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US09144296B2	Color-changing cosmetic instrument A cosmetic instrument for applying a product to a surface includes a handle and an applicator. At least a portion of the cosmetic instrument may change from a first color to a second color in response to occurrence of a condition, such as exposure to electromagnetic radiation (e.g., ultraviolet light or infrared light) or when a temperature of the cosmetic instrument is within a predetermined temperature range. For example, one or more portions of the handle and/or applicator of the cosmetic instrument may be configured to change color in response to the occurrence of the condition.
US09144295B2	Interchangeable decorative panel system for shoes, apparel, and accessories A system for removably attaching a decorative element to a garment or other accessory, including a panel bearing a graphic design, and a pair of mounting pads to which the panel can be attached. First and second pin members are disposed at opposing edges of the panel, each pin member having a pin extending for a length parallel to that edge. The mounting pads are attachable to a garment or accessory item. Each mounting pad has a longitudinal tunnel suitable to accommodate one of the pins. The mounting pads may be attached on the outside of an article, or on the interior of an article so that only the tunnel is exposed at the exterior of the article, in a recessed manner. The system allows a decorative panel to be interchangeably facilitates their attachment to a wide range of apparel and accessory items.
US09144289B2	Wrinkle-removing tape The present invention relates to a wrinkle-removing apparatus. When the wrinkle removing apparatus of the present invention adopting a vacuum suction system is tightly applied to the shallow wrinkles on a forehead or to deep wrinkles, a vacuum is created by means of the elasticity of the wrinkle-removing apparatus, in order to strongly suck and pull wrinkles outwardly from the skin. Repeated use of the apparatus with the above-described condition enables a substance such as subcutaneous fat or collagen to replace the wrinkles at the back surface of the wrinkled skin when wrinkles are pulled outwardly from the skin, and finally, skin wrinkles are removed even when the apparatus is no longer used.
US09144285B2	Hair accessories and methods for their manufacture Hair accessories include (a) a substrate having a hair-holding surface configured for holding hair, and a structural surface; and (b) a layer provided on at least a portion of the hair-holding surface, wherein the layer contains a plurality of flocked fibers. Methods of manufacturing hair accessories are described.
US09144284B2	Multi-strand braiding device and method A device and method for braiding hair or other flexible filaments is disclosed herein. The device comprises a set of gears comprising sector gears and elliptical gears, the elliptical gears having a hollow center portion for receiving the hair or other flexible material. The device further comprises a controller, a motor, a power source, and a user interface. The user interface allows the user to select a variety of weaving patterns. The device and method of the present disclosure may be employed to weave four or more strands of material into a braid.
US09144283B2	Air jet hair rollers A hair roller includes a tubular body having a generally cylindrical outer wall and defining a hollow chamber therewithin, first and second generally circular end closures respectively sealing first and second longitudinal ends of the tubular body to prevent air flow therethrough, and an annular adapter. The outer wall has a first hole and a plurality of vent openings formed therethrough. The first hole is configured to receivably engage a first open end of the adapter. A second open end of the adapter is configured to interconnect with a first end of a conduit such that, upon the first hole receivably engaging the first open end of the adapter, the adapter facilitates a flow of air being delivered from the conduit through the outer wall into the hollow chamber via the first hole and out of the hollow chamber through the outer wall via the vent openings.
US09144275B1	Shoe for canes and crutches A shoe for the sticks canes and crutches having a base member with four outwardly extending pads and a central flat portion. A frustoconical top member mounted above the base member is joined to a cup member for receiving the distal end of a cane or crutch member. The junction between the top member and the cup member define a waist portion that is flexible and resilient mimicking the movement of a human ankle when a person walks. Irregularities on the bottom of the pads 24 and underside 22 enhance the traction.
US09144274B2	Anti-theft ring assembly and method of using the same An anti-theft assembly for deterring theft of a ring is provided. The anti-theft assembly includes a base that can be used to support an electronic article surveillance marker; a product engagement member including a support member that supports the ring during use and a locking member that secures the support member to the base; and an attachment member for securing the ring to the support member. In one embodiment, the support member and the locking member are a single, unitary member. In another embodiment, the support member and the locking member are separate members. Once assembled, upon applying a twisting force to the ring the engagement member rotates within the opening so that the attachment member is not broken.
US09144270B2	Strap latching device A latching device configured to secure a strap to a piece of sports equipment or other wearable equipment. The latching device includes a locking buckle and clasp assembly. The locking buckle has a main body portion and a release mechanism. The release mechanism has locking pawls with claw members. The locking pawls engage the clasp assembly to releasably retain the locking buckle on the clasp assembly.
US09144268B2	Strand-wound bladder An article of footwear or another product may incorporate a pressure chamber that includes (a) a bladder at least partially formed from a polymer material that is sealed to enclose a pressurized fluid and (b) a strand wound around the bladder and secured to the bladder. In manufacturing the pressure chamber, a bladder with an elongate configuration may be formed. A strand is wound around the bladder, and the strand is secured to the bladder. When incorporated to a sole structure of the article of footwear, for example, a portion of the bladder that includes the strands may be exposed at an outer surface of the sole structure.
US09144266B2	Article of footwear having an adjustable ride An article of footwear has an upper and a sole. The sole has an upper sole member, a lower sole member, and at least one inflatable bladder disposed between the upper sole member and the lower sole member. The at least one inflatable bladder has an inflated state and a deflated state. A distance between the upper sole member and the lower sole member is greater in the inflated state than the deflated state. Varying the inflation of the inflatable bladder varies the amount of cushioning in the sole and the thickness of the sole so that the shoe can serve as a multipurpose shoe for activities requiring different amounts of cushioning.
US09144264B2	Sole with projections and article of footwear A sole for an article of footwear includes a base having an outer edge defining a perimeter, the base having a forefoot portion, a midfoot portion and a heel portion; and a plurality of resilient projections extending from the base, wherein the plurality of projections includes a plurality of projections extending non-orthogonally from the base about the perimeter of the base and a plurality of projections extending substantially orthogonally from the base within the non-orthogonal projections.
US09144255B1	System for attaching accessories to tactical gear Designs and methods are provided for a reversible, textile-based tactical article. In one embodiment the tactical article comprises a textile based panel perforated with an array of slots arranged in vertical and horizontal, spaced apart rows. The panel may be adapted for attaching accessories to either side by lacing a strap through a row of the slots and through webbing loops on the accessory positioned between the slots. One side of the panel may have a first appearance, and the other side a second appearance that is different from the first appearance.
US09144254B2	Glove with interior grasping element for inversion An invertible glove includes a hand portion having at least two digit portions configured to cover at least two digits of a hand of a wearer of the glove and a palm portion configured to cover a palm of the hand of the wearer of the glove. The hand portion includes an exterior surface for handling an object and an interior surface for abutting the hand of the wearer of the glove. The hand portion further includes a grasping element that extends from the interior surface of at least one of the digit portions and is configured to be grasped by a digit of the hand of the wearer of the glove for facilitating inversion of the glove when the hand is removed from the glove. A glove is inverted by pulling on the grasping element as the hand is removed from the glove.
US09144244B1	Grease shield smoke assembly A grease shield smoke assembly provides smoke to flavor food grilled in a gas grill. The assembly includes a shield having a pair of planar side portions to replace the existing grease shield of the gas grill. Proximal edges of the side portions are coupled together defining an apex of the shield. Distal edges of the side portions relative to the apex are positioned in spaced relationship. Each of a pair of rails is coupled to and extends from an associated one of the side portions. The rails are positioned in alignment extending along the shield between the side portions. A rack is provided having lateral edges. The lateral edges of the rack are supported on the rails wherein the rack is supported between the side portions of the shield. Briquettes to produce smoke may be positioned on the rack.
US09144243B2	Method and system for making a snack product using a dough agglomerate A method for making a snack product includes the step of mixing ingredients for the dough with water in a low shear environment using a low shear mixing apparatus to form a dough agglomerate. The ingredients can include a major ingredient, such as potato flakes, corn or grain, and minor ingredients including emulsifier, sugar, salt, leavening and a modified starch having a high affinity for water. During the mixing step the dough agglomerate forms with wetted areas of the major ingredient which are surrounded by wetted high water affinity starch and minor ingredients. The method also includes the step of chopping the dough agglomerate into clumps of a desired size, sheeting the dough agglomerate into a dough sheet, forming the dough sheet into snack pieces, and then cooking the snack pieces.
US09144242B2	Titanium dioxide photocatalytic compositions and uses thereof Provided is a photocatalytic composition comprising zinc (Zn) doped titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles, wherein the ratio of titanium dioxide nanoparticles to zinc is from about 5 to about 150. The photocatalytic composition absorbs electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range from about 200 nm to about 500 nm, and the absorbance of light of wavelengths longer than about 450 nm is less than 50% the absorbance of light of wavelengths shorter than about 350 nm. Further provided is a method for treating or preventing microbial diseases and infestations in a plant and a method for increasing crop yield of a plant by applying the photocatalytic compositions taught herein to the surface of a plant. Also provided is a method for treating microbial diseases on a surface by applying the photocatalytic compositions taught herein to a surface illuminated by artificial light.
US09144239B2	Macrocyclic picolinamides as fungicides The invention relates to macrocyclic picolinamides of Formula I and their use as fungicides.
US09144227B2	Control leash A leash that allows any individual to control a pulling dog without risking injury or walking in an unsafe manner. The disclosed leash maximizes body mechanics and basic pulley/lever principles to achieve more strength. The leash comprises a cuff that preferably wraps around a user's arm above the elbow. Attached to the cuff are a few feet of leash material that freely runs through an O-ring and ends in a handle. Attached to the O-ring are another few feet of leash ending with a clip that can go to a dog collar. When the dog pulls, the user pulls the handle. The resulting force goes through the O-ring, which acts as a pulley and on to the arm cuff and back of the arm, utilizing stronger shoulder and back muscles. Therefore the user is able to pull back with a lot more force than is obtainable with a typical leash.
US09144220B1	Non-dehiscent sesame IND variety Sesaco 37 Non-dehiscent sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) (IND) designated Sesaco 37 (S37) is herein disclosed. Its degree of shatter resistance, or seed retention, makes S37 suitable for mechanized harvesting and for selection for sesame crop growth in most geographical locations.
US09144217B1	Wheat variety W030578B1 A wheat variety designated W030578B1, the plants and seeds of wheat variety W030578B1, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety W030578B1 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety W030578B1 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by mutagenesis or transformation of variety W030578B1. This invention also relates to methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety W030578B1 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods.
US09144212B1	Wheat variety W040082H1 A wheat variety designated W040082H1, the plants and seeds of wheat variety W040082H1, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety W040082H1 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety W040082H1 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by mutagenesis or transformation of variety W040082H1. This invention also relates to methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety W040082H1 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods.
US09144211B1	Maize hybrid X13D093 A novel maize variety designated X13D093 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 X13D093 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13D093 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X13D093, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13D093. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13D093.
US09144206B1	Soil-free cultivation system A cultivation system made up of multiple units, with each unit having an upper root compartment, a lower solution compartment, and a base. A growing solution is conducted into each unit via a supply conduit in the base and sprayed into the root compartment, after which it is drained into the solution compartment and then into drain conduits in the base.
US09144205B2	Hydroponics applications and ancillary modifications to a polyphasic pressurized homogenizer Ancillary embodiments and modifications to a homogenizer unit (“PPH”), and methods of use directed to hydroponics. The apparatus includes a homogenizer body, one or more nutrient stream inlets, one or more water inlets, a mixing zone where the water stream is commingled with the nutrient stream, and a venturi within the body immediately downstream from the mixing zone such that the commingled streams are pulled into the venturi resulting in homogenization. The PPH components are insulated to maintain the aqueous nutrient solution at a cooled, below ambient temperature. Because the prepared aqueous nutrient solution is cooled, it may also have oxygen and/or nitrogen gas dissolved therein (e.g., introduced into one of the streams introduced into the PPH). The resulting aqueous nutrient solution can be conveyed in its cooled state to roots of hydroponically grown plants to provide nutrients for the growth of the plants.
US09144200B2	Pitched profile pre-cutter tine A pre-cutter tine has a relatively wide working face which is pitched or canted relative to a plane extending vertically to an axis of rotation of a pre-cutter rotor carrying a plurality of the tines arranged helically about the axis. The pitched working face of adjacent tines acts to support the crop being cut as the pitched working faces advance the crop toward the pre-cutter knives which are spaced such that the working faces of adjacent tines pass on opposite sides of a given knife. The working faces of the tines may be pitched such as to cause the engaged crop to be conveyed inwardly as well as to the rear by the tines.
US09144195B2	Methods, systems, and apparatus for monitoring yield and vehicle weight Systems, methods and apparatus for monitoring yield while harvesting. In one embodiment a mass flow rate sensor measures the mass flow rate of the harvested grain. A weight sensor measures the weight of the harvested grain. The measured mass flow rate is correlated with the weight of the harvested grain. Processing circuitry calculates any error in the measured mass flow rate using the measured weight. The calculated error is used to correct any inaccuracy in the measured mass flow rate.
US09144192B2	Drop nozzle The application is generally directed towards a drop nozzle for an agricultural sprayer. The drop nozzle can be used to reduce spray drift as liquids are deposited by the sprayer. The drop nozzle includes a valve assembly including a shutoff valve, a tube operably connected to the valve assembly, and an airfoil connected to the tube. The shutoff valve selectively prevents fluid flow from the valve assembly to the tube and the airfoil directs airflow around one or more portions of the drop nozzle.
US09148984B2	High-power electromagnetic assembly The present disclosure provides a high-power electromagnetic assembly comprising an iron core and a coil winding around the iron core, the coil having at least one coil layer, wherein a heat sink is provided between the iron core and an adjacent coil layer and/or between two adjacent coil layers. The heat sink comprises a first panel, a second panel and multiple supporting structures in connection with the first and second panels, and the first panel, the second panel and the supporting structures together constitute multiple air channels for cooling airflows passing therethrough.
US09148983B2	Separate control of coolant flow through coolant circuits Methods are provided for automated coolant flow control for, for instance, facilitating cooling of multiple different electronic systems. The methods include, for instance, automatically controlling coolant flow to a plurality of coolant circuits, and for a coolant circuit i of the coolant circuits: automatically determining the heat load transferred to coolant flowing through coolant circuit i, and automatically controlling coolant flow through coolant circuit i based on the determined heat load transferred to the coolant. The different coolant circuits may have the same or different coolant flow impedances, and flow through the different coolant circuits may be controlled using different heat load-to-coolant ranges for the different circuits.
US09148981B2	Apparatus and method for facilitating cooling of an electronics rack Disclosed is both a method and apparatus for delivering cooling air to an electronics rack in a data room in an energy efficient manner. The present apparatus provides directionally delivered cooling air to an electronics rack with usage rates up to 90%. The tiles utilize angled directional vanes for delivering the cooling air. The tiles both conserve energy and increase the overall possible power usage for each cabinet. The tiles greatly increase the cooling efficiencies in the data room and conserve energy.
US09148975B2	Electronic interconnect method and apparatus An electronics chassis has many removable boards on sleds that are interconnected by a honeycomb interconnect structure. Interconnect boards in Y-planes and Z-planes are orthogonal to each other and form cells. Cooling air flows through the cells in an X direction, parallel to surfaces of the interconnect boards. The removable boards have connectors that mate with an edge of Z-divider interconnect boards. Fans blow air through the cells in the honeycomb structure unimpeded since no boards are perpendicular to the airflow. Notches in the rear of the Z-divider boards provide airflow equalization allowing closer spacing of fans to the honeycomb structure. A sled carrier honeycomb structure is placed in front of the honeycomb interconnect structure to guide sleds into position. Sled carrier dividers are offset from the Z-divider boards to allow removable boards to align with Z-divider boards in the Z-planes, parallel to airflow.
US09148974B2	Serial connection riser cards including parallel connection memory modules A first riser card of an apparatus in an example substantially axially connects with a first serial connection external interface of a printed circuit board (PCB) and at least in part laterally connects with a parallel connection external interface of a first memory module. The first riser card supports the first memory module with avoidance of abutment of the first memory module with a second memory module supported by a second riser card that is adjacent to the first riser card.
US09148973B2	Electronic device with power supply control module An electronic device includes a bottom plate, an installation board, a circuit board, a battery, and a power supply control module. The power supply control module includes a control member and an activating member, and the activating member is pressed against the control member when the electronic device is assembled. So long as the control member remains pressed by the activating member, a flow of electrical power from the battery to the circuit board is permitted. When the electronic device is disassembled, the disassembly moves the activating member away from the activating member and cuts off the power from the battery to the circuit board, to avoid electrical short circuits or other damage that might otherwise occur if the flow of electrical power was maintained during disassembly.
US09148972B2	Methods and systems for integrally trapping a glass insert in a metal bezel Methods and apparatus for creating an overall assembly formed from a transparent member and a metal member are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method includes positioning a transparent member in a mold configured for insertion molding, and providing a liquid metal into the mold. The method also includes hardening the liquid metal in the mold. Hardening the liquid metal includes binding the metal to the transparent member to create the integral assembly.
US09148968B2	Waterproof main terminal When a housing of a waterproof main terminal is fixed onto the outside surface of a case with a screw, a through hole is sealed with a seal surface of a packing pressed onto the outside surface of the case. Furthermore, the elastic force of the packing placed so as to be in tight contact with the whole circumference of the terminal ensures high waterproofing performance between the terminal and the housing, so the one packing can perform waterproofing both between the case and the housing and between the terminal and the housing.
US09148967B2	Electronic device An electronic device 100 includes: a first casing 101; a second casing 102; a hinge mechanism 120 having an opening and closing axial-component 126 and an inverting axial-component 128; and a support assisting section 150. The support assisting section 150 includes: an axial-component 141 on an extended line of the opening and closing axial-component 126 in a normally opened position; and an axial-component receiving section 151 that supports the axial-component 141 on a wall surface of a recess 156 in the normally opened position. The recess 156 is open on at least one of a front side and a rear side in the axial-component receiving section 151. The second casing 102 is rotated about the inverting axial-component 128, and the axial-component 141 is moved into or out of the recess 156 through the side on which the recess 156 is open.
US09148966B2	Electronic device An electronic device includes: a printed circuit board; a casing including an upper case that covers the printed circuit board from an upper face side and a lower case that covers the printed circuit board from a lower face side, the casing housing the printed circuit board; a keyboard interposed between the printed circuit board and the upper case; an expansion unit interposed between the keyboard and the lower case; and a support member including a lattice portion that is interposed between the keyboard and the printed circuit board and that supports the keyboard with respect to the printed circuit board, with a portion of the lattice portion formed with an expansion unit housing opening that the expansion unit is disposed in.
US09148963B2	Laser processing method and production method of multilayer flexible printed wiring board using laser processing method There is provided a laser processing method of forming via holes 23 and 24 by removing processed layers including a flexible insulating base member 1, in which conformal masks 7 and 8a are provided on the surface, and an adhesive layer 12 having a higher absorbance in a wavelength area of processing laser and a lower decomposition temperature than the insulating base member 1, the method including radiating one shot of pulse light having a first energy density that can remove the insulating base member 1 by one shot without causing the deformation and penetration of a conducting film 2A, and subsequently radiating pulse light having a second energy density that is lower than the first energy density and can remove the rest of the processed layers by a predetermined number of shots without causing the deformation and penetration of the conducting film 2A.
US09148962B2	Heat transfer device for wave soldering A structure including a circuit board including a plane and a pin-in-hole component; and a heat transfer device, where the heat transfer device is thermally connected to the plane at a leading edge of the circuit board, the heat transfer device transfers heat from a wave of molten solder to the plane.
US09148961B2	Solar cell panel A solar cell panel is discussed. The solar cell panel includes a plurality of solar cells each including a substrate and an electrode part positioned on a surface of the substrate, an interconnector for electrically connecting at least one of the plurality of solar cells to another of the plurality of solar cells, and a conductive adhesive film including a resin and a plurality of conductive particles dispersed in the resin. The conductive adhesive film is positioned between the electrode part of the at least one of the plurality of solar cells and the interconnector to electrically connect the electrode part of the at least one of the plurality of solar cells to the interconnector. A width of the interconnector is equal to or greater than a width of the conductive adhesive film.
US09148959B2	Method of supplying power on a circuit board assembly Power is supplied on a circuit board assembly by attaching a drum core inductor to a circuit board. The drum core inductor has a first winding wound around the drum core inductor. The first winding has first and second ends coupled to the drum core inductor. A bobbin is attached to the circuit board. The bobbin has a second winding wound around the bobbin. The second winding has first and second ends coupled to the bobbin. The drum core inductor and the bobbin are attached to the circuit board. The drum core inductor is inside an opening of the bobbin. The drum core inductor and the bobbin are detached from each other. A power switch coupled to the first winding is switched to control a transfer of energy from an input power source through the first and second windings to a load coupled to the second winding.
US09148956B2	Base substrate, electronic device, and method of manufacturing base substrate A base substrate includes an insulator board comprising through holes penetrating between two opposed principal surfaces, penetrating electrodes provided within the through holes, and intermediate layers sandwiched between inner surfaces of the through holes and the penetrating electrodes and having surfaces with smaller concavities and convexities than those of the inner surfaces at the penetrating electrode sides.
US09148953B2	Glass wiring board A glass wiring board is provided that includes a glass substrate and a primer layer. The prime layer is disposed on the glass substrate and includes an intermediate layer and a copper plating layer disposed on the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer includes a resin coupling agent and a metal element dispersed in the resin coupling agent.
US09148952B2	Wiring board A wiring board includes first insulating layers and second insulating layers formed on a core layer in this order; a third insulating layer and a solder resist layer formed on another surface of the core layer in this order, first wiring layers and second wiring layers formed in the first insulating layers and the second insulating layers, respectively, wherein a first end surface of the first via wiring exposes from the first surface of the outermost first insulating layer to be directly connected with an outermost second wiring layer, the first via wiring and the outermost second wiring layer being separately formed, the first surface of the outermost first insulating layer and the first end surface of the first via wiring are polished surfaces, smooth surfaces and are flush with each other, and the wiring density of the second wiring layers is higher than that of the first wiring layers.
US09148950B2	Back plate of flexible display and flexible display terminal having the same A back plate arranged at a back surface of a flexible display of a flexible display terminal is provided. The back plate may include a substrate with divided regions having similar displacements, so that when the flexible display is deformed, a plurality of divided plates are formed. A connected part formed of a flexible material may connect the divided plates with each other, and may be deformable in response deformation of the flexible display.
US09148949B2	Electronic textile and method of manufacturing an electronic textile A method of manufacturing an electronic textile (1) comprising the steps of: providing a textile carrier (2) comprising a plurality of conductor lines (6a-b); releasably attaching (101) the textile carrier (2) to a rigid support plate (20); providing (102) a conductive substance on the textile carrier (2) in a pattern forming a plurality of sets of connection pads (5a-b) on the textile carrier (2), each set of connection pads defining a component placement position for placement of an electronic component (3), and each set of connection pads (5a-b) comprising a connection pad overlapping one of the conductor lines, the connection pad having a connection pad length (Lcp) in a direction parallel to the conductor line and a connection pad width (Wcp) in a direction perpendicular to the conductor line, wherein the connection pad width (Wcp) is at least one percent of an extension (Wtc) of the textile carrier (2) in the direction perpendicular to the conductor line; automatically placing (103) electronic components (3) at the component placement positions; curing (104) the conductive substance to attach the electronic components (3) to the textile carrier (2), thereby forming the electronic textile (1) and removing (105) the electronic textile from the rigid support plate.
US09148945B2	Circuit element, magnetic tray, connection and wedging elements for pedagogic hyperfrequency circuit, case containing same According to the invention, the following are provided: a first element (1, 1a) of pedagogic hyperfrequency circuit, at least one corresponding magnetic tray (2), at least one other second element (1b) of hyperfrequency circuit, similar to the first element (1, 1a), and at least one third other corresponding pedagogic hyperfrequency electric connection element (3), separate from the first element (1, 1a), which are intended to cooperate together to form a pedagogic hyperfrequency circuit.
US09148944B2	Electron linear accelerator systems The present disclosure discloses an electron linear accelerator system. In the present disclosure, a fast-switching dual-path microwave system is proposed, wherein, one path can be directly connected to an accelerating tube, and the other path can be input into the accelerating tube after a magnitude of the microwave power is changed by devices such as an attenuator, a power divider, a pulse compressor or even an amplifier etc., so as to achieve fast switch of the power input into the accelerator and adjust the energy output by the accelerator.
US09148943B2	Thermal torch lead line connection devices and related systems and methods In some aspects, lead connector assemblies for plasma arc torches for providing electrical and fluid connections can include male and female connectors. The female connector can include a current conductive member, a sealing member, clearance region, binding region, and a locking ring having a locking flange. The male connector can include a body defining an internal fluid passage, an electrical contact region, a sealing region, a locking trough, and a driving lip. The male connector, when assembled to the female connector, typically has an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration. In the engaged configuration, the male connector is locked within the female connector, the electrical contact region forms an electrical connection with the current conducting member, the sealing region forms a seal against the sealing member, the locking trough receives the locking flange, and the locking flange is positioned between the driving lip and the binding region.
US09148942B1	Torch assembly A demountable plasma torch assembly suitable for use in ICP spectrometry comprises a first tube having an inner diameter and a second tube disposed concentrically within the first tube, wherein the second tube has an outer diameter that is less than the inner diameter of the first tube. The first and second tubes are supported by a torch body. The torch body includes a first bore configured to receive an end of the first tube, a second bore configured to receive an end of the second tube, and a manifold disposed between the first bore and the second bore to receive a gas for injection between the first tube and the second tube. The manifold has an outer diameter at least substantially equal to the inner diameter of the first tube and an inner diameter at least substantially equal to the outer diameter of the second tube.
US09148933B2	Power supply circuit for multi-path light-emitting diode (LED) loads The present invention discloses a power supply circuit for multi-path light-emitting diode (LED) loads. The two ports of the second diode are connected in parallel with the first switch tube, and the two ports of the forth diode are connected in parallel with the second switch tube. The conduction mode of the second and forth diodes is controlled by controlling the switch status of the first and second switch tubes. When the system is on a normal state, the first and second switch tubes are both switched off. When the load output of any path needs to be turned off, the corresponding switch tube should be controlled to switch on, which makes the diode connected in parallel with the switch tube short-circuited. The present invention can avoid a strong impulse current produced in filtering capacitor when the load of any path is directly short-circuited. Therefore, the present invention can reduce the current stress in circuits, improve the reliability of circuits, and reduce the cost.
US09148932B2	Dimmer switch having an alternate fade rate when using in conjunction with a three-way switch A dimmer switch uses different fade rates when turning on or off lighting load depending on a device used to adjust the lighting load. For example, the dimmer switch uses a first fade rate when turning off a lighting load in response to an actuation of a local actuator or accessory switch and uses a second fade rate faster than the first fade rate when turning off the lighting load in response to an actuation of a connected three-way switch may be provided. The dimmer switch may slowly turn off the lighting load in response to an actuation of the actuator to provide an aesthetically pleasing reduction in the intensity of the lighting load. When a user actuates the three-way switch to turn off the lighting load, the dimmer switch quickly reduces the intensity of the lighting load to approximately zero percent as may be expected by the user.
US09148931B2	Independently programmable lights for use in gloves The present invention extends to independently programmable lights for use in gloves and to gloves that incorporate such lights. Each independently programmable light of the present invention can include a programmable controller that stores logic for controlling the light such as by changing the color emitted by the light or the on/off pattern of the light. The user of the glove can modify the logic within the programmable controller to customize the functionality of the light. These modifications can be made by connecting the programmable light or a dedicated control unit that connects to each programmable light to another computer system to transfer new or updated logic to a programmable controller for controlling the lights in a custom manner.
US09148930B2	Pixel and organic light emitting display using the same An organic light emitting display capable of improving display quality. The organic light emitting display includes a data driver for supplying bias power supply to data lines in a first period of one frame, for supplying reference power supply in a second period, and for supplying data signals in a fourth period, a scan driver for sequentially supplying scan signals to scan lines in the fourth period, pixels positioned at intersections of the scan lines and the data lines, and a first control line, a second control line, a third control line, and a fourth control line commonly coupled to the pixels. Each of the pixels includes a first capacitor for previously charging voltages corresponding to the data signals and a second capacitor charged by a voltage of the first capacitor in a third period between the second period and the fourth period.
US09148925B2	Average current control for a switched power converter A circuit for controlling a switch in a power converter in which peak current is regulated to achieve a specified average current through a load. The circuit can include a first input to receive a voltage corresponding to a pre-specified target average current through the load, and a second input to receive a voltage corresponding to a voltage across a sensing resistor immediately after the switch turns ON. The circuit generates a threshold value that is approximately equal to twice the voltage corresponding to the pre-specified target average current through the load, minus the voltage corresponding to a non-zero voltage across the sensing resistor just after the switch turns ON. Control logic is operable to monitor a voltage across the sensing resistor such that when the voltage across the sensing resistor reaches or exceeds the threshold value, the control logic generates a signal that causes the switch to be turned OFF.
US09148918B2	Feedforward circuit for fast analog dimming in LED drivers Methods, devices, and circuits are disclosed delivering a first level of output current to one or more loads in a buck-boost converter comprising an inductor. The methods, devices, and circuits may further be disclosed applying, in response to an indication of an altered output current requirement to one or more loads in a buck-boost converter comprising an inductor, a change in a supplied reference voltage to one or more elements including a feedforward control element, wherein applying the change in the supplied reference voltage to the feedforward control element causes an adjustment of the output current from the first level to a second level corresponding to the altered current output requirement.
US09148916B2	LED linear regulator circuit with improved power factor The present disclosure involves a device. The device includes a rectifier coupled to receive energy from an alternating current (AC) voltage source. A capacitor is coupled to the rectifier. A plurality of LEDs and a current limiter are coupled in series. The current limiter is configured to limit a current through the LEDs. The plurality of LEDs and the current limiter are collectively coupled to the capacitor in parallel. A current controller is coupled to both the capacitor and the current limiter in series. The current controller is configured to control at least a charging current of the capacitor. The device has a first current path during a first period of operation and a second current path during a second period of operation. The capacitor charges during the first period of operation and discharges during the second period of operation.
US09148914B2	Current source and method for providing a driving current In one embodiment a current source comprises an input (In) for receiving a brightness signal (Sb), and an output (Out) for providing a driving current (Id) for at least one light-emitting diode, LED, wherein the current source (CS) is configured to extract a first and a second current value (idac_high, idac_low) from the brightness signal (Sb), to derive a duty cycle value (Smod) from the brightness signal (Sb) and to modulate the driving current (Id) as a function of the duty cycle value (Smod) in a pulse-width modulation comprising the first and the second current values (idac_high, idac_low). Furthermore, a method for providing a current is described.
US09148912B2	Disinfecting and tidying device for quilt A disinfecting and tidying device for a quilt includes a heating housing and a disinfecting unit. The heating housing includes a top cover and a bottom cover. The top cover and the bottom cover respectively include a frame and heating members configured in the frame. Portions of the frames of the top cover and the bottom cover adjacent to the open are curved. The disinfecting unit is located in the heating housing. The disinfecting unit and the heating housing together define a disinfecting room for accommodating the quit. The disinfecting unit is a hollow structure and includes an upper plate, a lower plate and a plurality of disinfecting members. Ends of the upper plate and the lower plate adjacent to the open are connected with each other in a curved manner. The disinfecting and tidying device can be used to disinfect, dry and tidy the quilt easily and conveniently.
US09148910B1	Method and apparatus for heating up integrated circuits Aspects of the disclosure provide an integrated circuit (IC) chip that includes a heating element and a heating control circuit. The heating element is configured to be controllable to generate heat. The heating control circuit is configured to be operable when an IC chip temperature is below a threshold. The heating control circuit is configured to receive a signal indicative of a sensed temperature and control the heating element to generate heat to raise the IC chip temperature when the sensed temperature is below the threshold.
US09148900B2	Signal processing method in wireless communication system and device therefor A method for operating a relay node in a wireless communication system. The method includes communicating, by the relay node, with a base station using a specific subframe for the relay node only; detecting, by the relay node, a problem with a connection between the relay node and the base station; starting, by the relay node, a timer upon detecting the problem with the connection between the relay node and the base station; and releasing, by the relay node, a restriction of using the specific subframe for the relay node only, if the started timer expires. The problem with the connection between the relay node and the base station is associated with a radio link failure.
US09148897B2	Synchronizing mobile devices and displays Methods and tangible computer-readable media for synchronizing a mobile device to a display via a communication network are disclosed. For example, a method receives an identification code from a display and sends a request to the communication network to establish a communication session between a mobile device and the display. The request comprises the identification code. Thereafter, the communication session is established via the communication network. Another method receives a request to establish a communication session between the mobile device and the display. The request comprises an identification code of the display that was received by the mobile device from the display. The method then establishes the communication session.
US09148896B2	Method for establishing a two-way IP communication channel in a telecommunications network A method for establishing a communication channel between a local server and a remote server includes: i) transmitting, from the local server to a terminal, the IP address of the remote server and a communication port of the local server; ii) transmitting the IP address of the terminal from the terminal to the local server; iii) transmitting, from the local server to the terminal, a request to connect to the remote server, including the IP addresses of the remote server and the terminal, an identifier of the local server; and the communication port; iv) transmitting, from the local server to the remote server, the IP address of the terminal, an identifier of the local server, and the communication port; and v) combining, at the remote server, the identifier of the local server and the IP address of the terminal to ascertain an IP address of the local server.
US09148894B1	Fast remote execution between mobile devices A method for remotely executing a command on a mobile device is provided. Here, a command to execute is received at a first mobile device, wherein the command includes a communications command requiring the use of a first communications medium. Then it is determined if the first mobile device can access the first communications medium. When the first mobile device cannot access the first communications medium, the command is forwarded via a second communications medium to a second mobile device for execution. When the first mobile device can access the first communications medium, the command is executed.
