tissue is typically a sub-dermal or sub-cutaneous tissue. The measured impedance of the body tissue is used to correlate with directly determined glucose levels to determine the glucose level from the measured impedance. It is thus possible to determine body fluid glucose levels in a reliable and reproducible manner.
US09833165B2	Checking for perforation of the epicardium using magnetic resonance imaging Cardiac ablation is monitored to detect hemopericardium by iteratively acquiring magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data that includes the pericardium, measuring the pericardium by analyzing the sets of MRI data, making a determination that a measurement of the pericardium in consecutive sets of MRI data differ, and responsively to the determination reporting a change in configuration of the pericardium.
US09833163B2	Microcurrent device for the detection of tissue injury This invention detects tissue injury by measuring decreased skin conductance as shown by research. Two electrical probes on the device are placed onto a subject's skin. The device sends an electrical microcurrent from one probe, through the subject's skin, to the other probe. A gauge measures the microcurrent in microamps, and a speaker emits a tone with pitch and volume proportional to the percentage of maximum conductance. Per research, the skin conductance will decrease significantly over a site of tissue injury, such as an average of around 70% over a sprained ankle. Also, force gauges measure the force applied to the electrical probes for consistency of measurement. Cotton pads are placed at the tips of the electrical probes for hygiene.
US09833161B2	Basket catheter with far-field electrode Cardiac catheterization is performed with a catheter having a basket-shaped assembly at its distal end. A plurality of spline electrodes are disposed on the splines of the assembly. The assembly is configurable in an expanded arrangement wherein the splines bow radially outwardly and in a collapsed arrangement, wherein the splines are arranged generally along the longitudinal axis of the catheter body. A far-field electrode is disposed in the interior of the assembly. An intracardiac electrogram and a far-field electrogram are obtained with at least one of the spline electrodes and the far-field electrode, respectively. The far-field component is removed from the intracardiac electrogram using the far-field electrogram.
US09833152B2	Optical-based physiological monitoring system A non-invasive, optical-based physiological monitoring system is disclosed. In an embodiment, the non-invasive, optical-based physiological monitoring system comprises an emitter configured to emit light into a tissue site of a living patient; a detector configured to detect the emitted light after attenuation by the tissue site and output a sensor signal responsive to the detected light; and a processor configured determine, based on the sensor signal, a first physiological parameter indicative of a level of pain of the patient.
US09833148B2	Methods and systems for integrated imaging using optical coherence tomography and photoacoustic imaging Systems and methods for photoacoustic imaging are provided. Photoacoustic signals are excited from a body and the excited photoacoustic signals are detected with a low coherence interferometer system serving as a photoacoustic detector. Cross-sectional images of the body are then reconstructed by the system from the detected photoacoustic signals.
US09833147B2	Mammography device A mammography device is disclosed. The mammography device includes a container configured to surround the breast and a plurality of optical fibers attached to be directed inward in the container and configured to perform radiation and detection of light. The container has a base member having an opening, a plurality of annular members continuously disposed to come in communication with the opening, and a bottom member disposed inside the annular member spaced the farthest distance from the base member. The annular members and the bottom member are configured to relatively displace the adjacent annular member on the side of the base member or the base member in a communication direction. Some of the plurality of optical fibers is attached to the plurality of annular members.
US09833146B2	Surgical system and method of use of the same A surgical system configured for treating tissue is provided. The surgical system includes a laser source and a laser scalpel. The laser scalpel is adapted to couple to the laser source and is operable in two modes of operation, a first mode of operation to analyze tissue of interest and a second mode of operation to treat tissue of interest. The laser scalpel includes a housing having first and second fiber optic cables extending therethrough. Each of the first and second fiber optic cables operable under the first mode of operation to collect information pertaining to at least one optical property of tissue of interest and at least one of the first and second fiber optic cables also operable under the second mode of operation to treat the tissue of interest.
US09833138B2	Device for in-vivo determination of eye moisture A medical diagnostic device and method, the device including: (a) an alternating current source, adapted to produce an alternating current; (b) an electrode arrangement having at least first and second electrodes, separated by an electrically insulating region, the arrangement having an at least semi-rigid region that fixes the electrodes in a spaced-apart manner, the arrangement adapted to contact the soft tissue on the inner surface of the eyelid; and (c) a processor, associated with the electrode arrangement, said electrodes electrically connected to the alternating current source; wherein, when the electrode arrangement is provided with the alternating current, and is disposed against the soft tissue, the soft tissue electrically bridges between the electrodes to form an electrical circuit, wherein an electrical signal is produced by the alternating current electrically passing between the electrodes via the soft tissue; wherein the processor is adapted to receive in-vivo based electrical information originating from the electrical signal, via the circuit, and to produce an output relating to, or derived from, the moisture parameter, based on the in-vivo electrical information; and wherein the processor is designed and configured to compute the moisture parameter in the soft tissue, at least partially based on the in-vivo electrical information, and based on an empirical correlation between the in-vivo electrical information and the moisture parameter.
US09833131B2	Steering system with locking mechanism A steerable device, such as a steerable catheter, may include a control handle and an insertion shaft extending outwardly therefrom. In use, the insertion shaft is navigated to an area of interest for examination and/or treatment thereof. The steerable device may include a steering system that controls the deflection angle of the distal end of the insertion shaft in two or more non-planar directions for navigating the insertion shaft to the area of interest. The steering system may also include a locking mechanism for arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end of the insertion shaft in a first direction independent of arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end in a second non-planar direction.
US09833128B2	Stopcock A stopcock for a channel that guides a flux medium in a medical endoscope, the stopcock having a housing accommodating a plug rotatable about an axis in a conical seat penetrated by the channel, wherein the housing has a bearing collar adjacent to the conical seat in the direction of the axis, in which bearing collar a handle body is mounted to be rotatable about the axis, the handle body supporting a handle outside the housing and rotationally coupled to the plug displaceable in direction of the axis and resiliently supported relative thereto, wherein the handle body has a radially elastic detent device engaging a circumferential inner groove of the bearing collar to be locking in direction of the axis, wherein the plug is arranged and configured bring the detent device out of engagement with the bearing collar upon displacement in direction of the axis into an unlocked position.
US09833123B2	Dishwasher appliance and a method for mounting a slide rail in a dishwasher appliance A dishwasher appliance and a method for mounting a slide rail within a dishwasher appliance are provided. A rack assembly of the dishwasher appliance includes a bracket with a post. A slide rail is mounted to the bracket, and the slide rail and the bracket are positioned within a wash chamber of the dishwasher appliance. The post extends through the tub, and a sleeve is positioned opposite the bracket on the tub and engages the post. The sleeve hinders retraction of the post through the tub.
US09833115B2	Cleaning nozzle for a vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner nozzle having a rotatable member arranged around a longitudinal axis for picking up particles from a surface to be cleaned, and a cleaning arrangement for removing articles entangled on the rotatable member. The cleaning arrangement has at least one support surface provided on at least one radially projecting member of the rotatable member, and at least one cleaning member movable between a resting position in which the cleaning member is arranged at a distance from the support surface and at least one cleaning position in the vicinity of the rotatable member. In the cleaning position, the cleaning member co-operates with at least one segment of the support surface to remove any entangled articles from the rotatable member as the rotatable member rotates. The at least one support surface comprises a number of segments arranged at an individual respective radius in relation to the longitudinal axis.
US09833112B2	System for lateral shower curtain movement A system to enable lateral shower curtain movement including: a first open channel frame, where the first open channel frame attaches to a first sidewall of a shower stall; a second open channel frame, where the second channel frame respectively attach to a second sidewall of the shower stall and said second sidewall opposes the first sidewall; openings in each open channel frame, where the openings enable the insertion of an end of a shower rod; and a means to adhere each channel frame to each side wall. The means to adhere may include at least one of a double-sided tape, glue or mounting brackets. Preferably, each channel frame extends the entire length of each respective sidewall.
US09833111B2	Multi-piece shower wall system and method of installation A vertical corner joint for joining a first shower wall panel having a J-shaped channel integrally formed on an edge thereof and second shower wall panel having a resilient, elongate wedge member attached to the back side and along an edge thereof. The edge with the wedge is inserted into the channel of the first panel, thus compressing the wedge and forming a tight corner joint or seam. A multi-piece shower enclosure may include one or more such joints. A four-piece enclosure may include a shower base or bathtub, a back wall with channels on both vertical edges, and two side walls, each with an edge with a wedge for insertion into a respective channel. The channel may form a nailing flange. A sealing strip may be included between the front side of the second panel and the short side of the channel.
US09833109B2	Commercial frozen food preparation apparatus electronics A machine prepares semi-frozen food products and/or beverages from pre-prepared (e.g. frozen) cups. A user chooses the desired frozen cup, inserts it into the machine, chooses how they would like it prepared from a range of thickness options, and the machine then opens a sealed chamber door and inserts the product upward into the chamber and prepares the product by blending it in the cup. Upon removal of the product and resealing of the chamber door, the cleaning mechanisms provide thorough cleaning of all food contact surfaces and the chamber interior. Automatic high temperature steam sanitation takes place in the chamber if the machine is not used for an extended period of time, thus greatly reflected or eliminating the need for manual cleansing and sanitation by an attendant and ensuring healthy food preparation in all times.
US09833104B2	Brewing device for preparing a food product A brewing device includes a frame that has an insertion area for inserting a capsule towards a brewing position. Further, the brewing device includes a brewing chamber that has a first portion and a second portion. The first and second portions of the brewing chamber are slidingly arranged in a sliding area of the frame. The first portion and the second portion both slide with respect to each other and with respect to the frame between a closed position and an open position. Ducts supply a brewing fluid to the chamber and outlet a brewed product from the brewing chamber. A pair of opposed guiding channels are provided for inserting, from a top of the insertion area, the capsule in the brewing position which is fixed with respect to the frame, and at least one member is provided for supporting the capsule in the brewing position.
US09833097B2	Smart postal box in support of autonomous delivery nodes In one embodiment, a controller determines a particular compartment of a smart postal box in which a package is to be delivered. The controller associates the particular compartment with an authorized entity. The controller provides the authorized entity access to the particular compartment by aligning rolling doors of the smart postal box with the particular compartment.
US09833089B2	Weaning clip The present invention relates to a weaning clip and, more particularly, to a weaning clip which can be used not only by infants or handicapped people, but also by people from all walks of life, which is mounted on a bottle containing mineral water or any other type of drink instead of a cap and enables the user to drink the content inside the bottle with their mouth contacting the bottle or to take in the content using a straw, and which comprises an adapter that can be mounted regardless of the diameter of the bottle entrance.
US09833081B2	Mattress with flexible pressure sensor Mattresses including a polymeric contact sensor configured to provide real-time dynamic contact information, which can then be used to report sleep quality, body position and/or pressure distributions to the user. The polymeric contact sensors could also be used to control parameters of the mattress and/or foundation with adjustable firmness for a given position and/or body shape/type/size. The polymeric contact sensor includes a plurality of flexible strips formed of a polymeric material and a conductive filler, wherein the polymeric contact sensor is in electrical communication with a data acquisition terminal, wherein the polymeric contact sensor is disposed on or within the upholstery layer, or on or within the quilt layer, or on a top surface of the innercore unit.
US09833078B2	Seated inversion chair and method of treating migraine headaches An inversion chair and the method of treatment are provided to assist a user in the treatment and prevention of migraine headaches by increasing and altering the blood flow within the head. The inversion chair includes a frame having a first and a second side connected to each other by a fixed backrest. The sides of the frame have L-shaped configurations comprising upstanding side and base sections that are connected by a curved member. A rotatable seat is positioned between the sides of the frame. The chair is adapted to transition between a standard sitting position to an inverted position. The chair comprises an upper user support bar and a lower leg support bar for maintaining a user within the chair during inverted use. The support bar is removable and used to either secure the lap of the individual when inverted, or support the chair when in an upright state.
US09833075B2	Chair with adjustable backrest and seat An adjustable chair comprises chair support, backrest, a backrest support mechanism including at least one backrest arm pivotally connected to the support, and a seat having front and rear regions and a seat surface. The chair includes first and second seat support mechanisms with the first mechanism adjustably connecting the front region of the seat and the second mechanism adjustably connecting the rear region. The second seat support mechanism includes at least one seat arm having front and rear arm extensions and connected to the support for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis. The rear arm extension is pivotally connected to the rear region of the seat. A toggle arrangement is pivotally mounted on the chair support and engages the front end section of the at least one seat arm and front end section of the at least one backrest arm.
US09833072B1	Rack and drawer systems and devices A rack and drawer system includes a tray having at least one glider mechanism and at least one rotation mechanism coupled to the side of the tray, wherein the at least one glider mechanism is operable to allow the tray to move back and forth along a glider mechanism axis, and wherein the tray is operable to rotate about the at least one rotation mechanism. In another embodiment, the rack system further includes at least one hinge mechanism coupled to a first end of the at least one glider mechanism, wherein the at least one hinge mechanism is operable to allow the tray to pivotally move relative to a pivot point.
US09833061B2	Dental hygiene device A dental hygiene device such as an interdental brush includes a handle, a brush head having bristles extending therefrom, and a neck portion extending between the brush head and the handle. The neck portion of the dental hygiene device is configured to provide two modes of operation, a first cleaning mode of operation wherein the brush head contacts the teeth at a first pressure for a given application pressure, and a second cleaning mode of operation wherein the brush head contacts the teeth at a second pressure, greater than the first pressure, for the same given application pressure.
US09833057B2	Flexible container A container for holding and delivering liquids is disclosed. A method of making the same is disclosed. The container can have a molded container top, a molded container bottom, a flexible film reservoir, and a handle extending from the container top to the container bottom. The reservoir can be laterally exposed around the entire circumference of the reservoir along a part of the longitudinal length of the reservoir. A thermally insulated reservoir system is disclosed. The reservoir system can have a bag having a multi-layered bag wall. The bag wall can have a first layer sealed to a second layer. The volume defined between the first layer and the second layer can be partially or completely filled with a fluid insulator, such as air or saline solution. The volume defined between the first layer and the second layer can also or alternately be partially or completely filled with a solid insulator, such as a matted fiber layer.
US09833044B2	Cleated article of footwear An article of footwear may include an upper, a sole, and a removable cleat member. The sole may include at least one base member disposed in the sole, the base member including a fastener receiving portion, the fastener receiving portion may include at least one female thread. The cleat member may include a cleat body having a ground-engaging end and an opposite fastening end. A fastening portion is configured to extend from the fastening end of the cleat body. The fastening portion may engage with the fastener receiving portion of the base member, the fastening portion including a post and the thread including a draft angle. The thread of the cleat member may be configured to engage with the female thread of the base member.
US09833041B2	Footwear uppers and other textile components including reinforced and abutting edge joint seams Textile Components, such as upper members for articles of footwear, include: (a) a first portion having a first edge, wherein the first edge includes a first portion of material engaged with a first seam support material via a first thermoplastic material; (b) a second portion having a second edge, wherein the second edge includes a second portion of material engaged with a second seam support material via a second thermoplastic material; and (c) structure to engage the first and second edges in an abutting edge joint (such as a zig-zag stitch). The resulting textile components may be lightweight and breathable (e.g., due to use of lightweight upper fabric), having a comfortable fit (e.g., due to the abutting edge joint), while still providing a strong, stable, and durable construction (e.g., due to the presence of the seam support member(s)).
US09833036B2	Skate A skate having a skate boot with a non-lasted boot shell, the shell having a first non-lasted three-dimensional sub-shell and a second non-lasted three-dimensional sub-shell, the second sub-shell being interior to and adjoining the first sub-shell, the first sub-shell comprising a first material having a first density and the second sub-shell comprising a second material having a second density, the second density being less than the first density, the shell being shaped so as to have a heel portion, an ankle portion, a lateral portion, a medial portion, and a sole portion; and a ground-engaging assembly disposed on an underside of the skate. Additional sub-shells are possible. Methods of manufacturing the skate boot shell, including molding and build-up, are also disclosed.
US09833034B2	Epoxidised natural rubber based blend for antistatic footwear application Electrically conductive vulcanized epoxidized natural rubber [ENR]-carbon black blends can be produced by using either internal mechanical mixing method or open milling method. These two methods are commercially friendly due to their practicability and high production rate. The addition of vulcanization system, either sulfur or peroxide type does not affect the electrical properties of the vulcanized blends. All vulcanized blends prepared in this innovation show useful electrical properties with electrical volume resistances as low as the order of 101 ohms. All these vulcanized blends also exhibit good mechanical properties with tensile strengths up to 26.0 MPa and Dunlop rebound resiliencies of 14.0% (i.e. high damping property). The black color level of all these vulcanized blends is adjustable. As a result of good electrical and mechanical properties (especially high damping property), they have good potential to be used for antistatic footwear manufacturing and application.
US09833033B2	Football helmet with faceguard having raised eyebrow areas A football helmet with shell, faceguard, padding and comfort liner system, has replaceable nose bumpers for connecting a top center of the faceguard to the shell, button and keyhole connectors connecting the liner to an inner surface of the padding and T-nut connectors for connecting the padding to an inner surface of the shell. Front portions of the comfort liner have harder foam cushions than other portions of the liner to improve impact absorption. Selected areas of the padding system contain pads with inner and outer molded thermoplastic urethane parts of different durometer, each including a sheet with plural alternating hollow protrusions. The faceguard has an upper bar with raised ends above a lower edge of the front portion of the shell that form a face opening and on either side of the nose bumper.
US09833017B2	Mixed fiber sliver for use in the manufacture of cigarette filter elements Smoking articles including filter elements formed from two or more fibrous inputs with different physical properties are provided. The two or more fibrous inputs are provided in the form of staple fibers, which are at least partially entangled with each other to form a mixed fiber sliver. The mixed fiber sliver includes a first plurality of cellulose acetate staple fibers blended with a second plurality of staple fibers comprising a polymeric material different from the first plurality of staple fibers, such as staple fibers of a degradable polymeric material. The entangled fibers of the mixed fiber sliver may be sufficiently separated from one another such that blooming operations typically required in filter element production may not be necessary prior to incorporating the mixed fiber sliver into a filter element. Related methods, apparatuses and mixed fiber products are also provided by the disclosure.
US09833010B2	Unit for dosing a confectionery mass including a reversing rotary piston A unit (1) for dosing a confectionery mass includes a base body (2), a dosing chamber (26) for containing a confectionery mass and a rotary piston (3) being reversingly driven to alternatingly fill the dosing chamber (26) with confectionery mass and to remove confectionery mass from the dosing chamber (26). The rotary piston (3) has a filling cycle for filling the dosing chamber (26) with confectionery mass during which it is rotatingly driven in a first direction of rotation (28). The rotary piston (3) has a removing cycle for removing the confectionery mass from the dosing chamber (26) during which it is rotatingly driven in a second direction of rotation (29) being opposite to the first direction of rotation (28). The filling cycle and the removing cycle form one complete working cycle.
US09833000B2	Biopesticide compositions comprising water soluble polyols Provided are liquid compositions comprising inactive biopesticide precursors comprising a glucosinolate concentrate, a plant material comprising a myrosinase enzyme complex, and a water soluble polyol. Further provided are methods of making and using such compositions.
US09832996B2	Use of sarmentine and its analogues with an herbicide, and compositions thereof Disclosed herein are methods for modulating (e.g., inhibiting) emergence and growth of monocotyledonous or dicotyledonous plants (e.g., weeds and grasses) using sarmentine and/or a sarmentine analog and a second herbicide. The application of sarmentine and/or a sarmentine analog with a second herbicide to a plant and/or its growth substrate results in a synergistic pre- and/or post-emergence herbicidal activity against the plant. The present method also provides compositions comprising sarmentine and/or a sarmentine analog, in combination with a second herbicide.
US09832993B2	Melt processed antimicrobial composition A method for forming a composition that includes mixing an antimicrobially active botanical oil (e.g., thymol, carvacrol, etc.) and a modified starch polymer within a melt blending device (e.g., extruder) is provided. Unlike the problems associated with proteins, the use of starch polymers allows for a greater degree of flexibility in the processing conditions and is still able to achieve good properties in the resulting composition. The present inventors have also discovered that a plasticizer may be employed to facilitate melt processing of the starch, as well as to enhance the ability of the botanical oil to flow into the internal structure of the starch where it can be retained in a stable manner. The composition is also typically generally free of solvents. In this manner, the starch will not generally disperse before use and prematurely release the botanical oil. Due to the water sensitivity of the modified starch, however, it may be subsequently dispersed by moisture when it is desired to release the botanical oil.
