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US09786989B2	Antenna and portable electronic instrument for use in near field communication Disclosed is an NFC antenna that facilitates a touch operation of a portable electronic instrument. An NFC antenna includes insulating substrates and an antenna coil having a front surface pattern and a back surface pattern formed on antenna surfaces that are present on the same planes. The insulating substrates are molded into an L shape together with a magnetic sheet sandwiched therebetween. The antenna coil is also arranged in the L shape in a similar manner. When the NFC antenna is arranged at a corner of a smart phone, a coil opening faces to a position of a touch corner. NFC can be started in a short time by a touch operation using the touch corner.
US09786987B2	Small antenna apparatus operable in multiple frequency bands An antenna apparatus is provided with a dielectric substrate, a feed point, a first radiation conductor, a second radiation conductor, and a through-hole conductor. The first radiation element is capacitively coupled to the second radiation element in a portion where the first and second radiation conductors overlaps with each other via the dielectric substrate. At least one of the first and second radiation elements has a meander portion formed in the portion where the first and second radiation elements are capacitively coupled to each other, and an LC resonator is formed of the meander portion, and the portion where the first and second radiation elements are capacitively coupled to each other.
US09786983B2	Antenna device Provided is an antenna device including an antenna element configured to receive a broadcast wave and a signal that is superimposed on the broadcast wave and then is transmitted, a ground element having a predetermined length, the ground element being configured to be capable of adjusting a relative position with respect to the antenna element, and a feeding part to which the antenna element and the ground element are connected and from which the signal received by the antenna element is taken out.
US09786979B2	Composite chassis wall with wireless transmission window An IHS chassis houses a wireless communications device with an antenna. A IHS chassis wall includes aesthetic fiber layers that are free of a carbon fiber material and that provide both an inner and outer surface of the chassis wall. A plurality of composite fiber layers are located between the aesthetic fiber layers, with each composite fiber layer including a first fiber layer section with a carbon fiber material, and one or more second fiber layer sections that are free of a carbon fiber material and include a non-carbon fiber material that extends between the carbon fiber material in the first fiber layer section. The one or more second fiber layer sections align to provide one or more wireless transmission windows adjacent the antenna. The carbon fiber material and the non-carbon fiber material may have the same tow size to prevent the appearance of seams.
US09786978B2	LTCC balun filter using two out-of-phase filtering circuits The invention presents a LTCC balun filter using two out-of-phase filtering circuits. The LTCC balun filter is comprised of three half-wavelength resonators and grounds which are located on fourteen metal layers. Vias are utilized to connect different metal parts. The first, fourth, seventh, eleventh and fourteenth metal layers are the ground. The three half-wavelength resonators are on the second, third, fifth, sixth, eighth, ninth, tenth, twelfth and thirteenth metal layers. By adjusting the coupling parts of the three half-wavelength resonators, namely the lengths of the seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh layers, as well as the distances between them, the coupling strength between the half-wavelength resonators can be tuned. In addition, the quality factor of the circuit can be improved by tuning the port positions. By using the multi-layer LTCC technology, the present invention has the advantage of compact size, novelty, creativity and practicability.
US09786976B2	Transmission line design and method, where high-k dielectric surrounds the transmission line for increased isolation A transmission line design includes a first transmission line configured to transfer at least one first signal. The transmission line design further includes a second transmission line configured to transfer at least one second signal, wherein the second transmission line is spaced from the first transmission line. The transmission line design further includes a high-k dielectric material between the first transmission line and the second transmission line. The transmission line design further includes a dielectric material surrounding the high-k dielectric material, the first transmission line and the second transmission line, wherein the dielectric material is different from the high-k dielectric material.
US09786975B2	Transmission line formed of printed self-supporting metallic material A transmission line is provided and includes a center conductor suspended above a ground plane and comprising a line of printed, self-supporting metallic material, ground walls disposed on either side of the center conductor and comprising stacked lines of printed metallic material and a lid suspended above the center conductor between the ground walls and comprising arrayed lines of the printed, self-supporting metallic material.
US09786973B2	Tunable filter using variable impedance transmission lines Techniques for implementing tunable lumped element filters with transmission line sections. Transmission lines sections are used to implement one or more inductive or capacitance component elements of the filter. The filter is tunable by changing the dielectric constants of the transmission lines. In particular implementations there is an individual transmission line section for each lumped element component of a filter. Different filter circuits may be combined to provide a universal tunable filter assembly.
US09786971B2	Systems and methods for ferrite redundancy switch networks Systems and methods for ferrite redundancy switch networks are disclosed. In one embodiment, a redundant ferrite switch system comprises: a first plurality of circulator modules, a second plurality of circulator modules, and a plurality of components coupled to the first plurality of circulator modules and coupled to the second plurality of circulator modules, wherein the first plurality of circulator modules and the second plurality of circulator modules is able to route a path through the redundant ferrite switch system when more than two components in the plurality of components have failed. The first plurality of circulator modules and the second plurality of circulator modules each comprise, respectively: a plurality of inputs; a plurality of outputs; and a plurality of circulators connecting the plurality of inputs to the plurality of outputs.
US09786970B2	Air-metal secondary battery unit and air-metal secondary battery module including same An air-metal secondary battery module includes one or more metal-air secondary battery units, each of which has a water intake part for taking an aqueous solution therein and a gas outlet port for discharging gas generated during charging; an aqueous solution storage unit which stores the aqueous solution; an aqueous solution supply unit which connects the one or more water intake parts to the aqueous solution storage unit; and a gas discharge unit which is connected to the one or more gas outlet ports to discharge the gas discharged from the gas outlet ports to the outside.
US09786963B2	Vehicle heating/cooling system with consolidated heating/cooling core A vehicle heating/cooling system for a vehicle comprises an internal combustion engine coupled to a closed engine coolant circuit to recirculate engine coolant therethrough; a refrigerant compressor coupled to a closed refrigerant circuit to recirculate refrigerant therethrough, wherein the refrigerant compressor is coupled to the internal combustion engine to be driven thereby; a closed thermally regulated fluid circuit to recirculate thermally regulated fluid therethrough; and a consolidated heating/cooling core coupled to the closed engine coolant circuit, to the closed refrigerant circuit and to the closed thermally regulated fluid circuit.
US09786961B2	Rapid charging electric vehicle and method and apparatus for rapid charging An electric vehicle is provided. The electric vehicle includes an electric battery powering a drive system of the vehicle. The battery has a housing and a plurality of cells within the housing. The cells are spaced apart by interconnectors. The electric vehicle also includes a coolant delivery. The coolant delivery delivers coolant to the interconnectors. An electric battery is also provided.
US09786960B2	Electric storage apparatus An electric storage apparatus includes a plurality of electric storage devices aligned in a first direction and each having an electrode terminal extending in a direction orthogonal to the first direction; a holding member configured to hold the plurality of electric storage devices; and a circuit case housing a circuit thereinside, wherein the holding member has an opening, and the circuit case is formed into a size corresponding to the opening so as to close the opening.
US09786957B2	Anode and battery A battery including a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution is impregnated in a separator provided between the cathode and the anode. The anode has an insulative coat on an anode active material layer provided on an anode current collector. The coat contains an insulating material such as a meal hydroxide and a metal oxide. The coat is in a form of plate divided into a plurality of portions. The insulation property of the coat prevents internal short circuit. A plurality of portions of the coat prevent separation of the anode active material layer and decomposition of the electrolytic solution. Further, even when short circuit occurs, heat generation is prevented by heat absorption characteristics of the coat.
US09786955B1	Assembly methods for liquid metal battery with bimetallic electrode Electrochemical cells operating with molten electrodes and electrolyte, where the cathode is an alloy of a metal and metalloid, may be assembled in a discharged state by combining first an anodic metal with a cathodic metal to form a binary alloy. This binary alloy is then placed in a cell housing with the metalloid and the electrolyte, all in the solid state. The temperature is raised to, and maintained at, a temperature above the melting point of the highest melting component until components assembled into horizontal layers of electrolyte above a layer of a ternary alloy formed by the combination of the binary alloy and the metalloid. A charge and discharged cycle is then run through the electrochemical cell.
US09786953B2	Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and assembly thereof Provided is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery combining excellent input/output performance with great durability (cycle characteristics) and an assembly thereof. The present invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery assembly. The positive electrode has a maximum operating voltage of 4.3 V or higher relative to lithium metal, comprising a positive electrode active material and an ion-conductive inorganic phosphate compound. The non-aqueous electrolyte solution comprises a supporting salt, an oxalatoborate-type compound, and a non-aqueous solvent. The non-aqueous solvent is formed of a non-fluorinated solvent. This invention also provides a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery obtained by charging the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery assembly.
US09786951B2	Battery and battery pack Batteries and battery packs are provided. In one embodiment, the battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte including a fluidic electrolyte and a non-fluidic electrolyte. The fluidic electrolyte is configured to be imaged as a void image in a secondary electron image and a reflection electron image obtained by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and the non-fluidic electrolyte is configured to be imaged in the secondary electron image and the reflection electron image with a non-fluidic electrolyte contrast different from a contrast associated with a member selected from the group consisting of a solid current collector, an active material, a conductive material, a binding material and a separator.
US09786949B2	Composite metal oxide, method for producing composite metal oxide, and sodium secondary battery An object of the present invention or a problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide, as a material for use as a positive electrode of a sodium secondary battery, a novel material that allows the resulting battery to have capacity characteristics superior to those of conventional batteries. The composite metal oxide of the present invention has a composition represented by the general formula NaxMeyO2, where Me is at least one selected from the group consisting of Fe, Mn, and Ni, x satisfies 0.8
US09786948B2	Thin film lithium-ion battery A thin film lithium-ion battery unit includes a positive current collecting substrate, a positive electrode active material layer on an inner surface of the positive current collecting substrate, a negative current collecting substrate, a negative electrode active material layer on an inner surface of the negative current collecting substrate, a separator between the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer, and electrolyte retained at least in the separator. The positive electrode active material layer, the separator and the negative electrode active material layer constitute a laminated electric core. An outer conductive frame is spaced apart from the positive current collecting substrate and encompasses the positive current collecting substrate.
US09786947B2	Stabilization of Li-ion battery anodes Li-ion batteries are provided that include a cathode, an anode comprising active particles, an electrolyte ionically coupling the anode and the cathode, a separator electrically separating the anode and the cathode, and at least one hydrofluoric acid neutralizing agent incorporated into the anode or the separator. Li-ion batteries are also provided that include a cathode, an anode comprising active particles, an electrolyte ionically coupling the anode and the cathode, and a separator electrically separating the anode and the cathode, where the electrolyte may be formed from a mixture of an imide salt and at least one salt selected from the group consisting of LiPF6, LiBF4, and LiClO4. Li-ion battery anodes are also provided that include an active material core and a protective coating at least partially encasing the active material core, where the protective coating comprises a material that is resistant to hydrofluoric acid permeation.
US09786946B2	Solid-state battery and method for producing the same, and assembled battery and method for producing the same A solid-state battery comprising a stack including at least one unit cell including a positive electrode layer including a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode layer including a negative electrode active material, and a solid electrolyte layer laminated between the positive and negative electrode layers, and an outer covering accommodating the stack, wherein the solid-state battery further including a pressure receiving member provided on at least a part of a periphery of the outer covering, and wherein the pressure receiving member has a thickness of less than a total thickness of the stack and the outer covering in a stacking direction of the unit cell.
US09786941B2	Metal ionophores in PEM membranes A membrane electrode assembly for fuel cells includes a proton conducting membrane having a first side and a second side. The proton conducting membrane in turn includes a first polymer including cyclic polyether groups and a second polymer having sulfonic acid groups. The membrane electrode assembly further includes an anode disposed over the first side of the proton conducting layer and a cathode catalyst layer disposed over the second side of the proton conducting layer.
US09786937B2	Power converter for fuel cell and method for controlling the same A power converter for a fuel cell is provided. The power converter includes a boost converter connected to the fuel cell and configured to control a load voltage at a predetermined magnitude in a normal operation mode and to induce an output response by applying a predetermined perturbation current to the fuel cell in a diagnosis mode, and a digital signal processor configured to extract an impedance parameter by detecting the output response of the fuel cell in the diagnosis mode, and predict a lifespan of the fuel cell according to the impedance parameter. The normal operation mode is configured to supply a voltage in response to a change of a load and the diagnosis mode is configured to predict the lifespan of the fuel cell.
US09786934B2	Performance recovery of a fuel cell A method of improving the electrical performance of an operating fuel cell catalyst-containing cathode in a fuel cell connected to an electrical load by: reducing the flow of air to the cathode; disconnecting the load from the fuel cell; connecting a potentiostat to the fuel cell; cycling an applied voltage, current, or power to the fuel cell one or more times; disconnecting the potentiostat from the fuel cell; reconnecting the load to the fuel cell; and resuming the flow of air to the cathode.
US09786933B2	Fuel cell module A fuel cell module includes a first area where an exhaust gas combustor and a start-up combustor are provided, a second area where a reformer and a heat exchanger are provided, a third area where an evaporator is provided, and a condensed water recovery mechanism for recovering condensed water produced by condensation of water vapor contained in the combustion gas by allowing the condensed water to flow from the third area to the second area and then flow from the second area to the first area.
US09786931B2	Fuel cell system and method for controlling same A fuel cell system 100 includes: a fuel cell 1 for generating a power by causing an electrochemical reaction between an oxidant gas supplied to an oxidant electrode 34 and a fuel gas supplied to a fuel electrode 67; a fuel gas supplier HS for supplying the fuel gas to the fuel electrode 67; and a controller 40 for controlling the fuel gas supplier HS to thereby supply the fuel gas to the fuel electrode 67, the controller 40 being configured to implement a pressure change when an outlet of the fuel electrode 67 side is closed, wherein based on a first pressure change pattern for implementing the pressure change at a first pressure width ΔP1, the controller 40 periodically changes a pressure of the fuel gas at the fuel electrode 67.
US09786922B2	Voltage and reduced polarization within mercury free zinc air cells The present disclosure is directed to a zinc air cell with improved voltage and reduced polarization. The combination of an anode corrosion inhibitor with a surfactant system yields enhanced cell voltage and capacity for the cell that are above the individual contributions of the corrosion inhibitor and the surfactant system.
US09786920B2	Multi-thickness current collector A current collector in the form of a conductive substrate subjected to a special chemical etch to provide the current collector having a multi-thickness structure, is described. The multiple-thickness current collector structure provides an electrochemical cell with increased charge capacity per volume while enabling a robust weld connection thereto. The current collector has a frame and comprises within an inner perimeter of the frame, first strand structures that intersect second strand structures to provide a plurality of openings or interstices bordered by the strands. At least one tab portion having a thicker distal portion spaced from a thinner proximal tab portion that extends from an outer perimeter of the frame.
US09786919B2	Current collector, electrode structure, nonaqueous electrolyte battery and electrical storage device, and method for producing current collector Current collector, an electrode structure, a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, and an electrical storage device having superior shut down function are provided. According to the present invention, a current collector having a resin layer on at least one side of a conductive substrate is provided. Here, thermoplastic resin particles substantially free of a conductive agent are dispersed in a thermosetting resin base material containing the conductive agent to structure the resin layer; a value of mass ratio given by (thermoplastic resin particles)/(conductive agent) is 0.3 to 1.5; and a value given by (average thickness of conductive agent)/(average thickness of thermoplastic resin particles) is 0.3 to 4.0.
US09786917B2	Method for producing binder composition for storage battery device A method for producing a binder composition for a storage battery device, which comprises an emulsion polymerization step of emulsion polymerizing a monomer mixture containing a fluorinated vinyl monomer in the presence of a first anionic emulsifying agent (A), an aqueous medium and a radical polymerization initiator to obtain a latex containing a fluorinated polymer, and a post addition step of adding a second anionic emulsifying agent (B) to the latex. The first anionic emulsifying agent (A) has no phenyl group in its molecule, and the second anionic emulsifying agent (B) has a phenyl group in its molecule.
US09786913B2	Cathode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte rechargeable battery and manufacturing method for same, and non-aqueous electrolyte rechargeable battery To provide a cathode active material for a non-aqueous electrode rechargeable battery, with which it is possible to improve input/output characteristics, particularly by reducing resistance in a low SOC state in which DCIR increases, and to provide a manufacturing method for same. The cathode active material includes layered hexagonal crystal lithium nickel manganese composite oxide particles represented by the general formula (A): Li1+uNixMnyCozMtO2 (where 0≦u≦0.20, x+y+z+t=1, 0.30≦x ≦0.70, 0.10≦y≦0.55, 0≦z≦0.40, 0≦t≦0.10, and M is one or more elements selected from Al, Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Nb, Mo, and W), and further including Na, Mg, Ca and SO4, in which the total amount of Na, Mg and Ca is 0.01 to 0.1 mass %, the amount of SO4 is 0.1 to 1.0 mass %, and the ratio of the integrated intensity of the diffraction peak on plane (003) to that on plane (104) obtained by powder X-ray diffraction measurement using CuKα rays is 1.20 or greater.
US09786904B2	Positive electrode for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery having the same A positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes a positive activation material mixture that intercalates and de-intercalates lithium ions, wherein a first positive activation material having an average particle diameter D50 of from 12.5 μm to 22 μm and a second positive activation material having an average particle diameter D50 of from 1 μm to 5 μm are mixed with a weight ratio of from 95:5 to 60:40.
US09786898B2	Secondary battery and secondary battery array A secondary battery and a secondary battery array are disclosed. In one aspect, the secondary battery includes an electrode assembly and a battery case accommodating the electrode assembly. The battery also includes a plurality of lead terminals comprising a first pair of lead terminals having opposite polarities and outwardly extending from the electrode assembly to protrude from a first side of the battery case and a second pair of lead terminals having opposite polarities and outwardly extending from the electrode assembly to protrude from a second side of the battery case opposing the first side. The battery further includes a plurality of insulation members respectively extending along the first and second pairs of lead terminals to at least partially cover the lead terminals.
US09786892B2	Battery assembly and electronic cigarette using the same This present application relates to a battery assembly and an electronic cigarette. The battery assembly comprises a battery including a first battery electrode and a second battery electrode. The battery assembly further includes a first charging electrode and a second charging electrode electrically connected to the first battery electrode and the second battery electrode correspondingly, and the battery assembly defines a first insertion hole and a second insertion hole at positions corresponding to the first charging electrode and the second charging electrode respectively; the first charging electrode and the second charging electrode are electrically connected to an external charger to supply charging power to the battery. By implementing the battery assembly and the electronic cigarette, the electronic cigarette can be directly inserted into the external charger to be charged, and the battery assembly and the atomization assembly do not need to be separated from each other.
US09786890B2	Separator and electrochemical device having the same The present invention provides a separator having a porous substrate; and a porous coating layer formed on one surface of the porous substrate and comprising a mixture of inorganic particles and a binder polymer, which has a value of a porosity×an air permeability per thickness in the range of 5 to 40, the porosity and the air permeability per thickness. The separator having a porous coating layer according to the present invention has a porosity which is controlled depending on the air permeability of the porous substrate, and thus exhibit superior ionic conductivity as well as good mechanical properties, thereby contributing to improve the performance and safety of an electrochemical device.
US09786888B2	Separator and nonaqueous electrolyte battery A separator is provided and includes a functional resin layer containing a resin material and an inorganic oxide filler, having a porous interconnected structure in which many pores are mutually interconnected and having a contact angle against an electrolytic solution of not more than 11 degrees.
US09786886B2	Nonaqueous battery A nonaqueous battery includes at least one positive electrode plate, at least one negative electrode plate and at least one separator formed of a microporous resin film and laminated between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate. The separator has a square or rectangular shape with four sides, two of which are perpendicular to a machine direction of the microporous resin film and have been subjected to heat and the other two of which are parallel to the machine direction of the microporous resin film and have not been subjected to heat.
US09786884B2	Method and apparatus for producing battery separator roll The present invention provides a long separator roll. A method according to the present invention for producing a battery separator roll includes a connecting step of connecting two or more separators (12b and 12c) to each other along a lengthwise direction so that the battery separator roll is produced.
US09786883B2	Battery containment mesh A battery containment mesh includes a plurality of loops and a plurality of joiners that interconnect the loops into a net sized to surround a battery pack including a plurality of battery cells. The loops and the joiners are fabricated of heat resistant materials capable of maintaining physical integrity in an event of combustion of the battery pack such that the battery containment mesh can carry a weight of the battery pack after the event of combustion.
US09786882B2	Arrangement for securing an energy storage module on a module support The invention relates to an arrangement comprising an energy storage module, a module carrier, particularly a vehicle body, and a ball lock bolt for fastening the energy storage module on the module carrier.
US09786880B2	Cell module assembly A cell module assembly is provided. The cell module assembly may include a plurality of cells that generates electrical energy, at least one heat plate interposed between the plurality of cells, to absorb heat from the plurality of cells, the at least one heat plate having a cooling channel defined at both ends thereof, and at least one cartridge to accommodate the plurality of cells and the at least one heat plate, the cooling channel being internally defined in the cartridge.
US09786878B2	Battery pack A battery pack may include a drainage device provided at a bottom portion of the housing case. The drainage device may include a drain hole communicating between the inside and the outside of the housing case, so that water introduced into the housing case is discharged to the outside of the housing case. The drainage device may be disposed between two of the terminal members that are connected to electrodes of the battery cells.
US09786871B2	Method of manufacturing a display device A light-emitting element layer and an element layer, which includes an anode and a cathode that sandwich the light-emitting element layer, are formed, and a sealing film is formed so as to cover the entire element layer. In the step of forming the sealing film, a first inorganic film is formed on the element layer. An organic film is formed on the first inorganic film. The organic film is ashed by using a foreign substance remaining on the organic film as a mask such that the organic film is left at least immediately below the mask and removed from at least a part of other areas. After the organic film is ashed, a second inorganic film is formed at least on the first inorganic film.
US09786870B2	Scattering film for OLED A process for the manufacture of a scattering polymer film can include (a) making available a film made of organic polymer, (b) applying, to one of the faces of the said film, a liquid composition (c) heating and/or irradiating the layer of liquid composition to form a cured scattering layer. A scattering polymer film can be obtained by this process. A substrate for OLED can include such a film adhesively bonded to a transparent substrate.
US09786866B2	Display device with auxiliary wiring A display device includes a plurality of pixels arranged on a substrate, a plurality of pixel electrodes, wherein each pixel electrode of the plurality of pixel electrodes corresponds to a pixel of the plurality of pixels, a bank between adjacent pixel electrodes of the plurality of pixel electrodes, wherein the bank exposes a part of the pixel electrodes, an electroluminescent layer on each of the plurality of pixel electrodes, a common electrode above the bank and the electroluminescent layer, a plurality of insulators on the exposed regions of the pixel electrodes, wherein the common electrode is between the insulators and the pixel electrodes, and an auxiliary wiring on the common electrode between adjacent insulators of the plurality of insulators, wherein a top surface of each insulator of the plurality of insulators is farther from the substrate than a top surface of the common electrode.
US09786861B2	White organic light emitting device Disclosed herein is a white organic light emitting device including various emission layers with improved luminous efficiency, an increased color viewing angle, and low power consumption. The white organic light emitting device includes at least two charge generation layers and at least three stacks between a first electrode and a second electrode. The first stack includes an emission layer having a wavelength range of about 440 to about 470 nm, the second stack includes an emission layer having a wavelength range of about 530 to about 570 nm, and the third stack includes an emission layer having a wavelength range of about 590 to about 620 nm and an emission layer having a wavelength range of about 440 to about 470 nm.
US09786858B2	Reducing OLED device efficiency at low luminance The invention provides a light emitting device, comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode; a light emitting layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the light emitting layer comprises an emitting material having a first triplet energy level (T1); and an exciton quenching layer disposed between the light emitting layer and the second electrode, wherein the exciton quenching layer comprises a non-emitting quenching material having a second triplet energy level (T1); wherein the exciton quenching layer is disposed adjacent to the light emitting layer; wherein the emitting material emits by phosphorescence or delayed fluorescence; and wherein the first triplet energy level (T1) is higher than the second triplet energy level (T1). Methods of making the same are also provided.
US09786856B2	Method of manufacturing an image sensor device A method of manufacturing an image sensor device includes providing a metalized thin film transistor layer on a glass substrate; forming an inter-layer dielectric layer on the metalized thin film transistor layer; forming a via through the inter-layer dielectric layer; forming a metal layer the inter-layer dielectric and within the inter-layer dielectric layer via for contacting the metalized thin film transistor layer; forming a bank layer on the metal layer and the inter-layer dielectric layer; forming a via through the bank layer; forming an electron transport layer on the bank layer and within the bank layer via for contacting an upper surface of the metal layer; forming a bulk heterojunction layer on the electron transport layer; forming a hole transport layer on the bulk heterojunction layer; and forming a top contact layer on the hole transport layer.
US09786855B2	Micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) based wide-band polymer photo-detector A polymer based photo-detector has photoresponsivity in Ultraviolet, Visible, Near and Mid Infrared regions. The photo-detector comprises a single layer of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as a photoactive layer; with no additional buffer layer for accepting Ultraviolet, Visible and Infrared radiation as well as no buffer layer to block charge carrier injection. The PVA layer's photoresponsivity is extended from Ultraviolet to Near Infrared by changing its nano-morphology on a low thermal device structure. The primarily photo-generated charge carriers diffuse through the amorphous part of the polymer layer and split into charge carriers on the electrodes or by the charge traps in the layer. The charge carrier generation is in the picosecond range; thus the exciton and Polaron drift diffusion cause electrical conduction of the polymer layer under Ultraviolet illumination. The low thermal mass of the MEMS based structure reduces localized heating effect due to Infrared radiation, increasing responsivity of the photo-detector.
US09786851B2	Transistor with trapeziod shaped carbon namotubes A transistor device includes an array of fin structures arranged on a substrate, each of the fin structures being vertically alternating stacks of a first isoelectric point material having a first isoelectric point and a second isoelectric point material having a second isoelectric point that is different than the first isoelectric point; one or more carbon nanotubes (CNTs) suspended between the fin structures and contacting a side surface of the second isoelectric point material in the fin structures; a gate wrapped around the array of CNTs; and source and drain contacts arranged over the fin structures; wherein each of the fin structures have a trapezoid shape or parallel sides that are oriented about 90° with respect to the substrate.
US09786849B2	Electrically conductive OLED carrier, OLED incorporating said carrier, and its manufacture An electrically conductive OLED carrier includes a glazing substrate; an electrode arranged in a metal grid made up of strands; an insulating light extraction layer under the metal grid; and a layer partially structured in its thickness, this layer being of given composition and of refractive index n3 of 1.7 to 2.3, and being located on the light extraction layer, which partially structured layer is formed from a region structured with cavities containing the metal grid, and from another region, called the low region, located on the light extraction layer, the separation H between that surface of the structured region called the high surface, and that surface of the metal grid called the upper surface, and therefore that furthest from the substrate, is larger than 100 nm. The strands have along their length a central zone between lateral zones that are flush with the high surface.
US09786846B2	Light-emitting material for organic electroluminescent device, organic electroluminescent device using same, and material for organic electroluminescent device Disclosed is a light-emitting material for organic electroluminescent (EL) devices which is composed of an asymmetric anthracene derivative of a specific structure. Also disclosed are a material for organic EL devices and an organic EL device wherein an organic thin film layer composed of one or more layers including at least a light-emitting layer is interposed between a cathode and an anode. At least one layer composed of the organic thin film layer contains the material for organic EL devices by itself or as a component of a mixture. Consequently, the organic EL device has a high efficiency and a long life. Also disclosed are a light-emitting material for organic EL devices and material for organic devices which enable to realize such an organic EL device.
US09786834B2	EAP transducers with improved performance The present invention provides electroactive polymer (“EAP”) transducers having improved properties. This improvement is achieved without decreasing film thickness, or by using high dielectric constant and high field, so that this approach does not adversely affect the reliability and physical properties of the resultant dielectric films. Mobile electrically active additives are added to the electrode formulation which significantly improve the performance of electroactive polymer transducers. Such additives do not need to be ionic. These electrically active additives can enable higher performance devices, smaller devices using less active area, lower voltage/power operation, and combinations of these enhancements.
US09786833B2	Piezoelectric ceramic, method of manufacturing same, and piezoelectric ceramic speaker using same A piezoelectric ceramic has a primary phase constituted by ceramic grains of perovskite crystal structure containing Pb, Nb, Zn, Ti, and Zr, and a secondary phase constituted by ZnO grains present sporadically in the primary phase. The piezoelectric ceramic of high kr and high specific dielectric constant can be sintered at low temperature and exhibit minimal characteristics variations.
US09786832B2	Energy harvester An energy harvester for converting vibration energy into electrical energy and harvesting the electrical energy includes: a base; a clamping structure which is supported by the base and is spaced apart from the base; an elastic member which is disposed between the base and the clamping structure and allows the clamping structure to be elastically moved relative to the base; and a cantilever structure including a cantilever beam having one side fixed to the clamping structure and the other side which is elastically bendable, and a mass body disposed on the cantilever beam.
US09786824B2	Method for producing an optoelectronic component A method can be used for producing an optoelectronic component. An optoelectronic semiconductor chip has a front face and a rear face. A sacrificial layer is applied to the rear face. A molded body is formed the optoelectronic semiconductor chip being at least partially embedded in the molded body. The sacrificial layer is removed.
US09786817B2	Semiconductor light emitting device A semiconductor light emitting device includes a semiconductor stack including a first conductive semiconductor layer including a first surface, a second conductive semiconductor layer including a second surface opposite to the first surface, an active layer disposed between the first conductive semiconductor layer and the second conductive semiconductor layer, and a through hole disposed through the semiconductor stack. The semiconductor light emitting device further includes a contact layer connected to the first conductive semiconductor layer, disposed in the through hole, and disposed through the semiconductor stack, a first electrode layer connected to the contact layer, and a second electrode layer disposed on the second surface, and including a pad forming portion on which the semiconductor stack is not disposed. The semiconductor light emitting device further includes an insulating layer disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, and an electrode pad disposed on the pad forming portion.
US09786815B2	Light-emitting device A light-emitting device is disclosed. The light-emitting device comprises a substrate; an inorganic semiconductor formed on the substrate, comprising a top surface, wherein the top surface comprises a first region and a second region which are coplanar; a current barrier layer formed on the first region, wherein the current barrier layer comprises an insulating material; and a transparent conductive layer formed on the current barrier layer and contacting the second region; wherein the current barrier layer has a sidewall and a bottom surface facing the first region; wherein an angle between the sidewall and the bottom surface is between 10°-70°.
US09786814B2	Ultraviolet light emitting device The ultraviolet light emitting device includes a substrate; a light emitting structure on the substrate, and including a plurality of compound semiconductors, each including at least a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive semiconductor layer; a first electrode layer on the first conductive semiconductor layer; and a second electrode layer on the second conductive semiconductor layer. The first electrode layer is spaced apart from a side surface of the active layer, and is provided along a peripheral portion of the active layer. At least one of the first and second electrode layers is a reflective layer.
US09786812B2	Light emitting element and light emitting device A light emitting element with a hexagonal planar shape, has: an n-side semiconductor layer; a p-side semiconductor layer provided on the n-side semiconductor layer; a plurality of holes that are provided to an area excluding three corners at mutually diagonal positions of the p-side semiconductor layer in plan view, and expose the n-side semiconductor layer; a first p-electrode provided in contact with the p-side semiconductor layer; second p-electrodes provided to three corners on the first p-electrode; and an n-electrode that is provided on the first p-electrode and is electrically connected to the n-side semiconductor layer through the plurality of holes.
US09786806B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a silicon substrate and a detection element and p-type and n-type MOS transistors, which are arranged on the silicon substrate, wherein the detection element includes a semiconductor layer, electrodes, and a Schottkey barrier disposed therebetween, the semiconductor layer is arranged just above a layer having the same composition and height as those of an impurity diffusion layer in the source or drain of the p-type or n-type MOS transistor, a region, in the silicon substrate, having the same composition and height as those of a channel region, in the silicon substrate, just below a gate oxide film of the p-type MOS transistor or the n-type MOS transistor, or a region, in the silicon substrate, having the same composition and height as those of a region just below a field oxide film disposed between the p-type and the n-type MOS transistor.
US09786804B2	Thin-film solar cell and production method for thin-film solar cell A thin-film solar cell comprising a substrate, a first electrode layer arranged upon the substrate, a p-type light absorption layer formed by a group I-III-IV2 compound arranged upon the first electrode layer, and an n-type second electrode layer arranged upon the p-type light absorption layer. The p-type light absorption layer includes Cu as a group 1 element and includes Ga and In as group III elements. The ratio of the atomic number between Cu and the group III elements in the entire p-type light absorption layer is lower than 1.0; the ratio of the atomic number between Ga and the group III elements in the surface on the second electrode layer side is no more than 0.13; and the ratio of the atomic number between Cu and the group III elements in the surface on the second electrode layer side is at least 1.0.
US09786803B2	Multilayer polyvinylidene films structures The invention relates to a multi-layer weatherable film structure having an outer layer of a highly weatherable film, a layer having a high thermal deformation temperature, an optional tie layer, and a thin layer of polyolefin or polyamide. The highly weatherable film layer preferably is polyvinylidene fluoride. The polyolefin or polyamide layer is less than 500 microns in thickness, and preferably the whole film structure is less than 750 microns thick. The polyolefinjpolyamide side of the film structure can easily be adhered to many different substances—especially polyolefins and polyamides. This film can be used to provide a highly weatherable protective layer a substrate. One useful application for the film is in a photovoltaic module to protect the back side of the module from weathering and abrasion. The multi-layer film structure can be adhered to a typical polyolefin-based encapsulant layer and used as a backsheet encapsulant in a photovoltaic module.