US09148893B2	Access channel load management in a wireless communication system Techniques for managing the load of an access channel in a wireless communication system are described. In an aspect, the load of the access channel may be controlled by having each terminal regulates its use of the access channel (e.g., its rate of system access) based on a rate control algorithm (e.g., token bucket). The rate control algorithm may maintain information on past activities of a terminal and may regulate the use of the access channel by the terminal based on its past activities in order to control the access channel load and achieve fairness. The system may determine at least one parameter value for the rate control algorithm based on load conditions and may broadcast the at least one parameter value to terminals. Each terminal may regulate its use of the access channel based on the at least one parameter value received from the system.
US09148892B2	Transmitting data A communication device capable of transmitting data on a communications channel, the communications channel capable of being shared with a number of stations, the communication device being configured to determine a back-off period, the back-off period being a period of time for which the communication device delays transmission of data after determining that the communications channel is idle, wherein the communication device is configured to determine the back-off period in such a way as to favor a decrease in the back-off period in response to an increase in the number of stations.
US09148891B2	Method and apparatus for controlling traffic of multi-mode base station The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for controlling traffic of a multi-mode base station to overcome the unfair or unreasonable traffic allocation between different systems of a multi-mode base station in the prior art. The technical solutions provided by embodiments of the present invention include: obtaining target traffic of any system in the multi-mode base station according to a preset traffic allocation ratio; decreasing an increment step size of the system if current traffic of the system is greater than the target traffic and bandwidth of the multi-mode base station is idle; or increasing a decrement step size of the system if current traffic of the system is greater than the target traffic and bandwidth of the multi-mode base station is congested; and controlling traffic of the system in the multi-mode base station according to the adjusted increment step size or decrement step size.
US09148883B2	Method of receiving data from base station at relay node in wireless communication system and apparatus thereof A method is described for transmitting a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) to a relay node at a base station in a multiple antenna wireless communication system. The method includes modulating a relay-node-specific physical downlink control channel (R-PDCCH) based on a relay-node-specific reference signal, and transmitting the R-PDCCH and the PDSCH to the relay node. If the R-PDCCH is modulated based on the relay-node-specific reference signal and carries a specific downlink control information, the PDSCH is encoded based on a predetermined antenna port and a predetermined scrambling identifier (SCID).
US09148876B2	Integrated circuit for spreading response signal A radio communication apparatus receives control information on one or more control channel elements (CCEs) with consecutive CCE number(s). The radio communication apparatus first-spreads a response signal with a sequence defined by a cyclic shift value that is determined among a plurality of cyclic shift values from an index of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), which is associated with a first CCE number of the one or more CCEs, and second-spreads the first-spread response signal with an orthogonal sequence that is determined among a plurality of orthogonal sequences from the index. One of cyclic shift values used for an orthogonal sequence is determined from an index of the PUCCH, which is associated with an odd CCE number, and another one of the cyclic shift values used for the same orthogonal sequence is determined from an index of the PUCCH, which is associated with an even CCE number.
US09148871B2	Systems and methods for acknowledging communications from a plurality of devices Systems, methods, and devices for acknowledging communications from a plurality of devices for acknowledging communications from a plurality of devices are described herein. In some aspects, a group ACK includes a bitmap indicating whether a communication has been received from each of a plurality of apparatuses within a previous period. The previous period may comprise a time period since a previous ACK. In some aspects, group ACKs are transmitted pursuant to a schedule. For example, group ACKs may be transmitted a scheduled time after transmitting a beacon. In some aspects, a bitmap indicating whether a communication has been received from each of a plurality of apparatuses within a previous period may be transmitted in a beacon.
US09148865B2	Techniques for identification and valuation using a multi-point radio fingerprint Examples are disclosed for radio fingerprinting and for device identification and valuation using a multi-point radio fingerprint. In some examples radio fingerprinting logic may be operative for execution on a processor component to receive a set of radio frequency signals from multiple mobile computing devices at a first time, store identification information for the set of radio frequency signals, receive a subset of the set of radio frequency signals from one of the multiple mobile computing devices at a second time, associate identification information for the subset of radio frequency signals to the one mobile computing device, and generate a multi-point radio fingerprint for the one mobile computing device based on the subset of radio frequency signals. In other embodiments, radio fingerprinting logic may be operative for execution on a processor component to generate a multi-point radio fingerprint for a mobile computing device, the multi-point radio fingerprint comprising a generic identifier associated with a set of radio frequency signals output by the mobile computing device, receive device information for the mobile computing device based on identification information contained in one or more of the set of radio frequency signals, assign a device value to the mobile computing device based on the device information, and correlate the device value to the multi-point radio fingerprint. Other examples are described and claimed.
US09148863B2	Mobile communication devices, service networks, and methods for managing operation of a registration procedure for machine-to-machine (M2M) communications A mobile communication device configured for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications is provided. In the mobile communication device, a wireless module performs wireless transmissions and receptions to and from a service network, and a controller module receives a message with an extension registration period only for the M2M communications from the service network via the wireless module and periodically performs a registration procedure according to the extension registration period only for the M2M communications.
US09148860B2	Terminal device for transmitting a power headroom report in a multi-carrier communication system, and method for same A method and device for transmitting a power headroom report (PHR) by a user equipment (UE) in a communication system supporting a plurality of carriers. The method includes transmitting, to an eNode B (eNB), a power headroom report (PHR) related to the plurality of carriers configured for the UE. The power headroom report (PHR) comprises a first type power headroom (PH) and a second type power headroom (PH). While the first type power headroom (PH) is calculated for a power headroom report (PHR) related to a primary carrier and a non-primary carrier, the second type power headroom (PH) is calculated for a power headroom report (PHR) related to only the primary carrier. The second type power headroom (PH) is calculated for case of simultaneous transmission of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).
US09148857B2	Communication method and communication terminal under discontinuous reception mode A communication method in a discontinuous reception mode of a mobile communication system and communication terminal having the discontinuous reception mode are disclosed in the present invention. The method comprises: performing, by a terminal, a contention based transmission; starting a first timer, wherein the terminal is kept active during the operation of the first timer; and stopping the first timer when a preset first condition is met.
US09148856B2	Power save with data fetch time, with end of data indication, and with more data acknowledgement A particular method includes transmitting a fetch trigger frame from a station to an access point. The method includes entering a power save mode at the station until a determination at the station that a fetch time associated with the station has elapsed. The access point is configured to communicate with one or more other stations during the fetch time. The method further includes, in response to the determination, exiting the power save mode and receiving one or more data frames from the access point at the station after exiting the power save mode.
US09148855B2	Receiver and communication apparatus According to one embodiment, a receiver includes: a reception analog circuit, a frame detector, and a controller. One mode among a plurality of modes can be selected for the reception analog circuit. Power consumption is different depending on the modes. The reception analog circuit is configured to process an analog signal received by an antenna to generate a digital signal with first accuracy depending on the selected mode. The frame detector is configured to detect a first frame from the digital signal. The controller is configured to make the reception analog circuit operate on a first mode among the plurality of modes until the first frame is detected and make the reception analog circuit operate on a second mode among the plurality of modes after the first frame is detected. Power consumption of the second mode is higher than power consumption of the first mode.
US09148854B2	Method and system for adaptive enhanced power saving for peer to peer group owner A method and system for saving power in a peer-to-peer group owner. The group owner uses an adaptive absence method for deciding the absence of the group owner based on the amount of data traffic in the network. The group owner periodically sends period of absence information with dynamic values to client devices, informing them of the dynamically changing period of absence.
US09148848B2	Method and system for accessing network A method and system for accessing a network are disclosed in the present invention. The method includes that: terminals in a same group execute random number synchronization; when an arbitrary first terminal in the group initiates network access, terminals in the group except the first terminal monitor the access of the first terminal according to the synchronized random number; after monitoring that the first terminal accesses network successfully, the terminals in the group except the first terminal initiate network access by using Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection uplink resources which are allocated to the group by the network. The technical solution of the present invention can reduce the signaling overhead for establishing signaling connection and data bearing.
US09148839B2	Evolutionary algorithms for geographic load balancing using a distributed antenna system Methods and apparatuses are presented for balancing non-uniformly distributed network traffic in a wireless communications system having a plurality of digital remote units (DRUs). In some embodiments, a method comprises partitioning the plurality of DRUs into a plurality of DRU sectors, and dynamically repartitioning the plurality of DRU sectors depending on traffic conditions in at least one of the DRU sectors, such that the repartitioning satisfies at least one of a soft capacity constraint or a hard capacity constraint. The dynamic repartitioning may be based on at least one optimization algorithm.
US09148837B2	Methods and devices for parallel page decoding from neighboring cells Various features and aspects of the present disclosure are adapted to facilitate improved reception of page messages at an access terminal operable in a wireless communication system. When the access terminal is in a region where two or more cells overlap, if the access terminal is moving away from the coverage area of an active cell and moving towards the coverage area of a neighbor cell, the access terminal may miss an incoming page message transmitted from its serving cell. Thus, the access terminal may dedicate fingers of a rake receiver to listen to paging information transmitted from one or more neighbor cells, decoding this information if a page decoding operation corresponding to the active cell fails. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.
US09148836B2	Method and system for vertical handoff with target traffic channel setup conveyed via source channel A method and system for vertical handoff of a mobile station from a first-protocol RAN to a second-protocol RAN. The method and system provide a make-before-break vertical handoff, by having the first-protocol RAN (i) acquire, on behalf of the mobile station, a traffic channel assignment defining one or more traffic channel parameters for air interface communication in the second-protocol RAN, and (ii) pass to the mobile station, via the first air interface protocol, the one or more traffic channel parameters so that the mobile station can then readily switch over to communication under the second-protocol RAN. Optimally, the acquisition and passing of the one or more second-protocol traffic channel parameters may occur without the mobile station having requested the handoff, without the mobile station having asked for the traffic channel assignment, and without the mobile station having yet begun communication with the second-protocol RAN.
US09148835B2	Small cells implementing multiple air interfaces A communication networks including a plurality of small cell providing air interface infrastructure functionality is provided. Aspects of the present disclosure relate to the management of inter-small cell communication in accordance multiple air interfaces supported within individual small cells. Additionally, aspects of the present disclosure relate to the management of intra-small cell communication in accordance with communication networks implementing multiple small cells. In other aspects, small cells coordinate handovers through the use of a controller, or by leveraging wireless connections created between the small cells. In further aspects, the small cells enable the utilization of multiple air interface standards within a small cell.
US09148831B2	GPS-assisted cell selection for mobile devices Methods and apparatus for using a location of a mobile station (MS) and information about neighbor base stations (BSs) to assist network entry and initialization, scanning, and/or handover operations are provided. The location of the MS may be ascertained by determining the Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates of the MS internally or by receiving the location from, e.g., a GPS device external to the MS. The information about neighbor BSs may be retrieved from a BS information database based on the location of the MS. The BS information database may reside within the MS, be broadcast periodically to the MS in an effort to update the MS's internal database, or be stored in the network operator's database. Knowledge of the MS's location and information about neighbor BSs may reduce the time spent during network entry, scanning, or handover, and thereby, power consumption; and may increase the bandwidth usage efficiency.
US09148826B2	Handover method and mobile terminal and home agent used in the method Disclosed is a technique to provide a handover method that can improve the communication efficiency by reducing tunnel overhead between a mobile node and a home agent. When the mobile node (UE) (107) performs handover (HO) from a first access router (104) to a second access router (105) and if the IP versions supported by the networks before and after the HO are different, the UE transmits a first message including an allocation request for a home address of the HO target to the home agent (HA) and a second message including an address allocation request. The HA transmits to the UE, a third message including the home address of the HO target based on the allocation request and transmits to the UE, a fourth message including the home address based on the address allocation request.
US09148823B2	Ensuring quality of service for private short-range wireless networks A system manages the integration of a private short-range wireless network into a service/mobility domain with ensured quality of service. A server provides to wireless terminal devices, connection information including at least one of available quality of service (QoS), an indication of the access points, or an indication of services provided by one or more access points registered with the server. The server maintains information specifying a minimum quality of service (QoS) for first wireless terminal devices authorized for private network access, and rules for granting access to second wireless terminal devices authorized for shared network access, for one or more access points registered with the server.
US09148821B2	System for managing the allocation of the resources of a satellite link in a telecommunication network A service manager intended to be positioned in a telecommunications network implementing a satellite and one or more user networks, the communication protocol relying on the 3G standard or implementing TFT and PDP rules, comprises at least the following modules: a link configuration module which contains one or more static configurations that can be modified by a user, an external-events manager module, a traffic detector module, a configured-TFTs traffic detector plugin, a TFTs management module, a Secondary PDP context management module.
US09148818B2	Coordinated multiple point transmission and reception A method implemented in a mobile communications network supporting coordinated multiple point transmission and reception (CoMP) is disclosed. The method includes transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), data in a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), and transmitting a reference signal to the UE, wherein a union of resource elements (REs) allocated for reference signals transmitted from a subset of a plurality of transmission points (TPs) in a CoMP set are excluded from resource mapping for transmitting the data to the UE. Other methods, systems, and apparatuses also are disclosed.
US09148817B1	Methods and systems for routing signaling traffic Disclosed herein are methods and systems for routing signaling traffic. One embodiment takes the form of a method that involves a networking device determining that a level of signaling traffic intended for a group of one or more destinations is greater than a threshold level, and responsive to the signaling traffic being greater than the threshold level, the networking device lowering a priority assigned to signaling traffic intended for the group of one or more destinations. The networking device may output the signaling traffic intended for the group of one or more destinations with the lowered priority.
US09148803B2	MIMO channel state information estimation with coupled iterative two-stage ranking A plurality of wireless channels link a transmitter and a receiver, each channel corresponding to a different transmit-receive antenna pair. Channel state information is estimated for the plurality of wireless channels by grouping the plurality of channels into one or more groups, each group including the channels associated with two or more collocated transmit and/or receive antennas. A set of delay tap values is iteratively estimated in the time domain for each group of channels so that the channels included in the same group are associated with the same delay tap values. A frequency domain channel response of each of the channels included in the same group of channels is estimated based on the set of delay tap values estimated for the group.
US09148801B2	Multicarrier packet communication system Messages transmitted between a receiver and a transmitter are used to maximize a communication data rate. In particular, a multicarrier modulation system uses messages that are sent from the receiver to the transmitter to exchange one or more sets of optimized communication parameters. The transmitter then stores these communication parameters and when transmitting to that particular receiver, the transmitter utilizes the stored parameters in an effort to maximize the data rate to that receiver. Likewise, when the receiver receives packets from that particular transmitter, the receiver can utilize the stored communication parameters for reception.
US09148798B2	Scrambling code selection A basestation forms part of a group of basestations within a cellular communications network, and selects an identifying code for use in identifying transmissions from the basestation. The basestation receives from a management node a first list of identifying codes and a second list of identifying codes, wherein the identifying codes of the first list can appear in neighbor cell lists of basestations outside said group, and wherein the identifying codes of the second list can not appear in neighbor cell lists of basestations outside said group. The basestation determines whether there is at least one identifying code either in the first list of identifying codes or the second list of identifying codes that is not used by any other basestation in said group. If there is at least one identifying code in the first list of identifying codes and at least one identifying code in the second list of identifying codes that are not used by any other basestation in said group, an identifying code from the first list of identifying codes is selected in preference to an identifying code from the second list of identifying codes.
US09148796B2	Resilient antenna disturbance detector A resilient antenna disturbance detector is provided. A signal generator generates an unclonable integrity test signal. The antenna reflects a signal in response to the integrity test signal. A comparator determines whether the reflected signal matches the integrity test signal and a controller signals the disturbance of the antenna to a monitoring device if the energy level of the reflected signal is greater than a predetermined threshold and the reflected signal matches the integrity test signal. The detector provides the advantage of preventing an external receiver and transmitter from predicting and transmitting the integrity test signal to the antenna to interfere with disturbance detection. Also provided is a security system with resilient antenna disturbance detection.
US09148791B2	Method and apparatus for spectrum sensing In a non-limiting and exemplary embodiment, a method is provided for adapting a device set of one or more radio devices providing detection estimates for the presence of a primary radio resource user. A first detection estimate for the presence of the user is determined on the basis of spectrum sensing. At least one other detection estimate for the presence of the user is received from the device set. A detection value is generated on the basis of the first detection estimate and the at least one other detection estimate, and the device set is adapted on the basis of the detection value.
US09148789B2	Inter-system interference control It is provided a solution for controlling interference in a cellular telecommunication system. An interference controller of the cellular telecommunication utilizes interference level information received from another cellular telecommunication system in controlling interference towards a target cell suffering from high interference which degrades the grade of service in the target cell. The interference level information comprises information on levels of interference between neighboring cells of the other cellular telecommunication system. The interference controller analyzes the received interference level information and controls communication links in cells of the cellular telecommunication system determined to cause the highest interference towards the target cell. The cells determined to cause the highest interference towards the target cell are determined from the received interference level information.
US09148786B2	Inclusion/exclusion messaging scheme for indicating whether a network entity performs access control An access point sends an indication or message to a network entity to indicate whether the network entity is to perform access control for an access terminal. In some implementations the indication/message may comprise an explicit indication of whether or not that network entity is to perform the access control. In some implementations, the inclusion of information (e.g., a CSG identifier) in the message or the exclusion of information from the message indicates whether the network entity is to perform the access control.
US09148767B2	System and method for communication diversion notification A node and method for communication diversion and communication diversion notification is provided. The node has a component configured to receive notification about a communication diversion related to an incoming communication corresponding to only those communication diversions which match criteria for at least one specific reason to be notified, wherein the notification includes a diversion reason element that is locale-independent encoded.
US09148765B2	Push service without persistent TCP connection in a mobile network Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for non-TCP push service in a mobile network comprise receiving, at a push server, registration information for a mobile device from a push client via a first internal interface without persistent TCP connection. The registration information includes a private IP address for the mobile device and a mobile device session identifier associated with an instance of an application client on the mobile device. A push trigger associated with an event of an application server is received at the push server via a second interface exposed outside of a service provider firewall. The push trigger includes a push trigger session identifier. When the push trigger session identifier matches the mobile device session identifier, the push trigger is determined to be associated with the instance of the application client on the mobile device and is transmitted to the push client without persistent TCP connection.
US09148762B2	Safecell 360™ wireless policy enforcement management (WPEM) solution An embodiment of the present invention includes a method and system for providing a user of a mobile device with a set of applicable legal, company policies or safety information based on the global positioning system (GPS) position of the mobile device and a set of predefined policies. The mobile device may be any of several devices including, but not limited to, a cell phone, tablet, or other electronic device. The provided set of applicable legal, company policies or safety information can comprise various information including, but not limited to, restrictions on the use of a cell phone, potential fines for cell phone use, potential dangers, personal protective equipment requirements, prohibitions, guidelines and the like.
US09148758B2	Valet mode application An application for use with a wireless device comprising a touch screen display is provided. The application comprises a valet mode application stored by the wireless device. The valet mode application is executable by the wireless device to provide control for a mobile router valet mode, the mobile router disposed within a vehicle. The valet application program is executable by the wireless device to produce a predetermined image on the touch screen display. The valet application program is executable such that touching the image is utilized to activate and deactivate a valet mode operation in the mobile router. The valet mode operating in the mobile router such that when the vehicle exceeds one or more predetermined conditions, the mobile router provides a notification to the wireless device.
US09148756B2	Output of content from the internet on a media rendering device A system and method for controlling output of content on a media rendering device. A mobile phone may be effective to receive a request for content where the content is from a content processor. The mobile phone may be effective to generate a command based on the request, the command including a URL, the URL including an address of a gateway processor and an identification of the content processor. The mobile phone may be effective to send the command to the media rendering device. The media rendering device may be effective to send a request to the gateway processor using the URL. The gateway processor may be effective to receive the content from the content processor and send the content to the media rendering device. The media rendering device may be effective to output the content.
US09148753B2	Displaying location-specific images on a mobile device A system is provided for providing location-specific images to a mobile device for display. The system generally comprises three components: a mobile device having a screen, a position identification system (e.g., a GPS receiver) that determines the position of the mobile device, and a database containing location-specific images taken at various locations. Each location-specific image is associated with geographic coordinates of the location at which the image was taken. Based on the position of the mobile device as determined by the position identification system, a location-specific image is selected from the database and displayed on the screen of the mobile device. For example, when a user is using the mobile device as a car navigation system, a location-specific image of the user's destination location can be selected and displayed when the determined position of the mobile device comes within a certain distance from the geographic coordinates of the destination location.
US09148752B2	Scalable multi-channel ranging Techniques are presented herein to coordinate ranging exchanges between base stations in order to enable any number of wireless devices in the vicinity of the base stations to obtain signals associated with ranging exchanges between base stations, time-of-departure report messages transmitted by the base stations to each other and time-of-arrival report messages transmitted by the base stations to each other, for use in computing the location of the wireless devices. Based on the multi-channel time-of-arrivals computed for the wireless device with respect to each base station, the multi-channel time-of-arrivals contained in the time-of-arrival report messages transmitted between base stations and the known locations of the base stations, a physical location is computed for the wireless device.
US09148750B2	Transmission and reception system, transmitting and receiving unit, and transmitting and receiving method In a transmission and reception system, a transmitting and receiving unit is configured to acquire a message, and generate candidates of a reply message to the acquired message. A wearable computer is configured to perform a short-distance communication with the transmission and reception unit to receive the candidates of the replay message transmitted from the transmission and reception unit, and transmit a desired reply message selected from among the candidates of the replay message to the transmission and reception unit.
US09148749B2	Evaluating wireless network access connections via near field communications Evaluating wireless network access connections via near field communications, including: identifying, by a requesting device, one or more network connections available to the requesting device; requesting, by the requesting device to one or more responding devices using a near field communications connection, information describing the performance of the network connections experienced by the one or more responding devices; receiving, by the requesting device, the information describing the performance of the network connections experienced by the one or more responding devices; and connecting, by the requesting device, to a preferred network connection in dependence upon the information describing the performance of the network connections experienced by the one or more responding devices.
US09148743B2	Wirelessly provisioning a vehicle telematics unit A system and method for wirelessly configuring vehicle electronics prior to delivery of the vehicle to a customer. The method carried out by the system includes (a) receiving a notification at a central facility indicating that a vehicle has been delivered to a dealership; (b) receiving a data message from a vehicle telematics unit installed on the vehicle while the vehicle is in a logistics mode (LM); and (c) terminating the logistics mode and/or initiating provisioning of the vehicle telematics unit using the established data connection.
US09148741B2	Action generation based on voice data An automated technique is discussed for processing audio data and generating one or more actions in response thereto. In particular embodiments, the audio data can be obtained during a phone conversation and post-call actions can be provided to the user with contextually relevant entry points for completion by an associated application. Audio transcription services available on a remote server can be leveraged. The entry points can be generated based on keyword recognition in the transcription and passed to the application in the form of parameters.
US09148739B1	System for detecting vehicle noise and method A system to detect excessive noise is provided to monitor sources, such as cars, that produce levels of noise above a certain threshold predetermined by local authorities. The system to detect excessive noise includes a microphone and a camera that are in communication with a filter circuit. The microphone is configured to detect noise above a given frequency. The frequency range can vary depending on the local rules and regulations for acceptable noise levels. If the frequency of the noise is above a given frequency, the current produced by the microphone passes through the filter circuit where the current is amplified. The amplified current activates a camera to take pictures of the source of the excessive noise. The camera can contain a global positioning satellite (GPS) unit to record the location coordinates. The filter circuit can be adapted to communicate wirelessly with the camera.
US09148738B1	Using local gradients for pitch resistant audio matching System and methods for characterizing interest points within a descriptor are disclosed herein. The systems include generating a set of interest points related to an audio sample. A set of gradients relating to respective interest points in the set of interest points can be generated. A set of descriptors can then be generated based upon the set of interest points and the set of gradients and used in comparison to reference descriptors to identify the audio sample. The disclosed systems and methods provide for an audio matching system robust to pitch-shift distortion by using gradients that characterize the time-frequency neighborhood around an interest point rather than solely relying on interest points themselves. Thus, the disclosed system and methods result in more accurate audio identification.
US09148735B2	Hearing aid with improved localization A hearing aid includes: a feedback monitor connected to the adaptive feedback canceller and configured to monitor a state of feedback and having an output providing an indication of the state of feedback; and a cue controller connected to the feedback monitor and the at least one adaptive cue filter, and configured to control, in response to an output of the feedback monitor, the at least one adaptive cue filter so that the difference between the output of the at least one ITE microphone and the combined output of the at least one adaptive cue filter is reduced.
US09148733B2	Hearing aid with improved localization A hearing aid includes: a cue filter having an input that is provided with an output from the BTE sound input transducer; an adaptive feedback canceller configured to provide an output modelling a feedback path between the output transducer and the BTE sound input transducer, wherein the output modelling the feedback path is provided to a subtractor for subtraction of the output modelling the feedback path from the output of the BTE sound input transducer to obtain a difference, the subtractor outputting the difference to the cue filter; and a feedback and cue controller connected to the adaptive feedback canceller and the cue filter, wherein the feedback and cue controller is configured to control the cue filter to reduce a difference between an output of the ITE microphone and a combined output that is obtained using at least the cue filter.
US09148726B2	Micro electrical mechanical system with bending deflection of backplate structure A micro electrical mechanical system includes a membrane structure and a backplate structure. The backplate structure includes a backplate material and at least one pre-tensioning element mechanically connected to the backplate material. The at least one pre-tensioning element causes a mechanical tension on the backplate material for a bending deflection of the backplate structure in a direction away from the membrane structure.
US09148722B2	Microphone biasing circuitry and method thereof A host device for use with a removable peripheral apparatus having a microphone, and to the biasing circuitry for said microphone. The host device may have a device connector for forming a mating connection with a respective peripheral connector. A source of bias is arranged to supply an electrical bias to a device microphone contact of the device connector via a biasing path. A capacitor is connected between a reference voltage node and a capacitor node of the biasing path. A first switch is located between the capacitor node and the device microphone contact. Detection circuitry detects disconnection of the peripheral connector and device connector; and control circuitry controls the switch to disable the biasing path.
US09148716B2	Vibration speaker A vibration speaker includes a screen including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a vibrator disposed below the screen with vibration direction perpendicular to the screen. The screen is actuated to vibrate and generate sound by the vibration of the vibrator.
US09148714B2	Battery-powered sound device with mounting element made of vibration absorbing material A sound device includes: at least one speaker (1-1), a speaker body (1) including the at least one speaker (1-1), and a sleeve (2) made of vibration absorbing material, wherein the sleeve (2) includes a first portion (2-2) shaped for housing the speaker body (1) and a second portion (2-1) shaped for forming a mounting element, and wherein the first portion (2-2) and second portion (2-1) of the sleeve (2) are integrally formed.
US09148711B2	Micro-speaker A micro-speaker is disclosed. The micro-speaker includes a frame, a magnetic circuit received in the frame, a voice coil partially received in the magnetic circuit, a diaphragm connected to the voice coil, and a contact fixed by the frame for electrically connecting the voice coil to an external circuit. The contact includes a base plate, a first and second connecting plates respectively connected to both ends of the base plate and formed an engaging space by connecting them in order. Corresponding to the contact, the frame includes a sidewall and a protrusion formed on the sidewall. The engaging space receives and engages with the sidewall and the second plating plate engages with the protrusion for mounting the contact on the frame firmly without soldering.
US09148705B2	Wireless terminal, wireless communication system, and wireless communication control device A wireless terminal communicates with a wireless communication apparatus including one or more wireless access points, and is used in a facility including a plurality of seats. The wireless terminal includes a seat position identifying unit, a distance determination unit, and a processing setting unit. The seat position identifying unit identifies a seat position of a user of the wireless terminal. The distance determination unit determines a distance from the identified position to the one or more wireless access points. The processing setting unit sets the processing associated with communication based on the determined distance.
US09148697B2	System and circuit for television power state control A system and circuit for television power state control are disclosed. In one embodiment, a power management circuit is coupled to a television and interposed between a video feed and an image display engine as well as between an audio feed and a speaker. The power management circuit selectively alternates the television between three states: powered ON/operating state (first state); power standby state (second state); and no/low power state (third state). Utilized with a television in a commercial application, the system and circuit are employed to provide accelerated turn-on time to receive an image for user interaction, while providing sufficient control to maintain energy power savings.
US09148696B2	Data transmission system, receiving apparatus, and receiving method as well as sending apparatus and sending method A data transmission system may have a sending apparatus that sends streaming data, and a receiving apparatus that receives the streaming data and transmits a request of switch of the streaming data to the sending apparatus, in which the sending apparatus may switch the streaming data in response to the received request. The receiving apparatus may include a receiving section, a storage section that stores the streaming data temporarily and transfers it, an operation-detecting section that detects whether a user operates the request, and a control section that controls a transfer rate of the streaming data stored in the storage section to fast-forward the streaming data when the operation-detecting section detects that the user's operation. The sending apparatus may include an information-adding section that adds to the streaming data additional information on the user's operation when receiving a notice of user's operation, and a sending section that sends the additional-information-added streaming data.
US09148695B2	Methods and apparatus to collect media identifying data Methods and apparatus to collect media identifying data are disclosed. An example method includes collecting audio data through a sound hole. The sound hole has a chamfered opening. The sound hole has an effective length-to-width ratio which is equal to or less than about 1.25 and analyzing the audio data to obtain media identifying data.
US09148691B2	Multiple recording devices connected in a home network Multiple device recording may be provided. First, a recording device may be added to a network. Next, in response to adding the recording device to the network, recording device attribute data and recording device metadata may be received from the recording device. The received recording device metadata may then be translated. Then, using the translated metadata, asset data corresponding to assets on the recording device may be displayed. The asset data may be displayed in such a way to indicate which assets on the recording device are supported and which assets on the recording device are not supported.
US09148688B2	Electronic apparatus and method of controlling electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus and a method of controlling the electronic apparatus are provided. The method includes: receiving a voice command; and if the voice command is a first voice start command, changing a mode of the electronic apparatus to a first voice task mode in which the electronic apparatus is controlled according to further voice input, and if the voice command is a second voice start command, changing the mode of the electronic apparatus to a second voice task mode in which the electronic apparatus is controlled according to the further voice input received via an external apparatus which operates with the electronic apparatus. Therefore, providing efficiency and flexibility in controlling the electronic apparatus by using a microphone of the electronic apparatus or a microphone of the external apparatus.
US09148687B2	Passing control of gesture-controlled apparatus from person to person A television (TV) includes a display and a processor controlling the display and receiving signals representing human gestures. The processor is programmed to respond to gestures from a first viewer to control the display. Also the processor is programmed to respond to gestures from a second viewer to control the display only responsive to a determination that the first viewer has both looked toward the second viewer, and that the first viewer has confirmed, as a separate act from looking toward the second viewer, a desire to transfer control of the TV to the second viewer.
US09148685B2	Method and system for targeted commerce in network broadcasting A system and a method for using the system for targeted commerce in network broadcasting are provided. The system includes an interface device configured to receive a multimedia stream from a network, wherein the multimedia stream includes a close captioning string and wherein the interface device is further configured to process the multimedia stream by providing advertisements in the multimedia stream according to a correlation between the close captioning string and a plurality of vendor keywords; and a viewing device configured to receive the processed multimedia stream and display to a viewer.
US09148680B1	Methods and systems for segmenting data and performing analysis Apparatus and methods for segmenting television audience data are disclosed. The methods include receiving program level viewing data for one or more individuals. The methods also include creating one or more segments for the one or more individuals based upon the program level viewing data. The methods further include combining the one or more segments into one or more groups by applying a grouping function and performing analysis on the one or more groups, and generating reports based upon the analysis.
US09148679B2	Modification of delivery of video stream to wireless device based upon position/motion of wireless device Processing video data for delivery to a remote wireless includes receiving video data from a video source and receiving position and motion information regarding the remote wireless device. Operation also includes, based upon the position and motion information regarding the remote wireless device, determining an anticipated Quality of Service (QoS) available for servicing of transmissions to the remote wireless device and determining video processing parameters based upon the video data and the anticipated QoS. Operation further includes processing the video data based upon the video processing parameters to produce an output video stream and transmitting the output video stream for delivery to the remote wireless device. Operation may also/alternatively include altering wireless transmission parameters of a transport stream servicing delivery of the video data to alter the anticipated QoS.
US09148677B2	Accessing a higher privileged application function from a lower privileged application The invention provides a method and apparatus that addresses and resolves the issues currently affecting the ability to offer Enhanced TV, in particular, those issues concerning timing and synchronization, interaction with other modules in the STB, and distribution.
US09148672B2	Method and apparatus for residue transform A method and apparatus for a multiple-channel image/video coding system are disclosed. A residue generation process is applied to the image/video data to generate residue data. A set of integer operations is applied to the residue data across the input channels to generate residue transformed data having multiple output channels. In one embodiment, the residue transformed data associated with a first output channel is related to the difference between a first residue data associated with a first input channel and a second residue data associated with a second input channel. In another embodiment, the residue transformed data associated with a second output channel is related to the second difference between a threshold and a third residue data associated with a third input channel, and wherein the threshold corresponds to the first truncated or rounded average of the first residue data and the second residue data.
US09148668B2	Coding of motion vector information Techniques and tools for encoding and decoding motion vector information for video images are described. For example, a video encoder yields an extended motion vector code by jointly coding, for a set of pixels, a switch code, motion vector information, and a terminal symbol indicating whether subsequent data is encoded for the set of pixels. In another aspect, an encoder/decoder selects motion vector predictors for macroblocks. In another aspect, a video encoder/decoder uses hybrid motion vector prediction. In another aspect, a video encoder/decoder signals a motion vector mode for a predicted image. In another aspect, a video decoder decodes a set of pixels by receiving an extended motion vector code, which reflects joint encoding of motion information together with intra/inter-coding information and a terminal symbol. The decoder determines whether subsequent data exists for the set of pixels based on e.g., the terminal symbol.