US09832987B2	Rotatable shroud for directional control of application area A controlled droplet application (CDA) nozzle has a CDA nozzle cone having a first axis of rotation in a first position and, after adjustment, a second axis of rotation in a second position orthogonal to the first. A rotationally adjustable directional shroud surrounds at least a portion of the cone, the directional shroud blocking at least a portion of a lip of the cone regardless of whether the cone is positioned in the first or second axis of rotation.
US09832980B2	Selectively bendable remote gripping tool A selectively bendable remote access gripping tool, includes a jaw portion having a pair of jaws or nets movable relative to each other between clamped and opened positions thereof, a handle portion spaced apart from the jaw portion by a bendable central portion that has a hollow, corrugated member that is bendable, and a cord extending through the hollow bendable member that connects the jaw portion and the handle portion.
US09832972B2	Electrosprayer for arthropod tagging Disclosed is an apparatus and associated method for tagging insects and arthropods. According to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, an electrosprayer is provided including a nozzle cartridge, a spray chamber removably attached to the nozzle cartridge and a power supply operatively connected to the nozzle cartridge and a grounding plate within the spray chamber to electrically charge droplets expelled from the nozzle which coat one or more insects contained in the spray chamber.
US09832966B2	Oregano clonal line having high levels of carvacrol A new and distinct clonal line of oregano named KI-Ov1750 and characterized by elevated levels of carvacrol and vigorous growth.
US09832958B1	Soybean variety 01064122 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01064122. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01064122. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01064122 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01064122 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09832955B1	Soybean variety 01058718 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01058718. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01058718. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01058718 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01058718 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09832954B1	Soybean variety 01058711 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01058711. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01058711. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01058711 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01058711 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09832951B1	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH862828 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH862828. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH862828, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH862828 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH862828.
US09832948B2	Maize hybrid X05H226 A novel maize variety designated X05H226 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X05H226 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X05H226 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X05H226, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X05H226. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X05H226.
US09832943B2	Solanum lycopersicum plants having non-transgenic alterations in the Acs2 gene The present invention relates to cultivated plant of the species Solanum lycopersicum comprising a acs2 allele having one or more mutations, said mutations resulting in production of a mutant acs2 protein having loss-of-function acs2 protein or reduced function compared to wild type Acs2 protein.
US09832936B2	Electric scissors Electric scissors (1A, 1B) is provided with: a first blade (2A, 2B); a second blade (3A, 3B); a toggle link mechanism (7A, 7B) including a first link (71A, 71B), a second link (72A, 72B), and a drive shaft (70A, 70B); and a drive section (5, 6). One end of the first link (71A, 71B) is rotatably connected to a transmission portion (21A, 21B) of the first blade (2A, 2B). One end of the second link (72A, 72B) is rotatably connected to a transmission portion (31A, 31B) of the second blade (3A, 3B). The other end of the first link (71A, 71B) is rotatably connected to the other end of the second link (72A, 72B) through the drive shaft (70A, 70B). The drive section (5, 6) is configured to open/close the first blade (2A, 2B) and the second blade (3A, 3B) by displacing the drive shaft (70A, 70B) in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the drive shaft (70A, 70B).
US09832934B2	Edger having connection surfaces An edging unit comprises a structure having opposed top and bottom surfaces, opposed first and second side surfaces extending between the opposed top and bottom surfaces, and opposed first and second end surfaces extending between the opposed top and bottom surfaces and between the first and second side surfaces. The top surface comprises at least one pair of opposed segments. Each pair of segments includes first and second segments respectively opposing one another with respect to a center of the edging unit. The first segment defines a first upward or downward slope between the first side surface and the second side surface and the second segment defines a second upward or downward slope between the first side surface and the second side surface generally opposite in direction to the first slope.
US09832927B2	Sensor arrangement for combine harvester A sensor for measuring a thickness of a layer of a grain/residue mixture as the layer is transported through a cleaning arrangement of a combine harvester. The sensor is mounted on a support surface of a grain pan or a sieve of the cleaning arrangement and comprises a tower-shaped support structure with sensor elements attached to the structure and forming a vertical stack of sensor elements, so that a number of sensor elements is submerged in the layer and a number of sensor elements extends above the layer. The sensor elements are configured to measure an electrical property that changes as a function of immediate surroundings of the sensor elements. The sensor elements are configured to be read out independently from each other.
US09839167B2	Electronic component package structure and electronic device An electronic component package structure and an electronic device are provided. The electronic component package structure includes at least: a substrate having a set attachment area for attaching an electronic component; a conductive lid having a top and a sidewall that extends toward the substrate, where one side of the sidewall close to the substrate has a bonding end, where the bonding end bonds the conductive lid to the substrate by using a non-conductive adhesive, and the conductive lid bonded to the substrate encloses the attachment area and forms a shielding space over the attachment area; and the non-conductive adhesive is located between the substrate and the bonding end, and has a dielectric constant not less than 7 and a coating thickness not greater than 0.07 millimeters (mm). With the present invention, an Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) shielding effect of the shielding space can be improved.
US09839162B2	Cooling system for data center rack Provided is a process for cooling a datacenter chamber having racks configured to hold arrays of rack-mounted computing devices, the process including: directing a cooling fluid, at a first temperature and a first pressure from an outer radius of circularly arranged racks through the racks and components within the racks; passing the cooling fluid to an interior chamber of the datacenter chamber at a second temperature and a second pressure; and directing the cooling fluid upward to exit the interior chamber.
US09839156B2	Circuit board assemblies A circuit board arrangement includes a deflector configured to guide flow over an electronic component on a circuit board disposed in an air flow. A method for thermal management of a circuit board includes modifying an air flow over the circuit board to increase speed or direction the air flow over a component of the circuit board using a deflector.
US09839143B2	Electrode joining method, production method of electrode joined structure Disclosed is a system for mounting a flexible first substrate having a first connection region provided with a first electrode group, on a second substrate having a second connection region provided with a second electrode group. The system includes: a stage configured to support the second substrate; a unit for supplying a bonding material including conductive particles and a thermosetting resin, to at least one of the first and second electrode groups; a unit for placing the first substrate on the second substrate via the bonding material and a unit for successively performing a joining process by pressing a first electrode toward a second electrode and curing the thermosetting resin, using a heating tool, while moving the tool to a processing position of another first electrode not yet subjected to the joining process.
US09839139B2	Method for reducing thin films on low temperature substrates A method for producing an electrically conductive thin film on a substrate is disclosed. Initially, a reducible metal compound and a reducing agent are dispersed in a liquid. The dispersion is then deposited on a substrate as a thin film. The thin film along with the substrate is subsequently exposed to a pulsed electromagnetic emission to chemically react with the reducible metal compound and the reducing agent such that the thin film becomes electrically conductive.
US09839137B2	Wired circuit board and producing method thereof A method for producing a wired circuit board includes the steps of preparing a metal supporting layer; forming an insulating layer on the metal supporting layer; roughening the surface of the insulating layer; forming a conductive pattern on the insulating layer; and inspecting the presence or absence of a defect of the conductive pattern by using an inspection device provided with a light emitting portion emitting incident light that enters the insulating layer and the conductive pattern and a light receiving portion receiving reflected light that is reflected from the incident light. The incident light has a wavelength in the range of 435 to 500 nm and includes inclined light that inclines so as to form an angle of more than 0° to not more than 30° with respect to the optical axis thereof.
US09839133B2	Low-area overhead connectivity solutions to SIP module Readily modifiable and customizable, low-area overhead interconnect structures for forming connections between a system-in-a-package module and other components in an electronic device. One example may provide an interposer for providing an interconnection between a system-in-a-package module and other components in an electronic device. Another may provide a plurality of conductive pins or contacts to form interconnect paths between a module and other components.
US09839129B2	Coil component and circuit board having the same Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a drum-shaped core having a first flange part provided at one end of a winding core part, first to fourth terminal electrodes formed on the first flange part so as to be arranged in this order in a second direction, and first to fourth wires wound around the winding core part. One ends of the first to fourth wires are connected to different ones of the first to fourth terminal electrodes. The first and second terminal electrodes are not symmetrical with the third and fourth terminal electrodes so that the third and fourth terminal electrodes are offset outward compared with the first and second terminal electrodes.
US09839123B2	Smart textile product and method for fabricating the same The present disclosure relates to a smart textile product and a method for manufacturing a smart textile product. The smart textile product is provided with a flexible and/or stretchable textile fabric (10) comprising a plurality of electrically conductive threads (11, 12) and at least one rigid electronic or optoelectronic component (20) comprising at least one electrically conductive pad (21, 22), which is in electrical contact with at least one of the plurality of electrically conductive threads. The smart textile product (10) comprises an elastomeric encapsulation layer (31) in which the electrical connection (1, 2) is embedded, so as to provide a gradual transition in deformability between the flexible and/or stretchable textile fabric (10) and the at least one rigid component (20) at the location of the at least one electrical connection (1, 2).
US09839120B2	Warpage-preventing structure of substrate The present invention relates to a warpage-preventing structure for reducing the warpage of the substrate itself, the warpage which results from the difference of the metal patterns of top and bottom surfaces, and/or the warpage which results from the difference in the thermal expansion coefficients of a metal pattern and the substrate, the warpage-preventing structure comprising at least one additional metal layer, wherein the at least one additional metal layer is disposed on at least one surface of the substrate and arranged along an edge of the substrate.
US09839112B2	Neutron generator A neutron generator includes an ion source disposed in a pressurized environment containing an ionizable gas. The ion source includes a substrate with a bundle of carbon nanotubes extending therefrom. The ends of the nanotubes are spaced from a grid. Ion source voltage supply circuitry supplies a positive voltage potential between the substrate and the grid of the ion source to cause ionization of the ionizable gas and emission of ions through the grid. An ion accelerator section is disposed between the ion source and a target. The ion accelerator section accelerates ions that pass through the grid towards the target such that collisions of the ions with the target cause the target to generate and emit neutrons therefrom. The ion source, accelerator section and target are housed in a sealed tube and preferably the carbon nanotubes of the bundle are highly ordered with at least 106 carbon nanotubes per cm2 that extend in a direction substantially parallel to the central axis of the tube. The neutron generator provides gas ionization at much higher atomic to molecular ratio that the prior art, which allows for small compact size designs suitable for logging tools that are used in space-constrained downhole environments.
US09839103B2	Method and apparatus for power extraction in a pre-existing AC wiring infrastructure A method and apparatus for extracting power in a switch location, and in a load location for use in a pre-existing infrastructure of switching AC power to a lamp (or other load) via a two terminal switch device. The switch is replaced with a module including a first controlled switch (such as a triac or relay) and a first impedance (such as a capacitor) connected in parallel, and another module including a second controlled switch (such as a triac or relay) and a second impedance (such as a capacitor) connected in parallel, is installed at the load location. In an ‘off’ state where the two controlled switches are in ‘open’ state, current is flowing via the impedances, but not through the load, so that power extractor circuits in the modules, connected in series to the impedances, extract low power for DC powering logic and other loads in the modules.
US09839102B2	Lighting control method and lighting control system Disclosed are a lighting control method and a lighting control system. The lighting control apparatus makes communication with lighting devices, registers at least one of the lighting devices according to received signal strengths of the lighting devices, and controls the registered lighting device. The lighting control apparatus easily registers and controls the lighting devices.
US09839100B2	System, method, and apparatus for powering intelligent lighting networks The present invention relates to a system, method, and apparatus for powering intelligent lighting networks. The power for the intelligent lighting network is supplied by Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) switches and/or Mid-Spans, which are conditioned by a powered device to distribute power tuned specifically for each, at least one light emitting diode (LED) fixture. The Power-over-Ethernet switch and/or Mid-Span with associated router and wireless access point can be used to communicate with, and power a sensor network that collects data relevant to the intelligent lighting network. Optionally, the Power-over-Ethernet switch and/or Mid-Span can be used to communicate with, and power a network of sensors that collects data relevant to the space the intelligent lighting network is operating in, or can be used to communicate with and power a network of AC wall plugs that can be turned on and off, and various switches, relays, and PLCs, RFID systems, USB hubs, etc.
US09839091B2	Systems for providing tunable white light with high color rendering The present disclosure provides systems for generating tunable white light. The systems include a plurality of LED strings that generate light with color points that fall within blue, yellow/green, red, and cyan color ranges, with each LED string being driven with a separately controllable drive current in order to tune the generated light output.
US09839089B1	Control method for smart light The present invention provides a control method for a smart light, comprising: displaying control information of connected smart lights as a first kind of icon and/or a second kind of icon on a main interface, the first kind of icon corresponds to a single light and the second kind of icon corresponds to a group consisting of at least two single lights; when detecting at the position of the first kind of icon and the second kind of icon and identifying as selected operation, displaying a control interface corresponding to the single light or the group; the control interface comprises a light-adjusting tab, the light-adjusting tab comprises a parameter adjustment column, a switch button and an effect simulation diagram; when the light-adjusting tab is on active page, sending parameter configuration information to corresponding single light or group based on sliding position of detected slider in the parameter adjustment column, and sending switch light configuration information to corresponding single light or group based on state change of detected switch button, and displaying the effect simulation diagram based on the parameter configuration information and the switch light configuration information.
US09839087B2	Lighting system A lighting system (1) has a first lighting circuit (2) configured to provide a first predetermined level of lighting intensity. The first lighting circuit (2) is configured to receive power from a mains electricity supply (3) or from a battery source (4) if the mains supply is unavailable. The first lighting circuit (2) is connected to at least one first Light source (5) and configured, when actuated, to provide lighting at the first predetermined level of lighting intensity. At this time, the first light source is in either an on or off state or a level of light required to raise ambient light level above a predetermined level. The system (1) further has a second lighting circuit (13) configured to provide lighting at least a second predetermined level of lighting intensity. The second lighting circuit (13) is configured to receive power from the mains electricity supply (3) and is connected to at least one second light source (14). The second lighting circuit (13) has at least one sensor (18) with an input such that actuation thereof causes the second light source (14) to provide the second predetermined level of lighting intensity for a predetermined period of time, in response to ambient illumination meeting or exceeding a predetermined intensity, when said sensor has no input or has had no input for a predetermined period of time, or until re-set. In the system (1), the second predetermined level of lighting intensity is greater than said first predetermined level of lighting.
US09839074B2	Carbon body coated with pyrolytic boron nitride, and a carbon heater including this carbon body A PBN-coated carbon heater is disclosed in which the carbon base body is anisotropic with respect to thermal expansion coefficient such that the maximum-to-minimum coefficient ratio is 1.02 through 1.50 for temperatures between 50 and 800 degree C.; preferably the carbon base body is also anisotropic with respect to electric resistivity such that the maximum-to-minimum resistivity ratio is greater than 1.04 but not greater than 1.51, and the direction in which the resistivity is maximum coincides the direction of the heater pattern in which the electricity runs the longest distance.
US09839067B2	Method and apparatus for controlling uplink transmission on discontinuous reception operation in wireless communication system A method for controlling uplink transmissions on discontinuous reception (DRX) operation, by a wireless device, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: configuring a channel quality indicator (CQI)-masking which indicates that at least one of a CQI, a precoding matrix index (PMI), a rank indicator (RI), or a precoding type indicator (PTI) is not to be reported on a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) when an onDurationTimer is not running; and determining, at a first subframe prior to a second subframe, whether or not the onDurationTimer is to be running at the second subframe, wherein the at least one of the CQI, the PMI, the RI, or the PTI is not to be reported on the PUCCH at the second subframe, if the onDurationTimer is determined, at the first subframe, to be not running at the second subframe.
US09839059B2	Discovery method and apparatus Provided are a discovery method and apparatus. A communication method for a user equipment (UE) may include: receiving first resource information indicating a first resource region and second resource information indicating a second resource region from an evolved Node B (eNB); receiving a first message from a second UE via the first resource region; checking whether the contents of the first message match the UE; and sending, when the contents of the first message match the UE, a second message associated with the first message to the second UE via the second resource region. A user equipment (UE) may include: a communication unit configured to receive first resource information indicating a first resource region and second resource information indicating a second resource region from an evolved Node B (eNB), and receive a first message from a second UE via the first resource region; and a control unit configured to check whether the contents of the first message match the UE.
US09839057B2	Methods for exchanging information between electronic devices, and electronic devices The present disclosure provides a method for exchanging information between electronic devices, and an electronic device. The method includes at a first electronic device: determining that a request for exchanging information from a second electronic device is valid, after receiving the request; acquiring an information area with respect to the request, and selecting area data corresponding to the information area; and after or at the same time of the selection of the area data, establishing a communication connection with the second electronic device, and transmitting the area data over the communication connection. After coming into contact with the second electronic device, the electronic device equipped with the touch screen, as the first electronic device, may establish and perform data transmission with the second electronic device. Compared with the conventional methods that require transmission via mobile communication or 3G communication, the present disclosure can reduce cost for the user of the electronic device, and provide more diversified services and higher transmission bandwidth.
US09839053B2	Radio communication station and radio communication device, and methods of operating same A radio communication station in a radio communication system having a plurality of radio communication devices, derives a quantization parameter from control indications received from respective radio communication devices and transmits the quantization parameter to the radio communication devices on at least one downlink channel. The radio communication devices receive the quantization parameter, determine respective channel state metrics for the downlink channel, respectively quantize the determined respective channel state metrics by applying quantization ranges indicated by the quantization parameter, determine respective control indications indicative of the respective quantized channel state metrics, and transmit to the radio communication station respective signals indicating the determined respective control indications as respective random access transmissions on an uplink channel.
US09839052B2	Method for adapting a link for selecting a frame transmission mode and corresponding WI-FI access point A link adaptation method uses a selection criterion for selecting a transmission mode for transmitting PPDU frames over a channel of a telecommunications system. The system includes an access point and a plurality of stations having various different transmission modes associated with different data rates. Access to the channel being of the random type. The selection makes use of a time occupancy metric γ of the channel.
US09839046B2	Method and apparatus for accessing an uplink random access channel in a singular carrier frequency division multiple access system A method and apparatus for accessing a contention-based uplink random access channel (RACH) in a single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) system are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) randomly selects a RACH subchannel and a signature among a plurality of available RACH subchannels and signatures. The WTRU transmits a preamble using the selected signature via the selected RACH subchannel at a predetermined or computed transmission power. A base station monitors the RACH to detect the preamble and sends an acquisition indicator (AI) to the WTRU when a signature is detected on the RACH. When receiving a positive acknowledgement, the WTRU sends a message part to the base station. If receiving a negative acknowledgement or no response, the WTRU retransmits the preamble.
US09839044B2	Radio base station and mobile station Priority control is performed using FPIs. A radio base station eNB according to the present invention includes: a bearer management unit 12 configured to manage FPIs assigned to data flows received from a core network device S-GW via an S1 bearer; and a priority control unit 13 configured to perform priority control over the data flows received from the core network device S-GW via the S1 bearer, in which the bearer management unit 12 establishes a radio bearer with a mobile station UE for each of the FPIs, and the priority control unit 13 transfers each data flow received from the core network device S-GW via the S1 bearer, to the radio bearer corresponding to the FPI assigned to the data flow.
US09839030B2	Method and device for generating subframe, method for determining subframe and user equipment This application provides a method and device for generating a subframe, a method for determining a subframe and a user equipment. The method for generating a subframe includes: determining, by a first device, patterns of at least two special subframes used in a broadcast control channel modification period, where guard period GP durations of the at least two special subframes are different; and generating, by the first device, the at least two special subframes. The method enhances flexibility and improves a system resource utilization rate.
US09839018B2	Systems and methods for transmitting data information messages on a downlink of a wireless communication system Embodiments are provide for communicating data or other non-control information messages within a downlink control channel directly, rather than in a data channel or broadcast channel. Thereby, radio resource utilization can be substantially improved in the cellular system, such as in the case of transmitting smaller data packets. In an embodiment, a transmitter arranges a set of time-frequency radio resources, associated with a downlink control channel, for transmitting information other than control information sent on the downlink control channel. The transmitter then sends, on the set of time-frequency radio resources, a data information message comprising the information other than the control information. The information other than the control information comprises one of user-specific data information and broadcast data information. A receiver then receives on the downlink control channel, control information and the data information message.
