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US09014255B2	System and method for identifying unique portions of videos with validation and predictive scene changes A computer-based method for generating a compressed data stream, including using a specially programmed computer to: access a first compressed data stream including a first plurality of sequentially arranged frames including respective compressed frame data; access a second compressed data stream including a second plurality of sequentially arranged frames including respective compressed frame data; compare respective compressed data for sequentially matched pairs of frames in the first and second pluralities of frames; select, based on the comparison, common and unique portions in the first data stream; and select, based on the comparison, first and second portions in the second data stream, matched with the common and unique portions, respectively, in the sequence. The first portion has respective compressed frame data equal to the respective compressed frame data for the common portion. The second portion has respective compressed frame data unequal to the respective compressed frame data for the common portion.
US09014252B2	Band-pass high-order analog filter backed hybrid receiver equalization A channel equalization scheme is provided. A linear equalizer using a continuous-time linear equalization and a decision feedback equalizer using a discrete-time decision feedback equalization are integrated together from a hybrid receiver equalizer. The continuous-time linear equalization scheme and the discrete-time decision feedback equalization scheme are blended using a joint adaptation algorithm to form an equalization scheme for inter-symbol interference cancellation in the hybrid receiver equalizer. The hybrid receiver equalizer controls crosstalk while maintaining signal bandwidth and linearity of a signal by the high-order high frequency roll-off of the linear equalizer used. Using this configuration, the hybrid receiver equalizer eliminates the need for adaptive bandwidth controller used in conventional low-pass receiver equalization schemes. The hybrid receiver equalizer can be used in receivers for dual-speed simultaneous transmission on the same physical link. The hybrid receiver equalizer can also be used in receivers for simultaneous forward and back-channel transmission using differential-signaling in multi-Gbps transceivers.
US09014244B2	Methods of implementing low-power mode for DSL modems According to an embodiment, a DSL transceiver is set in a low power mode and moved out of the low power mode responsive to the DSL transceiver receiving data. Data is transmitted only on a first group of sub-carriers when moving the DSL transceiver out of the low power mode, the first group of sub-carriers being a subset of the sub-carriers available to the DSL transceiver for transmission.
US09014242B2	Bus communication transceiver A bus communication transceiver measures a delay time in response to a rising time of a signal and adjusts a falling waveform of the same signal based on the measurement result. A signal waveform, especially, a duty ratio can be adjusted in a predetermined standard range. Also, the bus communication transceiver realizes an excellent real-time operation, without receiving influence of a variation of the voltage supplied to the bus, and a variation of a total of loads connected with the bus. The bus communication transceiver measures the delay time by using the signal and adjusts the waveform of the signal.
US09014235B2	Communication apparatus A communication apparatus includes a Doppler shift amount calculation unit configured to calculate a Doppler shift amount of a reception signal which is received from an artificial satellite and is obtained by modulating a signal, for which spectrum spreading is performed by using a predetermined spread code, by a predetermined carrier frequency, a sampling interval setting unit configured to set a sampling interval, at which down sampling is performed for the reception signal, a down sampling unit configured to perform the down sampling for the reception signal, a coherent addition unit configured to perform coherent addition of the reception signal, a spread code generation unit configured to generate a spread code, and a phase detection unit configured to perform correlation calculation between a calculation result of the coherent addition and the spread code and detects a phase of the spread code of the reception signal.
US09014230B2	Single-mode quantum cascade lasers having shaped cavities Single-mode quantum cascade lasers having shaped cavities of various geometries are provided. The shaped cavities function as monolithic coupled resonators, and permit single-mode operation of the lasers. A folded or hairpin-shaped cavity could be provided, having a plurality of straight segments interconnected with a curved segment. Additionally, a shaped cavity could be provided having a single straight segment interconnected at one end to a curved segment. The curved segment could also be tapered in shape, such that the width of the curved segment decreases toward one end of the curved segment. A laser which includes a shaped cavity having two interconnected, folded shaped cavities is also provided.
US09014229B1	Gallium nitride based laser dazzling method A laser dazzler device and method. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide laser dazzling devices power by one or more green laser diodes characterized by a wavelength of about 500 nm to 540 nm. In various embodiments, laser dazzling devices according to the present invention include non-polar and/or semi-polar green laser diodes. In a specific embodiment, a single laser dazzling device includes a plurality of green laser diodes. There are other embodiments as well.
US09014228B1	Hydrothermal growth of heterogeneous single crystals for solid state laser applications Disclosed are heterogeneous crystals for use in a laser cavity and methods of forming the crystals. A crystal can be a monolithic crystal containing regions that are based upon the same host material but differ from one another according to some material feature such that they can perform various functions related to lasing. Disclosed methods include hydrothermal growth techniques for the growth of differing epitaxial layers on a host. A host material can be doped in one region with a suitable active lasing ion and can be formed with another region that is undoped and can act as an endcap, a waveguide cladding layer, or a substrate to provide strength and/or contact to a heat sink. Regions can be formed with controlled thickness in conjunction. Following formation, a heterogeneous crystal can be cut, polished and coated with mirror films at each end for use in a laser cavity.
US09014227B2	Conformal metallization process for the fabrication of semiconductor laser devices A method of fabricating a semiconductor laser device by forming a semiconductor structure at least part of which is in the form of a mesa structure having a flat top. The steps include depositing a passivation layer over the mesa structure, forming a contact opening in the passivation layer on the flat top of the mesa structure; and depositing a metal contact portion, with the deposited metal contact portion contacting the semiconductor structure via the contact opening. The contact opening formed through the passivation layer has a smaller area than the flat top of the mesa structure to allow for wider tolerances in alignment accuracy. The metal contact portion comprises a platinum layer between one or more gold layers to provide an effective barrier against Au diffusion into the semiconductor material.
US09014226B2	Crystal laser comprising a system for cooling the crystal with a fluid A crystal laser including a doped crystal, and a system for cooling the crystal. This cooling system includes: a support including a first and a second surfaces; a device for fastening the crystal to the first surface of the support to form a tight cavity between a first surface of the crystal and the first surface of the support; a circuit for supplying the tight cavity with a liquefied gas; and a device for cooling the second surface of the support.
US09014225B2	Vertical cavity surface emitting laser device A vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) device includes a bottom distributed Bragg reflector (DBR); a top DBR; an optical cavity with an active layer stack formed between the bottom DBR and the top DBR, arranged for generating light with a predetermined emission wavelength; a top electrode layer with a first window formed above the top DBR; and a first heat dissipation layer sandwiched between the top DBR and the top electrode layer. The VCSEL device utilizes thicker, heavily doped semiconductor contact window for efficient heat dissipation from active region. Besides heat dissipation on the top side of VCSEL device, it also increases the bandwidth of VCSEL through top DBR reflectivity changes that reduce the photon lifetime via a surface relief structure etching on the top side of VCSEL device. Further, the invented VCSEL contains adjusted Aluminum molefractions in multiple sections of top and bottom DBRs to effectively dissipate heat from active region of VCSEL. Thus, proposed VCSEL device maintains lower junction temperature for achieving stable high-speed operations at high ambient temperature, thereby improving its performance.
US09014218B2	Signal transmission system, signal transmission method, transmitting device and receiving device A signal transmission system including a transmitting device and a receiving device, including: the transmitting device including: a first modulator that modulates a frequency of a control signal; and a first multiplexer that multiplexes the frequency-modulated control signal onto a DVI (Digital Visual Interface) signal to be transmitted to the receiving device via a single network cable; and the receiving device including: a first separator that separates the frequency-modulated control signal from the multiplexed DVI signal; and a first demodulator that demodulates the separated control signal.
US09014217B2	Cross-connect using ethernet multiplexors for a simple metro ethernet network A metro area network is provided that includes edge and core multiplexors each having a plurality of line ports and one or more uplink ports, a transport network carrying multiplexed traffic between the edge and core multiplexors. In a hard cross connect implementation utilizing source port tagging, a cross-connect device coupled to the core multiplexors provisions or maps communications path between the core multiplexors thereby providing preselected connectivity/mapping of two or more line ports of any of the edge multiplexors. In a soft cross connect implementation utilizing destination port tagging, a cross-connect device includes additional cross-connect multiplexors and functionality to control the destination port tagging performed in the edge, core and cross connect multiplexors thereby provisioning or mapping the desired communications path(s) between various endpoints.
US09014214B2	Dynamic link adjustment method and link managing device A receiving-side chip is disclosed according to the present invention, which includes a processor, configured to acquire and execute following instructions: receiving link information sent by a sending-side chip, and enabling, according to the link information, a SerDes link to be added; receiving padding data from the added SerDes link according to a short unit frame period to acquire a synchronization word, and determining, according to the synchronization word, whether the added SerDes link has been synchronized; switching a read period of data in the added SerDes link from the short unit frame period into a long unit frame period, and aligning the data of the added SerDes link with the data of an original SerDes link; and receiving service data over the added SerDes link and the original SerDes link.
US09014209B2	Apparatus, method and system of wireless communication according to a protocol adaptation layer (PAL) management protocol A method and system may include a source station to provide wireless multicast transmission to a plurality of destination stations according to a protocol adaptation layer multicast management protocol. The protocol adaptation layer may lie above the MAC layer. The multicast management protocol includes formation, maintenance, and termination procedures. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09014205B2	Wireless communications with frequency band selection A probe, listen and select (PLS) technique can be used to select from an available frequency spectrum a frequency band whose communication quality is suitable for wireless communication at a desired rate. Probe packets can be transmitted on different frequencies (223) during a known period of time (TPLS), and frequency channel quality information can be obtained (225) from the probe packets. This quality information can then be used to select a desirable frequency band (227). The communication quality of the selected band can also be used as basis for selecting (141) from among a plurality of modulation and coding combinations that are available for use in communications operations.
US09014204B2	System and method for managing network communications The disclosed embodiments include a computer-implemented method for controlling network communications. In one embodiment, the method executes instructions, using a processor, to perform operations comprising: communicating with a first set of network communications devices of a first packet network; receiving and storing in memory network performance information associated with the first set of network communications devices; initiating routines on a second set of network communications devices of a second packet network of a second communications carrier for determining network performance information associated with the second packet network; storing the network performance information associated with the second set of network communications devices; determining an operational status of a network node within the second packet network based on the stored network performance information; and controlling network communications of data packets over node segments of the first packet network and the second packet network based on the stored network performance information.
US09014203B2	Space-time-power scheduling for wireless networks A technique is disclosed to schedule frame transmissions in a wireless local area network. The network includes a plurality of stations configured to communicate on the same frequency channel with a plurality of access points. A central controller examines the transmission characteristics between the various stations and access points and identifies frames that may be simultaneously transmitted by a subset of the access points to their intended stations.
US09014202B2	Least disruptive AF assignments in TRILL LAN adjacencies A methodology is described for achieving efficient forwarder appointments. Such efficient appointment may provide an equal load on each participating routing bridge in the TRILL LAN. Load may be viewed as the number of VLANs for which a given node is an appointed forwarder. Furthermore, efficient appointment may be executed with a minimum of traffic disruption. Minimal disruption may be ensured by forwarder appointments by moving a minimum number of VLANs to ensure an equal load on each participating routing bridge.
US09014201B2	System and method for providing deadlock free routing between switches in a fat-tree topology A system and method can support routing packets between a plurality of switches in a middleware machine environment, thereby supporting Internet Protocol (IP) based management traffic via enabling IP over Infiniband (IPoIB) communication in the middleware machine environment. The plurality of switches can perform routing for inter-switch traffic in the middleware machine environment using a first routing algorithm. Then, a switch in the middleware machine environment can be selected as a hub switch for inter-switch traffic that can not reach destination using the first routing algorithm. Furthermore, a routing table associated with the hub switch can be updated when a path exists between a source switch and a destination switch via the hub switch.
US09014200B2	Wireless communication subsystem with a digital interface Systems and methods are disclosed which provide wireless communication systems implementing subsystems adapted for flexible deployment configurations and to resist the introduction of interference. Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide a wireless communication system configuration in which an ODU subsystem is coupled to an IDU subsystem using a fiber optic link. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an ODU subsystem is adapted to provide conversion between digital and analog to thereby facilitate the use of a digital link between the ODU subsystem and a corresponding IDU subsystem. Embodiments of the present invention utilize a plurality of ODU subsystems configured according to the present invention to provide wireless communication coverage of a service area, such as to provide a wireless application termination system (WATS) hub for use in providing wireless communication links with respect to a plurality of subscriber units.
US09014196B2	System and method for providing a super channel in a multi-band multi-protocol hybrid wired/wireless network Messages from a physical layer of each communication band and communication channel associated with each protocol utilized in a multi-band, multi-protocol network may be aggregated into a single multi-protocol layer called, for example, a super channel layer. An optimal communication path may be identified from among the communication bands and/or communication channels based on information borne by the single multi-protocol layer. A communication session may be established via optimal communication path. The communication path may include different channels within a single communication bands, and/or channels selected from different communication bands. In this regard, channels from the same or different communication bands may be combined to provide an optimal communication path. The single multi-protocol layer may be characterized as a sublayer located within the data link layer. Accordingly, the single multi-protocol layer may be located above a MAC layer, both of which are part of the data link layer.
US09014193B2	Bonding device and method A device that includes a plurality of transceivers configurable to simultaneously operate with a combination of bonded and unbonded transceivers. A first transceiver of the plurality of transceivers is operable at a first data rate, and a second transceiver of the plurality of transceivers is simultaneously operable at a second data rate that is different than the first data rate. The first and second transceivers are operable as bonded transceivers and wherein a third transceiver, of the plurality of transceivers, is simultaneously operable at a third data rate and the third transceiver is not bonded with any other transceiver.
US09014191B1	Separating routing domains for virtualized networks when implementing a tunneling protocol Systems and techniques for forwarding a data packet between network components in a virtualized network system are presented. Virtual machines in each virtual network in the virtualized network system are mapped to a unique routing table. Internet protocol (IP) addresses of virtual machines in a virtual network can overlap with IP addresses of virtual machines in another virtual network. A data packet is associated with a particular virtual network based on a tag stored in the data packet. As such, the data packet is forwarded based on a particular routing table associated with the particular virtual network. Additionally, routing domain information can be encoded into an outer source IP field of the data packet at the beginning of an IP tunnel. Furthermore, the routing domain information in the outer source IP field can be used to forward the data packet at the end of the IP tunnel.
US09014189B2	Address translation An apparatus, method, system and computer-readable medium are provided for converting traffic of a first communication type to traffic of one or more additional communication types. In some embodiments, the communication types may comprise IP communications, such as IPv4 and IPv6 communications. In some embodiments, multicast communications may be supported. For example, one or more tunnels or channels may be established to support transmitting data, such as content, to one or more destination addresses. In some embodiments, a destination address may be associated with a user device. One or more messages may comprise an address that may be extracted by a device, such as a router, to determine a destination. The one or more messages may comprise a request for service or a request to join a service group.
US09014187B2	Managing stale route removal in a routing information base of a network element A network element of a communications network includes a fresh route queue, a stale route queue, a Routing Information Base (RIB), a network interface, and a routing protocol module. The network interface receives link state information from other network elements. The routing protocol module determines a plurality of routes from the link state information. The routing protocol module identifies among the plurality of routes a subset of routes that are present in the stale route queue, adds the subset of routes to the fresh route queue, and deletes the subset of routes from the stale route queue. The routing protocol module then remove routes in the RIB that correspond to any routes remaining in the stale route queue, and moves the routes from the fresh route queue to the stale route queue. Related methods for managing routes in a RIB of a network element are disclosed.
US09014176B2	Method and apparatus for controlling the access of a user to a service provided in a data network Process for controlling the access of a user to a service provided in a data network, to protect user data stored in a data base of the service from unauthorized access, the method comprising: (a) inputting, in a VoIP session, a voice sample of the user at a user data terminal which is at least temporarily connected to the data network, (b) processing, in a first processing step, the user's voice sample using a dedicated client implemented at the user data terminal, to obtain a pre-processed voice sample or a current voice profile of the user, (c) further processing, in a second processing step, the pre-processed voice sample or the current voice profile, including a comparison step of the current voice profile with an initial voice profile stored in a data base, and (d) outputting an access control signal for granting or rejecting access to the service, taking the result of the comparison step into account.
US09014174B2	Managing multiple forwarding information bases In some implementations, a method for routing a communication includes receiving, from an application running on a user equipment (UE), a request to access a forwarding information base (FIB). The UE includes a plurality of FIBs and a plurality of communication interfaces. Each of the plurality of FIBs includes communication interface information. An assigned FIB from the plurality of FIBs is determined. The assigned FIB has been assigned to the application. An appropriate communication interface for communication is determined based on a destination of the communication and the communication interface information of the assigned FIB. The communication is transmitted to the destination using the communication interface.
US09014173B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting control information The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting uplink control information in the event that a plurality of cells is constructed, wherein the method comprises the following steps: receiving a PDCCH and/or a PDSCH; generating acknowledgement information on the PDCCH and/or PDSCH; and, if acknowledgement information transmission timing and channel state information transmission timing collide with each other, dropping the channel state information and transmitting only the acknowledgement information, or transmitting the acknowledgement information, or transmitting the acknowledgement information and the channel state information together in accordance with a predetermined condition.
US09014171B2	Method and system for uplink interference management in heterogeneous cellular networks A method, at a first network access device of a heterogeneous network, the method sending a report to a second network access device indicating a user equipment (UE) in the vicinity of the second network access device to be handled in the uplink by the second network access device; receiving an uplink timing control report from the second network access device; transmitting uplink timing control adjustments to the UE; allocating uplink resources for the second network access device to forward uplink information; allocating physical downlink control channel (‘PDCCH’) resources belonging to the first network access device for transmitting uplink scheduling information provided by the second network access device to the UE; receiving uplink information including uplink scheduling information from the second network access device at the first network access device; and sending the uplink scheduling information to the UE.
US09014170B2	Method and apparatus for synchronizing mobile station media flows during a collaborative session A method and apparatus are described for synchronizing mobile station (i.e., wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU)) media flows during a collaboration session. Inter-WTRU transfer request messages, flow addition request messages and session update request messages may be exchanged between a plurality of WTRUs and a session continuity control application server (SCC-AS). Each of the messages may include a session description protocol (SDP) attribute line containing time synchronization information (e.g., a presentation time offset (PTO) information element (IE), a media flow group identity (ID) and a synchronization tolerance IE). The SCC-AS may update the time synchronization information and include the updated information in messages it sends to the WTRUs, which may re-synchronize their respective media flows based on the updated time synchronization information.
US09014168B2	Apparatus and method for communication Apparatus and method for recognizing Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) signals are provided. The solution comprises obtaining as an input a sampled signal; determining the 8th order moment for a group of samples of the input signal corresponding to the length of one or two frames of a GSM signal; determining peak to average power and peak to average power variance for the group of samples of the input signal corresponding to the length of one or two frames of a GSM signal; comparing the obtained 8th order moment to predetermined thresholds and the obtained peak to average power and peak to average power variance to predetermined thresholds; determining whether the input signal is a GSM-type signal on the basis of the comparisons.
US09014167B2	Operating a wireless communication terminal after establishing a short-range connection with another wireless communication terminal A wireless communication terminal may include: an instruction unit (CPU) that instructs whether a wireless communication serves as host or target; a wireless communication unit that transmits/receives the radio frame to/from a terminal serving as target when receiving an instruction from the instruction unit to serve as host, and transmits/receives the radio frame to/from a terminal serving as host when receiving an instruction from the instruction unit to serve as target; and a setting unit that sets the frame transmission interval of host as the frame transmission interval when receiving an instruction from the instruction unit to serve as host, sets the frame transmission interval of target as the frame transmission interval when receiving an instruction from the instruction unit to serve as target, and transmits a radio frame to a terminal serving as host when the frame transmission interval of target is set.
US09014163B2	Enhanced information services using devices in short-range wireless networks A method is implemented by an access terminal associated with a wireless network. The method includes identifying content stored within a paired device in a short-range wireless network, initiating a voice session, over a wireless carrier network, with an information services provider, and initiating a data session, over the wireless carrier network, with a mobile user content server associated with the information services provider. The method also includes uploading a portion of the content stored within the paired device to the mobile user content server based on the initiated voice connection.
US09014159B2	Device for providing radiofrequency signal connections A device for providing radiofrequency signal connections for users comprises a plurality of access points which transmit or receive radiofrequency signals in different predetermined radiofrequency bands and are each connected via a transmission and reception signal path to at least one shared transmitting and receiving antenna, a filter being provided in the transmission and reception signal paths respectively and isolating the radiofrequency bands sufficiently from one another and from predetermined mobile radio frequency bands.
US09014157B2	Radio network system The radio network system includes a plurality of mobile stations, a radio network controller operable to receive first location registration information for a location registration request from the mobile station, operable to transmit second location registration information including a femtocell identifier used to identify that the radio network controller is a device for a femtocell in the first location registration information to a first core network device, a first core network device operable to receive the second location registration information transmitted from the radio network controller, operable to transmit location registration rejection information used to indicate a rejection of storing location information to the radio network controller, and a second core network device operable to receive the second location registration information transmitted from the radio network controller that have received the location registration rejection information transmitted from the first core network device.
US09014156B2	Traffic forwarding in mesh networks Prioritizing traffic forwarding in a wireless mesh network. In a wireless mesh network using carrier detect multiple access—collision avoidance with backoff, such as mesh networks supporting IEEE 802.11 clients, access points in the mesh calculate a node rank based on downstream and upstream rank components. Access points in the mesh then generate backoff times inversely proportional to their node rank. This has the effect of prioritizing traffic at nodes that have higher rank. The downstream and upstream rank components take into account the amount of space occupied by downstream and upstream traffic, respectively, and are weighted by their position in the mesh tree.
US09014155B2	Access point configuration schemes An access point is configured based on acquired information. An access point may be configured based on the configuration(s) of at least one other access point. An identifier to be transmitted by an access point may be selected based on the identifier(s) transmitted by at least one other access point. An access point may configure itself with assistance from a configuration server. For example, the access point may send information such as the location of the access point to a configuration server and the configuration server may respond with a list of neighboring access points for that access point. A configuration server may provide configuration information to an access point based on the location of the access point. A configuration server also may direct an access point to a different configuration server.
US09014154B2	Method and apparatus for improved base station cell synchronization in LTE downlink Methods and apparatus for enhancing a search performance for timing includes a mobile station that detects a plurality of signals, each from one of a plurality of cells, wherein one of the plurality of cells is identified by the mobile station as a strong cell and the remaining cells are identified by the mobile station as weak cells. A first matched filter is applied to a signal from the strong cell to detect first parameters associated with the strong cell. A second matched filter is applied to at least one signal from one or more of the weak cells resulting in at least one second matched filter output. Interference is removed from the at least one second matched filter output to detect one or more second parameters associated with one of the weak cells and to establish a timing of one of the weak cells.
US09014146B2	Network redirection in heterogeneous overlay networks Described embodiments provide a method and apparatus for redirecting user equipment from a current serving cell of a first network to a corresponding target cell of a second network in a heterogeneous overlay network environment. A current serving base station of the first network may receive signal quality measurements from user equipment coupled to the current serving cell of the first network. Based on the received signal quality measurements, the current serving base station may determine whether signal quality of the user equipment is lower than predetermined reference quality based on at least one of the received signal quality measurements. When the signal quality of the user equipment is lower than the predetermined reference quality, the current serving base station may redirect the user equipment from the current serving cell of the first network to the corresponding target cell of the second network.
US09014144B2	Employing physical location geo-spatial co-ordinate of communication device as part of internet protocol A current physical location value associated is incorporated with a communication device as part of internet protocol (IP). An IP management component obtains current physical location information of a wireless communication device and modifies the IP address to incorporate the current physical location value corresponding to the current physical location of the communication device as part of the IP address of the communication device to prevent undesired intrusions by hackers, as communications associated with the communication device are routed to/from the communication device that is at the current physical location. If the communication device moves to a new location, the IP management component can perform a new IP address modification to modify the IP address to incorporate a new physical location value associated with the communication device.
US09014140B2	Method and apparatus for performing inter radio access technology measurements The present invention relates to a method of performing inter System radio measurements in compressed mode. A communication device, camped on a first radio communication network, performing the method determines whether a given measurement gap coincides in time domain with a measurement position defined by the communication device. In case the measurement position coincides with the position of the measurement gap, then the communication device performs consequently during the measurement gap a first type of measurement with respect to the first communication network and a second type of measurement with respect to a second communication network.
US09014139B2	Method and eNodeB for forwarding downlink and uplink packets based on S1 handover A method for forwarding downlink packets based on S1 handover is disclosed. The method includes: numbering a packet not processed by using PDCP according to a message that comprises PDCP Serial Number (SN) information if downlink packets to be forwarded include the packet not processed by using PDCP; and sending the downlink packets to the UE according to the PDCP SN corresponding to the packet included in the downlink packets. A method for forwarding uplink packets based on S1 handover is disclosed. The method includes: receiving state report information of the packet sent by the target eNodeB; and sending the packet according to the state report information of the packet. Another method for forwarding downlink packets based on S1 handover and an eNodeB are disclosed. Through the embodiments of the present disclosure, the packets are forwarded without loss in the case of S1 handover.
US09014138B2	System and method for a virtual carrier for multi-carrier and coordinated multi-point network operation A method for implementing coordinated multi-point transmission and reception in a multi-carrier network system including a first serving network node and a second cooperating network node is disclosed. The method includes the steps of configuring a first transmission channel. The first transmission channel is established on the first serving network node. The method includes configuring a second transmission channel. The second transmission channel is established on the second cooperating node. The method includes transmitting control information using the first transmission channel. The control information allocates a resource on the second transmission channel and the second transmission channel is not established on the first serving network node.
US09014136B2	System and method to provide fast wide-area mobile IP handoffs A system, device, and method for real-time handoff in a mobile IP network is provided. In an embodiment, an indication that a mobile device is in a new network is sent out more often in a beacon than in an IRDP message in order to provide an effective seamless connectivity between service areas for wireless communications.
US09014133B2	Method of reducing transmission power and terminal thereof A method of reducing transmission power. The method is performed by a user equipment and includes calculating a maximum power reduction (MPR) on maximum output power for transmission with non-contiguous resource allocation in a single component carrier; and transmitting a signal based on the MPR. The MPR is determined according to the following equation: MPR=CEIL {MA, 0.5}, the CEIL being a function of rounding up by 0.5. The MA is determined according to the following equations: MA=(8.0−10.12*A) when 0
US09014131B2	Method for transmitting and receiving control information and apparatus for the same The present invention relates to a wireless communication and, more specifically, to a method for transmitting an HARQ) response by a UE in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus for the same. The method includes receiving an E-PDCCH signal on at least one of a plurality of enhanced physical downlink control channel (E-PDCCH) sets, each E-PDCCH set including a plurality of resources units indexed per E-PDCCH set; and transmitting the HARQ response using a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource determined using the index of the first resource unit among one or more resource units carrying the E-PDCCH signal, wherein the index of the first resource unit is determined on the basis of the E-PDCCH set having the lowest index among the plurality of E-PDCCH sets when specific conditions are satisfied.
US09014128B2	Transmission of synchronization and control signals in a broadband wireless system In a broadband wireless communication system, a primary control signal may be relocated within the operation band for transmission while avoiding interference. For example, if the primary control signal employs P contiguous subcarriers, the primary control signal can be placed in any section of the band that has P contiguous subcarriers. If a narrow-band interferer appears at one end of the band, the primary control signals can be placed at the other end. If the interferer appears in the middle, the primary can be relocated to either end of the band. The placement of primary control signals can be changed as the interference environment changes.
US09014125B2	Circuit switched domain codec list for single radio voice call continuity A Circuit Switched (CS) domain codec list for Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SR-VCC) is provided. A apparatus providing such a list can include preparing a list of include preparing a list of circuit switched capabilities of a terminal device, sending the list to a network device during attachment, receiving the list at the network device, storing the list in the network device, sending the list to a second network device, receiving the list at the second network device, and using the list in handing over the terminal device to the second network device.
US09014124B2	Radio frequency (RF) sampling apparatus with arrays of time interleaved samplers and scenario based dynamic resource allocation A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) is described. The WTRU includes a front-end unit (FEU), a signal processing unit (SPU), and a resource management unit (RMU). The FEU receives a radio frequency (RF) signal, generates time-interleaved samples, an includes: a first array of first time-interleaved samplers, a second array of second time-interleaved samplers, and a third array of third time-interleaved samplers. The SPU receives and combines the plurality of time-interleaved samples and generates a signal quality measurement and in-phase and quadrature-phase (IQ) complex samples. The RMU receives the signal quality measurement and allocates FEU resources in conjunction with a front-end unit controller (FEUC) based on the signal quality measurement. The FEUC generates control signals based on the received signal quality measurement from the RMU.
US09014120B2	Method of resource allocation, system and transmitter A method of resource allocation, system and transmitter that the method includes scheduling a plurality of receivers by a transmitter according to requests for transmitting uplink data sent by the plurality of receivers, determining, respectively for each of the plurality of receivers, the uplink shared transmission channel resources, the used mapping relation of resources and the final cyclic shift n(DM_RS) for indicating an uplink feedback channel, according to the result of scheduling, a predefined mapping relation of resources, a spare mapping relation of resources and the n(DM_RS) and notifying the plurality of receivers by the transmitter of the determined uplink shared transmission channel resources of the plurality of receivers, the used mapping relation of resources and the final n(DM_RS).
US09014119B2	Spectrum estimation for low-load LTE signals A method includes receiving a signal in a communication terminal. A power spectral density, which the signal would have under full-load conditions of a transmitter transmitting the signal, is estimated based on the received signal. An operation is performed in the communication terminal using the estimated power spectral density.
US09014114B2	User equipment reference signal-based timing estimation Estimation of timing errors is disclosed that uses user equipment reference signals (UERSs). A UE models each channel in a user equipment reference signal (UERS) as a channel on an adjacent UERS tone multiplied by a phase ramping term. This phase ramping term is determined using an estimator on the modeled channels. The UE then determines the equivalent timing error by mapping the phase ramping terms into the estimated timing errors in the time domain. In coordinated multipoint (CoMP) systems, the UERS-based timing error may be used to identify an aligned common reference signal (CRS) associated with the network entity transmitting the data. With this determination, the UE may estimate a CRS-based timing error and either substitute the CRS-based timing error for the UERS-based timing error or calculate a further average timing error based on both the CRS-based and UERS-based timing errors.
US09014113B2	User equipment architecture for inter-device communication in wireless communication systems User equipment (UE) architecture for inter-device communication in wireless communication systems is provided. A UE may communicate directly with another UE over a direct inter-device communication link when they are located in proximity. Long term evolution (LTE) downlink or uplink radio resources may be used for communications over the inter-device communication link. The UE may simultaneously maintain an active communication link with its serving base station while communicating with other UEs over the inter-device communication link. To communicate with the base station and other UEs simultaneously, the UE may include additional transmit or receive chain to support the inter-device communications over the inter-device communication link.
US09014112B2	System and method for computing coverage set and resource allocations in wireless networks The present disclosure discloses a network device and/or method for computing coverage set and resource allocations in wireless networks. The disclosed network device selects a radio frequency subdomain in a wireless network, and further determines a coverage set for the selected radio frequency subdomain. The coverage set includes a subset of access nodes in the selected radio frequency domain. Moreover, a respective access node in the radio frequency subdomain satisfies one of (a) the respective access node is a member of the coverage set, and (b) the respective access node is covered by at least one member of the coverage set with a signal strength stronger than a predetermined threshold.
US09014111B2	Multi-block radio access method and transmitter module and receiver module using the same A multi-blocks radio access method is provided and includes the following steps. A plurality of resource blocks are grouped into a plurality of groups. One resource block is respectively selected from the groups to form a plurality of resource block sets. Data to be accessed are transmitted in corresponding one of the resource block sets. A code division multiplexing code sequence is determined for the corresponding one of the resource block sets according to at least one of a plurality of parameters. Encoding or decoding operations are performed on the data to be accessed according to the corresponding one of the resource block sets and the corresponding code division multiplexing code sequence. The encoded or decoded data is accessed. A transmitter module and a receiver module using the foregoing method are also provided.
US09014110B2	Enabling half-duplex operation Half-duplex (HD) operations enable low cost implementations of LTE terminals. Traditionally, HD operations may be linked to a particular frequency band which may not allow a mix of full-duplex (FD) and HD terminals in the same frequency band. Therefore, certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for enabling coexistence, in a given frequency band, of HD and FD terminals, by introducing frequency bands designated for HD operation and overlapping existing frequency bands designated for FD operation.
US09014108B2	Method for transmitting/receiving a comp reference signal Disclosed is a method for transmitting a CoMP reference signal for accurate channel estimation. The CoMP reference signal is a cell-specific reference signal or a CoMP-zone-specific reference signal. A method for transmitting the cell-specific reference signal uses a CoMP set ID or does not apply a frequency shift value, or uses a serving cell ID or a frequency shift value of the serving cell. The cell-specific reference signal is transmitted using a preset resource region. A method for transmitting the CoMP-zone-specific reference signal is configured such that the pattern of the sequence of CoMP reference signals varies in each of the CoMP zones, and the pattern can be set in advance. The reference signal is multiplexed using an orthogonal code and transmitted to plural terminals using the same CoMP zone.
US09014107B2	Data transmission method for detached machine type communication device and mobile communication system providing machine type communication service Provided are a data transmission method for a detached machine type communication (MTC) device and a mobile communication system providing an MTC service. The method includes sensing an MTC device performing a detachment procedure from a network, when the MTC device being detached is sensed, storing, at a first gateway (GW), context information about the MTC device being detached from the network, storing, at the detached MTC device, context information that has been lastly allocated and used before the detachment, receiving, at the first GW, downlink data transmitted from an MTC server to the detached MTC device, and buffering the received data, transmitting a paging message to the detached MTC device, and performing, at the MTC device receiving the paging message, an attachment process to the network, and receiving the DL data buffered in the first GW.