US09148666B2	Method for storing motion information and method for inducing temporal motion vector predictor using same A motion information storing method and a TMVP deriving method using the motion information storing method are provided. The motion information storing method includes a step of determining a representative block out of blocks of a motion data storage unit in a co-located picture with a current picture and a step of storing motion information of the representative block as motion information of the motion data storage unit, wherein the motion information of the representative block is used as motion information of the blocks included in the motion data storage unit.
US09148662B2	Motion picture encoding apparatus and method thereof Provided is a video encoding apparatus, including a signal separator to separate a differential image block into a first domain and a second domain, based on a boundary line included in the differential image block, the differential image block indicating a difference between an original image and a prediction image with respect to the original image, a transform encoder to perform a transform encoding with respect to the first domain using a discrete cosine transform (DCT), a quantization unit to quantize an output of the transform encoding unit in a frequency domain, a space domain quantization unit to quantize the second domain in a space domain, and an entropy encoder to perform an entropy encoding using outputs of the quantization unit and the space domain quantization unit.
US09148659B2	Moving-picture encoding apparatus and moving-picture decoding apparatus According to one embodiment, an encoding apparatus includes a prediction unit, a classifying unit, a first transformer, a second transformer, an order controller, and an entropy coder. The prediction unit obtains a predictive residual signal to be encoded, by using a mode selected from intra-prediction modes. The first transformer obtains first transformation coefficients by subjecting the signal to an orthogonal transformation by use of a first transformation basis if the selected mode is classified into a mode having a prediction direction. The first transformation basis is preset so that a coefficient density after the orthogonal transformation is higher than a coefficient density.
US09148658B2	Light-based caustic surface calibration A method for performing light-based calibration of optics with caustic surfaces. The method includes mapping a light detecting device to a programmable light source. Then, the method includes operating a calibration light source to direct light onto one or more caustic surfaces of an optical assembly, e.g., an assembly of one or more lenses, facets, lenticules, and lenslets. The method may then involve, with the light detecting device, capturing an image of a projection surface of the optical assembly, which is opposite the one or more caustic surfaces in the optical assembly, as the projection surface is illuminated by the light from the light source. Further, the method includes processing the captured image, along with the mapping of the light detecting device to the programmable light source, to generate a calibration map of the optical assembly including the caustic surfaces.
US09148656B2	Method for providing three-dimensional (3D) image, method for converting 3D message, graphical user interface (GUI) providing method related to 3D image, and 3D display apparatus and system for providing 3D image A three-dimensional (3D) image providing method and a display apparatus using the same are provided. According to the 3D image providing method, if a particular manipulation is input from a user in the two-dimensional (2D) mode, whether an input image is a 2D image or a 3D image is detected. If the input image is the 3D image, the display mode is changed to the 3D mode and the 3D image is displayed. If the input image is the 2D image, the input 2D image is converted to a 3D image and the converted 3D image is displayed by changing the display mode to the 3D mode. Thus, regardless of whether the input image is the 2D image or the 3D image, users can execute the 3D mode using the single manipulation.
US09148655B2	Testing structure, method and system for testing shutter glasses A testing system including a preset display device, preset shutter glasses and a testing device is disclosed. The preset display device generates a synchronization signal and outputs a timing signal relating to the synchronization signal. The preset shutter glasses receive the synchronization signal to generate a masking signal. The testing device processes the timing signal and the masking signal according to a setting signal and determines whether the preset shutter glasses are normal according to the processed result.
US09148648B2	Apparatus and method for providing images in wireless communication system and portable display apparatus and method for displaying images A mobile communication system for displaying a three-dimensional (3D) image is provided. The mobile communication system includes an image providing apparatus to generate a first two-dimensional (2D) image Transport Stream (TS), and a second 2D image TS by capturing the same target in different directions, a Multicast Broadcast Service (MBS) server to control at least two base stations included in an MBS area to individually transmit the first 2D image TS and the second 2D image TS, and a portable display apparatus to receive the first 2D image TS and the second 2D image TS, to divide the first 2D image TS and the second 2D image TS into first 2D image data and second 2D image data, respectively, and to display a 2D image or a 3D image based on an image quality of each of the first 2D image data and the second 2D image data.
US09148645B2	Crosstalk cancellation in 3D displays Image processing is performed to facilitate subtractive crosstalk cancellation in 3D images. In a global embodiment, pixel values are compressed to provide sufficient foot room for subtractive crosstalk cancellation. For video images the degree of compression may vary from frame to frame. Temporal filtering may be applied to reduce flicker. In a local embodiment luminance is added to and/or compression is performed in local areas to facilitate more complete subtractive crosstalk cancellation. The amount or added luminance or compression may be matched to the requirements of the local areas. Added luminance and/or compression may be made to vary smoothly in time and smoothly in space. Displays and other apparatus may be constructed to perform methods for partial or complete crosstalk cancellation.
US09148644B2	System for detecting structured artifacts in video sequences Methods for detecting structured artifacts in a video may begin by accepting a video frame at a video input and then generating a filtered frame from the video frame. After a differenced image is produced, groups of connected pixels (blobs) within the differenced frame are identified, and isolated blobs are removed to produce a cleaned image. A Fourier transform is performed on the cleaned image, and structured artifacts may be identified based on a comparison of magnitudes of the Fourier components of the cleaned image. Devices that detect and identify structured artifacts are also described.
US09148642B2	Systems and methods for digital video high accuracy fast forward, rewind and skip In various embodiments, a recording and playback manager of a digital video recorder (DVR), set top box, receiver or other device stores and accesses statistics in a statistics file related to average distances between reference frames (e.g., intra frames or I-frames) within blocks of the video data of the recording. Accessing these statistics during playback enables the system to more accurately locate reference frames to display while executing the playback in a trick mode such as fast forward, rewind or skip. The average distance between reference frames for a particular block of video data may be used to jump from one reference frame to the next reference frame in that block during playback in trick mode.
US09148640B2	Image editing apparatus and thumbnail generating method An image editing apparatus includes: a processor that: (i) generates an editing information indicating a content of editing applied to at least one of frames included in a video stream, and performs an editing process in which the editing is applied to the at least one frame; (ii) specifies a subject frame to be edited from among the frames, based on the editing information; and (iii) generates a thumbnail for the subject frame to which the editing has been applied, and outputs the generated thumbnail.
US09148638B2	Digital photographing apparatus A digital photographing apparatus including: a display unit for displaying a captured image; a position setting unit for setting a position on the display unit; an area setting unit for setting an area based on the position set by the position setting unit; a photometry unit for measuring luminance of the set area; an exposure value determination unit for determining an exposure value based on a photometric reference and a result of the measuring performed by the photometry unit. The digital photographing apparatus may capture a high quality image by properly adjusting exposure and white balance.
US09148636B1	Monitor device, a method for projecting an image on a projection screen and a non-transitory computer readable medium A monitor device includes a projection screen that converts between an extended state and a retracted state, a supporter that supports the projection screen, a storage that stores the projection screen, a first and second projector that projects the image on the first and second side of the projection screen, a first and second user interface that receives an operation to control the image, a switcher that switches which of the first user interface or the second user interface has a control to control the image, a sensor that detects an object, a cleaner that cleans the projection screen, and circuitry that controls the projectors to output the image, corrects a shape of the image, controls the image based on the operation from the user interface with a control, and controls the image based on a detection by the sensor from a side of the screen with the control.
US09148635B2	Projection video display device Provided is a projection video display device with which precision of location of each component of the optical engine and the projection optical assembly is maintained and display video quality not impaired even if exterior force is sustained. A projection video display device comprises an optical engine (2) which projects light which is emitted from a light source (21) upon a liquid-crystal panel (231) and forms a video, and a projection optical assembly (3) which projects an enlargement of the video which is emitted from the optical engine (2). The projection optical assembly (3) and the optical engine (2) are configured to be anchored to a common base (4) which retains these in an integrated manner, with the common base (4) being attached to the casing of the device.
US09148633B2	Imaging apparatus and method of calculating color temperature A control unit calculates the color temperature using at least a first visible light signal and a near-infrared signal when the amount of the near-infrared signal is larger than a predetermined amount. The first visible light signal is a signal generated by photoelectrically converting visible light. The near-infrared signal is a signal generated by photoelectrically converting near-infrared light.
US09148632B2	Multi-resolution optical system and method of fabricating same A multi-resolution lens system includes a relay lens configured to be directed toward a field-of-view (FOV) and receive a first plurality of image photons emanating from the FOV, a high-resolution lens positioned to receive a second plurality of image photons from the FOV and to pass the second plurality of image photons toward the relay lens, and a shutter device positioned to receive over an area thereof the image photons of the FOV that pass through the relay lens, and simultaneously receive overlaid on a portion of the area thereof the image photons from the portion of the FOV that pass through the high-resolution lens and toward the relay lens.
US09148630B2	Moderated interactive media sessions A method includes receiving input data from user devices having access to media content of a media stream that is responsive to at least a subset of the input data. The input data may correspond to one or more user inputs received from the user devices via an interactive session associated with the media content. The method further includes selecting a particular subset of the input data based at least in part on one or more inputs received from a device. The one or more inputs may be responsive to selection of one or more input controls of a moderator control graphical user interface. The method further includes sending an adapted media stream to the user devices. The adapted media stream may include the media content and content corresponding to the particular subset of the input data.
US09148616B2	Apparatus, method and article for a dual-program display A system for enabling two different users to independently view and listen to two completely different programs on the same display at the same time is provided. A user wears eyeglasses with filters to filter out light from the program which the user does not want to view, while allowing the light from the program the user does want to view to be seen by the user. Successive frames of a first program are displayed using light polarized in one direction in an alternating manner with frames of a second program using light polarized in another direction. A first user wears glasses with lenses configured to filter out the light from the second program while a second user wears glasses to filter out the light from the first program. Thus, while wearing the glasses, the first user can see the first program while watching the display, but not the second program. Simultaneously, while wearing the other glasses, the second user will see the second program, but not the first program.
US09148612B2	Apparatus and methods for accessing content using alternative identifiers Apparatus and methods are described for allowing users to access channels of a receiving device using custom channel identifiers rather than content provider assigned channel identifiers. A receiving device receives a first set of channel identifiers assigned by a content provider for a plurality of channels. The receiving device further receives a second set of custom channel identifiers identifying the plurality of channels. At least a portion of the first set of channel identifiers maps to the second set of channel identifiers. The user provides user input specifying one of the second identifiers to access and the receiving device correlates the user input to a corresponding first identifier to determine the selected channel the user desires to access.
US09148606B2	Solid-state image capturing apparatus, driving method thereof and electronic apparatus A solid-state imaging device, with (a) a pixel array unit including two-dimensionally arranged pixels each including (i) a photoelectric conversion element, (ii) a select transistor configured to perform pixel selection, and (iii) a charge discharging transistor configured to selectively discharge the charges accumulated in the photoelectric conversion element; and (b) driving circuitry operable to drive reading of output signals from the pixels of the pixel array unit, for each pixel the driving circuitry driving the charge discharging transistor using a select transistor driving signal.
US09148605B1	Sensing devices A sensing device is provided. The sensing device includes a plurality of pixel groups and a readout circuit. The pixel groups are arranged on a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns to form a pixel array. The pixel groups include a first pixel group and a second pixel group which are arranged on the different rows and the same column. The readout circuit is coupled to the pixel groups. When the first pixel group is triggered to perform a readout operation to generate a first sensing signal, the second pixel group performs a coupling operation to generate a reference signal. The readout circuit performs a subtraction operation based on the first sensing signal and the reference signal to generate a first readout data corresponding to the readout operation of the first pixel group.
US09148602B2	Image sensor An image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of unit pixels, each having a photodiode, a transfer transistor, a reset transistor, a drive transistor, and a select transistor, an analog to digital converter for sampling an analogous sensing signal from the pixel array and converting the analogous sensing signal into a digital sensing signal, and a timing controller for forwarding a transfer signal which turns on the transfer transistor until after sampling the sensing signal.
US09148601B2	CMOS TDI image sensor with rolling shutter pixels An improved complementary metal oxide semiconductor image sensor for time delay and integration imaging is provided that utilizes rolling shutter pixels. Columns of rolling shutter pixels in the CMOS image array are provided with a space between adjacent pixels to provide synchronization with movement of the subject in the along track direction. Preferably, the physical offset between the pixels is 1/Nth of a pixel pitch for a column having N rows.
US09148598B2	Image sensor, method for operating thereof, and image pick-up device having the same The image sensor includes a plurality of column lines, a plurality of active road circuits and a selection circuit. The plurality of column lines are each connected to a corresponding one of a plurality of pixels. The plurality of active road circuits are each connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of column lines. The selection circuit is configured to enable a portion of the plurality of active road circuits based on a plurality of column selection signals.
US09148595B2	Solid state imaging device, distance measuring device, and distance measuring method According to one embodiment, a solid state imaging device includes a first image sensor, a second image sensor, and an imaging processing circuit. A plurality of photoelectric conversion units are arranged in each of the first image sensor and the second image sensor. All of the photoelectric conversion units are configured to include pixels with different charge storage times. The imaging processing circuit includes an output combining unit. The output combining unit combines outputs by the pixels with different charge storage times with respect to each of the photoelectric conversion units.
US09148590B2	Imaging apparatus with reference signals having different rate of change first and second pixels having same color An imaging apparatus includes a first pixel generating a signal by photoelectric conversion, a second pixel arranged in the same row as the first pixel and generating a signal by photoelectric conversion, a first comparator comparing the signal based on the first pixel with a first reference signal having a level changed according to passage of time, and a second comparator comparing the signal based on the second pixel with a second reference signal having a rate of change for passage of time different from that of the first reference signal. In addition, a first counter counts until the first comparator outputs a signal indicating inversion of magnitude relation of the signal based on the first pixel and the first reference signal, and a second counter counts until the second comparator outputs a signal indicating inversion of magnitude relation of the signal based on the second pixel and the second reference signal.
US09148587B2	Image processing device, imaging device, image processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium A device includes: an image acquisition device acquiring a taken image in which a subject is imaged; a smoothing device generating a smoothed image by smoothing the taken image; a noise extraction device extracting a difference noise component from a difference between the taken image and the smoothed image; a noise addition device adding the difference noise component to the smoothed taken image; a map acquisition device acquiring a blurring strength map that represents a distribution of blurring strengths for the taken image; and an image combining device combining the taken image with the smoothed image on the basis of the blurring strength map, and generating an output image.
US09148580B2	Transforming wide dynamic range images to reduced dynamic range images A method of transforming an N-bit raw wide dynamic range (WDR) Bayer image to a K-bit raw red-green-blue (RGB) image wherein N>K is provided that includes converting the N-bit raw WDR Bayer image to an N-bit raw RGB image, computing a luminance image from the N-bit raw RGB image, computing a pixel gain value for each luminance pixel in the luminance image to generate a gain map, applying a hierarchical noise filter to the gain map to generate a filtered gain map, applying the filtered gain map to the N-bit raw RGB image to generated a gain mapped N-bit RGB image, and downshifting the gain mapped N-bit RGB image by (N−K) to generate the K-bit RGB image.
US09148577B2	Interchangeable-lens camera, and viewfinder display method The information about an interchangeable lens is acquired, and the size of an image capture range, which is the range corresponding to a capture image in an optical image, is calculated based on the information about the interchangeable lens. When the image capture range is smaller than or equal to a range to be shown by the angular field of the optical image, a first image showing the image capture range in the optical image is displayed on a display device, and when the image capture range is larger than the range to be shown by the angular field of the optical image, a second image different from the first image showing the image capture range in the optical image is displayed on the display device such that the second image is superimposed on at least either of the four corner vicinities and four side vicinities of the optical image.
US09148575B2	Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus including the same A zoom lens includes first, second, and third lens units respectively having negative, positive, and negative refractive powers in this order from an object side to an image side. The lens units move during zooming such that the spacing between adjacent lens units changes, the second and third lens units are positioned on the object side at a telephoto end when compared to a wide angle end, and the third lens unit moves during focusing. A lateral magnification of the second lens unit at the wide angle end, a lateral magnification of the second lens unit at the telephoto end, a lateral magnification of the third lens unit at the wide angle end, a lateral magnification of the third lens unit at the telephoto end, a focal length of the first lens unit, and a focal length of the second lens unit are appropriately set.
US09148574B2	Image-capture device and image-capture method capable of adjusting light metering value according to selection signals thereof The present invention provides an image-capture device including an image-capture module, a display device, an input device, and a processing unit. The image-capture module is arranged to capture a preview image. The display device is arranged to display the preview image. The input device is arranged to receive at least one first selection signal and at least one second selection signal, wherein the first selection signal corresponds to a first area of the preview image, and the second selection signal corresponds to a second area of the preview image. The processing unit is arranged to calculate a light-metering value according to the first selection signal and the second selection signal, and force the image-capture module to capture an image according to the light-metering value.
US09148572B2	Timing generator, imaging device, and dot-clock output method A timing generator includes a frame rate information receiver, a display control section, and a determination unit. The frame rate information acquisition section is configured to receive information indicating a frame rate of an image sensor. The display control section is configured to output dot clocks in a first cycle to a display which includes a counter being configured to count the number of the dot clocks for a synchronization period, where the dot clocks are a synchronization signal. The determination unit is configured to determine whether or not the number of the dot clocks in the synchronization period is expected to exceed a predetermined number, where length of the synchronization period is based on at least the frame rate of the image sensor. The display control section is configured to switch from the first cycle to a second cycle, if the number of dot clocks is expected to exceed the predetermined number.
US09148571B2	Image distortion correction in scaling circuit Techniques relating to correction of image distortion caused by movement of a camera unit during image capture. In one embodiment, an apparatus may include a camera unit and a scaling circuit. The apparatus may be configured to calculate a shift value for a line of an image captured by the camera unit, where the shift value is indicative of an amount of movement of the camera unit during at least a portion of capture of the image. The scaling circuit may be configured to operate on the line starting at a line position that is based on the calculated shift value. The calculated shift value may be based on movement information generated by a motion sensor. The scaling circuit may include a digital differential analyzer and one or more multi-tap polyphase filters. The line position may be specified as a fractional pixel value.
US09148566B2	X-ray photographic device, image processing method thereof, and program Conventional X-ray photographing has several problems for eliminating the influence from the cervical vertebrae such as rework of original images, causing possible loss of useful information, as well as long processing time and the need for a plurality of panoramic images. The X-ray photographic device according to the present invention can eliminate the influence from the cervical vertebrae projected at around the anterior teeth of the panoramic image of a tooth row, without missing the original image information and without influence of different shapes of cervical vertebrae and X-ray permeability by each subject. In addition, as the present invention achieves these through arithmetic processing, there is no need to intensify X-ray output in the section corresponding to the anterior teeth, nor decelerate the rotating speed of arms during photographing, and it is possible to suppress the X-ray dose received by the subject.
US09148563B2	Imaging device for performing processing of image data on the basis of priority A digital camera includes a CCD image sensor that produces a plurality of sets of image data by continuously capturing a subject, a controller that sets the priority for executing image processing on at least one of the plurality of sets of image data, and an image processor that subjects a plurality of sets of image data to image processing on the basis of the priority for executing image processing.
US09148561B2	Image capturing apparatus, executable autoexposure bracketing and control method thereof An image capturing apparatus comprises a capturing unit which captures an image; a detection unit which detects an object from the captured image; a generating unit which generates a luminance distribution of the captured image; a calculating unit which calculates, based on the luminance distribution, an exposure amount used when performing autoexposure bracketing that captures a plurality of images at different exposures; a determining unit which determines whether or not to perform the autoexposure bracketing using the calculated exposure amount; and a correcting unit which corrects the calculated exposure amount based on feature information of the object detected by the detection unit.
US09148559B2	Device for assisting focusing of a camera A device assists focusing of a camera that is equipped with a manual focus-adjusting unit and that provides digital image contents, such as a smart camera. The device is configured to determine a focus value of the camera depending on an operation of the manual focus-adjusting unit and to display focusing information on the basis of the determined focus value to a user.
US09148555B2	Image pickup apparatus, image pickup method, and program An image pickup apparatus includes: a polarization removing element layer including a plurality of polarization removing elements, each of the plurality of polarization removing elements being configured to polarize an incident light to thereby obtain light having a polarization axis in a predetermined direction and to transmit the polarized light; a polarizer layer provided in front of the polarization removing element layer, the polarizer layer being configured to twist polarization axes of light having a plurality of polarization axes by predetermined angles, respectively, and to transmit the light; an inclination detecting device configured to detect inclination of the incident light to an optical axis; a controller configured to control and drive the polarizer layer such that the polarizer layer twists the polarization axis of light depending on the inclination detected by the inclination detecting device and transmits the light; and an image pickup device configured to detect the light.
US09148552B2	Image processing apparatus, image pickup apparatus, non-transitory storage medium storing image processing program and image processing method The image processing apparatus includes a memory configured to store information on a specific image pickup condition under which a specific blur component is generated in an input image produced by image capturing using an optical system, the specific blur component being caused by the optical system; an image pickup condition acquirer configured to acquire information on an actual image pickup condition when capturing the input image; and a processor configured to perform, when the actual image pickup condition coincides with the specific image pickup condition, a blur detection process to detect the specific blur component included in the input image.
US09148551B2	Method and apparatus for compensating for fixed pattern noise in an imaging system The invention relates to a method and apparatus for configuring an imaging system to compensate for fixed pattern noise, variations in pixel values captured from an image sensor that vary according to a fixed pattern. In a method for configuring an imaging system for compensating an additive term component of fixed pattern noise, a pixel array is exposed to a scene of known radiance and an average white value is determined for each pixel of an array. Each average white value is compared to a predetermined reference value to determine a correction value for each pixel. In a method for configuring an imaging system for compensating both an additive and multiplicative component of fixed pattern noise, a pixel array is exposed to a first scene having a first known radiance, and frames of the scene are captured, and then the array is exposed to a second scene having a second known radiance and frames of the second scene are captured.
US09148549B2	Image processing method and image processing apparatus using time axis low band pass filter An image processing apparatus and image processing method according to the present disclosure are characterized to obtain N number of image data regarding a same object, each N number of image data consisting of a plurality of pixels; remove noise data of among N number of pixel data regarding pixels in a same location, from the N number of image data; and generate an image of the object using data excluding the noise data.
US09148548B2	Card authentication for OAuth supported cloud services on a multi-function device Techniques are described for providing an MFP device with access to external Web services. According to embodiments, an MFP Web application receives a registration request to register a particular user of an MFP with the MFP Web application. The MFP peripheral Web application uses at least one external Web service. In response to receiving the registration request, the MFP Web application performs at least one of sending to an email address associated with the particular user an email that includes a registration code and a link to the MFP Web application or sending to the MFP the registration code and encoded data including a link to the MFP Web application. After receiving an access token and the registration code, mapping data is stored at the MFP Web application that maps MFP device user identification data for the particular user to the access token for accessing the external Web service.
US09148546B2	System and method for producing color shifting or gloss effect and recording medium with color shifting or gloss effect An infrared image pattern is created on a recording medium having a first color by electronically creating a first electronic pattern ink, the first electronic pattern ink including a second color and including holes, the holes representing areas in the first electronic pattern ink wherein the second color is absent; electronically creating an electronic image region having a pattern; electronically painting, using the first electronic pattern ink, a background of electronic image region and the pattern of the electronic image region; electronically painting a predetermined portion of the holes within the electronic image region with a third color, the third color being equal to the first color but having opposite infrared properties; and rendering, using marking materials, the electronic image region on the recording medium such that the recording medium is only visible through the holes not painted with the third color when viewing the recording medium using infrared illumination and such that the electronic image region is visible when a relative angle between an observer's viewing angle and an angle of illuminating the recording medium by an illumination source is a first angle, the electronic image region not having the predetermined portion of the holes painted with the second color being not visible when the relative angle between the observer's viewing angle and the angle of illuminating the recording medium by the illumination source is a second angle, the second angle being not equal to the first angle.
US09148544B2	System, process, and computer program product for implementing a document scanner in a hand-held device A system, process, and computer program product are provided for scanning a document with a hand-held device. An approach for scanning the document includes the steps of sampling one or more values from an array of sensors integrated into a hand-held device, determining whether the device has moved at least a threshold distance, and sampling one or more additional values from the array of sensors.
US09148543B2	Image forming apparatus, image formation supporting system, and image formation supporting method which transfers a program from the image forming apparatus to a handheld device When an initial communication program is started, a handheld device searches for image forming apparatuses within its communicable range. Then, upon receiving a response of that inquiry from an image forming apparatus, the handheld device requests the image forming apparatus for an image-forming-apparatus control program for handheld devices according to a predetermined determination condition. The image forming apparatus then responds to the inquiry from the handheld device and sends to the handheld device the image-forming-apparatus control program for handheld devices that has been stored in a memory device. Upon receiving the image-forming-apparatus control program for handheld devices, the handheld device stores it in a memory unit, terminates the execution of the initial communication program, and executes the image-forming-apparatus control program for handheld devices.
US09148542B2	Image forming apparatus, control method of image forming apparatus, and program An image forming apparatus includes: an accepting unit to accept user operations to transition the apparatus from a standby state to a power save state; a detecting unit to detect objects around the apparatus; and a power control unit to transition the apparatus from the power save state to the standby state according to detection of an object by the detecting unit, and to transition the image forming apparatus from the standby state to the power save state according to user operations accepted at the accepting unit. The power control unit prohibits the apparatus from transitioning from the power save state to the standby state according to the detection of the object, until a user, which performed operations accepted by the accepting unit to transition the apparatus from the standby state to the power save state, thereafter ceases to be detected by the detecting unit.
US09148539B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing system It is determined that the multi-function peripheral operates according to a first mode in which user authentication is available and department authentication is not available or operates according to a second mode in which both of the user authentication and department authentication are available. In a case that the multi-function peripheral operates according to the first mode, user authentication information is transmitted to the multi-function peripheral. In a case that the multi-function peripheral operates according to the second mode, authentication information is transmitted to the multi-function peripheral. The authentication information is used to causing the multi-function peripheral to perform selection authentication before performing a job. The selection authentication is one selected from the user authentication and department authentication by a user.
US09148538B2	Image scanning apparatus An image scanning apparatus is provided with a housing having a first inlet, a second inlet and an outlet, which are spaced from each other. A width of the first inlet is wider than that of the second inlet. A first guide is defined in the housing, connected to the first inlet and the outlet and has first and second guide surfaces opposing each other. A second guide is defined in the housing, connected to the second inlet and a confluence position, and has third guide and fourth guide surfaces opposing each other. The confluence position is defined in the second guide surface, the third guide surface is defined on the second guide surface side of the second inlet side with respect to the confluence position, a driven roller exposing from the third guide surface, and a scanning unit arranged between the confluence position and the outlet.
US09148535B2	Image forming apparatus and method of information display An image forming apparatus includes a display having a function of editing input image data and a function of displaying page images immediately after reading in order. When a first type of instruction to change shape of an image formed on a recording medium is given, the edition is not reflected on a document display mode screen image, and when a second type of instruction to edit page by page the recording medium having images formed thereon is given, the edition is reflected on the document display mode screen image. By switching between a finish preview screen image and the document display mode screen image, the image after edition and the image immediately after reading can be compared easily.
US09148533B2	Processing instruction device, processing apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable medium A processing instruction device includes a memory, a display instruction data acquisition unit, a display controller, an operation data acquisition unit, and a processing instruction unit. The memory stores management data and condition data. The display instruction data acquisition unit acquires display instruction data. The display instruction data is data for giving an instruction to display an image including an operator corresponding to each of the one or more pieces of processing instruction data selected from among one or more pieces of processing instruction data stored in the memory. The operation data acquisition unit acquires operation data indicating an operation of a user from an operation device that receives a user operation. The processing instruction unit instructs at least one of the image forming device, the imaging device, and the data communication device to perform a processing operation in accordance with processing instruction data corresponding to the one operator.
US09148523B2	Method and apparatus for managing a network A method and an apparatus for managing a network are disclosed. For example, the method collects a plurality of call detail records (CDRs), and organizes one or more parameters of the CDRs in accordance with a plurality of cause codes. The method displays the one or more parameters of the CDRs in a hierarchical representation comprising a plurality of screen displays.
US09148519B1	Intelligent media relay selection A Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system includes a call control agent that is configured and arranged to perform a number of functions. The call control agent is configured to receive a connection request for a VoIP call and then accesses a list of media-relay servers (MRSs) that are located at geographically disparate locations relative to one another. The call control agent can execute a selection algorithm that processes variables for the MRSs in the list. In response to the selection algorithm, the call control agent is configured to select a particular MRS from the list. In response to the selection, the call control agent can then direct an endpoint to route audio media for the VoIP call through the particular MRS. The call control agent also is configured to maintain a call state for the VoIP call while the voice media is routed through the particular MRS.
US09148517B1	Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for expedited access to conference calls Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for admitting conferees into a conference call. Methods to achieve the foregoing can comprise: transmitting an admission request from a user of a communications device to a server for admission to a conference call, the admission request including a unique identifier; storing data unique to the communications device in a data store; relaying the unique identifier from the server to the data store; comparing the unique identifier with the data unique to the communications device; and, when the unique identifier and the previously stored data match, connecting the user directly to the conference call which includes bypassing entry of at least one conference pass code by the user.
US09148515B1	International conferencing via globally distributed cascading servers A method, a computer readable medium and a system for international conferencing via globally distributed cascading media servers that comprises, receiving a local participant audio packet at a local conferencing media server in a conference call, summing the local participant audio packet by the local conferencing media server, receiving a distal participant audio packet at a distal conferencing media server, summing the distal participant audio packet by the distal conferencing media server, and interfacing the local conferencing media server with the distal conferencing media server.
US09148512B1	Routing user communications to agents A call handling platform receives a call placed by a caller to a calling number. The call handling platform computes an experience score for the caller using measurements of a subset of data points based on an interaction of the caller with an interactive voice response (IVR) module during the call. The experience score reflects a numerical measure of a level of satisfaction of the caller in interacting with the IVR module. The call handling platform compares the experience score to a predetermined threshold that indicates a minimum level of caller satisfaction, and determines that the experience score indicates that the caller has a lower level of satisfaction than the minimum level of satisfaction. Conditioned on this determination, the call handling platform routes the call to a human agent at a call center, along with enabling the agent to perceive a representation of the experience score.
US09148508B2	Systems and methods of intercepting telephony communications to provide information to communicants During setup of a telephony communication between a calling and a called party, a check is made to determine is a special message or information should be played to the calling or called party before the telephony communication is established between the calling and called parties. If so, the message or information is delivered to the party as early media. Systems and methods embodying the invention may track which messages and information have been played to individual parties to thereby avoid delivering the same message or information more than once.
US09148506B2	Method and system for processing application logs A method and system for processing application logs describing transactions in a computer telephony integration (CTI) environment is disclosed. The CTI environment includes a plurality of CTI servers configured to execute CTI applications. Numerous instances or types of CTI applications may be executed. A user may request information for a transaction performed in the CTI environment. The relevant application logs indicating the transaction may be determined and output. Information indicating the relevant application logs may be output to the user.
US09148498B2	Portable phone having electro optic image projection system and orientation sensing device An apparatus may include a device and an image projection system configured to form an image on a surface viewable by a user. The image projection circuit may be configured to receive signals from the device, generate a pattern representative of data, process the pattern into a mirror image of the image, and project the mirror image from the device. The image projection system may include an electro optic system for generating the pattern, and an optics system for projecting the mirror image onto the surface. A method for projecting data may include providing the device with the image, and providing the image to the surface with the image projection system. The method may also include manipulating the device and/or a body part to locate and focus the image, sensing an orientation of the device, and orienting the image based, at least in part, on the sensing step.
US09148495B2	Dynamic runtime choosing of processing communication methods Techniques are described for assigning and changing communication protocols for a pair of processing elements. The communication protocol determines how the pair of processing elements transmits data in a stream application. The pair may be assigned a communication protocol (e.g., TCP/IP or a protocol that uses a relational database, shared file system, or shared memory) before the operator graph begins to stream data. This assignment may be based on a priority of the processing elements and/or a priority of the communication protocols. After the operator graph begins to stream data, the pair of processing elements may switch to a different communication protocol. The decision to switch the communication protocol may be based on whether the pair of processing elements or assigned communication protocol is meeting established performance standards for the stream application.
US09148486B2	Content distribution through blind-cache instantiation A slave resource router may receive a client request. The slave resource router may be the nearest representation of an Anycast IP address in a network to a client sending the client request in the network. The slave resource router may then determine that the slave resource router has been authorized to cache content for a delivery service corresponding to the client request. Next, the slave resource router may determine that content corresponding to the client request is cached locally in a blind cache. Then the slave resource router may provide the client with the content from the blind cache.
US09148482B2	System and method for SIP user agent identification and efficient binding The present disclosure provides a system and method for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) user agent identification and efficient binding. In accordance with one example embodiment, there is provided a method for use on a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) registration server for registering user agents, comprising: receiving a REGISTER message which includes a binding key; determining whether a prior binding associated with the binding key exists in a registration repository; and creating a new binding associated with the binding key and adding the new binding to the registration repository when no prior binding associated with the binding key exists in the registration repository.
US09148481B1	Embedded instrumentation architecture The various technologies presented herein relate to generating copies of an incoming signal, wherein each copy of the signal can undergo different processing to facilitate control of bandwidth demands during communication of one or more signals relating to the incoming signal. A signal sharing component can be utilized to share copies of the incoming signal between a plurality of circuits/components which can include a first A/D converter, a second A/D converter, and a comparator component. The first A/D converter can operate at a low sampling rate and accordingly generates, and continuously transmits, a signal having a low bandwidth requirement. The second A/D converter can operate at a high sampling rate and hence generates a signal having a high bandwidth requirement. Transmission of a signal from the second A/D converter can be controlled by a signaling event (e.g., a signal pulse) being determined to have occurred by the comparator component.
