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US08197128B2 Method and device for temperature prediction
A method and a device for temperature prediction or measurement are disclosed. The method comprises: acquiring temperature data outputted from a thermometer probe; selecting some temperature data within a valid time period from the acquired data; determining a first specific time point according to the slope change rate of the temperature curve within the valid time period and an initial temperature within the valid time period; determining a second specific time point according to the slope at or before the first specific time point; calculating a value of temperature y according to an hyperbolic formula; determining a final temperature of the object according to the maximum slope of the temperature curve in the valid time period, the initial temperature of the temperature curve in the valid time period, and the value of temperature y.
US08197127B2 Ultra low current consumption comparator for thermal shutdown
An embodiment of the invention relates to a temperature-sensing device and a related method. In an embodiment, the device senses a temperature with a first sensing circuit configured to assert a signal when temperature is above a first temperature threshold level, and a second sensing circuit configured to substantially disable a bias current that powers the first sensing circuit when a sensed level of temperature is below a second, lower temperature threshold level. Accordingly, the device is able to draw substantially reduced current from a power source when the sensed temperature level is less than the second threshold level. Other physical parameters such as strain or pressure may also be sensed using the same technique.
US08197126B2 Stirring determining device, stirring determining method, and analyzer
A stirring determining device that determines whether stirring by a stirrer, which stirs liquid contained in a vessel using sound wave generated by a sound-wave generating unit that is attached to the vessel, is successful or unsuccessful. The stirring determining device includes a temperature sensor that measures a temperature of the liquid; and a determining unit that determines whether stirring of the liquid contained in the vessel is successful or unsuccessful depending on the temperature of the liquid measured at least before and after the stirring by the temperature sensor.
US08197124B2 Heat flow measurement tool for a rack mounted assembly of electronic equipment
A rack mount assembly measurement tool, for determining physical values including air flow and heat loads, includes a front assembly and a rear duct assembly that are non-intrusively and releasably mounted on the front and rear of such rack mount enclosure. Physical values are sensed at multiple vertical locations to enable a determination of overall and localized heat loads within the enclosure. Front sensor values are collected and wirelessly transmitted from the front assembly to a receiver/processor supported on the rear duct, which generates computed values that are displayed in addition to the sensed values.
US08197120B2 Device for automatically shaking an inhaler
The invention is concerned with testing of inhalers used for medicament delivery. Such devices are often intended to be first shaken by a user to prepare them, and then fired by operation of some mechanical mechanism. In order to automate testing, the invention provides a shake device having a carriage 14 for receiving and releasably mounting one or more inhalers. The carriage is mounted upon a guideway for linear movement upon it. A linear motor 26 is operatively coupled to the carriage to reciprocally drive it to shake the mounted inhaler(s). A system embodying the invention may further comprise a fire device having a movable firing member 54, 56 for engaging with an inhaler mounted in the carriage and actuating its firing mechanism.
US08197119B2 Method and apparatus for manufacturing polarizable electrode for electric double layer capacitor
There are provided method and apparatus for manufacturing a polarizable electrode for electric double layer capacitor is provided which is capable of preventing porosities, cracks, or breakage of a sheet as much as possible when molding materials are formed into a sheet form and improving the yield of the molding materials. The manufacturing apparatus is used before granulated molding materials that are finely divided and crushed are moved to a calendar molding machine 3. The apparatus includes a mixing machine 1, a vibrating sieve 2, and a vibrating feeder 4. In the mixing machine 1, when the granulated molding materials are mixed with IPA as a binding assistant in a hermetically sealed mixing container 9, they are agitated by agitating blades 11. With this, even when during the mixing, the granulated molding materials adhere with each other to form lumps, the lumps are crushed by the agitation of the agitating blades 11 so that the molding materials are disintegrated into smaller particles. The molding materials mixed with IPA are sieved by the vibrating sieve 2 and conveyed to the calendar molding machine 3 along a conveyance path 30 of the vibrating feeder 4, whereby the molding materials are formed into a sheet form.
US08197117B2 Method for agitating pouched products
A system and method for agitating pouched products traveling along a conveyor belt to facilitate heat transfer, blending, mixing and/or stirring of the contents thereof. An agitation station is located along the conveyor belt, and includes an agitator secured to one end of an arm, the arm being pivotally secured to the frame supporting the conveyor belt.
US08197109B2 Lamp for vehicle
The present invention relates to a lamp for vehicle which can obtains an ideal light distribution pattern using one light unit. The lamp for vehicle according to the present invention comprises: a first reflecting surface (11) in ellipse shape; a semiconductor light source (3) at a first focus (F11) or its vicinity of the first reflecting surface; and reflecting surfaces (12, 13, 14) in parabola shape controlling the reflected light (L2) from the first reflecting surface (11) to be reflected on the road as predetermined light distribution patterns (LP, HP, SP, WP). The second reflecting surface (12) forms light distribution pattern for high light degree (HP). The third reflecting surface 13 forms light distribution pattern for collection (SP) having the light distribution pattern for high light degree (HP). The fourth reflecting surface 14 forms light distribution pattern for diffusion (WP) overlapping the light distribution pattern for high light degree (HP) and the light distribution pattern for collection (SP). As a result, ideal light distribution patterns can be obtained using one light unit, and thus the traffic safety is greatly improved.
US08197107B2 Housing structure of door mirror
The present invention provides a housing structure of a door mirror in which a fixed-side housing portion is reliably crimped to a fixing-side housing portion on the surface side of a housing. In the housing structure of a door mirror, a boss portion and a contact piece are located on the deeper side than first and second butting portions located on the surface side, and a projection portion is located farther than a screwing portion in a positional relationship in the vertical direction (an arrow Y direction) with respect to a horizontal plane passing through the first butting portion. Therefore, when the boss portion (first mounting portion) of an upper housing (fixing-side housing portion) and the contact piece (second mounting portion) of a lamp assy (fixed-side housing portion) are fixed by a screw, a screw tightening force can be concentrated on the projection portion as shown by an arrow A, and this force can be made to act on the first and second butting portions as shown by an arrow B.
US08197106B2 Hot-melt glass pillar lamp and multi-channel heat dissipation method thereof
A hot-melt glass pillar lamp and a multi-channel heat dissipation method thereof; the pillar lamp comprises a base, a hollow steel frame which is mounted on the middle of the base, several sections of pillar-shaped hot-melt glass lamp which surround the steel frame and are sequentially arranged on the base from down to up in an overlapping manner, and a lamp cover with air outlets, wherein, each section of the pillar-shaped hot-melt glass lamp comprises a fixing framework which is composed of a plurality of supporting bars and a supporting board; each surface of the fixing framework is separately provided with a hot-melt glass lamp plate; an LED lamp plate is arranged at a certain distance from the inner side of each hot-melt glass lamp plate, and on the corresponding surface of the steel frame. The present invention integrates the semiconductor lighting and the crystal optical refraction technologies, has ideal lighting effect and landscape ornament effect; and the pillar lamp is internally provided with at least one air convection channel from down to up, thereby being greatly convenient for the air convection heat dissipation of the power part and the luminous body in the pillar lamp, ensuring a long-term safe use, and meeting the decorative lighting demands of modern high grade buildings.
US08197101B2 Reflector for use in light emitting device and light emitting device using the same
A concave reflecting surface of a reflector for use in a light emitting device has micro reflector segments protruded therefrom in multiple stages and in multiple radial columns, the micro reflector segments each having a convex curved surface which is defined by a locus of a circular arc moved in parallel in a radial direction of the concave reflecting surface, and a radius of the convex curved surface, in each of the reflection regions, is set to be smaller when the convex curved surface is positioned closer to a point on which light emitted from each of the directional light sources and traveling on the light axis is incident, and is set to be larger when the convex curved surface is positioned more distant from the point.
US08197096B2 Light source device having wavelength conversion and separation means, and projector
A light source device includes a light source unit emitting light of a first wavelength and a wavelength converting element converting light of the first wavelength into light of a second wavelength. An external mirror transmits light of the second wavelength toward an emission destination and reflects light of the first wavelength to resonate between the light source unit and the external mirror. A wavelength separating section transmits light converted from the first wavelength to the second wavelength while traveling from the external mirror to the light source unit and reflects light of the first wavelength in order to separate the different wavelength light. A turnback section reflects light of the second wavelength separated by the wavelength separating section toward the emission destination. In addition, the wavelength separating section reflects light of the first wavelength from the light source unit to travel toward the wavelength converting element.
US08197095B2 Ultraviolet infrared filter
A two-dimensional wedge shaped UV and IR filter is formed by or substantially same size pieces of glass forming a two-dimensional wedge. The wedge reflects radiation in four different directions.
US08197090B2 LED package and backlight unit using the same
The invention relates to an LED package having a large beam angle of light emitted from an LED, simplifying a shape of a lens and an assembly process, and to a backlight unit using the same. The LED package includes a housing with a seating recess formed therein and at least one LED seated in the seating recess. The LED package also includes a lens having a predetermined sag on an upper side thereof, covering an upper part of the LED. The LED package and the backlight unit using the same can emit light uniformly without bright spots formed in an output screen, uses a simpler shaped lens with an increased beam angle, and minimizes a color mixing region to achieve miniaturization.
US08197088B2 Vertical handling apparatus for a display
A light-emitting display system has interlocking tiles. In an implementation, each tile has a portion of a clamp that joins with another portion of the clamp on another tile. A tile is removed from the display by unlocking the clamp portions. The tile is removed without affecting the position of the other tiles in the display.
US08197084B2 Mobile illuminating device comprising a tubular housing
A mobile illuminating device includes a generally cylindrical housing including: illuminating elements in the form of light-emitting diodes (LED) fixed on a support plate, electrical/electronic control and/or connectors between the illuminating elements and a battery. An axially extending section of the housing forms an interior space divided into a plurality of receptacles occupying respective circumferentially adjacent portions of the axial section. A first of the receptacles contains the diodes and a second of the receptacles contains batteries.
US08197082B2 Light source block assembly and backlight unit and liquid crystal display having the same
The present invention relates to a backlight unit with a light emitting diode block assembly connected thereto, and a liquid crystal display having the backlight unit. In one embodiment, the backlight unit includes a plurality of light source blocks each of which includes a substrate having a light source and an electrode portion formed thereon; a connector electrically connecting the light source blocks to each other, coupled to the light source blocks in contact with one side of the connector, and fastening the light source blocks to each other by cross-coupling the light source blocks; and a supporter disposed on the other side of the connector. In this manner, LED blocks can be simultaneously both electrically and mechanically coupled, using a relatively small and simple number of connectors, facilitating reliability and ease of manufacture.
US08197081B2 Backlight assembly, display device having the same, and method of manufacturing the display device
A backlight assembly includes a light guide plate, a light source assembly disposed adjacent to at least one side of the light guide plate and supplies light to the light guide plate, a container receiving the light guide plate and the light source assembly and including a bottom portion and a first sidewall extended from edges of the bottom portion to form a receiving space, and a coupling member disposed inside the receiving space of the container, and overlapping an upper surface of the light source assembly. The light source assembly is disposed adjacent to the first sidewall, the bottom portion, the coupling member and the light guide plate. The insertion direction of the coupling member is substantially perpendicular to the bottom portion of the container.
US08197076B2 Magnetic membrane mirror
Described is a magnetic membrane mirror having a flexible membrane comprising a magnetic material and having a high reflectance. The flexible membrane is secured over a frame to enclose a volume between the frame and membrane. A transmembrane pressure is established to achieve a desired mirror shape or curvature. Curvature can be changed by modifying the transmembrane pressure by increasing or decreasing the pressure in the enclosed volume. An array of electromagnetic actuators generates individually-controlled magnetic fields to cause localized displacements of the mirror surface. The magnetic membrane mirror can be constructed with inexpensive components and can be used as a dynamic component in an adaptive optical system.
US08197075B2 Rear view mirror with facet containing selective acceptance layer
A rear view mirror assembly is disclosed in which the mirror has a viewing section and an alignment section meeting to form a reflex angle. The alignment section is etched with a targeting image: a cross-hair or the side surface of the vehicle. When the targeting image is aligned with appropriate feature on the side of the vehicle, the reflex angle is such that the mirror is properly aligned. Also disclosed is a mirror assembly having viewing section and an alignment section with a clear protective outer layer a selective acceptance layer below the clear protective outer layer, and a colored substrate below the selective layer. When the vehicle operator can see the colored substrate through the selective acceptance layer, which transmits only normal light, the mirror is properly aligned.
US08197073B2 Mirror apparatus for use in the presence of steam
A mirror hangs from a transparent enclosure which may surround a shower, a bathtub, or other bathing area. The mirror may be in a position that avoids condensation on the surface of the mirror from steam emitted from the transparent enclosure. The mirror may also be in a position so that the mirror reflects light into the enclosure. An individual in the bathing area may use the mirror from inside the transparent enclosure without the mirror fogging, which is a common problem associated with using mirrors in a bathing area. The mirror may hang from the outside of the transparent enclosure and optionally includes a sealing element or a frame surrounding the reflective element to further avoid contact with steam.
US08197072B2 Light emitting device for portable communication device having digital light processing projector and liquid crystal display
Provided is a light emitting device of an electronic device, provided with a DLP (Digital Light Processing) projector and a display unit, which is configured in such a manner that the light generated by the operation of the DLP projector can be re-used as a backlight light of the display unit. The disclosed light emitting device includes a first mirror for projecting a light of the DLP projector on a flat area provided ahead of the first mirror in an intermediate operation state of the first mirror; a light concentration mirror for converging the light projected on the flat area, the light concentration mirror being provided at a position adjacent to the flat area; and an optical fiber for transferring the light converged by the light concentration mirror to the display unit and enabling re-use of the transferred light as a light for a backlight of the display unit.
US08197071B2 Light source device and image display apparatus
A light source device includes: a light source section adapted to emit a light beam; a first optical element provided with a first entrance surface to which the light beam emitted from the light source section is input, and adapted to transmit the light beam; and a second optical element provided with a second entrance surface to which the light beam transmitted through the first optical element is input, and adapted to transmit the light beam, wherein the first entrance surface is tilted towards a direction rotated around a primary axis with respect to a principal ray of the light beam input to the first entrance surface, and the second entrance surface is tilted towards a direction rotated around a secondary axis substantially perpendicular to the primary axis with respect to the principal ray of the light beam input to the second entrance surface.
US08197068B2 Speckle pattern scrambling in laser projection systems
A laser projection system is provided comprising a light source, a phase retarding element, and a beam scanning element. The light source comprises at least one frequency-converted laser source comprising a wavelength-tunable laser diode and a wavelength conversion device. The phase retarding element is configured to resolve the polarization of a frequency-converted laser beam into two orthogonal linearly polarized components such that one component of polarization is phase delayed relative to the other. Frequency-converted laser beam polarization in the 2D image frame is a function of the degree to which the respective components of polarization are delayed relative to each other and varies with wavelength variations in the output of the wavelength-tunable laser diode. Polarization variations of the frequency-converted laser beam in the 2D image frame are sufficient to scramble image speckle patterns across the 2D image frame. In another embodiment of the present disclosure a laser projection system is provided where the system comprises a wavelength-tunable laser diode comprising a phase control section. The laser projection system is programmed to apply a dither signal to the phase control section and the dither signal introduces wavelength variations in the output of the wavelength-tunable laser diode. The wavelength variations in the output of the wavelength-tunable laser diode reside within a FWHM conversion bandwidth of the wavelength conversion device and are at a rate that is sufficient to scramble pixel-specific polarizations and image speckle patterns across the 2D image frame. Methods of operating laser projection systems are also provided.
US08197061B2 Ear shades
The present invention relates to a device used to protect the ears from the sun Exemplary embodiments of the invention include ear shades for use with a pair of glasses The temple arm of the glasses generally comprises an anterior end, a posterior end, an ear support portion, and a shading portion The anterior end of the temple arm may be configured to be operatively connected to a lens holding portion of the glasses and the ear support portion rests on the ear The shading portion may be operatively connected to the ear support portion and cooperates with the ear support portion to create a downward-opening cavity into which the top of the user's ear extends to shade at least the top of the user's ear.
US08197057B2 Printing apparatus and printing method
A printing apparatus includes a rotating drum that holds a recording medium on a cylindrical outer peripheral surface thereof and rotates around a rotating shaft, and a printing head that is disposed opposite to the outer peripheral surface of the rotating drum and ejects ink onto the recording medium held on the rotating drum to perform a printing operation. The rotating drum holds a first recording medium and a second recording medium arranged in a rotating direction. A distance between a rotating direction downstream end of the first recording medium and a rotating direction upstream end of the second recording medium is larger than a distance between a rotating direction downstream end of the second recording medium and a rotating direction upstream end of the first recording medium.
US08197055B2 Patterning method, droplet discharging device and circuit board
A method for producing a pattern on a substrate includes discharging a droplet on a top surface of a breathable substrate being heated, the droplet being formed with a functional fluid containing a functional material, so as to produce the pattern on the top surface of the breathable substrate.
US08197054B2 Image fixing method, method for producing record product using such method, and image recording apparatus
To provide a method for fixing an image, wherein the image has a high fastness even immediately after being recorded, and is free from inconveniences such as thermal influence or unfavorable curing inherent to the conventional fixing device, as well as safety problems. To achieve such an object, in a method for fixing an image recorded on a recording medium with a recording material containing a component curable by a plasma processing, the image is fixed on the recording medium by the plasma processing at a normal pressure.
US08197049B2 Inkjet recording ink, ink cartridge, inkjet recording method, inkjet recording apparatus, and ink recorded matter
The present invention provides an inkjet recording ink containing at least a pigment dispersion liquid A containing at least a first carbon black, a dispersant, and water, and a self-dispersible pigment dispersion liquid B which contains a second carbon black having a surface functional group, wherein a mass ratio (Ac:Bc) of the amount of the first carbon black (Ac) in the pigment dispersion liquid A to the amount of the second carbon black (Bc) having a surface functional group in the self-dispersible pigment dispersion liquid B is 98:2 to 50:50.
US08197046B2 Ink-jet printer
In an ink-jet printer of the present invention, an ink circulation path 4 is formed by an ink head 2, a first tank 31, a second tank 32, and a pump 33. The ink-jet printer switches between an ink-circulation state and a no ink-circulation state during a printing operation, and is capable of performing printing in either of the states.
US08197045B2 Ink container comprising an ink pack and image forming apparatus incorporating the ink container
An ink container incorporatable in an image forming apparatus includes an ink pack formed by adhering perimeters of multiple flexible films together to contain ink therein, the ink pack having at least one hole formed in a perimeter thereof and a case to hold the ink pack therein, formed by fitting together multiple members. A first member of the multiple members has a projecting portion insertable into the at least one hole formed in the ink pack. A second member of the multiple members has a recessed portion with a slot shape arranged to which the projecting portion of the first member corresponds. The multiple member are fit together by slidably moving the projecting portion of the first member to the recessed portion of the second member in a longitudinal direction of the case.
US08197043B2 Ink jet printing apparatus and method for filling ink into ink tank in ink jet printing apparatus
An ink jet printing apparatus having reduced manufacture costs is provided. The ink jet manufacturing apparatus includes a diaphragm section configured to be able to change the volume of a subtank, and an atmosphere communication port configured to allow the interior of the subtank to communicate with the atmosphere. The ink jet printing apparatus further includes an atmosphere communication valve configured to be able to close the atmosphere communication port, and a driving mechanism configured to drive the diaphragm section and the atmosphere communication valve. The driving mechanism opens the atmosphere communication port and then reduces the volume of the diaphragm section. The driving mechanism subsequently allows the atmosphere communication valve to close the atmosphere communication port and then increases the volume of the diaphragm section. The driving mechanism thus supplies the ink accommodated in a main tank to the subtank.
US08197041B2 Image forming apparatus using liquid for forming images
An image forming apparatus includes a recording head, a sub-tank, a main tank, a supply unit, a memory, and a controller. The sub-tank includes an ink storage container, a flexible member, an elastic member, and an atmosphere-communicable unit. The ink storage container has an opening sealed by the flexible member biased by the elastic member. The main tank stores ink to be supplied to the sub-tank. The controller controls an ink dispensing operation depending on image forming conditions. The controller determines whether a gas bubble intrudes in the sub-tank. The controller executes the ink dispensing operation from the recording head using a dispensable ink volume when an ink supply from the main tank to the sub-tank is unable to be continued. The controller variably sets the dispensable ink volume. The controller determines that an ink end condition occurs when the recording head dispenses the dispensable ink volume from the sub-tank.
US08197039B2 Liquid ejecting device, printing apparatus and liquid supplying method
A liquid ejecting device is provided. A main tank stores liquid. A sub-tank includes a variable volume liquid chamber that stores the liquid supplied from the main tank. A head ejects the liquid supplied from the sub-tank. A carriage is movable to reciprocate the sub-tank and the head. A first engagement member is provided in the sub-tank and is movable to expand the volume of the liquid chamber. A second engagement member engages with the first engagement member and moves the first engagement member. The liquid is supplied from the main tank to the sub-tank when the first engagement member is moved by the second engagement member to expand the volume of the liquid chamber.
US08197038B2 Printhead jetstack alignment and assembly verification features
An apparatus has a first plate having a first array of holes, with a first plate alignment hole having a smaller size than the other holes in the array, a second plate having a second array of holes to be alignable to the first array of holes, a second plate alignment hole having a smaller size than the other holes in the array, and the first plate alignment hole and the second plate alignment hole having different positions. A method of aligning plates provides a first plate having a top and bottom and first array of holes including a first plate alignment hole having a size smaller than the other holes in the first array, places a second plate having a second array of holes on the top of the first plate such that the first array of holes and the second array of holes align, directs light at the bottom of the first plate, locates a profile of the first plate alignment hole in the second array of holes to verify alignment.
US08197035B2 Actuator device and liquid ejecting head including the same
An actuator device includes a piezoelectric element including a lower electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and an upper electrode that are displaceably provided in sequence on a substrate. The lower electrode includes a flat center portion and an inclined end portion that descends toward the substrate. The piezoelectric layer is disposed above the lower electrode and the substrate, and includes a first, second, and third piezoelectric layer portion constituted by a plurality of columnar crystals. The columnar crystals of the first and second piezoelectric layer portions are orthogonal to the flat portion of the lower electrode and surface of the substrate, while the columnar crystals of the third piezoelectric layer portion extend orthogonally from a surface of the inclined portion and bend to be orthogonal to the surface of the upper electrode, giving the grains of the columnar crystals of the third piezoelectric layer portion larger widths and increased stress resistance.
US08197032B2 Thermal inkjet printhead
A thermal inkjet printhead that includes a substrate, a chamber layer stacked on the substrate, an ink chamber formed in the chamber layer, a heater to heat ink filled in the ink chamber to generate bubbles, and a nozzle layer stacked on the chamber layer, and including a nozzle formed in the nozzle layer, wherein a ratio of the volume of ink ejected through the nozzle with respect to the sum of the volumes of the ink chamber and the nozzle is in the range of approximately 40 to 60%.
US08197031B2 Fluid dispensing subassembly with polymer layer
A fluid dispensing subassembly has a diaphragm arranged to be operated on by a transducer, a body pressure chamber arranged to be operated on by the diaphragm, and an adhesive attachment layer arranged between the diaphragm and the body pressure chamber. A fluid dispensing subassembly has a body pressure chamber formed of either a single plate or set of plates, a diaphragm arranged to operate on the body pressure chamber, and an adhesive layer arranged between the body pressure chamber and the diaphragm. A method of manufacturing a fluid dispensing subassembly includes forming a body pressure chamber from a body plate or a set of plates including a body plate, and adhesively bonding a diaphragm plate to at least the body plate of the fluid dispensing subassembly.
US08197030B1 Fluid ejector structure
In one embodiment, a fluid ejector structure includes an array of fluid ejector elements; an array of fluid ejection orifices, each orifice in the array positioned adjacent to a corresponding one of the fluid ejector elements; and a three dimensional array of interconnected conductors within the orifice and ejector element arrays. In another embodiment an orifice sub-structure for a fluid ejector structure includes: a substrate; an array of orifices in the substrate arranged in rows in an x direction and in columns in a y direction; and a first thin film structure that includes first conductive elements within the orifice array extending in the x direction and in the y direction.
US08197029B2 Forming nozzles
Fluid ejection nozzles having a tapered section leading to a straight walled bore are described. Both the tapered section of the nozzle and the straight walled bore are formed from a single side of semiconductor layer so that the tapered section and the bore are aligned with one another, even when an array of nozzles are formed across a die and multiple dies are formed on a semiconductor substrate.
US08197024B2 Cooler for a printer
An inkjet printer has been developed that reduces the effects of show-through by depositing ink onto a cooled print medium. The inkjet printer includes a printhead and a cooler. The printhead is configured to eject ink onto an ink receiving member as the ink receiving member is transported along a portion of a media path through the inkjet printer. The cooler is positioned proximate the media path to cool the ink receiving member prior to the printhead ejecting ink onto the ink receiving member.
US08197019B2 Refrigerator body and method of manufacturing the same
The present invention relates to a refrigerator body and a method of manufacturing the same. The refrigerator body of the present invention includes an outer case for defining an external appearance and an inner case for defining the interior of a refrigerator and has a foam insulation material filled into a space between the outer and inner cases. The refrigerator body also comprises recessed portions depressed at the inside of the inner case and protruding outside thereof in a direction of thickness of the inner case so as to fix a part to be installed and mounted on the inside of the inner case, and reinforcement members installed to be tightly coupled to the recessed portions at the outside of the inner case so as to reinforce the recessed portions. Accordingly, a foaming preparation operation can be rapidly and easily performed, and the foam insulation material can be prevented from leaking into the interior of the refrigerator.
US08197018B2 Computer enclosure
A computer enclosure includes a housing, a cover, a lock rod and an operating member. The housing includes an upper plate and a bottom plate opposite to the upper plate, with two protruding bars respectively formed on opposite inner surfaces of the upper plate and the bottom plate. Each protruding bar forms a latch hook and defines a notch. The cover forms a limiting portion defining a receiving groove. The lock rod is moveably received in the receiving groove. The operating member is slidably assembled onto the cover and fixed to the lock rod. The operating member is capable of moving the lock rod to pass through the notch and latch to or detach from the latch hook, such that the cover can be assembled onto or disassembled from the housing.
US08197017B2 Rotating multi-latch release mechanism
A drawer that includes a container and an activation member is disclosed. The container includes a receptacle and a lid. The lid moves between an open position allowing access to the receptacle and a closed position restricting access to the receptacle. The container further includes a fastener, coupled to the lid, to fasten the lid to the receptacle when the lid is in the closed position. The activation member moves radially around a longest axis of the activation member, and includes an actuator. When the activation member is rotated in a first direction, the actuator is placed into a first orientation relative to the fastener. When the activation member is rotated in a second direction opposite the first direction, the actuator is placed into a second orientation relative to the fastener such that the actuator actuates the fastener to cause the lid to move into the open position.
US08197012B2 Device for supplying a hydraulic brake circuit comprising a particle filter
A device for supplying a downstream hydraulic brake fluid to a hydraulic brake circuit of a motor vehicle equipped with a clutch includes an enclosure intended to contain the hydraulic fluid, the enclosure being provided with at least one outlet nozzle and with an inlet orifice. The enclosure forms a downstream portion of a reservoir, the reservoir comprising an upstream portion forming an upstream enclosure intended to collect an upstream hydraulic fluid from the clutch of the vehicle. The upstream enclosure 4 includes at least one inlet nozzle serving to transfer the upstream hydraulic fluid toward the upstream enclosure 4. The inlet orifice is an intermediate orifice whereby the upstream enclosure opens into the downstream enclosure, the intermediate orifice being equipped with a means for filtering the upstream hydraulic fluid.
US08197009B2 Wheelchair seatback with two-point mounting hardware
Wheelchair seat back mounting hardware permits the seat back to be mounted on various wheelchairs. The mounting hardware may be in the form of two-point mounting hardware that connects the seat back to the wheelchair and permits the seat back height to be adjusted independently of the mounting hardware location on the wheelchair.
US08197008B2 Reconfigurable furniture piece
A reconfigurable piece of furniture having a two-dimensional pattern for storage and multiple three-dimensional functional patterns. The furniture piece includes a central base portion of circular, oval or polygonal shape, pivoting members disposed at discrete locations along an edge of the central base portion; plural radiating members that are bi-directionally pivotally or foldably attached to a corresponding pivoting member; and fastening members disposed on corresponding portions of radiating members. After pivoting or rotating the radiating members, adjacent radiating members are releasably secured to each other to provide structure to adjacent radiating members, forming a three-dimensional furniture piece.
US08197005B2 Infant care apparatus
An infant care apparatus includes a base; a drive mechanism disposed on the base; a controller electronically coupled to the drive mechanism; and a support device coupled to the drive mechanism. The support device is configured to be moved in both a horizontal and vertical direction relative to the base by the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism is controlled by the controller to move the support device in a plurality of motion profiles relative to the base.
US08197004B2 Adjustable vehicle seat suspension
An adjustable seat suspension for a vehicle seat that includes a linkage arrangement disposed between a seat frame and seat base whose collapse is opposed by a spring lever arm linkage arrangement supported on a fluid powered spring actuator carried by the base that has a plurality of pivotable spring lever arms that are each coupled to a portion of the frame. In a preferred embodiment, the fluid powered spring actuator is an air spring whose pressure is adjustable and which is powered by an air compressor to tailor suspension characteristics and provide a desired preload. The base includes an upright to which the spring lever arm linkage arrangement is pivotally mounted with its spring lever arms supported by a saddle carried by the air spring at a location disposed between the upright and where the spring lever arms couple with the seat suspension.
US08197002B2 Seat adjustment device for bike
A seat adjustment device for a bike includes a holding base adapted to be engaged on a top of a support tube for a seat. First and second clamp blocks are received in the holding base. The second clamp block is moveable relative to the first clamp block. A bar-clamping space is formed between the first and second clamp blocks to clamp a support rod for the seat. An resilient member is provided between the first and second clamp blocks to bias the first and second clamp blocks towards an inner wall of the holding base. The first and second clamp blocks may be free to pivot around in the holding base, allowing the seat to be adjusted at a significantly increasing angle.
US08197001B2 Pivoting headrest for use in a rear row seat and incorporating trigger release with cable slack pickup during seatback rotation to a forward dump position
A pivoting headrest assembly incorporated into a rear row vehicle seat including a base and a pivotally supported seatback. A first bracket is fixedly supported atop the seatback and exhibits a striker. A second bracket is pivotally supported to the first bracket in a biased direction away from the striker and includes a headrest bun support. A hook is supported upon the second bracket in a first biased direction engaging the striker. A release element associated with the second bracket is biased direction and which, upon being actuated in a second counter-biased direction, engages a projecting portion associated with the hook. A cable is secured at a first end to a fixed location associated with the seat and extends through a redirection location an offset distance from a pivot location of the seatback, the cable securing at a second end to the release element.
US08196999B2 Method of mounting a roof element as well as a mounting arrangement of a roof element
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for mounting a roof element on a vehicle body, particularly of a passenger car. Relative to a roof frame element, the roof element is moved from a prefixing position into a final mounting position. In the prefixing position, the roof element is held by a prefixing pairing of at least one roof-element-side and at least one roof-frame-element-side prefixing element.
US08196994B2 Rotationally supporting structure of vehicle's drag-reducing apparatus
A vehicle's drag-reducing apparatus, adapted to be arranged at the tail end of a vehicle, includes a diversion body positioned at the lateral surface of the vehicle and a rotary piece. The airflow flowing across the lateral surface of the vehicle body is guided to the tail end of the vehicle by the diversion body. One end of the rotary piece is pivoted to the vehicle body, while another end is fixed to the diversion body. Rotating the rotary piece will bring along the diversion body to be abutted against the tail end of the vehicle body or to be moved to the position far away from the tail end of the vehicle body. Thereby, the opening of the rear door at the tail end of the vehicle won't be hindered, even where there is an arrangement of the diversion body.
US08196992B2 Retracting seal surface enabling independent action of opposing hinged vehicle doors
A seal module for sealing between a first door and a second door of opposing-hinged doors includes a base defining a channel and a retractable seal moveably disposed within the channel. The retractable seal moves between an extended position for sealing between the first door and the second door, and a retracted position spaced from one of the first door and the second door to allow independent pivotable movement of either the first door or the second door.
US08196990B2 Vehicular seat assembly and vehicles including same
A vehicle includes a body structure and a rear vehicular seat assembly that includes a seat back and a cover panel. The seat back is movably coupled with the body structure and is movable between upright and cargo support positions. The cover panel is associated with the seat back and includes a flap, a base portion, and a perforated living hinge. The base portion is fixedly coupled with the body structure. The perforated living hinge includes a plurality of arms. Each arm of the plurality of arms extends between the flap and the base portion to facilitate pivoting of the flap with respect to the base portion about a hinge axis between stowed and bridging positions. The plurality of arms are spaced from each other and cooperate to at least partially define a plurality of perforations. At least one of the perforations is intersected by the hinge axis.
US08196988B1 Toolbox camper
A portable multi-functional sleeping system comprising a sleeping platform for one (1) to two (2) people for use while camping or performing a similar activity is herein disclosed. The sleeping system is provided with a trailer for movement or for towing behind a smaller vehicle or motorcycle. A lid folds open and exposes a mattress capable of holding up to two (2) people. The lower portion of the system provides three (3) storage compartments. A first compartment is provided with insulated sidewalls to serve as a cooler to keep food cool. A second compartment is for general storage for clothing and similar items. A third compartment is provided with collapsible poles and hooks for attaching a shower curtain and water bag thereto shower. A cooking grill section is also provided on the back portion of the system that folds up for compact storage.
US08196979B2 Energy absorber with lobes providing uniform pedestrian impact
A bumper system includes an injection molded energy absorber of polymeric material having hollow longitudinally-spaced lobes configured to crush and absorb energy during a pedestrian impact, and straps interconnecting adjacent lobes. The lobes are particularly sized and dimensioned, including potentially external ribs and/or apertures in corners, to provide a relatively uniform impact energy absorption during an impact stroke during crush of the shear walls of the lobes, such as within +/−30% or more preferably within +/−20% of a desired amount regardless of a specific location of impact, along a selected center portion of the energy absorber. A reason for the uniformity is to promote pedestrian safety regardless of the specific location where a pedestrian's leg strikes the energy absorber.
US08196978B2 Carrier and front end module system
A carrier for a front end module as a front structure of a vehicle, and a front end module system, comprises a sub frame formed to extend horizontally across an opening of a quadrangular main frame in which a radiator is to be arranged, and air guides are formed on the main frame and the sub frame to project forward.
US08196975B2 Safety device for vehicle door latch systems
A motion restriction device is provided for selectively preventing movement of a structural member. The motion restriction device includes a container abutting against the structural member. The container is at least partially filled with a velocity-dependent material that transitions between a fluid-like state when the structural member moves at a velocity below a predetermined threshold to permit movement thereof and a solid-like state when the structural member moves at a velocity above a predetermined threshold to block movement thereof.
