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| US09233096B2 |
Method of providing an anti-ulcer treatment with extracts and isolated flavonoids from Euphorbia cuneata
The present invention relates to methods of isolating flavonoids from Euphorbia cuneata, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the flavonoids or the extracts or both of them for a use as anti-ulcer agent. The present invention further relates to a method of providing an anti-ulcer treatment to an animal in need thereof comprising administering to the animal a compound selected from 4′-methoxy-luteolin-7-O-rhamnoglucoside and aromadendrin. A method of providing an anti-ulcer treatment to an animal in need thereof comprising administering to the animal a compound selected from 4′-methoxy-luteolin-7-O-rhamnoglucoside and aromadendrin, in which the compound(s) are isolated from Euphorbia cuneata. |
| US09233094B2 |
Method of administering a cationic liposomal preparation
The present invention relates to the use of pharmaceutical preparations comprising paclitaxel for administration to a human patient in need thereof. |
| US09233092B2 |
Compositions and methods for inhibiting gastric acid secretion using derivatives of small dicarboxylic acids in combination with PPI
The present invention is related to novel oral compositions comprising an irreversible gastric H+/K+-ATPase proton pump inhibitor (PPI) as a gastric acid secretion inhibitor and one or more aliphatic carboxylic acid derivative molecules which activate parietal cells, wherein the derivatives possess delayed or sustained enhancement effect on the PPI activity compared to the non-derivatized acid molecules. The present invention further relates to a method of using such compositions to reduce gastric acid secretion in a mammal. |
| US09233089B2 |
Treatment of pulmonary hypertension with leukotriene inhibitors
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) can be prevented in persons susceptible to the diseases and PAH patients can be treated by administering an effective dose of a leukotriene inhibitor. Suitable inhibitors include leukotriene A4 hydrolase (LTA4H) inhibitors, leukotriene B4 receptor (BLT1/BLT2) antagonists, 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) inhibitors, and 5-lipoxygenase activating protein (FLAP) inhibitors. |
| US09233088B2 |
Use of glutamate, glutamate derivatives or metabolites, glutamate analogues or mixtures thereof for the manufacture of a composition for the treatment of osteoporosis
A method for obtaining improved bone quality in a vertebrate, including mammal and bird, the method comprising administering to a vertebrate, including mammal and bird, in a sufficient amount and/or at a sufficient rate to enable a desired effect, glutamate, glutamate derivatives or metabolites, glutamate analogues or mixtures thereof. Also contemplated is a method for modulating bone quality in a vertebrate, including mammal and bird, comprising administering to the vertebrate, including mammal and bird, in the need thereof, glutamate, glutamate derivatives or metabolites, glutamate analogues or mixtures thereof, for modulating the bone quality as well as a compositions for use in treatment. |
| US09233084B2 |
Calcium carbonate microstructures useful in encapsulation applications and a process for the preparation thereof
A facile method to synthesize stable calcium carbonate microstructures is demonstrated which allows in situ encapsulation of sensitive molecules like drugs. The methodology involves a macromolecular assembly of anionic polypeptide with cationic peptide oligomer to concurrently template and hold to stabilize the mineralized structure. The heterogeneously distributed mixture of anionic and cationic residues in the macromolecular assembly, similar to that is found in natural systems assists in recognizing and coassembling Ca2+ and CO32− ionic clusters, especially for formation of a disordered precursor phase such as amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) and further crystallization to form a metastable vaterite phase. The assembly also facilitates encapsulation of a guest molecule such as tetracycline at ambient conditions without affecting the mineralization process. The tetracycline-loaded microstructures show excellent antibacterial activities against many Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains and hence together with the fluorescence property of tetracycline and appropriate drug release profile, they can be used as multifunctional materials for therapeutic and imaging applications. |
| US09233082B2 |
Method for searching for malodor control agent, malodor control agent, and malodor control method
Provided are a method for searching for a malodor inhibitor by using the response of an olfactory receptor as an indicator; a method for inhibiting malodor based on the antagonism of olfactory receptors; and a malodor inhibitor. Disclosed are a method for searching for a malodor inhibitor, the method including: adding a test substance and a malodor-causing substance to any one olfactory receptor selected from the group consisting of OR51E1, OR2W1, OR10A6, OR51I2, and OR51L1, measuring the response of the olfactory receptor to the malodor-causing substance, identifying the test substance that suppresses the response of the olfactory receptor on the basis of the measured response, and selecting the identified test substance as a malodor inhibitor; an antagonist to any one olfactory receptor selected from the group consisting of OR51E1, OR2W1, OR10A6, OR51I2, and OR51L1; a method for inhibiting malodor using the antagonist. |
| US09233081B2 |
Fat-reducing agent
A fat-reducing agent includes a carotenoid-containing composition as an active ingredient, the carotenoid-containing composition including: a carotenoid component including at least one crystalline carotenoid, wherein at least 90% by mass of the crystalline carotenoid is in the non-crystalline state; and a (poly)glycerin fatty acid ester containing from 1 to 6 glycerin units and from 1 to 6 fatty acid units, and having at least one hydroxyl group in the glycerin units. |
| US09233080B2 |
Compositions and methods for the delivery of agents
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the delivery of cosmetics and medicants. In some embodiments, the invention relates to compositions comprising both hydrophobic and hydrophilic polymers. In preferred embodiments, the invention relates to the delivery of peptides, small molecules and other bioactive compounds using the compositions and methods disclosed herein. |
| US09233079B2 |
Method for producing nanocapsules in the absence of an organic solvent, and nanocapsules produced thereby
A method for preparing an aqueous suspension of nanocapsules comprising an oily core surrounded by a polymeric shell, comprises mixing first and second phases, wherein the first oily phase comprises a hydrophobic polymer, an oil or a mixture of oils, at least one active ingredient, and a surfactant TA1. The oily phase is brought to a temperature T1 higher than the melting point of the hydrophobic polymer, the hydrophobic polymer being miscible, at this temperature T1, with the mixture of the surfactant TA1 and the oil or mixture of oils, and the active ingredient being miscible, soluble or solubilized in the mixture of the surfactant TA1 and the oil or mixture of oils. The second polar phase comprises a hydrophilic polymer in the form of a hydrogel in an aqueous solution containing a surfactant TA2, to form the nanocapsules in an aqueous suspension. |
| US09233073B2 |
Tamper resistant solid oral dosage forms
Disclosed in certain embodiments is a solid oral dosage form comprising: (a) an inert tamper resistant core; and (b) a coating surrounding the core, the coating comprising an active agent. |
| US09233072B2 |
Adjuvant incorporation in immunonanotherapeutics
The present invention provides compositions and systems for delivery of nanocarriers to cells of the immune system. The invention provides nanocarriers capable of stimulating an immune response in T cells and/or in B cells. The invention provides nanocarriers that comprise an immunofeature surface and an immunostimulatory moiety. In some embodiments, the immunostimulatory moiety is an adjuvant. The invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising inventive nanocarriers. The present invention provides methods of designing, manufacturing, and using inventive nanocarriers and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. |
| US09233070B2 |
Biodegradable intravitreal tyrosine kinase implants
Biocompatible intraocular implants include a tyrosine kinase inhibitor and a biodegradable polymer that is effective to facilitate release of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor into the vitreous of an eye for an extended period of time. The therapeutic agents of the implants may be associated with a biodegradable polymer matrix, such as a matrix that is substantially free of a polyvinyl alcohol. The implants can be placed in an eye to treat or reduce the occurrence of one or more ocular conditions. |
| US09233066B2 |
Active formulations based on plant extracts; phytocosmetic and/or phytotherapeutic formulations comprising the same method for
Formulations with antibacterial and biofilm removing actions in which the formulations have at least one plant oil from a plant from the genus Protium, Guatteria, Cyperus in a suitable vehicle. |
| US09233065B2 |
Method for production of resin particle
Disclosed is a method for producing resin particles, which can impart a desired function to the surface of resin particles efficiently and simply. Also disclosed are resin particles produced by the method.The method produces resin particles by melting and mixing an acidic-group-containing thermoplastic resin or elastomer with filler particles and a water-soluble material to give a resin composition containing resin fine particles formed by the thermoplastic resin and the filler particles and dispersed in a matrix including the water-soluble material; and removing the matrix component from the resin composition, to give the resin particles. The resulting resin particles each include a core particle including the acidic-group-containing thermoplastic resin or elastomer, and the filler particles immobilized on the outside of the core particle. The acidic group is preferably carboxyl group or carboxylic anhydride group. |
| US09233064B2 |
Hair fixatives
Described are hair fixative compositions comprising an aqueous dispersion comprising an ethylene acrylic acid co-polymer, and optionally a metallocene catalyzed polyolefin. |
| US09233060B2 |
Coupler with 7-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline structure, dyeing composition comprising same, processes and uses
The invention relates to the use of specific heterocyclic couplers which are 7-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline derivatives of formula (I) for dyeing keratin fibers such as the hair in which formula (I): R1 to R6, Ra to Rc and X are as defined in the description. |
| US09233059B2 |
Oxidative dyeing composition
Present invention relates to an aqueous oxidizing composition with improved stability. The object of the present invention is an aqueous composition comprising at least one oxidizing agent, salicylic acid and/or its salts and either acetaminophen or oxyquinoline and/or its salts and having a pH between 1 and 5. |
| US09233056B2 |
Solid anti-sun composition based on lipophilic organic UV screening agent and aerogel particles of hydrophobic silica
The present invention thus relates to a solid composition, in particular in the form of a loose or compact powder, comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium: a) at least one pulverulent phase; b) at least one lipophilic organic UV screening agent characterized in that the pulverulent phase comprises at least aerogel particles of hydrophobic silica exhibiting a specific surface per unit of weight (SW) ranging from 200 to 1500 m2/g, preferably from 600 to 1200 m2/g and better still from 600 to 800 m2/g, and a size, expressed as volume-average diameter (D[0.5]), of less than 1500 μm and preferably ranging from 1 to 30 μm, more preferably from 5 to 25 μm, better still from 5 to 20 μm and even better still from 5 to 15 μm. It also relates to a cosmetic method for caring for and/or making up human keratinous substances, in particular the skin of the body or of the face or the hair, comprising at least the application, to the surface of the keratinous substance, of at least one composition as defined above. |
| US09233054B2 |
Dental fillers including a phosphorus-containing surface treatment, and compositions and methods thereof
The present application provides dental fillers, and methods of making and using dental fillers that include a treated surface that includes phosphorus and a divalent cation. Dental compositions including such dental fillers can be useful for delivering ions to the oral environment. |
| US09233048B2 |
Waterproof hand-held electric breast massager
A waterproof hand-held electric breast massager includes a casing, a driving motor, a power supply element and a massaging member. The sealing cover is disposed at one end of the tubal body and at least one a protrusion at another end of the tubal body. The bottom body further has a conductive sheet, and at least one a positioning slot around a hollow portion of the bottom body. When the positioning slot of the bottom body is aligned with the protrusion, the bottom body can be inserted into the tubal body. The driving motor is mounted in the tubal body, and the driving motor has a first and a second conductive parts. The first conductive part and the conductive sheet make contact with each other. The massaging member has a bowl-like shape and a lip with an elastic curved surface at a circumference edge such that the casing is disposed perpendicular with the lip of the massaging member. |
| US09233047B2 |
Independently adjusting multi-legged modular walker/cane assembly
A walker/cane assembly, multi-legged cane, and single-pointed cane may share common parts that may be easily connected and detached to allow a user to convert a walker/cane assembly to a multi-legged cane and/or a single-pointed cane. Accordingly, a user may use a single assembly that may be quickly and easily modified to meet the user's needs, such as his/her current balance or energy level. One or more folding mechanisms may be employed to allow the walker/cane assembly, or the frame forming a portion of the walker/cane assembly, to be easily collapsed and folded. This may allow a user to store the walker/cane assembly, or the frame portion of the assembly, in a smaller amount of space than the expanded walker/cane assembly or the frame portion of the assembly may otherwise occupy. |
| US09233044B2 |
Method of making coffins, sarcophagi, cinerary urns and the like
A coffin made of a wood material, rather than being painted or finished, is temporarily covered with an attractive removable film for display purposes. The film is removed and recycled before the coffin is cremated or buried. This minimizes environmental contamination during both construction of the coffin and its disposal. |
| US09233043B2 |
Femur support for a medical table
A femur support assembly attachable to a surgical table. The support assembly is comprised of a support plate, and an elongated rod reciprocally movable in a generally vertical direction relative to the support plate. An elongated support is mounted to the rod. The elongated support is rotatable about the rod and has a plurality of like apertures formed thereon. Each of the apertures defines a mounting position. A femur hook is provided having an end dimensioned to be received in one of the plurality of apertures. |
| US09233042B1 |
Surgical table guard
A device to protect surgical tables that incorporates a horizontal base and a vertical flange that meet creating a vertex, where the vertex may have a radius. The horizontal base is supported by at least one foot providing a stable platform for the surgical table guard. The vertical flange is spaced away from the vertical base of the surgical table providing adequate clearance to the vertical base to allow the vertical base to compress in normal operation. |
| US09233041B2 |
Compact and portable gynecological exam device
A compact, lightweight, and sturdy gynecological exam device which can be placed on a bed or other appropriate surfaces for healthcare practitioners to perform examinations. This gynecological exam device is designed to be folded into a compact “box-like” design for easy storage or transportation. When folded, this gynecological exam device is compact enough to fit into a luggage, preferably a standard carry-on luggage with wheels for air travel to remote areas or in-home services. This gynecological exam device has folding and sliding panels, adjustable footrests/stirrups, and adjustable headrest built into various sections of the exam table. These panels can be unfolded or slid into wider sections to accommodate patients of different sizes, heights, and weights. Further, some of these panels are to be used to ensure stability when placed on a soft surface, such as, a mattress, for safety reasons. This gynecological exam device has an adjustable back support for tilting the angle of the top section, and height adjusting mechanism to adjust the height of the lower section to ensure proper positioning of the patient for a safe, comfortable and accurate examination. This gynecological exam device can be laid flat as an exam bed or erected as an exam chair. |
| US09233032B2 |
Liquid-pervious sheet and method of making the same
The present invention aims to provide a liquid-pervious sheet suitable to be used as a liquid-pervious topsheet of a bodily fluid-absorbent wearing article. One surface 58 of both surfaces 57, 58 of a liquid-pervious sheet 11 is formed with crests 61 and troughs 62 extending in parallel to one another in a longitudinal direction A and alternate in a transverse direction B. The one surface 58 is additionally formed at least in the respective crests 61 with a series of compressed debosses 70. In the respective compressed debosses 70, thermoplastic synthetic fibers forming the liquid-pervious sheet 11 more densely gather together than in zones surrounding the respective compressed debosses 70 and thereby maintain initial fiber formation of the individual thermoplastic synthetic fibers. |
| US09233031B2 |
Disposable diaper
A disposable diaper utilizing graphics to visually confirm whether the waist elastics are properly cut or cut off. A disposable diaper has a skin-facing side and a non-skin-facing side defining front and rear waist members, and includes an inner sheet lying on the skin-facing side, an outer sheet lying on the non-skin-facing side, waist elastics interposed between the inner and outer sheets and extending under a potential contractility in a transverse direction of the front and rear waist members, front and rear inelastic regions in which none of the waist elastics is present and graphic sheets having graphics adapted to be visually recognized through the outer sheet. End portions of the waist elastics interposed between the graphic sheets and the outer sheet extend from the outside of the graphic sheets across opposite side edges of the respective graphic sheets into the respective graphic sheets. |
| US09233028B2 |
Medical dressings, systems, and methods with thermally-enhanced vapor transmissions
Wounds dressings, systems, and methods are presented that involve using a patient's body heat to enhance liquid removal from the wound dressing through a high-moisture-vapor-transmission-rate drape. Additional heat sources or devices, such as nano-antennas or electrical heating elements, may be added or used separately to enhance the removal liquid from the wound dressing. Other dressings, systems, and methods are presented herein. |
| US09233024B2 |
Method and apparatus for creating ocular surgical and relaxing incisions
A system and method of treating target tissue in a patient's eye, which includes generating a light beam, deflecting the light beam using a scanner to form first and second treatment patterns, delivering the first treatment pattern to the target tissue to form an incision that provides access to an eye chamber of the patient's eye, and delivering the second treatment pattern to the target tissue to form a relaxation incision along or near limbus tissue or along corneal tissue anterior to the limbus tissue of the patient's eye to reduce astigmatism thereof. |
| US09233014B2 |
Stent with support braces
A stent includes expandable rings formed from a plurality of interconnected struts. A plurality of bridges couple adjacent rings together. The bridges are connected to adjacent rings at first and second connection points, and a first brace element is disposed therebetween. The first connection point is circumferentially offset relative to the second connection point so that the bridge is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the stent. The first brace element of one bridge engages an adjacent bridge or a brace element of the adjacent bridge when the corresponding adjacent rings are in the contracted configuration thereby providing additional support and rigidity to the stent to lessen buckling of the stent during loading onto a delivery catheter or during deployment therefrom. |
| US09233013B2 |
Stent and method for the production of such a stent
A stent having a tubular lattice structure includes lattice elements, webs (10), and cells (11) delimited by the lattice elements. The lattice structure is transferred into a compressed state having a relatively smaller cross-sectional diameter and into an expanded state having a relatively larger cross-sectional diameter. Flexible contact elements (12) are associated with the lattice elements. The contact elements are adapted for transferring radial forces onto a vessel wall (20) and extending on the outer circumference of the lattice structure substantially in the longitudinal direction of each associated lattice element. The contact elements (12) are wider in each case than the associated lattice elements, at least in sections. |
| US09233012B2 |
Medical stent
In an embodiment, a stent is provided for use in blood vessels with blockage near or in a bifurcation. The stent includes a side aperture. The stent is inserted into one of the daughter branches of the bifurcation and positioned with the use of markers. The stent is then expanded so as to support the wall of the blood vessel while allowing the blood to continue to flow to both daughter branches. |
| US09233011B2 |
Systems and apparatuses for inserting an implant in intervertebral space
Systems and tools for inserting and securing an implant within the intervertebral space. An intervertebral disc implant with upper and lower bearing members with an articulation interface between the members for providing relative motion therebetween. The implant may be provided with various securing members for fixing the implant within the intervertebral space. A tool may be used to insert the implant, which includes a plurality of shiftable implant engaging members that are shiftable between non-engaging and engaging configurations to alternatively release or hold the implant. |
| US09233010B2 |
Spinal implant configured for lateral insertion
The embodiments provide a spinal implant that is configured for lateral insertion into a patient's intervertebral disc space. The spinal implant may have a body having a tapered anterior portion and one or more apertures. The tapered anterior portion allows for concomitant distraction of soft tissue during insertion of the implant. In addition, at least some of the apertures are designed to permit a predetermined amount of nutation by a fixation element. The fixations elements that allow nutation enable the fixation element to toggle from one position to another, for example, during subsidence of the implant in situ. |
| US09233007B2 |
Expandable self-anchoring interbody cage for orthopedic applications
The present invention is directed to an expandable spinal fusion intervertebral implant and a method for surgically implanting said implant that provides for maintaining and creating lordosis in the human spine that can be filled with biologics while in situ to encourage spinal fusion. A threaded rod that traverses an insertion/injection handle can be rotated to operate a screw within the interbody cage that displaces opposing vertical tapped sliding wedges, causing them to converge towards each other. Such contact causes the operation of a horizontal wedge that acts as a lift to expand the interbody cage to one of various dimensions in a preferred range. In its expanded height, the overall length of the interbody cage is maintained. At its desired expansion, the spinal fusion implant of the present invention is sized to fit within the disc space between two vertebral bodies and fill all voids left while the vertical and horizontal wedges operate within, due to the biologics being contained within the interbody cage. |
| US09233002B2 |
Systems and methods for tensioning ligaments and other soft tissues
Systems, methods and devices for tensioning posterior crucial ligaments during cruciate or bi-cruciate ligament-sparing arthroplasty. Non-limiting examples of such systems may include at least one series of tibial inserts of equal size; the at least one series of tibial inserts having at least one set of tibial inserts of equal thickness. The at least one set of tibial inserts of equal thickness may include at least two tibial inserts having different geometries in a posterior portion, the different geometries being configured to change the tension in the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL). The different geometries in the posterior portions of the tibial inserts are configured so as to allow the posterior cruciate ligament to be tensioned or loosened independently of the tibial insert thickness and/or size. By providing different posterior geometries for each insert within a set of a series, a surgeon may be provided with more flexibility in choosing an insert that satisfies stability requirements in a non-invasive manner. |
| US09232996B2 |
Prosthetic heart valve
A prosthetic heart valve having a stent, a plurality of leaflets positioned within the stent, and a suspension assembly coupled to the leaflets and the stent. The suspension assembly includes a central support structure that is spaced from the plurality of leaflets in the direction of blood flow. A plurality of elongate suspension members are secured to the central support structure, and at least one elongate suspension member is secured to each leaflet of the valve, thereby providing mechanical reinforcement for the leaflets. |
| US09232995B2 |
Valve prosthesis and method for delivery
In some embodiments, a valve prosthesis includes an inlet portion that is substantially s-shaped and configured to engage the floor of the outflow tract of the native heart atrium. In some embodiments, a valve prosthesis includes a chordae guiding element configured to reduce bending of the chordae to reduce stress on the chordae during the cardiac cycle. In some embodiments, a valve prosthesis includes a central portion having an hourglass shape configured to pinch a native annulus in order to provide axial fixation of the valve prosthesis within a valve site. In some embodiments, a valve prosthesis includes a frame having an outflow end that is flared to provide a gap between an outflow end of the frame and an outflow end of prosthetic leaflets when the prosthetic leaflets are fully opened. |
| US09232989B2 |
Lithium silicate glass ceramic and lithium silicate glass comprising a divalent metal oxide
Lithium silicate glass ceramics and glasses containing specific oxides of divalent elements are described which crystallize at low temperatures and are suitable in particular as dental materials. |
| US09232984B2 |
Real-time generation of three-dimensional ultrasound image using a two-dimensional ultrasound transducer in a robotic system
Systems and methods for performing robotically-assisted surgical procedures on a patient enable an image display device to provide an operator with auxiliary information related to the surgical procedure, in addition to providing an image of the surgical site itself. The systems and methods allow an operator to selectively access and reference auxiliary information on the image display device during the performance of a surgical procedure. |
| US09232983B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining the illumination beam dose in surgical field illumination
A method is disclosed for determining an illumination beam dose in surgical field illumination. Said method comprises the following steps: at least one actual illumination-relevant value is sensed; and an illumination beam dose is calculated from said sensed actual value. Sensing of the actual illumination-relevant value includes sensing of a value of at least one adjustable parameter of an illumination device. Furthermore, simulated dose characteristics associated with the adjustable parameter are selected, at least one simulated dose value is calculated taking into account the value of the adjustable parameter and the associated simulated dose characteristics, and the illumination beam dose is calculated taking into account the at least one simulated dose value. Also disclosed are an apparatus, a computer program product, and a surgical microscope for carrying out said method. |
| US09232979B2 |
Robotically controlled surgical instrument
A surgical tool is disclosed. The surgical tool has a tool mounting portion having a tool mounting housing, a tool mounting plate, and a coupler to couple a shaft assembly with an articulation section to the tool mounting portion. An articulation mechanism is located within the tool mounting portion and is configured to receive a proximal end of the shaft assembly to articulate the articulation section of the shaft assembly. An interface mechanically and electrically couples the tool mounting portion to a manipulator. |
| US09232977B1 |
Instrument guiding device
An instrument guiding device featuring a base having an aperture for a catheter; one or more legs disposed on the base; a first plate and a second plate each extending upwardly from the base perpendicularly to each other, the second plate is pivotally attached to the base; a guide component having an inner channel adapted to receive the catheter, the first end of the guide component is pivotally attached to the second plate, the guide component can be pivoted toward sides of the second plate; a first scale disposed on the first plate, a second scale disposed on the second plate; reference markers on the second plate and on the guide component; and a temporary attachment means for holding the second plate in place with respect to the first plate and for holding the guide component in place with respect to the second plate. |
| US09232976B2 |
Magnetic interference reducing surgical drape
A magnetic drape comprises a drape body made of a flexible material. The drape body has a panel portion having an undersurface adapted to be laid on an uneven body and a top surface, and a given thickness between the undersurface and the top surface. A plurality of magnet units are within the flexible material of the drape body, with each said magnet unit comprising a shielding material in the shape of a cup oriented to have a bottom wall facing toward the undersurface of the drape body, and a magnet received at least partially in the cup. The magnet comprises two or more sections arranged to expose opposite polarity on a top surface of the magnetic drape, with each said section having opposite polarities oriented vertically. |
| US09232974B2 |
Vessel sealer and divider for use with small trocars and cannulas
An endoscopic bipolar forceps includes a housing, a shaft affixed to the housing, and a pair of jaw members attached to a distal end of the shaft. The forceps also includes a drive assembly for moving one of the jaw members relative to the other jaw member from a first position to a second position for manipulating tissue. A movable handle is included which is rotatable about a pivot to force a drive flange of the movable handle into mechanical cooperation with the drive assembly to move the jaw members from the first position to the second position. The forceps is connected to a source of electrosurgical energy connected to each jaw member such that the jaw members are capable of conducting bipolar energy through tissue held therebetween. |
| US09232968B2 |
Polymeric pedicle rods and methods of manufacturing
A spinal pedicle rod comprising an internally reinforced polymeric core that is at least partially encased within at least one polymeric coating. A dynamic stabilization device for bones in which flexible rods are combined with a pair of dynamic anchoring devices comprising i) a shank for anchoring into a bone or a vertebra, ii) a head connected to the shank, iii) a receiving part for the head and iv) a mobile element acting on the head. |
| US09232965B2 |
Press-on link for surgical screws
A coupling assembly that is configured to couple a surgical screw to another coupling assembly and another surgical screw is disclosed. The coupling assembly comprises a body that includes a receptacle configured to receive a head portion of the surgical screw and hold the head portion through an interference fit. The body further includes either a female member, a male member, or both, the female member and the male member configured to mate with a female member and a male member of the another coupling assembly and thereby join the coupling assembly to the another coupling assembly. Embodiments of the coupling assembly provide for adjustment of the distance between the coupling assemblies, as well as misalignment of various axes of the coupling assembly relative to the surgical screw and the male member. Exemplary embodiments provide fewer parts, greater flexibility during the surgical implantation, and a smaller profile than previous coupling mechanisms. |
| US09232962B2 |
Apparatus for single port access
Medical devices, systems and methods are disclosed that serve to guide one or more medical devices through a port formed in bodily tissue to access a bodily cavity. One embodiment of the medical device includes a connection member, a rail, and a carrier. The connection member is structured for attachment to the port. The rail is attached to the connection member, and has a first portion extending distally through the port opening, and a second portion extending at an angle relative to the first portion. The carrier is structured to selectively connect to the first portion of the rail, and is slidable along the first and second portions of the rail. |
| US09232960B2 |
Minimally invasive devices for multi-fluid tissue ablation
Prostate treatment using fluid stream to resect prostate tissue, thereby relieving symptoms of conditions such as BPH, prostatitis, and prostatic carcinoma. A device having a fluid delivery element is positioned within a lumen of the urethra within the prostate. A fluid stream is directed outwardly from the fluid delivery element toward a wall of the urethral lumen. The fluid delivery element is moved to scan the fluid stream over the wall to remove a volume of tissue surrounding the lumen. The fluid may be combined with therapeutically active substances or with substances that increase resection efficiency. Fluid force may be adjusted to provide selective tissue resection such that soft tissue is removed while harder tissue is left undamaged. In order to gain a working space within the urethra, another fluid may be introduced to insufflate the urethra in the region of treatment. |
| US09232955B2 |
Methods and devices for installing standard and reverse shoulder implants
Surgical procedures, tools and implants are disclosed for both conventional and reverse shoulder implant surgeries. The improved procedures, tools and implants relate to humeral head resurfacing, humeral head resection for standard implants, humeral head resection for reverse shoulder implants, glenoid resurfacing for standard shoulder implants and glenoid resurfacing for reverse shoulder implants. 3D scans and x-rays are used to develop virtual models of the patient anatomy, identify patient specific landmarks for anchoring guide wire installation blocks, templates and drill guides. 3D scans are also used to design patient specific tools and implants for the shoulder implant procedures and to pre-operatively determine the appropriate inclination and retroversion angles. |
| US09232953B2 |
Cutting tool for bone, cartilage, and disk removal
A cutting tool for bone, cartilage, and disk removal includes a body with a first radial array of helical flutes formed along the body with a continuous radius in a first helical direction. The body has a second radial array of helical flutes formed along the body with a continuous radius in a second helical direction opposed to the first helical direction and intersecting the first array of helical flutes. Each helical flute forms a pair of spaced apart rake surfaces, which collectively perform a first and second cutting operations along a side of the body such that the intersecting rakes balance the cutting operation thereby minimizing axial loading of the cutting tool to permit bidirectional cutting while minimizing g inadvertent axial translation of the tool. |
| US09232950B2 |
Femoral orthopaedic surgical instruments for setting offset
A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments for use in a surgical procedure to prepare a patient's femur to receive an orthopedic prosthesis. The tools include guide tools, cutting tools, surgical blocks, and other orthopaedic surgical instruments configured to plan and guide the preparation of the patient's femur. A method of using the orthopaedic surgical instruments is also disclosed. |
| US09232949B2 |
Surgical sagittal saw with a drive assembly capable of displacing the attached blade in a crossed loop pattern
A saw for pivoting a blade in a sagittal plane. The saw includes a drive assembly with at least one drive member. The drive assembly is configured to both reciprocate the blade in the sagittal plane and to simultaneously pivot the blade around an axis that extends through the sagittal plane. The drive assembly is configured to reciprocate and pivot the blade at different frequencies. Consequently the teeth (186) of the blade travel in a loop pattern that crosses itself. |
| US09232947B2 |
Closure device and method
Devices and methods for treatment of prolapsed hemorrhoidal arteries is disclosed. The devices can identify the hemorrhoid and ligate the artery without causing significant pain or distension of the rectum. The artery can be identified with ultrasound. The ligation can be performed using energy and/or mechanical structures, such as clips or rubber bands. |
| US09232941B2 |
Tissue thickness compensator comprising a reservoir
In various embodiments, a tissue thickness compensator can comprise a compressible extracellular matrix and a bioabsorbable material dispersed within the extracellular matrix, wherein the bioapsorption of the bioabsorbable material is configured to leave behind channels in the extracellular matrix. The tissue thickness compensator can also comprise generation means for generating the ingrowth of tissue into the channels. In at least one embodiment, the tissue thickness compensator can comprise dissolvable wicking members which, when dissolved, can leave behind channels in the tissue thickness compensator. In certain embodiments, the tissue thickness compensator can comprise at least one rupturable capsule. |
| US09232940B2 |
Methods for repairing soft tissue using arthroscopic suture passing devices
A system for transdermal repair of soft tissue includes an instrument comprising a proximal actuator portion, a fixed needle having a lumen and extending distally from the proximal actuator portion, and a movable needle having a lumen and extending distally from the proximal actuator portion. The movable needle is movable axially between an advanced position and a retracted position relative to the proximal actuator portion. A suture needle is disposed within the lumen of one of the fixed and movable needles, and has a length of suture connected thereto. Needle graspers are disposed in the lumen of each needle, for securing the suture needle and assisting in the transfer of the suture needle from one needle to the other to complete a suture passing step. |
| US09232939B2 |
Flexible planar member for tissue fixation
A flexible fixation assembly including a flexible main body and a suture engagement portion of the flexible main body. The suture engagement portion is configured to cooperate with a suture to mate the suture with the flexible main body. The flexible main body is configured to flex outward against walls of a bone hole when implanted therein to retain both the flexible main body and the suture mated therewith within the bone hole. |
| US09232938B2 |
Method and apparatus for closing fissures in the annulus fibrosus
A method for closing a fissure in a region of tissue having an inner surface and an outer surface, the method comprising: providing at least a pair of transverse anchor components, each transverse anchor component being coupled to at least one flexible longitudinal fixation component having a longitudinal axis; placing the transverse anchor components relative to the inner surface of the tissue on both sides of the fissure such that an exposed end of a flexible longitudinal fixation component extends through the tissue and past the outer surface of the tissue on both sides of the fissure; applying axial tension to the exposed ends; and anchoring the exposed ends. |
| US09232936B2 |
Retractors
A retractor having an elongate portion with first and second parts each with adjacent pivotally connected segments pivotable from a first configuration to a second configuration, wherein in the second configurations the adjacent segments abut each other to inhibit further movement, at least one of the parts including a control whereby a force required to move the first part from the first configuration towards the second configuration is less than the force required to move the second part from the first configuration towards the second configuration, and an actuator arranged to urge the first and second parts from the first to the second configurations at the same time. |
| US09232933B2 |
Transformer-based multiplexer for ultrasound imaging system and method
A low-loss high-voltage multiplexer is implemented using a transformer that is connected to one transmitter, one receiver and transducer elements. At least one primary winding is magnetically coupled at least two secondary windings. For example, a first transducer element and a second transducer element are connected to the secondary windings of a multiplexer that multiplexes between these transducer elements via the secondary windings. The multiplexer also optionally switches between the transmitter and the receiver during the transmission and the reception. |
| US09232931B2 |
Ultrasound imaging device and method for clutter filtering
An ultrasound imaging device and method for clutter filtering is provided. The ultrasound imaging device provides logic for calculating signal characteristic values from an in-phase/quadrature-phase (I/Q) of an ultrasound signal reflected from an object and determining to remove a clutter element from the I/Q signal through comparison of the calculated signal characteristic values. Accordingly, the ultrasound imaging device provides a blood flow distribution of the object, more precisely visualized, to a user. |
| US09232923B2 |
X-ray imaging apparatus and X-ray image processing method
Disclosed herein is an X-ray imaging apparatus. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes at least one X-ray emitter which is configured to irradiate an object with X-rays at a plurality of X-ray emission positions, an X-ray detector which is configured to detect X-rays which are emitted by the X-ray emitter and to convert the detected X-rays into an electric signal, and an image processor which is configured to acquire a plurality of original X-ray images which respectively correspond to the X-ray emission positions from the generated electric signal and to estimate a virtual X-ray image which is acquirable at an X-ray emission position located between at least two of the plurality of X-ray emission positions, based on at least two of the original X-ray images. |
| US09232921B2 |
System and method for intracranial access and monitoring
A system and method for intracranial access is disclosed. In particular, a drill stop is shown providing a way to control the penetration of a drill bit as an access hole into the brain is being formed. Access to a desired location is achieved using a catheter guide device. Also disclosed is a mechanism by which multiple diagnostic and treatment devices can be placed at a desired location in brain tissue without the need for more than one access hole. A drainage catheter is disclosed with a mechanism to allow both drainage and to allow intracranial pressure measurement. |
| US09232916B2 |
Analyte monitoring devices
Novel membranes comprising various polymers containing heterocyclic nitrogen groups are described. These membranes are usefully employed in electrochemical sensors, such as amperometric biosensors. More particularly, these membranes effectively regulate a flux of analyte to a measurement electrode in an electrochemical sensor, thereby improving the functioning of the electrochemical sensor over a significant range of analyte concentrations. Electrochemical sensors equipped with such membranes are also described. |
| US09232915B2 |
Method and apparatus for deriving a health index for determining cardiovascular health