US09148480B2	Communication console with component aggregation Systems methods and devices are provided for a presentation including a communications console with component aggregation. In one potential implementation, a computing device with an application framework receives a communication manager object via a network connectivity device and executes the communication manager object within the application framework. The computing device may then receive and execute communications components and a presentation components within the application framework using the communication manager object. The communication manager object may then manages interface and display of the presentation information via the application framework, as modified by communication components.
US09148478B2	Verification of integrity of peer-received content in a peer-to-peer content distribution system Structures and methods are disclosed for verifying integrity of peer-supplied content in a peer-to-peer content distribution system, for example, to verify that content supplied from a sending peer node to a receiving peer node corresponds to the content that was requested by the receiving node.
US09148477B2	Methods and apparatus for communicating in a wireless system Methods and apparatus for communicating information, e.g., queries and query responses, in a peer to peer communications network are described. Queries include, e.g., queries for a product, service, activity or activity partner. In some embodiments, a query channel is implemented and utilized. The implemented query channel structure is such that multiple query responses may be communicated corresponding to a single transmitted query. Various embodiments employ randomization in transmission segment selection by an individual communications device within a transmission block to decrease the likelihood of collisions. A communication device's access to the query channel is determined by the communications device itself. A communications device's decision as to whether or not to transmit and/or re-transmit a query is based on one or more of: its query transmission statistics, historical query channel loading information, and priority level information corresponding to the communications device.
US09148476B2	Verifiable tokenization Use rules are included within tokenized data either before or after tokenization. The use rules can be appended to the data before or after tokenization, can be used to modify the data before or after tokenization, and can be used to select or generate token tables for use in tokenizing the data. The use rules limit how, where, and when the tokenized data can be used, who can use the tokenized data, and the like. In addition, data can be tokenized such that the tokenized data can be identified as tokenized based on the tokenized data failing a validation test. The data is tokenized using one or more token tables, and the validation test is applied to the tokenized data. If the tokenized data passes the validation test, the data is modified with formatting rules or re-tokenized with additional token tables until the tokenized data fails the validation test.
US09148474B2	Replaceable connector A connector includes a connector body, two or more connector pads within the connector body, and a releasable attachment mechanism for attaching the connector to a mobile computer. The connector may include a seal positioned around the outer edge of the connector body. The connector typically includes two or more connector pins each in contact with a respective connector pad.
US09148473B1	Dynamic resource expansion of mobile devices The resources available for performing computing tasks or functions on a mobile device may be dynamically expanded by wirelessly linking the mobile device with other devices over a network, such as a Bluetooth® network. Where the mobile device is charged with performing tasks or functions that would exceed its available resources, the mobile device may allocate the performance of those tasks or functions to other devices on the network. Conversely, where a local device on a network has available, unused computing resources, the local device may permit other devices on the network to utilize its computing resources for the performance of other tasks or functions.
US09148470B2	Targeting delivery data A system for targeting delivery data is described. The system includes: a database accessor coupled with a local server, the database accessor configured for accessing a database coupled with the local server, wherein the database includes information associated with a set of premises, wherein each premises of the set of premises includes a domain coupled with a remote server and includes at least one device, wherein the at least one device includes a communication port that supports a first protocol corresponding to a second protocol, wherein the second protocol is supported by a device driver coupled with the domain; an information analyzer coupled with the database accessor, the information analyzer configured for analyzing the information; and a customized message sender coupled with the information analyzer, the customized message sender configured for sending a customized message to the set of premises.
US09148469B1	Dynamically designing shared content A system and method for dynamically designing shared content served via a content sharing source. The system includes a content size determination unit to determine a size of content sourced from the content sharing source; a shared content size allocation unit to determine a size of the shared content based on the size of the content; a shared content rules database to determine a design style associated with the shared content based on the determined size of the shared content; and a shared content transmitting unit to communicate the shared content in accordance with the design style to the content sharing source.
US09148465B2	Update management for a distributed computing system In one embodiment, a method receives a software upgrade package for a management computer and main computer. The management computer upgrades software of the management computer using the software upgrade package where the upgrading replaces an image of the software of the management computer with an image from the software upgrade package. Upon upgrade of the management computer, the management computer initiates an upgrade of the main computer. The main computer withdraws use of the services, and upon the withdrawing, the management computer reboots the main computer. Then, the main computer upgrades software of the main computer using the software upgrade package upon rebooting where the upgrading replaces an image of the software of the main computer with an image from the software upgrade package. Upon the upgrading, the main computer restores the use of the services.
US09148464B2	Multi-out media distribution system and method A multi-out media delivery system and method are provided herein.
US09148462B2	Method and apparatus for controlling content playback in content delivery system A method is provided for controlling content playback by a terminal in a content delivery system. The method includes receiving streaming content from a service provider, the streaming content including zone information of each zone and an associated identifier of each zone for identifying a terminal's operation mode, determining the terminal's operation mode depending on the identifier, and controlling playback of the streaming content in a zone corresponding to the zone information according to the determined operation mode.
US09148453B1	Dynamic determination of initial filter criteria An IP multimedia subsystem comprises a CSCF and an HSS. The CSCF is configured to receive a SIP registration message transferred by a user communication device and responsively transfer a registration request to the HSS. The HSS is configured to process the registration request to obtain IFC for the user communication device, wherein the IFC comprises processing instructions that direct the CSCF to perform an operation to dynamically obtain and load data into the IFC. The CSCF is configured to receive a SIP invite message transferred by the user communication device, process text from the SIP invite message against a set of keywords to determine a dynamic parameter based on a keyword match, process one of the processing instructions in the IFC to obtain and load the dynamic parameter into the IFC, process the IFC with the dynamic parameter to determine a communication session parameter, and transfer a SIP message with the communication session parameter responsive to the SIP invite message.
US09148448B2	System and method for configuring devices for secure operations Systems and methods for establishing a security-related mode of operation for computing devices. A policy data store contains security mode configuration data related to the computing devices. Security mode configuration data is used in establishing a security-related mode of operation for the computing devices.
US09148446B2	Selective modification of encrypted application layer data in a transparent security gateway According to one embodiment, a transparent security gateway is coupled between a client end station (CES) and a web application server (WAS). The security gateway monitors an encryption protocol handshake between the CES and the WAS to capture, using a provided private key of the WAS, a generated symmetric key to be used for an encryption layer connection. Using the captured symmetric key, the security gateway receives an encrypted connection record of the encryption layer connection, decrypts the encrypted connection record to yield a plaintext connection record, modifies the plaintext connection record, encrypts the modified plaintext connection record using the symmetric key, and transmits one or more packets carrying the encrypted modification plaintext connection record instead of the received encrypted connection record such that neither the CES or WAS is aware of the modification of the encrypted data.
US09148445B2	Method and system for misuse detection A method and system for discovering inappropriate and/or illegitimate use of Web page content, comprising: monitoring access to a first Web page by a user; comparing information from the first Web page to information from a second known legitimate Web page; and determining whether the first Web page is legitimate based on the compared information.
US09148443B2	Enhanced security and safety in telerobotic systems Methods and systems for securing remotely-operable devices are provided. A security device can receive a plurality of commands to control a remotely-operable device in a remote environment. At least one command in the plurality of commands can include command data that is related to the remotely-operable device. The security device can receive a plurality of responses to the plurality of commands. The security device can process the plurality of commands and the plurality of responses to determine a signature related to an operator that issued the plurality of commands for the remotely-operable device. The security device can determine an identity of the operator based on the signature. The security device can generate an identity report that includes the identity of the operator.
US09148441B1	Systems and methods for adjusting suspiciousness scores in event-correlation graphs A computer-implemented method for adjusting suspiciousness scores in event-correlation graphs may include (1) detecting a suspicious event involving a first actor and a second actor within a computing system, (2) constructing an event-correlation graph that includes (i) a representation of the first actor, (ii) a representation of the suspicious event, and (iii) a representation of the second actor, and (3) adjusting a suspiciousness score associated with at least one representation in the event-correlation graph based at least in part on a suspiciousness score associated with at least one other representation in the event-correlation graph such that the adjusted suspiciousness score associated with the at least one representation is influenced by the suspicious event. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US09148439B2	Method for predicting and detecting network intrusion in a computer network A method of detecting an internet attack against a computing device is disclosed. The method of detecting an internet attack against a computing device comprising the steps of receiving a plurality of incoming network packets; extracting a plurality of incoming feature packets based on the plurality of incoming network packets; predicting a predicted incoming feature packet based on the plurality of incoming feature packets; obtaining a first classification data based on one of the incoming feature packets using a first classifier; obtaining a second classification data based on the predicted incoming feature packet by using a second classifier; and performing at least one remedy action if the first classification data or the second classification data identifies the internet intrusion attack; wherein each of the plurality of incoming feature packets and the predicted incoming feature packet comprise a plurality of incoming features and a plurality of predicted features respectively.
US09148436B2	Information processing device, computer readable medium, and information processing system There is provided an information processing device having: a request acceptance portion that accepts a content access request from a mobile terminal; a location identification portion that identifies a location where the mobile terminal exists; a template identification portion that identifies a template configured to be accessed by the mobile terminal; and an authentication portion that decides whether to allow the accepted content access request based on the identified location, the identified template, and a time zone in which the access request from the mobile terminal is accepted.
US09148428B1	Seamless management of untrusted data using virtual machines Approaches for managing potentially malicious files using one or more virtual machines. In response to receiving a request to perform an action on a file, a client applies a policy to determine whether the action is deemed trustworthy. The client identifies, without human intervention, a virtual machine, executing or to be executed on the client, in which the action is to be performed based on whether the action is deemed trustworthy. In this way, embodiments allow a user to make use of data deemed untrusted in certain cases without allowing the untrusted data from having unfettered access to the resources of the client. If the requested action is performed in a different virtual machine from which the action was requested, embodiments enable the performance of the action to be performed seamlessly to the user.
US09148426B2	Securely identifying host systems Embodiments of the present invention allow for “end-user” provisioned instances to securely identify themselves beyond a simple user ID and password. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention use a multi-part security approach that includes (among other things): an identifying key (e.g., a shared private key) known by the cloud security system and the instance; and at least one additional security factor such as an identifier found in TCP/IP packets (e.g., an internet protocol address). In a typical embodiment, a request for an instance (e.g., a virtual machine) is received, and a template (e.g., an image) corresponding to the requested instance is identified. From this template, the instance is provisioned. Under the embodiments of the present invention, the instance will be provisioned to include a security key. When a request is thereafter received from the instance, the request is validated using the security key and the additional security factor(s).
US09148422B2	Method and system for enhanced wireless network security A method, system, and computer program product for securing wireless network devices improves the security of wireless networks and devices, such as Bluetooth networks and devices, to prevent security attacks on and hacking of such networks and devices. A method for secure wireless communications, comprises the steps of requesting a connection with a wireless device, determining whether the wireless device is trusted, determining a security policy of the wireless device, and establishing a connection with the wireless device if the wireless device is trusted and if the security policy of the wireless device is as expected.
US09148419B2	User administering a trustworthy workspace Methods, systems and apparatuses for an operator provisioning a trustworthy workspace to a subscriber are disclosed. One method includes providing the subscriber with the trustworthy workspace, where in the trustworthy workspace comprises a virtualized content repository with trustworthy workflows for storing, sharing and processing a digital content across a plurality of repositories. The method further includes allowing the subscriber authority to sub-provision the trustworthy workspace to one or more authorized parties, wherein only the one or more authorized parties can view or modify at least a portion of the digital content.
US09148418B2	Systems and methods for remote access to computer data over public and private networks via a software switch Provided are systems and methods for performing network-based digital data software switching between geographically dispersed subject computing devices, to obtain full access to digital data from the non-transitory computer-readable media of geographically dispersed computing devices such that the entire physical or logical media from each device is fully accessible to one or more user computers on the Internet. This is achieved via network-based digital data software switching systems that may be implemented on public or private networks. The data software switching system may be implemented on a private network for use by a private entity, or it may be achieved via a “cloud computing” model whereupon the user obtains, from a public network such as the Internet, the use of both dedicated and shared resources to engage the data software switching capability.
US09148416B2	Controlling physical access to secure areas via client devices in a networked environment A method is disclosed for providing physical access credentials to a client device. The method may include receiving a request for a physical access credential, where the first request includes at least one user access credential and at least one physical access point identifier. The method may also include determining whether the request should be granted based at least in part on the at least one user access credential. The method may further include, in response to determining that the request should be granted, sending the physical access credential associated with the physical access point.
US09148414B1	Credential management in a multi-tenant environment Customers accessing resources or services in a multi-tenant environment can obtain assurance that a provider of that environment will honor only requests associated with the customer and will reject any requests that might have been tampered with or otherwise falsely generated. Various endpoints or interfaces can be used, which can be located in the multi-tenant environment, in a customer environment, or in a separate location. These endpoints or interfaces can sign unsigned requests, or otherwise increase the credentials of a signed request, on behalf of a customer. In some embodiments, additional metadata can be added that can increase the authentication level of the requests. Such an approach can enable a customer to provide or delegate access to the resources without exposing the credentials outside a secure environment.
US09148410B2	Recording medium storing data processing program, data processing apparatus and data processing system A computer-readable storage medium stores a data processing program for causing a computer to execute a process. The process includes: identifying a first combination of first data and second data based on a predetermined condition from a storage in which the first data and first ciphered data obtained by ciphering the first data are correspondently stored, and the second data and second ciphered data obtained by ciphering the second data are correspondently stored; extracting a second combination of the first ciphered data and the second ciphered data stored respectively and correspondently to the first data and the second data identified by the identifying; and transmitting the second combination of the first ciphered data and the second ciphered data extracted by the extracting to an external device.
US09148405B2	Client device token based multifactor authentication A multifactor authentication (MFA) enforcement server provides multifactor authentication services to users and existing services. During registration, the MFA enforcement server changes a user's password on an existing service to a password unknown to the user. During normal usage when the user accesses the existing service through the MFA enforcement server, the MFA enforcement server enforces a multifactor authentication enforcement policy.
US09148401B2	Method for obtaining IP address of DHCPV6 server, DHCPV6 server, and DHCPV6 communication system The present invention relates to the field of communications, and in particular, relates to a method for obtaining an Internet Protocol (IP) address of a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol version 6 (DHCPv6) server, a DHCPv6 server, and a DHCPv6 communication system. The method is applied in a scenario of communication through a DHCPv6 relay agent, and includes: receiving, by a DHCPv6 server, a message of a DHCPv6 client forwarded by a DHCPv6 relay agent; sending, by the DHCPv6 server, a response message to the DHCPv6 client through the DHCPv6 relay agent, in which a payload of the response message carries an IP address of the DHCPv6 server, so that the DHCPv6 client obtains the IP address of the DHCPv6 server from the response message.
US09148400B2	Automatic detection of an end node behind a phone on a computer network Provided is a method of automatically detecting an end node behind a phone on a computer network. Media access control (MAC) address of an end node is determined, wherein the end node is coupled to a phone and the phone is coupled to a switch on a computer network. It is also determined whether the MAC address of the end node is recognized on a port of a switch on the computer network. If the MAC address is recognized on a port of a switch, a list of MAC addresses recognized on the port is obtained. If the list has two MAC addresses, the MAC address of the end node from one of the two MAC addresses is determined.
US09148399B1	Automatic publication of a user's application installation events A system and a method for notifying users of the installation of applications using social networks. An application broadcaster automatically publishes a user's application installation events on one platform to the user's activity streams on external social platforms. This way, a message regarding the application appears in the user's activity streams within social networks, resulting in the application becoming popular among the user's friends. In one embodiment, the application broadcaster determines whether user activity associated with the installed application meets a criterion before broadcasting information about the application. The application broadcaster also suggests applications that the user might find interesting.
US09148395B2	Displaying message content differential in popup window A difference between a source email message and at least one target email message is determined and then displayed in a popup window. A first selected message in a message thread is designated as a source message. The thread is searched for a target message that comprises a next oldest message in the thread. Identifying data in the source message is compared to identifying data in the target message for generating difference data. Content of both the source message and target message is also compared. A popup window is generated over the target message and the content difference is displayed in the popup window.
US09148393B2	Scheduling events from electronic messages Scheduling an event on an electronic communications device configured for sending and receiving electronic messages over a communications network, including extracting information from an electronic message at the communications device; displaying on a display of the communications device an event scheduling interface for scheduling an event, the event scheduling interface having a plurality of input fields for receiving information about the event; and automatically populating at least one of the input fields in dependence on the extracted information.
US09148389B2	System and method for a virtual chassis system A virtual chassis system includes a plurality of network nodes configured with a master virtual chassis address. The network nodes are connected by virtual fabric link (VFLs) that provide a connection for exchange of packets between the network nodes. The packets include source MAC addresses and associated hardware device information, such as source chassis ID, source network interface identifier and source port identifier information. The network nodes use this information to maintain synchronized MAC address tables for forwarding of packets in the virtual chassis system.
US09148386B2	Managing bandwidth allocation among flows through assignment of drop priority A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes generating a transmission control protocol (TCP) flow; marking a plurality of packets of the TCP flow with one of two differentiated services code points (DSCPs) according to a proportion that is selected to control a throughput associated with the TCP flow; and communicating at least a portion of the plurality of packets to a network.
US09148382B2	Adaptive Ethernet flow control systems and methods A network element implemented method includes receiving an Ethernet connection at a first rate, transmitting the Ethernet connection at a second rate, monitoring a buffer fill associated with the Ethernet connection, and periodically transmitting pause frames to a device associated with the Ethernet connection, wherein the pause frames include a determined optimal pause quanta value based on the first rate, the second rate, and the buffer fill. A network element includes a first port receiving an Ethernet connection at a first rate, a second port transmitting the Ethernet connection at a second rate, and monitor circuitry configured to monitor a buffer fill associated with the Ethernet connection and cause the first port to periodically transmit pause frames, wherein the pause frames include a determined optimal pause quanta value based on the first rate, the second rate, and the buffer fill.
US09148376B2	Method and system for dynamic traffic prioritization A method provides for the dynamic traffic prioritization in a communication network. The method electronically monitors traffic in a communication network and determines when traffic exceeds configured thresholds on the links of the communication network. Thus, the method determines a link which is potentially about to be congested in the communication network. The method categorizes the traffic on this link by an end system attached to one end of the potentially congested link into a plurality of priority categories using application layer parameters. Using a re-direct capability of the end system, the method re-directs at least one of the pluralities of priority categories of traffic to an alternate Internet Protocol address. The method uses preconfigured Quality of Service mechanisms on the provider edge router attached to the other end of the potentially congested link to guarantee a predetermined amount of bandwidth capacity of the link to traffic destined to the alternate Internet Protocol address.
US09148375B2	Method and system for implementing link adaptation based on mobility A method comprising establishing a wireless link with at least one endpoint. The wireless link includes at least one connection. The method also includes receiving a mobility indication indicative of a rate of travel of the endpoint. The method further include dynamically selecting at least one parameter for the wireless link based on the received mobility indication.
US09148374B2	ARP packet processing method, communication system and device An Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) packet processing method. a communication system and a device are disclosed. The method includes: receiving an ARP packet, and judging the type of the ARP packet; when the ARP packet is an ARP request, responding to the ARP request if an entry corresponding to the ARP request is found in a local ARP table; and when the ARP packet is an ARP response. reporting the ARP response if an entry corresponding to the ARP response is found in the local ARP table and a reporting parameter in the entry indicates permission of reporting; or discarding the ARP response if no entry corresponding to the ARP response is found in the ARP table.
US09148366B2	Interactive header compression in peer-to-peer communications Apparatus and methods for communicating messages between communication devices are disclosed. The method includes receiving, from a second communication device, a message with a compressed header and a compression token, the compression token replacing routing information compressed out of an original header of the message. The method also includes determining, using the compression token, whether the routing information is stored on a first communication device, and requesting, if the routing information is not stored on the first communication device, that the second communication device send the routing information to the first communication device. And the first communication device routes the message to a destination device based upon the routing information.
US09148365B2	Methods and systems for automatically tracking the rerouting of logical circuit data in a data network An example method involves generating, with a network management module, a data structure to store current reroute statistics based on rerouting of data from a logical circuit that has failed to a logical failover circuit in a network. The current reroute statistics include trap data corresponding to the logical circuit. The trap data includes a committed burst size. The logical circuit is identified by a first logical circuit identifier. The logical failover circuit is identified by a second logical circuit identifier. The first and second logical circuit identifiers are renamed until the logical circuit has been restored from failure. The table is updated with the network management module to store updated reroute statistics. The updated reroute statistics include updated trap data corresponding to the logical circuit. The updated reroute statistics are based on a change in status of the logical circuit resulting from the committed burst size having been exceeded.
US09148361B2	Method and apparatus for routes separation in ASON services The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for routes separation in ASON services, wherein the method comprises: calculating a route between each of different calls or each of different services of a same call in an automatic switched optical network (ASON); wherein if there are enough network resources, then set the routes of the respective services to be independent from each other; and if there are not enough resources, then set the routes of the respective services to be partially overlapped or completely overlapped. According to the technical solution provided by the present invention, the problem in relevant art that the routes carrying each of the services cannot be sufficiently separated or the network resources cannot be sufficiently used is solved, thus not only multiple services using the same path can be avoided but also the situation that routes cannot be found while there are enough resources can be avoided.
US09148359B2	Correlation of media plane and signaling plane of media services in a packet-switched network This invention relates to methods for correlating at least one media path and a signaling session of a packet-switched network and to an implementation of these methods in hardware and software. To overcoming one or more of the limitations and challenges on the correlation of signaling plane and media plane of services, the invention defines a key, which can be used for correlation of media streams and signaling sessions. The invention is based on a signaling probe identifying new services and associated media paths of the media plane by detecting their corresponding signaling sessions and determining for each service a signaling session identifier. The signaling probe registers the signaling sessions and their media paths at a correlation unit using the signaling session identifiers as a key, which allows a media probe to query the correlation unit for respective signaling session identifiers that correspond to media paths detected in the media plane traffic.
US09148356B2	Communication apparatus, method for implementing communication, and non-transitory computer-readable medium A communication apparatus includes a processor and a memory. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions that, when executed, instruct the communication apparatus to execute steps comprising acquiring a type of transmission data referring to information about the transmission data, and limiting a search range of a network bandwidth, in response to the acquired type of the transmission data, wherein the network bandwidth is measured by a transmission interval of a transmission of a plurality of packets via a network, and a reception interval of a reception of the plurality of packets via a network. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions that further instruct the communication apparatus to execute steps comprising setting the search range according to the limited search range, and transmitting a packet within the limited search range for measuring the network bandwidth.
US09148353B1	Systems and methods for correlating computing problems referenced in social-network communications with events potentially responsible for the same A computer-implemented method for correlating computing problems referenced in social-network communications with events potentially responsible for the same may include: 1) providing a social-network feedback mechanism that enables users to express frustration with computing problems in real time via a social-network service, 2) detecting at least one user communication generated via the social-network feedback mechanism that references at least one computing problem experienced by a user, and then 3) correlating the computing problem referenced in the user communication with at least one event potentially responsible for the computing problem. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US09148351B2	Systems and methods to handle codec changes in call quality calculations The embodiments described herein relate to obtaining one or more measurements from a VOIP communication that is indicative of call quality, changing one or more settings of the VOIP communication, such as the type of codec or the ascribed bit rate of a VBR codec, and determining call quality of the VOIP communication after setting changes by utilizing at least one of the one or more call quality measurements.
US09148343B2	Methods and apparatus for improving compatibility between network devices In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a network device configured to receive an anomaly database of a first image that stores a set of differences between the first image and a base image. The network device is configured to compare the anomaly database of the first image with an anomaly database of a second image storing a set of differences between the second image and the base image to determine if the first and second images include at least one incompatible critical feature or incompatible non-critical feature. The network device is configured to send a signal associated with a first action if the first and second images include the at least one incompatible critical feature. The network device is configured to send a signal associated with a second action different from the first action if the first and second images include the at least one incompatible non-critical feature.
US09148342B2	Information system, control server, virtual network management method, and program A control server is connected to a plurality of physical nodes that keep control information defining an operation to be taken in accordance with input/output packet characteristics and process the input/output packets according to the control information. The control server includes a first storage unit that stores configuration information about a virtual network configured to include virtual nodes that are virtualized versions of the physical nodes, and a second storage unit that stores virtual network identifying information identifying the virtual network from characteristics of an input packet, and the control server identifies a physical node that configures a virtual network that handles a packet having a characteristic in common with the packet received by the physical node based on a request from the physical node and updates control information for each physical node.
US09148341B2	Upgrading a programmable logic gate array in an in-service pluggable transceiver Devices and methods for partially upgrading a programmable pluggable transceiver that is in service using the regular datapaths without degrading the basic transparent, hitless pass-through functionality of the transceiver. The programmable logic gate array can be divided into four generalized parts: core logic for basic transceiver pass-through functionality over the datapaths, upgradeable internal logic, connectivity logic for selectively outputting on the datapaths from the core and internal logics, and control logic for isolating, upgrading and reconnecting the internal logic without affecting the basic transparent hitless pass-through functionality of the transceiver.
US09148340B2	Apparatus and method for network controlling in wireless communication system An apparatus and a method for configuring a network in a terminal of a wireless communication system are provided. The network configuring method includes sending a reference message in a communication radius of the terminal; when receiving at least one ACKnowledge (ACK) message for the reference message, checking a node degree of each adjacent terminal which sends the ACK message, the node degree indicating the number of neighboring terminals of each adjacent terminal; forming an inner region and an outer region of the terminal based on an adjacent terminal of the greatest node degree among the adjacent terminals; determining a transmit power in the inner region and a transmit power in the outer region; and determining a final transmit power for configuring a network using the transmit power of the inner region and the transmit power of the outer region.
US09148339B2	Methods and systems for deploying network configuration information for multiple information handling systems In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a controller may be communicatively coupled to a media interface and to each of a plurality of slots of a chassis, and may be configured to identify information handling systems instantiated within the chassis which require network configuration, read network configuration deployment information from a computer-readable medium received at the media interface, and for each information handling system instantiated within the chassis which requires network configuration, deploy network configuration parameters for the information handling system based on information set forth in the network configuration deployment information.
US09148336B2	Resilient routing based on a multi-channel model for emergency management There is provided a system and method for resilient routing based on a multi-channel model for emergency management. The system includes a packet delivery anomaly detector for determining an existence of an anomaly in a mandated routing infrastructure for a packet that renders the packet incapable of reaching a destination node designated for the packet through the mandated routing infrastructure. The system further includes a dynamic alternate route identifier for dynamically identifying alternate routes for the packet responsive to a determination of the existence of the anomaly. The alternate routes are outside the mandated routing infrastructure, are provided using one or more mobile devices external to and not part of the mandated routing infrastructure, and are dynamically identified responsive to at least geographic location information. The system also includes a wireless transmitter for wirelessly routing the packet using at least one of the alternate routes.
US09148333B2	System and method for providing anonymity in a session initiated protocol network A method for facilitating an anonymous communications session in a communications environment is provided that includes receiving, from a first endpoint, a request for a communication session involving a second endpoint. The method also includes identifying end user data associated with a first endpoint. The data associated with the first endpoint is mapped to an identity of the first endpoint. The second endpoint is shown the identity of the first endpoint and not the end user data associated with the first endpoint.
US09148331B2	Control of transmission to a target device with a cloud-based architecture Systems, methods, computer-readable storage mediums including computer-readable instructions and/or circuitry for control of transmission to a target device with a cloud-based architecture may implement operations including, but not limited to: receiving localized context information associated with the at least one target device; determining, at least in part via a cloud-based architecture, at least one prospective message transmission practicability index according to a comparison of localized context information and the at least one historical transmission length; and authorizing, at least in part via a cloud-based architecture, at least one transmission to a target device in response to a determination of a prospective message transmission practicability index.
US09148329B1	Resource constraints for request processing A server system having one or more processors and memory receives a first request from an application and processes at least a portion of the first request in accordance with a predefined set of resource constraints. In accordance with a determination that the predefined set of resource constraints has been met prior to completing processing the first request, the server system terminates processing of the first request prior to completing processing of the first request, generates a first intermediate result; and provides a response to the application. The response includes the first intermediate result, and request status information enabling the application to request resumption of the first request.
US09148321B2	Interface circuit, interface system and method of interfacing signals transferred between devices An interface circuit includes a deserializer and a frame detection circuit. The deserializer includes a serial input terminal for receiving a serial signal, the serial signal including a frame start code; and a plurality of first output terminals for outputting a plurality of parallel signals based on the received serial signal, one of the plurality of parallel signals being a frame signal including the frame start code. The frame detection circuit is configured to detect the frame signal at one of the output terminals of the plurality of first output terminals.
US09148315B1	Method and apparatus for reducing jitter in overlaid traces of an eye diagram of a recovered signal generated based on a received data signal A receiver including recovery, error, and control modules. The recovery module: receives a data signal and an offset value; based on a coefficient, equalizes the data signal to generate an equalized signal; and generates a recovered signal based on the equalized signal. The recovered signal includes data recovered by the recovery module. The error module generates an error value based on a difference between the equalized signal and a threshold. The control module, based on the offset value, the recovered signal, and the error value: generates the coefficient; determines the threshold; and determines a characteristic of an eye diagram of the recovered signal. The recovered signal has a non-repeating pattern such that overlaid traces of the recovered signal are in a shape of an eye and provide the eye diagram. The overlaid traces include jitter. The control module generates the coefficient to reduce an amount of the jitter.
US09148314B2	Interference cancellation in wireless OFDMA with MIMO spatial multiplexing Various embodiments of techniques related to interference cancellation in wireless OFDMA with MIMO spatial multiplexing are provided. In one aspect, a method receives wireless communication downlink signals from a first base station and a second base station. The method cancels interference of wireless downlink communications between the first base station and the communication device by the second base station by calculating an equalizer solution that orthogonalizes the downlink signals from the first and the second base stations.
US09148307B2	System and method of handover decision for inter RAT handover The invention relates to the field of mobile communication systems. In particular, the invention discloses a method for handover decision making during an inter-radio access technology (RAT) handover. According to the method, the decision for inter-RAT handover may be taken by the serving network entity in a hierarchical manner beginning with a radio access network (RAN) entity and proceeding towards a core network (CN) entity. Further, the serving network entity may take the decision for the inter-RAT handover based on the information and knowledge of the target access system handover criteria and the ranking available in the network entity.
US09148306B2	System and method for classification of media in VoIP sessions with RTP source profiling/tagging System and method to transmit an identification of a real-time transport protocol (RTP) data stream, the method including: identifying an identification of an RTP data stream; inserting the identification of the RTP data stream into an RTP header extension; and transmitting, by use of a network interface, an RTP packet comprising the RTP header extension. The method may further include: consulting a policy for profile tag settings, wherein the step of inserting the identification is dependent upon the policy.
US09148300B2	Method and system for telecommunications including self-organizing scalable Ethernet using IS-IS hierarchy A first aggregation node in communication with the first network and the second network, the source node and internal nodes of the first network only having knowledge of each other and of the first aggregation node. The system includes a second aggregate node in communication with the second network and the third network, the internal nodes of the second network only having knowledge of each other and the first and second aggregate nodes, the destination node and the internal nodes of the third network only having knowledge of each other and the second aggregation node, the first and second aggregation nodes only having knowledge of each other, the destination node receiving the data from the source node using a link state routing protocol and shortest path bridging through the first second and third networks and the first and second aggregation nodes.
US09148299B2	Bridging wireless and wired media in a computer network In one embodiment, a transmitting node may be configured to transmit a wireless advertisement frame over a computer network, wherein the frame includes a source address of a reachable node being advertised, a destination address to which the reachable node is to be advertised, a transmitter address of the transmitting node, and a receiver address of a wireless access point to which the wireless advertisement frame is to be received. Also, the wireless access point may be configured to receive the wireless advertisement frame from the network, and in response, transmit a reflected wireless advertisement frame having the source address of the reachable node, the destination address to which the reachable node is to be advertised, a transmitter address of the access point, and a receiver address that indicates the reflected frame is to be accepted by any appropriate receiver excluding the transmitting node.
US09148298B2	Asymmetric ring topology for reduced latency in on-chip ring networks An apparatus comprising a chip comprising a plurality of nodes, a first plurality of links connecting the plurality of nodes in a first ring network having a first topology, and a second plurality of links connecting the plurality of nodes in a second ring network having a second topology, wherein the first topology is different than the second topology.
US09148295B2	Cable set-top box with integrated cable tuner and MOCA support A cable set-top box system with integrated cable tuners and MoCA may implemented on a single integrated circuit, supporting communication over a shared coaxial cable line. The system may include a memory interface shared by DOCSIS and video/audio subsystems. The system may further include an embedded processor in the MoCA subsystem, enabling autonomous operation of the MoCA subsystem and secure flash memory that is not directly accessible by the DOCSIS subsystem.
US09148290B2	Flow-based load-balancing of layer 2 multicast over multi-protocol label switching label switched multicast In one embodiment, a particular PE device of a plurality of multi-homing PE devices between a core network and a local network determines a subset of traffic for which the particular PE device is responsible. The particular PE also establishes, with itself as root, a multicast tree within the local network for underlay multicast groups. Traffic received at the particular PE from the core network is admitted into the local network only if the core traffic corresponds to the subset of traffic for which the particular PE device is responsible (and mapped into one of the underlay multicast groups for which the particular PE device is the root). Also, multicast traffic received at the particular PE from the local network is forwarded into the core network only if the multicast traffic corresponds to the subset of traffic for which the particular PE device is responsible.