US09786802B2	Photovoltaic roofing panels, photovoltaic roofing assemblies, and roofs using them The present invention relates generally to photovoltaic devices, and more particularly to photovoltaic roofing products in which photovoltaic elements are affixed to roofing substrates. In one embodiment of the invention, a photovoltaic roofing panel comprising a roofing panel substrate having a top surface; and at least six discrete photovoltaic elements affixed to the roofing panel substrate with their photovoltaically-active areas exposed at the top surface of the roofing panel. Another embodiment of the invention is a photovoltaic roofing assembly comprising: a plurality of discrete photovoltaic roofing elements, each comprising one or more photovoltaic elements affixed to a roofing substrate; and a joining member, wherein the plurality of photovoltaic roofing elements are disposed on and affixed to the joining member and are electrically interconnected.
US09786801B2	Atomic layer junction oxide and preparing method thereof Provided are an atomic layer junction oxide, a method of preparing the atomic layer junction oxide, and a photoelectric conversion device including the atomic layer junction oxide. The atomic layer junction oxide can include an n-type doped atomic layer oxide; an intrinsic atomic layer oxide; a p-type doped atomic layer oxide; and an intrinsic atomic layer oxide.
US09786800B2	Solar cell contact structure In various embodiments a solar cell may include a solar cell wafer substrate made of silicon having a major share of mono crystalline structure with {111} crystal plane parallel to one wafer edge; a dielectric layer disposed over the backside of solar cell wafer substrate; a plurality of contact openings extending through the dielectric layer to the solar cell wafer substrate; a plurality of metal contacts formed in the plurality of contact openings; and a metal layer disposed over the dielectric layer; wherein the metal layer is electrically coupled to the solar cell wafer substrate by means of the plurality of metal contacts; wherein at least one contact opening of the plurality of contact openings extends non parallel to {111} crystal plane.
US09786797B2	Graphene nanoribbon electronic device and method of manufacturing thereof An electronic device, includes: a graphene nanoribbon having a first graphene and a second graphene; a first electrode coupled to the first graphene; and a second electrode coupled to the second graphene, wherein the first graphene is terminated on an edge by a first terminal group and has a first polarity and the second graphene is terminated on an edge by a second terminal group different to the first terminal group and has a second polarity different from the first polarity.
US09786794B2	Method of fabricating memory structure A memory structure includes a memory cell, and the memory cell includes following elements. A first gate is disposed on a substrate. A stacked structure includes a first dielectric structure, a channel layer, a second dielectric structure and a second gate disposed on the first gate, a first charge storage structure disposed in the first dielectric structure and a second charge storage structure disposed in the second dielectric structure. The first charge storage structure is a singular charge storage unit and the second charge storage structure comprises two charge storage units which are physically separated. A channel output line physically connected to the channel layer. A first dielectric layer is disposed on the first gate at two sides of the stacked structure. A first source or drain and a second source or drain are disposed on the first dielectric layer and located at two sides of the channel layer.
US09786791B2	Thin film transistor, array substrate and method of manufacturing the same The disclosed provides a thin film transistor, an array substrate, a display device and methods of manufacturing the thin film transistor and the array substrate. An active layer of the thin film transistor is formed of metallic oxide material, and a source electrode and a drain electrode of the thin film transistor both are formed of graphene or silver nanowire. The source electrode and the drain electrode are formed through an ink-jet printing process. Due to characteristics of graphene or silver nanowire, the manufacturing process of the thin film transistor may be simplified, the performance of the thin film transistor may be improved and the size of a channel region may be decreased. Further, an aperture ratio of the array substrate and the display device having such a thin film transistor may be increased.
US09786789B2	Manufacture method of LTPS thin film transistor and LTPS thin film transistor The present invention provides a manufacture method of a LTPS thin film transistor and a LTPS thin film transistor. The gate isolation layer is first etched to form the recess, and then the gate is formed on the recess so that the width of the gate is slightly larger than the width of the recess. Then, the active layer is implemented with ion implantation to form the source contact region, the drain contact region, the channel region and one transition region at least located between the drain contact region and the channel region. The gate isolation layer above the transition region is thicker than the channel region and can shield a part of the gate electrical field to make the carrier density here lower than the channel region to form a transition.
US09786784B1	Vertical field effect transistor and method of fabricating the same A vertical fin field effect transistor (V-FinFET) is provided as follows. A T-shaped fin structure extend vertically from an upper surface of a substrate. The T-shaped fin structure includes a lower part and an upper part. The lower part is in contact with the upper surface of the substrate. The upper part of the T-shaped fin structure is vertically stacked on the lower part of the T-shaped fin structure. A gate insulating layer surrounds the lower part. A work-function-control pattern surrounds the lower part. The gate insulating layer is interposed between the work-function-control pattern and the lower part of the T-shaped fin structure. A gate electrode is disposed on a sidewall of the work-function-control pattern.
US09786779B2	High voltage double-diffused MOS (DMOS) device and method of manufacture A method of forming an integrated DMOS transistor/EEPROM cell includes forming a first mask over a substrate, forming a drift implant in the substrate using the first mask to align the drift implant, simultaneously forming a first floating gate over the drift implant, and a second floating gate spaced apart from the drift implant, forming a second mask covering the second floating gate and covering a portion of the first floating gate, forming a base implant in the substrate using an edge of the first floating gate to self-align the base implant region, and simultaneously forming a first control gate over the first floating gate and a second control gate over the second floating gate. The first floating gate, first control gate, drift implant, and base implant form components of the DMOS transistor, and the second floating gate and second control gate form components of the EEPROM cell.
US09786778B1	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a silicon carbide layer of which at least a portion is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, the silicon carbide layer including an n-type first silicon carbide region, a plurality of p-type second silicon carbide regions, and a plurality of n-type third silicon carbide regions. The semiconductor device further includes a plurality of first conductive layers each of which is in contact with the n-type first silicon carbide region, a number n, n being 2, 3, 4 or 5, of first gate electrodes that are provided between two adjacent first conductive layers of the plurality of first conductive layers, and extend in the first direction, and a plurality of first gate insulating layers each of which is provided between one of the n first gate electrodes and the n-type first silicon carbide region.
US09786777B2	Semiconductor device and method of making same A semiconductor device and method of forming the same is described. In an example, a polysilicon layer is deposited on a substrate having at least one polysilicon ring. The substrate is doped using the polysilicon layer as a mask to form doped regions in the substrate. A dielectric layer is deposited over the polysilicon layer and the substrate. The dielectric layer is etched to expose portions of the polysilicon layer. A metal layer is deposited on the dielectric layer. The metal layer, the dielectric layer, and the exposed portions of the polysilicon layer are etched such that at least a portion of each polysilicon ring is removed.
US09786775B2	Normally-off high electron mobility transistors and fabrication methods thereof Disclosure includes a normally-off field-effect semiconductor device and the fabrication method thereof. An antigrowth portion is formed on a template. A first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer on the template form two heterojunctions for creating two-dimensional electron gas regions, while a heterojunction-free area defined by the antigrowth portion separate the heterojunctions. A dielectric layer is on the second semiconductor layer and above the antigrowth portion. Two channel electrodes formed on the second semiconductor layer are electrically coupled to the two-dimensional electron gas regions respectively. A gate electrode on the dielectric layer and above the antigrowth portion is used for control of conduction between the channel electrodes.
US09786773B2	Thin-substrate double-base high-voltage bipolar transistors B-TRAN bipolar power transistor devices and methods, using a drift region which is much thinner than previously proposed double-base bipolar transistors of comparable voltage. This is implemented in a high-bandgap semiconductor material (preferably silicon carbide). Very high breakdown voltage, and fast turn-off, are achieved with very small on-resistance.
US09786771B2	Semiconductor device with contact groove arrangements providing improved performance The performance of a semiconductor device is improved. An emitter electrode is coupled to a P-type body region and an N+-type emitter region of a linear active cell region via a contact groove formed on an interlayer insulating film and is coupled to a P-type body region of a linear hole connector cell region via a contact groove. The contact grooves arranged in the linear hole connector cell region are shorter than the contact groove in plan view.
US09786769B2	Complementary tunneling FET devices and method for forming the same Described is an apparatus forming complementary tunneling field effect transistors (TFETs) using oxide and/or organic semiconductor material. One type of TFET comprises: a substrate; a doped first region, formed above the substrate, having p-type material selected from a group consisting of Group III-V, IV-IV, and IV of a periodic table; a doped second region, formed above the substrate, having transparent oxide n-type semiconductor material; and a gate stack coupled to the doped first and second regions. Another type of TFET comprises: a substrate; a doped first region, formed above the substrate, having p-type organic semiconductor material; a doped second region, formed above the substrate, having n-type oxide semiconductor material; and a gate stack coupled to the doped source and drain regions. In another example, TFET is made using organic only semiconductor materials for active regions.
US09786767B2	Air gap contact formation for reducing parasitic capacitance A functional gate structure is located on a surface of a semiconductor material portion and including a U-shaped gate dielectric portion and a gate conductor portion. A source region is located on one side of the functional gate structure, and a drain region is located on another side of the functional gate structure. The source region and drain region both have a topmost surface that is above a topmost surface of the semiconductor material portion and another surface that touches a portion of the U-shaped gate dielectric. A contact structure is located on the topmost surface of the source region and/or the drain region. A middle-of-the-line air gap contact is located between the contact structure and the functional gate structure and above at least one of the source region and the drain region. The middle-of-the-line air gap contact is sealed by a portion of a conformal dielectric material.
US09786766B2	Methods of fabricating transistors with a protection layer to improve the insulation between a gate electrode and a junction region A semiconductor device includes a gate electrode formed on a sidewall of a structure extending from a semiconductor substrate. A junction region is form in the structure to a first depth from a top of the structure and formed to overlap the gate electrode. A protection layer is formed between an outer wall of the structure and the gate electrode to a second depth less than the first depth from the top of the structure.
US09786765B2	FINFET having notched fins and method of forming same One aspect of the disclosure provides for a method of forming a replacement gate structure. The method may include: removing a dummy gate from over a set of fins to form an opening in a dielectric layer exposing the set of fins, each fin in the set of fins being substantially separated from an adjacent fin in the set of fins via an dielectric; forming a protective cap layer within the opening over the exposed set of fins; removing a portion of the dielectric on each side of each fin in the set of fins; undercutting each fin by removing a portion of each fin in the set of fins to create a notch disposed under the protective cap layer; substantially filling each notch with an oxide; forming a gate dielectric over each fin in the set of fins; and forming a gate conductor over the gate dielectric, thereby forming the replacement gate structure.
US09786764B2	Fin-FET semiconductor device with a source/drain contact having varying different widths A semiconductor device includes an active fin formed to extend in a first direction, a gate formed on the active fin and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, a source/drain formed on upper portions of the active fin and disposed at one side of the gate, an interlayer insulation layer covering the gate and the source/drain, a source/drain contact passing through the interlayer insulation layer to be connected to the source/drain and including a first contact region and a second contact region positioned between the source/drain and the first contact region, and a spacer layer formed between the first contact region and the interlayer insulation layer. A width of the second contact region in the first direction is greater than the sum of a width of the first contact region in the first direction and a width of the spacer layer in the first direction.
US09786762B2	Gate electrode of a semiconductor device, and method for producing same A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate; a gate insulating film provided on the semiconductor substrate; a gate electrode having a metal layer, a metal oxide layer and a silicon layer containing a dopant, provided sequentially on the gate insulating film; and a transistor having a gate insulating film and a gate electrode.
US09786754B1	Method for forming semiconductor device structure A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes: forming a plurality of trenches in the substrate; forming a gate dielectric layer lining the trenches; filling the trenches with a gate material; etching back the gate material to expose an upper portion of the trenches; forming a first dielectric layer to refill the upper portion of the trenches, and to cover a substrate surface between the trenches; performing a first chemical mechanical planarization process to partially remove the first dielectric layer until the substrate surface between the trenches is exposed. The method also includes using the first dielectric layer in the upper portion of the trenches as an etching mask, etching the substrate through the exposed substrate surface to form a self-aligned contact opening between the trenches.
US09786752B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device A semiconductor device of the present invention is a semiconductor device selectively including a nonvolatile memory cell on a semiconductor substrate, and includes a trench formed in the semiconductor substrate, an element separation portion buried into the trench such that the element separation portion has a projecting part projecting from the semiconductor substrate, the element separation portion defining an active region in first a region for the nonvolatile memory cell of the semiconductor substrate, and a floating gate disposed in the active region such that the floating gate selectively has an overlapping part overlapping the element separation portion, and the floating gate has a shape recessed with respect to the overlapping part.
US09786750B2	Thin film transistor substrates including first and second drain electrodes and display devices including the same A thin film transistor substrate includes a data line, a gate line, a gate electrode, a source electrode, a first drain electrode, a semiconductor layer and a second drain electrode. The data line and the gate line cross each other on a base substrate. The gate electrode is electrically connected to the gate line. The source electrode is electrically connected to the data line. The first drain electrode and the source electrode face each other. The semiconductor layer serves as a channel between the source electrode and the first drain electrode. The second drain electrode is disposed on the first drain electrode. The second drain electrode is electrically connected to the first drain electrode.
US09786749B2	Semiconductor device having a voltage resistant structure A semiconductor device having a voltage resistant structure in a first aspect of the present invention is provided, comprising a semiconductor substrate, a semiconductor layer on the semiconductor substrate, a front surface electrode above the semiconductor layer, a rear surface electrode below the semiconductor substrate, an extension section provided to a side surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a resistance section electrically connected to the front surface electrode and the rear surface electrode. The extension section may have a lower permittivity than the semiconductor substrate. The resistance section may be provided to at least one of the upper surface and the side surface of the extension section.
US09786748B2	Semiconductor device, silicon wafer and silicon ingot A CZ silicon ingot is doped with donors and acceptors and includes an axial gradient of doping concentration of the donors and of the acceptors. An electrically active net doping concentration, which is based on a difference between the doping concentrations of the donors and acceptors varies by less than 60% for at least 40% of an axial length of the CZ silicon ingot due to partial compensation of at least 20% of the doping concentration of the donors by the acceptors.
US09786740B2	Semiconductor device and method for producing the same A semiconductor device of according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a n-type SiC layer; a SiC region provided on the n-type SiC layer and containing H (hydrogen) or D (deuterium) in an amount of 1×1018 cm−3 or more and 1×1022 cm−3 or less; and a metal layer provided on the SiC region.
US09786739B2	Stacked nanosheets by aspect ratio trapping A semiconductor structure is provided that includes a plurality of suspended and stacked nanosheets of semiconductor channel material located above a pillar of a sacrificial III-V compound semiconductor material. Each semiconductor channel material comprises a semiconductor material that is substantially lattice matched to, but different from, the sacrificial III-V compound semiconductor material, and each suspended and stacked nanosheets of semiconductor channel material has a chevron shape. A functional gate structure can be formed around each suspended and stacked nanosheet of semiconductor channel material.
US09786735B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A super junction structure having a high aspect ratio is formed. An epitaxial layer is dividedly formed in layers using the trench fill process, and when each of the layers has been formed, trenches are formed in that layer. For example, when a first epitaxial layer has been formed, first trenches are formed in the epitaxial layer. Subsequently, when a second epitaxial layer has been formed, second trenches are formed in the epitaxial layer. Subsequently, when a third epitaxial layer has been formed, third trenches are formed in the third epitaxial layer.
US09786734B2	Integrated circuit devices having features with reduced edge curvature and methods for manufacturing the same A structure such as an integrated circuit device is described having a line of material with critical dimensions which vary within a distribution substantially less than that of a mask element, such as a patterned resist element, used in manufacturing the line of material.
US09786733B2	Moisture barrier capacitors in semiconductor components Structures and methods of forming moisture barrier capacitor on a semiconductor component are disclosed. The capacitor is located on the periphery of a semiconductor chip and includes an inner plate electrically connected to a voltage node, an outer plate with fins for electrically connecting to a different voltage node.
US09786732B2	Organic light-emitting display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a substrate including a first region configured to realize an image, and a second region through which an external light penetrates; a first electrode provided in the first region; an auxiliary electrode provided in the second region; a pixel defining layer provided in at least the first region and including a first opening exposing at least a part of the first electrode and a second opening exposing at least a part of the auxiliary electrode; a second electrode provided throughout the first region and the second region, facing the first electrode, and electrically connected to the auxiliary electrode; and an intermediate layer provided in at least the first region, provided above the first electrode and below the second electrode, and including an organic emission layer.
US09786729B2	Organic light-emitting diode display and method of manufacturing the same An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display and a method of manufacturing an OLED display are disclosed. In one aspect, the display includes a display substrate including a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area. Also included is a thin film transistor (TFT) formed over the display area and including a semiconductor active layer, a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode. An OLED is formed over the display area and includes a first electrode electrically connected to the TFT, an intermediate layer, and a second electrode. A plurality of power wirings are formed over the non-display area and are electrically connected to the second electrode so as to form an electrode contact. The display also includes a plurality of insulating layers formed over the display substrate and configured to insulate the TFT, the OLED, and the power wirings from one another.
US09786726B2	Organic light-emitting device and organic display device Light emitters are two-dimensionally disposed along a main surface of the substrate. The light emitters each include: a first electrode; an organic light-emitting layer; an intermediate layer; a charge transport layer; and a second electrode. Such layers are disposed in the stated order with the first electrode closest to the substrate. The intermediate layer contains a fluoride of an alkali metal or a fluoride of an alkaline earth metal. The charge transport layer contains an organic material doped with an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal. The light emitters are partitioned from one another by first banks extending in one direction along the main surface of the substrate and second banks extending in a direction intersecting the one direction. Surface portions of the first banks facing the light emitters have greater liquid repellency than surface portions of the second banks facing the light emitters.
US09786719B2	Method for base contact layout, such as for memory Embodiments disclosed herein may relate to forming a base contact layout in a memory device.
US09786716B2	Method of fabricating semiconductor image sensor device having back side illuminated image sensors with embedded color filters Disclosed is a method of fabricating a semiconductor image sensor device. The method includes providing a substrate having a pixel region, a periphery region, and a bonding pad region. The substrate further has a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The pixel region contains radiation-sensing regions. The method further includes forming a bonding pad in the bonding pad region; and forming light-blocking structures over the second side of the substrate, at least in the pixel region, after the bonding pad has been formed.
US09786704B2	CMOS image sensor structure with crosstalk improvement A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a device layer, an anti-reflective coating layer, reflective structures, a composite grid structure, a passivation layer and color filters. The device layer is disposed on the substrate, in which trenches are formed in the device layer and the substrate. The anti-reflective coating layer conformally covers the device layer, the substrate and the trenches. The reflective structures are disposed on the anti-reflective coating layer in the trenches respectively. The composite grid structure overlies the anti-reflective coating layer and the reflective structures. The composite grid structure includes cavities passing through the composite grid structure, and the composite grid structure includes a metal grid layer and a dielectric grid layer sequentially stacked on the reflective structures. The passivation layer conformally covers the composite grid structure. The color filters respectively fill the cavities.
US09786700B2	Low temperature poly-silicon (LTPS) thin film transistors (TFT) units and the manufacturing method thereof The present disclosure relates to a LTPS TFT unit for liquid crystal modules and the manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method includes: forming a SiNx layer on a glass substrate; forming a SiOx layer and an a-Si layer on the SiNx layer in sequence; scanning the a-Si layer by laser beams to remove hydrogen within the a-Si layer; adopting excimer laser to re-crystallization anneal the a-Si layer to form the polysilicon layer; forming a gate insulation layer on the polysilicon layer; forming a gate on the gate insulation layer; and forming a drain insulation layer on the gate.
US09786699B2	UV cleaning device of glass substrate The present invention provides an UV cleaning device of a glass substrate, comprising a lamp box, an UV lamp positioned above inside the lamp box, a transparent shield positioned under the UV lamp, a humidifier positioned under the transparent shield and a power exhaust device under the transparent shield and opposite to the humidifier; in usage, the glass substrate is conveyed to be inside the lamp box, and UV light generated by the UV lamp irradiates on the glass substrate through the shield to clean the glass substrate and a humidity and an oxygen content inside the lamp box are adjusted with the humidifier to make a surface of the glass substrate adsorb one layer of water molecules. The electrons generated as the UV light cleans can be gradually conducted and led out with water molecules to effectively restrain the accumulation of the electrostatic to reduce the phenomenon of electrostatic damage, and meanwhile, the increase of the oxygen content makes the concentration of the activated oxygen atoms increases along with. Accordingly, the result of cleaning the organic objects with the UV light is promoted.
US09786696B2	Array substrate, manufacturing method thereof and display device An array substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device are provided. The array substrate comprises a base substrate, and a gate line and a common electrode provided in the same layer, a gate insulation layer, an active layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode provided in the same layer; and a pixel electrode provided in the same layer as the active layer, sequentially arranged on the base substrate.
US09786695B2	TFT substrate structure The present invention provides a TFT substrate structure, comprising a Switching TFT and a Driving TFT, and the Switching TFT comprises a first active layer, and the Driving TFT comprises a second active layer, and the first active layer and the second active layer are made by the same or different materials and the electrical properties of the Switching TFT and the Driving TFT are different. According to the different functions of the different TFTs, the present invention employs different working structures for the Switching TFT and the Driving TFT to respectively implement deposition and photolithography, and employs different materials for the active layers of the Switching TFT and the Driving TFT to differentiate the electrical properties of different TFTs in the TFT substrate. Accordingly, the accurate control to the OLED with lowest cost can be realized.
US09786690B2	Light-emitting device A light-emitting device capable of suppressing variation in luminance among pixels is provided. A light-emitting device includes a pixel and first and second circuits. The first circuit has a function of generating a signal including a value of current extracted from the pixel. The second circuit has a function of correcting an image signal by the signal. The pixel includes at least a light-emitting element and first and second transistors. The first transistor has a function of controlling supply of the current to the light-emitting element by the image signal. The second transistor has a function of controlling extraction of the current from the pixel. A semiconductor film of each of the first and second transistors includes a first semiconductor region overlapping with a gate, a second semiconductor region in contact with a source or a drain, and a third semiconductor region between the first and second semiconductor regions.
US09786688B2	Semiconductor device and electronic device A semiconductor device or the like with a novel structure that can change the orientation of the display is provided. A semiconductor device or the like with a novel structure, in which a degradation in transistor characteristics can be suppressed, is provided. A semiconductor device or the like with a novel structure, in which operation speed can be increased, is provided. A semiconductor device or the like with a novel structure, in which a dielectric breakdown of a transistor can be suppressed, is provided. The semiconductor device or the like has a circuit configuration capable of switching between a first operation and a second operation by changing the potentials of wirings. By switching between these two operations, the scan direction is easily changed. The semiconductor device is configured to change the scan direction.
US09786685B2	Power gate switching system A semiconductor device includes: a virtual power line extended in a first direction; an n-well extended in the first direction, wherein the virtual power line and the n-well are disposed in a row; a first power gate switch cell disposed in the n-well; a second power gate switch cell disposed in the n-well, wherein the first and second power gate switch cells are first type cells; and a third power gate switch cell disposed in the n-well between the first and second power gate switch cells, wherein the third power gate switch cell is a second type cell different from the first type cells.
US09786680B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate, a first portion and a second portion of an upper layer portion of the semiconductor substrate being conductive; an insulating member electrically isolating the first portion from the second portion; a first stacked body provided in a region directly above the second portion, the first stacked body including first insulating films and electrode films stacked alternately; a semiconductor pillar provided inside the first stacked body and extending in a stacking direction; a charge storage film provided between the semiconductor pillar and the electrode films; a second stacked body provided in a region directly above the first portion, the second stacked body including second insulating films and third insulating films stacked alternately; and two first conductive pillars provided inside the second stacked body extending in the stacking direction, lower ends thereof being connected to the first portion.
US09786679B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor memory device According to one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor memory device includes forming a mask layer on the stacked body. The method includes forming a stopper film in a part of the mask layer. The method includes forming a plurality of mask holes in the mask layer. The mask holes include a first mask hole overlapping on the stopper film. The method includes, by etching using the mask layer, forming holes in the stacked body under other mask holes than the first mask hole on the stopper film, but not forming holes in the stacked body under the stopper film. The method includes forming memory films and channel bodies in the holes.
US09786673B1	Semiconductor memory device including pillars A semiconductor memory device may include: a first group of pillars having diameters which are gradually increased toward the a first side; and interlayer insulating layers and conductive patterns surrounding the pillars of the first group, the interlayer insulating layers and conductive patterns being alternately stacked.
US09786672B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor devices having contact plugs overlapping associated bitline structures and contact holes A semiconductor device can include a plurality of landing pads arranged according to a layout on a substrate, wherein a cross-sectional shape of each of the landing pads has a diamond shape so that opposing interior angles of the diamond shape are equal to one another and adjacent interior angles of the diamond shape are unequal to one another.
US09786670B2	Semiconductor memory device To increase a storage capacity of a memory module per unit area, and to provide a memory module with low power consumption, a transistor formed using an oxide semiconductor film, a silicon carbide film, a gallium nitride film, or the like, which is highly purified and has a wide band gap of 2.5 eV or higher is used for a DRAM, so that a retention period of potentials in a capacitor can be extended. Further, a memory cell has n capacitors with different capacitances and the n capacitors are each connected to a corresponding one of n data lines, so that a variety of the storage capacitances can be obtained and multilevel data can be stored. The capacitors may be stacked for reducing the area of the memory cell.
US09786664B2	Fabricating a dual gate stack of a CMOS structure A dual gate CMOS structure including a semiconductor substrate; a first channel structure including a first semiconductor material and a second channel structure including a second semiconductor material on the substrate. The first semiconductor material including SixGe1-x where x=0 to 1 and the second semiconductor material including a group III-V compound material. A first gate stack on the first channel structure includes: a first native oxide layer as an interface control layer, the first native oxide layer comprising an oxide of the first semiconductor material; a first high-k dielectric layer; a first metal gate layer. A second gate stack on the second channel structure includes a second high-k dielectric layer; a second metal gate layer. The interface between the second channel structure and the second high-k dielectric layer is free of any native oxides of the second semiconductor material.
US09786663B2	Layout construction for addressing electromigration A first interconnect on an interconnect level connects a first subset of PMOS drains together of a CMOS device. A second interconnect on the interconnect level connects a second subset of the PMOS drains together. The second subset of the PMOS drains is different than the first subset of the PMOS drains. The first interconnect and the second interconnect are disconnected on the interconnect level. A third interconnect on the interconnect level connects a first subset of NMOS drains together of the CMOS device. A fourth interconnect on the interconnect level connects a second subset of the NMOS drains together. The second subset of the NMOS drains is different than the first subset of the NMOS drains. The third interconnect and the fourth interconnect are disconnected on the interconnect level. The first, second, third, and fourth interconnects are coupled together through at least one other interconnect level.
US09786660B1	Transistor with bypassed gate structure field A transistor device includes a source contact extending in a first direction, a gate finger extending in the first direction adjacent the source contact, and a drain contact adjacent the gate finger, wherein the gate finger is between the drain contact and the source contact. The device further includes a gate jumper extending in the first direction, a gate bus connected to the gate jumper and the gate finger, and a gate signal distribution bar that is spaced apart from the gate bus in the first direction and that connects the gate jumper to the gate finger.
US09786657B1	Semiconductor structure including a transistor including a gate electrode region provided in a substrate and method for the formation thereof A semiconductor structure includes a bulk semiconductor substrate, an electrically insulating layer over the substrate, an active layer of semiconductor material over the electrically insulating layer and a transistor. The transistor includes an active region, a gate electrode region and an isolation junction region. The active region is provided in the active layer of semiconductor material and includes a source region, a channel region and a drain region. The gate electrode region is provided in the bulk semiconductor substrate and has a first type of doping. The isolation junction region is formed in the bulk semiconductor substrate and has a second type of doping opposite the first type of doping. The isolation junction region separates the gate electrode region from a portion of the bulk semiconductor substrate other than the gate electrode region that has the first type of doping.
US09786655B2	Display panel and display device A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes an array substrate and an opposite substrate arranged oppositely; a sealant disposed in non-display areas; and a peripheral wiring disposed in the non-display areas of the array substrate and/or the opposite substrate and including at least one electrostatic discharge (ESD) structure.
US09786652B2	ESD protection with asymmetrical bipolar-based device An ESD protection device is fabricated in a semiconductor substrate that includes a semiconductor layer having a first conductivity type. A first well implantation procedure implants dopant of a second conductivity type in the semiconductor layer to form inner and outer sinker regions. The inner sinker region is configured to establish a common collector region of first and second bipolar transistor devices. A second well implantation procedure implants dopant of the first conductivity type in the semiconductor layer to form respective base regions of the first and second bipolar transistor devices. Conduction of the first bipolar transistor device is triggered by breakdown between the inner sinker region and the base region of the first bipolar transistor device. Conduction of the second bipolar transistor device is triggered by breakdown between the outer sinker region and the base region of the second bipolar transistor device.
US09786651B2	Electrostatic discharge device An electrostatic discharge device includes a power clamping circuit and an isolation circuit. The power clamping circuit includes a first Zener diode and a second Zener diode. A cathode of the first Zener diode is coupled to a first power supply line. An anode of the first Zener diode is coupled to an anode of the second Zener diode. A cathode of the second Zener diode is coupled to a second power supply line. The isolation circuit includes a first isolation diode and a second isolation diode. A cathode of the first isolation diode is coupled to the first power supply line. An anode of the first isolation diode is coupled to a cathode of the second isolation diode and a circuit being protected. An anode of the second isolation diode is coupled to the second power supply line.
US09786648B1	Integrated circuit containing standard logic cells and library-compatible, NCEM-enabled fill cells, including at least chamfer-short-configured, AACNT-short-configured, GATECNT-short-configured, and TS-short-configured, NCEM-enabled fill cells An IC includes logic cells, selected from a standard cell library, and fill cells, configured for compatibility with the standard logic cells. The fill cells contain structures configured to obtain in-line data via non-contact electrical measurements (“NCEM”). The IC includes such NCEM-enabled fill cells configured to enable detection and/or measurement of a variety of short-circuit failure modes, including at least one chamfer-short-related failure mode, one AACNT-short-related failure mode, one GATECNT-short-related failure mode, and one TS-short-related failure mode.
US09786646B2	Matrix addressed device repair A repairable matrix-addressed system includes a system substrate, an array of electrically conductive row lines, and an array of electrically conductive column lines disposed over the system substrate. The row lines extend over the system substrate in a row direction and the column lines extend over the system substrate in a column direction different from the row direction to define an array of non-electrically conductive intersections between the row lines and the column lines. An array of electrically conductive line segments is disposed over the system substrate. The line segments extend over the system substrate substantially parallel to the row direction and have a line segment length that is less than the distance between adjacent column lines. Each line segment is electrically connected to a column line. One or more devices are electrically connected to each row line and to each line segment adjacent to the row line.
US09786645B2	Integrated circuit An integrated circuit is provided. A standard cell includes a plurality of PMOS transistors and a plurality of NMOS transistors. The PMOS transistors are disposed in a first row and a second row in the semiconductor substrate. The NMOS transistors are disposed in a third row in the semiconductor substrate. The third row is adjacent to the first and second rows and arranged between the first and second rows.
US09786644B2	Methods of fabricating a semiconductor package Provided is a method of fabricating a semiconductor package. The method include providing a lower package with an inner solder ball, providing a conductive material on the inner solder ball to form an outer solder ball enclosing the inner solder ball, providing an upper package with an upper solder ball, on the lower package, performing a first process at a first temperature to join the upper solder ball to the outer solder ball, and performing a second process at a second temperature to unite the upper, inner, and outer solder balls into a connection terminal.
US09786642B1	Light emitting diode package substrate and light emitting diode package element A miniaturized LED package substrate allowing for the better installation of an electrostatic protection device includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate, and a circuit layer. The circuit layer is positioned between the upper substrate and the lower substrate and electrically connected to the upper substrate and the lower substrate. At least one cavity is defined at the lower substrate, and each of the at least one cavity passes through the lower substrate to expose a portion of the circuit layer.
US09786639B2	Solid state light fixtures suitable for high temperature operation having separate blue-shifted-yellow/green and blue-shifted-red emitters Solid state light fixtures include a plurality of blue-shifted-yellow/green light emitting diode (“LED”) packages and a plurality of blue-shifted-red LED packages, where the solid state light fixture emits light having a correlated color temperature of between 1800 K and 5500 K, a CRI value of between 80 and 99, a CRI R9 value of between 15 and 75, and a Qg value of between 90 and 110 when the blue-shifted-yellow/green LED packages and the blue-shifted-red LED packages are operating at steady-state operating temperatures of at least 80° C.
US09786638B2	Light-emitting device and display device Disclosed herein is a light-emitting device including a plurality of first light-emitting elements mounted in a matrix form on a common wiring board. Each of the first light-emitting elements has a single crystal semiconductor multilayer structure and is a semiconductor element in the form of a chip that emits light in a given band of wavelengths. When attention is focused on the plurality of first light-emitting elements that belong in a given area of all the plurality of first light-emitting elements, the orientations of the common crystal axes of the first light-emitting elements adjacent to each other at least in one of the row and column directions differ.