US08196972B2 Latching device for a spring-type drive
A latching device has a resetting device, a triggering device for producing a triggering force which acts in a first direction, a compression element, and an upper and a lower supporting element which, in the latched state, are arranged one above the other in a housing and are connected to each other by at least one coupler such that they are at a distance from each other, and which, in the latched state, are acted upon, to provide a spring-type drive, by a compressive force applied along a line of action via the compression element. The lower supporting element, loaded by the compressive force in the latched state, is deflected against a stop and is held in that position. The paths of movement of the upper and of the lower supporting element are defined by the housing by way of guides. The path of movement for the lower supporting element runs substantially perpendicular to the path of movement of the upper supporting element.
US08196971B2 Clamp connector for clamping together connecting pieces on pipelines
A clamp connector for pipeline connecting pieces (5) has two clamping ring parts (1, 3) pivotably connected at one end between spread positions and clamping positions. A clamping device is situated at the opposite end of the clamping ring parts (1, 3) from the pivot connection (11). The clamping device has a clamping screw (19) pivotable from an active position with the clamping screw (19) interacting with the clamping ring parts (1, 3) to generate a clamping force pressing the clamping ring parts (1, 3) into the clamping positions, and a release position with the clamping screw (19) pivoted away from the clamping positions to release the clamping ring parts (1, 3). The clamping device has a locking device (25, 27) which, in its active state prevents the clamping screw (19) from being pivoted into the release position and which, as a function of the spread of the clamping ring parts (1, 3), passes through an opening angle from the active state into a release state in which the clamping screw (19) can be pivoted out.
US08196968B2 Lateral pipe connection assembly
An improved lateral pipe connection assembly that effects proper alignment of the lateral connection and restricts to the desired amount the penetration of the hub into the cored hole of the mainline pipe to which it is connected.
US08196964B2 Sticky note pad
A sticky note pad includes at least two stacks of sticky note sheets. Each sticky note sheet has a note-writing region, an index tab region projecting from a right lateral edge thereof, and a removable pressure sensitive adhesive layer provided on a bottom face thereof in proximity to a left lateral edge thereof. The index tab regions of the sticky note sheets of one of the stacks are staggered with respect to the index tab regions of the sticky note sheets of the other stack in a top-to-bottom direction, and are aligned to the same in a direction parallel to the lateral edges of the sticky note sheets. A glue layer binds the left lateral edges of the sticky note sheets of all the stacks. A partition sheet is adhered to the bottom face of a lowermost sticky note sheet of an upper stack.
US08196962B2 Pretensioner
In the present pretensioner, press contact portions are formed further to a side of an open end of a packing housing section than central portions of opposing faces along a depth direction of the packing housing section. Accordingly, when a packing is being fitted into the packing housing section, no great resistance is imparted to a curved face side of the packing from a press contact wall of a housing section body and the opposing face, and the packing is fitted comparatively smoothly therein. Consequently, even when fitting the packing into the packing housing section, a packing main body is largely resilient-deformed, such that a large collapse in a through hole can be prevented, and the sealing ability of the seal due to deformation of the packing main body can be effectively enhanced.
US08196961B2 Stamped housing linear pretensioner
A linear pretensioner device for motor vehicle belt restraint systems. In one embodiment, the linear pretensioner is formed by a pair of stamped sheet metal housing components joined along a plane which is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the internal piston bore. After the sheet metal housing half members are formed, assembly proceeds by loading the elements of a cable assembly into one of the housing half members, placing the second housing half member over the first and fastening them together by spot welds or other fastening processes. Alternate embodiments include a one-piece housing component deformed to form the housing, and a variety of means for connecting together the housing members or sections. The invention is also related to methods of assembling various designs of pretensioners.
US08196957B2 Airbag and airbag device
An airbag for protecting an occupant includes a panel forming the airbag and having an occupant counter surface with a head counter portion to face a head of the occupant when the airbag is inflated. A recess portion is formed in the head counter portion when the airbag is inflated. The airbag also includes a regulation member for regulating inflation of the head counter portion toward the occupant. The regulation member forms the recess portion by regulating inflation of the head counter portion toward the occupant upon inflation of the airbag. The regulation member is configured to release regulation after a predetermined time from a moment when the airbag starts inflation.
US08196949B1 Protective cover for weight distribution type towing hitch assembly
A protective cover for use in connection with a weight distribution type towing hitch assembly includes means for encasing a weight distribution type towing hitch assembly, having both means for preventing contact injury to passersby and means for containing grease associated with the weight distribution type towing assembly; and means for securing the protective cover to the weight distribution type towing assembly. The cover is formed as a laminate of an outer layer, a grease barrier and a cushion located between the outer layer and the grease barrier. The outer layer forms a number of attachment flaps, which are provided and arranged such that in addition to providing a means for securing the protective cover to the hitch assembly also at least in part provide the means for containing grease.
US08196948B2 Elevating device for seat cushion of bicycle
An elevating device for seat cushion of bicycle includes a cylinder having at least one level to expand or contract inside a frame tube of a bicycle frame, a stick for operating the cylinder, and a driving device for driving the stick. By the driving device, the stick below the seat cushion will press the cylinder so as to make an adjustment of the height of the seat cushion. Therefore, the elevating operation for seat cushion of bicycle is easy and convenient to adjust a proper height of the seat cushion for getting on/off the bicycle and also for comfortable riding.
US08196947B2 Suspension fork for a bicycle
A suspension fork for a bicycle includes at least one stanchion tube and at least one slider tube interacting therewith and a wheel receiving space adjacent thereto. The suspension fork includes a damper system with a damper chamber divided into a first chamber and a second chamber by a movable piston. The suspension fork further includes a damping device for the rebound stage and a damping device for the compression stage are provided. A shut-off valve is provided for selectively locking the rebound stage. The damper chamber comprises a connecting duct with a flow damper that connects the second chamber with the first chamber when the stanchion tube and the slider tube interacting therewith are compressed more than a predefined distance such that in the case of a forceful compression and with the shut-off valve of the rebound stage activated, slow decompression is allowed up to a damper position as defined by the predetermined distance.
US08196945B2 Bicycle pedal with integrated cable lock
A locking bicycle pedal includes coiled cables on spools with locking mechanisms attached to free ends. The cables may be extended from the spools. The locking mechanism may comprise a key or combination lock. The locking mechanisms attach to the pedal when not in use for locking the bicycle. A bicycle may be equipped with one or more locking pedals. Where two locking pedals are provided, the locking mechanisms of one pedal may interlock with each other and/or the locking mechanisms of the other pedal. The coil and locking mechanisms do not interfere with normal use of the bicycle.
US08196940B2 Suspension arm
A suspension arm may include a metal ball housing, a metal bushing housing, a metal connecting portion including a ball housing annulus at an end portion thereof, wherein the metal ball housing is inserted and mounted in the ball housing annulus, and wherein the other end portion of the metal connecting portion is connected to the metal bushing housing, and a reinforcement member wrapping the metal ball housing, the metal bushing housing and the metal connecting portion.
US08196939B2 Medical cart and drawer assembly and lock
The drawer assembly comprises a cabinet defining an internal space. A shelf is supported in the cabinet. The shelf supports a latch that is movable between a first position and a second position. A drawer is supported on the shelf where the drawer has a latch receiving structure formed thereon. The latch receiving structure includes a first surface engageable with the latch when the latch is in the first position and a second surface also engageable with the latch when the latch is in the first position such that the drawer can be locked relative to the cabinet in one of two positions. In one embodiment the drawer is supported on a mobile medical cart. The cart may also include a computer such as a PC, wireless communications systems to communicate with a wider network system, a system controller and/or other systems.
US08196933B2 Seal with plastic inner cup
A heavy duty composite oil seal with an outer cup and a plastic inner cup. The outer cup includes a major diameter mounting flange portion terminating in a curl, a minor diameter wear sleeve portion, and a transition portion joining the major and minor diameter portions. There is an elastomeric seal body and an embedded stiffener, with the elastomeric seal body having a sealing lip contacting the inner axial surface of the wear sleeve portion. There is a plastic inner cup member with an axial flange substantially co-extensive with the mounting flange and entrapped along the major diameter flange portion between the curl portion and the transition portion of the outer cup. The inner cup also has a radially extending flange that engages a radial portion of the elastomeric seal body. The plastic inner cup member has plural, evenly spaced diagonal braces extending between and joining the axial flange and the radial flange of the inner cup.
US08196927B2 Gambling game
A game, similar to craps, is described, where two marbles may be thrown by the players into a spinning machine. The spinning machine may include a funnel at the top of the machine into which the players may throw the marbles, a cylinder through which the marbles may pass, and a spinner to spin 12 slots that may receive the marbles from the cylinder. Two marbles may be thrown into the funnel and may exit into a first set of six slots, which may be numbered from 1-6 (or A, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) of one suit (such as hearts), and a second set of six slots, similarly numbered, or a different suit (such as spades). The two slots into which the marbles fall may equate to two dice being rolled in certain traditional craps games. A table may be designed specifically for the game, wherein up to eight players may play at the same time.
US08196922B2 Sheet finishing apparatus and image forming apparatus
There is provided a sheet finishing apparatus according to an embodiment that includes an external wall with a discharge port of sheets, a movable tray on which the sheets discharged from the discharge port are stacked and which moves up and down along the external wall according to the number of stacked sheets, and a lubricant supply unit which moves up and down together with the movable tray and applies a lubricant to the external wall.
US08196916B2 Banknote depositing unit and insert/return unit attachable to and detachable from banknote depositing unit
A banknote depositing unit can be made with a smaller width than those made previously. The unit includes: a first conveying section for conveying banknotes or a bundle of banknotes deposited into a temporary holding section from an inlet through a first route; a second conveying section for conveying each banknote from the bundle of banknotes held in the temporary holding section to a return outlet through a second route; and a third conveying section for conveying each bundle of banknotes held in the temporary holding section to a cassette section where the banknotes are to be stored in each bundle through a third route. The second route and the third route commonly have the temporary holding section as a starting point and three-dimensionally intersect each other.
US08196911B2 Adjustable rate subframe mount
A subframe mount capable of having its rate adjusted is disclosed. Subframe mount is configured with damping regions configured to removably receive inserts that would modify rate upon insertion. In this configuration, subframe mount may have its rate adjusted without removal from the motor vehicle. In certain configurations, the subframe mount provides the ability to tune the rate in multiple directions, providing an enhanced motor vehicle development tool.
US08196901B2 System and method for converting an engine to an alternate fuel
An engine conversion kit for converting an engine that combusts gasoline to an engine that combusts a fuel other than gasoline, such as E85 which is 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline includes a carburetor having a vent passageway that defines a vent size, and an automatic choke system. The kit includes a second carburetor including a primer passageway and a second vent passageway having a second vent size that is smaller than the vent size. The second carburetor is adapted to attach to the engine and replace the carburetor. A primer bulb is configured to connect to the engine and is operable to force air into the primer passageway.
US08196898B1 Water-stop plug of flush valve
The present invention relates to a water-stop plug of the flush valve including a connecting sheet, a fixing component and a casing body. The connecting sheet includes a ring part and a pair of hook-hanging parts, and users are capable of choosing the ring part or the pair of hook-hanging parts to fix the water-stop plug to the overflow tube according to the original overflow tube structure, and thereby being able to replace different types of water-stop plugs of flush valves.
US08196897B2 Device for distributing gas to a cooking appliance
A gas tap for controlling the flow of a gas to a cooking appliance. In one embodiment, the gas tap includes a body and a rotatable regulation member positioned within the valve body, the valve body having a stationary groove for the inlet of gas from an exterior wall surface to an interior wall surface of the body, the regulation member having a passage opening for the inlet of gas from an exterior surface to an interior cavity of the regulation member, the passage opening moving with an angular rotation of the regulation member. The groove and passage opening are shaped, dimensioned and positioned relative to one another such that the regulation of an intermediate gas flow Qgra (a flow between Qmax and Qmin) is proportional to the angular displacement of the rotatable regulation member.
US08196895B2 Actuation device, valve means and operating method
The present invention relates to an actuation device (5) for shifting an actuation member (4) between two end positions, in particular for controlling a gas flow in an internal combustion engine, with an armature (13) which is mounted in a stator (14) such that it can move between two end positions in a pivoting manner about a pivot axis (7) and which is connected or can be connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the actuation member (4), with at least one electromagnet (10), which is arranged on or in the stator (14), for generating electromagnetic attractive forces, with at least one first stator-side bearing face (18), against which a first contact face (20) of the armature (13) bears when the armature (13) is in the first end position, and with at least one second stator-side bearing face (19), against which a second contact face (21) of the armature (13) bears when the armature (13) is in the second end position.Increased reliability can be achieved for the operation of the actuation device (5) by a sensor system (12) for measuring at least one parameter of a magnetic field, which is produced by the at least one electromagnet (10) during operation of the actuation device (5), which parameter is dependent on the armature movement and/or armature position.
US08196890B1 Hanging merchandise display system
There is provided a display system that may be hung and that holds one or more pouches or bags containing an item to be used. The display is made from a blank having upper, middle and lower panels and an upper edge. There is a tab arrangement on the upper panel for holding the merchandise to be displayed. The bags are inserted from the back of the blank between the upper and middle panels and attached to the tab arrangement. After the bags are attached to the tab arrangement, the upper edge of the upper panel is inserted between the lower and middle panels and the lower panel is folded over the upper panel in order to hold the bags relatively firmly on the tab arrangement. The display may then be hung by the use of slots or hooks in the upper panel.
US08196886B2 Saw blade gripper
A mechanism for gripping an article including a housing, a piston slidably housed within the housing, a plunger slidably housed within the housing, wherein the plunger is at least partially extendable out from the housing, the plunger including a gripping surface, at least one spring operatively arranged between the piston and the plunger for relating a change of a position of the piston to the plunger, and a cam eccentrically rotatable about an axis and operatively engaged with the piston for setting the position of the piston.
US08196882B2 Movable pole support
A movable pole support includes an upper block and a lower block, each formed with a pole-receiving bore. The blocks are separated by a number of extension posts that maintain the blocks in a parallel position and spaced-apart to define a gap. The gap is sized to accept the edge of a table or counter, and the lower block is equipped with a locking screw that may be threaded into the lower block to secure the movable pole support onto a table or counter. The upper and lower blocks may be formed with a receiving groove shaped to receive a raised table rim, or a lower lip edge. A damage-resistant pad may be provided on any table-contacting surface to avoid damage to the table or counter being used. The movable pole support may also have a pole set screw insertable into the upper block to secure a pole securely within the pole-receiving bore.
US08196881B1 Countertop cut-out retainer and method of use thereof
A system designed to retain a countertop cut-out portion is herein disclosed. A plurality of retainers are intended to be installed at selected locations within initial saw cuts to prevent the cut-out portion from falling and causing damage or injury following the subsequent final saw cuts. The system is intended to be inserted into the saw cut in a longitudinal orientation and rotated into a transversal orientation thereby causing the foot to engage and support the bottom edge of the portion to be removed. Wedge shaped shims are used to compensate for countertop depth variations and to secure the location of the systems. Upon completion of the sawing process, the system allows the cut-out portion to be removed in a safe and controlled manner. The system is intended to accommodate all types of countertop thicknesses and materials, including laminate, granite, imitation or natural stone or marble, and the like.
US08196879B2 Cake support tube
A support tube (1) for use as an internal support for multi-tiered cakes (9). The support tube has a raised internal profile (7) comprised of raised ridges (8) located on an inner surface (5) of a perimeter wall (4). The raised internal profile strengthens the perimeter wall of the support tube, thereby allowing the support tube to support large weights of multi-tiered cakes when placed in a vertical position inside a multi-tiered cake.
US08196874B2 Storable intravenous stands
The present invention is directed to a base member for a portable intravenous stand. The base member includes a plurality of segments configured to facilitate the close nesting or alignment of multiple portable intravenous stands; and thus reducing the amount of space required for storing the portable intravenous stands when not in use.
US08196871B2 Control of shockwave-boundarylayer-interaction using MEMS plasma devices
A micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) based aerodynamic actuator is configured to modify a shockwave boundary layer interaction and limit incident boundary layer growth caused by a reflected shockwave.
US08196866B2 Extendible sway brace for an airborne payload rack and a rack containing same
An extendable sway brace for a rack for an airborne payload. The sway brace is extendable. A mechanism for extending the sway brace includes means for preventing extension of the sway brace when the pressure exerted by the brace on a payload reaches a predetermined pressure. The means for preventing extension of the brace may include, for example, one or more pre-loaded springs. In this case, extension of the brace is prevented when the springs are compressed by a predetermined amount. The invention also provides a rack for an airborne payload comprising a sway brace of the invention.
US08196865B2 Foldable step for a vehicle, and a vehicle provided with such a step unit
The present invention relates to a foldable step unit (10) for a rotorcraft, the step unit being provided with a bottom step (16) and a stationary support (11) that is secured to the structure of the rotorcraft (2). The step unit (10) comprises a left side beam (14) and a right beam (15) hinged on said stationary support (11), said bottom step (16) being arranged on a left free end (14′) and a right free end (15′) respectively of the left and right side beams (14, 15) via a pivot pin (16′), drive means (18) for said step unit (10) and connected via at least one control means (21, 22) to at least one side beam (14, 15) enable said step unit (10) to be retracted into and extended from a housing (2) formed in the rotorcraft (1).
US08196864B2 Seating arrangements particularly for passenger aircraft
Seating arrangements for passenger aircraft or other vehicles are detailed. Some arrangements position seats at offsets from a longitudinal axis of a vehicle cabin in either “V” shapes or herringbone patterns. Other arrangements include seats that are staggered within the cabin. Further arrangements include pairs of seat that are both parallel and offset from the longitudinal axis, but are placed so that feet of the port and starboard passengers point away from the fuselage. All embodiments contemplate providing seats that are convertible to beds, although this conversion is not required.
US08196862B2 Cold fuel cooling of intercooler and aftercooler
A high-altitude aircraft powerplant including an engine, a two-stage turbocharger having an intercooler and an aftercooler, a cryogenic hydrogen fuel source, and a cooling system including a hydrogen heat exchanger. Aided by a ram-air cooler that cools a coolant to a near-ambient temperature, the heat exchanger is configured to heat the hydrogen using the coolant, and to cool the coolant to a temperature well below the ambient temperature during high-altitude flight. The intercooler and aftercooler use the sub-ambient temperature coolant, as does a separate sensor. The ram-air cooler includes a front portion and a rear portion. The cooling system includes three cooling loops which respectively incorporate only the front portion, only the rear portion, and both portions of the ram-air cooler.
US08196861B2 Rear propulsion system with lateral air inlets for an aircraft with such system
A propulsive system for an aircraft including an auxiliary jet engine is integrated within a tail cone of a fuselage. Lateral air intakes include each one a scoop movable between a closed position and an opened position are associated with aerodynamic channels to supply with air the auxiliary jet engine. The aerodynamic channels meet at a common channel including a movable flap to balance air flows coming from the air intakes when the operation is not symmetrical.
US08196859B2 System for attaching an engine to the structure of an aircraft, such as a sail wing aircraft
A system for attaching an engine to the structure of an aircraft, such as a sail wing aircraft is disclosed. The system includes an upper beam which is firmly fixed at its front end to a first frame mounted on the aircraft structure, and firmly fixed at its median part to a second frame located to the rear of the first frame. The engine is hooked beneath the upper beam. The system is orientated in relation to a longitudinal axis X, a transverse axis Y and a vertical axis Z. Two front engine attachment points are arranged symmetrically on either side of the vertical median plane of the engine. The front attachment points include a shaft which is inclined relative to the Y-direction and to the Z-direction so that they bear the forces along the longitudinal direction and forces which are inclined relative to the Z-direction and Y-direction.
US08196855B2 Helicopter auxiliary anti-torque system
A helicopter auxilary anti-torque system for efficiently supplying thrust and control at the tail of a helicopter during failure of the helicopter tail rotor. The helicopter auxilary anti-torque system generally includes a fluid thrust assembly selectively engageable onboard the helicopter, an auxiliary tail rotor selectively engageable onboard the helicopter, and at least one controller to operate the fluid thrust assembly and the auxiliary tail rotor to effect a controlled anti-torque force of the tail boom during failure of the conventional helicopter tail rotor. The fluid thrust assembly projects a non flammable fluid from the tail boom of the helicopter. The auxiliary tail rotor is collapsible within the tail boom of the helicopter when not in use. The fluid thrust assembly and the auxiliary tail rotor may be automatically activated in the case of the primary tail rotor failure, or activated by the pilot of the helicopter via one or more switches.
US08196853B2 Aerodynamically stabilized instrument platform
A suspension apparatus for suspending instrumentation from an airborne platform may include a generally longitudinal boom having a payload end and a tail end. Yaw and pitch stabilizers may be disposed at the tail end of the boom. A mast that may be selectively translatable on the boom may connect the boom to a tether line of the airborne platform. The payload may be attached to the payload end of the boom. The mast may be positioned axially along the boom at the center of gravity of the combination of the payload, boom, pitch stabilizer, and yaw stabilizer.
US08196850B2 Self-clearing rasp system for automatic milling apparatus
Two self-clearing radial rasp systems for automatic milling material disclosed. In addition, as examples two automatic apparatuses utilizing said rasp systems for milling material disclosed. The rasp system may include a rasp and a trimming member. The radial rasp may include a base surface that may include cutting teeth with apertures of predetermined sizes disposed adjacent the cutting teeth. The revolving radial trimming member may include radial channels which may independently partitioned for confining and directing material toward the base surface of the rasp as the material move by centrifugal force in a radial direction. The rasp may have different sizes of cutting teeth associating with the individual radial channels of the radial trimming member.
US08196846B2 Manifold for automated sprayer
Disclosed are manifold assemblies for use in automated sprayers. The manifold assemblies provide passageways for cleaning fluid, venting air if venting is needed, and drainage fluid. They also provide a mount for a motor and a pump chamber. There are also check valves retained in the manifold assemblies to ensure that the flows are in the proper direction.
US08196845B2 Flexure seal for fuel injection nozzle
A nozzle includes an inlet at an upstream end of the nozzle, a discharge outlet at a downstream end of the nozzle, and a fluid delivery passage extending between the inlet and the discharge outlet. Exterior and interior walls of the nozzle have downstream tip ends that are relatively longitudinally movable at one or more interfaces. An internal insulating gap is interposed between the interior and exterior walls to insulate fuel from ambient temperature conditions exterior to the nozzle. One or more flexible seal structures internal to the nozzle isolate a portion of the insulating gap from any ambient fluid entering into the gap through the one or more interfaces while providing relative movement between interior and exterior walls of the nozzle.
US08196844B2 Three-way valves and fuel injectors using the same
Three-way valves having reduced leakage and fuel injectors using the same. Three-way spool poppet valves are disclosed having a spool with a poppet valve thereon cooperating with a seat on the valve housing to provide a substantially leak free valve closing in one direction characteristic of a poppet valve while preserving the advantages of a spool valve. Three-way ball valves are also disclosed having substantially leak free valves closing in both directions, but further including reduced short circuit losses due to direct flow from a high pressure supply to a low pressure vent during transition of the ball from one position to the opposite position. Fuel injectors with direct needle control using the three-way valves of the present invention are also disclosed.
US08196843B2 Multi-layer piezoelectric element, injection apparatus using the same and method of multi-layer piezoelectric element
A multi-layer piezoelectric element having higher durability which experience less decrease in the amount of displacement even when operated continuously over a long period of time under a high pressure and a high voltage is provided. The multi-layer piezoelectric element comprises a plurality of piezoelectric layers and a plurality of internal electrode layers, wherein the piezoelectric layers and the internal electrode layers are stacked alternately one on another, and at least one of the plurality of internal electrode layers contains at least one nitride, titanium nitride or zirconium nitride.
US08196838B2 Bar code reading device for reading 1D or 2D bar code symbols
The present invention relates to a bar code reading device for reading 1D or 2D bar code symbols. The bar code reading device, in one embodiment, can receive a command to disable symbology reading. In another embodiment, a bar code reading device can have a timercount and an image memory. In one embodiment, a bar code reading device can be configured to read bar code symbols of more than one bar code symbology.
US08196836B2 Image processing apparatus, image processing method and computer-readable medium
An image processing apparatus includes a first detecting unit and a second detecting unit. The first detecting unit detects a leading end portion of an information image based on a first criterion and a ratio of a width of a certain white image area in the information image to a width of a black image area being detected prior to the certain white image area. The second detecting unit takes one of the black image areas and white image areas as an image area of interest and detects a portion, other than the leading end portion, of the information image based on a second criterion and at least one of ratios of a width of the image area of interest to widths of black and white image areas being detected prior to the image area of interest.
US08196834B2 Scan engine with integrated object sensor in electro-optical readers
A scan module in a reader for, and a method of, electro-optically reading symbols, include a light source for directing light at a symbol during reading, a light detector for detecting return light from the symbol during reading and for generating an electrical signal indicative of the detected return light, and an object sensor for sensing an object bearing the symbol and for generating a trigger signal for initiating the reading. The light source, the light detector and the object sensor are all supported by a common chassis.
US08196833B2 Hybrid synthetic barcode and RFID system and method
A management system utilizes compact, reliable, adaptable, and cost effective article identifying synthetic barcode modules, which obviate printed barcodes. The modules are programmable, detect the presence of a conventional laser barcode scanner and communicate information optically in a form readable by a detected conventional laser barcode scanner. The system is compatible with network communication, allowing real-time monitoring and updating. Additionally, the system optionally includes radio frequency identification capability. An exemplary synthetic barcode module employs a single LED as a photodiode to sense the presence of a barcode scanner and as a light source to emit light that emulates light reflected from a scanned barcode. The LED enables bidirectional half-duplex optical communication.
US08196832B2 Reprogramming system and method for devices including programming symbol
A system and method is provided wherein a device can be reprogrammed utilizing one or more programming symbols. A device subject to reprogramming can be a portable device. In one embodiment a device subject to reprogramming can be a portable symbol reading device capable of reading programming symbols.
US08196831B2 Systems and methods for power supply synchronization in radio frequency identification (RFID) readers
A system for power supply synchronization in an Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader is shown and described. In one embodiment, the system includes one or more switched mode power supply devices and a signal generator. Each of the switched mode power supply devices provides power to at least one component of the RFID reader. The signal generator transmits a synchronization signal of a controlling frequency to each of the one or more power supply devices. In one embodiment, the system includes a signal processing unit that is configured to reject one or more spectral components from the output of the RFID reader.
US08196828B2 Assisted sighting system for snipers
A spotter scope including an illuminator that generates a ranging signal is disclosed. The spotter scope further includes an imaging device with a focal plane array which detects backscatter radiation created by the ranging signal, and a controller which calculates a distance to a target. The controller also creates a wind profile between the spotter scope and the target based on scintillation statistics of backscatter detected by the focal plane array and provides corrective aiming instructions based on the wind profile.
US08196823B2 Optical lock systems and methods
In one embodiment, the optical lock system may include an electronic control unit, a lock housing including a lock chamber, and an optical key including a multilayer photonic structure. The multilayer photonic structure may produce a unique intensity profile and includes a plurality of coating layers of high index dielectric material and a plurality of coating layers of low index dielectric. A light source may transmit a reference light to the multilayer photonic structure when the optical key is disposed within the lock chamber. A photo detector may receive an interaction light from the multilayer photonic structure and may transmit the unique intensity profile to the electronic control unit which may execute machine readable instructions to: compare the unique intensity profile to an electronic master; and cause the lock actuator to transition from a first state to a second state when the unique intensity profile corresponds to the electronic master.
US08196818B2 Apparatus and method for integrated payment and electronic merchandise transfer
Interrogation of an electronic device by a first terminal is facilitated, to obtain an account number associated with the electronic device. The electronic device is configured according to a payment specification. The first terminal has a first terminal payment module configured according to the payment specification and a first terminal electronic merchandise module configured according to the electronic merchandise infrastructure and coupled to the first terminal payment module to permit transfer of non-payment e-merchandise related information from the first terminal electronic merchandise module to the first terminal payment module. The interrogation of the electronic device is performed by the first terminal payment module. Generation of non-payment e-merchandise related information by the first terminal electronic merchandise module is facilitated. Transfer of the non-payment e-merchandise related information from the first terminal electronic merchandise module to the electronic device via the first terminal payment module, within a transaction between the electronic device and the first terminal payment module that is conducted in accordance with the payment specification, is also facilitated. The non-payment e-merchandise related information is stored on the electronic device in accordance with the payment specification. The electronic device and the first terminal independently calculate a summary data item. The first terminal calculates a first message authentication code based on the non-payment e-merchandise related information and a terminal-calculated value of the summary data item. The non-payment e-merchandise related information is stored on the electronic device together with an electronic device-calculated value of the summary data item and the first message authentication code.
US08196808B2 System and method for preserving historical information for viewing by posterity
A system and method that will enable individuals or organizations to store any digital information they wish to preserve for posterity. According to typical methodology, the individual may establish an account with a service provider through which information may be collected for posterity. For example, the service provider may maintain a website to which the information can be uploaded in digital format. The account holder may access the account at any time to manipulate, edit or annotate the information.
US08196803B2 Method of manufacturing semiconductor device and wire bonding apparatus
A terminal of a compact wire loop with a great strength of bonding is formed by a method including: a first folding step in which a tip end of a capillary is raised by a height of H1 from a point 86a where the center of the capillary is positioned during second bonding on a lead 74 to a point “p”, and then moved horizontally by a first distance of L1 toward a pad 73, and lowered to a point “r”; a second folding step in which the tip end of the capillary is raised from the point “r” to a height of H2 and then moved horizontally toward the lead 74 by a second distance of L2; and a third bonding step in which the center of the capillary is aligned with and then lowered to a point 87a on the lead 74 adjacent to the point 86a.
US08196802B2 Seal device and method for assembling a guide block in a gland of the seal device
A seal device for a rotary shaft includes a sleeve, a gland, a ring, a guide block, and a fixing member. The guide block has an outer block surface extending circumferentially and abutting against a portion of an inner gland surface of the gland, and an inner block surface extending circumferentially and opposite to the outer block surface. The outer block surface has two circumferentially opposite outer ends. The inner block surface has two circumferentially opposite inner ends. The guide block further has two opposite end faces each of which connects one of the outer ends to one of the inner ends. The inner ends subtend an angle of not larger than 90° at a center line of the gland. At least one of the end faces lies in a plane line that is substantially tangent to an outer peripheral face of the ring.
US08196798B2 Solar substrate ribbon bonding system
An ultrasonic solar substrate bonding system is provided. The system includes a first ribbon bonder including a first bonding tool, and a first ribbon feeding system configured to continuously supply a first ribbon material to the first bonding tool during bonding of the first ribbon material to a backside of each of a plurality of solar substrates. The system also includes a mechanism configured to manipulate each of the plurality of solar substrates after bonding by the first ribbon bonder to expose an opposite, frontside of each of the plurality of solar substrates for bonding. The system also includes a second ribbon bonder including a second bonding tool, and a second ribbon feeding system configured to continuously supply a second ribbon material to the second bonding tool during bonding of the second ribbon material to the frontside of each of the plurality of solar substrates.
US08196794B2 Riveting system and multi-piece self pierce die for improved die life
A multi-piece die and system for driving a self pierce rivet into a plurality of workpieces. The die includes an anvil and a collar affixed to the anvil. The anvil and collar cooperate to reduce stresses to reduce breaking of the die.
US08196790B2 Method of manufacturing suction cup, suction cup, and on-vehicle apparatus
A suction cup includes a suction cup main body, an attachment surface and a gel layer. The surface of the gel layer serves as a suction surface. In a method of manufacturing a suction cup, a cavity is formed in the inside of a common mold and a primary mold. Next, a synthetic resin material is injected into the cavity, to mold the suction cup main body. Subsequently, the primary mold is opened, to obtain the suction cup main body. Next, a secondary mold is mated to the common mold, whereby a cavity is formed in the inside of the common mold and the secondary mold. Subsequently, a gel is injected into the cavity, to mold the gel layer. Next, the secondary mold is opened, to obtain a suction cup composed of the gel layer and the suction cup main body, on the common mold.
US08196788B1 Implement scabbard
A scabbard for axes or tomahawks that provides a lightweight and foldable integrated head cover configuration that encloses the respective sharpened surfaces of the weapon in multiple pivoted hard case covers for safety and transport on the person of the user.
US08196782B2 Device for ice cream distributor in cooled windows and similar
Device for ice cream distributor in cooled windows and similar, fit to prevent the ice cream melting in the outlet area comprises at least a duct with an outlet hole and control element of the ice cream flow. In the outlet duct (2) is inserted a piston (5) with a stem (6), or similar, which, at distributing position, is placed beyond the outlet hole (3) through which the ice cream exits. while, at rest position, is placed before the outlet hole (3), in such a way to block the ice cream exit. During the return motion, the piston (5) brings back the ice cream already in the duct into the inner portion of the cooled space, delimited by the dividing wall (4), or in same container (1), in such a way to avoid the ice cream melting at the end portion.
US08196779B1 Dispenser for a liquid in a container and for mounting to differently configured places
A dispenser for a liquid in a container and for mounting to differently configured places. The dispenser includes a support, a valve body, and a mount. The support supports the container in an inverted position. The valve body is operatively connected to the support and dispenses the liquid from the container while simultaneously venting air to control flow of the liquid through the dispenser. The mount is operatively connected to the support and mounts the dispenser to the differently configured places.
US08196776B2 Apparatus and method of controlling beverage dispensing machines
An apparatus and a method for controlling a beverage dispensing machine. The apparatus performs the method and the method includes steps of monitoring, through a sensing device, the ingredient amount/level and/or the shape of the surface of the ingredient within the container, comparing the monitored value with a reference value stored in a machine control unit, and changing one or more operative parameters of the beverage dispensing machine, when necessary on the basis of the comparison. The monitoring may include detecting a distance between the sensing device, which is positioned above the ingredient, and at least one point of an upper surface of the ingredient. The operative parameters may be operating time of the machine to draw the ingredient from the container, an amount of ingredient drawn from the container, and an operating time or condition of other machine units.
US08196774B1 Remote pharmaceutical dispensing
A remote pharmaceutical dispensing system for automatically dispensing medication includes a plurality of packets each containing at least one type of medication for a predetermined hour of administration (HOA). The system also includes at least one cartridge having a housing and a feed mechanism disposed within the housing for advancing at least one of the plurality of packets toward an opening in the cartridge housing. The system further includes a dispenser having a dispenser housing configured to receive the at least one cartridge and a motor that is drivably engageable with the feed mechanism of the cartridge when the cartridge is inserted into the dispenser. The system also includes a controller in operable communication with the motor and configured to actuate the motor to advance at least one of the plurality of packets toward an opening in the dispenser housing at the predetermined HOA.
