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| US09466137B2 |
Spiral CT systems and reconstruction methods
The present disclosure discloses a spiral CT system and a reconstruction method thereof. In some embodiments, it is proposed that data missing due to a large pitch is compensated by weighting the complementary projection data of the projection data obtained using the spiral CT system. After the data is complemented, the projection data is rebinned as cone parallel beam data, cone-angle cosine weighting and one-dimensional filtering are implemented on the rebinned data, and parallel beam back projection is finally implemented on the filtered data, to obtain the reconstructed images. In some embodiments, with the above method, the speed of the belt can be increased by more than one time in a case that the existing area of the detectors and the existing speed of the slip ring are unchanged, thereby improving the pass rate of the luggage and maintaining the quality of the reconstructed images unchanged. |
| US09466131B2 |
Medical image processing device
A medical image processing device according to an embodiment includes a first reconstruction unit, a second reconstruction unit, and an image combining unit. The first reconstruction unit generates a first reconstructed image on the basis of an X-ray collection image using a first reconstruction filter. The second reconstruction unit generates a second reconstructed image on the basis of the X-ray collection image, using a second reconstruction filter having a high-frequency emphasis effect more than that of the first reconstruction filter. The image combining unit combines the first reconstructed image with the second reconstructed image. |
| US09466130B2 |
Systems and methods for enhancing displayed images
A method of enhancing an image includes displaying an image, receiving eye-tracking information associated with the displayed image, and identifying a region of interest in the displayed image using the eye tracking information. The method further includes enhancing the region of interest and displaying the enhanced region of interest adjacent to or superimposed upon an unenhanced region of the displayed image. |
| US09466129B2 |
Apparatus and method of processing background image of medical display image
Image processing apparatus comprises a memory unit configured to store medical data, and a data processing unit configured to receive medical data from the memory unit and comprising an image generation unit configured to generate a medical display image, the medical display image comprising a background region image and a foreground image derived from the medical data, wherein a brightness of the background image changes in a region between a boundary of the background region and a periphery of the medical display image. |
| US09466124B2 |
Compression using index bits in MSAA
A palette compressed representation may be stored in the index bits, when that is possible. The savings are considerable in some embodiments. In uncompressed mode, the data uses 2304 (2048+256) bits, and in compressed mode, the data uses 1280 bits. However, with this technique, the data only uses the index bits, (e.g. 256 bits) with a 5:1 compression improvement over the already compressed representation, and with respect to the uncompressed representation it is a 9:1 compression ratio. |
| US09466117B2 |
Segmentation highlighter
A method includes segmenting a region of interest in imaging data in a visual presentation of the imaging data and visually highlighting, concurrently with the segmenting, the region of interest while the region of interest is being segmented, wherein the visual highlighting includes coloring the region of interest while the region of interest is being segmented. A computer readable storage medium encoded with computer readable instructions, which, when executed by a processer, causes the processor to: segment a region of interest in imaging data in a visual presentation of the imaging data and visually highlight, concurrently with the segmenting, the region of interest while the region of interest is being segmented, wherein the visual highlighting includes coloring the region of interest while the region of interest is being segmented. |
| US09466105B2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging white matter hyperintensities region recognizing method and system
A magnetic resonance imaging white matter hyperintensities region recognizing method and system are disclosed herein. The white matter hyperintensities region recognizing method includes receiving and storing a FLAIR MRI image, a spin-lattice relaxation time weighted MRI image, and a diffusion weighted MRI image. Registration and fusion are preformed, and a white matter mask is determined. An intersection image of the FLAIR MRI image and the white matter mask is taken, a first region is determined after normalizing the intersection image, a cerebral infarct region is removed from the first image through the diffusion weighted MRI image, and then a determination is made as to whether to remove a remaining region in order to form a white matter hyperintensities region in the FLAIR MRI image. |
| US09466104B2 |
Reading test strip with multiple reaction areas under different exposures or light intensities
A method is provided for a computing device with an imaging device to detect a characteristic of an analyte in a specimen sample from a specimen test strip with reaction areas that have colors based on the characteristic of the analyte in different ranges of values. The method includes capturing images of the specimen test strip under different exposures or light intensities, selecting an image comprising captured reaction areas that have a proper exposure or a proper lighting intensity from the images, selecting a captured reaction area from the image, and correlating a color of the captured reaction area to a value of the characteristic of the analyte. |
| US09466103B2 |
Biomarker evaluation through image analysis
A method for determining whether a test biomarker is a stain for a type of cell component, such as membrane or nucleus, involves performing various segmentation processes on an image of tissue stained with the test biomarker. One segmentation process searches for a first cell component type, and another segmentation process searches for a second cell component type by segmenting only stained pixels. The test biomarker is identified as a stain for each component type if the process identifies the component based only on stained pixels. Whether the test biomarker is a membrane stain or nucleus stain is displayed on a graphical user interface. In addition, the method identifies stained pixels corresponding to a second cell component using pixels determined to correspond to a first cell component. An expression profile for the test biomarker is then displayed that indicates the proportion of stained pixels in each type of cell component. |
| US09466100B2 |
Focus monitoring method using asymmetry embedded imaging target
A method for monitoring mask focus includes measuring profile asymmetries in a target feature including sub-resolution assist features and deriving a focus response based on a known correlation between the profile and focus of a corresponding mask. A computer system in a lithographic process may adjust mask focus based on such derived information to conform to a desired fabrication process. |
| US09466097B2 |
Apparatus and method for removing fog in image
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for removing fog in an image capable of providing a defogged image without a sense of difference by adaptively controlling defogging parameters in response to a density of fog to remove fog. |
| US09466095B2 |
Image stabilizing method and apparatus
Provided are an image stabilizing method and apparatus, which are capable of performing robust operations in a moving environment. The image stabilizing apparatus includes: an image pre-processor configured to receive a current image and a reference image corresponding to the current image; a feature point selector configured to select at least one feature point corresponding to a background from a plurality of feature points, comprising the background and at least one moving object, in the reference image; a motion estimator configured to estimate a motion of a current image, based on the selected feature point in the reference image and at least one corresponding feature point, corresponding to the selected feature point in the reference image, in the current image; and an image corrector configured to generate a stabilized current image by converting the current image by using the estimated motion. |
| US09466091B2 |
Atomic memory update unit and methods
In an aspect, an update unit can evaluate condition(s) in an update request and update one or more memory locations based on the condition evaluation. The update unit can operate atomically to determine whether to effect the update and to make the update. Updates can include one or more of incrementing and swapping values. An update request may specify one of a pre-determined set of update types. Some update types may be conditional and others unconditional. The update unit can be coupled to receive update requests from a plurality of computation units. The computation units may not have privileges to directly generate write requests to be effected on at least some of the locations in memory. The computation units can be fixed function circuitry operating on inputs received from programmable computation elements. The update unit may include a buffer to hold received update requests. |
| US09466087B2 |
Meter data management testing
Examples of meter data management testing are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computing device may include one or more processors, a memory for storing machine readable instructions, and a data store. The computing device may further include a meter data management testing module stored in the memory and executing on at least one of the one or more processors to test a meter data management system using a data set of representative metering data and a user-generated test scenario specifying a plurality of metering parameters. |
| US09466086B2 |
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for affecting user associations in over the top (OTT) service platforms
According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for affecting user associations in over the top (OTT) service platforms. The method includes receiving a first message for initiating associations or disassociations between a first user and a second user of over the top (OTT) service platforms. The OTT service platforms are controlled and operated by distinct entities. The method also includes determining, using at least one of information in the first message and stored information, the OTT service platforms in which associations are to be established or disestablished. The method further includes sending at least a second message for establishing or disestablishing an association between the first user and the second user in the OTT service platforms. |
| US09466085B2 |
System and method for facilitating transportation of a vehicle involved in a crash
A system, method, and computer-readable medium to facilitate treatment of a damaged vehicle by gathering crash information, estimating an extent of vehicle damage, and requesting transport of the damaged vehicle from the crash site to a treatment facility. |
| US09466084B2 |
Environmental, social and corporate governance linked debt instruments
Systems and techniques for structuring and analyzing a fixed-income security are disclosed. The fixed-income security includes a coupon that provides at least a variable rate of interest payment over a time interval. The variable rate of interest payment may be based at least in part on a set of environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) goals defined for an issuer over the time interval. A set of ESG values associated with performance of the issuer and corresponding to the set of ESG goals may be reported, independently audited, and used to determine the variable rate of interest payment provided by the security. |
| US09466082B1 |
Vending machine with user ID/age verification system and associated method
A system, method and computer program product offers vending machine merchandise located within a vending machine network by performing the following process: a host server of the vending machine network receiving from a first user, located at a primary keen merchandise vending machine, a request to purchase a merchandise; in response to receiving the request, the host server locating the merchandise at a secondary keen merchandise vending machine remotely located from the primary keen merchandise vending machine; the host server communicating the request to a second user belonging to a friendship network of the first user; upon receiving from the second user an acceptance to the offer, the host server notifying the first user that the acceptance of the offer was received; and the host server receiving confirmation that the second user delivered the merchandise to the first user at the pre-defined location. |
| US09466078B2 |
Systems and methods for indicating the existence of accessible information pertaining to articles of commerce
A system and method are provided for indicating an existence of a link to information pertaining to an article of commerce. The present disclosure provides for downloading a look-up table from a server database to a mobile device via a communication network. The look-up table is configured to store a plurality of UPC numbers associated with a plurality of articles of commerce and a plurality of information link indicators. Each information link indicator is associated with a respective UPC number and article of commerce and indicates the existence of a link via the communication network to information pertaining to the respective article of commerce. The mobile device allows a consumer to immediately determine if product information is available for a particular article of commerce, via a visual or audible indication on the mobile device, without access to the communication network. |
| US09466076B2 |
Location blocking service from a web advertiser
Location-blocking and identity-blocking services that can be commercially offered by a service provider, e.g., a cellular service provider or a web advertiser. In the identity-blocking service, the service provider may disclose the current physical location of a mobile subscriber (i.e., a cellular phone operator) to a third party (e.g., a web advertiser) subscribing to the identity-blocking service. However, the service provider may not send any identity information for the mobile subscriber to the third party. On the other hand, in the location-blocking service, the service provider may disclose the mobile subscriber's identity information to the third party, but not the current physical location of the mobile subscriber. Blocking of the mobile subscriber's identity or location information may be desirable for privacy reasons, to comply with a government regulation, or to implement a telecommunication service option selected by the mobile subscriber. |
| US09466073B2 |
Targeting an aggregate group
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, for providing content. A method includes receiving a request for an advertisement to be displayed in a slot associated with a third-party content site; identifying a relevant advertisement to be provided in the slot; determining information to be included in an annotation associated with the advertisement, the annotation including customized information to be presented along with the advertisement; providing the advertisement responsive to the request including providing the annotation along with a control for re-publishing the advertisement along with the relevant advertisement; receiving user input selecting the control and designating the advertisement for re-publishing to a group, the group being designated by the user; and targeting additional content to the group based on the received user input. |
| US09466069B2 |
Enhanced campaign management systems and methods
One exemplary embodiment of the disclosure provides a method to publish campaign data in an electronic environment. The exemplary method includes querying a database to select campaign metadata ready to publish to a target channel system and determining a plurality of value users as a subset of all end users. The value users are determined so that one or more coupons are automatically generated and distributed to each of the value users. A value of the coupon is based on a set of pre-defined criteria including a volume of business generated by the value user or how negatively impacted the value user was based on a negative purchase experience (e.g., product not as described or never received). The target channel system is selected from a plurality of channel systems based on a target indicating attribute of the campaign metadata. The packaged campaign metadata is transferred to the target channel system. |
| US09466066B2 |
Adaptive gathering of structured and unstructured data system and method
Content is obtained from a webpage accessed via a URI, which URI is obtained from a URI queue. The content is parsed for price and product information according to a parse map, with the resulting parse result being stored. The priority of URIs in the URI queue is adjusted based on analysis of the parse result for changes in price and product attributes and according to other criteria. The parse map may be one associated with the URI or a general purpose parse maps. The parse result may be validated by human- and machine-based systems, including by graphically labeling price and product information in the content for human confirmation or correction. |
| US09466065B2 |
Integrating usage information with operation of a system
Usage information relating to interaction with content is integrated with operation of a system, such as a content management system. The usage information is collected, stored and provided to the system. The usage information may be integrated with the operation of the system in many different ways (e.g. recommendations for other content, most viewed content, most “liked” content, content viewed by a type of user, and the like). The usage information may also be used to adjust different operations of the service. For example, the usage information may be used to adjust: a retention time of content (e.g. don't delete a recently viewed document), a crawl policy of content; a backup policy of content; restore schedules; identification of storage tier levels; and the like. |
| US09466064B2 |
System and method for locating desired traits in resources using a network
A system and method updates a consumer's preference information not only as a result of explicit preference information received from the consumer, but also resulting from actions of the user. |
| US09466057B2 |
RF presentation instrument with sensor control
A presentation instrument is described which includes an input sensor, a memory unit, and an antenna configured to wirelessly transmit and receive data. The antenna is configured to receive a request for data stored on the memory unit, and may also be configured to induce a voltage from a magnetic field to power the presentation instrument. The input sensor may control whether the presentation instrument can be so powered from the magnetic field. Alternatively, input from the input sensor may otherwise control the functionality of the presentation instrument. By way of example, an input received by the input sensor may be transmitted in addition to the requested data. Additionally, a system is described to process the requested data and additional input data, in accordance with a rules data store. |
| US09466054B1 |
Interoperable systems and methods for peer-to-peer service orchestration
Systems and methods are described for performing policy-managed, peer-to-peer service orchestration in a manner that supports the formation of self-organizing service networks that enable rich media experiences. In one embodiment, services are distributed across peer-to-peer communicating nodes, and each node provides message routing and orchestration using a message pump and workflow collator. Distributed policy management of service interfaces helps to provide trust and security, supporting commercial exchange of value. Peer-to-peer messaging and workflow collation allow services to be dynamically created from a heterogeneous set of primitive services. The shared resources are services of many different types, using different service interface bindings beyond those typically supported in a web service deployments built on UDDI, SOAP, and WSDL. In a preferred embodiment, a media services framework is provided that enables nodes to find one another, interact, exchange value, and cooperate across tiers of networks from WANs to PANs. |
| US09466049B2 |
Analyzing activity patterns in online communities
Embodiments relate to systems and methods for analyzing patterns and trends in online communities, and more particularly to organizing and analyzing data from community collaboration platforms and websites such as wikis, mailing lists, bug trackers, project management tools, and version control systems. At least one collaboration space can contain and store topics which can be submitted to and accessible by a plurality of users. The plurality of users can start new topics or add to existing topics within the at least one collaboration space. The at least one collaboration space can organize data within the topics according to various attributes of the data and the topics. The at least one collaboration space can send the organized data to a dashboard, which can create data organization aids to analyze the data. |
| US09466046B1 |
Inventorying item(s) within an environment
Systems and apparatuses (e.g., mobile robots) including sensor systems, and methods involving sensor systems are provided. In one method, a region of an environment is surveyed using a sensor system to provide survey data. This survey data may be indicative of one or more items located within the surveyed region of the environment. One of more of the items located within the surveyed region may be inventoried based on the survey data. |
| US09466044B2 |
Use of organization chart to direct mail items from central receiving area to organizational entities using clusters based on a union of libraries
Apparatus, methods, media and code for routing a mail item are provided. The apparatus may include a processor device; and machine readable memory. The processor device may be configured to: assign a unique destination identifier to an organizational entity; aggregate into an aggregate documents that were addressed to the entity and received by the entity; and store in the machine readable memory the unique destination identifier and a library that includes unique terms in the aggregate. |
| US09466041B2 |
User selected flow graph modification
A computer implemented method and apparatus display an information integration flow graph, receive user input selecting a modification to apply to the displayed information integration flow graph and modify the information integration flow graph based on the selected modification to form a modified information integration flow graph, wherein the modified information integration flow graph is displayed. |
| US09466039B2 |
Task assignment using ranking support vector machines
A method of ranking workers for an incoming task includes recording a list of completed tasks in a computer data structure, extracting first attributes from the list for the tasks that were completed during a pre-determined period, generating a first feature vector for each task and worker from the first extracted attributes, training a Support Vector Machine (SVM) based on the feature vector to output a weight vector, extracting second attributes from an incoming task, generating a second feature vector for each worker based on the second extracted attributes, and ranking the workers using the second feature vectors and the weight vector. The first attributes may be updated during a subsequent period to re-train the SVM on updated first feature vectors to generate an updated weight vector. The workers may be re-ranked based on the second feature vectors and the updated weight vector. Accordingly, the feature vectors are dynamic. |
| US09466038B2 |
Worksite monitoring and management systems and platforms
A platform comprising sensing devices, servers and mobile devices for monitoring conditions of objects on worksites. Potential violations of operation rules are alarmed to avoid damage, collision, and disaster. Emergency is detected and responded to operating staff members in charge. |
| US09466036B1 |
Automated reconfiguration of shared network resources
A resource manager can adjust the amount of capacity in each of a plurality of resource pools using a combination of proactive and reactive approaches. Targets such as an amount of total capacity and an amount of free capacity can be forecast and periodically compared against actual capacity and usage of the pools. A pool balancing algorithm can be used to shift capacity among pools as needed, in order to provide the targeted amount of capacity for each pool before the capacity is needed. When actual usage varies sufficiently from the forecasted usage on which the targets are based, the resource manager can react by reconfiguring resources as needed. |
| US09466035B2 |
Systems and methods for leveraging social queuing to facilitate event ticket distribution
A method for identifying a simulated social media account history is provided. The method may include querying a social media identification information (“social media ID”) to determine whether the account history includes one or more parameters that indicate whether the social media ID is related to an automated entity or a human entity. The parameters may include at least one of less than a threshold number of friends on the account. The parameters may include more than a threshold frequency of historic ticket purchases per unit time. The parameters may also include disparate location of historic ticket purchases per unit time. The parameters may also include a historic record of less than a threshold reaction time to a plurality of ticket offers. |
| US09466031B1 |
Data-agnostic methods and systems for ranking and updating beliefs
This disclosure is directed to computational, closed-loop user feedback systems and methods for ranking or updating beliefs for a user based on user feedback. The systems and methods are based on a data-agnostic user feedback formulation that uses user feedback to automatically rank beliefs for a user or update the beliefs. The methods and systems are based on a general statistical inference model, which, in turn, is based on an assumption of convergence in user opinion. The closed-loop user feedback methods and systems may be used to rank or update beliefs prior to inputting the beliefs to a recommender engine. As a result, the recommender engine is expected to be more responsive to customer environments and efficient at deployment and reducing the level of unnecessary user recommendations. |
| US09466030B2 |
Implementing stochastic networks using magnetic tunnel junctions
Embodiments of the invention relate to implementing a probabilistic graphical model (PGM) using magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs). One embodiment comprises a memory array of magnetic tunnel junctions and a driver unit for programming the memory array to represent a probabilistic graphical model. The magnetic tunnel junctions are organized into multiple subsets of magnetic tunnel junctions. The driver unit selectively applies an electrical pulse to a subset of magnetic tunnel junctions to program information representing a probabilistic belief state in said subset of magnetic tunnel junctions. |
| US09466028B2 |
Rule-based network diagnostics tool
A system may be configured to receive performance information regarding a set of network devices; compare the performance information to a set of rule objects; and detect an occurrence of a particular network event. The detecting may include determining that the performance information, associated with a particular network device, of the set of network devices, meets the set of conditions associated with a particular rule object with which the particular network event is associated. The system may further present information regarding the particular rule object, such as information regarding the particular network event, and information regarding a recommendation regarding the particular network event. |
| US09466026B2 |
Rule assignments and templating
Various implementations for assigning rules and creating rules using templates are described herein. In one example implementation, a model is determined, one or more components of the model are determined, a rule from a set of one or more predefined rules is determined, and the rule is assigned to the model. The rule has one or more parameters matching the one or more components of the model. |
| US09466024B2 |
Learning health systems and methods
A learning health system and associated methods are provided. Biochemical assays are conducted at scheduled intervals on blood samples taken from an individual to provide, for each of a plurality of biochemical parameters, a time series of values representing the individual. Clinical parameters associated with the individual are extracted from a knowledge base. Genomic parameters are determined for the individual. An expected time series is calculated for each of a plural subset of the plurality of biochemical parameters from at least the clinical parameters and the genomic parameters. For each of the plural subset of biochemical parameters, the time series of values representing the individual is compared to the calculated expected time series to determine a likelihood of each of a plurality of conditions for the individual. The likelihood of at least one of the plurality of conditions is communicated to a user. |
| US09466023B1 |
Data mining technique with federated evolutionary coordination
Roughly described, a data mining arrangement for developing high quality classifiers using an evolutionary algorithm, includes a plurality of “mid-chain” evolutionary coordinators, down-chain of a main (top-chain) evolutionary coordinator and up-chain of evolutionary engines. Multiple levels of mid-chain evolutionary coordinators can be used in a hierarchy, and the various branches of the hierarchy need not have equal length. Each evolutionary coordinator (other than the top-chain evolutionary coordinator) appears to its up-chain neighbor as if it were an evolutionary engine, though it does not actually perform any evolution itself. Similarly, each evolutionary coordinator (including the top-chain evolutionary coordinator) also appears to its down-chain neighbors as a top-chain evolutionary coordinator. Each mid-chain evolutionary coordinator maintains its own local candidate pool, reducing the load on the top-chain evolutionary coordinator pool, as well as reducing bandwidth requirements. Only the evolutionary engines perform actual testing of candidate individuals on training data. |
| US09466016B2 |
Image forming apparatus which forms image data indicating whether a pixel is for a character or line
An apparatus includes an image-processing-unit that generates tag information indicating whether each of pixels of a first-resolution image data is a pixel of a character or a line, a resolution-converting-unit that converts the first-resolution image data to image data with a second resolution higher than the first resolution, and a light-source-driving-unit that drives light-source according to the second-resolution image data. The resolution-converting-unit includes an image-matrix-acquiring-unit that acquires an image matrix being image data and tag information with the first resolution in an area containing a target-pixel and pixels around the target-pixel, a pattern-matching-unit that determines whether the target-pixel is a pixel of an edge of a character or a line based on the image matrix, and a first-converting-unit that, when the pixel is the edge pixel, converts the image data to image data with the second resolution of a pattern determined in accordance with a layout of the target-pixel. |
| US09466015B2 |
Asynchronous group processing using z-banding
Methods, apparatus, and computer readable media are provided for generating an intermediate representation of a page description. The page description comprises graphic commands updating a graphics state. From graphic commands, a first sequence of graphic commands is determined. A graphics state is associated with at least one subsequent second graphic command being invariant under first sequence of graphic commands. A first display list representation is generated using first sequence of graphic commands. A second display list representation is generated using second graphic command concurrently with generating first display list representation. The second display list representation is generated independently from first sequence of graphic commands. The intermediate representation of the page description is generated using first display list representation and second display list representation. At least one portion in intermediate representation is affected by first sequence of graphic commands and second graphic command. |