US09014104B2	Transmit power control based on receiver gain setting in a wireless communication network Techniques for performing transmit power control based on receiver gain setting in a wireless communication network are described. In an aspect, a terminal A may estimate pathloss to another terminal B, e.g., based on a peer discovery signal received from terminal B. Terminal A may then determine a transmit power level for a peer-to-peer (PTP) signal (e.g., a paging signal) based on the estimated pathloss, a receiver gain setting at terminal B, and a target received power level for the PTP signal. Terminal A may send the PTP signal at the determined transmit power level to terminal B. In another aspect, terminal B may use different receiver gain settings in different time intervals to receive PTP signals from other terminals. Terminal A may then select a suitable time interval to send the PTP signal based on the pathloss and the different receiver gain settings used by terminal B.
US09014103B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving preamble of random access channel in a broadband wireless communication system A method for transmitting a preamble over a Random Access CHannel (RACH) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes generating a preamble having a length longer than a basic transmission unit, and dividing the preamble into preambles having a length less than the basic transmission unit; and sequentially transmitting the divided preambles over the RACH using different antennas.
US09014097B2	Method for transmitting control information and device therefor A method for transmitting uplink control information and a corresponding device, where the method which include receiving at least one of one or more PDCCH signals and one or more PDSCH signals and generating entire received response information with respect to one or more PDCCH signals and one or more PDSCH signals. Multiple received response information are contained in entire received response information and generated per cell and per subframe. If being a subframe in which a plurality of transport blocks (TBs) are received in a cell, DTX (discontinuous transmission) state and all negative acknowledgement (NACK) state are mapped to same bit values for the cell and the subframe. If being a subframe in which only one TB is received in a cell, DTX state and all NACK state are mapped to different bit values for the cell and the subframe.
US09014091B2	Network architecture for dual active personae cellular mobile devices A communication device for providing dual-active personae using a single subscriber identification module. A long term evolution (LTE) protocol stack, maintained in the memory, defines a layered data structure for transmitting and receiving data. A single subscriber identification module provides data for a first persona and a second persona. A processor is coupled to the single subscriber identification module and memory and implements, on the single communication device, first virtual user equipment (vUE) associated with the first persona and second vUE associated with the second persona using virtual LTE protocol stacks for each vUE supported by the single subscriber identification module.
US09014088B2	System and method for delivering data in an intermittent communication environment Mobile nodes are allowed to move around within an intermittent communication environment. A mobile node wirelessly communicates with an access node when approaching the access node, and stores data. The access node stores an action history for each mobile node, and generates a forwarder list in association with a destination node, based on action histories of the mobile nodes. The forwarder list stores one or more identifies each identifying a first mobile node in the order of an arrival probability indicating a probability that the first mobile node succeeds in delivering the data to the destination node. The access node selects second mobile nodes that are to carry the data to the destination node, based on the forwarder list, and transfers the data to one of the second mobile nodes when a communication link is established between the access node and the one of the second mobile nodes.
US09014087B2	Method and system for access point assisted active roam scanning A method and system for an access point assisted active roam scanning includes first and second access points, a switch and a client device. The switch communicates with the first and second access points that operate in a communication network, each access point having a respective operating area. The client device, within the first operating area, includes a wireless transceiver broadcasting first and second probe requests to the first and second access points, respectively, the second probe request being broadcast without receiving a probe response to the first probe request. The first and second access points generate first and second probe responses in response to receiving the first and second probe requests. The switch receives the first and second probe responses and generates a consolidated probe response as a function of the first and second probe responses.
US09014084B2	Transceiver system and operation method thereof A transceiver system which can communicate a plurality of linked partners, and the increase in power consumption by the transceiver system can be minimized. The transceiver system includes a transceiver, and a communication controller. The transceiver is capable of performing transmitted and received data communication with terminal devices. The communication controller is capable of controlling the memory transfer of transmitted and received data. The transceiver system can be set to an operation mode selected from among intermittent- and uninterrupted-operation modes. In the intermittent-operation mode, the transceiver and the communication controller work alternately, whereas in the uninterrupted-operation mode, the transceiver and the communication controller works in parallel. The operation mode of the transceiver system is set according to unique identification data of terminal devices. In a working period of the communication controller in the intermittent-operation mode, the operation of the transceiver is stopped by the control signal.
US09014081B2	System and method for transmitting control information A system and method for transmitting control information are provided. A method for communications controller operations includes combining control data for each relay node of at least one relay node into a control channel data stream, mapping a plurality of transmission resources for the control channel data stream into a plurality of physical resource blocks using a distributed virtual resource mapping rule, and transmitting the plurality of physical resource blocks to the set of at least one relay node. The plurality of transmission resources are mapped to physical resource blocks that are non-contiguous in a frequency domain.
US09014080B2	Apparatus and method for providing relay backhaul communications in a wireless communication system An apparatus and method for designing a relay backhaul channel in a wireless communication system are provided. At least one relay node utilized for communication with respective user devices and at least one relay backhaul channel for conducting in-band half-duplex communication with the at least one relay node are identified. The relay backhaul channel may be an FDM channel, a TDM/FDM channel, or a joint R-PDCCH/R-PDSCH channel. The relay channel is used for communicating with the at least one relay node. The supportable ranks of the R-PDSCH channel may depend on the number of resources reserved for demodulation reference signals in the R-PDCCH region.
US09014079B2	Intra-subframe time multiplexing A relay node (29) radio access network (RAN) is configured to communicate using backhaul subframes over a Un radio interface with a donor base (27) station node and to communicate using access subframes over a Uu radio interface with a wireless terminal (30). Downlink backhaul subframes and downlink access subframes are transmitted over an air interface using the same frequency band, but a beginning of a selected downlink access subframe precedes a beginning of a next-in-time downlink backhaul subframe by a downlink timing advance (TA). The relay node (29) both receives downlink control information from the donor base station node and transmits downlink control information to the wireless terminal during the downlink backhaul subframe, e.g., during a time to which the downlink backhaul subframe has been allocated.
US09014076B2	Method and system for communicating with multiple user communities via a map A method, device, and system for communicating with multiple users via a map over the Internet are disclosed. The device includes a processor for executing computer programs, a memory for storing data, an input module for entering user commands, a communication module for transmitting and receiving data, and a display for showing information on a screen. The device includes logic for showing at a top level multiple communities across the world for selection and further magnification of their locations by the user. Thus the user can keep track of multiple communities in a multilevel viewing environment.
US09014074B2	Signaling and management of broadcast-multicast waveform embedded in a unicast waveform Embodiments describe overlaying a broadcast multicast channel on top of a unicast network. Messages can be generated by protocols in a broadcast/multicast (BCMC) stack and tunneled through an IRTP of a serving access node. These messages can be transmitted on a BCMC channel and/or a unicast channel. Other messages can be generated by protocols in a unicast stack and tunneled to a B-IRTP of a BCMC Access node and transmitted on a BCMC channel to an access terminal.
US09014073B2	Method of allocating resource for relay A method for wireless backhaul communication between a base station and a relay is disclosed. The base station enables a physical control channel to be set up, separately from the terminal that is used to transmit control information to each relay and the physical downlink control channel that has been set up. The base station can transmit data to the relay based on this control information. In a special embodiment, physical downlink control channel transmissions can be minimized by prescribing in advance the transmission of control information between the base station and the relay.
US09014068B2	Antenna having active and passive feed networks An antenna having a passive feed network in one band, and an active radio network in an adjacent band, is provided. The antenna includes radiating elements arranged in an array dimensioned to transmit and receive RF signals. The antenna includes diplexers having a first port, a second port and a third port. The first port of each diplexer coupled to at least one radiating element. The diplexer has a first filter coupling the first port to the second port and a second filter coupling the first port to the third port. A passive feed network includes a phase shifter, which is coupled to an input transmission line and a plurality of output transmission lines. Each of the output transmission lines may be coupled to one of the second ports of one of the diplexers. An active radio is coupled to each of the third ports of the plurality of diplexers.
US09014066B1	System and method for transmit and receive antenna patterns calibration for time division duplex (TDD) systems A method and system for applying a calibration procedure to match the peaks and nulls of the transmit and receive antenna patterns of a communication device are provided herein. The system may include: a plurality of antennas having tunable phases and configured for both transmitting and receiving; a plurality of radio circuits configured to transmit and receive via said antennas in a time division duplex (TDD) communication protocol; and a computer processor configured to calculate a weight setting difference between the transmit and the receive antenna pattern, wherein the antenna pattern is a peak-null pattern of the plurality of antennas operating together. The calibration value may enable the calibrated communication device to apply channel reciprocity to the beam-forming and/or nulling applications.
US09014057B2	Method for transmitting and receiving uplink control information, terminal, base station A method for transmitting and receiving Uplink Control Information (UCI), a terminal, and a base station are provided. The transmitting method includes: calculating the number (Q′) of modulation symbols occupied by the UCI to be transmitted; dividing the information bit sequence of the UCI to be transmitted into two parts; using Reed Muller (RM) (32, 0) codes to encode each part of information bit sequence of the UCI to be transmitted to obtain a 32-bit coded bit sequence respectively, and performing rate matching so that the rate of the first 32-bit coded bit sequence is ┌Q′/2┐×Qm bits and that the rate of the second 32-bit coded bit sequence is (Q′−┌Q′/2┐)×Qm bits; and mapping the two parts of coded bit sequences that have undergone rate matching onto a Public Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH), and transmitting the coded bit sequences to a base station.
US09014051B2	Updating multicast group information of a client device of a wireless mesh network Systems, methods and apparatuses for updating multicast group information of a client device of a wireless mesh network are disclosed. One method includes an access node of the wireless mesh network determining multicast group information of the client device that is connected to the access node, and the access node providing routing updates to upstream access nodes and a first upstream gateway, wherein the multicast group information of the client device is included within the routing updates of the client device.
US09014049B2	Selectively populating forwarding information bases in a packet switch In one embodiment, forwarding information bases (FIBs) are selectively populated in a packet switch. A packet switching device determines, based on one or more protocol signaling messages, a subset, which is less than all, on which FIBs a lookup operation may be performed for identifying forwarding information for a received particular packet. The packet switching device populates each of these FIBs, but not all of the FIBs of the packet switching device, with forwarding information corresponding to the particular forwarding value. Thus, FIB resources are consumed for only those FIBs which could actually be used, and not all of the FIBs, for forwarding packets in the data plane of the packet switching device, whether these packets are received on a primary or backup path.
US09014042B2	System and method for discovering surroundings for communicating objects The invention relates to a system for determining surroundings in a wireless network, the system including first and second nodes, each node being programmed to periodically detect the nodes located in the surroundings thereof every time period Δ, characterized in that: the first node comprises a transmitter (1) and control means (3) for activating the transmitter (1) for a transmission time ξ less than the time period Δ, the transmitter transmitting an identification signal during the transmission time ξ; the second node comprises a receiver (2) and control means (3) for activating the receiver (2) for a reception time α less than the time period Δ, the receiver (2) listening for the signals from the adjacent nodes during the reception time a, the control means (3) of the second node activating the receiver once per time period Δ.
US09014039B2	Method and device for performing and controlling user equipment measurement in multiple carrier aggregated mobile communication system The present invention defines a method for a terminal to perform measurement for neighbor cells efficiently in a mobile communication system capable of carrier aggregation. The present invention is directed to the 3GPP LTE (Long Term Evolution) or 3GPP LTE-A (LTE-Advanced) being discussed in the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) system as an exemplary next generation mobile communication system.
US09014036B2	Dynamic band selection and aggregation A user device may receive a selection of an application associated with the user device; generate a query based on receiving the selection of the application; provide the query to a first server; and receive, from the first server, a response to the query based on providing the query. The response may include information regarding a resource demand of the application and information regarding a performance of one or more wireless bands. The user device may also determine one or more first wireless bands, of the one or more wireless bands, that satisfy the resource demand; connect with a network via the one or more first wireless bands of the one or more wireless bands; and communicate with a second server using the network to operate the application in accordance with the resource demand.
US09014035B2	Method and apparatus for providing management of measurement reporting after cell change A method for providing management of measurement reports after a cell handover may include receiving, at a source cell, an indication that a handover of a mobile terminal is to be conducted from the source cell to a target cell, causing provision of information indicative of a measurement configuration employed by the mobile terminal with respect to the source cell to the target cell in which the measurement configuration is descriptive of reports for communication parameters measured at the mobile terminal based on transmissions associated with the source cell, and directing communication of a continuity indicator to the mobile terminal to indicate to the mobile terminal whether to continue providing measurement information to the target cell based on the measurement configuration. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.
US09014033B2	System and method for mobile station-assisted interference mitigation Devices and methods are provided for using a mobile station to mitigate interference between wireless access points. A mobile station communicates interference mitigation data corresponding to a first and second set of radio resources between a first and second wireless access point (AP). The interference mitigation data is processed by the first wireless AP to resolve conflicts in the claiming, and subsequent assignment, of the first and second radio resource assignments to the mobile station.
US09014031B2	Wireless communication system, apparatus and method using a power headroom value for each uplink component carrier of a plurality of uplink component carriers Efficient transmission control of power headroom is performed by a mobile station apparatus that includes a power headroom control unit which manages a power headroom which is a difference between a maximum transmit power value determined for each uplink carrier component by a base station and a predetermined power value estimated for uplink transmission. A path loss measurement unit monitors a path loss of a downlink carrier component informed from the base station among a plurality of downlink carrier components. When a path loss value of any downlink carrier component changes more than a predetermined value, the power headroom control unit modifies transmission to the base station apparatus of the power headroom for uplink transmission corresponding to all the downlink carrier components set by the base station apparatus.
US09014030B2	Time division duplex wireless network and associated method using connection modulation groups A wireless network is provided that includes a base station and subscriber stations that communicate with the base station using radio frequency (RF) time division duplex (TDD) signaling. The base station may establish medium access control (MAC) connections with each station. The base station monitors communications with the stations and, in accordance, assigns stations or MAC connections to modulation groups. The base station transmits signals on MAC connections or to stations in a modulation group in adjacent TDD slots within a TDD frame. The base station may receive access requests from the stations, evaluate traffic requirements for the stations, and determine a longest downlink portion for the stations. The base station then allocates downlink and uplink portions of a TDD frame according to the length of the longest downlink portion.
US09014025B2	System and method for coordinating different types of base stations in a heterogeneous communications system A system and method for coordinating different types of base stations in a heterogeneous communications system are provided. A method of communications controller operations includes signaling an indicator of a subset of a plurality of communications resources controlled by a communications controller to a user equipment, and receiving a report comprising channel information associated with a measurement of signals transmitted in the subset from the user equipment.
US09014021B2	Correlating data from multiple spectrum monitors A combination and correlation of data from multiple sensors in a wireless digital network is described. Sensors such as spectrum monitors, access points, and wireless client devices provide spectrum data to one or more central stations connected to the network. Spectrum data from multiple sensors is combined and correlated to provide insight into network operation such as spectrum maps, detection-range maps, and for network diagnostics. Sensors providing spectrum data may be synchronized. Correlating spectrum data from synchronized sensors allows more accurate location of sources such as interferers. The known EIRP of certain wireless devices may be used to improve location estimates, and these devices may be used as calibrations sources for sensors in the wireless network.
US09014019B2	Multi-user MIMO communication system and method using feedback information The effective performance metric and achieving method of a multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) communication system are provided. A number of feedback bits of channel information may be determined based on an effective spectral efficiency (ESE). The ESE may correspond to a metric of the throughput performance with respect to a total radio resource including an uplink radio resource and a downlink radio resource. User-scheduling may be based on the feedback information that is based on the ESE, and thus, the throughput performance of the communication system may be enhanced.
US09014017B2	Method and system for associating physical link partners using a layer two mechanism A network device and an adjacent network device may autonegotiate for utilization of an OSI layer 2 protocol for exchanging control information. The network device may generate and/or communicate to the adjacent network device, Ethernet frames comprising the control information based on the OSI layer 2 protocol. OSI layer 2 capabilities status and/or MAC address of the adjacent network device may be received and/or stored during auto-negotiation. An Ethertype and/or LLDP Ethertype may be set within the Ethernet frames to indicate utilization of the OSI layer 2 protocol. Payload within the Ethernet frames may be populated with control information that is encapsulated in a non-standardized or standardized discovery protocol frame and/or a LLDPDU. The control information may comprise device capabilities and/or communication parameters. Subsequent Ethernet frames comprising other content may be communicated to the adjacent network device based on the control information.
US09014014B2	Auto detection of copper and fiber mode Methods and systems for operating a physical layer device (“PHY”) in an Ethernet network include methods and systems for detecting active link partners and for selecting a mode of operation based on detected active link partners. The PHY monitors fiber link media and copper link media for active link partners. The PHY selects a mode of operation according to detected active link partners. For example, a copper mode of operation is selected, preferably through logic circuitry, when an active copper link partner is detected and an active fiber link partner is not detected. Similarly, a fiber mode of operation is selected, preferably through logic circuitry, when an active fiber link partner is detected and an active copper link partner is not detected. The PHY interfaces with the active copper link partner when the copper mode of operation is selected. Similarly, the PHY interfaces with the active fiber link partner when the fiber mode of operation is selected. The copper or fiber mode of operation can be prioritized for when active copper and fiber link partners are detected. The prioritized mode can be user selectable or factory set. The invention optionally powers down circuitry associated with an unselected mode of operation.
US09014009B2	Method and device for locating a failed link, and method, device and system for analyzing alarm root cause An alarm root cause analyzing method includes: obtaining at least one alarm of a managed network; sending an alarm raising time to a failed link locating device; receiving an identifier of a failed link, an identifier of an affected edge device, and an identifier of a device interface of the affected edge device; querying whether any alarm from the failed link exists in the at least one alarm, if an alarm from the failed link exists, marking the alarm from the failed link as a root cause alarm; querying whether any alarm from the affected edge device exists in the at least one alarm, if an alarm from the affected edge device exists, if a service object corresponding to the alarm from the affected edge device is borne over the device interface of the affected edge device, marking the alarm from the affected edge device as a derivative alarm.
US09014005B2	Low-latency lossless switch fabric for use in a data center In one embodiment, a system includes a switch configured for communicating with a low-latency switch and a buffered switch, the switch having a processor adapted for executing logic, logic adapted for receiving a packet at an ingress port of a switch, logic adapted for receiving congestion information, logic adapted for determining that at least one congestion condition is net based on at least the congestion information, logic adapted for applying a packet forwarding policy to the packet when the at least one congestion condition is met, logic adapted for forwarding the packet to a buffered switch when the packet satisfies the packet forwarding policy, and logic adapted for forwarding the packet to a low-latency switch when the at least one congestion condition is not met.
US09014004B2	Method for managing load balance in a cellular heterogeneous network A method is provided for managing load balance in cellular heterogeneous networks. The method comprises: providing a plurality of spectrum carriers for conveying communication signals to/from a macro cell. At least one of the carriers is a shared carrier for conveying communication signals to/from the macro cell and to/from at least one small cell located at the geographical vicinity of the macro cell, and wherein the shared carrier is characterized in that data is the only type of communication signals being conveyed thereat when the cellular network is under congestion. One or more other spectrum carriers are dedicated carriers adapted to essentially convey voice calls, and wherein user terminals are steered away from dedicated carriers to the shared carrier, so that when a data session is initiated for a user terminal camped on the shared carrier, that session will be conveyed one or more of the small cells.
US09014001B2	Transmission node and reception node in content centric network, and communication method of transmission node and reception node A method and apparatus for controlling operation of a reception node in a content centric network (CCN) and for content included in the reception node using an operation identifier (OID) are provided. The OID may designate at least one control operation to be performed by the reception node.
US09014000B2	Adaptive traffic manager for wireless applications An adaptive traffic manager assembly, which includes a computing module configured to operate on a current adaptive traffic manager configuration, and includes an adapting mechanism configured to adaptively change the current adaptive traffic manager configuration according to current wireless link conditions, a current Adaptive Coding and Modification (ACM) profile, or upon detection of an ACM event, and further includes a switch assembly configured to receive a first signal over a wired link and to output a second signal over a wireless link, and configured to store the current adaptive traffic manager configuration, and is further configured to automatically change a modulation and coding scheme associated with the current adaptive traffic manager configuration upon receiving an instruction from the computing module, in response to the detection of the ACM event.
US09013999B1	Method and apparatus for egress jitter pacer Aspects of the disclosure provide a device transmitting a sequence of packets. The device may include a first queue configured to queue the sequence of packets for transmission by an egress port to a receiving device, and a queue control module configured to transmit the sequence of packets in time slots of the egress port. The sequence of packets can be uniformly distributed across the time slots to satisfy an agreed data rate between the device and the receiving device.
US09013998B1	Estimating round-trip times to improve network performance Disclosed are various embodiments for estimating round-trip times to improve performance of networks. Multiple connections are opened to a network device. Round-trip times associated with sending packets to the network device via the connections are measured. Another connection to the same or a different network device is opened. A round-trip-time estimate for the other connection is initialized based at least in part on the measured round-trip times for the multiple connections, and in some embodiments, network device proximity data.
US09013997B2	System for performing distributed data cut-through A data segment of a data packet destined for an egress port of an egress node may be received at a first ingress node. An egress statement vector and an ingress statement vector may be identified at the first ingress node. A determination may be made, based on the egress statement vector and ingress statement vector, whether the first ingress node is authorized to transfer the data segment to the egress port before the other data segments of the data packet are received at the first ingress node. The data segment may be transferred to the egress port before the other data segments of the data packet are received at the first ingress node when the determination indicates the first ingress node is authorized. The data segment may be stored in a buffer of the first ingress node when the determination indicates the first ingress node is not authorized.
US09013992B2	Method and apparatus for network address translation A method and system for improved network address translation (NAT) to enable efficient translation of packets destined for communication systems within a domain utilizing network addresses that are incompatible with the source and destination addresses indicated in packets delivered from the global Internet. Since the addresses are not compatible with global Internet addresses, delivery cannot be accomplished except by some method of address translation. Traditional systems have not been constructed to enable such inbound translations, providing instead only communications outbound from the incompatibly addressed domain towards the global Internet. An embodiment of the system employs deep packet inspection (DPI) search techniques known from widely deployed systems in use today, to acquire a resource identifier, and to attempt to match the resource identifier to complete the flow of traffic on a packet-by-packet basis.
US09013991B2	Multicore processor including two or more collision domain networks Implementations and techniques for multicore processors having a domain interconnection network configured to associate a first collision domain network with a second collision domain network in communication are generally disclosed.
US09013990B2	Communication apparatus and method of content router to control traffic transmission rate in content-centric network (CCN), and content router A communication apparatus and method of a content router control a traffic transmission rate in a content-centric network (CCN), and the content router. In the communication method and the content router, a congestion of a network may be predicted, a warning signal indicating the congestion may be added to an interest packet, and the interest packet with the warning signal may be transmitted. Additionally, a traffic transmission rate may be controlled by adjusting a data packet transmission time based on a value of a marked field of a PIT. The PIT is set by receiving an interest packet to which a warning signal is added. Thus, the communication apparatus and method thereof provide reachability, while maintaining stability of network routing.
US09013986B2	Device-level redundancy protection method and system based on link aggregation control protocol A device-level redundancy protection method and system based on Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), wherein the method includes: configuring same parameters for the Link Aggregation Group (LAG) on a first device (LAGP1) and the LAG on a second device (LAGP2), and transmitting an LACP Data Unit (LACPDU) message carrying the parameters to the LAG on a customer edge (LAGC). After receiving the LACPDU message, the LAGC adds physical links respectively connected with the LAGP1 and the LAGP2 into the same Aggregator on the customer edge (AGGC). The LAGP1 and the LAGP2 respectively add physical links connected with the LAGC into the Aggregator of themselves to form a virtual Aggregator (AGGV). The customer edge performs message interactions with a server via the AGGC and AGGV.
US09013981B2	System and method for routing data A system and method for routing data is provided. The system includes a one or more ports, one or more bypass circuits, a data router, and a logic circuit. The one or more bypass circuits are connected to and corresponding in number to the one or more ports. The data router is connected to the one or more bypass circuits. The data router is operable to: monitor for data, decode a priority according to the data, and move data through the one or more bypass circuits according to the priority. The logic circuit is connected to the data router for interfacing to a system bus of a host computer.
US09013979B2	High-available policy and charging-control in geographical redundancy PCRF configurations The present invention is related to handling redundancy of a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) in a wireless communication network having an active PCRF, a standby PCRF and a Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF) by replicating accumulative quota usage of the active PCRF in a memory of the standby PCRF every time an update request is received at the active PCRF. The present invention is directed to a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) active in a wireless communication network having a standby PCRF and a Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF), wherein the PCRF includes a memory in which accumulative quota usage is stored. The PCRF includes a network interface unit which receives update requests. The PCRF includes a processing unit which produces a message having the accumulative quota usage from the memory and that is sent to the standby PCRF from the network interface unit every time an update request is received by the network interface unit so the standby PCRF can become an active PCRF when a switchover is required. The present invention is also directed to a method for handling redundancy of a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) in a wireless communication network having an active PCRF, a standby PCRF and a Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF).
US09013978B2	Synchronization between active TCP application and standby TCP application Embodiments of the invention include a method for maintaining an active-standby relationship between an active control card and a standby control card in a network element. The network element receives a data from a remote peer at the active control card. The network element communicates data from the active TCP module to an active application module in the active control card. The network element communicates synchronization data from the active application module to a standby application module on the standby control card. The network element communicates a single application synchronization acknowledgement from the standby application module to the active APP module. The network element communicates an application acknowledgment packet from the active application module to the active TCP module responsive to receiving the application synchronization acknowledgment. The network element then communicates an acknowledgement to the remote peer responsive to the application acknowledgement.
US09013977B2	Method and system for reducing traffic disturbance in a communication network caused by intermittent failure A method may include: (i) in response to clearing of a fault on a working path of a protection switching group to which a first network element is interfaced: (a) transitioning, by the first network element, its state to a first state in which a protection path of the protection switching group is active; and (b) initiating, by the first network element, a wait to restore timer, the wait to restore timer having a duration such that upon expiration of the timer, the first network element is configured to switch the working path to active; and (ii) in response to receiving a message from a second network element interfaced to the protection switching group indicating that a failure has occurred on the working path: (a) maintaining, by the first network element, its state in the first state; and (b) continuing, by the first network element, the wait to restore timer.
US09013976B2	Rapid alternate paths for network destinations Network traffic is sent via alternate paths in cases of network link or node failure. An alternate node responds to U-Turn traffic from a primary neighbor to select a further alternate. An algorithm for determining the alternate paths is provided to select loop-free neighbors.
US09013975B2	Receiver with collision detection and method therefor A method of handling a collision event between a first and second transmission includes detecting a collision event between the first and second transmissions while processing the first transmission at a receiver. The method further includes halting decoding of the first transmission in response to detecting the collision, adjusting receive parameters to receive the second transmission, and detecting a preamble portion of the second transmission using the adjusted receive parameters.
US09013972B2	Optical information recording and reproducing method and device Disclosed is an optical information recording and reproducing device capable of recording an interference fringe pattern as a hologram in an optical information recording medium, the interference fringe pattern being formed by a signal beam superimposed with signal information and a reference beam, and also capable of reproducing the signal information from the optical information recording medium, the device having a light source unit to emit light, a light splitting unit to split the light into the reference beam and the signal beam, a spatial light modulation unit to superimpose the signal information on the signal light, and a light detection unit to detect an image reproduced by the reference beam, wherein information about defects on the spatial light modulation unit is recorded in the optical information recording medium.
US09013968B2	Data storage system and apparatus A data storage system, having a data processor operable to convert digital data signals into ink dot patterns, and a data processor operable to receive the ink dot patterns and convert them into digital signals, the system having at least one print media receiving carrier or panel, a printing member operable to deposit ink dot patterns in a print medium on the carrier panel, and a print media reader operable to read the ink dot patterns and create data signals there from, and a method of storing and retrieving data.
US09013966B1	Magnetic recording head and disk device including the same A recording head for recording information on a rotating recording medium of a storage device includes a main magnetic pole which generates a recording magnetic field in a direction perpendicular to a recording medium facing surface of the magnetic recording head, and a light generating element which is provided on a leading side of the main magnetic pole, and generates light for heating the recording layer of the recording medium. The main magnetic pole includes an end surface facing the light generating element that is inclined with respect to the direction perpendicular to the recording medium facing surface toward the light generating element.
US09013961B1	Apparatus and method of repelling unwanted pests An apparatus for repelling pests includes a vibration generator operably connected to an object that operates in a first vibrating mode and a second non-vibrating mode. An environmental sensor senses a condition external to the vibration generator. A controller receives the sensed condition and controls the vibration generator between the first and second modes in response to the received sensed condition. Vibrations from the vibration generator are transferred to the object.
US09013960B2	Orientation of an ultrasonic signal A system and method for orientation of an ultrasonic signal includes at least two emitters in a mobile device that includes an orientation sensor that can determine a device orientation. A receiver at a fixed, known point includes at least two microphones operable to receive an ultrasonic signal from the device. The mobile device can drive the emitters to produce an ultrasonic signal that is oriented towards the receiver. A location engine can establish a location of the mobile device using the time delay of arrival of an ultrasonic burst from the mobile device impinging on each microphone of the receiver. In response to the location and/or the orientation, the mobile device operable to drive the emitters to produce a signal that is oriented towards the receiver.
US09013958B2	Device for positioning submarine pipeline robots and method thereof The present invention relates to a device for positioning submarine pipeline robots and method. The device comprises a pressure wave generator and a device for pressure wave acquiring and processing. The method comprises the following steps of (1) determining the generation mode; (2) acquiring pressure signals; (3) filtering pressure signals; (4) dividing the filtered pressure signals of into the same group; (5) identifying the data during this period in real time; (6) determining the moving state of the robot in the pipeline; (7) calculating the position of the robot in the pipeline; (8) ending the operations, otherwise repeating Step 4 to Step 7 continuously. The present invention has the advantages that the position of submarine pipeline robots can be located in real time. In addition, the severe environment around the pipelines can hardly affect the performance under this method.
US09013946B2	Apparatus and method to manage energy capacity of a backup power supply A memory module includes volatile memory and non-volatile memory. The module includes logic to check if a non-volatile memory comprises un-erased areas, and if the non-volatile memory comprises un-erased areas, to elevate a backup capacitor potential above a predetermined operating potential sufficient to power a backup of a volatile memory to the non-volatile memory. The module includes logic to ERASE the un-erased areas and to return the capacitor to the predetermined operating potential after the ERASE is complete.
US09013942B2	Sense amplifier having loop gain control Memories, sense amplifiers, and methods for amplifying a current input are disclosed, including a sense amplifier including a bias circuit configured to provide a bias voltage having a magnitude responsive to maintaining a substantially constant loop gain, and further including an amplifier stage coupled to the bias circuit to receive the bias voltage and configured to amplify a input current at an input-output node, a loop gain of the current amplifier stage is controlled at least in part to the bias voltage.
US09013940B2	Sense amplifier A sense amplifier comprises a cross coupled pair of inverters, a first transistor, a second transistor, and a capacitive device. The cross coupled pair of inverters includes a first end, a second end, and a third end. The first end is configured to receive a first supply voltage. The second end is coupled with a first terminal of the capacitive device and a first terminal of the first transistor. The third end is coupled with a second terminal of the capacitive device and a first terminal of the second transistor. A second terminal of the first transistor and a second terminal of the second transistor are coupled together and are configured to receive a first control signal. A third terminal of the first transistor and a third terminal of the second transistor are coupled together and are configured to receive a second supply voltage different from the first supply voltage.
US09013935B2	Data input circuits Data input circuits are provided. The data input circuit includes a drive clock signal generator, a data transmitter and a write driver. The drive clock signal generator is configured to shift and delay a final clock signal generated in response to a pulse of a sampled clock signal and configured to generate a drive clock signal in response to the delayed final clock signal. The data transmitter is configured to output input data signals as write input data signals in response to the drive clock signal. The write driver is configured to receive the write input data signals in response to the drive clock signal to drive signals on global lines.
US09013930B2	Memory device with interleaved high-speed reading function and method thereof A method includes steps of: providing a first memory cell array including a plurality of first word lines, wherein a plurality of first data are stored in the first memory cell array; providing a second memory cell array including a plurality of second word lines, wherein the second memory cell array is separated from the first memory cell array, and a plurality of second data are stored in the second memory cell array; selecting one of the first word lines and one of the second word lines at a same time or an overlapping time; alternately selecting a first address of the first memory cell array and a second address of the second memory cell array to alternately read a first corresponding portion of the first data and a second corresponding portion of the second data from the first memory cell array and the second memory cell array.
US09013926B2	Non-volatile semiconductor storage device capable of increasing operating speed According to one embodiment, a non-volatile semiconductor storage device includes a memory cell array, a row decoder, a potential generating circuit, first plural potential selection circuits, a second potential selection circuit, a first discharge circuit, and a second discharge circuit. The first plural potential selection circuits select one of output potentials of the potential generating circuit by receiving a first control signal and apply the selected output potential to a first signal line. The second potential selection circuit applies a potential of the first signal line to a second signal line connected to the row decoder by receiving a second control signal. The first discharge circuit is arranged in the first potential selection circuit. The second discharge circuit is arranged in the second potential selection circuit.