A method 1300 and apparatus for deriving a health index for determining cardiovascular health of a person is disclosed herein. In a described embodiment, the method 1300 includes (i) obtaining values of respiratory rate, Sp02 and heart rate from a PPG signal of the person at step 1304; (ii) assigning a score based on the values from a reference scoring system at step 1306; and (iii) deriving the health index based on the assigned scores at step 1308/1314. A method and device for obtaining the PPG signal at optimum pressure is also disclosed. |
| US09232913B2 |
Method and apparatus for measuring distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE) by means of frequency modulated stimuli
A method to reduce DPOAE fine structure in the measurement of DPOAE acoustic signals generated in the cochlea in response to two primary tones. |
| US09232908B2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and scanning-condition setting method
According to a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) apparatus, a scanning-parameter limit calculating unit creates examination information that represents scanning conditions for collection of magnetic resonance signal data based on scanning parameters set by an operator; a scanning-condition edit/scan positioning unit creates a time chart that indicates the type and a sequential execution order of an event to be executed when collecting magnetic resonance signal data based on the examination information created by the scanning-parameter limit calculating unit, and causes a time-chart display unit to display the created time chart. |
| US09232904B2 |
Electroencephalogram recording apparatus, hearing aid, electroencephalogram recording method, and program thereof
In an electroencephalogram recording apparatus: a classification section classifies a collected sound into one of categories concerning sound pressure; an accumulation determination section determines whether or not to record an electroencephalogram of a user based on whether a number of times of data accumulation has reached a target value for the category into which the sound is classified; and an accumulation section accumulates an electroencephalogram data and a sound data in association if the electroencephalogram data is determined to be recorded. A first value is designated as a target value for a first category into which sounds of an expected minimum value are classified. A second value is designated as a target value for a second category into which any sound having a sound pressure greater than the minimum value is classified. The accumulation determination section sets the first value to be equal to or greater than the second value. |
| US09232903B2 |
Systems and methods for interacting with an implantable medical device
An interactive implantable medical device system includes an implantable medical device and a network-enabled external device capable of bi-directional communication and interaction with the implantable medical device. The external device is programmed to interact with other similarly-enabled devices. The system facilitates improved patient care by eliminating unnecessary geographic limitations on implantable medical device interrogation and programming, and by allowing patients, physicians, and other users to access medical records, history, and information and to receive status and care-related alerts and messages anywhere there is access to a communications network. |
| US09232900B2 |
System and method for analyzing a patient status for congestive heart failure for use in automated patient care
A system and method for providing diagnosis and monitoring of congestive heart failure for use in automated patient care is described. At least one recorded physiological measure is compared to at least one other recorded physiological measure on a substantially regular basis to quantify a change in patient pathophysiological status for equivalent patient information. An absence, an onset, a progression, a regression, and a status quo of congestive heart failure is evaluated dependent upon the change in patient pathophysiological status. |
| US09232895B2 |
Method and system for automatic interpretation of computer tomography scan data
Disclosed is a method for interpreting image data that represents variations in density of matter inside a subject. A data processing system receives image data from a scan of a subject. The data processing system automatically discerns one or more bones, one or more arteries, and one or more organs of the subject, based at least in part on the image data. The data processing system may also automatically identify one or more of the discerned bones, arteries, and organs. The data processing system may also automatically determine a branch point of one of the one or more arteries of the subject. The data processing system may also produce output that depicts one or more of the identified bones, one or more of the identified arteries, one or more of the identified organs, and/or or the outer or inner margin of the body wall. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US09232890B2 |
Ophthalmologic apparatus and ophthalmologic imaging method
In order to prevent inaccurate position detection caused by overlapping between a position alignment index and an optic papilla of a fundus in position alignment between an eye to be inspected and an apparatus when a fundus image is photographically captured, an ophthalmologic apparatus includes: a projection unit configured to project a plurality of alignment indices onto an eye to be inspected; an optic papilla position detection unit configured to detect an optic papilla position of the eye to be inspected; and an alignment detection unit configured to detect a positional relation between the eye to be inspected and an apparatus main body from a reflection image of the alignment index, wherein the alignment detection unit performs alignment detection by selecting a reflection image of at least one of the reflection images of the plurality of alignment indices depending on the optic papilla position. |
| US09232889B2 |
Method and apparatus for ocular surface imaging
The invention provides apparatuses and methods for detecting corneal surface defects. The methods and/or an apparatus of the invention can be used to detect corneal surface diseases, such as dry eye. |
| US09232888B2 |
Optical tomographic imaging apparatus, image processing apparatus, and optical tomographic image display method
Provided is an optical tomographic imaging apparatus including: a tomographic image acquiring unit for acquiring a tomographic image of an eye of a patient; a scanning type two-dimensional image acquiring unit for acquiring a two-dimensional image of the eye; a patient information storage unit for storing images acquired by the tomographic image acquiring unit and the scanning type two-dimensional image acquiring unit together with patient information; and a display unit. The display unit performs a list display of patient information of at least one patient stored in the patient information storage unit. When one patient is selected from a patient group in the list display, at least one past acquired tomographic image and a two-dimensional image acquired substantially simultaneously with the tomographic image of the patient are displayed as thumbnail images in a list. An image parameter of the tomographic image displayed as the thumbnail image is changeable. |
| US09232887B2 |
Ophthalmic apparatus and ophthalmic method
An ophthalmic apparatus includes a fundus image acquisition unit which acquires a plurality of fundus images acquired by imaging fundus of a subject's eye at different times and at least one fundus image that is fewer than the plurality of fundus images and acquired by imaging fundus of the subject's eye at a different time from those for the plurality of fundus images, a unit which generates a new fundus image by averaging the plurality of fundus images, an extraction unit which extracts a feature region from the generated new fundus image, and a unit which tracks the fundus such that positions of a first polarization tomographic image of the fundus corresponding to the new fundus image and a second polarization tomographic image of the fundus corresponding to the at least one fundus image may be corrected based on the extracted feature region and the at least one fundus image. |
| US09232885B2 |
Method and device for detecting tumorous tissue in the gastrointestinal tract with the aid of an endocapsule
In a method and apparatus for detecting tumorous cell tissue in a gastrointestinal tract, electromagnetic radiation is emitted in a locally defined manner from an endoscope onto cell tissue and, after deactivation of the radiation, the decay of the inherent fluorescence intensity of the irradiated cell tissue, excited by the electromagnetic radiation, is detected, with temporal and spectral resolution and with a known scanning rate for at least one wavelength. From the intensity measurement values obtained in this manner, the difference autocorrelation function of the intensity decay is determined, from which a fractal dimension for the irradiated cell tissue is determined. The value of the fractal dimension is used to classify the irradiated cell tissue as to a degree to which the cell tissue is tumorous. |
| US09232882B2 |
Dishwasher controlling method with selective water supply
Dishwashers and methods of control for operation of dishwashers are disclosed. The dishwasher may include an upper rack in an upper portion of a washing compartment configured to receive small dishes, such as a cup having a small washing load, and a lower rack in a lower portion of the washing compartment for placing large dishes, such as a dinner bowl having a large washing load. The operation of the dishwasher can include wash and rinse cycles having a plurality of sub-cycles. During the sub-cycles, the upper and lower racks can be selectively sprayed with water and steam can be supplied to the washing compartment based on configured conditions, such as a water temperature or operation time being reached. The operation of the dishwasher can reduce excessive washing of dishes having small washing loads and reduce power consumption of the dishwasher. |
| US09232878B2 |
Upright type vacuum cleaner
The present invention relates to an upright type vacuum cleaner including a body having a changeable angle of disposition with respect to an objective surface to be cleaned, a suction nozzle coupled to the body to be movable along the objective surface to be cleaned, a supporting assembly provided under the body to seat the body thereon for supporting a load of the body and guiding movement of the body with respect to the objective surface to be cleaned, and a holding unit rotatably provided to the supporting assembly so as to be brought into contact with the body selectively for limiting rotation of the body to hold the body. |
| US09232873B2 |
Method for brewing a beverage
A brewing apparatus including a fluid reservoir having a first end and a second end. The brewing apparatus can include a lid portion configured to removably engage the first end of the fluid reservoir and a cartridge holder configured to removably engage the second end of the fluid reservoir. A spring-loaded plunger can slidably connect to the lid portion. |
| US09232870B2 |
Straw and lid equipped therewith
A straw includes a straw body, an air return flap and a retaining ring, both the air return flap and the retaining ring are provided on the straw body, and the retaining ring is located above the air return flap and spaced apart from the air return flap. A lid equipped with the straw includes a lid body and an inserting hole, the inserting hole is provided on the lid body and is used for passing the straw therethrough. The present application can achieve the effect of automatic air return, the structure of which is simple, the air return effect is better, and the straw and the lid functioning to air return is easy to clean after being disassembled. |
| US09232867B2 |
Pad structure
A pad structure contains a pad unit having a lateral gap formed along a peripheral side thereof. The pad unit has a first pad body and a second pad body which are at least partially spaced apart from each other by the lateral gap. The pad unit is used as a pillow and has two pad bodies for increasing support capability. In addition, the lateral gap between the two pad bodies can absorb a part of deformation. In other words, the two pad bodies flexibly expend and retract in the lateral gap so as to prevent the pad unit from depression and deformation and to well support a user's head. |
| US09232863B1 |
Support structure
Support structures which can be placed around the waist of a user, for example a mother nursing twins. A front member and a rear member cooperate to provide an openable enclosure which can first be placed around, and then closed around, the waist of the user. The front member provides a platform which is in front of the user and on which are placed one or more babies, or other items desired by the user. The platform has desired characteristics, for example a first surface which is horizontal and a second surface which is inclined towards the user. |
| US09232862B1 |
Portable folding table
A portable, folding table is described. The table includes a left panel, a middle panel, and a right panel and has an extended position in which the panels are substantially co-planar and a collapsed position in which the left and right panels fold between about 90 and about 180 degrees relative to the middle panel. The table optionally includes a handle attached to the front or rear side of the middle panel, legs attached to the left and right panels, and a motor to move the panels between the extended and collapsed positions. Optionally, the left or right panel includes a bottom flange that serves as a leg and further serves to hide the other panels when the table is in the collapsed position. The table is particularly suited for changing a child's diaper. |
| US09232856B2 |
Structural articulation joint for high density mobile carriage
A structural coupler for joining two storage racks of a mobile rack system. The coupler includes three separate components that are movable relative to each other to allow for relative movement between adjacent storage racks while providing the structural stability to prevent tipping of the storage racks. The coupler includes a coupling bracket that includes a pair of tabs that extend through open slots formed in a movement bracket and through receiving slots formed in a receiving bracket. A removable connector prevents separation of the coupler in the assembled condition while the size of the coupling tabs relative to the open slots allows the three components to move relative to each other. A series of individual couplers can be used along the height of the uprights that form part of each of the individual storage racks. |
| US09232851B2 |
Variable pitch mascara brush
A brush for applying mascara or the like, comprising an elongated core and a plurality of coating surfaces axially spaced along the elongated core, distributed around the core over a substantial portion of the length of the core extending from the distal end thereof. The coating surfaces are arranged in a plurality of rows forming turns of at least one helix extending lengthwise of the core and spaced laterally around the core periphery. The axial distance between consecutive rows of coating surfaces varies longitudinally along the core. |
| US09232850B2 |
Combination tool carrier and carrier securing lanyard
A tool carrier for attaching to a user's belt or a user's harness includes a rear wall having an upper wall portion, a tool holder disposed on a front wall surface of the rear wall, a tool carrier safety lanyard removably connected to the front wall surface, the safety lanyard having a lanyard first end and a closed loop formed in a lanyard second end, an elongated first attachment member fixedly secured to a rear wall surface of the upper wall portion at a pair of spaced-apart first and second attachment locations thereon and defining a closed loop therebetween, and a first flexible strip forming an openable strip loop when a first strip end mates with a second strip end after being positioned through the closed loop of the elongated first attachment member. |
| US09232841B1 |
Hair clip with elastic fastener
A hair clip includes two hinged clip bodies and an elastic fastener. Each clip body includes a press portion with a through-hole therein. Each clip body further includes a clamp portion extending from the press portion and having a recess in an outer surface thereof. The elastic fastener includes two spaced end portions and a central portion between the end portions. The end portions of the elastic fastener respectively penetrate the through-holes in the press portions of the clip bodies and are engaged in the recesses in the clamp portions for positioning. The elastic fastener has a roughly elliptic cross section which contributes to service life of the hair clip. |
| US09232839B2 |
Curling iron apparatus with releasable clamp
A hair curling apparatus includes a handle, a barrel depending from the handle, and dimensioned to accommodate a lock of hair wrapped thereabout and a clamp releasably mounted relative to one of the barrel or the handle. The clamp includes a spoon which is adapted to move relative to the one of the barrel or the handle between a closed position and an open position. The spoon engages the lock of hair when in the closed position. The curling iron apparatus has both clamp and clampless capabilities, thus providing the user with styling flexibility. |
| US09232838B2 |
Ring cover
A ring cover for accessorizing and/or protecting a ring worn on an individual's finger includes a protective band configured to encircle a ring. The protective band may have an aperture. The aperture may be configured to allow a user to display and/or pass a protruding center stone or other ornamentation of a ring therethrough. |
| US09232833B2 |
Double locking buckle
Disclosed is a double locking buckle. The double locking buckle includes a plug member having a pair of lock arms and a locking rod provided between the lock arms and a socket member having locking parts in a chamber with which the lock arms are locked. A locking unit is provided at the front end of the locking rod, and the socket member is provided at the center thereof with a guide groove coupled with the locking road and a locking protrusion coupled with the locking unit. |
| US09232830B2 |
Ventilation system for an article of footwear
A ventilation system for an article of footwear is disclosed. The ventilation system may be configured to direct air from outside the article of footwear to the inside of the article of footwear. The ventilation system may include a sole layer and a sockliner configured to lie on top of the sole layer. One or more paths may be formed within the sole layer to provide a pumping mechanism during the normal course of providing cushioning for the user. The paths may be activated by forefoot or heel based pressure to force air from the exterior of the article of footwear to a sockliner directly above the sole layer. An air inlet extending through a sidewall of the sole layer may allow outside air to enter the path within the sole layer. An opening in the sockliner may allow air inside the path to enter inside the article of footwear. |
| US09232828B2 |
Article of footwear with customizable stiffness
An article of footwear with customizable stiffness is provided. The article of footwear in the form of a snowboard boot is provided with stiffness elements that are inserted within retaining enclosures disposed on either side of an inner liner of the snowboard boot. Depending on the level of stiffness of the stiffener element, or lack thereof, different flex profiles having varying degrees of stiffness are available to the wearer to customize the stiffness of the snowboard boot when secured within a binding. A kit of parts is also disclosed that includes a pair of boots and two sets of interchangeable stiffener inserts to allow a wearer to customize the stiffness of the boots as desired. |
| US09232824B2 |
Impact diverting mechanism
An impact diverting mechanism having a top layer and a bottom layer is provided. The two layers are connected such that the top layer is configured to move in relation to the bottom layer when impacted, and therefore is able to divert impact and reduce rotational and linear acceleration on the bottom layer. The impact diverting mechanism may be attached to, or configured to attach to, an object in need of protection, such as a helmet. |
| US09232820B2 |
High speed object inserter and related methods
An apparatus for inserting one or more objects into a filter component of a tobacco rod includes a storage apparatus that stores a plurality of the objects, each object having a predetermined volume; an inserter wheel that receives the objects stored in the storage apparatus, and inserts the objects into a band of filter material, the inserter wheel having an outer periphery with a plurality of pockets defined in the outer periphery and distributed about the outer periphery. Each pocket has a shape configured to support one of the objects with between about one quarter and about one half of the volume of the object received in the pocket. The remainder of the volume of the object protrudes from the pocket above the outer periphery of the inserter wheel. A method of inserting one or more objects into a filter component of a tobacco rod is also described. |
| US09232818B1 |
User friendly cigarette manufacturing machine
A cigarette assembly machine that accepts loose tobacco and cigarette blanks that include a filter and an empty tobacco holding portion and produces cigarettes. The machine includes a tobacco plug forming mechanism, adapted to accept loose tobacco and form it into a plug of tobacco in the shape of the tobacco holding portion; a cigarette blank accepting and holding mechanism, adapted to hold the cigarette blank, so that the empty tobacco holding portion is facing the tobacco plug forming mechanism; a shaft aligned to the accepting and holding mechanism; and a two-stroke shaft moving assembly, adapted to move the shaft through a first stroke, which pushes the tobacco plug into the tobacco holding portion to create a cigarette, and through a second stroke that moves the cigarette out of the cigarette blank accepting and holding mechanism. |
| US09232815B2 |
Blood lactate range targets and nutritional formulations and protocols to support patients
Systems, techniques and methods for estimating the metabolic state or flux, e.g., the body energy state (“BES”) of a patient, are disclosed. The BES provides a deep insight into the nutritional needs of the patient, thus allowing for a sort of exquisite glycemic control with regard to the patient. The invention discloses systems and methods for estimating fractional gluconeogenesis. The invention also discloses systems and methods for estimating and targeting patient blood lactate concentration, both as a target itself and as an intermediate step to estimating and targeting patient fractional gluconeogenesis glucose production. Nutritional support methods and formulations are also disclosed. The invention is suitable for any sort of patient, including those who are injured, such as with traumatic brain injury, ill, or have other conditions that stress the metabolic system. |
| US09232812B2 |
Apparatus and method for hydrolysis of a protein containing raw material and application of the resulting hydrolysis products
Apparatus and methods for hydrolyzing protein-containing raw material into water soluble protein and other products. The apparatuses and methods comprise an optional collection or processing stage in which protein-containing raw material, such as fish or animal carcasses from food production plants, are collected and optionally processed. The raw material is then reacted with one or more enzymes to hydrolyze the protein present, after which the one or more enzymes are inactivated and the components separated. The processes and apparatuses, which can be run as a batch processes or, advantageously as a continuous processes, can yield water soluble protein, oils, bone meal and other products that have utility as food or food additives. |
| US09232811B2 |
Particles of aerated ice confection products for frozen ice drinks
A process for preparing aerated ice confection particles by manufacturing an aerated ice confection in a mass; further freezing the mass cryogenically to a temperature close to the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the aerated ice confection to form a aerated frozen mass, and comminuting the frozen mass to aerated ice confection particles with a high surface area to volume ratio. These particles can be used for a variety of purposes but preferably are used for forming frozen ice drinks in a simple, rapid and convenient manner. This is particularly useful when a single serving of such drinks is desired as no special equipment to make the drink is required. The invention also relates to packaging for the aerated ice confection particles and methods of making frozen ice drinks from the aerated ice confection particles. |
| US09232803B2 |
Control of AAD dicot volunteers in monocot crops
The subject invention relates in part to the control of AAD-12 dicot volunteers in fields planted with monocot crops such as corn. The dicots can include soybeans and cotton. |
| US09232802B2 |
Method for thinning fruit
The present invention relates to a method for thinning fruit by using the active substance metamitron and corresponding metamitron-containing fruit thinning formulations. |
| US09232799B2 |
N-[(het)arylethyl)] pyrazole(thio)carboxamides and their heterosubstituted analogues
The present invention relates to fungicidal N-[(het)arylethyl)] pyrazolecarboxamide or thiocarboxamide and their heterosubstituted analogues, their process of preparation and intermediate compounds for their preparation, their use as fungicides, particularly in the form of fungicidal compositions and methods for the control of phytopathogenic fungi of plants using these compounds or their compositions. |
| US09232796B2 |
Herbicidal compositions comprising 4-amino-3-chloro-5-fluoro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl) pyridine-2-carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof and acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) inhibitors
Provided herein are synergistic herbicidal compositions containing (a) a compound of formula (I): 4-amino-3-chloro-5-fluoro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof, or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof and (b) an ACCase inhibitor, including, e.g., clethodim, clodinafop-propargyl, cyhalofop-R-butyl, diclofop-methyl, fenoxaprop-Pethyl, fluazifop-P-butyl, haloxyfop-R-methyl, metamifop, pinoxaden, profoxydim quizalofop-P-ethyl, sethoxydim and tralkoxydim, provide synergistic weed control of undesirable vegetation in rice, cereals, wheat, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, com/maize, sugarcane, sunflower, oilseed rape, canola, sugar beet, soybean, cotton, pineapple, pastures, grasslands, range-lands, fallowland, turf, tree and vine orchards, aquatics, plantation crops, vegetables, industrial vegetation management (IVM) or rights of way (ROW). |
| US09232795B2 |
Herbicidal compositions comprising 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl) pyridine-2-carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof and flurtamone
Provided herein are herbicidal compositions and methods employing combinations of (a) a compound of formula (I): or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof and (b) flurtamone. In certain embodiments the combinations include flufenacet or diflufenican as a third herbicidally active component. |
| US09232793B2 |
Methods of inhibiting microbial growth using deoxyaldohexoses
The present invention relates to the use of an alkyl glycoside or of a mixture of at least two alkyl glycosides as agent intended for inhibiting microbial growth, in particular in a cosmetic, pharmaceutical or food composition. |
| US09232792B2 |
Method for promoting plant growth
Disclosed is a method for promoting the growth of a plant, comprising treating the plant with an effective amount of a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein any one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 represents a trifluoromethyl group, and the others represent a hydrogen atom, or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof. |
| US09232788B2 |
Fumigation methods
Fumigant compositions including hexafluoropropene or 1,1,3,3,3-pentafluoropropene, and methods of preparing such compositions, are provided herein. The fumigant compositions may be suitable for use as soil fumigant compositions and structural fumigant compositions against a variety of undesirable species such as weeds, nematodes, pathogens, animals and insects. The fumigant compositions also have low toxicity and low Global Warming Potential. |
| US09232784B2 |
Methods and compositions to modify the immunogenicity of a vascularized organ or tissue
Disclosed herein is an RGD-enriched solubilized extracellular matrix composition derived from endothelial cell culture that can be used to modify the immunogenicity or thrombogenicity of an organ intended for transplant. The RGD-enriched solubilized extracellular matrix composition is applied to the lumen of the vasculature of the organ, thereby placing a barrier between the antigens on the lumenal surfaces of the transplanted organ and the blood of the recipient. |
| US09232780B2 |
Apparatus for injecting soil treatments
Apparatus for injecting soil treatment into soil includes a manifold head having at least one high pressure nozzle for injecting the soil treatment into the soil and a handle having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis. The handle comprises an upper portion having two spaced-apart tubular shafts and a lower portion having two spaced-apart tubular shafts. The tubular shafts of the lower portion are connected to the tubular shafts of the upper portion. |
| US09232776B2 |
Humanized IL-7 rodents
Genetically modified non-human animals comprising a human or humanized interleukin-7 (IL-7) gene. Cells, embryos, and non-human animals comprising a human or humanized IL-7 gene. Rodents that express human or humanized IL-7 protein. Genetically modified mice that comprise a human or humanized IL-7-encoding gene in their germline, wherein the human or humanized IL-7-encoding gene is under control of endogenous mouse IL-7 regulatory sequences. |
| US09232774B2 |
Polymer reinforced wooden hives
A polymer reinforced wooden hive can comprise a wooden hive box built with joints and having an exterior surface, and interior surface, and at least one rim for receiving a hive top or a hive bottom. A continuous polymeric coating is applied to the exterior surface and the rim, but not to the interior surface. The continuous polymeric coating can provide mechanical reinforcement to the joints, strengthening the wooden hive box. Hive tops and hive bottoms can also be included as part of the polymer reinforced wooden hives, and can likewise be coated with a continuous polymeric coating. |
| US09232771B2 |
Secondary restraint assembly
A secondary restraint assembly is provided as a means on maintaining control of a leash in the event of a sudden pull or movement to said leash. The secondary restraint assembly accomplishes this by being attached to a user's forearm and unobtrusively engaging the leash. The secondary restraint assembly utilizes a harness assembly to attach to the user's forearm. The harness assembly utilizes adjustable straps to secure itself to the forearm and serves as a mounting point for a harness plate. The harness plate contains an insert coupler that joins an insert plate to the harness assembly. The user couples an extended strap to the insert plate and joins the other end to the leash. With the leash secured to the extended strap, and the extended strap secured to the harness assembly through the insert plate, the secondary restraint assembly enables a user to maintain control of said leash. |
| US09232769B1 |
Method and apparatus for automatically dispensing wet pet food
An automatic wet pet food dispenser and method are provided. The dispenser includes a cutting surface onto which at least one sealed container of wet pet food is securable. A cutting blade is contactable with and movable with respect to the container placed on the cutting surface to thereby cut open the container. When the blade cuts open the container, the wet pet food inside the container falls out. A container shaking mechanism shakes the container to facilitate the wet pet food falling out of the cut open container without substantially moving the container from the cutting surface. A logic and timing module is provided to enable programming of the dispenser in advance, and a communication module is provided to enable the dispenser to receive commands remotely from a pet owner and send messages to the pet owner confirming successful food deployment and eating. |
| US09232768B2 |
Volume based automatic animal watering system
An automatic animal watering system has a manifold for transporting drinking water, a controlled volume dispenser in the manifold for receiving a volume of drinking water, an inlet valve, and an outlet valve. A plurality of drinking valve assemblies is provided in fluid communication with the manifold between the inlet and outlet valves. A fluid sensor, capable of responding to changes in one or both of the water volume and pressure, is provided in the manifold between the inlet and outlet valves. The volume of drinking water available to the drinking valve assemblies can be regulated as a function of time to limit maximum potential leakage. The system also includes a controller receiving signals from the fluid sensor and generating a response to changes in the monitored water volume or pressure, thereby limiting potential water leakage in the system. |
| US09232765B2 |
Animal litter, process for preparing animal litter and method of removal of animal waste
An animal litter, process for preparing the animal litter and a method for removal of animal waste using the animal litter are provided. The animal litter generally includes at least about 10 weight % finely ground pine wood powder. Further the animal litter includes a lubricant and a cohesiveness agent. The animal litter is in the form of discrete plural particles which tend to agglomerate when wetted. |
| US09232761B2 |
Soybean variety 01051996
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01051996. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01051996. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01051996 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01051996 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US09232759B2 |
Soybean variety 01046909
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01046909. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01046909. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01046909 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01046909 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US09232758B2 |
Soybean variety 01046904
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01046904. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01046904. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01046904 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01046904 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US09232753B2 |
Soybean variety 01045746
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01045746. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01045746. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01045746 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01045746 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US09232751B2 |
Soybean variety 01045662
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01045662. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01045662. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01045662 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01045662 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US09232749B2 |
Soybean variety 01045635
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01045635. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01045635. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01045635 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01045635 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US09232743B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH292573
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH292573. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH292573, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH292573 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH292573. |
| US09232742B2 |
Soybean cultivar S130055
A soybean cultivar designated S130055 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S130055, to the plants of soybean cultivar S130055, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S130055, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S130055. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S130055. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S130055, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S130055 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US09232741B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH631775
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH631775. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH631775, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH631775 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH631775. |
| US09232740B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH840240
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH840240. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH840240, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH840240 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH840240. |
| US09232738B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH409138
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH409138. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH409138, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH409138 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH409138. |
| US09232736B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH810147
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH810147. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH810147, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH810147 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH810147. |
| US09232734B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH664189
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH664189. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH664189, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH664189 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH664189. |
| US09232722B1 |
Maize hybrid X05D944
A novel maize variety designated X05D944 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 X05D944 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X05D944 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X05D944, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X05D944. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X05D944. |
| US09232720B1 |
Maize inbred PH1V70
A novel maize variety designated PH1V70 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1V70 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1V70 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH1V70 or a locus conversion of PH1V70 with another maize variety. |
| US09232718B1 |
Maize inbred PH1V6W
A novel maize variety designated PH1V6W and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1V6W with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1V6W through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH1V6W or a locus conversion of PH1V6W with another maize variety. |
| US09232715B1 |
Soybean variety SCH2378
Disclosed is the seed of a novel soybean variety, designated SCH2378, a sample of which is deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-122187. Also disclosed are plants, or parts thereof, grown from the seed of the variety, plants having the morphological and physiological characteristics of the SCH2378 variety, and methods of using the plant or parts thereof in a soybean breeding program. |
| US09232713B2 |
Soybean variety A1035917
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1035917. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1035917. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1035917 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1035917 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US09232712B2 |
Soybean variety A1035727
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1035727. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1035727. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1035727 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1035727 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US09232710B2 |
Soybean variety 01045710
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01045710. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01045710. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01045710 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01045710 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US09232709B2 |
Soybean variety 01045692
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01045692. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01045692. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01045692 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01045692 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US09232708B2 |
Soybean variety 01045691
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01045691. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01045691. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01045691 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01045691 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US09232697B2 |
Bale forming apparatus and method with a rear housing part pivotal about at least 90 degrees
A bale forming apparatus and a bale forming method for forming cylindrical bales of material are provided. An intake device conveys material through an outlet into a bale forming chamber which is surrounded by a bale forming mechanism and which is situated adjacent to the outlet. A front housing part and a rear housing part are adapted for being connected with each other to form a bale forming housing. The rear housing part together with a bale on a bale carrying member can be pivoted with respect to the front housing part around an angle of at least 90 degrees. The rear housing part can be pivoted from a bale receiving position into a bale ejecting position where the bale is ejected. |
| US09232695B1 |
Round bale mover
A bale hauler for mounting on a front end loader with the bale hauler having forwardly extending bale teeth which are freely pivotally movable between first and second positions. In the first position, the bale teeth extend forwardly in a horizontal manner from the main frame of the bale hauler. In the second position, the bale teeth extend forwardly and upwardly from the main frame of the bale hauler to enable the bale teeth to be withdrawn from a stacked bale without moving the stacked bale. |
| US09237685B2 |
Lightweight audio system for automotive applications and method
A lightweight radio/CD player for vehicular application is virtually “fastenerless” and includes a case and frontal interface formed of polymer based material that is molded to provide details to accept audio devices such as playback mechanisms (if desired) and radio receivers, as well as the circuit boards required for electrical control and display. The case and frontal interface are of composite structure, including an insert molded electrically conductive wire mesh screen that has been pre-formed to contour with the molding operation. The wire mesh provides EMC, RFI, BCI and ESD shielding and grounding of the circuit boards via exposed wire mesh pads and adjacent ground clips. The PCB architecture integrally forms a resilient beam portion adjacent an edge thereof carrying a grounding pad. The major components and subassemblies are self-fixturing during the final assembly process and self-interconnect by integral guide and connection features effecting “slide lock” and “snap lock” self-interconnection. |
| US09237684B2 |
Measurement transmitter
A measurement transmitter for providing a measured value to a control system, comprising: a sensor having a transducer for outputting a primary signal dependent on the measured value; a first electronic circuit for processing the primary signal to an intermediate signal; a second electronic circuit for processing the intermediate signal to a signal representing the measured value, wherein the second electronic circuit has a signal output for outputting the signal to connection lines; a housing arrangement having a metal material, wherein the first electronic circuit has at least a first circuit carrier, and the second electronic circuit has at least a second circuit carrier, and wherein the first and second electronic circuits are positioned in the housing arrangement spaced from one another. Electrically conducting shielding and high frequency filters for protecting against HF disturbances, which can get into the housing arrangement via the connection lines. The electrically conducting shielding and the high frequency filters are arranged between the first and second circuit carriers. |
| US09237678B2 |
Cooling device that uses three fluids to cool electronics
A cooling device for electric equipment includes a cooling unit for cooling inverter elements. Cooling unit includes a heat mass which has a surface provided with the inverter elements and a back surface arranged on a back side of surface to form a heat mass inner tank arranged between the surface and the back surface and transfers heat generated at the inverter elements, a fin portion which is provided on the back surface and radiates heat transferred through the heat mass, air-conditioner coolant pipelines which are provided on the surface and form a coolant passage through which a coolant for vehicle cabin air-conditioning flows, and a water pump which supplies and discharges coolant water to and from the heat mass inner tank. With such a configuration, a cooling device for electric equipment which is excellent in cooling efficiency is provided. |