US09839016B2	Radio communication system, mobile station apparatus, radio communication method and integrated circuit A mobile station apparatus that receives first information by using a radio resource control signal. The mobile station apparatus is programmed to drop a transmission of a sounding reference signal, where in a case that the first information is configured, in a case that the transmission of the sounding reference signal for a first component carrier overlaps with a transmission of a physical uplink control channel for a second component carrier, and in a case that, on the overlapped portion, total transmit power of the mobile station apparatus exceeds total maximum output power configured by the mobile station apparatus.
US09839012B2	Configuration method and device for transmitting uplink control information (UCI) The present invention discloses a method and equipment for UCI transmission. Upon application of the technical solution provided in embodiments of the present invention, UE transmitting UCI through a selected PUSCH is realized when multiple PUSCH transmissions are available for a UE in one uplink subframe in LTE-A carrier aggregation system, which solves the problem on how to transmit UCI only through one PUSCH when multiple PUSCH transmissions are available.
US09839007B2	Method and apparatus for resource allocation of base station, and server for multi-cell cooperation using uplink signal channel The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for resource allocation in a base station and a server for multi-cell coordination using an uplink signal channel. The resource allocation method for a base station (eNB) may include: receiving resource allocation information containing information on resources allocated to the eNB; receiving, when there is a need to change the allocated resources, changed resource allocation information containing information on changed resources; and distributing the changed resources to user equipments. The resource allocation method for a server may include: allocating resources to an eNB; sending resource allocation information containing information on the allocated resources; and sending, when there is a need to change the allocated resources, changed resource allocation information containing information on changed resources.According to the present disclosure, it is possible to realize multi-cell coordination using an uplink signal channel through resource allocation of the eNB and server.
US09839005B2	Methods and apparatus for mobile terminal-based radio resource management and wireless network optimization Methods, devices, processors and computer program products for mobile terminal-based Radio Resource Management (RRM) and network optimization. The mobile terminal measures or otherwise obtains radio condition measurements (such as received power, interference, mobile transmit power and the like) and/or geographical location measurements. The radio condition measurements and/or location measurements are compared against historical data and/or target Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and, based on the comparison, a determination can be made as to whether adjustment of RRM parameters is warranted. By providing for RRM management at the mobile terminal level, as opposed to a cell or Radio Network Controller (RNC) level, better granularity of management is realized in the overall radio network. Further, individual mobile terminals can better tailor their radio resource needs to meet their conditions of use and, as such, better overall service can be realized by the individual mobile terminals in the network.
US09839000B2	Apparatus and method for forming event picture in mobile communication terminal Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for forming an event picture in a mobile communication terminal. If an event such as call reception, alarm or message reception occurs while a service picture is displayed on a screen of the terminal, the current service picture is backed up, a command input through the buttons provided to the terminal is interrupted and the event picture is overlapped over the current service picture, thereby allowing a user to perceive the corresponding event. Accordingly, the terminal user can correctly perceive the event occurred during the service. In addition, when the event occurs, the command input through the buttons is interrupted, so that it is possible to prevent an unintended event processing or erroneous operation due to an erroneous button manipulation.
US09838995B2	System and method for small cell based augmented reality Information such as navigation information is delivered to a mobile device user in a cellular communications network via a device other than the mobile device. A small cell telecommunications base station receives from the mobile device an identification of the mobile device, and determines a location of the user within the small cell. Based on the identification of the mobile device and the location of the user of the mobile device, the information is delivered to the user via a device other than the mobile device.
US09838993B2	Controlling beaconing in a positioning system A location system comprising: a location network comprising a plurality of reference nodes and at least one controller. Each reference node is operable to transmit a respective beaconing signal from which a respective measurement can be taken by a mobile device for use in determining a location of the mobile device. The at least one controller is configured to control whether and/or how often one or more signals of the location system are transmitted to be used in determining the location of the mobile device, the control being based on feedback from at least one determination of the location of the mobile device relative to the reference nodes.
US09838990B2	Method, apparatus and system for uplink synchronization A method, an apparatus and a system for uplink synchronization are disclosed by the embodiment of the invention. The method includes the following steps: a network equipment configures multi-carrier operation mode for a user equipment and obtains the timing advance TA group message corresponding to each of component carrier CC of the user equipment; the network equipment maintains the TA timer of each TA group according to the TA group information to be uplink synchronized with the user equipment. The embodiment of the invention provides the establishment and maintenance mechanism for uplink synchronization in the case that the timing advance of each component carrier CC is different in the multi-carrier system.
US09838981B2	Energy saving method and apparatus therefor in communication system The present invention relates to an energy saving method and a centralized control device for receiving load information and SRS (Sounding Reference Signal) information of a cell from a base station, identifying whether an energy saving trigger condition is satisfied by using the received load information, identifying whether an energy saving condition is satisfied by using the received SRS information if the energy saving trigger condition is satisfied, and transmitting a transmission power management request message to the base station if the energy saving condition is satisfied. Further, the present invention provides a base station and a transmission power management method for the base station which manages a transmission power of a cell corresponding to a transmission power management request message received from the centralized control device.
US09838976B1	System for controlling interference associated with wireless communication Interference caused by a first wireless radio on other wireless radios may be mitigated by reducing the transmission power of the first wireless radio. The amount by which the transmission power is reduced may differ for each antenna of the first wireless radio and each communication link used by the first wireless radio. Isolation values associated with each antenna of the first wireless radio may be used to determine a target change in transmission power for each antenna that would mitigate interference with the other radio(s). Signal strength data associated with each communication link used by the first wireless radio may be used to determine a maximum change in transmission power for each communication link that would not degrade communications using the link below a threshold level of quality. The transmission power of the first wireless radio may be reduced by the lesser of the target amount or maximum amount.
US09838972B2	Method for controlling power of uplink channel, user equipment and communication system Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for controlling power of an uplink channel, a UE and a communication system. The method for controlling power includes: a UE sorts priorities of uplink channels of at least two cells, when transmitting signals of the uplink channels containing uplink control information for the at least two cells within the same subframe; and allocates power for the uplink channels of the at least two cells according to a result of priority sorting; when allocating power for an uplink channel, needed power of one or more uplink channels with lower priorities than that of the uplink channel is taken into account. With the embodiments of the present disclosure, not only power may be allocated for uplink channels of high priorities, but also uplink channels of low priorities may be transmitted punctually, thereby further improving overall performance of uplink information transmission.
US09838971B1	Automatic configuration of power settings Embodiments relate to a computer system and computer program product for allocating resources and settings in order to optimize application satisfaction in view of hardware resources and adjustable software configurations. As applications are executed on a computing device, usage data is tracked, adjustable settings are identified, and power consumption of each application under different settings is measured. The usage data is then compiled, an optimal configuration setting is assessed for each application, and the setting is conveyed and applied to one or more applications.
US09838969B2	Method, device and system for setting operation modes of communication devices in a communication network A method for setting operation modes of a group of communication devices in a communication network, wherein the group of communication devices comprises a first communication device and at least a second communication device, the method comprises receiving information from at least one device of said group of communication devices, determining an operation mode based on the received information and setting an operation mode on at least one of the other communication devices of the group of communication devices to the determined operation mode, wherein information is communicated between the two devices including state information and/or instructions to set the operation mode of at least one of the other communication device of the group of communication devices to the determined operation mode.
US09838964B2	Application driven fast dormancy Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a user equipment, an RNC, or an application operable in a wireless communications network and methods in which the user equipment can be transitioned into a dormant state controlled by an application driven scheme. According to the application driven scheme, a request is received from an active process at an application server to trigger a wireless device to enter a dormant state, and network traffic information corresponding to a time interval is received from a wireless device. If the network traffic information indicates that the active process is solely responsible for network traffic at a transport layer of the wireless device during the time interval, one or more commands are transmitted to the wireless device such that the wireless device enters the dormant state. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.
US09838959B2	Environment control device (ECD) and method for configuring the ECD to operate a Wi-Fi communication interface The present disclosure relates to an environment control device (ECD) and a method. The ECD and method comprise a first communication interface, a second communication interface of the Wi-Fi type, and a processing unit. The processing unit sends a DHCP-DISCOVER message via the first communication interface. The processing unit also configures the ECD to operate the second communication interface as a Wi-Fi Access Point if a DHCP-OFFER message is received in response to the DHCP-DISCOVER message via the first communication interface. The processing unit also configures the ECD to operate the second communication interface as a Wi-Fi hotspot if no DHCP-OFFER message is received in response to the DHCP-DISCOVER message via the first communication interface.
US09838947B2	Mobile node host route installation and withdrawal In general, techniques are described for atomically installing and withdrawing host routes along paths connecting network routers to attenuate packet loss for mobile nodes migrating among wireless LAN access networks and a mobile network. In some examples, whenever the mobile node moves from one attachment point to the next, it triggers the distribution of its host route from the new attachment point toward the service provider network hub provider edge (PE) router that anchors the mobile node on a service provider network. Routers participating in the Mobile VPN install the host route “atomically” from the attachment point to the mobile gateway so as to ensure convergence of the network forwarding plane with the host route toward the new attachment point prior to transitioning mobile node connectivity from a previous attachment point.
US09838943B2	Method of routing for wireless ad hoc and sensor networks The method of routing for wireless ad hoc and sensor networks is a routing protocol that uses a greedy approach, selecting the best route having the maximum remaining energy above a pre-defined threshold limit. The method of routing for wireless ad hoc and sensor networks is an energy efficient routing protocol, in that the routing path is selected to maximize the lifetime of an individual source-destination pair by selecting a route between them that is based on the energy levels of neighboring nodes, without requiring an energy-intensive network flooding approach. The routing path between a source node and a destination node is selected by choosing, at each node, a neighboring node that has the greatest remaining energy level.
US09838939B2	Service transfer method and apparatus A service transfer method and apparatus, and a service transfer processing method and apparatus relate to the field of mobile communications, are applied to a service transfer technology, and can improve utilization of network system resources. The method comprises: acquiring, by a UE, first information that is used to instruct the UE to perform service transfer to a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point; performing service transfer according to the first information; and sending a service transfer result to a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) access point that serves the UE.
US09838928B2	Handover in heterogeneous radio communication networks based on systematic imbalance differences Presented is an apparatus and methods for determining if a determined systematic imbalance difference between a serving base station and one or more candidate base stations exceeds a threshold value and, if so, then using uplink information as part of a handover mechanism. The selective usage of uplink information in the handover mechanism can improve handover performance without unduly adding to complexity and signaling overhead.
US09838924B2	Method and device for processing inter-system reselection or switch The present invention discloses a processing method and device for reselecting or switching UE from a TD-SCDMA system to a TD-LTE system. The method includes: receiving, by a PGW, a modify bearer request message sent by an SGW; obtaining, by the PGW, an S5/S8 interface resource in current bearer context information, updating the bearer context information according to the modify bearer request message, and obtaining an S5/S8 interface resource in the updated bearer context information; when the PGW determines that the S5/S8 interface resource changes according to the S5/S8 interface resource in the updated bearer context information and the interface resource in the current bearer context information, sending back, by the PGW, a modify bearer response message carrying the S5/S8 interface resource in the updated bearer context information to the SGW, for enabling the SGW to update the bearer context information according to the modify bearer response message. In the present invention, the scenarios supported by the existing protocol are perfected, and support is provided for reselecting or switching the UE from the TD-SCDMA system to the TD-LTE system and processing under scenarios in which the S5/S8 interface and the Gn/Gp interface are in different networks.
US09838921B2	Call re-establishment in a multi-layer heterogeneous network Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for call re-establishment. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include determining a radio link failure between a user equipment and a base station; and sending, by the user equipment after the determined radio link failure, a request to re-establish a connection, wherein the request includes layer information identifying the base station in a network. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
US09838920B2	Method, apparatus, and system for detecting a radio network problem A system, base station and method are disclosed for detecting a radio network problem. For a handover failure occurs on a user equipment (UE), a first base station receives, problem information about the occurred handover failure from the UE, after a radio resource control (RRC) connection is reestablished or established between the UE and a cell controlled by the first base station. The first base station then transmits the received problem information to a second base station controlling a cell where the handover failure occurs. In this way, the network side can automatically identify and detect the handover failure. As such, the network can perform self-adjustment and optimization, therefore improving the network performance and satisfying use requirements of users.
US09838909B2	Traffic offload method, traffic offload function entity and traffic offload system Embodiments of the present invention provide a traffic offload method, a core network device, and a traffic offload system. The method includes: sending, user information that is of a user equipment within coverage of a first traffic offload function entity to the first traffic offload function entity; sending a traffic offload policy to the first traffic offload function entity, so that the first traffic offload function entity matches the user information with the traffic offload policy and offloads traffic corresponding to the user equipment according to the user information that successfully matches the traffic offload policy.
US09838905B2	Mobile application traffic optimization A system with distributed proxy for reducing traffic in a wireless network satisfies data requests made by a mobile application. The system includes a mobile device having a local proxy for intercepting a data request made by the mobile application. The local proxy simulates application server responses for the mobile application on the mobile device for data requests where responses are available in the local cache. A proxy server is coupled to the mobile device and an application server to which the data request is made. The proxy server is able to communicate with the local proxy. The local proxy forwards the data request to the proxy server for transmission to the application server for a response to the data request. The proxy server queries the application server for any changes to the data request that the mobile application has previously made and notifies the local proxy of such changes.
US09838893B2	System and method for cooperatively controlling an application The cooperative controlling of an operation of an application that is used by a user equipment is implemented in a wireless network by obtaining scheduled shared resource rate information and channel condition information for bearers sharing network resources. User equipment policies for the user equipment associated with the bearers can be performed based on the scheduled shared resource rate information, the channel condition information, and available video rate information in order to invoke throughput restrictions for the user equipment. The user equipment policies can be used by application functions to cooperatively control the operation of applications among a number of user equipments.
US09838887B2	Methods, apparatus and computer programs for obtaining data A system comprising: at least one sensor and at least one control apparatus wherein; the sensor comprises: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform; compressing a sensor data signal using a sampling basis to obtain a compressed data signal; and in response to a first feedback signal changing a sampling basis used to obtain the compressed data signal; and wherein the control apparatus comprises: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform; receiving the data signal from the at least one sensor; determining a quality of the received data signal; and if the quality of the received data signal is within a first threshold providing a feedback signal to control the sampling basis of the sensor.
US09838880B2	Unequal transmitter and receiver distribution in distributed antenna systems Certain features relate to unequal distribution of transmitters and receivers in a distributed antenna system (DAS). Remote units in the DAS can be configured as transmitting remote units, receiving remote units, or remote transceiver units that can transmit and receive wireless signals. In some configurations, the DAS can be configured with a greater number of transmitting remote units than receiving remote units. In other configurations, the DAS can be configured with a greater number of receiving remote units. In some aspects, unequal distribution of transmitters and receivers can be obtained by allocation of transmission frequencies and receiver frequencies in the DAS.
US09838872B2	System and method for mobile identity protection for online user authentication An automated system and method for authenticating entities or individuals attempting to access a computer application, network, system or device using a wireless device is provided. The system employs one or more short-range wireless interfaces (e.g. BLUETOOTH or Wi-Fi) or long-range wireless interfaces (e.g. cellular or WiMAX)to detect the presence or location of the wireless device and it's proximity to the secure system to be accessed. The wireless device incorporates a unique identifier and secure authentication key information associated with the user of the wireless device. An authentication result is generated and may be used for a variety of applications. The application may process the result and determine the degree of access for which the entity or individual is allowed.
US09838868B1	Mated universal serial bus (USB) wireless dongles configured with destination addresses A mated pair of Universal Serial Bus (USB) wireless dongles are disclosed. The dongles comprise a first USB dongle that comprises a first processor, a first read only memory (ROM) storing an address of a second USB dongle, a first radio transceiver, a first USB connector, and a first application. When executed by the first processor, the first application receives a USB formatted message from the first USB connector; transcodes the USB formatted message for wireless transmission; transmits the transcoded message to the address of the second dongle. The dongles further comprise the second dongle, which comprises a second processor, a second ROM storing an address of the first dongle, a second radio transceiver, a second USB connector, a second application that, when executed by the second processor, receives the message from the first dongle; confirms that the first USB is its mate; and communicates with the first dongle.
US09838866B2	4G LTE power on activations A customer is permitted to self-activate a mobile device purchased via a commercial sales channel. Upon powering on the mobile device, the mobile device establishes a restricted service session through the network to a self-activation service and the mobile device queries the self-activation service for any pending order related to the mobile device which may have been generated during the purchase process. The communications with the self-activation service, however, support completing the pending order, activating the mobile device and communicating to the user that activation is complete. Part of the activation procedure configures one or more network elements to provide service for the device in a normal unrestricted manner. When provisioning is complete, the restricted access configuration used to establish the session with the self-activation service is removed.
US09838856B1	SMS domain preference A method may be performed by a network device. The method may include conducting an attachment procedure with a wireless device, wherein the conducting forms a session between the wireless device and the core network; associating the wireless device with a short message service (SMS) capability for the session, wherein the SMS capability indicates whether the wireless device can process SMS messages via Internet protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) protocols; identifying an SMS message intended for an application residing on the wireless device; routing the SMS message via IMS protocols when the SMS capability of the wireless device indicates the wireless device can process IMS protocols; and routing the SMS message via non-access stratum (NAS) protocols when the SMS capability of the wireless device indicates the wireless device cannot process IMS protocols.
US09838848B2	Venue data prefetch Methods, systems, and computer program product for prefetching location data based on predicted user behavior. A mobile device can request, from a user routine subsystem of the mobile device, a list of locations that a user of the mobile device routinely visits while the user carries the mobile device. The mobile device can determine a cluster of these locations that are within a specified distance between one another. The mobile device can request location data for these locations from a location server, even if the user is not at one of these locations. The location data can include a venue map and a venue location fingerprint. Upon detecting that the user entered a venue at one of these locations, the mobile device can determine a location of the user inside of the venue using the venue location fingerprint. The mobile device can then display the location on a venue map.
US09838845B2	Method and apparatus for positioning user equipment Provided is a method for positioning a user equipment (UE). In the method, a positioning server determines that a UE is in a coordinated multi-point transmission (CoMP) state; requests a plurality of serving base stations in a CoMP set of the UE and the UE to measure a parameter related to positioning of the UE; receives the parameter related to the positioning of the UE from the plurality of serving base stations and the UE; and determines a location of the UE according to the received parameter.
US09838840B1	Detecting proximity using WiFi hotspots A method of includes receiving hotspot identification data from the first device, where the identification data identifies a plurality of WiFi hotspots that are in proximity to the first device; determining that the second device is associated with the first device; sending the hotspot identification data to the second device, where the first device and second device are mobile devices; receiving an indication of proximity from the second device; and notifying the first device of the indication of proximity.
US09838822B2	Method and apparatus for enhancing directivity of a 1st order ambisonics signal Recordings from microphones that provide 1st order Ambisonics signals, so-called B-format signals, offer a limited cognition of sound directivity. Sound sources are perceived broader than they actually are, especially for off-center listening positions, and the sound sources are often located to be coming from the closest speaker positions. In a method and apparatus for enhancing the directivity of 1st order Ambisonics signals, additional directivity information is extracted (SFA) from the lower order Ambisonics input signal. The additional directivity information is used to estimate higher order Ambisonics coefficients, which are then combined with the coefficients of the input signal. Thus, the directivity of the Ambisonics signal is enhanced, which leads to an increased accuracy of spatial source localization when the Ambisonics signal is decoded to loud speaker signals. The resulting output signal has more energy than the input signal.
US09838819B2	Reducing correlation between higher order ambisonic (HOA) background channels In general, techniques are described for compression and decoding of audio data are generally disclosed. An example device for compressing audio data includes one or more processors configured to apply a decorrelation transform to ambient ambisonic coefficients to obtain a decorrelated representation of the ambient ambisonic coefficients, the ambient HOA coefficients having been extracted from a plurality of higher order ambisonic coefficients and representative of a background component of a soundfield described by the plurality of higher order ambisonic coefficients, wherein at least one of the plurality of higher order ambisonic coefficients is associated with a spherical basis function having an order greater than one.