US09013924B2	Semiconductor device and operating method thereof An operating method of a semiconductor device includes precharging bit lines corresponding to selected memory cells, supplying a first verify voltage to a word line coupled to the selected memory cells and outputting programming states of the selected memory cells to the bit lines during a first time period, sensing potentials of the bit lines that have the programming states of the selected memory cells outputted to the bit lines during the first time period, supplying a first target voltage higher than the first verify voltage to the word line and outputting programming states of the selected memory cells to the bit lines during a second time period shorter than the first time period, and sensing potentials of the bit lines that have the programming states of the selected memory cells outputted to the bit lines during the second time period.
US09013922B2	Data storage device and flash memory control method thereof Storage space allocation and a wear leveling technique for a FLASH memory module are disclosed. The FLASH memory module includes a plurality of FLASH chips. A controller for the FLASH memory module divides the storage space of the FLASH memory module into Xblocks for management of the FLASH memory module. The controller erases at least one Xblock for space release and moves data on Xblocks for wear leveling.
US09013919B2	Data randomization in 3-D memory In a nonvolatile memory array, such as a three-dimensional array of charge-storage memory cells, data is randomized so that data of different strings along the same bit line are randomized using different keys and portions of data along neighboring word lines are randomized using different keys. Keys may be rotated so that data of a particular word line is randomized according to different keys in different strings.
US09013917B2	Semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device is disclosed, which relates to a technology for a serial cell structure of a phase change memory (PCM). The semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of unit cells stacked with a plurality of layers, and a single bit line formed to have a vertical structure and shared by the plurality of unit cells. Each unit cell includes a switching element including a source region, a drain region, and a channel region, and a phase change resistor (PCR) element formed over the switching element.
US09013914B2	Semiconductor memory device and method for controlling semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device includes word lines, bit line pairs intersecting the word lines, and memory cells arranged where the word lines and the bit line pairs intersect. A word line driver arranged in correspondence with one of the word lines outputs a first voltage or a second voltage. A potential detection circuit is arranged in correspondence with at least one bit line pair to detect the potential at the bit line pair and generate a detection signal. A word line voltage adjustment circuit changes the output voltage of the word line driver from the first voltage to the second voltage in accordance with the detection signal from the potential detection circuit. A sense amplifier amplifies a potential difference of a selected one of the bit line pairs for access.
US09013911B2	Memory array architecture with two-terminal memory cells A non-volatile memory device includes a word line extending along a first direction; a bit line extending along a second direction; a memory unit having a read transistor coupled to the bit line, at least one two-terminal memory cell, and a select transistor, the two-terminal memory cell having a first end coupled to the word line and a second end coupled to a gate of the read transistor. The second end of the two-terminal memory cell is coupled to a common node shared by a drain of the select transistor and the gate of the read transistor.
US09013907B2	Content addressable memory and related column repair method A content addressable memory (CAM) has a CAM array, a path selection circuit and a control circuit. The CAM array has a plurality of main columns of CAM cells and at least one redundant column of CAM cells. The path selection circuit receives an input search data, and outputs a plurality of bits of the input search data to a plurality of selected columns in the CAM array, respectively. The control circuit controls the path selection circuit to couple to the selected columns, and sets each CAM cell of at least one faulty column found in the main columns at a match state. The at least one faulty column is not included in the selected columns, and the at least one redundant column is included in the selected columns.
US09013905B2	Three-phase 48-pulse rectifier transformer A three-phase 48-pulse rectifier transformer includes two 24-pulse rectifier transformers phase-shifted through valve-side output windings. Each 24-pulse rectifier transformer has two sets of grid-side input windings and four sets of valve-side output windings. The two sets of grid-side input windings are connected in parallel and axially arranged in a split manner. Among the four sets of valve-side output windings, two sets of valve-side output windings are radially arranged in a split manner corresponding to one set of grid-side input windings, and the other two sets of valve-side output windings are also radially arranged in a split manner corresponding to the other set of grid-side input windings. The two sets of valve-side output windings that are radially split and the other two sets of valve-side output windings that are radially split are axially arranged in a split manner. The grid-side input windings of the two 24-pulse rectifier transformers are phase-shifted with respect to each other. In this way, a uniform difference of 7.5° is produced in voltages of the eight sets of valve-side output windings of the two 24-pulse rectifier transformers, and the eight sets of valve-side output windings of the two 24-pulse rectifier transformers are correspondingly connected to rectifiers to form a uniform 48-pulse rectifier transformer, which not only reduces the harmonic current generated by the rectifier, but also improves the load capacity of the rectifier.
US09013902B2	Multi-terminal power conversion device, multi-terminal power transfer device, and power network system The present invention provides a multi-terminal power conversion device, a multi-terminal power transfer device, and a power network system which allows an existing power grid to be divided into a plurality of power grids that can be interconnected together and operated stably via existing or new transmission lines. An inter-power grid asynchronous interconnection network system includes a multi-terminal power conversion device characterized by connecting together a plurality of asynchronous power grids including a bulk power grid and controlling power so that the sum of inflow power and outflow power is zero. An intra-power grid synchronous network system includes a power apparatus control terminal device with means for controlling power for a power apparatus installed in an autonomous power grid. A plurality of inter-power grid asynchronous interconnection network systems are connected to an intra-power grid synchronous network system to integrate the power control with communication control.
US09013895B2	Adaptive inductive power supply A contactless power supply has a dynamically configurable tank circuit powered by an inverter. The contactless power supply is inductively coupled to one or more loads. The inverter is connected to a DC power source. When loads are added or removed from the system, the contactless power supply is capable of modifying the resonant frequency of the tank circuit, the inverter frequency, the inverter duty cycle or the rail voltage of the DC power source.
US09013894B2	Printed circuit board and method for manufacturing the same A printed circuit board includes: a substrate; a land that is disposed on a surface of the substrate, and includes a central portion and a plurality of extended portions, the central portion having the same shape and the same size as a land of a surface mount device, and the extended portions being up-and-down symmetry and right-and-left symmetry with respect to a straight line which passes through the center of the central portion; gaps that are disposed on the surface of the substrate, each of the gaps being disposed on a periphery of the central portion and between the extended portions; and a resist that is disposed on the surface of the substrate, and has an opening portion formed at a position corresponding to the central portion and the gaps.
US09013893B2	Embedded capacitor module An embedded capacitor module includes an electrode lead-out portion and at least one solid electrolytic capacitor portion adjacently disposed with the electrode lead-out portion. The electrode lead-out portion comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, a first insulating material disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first porous layer formed on at least one surface of the first substrate, and a first oxide layer disposed on the first porous layer. The solid electrolytic capacitor portion comprises the first substrate, the second substrate, the first porous layer, the first oxide layer, all of which are extended from the electrode lead-out portion, a first conductive polymer layer disposed on the first oxide layer, a first carbon layer disposed on the first conductive polymer layer, and a first conductive adhesive layer disposed on the first carbon layer.
US09013892B2	Chip stacking structure A chip stacking structure including a plurality of microbump structures, a plurality of first substrates, at least one first space layer, a plurality of second substrates and at least one second space layer is provided. The first substrates are stacked upon each other by a portion of the microbump structures, and each of the first substrates includes at least one first redistribution layer. The first space layer is located between the stacked first substrates. The second substrates are stacked on at least one of the first substrates by another portion of the microbump structures, and each of the second substrates includes at least one second redistribution layer. The second space layer is located between the stacked first and second substrates. The first redistribution layers, the second redistribution layers and the microbump structures form a plurality of impedance elements, and the impedance elements provide a specific oscillation frequency.
US09013889B2	Electronic controller Provided is an electronic controller which enables visual identification of a portion applied with a small amount of a sealing material, which has a high possibility of air leakage from an area in which a joint is to be established. The electronic controller includes: an electronic circuit board; and a casing including a cover (1), a base (4), and a lid sealed with a sealing material (20) applied to surfaces thereof at which the cover (1), the base (4), and the lid are to be joined together. An area in which the cover (1), the base (4), and the lid are to be joined together is provided with a space (16) thereto for enabling an application state of the sealing material (20) to be observed with a naked eye.
US09013884B2	Display, electronic unit, and supporting substrate There are provided a display and an electronic unit that realize excellent operability when display content is switched based on a user operation associated with a variation in a physical form, and a supporting substrate employed in such a display. The display includes: a supporting substrate having flexibility; and a display section provided on the supporting substrate. The flexibility of the supporting substrate gradually increases toward an edge in a first region provided at at least a portion on a side of the edge in a plane thereof.
US09013883B2	Guiding mechanism for guiding flexible printed circuit board connected with display module and host module and portable electronic device therewith A guiding mechanism includes a first guiding component, a second guiding component, a push rod, a push rod sheath and a driving component. A distance is between the second guiding component and the first guiding component and increases in a first direction. The push rod includes a rod base slidably connected to the first guiding component. The push rod sheath includes an engaging portion movably engaged with the rod base, and a guiding portion slidably connected to the second guiding component and used for pushing a flexible printed circuit board. The driving component drives the rod base to move relative to the engaging portion, so as to drive the push rod and the push rod sheath to slide relative to the first guiding component and the second guiding component.
US09013881B2	Lightweight audio system for automotive applications and method A lightweight radio/CD player for vehicular application includes a case and frontal interface formed of polymer based material molded to provide details to accept audio devices and radio receivers, as well as the circuit boards required for electrical control and display. The case and frontal interface are of composite structure, including an insert molded electrically conductive wire mesh screen that has been pre-formed to contour with the molding operation. The wire mesh provides shielding and grounding of the circuit boards via exposed wire mesh pads and adjacent ground clips.
US09013879B2	Electronic component cooling hood and heat pipe An electronic component and cooling system has a printed wiring board, which is planar. An electrical component is mounted on one side of the planar surface of the printed wiring board. A hood is positioned outwardly of the electronic component. Legs on the hood extend to the printed wiring board, and form an inner surface that is positioned away from the one side relative to the electrical component. A chassis has posts connected to the printed wiring board and on an opposed side of the planar surface of the printed wiring board from the electrical component. The chassis extends to a remote portion, beyond the printed wiring board. A heat pipe is generally elongate and positioned on an opposed side of the hood from the electrical component. The heat pipe extends to the remote portion of the chassis to transfer heat from the hood to the chassis.
US09013875B2	Electronic device An electronic device includes a housing, a heat source located in a casing, and a heat dissipation device disposed in a casing. The heat dissipation device is kept apart from the heat source. The heat dissipation device includes a casing having a heat dissipation material including 15 to 30 percent volume of multiple copper materials, 50 to 85 percent volume of a phase change material, and 15 to 20 percent volume of air. The casing has a surface facing the heat source. A central area and an outer ring area are defined on the surface. A geometric midpoint of the central area overlaps a geometric midpoint of the surface. An orthographic projection region of the heat source to the surface is located in the central area. The heat dissipation device absorbs heat generated by the heat source through thermal radiation.
US09013872B2	Dry-cooling unit with gravity-assisted coolant flow A method of fabricating a cooling unit is provided to facilitate cooling coolant passing through a coolant loop. The cooling unit includes one or more heat rejection units and an elevated coolant tank. The heat rejection unit(s) rejects heat from coolant passing through the coolant loop to air passing across the heat rejection unit. The heat rejection unit(s) includes one or more heat exchange assemblies coupled to the coolant loop for at least a portion of coolant to pass through the one or more heat exchange assemblies. The elevated coolant tank, which is elevated above at least a portion of the coolant loop, is coupled in fluid communication with the one or more heat exchange assemblies of the heat rejection unit(s), and facilitates return of coolant to the coolant loop at a substantially constant pressure.
US09013871B2	Electronic device An electronic device including a main body, a heat dissipation fan and at least one block is provided. The main body has a side shell and a bottom shell. The side shell has a first air inlet and a first air outlet. The heat dissipation fan is disposed in the main body and has at least one second air inlet and at least one second air outlet. The second air outlet is aligned to the first air outlet. The block is disposed in the main body to form a channel with the bottom shell and the dissipation fan. The channel is extended between the second air inlet and the first air inlet, so as to guide airflow to pass through the first air inlet and the second air inlet sequentially and enter the heat dissipation fan.
US09013870B2	Electrical assembly having impedance controlled signal traces An electrical assembly having controlled impedance signal traces and a portable electronic device comprising an electrical assembly having controlled impedance signal traces are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a portable electronic device, comprising an electrical assembly, comprising: a chassis made from a conductive material and forming a first ground plane; a first dielectric substrate layer overlaying the chassis; a first signal trace overlaying the first dielectric substrate layer; and a second dielectric layer overlaying the first signal trace.
US09013861B2	Charge storage device, method of making same, method of making an electrically conductive structure for same, mobile electronic device using same, and microelectronic device containing same In one embodiment a charge storage device includes first (110) and second (120) electrically conductive structures separated from each other by a separator (130). At least one of the first and second electrically conductive structures includes a porous structure containing multiple channels (111, 121). Each one of the channels has an opening (112, 122) to a surface (115, 125) of the porous structure. In another embodiment the charge storage device includes multiple nanostructures (610) and an electrolyte (650) in physical contact with at least some of the nanostructures. A material (615) having a dielectric constant of at least 3.9 may be located between the electrolyte and the nanostructures.
US09013860B2	Asymmetric hybrid supercapacitors based on nanotube nanowire composites An asymmetric supercapacitor includes a first structure and a second structure spaced apart from said second structure. One of the structures comprises an anode, and the other of the first and second structures comprises a cathode, wherein the first structure comprises an activated carbon electrode, and the second structure comprises a nanocomposite electrode. The nanocomposite electrode comprises a first network of nanowires that are interpenetrating with a second network of carbon nanotubes.
US09013855B2	Electronic device with automatic mode switching An electronic device for predicting or anticipating a user's operational desires. The electronic device is ready to perform the anticipated function without input from the user by using sensors to sense environmental attributes. The sensors can include an ambient light sensor, a force sensor, a temperature sensor, an ambient noise sensor, and a motion sensor. The electronic device also includes a control mechanism for switching between modes for the device.
US09013852B2	Breaker-phase-control switching system and circuit-breaker control unit According to one embodiment, there is provided a breaker-phase-control switching system including a merging unit, a superordinate unit, and a circuit-breaker control unit. The circuit-breaker control unit includes a waveform-zero-point-calculation processing unit configured to calculate a current phase, based on absolute time kept by an internal clock and waveform data, and a predicted-breaker-operating-time-calculation processing unit configured to predict a predicted operating time. Further, a command-output-timing-determination processing unit is included which determines a timing for electrically conducting a coil from the absolute time, a preset target phase, a current phase, and a predicted operating time.
US09013851B2	Inrush current control circuit and method for utilizing same Disclosed is an inrush current control circuit for controlling current into a high-current circuit block. The inrush current control circuit comprises a number of distributed switches and a digital control circuit coupled to at least one of the distributed switches. The digital control circuit is configured to switch a first group of the distributed switches in response to an enable/disable signal. The digital control circuit is further configured to switch a second group of the distributed switches after a first programmable delay. According to one embodiment, a method comprises switching a first group of distributed switches by a digital control circuit of an inrush current control circuit in response to an enable/disable signal, and switching a second group of the distributed switches by the digital control circuit after a first programmable delay, thereby resulting in regulation of a flow of an inrush current.
US09013849B2	Ground protection circuit and switch driving device using the same A ground protection circuit (36) includes: a sensing resistor (R3), disposed on a path which a charging current (IB) of a bootstrap circuit (D1, C1) flows through; a comparator (361), for comparing a voltage (ΔV) between two ends of the sensing resistor (R3) and a specific threshold voltage (Vth) to generate a ground protection signal (S1); and a logic gate (362), for enabling the ground protection signal (S1) to be invalid in a normal charging operation of the bootstrap circuit.
US09013846B2	Electro-static discharge protection circuit and method for driving the same and display panel The invention discloses an ESD protection circuit and a method for driving the same and a display panel. The ESD protection circuit in the present invention comprises: a first TFT with a drain connected to a data signal line, a source and a gate connected together as a node; a second TFT with a drain connected to a first power supply line, a source connected to the data signal line, and a gate connected to the node; a third TFT with a drain connected to the data signal line, a source connected to a second power supply line, and a gate connected to a third power supply line; a forth TFT with a drain connected to the node, a source and a gate connected to the second power supply line; and a bootstrap capacitor connected between the node and the data signal line.
US09013845B1	High voltage RC-clamp for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit for high-voltage power rails includes an RC-triggered clamp, one or more first forward-biased diodes coupled in series between a supply node and the first node; and one or more second forward-biased diodes coupled in series between the first node and the third node. The RC-triggered clamp includes: an RC-circuit having a resistor coupled between a first node and a second node, and a capacitor coupled between the second node and a third node; a transistor with a first source/drain, a gate, and a second source/drain; and an inverter. The first source/drain of the transistor is coupled to the first node, and the second source/drain is coupled to the third node. An input of the inverter is coupled to the second node, and an output of the inverter is coupled to the gate of the transistor.
US09013844B2	Circuit for and method of enabling the discharge of electric charge in an integrated circuit A circuit for enabling the discharge of electric charge in an integrated circuit is described. The circuit comprises an input/output pad coupled to a first node; a first diode coupled between the first node and a ground node; a transistor coupled in parallel with the first diode between the first node and ground node; and a resistor coupled between a body portion of the transistor and the ground node. A method of enabling the discharge of electric charge is also described.
US09013841B2	Earth leakage circuit breaker and image forming apparatus An earth leakage circuit breaker includes an earth leakage detector, a rectifier, a switching part, and a controller. The switching part is installed on an electric circuit between an alternating current (AC) power supply and the rectifier, and switches between supply and interruption of the power from the AC power supply. The earth leakage detector is installed between the AC power supply and a load. The rectifier rectifies the AC power into direct current (DC) power. The controller causes the rectifier to perform half-wave rectification until earth leakage is detected by the earth leakage detector, and causes the rectifier to perform full-wave rectification when the earth leakage is detected by the earth leakage detector.
US09013840B2	Adaptive line filter A device for improving the filter effect of a filter connected up between an electrical energy source and a source of interference is provided. The filter is configured to feed back interference transients from ground to an input of the source of interference generating the interference transients. The device includes a measuring device for determining a leakage current flowing through the filter and a final control element configured to modify a limit frequency of the filter such that the leakage current through the filter is damped to below a predefined level if the measuring device detects the leakage current.
US09013837B2	Magnetoresistive element including a changing composition as distance increases away from an intermediate film, and magnetic head with the same A magnetoresistive element according to an embodiment includes: a magnetoresistance effect film including: a first magnetic film; a second magnetic film; and an intermediate film of a nonmagnetic material disposed between the first magnetic film and the second magnetic film, at least one of the first magnetic film and the second magnetic film being formed of a material expressed as AxB1−x(65 at %≦x≦85 at %) where A is an alloy containing Co and at least one element selected from Fe and Mn, and B is an alloy containing Si or Ge, a Si concentration in the at least one of the first magnetic film and the second magnetic film decreasing and a Ge concentration increasing as a distance from the intermediate film increases.
US09013827B1	Coarse actuator positioning algorithm Various embodiments include positioning a coarse actuator based, at least in part on lateral motion of a magnetic tape. In one general embodiment, a method includes receiving a value (IntegRevAve) representative of a lateral position of a tape, comparing the value to a first threshold, using the value to adjust a position of a coarse actuator when the value is in a first range relative to the first threshold, and selectively using an integrator center value (IntegCtr) to adjust the position of the coarse actuator when the value is in a second range relative to the first threshold.
US09013826B1	Tape dimension compensation In response to determining that a first write operation is to be performed on a portion of tape, writing data to a data track with a tape head element spacing at a nominal value. A tape width of one or more tape positions at which data is written is recorded. In another aspect, a tape width value associated with a tape is retrieved. A current tape width value associated with the tape is determined, and the tape head element spacing is set based on a difference between the retrieved tape width value and the determined current tape width value.
US09013824B1	Data storage device comprising dual read sensors and dual servo channels to improve servo demodulation A data storage device is disclosed comprising a disk comprising a plurality of servo tracks defined by servo sectors, wherein each servo sector comprises a plurality of servo bursts. A head comprises a first read sensor and a second read sensor separated from the first read sensor by a cross-track spacing. A first servo channel processes a first read signal emanating from the first read sensor to generate a first position signal based on at least two servo bursts read using the first read sensor. A second servo channel processes a second read signal emanating from the second read sensor to generate a second position signal based on at least two servo bursts read using the second read sensor. A position error signal (PES) is generated based on the first position signal and the second position signal, and the head is servoed over the disk based on the PES.
US09013820B1	Method of reducing thermal stress within a magnetic head Devices and methods for reducing thermal stress within a head of a storage device are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a method includes writing a selected pattern to a storage medium of a storage device using a head of the storage device; reading the selected pattern from the storage medium using the head to provide a data signal; and calculating an instability value of the head based on the data signal. The method can further include reconfiguring the storage device if the instability value is greater than an instability threshold by performing at least one of: deactivating a heater if the head includes two or more heaters; and increasing a fly height between the head and the storage medium.
US09013819B1	Write clock phase tracking for magnetic recording device Systems and techniques relating to control of magnetic recording devices are described. Such devices can contain a recording medium including magnetic data positions, servo sync marks (SSMs), and phase tracking fields (PTFs) arranged between first and second SSMs. A described technique includes producing, based on a read head's waveform from the recoding medium, a servo detect pulse indicating a SSM detection; producing, based on the waveform, a servo detect pulse that indicates a SSM detection; producing, responsive to the servo detect pulse, calibration pulses, each of the calibration pulses corresponding to a read head's passage over one of the PTFs; and controlling, responsive to the calibration pulses, adjustments of a phase of a write clock signal to align the write clock signal with at least a portion of the data positions, the adjustments being based on groups of samples of the waveform that respectively correspond to the PTFs.
US09013817B2	Inter-track interference cancelation for shingled magnetic recording Inter-track interference cancelation is disclosed, including: receiving an input sequence of samples associated with a track on magnetic storage; using a processor to generate inter-track interference (ITI) data associated with a first side track including by performing a correlation between the input sequence of samples and a sequence of data associated with the first side track.
US09013816B2	Adaptive pattern detection for pattern-dependent write current control in a magnetic recording system The disclosure is directed to a system and method of a system and method for determining fundamental bit cell duration of a data record, which can be used for pattern-dependent write (PDW) current control. According to various embodiments of the disclosure, at least a first portion of a data record is fed through a plurality of delay units. A binary output of each delay unit is stored in at least one register when the delay units have received the first portion of the data record. The register contents are then decoded to determine fundamental bit cell duration of the data record based upon the stored binary outputs.
US09013815B2	Automated cluster size measurement A cluster size measurement method includes writing a first pattern of a first size of a first number of magnetic clusters. A second pattern of a second size of a second number of magnetic clusters is written, wherein the second plurality of clusters includes clusters of the first number of clusters and a switched cluster. A cluster size of the switched cluster is automatically determined by contrasting the first size and the second size.
US09013812B2	Imaging lens An imaging lens includes a first lens group having negative refractive power; a stop; and a second lens group having positive refractive power, arranged in the order from the object side to the image plane side. The first lens group includes a first lens having a strong concave surface facing the image plane side and negative refractive power; and a second lens having negative refractive power and a biconcave lens shape near the optical axis. The second lens group includes a third lens having a biconvex shape; and a lens group that is composed of a lens having positive refractive power and a lens having negative refractive power, and has negative refractive power as a whole. The first lens group has a focal length F1 and the second lens group has a focal length F2 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied: −1.0
US09013805B2	Zoom lens and imaging apparatus A zoom lens substantially consists of a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, a positive third lens group, and a positive fourth lens group in this order from the object side, wherein the distance between the first lens group and the second lens group increases and the distance between the second lens group and the third lens group decreases, and the distance between the third lens group and the fourth lens group decreases while changing magnification. The fourth lens group substantially consists of a positive fourth-a lens group composed of a biconvex-shape lens, a negative meniscus-shape lens, and a biconvex-shape lens and a negative fourth-b lens group composed of a positive meniscus-shape lens and a biconcave-shape lens in this order from the object side, and only the fourth-b lens group is moved toward the image side while focusing.
US09013803B2	Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus equipped with same A zoom lens includes, in order from the object side to the image side along its optical path, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power and including a prism reflecting member, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a fifth lens unit having a positive refractive power, wherein the distances between the lens units vary during zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, the first lens unit and the third lens unit are located closer to the ray incidence side at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end, the position of the second lens unit is fixed during zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end.
US09013798B2	Projection lens and optical engine A projection lens disposed between an enlarged side and a reduced side is provided. The projection lens includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens and a sixth lens, which are sequentially arranged from the enlarged side to the reduced side. Refractive powers of the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, the fifth lens and the sixth lens are respectively negative, positive, positive, negative, positive and positive. A focal length of the third lens is greater than or equal to 20 mm and is less than or equal to 200 mm. An optical engine is also provided.
US09013792B2	Optical module An optical module is provided that includes a Faraday rotator having a Verdet constant at a wavelength of 1.06 μm of at least 0.27 min/(Oe·cm), a first hollow magnet disposed on the outer periphery of the Faraday rotator, and second and third hollow magnet units disposed so as to sandwich the first hollow magnet on the optical axis. The second and third hollow magnet units include 2 or more magnets equally divided in a direction of 90 degrees relative to the optical axis. A magnetic flux density B (Oe) applied to the Faraday rotator is in the range of 0.5×104≦B≦1.5×104. The Faraday rotator is disposed on a sample length L (cm) in the range of 0.70≦L≦1.10, and has an external diameter D (cm) in the range of 0.20≦D≦0.60.
US09013780B2	Electrophoretic displays Electrophoretic displays use motion of particles through a fluid to generate images. This invention describes the use of concerted motion of particles together with the solvent to generate optical switching.
US09013775B2	Rotating spectral display device A solar powered rainbow-making device produces a visual display that is created by the interplay of light and a light refractive element that form constantly changing patterns from a rotating crystal. The rotating display device includes a circular-shaped refractive element that is mounted on a base and is turned by a motor driven transmission gear train. The crystal rotates about a horizontal axis as sunlight is transformed into a color spectrum that moves in a circular fashion. The color images can include a plurality of distinct rainbow images that are projected onto the walls and other structures in the immediate environment.
US09013774B2	Projection controlling method and MEMS projection apparatus A projection controlling method for controlling a MEMS scanning mirror to repeatedly scan an image light on a surface and form a projection image is provided. A resonance frequency of the MEMS scanning mirror which swings around a first swing axis is detected and provided to a filter unit as a parameter of a filtering process. A first periodic control signal with a first frequency and a plurality of harmonic components is generated. The harmonic component with the resonance frequency is filtered from the first periodic control signal by the filter unit. The filtered first periodic control signal is provided to the MEMS scanning mirror to control the MEMS scanning mirror to swing around the first swing axis according to the first frequency and to scan the image light on the surface back and forth along a first direction. A MEMS projection apparatus is also provided.
US09013768B2	Reading apparatus In a reading apparatus including a first conveying device including a first and a second movable unit to cause the sheet to pass through the first position; and a second conveying device including a third and a fourth movable unit to cause the sheet to pass through the second position; characterized in that when the reading device reads the sheet at the first position, a moving velocity of the second movable unit is larger than a moving velocity of the first movable unit, and when the reading device reads the sheet at the second position, a moving velocity of the fourth movable unit is larger than a moving velocity of the third movable unit.
US09013761B2	Scanner with a scan sensor having a width smaller than the platen A scanner is disclosed. The scanner has a scan sensor with a width smaller than the width of the platen. The scanner scans a first pass of the platen with the scan sensor in a first position on one side of the platen. The scanner then moves the scan sensor to the other side of the platen and does a second pass.
US09013759B2	Document reading unit, image forming apparatus incorporating same, and method of detecting original document using with same A document reading unit included in an image forming apparatus and operated with a method of detecting an original document, includes an original document table, a moving irradiation unit having multiple block light sources moving in a sub scanning direction while irradiating the original document, an image sensor receiving reflected light, and a controller that starts a length specifying operation with the moving irradiation unit located at a position facing the original document, sequentially turns on the block light sources, obtains an amount of reflected light under lighting conditions of each block light sources, and determines the length of the original document in the main scanning direction. While the moving irradiation unit is moving in the sub scanning direction, the image sensor receives the reflected light on a region of the original document in the sub scanning direction under each lighting condition during the length specifying operation.
US09013755B2	Image processing device for determining output resolution and converting scan data into image data indicating output resolution An image processing device may calculate, by utilizing scan data obtained by a scan of a document including a natural image in accordance with a specific optical resolution, a first type of index value for classifying the document, determine an output resolution by utilizing the first type of index value, convert the scan data indicating the specific optical resolution into image data indicating the output resolution in a case where the output resolution is not identical to the specific optical resolution, and create a file including the image data indicating the output resolution.
US09013752B2	Image processing device, printing device, and image processing method An image processing device that changes the output format of the generated printout can dynamically change the output format of the printout using print data from an existing system. An image processing device that executes a process to change the output format of a printout has an output format selector that selects a template determining the format of the printout based on information contained in the print data for the printout, and a print data generator that changes the print data according to the selected template.
US09013748B2	Rotatable input display device, method of controlling the same, storage medium, and printing apparatus An input display device, a method of controlling the same, a program, and a printing apparatus that enable an intuitive change in page layout order without reducing the display area of a preview screen in a preview display of an image to be printed are provided. To accomplish this, when pages of held original data are aggregated and displayed at one time as a preview of multiple pages, if a predetermined rotation operation has been detected, the input display device changes the layout order of the displayed pages according to a combination of the orientation of the input display device and the predetermined rotation operation, and reflects the changed page layout order on the held original data.
US09013746B2	Image forming apparatus, print processing system, print processing method, and computer-readable recording medium storing program There is provided an image forming apparatus capable of displaying a screen so that the contents of print jobs can be grasped immediately.The image forming apparatus includes an information acquisition section that acquires job information at least including information for identifying target print jobs to be displayed in a list and setting information for designating settings of print processes included in the target print jobs in order to display a list of print jobs output from terminals connected to the image forming apparatus so as be able to perform data communication on a screen; a display controller that displays a list of print jobs on the screen based on the job information acquired by the information acquisition section, in which the settings of the print processes designated by the setting information are displayed on a list screen as graphics representing the content of the setting for each setting item; and a print controller that controls execution of print jobs selected by an operation input from among the print jobs displayed in the list.
US09013743B2	Data processing apparatus, data processing system, and computer-readable storage medium A data processing apparatus includes an assignment database. The assignment database includes a user-information registration unit configured to collect pieces of user information about users authorized to operate a plurality of information processing apparatuses, and register each piece of user information and an identifier assigned to the corresponding user in association with each other; an output destination association table in which each piece of user information is associated with a printing apparatus that is to be an output destination; and an output-destination determining unit configured to determine the output destination of the output data by referring to the user-information registration unit and the output destination association table.
US09013742B2	Destination-to-save-data specifying system, information processing apparatus, and computer-readable non-transitory storage medium with destination-to-save-data specifying program stored thereon A destination-to-save-data specifying system includes a computer and an image forming apparatus. In the computer, when a user interface section accepts an operator's destination-to-save-data specifying command for a folder on the computer, an accompanying information management section acquires accompanying information, including a path name, from the folder and allows a communication section to transmit the acquired accompanying information to the image forming apparatus. In the image forming apparatus, a destination-to-save-data specifying section uses the accompanying information received by the accompanying information receiving section to specify the folder identified by the accompanying information as a destination to save data output from the image forming apparatus.
US09013741B2	Information processing apparatus, control method, and storage medium An information processing apparatus includes a first control unit configured to display a shortcut corresponding to a program of an application and associate both of a first print queue corresponding to a first peripheral apparatus and a second print queue corresponding to a second peripheral apparatus with the application, and a second control unit configured to, if no print queue associated with the application is determined to exist after the shortcut is displayed, hide the shortcut corresponding to the program of the application, with different addresses assigned to the first peripheral apparatus and the second peripheral apparatus.
US09013740B2	Information processing apparatus, control method therefor and computer-readable storage medium This invention provides a mechanism which improves the operability by speeding up an operation of displaying a personal address book. To accomplish this, an information processing apparatus manages a plurality of transmit destinations by classifying the plurality of transmit destinations into a plurality of first transmit destination groups individually for respective users, and a second transmit destination group shared by a plurality of users, and displays on a display unit a list of transmit destinations included in a first transmit destination group corresponding to an authenticated user if an authentication function is valid, and displays on the display unit a list of transmit destinations included in the second transmit destination group if the authentication function is invalid.
US09013738B2	Processing documents in a hot folder based on size of the documents When it is detected that a file has been stored in a hot folder, an apparatus stands by for a predetermined period of time not to process the file based on settings associated with the hot folder. When the predetermined period of time elapses, the apparatus processes the file based on the settings associated with the hot folder.
US09013735B2	Image forming system and image forming method providing controls of settings of image position and restriction A system includes a receiving unit configured to receive an operation input concerning an imposition setting, a generation unit configured to generate a first image in which images from a plurality of pages are virtually imposed in one page based on the imposition setting, and an output unit configured to output the first image regardless of a pre-set imposition setting restriction.
US09013730B2	Printing apparatus equipped with wireless communication function, method of controlling the same, and storage medium A printing apparatus enabling prevention of unauthorized access from an external apparatus. The printing apparatus receives print data from an external apparatus through wireless communication, and determines whether or not the received print data has authentication information added thereto. When it is determined that the print data has authentication information added thereto, the image data is printed depending on reception of the authentication information from a user. Further, it is determined whether or not the level of security of an encryption method employed in the wireless communication is lower than a predetermined security level. When the print data does not have authentication information added thereto and when the level of security is lower than the predetermined security level, the printing apparatus restricts printing based on the received print data.