| US09237675B2 |
Cooling unit, electronic apparatus, and guide member
Cooling is performed efficiently by constituting: a fan which is provided with an outlet; a heatsink which is provided with an inlet with a larger size than that of the outlet of the fan in a height direction and through the interior of which an airflow generated by the fan passes; and a guide member which is disposed between the fan and the heatsink and which is configured to guide the airflow to an outer surface of the heatsink. |
| US09237670B2 |
Socket interposer and computer system using the socket
Exemplary embodiments include a socket interposer having a first plurality of connectors, at least one of on-board memory socket and a memory. The first plurality of connectors is configured to fit with a first form factor of a memory socket on a server board. The at least one on-board memory socket includes at least a second plurality of connectors and has a second form factor configured for a memory module having a first memory type. The memory has a second memory type different from the first memory type of the memory module. |
| US09237668B2 |
Electronic component package and piezoelectric resonator device
In an electronic-component package made up of a laminated-ceramic, cavity-forming base and an electroconductive lid that is hermetically bonded to the base by a heat-melting sealant, contamination of electromagnetic-interference-reducing grounding metallization lines by melted sealant is prevented. A wall-portion grounding metallization line partially embedded in an enclosing wall portion of the base, and partially exposed to the package cavity, electrically connects lid, when sealant-bonded to the wall portion of the base, with a grounding external terminal on the base exterior. An electronic-component grounding metallization line exposed in the bottom of the base is connected to the grounding external terminal. A connecting portion that joins the wall-portion and electronic-component grounding metallization lines is disposed between laminations of the bottom and wall portions of the base, where the connecting portion is unexposed to the package cavity. |
| US09237663B2 |
Methods and apparatus for mitigating arc flash incident energy in motor control devices
Industrial motor control apparatus and techniques are presented for mitigating incident energy associated with an internal arcing. Interior enclosure surfaces and/or surfaces of electrical components are provided with textures and/or coatings which may be non-reflective with respect to visible and/or infrared light in order to redirect or absorb incident energy associated with internal arcing conditions. The electrical components are also arranged so as to substantially minimize the percentage of back wall exposure, and filler material and/or tile structures may be mounted within the enclosure, which may be non-reflective and/or have textured surfaces or coating layers to mitigate incident arcing energy. In addition, baffles or barriers may be provided within the enclosure to redirect or absorb incident energy from internal arcing. |
| US09237658B2 |
Strongly coupled inorganic-graphene hybrid materials, apparatuses, systems and methods
Nanocarbon-based materials are provided in connection with various devices and methods of manufacturing. As consistent with one or more embodiments, an apparatus includes a nanocarbon structure having inorganic particles covalently bonded thereto. The resulting hybrid structure functions as a circuit node such as an electrode terminal. In various embodiments, the hybrid structure includes two or more electrodes, at least one of which including the nanocarbon structure with inorganic particles covalently bonded thereto. |
| US09237656B2 |
Method of manufacturing multi-layer wiring board
Embodiments of the presently-disclosed subject matter include a first laminated structure in which at least one conductor layer and at least one resin insulating layer are alternately formed is formed on a supporting substrate, and a core substrate is formed so as to come into contact with the conductor layer which is the uppermost layer of the first laminated structure. Then, laser light is emitted to the core substrate to form a through hole and a metal layer is formed in the through hole. Then, a second laminated structure including at least one conductor layer and at least one resin insulating layer is formed on the core substrate. At that time, the thickness of the conductor layer which is the uppermost layer of the first laminated structure is greater than that of the other conductor layers. |
| US09237654B2 |
Electronic component embedded substrate
An electronic component embedded substrate is disclosed. The electronic component embedded substrate in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a core substrate having a cavity formed therein; a plurality of electronic components embedded in the cavity and arranged in a predetermined format; and a plurality of dielectric spacers interposed in between the plurality of electronic components that are adjacent to one another in the cavity. |
| US09237653B2 |
Electronic circuit apparatus
For an electronic circuit apparatus including a shunt resistor, provided is a measure for improving the heat dissipation performance of the shunt resistor. The shunt resistor includes electrodes at both ends. One of the two electrodes is connected to a surface-mounting pattern on which the shunt resistor is surface-mounted. A current-generating-side pattern and a current-receiving-side pattern are arranged separately from the surface-mounting pattern. The current-generating-side pattern and the surface-mounting pattern are connected together via a connection member which creates a space between itself and a substrate. |
| US09237650B2 |
Forming of an electric connection of the via type
A method and an electronic component including: a substrate including at least a hole at least partially going through a thickness of the substrate; an electrically conducting element positioned in the hole and configured to form an electric connection through the hole, wherein the electrically conducting element includes an electrically conducting and self-supporting pillar with a height oriented according to the thickness of the substrate; and a space between at least a part of the wall of the hole and a part of a peripheral wall of the pillar. |
| US09237646B2 |
Electrical and thermal conductive thin film with double layer structure provided as a one-dimensional nanomaterial network with graphene/graphene oxide coating
A conductive thin film device includes a substrate and a thin film structure applied to the substrate. The thin film structure is applied as a first layer and forms a one-dimensional nanomaterial networked layer deposited on the substrate. A coating layer overlays the one-dimensional nanomaterial networked layer and can be made from graphene or graphene oxide. The coating layer at least partially covers the nanomaterial networked layer, thereby forming the device as a double-layer structure. |
| US09237642B2 |
Methods for adjusting the position of a main coil in a cyclotron
The invention concerns methods for adjusting the position of a main coil assembly in a cyclotron with respect to a median plane (M) and/or to a central axis (Z) of the cyclotron. |
| US09237641B2 |
Accelerating structure
The present invention provides an accelerating structure capable of increasing a degree of vacuum at a middle part inside the accelerating structure while confining an alternating electric field to the inside. An accelerating structure 1 is formed of a plurality of annular discs 2 and 3 serially connected into a cylindrical shape. At least one of the discs 3 disposed at a middle part of the accelerating structure 1 includes: a choke structure formed by a choke filter 7; and a vacuum port 8 opened in an outer circumferential surface of the disc on an outer circumferential side radially outward from the choke structure, and the vacuum port 8 is connected to an external exhaust device. |
| US09237638B2 |
Plasma processing apparatus and substrate processing method
A microwave supply unit 20 of a plasma processing apparatus 11 includes a stub member 51 configured to be extensible from the outer conductor 33 toward the inner conductor 32. The stub member 51 serves as a distance varying device for varying a distance in the radial direction between a part of the outer surface 36 of the inner conductor 32 and a facing member facing the part of the outer surface of the inner conductor 32 in the radial direction, i.e., the cooling plate protrusion 47. The stub member 51 includes a rod-shaped member 52 supported at the outer conductor 33 and configured to be extended in the radial direction; and a screw 53 as a moving distance adjusting member for adjusting a moving distance of the rod-shaped member 52 in the radial direction. |
| US09237637B2 |
Method for forming and stabilizing printed conductors on a flexible substrate
A method for forming printed conductors on a flexible substrate is disclosed. Initially, an inorganic matrix precursor is printed onto a flexible substrate. The inorganic precursor is then cured with a light pulse to form a porous inorganic matrix thin film. A polymer is subsequently infused into the porous inorganic matrix thin film to form a polymer infused inorganic matrix thin film. |
| US09237634B2 |
Light guiding system and a method for controlling the same
According to the present invention, a light guidance system for adapted illumination in emergency or power cut situations is provided, wherein the light guidance system is connected to an auxiliary power supply system (101) and comprises at least one light unit (103) adapted to emit light for illuminating surroundings and a control unit adapted to increase a light level of the light unit (103) according to a presence signal indicating the presence of a person, wherein the increasing of the light level is adjusted to enable a mandatory lighting period and a mandatory light level by considering a power value of the auxiliary power supply system (101). |
| US09237631B2 |
Light emitting chip and light emitting device having the same
A light emitting chip operating under a DC power supply is provided. The light emitting chip includes a substrate and a plurality of light emitting elements. The light emitting elements are arranged on the substrate, and have the same or different area sizes. The light emitting elements are driven by a single driving voltage or sectionally driven by a plurality of driving voltages. |
| US09237630B2 |
Planar light emitting device and front film
A planar light emitting device includes a light-emitting element having a light-transmitting substrate on one side; and a front film in contact with the light-emitting element on the side of the light-transmitting substrate, the front film includes at least three layers including a substrate film and particle-containing resin layers on both surfaces of the substrate film; wherein the resin layer (a first particle-containing layer) on the light incidence side of the front film contains 1 to 50% by weight of the particles and the resin layer (a second particle-containing layer) on the light exiting side of the front film contains 20 to 80% by weight of the particles. |
| US09237624B2 |
LED driver with compensation of thermally induced color drift
A circuit arrangement includes a number of light emitting diodes emitting light of different colors arranged adjacent to each other for additive color mixing to provide a desired color. A temperature sensing circuit is configured to provide a temperature signal representing temperature(s) of the light emitting diodes. Current sources are configured to provide the light emitting diodes with respective load currents in accordance with corresponding control signals received by the current sources. First and second modulator units are configured to generate the control signals which are modulated such that a time average value of each control signal corresponds to the value of a corresponding input signal of the respective sigma-delta modulator. A calibration circuit is configured to provide the input signals dependent on a color signal defining the desired color and dependent on the temperature signal. |
| US09237621B1 |
Current control circuit and method for floating IC driven buck-boost converter
A buck-boost LED driver circuit is provided with floating IC driving control. A DC power supply is provided with first and second inputs, the second input coupled to a mains ground. A PFC switching circuit is coupled to the first input and operable to drive an LED load. A current sensor is coupled to the switching circuit and configured to provide feedback signals representative of current through the LED load, and a dimming control circuit is coupled to the mains circuit ground and effectively superposes an external dimming control signal with the load feedback signal. A PFC controller is configured to provide driver signals to a switching element based on the superposed dimming and load feedback signals as compared to an internal reference. Each of the switching element, the current sensor and the controller are commonly coupled to a floating circuit ground. |
| US09237611B2 |
Housing assembly for electronic display
A housing assembly for an electronic display including a housing having a top surface, a bottom surface, a rim, and an opening, where the opening is bounded by the rim; and a lens having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a ridge, where the ridge is integral with and extends upwardly from the top surface of the lens forming a space, and where the bottom surface of the housing rests upon the top surface of the lens, and the housing matingly engages the lens, such that the ridge of the lens protrudes upwardly through the opening of the housing. The housing and the lens are convexly-shaped and the bottom surface of the lens is secured to a tubular-shaped member. The housing assembly further includes at least one electronic display disposed within the space formed by the ridge of the lens. |
| US09237607B2 |
Textile system for producing heat
A textile system for producing heat comprises a panel of heating textile, the heating textile comprising a non-woven three-dimensional network of non-electrically conductive fibers and strands of electrically conductive fibers consolidated therewith. Electrodes are conductively connected to the panel of heating textile at opposite ends. A circuit is formed at least by the panel of heating textile and the electrodes, the circuit being adapted to be connected to a power source to heat the heating textile. |
| US09237603B2 |
Apparatus and method for changing operation mode of dual mode terminal
Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for changing an operation mode of a dual mode terminal by synchronizing a radio frequency identification (RFID) system with a terminal RFID reader and/or a terminal TFID tag. The RFID system includes an RFID tag and/or an RFID reader is installed in a specific area, or in a predetermined area or an entrance/exit of a building provided with a WiFi service. The terminal RFID reader and/or the terminal RFID tag are installed in the dual mode terminal providing a WiFi service and a mobile communication service. Accordingly, the present invention provides advantages of saving power consumption and improving user convenience. |
| US09237599B2 |
Controller in bidirectional adhoc network radio communication
The invention describes a controller for data processing in bidirectional adhoc-network radio communication with a computation unit for data processing and ports for data input and data output. The computation unit is set up to process the data according to the ITS standard, wherein the data processing is limited to processing steps of the ITS Facility layer, which performs content-oriented evaluation and/or conditioning of the data which are received or need to be sent by means of the bidirectional adhoc-network radio communication, and a first wideband communication port is provided at least for receiving the data from an ITS communication unit for the purpose of bidirectional adhoc-network radio communication. |
| US09237597B2 |
Frame padding for wireless communications
Systems and techniques relating to wireless communications are described. A described technique includes generating a physical frame and causing a transmission of the physical frame to the wireless communication device. The physical frame includes (i) one or more medium access control data units that encapsulate data for a wireless communication device, (ii) a medium access control layer pad that includes one or more padding delimiters, and (iii) a physical layer pad, wherein a length of the medium access control layer pad and a length of the physical layer pad are based on the physical frame. The one or more padding delimiters can include an end-of-frame flag to inform the wireless communication device to stop receiving a remaining portion of the physical frame. |
| US09237596B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing power control by terminal in wireless communication system using multiple carriers
The present invention relates to a terminal in a wireless communication system that supports multiple carriers, the terminal comprising: a receiving module that receives, from a base station, control information which indicates whether to operate hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process-based multiple carriers; and a process that controls to allow the multiple carriers to be received in a section at which a particular HARQ process indicated in the control information is activated. |
| US09237594B2 |
Method for processing exceptional case of establishing default bearer in mobile communication system and device therefor
There are provided a method for processing an exceptional case of establishing a default bearer and a device therefor in order to solve a problem in that a user equipment cannot actually receive an IP service by accessing a packet network while failing in establishing the default bearer in a mobile communication system. A method for processing an exceptional case of establishing a default bearer in a mobility management entity includes: receiving a network attachment request from a user equipment; transmitting a network attachment acceptance including an activation request of the default bearer to the user equipment in response to the network attachment request; and cancelling a network attachment procedure when a completion response to the activation request of the default bearer is not received from the user equipment within a predetermined time. |
| US09237591B2 |
Techniques enabling use of a Wi-Fi direct services (WFDS) application services platform (ASP) for layer 2 services
Techniques are disclosed for using a WI-FI Direct Services (WFDS) Application Services Platform (ASP) for Layer 2 services, by extending a definition of a session in WFDS to include non-IP sessions as well. Techniques are further disclosed for operating an application services platform coordination protocol (ASP-CP) directly over a media access control (MAC) layer. |
| US09237590B2 |
Inter-device session connectivity enhancement
Devices and methods are provided for managing device-to-device (D2D) communications session in a wireless-enabled communication environment. A first client node comprises a database containing location and ID information associated with a plurality of second client nodes. The location information in the database is updated as individual second client nodes change their location. As the location information is updated, it is processed by the first client node to determine the distance between it and an individual second client node. If the distance between the first client node and the individual second client node is within a viable D2D communications range, then the user of the first client node is notified that a D2D communications session can be initiate with the individual second client node. |
| US09237588B2 |
Method for transmitting uplink data, and base station and terminal supporting the same in mobile communication system
Provided are a method for transmitting uplink data by a terminal in a mobile communication system, the method comprising: when data to be transmitted to uplink is generated in an idle mode, transmitting a ranging request message including at least one of a group identifier allocated to each terminal group to which the terminal belongs, an offline transmission indicator indicating transmission of uplink data in a state in which the terminal is not connected to a network, and uplink data, to a base station; and receiving a ranging response message confirming that the uplink data has been successfully transmitted, from the base station. |
| US09237583B2 |
Resource availability for PDSCH in relay backhaul transmissions
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for indicating (e.g., by a donor base station) resources available for physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmissions from a base station is provided. Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for determining (e.g., by a relay node or UE) resources available for physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmissions from a base station. |
| US09237579B2 |
Data transmitting method using power detection, and device thereof
The present invention relates to a data transmitting method using power detection of an adjacent channel. The method comprises detecting power for a selected channel; determining an occupancy state of the channel by comparing the detected power with a threshold power; detecting power for a channel adjacent to the channel if the channel is in an unoccupied state on the basis of the determined result; determining a state of the adjacent channel by comparing the detected power for the adjacent channel with the minimum threshold power and the maximum threshold power; and transmitting data by using the channel on the basis of the determined results. |
| US09237578B1 |
Spectrum allocation scheme for femtocells
A method of mitigating an interference and reducing costs resulting from a co-existence of a plurality of femtocells and a plurality of macrocells. The method groups the femtocells into groups of non-interferers based on the distances between a plurality of femtocell base stations and a cognitive radio network base station, wherein the distances are calculated based on the locations of a plurality of grouped femtocell base stations. The method accrues a revenue of the profit of the cognitive radio network base station from a plurality of K femto base stations and a plurality of I macro secondary user subscribers while paying only for a plurality of S non-interfering groups of the plurality of femto base stations plus the I macro secondary user subscriber channels. |
| US09237575B2 |
Base station, terminal, band allocation method, and downlink data communication method
Provided are a base station, a terminal, a band allocation method, and a downlink data communication method with which bands can be efficiently allocated. In a base station in which a plurality of unit bands can be allocated to a single communication, when a data receiver acquires terminal capability information transmitted by a terminal in the initial access unit band and the bandwidth available for communication indicated by the terminal capability information can accommodate a plurality of unit bands, a unit band group which includes the initial access unit band as well as the unit bands adjacent thereto is allocated to the terminal, and a communication band movement indication, which indicates the movement of the center frequency in the communication band of the terminal toward the center frequency in the unit band group, is transmitted to the terminal using the initial access unit band. |
| US09237571B2 |
Communication device and communication method
A communication apparatus has a receiver and a decoder. The receiver receives a control signal including first downlink control information and second downlink control information, and receives decoding area information that indicates whether the extended Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) should be decoded for each of a plurality of terminal apparatuses. The decoder decodes each of a plurality of first mapping candidates in the PDCCH area or decodes each of the plurality of first mapping candidates in the PDCCH area and each of the plurality of second mapping candidates in the extended PDCCH. A number of the second mapping candidates included in the user-specific search space equals to or is more than a number of the first mapping candidates included in the common search space. |
| US09237569B2 |
Scanning method and apparatus in wireless access system
A method for scanning assigned carriers in a multicarrier system may include receiving a multicarrier advertisement message from a base station, the multicarrier advertisement message including scan reporting trigger control information of assigned secondary carriers, performing scanning for the assigned secondary carriers, and reporting the scan results to the base station when a specific metric measured by the scanning meets a condition set in the scan reporting trigger control information. |
| US09237565B2 |
System and method for allocating transmission resources
Methods for wirelessly transmitting user data and control information using a plurality of transmission layers include encoding bits of control information to form control codewords and encoding bits of user data to form user data codewords. The method also includes generating a plurality of vector symbols based on the control codewords and the user data codewords. Each vector symbol includes a plurality of modulation symbols that are each associated with a transmission layer over which the associated modulation symbol will be transmitted. Generating the plurality of vector symbols includes interleaving bits of the control codewords and bits of the user data codewords so that the control information is carried in modulation symbols associated with the same transmission layers in the vector symbols transmitted during the subframe that carry the control information. The method also includes transmitting the plurality of vector symbols to a receiver over a plurality of transmission layers. |
| US09237563B2 |
Method and device for transmitting control information in wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for executing a channel state information (CSI) report in a wireless communication system, and a device therefor, the method comprising the steps of: composing a plurality of CSI information blocks corresponding to a plurality of serving cells in a first set; and transmitting, in a first subframe, a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) signal including the plurality of CSI information blocks, wherein, when a predetermined serving cell with limited CSI generation is included in the plurality of serving cells, the CSI information blocks corresponding to the predetermined serving cells include a specific CSI related to a second subframe, and the second subframe is a subframe having a CSI report executed before the first subframe. |
| US09237559B2 |
Base station, mobile station, communication control system, and communication control method
In order to improve the use efficiency of radio resources upon executing a CA function, a base station (10A) forming a communication control system simultaneously transmits and receives a main carrier (100) and a plurality of sub-carriers (101 and 102) to wirelessly communicate with a mobile station (20). Prior to this, the base station (10A) notifies, to the mobile station (20) through the main carrier (100), first control information (201) for communication using the first sub-carrier (101), and first difference information (401) on a difference between the first control information (201) and second control information (202) for communication using another sub-carrier (102). The mobile station (20) reproduces the second control information (202) by using the first control information (201) and the first difference information (401). |
| US09237558B2 |
Wireless communication system, base station, mobile station, and wireless communication method
A wireless communication system controls a transmission timing in each cell so that a control channel of a first cell and a data channel of a second cell temporally overlap each other. The wireless communication system includes a base station of the first cell. The base station of the first cell includes a first control unit and a first communicating unit. The first control unit notifies a base station of the second cell of information used to specify a resource of the control channel of the first cell. The first communicating unit transmits a control signal to a mobile station of the first cell by using a first resource of the control channel of the first cell. |
| US09237555B2 |
Method and device for configuring a carrier indication field for a multi-carrier
Provided are a method and device for configuring a carrier indication field (CIF) for a multi-carrier. A method for allocating a CIF in a carrier aggregation system includes: transmitting carrier aggregation configuration information having at least one secondary component carrier to a terminal through a primary component carrier; allocating a CIF value to the primary component carrier and to the at least one secondary component carrier; and maintaining or removing a CIF value allocated to a deactivated secondary component carrier when the secondary component carrier having the allocated CIF value is deactivated. |
| US09237547B1 |
Management of CDMA reference cell identifiers in an LTE network
A method, system, and medium are provided for managing CDMA reference cell identifiers (IDs) in a long-term-evolution (LTE) network using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). A network node subscribes to RF coverage information and location information of eNodeBs and CDMA base stations within the network. After receiving this information from the eNodeBs and the CDMA base stations, the network node uses the information to determine CDMA base stations that are in proximity to each eNodeB. The eNodeBs in the network subscribe to CDMA reference cell IDs of those CDMA base stations that have been determined by the network node to be in proximity to the respective eNodeB. After receiving the CDMA reference cell IDs from the network node, the eNodeB utilizes the received information to select a CDMA base station to utilize when a network customer's UE requires circuit-switched services. |
| US09237540B2 |
Station for data transmission/reception synchronization
A source station for synchronization of transmission and reception of data in a cooperative communication system includes a first receiver to receive, from a destination station, a first request frame including information regarding a first point in time when a first response frame is to be transmitted; a first transmitter to transmit the first response frame to the destination station, at the first point in time; a second transmitter to transmit, to a relay station, a second request frame including information regarding a second point in time when a second response frame is to be transmitted; a second receiver to receive the second response frame transmitted by the relay station at the second point in time; and a time estimator to estimate a first propagation delay time between the source station and the relay station, based on a time in which the second response frame is received. |
| US09237534B2 |
Mobile application DRx synchronization with embedded vehicle hardware
The described method and system provide for synchronizing a mobile application on a mobile device with a DRx (discontinuous receive) schedule of a vehicle. When the vehicle ignition is turned off, a telecommunications unit on the vehicle sends a synchronization message to the mobile device, which allows the mobile application to synchronize with the DRx schedule of the vehicle. The DRx schedule includes a standby mode, a cyclic mode, and a powered down mode for the vehicle, and user requests inputted into the mobile application will be processed according to the mobile application's determination of vehicle availability during those modes. The mobile application is thus able to inform the user of the vehicle status at any point during the vehicle's DRx schedule without requiring any further information from the vehicle after the synchronization message. |
| US09237529B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing interference in wireless backhaul networks through power control with a one-power-zone constraint
Methods and apparatus are provided for managing interference in a wireless backhaul network comprising a plurality of hubs, each hub serving a plurality of remote backhaul modules (RBM), using power control with a one-power-zone (OPZ) constraint. Each hub uses a transmit frame structure comprising a plurality of zones, each RBM is scheduled on a different zone, and the same power level is maintained across all zones within a transmit frame. Under the OPZ constraint, and for scheduling policies under which the number of zones assigned to each RBM is fixed, the power and scheduling sub-problems are decoupled. This enables power control independent of scheduling, using methods having lower computational complexity. Methods are disclosed comprising iterative function evaluation or Newton's method approaches based on a weighted sum-rate maximization across the network, which can be implemented in a distributed fashion. Some of the methods can be implemented asynchronously at each hub. |
| US09237526B2 |
Power efficient communications
A method, system, and device provide power-efficient communications within the context of available power. Transmission and receipt data rates are scalable in accordance with output power available from a power source. Data is transmitted at a data rate determined, at least in part, by the available output power. |
| US09237523B2 |
Method of establishing sleep mode operation for broadband wireless communications systems
A method of establishing a sleep mode operation between a mobile station and its serving base station is provided in a wireless communications system. When sleep mode operation is active, the MS enters into a series of sleep cycle and each sleep cycle comprises a listening window followed by a sleep window. In one novel aspect, each sleep cycle is associated with a set of sleep cycle parameters including a Sleep Cycle Length and an adjustable Listening Window Length. Each set of sleep cycle parameters is determined based on a predefined traffic characteristic of a data communication flow between the MS and it serving BS. Different embodiments of sleep cycle parameters are provided for real-time traffic, non-real-time traffic, real-time and non-real-time mixed traffic, and multi-rate transmission traffic. By using sleep cycle-based parameters, the efficiency of sleep mode operation is improved. |
| US09237518B2 |
Power saving in wireless network entities
Power saving in wireless networks is disclosed. A wireless network entity that includes a module to enable a reduction in power consumption in that wireless network entity is also disclosed. The module is configured to determine that a selected wireless station of one or more wireless stations associated with the wireless network entity in a same wireless network will transmit system control information (including synchronization information and service identification information) that is normally transmitted by the wireless network entity. |
| US09237517B2 |
Base station and control method thereof
A micro base station eNB-B, which is adjacent to a macro base station eNB-A and used in a cellular mobile communication system, comprises: a radio communication unit 110 that communicates with a radio terminal UE; and a control unit 150 that performs control to switch a power consumption state of the radio communication unit 110 on the basis of neighboring base station load information on a traffic load of the macro base station eNB-A adjacent to the base station. |
| US09237513B2 |
Method for performing a cell search in multiple antenna wireless systems
A methods for performing a cell search in multiple antenna wireless systems using a plurality of spatial filters is disclosed, and includes applying a plurality of spatial filters to a plurality of received signal streams to generate a plurality of filtered signal streams. The plurality of received signal streams correspond to signals received at a plurality of receive antennas from a plurality of signal sources (e.g., neighboring cells). In an aspect, the plurality of spatial filters may be predefined spatial filters and may be weighted using a set of predefined filter weights. In an additional or alternative aspect, the plurality of spatial filters may be adaptive spatial filters and may be weighted using a set of dynamically determined filter weights. The method includes detecting physical network identities based on the plurality of filtered signal streams. |
| US09237511B2 |
System and method for enabling a viewable PAN ID over a wireless personal area network
A system for enabling a viewable personal area network (PAN) identification (ID) over an wireless network. The system includes a coordinator configured to assign a PAN ID to an available PAN, a device configured to transmit and/or receive data using 802.15.4 protocol or equivalent, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is programmed to receive a request from the device to scan for an available wireless network, receive the assigned PAN ID based on the request, determine whether the PAN ID is a viewable PAN ID, and provide the PAN ID based on the determination. |
| US09237508B2 |
Mobile terminal and information reading preventing method
A mobile terminal capable of determining whether a near field communication source is a mobile terminal or not, and capable of appropriately restricting information reading in near field communication. The mobile terminal includes an antenna for near field communication and an RF part. The RF part includes an electromotive force measuring part which measures the electromotive force of a carrier wave received by the antenna, a communication permission/prohibition determining part which, when the measured electromotive force is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, determines that the sender of the carrier wave is a mobile terminal and outputs a communication prohibition signal, and an RF controller which acquires the communication prohibition signal and locks the RF part. |
| US09237504B2 |
Communication system, information processing device and femto base station therein, method and program for controlling the sames, and method of transmitting information to femto base station
In order to change control over a user equipment within a femtocell in accordance with a change in camping of the user equipment, a communication system includes a femto base station (10) that provides a femtocell includes notification destination setting means (20) for setting, in the femto base station (10), a notification destination to be notified of a change in camping of a user equipment (30) on the femtocell. The femto base station (10) notifies the set notification destination of the change in camping of the user equipment (30), upon detection of the change in camping. |
| US09237497B2 |
Communication system
A communication system is described in which a mobile device is able to transfer from a home base station operating in a hybrid or closed, CSG, access modes to a target home base station operating in a hybrid or CSG access mode. A novel handover procedure is described in which the core network is informed of the access mode of the target home base station using a path switch request in the handover procedure. |
| US09237494B2 |
Handover control method, control apparatus, adjustment apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable medium
A method of controlling handover of a mobile station (5) from a first cell (61) to a second cell (62) includes adjusting a handover parameter so that, when radio quality of the first cell (61) at a position of a mobile station (5) is a first level, lag time from when a handover initiation condition is satisfied to when the handover is initiated is shorter than when the radio quality of the first cell is a second level that is higher than the first level. As a result, for example in HCS (HetNet), handover failures and ping-pong/rapid handovers can be reduced, and a mobile station expected to stay in a small-scale cell for at least a certain period of time can be efficiently accommodated in a small-scale cell. |
| US09237492B2 |
Providing circuit switched service
An example process performed by a radio network access point configured to provide access to a first network that provides voice services includes: receiving a hand-off request at the radio network access point, where the hand-off request is for user equipment connected to a second network that provides data services; replying to the hand-off request with channel assignment information, where the channel assignment information includes a first code and corresponding to a first communication channel over which the radio network access point is configured to communicate, and where the first communication channel being reserved by various radio network access points; receiving a message from the user equipment indicating that the user equipment has a connection to the radio network access point using the first communication channel; and redirecting the user equipment to a second code and thus a second communication channel to maintain the connection. |
| US09237490B2 |
Wireless communication system utilizing staggered device handovers
Carrier aggregation and dual connectivity allow a user device to communicate with one or more base stations on multiple component carrier frequencies. When it is determined that the user device should handover to a new base station, the user device performs a substantial portion of the needed handover operations with the new base station using only one of the component carrier frequencies. Meanwhile, the user device maintains data communications with the original base station on the remaining component carrier frequencies. |
| US09237489B2 |
Method and apparatus for secondary cell release during handover in a wireless communication system
Methods and an apparatus for Secondary Cell (SCell) release during User Equipment (UE) handover comprises including information by a source eNB in a HandoverPreparationInformation message for a target eNB to control SCell release in the UE during handover, or including an indicator by a target eNB in a handover command for the UE to distinguish whether or not to release all configured SCells. |
| US09237471B2 |
Real time energy data transport mechanism
An apparatus receiving and transporting real time resource usage data, including a plurality of narrowband receivers and a controller. The a plurality of narrowband receivers is deployed geographically within a grid, where each of the plurality of narrowband receivers is configured to receive transmissions from a least one of a plurality of transmitting devices, and where each of the plurality of transmitting devices transmits identical data on each of a plurality of frequency bands that are hopped according to a hopping sequence. The controller is coupled to the plurality of narrowband receivers, and is configured to control the plurality of narrowband receivers such that the each of the plurality of transmitting devices is identified, and is configured to control the plurality of receivers such that corresponding data from the each of the transmitting devices is received on at least one of the plurality of frequency bands. |
| US09237469B2 |
Method and apparatus for high speed downlink packet access link adaptation
The invention pertains to methods and apparatus for high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) link adaptation in which a Wireless Transmit Receive Unit (WTRU) performs a channel quality metric measurement in synchronization with a discontinuous reception cycle (DRX) while the WTRU is configured to receive a high speed downlink shared channel (HS-DSCH) from a network and transmits channel quality data over a Measured Results on random access channel (RACH) information element (IE). |
| US09237468B2 |
Method for logging and reporting information on interference by IDC terminal in wireless communication system and device for supporting same
A method for logging and reporting IDC interference information is provided. The method includes receiving an IDC interference measurement configuration from a network, the IDC interference measurement configuration comprising information instructing that a logging of IDC interference information be started, performing first IDC interference measurement on a first subframe, logging first IDC interference information comprising a first IDC interference measurement result, performing second IDC interference measurement on a second subframe, logging second IDC interference information comprising a second IDC interference measurement result, and reporting the first IDC interference information and the second IDC interference information to the network. |
| US09237466B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting radio link failure information in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus of transmitting radio link failure (RLF) information in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) supports a first communication system and a second communication system. The method includes detecting an RLF at a first cell of the first communication system, and reporting an RLF report message to an eNodeB (eNB) serving the first cell based on whether or not the RLF is triggered by interference from the second communication system. In addition, a method and apparatus of restricting storing and/or reporting the RLF information in a wireless communication system is provided. |