US08196773B2 Component suction method
A component suction method including feeding components accommodated in component storage spaces of a tape base to a predetermined position, lowering a nozzle capable of sucking the components supplied to the predetermined position, stopping the nozzle at a predetermined distance from an upper surface of the tape base, pushing an undersurface of the component up when the nozzle is at a bottom dead center position or a position adjacent to the center, vacuum-sucking the component by the nozzle at the bottom dead center position or at the position adjacent to the center, and moving the component sucked by the nozzle to a predetermined position of a board after the vacuum-sucking.
US08196772B2 Disposable beverage cup with lid isolation system
The invention comprises a disposable beverage cup that comprises a ledge between the cup's rim and the grasping portion of the cup that is commonly held in the user's hand. The ledge, which comprises a curb, a horizontal plane, and one or more indentations, acts as a barrier between the user's hand and other objects, preventing a lid that has been press fit onto the cup's rim from being dislodged. In order to remove the lid, the user must insert a finger and/or thumb into the indentation(s) and press upward on the lid. The cup has a contour between the ledge and the grasping portion with ergonomic features to increase the user's comfort in handling the cup.
US08196766B2 Folding container
The invention relates to a folding container (100) having a first and second side wall (11, 13), a roof (10), a floor (20) as well as a face end (12) and a back end, wherein the first side wall (13) and the second side wall (11) are slideable along the roof (10) and along the floor (20) respectively in such a manner that the lateral parts (11, 13) are slideable inward of the container (100) until they lie parallel to the floor (20). In order to offset friction losses in the longitudinal rails of folding containers (100), the invention proposes that the roof (10) and the floor (20) are provided with spaced longitudinal rails (14, 15, 16, 17) running parallel to one another for a roll guide of the first side wall (13) slideable on the roof (10) and for a roll guide of the second side wall (11) slideable on the floor (20), wherein in the longitudinal rails (14, 15, 16, 17) tension springs (30) are integrated which with a folded-out container (100) are tensioned and with a folded-up container (100) are relaxed.
US08196764B2 Liquid container
It is related to a liquid container, which may be in the shape of a bottle with an elongated section at its top in a first position and is convertible to a glass or goblet in a second position with the elongated section at the bottom. The liquid container may be a wine container, which can be a wine bottle in its first position and also be a wine glass in its second position. Conversion between the first and second positions can be achieved via a relatively simple and instant way, such as turning a container in one position upside down and placing the container in another position. Such conversion may not need additional process such as disassembling and/or reassembling the container.
US08196762B2 Knuckle formed without a finger core
A method for manufacturing a railcar coupler knuckle includes providing a cope mold portion and a drag mold portion, the cope and drag mold portions having internal walls defining at least in part perimeter boundaries of a coupler knuckle mold cavity, wherein the mold cavity includes a finger section; positioning at least one internal core within either the cope mold portion or the drag mold portion, the at least one internal core configured to define a kidney cavity and a pivot pin cavity within a coupler knuckle; closing the cope and drag mold portions with the single core therebetween; and at least partially filling the mold cavity with a molten alloy, the molten alloy solidifying after filling to form the coupler knuckle, wherein the at least one core defines the kidney and pivot pin cavities, and the finger section of the mold cavity defines at least one finger cavity of the coupler knuckle.
US08196751B2 Permanent magnet drum separator with movable magnetic elements
What is presented is a permanent magnet drum separator for removal of a ferrous fraction from a material stream comprising a pickup magnet that is a rare earth permanent magnet that can be moved within the drum separator. The drum separator comprises a rotatable outer shell having tubular shape with a circular cross section. The drum separator includes a carry magnet that is positioned at a fixed location within the rotatable outer shell near the inside circumference of the rotatable outer shell. The pickup magnet is positioned on a hinge plate within the rotatable outer shell. The hinge plate has a first end attached to a hinge and a second end attached to a movable element. The hinge is positioned at a fixed location within the rotatable outer shell near the inside circumference of said rotatable outer shell. The movable element is able to move the pickup magnet about the hinge to vary the distance between the pickup magnet and the inside circumference of the rotatable outer shell.
US08196749B2 Slide and shell container with hinged flap
A slide and shell container includes an outer shell having a first wall with an aperture provided therein; an inner slide slidable within the outer shell between a closed position in which the interior of the inner slide is inaccessible and an open position in which the interior of the inner slide is accessible; and a hinged flap connected to the inner slide that protrudes through the aperture in the first wall of the outer shell. The hinged flap is pivotable between a first position in which the flap rests against the first wall of the outer shell and a second position in which the flap is hinged outwardly from the first wall of the outer shell upon slidable movement of the inner slide between the closed position and the open position.
US08196748B2 Wafer container with oval latch
A wafer container includes a container body, in which a plurality of slots being disposed for supporting a plurality of wafers and an opening being formed on one sidewall of which for importing and exporting the plurality of wafers, and a door is joined with the opening of the container body for protecting the plurality of wafers therein, wherein the characteristic of the wafer container lies in that: at least one latch component is disposed in the door, the latch component including an oval cam with a pair of V-shape notches and on the surface of oval cam being a groove, a pair of moving bars including respectively an engaging portion, and a guiding element located on the moving bars, the engaging portion being engaged in the groove for the pair of moving bars to be respectively engaged with the oval cam.
US08196738B1 Ceramic pulley lagging
A lagging for a belt conveyor pulley comprises a continuous and homogeneous rubber volume and a number of small plate-like ceramic lagging elements. The ceramic elements may be of rectangular, square, oval or circular shape in various patterns with and without grooving. The lagging is hot vulcanization bonded to the periphery of a pulley in a manner without seams or other paths for liquid or debris ingress to pulley rubber bond.
US08196735B2 Trash-and-recyclables collection and lowering system
The preferred embodiment of the trash-and-recyclables collection and lowering system includes a paternoster like structure that includes a frame, a vehicle subsystem that includes a plurality of trash and recyclables carrying gondolas, guiderails and a drive system, a pair of chains that is connected to the plurality of gondolas at the bottom mid point of the gondolas, and a control subsystem. The system is powered by at least one motor that includes a motor shaft equipped with a worm gear that rotates a shaft on which a pair of sprockets in the top segment of the structure subsystem is mounted. The structure subsystem faces a wall a multi-story building that includes a plurality of trash and recyclables disposal windows. The gondolas are normally kept immediately under the trash and recyclables disposal windows, and are periodically lowered, and their contents are emptied to the trash or recyclables bin at the bottom of the structure.
US08196734B2 Automatic convey device
An automatic convey device adapted for pushing and grouping a plurality of connectors includes a frame assembly, a holding module and a feeding module disposed on the frame assembly respectively. The holding module has a plurality of positioning units for positioning the connectors. The feeding module includes a power unit, a sliding unit disposed on the frame assembly, a plurality of pushing units and a grouping unit mounted to the sliding unit respectively. The pushing units are capable of repeatedly pushing the respective connectors move forward until the connectors are positioned by the positioning units and then move backward for repeating the last action to push the next connectors forward. The grouping unit is capable of repeating the action of pushing forward the connector positioned by the forward positioning unit and capable of being controlled by the power unit to disconnect with or connect with and push the corresponding connectors.
US08196731B2 Modular manufacturing chain including a reverse transport direction and method of operation therefor
A manufacturing chain includes a plurality of modular manufacturing stations positioned in series and defining a forward transport direction. An article transportation device of at least one modular manufacturing station is configured to move a carrier in a reverse transport direction while an article transportation device of at least one other modular manufacturing station is driven in the forward transport direction.
US08196730B2 Movable feed table and radiators
Mobile bagging machine systems and methods may relate to a mobile bagging machine that includes a variable-width tunnel, a variable-speed rotor, a relatively narrow rotor of large diameter and increased effective surface area, at least one material reservoir, a material conveyor system capable of continuous material processing during exchange of unloading vehicles, and/or an overall width less than approximately three meters.
US08196727B2 Crawler vehicle drive control system
A drive control system of a crawler vehicle has a lever, a hydraulic distributor for feeding pressurized oil over a feed line to a hydraulic actuator. The hydraulic actuator can engage and release a central clutch. A cable has a first end fixed to a rod of the hydraulic actuator, and a second end connected to the hydraulic distributor. The cable activates and deactivates the hydraulic distributor, depending on the position of the rod. A main pulley is integral with the lever about which the cable is wound.
US08196726B2 Interactive parasitic devices for engine performance improvement
A motor vehicle power take off system for a motor vehicle engine includes a viscous coupling. The input rotor of the viscous coupling is provided with a variable geometry impeller section which allows direct control over the proportion of input torque on the input shaft transferred to the viscous fluid and thereby to an output shaft. Both passive and active control schemes are proposed.
US08196723B1 Pneumatic damper
Disclosed is an apparatus for providing a pneumatic damper for use with incompressible media herein described. The invention is useful as the pneumatic damper provides a range of effectively being decoupled from a system. Also disclosed is an apparatus for providing in-line, three-state, dual flow metering, high pressure relief, for use in a system utilizing compressible or incompressible media, which includes a centrally disposed magnetically homed ball with opposing axially aligned ball mating valve seats, with a high pressure relief spring deployed to control the pressure necessary to trigger high pressure relief.
US08196722B2 Damper
A damper includes a cylinder tube having a first end connected to one portion of a member of an object for damping, and a fixing rod guide arranged to close a second end of the cylinder tube; a movable rod guide fitted on the first end of the cylinder tube; a main piston rod extending from the piston side, the piston fitted in the cylinder tube and passing through the fixing rod guide; a sub-piston rod extending on the piston side and passing through the movable rod guide; and a spring normally biasing the movable rod guide toward the piston. A damping force generation oil passage is arranged to connect first and second oil chambers in a cylinder tube defined by the piston. The number of parts of a through-rod type damper is reduced to simplify a construction thereof and to make the damper compact.
US08196721B2 Hydropneumatic spring and damper system
The hydro-pneumatic spring damping device in particular for wheeled vehicles or tracked vehicles includes at least one hydro-pneumatic element (1) having a gas chamber (1h) wherein the hydro-pneumatic element (1) includes a heat exchanger (1i) which is arranged such that it influences the temperature of the gas in the gas chamber (1h) and wherein a heat exchanger (1i) can be connected to a cooling device (21) via a coolant circuit (21).
US08196720B2 Brake apparatus and method
The disclosed apparatus relates to a liquid cooled brake apparatus comprising: a housing, a brake cooling pump mounted to said housing, a braking force actuator mounted to said housing, said actuator being driven by a first driven member; and a braking force applicator in operable communication with said braking force actuator and a brake rotor, the rotor rotationally fixed to said first or a second driven member. The disclosed method relates to a method of retarding a driven member comprising: driving a braking force actuator with a first driven member, actuating a braking force applicator; and retarding the rotation of a rotor rotationally fixed to said first or a second driven member.
US08196718B2 Combined service brake and stored-energy brake cylinder with internal ventilation
A combined service brake and the stored-energy brake cylinder is provided, in which a ventilation valve which forms or shuts off a flow connection between the spring chamber and the service brake chamber of the brake cylinder ensures that disruptive noise is avoided while also preventing loss of air volume for building up the service brake force.
US08196716B2 Caliper for a disk-brake
A caliper for a disc-brake includes two side walls at a distance from each other which delimit a space to accommodate a portion of a brake disc. The side walls are connected to each other by a connecting structure which straddles the disc space. Each of the side walls delimits at least one seating capable of accommodating a pad. The caliper comprises a thrust to clamp the pads against the brake disc. The thrust is secured to the side walls in such a way that the side walls absorb the entire clamping force and the seatings are capable of securing the pads so that the side walls also absorb the entire braking moment. The connecting structure comprises arc-shaped shells, connected so as to be integral with both the side walls. The slenderness of the shells expressed as the ratio of thickness to circumferential extension relative to an axis of rotation of the brake disc is less than 17/100.
US08196715B2 Disk brake for vehicle
Disclosed is a disk brake for a vehicle having a power transmission device that presses a friction pad against a disk by using a worm gear. The disk brake includes a movable friction pad that makes contact with one lateral side of a disk rotating together with a vehicle wheel, thereby generating braking force, a wedge member, which is provided at one side thereof with the movable friction pad and moves toward the disk by means of a driving motor generating a driving force, a guide member for guiding the wedge member such that the wedge member moves back and force relative to the disk; and a power transmission device installed between the driving motor and the guide member so as to convert the driving force of the driving motor into a linear movement in a direction perpendicular to a rotating shaft of the driving motor.
US08196714B2 Single motor electronic wedge brake system generating solenoid assisting force
While driving one motor, an electronic wedge brake (EWB) system according to an embodiment of the present invention implements a main braking function by self-energizing caused by a wedge operation. Since only one motor is used, it is possible to reduce the number of parts and to simplify the structure. Further, the electronic wedge brake system implements various functions, such as a function for maintaining a set clearance of a pad, a Fail-Safe function, and an EPB function by using a solenoid interlocked with the NSL (Non-Self Locking) type screw that moves in the axial direction. When the electronic wedge brake system is operated, an axial reaction force transmitted from the pad is dispersed using a frictional force caused by a NSL (Non-Self Locking) type push rod shaft, which reduces a load of a solenoid which constrains a push rod shaft. As a result, a low-performance solenoid may be used.
US08196713B2 Mechanical type brake actuator for drum brake
To provide the mechanical type brake actuator for a drum brake that can reduce the number of operational steps and that assures the brake cable connection accuracy. In the mechanical type brake actuator having a strut engaging with one brake shoe and a plate-like brake lever engaging with the other brake shoe, a retaining member having a tongue is mounted in a portion of the strut so that the retaining member resiliently deforms toward a free end of the brake lever, and when the retaining member is resiliently deformed, a connecting-pin is capable of penetrating a by-pass hole of the retaining member to connect a brake cable and the free end of the brake lever, and the connecting-pin movement is restricted after releasing a resilient deformation of the retaining member after connecting the brake cable and the brake lever.
US08196711B2 Elevator system
An elevator system is obtained which is capable of assigning a suitable car by taking into consideration a change of a maximum speed or an acceleration according to the result of prediction of a change of a car load or a moving distance with respect to a hall call. In the elevator system having a group management control device (20), provision is made for a destination floor registration unit (11) that registers a destination floor according to a call into a call registration device (10) at the time of call registration, and an assignment control unit (21) that assigns a suitable car to a destination call registration request from the call registration device (10). The assignment control unit (21) includes a prediction time calculation unit (22), and calculates a change of the moving distance of each car after the call assignment based on the destination floor, and at the same time calculates each floor arrival prediction time of each car using a speed or an acceleration thereof according to a calculated value of the change of the moving distance.
US08196709B2 Lubricant distributor
The invention relates to a lubricant distributor with a distributor plate (1, 21) and one or more injectors (2, 22) that can be connected to this plate and that are each formed from a housing (8, 28) defining a longitudinal axis with an inlet (11, 31) and an outlet (14, 34) that connect to corresponding connections in the distributor plate, and also from a dosing and reversing unit that is formed in the housing, wherein the inlets and outlets are arranged on the side of the housing facing the distributor plate (FIG. 1).
US08196702B2 Muffler for vehicle
A muffler for a vehicle includes a plurality of baffles fixed at a predetermined distance in a longitudinal direction of a muffler housing, an exhaust gas inflow pipe, an intermediate pipe, and a plurality of exhaust gas outflow pipes having an inlet thereof positioned in the same chamber defined by the adjacent pair of the baffles with the outlet of the intermediate pipe to considerably reduce exhaust noise, flow-induced noise, and booming noise of exhaust gas. The muffler is effectively protected from thermal damage of a vehicle by implementing a sound-absorbing heat-insulating material therein, and impresses consumers with dynamic, powerful, and polished image by making the exhaust gas outflow pipe in a dual type composed of first and second exhaust gas outflow pipes and disposing the outlet at the lower center of a rear bumper to be exposed to the outside, thereby considerably improving productivity of vehicles.
US08196700B2 Anti-vibration device
In an anti-vibration device 10 including: an outer cylinder 11, an attachment member 12, a rubber elastic portion 13 which elastically connects the outer cylinder 11 to the attachment member 12, a primary liquid chamber 16 which encloses a liquid therein by using the rubber elastic portion 13 as a part of a partition wall, a secondary liquid chamber 17 which encloses a liquid therein by using a diaphragm 14 as a part of a partition wall, an orifice 19 which allows the primary liquid chamber 16 and the secondary liquid chamber 17 to communicate with each other, a division member 15 which is provided between the primary liquid chamber 16 and the secondary liquid chamber 17, and a movable plate 18 which displaces in accordance with a pressure difference between the primary liquid chamber 16 and the secondary liquid chamber 17, the division member 15 including a first division plate 21 forming a part of the partition wall of the primary liquid chamber 16 and a second division plate 22 forming a part of the partition wall of the secondary liquid chamber 17, the movable plate 18 being disposed in a movable plate receiving portion between the first division plate 21 and the second division plate 22 disposed so as to face each other, the first division plate 21 and the second division plate 22 are integrally formed. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an anti-vibration device capable of suppressing an occurrence of an abnormal noise.
US08196699B2 Power steering device for a saddle-ridden vehicle
To suppress temperature rises of an electric power steering device provided at a vehicle equipped with a diff lock device and to restrict the operation of the electric power steering device at times other than during diff locking. An electric power steering device that is coupled to a steering shaft fitted with handlebars at an upper end and that generates auxiliary force that supplements the steering force, and a diff lock unit that selects a differential state and a non-differential state (diff lock) of a differential device are provided. An ECU reduces the maximum value of the auxiliary force generated by the electric power steering device to a prescribed limit value when the diff lock is detected by the diff lock sensor is also provided. The ECU releases limiting of the maximum value of the auxiliary force when release of the diff lock is detected by the diff lock sensor.
US08196697B2 Driving accessory for handicapped drivers
The present invention provides a new hand-operated system for actuating acceleration and brake pedals in a vehicle. The system comprises main body adapted to be fixedly attached to the vehicle in the vicinity of the driver's hands, a handle connected to the main body wherein the handle is adapted to be moved forwardly and backwardly in order to operate the vehicle; two levers pivotally connected to the main body wherein the levers are engaged with the acceleration and brake pedals through connecting rods; and a cable connecting the lever that actuate the acceleration pedal.
US08196690B2 Industrial truck, in particular a counterweighted fork lift truck
An industrial truck (1) has a compartment for an energy supply unit (5) having a lateral opening (6). A retaining apparatus (15) is provided for fixing the energy supply unit (5) in position in the lateral direction and a contacting apparatus (20) is provided for the electrical connection of the energy supply unit (5) with the industrial truck. The retaining apparatus (15) can pivot between a retaining position and a removal position, and a vehicle-side coupling element (20b) of the contacting apparatus (20) is located on the retaining apparatus (15). In the retaining position of the retaining apparatus (15), the vehicle-side coupling element (20b) is above the energy supply unit (5) and in the removal position the retaining apparatus (15) with the vehicle-side coupling element (20b) is outside the range of motion of the energy supply unit (5).
US08196681B2 Earth boring device
An earth boring device for forming horizontally extending bore holes beneath the surface of the earth and installing a conduit therein without substantially disturbing the surface of the earth is disclosed. The earth boring device is a generally elongate member having a cutting tool disposed at a leading end, and means to attach a conduit to be disposed in the bore hole at a trailing end. A pair of spaced apart drive augers is disposed between the leading end and the trailing end to propel the earth boring device through the earth. The earth boring device can include at least one flexible section to enable a bending of the earth boring device for boring a curved bore hole.
US08196679B2 Expandable reamers for subterranean drilling and related methods
An expandable reamer apparatus and methods for reaming a borehole are disclosed, including at least one laterally movable blade carried by a tubular body selectively positioned at an inward position and an expanded position. The at least one laterally movable blade, held inwardly by at least one blade-biasing element, may be forced outwardly by drilling fluid selectively allowed to communicate therewith or by at least one intermediate piston element. For example, an actuation sleeve may allow communication of drilling fluid with the at least one laterally movable blade in response to an actuation device being deployed within the drilling fluid. Alternatively, a chamber in communication with an intermediate piston element in structural communication with the at least one laterally movable blade may be pressurized by way of a movable sleeve, a downhole turbine, or a pump.
US08196674B2 Impact tool
It is an object of the invention to provide a technique that contributes to further improvement of an impact tool. A representative impact tool includes a motor, a tool body that houses the motor, a dynamic vibration reducer and a driving mechanism part that is driven by the motor and forcibly drives the dynamic vibration reducer by applying an external force other than vibration of the tool body to the dynamic vibration reducer, during hammering operation. At least one of the dynamic vibration reducer and the driving mechanism part is mounted to the tool body in a form of an assembly into which at least one of a plurality of component parts forming the dynamic vibration reducer and a plurality of component parts forming the driving mechanism part are assembled in advance.
US08196669B2 Method of drilling a wellbore
A method of drilling a wellbore (1) into an earth formation is disclosed. The method comprises arranging a drill string (6) and an expandable tubular element (8) coaxially in the wellbore, the drill string having an axially extending fluid passage (30), the tubular element surrounding the drill string and having a lower end bent (12) radially outward and in axially reverse direction so as to form an expanded tubular section (10) extending around a remaining tubular section of the tubular element, said lower end defining a bending zone of the tubular element, wherein an annular space is formed between the drill string and the remaining tubular section.
US08196667B2 Submersible pumping system
A technique is provided for pumping fluids in a subterranean wellbore. A submersible pumping system can be deployed in a wellbore for moving desired fluids within the wellbore. The pumping system energizes the desired fluid movement by reciprocating a working fluid between expandable members.
US08196664B2 Actuating mechanism
An actuating mechanism for use in a tool such as a plug used in oil and gas wells. The mechanism being operable under pressure in the well bore to set the plug in a first natural closed state for a pressure under a predetermined pressure range; a second closed state wherein the plug is locked closed regardless of the pressure; and a third open state by increasing the pressure to the predetermined pressure range and holding the pressure in the range for a predetermined time. Electronic and mechanical, dual piston, actuating mechanisms are described as is a method of controlling fluid flow in a well bore using the plug and performing a pressure test against the plug.
US08196662B2 Surfactant based viscoelastic fluids and methods of using the same
Surfactant based viscoelastic fluids for enhancing the productivity of a hydrocarbon-bearing formations have particular applicability in acid fracturing of subterranean formations surrounding oil and gas wells. The viscoelastic fluid contains an organic acid, an inorganic monovalent salt and a quaternary ammonium aromatic salt and water. The fluid may further be foamed or energized.
US08196659B2 Multifunctional particles for downhole formation treatments
An aqueous, viscoelastic fluid gelled with a viscosifier, e.g. a viscoelastic surfactant, is stabilized and improved with an effective amount of a particulate additive such as alkaline earth metal oxides, alkaline earth metal hydroxides, transition metal oxides, transition metal hydroxides, post-transition metal oxides, and post-transition metal hydroxides. These fluids are more stable and have a reduced or no tendency to precipitate, particularly at elevated temperatures, and may also help control fluid loss. These particulate additives have unique particle charges that use chemisorption, “crosslinking” and/or other chemistries to associate and stabilize the VES fluids, and also help trap or fixate formation fines when placed in a gravel pack or a proppant pack in a fracture. Some of these effects may be more pronounced the smaller the size of the particulate additive.
US08196656B2 Position sensor for well tools
A position sensor for well tools. A position sensor includes an indicator portion including a carrier supporting a resistive element and at least one contact, and a support device for supporting the carrier. Another position sensor includes an indicator portion including a slider for displacing at least one contact relative to a resistive element, the slider being displaceable between first and second limits, and an end load mechanism including a biasing device which exerts a biasing force on the slider as the slider approaches at least the first limit. Another position sensor includes an indicator portion including a resistive element and at least one contact which contacts and displaces across the resistive element, a change in position of the contact relative to the resistive element being indicated by a resistance change as the contact displaces across the resistive element.
US08196654B2 Expandable centralizer for expandable pipe string
A close-tolerance expandable bow spring centralizer 8 having a first expandable collar 10A coupled to and spaced apart from a second expandable collar 10B through a plurality of bow springs 30 wherein expandable collars 10A, 10B comprise a plurality of slidably coupled links 16 that separate to expand the diameter of the collars 10A, 10B, e.g., upon expansion of an expandable pipe string 80 on which the centralizer 8 is received. Expandable bow spring centralizer 8 may grip the expandable pipe string 80 when in the collapsed configuration to eliminate the need for a stop collar. Additionally or alternatively, a fin 32 may be connected to each bow spring 30, and then connected to one or more adjacent fins 32 upon collapse of the bow springs 30 to form a restraining band 39 that may be ruptured, e.g., upon expansion of the expandable pipe string 80.
US08196653B2 Well screens constructed utilizing pre-formed annular elements
Construction of well screens utilizing pre-formed annular-shaped elements. A well screen includes a filter layer configured to filter fluid flowing through the well screen and a drainage layer which radially supports the filter layer, the drainage layer including multiple individual annular-shaped elements Another well screen includes a drainage layer configured to support the filter layer, with the drainage layer including at least one cavity molded therein. Another well screen includes a base pipe and a layer made up of multiple individual annular-shaped elements stacked coaxially on the base pipe. A cavity is formed in at least one of the elements.
US08196649B2 Thru diverter wellhead with direct connecting downhole control
A single or multi-bowl wellhead may be positioned in a diverter housing over the wellbore. Protrusions on the wellhead may be installed after the diverter housing is removed. The wellhead accommodates the direct connection of hydraulic lines to a hanger seated therein. An overshot running tool protects the wellhead during placement and certain operations.
US08196648B2 Adjustable container holder operated by HVAC system
An air expandable bladder grips a beverage container within the vehicle and serves as a beverage holder. The container holder utilizes a hot air duct that receives its hot air from the heater core and its cold air from the evaporator, both of which may be located within the HVAC case. An air inlet duct receives the hot, cold, or blended air from an air mixing valve and directs the air into, and expands, the bladder. An exit orifice may exist in the bladder to release air from the bladder and provide back pressure in the bladder. A user-controlled switch permits a person to select whether hot, cold, or blended air will pass into the bladder inlet duct. The drink holder may be located within a center console, dash, door or other location within the vehicle interior.
US08196647B2 Method and equipment for distribution of two fluids into and out of the channels in a multi-channel monolithic structure and use thereof
A method and equipment for distribution of two fluids into and out of channels in a multi-channel monolithic structure (monolith) where the channel openings are spread over an entire cross-sectional area of the monolithic structure. The equipment consists of a manifold head, a monolith unit or a monolith stack, a row of monolith units or monolith stacks, or a monolith block. In addition a method and a reactor for mass and/or heat transfer between two fluids transfers the two fluids using one or more of the manifold heads and monolith units, the monolith stack, the row of monolith units or monolith stacks, or the monolith block.
US08196646B2 Heat exchanger assembly
A heat exchanger assembly including a first and second heat exchangers disposed in sandwiched relationship with one another. The tubes and air fins of the first and second heat exchangers are aligned with one another in a transverse air flow direction. A plurality of middle connecting portions are integral with and extend in the transverse air flow direction between the aligned first and second air fins of the two heat exchangers. Each of the middle connecting portions has a slot for impeding heat conduction between the first and second air fins, and each of the slots in the middle connecting portions is disposed closer to the first tubes than to the second tubes to maximize the effective length of the second air fin.
US08196645B2 Heat sink with heat pipes
A heat sink adapter for cooling an electronic component includes a lower plate, an upper plate, an upper fin set and a lower fin set respectively fixed on the upper plate and the lower plate, and a plurality of heat pipes sandwiched between the upper plate and the lower plate. The lower plate includes a panel contacting the heat pipes, two sidewalls extending upwardly from the panel and separated from the heat pipes, and two flanges extending oppositely from the two sidewalls and soldered on the upper plate. The heat pipes are S-shaped and juxtaposed and directly contact with each other from beginning to end.
US08196643B2 Ring heat dissipating device formed by punching and riveting through a shaping mold
A ring heat dissipating device is mainly assembled by a ring body, a bottom plate arranged inside the ring body, and a plurality of heat dissipating fins arranged outside the ring body. The bottom plate is punched by a mold so that the bottom plate is fixed to a predetermined position inside the ring body. The heat dissipating fins are inserted into slots on an outer surface of the ring body. After trenches between the slots are punched and deformed, the heat dissipating fins are tightly riveted by the deformed trenches.
US08196642B2 Packaged small-duct, high-velocity air conditioner and heat pump apparatus
A heating and air conditioning apparatus has an enclosure that defines an interior volume containing a compressor, a condenser coil, an expansion valve, an evaporator coil, a hot water coil, an evaporator fan, and a condenser fan. The compressor, the condenser coil, the expansion valve, and the evaporator coil are in communication with each other. The enclosure also has first and second input air openings and first and second output air openings. The evaporator fan draws air through the first input air opening and then through the evaporator coil and the hot water coil, and thereafter forces such air out of the enclosure through the first air outlet opening. The condenser fan draws air through the second input air opening and then through the condenser coil, and thereafter forces such air out of the enclosure through the second air outlet opening.
US08196641B2 Continuous casting sealing method
A casting furnace for manufacturing a metal casting comprises an interior chamber and a secondary chamber through which the metal casting passes from the interior chamber into external atmosphere. A seal along the secondary chamber surrounds and seals against the metal casting to separate the interior chamber from the external atmosphere in a manner which allows for an extended period of continuous casting. A force producing mechanism typically forces the seal against the metal casting. Multiple seals may be used sequentially to increase the duration of the sealing capability and the continuous casting process.
US08196639B2 Modular panel assembly
A modular panel assembly that allows for rapid and relatively simple installation, while also providing flexibility for easy adaptation to any of a variety of constructions types. In some embodiments, the modular panel assembly involves panels which are prefabricated with panel connectors. Additionally, in some embodiments, the assembly involves two panel types that are substantially similar in their outward appearance, but differ internally so as to enable each of straight and non-straight surfaces for a structure being built.
US08196638B2 Pleated screen apparatus
The present invention relates generally to barriers for architectural openings, in particular to a screen apparatus and method for screening off an architectural opening. The screen apparatus includes an elongated overhead frame member, a transverse fixed side frame member, a displaceable side frame member, and an elongated articulated bottom frame member. A screen member extends between the frame members, the screen member being interchangeable between a collapsed condition when the screen is open and an extended condition when the screen is closed by movement of the displaceable side frame member.
US08196637B1 Travel arm assembly for a wheel servicing machine
A wheel servicing machine provides a rotatable shaft having a retractable rod slidably disposed in a center bore of the rotatable shaft, wherein the retractable rod is longitudinally moveable relative to the shaft. A rotatable locking member is disposed on the distal end of the retractable rod. The locking member includes one or more mounting studs protruding radially therefrom for engaging a centering cone or a wheel clamp. A tool support arm including a stage protrudes from the base. A tool adapted for engaging a sidewall of a tire is attached to support arm. A second stage including a second tool configured for engaging the opposite sidewall of the tire may also extend from the base. A platform assembly having one or more spring-loaded rollers is attached to the base in some embodiments. A longitudinally moveable travel arm includes a jointed auxiliary arm. The auxiliary arm in some embodiments includes a wheel support extending from one of the auxiliary arm members. A wheel clamp having a plurality of arms is provided wherein at least one arm is moveable relative to at least one other arm. A method of securing a wheel to a wheel servicing machine is also provided.
US08196635B2 Device for assembling insulating glass panes that are filled with a gas which is different from air
According to the invention, a suspended blade (55) is provided as a seal which is active between the plates (1a, 2a), said blade comprising a suspension (52) which can be displaced along the upper edge of the first of the two plates (1a), the distance of the suspension from each plane being changeable. The front side of the first plate (1a) lies in said suspension and the blade (55) is provided, at least on one side, with a reversible yielding sealing compound.
US08196634B1 Adjustable dispenser for protective adhesive film
The present invention is a device for dispensing rolls of protective adhesive film having different widths. In one embodiment, the device comprises a central support assembly comprising first and second elongated members having a first longitudinal axis and a second longitudinal axis, respectively. The first longitudinal axis of the first elongated member is off-set from the second longitudinal axis of the second elongated member. The central support assembly further comprises first and second extension members each having a first portion telescopically engaged with the first and second elongated members, respectively, and a second portion. The device further comprises a right support assembly engaged with the second portion of the first extension member and comprising a film mounting roller adapted to support the first end portion of the roll of film. The device further comprises a left support assembly engaged with the second portion of the second extension member and comprising a film mounting roller adapted to support the second end portion of the roll of film. The device further comprises a handle engaged with the central support assembly. In use, the first and second extension members may be extended or retracted from the first and second elongated members, respectively, to accommodate film roll widths of 24 inches, 30 inches, 36 inches or 48 inches. At any film width, the handle is centered between the right and left support assembly.
US08196632B2 Mounting apparatus and mounting method
There is provided a mounting apparatus capable of forming dicing tapes in the process of feeding-out a strip material, and sticking the dicing tape to a ring frame to fix a semiconductor wafer.The mounting apparatus 10 sticks the dicing tape to the ring frame RF to fix the semiconductor wafer to the ring frame in a state that the ring frame RF and the semiconductor wafer W are disposed on a table 11. The mounting apparatus 10 includes a pre-cut means 13 for forming a cut L in a state of half cut in a film FL of a strip material A to form a dicing tape T in the process of feeding out the strip material A and a sticking means 34 for peeling off the dicing tape from a base sheet S to stick the dicing tape to the ring frame RF.
US08196625B1 Supplemental tread tire bead lock
A bead lock tire rim with a supplemental tread on the bead lock to protect the rim and the bolts. The tread extends past the edge of the rim to keep the tire from being split and the side area of the supplemental tread protects the bead lock while providing enhanced traction to the sidewall of the rim. A rim using a rounded projection to eliminate tire cutting and recessed nut locations with secure faceting is also provided for simple field repairs and long term durability.
US08196623B1 Stump grinder
A stump grinder having a grinding member with a plurality of stacked plates. The stacked plates are joined by at least three bolts that extend the entire length of the plate stack and are secured by nuts at each end thereof. Adjacent plates are held apart from each other via spacers. Each spacer has a aperture through which one of the bolts passes. Each plate has three cutting elements secured thereon. The three cutting elements are spaced at approximately one hundred-twenty degrees apart from an adjacent cutting element. The three cutting blades are each mounted to have a different cutting path. To this end one of the blades is mounted on a first surface of the plate. The second blade is mounted on a second opposed surface of the plate and the third blade is mounted intermediate the first and second blades. The cutting paths may slightly overlap to ensure that now material is left uncut. The plates are mounted on a driven shaft.