US09013727B2	Network printing system, printing apparatus, printing data transmitting device, and computer program The present invention is intended to provide a print data transmitting device that can teach an operator a recommended print condition corresponding to a size of recording paper in a printing apparatus. The print data transmitting device is configured to include: a print condition storage part that retains a print condition specified by a user as a user-specified print condition; a print condition comparing part that compares a recommended print condition, which is obtained from print setting information including a size of recording paper and availability of double-sided printing and corresponds to the size of the recording paper, and the user-specified print condition with each other; a changing screen display part that, in the case where the user-specified print condition does not coincide with the recommended print condition, displays a changing screen that includes the recommended print condition and is arranged with a selection button for selecting the recommended print condition as a print condition; a print condition changing part that, on the basis of an operation of the selection button, changes the user-specified print condition; a print data generating part that, on the basis of a print instruction, generates print data including the user-specified print condition; and a print data transmitting part that transmits the print data.
US09013725B2	Computer-readable storage medium storing driver management program, computer-readable storage medium storing uninstallation program and information processing device Devices, methods and programs for installing and uninstalling drivers are provided. For example, a computer-readable storage medium stores a driver management program. The driver management program that, when executed by a processor, may cause the processor to execute receiving an instruction to control an image processing device, downloading a driver program from an external device when the instruction is received installing the driver program for controlling the image processing device in a storage device coupled to processor and starting up the installed driver program.
US09013721B2	Image forming apparatus, non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for storing image forming program, and image forming method An image forming apparatus includes an area setting unit, a reading unit, a number recognizing unit, and a number determining unit. The area setting unit is configured to set a reading area on the basis of a page number. The reading unit is configured to read image data in the reading area. The number recognizing unit configured to recognize a number from a result of reading by the reading unit. The number determining unit is configured to compare results of recognizing of two consecutive pages by the number recognizing unit, determine the presence of consecutive numbers, and determine one of the consecutive numbers as the page number.
US09013715B2	Detection system and detection method for detecting distance value of back light module A detection system for detecting a distance value between a light source and a group of optical films of a back light module includes a base, a luminance detection device, a transfer device, and a distance detection device. The base is configured for supporting the light source. The luminance detection device is configured for detecting a luminance value of the light emitted from the back light module. The transfer device is configured for driving the group of optical films to move relative to the light source. The distance detection device is configured for detecting the distance between the light source and the group of optical films when a luminance value detected by the luminance detection device is equal to or larger than a provided luminance. A detection method using the above detection system is also provided.
US09013712B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus including a display panel for displaying image information and having edges, an edge-roll implementation unit at at least one edge of the display panel, the edge-roll implementation unit being configured to roll the at least one edge, a lighting unit at a surface of the at least one edge at which the edge-roll implementation unit is located, and a control unit for controlling the edge-roll implementation unit.
US09013707B2	Device and method for optical sensing of substances or environmental conditions A device for optical sensing of substances or environmental conditions in a fluid includes a number of non-overlapping adjacent sensing elements, each having a layered optical element for generating a wavelength-specific interference effect and being treated so as to respond to the presence of a predefined substance or a predefined environmental condition to cause an optically detectable change. The sensing elements are distinct from each other both in their wavelength-specific interference effect and in the corresponding optically detectable change. As a result, when the device is illuminated by a common illumination beam of multi-wavelength illumination, spectral analysis performed on the reflected or transmitted illumination enables simultaneous sensing of a plurality of substances or environmental conditions. In certain preferred implementations, the layered optical element includes at least one layer of porous silicon.
US09013703B2	Gas analyzing apparatus A gas analyzing apparatus includes a probe for measuring a concentration of sample gas flowing in a pipe by an optical measurement system. Influence of a thermal lens effect phenomenon is suppressed so that measurement accuracy is improved. The apparatus includes a probe tube disposed to cross a flow path of the sample gas in the pipe to introduce the sample gas flowing in the pipe to a predetermined hollow measurement region. A light emission portion and a light receiving portion for project measurement light to the measurement region in the probe tube and receive the measurement light after passing through the sample gas in the measurement region. A purge gas feed tube disposed in the probe tube supplies purge gas to a region between the optical system members and the measurement region, with a gap to the inner wall surface of the probe tube.
US09013702B2	Imaging systems for optical computing devices Optical computing devices are disclosed. One optical computing device includes an electromagnetic radiation source that emits electromagnetic radiation into an optical train to optically interact with a sample and at least one integrated computational element, the sample being configured to generate optically interacted radiation. A sampling window is arranged adjacent the sample and configured to allow transmission of the electromagnetic radiation therethrough and has one or more surfaces that generate one or more stray signals. A first focal lens is arranged to receive the optically interacted radiation and the one or more stray signals and generate a primary focal point from the optically interacted radiation. A structural element defines a spatial aperture aligned with the primary focal point such that the optically interacted radiation is able to pass therethrough while transmission of the one or more stray signals is substantially blocked by the structural element.
US09013701B2	Positioning an input transducer for an earpiece based upon dynamic data The attenuation and other optical properties of a medium are exploited to measure a thickness of the medium between a sensor and a target surface. Disclosed herein are various mediums, arrangements of hardware, and processing techniques that can be used to capture these thickness measurements and obtain dynamic three-dimensional images of the target surface in a variety of imaging contexts. This includes general techniques for imaging interior/concave surfaces as well as exterior/convex surfaces, as well as specific adaptations of these techniques to imaging ear canals, human dentition, and so forth.
US09013695B2	Projection aligner A projection aligner comprises a projection optical system for radiating a luminous flux including ultraviolet rays onto a photomask, and projecting said luminous flux which has passed through the photomask onto a substrate to which photoresist is applied; a substrate table for mounting the substrate, and a light blocking means for covering the peripheral portion of the substrate to block luminous flux. The light blocking means (80) includes a first light blocking member (84) and a second light blocking member (86) each having a substantially semicircular opening, and moving means (82, 83) for moving the first light blocking means and the second light blocking means approaching each other and away from each other. As the first light blocking member and the second light blocking member are moved to approach each other, the first light blocking member and the second light blocking member form an annular shape and cover the peripheral portion of the substrate (CB).
US09013694B2	System and method for measuring a wavelength-resolved state of polarization of an optical signal The present invention relates to a system and method for measuring a wavelength-resolved state of polarization, for calculating differential group delay of an optical signal under analysis (1) by means of taking multiple measurements of the spectrum of the signal under analysis (1) with spectral filtering means (3) with an optical output the power of which depends on the polarization of the input. The polarization at the input of the spectral filtering means (3) is modified by means of a polarization transformer (2) which sequentially selects a plurality of output states of polarization. The spectral filtering means (3) can comprise a filter based on stimulated Brillouin scattering amplification (10) simultaneously combining wavelength discrimination and polarization discrimination.
US09013689B2	Engineered SERS substrates employing nanoparticle cluster arrays with multiscale signal enhancement Defined nanoparticle cluster arrays (NCAs) with total lateral dimensions of up to 25.4 μm by 25.4 μm have been fabricated on top of a 10 nm thin gold film using template guided self-assembly. This approach provides precise control of the structural parameters in the arrays allowing a systematic variation of the average number of nanoparticles in the clusters (n) and the edge to edge separation (Λ) between 1
US09013686B2	Chemical and molecular identification and quantification system utilizing enhanced photoemission spectroscopy An enhanced photoemission spectroscopy (EPS) system uses at least three photoelectric detection processes to identify a substance or substances in a target. The target can be in a container, and the EPS system accounts for this in the identification process. The photoelectric detection processes include Raman scattering, fluorescence and spectral reflection. The EPS system uses all three processes to generate spectral data that is then combined to derive a target signature. The target signature is then compared to stored signature data to determine the substance or substances in the target.
US09013685B2	Production process for an interface unit and a group of such interface units A process for producing an interface unit and also a group of such interface units are specified. The interface unit exhibits a first reference surface for beaming in radiation, a second reference surface for emitting the radiation, and an axis extending in the direction from the first to the second reference surface. The production process comprises the steps of setting an optical path length of the interface unit between the first and second reference surfaces along the axis and the fixing of the set optical path length of the interface unit. The optical path length of the interface unit is set in such a way that radiation of a defined numerical aperture beamed in at the first reference surface exhibits a focus location that is predetermined with respect to the second reference surface in the direction of the axis. A precise and uniform focus location with respect to the second reference surface is obtained.
US09013676B2	Individual mirror for constructing a faceted mirror, in particular for use in a projection exposure system for microlithography An individual mirror is used to construct a facet mirror. A mirror body of the individual mirror is configured to be tiltable relative to a rigid carrier body about at least one tilting axis of a tilting joint. The tilting joint is configured as a solid-body joint. The solid-body joint, perpendicular to the tilting axis, has a joint thickness S and, along the tilting axis, a joint length L. The following applies: L/S>50. The result is an individual mirror to construct a facet mirror, which can be reproduced and is precisely adjustable and simultaneously ensures adequate heat removal, in particular, heat produced by residually absorbed useful radiation, which is reflected by the individual mirror, by dissipation of the heat by the mirror body.
US09013673B2	Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method An immersion lithographic apparatus is provided having a table configured to support a substrate; a sensor or target for a sensor is provided on a surface of the table and a cover is provided extending from an edge of the table; in addition, a liquid displacement device is provided including a gas outlet configured to direct a localized gas flow towards the sensor or target so as to displace liquid from the sensor or target over the cover and off the table.
US09013672B2	Cleaning device, a lithographic apparatus and a lithographic apparatus cleaning method An immersion lithographic projection apparatus having a megasonic transducer configured to clean a surface and a method of using megasonic waves through a liquid to clean a surface of an immersion lithographic projection apparatus are disclosed. A flow, desirably a radial flow, is induced in the liquid.
US09013671B2	System and method for displaying captions A system and method are disclosed for displaying different captions for selective viewing. A display is used for showing the captions in different color and/or polarization combinations, and color-selective filters and/or polarizers are used for separately viewing the individual captions.
US09013669B2	Liquid crystal display device and manufacturing method thereof A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate which are disposed to face each other with liquid crystal interposed therebetween and a sealing material which is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate to seal the liquid crystal, wherein a side surface of the liquid crystal display device has a cut surface, and a first resin layer which is formed along the sealing material and has a height less than a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate in a display region and the sealing material are exposed at the cut surface.
US09013668B2	Liquid crystal display panel and method for producing the same A liquid crystal display panel 10 includes a first substrate 20 and a second substrate 40 facing each other; a liquid crystal layer 50 formed between the pair of substrates; and a sealing portion 60 located so as to surround the liquid crystal layer. An insulating film is formed on a surface of the first substrate which faces the liquid crystal layer. The insulating film has a stacking structure including at least an organic insulating film 33 and an inorganic insulating film 38 located on the organic insulating film. In a peripheral portion of the insulating film which surrounds the liquid crystal layer, an inorganic insulating film non-formed portion 35 in which the inorganic insulating film is not formed is provided. A surface of the sealing portion which faces the first substrate is entirely located in the inorganic insulating film non-formed portion and entirely adheres to the organic insulating film.
US09013666B2	Apparatus for aircraft dual channel display An aircraft cockpit display includes among other things a display panel having a pixel matrix, a backlight for illuminating the matrix, a first video channel having a row driver and a column driver and a second video channel having a row driver and a column driver.
US09013655B2	Transflective displays A transflective display (10) includes a backlight (14) and a display stack (12, 12′). The display stack (10) includes a first electro-optic layer (24) configured to modulate light of a first waveband and a second electro-optic layer (26) configured to modulate light of a second waveband that is different from the first waveband. A mirror (30) is positioned between the first and second electro-optic layers (24, 26) such that the first electro-optic layer (24) is positioned adjacent to a first surface (S1M) of the mirror (30) and has a surface (S1) that is configured to face an external light source (22), and the second electro-optic layer (26) is positioned adjacent to a second surface (S2M) of the mirror (30) and has a surface (S2) that is configured to face the backlight (14). The mirror (30) is also configured to partially reflect and partially transmit wavelengths in the first waveband and to at least partially transmit wavelengths in the second waveband.
US09013654B2	Planar lighting device, electronic device provided therewith, and liquid-crystal display device A light guide plate (2) in the planar illumination device (1) in one example of the present invention has: first connecting surfaces (21) that respectively connect adjacent light-output surfaces; and second connecting surfaces (11) that respectively connect adjacent opposite surfaces. The light guide plate satisfies one of the following conditions: (condition “i”) the opposite surface (10b) of light guide section (2B) is higher in the light-output direction than the light-output surface (20c) of the light guide section (2C); (condition “ii”) the opposite surface of light guide section is at the same height in the light-output direction as the light-output surface of an adjacent light guide section; or (condition “iii”) the opposite surface of the light guide section is lower in the light-output direction than the light-output surface of the adjacent light guide section and the height difference in the light-output direction between the aforementioned opposite surface and the aforementioned light-output surface is at most 35% of the height difference between the light-output surface and opposite surface of each light guide section.
US09013653B2	Display device and hand-held electronic device An electronic device includes a liquid crystal display device having a first substrate, a second substrate bonded to the first substrate, with liquid crystal material held between the first substrate and the second substrate, and an upper polarizing plate affixed to the second substrate. A protective member is disposed over the upper polarizing plate, and an adhesive member is disposed between the protective member and the upper polarizing plate without an air layer between the protective member and the upper polarizing plate. The protective member is configured as a protective cover of the electronic device.
US09013650B2	Peeling method and method for manufacturing display device using the peeling method The present invention provides a simplifying method for a peeling process as well as peeling and transcribing to a large-size substrate uniformly. A feature of the present invention is to peel a first adhesive and to cure a second adhesive at the same time in a peeling process, thereby to simplify a manufacturing process. In addition, the present invention is to devise the timing of transcribing a peel-off layer in which up to an electrode of a semiconductor are formed to a predetermined substrate. In particular, a feature is that peeling is performed by using a pressure difference in the case that peeling is performed with a state in which plural semiconductor elements are formed on a large-size substrate.
US09013648B1	Antistatic structure of array substrate The present invention provides an antistatic structure of an array substrate, which includes: an effective zone (60) of an array substrate and a plurality of dummy wires (26) surrounding the effective zone (60). The effective zone (60) includes a plurality of signal wires (22) and a plurality of shorting bars (24) respectively in electrical connection with the plurality of signal wires (22). The dummy wires (26) are set to be respectively corresponding to and adjacent to outermost ones of the shorting bars (24) of the effective zone (60). The dummy wires (26) each include an inner side (28) that is close to the shorting bars (24) and forms a saw-toothed arrangement. The present invention arranges a dummy wire adjacent to each of the outermost ones of shorting bars and the dummy wire has one side that is close to the shorting bar and forms a saw-toothed arrangement. As such, during a manufacturing process of the array substrate, particularly in dry etching operations of an insulation protection layer and an active layer, metal intersections of the shorting bar can be well protected from static electricity damage caused by abnormal discharge resulting from plasma so as to improve product quality.
US09013646B2	Liquid crystal display including parallax barrier liquid crystal display panel A display device includes: a first liquid crystal display panel which performs an image display; a second liquid crystal display panel which is arranged on a back surface side of the first liquid crystal display panel and performs a display of a parallax barrier pattern; a backlight unit which is arranged on a back surface side of the second liquid crystal display panel; and a first polarization reflector which is arranged between the first liquid crystal display panel and the second liquid crystal display panel, and allows the transmission of light having a polarization component, which has one polarization direction, of lights having two polarization components orthogonal to each other and reflects the light having a polarization component orthogonal to the polarization direction, wherein the first polarization reflector reflects the backlight light corresponding to the light blocking regions to the second liquid crystal display panel.
US09013643B2	Touch panel and touch display device The present invention provides a touch panel and a touch display device, the touch panel includes: a transparent substrate; a conductive layer disposed on the transparent substrate, where the conductive layer includes a plurality of first conductive patterns and a plurality of second conductive patterns intersecting with the plurality of first conductive patterns, and each of the second conductive patterns is separated into multiple segments by the plurality of first conductive patterns; a color resistance insulating layer disposed on the conductive layer, where the color resistance insulating layer includes a plurality of through-holes; and a metal bridging layer disposed on the color resistance insulating layer, where the multiple segments of the second conductive pattern are connected together by the metal bridging layer via the through-holes. With the technical solutions of the present invention, the color resistor is used as the insulating layer to replace the existing organic film layer, thus avoiding the undesirable risk brought about by the manufacturing process for coating the organic film, simplifying the manufacturing process and reducing the production costs.
US09013640B2	DVD menu representation via optical character recognition An entertainment system for a vehicle is provided comprising a front display screen in a front seat area of the vehicle and a rear display screen in a rear seat area of the vehicle. The entertainment system further provides a DVD player for reading a DVD including video content of the DVD. The DVD player can be connected to the rear display screen for displaying the video content of the DVD thereon. The video content can include a DVD menu. A controller can be connected to the DVD player and the front display screen. The controller generates a DVD menu representation corresponding to the DVD menu for display on the front display screen.
US09013639B2	Electronic apparatus having a module protection buffer According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a module including a fixing portion, and a supporting portion configured to support the module. The supporting portion includes a portion configured to receive stress from the housing at an outer region relative to the fixing portion.
US09013637B2	Set-top box receiver soft control system and method A set-top box is constructed including a processor, an input port, an auxiliary input port, and an output port. The input port is electrically coupled to the processor, and is configured to receive first control signals from a remote control. The auxiliary input port is also electrically coupled to the processor, and is configured to receive second control signals from an auxiliary remote control and send the second control signals to the processor. The output port is electrically coupled to the processor, and is configured to send graphical representations of a remote control to a display. The processor is configured to compose a graphical representation of the remote control, receive a second control signal, modify the graphical representation of the remote control in response to the second control signal, and send the graphical representation to the output port for display.
US09013635B2	Multi-input multi-output time encoding and decoding machines Methods and systems for encoding and decoding signals using a Multi-input Multi-output Time Encoding Machine (TEM) and Time Decoding Machine are disclosed herein.
US09013634B2	Methods and apparatus for video completion Methods, apparatus, and computer-readable storage media for video completion that may be applied to restore missing content, for example holes or border regions, in video sequences. A video completion technique applies a subspace constraint technique that finds and tracks feature points in the video, which are used to form a model of the camera motion and to predict locations of background scene points in frames where the background is occluded. Another frame where those points were visible is found, and that frame is warped using the predicted points. A content-preserving warp technique may be used. Image consistency constraints may be applied to modify the warp so that it fills the hole seamlessly. A compositing technique is applied to composite the warped image into the hole. This process may be repeated until the missing content is filled on all frames.
US09013629B2	Collapsible prompting apparatus The invention provides a prompting apparatus comprising a collapsible prompting box and a mounting and adjusting assembly. The prompting box includes two symmetrical opposite walls, a bottom frame, a bottom, a top frame and a cover, which jointly define a space for housing a two-way see-though mirror and the lens of the camera. The two symmetrical opposite walls can be folded inwardly when the mirror can be folded up to the top frame. The cover defines a space for a user to slide in a tablet device which runs a prompting software application. The pre-designed text is displayed on the tablet device's screen at a speed that the speaker feels comfortable to read. The mounting and adjusting assembly couples the prompting box with the camera. When the apparatus is not in use, the prompting box can be easily folded for carrying convenience.
US09013626B2	Signal processing circuit of solid-state imaging element, signal processing method of solid-state imaging element, and electronic apparatus A signal processing circuit of a solid-state imaging element which processes a signal of the solid-state imaging element having a first pixel group and a second pixel group in which a charge accumulation time or photosensitivity is different by α times from that of the first pixel group, includes a calculation unit that multiplies a signal value of a pixel of interest in the first pixel group by α times, a weighting unit that performs weighting with respect to the signal value of the pixel of interest based on a signal value of a pixel associated with the pixel of interest, and a synthesis unit that synthesizes the signal value which has been multiplied by α times in the calculation unit and on which the weighting has been performed in the weighting unit and a signal value of a pixel of the second pixel group.
US09013624B2	Image pickup apparatus having same exposure time among pixel groups and associated method and computer-readable medium An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup element to obtain an image of a subject using a plurality of pixels which are classified into a plurality of pixel groups and are arranged in a matrix pattern, a controller to apply a reset signal to start exposure of a pixel on a pixel group basis in sequence, to read out pixel values of the plurality of pixel groups on the pixel group basis in sequence according to the reset signal applying order, and to control the image pickup element such that each of the pixel groups has a same exposure time, and a storage unit to store the pixel values read out on the pixel group basis in sequence.
US09013616B2	High dynamic range imaging device The present invention relates to improved imaging devices having high dynamic range and to monitoring and automatic control systems incorporating the improved imaging devices.
US09013615B2	Image sensor with flexible interconnect capabilities Electronic devices may include image sensors having configurable image sensor pixel interconnections. Image sensors may include image sensor pixels coupled to analog circuitry via configurable interconnect circuitry. The analog circuitry may include many analog circuit blocks. The analog circuit blocks may control and read out signals from associated image sensor pixels. The configurable interconnect circuitry may be controlled to reroute the connections between the analog circuit blocks and specific groups of image sensor pixels. Digital circuitry may be coupled to the analog circuitry via configurable interconnect circuitry. The digital circuitry may include digital circuit blocks. There may be significantly more image pixels controlled by a small number of analog circuit blocks, which are in turn controlled by a smaller number of digital circuit blocks. The image sensor pixel array, the configurable interconnect circuitry, the analog circuitry, and the digital circuitry may be vertically stacked.
US09013614B2	Solid-state image pickup apparatus and method of producing the same In a solid-state image pickup apparatus, a first insulating film continuously extends over at least part of a photoelectric conversion element and at least part of a gate electrode and further protrudes into a region above part of a floating diffusion region. A second insulating film is disposed above the first insulating film. The first insulating film has a higher dielectric constant than the second insulating film. An end of a part of the first insulating film protruding beyond an end of the gate electrode into the region above the floating diffusion region is located at a distance of 0.25 μm or less from an end, on a side of the floating diffusion region, of the gate electrode.
US09013613B2	Sensor-equipped display apparatus and electronic apparatus A sensor-equipped display apparatus including a light-transmissive display screen, a sensor that detects light passing through the light-transmissive display screen, and a material that visually obscures the sensor when viewed through the light-transmissive display screen.
US09013612B2	Image sensors with antireflective layers An electronic device may have an image sensor array that captures images. The image sensor array may include antireflective layers that increase the efficiency of the image sensor in gathering incoming light. The image sensor array may include a first antireflective layer between a color filter layer and a passivation layer and a second antireflective layer between the passivation layer and a dielectric stack. The first antireflective layer may have an index of refraction that is between the indexes of refraction of the color filter layer and the passivation layer and the second antireflective layer may have an index of refraction that is between the indexes of refraction of the dielectric stack and the passivation layer, thereby reducing the proportion of incident light that reflects off the interface between the color filter layer and the passivation layer and the interface between the passivation layer and the dielectric stack.
US09013610B2	Apparatus with calibrated readout circuit An apparatus comprises a readout circuit configured to be disconnected from a pixel output, and to connect a pixel reset signal received by the readout circuit to a pixel output signal received by the readout circuit. The apparatus also comprises at least one programmable gain amplifier coupled with the readout circuit. The apparatus further comprises an analog-to-digital converter coupled with the programmable gain amplifier. The readout circuit is configured to be calibrated based on a comparison of a measured output of the readout circuit to a predetermined value, the predetermined value being equal to (2n/2)−1, where n is the number of bits of the analog-to-digital converter.
US09013609B2	Image processing apparatus, image pickup apparatus and image processing program for correcting color blur The image processing apparatus includes a determining part configured to determine, from a difference between information on color of a first pixel in a first image and information on color of a second pixel corresponding to the first pixel in a second image, whether or not the first image includes color blur due to defocus, the first and second images being generated by an image-pickup system and whose focus states are mutually different. The apparatus further includes a correcting part configured to perform on the first image a correction process that corrects the color blur determined by the determining part.
US09013608B2	Image sensing apparatus comprising foreign substance detection control method thereof, and program An image sensing apparatus includes an image sensing unit having an image sensor, an optical member which is arranged in front of the image sensor, a foreign substance detection unit which detects, from a foreign substance detection image including the image of a foreign substance adhered to the surface of the optical member, a recording unit which, when shooting a moving image, records moving image data generated based on image signals successively output from the image sensing unit, and records foreign substance information and lens information in addition to the moving image data, and a lens information obtaining unit which, when the lens information is updated by operating the imaging lens by a user during moving image shooting, obtains the updated lens information. When the lens information obtaining unit obtains the updated lens information, the recording unit records the updated lens information in addition to the moving image data.
US09013607B2	Optical instrument, and method for optical instrument for preventing unexpected movement An optical instrument of the present invention comprises a ring member which is arranged to be rotatable with respect to a lens barrel, and also to slide in an optical axis direction, a movement mechanism for slide movement of the ring member to a first position or a second position in the optical axis direction, an encoder that generates signals in accordance with a rotation operation of the ring member, a slide position determination section for determining positional change accompanying slide movement to the first position or the second position by the movement mechanism, and a control section for performing determination of the signals from the encoder to switch the display operation, and prohibiting switching of the display operation when the slide position determination section has determined a positional change accompanying the slide operation.
US09013606B2	Image processing apparatus and control method thereof In an image processing apparatus, a reduced image in which an input image having a color pattern of a plurality of colors of different pixel densities is reduced is generated. A luminance signal is generated from the reduced image. A contour compensation signal is generated from weighted color signals of the reduced image. The luminance signal and the contour compensation signal are combined. If a reduction ratio of the reduced image is greater than a threshold, a weighting used for a color signal for which a pixel density is high in the input image is increased in comparison to a case where the reduction ratio is not greater to the threshold.
US09013603B2	Image processing apparatus, image capture device, server and computer program, where captured movie image is written in the storage medium based on the shooting condition An image processor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a movie generating section which generates movie data based on an image capturing signal that has been generated by an image capturing section, and a controller which determines, by reference to information concerning a shooting condition, whether or not to write the movie data (chapter(s) just before and/or right after a still picture is shot) on a memory in accordance with a shooting instruction.
US09013594B1	Preventing color artifacts in overexposed regions and preserving maximum signals in near-overexposed regions of digital images Distortions in digital image data, for example, radial falloff and improper white balance, are corrected without introducing artifacts in saturated regions or causing near-saturated regions to become saturated. The approach avoids pushing near-saturated colors into saturation by assuring that the total gain applied to a pixel channel is always less than 1. A spatially adaptive clamp threshold is used to clamp color values for a pixel after the color channel color values have been gain-adjusted. In this manner, saturated pixel color values that have been shifted-down into non-saturated regions are clamped to a maximum valid value and are presented as white in images generated from the gain-adjusted image data. One example embodiment may calculate an adaptive clamp threshold for each pixel in the image data. Another example embodiment may calculate an adaptive clamp threshold for each pixel in a row of pixels in the image data.
US09013593B2	Image editing device and image editing method An image editing device of the present invention, for editing a combined photographic image formed by combining a plurality of images, comprises a combined photograph editing section for carrying out editing of the combined photograph using the combined photographic image and the images that have been expanded, an image quality control parameter calculating section, for calculating image quality control parameters for combined photograph data that has been edited by the combined photograph editing section, in accordance with first image quality control parameters for when creating the combined photograph, and second image quality control parameter for when creating the compressed image, wherein, in the case where a combined photograph that has been edited by the combined photograph editing section is subjected to image compression, the image quality control parameters that have been calculated by the image quality control parameter calculating section are used.
US09013576B2	Aerial photograph image pickup method and aerial photograph image pickup apparatus An aerial photographing image pickup method comprises a step of making a flying object fly meanderingly, a step of taking the image at each vertex where a direction is changed in the meandering flight, a step of extracting feature points from a common overlay portion of the images taken from at least three adjacent vertices, a step of determining two images of two vertices in the images as one set and acquiring positional information of the two vertices by a GPS device for each set regarding at least two sets, a step of performing photogrammetry of the measuring points corresponding to the feature points based on positional information and based on the feature points of the two images and a step of determining the feature points when the surveying results of the measuring points coincide with each other in at least the two sets as tie points for image combination.
US09013575B2	Doorbell communication systems and methods Doorbells can be used to detect visitors. Doorbells can have a field of view that includes a first portion and a second portion. Some embodiments include using a doorbell to detect a first object within the first portion of the field of view, and then determining if a doorbell button is pressed. If the doorbell button is not pressed, the doorbell may become less sensitive to objects detected in the first portion of the field of view. If the doorbell button is pressed, the doorbell may become more sensitive to objects detected in the first portion of the field of view. Multiple portions of the field of view may be independently adjusted based on doorbell button data.
US09013572B2	Method for observing sample and electronic microscope A sample observation method of the present invention comprises a step of defining, with respect to an electron microscope image, an outline of an observation object with respect to a sample (3), or a plurality of points located along the outline, and a step of arranging a plurality of fields of view for an electron microscope along the outline, wherein electron microscope images of the plurality of fields of view that have been defined and arranged along the shape of the observation object through each of the above-mentioned steps are acquired. It is thus made possible to provide a sample observation method that is capable of selectively acquiring, with respect to observation objects of various shapes, an electron microscope image based on a field of view definition that is in accordance with the shape of the observation object, as well as an electron microscope apparatus that realizes such a sample observation method.
US09013567B2	Method for determining age, and age-dependent selection of cosmetic products A method for determining the skin age of consumers and a device suitable for implementing the method. The skin age is determined by capturing a predetermined skin area optoelectronically. The image data obtained during capturing the skin area are stored in an intermediate memory. Thereafter the color distribution and/or the color space are determined by means of image analysis. The determination is performed integratively, the result also being stored in an intermediate memory.
US09013562B2	Methods and systems for presenting sequential video frames Methods and systems are provided for presenting content comprising a plurality of frames using display panel comprising an array of display elements. A method comprises transferring image data for a first frame of the plurality of frames to a display element at the beginning of a first frame interval and activating an illumination assembly after transferring image data for the first frame to the display element to present the first frame. The method further comprises transferring image data for a second frame to an energy storage element corresponding to the display element during the first frame interval, and deactivating the illumination assembly prior to transferring the image data for the second frame from the energy storage element to the display element.
US09013556B2	3D image capturing device for generating a 3D image based on two 2D images and controller chip thereof A 3D image capturing device and a controller chip thereof. The controller chip includes a first and a second sensor interface, a pixel data synchronization module, a 3D image generator and an output interface. The first and second sensor interfaces are coupled to a first and a second 2D image capturing device, respectively, to receive a first and a second image. The pixel data synchronization module synchronizes the pixel data of the first and second images. Based on the synchronized first and second images, the 3D image generator generates a 3D-image. By the output interface, the 3D-image capturing device transmits the generated 3D image to be received by a host.
US09013555B2	Method and apparatus for ultrahigh sensitive optical microangiography Embodiments herein provide an ultrahigh sensitive optical microangiography (OMAG) system that provides high sensitivity to slow flow information, such as that found in blood flow in capillaries, while also providing a relatively low data acquisition time. The system performs a plurality of fast scans (i.e., B-scans) on a fast scan axis, where each fast scan includes a plurality of A-scans. At the same time, the system performs a slow scan (i.e., C-scan), on a slow scan axis, where the slow scan includes the plurality of fast scans. A detector receives the spectral interference signal from the sample to produce a three dimensional (3D) data set. An imaging algorithm is then applied to the 3D data set in the slow scan axis to produce at least one image of the sample. In some embodiments, the imaging algorithm may separate flow information from structural information of the sample.
US09013551B2	Methods and systems for presenting three-dimensional motion pictures with content adaptive information The present invention relates generally to methods and systems for the production of 3D motion picture subtitles adapted to image content for improved viewer experience. Some embodiments of the present invention relate to positioning subtitles at variable, scene-dependent depth. Certain aspects of the present invention may be applicable to general 3D display applications and/or digital projection of 3D motion pictures.
US09013548B2	Broadcast receiver and video data processing method thereof A broadcast receiver and a method for processing 3D video data are disclosed. A method for processing video data of a broadcast receiver includes receiving a broadcast signal including a video stream, wherein the video stream includes a plurality of video stream sections having different viewpoints, acquiring viewpoint information indicating corresponding viewpoints of the video stream sections, and outputting an interface indicating a viewpoint of the video stream that is currently displayed according to the viewpoint information.
US09013545B2	Wireless signal transmission device, 3D image glasses, and program A wireless signal transmission device of the present invention includes a wireless signal transmission section for, when an image display device displays a 3D image, (i) a sync signal indicative of timing at which a right-eye image and a left-eye image included in the 3D image are switched and (ii) an optical shutter control signal for controlling optical shutters of 3D image glasses which optical shutters alternately transmit and shut the right-eye image and the left-eye image, and for, when the image display device displays an image other than a 3D image, periodically transmitting a certain signal which does not include at least optical shutter control data.
US09013542B2	Image capture device and image synthesis method thereof This invention discloses an image capture device and an image synthesis method thereof. The image capture device comprises an image pickup module and a processing module. The image pickup module scans a plurality of visual angles of a scene in advance to obtain a plurality of temporary images. Each of the temporary images has a scanning focal length value. The processing module analyzes the plurality of temporary image of each of the visual angles to obtain a temporary focal length value. The processing module obtains a weighting focal length value by each temporary focal length value by using a function to control the image pickup module in order to perform a panorama image capturing process according to the weighting focal length value.