| US09237463B2 |
Performance pattern correlation
A method includes identifying a plurality of network components in a network topology of a data transmission network, identifying data transmission performance patterns based on at least one key performance indicator (KPI) for each of the plurality of network components, identifying at least one data transmission issue in the network, and identifying a model degraded performance pattern associated with the at least one data transmission issue. The method may also include matching the model degraded performance pattern to the data transmission performance patterns to form matched performance patterns, and identifying a root-cause component from the network components based on the matched performance pattern. |
| US09237461B1 |
Selecting access nodes for broadcast
In systems and methods of selecting access nodes for broadcast, signal strength metrics are received from a plurality of wireless devices, wherein the signal strength metrics are based on signals received by the plurality of wireless devices from a plurality of access nodes. A first signal strength criteria is determined for each of the wireless devices based on the received signal strength metrics, and wireless devices for which the first signal strength criteria meets a threshold are selected from among the plurality of wireless devices. A second signal strength criteria is determined for each of the plurality of access nodes. A minimum number of the access nodes is selected wherein the second signal strength criteria meets the threshold for each of the selected wireless devices, and a multicast transmission is transmitted from the selected access nodes to the selected wireless devices. |
| US09237452B2 |
Method of avoiding IDC interference in a wireless communication system and apparatus for same
Disclosed is a method of transmitting, by a terminal, IDC (In-Device Coexistence) interference information to a base station, according to the present invention. Specifically, the invention comprises the steps of: receiving quality measurement configuration information from the base station; measuring quality using the information when operations of one or more second communication modules coexisting in the terminal are sensed; setting a frequency used in the measuring quality as a disabled frequency due to the IDC interference when the measured quality is less than a threshold value; and transmitting information about the disabled frequency to the base station. |
| US09237450B2 |
Method of getting energy level of communication channel
Provided is a method of getting an energy level of a communication channel including skipping two channels and performing energy detection scanning when an energy level higher than an energy threshold of a wireless LAN network is detected during a process of sequentially performing the energy detection scanning according to channels, reducing a time consumed for the energy detection scanning. |
| US09237448B2 |
Enhancements to enable fast security setup
WTRUs, ARSs, APs, WLG/AAA proxies, networks, and methods thereon are disclosed for fast security setup on a multi-RAT WTRU. Methods of sharing security associations between RATs on a multi-RAT WTRU are disclosed. Methods of caching security associations are disclosed. Methods are disclosed for alerting an ANDSF server of an AP that should be considered for association. Enhancements to advertisements from an AP are disclosed where the advertisements may include SSID with a FQDN, a HESSID type information, or TAI type information. Methods of resolving AP identities to a reachable address are disclosed. An address resolution protocol is disclosed for resolving AP identities. ARSs are disclosed that may resolve a BSSID to a network routable address. Protocols for carrying AP identities and security parameters are disclosed. Methods are disclosed of using ANDSF to provide the WTRU with security information and parameters of an AP. An RSN may indicate security capabilities. |
| US09237446B2 |
System and method for controlling access to media content
A system and method are provided for providing access to media on a first mobile device. The method comprises sending a first request to a second mobile device using a peer-to-peer (P2P) messaging protocol, the first request being associated with access to media using the first mobile device. The first mobile device receives a response via the P2P messaging protocol, and enables or denies access to the media according to the response. |
| US09237443B2 |
Mobile telecommunications network roaming
A subscriber of a mobile telecommunications system has a home network and is able to roam in a visited network. A Roaming Record is generated when a subscriber uses telecommunication services in the visited network. Call Detail Records (CDRs) are generated when a call is terminated or originated by the home network. The system includes an analyzer for analysing Roaming Records and CDRs to identify mis-routed telephone calls. In the embodiments, mis-routed telephone calls that are diverted from the fixed International carrier line to a SIM box via a voice over IP connection are detected. |
| US09237438B2 |
Continuous cache service in cellular networks
A technique for transmitting an object to a mobile device is provided. In response to the mobile device moving from a first area serviced by a first cache to a second area serviced by a second cache, the first cache transmits the object stored in the first cache to the second cache. The first cache transmits instructions to the second cache that cause the second cache to forward the object to the mobile device in the second area. |
| US09237437B2 |
Method and apparatus for home agent redirect
A method and apparatus for home agent redirect is provided. A method for redirecting a device from a first home agent to a second home agent includes sending a first message to the first home agent, receiving a second message from the first home agent, and sending a third message to the second home agent. The first message includes a binding update, and the second message includes a binding acknowledgement and a redirect indication that the device is being redirected to the second home agent. The third message includes a binding update, and an address of the first home agent. |
| US09237431B2 |
Method and apparatus for extended emergency service
An approach is provided for receiving a voice-based emergency call and routing it to a local Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) along with anchoring information identifying the caller and their location. The PSAP may provide options for the caller to choose to use non-voice-based messaging service concurrent with the voice-based emergency call. If the caller desires and chooses to communicate via non-voice-based messages, then a text messaging application at the PSAP is used to communicate with the caller. The PSAP utilizes the anchoring information obtained from the concurrent voice-based emergency call when communicating with the caller. |
| US09237427B2 |
Methods and systems for transmitting video messages to mobile communication devices
Methods and systems for managing messaging are described. An illustrative messaging system includes a processor and a content database storing video content and/or other content, and a user database that stores an identifier corresponding to a telecommunications carrier associated with a user mobile phone, and an indicator indicating the messaging capability of the mobile phone of the user. Code is stored in memory that is configured to provide for display on a terminal a faun via which a user can view a plurality of videos from the content database, select a video to be sent as a message, and specify a recipient for the video message. The system is optionally configured to initiate the transmission of an approval request message to a terminal, such as a mobile phone associated with the user, wherein the user can approve the sending of the video message to the recipient by taking an action in response to the approval request. |
| US09237426B2 |
Device messaging attack detection and control system and method
A messaging control system and method are provided. The method includes detecting incoming messages to a mobile device and outgoing messages from the mobile device. One or more processors determine a number of and a time proximity of the incoming messages or the outgoing messages, and message transmission or message receipt by the mobile device is limited based at least on the number of and time proximity of the incoming messages or the outgoing messages. |
| US09237425B2 |
Consistent interface for feed event, feed event document and feed event type
A business object model, which reflects data that is used during a given business transaction, is utilized to generate interfaces. This business object model facilitates commercial transactions by providing consistent interfaces that are suitable for use across industries, across businesses, and across different departments within a business during a business transaction. In some operations, software creates, updates, or otherwise processes information related to a feed event, a feed event document, and/or a feed event type business object. |
| US09237424B2 |
System and method for correlation of mobile communication terminals and individuals at control checkpoints
Methods and systems for correlating mobile communication terminals with individuals. The methods and systems take advantage of scenarios where individuals pass through control checkpoints, such as passport control and immigration counters. When an individual is served by a control checkpoint, the individual's mobile communication terminal is known to be located in a well-localized geographical area. At the same time, the individual voluntarily provides some identification information, such as his passport details. Thus, this scenario presents an opportunity to correlate the mobile communication terminal and its user with high reliability. |
| US09237413B2 |
Data supplying apparatus, data processing apparatus and data communication system
A data supplying apparatus detects a change in the status of the wireless connection established with an external apparatus. When the status of the wireless connection is restored after a change has been detected in the status of the wireless connection, the data supplying apparatus transmits, to the external apparatus, a different data file from the previous data file transmitted by the wireless connection before restoration of the connection. |
| US09237411B2 |
Systems and methods for providing one or more functionalities to a wearable computing device with directional antenna
Computationally implemented methods and systems include receiving one or more signals through a directional antenna of a wearable computing device, the one or more signals having been transmitted by one or more electronic devices; determining that the one or more electronic devices are within a spatial pod surrounding the wearable computing device based, at least in part, on the one or more signals received by the wearable computing device; and obtaining at least access to one or more functionalities from the one or more electronic devices that were determined to be within the spatial pod of the wearable computing device. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text. |
| US09237410B1 |
Sharing mobile device content in a many-to-one manner
Systems and methods for sharing information between media devices of members of user groups in a many-to-one manner are presented herein. User groups may include group manager type users as managers of the user groups and group member type users as members of the user groups. Information may be shared between group members and group managers of associated user groups. The group managers receive aggregate information comprising information captured from the media devices of the members of the associated user group for display on the media devices used by the group managers. |
| US09237408B2 |
Wireless base station, wireless communication terminal, and wireless communication system
A wireless communication system transmits information requested by a wireless communication terminal to the wireless communication terminal moving through a spot wireless area. In a wireless base station, an external information communication control section controls communication with a server. A contents memory stores at least a part of contents received from the server. A wireless communication section communicates with the communication terminal using a predetermined communication method. A control section establishes connection with the communication terminal using a first connection which does not require an authentication procedure, or using a second connection which requires the authentication procedure. An access control (restriction) section permits access from the communication terminal to the contents memory and prohibits access to the server when a type of connection is the first connection, and permits access from the communication terminal to the contents memory and to the server in the case of the second connection. |
| US09237399B2 |
Masking vehicle noise
A method of masking sounds associated with a vehicle is provided. The method includes performing on processing circuitry, monitoring of vehicle data. A tonal disturbance type and a tone to mask associated with the tonal disturbance type are identified based on the vehicle data. A shaped band of sounds is determined based on the tone to mask. The shaped band of sounds covers a range of frequencies around the tone to mask. The shaped band of sounds is applied to an audio output of the vehicle. |
| US09237398B1 |
Motion tracked binaural sound conversion of legacy recordings
Systems and methods are disclosed for a sound reproduction apparatus configured for receiving signals representative of the output of a plurality of microphones positioned to sample a sound field at points representing possible locations of a listener's left and right ears when positioned in said sound field at the location of the microphones, receiving a location of at least one sound source relative to said plurality of microphones, receiving orientation data of the listener's head, and calculating a binaural output using the sound source location, microphone output signals and orientation data. The binaural output includes the full-bandwidth of the microphone output signals. |
| US09237391B2 |
Low noise differential microphone arrays
A differential microphone array (DMA) is provided that includes a number (M) of microphone sensors for converting a sound to a number of electrical signals and a processor that is configured to apply linearly-constrained minimum variance filters on the electrical signals over a time window to calculate frequency responses of the electrical signals over a plurality of subbands and sum the frequency responses of the electrical signals for each subband to calculate an estimated frequency spectrum of the sound. |
| US09237389B2 |
Audio port configuration for compact electronic devices
A portable electronic device that provides compact configurations for audio elements are disclosed. The audio elements can be drivers (e.g., speakers) or receivers (e.g., microphones). In one embodiment, an audio element can be mounted on or coupled to an intermediate structure (e.g., a flexible electrical substrate) having an opening therein to allow audio sound to pass there through. In another embodiment, an audio chamber can be formed to assist in directing audio sound between an opening an outer housing and a flexible electronic substrate to which the audio element is mounted or coupled thereto. In still another embodiment, a barrier, such as a mesh barrier, can be provided in an opening of an outer housing so that undesired foreign substances can be blocked from further entry into the opening in the outer housing. |
| US09237385B2 |
Electronic apparatus, conditional access system, and control method thereof
An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus include: a memory unit which downloads a CAS client from a server and stores the CAS client, a communication unit which receives a message to change a storage location of the CAS client from the server, and a controller which changes a storage location of the CAS client and stores the storage location according to the message received from the server. The method includes downloading a CAS client from a server and storing the CAS client in a memory; receiving from the server a message to change a storage location of the CAS client; changing a storage location of the CAS client, and storing the changed storage location according to the message received from the server. |
| US09237384B2 |
Automatic configuration of household playback devices
Embodiments are provided for causing a playback device to be automatically added to a secure network for rendering media in synchrony with other devices in the secure network. The playback device may, without any input from a user, transmit a first message indicating that the playback device is available to join the network. Upon receiving the first message, a device already in the secure network may transmit to the playback device a second message indicating security parameters for joining the network. The playback device may then join the secure network accordingly. Embodiments are also provided for causing a playback device to be automatically configured, without any input from a user. Another device in the secure network may receive a configuration table indicating setup information for the playback device, and may subsequently transmit the setup information to the playback device and cause the playback device to be configured accordingly. |
| US09237378B2 |
Method of synchronising a plurality of formatting modules
In the field of the broadcasting of digital services intended for terminals retrieving these services, the concern is with the problem of synchronization in the context of a network transmitting on a single modulation frequency and the reliability of the broadcasting channel by redundancy of equipment.The present invention proposes a broadcasting system having a duplicated formatting module. This system enables a modulator to switch between the two streams generated by the two formatting modules without becoming desynchronized. These formatting modules are synchronized with each other in order to generate synchronized streams. Thus, when a modulator is caused to switch from a first stream generated by one of the formatting modules onto a second stream generated by a second formatting module, this switching can be effected without requiring a resynchronization step. This prevents an incident occurring on the generation of the stream routinely causing an interruption of service due to the resynchronization of the modulator. |
| US09237375B2 |
Portable information processing device
Disclosed is a portable information processing device which can improve convenience by reducing an operational burden resulting from a selecting operation of the user. A control portion (18a) of the portable information processing device (1) selects, at least on the basis of that an external display device (5) is connected and a prescribed application is being started, a second mode from a first mode causing an external display device to display the same data as the data displayed on an built-in display portion (10) and the second mode causing the built-in display portion to display data different from the data displayed on the external display device. |
| US09237371B2 |
Electronic program guide with digital storage
An interactive television program guide system with digital storage is provided. The program guide gives users the ability to store information associated with recorded programs in a directory in the digital storage device thereby providing easy access to program information. The program guide may also provide a global media library for indicating the programs stored on removable storage media used with the program guide. The guide may also allow the user to manage and maintain a user media library to do the same. Non-time-sensitive data associated with recorded programs may be stored in a way that allows the user to interact with the data on playback as if the program were being originally aired. The program guide also allows the user to define “super-programs” for playback of a sequence of stored programs or program segments. |
| US09237369B2 |
Interactive television program guide system having multiple devices within a household
An interactive television program guide system based on multiple user television equipment devices in a single household is provided. The system provides a user with an opportunity to adjust program guide settings with a given one of the interactive television program guides. The system coordinates the operation of the interactive television program guides so that the program guide settings that were adjusted with the given interactive television program guide are used by the other interactive television program guides. Program guide setting include features related to setting program reminders, profiles, program recording features, messaging features, favorites features, parental control features, program guide set up features (e.g., audio and video and language settings), etc. The operation of applications such as web browser applications, home shopping applications, home banking applications, game applications, etc. may also be coordinated. |
| US09237363B2 |
Dynamic injection of metadata into flash video
A method for dynamically configuring a video stream, including: identifying player control metadata attributes for an input video stream, wherein the input video stream is received from an origin server; storing the identified metadata attributes to a memory device; and dynamically inserting the metadata attributes into an output video stream in real-time. |
| US09237361B2 |
Method and apparatus for content delivery
A method for recording linear content and delivering it for time-shifted viewing is described. The linear content may be recorded live by the content delivery system in response to user requests. The content delivery system divides the recording into at least two portions, the first portion of sufficient duration to permit real time continuous playback of the recorded content on the customer premises equipment (CPE) if the first portion has previously been transmitted to the CPE and the second has not been transmitted. The content delivery system transmits the first portion to the CPE prior to playback, and the second portion is streamed to the CPE after playback has begun. The playback is under control of the CPE from local storage. |
| US09237359B2 |
Filtering video data in video coding
In an example, a method for filtering pixel data in video coding comprises determining a pixel filtering task from a plurality of pixel filtering tasks for filtering the pixel data, wherein each filtering task of the plurality of pixel filtering tasks is based on an instruction set for a programmable instruction set based controller, and executing the determined filtering task on the pixel data. |
| US09237357B2 |
Method and an apparatus for processing a video signal
A method of processing a video signal is disclosed. The present invention includes receiving prediction mode information of a current block, generating a half pel using an integer pel of a neighbor block, and generating a predictor of the current block using the half pel and the prediction mode information. |
| US09237356B2 |
Reference picture list construction for video coding
Techniques are described related to constructing reference picture lists. The reference picture lists may be constructed from reference picture subsets of a reference picture set. In some examples, the reference picture subsets may be ordered in a particular manner to form the reference picture lists. |
| US09237353B2 |
Methods and apparatus for illumination and color compensation for multi-view video coding
There are provided a method and apparatus for illumination and color compensation for multi-view video coding. A video encoder includes an encoder for encoding a picture by enabling color compensation of at least one color component in a prediction of the picture based upon a correlation factor relating to color data between the picture and another picture. The picture and the other picture have different view points and both corresponding to multi-view content for a same or similar scene. |
| US09237346B2 |
Method and apparatus of deriving intra prediction mode using most probable mode group
Provided is a method that constructs an MPM group including three intra prediction modes, determines the intra prediction mode of the MPM group specified by the prediction mode index as the intra prediction mode of the current prediction unit if the mode group indicator indicates the MPM group, and derives the intra prediction mode of the current prediction unit using the prediction mode index and the three prediction modes of the MPM group if the mode group indicator does not indicate the MPM group. Accordingly, additional bits resulted from increase of a number of intra prediction mode are effectively reduced. Also, an image compression ratio can be improved by generating a prediction block similar to an original block. |
| US09237344B2 |
Deriving context for last position coding for video coding
In one example, a device includes a video coder configured to determine a context for entropy coding a bin of a value indicative of a last significant coefficient of a block of video data using a function of an index of the bin, and code the bin using the determined context. The video coder may encode or decode the bin using context-adaptive binary arithmetic coding (CABAC). The function may also depend on a size of the block. In this manner, a table indicating context indexes for the contexts need not be stored by the device. |
| US09237339B1 |
Framework for quantifying a total quality of experience for subscribers in a communications network
A framework for quantifying a total quality of experience for subscribers in a communications network is disclosed. A weighted average score representing a quality of experience for at least one application is provided. A set of scores associated with network parameters is provided. A weighted sum using the set of scores and the weighted average score is calculated. A total quality of experience score based on the weighted sum is generated. |
| US09237337B2 |
Autostereoscopic display with a passive cycloidal diffractive waveplate
A new beam deflection approach is provided for displaying images in autostereoscopic format. Conceptually, polarized light from a display is directed into specific viewing regions using a polarization-sensitive beam deflection sub-system that comprises, in exemplary embodiments, an active liquid crystal quarter-wave plate modulator and a passive cycloidal grating element, such as a diffractive waveplate. Specific embodiments may comprise an illumination system that both floods an LCD panel and creates a defined eye pupil region, from within which the display is viewable. Deflecting the pupil region between left and right eye positions in synchronization with displayed frame sequential stereo image data creates desirable autostereoscopic 3D viewing. Other embodiments employ a similar beam deflection sub-system in conjunction with a means of viewing subsets of pixels from different viewing positions, such as a parallax barrier or lenslet array, allowing freedom of head movement while maintaining stereo viewing. |
| US09237336B2 |
Liquid crystal display for displaying two-dimensional/three-dimensional images and method thereof
A liquid crystal display includes a display panel, a processor, a timing control circuit, and a switch cell layer. The switch cell layer includes a liquid crystal layer, a first driving circuit, and a second driving circuit. The switch cell layer is installed on the display panel. When the display panel displays at least one two-dimensional region and at least one three-dimensional region according to an image signal, the processor determines positions of the at least one two-dimensional region and the at least one three-dimensional region on the display panel according to the image signal. The timing control circuit is for generating an address signal according to the positions. The first driving circuit and the second driving circuit drive first enable lines coupled to the first driving circuit in groups and second enable lines coupled to the second driving circuit in groups respectively according to the address signal. |
| US09237335B2 |
Three-dimensional image display apparatus
In an image display apparatus, the sub-pixel areas which are correspondingly assigned to the optical apertures are defined according to an observation position of a viewer, and the sub-pixel areas includes sub-pixel segments into which the sub-pixel positioned at a boundary between adjacent sub-pixel areas is separated. The sub-pixel segments correspond to the adjacent sub-pixel areas and are observed via adjacent optical openings. The sub-pixel display information obtained by mixing parallax information belonging to the adjacent sub-pixel areas is displayed in the sub-pixel including the adjacent sub-pixel segment. |
| US09237333B2 |
Method and apparatus of measuring depth information for 3D camera
A depth information measuring method and apparatus for a three-dimensional (3D) camera may output, to an object, an optical pulse of which an intensity is higher than an intensity of an ambient light. The depth information measuring method and apparatus may generate a voltage that is proportional to a log value of an intensity of a light reflected from the object. The depth information measuring method and apparatus may use discharging units, and the discharging units may respectively include dischargers having different discharging speeds or capacitors having different capacities. |
| US09237330B2 |
Forming a stereoscopic video
A method for forming a stereoscopic video of a scene from first and second input digital videos captured using respective first and second digital video cameras, wherein the first and second input digital videos include overlapping scene content and overlapping time durations. The method includes determining camera positions for each frame of the first and second input digital videos, and determining first-eye and second-eye viewpoints for each frame of the stereoscopic video. First-eye and second-eye images are formed for each frame of the stereoscopic video responsive to the corresponding video frames in the first and second input digital videos and the associated camera positions. |
| US09237328B2 |
3D image processing apparatus and method thereof using connection status and glass type selection icons
A method for transmitting a multi-view program composed of a plurality of video streams in a digital broadcasting system includes generating information representing that the program is a multi-view program, information on a composition of the multi-view program and information on the plurality of physical channels through which the multi-view program is transmitted; and transmitting the multi-view program and the generated information through the plurality of physical channels. |
| US09237327B2 |
Encoding and decoding architecture of checkerboard multiplexed image data
A device includes a coder or a codec configured for interleaved image data utilizing diamond shaped blocks for motion estimation and/or motion compensation and utilizing square or orthogonal transforms of residual data. In various embodiments, the decoder may be configured, among others, to perform de-blocking on edges of the diamond shaped blocks and/or data padding at boundaries of the image data. Additionally a method is proposed in which at least one of a transform and quantization process to be applied to de-multiplexed data is modified. One application is to combine left and right stereoscopic images, interleaved in a checkerboard manner. |
| US09237325B2 |
Decoding device and encoding device
According to an embodiment, a decoding device includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire first format information, encoded data, and first filter information, the first format information indicating a resolution of a color-difference component of the encoded data; a decoding unit configured to decode the encoded data to obtain a decoded image; and a converting unit configured to convert a color-difference format of the decoded image represented by a first color-difference format by using a filter identified by the filter information. |
| US09237324B2 |
Playback synchronization
Various exemplary embodiments relate to method and media devices for synchronizing media playback between a receiving media device and sending media device, including: receiving, at the receiving media device, a plurality of messages from the sending media device, wherein the plurality of messages include a plurality of sender timestamps; generating a plurality of clock offset values based on the plurality of sender timestamps and a clock of the receiving media device; identifying a minimum clock offset value from the plurality of clock offset values; locating first media data for playback and a first presentation time associated with the first media data; and causing the first media data to be rendered at a first time that matches the first presentation time based on the minimum clock offset. |
| US09237323B2 |
Media rendering device providing uninterrupted playback of content
A method of providing uninterrupted playback of content being rendered by a media rendering device (102a) in a home network (100) is disclosed. The method comprises retaining (202) the media rendering device (102a) within the home network and checking whether the media rendering device is rendering content and if so checking (204) whether the media rendering device wants to continue its current ongoing rendering of content uninterruptedly and if so configuring (206) the media rendering device to notify the plurality of controller devices not to subscribe and invoke rendering service request thereby suspending the processing of rendering service request. The rendering devices could be connected televisions, streamium devices, connected photo frames, set-top-boxes, mobile phones and personal computers/laptops within the home network. The disclosed method could help the media rendering device and controller devices to save on power and network traffic. |
| US09237321B2 |
Image processing device to generate an interpolated image that includes a large amount of high-frequency component and has high resolution, imaging device, image processing method, and information storage device
An image processing device includes: an image acquisition section that acquires captured image data captured using an image sensor including color filters corresponding to bands, and corresponding to a plurality of frames; an alignment processing section that performs an alignment process on the captured image data to generate integrated captured image data; a reference band selection section that selects a reference band from the bands using an output image in a preceding frame; a reference image generation section that performs an interpolation process on image data included in the integrated captured image data and corresponding to the color filter corresponding to the reference band; and an interpolated image generation section that performs an interpolation process on image data included in the integrated captured image data and corresponding to the color filter corresponding to a band differing from the reference band based on a reference image to generate an interpolated image. |
| US09237319B2 |
Imaging device and automatic focus adjustment method
The present invention utilizes color mixings with angle dependencies from adjacent R pixels, and in the case where a subject color is red, uses first and second B pixels as phase-difference pixels, allowing for an accurate phase-difference AF based on the output signals of the first and second B pixels. Here, it is unnecessary to provide phase-difference pixels dedicated to the case where the subject color is red, and the phase difference is detected using ordinary B pixels of an imaging element. Therefore, the resolution is not sacrificed. |
| US09237316B2 |
Method and system to characterize video background changes as abandoned or removed objects
A method and system for analyzing video data in a security system. An analysis compares a current frame to a background model. The analysis system compares the background model to the current frame to identify changed pixel patches. The analysis system uses morphological image processing to generate masks based on the changed pixel patches. Next, the analysis system applies the masks to the background model and the current frames to determine whether the changed pixel patches are characteristic of abandoned or removed objects within the video data. |
| US09237312B2 |
Method and a system for delivery of data to an end user
A method for delivery of data to an end user, wherein the method comprises the steps of hosting at a first location a first receiver, specific to the first location, receiving data on said first receiver, forwarding data from the first receiver to a processor, for processing the data, forwarding the processed data to a Content Delivery Network (CDN), with at least one node connected to the Internet, receiving on the at least one node of the CDN a request from the end user to have access to data specific to the first location, verifying the identity of the end user and, where the verification is positive and forwarding processed data from the at least one node of the CDN to the end user via the CDN and Internet. |
| US09237311B2 |
Network architecture and method for application deployment
An application server that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, web interface for receiving a client request from a web server operating within an interactive TV network and application logic operatively coupled to the web interface for executing source code and generating HTML code according to the client request where the application logic is operatively coupled to a database that serves as a repository for executable source code, images and user information indexed according to the client request where the application logic receives the executed source code from the database and supplies the HTML code to the web server by way of the web interface and where the web server submits to a client device that generated the client request the HTML code for rendering a presentation at the client device. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US09237296B2 |
Image display apparatus and operating method thereof
A method for operating an image display apparatus includes providing input signals to the image display apparatus, displaying at least one image on a display based on the input signals, generating a plurality thumbnail images based on the input signals, and displaying a thumbnail-image list which includes a plurality of generated thumbnail images. |
| US09237295B2 |
System and method for keyframe analysis and distribution from broadcast television
Embodiments of keyframe analysis and distribution from broadcast television are disclosed. For example, embodiments include methods and systems of sharing video frame data over a data network to provide features that may include improved program guides, parental or other monitoring of televisions or other video receivers, and sharing of user identified frames or scenes of video programs. |
| US09237294B2 |
Apparatus and method for replacing a broadcasted advertisement based on both heuristic information and attempts in altering the playback of the advertisement
According to one embodiment of the invention, an apparatus comprises a data storage unit and a data processing unit. The data storage unit is adapted to store a plurality of advertisements. Coupled to the data storage unit, the data processing unit is adapted to detect an operation that alters playback of an advertisement being part of downloaded digital content, and in response to detecting the operation, to select one of the stored advertisements. The selection is based on heuristic information that is maintained for each of the plurality of stored advertisements. |
| US09237292B2 |
Determining remote control state and user via accelerometer
Methods, and system, and entertainment device are provided for identifying a user. A method includes detecting acceleration of a user manipulated component, comparing the detected acceleration with user acceleration that is associated with a user of the electronic device, identifying the user of the electronic device based on the comparison of the detected acceleration and the user acceleration, and operating the electronic device based on the identified user of the electronic device. |
| US09237289B2 |
Estimating quality of a video signal
Method, device and computer program product for estimating quality of a video signal, wherein frames of the video signal are received at receiving means of the device, each frame comprising a plurality of blocks of pixels. A section of a first frame of the video signal, which is correctly received, is used to provide a concealed block for use in place of a block of a second frame of the video signal. A difference measure is determined indicative of a difference between at least some of the pixels surrounding the block in the second frame and the corresponding pixels surrounding the section in the first frame. The difference measure is used to estimate the quality of the second frame of the video signal. |
| US09237280B2 |
Photographing apparatus and photographing method for correcting a moving characteristic of an electronic front curtain
A photographing apparatus includes a detection unit for detecting light exposure error resulting from a difference in a moving characteristic between a mechanical rear curtain and an electronic front curtain using data of some area constituting an image sensor, a signal generating unit for generating a reset signal of the image sensor, and a control unit for controlling to correct a moving characteristic of the electronic front curtain using the detected light exposure error and generate a reset signal of the image sensor according to the corrected moving characteristic. Accordingly, a moving characteristic of an electronic front curtain may be conveniently corrected by a user. |
| US09237276B2 |
Method and device to capture images by emulating a mechanical shutter
To capture an image, the image sensing period of this image is subdivided into a plurality of successive illumination periods, and the value which is assigned to each pixel to capture the image is the sum of the integrals of intensity of illumination of this pixel over each of said successive illumination periods. According to the invention, this sum is weighted by an apodization function in order to emulate a mechanical shutter. Temporal aliasing issues and temporal ringing artifacts of digital imaging are prevented or at least limited. |
| US09237274B2 |
Reduction of glare in augmented reality
Technologies are generally described for methods and systems effective to reduce glare in augmented reality. In some examples, a method for producing a modified image of an object may include receiving first image data. The first image data may correspond to a first light reflected from the object through a clear filter. The method may further include receiving second image data. The second image data may correspond to a second light reflected from the object through a polarized filter. The method may further include combining the first image data and the second image data to generate modified image data. The method may further include producing the modified image of the object based on the modified image data. The method may further include rendering the modified image on an augmented reality display. The modified image may be different from the first image and different from the second image. |
| US09237271B2 |
Edge-based electronic image stabilization
An image stabilization system applies a “pinned-edge” or “soft pinned edge” image stabilization technique to digital video to compensate for unwanted camera motion in a captured video. In these stabilization techniques, a warping function is applied to an image frame to achieve a non-uniform shifting of depicted points in the image frame such that a reference point is stabilized with respect to a reference frame. In pinned-edge image stabilization, the final stabilized output video has the same dimensions as the pre-stabilized input video captured by the image sensor. In soft pinned-edge image stabilization, the pre-stabilized input video has slightly larger dimensions than the stabilized output video but these larger dimensions are still reduced compared to traditional electronic image stabilization. |
| US09237269B2 |
Image processing device, image processing method, and computer program product
According to an embodiment, an image processing device includes a generator and a processor. The generator is configured to generate, from a plurality of unit images in which points on an object are imaged by an imaging unit at different positions according to distances between the imaging unit and the positions of the points on the object, a refocused image focused at a predetermined distance. The processor is configured to perform blurring processing on each pixel of the refocused image according to an intensity corresponding to a focusing degree of the pixel of the refocused image. |
| US09237266B2 |
Image pickup apparatus and method for detecting an entrance or exit event of an object in a frame image and medium storing a program causing a computer to function as the apparatus