US09148288B2	Conditional telecommunications A subscriber of a telecommunication system has a plurality of associated telecommunication devices which are each contactable via a device-shared identification address. A first device can communicate with a telecommunications network. A second device can communicate with a packet-switched network and a circuit-switched network. A control system receives an incoming telecommunication request associated with an incoming telecommunication request directed to the address, which has been routed to the control system based on the address. A first control phase is initiated where a first outgoing telecommunication request is transmitted over the telecommunications network to the first device and an operation is performed to at least attempt to transmit a second outgoing telecommunication request over the packet-switched network to the second device. If the operation is deemed to be unsuccessful, a second control phase is initiated where a third outgoing telecommunication request is transmitted over the circuit-switched network to the second device.
US09148283B1	Storing encrypted objects An encrypted resource is stored in association with an access control list. A request to retrieve the resource is received. The wrapped key and the authentication credentials are sent, from the application server system, to a key server system. An unencrypted version of the resource encryption key is received from the key server system if the key server system determines that the authentication credentials correspond to a user in the group of users identified by the group identifier. The stored encrypted resource is decrypted using the received unencrypted version of the resource encryption key to generate an unencrypted version of the resource. The unencrypted version of the resource is sent, from the application server system, to the client application.
US09148282B2	Method to calculate square roots for elliptic curve cryptography A method is presented to compute square roots of finite field elements from the prime finite field of characteristic p over which points lie on a defined elliptic curve. Specifically, while performing point decompression of points that lie on a standardized elliptic curve over a prime finite field of characteristic 2224−296+1, the present method utilizes short Lucas sub-sequences to optimize the implementation of a modified version of Mueller's square root algorithm, to find the square root modulo of a prime number. The resulting method is at least twice as fast as standard methods employed for square root computations performed on elliptic curves.
US09148280B2	Method and system for providing secure, modular multimedia interaction An approach is provided for the secure exchange of multimedia content through a mobile telephony device. A docking station receives a control signal from a media headset, and in response thereto determines to establish a communication link. The docking station selects one of a plurality of communication options corresponding to different networks based on the type of the communication link. The docking station initiates an authentication procedure for the communication link according to the selected communication option. Subsequent to successful authorization, the docking station receives multimedia content over the authenticated communication link, and transmits the received media signal to the media headset.
US09148279B2	Phase locking for multiple serial interfaces An arrangement is described which reduces the number of phase locked loops (PLLs) required in a typical high speed serial interface system. A reference clock is sent from a transmitter on a main board to a receiver on a system board, which employs a PLL that also drives a transmitter on the system board. The transmitter on the system board transmits a data signal to a receiver on the main board which does not require a PLL. Rather, the receiver on the main board is clocked with a static-phase, master reference clock, and the phase of the reference clock sent from the main board is controlled so as to achieve synchronism of the data signal received by the main board receiver using the static-phase, master reference clock. In this way, each high speed serial interface loop between the main board and the individual system boards is controllably adjusted in phase, compensating for interconnection path lengths and providing synchronism between the received signal and the common, static-phase, master reference clock which supplies all the main controller board receivers.
US09148276B2	Half-rate clock and data recovery circuit A half-rate clock and data recovery (CDR) circuit includes a first and a second gated voltage-controlled oscillators (GVCOs) and a first and a second frequency detectors. The first frequency detector generates a first output current according to a reference signal and a second divided clock, and the second frequency detector generates a second output current according to a first divided clock and the second divided clock. A loop filter converts either the first output current or the second output current to a first control voltage to control the second clock, and generates a second control voltage according to the first control voltage to control the first clock. A lock detector receives the reference signal and the second divided clock, and accordingly generates a lock signal.
US09148273B2	Asymmetric TDD in flexible use spectrum A method according to an embodiment of the invention includes receiving and transmitting signals over a time division duplex (TDD) communication path. Signals are received over the TDD communication path via a first portion of a first frequency band. The first frequency band is adjacent to a second frequency band and to a third frequency band. The first frequency band is different from the second frequency band and from the third frequency band. A first frequency division duplex (FDD) communication path can be operable in the second frequency band. A second FDD communication path can be operable in the third frequency band. Signals are transmitted over the TDD communication path via a second portion of the first frequency band that is different from the first portion of the first frequency band.
US09148270B2	Method and apparatus for handling data flow in a multi-chip environment using an interchip interface A processing system includes an interchip interface that comprises an interchip interface module having an arbiter to allocate a dedicated time slice in every fixed number of time slices, to assign a first priority to store data item(s) from a first-type channel having a first datapath width in memory during the dedicated time slice. In the remaining time slices of the fixed number of time slices, the arbiter further arbitrates among multiple channels of one or more types other than a first type, where the multiple channels correspond to at least one datapath width different from the first datapath width, and channels with wider datapath win the arbitration. The arbiter further arbitrates among two or more channels of the same type if a certain type of channel(s) wins the arbitration in a time slice. A method for implementing the same is also disclosed.
US09148269B2	Method and arrangement in a wireless communication system The present invention relates to a method and arrangement in base station for scheduling user equipments. The base station is adapted to schedule communication from user equipments by sending contention based grants comprising information indicating if the contention based grant should be used for initial transmission or for retransmission. If it is detected that data is not correctly received due to a collision, the information in a following contention based grant is set to indicate that said contention based grant is to be used for initial transmission, while if data is not correctly received, but no collision is detected, the information is set to indicate that the contention based grant is to be used for retransmission. Corresponding method and arrangement in a user equipment is described.
US09148268B2	Mobile station and reception method Provided is a radio communication device which can separate propagation paths of antenna ports and improve a channel estimation accuracy even when using virtual antennas. The device includes: a mapping unit which maps a data signal after modulation to a virtual antenna and a virtual antenna; a phase inversion unit which inverts the phase of S0 transmitted from an antenna port in synchronization with a phase inversion unit between the odd-number slot and the even-number slot; the phase inversion unit which inverts the phase of R0 transmitted from the antenna port; a phase inversion unit which inverts the phase of S1 transmitted from an antenna port in synchronization with a phase inversion unit; and the phase inversion unit which inverts the phase of R1 transmitted from an antenna port.
US09148265B2	Determination of frequency offset A method in a sending system entity for estimating a frequency offset associated with a data transfer from a receiving system entity in a mobile communication network is disclosed. The method includes extracting user data associated with a predefined user from the transferred data and transforming the extracted user data into a time domain. The method also includes estimating a resource symbol phase offset, θ1, between two resource symbols representing the same user from the transformed user data and estimating a resource element phase offset, θ2, between two resource blocks occupied by the same user. Additionally, the method includes estimating a frequency offset based on θ1 and θ2.
US09148264B2	Data transmission method, device and system A data transmission method, device and system to improve reliability of a data link. When the sender side detects erroneous data, the erroneous data is discarded and a data retransmission request is sent to the sender side to ensure correctness of received data and improve reliability of the data link; and, when the sender side detects the erroneous data and a bit error rate is greater than a preset bit error rate threshold, the data link gets into auto recovery, and data transmission is resumed after the recovery succeeds, thereby avoiding an excessively high bit error rate, preventing an excessively high probability of omitted checks (the higher the bit error rate is, the higher probability of omitted checks is), and further improving reliability of the data link.
US09148261B2	Method and apparatus for performing a HARQ in a wireless communication system The present invention provides a method and apparatus for performing a HARQ in a wireless communication system. In the method for performing a HARQ according to the present invention, a terminal transmits an uplink data over a PUSCH (Physical Uplink Shared Channel); and receives an ACK/NACK (Acknowledgement/Non-Acknowledgement) signal over a Physical Hybrid-ARQ Indicator Channel (PHICH) corresponding to the PUSCH, with the signal indicating whether the uplink data is received through a plurality of layers. Here, downlink resources to which a PHICH is mapped for each of the plurality of layers do not overlap each other. Those downlink resources to which a PHICH is mapped for each of the plurality of layers can be determined based on different cyclic shift values that are allocated to the plurality of the layers, respectively.
US09148259B2	Method and apparatus for improved multicast service using negotiated feedback Various methods and devices are provided to address the need for improved multicast operation. In one method, a feedback mobile device receives (301), from a multicast sender, a multicast transmission for a plurality of mobile devices, the plurality of mobile devices further including a group of non-feedback mobile devices. The feedback mobile device transmits (302) an indication of feedback mobile channel quality observed by the feedback mobile device to the multicast sender and to the group of non-feedback mobile devices. The feedback mobile device receives (303) from at least one non-feedback mobile device, an indication of non-feedback mobile channel quality at the at least one non-feedback mobile device and transmits (304) an indication of the non-feedback mobile channel quality to the multicast sender and to the group of non-feedback mobile devices.
US09148257B2	Method and apparatus for reducing delays in a packets switched network A method and device for reducing delays of communication packets that comprise: providing a plurality of data frames belonging to different communication sessions conveyed along respective communication channels; providing protection data for protecting at least one of these data packets; and multiplexing one or more of the data frames into a second communication packet. This second communication packet comprises protection data for protecting at least one first data frame that had already been transmitted in a first communication packet that preceded the transmission of the second communication packet; the protection data is attached to a second data frame comprised in that second communication packet; the protection data is operative to protect a first data frame comprised in the first communication packet; and wherein each of the first and second data frames belongs to a different communication session.
US09148254B2	Variable interleave data transmission In cable modem termination systems (CMTS) and other information transmission systems, a method for changing the interleave depth associated with each data stream is provided. This may be done dynamically, and for any subset of downstream devices such as modems. The interleave depth may be set on an individual device level. Embodiments may decrease data receiving latency on devices that do not suffer from error rates, such as caused by burst noise, while maintaining throughput on devices with high error rates.
US09148253B2	System and method for user equipment cooperation User equipment (UE) cooperation can be improved by relaying partial soft information to target UEs. More specifically, a cooperating UE may relay a subset of log-likelihood ratios (LLRs) to the target UE. The subset of LLRs may correspond to fewer than all resource blocks of the original transmission. This may allow UE cooperation to be effective when the cooperating UE was only able to decode a portion of the original transmission. This may also allow fewer network resources (e.g., bandwidth, etc.) to be used when the target UE does not need all of the soft information to decode the original transmission. Multiple cooperating UEs can provide different subsets of LLRs, and the subsets may or may not overlap with one another.
US09148251B2	Apparatus for transmitting and receiving a signal and method of transmitting and receiving a signal A method of transmitting a broadcasting signal is provided. The method includes encoding data; encoding signaling data by an LDPC (Low Density Parity Check) scheme; building a signal frame based on at least one preamble data symbol having the encoded signaling data and a data slice having the encoded data; inserting at least one pilot into the signal frame with a specific pattern and modulating the signal frame by an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) method; and transmitting the modulated signal frame. A signaling block having the signaling data is repeated in the at least one preamble data symbol in a frequency domain by a bandwidth. The bandwidth of the signaling block corresponds to a number of active subcarriers assigned to a single channel.
US09148247B2	Frequency-diversity MIMO processing for optical transmission An optical transport system configured to transmit information using two or more modulated optical carriers spaced at spectral intervals that are smaller than the baud rate. An example optical receiver in the optical transport system includes a signal equalizer configured to implement frequency-diversity multiple-input/multiple-output signal processing directed at canceling the effects of inter-carrier interference caused by the spectral overlap between adjacent modulated optical carriers to enable the optical receiver to recover individual data streams encoded onto the different modulated optical carriers at the corresponding optical transmitter(s). Some embodiments of the optical transport system may advantageously be capable of achieving a higher spectral efficiency than the spectral efficiency supported by the optical orthogonal-frequency-division-multiplexing transmission format.
US09148246B2	Transponder and related network node for an optical transmission network In order to reduce power consumption in network equipment for optical transmission networks, it is proposed by reducing E/O conversion and signal processing in optical networks when not needed. A network node has two or more line cards. Each line card contains a receive side transponder section with a network side optical receiver, a first electrical section, and a client side optical transmitter and a transmit side transponder section with a network side optical transmitter, a second electrical section, and a client side optical receiver. The first electrical section has at least one intermediate electrical output the second electrical section has at least one intermediate electrical input. The intermediate electrical outputs and inputs lead to an electrical switch matrix, which controllably interconnects the intermediate electrical outputs and inputs. Preferably, the transponders can additionally contain second intermediate electrical outputs and inputs additionally bypassing a Forward-Error-Correction processing function in the line cards.
US09148245B2	Wireless terminal apparatus and wireless base station apparatus Both a wireless terminal apparatus and wireless base station apparatus are provided that can, in an operation of encoding the control signals of the upstream link transmitted from the multiple terminal stations while encoding with regard to each of the terminal stations, increase a number of the terminal stations to which different codes are respectively assigned. A wireless terminal apparatus includes: an encoding information receiving portion receiving encoding information which is used at the wireless terminal apparatus from the base station; a phase-shifting unit which conducts a phase-shifting operation on a predetermined first code based on the encoding information; a code selection unit which, based on the received encoding information, selects a second code from multiple codes orthogonally crossing each other; and a control signal encoding portion which conducts an encoding operation on the control signal that is going to be transmitted to the base station by using both the first code on which the phase-shifting operation has been conducted and the second code.
US09148244B2	Method and apparatus for adaptive cancellation of external interference In MU-MIMO scenarios, uncoordinated or external interference may be very significant. Such external interference can degrade the system performance as much as the internal interference. To address these problems, a desired signal subspace can be changed to avoid the external interference as much as possible. This technique can be applied in conjunction with systems that already cancel internal interference, such as Interference Alignment and Joint Processing. An original signal space may be broken down to desired and interference subspaces that are orthogonal to each other. The receiver can notify the transmitter of the boundary, and transmitter in turn can project the transmitted signal to fall into the desired subspace. The receiver can project the received signal into the desired subspace, which cancels everything not contained in the desired subspace.
US09148242B2	Method and device for detecting fault of signal processing equipment and optical interface board online The disclosure relates to a method and device for detecting a fault of signal processing equipment and an optical interface board on line. The signal processing equipment includes n function modules F1, F2, . . . Fn, and n fault detecting points T1, T2, . . . Tn for determining whether there is a fault in said n function modules, wherein n is a natural number. When the detecting result of said detecting point Ti indicates there is a fault in the function module Fi, the corresponding detecting points of other function modules directly associated with the function module Fi are detected continuously, and the reason of the fault is determined according to all the fault function modules. The present disclosure divides the equipment or the board into different modules in accordance with functions, a fault detecting point being set in each module. Therefore, the fault source point of the equipment or the board can be detected and located quickly without artificial participation, and the self-detection can be done automatically when the board is idle to detect problems promptly, so as to improve the testability and the on-site maintainability of products.
US09148240B2	Providing a timing source for multiple nodes coupled to a circuit-switched network A communications network includes multiple distributed nodes that are coupled by a circuit-switched network. To improve efficiency, a plurality of the nodes are associated with a single source synchronization block that injects timing messages over circuits in the circuit-switched network to the plurality of nodes. Each of the plurality of nodes is associated with a timing extraction and recovery block that extracts information from the timing messages injected by the source synchronization block to synchronize a local clock in each node to the frequency and phase of a clock received by the source synchronization block.
US09148238B2	Managing lifecycles of television gadgets and applications The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method that includes identifying metadata related to television programming. The method further includes sending search requests that include the identified metadata to a search system for selecting at least one portable program module. The method further includes in response to a first one of the search requests, receiving first search results from the search system that identify the selected portable program module and outputting a representation of the selected portable program module to a display device for presentation concurrently with the television programming. The method further includes in response to a second one of the search requests, receiving second search results from the search system that no longer identify the selected portable program module and ceasing the output of the representation of the selected portable program module.
US09148237B2	Digital television channel trending Channel trending, including determining a number of viewers watching a multimedia program, is achieved in a digital television network. Cached multimedia frames that correspond to portions of the multimedia program are maintained, for example, on a device located on an edge (i.e., in a network edge device) of the digital television network. In response to a request from a client device (e.g., a set-top box) to receive the multimedia program, cached multimedia frames are fed from the edge device to the client device. Upon a seamless transfer or handoff resulting in a simulcast replicator or multicast replicator providing further portions of the multimedia program, a signal (e.g., a simple network management protocol TRAP statement) is sent to a viewership statistic server for incrementing a counter.
US09148236B2	Optimized HARQ recombining within transmission window Techniques for optimized HARQ recombining are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a method for wireless communication comprises receiving a broadcast message to determine a timing of a transmission window, receiving at least one transmission within the transmission window, and determining whether the at least one transmission is successfully decoded. The method further comprises instructing a lower protocol layer to ignore remaining transmissions within the transmission window upon a determination that the at least one transmission is successfully decoded, wherein the remaining transmissions and the at least one transmission comprise duplicate copies of a message segment.
US09148219B2	Method and apparatus for acoustic sensing using multiple optical pulses An improved technique for acoustic sensing involves, in one embodiment, launching into a medium, a plurality of groups of pulse-modulated electromagnetic-waves. The frequency of electromagnetic waves in a pulse within a group differs from the frequency of the electromagnetic waves in another pulse within the group. The energy scattered by the medium is detected and, in one embodiment, may be used to determine a characteristic of the environment of the medium. For example, if the medium is a buried optical fiber into which light pulses have been launched in accordance with the invention, the presence of acoustic waves within the region of the buried fiber can be detected.
US09148218B2	Optical receiver, optical transmission system, and span-loss monitoring method An optical receiver includes a converter configured to convert, into an electrical signal, an optical signal including error correction information, the optical signal being received from a transmitting side; a corrector configured to correct an error on the electrical signal, based on the error correction information; a threshold controller configured to control a threshold value discriminating a power of the electrical signal, based on a result of the error correction; a table configured to form therein data of a relationship between the threshold value and a power of an optical noise occurring when the optical signal is amplified within an optical transmission path; and a deriving unit configured to obtain the power of the optical noise corresponding to the threshold value from the table.
US09148217B2	Method and apparatus of communication using subframe between base station and relay Provided is a communication method of a relay station in a wireless communication system, the communication method comprising the steps of configuring subframes dedicated for a backhaul link between a base station and the relay station and receiving a signal from the base station via the subframes dedicated for the backhaul link, wherein access of a legacy mobile station to at least a part of the subframes dedicated for the backhaul link is restricted.
US09148216B2	Distributed satellite-based communications network and method of providing interactive communications services using the same A distributed digital communications network and method for interactive communications, e.g., for cellular, wireless Internet access, digital television, and/or like multimedia services, is provided, that includes one or more global communications satellites positioned and adapted for receiving and relaying packet data communications encapsulating the interactive communications. One or more base station(s) are located in each of a plurality of selected remote geographic regions, and have mobile wireless links to a plurality of subscribers of communications services in the region. A plurality of satellite communications terminals is also provided for communicating with the satellite from the region. Each terminal is located in the selected remote geographic region and associated with one or more of the base stations. In addition, a plurality of user terminals are utilized, each located in the selected remote geographic region and associated with the base station(s) in the region. One or more base station controller(s) located remotely from, or locally with, the base station(s) have programming for controlling the base stations. Furthermore, a single mobile switching center located remotely from, or locally with, the base station controller(s) and the base stations. The switching center, in addition, has a digital communications signal processor for handling digital signal switching between the plurality of base stations, and/or wireline and/or other communications network(s). Finally, a packet data network is utilized between the satellite and satellite communications terminals for interactive data communications throughout the distributed network.
US09148215B1	Method and device for determining communication timing This disclosure relates to the use of a method for determining communication timing of an aerial vehicle, such as a balloon. The method includes determining a trajectory of an aerial vehicle. Additionally, the method includes, based on the trajectory, determining a transmission trigger for a location-report message such that a location-report message transmission that is responsive to the transmission trigger has at least a predefined probability of occurring before the aerial vehicle contacts the ground. Further, the method also includes, responsive to the transmission trigger, transmitting the location-report message, where the location-report message comprises location data from the aerial vehicle.
US09148212B2	Motor vehicle antenna system An antenna system includes a controller operatively connected to a first antenna and a second antenna, the controller including a vehicle position input configured and disposed to receive GPS position data identifying a location of a motor vehicle and a vehicle heading input configured and disposed to receive GPS heading data for the motor vehicle. The controller is configured and disposed to selectively employ at least one of the first and second antennas to receive a radio signal based on received location and heading data for the motor vehicle.
US09148211B2	Method of jointly encoding channel state information reports and hybrid automatic repeat request feedbacks and related communication device A method of jointly encoding channel state information (CSI) reports and hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedbacks for a user equipment in a wireless communication system includes generating a first data stream based on a plurality of input streams of CSI reports or a combination of a plurality of input streams of CSI reports and HARQ feedbacks; and transmitting the first data stream to a network of the wireless communication system.
US09148210B2	Method for transmitting channel quality information in a Multiple Input Multiple Output system A method for transmitting channel quality information (CQI) in a MIMO system is provided that allows a receiver to feed back a CQI value to a transmitter. The method includes receiving a transmission (Tx) pilot signal for each Tx antenna from a base station (BS), measuring a first CQI value of a first codeword and a second CQI value of a second codeword based on the pilot signal, and transmitting the first CQI value of the first codeword and the second CQI value of the second codeword to the BS where at least the first or second CQI value includes specific information capable of indicating a transmission restriction status of a corresponding codeword.
US09148208B2	Antenna selection codebook for full dimensional MIMO systems Embodiments of a system and method for beamforming in a Wireless Network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, an enhanced Node B (eNB) transmits to User Equipment (UE), from a plurality (Nc) of antenna ports of a plurality (Nt) of transmit antennas, a data signal where signal power is allocated in eigen beams, each of the Nt transmit antennas having antenna ports that are adjustable in elevation and in azimuth. The eNB also determines and transmits to the UE a Pc set of the largest principal eigen beams of the data signal and receives, as feedback from the UE, a precoding matrix that identifies the antenna port from which strongest energy in the data signal is detected at the UE. The eNB uses the precoding matrix for beamforming.
US09148204B2	Physical resource block (PRB) bundling for open loop beamforming Provided is a method for wireless communication which includes determining a data allocation size available for data to be transmitted, determining a bundling size based at least in part on the data allocation size, and precoding at least one reference signal in bundled contiguous resource blocks of the determined bundling size. The at least one reference signal in resource blocks in each bundle are precoded with a common precoding matrix.
US09148198B1	Programmable pre-emphasis circuit for MIPI C-PHY System, methods and apparatus are described that improve signaling in a three-wire multiphase communication link. A method for data communications includes determining a transition in signaling state of three wires of a communication link between a pair of consecutive symbols transmitted on the communication link, and enhancing or attenuating energy of a signal prior to the transition in signaling state of the three wires when the transition in signaling state includes a change in signaling state of a wire on which the signal is transmitted. Each symbol may define a different signaling state of the three wires of the communication link. For each symbol transmitted, two of the three wires are differentially encoded and the third wire is in a neutral state. Different wires are differentially encoded during transmission of consecutive symbols.
US09148196B2	Synchronization device and synchronization method thereof A synchronization device and a synchronization method for use in a receiver are provided. The receiver receives a signal from a transmitter. The synchronization device generates a plurality of first pseudo noise codes in sequence according to a first code phase sequence and generates a plurality of second pseudo noise codes in sequence according to a second code phase sequence which is the reverse of the first code phase sequence, simultaneously. Every time a first pseudo noise code and a second pseudo noise code are generated, the synchronization device makes a correlation calculation for the first pseudo noise code, the second pseudo noise code and the signal. The synchronization device further determines a code phase according to the correlation calculations, and synchronizes with the signal according to the code phase. The synchronization method is applied to the synchronization device to implement the operations.
US09148191B2	Portable electronic device having near field communication application function A portable electronic device having NFC application function is provided. The electronic device includes a body, a watch-strap portion and a NFC module. The watch-strap portion includes a first watch strap and a second watch strap respectively connected to opposite end portions of the body. The first watch strap and the second watch strap are used to wear the electronic device on a wrist. The NFC module integrates with a plurality of different NFC applications. Therefore, user can use those NFC applications conveniently and safely through the electronic device worn on their wrist.
US09148190B1	Multipurpose coils In some implementations, an electronic device includes an actuator having a coil and a magnet, at least one of which may be movable relative to the other. The coil may receive a drive current to cause movement of at least one of the magnet or the coil, such as to provide a haptic output, motivate a loudspeaker, or the like. A transceiver electrically coupled with the coil through a connection circuit may use the coil as an antenna for at least one of sending or receiving a radio frequency communication through the coil. Additionally, or alternatively, the coil may be placed into proximity to a source of a magnetic field to induce an electric current in the coil. The induced electric current may be passed from the coil to a power management system, such as to charge a battery or the like.
US09148188B1	System and method for tuning a receiver by iteratively dividing a frequency band into multiple sub-bands Systems and methods for using non-crystal-based reference oscillators in the transmission and reception of frequency-modulated signals are disclosed. To protect against intrusion on neighboring designated frequency bands, guard bands, having a collective width greater than the total expected error based on the contribution of the frequency error from the non-crystal-based oscillators in the transmitter and/or receiver, can be designated. To protect against inter-channel interference within a designated frequency band, transmitters and receivers can include static sub-bandwidths wider than any possible total frequency error, such that it would be impossible for a transmitter or receiver to attempt to communicate on an unintended sub-band. The determination of the total possible frequency error can be determined dynamically based on the correlation between a received training sequence and a known pattern before or a communication session to avoid or correct for frequency offset or drift due to the use of non-crystal-based reference oscillators.
US09148187B2	Methods and systems for self-referencing single-ended signals A single-ended receiver compares signal levels representing current symbols to levels representing immediately preceding symbols to resolve the symbols. The receiver applies offsets selected based on resolved prior symbols to interpret successive like-symbols.
US09148186B1	Highly linear receiver front-end with thermal and phase noise cancellation A radio receiver supporting cancellation of thermal and phase noise in a down-converted RF signal. An inbound RF signal and blocking signal are provided directly to a passive mixer for down-conversion into a first baseband signal having data, thermal noise, and reciprocal mixing (RM) noise components. The inbound signals are also provided to a transconductance circuit, the output of which is provided to a second passive mixer for conversion into a current signal having data and blocking signal components, and a RM image. The blocking signal component and the RM image are mixed with a second LO signal, derived from the blocking signal, to produce a RM noise cancellation signal. The data component of the current signal is converted into a second baseband signal having data and thermal noise components. The first baseband signal, second baseband signal and RM noise cancellation signal are then combined through harmonic recombination.
US09148185B2	Filter circuit and receiving apparatus A receiving apparatus that includes a first and second filter circuit. The first filter performs filtering on a frequency signal with a band-pass characteristic such that a frequency band of a desired channel is included in a passband, thereby obtaining a pass frequency signal. The second filter performs filtering on the pass frequency signal with a filter characteristic such that a frequency band of a channel adjoining the desired channel is included in an attenuation band.
US09148178B2	Multi-band multi-path receiving and transmitting device and method, and base station system A multi-band multi-path receiving and transmitting device and method, and a base station system are provided. The multi-band multi-path receiving and transmitting device includes a broadband antenna, at least two multi-frequency couplers, a multi-band transceiver, and a signal processing module. The multi-band transceiver is adopted to decrease the number of the transceivers, thereby reducing the material cost and the mounting cost of the base station system.
US09148174B2	Erasure coding and replication in storage clusters A cluster receives a request to store an object using replication or erasure coding. The cluster writes the object using erasure coding. A manifest is written that includes an indication of erasure coding and a unique identifier for each segment. The cluster returns a unique identifier of the manifest. The cluster receives a request from a client that includes a unique identifier. The cluster determines whether the object has been stored using replication or erasure coding. If using erasure coding, the method reads a manifest. The method identifies segments within the cluster using unique segment identifiers of the manifest. Using these unique segment identifiers, the method reconstructs the object. A persistent storage area of another disk is scanned to find a unique identifier of a failed disk. If using erasure coding, a missing segment previously stored on the disk is identified. The method locates other segments. Missing segments are regenerated.
US09148168B2	System and method of improving stability of continuous-time delta-sigma modulators An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) can include a continuous-time delta sigma modulator and calibration logic. The calibration logic can calibrate direct feedback and flash clock delay coefficients of the continuous-time delta-sigma modulator without interrupting the normal operations of the ADC (e.g., in situ). Thus, the calibration logic can rectify performance and stability degradation by calibrating suboptimal coefficients.
US09148167B2	Capacitor array, AD converter and semiconductor device A capacitor array includes a plural capacitors provided separated at intervals from each other. A first wiring line is connected to the first electrode of each of the plurality of capacitors, and is provided so as to pass through the intervals between the plurality of capacitors. A second wiring line is connected to the second electrode of each of the plurality of capacitors, is provided in a layer separated by at least one layer from the layer in which the first wiring line is provided, and is provided so as to pass through the intervals between the plurality of capacitors. A first conductor is provided in a layer between the layer in which the first wiring line is provided and the layer in which the second wiring line is provided, so as to be interposed between the first wiring line and the second wiring line.
US09148162B2	Digital down converter with equalization A digital down converter with equalization includes an analog to digital converter (ADC), a frequency divider, an FIR-decimator-I, an FIR-decimator-Q and a frequency corrector. In operation, after some preprocessing, the FIR-decimator-I performs signal transformation equivalent to a sequence of equalization, multiplication of the processed signal by a sine wave of a conversion frequency and low pass filtering, and the FIR-decimator-Q performs signal transformation equivalent to a sequence of equalization, multiplication of the processed signal by a sine wave of conversion frequency with a phase shift of 90° and low pas filtering. The transformed signals are applied to the frequency corrector, which provides a frequency shift of predetermined value with respect to a nominal carrier frequency of the applied analog input signal and generates an In-Phase output and a Quadrature output.
US09148153B2	Systems and methods for frequency domain calibration and characterization A system for assigning a characterization and calibrating a parameter is disclosed. The system includes a frequency measurement circuit and a finite state machine. The frequency measurement circuit is configured to measure frequencies of an oscillatory signal and to generate a measurement signal including measured frequencies. The finite state machine is configured to control measurements by the frequency measurement circuit, to assign a characterization to a parameter based on the measurement signal, and to generate a calibration signal based on the characterized parameter.
US09148150B2	Logic device and operating method thereof A logic device includes first and second logic blocks and a connection block. Each of the first and second logic blocks configured to perform at least one function, the first logic blocks connected to first connection lines and the second logic blocks connected to second connection lines. The connection block electrically connected to the first and second logic blocks via the first connection lines and the second connection lines, respectively. The connection block including connection cells configured to select one of multiple connection configurations between the first connection lines and the second connection lines based on a desired function.
US09148143B2	Touch device and manufacturing method thereof A manufacturing method of a touch device is disclosed. A substrate having a viewing region is provided. A plurality of first sensing electrodes and a plurality of second sensing electrodes insulated from and in a staggered arrangement with the plurality of first sensing electrodes are formed on the substrate corresponding to the viewing region, wherein a plurality of jumper regions are defined between the adjacent second sensing electrodes. An insulating layer is formed on the plurality of first sensing electrodes and the plurality of second sensing electrodes. A plurality of jumpers is transfer-printed onto the insulating layer, wherein the plurality of jumpers is electrically connected to the adjacent second sensing electrodes and insulated from the first sensing electrodes by the insulating layer. A touch device is also disclosed.
US09148140B1	Integrated circuit with precision current source An integrated circuit with precision current source includes a first MOSFET, a second MOSFET, an op-amp and a resistor formed on a common semiconductor substrate. The first MOSFET is characterized by a first multiplier (xM1) and the second MOSFET is characterized by a second multiplier (xM2) where a ratio of xM2 to xM1 is greater than one. An inverting input of the op-amp is coupled to a drain of the first MOSFET and an output of the op-amp is coupled to a gate of the first MOSFET. A negative feedback circuit limits a rise in output current under low output voltage conditions.
US09148133B2	Trimming circuit, power supply including trimming circuit, and trimming method A trimming circuit, installed in a semiconductor integrated circuit that has multiple different target values, the trimming circuit to adjusts circuit characteristics of the semiconductor integrated circuit to make output values of the semiconductor integrated circuit correspond to multiple desired target values and includes a setting-value table memory to store multiple setting value groups respectively containing different combinations of multiple setting values related to the multiple target values; a trimming cell circuit to store first selection information indicating one group of the multiple setting-value groups stored in the setting-value table memory; and a selector to select one group from the multiple setting-value group stored in the setting-value table memory based on the first selection information, and select one setting value from multiple setting values in the selected setting-value group based on external second selection information to output the selected setting value.
US09148132B2	VDD-independent oscillator insensitive to process variation A method of providing an oscillating signal, comprising providing a first constant current flowing from a positive power supply node, the first constant current independent of a variation in a positive power supply node voltage, providing a second constant current flowing from a positive power supply node to a second electrode of a capacitor, a first electrode of the capacitor connected directly to the positive power supply node, the second constant current mirroring the first constant current and charging the capacitor by reducing a voltage across the capacitor. A third constant current is provided flowing from the positive power supply node through a first NMOS transistor and mirroring the first constant current, the first NMOS transistor having a gate connected directly to the second electrode of the capacitor and an oscillating signal generated by turning on the first NMOS transistor when the capacitor reaches a predetermined voltage level.
US09148131B2	Inverter cell for a ring oscillator An inverter cell for a ring oscillator. The inverter cell includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a first resistor, a second resistor, and a capacitor. A voltage input terminal is connected to gates of the first transistor and the second transistor. A voltage output terminal is connected drains of the first transistor and the second transistor. The first resistor is connected to the source of the first transistor and a first voltage potential. The second resistor is connected to the source of the second transistor and a second voltage potential. The capacitor has a first end directly connected to the source of the first transistor and the first end of the first resistor and a second end directly connected to the source of the second transistor and the first end of the second resistor.