US09013541B2	System and method for broadcast station adjacency Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for broadcasting a local signal B that corresponds to a coverage hole in a remote signal B. The system includes a first transmitter at a first location and a second transmitter at the first location that transmits local signal B corresponding to remote signal B transmitted from a remote transmitter. The second transmitter broadcasts the local signal B to at least part of a coverage hole in a coverage area of remote signal B. Also disclosed is a method for consolidating allocated wireless spectrum. The method includes identifying a guard band in an allocated band of wireless spectrum, reassigning an existing channel occupying a portion of the allocated band of wireless spectrum to the guard band via selective single frequency network infill to yield a reassigned channel, and freeing the portion of the allocated band of wireless spectrum.
US09013536B2	Augmented video calls on mobile devices An apparatus comprises a processor configured to: process, automatically and in real time, segmentation of a video object from a portion of a video, wherein the video object is a foreground of the video, and wherein a remaining portion of the video is a background of the video; and remove the background.
US09013533B2	Video share model-based video fixing Systems and methods for model-based video fixing are disclosed. A video can be retrieved and analyzed to determine if any portion of the video can be represented by a model. If a portion that can be modeled is identified, a model that approximates the portion can be specified, the portion can be removed from the video, and instructions for modeling the video can be formatted. The video and the instructions can be transmitted to a receiving device, which can synthesize the model and the received video to generate a model-based video. Systems for providing the model-based video fixing are also disclosed.
US09013531B2	Optical scanning device having a scanning lens with a tilt-decentered surface and image forming apparatus An optical device includes: a light source that emits a light beam; a deflector that deflects the light beam in a main-scanning direction; and a scanning/image-forming optical system that includes a scanning lens that causes the light beam deflected by the deflector to converge to a scanned surface to form an image on the scanned surface. The scanning lens has refractive index gradient. At least one surface of the scanning lens is a tilt-decentered surface that has a tilt angle, which depends on a position in the main-scanning direction, in a sub-scanning direction. The tilt angle is set so as to compensate for variation, which results from the refractive index gradient, in direction of the light beam in the sub-scanning direction.
US09013524B2	Low color shift multi-view display device and display method thereof According to various embodiments of the invention, gamma curves for multiple pixel groups can be calibrated using look-up tables or by using reference voltage groups provided by gamma voltage generators so that the pixels can display multiple images with correct gray levels at different view angles. Therefore, color shift can be avoided or lessened without necessarily using extra circuitry on the display panel. Also, any related light transmittance or light utilization efficiency reduction may be decreased or eliminated.
US09013523B2	Display device and manufacturing method thereof Provided are a display device that can suppress occurrence of a color breakup as well as occurrence of a false contour, and a control method therefor. In the display device, a plurality of sub-frame periods forming one frame period are divided into a first group to which sub-frame periods with the same length of light transmission periods belong; and a second group to which sub-frame periods with lengths of light transmission periods shorter than those of the sub-frame periods in the first group and different from each other belong. Further, among the sub-frame periods that belong to the first group, sub-frame periods having the light transmission period increase in number from a middle of the one frame period toward a start point and an endpoint of the one frame period in accordance with an increase of the gray level.
US09013522B2	Display apparatus and method of controlling the same For each predetermined block of a display image, a correction value is calculated based on an image in the block, and the image of the predetermined block is corrected based on the correction value of the predetermined block and the correction values of blocks around the predetermined block.
US09013519B2	Organic light emitting display and method of driving the same There is provided an organic light emitting display capable of improving the display quality of a low brightness region. The organic light emitting display includes pixels positioned at intersections of scan lines, emission control lines, and data lines, a converter for receiving data to generate brightness values, a timing controller for extracting emission time values and gamma values to correspond to the brightness values, an emission control line driver for supplying emission control signals to the emission control lines so that emission times of the pixels are controlled to correspond to the emission time values, and a gamma voltage generator for generating gamma voltages corresponding to the gamma values.
US09013511B2	Adaptive spatial variant interpolation for image upscaling This disclosure describes adaptive spatial variant interpolation (SVI) techniques for image upscaling. In various embodiments, the interpolation techniques described in this disclosure may support low complexity upscaling of image while promoting high image quality, including enhanced sharpness, higher contrast and more accurate interpolation. The interpolation techniques may be applied using generalized finite impulse response (FIR) filters. In some embodiments, the interpolation techniques may be content-adaptive to provide more accurate interpolation while suppressing significant artifacts associated with sharp edges. In addition, the interpolation techniques may be readily applicable to upscaling of color imagery and video, e.g., in both YCbCr (luminance, blue chrominance, red chrominance) and RGB (red, green, blue) formats.
US09013508B2	Method and terminal device for filtering objects Embodiments provide a method and a terminal device for filtering objects. By using the technical solutions provided by the embodiments, the terminal device can display filtered objects, and problems in the prior art that a long time is needed to retrieve subsequent objects and that errors easily occur if the terminal device needs to display a lot of objects can be avoided, thereby effectively increasing the efficiency and reliability of displaying objects.
US09013507B2	Previewing a graphic in an environment A method includes defining a surface within a first captured image of an environment. The defined surface is identified in a second captured image of the environment. A graphic is overlaid on the surface identified in the second captured image. The second captured image is caused to be displayed to preview the graphic in the environment.
US09013503B2	Image-data-converting device and display device including the same A device includes converters for converting first image data of an RGB-type into second image data of a YCbCr-type, into third image data of the YCbCr-type, and into fourth image data of the RGB-type, wherein a CbCr-coordinate system has six regions defined by coordinates of a reference color and of six primary colors, and when coordinates of the second image data are located in a region defined by coordinates of the reference color, a first primary color, and a second primary color, the coordinates of the second image data are determined by the coordinates of the reference color, the first primary color, the second primary color, coordinates of a target reference color corresponding to those of the reference color, coordinates of a first target primary color corresponding to those of the first primary color, and coordinates of a second target primary color corresponding to those of the second primary color.
US09013501B2	Transmission channel for image data A display controller having only three color channels per pixel is used to control a display system having four or more color channels. Mapping of the possible luminance values for each color channel of each pixel to the 2n intervals represented by the n bits in each color channel are provided according to a function that is based on human color perception, so as not to generate artifacts.
US09013499B2	Methods and apparatus for multiple texture map storage and filtering including irregular texture maps A method for a computer system including receiving a file comprising textures including a first and a second texture map, which can be regular or irregular texture maps, and metadata, wherein the metadata includes identifiers associated with texture maps and includes adjacency data, associating the first texture map with a first face of an object in response to an identifier associated with the first texture map, associating the second texture map with a second face of the object in response to an identifier associated with the second texture map, determining an edge of the first texture map is adjacent to an edge of the second texture map in response to the adjacency data, and performing a rendering operation with respect to the first and second faces of the object to determine rendering data in response to the first and second texture maps.
US09013498B1	Determining a working set of texture maps A system and method for tracking and reporting texture map levels of detail that are computed during graphics processing allows for efficient management of texture map storage. Minimum and/or maximum pre-clamped texture map levels of detail values are tracked by a graphics processor and an array stored in memory is updated to report the minimum and/or maximum values for use by an application program. The minimum and/or maximum values may be used to determine the active set of texture map levels of detail that is loaded into graphics memory.
US09013494B2	Heads-up-display software development tool A method and apparatus for software development and a method and system for analysis of graphics software are disclosed.
US09013492B2	Image display device, image display method, and image display program An image display device includes: a storing section configured to store associating information that associates information indicating one or more providing sources of image data with each of one or more display areas set within a display screen; an obtaining section configured to obtain image data from a providing source corresponding to each of one or more display areas on the basis of the associating information stored in the storing section; a forming section configured to form display image data of a display image to be displayed on the display screen on the basis of the image data being obtained by said obtaining section for each of one or more display areas; and a display processing section configured to display the display image corresponding to the display image data formed by the forming section on the display screen.
US09013490B2	Hilbert-huang transform data processing real-time system with 2-D capabilities Some embodiments of the present invention pertain to an apparatus, method, and a computer program that is configured to cause a processor to construct an upper envelope and lower envelope for an input image based on a statistically computed window parameter in a real-time system using multi-thread processing, and smooth the upper envelope and lower envelope based on a sum of elements in a window, wherein the sum of elements in the window is divided by a number of non-zero elements in the sum of elements in the window.
US09013487B2	Method for the calculation of the bounding box of vectorial graphic shapes Method for determining the bounding box of a computerized graphic shape comprising one or more primitives described in vectorial mode, wherein the bounding box is calculated by applying analytical mathematical formulas to the vectorial description of the primitives constituting the shape without preliminarily performing a phase of drawing and displaying of the shape through resolution of the vectorial primitives that compose it.
US09013481B2	Method and device for forming surface processing data A polygon-meshed surface of a product is divided into regions, and a texture GA is mapped in an initial region A. The boundary line of an adjacent region B is multiplexed outward, and an overlapped region D is provided between the initial region and the adjacent region, and a region X to be processed is projected onto a two-dimensional plane and a texture GB is allocated. An optimal boundary line FS in which the difference between the pixel values of the textures GA and GB becomes minimal in the overlapped region is obtained, and the texture GB is mapped in the region X being processed so that the texture is connected to the texture GA at the optimal boundary line. The apexes of the polygon mesh displaced on the basis of the textures mapped in all the regions are connected to obtain grain-given polygon data.
US09013480B2	Methods and systems for generating and editing surfaces Methods and systems for generating surface data from polygonal data are disclosed. The methods and systems receive polygonal data which describe discrete points on an object. The methods and systems analyze and use the data to calculate and define a continuous BREP object which accurately represents the original polygonal object. In some embodiments, the BREP object is modified and certain details of the modification operations are recorded. The polygonal data may be edited and a new BREP object created based on the edited polygonal data. The new BREP object may be automatically modified by automatically reperforming the recorded modification operations.
US09013479B2	Apparatus and method for tile-based rendering A tile-based rendering apparatus and method is provided. Vertex data sorted based on a tile unit may be stored in a scene buffer and be rendered. Among the stored vertex data, vertex data used several times for rendering may be temporarily stored in a memory or a cache. Vertex data having a probability of being read several times from the scene buffer may be temporarily stored in another memory.
US09013477B2	Method and system for producing a virtual output image from data obtained by an array of image capturing devices A system for output of virtual output images includes an array of image capturing devices for providing image data. This image data is processed by convolving the image data with a function, e.g., the path, and thereafter deconvolving them, either after or before summation, with an inverse point spread function or a filter equivalent thereto to produce all-focus image data.
US09013476B2	Method and apparatus for displaying a 3D image in a mobile terminal A method and apparatus are provided for displaying a three dimensional (3D) image by a mobile terminal. The method includes receiving an object for displaying; identifying attribute information of a content item or application associated with the object; determining a depth of the object based on the attribute information; and displaying the object to reflect the depth.
US09013475B2	Display device, control system, and storage medium storing control program According to an aspect, a display device includes a display unit, a detecting unit, and a control unit. The display unit displays a publication. The detecting unit detects an object that performs an operation of turning a page of the publication. The control unit causes the display unit to display a display object associated with a page, of pages of the publication, to be displayed according to the operation detected by the detecting unit.
US09013474B2	Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to request a 3D webpage from a web server; a display unit configured to display the 3D webpage received via the wireless communication unit; a memory configured to set a display condition of the 3D webpage for the mobile terminal; and a controller configured to detect whether a current status of the mobile terminal meets the set display condition when a command for accessing the 3D webpage is input before the 3D webpage is requested from the web server, request and receive the 3D webpage via the wireless communication unit if the current status of the mobile terminal meets the set display condition, control the display unit to display the received 3D webpage, and control a 3D operation of the displayed 3D webpage.
US09013472B2	Stereophonic display devices In one embodiment of the invention, a stereophonic display device is provided. The stereophonic display device includes a pixel unit including a plurality of subpixels, wherein the subpixels include at least two right eye subpixels and two left eye subpixels, a barrier with a plurality of apertures formed on the pixel unit, wherein the smallest distance between the locations of the apertures projected onto the pixel unit and boundaries of the pixel unit is equal to or greater than a quarter of the width of the pixel unit, and a display image processor controlling the pixel unit rendering of the right eye subpixel block and the left eye subpixel block sequentially.
US09013471B2	3D X-ray imaging of coronary vessels with ECG gating and motion correction A method for three-dimensional visualization of a moving structure by a rotation angiography method is described. A series of projection images is recorded by an image acquisition unit from different recording angles during a rotation cycle. A three-dimensional image data can be reconstructed from the projection images. A continuous rotation cycle is proposed to be performed with simultaneous recording of at least one ECG. A three-dimensional reconstructed reference image is generated through a first correction of the motion of the moving structure by affine transformations. A three-dimensional image data of the moving structure is reconstructed from the data acquired in the continuous rotation cycle when using the reconstructed reference image while performing an estimation and correction of the motion by elastic deformations.
US09013455B2	Rechargeable active pen and electronic device with corresponding charging dock Powered by a battery module, an active pen may transmit a signal that is intended for detection by a touch screen. The active pen may comprise an elongated clip member connected to an elongated body member, the free end of the clip member having a ground contact, and the body member having control and charging contacts opposite the ground contact. The free end may be biased such that the ground contact is normally in contact with the control and charging contacts, thereby maintaining the active pen in a signal-transmitting state until separation of the contacts. An electronic device may charge the battery module, optionally responsive to authorization thereof. The electronic device may comprise a partition member to separate the free end of the clip member from the body member, the partition member having contacts corresponding to those of the active pen for enabling charging of the battery module.
US09013452B2	Method and system for activating different interactive functions using different types of finger contacts A method activates different interactive functions based on a classification of vibro-acoustic signals resulting from touch events with finger parts of a user. A primary function is trigger when an interactive element on a touch screen is touched with a finger tip of the user. An auxiliary function is launched when the interactive element is touched with a knuckle or fingernail of the user. The touch events result in generating the vibro-acoustic signals. The vibro-acoustic signals are classified and used to distinguish what finger part was used based on the classification of the vibro-acoustic signals.
US09013444B2	Self-capacitance measurement with isolated capacitance In one embodiment, a method includes dividing a first amount of charge between a capacitance of a touch sensor and a compensation capacitor. The division of the first amount of charge results in a first voltage at an input node. The method also includes isolating the capacitance of the touch sensor from the compensation capacitor; and applying a reference voltage at the input node and a supply voltage at the compensation capacitor. The application of the reference voltage at the input node induces a second amount of charge proportional to a difference between the first voltage and the reference voltage on an integration capacitor. The method also includes determining a first difference between the first voltage and the reference voltage based on a second amount of charge on the integration capacitor; and determining whether a touch input to the touch sensor has occurred based on the first difference.
US09013443B2	Touch panel and driving device for the same A driving device and a touch panel are provided. The driving device includes a first switcher and a second switcher. The first switcher is coupled to a first electrode of a capacitance node of the touch panel and is configured to selectively apply, to the first electrode, a driving voltage for generating an electric potential difference in the capacitance node. The second switcher is coupled to the first electrode and configured to selectively apply, to the first electrode, a sensing voltage for sensing a variation in the capacitance of the at least one capacitance node.
US09013439B2	Terminal device with display function A terminal device with a display function enables only an operation of a desired operation key valid, and easily perform the invalidation operation. In response to switching to a predetermined function mode by manipulating a jog dial, an image in the switched function mode is displayed in a display surface, based on an image signal from a display control section. A bar is located on a borderline between a contents area and an operation area in an initial state of displaying an image. When the jog dial is manipulated by the user to thereby move the bar from the borderline to a predetermined position within the operation area, a CPU determines that the position of the bar has been moved. Then, the CPU detects a new position of the bar, and makes an operation with respect to the operation key located between the bar and the borderline invalid.
US09013438B2	Touch input data handling A system for enabling a tablet input object is described. A tablet input object can take various inputs from touch, a mouse, and a pen and sends their information to an application or operating system. Also, a pen message pathway may also be used to handle touch messages, thereby reusing an existing pen message pathway for messages created by something other than a pen.
US09013431B2	Power-saving display device A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of first sensing lines that extend in a first direction, and a plurality of second sensing lines that extend in a second direction, a first position selector and a second position selector at an edge of the display panel, and spaced apart from each other in the first direction, and a third position selector and a fourth position selector at or above the display panel, and spaced apart from each other in the second direction, wherein an activated region of the display panel corresponds to respective positions of the first position selector, the second position selector, the third position selector, and the fourth position selector
US09013429B1	Multi-stage stylus detection A system comprises a processing device and a capacitive sense array that includes a plurality of electrodes. The system receives a first signal from a first scan of electrodes in a capacitive sense array. The system processes the first signal using a first set of sequences to detect a stylus. The system receives a second scan from a second scan of electrodes in a capacitive sense array. The system processes the second signal using a second set of sequences to detect the stylus.
US09013423B2	Adaptive virtual keyboard for handheld device In various embodiments, the size, shape, and arrangement of keys on a virtual keyboard may be determined based on touchscreen contacts made by the user. Further, the actual contact patch made by the user may be analyzed to interpret which point of contact was intended, and other factors such as spelling and context may also be considered. These factors may be determined based on a calibration session and/or on continuing inputs during operation of the keyboard, and applied to future operational interpretations of the touchscreen contacts.
US09013422B2	Device, method, and storage medium storing program According to an aspect, a device includes a touch screen display and a controller. The touch screen display displays a screen of an application executed in the foreground. When the first gesture is performed on the touch screen display while a first application is executed in the foreground and a second application is executed in the background, the controller causes the first application to perform an operation according to the first gesture. When the second gesture is performed on the touch screen display while the first application is executed in the foreground and the second application is executed in the background, the controller executes the second application in the foreground.
US09013418B2	Navigation accessibilitly apparatus, method and system An apparatus, system and method are presented for improving the accessibility to self-service terminals by the visually impaired. An apparatus is provided that when attached to a touch-screen display improves accessibility. The apparatus includes touch identifiable symbols. A user operates a self-service terminal by selecting the appropriate symbol on the apparatus in response to audible instructions from the terminal.
US09013405B2	Touch-scrolling pad for computer input devices In embodiments of a touch-scrolling pad for computer input devices, a touch sensor strip detects touch contacts on a touch-scrolling pad that is implemented for vertical scrolling input and horizontal scrolling input. A selectable button positioned proximate below the touch sensor strip can be selected by an actuation depress input to the touch-scrolling pad. The touch-scrolling pad includes programmed instructions in firmware implemented to determine that a touch contact is one of a vertical scrolling input, a horizontal scrolling input, or the actuation depress input to actuate the selectable button. The touch-scrolling pad also includes a haptic system that generates haptic feedback responsive to either of the vertical scrolling input or the horizontal scrolling input.
US09013393B2	Method of driving a light source, light source apparatus for performing the method and display apparatus having the light source apparatus In a method of driving a light source of a light source module including a plurality of driving blocks, an image signal is analyzed and a target luminance corresponding to each of the driving blocks is determined. A dimming level of each of the driving blocks is determined by using the target luminance. A driving signal is generated, and the driving signal has a pulse width based on the dimming level and a variable frequency in accordance with a processing mode of the image signal. The driving block is driven by using the driving signal.
US09013392B2	Gamma-voltage generator A gamma-voltage generator is provided to generating a plurality of first gamma voltages and second gamma voltages. At least one of the first gamma voltages generated by DACs of the gamma-voltage generator within a first frame period and at least one of the second gamma voltages generated by the DACs within a second frame period are outputted from a same one of the gamma buffers of the gamma-voltage generator, whereby the transmitted gamma voltages have substantially equal offset. Therefore, the display quality approaches an ideal condition.
US09013382B2	Liquid crystal display device and method for driving the same A LCD device includes a liquid crystal panel and a control circuit. The liquid crystal panel is configured to display an image in response to various received signals, one of which may include a common voltage signal. The control circuit receives a control signal. In response to the control signal, the control circuit couples the liquid crystal panel to the common voltage signal or to a ground voltage.
US09013378B2	Image display Herein disclosed an image display including: row scan lines configured to supply a control signal; column signal lines configured to supply a video signal; and pixel circuits configured to be disposed at intersections between the scan lines and the signal lines, wherein each of the pixel circuits has at least a drive transistor, a sampling transistor connected to a gate of the drive transistor, a capacitive part connected between the gate and a source of the drive transistor, and a light-emitting element connected to the source of the drive transistor.
US09013374B2	Pixel and organic light emitting display using the same A pixel circuit for an organic light emitting diode display is disclosed. The pixel is configured to provide fast response time and good isolation from data transition coupling.
US09013370B2	Display system for meeting room and control method thereof A display system and a method of controlling the same are provided The display system includes a display apparatus which displays an image based on a received image signal; at least one peripheral device which adjusts an environment peripheral to the display apparatus; at least one state adjusting device which adjusts a state of the peripheral device; and a first user terminal which controls the corresponding state adjusting device such that the state of the peripheral device is adjusted to a preset initial state, when a connection with the display apparatus is made, and transmits the image signal to the display apparatus. Accordingly, the display system is capable of being operated automatically adaptively to a meeting environment.
US09013368B1	Foldable mobile device and method of controlling the same A foldable mobile device and a method for controlling a display of the same are disclosed herein. Herein, the foldable mobile device includes a first display unit configured to display a first image or a first zoomed-in first image while the foldable mobile device is in a folded state, a second display unit configured to display a second image corresponding to a predetermined display mode or a second image including a second zoomed-in first image when the foldable mobile device is unfolded, and a controller configured to control a display of the first display unit and the second display unit.
US09013366B2	Display environment for a plurality of display devices A display environment for a plurality of display devices is described. In one or more implementations, a display environment of an operating system of a computing device is configured to display a plurality of shells that support user interaction with the operating system by launching a first shell for display on a first display device of the computing device and launching a second shell for display on a second display device of the computing device such that the first and second shells are displayable simultaneously by the computing device.
US09013363B2	Method for realizing terminal antenna, terminal antenna and terminal thereof Provided is a method for implementing a terminal antenna, including: welding a metal shell for fixing a side key on a ground of a printed circuit board; dividing the ground of the printed circuit board into a first ground and a second ground, connecting the first ground with the second ground by at least one first isolating unit, the first ground being welded with the metal shell, and a length of the first ground being ¼ of a wavelength of a radio operating frequency band, and connecting the first ground with an antenna receiving/transmitting unit, thereby implementing a terminal antenna by taking the first ground as a radiator. The present invention also provides a corresponding terminal antenna and a terminal thereof.
US09013361B1	Interlocking subarray configurations A method of forming overlapping antenna subarrays includes forming one or more first-level subarrays by combing multiple elements. Each first-level subarray may have a phase center. One or more second-level subarrays may be formed by arranging a number of the first-level subarrays to form each first-level subarray. One or more third-level subarrays may be formed by arranging a number of the second-level subarrays to form each second-level subarray. The first-level, second-level, and third-level subarrays may include overlapping antenna subarrays. Each element may include an antenna element. Some of the first level, second-level, or third level subarrays may have an interlocking feature that allows interlocking of each subarray with another one of the same subarray. Arranging subarrays may include interlocking subarrays.
US09013360B1	Continuous band antenna (CBA) with switchable quadrant beams and selectable polarization An antenna formed from one or more structures with sets of radiating elements oriented in four different, preferably orthogonal, directions. The radiating elements are further provided as multiple horizontal and vertical radiating section. The structure may be a six sided cube-like structure or a cylinder. A combining circuit provides omnidirectional, directional, and scanning/direction finding modes across a broad operating frequency range with multiple polarizations. The arrangement lends itself to implementation as a whip form factor well suited for vehicular applications.
US09013356B2	Handheld device A handheld device is disclosed, which includes an appearance part, a system ground plane and a detachable element. The detachable element includes a carrier and a planar antenna. The system ground plane is disposed in the appearance part and has a feed point. The planar antenna is disposed on the carrier and has a connection point. The carrier is detachably connected to the appearance part. When the carrier is connected to the appearance part, the above-mentioned connection point is electrically connected to the feed point. In this way, the radiation performance of the antenna can be improved and the frequency band of the antenna of the handheld device can be changed by replacing the detachable element.
US09013352B2	Method, system, and machine to track and anticipate the movement of fluid spills when moving with water flow The present invention relates to systems, methods, and machines for tracking a fluid spill. The method includes obtaining real-time location data for a number of tracking devices from a positioning satellite data repository, integrating the location data of each of the tracking devices into a comprehensive spatial data repository, determining a deployment location for each of the tracking devices, identifying, responsive to the deployment locations, a fluid-spill subset of the tracking devices that were deployed in the fluid spill, determining a fluid spill location based on the geographic locations of the fluid-spill subset, and generating a geographic map depicting the fluid spill location. A new sensor-driven paradigm is used that combines practical data gathering methods with advanced enterprise information technologies. The sensor-driven paradigm provides real-time situational awareness to emergency responders and executive stakeholders working from remote locations during an oil spill or chemical fluid release.
US09013351B2	Portable biometric monitoring devices having location sensors Assisted-GPS for a portable biometric monitoring device is provided. The portable biometric monitoring device may obtain updated ephemeris data from an associated secondary device via a short-range, low-power communication protocol. The secondary device may be a computing device such as a smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Various rules may control when the ephemeris data is updated. The ephemeris data may be used in the calculation of the global position of the portable biometric monitoring device. Additionally, the portable biometric monitoring device may communicate downloaded position fixing data to the associated secondary device. The associated secondary device may then calculate the global position from the position fixing data.
US09013344B2	High speed dynamic comparator A comparator circuit (FIG. 4) is disclosed. The circuit includes an amplifier circuit (300,302) arranged to produce an output signal (Vom,Vop). A first current source (312) is arranged to produce a first current through the amplifier circuit. A detector circuit (400) is arranged to produce a control signal (404) in response to a level of the output signal. A second current source (402) is arranged to produce a second current through the amplifier circuit in response to the control signal.
US09013343B2	Controllers and methods for accepting multiple different types of input signals According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of controllers and methods for accepting multiple different types of input signals. One example controller includes an input circuit including first and second input terminals for receiving an input signal and at least one programmable resistor coupled to the first terminal. A processing device is coupled to the input circuit. The processing device is configured to control a resistance of the at least one programmable resistor based on a terminal setting. The terminal setting indicates whether the input signal is a voltage signal, a current signal, or a resistance signal. The processing device is configured to interpret the input signal applied to the processing device via the input circuit.
US09013339B2	Track and hold architecture with tunable bandwidth To date, bandwidth mismatch within time-interleaved (TI) analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) has been largely ignored because compensation for bandwidth mismatch is performed by digital post-processing, namely finite impulse response filters. However, the lag from digital post-processing is prohibitive in high speed systems, indicating a need for blind mismatch compensation. Even with blind bandwidth mismatch estimation, though, adjustment of the filter characteristics of track-and-hold (T/H) circuits within the TI ADCs can be difficult. Here, a T/H circuit architecture is provided that uses variations of the gate voltage of a sampling switch (which varies the “on” resistance of the sampling switch) to change the bandwidth of the T/H circuits so as to precisely match the bandwidths.
US09013336B2	Secured keypad devices A data entry device including a housing including a top housing portion including key apertures, a plurality of data entry keys mounted in the housing to have data entry key depression travel paths in the housing, the plurality of data entry keys being associated with a substrate, which is disposed below the top housing portion and anti-tampering electrical conductors arranged between the top housing portion and the substrate thereby to prevent unauthorized access to the substrate.
US09013331B2	Lighting and collision alerting system A collision avoidance system includes a sensor adapted to detect at least one vehicle in the vicinity of a predetermined area and generate target data relating to the at least one vehicle. An awareness engine receives the target data and evaluates the target data for a threat of a collision. An alerting system is adapted to alert the at least one vehicle in the event of a threat of a collision, the alerting system being activated by the awareness engine.
US09013325B2	System and method for traffic-control phase change warnings A roadside equipment (RSE) system that can be used for controlling traffic signals and other equipment and corresponding method. A method includes maintaining a traffic signal in a GREEN phase in a first direction, including displaying a GREEN indicator in the first direction. The method includes detecting an event indicating that the phase of the traffic signal in the first direction should be changed and changing the phase of the traffic signal to a pre-YELLOW phase in response to the detected event, including continuing to display the GREEN indicator in the first direction. The method includes wirelessly transmitting a message indicating the pre-YELLOW phase and a phase time, the phase time indicating a next change of phase of the traffic signal, and changing the phase of the traffic signal to a YELLOW phase when the phase time has been reached.
US09013321B2	Setting the operating mode of a hazard warning system by means of an electrically readable bipole, in particular a resistor, which is arranged in a hazard warning system socket A bipole is fitted in a warning system socket for removably receiving a hazard warning system in order to set one of at least two operating modes of the hazard warning system. An electric characteristic of the bipole can be read out electrically by an electronic control of the hazard warning system via two electric contact pairs which are in contact with each other in the received state of the hazard warning system. In particular, the bipole is used via at least one pair of electric contacts, the pair being generally provided for externally connecting an optical and/or acoustic alarm emitter, in order to read in the electric characteristic of the bipole. The bipole is preferably a passive electric resistor.
US09013320B2	Home appliance and its system Provided are a home appliance and its system. The home appliance include: an input unit for inputting driving information; a data unit for storing a diagnosis logic; a control unit for diagnosing a state of the home appliance and whether a failure occurs according to the diagnosis logic on the basis of product information including the driving information inputted from the input unit, operation information detected during an operation, and failure information occurring during an operation, in order to generate a diagnosis result including the operation information and the failure information, and encoding transmission information including predetermined data for a diagnosis, which are selected from the driving operation, and the diagnosis result and outputting the encoded transmission information; a modulator for converting the encoded transmission information; and a sound output unit for outputting the transmission information converted by the modulator as a sound including a plurality of frequencies.
US09013319B2	Vehicle inlet for use in charging a battery of an electric vehicle (EV) or a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) A vehicle inlet is disclosed for use in charging a battery of an electric vehicle or a hybrid-electric vehicle. The vehicle inlet includes a housing, a luminance engine having at least one light emitting diode, and a luminance member configured for attachment to the housing and for cooperation with the luminance engine. The luminance member is adapted for illumination by the at least one light emitting diode of the luminance engine based on an ambient light level having a value less than a threshold for a predetermined time period.
US09013316B2	Smoke detector The smoke detector comprises a housing provided with one or more openings for the passage of smoke particles into an interior of the housing. A first electrode and a second electrode are disposed in the interior of the housing and generate an electric field by application of an electrical potential therebetween. A detection chamber is defined between the first electrode and the second electrode, the detection chamber comprising an ionization zone for the generation of charged particles by ionization of air in the vicinity of the second electrode and a drift zone for the movement of charged particles towards the first electrode. A measurement device measures an electrical parameter representative of the electrical current generated between the first electrode and the second electrode by the charged particles. The electrical potential between the first electrode and the second electrode is maintained at a first electrical potential level which is less than and in the vicinity of an electrical potential threshold level at which at corona phenomenon is generated such that in the absence of smoke no corona phenomenon is generated in the vicinity of the second electrode and in the presence of smoke a corona phenomenon is generated in the vicinity of the second electrode.
US09013315B2	Sensor control for apparatuses for supporting and monitoring a person A person support apparatus includes a frame and a support surface cooperating with the frame to support a person. The person support apparatus also has a sensor coupled to one of the frame and the support surface. The sensor detects at least one characteristic associated with the person. A controller is coupled to the sensor. In response to at least one of a condition of the frame, a condition of the support surface, a position of the person, or a condition of the person, the controller operates to control the sensor by at least one of changing a gain of the sensor and changing a manner in which a signal from the sensor is filtered. In some instances, the controller turns the sensor off.
US09013314B2	System for indicating instructions including monitoring of signal strength or distance An indicating system and method having a parent unit communicable with a child unit is provided. In an embodiment for the indicating system and method of the present invention, the child unit may be responsive to receiving a signal from the parent unit for communicating instructions (e.g., traffic signal based, protective based etc.) which may result in a visual, and/or audio and/or tactile indication being provided to the user of the child unit. In an embodiment of the present invention, the system may communicate instructions, praise or other information, educational or otherwise to a child unit via actuators on the parent unit or by an auto mode feature utilizing signal strength detection/proximity sensing technology. Safety enhancing features, entertainment and encouragement features may be incorporated into the system.
US09013312B2	Hand cleanliness Among other things, an entry monitor has circuitry to detect when a person enters a monitored space and an indicator perceptible to other people in the space to indicate a cleanliness state of the hands of the person who has entered the space.
US09013310B2	Circuit structure and method of fabrication for facilitating radio frequency identification (RFID) A radio frequency identification (RFID) device and method of fabrication are presented. The RFID device includes an RFID antenna, a capacitor, and an RFID integrated circuit. The RFID antenna includes an elongate conductive trace disposed within an antenna area of the RFID device, and the capacitor includes an elongate capacitive structure for storing power. The elongate capacitive structure is aligned with the elongate conductive trace and embedded within the antenna area of the RFID device. The RFID integrated circuit is electrically coupled to the RFID antenna and to the capacitor, and the capacitor stores power within the antenna area of the RFID device to facilitate RFID integrated circuit functionality.
US09013306B2	Security device A security device for securing an item, the security device comprising a housing configured to house a circuit board comprising electronics configured to send a telecommunication signal to a receiver when the electronics is activated; a cable configured to establish a conductive path with the circuit board when the housing is closed, thereby activating the electronics; a lock assembly configured to be activated when the housing is closed; and a cover configured to close the housing, the cover having a first pin configured to engage a first end of the cable to prevent removal of a first end of the cable from the housing when housing is closed, and the cover having a second pin configured to activate the lock assembly to prevent removal of a second end of the cable from the housing when the housing is closed.
US09013305B2	Bidirectional single-pin alarm interface An apparatus configured for providing communication between integrated circuits is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first integrated circuit. The apparatus also includes a second integrated circuit. The apparatus further includes an alarm interface that couples the first integrated circuit to the second integrated circuit. An alarm signal is sent on the alarm interface to signal an alarm event. The alarm signal is modulated differently based on a type of the alarm event.