US09838818B2	Immersive 3D sound space for searching audio Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for generating an immersive three-dimensional sound space for searching audio. The system generates a three-dimensional sound space having a plurality of sound sources playing at a same time, wherein each of the plurality of sound sources is assigned a respective location in the three-dimensional sound space relative to one another, and wherein a user is assigned a current location in the three-dimensional sound space relative to each respective location. Next, the system receives input from the user to navigate to a new location in the three-dimensional sound space. Based on the input, the system then changes each respective location of the plurality of sound sources relative to the new location in the three-dimensional sound space.
US09838812B1	On/off head detection of personal acoustic device using an earpiece microphone A method of controlling a personal acoustic device includes generating a first electrical signal responsive to an acoustic signal incident at a microphone disposed on an earpiece of the personal acoustic device. A characteristic of a transfer function based on the first electrical signal and a second electrical signal provided to a speaker in the earpiece is determined. An operating state of the personal acoustic device is determined form the characteristic of the transfer function. The operating state include a state in which the earpiece is positioned in the vicinity of an ear of a user and a second state in which the earpiece is absent from the vicinity of the ear of the user. Examples of a microphone that may be used include feedback and feedforward microphones in an acoustic noise reduction circuit.
US09838805B2	Performance based in situ optimization of hearing aids A new hearing aid system is provided that facilitates determination of listening performance of a user of the hearing aid system and adjustment of a hearing aid for improved listening performance.
US09838787B1	Acoustic device An acoustic device that is adapted to be worn on the body of a user, with a first acoustic transducer and a second acoustic transducer, where the first transducer is closer to the expected location of a first ear of the user than is the second transducer, a third acoustic transducer and a fourth acoustic transducer, where the third transducer is closer to the expected location of a second ear of the user than is the fourth transducer, and a controller that is adapted to independently control the phase and frequency response of the first, second, third and fourth transducers.
US09838775B2	Earbuds with biometric sensing This application relates to earbuds configured with one or more biometric sensors. At least one of the biometric sensors is configured to be pressed up against a portion of the tragus for making biometric measurements. In some embodiments, the housing of the earbud can be symmetric so that the earbud can be worn interchangeably in either a left or a right ear of a user. In such an embodiment, the earbud can include a sensor and circuitry configured to determine and alter operation of the earbud in accordance to which ear the earbud is determined to be positioned within.
US09838768B2	Microphone device The microphone device includes a tubular support of a conductive material. A microphone unit is provided at one end of the support and grounded to the support. A cable passes through the support and includes core wires connected to a signal output terminal of the microphone unit. A conductive covering material that covers the core wires and is electrically connected to the support.
US09838763B2	TDM network call with compound service layer agreement A method, implemented in a network with a control plane, is described for creating a compound Service Level Agreement (SLA) call for a Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) service in the network. The method includes creating the call with a non-preemptible component and a preemptible component, the compound SLA comprising the non-preemptible component and the preemptible component; implementing endpoints for the call at a source node and a destination node; and responsive to a preemption event in the network, removing the preemptible component at the endpoints. A node and network are also described.
US09838761B2	Intelligent patching system An intelligent network patch field management system is provided that includes active electronic hardware, firmware, mechanical assemblies, cables, and software that guide, monitor, and report on the process of connecting and disconnecting patch cords plugs in an interconnect or cross-connect patching environment. The system is also capable of monitoring patch cord connections to detect insertions or removals of patch cords or plugs. In addition, the system can map embodiments of patch fields.
US09838758B2	Relevancy improvement through targeting of information based on data gathered from a networked device associated with a security sandbox of a client device In one embodiment, a method of a relevancy-matching server includes matching primary data generated from a fingerprint data with targeted data based on a relevancy factor, locating in a storage the targeted data, a reference to the targeted data, and/or a metadata of the targeted data. A mobile device is associated with a television. An executable environment is constrained in a security sandbox of the mobile device. A sandboxed application is executed in the executable environment capable of bypassing at least one access control of the security sandbox. An embedded object is processed in the sandboxed application. The television and/or the mobile device are to generate the fingerprint data from characteristic features of media data. The relevancy-matching server is to match the targeted data with the primary data such that the relevancy-matching server is to locate in the storage an item based on a relevancy factor.
US09838755B1	System and method for determining TV tune-in attribution Methods and apparatus are provided for determining a lift metric regarding effectiveness of a digital ad campaign for an audio-visual work on subsequent viewership of the audio-visual work. Viewed content from a universe of monitored AV audio-visual devices is collected. Identifiers of audio-visual devices that received an ad impression for the audio-visual work are also collected. The lift metric may be determined from statistical analysis of this data.
US09838753B2	Monitoring individual viewing of television events using tracking pixels and cookies A real-time content identification and tracking system enabling monitoring of television programming consumption specific to an individual television or other viewing device. Metrics collected may include data regarding viewing of specific broadcast media, commercial messages, interactive on-screen information or other programming, as well as locally cached, time-shifted programming. Information about media consumption by such specific television sets or other viewing means may be returned to a commercial client of the system through a trusted third-party intermediary service and, in certain embodiments, encoded tokens may be used to manage the display of certain events as well as to enable robust auditing of each involved party's contractual performance.
US09838747B2	Cross-platform messaging Systems and methods are provided for displaying a short message service (SMS) message on user media equipment, in which the user media equipment includes a set-top box and a display. In some embodiments, the set-top box receives an SMS message, wherein the SMS message includes information identifying a triggering event for displaying the SMS message. The SMS message is stored until the occurrence and detection of the identified triggering event. In response to detecting the occurrence of the identified triggering event, the SMS message is displayed on at least a portion of the display of the user media equipment.
US09838743B2	Techniques for context aware video recommendation Systems and methods for identifying, in a network environment in which users watch videos that are downloaded or streamed over a network, a video in which a user is likely to be interested based on session context. For example, a server or other computing system identifies prior session contexts in which prior users watched videos and session progress data for prior sessions in which these prior users watched the videos. The server or other computing system determines a session context of a user for whom a video is to be recommended. For this user, the server or other computing system generates a recommendation identifying one or more videos in which the user is likely to be interested, where the user has not previously watched the recommended videos. The recommendation is generated based on the prior session contexts, the session progress data, and the session context of the user.
US09838729B2	Recovering channel bonded program streams A system for recovering channel bonded program streams may include filters and a collator. The filters may be configured to receive data streams that include multiple chunks of transport stream packets, and marker information items that are indicative of boundaries of the chunks, over multiple bonded channels, and to individually filter the data streams based at least on a utilized program identifier. The collator may be configured to collate the filtered data streams based at least on the marker information items to recover a program stream corresponding to the utilized program identifier. In one or more implementations, the filters may replace, or augment, the marker information items with marker packets that include a program identifier that is not being used for transmitted programs and/or that is reserved for marker packets. The collator may collate the filtered data streams based at least on the marker packets.
US09838723B2	Image coding method and image coding device for partitioning an image into processing units and coding the partitioned image to generate a code sequence Provided is an image coding method that partitions an input image signal into processing units, and that codes the partitioned image to generate a code sequence. In particular, the image coding method determines a partitioning pattern for hierarchically partitioning the input image signal in order starting from a largest unit of the processing units, generates partition information indicative of the partitioning pattern, and codes partition information. The partition information includes maximum used hierarchy depth information indicative of a maximum used hierarchy depth which is a hierarchy depth of a deepest processing unit of the processing units included in the partitioning pattern.
US09838722B2	Video encoding method for encoding division block, video decoding method for decoding division block, and recording medium for implementing the same Disclosed are a method of encoding a division block in video encoding and a method of decoding a division block in video decoding. An input picture is divided into encoding unit blocks. The encoding unit blocks are divided into sub-blocks. The sub-blocks are encoded by selectively using at least one of intra prediction encoding and inter prediction encoding. A decoding process is performed through a reverse process of the encoding method. When pixel values of an encoding unit block are encoded in video encoding, the flexibility in selecting an encoding mode is increased and the efficiency of encoding is increased.
US09838721B2	Video encoding method for encoding division block, video decoding method for decoding division block, and recording medium for implementing the same Disclosed are a method of encoding a division block in video encoding and a method of decoding a division block in video decoding. An input picture is divided into encoding unit blocks. The encoding unit blocks are divided into sub-blocks. The sub-blocks are encoded by selectively using at least one of intra prediction encoding and inter prediction encoding. A decoding process is performed through a reverse process of the encoding method. When pixel values of an encoding unit block are encoded in video encoding, the flexibility in selecting an encoding mode is increased and the efficiency of encoding is increased.
US09838720B2	Video encoding method for encoding division block, video decoding method for decoding division block, and recording medium for implementing the same Disclosed are a method of encoding a division block in video encoding and a method of decoding a division block in video decoding. An input picture is divided into encoding unit blocks. The encoding unit blocks are divided into sub-blocks. The sub-blocks are encoded by selectively using at least one of intra prediction encoding and inter prediction encoding. A decoding process is performed through a reverse process of the encoding method. When pixel values of an encoding unit block are encoded in video encoding, the flexibility in selecting an encoding mode is increased and the efficiency of encoding is increased.
US09838718B2	Secondary boundary filtering for video coding In one example, a video coding device is configured to intra-predict a block of video data, using values of pixels along a primary boundary of the block, to form a predicted block, determine whether to filter the predicted block using data of a secondary boundary of the block, and filter the predicted block using data of the secondary boundary in response to determining to filter the predicted block. The video coding device may determine whether to filter the predicted block based on a comparison of a Laplacian value or a gradient difference value to a threshold. The determination of whether to filter the predicted block may be based at least in part on a boundary relationship, e.g., the relationship of one boundary to another, or of a boundary to pixel values of the predicted block.
US09838715B2	Image processing apparatus and method There is provided an image processing apparatus which includes a division unit dividing an image into a plurality of images in a bit depth direction, and an encoding unit encoding respectively some or all of the plurality of images acquired by dividing the image in the bit depth direction by the division unit.
US09838713B1	Method for fast transform coding based on perceptual quality and apparatus for the same A method for fast transform coding in image compression is provided. The method includes performing prediction with respect to a current block, calculating a prediction error with respect to the current block, performing transform and quantization with respect to the current block, performing dequantization and inverse transform with respect to a transform coefficient generated through the transform and quantization, generating a reconstruction signal by summing a prediction signal generated in the performing of the prediction and a residual signal generated in the performing of the dequantization and inverse transform, calculating a rate-distortion (RD) cost related to the reconstruction signal, determining whether a size of the current block is a minimum block size, partitioning the current block into a plurality of sub-blocks, and performing transform coding with respect to the sub-blocks in response to determination that the size of the current block is not the minimum block size.
US09838710B2	Motion estimation for arbitrary shapes Techniques related to providing motion estimation for arbitrary pixel block shapes are discussed. Such techniques may include generating a distortion mesh for a pixel block based on multiple calls to a motion estimation such that the distortion mesh includes distortion values associated with regions of the pixel block, a seed motion vector, and candidate motion vectors, and determining a best motion vector for the pixel block based on the distortion mesh.
US09838692B2	Detecting availabilities of neighboring video units for video coding As part of a video encoding or decoding operation on video data, a video coder performs a coding operation for a current video unit of the video data. As part of performing the coding operation for the current video unit, the video coder determines the availabilities of one or more video units that neighbor the current video unit. In order to determine the availability of a video unit that neighbors the current video unit, the video coder identifies, based on availabilities of video units that neighbor a parent video unit of the current video unit, an entry in a lookup table. The identified entry indicates the availability of the video unit that neighbors the current video unit. The video coder then performs a coding operation on the current video unit based on whether the video unit that neighbors the current video unit is available.
US09838690B1	Selective prediction signal filtering Disclosed herein are methods and apparatuses for selective prediction signal filtering. One aspect of the disclosed implementations is a method for encoding a frame of a video stream including determining a first performance measurement for a first set of prediction samples identified for a group of pixels using a first prediction mode, generating a filtered set of prediction samples by applying a filter to a second set of prediction samples, wherein at least one of the filtered set of prediction samples or the second set of prediction samples are identified using a second prediction mode, determining a second performance measurement for the filtered set of prediction samples, generating, using a processor, a residual based on the filtered set of prediction samples and the group of pixels if the second performance measurement exceeds the first performance measurement, and encoding the frame using the residual.
US09838686B2	Techniques for inclusion of thumbnail images in compressed video data Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for incorporating full-resolution frames in a coding order and corresponding thumbnail images of a motion video into compressed video data. A device to compress video frames includes a processor component; and a compression component for execution by the processor component to intersperse at least one compressed thumbnail frame (T-frame) among multiple compressed full-resolution frames of a motion video arranged in a coding order in a compressed video data, the T-frame comprising multiple thumbnail images of the motion video in compressed form. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09838662B2	Harmonization of cross-component prediction and adaptive color transform in video coding A video coder transforms, based on a difference between a bit depth of an initial luma sample and a bit depth of initial chroma samples, a set of initial samples to a set of modified samples. The set of initial samples may include the initial luma sample and the initial chroma samples. The initial chroma samples may include an initial Cb sample and an initial Cr sample. The set of modified samples may include a modified luma sample and modified chroma samples. The modified chroma samples may include a modified Cb sample and a modified Cr sample. Additionally, the video coder adds the modified samples to corresponding samples of a predictive block to produce reconstructed samples.
US09838659B2	Image processing device and image processing method An image processing device includes a processor including hardware. The processor is configured to implement an image acquisition process that acquires an image captured by an image sensor that includes a first-color filter having first transmittance characteristics, a second-color filter having second transmittance characteristics, and a third-color filter having third transmittance characteristics, and a correction process that multiplies a pixel value that corresponds to a second color by a first coefficient to calculate a component value that corresponds to the overlapping region of the first transmittance characteristics and the third transmittance characteristics, and corrects a pixel value that corresponds to a first color, the pixel value that corresponds to the second color, and a pixel value that corresponds to a third color based on the component value that corresponds to the overlapping region. The second color is longer in wavelength than the first color and shorter in wavelength than the third color.
US09838657B2	Projection enhancement system A system, method and program product that provides projection enhancement. A system is described that includes: a digital projector for generating an image projection onto a surface; a spatial sensor configured to sense and locate a blocking object in a light field associated with the digital projector; a masking system that masks a portion of the image projection corresponding to the blocking object; and an enhancement system that generates an enhancement projection onto the blocking object.
US09838650B2	Portable optical sensor module The invention relates to a portable optical sensor module having at least one locking device disposed on an outer side of the portable optical sensor module for releaseably attaching the portable optical sensor module to a carrier platform. The at least one locking device comprises a folding handle device forming a carry handle for the portable optical sensor module in an opened locked state of the at least one locking device.
US09838649B2	End cap analytic monitoring method and apparatus Methods and apparatus for monitoring and ranking end caps in a store include video monitoring one or more parameters of end caps, including dwell times, item removal, traffic monitored parameters to determine for example one or more of end cap efficiency, product desirability, and location desirability.
US09838642B2	Method for signaling broadcast video content, and recording method and device using the signaling A signaling method of video content and services broadcast by to a multitude of reception devices, the contents being encoded into data packets transmitted in a transport stream associated with a signaling stream is disclosed that comprises an insertion step of a unique identifier associated with each of the video contents or services in the signaling stream; an insertion step of the unique identifier into packets of the transport stream transmitting the video content or service corresponding to the unique identifier. Advantageously, the unique identifier is derived from a characteristic of the content among the title of the video content or service, the date and theoretical continuous broadcast time of the video content or service. A method for recording and a recording device using the signaling is further disclosed.
US09838640B2	Apparatus and method for displaying a television video signal and data in a mobile terminal according to a mode thereof An apparatus and method for receiving and displaying a television signal and a data signal in a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal includes a display unit with a video data display area and a user data display area. The mobile terminal determines in a standby mode whether it is set to a television mode or communication mode. If the mobile terminal is set to the television mode, it controls a tuner to select a desired television channel. The mobile terminal stores video data of a current frame received over the selected channel and user data corresponding to the selected channel in a memory unit, outputs video data of a previous frame stored in the memory unit to the video data display area of the display unit in a frame period and then outputs the user data stored in the memory unit to the user data display area of the display unit upon completing the output of the video data of the previous frame. In the communication mode, the mobile terminal stops the operation of the tuner and displays user data generated in the communication mode in the video data display area and user data display area.
US09838638B2	Radiation imaging apparatus, method of driving the same, and radiation imaging system A radiation imaging apparatus, comprising pixels, a unit including a detecting element and a switch element, a signal line connected to the detecting element through the switch element, and a controller, the controller obtains, before a start of radiation irradiation, a first signal of the signal line with the switch element being in a non-conductive state and a second signal of the signal line with the switch element being in a conductive state, obtains, in response to the start of the irradiation, a third signal of the signal line with the switch element being in the non-conductive state and a fourth signal of the signal line with the switch element being in the conductive state, and performs AEC based on the first to fourth signals.
US09838636B2	Image pickup apparatus, image pickup system, and method of driving image pickup apparatus Provided is an image pickup apparatus, including: first and second photoelectric conversion elements; first and second transfer transistors configured to transfer charges respectively from the first and second photoelectric conversion elements when the first and second transfer transistors are brought into conductive states, respectively; a floating diffusion region configured to accumulate the charges transferred by the first and second transfer transistors; an amplifying transistor configured to output a signal corresponding to the charges transferred by the first and second transfer transistors; first and second drive wirings, which are electrically connected to gates of the first and second transfer transistors, respectively; and a conductive member, which is configured to electrically connect the floating diffusion region and a gate of the amplifying transistor to each other, and is configured to extend beyond the floating diffusion region in a plan view while being opposed to the first drive wiring.
US09838628B2	Detecting quantities beyond sensor saturation Capturing an image including: receiving an exposure time for an image sensor; measuring time to saturation for each sensel of a plurality of sensels of the image sensor; and calculating a number of electrons that would have been collected by each sensel with unlimited storage capacity using the time to saturation, the exposure time, and an electron collection capacity of a storage unit of each sensel. Key words include sensor saturation and high-dynamic range.
US09838622B2	Flicker detection using semiconductor light source Devices and methods for adjusting an exposure window of a rolling shutter based on a frequency determined from ambient light gathered by a bimodal component are disclosed. Flickering light sources may cause artifacts in captured images, due to interplay between a period of a frequency of ambient light and the exposure window. An image capture device includes a semiconductor component configured to operate in two modes and an exposure window control component configured to compensate for the flickering based on a signal from the light source. In a sensor mode, the semiconductor component may operate to detect the frequency of ambient light. To avoid image artifacts, the frequency of the ambient light is analyzed and an exposure time is adjusted to an integer multiple of the period of the frequency such that exposure is matched to the periodic illumination of the flickering light source.
US09838604B2	Method and system for stabilizing video frames A method, system, and computer program product for stabilizing frames, the method comprising: receiving a frame sequence comprising three or more frames, including a current frame; determining salient feature points within the frames; matching the salient feature points between the frames; dropping salient feature points associated with advancing objects; dropping salient feature points associated with objects moving in shaking movements; computing a transformation between pairs of consecutive frames from amongst the at least three frames, based upon non-dropped salient feature points, thereby obtaining a multiplicity of transformations; determining a center position for the frames based upon the multiplicity of transformations; determining a stabilizing transformation from a current frame to the center position; and applying the stabilizing transformation to the current frame to obtain a stabilized frame.
US09838603B2	Method and apparatus for image stabilization According to aspects of the disclosure, a method is provided for use in an electronic device, comprising: capturing one or more image frames by using at least one image sensor of the electronic device; displaying, on a display, a first image that is generated by performing a first-type Digital Image Stabilization (DIS1) based on at least some of the image frames; and storing, in a memory, a second image generated by performing a second-type Digital Image Stabilization (DIS2) based on at least some of the image frames.
US09838597B2	Imaging device, imaging method, and program An imaging device includes: an imaging unit imaging an object and generating image data of the object; a display unit displaying an image corresponding to the image data; a display controller controlling the display unit to display an expression guide image in which at least a part of expression of a face in the object has been changed; an expression determination unit determining similarity between the expressions in the image and in the expression guide image; an imaging controller controlling the imaging unit to continuously image the object until the expression determination unit determines that the expressions in the image and in the expression guide image are matched, wherein the display controller controls the display unit to display another expression guide image at a time the expression determination unit determines that the expressions in the image in the expression guide image are matched.