US09786637B2	Light emitting device There is presented a light emitting device, having plural light emitting elements disposed on a substrate, in which a protection element, such as a zener diode, can be disposed at an appropriate position. The light emitting device includes: a substrate; a light emitting section having plural light emitting elements disposed in a mounting area on the substrate; a positive electrode and negative electrode each having a pad section and wiring section to apply voltage to the light emitting section through the wiring sections; a protection element disposed at one of the positive electrode and negative electrode and electrically connected with the other one electrode; and a light reflecting resin formed on the substrate such as to cover at least the wiring sections and the protection element, wherein the wiring sections are formed along the periphery of the mounting area such that one end portions thereof are adjacent to each other.
US09786634B2	Interconnection structures and methods for making the same The present disclosure provides a method for interconnecting components. First and second substrates are provided. First and second components are respectively provided on the first and second substrates, in which the second component is not in contact with the first component. Then, a joint component is formed between the first and second components by passing a flow of a fluid comprising ions of a conductive material between the first and second components and electrolessly plating the first and second components by the conductive material so that the joint component is electrically connected between the first and second components. The present disclosure also provides related interconnection structures and a fixture for forming a related microchannel structure.
US09786633B2	Interconnect structures for fine pitch assembly of semiconductor structures and related techniques A semiconductor structure includes a substrate having first and second opposing surfaces and a plurality of electrical connections extending between the first and second surfaces. The semiconductor structure also includes one or more interconnect pads having first and second opposing surfaces and one or more sides. The first surface of each one of the interconnect pads is disposed over or beneath select portions of at least the second surface of the substrate and is electrically coupled to select ones of the plurality of electrical connections. The semiconductor structure additionally includes an isolating layer having first and second opposing surfaces and openings formed in select portions of the isolating layer extending between the second surface of the isolating layer and the second surfaces of the interconnect pads. A corresponding method for fabricating a semiconductor structure is also provided.
US09786629B2	Dual-side reinforcement flux for encapsulation Dual-side reinforcement (DSR) materials and methods for semiconductor fabrication. The DSR materials exhibit the properties of conventional underfill materials with enhanced stability at room temperature.
US09786628B2	Air trench in packages incorporating hybrid bonding A package component includes a surface dielectric layer including a planar top surface, a metal pad in the surface dielectric layer and including a second planar top surface level with the planar top surface, and an air trench on a side of the metal pad. The sidewall of the metal pad is exposed to the air trench.
US09786625B2	Semiconductor packages and methods of packaging semiconductor devices Semiconductor packages and methods for forming a semiconductor package are disclosed. The method includes providing a package substrate having first and second major surfaces. The package substrate includes a base substrate having a mold material and a plurality of interconnect structures including via contacts extending through the first to the second major surface of the package substrate. A die having conductive contacts on its first or second surface is provided. The conductive contacts of the die are electrically coupled to the interconnect structures. A cap is formed over the package substrate to encapsulate the die.
US09786624B2	Semiconductor package A semiconductor package includes a substrate having a groove in an upper surface. A semiconductor device is mounted on the substrate to cover one portion of the groove and leaving another portion exposed.
US09786620B2	Semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device According to various embodiments, a semiconductor device may include: at least one first contact pad on a front side of the semiconductor device; at least one second contact pad on the front side of the semiconductor device; a layer stack disposed at least partially over the at least one first contact pad, wherein the at least one second contact pad is at least partially free of the layer stack; wherein the layer stack includes at least an adhesion layer and a metallization layer; and wherein the metallization layer includes a metal alloy and wherein the adhesion layer is disposed between the metallization layer and the at least one first contact pad for adhering the metal alloy of the metallization layer to the at least one first contact pad.
US09786614B2	Integrated fan-out structure and method of forming Semiconductor devices and methods of forming are provided. A molding compound extends along sidewalls of a first die and a second die. A redistribution layer is formed over the first die, the second die, and the molding compound. The redistribution layer includes a conductor overlying a gap between the first die and the second die. The conductor is routed at a first angle over an edge of the first die. The first angle is measured with respect to a straight line that extends along a shortest between the first die and the second die, and the first angle is greater than 0.
US09786611B2	Method for manufacturing a semiconductor package A semiconductor package includes a support substrate; a stress relaxation layer provided on a main surface of the support substrate; a semiconductor device located on the stress relaxation layer; an encapsulation material covering the semiconductor device, the encapsulation material being formed of an insulating material different from that of the stress relaxation layer; a line running through the encapsulation material and electrically connected to the semiconductor device; and an external terminal electrically connected to the line. Where the support substrate has an elastic modulus of A, the stress relaxation layer has an elastic modulus of B, and the encapsulation material has an elastic modulus of C under a same temperature condition, the relationship of A>C>B or C>A>B is obtained.
US09786609B2	Stress shield for integrated circuit package A stress shield for a plastic integrated circuit package is disclosed. A shield plate is attached by an adhesive to a top surface of an integrated circuit die such that the shield plate covers less than all of the top surface and leaves bond pads exposed. A molding material is applied over the shield plate and the integrated circuit die. The shield plate shields the integrated circuit die from stresses imparted by the molding material.
US09786608B2	Wafer structure for electronic integrated circuit manufacturing A bonded wafer structure having a handle wafer, a device wafer, and an interface region with an abrupt transition between the conductivity profile of the device wafer and the handle wafer is used for making semiconductor devices. The improved doping profile of the bonded wafer structure is well suited for use in the manufacture of integrated circuits. The bonded wafer structure is especially suited for making radiation-hardened integrated circuits.
US09786605B1	Advanced through substrate via metallization in three dimensional semiconductor integration In one aspect of the invention, a method to create an advanced through silicon via structure is described. A high aspect ratio through substrate via in a substrate is provided. The through substrate via has vertical sidewalls and a horizontal bottom. A metallic barrier layer is deposited on the sidewalls of the through substrate via. A nitridation process is performed to convert a surface portion of the metallic barrier layer to a nitride surface layer. The nitride surface layer enhances the nucleation of subsequent depositions. A metal is deposited to fill the through substrate via. Another aspect of the invention is a device created by the method.
US09786603B1	Surface nitridation in metal interconnects Conductive contacts and methods of forming vias include forming a trench that penetrates a dielectric layer to expose a surface of an underlying conductor. Exposed surfaces of the dielectric layer and the exposed surface of the underlying conductor are nitridized to form a layer of nitridation at the exposed surfaces. The exposed surface of the underlying conductor is etched away to form a recessed area in the underlying conductor. A conductive via is formed in the trench and the recessed area that forms a conductive contact with the underlying conductor.
US09786598B2	Semiconductor device with air gaps and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor device includes: a first plug; a bit line which is in contact with the first plug and over the first plug and extended in one direction; a second plug including a first part adjacent to the bit line and a second part adjacent to the first plug; a double air gap which is disposed between the first part of the second plug and the bit line and includes a first air gap surrounding the first part of the second plug and a second air gap parallel to sidewalls of the bit line; and a capping layer suitable for capping the first and second air gaps.
US09786595B1	Antifuse having comb-like top electrode Antifuse structures are provided for use in applications such as field programmable gate arrays and programmable read-only memories. High aspect ratio channels within an antifuse dielectric layer are used to form antifuse electrode projections. The projections are configured to enhance the electric field across the antifuse structures, thereby facilitating dielectric breakdown. The antifuse structures can enable low voltage programming.
US09786590B2	Semiconductor package including a conductive fabric A semiconductor package may be provided. The semiconductor package may include a substrate formed with one or more connection pads. The semiconductor package may include a semiconductor device including at least one bump. The semiconductor package may include an anisotropic conductive fabric including conductive fibers and configured to electrically couple the at least one connection pad to the at least one bump.
US09786586B1	Semiconductor package and fabrication method thereof A semiconductor package includes an interconnect component surrounded by a molding compound. The interconnect component comprises a first RDL structure. A second RDL structure is disposed on the interconnect component. A plurality of first connecting elements is disposed on the second RDL structure. A polish stop layer covers a surface of the interconnect component. A plurality of second connecting elements is disposed on and in the polish stop layer. At least one semiconductor die is mounted on the second connecting elements.
US09786585B2	Lead-frame One example discloses a lead-frame, comprising: a die-pad having a die coupling surface; a set of terminals each having an outer terminal edge and an inner terminal edge; wherein the outer terminal edge faces away from the die-pad and the inner terminal edge faces toward the die-pad; and a terminal connector having a first side coupled to the inner terminal edge and a second side coupled to the die-pad.
US09786577B2	Power module substrate, heat-sink-attached power-module substrate, and heat-sink-attached power module A power-module substrate including a circuit layer having a first aluminum layer bonded on one surface of a ceramic substrate and a first copper layer bonded on the first aluminum layer by solid-phase-diffusion bonding, and a metal layer having a second aluminum layer made from a same material as the first aluminum layer and bonded on the other surface of the ceramic substrate and a second copper layer made from a same material as the first copper layer and bonded on the second aluminum layer by solid-phase-diffusion bonding, in which a thickness t1 of the first copper layer is 1.7 mm to 5 mm, a sum of the thickness t1 of the first copper layer and a thickness t2 of the second copper layer is 7 mm or smaller, and a ratio t2/t1 is larger than 0 and 1.2 or smaller except for a range of 0.6 to 0.8.
US09786576B2	Positive-type photosensitive resin composition, method for production of resist pattern, semiconductor device, and electronic device A positive-type photosensitive resin composition includes (A) a phenol resin modified by a compound having an unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 4 to 100 carbon atoms; (B) a compound that produces an acid by light; (C) a thermal crosslinking agent; and (D) a solvent. The positive-type photosensitive resin composition according to the present invention can be developed by an alkaline aqueous solution, and an effect thereof is that a resist pattern having sufficiently high sensitivity and resolution, excellent adhesion, and good thermal shock resistance can be formed.
US09786571B1	Test key Provided is a test key including a plurality of diffusion regions, a plurality of gate lines, a dielectric layer, a first comb structure and a second comb structure. The diffusion regions are disposed in a substrate and parallel to each other. The gate lines are disposed on the substrate and across the diffusion regions. The dielectric layer covers the gate lines and the diffusion regions. The first comb structure includes a plurality of first metal teeth disposed on the dielectric layer and overlapping with the diffusion regions. The second comb structure includes a plurality of second metal teeth disposed on the dielectric layer and not overlapping with the diffusion regions.
US09786566B2	Aspect ratio for semiconductor on insulator A method comprises forming a first set of one or more fins in a first region from an insulated substrate and a second set of one or more fins in a second region from the insulated substrate. The insulated substrate comprises a silicon substrate, and an insulator layer deposited on the silicon substrate. The first region comprises a first material layer and the second region comprises a second material layer.
US09786565B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a transistor configuration including first and second gate electrodes, each of the first and second gate electrodes having at least a bottom layer and an upper layer including polycrystalline silicon grains, wherein the first gate electrode is a nMOS gate electrode formed in an nMOS region of the transistor configuration, wherein the polycrystalline silicon grains included in the bottom layer of the first gate electrode have a greater particle diameter than the polycrystalline grains included in the upper layer of the second gate electrode.
US09786562B2	Method and device for cutting wafers A method is described of radiatively cutting a wafer, the method comprising the steps of low power cutting of two trenches followed by high power cutting of a fissure. A single pulsed radiation beam is split into a first pulsed radiation beam for cutting at least one of the trenches and a second pulsed radiation beam for cutting the fissure. When cutting a fissure on the wafer in a cutting direction along a cutting street, the first and second radiation beams are directed simultaneously with the first radiation beam leading and the second radiation beam trailing. For cutting a fissure in the opposite cutting direction, a third pulsed radiation beam for trenching is split from said single pulsed radiation beam.
US09786556B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the semiconductor device According to an embodiment, a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes forming, on a film to be processed, a plurality of first core material patterns and a plurality of second core material patterns. Each of the second core material patterns is drawn from an end portion of the corresponding first core material pattern. The manufacturing method includes forming an opening pattern having one or a plurality of openings in the second core material pattern so that a first distance and a second distance are less than a predetermined distance. The first distance is a distance between an edge of the second core material pattern at a side of an adjacent first core material pattern and the opening pattern. The second distance is a distance between an edge of the second core material pattern at a side of an adjacent second core material pattern and the opening pattern.
US09786553B1	Advanced BEOL interconnect structure containing uniform air gaps A semiconductor structure including a back-end-of-the-line (BEOL) interconnect structure that contains an air gap located on each side of an interconnect metal or metal alloy structure, is provided wherein each air gap has a uniform (i.e., homogenous) shape. The uniform shape of the air gap can aide in reducing the electrical performance variation which is typically observed with prior art interconnect structures containing air gaps that have a non-uniform shape.
US09786552B2	Methods of forming fine patterns including pad portion and line portion A method of forming fine patterns includes forming a partition on a base layer. The partition includes a partition block, a first open region provided to face the partition block, and first lines extending from the partition block to the first open region. A spacer is formed on sidewalls of the partition to define a second open region overlapping with the first open region and to include second lines on sidewalls of the first lines. The partition may be removed to open a third open region occupied by the partition block and spaces between the second lines. A target pattern is formed to include third lines filling the spaces between the second lines, a first pad block filling the second open region, and a second pad block filling the third open region. Each of the first and second pad blocks is separated into a plurality of pads.
US09786549B2	Etch damage and ESL free dual damascene metal interconnect A method of forming a dual damascene metal interconnect for a semiconductor device. The method includes forming a layer of low-k dielectric, forming vias through the low-k dielectric layer, depositing a sacrificial layer, forming trenches through the sacrificial layer, filling the vias and trenches with metal, removing the sacrificial layer, then depositing an extremely low-k dielectric layer to fill between the trenches. The method allows the formation of an extremely low-k dielectric layer for the second level of the dual damascene structure while avoiding damage to that layer by such processes as trench etching and trench metal deposition. The method has the additional advantage of avoiding an etch stop layer between the via level dielectric and the trench level dielectric.
US09786548B2	Methods of forming one or more covered voids in a semiconductor substrate Some embodiments include methods of forming voids within semiconductor constructions. In some embodiments the voids may be utilized as microstructures for distributing coolant, for guiding electromagnetic radiation, or for separation and/or characterization of materials. Some embodiments include constructions having micro-structures therein which correspond to voids, conduits, insulative structures, semiconductor structures or conductive structures.
US09786547B2	Channel silicon germanium formation method A method of making a channel region in a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate having a first transistor area arranged adjacent to a second transistor area; growing an epitaxial layer on the second transistor area of the substrate; forming a trench in the substrate between the first transistor area and the second transistor area; performing a condensation technique to thermally mix materials of the epitaxial layer and the substrate; and filling the trench with a dielectric material to form a shallow trench isolation region between a first channel region of the first transistor and a second channel region of the second transistor; wherein performing the condensation technique is performed after forming the trench.
US09786541B2	Dicing sheet with protective film forming layer and chip fabrication method A dicing sheet with a protective film forming layer has a substrate film, an adhesive layer, and a protective film forming layer, and at a minimum, the adhesive layer is formed in an area surrounding the protective film forming layer in a planar view, and the substrate film has the following characteristics (a)-(c): (a) the melting point either exceeds 130° C. or the film has no melting point; (b) the thermal contraction rate under conditions of heating at 130° C. for two hours is from −5 to +5%, and (c) the degree of elongation-to-break in the MD direction and the CD direction is at least 100%, and the stress at 25% is no more than 100 MPa.
US09786539B2	Wafer chuck A wafer chuck is provided. The wafer chuck includes a main body and a dielectric layer disposed over the main body. The wafer chuck also includes an electrode embedded in the dielectric layer and configured to generate an electrostatic field for retaining a wafer. The wafer chuck further includes a thermal conductive layer embedded in the main body or the dielectric layer. The thermal conductive layer has a lateral thermal conductivity greater than a vertical thermal conductivity.
US09786538B2	Attachment member and attachment device using the same An attachment member (1) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a base (4) composed of a ceramic sintered body, which has an annular part (6) corresponding to a shape of an object (2), a bottom surface (7) located inside the annular part (6), and a plurality of column shaped protruding parts (8) protruding from the bottom surface (7), and is provided with an attachment surface (3) supporting and attaching the object (2) inside the annular part (6) by a plurality of the protruding parts (8); and a film (5) that covers at least a part of the bottom surface (7), exposes top surfaces (11) of the protruding parts (8), and has higher hydrophilicity than the base (4). Accordingly, it is possible to provide the attachment member (1) that is excellent in attachment force for the object (2), and suppresses contamination of the object (2).
US09786537B2	Wafer edge measurement and control Devices and methods are provided for positioning and/or rotating a substrate without solid contact, such as by floating the wafer on a thin layer of gas. Since there is no solid contact with components of a processing chamber, features on the wafer are used to determine wafer position and rotational speed. Closed loop control systems are provided with capacitive sensors to monitor the position of the edge of the wafer in a horizontal plane. Control systems may also monitor the position of a wafer feature as it rotates, such as a notch in the edge of the wafer. Because the presence of a notch can disrupt sensors facing the edge of the wafer, methods and devices to reduce or eliminate this disruption are also provided.
US09786534B2	EFEM An EFEM 1 includes a wafer transfer chamber 3 having an interior space in which a wafer transfer robot 5 is disposed and load ports 2 disposed adjacent to a front surface 32 of the wafer transfer chamber 3, and semiconductor processing equipment M can be disposed adjacent to a rear surface 33 of the wafer transfer chamber 3. The EFEM 1 has a configuration in which two buffer stations 4 capable of temporarily storing wafers W are disposed next to each other in the front-rear direction A on a side surface 31 of the wafer transfer chamber 3. The EFEM 1 thus configured adapts to an increase in wafer diameter and is capable of handling many wafers while preventing or minimizing an increase in the stroke distance in the height direction of the wafer transfer robot 5 and an increase in the footprint of the entire EFEM 1.
US09786532B2	Substrate processing apparatus and method of transferring a substrate A substrate processing apparatus is described herein. The substrate processing apparatus comprises a transferring device including: a grasping section configured to grasp a substrate holder, a transferring section configured to transfer the substrate holder grasped by the grasping section, and a processing bath for storing a substrate held by the substrate holder so that a surface of the substrate is vertically oriented. The grasping section is configured to grasp the substrate holder with a surface of the substrate oriented horizontally. The transferring section is configured to transfer the substrate holder above the processing bath, with the surface of the substrate oriented horizontally.
US09786528B2	Substrate supporting table, substrate processing apparatus, and manufacture method for semiconductor device The substrate supporting table includes a supporting plate that supports a substrate, a peripheral wall that encompasses a flow path of a coolant under the supporting plate and has an upper end enclosed by the supporting plate, a lower cover that encloses a bottom portion of the flow path and encloses a lower end of the peripheral wall. The substrate supporting table further includes a coolant supplying component that supplies a coolant through an upstream input of the flow path, a discharging component that discharges the coolant through a downstream output of the flow path, and a partition disposed between a supplying hole of the coolant supplying component and a discharging hole of the discharging component. A gap is formed between the partition and the bottom portion of the flow path.
US09786526B2	Selectivity in a xenon difluoride etch process A method and an apparatus for etching microstructures and the like that provides improved selectivity to surrounding materials when etching silicon using xenon difluoride (XeF2). Etch selectivity is greatly enhanced with the addition of hydrogen to the process chamber.
US09786521B2	Chip package method for reducing chip leakage current A chip package method can include: forming bonding pins on a first region of a first surface of a carrier; forming an insulating layer on an inactive face of a chip, where the inactive face of the chip is opposite to an active face of the chip; pasting the chip on a second region of the first surface of the carrier by the insulating layer; electrically coupling electrodes on the active face of the chip to the bonding pins by conductive wires; forming an enclosure to cover the chip and the bonding pins by a molding process; and peeling away the carrier from the enclosure to expose the bonding pins and the insulating layer on a surface of the enclosure.
US09786520B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of manufacturing a device. The method includes providing a carrier, the carrier including a top surface, covering a portion of the top surface with a plurality of active dies, disposing a protrudent band over a periphery of the carrier, wherein the protrudent band includes a rim shaped along the contour of the carrier, and forming a molding compound over the carrier to cover the plurality of active dies. A method for determining a width of the protrudent band of a device described herein is also provided.
US09786519B2	Packaged semiconductor devices and methods of packaging semiconductor devices Packaged semiconductor devices and methods of packaging semiconductor devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a packaged semiconductor device includes an integrated circuit die and a first interconnect structure coupled to the integrated circuit die. Through-vias are also coupled to the first interconnect structure. A molding material is disposed around the integrated circuit die and the through-vias over the first interconnect structure. The molding material has a pit disposed therein. A recovery material is disposed within the pit in the molding material. A second interconnect structure is disposed over the molding material, the recovery material, the integrated circuit die, and the through-vias.
US09786518B2	System and method for manufacturing a cavity down fabricated carrier A method of fabricating a receptacle down BGA carrier having a top surface and a bottom surface, the method comprising combining a conductive portion and a molded dielectric portion, said dielectric portion having an inner surface intersecting said top surface, said inner surface forming a cavity for receiving a die; selectively etching part of said conductive portion; and applying solder resist to a portion of a top surface of said conductive portion.
US09786515B1	Semiconductor device package and methods of manufacture thereof A semiconductor device package and method of manufacturing is provided. An interconnect pre-assembly includes a first frame having a plurality of first signal conduits affixed to a second frame having a plurality of second signal conduits embedded in a second substrate forming an electrical coupling between one or more first signal conduits and one or more of the second signal conduits. One or more conductive balls are connected to the one or more second signal conduits. The interconnect pre-assembly is placed over a semiconductor die, having at least one of the first conductive balls disposed over the semiconductor die. An encapsulant encapsulates the interconnect pre-assembly, the semiconductor die, and the one or more conductive balls, such that a portion of the one or more first conductive balls is exposed at a top surface of the encapsulant.
US09786513B2	Manufacturing method for semiconductor device including first and second thermal treatments In a manufacturing method for a semiconductor device according to an embodiment, a first heat treatment to anneal or oxidize an SiC layer in an atmosphere where a gas including carbon (C) exists is applied. Further, the semiconductor device according to the embodiment includes: an SiC substrate having a first surface and a second surface; a first conductivity type SiC layer disposed on the first surface side of the SiC substrate, and including a low level density region having Z1/2 level density of 1×1011 cm−3 or less measured by deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS); a second conductivity type SiC region disposed on a surface of the SiC layer; a first electrode disposed on the SiC region; and a second electrode disposed on the second surface side of the SiC substrate.
US09786512B2	Etching method Provided is an etching method for simultaneously etching first and second regions of a workpiece. The first region has a multilayered film configured by alternately laminating a silicon oxide film and a silicon nitride film and a second region has a silicon oxide film having a film thickness that is larger than that of the silicon oxide film in the first region. A mask is provided on the workpiece to at least partially expose each of the first and second regions. In the etching method, plasma of a first processing gas containing fluorocarbon gas, hydrofluorocarbon gas, and oxygen gas is generated within a processing container of a plasma processing apparatus. Subsequently, plasma of a second processing gas containing fluorocarbon gas, hydrofluorocarbon gas, oxygen gas, and a halogen-containing gas is generated within the processing container. Subsequently, plasma of a third processing gas containing oxygen gas is generated within the processing container.
US09786509B2	Wafer processing method A wafer processing method includes a first grinding step and a second grinding step. In the first grinding step, first grinding abrasives are moved in a processing feed direction that is a direction orthogonal to a holding surface of a chuck table of grinding apparatus and a wafer is ground to form a first circular recess in the back surface of the wafer. In the second grinding step, second grinding abrasives formed of finer abrasive grains than the first grinding abrasives are moved down in an oblique direction from the center side of the wafer toward the periphery of the wafer and the first circular recess is ground.
US09786504B1	Method for forming a patterned layer A method for forming a patterned layer is provided. The method comprises forming a first material layer over a first substrate, forming a photoresist layer on the first material layer, wherein the photoresist layer includes at least one island portion and a spacing surrounding a lateral portion of the island portion, trimming the island portion to enlarge the spacing, forming a second material layer filled in the enlarged spacing and surrounding the trimmed island portion, removing the trimmed island portion to form a first opening passing through the second material layer and exposing a portion of the first material layer, and removing the exposed portion of the first material layer through the first opening to form a second opening in the first material layer.
US09786502B2	Method for forming fin structures for non-planar semiconductor device A method for forming fin structure includes following steps. A substrate is provided. A first mandrel and a plurality of second mandrels are formed on the substrate simultaneously. A plurality of spacers are respectively formed on sidewalls of the first mandrel and the second mandrels and followed by removing the first mandrel and the second mandrels to form a first spacer pattern and a plurality of second spacer patterns. Then the substrate is etched to simultaneously form at least a first fin and a plurality of second fins on the substrate with the first spacer pattern and the second spacer patterns serving as an etching mask. At least one of the second fins is immediately next to the first fin, and a fin width of the first fin is larger than a fin width of the second fins. Then, the second fins are removed from the substrate.
US09786501B2	Photoresist film placing method, semiconductor device manufacturing method, electro-optical device, and electronic device A method for placing a resist film of a region having a small film thickness with good shape accuracy is provided. The method has processes of placing a photoresist film 15 on a substrate body 10, exposing the photoresist film 15 using a halftone mask 30 having light transmittances of three or more tones, and developing the photoresist film 15. The photoresist film 15 after the development has a first photoresist film 16 and a second photoresist film 17 that is thicker than the first photoresist film 16. On the substrate body 10 after the development, the second photoresist film 17 is placed at a location where the second photoresist film 17 can be placed without removing the photoresist film 15.
US09786499B2	Method of manufacturing a substrate having a crystallized layer and a laser crystallizing apparatus for the same A method of manufacturing a substrate includes: irradiating, along a first path, a laser beam emitted from a source onto a substrate, wherein the substrate includes a target layer of the laser beam, and wherein the substrate is disposed on a stage; and irradiating, along a second path, a portion the laser beam, which was emitted from the source and reached the target layer, by reflecting the laser beam back onto the target layer using a reflection mirror. An area of a second region of the target layer is greater than an area of a first region of the target layer, wherein the laser beam is irradiated along the second path in the second region, and the laser beam is irradiated along the first path in the first region.
US09786496B2	Method of densifying films in semiconductor device Methods of densifying films, cross-linking films, and controlling the stress of films are provided herein. Methods include forming a removable film on a substrate comprising a material to be densified, and annealing the substrate to transfer stress from the removable film to the material and thereby densify the material. Some methods involve depositing a tensile capping layer on the material to be densified on a substrate and annealing the substrate at a temperature greater than about 450° C. Some methods include clamping the substrate including the material to be densified to a shaped pedestal using an electrostatic chuck to apply compressive stress to the material to be densified.
US09786489B1	Method of cleaning post-etch residues on a copper line A method of cleaning post-etch residues on a copper line includes providing a copper line which is divided into a first region and a second region. A dielectric layer is formed on the copper line. After that, the dielectric layer is etched to form openings in the dielectric layer. A number of openings within the first region is more than a number of openings in the second region. During the etching process, a potential difference is formed between the first region and the second region of the copper line. Finally, the dielectric layer and the copper line are cleaned by a solution with a PH value. The PH value has a special relation with the potential difference.
US09786483B2	Detection of ions in an ion trap An ion trap such as an ion cyclotron resonance analyzer cell (trap) is described wherein the ion trap comprises a plurality of electrodes and has at least one integrated ion detector, preferably a position-sensitive and/or time-sensitive ion detector, wherein at least part of said ion detector is configured as an electrode of said ion trap. Methods of position-sensitive detection of ions in such ion trap are described as well.
US09786482B2	Ion trap mass spectrometer A mass spectrometer including an ion source, an ion guide, a pulsed converter, and an electrostatic analyzer is disclosed, along with a method of mass spectrometry and an ion injector. The ion source generates ions, such as ions within a continuous or a quasi-continuous ion beam. The ion guide receives a portion of the ions generated by the ion source. The pulsed converter, which receives ions from the ion guide, includes at least one electrode connected to a RF signal. The pulsed converter may include a means for ejecting the ions in the form of ion packets. The electrostatic analyzer forms a two-dimensional electrostatic field in an X-Y plane. The electrostatic field is substantially extended in a Z-direction that is locally orthogonal to the X-Y plane and may be curved or linear. Ions undergo isochronous ion oscillations in the electrostatic field. The pulsed converter and electrostatic analyzer are Z-directionally elongated.
US09786479B2	Mass spectrometer device and method using scanned phase applied potentials in ion guidance An ion guide or mass analyser is disclosed comprising a plurality of electrodes having apertures through which ions are transmitted in use. A pseudo-potential barrier is created at the exit of the ion guide or mass analyser. The amplitude or depth of the pseudo-potential barrier is inversely proportional to the mass to charge ratio of an ion. One or more transient DC voltages are applied to the electrodes of the ion guide or mass analyser in order to urge ions along the length of the ion guides or mass analyser. The amplitude of the transient DC voltage applied to the electrode may be increased with time so that ions are caused to be emitted from the ion guide or mass analyser in reverse order of their mass to charge ratio.
US09786473B2	Method of processing workpiece Provided is a method of processing a wafer, which is performed in a processing container of a plasma processing apparatus. This method is a plasma etching method performed on a porous film formed of SiOCH, and is a method of enabling the suppression of various types of deterioration such as an increase in the dielectric constant of the porous film. The wafer includes the porous film and a mask provided on the porous film. The method includes a process of generating a plasma of a first gas and a plasma of a second gas in the processing container and etching the porous film using the mask. The porous film contains SiOCH, and the first gas contains a fluorocarbon-based gas. The second gas contains GeF4 gas.
US09786472B2	Plasma processing apparatus and method for manufacturing electronic component A plasma processing apparatus performs plasma processing on a substrate held by a carrier. The carrier includes a frame disposed around the substrate and a holding sheet which holds the substrate and the frame. The plasma processing apparatus includes: a chamber; a stage which is disposed within the chamber and has an upper surface on which the carrier is mounted; a gas hole which is provided at a position of the upper surface opposing a bottom surface of the frame and through which cooling gas is supplied between the stage and the carrier; and a plasma exciting unit which generates plasma within the chamber.
US09786470B2	Ion beam generator, ion implantation apparatus including an ion beam generator and method of using an ion beam generator An ion beam generator includes a plurality of arc chambers, wherein each arc chamber of the plurality of arc chamber is integral with every arc chamber of the plurality of arc chambers. The ion beam generator further includes a plurality of extraction slits, wherein each extraction slit of the plurality of extraction slits is configured to extract ions from a corresponding arc chamber of the plurality of arc chambers. The ion beam generator further includes a plurality of arc slits, wherein each arc slit of the plurality of arc slits is configured to provide an ion path between a corresponding extraction slit of the plurality of extraction slits and the corresponding arc chamber of the plurality of arc chambers.
US09786469B2	Thin-ice grid assembly for cryo-electron microscopy A grid assembly for cryo-electron microscopy may be fabricated using standard nanofabrication processes. The grid assembly may comprise two support members, each support member comprising a silicon substrate coated with an electron-transparent silicon nitride layer. These two support members are positioned together with the silicon nitride layers facing each other with a rigid spacer layer disposed therebetween. The rigid spacer layer defines one or more chambers in which a biological sample may be provided and fast frozen with a high degree of control of the ice thickness.
US09786467B2	Phase plate, method of fabricating same, and electron microscope A phase plate capable of suppressing electrification and a method of fabricating the plate are provided. The phase plate is for use in an electron microscope and includes a phase control layer provided with a through-hole and at least one conductive layer covering and closing off the through-hole. The conductive layer is formed on at least one of a first surface and a second surface of the phase control layer, the second surface being on the opposite side of the first surface. The phase control layer produces a given phase difference between electron waves transmitted through the phase control layer and electron waves transmitted through the through-hole.
US09786463B2	Electronic component, conductive paste, and method for manufacturing an electronic component The conductive paste contains the following dispersed in a binder resin dissolved in a solvent: a plurality of particles comprising aluminum and/or an aluminum-containing alloy; and an oxide-comprising powder. The oxide contains vanadium with a valence no greater than 4 and a glass phase. In the method for manufacturing an electronic component, the conductive paste is applied to a substrate and fired, forming electrode wiring. The electronic component is provided with electrode wiring that has: a plurality of particles comprising aluminum and/or an aluminum-containing alloy; and an oxide affixing the particles to a substrate. The oxide contains vanadium with a valence no greater than 4. A compound layer containing vanadium and aluminum is formed on the surfaces of the particles, and the vanadium in the compound layer includes vanadium with a valence no greater than 4. This results in an electrode wiring with high reliability and water resistance.
US09786458B2	Pulse solenoid control circuit Disclosed herein is a device comprising a pulse trigger switch module configured to generate a first control signal in response to a first input signal value and generate the second control signal in response to a second input signal value. An on pulse generator module provides a first pulse signal having a first predetermined pulse duration in response to the first control signal and an off pulse generator module provides a second pulse signal having a second predetermined pulse duration in response to the second control signal. An on pulse switch module connects a power signal to an output in response to the first pulse signal and an off pulse switch module connects the power signal to the output in response to the second pulse signal.
US09786448B2	Controller for use with a mechanical switch Embodiments of the present invention relate to a controller (1) for use with a mechanical switch (2). The controller (1) comprises at least one sensor (9), an actuator and at least one attachment member (5) suitable for attaching the controller (1) to the mechanical switch (2) such that the actuator is brought into contact with the mechanical switch (2). The actuator is arranged to operate the mechanical switch (2) in response to a signal from the at least one sensor (9), in use.