An information processing apparatus includes: an object detection unit to detect an object included in a frame image based on a feature amount of the frame image, and generate and output object information concerning the detected object; an event detection unit to detect an event of the object based on the object information output by the object detection unit, and generate and output event concern information concerning the detected event of the object; and a transmission unit to transmit the frame image, the event concern information, concerning the frame image, output by the event detection unit, and time information concerning the frame image, as associating them with others. Thus, even in a case where event detection timing and event occurrence timing are different from each other, it is possible to perform a display by which a user can easily confirm the event. |
| US09237264B2 |
Method of manufacturing a plurality of optical devices for cameras
Manufacturing optical devices (e.g., for cameras) includes providing and allocating mount elements to lens modules wherein the mount elements are to be arranged within the optical devices to define a fixed separation distance between the lens modules and the image sensor plane. The mount elements have variable mount FFL sections by means of which the geometrical distance between the lens module and the image sensor plane is adjusted for each lens module, individually or in groups dependent on the optical properties of the lens modules, to compensate the variation of the lens module values among the lens modules, so that the focal planes of the lens modules falls into the image sensor plane. |
| US09237263B2 |
Annotation method and apparatus
The present invention relates to an annotating method including the steps of capturing (100) data representing a light field with a plenoptic image capture device (4); matching (101) the captured data with a corresponding reference data; retrieving an annotation associated with an element of the reference data (102); rendering (103) a view generated from the captured data and including at least one annotation. |
| US09237258B2 |
Scheme for determining the locations and timing of advertisements and other insertions in media
A method for use with content includes analyzing a sequence of frames of the content, determining whether an area exists in a scene depicted by the sequence of frames where additional content such as advertising can be inserted without obstructing activity in the scene, for any such area, determining an amount of time that the area is available when the sequence of frames is being played, and for any such area, determining a size of the area. A storage medium storing a computer program for causing a processor based system to execute these steps and an apparatus for use with content are also disclosed. |
| US09237255B1 |
Methods and systems for processing documents
Various embodiments for methods and systems for processing a document are disclosed. A font size associated with each of one or more text regions included in the document is determined. A first resolution of each of the one or more text regions is modified based on respective font size associated with each of the one or more text regions to generate a multi-resolution document. |
| US09237243B2 |
Emergency incident categorization and alerting
A method and system for identifying and addressing community issues that burden the emergency response system, the method including receiving an electronic report for an incident, matching a person or location identifier from the electronic report with patient-centric data from a database, and providing an alert to a specialized caregiver if the identity or incident matches a list of frequent or high priority emergency service users. |
| US09237237B2 |
Computer-implemented system and method for providing messages to users in a discussion group
A computer-implemented system and method for providing messages to users in a discussion group are provided. Discussion groups are monitored and each discussion group is associated with a list of signed-on users. A request is received from a user to join one of the discussion groups. An identity of the user is verified. The user is then added to the requested discussion group as a signed-on user by adding an entry for the user on the list of the requested discussion group upon verification of the user identity. Messages received from one or more of the signed-on users in the requested discussion group are transmitted to at least one of the other signed-on users in the requested discussion group. |
| US09237234B2 |
System and method for modifying parameters in a contact center
A parameters modification system for a contact center is provided. The parameters modification system includes an input module for enabling a user to provide an input indicating one or more parameters required to be modified. The parameters modification system further includes a determination module for determining a surface based on key performance indicators (KPIs) associated the one more parameters. The determination module further determines an optimal path in the determined surface. The parameters modification system further includes a modification module for modifying the one or more parameters along the determined optimal path so that key performance indicators associated with the one or more parameters remain within a predetermined threshold. |
| US09237229B2 |
Call authorization feature
A call processing method, system and communication device for providing call authorization features. Generally described, the present application relates to authorizing communications between devices during call setup time. In one illustrative embodiment, communications within a telephone network configured within a private branch exchange or carrier are filtered using an authorizing device. The authorizing device can be activated using different procedures including, but not limited to, feature access codes and pin numbers. When a call is received from a calling device, the telephone network can reserve a line for the call to the intended restricted device. The authorizing device can thereafter be alerted about the call. A user of the authorizing device can answer the call or direct the telephone network to block the call, connect the call with the restricted device through the reserved line, or forward the call to a third device. |
| US09237228B2 |
Solutions for voice over internet protocol (VoIP) 911 location services
An E-9-1-1 voice-over-IP (VoIP) solution is provided wherein a 911 call from a mobile VoIP device is routed directly to the correct Public Safety Answer Point (PSAP) via dedicated trunks, together with correct location information and call-back number. VoIP gateways are implemented locally, at least one per LATA, and accept VoIP packetized data inbound, and convert it to standard wireline voice calls. Calls are routed to an IP address at the VoIP gateway, which then egresses the call to a voice port at a selective router. Mid-call updating of location of a moving VoIP terminal is provided to a PSAP. The location of the VoIP is validated using HTTP based protocol by pushing location information to a VoIP location server, and comparing it against a geographic location database to confirm that a contained street address is valid. |
| US09237226B2 |
Controlling echo in a wideband voice conference
In one embodiment, an echo canceller configured to cancel echo in a wideband voice conference is provided. A double-talk condition may be when a plurality of users are speaking substantially simultaneously. When a double-talk condition is detected in the wideband conference, a high-frequency process is enabled and used to process signals in the high band to reduce echo. Accordingly, echo in the high band may not be produced by end devices being used by the users' speaking. Also, the users speaking have the echo cancelled in the low band and substantial echo does not result. This results in the users speaking experiencing the conference in the narrowband. The other users that are not speaking, however, continue to receive wideband signals. The users not speaking also continue to have echo cancellation performed for the high band and low band because these users are not speaking and thus attenuation of their voices is not a consideration. |
| US09237220B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing collaborative context data sensing and communications
An approach is provided for collaborative context data sensing and communications. A context platform determines context data from a plurality of devices. The context platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of the context data to determine scheduling information for causing, at least in part, a sensing, a transmission, or a combination thereof of additional context data by at least one of the plurality of devices. The context platform then determines the additional context data based, at least in part, on the scheduling information. |
| US09237217B2 |
Docking station for simultaneously establishing connections from a smartphone to an external display and USB device
A dock for connecting a smartphone to a display and peripherals is disclosed. The dock uses a single connector to transfer audio/video data to a display and input-output data and to establish a wireless link with peripherals. The dock has a controller with a switch, a wireless communication module, a USB hub, a relay, a first connector, an audio/video (AV) converter and a second connector. The relay normally connects AV data from the smartphone to the AV converter. The controller switches the relay while the switch is being operated, and then the controller links the USB hub, the first connector and the wireless communication module, and the wireless communication module establishes the wireless link with the smartphone. |
| US09237215B2 |
Remote activation of mobile applications
According to one configuration, a user is able to activate an application on a mobile phone device without the user having to directly pressing an appropriate sequence of keys on the mobile phone device. For example, a user logs onto a web site to provide a phone number of the mobile phone device. Additionally, via input to the web site, the user also requests activation of a particular application on the mobile phone device. An application server receives notification of the request and generates a text-message to the application on the mobile phone device to initiate activation of the application. In response to receiving the text-message, the application on the mobile phone device initiates retrieval of appropriate configuration information associated with the user from the application server. |
| US09237214B2 |
User interface
A method of initiating a communication event via a communication system at a communication device comprising storing a plurality of memory items, wherein each memory item is associated with a user of the communication system; selecting a first set of memory items from said plurality of memory items in accordance with a predetermined selection method; displaying the first set of memory items as a first set of icons, wherein each icon represents at least one memory item and receiving a selection signal associated with one of said icons from the user of the communication device to initiate the communication event with the user of the communication system associated with the memory item represented by the selected icon. |
| US09237213B2 |
Methods and apparatuses to initiate telephone connections
Methods and apparatuses to initiate real time communications via capturing an image of a communication reference using a mobile device. One embodiment includes: an input device; a communication module; an image sensor; and a processor coupled with the input device, the image sensor and the communication module. In response to the input device receiving a user input, the image sensor is to capture an image, the processor to identify a telephonic reference from an image captured by the image sensor, and the communication module to initiate a telephonic connection using the telephonic reference identified from the captured image. In one embodiment, a method implemented in a mobile telephonic device, includes: capturing an image in response to an input from a user; identifying a telephonic reference from the image in response to the image being captured; and establishing a telephonic connection using the telephonic reference identified from the image. |
| US09237211B2 |
Energy harvesting mega communication device and media apparatus configured with apparatus for boosting signal reception
Disclosed embodiments comprise an energy harvesting computer device in association with a communication device comprising interactive user interface operatively configured with CMOS multiple antennas on chin for boosting signal receptions and for providing faster data transmission speed. Disclosed embodiment encompasses three modes of communications—the Cell phone, wireless Internet applications, and Global communication and media information. Embodiments provide communication apparatus operable to enhance mobile communication efficiency with touch sensitive display comprising energy harvesting platform in communication with a charging circuit board configured with memories, processors, sensors, and modules. Embodiments further provide a gaming device, a wireless media device configured with touch pads comprising sensors being embedded in silicon substrate and fused in nano-fiber/microfiber material having excellent electrical characteristics. Certain embodiments provide communication apparatus configured for voice enabled applications comprising human voice auditory platform for converting text into voice auditory and/or voice auditory into text applications. |
| US09237206B2 |
Method and apparatus for updating personal information in communication system
A method and apparatus for updating personal information in a communication system supporting a Converged Address Book (CAB) service are provided. The method and apparatus includes subscribing to external personal profile information from a non-CAB system, and updating personal information in accordance with a user preference-based synchronization method using the external personal profile information. |
| US09237202B1 |
Content delivery network for ephemeral objects
A computer implemented method includes receiving an object scheduled for automatic deletion after a specified viewing period, a specified number of views or a specified period of time. Object push criteria are evaluated. The object is pushed to an edge server cache in response to evaluating. The object is served in response to a request for the object. |
| US09237200B2 |
Seamless movement between phone and PC with regard to applications, display, information transfer or swapping active device
It would be beneficial to allow one or more of information, applications, desktops, and in general any information to be shared between a computer and a communications device. For example, it would be useful to be able to move a presentation from a computer to a mobile communications device. Some solutions attempt to address this by requiring a user to load the information on a laptop, USB key, burn it to an optical disk or the like, and then “open” the information on another device located at the remote destination. In one embodiment, through the use of one or more of virtualization and content translation, any information and/or applications can be exchanged between a computer and a communications device. More specifically, one embodiment utilizes metadata in conjunction with a virtualization environment to allow the exchange of information and/or applications between a personal computer and a communications device, or vice versa. |
| US09237199B2 |
Contiguous location-based user networks
Contiguous location based user networks are disclosed herein. A method includes receiving an identification of an area of interest associated with a user of, and transmitting the identification of the area of interest to a server. The method includes determining a location of the user device and transmitting the location to the server. The method includes receiving information identifying a proximity group comprising the user and a plurality of other users. The proximity group includes least one other user being within a proximate area of the location of the user device and having an area of interest corresponding to the area of interest of the user. The proximate area corresponds to a second geographic region smaller than the area of interest. The proximity group further comprising at least one additional other user identified as a neighbor of each of the user and the at least one other user. |
| US09237196B2 |
Method and apparatus for setting up gateway for AUTOSAR-based vehicle network
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for setting up a gateway for an AUTOSAR-based vehicle network. The apparatus for setting up the gateway includes a candidate selection unit for selecting an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) connected to at least two communication clusters, from among a plurality of ECUs, as a gateway candidate, and a gateway generation unit for generating a gateway instance with reference to the ECU selected by the candidate selection unit, and generating a gateway meta-model including the gateway instance based on instance generation input values entered by a user. |
| US09237193B2 |
Modification of an object replica
Several different embodiments of a massively scalable object storage system are described. The object storage system is particularly useful for storage in a cloud computing installation whereby shared servers provide resources, software, and data to computers and other devices on demand. In several embodiments, the object storage system includes a ring implementation used to associate object storage commands with particular physical servers such that certain guarantees of consistency, availability, and performance can be met. In other embodiments, the object storage system includes a synchronization protocol used to order operations across a distributed system. In a third set of embodiments, the object storage system includes a metadata management system. In a fourth set of embodiments, the object storage system uses a structured information synchronization system. Features from each set of embodiments can be used to improve the performance and scalability of a cloud computing object storage system. |
| US09237190B2 |
Node and method for generating shortened name robust against change in hierarchical name in content-centric network (CCN)
A node and a method for generating a shortened name robust against a change in a hierarchical name in a Content-Centric Network (CCN) are provided. The method includes receiving a packet requesting content including a hierarchical name of the content, and determining whether a prefix of the hierarchical name is identical to a name of the node. The method further includes generating a shortened name by removing the prefix from the hierarchical name if the prefix is identical to the name component, and changing the hierarchical name to the shortened name. The shortened name is used to check whether the corresponding content is stored in the content cache, to check whether the same content-request packet is already under processing, and to decide an outgoing face to which the content-request packet is transmitted. |
| US09237187B2 |
Partitioning digital media for consumption
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for partitioning digital media content for consumption. A computer identifies a digital media content request which includes user subscription preferences and a list of free time slots from a user's electronic calendar. The computer identifies a first episode of digital media content, wherein the identified first episode matches subscription preferences, and has a first duration. The computer retrieves the identified first episode of digital media content from a data store. The computer determines if the first duration of the identified first episode is greater than the associated duration of each of the two or more free time slots. The computer partitions the identified first episode into a plurality of segments. The computer matches the first of the two or more free time slots in the user's electronic calendar to the first segment of the plurality of segments. |
| US09237186B2 |
Virtual media with folder-mount function and graphical user interface for mounting one or more files or folders
A graphical user interface used in a virtual media system for allowing a server computer to access objects (files and folders) on storage devices of a client computer. The server is controlled by input signals from the client. The desktop of the client displays a first file management window showing objects on the storage devices, and a second window representing a desktop of the server. Using input devices connected to the client, a user selects objects in the first window and drags and drops them on the second window. In response, the client performs a virtual media mounting process to present the selected objects to the server as objects on a local drive of the server, without presenting any unselected content on the storage devices. The local drive is shown in the second window on the client's desktop to allow the user to explore its content. |
| US09237184B2 |
Web based smart sensor network tracking and monitoring system
A wireless sensor network including a plurality of Smart Sensors coupled to a wide area network such as the Internet via a Wireless Sensor Coordinator. Each wireless sensor network comprises a plurality of Smart Sensors, each operable to measure one or more physical quantities. Each wireless sensor communicates the measured data to a Wireless Sensor Coordinator which then stores the collected data in memory. The Wireless Sensor Coordinator further includes a web server operable to post a web site on a network that is accessible by a common web browser. Upon receiving a request for sensed data via the web site, the Wireless Sensor Coordinator retrieves the appropriate measured and stored data and converts it into HTML format pages which are then posted on the web site for review by the requestor. |
| US09237181B2 |
Apparatus and method for exchanging data between automobile head unit and mobile device
A unified data exchange method between an automobile head unit and a mobile device is provided, in which the automobile head unit directly provides a web user interface to the mobile device or drives a mobile application of the mobile device to provide a user interface when the automobile head unit does not provide the web user interface. Further, in the data exchange method, a user interface is dynamically provided from a third user interface server connected to the mobile device. |
| US09237177B2 |
Systems and methods for media streaming and presentation in an application environment
A method for displaying data is disclosed. The method may include displaying an application on a mobile electronic communication device. The method may further include contacting at least one media server configured to store media data and receiving, at the mobile electronic communication device, first available media data from the at least one media server. The method may further include displaying the received available media data in a media stream within the application. The method may also include contacting, after a predetermined amount of time, the at least one media server and receiving, in response to the contacting, at the mobile electronic communication device, second available media data from the at least one media server. The method may further include displaying the second available media data in the media stream. |
| US09237173B2 |
System for communicating between internet protocol multimedia subsystem networks
A method that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving an assignment to provide communication services to a communication device, supplying a first telephone number mapping system of a first internet protocol multimedia subsystem communication system with contact information of the communication device and a serving call session control function operating in the first internet protocol multimedia subsystem communication system, supplying a second telephone number mapping system of a second internet protocol multimedia subsystem communication system with contact information of the communication device and the serving call session control function, and receiving a session initiation protocol INVITE from an originating serving call session control function of the second internet protocol multimedia subsystem communication system for establishing communications with the communication device. Additional embodiments are disclosed. |
| US09237171B2 |
System and method for indirect interface monitoring and plumb-lining
A method is provided in one example embodiment that includes monitoring a first interface, monitoring a second interface, and taking a policy action if the second interface is not executed before the first interface. In more particular embodiments, monitoring the second interface may include walking a call stack associated with the first interface. Moreover, a program context for calling code associated with the second interface may be identified and acted upon. |
| US09237169B2 |
Network stream identification for open FaceTime
A method and apparatus of a device that distinguishes multiplexed media and signaling data traffic is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the device receives, on a single port, a packet of the multiplexed data traffic, where the multiplexed data traffic includes a plurality of packets and each of the plurality of packets is one of a media packet and an encapsulated signaling packet. The device further examines an initial data element of a header of the received packet to determine if the received packet is one of a media packet and a signal packet. The device further forwards the packet to a corresponding module for further processing based on the examining. |
| US09237167B1 |
Systems and methods for performing network counter measures
A method and system for detecting fraud in an electronic session performed over a network, the session including communications between a purported customer and a bank operating system, the communications from the customer including headers. The method including inputting the headers, including header attributes, from the purported customer during the session; comparing the header attributes from different communications during the session; determining that the comparison of the header attributes are irregular; and flagging, based on the determining that the comparison of the header attributes are irregular, the session as suspect. |
| US09237166B2 |
Internet search engine preventing virus exchange
An Internet infrastructure that supports search operations along with malware screening that uses a search server of a search string from a client device. The search server comprises a search engine for searching the Internet and contains modules for malware detection and quarantine functions. The search server identifies the malwares in the search results, generates malware metadata, and provides appropriate messages to the client device that initiated the search service so the user can avoid malware while browsing and searching Internet. The search results that span to a desired level of sub-domain Universal Resource Locators (URLs) and links are quarantined and denied access when found to be infected with malwares. The associated status messages of the search results are displayed with color code and a popup window displays all the information about the searched links when accessed. |
| US09237165B2 |
Malicious attack prevention through cartography of co-processors at datacenter
Technologies are directed to prevention of malicious attacks through cartography of co-processors at a datacenter. According to some examples, configuration data to create a co-processor at a field programmable gate array (FPGA) may be received at a configuration controller. The configuration controller may determine unused arrangements for the co-processor and unused placements at the FPGA corresponding to the unused arrangements. The used arrangements and the unused placements, associated with a type of the co-processor, may be stored in a configuration matrix. One of the unused arrangements and one of the unused placements corresponding to the selected unused arrangement may then be selected by the configuration controller to create the co-processor. |
| US09237160B2 |
Systems and methods for categorizing network traffic content
A method for categorizing network traffic content includes determining a first characterization of the network traffic content determining a first probability of accuracy associated with the first characterization, and categorizing the network traffic content based at least in part on the first characterization and the first probability of accuracy. A method for use in a process to categorize network traffic content includes obtaining a plurality of data, each of the plurality of data representing a probability of accuracy of a characterization of network traffic content, and associating each of the plurality of data with a technique for characterizing network traffic content. A method for categorizing network traffic content includes determining a characterization of the network traffic content, determining a weight value associated with the characterization, and categorizing network traffic content based at least in part on the characterization of the network traffic content and the weight value. |
| US09237159B2 |
Interoperability between authorization protocol and enforcement protocol
The disclosure comprises methods, devices and computer programs to provide interoperability between incompatible security architectures, protocols, or domains. Policy rules of an authorization protocol are applied to an access request made in an enforcement protocol, and a result of the application are produced. A decision may be made as to whether to issue/reissue an authorization of the access request based on the result of applying the policy rules to the access request. Other embodiments are also provided. |
| US09237154B2 |
Secure and automatic connection to wireless network
Described herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for automatically establishing secure connections to wireless networks using a wireless local area network access point which calls for acceptance of terms and conditions of use. During an initial connection, the user is prompted to review and accept terms and conditions associated with use of that wireless network. Once accepted, future connections at that or other access points, which use those same terms and conditions, occur free from user intervention. |
| US09237151B2 |
Secure access system and operating method thereof
A method of operating a secure access module (SAM) includes receiving an operation parameter via a terminal from a management server, the operation parameter including a registered value indicating a permissible range for operation of the SAM, receiving an authentication request for providing a card-related service from the terminal when a corresponding card is coupled to the terminal, determining whether the SAM is within the permissible range for operation in response to the authentication request, and transmitting information on a determination result to the terminal. |
| US09237150B2 |
Method and system for protecting a password during an authentication process
A system for providing security for a personal password during an authentication process. The system combines the use of representative characters to disguise the characters of the password and the use of a separate verification code sent to the user for use in the authentication process. A server generates and sends both a set of representative characters and a verification code to a client device. The user then inputs a mixed string having the password and verification code interspersed in order using the representative characters in place of the characters of the password and verification code. The server then receives the input and determines whether the string of representative characters includes the password and verification code characters in the proper order. |
| US09237149B2 |
Certificate based distributed policy enforcement
An apparatus and a method for a certificate-based distributed policy system is described. A policy server receives over a communication channel a data structure associated with an object to be managed across a communication boundary between a client and the policy server. The policy server generates an object certificate upon validation of the object and validation of an initiator of the object. The data structure includes a serialized representation of public properties of the object, a hash of the object in a canonical serialized form, and a signature of the public properties and hash using the initiator's private key. |
| US09237148B2 |
System and method for displaying a security encoding indicator associated with a message attachment
An apparatus and method of displaying a message on a display of a computing device. The message comprises at least a first attachment. At least a portion of the message is displayed to a user. The displayed portion comprises an identifier for the first attachment. In one embodiment, a security encoding indicator is associated with the identifier for the first attachment and displayed to the user. If a security encoding has been applied to the first attachment, the security encoding indicator indicates the security encoding applied to the first attachment. |
| US09237147B2 |
Remote access manager for virtual computing services
A remote access manager in a virtual computing services environment negotiates a time limited NAT routing rule to establish a connection between a remote device and virtual desktop resource providing user computing services. A series of NAT connection rules are revised in a dynamic manner such that a pool of ports is available to connect a plurality of remote users to local virtual compute resources over one or more public IP addresses. Once a connection is established, an entry is made in a firewall state table such that the firewall state table allows uninterrupted use of the established connection. After an entry has been made in the state table, or the routing rule has timed out, the port associated with the original NAT routing rule is removed and the same port can be re-used to establish another connection without disrupting active connections. |
| US09237146B1 |
Quick-logon for computing device
Methods and systems for verifying a user's identity on a computing device using two-factor authentication are described. More particularly, the system utilizes a personal identification number input by a user, together with one or more of a secure browsing feature, a device fingerprint, and a token generator to authenticate the user on the computer. |
| US09237144B2 |
Method, device and system for verifying based on verification diagram, and storage medium
The invention discloses a method, a device and a system for verifying based on a verification diagram, and a storage medium, and the method includes: generating an input interface diagram according to a verification diagram including a basic information element and verification information, where the input interface diagram includes the basic information element of the verification diagram except for the verification information; transmitting the verification diagram and the input interface diagram to a terminal; receiving sliding path information inputted on the input interface diagram presented on the terminal; and determining whether the sliding path information matches the verification information, and if so, the verification is successful. The invention is advantageous for preventing the erroneous verification information inputted into a verification code input box caused due to an erroneous touch on an input keyboard, thereby improving the success rate of login authentication on a terminal user by a web-hosting server. |
| US09237139B2 |
Controlling access to a secure resource based on user credentials and location
A system and method for controlling access to a protected network resource is provided. Access is controlled as follows. User credentials received with a request from a user for access to the protected network resource are checked against predetermined user information so as to authenticate the user; The request is made via a network access point located within a restricted area. The recorded location of the user is checked to determine whether the user is recorded as being within the restricted area. Access to the protected network resource is allowed if the user credentials are authenticated and the user is recorded as being within the restricted area. The user's network connection is monitored and, on detection that the user is disconnected from the network, the user is recorded as not located within the restricted area. Additional credentials are required from the user to support the user's request when the user is not recorded as being within the restricted area. |
| US09237138B2 |
Methods and apparatus to collect distributed user information for media impressions and search terms
An example method includes receiving a media identifier and an impression identifier from a device, the media identifier being indicative of media presented at the device; receiving the impression identifier in association with first user information from a first database proprietor as a result of the first database proprietor obtaining a first identifier sent from the device, the first identifier identifying at least one of the device or a user; receiving the impression identifier in association with second user information from a second database proprietor as a result of the second database proprietor obtaining a second identifier sent from the device, the second identifier identifying at least one of the device or the user; identifying the first and second user information as associated with a same user based on the impression identifier; and associating the first and second user information with the media identifier. |
| US09237136B2 |
Mapping a glyph to character code in obfuscated data
In a font applying device on a client side in a computer system composed of the client and a server, an obfuscated font storing section stores an obfuscated font in which a character different from a character identified by the server based on a character code and having the same width of the character identified by the server is mapped to the character code. An obfuscated document receiving section receives an obfuscated document obtained by obfuscating document data as a result of converting the character code to a character code to which a character identified by the server based on the character code in the document data is mapped in the obfuscated font. A deobfuscation processing section identifies the character mapped in the obfuscated font to a character code included in the obfuscated document, and a display control section controls the display of the character. |
| US09237135B2 |
Trusted and confidential remote TPM initialization
Techniques are provided to allow remote initialization of a Trusted Platform Module. The results may be trusted and confidential even if the target device has malicious operating system or other software running. |
| US09237129B2 |
Method to enable deep packet inspection (DPI) in openflow-based software defined network (SDN)
The present invention relates to a method and system for performing deep packet inspection of messages transmitted through a network switch in a Software Defined Network (SDN). Embodiments of the invention include a network switch, a controller, and a firewall in a software defined networking environment. In the present invention, the network switch is a simple network switch that is physically separate from the controller and the firewall. The invention may include a plurality of physically distinct network switches communicating with one or more controllers and firewalls. In certain instances, communications between the network switch, the controller, and the firewall are performed using the Open Flow standard communication protocol. |
| US09237127B2 |
Method and apparatus for dynamic host operating system firewall configuration
A method and apparatus for dynamic host operating system firewall configuration provides plural monitoring processes to monitor the firewall configuration of a host operating system and guest operating systems. When any firewall configuration change is detected by a monitor in a monitored guest operating system, an appropriate corresponding firewall change is made by the monitor to the host operating system. |
| US09237125B1 |
System and associated methods for secure communications
A network security device and associated methods which protects a user's computer from the direct effects of software sent from a server by converting the data to a non-volatile information stream using two or more firewall isolation stages. The multistage functionality completely decouples the information communicated from the bulk of data sent from the server by converting the data into non-volatile information and eliminates risk from the even most aggressive adaptive malware by using an intermediate protocol translation between two of the stages contained in the decoupling firewall. |
| US09237124B2 |
Scaling of virtual machine addresses in datacenters
A device in a server having a processor and a storage. The device has a protocol blind network path indication unit configured to obtain an indicator corresponding to a predetermined path to a data communication unit in the network using a destination address of a received data packet, an upstream communication unit configured to transmit a network protocol blind packet including the data packet and the indicator corresponding to the predetermined data path to the data communication unit in the network, a combiner configured to bind the indicator to the data packet received by the downstream communication unit, and a protocol blind correlation storage unit configured to provide information related to target addresses and indicators corresponding to a plurality of predetermined data paths in the network. The protocol blind network path indication unit obtains the indicator corresponding to a predetermined path by accessing the protocol blind correlation structure. |
| US09237123B2 |
Providing an answer to a question from a social network site using a separate messaging site
A question is received on a first social network site from a first user. The question is sent to a second user of a second social network site who receives the question from the second social network site. The first social network site receives an answer to the question from the second user via the second social network site and provides the answer to the first user. |
| US09237120B2 |
Message broker system and method
A message broker system can include a message broker. The message broker can be configured to receive the message instances output as input message instances, store the input message instances in a message store, alter the structure or content of the input message instances according to a message brokering model to generate output message instances and provide output message instances to one or more downstream processors. According to one embodiment, input message stream processing can be decoupled from output message stream processing by the message broker. |
| US09237116B2 |
Network system time domain re-stamping
One embodiment of the invention includes a coax media converter (CMC) system communicatively coupled to at least one modem in a network system. The system includes a frequency reference configured to generate a clock signal in a local time domain. The system also includes a scheduling processor configured to extract a bandwidth allocation message from a data stream and to re-stamp each of at least one timestamp in the bandwidth allocation message in the local time domain based on the clock signal to generate a corresponding updated bandwidth allocation message comprising a respective at least one re-stamped timestamp. The system further includes a downstream physical interface configured to transmit the updated bandwidth allocation message to the at least one modem to schedule upstream burst transmissions from the respective at least modem based on the at least one re-stamped timestamp. |
| US09237112B2 |
Systems and methods for prioritizing and scheduling packets in a communication network
Systems and methods provide a parameterized scheduling system that incorporates end-user application awareness and can be used with scheduling groups that contain data streams from heterogeneous applications. Individual data queues within a scheduling group can be created based on application class, specific application, individual data streams or some combination thereof. Application information and Application Factors (AF) are used to modify scheduler parameters such as weights and credits to differentiate between data streams assigned to a scheduling group. Dynamic AF settings may adjust relative importance of user applications to maximize user Quality of Experience (QoE) in response to recurring network patterns, one-time events, application characteristics, protocol characteristics, device characteristics, service level agreements, or combinations thereof. Scheduling parameters may be dynamic and incorporate the notions of “duration neglect” and “recency effect” in an end-user's perception of video quality in order to optimally manage video traffic during periods of congestion. |
| US09237110B2 |
Dynamic maximum transmission unit size adaption