| US09466004B2 |
Adaptive color correction for pill recognition in digital images
A system and method for correcting colors in an image in order to identify pills. The system includes a surface that includes a background upon which pills are positioned and a border of known color adjacent to the background. The system also includes a digital camera and a processor. The processor is used to receive and process the image, use target objects on the surface to identify areas of the image that correspond to the known characteristics and features of the surface, perform image diagnostics to determine if the image can be used, and correct image color based on comparison of identified areas of the image that correspond with the known characteristics and features of the surface. Various graphical displays or cues can assist a user in obtaining a usable image. |
| US09466002B2 |
Real-time system for aiding drivers during vehicle backup and image capture and transmitter unit for use therein
A real-time surveillance system for aiding vehicle drivers and portable first unit for use therein is provided. The unit includes an image sensor that generates a sequence of images from received light. The system further includes a support to detachably support the unit on the vehicle so that the sensor is capable of receiving light from obstacles, hazards or individuals located in a blind spot region of the vehicle. A display is supported on the vehicle so that the images are viewable by a driver of the vehicle in real time. The system further includes a mechanism to authenticate a person desirous of using the system or removing the unit from the vehicle as an authorized person based, at least in part, on an authenticator. The authenticator includes at least one of a password, a passphrase, a personal identification number, a security token, a security card, and a biometric identifier. |
| US09466000B2 |
Dynamic Bayesian Networks for vehicle classification in video
A system and method for classification of passenger vehicles and measuring their properties, and more particularly to a stochastic multi-class vehicle classification system, which classifies a vehicle (given its direct rear-side view) into one of four classes Sedan, Pickup truck, SUV/Minivan, and unknown, and wherein a feature pool of tail light and vehicle dimensions is extracted which feeds a feature selection algorithm to define a low-dimensional feature vector, and the feature vector is then processed by a Hybrid Dynamic Bayesian Network (HDBN) to classify each vehicle. |
| US09465998B2 |
Object detecting device and object detecting method
An object detecting device includes an image acquiring unit which acquires an image from a camera, a scanning interval calculating unit which calculates a scanning interval when a scanning window is scanned on the image based on a size on the image of a detection object that is detected by the detecting window, a scanning unit which scans on the image using the scanning interval that is calculated by the scanning interval calculating unit, and a detecting unit which determines whether the detection object is present within the scanned detecting window. |
| US09465997B2 |
System and method for detection and tracking of moving objects
A method implemented using a processor based device is disclosed. The method includes receiving a video stream comprising a plurality of image frames having at least one moving object, determining a difference between at least two image frames among the plurality of image frames and generating a difference image comprising a plurality of image blobs corresponding to the at least one moving object. The method further includes generating a plurality of bounding boxes, each bounding box surrounding at least one corresponding image blob among the plurality of image blobs, and determining a subset of bounding boxes among the plurality of bounding boxes, associated with the corresponding moving object, using a fuzzy technique based on a perceptual characterization of the subset of bounding boxes. The method also includes merging the subset of bounding boxes to generate a merged bounding box enclosing the subset of bounding boxes to detect the moving object. |
| US09465996B1 |
Apparatus, systems and methods for control of media content event recording
Systems and methods are operable to record a media content event at a media device. An exemplary embodiment grabs a series of subsequently received image frames from the media content event that is being recorded after a monitored real time reaches a closing credits monitor time, wherein the closing credits monitor time is a recording end time less a predefined duration. The embodiment then analyzes each of the image frames to identify an occurrence of text presented in the analyzed image frame, determines that the identified text corresponds to closing credits of the media content event if the at least one attribute of the identified text matches a corresponding predefined closing credits attribute, and initiates an end of the recording of the media content event in response to determining that the identified text corresponds to the closing credits of the media content event. |
| US09465991B2 |
Determining lens characteristics
Embodiments relating to determining characteristics of eyeglass lenses are disclosed. A head-mounted display device comprises a camera communicatively coupled to a computing device and including an optical axis having a center point. Light sources are configured to emit light rays toward the lens to produce lens glints. The light sources are in a light source plane that is spaced from a lens plane by an offset distance of between 8 mm and 12 mm. The light sources are either spaced vertically from a line perpendicular to the light source plane and extending through the center point by a distance between 13 mm and 53 mm, or spaced horizontally from the line by a distance of between 13 mm and 80 mm. Lens characterization program logic identifies an image location of each lens glint, and outputs an estimated lens shape model comprising the one or more lens characteristics. |
| US09465989B2 |
User authentication apparatus and method using movement of pupil
A user authentication apparatus and method using movement of a pupil is capable of rapidly and accurately performing authentication with high security by storing the respective frequencies of objects mechanically moving on a screen and security keys corresponding thereto, comparing a frequency detected from movement of a pupil gazing at any object with a frequency of the object, and performing the authentication based on a corresponding security key when the detected frequency is included in a predetermined range. |
| US09465980B2 |
Pose tracking pipeline
A method of tracking a subject includes receiving from a source a depth image of a scene including the subject. The depth image includes a depth for each of a plurality of pixels. The method further includes identifying pixels of the depth image that image the subject and deriving from the identified pixels of the depth image one or more machine readable data structures representing the subject as a model including a plurality of shapes. |
| US09465978B2 |
Feeling monitoring system
A feeling monitoring system includes a facial image acquisition portion, a feeling information acquisition section, and a feeling display generation section. The facial image acquisition portion is capable of acquiring a facial image of an occupant individually sitting in each seating position of two or more seating positions in a vehicle. The feeling information acquisition section acquires feeling information representing the feeling of the occupant based on the facial image acquired from the facial image acquisition portion. The feeling display generation section generates a feeling display corresponding to the feeling information acquired by the feeling information acquisition section. |
| US09465972B2 |
Fingerprint sensor and electronic device including the same
There are provided a fingerprint sensor and an electronic device including the same. The fingerprint sensor includes a glass panel; a plurality of transducers arranged on edge regions of the glass panel, the plurality of transducers emitting ultrasonic wave signals toward inner surfaces of the glass panel and receiving the ultrasonic wave signals reflected from the inner surfaces of the glass panel; and a fingerprint sensing unit sensing a fingerprint based on the ultrasonic wave signals received by the plurality of transducers, the fingerprint sensing unit sequentially driving the plurality of transducers. |
| US09465970B2 |
Image reader comprising CMOS based image sensor array
The invention features an image reader and a corresponding method for capturing a sharp distortion free image of a target, such as a one or two-dimensional bar code. In one embodiment, the image reader comprises a two-dimensional CMOS based image sensor array, a timing module, an illumination module, and a control module. The time during which the target is illuminated is referred to as the illumination period. The capture of the image by the image sensor array is driven by the timing module that, in one embodiment, is able to simultaneously expose substantially all of the pixels in the array. The time during which the pixels are collectively activated to photo-convert incident light into charge defines the exposure period for the sensor array. In one embodiment, at least a portion of the exposure period occurs during the illumination period. |
| US09465969B2 |
Method for providing QR code-based service for checking for occurrence of cocktail effect of drugs using smart device
The present invention suggests a method for providing a QR code-based service for checking whether or not a cocktail effect of drugs will occur using a smart device, which enables even an ordinary person with no specialist expertise to easily check whether or not a cocktail effect will occur when taking a plurality of drugs and to refrain from administration of a drug which may result in a negative effect, and thus, can prevent the abuse of drugs, by extracting drug information by scanning a QR code provided on the package of the drug to be taken, which a user intends to take, by means of a smart device, determining, using administration information previously registered in a database, whether or not the drug being taken and the drug to be taken cause a cocktail effect due to an interaction caused thereby, and outputting the determination result. |
| US09465968B2 |
Optical grid enhancement for improved motor location
Methods for performing a scheme that results in a refined measurement pattern within an optical grid are provided. Physically adjusting spacing of elements within an optical grid to achieve enhanced resolution is historically unfeasible, as reduction of the spacing causes light sensors of the optical grid to pick up false signals when reading light beams. Technology introduced by the present invention generates a virtual reduced spacing of the elements within the optical grid by using two signals that are slightly different. These slightly different signals can accomplish, at least, quarter-grid spacing resolution within the optical grid. Additionally, the enhanced resolution derived from the virtual reduced spacing is employed to govern movement of a motor. The motor movement is in response to one or more changes of direction such that the motor is operating in its linear range. Advantageously, the virtual reduced spacing allows for substantial movement in a non-linear phase, while only limited movement in a linear phase is necessary to locate accurately a target within the optical grid. |
| US09465966B2 |
Method and apparatus for recognizing barcode of deposition mask
A method of recognizing a barcode of a deposition mask, includes: receiving a barcode image corresponding to the barcode, the barcode image being associated with a lighting environment; determining that the barcode image is not recognizable; generating, in response to determining that the barcode image is not recognizable, one or more control signals configured to modify the lighting environment; and causing, at least in part, a second barcode image to be generated in association with a modified lighting environment. |
| US09465965B1 |
Methods, systems and apparatuses for radio frequency identification
A system for radio frequency identification (RFID) includes an enclosure defining an interior region interior to the enclosure, and a feed for generating an electromagnetic field in the interior region in response to a signal received from an RFID reader via a radio frequency (RF) transmission line and, in response to the electromagnetic field, receiving a signal from an RFID sensor attached to an item in the interior region. The structure of the enclosure may be conductive and may include a metamaterial portion, an electromagnetically absorbing portion, or a wall extending in the interior region. Related apparatuses and methods for performing RFID are provided. |
| US09465964B2 |
Systems and methods using single antenna for multiple resonant frequency ranges
A radio frequency device utilizing an antenna having a single antenna structure resonant on multiple resonant frequency ranges. The antenna can be configured to operate within multiple frequency ranges for communication according to respective protocols associated with the respective frequency ranges. |
| US09465961B2 |
Methods and circuits for securing proprietary memory transactions
Described are systems and method for protecting data and instructions shared over a memory bus and stored in memory. Independent and separately timed stream ciphers for write and read channels allow timing variations between write and read transactions. Data and instructions can be separately encrypted prior to channel encryption to further secure the information. pad generators and related cryptographic circuits are shared for read and write data, and to secure addresses. The cryptographic circuits can support variable data widths, and in some embodiments memory devices incorporate security circuitry that can implement a shared-key algorithm using repurposed memory circuitry. |
| US09465953B2 |
Secure virtual file management system
Virtual file management is disclosed. Managed content from multiple separate storage domains is organized into a virtual file system that maintains with respect to each of at least a subset of said separate storage domains information of storage domain specific file system primitives to perform primitive operations with respect to content stored in that storage domain. Policies are determined that apply to the managed content. Each policy indicates primitive operations permitted to be performed with respect to the managed content. Information comprising the virtual file system and the policies is provided to a client application on a mobile device. The client application is configured to provide access to the managed content in the virtual file system in a manner at least in part indicated in the policies, including by allowing the permitted primitive operations to be performed using said storage domain specific file system primitives. |
| US09465951B1 |
Systems and methods for resource management and certification
Systems for managing access to a plurality of resources for an organization are disclosed, and may include a plurality of resources associated with an organization and having an access restriction; an interface for onboarding each resource to a resource inventory; a human resources data feed that identifies a status for a plurality of individuals within the organization; a termination and transfer service that changes an individual's access to a resource based on a change in the individual's status; an ownership service that assigns at least one of the individuals to be a default owner for each resource; an evergreen service that modifies the default owner for a resource based on a change in the owner's status; a policy service that monitors ownership for compliance with at least one policy; a certification service that certifies each individual's access to the plurality of resources; and a reporting service. |
| US09465950B2 |
Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable storage media for securely accessing social networking data
An approach is provided for controlling access to social networking data for each of a plurality of members by issuing one or more first keys for at least one of data encryption or data decryption, based on a respective current trust level associated with a corresponding member and one or more context attributes corresponding to the social networking data. The one or more first keys expire at an expiration time determined with reference to a time clock. Based on a signal accepted from the time clock, one or more second keys for at least one of data encryption or data decryption are issued to one or more members of the plurality of members who are associated with a trust level above a predetermined threshold and/or who satisfy specified context attributes, prior to the expiration time of the first keys. |
| US09465949B2 |
Information processing apparatus executing print preview according to different modes, and recording medium
An information processing apparatus includes: a first acquisition unit that acquires, as a first mode, a security mode of a first execution process regarding a print preview application called from a first application; a second acquisition unit that acquires a security mode of a printer driver as a second mode, when a print preview is executed through the printer driver, based on a print preview instruction given in a second application; a determination unit that determines identity of security levels regarding both the modes of the first mode and the second mode; and an operation control unit that, when the security levels of both the modes are different from each other, activates a second execution process which is different from the first execution process and is an execution process of the print preview application, to execute the print preview. |
| US09465945B2 |
Media service delivery system providing conditional access to media content from various client devices
A system for protecting the digital rights of content owners allows digital media to be delivered to only those media rendering client devices that have been approved for the media content. Before delivering requested media, the media service provider may determine whether the media rendering client device that requested the media is the type of device that is authorized to receive the request media. If it is, the media service provider may transmit the media to a middleman server over a network (such as the Internet). A middleman server may then serve the media to the client device over a local network. By allowing the media content to be distributed to approved devices only, the media service provider can prevent a user from using the media in a way that is not authorized by the content owner. |
| US09465943B2 |
Extension of a platform configuration register with a known value
A computing system calculates a hash value of binary of a component of the computing system using a hash function and determines whether a signature that is associated with the binary of the component is valid. A trusted platform module in the computing system extends a platform configuration register value in the trusted platform module using a known value that is associated with the binary if the signature is valid. |
| US09465942B1 |
Dictionary generation for identifying coded credentials
Techniques are described for identifying security credentials or other sensitive information by creating a dictionary of data elements included in documents such as source code files, object code files, or other types of files. The data elements may be identified for inclusion in the dictionary based on parsing the documents for delimiter characters, and based on the context of the data elements within the documents. The data elements may also be identified through an entropy-based analysis to detect portions of the documents exhibiting a high degree of entropy compared to a baseline entropy for the documents. The dictionary may be used in a dictionary attack against various systems to determine whether any of the data elements included in the dictionary enable access the systems. The data elements that enable access may be designated as sensitive information hard-coded into the documents. |
| US09465940B1 |
Wavelet decomposition of software entropy to identify malware
A plurality of data files is received. Thereafter, each file is represented as an entropy time series that reflects an amount of entropy across locations in code for such file. A wavelet transform is applied, for each file, to the corresponding entropy time series to generate an energy spectrum characterizing, for the file, an amount of entropic energy at multiple scales of code resolution. It can then be determined, for each file, whether or not the file is likely to be malicious based on the energy spectrum. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. |
| US09465939B2 |
Mitigation of malware
Systems and methods are provided in example embodiments for mitigating malicious calls. The system can be configured to determine a series of checksums for a file, compare the series of checksums to a checksum tree, where the checksum tree includes a plurality of nodes that each include a fuzzy checksum of known malware, and assign one or more classifications to the file, where each of the one or more classifications is based on each node of the checksum tree that matches a checksum in the series of checksums and includes whether the file includes malware or benign checksums. |
| US09465932B2 |
Anti-peeping display system and method, anti-peeping display and anti-peeping glasses
The present disclosure discloses an anti-peeping display system includes an anti-peeping display, anti-peeping glasses and a controller. The anti-peeping display includes a first polarizer and a first driving device driving the first polarizer to rotate. The anti-peeping glasses include a second polarizer and a second driving device driving the second polarizer to rotate. When judging that both of the obtained display password and the obtained glasses password are correct, the controller is configured to control the first polarizer and the second polarizer to rotate at a same angular velocity; otherwise, control the first driving device and the second driving device to rotate at different angular velocities. |
| US09465929B2 |
System and method for controlling user access to an electronic device
A method and system for authenticating a user to access a computer system. The method comprises communicating security information to the computer system, and providing the computer system with an implicit input. The method further comprises determining whether the security information and implicit input match corresponding information associated with the user. The method further comprises granting the user access to the computer system in the event of a satisfactory match. When authenticating the user, the method and system consider the possibility of the user being legitimate but subject to duress or force by a computer hacker. |
| US09465925B2 |
System for regulating access to and distributing content in a network
There is provided a system for regulating access and managing distribution of content in a network, such as the Internet. The system includes communication gateways, installed at a subscriber site, internet control points, installed remotely, and various network elements installed throughout the network. The communication gateways and network elements operate in conjunction with the internet control points to restrict or allow access to specified Internet sites and to manage efficient distribution of content such as music, video, games, broadband data, real-time audio and voice applications, and software to subscribers. |
| US09465921B1 |
Systems and methods for selectively authenticating queries based on an authentication policy
A computer-implemented method for selectively authenticating a request based on an authentication policy is described. A request is received from a client. A determination is made as to which authentication threshold is applied to the request based on an authentication policy. The request is authenticated if the authentication threshold is satisfied. The authentication threshold is modified if the request is not successfully authenticated. |
| US09465920B2 |
Providing assistance with reporting
A system for maintaining corresponding information in a structured document and in a report is disclosed. The structured document comprises structured data elements and the report comprises text in a natural language. An associating unit (1) is arranged for associating a structured data element of the structured document with an associated part of the report, wherein information represented by the structured data element corresponds to information represented by the associated part of the report. A determining unit (2) is arranged for determining a change to one of the structured data element and the associated part of the report, to obtain a determined change. A corresponding change unit (3) is arranged for making a corresponding change to the other one of the structured data element and the associated part of the report, based on the determined change. |
| US09465917B2 |
Hazard based assessment patterns
Methods and devices for retrospectively assessing continuous monitoring reference pattern data to determine a risk of a patient glucose level measurement taken in at least one data segment being outside a predetermined range. The methods and devices can include executing an algorithm to compare risk scores derived from reference pattern data in a currently collected data segment with risk scores of previously stored reference pattern data of previously collected data segments for a patient for assessing risk. |
| US09465916B2 |
Caregiver rounding communication system
An information technology system for a healthcare facility is provided. The system includes a first computer device to keep track of rounding intervals for caregivers and to determine whether the caregivers successfully complete their rounds in a timely manner for their assigned patients. The system also has a real time locating system (RTLS) that tracks locations of the plurality of caregivers and that is in communication with the first computer device. The system further has a number of graphical displays in communication with the first computer device. Each graphical display is operable to display a list of patients for whom rounds are due and to display reminder messages to the plurality of caregivers relating to rounding. |
| US09465909B2 |
Systems and methods of discriminating DC arcs and load switching noise
Systems and methods of detecting arcing in DC power systems that can differentiate between DC arcs and load-switching noise. The systems and methods can determine, within a plurality of predetermined time intervals, at least the pulse count (PC) per predetermined time interval, and the pulse duration (PD) per predetermined time interval, in which the PC and the PD can correspond to the number and the intensity of potential arcing events in a DC power system, respectively. The systems and methods can process the PC and PD using one or more arc fault detection algorithms, thereby differentiating between DC arcs and load-switching noise with increased reliability. |
| US09465907B2 |
Multi-polygon constraint decomposition techniques for use in double patterning applications
One illustrative method disclosed herein involves, among other things, decomposing an initial circuit layout into first and second mask patterns, for the first mask pattern, identifying a first four-polygon pattern in the first mask pattern that violates a multi-polygon constraint rule, wherein the first four-polygon pattern comprises four polygons positioned side-by-side in the first mask pattern, and recoloring one or two of the polygons in the first four-polygon pattern in the first mask pattern to the second mask pattern to eliminate the first four-polygon pattern from the first mask pattern without introducing any design rule violations in the initial circuit layout. |
| US09465903B1 |
Programmable IC design creation using circuit board data
A method of implementing a circuit design in a circuit design tool for configuration in a programmable integrated circuit (IC) connected to components on a circuit board is described. The method includes processing a first file associated with the circuit board to obtain descriptions of circuit board interfaces of the components on the circuit board; displaying a graphic user interface (GUI) of the circuit design tool to connect a circuit board interface described in the first file with a circuit design interface in the circuit design; generating physical constraints on the circuit design interface with respect to input/outputs of the programmable IC described as being connected to the selected circuit board interface; and generating a bitstream to configure the programmable IC. The bitstream includes a physical implementation of the circuit design satisfying the physical constraints. |
| US09465895B2 |
Method for estimating the thightness of a seal
A method for estimating a seal of a gasket, including: digitally simulating, using a computer, a creep deformation of a gasket resulting from crushing of the gasket between two bearing surfaces; calculating, at an interface between the gasket and one of the two bearing surfaces and during the computer simulation, a cumulative plastic deformation of the gasket, an axial stress between the gasket and the one the two bearing surfaces, and a contact length between the gasket and the one of the two bearing surfaces; and calculating a simulated porosity filling coefficient, representing the seal of the gasket at the interface. |
| US09465893B2 |
Biofeedback for program guidance in pulmonary rehabilitation
A system (200) for providing an exercise training plan for a patient is provided. The system includes a sensor (202, 204, 206, 208, 210, 212), and a processor (214) operatively connected to the at least one sensor. The sensor measures physiological parameter of the patient. The processor is configured to: a) receive health information data representative of patient information and patient symptoms; b) receive physiological data from the at least one sensor; c) devise the exercise training plan for the patient based on the health information data and the physiological data; d) monitor the physiological data, during the exercise training of the patient to determine if the physiological data is within a predetermined range; and e) modify the exercise training plan for the patient if the physiological data is outside the predetermined range. |
| US09465891B1 |
Tessellated data visualization system
A data visualization system and related methods may include generating a multi-dimensional graphical object, in which a tessellated arrangement of columns represents an underlying hierarchical data set. Parent-child relationships may be represented by adjacency of columns with respect to an X-Y plane. Magnitudes of underlying values and/or expressions may be represented by Z-axis heights of the columns. |
| US09465890B1 |
Method and system for managing and sharing geographically-linked content
This disclosure relates generally to the field of content sharing over a network using geographical tags, particularly multimedia content relating to community, genealogical and historical information. The content that can be shared via preferred embodiments may take many forms, such as images, genealogical data, video, audio, etc. Preferably, the content comprises personalized content (such as family tree information, family photographs, neighborhood photographs, home video, home audio, etc.). |
| US09465888B1 |
Enhanced search with user suggested search information
A method and system are disclosed for allowing a user to suggest information about content that can be utilized in processing subsequent searches. The suggested information may be different from a fixed set of information about an item, such as keywords, attributes or characteristics of an item, generally provided by a manufacturer or seller of the item. Users can submit to a service the information that they feel is relevant to the item, such as a brief explanation of relevance and a detailed explanation that would help other users to make a decision about the item. The submitted information may be associated with the item information and stored in a data store and utilized as additional attributes of the item for a search. In addition, when a user requests detail information about an item, the user-submitted information may be displayed to the user. |
| US09465885B2 |
Method and system for providing information to a mobile handheld device from a database system