US09786442B2	Energy storage device An energy storage device comprises a capacitor having a dielectric between opposite electrodes and a nonconductive coating between at least one electrode and the dielectric. The nonconductive coating allows for much higher voltages to be employed than in traditional EDLCs, which significantly increases energy stored in the capacitor. Viscosity of the dielectric material may be increased or decreased in a controlled manner, such as in response to an applied external stimulus, to control discharge and storage for extended periods of time.
US09786439B2	Solid electrolyte capacitor and housing for solid electrolyte capacitor A solid electrolyte capacitor includes a bottomed cylindrical housing having a bottom surface portion, a side surface portion raised from the bottom surface portion and an opening portion formed on an end portion of the side surface portion; a capacitor element housed in the inside of the housing, the capacitor element being formed by winding an anode foil and a cathode foil in an overlapping state with a separator interposed therebetween and by filling a solid electrolyte between the anode foil and the cathode foil; and a sealing member sealing the opening portion of the housing in a state where the capacitor element is housed in the inside of the housing, wherein an oxide film repairing body made of a hydrophilic synthetic resin is disposed at least one of between the bottom surface portion and the capacitor element of the housing and between the capacitor element and the sealing member.
US09786437B1	High voltage fringe-effect capacitor A multilayer chip capacitor includes electrodes comprised of numerous, closely spaced conductive layers interposed within a dielectric laminate. Adjacent conductive layers are essentially non-overlapping, so that fringe capacitance between opposing electrodes provides substantially all of the capacitance. The conductive layers may be shaped to form a non-planer boundary between electrodes. An additional high frequency integrated capacitor is formed from external electrode plates. The non-planar electrode boundary principle is also applied to discoidal capacitors in the form of a non-concentric electrode boundary.
US09786435B2	Method for producing multilayer ceramic capacitor A method for producing a multilayer ceramic capacitor that includes preparing a dielectric ceramic material by mixing a perovskite compound, a Re compound, a Mn compound, a Mg compound, and a Si compound. The perovskite compound contains Ba and Ti and has 1.2×1015 or more and 4.5×1015 or less Ba vacancies per gram. Re in the Re compound is at least one element selected from Y, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, and Yb. Green sheets containing the dielectric ceramic material are then formed. Inner electrode patterns are then formed on some of the green sheets. An unsintered capacitor body is then formed by stacking the green sheets, some of which have the inner electrode patterns formed thereon. Sintering of the unsintered capacitor body is then conducted.
US09786434B2	Multilayer ceramic electronic component and printed circuit board having the same A multilayer ceramic electronic component may include a ceramic body including a dielectric layer and having first and second main surfaces, first and second side surfaces, and first and second end surfaces, a length of the ceramic body being 1300 μm or less; a first external electrode; a second external electrode; a third external electrode; a first internal electrode connected to the first and second external electrodes; and a second internal electrode connected to the third external electrode. When a thickness of the first to third external electrodes formed on the first and second main surfaces and the first and second side surfaces is defined as to and an interval between adjacent external electrodes among the first to third external electrodes is defined as G, 5≦G/te is satisfied.
US09786427B2	Coil structure of open ventilated type stereoscopic wound-core dry-type transformer A coil structure of open ventilated type stereoscopic wound-core dry-type transformer, comprising wire disks formed by wound wires and fixing parts. The fixing parts are provided with clamping grooves for fixing the wire disks. The wire disks are fixed and wound around the fixing parts to form the coil structure. The outer layers of the wires are coated with insulating paper with insulating paint. And by insulating paint, wires are adhered mutually and wire disks adhere to fixing parts, which combine into an integral structure. The coil structure does not require another paint impregnation process, so the process is simplified. And by the insulating paint on the insulating paper, wires are adhered mutually and wire disks adhere to fixing parts, so the structure is stable and firm and ensures the electrical equipment meets the requirements of electric performance, mechanical property and insulating property.
US09786426B2	Component arrangement Various embodiments may relate to a component arrangement, including a carrier, wherein at least one electronic component is formed in the carrier, a first metallization layer over the carrier, wherein the first metallization layer has a first metallic coupling structure, which is electrically coupled to the at least one electronic component, a second metallization layer over the first metallization layer, wherein the second metallization layer has a second metallic coupling structure, wherein the first metallic coupling structure is coupled to the second metallic coupling structure by means of at least one via, and a plurality of additional vias, which extend at least between the first metallization layer and the second metallization layer and are electrically conductively coupled to one another in such a way that they form a coil, which has a coil region which is at an angle to the main processing surface of the carrier.
US09786425B2	Case unit and electronic device A case unit for containing an annular magnetic core and a coil, which comprises a first case having an annular portion having an annular space for receiving the annular magnetic core, around which the coil is wound, and pluralities of legs extending from the annular portion to one side; and a second case engaging the first case, such that it enters gaps between the annular portion and legs of the first case, and covers part of the annular portion from the one side; a first fixing portion of each leg of the first case and each second fixing portion of the second case being overlapped and fixed to a substrate.
US09786423B2	Method and apparatus for producing an asymmetric magnetic field A system for generating an asymmetric magnetic field. The system includes a drive circuit and a stacked winding structure coupled to the drive circuit. The stacked winding structure includes a plurality of winding layers. The plurality of winding layers includes a first winding layer including a first conductive winding having first turns and a second winding layer including a second conductive winding having second turns ion. The plurality of winding layers is arranged to produce a first magnetic field at a first side of the stacked winding structure and a second magnetic field at a second side of the stacked winding structure when the drive circuit electrically drives the plurality of winding layers. The first magnetic field is greater than the second magnetic field.
US09786417B2	Multi-core cable and method of manufacturing the same In a multi-core cable in which a plurality of small-diameter cables are gathered and a periphery of these small-diameter cables is covered with a shield layer and a periphery of the shield layer is covered with a sheath, the shield layer is formed by braiding a plurality of twisted wires formed by twisting two or three wires, and a twist pitch of the wires is values from 20 to 50 times (both inclusive) an outside diameter of the twisted wire.
US09786416B1	Tape dispensing tool A tape dispensing tool includes holder assembly and an applicator member. The holder assembly has a base portion and a retainer head that are spaced apart by a recess. A leader tape segment extends across the recess from a tape roll held by the base portion to the retainer head. The applicator member is moveably coupled to the holder assembly rearward of the leader tape segment. The applicator member includes a receiving surface and a pressing surface angled relative to one another. The cable bundle forces a proximal portion of the leader tape segment against the receiving surface as the cable bundle is received in the recess, which moves the applicator member. The movement of the applicator member causes the pressing surface to force a distal portion of the leader tape segment against the cable bundle to adhere the leader tape segment to the cable bundle.
US09786415B2	Multi-filament superconducting composites A configuration and a method of constructing a high-temperature superconductor tape including a plurality superconducting filaments sandwiched between a substrate and an overlayer, and having a compliant material extending between the substrate and the overlayer and isolating each superconducting filament.
US09786413B2	Coding system and I/O module of an automation device having such a coding system The invention relates to a coding system comprising at least one assembly of a plurality of individual wires, wherein one end of each individual wire is connected to a common adapter which is to be connected to an I/O module of an automation device for coupling an external device to a control unit of an automation system, and wherein the assembly of individual wires is bundled into at least two cables emanating from the common adapter, and is color-coded.
US09786407B1	Highly conductive graphene-based polymer composite A method was developed to impart a significant enhancement in the electrical conductivity of a graphene/polymer composite by the addition of a non-conducting filler to the insulating polymer that acts as both a toughening agent and dispersion aid.
US09786401B2	Method and system for collimating A collimating system (100) for collimating radiation received under different angles for performing tomography is described. The collimating system (100) comprises a static collimator (110) comprising a plurality of collimating apertures (112), shutters (120) for separately and temporarily shutting at least two of said collimating apertures (112), wherein the shutters (120) having a shutting element (122) for blocking said at least two collimating apertures (112), and at least one collimating element (140) distinct from the shutting element (122) for collimating radiation passing through non-shut collimating apertures (112) in a direction so as to control overlap between radiation stemming from different non-shut collimating apertures (112). The invention also relates to an imaging system comprising such a collimating system, a method for collimating and a corresponding controller and software related products.
US09786400B2	Adjustable aperture device with integral aperture holes An adjustable aperture device for an electromagnetic radiation detecting apparatus includes a position adjustment body configured for adjusting a position of a selected aperture hole of multiple selectable aperture holes, where electromagnetic radiation propagates through the selected aperture hole. The adjustable aperture device further includes a guide unit configured for guiding the position adjustment body along a predefined guide direction, and an aperture body defining the aperture holes and including multiple engagement sections, where the adjustment body is engagable in a selectable one of the engagement sections to thereby select the selected aperture hole. The adjustable aperture device further includes a pre-loading element configured for pre-loading the position adjustment body towards the aperture body, and a drive unit configured for driving the aperture body to move so that the position adjustment body is engaged in a respective one of the plurality of engagement sections.
US09786399B2	Self-recharging direct conversion electrical energy storage device and method A method and apparatus for collecting and storing the energy emitted by radioisotopes in the form of alpha and or beta particles is described. The present invention incorporates aspects of three different energy conversion and storage technologies, those being: Nuclear alpha and or beta particle capture for direct energy conversion and storage, rechargeable electrochemical storage cells and capacitive electrical energy storage.
US09786398B2	Nanocomposite solid material based on hexa- and octa-cyanometallates, method for the preparation thereof and method for fixing mineral pollutants using said material A nanocomposite solid material includes nanoparticles of a metal coordination polymer with CN ligands comprising Mn+ cations, in which M is a transition metal and n is 2 or 3; and anions [M′(CN)m]x− in which M′ is a transition metal, x is 3 or 4, and m is 6 or 8. The Mn+ cations of the coordination polymer are bound through an organometallic bond to an organic group of an organic graft chemically attached inside the pores of a support made of porous glass. The material can be used in a method for fixing (binding) a mineral pollutant, such as radioactive cesium, contained in a solution by bringing the solution in contact with the nanocomposite solid material.
US09786397B2	Cask transport assembly A low profile transport device includes a frame having a top surface and a recess disposed along the top surface to hold and transport an object. The low profile transport device also includes a plurality of wheels disposed below the frame that support the frame, and a plurality of pivotable wheel struts coupled to the wheels. The wheel struts are each individually adjustable relative to the frame from a first position relative to the frame to a second position relative to the frame to allow the low profile transport device to climb an obstacle without tilting the frame. The low profile transport device also includes a motor that generates movement of the wheels.
US09786395B2	Air-cooled heat exchanger and system and method of using the same to remove waste thermal energy from radioactive materials A system for removing thermal energy generated by radioactive materials is provided. The system comprises an air-cooled shell-and-tube heat exchanger, comprising a shell and plurality of heat exchange tubes arranged in a substantially vertical orientation within the shell, the heat exchange tubes comprising interior cavities that collectively form a tube-side fluid path, the shell forming a shell-side fluid path that extends from an air inlet of the shell to an air outlet of the shell, the air inlet at a lower elevation than the air outlet; a heat rejection closed-loop fluid circuit comprising the tube-side fluid path, a coolant fluid flowing through the heat rejection closed-loop fluid circuit, the heat rejection closed-loop fluid circuit thermally coupled to the radioactive materials; and the air-cooled shell-and-tube heat exchanger transferring thermal energy from the coolant fluid flowing through the tube-side fluid path to air flowing through the shell-side fluid path.
US09786394B2	Component cooling water system for nuclear power plant A component cooling water system for a nuclear power plant. In one embodiment, the system includes an inner containment vessel housing a nuclear reactor and an outer containment enclosure structure. An annular water reservoir is formed between the containment vessel and containment enclosure structure which provides a heat sink for dissipating thermal energy. A shell-less heat exchanger is provided having an exposed tube bundle immersed in water held within the annular water reservoir. Component cooling water from the plant flows through the tube bundle and is cooled by transferring heat to the annular water reservoir. In one non-limiting embodiment, the tube bundle may be U-shaped.
US09786393B2	Passive reactor containment protection system A nuclear reactor containment system with passive cooling capabilities. In one embodiment, the system includes an inner containment vessel for housing a nuclear steam supply system and an outer containment enclosure structure. An annular water-filled reservoir may be provided between the containment vessel and containment enclosure structure which provides a heat sink for dissipating thermal energy, in the event of a thermal energy release incident inside the containment vessel, the reactor containment system provides passive water and air cooling systems operable to regulate the heat of the containment vessel and the equipment inside. In one embodiment, cooling water makeup to the system is not required to maintain containment vessel and reactor temperatures within acceptable margins.
US09786389B2	Memory system A memory system includes: a first memory device including a first memory and a first memory controller suitable for controlling the first memory to store data; a second memory device including a second memory and a second memory controller suitable for controlling the second memory to store data; and a processor suitable for executing an operating system (OS) and an application, and accessing data storage memory through the first and second memory devices.
US09786386B2	Dynamic approximate storage for custom applications A memory chip for dynamic approximate storage includes an array of memory cells associated with at least two regions. The chip further includes at least one threshold register for storing values for thresholds for memory cells corresponding to each of the at least two regions; and control logic to programmatically adjust the values for the thresholds for the memory cells. A method of controlling a storage device for dynamic approximate storage includes modifying at least one value stored in a threshold register and associated with at least one cell in a region of a memory comprising at least two regions to apply a biasing for the at least one cell, wherein the biasing adjusts ranges for values in a cell.
US09786385B2	Memory power selection using local voltage regulators Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with using a local voltage regulator embedded within a memory sub-array are described. In one embodiment, a memory device includes a memory sub-array including a set of memory cells and a local voltage regulator. The local voltage regulator is configured to generate a local voltage for powering the memory sub-array. The memory device includes switch logic connected to the memory sub-array and configured to select between the local voltage and a source voltage to power the memory sub-array. The source voltage is provided to the memory device by a host device.
US09786383B2	One time programmable non-volatile memory and read sensing method thereof A read sensing method for an OTP non-volatile memory is provided. The memory array is connected with plural bit lines. Firstly, a selected memory cell of the memory array is determined, wherein one of the plural bit lines connected with the selected memory cell is a selected bit line and the other bit lines are unselected bit lines. Then, the unselected bit lines are precharged to a precharge voltage. Then, the selected bit line is connected with the data line, and the data line is discharged to a reset voltage. After a cell current from the selected memory cell is received, a voltage level of the data line is gradually changed from the reset voltage. According to at least one result of comparing a voltage level of the data line with a comparing voltage, an output signal is generated.
US09786382B1	Semiconductor device and memory element A memory element according to an embodiment includes: first through fourth impurity layers arranged in a semiconductor layer including first to third portions; a first gate wiring line disposed on the first portion located between the first and second impurity layers; a second gate wiring line disposed on the second portion located between the second and third impurity layers; a third gate wiring line disposed on the third portion located between the third and fourth impurity layers; a first insulating layer disposed between the first portion and the first gate wiring line; a second insulating layer disposed between the second portion and the second gate wiring line; a third insulating layer disposed between the third portion and the third gate wiring line; first wiring line electrically connected to the first through third gate wiring lines; and second wiring line electrically connected to the first through fourth impurity layers.
US09786381B2	Semiconductor memory device that determines a deterioration level of memory cells and an operation method thereof A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell unit including a plurality of blocks, each of the blocks including a plurality of pages, and a circuit configured to count a number of activated or non-activated memory cells in one or more pages when a first voltage is applied to gates of memory cells of said one or more pages to read data therefrom, count a number of activated or non-activated memory cells in said one or more pages when a second voltage different from the first voltage is applied to the gates of the memory cells of said one or more pages to read data therefrom, compare the counted numbers, and store, in a register, data about deterioration of the memory cells of said one or more pages depending on a comparison result.
US09786377B2	Memory device A memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cell groups, and a decoder circuit configured to control selection of the memory cell groups. The decoder circuit includes an address decoder circuit configured to activate the decoder circuit based on an input address, a plurality of information retention circuits, each of which corresponds to one of the memory cell groups and outputting a signal that indicates whether or not the corresponding memory cell group is defective, a transistor having a gate connected to each of the outputs of the information retention circuits, and a signal output circuit configured to output a control signal for selecting or not selecting the memory cell groups based on an on/off state of the transistor.
US09786376B2	Non-volatile semiconductor memory device and erasing method thereof A non-volatile semiconductor memory device achieving low power consumption and erasing method thereof is provided. The flash memory of the present invention includes a memory array formed with NAND type strings. The memory array includes a plurality of global blocks, one global block includes a plurality of blocks, and one block includes a plurality of NAND type strings. When the block of the selected global block is erased and the next block is in adjacent relationship, electric charge accumulated in one of P-wells is discharged to another one of the P-wells, and then the next selected block is erased. Thus, the electric charge is shared between the adjacent P-wells to achieve low power consumption.
US09786373B2	EEPROM backup method and device An electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) device includes a plurality of data areas in the EEPROM associated with a corresponding plurality of memory addresses, respectively, a data status indicator associated with each of the plurality of data areas. The data status indicator is configured to indicate that a data area is in an erase state, an uncertain state, or a valid state. The EEPROM device also includes a controller. A first data area and a second data area are configured to be a backup storage area for each other. In an erase and program cycle, at least one of the first or second memory areas is in a valid state throughout the erase and program cycle. Further, in an erase and program cycle, an erase operation is performed in one of the first or second memory areas, and a program operation is performed in the other data areas.
US09786369B1	Enhanced MLC programming Mechanisms or techniques for improving operations such as program or erase operations that are intended to set a state of one or more multi-level memory cells (MLC) to a selected or designated state. For example, a first voltage pulse can be applied to an MLC that is intended to set the MLC to a desired state. Thereafter, a sensing pulse can be applied to the MLC, and one or more suitable electrical characteristic (EC) such as resistance can be measured and reported. This measured EC can then be compared to thresholds that define the range of acceptable values for the EC in order for the MLC to be deemed to be in the selected state. If the measured EC is not within the suitable range threshold, then one or more additional voltage pulses can be applied in order to properly set the MLC to the designated state and these additional voltages pulses can have different characteristics than the first voltage pulse.
US09786366B2	Apparatuses, memories, and methods for address decoding and selecting an access line Apparatuses, memories, and methods for decoding memory addresses for selecting access lines in a memory are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an address decoder circuit coupled to first and second select lines, a polarity line, and an access line. The first select line is configured to provide a first voltage, the second select line is configured to provide a second voltage, and the polarity line is configured to provide a polarity signal. The address decoder circuit is configured to receive address information and further configured to couple the access line to the first select line responsive to the address information having a combination of logic levels and the polarity signal having a first logic level and further configured to couple the access line to the second select line responsive to the address information having the combination of logic levels and the polarity signal having a second logic level.
US09786365B2	Integrated circuit An integrated circuit according to an embodiment includes: a first wiring line group including at least three first wiring lines; a second wiring line group including second wiring lines; first resistive change elements each including a first and second terminals, and a first resistive change layer; a first select circuit including first input terminals connected to the second wiring lines and a first output terminal, the first select circuit selecting a first input terminal from the first input terminals, and output information from the first output terminal; a third and fourth wiring lines; and a second select circuit selecting two first wiring lines from the first wiring line group, connecting one of the selected two first wiring lines to the third wiring line, and connecting the other one of the selected two first wiring lines to the fourth wiring line.
US09786364B1	Low voltage selftime tracking circuitry for write assist based memory operation Disclosed herein is an electronic device including a bit line and a complementary bit line, first and second cross coupled inverters, a first pass gate coupled between the complementary bit line and the first inverter, and a second pass gate coupled between the bit line and the second inverter. The electronic device also includes third and fourth cross coupled inverters, a third pass gate coupled between the complementary bit line and the third inverter, and a fourth pass gate coupled between the bit line and the fourth inverter. The first, second, and fourth inverters are powered between a supply node and a reference node, and the third inverter is powered between a floating node and the reference node. The first pass gate and third pass gate are coupled in parallel.
US09786355B2	Signaling method using constant reference voltage and devices thereof A semiconductor device includes a receiver configured to receive a reference voltage via a first input terminal, receive an input signal via a second input terminal, and generate an output signal by comparing the reference voltage to the input signal with each other. A termination circuit associated with the input signal terminal may be adjusted and a logic threshold voltage may be adjusted to accommodate the adjustment in the termination circuit.
US09786352B2	Semiconductor memory device including refresh operations having first and second cycles Disclosed herein is a semiconductor device that includes: a memory cell array including a plurality of memory groups each having a plurality of memory cells, the memory groups being selected by mutually different addresses; a first control circuit periodically executing a refresh operation on the memory groups in response to a first refresh command; and a second control circuit setting a cycle of executing the refresh operation by the first control circuit. The second control circuit sets the cycle to a first cycle until executing the refresh operation to all the memory groups after receiving the first refresh command, and the second control circuit sets the cycle to a second cycle that is longer than the first cycle after executing the refresh operation to all the memory groups.
US09786351B2	Semiconductor memory device for performing refresh operation and operating method therof A semiconductor memory device may include: a memory bank comprising a plurality of word lines; a smart command generation unit suitable for generating a smart refresh command, which is enabled at a random cycle, in response to an active command; and a refresh operation control unit suitable for performing a refresh operation to at least one of adjacent word lines of a target word line among the plurality of word lines in response to the smart refresh command.
US09786346B2	Virtual ground sensing circuitry and related devices, systems, and methods for crosspoint ferroelectric memory Virtual ground sensing circuits, electrical systems, computing devices, and related methods are disclosed. A virtual ground sensing circuit includes a sense circuit configured to compare a reference voltage potential to a sense node voltage potential, and virtual ground circuitry operably coupled to the sense circuit. The virtual ground circuitry is configured to provide a virtual ground at a first bias voltage potential to a conductive line operably coupled to a selected ferroelectric memory cell, and discharge the conductive line to the sense node responsive to the selected ferroelectric memory cell changing from a first polarization state to a second polarization state. A method includes applying a second bias voltage potential to another conductive line operably coupled to the selected ferroelectric memory cell, and comparing a sense node voltage potential to a reference voltage potential. Electrical systems and computing devices include virtual ground sensing circuits.
US09786343B1	STT MRAM common source line array bias scheme Improved STT MRAM CSL array bias schemes are provided. In one aspect, a method for operating a CSL STT MRAM array includes: providing the STT MRAM array having a plurality of word lines perpendicular to both a plurality of bit lines and at least one source line; a plurality of memory cells including magnetic tunnel junctions in series with field effect transistors, wherein the field effect transistors are gated by the word lines, wherein the bit lines are connected to the magnetic tunnel junctions, and wherein the source line is connected to the field effect transistors; and applying a first word line voltage (Vdd) to a selected one of the word lines during a read, and a different second word line voltage (Vpp) to the selected word line during a write.
US09786342B2	Memory control circuit and cache memory A memory control circuit to control a first memory comprising a plurality of MRAM cells, each MRAM cell including of a magnetoresistive element to store data, has a second memory, when there is a read request to a first address of the first memory, to read data of a second address different from the first address, from the first memory and store the read data, a controller to control access to the first memory and the second memory, a capacitor connected in series to the magnetoresistive element, and a sense amplifier to sense a logic of the data from a voltage between both electrodes of the capacitor, the voltage varying in accordance with a current flowing through the magnetoresistive element.
US09786340B2	Driving circuit for non-volatile memory A driving circuit includes a driving stage with a first level shifter and a second level shifter. The first level shifter includes an input terminal receiving a first control signal, an inverted input terminal receiving an inverted first control signal, a first output terminal, and a second output terminal. The second level shifter includes an input terminal receiving a second control signal, an inverted input terminal receiving an inverted second control signal, a third output terminal, and a fourth output terminal. The first output terminal and the third output terminal are connected with each other to generate an output signal. The second output terminal and the fourth output terminal are connected with each other to generate an inverted output signal. Moreover, one of the first level shifter and the second level shifter is enabled according to an operation mode of the driving circuit.
US09786339B2	Dual mode operation having power saving and active modes in a stacked circuit topology with logic preservation A system for dual mode operation having power saving and active modes in a stacked circuit topology having logic preservation is provided. The system includes a pre-charge circuit and a sleep mode control circuit for providing a signal to disable a plurality of circuit elements and switching a mode of the system, the sleep mode control circuit being coupled to the pre-charge circuit and further being coupled to a logic function circuit, wherein the plurality of circuit elements comprise logic gates and transistor devices. The system also includes a keeper circuit coupled to the global bitline, and the logic function circuit coupled to a solar bitline, wherein the logic function circuit preserves a state of the solar bitline, the state of the global bitline determines the state of the solar bitline. The system includes an effective pull-up transistor coupled to the sleep mode control circuit and the logic function circuit.
US09786337B2	Sensing buffer, peripheral circuit, and/or memory device A sensing buffer, or peripheral circuit or memory device may be provided. The sensing buffer may be configured to maintain a predetermined current according to a first current regardless of an external power supply and/or a temperature.
US09786334B2	Interconnections for 3D memory Apparatuses and methods for interconnections for 3D memory are provided. One example apparatus can include a stack of materials including a plurality of pairs of materials, each pair of materials including a conductive line formed over an insulation material. The stack of materials has a stair step structure formed at one edge extending in a first direction. Each stair step includes one of the pairs of materials. A first interconnection is coupled to the conductive line of a stair step, the first interconnection extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to a first surface of the stair step.
US09786333B2	Dual-bit 3-T high density MTPROM array A multi-time programmable memory (MTPM) memory cell and method of operating. Each MTPM bit cell including a first FET transistor and a second FET transistor having a first common connection, and said second FET transistor and a third FET transistor having a second common connection, said first and second connected FET transistors programmable to store a first bit value, and said second FET and said third connected FET transistors programmable to store a second bit value, wherein said first FET transistor exhibits a low threshold voltage value (LVT), said second FET transistor exhibits an elevated threshold voltage value HVT and said third FET transistor exhibits a threshold value LVT lower than HVT. The MTPM cell enables two bits of information to be stored as default bit values like an electrical fuse. To store opposite bit values, the LVT transistors are programmed such that their threshold voltage is higher than that of HVT.
US09786329B1	Digital postcard Disclosed is an electronic digital postcard device comprising, a body housing a display, the housing defining a dimension of the device, where the dimension is at least one dimension of a postcard, and a port configured to receive an electronic media presentation, the electronic digital postcard being configured to store and playback a received electronic media presentation. Further, a method of delivering a digital postcard is disclosed.
US09786328B2	Methods and systems for previewing a recording Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and systems for previewing a recording. In one aspect, the methods and systems are configured to display a video recording/stream in a first viewing window on a display, receive a selection of a time within the video recording/stream at which to preview a portion of the video recording/stream, display a second viewing window on the display, and display the preview of the portion of the video recording/stream that corresponds to the selection within the second viewing window.
US09786322B2	Automatic playback overshoot correction system An automatic playback overshoot correction system predicts the position in the program material where the user expects to be when the user stops the fast forward progression of the program material. The system determines the position where the program material was stopped and transitions to the new mode that the user selected, starting at the stopped position with an overshoot correction factor subtracted from it. The system uses a prediction method to correctly place the user within the program upon transition out of fast forward mode and determines if the speed of the fast forward mode and then automatically subtracts a time multiple to the frame where the transition was detected and positions the user at the correct frame. The time multiple is fine tuned if the user is consistently correcting after the fast forward mode stops.
US09786314B1	Waveguide system with inter-core coupler A first waveguide core is configured to receive light via an input surface. The first waveguide core extends away from the input surface in a light propagation direction and terminates at a coupling region. A second waveguide core has a first end at the coupling region and a second end at a media-facing surface that is opposed to the input surface. The first end is separated from the termination of the first waveguide core by a gap in the coupling region. The coupling region includes an overlap between the first and second waveguide cores and is configured to promote evanescent coupling between the first and second waveguide cores.
US09786312B2	Hologram reproducing apparatus and hologram reproducing method The purpose of the present invention is to provide a hologram reproducing apparatus and a hologram reproducing method, which are suitable for reproducing hologram. The purpose can be achieved by means of a hologram reproducing apparatus, which reproduces information signals by irradiating an optical information recording medium with reference light, and a hologram reproducing method for the hologram reproducing apparatus. The hologram reproducing apparatus is characterized in being provided with: a polarization conversion section, which converts polarization of diffracted light that is generated when the optical information recording medium is irradiated with the reference light; a light receiving section, which receives the diffracted light having the polarization thereof converted by means of the polarization conversion section; and a servo signal generating circuit section, which generates signals for moving the optical information recording medium or the polarization conversion section using the diffracted light received by means of the light receiving section.
US09786303B1	Layer for reducing magnetic field proximate a near-field transducer An apparatus comprises a magnetic pole and a near-field transducer positioned at or near a media-facing surface and is separated from the magnetic pole, the near-field transducer configured to generate a thermal spot. The apparatus further comprises a layer proximate the magnetic pole and the near-field transducer, and the layer is configured to reduce a magnetic field proximate a center of the thermal spot.
US09786300B2	Single-sided speech quality measurement A non-intrusive speech quality estimation technique is based on statistical or probability models such as Gaussian Mixture Models (“GMMs”). Perceptual features are extracted from the received speech signal and assessed by an artificial reference model formed using statistical models. The models characterize the statistical behavior of speech features. Consistency measures between the input speech features and the models are calculated to form indicators of speech quality. The consistency values are mapped to a speech quality score using a mapping optimized using machine learning algorithms, such as Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines (“MARS”). The technique provides competitive or better quality estimates relative to known techniques while having lower computational complexity.
US09786296B2	Method and apparatus for assigning keyword model to voice operated function A method, performed in an electronic device, for assigning a target keyword to a function is disclosed. In this method, a list of a plurality of target keywords is received at the electronic device via a communication network, and a particular target keyword is selected from the list of target keywords. Further, the method may include receiving a keyword model for the particular target keyword via the communication network. In this method, the particular target keyword is assigned to a function of the electronic device such that the function is performed in response to detecting the particular target keyword based on the keyword model in an input sound received at the electronic device.
US09786292B2	Audio encoding apparatus, audio decoding apparatus, audio encoding method, and audio decoding method An audio encoding apparatus capable of reducing the bit rate even if a codebook having a larger codebook number is selected in a split multi-rate lattice vector quantization is provided. Sub-vector determining unit (121) determines, in the spectrum of an input signal having been divided into a predetermined number of sub-vectors, a sub-vector using the largest number of bits. Positional information encoding unit (122) encodes the positional information of the determined sub-vector. Codebook indication value estimating unit (124) estimates a number of used bits for a codebook indication value of the largest number of used bits by use of the (N−1) other codebook indication values, and generates a number-of-used-bits estimation value. Difference calculating unit (125) calculates a difference by subtracting the number-of-used-bits estimation value from the actual value of the codebook indication value of the largest number of used bits. Difference encoding unit (126) encodes the difference information.
US09786291B2	Communicating information between devices using ultra high frequency audio A client device encodes data into an audio signal and communicates the audio data to an additional client device, which decodes the data from the audio signal. The data is partitioned into characters, which are subsequently partitioned into a plurality of sub-characters. Each sub-character is encoded into a frequency, and multiple frequencies that encode sub-characters are combined by the client device to generate an audio signal. Frequencies encoding sub-characters may be above 16 kilohertz, so the sub-characters are transmitted using frequencies that are inaudible to humans. The audio signal is communicated to an additional client device, which decodes frequencies from the audio signal to sub-characters, which are then combined into characters by the additional client device to generate the data.
US09786290B2	Spectral translation/folding in the subband domain The present invention relates to a new method and apparatus for improvement of High Frequency Reconstruction (HFR) techniques using frequency translation or folding or a combination thereof. The proposed invention is applicable to audio source coding systems, and offers significantly reduced computational complexity. This is accomplished by means of frequency translation or folding in the subband domain, preferably integrated with spectral envelope adjustment in the same domain. The concept of dissonance guard-band filtering is further presented. The proposed invention offers a low-complexity, intermediate quality HFR method useful in speech and natural audio coding applications.
US09786288B2	Audio object extraction Embodiments of the present invention relate to audio object extraction. A method for audio object extraction from audio content of a format based on a plurality of channels is disclosed. The method comprises applying audio object extraction on individual frames of the audio content at least partially based on frequency spectral similarities among the plurality of channels. The method further comprises performing audio object composition across the frames of the audio content, based on the audio object extraction on the individual frames, to generate a track of at least one audio object. Corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.
US09786286B2	Methods and apparatuses for generating and using low-resolution preview tracks with high-quality encoded object and multichannel audio signals A low-quality rendition of a complex soundtrack is created, synchronized and combined with the soundtrack. The low-quality rendition may be monitored in mastering operations, for example, to control the removal, replacement or addition of aural content in the soundtrack without the need for expensive equipment that would otherwise be required to render the soundtrack.
US09786285B2	Apparatus for providing one or more adjusted parameters for a provision of an upmix signal representation on the basis of a downmix signal representation, audio signal decoder, audio signal transcoder, audio signal encoder, audio bitstream, method and computer program using an object-related parametric information An apparatus for providing one or more adjusted parameters for a provision of an upmix signal representation on the basis of a downmix signal representation and an object-related parametric information includes a parameter adjuster. The parameter adjuster is configured to receive one or more input parameters and to provide, on the basis thereof, one or more adjusted parameters. The parameter adjuster is configured to provide the one or more adjusted parameters in dependence on the one or more input parameters and the object-related parametric information, such that a distortion of the upmix signal representation caused by the use of non-optimal parameters is reduced at least for input parameters deviating from optimal parameters by more than a predetermined deviation.