US08196619B2 Load lock apparatus, processing system and substrate processing method
A load lock apparatus including a carry port provided on a side of a carry-in/out section for carrying a substrate in/out from/to the outside, and a carry port provided on a side of a processing section for processing the substrate, includes: a temperature controlling plate for controlling a temperature of the substrate, the temperature controlling plate configured including a plate body made of a porous material and a temperature controlling gas supply path for supplying a temperature controlling gas controlled in temperature to the plate body. The temperature controlling gas passes through the plate body, blows out from a surface of the plate body, and is supplied to the substrate.
US08196617B2 Vapor recovery detection means
A vapor recovery system for recovering fuel vapor from a vehicle tank during dispensing of fuel into the vehicle tank. The vapor recovery system comprises a vapor recovery line for transporting fuel vapor, and detecting device for detecting a fuel vapor flow. The detecting device comprises a housing having a vapor inlet and a vapor outlet, a body movably arranged in the housing, and a sensor arranged to detect a location of the body within the housing. The body is configured to move from a first position in the housing to a second position in the housing in dependence of a rate of fuel vapor flow flowing from the vapor inlet to the vapor outlet.
US08196616B2 Portable, remote, fast-fill inflator and nitrogen converter unit
A portable device for delivering nitrogen to multiple tires includes a gas source and supply line connected to a controller. The device also includes a gas delivery line comprising a manifold with a plurality of outlets in fluid communication with each other. A gas delivery line is operably connected to the controller and a plurality of extension lines with engagement chucks are operably connected to the outlets. The controller controls the supply of gas to the gas delivery line and controls a relief valve for venting the gas delivery line. The device also includes a sensor and a processor connected the controller and sensor which accepts user inputs. The controller, manifold, and processor are affixed to a stand.
US08196612B2 Fastener for cover member and cover assembly comprised thereof
A rigid fastener, for securing to one another adjacent portions of a cover member made of resiliently deformable material, has an end portion with an outward end section of relatively small outside diameter and an axially adjacent inward section of relatively large outside diameter. The end portion of the fastener is engagable in either of two positions in a corresponding recess formed into at least one of the adjacent portions of the cover piece, affording a high level of holding power in its fully inserted position and affording a low level of holding power in a partially inserted position.
US08196605B2 Air intake device for engine
An air intake device for an engine is provided in which a bypass valve (V) is formed from a tubular valve chamber (15) having its interior opening on the upstream side of a bypass (20) and having an inner face with a metering hole (16) opening toward the downstream side of the bypass (20), and a valve body (25) that is slidably but non-rotatably fitted into the valve chamber (15) and that opens and closes the metering hole (16), wherein the valve chamber (15) and the metering hole (16) are formed in a bypass valve holder (10) provided so as to be connected to a throttle body (1), and a dividing wall (17) that divides the metering hole (16) into a plurality of small metering holes (16a, 16b) arranged in the peripheral direction of the valve chamber (15) is formed in the bypass valve holder (10) so as to be continuous with an inner peripheral face of the valve chamber (15). This can prevent any hindrance to the closing movement of the valve body of the bypass valve even when a large metering hole is employed.
US08196596B2 Method for tracking pollution source in process water
A method for tracking a pollution source in process water is presented. Firstly, variation curves of drain water drained from different rinsing tanks are respectively obtained, and a water quality concentration of the drain water drained to a buffer tank is detected, so as to output a water quality variation curve. Then, an analytical comparison is performed on each drain water amount variation curve and the water quality variation curve within a same time interval, so as to output an analytical result of each flow of drain water in a range exceeding a predetermined water quality standard. In this manner, the drain water that exceeds the predetermined water quality standard can be tracked in real-time according to the analytical result, thereby quickly improving the process for discharging the drain water.
US08196593B2 Cutlery basket for a dishwasher and dishwasher
A dishwasher including at least one cutlery basket for accommodating cutlery items in a horizontal position, wherein the at least one cutlery basket is adjustable at least in sections, and wherein the at least one cutlery basket includes a first subsection having an adjustable clearance height, and a second subsection having an adjustable clearance height.
US08196590B2 Variable magnetic moment MR navigation
A method of navigating a medical device in an operating region in a subject. The method includes applying a magnetic field to the operating region and changing the magnetic moment of the medical device by selectively changing a physical condition of at least one magnet element in the medical device to change the orientation of the device with respect to the applied magnetic field.
US08196589B2 Implantable marker with wireless signal transmitter
A wireless marker for localizing a target of a patient comprises a casing and a magnetic transponder at least partially received in the casing. The magnetic transponder produces a wirelessly transmitted magnetic field in response to a wirelessly transmitted excitation energy. The magnetic transponder also has a magnetic centroid. The marker also comprises an imaging element carried by the casing and/or the magnetic transponder. The imaging element has a radiographic profile in a radiographic image such that the marker has a radiographic centroid at least approximately coincident with the magnetic centroid.
US08196582B2 Backpack for air extraction from snow
An apparatus and system are disclosed to extract breathable air from snow via an air extraction backpack. The apparatus includes an air-permeable extraction assembly that is attached to a backpack. The air-permeable extraction assembly has an air intake cavity. An air-permeable membrane covers the air intake cavity. A mouthpiece is in fluid communication with the air intake cavity. The mouthpiece draws intake air through the air intake cavity upon inhalation by a user. A transfer guide passes intake air from the air-permeable extraction assembly to the mouthpiece upon inhalation by the user.
US08196579B2 Nose cannula heated/humidified gas delivery system
A low flow heated/humidified respiratory gas delivery system, especially useful for low flow rates as preferred in the treatment of neonate and other such patients, wherein the respiratory gas is heated and humidified as desired for delivery to the patient and the temperature is monitored at the point of delivery to the patient.
US08196578B2 Inhaler
Disclosed is an inhaler for administering a medicament in the form of inhalable substances, substance formulations, or substance mixtures, especially in the form of a powder as depicted in exemplary FIG. 1. Said inhaler comprises a housing (1) which is provided with an interior (18) for accommodating at least one capsule that is filled with the medicament. The housing (1) is coupled to a mouthpiece (5) while an actuator (12) encompassing at least one needle (13) is mounted so as to be movable towards the housing in order to open the capsule. The mouthpiece (5) is effectively connected to the actuator (12) in such a way that the needle (13) of the actuator (12) does not extend into the interior (18) for puncturing the capsule in an operational position of the mouthpiece (5).
US08196576B2 Inhaler
A dry powder inhaler has a vibrator coupled to a blister filled with a dry powder drug substance. One or more of drug ejection apertures in the blister are substantially opposite the vibrator. One or more air intake apertures in the blister are not opposite the vibrator. Upon vibration of the vibrator, the drug substance is deaggregated, aerosolized, and ejected from the drug ejection apertures for inhalation by a patient.
US08196567B2 Approach for controlling fuel flow with alternative fuels
Fuel is evacuated from a fuel rail by directing liquid fuel from the fuel rail to a fuel tank and then by directing gaseous fuel from the fuel rail to a fuel vapor canister.
US08196562B2 Throttle opening control device, motorcycle, and method for producing control map
A throttle opening control device for a vehicle having an engine with an electronically controlled throttle valve and an accelerator operated by a rider is provided. The throttle opening control device includes an accelerator opening acquisition module for acquiring an opening of the accelerator, an engine rotation speed acquisition module for acquiring a rotation speed of the engine, and a throttle opening control module for controlling an opening of the throttle valve based on the opening of the accelerator and the rotation speed of the engine. The throttle opening control module is configured to limit the opening of the throttle valve when the rotation speed of the engine is lower than a pre-determined idle rotation speed to prevent reverse rotation of the engine.
US08196559B2 Method and apparatus to remove a fluidic contaminant from lubricating oil
A device for removing a fluidic contaminant from lubricating oil in an internal combustion engine includes a fluid absorbing element comprising a mounting element and a fluid absorption media assembled into a sump of a crankcase of the internal combustion engine. The fluid absorbing element is immersed within the oil contained in the sump when the engine is not operating. The fluid absorption media is configured to absorb a fluidic contaminant in the engine oil when the engine is not operating and to desorb the absorbed fluidic contaminant.
US08196556B2 Apparatus and method for setting mechanical lash in a valve-deactivating hydraulic lash adjuster
A DHLA including a hydraulic lash adjustment mechanism disposed within a plunger slidably disposed within a pin housing that is slidably disposed within an axial bore in an adjuster body. A lash ring disposed in a groove near the outer end of the DHLA body includes a portion extending into the bore to limit travel of the pin housing and thereby set the internal mechanical lash in the DHLA. The lash ring has a thickness selected to provided a predetermined amount of mechanical lash in the assembled lifter, which thickness varies from assembly to assembly to compensate for manufacturing variation in the components. A biasing means such as a wave ring, a Belleville washer or a beveled retaining ring is also installed in the annular groove to urge the lash ring against the lower surface of the groove under all DHLA operating conditions.
US08196555B2 Engine room for construction equipment
An engine room for construction equipment is provided, which can minimize emission of noise generated in an engine room due to driving of an engine and a ventilating fan to an outside of the engine room by absorbing the noise through a noise trap, and can improve the cooling performance of corresponding components by smoothing inhalation/discharge of an external air to/from the airtight engine room. The engine room for construction equipment includes a radiator cooling water for cooling the engine, a muffler discharging an exhaust gas from an engine to the atmosphere, a first noise trap installed in an inlet port to absorb noise generated in the engine room and emitted to an outside, a second noise trap installed in an outlet port to absorb the noise generated in the engine room and emitted to the outside, a radiator fan inhaling the external air through the first noise trap and making the inhaled external air pass through the radiator and the circumference of the engine, a discharge fan discharging the air in the engine room to the outside through the second noise trap, and an outer wall forming an airtight space for accommodating therein the engine, the muffler, the radiator fan, the hydraulic pump, and the discharge fan that generate the noise.
US08196553B2 Series electric-mechanical water pump system for engine cooling
A cooling system for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle having a rotating member and using coolant in a liquid cooling system, is provided that comprises a radiator for dissipating the heat from the coolant, an electric pump for pumping the coolant through the cooling system, a mechanical pump operatively connected to the rotating member for pumping coolant through the cooling system, and a clutch for disengaging the second pump for minimizing the parasitic loss of the system and improving total fuel economy of the vehicle.
US08196550B2 Solar-powered ball
A solar-powered ball is described. The solar-powered ball includes a member positioned in an interior of the solar-powered ball. The member comprises a solar panel that powers motion-activated lights. The solar-powered ball provides a pet toy. The solar-powered ball further includes an internal frame that supports an outer shell. The outer shell allows solar or light radiation to pass through to the solar panel in order to power the motion-activated lights.
US08196540B2 Tuned vented hull
A harmonic apparatus designed to affect the performance of waterborne vessels. The vibratory generator is tuned with respect to the fundamental frequency of the vessel at the onset of planning, the various wave patterns generated by the moving vessel and the kinematics of the vortex sheet. As the vessel moves through water, vibrational reactions occur that assist the performance of the vessel. The harmonic apparatus can be reconfigured to operate on several different modalities.
US08196536B1 Apparatus to reduce skin friction drag on a marine vessel
An apparatus to reduce skin friction drag on a marine hull by imparting ultrasonically-induced cavitation at a boundary layer of a hull-water interface. The apparatus comprises a sonification plate mounted or adapted to be mounted on at least a portion of a wettable area of the hull (interior or exterior) to define a boundary layer region with the water medium, a power source to energize the sonification plate, and a controller to regulate the frequency and/or intensity of microcavitation bubbles produced at the boundary layer whereby to alter the Reynolds number, kinematic viscosity, and coefficient of friction. The sonification plate is hermetically sealed and includes an array of ultrasonic transducers therein, which may be mounted on all or a portion of the hull. Energizing the transducers nucleates microcavitation bubbles upon entrained gases and/or particulate matter residing in the water medium.
US08196535B2 Sewing machine, and computer-readable storage medium storing sewing machine control program
A sewing machine includes an image pickup device that picks up over a sewing machine bed; a feature point coordinates calculation device that extracts feature points from the picked up image and calculates two-dimensional coordinates of the extracted feature points; a reference coordinates storage device that stores reference coordinates, which are previously measured three-dimensional coordinates of the feature points; a correlation device that correlates the reference coordinates stored in the reference coordinates storage device with the feature point coordinates, which are the two-dimensional coordinates of the feature points calculated by the feature point coordinates calculation device; and a parameter calculation device that calculates a parameter about the image pickup device based on a result of correlation by the correlation device.
US08196532B2 Air-fired CO2 capture ready circulating fluidized bed heat generation with a reactor subsystem
A combustor 110 combust a fluidized bed of fossil fuel 114, 114′ to heat a working fluid 102 and generate flue gas 104. An air preheater 144 has first and second gas passageways 144a, 144b for respectively directing the generated flue gas 150 and another gas 250 with captured CO2 generated by combustion outside of the combustor 110. When operated in a non-CO2 capture, the air preheater 144 receives the flue gas 150, but not the other gas 250, and the first gas passageway 144a directs the flue gas 150 so as to preheat the air 188. However, when operated in the CO2 capture mode, the air preheater 144 receives the flue gas 150 and the other gas 250, and the second gas passageway 144b also directs the other gas 250 so as to preheat the air 188′. In either mode, the preheated air 188, 188′ is applied by the combustor 110 to fluidize a bed of fossil fuel 114, 114′.
US08196531B2 Compact pulverized coal burner
Disclosed is a burner for oxidant gasification of pulverized fuels under high pressures, e.g. 80 bar, and temperatures, e.g. 1200 to 1900° C., in reactors with liquid slag removal for oxygen gasification. The individual pulverized coal supply tubes in the burner are inclined toward the burner axis in the direction of the burner mouth, are implemented equiareally from the burner inlet up to the burner outlet, and end at the burner mouth adjacent to the oxidant outlet. Owing to the pulverized fuel feeding elements being implemented right up to the burner mouth and the instantaneous entry of the pulverized coal into the rotating oxygen stream there is no longer any areal discontinuity at the dust outlet, since here the pulverized coal stream is immediately sucked into the oxidant stream. At the outlet of the media the individual pulverized coal streams merge into a single rotating pulverized coal/oxygen stream, thereby achieving an even flame spread and stabilization.
US08196529B2 Foldable table
Foldable table that is easy to handle is described, which is provided for use by a plurality of people but do not require a plurality of people when it is folded. The table can be unfolded and be folded in a fast and simple way, and can be provided with a parasol, wherein the table and the parasol can be unfolded simultaneously. The foldable table comprises a first and a second table-top section (2a, b), two leg supports (4a, 4b) and a-guide rod (3), the at least two leg supports (4a, 4b) are arranged on opposing sides of the guiding rod (3) and each of the first and the second table-top sections—(2a, 2b) extends between the guiding rod (3) and a respective one of the leg supports (4a, 4b), so that the table can take a folded as well as an unfolded position wherein the table rests on the leg supports with the guide rod lifted vertically upwards in relation to the leg supports and with the table-top sections extending vertically between the guiding rod and the respective one of the leg supports, and an unfolded position wherein the table rests on the leg supports (4a, 4b) and have the table-top sections extending horizontally between the guiding rod and the respective one of the leg supports.
US08196528B2 Tablecloth covering and method of covering and skirting a table
Fitted tablecloth covering may be affixed to a table for use in trade shows without the use of a tool or affixing devices. A tablecloth may conveniently and quickly be affixed to a table and provide an appealing visual presentation that does not require the use of installation tools and that will not damage the table.
US08196522B2 Chassis frame of a rail vehicle
A running gear frame for a running gear of a rail vehicle with a frame body, which is configured to be supported at least on one wheel unit of the running gear. The frame body has two longitudinal beams extending in a longitudinal direction of the running gear and at least one transverse beam extending in a transverse direction of the running gear. The transverse beam substantially rigidly connects the two longitudinal beams to each other. The frame body is at least partially made of grey cast iron material.
US08196520B2 Bogie for a rail vehicle which has a drive
A bogie for a locomotive comprising a bogie frame and at least one wheel set including two wheels, a wheel set gear, a wheel set shaft and a wheel set gear housing. A push/pull rod acts on one side of the bogie frame and on the other side of locomotive frame and transfers forces between the two. The gear housing of the wheel set exhibits a recess for the feeding through of the push/pull rod, the recess being bordered by walls which are integral with the remaining housing walls.
US08196517B2 U-shaped span for railway track
The invention relates to a span (2) for railway tracks with a self-supporting U-shaped structure (3), defining a section of the path for a piece of rolling stock (1), travelling on the railway track and at least one further element (6, 10, 11, 14) for the travel of the rolling stock (1) on the railway track and which can support, guide and/or supply the rolling stock (1). According to the invention, at least one (6) of the additional elements (6, 10, 11, 14) is directly integrated in the U-shaped element (3).
US08196516B2 Rocker wheel system for scanner carriages
A sensor head-transporting roller carriage has four pairs of wheels acting around pivot points at the four corners of the carriage, which is advanced along tracks that are supported by vertical structures. The lateral wheel spacing is chosen in correlation with the track support interval distances such that the vertical travel of all the wheels together is averaged, to be zero. As a result, variations in displacement alignment of the sensor are minimized. In addition, the pivot mechanism results in a fifty percent reduction in the effect of random vertical deflections caused by track debris or wheel concentricity etc. versus standard non-pivoting wheel sets. The roller carriage moves the sensor head along the cross direction to monitoring physical characteristics of a web of material that is moving in the machine direction.
US08196515B2 Non-explosive power source for actuating a subsurface tool
A power source for actuating a subsurface tool is described herein, the power source comprising thermite in a quantity sufficient to generate a thermite reaction, and a polymer disposed in association with the thermite. The polymer produces a gas when the thermite reaction occurs, the gas slowing the thermite reaction. The slowed thermite reaction enables a continuous pressure to be provided to the subsurface tool over a period of time, providing superior actuation over a conventional explosive power charge, through a non-explosive reaction.
US08196514B2 Warhead
The invention relates to a warhead comprising a first and a second part, the parts being arranged relative to one another along a longitudinal axis, the first part comprising a first explosive section, a casing, and a plurality of projectiles enclosed in the casing. The second part comprises an element designed to control the working of the warhead as a function of a control signal. The fact that the functioning of the warhead can be controlled means that the warhead can defeat a plurality of different targets, which makes the warhead versatile.
US08196510B2 Method for the productuion of a flexographic plate and flexographic plate obtained according to said method
A method for producing a flexographic plate that includes a base layer and a layer of a photosensitive material fixed on the base layer. An image is produced on the photosensitive layer by selective reticulation. Areas to be reticulated are exposed to amplitude-modulated laser light with a wavelength ranging from 390 to 410 nm, which scans the surface of the photosensitive layer. The non-reticulated areas are then removed.
US08196508B2 Continuous fruit pitting by singularization of fruit pieces
Described is a pitting machine, system and process that singularizes or individualizes fruit pieces, such as cherries, olives, dates and plums and that attempts to remove pits and pit material from each fruit piece. A conveyor comprises depressions, wells or receptacles for accepting fruit pieces for processing. The conveyor accepts fruit pieces into wells, passes the fruit pieces into a pitting area wherein the pitting machine removes pit material from the fruit pieces by a matrix of punching needles or pitting needles. The matrix moves in an oscillatory fashion in synchronization with generally continuous movement of the fruit pieces engaged in the conveyor. The singularization enables easier and better processing, sorting, and quality checking of fruit pieces. Quality checking may be done before and after pitting of fruit pieces. Quality checking may include desired color and size of each fruit piece. Quality checking virtually ensures successful or sufficient removal of pits and pit material. Any fruit piece that fails quality checking can be ejected or rejected from the conveyor.
US08196507B2 Actuator for active motor vehicle bonnet
A pneumatic actuator is provided for an active bonnet. The pneumatic actuator includes, but is not limited to a cylinder and a piston transferable from a rest position to an extended position and lockable in its rest position. The piston, in its rest position, is held pre-stressed by a spring element in the direction of the extended state.
US08196505B2 Brake booster
A brake booster includes a casing divided into a constant pressure chamber and a variable pressure chamber by a diaphragm, a power piston attached to the diaphragm, a disc-shaped stem coupled to the center of the power piston and having a through-hole, a plunger interposed between the stem and an input shaft to press/release the stem during reciprocation of the input shaft, and an air intake valve having a vacuum passage interconnecting the constant and variable pressure chambers. The air intake valve is inserted into the diaphragm and the power piston for close contact with the through-hole of the casing, and regulates air flowing from an atmosphere into the variable pressure chamber and from the variable pressure chamber into the constant pressure chamber during the reciprocation of the input shaft.
US08196504B2 Tripod mount and clamp assembly
A tripod assembly having multiple interchangeable accessories for use in supporting a firearm or other device includes mounting couplers for releasably securing the assembly to an attachment point on a device to be supported, such as the forearm of a rifle, mounting brackets that are not affixed to the device to be supported, and threaded fasteners adapted for connection to standard threaded sockets for supporting devices such as cameras, spotting scopes and the like. The tripod assembly has a substantially planar, generally triangular tripod base including three sides terminating in, and defining, first, second and third vertices carrying respective first, second and third telescoping support legs.
US08196503B1 Armored hull
A hull for an armored vehicle is provided, comprising a set of panels constituting portions of the hull, and having a passenger cabin with an interior defined by at least some of the panels. The panels are attached to one another via a plurality of bolts. The hull comprises one or more preventing arrangements for preventing the bolts from reaching the interior of the passenger cabin in an event that they become secondary projectiles.
US08196502B2 Device for the rotative scoring of flat printed products
The invention pertains to a device (1) for the rotative scoring of flat printed products in order to prepare a bending line, particularly in a brochure cover that is supplied in the form of a sheet (2), with said device featuring at least one pair of scoring tools (11.1, 11.2) that consists of a scoring knife (12) and an assigned scoring matrix (13), with the scoring tools (12, 13) being arranged on a first and a second scoring shaft (14.1, 14.2) that are arranged parallel to one another and driven in opposite directions, and with said device also featuring at least one pair of transport rollers (30) that is arranged axially adjacent to the pair of scoring tools (11.1, 11.2) and consists of a first and a second transport roller (31, 32) that effectively clamp the sheet (2) between one another with respect to its transport, wherein it is proposed that the first transport roller (31) is arranged on the first scoring shaft (14.1) and the second transport roller (32) is supported independently of the scoring tools (12, 13). The axial spacing of the at least one pair of scoring tools (11.1, 11.2) can be adjusted in accordance with the desired scoring depth without affecting the at least one pair of transport rollers (30). The load on the scoring shafts (14.1, 14.2) is significantly reduced because bending due to an excessively narrow adjustment of the transport rollers (31, 32) is prevented.
US08196498B2 Forming method for applying a continuous punching to a chain roller
A forming method for applying a continuous punching to a chain roller includes a raw block having a first surface and a second surface. The raw block would be sequentially punched and formed throughout the first to sixth punching or throughout the first to seventh punching. During the fourth punching, a first blanking would be executed. Alternatively, before executing the sixth or the seventh punching, a second blanking would be implemented.
US08196491B2 Shift selector apparatus
A shift selector apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a first operational zone and a second operational zone. The apparatus provides separation between the two operational zones to prevent accidental shifting between ranges.
US08196483B2 Systems and methods for evaluating medication delivery from valved holding chambers with a facemask using a model face
Systems and methods for evaluating medication delivery from valved holding chambers (VHCs) with a facemask using a model face of a child or a model face of an infant are disclosed. Generally, the model face includes a base, an elastomer cast, an air pocket, and a mouth opening. The elastomer cast is positioned on at least a portion of a top of the base. The elastomer simulates soft tissues in a face and defines at least a nose, a chin, and a mouth sized to simulate a nose, a chin, and a mouth of a child. The air pocket is positioned between the base and the elastomer case below at least the nose, the chin, and the mouth of the elastomer cast. The mouth opening defines a passageway through the base, the air pocket, and the mouth of the elastomer cast.
US08196481B2 Method and apparatus for measuring the amount of fuel aboard a spacecraft
A method and apparatus for measuring the amount of fuel aboard a spacecraft under weightless conditions utilize at least one orifice, at least one flow latch valve for the selection of an orifice to be used, and at least one control valve for releasing a stream of a pressurizing gas from at least one high-pressure tank in order to restore pressure in a fuel tank following a pressure reduction due to withdrawal of fuel. The amount of fuel remaining in the fuel tank is determined based on the time required to restore fuel tank pressure by a flow of gas from the high pressure tank to the fuel tank, via the orifice.
US08196479B2 Portable multi-tube air sampler unit
A portable multi-tube air sampler device for capturing samples of trace elements in a suspected contaminated environment which includes a plurality of sample tubes for collecting sample trace elements, parallel inlet and outlet manifolds which minimize the length of the sample inlet path while utilizing short straight sample tubes, a hinged retainer bar mechanism which allows for easy removal and replacement of the various sample tubes, and a removably attachable controller unit which can be installed on the exterior portion of the carrying case for controlling the operation of the sampling protocol. Other embodiments include heated inlet manifold and sample intake paths to prevent contamination accumulation and carryover, a clean cycle option with a filter valved into the inlet flow path to enhance the purging cycle, and a mechanism for converting the present device to a desorbing auto sampler configuration. The present system likewise incorporates a purging cycle prior to each sampling cycle.
US08196477B2 Force sensor unit
A force sensor unit includes: a detection section constituted of a main unit detecting external force and changes in temperature, and a sub unit detecting the changes in temperature, detecting the external force; and an attenuator dampening the external force and imparting the dampened force to the detection section.
US08196476B2 Flat planar pressure transducer
There is disclosed a flat planar pressure transducer which comprises a planar insulative substrate of a rectangular configuration. Disposed on the substrate is an array of conductive areas which extend from a contact terminal area of said substrate to an end of the substrate. There is a leadless sensor module positioned at said contact terminal area, with the contacts of said leadless sensor contacting contact terminals of said contact terminal area. The leadless sensor is enclosed by an enclosure which is coupled to the substrate and surrounds the sensor. The enclosure has a screen positioned on the top surface to prevent particles from entering or damaging the leadless sensor. The above-noted structure forms a very flat, compact pressure transducer which can be utilized in lieu of flex circuit type devices and provides greater mechanical stability as well as a more accurate output.
US08196474B2 Pressure sensor
A simple to implement contacting variant makes it possible to create a reliable electrical connection between the sensor element and the evaluation electronics of a pressure sensor, including at least one media-resistant sensor element, evaluation electronics in the form of at least one additional component connected electrically to the sensor element, and a multipart housing, the sensor element being situated in a first housing area having at least one pressure connection, and the evaluation electronics being situated in a second sealed housing area which is separated from the first housing area by a separating wall. The electrical connection between the sensor element and the evaluation electronics is implemented in the form of media-resistant bonding wires which are guided from the first into the second housing area through the bonded joint area between the separating wall and an additional housing part.
US08196471B2 Ultrasonic probe for producing four dimensional image
The present invention relates to an ultrasonic probe for producing a real-time three dimensional live action image (a four dimensional image), which has a long lifetime, and an improved image quality, can prevent malfunction. The ultrasonic probe for producing a four dimensional image includes power transmission means for transmission of power from an upright motor to a module (2) having acoustic elements for swinging the module, the power transmission means includes a first link (20) having a horizontal portion (22) directly connected to a motor shaft, and a sloped portion projected upward from one side end of the horizontal portion at an angle in conformity with a locus of a swing action of the module, and a second link (21) comprising a horizontal (29) having an interlocking connected thereto and a pair of parallel portion (30) and (31) projected upwardly from opposite ends of the horizontal portion, such that the second link is interlocked along the first link in a state of being interposed between the first link and the module, wherein the interlocking shaft (28) is connected with an inclined portion of the first link by a shaft and the pair of parallel portions is mounting to a lower side of the module in a horizontal direction with a shaft.
US08196467B2 Angular velocity detecting method
In a method of detecting an angular velocity VΩ of an angular velocity sensor including a vibrating body, a monitoring signal Vm(t) sensing a displacement of the vibrating body in a first direction and a sensing signal Vs(t) sensing a displacement of the vibrating body in a second direction crossing the first direction are detected. A difference in time between a first feature point where the monitoring signal Vm(t) crosses a first reference level and a second feature point where the sensing signal Vs(t) crosses a second reference level is set as Δt, a sensing direct-current voltage corresponding to an amplitude of the sensing signal Vs(t) is set as Vsd, a driving frequency is set as fd, and the angular velocity VΩ is calculated from formula of VΩ=Vsd×sin(2·π·fd·ΔT).
US08196466B2 Sensor for inductive measure of fluid level
A sensor for measuring fluid level is provided that includes a float, which may be steel or another material that affects magnetic flux. The sensor further includes a housing defining a cavity configured to receive the float. The housing may be, but need not be, tubular, and the cavity may be cylindrical. At least one magnetic coil is wound to the housing along the cavity. The coil may be wound around the housing. The float is positionable in the fluid to move within the cavity in relation to fluid level.
US08196463B2 Water detection device
An apparatus for indicating a volume of liquid flow, comprising a liquid sensor for sensing the presence of a liquid, a timer activated when the liquid sensor indicates the presence of a liquid, a calculator to calculate the volume of liquid flow dependent upon the time for which the timer is activated, and an indicator to provide an indication of the volume of fluid calculated by the calculation means.
US08196458B2 Nanoindenter
A new type of indenter is described. This device combines certain sensing and structural elements of atomic force microscopy with a module designed for the use of indentation probes, conventional diamond and otherwise, as well as unconventional designs, to produce high resolution and otherwise superior indentation measurements.
US08196453B2 Sensor for detecting surface cracks in an article
A laminated sensor comprises a base stratum and a terminal stratum. The base stratum has a first surface that is affixed to a surface of a structure to be monitored. The terminal stratum is affixed to the opposite second surface of the base stratum. A connector is attached to the terminal stratum. The base stratum is provided with first and second channels and that are cut through the thickness of the base stratum. The terminal stratum is provided with holes that extend through the thickness of the terminal stratum. A first pair of the holes are positioned to register with the first channel, while a second pair of the holes are positioned to register with the second channel. A first conduit is formed by the first channel and the holes; while a second conduit is formed by the second channel and the holes. The connector connects with tubes to provide fluid communication between the conduits and a differential pressure monitoring system.
US08196452B2 Collection of process data using in-situ sensors
A system is provided for collecting data during vacuum molding of a composite part using a mold including an air tight, flexible membrane sealed to a tool. The system comprises a plurality of MEMS sensors coupled with the interior of the mold at different locations over the part. Each of the sensors produces signals related to a process parameter, such as pressure within the bag, that is sensed at the location of the sensor.
US08196448B2 Hydrogen sensor assembly
A hydrogen sensor assembly is disclosed. The hydrogen sensor assembly includes a sensing element within a sensor housing. The sensor housing includes an opening to facilitate a fluid communication between the sensing element and an exhaust stream of a fuel cell. A substantially water-vapor-impermeable membrane is disposed within the opening between the sensing element and the exhaust stream to militate against water vapor from the exhaust stream entering the sensor housing. The sensor housing may include a second opening to facilitate a fluid communication between the sensing element and an external environment to evacuate water vapor generated by the sensing element.
US08196447B2 Sled buck testing system
A sled carriage is configured to move in a direction of an axis. A platform is attached with the sled carriage and a sled buck is attached with the platform. Upon acceleration of the sled carriage, the sled buck and platform move relative to the sled carriage.
US08196444B2 Bending device for two working rolls of a rolling stand
A bending device for two working rolls of a rolling stand. Guide blocks provided in lateral roll housings for guiding two pressure-transmission bodies vertically adjustably with respect to each other and, on which the working rolls are supported via chocks. Bending cylinders are arranged in pairs between the pressure-transmission bodies at each end of the rolls. Each cylinder has a piston rod acting on one pressure-transmission body and a cylinder at the respective other pressure-transmission body. Each pressure-transmission body is supported on a respective guide block in a sliding manner. So that loads acting on the pressure-transmission bodies can be introduced into the guide block free of edge pressure, the pressure-transmission bodies are supported on the respective guide blocks in a sliding manner by self-adjusting wearing plates which include surfaces that enable both sliding and pivoting of the bodies with respect to the guide blocks.
US08196443B2 Method of correcting head suspension, method of manufacturing head suspension, head suspension, and method of processing thin plate
A method corrects a head suspension by irradiating an objective part of the head suspension with a laser beam. The method is capable of precisely correcting the head suspension even when correcting the head suspension a plurality of times.The method removes residual stress created by the preceding correction from the head suspension, and then, carries out the next correction. Accordingly, the method can precisely correct the objective part of the head suspension with a laser beam even if the objective part has once been irradiated with a laser beam in the preceding correction.
US08196442B1 Reusable tamper indicating bag closure
A reusable tamper indicating bag closure for transporting most items in a bag such as documents and portable computing devices including laptops, PDAs, mobile phones, iPods® . . . etc. that would appeal to a broad spectrum of customers including the individual buyer, the business user, and the government user. The tamper-evident bag closure is defined by a lid with multiple hasps and a base with knobs that attach to the bag and is secured by a locking mechanism placed through an opening on the base and inserted within an insertion aperture such that locking the lock mechanism causes the lid to slide into alignment with the base and engages the plurality of hasps with the plurality of knobs thus securing the bag. The bag closure also has several tamper indicating features including the use of tamper indicating markers, wire seals and tamper indicating labels.
US08196441B2 Household cleaning appliance with a dispensing system operable between a single use dispensing system and a bulk dispensing system
An apparatus and method for operating a dispensing system as a non-bulk dispensing system or a bulk dispensing system in a household cleaning appliance.
US08196440B2 Drum washing machine
The present invention is directed to a drum washing machine. In particular, the drum washing machine includes a rotating tub, wherein the rotating tub has a cylindrical drum having a front formed with a circular opening through which laundry is put into the rotating tub and having a rear that is closed. The drum washing machine further includes a DC brushless motor for generating a driving force for wash, rinse and dehydration operations and a rotor. The drum washing machine further includes a rotational shaft of the motor having a front end directly fixed to the rotating tub and a rear end fixed to a core of the rotor, so that torque developed by the motor is directly transmitted to the rotating tub. A current detector is provided in the drum washing machine for detecting electric current flowing into the motor. A torque control unit is also provided in the drum washing machine for performing a vector control for the motor on the basis of the current detected by the current detector, so that torque developed by the motor is rendered optimum for at least the wash and dehydration operations. A speed control unit for controlling a rotational speed of the motor, based on the current detected by the current detector and a laundry amount determining unit for determining an amount of laundry in the rotating tub, based on a magnitude of an accumulated value of torque current in a period when a rotational speed of the motor is accelerated are also provided in the drum washing machine of the present invention.
US08196438B2 Method and knitting machine for the production of knitted goods with horizontal stripe patterns
In a method and a knitting machine for the production of knitting goods with horizontal stripe a comparatively wide thread changing device having a plurality of thread fingers can be associated with two knitting points in such a manner that a first portion of the threads guided by the thread changing device can be fed to one knitting point and another portion of the threads can be fed to the other knitting point or to the knitting tools respectively moved there into a thread pick-up position.