US09013302B2	Monitoring remote environmental conditions A server system for remote monitoring includes a wireless communication interface, a processor, and a storage device. The wireless communication interface receives at least one data packet over wireless communications from a remote monitoring system. The processor processes the data packet including sensor information from a sensor coupled to the remote monitoring system. The storage device stores the sensor information.
US09013300B2	Method of communicating information through a wearable device A method of communicating information through a wearable device is provided as a means of receiving, storing, and transmitting information to a plurality of nearby compatible devices and systems in order to facilitate a plurality of data transfer dependent tasks. The wearable device uses several electronic components in order to receive information from various sources, store the information for later use, identify nearby compatible devices and systems, and quickly communicate information to the nearby compatible devices and systems. The wearable device accomplishes this with minimal additional interactions from the user. Through the method of use, the wearable device can be used for keyless entry systems, passively transferring settings to various devices, transmitting secure identify information upon request, and transmitting secure financial information. The method also provides a means of detecting and requesting assistance when a user is in an emergency.
US09013299B1	System and method for locating a patient A method for tracking a patient in a medical facility is disclosed. The method includes determining whether a patient is to be moved, indicating the time at which the patient should start to be moved, and interrogating a RFID sensor on the patient at a predetermined time interval to determine when the patient has been moved.
US09013295B1	Alarm signaling technology Techniques are described for handling an event where a control panel or an alarm signaling device is tampered with or destroyed by a disablement tactic, e.g., a “crash and smash intrusion.”
US09013294B1	Alarm probability Alarm system technology, in which an alarm event is detected at a property monitored by an alarm system when the alarm system was set in an armed state. Based on detection of the alarm event, an alarm probability score that indicates a likelihood of the alarm event being an emergency situation is determined and the alarm event is handled based on the determined alarm probability score.
US09013281B2	Wearable electronic signaling devices This invention relates to electronic wearable articles such as clothing. The invention is an integrated wearable article (e.g. an electronic glove) that allows a user to signal to others the user intent for direction. The electronic glove includes a glove, a chevron-shaped light integrated with the glove that points away from the user when glove is on the hand of the user to indicate intended direction, and an electronic circuit including a switch mechanism with a first contact assembly on the thumb and a second contact assembly on the index finger of the glove, wherein the electronic circuit detects when the first contact assembly touches the second contact assembly to actuate the light, and a battery to power the electronic circuit.
US09013280B2	Air conditioner Provided is an air conditioner that suppresses power consumption by discharging resistors for discharging residual charges of a transmission path. An analog switch is previously interposed between two discharging resistors. In sending an AMI signal to two lines of a transmission path, an MCU executes discharge control to cause the analog switch to achieve an OFF state when a high level signal voltage is output, and to cause the analog switch to achieve an ON state when a low level signal voltage is output.
US09013277B2	Method of allocating digital data coming from transponders and a reader thereto In a method of allocating digital data (55a, 55b) coming from transponders, a reader (1) receives a first signal (13) that comprises a first signal component (7) coming from a first transponder (2) and a second signal component (8) coming from a second transponder (3). The digital data (55a) coming from the first transponder (2) are encoded in the first signal component (7) and digital data (55b) coming from the second transponder (3) are encoded in the second signal component (8). Second and third signals (10, 11) are generated by subjecting the first signal (13) to an in-phase and to an in-quadrature demodulation. The digital data (55a, 55b) of the first and second transponders (2, 3) are encoded in the second and third signals (10, 11). Clusters (51-54) of the digital data (55 a, 55b) associated with a constellation diagram, which is related to the second and third signals (10, 11), are allocated to the first and second transponder (2, 3).
US09013271B2	Biometric authentication apparatus and method A biometric authentication apparatus is provided, the apparatus including: a comparator that performs authentication of the user by comparing biological information read from a user with registered biological information registered in a storage in advance; a high accuracy comparator that compares the biological information with the registered biological information with a higher accuracy instead of comparison using the comparator when the user is not authenticated by the comparator; and a comparison result storage that records a comparison result obtained by the high accuracy comparator in the storage.
US09013270B2	Access control method, corresponding device and computer program product A method is provided for controlling access by a series of users to a space and/or particular service. The method includes the following steps for each of the users: requesting access to the space and/or service by the user, issuing an access authorization or denial; opening of an access to the space or the service, if an access authorization was issued; estimating a waiting period prior to accessing the space and/or service when the opening is delayed; and issuing to the user at least one piece of information representative of the waiting period. The estimation step takes account of a number of users having already passed through the access and still waiting in the space and/or the service.
US09013266B2	Authenticated radio frequency identification and key distribution system therefor An authenticated RFID system is provided that uses elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) to reduce the signature size and read/write times when compared to traditional public key implementations such as RSA. Either ECDSA or ECPVS can be used to reduce the signature size and ECPVS can be used to hide a portion of the RFID tag that contains sensitive product identifying information. As a result, smaller tags can be used or multiple signatures can be written at different stages in a manufacturing or supply chain. A key management system is used to distribute the verification keys and aggregate signature schemes are also provided for adding multiple signatures to the RFID tags, for example in a supply chain.
US09013261B2	High-power variable inductor and filter employing same The present disclosure provides a high-power variable inductor and a filter employing the same. A provided variable inductor comprises a first inductor and a second inductor. The first inductor is connected to a first input terminal and to a first output terminal of a two-port circuit. The second inductor is connected to a second input terminal and to a second output terminal of the two-port circuit. The first inductor and the second inductor are symmetrical to each other and jointly surround an adjustable area for varying an inductance of the variable inductor.
US09013257B2	Apparatus and method for holding magnetic bodies during their magnetization and for inserting the magnetized bodies into a component of a magnetic system For simplifying the handling of magnet bodies during magnetization and for inserting the magnetized magnet bodies into a component of a magnetic system such as an electromagnetic drive, a magnetic travel or angle system or the like, an apparatus is proposed which includes a plurality of cavities for receiving at least one magnet body respectively, wherein the magazine comprises a plurality of interconnected and mutually movable magazine elements. The invention further relates to a method for holding magnet bodies during their magnetization and for inserting the magnetized magnet bodies into a component of a magnetic system and to a magnet body handling system.
US09013256B2	Solenoid coil having an enhanced magnetic field An improved solenoid having an enhanced magnetic field and failsafe operation is provided, wherein a primary winding and a secondary winding are constructed such that the combined force imparted on a plunger by both windings energized together is greater than the sum of the forces imparted by the primary and secondary windings energized separately, resulting in a smaller solenoid capable of providing a predetermined force, and providing a solenoid capable of tripping a circuit interrupting latch even if one of the windings is broken.
US09013249B2	Electronic component An electronic component includes a multilayer body including a plurality of insulating layers stacked on top of one another. An LC parallel resonator is provided in the multilayer body, includes a coil and a capacitor, and has a ring shape when viewed in plan in the x-axis direction. The capacitor includes a capacitor conductor layer connected to one end of the coil and a resonant ground conductor layer that is connected to the other end of the coil and that is provided on the positive z-axis direction side of the capacitor conductor layer. The resonant ground conductor layer faces the capacitor conductor layer with one of the plurality of insulating layers therebetween. An outer electrode is provided on the negative z-axis direction side of the LC parallel resonator and faces the capacitor conductor layer with one of the plurality of insulating layers therebetween.
US09013248B2	Filter circuit A bandpass filter includes a multilayer body, which includes a plurality of dielectric layers stacked on top of one another, a first inductor and a second inductor connected in series with each other, and a third inductor connected to a connection point between the first and second inductors, and a ground potential. The first inductor is defined by substantially open-loop-shaped first electrode patterns provided on the dielectric layers being superposed with one another in the stacking direction of the multilayer body. The second inductor and the third inductor are defined by second electrode patterns and third electrode patterns provided on the dielectric layers being superposed with one another in the stacking direction.
US09013247B2	Elastic wave demultiplexer In an elastic wave demultiplexer having excellent isolation characteristics, a first ground wiring electrode is connected to a second ground wiring electrode, via first ground via-hole electrodes. The first ground wiring electrode is connected to ground land electrodes via second ground via-hole electrodes. The second ground wiring electrode is connected to a ground terminal via third ground via-hole electrodes. The number of the first ground via-hole electrodes is greater than the number of the second ground via-hole electrodes and the number of the third ground via-hole electrodes.
US09013245B2	Oscillators having arbitrary frequencies and related systems and methods Systems and methods for operating with oscillators configured to produce an oscillating signal having an arbitrary frequency are described. The frequency of the oscillating signal may be shifted to remove its arbitrary nature by application of multiple tuning signals or values to the oscillator. Alternatively, the arbitrary frequency may be accommodated by adjusting operation one or more components of a circuit receiving the oscillating signal.
US09013244B2	Oscillating device, oscillating element and electronic apparatus An oscillating device includes a temperature compensated oscillator that compensates a frequency temperature characteristic in a temperature compensation range including apart of a first temperature range, and a temperature control circuit that includes a heater and controls a temperature of a quartz crystal resonator of the temperature compensated oscillator into a second temperature range included in the temperature compensation range. Further, the temperature compensation range of the temperature compensated oscillator may include a part of the first temperature range in which compensation can be performed by first-order approximation.
US09013242B2	Resonator element, resonator, electronic device, electronic apparatus, and mobile object A resonator element includes a substrate including a first principal surface and a second principal surface respectively forming an obverse surface and a reverse surface of the substrate, and vibrating in a thickness-shear vibration mode, a first excitation electrode disposed on the first principal surface, and a second excitation electrode disposed on the second principal surface, and being larger than the first excitation electrode in a plan view, the first excitation electrode is disposed so as to fit into an outer edge of the second excitation electrode in the plan view, and the energy trap confficient M fulfills 15.5≦M≦36.7.
US09013239B2	Audio amplifier power supply with inherent power factor correction An audio amplifier is powered by a switch mode power supply optimized for audio applications. The power supply includes a rectifier circuit and a discontinuous mode multiphase isolated flyback power circuit and does not require a separate power factor correction stage. The discontinuous mode multiphase isolated flyback power circuit includes multiple isolated flyback converters operating synchronously to each convert a portion of the power and supply a phase-summed direct current voltage to the audio amplifier.
US09013237B1	Distributed transconductance amplifier An apparatus having an input transmission line, a plurality of amplifiers and an output transmission line is disclosed. The input transmission line may include a plurality of first inductors configured to receive an input voltage. The amplifiers may be configured to generate a plurality of intermediate currents by amplifying a plurality of intermediate voltages at a plurality of first nodes between the first inductors. The output transmission line generally includes a plurality of second inductors configured to generate an output current at an output node by combining the intermediate currents. Each of a plurality of second nodes connected to the second inductors may transfer a plurality of the intermediate currents. Each of the second inductors generally has a different one of a plurality of inductance values.
US09013236B2	Operational transconductance amplifier An operational transconductance amplifier for connection with multiple input voltage sources includes a resistance simulation unit, two current cancellation units, a first differential output unit, two current division units, and a second differential output unit. The resistance simulation unit is to simulate resistance. The two current cancellation units are to receive and convert the voltage of the input voltage sources into two first currents. The two first currents flow to two first output ends of the first differential output unit, respectively. The two current division units are to receive and convert the voltage of the input voltage sources into two second currents. The two second currents flow to two second output ends of the two second differential output units, respectively, and include the same potential as the two first currents.
US09013235B2	Monolithic three dimensional (3D) flip-flops with minimal clock skew and related systems and methods Monolithic three dimensional (3D) flip-flops with minimal clock skew and related systems and methods are disclosed. The present disclosure provides a 3D integrated circuit (IC) (3DIC) that has a flop spread across at least two tiers of the 3DIC. The flop is split across tiers with transistor partitioning in such a way that keeps all the clock related devices at the same tier, thus potentially giving better setup, hold and clock-to-q margin. In particular, a first tier of the 3DIC has the master latch, slave latch, and clock circuit. A second tier has the input circuit and the output circuit.
US09013234B2	Transconductance adjustment circuit, circuit device, and electronic apparatus A transconductance adjustment circuit includes a reference signal generation circuit that outputs a first signal and a second signal that is different by 90 degrees in phase from the first signal, a replica circuit to which the first signal and the second signal are input and which generates a first output signal and a second output signal, and an adjustment signal generation circuit that outputs a transconductance adjustment signal with respect to the adjustment-targeted circuit and the replica circuit. The reference signal generation circuit generates the first signal and the second signal that change in voltage at between a first voltage level and a second voltage level, based on a clock signal, and outputs the generated first and second signals with respect to the replica circuit.
US09013226B2	Circuits for improving linearity of metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistors Various embodiments of circuits configured to improve second order harmonic distortion of Metal Oxide Semiconductor (MOS) transistors operating in linear region are provided. In one embodiment, a circuit includes an averaging circuit configured to average signals at a drain and a source of a MOS transistor and provide the averaged signal to a gate of the MOS transistor, and one or more current sources coupled with the gate; the circuit is configured to vary voltage at the gate so as to vary a resistance of the MOS transistor. The averaging circuit comprises a first MOS circuit coupled between the drain and the gate, a first capacitor coupled in parallel to the first MOS circuit between the drain and the gate, a second MOS circuit coupled between the source and the gate, and a second capacitor coupled in parallel to the second MOS circuit between the source and the gate.
US09013225B2	RF switches having increased voltage swing uniformity Radio-frequency (RF) switch circuits are disclosed providing uniform voltage swing across a transmit switch for improved device performance. A switching circuit includes a switch having field effect transistors (FETs) defining an RF signal path between the input port and the output port, the switch configured to be capable of being in a first state corresponding to the input and output ports being electrically connected so as to allow passage of the RF signal therebetween, and a second state corresponding to the input and output ports being electrically isolated. The switching circuit includes a voltage distribution circuit configured to reduce voltage distribution variation across the switch, including one or more elements coupled to a selected body node of one or more FETs so as to reduce voltage distribution variation across the switch when the switch is in the first state and encountered by an RF signal at the input port.
US09013222B2	Equalizer circuit and receiver circuit including the same An equalizer circuit includes an input terminal, a pull-up driving unit suitable for pull-up driving an output terminal based on a signal of the input terminal, a pull-down driving unit suitable for pull-down driving the output terminal, and a capacitor connected between the input terminal and the output terminal.
US09013220B2	Semiconductor apparatus and semiconductor system Provided is a semiconductor apparatus including a plurality of semiconductor chips coupled through an electrical coupling unit. Each of the semiconductor chips includes: a chip ID signal generation unit configured to generate a chip ID signal; and a chip enable signal generation unit configured to receive a clock enable signal in response to the chip ID signal, wherein one of the semiconductor chips shares the received clock enable signal as a transfer clock enable signal with the other semiconductor chips, and the chip enable signal generation unit detects whether or not an error occurs in the chip ID signals of the plurality of semiconductor chips, selects any one of the transfer clock enable signal and the clock enable signal applied, and outputs the selected signal as a chip enable signal.
US09013212B2	Stress reduced cascoded CMOS output driver circuit An output driver circuit includes first, second, third, and fourth transistors having a common current path, wherein a gate of the first transistor receives a first switching signal, a gate of the second transistor receives a first reference voltage, a gate of the third transistor receives a second reference voltage, and a gate of the fourth transistor receives a second switching signal, and wherein a first capacitor is coupled between the gate of the first transistor and the gate of the third transistor, a second capacitor is coupled between the gate of the second transistor and the gate of the fourth transistor, and an output signal is provided at a node coupling the second and third transistors.
US09013206B2	Plug-in electric vehicle supply equipment having a process and device for circuit testing A system for connecting an electric vehicle to a high voltage power source is disclosed. The system including an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) having an electrical plug compatible with a high voltage power outlet, the plug connected to a power cord. The power cord is connected to a housing containing a number of electrical components configured to control the power flow to an electric vehicle to recharge the vehicle's batteries. The power cord extends from the housing and is connected to a standard electric vehicle connector compatible with battery electric vehicles (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). The EVSE further includes safety measures, such as a relay that controls the flow of power to the vehicle connector, a ground fault interrupter, and a circuit tester to protect users from high voltage electric shocks.
US09013203B2	Tracking energy consumption using a fly-back converter technique The invention relates to an apparatus and method for tracking energy consumption. An energy tracking system comprises at least one switching element, at least one inductor and a control block to keep the output voltage at a pre-selected level. The switching elements are configured to apply the source of energy to the inductors. The control block compares the output voltage of the energy tracking system to a reference value and controls the switching of the switched elements in order to transfer energy for the primary voltage into a secondary voltage at the output of the energy tracking system. The electronic device further comprises an ON-time and OFF-time generator and an accumulator wherein the control block is coupled to receive a signal from the ON-time and OFF-time generator and generates switching signals for the at least one switching element in the form of ON-time pulses with a constant width ON-time.
US09013189B2	Electrical joint monitoring device and electrical joint monitoring system employing the same An electrical joint monitoring device including a mounting assembly and a wireless transponder unit. The mounting assembly includes a first conductive contact structured to electrically connect to a first conductive member of an electrical joint and a second conductive contact structured to electrically connect to a second conductive member of the electrical joint. The wireless transponder unit includes a control unit electrically connected to the first and second conductive contacts and an antenna electrically connected to the control unit. The wireless transponder unit is configured to sense a voltage difference between the first and second conductive contacts, to generate information based on the voltage difference, and to output the information to a wireless reader unit via the antenna.
US09013188B2	Apparatus and method for sensing failure Provided is an apparatus for sensing a failure that may apply, using a current control unit, a current to at least one first light emitting diode (LED) string and at least one second LED string that may be connected in parallel with each other, and as a result of sensing whether a failure occurs with respect to each of the at least one first LED string and the at least one second LED string, when a failure is sensed with respect to at least one of the at least one first LED string and the at least one second LED string, may transmit failure information to the current control unit, thereby blocking the entire current that may be applied to the at least one first LED string and the at least one second LED string, using the current control unit.
US09013187B2	Balanced mixer for MRI system with a hub, intermediate frequency, oscillator, and pre-amp circuitry coupled together A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus includes an RF coil, a preamplifier module, and a hub coupled to the preamplifier module via a transmission line. The preamplifier module includes an amplifier configured to amplify a magnitude of a first signal from the RF coil, the first signal having a first frequency and a diode array coupled to the amplifier. The MRI apparatus also includes an intermediate frequency (IF) circuit coupled to the transmission line and an oscillator circuit coupled to the hub and configured to supply an oscillating signal to the diode array via the transmission line to cause the diode array to mix the oscillating signal with the first signal to generate an IF signal to be received by the IF circuit via the transmission line, wherein the IF signal has a second frequency that is lower than the first frequency.
US09013186B2	Local coil for magnetic resonance applications A local coil includes a transmitter, to which magnetic resonance signals are supplied and which modulates a carrier signal oscillating at a carrier frequency using the magnetic resonance signals. The local coil includes a transmitting antenna, to which the modulated carrier signal is supplied and which sends the modulated carrier signal in a beam to a control and evaluation device of a magnetic resonance system. The beam has a mean direction of radiation. In a vertical plane containing the mean direction of radiation, the beam covers a vertical angle, and in a transverse plane containing the mean direction of radiation and running orthogonally to the vertical plane, the beam covers a transverse angle. The local coil includes an adjusting device that adjusts the mean direction of radiation independently of the orientation of the local coil relative to the vertical.
US09013185B2	Optimized RF shield design Radio frequency (RF) shields used with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus may experience gradient field induced eddy currents and RF field induced eddy currents. These eddy currents can cause the RF shield to heat up at an undesirable rate. RF shields are designed to have a desired degree of RF shielding and a desired heating attribute. Design goals for RF shields include gradient field transparency and RF field opacity, both of which can be influenced by eddy currents. Example methods identify a gradient field that will induce eddy currents and identify an RF field that will induce eddy currents. If a region on the RF shield is identified where the desired heating attribute will not be achieved, then a pattern of axial cuts and azimuthal cuts can be made in the RF shield to reduce gradient eddy current heating in the RF shield while maintaining desired RF shielding.
US09013178B2	Resolver In a resolver for determining the relative angular position between two subassemblies, each subassembly includes a winding, the winding being situated inside a housing made up of two housing shells. The housing shells have tabs which are oriented with an axial directional component and joined in interlocking manner with axial overlap at a mutual offset in the circumferential direction.
US09013171B2	Method and apparatus for detecting a zero-voltage condition across four quadrant switches A method and apparatus for detecting a zero-voltage condition. In one embodiment, the method comprises generating a first current that is proportional to a voltage across a four-quadrant (4Q) switch; generating a reference current, wherein the reference current is equal to a value of the first current when of the voltage across the 4Q switch is at a predefined value; comparing the first current to the reference current; and generating an indication of a zero-voltage condition across the 4Q switch when the first current is less than the reference current.
US09013166B2	DC-DC converter controller In a DC-DC converter controller of the present invention, a ramp voltage for compensating a reference voltage is designed to have the same valley value or peak value irrespective of an input voltage and an output voltage of a controlled converting circuit when the controlled converting circuit operates in the steady state. Hence, the DC-DC converter controller of the present invention is capable of controlling the controlled converting circuit to accurately output the output voltage in different applications.
US09013164B1	Constant on-time controller A constant on-time controller, comprising a ripple generator, a comparing circuit and a logic control circuit, is provided. The ripple generator generates a ripple signal, which is injected into one of a voltage reference signal and a voltage detection signal to form a ripple modulated signal with ripple information. The comparing circuit compares the ripple modulated signal with the other of the voltage reference signal and the voltage detection signal and accordingly generates a comparison result signal. The logic control circuit generates a control signal with a fixed pulse width according to the comparison result signal. The ripple generator has a level modulation circuit for modulating an amplitude of the ripple modulated signal to make the amplitude within an preset range under different applications.
US09013161B2	Load drive circuit An open load and a supply fault are differentiated between and detected with a simple configuration. A switching element (Q1) connected between the positive electrode of a direct current power supply and an output terminal (9) is caused to carry out a switching operation, thereby driving a load (7) connected to the output terminal (9). A load trouble detection circuit (21) that detects an opening of the load (7) or a supply fault when the voltage of the output terminal (9) is higher than the value of a first threshold voltage, and a supply fault detection circuit (25) that detects a failure of supply to the power supply of the load (7) when the voltage of the output terminal (9) is higher than the value of a second threshold value voltage subtracted from the power supply voltage when the switching element (Q1) is in an off-state, are included.
US09013160B2	Power supplying circuit and power supplying method A power supplying circuit for generating an output voltage, which comprises: a noise detecting circuit, for receiving a first reference voltage and for generating a second reference voltage according to the output voltage and the first reference voltage, wherein a noise component of the second reference voltage is the same as which of the output voltage; a control voltage generating unit, for receiving a feedback voltage and the second reference voltage, and for generating a control voltage according to the feedback voltage and the second reference voltage; a voltage providing device, for generating the output voltage according to the control voltage and an input voltage; and a feedback module, for generating the feedback voltage according to the output voltage.
US09013159B2	Parallel-operating power supply system Each of master and slave switching power supply apparatuses (2m, 2s) has an IGBT (10m or 10s) switching-controlled by a PWM pulse signal produced, based on a clock signal, by a switching device driving PWM pulse output section (28m or 28s), to thereby provide DC power in parallel to a load (5). The clock signal produced in the master switching power supply apparatus (2m) is coupled to the slave switching power supply apparatus (2s) through a photocoupler (36m) in the master switching power supply apparatus (2m) and a photocoupler (38s) of the slave switching power supply apparatus (2s). Also, the clock signal developed at the output of the photocoupler (36m) is coupled through a photocoupler (38m) to the master switching power supply apparatus (2m). The photocouplers (36m, 38m, 38s) have the same delay characteristic.
US09013154B2	Technique for fully discharging a storage capacitor in a firing circuit for an electro-explosive device A firing circuit configured for complete discharge of a storage capacitor is provided with a storage capacitor, an inductor, a diode, a transistor switch having a gate to which the inductor and the diode are connected in series, the inductor and the capacitor being configured for inductor capacitor ringing, the inductive capacitive ringing creating upon initiation of the circuit a gate voltage at the gate above an initial capacitor voltage of the storage capacitor; and the diode blocking the discharge of the gate voltage ensuring that the capacitor can be fully discharged.
US09013152B2	Power stabilization system and power stabilizing method According to one embodiment, a power stabilization system includes a first power converter which is connected to a power system and performs bidirectional conversion between AC power and DC power. The power stabilization system includes a plurality of battery modules each including a secondary battery. The power stabilization system includes a second power converter which is connected between the first power converter and the battery module, converts DC power from the first power converter and charges a secondary battery of the battery module, and converts electric power charged in the battery module and discharges the converted electric power to the first power converter. The power stabilization system includes a controller which controls charge or discharge of each of the plurality of battery modules in accordance with a state of the power system.
US09013150B2	Power supply device Provided is a power supply device integrally combined with an electrical device body including a motor, comprising a rechargeable battery for supplying power to the motor, a microcomputer for detecting a residual capacity and a battery voltage of the battery, and a switching element provided between the battery and the microcomputer. The microcomputer stops charging the battery when the detected residual capacity has become 100%, and when the detected value of the battery voltage has become lower than a peak value after the value of the battery voltage passes the peak value, making it possible to prevent overcharging of the battery. The microcomputer also controls to turn off the switching element to stop the power supply from the battery to the microcomputer when the residual capacity becomes less than a predetermined threshold value, making it possible to reduce power consumption.
US09013146B2	Secondary battery pack A secondary battery pack of the present invention includes a secondary battery block 3 in which a plurality of unit blocks 2 are connected in series; battery adjustment sections 5 that are each provided for each of the unit blocks 2 and have a function of monitoring the voltage of secondary batteries and a function of adjusting the balance; a charge switch 8; and a discharge switch 9. The secondary battery pack includes transmission sections 17 that receive information from the corresponding battery adjustment sections 5. The transmission sections are connected to the preceding or subsequent transmission sections and are so set that at least either information input from the preceding transmission sections or information input from the battery adjustment sections 5 is output to the subsequent transmission sections. The transmission sections are equipped with a constant current transmission section that transmits with a constant value of current; and a current detection section that can detect the value of the constant current.
US09013145B2	Transport and/or storage container for rechargeable wireless earphones The invention concerns a transport and/or storage container with integrated charging function (100) for rechargeable wireless earphones (220, 240), comprising a container housing (110), at least one receiving unit (120, 140) for at least partially receiving a rechargeable wireless earphone (220, 240), and an electrical container charging contact (111) for connecting the transport and/or storage container (100) to an electrical energy source, wherein the receiving unit (120, 140) has an electrical coupling contact (122) cooperating with an electrical earphone charging contact (222) of a rechargeable wireless earphone (220, 240) when it is placed in the receiving unit (120, 140) for recharging and wherein the electrical container charging contact (111) and the electrical coupling contact (122) are in the form of mutually complementary electrical contacts.
US09013144B2	Power system for high temperature applications with rechargeable energy storage A power system adapted for supplying power in a high temperature environment is disclosed. The power system includes a rechargeable energy storage that is operable in a temperature range of between about seventy degrees Celsius and about two hundred and fifty degrees Celsius coupled to a circuit for at least one of supplying power from the energy storage and charging the energy storage; wherein the energy storage is configured to store between about one one hundredth (0.01) of a joule and about one hundred megajoules of energy, and to provide peak power of between about one one hundredth (0.01) of a watt and about one hundred megawatts, for at least two charge-discharge cycles. Methods of use and fabrication are provided. Embodiments of additional features of the power supply are included.
US09013142B2	Charging connector and charging cable unit A vehicle and a power source are connected to each other at the time of charging by a charging cable including a signal line for transmitting a pilot signal for communication of information and a power line for transmitting electric power. The pilot signal has voltage changeable between a high level and a low level having a lower potential than the high level. The charging connector is provided with a power terminal to be supplied with the electric power from the power line, a signal terminal receiving the pilot signal transmitted from the signal line, and a light emitting diode having one end coupled to a signal of the signal line and the other end coupled to a node of a higher potential than the low level, with the forward direction thereof from the other end to the one end.
US09013133B2	Method and apparatus for stepper motor stall detection A method of detecting a stall condition in a stepper motor with very little movement of an instrument pointer coupled to the stepper motor. The stepper motor rotates the instrument pointer in a first direction towards a pointer stop by a plurality of micro-steps. The stepper motor then rotates the pointer in the first direction at least one additional micro-step while monitoring a back electro-motive force (EMF) produced by the stepper motor. If the instrument pointer is abutting the pointer stop, then the stepper motor will be compressed slightly. If the back EMF is below a predetermined threshold, then the stepper motor is in a stall condition. The instrument pointer can then be micro-stepped in a second direction opposite the first direction to a micro-rotor offset value (μROV) position.
US09013128B2	Brushless motor drive device A brushless motor drive device switches energization modes for supplying power to two phases of a three-phase brushless motor, based on an induced voltage induced in a non-energized phase. In a case in which a target duty ratio Dt, which is a duty ratio of a PWM signal according to a manipulated variable of the brushless motor becomes less than a detection limit value Dlim, which is the lower limit of a duty ratio capable of detecting an induced voltage, there is set a detection timing (1/N) for detecting an induced voltage according to the cycle of a PWM signal, and a detection time duty ratio D1, which is a duty ratio of the PWM signal at the detection timing, is restricted to Dlim.
US09013127B2	Drive system with a direct current motor brake One embodiment of a drive system may include a motor shaft coupled to a gear set in connection between an input shaft and an output shaft. The system may also have a direct current motor selectively holding the motor shaft in a fixed position for engaging the input and output shafts to one another in response to a sudden power loss from a main power supply. The system may further include an auxiliary power supply enabling the direct current motor to provide a resistive torque.
US09013126B2	Energy storage device and operating method In order to store excess kinetic energy, an energy storage device and an operating method are described, in which the kinetic energy can be partially converted into electrical energy by a first electric machine using at least two electric machines arranged on a shaft and can be partially converted into additional kinetic energy, such as rotational energy, by a second electric machine. The method for energy storage of excess kinetic energy provides for converting kinetic energy partially into electric energy and partially into additional kinetic energy, such as rotational energy.
US09013125B2	Electric power converter of electric rolling stock An electric power converter of an electric rolling stock includes: a converter unit (a first electric-power converting unit) that receives a direct-current voltage and outputs a direct-current voltage controlled to a predetermined value; and an inverter unit (a second electric-power converting unit) that is connected to the output side of the converter unit and drives an electric motor. The converter unit includes a converter control unit (a first control unit) that, based on the input voltage thereof, generates an output voltage command that is a control command for controlling the condition of the output voltage of the converter unit.
US09013123B2	Self protected dynamic braking An apparatus for dynamic braking is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first switch connected to a first connection of a dynamic braking resistor and to a first power bus of a motor controller. The apparatus includes a second switch connected to a second connection of the dynamic braking resistor and to a second power bus of the motor controller. The motor controller provides power to and controls a motor. The apparatus includes a switch control module that controls the first and second switches to connect the dynamic braking resistor to the first and second power buses. The switch control module controls the first and second switches in response to a signal from the motor controller.
US09013120B2	Methods for driving an LED lighting device and circuits thereof A method for driving an LED lighting device includes receiving an input voltage from a battery unit and converting the input voltage into a driving current to drive the LED lighting device. The method further includes detecting whether the battery unit is in a low battery state. When the low battery state of the battery unit is detected, the driving current is reduced.
US09013113B2	Keyboard backlight driver IC One embodiment of a display backlight driver integrated circuit can be configured for operation in at least two different ways. A first method transfers data from an EEPROM to hardware registers prior to regular operation. A second method also transfers data from an EEPROM to registers. However, hardware registers can be overwritten with data accepted from a control bus, prior to regular operation. A keyboard driver IC can detect the presence or absence of a cable to an LED. If the cable is absent, the driver IC will not supply power for the LED. One embodiment of a keyboard and display backlight control system can be configured to allow substantially independent operation.
US09013110B2	Circuit for driving light emitting elements In one novel aspect, driving a string of light emitting elements, such as LEDs, includes applying a drive signal to circuitry that regulates a voltage appearing at a source of a transistor whose drain is coupled to one end of the string of light emitting elements and whose source is coupled to ground through a resistive element. Sequencing of the drive signal and a voltage supply signal for the light emitting elements is controlled such that the voltage supply signal is not increased above a predetermined allowable voltage for the transistor until the transistor is turned on, and such that the supply voltage is not decreased below the allowable voltage for the transistor until the transistor is turned off.
US09013103B2	High-pressure discharge lamp having a starting aid A high-pressure discharge lamp having a starting aid and having a discharge vessel is disclosed, wherein the discharge vessel has two ends with seals, in which electrodes and possibly power supply lines are fastened, wherein the starting aid includes a wire system consisting of a core wire and a wrapping wire applied thereto, wherein the wrapping wire is a flat-pressed or flattened wire.
US09013101B2	Display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a substrate, a display panel disposed on the substrate, a sealing substrate which is disposed opposite to the display panel, and a sealing unit disposed between the substrate and the sealing substrate, enclosing the display panel. The sealing unit has a penetration hole which passes through the sealing unit in a vertical direction.
US09013100B2	Compact lighting system An integral battery, light and light switch assembly can be removably fitted within a light-transmitting pocket on an article of clothing, such as a glove. Alternatively, the assembly can be mounted to virtually any surface with an adhesive or hook and loop fastener. In one application, the assembly can be attached to fishing tackle to attract fish. The assembly is particularly useful for nighttime use by those in the vicinity of traffic, including police, fire and ambulance workers as well as runners and cyclists. The assembly can also be used to mark a trail or identify a location in the dark. Infrared lighting can be used for tactical operations.