US09838586B2	Portable apparatus for use in machine vision A portable machine vision component for use in machine vision systems is provided. The component can include a base portion configured to removably connect with a machine vision device, the base portion including an electrical input and an electrical output. The component can also include a control system operatively connected with the base portion, the control system configured to control an operation of the machine vision device and to receive feedback from the machine vision device. The component can further include one or more interface elements associated with the base portion, the one or more interface elements configured to allow a user to access the control system and communicate with the machine vision device.
US09838569B2	Information processing device, method, system, display device, and non-transitory computer readable medium for displaying operating images in an efficient manner An information processing device includes a processing part, a controlling part, and a providing part. The processing part executes a process. The controlling part controls the processing part to execute the process when the process corresponding to an operation on an operating image is requested from a display device that temporarily stores and displays an externally provided operating image. The providing part provides a first operating image to be displayed by the display device to the display device, and provides, to the display device in advance, a second operating image displayed when the first operating image is operated, within a range not exceeding a quantity predetermined as an upper limit.
US09838568B2	Image reading apparatus and image forming system An image reading apparatus and an image forming system are provided which can reduce the influence of magnification error, detect patches in correct positions, and save the sheets required for adjusting an image. The image reading apparatus makes use of an image scanner which reads patches printed on a sheet P, a spectral colorimeter which colorimetrically measures the patches read by the image scanner, and is provided with a timing compensation unit which compensates the colorimetric measurement timing with which colorimetric operation of the spectral colorimeter is triggered based on the positional information of the patches read by the image scanner, and an image correction unit which corrects the color information of the patches read by the image scanner based on the colorimetric values of the patches colorimetrically measured by the spectral colorimeter.
US09838567B2	Print control apparatus and job processing control program, and job processing control method A print control apparatus for controlling a printing apparatus that calculates the amount of change between a designated color and a color measured, and is capable of executing a color accuracy verification, and a color correction includes: a job management unit that analyzes a print job and acquires a required color accuracy level, and calculates and manages a required time of the print job; an apparatus management unit that acquires a result of the color accuracy verification, predicts the degradation of the color accuracy, and calculates and manages a color correction effective time; and an output management unit that sets the output order of print jobs waiting to be output and the execution timing of the color correction, the required time of the print job, and the color correction effective time, and instructs the printing apparatus to execute the processing of the print job and the color correction.
US09838552B2	System including image processing apparatus and first server for generating page information and issuing corresponding instruction information for the image processing apparatus A managing server accepts an instruction of a message intended to be displayed on a screen of an image processing apparatus from a user, and generates page information including the message and first instruction information corresponding to the accepted instruction. The image processing apparatus periodically performs a first inquiry about instruction information for the image processing apparatus to the managing server, displays, in response to a notification based on the first instruction information from the managing server, a message corresponding to the notification in a status display area of a displaying unit, acquires the page information including the message related to the first instruction information from the managing server, and displays the acquired page information on the displaying unit.
US09838549B1	Image forming apparatus, image forming system, and notification method An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus and a first storage unit that stores registree information of users registered to work on the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes a processor programmed to determine whether or not work needs to be performed on the image forming apparatus by a worker based on a predetermined condition, obtain presence information of a registree from a second storage unit, the presence information indicating the presence state of the registree, identify one or more registrees associated with the work to be done, in a case where work needs to be done on the image forming apparatus by a worker, and upon determining that one or more registrees is present, perform a notification process that notifies one of the present registrees that work needs to be done on the image forming apparatus.
US09838545B2	DSL modem with low-power mode According to an embodiment, a DSL transceiver includes a power mode controller and a transmitter. The power mode controller is configured to set the DSL transceiver in a low power mode and move the DSL transceiver out of the low power mode responsive to the DSL transceiver receiving data. The transmitter is configured to transmit data only on a first group of sub-carriers when the power mode controller is moving the DSL transceiver out of the low power mode, the first group of sub-carriers being a subset of the sub-carriers available to the DSL transceiver for transmission.
US09838540B2	Systems and methods to enroll users for real time communications connections A computing apparatus uses an interactive user assessment test to identify and/or assess the need and skills of the user as part of an enrollment process for the user to register for the services of the system that provides real time communications connections between users and advisers. The advisers provide coaching services over real time communications connections provided via the system. A recommendation engine is configured to use the assessment results to recommend advisers for the user based on the need and skills of the user, as well as the real time availability of the advisers to provide the coaching services.
US09838537B2	System for indicating priority levels for transaction and task engagement in a call center A call center system has a computerized server executing software (SW) from a machine-readable medium, a data collection function of the SW enabled for collecting data regarding incoming transactions, a data processing function coupled to the data collection engine and enabled for processing the data collected against a set of business rules, the data processing function determining a priority level for individual ones of the incoming transactions, and a distribution function enabled for distributing a priority indication determined by the data processing function to one or more presentation interfaces accessible to agents, at or near the time the associated transaction is engaged by the agent.
US09838526B2	Switching between watches or other accessories Systems, methods and non-transitory computer readable media for allowing a user to switch between watches that have been paired with a device such as a smartphone are described. In one embodiment, the watches automatically detect a removal of a first watch from a user's wrist and an attachment of a second watch to the user's wrist. Messages from the watches are transmitted to the device to allow the device to switch the active watch from the first watch to the second watch. The switch can occur while the device is in a locked state, and the device can synchronize the second watch with data received from the first watch. Other embodiments are also described.
US09838523B2	Display processing apparatus A mobile terminal apparatus including an operation lock mode setting unit that sets an operation lock mode; an event container display control unit that displays, when a predetermined event occurs, an event container indicating the occurred predetermined event on a display unit; an event container display change control unit that sets an event container between an active state and an inactive state; a lock canceling operation unit that cancels the operation lock mode; and a canceling operation handling control unit that, when an active-state event container is displayed on the display unit and the operation lock mode is canceled, performs automatic activation and display of an application program corresponding to the event of the active-state event container, and when all event containers on the display unit are in the inactive state and the operation lock mode is canceled, displays a predetermined display screen on the display unit.
US09838519B1	Mobile device finger holder case A mobile device case which enables a secure use of a mobile device using one hand. An aspect of an embodiment of the invention includes a multi-finger holder which is traversable across the rear of the case. The holder ensures a more secure grip by a user by way of finger holders which fit the user's fingers.
US09838513B2	Methods and apparatus for packet acquisition in mixed-rate wireless communication networks A method of wirelessly communicating a packet includes generating, at a first wireless device, a first packet including a first preamble decodable by a plurality of devices and a second preamble decodable by only a subset of the plurality of devices. The first preamble includes a first signal field. The second preamble includes a first training field. The method further includes transmitting the first packet concurrently with one or more second packets to be transmitted by wireless devices other than the first wireless device.
US09838509B2	Data processing method and apparatus Embodiments of the present invention provide a data processing method and apparatus. The method includes: receiving a data packet sent by a server, and acquiring a type of the data packet; determining whether the type of the data packet is consistent with a type of a data packet processed by using a preset processing rule or a type of a protocol in a preset TCP/IP protocol stack to obtain a determining result; and if the type of the data packet is consistent with the type of the data packet processed by using the preset processing rule or the type of the protocol in the preset TCP/IP protocol stack, performing processing on the data packet according to the protocol in the preset TCP/IP protocol stack or the preset processing rule.
US09838508B2	Method and apparatus for enhanced personal care with interactive diary function A method and apparatus for enhancing a user's lifestyle and personal care is provided. The design includes a personal care combination display/mirror device comprising a surface operating as a reflective surface and a plurality of connection ports, each connection port configured to receive a hardware personal care module to facilitate personal care of a user, wherein personal care comprises at least one of health, fitness, wellness, fashion, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. The personal care combination display/mirror device is configured to transmit and receive user personal care communications personalized to the user, for the user to freely substitute selected and different hardware personal care modules in the plurality of connection ports, and to maintain an interactive diary for the user.
US09838482B1	Maintaining client/server session affinity through load balancers In one embodiment, a system uses a two-layer deterministic function, such as a hashing mechanism, to ensure session stickiness or affinity. A client can generate a session key that can be used for at least two things. First, a load balancer can be selected by the client using the session key by using a consistent or deterministic hashing algorithm so that the same load balancer is selected from a set of weighted load balancers. After selecting the load balancer, the client can send the request to the selected load balancer. The load balancer then uses the same session key, which can be transmitted in an HTTP header, to select a backend host server computer. The result is that session affinity is maintained.
US09838474B2	Distributing and synchronizing objects The described embodiments distribute and synchronize objects in a network. More specifically, the described embodiments distribute copies of objects locally (i.e., store copies of objects in local address spaces). By storing a copy of a given object in a local address space, the object's methods may be executed locally, which can help to avoid excessive network traffic associated with remotely executing the object's methods. However, executing an object's methods locally can result in the state of the object (i.e., data associated with the object, etc.) becoming out of sync with other copies of the object in the network. To avoid issues associated with unsynchronized copies of the object in the network, the described embodiments use a policy that specifies conditions under which objects are to be synchronized.
US09838468B2	System and method for directing entrants at a checkpoint using a mobile device A system and method for directing entrants at a checkpoint using a mobile device, wherein the method can comprise receiving by an Access Control Operations Center (ACOC) server a request for entry, identification data, and a mobile number from a checkpoint computer that are related to an entrant. The method can comprise requesting one or more records associated with the identification data, from one or more public records databases to perform a background check. The method can comprise receiving by the ACOC server the records from the one or more public record databases, determining an initial adjudication result of the background check, communicating an initial directive by the ACOC server to the entrant or to an attendant if the initial adjudication result of the background check does not meet predefined criteria, and sending a subsequent directive on the mobile number based on a subsequent adjudication of the background.
US09838464B2	Remote access to content from a thin client Remote access is provided to content from a thin client, such as an internet browser, of a communication terminal. A method is provided for accessing at least one piece of content from a thin client of a remote communication terminal, the content being executed by a device for providing access to content on a communication network. The access method includes replication of at least one content replication signal by the thin client. The replication signal that is received by the thin client during a communication session with the content access provider device is produced by an execution module of the content access provider device and relayed unprocessed by a decoy module of the content access provider device. The decoy module is registered with the content access provider device as a virtual replication peripheral.
US09838448B2	Method for reducing interference caused by overlapping channels in a wireless communication system A method of reducing interference between wireless networks operating on channels with different bandwidths is proposed. One wireless network operates on a narrow band channel while the other network operates on a wide band channel that overlaps the narrow band channel. The method involves communicating information regarding the wide band channel to the devices of the network operating on the narrow band channel. A device in the network operating on the wide band channel constructs a special frame that carries its network ID as well as information regarding the wide band channel that it is operating on, namely the center frequency and the channel bandwidth. The device then broadcasts this frame on the narrow band channel. In addition, this frame is protected from possible collision by preceding the transmission of the frame by protection frames on both the channels.
US09838441B2	Hybrid communications system using peer-to-peer and centralized architecture A hybrid communication system estimates a quality of service (QoS) for a plurality of session channels available to couple a first device on a first network with a second device on a second network. A first session channel is selected, from the plurality of session channels, that has a highest estimated QoS of all the plurality of session channels over a first time interval. The devices are instructed to establish a hybrid media session using the first session channel. During the hybrid media session the estimated QoS for the plurality of session channels is monitored. Responsive to the monitoring, a second session channel is selected, from the plurality of session channels, that has a highest estimated QoS of all the plurality of session channels over a second time interval. Responsive to the selecting, the devices are instructed establish the hybrid media session using the second session channel.
US09838435B2	Authenticator for user state management Different types of soft-lockout policies can be associated with different organizations (or groups) in an identity management system. Each soft-lockout policy can indicate different parameters such as a number of login attempts allowed and an amount of time that a user account will be locked-out if the maximum allowed attempts are exceeded unsuccessfully. Users can be associated with the different organizations. For each user, the soft-lockout policies for the organization with which that user is associated are applied to that user when that user attempts to log in. Thus, different groups of users can be handled with different security behaviors regarding unsuccessful login attempts. If, for example, a user were to become moved from one organization to another, then the soft-lockout policies associated with the user's new organization would become applicable to that user.
US09838432B2	System and method for automatic data protection in a computer network A method of protecting data items in an organizational computer network, including, defining multiple information profiles for classifying the data item, defining rules for protecting the data item belonging to a specific information profile, classifying the data item according to the defined information profiles, applying a protection method to the data item responsive to the classification and the defined rules, automatically updating the classification of the data item responsive to a change in the content or location of the data item; and automatically transforming the applied protection method, throughout the lifecycle of the data item, responsive to a change in classification or location of the data item, according to the defined rules.
US09838425B2	Systems and methods for network access control Network access control systems and methods are provided herein. A method includes receiving at a network device a SYN packet from a client device over a network, determining if the client device is a trusted source for the network using the SYN packet, if the client device is a trusted resource, receiving an acknowledgement (ACK) packet from the client device that includes identifying information for the client device plus an additional value, and identifying information for the network device, and establishing a connection with the network for the client device.
US09838424B2	Techniques to provide network security through just-in-time provisioned accounts Techniques to contain lateral movement of attackers through just-in-time (JIT) provisioned accounts comprising an account management component to receive a request from a first account via a client device for a second account to access a server device in a set of server devices, an account authorization component to authorize the request for the second account based at least partially on account information associated with the first account, an account provisioning component to provision the second account to enable a client to access the server device, and an account notification component to provide account information associated with the second account to a client via the client device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09838422B2	Detecting denial-of-service attacks on graph databases Detecting a denial-of-service attack on a graph database is provided. In response to receiving a request to process a graph query on the graph database from a client device via a network, a graph query pattern of the graph query is determined. In response to determining that the graph query pattern of the graph query matches a stored graph query pattern that lead to a previous denial-of-service attack on the graph database, the graph query is identified as the denial-of-service attack on the graph database. Then, the request to process the graph query is denied by dropping the graph query.
US09838414B2	System and method for a security asset manager Implementations of the present disclosure involve a system and/or method of performing security asset management. The system and/or method may schedule vulnerability scanners to scan the various portions of one or more networks and obtain the results of the vulnerability scans. IP addresses may be assigned to each of vulnerability scanners to scan. The system obtains the results of the vulnerability scans and may adjust the results of the scans according to configuration of the one or more networks that an IP address is associated with. The system and/or method may also assign and reassign IP addresses amongst the scanners to optimize scanning speed.
US09838413B2	Zero day threat detection based on fast flux detection and aggregation A method in a cloud-based security system includes operating a Domain Name System (DNS) resolution service, proxy, or monitor in the cloud-based security system; receiving DNS records with time-to-live (TTL) parameters; checking the TTL parameters for indication of a fast flux technique; and detecting domains performing the fast flux technique based on the DNS records. A cloud-based security system includes a plurality of nodes communicatively coupled to one or more users; and a Domain Name System (DNS) service providing a resolution service, proxy, or monitor in the cloud-based security system; wherein the DNS service is configured to receive DNS records with time-to-live (TTL) parameters; check the TTL parameters for indication of a fast flux technique; and detect domains performing the fast flux technique based on the DNS records.
US09838411B1	Subscriber based protection system A system features one or more network devices communicatively coupled to a management system. Configured to receive a portion of the network traffic, a first network device features one or more virtual machines that, based on a subscribed protection level, (i) perform network activities in response to a processing of the received portion of the analyzed network traffic, (ii) monitor behaviors of the one or more virtual machines during processing of the portion of the analyzed network traffic, (iii) determine whether the behaviors are anomalous, and (iv) generate an identifier for the portion of the analyzed network traffic associated with monitored behaviors being anomalous. The management system controls a setting of the protection level for the first network device to alter a frequency of receipt of identifiers associated with analyzed network traffic from a second network device of the one or more network devices different from the first network device.
US09838410B2	Identity resolution in data intake stage of machine data processing platform A security platform employs a variety techniques and mechanisms to detect security related anomalies and threats in a computer network environment. The security platform is “big data” driven and employs machine learning to perform security analytics. The security platform performs user/entity behavioral analytics (UEBA) to detect the security related anomalies and threats, regardless of whether such anomalies/threats were previously known. The security platform can include both real-time and batch paths/modes for detecting anomalies and threats. By visually presenting analytical results scored with risk ratings and supporting evidence, the security platform enables network security administrators to respond to a detected anomaly or threat, and to take action promptly.
US09838409B2	Cold start mechanism to prevent compromise of automatic anomaly detection systems In one embodiment, a device in a network analyzes data indicative of a behavior of a network using a supervised anomaly detection model. The device determines whether the supervised anomaly detection model detected an anomaly in the network from the analyzed data. The device trains an unsupervised anomaly detection model, based on a determination that no anomalies were detected by the supervised anomaly detection model.
US09838406B2	Method and product for providing a predictive security product and evaluating existing security products A method, product and computer program product for evaluating a generation of malware variants, the method including the steps of: scanning, with one or more malware detectors, a variant of a malware specimen; determining an evasiveness characteristic of the variant and a maliciousness characteristic of the variant; determining a likelihood that the variant meets one or more criteria based at least on the evasiveness characteristic of the variant and the maliciousness characteristic of the variant; and based on the determined likelihood, selecting the variant for propagation.
US09838404B2	Method and an apparatus to perform multi-connection traffic analysis and management A method and an apparatus to perform multi-connection traffic analysis and management are described. In one embodiment, the method includes analyzing data packets in the first data flow of a client application for a pattern of interest, where the client application communicates data using first and second data flows. In response to the method detecting a pattern of interest in the first data flow, the method identifies the second data flow and identifies a traffic policy for the second data flow. The method applies the identified traffic policy to the second data flow. Other embodiments have been claimed and described.
US09838403B2	System and method for identifying abusive account registration Disclosed is a system and method for processing account registration by identifying account candidates attempting to open an account as abusive. That is, the present disclosure discusses identifying, and challenging and marking abusive account registration. The present disclosure takes into account users' behaviors on a network and the impact to the cost and/or revenue of the network. The present disclosure is proactive as it allows for actions to be taken at the earliest possible time in the registration process before an account is created. This prevents abusive activity from taking place within the network and effecting services and privileges available to legitimate users. Additionally, the effects of the disclosed systems and methods minimize the negative impacts of abusive activity on normal user accounts.
US09838401B2	Method, client terminal device and system for verifying page information Examples of the present disclosure provide a method, client terminal device and system for verifying page information, the method includes: verification decryption information of real verification information of each of pages to be verified is obtained from a verification information server; real verification information of a page to be browsed by a user is obtained by decrypting the verification decryption information; and risk warning information is displayed when the real verification information of the page to be browsed by the user differs from actual verification information of the page to be browsed by the user. Technical solutions of the present disclosure may verify the page to be browsed after the page is obtained, and when it is determined after the verification that there is a risk, risk warning information may be displayed on the client terminal. Thus the reliability of network security may be increased.
US09838400B2	System and method for validating users using social network information A system and method uses any or all of information of a user and/or user's activity at a second web site, information of the user's friends or other connections at the second web site, or registration information of the user, to determine whether to allow the user to communicate with other users of a first web site, prevent the user from communicating with other users of the first web site, or monitor the user's communications and allow or prevent the user from further communication based on the monitored communications at the first web site.
US09838389B2	Integrated circuit, code generating method, and data exchange method An integrated circuit, a code generating method, and a data exchange method are described. The integrated circuit includes a plurality of field effect transistors, a plurality of sense-amplifiers, and a processing circuit. Each field effect transistor is configured to represent an address in a mapping table and includes a source, a drain, a channel and a gate. Each sense-amplifier is connected to the drain and configured to sense an electric current from the drain and identify a threshold voltage of the corresponding field effect transistor. The processing circuit is configured to categorize each of the threshold voltages identified by the corresponding sense-amplifiers into a first state and a second state and mark the state of each of the threshold voltages at the corresponding address in the mapping table.
US09838383B1	Managing privileged shared accounts A method includes receiving a target credential object having administrative rights over a first user account located on a target system. The first user account includes a log-in permission for the target system. The method also includes receiving data indicative of a second user account corresponding to the first user account, wherein the second user account is located on a local system. The method further includes sending a first request to remove the log-in permission from the first user account to the target system using the target credential object. The method still further includes receiving a log-in request corresponding to the second user account on the local system. The method additionally includes, in response to receiving the log-in request for the second user account, sending a second request to add the log-in permission on the first user account to the target system using the target credential object.