A method for providing information to a mobile handheld device from a database system is provided. The method embodiment includes receiving by a node hosting an information management service a request for data. The request is received from a network enabled mobile handheld device that has intermittent network connectivity. The information management service is configured for identifying unrequested anticipated data based on the requested data. In an embodiment, the anticipated data is identified based on a data request pattern associated with the requested data. Once identified, the requested data and the anticipated data is retrieved from a database system. The requested data and at least a portion of the anticipated data is sent to the network enabled mobile handheld device via a network. By providing anticipated data along with requested data, a mobile user has direct access to unrequested anticipated data when network connectivity is interrupted. |
| US09465884B2 |
System and method for monitoring web content
A system and method of monitoring content stored at a plurality of locations in a location set are provided. The method comprises: determining two or more historic attributes for a first feature associated with each location; for each location in the location set, determining a first predicted attribute for the first feature associated with that location based on the historic attributes for that first feature and that location; determining a monitoring schedule in accordance with the first predicted attribute; and monitoring the content at the locations in the location set according to the monitoring schedule. |
| US09465883B2 |
System and method for efficient data handling across multiple systems
A method and system for converting XML files to and from files in a data format based on hierarchies in real-time. A method for converting from XML to the data format based on hierarchies includes: applying a stylesheet to at least one XML file thereby generating at least one data record in an intermediate format and including information included in the at least one XML file; and, translating the at least one record in the intermediate format to the data format based on hierarchies. A method for converting from a data format based on hierarchies to XML includes: translating at least one record including information stored in the file format based on hierarchies to an intermediate format; and, applying a stylesheet to the at least one record in the intermediate format thereby generating at least one XML file being indicative of the information and suitable for transmission. |
| US09465882B2 |
Systems and methods for efficient storage of content and animation
One embodiment involves receiving, by a web page authoring tool, presentation information in a markup language corresponding to a static graphical object. In this embodiment, the web page authoring tool receives animation information in a data interchange format corresponding to an adjustment for the static graphical object. In this embodiment, the web page authoring tool receives a runtime engine. In this embodiment, the web page authoring tool stores the presentation information, the animation information, and the runtime engine within a web page. The runtime engine may be configured to cause a web browser displaying the web page to render an animation. The animation can be based at least in part on the presentation information and the animation information. |
| US09465880B2 |
Optimizing storage in a publish / subscribe environment
Creating message files in a publication subscription computer system by: (i) receiving data corresponding to a first message; (ii) receiving a list of subscribers that subscribe to a topic of the first message; and (iii) creating a digital data file that includes a payload data and a consumption metadata. The payload data includes content data corresponding to the first message. The consumption metadata includes data relating to whether one or more subscribers of the list of subscribers will potentially consume the first message at a later period in time from the time of receiving the content data corresponding to the first message. |
| US09465878B2 |
System and method for depicting backlink metrics for a website
A system and method for displaying metrics indicating the geographical source of backlinks to at least one of a website and a web page is presented. A plurality of backlinks are identified for a web page. Each of the plurality of backlinks includes a uniform resource locator (URL). For each backlink in the plurality of backlinks, the backlink is translated into an Internet protocol (IP) address, a geographical location associated with the IP address is identified, and the backlink is allocated to at least one of a plurality of geographical regions using the geographical location. A visual representation of at least one of the plurality of geographical regions and an indication of a number of backlinks allocated to the at least one of the plurality of geographical regions is displayed. |
| US09465876B2 |
Managing content available for content prediction
A computer identifies at least one common content element used by each of at least two users from at least one communication by each of the at least two users. Responsive to one of the at least two users constructing content for a potential communication to the other of the at least two users, the computer accesses the at least one common content element for use by at least one content prediction service enabled for presenting one or more possible content elements comprising the at least one common content element for user selection during construction of the content for the potential communication. |
| US09465873B1 |
Systems, methods, and devices for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items
The disclosure herein provides systems, methods, and devices for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items. A significant attributes system for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items comprises an item analysis engine, at least one driver models database, and a model building engine, wherein the item analysis engine comprises an item description receiver and one or more driver calculators. |
| US09465868B2 |
Information output device
An object of the present invention is to provide a technique that can facilitate setting of an object, such as a favorite team. An information output device includes a database that associates and stores a region on a map and a sport team related to the region, a position acquisition unit that acquires a position of a self-vehicle, and a favorite team setting processing unit that sets a favorite team from among sport teams. Moreover, the information output device includes a determination processing unit that specifies the region corresponding to the self-vehicle position acquired by the position acquisition unit and determines the sport team associated with the specified region in the database as an object to be set by the favorite team setting processing unit or a candidate for the object. |
| US09465867B2 |
System and method for continuous media segment identification
This invention provides a means to identify unknown media programming using the audio component of said programming. The invention extracts audio information from the media received by consumer electronic devices such as smart TVs and TV set-top boxes then conveys said information to a remote server means which will in turn identify said audio information of unknown identity by way of testing against a database of known audio segment information. The system identifies unknown media programming in real-time such that time-sensitive services may be offered such as interactive television applications providing contextually related information or television advertisement substitution. Other uses include tracking media consumption among many other services. |
| US09465866B2 |
Task context recovery
A data store stores display content indexed to a word segment. The display content comprises a time stamp and a screen shot captured in response to entering the word segment using an input. A process module searches the data store for the word segment, presents the display content indexed to the word segment, and replays an action for the display content. |
| US09465861B2 |
Retrieving indexed data from a dispersed storage network
A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module traversing multiple index structures based on search criteria to identify an object retrieval structure. The method continues with the DS processing module retrieving a set of encoded data slices corresponding to the object retrieval structure from a dispersed storage network (DSN) and decoding the set of encoded data slices in accordance with a dispersed storage error coding function to recover the object retrieval structure. The method continues with the DS processing module identifying one of one or more data version records of the recovered object retrieval structure based on the search criteria to produce an identified data version record and determining DSN addressing information for at least a portion of data based on information of the identified data version record. |
| US09465860B2 |
Storage medium, trie tree generation method, and trie tree generation device
A retrieval device according to the present embodiment associates one tag key with one node and removes a node not having a tag key when a trie tree generating unit generates a trie tree. Moreover, because a tag key having a low priority is registered in a node close to a root node when the trie tree generating unit registers tag keys in the nodes of the trie tree, the retrieval device can narrow down a node region that is a comparison target when a trie tree searching unit performs a retrieval process. |
| US09465855B2 |
Maintaining two-site configuration for workload availability between sites at unlimited distances for products and services
A system for maintaining a two-site configuration for continuous availability over long distances may include a first computing site configured to execute a first instance associated with a priority workload, the first instance being designated as an active instance; a second computing site configured to execute a second instance of the priority workload, the second instance being designated as a standby instance; a software replication module configured to replicate a unit of work data associated with the priority workload from a first data object associated with the active instance to a second data object associated with the standby instance, and a hardware replication module configured to replicate an image from a first storage volume to a copy on a second storage volume, wherein the first storage volume is associated with the first computing site, and the second storage volume is associated with a third computing site. |
| US09465854B2 |
In-database connectivity components analysis of data
A method determines the connectivity components defined by a set of relations over a set of data elements. For each first data element of a selected subset of data elements, a second data element that is linked to the first data element by a path of relations is selected as its representative, using a randomization process. A new set of relations is created by replacing each first data element of the subset by its representative in at least part of the set of relations. |
| US09465852B1 |
Data format for processing information
A method and a system are provided for encoding and processing digital information. The digital information is encoded according to binary encoding formats corresponding to primitive data types. The primitive data types comprise scalar data types including Boolean, integer, float, decimal, time stamp, string, symbol, binary large object, and character large object data types. The primitive data types also comprise composite data types including structure, list, and S-expression data types. The binary-encoded digital information is stored in a message with a predetermined format for transmission. No metadata is included in the message. |
| US09465849B2 |
Systems and methods for content processing
Embodiments of the present disclosure may be used to gather, rank, categorize, and perform other processing of various types of content. In some embodiments, content items such as text, images, video, and other content are received from a variety of different sources and are processed to generate an article containing selected content items. While there may be hundreds or thousands of separate articles and stories regarding a particular topic, embodiments of the present disclosure help provide users with a single concise article that contains high-quality content items selected from among a potentially vast number of disparate sources. |
| US09465848B2 |
Detecting social graph elements for structured search queries
In particular embodiments, a method includes receiving an unstructured text query, parsing the text query to identify n-grams; determining a score that the n-grams correspond to particular nodes and edges from a social graph, identifying those nodes and edges with a score greater than a threshold score, and then generating structured queries that include references to the identified nodes and edges. |
| US09465844B2 |
Unified table query processing
A system and method of query processing in a multi-level storage system having a unified table architecture. A query is received by a common query execution engine connected with the unified table architecture, the query specifying a data record. The common query execution engine performs a look-up for the data record based on the query at the first level storage structure. If the data record is not present at the first level storage structure, the common query execution engine performs separate look-ups in each of the second level storage structure and the main store. |
| US09465843B2 |
Hybrid database table stored as both row and column store
A hybrid database table is stored as both a row and a column store. One or more techniques may be employed alone or in combination to enhance performance of the hybrid table by regulating access to, and/or the size of, the processing-intensive column store data. For example during an insert operation, the column store data may be searched for a uniqueness violation only after certain filtering and/or boundary conditions have been considered. In another technique, a hybrid table manager may control movement of data to the column store based upon considerations such as frequency of access, or underlying business logic. In still another technique, querying of the hybrid table may result in a search of the column store data only after an initial search of row store data fails to return a result. |
| US09465842B2 |
Query optimization considering virtual machine mirroring costs
Techniques are disclosed for selecting between query execution plans in part based on VM mirroring costs. In one embodiment, a query optimizer determines runtimes for multiple query execution plans, and modifies these runtimes based on flashing cost, which is itself determined based on the amount of memory which needs to be flashed to the secondary memory if each execution plan is executed. In so doing, the query optimizer may select a execution plan which takes a longer to run, but incurs less flashing cost. By considering both the query runtime itself and the flashing cost, the query optimizer may be better able to determine the fastest query execution plan to execute. |
| US09465837B1 |
Processing data requests for a schemaless datastore in accordance with constraint information
A server system having memory and one or more processors analyzes a first data request associated with a first application, where the analyzing includes determining whether the first data request is associated with a constraint-restricted portion of a schemaless datastore in which data operations are subject to a set of predefined constraints. In accordance with a determination that the first data request is associated with the constraint-restricted portion, the server system retrieves constraint information corresponding to the set of predefined constraints and processes the first data request in accordance with the constraint information, where the constraint information enables the set of predefined constraints to be applied to the first data request prior to execution of the first data request. |
| US09465834B2 |
Methods and apparatus to manage virtual machines
Methods and apparatus to manage virtual machines are disclosed. An example method includes determining that a deployment of a first virtual machine has halted because the first virtual machine is dependent on a second virtual machine that has not been fully deployed and in response to detecting that the second virtual machine has been deployed, notifying, via a processor, the first virtual machine that deployment of the first virtual machine may continue. |
| US09465833B2 |
Disambiguating user intent in conversational interaction system for large corpus information retrieval
A method of disambiguating user intent in conversational interactions for information retrieval is disclosed. The method includes providing access to a set of content items with metadata describing the content items and providing access to structural knowledge showing semantic relationships and links among the content items. The method further includes providing a user preference signature, receiving a first input from the user that is intended by the user to identify at least one desired content item, and determining an ambiguity index of the first input. If the ambiguity index is high, the method determines a query input based on the first input and at least one of the structural knowledge, the user preference signature, a location of the user, and the time of the first input and selects a content item based on comparing the query input and the metadata associated with the content item. |
| US09465832B1 |
Efficiently committing large transactions in a graph database
A computer-implemented method includes receiving a transaction, where the transaction includes a plurality of operations and is applicable to a graph database. The transaction is represented by a transaction graph, which is a dependency graph representing dependencies among the plurality of operations of the transaction. The transaction graph is partitioned, by a computer processor, into two or more transaction subgraphs. Each of the two or more transaction subgraphs includes two or more operations of the transaction, and each of the two or more transaction subgraphs is a dependency graph representing dependencies among the two or more operations of the transaction subgraph. The two or more transaction subgraphs are independent of one another. The two or more transaction subgraphs are applied to the graph database in parallel, where applying each transaction subgraph to the graph database includes applying the two or more operations of the transaction subgraph to the graph database. |
| US09465830B2 |
Real time content searching in social network
Indexing and retrieving real time content in a social networking system is disclosed. A user-term index includes user-term partitions, each user-term partition comprising temporal databases. As a post is received from a user, a user identifier, a post identifier, and a post is extracted. An object store communicatively coupled to a temporal database for recently received content is queried to determine whether terms in the post has already been stored. A term identifier is stored in the user-term index with the user and post identifiers. A forward index stores the post by post identifier. Responsive to a search query, the user-term index is searched by the user's connections and the terms. A real time search engine compiles the results of the user-term index query and retrieves the stored posts from the forward index. The search results may then be ranked and cached before presentation to the searching user. |
| US09465828B2 |
Computer implemented methods and apparatus for identifying similar labels using collaborative filtering
Disclosed are methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable storage media for identifying similar labels. In some implementations, one or more servers maintain a plurality of data entries in one or more database tables storing textual data, each data entry of a first portion of the data entries including: a text sequence, a label, and a text-to-label association score, and each data entry of a second portion of the data entries including: a first label, a second label, and a similarity score. The one or more servers analyze the data of the first portion of data entries to generate one or more pairs, each pair including information identifying a first label and a second label. The one or more servers calculate a similarity score for each of the one or more pairs and store the respective similarity scores in the second portion of the data entries. |
| US09465826B2 |
Estimating unique entry counts using a counting bloom filter
A method of estimating a number of unique entry counts of an attribute in a database comprises, with a processor: identifying a sample of entries from an attribute database, determining frequencies of a number of input observations of the sample of entries, determining a number of high frequency values of the sample of entries, and estimating a number of unique entry counts of an attribute within the attribute database using a counting Bloom filter and based on the frequencies of the input observations and the high frequency values. |
| US09465825B2 |
Data quality monitoring
A computer implemented method, computer program product and system for data quality monitoring includes measuring a data quality of loaded data relative to a predefined data quality metric. The measuring the data quality includes identifying delta changes in at least one of the loaded data and the data quality rules relative to a previous measurement of the data quality of the loaded data. Logical calculus defined in the data quality rules is applied to the identified delta changes. |
| US09465824B2 |
Rebuilding an encoded data slice within a dispersed storage network
A method begins with a computing device of a dispersed storage network (DSN) determining that an encoded data slice of a set of encoded data slices requires rebuilding and sending partial rebuild requests to storage units of the DSN. The method continues with one of the storage units generating a partial rebuilt slice based one or more encoded data slices of the set of encoded data slices stored by the one of the storage units and securing the partial rebuilt slice using a shared secret scheme that is shared among the storage units to produce a secured partial rebuilt slice. The method continues with the computing device receiving a set of secured partial rebuilt slices from the storage units, recovering a set of partial rebuilt slices from the set of secured partial rebuilt slices, and rebuilding the encoded data slice from the set of partial rebuilt slices. |
| US09465823B2 |
System and method for data de-duplication
Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer program products for processing a file which include using a computer system that is programmed for performing a process of receiving the file in response to a request for storing the file, determining whether a database already contains the file, and storing the file in the database if the database does not already contain the file. The process may alternatively include receiving the file in response to a request for storing the file, determining whether a database already contains the file, and storing the file without storing the received file if the database already contains the file. The process may also alternatively include receiving the file in response to a request for storing the file in a database, separating the file into a plurality of portions, and storing the plurality of portions so each of the plurality of portions can be individually accessed. |
| US09465822B2 |
Data model generation based on user interface specification
Systems, devices, and methods for providing data model generation based on user interface specifications are presented. On a client device, an execution platform may provide a graphical user interface (GUI) through which a software designer can visually develop an application. The execution platform may represent the application as pages with each page containing zero or more widgets. From this representation, a database schema is automatically created and populated, and then stored on a server device. |
| US09465820B2 |
Method and system for unified technological stack management for relational databases
An approach is described for providing unified technological stack management (e.g., via a global storage instance) where metadata is delocalized from storage nodes. The approach includes creating a global storage instance, wherein the global storage instance contains metadata for a storage layer including a plurality of storage nodes, and wherein the global storage instance is delocalized from the plurality of storage nodes. The approach also includes receiving a database operation request from an operating system layer. The approach further includes mediating the database operation request between the operating system layer and the storage layer using the global storage instance. |
| US09465814B2 |
Annotating search results with images
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for annotating search results. Images associated with a plurality of different websites are obtained and associated with respective domains of the websites. Search results are then annotated with the obtained images according to their domains. User selection of an annotated search result's image will cause a local search of the website associated with the image based on the query. |
| US09465812B1 |
Systems and methods for management of interred remains
Systems and methods for managing interred remains including using a physical location of the remains and a computer database are disclosed. The systems and methods relate to interacting with the interment site of the remains of a person or animal, including virtual gravestones, memorials consisting of audio and/or visual data, and ways to interact with such data by survivors. |
| US09465803B2 |
Screen sharing presentation system
A screen sharing presentation system includes a presenter client system that leads a presentation and listener client systems that follow the presentation. A server facilitates communication between the presenter client system and the listener client systems. Users of the client systems may provide annotation information for the presentation. The annotation data is not visible to other users of other client systems, but is displayed on the respective user's personal views of the presentation. The presenter client system and the listener client systems are synchronized by communicating a current document location or other status indications. |
| US09465798B2 |
Single word and multi-word term integrating system and a method thereof
A single word and multi-word term integrating system and a method thereof are disclosed, wherein a user uses an input unit to continuously input pinying codes for the system to find combinations of the pinying codes to provide word candidates for the user to choose, wherein the word candidates can be combined into a phrase or a sentence; when the inputted pinying codes are too long or incomplete, there might be a false prediction of a word or a sentence due to an incorrect combination of pinying codes; consequently, the system forcibly determines the pinying codes to be regarded as a single word and does not combine them with the follow-up pinying codes; then the system uses a full sentence prediction result display unit for the user to choose a correct word, thereby improving prediction accuracy. |
| US09465796B2 |
Apparatus and method for dynamically updating landmarks in a space during execution of natural language instructions
A computing device obtains an incomplete semantic map of a predefined space. The incomplete semantic map includes static landmarks. The computing device receives a set of natural language instructions including a sequence of semantically directive clauses, processes the sequence of semantically directive clauses, decodes one of an action and a path in the set of natural language instructions using an optimization process and based on the incomplete semantic map. In response to the decoding, the computing device inserts a newly identified landmark into the incomplete semantic map. |
| US09465792B2 |
Computer automated organization glossary generation systems and methods
The present disclosure includes techniques pertaining to computer automated learning management systems and methods. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed where information is represented in a learning graph. In one embodiment, a framework may be used to access different algorithms for identifying customized learning content for a user. In another embodiment, the present disclosure includes techniques for analyzing content and incorporating content into an organizational glossary. |
| US09465790B2 |
SVO-based taxonomy-driven text analytics
Textual data is organized into statement clusters. Sentences are extracted from textual data and parsed. A verb usage pattern is identified and an SVO triplet is determined. The SVO triplet is compared to a taxonomy associated with the domain of the data and a sentiment is derived. A statement cluster is constructed comprising a higher level SVO triplet sensitive to the taxonomy and verb usage pattern, as well as the derived sentiment. Accordingly, the statement clusters may be organized by grouping. |
| US09465788B2 |
Authoring tool for the authoring of wrap packages of cards
An authoring tool for authoring wrap packages of cards. The authoring tool includes a set of tools that enable an author to create a new card of a wrap selected from a variety of card templates. In various embodiments, the card templates include textual, video, image/photo, document, gallery, chat, widgets, global components, location/GPS, transact, appointment, and end-of-wrap card templates. When a particular card template is selected, the template is then duplicated to create the new card. Thereafter, the author may author the card to include various components, content, attributes, layouts, styles triggers and/or behaviors. As the cards of the wrap are created, the authoring tool provides the author with the ability to order the sequence of the cards. The authoring tool thus enables authors to selectively create wrap packages that include media that conveys a narrative story and application functionality. |
| US09465782B2 |
Dynamic language translation of web site content
Methods, systems, and computer readable medium for providing content with respect to a website. A request for content is received where the request includes information related to a user. One or more pieces of localized content associated with at least one condition is retrieved when it is determined that the at least one condition is consistent with the information related to the user, where each localized content is localized with respect to the content requested. At least one of the retrieved localized content is identified when the information related to the user meets the associated at least one condition. The identified at least one localized content is sent as a response to the received request for content. |
| US09465778B1 |
Automated governance of data applications
A method for regulating a plurality of collections of data includes analyzing collections of data to identify one or more deviations from a standard, guideline, or best practice governing the plurality of collections of data. The method further includes determining characteristics of the one or more deviations. Based on the characteristics, an action to be taken in response to the one or more deviations is determined and completed. Further, a record of the executed action is stored on a computer-readable medium. |
| US09465777B2 |
System and method of performing domain name server pre-fetching
A method and system for performing domain name service (DNS) pre-fetching, content pre-fetching, or a combination thereof, are disclosed for a wireless portable computing device (PCD). The system and method may include rendering a web page on a display screen of the PCD and performing a DNS pre-fetch for any visible links within the web page. Further, the method may include determining whether a screen changing operation (i.e., a scrolling operation) is being performed and placing one or more DNS pre-fetch tasks in a queue for each link that is displayed on the display screen when the screen changing operation is performed. The method and system may reduce wait times for a wireless PCD when it is rendering webpages on its display screen. |
| US09465767B2 |
Multi-processor, multi-domain, multi-protocol cache coherent speculation aware shared memory controller and interconnect
This invention combines a multicore shared memory controller and an asynchronous protocol converting bridge to create a very efficient heterogeneous multi-processor system. After traversing the protocol converting bridge the commands travel through the regular processor port. This allows the interconnect to remain unchanged while having any combination of different processors connected. This invention tightly integrates all of the processors into the same memory controller/interconnect. |