US09786283B2	Transcription of speech A speech media transcription system comprises a playback device arranged to play back speech delimited in segments. The system is programmed to provide, for a segment being transcribed, an adaptive estimate of the proportion of the segment that has not been transcribed by a transcriber. The device is arranged to play back that proportion of the segment, optionally after having already played back the entire segment. Additionally, a segmentation engine is arranged to divide speech media into a plurality of segments by identifying speech as such and using timing information but without using a machine conversion of the speech media into text or a representation of text.
US09786281B1	Household agent learning A user profile for a plurality of users may be built for speech recognition purposes and for acting as an agent of the user. In some embodiments, a speech processing device automatically receives an utterance from a user. The utterance may be analyzed using signal processing to identify data associated with the user. The utterance may also be analyzed using speech recognition to identify additional data associated with the user. The identified data may be stored in a profile of the user. Data in the user profile may be used to select an acoustic model and/or a language model for speech recognition or to take actions on behalf of the user.
US09786276B2	Speech enabled management system A speech-enabled management system is described herein. One system includes a grammar building tool configured to create a set of grammar keys based on ontology analytics corresponding to data received from a digital video manager (DVM) server, a speech recognition engine configured to recognize a speech command from a set of grammar files, a command translator configured to translate the recognized speech command to an executable command, and a processor configured to execute the speech command based on a particular grammar key from the set of grammar keys.
US09786275B2	System and method for anomaly detection and extraction The present invention relates to a system for suppressing transient interference from a signal. The system includes a modeling system, wherein the modeling system constructs a model of transient interference from a first signal, and a filtering system, wherein the filtering system suppresses transient interference from a second signal by applying the model to the second signal.
US09786265B2	Active airborne noise abatement Noises that are to be emitted by an aerial vehicle during operations may be predicted using one or more machine learning systems, algorithms or techniques. Anti-noises having equal or similar intensities and equal but out-of-phase frequencies may be identified and generated based on the predicted noises, thereby reducing or eliminating the net effect of the noises. The machine learning systems, algorithms or techniques used to predict such noises may be trained using emitted sound pressure levels observed during prior operations of aerial vehicles, as well as environmental conditions, operational characteristics of the aerial vehicles or locations of the aerial vehicles during such prior operations. Anti-noises may be identified and generated based on an overall sound profile of the aerial vehicle, or on individual sounds emitted by the aerial vehicle by discrete sources.
US09786263B2	Electronic apparatus and noise reduction method An electronic apparatus with a noise reduction function includes a microphone for inputting an external sound signal inside a vehicle, a DSP for generating a noise reduction signal in order to reduce noise of the external sound signal, a determination unit for determining a driving state of the vehicle, a correction unit for relatively increasing a degree of noise reduction when it is determined that the vehicle is in automatic driving and relatively decreasing a degree of noise reduction when it is determined that the vehicle is in manual driving, and a speaker for outputting the corrected noise reduction signal.
US09786259B2	DJ stem systems and methods Systems and methods selectively mix a first and second song together during a live performance. The first song has a plurality of first stems, each having stereo audio that combine to form the audio of the first song. The second song has a plurality of second stems, each having stereo audio that combine to form the audio of the second song. A computer, with memory and a processor, executes machine readable instructions of a multiple channel audio mixing application with stored within the memory. The multiple channel audio mixing application plays and mixes audio of at least one of the first stems with audio of at least one of the second stems. The multiple channel audio mixing application is controlled in real-time during the performance to select the at least one first stem and the at least one second stem for the mixing.
US09786254B2	Sensing during non-display update time to avoid interference In a method of capacitive sensing using an integrated capacitive sensor device and display device, a transmitter signal is transmitted with a combination electrode of the integrated capacitive sensor device and display device. The combination electrode is configured for both capacitive sensing and display updating. The transmitter signal transitions at least twice during a non-display update time period associated with row update of the display device. A display of the display device is updated during an update time period. A resulting signal is received with a receiver electrode of the integrated capacitive sensor device and display device during the non-display update time period. The resulting signal corresponds to the transmitter signal.
US09786253B2	Conversion of a digital stereo image into multiple views with parallax for 3D viewing without glasses A method for generating additional views from a stereo image defined by a left eye image and a right eye image. The method includes receiving as input at least one stereo image. The method includes, for each of the stereo images, generating a plurality of additional images. The method includes interlacing the additional images for each of the stereo images to generate three dimensional (3D) content made up of multiple views of the scenes presented by each of the stereo images. The interlacing may be performed such that the generated 3D content is displayable on a 3D display device including a barrier grid or a lenticular lens array on the monitor screen. The additional images may include 12 to 40 or more frames providing views of the one or more scenes from differing viewing angles than provided by the left and right cameras used to generate the original stereo image.
US09786248B2	Touch display device with pressure sensor A touch display device includes a touch panel, a liquid crystal display module and a pressure sensation layer. One face of the liquid crystal display module is correspondingly attached to a bottom of the touch panel. The liquid crystal display module corresponds to a touch section of the touch panel. The pressure sensation layer is disposed on the other face of the liquid crystal display module. The touch display device can provide both plane touch and pressure sensation touch effects and the operation of the touch display device is diversified and facilitated.
US09786245B2	Method of generating driving voltage for display panel and display apparatus performing the method A method of generating a driving voltage which drives a display panel, includes storing a driving voltage data corresponding to a driving frequency of the display panel in a memory, obtaining a frequency signal corresponding to the driving frequency of the display panel, reading out driving voltage data corresponding to the driving frequency of the display panel from the memory according to the frequency signal, and generating a driving voltage of the display panel based on the driving voltage data stored in the memory.
US09786244B2	Pixel driving circuit and driving method thereof, array substrate and display device A pixel driving circuit and driving method thereof, an array substrate and a display device. The pixel driving circuit can maintain a voltage difference between two terminals of a storage capacitor (Cst) when a gate line scanning is ended. The pixel driving circuit comprises a pixel thin film transistor (T0) and a storage capacitor (Cst), wherein a gate of the pixel thin film transistor (T0) is connected to a gate line, a first terminal of the pixel thin film transistor (T0) is connected to a data signal (Data), a second terminal of the pixel thin film transistor (T0) is connected to a first terminal of the storage capacitor and a second terminal of the storage capacitor (Cst) is grounded. The pixel driving circuit further comprises a follow module connected the first terminal of the storage capacitor (Cst), and configured to maintain a voltage difference between two terminals of the storage capacitor (Cst) when a gate scanning signal (Gate(n)) makes a transition from a high level to a low level, so as to enable the pixel electrode to obtain sufficient voltage thereby ensuring the display effect of the liquid crystal display.
US09786240B2	Scan driving circuit A scan driving circuit is provided. The scan driving circuit for driving cascaded scan lines includes a scan driving circuit, a latch module, a driving-signal generation module, an output control module, a high gate voltage source, and a low level gate voltage. The scan driving circuit of the present invention conducts a driving operation for the latch module by a first cascade signal and a second cascade signal, so that a clock signal is not required to be processed with a phase inversion, and thereby the scan driving circuit has less overall power consumption.
US09786239B2	GOA circuit based on P-type thin film transistors The present invention provides a GOA circuit based on P-type thin film transistor, comprising a plurality of GOA unit circuits which are cascade connected, and the GOA unit circuit of every stage comprises a forward-backward scan module (100), an output module (200), a pull-down holding module (300) and a pull-down module (400); the GOA unit circuit of the nth stage and the GOA unit circuit of the n+1th stage adjacent thereto are one cycle; the forward-backward scan module (100) employs the first high frequency clock signal (LCK) and the first backward high frequency clock signal (XLCK) to control the forward-backward scan of the P-type thin film transistor. The GOA circuit based on P-type thin film transistor can ease the deterioration of the thin film transistors in the forward-backward scan module, and reduce the circuit power consumption to decrease the number of the signal lines and realize the narrow frame design. Moreover, it can promote the stability of the GOA circuit and ensure the smooth output of the scan signal (G(n)).
US09786237B2	Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display includes: a substrate; a gate line disposed on the substrate; a storage voltage line disposed on the substrate and extending substantially parallel to the gate line; a data line disposed on the substrate; a reference voltage line disposed on the substrate and extending substantially parallel to the data line; first and second subpixel electrodes disposed in a pixel area; a first switching element connected to the gate line, the data line, and the first subpixel electrode; a second switching element connected to the gate line, the data line, and the second subpixel electrode; and a third switching element connected to the second subpixel electrode and the reference voltage line, wherein the storage voltage line and the reference voltage line are not connected to each other.
US09786235B2	Pixel structure having opposite sub-pixel polarities in adjacent pixel columns and liquid crystal display panel having same The present invention provides a pixel structure and a liquid crystal display panel. The pixel structure comprises a plurality of pixel units arranged in array, and each pixel unit comprises a white sub pixel (W), a red sub pixel (R), a green sub pixel (G) and a blue sub pixel (B); in respective pixel units, the white sub pixel (W), the red sub pixel (R), the green sub pixel (G) and the blue sub pixel (B) are aligned with the same order along a horizontal direction; a driving mode of the pixel structure is row inversion; as showing an image of the same frame, in pixel units of each column, polarities of sub pixels of every two adjacent columns are opposite; in the sub pixels of every two adjacent columns, polarities of sub pixels of the same color are opposite to make that polarities of every two adjacent sub pixels of the same color in the pixel units of the same row are opposite. It is capable of reducing the horizontal crosstalk of the sub pixels of the same color in the pixel units of the same row to ensure the image display effect.
US09786232B2	2D/3D switchable stereoscopic display device A stereoscopic display device includes a display panel for displaying 2D/3D images, a driving circuit module, and a light-splitting device. The light-splitting device includes a first substrate having a plurality of first electrodes, a second substrate arranged facing the first substrate and having at least one second electrode, a liquid crystal layer placed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a plurality of spacers in the liquid crystal layer. The driving circuit module is configured to, when in the 3D display mode, provide a plurality of driving voltages between the first electrodes and the second electrode to make the liquid crystal layer an array of liquid crystal lenses and, when in the 2D display mode, to provide a deflection voltage between the first electrodes and the second electrode to reduce a refractive index difference between the liquid crystal molecules and the spacers with a predetermined range.
US09786231B2	Display device for varying the driving frequency of a backlight and driving method thereof A display device includes a drive control unit that changes a frequency of a drive signal based on a brightness of a light source of a backlight when a duty ratio of the drive signal is in a first range or is in a third range, the drive signal being a pulse signal for driving the light source. The drive control unit fixes the frequency of the drive signal to a predetermined frequency when the duty ratio of the drive signal is in a second range.
US09786221B2	Organic light emitting display device and method of driving the same An organic light emitting display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of sub-pixels, each of the sub-pixels including an organic light emitting device to be light-emitted by a data current based on a data voltage; a memory to store accumulated data to be displayed on each of the sub-pixels; a deterioration compensator including: a compensation scheme determiner; a compensation amount calculator; and a modulation data generation generator; a timing controller to arrange the modulation data of each of the sub-pixels as pixel data according to a pixel arrangement structure of the display panel; and a data driver to convert the pixel data into the data voltage.
US09786219B2	Organic light emitting display and method for aging the same An organic light emitting display panel includes a plurality of pixels, each of which includes an organic light emitting diode and each coupled to a first power voltage line. A voltage supplied to the first power voltage line in a display mode is lower than a voltage supplied to the first power voltage line in an aging mode. The display mode includes a mode in which the organic light emitting diode emits light. The aging mode includes a mode in which the organic light emitting diode does not emit light.
US09786212B2	Display panel having a main color subpixel and a multi-primary subpixel and display apparatus having the same with reduced number of data lines A display panel includes a plurality of pixels including at least four even-numbered subpixels. The at least four even-numbered subpixels includes: a first red subpixel including a pixel electrode electrically connected to a switching element which is connected to a first data line and a first gate line; a first green subpixel including a pixel electrode electrically connected to a switching element which is connected to a second data line and a second gate line, where the second data line is disposed adjacent to the first data line; a first blue subpixel including a pixel electrode electrically connected to a switching element which is connected to the first data line and the second gate line; and a first multi-primary subpixel including a pixel electrode electrically connected to a switching element which is connected to the second data line and the first gate line.
US09786209B2	System and methods for aging compensation in AMOLED displays Methods and systems to provide baseline measurements for aging compensation for a display device are disclosed. An example display system has a plurality of active pixels and a reference pixel. Common input signals are provided to the reference pixel and the plurality of active pixels. The outputs of the reference pixel is measured and compared to the output of the active pixels to determine aging effects. The display system may also be tested applying a first known reference current to a current comparator with a second variable reference current and the output of a device under test such as one of the pixels. The variable reference current is adjusted until the second current and the output of the device under test is equivalent of the first current. The resulting current of the device under test is stored in a look up table for a baseline for aging measurements during the display system operation. The display system may also be tested to determine production flaws by determining anomalies such as short circuits in pixel components such as OLEDs and drive transistors.
US09786208B2	Display control method, display control device, and display system A display control method includes: inputting user's image including a drawing portion made by hand drawing and being a display target image; and performing image control including causing the input user's image to emerge from any one of a left end and a right end of a predetermined display region, on which the user's image is to be displayed, and moving the user's image that has emerged.
US09786205B2	Techniques for enforcing a depth order policy for graphics in a display scene Various embodiments are generally directed an apparatus and method for processing an encrypted graphic with a decryption key associated with a depth order policy including a depth position of a display scene, generating a graphic from the encrypted graphic when the encrypted graphic is successfully decrypted using the decryption key and assigning the graphic to a plane at the depth position of the display scene when the encrypted graphic is successfully decrypted.
US09786204B2	Visualizing sound with an electro-optical eardrum An educational system for visualizing sound by a student in a laboratory. The system includes a speaker powered by an audio amplifier. A function generator or a microphone controls the amplitude and frequency of pressure waves originating from the speaker. A model of the ear canal is suspended over the speaker, the model having a plastic pipe with two open ends and a membrane stretched taut over one of the open ends with constant tension. A mirror is affixed to the membrane, creating a mass-loaded membrane. A laser pointer emits light directed toward the mirror. A screen receives a light reflection pattern created by the light reflected from the mirror, with the model ear canal, speaker, membrane, and mirror placed equidistant between the screen and the laser pointer. The system is adapted to demonstrate hearing sensitivity to a deaf or hearing-impaired person in an educational setting.
US09786203B2	Minimally invasive surgical training using robotics and telecollaboration A medical system that allows a mentor to teach a pupil how to use a robotically controlled medical instrument. The system may include a first handle that can be controlled by a mentor to move the medical instrument. The system may further have a second handle that can be moved by a pupil to control the same instrument. Deviations between movement of the handles by the mentor and the pupil can be provided as force feedback to the pupil and mentor handles. The force feedback pushes the pupil's hand to correspond with the mentor's handle movement. The force feedback will also push the mentor's hand to provide information to the mentor on pupil's movements. The mentor is thus able to guide the pupil's hands through force feedback of the pupil handles to teach the pupil how to use the system.
US09786201B2	Wearable sound Vibratory motors are used to generate a haptic language for music or other sound that is integrated into wearable technology. The disclosed system enables the creation of a family of devices that allow people with hearing impairments to experience sounds such as music or other auditory input to the system. For example, a “sound vest” or one or more straps comprising a set of motors transforms musical input to haptic signals so that users can experience their favorite music in a unique way, and can also recognize auditory cues in the user's everyday environment and convey this information to the user using haptic signals.
US09786199B2	System and method for assisting language learning Speech data from the operation of a speech recognition application is recorded over the course of one or more language learning sessions. The operation of the speech recognition application during each language learning sessions corresponds to a user speaking, and the speech recognition application generating text data. The text data may a recognition of what the user spoke. The speech data may comprise the text data, and confidence values that are an indication of an accuracy of the recognition. The speech data from each language learning session may be analyzed to determine an overall performance level of the user.
US09786196B2	Training apparatus and method A training apparatus is generally provided. The apparatus generally includes a user platform for support of a user in furtherance of select manipulation of a workpiece, and a deck assembly adjacent the user platform. The deck assembly is characterized by a frame, an endless belt interior of the frame, and a drive assembly, portions of which are operatively supporting the endless belt for select travel in relation to the frame. The endless belt has a user visible surface bearing indicia about which the work piece is to be traversed by a platform supported user during travel of the endless belt in relation to the frame. The drive assembly includes a controller for control of either or both of the endless belt travel direction in relation to the frame and the endless belt travel rate in relation to the frame.
US09786194B2	Image making medium compositions and images The present invention relates to a macroscopic, two or three dimensional image-making support medium which is a new reinvented version of a conventional utilitarian fine artist's canvas, canvas panel, canvas pad, art board or drawing pad, the novel image support medium facilitates artistic expression and the creation and display of macroscopic art, design or architecture, made therewith, thereupon or therefrom. The invention also relates to various methods of making such novel two or three dimensional image-making support mediums or the images provided thereby.
US09786189B2	Aircraft control systems A method of controlling an aircraft in the event of pilot incapacity includes detecting, using at least one sensor, the occurrence of an event relating to a pilot's capacity to control the aircraft, determining whether the event justifies a controlled takeover of the aircraft from the pilot, asserting a controlled takeover of the aircraft from the pilot if it has been determined that a controlled takeover is justified, and executing a controlled landing of the aircraft without assistance of the pilot.
US09786184B2	Secure transmission of an aircraft trajectory The present disclosure relates to the secure transmission of an aircraft trajectory that is to be flown or that has been flown. A ground-referenced description of the trajectory of the aircraft expressed in ground-referenced parameters is converted, using a description of an imaginary atmospheric model describing imaginary atmospheric conditions along the trajectory, into an air-referenced description of the aircraft trajectory expressed in air-referenced parameters. For decryption, knowledge of the imaginary atmospheric conditions allows the air-referenced description of the aircraft trajectory to be converted back into the ground-referenced description of the aircraft trajectory. Thus, the ground-referenced trajectory may be though of as the plain text, the imaginary atmospheric model as the cipher key and the air-referenced trajectory as the cipher text.
US09786179B2	Method and device for assisting a driver of a vehicle during a lane change A method for assisting a driver of a vehicle during a lane change, in which for this purpose, an activation signal which represents an activation of a turn signal of the vehicle, which faces a setpoint direction of travel, and a sensor signal which is provided by at least one sensor of the vehicle and which represents a steering movement for steering the vehicle and/or a change in position of the vehicle within a lane are read in. Using the activation signal and the sensor signal, a control signal for controlling a steering system of the vehicle is provided if the steering movement is counter to the setpoint direction of travel and/or the change in position represents a movement of the vehicle in a direction counter to the setpoint direction of travel.
US09786178B1	Vehicle pedestrian safety system and methods of use and manufacture thereof The systems and methods are directed to a vehicle control system for use with: a vehicle communications network, at least one source of pedestrian data relevant to at least one pedestrian's location, and at least one source of vehicle system data relevant to the vehicle's location and movement. The control system can include a processor that is configured to determine a vehicle's current location and speed based on the vehicle system data, build a predetermined number of vehicle polygons hardcoded into an application for representing a predicted path of the vehicle, build at least one pedestrian polygon representing a predicted path for at least one pedestrian detected in pedestrian data, and define a plurality of warning zones based on the vehicle polygons, and determine if one or more of the pedestrian polygons intersects at least one of the predetermined number of hardcoded vehicle polygons.
US09786176B2	System and method for placing virtual geographic zone markers A system and method for user interaction includes a network, a server connected to the network, a supervisor device receiving information from a global positioning system and connected to the network, a user device receiving information from the global positioning system and connected to the network. The supervisor, having the supervisor device, defines a set of virtual geographic zones and sub-zones in which the user device is tracked, and saves the set of virtual geographic zones and sub-zones to a supervisor account on the server. The user downloads a user application, sets-up a user account, and downloads the set of virtual geographic zones and sub-zones. As the user, having the user device, moves through the virtual geographic zones and sub-zones the location of the user device is determined and a set of supervisor-defined actions are executed on the user device based on the location of the user device.
US09786174B1	Power consumption enhanced parking system There is provided a parking system comprising a parking lot device and a parking vehicle device configured for an enhanced management of power consumption such that the parking lot device uses self-generated energy and conducts tasks requiring a lower power consumption level and wherein the parking vehicle device uses the vehicle battery and is configured to conduct tasks requiring a higher power consumption level, where both the PLD and the PVD are configured to work in a coordinated manner to sleep and wake up only when required in order to minimize power consumption.
US09786173B2	Dynamic routing of transit vehicles Systems and techniques are described to enable the dynamic selection of a transit route through the stop zones of a transit line. Techniques are disclosed for receiving a current location of a transit vehicle on a transit line and determining a transit route through one or more of the vehicle's remaining stop zones by choosing an optimized combination of stop options and route segment options for that specific transit vehicle. Techniques may be performed in some cases by accessing a real-time traffic information service to obtain one or more traffic condition factors on a route segment, determining a dynamic route segment option weight, calculating a dynamic cost function with respect to the weights, and determining an optimized set of the route segments with respect to the cost functions.
US09786169B2	On-vehicle information providing device, information providing center, and information providing system An on-vehicle information providing device for providing information to a driver based on information sent from an information providing center is disclosed. When a vehicle leaves an off-street facility having multiple exits to enter a road, the on-vehicle information providing device performs a first process of sending the information providing center vehicle-side information including information obtained based on starting time and exiting time of the vehicle and information identifying one of the exits selected for the vehicle to leave the facility; and performs a second process of receiving from the information providing center exit status information including exit time lengths calculated for the respective exits by the information providing center based on the vehicle-side information received from multiple vehicles and providing information to the driver based on the received exit status information.
US09786165B2	Facilitating location positioning service through a UAV network Embodiments are provided for providing location positioning service for locating a transportation apparatus through a UAV network. A location center may be employed to receive a location service request for locating a specific transportation apparatus. After receiving such a request, the location center may inquire a location database for last known location of the requested transportation apparatus. Based on the last known location of the requested transportation apparatus, the location center may predict one or more areas in which the requested transportation apparatus may be currently in. Based on the prediction, the location center may be configured to generate one or more control instructions to one or more UAVs in the UAV network to locate the requested transportation apparatus in those areas.
US09786163B2	Automated highway system A system and method for controlling vehicles and for providing assistance to operated vehicles is discussed and described herein.
US09786162B2	Method and system for optimizing road traffic control in the presence of incidents A computerized method for adjusting control parameters of a traffic management system in a presence of one or more incidents on a network, said method includes representing, using a tree format, a prioritization across network junctions, as executed by a processor on a computer. Associating weights with each junction as a function of its height in the tree; and solving a real-time optimization of control parameters for the network, using the weights on the junctions, and upon an occurrence of an incident in the network and depending upon a severity level of the incident, an incident-affected junction is selectively elevated higher in the tree, and the reallocated junction weights resulting from the incident are used for solving the optimization of network control parameters.
US09786160B2	Interior distributing system and method for the same An interior distributing system includes a remote control, a controller, and at least one home electrical appliance. The remote control includes at least one buttons, and the button is used for triggering an corresponding operation command. The controller receives the operation command of the remote control. The home electrical appliance is located within a control area able to receive signals from the controller. While the controller receives the operation command of the remote control, the controller transmits the operation command to the home electrical appliance and the home electrical appliance performs a process task in response to the operation command.
US09786159B2	Multi-function remote control device In an embodiment, a method for operating a target media device is described. The method includes receiving a user command by a remote control device for operating a target media device, where a signal to operate the target media device is not stored on the remote control device when the user command is received. Data associated with the user command is transmitted by the remote control device to a second media device and signal information, associated with the signal to operate the target media device, is received by the remote control device from the second media device. The signal to operate the target media device is transmitted by the remote control device to the target media device, where the target media device performs a function based on the signal received from the remote control device.
US09786158B2	Using degree of confidence to prevent false security system alarms A device and method for analyzing an event at a premises is provided. In one embodiment the device includes a processor and a memory configured to store executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive first event data related to the event at the premises, receive verification data related to the event at the premises, analyze the first event data in conjunction with the verification data, generate, based on the analysis, an indication of a probability that the event is an alarm event, and initiate at least one action based on the indication.
US09786157B2	Bus system and method for operating such a bus system The invention relates to a bus system (1) comprising a control unit (2) and at least one bus node (3.1, 3.2, 3.3). The control unit (2) is allocated at least two data communication interfaces (2.1, 2.2) which are respectively designed to transmit and receive data. The at least one bus node (3.1, 3.2, 3.3) comprises a bus coupler having at least two data communication interfaces (3.11, 3.12; 3.21, 3.22; 3.31, 3.32) respectively designed to transmit and receive data. The control unit (2) and the at least one bus node (3.1, 3.2, 3.3) are respectively connected together via their data communication interfaces and corresponding two-point connections (8) to form a ring topology. The bus coupler of the at least one bus node is designed to directly and without delay transmit, and thus forward, data received at one of its at least two communication interfaces via its other data communication interface.
US09786153B2	Multi-modal tracking locator alarm system Tagged receivers, tracking locator alert systems, and methods of transmitting an alert are disclosed. A tagged receiver receives a command over the network interface hardware, executes the received command, send data indicative of the status of an asset to which the tagged receiver is attached over the network interface hardware, determines an alert event has occurred, and activates an alert in response to determining that the alert event has occurred. The command includes arming the tagged receiver, disarming the tagged receiver, emitting an alert from the tagged receiver, sending data indicative of location, or a combination thereof. The alert event includes the motion sensors sensing a movement of the asset, receiving a command to emit an alert over the network interface hardware, the asset leaving a predetermined geo-fenced area, or a combination thereof.
US09786151B2	Pressure measuring device, tap, storage unit and installation comprising such a device Pressure measuring device, comprising a connector extending along a longitudinal direction around a central longitudinal axis, the connector comprising a first longitudinal end intended to be fixed to an element containing pressurized gas, and a second longitudinal end provided with a diaphragm intended to be subjected to the pressure, the diaphragm comprising a pressure sensor of the piezoelectric type generating an electrical signal representative of the pressure measured, the pressure sensor being connected to an electronics board comprising electronic logic for processing the electrical signal of the sensor, the device furthermore comprising a transmission/reception antenna of the radiofrequency type fitted on the electronics board in order to receive and transmit data from and to the electronic logic, the electronics board being housed in a protective casing fixed to the connector, wherein the antenna is located on or adjacent to an axis passing through the central longitudinal axis of the connector.
US09786150B2	Methods and systems for providing battery feedback to patient A method for outputting a combined power source alarm for an implantable blood pump includes determining a status for each of first and second power sources of the blood pump. A combined power source alarm based on the statuses of the first and second power sources is outputted. A method for generating an alarm based on fault detections in a mechanically assisted circulation system includes processing a series of fault detection indications to classify a fault as active or inactive. An alarm is generated if the fault is active for more than a predetermined amount of time.
US09786142B2	Wearable charm anti-theft system with manually cancellable alert sequence An anti-theft proximity alert system that includes a wearable smart charm with a charm housing having a button for the wearer to manually cancel a triggered sensory alert sequence. The object monitor may include within its housing a motion detector that monitors the state of motion of the object monitor, and at least one operating instruction that adjusts a property of the transmitted proximity signal in response to a change in the object monitor's motion state. A silent alarm of vibration and/or light on the charm housing perceptible to the wearer of the smart charm may be activated prior to the activation of an auditory alarm.
US09786141B2	Package delivery notification and protection device, system and method A package delivery notification and protection device includes a package sensor including a placement surface. The package sensor is configured to generate a sensor signal indicating whether a package has been placed on or removed from the placement surface. Wireless communications circuitry is configured to communicate over a wireless network and processing circuitry is coupled to the package sensor and to the wireless communications circuitry to communicate over the wireless network. The processing circuitry is configured to send a delivery notification over the wireless network responsive to the sensor signal indicating a package has been placed on the placement surface. The package delivery notification and protection device may include and alarm that the processing circuitry activates upon unauthorized removal of a delivered package from the placement surface.
US09786140B2	Display for hand-held electronics The invention disclosed here is a display system for managing power and security for a plurality of hand-held electronic devices sold to consumers in a retail location. The display includes features that allow power to be supplied to individual devices and security sensors without continuous hard wiring or multi-conductor retractor cables. The display also allows for individual security alarms to be triggered when a theft occurs. Security alarm conditions are preferably triggered via wireless signals.
US09786138B1	Using the home wireless router to detect an intruder not carrying any wireless device A method and system for detecting an intruder is provided. The method includes monitoring received signal strength in a wireless router and creating a profile of the received signal strength as monitored during a learn mode. The method includes comparing activity of the received signal strength in the wireless router, during an intruder detection mode, to the profile and issuing a notification, based on the comparing, wherein at least one step of the method is performed by a processor.
US09786136B2	Electronic device and dynamic random access memory thereof A dynamic random access memory includes a main body which has a substrate portion and a light-emitting portion and a transmission port, the substrate portion includes a board and a first coating layer, the board has a light-transmittable portion and a first face, the first coating layer is coated on the first face and has an emergent light-transmittable portion corresponding to the light-transmittable portion, and the substrate portion has a memory module. The transmission port is disposed on the substrate portion and electrically connected with the memory module. The electronic device includes the dynamic random access memory and further includes a shell portion. The shell portion is covered on two opposite lateral faces of the dynamic random access memory and at least shields the light-emitting portion, and the shell portion further has a second light-transmittable portion corresponding to the emergent light-transmittable portion.
US09786134B2	Doorbell system and doorbell control device A doorbell system and a doorbell control device are provided. The doorbell system includes a doorbell control device, a transformer, and a doorbell interface device. The doorbell control device has a first pin, a second pin, and a third pin. The doorbell control device includes a speaker unit and a control unit. The control unit is configured to control whether or not the speaker unit produces sound according to a current or a voltage of the second pin. The first pin is coupled to the second pin. The transformer outputs an AC voltage to the first pin and the third pin of the doorbell control device. The doorbell interface device is coupled to the second pin and the third pin of the doorbell control device.
US09786133B2	Doorbell chime systems and methods Methods for using a doorbell chime system can include detecting, by a sleep detection system, that a person is asleep; receiving a first signal, by the doorbell or the doorbell chime, in response to the sleep detection system detecting that the person is asleep; and blocking the doorbell chime from emitting a first notification sound in response to detecting, by the sleep detection system, that the person is asleep.
US09786132B2	Display for automated teller machine and method for depositing money in a plurality of accounts by using same In accordance with an embodiment of the above mentioned present disclosure, a display for an automated teller machine includes an amount display unit configured to display a total amount to be deposited in a plurality of accounts, an account selection unit configured to allow a user to select an account among the plurality of accounts and an amount entry unit configured to allow the user to set an amount and deposit the amount in the selected account.
US09786130B2	Gaming machine having a wheel with a plurality of gaming terminals A gaming machine of the present invention stores a bet area on which a bet is placed through a gaming terminal and a game value placed as the bet, determines a resulting symbol from a plurality of symbols, rotates the wheel based on an operation of the lever in one of the plurality of gaming terminals, whose lever has been activated, stops the rotation of the wheel so that the pointer points a symbol arrangement area with the resulting symbol, and awards a payout based on the resulting symbol and the odds set for the bet area in which the bet is placed through the gaming terminal.
US09786128B2	Casino game and method for playing casino game A casino game, machine, system, and method for playing and awarding a payout as a function of an outcome of the game are provided. The casino game may be played using one or more computer based gaming machines. The casino game may be played over a network, online and/or using one or more mobile devices. The casino game may be played using a stand-alone gaming machine.
US09786127B2	Systems and methods for interactive games The invention relates to systems and methods of gaming, including online gambling. The system may enable betting to be performed by a user with respect to one or more events (e.g., the betting results are revealed to the user (optionally in a time delayed manner) based at least in part on the user's game play with respect to an interactive game (e.g., an online interactive electronic game)). By way of example and not limitation, the event may be a sporting event, a lottery, stock market activity, a political race, or other form of risk resolution that provides a return against an amount wagered. The interactive game may involve physical coordination, problem solving and/or other activity unrelated to the underlying event being wagered on. Further, the actual selection of events (e.g., races and competitors, stocks, etc.) to bet on may be automatically selected, without requiring the user to perform manual selections.
US09786126B2	Skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system A skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system is disclosed, including an interactive controller connected to an application controller, and configured to: communicate application telemetry; receive application credit (AC) information and a wager outcome; communicate an indication to purchase a ticket; display ticket information; communicate an indication to use the ticket; provide the secondary application; communicate secondary telemetry; receive and display certificate information; a wager controller connected to the application controller, and constructed to: receive wager request instructions; determine and communicate the wager outcome; and the application controller connecting the interactive controller and the wager controller, connected to a session controller, and constructed to: receive application telemetry and the wager outcome; receive indication to purchase the ticket; communicate ticket purchase; receive ticket; receive indication to use the ticket; communicate ticket consumption; receive the secondary telemetry; determine whether AC should be awarded from a progressive pool of AC; receive the certificate.
US09786119B2	Techniques of synchronizing communications of gaming devices for shared gaming activities A method for synchronizing a casino game playable at a plurality of gaming devices is provided. The method includes receiving, by a server having at least one processor, an indication of a wager from at least one of the plurality of gaming devices, obtaining, by the server, indications of communication latency from the server to at least a first gaming device and a second gaming device of the plurality of gaming devices, and sending, by the server, game outcome determinations to at least the first and second gaming devices, the sending including sending a first game outcome determination to the first gaming device through wired communication channels, and sending a second game outcome determination to the second gaming device through at least one wireless communication channel, wherein sending the first and second game outcome determinations is based at least in part on the indications of communication latency.