An aspect includes dynamically adapting a maximum transmission unit (MTU) size in a computer network. A packet is received at a first link of a switch of the computer network. An MTU size of the received packet is determined based on an application programming interface (API) crossing value associated with the first link of the switch. An associated destination MTU size of a second link of the switch is determined as a target destination of the received packet. The associated destination MTU size of the second link is adjusted based on a difference between the MTU size of the received packet and the associated destination MTU size of the second link. |
| US09237108B2 |
Jitter buffer emulation for RTP streams in passive network monitoring systems
A method for emulating a jitter buffer by a telecommunications network monitoring probe includes determining an RTP timestamp for each of the plurality of received RTP packets. An actual time of arrival is determined for each of the plurality of RTP packets. An expected time of arrival is determined for each of the plurality of RTP packets based, at least in part, upon a difference between the RTP timestamps of successive RTP packets. One or more of the plurality of RTP packets is discarded from the jitter buffer if the actual time of arrival is greater than the expected time of arrival for the one or more RTP packets. |
| US09237107B2 |
Fair quantized congestion notification (FQCN) to mitigate transport control protocol (TCP) throughput collapse in data center networks
Technologies are generally described for an enhanced Quantized Congestion Notification (QCN) congestion control approach, referred to as Fair QCN (FQCN) for enhancing fairness of multiple flows sharing link capacity in a high bandwidth, low latency data center network. QCN messages may be fed back to flow sources (e.g., servers) which send packets with a sending rate over their share of the bottleneck link capacity. By enabling the flow sources to regulate their data traffic based on the QCN messages from a congestion control component, the queue length at the bottleneck link may converge to an equilibrium queue length rapidly and TCP throughput performance may be enhanced substantially in a TCP incast circumstance. |
| US09237104B2 |
Network assessment and short-term planning procedure
A method for relieving network node congestion includes determining an average of an aggregated load on a network node that routes network traffic, projecting a demand on the network node based on extrapolating the average of the aggregated load to a future period, determining a current level of congestion on the network node, and projecting a future level of congestion on the network node based on the projected demand and the current level of congestion. An available capacity of other network nodes in a portion of the communication network that includes the network node is determined, as well as whether the projected future level of congestion on the network node can be relieved using the determined available capacity of the other network nodes. |
| US09237102B2 |
Selecting a data path
A method for selecting a data path includes identifying a plurality of available data paths between a router device and a wide area network. Link status information for the available data paths are obtained. Selection rules are processed with the obtained link status information, and one of the plurality of available data paths is selected according to the processing of the selection rules. Data communications are then routed between a local area network and the wide area network via a data exchanger and a remote data link that follows the selected data path. |
| US09237101B2 |
Generating and communicating source identification information to enable reliable communications
A method of generating Source Identification information from a source packet stream and reliably transmitting the Source Identification information from a source to a destination over a communications channel is provided. The method operates on a set of source packets, wherein Source Identification information for each source packet to be transmitted is derived and delivered with the Source Identification information of all or most other source packets of an associated source block. The method includes techniques to minimize the network bandwidth required to deliver Source Identification information and techniques to overcome network impairments. When combined with FEC techniques, retransmission techniques, or combinations of FEC techniques and retransmission techniques, the methods described herein allow receivers to recover lost source packets, while simultaneously ensuring that the original source packets are not modified and thereby ensuring backwards compatibility for legacy receivers. |
| US09237099B2 |
Emulating circuit switching in Ethernet using an Ethernet circuit header
A device for emulating circuit switching in Ethernet using an Ethernet circuit header (ECH) includes a node of a network that is configured to receive a packet. A control module may be configured to determine that a destination address portion of a data frame associated with the packet matches a predefined format. A parser module may be configured to parse an ECH portion of the destination address to identify a circuit-identification (ID). A look-up module may be configured to look up the circuit ID in a circuit-ID table using at least one of a plurality of key options to generate a look-up-result data. The control module may be configured to use the look-up-result data to direct the packet to a destination interface of a destination node. |
| US09237098B2 |
Media access control (MAC) address summation in Datacenter Ethernet networking
Techniques are presented to summarize the Media Access Control (MAC) addresses behind a single edge port so that the Datacenter Ethernet edge devices do not learn the MAC addresses of individual end hosts connected to the Datacenter Ethernet network. At a line card of an Ethernet networking device connected to a DCE network, information is generated that summarizes Media Access Control (MAC) addresses of remote hosts reachable through a Datacenter Ethernet networking device of the Datacenter Ethernet network. A packet is received at the Ethernet networking device, wherein the packet is directed to one of the remote hosts. The packet is forwarded to one of the remote hosts using the information summarizing the MAC addresses of the remote hosts. |
| US09237094B2 |
Communication system, control apparatus, path controlling method and program
A communication system includes a plurality of first nodes that, in accordance with processing rules (packet handling operations) prescribing processing contents for a packet belonging to a pre-set flow, processes a packet received, which matches to the processing rules, and a second node that forwards the received packet via its ports without referencing the processing rules. The communication system also includes a control apparatus that sets, for the first nodes situated on a forwarding path for the packet belonging to the pre-set flow, processing rules to forward the packet belonging to the pre-set flow to each next hop. The control apparatus also sets, for the first node not situated on the forwarding path, processing rules to instruct dropping the packet that is forwarded from the second node and that is deviated from the forwarding path. |
| US09237091B2 |
System and method of load balancing for ethernet link aggregation
A system and method of transmitting data across a first link aggregation formed by an intermediate switch and a downstream switch, the intermediate switch adopting a Media-Access Card (MAC)-address-based load sharing algorithm for distributing traffic among links to the downstream switch interfaced with a final destination device. The method comprises: receiving a packet having a MAC header and an IP header at an input port of an upstream switch for transmission from the upstream switch to the intermediate switch, the upstream switch and intermediate switch forming a second link aggregation; re-writing, at the upstream switch, the source MAC address of the received packet to a different source address; sending the packet through the second link aggregation to the intermediate switch, the intermediate switch implementing the load sharing algorithm for sending the packet to the downstream switch along a link through the first link aggregation to the destination device. |
| US09237087B1 |
Virtual machine name resolution
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for virtual machine name resolution. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a first outgoing packet from a source virtual machine executing on the data processing apparatus destined for a destination virtual machine, wherein the destination virtual machine belongs to a first cluster of virtual machines, and wherein the first outgoing packet identifies the destination virtual machine using a unique name for the destination virtual machine; determining an internal network address of the destination virtual machine based at least in part on the unique name for the destination virtual machine; and sending the first outgoing packet to the destination virtual machine by sending the packet to the internal network address. |
| US09237084B2 |
Apparatus, system, and method for providing energy management, profiles, and message blocks in a cable service environment
A method is provided in one example and includes creating a plurality of profiles that describe one or more downstream modulations for each data-subcarrier in a channel to be used by a plurality of cable modems; receiving at least one testing measurement from the plurality of cable modems; and assigning a selected one of the plurality of profiles to each of the plurality of cable modems based, at least in part, on the one testing measurement that was received. |
| US09237081B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining channel bandwidth
In a method implemented in a communication device an available bandwidth for transmitting one or more data frames is determined, wherein the available bandwidth corresponds to a first composite communication channel comprising a plurality of communication channels. A control frame to indicate a request to transmit via the first composite communication channel is generated, wherein the control frame includes a header, and wherein a portion of the header includes information indicating the bandwidth of the first composite channel. The control frame is transmitted via the first composite communication channel, wherein at least the portion of the header is duplicated in a plurality of bandwidth portions of the first composite communication channel. |
| US09237073B2 |
Inferring connectivity among network segments in the absence of configuration information
The present system includes a system, method and device for inferring connectivity between unconnected network segments. In operation, unconnected network segments are identified. Configuration data related to the unconnected network segments may be examined to facilitate inferring configuration data for an external network connected between the unconnected network segments. The inferred configuration data may be rendered, such as exported or visualized. The inferred configuration data may be related to a communication protocol and/or may be related to network bandwidth. The examined configuration data may be captured directly from one or more of the unconnected network segments and/or may be retrieved from a configuration data file, such as a network configuration model. |
| US09237064B2 |
Communication method and apparatus of network management system
The invention provides a communication system for a power distribution network, which comprises at least two distribution domains, each of the domains includes one management device and at least one electrical device. The management device is configured as connected with the electrical devices within its domain, and is further configured as capable of collect information from the electrical devices. The system also comprises a communication link, which is arranged for the management devices of different domains, and the management devices are configured as capable of directly exchanging information through the link. |
| US09237062B2 |
Management of data flows between networked resource nodes in a social web
A resource management node is disclosed that manages a plurality of resource nodes connected to at least one network. The resource management node includes a system entity database, an interaction flow database, and an interaction execution engine. The system entity database contains information identifying communication addresses for the resource nodes and associated metadata identifying capabilities of the resource nodes. The interaction flow database contains information defining data flows that are permitted between identified ones of the resource nodes and associated triggering criteria defining when identified ones of the data flows are to be performed. The interaction execution engine is configured to determine that one of the triggering criteria defined by the interaction flow database is satisfied and to respond by establishing the associated data flow between the identified ones of the resource nodes. Related methods for managing a plurality of resource nodes connected to at least one network are disclosed. |
| US09237061B2 |
Transmission apparatus and transmission method
A transmission apparatus includes a digital circuit that has an input circuit into which packets are input at indefinite intervals; a measuring circuit that measures an interval during which no packet is input into the input circuit; a determiner circuit that determines, based on the interval measured by the measuring circuit, whether to insert a given frame between packets input into the input circuit; and a transmitter that inserts, based on a result of determination by the determiner circuit, the given frame between the packets input into the input circuit and sequentially transmits the packets with the given frame therebetween. |
| US09237059B2 |
Method and apparatus for dynamic mapping
A system for mapping and translating address information in a network is provided. The system includes a client-side address translator (120) and a server-side address translator (140). The client-side address translator (120) is configured to receive a data packet from a client (110). The data packet includes a first destination address representing the real destination address. The client-side address translator (120) maps the first destination address to another address using a mapping algorithm and transmits the data packet with the via the network (160). The server-side address translator (140) receives the data packet, translates the mapped address information back to the real destination address and forwards the data packet using the real destination address. |
| US09237055B2 |
ZigBee receiver exploiting an RF-to-BB current-reuse blixer and hybrid filter topology
A unified balun low noise amplifier (LNA) and I/Q mixer is provided as a single-chip design, and includes a passive/active gain-boosted balun-LNA-I/Q-mixer (blixer), a filter section and a buffer amplifier. The filter section includes an IF-noise-shaping transistorized current-mode lowpass filter sharing a common power supply with the blixer, which allows the blixer and lowpass filter to draw a single bias current. The filter section also includes a complex-pole load providing image rejection and channel selection. |
| US09237053B2 |
Discrete multi-tone systems for half-duplex IP links
A DMT system for a half-duplex two-way link carries Internet protocol encoded video stream on a coaxial cable that also carries a baseband rendition of the same video stream. A plurality of downlink symbols modulated on a subband of subcarriers in a downlink signal are decoded. The symbols may carry data encoded on a subband using a constellation of QAM symbols assigned to the subband. Other subbands may be associated with different QAM constellations. Lower-order constellations of QAM symbols may be assigned to subbands that include higher-frequency subcarriers and higher-order constellations of QAM symbols may be assigned to subbands that include lower-frequency subcarriers. A block error correction decoder may be synchronized based on an identification of the first constellation of QAM symbols and information identifying boundaries between the plurality of downlink symbols. |
| US09237048B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting a frame in a wireless RAN system
A method and apparatus are described for transmitting data. The method includes generating, by an access point (AP), a Physical Layer Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) including a signal field and a data field, and transmitting, by the AP, the PPDU to a station. The signal field includes a reception target indicator and an identifier field. The reception target indicator indicates whether a target of the PPDU is the AP or the station. The identifier field includes a local AP identifier identifying the AP when the reception target indicator indicates that the target of the PPDU is the station. |
| US09237047B1 |
Circuits for and methods of receiving data in an integrated circuit
A circuit for receiving data in an integrated circuit is described. The circuit comprises a receiver configured to receive an input signal and to generate output data based upon the input signal, the receiver having a level detection circuit coupled to receive the input signal; and a calibration circuit coupled to the receiver, the calibration circuit having an input for receiving the input signal; an error detection circuit coupled to the input, the error detection circuit coupled to receive the input signal, a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage; and a control circuit coupled to an output of the error detection circuit, wherein the control circuit selectively generates either an offset control signal or an amplitude control signal based upon comparisons of the input signal to the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage. A method of receiving data is also disclosed. |
| US09237046B2 |
Receiver circuit
An n-tap (n≧2 (in the case of FIG. 1, n=2)) DFE equalizes a received signal on the basis of a determination result of a signal which has been received, and outputs a determination result of the received signal after equalization. An adjustment section generates a plurality of filter patterns for observation of an inter-symbol interference amount by changing values of n bits included in the plurality of filter patterns. The adjustment section then compares each of the plurality of filter patterns generated with an output data string corresponding to the determination result of the received signal after equalization and adjusts tap coefficients set for n (in the case of FIG. 1, 2) taps included in the DFE on the basis of adjustment values corresponding to values of the n bits included in a filter pattern which matches the output data string. |
| US09237042B2 |
Filter network arrangement
There is provided a filter network arrangement comprising a filter network; and one or more correction networks, wherein the one or more correction networks is arranged to substantially equalize the passband gain and group delay of the filter network arrangement. Given an appropriate Q for the one or more correction networks, a polynomial for the one or more correction networks can be found that equalizes both the passband gain and group delay and the one or more correction networks can be synthesized from the polynomial. |
| US09237041B1 |
Data reception with feedback equalization for high and low data rates
A method relates generally to data reception for any of a plurality of data rates. In such a method, information and phases of a clock signal are obtained by a decision feedback equalizer. The information is equalized using the phases of the clock signal with the decision feedback equalizer to provide equalized sample streams. The equalized sample streams and the phases of the clock signal are provided to a selection circuit block. A first and a second phase of the phases are swapped, along with swapping a first and a second equalized sample stream corresponding to the first phase and the second phase, responsive to a data rate of the plurality of data rates. |
| US09237035B2 |
Technique for implementing an optical/TDM virtual private network
A technique for implementing an optical virtual private network is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized by a method comprising the steps of managing at least one client edge-virtual private network at a client edge by a service provider; and supporting a set of client edge-users at each client edge-virtual private network at each client edge wherein each client edge provides at least one virtual private network service to each client edge-user; wherein each client edge determines connectivity associated with each client edge-user and the service provider establishes the connectivity determined by each client edge. |
| US09237034B2 |
Methods and systems for providing network access redundancy
In a networked multi computer environment, with redundant links, network interface cards (NICs) are commonly duplicated and teamed to provide a recovery mechanism when network components fail. Embodiments of the present inventions avoid teaming of pairs of NICs and provide a computing host with redundant network connections for the computing host through a switch that is transparent to the computing host. The computing host itself; that is, its hardware and software, is relieved of the duty of network access redundancy and returned to the simple, simplex networking operating mode. The switch replaces a potentially large number of NICs and the need for computing host network access redundancy management which leads to hardware and software cost reductions and increases the robustness and reliability of the system through redundant network access. |
| US09237025B2 |
Source routing in multicast transmissions
The subject technology provides configurations for receiving, at a first network device, a multicast packet of a multicast transmission from a multicast source. A header is inserted including one or more fields of information for a multicast distribution tree into the multicast packet in which the fields of information include a root level node field indicating a root node of the multicast distribution tree and one or more second level fields indicating one or more child nodes of the root node of the multicast distribution tree. In one example, the fields of information are not duplicative of routing information, stored by the first network device, corresponding to the one or more child nodes. The subject technology then forwards the multicast packet including the inserted header to respective network devices corresponding to the one or more child nodes based on the one or more fields of information from the inserted header. |
| US09237024B2 |
Informational broadcast messages and its uses in wireless multihop networks
In a wireless multihop network having node devices within communication range neighboring node devices in a corresponding local neighborhood, the node devices generate visibility messages to be transmitted via connection-less broadcast. The visibility messages include at least an identifier of the corresponding node device. Visibility messages received by each of the node devices from the one or more neighboring node devices are processed to determine a measure of density of the local neighborhood. This measure of density also accounts for the heterogeneous transmit power capabilities of node devices and is used for updating of one or more operational parameter of the node device relating to utilization of the radio communications medium by that node device. A degree of utilization of the medium through the control of transmission data rate and power is adjusted based on an inverse relation to the measure of density determined from the received visibility messages. |
| US09237022B2 |
Use of multiple digital signatures and quorum rules to verify aircraft information
A method and apparatus for verifying data for use on an aircraft. A plurality of digital certificates associated with the data is received by a processor unit. The processor unit verifies the data for use on the aircraft using a selected number of the plurality of digital certificates. |
| US09237021B2 |
Certificate grant list at network device
A certificate grant list is provided. The certificate grant list may be stored in a memory, at the network device. The certificate grant list may store information associated with a client-device certificate, where the client-device certificate permits the client-device access to a secure service. |
| US09237014B2 |
Partial CipherText updates using variable-length segments delineated by pattern matching and encrypted by fixed-length blocks
A re-encryptor compares hashed digests of updated segments and original segments to located changed segments that must be re-encrypted. A new initialization vector is input to a block cipher engine for each changed segment. Since only changed segments need to be re-encrypted, transmission bandwidth to remote encrypted storage may be reduced. The amount of cipher text that is changed by a single update is reduced to a segment. Segments have a variable length and are bound by bits matching a segment delimiter. Each segment may have many fixed-length blocks that are encrypted by the block cipher engine with the same initialization vector for that segment. The segment delimiter is a randomly-generated word that is included with the initialization vectors in the metadata. Variable-length segments limit update disruption of the cipher text while fixed-length blocks are more efficiently encrypted. Combining segments and blocks provides for better re-encryption of updates. |
| US09237012B2 |
Establishing secure communication between an implantable medical device and an external device
Establishing secure communication between an implantable medical device and an external device includes: accessing, at the implantable medical device, biological data; utilizing the biological data, at the implantable medical device, to generate a public cryptographic key; and utilizing the public cryptographic key, at the implantable medical device, to generate a private cryptographic key. |
| US09237011B2 |
Unique surrogate key generation using cryptographic hashing
The present invention relates to a method or system of generating a surrogate key using cryptographic hashing. One embodiment of the method of the present invention may have steps such as selecting a field or group of fields that is or are unique among all records in the database and for each record, extracting the data from the fields; concatenating the extracted data into an input message; running the input message through a hash generator, either in batches or one at a time, for testing purposes perhaps; and outputting a surrogate key. |
| US09237009B2 |
Disrupting offline password attacks
Methods and systems for disrupting password attacks using compression are described. A user password may be stored on a mobile computing device. The password may be compressed, for example, using a Huffman compression algorithm, and may be subsequently encrypted using a short secret as a key. The user password may be stored as the compressed and encrypted key. The compressed and encrypted password may be stored such that a brute force password attack, for example, using every possible short secret, would reveal too may possible matches to allow an attacker to select the real password. |
| US09237000B2 |
Transceiver clock architecture with transmit PLL and receive slave delay lines
A method and apparatus for transceiver clock architecture with transmit PLL and receive slave delay lines. In one embodiment, the method includes the generation of a transmitter (Tx) clock signal by adjusting a control voltage of a voltage controlled oscillator to lock a phase and frequency of Tx clock signal to a reference clock signal. In one embodiment, a frequency of the Tx clock signal is a multiple of a frequency of the reference clock signal. In one embodiment, a slave delay line may be used, including a plurality of variable delay buffers that are configured according to the control voltage to generate a receiver (Rx) clock signal in response to a received clock signal that is synchronized with the reference clock signal. The Rx clock signal may be provided to data recovery logic to sample data. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US09236999B2 |
Cognitive mobile time division duplex Ad-Hoc network
A cognitive MANET system is disclosed that uses TDD (Time Division Duplexing) and TDMA MAC to maintain routes that allow delivery of adequate bandwidth for applications resulting in an efficient way of maintaining information on neighboring wireless terminals and access points by using a routing protocol that has a built in slot reservation algorithm. |
| US09236992B2 |
Method and apparatus for transceiving scheduling signals in a multi-carrier wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a method for transceiving scheduling signals in a multi-carrier wireless communication system, comprising a step of transmitting, via a predetermined downlink component carrier, a PDSCH transmission scheduling signal on one or more downlink component carriers and/or a PUSCH transmission scheduling signal on one or more uplink component carriers; and a step of transceiving the PDSCH and/or the PUSCH in accordance with the scheduling signals. The scheduling signals can be defined to the same size in a PDCCH transmission region of said predetermined downlink component carrier in the event different MIMO transmission modes are applied to the PDSCH transmission or the PUSCH transmission, or in the event said one or more downlink component carriers or said one or more uplink component carriers have different bandwidths. |
| US09236991B2 |
Network node, user equipment and methods therein
A method in a user equipment device for estimating a channel upon receiving an enhanced control channel (eCCH) from a network node in a telecommunications system includes distributing the eCCH over multiple resource pairs, where each of the multiple resource block pairs includes a number of resources. Each of the resources is associated with a respective antenna port. The user equipment device identifies an antenna port that is associated with multiple ones of the resources. The multiple ones of the resources are present in different resource block pairs of the multiple resource block pairs over which the eCCH is distributed. Identifying the antenna port is based on how the eCCH is mapped to the multiple resource block pairs. The user equipment device estimates the downlink channel for the eCCH based on the identified antenna port in the multiple ones of the resources in the multiple resource block pairs. |
| US09236988B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting a reference signal in a multi-antenna system
A method for transmitting, by a user equipment (UE), a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) in a wireless communication system, can include generating a plurality of P DMRS sequences associated with a plurality of P layers respectively, wherein a plurality of P cyclic shifts are allocated to the P DMRS sequences respectively, mapping the plurality of P DMRS sequences to resource elements (REs), and transmitting the plurality of P DMRS sequences to a base station, wherein the plurality of P cyclic shifts are determined based on first and second values, which are indicated by a cyclic shift field in downlink control information (DCI), received through a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). |
| US09236984B1 |
Determination of frequency band information by a wireless communication device
A wireless communication device to facilitate determination of frequency band information comprises a processing system and a wireless communication transceiver. The processing system is configured to identify a carrier frequency stored within the wireless communication device and determine a direct current (DC) subcarrier associated with the carrier frequency. The wireless communication transceiver is configured to synchronize with the DC subcarrier to obtain channel information, wherein the channel information comprises a channel size and a DC subcarrier offset. The processing system is configured to process the DC subcarrier with the DC subcarrier offset to determine a starting frequency of a frequency band associated with the carrier frequency. |
| US09236980B2 |
Control channel transmitting, receiving method, base station and terminal
A method for transmitting and receiving a control channel, a base station and a terminal relate to a long term evolution advanced system. The method for transmitting a control channel disclosed by the present document includes: a base station side configuring, for a terminal side, detection-limited subframe cluster information of a control channel, so as to notify the terminal side of the manner by which the base station side transmits the control channel. The present document also discloses a method for receiving a control channel, a base station and a terminal. |
| US09236978B2 |
System and method for information verification based on channel awareness
This disclosure describes techniques for operating a client device to communicate with a wireless access point to validate data within a frame by comparing channel quality metrics and duration metrics to thresholds. Information received within a validity window may be treated as correctly received even if the frame fails a subsequent verification process or if reception of the frame is terminated prior to the end of the frame. |
| US09236974B2 |
Data receiver and fail-safe circuit
A data receiver has a reception circuit and a fail-safe circuit. The reception circuit has an input amplifier, a logic signal processing circuit, and a reception stop control circuit. The fail-safe circuit has a high-pass filter, a comparator, and a pulse width extending circuit. The reception circuit receives a serial data of differential input signals based on a predetermined standard, converts the serial data into a serial data of a single-ended output signal, and outputs a converted serial data. The fail-safe circuit detects whether the differential input signals have a nonstandard small amplitude and outputs a fail-safe detection signal indicating a detection result. |
| US09236971B2 |
Bandwidth allocation device and bandwidth allocation method
An OLT controller makes each optical transceiver transmit a search signal at a prescribed time so that the search signals reach all ONU connection ends of an optical transmission path. In the case where an ONU connected to the ONU connection end of the optical transmission path is unregistered, when the ONU controller receives the search signal, the ONU controller tunes a wavelength of an optical transmitter of the ONU to a wavelength corresponding to the search signal and makes the optical transmitter transmit a response signal to an OLT. |
| US09236970B2 |
Signal processing device, signal processing method, and program
Disclosed is a signal processing device that reduces the influence of an interfering wave to suppress the deterioration of a BER even if narrow-band noise is included in a communication band. In the signal processing device, which is capable of performing an FFT and performing a window function process as preprocessing before the FFT and achieves OFDM demodulation, the window function process is skipped to perform an FFT on a received signal if the frequency of narrow-band noise included in the received signal coincides with the subcarrier frequency of OFDM within a predetermined range. If the frequencies do not coincide with each other, the FFT is performed after the window function process is performed on the received signal. The signal processing device includes an NBN detection/determination section, which determines whether narrow-band noise is included in a subcarrier, and a window function determination section, which determines, in accordance with the degree of coincidence between the frequency of narrow-band noise and the frequency of a subcarrier, whether or not to perform the window function process. |
| US09236968B2 |
Communication device and communication method
A communication device includes a memory to store data and a processor to receive data, to convert the received data and a same data of the received data among the stored data into a predetermined format, and to transmit data resulting from the data conversion. |
| US09236966B2 |
Clock synchronization for a machine control system
A clock synchronized control system includes a controller configured to control at least one function of a work machine. The controller may also be configured to select a clock source from among a plurality of external clock sources based on a predetermined order. The controller may be further configured to obtain information from the selected clock source. The controller may also be configured to use the obtained information to affect the at least one function of the work machine. |
| US09236958B2 |
Method and system for performing testing of photonic devices
A photonics system includes a transmit photonics module and a receive photonics module. The photonics system also includes a transmit waveguide coupled to the transmit photonics module, a first optical switch integrated with the transmit waveguide, and a diagnostics waveguide optically coupled to the first optical switch. The photonics system further includes a receive waveguide coupled to the receive photonics module and a second optical switch integrated with the receive waveguide and optically coupled to the diagnostics waveguide. |
| US09236956B2 |
Frequency control apparatus
A frequency control apparatus includes: an input operation unit which detects a presence/absence of an input of a predetermined operation by an operator; and a control unit which, when the input of the predetermined operation by the input operation unit is detected, calculates radio frequencies, each of the radio frequencies being where a minimum value of differences with respect to multiplied frequencies of a current drive frequency of a device is less than or equal to a predetermined value, and which changes the current drive frequency of the device so that minimum values of differences between the calculated radio frequencies and multiplied frequencies of the changed drive frequency are greater than or equal to a predetermined value. The control unit changes the drive frequency to lessen a change width before and after the change by either increasing the drive frequency or decreasing the drive frequency. |
| US09236951B2 |
Electronic compensation of cross-phase modulation
An optical signal (116) is modulated with a transmitted electrical signal comprising an information-bearing component (122) and a pilot tone (120) having a predetermined frequency. Transmission of the signal results in distortion, including nonlinear optical transmission impairments. A method of receiving the signal includes detecting the optical signal to produce a received electrical signal (X) comprising a distorted variant of the transmitted electrical signal. The pilot tone is extracted from the received electrical signal using a filtering operation (308) having a predetermined characteristic, and a compensation signal determined based upon the extracted pilot tone. The compensation signal is applied to the received electrical signal (X) to produce a compensated signal (Y) having reduced distortion. The predetermined characteristic of the filtering operation (308) is represented by one or more parameters having values selected so as to substantially maximize a measure of quality of the compensated signal. |
| US09236948B2 |
Power management implementation in an optical link
An optical link power management scheme takes the best advantage of a dynamic connection environment, where ports may be connected and disconnected at any time, and where data flows may start and stop as needed by the applications using the high speed data links Power consumption is optimized, eye safety standards are met, and robust connection detection is preserved. |
| US09236947B2 |
Fast thin-film light emitting diode
A thin-film Light Emitting Diode (LED) and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed. Specifically, the thin-film LED is provided with an epitaxial layer having a proton implantation that controls the size of the active volume. Controlling the size of the active volume enables the thin-film LED to enjoy decreased rise and fall times, thereby achieving a thin-film LED that is useable for transmission in high transmission rate communication systems. |
| US09236943B2 |
Method of eliminating offset in spot centroid due to crosstalk
There is provided a method of eliminating an offset in a spot centroid due to crosstalk. A crosstalk matrix is used to characterize crosstalk characteristics of a multi-pixel spot-centroid detector. Left-multiplication of signals outputted from the multi-pixel spot-centroid detector, which are affected by the crosstalk, by an inverse matrix of the crosstalk matrix can result in a light-intensity-distribution signal with impacts of the crosstalk substantially removed. Based on this light-intensity-distribution signal, it is possible to derive the spot centroid, with the offset in the spot centroid due to the crosstalk substantially eliminated, resulting in an improved accuracy of the spot centroid detection, as compared with conventional methods. |
| US09236942B1 |
Free space fiber-optic connector
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus of establishing a free-space communication link through a medium. The medium can be an occluded environment with increased absorption and/or scattering effects. The free-space communication link includes a transmitter configured to transmit an optical signal at a wavelength suitable for transmission through the medium without suffering excessive optical losses due to absorption and/or scattering effects. The free-space communication link includes a receiver configured to receive the transmitted optical signal. The transmitter-receiver pair is configured to efficiently transmit optical signals at the suitable wavelength over a distance between about 1 mm and about 50 m. The transmitter and the receiver can be configured as portions of a fiber-optic connector assembly that can be used to connect two fiber-optic cables in an occluded environment. |
| US09236939B2 |
Atmospheric transmissometer using a modulated optical source
A system and method involve detecting a modulated optical signal from an atmospheric propagation channel, wherein the modulated optical signal comprises an optical signal from an optical source modulated with a periodic signal at a modulation frequency greater than the bandwidth of the turbulence within the atmospheric propagation channel, and converting the detected modulated optical signal into a digitized electrical signal. The method also includes determining the root mean square signal power of an AC component of the digitized electrical signal at the modulation frequency. The method further includes determining the power spectral density of the digitized electrical signal, determining the magnitude of the peak component at the modulation frequency, and determining the effective optical depth of the atmospheric propagation channel using the magnitude of the peak component at the modulation frequency. |
| US09236932B2 |
Configuration method of a multimedia system
A configuration method of a multimedia system comprising a first device and at least one adjacent device having a mechanism to communicate with the first device. The first device comprises a mechanism to read/write data from/to an NFC data carrier. The method comprises a set-up phase and an exploitation phase. |
| US09236930B2 |
Methods and apparatus for antenna tuning
Systems and techniques for management of an antenna tuning frequency range. Frequency coverage needed for an antenna used in a portable communications device in a wireless communication network is determined based on communication protocols being used, with an active tuner being connected to a passively tuned antenna when a different frequency range is called for and with the active tuner being effectively isolated when only the range provided by the passively tuned antenna is needed to reduce the risk of RF mixing or intermodulation. |
| US09236928B1 |
Media access control for MIMO wireless network
An apparatus and method for operating a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)-capable subscriber node are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a MIMO-capable physical layer transceiver and a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer block that measures a received transmission to determine channel conditions. Upon receiving a transmission wherein said channel conditions meet specified conditions, the MAC layer block transmits a message to an access point indicating that the apparatus wants to switch between a non-MIMO mode and a MIMO mode, and upon receiving an acknowledgement, the MAC layer block switches between the non-MIMO mode and the MIMO mode. An apparatus for operating an access node is also disclosed. |
| US09236925B2 |
Method and apparatus of link adaptation in a wireless local area network system
A method of transmitting modulation and coding scheme (MCS) feedback (MFB) in a wireless local area network system is provided. The method is performed by a first station and includes receiving, from a second station, a physical layer convergence procedure (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU), estimating a MFB based on the PPDU and transmitting, to the second station, feedback information including a MFB field and a MFB type field. The MFB field includes the MFB and the MFB type field indicates whether or not the MFB is in response to a MFB request (MRQ) of the second station. |
| US09236918B2 |
MIMO transmitting apparatus, MIMO receiving apparatus, MIMO transmission signal formation method, and MIMO transmission signal separation method