| US09465762B2 |
Communications control system with a serial communications interface and a parallel communications interface
A communications control system is disclosed that includes a serial communications interface and a parallel communications interface for coupling a plurality of input/output modules with a control module. The serial communications interface is configured for connecting the plurality of input/output modules to the control module in parallel to transmit information between the plurality of input/output modules and the control module, and the parallel communications interface is configured for separately connecting the plurality of input/output modules to the control module to transmit information between the plurality of input/output modules and the control module, and to transmit information between individual ones of the plurality of input/output modules. The serial communications interface may comprise a multidrop bus, and the parallel communications interface may comprise a cross switch. |
| US09465761B2 |
Managing slave devices
A hardware system comprises a digital signal generator, which generates a digital electrical signal that describes a first physical state of a first device; an analog electrical signal generator, which generates an analog electrical signal that describes a second physical state of the first device; a hybrid digital state signal generator, which generates a hybrid digital state signal that comprises the analog electrical signal overlaid onto the initial digital electric signal; and a hybrid signal transmitter, which transmits the hybrid digital state signal from the first device to a second device, wherein the second device comprises a hybrid signal receiver/decoder that extracts the analog electrical signal from the hybrid digital state signal. |
| US09465760B2 |
Method and apparatus for delivering MSI-X interrupts through non-transparent bridges to computing resources in PCI-express clusters
An apparatus for initialization. The apparatus includes a management I/O device controller for managing initialization of a plurality of I/O devices coupled to a PCI-Express (PCIe) fabric. The management I/O device controller is configured for receiving a request to register a target interrupt register address of a first worker computing resource, wherein the target interrupt register address is associated with a first interrupt generated by a first I/O device coupled to the PCIe fabric. A mapping module of the management I/O device controller is configured for mapping the target interrupt register address to a mapped interrupt register address of a domain in which the first I/O device resides. A translating interrupt register table includes a plurality of mapped interrupt register addresses in the domain that is associated with a plurality of target interrupt register addresses of a plurality of worker computing resources. |
| US09465756B2 |
Configurable interconnection system
An interconnection system, apparatus and method is described where the motherboard may be populated with less than all of the modules that it has been designed to accept while maintaining a configuration such that in the event of a module failure, a memory controller failure, or a combination thereof, the connectivity of the remaining modules is maintained. Where data is stored using a RAID organization of the memory on the modules, the data may be reconstructed to a spare module. The system also provides for the orderly incremental expansion of the memory by adding additional memory modules and memory controllers, while maintaining the connectivity properties. |
| US09465755B2 |
Security parameter zeroization
Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to security parameter zeroization. Example embodiments include security parameter zeroization based on a remote security monitor. |
| US09465754B2 |
Bridge circuit to arbitrate bus commands
A circuit may include a queue, a monitor, and a controller. The queue may receive and store a plurality of commands from a plurality of buses to access a shared set of registers. The monitor may monitor the plurality of commands in the queue to determine whether a period of time needs to be reserved for selected commands from one of the plurality of buses. The controller, if the period of time needs to be reserved, based on the period of time determined by the monitor, may disable acceptance of commands from buses other than the one of the plurality of buses, may execute the selected commands for the one of the plurality of buses, and may allow more than one of the plurality of buses access to results of the selected commands. |
| US09465751B2 |
Efficient locking of memory pages
An apparatus is described that contains a processing core comprising a CPU core and at least one accelerator coupled to the CPU core. The CPU core comprises a pipeline having a translation look aside buffer. The CPU core comprising logic circuitry to set a lock bit in attribute data of an entry within the translation look-aside buffer entry to lock a page of memory reserved for the accelerator. |
| US09465749B2 |
DMA engine with STLB prefetch capabilities and tethered prefetching
A system with a prefetch address generator coupled to a system translation look-aside buffer that comprises a translation cache. Prefetch requests are sent for page address translations for predicted future normal requests. Prefetch requests are filtered to only be issued for address translations that are unlikely to be in the translation cache. Pending prefetch requests are limited to a configurable or programmable number. Such a system is simulated from a hardware description language representation. |
| US09465747B2 |
Controller for controlling non-volatile memory and semiconductor device including the same
A controller controlling a non-volatile memory includes a first memory area suitable for storing a first address table, a second memory area suitable for storing a second address table, an address conversion block suitable for converting a sector address received from a host into a physical address corresponding to the non-volatile memory with reference to the first and second address tables, and one or more function blocks suitable for sharing the second memory area with the address conversion block. The address conversion block exclusively uses the first memory area. |
| US09465743B2 |
Method for accessing cache and pseudo cache agent
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for accessing a cache and a pseudo cache agent (PCA). The method of the present invention is applied to a multiprocessor system, where the system includes at least one NC, at least one PCA conforming to a processor micro-architecture level interconnect protocol is embedded in the NC, the PCA is connected to at least one PCA storage device, and the PCA storage device stores data shared among memories in the multiprocessor system. The method of the present invention includes: if the NC receives a data request, obtaining, by the PCA, target data required in the data request from the PCA storage device connected to the PCA; and sending the target data to a sender of the data request. Embodiments of the present invention are mainly applied to a process of accessing cache data in the multiprocessor system. |
| US09465740B2 |
Coherence processing with pre-kill mechanism to avoid duplicated transaction identifiers
An apparatus for processing coherency transactions in a computing system is disclosed. The apparatus may include a request queue circuit, a duplicate tag circuit, and a memory interface unit. The request queue circuit may be configured to generate a speculative read request dependent upon a received read transaction. The duplicate tag circuit may be configured to store copies of tag from one or more cache memories, and to generate a kill message in response to a determination that data requested in the received read transaction is stored in a cache memory. The memory interface unit may be configured to store the generated speculative read request dependent upon a stall condition. The stored speculative read request may be sent to a memory controller dependent upon the stall condition. The memory interface unit may be further configured to delete the speculative read request in response to the kill message. |
| US09465739B2 |
System, method, and computer program product for conditionally sending a request for data to a node based on a determination
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for conditionally sending a request for data to a node based on a determination. In operation, a first request for data is sent to a cache of a first node. Additionally, it is determined whether the first request can be satisfied within the first node, where the determining includes at least one of determining a type of the first request and determining a state of the data in the cache. Furthermore, a second request for the data is conditionally sent to a second node, based on the determination. |
| US09465733B2 |
Storage device and global garbage collection method of data storage system including the same
A storage device includes at least one nonvolatile memory device; and a memory controller configured to control the nonvolatile memory device, wherein the memory controller includes, at least one processor configured to control an overall operation of the memory controller; a buffer memory configured to store input/output data according to a control of the processor when an input/output request from an external device occurs; an error correction circuit configured to detect and correct an error of the input/output data; a garbage collector configured to selectively generate a first global garbage collection command in response to the input/output request and configured to perform a global garbage collection according to a second global garbage collection command received from the external device; and a storage interface configured to transmit the first global garbage collection command to another storage device. |
| US09465729B2 |
Memory allocation accelerator
Technologies are generally described for methods and systems effective to implement a memory allocation accelerator. A processor may generate a request for allocation of a requested chunk of memory. The request may be received by a memory allocation accelerator configured to be in communication with the processor. The memory allocation accelerator may process the request to identify an address for a particular chunk of memory corresponding to the request and may return the address to the processor. |
| US09465726B2 |
Abstract layer for automatic user interface testing
A method to provide automatic testing of a graphical user interface (GUI) having a plurality of GUI components includes maintaining an abstract layer configured to provide a uniform interface for accessing a plurality of user interface (UI) testing tools, each of which is configured to interact with one or more of the plurality of GUI components to perform automatic testing of the GUI. The method also includes receiving a test command, selecting one of the plurality of UI testing tools based on the test command, identifying the GUI component from the plurality of GUI components based on a first uniform identifier in the test command, and utilizing the uniform interface to communicate with the selected UI testing tool for interacting with the GUI component based on the test command. |
| US09465724B2 |
Method, program, and system for generating test cases
To provide a technique for generating, at a high speed, a smaller-sized set that satisfies an intended property such as, for example, being pair-wise, and includes many test cases that match a set of existing test cases given as an input, candidates to be used from a set of existing input test cases are determined in the following manner: for some parameters, values to be held by test case candidates are determined; test cases having the determined values, among those included in the set of input test cases, are selected as the candidates. A test case having the highest score among one or more test case candidates generated with the method of the related art and one or more test case candidates selected from the set of input test cases is added to a set of output test cases. |
| US09465723B2 |
Systems and/or methods for monitoring live software
Certain example embodiments described herein relate to techniques for observing an internal state of a software application executing in a runtime environment. For instance, certain example embodiments include traversing a structure of multiple live data objects in the executing software application; generating a graph of shadow data objects based on the traversing, with each shadow data object of the graph corresponding to a live data object of the executing software application; and providing access to the generated shadow graph via a user interface. |
| US09465722B2 |
Error assessment tool
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, and computer program product for assessing error notifications associated with one or more application functions. An exemplary embodiment includes receiving an indication of an error associated with at least one function in an application; extracting information associated with the application from one or more sources; and initiating a presentation of a second user-interface to enable a user to resolve the error, wherein the second user-interface comprises at least one of an aggregation of the information extracted from the one or more sources. |
| US09465717B2 |
Native code profiler framework
Embodiments provide systems, methods, and computer program products for dynamically hooking multiple levels of application code. A server receives identifying information that identifies a target function of a target application to hook. The server pauses a target process of the target application. The server locates the target function within the target application code based on the received identifying information. The server then hooks the located function outside of the target application, thereby creating hooked code during application runtime. |
| US09465716B2 |
Run-time instrumentation directed sampling
The invention relates to implementing run-time instrumentation directed sampling. An aspect of the invention includes fetching a run-time instrumentation next (RINEXT) instruction from an instruction stream. The instruction stream includes the RINEXT instruction followed by a next sequential instruction (NSI) in program order. The method further includes executing the RINEXT instruction by a processor. The executing includes determining whether a current run-time instrumentation state enables setting a sample point for reporting run-time instrumentation information during program execution. Based on the current run-time instrumentation state enabling setting the sample point, the NSI is a sample instruction for causing a run-time instrumentation event. Based on executing the NSI sample instruction, the run-time instrumentation event causes recording of run-time instrumentation information into a run-time instrumentation program buffer as a reporting group. |
| US09465715B2 |
Optimizing the number of shared processes executing in a computer system
A system optimizes a number of shared server processes executing on a processor. The system creates, in a memory, a data array for storing a plurality of performance metric values, each associated with a number of shared server processes. The system selects a value for an optimized number of shared server processes according to a first procedure based on the performance metric, observes a performance metric associated with the selected optimized number, and stores, in the data array, the observed performance metric. The system repeats the selecting, observing and storing until at least a predetermined number of contiguous data values are stored in the data array. The system selects the value for the optimized number according to a second procedure based on a slope of the performance metric. The system observes the performance metric associated with the selected optimized number, and stores, in the data array, the observed performance metric. |
| US09465714B1 |
Adaptive runtime for a multiprocessing API
A computer-implemented method includes selecting a runtime for executing a program. The runtime includes a first combination of feature implementations, where each feature implementation implements a feature of an application programming interface (API). Execution of the program is monitored, and the execution uses the runtime. Monitor data is generated based on the monitoring. A second combination of feature implementations are selected, by a computer processor, where the selection is based at least in part on the monitor data. The runtime is modified by activating the second combination of feature implementations to replace the first combination of feature implementations. |
| US09465707B2 |
POST (power-on-self-test) debugging method and apparatuses using the same
The invention introduces a POST (power-On-Self-Test) debugging method, executed by a processing unit, which contains at least the following steps. A phase number indicative of a current POST phase is set. A driver is selected from a scheduled queue. A GUID (Globally Unique Identifier) of the driver is obtained. The phase number and the GUID are stored or output, so as to recognize the phase of the driver being interrupted upon a break point of the driver. After that, the driver is executed. |
| US09465706B2 |
Selectively coupling a PCI host bridge to multiple PCI communication paths
Instead of disabling PCI communication between system resources in a host computing device and I/O devices when a PCI Host Bridge (PHB) is reset, the host computing device may include a PCI communication path for maintaining communication between the system resources and the I/O devices. In one embodiment, the redundant PCI communication path includes a second PHB that is maintained in a standby state. The host may monitor the errors generated by a plurality of master PHBs and select a master PHB that satisfies an error threshold. The second PHB (i.e., a servant PHB) and the selected master PHB are synchronized, and the second PHB is coupled to the PCI communication path between the master PHB and a PCI switch. The master PHB can then be reset while the second PHB maintains PCI communication between the host and the I/O devices. |
| US09465705B2 |
Processing a target memory
A method is suggested for processing a target memory, the method comprising the steps of (i) checking the target memory subsequent to an erase operation directed to the target memory; and (ii) replacing the target memory with a spare memory in case a defect is detected. |
| US09465703B2 |
Edge virtual bridging station with primary and secondary physical network cards
According to an example, an Edge Virtual Bridging (EVB) station is configured with a VM, an ER and multiple physical network cards. The VM is configured with multiple virtual network cards and each virtual network card has one VSI. Each VSI is connected with one of the physical network cards via the ER. One of the physical network cards is configured as a primary physical network card, and another is configured as a secondary physical network card. A VSI corresponding to the primary physical network card is configured as a primary virtual interface, and a VSI corresponding to the secondary physical network card is configured as a secondary virtual interface. After determining the primary physical network card failed, the secondary physical network card is configured as a new primary physical network card, and the secondary virtual is configured as a new primary virtual interface. |
| US09465698B2 |
Systems and/or methods for data recovery in distributed, scalable multi-tenant environments
Certain example embodiments relate to techniques for recovering registry information and recreating the entire registry for all available tenants in a scalable, multi-tenant distributed environment, while also potentially looking into all of the running services where the most up-to-date data could exist. Dynamic real-time or substantially real-time recreation of connections between a web application and the latest instance of a tenant in such an environment (e.g., following a failure of one of the databases holding the tenant data, a corruption of the registry entry pointing to the tenant, and/or the like) is made possibly by, for instance, comparing the timestamps of the last written entities in order to examine the most current data and “re-bundle” the last master/replication instances, e.g., for restores in an environment where a rolling failover procedure is implemented. |
| US09465697B2 |
Provision of backup functionalities in cloud computing systems
Exemplary embodiments provide various techniques for providing backup functionalities in a cloud computing system. In one exemplary method, a workflow that defines a set of actions associated with a backup functionality in a cloud computing system is accessed. A plug-in module that is configured to perform at least one of the set of actions associated with the backup functionality is identified from a number of plug-in modules. This identified plug-in module is then called to execute the action defined in the workflow. |
| US09465694B2 |
Method and apparatus for recovering partition based on file system metadata
A method and apparatus for recovering a partition based on file system metadata, which calculate core information necessary for the recovery of a partition using only the MFT entry information of $MFT and recover a deleted partition when an MBR and a GPT that correspond to the partition configuration information of a disk and a BR and a BBR that store the configuration information of a volume are deleted or destroyed. The method includes determining an unallocated area in a disk or an evidence image, collecting MFT entries from the unallocated area, generating MFT partition candidate information by analyzing the MFT entries, and creating information enabling a layout of a partition to be reconfigured based on the MFT partition candidate information, and creating a tree structure using the created information and the MFT entries. |
| US09465688B2 |
Event logging and error recovery
A method, computer program product, and system to control event logging and error recovery in a system including adapters, ports, and channels are described. The method includes storing a recovery threshold for each event type among a plurality of event types and storing a level-specific logging threshold for each event type, implementing event handlers for each of the channels, the ports, and the adapters of the system, and implementing a threshold manager for the events identified by the event handlers based on the level-specific logging threshold and the recovery threshold for each of the respective event types of each of the events. For any identified event corresponding with a given event type, the implementing the threshold manager includes considering the recovery threshold and the level-specific logging threshold at every level regardless of a level at which the identified event is identified. |
| US09465684B1 |
Managing logs of storage systems
A method is used in managing logs of storage systems. Log data is collected in response to receiving a request to diagnose a problem. The log data is stored on a central system. Data analysis techniques are performed automatically on the log data. A result of performing the data analysis techniques is evaluated for diagnosing the problem. |
| US09465679B2 |
Dynamic adjustment of mobile device based on adaptive prediction of system events
In some implementations, a mobile device can be configured to monitor environmental, system and user events associated with the mobile device and/or a peer device. The occurrence of one or more events can trigger adjustments to system settings. The mobile device can be configured to keep frequently invoked applications up to date based on a forecast of predicted invocations by the user. In some implementations, the mobile device can receive push notifications associated with applications that indicate that new content is available for the applications to download. The mobile device can launch the applications associated with the push notifications in the background and download the new content. In some implementations, before running an application or communicating with a peer device, the mobile device can be configured to check energy and data budgets and environmental conditions of the mobile device and/or a peer device to ensure a high quality user experience. |
| US09465672B2 |
Method for monitoring the coordinated execution of sequenced tasks by an electronic card comprising at least two processors synchronized to one and the same clock
A method for monitoring the coordinated execution of sequenced tasks by an electronic card including at least one first processor (PP1) and a second processor (PP2) synchronized to the same clock of determined time period, includes: recording in memory means by the first processor (PP1) of a first identifier (ID1) characterizing the time period (T1) in the course of which the first sequenced task has been executed; recording in the memory means by the second processor (PP2) of a second identifier (ID2) characterizing the time period (T1) in the course of which the first accessory task (N1) has been executed; comparing by the first processor (PP1) the first identifier (ID1) and the second identifier (ID2); and signaling by the first processor (PP1) in the case of failure of the comparison so as to signal a defect of coordination of the processors (PP1, PP2). |
| US09465669B2 |
NUMA scheduling using inter-vCPU memory access estimation
In a system having non-uniform memory access architecture, with a plurality of nodes, memory access by entities such as virtual CPUs is estimated by invalidating a selected sub-set of memory units, and then detecting and compiling access statistics, for example by counting the page faults that arise when any virtual CPU accesses an invalidated memory unit. The entities, or pairs of entities, may then be migrated or otherwise co-located on the node for which they have greatest memory locality. |
| US09465667B1 |
Application load adaptive multi-stage parallel data processing architecture
Systems and methods provide an extensible, multi-stage, realtime application program processing load adaptive, manycore data processing architecture shared dynamically among instances of parallelized and pipelined application software programs, according to processing load variations of said programs and their tasks and instances, as well as contractual policies. The invented techniques provide, at the same time, both application software development productivity, through presenting for software a simple, virtual static view of the actually dynamically allocated and assigned processing hardware resources, together with high program runtime performance, through scalable pipelined and parallelized program execution with minimized overhead, as well as high resource efficiency, through adaptively optimized processing resource allocation. |
| US09465664B1 |
Systems and methods for allocation of environmentally regulated slack
Systems and methods for allocation of environmentally regulated slack are provided. In one embodiment, a time-partitioned processing system comprises: at least one processing core; a memory coupled to the processing core; a real-time operating system including a scheduler configured to partition processing time for the processing core into a plurality of time periods, wherein the scheduler further budgets a pre-determined duration of processing time for executing a first budgeted time partitioned entity (TPE) by allocating at least a first allocation of time to the first budgeted TPE; wherein the scheduler utilizes at least a portion of processing time not used to execute the first budgeted TPE or any other budgeted TPE as environmentally regulated slack; wherein the scheduler allocates at least a portion of environmentally regulated slack to one or more slack consuming TPEs based on a measurement of one or more operational environment parameters associated with the processing core. |
| US09465662B2 |
Processor with efficient work queuing
Work submitted to a co-processor enters through one of multiple input queues, used to provide various quality of service levels. In-memory linked-lists store work to be performed by a network services processor in response to lack of processing resources in the network services processor. The work is moved back from the in-memory inked-lists to the network services processor in response to availability of processing resources in the network services processor. |
| US09465659B2 |
Dynamic task completion scaling of system resources for a battery operated device
Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for dynamic task completion scaling of system resources for a battery operated device are provided. Embodiments include determining, by task completion controller, availability of system resources; retrieving, by the task completion controller, historical user-specific task performance data corresponding to a user; and performing, by the task completion controller, a system action based on the determined availability of system resources and the retrieved historical user-specific task performance data. |
| US09465654B2 |
Intelligent failover or shutdown of an application using input/output shipping in response to loss of connectivity to data storage in a cluster
When a loss of connectivity between a first node in a cluster of nodes and a data store is detected, an input/output (I/O) request associated with an application that was executing on the first node is shipped to a second node in the cluster that is in communication with the data store. The application can be gracefully shut down on the first node, and the second node can execute the application and satisfy the I/O request. |
| US09465648B2 |
Distributed transaction processing through commit messages sent to a downstream neighbor
A system includes an initiator and processing nodes. The initiator distributes portions of a transaction among the processing nodes. Each processing node has at least one downstream neighbor to which the processing node sends commit messages. The commit messages include a commit status of the processing node. The downstream neighbor is also a processing node. |
| US09465646B2 |
Detection apparatus, notification method, and computer product
A coprocessor stores to local memory, a driver execution start time, for each execution start of drivers. If a CPU call process is executed during the execution of driver A, the coprocessor calculates the difference of the execution start time and the current time, for drivers B and C. Taking driver C as an example, the coprocessor adds to the difference calculated for the driver C, a processing time required for the CPU call process of driver A and a processing time required for a normal process of driver B. The coprocessor determines whether respective addition results for driver C comply with respective time constraints. If it is determined that an addition result for the driver C cannot comply with the time constraint, and the coprocessor sends an execution request for driver C to another coprocessor. |
| US09465645B1 |
Managing backlogged tasks
A method and apparatus for managing backlogged tasks are disclosed. In the method and apparatus, upon receiving a task pertaining to a requestor group, a number of outstanding tasks associated with the requestor group is determined and the task is submitted for processing if the number of outstanding tasks is within an allowable range. If the number of outstanding tasks is outside of the allowable range, take one or more actions may be taken, which may include rejecting the request. |
| US09465643B1 |
Systems and methods for monitoring a primary operating system (OS) and/or migrating data using an OS hypervisor
Systems and methods for monitoring a primary Operating System (OS) and/or migrating data using an OS hypervisor. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) includes a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IHS to: provide an Operating System (OS) hypervisor configured to enable operation of a primary OS environment and a service OS environment concurrently, wherein the primary and service OS environments are distinct from each other; and allow the service OS, via the OS hypervisor, to monitor a state of the primary OS while forbidding the primary OS from monitoring a state of the service OS. |
| US09465634B2 |
Fault tolerant system and method for performing fault tolerant
A fault tolerant system includes a primary virtual machine that is formed on a primary machine in which a primary hypervisor runs, and is adapted to input virtual interrupt based on an external interrupt from the primary hypervisor to a primary guest OS, and a secondary virtual machine that is formed on a secondary machine in which a secondary hypervisor runs, and is adapted to input the virtual interrupt to a secondary guest OS on the basis of timing information on the virtual interrupt transmitted from the primary virtual machine. The primary virtual machine is adapted to collect operation performance information from the secondary virtual machine, and to configure an operation performance of the primary virtual machine and an operation performance of the secondary virtual machine so that the operation performance of the primary virtual machine becomes equal to the operation performance of the secondary virtual machine. |