US08196434B2 Molten glass delivery apparatus for optical quality glass
A molten glass delivery system is modified to match it with the overflow downdraw process. A substantial number of defects not removed by the finer are diverted to the unusable inlet and distal edges of the sheet. In one embodiment, the stirring device is relocated from the outlet to the inlet of the finer. In another embodiment, the basic shape of the finer is preferably changed from a cylindrical shape to a Double Apex (or Gull Wing) shaped cross-section, whereby the apexes of the finer contain the glass that will form the unusable inlet end of the glass sheet. The finer vent or vents are preferably located at these apexes such that any homogeneity defects caused by the vents are diverted to the unusable inlet end of the glass sheet. The finer cross-section has a high aspect ratio for increased fining efficiency as compared to a cylindrical finer.
US08196430B2 Method and apparatus for manufacturing vitreous silica crucible
A method of manufacturing a vitreous silica crucible by a rotary mold method, which includes performing arc melting in a state in which electrodes are provided so as to be shifted from a mold central line, wherein, by this eccentric arc, the glass temperature difference during melting of a straight body portion, a curved portion and a bottom of the crucible is controlled to 300° C. or below and the thickness of a transparent layer of the straight body portion and the bottom is controlled to 70 to 120% of the thickness of a transparent layer of the curved portion.
US08196429B2 Method and apparatus for manufacturing vitreous silica crucible
In order to provide method and apparatus for manufacturing a vitreous silica crucible with little mixing of foreign matter and stable arc during arc melting, the method and apparatus for manufacturing a vitreous silica crucible have a device which blows off air from the side of arc electrodes toward a melting space of a mold, and air discharge ports which discharge the air within the heating furnace, and perform forced supply of air into the melting space during melting to make the atmospheric pressure of the melting space higher than the surroundings, and preferably, form an air pressure difference of 100 Pa or more between the melting space and the surroundings, thereby performing melting.
US08196428B2 Bead display device and method of bead display
A display device and method of bead display for mounting an ornamental bead on a piece of jewelry in a bead receipt area having a curved light-reflective area for directing ambient and reflected light through and/or against the ornamental bead to highlight and illuminate the ornamental bead.
US08196426B2 Refrigerator dispenser control technology
Refrigerator dispenser control technology, in which user input related to moving a dispensing unit between a received position and a dispensing position is received and it is detected whether a dispensing unit is oriented in the received position or the dispensing position. The dispensing unit is driven based on the user input and the detection of whether the dispensing unit is oriented in the received position or the dispensing position. The dispensing unit may be driven from the received position to the dispensing position based on detecting that the dispensing unit is oriented in the received position. The dispensing unit also may be from the dispensing position to the received position based on detecting that the dispensing unit is oriented in the dispensing position.
US08196422B2 Atmospheric water collection device
The present invention is directed at a solar powered heat exchange system preferably used to drive a water collection device, which condenses water vapor in atmospheric air to water. The device comprises means for drawing the atmospheric air into the device; means for condensing the moisture vapor in the atmospheric air into water; and means for collecting the water.
US08196420B2 Expansion valve control for enhancing refrigerator efficiency
The present invention concerns a cooling or heating system including at least a compressor, a condenser, an expansion apparatus and a vaporizer. The invention is characterized essentially in that in the condenser or in proximity to an outlet of the condenser and before inlet to the expansion apparatus there is a control apparatus arranged to receive condensate-liquid and an intake to a signal channel, and that there is an arrangement to vaporize condensate liquid in the signal channel. An orifice reduces signal channel flow when this flow enters into the cooling or heating system low-pressure side form the signal channel the amount of liquid that is vaporized in the signal channel affects the expansion apparatus connected to the signal channel and the expansion apparatus opening process.
US08196418B2 Sensing method of water for making ice in refrigerator
Provided is a method for sensing ice-making water in a refrigerator. The method includes activating a pump to move water from a water tank to an ice-making chamber; comparing a temperature of the ice-making chamber with an ice-making reference temperature set; when the temperature of the ice-making chamber is equal to the ice-making reference temperature, calculating an ice-making consumption time until the ice-making reference temperature after the activating of the pump; comparing the ice-making consumption time with an ice-making reference time set; and when the ice-making consumption time is smaller than the ice-making reference time, determining that there is no water in the water tank.
US08196417B2 Refrigerator
The present invention relates to a refrigerator, including: a refrigerating cycle having an evaporator (1a); a space for exchanging heat with the evaporator; a region for exchanging heat between the evaporator and the space; and a storage chamber and a door for defining the space, wherein at least one of the region, the storage chamber and the door has undergone at least one of a Kimchi lactic acid bacteria culture treatment and a Kimchi lactic acid bacteria culture exposure treatment.
US08196416B2 Device for directional cooling of biological matter
An apparatus for freezing a biological sample in a container while it moves along a cooling axis is provided. The apparatus has at least one set of two cooling plates with inner surfaces having a first plate dimension perpendicular to the axis, and a second plate dimension parallel to the axis. The inner surfaces define a passage therebetween with a width that corresponds to the container thickness and which is no larger than the first plate dimension. A method for cooling using the apparatus is also provided.
US08196415B2 Closed cycle Stirling cryogenic cooler with cold plasma pressure wave generator
A closed cycle Stirling cryogenic cooler, typically utilizing a noble gas (He or like) as a working fluid and containing a pneumatically driven expander interconnected with a low frequency pressure wave generator using a flexible transfer line or conduit, wherein the pressure wave generator includes a sealed gas discharge cavity containing the pressurized working fluid and a plurality of discharge electrodes which are electrically isolated, protrude through the walls of the cavity and are electrically connected to the high frequency pulse voltage supply, thus producing the glow discharge resulting in a cloud of cold plasma, making a so-called “plasmanized gas piston”.
US08196414B2 Twin-shaft gas turbine including a control system for adjusting the compressor inlet guide vane angle to optimize engine transient response
A twin-shaft gas turbine 1, which has a gas generator 2 including a compressor 7, a combustor 8, and a high-pressure turbine 9, is configured to make a first control mode and a second control mode selectively usable for control of the gas generator. In addition, in the first control mode, an IGV angle in the compressor is controlled in accordance with a corrected shaft rotation speed of the gas generator, and in the second control mode, the IGV angle is controlled to maintain a constant gas generator shaft rotation speed. Furthermore, the first control mode is used to start, to stop, and to operate the turbine under fixed or lower load conditions, and that the second control mode is used under operational states other than those to which the first control mode is applied.
US08196411B2 Swirler with wedge shaped vanes having split trailing edge
Disclosed is a swirler for use in a burner of a gas turbine engine, the swirler comprising a pluralkity of vanes arranged in a circle, flow slots being defined between adjacent vanes in a circle, each flow slot having an inlet end and an outlet end, in use of the swirler a flow of air and fuel traveling along each flow slot fom its inlet end to its outlet end such that the swirler provides a swirling mix of the air and fuel, at least one vane being configured to generate a flow vortex that extends from an edge of the vane adjacent an outlet end of a flow slot to within the swirling mix thereby to improve the mix of air and fuel in the swirling mix.
US08196397B2 Hydraulic drive system
A hydraulic drive system for an actuator uses a pair of pressure compensated hydraulic machines to control flow to and from the drive chambers of the actuator by varying the controlled pressure of one of the machines. The machines are mechanically coupled to permit energy recovery and charge an accumulator to store supplies energy. The drive system may be combined with other services including a transmission for incorporation in a vehicle. The transmission uses a pressure compensated supply and torque control of the wheels.
US08196393B2 Injection device for reagent
An injection device for administering a reagent into an exhaust chamber of an internal combustion engine, comprising a device inlet and a device outlet and a sub-assembly held securely within a device housing. The sub-assembly comprises (i) valve housing defining a valve seat, (ii) valve means movable outwardly from the valve housing, away from the valve seat, to permit the reagent to be delivered into the exhaust chamber through the device outlet, whereby a force is applied to the valve means due to reagent delivered to the device inlet which serves to urge the valve means away from the valve seat, and (iii) bias means for applying a biasing force to the valve means which serves to urge the valve means against the valve seat so as to prevent delivery of the reagent through the device outlet into the exhaust chamber. The device housing is a separate part from the valve housing and has a housing bore within which the valve housing is held securely so as to hold the sub-assembly securely within the device housing.
US08196391B2 SCR emissions-control system
An emissions-control system of a vehicle is provided, having an SCR device disposed downstream of an LNT in the exhaust. During an enrichment interval to purge the LNG, a duration of an enrichment subinterval beginning after a sensor indicates rich breakthrough is adjusted in response to an aging of the LNT. In this way, it is possible to modify LNT regeneration based on catalyst performance and thereby generate sufficient ammonia for improved operation of the SCR device.
US08196389B2 Method for limiting the air intake noise generated at the end of the regeneration of the exhaust gas post-treatment system
A control method for an internal combustion engine including an exhaust gases post-processing system and a system for recirculating the exhaust gases towards the intake, wherein the engine can be switched from a regeneration operation mode with throttling to a nominal mode without throttling. At the end of the engine operation in the regeneration mode, the engine is temporarily operated in an intermediate mode with partial throttling for limiting the contrast of the intake noise.
US08196387B2 Electrical power generation apparatus
An apparatus for generating electrical power in which a synthesis gas stream generated in a gasifier is partially oxidized, expanded and thereafter, is combusted in an oxygen transport membrane system of a boiler. The combustion generates heat to raise steam to in turn generate electricity by a generator coupled to a steam turbine. The resultant flue gas can be purified to produce a carbon dioxide product.
US08196386B2 Position sensors, metering valve assemblies, and fuel delivery and control systems
Position sensors, metering valve assemblies, and fuel delivery and control systems are provided. In an embodiment, by way of example only, a position sensor includes a rotor, a primary winding wound around the rotor, a stator surrounding at least a portion of the rotor and the primary winding, and a secondary winding disposed adjacent to the stator. At least one of the primary winding and the secondary winding comprises copper and nickel.
US08196376B2 Heat shrinking apparatus for shrink film
A heat shrinking apparatus for a shrink film, which can uniformly heat shrink a shrink film covering a part of a whole of an article and can prevent adherence of water droplets on the surface of the article and the shrink film. The heat shrinking apparatus may include a heat treatment chamber installed so as to surround a transfer conveyor for transferring a bottle on which cylindrical label has been fitted, and heating means that heats the cylindrical label fitted on the bottle passing through the heat treatment chamber. The heat treatment chamber may include an external tunnel and an internal tunnel installed in a preheating zone, and an external tunnel and an internal tunnel installed in a main heating zone. The heating means includes preheating means that preliminarily heats and softens the cylindrical label fitted on the bottle passing through the interior of the internal tunnel, and main heating means that uses superheated steam to heat shrink the cylindrical label fitted on the bottle passing through the interior of the internal tunnel.
US08196374B2 Lancet integrated test element tape dispenser
A lancet integrated test element tape includes a plurality of lancet integrated test elements. The lancet integrated test elements each include a lancet configured to form an incision in tissue and a test element configured to analyze body fluid from the incision in the tissue. A cartridge includes a supply compartment configured to store an unused section of the tape. The tape is folded within the supply compartment to limit damage to the lancet integrated test elements. The cartridge can further include a waste compartment in which a used section of the tape is stored. An indexing mechanism moves the tape between the supply and waste compartments.
US08196373B2 Pouch making process including use of liquid packaging films of polyethylene and polypropylene blends
This invention relates to blends of polyethylene and polypropylene useful to make films for packaging of flowable materials, in particular liquids. In addition to possessing good flex crack resistance, these films can withstand steam sterilization and/or aseptic packaging conditions as they have Hot Tack Initiation Temperatures in the range of from about 100° C. to about 140° C. and Hot Tack Strengths of not more than 5 N/inch in the temperature range from 100° C. to 150° C.
US08196372B2 Pack of several containers and method for the production of the pack
The invention relates to a pack, which includes at least two PET containers combined with each other, which are held together by a strip-like or ribbon-like strap, the strap being spun about an outer surface of the PET containers in a horizontal manner, wherein an inner surface of the strap, which lies at the outer surfaces of the PET containers, is fixed at least at one junction with one of the PET containers. The strap is fixed at the junction by a material integrated bond in the form of at least one welded joint.
US08196370B2 Masonry construction using single-component polyurethane foam
A masonry wall is constructed of multiple courses of bricks, concrete blocks or other masonry units. A single-component urethane foam material is employed as bonding agent and is applied to the facing surfaces of the masonry units. The single-component material cures by absorbing water from its environment. The material sets up slowly to permit the mason to adjust positions of the masonry blocks, and cures to hardness in about a day. The amine in the single component material exchanges water molecules from alumina in the masonry units, and permits strong alumina-amine bonding.
US08196368B2 Ductile seismic shear key
A ductile seismic shear key construction including a concrete support, a concrete shear key supported on the concrete support, a generally vertical reinforcement bar in and extending between the concrete support and the concrete shear key and anchored in the concrete support, and an isolation key. The isolation key is in and at the base of the concrete support and adjacent the reinforcement bar. The bar can be one of the two legs of a downwardly-disposed U-shaped bar. The other leg, if present, is also in and extends between the concrete support and the shear key and is anchored in the concrete support; and a second isolation key is in the concrete support at the base thereof and adjacent the second leg. The bars can pass through through-holes in the isolation keys, particularly for an interior shear key construction. For an exterior shear key construction the bars can be disposed in notches of the isolation key. Horizontal reinforcement bars can be placed perpendicular to the vertical bars (legs) and directly above the isolation key(s) and secured to the vertical bars.
US08196363B2 Accessory mounting devices for window systems
A window system for installation in a structure is provided. The window system includes a front side that faces away from the structure and a back side that faces into the structure when the window system is installed in a structure. The window system further includes at least one window pane having a front side that faces away from the structure and a back side that faces into the structure when the window system is installed in a structure; at least one sash that surrounds the at least one window pane, wherein the sash has a front side that faces away from the structure and a back side that faces into the structure when the window system is installed in a structure; at least one window frame comprising at least one head, sill, and jamb; and at least one mounting base integral to the window.
US08196360B2 Photovoltaic solar roof tile assembly system
The invention provides a modular system that includes a composite tile, with or without integrated photovoltaic cells, a track system for assembly of the tiles to a structure, and a wiring system for the photovoltaic tile. The track and tiles are made of composite material. Molding and extrusion processes can be used for the manufacturing of the tile and track, including the integration of photovoltaic cells. The track lengths are fastened to the structure. The track and tile have mating features, such that the tile can be interlocked with the track. Adjacent tiles are installed with overlap. Photovoltaic cells can be molded into or assembled with the tile. A busbar or wire harness is assembled to the track. When the photovoltaic tile is interlocked with the track, the connectors of the photovoltaic cells engage the busbar or wiring harness to provide an electrical connection.
US08196357B2 Portable barrier
A portable and collapsible barrier that is lightweight and can be easily transported and erected. The barrier includes a base, a top and an enclosed volume such as a diaphragm that can be expanded with a medium such as a gas or liquid to a desired shape. The expanded volume will act as a barrier. When a series of expanded barriers are connected, they will form a wall that can contain bulk materials or liquids.
US08196355B1 Double-hung window with uniform wood interior
A double-hung window having a uniform interior wood appearance is disclosed. The window has a head jamb and side jambs. The window has an upper and lower sash, each having a wood frame. The upper and lower sashes are held in the window by the side jambs. Lock-pins are extendable from each side of the lower sash. A concealed jamb liner cover for selective engagement with each upper side jamb is provided which has an exposed wood surface and a channel for receiving the lock-pin of the lower sash. An upper sash lock housing attached to an upper portion of the wood frame of the upper sash, is provided which holds an upper sash lock-pin for each side of the upper sash. A wooden interior upper parting stop connected to the head jamb conceals the upper sash lock housing when the window is closed.
US08196354B2 Glass run for motor vehicle
A glass run for use in a motor vehicle, of which corner sections are readily manufactured with excellent sealing properties. A main body of each of straight sections and corner sections of the glass run has an outer side wall, an inner side wall and a bottom wall, which define a generally U-shaped cross-section, and an outer seal lip and an inner seal lip are respectively provided in the outer side wall and the inner side wall. The straight sections and the corner sections are joined to each other via joints, and the inner side wall is formed greater than the outer side wall. A sub-seal rib is provided to protrude outwardly from an exterior surface of the outer side wall of each of the corner sections so as to face a position in which an end of the outer seal lip contacts the outer side wall when the door glass contacts the outer seal lip.
US08196352B2 Driver for a window-raising device
The invention relates to a window lift system of a vehicle door with a first component, wherein the first component is designed for the fixation at a window, wherein the first component can be inserted with the window into a first position in the vehicle door, and with a second component, wherein the second component can be attached to the vehicle door in a detachable manner, wherein the second component is movable from the second position to the first position, and wherein the first component can be connected with the second component in the first position. In other aspects, the invention relates to a method for mounting of the lifter, a first component, and a second component. The invention further relates to a tool for mounting of the lifter.
US08196351B2 Power feeding apparatus for slidable structural body
A power feeding apparatus for a slidable structural body includes a link arm which is provided on one of the slidable structural body and a fixed structural body so as to be pivotally moved in a harness surplus length-absorbing direction of a wire harness, a harness holding member which is provided on a distal end side of the link arm so as to be pivotally moved in a harness pulling direction of the wire harness, and a harness fixing portion provided on the other of the slidable structural body and the fixed structural body, and wire harness is installed to extend from the harness holding member to the harness fixing portion.
US08196348B2 Gated height adjustable barrier
A barrier or partition for the inside of a house having upper and lower barrier sections that are adjustable relative to each other such that the barrier as a whole is adjustable in height. The upper and lower barrier sections have paired vertically extending support members that slide relative to each other. At least one pair of vertically extending support members have a pincher or pincher mechanism that squeezes upon one of the vertically extending support members to fix the vertically extending support members in a nonsliding fashion relative to each other. The barrier includes a gate that also includes upper and lower sections and paired vertically extending support members that slide relative to each other. Further upper and lower sections, with or without gates, may be laterally attached or detached to increase or decrease a length of the barrier.
US08196347B2 Process for controlling grapevine ripening and relative piece of equipment
A process for controlling grapevine ripening comprises a step, to be implemented between the birth of the rachis (R) and harvesting of the bunch (G), in which rachis (R) supporting means (1) are applied, designed to at least counterbalance the weight of the flowers and fruit developing on the rachis (R), allowing the rachis (R) to grow according to its original direction. A piece of equipment for controlling grapevine ripening, in accordance with the above-mentioned process, comprises a structure (2) fixed to the ground and rachis (R) supporting means (1) which can be connected to the fixed structure (2).
US08196338B2 Fishing line stop having a channel offset
Fishing line stops are disclosed. Fishing line stops illustratively include a lid and a main body. The lid has inner and outer walls. The lid outer wall forms a portion of an outer surface of the fishing line stop. The lid inner wall has first and second surfaces. The lid inner wall first and second surfaces are separated from each other by a lid offset that runs perpendicular to a central longitudinal axis. The main body has inner and outer walls. The main body inner wall forms another portion of the outer surface of the fishing line stop. The main body inner wall has first and second surfaces. The main body inner wall first and second surfaces are separated from each other by a main body offset that runs perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis.
US08196336B2 Fishing lure and accessory
An accessory for fishing lures of the type including strands of material camouflaging a hook is characterized by a disk formed of flexible material having a flat surface on one side and a tapered surface on the other side. The disk is positioned on the hook of the lure adjacent to a tying collar and extends the profile of the strands of material to provide a more realistic appearance of baitfish for the lure. With the flat surface of the disk adjacent to the tying collar of the lure, the profile of the strands is extended farther than when the disk is oriented with the tapered surface adjacent to the tying collar of the lure.
US08196334B2 Net-mouth inclined trawl-net apparatus
A net-mouth inclined trawl-net apparatus includes a substantially rectangular frame and a trawl net attached to the frame. The trawl net is formed of an upper net, a lower net, and a pair of side nets, and the trawl net has a shape formed of a body part of a quadrangular trapezoid shape. Each of the side nets attached to the frame has a longer side and a shorter side as an upper side and a lower side, and a side of each side net defining a net-mouth edge defines a side-net front edge inclination angle relative to a bottom side of an isosceles trapezoid having the shorter side of the side net as a side of the isosceles trapezoid, so that the frame autonomously maintains an inclination angle relative to the vertical axis due to a flow resistance and a lift acting on the net.
US08196333B2 Rail mountable diopter rear sight
A rail mountable diopter rear sight has a housing, a drum arm pivotably connected to the housing, a sight drum rotatably engaged with the drum arm, and elevation adjustment screw connected to the drum arm and the sight drum. The sight drum rotates on a common axis with the elevation adjustment screw. The sight drum threadedly engages a threaded portion of the elevation adjustment screw.
US08196332B2 Forward scout scope mount for firearm
A U-shaped mounting bracket is affixed around a rear iron sight housing. The mounting bracket includes a first and second bracket side that perpendicularly extend from the top bracket side. The first and second bracket sides are secured to the rear iron sight housing of a firearm by a hinge pin driven into the hinge pin holes in the mounting bracket and the rear iron sight housing. Bracket sides extend the top bracket side above the rear sight iron. Fasteners brace the bracket sides securely against the external surface of the rear iron sight housing. The top bracket side can receive a scope rail or the forward mount may have an integrated rail unit. The top bracket side has leveling set to align the attached scope or other sighting device with the axis on the bore of the firearm.
US08196331B2 Auto light intensity adjustment system
An auto light intensity adjustment system is provided. The auto light intensity adjustment system includes a light sensing unit, a charge/discharge circuit, a comparator unit and a light source module. The light sensing unit outputs a sensing signal according to an ambient light intensity detected thereby. The charge/discharge circuit is coupled to the light sensing unit for receiving the sensing signal, and generating a voltage signal with regular variation periods according to the sensing signal. The comparator unit compares the voltage signal to a threshold value signal, and outputs a result signal accordingly. The light source module modifies a light intensity according to the result signal. The invention automatically controls the light intensity according to the ambient light intensity.
US08196330B2 Firearm barrel cleaning patches
A planar triangular patch for cleaning firearm bores. The patch has similarly sized notches placed centrally along the edges of the patch, permitting a uniform level of pleating as the patch is inserted into a firearm bore and wraps around a jag. The patch is made of a material design to clean and preserve the interior of a firearm bore and applies uniform pressure against the bore as it presents the face of its longest radius to the bore interior, cleaning the entire bore simultaneously.
US08196321B2 Article of footwear with a shape correcting member
An article of footwear with a shape correcting member is disclosed. The shape correcting member includes an inner surface associated with a portion of a foot and an outer surface disposed opposite of the inner surface. The inner surface is pre-shaped to fit the contours of a portion of the foot and the outer surface is substantially non-protruding. With this arrangement, the outer surface may facilitate accurate kicking.
US08196318B2 Triplanar support system for footwear
A shoe comprising: an assembly of a shoe upper and sole unit for supporting a foot, the assembly defining a foot compartment that orients a foot in an objective (desired) tri-planar alignment to affect three areas of the foot anatomy simultaneously: (1) the sustentaculum tali; (2) the lateral calcaneus; and (3) the fifth metatarsal ray of the foot. In certain embodiments the shoe compartment is configured to correct an adverse internal rotation of the talus by: (1) vertical lift on the ST; (2) varus movement of the calcaneus; and (3) fifth ray pressure to adduct the forefoot.
US08196315B2 Shoe sole with tunnel-type air chambers
A main body of a shoe sole includes a recess formed at an upper surface thereof and a non-slip cushion sheet attached to a bottom surface thereof, wherein pluralities of air chamber grooves are formed in the recess at a front portion of the main body and an air chamber groove is formed in the recess at a rear portion of the main body. A shoe liner covers open upper portions of the air chamber grooves so as to provide pluralities of tunnel-type air chambers. An outer periphery of the shoe liner is attached to an outer periphery of the upper surface of the main body and other portions of the shoe liner are inserted into the recess. The binding line between the shoe liner and the main body is snugly positioned within the interior boundary of the main body.
US08196311B2 Waste treatment system
A system for removing water from sludge is disclosed. The system (100) includes: de-watering (102) sludge comprising an output from a wastewater treatment system to form a semi-solid sludge cake; dispensing (104) the sludge in a sludge hopper and dispensing a blending material in a recipient blending material hopper; depositing (106) the sludge and the blending material in a mixing device; mixing (108) the sludge and the blending material having a porous structure in a weight ratio of the sludge to the blending material of about from 2:1 to about 10:1; and compressing (110) the sludge and the blending material to release moisture. The system (100) provides an improved method of de-watering sludge, for more efficient processing, transporting and recycling, depending on the application.
US08196310B2 Method and apparatus for controlling cooling temperature and pressure in wood veneer jet dryers
An apparatus for drying wood veneer includes an elongate drying chamber including a conveyor for conveying material to be dried from an input end to an output end; and a cooling section for cooling veneer leaving the output end of the drying chamber, the cooling section including a pressure controller for maintaining a pressure in the cooling section that is slightly higher than pressure in the drying chamber while maintaining a near-zero pressure differential between the drying chamber and the cooling section.
US08196309B2 Method and apparatus for measuring distance on a loose surface
A method and apparatus for measuring distance on a loose surface is disclosed. The apparatus includes a frame and a wheel operatively coupled to the frame. The wheel rotates relative to the frame. Further, the wheel includes a hub for operatively coupling the wheel with the frame. The hub rotates relative to the frame in response to one of pushing and pulling of the frame. To increase traction between the wheel and the loose surface, a plurality of spikes is provided on a peripheral surface of the wheel, projecting outwardly away from the hub. As the peripheral surface rolls on the surface, the distance traversed by the wheel is measured by calculating the number of rotations made by the wheel. A counter is operatively coupled to the wheel for tracking the number of rotations made by the wheel as the peripheral surface of the wheel rolls on the loose surface.
US08196308B1 Marking apparatus for measuring tape unit
A marking apparatus for a measuring tape unit, the marking apparatus includes at least one marking member configured for marking a surface.
US08196307B2 Register insertion apparatus
The register insertion apparatus for sheet-fed embossing machines with position sensors (S1, S2, S3) for detecting printing marks (P1, P2, P3) of a sheet (5), comprises a register plate (15) capable of being pivoted down as feeder table with ventilation openings (20) and vacuum feed lines (21) to a suction apparatus (22) and front stops (12), which are capable of being lowered and actuators (L1, L2, L3) for positioning the register plate in X-direction and in Y-direction. With a register controller (11) the register plate (15) is pivoted down, a gripper bar (8) is brought up to it, the register plate pivoted up again, then a sheet (5) is fed-in and stopped at the front stops (12). Thereupon the register plate is evacuated for sucking on and fixing the sheet on the register plate. Then the positions of the printing marks (P1, P2, P3) are detected by the position sensors, from this the register correction values (X1, X2, Y3) are calculated and the register plate by means of the actuators (L1, L2) in X-direction and by means of the actuator (L3) in Y-direction is moved into the desired position (P1S, P2S, P3S). Then the sheet is gripped by the gripper bar, the register plate (15) is ventilated and the sheet is transported on by the gripper bar. This results in an automatic register correction at high machine speeds and with the highest print quality.
US08196305B1 Turbine blade measuring device
A measuring device is capable of measuring one or more aspects of a compressor blade or a turbine blade of a turbine engine at a plurality of predetermined positions along the blade. The measuring device can be disassembled so that individual elements of the measuring device can be moved into the confined space where a first row of compressor blades or turbine blades of a turbine engine are located. The elements can then be reassembled in this space and attached to a turbine blade so that measurement on the blade can then be acquired.
US08196301B2 Heat pipe and method for forming the same
A heat pipe and a method for forming the same are provided. The method includes: defining a closed end, a closed portion, and a contact section in sequence along a heat pipe to be processed; closing the opening of the closed end and the passage of the closed portion so as to finalize the heat pipe; and cutting axially the contact section into a plurality of equal parts, bending the equal parts outward to assume a divergent shape, thereby providing the contact section with an area for contact with a heat-generating source. Heat is directly transferred from the heat-generating source to the heat pipe via the contact section, thereby enhancing heat dissipation.
US08196298B2 Method for manufacturing electroconductive material-filled throughhole substrate
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an electroconductive material-filled throughhole substrate that is free from any void part in the electroconductive material filled into the throughholes. The method comprises forming an electroconductive base layer on one side of a core substrate having throughholes, and precipitating and growing an electroconductive material from one direction within the throughholes by electroplating using the electroconductive base layer as a seed layer to fill the electroconductive material into the throughholes without forming any void part and thus to manufacture an electroconductive material-filled throughhole substrate.
US08196296B2 Method for manufacturing wiring board
There is prepared an insulation layer generation member having a support film and a semi-cured insulation layer provided on a surface of the support film. Subsequently, the insulation layer generation member is affixed to a pad such that the pad contacts the semi-cured insulation layer. The semi-cured insulation layer is cured, to thus generate an insulation layer. Subsequently, the insulation layer is exposed to laser by way of the support film, thereby opening an opening in the insulation layer.
US08196293B2 Method of manufacturing a printed circuit board
Disclosed are a printed circuit board including a core substrate including core circuit layers on both sides thereof, a first build-up layer formed on one side of the core substrate, a second build-up layer formed on the other side of the core substrate, and first and second protective layers formed on the first and second build-up layers, respectively, wherein the first build-up layer includes a trench circuit layer as an outermost circuit layer formed by a trench technology, the trench circuit layer is embedded in the first protective layer, and an outermost circuit layer of the second build-up layer is embedded in an outermost insulating layer of the second build-up layer, and a method of manufacturing the printed circuit board. Thanks to the formation of the outermost circuit layer by the trench technology, it is difficult to separate the outermost circuit layer from the outermost insulating layer.
US08196292B2 Method for holding and carrying substrate
A part cartridge for a mounter device used in a mounting process for mounting electronic parts on a substrate by heating the substrate to a predetermined temperature after the electronic parts are mounted on the substrate put on a conveying carrier by the mounter device, comprising holding part holding the substrate in the state of being fitted to the conveying carrier, and a guide tape holding the holding part. The holding member is stored in the state of being wound together with the guide tape so that the holding part can be mounted on the conveying carrier by the mounter device. By this, a method of holding and carrying the substrate for mounting the holding part on the conveying carrier by using the mounter device can be adopted in the mounting process. The deflection of the substrate in reflow can be securely prevented while suppressing cost by effectively utilizing the existing mounting line and devices.
US08196290B2 Serial-connection fitting assembly and punch appratus applied therefore
A serial-connection fitting assembly and a punch apparatus applied therefore are disclosed. The serial-connection fitting assembly includes a plurality of fitting members and a plurality of joining members staggered with the fitting members in alignment. Each fitting member has a conjunction hole radially arranged therein, and a groove indented radially on a top surface thereof with the same axial direction of the conjunction hole. The serial-connection fitting assembly is loaded in the punch apparatus, and the fitting members could be punched into pre-holes of respective plates one by one. Therefore, the labor hour for inserting the fitting members could be saved, and the efficiency for assembling the plates would be increased.
US08196289B2 Method for staking part assembly fasteners
Staking apparatus (22) disclosed performs a method for staking one or more fasteners (44) of a part assembly (18) are provided by a conveyor (14), a lower lift and lock assembly (24) including a lower lifter (28) and a lower lock (30), and an upper press (26). Lower and upper staking punches (40, 60) of the lower lifter (28) and the upper press (26), respectively, provide the staking while at least one and preferably a plurality of springs (36) resiliently support a pallet assembly (16) on which the part assembly (18) is positioned.
US08196287B2 Electronic component installation apparatus
An electronic component installation apparatus 4 which constructs an electronic component mounting line 1 and installs an electronic component on a substrate is configured to include substrate conveyance lanes L1, L3 as two conveyance paths for feed which respectively feed the substrate carried from the upstream side to the downstream side, the conveyance paths for feed in which substrate positioning parts for positioning and holding the substrate in installation work positions are disposed between two component installation parts 22A, 22B for taking the electronic components out of component supply parts 23A, 23B and transferring and installing the electronic components to the substrate, and a substrate conveyance lane L2 as a return conveyance path which returns the substrate carried from the downstream side to the upstream side and is disposed in a state of being sandwiched between the substrate conveyance lanes L1, L3.
US08196285B1 Method and system for providing a pole for a perpendicular magnetic recording head using a multi-layer hard mask
A method and system for providing a PMR pole in a transducer including an intermediate layer are disclosed. A mask including line(s) having side(s) is provided. A hard mask is provided on the mask. Portions of the hard mask reside on the line side(s) and intermediate layer surface. The hard mask includes a wet-etchable layer and a high removal ratio layer on the wet-etchable layer. Part of the hard mask on the side(s) of the line is removed, exposing part of the line. The high removal ratio layer has a low angle removal rate on the line side(s) and a high angle removal rate on the intermediate layer surface. The low angle removal rate is at least four times the high angle removal rate. The line is removed, providing an aperture in the hard mask. A trench is provided in the intermediate layer. A PMR pole is provided.
US08196284B2 Manufacturing method of base and manufacturing method of disk drive device
Embodiments of the present invention help to effectively suppress vibration of the disk in a Hard Disk Drive (HDD) with low density gas sealed therein, and securely prevent leakage of the low density gas from the base. In an embodiment, helium gas is sealed in a hermetically sealed enclosure of an HDD, and a shroud is formed integrally with a base. In manufacturing the base, a magnetic disk facing surface of the shroud is shaped by cutting after die-casting. This accomplishes a small and precise size of the gap between the magnetic disk facing surface and the circumferential edge of the disk. Cutting the shroud formed independently from the exterior walls, which ensure the hermeticity with the shroud, suppresses the vibration of the magnetic disk and eliminates the necessity of cutting of the inner surfaces of the exterior walls for the purpose of suppression of the vibration to reduce the risk of helium leakage.
US08196283B2 Method for manufacturing an axial air-gap electronic motor
In a method for manufacturing an axial air-gap electronic motor, a plurality of core member and a plurality of dummy members are prepared, wherein each of the dummy members has a shape same as that of the core members. Then, the plurality of core members is arranged such that teeth surfaces of the core members face each other, and the dummy member is arranged between predetermined core members. Thereafter, a coil is wound from one end side toward the other end side of the core members through the dummy member continuously without cutting. A part of the coil corresponding to a transition wire set between the core members is wound on the dummy member.
US08196282B2 Methods of making speakers
A method of making a speaker may be performed partially or completely in a roll-based processing. The method includes: providing an electrode; providing a membrane, which is treated to form an electret membrane by performing a ferroelectric process with a controlled external condition including at least one of humidity and temperature conditions; forming a conductive layer on the membrane; forming first supporting members on one of the electrode and the membrane; providing a substrate; forming second supporting members on one of the substrate and the membrane; and combining the electrode, the membrane, and the substrate to provide a first chamber and a second chamber, and the first supporting members are disposed between the electrode and the membrane in the first chamber and the second supporting members are disposed between the substrate and the membrane in the second chamber.