US09838381B2	Certificate management apparatus and certificate management method A certificate management apparatus retains an important certificate, while deleting the oldest referenced certificate. An update determination information output unit outputs update determination information being information for determining whether or not to update a certificate. A certificate cache stores the certificate on a volatile memory. An operation unit stores the update determination information output by the update determination information output unit in the certificate cache by relating to the certificate, and based on the update determination information stored in the certificate cache, updates the certificate related to the update determination information.
US09838378B2	Securing a server before connecting the server to a data communications network Securing a server before connecting the server to a data communications network in a data center may include: establishing a proximity-based communications connection with a service processor of a server, where the server is not coupled to a data communications network; and transmitting, via the proximity-based data communications connection, a digital certificate to the service processor of the server, where the digital certificate is configured to enable access to the server only by a system management server.
US09838374B2	Method and computer-based system for anonymously authenticating a service user A computer-implemented method of and a first web service system for anonymously authenticating a service user having an account associated with a first web service system are disclosed. The method is executable by a processor and comprises receiving an authentication request originating from a device of the service user, the authentication request comprising data identifying the account of the service user; generating, based on data relating to the account of the service user, a token comprising first data anonymously authenticating the service user and second data identifying an action that a second web service system is authorized to perform for the service user; storing, in a memory, at least one of the first and second data of the token; and transmitting the generated token to the second web service system. A computer-implemented method executable by a second web service system and a second web service system are also disclosed.
US09838373B2	System, device, and method of detecting a remote access user Devices, systems, and methods of detecting user identity, differentiating between users of a computerized service, and detecting a possible attacker. The methods include monitoring of user-side input-unit interactions, in general and in response to an interference introduced to user-interface elements. The monitored interactions are used for detecting an attacker that utilizes a remote access channel; for detecting a malicious automatic script, as well as malicious code injection; to identify a particular hardware assembly; to perform user segmentation or user characterization; to enable a visual login process with implicit two-factor authentication; to enable stochastic cryptography; and to detect that multiple users are utilizing the same subscription account.
US09838372B2	Identifying service providers for integrating a secure element into a short-range wireless communication apparatus A particular authentication-based service is implemented via a physical authentication device. A service description of the particular authentication-based service is read from the physical authentication device via a user terminal; and based thereon, a service request is generated, which specifies a capability description of the user terminal. A communication node receives the service request and checks this against a database containing information about which node in a set of nodes that stores downloadable software for implementing which authentication-based services on which types of user terminals. If a match is found between at least one node and the particular authentication-based service, a download identification message is sent to the user terminal, which specifies at least one address string uniquely identifying a respective location for the downloadable software stored in the matching node(s). The downloadable software is configured to implement the particular authentication-based service on the particular mobile communication apparatus.
US09838370B2	Business attribute driven sizing algorithms A cloud infrastructure system includes one or more computing devices and is configured to receive subscription order information related to one or more services subscribed to by a customer of the cloud infrastructure system, the service selected from one or more services provided by the cloud infrastructure system. The cloud infrastructure system receives a set of one or more mapping rules configured to map business attributes to resource provisioning information for one or more of the one or more services provided by the cloud infrastructure system. The cloud infrastructure system determines whether one or more business attributes in the subscription order information satisfy one or more mapping rules in the set of mapping rules and generates resource provisioning information for one or more resources associated with the one or more services based on resource provisioning information in the one or more mapping rules satisfied by the one or more business attributes in the subscription order information.
US09838367B2	Binding a trusted input session to a trusted output session According to an embodiment provided herein, there is provided a system that binds a trusted output session to a trusted input session. The system includes a processor to execute an enclave application in an architecturally protected memory. The system includes at least one logic unit forming a trusted entity to, responsive to a request to set up a trusted I/O session, generate a unique session identifier logically associated with the trusted I/O session and set a trusted I/O session indicator to a first state. The system includes at least one logic unit forming a cryptographic module to, responsive to the request to set up the trusted I/O session, receive an encrypted encryption key and the unique session identifier from the enclave application; verify the unique session identifier; and responsive a successful verification, decrypt and save the decrypted encryption key in an encryption key register.
US09838348B2	Electronic message search system and method A search query for searching electronic messages, such as email, may be used to search for different types of items, such as and without limitation electronic messages, contacts, photos, documents, such as and without limitation papers, presentations, etc., business entities, personal information extracted from messages, such as and without limitation purchase orders, shipments, reservations, travel itineraries, etc. Several sources of data, which may be indexed for searching, such as and without limitation a personal mail search index, contacts, or business entity, index, attachments index, extracted data index, etc. may be searched using the search query. A number of top search result items, which may include different types of items, may be presented apart from other search result items.
US09838345B2	Generating a relationship history Systems and methods for generation of a relationship history or text for a new message. In one embodiment, a method includes: scanning, by a computing device, a set of messages to or from a user to generate a plurality of profiles for persons associated with the messages, each person being a sender or a recipient of at least one of the set of messages, and the persons including a first person; generating, via the computer, a relationship history using the plurality of profiles, wherein the relationship history is for a relationship between the user and the first person; and presenting the relationship history to the user.
US09838340B2	Systems and methods for storing message data Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, are described for storing message data in a PubSub system. In certain examples, messages are received from a plurality of publishers for a plurality of distinct channels. The messages are ordered and stored in a plurality of buffers, with each channel having its own respective buffer. After a message has been written to a writable portion of the buffer for a channel, a pointer demarking a boundary between a readable portion of the buffer and the writeable portion of the buffer is advanced in an atomic operation. Following the atomic operation, the message resides in the readable portion and may be accessed by PubSub system components and/or processes. In general, one or more subscribers, components, or processes may read messages from the readable portion, in parallel.
US09838336B2	Communication system, control apparatus, forwarding node, control method and program A plurality of forwarding nodes includes: a topology holding unit that holds as first topology information connection relationship between an own node and at least part of the group of nodes; a topology notification unit that notifies a node(s) adjacent to the own node among the group of nodes of the first topology information; and an in-band communication unit that notifies a control apparatus of the first topology information. The control apparatus includes: a topology configuration unit that generates second topology information by combining a plurality of pieces of the first topology information notified by the plurality of forwarding nodes; and an in-band control unit that derives a path from the control apparatus to the plurality of forwarding nodes based on the second topology information and establishes a control channel for controlling the plurality of forwarding nodes along the derived path.
US09838331B2	Base station, user equipment and method for TCP transmission with dynamic TDD reconfiguration The present disclosure provides a method for forwarding to a Transport Control Protocol (TCP) receiver a TCP transmission sent from a TCP sender. The method includes: determining Time Division Duplex (TDD) reconfiguration time required for a TDD reconfiguration; comparing the TDD reconfiguration time with a predetermined threshold; suspending the forwarding of the TCP transmission to the TCP receiver during the TDD reconfiguration time if the TDD reconfiguration time is larger than the predetermined threshold; and resuming the suspended forwarding of the TCP transmission after the TDD reconfiguration time has lapsed. The present disclosure also provides a method for transmitting a TCP transmission to a TCP receiver, a base station and a user equipment.
US09838330B2	System and method for supporting credit management for output ports in a networking device A system and method can support efficient packet switching in a network environment. A networking device, such as a network switch, which includes a crossbar fabric, can be associated with a plurality of input ports and a plurality of output ports. Furthermore, the networking device operates to detect a link state change at an output port on the networking device. The output port can provide one or more credits to an output scheduler, and the output scheduler allows one or more packets targeting the output port to be dequeued from one or more virtual output queues, based on the one or more credits.
US09838309B1	Distributed network subnet In general, techniques for facilitating a distributed network (L3) subnet by which multiple independent control planes of network devices connected to physically separate L2 networks provide L2 reachability to/from a single L3 subnet. In some examples, a shared L2 network physically situated to connect a plurality of physically separate L2 networks “stitches” the L2 networks together within the respective, independent control planes of switches such that the control planes bridge L2 traffic for a single bridge domain for the separate L2 networks to the shared L2 network and visa-versa. Each of the independent control planes may be configured with a virtual IRB instance associated with the bridge domain and with a common network subnet. Each of the virtual IRBs provides a functionally similar routing interface for the single bridge domain for the separate L2 networks and allows the shared network subnet to be distributed among the independent control planes.
US09838306B2	RSVP make-before-break label reuse Techniques are described for establishing a second label switched path (LSP) instance of an LSP having a first LSP instance. In one example, for each downstream router designated for the second LSP instance of the LSP, the router determines whether the router is part of the first instance of the LSP and, if so, whether the first and second LSP instances for that downstream router share a common link to a nexthop router. If the first and second LSP instances share a common link to a nexthop router, the downstream router transmits a first message to the nexthop router, wherein the first message includes a suggested label. The downstream router receives, from the nexthop router, a second message, wherein the second message includes the suggested label. In another example, a label reuse indicator flag in a message from the ingress router causes routers on the second LSP instance to reuse the label of the first LSP instance when the same link is used to the upstream router for both LSP instances.
US09838305B2	Method, system and apparatus for an OpenFlow hybrid architecture network device A method, system and apparatus for an OpenFlow hybrid architecture network device. In one embodiment, a hybrid approach is enabled by a network device that brackets an OpenFlow forwarding plane with conventional forwarding planes. Interfaces between the OpenFlow forwarding plane is provided via logical ports that pass packets along with associated metadata.
US09838303B2	PIM source discovery by last hop router Techniques are described for enhancements to Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) to enable a last hop router (LHR) to perform source discovery and directly build or join a source tree. According to the techniques of this disclosure, the LHR builds a communication channel with a rendezvous point (RP) router and requests source information for at least one multicast group for which the LHR has interested receivers. The RP responds to the request by looking into a register database maintained by the RP and sending source information indicating at least one source that is actively providing traffic for the at least one multicast group. Based on the response, the LHR initiates a (S,G) PIM Join message toward the at least one source for the at least one multicast group to directly build or join at least one source tree.
US09838293B2	Throughput test method and apparatus Disclosed are a throughput test method and apparatus. The method includes: a first network device generating a periodic detection message through a data processor; the first network device sending the detection message to a second network device to be tested, wherein a first throughput value of the first network device is greater than or equal to a second throughput value of the second network device; the first network device receiving a loopback detection message looped back by the second network device; the first network device obtaining a first quantity value of the detection messages as well as a second quantity value of the loopback detection messages; and the first network device obtaining the second throughput value characterizing the throughput of the second network device through the data processor based on the first quantity value and the second quantity value.
US09838289B2	Security network processor system and method A system, method and computer program product are provided for scanning data received from a computer network. Included is a central processing unit for processing data. Coupled between the central processing unit and a network is a network processor. Such network processor is capable of scanning data received from the network based on an update. Such network processor is further capable of receiving the update via the network.
US09838288B2	Determining an end time of streaming media A method includes analyzing bandwidth usage during a first phase of streaming of media and during a second phase of the streaming of the media. The first phase corresponds to the streaming of the media before a buffer is filled with a threshold amount of data associated with the media. The second phase corresponds to the streaming of the media after the buffer is filled with the threshold amount of the data and while the media continues to be buffered. The method includes calculating a size of the buffer based on a difference in the bandwidth usage during the first phase relative to the second phase. The method further includes determining an end time of the media based on the size of the buffer. The end time of the media occurs after a time when the data associated with the media completes downloading to the buffer.
US09838285B2	Connection monitoring device and connection monitoring method A connection monitoring device includes: first and second connection systems in which monitored devices are connected in cascade in forward and backward directions, respectively; a storage unit to store configuration information on connection configuration of the monitored devices and connection permitting information including information on a path permitted between the connection monitoring device and the monitored devices within paths undefined in the configuration information; and a control unit to change from a first monitoring state in which the connection configuration of the monitored devices is monitored in accordance with the configuration information to a second monitoring state in which the connection configuration of the monitored devices is monitored in accordance with the configuration information and the connection permitting information in a case where a configuration modification, accompanied with cutting of any one of connections of the first and second connection systems, of the monitored devices is performed.
US09838283B2	Techniques for synchronized address coding and print sequencing Techniques for synchronized address coding and print sequencing are disclosed. In one embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for assignment of a geographical based unique address identification code (e.g., a Synchronized ID (SID or Pointer)) to a dwelling or business. The techniques may further include integration of a SID based Master Address Database, SID based search maps and/or the association of a delivery sequence number to one or more SIDs or Pointers. The delivery sequence may contain the route and the delivery sequence within the route. The delivery sequence may thus facilitate the sortation of documents and parcels into the intended delivery sequence at the time of printing the address label or waybill. The descriptive address and delivery sequence associated to a pointer may be obtained via internet from the master address database to be displayed or printed. Thus, the system may avoid stagnant or outdated data.
US09838282B2	PDCP and flow control for split bearer A method in a network node is disclosed. The method comprises sending one or more packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) packet data units (PDUs) to a second network node on an internode interface, each of the one or more PDUs having an associated PDCP sequence number and an associated internode interface specific sequence number, the internode interface specific sequence numbers assigned by the network node. The method further comprises receiving feedback from the second network node.
US09838256B2	Method and system for remote device management A system for remote device management includes in a network an auto-configuration server managing device, at least one database, and a plurality of auto-configuration servers. The auto-configuration server managing device and the database are coupled in a communicative connection. The database holds information for identification of electronic devices. The auto-configuration server managing device is arranged for communication with a manageable electronic device over the network. The auto-configuration server manager is further being arranged for: receiving a request from the manageable electronic device for configuration data, determining an identification of the manageable electronic device by comparing the request with the information for identification of electronic devices of the database, determining an identification of an auto-configuration server from the plurality of auto-configuration servers in accordance with the identification of the manageable electronic device.
US09838255B2	Mobile demand response energy management system with proximity control According to an aspect of the disclosure, a mobile energy management system and method includes controlling at least one network device at a site using the proximity detection of a mobile device which may be based upon the detection of a plurality of zones. Various features may be presented on a graphical user interface of the mobile device including a proximity control feature for enabling and disabling proximity detection, a set location setting for associating the current location of the mobile device with the location of the site, a set travel distance feature enabling the user to enter a travel distance within the graphical user interface, and a map which may present the location of the site, the current location of the mobile device, and the plurality of zones. The network device may be a thermostat associated with the site or other energy consuming appliances.
US09838247B2	Method and device for selecting serving gateway entity Embodiments of the present invention pertain to the communication field and disclose a method and device for selecting a serving gateway entity. The method includes: receiving an access request message of a user equipment UE sent by a base station, where the access request message includes location information of the base station; acquiring, according to the location information of the base station, a signaling plane address list of serving gateway entities SGWs serving the UE; and selecting, according to failure information of paths between the SGWs and neighboring network elements of the SGWs and the acquired signaling plane address list of SGWs serving the UE, an SGW having no failed path to a neighboring network element of the SGW to serve the UE. The device includes: a receiving module, an acquiring module, and a selecting module.
US09838237B2	Apparatus and circuit for processing carrier aggregation A circuit for processing Carrier Aggregation (CA) is provided. The circuit includes a plurality of Component Carrier (CC) processors, each CC processor configured to estimate a frequency offset for a related CC and to compensate the estimated frequency offset, a reference clock generator configured to generate a reference clock using a reference frequency offset as one of frequency offsets output from the plurality of CC processors, a plurality of reception Phase Lock Loop (PLL) units, each reception PLL unit configured to generate a reception carrier frequency for the related CC corresponding to the reference clock, and a plurality of transmission PLL units, each transmission PLL unit configured to generate a transmission carrier frequency for the related CC corresponding to the reference clock.
US09838228B2	Device for removing partial discharge noise and method of diagnosing the same There are provided a device for removing partial discharge noise and a method of diagnosing the same. The device includes a noise removing device configured to remove noise of a partial discharge signal using a reaction rate difference of signals when the partial discharge signal is generated, and output a signal in which noise is removed, a laser module configured to output a laser beam to a surface of a power device when the partial discharge signal is generated and extract sound wave and vibration data from a reflection signal of the laser beam, a correlation analyzing unit configured to compare the partial discharge signal in which noise is removed input through a sensor connecting unit and the sound wave and vibration data extracted through the laser module, and analyze a correlation, and a partial discharge diagnostic unit configured to perform partial discharge diagnosis on a signal that matches the partial discharge signal in which noise is removed with at least one of a generation cycle, a time, and a phase of the sound wave and vibration data based on a result of correlation analysis of the correlation analyzing unit.
US09838222B2	Counter update remote processing According to an example, a counter update determination module may receive a counter address for a local counter and map the counter address to a specific forwarding mode of a plurality of forwarding modes. In addition, a remote processing module may receive a posted value associated with the local counter. The remote processing module may include a plurality of forwarding engines respectively associated with a mapped forwarding mode. A forwarding engine of the plurality of forwarding engines may be selected based on the mapped forwarding mode, and the selected forwarding engine may forward the posted value to a remote device for remote processing.
US09838216B2	P2MP traffic protection in MPLS-TP ring topology In a connection-oriented network a point-to-multipoint working path is established between a source node and a plurality of destination nodes using a number of working path intermediate nodes. A point-to-multipoint protection path is established for possible points of failure in the working path. Each protection path connects a first working path intermediate node upstream of a point of failure and destination nodes of the working path downstream of the first working path intermediate node. The point-to-multipoint protection path only connects to destination nodes of the working path and working path intermediate nodes which must be transited to reach the destination nodes of the working path.
US09838207B2	Power over ethernet delivery method and system A Power over Ethernet (PoE) system and method that can provide greater power efficiency and reduces greenhouse gas emissions is described. The PoE system includes power supply equipment, Ethernet cabling, and a powered device. When a load is not present at the end of the Ethernet cabling, an injector in the power supply equipment enters a sleep state, thus conserving power and increasing efficiency. When the injector is electrically connected to a load, such as the powered device, a circuit in the injector activates power to a digital control logic and subsequently provides power to a sensing conductor in the Ethernet cable, thereby enabling high efficiency power transfer.
US09838206B2	Network device and method of processing dying gasp A network device is provided, which is connected to a receiver. The network device includes a signal processing unit and a transceiver unit. Prior to occurrence of a hardware interrupt event, the signal processing unit detects the connection configuration between the network device and the receiver and outputs a temporary signal corresponding to the configuration of connection. The transceiver unit, which is connected to the signal processing unit and the receiver, receives and stores the temporary signal so that, when a hardware interrupt event occurs, the transceiver unit generates a dying gasp corresponding to the temporary signal and transmits the dying gasp to the receiver.
US09838203B1	Integrity protected trusted public key token with performance enhancements Embodiments are directed to a computer-implemented method, computer system, and computer program product for creating a public key token. A public key and private key are generated, using a master key. A set of permissions is received for the public key and private key that note the allowable uses for the public key and private key. Thereafter, the set of permissions, encrypted public key, and other associated information is placed in a public key token.
US09838202B2	Modifying a content descriptor to facilitate delivery of token-authorized encrypted data Described herein are various technologies pertaining to delivery of token-authenticated encrypted data. Content descriptor(s) (e.g., playlist(s)) can be modified to facilitate exchange of a token for a decryption key for browser(s) that do not provide logic to manage a flow of the token.
US09838199B2	Initialization vectors generation from encryption/decryption A computer-implemented method of encryption of several units of a computerized system, wherein each of the units comprises data, includes generating distinct initialization vectors, or IVs, for the units, and storing the generated IVs; and for each unit of the several units: accessing a stored IV corresponding to the unit; and encrypting the unit according to the accessed IV and an encryption key.
US09838198B2	Splitting S-boxes in a white-box implementation to resist attacks A method of performing a keyed cryptographic operation mapping an input message to an output message, wherein the input message comprises m input data and the output message comprises m output data and wherein the cryptographic operation includes at least one round and the cryptographic operation specifies a substitution box for mapping input data into output data, including: transforming each of the m input data into n output data using n split substitution boxes, wherein the n split substitution boxes sum to the specified substitution box; and mixing and combining the m×n output data.