US09786118B2	Gaming system for navigating advancement of game for dealer A gaming system comprises a control unit quipped with a controller. The control starts the reception of bets from a plurality of stations, displays, on a dealer display, termination order images from the plurality of the stations in accordance with a lapse of a predetermined period of time from the start of the bet reception, and advances the game on the condition that a bet termination order signal is received from an operation input button.
US09786117B2	System and method for presenting payouts in gaming systems A system, apparatus and method for presenting payouts in primary and/or secondary gaming activities. A plurality of wheels, rings, or other shapes are provided, where each includes a plurality of different symbols, numbers, or other indicia that can be used as a part of a collective payout award. The wheels, rings, or shapes are rotated, and at least one segment designator is provided to demarcate segments of each wheel, ring, or shape as an active segment when the wheels, rings, or shapes stop spinning. The payout amount is based on the aggregate of the symbols, numbers, and/or other indicia presented via the segment designator(s) when the spinning wheels, rings, or shapes have come to rest. In an alternate embodiment, the segment designators are rotated, and demarcate segments of each wheel, ring, or shape as an active segment when the segment designators stop spinning.
US09786115B2	Reel strip and gaming machine There is provided a gaming machine capable of providing an effect for symbol display during a stop and/or rotation of a reel, by use of a totally non-conventional effect element, which is an angle of a line of sight to an outer circumferential surface of the reel. Reel strips M32 each having symbols 501 are respectively disposed on outer circumferential surfaces of cylindrical reels M31 each configured to be rotated with its cylinder central axis being held at a predetermined position. Each reel strip M32 includes a color shifting layer M321 configured to selectively reflect and transmit predetermined wavelengths of visible light depending on the incident angle.
US09786111B2	Tool training for automated tool control systems An inventory control system and method determines an inventory condition of objects stored in the system. Embodiments include a storage container including a plurality of storage locations for storing objects; an image sensing device to capture image data of the container, including image data of the plurality of storage locations and a target area that includes an individual object storage location having less than the plurality of storage locations; a data storage device for storing the image data of the container; and a data processor. The processor receives initial image data representing an initial image of the plurality of storage locations, and image data representing an image of the target area captured subsequent to the initial image; modifies the initial image data based on the image data of the target area to generate adjusted image data; and stores the adjusted image data in the data storage device.
US09786103B2	System and method for determining driving patterns using telematics data A computer implemented method for determining a yaw angle estimate or vehicle heading direction is presented. A data server may receive a plurality of telematics data originating from a client computing device and determine a first primary movement window from the telematics data. The data server may also determine a potential range of yaw angles from the plurality of telematics data from the first primary movement window and generate an equality that evaluates the potential range of yaw angles. The data server may further maximize the count of acceleration events of the telematics data from the first primary movement window to further generate one or more refined yaw angle estimates. The data server stores the one or more yaw angle estimates on a memory.
US09786100B2	Integration of position sensor with RF reader Embodiments of the invention integrate a contactless media reader with sensors to detect that an object is within the contactless media reader operating field and optionally detect the position, orientation and speed of the object as it approaches the contactless media reader. The object can be, for example, a contactless fare media such as a contactless smartcard, a personal processing device such as a smart phone, personal computer, tablet computer or the like, or the user's hand, one or more fingers, or both. Embodiments may use one or more distance/position sensors to determine the position of the contactless fare media relative to the contactless media reader. Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention enhance contactless media reader performance by adding user interaction capabilities and providing feedback to the contactless fare media user.
US09786092B2	Physics-based high-resolution head and neck biomechanical models Systems and methods are shown for developing physics-based high resolution biomechanical head and neck deformable models for generating ground-truth deformations that can be used for validating both image registration and adaptive RT frameworks.
US09786091B2	Gradient adjustment for texture mapping to non-orthonormal grid In a computer graphics processing unit (GPU) having a texture unit, when pixel sample locations are based on a non-orthonormal grid in scene space, the texture unit receives texture space gradient values directly, e.g., from a shader unit or generates them from texture coordinates supplied, e.g., by a shader unit, and then applies a transformation to the gradient values configured to adjust the gradient values to those which would arise from the use of a orthonormal screen space grid.
US09786089B2	Graph drawing device and graph drawing method A graph drawing device includes: a target-data acquiring unit that acquires plural items of target data each containing time data and two-dimensional data in two specific dimensions other than time; a differential calculating unit that calculates a differential time between the time data and a reference time concerning each of the target data acquired by the target-data acquiring unit; a differential-data generating unit that generates plural items of differential target data each obtained by replacing the time data contained in each of the target data with the differential time calculated by the differential calculating unit; and a drawing-data generating unit that converts each of the differential target data generated by the differential-data generating unit into three-dimensional coordinate data in a three-dimensional coordinate system formed by a time axis and a coordinate plane formed by the two specific dimensions, and generates drawing data on a three-dimensional graph showing plural items of the three-dimensional coordinate data converted.
US09786084B1	Systems and methods for generating computer ready animation models of a human head from captured data images System and methods for computer animations of 3D models of heads generated from images of faces is disclosed. A 2D captured image that includes an image of a face can be received and used to generate a static 3D model of a head. A rig can be fit to the static 3D model to generate an animation-ready 3D generative model. Sets of rigs can be parameters that each map to particular sounds. These mappings can be used to generate a playlists of sets of rig parameters based upon received audio content. The playlist may be played in synchronization with an audio rendition of the audio content.
US09786082B2	Avatar eye control in a multi-user animation environment In a multi-participant modeled virtual reality environment, avatars are modeled beings that include moveable eyes creating the impression of an apparent gaze direction. Control of eye movement may be performed autonomously using software to select and prioritize targets in a visual field. Sequence and duration of apparent gaze may then be controlled using automatically determined priorities. Optionally, user preferences for object characteristics may be factored into determining priority of apparent gaze. Resulting modeled avatars are rendered on client displays to provide more lifelike and interesting avatar depictions with shifting gaze directions.
US09786072B2	Techniques for visualization of data A geometric plot is generated having at least two axes, wherein a dataset from which the plot will be generated specifies at least one shape for the geometric plot and wherein the plot includes at least one axis having a plurality of discrete, categorical index values. At least one offset value is specified that determines a mapping of one or more shape-defining vertices of the at least one shape to a location that is a fractional distance between two of the discrete, categorical index values, such that a generated set of data specifies a pixel location for each of the shape-defining vertices of the at least one shape.
US09786070B2	CT system for security check and method thereof A CT system for security check and a method thereof are provided. The method includes: reading inspection data of an inspected object; inserting at least one three-dimensional (3D) Fictional Threat Image (FTI) into a 3D inspection image of the inspected object, which is obtained from the inspection data; receiving a selection of at least one region in the 3D inspection image including the 3D FTI or at least one region in a two-dimensional (2D) inspection image including a 2D FTI corresponding to the 3D FTI, wherein the 2D inspection image is obtained from the 3D inspection image or is obtained from the inspection data; and providing a feedback of the 3D inspection image including at least one 3D FTI in response to the selection. With the above solution, it is convenient for a user to rapidly mark a suspected object in the CT image, and provides a feedback of whether a FTI is included.
US09786068B2	Medical image diagnostic apparatus According to one embodiment, a medical image diagnostic apparatus includes a storage memory, processing circuitry, and a display. The storage memory stores data of a plurality of FFR distribution maps constituting a time series regarding a coronary artery, and data of a plurality of morphological images corresponding to the time series. The processing circuitry converts the plurality of FFR distribution maps into a plurality of corresponding color maps, respectively. The display displays a plurality of superposed images obtained by superposing the plurality of color maps and the plurality of morphological images respectively corresponding in phase to the plurality of color maps. The display restricts display targets for the plurality of color maps based on the plurality of FFR distribution maps or the plurality of morphological images.
US09786067B2	Visual music color control system Described herein are various technologies pertaining to presenting, and configuring, digital objects on a display device for application with a visual music presentation. An interactive screen can be presented on a touchscreen of a display device, wherein a visual musician can interact with one or more components and/or features comprising the screen to control presentation of the digital objects. A portion of the screen can be configured to initially present a continuous hue spectrum, which can subsequently be replaced with a discrete hue spectrum. Further, a spectrum comprising naturally visible hues can be modified such that a plurality of hues in the spectrum are positioned equally across the spectrum, and further, brightness of respective hues can be modified to enable presentment of a visually appealing visual music presentation.
US09786066B2	Image compression and decompression Clusters of pixels are defined for image compression and decompression. The image information used to define the clusters may include pixel values at predetermined positions relative to a pixel or related motion vectors, gradients, texture etc. During compression of images, image information relative to pixels is examined to determine the cluster to which it belongs. Thus pixels can be classified according to the cluster for their image information. In an embodiment the definitions of the clusters are selected dynamically, dependent on image content. For each cluster a control parameter set is computed for a post-processing operation, such as filter coefficients for filtering or statistical data for locally generating texture. The control parameter set is selected dependent on the image content so that, when the post-processing operation is applied to the image after decompression it will improve image quality for the pixels that are classified as belonging to the cluster.
US09786064B2	Multi-camera control apparatus and method to maintain location and size of object in continuous viewpoint switching service A multi-camera control apparatus and method to maintain a location and a size of an object in a continuous viewpoint switching service are provided. The multi-camera control method of controlling a main camera configured to capture a moving object of interest and controlling at least one sub-camera configured to capture the object of interest at a different viewpoint from that of the main camera, may include extracting the object of interest from a first image generated by the main camera, controlling a capturing scheme of the main camera based on a change in a location and a size of the extracted object of interest, projecting the object of interest onto a second image generated by the sub-camera, and controlling a capturing scheme of the sub-camera based on a change in a location and a size of the projected object of interest.
US09786060B2	Device for controlling the anesthetization of an animal to be slaughtered A device for controlling the anesthetization of an animal to be slaughtered. The device includes a stimulation unit via which a stimulation stimulus is given to the animal. The device includes an image capturing unit that has an image capturing range. The image capturing unit is constructed as a 3D-camera. One part of a surface of the animal is optically detected in the image capturing range and range pixels are collected in the area of the surface. The range pixels are provided and transmitted as pixel data. An evaluation unit is connected to the image capturing unit and collects the pixel data provided by the image capturing unit. The evaluation unit determines an active movement of the animal from the detected pixel data and provides and transmits the control result in the event of a determined movement of the animal.
US09786058B2	Method and system for segmentation of vascular structure in a volumetric image dataset Various aspects of a method and a system for segmentation of vascular structure in a volumetric image dataset are disclosed herein. The method comprises initial segmentation of an input volumetric image dataset to obtain a main vessel structure and a plurality of broken segments. A weighted path is computed between the main vessel structure and a broken segment of the plurality of broken segments. The computation of the weighted path is based on at least one or more parameters associated with a first voxel of the broken segment and a second voxel of the main vessel structure. A valid, weighted path is determined between the main vessel structure and a broken segment of the plurality of broken segments, based on the computed weighted path and one or more pre-specified conditions. Based on the determined valid, weighted path, an output volumetric image dataset is generated by performance of a final segmentation on a gradient field.
US09786051B2	System combining automated searches of cloud-based radiologic images, accession number assignment, and interfacility peer review A system that helps facilitate the creation of more comprehensive official radiological reports by remotely accessing a patient's prior outside imaging studies along with official radiological reports through a cloud server for comparison to current studies performed at a medical institute. The system includes universal interface software that will allow for previous patient studies to be automatically pulled for direct comparison by using advanced automatic tagging techniques. Additionally the universal interface software allows for more efficient accession number assignment when official second opinions are requested, and a means for interfacility peer review.
US09786049B2	Method for removing a support of an object from volume data Volume data representing a radiation image of an object are subjected to a coarse filtering process to obtain a first classification including support type and non-support type components. An iteration of low threshold filtering steps and successive extraction and classification of connected components is performed and used to rectify the result of the coarse filtering process. A further filtering is based on the location of the connected components in the volume.
US09786047B2	Information processing system, method, and apparatus supporting a pathological diagnosis, and control method and control program thereof An information processing system, which supports a pathological diagnosis based on a tissue sample image which is obtained by imaging a body tissue, is provided, and the system includes: a pathological diagnosis unit (110) which performs a pathological diagnosis based on the tissue sample image and outputs a first pathological diagnosis result; an input unit (120) which inputs a second pathological diagnosis result obtained by a pathological diagnosis performed by a pathologist based on the tissue sample image; and an output unit (130) which outputs information necessary for a post process corresponding to combination of the first pathological diagnosis result and the second pathological diagnosis result.
US09786044B2	Method of measuring asymmetry, inspection apparatus, lithographic system and device manufacturing method A scatterometer is used in a dark-field imaging mode to measure asymmetry-related parameters such as overlay. Measurements of small grating targets are made using identical optical paths, with the target in two orientations to obtain separate measurements of +1 and −1 diffraction orders. In this way, intensity scaling differences (tool asymmetry) are avoided. However, additive intensity defects due to stray radiation (ghosts) in the optical system cannot be avoided. Additive intensity issues strongly depend on the ratio between 0th and 1st order diffraction and are therefore strongly substrate (process) dependent. Calibration measurements are made on a few representative target gratings having biases. The calibration measurements are made, using not only different substrate rotations but also complementary apertures. Corrections are calculated and applied to correct asymmetry, to reduce error caused by stray radiation.
US09786040B2	Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and ultrasound two-dimensional cross-section image generation method An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes a light source information setting unit setting light source data indicating a property of a light source irradiated to a cross section region of the object, an optical property setting unit setting a weight coefficient indicating an optical property of cross-section region data including intensity information on the cross section region to the light source, an illuminance slice data creation unit calculating illuminance at positions corresponding to coordinates of a plurality of the cross-section regions based on the light source data and the weight coefficient, and creating illuminance slice data of the plurality of the cross-section regions based on the calculated illuminance, and a composition unit compositing a two-dimensional cross-section image of the object from the plurality of illuminance slice data.
US09786037B2	System, method, and apparatus for data processing and display A method for data processing and display is disclosed. The method may be implemented by a terminal device. The method may include: transmitting a data request to a server, the data request including at least data associated with a display area of a window; receiving trace data from the server according to the data request, the trace data including dynamic motion data of a target object within the display area; and processing the received trace data to render a trace image in the display area.
US09786033B2	Measurement instrumentation with a rolling display A method for displaying sensor readings in a measurement instrument having an array of display elements initially divides the range of interest of the sensor reading into a plurality of consecutive sub-ranges and determines a scaling function for displaying sensor readings for each sub-range. For each sensor reading, the appropriate sub-range is determined into which the sensor reading falls (where N is the number of this sub-range). The scaling function for the Nth sub-range is applied to display the sensor reading using N consecutive display elements. Optionally, the system may include a visual or audible indicator for the use when the display rolls from one sub-range to another. The display may also include feature indicating the peak sensor reading encountered.
US09786031B2	Distortion of digital images using spatial offsets from image reference points A method for distorting a digital image comprising receiving the coordinates of one or more than one image reference point defined by a user within the digital image, receiving one or more than one spatial offset assigned by the user and associated with the coordinates of the one or more than one defined image reference point, providing a mixing function algorithm embodied on a computer-readable medium for distorting the digital image, calculating an offset matrix by applying the mixing function algorithm based on the one or more than one spatial offset and the coordinates of the one or more than one defined image reference point; and distorting the digital image by application of the offset matrix. A graphic tag may be associated with each of the defined image reference points and displayed over the digital image, and the assignment of the spatial offset may be accomplished by movement of the graphic tag with the pointing device. Abstract image reference points may be used to limit distortion.
US09786030B1	Providing focal length adjustments Implementations generally relate to providing focal length adjustments in photos. In some implementations, a method includes determining a face model of a face in a photo. The method further includes simulating a change in the focal length based on the face model.
US09786029B2	Accelerated frame rate advertising-prioritized video frame alignment In response to detection of a selection of an accelerated frame rate operation associated with a video advertisement, a quantity of individual prioritized video frames of the video advertisement to render based upon a selected accelerated frame rate is determined. Accelerated frame rate rendering priority values assigned to the individual prioritized video frames of the video advertisement are identified. Based upon differences among the identified accelerated frame rate rendering priority values assigned to the individual prioritized video frames, a prioritized video frame subset of the individual prioritized video frames is determined. The prioritized video frame subset of the individual prioritized video frames is equal in number to the determined quantity of individual prioritized video frames of the video advertisement and is determined to yield a maximized cumulative set of the identified accelerated frame rate rendering priority values.
US09786027B1	Predictive bi-adaptive streaming of real-time interactive computer graphics content A method including playing a first interactive 3D simulation for a first 3D location of a computer graphics (CG) content clip for at least a first predetermined length of time. The method also includes, while playing the first interactive 3D simulation and within the first predetermined length of time, determining a first subset of the plurality of 3D assets to be downloaded for rendering two or more second 3D locations of the plurality of 3D locations; adapting the level of detail for one or more first 3D assets of the first subset of the plurality of 3D assets based at least in part on (a) a bandwidth for downloading the first subset of the plurality of 3D assets through the network, and (b) a processing power of the player device; and downloading the first subset of the plurality of 3D assets at the level of detail as adapted for the bandwidth and the processing power. The method additionally includes, after the first predetermined length of time, receiving a selection for a selected 3D location of the two or more second 3D locations. The method further includes playing a second interactive 3D simulation for the selected 3D location using at least a second subset of the first subset of the plurality of 3D assets, the second interactive 3D simulation being played devoid of delays for downloading and rendering the second interactive 3D simulation. Other embodiments are provided.
US09786025B2	Image processing device which performs format conversion on decoded image data Signal processing including decoding and format conversion is executed on compressed image data at a high speed by simple control.A decoder decodes compressed image data in units of blocks and writes the decoded data in the blocks into a decoded data memory. A progress notification unit generates a progress signal indicating a state of progress that data is being decoded or written into the decoded data memory by the decoder and outputs the signal to a format conversion unit per picture. The format conversion unit reads out the decoded data from the decoded data memory and format-converts the data, and writes the format-converted data into a format-converted data memory. In reading out data from the decoded data memory, the format conversion unit acquires information indicating an address of decoded data readable from the decoded data memory from the progress signal.
US09786023B2	Methods and systems for pharmacy location Methods and systems for pharmacy location are described. In one embodiment, a plurality of pharmacy network associations of a member is determined. The pharmacy network associations are associated with a drug benefit plan of the member. A pharmacy within a pharmacy network association of the plurality of pharmacy network associations is capable of fulfilling a prescription for a prescription drug. A location associated with the member is accessed. A display is generated based on the determination of the pharmacy network associations and the location of the member. The display includes a first indicator and a second indicator. A first network pharmacy of a first pharmacy network association is associated with the first indicator on the display. A second network pharmacy of a second pharmacy network association is associated with the second indicator on the display. Additional methods and systems are disclosed.
US09786008B2	System and method for changing the view of a trading screen A trading screen displays market information, such as working orders, buy and sell orders, and other items of interest, in association with values on a value axis. Each item of interest is therefore displayed in relation to the value axis to provide a trader with an intuitive display of the market. In one embodiment, a user can select a location associated with a particular value on the trading screen and upon an selection, for example, by a click of the mouse button, the value axis is repositioned so that the selected value is moved to a predefined location. During which, market information is moved to new locations that are associated with their respective values on the value axis.
US09786006B2	System and method for clearing transactions A trading platform for trading financial instruments that provides the ability to manage customer credit limits, assess credit risks, and provide clearing certainty of trades. In an exemplary embodiment, the trading platform includes computer software modules and provides graphical user interfaces to handle the process of assessing credit risk, obtaining clearing certainty from a clearing member prior to trade execution, and providing notices of the existence or absence of clearing certainty with regard to particular trade requests.
US09786003B2	Prepaid load with account linking Embodiments of the present invention relate to linking a prepaid account with a payment account used to fund the prepaid account. In some embodiments, during payment for a prepaid device, an authorization request message may include a prepaid account identifier associated with the prepaid account. In some embodiments, an activation request message may include a payment account identifier associated with the payment account. A server at the payment processing network may store an association between the prepaid account identifier and the payment account identifier in an account link database. In some embodiments of the invention, if the payment account is canceled, the payment processing network may use the account link database to cancel any associated prepaid accounts, and may transfer funds associated with corresponding prepaid accounts to an issuer associated with the payment account.
US09786002B2	System and method for presenting a sales demonstration using a pool/spa controller user interface A system and method for presenting a sales demonstration using a user interface of a pool/spa controller is provided. A first device includes a system controller user interface and sends data to a second device. The second device processes the data to present a media presentation which exhibits systems, associated features, and their ability to be controlled via a controller. A user can control pool and/or spa equipment using the first device, and the user's input can guide a presentation on the second device, which demonstrates corresponding features of such equipment. As such, the natural connections among a user, a controller, and an associated feature are demonstrated in a sales-effective manner. Additionally, the first device can present a user with a simulation of a control system interface to allow for effective sales of products.
US09786000B2	Method, computer program product, and system for providing a sensor-based environment Method, computer program product, and system of visual identification of an item selected by a person during a transaction within an environment having a plurality of items. The method includes acquiring, using a visual sensor disposed within the environment, image information that includes at least a portion of the selected item, and analyzing the image information to determine a set of possible items for classifying the selected item. The method further includes selecting, based on personal profile information associated with the person, one of the set of possible items to thereby identify the selected item.
US09785999B2	Providing access to a networked application without authentication A method and apparatus are herein disclosed for allowing suppliers to generate an invoice from a purchase order without requiring them to log in or pre-register with a networked application. Implementation is provided by having a first user provide a first document to a networked application. An electronic notification is dispatched to a receiver for the first document with a unique link to a data entry page within the networked application. The data entry page is sandboxed with limited functionality within the networked application, but accepts data from the receiver to be sent directly into the first user's system.
US09785996B2	System and method for substituting a media article with alternative media A method of substituting digital alternative media for a requested media selection to a customer is provided. The method includes receiving a request related to the requested media selection through a user interface from the customer, identifying an associated content provider, and determining the alternative media selection at the associated content provider that corresponds to the requested media selection. The method also includes receiving a unique customer identifier and identifying the associated content provider based on the unique customer identifier. The method further includes mapping the media article to the alternative media selection based on metadata. The requested media selection may be available or may be unavailable due to being out-of-stock or reserved to another customer in an article dispensing machine embodiment. The associated content provider may be linked to the customer based on a subscription. The digital alternative media selection may be accessed by an audio/visual display interface.
US09785995B2	Method and apparatus for interactive evolutionary algorithms with respondent directed breeding A method comprises displaying visual representations of a plurality of product alternatives each including at least one attribute variant to a respondent, receiving from the respondent an indication of a preferred one of the plurality of product alternatives, transmitting a request to the respondent to identify at least one attribute variant of a non-preferred product alternative that is preferred by the respondent to the corresponding attribute variant of the preferred one of the plurality of product alternatives and receiving a response from the respondent identifying at least one attribute variant of a non-preferred product alternative that is preferred by the respondent to the corresponding attribute variant of the preferred one of the plurality of product alternatives.
US09785984B2	Method and system of facilitating a purchase between a buyer and a seller Systems and methods for facilitating a purchase over a network. A computer of a banking institution stores personal information from a buyer. The computer uses the personal information to assign and store an account identifier and alias information for the buyer. The computer uses the buyer's alias information and a seller's existing payment process to complete a purchases such that the true identity of the buyer is not revealed to the seller.
US09785983B2	System and method for detecting billing errors using predictive modeling A system and method for detecting billing errors using predictive models is provided. The system includes a computer system and a billing error detection engine capable of detecting billing errors using predictive modeling techniques. The system receives and pre-processes billing information. The system then applies one or more predictive models to the information to identify billing errors. The results could be optionally sent to, and reviewed by, third party auditors, whereby their feedback could be incorporated into the results. A final report is generated by the system which indicates billing errors that require correction, thereby allowing an entity to correct such errors and prevent revenue leakage.
US09785979B2	Customized landing pages Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for personalizing landing pages. In one aspect, a method includes generating, by one or more servers belonging to a first domain and for a request, a personalized landing page that includes the personalized landing page data, wherein the landing page belongs to the first domain, and the landing page includes at least one link to a resource of the first party that belongs to the second domain; and providing, by the one or more servers, the personalized landing page to the user device, wherein the personalized landing page, when processed by the user device, generates a personalized landing page environment that belongs to the first domain.
US09785976B2	Simplified creation of advertisements for objects maintained by a social networking system A social networking system generates an advertisement, a recommended budget, and recommended targeting criteria for an object maintained by the social networking system for presentation to social networking system users. Information associated with the object by the social networking system is used to generate elements of the advertisement, the recommended budget, and the recommended targeting criteria. Different budgets, each associated with a predicted return on investment, may be determined, allowing an advertiser to select a budget based on the return the advertiser receives from presentation of the advertisement. Additionally, an advertiser may modify the recommended targeting criteria, recommended budget, or elements of the generated advertisement to customize presentation or distribution of the advertisement.
US09785975B2	Dynamic bidding and expected value A system for receiving data associated with a mobile content is configured to calculate an expected value of the mobile content based at least in part on the data received, and determine a bid amount for a sponsorship of the mobile content based at least in part on the expected value.
US09785974B1	Identifying mobile application installations An ad server provides an advertiser with computer code to include in advertisement (ad) instances. Upon interaction with one of the ad instances, the computer code determines if a mobile software application associated with an advertiser is installed on a mobile device. The ad server may also provide mobile application developers with a software development kit (SDK) for use in creating mobile applications capable of determining if a mobile software application associated with the advertiser is installed on a mobile device, retrieving usage information associated with the user's use of the mobile device, receiving ad instances for display to a user through the mobile software application, and communicating this information to the ad server. Based on the installation status and the usage information the ad server selects ad instances to serve to the user of the mobile device.
US09785973B2	Delivering targeted advertising to mobile devices A method for loading a layout with advertising item data is provided. Layout header data is parsed. A layout item object is then built. Global layout variables are replaced with values. Local layout variables are replaced with data from content objects. Displayed data is then created.
US09785972B2	Content delivery using social affine targeting A content delivery system using social affine targeting may include a device that determines, based on presence information received from mobile devices, users in a vicinity of an electronic billboard. The device may further determine, based on user behavior information relating to the users, affinities of the users; and determine commonality of the affinities of the users. Still further, the device may select, based on the determined commonality of the affinities, one or more advertisements to present by the electronic billboard; and transmit the selected one or more advertisements to the electronic billboard.
US09785971B2	Prioritising advertisements for a location A mechanism is provided for prioritizing advertisements for a location. The mechanism identifies one or more person at the location and identifies a set of advertisements associated with a set of products for the location. The mechanism determines a score for the one or more persons indicating their likelihood to promote or detract from each of the set of products. The mechanism prioritizes the advertisements in the set according to the aggregate scores of the one or more persons for the products of the advertisements. The mechanism identifies a target person at the location to which the advertisement is to be directed and wherein determining a score of the one or more persons excludes or weights the target person.
US09785969B1	Conditional promotion in multi-stream content delivery Techniques are described for promoting content items in a page to load in a different order than the order in which they were initially designated to load in the page. A page may include critical content items designated to load earlier than non-critical content items. In instances where there is a delay due to latency in generating or retrieving the critical content items, one or more non-critical content items may be promoted to load earlier than initially designated. By promoting non-critical content items to load during the period in which the loading of the page may otherwise be stalled, overall page load times may be reduced. Content transport may employ a multi-stream networking protocol that multiplexes a plurality of streams, and promotion may include writing to a particular stream during the delay in availability of the critical content items.
US09785966B2	Dynamic reconfiguration of web pages based on user behavioral portrait A method is provided for determining a website user behavioral portrait based on navigation on the website and dynamically reconfiguring web pages based on those portraits. In accordance with the method, data relating to the progress of a user through a website is recorded, and an ongoing behavioral portrait of the user is built based on the data. The portrait is then used to dynamically reconfigure web content.
US09785961B2	System and method for targeted marketing and consumer resource management Systems and methods are provided for providing targeted marketing to goods and services provides and consumer resource management services to consumers. An example system and method for targeted marketing comprises collecting transaction data from point-of-sale (POS) terminals and using a consumer identifier in the transaction data to access stored information about the consumer. This information may be used to target offers and advertisement to the consumer. In an example system for consumer resource management, a consumer may configure a consumer account on the enterprise infrastructure via a web-site. The consumer may use the consumer account to purchase and configure gift cards that may be used for purchasing goods and services. A universal transaction identifier may be associated with the consumer account and used to purchase goods and services from more than one selected goods and services providers.
US09785960B2	Method and system for incentivizing real-world interactions for online users Introduced herein is a method and system that enhances the number of real world meetings between online friends of social networking sites (SNS). The method and system is configured to work in perfect alignment with one or more SNS. The method and system provides an incentive for users who are connected on the SNS to meet in the real world. The incentive is provided through a dynamic meeting platform system that allows third party sponsors to work with SNS to reward users for real-world meetings. By increasing the frequency of meeting between the users, the method and system creates greater alignment between the online social life and conduct and the real-world social life and conduct, increasing the quality of life for the users. Further, such greater alignment helps expand the growth of SNS.
US09785957B2	Collecting and presenting information Concepts and technologies are described herein for collecting and displaying information. A client device executes one or more application programs for providing operations with respect to entity-related data that relates to one or more entities. The application programs analyze the entity-related data to identify one or more entities associated with the entity-related data and transmit entity information relating to the entities to a server or database. Information relating to the entity is retrieved from the server or database and is presented to a user of the client device.
US09785955B2	Optimization of yield for advertising inventory Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for optimization of yield for advertising inventory. A method includes, in a network of interconnected computers, sending a request for a file from a browser residing on a user system to a publisher server, receiving the requested file from the publisher server, the requested file including instructions for the browser to request a site file from a rules server, receiving the site file in the browser, the site file including rules for deciding whether an advertising impression is desired, rules for valuing the advertising impression, and browser executable code that applies and evaluates the rules, executing the browser executable code to evaluate the rules from the site file which determine if one or more signals should be attached to an advertisement request, and selecting an advertisement from a network ad server based on a signal received with the advertisement request from the browser.
US09785952B2	Classification and management of keywords across multiple campaigns A system for classifying and managing keywords across multiple campaigns comprises a classification manager, a bid management system, a web analytics tool and a search engine. The classification manager interfaces with the bid management system and the web analytics tool to provide user interfaces for reviewing data about specific keywords across multiple campaigns. The classification manager includes a classification keyword repository, a classification creation module, a classification measurement module and a classification user interface module for generating the user interface. This is particularly advantageous because statistics corresponding to keywords can be classified across multiple campaigns to provide greater flexibility in the analysis of web data. The present invention also includes a novel method for the classification of keywords across multiple campaigns.
US09785947B2	In-store card activation A user having an account with a payment provider receives an unregistered payment card that is associated with the payment provider, and that includes a magnetic strip encoded with a number unique to the card and a machine readable code such as a QR/barcode embossed thereon. The user may then open an application on the user's mobile device to capture the number associated with the card by, for example, scanning the QR/barcode, capturing an image of the number, speaking the number into the device, or manually entering the number into the user's device. The user may also authenticate with the payment provider by entering login credentials. The user may then confirm a request to link the number of the card with the user's payment provider account, which activates and links the card to the user account so that the user can immediately use the card for purchases.
US09785945B2	System and method for preventing multiple refunds and chargebacks A system and a method for determining whether a refund has been issued by at least one of multiple parties having potential responsibility for issuing a refund. Issuance of multiple refunds to a claimant or claimants, or chargebacks to acquirers when a refund has been issued is prevented. The system includes an electronic storage device that has a database of data concerning transactions, including data as to whether a refund has been issued, an access path that allows access to and supplementing of data concerning a transaction, and a processor for assembling the data concerning the transaction so that access is provided to the multiple parties granted selected access to the data.
US09785943B2	Methods for risk management in payment device system A method includes setting a risk management limit to be applied to authorized purchase transactions for a payment card account. The method further includes detecting that purchase transactions for the payment card account have approached the risk management limit and sending a message to the account holder to notify the account holder that the risk management limit is imminent. In addition, the method includes detecting that the account holder has requested re-setting of the risk management limit and then re-setting the risk management limit.
US09785942B2	Methods for performing internet processes using global positioning and other means Methods for purchasing of goods or services over the internet. A customer has a customer account set up at a bank with associated account information. The account information includes verification information for verification parameters, such as authorized computer identification, authorized delivery addresses, authorized global positioning satellite or other secure location information, authorized user identification, authorized telephone caller identification, and/or other account information. An order is placed by a user via an ordering computer which provides order information. Such order information includes verification variables used by the bank. Verification and/or authentication using one or more variables of the customer account information is used by the bank to validate the order before assuring payment to the merchant.
US09785941B2	Tokenization in mobile environments Data can be protected in mobile and payment environments through various tokenization operations. A mobile device can tokenize communication data based on device information and session information associated with the mobile device. A payment terminal can tokenize payment information received at the payment terminal during a transaction based on transaction information associated with the transaction. Payment data tokenized first a first set of token tables and according to a first set of tokenization parameters by a first payment entity can be detokenized or re-tokenized with a second set of token tables and according to a second set of tokenization parameters. Payment information can be tokenized and sent to a mobile device as a token card based on one or more selected use rules, and a user can request a transaction based on the token card. The transaction can be authorized if the transaction satisfies the selected use rules.
US09785935B2	Split mobile payment system Systems and methods for providing enhanced transaction security via use of a split mobile payment system which allows a Consumer to pay for a purchase using his mobile device without exposing Payment Account information to the merchant. The split mobile payment system may include a mobile payment application (MPA), running on a Consumer's mobile device, which can communicate with a Payment Platform and merchant's in-store Point of Sale Payment Application (PPA). A barcode can be used as one means for identifying a Consumer's Payment Account to the Payment Platform via the PPA. In the event of a PIN being required, the PIN may be entered by the Consumer via the mobile device rather than the merchant's PPA.