US09148130B1	System and method for boosting a selective portion of a drive signal for chip-to-chip transmission A system and method are provided for boosting a selective portion of a drive signal for chip-to-chip transmission across an interconnection interface. The system includes a driver unit generating a drive signal responsive to an input data signal. The drive signal is provided on to at least one output node for transmission through the device interconnection interface, and defines a peak amplitude during a drive period. A boosting unit is coupled to the driver unit for selectively boosting a portion of the drive signal. The boosting unit actuates responsive to the input data signal to selectively apply a boost signal in self-timed manner to the drive signal, so as to thereby augment the drive signal in amplitude over a selected portion of the drive period thereof. In this manner, the boosting unit maintains the peak amplitude of the drive signal at or above a predetermined level throughout the drive period.
US09148129B2	Driver circuit with asymmetric boost A circuit may include an input node configured to receive a signal and an output node configured to be coupled to a load. The circuit may also include a first circuit coupled between the input node and the output node, the first circuit being configured to receive the signal and drive the signal on the output node at a first voltage. The circuit may also include a signal adjust circuit configured to adjust a current of the signal driven by the first circuit. The signal adjust circuit may be configured to apply a first current adjustment to adjust the current of the signal at one but not both of a falling edge of the signal or a rising edge of the signal.
US09148128B2	Method and apparatus for utilizing modulation based audio correlation technique for maintaining dynamic FM station list in single tuner variant and assisting alternate frequency switching methodology in single tuner and dual tuner variants A method of operating a single-tuner radio includes tuning into a first frequency. A pause in a first signal associated with the first frequency is detected. Tuning is switched from the first frequency to a second frequency during the pause. Fieldstrength, multipath, adjacent channel energy, frequency offset and FM modulation for the second frequency are measured. Tuning is switched from the second frequency to the first frequency. Tuning is switched from the first frequency to the second frequency dependent upon the measuring step.
US09148124B2	Complex band pass filter and receiver According to one embodiment, a complex band pass filter comprises a first active filter circuit 10 to receive a first input signal on its input end and a second active filter circuit 20 to receive a second input signal on its input end, the second input signal having a 90-degree phase difference from the first input signal. A predetermined offset is imparted to the first input signal and the second input signal through the first and second signal level adjusting units (30, 40). A differential signal between the output signals of the first and second active filter circuits (10, 20) is outputted.
US09148120B2	Piezoelectric vibrating piece having reduced resistance and high-order vibration suppression A piezoelectric vibrating piece including: a pair of vibrating arm sections which has a groove section, respectively; a base section which is disposed between the pair of vibrating arm sections; and a connecting section which connects each base end of the pair of vibrating arm sections and the base section. If a length from a base end to a leading end of the vibrating arm section in a longitudinal direction of the vibrating arm section is Lv, and a length from the base end of the vibrating arm section to an end of the connecting section on the opposite side to the vibrating arm section is Lc, a relationship of Lc/Lv≧0.1 is satisfied.
US09148119B2	Filter and duplexer A filter includes: first series resonators and first parallel resonators that are connected in a ladder shape between an input terminal and an output terminal; a first inductor that is connected in parallel to at least one first series resonator; one or more second parallel resonators that are provided separately from the first parallel resonators, are connected between the input terminal and the output terminal, and have a resonance frequency and an anti-resonance frequency at frequencies lower than a passband formed by the first series resonators and the first parallel resonators; wherein an attenuation region is formed by a first attenuation pole formed by the at least one first series resonator and the first inductor and a second attenuation pole formed by a resonant response of the one or more second parallel resonators.
US09148111B2	Phase shifters and tuning elements Embodiments of phase shifters (10) include electrical conductors (34) suspended within an electrically-conductive housing (28), and a shuttle (16) having an electrically-conductive plate (74) that provides a variable capacitance between a ground potential and the electrical conductor (34) when the shuttle (16) is moved between a first and second position. The plate (74) is electrically connected to a ground plane (27) of the phase shifter (10) by adjacent electrically-conductive portions (54, 55b, 53a) of the shuttle (16).
US09148102B2	Contactless volume control device with adjustable gain and multi-output A contactless volume control device with adjustable gain and multi-output is configured as a contactless structure with a magnetic slider and a plurality of magnet sensors. The magnetic field of the magnetic slider is sensed by the plurality of magnet sensors to generate a plurality of sensed signals, which allows an output module to provide a data table to show the position of the magnetic slider and the corresponding output voltage thereof according to the sensed signals. Furthermore, the output module is capable of storing multiple variable data to produce different outputs so as to achieve the objective of gain adjusting. Additionally, a processing unit built in the output module has a plurality of output ends so as to output multiple signals. And the magnetic slider and the plurality of magnet sensors have advantages of simple structure, easy manufacture and low cost.
US09148100B2	Parallel amplifier architecture with feedback control based on reflected signal strength Two input signals are amplified and combined into an output signal by first and second amplification stages and a combiner element. The first amplification stage includes a first signal modification unit and a first amplifier which receives a first input signal and provides a first intermediate signal. The second amplification stage includes at least a second amplifier which receives a second input signal and provides a second intermediate signal. The combiner element combines the first and the second intermediate signals and produces the output signal. In addition, a sensor senses a reflected signal on a signal line connecting the first amplifier and the combiner element and a feedback loop extends between the sensor and the signal modification unit. The signal modification unit is adapted to modify the first input signal depending on a measurement signal output by the first sensor.
US09148094B1	Offset cancellation in a transimpedance amplifier (TIA) circuit Offset measurement and cancellation circuitry is employed in a transimpedance amplifier (TIA) circuit for directly measuring the offset in the TIA input voltage and for canceling the offset from the TIA output voltage. Employing the offset measurement and cancellation circuitry eliminates the need to use large transistors in the input stage of the TIA in order to reduce or eliminate the offset, which can increase noise and reduce Rx sensitivity. The offset measurement and cancellation circuitry of the invention obviate the need of making a tradeoff between the amount of noise and the magnitude of the offset that will be tolerated. The offset measurement and cancellation circuitry also eliminate the need for additional overhead in the decision threshold in order to avoid false triggering of the decision circuitry of the optical receiver due to noise.
US09148089B2	Transmitting apparatus and transmission method A transmitting apparatus and transmission method are capable of easily and correctly mixing an in-phase component and a quadrature-phase component in a quadrature modulator. A local signal with a duty ratio of 25% or smaller is generated without using frequency which is a multiple of frequency of the local signal. Without providing switches in series to the outputs of I and Q amplifiers, a duty ratio of 25% or less is obtained. for the local signal, and class-D unit amplifiers are operated such that one of the I amplifier and the Q amplifier is connected to the output side in any state regardless of whether an output power control signal is at an on-level or an off-level. In producing the 25% duty ratio, a local signal with a 50% duty ratio is converted so as to have a duty ratio of 25% by I and Q duty converters.
US09148085B2	Apparatus and method for high efficiency operation of fuel cell systems A drive circuit comprising a DC bus configured to supply power to a load, a first fuel cell coupled to the DC bus and configured to provide a first power output to the DC bus, and a second fuel cell coupled to the DC bus and configured to provide a second power output to the DC bus supplemental to the first fuel cell. The drive circuit further includes an energy storage device coupled to the DC bus and configured to receive energy from the DC bus when a combined output of the first and second fuel cells is greater than a power demand from a load, and provide energy to the DC bus when the combined output of the first and second fuel cells is less than the power demand from the load.
US09148084B2	Machine having a converter controlled drive A with a converter controlled drive includes a rotor, a drive having a variable rotational frequency a working machine and a frequency converter. The drive and the working machine are connected to one another such that a torque is transmitted. The frequency converter is electrically connected to the drive and converts input frequencies to output frequencies. The output frequencies are grouped into a plurality of concentration ranges based upon a rotational speed of the machine. Each concentration range defines a blocking range. The machine has an operating rotational speed range which lies outside the blocking ranges.
US09148083B2	System and method of dynamic regulation of real power to a load A system and method for controlling an AC motor drive includes a control system programmed with an algorithm configured to optimize operation of the motor drive. Specifically, the control system is programmed to input an initial voltage-frequency command to the drive. The initial voltage-frequency command includes a voltage reference and a frequency reference corresponding to an operating point of an initial voltage/frequency (V/Hz) curve. The control system monitors a real-time output of the drive, modifies the voltage reference based on the real-time output of the drive, and transmits a modified voltage-frequency command to the drive. The modified voltage-frequency command corresponds to an operating point of a modified V/Hz curve defined by the modified voltage reference and the initial V/Hz curve.
US09148079B2	Method for operating an electric motor A method for operating an electric motor which is used as an electric servo drive in an electronic power steering system of a motor vehicle for power assistance and which has a number of magnetic elements and phase windings and is actuated and/or controlled by an electronic control unit of the electronic power steering system, wherein a temperature of at least one magnetic element of the electric motor is continuously determined during the operation of the electric motor by way of a temperature model and wherein, based on the temperature of the at least one magnetic element of the electric motor determined by way of the temperature model, an electrical current flowing in at least one of the phase windings of the electric motor is limited, taking into account a predeterminable limit temperature of the at least one magnetic element of the electric motor.
US09148076B2	Method for driving ultrasonic motor, ultrasonic motor, and robot arm A method for driving an ultrasonic motor includes setting an upper limit rotation speed that is lower than a rotation speed at a resonance frequency at a lowest temperature of a predetermined operating temperature range and a lower limit frequency that is more than or equal to a resonance frequency at a highest temperature of the operating temperature range, and, when the ultrasonic motor starts, a rotation speed of the ultrasonic motor becomes lower than the upper limit rotation speed and the ultrasonic motor is driven with a driving frequency which is higher than the lower limit frequency.
US09148075B2	MEMS device and methods for manufacturing and using same A Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) device includes a rotor having first rotor teeth and second rotor teeth formed in at least two layers of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate. Each rotor tooth belonging to the first rotor teeth is formed in a first layer and each rotor tooth belonging of the second rotor teeth is formed in a second layer. A stator includes first stator teeth and second stator teeth formed in at least two layers of SOI substrate. Each stator tooth belonging to the first stator teeth is formed in a first layer and each stator tooth belonging to the second stator teeth is formed in a second layer.
US09148073B1	Temperature stable MEMS resonator In a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) resonator having a reduced magnitude of thermal coefficient of frequency (TCF), a resonant member has first and second surfaces and an opening in the first surface that extends toward the second surface. A compensating material is disposed within the opening and characterized by a temperature coefficient of Young's Modulus (TCE) having a sign opposite that of a TCE of the resonant member.
US09148070B2	High power control system and control method thereof A high power control system includes: a single energy source; an energy source management unit configured to manage the energy source; a controller configured to output a PWM control signal under control of the energy source management unit; a plurality of inverters configured to convert a direct current into an alternating current under control of the PWM control signal of the controller; a plurality of filters coupled to output terminals of the inverters; and a plurality of switches configured to regulate connections between the filters and a load under control of a regulation control signal of the controller.
US09148069B2	High voltage high power multi-level drive structure A high voltage, high power multi-level drive structure includes a plurality of neutral-point-piloted (NPP) converter cells stacked together. At least one clamping diode is connected to one or many NPP converter cells to provide a neutral-point-pilot-clamped (NPPC) converter structure. Flying capacitors connected to the NPPC converter structure yield a neutral-point-clamped-flying-capacitor converter cell structure.
US09148064B2	Multi-phase switching power conversion circuit A multi-phase switching power conversion circuit has at least three phases and includes a plurality of switching circuits, a plurality of transformers, a plurality of output rectifier circuits, a resonant network and a control circuit. The resonant network includes a plurality of symmetrical terminals and a plurality of phase branches, which are connected in a multi-phase symmetrical relationship. Each of the symmetrical terminals is connected to the output side of respective switching circuits. The phase branches are connected to a resonant common terminal such that the phase branches are in a star connection. The resonant common terminal is different from the positive terminal and the first reference terminal of the input voltage source. The control circuit is connected to an output terminal of the multi-phase switching power conversion circuit and a plurality of the control terminals of the plurality of switching circuits. The switching circuits are conducted or shut off according to the output voltage under control of the control circuit, so that the electrical energy of the input voltage source is selectively transmitted to the resonant network.
US09148060B2	Switching controller with burst mode management circuit to reduce power loss and acoustic noise of power converter A switching controller of power converter according to the present invention comprises a PWM circuit and a burst-mode management circuit to reduce the power loss and the acoustic noise of the power converter at light-load. The PWM circuit generates a PWM signal. The burst-mode management circuit receives the PWM signal to generate a switching signal for generating a switching current and regulating the output of the power converter. The burst-mode management circuit further generates a current-limit signal in response to the output of the power converter to limit the switching current for reducing the power loss and the acoustic noise of the power converter when the power converter is at light-load.
US09148059B2	Device for judging imbalance current of DC-DC converter and method thereof A device that determines a second side current imbalance of a DC-DC converter, wherein the second side is a center tap which includes a voltage measuring portion that measures a voltage drop of each connecting portion of the DC-DC converter, an average resistance calculating portion that calculates average resistance from the measured voltage drops, a saturation reference value calculating portion, and a saturation determination portion that compares the saturation reference value and the average resistance. By measuring the voltage drop of each contact portion after supplying a low voltage DC power to an output side, a determination can be made as to whether a product is saturated.
US09148057B2	Semiconductor apparatus A semiconductor apparatus includes a first structural body including a first temperature voltage generation unit configured to generate first and second temperature voltages which have different voltage level variations according to a temperature variation, in response to a temperature measurement command, and a first temperature information determination unit configured to generate first temperature information depending on a difference between levels of the first and second temperature voltages; and a second structural body including a second temperature voltage generation unit configured to generate a third temperature voltage and a fourth temperature voltage which have different voltage level variations according to a temperature variation, when a predetermined time elapses after the first and second temperature voltages are generated from the first structural body, and a second temperature information determination unit configured to generate second temperature information depending on a difference between levels of the third and fourth temperature voltages.
US09148053B2	Flux saturation controller Transformer flux is monitored to determine if an onset of flux saturation is detected. If flux saturation is not detected, the transformer drive signal is received to a switch that maintains the polarity of the transformer flux. If flux saturation is detected, the transformer drive signal is received by a switch that reverses the polarity of the transformer signal and the transformer flux. This reversal of flux polarity can occur multiple times, during the carrier cycle of the drive signal, without compromising the dynamics of the transformer main control loop or requiring the drive signal to be regenerated.
US09148052B2	Switching regulator with reduced EMI The switching regulator includes a voltage-to-current converter to convert a noise voltage into a noise current and output the noise current; and a sawtooth generator to output a sawtooth voltage signal having a frequency that varies in response to the noise current output from the voltage-to-current converter.
US09148051B2	Switch control device and converter including the same The present invention relates to a switch controller and a converter having the same. The converter according to the present invention includes a power transfer device that transmits input power to an output terminal as output power, a power switch connected to a first end of the power transfer device and that controls power transmission of the power transfer device, and a switch controller that controls switching operation of the power switch. The switch controller receives an output voltage detection signal corresponding to an output voltage according to the power transmitted from the power transfer device, generates a duty control signal corresponding to a difference between the output voltage detection signal and a reference signal for controlling the output voltage, and determines turn-on/off of the power switch by using the duty control signal, and a DC gain of a feedback transfer function between the reference signal and the output voltage has a constant value.
US09148044B2	Rotating electric machine and related packaging method Described is a rotating electrical machine integrating an electronic module comprising a printed circuit, a plurality of electronic power and signal components positioned on the components side of the printed circuit, a plurality of conductor tracks, positioned on the welding side opposite the components side of the printed circuit, which implement the direct electrical connections between the electronic power components; the electronic power and signal components are in contact through a filler with the cap of the electrical machine for allowing an optimum dispersal of the heat generated by them, the contact being guaranteed by elastic elements which press on a support in which the electronic module is housed.
US09148041B2	Electric machine having a cooled rotor shaft An electric machine (1) has a hollow rotor shaft (3) and a stationary cooling lance (13) that penetrates the hollow shaft (3) axially. The cooling lance (13) has an inlet (16) and an outlet (17) for a cooling medium. A cooling duct (18) penetrates the cooling lance (13) axially and is connected to the inlet (16) and the outlet (17) for guiding the cooling medium through the cooling lance (13). The cooling lance (13) also has an inlet (24) and an outlet (25) for oil. An oil duct (26) penetrates the cooling lance (13) axially and is connected to the oil inlet (24) and outlet (25) for guiding the oil through the cooling lance (13). The outlet (25) for the oil is connected to an annular space (27) between the cooling lance (13) and the rotor shaft (3). The annular space (27) has an opening (28) for the oil.
US09148039B2	Motor assembly A motor assembly includes a working part, a synchronous motor having a shaft, and a mechanical coupling joining the working part to the motor. The coupling has two driving teeth fixed relative to the shaft, two driven teeth fixed relative to the working part, and two middle members. The coupling provides a predetermined range of angular movement between the motor and the working part. The middle members are circumferentially distributed between the two driving teeth and between the two driven teeth, thereby each of the middle members is movable by the driving teeth to contact the driven teeth and provides an interference between a driving tooth and a driven tooth to drive the working part.
US09148038B2	Fuel pump motor A motor for a fuel pump includes a rotor which includes a shaft, a rotor core and a commutator fitted on the shaft. The rotor core is formed by stacking together a plurality of aligned laminations and includes a plurality of salient poles arranged along a circumference thereof. A center line of gravity of the rotor deviates from a rotational axis of the rotor. The rotor core has a first groove in one of the poles close to the center line of gravity of the rotor. The first groove extends from a first axial end of the rotor core to an axial middle portion of the rotor core.
US09148037B2	Electromechanical flywheel An electromechanical flywheel machine includes a flywheel mass and a motor-generator having a rotor rotatable about a stationery inner stator having stator windings.
US09148034B2	SR motor alternative cooling device and method A system for cooling an electrical machine is disclosed. The electrical machine includes a rotor, a stator, and at least one cooling pathway extending through the stator. During operation of the electrical machine, fluid flows through the pathway and carries away heat generated by the electrical machine.
US09148028B2	Apparatus and method for battery equalization There is provided an apparatus for equalization of a battery pack that is composed of plural battery cells. The apparatus includes: a cell balancing device equalizing the voltages of the plural battery cells; a battery cell monitor monitoring the voltage and/or current of each battery cell; a correction voltage calculator calculating correction voltage for a subject battery cell that needs to be equalized, based on the monitored voltage and/or current of the subject battery cell, wherein the correction voltage depends on internal resistance of the subject battery cell; and a cell balancing controller determining the subject battery cell. The cell balancing controller corrects target voltage for equalization of the subject battery cell by the calculated correction voltage, and causes the cell balancing device to execute equalization of the subject battery cell so that the monitored voltage of the subject battery cell reaches the corrected target voltage.
US09148027B2	Method and system for charging of electric vehicles A method for charging plurality of electric vehicles is provided. The method includes determining predicted usage information for the plurality of electric vehicles based on past information for the plurality of vehicles. The predicted usage information, among other information, includes a first total energy needed to be provided to the plurality of vehicles to reach a respective desired state of charge set point. The method further includes optimizing power to be provided to the plurality of vehicles to generate an optimal power requirement plan based on a first cost incurred to charge the vehicles with the first total energy. Furthermore, the method includes scheduling charging of the plurality of vehicles through at least one charging station according to the optimal power requirement plan and a priority associated with each of the plurality of vehicles.
US09148025B2	System and method for a rechargeable battery A method for a rechargeable battery is disclosed that includes applying a charge voltage to the rechargeable battery; monitoring a battery voltage and a battery current of the rechargeable battery; and identifying a top of charge condition when for a defined time period the battery voltage is within a voltage tolerance of the charge voltage and the battery current is within a current tolerance of a threshold current. Also disclosed is a rechargeable battery system.
US09148023B2	Control network for single- or multi-motor actuators, the network being particularly adapted to aviation applications such as powering the motors of landing-gear hook units The invention provides an emergency power network for aircraft, for powering actuator motors (4) connected to the network, the network comprising a power bus (11) adapted to convey three-phase AC power generated by at least one DC/AC converter (12) that is powered by a DC source of the aircraft, the converter being fitted with modulator means for modulating the voltage and/or the frequency of the three-phase power generated thereby.
US09148020B2	Method of controlling a battery, computer readable recording medium, electric power generation system and device controlling a battery The method of controlling a battery storing electric power generated by a power generator generating electric power using renewable energy comprises detecting an amount of electric power generated by the power generator at a first time and a second time that is prior to the first time; computing a rate of increase or decrease of the amount of electric power between the first time and the second time; computing a target output value for the electric power to be supplied to an electric power transmission system based on the rate, and supplying to the electric power transmission system electric power corresponding to the target output value from at least one of the power generator and the battery.
US09148016B2	DC microgrid for interconnecting distributed electricity generation, loads, and storage A device includes an energy unit coupled to an energy device and adapted to couple a pair of split DC rails. A controller senses the voltage on the DC rails and regulates its output current response by means of an autonomous current response that creates the aggregate effect of controlling the rail voltage in cooperation with other units coupled to the DC rails. A system includes multiple such devices coupled to split DC rails.
US09148009B2	Charger with over-voltage and over-current protection and method for using the same A charger with over-voltage and over-current protection and a method for using the same are provided. The charger comprises a first interface, a second interface, a voltage stabilizing unit, a control unit, an input voltage sampling unit, a switch unit, and a current sampling unit. The voltage stabilizing unit receives an input voltage of an external power supply and provides a constant working voltage to the control unit. The input voltage sampling unit detects the input voltage real-timely. The current sampling unit detects charging current of the battery rod real-timely. The control unit determines whether the input voltage detected by the input voltage sampling unit generates over-voltage or not, or determines whether the charging current detected by the current sampling unit generates over-current or not, and controls the switch unit to turn on or turn off according to the determination results.
US09148005B2	Wall mounted electrical device cover plate assembly A cover plate assembly is provided with a cover plate with a substrate adapted to be mounted upon a substrate of a subplate mounted to an electrical device for enclosing the electrical device. A rim extends from a periphery of the cover plate substrate. The fastener is engaged with the cover plate to engage the detent in a periphery of the subplate for fastening the cover plate to the subplate. The fastener is a separate component than the cover plate and the subplate. The fastener is concealed beneath the cover plate. In another embodiment, the cover plate is metallic and the fastener is formed integrally with the cover plate. In another embodiment, a first fastener fastens the subplate to the electrical device. A second fastener is engaged with the cover plate and the first fastener for fastening the cover plate to the first fastener.
US09148003B2	Housing, in particular for an electric vehicle charging box A housing having three side walls and a cover is provided, wherein an opening for introducing a pipe is formed in one of the side walls. The side walls are arranged in a U-shape, with the opening being provided in the side wall forming the first side thereof, and with a pipe section that aligns with the opening being connectable to the second side forming the opposite side wall thereof. The cross-section of the pipe section, in particular its diameter, is larger or smaller than the cross-section of the pipe. As a result, the pipe and the pipe section can be slid one inside the other.
US09148002B2	Electrical junction box Provided is an electrical junction box that enables appropriate protection of a bus bar and also enables downsizing. The electrical junction box includes a terminal reception block (11) that accommodates a connection terminal, and a casing (12) that accommodates the terminal reception block (11). The terminal reception block (11) is configured such that a bus bar (19) is inserted into the terminal reception block (11) and an end portion of the bus bar (19) at the side opposite to the direction of insertion protrudes from the terminal reception block (11). The casing (12) includes a protector (20) that is configured to cover the end portion of the bus bar (19) protruding from the terminal reception block (11). Making the terminal reception block (11) accommodated in the casing (12) causes the end portion of the bus bar (19) to be covered with the protector (20).
US09148000B2	Switchgear assembly including a transparent viewing port for visual observation of contacts A switchgear assembly includes a tank housing encapsulating switching contacts which are viewable through a transparent viewing port after illumination of the contacts. A reflective optical device for observing the position of the switching contacts is used to view the contacts at a safe distance outside of the tank housing through the transparent viewing port. An illuminating device is used to illuminate the switching contacts by directing the light from the illuminating device on the switch contacts.
US09147999B2	Ignition apparatus An ignition apparatus has an ignition transformer that has a primary winding and a secondary winding. The transformer has a first primary winding connection for connection to a first supply voltage potential and a second primary winding connection for connection to a second supply voltage potential via a controllable switching element. Accordingly a first capacitor is connected up between the first primary winding connection and the second supply voltage potential and a second capacitor is connected up between the second primary winding connection and the second supply voltage potential.
US09147994B2	Gas laser system capable of maintaining laser gas state during power supply cutoff A gas laser system including: a laser oscillator; a power supply unit for supplying power to the laser oscillator; a power storage unit for storing the power supplied from the power supply unit; a power reduction detection unit for detecting a power reduction state where a value of the power supplied from the power supply unit falls below a power value enabling the laser oscillator to normally operate; and a control unit for controlling the gas supply and discharge unit by using the power stored in the power storage unit so as to seal the gas flow path, when the power reduction detection unit detects the power reduction state.
US09147990B2	Two-dimensional laser system employing two dispersive elements An apparatus and method for two-dimensional wavelength beam combining of a plurality of laser sources. In one embodiment, an external cavity multi-wavelength laser comprises an array of laser gain elements, two optical transform lenses, two dispersive elements, an imaging system, a deflective array, and an output coupler. First and second optical transform lenses spatially overlap optical beams in first and second dimensions forming regions of overlap at the first and second dispersive elements. The deflective array comprises a plurality of mirrors wherein each mirror deflects and rearranges the optical beams from a common row. The dispersive elements introduce wavelength discrimination that when combined with the output coupler, provide the required feedback gain. The output coupler creates a single output port for the plurality of external optical cavities established in unison with the plurality of laser emitters. The output coupler transmits a multi-wavelength output beam comprising spatially overlapped coaxial optical beams.
US09147988B2	Device for connecting a line element to a component A device for connection of a line element to a component is provided. The line element ends in a connection housing or is connected to such a connection housing. A releasable fixing arrangement is configured between the connection housing and the component. A line section extending in the connection housing is heated by an electric heating wire. The heating wire externally surrounds the line section. The heated line section projects in the direction of the component so far over the region for releasable fixing of the connection housing on the component that it ends in the inner space of the component.
US09147982B2	Multi-function power strip Embodiments of a multi-function power strip are shown, said strip including a first endcap and a second endcap; at least one rail, said rail being adapted to engage with at least one outlet module; the rail also being engaged with a transformer module, said transformer module in electrical connection with the at least one outlet module, and adapted to receive electrical power therefrom, said transformer module further comprising a transformer adapted to transform electrical power into a plurality of voltages suitable for powering a plurality of different models of electronic accessories, and a connector forming a circuit to provide a suitable one of the plurality of voltages to an electronic accessory; and wherein the at least one outlet module and the transformer module are releasably joined together.
US09147979B1	Electric connector An electric connector includes at least one transmission conductor group, a plurality of contacts formed at an end of the transmission conductor group and up and down alternating each other, and adaption sections formed at an end of the transmission conductor group distant from the contacts and are arranged in groups each including at least four adaption sections juxtaposing each other. The transmission conductor group includes a plurality of high-frequency differential signal transmission conductor pairs, a plurality of power transmission conductor pair, and a plurality of low-frequency signal transmission conductors. With the above arrangement, the contact of the transmission conductor group is arranged in two rows alternating each other so that the insertion between the male and female connectors is directionless. The adaption sections are set in a secured juxtaposing configuration by means of an annular band to show the feature of soldering free and suppressing interference.
US09147978B2	Shield connector A shield connector (10) includes a connector housing (20) with resiliently deformably provided resilient locking pieces (25), a collective shield shell (50) formed with collective side engaging portions (56) engageable with the resilient locking pieces (25), and an individual core shield shell (30) formed with individual-core side engaging portions (38) engageable with the resilient locking pieces (25). Either one of the collective and individual core shield shells (50, 30) is selectively fixed to the connector housing (20) by engaging the resilient locking pieces (25) and the collective side engaging portions (56) when the collective shield shell (50) is mounted onto the connector housing (20) or engaging the resilient locking pieces (25) and the individual-core side engaging portions (38) when the individual core shield shell (3) is mounted onto the connector housing (20).
US09147972B2	Electrical connector A latching of a latch piece to a latch portion of a lock release unit is released with a latch claw being retracted in a connector fitting portion by swing of a latch arm. A latching of a lock piece to a latch portion of the lock release unit is performed with a lock claw being retracted in the connector fitting portion by swing of a lock arm and is released with the lock claw being protruded from the connector fitting portion by swing of the lock arm.
US09147971B2	Electrical connector and squib connection device In an electrical connector, in a state in which an abutting portion of a support is abutted against a receiving face of a retainer or an inflator housing, if the connector housing is pressed toward the mating side and then released before being inserted into the retainer to a predetermined depth, then the connector housing is pressed back in the counter mating direction due to restoring force generated in the support. If the connector housing is pressed toward the mating side and inserted into the retainer to the predetermined depth, the abutting portion becomes displaced in the abutment cancelation direction so as to separate from the receiving face, and thus the connector housing is inserted into the retainer to the predetermined depth or more so as to be mated to the retainer, and electrical terminals become connected to squib terminals. Also, a squib connection device includes this electrical connector.
US09147961B2	Method of forming waterproof electrical connections A push-in wire connector having a sealant therein to enable formation of a waterproof electrical connection by axial insertion of a wire into a chamber contained an electrical conductor protected by the sealant with the electrical conductor displaceable into a waterproof electrical contact with the wire while both the conductor and the wire remain in the presence of the sealant.
US09147957B2	Electrical connector with terminal position assurance An electrical connector is provided that includes a housing, terminals, and a stuffer. The housing has a plurality of terminal channels extending from a rear to a front of the housing. The front of the housing is configured to interface with a mating connector. The terminals are loaded into corresponding terminal channels from the rear of the housing. The terminals extend along a terminal axis between a mating end and a terminating end. The terminating end includes at least one tab that protrudes radially outward from the terminal axis. The stuffer is coupled to the rear of the housing. The stuffer includes multiple teeth received in corresponding terminal channels. When one terminal is not fully loaded in the terminal channel, the corresponding tooth engages one or more of the at least one tab of the terminal and forces the terminal further into the terminal channel.
US09147950B2	Connector assembly and device and methods of assembling same A device and an assembly related to connecting cables, wires, and electrical devices are described herein. The device can include a retainer, subretainer, and at least one contact pin in some embodiments. The retainer and subretainer can be removably coupled. The at least one contact pin can be positioned within channels of the retainer and the subretainer. In other aspects, a device can include a retainer, a subretainer, a retainer clip, a circuit web, and at least contact pin. The at least one contact pin can be position within channels of the retainer, the subretainer, and the retainer clip. Also described herein are methods of manufacturing a connector device.
US09147945B2	Crimp terminal A crimp terminal includes a bottom portion. A pair of conductor press-fastening portions respectively extend from opposite side edges of the bottom portion. A serration is formed in a face of the bottom portion on which a conductor of a wire is to be placed. The serration extends in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the placed conductor. A direction indication mark portion is provided on the face of the bottom portion. The direction indication mark portion is indicative of a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the serration.
US09147936B1	Low-profile, very wide bandwidth aircraft communications antennas using advanced ground-plane techniques A low profile antenna using a cavity-backed central radiating surface surrounded by one or more ground plane surfaces. Passively reconfigurable structure provide frequency dependent coupling between the surfaces. The frequency dependent couplings may be implemented using meander line structures, Variable Impedance Transmission Lines (VITLs), or tunable VITLs that used interspersed electroactive sections.
US09147933B2	Three-dimensional spiral antenna and applications thereof A three-dimensional spiral antenna includes a substrate, a spiral antenna element, and a feed point. The substrate includes a three-dimensional shaped region. The spiral antenna element is supported by and conforms to the three-dimensional shaped region such that the spiral antenna element has an overall shape approximating a three-dimensional shape. The feed point is coupled to a connection point of the spiral antenna element.
US09147931B1	Metal-free magnetic conductor substrates for placement-immune antenna assemblies A magnetic conductor substrate produced for mounting to an antenna includes a sheet of dielectric lattice material having a length, a width and a thickness that is less than the length and less than the width. Within the sheet of dielectric lattice material is disposed an array of dielectric elements.
US09147927B2	Antenna systems for wireless devices A wireless communication device includes: heat transfer fins; first and second antennas; a wireless transmitter; and a wireless receiver. The heat transfer fins project outwardly from the wireless communication device, receive heat produced by electric components of the wireless communication device, and transfer heat to air passing the heat transfer fins. The first antenna is disposed at least partially within a first recess formed in a first exterior surface of one of the heat transfer fins and contacts at least a portion of the first recess. The second antenna is disposed at least partially within a second recess formed in a second exterior surface of another one of the heat transfer fins and contacts at least a portion of the second recess. The wireless transmitter applies first signals to the first antenna to wirelessly transmit signals. The wireless receiver receives second signals generated by the second antenna.
US09147924B2	Waveguide to co-planar-waveguide (CPW) transition Certain embodiments relate to a waveguide/coplanar waveguide (CPW) transition assembly adapted to transition RF signals from a waveguide to a coplanar waveguide (CPW), the waveguide/CPW transition assembly having at least some peripheral walls and including a central waveguide transition septum having the CPW disposed therein. The waveguide/coplanar waveguide (CPW) transition assembly includes an electronic component coupled to the CPW, and control circuitry operationally coupled with the electronic component. Portions of the control circuitry at least partially extend from outside of the at least some peripheral walls to within the at least some peripheral walls.
US09147922B2	Electrical filter An electrical filter for filtering an electrical signal, the filter having a transmission characteristic comprising a band edge at a band edge transition frequency, the filter comprising a circulator having a first circulator port for receiving a signal to be filtered, the circulator being adapted to transfer a signal received at the first circulator port to a second circulator port and being further adapted to transfer a signal received at the second circulator port to a third circulator port; and, a reflection mode filter connected to the second port; the reflection mode filter comprising a filter network comprising at least one resonator, the filter network having a network input connected to the second circulator port; and, a further resonator connected to the network input, the further resonator being arranged to provide an extracted pole providing a transmission zero closest to the band edge transition frequency; wherein the further resonator has a high Q compared to the low Q of at least one of the at least one resonator of the filter network.