US08196279B2 Stent-graft covering process
A method of making a stent-graft includes providing a self-expanding stent having a collapsed configuration with a first diameter and an expanded configuration with a second diameter greater than the first diameter, the stent including a polymeric coating on at least an inner surface, disposing a graft on a mandrel having a third diameter greater than the second diameter, and contacting an outer surface of the graft with the coated inner surface of the stent, the stent applying a compressive force to the graft.
US08196277B2 Machine tool
In order to improve a machine tool comprising a first spindle for accommodating a workpiece and a first carrier for machining units movable along an X axis, which can be moved relative to one another along a Z axis, a second carrier which is movable along an X axis and with which machining units can be moved into or out of a functional position associated with the first spindle in a transverse direction extending transversely to the X axis and transversely to the Z axis, as well as an additional carrier for machining units in such a manner that it offers optimum possibilities for the machining of a front side of a workpiece and a rear side of a workpiece, it is suggested that the second carrier bear a second spindle, that as a result of movement of the second carrier the second spindle be movable in the direction of the Z axis and the transverse direction between a workpiece takeover position and at least one workpiece machining position and that the additional machining units be arranged in a spatial area, in which machining of a rear side of a workpiece can be carried out with the second spindle located in the workpiece machining position.
US08196276B2 Multi-functional rotary turning and positioning apparatus and method
A multi-functional rotary turning and positioning apparatus and method for performing multiple service operations on a turbomachinery rotor while the rotor remains continuously supported with the apparatus. The apparatus includes a platform, a rotary headstock mounted to the platform, a spindle coupled to and rotatably supported by the headstock and adapted for coupling to a turbomachinery rotor, bearing pedestals mounted to the platform and adapted for rotatably supporting the rotor, at least one motor for turning the spindle at least two different rotational speed ranges, equipment mountable to the platform for performing multiple service operations on the rotor, and equipment for controlling the rotational speed and position of the spindle for the purpose of performing the service operation with the operating equipment.
US08196273B2 Quick release buckle assembly
A quick release buckle assembly has a male portion and a female portion. The male portion is inserted into the female portion to lock the buckle assembly together. The male buckle portion is connected to a cable. Pulling the cable with sufficient force causes the male portion to release from the female portion. Several buckle assemblies can be simultaneously released if the cables are connected to a single handle. Pulling on the handle then releases all of the male portions at once.
US08196270B2 Methods for making fasteners
There is provided a fastener for engaging with a loop fabric, comprising a base having a front surface with a multiplicity of engaging projections. At least some of the engaging projections having a top surface end and an attached end. The at least some engaging projections top surface ends form an edge angle surrounding the projections. A mantle surface extending from the top surface end edge to the attached end. Generally at least one contour line of a side view of the mantle surface is convex.There is also provided a first method for forming a fastener, comprising: dispersing polymer particle into a contact release surface; transforming the polymer particles into an at least semiliquid state of a suitable viscosity for a time sufficient to transform into preform projections having contact edges; contacting and fixing the front surface of the base with the terminal ends of at least some of the preform projections; removing the base, thereby separating the preform projections, from the release surface; forming engaging projections projecting from the front surface of the base.
US08196269B2 Closure mechanism for a recloseable pouch
A closure mechanism for a reclosable pouch includes a female profile having first, second, and third legs extending from a base of a first closure element. A first sealing flange is attached to each of the first and second legs, with a slit disposed through the first sealing flange to define a first sealing flap that depends from the first leg and a second sealing flap that depends from the second leg. A second sealing flange is attached to each of the second and third legs, with a slit disposed through the second sealing flange to define a third sealing flap that depends from the second leg and a fourth sealing flap that depends from the third leg. A first male profile extends from a base of a second closure element. The first male profile engages a portion of the first and second sealing flaps to form a seal therebetween when the respective male and female profiles are occluded. A second male profile extends from the base of the second closure element. The second male profile engages a portion of the third and fourth sealing flaps to form a seal therebetween when the respective male and female profiles are occluded.
US08196267B2 Assistance required locking clasp
A locking clasp provides security against opening without assistance to ensure that items employing the clasp remain locked and affixed in place. In addition, the locking clasp is easy to lock, aesthetically unobtrusive, and comfortable to wear.
US08196262B2 Hinge
An interfering assembly of a hinge includes a male element including a first raised portion and a second raised portion, and a female element defining a through hole. A slot apart from a center of the through hole is defined in the female element. An inner ring and an outer ring are formed beside the slot. The inner ring defines a first depressed portion engaged with the first raised portion, and the outer ring defines a second depressed portion engaged with the second raised portion. Widths of the inner ring and the ring slot are gradually varied. During rotation of the rotating member, the first and second raised portions are slid out from the first and second depressed portions, respectively, and then in frictional engagement with the inner and outer rings, together with partial portions of the first and second raised portions covering the slot, correspondingly.
US08196261B2 Tilt hinge capable of easily switching a movable range by a pushing operation
A tilt hinge includes a movable range fixed tilt hinge and a movable range switching member. The movable range fixed tilt hinge includes a spindle, a movable bracket rotatably arranged around the spindle and having a projecting piece, a fixed bracket fixed to the spindle, and a stopper fixed to the spindle and having first and second cam portions. The stopper restricts a moving range of the movable bracket within a first movable range by engaging the projecting piece with the first and the second cam portions. A friction imparting arrangement has a friction built between the movable bracket and the fixed bracket. The movable range switching member is enable to switch the moving range of the movable bracket between the first movable range and a second movable range smaller than the first movable range by a pushing operation.
US08196260B2 Virtual hinge
A support system includes a frame member and a cover magnetically coupled to one another proximate an edge of the cover and in an aligned state. The cover is rotatable with respect to the frame member without any structural coupling therebetween while the frame member and cover remain substantially in the aligned state. A method of supporting a cover with respect to a frame includes magnetically attracting the cover and frame to each other proximate an edge of the cover.
US08196258B2 Brush assembly and vacuum cleaner having the same
A brush assembly for a vacuum cleaner includes a brush body having a suction inlet; a main brush which is rotatably coupled to the brush body through the suction inlet to face a surface being cleaned; and a secondary brush which is rotatably mounted on the brush body to rotate between at least two positions including a first position, in which the secondary brush contacts the surface being cleaned, and a second position, in which the secondary brush does not contact the surface being cleaned.
US08196257B2 Upright vacuum cleaner
An upright vacuum cleaner for cleaning a surface includes a base unit with a brush motor and a brush roller drivable by the brush motor. An air conduit leads from the base unit to a dust collection container and includes an interface and a first section downstream of the interface. The first section includes a hose or a hose-and-wand assembly and is arranged externally on an upper body of the vacuum and is also securable to the upper body. A receiving structure on the upper body is configured to receive the first section and is removable from the receiving structure in a region of the interface so as to enable a vacuuming mode of operation that is independent of the base unit. A turning-off device is operable to turn off the brush motor when the first section is removed from the receiving structure.
US08196256B2 Backing strip for windshield wiper
A backing strip for a windshield wiper assembly includes a pair of rails. Each of the pair of rails includes a body portion and a detent portion. The detent portion includes a cut-out on each side thereof. The cut-outs form at least a pair of hooks on each side of said detent portion. The cut-out on one side of the detent portion of each of said rails is for receiving a claw of the windshield wiper assembly and the hooks on the opposite side of the detent portion of each of the rails are for engaging a windshield wiper blade of the windshield wiper assembly.
US08196252B2 Windscreen wiper device
A windscreen wiper device includes an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes opposing longitudinal grooves on its longitudinal sides, in which grooves spaced-apart longitudinal strips of the carrier element are disposed, and wherein neighboring ends of longitudinal strips are interconnected by a respective connecting piece with the special feature that connecting piece comprises a channel for a part of wiper blade that extends from strips in a direction away from the windscreen to be wiped, wherein channel comprises retaining means for retaining connecting piece onto wiper blade.
US08196250B2 Apparatus for cleaning the head of a golf club
An apparatus for cleaning heads of golf clubs has a substantially upstanding housing having an upper end, a lower end and a wall structure interconnecting the two and defining a chamber. At least one portal is formed in the wall structure. The portals may be slot-like or may have a curvilinear configuration such as a circle or ellipse. A set of brushes extends from the interior of the upper end into the chamber. An opposing set of brushes extends from the interior of the lower end into the chamber. The terminal ends of the two sets of brushes define a substantially narrow passageway in alignment with the portals. At least one of the upper and lower sets of brushes has a plurality of bristle zones wherein the brush bristles of one bristle zone are of a different length and rigidity than the brush bristles of a different bristle zone.
US08196249B1 Cleaning implement
A cleaning implement in the form of a combined brush and squeegee with a head member (2) with bristle (4) extending from the head member and a handle (7), where a squeegee blade (8) is movably supported on the head member (2). An extension mechanism (14) is operable by a user to extend or retract the squeegee blade member (8) relative to the head member (2) in a direction generally parallel to the extent of the bristles (4).
US08196246B1 Toothbrush head connection
A toothbrush having a handle and head. The handle includes a neck with first upper and lower tabs and a first lug therebetween and second upper and lower tabs and a second lug therebetween. The head includes a main body portion and a generally cylindrical connection member that has bottom, outer and inner surfaces and a central opening, and a first lower protrusion that includes first and second inclined surfaces extending inwardly from the inner surface, a first slot defined in the bottom surface and the inner surface, a first lower notch defined in the inner surface, and a first opening defined in the inner surface above the first lower protrusion. The first slot and the first lower notch are disposed on opposite sides of the first lower protrusion, the first lower tab is positioned in the first lower notch and the first lug in the first opening.
US08196241B2 Pressure reduction healthcare mattress system
A foam core for a pressure reduction healthcare mattress is disclosed. It includes a top layer made of memory retention foam, a middle layer made of foam and having a convex shape that is higher along a longitudinal center line than along the two sides, and a lower support layer made of foam. The top layer is made of a torso piece and a softer foot/lower leg piece. The middle layer includes a heel pillow that fits into a heel pillow cavity in the foam, the heel pillow including layers of fiber material over a crown shaped foam insert. The lower support layer has a sloped portion in a lower leg section that slopes down toward a heel end of the foam core. Also disclosed is a pressure reduction healthcare mattress that includes the foam core and a cover.
US08196240B2 Pressure relief surface
The present invention includes a pressure relief patient support for use in combination with a bed frame. The pressure relief support surface includes a plurality of layers of a three-dimensional fiber material positioned above a plurality of vertical air cells.
US08196239B2 Clinical support pad
The present disclosure includes methods, devices, and systems associated with clinical support. In one embodiment, a clinical support pad includes a plurality of support cells formed in a first film layer of material sufficiently impermeable to a fluid contained in the cells such that each cell is configured to be alternately and repeatedly inflated and deflated with respect to one or more adjacent cells. Each cell is in fluid communication with at least one of a number of channels formed in the first film layer, is configured such that a surface of each cell has a continuous curvature across a length direction and across a width direction of the cell, and are spaced such that a distance between a center of each cell and a center of at least one adjacent cell is not more than a two-point discrimination threshold distance associated with a patient.
US08196235B2 Valve for emergency eye wash and related method
An emergency eye wash valve which can be connected to an IV fluid bag or other reservoir of fluid easily controllable flow of liquid to two eye wash arms which are independently positionable to dispense the liquid into the eyes of a patient in need of emergency eye wash. In addition, the valve has a base member which can be affixed via a biocompatible adhesive to the patient (for example on the forehead or bridge of the nose) to hold the valve in position so that it does not have to held in place by a person during the eye washing process.
US08196233B1 Height adjustable toilet stand device
The height adjustable toilet stand device provides for accommodating individuals of varying heights. Importantly, the housings are designed to fit typical toilet dimensions such that the front and back sides of the housing are substantially even with a front and back of a toilet. A user is thereby allowed feet placement adjacent to the toilet. In order for the device to correctly accommodate shorter statures, the bottom housing is ideally sunken within a given surface such that the toilet begins, without elevation, at a height even with the surface. The individual of greater stature has only to turn on the on/off and then use the up/down control to select a desired height for the toilet. This adjustable height feature is not only important for convenience but may be of key importance to anyone suffering from physical limitations.
US08196232B2 Exhaust unit for a toilet bowl
An exhaust unit for a hanging toilet bowl is described, and includes a house with a back wall and a front wall, two exhaust coupling tubes extending in the house from the front wall to the back wall and having a first end projecting outside the house back wall. The first end of a second exhaust coupling tube can have a diameter that is larger than the diameter of the first end of a first exhaust coupling tube. At its second end, the first exhaust coupling tube can be provided with a sealing ring arranged in a groove-shaped recess of the inner wall. At its second end, the second exhaust coupling tube can provided with a sealing ring arranged in a groove-shaped recess of the inner wall.
US08196230B2 Automatic treating device for urination and defecation
A toilet unit for use in a supine position comprises a depressed section formed on a mattress, a U-shaped casing adapted to mount a butt-pad provided with a U-shaped central groove section thereon, and a urination and defecation treating unit of a substantially T-shape loosely fitted into the U-shaped central groove section of the butt-pad. The urination and defecation treating unit comprises a lateral casing of which the inside is formed in a boat shape to discharge urination and defecation externally by water discharged from a nozzle provided on the bottom section and a vertical casing having a nozzle provided in front for washing the buttocks and private parts of a human body and then drying the buttocks and private parts by an air supply, wherein a dead end of the lateral casing of the urination and defecation treating unit is communicatively connected to a storage tank through a discharge pipe, and various nozzles provided on the lateral and vertical casings are communicatively connected to a wash water supply section through a nozzle operating section designed to control the water and air supply.
US08196229B1 Adjustable floor drain
An adjustable floor drain includes an adapter plate securable to a base imbedded within flooring. A locator ring overlays the adapter plate and the combined thicknesses of the locator ring and adapter plate are at least equal to the thickness of a covering over the floor. A grid plate overlays the adapter plate and is seated within the locator ring. The locator ring and adapter plate may be integrally formed as a single unit, and a frame member frames the drain to provide a neat, finished appearance.
US08196226B1 Protective head device for reducing mTBI
A protective helmet (100) comprises a plurality of layers. A fabric layer (200) conforms to a wearer's head, extending around the head from the top of the head to a point above the ears. A first, conforming hard layer (205) follows and is secured to the fabric layer. A second hard layer (210) conforms to and rests on the previous hard layer, but is not attached to it. A fibrous layer (215) is formed over the second hard layer, and a wet settable friable or frangible material layer, e.g., plaster, (220) is applied over the fibrous layer. The friable or frangible material infiltrates the fiber layer and seals it to the second hard layer. While the friable or frangible material is still wet, a mold (222) or tool (not shown) forms a plurality of lines, e.g., hexagonal trenches (225), in the friable material that extend downward toward the fibrous layer. The mold can optionally be left in place or removed after the plaster hardens. Next, a surface layer (230) of resin is applied over the outside of the layers. The helmet is then trimmed and ready for use and can be worn alone or under another helmet. The friable or frangible layer can break on impact, absorbing energy that would otherwise injure the wearer. The hard layers prevent penetration of objects through the helmet. In an alternative embodiment, accelerometers (105, 110) independently record acceleration of the wearer's skull and the helmet.
US08201266B2 Security system to prevent tampering with a server blade
Method, computer program product and apparatus for physically securing a server in response to detecting an unauthorized intrusion event. The method comprises detecting an unauthorized physical intrusion event to a data center, rack or chassis including a plurality of servers, communicating the detected unauthorized intrusion event to a management module that manages the plurality of servers, and automatically physically securing one or more of the plurality of servers against manual removal. Optionally, the step of physically securing may include disabling one or more front panel controls on the plurality of servers, such as a physical power switch. In a further option, the step of physically securing may include disabling one or more external ports on the plurality of servers, such as a keyboard-video-mouse port. A preferred method allows the one or more physically secured servers to continue to operate.
US08201265B2 Method for generating read error during standard DVD disc manufacturing
A method is disclosed for generating a read error during standard DVD disc manufacturing. The method generates a read error in an error correction code (ECC) block including a specific error generation data pattern, when main data of 2,048 bytes is generated using the specific error generation data pattern according to a DVD standard. The error-pattern original data is inserted into the main data that is scrambling based on a DVD standard. The scrambled data is recorded in data sectors. The scrambled data including an error pattern which causes a read error is consecutively recorded in the data sectors included in the ECC blocks, in a process in which the data sectors are grouped based on 16 units to form the ECC blocks.
US08201262B2 Contents distribution system, contents distribution method, terminal apparatus, and recording medium on which program thereof is recorded
To prevent a preview of contents by a person who does not have a right to view or listen, by distributing encoded contents data which are difficult for a third person to decode. A new participation terminal apparatus, as well as transmitting a participation request to a parent terminal apparatus of a connection destination candidate, transmits a participation disclosure key for encoding a contents decoding key. The parent terminal of the connection destination candidate which receives the participation disclosure key from the new participation terminal apparatus generates an encoded decoding key, which is a contents decoding key encoded using the participation disclosure key received, and transmits it to the new participation terminal apparatus. The new participation terminal apparatus decodes the encoded decoding key received, using a participation secret key stored in a participation key storage section, acquiring a contents decoding key. Using the contents decoding key, the new participation terminal apparatus decodes distributed encoded contents data, and carries out a reproduction process.
US08201258B2 Secure personalization of memory-based electronic devices
Systems and/or methods that facilitate programming content to a plurality of nonvolatile memory devices are presented. A wafer program component facilitates programming content to a plurality of memory devices contained on a wafer. The wafer program component can interface with the wafer and can employ parallel processes to program the memory devices on the wafer at substantially the same time. The content programmed to the memory devices can be the same content or different content. A portion of the content can be access-restricted where authentication information is to be provided in order to be granted access to such content, where access-restricted content can include content associated with subscriptions or personal information of a user(s).
US08201254B1 Detection of e-mail threat acceleration
A plurality of queuing components each monitor an incoming email stream, and identify incoming email messages with suspicious attachments. Each queuing component generates signatures of the suspicious attachments, and submits periodic reports to a correlation component. The reports list signatures and receipt times for suspicious attachments received since a last submitted report. The queuing component queues the suspicious attachments for a specified hold time, and further processes queued attachments based upon information concerning attachment acceleration rates received from the correlation component. The correlation component receives reports from the plurality of queuing components, and uses information in the submitted reports to maintain a system wide receipt history for each suspicious attachment. The correlation component uses the receipt histories to calculate receipt acceleration rates for suspicious attachments, which it provides to the queuing components, to be used to manage the queued attachments.
US08201251B2 Software application verification method and system
A method for verifying a software application to a user of a device such as a mobile phone. The device receives (102) the software application, for example a Java ME MIDIet, and checks (104) a signature associated with the software application. Where the signature is recognized, the phone indicates (108) this status to the user, for example by displaying the familiar padlock icon. The mobile phone then establishes (110) a secure code known only to the user and a trusted entity, the entity being for example the manager of the Java ME environment. The device identifies (114) the software application to the trusted entity which then checks (116) the status of the software application. If the status is verified, the entity sends (118) the status to the device; which in turn indicates (120) the secure code to the user, for example as an additional displayed number, pictogram or the like.
US08201243B2 Backwards researching activity indicative of pestware
A system and method for researching an identity of a source of activity that is indicative of pestware is described. In one embodiment the method comprises monitoring the computer for activity that is indicative of pestware, identifying, based upon the activity, an object residing on the computer that is a suspected pestware object; and accessing at least a portion of a recorded history of sources that the computer received files from so as to identify a reference to an identity of a particular source that the suspected pestware object originated from.
US08201242B2 Method and apparatus for verifying content reuse rights and resolving rights in the presence of multiple licenses
A small program in a browser that a knowledge worker uses to search for content can be activated when the worker wants to determine available rights for a publication that has been found. When activated, the program accesses a rights advisor website that converts the URL of the publication in the browser to standard publication identifiers. The publication identifiers are then used to access a rights database and extract all rights associated with the publication. Based on selected characteristics of the worker and the organization to which the worker belongs, the rights are filtered and placed into a decision tree. The tree is then traversed from its lowest level upward to locate the most favorable rights and the resulting rights are presented to the worker via the browser.
US08201233B2 Secure extended authentication bypass
Methods and apparatus are provided to allow Internet Key Exchange (IKE) phase 1 keying materials to be periodically refreshed in a secure manner without requiring user interaction. A client and server perform authentication and key exchange during set up of a secure connection. A token is passed to the client by the server during or after the initial user authentication phase. The token is stored both at the client and at the server. Instead of requiring user credentials, the token can be used to securely prove the identity of the client.
US08201232B2 Authentication, identity, and service management for computing and communication systems
Improved techniques for obtaining authentication identifiers, authentication, and receiving services are disclosed. Multiple devices can be used for receiving service from a servicing entity (e.g., Service Providers). More particularly, a first device can be used to authenticate a first entity (e.g., one or more persons) for receiving services from the servicing entity, but the services can be received by a second device. Generally, the first device can be a device better suited, more preferred and/or more secure for authentication related activates including “Identity Management.” The second device can be generally more preferred for receiving and/or using the services. In addition, a device can be designated for authentication of an entity. The device releases an authentication identifier only if the entity has effectively authorized its release, thereby allowing “User Centric” approaches to “Identity Management.” A device can be designated for obtaining authentication identifiers from an identity assigning entity (e.g., an Identity Provider). The authentication identifiers can be used to authenticate an entity for receiving services from a servicing entity (e.g., a Service Provider) that provides the services to a second device. The same device can also be designated for authentication of the entity. The device can, for example, be a mobile phone allowing a mobile solution and providing a generally more secure computing environment than the device (e.g., a Personal Computer) used to receive and use the services.
US08201230B2 Method and system for protecting user choices
A system, method, and computer-accessible medium for protecting user choice settings are provided. The system and method provide an application programming interface that uses a security subsystem to unlock, write, and relock the user choice settings to insure that the user's choices are enforced and respected by the applications that attempt to change them in a manner that is verifiable and transparent to the user. The user is notified whenever a change to their user choice settings is made.
US08201228B2 System and method for securing a network
A method of securing a telecom network, the operation of the telecom network controlled using a plurality of telecom network commands, includes grouping at least some of the plurality of telecom network commands into a plurality of different task sets. Each task set includes one or more telecom network commands. The method further includes grouping at least some of a plurality of users into a plurality of different user groups. In addition, the method includes each user group to the plurality of task sets. The method also includes allowing the at least one user access to the plurality of telecom network commands based on the association of each user group to the plurality of task sets.
US08201227B2 System and method for authenticating an end user
A system and associated method for authenticating an end user. The method comprises generating a first mask in response to an authentication request from an end user, the first mask comprising a set of root nodes, a set of server nodes, and a set of client nodes each being unique to the end user. Next, determining the authenticity of the end user based on comparing data received from the end user with nodes contained in the first mask. The data comprising a set of nodes selected by the end user and the end user having selected the data in response to the first mask.
US08201224B1 Systems and methods for temporarily adjusting control settings on computing devices
A computer-implemented method for temporarily adjusting control settings on computing devices. The method may comprise: 1) receiving a set of permissions for adjusting a set of control settings on a computing device, 2) identifying the set of control settings to be adjusted, and then 3) temporarily adjusting, based on the set of permissions, the set of control settings. The method may further comprise saving a base state of the set of control settings and restoring the set of control settings to the base state. Corresponding systems and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US08201223B2 Systems and methods for computer implemented treatment of behavorial disorders
A system and method are provided for treating excessive or problematic computer use. In at least one embodiment, a method is employed to treat excessive or problematic computer use by acquiring information about the unwanted user activity, monitoring user activity for the unwanted behavior, controlling the behavior when it occurs, enabling the user to record self-observations and evaluating the results. This method may employ a computer based system to treat excessive or problematic computer use which includes configuring a user activity monitor with constraints, programmatically enforcing those constraints, reporting the activities monitored and restricted, and enabling a user to input self-observations. Potential constraints include a complete bar on the user activity, as well as, progressively decreasing the amount of time the user may engage in the activity, i.e. titrating the user activity.
US08201222B2 Authentication system for authenticating communication terminal
An authentication system stops performing an authentication process on a communication terminal which is in an aborted state. The communication terminal can connect to a network when the authentication thereof is successful. The communication terminal changes between an operational state and an aborted state, and indicates a transition to the aborted state when the communication terminal changes from the operational state to the aborted state. An authentication device repeatedly performs the authentication process, counts a predetermined period for the communication terminal whose authentication has been successful, and performs the authentication process again on the communication terminal when the predetermined period elapses. When a transition to the aborted state is indicated by the communication terminal, the authentication device stops counting the predetermined period for the communication terminal and keeps the authentication of the communication terminal effective.
US08201220B2 Network user usage profiling
Methods, systems, devices, and software are disclosed for generating a network usage profile. Certain embodiments of the network usage profile include a devices-by-node profile, indicating the set of customer devices available for use in communicating with a customer-side network node located at a customer side of an access network over a period of time, where some of the customer devices are not in operative communication with the customer-side network node during a portion of that time. Other embodiments associate the network usage profile with customer information to generate device-by-customer profiles. Still other embodiments associate the network usage profile with network traffic information to generate traffic-by-device profiles. Even other embodiments associate the multiple sources and types of information to generate traffic-by-customer profiles and/or traffic-by-device-by-customer profiles. Any of the profiles may then be accessed by one or more parties for use in affecting various network services, including targeting content delivery.
US08201219B2 Systems and methods for server load balancing using authentication, authorization, and accounting protocols
Systems and methods for dynamically load-balancing clients across available servers without the need for a load balancer in front of a network are provided. Exemplary methods assign servers to clients in wireless and wireline networks based on server load. Methods and systems for using the authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) protocols to load-balance network servers are provided. The load-balancing systems and methods further include using the Diameter AAA protocol routing attribute value pairs (AVPs) to implement bootstrap functionality and load balancing. Methods and systems using the Diameter protocol to manage client assignments are disclosed. Methods and systems for dynamically load-balancing clients across available servers using an AAA protocol are further described. Methods and systems to redirect clients to available servers with the least load are disclosed.
US08201218B2 Strategies for securely applying connection policies via a gateway
A strategy is described for securely applying connection policies in a system that includes a first entity (e.g., a TS client) connected to a second entity (e.g., a TS server) via a gateway using a remote-operating protocol (e.g., RDP). The strategy involves establishing a first secure channel between the gateway and the TS server and transmitting policy information from the gateway to the TS server. The strategy then involves deactivating the first secure channel and setting up a second secure channel between the TS client and the TS server. The strategy uses the second secure channel to transmit RDP data from the TS client to the TS server. The TS server uses the previously-transmitted policy information to determine whether to enable or disable a feature that affects the TS client, such as device redirection.
US08201217B1 Systems and methods for single sign-in for multiple accounts
Systems and methods which facilitate single user sign-in for multiple accounts are shown. Embodiments create a single user base which maps users to multiple accounts. The use of a single set of credentials by the user is provided for according to embodiments irrespective of the applications associated with the various accounts having very different security protocols. A system hosting the shared user base preferably provides a single authentication point for multiple services. Embodiments an authenticator string, as may be passed between a client and bridge server and/or client and application, in order to enable user access, detect attacks with respect to a client conversation, etcetera. In addition to providing a shared user base for single sign-in, embodiments provide additional shared functionality and/or functionality not available from the applications themselves.
US08201216B2 Techniques for database structure and management
An embodiment is related to a database system for protecting data privacy and efficient organization of data. An enhanced database system comprises a DBMS, a data classifier, a database of applications and a rules and policy unit. The DBMS includes a query processor for processing a query from a user. The rules and policy unit outputs a pointer to a node within the data classification tree based on several criteria. In accordance with another embodiment, a DBMS residing within a communication network organizes data related to the ID of mobile users. In accordance with another embodiment, an enhanced database system comprises a DRM user agent and a DBMS. The DRM user agent receives a CO protected by DRM. The DBMS stores the CO and controls access to the CO based on restrictions specified in an RO associated with the CO.
US08201213B2 Controlling access of application programs to an adaptive input device
Methods and systems for controlling access of application programs to an adaptive input device are described herein. One exemplary computing system includes an application programming interface executable on a computing device for controlling said access to an adaptive input device having a plurality of display regions. The application programming interface is configured to receive a display request from one of the application programs to display formatted output on the composite display and is further configured to apply at least a display sharing policy based on application-specific policy settings received from the application program for defining an application-specific area including at least one of the display regions. Further, the application programming interface is configured to generate formatted output based on the application-specific policy settings, and to send the formatted output to the application-specific area for display. The application-specific policy settings include a shared display mode and an exclusive display mode.
US08201210B2 Method and system for a media processor
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set-top box (STB) having a controller to manage power distribution in the STB from power supplied by a port of a presentation device, decode audio-visual information into a presentation format, and transmit a signal to the presentation device containing decoded audio-visual information. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US08201207B2 Apparatus and methods for moving cable modems between upstream channels
Disclosed are apparatus and methods for managing upstream channels on a per cable modem basis. In certain embodiments, one or more thresholds are defined for each of a plurality of upstream logical channels of a headend system for receiving data from a plurality of cable modems (or other types of access nodes). Each defined threshold corresponds to a measurable parameter of the corresponding upstream logical channel. One or more metrics are collected for each cable modem of each upstream logical channel. It is determined whether to downgrade a selected cable modem to a selected one of the logical channels that has a lower performance level than the selected cable modem's current logical channel. Such downgrade determination is based on whether the selected cable modem's collected one or more metrics have failed a condition of the one or more defined thresholds and whether a percentage of a total of the cable modems of such current logical channel that have failed a condition for the one or more defined thresholds is less than a predefined percentage level. The selected cable modem is then caused to move from the current logical channel to the selected logical channel when the percentage of the total cable modems that have failed is below a predefined level if such selected logical channel is available. Otherwise, the current logical channel's modulation profile may be altered when the percentage of the total cable modems that have failed is above (or equal to) the predefined level.
US08201198B2 Information processing system, information processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and computer program
An information processing system, an information processing apparatus and method, a recording medium, and a computer program can easily provide a user with program information, which is easier to see for the user, and display the program information on a limited screen space effectively. An EPG server of the service provider creates EPG information on the basis of information on programs of a broadcasting station and lays open the EPG information to the outside of the EPG server. An editing server acquires and edits the EPG information periodically at predetermined intervals and lays open edited EPG information to the public. A hard disk recorder requests the edited EPG information from the editing server through a network on the basis of an instruction of a user and causes a monitor to display the edited EPG information supplied from the editing server on the basis of the request. The invention can be applied to an EPG providing system.
US08201193B2 CICS BMS (basic message service) metamodel
A system for processing a transaction on an end user application and an application server. The system initiates the transaction on the end user application in a first language (such as a markup language) with a first application program (such as a Web browser). The system transmits the transaction to the server and converts the transaction from the first language of the first end user application to a language running on the application server. The system processes the transaction on the application server, transmits the transaction from the application server back to the end user application, and converts the transaction from the language running on the application server to the language of the end user application.
US08201186B2 Information encoding for enabling an application within a different system/application in medical imaging
Methods and system for data/process sharing between different systems. A trigger response unit is deployed on a first system where a first application resides. The trigger response unit is to detect when a representation corresponding to trigger data from a second application is present in the first application. When such a presence is detected, the detected representation corresponding to the trigger data is decoded to obtain a trigger, wherein the representation encodes the trigger corresponding to the second application and information associated with data. Based on the trigger, the first system launches the second application within the first application on the first system by utilizing the trigger data that include a trigger pattern present in a trigger image.
US08201185B2 COM object and managed code object interoperability
Communicating between managed add-ins and COM hosts. A computing environment includes host objects which may be one of a COM object or a managed code object. The computing environment further includes add-in objects implemented in managed code. Add-in object can provide additional functionality to the host objects. A method includes acts for communicating between add-in objects and host objects. The method includes determining that a first host object to be communicated with is a COM object of a COM host. As a result of determining that a host object to be communicated with is a COM object, incoming and outgoing communications from a managed code add-in are routed through an interop proxy. The interop proxy is implemented in managed code with a managed code add-in. The interop proxy is configured to translate managed code invocations to COM code invocation, and to translate COM code invocations to managed code invocations.
US08201180B2 System and method for defining associations between applications
A resource management system for managing resources in a computing and/or communications resource infrastructure is disclosed. The system comprises a database for storing a model of the resource infrastructure. The database defines a set of resources provided by the infrastructure; a set of software applications operating within the infrastructure and utilizing resources; and associations between given applications in the model and given resources to indicate utilization of the given resources by the given applications. The model can be used to perform resource utilization analysis and failure impact analysis.
US08201173B2 Intelligent pre-started job affinity for non-uniform memory access computer systems
A method, apparatus, and program product select a pre-started job from among a plurality of pre-started jobs in which to perform a task in a computer system with a NUMA configuration. An attempt to perform a task is received as a connection. Information associated with the connection is compared to information associated with a plurality of pre-started jobs. In response to comparing the information, it is determined either that a pre-started job was previously used to perform the task or that no pre-started job was previously used to perform the task. In response to either determination, another pre-started job is determined in which to perform the task. The other pre-started job is determined based on affinity with the task, and may be reallocated to perform the task.
US08201172B1 Multi-threaded FIFO memory with speculative read and write capability
Systems and methods storing data for multi-threaded processing permit multiple execution threads to store data in a single first-in first-out (FIFO) memory. Threads are assigned to classes, with each class including one or more threads. Each class may be allocated dedicated entries in the FIFO memory. A class may also be allocated shared entries in the FIFO memory. The shared entries may be used by any thread. Data for a first thread may be stored in the FIFO memory while data for a second thread is read from the FIFO memory, even when the first thread and the second thread are not in the same class. The FIFO memory may include a speculative read and a speculative write capability. The FIFO memory is shared between the threads to conserve die area, however each thread may be executed independently, as if each thread has a dedicated FIFO memory.
US08201171B2 Adjacent data parallel and streaming operator fusion
Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for handling data parallel operations. Data parallel operations are composed together to create a more complex data parallel operation. A fusion plan process is performed on a particular complex operation dynamically at runtime. As part of the fusion plan process, an analysis is performed of a structure of the complex operation and input data. One particular algorithm that best preserves parallelism is chosen from multiple algorithms. The structure of the complex operation is revised based on the particular algorithm chosen. A nested complex operation can also be fused, by inlining its contents into an outer complex operation so that parallelism is preserved across nested operation boundaries.
US08201166B2 Virtualization platform configured with virtual connect control
A data processing system enables configuration of a virtual connect functioning in combination with a virtualization platform. The illustrative data processing system is used with a virtualization platform which is configured to run multiple operating systems simultaneously on one or more physical servers and a virtual connect device which is communicatively coupled to the virtualization platform. The virtual connect device virtualizes connections between the physical server or servers and a network infrastructure. The data processing system comprises a configuration manager that integrates migration and failover of virtual machines operating under the virtualization platform with migration and failover of physical servers operative under the virtual connect device for management of virtual and physical migration and failover using common commands.