| US09465630B1 |
Assigning dynamic weighted variables to cluster resources for virtual machine provisioning
Systems, methods and computer program products for provisioning a virtual machine are disclosed. A request to provision a virtual machine is received. Resources are identified and utilization of the resources determined for each cluster of the plurality of virtual machine clusters, the resources comprising internet protocol (IP) addresses, memory and CPUs. The availability of clusters is analyzed based on the determined resource utilization for each cluster. The analysis includes assigning dynamic weights to resources of each cluster and calculating an availability of each cluster. A cluster availability report is output indicating an availability status for each virtual machine cluster. A system for provisioning a virtual machine includes a provision manager, a resource determiner, an availability analyzer and an availability reporter. |
| US09465629B2 |
Dynamic linking and loading of post-processing kernels
A computer system may generate a plurality of component kernels, which are to be linked during the runtime. The system may determine whether a combined kernel K is present in response to receiving a first request to retrieve the combined kernel K. The system may compose the combined kernel K from the selected component kernels of the plurality of component kernels during the runtime if the combined kernel is not already present. |
| US09465624B1 |
Interconnection of peripheral devices on different electronic devices
A method and apparatus of performing a data transmission from an electronic device or a peripheral device of an electronic device to a peripheral device of a remote electronic device is disclosed. One example method of performing the data transmission may include transmitting data designated for the remote peripheral device to a local virtual device object. The data that is received by the local virtual device object is transmitted via at least one communication interface or peripheral device of the electronic device to at least one remote communication interface or peripheral device of the remote electronic device. The data arriving at the least one remote communication interface or peripheral device of the remote electronic device is received by a remote virtual device object and transmitted to the designated remote peripheral device. |
| US09465620B2 |
Scalable compute fabric
A method and apparatus for providing a scalable compute fabricare provided herein. The method includes determining a workflow for processing by the scalable compute fabric, wherein the workflow is based on an instruction set. A pipeline in configured dynamically for processing the workflow, and the workflow is executed using the pipeline. |
| US09465614B2 |
Parallel execution of instructions in processing units and adjusting power mode based on monitored data dependency over a period of time
An integrated circuit comprising a set of data processing units including a first data processing unit and at least one second data processing unit operable at variable frequencies is disclosed. The integrated circuit further includes an instruction scheduler adapted to evaluate data dependencies between individual instructions in a received plurality of instructions and assign the instructions to the first data processing unit and the at least one second data processing unit for parallel execution in accordance with said data dependencies. The integrated circuit is operable in a first power mode and a second power mode. The second power mode is a reduced power mode compared to the first power mode and is adapted to adjust the operating frequency of the first data processing unit and the at least one second data processing unit in the second power mode as a function of the evaluated data dependencies. |
| US09465613B2 |
Instruction predication using unused datapath facilities
A method and circuit arrangement for selectively predicating an instruction in an instruction stream based upon a value corresponding to a predication register address indicated by a portion of an operand associated with the instruction. A first compare instruction in an instruction stream stores a compare result in at a register address of a predication register. The register address of the predication register is stored in a portion of an operand associated with a second instruction, and during decoding the second instruction, the predication register is accessed to determine a value stored at the register address of the predication register, and the second instruction is selectively predicated based on the value stored at the register address of the predication register. |
| US09465605B2 |
Image forming apparatus that performs updating of firmware, control method therefor, and storage medium
An image forming apparatus having a firmware update technology that realizes updating of firmware using an encrypted file and reduces a downtime using a differential update. When a first update instruction to perform an update using a first firmware including an encrypted plurality of files is accepted, a content list file is downloaded from an external apparatus, an update file to be updated is identified based on the content list file, and the identified update file is further downloaded from the external apparatus. Then, the update file is decrypted and installed in the image forming apparatus. When a second update instruction to perform an update using a second firmware including an encrypted plurality of files and content list files is accepted, the second firmware is downloaded in a single batch from the external apparatus. Then, the second firmware is decrypted, and the plurality of files is installed in the image forming apparatus. |
| US09465604B1 |
Additional content with variable fidelity
Technologies are disclosed herein for displaying application content and additional content, such as advertisements, notifications, and other additional content. A first version of additional content may be received by a client device, for example, when the client device is connected to a network, and stored on the client device. The client device may determine if one or more conditions are satisfied for retrieving, over a network, a second version of the additional content. The second version may have a higher video fidelity than the first version. If the one or more conditions are satisfied, the client device may retrieve the second version and display the second version of the additional content. If the one or more conditions are not satisfied, the first version may be retrieved and displayed. Subsequent to displaying the first or the second version of the additional content, the application content may be displayed. |
| US09465602B2 |
Maintaining service performance during a cloud upgrade
Systems, methods, and computer storage media for upgrading a domain in a distributed computing environment are provided. Upgrading of the domain includes preparing for the upgrade, upgrading, and finalizing the upgrade. The preparation of the domain includes ensuring predefined quantities of role instances are available in domains other than the upgrade domain. The preparation also includes ensuring that a predefined number of extent replicas are available in domains other than the upgrade domain. The preparation may also include checkpointing partitions within the upgrade domain to facilitate faster loading once transferred to a domain other than the upgrade domain. The finalization may include allowing nodes within the upgrade domain to resume functionality that was suspended during the upgrade. |
| US09465600B2 |
Dynamic retrieval of installation packages when installing software
A method and apparatus for dynamic retrieval of installation packages when installing software is described herein. In one embodiment, a process can be provided to determine a specific installation package to be installed for software having one or more packages to be installed. A repository can be automatically identified from a plurality of repositories from which to obtain the specific installation package, based on priority criteria. The priority criteria can be based on dynamically changing parameters. The specific installation package can be obtained from the identified repository. |
| US09465599B2 |
Method, device and system for installing terminal software
The present invention provides a method, a device and a system for installing terminal software. The method comprises: a terminal determining to access a computer host as a driver according to attributes of a current port, and uploading an automatic operating program to the host; the host running the autorun program, and then the automatic operating program obtaining information related to terminal software on the host and feeding the obtained information related to terminal software back to the terminal; the terminal using the information related to terminal software to obtain corresponding terminal software from a server, and uploading the obtained terminal software to the host; and the automatic operating program installing the terminal software on the host. |
| US09465598B2 |
Deployment of branded software
A system for branding and deploying backup software includes a branding interface, a branding database, and an installer-generating server. The branding interface receives branding data from a partner associated with a partner machine. The branding database stores the received branding data. The installer-generating server generates a generic full installer capable of installing a software program and generates a branded installation shell in response to a request from the partner and using the stored branding data. The branded installation shell, when executed by the partner machine, retrieves the generic full installer from the installer-generating server. The branded installation shell causes the generic full installer to install in a branded location on the partner machine to make it appear as if the partner generated the software program installed by the generic full installer. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described. |
| US09465595B2 |
Computing apparatus, computing method, and computing program
A computing apparatus computes a performance value of a program which includes a specific code which is executed multiple times by the processor and an access instruction for instructing the processor to access a memory area. The computing apparatus includes: a determining unit that determines, whether or not a cache memory is available for use at a time of execution of the access instruction in a simulation of an operation in which the processor executes the program; a generating unit that generates, in a case where the first determining unit has determined that the cache memory is not available, a computational code for computing the performance value of the specific code for a case where the processor executes the specific code, based on performance values of individual instructions within the specific code for a case where the cache memory is not used, without depending on an attribute of the memory area. |
| US09465594B2 |
Distributed implementation of sequential code that includes a future
A distributed code including a plurality of programs is created based on a sequential code that includes at least one call of a first function associated with a future, where at least a first of the plurality of programs is to execute the first function associated with the future, and at least a second of the plurality of programs is to execute a second function in a present section of the sequential code. A normalization function is included in each of the plurality of programs to normalize virtual addresses accessed by the first and second functions. |
| US09465592B1 |
Injection of supplemental computer instructions
Application computer instructions can be provided to a publishing server. The publishing service can parse the application computer instructions to identify one or more locations where supplemental computer instructions can be inserted. Metadata about purchasable items can be obtained and the supplemental computer instructions can be written based on the item metadata. The supplemental computer instructions can be inserted into the application computer instructions. A publishable application can be created by compiling the application computer instructions with the inserted supplemental computer instructions. |
| US09465588B1 |
User programmable toy set
A user programmable toy set comprising a master toy member; a microcontroller; a group of transducers and sensors, a software compiling program, a web site are provided to support users to program an interactive toy. |
| US09465587B2 |
Preserving restful web service structure in a client consuming the restful web service
A computer system identifies a uniform resource identifier (URI) that corresponds to a resource of a RESTful web service. The URI contains elements. The computer system identifies a relationship between the elements of the URI and creates programming code for a method of a software development kit (SDK) client. The method reflects the relationships between the elements of the URI to facilitate communication with the resource of the RESTful web service. |
| US09465583B2 |
Random number generation using a network of mobile devices
A method, system, and computer program product for random number generation using a network of mobile devices are provided in the illustrative embodiments. From a set of mobile devices, a corresponding set of data packets is received. A presence of raw sensor data is detected in a first data packet received from a first mobile device in the set of mobile devices. The raw sensor data comprises data corresponding to changing value of an output of a sensor in a set of sensors installed in the first mobile device. The raw sensor data is separated from the first data packet, resulting in an original data packet. A first random number is generated using the raw sensor data. |
| US09465581B2 |
Automated method and system for predicting high resolution tidal heights and currents in coastal zones
System and method for automatically and regularly predicting water level and currents in coastal areas, without operator intervention. The system and method can enable automated operational forecasts at regular time intervals without operator intervention by using a grid and a computer forecast model that allows accurate prediction of tidal heights and currents in complex shoreline and bathymetry regions, single or parallel processing capability, optimal available processor assignment based on the size of computing domain, standard and other tidal database forcing in the open boundary, missing data gap-filling, and wind, bathymetry, and model-derived boundary condition model integration. |
| US09465579B2 |
Variable-latency speculating pipelined booth multiplier with statistical carry estimation for error detection and recovery
Provided is a method for processing pipelined data using a variable-latency speculating booth multiplier (VLSBM), including a first operation and a second operation. The first operation has the steps of partitioning partial products into a least significant part (LSP) and a most significant part (MSP), estimating a carry of the LSP, computing the MSP based on the estimated carry, computing the LSP independently to obtain a true carry and detecting a computation error by comparing the estimated carry with the true carry. Also, the second operation has the step of correcting the computation error based on the difference between the estimated carry and the true carry. Further, a VLSBM for processing pipelined data is also provided. |
| US09465578B2 |
Logic circuitry configurable to perform 32-bit or dual 16-bit floating-point operations
A system and method are provided for performing 32-bit or dual 16-bit floating-point arithmetic operations using logic circuitry. An operating mode that specifies an operating mode for a multiplication operation is received, where the operating mode is one of a 32-bit floating-point mode and a dual 16-bit floating-point mode. Based on the operating mode, nine recoding terms for a mantissa of at least one floating-point input operand are determined. A dual-mode multiplier array circuit that is configurable to generate partial products for either one 32-bit floating-point result or for two 16-bit floating-point results computes the partial products based on the nine recoding terms. The partial products are processed to generate an output based on the operating mode. |
| US09465576B1 |
First-in-first-out (FIFO) memory devices and methods having multiple queuing
A first-in-first-out (FIFO) memory device may include a plurality of memory locations configurable into M input queues comprising sequences of input data values and N output queues for storing sequences of output data values, wherein N is not equal to M. |
| US09465573B2 |
Portable presentation system and methods for use therewith
An assembly including a display configuration including presentation surface area juxtaposed within the conference space for viewing by an audience, the presentation surface area including at least first and second adjacent sub-spaces, a first processor linked to the display assembly and programmed to perform the steps of enabling a first interface that allows images to be presented via and moved among the sub-spaces by selecting images in the sub-spaces on the surface area and moving the images to different locations and a hand held device including a device display and a second processor programmed to present a second interface that presents instances of each image presented via the sub-spaces and enabling movement of the images among the different sub-spaces by moving representations of the images to locations on the device display, the second processor communicating wirelessly with the first processor to synchronize images. |
| US09465568B2 |
Printing management apparatus, printing management method, and computer-readable medium
A printing management apparatus includes a storage unit, a confirmation unit, a changing unit, and a processor. The storage unit stores schedule information including a correspondence among a visit schedule for a user to visit a visit destination, a printing schedule of target print data associated with the visit destination, and a printing location for the target print data. The confirmation unit confirms whether or not the visit schedule is to be changed, in accordance with a positional relationship between the visit destination and the user. When the visit schedule is changed, the changing unit changes the printing schedule in accordance with the change. The processor causes the target print data to be printed by using a printer installed in the printing location, in accordance with the printing schedule. |
| US09465567B1 |
Printer formatter in a removable card
A method and system for printing comprises executing a formatter program on a removable Personal Computer (PC) card that controls printer controller functions of a printer. Printer formatter ready data is received from a host machine at a first interface of the removable PC card and print engine ready data is sent to the printer from a second interface of the removable PC card. A version of the formatter program is compared to a version of an updated formatter program. The updated formatter program is requested if the version of the formatter program is different than the version of the updated formatter program. The updated formatter program is downloaded from the host machine using the first interface when the second interface is coupled to the printer. |
| US09465566B2 |
Device management apparatus, relay apparatus, relay method, and computer readable medium
A relay apparatus includes: a first transmission unit that transmits first information specifying the relay apparatus to the management apparatus through a network, in response to the relay apparatus being connected to the network; a collection unit that collects management information regarding a management target device, from the management target device connected to the network, in which the collection unit does not collect the management information from the management target device until an activation instruction is received from the management apparatus, and starts to collect the management information from the management target device only after the activation instruction is received from the management apparatus; and a second transmission unit that transmits the collected management information to the management apparatus. |
| US09465557B2 |
Load reduction dual in-line memory module (LRDIMM) and method for programming the same
A load reduction dual in-line memory module (LRDIMM) is similar to a registered dual in-line memory module (RDIMM) in which control signals are synchronously buffered but the LRDIMM includes a load reduction buffer (LRB) in the data path as well. To make an LRDIMM which appears compatible with RDIMMs on a system memory bus, the serial presence detector (SPD) of the LRDIMM is programmed with modified latency support and minimum delay values. When the dynamic read only memory (DRAMs) devices of the LRDIMM are subsequently set up by the host at boot time based on the parameters provided by the SPD, selected latency values are modified on the fly in an enhanced register phase look loop (RPLL) device. This has the effect of compensating for the delay introduced by the LRB without violating DRAM constraints, and provides memory bus timing for a LRDIMM that is indistinguishable from that of a RDIMM. |
| US09465553B2 |
Non-volatile memory systems and methods of managing power of the same
A non-volatile memory system and a method of managing the power of the same are provided. The non-volatile memory system includes a non-volatile memory configured to store a first mapping table comprising a list of a logical address and a physical address corresponding to the logical address with respect to a code region and a list of a logical address and a physical address corresponding to the logical address with respect to a general purpose (GP) region, and a controller configured to load the first mapping table from the non-volatile memory to a first memory and load the second mapping table from the non-volatile memory to a second memory. Power-up of the second memory is delayed with respect to power-up of the non-volatile memory system and the first or second memory is powered down if a condition is satisfied, so that power consumption of the non-volatile memory system is reduced. |
| US09465552B2 |
Selection of redundant storage configuration based on available memory space
A method includes, in a memory controller that controls a memory, evaluating an available memory space remaining in the memory to write data. A redundant storage configuration is selected in the memory controller depending on the available memory space. Redundancy information is calculated over the data using the selected redundant storage configuration. The data and the redundancy information are written to the available memory space in the memory. |
| US09465551B1 |
Write horizon data management
Conditions are enforced to prevent unintended deletion of data stored by a data storage system. For example, to delete a collection of data, a condition on the collection of data's size may be enforced. The collection may be required to be empty, for example. In addition, a condition that there not exist a pending data processing operation that can affect fulfillment of the condition on the collection of data's size is also enforced. |
| US09465547B2 |
Processing input/output requests using proxy and owner storage systems
A first storage system is configured as a proxy for a logical volume stored on a second storage system in a distributed computing environment. A probe request verifying availability of the logical volume is conveyed to an identified port, and upon receiving a response from a second storage system verifying the availability of the logical volume for an I/O request, the I/O request is conveyed to the identified port, a result of the I/O request is received from the identified port, the result is conveyed to the host computer. |
| US09465546B2 |
Memory control method, memory control program, and semiconductor integrated circuit device
A memory control method, which is configured to control data writing to a memory, includes securing a temporary write region in the memory; at the time of writing data to the memory, writing to the temporary write region based on a threshold time. The memory control method includes, when writing to a first portion of the temporary write region has not been completed by a time when the threshold time passed, canceling the writing to the first portion, and writing to a second portion that is different from the first portion of the temporary write region. |
| US09465545B2 |
Memory card and host device thereof
A memory card is attached to a host device, and includes a data control circuit which transfers data with respect to the host device in synchronism with a rise edge and a fall edge of a clock signal. |
| US09465544B2 |
Method of processing data and system using the same
A host generates an address array including a header and each start address to perform a data processing operation, which may for example be 4 Kbytes of a random read operation or a random write operation, and transmits a generated address array to a data storage device through a data bus. The data storage device, in the case of a random read operation, outputs each data corresponding to the each start address to the host successively by using the address array. In the case of a random write operation, the data storage device receives each data corresponding to each start address from the host and stores it in a memory core. |
| US09465542B2 |
Storage management system, management device and method therefor
A storage management method, includes steps: detecting sizes of shared storage spaces of all terminal devices joined in a sharing system; dividing the all terminal devices into a number of device groups randomly; classifying the terminal devices of each group into a number of kinds of terminal devices according to the sizes of the shared storage spaces of the terminal devices of each device group; mapping the shared storage spaces of each kind of terminal device of each device group to one corresponding virtual disk of one row of a virtual disk array card; and determining a size of a file to be stored when receiving a storing request, and selecting a virtual disk with size nearest to and greater than or equal to that of the file from one row randomly, and storing the file into the terminal devices mapping to the selected virtual disk. |
| US09465541B2 |
Apparatus and method for constructing storage virtualization network
An apparatus and a method for constructing a storage virtualization network are provided according to examples. The apparatus includes a storage module to store first area information. A management module determines whether a first apparatus belongs to the first area based on area information in a message sent by the first apparatus and the first area information. Second storage resources information of the first apparatus is obtained and first storage resources information is updated by utilizing the second storage resources information. |
| US09465539B2 |
Operation management in a memory device
Methods of operating a memory device include performing a first memory operation having an associated timing requirement; after completing the first memory operation, determining whether a timing margin between completion of the first memory operation and expiration of its associated timing requirement exceeds a length of time to perform a particular portion of a second memory operation; and performing the particular portion of the second memory operation between completion of the first memory operation and the expiration of its associated timing requirement if it is determined that the timing margin between completion of the first memory operation and expiration of its associated timing requirement exceeds the length of time to perform the particular portion of the second memory operation. |
| US09465534B2 |
Method for automatic computerized process control, and computerized system implementing the same
A method for automatic computerized process control includes: establishing a record of at least two pieces of data to respectively serve as at least two data codes, and at least one linking relationship between the data nodes, and performing an automatic process associated with the specific event according to the data nodes and the linking relationship in the record thus established. The data nodes and the linking relationship correspond to a specific event triggered by a user via a computerized system. |
| US09465533B2 |
Character input method and apparatus in portable terminal having touch screen
A character input method and apparatus in an electronic terminal are provided. The character input method includes displaying a virtual keypad having at least one key area to which a plurality of characters are associated, displaying a plurality of areas when a touch is detected on the at least one key area, detecting whether the touch includes a drag and inputting, after the drag is detected, a character mapped to an area corresponding to a point where the drag is released. |
| US09465532B2 |
Method and apparatus for operating in pointing and enhanced gesturing modes
Methods and apparatuses for implementing gesture command recognition functionality is disclosed. The apparatuses may operate in a pointing mode and operate in an enhanced gesturing mode. While in the enhanced gesturing mode, the apparatuses may cause associated actions in response to recognizing sliding inputs as gesture commands. The gesture commands may be selectively associated with actions based on localities. The apparatuses may present overlays with information content independent of gesture command recognition. The apparatuses may change appearances of visual representations of sliding inputs in response to recognizing the sliding inputs as gesture commands. |
| US09465526B2 |
Digital slate
Some embodiments provide a method performed by a digital slate. The method receives input of a first set of metadata for a particular video clip from a user. The method receives a second set of metadata for the particular video clip from a camera as the camera films the particular video clip. The method embeds the first and second sets of metadata in a data storage structure. The method transmits the data structure for later use in matching the first and second sets of metadata with the particular video clip. Some embodiments display at least a portion of the stored metadata about the particular video clip in front of a camera at the start of the particular video clip. |
| US09465517B2 |
Character input device and car navigation device equipped with character input device
A character input device provides a function of deleting an unconfirmed inputted character which the user is currently inputting, and a function of changing a confirmed character string to an unconfirmed state to a single correction key. Therefore, the character input device enables the user to carry out a character input efficiently by using limited space without requiring an excessive operation and arrangement of a new key for reconversion. Further, because the character input device holds the information on confirmed character strings even after all the character strings have been confirmed, the character input device enables the user to arbitrarily select a character string which the user wants to correct at any time, and re-edit only the portion. |
| US09465516B2 |
Operating system program launch menu search
An operating system program launch menu, such as a Start menu, provides various mechanisms for a user to quickly and efficiently locate and launch desired data items such as programs, data files, storage locations, and the like. A search box within the program launch menu may be used to quickly locate programs, documents, communications, and other data items. An auto-complete feature may be used, e.g., when the user restricts the locations searched for the user-entered search text. A most commonly used program list may include programs based on various criteria including both frequency of use and recent use, thereby always including a most recently used item. An all programs view may display programs and documents in a hosted-tree view within the original confines of the program launch menu, thereby negating the need to open sub-menus on top of a large portion of the desktop displayed on the display device. |
| US09465514B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing a changed shortcut icon corresponding to a status thereof