US09013099B2	Organic electroluminescent apparatus An organic electroluminescent apparatus including a substrate, an organic light-emitting device layer, a patterned structure layer and an encapsulation film is provided. The substrate has a light-emitting region and a non-light-emitting region. The organic light-emitting device layer is disposed on the substrate in the light-emitting region. The patterned structure layer is disposed on the substrate in the non-light-emitting region. The encapsulation film is disposed on the substrate and covers the organic light-emitting device layer and the patterned structure layer. A surface of the encapsulation film on the patterned structure layer is a concave-convex surface, and a surface of the encapsulation film on the organic light-emitting device layer is an even surface.
US09013094B2	Organic light emitting display apparatus An organic light emitting display apparatus including sub pixels, each of the sub pixels including: first and second electrodes, the second electrode extending over the first electrode; and an intermediate layer disposed between the first and second electrodes, the intermediate layer including an emission layer, wherein a first portion of the first electrode, the second electrode, and the intermediate layer extends within a weak resonance region, the weak resonance region being configured to induce a first resonance of light generated by the emission layer between the first and second electrodes, and a second portion of the first electrode, the second electrode, and the intermediate layer extends within a strong resonance region, the strong resonance region being configured to induce a second resonance of light generated by the emission layer between the first and second electrodes, the second resonance being stronger than the first resonance.
US09013093B2	Vibrating reed, electronic device, and electronic apparatus A vibrating reed includes a vibrating body (a base portion, a vibrating arm, and a detection arm) and a support portion that supports the vibrating body via a plate-like coupling portion. In both principal surfaces of the coupling portion, grooves (a first groove and a second groove) are disposed. The first groove arranged in one of the principal surfaces of the coupling portion and the second groove arranged in the other principal surface are arranged at positions different from each other in plan view.
US09013090B2	Drive device using polymer actuator An actuator includes an electrolytic layer, a first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer. The electrolytic layer includes a polymer and an ionic liquid included in the polymer. When a voltage that makes the first electrode layer a positive side is applied, the actuator deforms to be in a drive state, thereby driving a protruding member. In a period other than a drive period in which the protruding member is driven, a reverse voltage that makes the first electrode layer a negative side is applied, thereby rectifying the tendency of the actuator to bow or the like.
US09013084B2	Induction generator An induction generator for a radio switch having a magnet element as well as an induction coil with a coil core wherein the coil core is U-shaped, wherein a first rest position and a second rest position are in each case defined for the magnet element, in contact with the limbs of the coil core, and a flux direction reversal takes place in the coil core, whenever a change takes place between these positions, wherein a movement path for the magnet element is predetermined for a movement between the rest positions, wherein the induction generator has a first mechanical energy storage device which is operatively connected to the magnet element and first of all stores energy in the course of forcing a movement from a rest position and, after reaching an intermediate position, which is defined along the movement path and corresponding to which the magnetic forces on the coil core suddenly decrease, emits this energy to the magnet element in order to mechanically accelerate the movement of the magnet element to the respective other rest position after leaving the intermediate position.
US09013080B2	Bicycle generator A bicycle generator that includes a stator, a rotating member defining a rotating axis, a magnet arranged so as to face the stator, a first transmission structure that transmits rotational motion of the rotating member to the magnet at a first rotational speed ratio when the rotating member rotates in a first direction, and a second transmission structure that transmits rotational motion of the rotating member to the magnet at a second rotational speed ratio when the rotating member rotates in a second direction. The second rotational speed ratio is greater than the first rotational speed ratio.
US09013078B2	Automotive alternator including rectifier terminal having two portions made of different metals An automotive alternator includes a stator winding that is made of a metal other than copper and copper alloys. The alternator also includes a built-in rectifier that includes a plurality of rectifying elements and a plurality of electrical conductors. The rectifying elements and the electrical conductors together form a rectification circuit for rectifying AC power output from the stator winding into DC power. Further, at least one of the electrical conductors includes first and second portions. The first portion is connected to at least one of the rectifying elements, and made of copper or a copper alloy. The second portion is connected to the stator winding, and made of a metal containing a metallic element that is also contained in the metal of which the stator winding is made.
US09013076B2	Systems and methods for cooling a drive end bearing Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for cooling a drive end bearing. The system may include an alternator including a drive end bearing, a drive end fan and a front housing face. The drive end fan may include a shaft aperture and auxiliary air flow inlet apertures positioned circumferentially around the shaft aperture. The front housing face may include auxiliary fins coupled to the drive end bearing. The auxiliary fins may protrude from the front housing face. The auxiliary fins may be arrayed axially on the front housing face. In various embodiments, the drive end fan is rotated to draw air through the auxiliary air flow inlet apertures and adjacent to at least a portion of auxiliary fins of the front housing face. The at least a portion of the auxiliary fins transfers heat from the drive end bearing to the air.
US09013074B2	Resilient rotor assembly for interior permanent magnet motor A method for manufacturing an interior magnet rotor core motor is described herein. The method includes attaching a resilient material to an inner rigid structure configured to engage a shaft associated with the motor, engaging the structure with the motor shaft, positioning the shaft and structure assembly with respect to the rotor core, and affixing the resilient material to the rotor core.
US09013071B1	Electrical appliance holder system A power cord management system for managing flexible electrical power cords associated with hair or bathroom handheld appliances includes a power cord storage body. A pair of spaced apart cord wrapping elements are coupled to the power storage body about which the flexible electrical power cord may be wrapped for storage. At least one of the cord wrapping elements is movable between a storage and release position. The cord wrapping elements are configured to retain the wrapped power cord upon the power cord storage body when the at least one of the cord wrapping elements is in the storage position and wherein the wrapped power cord may be removed from the power cord storage body without unwrapping the wrapped power cord when the at least one of the cord wrapping elements is moved to the release position. A power cord coupling mechanism is coupled to the power cord storage body for facilitating releasable retaining of a free end or other portion of the flexible electrical power cord to the power cord storage body.
US09013070B2	Apparatus for sectioning an electric energy flow in one or more conductors, and an electric energy generating plant comprising said apparatus The present application describes an apparatus (1) for sectioning an electric energy flow in one or more conductors (15) of an electric energy generating plant (100), comprising a pneumatic circuit (4) that feeds a plurality of pneumatic remote switches (5), and a control unit (2) that controls such a pneumatic circuit (4); the pneumatic remote switches (5) intercept conductors (15) of an electric energy generating plant (100) and are able to interrupt the passage of current both for automatic safety intervention and for manual or automatic controlled intervention; it also describes an electric energy generating plant (100) comprising a plurality of electrical generators (6) connected in series and the aforementioned sectioning apparatus (1), the pneumatic remote switches (5) of which intercept at least one conductor (15) of such a plurality of electrical generators (6).
US09013068B2	Wireless power transmission apparatus using near field focusing A wireless power transmission apparatus using near field focusing is provided. The wireless power transmission apparatus may include a source unit including a source resonator that transmits power wirelessly to a target apparatus, and a near field focusing unit to focus a near field of a magnetic field radiated in an omni-direction from the source resonator onto the target apparatus.
US09013065B2	Connecting mechanism arrangeable to a photovoltaic module A connecting device which can be arranged relative to a photovoltaic module for the purpose of electrically connecting a plurality of photovoltaic modules to one another and/or to an inverter device comprising at least a housing. The housing includes a first housing element and a second housing element; first connection devices for electrical connection to the photovoltaic module arranged in the first housing element; and second connection devices for electrical connection to a further connecting device or to the inverter device of a semiconductor circuit having at least one semiconductor component arranged in the second housing element. The connecting device further includes first contact devices, which are associated with the first housing element, and second contact devices, which are associated with the second housing element. The semiconductor circuit arrangement can be electrically connected to the first connection devices.
US09013064B2	Electronic device with low standby power consumption There is provided an electronic device including a power circuit and a system circuit. The system circuit includes a processing unit and a charge-discharge device. The processing unit controls the power circuit to stop providing power to the system circuit when identifying that the electronic device enters a standby state and that a discharge voltage of the charge-discharge device is higher than a predetermined voltage thereby decreasing a standby power consumption of the electronic device.
US09013046B1	Protecting integrated circuits from excessive charge accumulation during plasma cleaning of multichip modules Internal nodes of a constituent integrated circuit (IC) package of a multichip module (MCM) are protected from excessive charge during plasma cleaning of the MCM. The protected nodes are coupled to an internal common node of the IC package by respectively associated discharge paths. The common node is connected to a bond pad of the IC package. During MCM assembly, and before plasma cleaning, this bond pad receives a wire bond to a ground bond pad on the MCM substrate.
US09013042B2	Interconnection structure for semiconductor package An interconnection structure for being formed on bonding pads of a substrate in a semiconductor package is provided. The interconnection structure includes a nickel layer formed on each of the bonding pads, a metal layer formed on the nickel layer, and a solder material formed on the metal layer. The metal layer is made of one of gold, silver, lead and copper, and has a thickness in the range of 0.5 to 5 um. As such, when the solder material is reflowed to form solder bumps, no nickel-tin compound is formed between the solder bumps and the metal layer, thereby avoiding cracking or delamination of the solder bumps.
US09013039B2	Wafer support system for 3D packaging A method for handling and supporting a device wafer during a wafer thinning process and the resulting device are provided. Embodiments include forming a plurality of solder bumps on a first surface of a substrate having a first and a second surface; removing a portion from a periphery of the first surface of the substrate; forming a temporary bonding material on a first carrier; bonding the first surface of the substrate with the temporary bonding material of the first carrier; affixing the second surface of the substrate to a second carrier; and removing the temporary bonding material.
US09013030B2	Leadframe, semiconductor package including a leadframe and method for producing a leadframe A lead frame includes a die pad and a lead finger with an inner portion which is configured to be electrically connected to contact pads of a die and with an outer portion which has an attach portion. The attach portion is configured to be soldered to an external solder pad, wherein the attach portion has a width, a length and a thickness. An opening extends through the thickness of the attach portion.
US09013029B2	Joined body having an anti-corrosion film formed around a junction portion, and a semiconductor device having the same A joined body which is formed by, first, an aqueous solution containing an oxide film remover is disposed on a junction region of a first metal plate. Then, with the aqueous solution remaining on the first metal plate, a second metal plate is placed on the first metal plate. Thereafter, a load is applied to junction regions of the first metal plate and the second metal plate in the vertical direction, thereby joining the first metal plate and the second metal plate together to form a junction portion.
US09013022B2	Pad structure including glue layer and non-low-k dielectric layer in BSI image sensor chips An integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor substrate, and a dielectric pad extending from a bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate up into the semiconductor substrate. A low-k dielectric layer is disposed underlying the semiconductor substrate. A first non-low-k dielectric layer is underlying the low-k dielectric layer. A metal pad is underlying the first non-low-k dielectric layer. A second non-low-k dielectric layer is underlying the metal pad. An opening extends from a top surface of the semiconductor substrate down to penetrate through the semiconductor substrate, the dielectric pad, and the low-k dielectric layer, wherein the opening lands on a top surface of the metal pad. A passivation layer includes a portion on a sidewall of the opening, wherein a portion of the passivation layer at a bottom of the opening is removed.
US09013021B2	Optical absorbers Optical absorbers, solar cells comprising the absorbers, and methods for making the absorbers are disclosed. The optical absorber comprises a semiconductor layer having a bandgap of between about 1.0 eV and about 1.6 eV disposed on a substrate, wherein the semiconductor comprises two or more earth abundant elements. The bandgap of the optical absorber is graded through the thickness of the layer by partial substitution of at least one grading element from the same group in the periodic table as the at least one of the two or more earth abundant elements.
US09013018B2	Multilayer moisture barrier A moisture barrier, device or product having a moisture barrier or a method of fabricating a moisture barrier having at least a polymer layer, and interfacial layer, and a barrier layer. The polymer layer may be fabricated from any suitable polymer including, but not limited to, fluoropolymers such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), or ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE). The interfacial layer may be formed by atomic layer deposition (ALD). In embodiments featuring an ALD interfacial layer, the deposited interfacial substance may be, but is not limited to, Al2O3, AlSiOx, TiO2, and an Al2O3/TiO2 laminate. The barrier layer associated with the interfacial layer may be deposited by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). The barrier layer may be a SiOxNy film.
US09013017B2	Method for making image sensors using wafer-level processing and associated devices A method of making image sensor devices may include forming a sensor layer including image sensor ICs in an encapsulation material, bonding a spacer layer to the sensor layer, the spacer layer having openings therein and aligned with the image sensor ICs, and bonding a lens layer to the spacer layer, the lens layer including lens in an encapsulation material and aligned with the openings and the image sensor ICs. The method may also include dicing the bonded-together sensor, spacer and lens layers to provide the image sensor devices. Helpfully, the method may use WLP to enhance production.
US09013016B2	MR device with synthetic free layer structure A magneto-resistive device having a large output signal as well as a high signal-to-noise ratio is described along with a process for forming it. This improved performance was accomplished by expanding the free layer into a multilayer laminate comprising at least three ferromagnetic layers separated from one another by antiparallel coupling layers. The ferromagnetic layer closest to the transition layer must include CoFeB while the furthermost layer is required to have low Hc as well as a low and negative lambda value. One possibility for the central ferromagnetic layer is NiFe but this is not mandatory.
US09013014B2	Chip package and a method of manufacturing the same In various embodiments, a chip package is provided. The chip package may include at least one chip having a plurality of pressure sensor regions and encapsulation material encapsulating the chip.
US09013013B1	Pressure sensor package having a stacked die arrangement A pressure sensor package includes a pressure sensor having a first side with a pressure sensor port, a second side opposite the first side, and electrical contacts. A logic die stacked on the pressure sensor has a first side attached to the second side of the pressure sensor and a second side opposite the first side with electrical contacts. The logic die is laterally offset from the electrical contacts of the pressure sensor and operable to process signals from the pressure sensor. Electrical conductors connect the electrical contacts of the pressure sensor to the electrical contacts of the logic die. Molding compound encapsulates the pressure sensor, the logic die and the electrical conductors, and has an opening defining an open passage to the pressure sensor port. External electrical contacts are provided at a side of the pressure sensor package.
US09013012B2	Self-sealing membrane for MEMS devices Embodiments of the present disclosure are related to MEMS devices having a suspended membrane that are secured to and spaced apart from a substrate with a sealed cavity therebetween. The membrane includes openings with sidewalls that are closed by a dielectric material. In various embodiments, the cavity between the membrane and the substrate is formed by removing a sacrificial layer through the openings. In one or more embodiments, the openings in the membrane are closed by depositing the dielectric material on the sidewalls of the openings and the upper surface of the membrane.
US09013007B2	Semiconductor device having depletion type MOS transistor A depletion type MOS transistor includes a well region having a first conductivity type and formed on a semiconductor substrate, a gate insulating film formed on the well region, and a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film. Source and drain regions having a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type are formed on respective sides of the gate electrode and within the well region. A first low concentration impurity region has the second conductivity type and is formed below the gate insulating film between the source and drain regions and within the well region. A second low concentration impurity region has the first conductivity type and is formed below the first low concentration impurity region between the source and drain regions and within the well region.
US09013004B2	Quasi-vertical structure having a sidewall implantation for high voltage MOS device A semiconductor device includes a buried layer having a first dopant type in a substrate. The semiconductor device includes a first layer having the first dopant type over the buried layer. The semiconductor device includes at least one first well of a second dopant type disposed in the first layer. The semiconductor device includes an implantation region of the second dopant type in a sidewall of the first layer, wherein the implantation region is below the at least one first well. The semiconductor device includes a first source region disposed in the at least one first well; and at least one gate disposed on top of the first well and the first layer. The semiconductor device includes a metal electrode extending from the buried layer to a drain contact, wherein the metal electrode is insulated from the first layer and the at least one first well by an insulation layer.
US09012997B2	Semiconductor device including ESD protection device A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) substrate having a bulk substrate layer, an active semiconductor layer and a buried insulator layer disposed between the bulk substrate layer and the active semiconductor layer. A trench is formed through the SOI substrate to expose the bulk substrate layer. A doped well is formed in an upper region of the bulk substrate layer adjacent trench. The semiconductor device further includes a first doped region different from the doped well that is formed in the trench.
US09012995B2	Semiconductor device including FinFET device A memory element includes a FinFET select device and a memory element. In some embodiments a memory cell has a contact element coupled between a surface of the fin and the memory element.
US09012991B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes an N−-type well 13, a P-type body diffusion layer 14, an N+-type source diffusion layer 18, an N+-type drain diffusion layer 19, and a P+-type body contact region 32. A plurality of the P+-type body contact regions 32 are located along gate electrodes 17a and 17b, a plurality of first contact holes 25 are located along the gate electrodes, and a plurality of second contact holes 27 are located along the gate electrodes. The pitch of the plurality of P+-type body contact regions 32 is larger than the pitch of the plurality of first contact holes 25.
US09012990B2	Surface mountable power components According to an exemplary implementation, a power component includes a component substrate and a power semiconductor device electrically and mechanically coupled to the component substrate. The power component also includes at least one first peripheral contact and at least one second peripheral contact situated on the component substrate. A power semiconductor device is situated between the at least one first peripheral contact and the at least one second peripheral contact. The at least one first peripheral contact, the at least one second peripheral contact, and a surface electrode of the power semiconductor device are configured for surface mounting. The at least one first peripheral contact can be electrically coupled to the power semiconductor device.
US09012989B2	High voltage device and manufacturing method thereof The present invention discloses a high voltage device and a manufacturing method thereof. The high voltage device is formed in a first conductive type substrate, wherein the substrate includes isolation regions defining a device region. The high voltage device includes: a drift region, located in the device region, doped with second conductive type impurities; a gate in the device region and on the surface of the substrate; and a second conductive type source and drain in the device region, at different sides of the gate respectively. From top view, the concentration of the second conductive type impurities of the drift region is distributed substantially periodically along horizontal and vertical directions.
US09012986B2	Combination FinFET and planar FET semiconductor device and methods of making such a device A device includes a plurality of trenches and fins defined in a substantially un-doped layer of semiconducting material, a gate insulation layer positioned on the fins and on the bottom of the trenches, a gate electrode and a device isolation structure. One method disclosed herein involves identifying a top width of each of a plurality of fins and a depth of a plurality of trenches to be formed in a substantially un-doped layer of semiconducting material, wherein, during operation, the device is adapted to operate in at least three distinguishable conditions depending upon a voltage applied to the device, performing at least one process operation to define the trenches and fins in the layer of semiconducting material, forming a gate insulation layer on the fins and on a bottom of the trenches and forming a gate electrode above the gate insulation layer.
US09012982B2	Recessed transistor and method of manufacturing the same A recessed transistor and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The recessed transistor may include a substrate, an active pin, a gate pattern and source and drain regions. The substrate may include an isolation layer that establishes an active region and a field region of the substrate. The substrate may include a recessed structure having an upper recess formed in the active region and a lower recess in communication with the upper recess. An active pin may be formed in a region between side surfaces of the isolation layer and the lower recess and an interface between the active region and the field region. The gate pattern may include a gate insulation layer formed on an inner surface of the recessed structure and a gate electrode formed on the gate insulation layer in the recessed structure. The source/drain regions may be formed adjacent to the active region and the gate electrode.
US09012980B1	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including proton irradiation and semiconductor device including charge compensation structure A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a charge compensation device structure in a semiconductor substrate. The method further includes measuring a value of an electric characteristic related to the charge compensation device. At least one of proton irradiation and annealing parameters are adjusted based on the measured value. Based on the at least one of the adjusted proton irradiation and annealing parameters the semiconductor substrate is irradiated with protons, and thereafter, the semiconductor substrate is annealed.
US09012974B2	Vertical memory devices and methods of manufacturing the same A vertical memory device includes a channel, a ground selection line (GSL), word lines, a string selection line (SSL), and a contact. The channel includes a vertical portion and a horizontal portion. The vertical portion extends in a first direction substantially perpendicular to a top surface of a substrate, and the horizontal portion is connected to the vertical portion and parallel to the top surface of the substrate. The GSL, the word lines and the SSL are formed on a sidewall of the vertical portion of the channel sequentially in the first direction, and are spaced apart from each other. The contact is on the substrate and electrically connected to the horizontal portion of the channel.
US09012973B2	Semiconductor memory device and method for manufacturing the same According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes an insulating film with a recess formed in an upper surface, and a conductive film provided on the insulating film and containing silicon, carbon and an impurity serving as an acceptor or donor for silicon. Carbon concentration of a first portion of the conductive film in contact with the insulating film is lower than carbon concentration of a second portion of the conductive film located in the recess and being equidistant from the insulating film placed on both sides thereof.
US09012972B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor storage device and method of manufacturing the same A nonvolatile semiconductor storage device includes a semiconductor substrate; a first insulating film disposed above the semiconductor substrate; a first electrode film disposed above the first insulating film; a second insulating film disposed above the first electrode film; a second electrode film disposed above the second insulating film; a third electrode film filling a first trench and overlying the second electrode film, the first trench having a first width and a first depth and extending through the second electrode film and the second insulating film and into the first electrode film; and a first barrier metal film and a first metal film disposed above the third electrode film; wherein the third electrode film above the second electrode film has a first thickness equal to or less than ½ of the first width of the first trench.
US09012971B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a channel layer protruding from a substrate and having protrusions extending from a sidewall thereof. Floating gates surrounding the channel layer are provided between the protrusions. Control gates surrounding the floating gates are stacked along the channel layer. Interlayer insulating layers are interposed between the control gates stacked along the channel layer. A level difference exists between a lateral surface of each of the floating gates, and a lateral surface of each of the protrusions.
US09012970B2	Self-aligned process to fabricate a memory cell array with a surrounding-gate access transistor A memory array including a plurality of memory cells. In one embodiment, each memory cell is coupled to an electrically conductive gate material. A word line is coupled to the gate material at a contact interface level. A pair of pillars is comprised of an insulating material that extends below the contact interface level. Also, a method to prevent a gate contact from electrically connecting to a source contact for a plurality of memory cells on a substrate. The method includes depositing and etching gate material to partially fill a space between the pillars and to form a word line for the memory cells, forming a pair of pillars comprised of an insulating material and depositing a gate contact between the pair of pillars such that the gate contact electrically couples the gate material at a contact interface level and the insulating material extends below the contact interface level.
US09012965B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof The invention discloses a novel MOSFET device fabricated by a gate last process and its implementation method, the device comprising: a substrate; a gate stack structure located on a channel region in the substrate, on either side of which is eliminated the conventional isolation spacer; an epitaxially grown ultrathin metal silicide constituting a source/drain region. Wherein the device eliminates the high resistance region below the conventional isolation spacer; a dopant segregation region with imlanted ions is formed between the source/drain and the channel region, which decreases the Schottky barrier height between the metal silicide source/drain and the channel. At the same time, the epitaxially grown metal silicide can withstand a second high-temperature annealing used for improving the performance of a high-k gate dielectric material, which further improves the performance of the device. The MOSFET according to the invention reduces the parasitic resistance and capacitance greatly and thereby decreases the RC delay, thus improving the switching performance of the MOSFET device significantly.
US09012963B2	Semiconductor device The present application discloses a semiconductor device comprising a source region and a drain region in an ultra-thin semiconductor layer; a channel region between the source region and the drain region in the ultra-thin semiconductor layer; a front gate stack above the channel region, the front gate comprising a front gate and a front gate dielectric between the front gate and the channel region; and a back gate stack below the channel region, the back gate stack comprising a back gate and a back gate dielectric between the back gate and the channel region, wherein the front gate is made of a high-Vt material, and the back gate is made of a low-Vt material. According to another embodiment, the front gate and the back gate are made of the same material, and the back gate is applied with a forward bias voltage during operation. The semiconductor device alleviates threshold voltage fluctuation due to varied thickness of the channel region by means of the back gate.
US09012961B2	Method of manufacturing a non-volatile memory The disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing vertical gate transistors in a semiconductor substrate, comprising implanting, in the depth of the substrate, a doped isolation layer, to form a source region of the transistors; forming, in the substrate, parallel trench isolations and second trenches perpendicular to the trench isolations, reaching the isolation layer, and isolated from the substrate by a first dielectric layer; depositing a first conductive layer on the surface of the substrate and in the second trenches; etching the first conductive layer to form the vertical gates of the transistors, and vertical gate connection pads between the extremity of the vertical gates and an edge of the substrate, while keeping a continuity zone in the first conductive layer between each connection pad and a vertical gate; and implanting doped regions on each side of the second trenches, to form drain regions of the transistors.
US09012960B2	Photo detector and methods of manufacturing and operating same A photo detector comprising a first doped impurity region (adapted to receive a first voltage) disposed in or on a substrate; a body region, juxtaposed the first doped impurity region; a gate (adapted to receive a second voltage) spaced from a first portion of the body region; a light absorbing region, juxtaposed a second portion of the body region, includes a material which, in response to light incident thereon, generates carrier pairs including a first and second type carriers; a contact region (adapted to receive a third voltage) juxtaposed the light absorbing region; wherein, in response to incident light, the gate attracts first type carriers of the carrier pairs to the first portion of the body region which causes second carriers from the first doped impurity region to flow to the contact region, and the contact region attracts second type carriers.
US09012957B2	MOS transistor A MOS transistor including a U-shaped channel-forming semiconductor region and source and drain regions having the same U shape located against the channel-forming region on either side thereof, the internal surface of the channel-forming semiconductor region being coated with a conductive gate, a gate insulator being interposed.
US09012952B2	Light emitting diode having electrode pads Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to a including a substrate, a first conductive type semiconductor layer arranged on the substrate, a second conductive type semiconductor layer arranged on the first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer disposed between the first conductive type semiconductor layer and the second conductive type semiconductor layer, a first electrode pad electrically connected to the first conductive type semiconductor layer, a second electrode pad arranged on the second conductive type semiconductor layer, an insulation layer disposed between the second conductive type semiconductor layer and the second electrode pad, and at least one upper extension electrically connected to the second electrode pad, the at least one upper extension being electrically connected to the second conductive type semiconductor layer.
US09012947B2	Light emitting diode package and method of manufacturing the same A light emitting diode (LED) package is provided. According to an embodiment, a light emitting apparatus includes a substrate; at least two distinct electrodes on the substrate; a light emitting device on one of the at least two distinct electrodes, wherein the at least two distinct electrodes are electrically separated from each other and spaced from each other; a guide unit on the substrate and around the light emitting device, wherein the guide unit includes an inner side surface, an outer side surface, a top surface and a bottom surface; and lenses including a first lens and a second lens on the substrate, wherein at least one of the lenses includes a convex shape and a portion of the at least one of the lenses is located higher than the top surface of the guide unit.
US09012945B2	Yellow phosphor layer containing colored beads for adjusting its perceived off-state color LED dies, emitting blue light, are provided on a first support substrate to form a light emitting layer. A mixture of a transparent binder, yellow phosphor powder, magenta-colored glass beads, and cyan-colored glass beads is printed over the light emitting surface. The mixture forms a wavelength conversion layer when cured. The beads are sized so that the tops of the beads protrude completely through the conversion layer. When the LED dies are on, the combination of the yellow phosphor light and the blue LED light creates white light. When the LEDs are off, white ambient light, such as sunlight, causes the conversion layer to appear to be a mixture of yellow light, magenta light, and cyan light. The percentage of the magenta and cyan beads in the mixture is selected to create a desired off-state color, such as a neutral color, of the conversion layer for aesthetic purposes.
US09012943B2	Light emitting device package A semiconductor device, and more particularly a light emitting device package usable with a lighting apparatus is disclosed. The light emitting device package comprises a package body, a light emitting device located on the package body, the light emitting device emitting light having a first wavelength band, a transparent substrate located over the light emitting device with a distance therebetween, a wavelength conversion layer located on the transparent substrate, wherein the wavelength conversion layer absorbs and converts at least a part of the light having the first wavelength band into light having a second wavelength band, and a color calibration layer located on the wavelength conversion layer, the color calibration layer calibrating color of the wavelength conversion layer.
US09012937B2	Multiple conversion material light emitting diode package and method of fabricating same An emitter package comprising a light emitting diode (LED) emitting light at a wavelength within a wavelength range and a plurality of phosphors. Each of the phosphors absorbs at least some light from the LED and re-emits a different wavelength of light. The package emits a combination of light from the LED and the plurality of phosphors, with the phosphors having excitation characteristics such that the emitter package emits light within a standard deviation of a target color for LEDs emitting at the wavelengths with the wavelength range. A method for fabricating emitter packages comprising fabricating a plurality of LEDs, each of which emits at a wavelength within a range of wavelengths. Each of the LEDs are arranged in a respective package with a plurality of conversion materials so that at least some light from each of the LEDs is absorbed and re-emitted by its corresponding conversion materials. The plurality of conversion materials have excitation characteristics that compensate for different LED emission wavelengths within the LED range of wavelengths such that each of the LED packages emits light within a standard deviation from a target color.
US09012932B2	White LED assembly with LED string and intermediate node substrate terminals A white LED assembly includes a string of series-connected blue LED dice mounted on a substrate. The substrate has a plurality of substrate terminals. A first of the substrate terminals is coupled to be a part of first end node of the string. A second of the substrate terminals is coupled to be a part of an intermediate node of the string. A third of the substrate terminals is coupled to be a part of a second end node of the string. Other substrate terminals may be provided and coupled to be parts of corresponding other intermediate nodes of the string. A single contiguous amount of phosphor covers all the LED dice, but does not cover any of the substrate terminals. In one example, the amount of phosphor contacts the substrate and has a circular periphery. All the LEDs are mounted to the substrate within the circular periphery.
US09012931B2	Circuit substrate and display panel including the same A circuit substrate includes a substrate, a first lead line, a second lead line, an insulating layer and a pad. The substrate has a pad region, a first non-pad region and a second non-pad region. The first lead line extends from the first non-pad region to the pad region. The second lead line extends from the second non-pad region to the pad region. The insulating layer is interposed between the first and second lead lines. The pads are on the pad region of the substrate and one of the pads is electrically connected to the first and second lead lines. A display panel including the circuit substrate is also provided.
US09012929B2	Light source module A light source module includes a substrate, at least two light emitting diode (LED) chips and at least one dummy chip. The LED chips are disposed on the substrate. The dummy chip is disposed on the substrate and located between the LED chips. The LED chips, the dummy chip and the substrate are electrically connected to one another. The dummy chip is used to redirect a lateral light emitted from the LED chips.
US09012928B2	Semiconductor light emitting device and method for manufacturing same According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a plurality of chips, and a phosphor layer. Each of the plurality of chips includes a semiconductor layer, a p-side electrode, and an n-side electrode. The semiconductor layer has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a light emitting layer. The p-side electrode is provided in an emitting region on the second surface. The n-side electrode is provided in an non-emitting region on the second surface. The phosphor layer is provided on the first surface side of the chips. The phosphor layer includes a transparent body and a phosphor dispersed in the transparent body. A gap not including the phosphor is provided in the phosphor layer. The plurality of chips includes a plurality of chips for which the gap has different sizes.
US09012923B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device of an embodiment includes: an n-type first SiC epitaxial layer; a p-type second SiC epitaxial layer on the first SiC epitaxial layer containing a p-type impurity and an n-type impurity, the p-type impurity being an element A, the n-type impurity being an element D, the element A and the element D forming a combination of Al, Ga, or In and N, and/or a combination of B and P, the ratio of the concentration of the element D to the element A being higher than 0.33 but lower than 1.0; a surface region at the surface of the second SiC epitaxial layer containing the element A at a lower concentration than in the second SiC epitaxial layer, the ratio being higher than in the second SiC epitaxial layer; n-type first and second SiC regions; a gate insulating film; a gate electrode; a first electrode; and a second electrode.
US09012913B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device Provided is a fin-type transistor having an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region in which the channel formation region comprising an oxide semiconductor is three-dimensionally structured and a gate electrode is arranged to extend over the channel formation region. Specifically, the fin-type transistor comprises: an insulator protruding from a substrate plane; an oxide semiconductor film extending beyond the insulator; a gate insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film; and a gate electrode over and extending beyond the oxide semiconductor film. This structure allows the expansion of the width of the channel formation region, which enables the miniaturization and high integration of a semiconductor device having the transistor. Additionally, the extremely small off-state current of the transistor contributes to the formation of a semiconductor device with significantly reduced power consumption.
US09012909B2	Oxide semiconductor, oxide semiconductor thin film, and thin film transistor including the same An oxide semiconductor includes zinc (Zn), tin (Sn), and at least one of Ag and Au.
US09012905B2	Semiconductor device including transistor comprising oxide semiconductor and method for manufacturing the same A transistor including an oxide semiconductor with favorable electric characteristics and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. A semiconductor device includes a transistor. The transistor includes an oxide semiconductor film over a base insulating film, a gate electrode overlapping with the oxide semiconductor film with a gate insulating film interposed therebetween, and a pair of electrodes in contact with the oxide semiconductor film and serving as a source electrode and a drain electrode. The base insulating film includes a first oxide insulating film partly in contact with the oxide semiconductor film and a second oxide insulating film in the periphery of the first oxide insulating film. An end portion of the oxide semiconductor film which crosses the channel width direction of the transistor is located over the second oxide insulating film.
US09012903B2	Organic light-emitting devices An organic light-emitting device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The organic layer includes an emission layer, and the emission layer includes at least one light-emitting material represented by one of Formulas 1 and 2. The organic layer further includes at least one hole-transporting material represented by one of Formulas 2(1) and 2(2).