US09147920B2	Metal oxygen battery containing oxygen storage materials In one embodiment, a metal oxygen battery system includes a metal oxygen battery having an electrode compartment. The electrode compartment includes an electrode being formed of an oxygen storage material. In another embodiment, the oxygen storage material includes an ion conducting component. In yet another embodiment, the oxygen storage material includes an electron conducting component. In yet another embodiment, the oxygen storage material includes a catalytic component. In yet another embodiment, at least one of the ion conducting component, the electron conducting component, and the catalytic component is attached to the oxygen storage material via a linker or as a pendant group.
US09147919B2	Methods of producing sulfate salts of cations from heteroatomic compounds and dialkyl sulfates and uses thereof Methods of preparing sulfate salts of heteroatomic compounds using dialkyl sulfates as a primary reactant are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of making ionic liquids from the sulfate salts of the heteroatomic compound, and electrochemical cells comprising the ionic liquids.
US09147917B2	Battery system A battery system is disclosed, including: an airtight housing; a plurality of blowers disposed on a side end of an interior of the housing configured to suction air toward a middle of the airtight housing and discharge the suctioned air to the side of the airtight housing; a battery pack unit disposed inside the airtight housing to form a plurality of rows wherein an air passageway traverses through a front portion and a rear portion of each row and is disposed at a middle of each blower to form a suction flow path and a discharging flow path; and a heat exchange device disposed on the discharging flow path in the airtight housing.
US09147916B2	Battery cell assemblies A battery cell assembly in accordance with an exemplary embodiment is provided. The assembly includes a first frame member having a first plurality of tabs extending away from a first peripheral edge of the first frame member. Each tab of the first plurality of tabs has a first coupling feature at a distal end of the respective tab. The assembly further includes a second frame member having a plurality of slots extending into a second peripheral edge of the second frame member. The assembly further includes a battery cell disposed between the first and second frame members, and each first coupling feature of each tab of the first plurality of tabs is configured to engage a respective slot of the plurality of slots of the second frame member to fixedly hold the first and second frame members together.
US09147914B2	System and method for monitoring electrolyte levels in a battery A measuring device is used in conjunction with a programmable controller for monitoring electrolyte levels in the battery. According to one implementation, the measuring device is located in a battery and is configured to detect when the electrolyte level in the battery falls below a particular level. The controller is in electrical communication with the electrolyte detection device. The controller is configured to: (i) receive a signal from the electrolyte level detection device indicating when the electrolyte level in the battery has fallen below the particular level; (ii) introduce a wait-period after the signal is received; and (iii) enable an indicator to indicate that the electrolyte level in the battery should be refilled when the wait-period expires.
US09147908B2	Lithium secondary battery A lithium secondary battery including an electrode assembly; a can accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap assembly coupled with the can, the cap assembly being positioned at a topmost part of the can and having an upper cap including gas discharge holes therein; and a washer coupled with the upper cap, wherein the washer includes a body part, the body part having a flat plate shape and having a centrally disposed connection hole; and insertion parts, the insertion parts extending toward a center of the connection hole from the body part and being arranged in the gas discharge holes.
US09147907B2	Nonaqueous electrolyte and lithium ion rechargeable battery A nonaqueous electrolyte which is capable of improving the charging and discharging characteristics of a lithium ion rechargeable battery and a lithium ion rechargeable battery with excellent charging and discharging characteristics are provided. The nonaqueous electrolyte is one that is capable of being used in a lithium ion rechargeable battery and includes an electrolytic salt and the compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1, R2, and R3 may be the same or different, and represent a hydrogen atom, or a lower alkyl group, a lower alkenyl group, a lower alkoxy group, a lower alkoxycarbonyl group, a lower alkylcarbonyl group, a lower cycloalkyl group or an aryl group, which may be substituted.
US09147897B2	In-vehicle fuel cell system A fuel cell system mounted in a vehicle includes a fuel cell stack, a coolant supply mechanism, and a fuel gas supply mechanism. The coolant supply mechanism includes a coolant supply pipe and a coolant discharge pipe, provided on a front side in a traveling direction of the vehicle, relative to the fuel cell stack. The fuel gas supply mechanism includes a fuel gas supply pipe, provided on a rear side in the traveling direction, relative to the fuel cell stack.
US09147896B2	Fuel cell system comprising an anode pressure controller A fuel cell system is basically provided with a fuel cell, a pressure adjusting valve, a purge valve and an anode pressure controller. The fuel cell includes an anode that receives an anode gas and a cathode that receives a cathode gas to generate electric power corresponding to a load. The pressure adjusting valve is disposed in a supply path to adjust anode gas pressure to the anode. The purge valve is disposed in a discharging flow path to discharge an anode-off gas containing impurities from the fuel cell. The anode pressure controller is configured to control the pressure adjusting valve to perform a pulsation operation that pulsates the anode gas pressure of the fuel cell. The anode pressure controller decreases a median pressure of the pulsation operation as a wetness level of an electrolyte membrane of the fuel cell stack is determined to become higher.
US09147894B2	Solid oxide fuel system A system and method satisfies temperature and pressure requirements of solid oxide fuel cell system 10 in a manner that increases the overall efficiency and decreases the overall weight of system 10. The system and method include a secondary blower 30 for boosting air stream pressure level sufficient for operation of a reformer 12 that is designed to minimize pressure drop; an integrated heat exchanger 18 for recovering heat from exhaust 36 and comprising multiple flow fields 18A, 18B, 18C for ensuring inlet temperature requirements of a solid oxide fuel cell 14 are met; and a thermal enclosure 46 for separating hot zone 48 components from cool zone 50 components for increasing thermal efficiency of the system and better thermal management.
US09147893B2	Failure diagnostic device for discharge valve A failure diagnostic device for accurately determining a failure of a discharge valve. A failure diagnostic device (50) serves to perform failure diagnostic of a discharge valve (62) installed in a discharge flow channel (32) of an anode discharge gas that is discharged from a fuel cell stack (20). The device comprises a detection unit (70) for detecting a status quantity of the anode discharge gas between a discharge port (27) for the anode discharge gas of the fuel cells tack (2) and the discharge valve (62) and a determination unit (51) for determining a failure of the discharge valve (62) based on the status quantity of the anode discharge gas detected by the detection unit (70) and a failure determination quantity corresponding to the operating state of the fuel cell stack (20).
US09147890B2	Fuel cell with embedded flow field A fuel cell may include a porous plate having an embedded flow field formed therein, a catalyst supported on and within the porous plate, and a proton exchange membrane in contact with the porous plate and catalyst. Such fuel cells may be arranged to form a fuel cell stack configured to provide power to move a vehicle.
US09147889B2	Composite separator for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell and method for manufacturing the same The present invention provides a composite separator for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) and a method for manufacturing the same. The inventive method involves allowing graphite foil layers to be brought into direct contact with each other when graphite foils are stacked on both sides of a carbon fiber reinforced composite material prepreg, thereby improving electrical conductivity in the thickness direction of the separator.
US09147887B2	Fuel cell module A tubular fuel cell module having improved current collecting efficiency. In one embodiment, the fuel cell module includes: a fuel cell unit; a first current collector extending along an outer side of the fuel cell unit; and a second current collector wound around the first current collector and around the outer side of the fuel cell unit. Here, the outer side of the fuel cell unit is a curved outer side, the first current collector has a curved inner side facing the curved outer side of the fuel cell unit, and the curved inner side of first current collector is shaped to match the curved outer side of the fuel cell unit.
US09147886B2	Electrode catalyst for fuel cell, method of preparing the same, membrane electrode assembly, and fuel cell including the same An electrode catalyst for a fuel cell, the electrode catalyst including a catalyst particle including palladium, gallium, and cerium.
US09147882B2	Binder for lithium ion secondary battery electrode, slurry obtained using the binder for electrode, electrode obtained using the slurry, and lithium ion secondary battery using the electrode An object of the present invention is to provide: a binder for a lithium ion secondary battery electrode, which is water-dispersible type and has favorable adhesion between active materials and between the active material and current collectors, along with charge-discharge high-temperature cycle characteristics; a slurry using the binder; an electrode using the slurry; and a lithium ion secondary battery using the electrode. The present invention relates to a binder composition for a lithium ion secondary battery electrode, which is obtained by emulsion polymerization of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer in the presence of a surfactant, the ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing, as essential constituents, 15 to 70 mass % of styrene with respect to the total mass of ethylenically unsaturated monomers, an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid ester, an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid and an internal cross-linking agent.
US09147881B2	Graphene paper which reduced graphene oxide layers and coating layers are stacked in sequence and preparation method thereof The present disclosure relates to a graphene paper which reduced graphene oxide layers and coating layers are stacked in sequence. The graphene paper prepared according to a preparation method of the present invention has excellent electrical conductivity and mechanical properties, and can be economically prepared in large-sized graphene paper, therefore may be efficiently applied to various electrical devices such as thin-film electrodes, flexible electrodes, super capacitors, semiconductor insulating layer reinforcements and TFT semiconductor layer-electrodes, and the like.
US09147879B2	Composite nano porous electrode material, process for production thereof, and lithium ion secondary battery This invention provides a nano composite porous electrode material that has high charge-discharge behavior and charge or discharge capacity and a manufacturing method thereof. It also provides a lithium-ion secondary battery using this nano composite porous electrode material. The nano composite porous electrode material according to this invention has a porous structure such that nano-size pores are three-dimensionally connected with each other wherein walls of the pores thereof are composed of olivine type LiMnPO4 and carbon, a specific surface area Sa is 55 m2g−1
US09147878B2	Secondary battery comprising at least a first and second electrode each coated with an active material layer An electrode assembly and a secondary battery comprising the same are provided. The secondary battery includes at least one electrode assembly formed by winding together a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate each coated with an active material layer, a current collector, and a case accommodating the electrode assemblies and the current collector.
US09147876B2	Method for lithium predoping, method for producing electrodes, and electric energy storage device using these methods A predoping technique considered as highly practicable is an electrochemical method in which predoping is performed by assembling a battery such that an active material (electrode) and lithium are brought into direct contact with each other or short-circuited therebetween via an electric circuit, and by filling an electrolytic solution in the battery. However, in this case, much time is required, and there are problems such as the handling and the thickness accuracy of an extremely thin lithium metal foil that is not greater than 30 μm thick. By mixing a lithium-dopable material and lithium metal together in the presence of a solvent, such problems can be solved.
US09147874B2	Rechargeable lithium cell having a meso-porous conductive material structure-supported phthalocyanine compound cathode A rechargeable lithium cell comprising: (a) an anode comprising a prelithiated lithium storage material or a combination of a lithium storage material and a lithium ion source; (b) a hybrid cathode active material composed of a meso-porous structure of a carbon, graphite, metal, or conductive polymer and a phthalocyanine compound, wherein the meso-porous structure is in an amount of from 1% to 99% by weight based on the total weight of the meso-porous structure and the phthalocyanine combined, and wherein the meso-porous structure has a pore with a size from 2 nm to 50 nm to accommodate phthalocyanine compound therein; and (c) an electrolyte or electrolyte/separator assembly. This secondary cell exhibits a long cycle life and the best cathode specific capacity and best cell-level specific energy of all rechargeable lithium-ion cells ever reported.
US09147872B2	Overcharge prevention device of battery An overcharge prevention device of a battery is provided and includes a safety fuse which is connected to a battery and a safety circuit which is connected in parallel to the battery and the safety fuse and includes a short-circuit switch which is disposed adjacent to a side in which the battery is swelled. The short-circuit switch is opened in a normal state, and short-circuits when the switch is pressurized due to the swelling of the battery to form a closed circuit with the battery and the safety fuse.
US09147871B2	Automotive battery connection system An automotive battery connection system, which includes a substantially cylindrical battery case acting as a terminal for an automotive battery. The battery case includes partitions defining a keyway for cables and a center partition dividing the battery case into two case pockets. A battery positive post is situated within one of the case pockets. A battery negative post is situated in the other of the case pockets. A substantially cylindrical plug is adapted to seat on the partitions of the battery case. The plug comprises a pair of sockets defined within its base, each socket defined within one of the plug pockets shaped identical to the battery positive post and the battery negative post and sized to have the battery positive post and the battery negative post securely seat therein. Therefore, cables terminating within the base of the plug are in conductive communication with the sockets.
US09147869B2	Rechargeable battery A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly that undergoes charging and discharging; a case containing the electrode assembly; a terminal electrically connected to the electrode assembly and protruding from an interior of the case to an exterior of the case; a lead tab electrically connecting the terminal and the electrode assembly; and an insulating pack that insulates the electrode assembly from the case, the electrode assembly being disposed in the insulating pack and the insulating pack being disposed in the case, the insulating pack including one or more indentation portions formed at one edge and one or more grooves positioned to correspond to the indentation portion and insertion-coupled to the indentation portion.
US09147867B2	Electric storage device An electric storage device includes an electrode assembly, a case, and a sealing member. The case includes a gas exhaust portion that opens to exhaust internal gas when an internal pressure increases. The sealing member is affixed to the case. The sealing member includes a protective portion and at least one of a perforation and a thin section having a thickness smaller than another section of the sealing member. The protective portion covers the gas exhaust portion of the case.
US09147866B2	Electronic device The disclosure discloses an electronic device comprising a battery container, a side wall, and a plate spring member. The side wall is disposed upright along a direction orthogonal to an axis of the dry battery. The plate spring member elastically urges the dry battery contained in the battery container. The plate spring member comprises a base portion, a contact portion, and a connection portion. The contact portion is in contact with a positive electrode or a negative electrode of the dry battery. The connection portion connects said base portion and said contact portion while bending. The connection portion comprises a first bent portion and a second bent portion. The first bent portion that is bent so as to connect said base portion and said contact portion in an inverted V-shape. The second bent portion comprises a projecting portion configured to project to the dry battery side.
US09147864B2	Protective circuit module and secondary battery including the same A protective circuit module and a secondary battery including the same. The secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly, a can to house the electrode assembly, and a cap assembly to seal an opening of the can. The protective circuit module includes: a first module electrically connected to the cap assembly; a second module electrically connected to a closed end of the can; and a third module electrically connecting the first module and the second module. The first module includes a mounting portion that is disposed in a groove between the can and the cap assembly.
US09147861B2	Surface light-emitting object A surface light emitter according to an embodiment of the present invention, includes: a base material; a plurality of ribbon-shaped organic electroluminescent elements provided side by side on the base material; and a lenticular sheet that is attached to the base material and the ribbon-shaped organic electroluminescent elements through an adhesion layer, and that has a plurality of convex cylindrical lenses provided side by side. A direction in which the convex cylindrical lenses extend and a direction in which the ribbon-shaped organic electroluminescent elements extend are substantially parallel to each other.
US09147852B2	Air stable organic-inorganic nanoparticles hybrid solar cells A solar cell includes a low work function cathode, an active layer of an organic-inorganic nanoparticle composite, a ZnO nanoparticle layer situated between and physically contacting the cathode and active layers; and a transparent high work function anode that is a bilayer electrode. The inclusion of the ZnO nanoparticle layer results in a solar cell displaying a conversion efficiency increase and reduces the device degradation rate. Embodiments of the invention are directed to novel ZnO nanoparticles that are advantageous for use as the ZnO nanoparticle layers of the novel solar cells and a method to prepare the ZnO nanoparticles.
US09147850B2	Perylene-based semiconductors and methods of preparation and use thereof Provided are semiconductors prepared from an enantiomerically enriched mixture of a nitrogen-functionalized rylene bis(dicarboximide) compound. Specifically, the enantiomerically enriched mixture has unexpected electron-transport efficiency compared to the racemate or either of the enantiomers in optically pure form.
US09147845B2	Single walled carbon nanotube-based planar photodector A single-walled carbon nanotube-based planar photodetector includes a substrate; a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the substrate and spaced apart from each other; a plurality of single-walled carbon nanotubes, each of the plurality of single-walled carbon nanotubes contacting the first electrode and the second electrode; and an adsorbent attached to a surface of at least one of the plurality of single-walled carbon nanotubes, wherein the adsorbent is capable of doping the at least one of the plurality of single-walled carbon nanotubes by photo-excitation.
US09147844B2	Solvent-free enyne metathesis polymerization The disclosure describes methods of metathesizing unsaturated organic compounds, each method comprising contacting at least one feedstock comprising at least one olefinic or acetylenic precursor with a solid transition metal-based metathesis catalyst in the absence of a liquid solvent or precursor to form a polymer product.
US09147843B2	Organic semiconductor material A compound represented by the formula (1). A polymer compound comprising the compound. An organic semiconductor material comprising the compound or the polymer compound. An organic semiconductor device comprising an organic layer comprising the organic semiconductor material. An organic transistor comprising a source electrode, a drain electrode, a gate electrode and an active layer, wherein the active layer comprises the organic semiconductor material.
US09147842B2	Photoresist employing photodimerization chemistry and method for manufacturing organic light emitting diode display using the same A highly fluorinated photoresist employing a photodimerization chemistry and a method for manufacturing an organic light emitting diode display using the same. The photoresist includes a copolymer that is made from two different monomers. When the copolymer is used as a photoresist, the photoresist has the characteristic that it becomes insoluble when exposed to an ultraviolet light having a wavelength of 365 nm.
US09147840B2	Memory A memory includes a first electrode and a second electrode formed within a first layer and includes a third electrode and a fourth electrode formed within a second layer. The memory includes a resistive-switching memory element and an antifuse element. The resistive-switching memory element includes a metal oxide layer and is disposed between the first electrode and the third electrode. The metal oxide layer has a first thickness and a forming voltage that corresponds to the first thickness. The antifuse element includes a dielectric layer and is disposed between the second electrode and the fourth electrode. The dielectric layer has a second thickness that is less than the first thickness and a dielectric breakdown voltage that is less than the forming voltage.
US09147836B2	Layouts for resistive RAM cells A layout arrangement for a resistive random access memory cell includes an active area, a polysilicon row address line over the active region, a metal column address line running orthogonal to the row address line and having an active region contact portion extending over the active region and having a contact to the active region. A metal output line runs parallel to the column address line over the active region. A first cell contact region intersects with the output line and has a contact to the active region. A first metal cell contact region forms an intersection with the first cell contact region. A first resistive random access memory device is formed at the intersection of the first cell contact region and the output line. A second resistive random access memory device is formed at the intersection of the first cell contact region and the first cell contact region.
US09147834B2	MR enhancing layer (MREL) for spintronic devices The performance of an MR device has been improved by inserting one or more Magneto-Resistance Enhancing Layers (MRELs) into approximately the center of one or more of the magnetic layers such as an inner pinned (AP1) layer, spin injection layer (SIL), field generation layer (FGL), and a free layer. An MREL is a layer of a low band gap, high electron mobility semiconductor such as ZnO or a semimetal such as Bi. The MREL may further comprise a first conductive layer that contacts a bottom surface of the semiconductor or semimetal layer, and a second conductive layer that contacts a top surface of the semiconductor or semimetal layer.
US09147826B2	Thin film piezoelectric element, thin film piezoelectric actuator, and thin film piezoelectric sensor; and hard disk drive, and inkjet printer An object is to increase the amount of displacement of a thin-film piezoelectric element including a piezoelectric thin film having an uneven-shaped contact surface with the planar shape and the layer structure of the thin-film piezoelectric element kept unchanged. The thin-film piezoelectric element includes a pair of electrode layers and a piezoelectric thin film sandwiched between the pair of electrode layers, in which a surface roughness P-V of an interface between the piezoelectric thin film and at least one of the pair of electrode layers is 220 nm or more and 500 nm or less.
US09147825B2	Methods of fabricating multi-degree of freedom shaped electroactive polymer actuators/sensors for catheters Disclosed is a method of fabricating a multiple degree of freedom actuator with inter-digitated electrodes including molding an electroactive polymer membrane so that a plurality of projections are formed around a cross section of an outer surface of the polymer membrane; depositing a metal electrode layer onto the outer surface of the molded membrane; and removing the plurality of projections on the outer surface on the molded membrane, thereby forming a multiple degree of freedom actuator with a plurality of inter-digitated electrodes. Also provided are actuators as well as devices (such as catheters) including such actuators formed by the disclosed methods of fabricating an actuator with multiple DOF.
US09147824B1	Reactive contacts for 2D layered metal dichalcogenides Techniques for forming metal contacts to LMDC-based devices are provided. In one aspect, a method of forming a metal contact to a LMDC semiconductor material includes the steps of: depositing a contact metal onto the LMDC semiconductor material; and annealing the LMDC semiconductor material and the contact metal under conditions sufficient to react the contact metal with the LMDC semiconductor material and thereby form a buffer layer as an interface between the contact metal and the LMDC semiconductor material that compositionally is a transition from the LMDC semiconductor material to the contact metal and connects the LMDC semiconductor material and the contact metal by covalent bonds. The LMDC semiconductor material can be a material having a formula MX2, wherein M is a metal, and X is a chalcogen. A LMDC-based device and techniques for forming the device are also provided.
US09147818B2	Wavelength conversion sheet filled with large amount of phosphor, method of producing light emitting semiconductor device using the sheet, and light emitting semiconductor device A wavelength conversion sheet filled with a large amount of phosphor, enabling the phosphor to be easily dispersed uniformly and in a large amount near the surface of an LED element. Specifically, the sheet includes: a layer formed from a heat-curable resin composition, which contains 100 parts by mass of a resin component and 100 to 2,000 parts by mass of a particulate phosphor in which the proportion of particles having a sphericity of 0.7 to 1.0 is not less than 60% of all the particles, and which exists in a plastic solid or semisolid state in an uncured state at normal temperature, wherein the average particle diameter of the phosphor is not more than 60% of the thickness of the layer formed from the heat-curable resin composition, and the maximum particle diameter thereof is not more than 90% thereof.
US09147817B2	Semiconductor light-emitting element, light source head, and image forming apparatus A semiconductor light-emitting element formed of a semiconductor layer includes a multilayer reflecting mirror, a light-emitting layer, a resonator, and a phase shift layer. The multilayer reflecting mirror is formed on a substrate. The light-emitting layer is formed on the multilayer reflecting mirror. The resonator uses the multilayer reflecting mirror as a lower reflecting mirror and resonates light emitted from the light-emitting layer. The phase shift layer shifts a phase of a resonance spectrum of the resonator to generate a standing wave having plural principal modes.
US09147816B2	Wavelength converting material deposition methods and associated articles Systems and methods related to the arrangement of regions containing wavelength-converting materials, and associated articles, are provided.
US09147814B2	Semiconductor light-emitting device and manufacturing method A semiconductor light-emitting device and a method for manufacturing the same can include a wavelength converting layer located over a semiconductor epitaxial layer in order to emit various colored-lights including white light. The light-emitting device can include a semiconductor chip substrate configured not to transmit light emitted from the epitaxial layer and mounted on a mounting board, and a transparent resin layer located between the wavelength converting layer and the epitaxial layer mounted on the semiconductor chip substrate so as to extend from a side surface of the wavelength converting layer towards a substantially edge portion of the semiconductor chip substrate. The semiconductor light-emitting device can be configured to improve a color variability of a mixture light emitted from the device by using the transparent resin layer and the wavelength converting layer, and therefore can emit the mixture light having a substantially uniform color tone from a small light-emitting surface.
US09147808B2	III-nitride quantum well structure and a light-emitting unit using the same An III-nitride quantum well structure includes a GaN base, an InGaN layer and an InGaN covering layer. The GaN base includes a GaN buffering layer, a GaN post extending from the GaN buffering layer, and a GaN pyramid gradually expanding from the GaN post to form a mounting surface. The InGaN layer includes first and second coupling faces. The first coupling face is coupled with the mounting surface. The GaN covering layer includes first and second coupling faces. The first coupling face of the GaN covering layer is coupled with the second coupling face of the InGaN layer.
US09147807B1	Nitride semiconductor light-emitting diode In a nitride semiconductor light-emitting diode having a shape of an isosceles triangle in a top view, either Group Aa consisting of the following two mathematical formulae (Ia) and (IIa) or Group Ab consisting of the following two mathematical formulae (Ib) and (IIb) is satisfied:Group Aa: 20 degrees≦Angle degree α≦40 degrees (Ia) and 0 degrees≦Angle degree θ≦40 degrees (IIa)Group Ab: 90 degrees≦Angle degree α≦130 degrees (Ib) and 50 degrees≦Angle degree θ≦90 degrees (IIb).
US09147799B2	LED epitaxial structure An LED epitaxial structure includes a substrate, a buffer layer and an epitaxial layer. The buffer layer is grown on a top surface of the substrate, and the epitaxial layer is formed on a surface of the buffer layer. The epitaxial layer has a first n-type epitaxial layer and a second n-type epitaxial layer. The first n-type epitaxial layer is formed between the buffer layer and the second n-type epitaxial layer. The first n-type epitaxial layer has a plurality of irregular holes therein. The first n-type epitaxial layer has a doping concentration which varies along a thickness direction of the first n-type epitaxial layer.
US09147797B2	Semiconductor light emitting device and fabrication method thereof A semiconductor light emitting device according to an embodiment includes a top layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top layer being an n electrode; an uneven pattern formed in the bottom surface of the n electrode; an n-type semiconductor layer formed under the n electrode, the n-type semiconductor layer having a top surface and a bottom surface; an uneven pattern formed in the top surface of the n-type semiconductor layer, the uneven pattern of the n-type semiconductor layer corresponding to the uneven pattern of the n electrode; an active layer formed under the n-type semiconductor layer; a p-type semiconductor layer formed under the active layer; and a p electrode formed under the p-type semiconductor layer.
US09147792B2	Method of providing chloride treatment for a photovoltaic device and a chloride treated photovoltaic device A method of manufacturing a photovoltaic device including depositing a cadmium telluride layer onto a substrate; treating the cadmium telluride layer with a compound comprising chlorine and an element from Groups 1-11, zinc, mercury, or copernicium or a combination thereof; and annealing the cadmium telluride layer. A chloride-treated photovoltaic device.
US09147787B2	Solar cell panel A solar cell panel is discussed. The solar cell panel includes a plurality of solar cells each including a substrate, an emitter layer positioned at a light receiving surface of the substrate, and a plurality of front electrodes that are electrically connected to the emitter layer and extend parallel to one another in a first direction, an interconnector that electrically connects adjacent ones of the solar cells to each other and is positioned in a second direction crossing the front electrodes, a conductive adhesive film that is positioned between the front electrodes and the interconnector in the second direction and electrically connects the front electrodes to the interconnector, and an alignment mark indicating a bonding location of the conductive adhesive film, and positioned on the substrate.
US09147785B2	Slide fit mounting clip for installing photovoltaic modules A module bracket includes first and second mounting clips (202, 204) that are spaced from each other along the pitch of a roofing surface. An inlet (212) to the first mounting clip (202) faces or projects in the general direction that the second mounting clip (204) is spaced from the first mounting clip (202). An inlet (212) to the second mounting clip (204) faces or projects in the general direction that the first mounting clip (202) is spaced from the second mounting clip (204). A second module flange (134) of a first photovoltaic module (120) is slid into the first mounting clip (202) of the module bracket. A first module flange (128) of a second photovoltaic module (120) is slid into the second mounting clip (204) of this same module bracket.
US09147778B2	Photovoltaic devices including nitrogen-containing metal contact A photovoltaic cell can include a nitrogen-containing metal layer in contact with a semiconductor layer.
US09147776B2	Negatively charged layer to reduce image memory effect An image sensor pixel includes a photodiode region having a first polarity doping type disposed in a semiconductor layer. A pinning surface layer having a second polarity doping type is disposed over the photodiode region in the semiconductor layer. The second polarity is opposite from the first polarity. A first polarity charge layer is disposed proximate to the pinning surface layer over the photodiode region. A contact etch stop layer is disposed over the photodiode region proximate to the first polarity charge layer. The first polarity charge layer is disposed between the pinning surface layer and the contact etch stop layer such that first polarity charge layer cancels out charge having a second polarity that is induced in the contact etch stop layer. A passivation layer is also disposed over the photodiode region between the pinning surface layer and the first polarity charge layer.
US09147775B2	Ribbon for photovoltaic module A ribbon for a photovoltaic module includes a plurality of first interconnection ribbons connected to one solar battery cell, a plurality of second interconnection ribbons connected to another solar battery cell, and a bus ribbon through which the first and second interconnection ribbons are connected. In the ribbon, the bus ribbon includes a first ribbon connecting portion connected to the plurality of first interconnection ribbons, a second ribbon connecting portion connected to the plurality of second interconnection ribbons, and a string connecting portion connected between the first and second ribbon connecting portions. Accordingly, it is possible to decrease resistance at the connected portion between the bus ribbon and the interconnection ribbon and to minimize loss caused by serial resistance, thereby improving the power and light conversion efficiency of solar battery cells.
US09147774B2	Switchable solar cell devices Exemplary embodiments provide a solar cell device, and method for forming the solar cell device by integrating a switch component into a solar cell element. The solar cell element can include a solar cell, a solar cell array and/or a solar cell panel. The integrated solar cell element can be used for a solar sensor, while the solar sensor can also use discrete switches for each solar cell area of the sensor. Exemplary embodiments also provide a connection system for the solar cell elements and a method for super-connecting the solar cell elements to provide a desired connection path or a desired power output through switch settings. The disclosed connection systems and methods can allow for by-passing underperforming solar cell elements from a plurality of solar cell elements. In embodiments, the solar cell element can be extended to include a battery or a capacitor.
US09147773B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A highly reliable semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device is manufactured with a high yield to achieve high productivity. In the manufacture of a semiconductor device including a transistor in which a gate electrode layer, a gate insulating film, and an oxide semiconductor film are sequentially stacked and a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer are provided in contact with the oxide semiconductor film, the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer are formed through an etching step and then a step for removing impurities which are generated by the etching step and exist on a surface of the oxide semiconductor film and in the vicinity thereof is performed.
US09147772B2	Complementary metal oxide semiconductor circuit structure, preparation method thereof and display device Provided are a CMOS circuit structure, a preparation method thereof and a display device, wherein a PMOS region in the CMOS circuit structure is of a LTPS TFT structure, that is, the PMOS semiconductor layer is prepared from a P type doped polysilicon material; an NMOS region is of an Oxide TFT structure, that is, the NMOS semiconductor layer is made of an oxide material; three doping processes applied to the NMOS region during the LTPS process may be omitted in the case in which the NMOS semiconductor layer in the NMOS region is made of an oxide material instead of the polysilicon material, which may simplify the preparation of the CMOS circuit structure as well as reduce a production cost. Furthermore, it is only required to crystallizing the PMOS semiconductor layer, which may also extend the lifespan of laser tube, contributing to reduction of the production cost.
US09147770B1	VTFT with extended electrode A thin film transistor includes a polymeric material post on a substrate. An inorganic material cap, covering the top of the post, extends beyond first and second edges of the post to define first and second reentrant profiles, respectively. A conformal conductive gate layer is over the edge of the post, a conformal insulating layer is on the gate layer, and a conformal semiconductor layer is on the insulating layer in the first reentrant profile. A first electrode is in contact with a first portion of the semiconductor layer over the cap and extends to a location adjacent to the second edge. A second electrode is in contact with a second portion of the semiconductor layer not over the post, and adjacent to the first edge such that a distance between the first electrode and second electrode is greater than zero when measured orthogonally to the substrate surface.
US09147768B2	Semiconductor device having an oxide semiconductor and a metal oxide film As a transistor including an oxide semiconductor film, a transistor in which a metal oxide film containing a constituent similar to that of an oxide semiconductor film is provided between the oxide semiconductor film and a gate insulating film and a gate insulating film containing a constituent different from that of the metal oxide film and that of the oxide semiconductor film is provided to be in contact with the metal oxide film is provided. The oxide semiconductor film used for an active layer of the transistor is a highly purified and electrically i-type (intrinsic) film which is formed by heat treatment through which an impurity such as hydrogen, moisture, a hydroxyl group or a hydride is removed and oxygen which is a main component of the oxide semiconductor and reduced together with the impurity removal step is supplied.
US09147764B2	Flatband shift for improved transistor performance An integrated circuit includes MOS and DEMOS transistors with at least one of indium, carbon, nitrogen, and a halogen dopant raising the threshold voltage of a portion of the DEMOS transistor gate overlying the DEMOS transistor channel. An integrated circuit includes MOS and LDMOS transistors with at least one of indium, carbon, nitrogen, and a halogen dopant raising the threshold voltage of a portion of the LDMOS transistor gate overlying the DEMOS transistor channel. A method of forming an integrated circuit with MOS and DEMOS transistors with at least one of indium, carbon, nitrogen, and a halogen dopant raising the threshold voltage of a portion of the DEMOS transistor gate overlying the DEMOS transistor channel. A method of forming an integrated circuit with MOS and LDMOS transistors with at least one of indium, carbon, nitrogen, and a halogen dopant raising the threshold voltage of a portion of the LDMOS transistor gate overlying the DEMOS transistor channel.
US09147762B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises: growing a first epitaxial layer on a substrate; forming a sacrificial gate stack on the first epitaxial layer; selectively etching the first epitaxial layer; growing and in-situ doping a second epitaxial layer on the substrate; forming a spacer on opposite sides of the sacrificial gate stack; and forming source/drain regions with the spacer as a mask.
US09147761B2	Compound semiconductor device The compound semiconductor device comprises an i-GaN buffer layer 12 formed on an SiC substrate 10; an n-AlGaN electron supplying layer 16 formed on the i-GaN buffer layer 12; an n-GaN cap layer 18 formed on the n-AlGaN electron supplying layer 16; a source electrode 20 and a drain electrode 22 formed on the n-GaN cap layer 18; a gate electrode 26 formed on the n-GaN cap layer 18 between the source electrode 20 and the drain electrode 22; a first protection layer formed on the n-GaN cap layer 18 between the source electrode 20 and the drain electrode 22; and a second protection layer 30 buried in an opening 28 formed in the first protection layer 24 between the gate electrode 26 and the drain electrode 22 down to the n-GaN cap layer 18 and formed of an insulation film different from the first protection layer.