A MIMO transmitting apparatus, receiving apparatus, transmission signal formation method, and transmission signal separation method with improved transmission efficiency. In communication apparatus, a mapping unit maps code words into a transmission stream on a per code-block basis and changes, between when a transport block is initially transmitted and when the transport block is retransmitted, the combinations of the code blocks mapped in the same transmission zone. In the communication apparatus, an interference replica generation unit forms, based on the decoded data of successfully decoded code blocks, an interference replica signal corresponding to the successfully decoded code blocks, and a signal separation unit removes, from a plurality of reception streams received this time, the interference replica signal formed by the interference replica generation unit received before the last time reception streams was received and then separates the reception streams received this time into each stream. |
| US09236917B2 |
Coordinated communication in communication system
A method of supporting communication of a terminal in a first base station of a beamforming system is provided. The method includes determining an uplink control channel through which both the first base station and at least one second base station are able to receive signals, through cooperation with the at least one second base station, the first base station and the at least one second base station belonging to a cloud cell, and transmitting to the terminal information on the determined uplink control channel and frame information to establish relationships with the base stations included in the cloud cell for each transmit frame of a signal to be transmitted to the terminal from the base stations. |
| US09236914B2 |
NFC device and communication method
According to an aspect of the invention, an NFC device for communicating with an NFC reader is conceived, the NFC device comprising an NFC integrated circuit, an antenna unit connected to said NFC integrated circuit, and a detuning circuit, wherein the detuning circuit is arranged to cause a periodic detuning of the antenna unit to a detuned state, such that data transmission between the NFC device and the NFC reader may take place periodically while the NFC device and the NFC reader remain within communication range of each other. |
| US09236912B2 |
Dual input single output power multiplexer for near field communication application
Generally, this disclosure provides systems, methods and platforms for power multiplexer switching operations. The system may include a near field communication (NFC) module configured to receive power through a radio frequency (RF) channel; a subscriber identity module (SIM) circuit configured with a supply voltage port; and a power multiplexer circuit configured to controllably couple the SIM circuit supply voltage port to the NFC module, wherein the NFC module provides a supply voltage to the SIM circuit such that the SIM circuit is operable in the absence of primary device power source. |
| US09236911B2 |
Secure transfer of whiteboard content
Technologies for securely transferring whiteboard content data from a smart whiteboard device to another smart whiteboard device are disclosed. The smart whiteboard device may securely transfer the whiteboard content data to a mobile device. In response to receiving the whiteboard content data from the smart whiteboard device, the mobile device may transfer the received whiteboard content data to the other smart whiteboard device. The other smart whiteboard device may display the transferred whiteboard content data and enable manipulation thereof. |
| US09236910B2 |
In-vehicle power line communication system
In an in-vehicle power line communication system in which a power line communication network and a battery are connected to each other via a first power line, the power line communication network includes a master power line communication node connected to the battery via the first power line, a second power line, slave power line communication nodes including at least a transmitting slave power line communication node and a receiving slave power line communication node, a transmitting-side in-vehicle device, and a receiving-side in-vehicle device. The master power line communication node and the slave power line communication nodes communicate with each other using a time-triggered communication protocol. The mutual communicating of the slave power line communication nodes are controlled by a token signal output from the master power line communication node. Only the master power line communication node and the slave power line communication nodes are connected to the second power line. |
| US09236906B2 |
Wireless signal interference mitigation in a network
A transmitter device transmits data over a physical communication link to at least one destination. A monitor resource monitors a frequency band of signals on the physical communication link. At least a portion of the monitored frequency band in the physical communication link used to transmit the data is also allocated for transmissions of wireless communications in a vicinity of the physical communication link. The physical communication link may be damaged for any number of reasons such as a loose connector, rodent chewing on the physical communication link, etc. The damaged locations of the physical communication link are places where the wireless communications are more likely to couple onto the physical communication link and cause interference. In response to detecting presence of an interference signal in the monitored frequency band of the physical communication link, the monitor resource transmits one or more notifications. |
| US09236905B2 |
Wireless communication system including frequency hopping electronic devices, and control method and storage medium therefor
A wireless communication system in which a master device and a slave device each performing wireless communication by a frequency hopping system can operate in synchronism with each other. In the master device, a master microcomputer outputs a first sync signal to a RTC unit after a transmission timing signal is received and a carrier frequency is changed a predetermined number of times according to a first change timing signal. In the slave device, a slave microcomputer outputs a second sync signal to a RTC unit after a reception timing signal is received and a carrier frequency is changed the predetermined number of times according to a second change timing signal. |
| US09236903B2 |
Multi-path detection
A method for detecting multi-path interference in a spread-spectrum signal. A variation of a first signal and a variation of a second signal is compared. The variation of the first signal corresponds to a correlation of the spread-spectrum signal and a spreading code having a first offset. The variation of the second signal corresponds to a correlation of the spread-spectrum signal and the spreading code having a second offset. Multi-path interference is detected in dependence on the comparison. |
| US09236900B2 |
Radio transmission apparatus and radio transmission method
Disclosed are a radio transmission device and a radio transmission method which can reduce a processing amount or a memory amount while maintaining the randomizing effect of other cell interference. When using as a reference signal, a ZC sequence of the sequence length uniquely correlated to a transmission bandwidth of a reference signal, as the transmission bandwidth becomes smaller and the sequence length of the ZC sequence becomes shorter, the sequence is switched at a shorter time interval and as the transmission bandwidth becomes greater and the sequence length of the ZC sequence becomes longer, the switching is performed at a longer time interval. Thus, a reference signal is generated by using the ZC sequence in accordance with the timing into which the reference signal transmission bandwidth and the sequence are switched. |
| US09236899B2 |
Crest factor reduction of inter-band carrier aggregated signals
A method, system and circuit for crest factor reduction of inter-band multi-standard carrier aggregated signals are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes calculating the amplitude of each of the plurality of carrier signals of the inter-band carrier aggregated signals. An estimate of an envelope of a combination of the carrier signals is produced based on a sum of the calculated amplitudes of the plurality of carrier signals. The estimate of the envelope of the combination of the carrier signals is compared to a clipping threshold to determine whether to clip each of the plurality of carrier signals. |
| US09236898B2 |
Multi-band observation receiver
Transmitter observation receivers and methods are described that can predistortion-compensate transmitters capable of operating in multiple communication bands and frequency ranges. Such observation receivers and method involve generating at least one compensation signal such that a signal to be transmitted that is within a bandwidth that simultaneously encompasses multiple frequency ranges is compensated. |
| US09236894B2 |
Reconfigurable multi-channel UWB receiver
A pulsed multi-channel UWB receiver. The receiver includes a first stage translating a received signal into baseband or at an intermediate frequency, a second stage carrying out quadrature mixing on the in-phase and quadrature channels of the first stage, a third stage carrying out an integration on a time window of the signals from the second stage, and a fourth stage carrying out a combination of the integration results from the third stage to provide the real part and the imaginary part of the modulation symbol. The receiver is configurable according to the receiving channel and processing type selected. |
| US09236889B2 |
Apparatus and method for decoding maximum a posteriori
A maximum a posteriori (MAP) decoding apparatus and method are provided, which select a path having a maximum value without calculating all path metrics by generating metric difference vectors based on generated tables, calculating metrics of a path formed through a combination of a state and a branch each having a maximum metric, and calculating an index and a metric of a current state to which a calculation value is to be applied based on a result of comparing a state metric difference vector and a branch metric difference vector. |
| US09236885B2 |
Systematic encoding and decoding of chain reaction codes
A method of encoding data into a chain reaction code includes generating a set of input symbols from input data. Subsequently, one or more non-systematic output symbols is generated from the set of input symbols, each of the one or more non-systematic output symbols being selected from an alphabet of non-systematic output symbols, and each non-systematic output symbol generated as a function of one or more of the input symbols. As a result of this encoding process, any subset of the set of input symbols is recoverable from (i) a predetermined number of non-systematic output symbols, or (ii) a combination of (a) input symbols which are not included in the subset of input symbols that are to be recovered, and (b) one or more of the non-systematic output symbols. |
| US09236882B2 |
Data compression systems and methods
Data compression using a combination of content independent data compression and content dependent data compression. In one aspect, a system for compressing data comprises: a processor, and a plurality of data compression encoders wherein at least one data encoder utilizes asymmetric data compression. The processor is configured to determine one or more parameters, attributes, or values of the data within at least a portion of a data block containing either video or audio data, to select one or more data compression encoders from the plurality of data compression encoders based upon the determined one or more parameters, attributes, or values of the data and a throughput of a communications channel, and to perform data compression with the selected one or more data compression encoders on at least the portion of the data block. |
| US09236879B2 |
A/D converter, image sensor device, and method of generating digital signal from analog signal
According to this A/D converter, a first A/D conversion operation for performing integral A/D conversion and a second A/D conversion operation for performing cyclic A/D conversion are realized based on control of operational procedures in a same circuit configuration. Moreover, in the first A/D conversion operation, since a capacity of a capacitor used in the integration of an output signal is greater than a capacity of a capacitor used for storing an input analog signal and a standard reference voltage, the analog signal that is input in the integral A/D conversion is attenuated according to the capacity ratio and subject to sampling and integration. Consequently, the voltage range of the analog signal that is output in the integral A/D conversion also decreases according to the capacity ratio of the capacitors, and the A/D converter can be therefore constructed with a single-ended configuration. |
| US09236878B2 |
Analog-to-digital conversion
A method is disclosed. An analog signal is sampled to form a sample value using a sample and hold circuit. The sample value is converted to form a first digital result. The sample value is converted to form a second digital result. |
| US09236877B2 |
Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), systems, and operating methods thereof
A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) includes a micro-mechanical structure that generates a first electrical signal. An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is coupled with the micro-mechanical structure. The first electrical signal is converted to a second electrical signal using a converter coupled between the micro-mechanical structure and the ADC. The first electrical signal is free from being amplified. |
| US09236874B1 |
Reducing data transition rates between analog and digital chips
Provided are methods and systems for reducing a transition rate in transmitting data between analog and digital chips in Sigma-Delta Modulator (SDM) based Digital to Analog Converters (DACs) and Analog to Digital Converters (ADCs) intended to be used in audio signal processing. An example method may comprise receiving, by a digital chip, SDM binary data, mapping the SDM binary data to transition binary codes, and transmitting the transition binary codes to an analog chip. The mapping can be carried out according to a principle that the more commonly used SDM binary data codes correspond to transition binary data codes that require that fewer transitions occur in the signals between the chips. The methods and systems described provide for lowering the power needed for carrying out the data transmission between digital and analog chips. |
| US09236873B1 |
Fractional divider based phase locked loops with digital noise cancellation
A PLL includes a fractional divider to generate a periodic PLL output signal in response to REFHF. The fractional divider includes a digital control circuit (DDC) responsive to a digital control input signal and a multi-modulus divider (MMD), which is responsive to REFHF and a first digital control output signal generated by the DDC. A feedback divider (FD) is provided to generate a FD output signal in response to an MMD output signal generated by the MMD. A phase detector (PD) is provided to generate a PD output signal in response to the FD output signal and REF_CLK. A loop filter is provided to generate the digital control input signal in response to the PD output signal as modified by a noise cancellation signal (NCS). The NCS is generated to at least partially compensate for non-random deterministic noise in the MMD output signal. |
| US09236868B2 |
Electronic device, electronic apparatus, and moving object
An electronic device includes a resonator provided with a heating element, and a circuit component opposed to the heating element, and provided with at least an oscillating amplifier element, and a distance between the heating element and the circuit component is in a range not smaller than 0 mm and no larger than 1.5 mm. |
| US09236865B2 |
Apparatus and method for generating random bits
An apparatus for generating random bits includes a plurality of mapping devices. A respective mapping device is configured to map a predefined number of input signals, with the aid of a combinatorial mapping, into a predefined number of output signals. The plurality of mapping devices are concatenated with one another, and at least one combinatorial mapping is configured such that a state change of an input signal of a respective mapping device is mapped on average onto more than one output signal of the respective mapping device. No feedback loop is present such that a state change of at least one feedback output signal of a specific mapping device is fed as a state change of at least one input signal to another mapping device such that one or a plurality of output signals of the specific mapping device is influenced by the state change of the feedback output signal. |
| US09236864B1 |
Stacked integrated circuit with redundancy in die-to-die interconnects
An integrated circuit (IC) is provided where the IC includes a first die, a second die stacked above the first die, and a plurality of die-to-die interconnects coupling the first die to the second die, where the plurality of die-to-die interconnects includes at least one redundancy die-to-die interconnect. In one implementation, the plurality of die-to-die interconnects includes a plurality of pre-designated die-to-die interconnects, where if a pre-designated die-to-die interconnect of the plurality of pre-designated die-to-die interconnects is defective, then signals intended for transmission via the pre-designated die-to-die interconnect are instead transmitted via the at least one redundancy die-to-die interconnect. |
| US09236863B2 |
Compensated impedance calibration circuit
Aspects of the invention provide for compensating impedance calibration circuits. In one embodiment, a compensated impedance calibration circuit, includes: a variable resistor network including a tunable resistor and a fixed resistor; and an external resistance network including a target external precision resistor and a parasitic distribution resistance; wherein a resistance of the variable resistor network is proportional to a resistance of the external resistance network, such that a ratio of an output voltage of the variable resistor network to a power supply voltage is constant. |
| US09236860B2 |
Sensor device and method for grip and proximity detection
An electrical hand-held device is provided with improved proximity detection, which can be placed on a surface and has at least one transmission electrode, at least one reception electrode and at least one compensation electrode arranged between transmission electrode and reception electrode. The transmission electrode and the compensation electrode can be supplied with an electric switching signal of predetermined signal frequency and predetermined signal amplitude. Switching electric signal at the compensation electrode is phase-delayed with respect to the switching electric signal at the transmission electrode. Alternating electric fields radiated at the transmission electrode and the compensation electrode generate a current in the reception electrode, which is representative of an approach of a hand to the hand-held device. The transmission electrode and the reception electrode are arranged in such a way, that the impedance between the transmission electrode and the reception electrode exceeds a predetermined value, which is suitable to keep the current generated in the reception electrode under a predetermined value. |
| US09236858B2 |
Semiconductor device
To provide a semiconductor device provided with a power-on reset circuit that can reliably detect decrease in power-supply voltage. The power-on reset circuit provided on the semiconductor device includes: a first comparison circuit that compares a primary voltage with a reference value; and a second comparison circuit that compares a secondary voltage with the reference value. The power-on reset circuit issues a reset signal based on comparison results of the first and second comparison circuits. |
| US09236857B2 |
Voltage detection circuit
A voltage detection circuit includes a reference voltage and current supply configured to generate a reference voltage and a reference current; a switching element configured to shift from an off-state to an on-state when the reference voltage is higher than a predetermined threshold voltage; a current mirror circuit allowing a current corresponding to the reference current to flow through the switching element in the on-state; a capacitive element coupled in series to the current mirror circuit and charged with the current flowing through the switching element; and an inverter configured to output an enable signal activated based on a terminal voltage of the capacitive element. |
| US09236856B2 |
Apparatus for controlling slew rate
An apparatus for controlling slew rate is coupled to two adjustable voltage rails. The output of the apparatus is coupled to the gate of a switching element. By employing two adjustable voltage rails, the slew rate of the switching element is proportional to the voltage difference between the first adjustable rail and the second adjustable rail. The slew rate control apparatus can be applied to a variety of switching elements including N channel Field Effect Transistors (NFETs), P channel Field Effect Transistors (PFETs), current mode logic circuits and level shifter circuits. |
| US09236855B2 |
Comparator and amplifier
A comparator has a differential pair circuit and a current control circuit. The differential pair circuit has first and second comparator transistors, and is arranged to compare a first input and a second input according to a clock signal to generate a result indicating whether a difference of the first and second inputs exceeds an internal offset. The current control circuit is coupled in series with the differential pair circuit, and configured to provide unequal abilities of drawing currents for the first and second comparator transistors. An amplifier circuit is also disclosed, having a differential pair circuit, a current control circuit, an amplification circuit and a reset circuit. |
| US09236854B2 |
Voltage slope control method and apparatus for power driver circuit application
A drive circuit includes a first transistor coupled in series with a second transistor at a first intermediate node coupled to a load. An amplifier has an output driving a control terminal of the second transistor. The amplifier includes a first input coupled to a second intermediate node and a second input coupled to a reference voltage. A feedback circuit is coupled between the first intermediate node and the second intermediate node. A slope control circuit is coupled the second intermediate node. The slope control circuit injects a selected value of current into the second intermediate node, that current operating to control the output of the amplifier in setting a slope for change in voltage at the first intermediate node. |
| US09236852B2 |
Input capture peripheral with gating logic
A microcontroller has an input capture peripheral, wherein the input capture peripheral is configured to store timer values of an associated timer in a memory and wherein the input capture peripheral has a gating input which controls whether an input capture function is activated. |
| US09236850B2 |
Signal separation device
A signal separation device is a duplexer in which a reception frequency band is located at higher frequencies than a transmission frequency band. A series arm of a ladder transmission filter includes a plurality of series arm resonators, and parallel arms respectively include parallel arm resonators. The parallel arm resonators include the parallel arm resonators having resonant frequencies lower than those of the series arm resonators and the parallel arm resonator that has a resonant frequency which is located within the reception frequency band and which is higher than the resonant frequency of the series arm resonators and that has a lower capacitance than the series arm resonators and the parallel arm resonators. |
| US09236844B2 |
Ceramic multilayer component
A ceramic multilayer component has a base body with connecting contacts, fitted to it, with a ferrite ceramic, which is provided for an inductive area and in which an inductance is arranged which is formed by electrical conductors, and with a varistor ceramic, wherein the varistor ceramic comprises at most 40% of the volume of the base body. |
| US09236841B2 |
Current-feedback operational amplifier
An integrated, fully-differential current-feedback transimpedance operational amplifier circuit is disclosed. The circuit can be configured as a class-AB, low-impedance input stage, followed by an inverter-based, rail-to-rail output stage. For enhancing the open-loop transimpedance gain of the amplifier without consuming additional DC power, the same bias current is used both in the input stage and in a gain-enhancement stage serving as its load. The gain-enhancement stage can be either DC- or AC-coupled to the input of the amplifier. In the case of DC coupling, an output common-mode feedback loop can be used to provide the proper operating voltages in the amplifier. |
| US09236839B2 |
Class-G amplifier and audio system employing the amplifier
A Class-G amplifier including a first and second driving transistor configured to receive an input voltage; a first supplying terminal connected to the first driving transistor to supply a first supplying voltage. The amplifier also comprises: a second supplying terminal connected to the second driving transistor to supply a second supplying voltage in absolute value higher than said first voltage; a first power transistor connected to the first driving transistor to form a first Sziklai pair structured to be activated by a first input voltage lower in absolute value than the first supplying voltage; a second power transistor connected to the second driving transistor to form a second Sziklai pair structured to be activated by an input signal comprised between the first supplying voltage and the second supplying voltage. |
| US09236836B2 |
Signal processing for digital network analyzer
A method is provided for processing a radio frequency (RF) signal output by a device under test (DUT), the RF signal having first comb lines in a predetermined first order. The method includes mixing and filtering the RF signal with a multi-tone local oscillator (LO) signal to provide an intermediate frequency (IF) signal having second comb lines corresponding to the first comb lines, where the mixing operation scrambles in frequency the first comb lines of the RF signal such that the second comb lines of the IF signal are in a second order different from the predetermined first order; digitizing the IF signal at a predetermined sampling rate; and descrambling the digitized IF signal with time domain signal processing such that the second comb lines of the digitized IF signal are arranged in the predetermined first order. |
| US09236833B2 |
Electromagnetic wave generation device and detection device
The invention provides an electromagnetic wave generation device. The device includes a substrate provided with a terahertz wave oscillation section including a resonant tunneling diode structure, a two-dimensional electron layer having a semiconductor heterojunction structure, and a transistor section including a source electrode and a drain electrode provided at end portions of the two-dimensional electron layer and a gate electrode provided above the two-dimensional electron layer. The terahertz wave output of the terahertz wave oscillation section changes distribution of electrons in the two-dimensional electron layer. |
| US09236827B2 |
Motor drive circuit, motor device, and moving vehicle
A motor drive circuit comprises: a DC power supply; power supply lines; an inverter which has upper arm switch elements and lower arm switch elements; and a detection unit for detecting, based on a power state on the previous stage side of the inverter, the insulation resistances of the motor drive circuit and the motor. The detection unit performs a first detection operation for detecting the insulation resistances by using the output of the DC power supply while the upper arm switch elements and the lower arm switch elements are all turned off and a second detection operation for detecting the insulation resistances by using the output of the DC power supply while the elements of one of the upper arm switch elements and the lower arm switch elements are all turned off and at least one of the elements of the other one is turned on. |
| US09236826B2 |
Control device and method for operating an electrical machine driven by an inverter
The invention relates to a method for operating an electrical machine (1) controlled by an inverter (2), wherein the inverter (2) comprises half-bridge branches (10-U, 10-V, 10-W) having power components in the form of controllable power switching elements (3) and power diodes (4) respectively connected in parallel therewith, wherein each of the half-bridge branches (10-U; 10-V; 10-W) is arranged on a separate semiconductor module (11-U; 11-V; 11-W), which are arranged jointly on a baseplate (12), wherein the phase currents (1_U, 1_V, 1_W) flowing through the half-bridge branches (10-U, 10-V, 10-W), the voltages present at the power components and temperatures (t_Sens_U, t_Sens_V, t_Sens_W) on the semiconductor modules (11-U, 11-V, 11-W) are determined, from the current (1_U; 1_V; 1_W) respectively flowing at a power component and from the voltage respectively present a power loss (P) is calculated for each of the power components, from the power losses (P) a relevant temperature swing (Δt; Δt_Sens) is determined for each of the power components and for temperature sensors (13-U, 13-V, 13-W) serving to determine the temperatures on the semiconductor modules, a temperature (TempCooler) of the baseplate (12) is determined from the determined temperatures (t_Sens_U, t_Sens_V, t_Sens_W) on the semiconductor modules (11-u, 11-V, 11-W) and the determined temperature swings (Δt_Sens) at the temperature sensors (13-U, 13-V, 13-W), and a torque or a power of the electrical machine (1) is determined in a manner dependent on the determined temperature swings (Δt) and the determined temperature (TempCooler) of the baseplate (12). |
| US09236824B2 |
System and method for controlling an electric motor
A system for controlling an electric motor is disclosed herein. In particular, the system receives a user input indicative of a desired performance parameter for the electric motor. Based on the desired performance parameter, the system determines a control parameter that defines an operational range. The system then adjusts the electric motor according to the control parameter so that the electric motor generates constant output power over the operational range. |
| US09236823B2 |
Power generator device
A power generator device includes a heavy gyro body, at least one rotation-driving device and a control unit. The heavy gyro body is coupled to a power source and an induction power generator, the power source drives the heavy gyro body to rotate so as to drive the induction power generator to produce electricity. The rotation-driving device is located at an edge of the heavy gyro body and conducting a contact or non-contact interaction with an annular part in reaction to drive the heavy gyro body to rotate about a vertical spindle. The control unit is configured for starting the rotation-driving device to accelerate the speed of the heavy gyro body when a rotation speed of the heavy gyro body is less than a first predetermined rotation speed. |
| US09236821B2 |
Magnetic pole position estimating apparatus for electric motor, controlling apparatus for electric motor, and magnetic pole position estimating method for electric motor
A controlling apparatus for an electric motor according to an embodiment includes a superposed component generator, an inverter, a current detector, and a magnetic pole position estimator. The superposed component generator generates, at a predetermined cycle, a superposed voltage reference of which vector is shifted by 90 degrees with respect to that of a superposed voltage reference previously generated, in a coordinate system that is set to a stator of the electric motor. The inverter outputs a driving voltage that is based on a driving voltage reference superposed with the superposed voltage reference to the electric motor. The current detector detects currents flowing into respective phases of the electric motor, and outputs the detected currents. The magnetic pole position estimator detects the magnetic pole position of the electric motor based on an amount of change in the detected currents at the predetermined cycle. |
| US09236817B2 |
Device for detecting collisions and a method related thereto
In summary it is described a column for a piece of furniture as well as a piece of furniture with at least one movable member (1, 2, 31), wherein said part is adapted to be moved relative to the rest of the furniture in a non-manual way. Further, there is provided a device for detecting collisions of the automatically movable member with obstacles, an automatic drive mechanism (5, 6) which is adapted to move the movable member, a control device adapted to control the automatic drive mechanism (5, 6), and at least one sensor (4) adapted to detect a collision during the motion of the movable member (1, 2, 31) with an obstacle and to transmit this incident to the control device wherein the at least one sensor (4) comprises a force-sensitive sensor (41). |
| US09236815B2 |
Compliant micro device transfer head array with metal electrodes
Compliant monopolar and bipolar micro device transfer head arrays and methods of formation from SOI substrates are described. In an embodiment, an array of compliant transfer heads are formed over a base substrate and deflectable toward the base substrate, and a patterned metal layer includes a metal interconnect layer electrically connected with an array of the metal electrodes in the array of compliant transfer heads. |
| US09236813B2 |
Inverter with dual-range load sensing
An inverter assembly includes an inverter and a load sensor. The inverter is configured to provide electrical power to a load. The load sensor has a first amplifier for sensing current of the load when the load is a low power load connected to the inverter and a second amplifier for sensing the load current when the load is a high power load connected to the inverter. Vehicle functionality such as start/stop functionality may be disabled while the load sensor senses that the load is connected to the inverter whereas the start/stop functionality may be disabled while the load sensor senses that the load is not connected to the inverter. |
| US09236811B2 |
Multiphase transformer rectifier unit
A multiphase transformer rectifier unit for converting a three-phase alternating current supplied from a power distribution system to direct current supplied to at least one load. The multiphase transformer rectifier unit includes a magnetic core having a primary winding set and secondary winding set, and a rectifier circuit. The secondary winding set is arranged to generate N substantially equally distributed output phases, wherein N is an odd number multiple of 3, and N>3, and the primary winding set (17) is arranged to provide a positive or negative phase shift equal substantially to 360 ( 8 × N ) degrees of said output phases. Also an arrangement of two inventive multiphase transformer rectifier units for reducing current distortion in the power distribution system. |
| US09236807B2 |
DC/DC converter, power converter and control method thereof
A DC/DC converter, a power converter and a control method thereof are disclosed, where the DC/DC converter includes an output circuit, a rectangular wave generator, a resonant tank, a detection unit and a control unit. The output circuit has a load. The rectangular wave generator converts an input voltage into at least one rectangular wave. The resonant tank provides a first voltage based on the rectangular wave for the output circuit. The detection unit detects a signal related to a state of the load. When the state of the load is light-load or a no-load, the control unit controls a working frequency or a duty ratio of the rectangular wave, so that the duty ratio of the rectangular wave is within a predetermined range, in which a voltage gain of the DC/DC converter is greater than another voltage gain under the condition of 50% duty ratio. |
| US09236802B2 |
Turbo circuit for providing voltage regulation and related method
According to one embodiment, a turbo circuit for increasing an output of a voltage regulator having a several power stages includes an activation sub-circuit coupled to a feedback signal of the voltage regulator, the activation sub-circuit being configured to generate a multi-stage ON signal for turning on the power stages substantially concurrently. The turbo circuit further comprises a deactivation sub-circuit coupled to the feedback signal, the deactivation sub-circuit being configured to cancel the multi-stage ON signal when the feedback signal reaches an extremum value. In one embodiment, the turbo circuit may be implemented in a multi-phase buck converter fabricated as part of an integrated circuit on a semiconductor die. In another embodiment, the turbo circuit can be implemented in a multi-phase boost converter as part of an integrated circuit on a semiconductor die. |
| US09236801B2 |
Switch mode power supply, control circuit and associated control method
A switch mode power supply having an output terminal configured to provide an output voltage, the switch mode power supply has a first switch, a second switch and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to provide a first switching control signal to turn ON and turn OFF the first switch, and when the switch mode power supply works in a power saving mode, the first switch is turned ON if a voltage feedback signal is less than a reference voltage and a current flowing through the second switch is less than a bias current. |
| US09236798B2 |
DC-DC converter control circuit and DC-DC converter
A DC-DC converter control circuit has an inductor configured to be interposed between a first node which is set to a first direct current voltage or a second direct current voltage and a second node which outputs an output voltage at a predetermined direct current voltage level, an error signal generator configured to generate an error signal depending on a voltage difference between a reference voltage and a voltage correlating with the output voltage, a ripple extractor configured to extract and output ripple components contained in the voltage of the first node, a single-ended signal generator configured to generate a single-ended signal based on the error signal and an output signal from the ripple extractor, and a switch drive unit configured to drive and control, based on the single-ended signal, a switch circuit which sets the first node to the first direct current voltage or the second direct current voltage. |
| US09236797B2 |
Buck-store and boost-restore converter
A system includes: a first converter for receiving a pre-stage input DC voltage from a power source, and providing a pre-stage output DC voltage including a first DC voltage or a second DC voltage; a modulator the modulator controlling the first converter; a second converter, coupled to the first converter; and a controller, the controller controlling an operation mode of the second converter and notifying the modulator about the operation mode of the second converter. The modulator and the controller receive an external voltage indication signal indicating whether the pre-stage output DC voltage is the first DC voltage or the second DC voltage. The modulator controls the first converter to output the pre-stage output DC voltage based on the voltage indication signal. The modulator notifies the controller about whether the pre-stage output DC voltage reaches a target level. |
| US09236788B2 |
Induction generator and method for producing an induction generator
An induction generator (100) for a remote switch which comprises a U-shaped magnetic diverter (102) with first and second limbs as well as a coil core (104) with an induction coil (106) arranged between the limbs. A movable magnetic element (110) is provided for switching the induction generator (100). When the magnetic element (110) is in its first position, the magnetic element (110) is connected with the first limb and the coil core (104) and, when the magnetic element (110) is in its second position, the magnetic element (110) is connected with the coil core (104) and the second limb. |
| US09236778B2 |
Generator attachment assembly and method
An attachment assembly for attaching a generator to a motor vehicle engine is provided. The assembly may include at least one engine attachment boss secured to the engine. The attachment assembly may further include a plurality of generator housing legs integrally formed with a generator housing. The assembly may further include a support dowel fitted, at a first end, within the bore located on the inner opposing side of one of the plurality of generator housing legs. The support dowel may be inserted, at a second end, into the bore of the at least one engine attachment boss, in order to couple the generator to the engine during assembly. This combination allows placement and fixation of the generator to the engine by a single operator without the need for an assembly assist device. A method for securing a generator to a motor vehicle engine is also provided. |
| US09236774B2 |
Stator-fixed structure and driving unit
A driving unit includes a stator, a housing including a tubular section to accommodate the stator, a cover coupled to the housing to block an upper opening of the tubular section, and a bent wire rod defined by a wire to press the stator against the tubular section, the bent wire rod being arranged between a top surface of the stator and a rear surface of the cover while being compressingly deformed along an axis of the stator. The bent wire rod has substantially annular shape with an opened portion when seen along the axis, and includes projections projecting upward along the axis and depressions projecting downward along the axis being arranged alternately and successively. An elastic force from the bent wire rod causes the stator to receive a downward force along the axis. The stator is pressed against the tubular section to hold the stator in the housing. |
| US09236773B2 |
Segmented stator with controlled eddy current
An electrical machine includes a rotor with a rotational axis, a coil arranged circumferentially with respect to and fully encircling the rotational axis, and a stator assembly. The stator assembly includes first and second lamination stacks comprising associated pluralities of laminae, the stacks being arranged circumferentially with respect to the rotational axis on opposing sides of the coil for conducting magnetic flux. The stacks are configured with gaps generally radially through the laminae thereof, defining separate circumferential segments in each laminae, to prevent creating a continuous electrical circuit around the rotational axis in the segments. Each laminae has a connecting ring spaced radially from the segments, and beams connecting the segments to the ring as a unitary piece. Back return elements extend axially between the stacks to provide a flux path therebetween, and are positioned circumferentially between adjacent parts of the beams and radially between the segments and the ring. |
| US09236770B2 |
Atomic self-healing architecture in an electric power network
In one embodiment of this invention, identical communicating node elements are constructed and placed throughout a power delivery network. Each of these node elements supplies features and options that facilitate peer-to-peer communications, data and service aggregation, propagated interfaces and distributed computational power. The network of interacting node elements, built with a common architecture, gives the power delivery network advanced capabilities for utilities and customers. These advanced capabilities include self-healing, highly secure communications, real-time interactions between any devices, and so on. |
| US09236767B2 |
Remote switch sensing in lighting devices
In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for providing intelligent power control in response to an external power interruption, causing a processor is in an electrical fixture to interrogate an external power control switch to gain an understanding of the switch's state, where prior to the external power interruption the electrical fixture may be powered by external power and where external power may be connected and disconnected by a user of the switch. In the event that the switch's state is determined to be such that it would normally pass power to the electrical fixture, the processor causes the electrical fixture to operate using a backup power supply. In the event that the switch's state is determined to be such that it would normally not pass power to the electrical fixture, the processor causes the electrical fixture to act as if the user of the switch has intentionally removed power. In response to a return of external power, powering the electrical fixture is then through external power where the user of the switch switches external power. |
| US09236762B2 |
System for the monitoring and maintenance of remote autonomously powered lighting installations