A method of controlling a mobile apparatus which provides a changed shortcut icon corresponding to a status of the mobile apparatus is provided. The method includes displaying a shortcut icon, corresponding to a function in the mobile apparatus, on a display unit; recognizing the status of the mobile apparatus; changing an initial entry point of the shortcut icon to a changed entry icon as a function of the status; detecting an execution gesture for executing the shortcut icon; and executing the function using the changed entry point when the execution gesture is detected. |
| US09465510B2 |
Data visualisation system
A virtual environment is provided for displaying multidimensional models of data. Embodiments of the system provide an interface which allows a user to navigate intuitively and efficiently between alternative views of the data represented in the model, and to combine additional data categories with the existing model. Embodiments of the system draw upon cellular data stored in a database structure to represent the data in a graphical form on a visual display, wherein cellular data are data partitioned by at least two interrelated data categories into discrete ‘cells’. Models may be manipulated, viewed and compared using a user control device, such as a touch screen display. Alterations to the data stored in the database may be represented by commensurate changes to the objects displayed in the model, and the relational forms and shapes formed between the categories of data. |
| US09465507B2 |
Techniques to facilitate asynchronous communication
Users may communicate an idea asynchronously by including contextual information. The contextual information may be presented in multimodal annotations, suggestions of logical idea progression, and a chronological history of the project creation. The contextual information may include content captured from the real-world including from the user's immediate environment or elsewhere. |
| US09465506B2 |
System and method for displaying additional information associated with a messaging contact in a message exchange user interface
An unobtrusive tab is provided in a user interface (UI) used in communicating with a contact, for providing a notification of new information, and to enable access to the information or a representation of the information. The items provided in the information pane may also be selectable to enable further information to be displayed, e.g. an application related to or containing the selected item. Various data items can also be associated with items in the information pane in order to enable further content and information to be launched through selection of an item in the information pane. The information pane can be used as an alternative communication channel and portal for sending and receiving data items such as links, pictures, or other attachments to enable sharing between contacts without disrupting or cluttering a conversational exchange or consuming resources in a particular communication medium. |
| US09465501B2 |
Multi-layer micro-wire substrate method
A method of making a multi-layer micro-wire structure includes providing a substrate having a substrate edge and first and second layers formed over the substrate. One or more micro-channels are imprinted in each of the first and second layers and first and second micro-wires located in the imprinted micro-channels, the micro-wires forming at least a portion of an exposed connection pad in each layer. The second layer edge is farther from the substrate edge than the first layer edge for at least a portion of the second layer edge so that the first connection pads are exposed through the second layer. |
| US09465497B2 |
Touch sensing system
A touch sensing system includes a plurality of touch sensors, sensing lines connected to the touch sensors, a touch sensing integrated circuit (IC) sensing a touch input using signals received through a plurality of receiving channels, a plurality of differential amplifiers which are formed between the sensing lines and the receiving channels of the touch sensing IC and amplify a difference between touch sensor signals received through adjacent sensing lines, and a multiplexer which connects the adjacent sensing lines to input terminals of each differential amplifier in a forward sensing mode and switches the adjacent sensing lines connected to the input terminals of each differential amplifier in a reverse sensing mode. |
| US09465496B2 |
Capacitive in-cell touch panel and display device
The embodiments of the present invention disclose a capacitive in-cell touch panel and a display device, which are configured so that the entirety of a common electrode layer in an array substrate is divided into a plurality of touch sensing electrodes and a plurality of touch driving electrodes insulated from each other; at least one data signal line is used through time division multiplex access as a touch read signal line, thus production cost is saved and production efficiency is improved; and the respective touch read signal line is connected with a corresponding touch sensing electrode through at least one signal switch unit. During a display period, the touch driving electrodes and the touch sensing electrodes are applied with a common electrode signal to achieve a normal display function; and during a touch period, the touch driving electrodes are applied with a touch scan signal, and the signal switch units are switched on, through which the touch scan signal coupled with the touch sensing electrodes is outputted to the touch read signal line. |
| US09465493B2 |
Touchscreen device and method of sensing touch
There are provided a touchscreen device and a method of sensing a touch. The touchscreen device includes: a panel unit including a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes; a driving circuit unit simultaneously applying driving signals to M first electrodes among the first electrodes, where M is a natural number equal to or greater than two; a sensing circuit unit detecting capacitance generated in intersections between the first electrodes and the second electrodes so as to output sensing signals; and an operation unit determining whether a touch has occurred, based on the sensing signals. |
| US09465489B2 |
Randomized mesh design
In one embodiment, an apparatus may include a touch sensor that includes a mesh of conductive material. The mesh includes a number of mesh cells that each have a number of vertices. Each of the vertices has a substantially randomized location within an annulus centered at a seed location of the vertex. The apparatus may also include one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to the touch sensor and embodying logic that is configured when executed to control the touch sensor. |
| US09465487B2 |
Optical touch sensitive apparatus and image capturing apparatus
An optical touch sensitive apparatus includes a substrate, a plurality of image capturing lens modules, a light detecting unit, and an optical path switching unit. The substrate has an operation surface. Each of the image capturing lens modules has a light input end and a light output end. The light input end is located at the edge of the substrate for capturing optical information in an objective space above the operation surface. The light output end is for outputting the optical information. The optical path switching unit is located among the light output ends and the light detecting unit for transmitting the optical information outputted from at least one of the light output ends to the light detecting unit. In addition, an image capturing apparatus is provided. |
| US09465486B2 |
Portable interactive whiteboard module
A system for determining a touch point's location within a user-definable region is provided. The system comprises plural modules. In a set-up stage, a user positions each module to define a peripheral point of the region. Exemplarily, a module comprises a means for detecting alignment between the module and another one, a means for measuring an inter-module distance, and a means for making wireless data communication. In particular, the detecting of the alignment and the measuring of the inter-module distance are configured to be performed without physically connect the two modules together. Hence, a geometric coordinate of the module relative to the other one is determinable without a need to physically connect the two modules. The system can thereby be compactly packed for traveling to give an advantage of high portability to a portable interactive whiteboard system that incorporates such system. |
| US09465484B1 |
Forward and backward looking vision system
A vision system associated with a projection system includes multiple optical pathways. For instance, when the projection system projects an image onto a generally vertical surface, the vision system may operate in a rear sensing mode, such as for detecting one or more gestures made by a user located behind the projection system. Alternatively, when the projection system projects the image onto a generally horizontal surface the vision system may operate in a front sensing mode for detecting gestures made by a user located in front of the projection system. One or more thresholds may be established for switching between the front sensing mode and the rear sensing mode based on orientation information. As another example, the vision system may be operated in both the front sensing mode and the rear sensing mode contemporaneously. |
| US09465481B2 |
Method for performing touch detection and touch detection module therefor
A method and apparatus for performing touch detection within a touch sensing application is described. Touch sensor signal data is received, a first filtering of the received touch sensor signal data to create a first filtered data signal is performed, a second filtering of the received touch sensor signal data to create a second filtered data signal is also performed, a difference between the first and second filtered data signals to determine a delta value is calculated, and an occurrence of a touch based at least partly on the determined delta value is determined. |
| US09465480B2 |
Position detection apparatus, adjustment method, and adjustment program
A position detection apparatus includes: a radiation section that radiates planar light along a target flat surface; a detection section that captures an image of an area irradiated with the light from the radiation section to detect the position of an object that reflects the light radiated from the radiation section; and an adjustment assistance section that transmits, when adjustment of installation of the radiation section is performed, a predetermined output based on a detection result obtained from the detection section when the detection section detects a reference object for the adjustment placed on the target flat surface. |
| US09465479B2 |
Mobile terminal and image converting method thereof
An image converting method for a mobile terminal may include displaying a first image on a display unit, designating a partial area (or object) of the first image in response to a touch input, and outputting the designated partial area into a second image having a different stereoscopic type from the first image. |
| US09465474B2 |
Apparatus and method for determining input in computing equipment with touch screen
An apparatus and method for determining a key input in computing equipment having a touch screen are provided. The method for determining the key input in the computing equipment includes, upon occurrence of a touch input on the touch screen, determining an input type of the touch input, expanding a key input recognition region of at least one key when the input type is a finger touch input, and detecting the key input according to the expanded key input recognition region. |
| US09465471B2 |
Transparent electrode layer, touch panel and electronic device
A transparent electrode layer includes plural touch units. Each of the touch units includes a sensing part and a wiring part. The sensing part has at least one dummy slit. The wiring part is electrically connected to the sensing part, and includes at least one conductor line and at least one slit. The at least one conductor line and the at least one slit are alternately formed in the wiring part. A density ratio, in a range between 0.5 and 2, is determined by a sensing part density parameter and a wiring part density parameter. |
| US09465468B2 |
Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof
A mobile terminal including a camera; a touchscreen; and a controller configured to start recording a video through the camera, display an editing region on the currently recording video including a time axis for a previously recorded part of the currently recording video and a plurality of thumbnail images listed on the time axis, receive an input of selecting a first point in the editing region for selecting a first portion of the previously recorded part while the video is currently being recorded, and overwrite the first portion of the previously recorded part with video currently being recorded. |
| US09465466B2 |
Method and apparatus for sensing gesture toward touch input device
Examples of sensing a gesture with respect to a touch input device are described. For example, a method to sense a gesture may include acquiring a distance between a finger, which may not be in contact with the touch input device, and at least two heat sensing spots on the touch input device. The acquired distances may be compared to identify the shortest distance. The gesture of the finger toward the touch input device may be identified based on the shortest distance being less than a predetermined threshold. The described techniques and examples may improve overall performance of system that may be equipped with the touch input device. |
| US09465465B2 |
Multilayer body forming display apparatus touchpad
A touchpad apparatus extends, without having to be covered by a cover, up to an outer housing edge of an operating device. In two possible cases, not only touchpads and connections between the touchpads in the touchpad area are formed by patterns of conductive strips which cannot be resolved by the human eye, but also contact connection lines which connect contact elements to each other at two sides of the touchpad area. |
| US09465460B2 |
Method for controlling display of electronic device and electronic device using the same
A method for controlling a display of an electronic device is proposed along with the electronic device using the same. The electronic device has the display and a touch sensor disposed on the display. The method includes the following steps. The touch sensor is driven when the display is not driven to display an image. A sensing signal is received from the touch sensor. First information is determined based on the sensing signal. The first information is compared with first predetermined information. The display is driven to display the image when the first information matches the predetermined information. |
| US09465459B2 |
Electronic device including touch-sensitive display and method of detecting noise
An electronic device includes a touch-sensitive display that includes drive electrodes and sense electrodes configured to detect touches on the touch-sensitive display, a noise-detection electrode spaced from the drive electrodes and the sense electrodes, at least one controller operably coupled to the drive electrodes, the sense electrodes, and the noise-detection electrode and configured to detect touches on the touch-sensitive display utilizing the drive electrodes and the sense electrodes, and detect noise utilizing the noise-detection electrode during touch detection. |
| US09465458B1 |
Surface display assemblies
Presentation by a display is enhanced by placing the active elements of the display at or substantially proximate to the surface of an electronic device. Such placement improves image quality, reduces shadow on the display, improves spill resistance, and minimizes the overall profile of the device. |
| US09465456B2 |
Reduce stylus tip wobble when coupled to capacitive sensor
Algorithms can be used to reduce stylus tip wobble for a stylus translating on a surface over and between electrodes of a touch sensor panel. In some examples, a first position estimate can be calculated using a first position calculation method and a second position estimate can be calculated using a second position calculation method. The position of the stylus can be determined based on a weighted combination of the first and second position estimates. In some examples, the first position estimate can be calculated using an even-point centroid of signal contributions from an even number of electrodes of a touch sensor panel and the second position estimate can be calculated using an odd-point centroid of signal contributions from an odd number of electrodes. In some examples, the weighting can be assigned based on a ratio of the two largest amplitude signals and based on a ratio of the second and third largest amplitude signals. |
| US09465451B2 |
Method, system and computer program product for obtaining and displaying supplemental data about a displayed movie, show, event or video game
Method, system and computer program product for displaying additional information about a displayed point of interest. A region region within a particular frame of a display can be selected to access additional information about a point of interest associated with the region. The additional information can be displayed on a secondary display, in response to selecting the region within the particular frame of the display to access the additional information about the point of interested associated with the region. |
| US09465446B2 |
Electronic device including mechanical keyboard having touch sensors for detecting touches and actuation of mechanical keys
An electronic device includes a keyboard. The keyboard includes a plurality of mechanical keys including a first key, and capacitive touch sensors including a first capacitive touch sensor and a second capacitive touch sensor. The keyboard is configured to detect a touch on the first key utilizing the first capacitive touch sensor and the second capacitive touch sensor, and to detect actuation of the first key when the first capacitive touch sensor is electrically coupled to the second capacitive touch sensor. |
| US09465442B2 |
Optical proximity sensor system having reduced sensitivity to distinct near-field optical effects
A portable electronic device including a proximity sensing device having an emitter and a detector. The electronic device further including a housing for containing the proximity sensing device which includes an optical interface forming a face of the housing through which radiation between the emitter and the detector pass. The optical interface may include an oleophobic coating which is selectively modified such that optical interference from an optical interface near-field object on the proximity sensing device is reduced without reducing a sensitivity of the proximity sensing device to a target near-field object. |
| US09465439B2 |
Electronic device and control method of electronic device
An electronic device includes a tactile sensation providing unit 30 configured to provide a tactile sensation to a contact object being in contact with a panel 10 and a controller 50 configured to control the tactile sensation providing unit 30 on the basis of data based on press to the panel 10 and data threshold corresponding to the data. After the tactile sensation providing unit 30 provides a tactile sensation, the controller 50 changes the data threshold in response to the data based on press to the panel 10. |
| US09465436B2 |
System and method of image reconstruction
A method of image reconstruction is provided. The method includes capturing a stereoscopic pair of images of a scene, generating a disparity map for the pair of images, and defining a series of value ranges corresponding to disparity with each value range in the series having an end point corresponding to a greater disparity than an end point of preceding value ranges in the series. For each value range in the series, and progressing in order through the series from the first value range in the series, the method includes selecting points in the disparity map falling within the respective value range and generating a mesh responsive to those selected points. The method also includes subsequently merging the series of generated meshes to form a 3D model of the scene. |
| US09465435B1 |
Segmentation of a video based on user engagement in respective segments of the video
Systems and methods for segmenting a video based on user engagement in respective segments of the video are presented. In one or more aspects, a system is provided that includes an engagement component configured to receive information regarding respective engagement of a plurality of users in connection with respective segments of a video. The system further includes an analysis component configured to analyze the information and calculate user engagement scores for the respective video segments, wherein the user engagement scores reflect level of the plurality of users' interest regarding the respective video segments, and an identification component configured to identify a subset of the video segments associated with relatively higher user engagement scores in comparison to other video segments. |
| US09465431B2 |
Power management method and apparatus
A power management method in a user terminal receives a power from a power supply unit to charge a system voltage, compares the system voltage with a preset voltage, and controls a power input from the power supply unit according to the comparison result. |
| US09465429B2 |
In-cell multifunctional pixel and display
A multifunctional pixel is disclosed. The multifunctional pixel may include a display pixel, a photoelectric sensor, and a second sensor. The second sensor may include one of the following: an ultrasonic sensor and an infrared sensor. The display pixel, the photoelectric sensor, and the second sensor may be located in the multifunctional pixel. |
| US09465425B2 |
Power over ethernet (POE) dynamic power supply system
A power sourcing equipment (PSE) device including a power over Ethernet (PoE) interface. A processor is coupled to the PoE interface. A memory is coupled to the processor and includes instruction that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a number of functions. The processor may supply power at a first power level to a PD that is coupled to the PoE interface. The processor may then determine an actual power consumption of the PD. The processor may then send a first Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) packet to the PD over the PoE interface that includes first proposed power level information that is based on the actual power consumption of the PD. Then processor may then supply power to the PD at a second power level that is different from the first power level. |
| US09465417B2 |
Cluster system, method and device for expanding cluster system
A method for expanding a cluster system is provided. The cluster system includes at least one Cluster Central Chassis (CCC), and a newly-added Cluster Line-card Chassis (CLC) connected with the CCC to form the cluster system. The method includes the following steps. A control plane is established. An equipment management right is switched to the CCC, so that the CCC manages the newly-added CLC. Meanwhile, a cluster line-card device, a cluster central exchange device, and a cluster system are further provided. In implementation, smooth expansion can be achieved without interrupting running equipment services in the CLC current network and without interrupting data services. Moreover, during the expansion process, hardware equipment needs not to be replaced, thus investment of users on the equipment is reduced. |
| US09465413B2 |
Keyboard configuration for an electronic device
Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer or laptop, that includes including a base portion and a keyboard assembly at least partially disposed in the base portion. The keyboard assembly may include a first portion having at least a first key of a first thickness, and a second portion having at least a second key of a second thickness. The first thickness is different than the second thickness. In a particular embodiment, the first thickness is less than the second thickness. In a particular embodiment, the first portion includes a key row of the keyboard assembly. In still another more particular embodiment, the first portion is a top key row of the keyboard assembly. In still another more particular embodiment, the first portion is a bottom key row of the keyboard assembly. In particular embodiments, a reduced thickness of the first portion may provide for additional space within the base portion to allow other components to be located therein. |
| US09465412B2 |
Input device layers and nesting
Input device layer and nesting techniques are described. In one or more implementations, an input device includes a pressure sensitive key assembly including a substrate having a plurality of hardware elements secured to a surface. The input device also includes one or more layers disposed proximal to the surface, the one or more layers having respective openings configured to nest the one or more hardware elements therein. |
| US09465410B2 |
Electronic device housing and method for manufacturing the same
An electronic device housing includes a first housing, a second housing, a limiting member, and a fastening member. The first housing includes a bottom wall, a top wall, and a sidewall coupling the bottom wall and the top wall. The bottom wall, the sidewall, and the top wall cooperatively define a receiving chamber. The top wall of the first housing defines a limiting hole. The second housing is adhered to the first housing and received in the receiving chamber. The second housing includes a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface and the bottom surface are adhered to the corresponding top wall and bottom wall. The limiting member is inserted in the limiting hole and resists against the top surface of the second housing. The fastening member couples the top wall of the first housing and the top surface of the second housing. |
| US09465409B2 |
Docking station
A docking station for installing a portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device includes a display surface and at least one slot located at one side of the display surface. The docking station includes a supporting structure, at least one hook, and at least one first magnetic element. The supporting structure includes a body and a shell. The shell covers the body. The hook is disposed on the body and extrudes out of the supporting surface of the shell. The first magnetic element is disposed on the body and located in the shell. The hook is adapted to inlay in the slot and the first magnetic element is adapted to attract the portable electronic device, such that the portable electronic device is fixed on the supporting structure. |
| US09465408B2 |
Display apparatus, fabricating method thereof and optical adhesive
A display apparatus includes a first panel, a display panel disposed at one side of the first panel, a film with a hallow region disposed between the first panel and the display panel, and an optical adhesive disposed in the hollow region of the film and between the first panel and the display panel. |
| US09465404B2 |
Timing synchronization circuit for wireless communication apparatus
A transmission node includes a digital front-end device that provides functional clocks for JESD204B based data transmission. The front-end device includes a PLL for generating a phase locked clock based on a device clock of the front-end device, a clock dividing unit for generating the functional clocks by dividing the phase locked clock, a clock gating unit connected between the PLL and the clock dividing unit, and a system reference signal sampling unit for timing radio frame boundaries. The clock gating unit gates the phase locked clock to align the functional clocks with the device clock within a predetermined number of cycles of the phase locked clock, upon locking of the PLL or receipt of a system resynchronization request. The system reference signal sampling unit samples the system reference signal with zero-cycle latency between device clock and phase locked clock. |
| US09465401B2 |
Systems and methods for magnetic shielding
Systems and methods for magnetic shielding are described. A magnetic shield formed of a material having a high magnetic permeability may be degaussed using a toroidal degaussing coil. The toroidal degaussing coil may enclose at least a portion of the shield. Magnetic field gradients may be actively compensated using multiple magnetic field sensors and local compensation coils. Trapped fluxons may be removed by an application of Lorentz force wherein an electrical current is passed through a superconducting plane. |
| US09465395B2 |
Voltage generating circuit
A voltage generating circuit includes: (1) a driving unit having an input terminal and an output terminal, wherein the input terminal is configured to receive an input signal, wherein when the input signal is at a first logic level, power is configured to be charged from a first voltage terminal to the output terminal, and when the input signal is at a second logic level, power is configured to be discharged from the output terminal to a second voltage terminal; (2) a first switch configured to couple the second voltage terminal to a capacitance-compensating terminal based on the input signal; (3) a compensating capacitor configured to be coupled between the capacitance-compensating terminal and a third voltage terminal; and (4) a second switch configured to couple the capacitance-compensating terminal to a fourth voltage terminal based on the input signal. |
| US09465390B2 |
Position-controlled robotic fleet with visual handshakes
Example methods and systems may provide for a system that includes a control system communicatively coupled to a first robotic device and a second robotic device. The control system may identify a collaborative operation to be performed by a first robotic device and a second robotic device that is based on a relative positioning between the first robotic device and the second robotic device. The control system may also determine respective locations of the first robotic device and the second robotic device. The control system may further initiate a movement of the first robotic device along a path from the determined location of the first robotic device towards the determined location of the second robotic device. The first robotic device and the second robotic device may then establish a visual handshake that indicates the relative positioning between the first robotic device and the second robotic device for the collaborative operation. |
| US09465379B2 |
Methods for consolidating module types for industrial control systems
A programmable discrete input module is described. In one or more implementations, the programmable discrete input module comprises a pulse width modulation module configured to generate a pulse width modulated signal based upon an input signal and a pulse width demodulation module configured to generate a demodulated pulse width signal. An isolator is configured to isolate the pulse width modulation module and the pulse width demodulation module and to generate isolated modulated pulse width signal based upon the pulse width modulated signal for the pulse width demodulation module to generate the demodulated pulse width signal. The programmable discrete input module also includes a first comparator and a second comparator for comparing the demodulated pulse width signal with a respective programmable reference and a digital filter configured to filter a comparison signal output by the first comparator or the second comparator to generate a discrete input signal. |
| US09465369B2 |
System method for sending messages and commands to a device at a location distanced from the sending device
A consumer electronics (CE) device includes at least one processor and at least one computer readable storage medium accessible to the processor. The medium is programmed with instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute logic including detecting the position of the CE device and sending a command to at least one apparatus at a location distanced from the CE device to establish at least one configuration of the apparatus. The command is sent responsive to a determination that the CE device is passing a predefined distance from a location. |
| US09465368B1 |
Authentication system and method thereof
A haptic-based identification, authentication, authorization, and context aware authorization system usable with a touch-enabled device having a touch screen haptic interface, touch-enabled device receiving a plurality of inputs during interaction with a user which includes a storage space to store a first plurality of inputs corresponding to an authenticated user and a central processing unit (CPU) in communication with the storage space and the touch-enabled device to compare the first plurality of inputs with a second plurality of inputs inputted by the user, wherein the CPU authenticates the user to the touch-enabled device when the inputted second plurality of inputs is determined to be similar to the first plurality of inputs. |