US09012897B2	Organic EL element, display device, and light-emitting device An organic EL element comprises: an anode; a cathode; a functional layer that is disposed between the anode and the cathode and includes at least a light-emitting layer; a hole injection layer disposed between the anode and the functional layer; and a bank. The hole injection layer contains tungsten oxide, and has a recessed portion. A UPS spectrum of the hole injection layer, obtained from a UPS measurement, has a protrusion appearing near a Fermi surface and within a region corresponding to a binding energy range lower than a top of a valence band. The tungsten oxide contained in the hole injection layer satisfies a condition, determined from an XPS measurement, that a ratio in a number density of atoms other than tungsten atoms and oxygen atoms to the tungsten atoms does not exceed approximately 0.83.
US09012894B2	Light-emitting element, light-emitting device, and electronic device A light-emitting element includes a first electrode, a first light-emitting layer formed over the first electrode, a second light-emitting layer formed on and in contact with the first light-emitting layer to be in contact therewith, and a second electrode formed over the second light-emitting layer. The first light-emitting layer includes a first light-emitting substance and a hole-transporting organic compound, and the second light-emitting layer includes a second light-emitting substance and an electron-transporting organic compound. Substances are selected such that a difference in LUMO levels between the first light-emitting substance, the second light-emitting substance, and the electron-transporting organic compound is 0.2 eV or less, a difference in HOMO levels between the hole-transporting organic compound, the first light-emitting substance, and the second light-emitting substance is 0.2 eV or less, and a difference in LUMO levels between the hole-transporting organic compound and the first light-emitting substance is greater than 0.3 eV.
US09012893B2	Display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area, an encapsulation member facing the substrate, a pad unit around the display area of the substrate, the pad unit including a contact area and an exposure area that is spaced apart from the contact area, and a flexible printed circuit (FPC) that is connected to the contact area of the pad unit and is curved towards the encapsulation member.
US09012892B2	Materials and methods for controlling properties of organic light-emitting device The present teachings provide methods for forming organic layers for an organic light-emitting device (OLED) using an inkjet printing or thermal printing process. The method can further use one or more additional processes, such as vacuum thermal evaporation (VTE), to create an OLED stack. OLED stack structures are also provided wherein at least one of the charge injection or charge transport layers is formed by an inkjet printing or thermal printing method at a high deposition rate. The structure of the organic layer can be amorphous, crystalline, porous, dense, smooth, rough, or a combination thereof, depending on deposition parameters and post-treatment conditions. An OLED microcavity is also provided and can be formed by one of more of the methods.
US09012890B2	Organic light-emitting display device and manufacturing method of the same An organic light-emitting display device and a method of manufacturing the organic light-emitting display device. A metal layer separated from a pixel electrode is formed without increasing the number of masks, thereby simplifying the pixel electrode and obtaining etching characteristics of a gate electrode.
US09012888B2	Semiconductor light emitting device, wafer, method for manufacturing semiconductor light emitting device, and method for manufacturing wafer According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a first layer of n-type and a second layer of p-type including a nitride semiconductor, a light emitting unit provided between the first and second layers, a first stacked structure provided between the first layer and the light emitting unit, and a second stacked structure provided between the first layer and the first stacked structure. The light emitting unit includes barrier layers and a well layer provided between the barrier layers. The first stacked structure includes third layers including a nitride semiconductor, and fourth layers stacked with the third layers and including GaInN. The fourth layers have a thinner thickness than the well layer. The second stacked structure includes fifth layers including a nitride semiconductor, and sixth layers stacked with the fifth layers and including GaInN. The sixth layers have a thinner thickness than the well layer.
US09012886B2	Semiconductor light emitting device According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes: a first semiconductor layer; a second semiconductor layer; and a light emitting layer provided between the first and the second semiconductor layers. The first semiconductor layer includes a nitride semiconductor, and is of an n-type. The second semiconductor layer includes a nitride semiconductor, and is of a p-type. The light emitting layer includes: a first well layer; a second well layer provided between the first well layer and the second semiconductor layer; a first barrier layer provided between the first and the second well layers; and a first Al containing layer contacting the second well layer between the first barrier layer and the second well layer and containing layer containing Alx1Ga1-x1N (0.1≦x1≦0.35).
US09012885B2	Light-emitting semiconductor chip A semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor body with a semiconductor layer sequence. An active region intended for generating radiation is arranged between an n-conductive multilayer structure and a p-conductive semiconductor layer. A doping profile is formed in the n-conductive multilayer structure which includes at least one doping peak.
US09012877B2	Semiconductor device including a diode and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer extending in a first direction on a substrate, a plurality of second semiconductor layers spaced apart in the first direction on the first semiconductor layer, and an insulation layer structure surrounding side walls of the first semiconductor layer and the plurality of second semiconductor layers. The first semiconductor layer may have a first conductivity type, and the plurality of second semiconductor layers may have a second conductivity type.
US09012872B1	Auto-calibrated scanning-angle prism-type total internal reflection microscopy for nanometer-precision axial position determination and optional variable-illumination-depth pseudo total internal reflection microscopy A method, apparatus, and system for improved VA-TIRFM microscopy. The method comprises automatically controlled calibration of one or more laser sources by precise control of presentation of each laser relative a sample for small incremental changes of incident angle over a range of critical TIR angles. The calibration then allows precise scanning of the sample for any of those calibrated angles for higher and more accurate resolution, and better reconstruction of the scans for super resolution reconstruction of the sample. Optionally the system can be controlled for incident angles of the excitation laser at sub-critical angles for pseudo TIRFM. Optionally both above-critical angle and sub critical angle measurements can be accomplished with the same system.
US09012871B2	Use of fluorescent inks for document authentication In a method for introducing an authentication print characteristic in a visible image printed on paper, a part of the image is printed with an ink having first and second component dyes. The first component is less fast than the second component in response to an applied activator. The first component is normally masked by the second component but applying an activator stimulates a bleed of the first component beyond the area of the image part to create a predetermined unmasked area of the fluorescent component. The invention extends to paper on which the authentication print characteristic has been printed and to a method of detecting a forged image by analyzing paper to detect such an image bleed.
US09012864B2	Neutron detector Provided is a scintillation neutron detector capable of measuring neutrons with precision even under a high amount of γ rays as background noise and excellent in neutron counting precision, the scintillation neutron detector comprising a neutron scintillator crystal containing 6Li, and the crystal having a specific surface area of no less than 60 cm2/cm3.
US09012863B2	Pixilated neutron detector Disclosed is a pixilated neutron detector including one or more pixel-cells defined by a plurality of perimeter walls, the pixel cells including a cathode and an anode, the cathode being at least one wall of the pixel-cell, the cathode being lined with an interaction material, the anode disposed inside the pixel-cell, the cathode and anode structured to provide an electrical field within the pixel-cell to collect charged particles released by neutrons interacting with the interaction material lining, and a signal processing chain communicably coupled to each of the one or more pixel cells to transmit a signal indicative of a neutron interaction event within the pixel-cell, the signal processing chain including analog signal processing electronics communicably coupled to digital signal processing electronics.
US09012861B2	Device and method for determining the degree of disinfection of a liquid The invention relates to a device and also a method for determining the degree of disinfection, and for determining the time point when a defined degree of disinfection is reached by a liquid, in particular drinking water, that is situated in a container which is light-permeable at least in a UV range. The device comprises in this case a UV measuring appliance for measuring the intensity of the UV radiation in the region of the container, a data analysis unit to which the values of the UV intensity which are measured by the UV measuring device are fed, and wherein the data analysis unit converts the UV intensity values measured at the start of a measurement at defined time points to form a characteristic, and wherein the data analysis unit compares the characteristics determined at defined time points with a predetermined characteristic, which predetermined characteristic corresponds to a defined degree of disinfection of the liquid, and wherein the device comprises at least one signal output appliance which, in the event that the determined characteristics reaches or exceeds the value of the predetermined characteristic, provides the signal output.
US09012860B2	Dual-SPAD-based single-photon receiver A single-photon receiver is presented. The receiver comprises two SPADs that are monolithically integrated on the same semiconductor chip. Each SPAD is biased with a substantially identical gating signal. The output signals of the SPADs are combined such that capacitive transients present on each output signal cancel to substantially remove them from the output signal from the receiver.
US09012857B2	Multi-layer horizontal computed tomography (CT) detector array with at least one thin photosensor array layer disposed between at least two scintillator array layers An imaging system (100) includes a radiation sensitive detector array (110). The detector array includes at least two scintillator array layers (116). The detector array further includes at least two corresponding photosensor array layers (114). At least one of the at least two photosensor array layers is located between the at least two scintillator array layers in a direction of incoming radiation. The at least one of the at least two photosensor array layers has a thickness that is less than thirty microns.
US09012856B2	Gantry-free spect system A gantry free nuclear imaging system (10) images a region of interest (ROI) (16). The system (10) includes one or more radiation detectors (20) generating radiation data indicating the location of gamma photon strikes. The system includes a reconfigurable frame (22) positioning the radiation detectors (20) at fixed viewing angles of the ROI (16) and at least one processor (44, 48). The processor (44, 48) receives the radiation data from the radiation detectors (20) and reconstructs an image of the ROI (16) from the received radiation data.
US09012852B2	Explosives detector Apparatus and methods for determining the absence or presence of contraband in an object with a fast neutron source for irradiating the object; a detector for measuring γ-rays emitted by the irradiated object from energy state relaxation as a result of neutron capture, typically after the object has been irradiated.
US09012851B2	Optical chamber module assembly A gas sensor system includes a laser module, optical chamber module, and a gas sensor cell. The laser chamber module includes two laser light sources producing laser light emissions at wavelengths λ1 and λ2, respectively. Each beam path optionally includes an optical isolator. The beam paths enter the housing of the optical chamber module where they are combined into a third wavelength, λ. The housing of the optical chamber module includes an inlet and an outlet for passing a selected target gas. The gas sensor cell mates to the inlet of the housing. The target gas passes through the adjacent gas cell and into the optical chamber module through the inlet. The target gas exits the optical chamber module through the outlet. Within the optical chamber module, a nonlinear crystal receives the laser light emissions at wavelengths λ1 and λ2 and generates the third wavelength, λ3. The wavelength λ3 is selected to be at the mid-IR spectral absorption feature of the target gas, i.e. a strong absorption line in the vibrational spectrum of a specific chemical species that is targeted by the gas sensor. The third wavelength λ3 is generated by the interaction of the electric fields of the two laser emissions. The nonlinear optical crystal may be periodically poled, and configured to frequency-convert the first and second laser beams. The residual light from the two laser sources is removed from the mid-infrared beam with an absorptive and/or reflective optical filter.
US09012850B2	Method and apparatus for filter condition inspection A method of inspecting a ceramic wall-flow filter (1) for a vehicle exhaust system includes the steps of: a) providing a source (9) of heat energy suitable for heating material within the filter (1); b) applying heat energy from the source (9) to a first end (10) of the filter (1) to heat material within the filter; c) detecting infrared radiation (18) which has been emitted by heated material in the filter using a radiation detector (19) at the second end (11) of the filter (1) to form an image (24) of a pattern of emitted radiation, the pattern of emitted radiation providing an indication of the condition of the filter (1). Another aspect of the invention provides apparatus for use in the method.
US09012844B2	Single-shot pulse contrast measuring device based on non-harmonic long-wavelength sampling pulse A single-shot pulse contrast measuring device based on non-harmonic long-wavelength sampling pulse includes a long-wavelength sampling light generation unit, a large-angle non-collinear sum-frequency cross-correlation unit and a high sensitivity signal receiving unit. The long-wavelength sampling light sum-frequency cross-correlator can allow that the beams are interacted with each other at the large non-collinear angle in the quasi-phase matching crystal, match the measuring window of the high sensitivity signal receiving system, and is in favor of eliminating the scattered light noise, thereby achieving the single measurement of the pulse contrast with large temporal window and high dynamic range. The single-shot pulse contrast measuring device of the present invention has good extensibility at the temporal window and dynamic range, and is adapted for measuring the contrast of the high-power laser with various wavelengths.
US09012843B2	Portable radiation detection system A hand-held portable radiation detection device, such as a radiation isotopic identification device (RIID), is integrated with a personal digital assistant device (PDA), such as a smart phone, to provide with improved data processing capability and user interface. The PDA is configured to receive and process data received from the radiation detection device.
US09012835B2	Methods for simultaneous quantification of thyroid hormones and metabolites thereof by mass spectrometry The invention provides methods for simultaneously detecting or simultaneously quantifying any combination of thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3), 3,3′-diiodo-L-thyronine (3,3′-T2), 3-iodothyronamine (T1AM), and, optionally, reverse T3 (rT3) in a sample obtained from a human. The method involves a simple, sensitive, accurate, and specific isotope dilution tandem mass spectrometry method for the simultaneous quantification of any combination of T4, T3, 3,3′-T2, T1AM, and, optionally, rT3 in a sample obtained from a human, e.g., in human plasma or serum samples. This assay is far more sensitive than previously described assays for thyronamines and allows quantitation of T1AM in human plasma or serum, including from healthy controls.
US09012831B2	Rotary encoder A rotary encoder includes a housing and a shaft, which has an axis. A graduated disk is fixed in place on the shaft in torsionally fixed manner. The shaft is adapted for the positionally accurate attachment to a first machine part. Furthermore, a scanning device for scanning the graduated disk is fixed in place on the housing, the housing being arranged such that an outer surface forms a positionally accurate rigid stop on a second machine part in the radial direction. The housing includes a housing body and a cover, the housing body and the cover being connected to each other by press-fitting. The housing has a mechanically flexible element which is deformed as a result of the press-fitting.
US09012826B2	Optocoupler with multiple photodetectors and improved feedback control of LED Various embodiments of methods and devices are provided for an optocoupler comprising a layer of dielectric optically semi-reflective and transmissive material disposed between an LED and a first photodetector located above an upper surface of the layer, and a second photodetector located beneath the lower surface of the layer. The layer reflects a first portion of light generated by the LED towards the first photodetector to generate LED feedback control signals, and transmits a second portion of light generated by the LED through the layer for detection by the second photodetector to generate isolated output signals.
US09012825B2	Systems and methods for retaining and deploying canards Disclosed are systems and methods for retaining and deploying a plurality of canards and canard covers on a projectile. The projectile includes a projectile housing defining an interior chamber and a longitudinal axis, canards rotatably mounted to the housing, canard covers, a bobbin movably disposed in the interior chamber of the housing along the longitudinal axis, and rocker arms. The canards mounted for movement from a stowed position to a deployed position. The canard covers have a hook element and are adapted to cover respective slots formed in the housing. The bobbin has first and second ends and a retaining surface proximate the second end. Rocker arms have a first and second arm end, with a canard retaining slot defined therebetween. The first arm end includes a latch element for engaging with the canard cover element, and the second arm end is positioned proximate the retaining surface.
US09012821B2	Digital control type power converter for cooking utensils A digital control type power converter for cooking utensils includes a rectifier; a power inverting circuit composed of an IGBT and an LC shunt-resonant circuit; and a SoC chip which internally integrates a MPU, a Programmable Pulse Generator (PPG), an ADC, a COM, wherein the PPG, the ADC and the COM are connected to the MPU. One output of the MPU is connected to the PPG through a first AND gate, and a pulse signal outputted by the PPG is transmitted to the IGBT through a second AND gate. The MPU calculates the present power value according to measured current and voltage signals, and compares the present power value with the required power of the host computer to change the set pulse width value of the PPG. When a magnetic energy conversion detecting circuit outputs an enabling signal, the PPG outputs the pulse signal with the setting pulse width to drive the IGBT and realize the regulation of power. Since this converter can receive man-machine operating instructions and dynamically change its output power, the inductive structure in the resonant circuit can be appropriately changed to be applied to high-frequency heating equipment, such as a microwave oven, an electromagnetic oven, and the alike.
US09012818B1	Beverage heating assembly and method A beverage warming assembly (8) with a non-ferromagnetic, transparent heat carafe (10) having an induction heating assembly (38) attached to the bottom (24) by a threaded fastener (46) formed of a generally planer, induction ferromagnetic heating element (42) with a top and a bottom, and an insulating member (44) interposed between the carafe bottom (24) and the bottom of the induction heating element (42) to thermally insulate the bottom (24) from he induction heating element (42), to enable relative movement between the induction heating element (42) and the bottom (24) and to seal a fastener hole (48) against leaks. Different levels of heating are achieved by connecting a high frequency voltage signal from a generator (64) to different inputs along the length of the coil induction coil (40) in response to actuation of heating level selection switches (59, 60, 62). An AC power circuit breaker (70) removes power in response to actuation of a power switch (56) or when an input current detector (72) senses a current level that exceeds a preselected level.
US09012817B2	Heater control unit and vehicle seat heater A heater control unit controls electric power supplied to a heater provided in a seat. The heater control unit includes an outside air temperature measuring portion that measures an outside air temperature, a seat surface temperature measuring portion that measures a surface temperature of the seat, and a control portion. The control portion controls a time for which an initial electric power larger than an electric power in a steady state after the initial state is output to the heater, according to the measured outside air temperature and the measured seat surface temperature in an initial state immediately after the heater is activated.
US09012816B2	Wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant light-emitting or heat-emitting structure The present invention provides a stretch-resistant light-emitting or heat-emitting structure. The wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant light-emitting structure includes a woven member, conductive twisted cables, a light-emitting element, and a receiver circuit. The woven member is mounted to the article. Each conductive twisted cable includes a stretch-resistant wire and a electrically conductive wire twisted together. The conductive twisted cables are woven in the woven member. The light-emitting element, which is arranged inside the woven member, includes a light emission section and two conductive pins. The conductive pins are respectively and electrically connected to the electrically conductive wires of the conductive twisted cables. The wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant heat-emitting structure includes a carrying member, an electrical heating element mounted to the carrying member, conductive twisted cables that are in electrical connection with the electrical heating element, and a receiver circuit that is in electrical connection with the conductive twisted cables. The carrying member is woven in the article.
US09012815B2	Drawer unit for oven and oven having same A drawer unit for an oven is provided. The drawer unit includes a drawer casing, a drawer movable into and out from the drawer casing, the drawer defining an accommodation space configured to accommodate food or a food container, and a warming heater disposed at an upper portion of the drawer casing between the drawer casing and the drawer to provide warming energy to the accommodation space. In addition, an oven including the drawer unit is also provided.
US09012811B2	Printed circuit board with embedded heater Aspects of the present invention are directed to providing a printed circuit board including a top conductive layer; a bottom conductive layer; a plurality of electronic components arranged on at least one of the top conductive layer or the bottom conductive layer; a heater layer interposed between the top conductive layer and the bottom conductive layer and configured to generate and transfer heat to at least one of the electronic components.
US09012809B2	Welding control A welding device applies weld material between two work pieces such that the work pieces are connected mechanically with one another. The welding device includes a welding head and a central element. The welding head performs a welding action during transport thereof along an operating direction between the work pieces. Two primary sensor members are arranged on the central element upstream of the welding head relative to the operating direction. The sensor members register geometric properties of a spacing between the work pieces in which spacing the weld material is to be applied. Each sensor member is configured to maintain contact with a respective wall of the two work pieces adjoining the spacing while allowing variation of lateral distances between the central element and the adjoining wall. This is accomplished by the sensor members being pivotally attached to the central element via at least one pivoting axis oriented essentially perpendicular to the operating direction.
US09012803B2	Method of varying a physical property of a material through its depth A method is disclosed for varying a mechanical property of a material at two depths. The method involves the application of at least two laser pulses of different durations. The method involves a determination of the density of the material from the surface to each depth, a determination of the heat capacity of the material from the surface to each depth, and a determination of the thermal conductivity of the material from the surface to each depth. Each laser pulse may affect the density, heat capacity, and thermal conductivity of the material, so it may be necessary to re-evaluate those parameters after each laser pulse and prior to the next pulse. The method may be applied to implantation materials to improve osteoblast and osteoclast activity.
US09012801B2	Flexible shunt for vacuum circuit breaker A flexible shunt for a vacuum circuit breaker can have a reduced straight length and improved flexibility even with an increased thickness within a predetermined accommodation space of a main circuit part. The flexible shunt comprises a pair of conductive plates, each including a clamp connecting portion configured as a flat conductive member, the clamp connecting portion being connected the clamp, a terminal side connecting portion configured as a flat conductive member, the terminal side connecting portion being connected to the terminal side, and a flexible curved portion configured to connect the clamp connecting portion to the terminal side connecting portion, the flexible curved portion being formed to be projected outwardly.
US09012800B2	Gas circuit breaker A gas circuit breaker is provided, avoiding change in the position of a cover member and without weakening of the blow of gas to the arc in an arc discharge cavity even when a surface of the cover member in contact with the arc discharge cavity is damaged. The gas circuit breaker includes a contact ring, a holder attached to the contact ring, and extending to a path of arc-extinguishing gas that extinguishes an arc, and an electrically insulative cover member attached to the holder.
US09012799B2	Intelligent barcode systems Systems and methods using intelligent barcodes for processing mail, packages, or other items in transport are provided. Systems and methods allowing end-to-end visibility of a mail stream by identifying and tracking mail pieces are also provided. Systems and methods include the use of standardized intelligent barcodes on mail pieces, a seamless process for mail acceptance, continuous mail piece tracking, and feedback on mail quality in real time. Systems and methods can use intelligent barcodes allow a mailing service to provide enhanced acceptance, sorting, tracking, address correction, forwarding, and delivery services. Systems and methods can use intelligent barcodes allow a mailing service to identify a mail piece as undeliverable-as-addressed (UAA) and determine a final disposition for the mail piece. Systems and methods can use intelligent barcodes allow mailers more visibility into the mail stream and information on the quality of their mailings.
US09012797B2	Vehicular lever switch and method of assembling same There is provided a vehicular lever switch including an operational lever, a tubular case forming part of the operational lever, and a switch device provided in the tubular case to be operable in an axis Y direction. In addition, the switch device comprises an operational knob provided to be inserted into an opening formed in an operational component in the case, a push switch operated by the operational knob, and a knob holder provided in the case to support the operational knob to be movable forward and backward in the axis Y direction as an operational direction of the push switch. In this structure, the knob holder is fixed and supported to a side of the case.
US09012793B2	Methods and systems for detecting a position-based attribute of an object using digital codes Methods, systems and devices are described for detecting a position-based attribute of a finger, stylus or other object with a touchpad or other sensor having a touch-sensitive region that includes a plurality of electrodes. Modulation signals for one or more electrodes are produced as a function of any number of distinct digital codes. The modulation signals are applied to an associated at least one of the plurality of electrodes to obtain a resultant signal that is electrically affected by the position of the object. The resultant signal is demodulated using the plurality of distinct digital codes to discriminate electrical effects produced by the object. The position-based attribute of the object is then determined with respect to the plurality of electrodes from the electrical effects.
US09012789B1	Stackable via package and method An electronic component assembly and a method for making an electronic component assembly. A non-limiting example electronic component assembly may, for example, comprise a lower component comprising a plurality of upward extending pins, and an upper component comprising a plurality of respective terminals, each which comprising a respective reflowable conductive structure that extends downward to a respective one of the plurality of upward extending pins.
US09012788B2	Optronic window transparent to IR and reflecting RF An optronic porthole comprises a substrate with two faces. It comprises on one of the faces of the substrate or on both faces, a stack of several hetero-structures, each hetero-structure being composed of at least two semi-conducting layers SC1, SC2, the layer SC1 being doped, the layer SC2 itself comprising a two-dimensional electron gas layer formed at the interface with the layer SC1. It furthermore comprises an electrode in contact with all the electron gas layers, a bi-periodic metallic grid buried in the stack, in contact with the electrode. The substrate and the layers are transparent in the 0.4 μm-5 μm band.
US09012787B2	Electronic system for wave soldering An electronic board includes conducting traces having an upper surface at least partially sunken with respect to a gluing surface of the board. A surface mount technology electronic device for mounting to the board includes insulating windows that define gluing sites within one or more pins. An electronic system is formed by one or more of such surface mount technology electronic devices mounted to electronic board. The devices are attached using a wave soldering technique that flows through channels formed by the sunken conductive traces.
US09012786B2	Circuit board for high-capacity modules, and a production method of the circuit board A circuit board including a substrate having first and second dielectric layers of first and second dielectrics, the second dielectric containing 8 mass % or more of a glass net former component. At least one portion of an inner layer electrode has approximately two principal surfaces parallel to principal surfaces of the circuit board and a thickness of not less than 50 micrometers in a normal direction of the principal surfaces. The inner layer electrode and second dielectric layer contact with each other, and a ratio t/T of sum total thickness t of the second dielectric layer in contact with the inner layer electrode in a normal direction of the principal surface to sum total thickness T of the first dielectric layer in a normal direction of the principal surface is 0.1 or more.
US09012783B2	Heat dissipation base and electronic device A brazing material includes silver and copper as main components; at least one element A selected from indium, zinc, and tin; at least one element B selected from titanium, zirconium, hafnium, and niobium; and at least one element C selected from molybdenum, osmium, rhenium, and tungsten. The content of copper is not less than 35% by mass and not more than 50% by mass, based on the total amount of silver, copper, and the elements A, B and C. A heat dissipation base includes a supporting substrate, circuit members on a first main surface of the substrate, and a heat dissipation member on a second main surface opposite to the first main surface. The circuit members are joined to the supporting substrate by a joining layer composed of the brazing material.
US09012780B2	3-coaxial superconducting power cable and cable's structure Provided are a three-phase coaxial superconducting power cable and a structure thereof. A certain space is formed between adjacent superconducting wires of a superconducting layer (disposed at an outer portion) having more superconducting wires among a plurality of superconducting layers, and another wire is disposed in the space, or the superconducting wires of the respective superconducting layers are disposed to have different critical currents. Accordingly, a waste of superconducting wires is prevented, and the optimized three-phase coaxial superconducting power cable is provided.
US09012779B2	Reduced-loss bucking bundle low voltage cable A cable includes a plurality of bundles of insulated electrical conductors, each bundle having a first conductor, a second conductor, and a third conductor in a layered configuration. The first conductor of each bundle is connected in parallel to the first conductor of the remaining bundles, the second conductor of each bundle is connected in parallel to the second conductor of the remaining bundles, and the third conductor of each bundle is connected in parallel to the third electrical conductor of the remaining bundles. In addition, within each bundle, the first, second and third electrical conductors are configured so that a magnetic field generated in response to currents flowing within the bundle is zero as seen at a plane oriented transverse to an electrical conduction direction of the cable and located between the ends of the cable.
US09012777B2	Conductive path structure and wire harness A conductive path structure includes a conductor that includes a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion which are connected to each other through a cut-off facilitating portion, and a semi-solid state insulation member that is in a semi-solid state and covers the cut-off facilitating portion. When the cut-off facilitating portion is cut off so as to separate the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion to each other due to an impact applied to the cut-off facilitating portion, the semi-solid state insulation member covers end portions of the separated first conductive portion and the separated second conductive portion which are close to the cut-out facilitating portion.
US09012776B2	Buss bar strip A buss bar strip for mounting to a solar panel to electrically connect to a series of electrical lines extending from solar cells. The buss bar strip can include a thin elongate flat flexible strip of insulative material having a longitudinal length. A predetermined pattern of elongate conductors can be longitudinally disposed on the insulative strip in at least two rows along the longitudinal length and electrically isolated from each other. Each conductor can have a predetermined position, length, and spacing from each other on the insulative strip for laterally electrically connecting to selected electrical lines from the solar cells at lateral electrical connection points located along the length of the conductor on exposed surfaces on the conductor.
US09012773B2	Thiazole-based compound and uses thereof The present invention provides a compound useful as a photoelectric conversion dye having excellent photoelectric conversion performance. The compound according to the present invention is a thiazole-based compound represented by the following general formula (1), a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or a salt thereof. In the general formula (1), R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted, linear or branched alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted, linear or branched alkyl group, or a cyano group, D represents an organic group comprising an electron-donating substituent, Z represents a linking group having a heteroaromatic ring or at least one hydrocarbon group selected from the group consisting of an aromatic ring, a vinylene group (—CH═CH—), or an ethynylene group (—C≡C—), and M represents a hydrogen atom or a salt-forming cation.
US09012767B2	Solar cell system A solar cell system includes a number of P-N junction cells, a number of inner electrodes, a first collecting electrode and a second collecting electrode. The number of the P-N junction cells is M. M is equal to or greater than 2. The M P-N junction cells are arranged from a first P-N junction cell to an Mth P-N junction cell along a straight line. The P-N junction cells are arranged in series along the straight line. The number of the inner electrodes is M−1. At least one inner electrode includes a carbon nanotube array. A first collecting electrode located on an outside surface of the first P-N junction cell. A second collecting electrode located on an outside surface of the Mth P-N junction cell. A photoreceptive surface is parallel to the straight line.
US09012766B2	Aluminum grid as backside conductor on epitaxial silicon thin film solar cells One embodiment of the present invention provides a solar cell. The solar cell includes a substrate, a first heavily doped crystalline-Si (c-Si) layer situated above the substrate, a lightly doped c-Si layer situated above the first heavily doped crystalline-Si layer, a second heavily doped c-Si layer situated above the lightly doped c-Si layer, a front side electrode grid situated above the second heavily doped c-Si layer, and a backside electrode grid situated on the backside of the substrate.
US09012763B2	Stretchable photovoltaic devices and carriers A stretchable photovoltaic device, a stretchable photovoltaic module and a carrier for facilitating formation of a stretchable photovoltaic device and/or module are provided. The stretchable photovoltaic device includes a stretchable part, at least one photovoltaic cell and a surface over which that at least one photovoltaic cell is disposed. The stretchable part has a given length that is operable to change in response to a force being applied to the device. The given length may, for example, elongate when the force causes the device to elongate. Alternative and/or additionally, the given length may compress when the force causes the device to compress.
US09012762B2	Photoelectric conversion element and imaging device A photoelectric conversion element is provided and includes: an electrically conductive thin layer; an organic photoelectric conversion layer; and a transparent electrically conductive thin layer. The organic photoelectric conversion layer contains: a compound represented by formula (I); and a fullerene or a fullerene derivative.Formula (I): In the formula, Z1 represents an atomic group necessary for forming a 5- or 6-membered ring, L1, L2 and L3 each independently represents an unsubstituted methine group or a substituted methine group, D1 represents an atomic group, and n represents an integer of 0 or more.
US09012760B2	Thermoelectric device, electrode materials and method for fabricating thereof A thermoelectric device, a method for fabricating a thermoelectric device and electrode materials applied to the thermoelectric device are provided according to the present invention. The present invention is characterized in arranging thermoelectric material power, interlayer materials and electrode materials in advance according to the structure of thermoelectric device; adopting one-step sintering method to make a process of forming bulked thermoelectric materials and a process of combining with electrodes on the devices to be completed simultaneously; and obtaining a π shape thermoelectric device finally. Electrode materials related to the present invention comprise binary or ternary alloys or composite materials, which comprise at least a first metal selected from Cu, Ag, Al or Au, and a second metal selected from Mo, W, Zr, Ta, Cr, Nb, V or Ti. The present invention simplifies fabricating procedures, reduces the cost and avoids adverse impacts due to exposing related elements to heat and pressure for a second time.
US09012754B2	System and method for generating a rhythmic accompaniment for a musical performance Embodiments of the invention include storing musical elements in a database and processing performance data, where the musical elements including a plurality of reference accent pattern data and a plurality of reference system pattern data. Processing performance data can include receiving input data corresponding to a musical performance, determining an accent pattern for the musical performance, matching the accent pattern data to one or more reference accent pattern data in the database, and selecting one of the matching reference accent patterns. Processing performance data further includes receiving input corresponding to a selection of a musical style, one or more musical performance parameters, and generating a musical accompaniment based on the processed performance data, the selected musical style, and the selected one or more musical performance.
US09012746B1	Maize inbred PH12GY A novel maize variety designated PH12GY and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH12GY with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH12GY through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH12GY or a locus conversion of PH12GY with another maize variety.
US09012745B1	Maize inbred PH18VF A novel maize variety designated PH18VF and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH18VF with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH18VF through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH18VF or a locus conversion of PH18VF with another maize variety.
US09012744B1	Maize hybrid X08D500 A novel maize variety designated X08D500 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08D500 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08D500 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08D500, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08D500. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08D500.
US09012742B1	Maize hybrid X95D061 A novel maize variety designated X95D061 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X95D061 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X95D061 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X95D061, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X95D061. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X95D061.
US09012740B1	Maize hybrid X00C220 A novel maize variety designated X00C220 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X00C220 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X00C220 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X00C220, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X00C220. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X00C220.
US09012738B1	Sorghum inbred PHWC4QMIT A novel sorghum variety designated PHWC4QMIT and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a plant that comprise crossing sorghum variety PHWC4QMIT with another plant. Methods for producing a plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PHWC4QMIT through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the sorghum seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid sorghum seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the sorghum variety PHWC4QMIT or a locus conversion of PHWC4QMIT with another sorghum variety.
US09012733B2	Soybean variety DLL1347 The soybean variety DLL1347 is disclosed. The invention relates to seeds, plants, plant cells, plant tissue, harvested products and soybean lint as well as to hybrid soybean plants and seeds obtained by repeatedly crossing plants of variety DLL1347 with other plants. The invention also relates to plants and varieties produced by the method of essential derivation from plants of DLL1347 and to plants of DLL1347 reproduced by vegetative methods, including but not limited to tissue culture of regenerable cells or tissue from DLL1347.
US09012727B2	Genes that increase plant oil and method for using the same This invention is intended to be used to search for a transcription factor having novel functions of increasing the weight of an individual plant, increasing the weight of a given tissue per individual plant, or improving the productivity of a given substance per individual plant and to improve such properties in the plant. The weight of an individual plant is increased, the weight of a given tissue per individual plant is increased, the productivity of a given substance per individual plant is improved, or the content of a given substance per given tissue of a plant is increased via expression of a transcription factor that has been modified to suppress transcription accelerating activity.

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