US09785933B2	System and method for installment payment transactions Techniques are provided for a method of installment payment transactions associated with a credit card account. An installment service having one or more servers receives a credit card transaction. An installment payment amount for the transaction is calculated. Based on the calculated payment amount, an installment payment offer is presented to a confirmation device.
US09785931B2	Methods and systems for bulk activation of multiple, disparate stored value accounts According to one embodiment of the invention, a method of activating a plurality of disparate stored value accounts utilizes a set of multiple presentation instruments redeemable at different merchants. Each presentation instrument includes a unique presentation instrument identifier used to associate value with the presentation instrument. Also, the set includes a set identifier, which may be included on a package that secures the presentation instruments together. In one embodiment, the set identifier is received over an electronic network, a list of the presentation instruments in the set is accessed from a computer database, and each of the presentation instruments is activated.
US09785927B2	Telephonic payment processing method for online services According to an embodiment, access to an online resource is enabled by associating a telephony number with a network resource that is made available at a network location, where network resource is protected so as to be inaccessible without access being provided for users individually. A particular user may be detected in initiating a telephony session using the number. Access to the network resource may be activated or authorized for the particular user in response to detecting the user initiating the telephony session.
US09785926B2	Systems and methods for balance transfers associated with gaming environments Systems and methods are disclosed for selectively increasing and decreasing the balances of gaming accounts and stored value accounts. Each of the gaming account and the stored value account are associated with a player. Instructions for balance transfers can be provided by the player to a remote computing device.
US09785917B2	System and method for obtaining a portion of an archived email message A first email message associated with a mobile communication device of a user is conveyed to a destination. The first email message comprises a forwarded portion of a second email message that has been previously archived by an email server associated with the user. The step of conveying comprises the step of obtaining the forwarded portion of the second email message without intervention of the user.
US09785916B2	Integrating rich media into a web-based calendar Techniques are provided for integrating rich media into a scalable, multi-user, web-based calendar system having multiple interconnected web-based interfaces. Rich media refers to digital media that exhibit either, or a combination, of dynamic or interactive properties, including video content, audio content, graphical content, hyperlinks, or browser-based applications to such content, that are associated with a particular calendar event. Rich media events are created and stored in a central repository, and are accessible for adding to users' own calendar events. Rich media calendar events include display templates that define display characteristics for the rich media calendar event. Display templates also provide rich media applications for rendering and displaying the rich media content in the event. Delivery schedules are employed to automatically control the display of rich media calendar events.
US09785915B2	Methods for managing a project Methods for managing a project are disclosed. The methods comprise accepting at least two project templates from a database, wherein the project database contains personal project templates and work project templates categorized by type of project. A start date and/or an end date for each project template may be accepted. Information related to each project template may be automatically generated. The information related to all project templates may be aggregated and a user may access the information related to all project templates from one user interface.
US09785913B2	System and method for providing real-time tracking of items in a distribution network Systems and methods of processing items. Items in a distribution network or process may be scanned at every handling point in the distribution network, and each scan is recorded in a central repository. The scan information can be used to generate real-time access to data, analytical tools, predictive tools, and tracking reports.
US09785912B2	Automated retail machine An automated retail machine controlled by a server which operates by receiving an order for at least one item from a processor, and generating a unique identifier corresponding to the order. The unique identifier serves to both identify and retrieve the order, and also process payment method. The server then transmits the unique identifier back to the processor, which is then sent back to the server from a terminal once the unique identifier is processed and activated therein. The order is then sent to the terminal for vending, in which case, the at least one item is automatically vended. The unique identifier is then cancelled.
US09785909B2	Preventing propagation of malicious content in a virtual universe An invention for preventing propagation of malicious content within a virtual universe is provided. In one embodiment, a malicious content propagation prevention tool provides this capability. The malicious content propagation prevention tool includes a scanning component configured to scan a plurality of inventory items within a virtual universe. An identification component is configured to identify a set of malicious inventory from the plurality of inventory items. The malicious content propagation prevention tool further comprises an assurance component configured to prevent propagation of malicious content within the virtual universe by performing at least one of the following: isolating the set of malicious inventory items, and modifying a malicious behavior caused by the set of malicious inventory items.
US09785904B2	Methods and systems for demonstrating and applying productivity gains The difference between estimated costs predicted for performing a first workscope and actual costs for performing the first workscope is determined. The model used to generate the estimated costs is adjusted to compensate for the difference, resulting in an improved model. Before beginning a second scope of work that is comparable to the first workscope, the improved model is used to predict estimated costs and a price for the second workscope. The estimated costs for the second workscope include predicted productivity gains. The price for the second workscope can be reduced relative to the price for the first workscope as a result of the improved model and the predicted productivity gains.
US09785900B2	System and method of solving supply chain campaign planning problems involving major and minor setups A system including a computer solves supply chain campaign planning problems involving major and minor setups. The computer is configured to execute a major campaign for two or more of a plurality of major product families and fix an optimal major product family to a major time period on a planning horizon, based at least on aggregated major productivity fractions and calculated second moments of a plurality of two or more major product families. The computer is further configured to execute a minor campaign for two or more minor product families associated with the optimal major product family, obtain a minor productivity fraction of a campaignable resource for the minor product family over at least a portion of a major time period and fix an optimal minor product family from the two or more minor product families to a minor time period based at least on the minor productivity fraction.
US09785899B2	Configurable resource policies A computer-implemented process for managing configurable resource policies executes a resource expression associated with a received user selection to extract information from an executing simulation. Responsive to a determination that there are no more user selections to process, a set of rules is selected using the user selections and resource expression to populate a resource template using extracted information and selected rules. A resource policy is generated using the populated template. The generated resource policy is applied to the executing simulation, wherein behavior of the executing simulation is modified.
US09785893B2	Probabilistic search and retrieval of work order equipment parts list data based on identified failure tracking attributes This disclosure describes, generally, methods and systems for creating dynamic subsets of larger equipment parts lists (EPLs). For example, a method may include receiving a search request that includes an associated failure code and a target asset. The method might further include providing an EPL for the asset type, and retrieving sub-lists of the EPL based on previous search requests which are associated with the failure code for the asset type. The method may further predict which one of the plurality of sub-lists has the highest probability of being associated with the failure code for the asset type and might present the predicted sub-list of the EPL to a user.
US09785892B2	Automating displays based on admissions, discharges, and transfers Systems, methods, computer-readable media, and graphical user interfaces for automating displays based on admissions, transfers, and discharges are provided. In embodiments, admission notifications that patients have been admitted to rooms in a healthcare facility are received. Information is accessed for the patients admitted to the rooms. The information for the patients is automatically displayed, without user intervention, to clinicians in the corresponding rooms.
US09785891B2	Multi-task conditional random field models for sequence labeling Embodiments of a computer-implemented method for automatically analyzing a conversational sequence between multiple users are disclosed. The method includes receiving signals corresponding to a training dataset including multiple conversational sequences; extracting a feature from the training dataset based on predefined feature categories; formulating multiple tasks for being learned from the training dataset based on the extracted feature, each task related to a predefined label; and providing a model for each formulated task, the model including a set of parameters common to the tasks. The set includes an explicit parameter, which is explicitly shared with each of the formulated tasks. The method further includes optimizing a value of the explicit parameter to create an optimized model; creating a trained model for the formulated tasks using the optimized value of the explicit parameter; and assigning predefined labels for the formulated tasks to a live dataset based on the corresponding trained model.
US09785888B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program for prediction model generated based on evaluation information Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus including an evaluation information extraction section configured to extract evaluation information including an object targeted to be evaluated and an evaluation of the object targeted to be evaluated from a linguistic expression given as information expressed linguistically by a user of interest; an identification section configured to identify whether the evaluation information is of a first type regarding content or of a second type regarding another user; and an evaluation prediction section configured to predict the evaluation by the user of interest regarding the content, based on the evaluation information of the first type given by the user of interest and on the evaluation information given by the other user in the evaluation information of the second type given by the user of interest.
US09785885B1	Arbitration schema based on a global clock A system, method and computer program product for achieving a collective task. The system comprises a plurality of elements representative of a first hierarchy level, each element comprises a plurality of sub-elements. The system comprises also an arbitration module for selecting one of the sub-elements of each element at a point in time based on a global clock, wherein each sub-element relates to one list element of an ordered circular list, and a combination module adapted for a combination of sub-actions performed by a portion of the sub-elements of one of the elements over a predefined period of time, wherein each sub-element performs one of the sub-actions.
US09785884B2	System and method for enhancing user accessibility in a virtual universe A system and method to enhance user accessibility in a virtual universe and, in particular, to enhance user accessibility by providing information and/or actions to users participating in the virtual universe. The system comprises an assignment engine configured to assign an accessibility unit to an item within a virtual universe and a detection engine configured to detect a triggering event, which triggers the accessibility unit. The system also comprises an accessibility action engine configured to provide at least one of information and an action to a user when the accessibility unit is triggered.
US09785883B2	Avatars for use with personalized generalized content recommendations Users receive content recommendations from a personalized, generalized recommendation service that aggregates and selects content of high personal relevance to each individual user from a large pool of both personal and public content. The received content is filtered and the content determined to be relevant is cached. When a user request for content is received, the cached content is rescored and the content determined to be most relevant based on satisfaction of a relevance threshold is selected and forwarded to the user. Feedback methodologies are also implemented so that a user's actions are taken into consideration in real time and can affect subsequent recommendations to the user.
US09785881B2	System and method for producing an electronic device A method and system for producing electronic label are disclosed. The electronic label includes a first substrate and a second substrate. Layout information associated with the electronic label is developed. The layout information is automatically processed to develop print commands, circuit layout information, and component placement information therefrom. Information is printed on the first substrate in accordance with the print information and a conductive trace is deposited on the second substrate in accordance with circuit layout information. Components are placed on the deposited conductive trace in accordance with the component placement information.
US09785880B2	Radio frequency identification activation Radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled devices are presented. In some examples, a RFID tag may be arranged on the device and the device may further include a RFID tag mode modifier which is configured to transfer the mode or state of the RFID tag from a first mode, such as an inactive mode, to a second mode, such as an active or enabled mode, or vice versa. For instance, the RFID tag mode modifier may transfer the RFID tag from an inactive mode or state to an active mode or state in which the RFID tag may be enabled for use, or vice versa. The RFID tag mode modifier may be an activation button, a contact region, or a physical device configured to prevent transmission of RFID signals. One or more methods of generating or using the devices described herein are also provided.
US09785879B1	Arrangement for, and method of, reading RFID product tags with improved performance by reading RFID tags of interest in a venue Multiple sensing network units are deployed overhead in a venue, in which RFID tags of interest and RFID product tags are also deployed. Each unit supports an RFID locationing system for reading the product tags in a reading mode of operation with a set of reading parameters, for reading the RFID tags of interest in the venue, for changing at least one of the reading parameters in response to reading an RFID tag of interest that is proximal to a zone of interest, and for reading with emphasis the product tags that are in the zone of interest with the changed reading parameter.
US09785876B2	Data transmission using optical codes Data can be encoded in an optical code by a method and a system using combinations of visually distinguishable features. In some cases, the data is represented using a ratio of two or more features.
US09785874B2	Information processing apparatus and power-supply control method for information processing apparatus that interrupt power supply to a printing unit based on elapsing of a first time period and that interrupt power supply to a control unit based on elapsing of a second time period An information processing apparatus includes a first unit and a second unit supplied with power that can be interrupted individually, a power supply switch configured to be operated by a user, to turn off a power supply of the information processing apparatus, a controller configured to perform shutdown processing of the information processing apparatus thereby interrupting supply of power to the first unit and the second unit, upon turning off of the power supply switch, a first timer unit configured to interrupt the supply of the power to the first unit, after a lapse of a first predetermined time after turning off the power supply switch, and a second timer unit configured to interrupt the supply of power to the second unit, after a lapse of a second predetermined time after turning off the power supply switch. The second predetermined time is longer than the first predetermined time.
US09785873B2	Halftone calibration mechanism A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes a halftone calibration module to receive one or more un-calibrated halftones, transform un-calibrated threshold values in the one or more un-calibrated halftones via an inverse transfer function to generate calibrated halftone threshold values and generate one or more calibrated halftones based on the calibrated halftone threshold values.
US09785868B2	Reverse vending machine and method of detecting dirt in a reverse vending machine A reverse vending machine, including: a chamber adapted to receive an object returned to the reverse vending machine; a plurality of cameras arranged around the perimeter of the chamber for viewing said object; a transparent or translucent plate arranged such that the cameras in use view the object obliquely through the transparent or translucent plate; and means adapted to couple light into the plate such that the light undergoes total internal reflection in the plate. Also, a method of detecting dirt in a reverse vending machine.
US09785861B2	Method for optimizing size and position of a search window of a tracking system A method for optimizing the position and size of a search window in a tracking system is disclosed. According to some embodiments of the present invention, the method may comprise: calculating a velocity of a tracked object based on comparison of at least two previously captured consecutive frames; calculating an expected position of the tracked object in a subsequent frame based on calculated velocity of the tracked object; determine possible positions of the tracked object in the subsequent frame, based on the last known position of the tracked object, status of the tracked object, the expected position and the acceleration of the tracked object; and optimizing the size and position of the search window within the subsequent frame so that the search window covers the expected position and at least one of the possible positions of said tracked object.
US09785857B2	Hybrid multi-camera based positioning A positioning server is connected to a collection of access points, base stations, NFC stations, and image or video cameras and the collected data is used for positioning objects. A plurality of electronic devices are paired with an object by tracking the position of the object based on imaging and the position of electronic devices based on RF signals in vicinity of the object. Once a device is paired with an object, the propagation channel profile measured through the electronic device is used to develop and tune a database of channel profiles versus location. This database is used based on signature/profile matching and correlation for positioning devices and objects that do not have pairing or have poor image-based positioning accuracy or reliability. When a device is detected that cannot be paired with any object, or a device that is unpaired from a previously associated object, a theft or loss alert is generated.
US09785856B2	Repairing holes in images A method for image processing that includes: obtaining a mask of a connected component (CC) from an image; generating a stroke width transform (SWT) image based on the mask; calculating multiple stroke width parameters for the mask based on the SWT image; identifying a hole in the CC of the mask; calculating a stroke width estimate for the hole based on the stroke width values of pixels in the SWT image surrounding the hole; generating a comparison of the stroke width estimate for the hole with a limit based on the multiple stroke width parameters for the mask; and generating a revised mask by filling the hole in response to the comparison.
US09785855B2	Coarse-to-fine cascade adaptations for license plate recognition with convolutional neural networks Methods and systems for license plate recognition utilizing a trained neural network. In an example embodiment, a neural network can be subject to operations involving iteratively training and adapting the neural network for a particular task such as, for example, text recognition in the context of a license plate recognition application. The neural network can be trained to perform generic text recognition utilizing a plurality of training samples. The neural network can be applied to a cropped image of a license plate in order to recognize text and produce a license plate transcription with respect to the license plate. An example of such a neural network is a CNN (Convolutional Neural. Network).
US09785852B2	Method, TV set and system for recognizing TV station logo The present disclosure discloses a method, a TV set and a system for recognizing a TV station logo. The method includes: obtaining a TV screen image; for each of a plurality of pre-stored standard TV station logos, selecting a matching area of the standard TV station logo from the TV screen image according to position information of the standard TV station logo, the position information indicating a position of the standard TV station logo in a TV screen; and recognizing a TV station logo in the TV screen image by matching the standard TV station logos with their respective matching areas. The present disclosure reduces the size of the matching area for logo recognition, solves the low speed problem of conventional logo recognition methods due to the selected matching area being large, and brings the effects of reducing the matching area and improving the speed for logo recognition.
US09785849B2	Page layout determination of an image undergoing optical character recognition A method and system is provided for identifying a page layout of an image that includes textual regions. The textual regions are to undergo optical character recognition (OCR). The system includes an input component that receives an input image that includes words around which bounding boxes have been formed and a text identifying component that groups the words into a plurality of text regions. A reading line component groups words within each of the text regions into reading lines. A text region sorting component that sorts the text regions in accordance with their reading order.
US09785846B2	Method for quantifying classification confidence of obstructions A method for quantifying classification confidence of obstructions applied to a perception mergence system of a vehicular computer in a vehicle. The method includes steps of: the vehicular computer receiving obstruction information of at least obstruction, image information corresponding to the obstruction information and vehicle body signals, and using a classifier to classify them; calculating a detection result of each range sensor to calculate a existence confidence; using the existence confidences and precision of the classifier to calculate a classification belief assignment of each range sensor corresponding to each obstruction; performing mergence calculation on the classification belief assignments to respectively quantify an obstruction classification confidence of all the range sensor corresponding to each obstruction; and performing a classification ineffectiveness filtering mechanism to exclude the obstruction whose obstruction classification confidence less than a predetermined value. The present invention quantifies the obstruction classification confidence to improve the classification precision.
US09785845B2	Drive support display device A drive support display device supporting a drive of a self-vehicle based on a detection result by an object detector regarding a nearby area of the self-vehicle. The device receives object information from an external source, the object information identifying a nearby object existing in the nearby area of the self-vehicle, determines whether the nearby object is detected by the object detector, and provides a warning indicator when the determination section determines that the nearby object is an undetected nearby object that is not detected by the object detector. As a result, the undetected nearby object, which is already identified as existing somewhere nearby the self-vehicle but is invisible therefrom, may be emphasized in an image provided by the drive support display device.
US09785843B2	Method and apparatus for tunnel decision The present invention provides a tunnel decision apparatus, including: a camera which outputs an image of a view in front of a vehicle; a road area classifying unit which detects a vanishing point from the image of the view in front of a vehicle to output at least one of a road area and a non-road area; a pattern detecting unit which detects at least one of a lamp pattern from the non-road area and a lane pattern from the road area; and a tunnel decision unit which determines whether the vehicle enters a tunnel in consideration of at least one of the lamp pattern and the lane pattern.
US09785838B2	Systems and methods for detecting free-standing groups of individuals There is provided a system and method for grouping a plurality of individuals, each individual of the plurality of individuals having a corresponding transactional segment, the system comprising a memory storing a group identification application, a processor for executing the group identification application to identify an o-space center of a first group, wherein the o-space center is an intersection of a plurality of transactional segments, obtain a non-parametric lower-body orientation probability distribution for each of the plurality of individuals, based on the o-space center, and determine that a first plurality of individuals from the plurality of individuals belong to the first group based on the non-parametric lower-body orientation probability distribution of each individual of the plurality of individuals, wherein each of the first plurality of individuals has a corresponding one of the plurality of transactional segments that intersect with one another.
US09785836B2	Dataset creation for tracking targets with dynamically changing portions A mobile platform visually detects and/or tracks a target that includes a dynamically changing portion, or otherwise undesirable portion, using a feature dataset for the target that excludes the undesirable portion. The feature dataset is created by providing an image of the target and identifying the undesirable portion of the target. The identification of the undesirable portion may be automatic or by user selection. An image mask is generated for the undesirable portion. The image mask is used to exclude the undesirable portion in the creation of the feature dataset for the target. For example, the image mask may be overlaid on the image and features are extracted only from unmasked areas of the image of the target. Alternatively, features may be extracted from all areas of the image and the image mask used to remove features extracted from the undesirable portion.
US09785835B2	Methods for assisting with object recognition in image sequences and devices thereof A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus that assist with object recognition includes determining when at least one eye of an observer fixates on a location in one or more of a sequence of fixation tracking images. The determined fixation location in the one or more of the sequence of images is correlated to a corresponding one of one or more sequence of field of view images. At least the determined fixation location in each of the correlated sequence of field of view images is classified based on at least one of a classification input or a measurement and comparison of one or more features of the determined fixation location in each of the correlated sequence of field of view images against one or more stored measurement feature values. The determined classification of the fixation location in each of the correlated sequence of field of view images is output.
US09785832B2	Image processing apparatus for scanning image data of a book and matching the scanned image to registered image data on a server, image processing system, and image processing method A document image reading section is configured to read, among documents constituting a book, an image of a document of one page of the book. A document image checking section is configured to check the read image of the read document against registered images of documents stored in a server to determine whether or not the registered image matching the read image exists. When the registered image matching the read image exists, a document image acquisition section acquires the matching registered image. A document image printing section forms an image on a paper sheet using the acquired registered image.
US09785831B2	Personal information collection system, personal information collection method and program There is provided a personal information collection system comprising: an image reading unit configured to read an image of a document including personal information; an image dividing unit configured to divide a part of the image of the document corresponding to the personal information into a plurality of divided images; a correspondence management unit configured to manage correspondence relation between the divided images and an original image that is the part of the image of the document before being divided; a data entry unit configured to accept data input based on a visual observation of the divided images; and a connection unit configured to connect the input data based on the correspondence relation.
US09785829B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium An information processing apparatus includes a setting unit, an extracting unit, and an associating unit. The setting unit sets a position of a first-type person in a region within a predetermined distance from a communication device installed in a structure in a case where the communication device communicates with a mobile terminal carried by the first-type person. The extracting unit extracts a person from an image captured by an image capturing device installed in the structure. The associating unit associates the extracted person with information indicating the first-type person in a case where a relationship between the region and the position of the person satisfies a predetermined condition.
US09785828B2	System and method for partially occluded object detection A method for partially occluded object detection includes obtaining a response map for a detection window of an input image, the response map based on a trained model and including a root layer and a parts layer. The method includes determining visibility flags for each root cell of the root layer and each part of the parts layer. The visibility flag is one of visible or occluded. The method includes determining an occlusion penalty for each root cell with a visibility flag of occluded and for each part with a visibility flag of occluded. The occlusion penalty is based on a location of the root cell or the part with respect to the detection window. The method determines a detection score for the detection window based on the visibility flags and the occlusion penalties and generates an estimated visibility map for object detection based on the detection score.
US09785826B2	Image processor, important person determination method, image layout method as well as program and recording medium An image processor is provided which is configured to detect face images from a plurality of image data, to perform same person determination processing based on the detected face images to classify the face images into image groups each including face images of a single person, thereby identifying persons corresponding to the respective image groups, to determine at least one person as a main person from among the identified persons, and to determine at least one person highly related to the main person as an important person from among persons except the main person.
US09785825B2	Method for estimating disparity search range to which multi-level disparity image division is applied, and stereo image matching device using the same Provided is a method for estimating a disparity search range to which multi-level disparity image partition is applied, and a stereo image matching device using the same in that a disparity histogram of a previous disparity image is analyzed at the time of stereo matching of a continuous image, the disparity image is divided into various sizes of image blocks, and a disparity search range is estimated on the basis of a disparity value having the number of pixels equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value for each image block, thereby decreasing a calculation amount while improving a stereo matching rate of the next frame.
US09785822B2	Biometric recognition apparatus with reflection-shielding electrode A biometric recognition apparatus with reflection-shielding electrode includes a substrate, a sensing electrode layer arranged on one side of the substrate, the sensing electrode layer including a plurality of sensing electrodes and at least one suppressing electrode. The biometric recognition apparatus further includes a plurality of selection switches and conductive wires, at least a part of the selection switches and the conductive wires are electrically connected to the sensing electrodes. The biometric recognition apparatus further includes a reflection-shielding electrode layer with at least one reflection-shielding electrode and arranged on one side of the sensing electrode layer. By incorporating the reflection-shielding electrode and the suppressing electrode, the sensing sensibility and signal to noise ration can be enhanced, thus increasing the sensing distance between sensing electrode and user finger.
US09785821B2	Capacitive sensor architecture for biometric sensing A capacitive sensor a method of making a capacitive sensor are disclosed. The capacitive sensor includes: a plurality of rows of sensor electrodes included in a first layer; a plurality of columns of sensor electrodes included in a second layer, where the plurality of columns of sensor electrodes are arranged orthogonally to the plurality of rows of sensor electrodes to form a two-dimensional sensing array; and, a plurality of conductive elements included in a third layer disposed between the first and second layers, wherein, for each conductive element of the plurality of conductive elements, a first end of the conductive element is electrically connected to a sensor electrode in the plurality of rows of sensor electrodes and a second end of the conductive element is capacitively coupled to a sensor electrode in the plurality of columns of sensor electrodes to form a trans-capacitive sensing pixel of the two-dimensional sensing array.
US09785820B2	System and method for reducing the number of ports associated with a mobile device The technology presented here reduces the number of ports associated with the mobile device by combining a plurality of ports into a single multipurpose port. In one embodiment, the multipurpose port includes multiple sensors that detect various properties associated with a light beam, and a light guide that transmits the light beam between the environment outside and the multiple sensors inside the mobile device. In another embodiment, a multipurpose camera includes one or more pixels, different from the rest of the multipurpose camera pixels, where the one or more pixels receive a unique control signal. The unique control signal, sent by a processor coupled to the multipurpose camera, includes an instruction to perform an action different from the rest of the pixels, e.g., to turn on when the rest of the pixels are off. The active pixels can detect coarse properties of the light while saving mobile device battery life.
US09785819B1	Systems and methods for biometric image alignment Systems and methods for aligning images are disclosed. A method includes receiving an input image of a biometric object; identifying a plurality of sets of candidate transformations, wherein each set of candidate transformations included in the plurality of sets of candidate transformations aligns the input image to a different enrollment image included in a plurality of enrollment images; grouping the plurality of sets of candidate transformations into a combined set of candidate transformations; selecting a subset of candidate transformations from the combined set of candidate transformations; and, identifying a first transformation based on the selected subset of candidate transformations, wherein the first transformation aligns the input image to a first enrollment image included in the plurality of enrollment images.
US09785818B2	Systems and methods for image alignment Systems and methods for image alignment are disclosed. A method includes: determining a first set of patches for a first image and a second set of patches for a second image, wherein each patch in the first and second sets of patches comprises a portion of the first and second image, respectively; determining a set of possible match pairings of a patch from the first set and a patch from the second set; for each match pairing in the set of possible match pairings, computing a transformation operation to align the patch from the first set of patches and the patch from the second set of patches in the match pairing; grouping the match pairings into clusters based on parameters of the transformation operations of the match pairings; and, performing the transformation operation corresponding to at least one cluster to align the first image to the second image.
US09785817B2	Region of interest location and selective image compression Systems and methods of operation for an image processor system to process images to locate two-dimensional regions which are likely to contain machine-readable symbol data or text. Such regions of interest (ROIs) may be preserved at full resolution, while the contents of non-ROIs are averaged into a single pixel value. Transition densities in an image may be converted into a numeric value. Such transition densities may be indicative of the presence of data of interest, such as textual data and/or machine-readable symbol data. The pixels values for the pixels in the ROIs may be sent to a decoder unchanged (i.e., full resolution), which absolves the decoder from having to perform any ROI location computations. Modified or altered images may be compressed to much smaller size files while maintaining lossless ROIs, which allows for transmission of such images to processor-based devices over a data communications channel in real time.
US09785816B1	Barcode decoding method A barcode decoding method includes steps of analyzing a relative relationship between at least two characteristic points of a gray level distribution of a target scanning line of a target barcode to obtain at least one reference characteristic parameter; when determining a current distance between a barcode reader and the target barcode being a relatively long distance, dividing the gray level distribution into at least one bar area and at least one space area; setting a gray level region and locating at least one peak point and/or at least one valley point located within the gray level region from the gray level distribution; when the peak point is located within the bar area, interpolating a space corresponding to the peak point into the bar area; and when the valley point is located within the space area, interpolating a bar corresponding to the valley point into the space area.
US09785815B2	Imaging terminal, imaging sensor to determine document orientation based on bar code orientation and methods for operating the same Embodiments of an image reader and/or methods of operating an image reader can capture an image, identify a bar code or IBI form within the captured image, and, store or display the captured image responsive to the an orientation of the bar code.
US09785812B2	Enclosure for an optical device In accordance with an example embodiment, there is disclosed herein, an apparatus, comprising a bezel, a cover, and a thermally conductive, electrically isolating material. The cover comprises top and side surfaces, a cavity for receiving an optical device, a first opening for the optical device to obtain an image, and a second opening for allowing an electrical conductor to be coupled with the optical device. The thermally conductive, electrically isolating, material, is shaped in accordance with the shape of the optical device. The bezel and the cover protect the optical device from discharge currents. The thermally conductive, electrically isolating, material provides electrical isolation of the optical device from the cover and conducts heat from the optical device to the top and side surfaces of the cover.
US09785801B2	Management of authenticated variables An embodiment includes an apparatus comprising: an out-of-band cryptoprocessor coupled to secure non-volatile storage; and at least one storage medium having firmware instructions stored thereon for causing, during runtime and after an operating system for the apparatus has booted, the cryptoprocessor to (a) store a key within the secure non-volatile storage, (b) sign an object with the key, while the key is within the cryptoprocessor, to produce a signature, and (c) verify the signature. Other embodiments are described herein.
US09785799B2	System and method for role based analysis and access control A system and method for program access control includes, for a typestate, providing typestate properties and assigning a role to the typestate in a program in accordance with the typestate properties. Access to operations is limited for the typestate in the program based on the role assigned to the typestate and an access permission level.
US09785797B2	Decentralized token table generation New tokenization tables are derived at intervals in order to increase the security of tokenized data that is transferred between two endpoints. Generation of the new tokenization tables is based on previous tokenization tables, which advantageously allows the generation process to be performed locally at the two endpoints independently of an external tokenization table provider. New tokenization tables can periodically be distributed to the endpoints as a new starting point for derivation.
US09785779B1	Pre-calculating and updating data loss prevention (DLP) policies prior to distribution of sensitive information A method and apparatus submitting information to be protected before permitting an outbound data transfer with the information is described. A DLP agent, incorporating a DLP submission tool, receives information of an outbound data transfer by the client computing system. The DLP agent can temporarily block the outbound data transfer and send a request to update a DLP policy to protect the information before permitting the outbound data transfer. The DLP agent subsequently receives receiving an indication that the DLP policy is updated to protect the information. After receiving the indication, the DLP agent permits the outbound data transfer.
US09785777B2	Static analysis based on abstract program representations An application analysis platform enables automatic generation of abstract program representations (APRs) that are amenable to static analyzes for finding security vulnerabilities. The APR is generated automatically, preferably from an existing build system or a source repository, and then encapsulated into a binary archival format for consumption by a static analysis tool, which operates on-premises or in the cloud. The abstract program representation is a highly compact version of the actual source code it represents. The archival format obfuscates the source code that is subjected to the analysis, thus protecting it from being reverse-engineered when moved off-premises or otherwise shared with other users, teams and even organizations. Binary archive files generated separately from different source code components may be readily merged and analyzed together to provide more effective static data-flow analysis, even with respect to components that are built on different machines by different teams and at different times.
US09785772B1	Architecture for centralized management of browser add-ons across multiple devices Features are disclosed for facilitating remote management of browser add-ons on multiple user computing devices from a centralized add-on management system. A browser application on the user computing devices may include an integrated application programming interface that can be remotely accessed by the add-on management system. In some embodiments, a management add-on or some other object that is separate from or otherwise not integrated with the browsing application may be used to facilitate the remote management of add-ons. Management of add-ons may include permitting and/or blocking installation and/or execution of particular add-ons on a case-by-case basis. The determination may be based on user permissions, add-on characteristics, observed execution of add-ons, and the like.
US09785768B1	System and method to deter software tampering using interlinked sub-processes A method is disclosed for deterring the reverse engineering of computer software code. The method involves the recognition of an unauthorized access attempt by one of a plurality of linked sub-processes embedded in the computer software code. In response to the unauthorized attempt, each of the sub-processes begins a recursive execution, resulting in computer system resources being increasingly diverted to the linked sub-processes, making it difficult to continue unauthorized attempts to access the computer software code.
US09785767B2	Systems and methods for determining trust levels for computing components Systems and methods for determining trust levels for components of a computing application including a development framework, a trust matrix, a trust level calculation module, a visual design subsystem, and a deployment subsystem, where trust levels are associated with components, combinations of components, graphs, and blueprints, where trust levels relate to categories of use.
US09785759B1	Method, manufacture, and apparatus for configuring multiple content protection systems A method, apparatus, and manufacture for configuring multiple content protection systems is provided. A client media player is employed to determine whether media content is protected. The client media player includes an application, and further includes a media engine that is a distinct program from the application. At least one type of content protection system supported by the media engine is determined. The application is employed to get a key and/or a license for the protected media content in accordance with the determined type of content protection system. The application is employed to instruct the media engine to play the media content. The key and/or the license for the determined type of content protection system is sent from the application to the media engine.
US09785758B1	User content access management and control User content access management and control are described, including determining, based on a user-defined rule, that a triggering event has occurred, wherein the user-defined rule is associated with an account that belongs to the user, and the user-defined rule comprises an action to be performed based on a triggering event; and performing the action based on the triggering event, wherein the action affects access to the account.
US09785757B2	System for identifying content of digital data A processor receives a first list comprising a plurality of events from a portion of digital data of an unknown work and one or more metrics between each pair of adjacent events from the plurality of events. The processor compares the first list to a second list comprising events and metrics between events for a known work to determine a first quantity of hits and a second quantity of misses. The processor determines whether the first list matches the second list based on the first quantity of hits and the second quantity of misses. The processor determines that the unknown work is a copy of the known work responsive to determining that the first list matches the second list.