US09838196B2	Synchronization apparatus, synchronization system, radio communication apparatus and synchronization method A synchronization apparatus capable of reducing the effect of the fluctuations in synchronization signals that are caused when the synchronization signals are received through a network are provided. A synchronization apparatus (20) according to the present invention receives a synchronization signal transmitted from a synchronization signal source (10) through a network. The synchronization apparatus (20) includes a frequency synchronization unit (21) that performs frequency synchronization based on a received synchronization signal, and outputs a frequency synchronization signal, a phase synchronization unit (23) that performs phase synchronization based on a synchronization signal transmitted from the synchronization signal source (10) through a network, and outputs a phase synchronization signal, and a phase synchronization control unit (22) that generates an offset value by using a phase difference between the frequency synchronization signal and the phase synchronization signal, and corrects a phase of the frequency synchronization signal by using the offset value.
US09838195B2	Method of measuring self-interference channel and user equipment thereto A method of measuring a self-interference channel in user equipment in a full duplex radio (FDR) communication environment is disclosed. The method includes receiving, from a base station, resource allocation information including information about a time interval, the base station stopping transmission of a signal in the time interval for measurement of the self-interference channel in the user equipment, transmitting a first reference signal for measurement of the self-interference channel in the time interval specified by the resource allocation information, and receiving a second reference signal input to a receiver of the user equipment according to self-interference in the time interval, wherein the second reference signal is a signal corresponding to the first reference signal transmitted over a wireless channel.
US09838194B2	User equipment, PDSCH A/N transmitting method thereof, transmission/reception point, and PDSCH A/N receiving method thereof The present invention relates to a system that includes a transmission/reception point and a user equipment having different configurations in inter-band and performs a TDD (Time Division Duplex) method.
US09838191B2	LTE-U and LTE carrier aggregation activation, deactivation, and accounting Carrier aggregation may be performed using licensed (e.g., LTE) and unlicensed (e.g., LTE-U) spectrum in which the amount of data associated with users may be separately tracked for the licensed and unlicensed communications. The tracking for the amount of licensed and unlicensed data may be performed at base stations associated with a wireless network. In some implementations, a base station may maintain a number of profiles that each indicate how and/or when carrier aggregation is to be divided or performed.
US09838182B2	Method for transmitting HARQ ACK/NACK and wireless device using same Provided are a method for transmitting hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) positive-acknowledgement (ACK)/negative-acknowledgement (NACK) in a wireless communication system and a wireless device using the same. The wireless device receives downlink control information from a first base station on a downlink control channel and receives a downlink transmission block on a downlink shared channel according to the downlink control information received from the first base station. The wireless device transmits ACK/NACK to a second base station in response to the downlink transmission block on an uplink control channel. The downlink control information includes an indicator used to determine a radio resource for the uplink control channel.
US09838174B2	Broadcasting signal transmitting apparatus and method for controlling the same A broadcasting signal transmitting apparatus that transmits a plurality of signals through a plurality of antennas to increase a data transmission rate. The broadcasting signal transmitting apparatus includes a signal generator configured to generate the plurality of signals each of which includes at least one preamble symbol and data symbols, a frequency allocator configured to allocate a first subcarrier position of a whole frequency to a first preamble symbol included in a first signal among the plurality of signals and to allocate, by shifting a frequency position of the first subcarrier position by a preset interval, a second subcarrier position to a second preamble symbol included in a second signal among the plurality of signals, and a transmitter configured to transmit the plurality of signals through the plurality of antennas. The antennas respectively correspond to subcarrier positions allocated to the plurality of signals.
US09838173B1	Method and apparatus for transmission in a wireless communication network A node in a wireless communication network uses a modified data-to-subcarrier mapping on at least a selective basis, wherein the modified mapping effectively extends the cyclic prefix (CP) of a transmission targeted to a given receiver without extending the CP of the Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM) symbol in which the transmission is conveyed. This approach allows, for example, the node to use a first or normal data-to-subcarrier mapping for transmissions that are targeted to receivers that do not need an effective increase of the CP length, while using the modified mapping for those receivers that need a longer effective CP length, e.g., because of receiver type or channel conditions.
US09838168B2	High-efficiency wireless preamble structures with efficient tail bits This disclosure describes systems, methods, computer readable media, and/or apparatus related to encoding wireless communication preamble structures with cyclic redundancy check (CRC) that is performed on both a common part, as well as, station specific parts of a signaling field. The signaling field generated by this mechanism may be relatively shorter, resulting in less preamble overhead, than if a separate CRC was to be provided for each of the station specific parts, as well as the common part of the signaling field. In additional embodiments, tail bits may be provided for a combination of the common part of the signaling field and each station specific part of the signaling field. Compared to providing tail bits separately for the common part and each of the station specific parts, removing the tail bits from the common part may result in relatively less overhead of the preamble structure.
US09838156B1	Systems and methods for performing efficient blind decoding at a wireless receiver Systems and methods for performing efficient blind decoding. A first plurality of decision metrics corresponding to a first repetition of periodic decoding information is stored. The first plurality of decision metrics is grouped into sequential portions. A plurality of combined versions of the sequential portions is stored into combining buffers arranged in sequence. Each combined version is associated with a different sequence of timing information. A first of the plurality of combined versions stored in a first of the combining buffers is combined with a second version of a second plurality of decision metrics that corresponds to a second repetition of the periodic decoding information. The second version is associated with timing information adjacent in the timing information sequence to the timing information associated with the first combined version. The data is decoded based on information in the combining buffers.
US09838155B2	Error correction method and apparatus for radio link data The embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and an apparatus of error re-correction for data of a radio link, and the method includes: when data of a plurality of radio links of a same user equipment received by a base station controller are all incorrect, the base station controller performing bitwise comparison processing on data of two radio links therein, obtaining a difference bit position sequence of the data of the two radio links; performing incorrect route segmentation processing on the data of the two radio link according to the difference bit position sequence, obtaining a plurality of incorrect route groups; performing cross substitution processing on incorrect route groups in the data of the two radio links by groups, and performing check processing on obtained data of a new radio link, until obtaining data of a radio link that are checked successfully.
US09838149B2	Wavelength and bandwidth allocation method A wavelength and bandwidth allocation method which includes in order a wavelength determination step S4 of determining a plurality of wavelengths of an uplink signal from each ONU to OLT to guarantee a guaranteed bandwidth corresponding to a subscription service class of each ONU and a reference bandwidth distribution step S5 of distributing, as reference bandwidths, all bandwidths of the plurality of wavelengths determined in the wavelength determination step S4 to each ONU according to the subscription service class of each ONU and making the reference bandwidths of ONUs whose subscription service classes are the same be the same.
US09838139B2	Coherently-combined multiple apertures Optical communication systems and methods using coherently combined optical beams are disclosed. A representative system includes a first mirror having a first actuator for adjusting a position of the first mirror in a path of a first optical beam and a first optical detector for receiving light reflected from the first mirror. The system also includes a second mirror having a second actuator for adjusting a position of the second mirror in a path of a second optical beam and a second optical detector for receiving light reflected from the second mirror. The system includes an interferometer for measuring an interference between the first and second optical beams and a third optical detector for receiving light from the second interfered optical beam. Intensity of the first interfered optical beam is increased by the interference, and intensity of the second interfered optical beam is decreased by the interference.
US09838137B2	Device and method for transmitting optical signal in which a plurality of signals are multiplexed A communication device includes: a signal generator configured to generate a plurality of intermediate frequency signals; a combiner configured to combine the plurality of intermediate frequency signals to generate a multichannel signal; a reduction unit configured to reduce a peak-to-average power ratio of the multichannel signal; and a converter configured to convert the multichannel signal whose peak-to-average power ratio is reduced by the reduction unit into an optical signal. The reduction unit reduces a power of the multichannel signal using supplemental signals, frequencies of the supplemental signals being different from frequencies of the intermediate frequency signals, when the power of the multichannel signal is higher than a specified threshold level.
US09838136B2	Optical transmission system and related remote optically pumped amplifier (ROPA) and method An apparatus includes a remote optically pumped amplifier (ROPA). The ROPA includes a bypass filter configured to receive an optical signal and first pump power and to separate the optical signal and the first pump power. The ROPA also includes an amplifier configured to receive the optical signal from the bypass filter and to amplify the optical signal. The ROPA further includes an optical combiner/multiplexer configured to receive the first pump power from the bypass filter, receive at least second and third pump powers, combine at least two of the first, second and third pump powers, and provide different pump powers or combinations of pump powers to different locations within the ROPA to feed the amplifier.
US09838132B2	Optical transceiver device An optical transceiver device is provided, including an O/E transceiver module, an optical switching module and a switching control module, for providing network communication services for a first and a second optical fiber network equipment. The O/E transceiver module is an integrated chip having multiple transceiver units integrated therein. The switching control module is connected to an in-line equipment and the optical switching module for controlling the optical switching module to execute corresponding optical path switching operation according to an optical path switching control signal output from the inline equipment. In comparison with conventional optical transceiver devices, the invention is advantageous of simple structure, smaller volume and more flexible optical path switching.
US09838130B2	Bi-directional optical transceiver module A bi-directional optical transceiver module includes: an optical transmission unit to output a transmission signal; an optical reception unit to receive a reception signal, the transmission signal and the reception signal having different corresponding first and second wavelength values within a single channel; a splitter, inclined with respect to an incident direction of the transmission signal output from the optical transmission unit, to transmit the transmission signal to an outside, and reflect optical signals input from the outside, the optical signals including the reception signal; and a reflected light-blocking optical filter unit to pass, as the reception signal among the optical signals reflected by the splitter, an optical signal within a preset wavelength range including the second wavelength value.
US09838125B2	Multibeam radio frequency photonic beamformer using a multi-signal slow light time delay unit A photonic beamformer is disclosed andh is configured to transmit or receive a plurality of RF input signals from a plurality of antennas. The beamformer receiver includes a plurality of optical modulators, each optical modulator being configured to modulate each of the RF input signals onto an optical carrier, each carrier having a different wavelength. The beamformer receiver also includes a plurality of optical amplifiers, each optical amplifier being configured to vary the optical power of one optical carrier based on a weighting input and generate a weighted optical carrier. The beamformer receiver also includes a plurality of multi-beam optical true-time delays (TTD), each TTD being configured to receive all of the weighted optical carriers and generate a plurality time delayed optical carriers. The beamformer receiver also includes a plurality of detectors configured to detect each of the plurality time delayed optical carriers and generate an electrical signal that represents each of the plurality of received RF input signals.
US09838120B2	Optical signal receiver, optical signal communication system and optical signal receiving method An optical signal receiver receives an optical signal superimposed on illumination light from an illumination apparatus which repetitively transmits as the optical signal a frame including predetermined information and a preamble indicating the start of the frame. Further, the optical signal receiver includes a light receiving unit configured to receive the optical signal, and a controller configured to control the light receiving unit based on the optical signal received by the light receiving unit such that the optical signal receiver operates in either one of an intermittent reception mode of intermittently receiving the optical signal and a continuous reception mode of continuously receiving the optical signal.
US09838119B1	Automatically steered optical wireless communication for mobile devices A system and method for automatically steering an optical data signal from a transceiver of a base station to a selected mobile endpoint of a plurality of mobile endpoints in a virtual reality or an augmented reality space may include a tracking device that communicates with the base station to establish and track a current location of the selected mobile endpoint. A steering mechanism may steer an optical beam to the determined current location of the selected mobile endpoint and transmit the optical beam to the determined current location of the selected mobile endpoint to transmit an optical data signal to the selected mobile endpoint.
US09838111B2	Network controller having predictable analytics and failure avoidance in packet-optical networks Techniques for providing closed-loop control and predictive analytics in packet-optical networks are described. For example, an integrated, centralized controller provides tightly-integrated, closed-loop control over switching and routing services and the underling optical transport system of a communication network. In one implementation, the controller includes an analytics engine that applies predictable analytics to real-time status information received from a monitoring subsystem distributed throughout the underlying optical transport system. Responsive to the status information, the analytics engine applies rules to adaptively and proactively identify current or predicted topology-changing events and, responsive to those events, maps reroutes packet flows through a routing/switching network and control and, based on any updated bandwidth requirements due to topology changes, dynamically adjusts allocation and utilization of the optical spectrum and wavelengths within the underlying optical transport system.
US09838109B2	Method and device for realizing optical channel data unit shared protection ring A method and a device for realizing an optical channel data unit (ODU) shared protection ring (SPRing) are disclosed. The method includes: first, receive an ODUj, wherein the ODUj carries an ODUi; then, perform de-multiplexing processing to obtain the ODUi from the ODUj; next, multiplex the ODUi to an optical channel data unit k (ODUk); meanwhile, keep monitoring the ODUk; and when the monitoring result that is obtained through monitoring the ODUk indicates that a failure has occurred, perform a switching on the ODUi; wherein i, j, k are integers equal to or larger than 0, k is larger than j, j is larger than i, and i, j, k are used to indicate different rates of respective optical channel data unit (ODU) signals.
US09838091B2	System and method for a scale-invariant symbol demodulator It is possible to improve the spectral efficiency of multi-layer multiple input multiple output (MIMO) transmissions by estimating the magnitude parameter at the receiver side, rather signaling the magnitude parameter from the transmitter to the receiver. In long term evolution (LTE) networks, the user equipment (UE) may estimate the power allocation (Pa) parameter by executing a series of steps. For example, the UE may define a single unknown variable from a received downlink MIMO signal, extend the single unknown scalar variable to a multivariate signal model for multiple channels (N), convert the multivariate signal model to a MIMO configured signal model, and then obtain the Pa parameter from the MIMO configured multivariate signal model.
US09838081B1	Low-power wide-band communication links in high-voltage transmission lines Embodiments described herein may relate to power-line communication (PLC) systems that are suitable for high-voltage and electrically noisy applications. In one example system, PLC technology is used to carry data on at least one pair of conductors of a high-voltage (e.g., kilovolt) transmission line that is simultaneously used for power transmission. Further, in some instances, the transmission line may be part of a tether that connects an aerial vehicle to a ground station.
US09838080B2	Receiver for processing a signal coming from a transmission channel A method is for processing a channel analog signal coming from a transmission channel. The method may include converting the channel analog signal into a channel digital signal, and detecting a state of the transmission channel based on the channel digital signal to detect whether the transmission channel is, over an interval of time, one or more of linear and time invariant and linear and cyclostationary.
US09838074B2	Crosstalk suppression method and apparatus Embodiments of the present invention provide a crosstalk suppression method and apparatus. By obtaining a first electrical signal indicating a data bit stream of a first optical signal output by a laser diode (LD) in an optical transceiver module and a transmission parameter of a photodiode (PD), adjusting the first electrical signal based on the transmission parameter of the PD to obtain a third electrical signal indicating an electrical signal transformed by the PD from the first optical signal transmitted by the LD, and subtracting the third electrical signal from a second electrical signal output by the PD in the optical transceiver module, an electrical signal generated by the optical signal transmitted by the LD and reflected or refracted to the PD is removed from the electrical signal output by the PD, thereby suppressing crosstalk and improving the sensitivity of the optical transceiver module.
US09838073B2	Processing method based on OFDM-TDMA two-way service and communications device The present invention provides a processing method based on an OFDM-TDMA two-way service and a communications device. The method includes assigning timeslots in a TDMA frame structure to multiple users in a TDMA manner, so that each user has a different timeslot, and each timeslot of the users is simultaneously used for uplink and downlink communication. The methods further includes simultaneously sending a local-end OFDM signal and receiving a remote-end OFDM signal in each timeslot of the users, and cancelling, in an OSD manner, interference caused by an echo OFDM signal, which is produced according to the local-end OFDM signal, to the remote-end OFDM signal, where a spectrum of the echo OFDM signal and a spectrum of the remote-end OFDM signal overlap.
US09838069B2	Radio frequency front end module with high band selectivity A radio frequency front end module is provided for a high power capability and a high signal band selectivity. The front end module includes an external filter and an integrated circuit coupled with the external filter via two external filter leads. The integrated circuit includes a transmit-receive switch, a power amplifier and a low noise amplifier. The transmit-receive switch alternates between coupling an antenna port to a transmit port and coupling the antenna port to a receive port. The power amplifier amplifies a modulated radio frequency signal. The low noise amplifier amplifies a received radio frequency signal when the antenna port is coupled to the receive port. The external filter can be replaced to adapt to various requirements of signal frequency bands, without the need of modifying the layout of the integrated circuit.
US09838068B2	Transmitter/receiver apparatus, transmitter apparatus and transmitting/receiving method A transmitter/receiver apparatus including: a transmitter/receiver terminal; a switching amplifier that includes a low-side switching element connected between a ground terminal and a pulse output terminal and a high-side switching element connected between the pulse output terminal and a power supply terminal and that outputs a pulse signal from the pulse output terminal; a filter that passes therethrough and outputs as a transmitted signal a predetermined frequency component of the pulse signal from a transmitter terminal; and a transmit/receive switch unit that switches the connection status between the transmitter/receiver terminal and the transmitter terminal and also switches the connection status between the transmitter/receiver terminal and a receiver terminal. During receiving, on the basis of the connection status between the transmitter/receiver terminal and the transmitter terminal, the low-side and high-side switching elements are fixed to conductive and non-conductive states, respectively, to non-conductive and conductive states, respectively, or both to non-conductive states.
US09838064B2	Wireless accessory bus for electronic devices Various embodiments concern a wireless accessory bus for a user device that enables accessories to be easily and securely attached to the user device. More specifically, the wireless accessory bus enables data to be wirelessly transmitted between the accessory and the user device when the accessory and the user device are located within close proximity to one another (e.g., when the accessory is securely attached to the wireless accessory bus). Power could also be wirelessly transferred from the user device to the accessory (or vice versa). In some embodiments, the user device includes fastening component(s) (e.g., magnets) that allow the user device and the accessory to be magnetically secured to one another. The accessory typically enables the user device to readily utilize a new functionality or an improvement to an existing functionality.
US09838059B2	Handheld electronic touch screen communication device A handheld electronic device may be provided that contains a conductive housing and other conductive elements. Transceiver circuitry, such as radio frequency (RF) transceiver circuitry configured to transmit and receive RF signals, may be connected to the resonating elements by transmission lines such as coaxial cables. The electronic device may have an integrated touch screen display in which a user can control the device by interacting directly with the display.
US09838042B1	Data retrieval optimization for redundancy coded data storage systems with static redundancy ratios Techniques described and suggested herein include systems and methods for improving data performance characteristics for data archives stored on data storage systems using redundancy coding techniques, without necessitating expansion of the implementing data storage system. For example, redundancy coded shards, which may include identity shards that contain unencoded original data of archives, may be configured such that a variable number of the shards can be leveraged to meet performance requirements for retrieval requests associated with the archives stored and/or encoded therein. Multiple shards may be assigned to devices in an existing infrastructure to improve performance characteristics without changing redundancy code parameters. Implementing systems may monitor random access rates, capabilities, and burdens, so as to adaptively account for changes to some or all of the monitored parameters.
US09838041B1	Device type differentiation for redundancy coded data storage systems Techniques described and suggested herein include systems and methods for optimizing performance characteristics by differentiating data storage device types for data archives stored on data storage systems using redundancy coding techniques. For example, redundancy coded shards, which may include identity shards that contain unencoded original data of archives, may be stored on different types of data storage devices to optimize for various retrieval use cases and implemented environments. Implementing systems may monitor various performance characteristics so as to adaptively account for changes to some or all of the monitored parameters.
US09838035B2	Low-power low density parity check decoding In an example implementation of this disclosure, a message passing low density parity check (LDPC) decoder may, during decoding of a first group of bits, lock a first variable node upon a bit-value probability of the first variable node reaching a determined threshold, and lock a first check node upon all variable nodes connected to the first check node being locked. The LDPC decoder may cease decoding the first group of bits upon all variable nodes of the LDPC decoder being locked, all check nodes of the LDPC decoder being locked, reaching a maximum number of iterations, or reaching a timeout. During a particular iteration of the decoding of the first group of bits in which the first variable node is locked, the LDPC decoder may refrain from generating a bit-value probability for the locked first variable node.