US08201160B2 Data processing method and system
A data processing method including receiving a model of a directed graph, the model defining one or more nodes and edges of the directed graph, each node having a corresponding behavior defining the execution of the node, and each edge having corresponding data defining a directional link from one node to another node and having a corresponding condition defining when the edge is to be traversed; executing, according to a predefined priority, a series of transformation rules, the transformation rules comprising a first rule for the elimination of an edge that links a node to itself, and a second rule for the elimination of an edge that links a node to another node, each rule including an update operation defining a new behavior for the or each node affected by the elimination of the edge; and creating an output according to the performance of the transformation rules.
US08201159B2 Method and apparatus for generating data parallel select operations in a pervasively data parallel system
An information handling system (IHS) employs a compiler methodology that seeks to improve the efficiency of code that executes in a multi-core processor. The compiler receives source code and converts the source code for execution using data parallel select operations that perform well in a single instruction multiple data (SIMD) environment. The compiler of the IHS may apply one or several optimization processes to the code to increase execution efficiency in a parallel processing environment.
US08201153B2 Configurable Java Server pages processing
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for a configurable JAVASERVER pages processing framework to process JAVASERVER pages (JSP). A JSP document or page is translated into a document object model (DOM) object that encapsulates elements of the JSP. The syntax of the JSP is validated by a JSP translator with built-in classes and errors are returned if necessary. A JSP visitor configuration file, which defines user configured classes and sequence of execution, is used by the JSP translator to invoke methods of user-defined classes in the order specified by the user to process or visit elements of the DOM object. Result of user-defined class processing may be passed from one class to another within the set.
US08201148B2 Guided development and testing for computer code
A method and apparatus for a guided procedure development and testing for computer code. An embodiment of a method includes receiving a component for a software program, and storing the component in an inactive state. A new version of the software program is built, the new version being limited to the component stored in the inactive state and one or more components of the software program that are in an active state, with the new version being built in the inactive state. If the building of the new version is successful, then the new version of the software program is tested. If the testing of the new version is successful, then the component is moved into the active state.
US08201140B2 System and method for creating and using graphical object instances in a statechart environment
A method of providing multi-instantiable state templates to a statechart environment is discussed. The method includes the step of providing a graphical definition of an independent state machine object belonging to a statechart. The method further includes the step of instantiating a first instance and a second instance of the independent state machine object in the statechart. The method additionally includes the steps of starting execution of the first instance of the independent state machine object and then stopping execution of the first instance of the state machine object. Additionally, the method includes the step of starting the execution of the second instance of the independent state machine object in the state diagram.
US08201138B2 Solution providing navigation-independent access to elements of a software integrated development environment (IDE) using uniform resource locators(URLs)
The present invention discloses a navigation-independent system for accessing the elements of a software integrated development environment (IDE) using uniform resource locators (URLs). Such a system can include a set of URL-accessible IDE elements, a set of URLs, and a URL operation tool. The set of URL-accessible IDE elements can represent a multitude of functional objects accessible by the software IDE. Each URL-retrievable IDE element can include a set of meta data that contains key words describing the URL-accessible IDE element. Each URL in the set of URLs can be configured to provide a navigation-independent mechanism for accessing a corresponding URL-accessible IDE element. The URL operation tool can be configured to associate URLs with URL-accessible IDE elements and execute URL operations on the URL-accessible IDE elements.
US08201134B2 Method to avoid malconnections with respect to voltage levels of electronic components of circuit boards during circuit board design
A method to avoid malconnections with respect to voltage levels of electronic components of a circuit board during circuit board design is described, comprising the steps of: creation of a Component Specification Library (CSL) comprising at least distinct pinnames and assigned voltage data; creation of groups of pins of components to be connected with each other on a particular voltage level according to the circuit board design; verification of the voltage data of the pins of the components within the particular group.
US08201133B2 Printed circuit board with reduced signal distortion
A printed circuit board with reduced signal distortion, including one or more layers of non-conductive substrate upon which are disposed conductive pathways that conduct signals, the signals characterized by distortion at least partly caused by orientation of the conductive pathways on the layers of the printed circuit board, and a periodically patterned reference plane; each conductive pathway that conducts signals oriented orthogonally or diagonally at forty-five degrees with respect to other conductive pathways that conduct signals on the printed circuit board; the periodically patterned reference plane comprising a conductor having discontinuities arranged in a periodically recurring pattern, the pattern of the discontinuities oriented on a surface of a layer of the printed circuit board at an optimum angle, with respect to the conductive pathways that conduct signals on the printed circuit board, that reduces distortion of the signals.
US08201132B2 System and method for testing pattern sensitive algorithms for semiconductor design
A system and method for generating test patterns for a pattern sensitive algorithm. The method comprises the steps extracting feature samples from a layout design; grouping feature samples into clusters; selecting at least one area from the layout design that covers a feature sample from each cluster; and saving each pattern layout covered by the at least one area as test patterns.
US08201128B2 Method and apparatus for approximating diagonal lines in placement
Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for placing circuit modules in an integrated circuit (“IC”) layout. The method computes a placement metric for the IC layout. In some embodiments, computing the placement metric includes partitioning a region of the IC layout into several sub-regions by using a cut graph, where the cut graph is an approximation of a diagonal cut line. These embodiments then generate congestion-cost estimates by measuring the number of nets cut by the cut graph. In some embodiments, the cut graph is a staircase cut graph. These staircase cut graphs include several horizontal and vertical cut lines. In some embodiments, the cut graph is a cut arc.
US08201125B1 Network mapping using edges as a parameter
A method and apparatus for circuit design synthesis are described. An edge flow cost function is implemented to obtain edge flow costs for nodes of a network. A subject graph of the network is then mapped using the edge flow costs.
US08201123B1 Automatic input/output timing adjustment flow for programmable integrated circuits
A method of tuning an input/output (I/O) interface of a circuit design for a selected programmable integrated circuit can include determining whether the I/O interface meets a timing requirement and when the I/O interface does not meet the timing requirement, automatically adjusting a first timing setting of the I/O interface of the circuit design. The method can include iteratively determining whether the I/O interface meets the timing requirement, and responsive to each iteration, adjusting the first timing setting. The circuit design, including the adjusted first timing setting, can be output.
US08201121B1 Early estimation of power consumption for electronic circuit designs
In one embodiment of the invention, a method of designing integrated circuits is disclosed. The method includes determining a power correction factor for a subset of partitions of circuits in an integrated circuit design; determining a gross power consumption estimate for all partitions of circuits in the integrated circuit design without synthesizing the entire integrated circuit design; and improving the accuracy of the gross power consumption estimate using the power correction factor to generate a reasonably accurate power consumption estimate for the entire integrated circuit design prior to substantially full circuit synthesis thereof.
US08201108B2 Automatic communication notification and answering method in communication correspondance
A communication correspondence notification and reply method is provided. The method is implemented as a software program with the objective to be less distractive and to increase work productivity compared to prior methods. In particular, a notification format for incoming communication correspondences is determined, without any guidance/input from the user, taking into account (i) monitored user activity and (ii) the type of incoming correspondence, i.e. the notification format is a function of tracked/monitored user activity and the message type with the objective to minimize distraction to the user. To further minimize user distraction, the software program determines an area on the display of the computer system where the incoming correspondence can be presented to the user. Once presented, the user then has the ability to reply with minimal effort by making a pointer-device gesture movement in reply to the presented notification.
US08201105B2 Electronic apparatus and image display control method of the electronic apparatus
According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus displays face images in each column of a plurality of face image display areas arranged in a matrix based on time stamp information, and displays thumbnail images in time-series in a thumbnail display area arranged at one side of a lower side or an upper side in the two dimensional display area. The apparatus displays one of the thumbnail images with a normal size and displays the others such that the lateral direction sizes are reduced in comparison with that of the thumbnail displayed in the normal size. And, the apparatus performs display control of the plurality of face images so as to make face images having times in a section corresponding to a selected thumbnail image as time stamp information distinguishable from the others, when the thumbnail image in the thumbnail display area is selected.
US08201095B2 System and method for providing an option to auto-generate a thread on a web forum in response to a change in topic
Methods and systems for providing an option to auto-generate a thread on a web forum in response to a change in topic are described. When a post is received on a thread in the web forum, wherein the thread includes one or more thread keywords and wherein each of the one or more thread keywords are associated with a relevancy score, the post is searched for the one or more thread keywords. The relevancy scores of any of the one or more thread keywords located within the post are added together to obtain a post total relevancy score. A query is then provided, to a user, for example, to auto-generate a new thread on the web forum when the post total relevancy score is less than a threshold relevancy score.
US08201092B2 Theme creator
A theme creator includes an input unit for selecting and/or activating the theme creator, and a control unit configured to control the theme creator. The control unit is configured to receive image data transmitted by the camera when the theme creator has been selected and/or activated, and to change an appearance of the desktop and/or stand-by image depending on the image data from the camera and/or user input. A user may create his/her own theme such that a large number of preset themes and/or the use of an external theme editor could be avoided.
US08201091B1 Program synthesizing device and program synthesizing method
The program synthesizing device according to the embodiment of the present invention includes: a coupling unit configured to couple an information acquiring plug-in module, an information processing plug-in module, and a presentation plug-in module through their input interfaces and output interfaces based on a mashup scenario; a plug-in module driving unit configured to sequentially drive the coupled plug-in modules; an information acquiring unit configured to acquire information when the information acquiring plug-in module is driven; an information processing unit configured to perform a predetermined process on the information when the information processing plug-in module is driven; an object resolving unit configured to determine a value of object presented by a specified presentation scenario when the presentation plug-in module is driven; and a program output unit configured to output a program being a presentation scenario in which the object value is resolved.
US08201088B2 Method and apparatus for associating with an electronic document a font subset containing select character forms which are different depending on location
A method and apparatus are provided for embedding a font subset in an electronic document. The method in one form includes analyzing a document having characters of a font set where characters may have different forms depending on the location of the character in a word or one or more ligatures represent a combination of characters. A font subset is created corresponding to only the character forms present in the document and the font subset is associated with the document. Advantageously, the embedded font subset only contains the font characters which are used in the document and not all characters which may be present in a complete font set for all font sets referenced in the document.
US08201085B2 Method and system for validating references
The present invention relates to enhanced workflow solutions for authors (e.g., researchers, scientists, and scholarly authors) and publishers (e.g., journals and professional and technical societies) in preparing documents in structured format for facilitating efficient and accurate validation of references cited or included in papers and other submissions for publication or for review. An author prepares a document containing a set of cited references using a formatting structure. A system includes a processor to process the document to extract embedded metadata associated with the set of cited references. The processor executes code associated with a reference validation software module and automatically recognizes the formatting structure and the embedded metadata. The processor automatically extracts the embedded metadata and compares the extracted metadata against an authority database to determine the validity of the set of cited references.
US08201084B2 Image processing apparatus and computer readable medium
An image processing apparatus includes: a region extracting unit extracts a character region on an image; a character recognizing unit that recognizes characters in the character region extracted by the region extracting unit; a translating unit that translates a recognition result obtained by the character recognizing unit; and a changing unit that changes a constitution of the image with respect to the character region extracted by the region extracting unit according to a direction of the characters in the character region extracted by the region extracting unit, and according to a direction of the characters of the language translated by the translating unit.
US08201083B2 Simple one-pass W3C XML schema simple type parsing, validation, and deserialization system
A method for validating simple type data in XML documents, the method comprising: identifying data via an Extensible Markup Language (XML); developing schema for specifying formal data typing and validation of element content in terms of data types; generating a parser for parsing the collection of elements in a first stage where the schema is read and modeled in terms of abstract schema components, a second stage where the schema is augmented with a set of calculated schema components and properties used to drive code generation, and a third stage where the schema is traversed to generate a validation code for each of the collection of elements, and generate simple type validator modules which perform well-formedness checking the data; validating the simple type data against specific type information; and converting the data to datatype-specific form, all in a single pass.
US08201078B2 Business process enablement of electronic documents
Business process enablement of electronic documents is provided. A method includes populating an electronic document supporting structured and unstructured content. The electronic document includes a description identifying a server and the content. The method further includes notifying a document processor of a submission event. The method also includes serializing a portion of the electronic document containing some of the unstructured content. The method additionally includes submitting the electronic document to the server in response to the submission event.
US08201073B2 System and method for automating the creation of customized multimedia content
A method and system for enabling the creation of custom-choreographed multimedia content by combining content selected by a user with additional predefined content not selected by the user using an intelligent scripting and video rendering engine. The system and method reduce the user's involvement in preparing the multimedia content to simply selecting specific content the user wants to include in the final multimedia product and leaves the choreography and creation of the final product to the system and method, which intelligently script the final multimedia product based on the particular content selected by a user and/or any characteristics associated with the selected content.
US08201072B2 Image forming apparatus, electronic mail delivery server, and information processing apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes an information delivery apparatus including an analysis unit and a first display controller. The analysis unit analyzes data to extract data elements. The first display controller displays preview of the data elements on a first display unit. A data element selected from the preview is transmitted to an information processing apparatus via a network. The information processing apparatus displays the data element as a symbol at a predetermined position on a second display unit. The second display unit displays an application window. When the second display unit receives input to select the symbol and place it on the application window, the data element is entered into a corresponding application and the symbol is displayed on the application window.
US08201070B2 System and method for pre-calculating checksums
In a packet transmission system that uses checksums, partial checksum calculations may be performed during periods of processor underutilization while the data is awaiting final output processing for transport. A system wide checksum service process may coordinate checksum calculations across multiple network protocol layers. The checksum calculations for the buffered data may be performed according to a priority assigned to the buffered data. For example, buffered data whose transmission is imminent may have a higher priority than buffered data that will be transmitted at a later time. Applications that generate data for transmission may register those portions with the service for checksum calculation. To simplify the process, a metadata structure may be created for the data portion, and used to manage the checksum calculations.
US08201069B2 Cyclical redundancy code for use in a high-speed serial link
A system and method for providing a cyclical redundancy code (CRC) for use in a high-speed serial link. The system includes a cascade interconnect memory system including a memory controller, a memory hub device and a downstream link. The downstream link is in communication with the memory controller and the memory hub device and includes at least thirteen signal lanes for transmitting a multiple transfer downstream frame from the memory controller to the memory hub device. A portion of the downstream frame includes downstream CRC bits to detect errors in the downstream frame. The downstream CRC bits capable of detecting any one of a lane failure, a transfer failure and up to five bit random errors.
US08201068B2 Method for generating parity-check matrix
A method for generating a parity check matrix to decode a plurality of underdetermined nodes, includes the steps of: determining a plurality of specific nodes according to a predetermined parity check matrix; determining a plurality of weightings corresponding to the plurality of specific nodes; and sorting the plurality of specific nodes according to the plurality of weightings to generate the parity check matrix to store in a storage device.
US08201066B1 Disk drive comprising a trellis detector having a read signal whitener in the ACS circuit
A disk drive is disclosed comprising a disk, a head actuated over the disk to generate a read signal, and a trellis detector for detecting an estimated data sequence from the read signal. The trellis detector comprises a sampling device operable to sample the read signal to generate a sequence of signal sample values, and a plurality of add/compare/select (ACS) circuits each corresponding to a state in a trellis. Each ACS circuit comprises a first and second branch metric calculators for computing first and second branch metrics in response to first and second errors adjusted in response to first and second deltas that compensate for a distortion in the read signal.
US08201061B2 Decoding error correction codes using a modular single recursion implementation
Systems and methods are provided for performing error correction decoding. The coefficients of the error locator polynomial are iteratively determined for each codeword using a modular implementation of a single recursion key-equation solver algorithm. According to this implementation, modules are used to calculate the current and previous coefficients of the error locator polynomial. One module is used for each correctable error. The modular single recursion implementation is programmable, because the number of modules can be easily changed to correct any number of correctable errors. Galois field tower arithmetic can be used to calculate the inverse of an error term. Galois field tower arithmetic greatly reduces the size of the inversion unit. The latency time can be reduced by placing the computations of the inverse error term outside the critical path of the error locator polynomial algorithm.
US08201060B2 Methods and systems for rapid error correction of Reed-Solomon codes
An encoder creates an (p,k,n) n-state codeword with p n-state symbols of which k n-state symbols are data symbols, an n-state symbol being represented by a signal with n>2, p>2 and k>(p−k). Intermediate states of an encoder in forward and in reverse direction are provided in a comparative n-state expression and implemented on a processor. A plurality of signals representing a codeword with at least one n-state symbol in error is processed by the processor by evaluating the comparative n-state expression. A partial result of an expression is determined after a symbol has been received. An error location and an error magnitude are determined. The error is corrected by the processor.
US08201058B2 Method and apparatus for parallel ECC error location
An invention is provided for parallel ECC error location in a memory. The invention includes partitioning a set of field elements into w partitions. Then, for each of the w partitions of field elements, i) providing a set of r different field elements of the partition to r parallel search element. Next, in operation ii), each parallel search element computes a sum that is based on a set of coefficients of an error locator polynomial and the field element provided to the particular parallel search element. The set of field elements is advanced r field elements in GF(2m), and operations i) through iii) are repeated using the next r different field elements of the partition.
US08201055B2 Semiconductor memory device
A memory device includes an error detection and correction system with an error correcting code over GF(2n), wherein the system has an operation circuit configured to execute addition/subtraction with modulo 2n−1, and wherein the operation circuit has a first operation part for performing addition/subtraction with modulo M and a second operation part for performing addition/subtraction with modulo N (where, M and N are integers which are prime with each other as being obtained by factorizing 2n−1), and wherein the first and second operation parts perform addition/subtraction in parallel to output an operation result of the addition/subtraction with modulo 2n−1.
US08201046B2 Method of encoding/decoding using low density check code matrix
A method of encoding data using a parity check matrix is disclosed. The method of encoding data using a parity check matrix includes receiving information bit streams, and encoding the information bit streams using the parity check matrix which includes a systematic part and a parity part having a lower triangle type.
US08201040B2 Communication device, radio communication terminal, radio base station and communication method
A communication method for continuously receiving multiple pieces of data from a radio base station via a radio link. The method includes determining whether or not any one of the multiple pieces of data is lost; and making an instruction to the radio base station to increase the transmission power of the radio base station when it is determined that any one of the multiple pieces of data is lost, the instruction being made before a retransmission timing when the transmitter retransmits the lost data piece.
US08201037B2 Semiconductor integrated circuit and method for controlling semiconductor integrated circuit
A semiconductor integrated circuit includes memories, a BIST circuit, and an analyzer. The BIST circuit includes a test controller performing the test and generating a memory selection signal selecting a memory to be tested, an address generator generating write and read addresses, a data generator generating write data and an expected output value, and a control signal generator generating a control signal. The analyzer includes a memory output selector selecting output data, a bit comparator comparing the output data with the expected output value, an error detection unit determining whether there is an error in the memory, a plurality of pass/fail flag registers capable of storing a pass/fail flag, a repair analyzer analyzing a memory error and generating a repair analysis result, a plurality of repair analysis result registers capable of storing the repair analysis result, and an output unit outputting the pass/fail flag and the repair analysis result.
US08201035B2 Testing system and method thereof
Testing system capable of detecting different kinds of memory faults of a memory under I/O compression includes a data pattern selection circuit, writing pattern selection units, reading pattern selection units, and a data comparison circuit. The data pattern selection circuit converts a testing data into different data patterns by the writing pattern selection units and accordingly writes to the corresponding memory data ends in order to allow the corresponding memory cells to store the data with the corresponding data pattern. The data comparison circuit executes reverse-converting through the reading pattern selection units for comparing if the data stored in the memory cells corresponding to each memory data end are matched and accordingly determines if a failure memory cell exists in the memory.
US08201030B2 Method and apparatus for parallel structured Latin square interleaving in communication system
A method and apparatus for parallel structured Latin square interleaving in a communication system are provided. The method includes dividing input information bits into sub-blocks according to a parallel processing order, generating a first Latin square matrix or a second Latin square matrix by comparing the parallel processing order with a predetermined threshold, and interleaving by reading out the information bits divided into the sub-blocks according to the generated Latin square matrix.
US08201029B2 Method and apparatus for operating system event notification mechanism using file system interface
A method and structure for notifying operating system events, includes standard filesystem interfaces provided for event consumers to use for one or more of registering for event notifications of a set of events, receiving an event notification when each event occurs, and getting details of events that have occurred.
US08201022B2 Method and system for data processing with high availability
A server to be changed is added to a destination unit in terms of configuration. The server to be changed is started to restore the database in the database storage region to which the server has access and to restore the transaction for the process that was executed when the server failed. The destination of the failed server (a system destination unit) when failure occurs is determined to stabilize the throughput of the entire system after the switchover of the system in the event of failure. The destination server is determined according to an instruction given in advance by the user. The database management system statistically determines the destination server in accordance with a policy designated by the user. Alternatively, the database management system dynamically determines the destination server according to the policy designated by the user when failure occurs.
US08201017B2 Method for queuing message and program recording medium thereof
According to an aspect of the embodiment, a message queuing unit of the message processing apparatus stores received messages. A message reception control unit receives a notification of destinations of messages, extracts only the messages for current processes based on a process control table recording current or standby of processes, and transmits the messages to corresponding applications as current processes. On the other hand, the message reception control unit does not transmit the messages to the applications as standby processes.
US08201013B2 Memory controller, system including the controller, and memory delay amount control method
A memory controller transmits and receives data to and from a memory. The memory controller includes a delay control section deciding a set value indicative of a determined delay amount in response to a result of a comparison between a test data transmitted to the memory and test data received from the memory, and transmitting the decided set value to the memory, a taking-in section receiving the set value stored in the memory, and a delay adjustment section receiving data from the memory, and arranging a delay amount of the received data in response to the set value received by the taking-in section.
US08201011B1 Timing optimization for paths in a processor
A system and method for efficient timing optimization for asymmetric paths to replicated units. A microprocessor may include multiple instantiations of a processing core. Chip-level interconnects may have asymmetric routing paths to the multiple cores. The interconnect routes may need to be stable early in the design cycle and yet possess multiple timing paths to the multiple instantiated cores. Modifications to the input/output ports of the cores may provide the necessary timing requirements for the cores without dynamically altering the chip-level interconnects.
US08201005B2 Negotiating a transmit wake time
Includes receiving, from a link partner, a message specifying a link partner receive wake time and resolving to the lesser of the received link partner receive wake time and a local transmit wake time.
US08201003B2 Circuit for preventing computer power down sequence failure
A circuit for confirming a correct computer power down sequence includes a Southbridge chip, a first switching transistor circuit, and a second switching transistor circuit. The first switching transistor circuit receives a power good signal. The second switching transistor circuit receives a S3 sleep signal. The first and second switching transistor circuits have a common output node coupled to the Southbridge chip. During a computer power down sequence, the S3 sleep signal is set from high to low before than the power good signal, and the S3 sleep signal is active and fed to the Southbridge chip, thereby quickly providing a low level power good signal to the Southbridge chip and confirming the power down sequence is correct.
US08201001B2 Method for optimizing performance and power usage in an archival storage system by utilizing massive array of independent disks (MAID) techniques and controlled replication under scalable hashing (CRUSH)
The present invention is a method for drive management and data placement in an archival storage system having a set of drives. The method includes mapping redundant data stripes onto the drives. A first active data stripe, located on a first subset of the drives, is then selected from the mapped data stripes. The first subset is placed into a normal power state and a second subset of the drives is placed into a low power state. Data is then written to the first active data stripe. Before the first active data stripe is fully used, the method includes selecting a next active/second active data stripe from the mapped data stripes, the second active data stripe being at least partially located on the second subset. The method may be performed by a system which implements MAID techniques for drive management and CRUSH for data placement.
US08200998B2 Method of controlling power saving mode used in SATA interface
A method of controlling a power saving mode used in a serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) interface. The method of controlling a power saving mode used in a SATA interface for data transmission between a transmitter and a receiver includes: requesting the receiver to enter one of a plurality of power saving modes in a SATA protocol using the transmitter; and selecting one of the power saving modes using the receiver. In the method of controlling a power saving mode in a SATA interface, since a power saving mode can be selected independently of a power saving mode requested by a transmitter, a system can operate in a power saving mode that is suitable for the required properties of the system in accordance with a SATA protocol. Furthermore, the properties of the system required by a user can be realized by selecting a user-defined power saving mode.
US08200997B2 Computer wake up circuit includes a switch configured to prevent a control signals from an I/O controller being transmitted to south-bridge
A computer wake up circuit includes a first control circuit and a second control circuit. The first control circuit has an input terminal configured to receive a first control signal from a first serial device, and an output terminal coupled to a south bridge which is capable of waking up a computer. The second control circuit has an input terminal respectively coupled to a second serial device and an I/O controller, and an output terminal coupled to the south bridge. The second control circuit receives a second control signal from the second serial device. The first and second control circuits respectively outputs a wake up signal to the south bridge to wake up the computer according to the control signals. The I/O controller communicates with the second serial device through the second control circuit, and outputs other control signals to control operations of the second serial device.
US08200993B2 Method for activating a computer system in a low temperature environment
A method for booting a computer device under a low temperature state is provided. A trigger signal is detected when a power button is pressed. A hard disk temperature of a hard disk is obtained via a temperature sensor to determine whether the hard disk temperature is less than a first predetermined temperature. If so, a heater is activated to heat the hard disk until the hard disk temperature is greater than the first predetermined temperature. If the hard disk temperature is greater than the first predetermined temperature, the heater is turned off and afterwards a voltage of a battery cell is checked if the voltage has reached a predetermined voltage. If the voltage of the battery cell has reached the predetermined voltage, a system component of a computer device is activated.
US08200991B2 Generating a PWM load profile for a computer system
Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that generates a load for a computer system in accordance with a predetermined load profile. During operation, the load for the computer system is generated by modulating the load using pulse-width modulation, wherein the load is periodically cycled between at least two different test load levels so that a moving window average of the modulated load follows the predetermined load profile.
US08200989B2 External memory access device and method of accessing external memory
An external memory access device and a method of accessing an external memory are provided. The external memory access device includes an internal memory unit for storing authentication information of at least one external memory and a control unit for extracting the authentication information from the internal memory unit, transmitting the authentication information to an installed external memory, and controlling to display accessibility of the external memory according to the result of a comparison between the stored authentication information and the authentication information of the external memory. Accordingly, a data security function is provided by setting a password to an external memory and enabling an access to the external memory in an authenticated terminal, and convenient access to the external memory is provided by managing a password and an automatic password decrypting function of the corresponding external memory in the terminal without requiring repeated input of the password.
US08200984B2 Data transmission in an arrangement comprising a tachograph
An arrangement has a tachograph, an external mobile data memory device with an external second interface, the interface corresponding with the first interface, for providing data transmission. For safety reasons, conventional arrangements provide for a complete mechanical isolation of the memory device during transmission, the memory device being configured as a data card. In order to reduce cost without compromising safety, the tachograph has a first encoding unit associated to an interface of the tachograph and the data memory device has a second encoding unit to enable data transmission in encoded form.
US08200976B2 Portable audio appliance
The presently claimed invention relate generally to portable audio devices. One claim recites a method including: receiving audio content data through an interface of a portable personal digital device capable of playing audio; storing the received audio content data in electronic memory; audibly rendering said audio content data; utilizing an electronic processor, counting a number of plays of the received audio content data; and displaying the number of plays of the received audio content data to a user of the portable personal digital device. Of course additional claims and combination are provided as well.
US08200973B2 Method and apparatus for encrypted authentication
A sink device including a first data processing unit and a second data processing unit authenticates the processing units, when turned on, to generate first authentication keys having the same data. When a data request is issued from the sink device to the source device, device authentication is made between the source device and the first data processing unit to generate second authentication keys having the same data. The source device encrypts an exchange key using the second authentication key, and sends the encrypted exchange key to the first data processing unit. The first data processing unit decrypts the encrypted exchange key using the second authentication key, encrypts the decrypted exchange key using the first authentication key, and sends the encrypted exchange key to the second data processing unit. The second data processing unit decrypts the encrypted exchange key using the first authentication key to obtain an exchange key.
US08200963B2 Combination-based broadcast encryption method
A combination-based broadcast encryption method includes: assigning by a server a base group of different combinations to each user; producing and sending secret information for each user by using as a base the base group allocated to each user; producing and sending an inverse-base parameter value through calculations with integers used to produce the base group and key value information of one or more privileged users; and deriving a group key by using the key value information of the privileged users, encrypting a session key by using the derived group key, and sending the encrypted session key to each user. Accordingly, each user is assigned a different base through a combination, thereby having security against collusion attacks.
US08200962B1 Web browser extensions
According to one general aspect, a method of managing a web browser extension by an apparatus may include executing, by a processor included by the apparatus, a web browser. The method may include installing on the apparatus, via the web browser, a web browser extension. In one embodiment, the web browser extension may include at least one web page configured to alter the functionality of the web browser, and a substantially unique identifier (UID) based upon a public encryption key. The method may further include launching, via the web browser, the web browser extension based upon the substantially unique identifier.
US08200956B2 Efficient method for operating system deployment
Method and computer storage media for efficiently deploying an operating system are provided. A virtual hard drive file is communicated by a computing device, such as a server. The virtual hard drive file may be compounded with a boot manager enhancer and/or a translator. Upon receipt of the virtual hard drive file, a computing device is enhanced to expose and mount the virtual hard drive as a drive and boot option for the computing device. Thereafter, an initial boot sequence may be commenced utilizing the virtual hard drive file as the boot source. In some embodiments, a boot manager enhancer and a translator are utilized to do one or more of expose, mount, and translate the virtual hard drive file. In some embodiments, a virtual SCSI miniport driver is utilized to do one or more of expose, mount, and translate the virtual hard drive file.
US08200954B2 Multi-stage boot pin sampling
In accordance with embodiments, a method for configuring an electronic device during a power-on sequence includes sampling a boot pin state multiple times. The method also includes storing a value corresponding to each sampled boot pin state, wherein the stored values comprise one of four different states for a single boot pin.
US08200953B1 Method and system to automatically update a configuration scheme
A system to automatically update configuration settings based on activities of a user monitored while a training mode is activated is provided. The system may reside at a computer system hosting a computing application and may include a monitoring module and a configuration update module. The monitoring module may be configured to monitor operations or events that invoke a configuration scheme, such as, e.g., a security configuration scheme. The configuration update module may be configured to update the configuration scheme based on monitored operations.
US08200950B2 Sharing pipeline by inserting NOP to accommodate memory access request received from other processors
A pipeline operation processor comprises a pipeline processing unit and an instruction insertion controller which inserts an instruction when access to an operation memory is requested, and corrects control information by reference to control information of stages. When a control program is in execution, on receiving an access request instruction requesting for access to the operation memory, the instruction insertion controller inserts an NOP instruction from the instruction decoding unit in place of the access request instruction. The access request instruction is executed while the pipeline processing unit executes no operation, and subsequently, the pipeline processing is continued.
US08200946B2 Issue unit for placing a processor into a gradual slow mode of operation
An issue unit for placing a processor into a gradual slow down mode of operation is provided. The gradual slow down mode of operation comprises a plurality of stages of slow down operation of an issue unit in a processor in which the issuance of instructions is slowed in accordance with a staging scheme. The gradual slow down of the processor allows the processor to break out of livelock conditions. Moreover, since the slow down is gradual, the processor may flexibly avoid various degrees of livelock conditions. The mechanisms of the illustrative embodiments impact the overall processor performance based on the severity of the livelock condition by taking a small performance impact on less severe livelock conditions and only increasing the processor performance impact when the livelock condition is more severe.
US08200943B2 Microprocessor
The invention relates to a microprocessor having a plurality of components which are selected from registers (14,16), arithmetic logic units (30,32), memory (36,38), input/output circuits and other similar components where the plurality of components are interconnected in a manner which allows connection between some of the components to be varied under program control.
US08200942B2 Hybrid multifunction component system with component interface encapsulation including OS packet translator for communication over unified data bus architecture
This invention describes an apparatus, architecture, method, operating system, data network, and application program products for a hybrid digital system with multiple heterogeneous components. This invention is applied to a multiple generic microprocessor architecture s with a set (e.g., one or more cores) of controlling components and a set of groups of sub-processing components. Under this arrangement, different technology cores and functional components, such as memory, are organized in a way that different technologies can collaborate as a system.
US08200940B1 Reduction operations in a synchronous parallel thread processing system with disabled execution threads
A system and method for successfully performing reduction operations in a multi-threaded SIMD (single-instruction multiple-data) system while one or more threads are disabled allows for the reduction operations to be performed without a performance penalty compared with performing the same operation with all of the threads enabled. The source data for each intermediate computation of the reduction operation is remapped by a configurable crossbar as needed to avoid using invalid data from the disabled threads. The remapping function is transparent to the user and enables correct execution of order invariant reduction operations and order dependent prefix-reduction operations.
US08200938B2 Computer system and method providing a memory buffer for use with native and platform-independent software code
The present invention relates to native and platform-independent software code. In a particular embodiment, the method includes providing a first software program compiled to platform-independent code for execution in a first process of the computer system, providing a second software program compiled to native code for execution in a second process of the computer system, and sending a message from the first process to the second process to request a memory buffer.
US08200930B2 Interacting with data in hidden storage
Unused storage space within a data storage is utilized to store data while effectively making it appear to the operating system, other programs, and the user that the space is still available or unused. The space used to store the hidden data remains available for use by the operating system, other programs and uses upon a request. File system requests are monitored such that the hidden storage area remains hidden from unauthorized processes as well as to restrict operations within the hidden storage area that are attempted by unauthorized processes.
US08200929B1 Hybrid nonvolatile RAM
A memory subsystem includes a volatile memory, a nonvolatile memory, and a controller including logic to interface the volatile memory to an external system. The volatile memory is addressable for reading and writing by the external system. The memory subsystem includes a power controller with logic to detect when power from the external system to at least one of the volatile and nonvolatile memories and to the controller fails. When external system power fails, backup power is provided to at least one of the volatile and nonvolatile memories and to the controller for long enough to enable the controller to back up data from the volatile memory to the nonvolatile memory.
US08200926B1 Methods and systems for creating full backups
A computer-implemented method may include creating a first full backup of a set of data units at a first time. The computer-implemented method may also include identifying one or more data units in the set of data units that have been modified since the first time. The computer-implemented method may further include creating a second full backup of the set of data units by providing copies of the one or more data units that have been modified since the first time and storing references to copies of one or more data units in the set of data units that have not been modified since the first time. The references may be configured such that the second full backup is a standalone backup that is independent of any other backups.