| US09465363B2 |
Timepiece oscillator mechanism
A timepiece oscillator comprising a structure and distinct, temporally and geometrically offset, primary resonators, each comprising a mass returned to the structure by an elastic return means, this timepiece oscillator comprises coupling means for the interaction of the primary resonators, comprising a wheel set subjected to a torque or drive force, this wheel set comprising drive and guide means arranged to drive and guide a control means articulated with transmission means, each articulated, remote from the control means, with a mass of a primary resonator, and the primary resonators and the wheel set are arranged such that the axes of articulation of any two of the primary resonators and the axis of articulation of the control means are never coplanar. |
| US09465361B2 |
Image based multiview multilayer holographic rendering algorithm
Algorithms for improved and more efficient rendering of three-dimensional images for use with holographic display systems. These algorithms include creating layers orthogonal to a viewing direction, the separate layers representing different depths in the image. The layers are created based on knowing the color and depth of each point in the image. Each layer then goes through an FFT process until the information for each layer is represented as a diffraction pattern. A holographic lens is then applied to the diffraction pattern of each layer. This lens will cause that layer to appear, in a hologram based thereon, at a different depth than the other layers. The layers, each with their separate lenses, are then coherently summed up and when applied to a suitable portion of a holographic display system (e.g., an SLM), a hologram can be created for that view. A tiled array of such holograms can be combined together by the holographic display system. |
| US09465354B2 |
Imaging cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus using the same
An imaging cartridge includes a photoconductive unit including a photoconductor on which an elastic latent image is formed; a development unit including a development roller that supplies toner to the photoconductor to develop the toner and a gap maintaining member that constrains an approach distance of the development roller with respect to the photoconductor; a first position determining portion provided in the development unit; a lateral bracket that is fixed to a side portion of the photoconductive unit and has a second position determining portion that guides the first position determining portion so as to movably support the development unit; and an elastic member that applies to the development unit an elastic force in a direction in which the development roller approaches the photoconductive unit. |
| US09465353B2 |
Process cartridge and image forming apparatus
A process cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a developing roller, a drum unit containing the drum, a developing unit containing the roller and being movable so the roller contacts and is spaced from the drum, and a first force receiver receiving a force from a main-assembly first force applier by movement of a door from open to closed positions when mounting the cartridge and a second force receiver movable from a stand-by position by movement of the first force receiver by a force received from the first force applier. The second force receiver takes a projected position receiving a force from the second force applier to move the developing unit so the roller moves out of contact with the drum, the projected position being higher than the stand-by position. |
| US09465352B2 |
Developer container, developing device, process cartridge, method for forming developer container, method for forming developing device, and method for forming process cartridge
A developer container includes a frame configured to store developer, a conductive member provided on the frame, and a conductive contact member formed of resin on an outer side of the frame so as to be in contact with a part of the conductive member that is exposed from the frame to establish conduction. The contact member includes a protruding portion that is disposed at a portion to be in contact with the conductive member and protrudes toward the conductive member. The conductive member includes an engaging portion that is formed to fit with the protruding portion and configured to engage with the protruding portion. As a result, stable conductivity is secured by simplifying the configuration of the contact member for electrically connecting the conductive member provided on the frame, to an image forming apparatus main body. |
| US09465348B2 |
Power supply device, image forming apparatus, and voltage output method
According to an aspect of the present invention, a power supply device includes: a DC power supply that outputs a DC voltage; an AC power supply that outputs any one of the DC voltage and a superimposed voltage being the DC voltage with an AC voltage superimposed thereon; and a bypass capacitor that charges a part of a voltage that is output from the AC power supply. The DC power supply starts outputting the DC voltage in a constant voltage mode and, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, switches from the constant voltage mode to a constant current mode to output the DC voltage in the constant current mode. |
| US09465345B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus, including a conveyer unit, an image forming unit, and a registration unit, is provided. The conveyer includes a first roller, a second roller, and a belt having a first surface to contact the sheet. The image forming unit forms an image on the sheet in an image forming area. The registration unit is on an upstream side of the image forming area and includes a third roller and a fourth roller. A rotation axis of the third roller is on a side of the first surface, and a rotation axis of the fourth roller is on a side of a second surface of the belt, which is a reverse surface of the first surface. The registration unit manipulates the third and fourth rollers to align the sheet with a reference orientation and convey the sheet to the belt. |
| US09465344B2 |
Image formation apparatus
An image formation apparatus includes: a conveyance unit provided to convey a long medium provided with conveyance indexes at a predetermined conveyance index spacing; a print unit provided to perform printing on the medium; a cutter unit provided to cut the medium; an index detector provided to detect the conveyance indexes; a print controller configured to drive the print unit to perform printing in response to detection of the conveyance indexes; a cut controller configured to cause the cutter unit to cut the medium in response to detection of the conveyance indexes; and a conveyance controller configured to form a slack in the medium by driving the conveyance unit. The print controller performs printing based on a virtual conveyance index when the medium having the slack is cut. |
| US09465341B2 |
Image forming apparatus that detects variation in rotation period of rotating member and performs misregistration correction
An image forming apparatus includes a rotating member; a forming unit for each of a plurality of colors used in image formation, configured to form a developer image of the corresponding color on the rotating member or on a recording medium on the rotating member; a driving unit configured to rotate the rotating member; a period detection unit configured to detect a rotation period of the rotating member; and a control unit configured to, according to a detection result detected by the period detection unit, obtain a variation in the rotation period of the rotating member due to a change in the driving unit, and perform correction control for misregistration in the developer image formed on the rotating member or on the recording medium on the rotating member by the forming unit. |
| US09465339B2 |
Fixing device and image forming apparatus having the same
A fixing device including a lubricant supply unit is provided. The lubricant supply unit supplies a lubricant between a fixing belt and a nip forming member and includes a lubricant storage member and an impregnation member. The lubricant storage member stores the lubricant, and the impregnation member impregnates the lubricant discharged from the lubricant storage member and supplies the lubricant to an inner surface of the fixing belt. The lubricant stored in the lubricant storage member includes base oil and a thickener, and a weight of the thickener is equal to or less than 20% with respect to a weight of the lubricant. |
| US09465332B1 |
Fixing device and image forming apparatus
Provided is a fixing device including a rotating body that comes into contact with a surface of a light-transmitting recording medium which holds a toner image obtained by developing with a developer liquid, and absorbs a carrier liquid on the recording medium and the toner image, the developer liquid including a toner and the carrier liquid and the surface holding the toner image, a light-transmitting pressure member that is in contact with the rotating body and forms a pressure contact area in which the recording medium is pushed on the rotating body and passes between the light-transmitting pressure member and the rotating body, and an irradiating unit that irradiates the toner image with a laser beam when the recoding medium is present in the pressure contact area after the laser beam is transmitted through a portion of the pressure member. |
| US09465331B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer, an image forming device, a transfer member, and a contact-and-separation device. The contact-and-separation device starts a contact operation to move the transfer member to contact the image bearer according to an entry of a recording medium into a transfer nip. The thinner the recording medium, the faster a contacting speed at which the transfer member moves to contact the image bearer. The thicker the recording medium, the slower the contacting speed. |
| US09465328B2 |
Transfer member and image formation apparatus
A transfer member having high durability while having an excellent transfer function is provided. An image formation apparatus in which high quality images can be obtained for an extended period of time is also provided. A transfer member having an endless belt shape and constituting an image formation apparatus of an electrophotographic system includes an elastic body layer and a surface layer formed thereon. The surface layer contains metal oxide fine particles subjected to a surface treatment, in a cured resin obtained by curing an active energy ray-curable composition that contains three ingredients of a multifunctional (meth)acrylate, a polyurethane acrylate and a polymerizable component having a low surface energy group. |
| US09465327B1 |
Transfer mechanism and image forming apparatus
Provided is a transfer mechanism including a rotor that configures a transfer section which transfers an image including a flat pigment to a recording medium, a second gear that engages with a first gear provided in a support, a to-be-supported object that is provided with the rotor and the second gear, is supported by the support through a shaft portion of the rotor, and is allowed to move around the shaft portion in a direction in which engagement of the second gear with the first gear becomes weaker, and a member that presses or pulls the to-be-supported object in a direction in which the engagement becomes stronger. |
| US09465323B2 |
Liquid electrophotography printing apparatus and methods thereof
According to an example, a liquid electrophotography printing (LEP) apparatus includes a fluid chamber to store fluid to be used to form an image and a filtration assembly to filter the fluid of the fluid chamber. The filtration assembly may store a filtration material to filter the fluid received from the fluid chamber and may provide the filtered fluid to the fluid chamber. The LEP apparatus may also include a detector assembly to detect a fluid parameter of the filtered fluid in the fluid chamber and a filtration adder unit to add a predetermined amount of the filtration material to the filtration assembly in response to a detection of the fluid parameter by the detector assembly. |
| US09465308B2 |
Imprint apparatus, imprint method and method of manufacturing an article
The present invention provides an imprint apparatus including a control unit configured to perform detection process, wherein the detection process includes first process in which a detection optical system is caused to detect a mold-side mark in a state in which a substrate state is positioned such that a reference mark is located outside the field of view of the detection optical system, and second process in which the detection optical system is caused to detect the reference mark in a state in which the mold stage is positioned such that the mold-side mark is out of focus with respect to the detection optical system, and the substrate stage is positioned such that the reference mark is located inside the field of view of the detection optical system. |
| US09465301B2 |
Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
A liquid supply system for an immersion lithographic projection apparatus is disclosed in which a space is defined between the projection system, a barrier member and a substrate. The barrier member is not sealed such that, during use, immersion liquid is allowed to flow out the space and between the barrier member and the substrate. |
| US09465298B2 |
Pattern forming method, resist composition for multiple development used in the pattern forming method, developer for negative development used in the pattern forming method, and rinsing solution for negative development used in the pattern forming method
A pattern forming method, including: (A) coating a substrate with a positive resist composition of which solubility in a positive developer increases and solubility in a negative developer decreases upon irradiation with actinic rays or radiation, so as to form a resist film; (B) exposing the resist film; and (D) developing the resist film with a negative developer; a positive resist composition for multiple development used in the method; a developer for use in the method; and a rinsing solution for negative development used in the method. |
| US09465296B2 |
Nanopatterning method and apparatus
Embodiments of the invention relate to methods and apparatus useful in the nanopatterning of large area substrates, where a movable nanostructured film is used to image a radiation-sensitive material. The nanopatterning technique makes use of Near-Field photolithography, where the nanostructured film used to modulate light intensity reaching radiation-sensitive layer. The Near-Field photolithography may make use of an elastomeric phase-shifting mask, or may employ surface plasmon technology, where a movable film comprises metal nano holes or nanoparticles. |
| US09465289B2 |
Photosensitive resin composition for display device insulation film, and display device insulation film and display device using same
The present invention discloses a photosensitive resin composition for an insulating film of a display device including (A) an alkali soluble resin; (B) a photosensitive diazoquinone compound; (C) a color material having a maximum absorption wavelength of 400 to 550 nm; and (D) a solvent, an insulation film using the same, and a display device including the insulation film. |
| US09465288B2 |
Sulfonium salt compound, method for producing the same, and photoacid generator
Provided is a sulfonium salt compound represented by the following general formula (I): where R1 and R2 each denote the same or a different alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R3 and R4 each denote the same or a different alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and X− denotes a sulfone imide anion or a perfluoroalkanesulfonic acid anion, wherein the substituents denoted by R3O and R4O are each located at an arbitrary position selected from the 2-position to the 8-position of the naphthyl group. |
| US09465286B2 |
Photomask, method of correcting error thereof, integrated circuit device manufactured by using the photomask, and method of manufacturing the integrated circuit device
Provided are a photomask and a method of correcting errors thereof. The photomask includes a multilayer reflection film covering one side surface of a substrate and an energy receiving layer covering the other side surface of the substrate. The method includes determining a local correction position on a frontside surface of the photomask according to a detected error of the photomask, and locally applying an energy beam to a backside surface region of the photomask aligned with the local correction position in a thickness direction of the photomask. The invention may be applicable to structures other than photomasks that benefit from modification of surface heights or selectively applied stress. |
| US09465280B2 |
Projector apparatus and projector support table
A projector apparatus includes a projector and a projector support table. The projector support table includes a turning unit and a fixed unit. The turning unit includes a projector support unit to which the projector can be attached. The fixed unit includes an intake port, and turnably supports the turning unit. The fixed unit also includes a first intake passage through which the intake air taken from the intake port passes. The turning unit also includes an intake air taking port for taking the intake air having passed through the first intake passage, a second intake passage through which the intake air taken from the intake air taking port passes, and an intake air discharging port for discharging, to the intake port of the projector, the intake air having passed through the second intake passage. |
| US09465277B2 |
Lens hood and lens apparatus including the same
There is provided a lens hood that, when attached to a front end portion of a lens barrel, enables easy operation of an optical member attached to the front end portion of the lens barrel and is strong against external shocks. The lens hood attachable to the front end portion of the lens barrel includes a hood body with which an opening is formed, an opening cover member configured to cover the opening, and a cover support member configured to slidably fix the opening cover member to the hood body, wherein the hood body or the cover support member includes a plurality of abutted portions to be abutted by the opening cover member in the sliding direction. |
| US09465276B2 |
Webcam privacy shield
A webcam privacy shield is magnetically attached to a bezel of an electronic display that includes a webcam. The webcam privacy shield is positioned in either a shielded position where light is blocked from entering the lens of the webcam by positioning an opaque portion of the webcam privacy shield over the lens of the webcam, or an operating position where light is allowed to enter the lens of the webcam by positioning a transparent portion of the webcam privacy shield of the lens of the webcam. Sliding the webcam privacy shield between the shielded position and the operating position allows the user to selectively maintain their privacy from the webcam, or use the webcam. |
| US09465275B2 |
Imaging device and focal plane shutter
An imaging device includes: a focal plane shutter including: a board including an opening; a leading shutter and a trailing shutter opening and closing the opening; a leading shutter actuator and a trailing shutter actuator respectively driving the leading shutter and the trailing shutter; and a restrict portion that restricts reciprocating movement ranges of the leading shutter and the trailing shutter, an image pickup element which light enters through the opening; and a drive control portion. |
| US09465274B1 |
High-yield entangled single photon source
The various technologies presented herein relate to utilizing photons at respective idler and signal frequencies to facilitate generation of photons at a pump frequency. A strong pump field can be applied at the ωi and the ωs frequencies, with the generated idler and signal pulses being utilized to generate a photon pair at the ωp frequency. Further, the idler pump power can be increased relative to the signal pump power such that the pump power Pi>pump power Ps. Such reversed operation (e.g., ωi+ωs→ωp1+ωp2) can minimize and/or negate Raman scattering effects. By complying with an energy conservation requirement, the ωi and ωs photons interacting with the material through the four-wave mixing process facilitates the entanglement of the ωp1 and ωp2 photons. The ωi and ωs photons can be respectively formed in different length waveguides with a delay utilized to facilitate common timing between the ωi and ωs photons. |
| US09465265B2 |
Liquid crystal display pixel
A liquid crystal display (LCD) pixel includes a first substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the first substrate, an insulation layer configured to overlap at least a portion of the first electrode and the second electrode, a first slit electrode and a second slit electrodes disposed on the insulation layer, a second substrate disposed across from the first substrate, an upper-plate common electrode disposed on the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the slit electrodes and the upper-plate common electrode. The LCD pixel driven by a plurality of regions in which different vertical electric fields are generated based on arrangements of at least one of the first electrode, the second electrode, the first slit electrode, the second slit electrode, and the upper-plate common electrode. |
| US09465264B2 |
Array substrate and manufacturing method thereof, and display device
An array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof and a display device are provided, and the array substrate comprises: a substrate (1); a thin film transistor, a passivation layer (5) and a transparent electrode (6), sequentially formed on the substrate, wherein a groove (51) is formed in an upper surface of the passivation layer (5), and the transparent electrode (6) is provided in the groove (51). |
| US09465261B2 |
Display device
The invention relates to a display device (10), in particular in the form of a multi-layer film body. The display device (10) has, in a first area (22), a first electrode (41), a second electrode (42), a third electrode (43) and a display layer (122) with a display material. The display layer (122) is arranged between the first electrode (41) and the second electrode (42). The third electrode (43) is arranged on the side of the display layer (122) facing away from the first electrode (41). The first electrode (41) is formed as an isolated electrode. The first electrode (41) overlaps both the second electrode (42) and the third electrode (43) at least in areas when viewed perpendicular to the plane spanned by the display layer (122). |
| US09465259B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
Provided is an LCD device including a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a main spacer, and a supplementary spacer. The liquid crystal layer is interposed between the first and second substrates. The main spacer makes contact with the first and second substrates. The supplementary spacer makes contact with one of the first and second substrates and is spaced apart from the other. A first area ratio defined by dividing the area of a first top surface by that of a first bottom surface of the main spacer may be smaller than a second area ratio defined by dividing the area of a second top surface by that of a second bottom surface of the supplementary spacer. |
| US09465258B2 |
Display panel having reduced influence of ions released from the sealant frame
A display panel having a display region and a non-display region surrounding the display region is provided. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a sealant located in the non-display region, and a display medium. The first substrate includes a plurality of scan lines and data lines, a plurality of active devices, a plurality of pixel electrodes, and a common electrode located in the display region. The active devices are electrically connected to the scan lines and the data lines. The pixel electrodes are electrically connected to the active devices. The common electrode is disposed corresponding to the pixel electrodes. The first substrate further includes a shielding electrode located in the non-display region and is electrically connected to the common electrode. The shielding electrode is located between the sealant and the common electrode and surrounds the display region. |
| US09465250B2 |
Shutter glasses, display device, display system and display method
The present invention provides shutter glasses comprising lenses and a shutter configured to control on-state or off-state of the lenses, wherein, the shutter is capable of turning on the lenses of the shutter glasses according to a predetermined first timing. The present invention further provides a display device, a display system and a display method. The shutter glasses provided by the present invention and the display device provided by the present invention are operated cooperatively, only a wearer wearing the shutter glasses can view coherent target images, while a person who does not wear the shutter glasses cannot identify contents of the target images, and cannot obtain contents of target images even when the display screen of the display device is photographed. With the shutter glasses and the display device provided by the present invention, security can be improved when operating confidential files. |
| US09465249B2 |
Display device capable of displaying a continuous image
A display device includes display units arranged in an array and a light guide unit. Each display unit includes a display panel including a display surface configured for displaying an image, and a frame located adjacent to edges of the display surface. The light guide unit includes a lower light guide and an upper light guide. The lower light guide is located above the display units, and includes first gratings. Each first grating corresponds to a side of one of the display unit and is configured for refracting light emitted from the display surface towards the corresponding side of the display unit. The upper light guide is located above the lower light guide and includes second gratings. Each second grating corresponds to one of the first gratings and is configured for reversely refracting light transmitted through the first grating towards a center of the display unit. |
| US09465247B2 |
Composition for black matrixes, method for preparing the same, display panel and display device
There are disclosed a composition for black matrixes, a method for preparing the same, a display panel and a display device. The method for preparing said composition for black matrixes includes pigment dispersion forming process comprising the following steps: stirring the mixture of a carbon black, a dispersion agent, a solvent and a resin having a developing property until well mixed, and then performing a first shaking; adding the solvent continuously, or further adding the resin having a developing property, and performing a second shaking; adding the solvent continuously, and performing a third shaking to obtain the pigment dispersion; wherein, during at least one of the three shakings, a resin for improving the viscosity and the granularity stability was added therein. The obtained black matrixes has a higher electrical conductivity, thus the defects at the time of booting in the current display device can be further reduced or even avoided. |
| US09465245B2 |
Touch panel
A touch panel includes: a cover window in which an active area and an unactive area are defined; a sensing electrode in the active area; a wire electrode connected to the sensing electrode; and a bonding part connected to the wire electrode, wherein the sensing electrode includes a first sensing electrode in the active area; and a second sensing electrode aligned on a same plane with the first sensing electrode in the active area, the first sensing electrode is coupled with the second sensing electrode, and a coupling area between the first sensing electrode and the second sensing electrode is increased as the first sensing electrode and the second sensing electrode are located away from the bonding part. |
| US09465242B1 |
Display panel and display device
The present invention provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel comprises an array substrate and a color filter substrate assembled in an aligned manner, the array substrate comprises a display area and a lead wire area provided on the periphery of at least one side of the display area, a first boundary line of the color filter substrate close to one side of the lead wire area has an orthographic projection on the array substrate and the orthographic projection falls into a boundary area of the lead wire area adjacent to the display area, a protective layer is provided on one side of the boundary area facing the color filter substrate, and the protective layer covers parts of the boundary area corresponding to the orthographic projection of the first boundary line on the array substrate and lead wires surrounding the parts. |
| US09465240B2 |
Optical absorption based device
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward techniques and configurations for an optical absorption based device using a semiconductor-dielectric-semiconductor structure. In one embodiment, the device may include an optical waveguide to transmit light inputted by a light source. The waveguide may include a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer disposed above the first semiconductor layer, a dielectric layer disposed between the first and second semiconductor layers, and an absorptive material layer disposed between the dielectric layer and the first or second semiconductor layer. The absorptive material layer may have a variable light absorption coefficient to allow intensity of light to be modulated through modulation of the absorption coefficient. The light may be substantially confined between the first and second semiconductor layers of the waveguide. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
| US09465239B2 |
Color neutral thermochromic layers and laminates
A combination of layers comprised of: 1) a first LETC layer; 2) a second LETC layer and 3) a separator layer between the two LETC layers 4) an additive within at least one of the LETC layers and the separator layer wherein when the layers are laminated between two sheets of clear glass the color coordinate values of the laminate are about −8.5≦a*≦about 8.5 and about −8.5≦b*≦about 8.5 throughout the temperature range of about 0° C. to about 85° C. |
| US09465238B2 |
Eyeglass system and method of use
An eyeglass system having a frame, left and right side shields connected to the frame at inset locations from the edge of the frame, arms connected to the side shields, and user select mechanisms for releasing the arms from a retracted position to a protracted position. The protracted position allows the length of the arms to be long enough for the temple tips to rest over the ears of the wearer while the retracted position allows the arms and side shields to close without the left side arm extending past the right side edge of the frame and the right side arm from extending past the left side edge of the frame in the closed position. |
| US09465236B2 |
Ophthalmic devices incorporating photonic elements
This invention describes Ophthalmic Devices with media inserts that have photonic elements upon or within them. In some embodiments passive ophthalmic devices of various kinds may be formed. Methods and devices for active ophthalmic devices based on photonic based projection systems may also be formed. |
| US09465235B2 |
Through-the-lens (TTL) loupes with improved declination angle
Dental/medical/surgical loupes have an improved declination angle to reduce neck and back strain. Eyeglass frames are provided with carrier lenses having bottom edges. A hole is provided in each carrier lens, each hole having an outer periphery that extends below the bottom edge of the carrier lens, resulting in a pair of opposing pointed ends. A pair of ocular devices are cemented in a respective one of the holes, such that a portion of the ocular body also extends below the bottom edge of the carrier lens. Each ocular is then cemented or otherwise permanently affixed into position to achieve a desired declination angle. For added stability, a pair of holes may be formed into the body of each ocular, each pair of holes being physically aligned with the two opposing pointed ends of the carrier lens associated with that ocular. |
| US09465234B2 |
Photochromic materials having extended pi-conjugated systems and compositions and articles including the same