US09147757B2	Power semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same There is provided a power semiconductor device, including: a first conductive type drift layer, a second conductive type termination layer formed on an upper portion of an edge of the drift layer, and a high concentration first conductive type channel stop layer formed on a side surface of the edge of the drift layer.
US09147753B2	FinFET having uniform doping profile and method of forming the same An embodiment fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device and method of forming the same. An embodiment method of forming a fin field effect transistor (FinFET) includes forming fins from a semiconductor substrate, forming a field oxide between the fins, forming a sacrificial gate over a channel region of the fins projecting from the field oxide, and implanting ions through the sacrificial gate to provide the channel region of the fins with a uniform doping profile.
US09147746B2	MOS transistors and fabrication method thereof A method is provided for fabricating an MOS transistor. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate; forming a metal gate structure; and forming a source region and a drain region. The method also includes forming a contact-etch-stop layer; forming an interlayer dielectric layer on the contact-etch-stop layer and the metal gate structure; and forming a first opening in the interlayer dielectric layer with a portion of the sidewall spacer and the contact-etch-stop layer left on the bottom. Further, forming a first contact hole in the interlayer dielectric layer by removing the portion of the sidewall spacer and the contact-etch-stop layer. Further, the method also includes forming a first conductive via in the first contact hole.
US09147744B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of semiconductor device A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to a disclosed embodiment includes: implanting a first impurity into a first region of a semiconductor substrate, forming a semiconductor layer on the semiconductor substrate, forming a trench in the semiconductor layer and the semiconductor substrate, forming an isolation insulating film in the trench, implanting a second impurity into a second region of the semiconductor layer, forming a first gate insulating film and a first gate electrode in the first region, forming a second gate insulating film and a second gate electrode in the second region, forming a first source region and a first drain region at both sides of the first gate electrode, and forming a second source region and a second drain region at both sides of the second gate electrode.
US09147741B2	Thin film transistor display panel and method of manufacturing the same A thin film transistor display panel according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a substrate, a first insulating layer formed on the substrate, a semiconductor layer formed on the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer formed on the semiconductor layer, and a gate electrode formed on the second insulating layer, in which the first insulating layer includes a light blocking material, and a thickness of the first insulating layer is greater than or equal to a thickness of the second insulating layer.
US09147740B2	Stress-controlled HEMT A transistor device includes a heterostructure body having a source, a drain spaced apart from the source and a two-dimensional charge carrier gas channel between the source and the drain. The transistor device further includes a piezoelectric gate on the heterostructure body. The piezoelectric gate is operable to control the channel below the piezoelectric gate by increasing or decreasing a force applied to the heterostructure body responsive to a voltage applied to the piezoelectric gate.
US09147734B2	High quality GaN high-voltage HFETs on silicon Substrates of GaN over silicon suitable for forming electronics devices such as heterostructure field effect transistors (HFETs), and methods of making the substrates, are disclosed. Voids in a crystalline Al2O3 film on a top surface of a silicon wafer are formed. The top surface of the silicon wafer is along the <111> silicon crystal orientation. A plurality of laminate layers is deposited over the voids and the Al2O3 film. Each laminate layer includes an AlN film and a GaN film. A transistor or other device may be formed in the top GaN film.
US09147729B2	Methods of forming transistors Some embodiments include methods of forming transistors. Recesses are formed to extend into semiconductor material. The recesses have upper regions lined with liner material and have segments of semiconductor material exposed along lower regions. Semiconductor material is isotropically etched through the exposed segments which transforms the recesses into openings having wide lower regions beneath narrow upper regions. Gate dielectric material is formed along sidewalls of the openings. Gate material is formed within the openings and over regions of the semiconductor material between the openings. Insulative material is formed down the center of each opening and entirely through the gate material. A segment of gate material extends from one of the openings to the other, and wraps around a pillar of the semiconductor material between the openings. The segment is a gate of a transistor. Source/drain regions are formed on opposing sides of the gate.
US09147727B2	Semiconductor device and method for forming a semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) arrangement. The IGBT arrangement includes a first configuration region of emitter-side insulated gate bipolar transistor structures and a second configuration region of emitter-side insulated gate bipolar transistor structures. The first configuration region and the second configuration region are arranged at a main surface of a semiconductor substrate of the semiconductor device. Further, the IGBT arrangement includes a collector layer and a drift layer. The collector layer is arranged at a backside surface of the semiconductor substrate and the drift layer is arranged between the collector layer and the emitter-side IGBT structures of the first configuration region and the second configuration region. Additionally, the collector layer includes at least a first doping region laterally adjacent to a second doping region. The first doping region and second doping region include different charge carrier life times, different conductivity types or different doping concentrations.
US09147726B2	Semiconductor wafer with a layer of AlzGa1-zN and process for producing it A semiconductor wafer contains the following layers in the given order: a monocrystalline substrate wafer (1) consisting predominantly of silicon and having a (111) surface orientation, a monocrystalline layer (3) of Sc2O3 having a (111) surface orientation, a monocrystalline layer (4) of ScN having a (111) surface orientation, and a monocrystalline layer (6) of AlzGa1-zN with 0≦z≦1 having a (0001) surface orientation, the semiconductor wafers are produced by appropriate deposition of the respective layers.
US09147720B2	Element substrate and light emitting device A light emitting device and an element substrate which are capable of suppressing variations in the luminance intensity of a light emitting element among pixels due to characteristic variations of a driving transistor without suppressing off-current of a switching transistor low and increasing storage capacity of a capacitor. According to the invention, a depletion mode transistor is used as a driving transistor. The gate of the driving transistor is fixed in its potential or connected to the source or drain thereof to operate in a saturation region with a constant current flow. A current controlling transistor which operates in a linear region is connected in series to the driving transistor, and a video signal for transmitting a light emission or non-emission of a pixel is inputted to the gate of the current controlling transistor through a switching transistor.
US09147717B2	Organic display device having a contact hole planarization film made of an organic insulating material An organic EL display device includes: thin film transistors that are arranged in respective pixels within a display area which are arranged in a matrix; a planarization film that is formed over the thin film transistor and made of an organic insulating material; contact electrodes that are connected to drains or sources of the respective thin film transistors through contact holes formed within the planarization film; contact hole planarization films that are arranged over the respective contact electrodes with which the contact holes are embedded, and made of an organic insulating material; a lower electrode that is formed to be electrically connected onto the contact electrodes, and formed over the contact hole planarization film; and an organic layer that is arranged over the lower electrode to cover the overall display area, and formed of a plurality of organic material layers including a light emitting layer.
US09147716B2	Pixel structure, display panel and fabrication method thereof A pixel structure includes an active switching device, a patterned common electrode layer, an insulation layer, a patterned oxide electrode layer and a patterned passivation layer. The insulation layer covers the patterned common electrode layer. The patterned oxide electrode layer is disposed on the insulation layer and electrically connected to the active switching device. The patterned oxide electrode layer includes a semiconductor part and a conductive part. The semiconductor part and the patterned common electrode layer substantially overlap to each other in a vertical projection direction. The conductive part and the semiconductor part are connected to each other, the conductive part and the patterned common electrode layer do not overlap to each other in the vertical projective direction, and the conductive part is a pixel electrode. The patterned passivation layer covers the semiconductor part, and the patterned passivation layer has an opening exposing the conductive part.
US09147715B2	Hybrid bipolar junction transistor Bipolar junction transistors including inorganic channels and organic emitter junctions are used in some applications for forming high resolution active matrix displays. Arrays of such bipolar junction transistors are electrically connected to thin film switching transistors and provide high drive currents for passive devices such as organic light emitting diodes.
US09147712B2	Method and apparatus providing pixel array having automatic light control pixels and image capture pixels A pixel array uses two sets of pixels to provide accurate exposure control. One set of pixels provide continuous output signals for automatic light control (ALC) as the other set integrates and captures an image. ALC pixels allow monitoring of multiple pixels of an array to obtain sample data indicating the amount of light reaching the array, while allowing the other pixels to provide proper image data. A small percentage of the pixels in an array is replaced with ALC pixels and the array has two reset lines for each row; one line controls the reset for the image capture pixels while the other line controls the reset for the ALC pixels. In the columns, at least one extra control signal is used for the sampling of the reset level for the ALC pixels, which happens later than the sampling of the reset level for the image capture pixels.
US09147708B2	Solid-state image sensor and camera An image sensor including a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type that is arranged in a substrate, a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type that is arranged in the first semiconductor region to form a charge accumulation region. The second semiconductor region includes a plurality of portions arranged in a direction along a surface of the substrate. A potential barrier is formed between the plurality of portions. The second semiconductor region is wholly depleted by expansion of a depletion region from the first semiconductor region to the second semiconductor region. A finally-depleted portion to be finally depleted, of the second semiconductor region, is depleted by the expansion of the depletion region from a portion of the first semiconductor region, located in a lateral direction of the finally-depleted portion.
US09147705B2	Image pickup unit and electronic apparatus A solid-state image pickup unit includes substrate; a red pixel including a red charge storage section; a blue pixel including a blue charge storage section; and a green pixel including a plurality of green charge storage sections, the red charge storage section and the blue charge storage section being provided in the substrate. Then, the plurality of green charge storage sections are arranged in the substrate along a thickness direction of the substrate.
US09147700B2	Manufacturing method of array substrate A manufacturing method of an array substrate includes following steps. A first photolithography process is performed to form a gate electrode on a substrate. A gate insulating layer is formed to cover the substrate and the gate electrode. A second photolithography process is performed to form a patterned semiconductor layer and a patterned etching stop layer. A semiconductor layer and an etching stop layer are successively formed on the gate insulating layer, and a second patterned photoresist is formed on the etching stop layer. The etching stop layer uncovered by the second patterned photoresist is removed. The semiconductor layer uncovered by the second patterned photoresist is removed for forming the patterned semiconductor on the gate insulating layer. A patterned etching stop layer is formed on the patterned semiconductor layer by etching the second patterned photoresist and the etching stop layer.
US09147698B2	Display device and controlling method thereof A conventional setting voltage was a value with an estimated margin of a characteristic change of a light emitting element. Therefore, a voltage between the source and drain of a driver transistor Vds had to be set high (Vds≧Vgs−VTh+a). This caused high heat generation and power consumption because a voltage applied to the light emitting element. The invention is characterized by feedbacking a change in a current value in accordance with the deterioration of a light emitting element and a power source voltage controller which modifies a setting voltage. Namely, according to the invention, the setting voltage is to be set in the vicinity of the boundary (critical part) between a saturation region and a linear region, and a voltage margin for the deterioration is not required particularly for an initial setting voltage.
US09147696B2	Devices and methods of forming finFETs with self aligned fin formation Devices and methods for forming semiconductor devices with FinFETs are provided. One method includes, for instance: obtaining an intermediate semiconductor device with a substrate and at least one shallow trench isolation region; depositing a hard mask layer over the intermediate semiconductor device; etching the hard mask layer to form at least one fin hard mask; and depositing at least one sacrificial gate structure over the at least one fin hard mask and at least a portion of the substrate. One intermediate semiconductor device includes, for instance: a substrate with at least one shallow trench isolation region; at least one fin hard mask over the substrate; at least one sacrificial gate structure over the at least one fin hard mask; at least one spacer disposed on the at least one sacrificial gate structure; and at least one pFET region and at least one nFET region grown into the substrate.
US09147694B2	Density gradient cell array One or more techniques or systems for mitigating density gradients between two or more regions of cells are provided herein. In some embodiments, an array of cells is associated with a dummy region. For example, the array of cells includes an array of gates and an array of OD regions. In some embodiments, the array of gates includes a first set of gates associated with a first gate dimension and a second set of gates associated with a second gate dimension. In some embodiments, the array of OD regions includes a first set of OD regions associated with a first OD dimension and a second set of OD regions associated with a second OD dimension. In this manner, at least one of a pattern density, gate density, or OD density is customized to a region associated with active cells, thus mitigating density gradients between respective regions.
US09147692B2	Method for forming separate narrow lines, method for fabricating memory structure, and product thereof A method for forming separate narrow lines is described. A target layer is formed over a substrate. Base patterns are formed over the target layer. Target line patterns and connection patterns between the ends of the target line patterns are formed as spacers on the sidewalls of the base patterns. The base patterns are removed. The target line patterns and the connection patterns are transferred to the target layer to form target lines and connection segments between the ends of the target lines. At least a portion of each connection segment is removed to disconnect the target lines while other area of the substrate is subjected to a patterned removal treatment.
US09147691B2	Multi-tiered semiconductor devices and associated methods Methods of fabricating multi-tiered semiconductor devices are described, along with apparatus and systems that include them. In one such method, a first dielectric is formed, and a second dielectric is formed in contact with the first dielectric. A channel is formed through the first dielectric and the second dielectric with a first etch chemistry, a void is formed in the first dielectric with a second etch chemistry, and a device is formed at least partially in the void in the first dielectric. Additional embodiments are also described.
US09147688B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same An embodiment of a compound semiconductor device includes: a first lower electrode; a first insulating film over the first lower electrode; a first upper electrode over the first insulating film; a second lower electrode separate from the first lower electrode; a second insulating film over the second lower electrode; a third insulating film over the second insulating film; and a second upper electrode over on the third insulating film. A thickness of the first insulating film is substantially the same as a thickness of the third insulating film, a contour of the third insulating film in planar view is outside a contour of the second insulating film in planar view, and a contour of the second upper electrode in planar view is inside the contour of the second insulating film in planar view.
US09147685B2	Semiconductor memory devices including support patterns A capacitor dielectric can be between the storage node and the electrode layer. A supporting pattern can be connected to the storage node, where the supporting pattern can include at least one first pattern and at least one second pattern layered on one another, where the first pattern can include a material having an etch selectivity with respect to the second pattern.
US09147683B2	CMOS transistors including gate spacers of the same thickness A dielectric material layer is deposited on gate structures of first and second semiconductor material portions. The dielectric material layer is anisotropically etched to form a first gate spacer on a first semiconductor material portion, while being protected above the second semiconductor material portion. After formation of first raised active regions on the first semiconductor material portion, a dielectric stack of a dielectric oxide liner and a dielectric nitride liner is formed. The dielectric stack is removed over the second semiconductor material portion and a second gate spacer is formed on the second semiconductor material portion, while the dielectric stack protects the first raised active regions. A second gate spacer is formed by anisotropically etching the dielectric material layer over the second semiconductor material portion. The first and second gate spacers have the same composition and thickness. Second raised active regions can be formed on the second semiconductor material portion.
US09147681B2	Electronic systems having substantially vertical semiconductor structures An electronic system has first and second substantially vertical semiconductor structures. A first string of series-coupled first memory cells is adjacent to the first semiconductor structure, and a second string of series-coupled second memory cells is adjacent to the second semiconductor structure.
US09147679B2	Method of semiconductor integrated circuit fabrication A method of fabricating a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) is disclosed. The method includes receiving a semiconductor device, patterning a first hard mask to form a first recess in a high-resistor (Hi-R) stack, removing the first hard mask, forming a second recess in the Hi-R stack, forming a second hard mask in the second recess in the Hi-R stack. A HR can then be formed in the semiconductor substrate by the second hard mask and a gate trench etch.
US09147676B2	SCRs with checker board layouts An Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) protection circuit includes a plurality of groups of p-type heavily doped semiconductor strips (p+ strips) and a plurality of groups of n-type heavily doped semiconductor strips (n+ strips) forming an array having a plurality of rows and columns. In each of the rows and the columns, the plurality of groups of p+ strips and the plurality of groups of n+ strips are allocated in an alternating layout. The ESD protection circuit further includes a plurality of gate stacks, each including a first edge aligned to an edge of a group in the plurality of groups of p+ strips, and a second edge aligned to an edge of a group in the plurality of groups of n+ strips.
US09147673B2	Semiconductor power converter and method of manufacturing the same According to one embodiment, a semiconductor power converter includes first and second electrical conductors opposed to each other, first and second semiconductor elements joined to a first joint surface of the first electrical conductor, first and second convex electrical conductors joined to the first and second semiconductor elements, a junction joined to the first and second convex electrical conductors and a second joint surface of the second electrical conductor, power terminals, signal terminals, and an envelope sealing the constituent members. The envelope includes a flat bottom surface which extends perpendicular to the semiconductor elements and in which first and second bottom surfaces of the electrical conductors are exposed.
US09147670B2	Functional spacer for SIP and methods for forming the same A device includes a spacer, which includes a recess extending from a top surface of the spacer into the spacer, and a conductive feature including a first portion and a second portion continuously connected to the first portion. The first portion extends into the recess. The second portion is on the top surface of the spacer. A die is attached to the spacer, and a lower portion of the first die extends into the recess.
US09147668B2	Method for fabricating semiconductor structure A method for fabricating a semiconductor structure is disclosed. First, an interposer is disposed on a carrier. The carrier has a base body and a bonding layer bonded to the base body. The interposer has opposite first and second sides and the first side has a plurality of conductive elements. The interposer is disposed on the carrier with the first side bonded to the bonding layer and the conductive elements embedded in the bonding layer. Then, at least a semiconductor element is disposed on the second side of the interposer. As such, the semiconductor element and the interposer form a semiconductor structure. Since the conductive elements are embedded in the bonding layer instead of the base body, the present invention eliminates the need to form concave portions in the base body for receiving the conductive elements. Therefore, the method of the present invention is applicable to interposers of different specifications.
US09147662B1	Integrated circuit packaging system with fiber-less substrate and method of manufacture thereof An integrated circuit packaging system including: a fiber-less organic substrate including: a first dielectric layer, a first metal layer on the first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer and the first metal layer, and an interconnect via plated on the first metal layer and the second dielectric layer; an integrated circuit mounted over the second dielectric layer; and an integrated circuit interconnect between the integrated circuit and the interconnect via.
US09147660B2	Chip to package interface In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip disposed within an encapsulant, and a first coil disposed in the semiconductor chip. A dielectric layer is disposed above the encapsulant and the semiconductor chip. A second coil is disposed above the dielectric layer. The first coil is magnetically coupled to the second coil.
US09147652B2	Layout structure of standard cell, standard cell library, and layout structure of semiconductor integrated circuit In a layout structure of a standard cell including off transistors 126, 127 unnecessary for logic operation of a circuit, dummy via contacts 116, 117 are disposed on impurity diffusion regions 103, 106 of the off transistors 126, 127, respectively. Dummy metal interconnects 122, 123 are connected to the dummy via contacts 116, 117, respectively. Thus, variations in the density of via contacts, which are one of causes lowering the production yield of semiconductor integrated circuits, is reduced, improving manufacturing defects of the via contacts.
US09147650B2	Semiconductor device, method for manufacturing semiconductor device, and electronic apparatus There is provided a semiconductor device, including a semiconductor substrate, an interlayer insulating layer formed on the semiconductor substrate, a bonding electrode formed on a surface of the interlayer insulating layer, and a metal film which covers an entire surface of a bonding surface including the interlayer insulating layer and the bonding electrode.
US09147640B2	Semiconductor devices having back side bonding structures Semiconductor devices are provided including an internal circuit on a front side of a substrate, the substrate defining a through-silicon via (TSV) structure extending vertically therein; a back side insulating layer on a back side of the substrate; and a back side bonding structure on the back side insulating layer. The TSV structure includes a front side end on a front side of the substrate and contacts the internal circuit and a back side end extending toward a back side of the substrate. The back side bonding structure includes a back side bonding interconnection portion on the back side insulating layer defining a back side bonding via hole therein and a back side bonding via plug portion in the contact plug hole in the back side insulating layer connected to a back side end of the TSV structure.
US09147639B2	Semiconductor dies having opposing sides with different reflectivity A method of processing semiconductor dies is provided. Each semiconductor die has a first side with one or more terminals, a second side opposite the first side and sidewalls extending between the first and the second sides. The semiconductor dies are processed by placing the semiconductor dies on a support substrate so that the first side of each semiconductor die faces the support substrate and the second side faces away from the support substrate. A coating is applied to the semiconductor dies placed on the support substrate. The coating has a lower reflectivity than the first side of the semiconductor dies. The coating covers the second side and at least a region of the sidewalls nearest the second side of each semiconductor die. The semiconductor dies are removed from the support substrate after applying the coating for further processing as loose dies such as taping.
US09147636B2	Method for verifying the alignment between integrated electronic devices A method includes communicatively coupling first and second integrated electronic devices together through a plurality of reference capacitors, transmitting a plurality of transmission reference signals on transmission reference electrodes of the plurality of reference capacitors, receiving coupling signals on reception reference electrodes of the plurality of reference capacitors, amplifying said coupling signals, generating a plurality of reception reference signals, generating a plurality of reception control signals as a function of the plurality of reception reference signals, and detecting a possible misalignment between said first and second integrated electronic devices based on the plurality of reception control signals.
US09147634B2	Semiconductor device, and on-board power conversion device Provided is a semiconductor device capable of improving heat-radiating performance of a heating element. The semiconductor device of the present invention includes: a heating element (1); a heat-radiating member (2) including an element contact portion (2a) which is held surface contact with a mounting surface (1e); a first pressing member (3) and a second pressing member (4) held in contact with the heating element (1); and a fixation screw (6) for fixing the first pressing member (3) to the heat-radiating member (2) through a through hole (3c) formed through the first pressing member (3). The first pressing member (3) and the second pressing member (4) each include an inclined surface formed so that a component force of an axial force of a tightening force of the fixation screw (6) is generated in a vertical direction with respect to the mounting surface (1e).
US09147631B2	Semiconductor power device having a heat sink A semiconductor device includes an electrically conducting carrier having a mounting surface. The semiconductor device further includes a metal block having a first surface facing the electrically conducting carrier and a second surface facing away from the electrically conducting carrier. A semiconductor power chip is disposed over the second surface of the metal block.
US09147626B2	Resin for transparent encapsulation material, and associated encapsulation material and electronic device A resin for an encapsulation material includes a first polysiloxane including hydrogen bound to silicon (Si—H) at its terminal end, and a second polysiloxane including an alkenyl group bound to silicon (Si-Vi) at its terminal end, wherein a ratio (Si—H/Si-Vi) of hydrogen bound to silicon (Si—H) in the first polysiloxane to the alkenyl group bound to silicon (Si-Vi) in the second polysiloxane is about 1 to about 1.
US09147620B2	Edge triggered calibration Circuitry for measuring a propagation delay in a circuit path. The circuitry includes a one-shot edge triggered element that can be connected in a loop with the circuit path. An edge signal propagating through the circuit path triggers the one-shot element to output a pulse. The pulse propagates around the loop, again triggering the one-shot element to produce a pulse, creating a repeating series of pulses. The period between these pulses is influenced by propagation time of an edge through the loop such that a difference in the period with the circuit path connected and not connected in the loop indicates propagation delay in the circuit path. Such circuitry can be configured to independently measure, and therefore calibrate for, propagation delays associated with rising and falling edges. Calibration to separately equalize propagation delays for rising and falling edges can increase the timing accuracy of an automatic test system.
US09147609B2	Through silicon via structure, method of formation, and integration in semiconductor substrate Various implementations of through silicon vias with pinched off regions are disclosed. A semiconductor substrate includes a plurality of the through silicon vias disposed in the substrate and extending from a top surface of the substrate to a bottom surface of the substrate. A conductive filler is disposed within each of the plurality of through silicon vias, each of the plurality of through silicon vias having a hollow center which reduces thermal stress in the semiconductor substrate. The plurality of through silicon vias also have pinched off regions at the bottom and/or the top portions of the through silicon vias, which prevent contamination during processing of the semiconductor substrate.
US09147608B2	Integrated circuit fabrication A method for defining patterns in an integrated circuit comprises defining a plurality of features in a first photoresist layer using photolithography over a first region of a substrate. The method further comprises using pitch multiplication to produce at least two features in a lower masking layer for each feature in the photoresist layer. The features in the lower masking layer include looped ends. The method further comprises covering with a second photoresist layer a second region of the substrate including the looped ends in the lower masking layer. The method further comprises etching a pattern of trenches in the substrate through the features in the lower masking layer without etching in the second region. The trenches have a trench width.
US09147607B1	Method of fabricating ultra short gate length thin film transistors using optical lithography A method is provided for fabricating an ultra short gate length thin film transistor. A plurality of layers is deposited on a substrate including a refractory metal and a first and second photosensitive material. The second material is sensitive to longer wavelength optical radiation than the first material and the first material is not soluble in chemicals used to develop or strip the second material. A source contact pattern is defined in the second material to mask the first photosensitive material. The first material is processed to produce an undercut of the first material with respect to the second material. A metal layer is deposited at a normal incidence on the second material and an exposed portion of the refractory metal. The second material is removed. Exposed portions of the refractory metal corresponding to the undercut of the first material are removed to form a gap in the refractory metal.
US09147606B2	ROM chip manufacturing structures An integrated circuit (IC) chip embodiment includes first and second ROM cells arranged in a same row of a ROM array. The first and second ROM cells include first portions of first and second gate structures, respectively. The IC chip further includes a strap cell disposed between the first and second ROM cells. The strap cell includes second portions of the first and second gate structures. The first gate structure is physically separated from the second gate structure.
US09147603B2	Polymer grafting for enhanced dielectric and interconnect material adhesion A microelectronic structure may include an interconnect structure, an amine functional reactive polymer layer grafted onto the interconnect structure, and a dielectric layer on the amine functional reactive polymer layer, wherein the dielectric layer is bonded to the polymer layer with an amine bond. In one embodiment, the interconnect structure may be fabricated from a copper containing material. In a further embodiment, the dielectric layer may comprise an oxygen functional reactive dielectric layer, such as an epoxy dielectric layer. In one method of fabricating the microelectronic structure, the amine functional reactive polymer layer may be grafted onto the interconnect structure by an initiated chemical vapor deposition process.
US09147602B2	Methods of making integrated circuits including air gaps around interconnect structures A method of making an integrated circuit includes forming an interconnect structure in an opening in a dielectric layer. The method further includes forming an air gap between the dielectric layer and the interconnect structure, where a first liner layer along a bottom portion of a sidewall of the opening of the dielectric layer is under the air gap, and a top portion of the first liner layer is below a lowest portion of the air gap.
US09147601B2	Method of forming via hole The present invention provides a method of forming via holes. First, a substrate is provided. A plurality of first areas is defined on the substrate. A dielectric layer and a blocking layer are formed on the substrate. A patterned layer is formed on the blocking layer such that a sidewall of the blocking layer is completely covered by the patterned layer. The patterned layer includes a plurality of holes arranged in a regular array wherein the area of the hole array is greater than those of the first areas. The blocking layer in the first areas is removed by using the patterned layer as a mask. Lastly, the dielectric layer is patterned to form at least a via hole in the dielectric layer in the first area.
US09147600B2	Packages for multiple semiconductor chips In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a semiconductor device has a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. Also, the substrate has a first hole. A plurality of leads is disposed over the first surface of the substrate and a die paddle is disposed in the first hole. Additionally, an encapsulant is disposed on the die paddle and the plurality of leads.
US09147596B2	Method for forming shallow trench isolation A method for forming shallow trench isolation (STI) structures includes using a hard mask, such as silicon nitride, in shallow trench etching and also as a polishing stop layer in planarizing the dielectric that fills the trenches. After the shallow trench is filled with the dielectric material and planarized, a top portion of the hard mask is removed, resulting in a top portion of the filled dielectric material to protrude above the remaining hard mask. The protruding dielectric is then treated in an oxygen plasma and annealed at a high temperature to form a densified oxide cap layer. The densified oxide layer can provide greater resistance to corrosion and can protect the shallow trench isolation structure during subsequent wet processing, such as DHF clean. Variations in the STI structures can be reduced and device performance improved.
US09147595B2	Semiconductor devices having buried metal silicide layers and methods of fabricating the same A semiconductor device includes a substrate and a plurality of active pillars disposed on the substrate and spaced apart from each other by trenches. Each of the active pillars includes a buried metal silicide pattern and an active region stacked on the buried metal silicide pattern, and the active region includes impurity junction regions.
US09147590B2	Dual scara arm A substrate transport apparatus having a drive section and a scara arm operably connected to the drive section to move the scara arm. The scara arm has an upper arm and at least one forearm. The forearm is movably mounted to the upper arm and capable of holding a substrate thereon. The upper arm is substantially rigid and is adjustable for changing a predetermined dimension of the upper arm.
US09147588B2	Substrate processing pallet with cooling A substrate processing pallet can cool a substrate. A substrate processing pallet can include a base member; an interface pad attachable to the base member, the interface pad having substantially the same coefficient of thermal expansion as the base member and adapted to facilitate cooling of the substrate; and a surface of the base member having features for aligning a substrate on the interface pad. A substrate processing pallet can also include a base member; an interface pad attachable to the base member; an electrostatic chuck for gripping the substrate during processing; an energy storage system for storing energy to sustain the electrostatic chuck at sufficient charge to sustain grip the substrate during processing; and a conduit for transporting gas to a backside of the substrate to facilitate cooling of the substrate.
US09147587B2	Interconnect substrate with embedded semiconductor device and built-in stopper and method of making the same The present invention relates to an interconnect substrate with an embedded device, a built-in stopper and dual build-up circuitries and a method of making the same. In accordance with one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the method includes: forming a stopper on a dielectric layer; mounting a semiconductor device on the dielectric layer using the stopper as a placement guide for the semiconductor device; attaching a stiffener to the dielectric layer; forming a first build-up circuitry and a second build-up circuitry that cover the semiconductor device, the stopper and the stiffener at both sides; and providing a plated through-hole that provides an electrical connection between the first and second build-up circuitries. Accordingly, the stopper can accurately confine the placement location of the semiconductor device and avoid the electrical connection failure between the semiconductor device and the build-up circuitry.
US09147586B2	Semiconductor package with connecting plate for internal connection A semiconductor package with connecting plate for internal connection comprise: a plurality of chips each having a plurality of contact areas on a top surface; one or more connecting plates having a plurality of electrically isolated connecting plate portions each connecting a contact area of the semiconductor chips. The method of making the semiconductor package includes the steps of connecting one or more connecting plates to a plurality of semiconductor chips, applying a molding material to encapsulate the chips and the connecting plates, separating a plurality of connecting plate portions of the connecting plates by shallow cutting through or by grinding.
US09147579B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and a semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device with an SON structure having a thick cavity inside a semiconductor substrate is disclosed. The method forms a plurality of trenches with a predetermined distance between adjacent trenches. Each trench has, at a middle portion between the trench top and bottom, an outwardly expanding sectional shape. High temperature annealing is conducted driving surface migration of silicon atoms in the surface region of the silicon substrate to close the top of the trench, resulting in formation of a plurality of small cavities composed of the trenches in the silicon substrate. Further high temperature annealing joins the plurality of small cavities to form a single cavity. Second opening width x2 at the middle portion ranges from 1.1 times to 1.5 times of first opening width x1 at the top of the trench. Aspect ratio of the trench is at least 8.
US09147576B2	Gate contact with vertical isolation from source-drain A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes forming a gate structure having a first conductive material above a semiconductor substrate, gate spacers on opposing sides of the first conductive material, and a first interlevel dielectric (ILD) layer surrounding the gate spacers and the first conductive material. An upper portion of the first conductive material is recessed. The gate spacers are recessed until a height of the gate spacers is less than a height of the gate structure. An isolation liner is deposited above the gate spacers and the first conductive material. A portion of the isolation liner is removed so that a top surface of the first conductive material is exposed. A second conductive material is deposited in a contact hole created above the first conductive material and the gate spacers to form a gate contact.
US09147574B2	Topography minimization of neutral layer overcoats in directed self-assembly applications A method is provided for patterning a layered substrate that includes loading a substrate into a coater-developer processing system; coating the substrate with a photoresist material layer; patterning the photoresist material layer to form a photoresist pattern; transferring the substrate to a deposition processing system; and depositing a neutral layer over the photoresist pattern and exposed portions of the substrate. The neutral layer can deposited using a gas cluster ion beam (GCIB) process, or an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process, which has minimal topography. The method may further include lifting off a portion of the neutral layer deposited over the photoresist pattern to expose a neutral layer template for subsequent directed self-assembly (DSA) patterning; depositing a DSA material layer over the neutral layer template; baking the DSA material layer to form a DSA pattern; and developing the DSA material layer to expose the final DSA pattern for subsequent feature etching.
US09147569B2	Electrode, and high-pressure discharge lamp comprising said electrode An electrode (1) for a high-pressure discharge lamp, having an electrode head (3) and an electrode rod (2), connected to electrode head (3) and defines a longitudinal axis (L). The electrode head (3) comprises a main section (4) on the same side as the electrode rod (2), an intermediate section (5) and an end section (9) on the opposite side from the electrode rod (2). The end surface of the end section (9) of the electrode head (3) is formed at least approximately semicircularly, and at least one subsection of the intermediate section (5) is cylindrically shaped. The extent (D2) of the cylindrical subsection of the intermediate section (5) in at least one direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis is greater than the diameter (D3) of the semicircular end surface of the end section (9), but less than the largest transverse extent (D1) of the main section.
US09147567B2	Method and apparatus for improved sensitivity in a mass spectrometer An ion source and an ion guide chamber are provided. The ion guide chamber having a gas flow, the gas flow having a longitudinal velocity and a transverse velocity. The ion guide chamber having an exit aperture and at least one ion guide. The at least one ion guide having an entrance end and an exit end with an exit cross-section wherein the exit cross-section is sized to be smaller in area than the entrance cross-section. The at least one ion guide having a plurality of elongated electrodes wherein a gap between the elongated electrodes and the shape of the elongated electrodes in the vicinity of the gap are essentially the same along the length of the at least one ion guide for confining the ions in the vicinity of the gap by a combination of the transverse velocity of the gas and the RF voltage.

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