US09838026B2	Apparatus and methods for fractional-N phase-locked loops with multi-phase oscillators Apparatus and methods for fractional-N synthesizer phase-locked loops with multi-phase oscillators are provided. In certain configurations, a fractional-N PLL includes a time-to-digital converter (TDC), a digital loop filter, a multi-phase oscillator, and fractional division circuitry. The multi-phase oscillator includes multiple taps used to generate multiple clock signal phases that are provided to the fractional division circuitry to reduce the fractional-N PLL's quantization error. The fractional division circuitry includes a tap error correction circuit for compensating for errors in tap positions of the multi-phase oscillator. By including the tap error correction circuit, the phase noise and/or jitter performance of the fractional-N PLL can be enhanced.
US09838025B1	Method for reducing lock time in a closed loop clock signal generator An apparatus includes circuitry and an oscillator circuit that may be configured to generate a clock signal dependent upon a control signal. The circuitry may be configured to perform a frequency measurement of the clock signal. In response to a determination that the frequency of the clock signal is greater than a first threshold, the circuitry may also be configured to perform a phase comparison between a divided clock signal and a reference clock signal, and to adjust a value of the control signal such that the adjusted value depends upon a result of the comparison. In response to a determination that the frequency of the clock signal is less than the first threshold, the circuitry may be configured to adjust the value of the control signal such that the adjusted value depends upon a result of the measurement.
US09838020B1	Programming system and method A programming method includes an upper computer, a calculation module, and a first signal conversion module. The calculation module includes a second signal conversion module and a programming interface. The upper computer is configured to convert programming data into first bus signals. When the calculation module is in a normal programming state, the second signal conversion module converts the first bus signals into first clock signals and first data signals to program the calculation module. When the calculation module is in a non-normal programming state, the first signal conversion module converts the first bus signals into second clock signals and second data signals to program the calculation module. A programming method is also provided.
US09838019B2	Field effect transistor current mode logic with changeable bulk configuration of load transistors A field effect transistor current mode differential logic circuit comprising load transistors for converting the current output of each differential leg current to voltage output, and means for configuring the bulk of each differential leg's load transistor to be connected to the drain of the load transistor for use the logic circuit in Subthreshold Source Coupled Logic (STSCL) mode, and means for configuring the bulk of each leg load transistor to be connected to a voltage or to source of the same transistor for use in MOS current more logic (MCML) operation.
US09838017B2	Methods and systems for high bandwidth chip-to-chip communcations interface Systems and methods are described for transmitting data over physical channels to provide a high bandwidth, low latency interface between integrated circuit chips with low power utilization. Communication is performed using group signaling over multiple wires using a vector signaling code, where each wire carries a low-swing signal that may take on more than two signal values.
US09838014B2	Data transmission circuit A data transmission circuit may include a first driving block configured to drive an output terminal for a first time in response to a data driving signal and a level of the output terminal, and a second driving block configured to drive the output terminal for a second time after the first time, in response to the data driving signal.
US09838013B2	Integrated circuit with multi-bit clock gating cells A multi-bit clock gating cell is used in an integrated circuit (IC) in place of single bit clock gating cells to reduce power consumption. A physical design method is used to form a clock tree of the IC. Initial positions of clock gating cells are defined with respective initial clock input paths. Selected clock gating cells are moved to modified positions in which they may be adjoining. Adjoining cells are merged by substituting a multi-bit clock gating cell having multiple gating signal inputs, corresponding gated clock outputs, and a common clock input path. A net reduction is obtained for the overall capacitance of the clock path due to reduction of the upstream capacitance of the clock path and of the resulting multi-bit clock gating cell itself, compared with the aggregate capacitance of the clock paths of the corresponding clock gating cells before moving and merging.
US09838010B2	Electronic apparatus and image pickup apparatus A digital camera is provided that includes a rotation operation member unit having a circumferential surface, a sheet fixed to the circumferential surface of the rotation operation member unit, and a photo reflector provided at a position facing the sheet that applies light to the sheet and detects the light reflected from the sheet. In the sheet, regions that reflect light to a level at which a photo reflector can detect the reflected light and regions that do not reflect the light are alternately formed. Additionally, a convex portion that is formed in the sheet in the rotation axis direction of the rotation operation member unit, and a concave portion that is formed in the rotation axis direction of the rotation operation member unit are engaged.
US09838007B2	Capacitive switch having high accuracy A capacitive switch includes a drive circuit, a detection circuit, a reference circuit and an identification unit. The drive circuit outputs a drive signal and a switching signal, wherein the drive signal is outputted to a first node and a second node. The detection circuit is sequentially coupled to the first node and the second node according to the switching signal and generates a first detection signal according to the drive signal. The reference circuit is sequentially coupled to the second node and the first node according to the switching signal and generates a second detection signal according to the drive signal. The identification unit includes a first input terminal and a second input terminal respectively coupled to the first node and the second node, and identifies a phase shift between inputted detection signals received by the first input terminal and the second input terminal.
US09838004B2	Enhanced protective multiplexer Systems and methods are disclosed, including a protection multiplexer circuit configured to receive a control signal and a reference voltage, to provide the reference voltage at an output when the control signal is in a first state, and to isolate the reference voltage from the output when the control signal is in a second state. The protection multiplexer circuit includes cascaded first and second transistors, wherein the first transistor is a native transistor. Control inputs of the first and second transistors are configured to receive the control signal, a first terminal of the first transistor is configured to receive the reference voltage, and the first terminal of the second transistor is coupled to the output. Methods of operation are disclosed, and other embodiments.
US09837996B2	Method and apparatus for control of pulsed power in hybrid energy storage module A hybrid energy storage system is configured to control pulsed power. A first dynamo-electric machine is coupled to an inertial energy storage device and has multiple input stator windings configured to accept input power from a source. A polyphase output stator winding is configured to deliver electric power having a first response time to a DC bus. A secondary energy storage system is coupled to the DC bus and is configured to convert its stored energy to electric power in a bidirectional manner. A second dynamo-electric machine has an input stator winding and at least one polyphase output stator winding coupled to a converter, the converter coupled to a DC output. A polyphase boost exciter is configured to derive energy from the DC bus and excite the second machine input stator winding, wherein the second machine is configured to be excited at a faster rate than the first response time of the first machine.
US09837992B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor circuit includes a first circuit determining a voltage of a first node in response to the clock signal and the input data signal, a first latch determining a voltage of a second node in response to the clock signal and the voltage of the first node, and a second circuit determining a voltage of a third node in response to the clock signal and the voltage of the second node. The output data signal is provided in response to the voltage of the third node, the clock signal controls a flip-flop operation with respect to the input data signal and the output data signal, and respective voltages are maintained constant at the first node, second node and third node regardless of level transitions in the clock signal so long as a level of the input data signal is maintained constant.
US09837990B1	Digital signal processor Provided, among other things, is an apparatus for digitally processing a discrete-time signal that includes: an input line for accepting an input signal, processing branches coupled to the input line, and an adder coupled to outputs of the processing branches. First and second lowpass filters, each having a frequency response with a magnitude that varies approximately with frequency according to a product of raised functions, are included within baseband processors in such processing branches.
US09837984B2	RF ladder filter with simplified acoustic RF resonator parallel capacitance compensation An RF ladder filter having a parallel capacitance compensation circuit is disclosed. The parallel capacitance compensation circuit is made up of a first inductive element with a first T-terminal and a first end coupled to a first ladder terminal and a second inductive element with a second T-terminal that is coupled to the first T-terminal of the first inductive element and a second end coupled to a second ladder terminal. Further included is a compensating acoustic RF resonator (ARFR) having a fixed node terminal and a third T-terminal that is coupled to the first T-terminal of the first inductive element and the second T-terminal of the second inductive element, and a finite number of series-coupled ladder ARFRs, wherein the parallel capacitance compensation circuit is coupled across one of the finite number of series-coupled ARFRs by way of the first ladder terminal and the second ladder terminal.
US09837975B2	Temperature drift compensation of MEMS resonators A resonator device comprising a piezoelectric material and at least one electrode, the device also provided with a material with a positive coefficient of stiffness, wherein the material is disposed in the device as an electrode or as a separate layer adjacent the piezoelectric material formed as one or more layers in the device. The material that performs the temperature compensating function is selected from the group consisting of ferromagnetic metal alloys, shape-memory metal alloys, and polymers, wherein the selected material has a temperature coefficient that varies with the relative amounts of the individual constituents of the compositions and wherein the composition is selected to provide the material with the positive coefficient of stiffness.
US09837970B2	Behavioral model and predistorter for modeling and reducing nonlinear effects in power amplifiers The behavioral model and predistorter for modeling and reducing nonlinear effects in power amplifiers addresses the model size estimation problem. The GMP model is replaced by the hybrid memory polynomial/envelope memory polynomial (HMEM) model within a twin nonlinear two-box structure to reduce the number of variables involved in the model size estimation problem, without compromising model accuracy and digital predistorter performance. A sequential approach is presented to efficiently estimate the model size. Experimental validation is carried out to evaluate the performance of the size estimation and the accuracy of the HMEM-based twin-nonlinear two-box model with respect to that of the GMP-based twin-nonlinear two-box model.
US09837962B2	Envelope tracker with variable boosted supply voltage Techniques for efficiently generating a variable boosted supply voltage for an amplifier and/or other circuits are disclosed. In an exemplary design, an apparatus includes an amplifier, a boost converter, and a boost controller. The amplifier receives an envelope signal and a variable boosted supply voltage and provides an output voltage and an output current. The boost converter receives a power supply voltage and at least one signal determined based on the envelope signal and generates the variable boosted supply voltage based on the power supply voltage and the at least one signal. The boost controller generates the at least one signal (e.g., an enable signal and/or a threshold voltage) for the boost converter based on the envelope signal and/or the output voltage. The boost converter is enabled or disabled based on the enable signal and generates the variable boosted supply voltage based on the power supply voltage and the threshold voltage.
US09837959B2	Adjusting the magnitude of a capacitance of a digitally controlled circuit An apparatus comprises a digitally controlled circuit having a variable capacitance and a controller configured to adjust a magnitude of the variable capacitance of the digitally controlled circuit. The digitally controlled circuit comprises a plurality of gain elements, the plurality of gain elements comprising one or more positive voltage-to-frequency gain elements and one or more negative voltage-to-frequency gain elements. The controller is configured to adjust the magnitude of the capacitance by adjusting the gain provided by respective ones of the gain elements in an alternating sequence of the positive voltage-to-frequency gain elements and the negative voltage-to-frequency gain elements.
US09837958B2	Crystal (xtal) oscillator with high interference immunity Systems and methods are provided for a crystal (xtal) oscillator with high interference immunity. Generated reference signals may be processed to mitigate effects of interference. The processing may comprise filtering, particularly at harmonic positions, to remove or greatly reduce interference signals.
US09837951B2	Motor apparatus and motor control method A motor apparatus and a motor control method are provided. The method includes the following steps. An actual speed and an actual current of a motor module are sensed by a sensor module. An adjusted speed is kept at a set speed or a speed curve by a speed adjusting circuit. A control signal is provided by a feedback control circuit according to a difference between the adjusted speed and the actual speed. The control signal is converted to a current to drive the motor module, such that the actual speed is kept at the adjusted speed. When the actual speed is decreased and the actual current is increased to a limited current value, a setting parameter of the feedback controller is changed according to the limited current value, such that the control signal enters a saturation state and the actual current is kept at the limited current value.
US09837946B2	Method and device for acquiring rotor position based on permanent magnet synchronous drive system A method and device for acquiring a rotor position based on a permanent magnet synchronous drive system. The permanent magnet synchronous drive system includes an inverter and a permanent magnet synchronous motor, wherein the initial speed of the permanent magnet synchronous motor is not zero. The method includes: controlling a bridge arm switch of an inverter periodically; collecting a three-phase current of the permanent magnet synchronous motor at a fixed time within each control period; and after the three-phase current is reversed, sending same to a phase-locked loop system to conduct processing, so as to obtain a phase angle of an induction potential vector, and according to the phase angle of the induction potential vector, acquiring a rotor position angle of the permanent magnet synchronous motor.
US09837941B2	Engine generator An engine generator detects a DC voltage in a path from a rectifier to an inverter in controlling charge/discharge, and makes a duty ratio in switching control of a charging conductor of a power storage device higher than a duty ratio in the switching control of a discharging conductor of the power storage device when the DC voltage is higher than a target voltage of the DC voltage, and makes the duty ratio in the switching control of the discharging conductor of the power storage device higher than the duty ratio in the switching control of the charging conductor of the power storage device when the DC voltage is lower than the target voltage.
US09837936B2	Vibration type drive device, medical apparatus, and medical system One aspect of the invention relates to a vibration type drive device including: a mechanical energy application element; a resilient member provided with the mechanical energy application element; a driven member subjected to a relative displacement with respect to the resilient member due to a vibration excited by the resilient member, wherein the resilient member includes a conductive material, and does not constitute an electric closed loop.
US09837935B2	All-silicon electrode capacitive transducer on a glass substrate An all-silicon electrode capacitive transducer comprising: a movable silicon microstructure coupled to a glass substrate, the movable silicon microstructure having a movable silicon electrode, the glass substrate having a top surface and at least one recess, the movable silicon electrode having a first flat surface parallel to a plane of the top surface of the glass substrate, the movable silicon electrode having a first electronic work function; and a stationary silicon electrode coupled to a glass substrate, the stationary silicon electrode located adjacent to the movable silicon electrode, the stationary silicon electrode configured to sense or actuate displacement of the movable silicon microstructure, wherein the stationary silicon electrode has a second flat surface parallel to the first flat surface, the stationary silicon electrode having a second electronic work function equal to the first electronic work function.
US09837928B1	Single fire-wire phase-front dynamic AC power fetching module A single fire-wire phase-front dynamic AC power fetching module, comprising: two series-connected type synchronous power fetching circuits connected in parallel, and an electronic switch connected thereto, one series-connected type synchronous power fetching circuit is used to perform positive phase AC power fetching, while the other series-connected type synchronous power fetching circuit is used to perform negative phase AC power fetching. The electronic switch is formed by a relay or a silicon control crystal (TRIAC) controlled by an MCU microprocessor. As such, through adopting bi-directional dynamic full-bridge type power fetching, for a single fire wire, it is able to perform power fetching twice in a cycle. The duration of power fetching can be regulated automatically depending on the load, to compensate for the power, and supply it to an outside circuit as the basic power supply.
US09837923B2	Integrated power converter and transformer A power converter for a power system includes an input ceramic layer, an output ceramic layer, an input stage coupled to the input ceramic layer, an output stage coupled to the output ceramic layer, and a planar transformer coupled between said input stage and said output stage. The input receives a power input and the output stage generates a power output at least partially as a function of the power input. The planar transformer includes an input winding coupled to the input stage and an output winding coupled to the output stage. The input winding has a plurality of input turns and the output winding has a plurality of output turns. The input turns interleave the output turns.
US09837921B2	Multi-cell power conversion method and multi-cell power converter A method includes converting power by a power converter comprising a plurality of converter cells and at least one filter cell, receiving a cell input power at a cell input and providing a cell output power at a cell output of at least one of the plurality of converter cells, and operating the filter cell in one of an input power mod, in which the filter cell receives an input power, and an output power mode, in which the filter cell provides an output power.
US09837920B2	Commutation current steering method in a zero volt switching power converter using a synchronous rectifier A commutation current steering method is provided for a power converter having an isolation transformer, a plurality of primary ZVS switches, a plurality of secondary switches for synchronous rectification, and a boosting resonant circuit. A commutation current is shared between all of the switches, and a resonance is induced in the boosting resonant circuit by controlling each of the synchronous rectifier switches to turn off at a time prior to a turn-off time for a corresponding one of the switches operating under ZVS conditions, wherein the primary current is boosted above a minimum commutation value during ZVS periods. The ZVS switches are further driven with a constant dead time, and the synchronous rectifier switches are driven to provide a fixed time relation with respect to all of the switches.
US09837917B1	X-cap. discharge method for flyback converter In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method of operating a switch-mode power supply includes: receiving a dropout detection signal from a dropout detection circuit coupled to an input of the switch-mode power supply; and discharging an input capacitor coupled to the input of the switch-mode power supply via a switching transistor having a first load path coupled to the input capacitor through an inductive element.
US09837911B2	Switched mode power converter controller with ramp time modulation A controller for use in a power converter includes a drive circuit coupled to generate a drive signal to control switching of a power switch to control a transfer of energy from a power converter input to a power converter output. An input for receiving an enable signal including enable events is responsive to the power converter output. The drive circuit is coupled to turn ON the power switch in response to the enable events and turn OFF the power switch in response to a power switch current reaching a current limit threshold. A current limit threshold generator is coupled to receive the enable events and vary the current limit threshold in response to the enable events of the enable signal.
US09837886B2	Power conversion system for providing a current to meet operation of an electronic device by varying a leakage inductance thereof and method for providing the current thereof A power conversion system includes an isolating transformer (30) and an output-controlling device (40). The isolating transformer (30) includes a primary winding (310) and a plurality of secondary windings (320a˜320d) coupled with the primary winding (310), and the isolating transformer (30) has a plurality of coupling distances between the secondary windings (320a˜320d). The output-controlling device (40) includes a controller (420) and a plurality of output-controlling modules (400a˜400d), wherein each one of the secondary windings (320a˜320d) is electrically connected to one of the output-controlling device (400a˜400d). The controller (420) places at least one output-controlling device (400a˜400d) in a conducting state for output a rectified power. An amount of the secondary windings (320a˜320d) coupled with the primary winding (310) is modulated for varying a leakage inductance of the power conversion system.
US09837884B2	Multi-phase linear motor with continuously wound coils in each phase A linear motor includes an excitation unit including a shaft and a plurality of permanent magnets located in the shaft, and an armature including a plurality of coils surrounding the excitation unit and a magnetic cover covering the coils. The plurality of coils of the same phase group are continuously wound over a plurality of insulative bobbins. A tap conductor, a jumper wire between the coils, and a terminal wire of the coils in different phase groups that are continuously wound are separately disposed in different corner portions in the magnetic cover, and the terminal wire of each phase is connected to a circuit board.
US09837880B2	Magnetostatic voltage/current limiting system for turbine generator comprising the same A magnetic voltage/current limiting system is mounted in conjunction with a main coil, in a coil assembly of a wind turbine generator, for limiting the outputted voltage (or current) to a predetermined upper value. The limiting system generally has at least one limiting coil and a control circuit connected to the main coil. The limiting system is configured to be activated when the voltage (or current) outputted by the main coil increases beyond the predetermined upper value. Once activated, the limiting system diverts a portion of the outputted current to the limiting coil such as to generate a magnetic field in the limiting coil. This additional magnetic field generally limits the amount magnetic field generated by passing magnets to flow through the main coil, thereby limiting the outputted voltage.
US09837879B2	Rotating electrical machine A rotating shaft is attached rotatably to a front body and a rear body of an AC generator. Feeding brushes are disposed around a rear end portion of the rotating shaft. A heat radiating plate is attached to a rear end of the rear body. A control board is attached to a back of the heat radiating plate. External air flows in from an air inlet and advances in a radially inward direction after passing through a cooling fin disposed on the heat radiating plate by a first air flow passage. In addition, the external air passes through and around the rear end portion of the rotating shaft after flowing into a rear surface side of the heat radiating plate via a second air passage.
US09837872B2	Motor and disk drive apparatus A motor includes a stationary unit and a rotary unit. The stationary unit includes a stator, a base portion having at least one hole extending in the up-down direction, and a flexible wiring substrate. The flexible wiring substrate reaches a position higher than a lower surface of the base portion through at least one hole and is arranged to supply electric power to the stator. The flexible wiring substrate includes a connection portion arranged higher than the lower surface of the base portion and connected to the stator. The connection portion includes a solder portion arranged on a lower surface thereof to cover a portion of a lead wire extending from a coil of the stator. At least a portion of the solder portion is positioned within the hole.
US09837854B2	Uninterruptible power supply system Disclosed is an uninterruptible power supply system, including a sub power supply device configured to supply or cut off sub input power to a load device; a battery configured to supply or cut off battery input power to the load device; and an uninterruptible power supply device that is electrically connected to the sub power supply device and the battery, and when main input power is selectively received and supplied to the load device or the battery input power is selectively received and supplied to the load device, determines whether the main input power and the battery input power are within a predetermined reference main input power range and reference battery input power range, and when the main input power and the battery input power are outside of the reference main input power range and the reference battery input power range, receives the sub input power and supplies the power to the load device.

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