A system of monitoring and/or maintaining remotely located autonomously powered lights, security systems, parking meters, and the like is operable to receive data signals from a number of the devices, and provide a comparison with other similar devices in the same geographic region to detect a default condition of a particular device, and/or assess whether the defect is environmental or particular to the specific device itself. The system includes memory for storing operating parameters and data, and outputs modified control commands to the devices in response to sensed performance, past performance and/or self-learning algorithms. The system operates to provide for the monitoring and/or control of individual device operating parameters on an individual or regional basis, over preset periods. |
| US09236755B2 |
Charging system for reducing harmonic wave and fabricating cost
A charging system is provided for charging a chargeable battery. The charging system includes a phase-shifting transformer and a converting unit. The phase-shifting transformer includes a three-phase primary winding assembly and plural three-phase secondary winding assemblies. After a three-phase AC input voltage is received by the three-phase primary winding assembly, the three-phase AC input voltage is decreased, so that plural three-phase AC output voltages are outputted from respective three-phase secondary winding assemblies. The converting unit is electrically connected with the phase-shifting transformer, and includes plural three-phase rectifying circuits and a DC-DC converting circuit. The plural three-phase AC output voltages are rectified by the three-phase rectifying circuits, and the rectified voltage is converted into a DC charging voltage to charge the chargeable battery. |
| US09236754B2 |
Battery module
A battery module is provided. The battery module includes a battery set, a voltage measurement unit, a temperature measurement unit, a matrix calculation unit and a mix algorithm unit. The voltage measurement unit measures a voltage matrix of the battery set. The temperature measurement unit measures a temperature of the battery set. The matrix calculation unit calculates a norm of the voltage matrix. The mix algorithm unit reduces a remaining capacity of the battery module by a first predetermined rate if the change of the norm is larger than a predetermined value and the rise of temperature is larger than a predetermined difference for a predetermined time, and reduces the remaining capacity of the battery module by a second predetermined rate if the change of the norm is larger than the predetermined value and the rise of temperature is not larger than the predetermined difference. |
| US09236751B2 |
Portable modular sun-tracking solar energy receiver system
A portable solar energy generation system has a solar energy receiver having a plurality of solar cells for converting solar energy into a DC voltage. A solar tracking mechanism enables the solar energy receiver to track a position of the sun with respect to the solar cells and to position the solar cells responsive thereto. Power circuitry generates at least one output voltage to power an electronic device responsive to the DC voltage. A housing contains each of the solar energy receiver, the solar tracking mechanism and the power circuitry in a portable configuration. |
| US09236748B2 |
Method and apparatus of charging the battery with globally minimized integral degradation possible for predefined charging duration
An apparatus and method for charging a battery with an improved charging performance and a reduced degradation of the battery. A battery charging profile is configured to achieve a minimal degradation of a selected battery possible for a given charge time. A minimization is achieved using battery degradation modeling data indicative of a battery degradation level of a selected battery, and voltage and temperature response modeling data indicative of a predicted battery voltage and a predicted battery temperature of the selected battery as a function of time and charging current. |
| US09236742B2 |
Method and control arrangement for controlling a reactive power source
The present invention relates to a method for controlling a reactive power source in a wind power plant, the method comprising the steps of providing a wind turbine reactive power control signal and providing an active power reference signal, said active power reference signal being a measure of an active power production of the wind power plant. A control signal for the reactive power source is generated by combining the wind turbine reactive power control signal and the active power reference signal in such a way that the control signal for the reactive power source becomes a weighted signal of the wind turbine reactive power control signal. Moreover, the present invention relates to control units and wind power plants suitable for carrying out the present invention. |
| US09236741B2 |
Apparatus, system, and method for managing energy consumption
A power management system includes a plurality of electrical instruments and a power management apparatus. Each of the plurality of electrical instruments has at least one characteristic function and an arbitration function which is discriminated from the characteristic function and requires power arbitration. Each electrical instrument includes a plurality of operation algorithms having at least one characteristic function, operation levels respectively corresponding to the plurality of operation algorithms, power information for the respective operation levels, and power information of the arbitration function. The power management apparatus receives power rate information from a power provider, determines the operation levels of the plurality of electrical instruments and controls the electrical instruments to be driven at the determined operation levels. When an arbitration function selection signal is received from at least one of the electrical instruments while the electrical instruments are driven, the power management apparatus adjusts operation levels of other electrical instruments. |
| US09236739B2 |
Apparatus for interconnecting a ship with a port power grid
An apparatus provides electrical power to a ship in port. A first interface interconnects the apparatus with a power grid of the port receiving an input power signal. A second interface interconnects the apparatus with an electrical power grid of the ship to provide an output power signal. Power conversion circuitry receives the input power signal at a first voltage level and generates the output power signal at a selected voltage level and at a selected frequency level responsive to the input power signal. Power control circuitry configures the operation of the power conversion circuitry to generate the output power signal at the selected voltage level and the selected frequency level. |
| US09236736B2 |
Power supply system and method for controlling the same
A power supply system that supplies electric power to a load includes a first power storage device, a second power storage device, a power line for transmitting electric power input and output to and from the load, a converter for executing bidirectional DC voltage conversion between the first power storage device and the power line, and a switch connected between the second power storage device and the power line. When the switch is OFF, the control device performs voltage control of the converter so that a voltage value of the power line becomes a voltage command value, and when the switch is ON, the control device performs current control of the converter so that a current value of the first power storage device becomes a current command value. |
| US09236734B2 |
Electric field gap device and manufacturing method
The invention provides a method of forming an electric field gap device, such as a lateral field emission ESD protection structure, in which a cathode layer is formed between dielectric layers. Anode channels are formed and they are lined with a sacrificial dielectric layer. Conductive anode pillars are formed in the anode channels, and then the sacrificial dielectric layer is etched away in the vicinity of the anode pillars. The etching leaves a suspended portion of the cathode layer which defines a lateral gap to an adjacent anode pillar. This portion has a sharp end face defined by the corners of the cathode layer and the lateral gap can be defined accurately as it corresponds to the thickness of the sacrificial dielectric layer. |
| US09236733B2 |
Electrostatic discharge protection
A semiconductor device is disclosed that includes a first well of a first conductivity type, a second well of a second conductivity type, a plurality of first regions, a second region and a plurality of electrodes. The first regions are of the first conductivity type and are formed in the second well. The second region is of the second conductivity type and is formed in the first well. Each of the electrodes is formed upon the second well and between adjacent two first regions of the first regions. |
| US09236731B2 |
Method for limiting a switch-on current in an electrical system
The disclosure describes a method for limiting a switch-on current in an electrical system which is supplied with power by a battery. During a switch-on process, an electrical load is connected to the electrical system and precharged by means of a precharging resistor. A monitoring unit regularly records operating data of at least one variable which influences a temperature of the precharging resistor and estimates the temperature of the precharging resistor on the basis of said operating data. The disclosure also describes an apparatus and a battery which are designed to execute the method according to the disclosure. |
| US09236727B2 |
Current mode step-down switching regulator
Provided is a current mode step-down switching regulator which is capable of enhancing over-current limiting characteristics even when an over-current limiting function operates to reduce an output voltage. The current mode step-down switching regulator includes a pulse adjusting circuit. When an over-current is detected, a switching output signal is thinned out by the pulse adjusting circuit to be outputted in order to reduce an apparent oscillation frequency, thereby reducing an influence by response delay in an over-current detecting comparator. |
| US09236725B2 |
Hydroelectric turbine cabling system
The present invention provides a hydroelectric turbine system comprising an array of turbines in series and a cabling system for use in connecting together adjacent turbines in the array, the cabling system being designed to allow the majority of the cabling connecting adjacent turbines to be laid substantially in line with the direction of tidal flow in order to reduce stress on the cabling system when the turbines are deployed on the seabed at sites of high tidal flow. |
| US09236724B2 |
Busbar unit
The busbar unit includes a first busbar having a substrate section provided with first fusible portions, and a first plate section that extends from the substrate section; a second busbar having a substrate section provided with a second fusible portion, and a second plate section overlapped with the first plate section; and an insulating housing section that accommodates the plate sections in a state in which the plate sections are overlapped with each other. The first plate section is provided with a retainer that fixes the first and second plate sections so that the first and second plate sections are not displaced in either a direction in which the first and second plate sections approach each other, or a direction in which the first and second plate sections are overlapped with each other. |
| US09236720B2 |
High voltage conductive wire and wire harness
A high voltage conductive wire includes a first conductor, configured to perform as one of a plus pole and a minus pole, a first insulator, provided outside of the first conductor, a second conductor, configured to perform as the other of the plus pole and the minus pole, provided outside of the first insulator, and formed by a metallic pipe, and a second insulator, provided outside of the second conductor so as to cover an outer face of the second conductor. A cross sectional area of the second conductor is set corresponding to a cross sectional area of the first conductor. The second conductor is configured to hold a shape itself so as to be arranged along an arrangement pathway. |
| US09236719B1 |
Cable rail system
A cable rail assembly including a first cable rail having a base, a cover, and a closing member, a second cable rail having a base, a cover, and a closing member, and wherein the first and second cable rails are engageable with each other along a longitudinal axis of the first and second cable rails. |
| US09236718B2 |
Unwelded explosion-proof drain cable gland assembly
An unwelded explosion-proof drain cable gland assembly includes: a gland nut that is disposed on an outer circumference of a flexible tube and has a seat protruding inward; a gland having a cylindrical compression pin part that is formed at an upper portion thereof, an annular flange that is formed integrally with the compression pin part and protruding in a radial outward direction, and a binding part that is integrally formed under the flange and is inserted into and bound to the flexible tube; a gland washer that is installed in front of the gland and comes into surface contact with an upper surface of the compression pin part; a rubber packing that is disposed in front of the gland washer and has a hollow interior; and a coupling into which the rubber packing is fitted and whose outer surface is threaded to be coupled with the gland nut. |
| US09236713B2 |
Spark plug having improved ground electrode orientation and method of forming
A spark plug (20) for being threaded into a cylinder head (28) includes a shell (24) with threads (26) disposed at a predetermined angled relative to the ground electrode (34). The position of the threads (26) relative to the ground electrode (34) places the ground electrode (34) in a predetermined position in the combustion chamber (22) and relative to components of the engine, thus allowing the ground electrode (34) to provide a robust and reliable ignition. The threads (26) are formed by a thread forming apparatus (102) that includes an orientation tool (38) to position the ground electrode (34) relative to a thread forming apparatus (102), allowing the thread forming apparatus (102) to form the threads (26) at the desired angle (α). |
| US09236705B2 |
Separately controllable array of radiation elements
A good way to avoid extreme current levels when supplying large amounts of power is to increase the voltage. The easiest way to do this is connecting the radiation elements (e.g. laser diode pixels) in series (La1 to La-n). In such a pixelated driver, the amount of components and complexity per pixel are reduced by connecting as many radiation elements as possible in series, supplying the string by one current controlled driver (Is), shortening pixels which should be in off state by a switch in parallel (40-1 to 40-n) to the radiation element, storing binary on/off information (30-1 to 30-n) for each pixel locally, creating a floating supply (20-1 to 20-n) for the switches, and managing information transfer to the floating storage and switches. |
| US09236704B2 |
Optic fiber amplifier having a high Brillouin threshold and method for making such an amplifier
According to one aspect, the invention relates to an optic fiber amplifier having a high Brillouin threshold, and including: an amplification optic fiber (16) comprising a core and a sheath and suitable for amplifying a signal beam travelling in said core; means for coupling the signal beam in an input end of said amplification optic fiber; means for coupling a pump laser beam for pumping said amplification optic fiber; a structure (330, 340) including a deformable portion around which at least one portion of said amplification optic fiber is wound in the shape of turns, said turns being in contact with a surface of said deformable portion, wherein the friction of said optic fiber on said surface resulting, during the deformation of said deformable portion, in an elongation of said amplification optic fiber according to an elongation profile that varies from one turn to the other. |
| US09236703B2 |
Laser system and method for producing a linearly polarized single frequency output using polarized and non-polarized pump diodes
A laser system comprises a pump diode, fiber, relay optics, and a microchip laser crystal. The pump diode produces light at a first wavelength. The fiber receives the light from the pump diode and produces a round, homogeneous light spot at an output of the fiber. The relay optics receives the light from the fiber. The microchip laser crystal receives the light from the relay optics and produces a linearly polarized single frequency output at a second wavelength. The microchip laser crystal includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer absorbs the light at the first wavelength and emits light at the second wavelength. The second layer receives the light at the second wavelength and either provides a polarization dependent loss at the second wavelength or maintains a polarization of the light at the second wavelength. |
| US09236702B2 |
Foldable electrical connector-housing system and method of manufacture thereof
A system and method of manufacture of a foldable electrical connector-housing system includes: a first end panel with an outer first end panel side having first end panel contacts; a second end panel having an outer second end panel side; a clip mechanism in at least one of the two end panels for attaching the foldable electrical connector-housing system to a flat surface; a fold mechanism is connected between the first end panel and the second end panel for folding into a folded configuration; and an electronic unit on the first end panel, the electronic unit coupled to the first end panel contacts. |
| US09236701B2 |
Method for joining wire ends
By a wire end joining method, conductors are integrally joined to each other by applying ultrasonic vibration in a predetermined direction to a conductor bundle obtained by bundling the conductors exposed from a plurality of wires. In a conductor bundle forming process, the conductor bundle is formed by bundling the conductors while interposing metallic foils or plates between the conductors adjacent in a predetermined direction which is an applying direction of the ultrasonic vibration. In an ultrasonic joining process, the conductors are integrally joined to each other by applying the ultrasonic vibration to the formed conductor bundle while pressing the formed conductor bundle in the predetermined direction. |
| US09236700B2 |
Method for producing glow plug terminals, and method for producing glow plugs
A method of producing a glow plug, wherein a pin terminal is produced by applying a plastic working to a workpiece made of a conductive metal. The production method has: a first step of obtaining a first workpiece; a second step of setting the first workpiece to a second workpiece; a third step of setting the second workpiece to a third workpiece; and a fourth step of setting the third workpiece to a fourth workpiece. |
| US09236698B2 |
Contact and connector having a pair of conductive members and a biasing member biasing the pair of conductive members toward each other
A contact comprises a pair of conductive members and a biasing member attached between the pair of conductive members and biasing the pair of conductive members toward each other. The pair of conductive members each have a base portion and an attaching portion. The base portion of one of the conductive members and the base portion of the other conductive member are disposed spaced apart from each other. At least one of the pair of conductive members has a support portion extending from the base portion toward the other conductive member and abutting against the other conductive member to support the other conductive member. |
| US09236694B2 |
Coaxial, plug and socket connectors with precision centering means
A coaxial connector system comprises a coaxial plug connector and socket connector. The coaxial connectors have a center conductor defining a center axis of the connector and an outer conductor coaxial to the center conductor. The plug connector's outer conductor has a cylindrical shape with slits forming a plurality of spring loaded contact elements, while the socket connector's outer conductor is a cylindrical shape forming a contact surface. Furthermore, the connectors have a mechanical contact surface at a right angle to their center axis and distant from the spring loaded contact elements and the contact surface. Cylindrically precision centering means are provided at the connectors, which fit into each other and precisely align the center axis of the connectors resulting in reduced passive intermodulation. This design allows for further reducing contact gaps between the outer and inner conductors to further improve return loss at high frequencies. |
| US09236692B2 |
Card connector
Comprised are a sliding member for retaining a card and sliding in the forward/backward direction of a housing, and a locking member for sliding in the widthwise direction of the housing and locking the card received within the housing, the locking member comprising a sliding control part for controlling the sliding of the sliding member, the sliding control part preventing the sliding member from sliding when the locking member is in a first position, and allowing the sliding member to slide when the locking member is in a second position. |
| US09236688B2 |
Electrical connectors having differential pairs
An electrical connector includes a conductive shell having a chamber and having a mating end and a cable end. An insert assembly is received in the chamber and includes a module having a plurality of channels. The module is conductive and provides peripheral electrical shielding entirely around each of the channels for an entire length of each of the channels. The module engages and is electrically commoned with the shell. The insert assembly also includes insulator housings each holding a pair of contacts. The insulator housings are received in corresponding channels and electrically insulate the contacts from the module. Each pair of contacts is electrically shielded from each other pair of contacts by the module. A backshell is coupled to the cable end of the shell and holds the insert assembly in the chamber of the shell. |
| US09236687B2 |
Cable connector
Embodiments provide for a cable connector for coupling a cable with a device having a mating connector. The cable connector includes a cable connector body having a device end, a cable end, a bottom side, and a pivot point on the bottom side between the device and cable ends. Also, the cable connector includes a strut having a first strut end pivotally coupled with the pivot point and a second strut end. The strut is operable to rotate between a retracted position and an actuated position. The second strut end is adapted to engage the device on a surface of the device below the mating connector in the actuated position. |
| US09236678B2 |
Contact terminal for card socket
The Present Disclosure relates to a card socket contact terminal furnished on an electronic apparatus. The card socket contact terminal having a plurality of contact points of the Present Disclosure is a contact terminal that is furnished on the housing of a card socket furnished on an electronic apparatus so as to make contact with a card that holds various data for information. It comprises main terminals that are furnished in a number corresponding to the card terminals furnished on the card so as to make contact with the card terminal, and auxiliary terminals that are each connected to the same card terminal to which the respective main terminal connects and to the respective main terminal. Because it can make a plurality of contacts with a single card terminal, it enables contact with the card terminal via the auxiliary terminal even if the main terminal is damaged. |
| US09236676B2 |
Connector terminal having a cylindrical terminal insertion section
A connector includes a connector terminal electrically connected with a terminal (a counterpart terminal) of a counterpart component and a connector housing holding therein the connector terminal. The connector terminal includes a cylindrical terminal insertion section into which the counterpart terminal is to be inserted, a spring section which is brought into contact with the counterpart terminal in a cylinder of the terminal insertion section, and a displacement restriction section restricting excessive displacement of the spring section in the cylinder of the terminal insertion section when the spring section is brought into contact with the counterpart terminal, and the displacement restriction section includes a stabilizer which extends outward from the terminal insertion section while being supported continuously to a restriction part for the spring section. |
| US09236673B2 |
Mezzanine header connector
A mezzanine header connector includes header modules stacked side-by-side having housing frames holding contact assemblies. Each contact assembly includes header contacts held by at least one dielectric holder. The header contacts have mating segments for termination to corresponding receptacle contacts of a mezzanine receptacle connector and terminating segments for termination to a circuit board. Each of the header contacts extend along a linear path between the corresponding mating segment and the corresponding terminating segment. Each housing frame has walls defining pockets receiving corresponding header contacts of the contact assembly. The housing frame is conductive and provides shielding around the associated header contacts of the contact assemblies. The header contacts face associated walls with air separating the header contacts and the walls along a majority of the header contacts. |
| US09236672B2 |
Holding metal fitting, connector coupler, and connector
A holding metal fitting includes: a side plate portion extending in a width direction X of a socket (a connector coupler); a bottom plate portion connected to a lower side of the side plate portion; an attachment piece portion a projecting from the bottom plate portion to the outside of a socket housing (a housing) and being attached and fixed to a circuit board; and an anchor portion extending from the side plate portion into the socket housing. Moreover, an outer wall surface (a wall surface) of the anchor portion includes an engagement portion for a resin inside the housing to engage with. |
| US09236670B2 |
Coaxial connector
The coaxial connector of the Present Disclosure includes a tube-shaped outer conductor, an insulating portion and an inner conductor. The insulating portion has a first fixed portion, a first elastic portion positioned on one side of the first fixed portion, and a second elastic portion. The inner conductor has a second fixed portion, a first holding portion positioned on one side of the second fixed portion, and a second holding portion positioned on the other side of the second fixed portion. The first elastic portion biases the outer peripheral surface of the first holding portion towards the outer peripheral surface of the inner conductor of the other coaxial connector. The second elastic portion biasing the outer peripheral surface of the second holding portion towards the outer peripheral surface of the inner conductor of the other coaxial connector. |
| US09236661B2 |
Radiowave absorber and parabolic antenna
A radiowave absorber of the present invention includes: an upper plate that includes a dielectric material containing conductive particles; a lower plate that is arranged parallel to the upper plate, and includes a dielectric material that contains conductive particles; and a plate-shaped support portion that is arranged between the upper plate and the lower plate, and supports the upper plate and the lower plate. |
| US09236656B2 |
Radio frequency antenna circuit
Presented is radio frequency antenna circuit for portable and/or compact electronic devices. Embodiments comprise an antenna connected to an unbalanced current feeding arrangement. The unbalanced feeding arrangement may generate common mode currents which increase the overall radiation resistance and efficiency of the antenna circuit. |
| US09236654B2 |
Radio communication apparatus with built-in antenna
According to one embodiment, the radio communication apparatus has a printed-wiring board, an electronic element, a first electrode, a second electrode, an antenna, and a molded member. The first electrode is conductor-connected to the printed-wiring board. The second electrode has the same size as the first electrode, is disposed parallel to the first electrode, and capacitively coupled to the first electrode. The molded member buries the printed-wiring board, the electronic element, the first electrode, the second electrode, and the antenna. |
| US09236650B2 |
Mobile terminal
A mobile terminal according to an aspect of the invention may include: a terminal body having a ground; and conductive members embedded in the terminal body, bent at at least one point, extending in a first direction, separated from each other in directions crossing the first direction, and having a set of ends connected to form a loop, wherein a first conductive member electrically connected to a feed connection portion to feed the first conductive member and a second conductive member electrically connected to the ground to ground the second conductive member among the conductive members are separated from each other and arranged adjacent to each other to transmit and receive a radio signal while coupling occurs between the first and second conductive members extending in the first direction. |
| US09236649B2 |
Modular structural stiffeners
A housing for a personal electronic device is described herein. The housing may include at least structural member configured to be arranged within an internal cavity of the housing. The at least structural member is aligned with a feature external to the housing. The at least one structural member is affixed to an interior surface of the internal cavity. Furthermore, the at least structural member and housing are co-machined to define a coaxial aperture for accepting the feature. |
| US09236648B2 |
Antenna structures having resonating elements and parasitic elements within slots in conductive elements
Electronic devices may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may include antenna resonating elements such as dual-band antenna resonating elements that resonate in first and second communications bands. The antenna structures may also contain parasitic antenna elements such as elements that are operative in only the first or second communications band and elements that are operative in both the first and second communications bands. The antenna resonating elements and parasitic elements may be mounted on a common dielectric carrier. The dielectric carrier may be mounted within a slot or other opening in a conductive element. The conductive element may be formed from conductive housing structures in an electronic device such as a portable computer. The portable computer may have a clutch barrel with a dielectric cover. The dielectric cover may overlap and cover the slot and the dielectric carrier. |
| US09236647B2 |
Tagged cable
A method of forming a cable having an elongate core, including positioning a records component proximate to the elongate core, and covering the records component with a cable covering which directly or indirectly urges the records component against the elongate core. |
| US09236646B2 |
Surgical antenna structure
A surgical spatula has a planar transmission line for carrying microwave energy formed from a sheet of a first dielectric material which has first and second conductive layers on opposite sides thereof. The surgical spatula also has a coaxial cable for delivering microwave energy to the planar transmission line. The coaxial cable has an inner conductor, an outer conductor coaxial with the inner conductor and a second dielectric material separating the inner and outer conductors. The inner and outer conductors extend beyond the second dielectric to overlap opposite surfaces of the transmission line and electrically contact the first conductive layer and second conductive layer respectively. The width of the first and second conductive layers is selected to create an impedance match between the transmission line and the coaxial cable. |
| US09236644B2 |
Programmable microwave integrated circuit
In an integrated circuit a microwave signal is routed through a selected signal path. Routing is accomplished by switching to determine the signal path. Control signals are applied remotely. The microwave integrated circuit is programmable by virtue of the ability to command selection of a signal path. The signal path is chosen to include or avoid selected “RF functional elements,” i.e., components through which radio frequency signals may be routed. RF functional elements may include, for example, amplifiers, mixers, attenuators, and phase shifters. Aspects of programmability in the integrated circuit include the provision of the functional circuit elements for selectable connection in signal paths, the switching and interconnect technologies used to switch and connect between them, and the arrangement of the functional circuit elements in relationship to each other. |
| US09236642B2 |
Rigid negative compartment for a metal-air battery and method of manufacturing said compartment
The present invention relates to a precursor of a negative electrode compartment for rechargeable metal-air batteries, comprising a rigid casing (1), at least one solid electrolyte membrane (2), a protective covering (5), completely covering the inside face of the solid electrolyte membrane (2), a metallic current collector (3) applied against the inside face of the protective covering (5), preferably also a block (4) of elastic material applied against the current collector and essentially filling the entire internal space defined by the walls of the rigid casing and the solid electrolyte (2), and a flexible electronic conductor (6) passing in a sealed manner through one of the walls of the rigid casing. The present invention also relates to a negative electrode compartment having a rigid casing obtained from said precursor and to a battery containing such a negative electrode compartment. |
| US09236637B2 |
Electric vehicle solar charging system
An assembly for recharging an electric vehicle comprising at least one solar panel positioned above surface of a vehicle; at least one motor assembly operatively connected to the at least one solar panel for positioning the at least one solar panel; the at least one solar panel operating to cover at least one window of the vehicle in a first position and to provide an unobstructed view in a second position; the panel moving from the first position to the second position by operation of the at least one motor assembly. A method of recharging an electric vehicle comprising placing a retractable solar collector on the roof of a vehicle, the retractable solar collector having an open position in which maximum exposure of the solar collector to the sun is enable, to a closed position in which the vehicle may be transported without the solar collector blocking the view of the driver, the retractor solar collector comprising interconnected sections which fold together in the closed position and which cover at least the windshield of the car in the open position. |
| US09236635B2 |
Non-aqueous electrolyte and electricity storage device using same
The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolytic solution capable of improving electrochemical characteristics in a broad temperature range, such as low-temperature cycle properties and low-temperature discharge properties after high-temperature storage, and provides an energy storage device using the nonaqueous electrolytic solution. The invention includes (1) a nonaqueous electrolytic solution of an electrolyte salt dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, which comprises from 0.001 to 10% by mass of a compound represented by the following general formula (I), and (2) an energy storage device comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution of an electrolyte salt dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, wherein the nonaqueous electrolytic solution is the nonaqueous electrolytic solution of (1). (In the formula, Y represents a group —C(═O)— or a group —S(═O)2—; R3 and R4 each independently represent an aryl group having from 6 to 10 carbon atoms in which at least one hydrogen atom is substituted with a halogen atom, or R3 and R4 bonding to each other represent a cycloalkanediyl group or a benzenediyl group, having from 5 to 12 carbon atoms. R represents —C(R1)(R2)— or -L-; R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and L represents a divalent linking group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and optionally substituted with a halogen atom). |
| US09236633B2 |
Synthesis and applications of graphene based nanomaterials
A composition of graphene-based nanomaterials and a method of preparing the composition are provided. A carbon-based precursor is dissolved in water to form a precursor suspension. The precursor suspension is placed onto a substrate, thereby forming a precursor assembly. The precursor assembly is annealed, thereby forming the graphene-based nanomaterials. The graphene-based nanomaterials are crystallographically ordered at least in part and configured to form a plurality of diffraction rings when probed by an incident electron beam. In one aspect, the graphene-based nanomaterials are semiconducting. In one aspect, a method of engineering an energy bandgap of graphene monoxide generally includes providing at least one atomic layer of graphene monoxide having a first energy bandgap, and applying a substantially planar strain is applied to the graphene monoxide, thereby tuning the first energy band gap to a second energy bandgap. |
| US09236630B2 |
Secondary battery comprising insulator and reinforcing filler
Disclosed is a secondary battery having a structure in which a jelly-roll having a cathode/separator/anode structure is mounted in a cylindrical battery case and a plate-shaped insulator is mounted on top of the jelly-roll, wherein the insulator has a porous structure in which a plurality of fine pores communicate in a longitudinal direction, or in traverse and longitudinal directions. |
| US09236627B1 |
Solid oxide redox flow battery
A solid oxide redox flow battery is disclosed. The battery includes a solid oxide electrochemical cell integrated with a redox couple bed having a porous nanostructure with metal. The redox couple bed is configured to receive steam resulting in oxidation of the metal to produce hydrogen and the discharge of electricity from the battery. The redox couple bed in the discharged battery is further configured to receive hydrogen produced from the solid oxide electrochemical cell resulting in reduction of the metal oxide and recharge of the battery. |
| US09236625B2 |
Solid oxide fuel cell system
To provide a solid oxide fuel cell system with which the durable lifespan of the reformer can be extended by suppressing temperature unevenness in the reformer. The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell, including a fuel cell module, a reformer for producing hydrogen by POX, ATR, and SR steps; a fuel supply apparatus, a reform air supply apparatus, a water supply apparatus, a generating air supply apparatus, and a control device which, as the temperature inside the fuel cell module rises, executes in sequence POX, ATR and SR steps at predetermined respective temperature bands, and causes a rise in temperature at which electrical generation is possible; wherein the control device comprises a localized temperature rise suppression circuit which, by causing steam reforming to occur locally within the reformer in the POX step, suppresses localized temperature rises in the reformer. |
| US09236622B2 |
Fuel cell system with wetness sensor
A fuel cell system may have at least one sensor including a pair of electrodes disposed on a substrate. The sensor may be configured to produce an output signal having a magnitude that is proportional to a relative humidity in a vicinity of the sensor and, if liquid water is on the sensor, proportional to an amount of the liquid water on the sensor. |
| US09236621B2 |
Cooling apparatus for fuel cell
A cooling apparatus for a fuel cell is provided. The cooling apparatus for a fuel cell includes a reservoir that is configured to store a coolant and an ion filter assembly that is integrally installed at the reservoir and configured to remove bubbles in the coolant. |
| US09236617B2 |
Battery module
A battery module includes a plurality of flat cells and a plurality of nipping plates. Each of the flat cells has a cell main body and at least one electrode tab. The cell main body includes a power storage element sealed in a package member. The electrode tab is electrically connected to the power generating member and protruding outwardly from the cell main body. The flat cells are stacked on one another such that the electrode tabs are electrically connected in a stacking direction. Adjacent ones of the nipping plates in the stacking direction nip the electrode tab and a portion of the cell main body of a corresponding one of the flat cells from both opposite side surfaces of the corresponding one of the flat cells along the stacking direction. |
| US09236612B2 |
Positive electrode mixture for nonaqueous battery and positive electrode structure
A positive electrode mixture for nonaqueous batteries, is formed by adding 0.5 to 10 wt. parts of an organic acid per 100 wt. parts of an electroconductive additive, to a mixture of a composite metal oxide as a positive electrode active substance, a higher order-structured carbon black as the electroconductive additive, a binder of a fluorine-containing copolymer of at least three comonomers including vinylidene fluoride, tetrafluoroethylene and a flexibility-improving fluorine-containing monomer, and an organic solvent. Further, the mixture is applied on at least one side of an electroconductive sheet, and then dried and compressed to form a positive electrode mixture layer. As a result, it is possible to provide a positive electrode structure having a thick and sound positive electrode mixture layer of a high energy density. |
| US09236611B2 |
Cathode material for lithium ion secondary battery, cathode member, lithium ion secondary battery, and production method for said cathode material
Provided is a cathode material for a lithium ion secondary battery that includes a composite grain formed of lithium iron silicate crystals or lithium manganese silicate crystals and a carbon material. The composite grain has a sea-islands structure in which the lithium iron silicate crystals or lithium manganese silicate crystals are scattered like islands in the carbon material, and the islands have an average value of circle-equivalent diameter of smaller than 15 nm. |
| US09236608B2 |
Cathode active material for lithium secondary battery
Provided is a cathode active material which is lithium transition metal oxide having an α-NaFeO2 layered crystal structure, wherein the transition metal is a blend of Ni and Mn, an average oxidation number of the transition metals except lithium is more than +3, and lithium transition metal oxide satisfies the Equation m(Ni)≧m(Mn) (in which m (Ni) and m (Mn) represent an molar number of nickel and manganese, respectively). The lithium transition metal oxide has a uniform and stable layered structure through control of oxidation number of transition metals to a level higher than +3, thus advantageously exerting improved overall electrochemical properties including electric capacity, in particular, superior high-rate charge/discharge characteristics. |
| US09236606B2 |
Electrode with porous protective film, nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and method for manufacturing electrode with porous protective film
An electrode with a porous protective film includes an electrode in which an active material layer is disposed on a collector and a porous protective film which is disposed on a surface of the active material layer and which contains fine particles, a binder, a surfactant, and a thickener. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a negative electrode in which a negative electrode active material layer is disposed on a negative electrode collector, a positive electrode in which a positive electrode active material layer is disposed on a positive electrode collector, a nonaqueous electrolyte, a separator, and a porous protective film which is disposed on at least one of a surface of the negative electrode active material layer or a surface of the positive electrode active material layer and which contains fine particles, a binder, a surfactant, and a thickener. |
| US09236602B2 |
Positive electrode active material for secondary battery and secondary battery using the same
Provided are a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery and a secondary battery using the same, by which high discharge energy is obtained at low cost and capacity drop with cycles can be suppressed. A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery according to the embodiment of the present invention is represented by the following formula (I): Lia(FexNiyMn2-x-y-zAz)O4 (I) wherein 0.2 |
| US09236597B2 |
Battery pack
A battery pack including a plurality of bare cells, a protective circuit module having a thermistor, and a case accommodating the bare cells and the protective circuit module therein is disclosed. The case may include a mounting portion having the thermistor mounted thereon and a first rib portion. The mounting portion may form a separate space between the mounting portion and the bare cells. The first rib portion may be positioned in the separate space. Accordingly, the thermistor may be guided to a particular position within the case by the first rib portion, thereby preventing damage to the thermistor. |