US08200925B2 Data mirroring in serial-connected memory system
A method of data mirroring in a serial-connected memory system between a first and a second memory device. A bypass command is issued to the first memory device, then a write data packet is provided to the first and second memory devices, and then a write data packet command is provided to the first and second memory devices by wherein the write data packet is passed to the second memory device through the first memory device. Mirroring of the write data packet into the first and second memory devices is thereby achieved. ECC (error correction codes) within spare fields provide means for recovering data after failure. The serial-connected memory system is especially useful for implementing SSD (solid-state disk) memory systems.
US08200922B2 Storage system snapshot assisted by SSD technology
A method and apparatus for taking a snapshot of a storage system employing a solid state disk (SSD). A plurality of mapping tables in the SSD store data needed to create a one or more point in time snapshots and a current view of the SSD. In response to a write command, the SSD executes its normal write process and updates its mapping tables to indicate the current view of the SSD and additionally retains the original data in a table of pointers to the original data, as the snapshot of an earlier state of the SSD. In the preferred embodiment, the innate ability of SSDs to write data to a new location is used to perform a point-in-time copy with little or no loss in performance in performing the snapshot.
US08200920B2 Systems and methods for storing and accessing data stored in a data array
Methods, systems, and apparatus for storing and accessing data stored in a data array are presented. In one embodiment, data is stored in a data array that includes a plurality of nodes. The nodes of the data array are segmented into one or more standard and priority pages. The pages are represented in a packed index. The priority pages are then cached and the standard pages are saved to disk. In another embodiment, data stored in a node of a data array may be accessed wherein the data array is segmented into at least one priority page and at least one standard page and the data array includes a plurality of nodes. A request for data stored in the node may be received. A priority page and/or a standard page may be searched for the node and, when found, the node may be accessed.
US08200919B2 Storage device with self-condition inspection and inspection method thereof
A storage device with self-status detection and an inspection method thereof are provided. The storage device includes a plurality of storage areas (i.e., block tables), a plurality of memory blocks, and a status detection unit. The storage areas respectively have a corresponding weight value, and the addresses of memory blocks which have the same number of error correct codes (ECCs) are recorded in the same storage area. The status detection unit obtains a status of the storage device according to the number of addresses of the memory blocks recorded in a storage area and the corresponding weight value of the storage area.
US08200918B2 Tracking ownership of memory in a data processing system through use of a memory monitor
Ownership of a memory unit in a data processing system is tracked by assigning an identifier to each software component in the data processing system that can acquire ownership of the memory unit. An ownership variable is updated with the identifier of the software component that acquires ownership of the memory unit whenever the memory unit is acquired.
US08200913B2 Distributed memory type information processing system
An information processing system includes a plurality of PMM and data transmission paths for connection between the PMM and transmitting a value of a PMM to another PMM. A memory of each PMM holds a list of values of first items arranged in the ascending order or descending order without overlap and/or a list of values of the second item to be shared. A memory module of each PMM transmits a value contained in the value list to another PMM, receives a value contained in the value list from the another PMM, references the value list of the first item and the value list of the second item of the another PMM, and generates a list of common values considering the values contained in the value lists of the first item and the second item of all the other PMM.
US08200905B2 Effective prefetching with multiple processors and threads
A processing system includes a memory and a first core configured to process applications. The first core includes a first cache. The processing system includes a mechanism configured to capture a sequence of addresses of the application that miss the first cache in the first core and to place the sequence of addresses in a storage array; and a second core configured to process at least one software algorithm. The at least one software algorithm utilizes the sequence of addresses from the storage array to generate a sequence of prefetch addresses. The second core issues prefetch requests for the sequence of the prefetch addresses to the memory to obtain prefetched data and the prefetched data is provided to the first core if requested.
US08200899B2 Method and system for providing digital rights management files using caching
A method for providing DRM files using caching includes identifying DRM files to be displayed in a file list in response to a request, decoding a number of first DRM files from among the identified DRM files and caching the first DRM files in a first memory space, and reading the first DRM files in the first memory space in response to the request. Then, a system displays the first DRM files as a file list in a display area. The second DRM files from among the identified DRM files other than the first DRM files are not initially decoded, and file data related to the second DRM files are cached in a second memory space. DRM files from among the second DRM files are subsequently decoded in response to a subsequent command.
US08200896B2 Increasing remote desktop performance with video caching
Described techniques improve remote desktop responsiveness by caching an image of a desktop when the host operating system running on the remote desktop server stores graphics output in video memory. Once cached, a Tile Desktop Manager may prioritize the scanning of regions or tiles of the cached image based data received from the operating system. Once regions or tiles that have changed are detected, the changed tiles are copied from the cached desktop image and transmitted to the remote desktop client. The cached desktop image is refreshed based on a feedback loop.
US08200894B2 Solid state storage device controller with expansion mode
Solid state storage device controllers, solid state storage devices, and methods for operation of solid state storage device controllers are disclosed. In one such solid state storage device, the controller can operate in either an expansion DRAM mode or a non-volatile memory mode. In the DRAM expansion mode, one or more of the memory communication channels normally used to communicate with non-volatile memory devices is used to communicate with an expansion DRAM device.
US08200891B2 Memory controller, memory system with memory controller, and method of controlling flash memory
In the control of the number of program-erase cycles, physical blocks (PBs) are divided into plural groups on a basis of the number of program-erase cycles and a search for a free PB is performed in the groups when assigning a logical block (LB) to the free PB. In the search, a free PB among a group covering a small number of program-erase cycles precedes that among a group covering a large number of program-erase cycles. Further, when searching out a free PB in the search, data stored in a PB (source PB) included in a group covering a smaller number of program-erase cycles than that covered by a group including the free PB searched out are transferred to the free PB if there is the source PB. The source PB is a PB to which a LB is assigned earliest among a group including it.
US08200890B2 Memory controller, flash memory system with memory controller, and method of controlling flash memory
First operations and second operations are performed in parallel. The first operations are operations to write first data to a first unit area which is any one of unit areas. The second operations are operations to read second data corresponding to the same logical page as first data from one or more flash memories and write the second data to a second unit area which is any one of the unit areas and different from the first unit area. Data transfer is performed between the first unit area and the second unit area so as to form data composed of the first data and a portion of the second data which is not replaced with the first data.
US08200889B2 Variable space page mapping method and apparatus for flash memory device
Disclosed is a method and apparatus embodying a flash translation layer (FTL) in a storage device including a flash memory. The FTL may classify a block into a sequential group and a fusion group based on a locality of a write request. The FTL may store data in blocks of the fusion group by using a page mapping scheme, and sequentially store data by using a block mapping scheme. The FTL may improve efficiency of garbage collection operation that is performed by using limited redundant blocks and also may increase efficiency of a non-sequential reference operation.
US08200878B2 Multi-processor device with groups of processors consisting of respective separate external bus interfaces
The present invention intends to provide a high-performance multi-processor device in which independent buses and external bus interfaces are provided for each group of processors of different architectures, if a single chip includes a plurality of multi-processor groups. A multi-processor device of the present invention comprises a plurality of processors including first and second groups of processors of different architectures such as CPUs, SIMD type super-parallel processors, and DSPs, a first bus which is a CPU bus to which the first processor group is coupled, a second bus which is an internal peripheral bus to which the second processor group is coupled, independent of the first bus, a first external bus interface to which the first bus is coupled, and a second external bus interface to which the second bus is coupled, over a single semiconductor chip.
US08200877B2 Device for processing a stream of data words
State of the art processor systems, esp. in embedded systems, are not able to process data under real-time conditions especially with throughput rates near 10 Gbps. So, when using interfaces like PCI Express (PCIe) or Infiniband or 10 G-Ethernet for 10 Gbps data throughput, special data-paths have to process the high throughput rate data. But tasks like connection management or time uncritical control messaging are better manageable by a processor. According to the invention it is proposed a kind of multiplexer architecture that is needed to split between control and data-path access for a PCI Express based architecture.
US08200870B2 Switching serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) to a parallel interface
An embodiment of the present invention is disclosed to include a SATA Switch allowing for access by two hosts to a single port SATA device Further disclosed are embodiments for reducing the delay and complexity of the SATA Switch.
US08200867B2 KVM switch and remote system
A KVM switch which is connected between a plurality of servers, and a client to which a keyboard, a mouse, a display, and a speaker are connected, and switches a server connected to the client, the KVM switch including: a sound input portion that inputs sound data emitted from each server; an abnormal sound determination portion that determines whether the input sound data is an abnormal sound; and a notification portion that notifies the client of abnormality detection when it is determined that the input sound data is the abnormal sound.
US08200865B2 Efficient method and apparatus for text entry based on trigger sequences
Languages based in whole or in part on ideographic characters such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, are often are entered in a computerized text-entry system in a two-phase process. In the first phase, symbols from a first pre-conversion set are entered, then in the second phase, these pre-conversion symbols are converted into a second set of post-conversion symbols. This invention teaches a method and apparatus for the automatic conversion of pre-conversion symbols into post-conversion symbols without requiring an explicit conversion signal to be input by the user. It accomplishes this goal though the design of trigger sequences of keystrokes which are substantially functionally equivalent to an explicit conversion signal input by the user. An apparatus constructed according to the trigger sequence method is particularly well adapted for use on reduced keyboards, and in conjunction with predictive text-entry methods. Explicit constructions are shown for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
US08200861B2 Dongles and methods of manufacturing a dongle
A dongle for connecting a disk drive assembly to the backplane of a storage enclosure is disclosed. The dongle includes: a housing having a disk drive connector portion having a plurality of contact pins for connecting to a disk drive assembly and having a PCB holding portion having walls that define a recess; and, a PCB located within the recess, the PCB having a plurality of contact fingers on at least one surface at an edge of the PCB to form a backplane connector for connecting to the backplane. At least some of the disk drive connector contact pins are in electrical connection with at least some of the contact fingers of the backplane connector.
US08200853B2 Extensions for USB driver interface functions
Extensions for USB driver interface functions are described. In embodiments, input/output of computer instructions and data exchange is managed in a USB core driver stack. A set of USB driver interfaces are exposed by the USB core driver stack, and the USB driver interfaces include USB driver interface functions that interface with USB client function drivers that correspond to client USB devices. Extensions for the USB driver interface functions are also exposed by the USB core driver stack to interface with the USB client function drivers.
US08200851B2 Remote console unit and remote display apparatus
A remote console unit includes a signal processing apparatus that receives an image signal from a computer main body and also sends and receives various signals other than the image signal to and from the computer main body through a cable for general purpose. Data input and/or output can be performed remotely to and from the computer main body through the cable.
US08200845B2 Queuing of invocations for mobile web services
Methods and apparatuses for communications between web service applications and web services are described. A first interface is coupled between the application and a messaging system. A second interface is coupled between the messaging system and the web service. The first interface is configured to receive a web service request from the application, to format the web service request into a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) request message, to include the SOAP request message in a first electronic message, and to transmit the first electronic message to the messaging system. The messaging system is configured to receive the first electronic message at a first node, to transmit the first electronic message across a communications network to a second node, and to couple the first electronic message from the second node to the second interface. The second interface is configured to receive the first electronic message from the messaging system, to extract the SOAP request message from the first electronic message, and to transmit the SOAP request message to the web service. Furthermore, a web service response is returned from the web service through the second interface, messaging system, and first interface, to the web service application.
US08200842B1 Automatic traffic control using dynamic DNS update
Method and system for a domain name translation service. A plurality of application servers associated with at least one domain name corresponding to at least one Internet Protocol (IP) address are provided. A domain name system (DNS) server hierarchy is configured for providing, based on DNS translation information associated with the requested domain name stored therein, an IP address or a list of IP addresses of the associated application server(s) as a response to a DNS query for a domain name. In addition, a dynamic traffic controller is configured for monitoring the operational status of the application servers and requesting a DNS update to the DNS translation information stored in the DNS server hierarchy based on the operational status of the application servers.
US08200841B2 Device having capability to switch from tunneling communication to P2P communication with other device under the control of network address translation devices
A terminal device includes a first communication portion that performs tunneling communication with another terminal device via a server adapted to realize tunneling communication between the terminal device and the other terminal device by encapsulating and decapsulating packets, an identification portion that identifies, by communication with a management server, type information of at least one of a NAT device that controls an internal network to which the terminal device is connected and another NAT device that controls another internal network to which the other terminal device is connected, a selection portion that selects a start-up procedure to start peer to peer communication based on the type information, a switching portion that performs communication based on the start-up procedure, starts the P2P communication, and then switches from the tunneling communication to the P2P communication by terminating the tunneling communication, and a second communication portion that performs the P2P communication after switching.
US08200840B1 Method and apparatus for a generic rule based engine to perform action when an event of interest transpires
A system and method for providing a rule based engine in a routing operating system. The system includes a set of predefined events, a set of predefined conditions and a set of predefined actions. An operator of an operating system may generate a new rule by selecting one of the predefined events, a predefined condition to be tested and an action to perform in response to an outcome of the test of the condition. The rule is then stored in memory by a router operating system and is performed when the predefined event occurs.
US08200834B2 Method and system for secure server-based session management using single-use HTTP cookies
A methodology for providing secure session management is presented. After a single-use token has been issued to a client, it presents the token, and the server may identify the client based upon the presented token. However, the token may be used only once without being refreshed prior to re-use, thereby causing the token to be essentially reissued upon each use. The token comprises a session identifier that allows the issuer of the token to perform session management with respect to the receiving entity. Tokens can be classified into two types: domain tokens and service tokens. Domain tokens represent a client identity to a secure domain, and service tokens represent a client identity to a specific service. A domain token may be used with any service within a domain that recognizes the domain token, but a service token is specific to the service from which it was obtained.
US08200833B1 Security mode based management of cookie data stores
The subject technology provides a cookie data store with a unique identifier that is implemented for one or more web clients. Each browser can have different cookie storage schemes and limited access to cookie data. The cookie data store ID unifies disparate cookie storage schemes in one or more different web clients in order to perform one or more different operations on one or more cookie data stores in a particular web client.
US08200830B2 Detecting overloads in network devices
Systems and methods are provided to allow detection of the load conditions on network devices. The load detection can occur using a mobility management device to track establishment of sessions and attempts at session establishment to determine the loading conditions on various network devices. This information can then be used by a selection logic to determine which devices are selected to send session establishment messaging for new session establishment requests. This can provide quicker setup times as highly loaded network devices or network devices experiences other failures are selected less until conditions are back to normal.
US08200829B2 System and method for re-directing requests from browsers for communications over non-IP based networks
A method and system for deploying content to client applications is provided. Inbound messages are accepted from a client application running on a client device via a proxy IP/port. The inbound messages are packaged into an internal message format with an HTTP redirector. The packaged message is forwarded to a back-end server via a message router. A response is received form from a web server. The response is packaged into the internal message format with the back-end server. The response is then forwarded to the HTTP redirector via a message router. The response can then be transferred to the client application running on the client device, via the proxy IP/port.
US08200828B2 Systems and methods for single stack shadowing
Methods and systems directed to controlling a real-time user session of presentation layer protocol data. Methods describing a shadowing agent service receiving a connection request from a shadowing tool and initiating a rollover operation responsive to the connection request. A rollover operation including reinitializing the single protocol stack and receiving a protocol data stream from the protocol stack. The shadowing agent service receiving a second data stream from the shadowing tool and inserting data from the second protocol data stream into the protocol stack. Systems describing a controller of the shadowing agent service receiving a connection request from a shadowing tool; a recorder of the shadowing agent service initiating a rollover operation responsive to the connection request; the controller receiving a second protocol data stream from the shadowing tool; and the controller inserting data from the second protocol data stream into the protocol stack.
US08200827B1 Routing VoIP calls through multiple security zones
Call setup signaling is performed across at least a first security zone, a second security zone, and a third security zone to set up a call. At least one gate is then established between the first security zone and the third security zone to enable traffic flow for the call between the first security zone and the third security zone.
US08200823B1 Technique for deployment and management of network system management services
A network system management system comprises a set of management services for managing a set of devices through a network, and a set of service containers in which each service container is associated with management services and enforces regulations that are common among the associated management services. Each service container creates service providers that each creates a respective management service, in response to a service request, for use in managing the devices. Each service container comprises a service factory that registers services with an internal registry in association with a service provider, registers the services with an external registry in association with the service factory, and controls access by a user session to the services that are registered with the external registry, based on the pertinent service container-based regulations. The system provides for simple plug-in deployment of services into the system, and management of such services within the system.
US08200822B1 Media properties selection method and system based on expected profit from profile-based ad delivery
An automatic system facilitates selection of media properties on which to display an advertisement, responsive to a profile collected on a first media property, where a behavioral-targeting company calculates expected profit for an ad correlated with the profile and arranges for the visitor to be tagged with a tag readable by the selected media property. The profit can be calculated by deducting, from the revenues that are expected to be generated from an ad delivered based on the collected profile, at least the price of ad space at a media property where the BT company might like to deliver ads to the profiled visitor. When the calculated profit is positive (i.e., not a loss), the BT company arranges for the visitor to be tagged with a tag readable by the selected media property through which the BT company expects to profit.
US08200819B2 Method and apparatuses for network society associating
The method of the invention applies employing token, public key, private key and ad hoc technology to associate members who are interested to join a specific society, with which the member's privacy can be protected and the trust between members can be build. The apparatus is directed to a social network which is responsible for communications and association of a specific society.
US08200816B2 Accelerated and reproducible domain visitor targeting
A device, system, and method are directed towards managing and tracking of cross-domain user activities through use of a beacon. As a user of a client device requests content from different domain services managed by a common entity, they may receive a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to a beacon in at least one of the different domains. In one embodiment, the beacon is a single pixel image. The client device may also receive a Match-ID. A beacon server in one of the other domains may receive the request for the beacon, and store in a domain log the Match-ID, and other information about the client device, which domain service provided the URL, and/or other related user activities. The different domain logs may then be employed for use in searching for matching Match-IDs, joining common user or client device activities, and for tracking other cross-domain user activities.
US08200812B2 Reducing workload on a backend system using client side request throttling
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to workload management of backend systems and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for limiting a request rate from a client based on a health state of a server system. In one embodiment of the invention, a computer-implemented method for limiting a request rate from a client based on a health state of a server system that includes monitoring a server system, determining a measure of health of the server system, sending the determined measure of health to a client submitting a request to the server system and receiving a subsequent request from the client that is delayed by a time period, wherein the time period is based at least in part upon the determined measure of health. The computer-implemented method can further include receiving server system CPU utilization, determining an approximate predicted real server response time of a transaction and sending the determined approximate predicted real server response time of a transaction to a client submitting a request to the server system.
US08200810B2 Content delivery network
A content delivery system for providing content from a content delivery network to end users may include a plurality of delivery servers that host one or more content items and an inventory server having an inventory of content. The inventory of content can indicate which of the delivery servers host the content items. The inventory server may receive a request for a content item from an end user system and may access the inventory of content to determine one or more delivery servers that host the content item. In response to this determination, the inventory server may redirect the request for the content item to a selected one of the delivery servers. The selected delivery server can then serve the content item to the end user system.
US08200809B2 Traffic analysis for a lawful interception system
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for analyzing data traffic captured by a lawful interception system. A first record, one or more intermediate records, and a second record are received. Each of the records contains a record of test traffic, such as a website, transmitted across a broadband network. The first record, the one or more intermediate records, and the second record are reassembled to form various versions of the website. The various versions of the website are displayed so that a visual comparison can be made to verify the operation of the lawful interception system.
US08200808B2 Communication apparatus and computer program
A communication apparatus includes history information storing means for storing history information on communication; displaying means for displaying a calendar; means for classifying the history information on the communication of each day into a plurality of patterns; and image storing means for storing beforehand images corresponding to the plurality of patterns, wherein the displaying means displays an image corresponding to a pattern corresponding to the history information on the communication of each day, in correspondence with each day of the calendar, when the calendar is displayed.
US08200806B2 Automated discovery and configuration of components on a computer network
A method for autodiscovery of components on a network without requiring that the components have built-in knowledge of the discovery method is set forth. The method uses a combination of attempting broadcast discovery as well as listening to network traffic. More specifically, a substantially continuously executing program is executed on a management console of the network that performs the broadcast and listening functions. The autodiscovery uses these methods in combination to identify systems that are included within the VTS system.
US08200805B2 System and method for performing capacity planning for enterprise applications
A system and method for capacity planning for enterprise networks, such as identifying bottlenecks and removing or replacing the bottleneck device are provided. The device utilization for one or more network devices are measured or read from measured data. A relative load is calculated from the device utilization data and device utilization is compared to a device threshold to determine the bottleneck device. A method is also provided for determining network utilizations, network populations and a relative response times based on only limited measurable device usage data.
US08200801B2 Simultaneous data backup in a computer system
A data processing system using a client-server configuration includes a method and apparatus for simultaneously generating multiple copies of data sets in multiple storage pools. Simultaneous copies of data sets may be made for storage pools having LAN-free paths in addition to storage pools having only access from a LAN path.
US08200799B2 Hardware task manager
A hardware task manager for managing operations in an adaptive computing system. The task manager indicates when input and output buffer resources are sufficient to allow a task to execute. The task can require an arbitrary number of input values from one or more other (or the same) tasks. Likewise, a number of output buffers must also be available before the task can start to execute and store results in the output buffers. The hardware task manager maintains a counter in association with each input and output buffer. For input buffers, a negative value for the counter means that there is no data in the buffer and, hence, the respective input buffer is not ready or available. Thus, the associated task can not run. Predetermined numbers of bytes, or “units,” are stored into the input buffer and an associated counter is incremented. When the counter value transitions from a negative value to a zero the high-order bit of the counter is cleared, thereby indicating the input buffer has sufficient data and is available to be processed by a task.
US08200797B2 Systems and methods for automatic profiling of network event sequences
Systems and methods are disclosed that profile event sequences by creating a mixture model from the event sequences; estimating parameters for the mixture model; and applying the mixture model to profile the event sequences.
US08200796B1 Graphics display system for multiple remote terminals
An efficient architecture for a virtual desktop system in a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) operating environment. In one embodiment, initially, a virtual desktop computer system utilizing one or more host computer systems provides one or more remote display systems with interactive graphics and video capabilities. The host computer system generally manages windows and frames that correspond to remote display systems and manages updating the remote display systems over a network connection. Preferred embodiments include a multi-display processor that is enhanced for VMM operating environments.VMM operating environments typically consist of different Virtual Machines (VMs) and a control layer known as the Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) that manages the different VMs. Each VM is typically designed to be unaware of the existence of other VMs and the VMM is designed to provide the necessary abstraction, isolation and coordination between the different VMs to the physical platform hardware.
US08200793B2 Methods and systems for auto-marking, watermarking, auditing, reporting, tracing and policy enforcement via e-mail and networking systems
A method for tracking the routing of an electronic document, including embedding a unique identifier within an electronic document and monitoring e-mail messages transmitted from senders to recipients, for detection of e-mail messages having the electronic document embedded therewithin or attached thereto, based on the unique identifier. A system and computer readable storage medium are also described and claimed.
US08200791B2 Instant messaging based file sharing
An instant messaging system generates an instant messaging application user interface display object enabling the user to select one or more buddies, or a predefined group from their buddy list, and then to select a file to share with the selected buddies or group. The instant messaging system then controls sharing of the file within the selected buddies or group, by allowing only one of the sharing users to check out and modify the shared document at a given time. The instant messaging system user interface displayed to each user also displays the list of files that are shared with that user. The instant messaging system user interface further provides a current status for each shared file, including an indication of one of the sharing users that currently has the shared file checked out.
US08200789B2 Method, system and program product for automated topology formation in dynamic distributed environments
A method for automated topology formation in a dynamic distributed environment includes configuring a master node in an active topology having nodes and intercommunication paths between the nodes. The master node includes an automated topology formation application including a predefined topology policy definition and a representation of the active topology. The master node receives a communication from an entity, the communication including a topology event notification indicating an event affecting the active topology. Using the automated topology formation application, it is determined that the topology event notification affects a topology portion of the active topology and, based on the topology event notification, the representation of the affected topology portion of the active topology is modified according to the predefined topology policy definition.
US08200786B2 Methods and systems for distributing software
Systems and methods consistent with the invention relate to the distribution of software. According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for distributing software from a first system to a second system may comprise determining a software object to be transported and storing the software object in a database. The method may then create, on the first system, a transport request comprising an object list. The method may also define, on the first system, a transport container and include the software object in the transport container. Further, the transport container may be included in the object list of the transport request. The transport request may then be provided to the second system.
US08200783B2 Field-based asset management device and architecture
A field mountable interface module is provided. The intelligent interface module includes at least one data connection port configured to couple to a data communication network as well as at least one process communication connection port configured to couple to a field device bus. The intelligent interface module also includes a controller and memory coupled to the controller. The controller is configured to provide a higher order function with respect to one or more field devices and/or field device buses. Higher order functions include calibration support, complex device support, diagnostic support, distributed control system support, and virtual field device functions.
US08200781B2 Method and apparatus for transporting/receiving notification messages via file delivery over unidirectional protocol
A method for transporting/receiving notification messages via File Delivery over Unidirectional Transport (FLUTE) includes: At the transmitting end, a server carries a notification content in a transport object and carries notification related information and a transport object identifier (TOI) of the transport object carrying the notification content in a first file description table (FDT), and then sends the first FDT and the transport object carrying the notification content in a FLUTE session; the receiving end obtains the notification related information and the TOI of the transport object carrying the notification content from the first FDT, and receives the transport object carrying the notification content according to the obtained related information and the TOI. A server for transporting notification messages via FLUTE, a FLUTE server, a content server and a terminal are also disclosed. With the present invention, the notification transport procedure is simpler and the reliability of notification transport is better.
US08200779B2 Method for creating and providing layered syndicated data for multimedia content to users
A layered syndicated feed or content is provided having layers defined according to a media type (e.g., text, graphic, audio, or video) wherein each layer has a plurality of levels such that each level provides either inclusive or exclusive content of the layer's media type in varying degrees of detail or depth. Furthermore, a system is provided for requesting and storing user and mobile device profiles indicative of the syndicated content layers and levels that the user is interested in receiving and that the user's mobile device is capable of receiving.
US08200763B2 Enabling display of a recipient list for a group text message
A device, system, and method are directed towards providing a recipient list for a message to be communicated within a group associated with an event. A recipient list for the message is defined based on identities of a plurality of members in the group. Ordering information for the recipient list is determined based on at least one characteristic of the event. Additional ordering information may also be determined based on other characteristics of other events. The recipient list is ordered based on the determined ordering information(s). The ordered recipient list is truncated if a length of the recipient list exceeds a first threshold. A selectable option to retrieve the (truncated) recipient list is provided with the message, if a length of the message plus a length if of the (truncated) recipient list exceeds a second threshold. Otherwise, the (truncated) recipient list is provided with the message.
US08200757B2 Semantic note taking system
A semantic note taking system and method for collecting information, enriching the information, and binding the information to services is provided. User-created notes are enriched with labels, context traits, and relevant data to minimize friction in the note-taking process. In other words, the present invention is directed to collecting unscripted data, adding more meaning and use out of the data, and binding the data to services. Mutable and late-binding to services is also provided to allow private thoughts to be published to a myriad of different applications and services in a manner compatible with how thoughts are processed in the brain. User interfaces and semantic skins are also provided to derive meaning out of notes without requiring a great deal of user input.
US08200756B2 Virtual private meeting room
A method of providing a multi-media conference meeting, the method comprising the steps of providing each of a plurality of users with a unique user id; associating with each unique user id a virtual private meeting room; establishing a conference session, in response to an activation act by a user that is a meeting initiator, said session is associated with the meeting initiator's virtual private meeting room; and after establishing the conference session, establishing communications via a plurality of network connections between users that are logged in to the conferencing session.
US08200751B2 System and method for maintaining stateful information
A system for maintaining stateful information includes a client proxy configured to receive and collect status information associated with a client, and a state machine executing on a processor to collect and store the status information in a memory and provide stateful information associated with the client. The client may be a stateless client and the state machine may be configured to maintain stateful information associated with the stateless client. The state machine is may be configured to collect and store information intended for the client and provide the stored information to the client. The system may further include a client status processor configured to process the status information associated with the client and to provide the status information to the client proxy to control the stateful information.
US08200742B2 Apparatus, system, and method for facilitating data flow between a first application programming interface and a second application programming interface
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for facilitating data flow between a first application programming interface (“API”) and a second API. The function receiving module receives a first function call from a calling application. The first function call is directed at one or more files comprising an API signature according to the first API. The function converting module converts the first function call according to the first API into a second function call according to a second API. The sending module sends the second function call to a processing application. The result receiving module receives a first data result from the processing application according to the second API. The result converting module converts the first data result according to the second API to a second data result according to the first API. The returning module returns the second data result to the calling application.
US08200732B2 Apparatus and method for calculating and visualizing targets
A computer-readable medium includes executable instructions to define a target value, define an achievement boundary range, define specific values for the achievement boundary range, and combine the target value, achievement boundary range, and specific values associated with the achievement boundary range to form an absolute target metric object.
US08200725B2 Arithmetic processing system and method thereof
An arithmetic processing system processes a sensing signal and a first approximate offset signal to obtain a second approximate offset signal. The system includes a first arithmetic processor and a second arithmetic processor. The first arithmetic processor receives and processes the sensing signal and the first approximate offset signal to output a first arithmetic signal. The second arithmetic processor processes the first arithmetic signal to output a second arithmetic signal, and the second arithmetic signal is added with a predetermined offset signal to obtain the second approximate offset signal, and the second approximate offset signal is closer to a real offset signal of the sensing signal than the first approximate offset signal. A method of arithmetic processing is also disclosed.
US08200724B2 Communication terminal, transmission method, and transmission system
A communication terminal includes a first storage section configured to store address information for performing connection to a communication terminal of a communication partner and an address book containing information about the communication partner, a second storage section configured to store first data files, a search section configured to search through the second storage section for first data files corresponding to information about the communication partner linked to the communication terminal of the communication partner selected on the basis of the address book, a compiling section configured to compile the retrieved first data files into a predetermined unit to generate a second data file, and a communication section configured to perform communication between the present communication terminal and the communication terminal of the communication partner and transmit the second data file to the communication terminal of the communication partner.
US08200718B2 Parallelized, incremental garbage collector
A method for garbage collection in which resources used by data objects in a computer program that are not accessed in the future are reclaimed, the method consists of the following steps of 1. Providing a tracing garbage collector which is both parallelized and incremental; 2. Integrating the collector with the computer program to create the mutator; 3. Instructing the mutator to scan and collect resources used by data objects in a computer program that are not accessed in the future simultaneously on all threads in small amounts; and 4. Interleaving the mutator scanning and collection with unrelated processing by the computer program such that all of the threads in the application are never stopped simultaneously for any portion of the collection cycle.
US08200715B1 Using status models with adaptable process steps in a computer system
Techniques are described for using a design-time status schema model to describe the progress of a data object through a computing process. The status schema model includes status variables, processing actions and constraints for performing actions. The status schema model also includes preconditions for performing actions and a modeling element where the modeling element indicates a process step for a business process where the process step can be switched on and off at runtime. A precondition belonging to the process step identifies how a status affects whether an action is to be allowed to be performed at runtime by a data object node instance having the status. At runtime, the status schema model is used to control processing performed by, or on, an instance of a data object corresponding to the status schema model. The precondition is evaluated at runtime only if the process step is switched on.
US08200710B2 System and method for runtime rendering of web-based user interfaces for master data management
One or more embodiments enable a system and method for creation and runtime rendering of web-based user interface applications for a master data management applications. The system and method comprise acquiring metadata of a schema of a master data management database at initialization, the metadata identifying a plurality of schema elements; selecting a schema element of the plurality of schema elements in the schema metadata; identifying a set of all appropriate Web UI element options for the schema element; presenting to a UI designer a graphic user interface populated with the schema element and the set of all appropriate Web UI element options for the schema element; accepting from the UI designer a selected Web UI element from the set of all appropriate Web UI element options; generating a Web UI component definition comprising a link between the schema element and the selected Web UI element; storing the Web UI component definition related to the link in the master data management database.
US08200708B2 Identity database bureau
Systems and methods for making biometric data susceptible to use in locating individuals and tracking the location of individuals over time are provided. The system may involve the collection of initial biometric data, including iris scans, and corresponding identification information, the entry of such data into a database, and then the further collection of biometric data associated with locational information and entry of that data into a database correlating to the first database.
US08200703B2 Method and apparatus for supporting active documents
A tool is proposed for supporting active documents. In one embodiment, an active document may be opened in an application program executing at a first computer, the active document being in a format recognized by the application program. Data relating to a first active document may be received data at the first computer from a user of the application program, and a search request based on the received data may be sent from the first computer to a second computer that maintains a plurality of data objects. In one embodiment, the application program at the first computer is unable to perform any functions with data objects at the second computer. The first computer may receive information relating to a result of the search request from the second computer and may store the information in the first active document. A request from the user of the application program that the active document be submitted may be received at the first computer, and the active document may be forwarded from the first computer to the second computer. A set of procedures that are pre-defined for this active document may then be performed with the active document at the second computer.
US08200702B2 Independently variably scoped content rule application in a content management system
A content management system (CMS) synchronization mechanism synchronizes content attributes, preferably in metadata, with content documents. For each of one or more content attributes (e.g. metadata fields), a respective content document context is associated. Each attribute is synchronized to content in the content document according to the associated context. Preferably, the content document contains multiple nested files, and context limits synchronization to a subset of files. Synchronization rules, enforced by a synchronization engine, define respective attributes and content to be synchronized, each rule having an associated context in the content document. Rules are preferably created in XML format, and parsed to produce a document object model upon which the synchronization engine operates.
US08200700B2 Systems and methods for use of structured and unstructured distributed data
The invention relates to hardware, software and electronic service components and systems to provide large-scale, reliable, and secure foundations for distributed databases and content management systems, combining unstructured and structured data, and allowing post-input reorganization to achieve a high degree of flexibility.
US08200699B2 Secured and filtered personal information publishing
Selectively shared and filtered personal information collections are provided. Personal information collections include calendars, task lists, address books, and other collections of information that may be provided by personal information manager (PIM) software. Personal information collections published on a server may be limited on a user-by-user basis as to who may access the collections. Furthermore, collections may be automatically filtered based on a rolling window of dates, reducing file size and maintaining privacy of items outside the rolling window.
US08200697B1 Client integrated artwork/file repository system
Systems and methods for controlling file access. A data structure is provided which includes a set of files (artwork for a promotional products ordering system in some embodiments) and a set of user accounts. Each file and each account has associated arbitrary classifiers associated therewith. When account classifier(s) match file classifier(s), the corresponding users (salespersons in some embodiments) may access the files. The matching files may be Listed for the users. The arbitrary classifiers can be nominal key:value pairs. A system is provided which includes a network, computers, and memory which contains such a data structure. The system may include a Web based file access interface. A method is provided in which arbitrary classifiers are associated with files and users. Users with classifiers which match a file classifier are allowed access to the corresponding file. An administrator may upload files to a shared repository in the memory.