US09785755B2	Predictive hypothesis exploration using planning In at least one embodiment, a method and a system include receiving a trace into a hypotheses generator from a source a trace, translating the trace and a state transition model into a planning problem using the hypotheses generator, producing a set of plans for the trace using at least one planner, translating each plan into hypothesis using the hypotheses generator and/or the planner, and returning the hypotheses from the hypotheses generator. In a further embodiment, the trace includes at least one of a future observation and a past observation. In at least one embodiment, the system includes at least one planner that develops a set of plans, a hypothesis generator, a database, at least one analytic, and at least one sensor where the hypotheses generator and/or the at least one planner converts each plan into a respective hypothesis.
US09785748B2	Systems and methods for estimating hemodynamic forces acting on plaque and monitoring patient risk Computer-implemented methods are disclosed for estimating values of hemodynamic forces acting on plaque or lesions. One method includes: receiving one or more patient-specific parameters of at least a portion of a patient's vasculature that is prone to plaque progression, rupture, or erosion; constructing a patient-specific geometric model of at least a portion of a patient's vasculature that is prone to plaque progression, rupture, or erosion, using the received one or more patient-specific parameters; estimating, using one or more processors, the values of hemodynamic forces at one or more points on the patient-specific geometric model, using the patient-specific parameters and geometric model by measuring, deriving, or obtaining one or more of a pressure gradient and a radius gradient; and outputting the estimated values of hemodynamic forces to an electronic storage medium. Systems and computer readable media for executing these methods are also disclosed.
US09785746B2	Systems and methods for determining blood flow characteristics using flow ratio Embodiments include a system for determining patient cardiovascular information which includes at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of an anatomical structure of a patient; create a model representing at least a portion of the anatomical structure of the patient based on the patient-specific data; determine a first blood flow rate at at least one point of interest in the model by using relations of individual-specific anatomic data to functional estimates of blood flow characteristics generated from a plurality of individuals; modify the model; determine a second blood flow rate at a point in the modified model corresponding to the at least one point of interest by using the relations of individual-specific anatomic data to functional estimates of blood flow characteristics; and determine a fractional flow reserve value as a ratio of the second blood flow rate to the first blood flow rate.
US09785744B2	System and method for protocol adherence The system and method disclosed herein provides an integrated and automated workflow, sensor, and reasoning system that automatically detects breaches in protocols, appropriately alarms and records these breaches, facilitates staff adoption of protocol adherence, and ultimately enables the study of protocols for care comparative effectiveness. The system provides real-time alerts to medical personnel in the actual processes of care, thereby reducing the number of negative patient events and ultimately improving staff behavior with respect to protocol adherence.
US09785743B2	Method and system for collecting, storing and analyzing clinical and radiologic data The invention relates to an online web-based medical database and collaboration tool that can be used by surgeons, hospitals, medical institutions, manufacturers and others to collect, store, analyze and harvest clinical and radiologic data. The clinical registry system includes a registry database and a registry processor in electrical communication with the registry database and performing operations on the registry database. The registry database stores patient data from a plurality of sites, a plurality of registry groups and an indicator for each of the plurality of sites identifying which of the plurality of registry groups each site is a member. The members of a registry group have access to aggregated data and comparative reports of all the registry group members in real-time. Each site may be a member of one registry group, multiple registry groups, or no registry groups.
US09785740B2	Computer implemented system and method for modifying a layout of standard cells defining a circuit component A computer implemented system and method is provided for modifying a layout of one or more standard cells defining a circuit component, the layout providing a layout pattern for a process technology. The method comprises receiving, after completion of one or more initial place and route operations, an input data file that includes the layout pattern of the layout. The layout includes the one or more standard cells and placement and routing information generated by the one or more initial place and route operations. The method further comprises identifying one or more metal portions associated with one or more rails of the one or more standard cells of the layout. A metal fill operation is then performed using the input data file in order to generate a modified input data file. The metal fill operation includes modifying the one or more metal portions with one or more metal fill patterns to form a reduced resistive path associated with the one or more metal portions.
US09785737B2	Parallel multi-threaded common path pessimism removal in multiple paths A method, system, and computer program product to perform parallel multi-threaded common path pessimism removal in integrated circuit design include constructing, using a processor, a thread-specific graphical representation (TSGR) relating to each data node and clock node pair and performing processes in parallel for each TSGR. The processes include determining initial arrival times at the data node and the clock node, computing initial test slack based on the initial arrival times at the data node and the clock node, identifying fan-out nodes among the additional nodes, each fan-out node being an origin of at least two of the edges in the two or more paths to the clock node, generating one or more tags based the fan-out nodes, determining adjusted arrival times based on the one or more tags, and computing adjusted test slack based on the adjusted arrival times.
US09785734B2	Method and system for adjusting a circuit symbol A method includes obtaining first data representing a first circuit symbol and second data representing a second circuit symbol. The first circuit symbol has a plurality of first pins having a first position vector associated therewith. The second circuit symbol has a plurality of second pins having a second position vector associated therewith, and each of the plurality of second pins corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of first pins. An adjustment transformation mapping position vectors to transform the position vectors is determined. The adjustment transformation minimizes an error measure that is based on one or more deviations. Each deviation is a deviation between a transformed position vector and the first position vector associated with one of the first pins. The transformed position vector is obtained by applying the adjustment transformation to the second position vector associated with the second pin corresponding to the first pin.
US09785733B2	Non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored therein design program, information processing apparatus, and computer-implemented method for designing A fillet at the connection between a round land and a connecting line by calculating a first point of contact (POC) between the connecting line and a first circle and a second POC between the round land and the first circle, the first circle being in contact with the round land and the connecting line; calculating a third POC between the round land and a second circle and a fourth POC between the connecting line and the second circle, the second circle being in contact with the round land and the connecting line at the opposite side of the first circle; and calculating the arc fillet defined as a region surrounded by a first arc between the first and second POCs, a second arc between the third and fourth POCs, a third arc between the fourth and first POCs, and a line segment between the second and third POCs.
US09785729B2	Technique for simulating the dynamics of hair A simulation engine is configured to generate a physical simulation of a chain of particles by implementing a physics-based algorithm. The simulation engine is configured to generate a predicted position for each particle and to then adjust the predicted position of each particle based on a set of constraints associated with the physics-based algorithm. The simulation engine may then generate a predicted velocity for a given particle based on the adjusted, predicted position of that particle and based on the adjusted, predicted position of an adjacent particle.
US09785727B1	Method and system of assembly design Disclosed is a system and method of creating configurators for positioning three dimensional objects or “Parts” of any size and shape relative to various elements of an infinitely expandable “Matrix” along X, Y, and Z axes. The location and size of such Parts can be controlled by designating Anchor Points on each Part, and associating these Anchor Points to Nodes on the Matrix, Axes defined by Nodes on the Matrix, Planes defined by axes of the Matrix, and Cells bounded by Planes of the Matrix. Parts may also be positioned by relating Anchor Points to those of other Parts. Associative positioning can be adjusted through the use of Offset Values which can be either fixed numeric values, or the result of equations which take into account a variety of influencing factors.
US09785724B2	Secondary queue for index process An index server may be configured to collect content associated with an entity, and process the content for indexing at a primary index queue. At least one portion of the content may be marked for exclusion from the primary index queue, and the marked content may be transferred to a secondary index queue to be processed for indexing. A comprehensive index may be stored based on the processing performed at the primary and secondary index queues such that the content associated with the entity is wholly represented by indexed content. If the secondary index queue is disabled, automatically or in response to a request from the entity, the content processed for indexing at the primary index queue may be stored in an index excluding the marked content. In some examples, the comprehensive index and/or the index with excluded marked content may be provided to a compliance server for analysis.
US09785717B1	Intent based search result interaction A method and system for improving an intent based search is provided. The method includes analyzing a search phase entered by a user with respect to a Website level search query for specified subject matter. In response, a subject based intent classification is determined to be associated with a confidence factor of less than 100 percent confidence with respect to the subject based intent classification being correct. The subject based intent classification is compared to search results data and a subset of search results correlating to the subject based intent classification is determined and presented to the user. An interaction of the user with respect to the subset of search results is determined and in response, a value of the confidence factor is derived.
US09785714B2	Method and/or system for searching network content A method (200) for searching the Internet (14n). The method (200) including the steps of: in response to a user search query, identifying at least one search origin (12n) comprising an Internet resource (12n) deemed of relevance; retrieving and reviewing the contents of the search origin (12n) to identify the presence of one or more search avenues (12n) stemming from the search origin (12n), identifiable search avenues comprising: sites (12n) which are ascertained by the search origin contents (12n); submission fields presented by the search origin (12n); and/or, dynamically generated content (12n) retrieved from the search origin, and, perusing identified search avenues (12n) to identify search results to be returned in response to the user search query.
US09785703B1	Systems and methods for online social matchmaking A computer-based system for presenting interpersonal relationship recommendation that utilizes peer based opinions about a potential match to influence the recommendation, and that presents the peer based opinions along with the recommendation.
US09785702B1	Analytical scoring engine for remote device data A system for data aggregation and analytical scoring is described that includes a gateway operable to aggregate data received from multiple remote devices, and a device history data model storing properties for each of the multiple remote devices and storing the data received from each remote device. A scoring engine in the system acts to aggregate and analyze the data stored in the device history data model and to produce a metric based on the data. The system also includes a notification policy to conditionally notify a user based on the metric produced by the scoring engine.
US09785701B2	Systems and methods for keyword spotting using alternating search algorithms Systems and methods for spotting keywords in data packets are provided. In particular, input data is received to be searched for occurrences of a set of patterns, the input data being divided into multiple segments. Then the input data and the patterns are assigned to first and second pattern matching algorithms, the first pattern matching algorithm is configured to search only within each of the segments, and the second pattern matching algorithm is configured to search across boundaries between adjacent segments. Then the input data is searched using the first and second pattern matching algorithms.
US09785696B1	Automatic discovery of new entities using graph reconciliation Systems and methods can identify potential entities from facts generated from web-based sources. For example, a method may include generating a source data graph for a potential entity from a text document in which the potential entity is identified. The source data graph represents the potential entity and facts about the potential entity from the text document. The method may also include clustering a plurality of source data graphs, each for a different text document, by entity name and type, wherein at least one cluster includes the potential entity. The method may also include verifying the potential entity using the cluster by corroborating at least a quantity of determinative facts about the potential entity and storing the potential entity and the facts about the potential entity, wherein each stored fact has at least one associated text document.
US09785694B2	System and method for incremental replication A method of incrementally replicating investigative analysis data is disclosed along with a system for performing the same. The method and system provide the ability to break a data replication job into multiple “replication chunks” which can be exported and imported separately. By doing so, the method and system can efficiently replicate large numbers of data object changes over an unreliable data network.
US09785687B2	System and method for transparent multi key-value weighted attributed connection using uni-tag connection pools A system and method for transparent multi key-value weighted attributed connection using uni-tag connection pools. In accordance with an embodiment, a connection pool enables labeling of connections that software applications can use to access a database. A connection pool associated with a database enables tagging of connection pools at the database and allows applications to selectively obtain connections based on tags. A request is received from an application to query data from the database using a labeled connection or low-cost alternative. If a low-cost connection is found, but requires configuration, the system returns unmatched labels for use by the application in configuring its environment to use the connection. The system can also generate a tag for the connection. Upon subsequent release of the database session, the tag can be made available for subsequent use of the tag, or a tagged connection, by the same or by other applications.
US09785685B2	Enterprise application workcenter A first computer system displays a user interface that includes a first portion and a non-overlapping, second portion. The first portion includes a first pagelet that comprises a plurality of first active links. The first portion also includes a second pagelet that includes a plurality of second active links. One of the first active links is activated, and in response the first computer system displays a first user interface in the second area. The first user interface includes a list of first links, wherein the list of first links is displayed while the first active links and the second active links are displayed in the first and second pagelets, respectively.
US09785681B2	Methods, systems, and media for providing a media search engine Methods, systems, and media for providing a media search engine are provided. In some implementations, a method for searching for content is provided, the method comprising: receiving a media search query for media assets; identifying web search results from a corpus of web resources that are responsive to the media search query, wherein each of the web search results has an associated relevancy score; determining keyword information and contextual information from a subset of the web search results, wherein the subset of the web search results is selected from the web search results based on the associated relevancy score and wherein media entities are determined from at least a portion of the keyword information and the contextual information; assigning a topic score for the each of the media entities based on occurrence in the web search results; selecting at least one media entity from the media entities based on the topic score; identifying media assets from a corpus of media assets based at least in part on the selected media entity; and causing a subset of the media assets to be presented to a user in response to the media search query.
US09785679B2	Determination of a service description most closely matching a specified service name A method and system for determining a service description most closely matching a service name provided by a user. It is determined that the service name provided by the user is not an exact match to a service name in a service registry that comprises service names and associated service descriptions. A ranked service name is generated and includes at least one alternative service name and a respective rank of each alternative service name. The respective rank indicates how closely the alternative service name associated with the respective rank resembles the service name provided by the user. It is ascertained that a service description associated with a service name in the service registry that either matches the highest ranked alternative service name in the service name list or matches the next highest ranked alternative service name in the service name list. The ascertained service description is communicated to the user.
US09785678B1	Determining taxonomy nodes for browsing Disclosed are various embodiments for a node selection application. Utility nodes are selected from a taxonomy according to utility scores with respect to a search query. Relevant nodes are selected from the taxonomy according to relevance scores with respect to the search query. A collection of taxonomy nodes is recommended according to a convergence between the utility nodes and the relevant nodes.
US09785673B2	Finding optimal query plans Systems and methods for optimizing a query, and more particularly, systems and methods for finding optimal plans for graph queries by casting the task of finding the optimal plan as an integer programming (ILP) problem. A method for optimizing a query, comprises building a data structure for a query, the data structure including a plurality of components, wherein each of the plurality of components corresponds to at least one graph pattern, determining a plurality of flows of query variables between the plurality of components, and determining a combination of the plurality of flows between the plurality of components that results in a minimum cost to execute the query.
US09785667B2	Fast creation of a master GFS2 file system For fast creation of a gfs2 file system, a master metadata image of a master file system is used for generating a small file systems identical in structure in the gfs2 file system containing a large sequential file. Metadata is captured of the master file system and stored as the master metadata image. A utility function of the gfs2 file system is used for saving the master metadata image of the master file system as a compressed binary file.
US09785663B2	Verifying a correspondence address for a registrant Systems and methods of the present invention provide for one or more server computers communicatively coupled to a network and configured to: generate a code to verify a correspondence address; store the code in association with a domain name; retrieve a correspondence address within a domain name record for the domain name; generate a correspondence to be sent to the correspondence address including the code and a URL for accessing a user interface for entering the code; determine whether the code has been entered into the user interface; and if so, update the domain name record to include a status reflecting a verification of the correspondence address and a date of the verification.
US09785659B2	Protecting storage data during system migration Provided are techniques for determining whether a character code point value of a first plurality of character code point values corresponds to a second character code point value from a second plurality of character code point values, first value associated with a first encoding version and the second value associated with a second encoding. In response to the first value does not corresponding to any of the second character code point values, a determination is made as to whether the value corresponds to a third character code point value of a third plurality of code point values stored in a character value record table (CVRT). In response the value corresponding to the third value, an entry in the CVRT that associates the character with the third value is made; and the character is stored in conjunction with an application associated with the second encoding using the third value.
US09785656B2	Data processing apparatus for clustering time-series data based on generated reference values and data processing method for same To obtain a clustering result which is less unnatural to the user, a data processing apparatus clusters at least one data arranged in time-series; generates, if new data is added, a reference value for defining a group division criterion in the clustering using at least one existing data that exists forward of the new data in time-series after a forward boundary; and determines based on the reference value whether a group division boundary exists between the new data and existing data positioned immediately before the new data.
US09785655B2	Dynamic maps for exploring and browsing of images A method of mapping a collection of images, or other higher dimensional items including text documents, and three-and-higher dimensional objects, onto a navigable grid for browsing via a user interface comprises obtaining for each of the images a list of nearest neighbor images and similarity scores for each nearest neighbor; placing a first image on a cell within a grid; from a respective list of nearest neighbors of said first image, finding images that maximize a compatibility score with images already placed on the grid and placing resulting images on neighboring cells; and continuing to place further images on the grid until all cells visible to a user are filled with images. As the user pans or zooms the grid, more cells move into the visible area of the screen and are filled with images in the same way.
US09785652B2	Method and system for enhancing search results A computer-implemented method and system is disclosed for providing enhanced context information on a mobile communication device. The method may include correlating visual information to search results from a preference based search query, and transmitting to the mobile communication device, by a content server, a response to the preference based search query with multiple matches. One or more of the multiple matches may be tagged as preferred based on user brand preferences. The response may include location information correlated to the multiple matches. The response may include visual information correlated to the multiple matches.
US09785651B2	Object information derived from object images Search terms are derived automatically from images captured by a camera equipped cell phone, PDA, or other image capturing device submitted to a search engine to obtain information of interest, and at least a portion of the resulting information is transmitted back locally to, or nearby, the device that captured the image.
US09785649B1	Hue-based color naming for an image Systems and methods are provided for associating colors or color names with a color image based on hue. A set of hue values can be extracted from color data, such as a color palette, corresponding to a color image. A representative hue can be derived from the set of hue values. Colors included in the color data that are attributable to the representative hue can be identified and one or more colors can be derived therefrom as representative of a subject depicted by the color image. Color names matching the representative colors can be identified and associated with the color image. In particular, a common color name can be determined therefrom and associated with the subject of the color image.
US09785646B2	Data file handling in a network environment and independent file server According to one embodiment, an independent file server connected to a wide area network (WAN) includes local file storage, a file system comprising information about directory structures, path, and file names of other file systems of other file servers connected to the WAN, and a deduplication module configured to communicate with other deduplication modules of other file servers connected to the WAN, perform data deduplication of data objects stored locally in the local file storage, and create and maintain a deduplication table mapping data chunks of locally stored data objects to identification characteristics and storage location in the local file storage, and construction plans of data files including locations of data chunks within the data files. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are presented according to more embodiments.
US09785642B2	Reducing a backup time of a backup of data files A mechanism is provided for reducing the backup time of data files from a memory. Data files are pre-staged by identifying the data files in the memory to be backed up to a backup storage system, sorting the data files by size thereby forming a set of small data files and a set of large data files, and copying the set of small data files to a cache while leaving the set of large data files in a disk subsystem. The set of small data files are then backed-up from the cache and the set of large data files are backed-up from the disk subsystem to a backup storage system. Thus, the time required to backup the set of small data files from the cache is performed at a faster rate as compared to backing up the set of large data files from the disk subsystem.
US09785641B2	Reducing a backup time of a backup of data files A mechanism is provided for reducing the backup time of data files from a memory. Data files are pre-staged by identifying the data files in the memory to be backed up to a backup storage system, sorting the data files by size thereby forming a set of small data files and a set of large data files, and copying the set of small data files to a cache while leaving the set of large data files in a disk subsystem. The set of small data files are then backed-up from the cache and the set of large data files are backed-up from the disk subsystem to a backup storage system. Thus, the time required to backup the set of small data files from the cache is performed at a faster rate as compared to backing up the set of large data files from the disk subsystem.
US09785638B1	Document display system and method A system comprises a data storage system, data analysis logic, and user interface logic. The data analysis logic is configured to analyze the documents and to identify documents that satisfy search criteria received from a user. The user interface logic is configured to generate a user interface. The user interface logic is also configured to generate a plurality of charts for display to the user. The user can interact with the charts to specify modified search criteria. The user interface logic is configured to receive modified search criteria from the user via one of the charts and update the remaining charts to reflect the modified search criteria.
US09785634B2	Integration and combination of random sampling and document batching Methods and systems of integrated batching and random sampling of documents for enhanced functionality and quality control, such as validation, within a document review process are provided herein. According to various embodiments, a batching request may be received and may include a population size that corresponds to a total amount of documents available for sampling. The batching request may also include an acceptable margin of error. A random sample size may be calculated based on the batching request, and then a subset of documents corresponding to the random sample size may be selected from the total amount of documents available for sampling. The subset of documents may be grouped into one or more batches, and the one or more batches may be assigned to one or more review nodes.
US09785632B1	Beacon-based translation for smart signs Embodiments are directed towards providing a smart sign that dynamically translates content that is displayed on the sign based on a preferred language of mobile devices that are in close proximity to the sign. The smart sign determines when one or more mobile devices are in proximity to the smart sign. The smart sign communicates with each of these mobile devices to determine a preferred language of a respective user of each mobile device. The smart sign translates and displays the content in each of the preferred languages on the sign. In various embodiments, the smart sign can relocate or resize the translated content so that it can fit on a display screen of the smart sign relative to a location of the mobile devices relative to the smart sign.
US09785631B2	Identification and extraction of acronym/definition pairs in documents A method and apparatus that can extract domain-specific acronyms and their definitions from large documents is disclosed. Strings of characters indicative of candidate acronyms within a portion of a document may be identified and extracted. Definitions for each selected string of characters may be extracted from text within the document proximal to that string of characters. Candidate acronym/definition pairs may be created for each selected string of characters based on the string of characters and their definitions. A classification system may be iteratively applied to the candidate acronym/definition pairs to create or update an acronym/definition pair dictionary for the document.
US09785629B2	Automated language detection for domain names Methods and systems for automated language detection for domain names are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method for detecting a language of an Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) comprises receiving, by an I/O interface, a string of characters for the IDN; receiving training data, including a plurality of multi-gram analyses for a set of languages; analyzing, by a processor, the string of characters based on the training data, wherein the analyzing includes extracting a set of multi-grams from the string of characters and comparing the extracted set of multi-grams with the training data; detecting the language of the IDN based on results of the analyzing. In some embodiments, the method further comprises comparing the detected language of the IDN with a user selected language and using the IDN to generate a domain name, if the comparing indicates that the detected language of the IDN is consistent with the user selected language.
US09785624B2	Method and apparatus for viewing electronic commerce-related documents The present invention includes a method of providing users with formatted access to XML and similar documents received from trading partners using a general purpose viewer or browser. Particular aspects of the present invention are described in the claims, specification and drawings.
US09785622B2	Methods and systems to copy web content selections Embodiments disclosed herein relate to copying web content selections. An embodiment includes detecting an intent to copy a selected region of a web content area displayed in a web browser, drawing an image representing the selected region into an image canvas, storing the image in the DOM of the displayed web content area as referenced by a browser image element while the web content area is displayed in the web browser, and changing a browser selection range to point to the DOM storing the image representing the selected region, wherein the image is embedded into at least one content area distinct from the web content area.
US09785621B2	Progressive consolidation of web page resources Described herein are systems, method and devices for modifying web pages to enhance their performance. In certain non-limiting embodiments, improved resource consolidation techniques are described, which are sometimes referred to herein as ‘progressive’ consolidation. Such techniques can be used to consolidate page resources in a way that allows a client browser or other application to process each of the consolidated resources after it arrives, even if all the client has not fully retrieved all of the consolidated resources yet. The teachings hereof can be used, for example, to modify a markup language document (HTML) to consolidate CSS, JavaScript, images, or other resources referenced therein.
US09785618B2	Photo-based email organization A method, system, and/or computer program product manages electronic mail (e-mail). An e-mail Graphical User Interface (GUI) depicting photos of e-mail users is generated, such that the photos in the e-mail GUI depict e-mail users, and wherein the e-mail GUI is displayed to a system user. A visual cue is appended to at least one photo in the e-mail GUI, wherein the visual cue describes how many e-mails between a photo-depicted e-mail user and the system are unread.
US09785616B2	Method and apparatus for determining threshold baselines based upon received measurements A method and apparatus can be configured to receive a data set of values relating to a process. The data set of values correspond to values measured while the process is performed over a duration of time. The method also includes performing first statistical calculations on a first data subset of values. The values of the first data subset is a subset of the entire received data set of values. The values of the first data subset of values correspond to values that are of a first timeframe of the duration of time. The method also includes displaying first calculated results of the first statistical calculations. The method also includes determining whether performing the process has crossed a first threshold baseline. The first threshold baseline is based on the first statistical calculations. The method also includes transmitting a first alert to a user if the process is determined to have crossed the first threshold baseline.
US09785613B2	Acoustic processing unit interface for determining senone scores using a greater clock frequency than that corresponding to received audio Embodiments of the present invention include an apparatus, method, and system for acoustic modeling. In an embodiment, a speech recognition system is provided. The system includes a processing unit configured to divide a received audio signal into consecutive frames having respective frame vectors, an acoustic processing unit (APU), a data bus that couples the processing unit and the APU. The APU includes a local, non-volatile memory that stores a plurality of senones, a memory buffer coupled to the memory, the acoustic processing unit being configured to load at least one Gaussian probability distribution vector stored in the memory into the memory buffer, and a scoring unit configured to simultaneously compare a plurality of dimensions of a Gaussian probability distribution vector loaded into the memory buffer with respective dimensions of a frame vector received from the processing unit and to output a corresponding score to the processing unit. The APU is further configured to divide a clock frequency associated with the received audio signal to a frequency greater than the clock frequency associated with the received audio signal in order to help the score calculation operate faster than the clock frequency of the received audio signal.
US09785610B1	Visual display of vehicle wheel assembly for vehicle wheel service system A vehicle wheel service system configured to present an operator with an interactive visual display of vehicle service system components and a virtual model of the actual wheel assembly undergoing service. The interactive visual display includes representations of various parameters associated with the wheel assembly and vehicle service system and enables virtual manipulation of the positional relationship of components such as imbalance correction weights and the tire relative to the vehicle wheel rim, providing a visual representation of the resulting effects on the parameters of the vehicle wheel assembly, and enables viewing of various real-time operations from a safe location away from moving components, as well as visualization of operations prior to implementation.
US09785608B2	Predictive, multi-layer caching architectures Predictive, multi-layer caching architectures may be used to predict which elements a user is most likely to navigate to within a collection of elements associated with a predefined layout and, in response, to increase the accessibility of these elements to a client device of the user. For instance, the techniques may utilize a predictive, multi-layer caching architecture for storing these predicted elements to decrease the latency to render these images if the user navigates within the collection of elements in the predicted manner. The collection of elements may comprise images (e.g., a 3D model, a map, etc.), video files, audio files, text files, or any other type of file that is consumable on a client device.
US09785607B2	In-situ die-to-die impedance estimation for high-speed serial links A receiver includes an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) module that receives a test signal via a transmission channel and provides a time domain representation of the test signal as received by the receiver, and a processor that determines a time domain representation of an impedance of the transmission channel based on the time domain representation of the test signal.
US09785605B2	Predefined static enumeration for dynamic enumeration buses Predefined static enumeration systems and processes for dynamic enumeration buses are disclosed. In one aspect, the dynamic enumeration bus may be a SOUNDWIRE™ bus. Slave devices are provided predefined device numbers which are provided to a master. The master uses the provided predefined device number to populate an address table. By providing the predefined device numbers, an iterative enumeration process may be reduced or eliminated, saving time and/or power.
US09785599B2	Information processing apparatus and log output method A storage unit stores management information including information indicative of a correspondence relation between a plurality of devices and a plurality of peripheral devices and information indicative of a correspondence relation between identification information assigned to a peripheral device by a device and a position of the peripheral device. Upon receipt, from the device, of a notification that identification information of any peripheral device has been changed, a computation unit updates the management information in accordance with the content of the change. Upon acquisition of identification information of a target peripheral device from any device when the device outputs a log regarding the peripheral device, the computation unit provides the device with information indicative of a position of the peripheral device with reference to the management information.
US09785597B2	Mapping device addresses to physical memory addresses A data processing system includes a main storage, an input/output memory management unit (IOMMU) coupled to the main storage, a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) device coupled to the IOMMU, and a mapper. The system is configured to allocate an amount of physical memory in the main storage and the IOMMU is configured to provide access to the main storage and to map a PCI address from the PCI device to a physical memory address within the main storage. The mapper is configured to perform a mapping between the allocated amount of physical memory of the main storage and a contiguous PCI address space. The IOMMU is further configured to translate PCI addresses of the contiguous PCI address space to the physical memory address within the main storage.
US09785595B2	Multi-channel universal serial bus (USB) to subrate channel systems Multi-channel universal serial bus (USB) to subrate channel systems and methods are disclosed. According to an aspect, a system includes a USB interface configured to communicatively connect to a computing device. The system may also include a multi-channel interface configured to communicatively connect to multiple subrate channels. Further, the system may include a controller configured to communicatively connect the subrate channels with the computing device via the USB interface. The controller may also be configured to communicate, to the computing device, connection specifications for the subrate channels.
US09785592B2	High density mapping for multiple converter samples in multiple lane interface An apparatus having a plurality of buffers, a first circuit and a second circuit is disclosed. The buffers are configured to store a plurality of frames to be transmitted in a plurality of respective lanes of a communication channel. The first circuit is configured to (i) generate a plurality of first groups from a first number of a plurality of samples, at least one of the first groups contains an initial portion of a given one of the samples, and (ii) generate a first of the frames by appending the first groups. The second circuit is configured to (i) receive a final portion of the given sample from the first circuit, (ii) generate a plurality of second groups from the final portion of the given sample and a second number of the samples and (iii) generate a second of the frames by appending the second groups.
US09785591B2	Smartcard interface conversion device, embedded system having the same device and method for transferring data signal used in the same device The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for transferring a data signal between a smartcard interface and an interface of a processor within an embedded system.According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an interface conversion device communicating between a processor and a smartcard IC chip includes: an input/output signal conversion logic configured to transfer a signal between a first interface of the processor and a second interface of the smartcard IC chip; a clock generator configured to generate a clock signal driving the smartcard IC chip depending on a first control signal received from the processor and provide the generated clock signal to the smartcard IC chip; and a reset controller configured to generate a reset signal depending on a second control signal received from the processor and provide the generated reset signal to the smartcard IC chip.
US09785590B2	Bus auto-addressing system The invention pertains to automatically addressing devices on a network. The controller tests each address from a list of available addresses. If the control device receives a response the corresponding address is eliminated from the list of available addresses. The control device sends an arming signal which is received by all participating devices. The devices prepare for a triggering signal. When the trigger signal is received each device waits a random amount of time. During this time each device looks for communication on the bus, if communication is detected the device quits timing and remains unaddressed, if not it sends a signal to the control device to accept the address.
US09785588B2	Methods and systems for devices with self-selecting bus decoder Disclosed are methods and devices, among which is a device including a self-selecting bus decoder. In some embodiments, the device may be coupled to a microcontroller, and the self-selecting bus decoder may determine a response of the peripheral device to requests from the microcontroller. In another embodiment, the device may include a bus translator and a self-selecting bus decoder. The bus translator may be configured to translate between signals from a selected one of a plurality of different types of buses. A microcontroller may be coupled to a selected one of the plurality of different types of buses of the bus translator.
US09785584B2	Data storage device and method thereof A data storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device; a buffer memory for storing temporarily data to be transmitted from the nonvolatile memory device to a host device or data to be transmitted from the host device to the nonvolatile memory device; a memory control unit for performing a control operation for controlling the nonvolatile memory device; and a direct memory access (DMA) unit for performing a data transmission operation associated with the buffer memory, according to control of the memory control unit, wherein the DMA block transmits a first data from the nonvolatile memory device to the buffer memory, and wherein the DMA unit transmits a second data from the nonvolatile memory device to the buffer memory, while the first data stored in the buffer memory is transmitted from the buffer memory to the host device.
US09785582B2	Data processing architecture and data processing method A data processing architecture includes a processor which may access a memory and fetch a command recorded in the memory, transmit the fetched command to a subject configured to perform an operation corresponding to the fetched command through a network, and receive a result of performing the operation from the subject and record the result of performing the operation in the memory.
US09785581B2	Memory distribution across multiple non-uniform memory access nodes A system, methods, and apparatus for determining memory distribution across multiple non-uniform memory access processing nodes are disclosed. An apparatus includes processing nodes, each including processing units and main memory serving as local memory. A bus connects the processing units of each processing node to different main memory of a different processing node as shared memory. Access to local memory has lower memory access latency than access to shared memory. The processing nodes execute threads distributed across the processing nodes, and detect memory accesses made from each processing node for each thread. The processing nodes determine locality values for the thread that represent the fraction of memory accesses made from the processing nodes, and determine processing time values for the threads for a sampling period. The processing nodes determine weighted locality values for the threads, and determine a memory distribution across the processing nodes based on the weighted locality values.
US09785580B2	Bridge and method for coupling a requesting interconnect and a serving interconnect in a computer system A bridge for coupling a requesting interconnect and a serving interconnect connected to a number of coherent units in a computer system includes N machines configured to handle requests from the requesting interconnect and for handling allocated responses from the serving interconnect, wherein each of the N machines has an allocated local count; a tracking entity configured to track priorities of the N machines for issuing received requests to the serving interconnect and for issuing received responses to the requesting interconnect based on the N local counts; a first arbiter configured to arbitrate the received requests to be issued to the serving interconnect based on the tracked priorities; and a second arbiter configured to arbitrate the received responses to be issued to the requesting interconnect based on the tracked priorities.
US09785574B2	Translation lookaside buffer that employs spacial locality A system may include a memory that includes a plurality of pages, a processor, and a translation lookaside buffer (TLB) that includes a plurality of entries. The processor may be configured to access data from a subset of the plurality of pages dependent upon a first virtual address. The TLB may be configured to compare the first virtual address to respective address information included in each entry of the plurality of entries. The TLB may be further configured to add a new entry to the plurality of entries in response to a determination that the first virtual address fails to match the respective address information included in each entry of the plurality of entries. The new entry may include address information corresponding to at least two pages of the subset of the plurality pages.

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