The present invention provides ophthalmic devices comprising at least one photochromic material which is an indeno-fused naphthopyran having a pi-conjugation extending group bonded to the 11-position of the indeno-fused naphthopyran, the pi-conjugation extending group having at least one pendent halo-substituted group bonded thereto. The pi-conjugation extending group extends the pi-conjugation system of said indeno-fused naphthopyran. The 13-position of the indeno-fused naphthopyran is substantially free of spiro-substituents. The invention further provides photochromic materials of specified structure, photochromic compositions, photochromic articles and optical elements that include the photochromic materials. Other non-limiting embodiments relate to methods of making the ophthalmic devices comprising photochromic materials. |
| US09465225B2 |
3D display device
In an embodiment of the invention, a 3D display device is provided. The 3D display device includes: a first substrate including a plurality of right eye pixels and left eye pixels in an alternate arrangement; a second substrate opposite to the first substrate; a first optical modulating unit with a first inclined direction located in the right eye pixels between the first substrate and the second substrate; a second optical modulating unit with a second inclined direction located in the left eye pixels between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first inclined direction is distinct from the second inclined direction; and a light transparent element disposed on the second substrate. |
| US09465222B2 |
Six-primary solid state illuminator
A six-primary solid state illuminator is provided, including a blue light output unit. The blue light output unit continuously outputs a first blue light and a second blue light simultaneously. The wavelength of the first blue light differs from the wavelength of the second blue light. In a first mode, the first blue light and the second blue light are modulated into S-polarized and are output as a first combined light. In a second mode, the first blue light and the second blue light are modulated into P-polarized and are output as a second combined light. |
| US09465221B2 |
Digital camera with light splitter
A digital camera component is described that has a light splitter cube having an entrance face to receive incident light from a camera scene. The cube splits the incident light into first, second, and third color components that emerge from the cube through a first face, a second face, and a third face of the cube, respectively. First, second, and third image sensors are provided, each being positioned to receive a respective one of the color components that emerge from the first, second, and third faces of the cube. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. |
| US09465218B2 |
Display device comprising multifunction glass, production method and optical element having a Fresnel structure
A multifunction optical element including an image generating module that generates an image, and couples the image into a multifunction glass that has a coupling in area and a coupling out area. The image produced is coupled into the multifunction glass via the coupling in area, guided in the multifunction glass to the coupling in area, and coupled out via the coupling out area, in such a way that the user can perceive the coupled out image superimposed on the surroundings when the holding device is placed on the head of the user. The coupling out area has a Fresnel structure which receives light from the coupling-in-area via a folded beam path and couples the image out of the multifunction optical element. The coupling out element has an imaging property. |
| US09465213B2 |
Waveguides
An image-providing light source device 58 is arranged to inject a non-coherent and collimated image into waveguide element 60. Light forming the image is dispersed by an optical element 76 so as to occupy a continuum of angles within the waveguide 60. The optical element 76 and a grating 70 are arranged such that the light exiting the waveguide occupies a single angle. Thereby, pupil banding of light exiting the waveguide 60 is mitigated. |
| US09465212B2 |
Flexible defocus blur for stochastic rasterization
User-controllable defocus blur for a stochastic rasterizer may be implemented by modifying circle of confusion coefficients per vertex to express more general defocus blur. The method can be applied to limit the foreground blur, extend the in-focus range, simulate tilt-shift photography, and specify per-object defocus blur. Furthermore, with two simplifying assumptions, existing triangle coverage tests and tile culling tests can be used with very modest modifications. |
| US09465210B1 |
Electro-optical device, method of manufacturing electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus
In an electro-optical device, a light-transmitting cover is disposed in mirrors, and when light is applied toward the mirrors through the light-transmitting cover, the temperature of the light-transmitting cover tires to increase due to the applied light. Here, in the electro-optical device, first metal portions that are in contact with the light-transmitting cover and the element substrate are formed. For this reason, it is possible to release the heat of the light-transmitting cover to a substrate through the first metal portions and the element substrate. |
| US09465204B2 |
Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus using the same
A zoom lens includes a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a third lens unit having a negative refractive power. At the time of zooming, distances between the lens units change, and a distance between the first lens unit and the second lens unit at a telephoto end is shorter than at a wide angle end. An aperture stop is disposed on the image side of an image-side surface of the first lens unit, and on the object side of an image-side surface of the second lens unit. The second lens unit includes two sub lens units. The object-side sub lens unit in the second lens unit includes one lens component. The following conditional expressions are satisfied. 3.0<ΔD12/ERS<4.5 1.05<|f3/fUN21|<2.1 |
| US09465202B2 |
Wide angle lens and imaging apparatus
A wide angle lens consists of a negative first lens group, a positive second lens group, a stop, and a positive third lens group in order from the object side. The first lens group includes two negative meniscus lenses, each with a convex surface on the object side. The second lens group includes one pair of cemented lenses. The third lens group includes two pairs of cemented lenses and at least one aspherical surface. |
| US09465194B2 |
Optical system
An optical system includes a first lens having negative refractive power, of which an object-side surface is convex, a second lens having positive refractive power, a third lens having negative refractive power, of which an object-side surface is concave, a fourth lens having positive refractive power, of which an image-side surface is convex, and a fifth lens having negative refractive power and having a meniscus shape in which an object-side surface thereof is convex. The first to fifth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side. An aberration improvement effect may be increased and high resolution and a wide angle may be implemented. |
| US09465193B2 |
Imaging lens system
An imaging lens system includes a first lens to a fifth lens sequentially disposed from an object side to an image side. The first lens has a positive refractive power and an object side lens surface that is convex toward the object side. The second lens has a negative refractive power and a meniscus shape that is concave toward the image side. The third lens has a positive refractive power. The fourth lens has a negative refractive power and a meniscus shape that is concave toward the object side. The fifth lens has a negative refractive power and a meniscus shape that is concave toward the image side near an optical axis. The imaging lens system satisfies the following condition: f34/f<−5, where f denotes a focal length of the imaging lens system, and f34 denotes an effective focal length of the third lens and the fourth lens. |
| US09465192B2 |
Imaging optical system, camera device and mobile information terminal device
An imaging optical system, includes: in the order from an object side to an image plane side, a first lens group having a first lens which is formed as a negative lens; a second lens group having a second lens which is formed as a plano-concave lens, a third lens which is formed as a negative meniscus lens, and a fourth lens which is formed as a biconvex lens; an aperture stop; a third lens group having a fifth lens which is formed as a biconvex lens, and a sixth lens which is formed as a biconcave lens; and a fourth lens group having a seventh lens which is formed as a negative meniscus lens. |
| US09465191B2 |
Lenses for curved sensor systems
The subject disclosure is directed towards lenses for curved surfaces, including multi-element lens assemblies. In one or more implementations, an object-side meniscus lens is coupled to an image/curved surface side subassembly including a biconvex lens. The subassembly may comprise a single biconvex lens or a biconvex lens coupled to a negative meniscus lens. |
| US09465188B2 |
Lens barrel
A lens barrel includes a flexible printed circuit board, a moving unit, and a support frame. The moving unit is configured to support the flexible printed circuit board. The support frame is configured to allow the moving unit to move in an optical axis direction. The support frame is configured to house the moving unit. The support frame includes a guide groove for guiding the flexible printed circuit board. The moving unit includes a convex portion provided to its outer peripheral portion. At least part of the convex portion is disposed in the guide groove. |
| US09465186B2 |
Lens module
Disclosed is lens module. The lens module includes a barrel and a lens group disposed in the barrel. The lens group includes a first lens element connecting with the barrel and a second lens element connecting with the first lens element. The first lens element connecting with the barrel makes the lens module have a first matching precision. The first matching precision makes the barrel and the lens group be concentric. The first lens element has a first arc surface and the second lens element has a second arc surface engaging with the first arc surface which makes the lens module have a second matching precision. The second matching precision makes the first lens element and the second lens element be concentric. |
| US09465184B2 |
Lens module
A lens module includes a lens holder having a top wall that has a bottom surface, and a lens unit received by the lens holder. The lens unit includes a first lens adjacent to the top wall and a second lens attached to the first lens. A first complementary configuration is arranged between the first lens and the top wall of the lens holder for ensuring a concentricity between the lens unit and the lens holder, and a second complementary configuration is arranged between the first lens and the second lens for ensuring a concentricity between the first lens and the second lens. |
| US09465182B2 |
Fiber optic cable assembly with micro-duct protection
A fiber optic cable assembly may include a fiber optic cable that has a jacket and a plurality of optical fibers enclosed by and extending longitudinally within the jacket. The fiber optic cable assembly may also include a micro-duct disposed around at least a portion of the jacket, for example, where the cable is buried below grade. The fiber optic cable assembly may further include an insulating layer disposed around at least a portion of the micro-duct, and an outer layer disposed around the insulating layer. The insulating layer and the outer layer may protect the micro-duct and the cable in the event of high temperature exposure that may arise from nearby high temperature utilities, such as in a manhole, as well as to enable the fiber optic cable to be air jetted through the micro-duct from a starting point to a terminating point of a cable routing path. |
| US09465175B2 |
Integrated lens-array-on-substrate for optical coupling system and fabrication method thereof
An integrated optical coupling device may include a substrate, a coating layer disposed on the substrate, and a prism disposed on the coating layer. The prism may include a first surface and a second surface. The integrated optical coupling device may also include a first lens disposed on the first surface of the prism, a second lens disposed on the second surface of the prism, and an anti-reflection coating layer disposed on the first lens and the second lens. |
| US09465173B2 |
Connector assembly
An improved connector assembly is disclosed wherein end segment portions of a male plug have increasing cylindrical wall cylindrical wall diameter from the outer-most segment to an intermediate segment to an inner segment. The female receptacle has its female receptacle dimensions arranged to accept the male plug such that increasing cylindrical wall diameters exist from its outer-most segment to an intermediate segment to an inner-most segment. The increased diameters enhance the sealing with a strong and sustainable sealing pressure wherein coupling forces between the male plug and female receptacle are minor until the end of the insertion of the male plug into the female receptacle. |
| US09465158B2 |
Light-guide coupler for modulating angular and spatial distributions of light source
A light-guide coupler for modulating angular and spatial distributions of a light source is provided. The light-guide coupler includes a transmission body and a microstructure portion. One end of the transmission body defines a first opening. The other end of the transmission body defines a second opening. The width of the transmission body increases in a direction from the first opening to the second opening and forms a curved portion in at least one side plane of the transmission body. The microstructure portion is configured on one plane of the transmission body. An inner reflecting surface is formed in the transmission body and matched to the microstructure portion and curved portion. The inner reflecting surface forms a light transmission path between the first opening and the second opening. |
| US09465157B2 |
Spread illuminating apparatus
A spread illuminating apparatus includes a light source that emits white light, and a light guide plate including an incident light surface which is an end surface at which the light source is disposed and an emitting part that emits light which has entered from the incident light surface in a spread pattern from an emitting surface. The light guide plate includes an incident light wedge part between the incident light surface and the emitting part, the incident light wedge part including an inclined surface and tapering in thickness from the incident light surface side toward a forward direction. Also, a blue light reflecting unit is disposed on at least one of the emitting surface side or an opposite side of the emitting surface side near a boundary between the incident light wedge part and the emitting part. |
| US09465154B2 |
Light emitting device
To provide a light emitting device that makes it possible to form a surface light emitting apparatus of less unevenness in luminance. The light emitting device 10 of the present invention comprises a light emitting element 30, connecting terminals 21a, 21b connected with the light emitting element 30, a package 12 which has a recess 40 wherein the light emitting element 30 is mounted and from which a part of each connecting terminal 21a, 21b is projected outward, an opening 41 of the recess 40 being elongated in one direction, wherein both side walls of the recess 40 positioned in the longitudinal direction of the recess 40 are inclined surface 43, an angle θ between both the inclined surfaces 43 being 90 degrees or more. In the light emitting device 10 of the present invention, light emitted by the light emitting element 30 is spread sufficiently in the longitudinal direction of the opening 41 so as to produce a band-shaped beam. As a result, when a plurality of light emitting devices 10 are disposed along the longitudinal direction of the light receiving surface 72 of the light guide plate 71 for constituting the surface light emitting apparatus 70, unevenness in luminance can be suppressed from occurring as dark portions are less likely to be generated between adjacent light emitting devices 10. |
| US09465153B2 |
Linear light source module and optical touch device with the same
A linear light source module includes a mirror light guide component and a light emitting component. The mirror light guide component has a light emitting end, a surface having a mirror light reflecting layer formed thereon and a light incidence end. The light emitting component is configured for providing light to the light incidence end. The mirror light guide component is a light guide bar and is configured for converting the light from the first light emitting component into a linear light when the light emitting component is lighted, and the mirror light guide component is a mirror bar and is configured for providing a mirror function when the light emitting component is closed. An optical touch device with the linear light source module can avoid a blind zone and can be used as a dual-touch device or a multi-touch device. |
| US09465149B2 |
Diffraction element and method of manufacturing diffraction element
Provided is an immersion diffraction element that prevents decrease of diffraction efficiency thereof so as to satisfy optical performance. A reflection type diffraction element is made of a material transmitting a light, beam having a predetermined wavelength. An echelle diffraction grating covered with a reflecting film that prevents transmission of the light beam is formed on one surface of the material. A diffraction grating is formed off in a repeated manner, a blazed surface facing incident light and a non-blazed surface connecting the blazed surface to a neighboring blazed surface. An angle formed between the blazed surface and the non-blazed surface is an acute angle. A defect generated at a grating vertex of the blazed surface fails in a shadow of the neighboring blazed surface so as to prevent the incident light from becoming scattered light due to the defect portion. |
| US09465146B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes at least a light source, a display element, and an isotropic diffusion layer. When θ0 is an emission angle at which light from the light source has a maximum luminous flux ratio, θ1 is an average traveling angle at which light incident on the display element at the angle θ0 travels to the isotropic diffusion layer, T is a distance from an image formation surface to an interface between a light diffusing member and the isotropic diffusion layer, n0 is a refractive index of air, n1 is an average refractive index in a region between the image formation surface and the isotropic diffusion layer, P is a pixel pitch, and P′ is a distance between a position at which a portion of light emitted from an end portion of one of the pixels reaches the isotropic diffusion layer in a direction perpendicular to the isotropic diffusion layer and a position at which another portion of the light emitted from the end portion of the one of the pixels reaches the isotropic diffusion layer at the traveling angle θ1, the following Expressions (1), (2), and (3) are satisfied. |
| US09465141B2 |
Narrow-band frequency filters and splitters, photonic sensors, and cavities having pre-selected cavity modes
Waveguides and electromagnetic cavities fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. Devices comprising electromagnetic cavities fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. Devices comprising waveguides fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. The devices include electromagnetic splitters, filters, and sensors. |
| US09465140B2 |
Petrophysical method for predicting shear strength anisotropy in fine-grained rock formations
Method and system is described for modeling one or more geophysical properties of a subsurface volume. In one example, a method for predicting strength anisotropy in subsurface formations along a wellpath comprises receiving a stress model of the subsurface formation in the area of the wellpath. Bulk strength properties of target rock are obtained and used to develop anisotropic failure criteria. The stress model may then be combined with the anisotropic failure criteria to develop an anisotropic wellbore stability model which is used to enhance hydrocarbon recovery. |
| US09465136B2 |
Radiation detector, processor module, and methods of detecting radiation and well logging
A control module for a radiation detector can be configured to use a first pulse shape discrimination technique at a first state, and use a second pulse shape discrimination technique at a second state. |
| US09465128B2 |
Drilling dynamics monitor
Procedures are described for monitoring dynamics along a drill string during the drilling process using only surface instrumentation or using a combination of surface and downhole instrumentation. Events such as drill collar whirl may be identified from signatures found in signals generated by an electromagnetic sensor such as a magnetometer and/or from a mechanical sensor such as accelerometer. Additional embodiments are described. |
| US09465127B2 |
Disposable antifouling covers for geophysical survey equipment
Disposable antifouling covers for geophysical survey equipment. At least of example embodiments are methods including deploying marine geophysical survey equipment. The deploying may include: installing a disposable antifouling cover of plastic material on a portion of the marine geophysical survey equipment, wherein the disposable antifouling cover occludes a majority of an exterior surface of the portion of the marine geophysical survey equipment; and placing the marine geophysical survey equipment in a body of water. |
| US09465125B2 |
Seismic data processing including compensating for source and receiver ghost effects in reverse time migration
Methods and systems for compensating for source and receiver ghost effects in a reverse time migration (RTM) equation are described. Boundary conditions associated with the RTM acoustic wave equations for the source and recorded wavefields are modified. The resultant modified RTM acoustic wave equations are solved to generate ghost compensated modeled seismic images. In another aspect an imaging condition is also modified and the resultant RTM acoustic wave equations are solved to generate velocity and impedance perturbation images. |
| US09465122B2 |
Method for acquiring seismic data
Receiver lines arranged in an area to be explored are provided with geophones in respective receiver positions for measuring seismic waves from the subsoil. The receiver lines include first parallel lines and second lines parallel to the first lines and located in intermediate positions between the first lines. Seismic waves are emitted from source positions located along the first receiver lines, and seismic data, representing waves measured by the various geophones in response to the emitted waves, are obtained. Said first seismic data are processed by seismic interferometry in order to estimate other seismic data representing responses, in at least some of the receiver positions, to waves emitted from a virtual source located in a receiver position along a second line. |
| US09465121B2 |
System and method for on-site instant seismic analysis
A system and method instantly on-site analyze seismic acceleration signals measured from a primary wave of an earthquake and at a detecting site. The system includes an embedded computing host and a signal preprocessing module. Hardware preprocessing is executed on the seismic acceleration signals; and whether the earthquake is a seismic event is able to be determined according to a seism determining logic. Seismic acceleration signals are converted into ground velocities and ground displacements to obtain a peak ground displacement. A seismic fracture time parameter is calculated through the ground velocities and ground displacements and then a seismic magnitude of the earthquake is obtained. According to the peak ground displacement and the seismic magnitude, an epicentral distance is further calculated. Then a peak ground acceleration of the earthquake's shear wave at the detection site is able to be obtained through the seismic magnitude and the epicentral distance. |
| US09465120B1 |
Apparatus and method for the determination of one or more neutron source characteristics
A neutron detection system includes a plurality of neutron detector assemblies, the neutron detector assemblies including a plurality of neutron detection devices, wherein the neutron detection devices are configured to detect one or more characteristics of neutrons emanating from one or more neutron sources and impinging on one or more neutron detection devices; a plurality of discrete moderating elements, wherein each of the discrete moderating elements is disposed proximate to at least one neutron detector assembly, the plurality of neutron detector assemblies and the plurality of discrete moderating elements disposed along a common axis, wherein the discrete moderating elements are configured to moderate the energy of neutrons impinging on one or more of the neutron-photon detector assemblies; and a control system configured to: determine one or more characteristics associated with the one or more neutron sources based on the received one or more measured response signals. |
| US09465117B2 |
Radiation detecting apparatus
A radiation detecting apparatus includes a radiation detector including a scintillator for converting radiation that has passed through a subject into visible light, and a substantially rectangular shaped photoelectric transducer board for converting the visible light into radiographic image information, and a casing housing the radiation detector therein. The casing is of a substantially rectangular shape and includes an upper plate, a lower plate, and a frame interconnecting the upper plate and the lower plate. The frame has a recess defined therein, which faces and is spaced from a corner of the photoelectric transducer board, the recess being concave in a direction away from the corner. |
| US09465108B1 |
System and method for target doppler estimation and range bias compensation using high duty cycle linear frequency modulated signals
A method involves using an echo-ranging system to transmit a continuously repeating linear frequency modulated (LFM) signal through a propagation medium and receive a return signal reflected off of a target, performing signal processing on the return signal for processing intervals shorter in duration than the return signal waveform cycle, extracting detected echo sets from the processing intervals, estimating a time versus delay slope for each of the detected echo sets, estimating a target range-rate using the estimated time versus delay slopes, computing a bias error using the estimated target range-rate, applying timing correction to the detected echo sets to remove the bias error, and using the echo ranging system to transmit the detected echo set to a target tracker system. |
| US09465106B2 |
Robust attenuation correction system for radar reflectivity and differential reflectivity
Embodiments of the invention are directed toward attenuation correction of radar data. Atmospheric attenuation is a function of atmospheric water drop size and temperature. A number of different theoretical models are available to mathematically describe the particle drop shape that influences attenuation estimation. Each of these models has proven effective in different scenarios. It can be difficult, however, to predict which theoretical model to use. The total differential phase gives an idea of the attenuation, but it depends on the model. Moreover, the total attenuation along a rain path must be apportioned to different parts of the radar path in order to correct for attenuation along a radar path. Embodiments of this invention allows for a system to apportion the attenuation to different parts of the radar beam. Embodiments of the invention also allow for optimization of a number of different theoretical models for both drop size and temperature. |
| US09465105B2 |
V2V communication-based vehicle identification apparatus and identification method thereof
Disclosed herein are a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication-based vehicle identification apparatus and an identification method thereof. The V2V communication-based vehicle identification apparatus includes a radar sensor unit sensing radar information corresponding to relative distances to object vehicles, a GPS module unit generating GPS information from GPS satellites, a V2V communication unit transmitting the generated GPS information to the object vehicles and receiving GPS information of the object vehicles from the object vehicles through vehicle to vehicle (V2V) communication, and a controller calculating probabilities that the GPS information of the object vehicles will be located at areas, set based on the sensed radar information, and identifying vehicles corresponding to the radar information and the GPS information of the object vehicles based on the calculated probabilities. |
| US09465097B2 |
Systems and methods for providing ADS-B mode control through data overlay
Embodiments of the present invention disclose systems and methods for providing enhanced features using an ATC Overlay data link. Further, there are provided systems and methods for ADS-B Mode Control that enable a transponder to selectively transmit data on a desired link, such as the ADS-B or ATC Overlay link, based on the control inputs such as current active ADS-B applications, thus reducing RF interference while maximizing the amount of pertinent data being transmitted. In various embodiments, ADS-B Mode Control also offers a mechanism to include pilot-entered data onto the ADS-B or ATC Overlay link, thereby producing flexibility for future ADS-B In applications. |
| US09465096B2 |
Determining method, computer product, determining apparatus, and determining system
A determining method includes obtaining by each monitoring apparatus among plural monitoring apparatuses disposed encompassing a given area having plural wireless communications apparatuses, hop count information that indicates a hop count of a wireless signal transmitted by one wireless communications apparatus among the wireless communications apparatuses and received by the monitoring apparatus via multi-hop communication by the wireless communications apparatuses; calculating by each monitoring apparatus, an estimated line that represents candidates of a position of the one wireless communications apparatus, the estimated line being calculated from an estimated distance between the monitoring apparatus and the one wireless communications apparatus, based on the hop count; correcting by each monitoring apparatus, the calculated estimated line based on information indicating a node-less area in which no wireless communications apparatus of the given area is present; and determining the position of the one wireless communications apparatus based on intersections of the corrected estimated lines. |
| US09465094B2 |
Method and magnetic resonance device for the automated classification of an image property of a magnetic resonance image
A method is disclosed for the automated classification of an image property of a magnetic resonance image. In an embodiment, the method includes determining at least the parameters T, T2 and proton density of at least two tissues imaged in the magnetic resonance image or prespecifying at least two sets of at least these parameters; calculating the signal intensity in the center of the k-space for each imaged tissue or each set of parameters; and classifying the image property as a function of the calculated signal intensities. A magnetic resonance device is also disclosed. |
| US09465093B2 |
Method and magnetic resonance system for MR imaging of a predetermined volume segment of a living examination subject by stimulation of the examination subject
In MR imaging of a predetermined volume segment of a living examination subject, the examination subject is stimulated with a defined stimulation pattern, MR data of the predetermined volume segment, are acquired, and MR images based on the MR data are generated that depend on the stimulation pattern. The predetermined volume segment is an internal organ or muscle tissue of the examination subject. |
| US09465092B2 |
Receiving method, receiving system for magnetic resonance signals, and magnetic resonance imaging system
A method and system for receiving magnetic resonance signals, and a magnetic resonance imaging system are provided. The method includes dividing coil units in a receiving coil array into different coil unit groups. For each of the coil unit groups, correlations are established between carrier frequencies and the signals received by each coil unit in the coil unit group. Low noise amplification is performed, and filtering and frequency mixing is performed on the signals received by all the coil units in the coil unit group according to the correlations to obtain intermediate frequency signals borne on the respectively corresponding carrier frequencies of an identical channel. After performing amplification and filtering on the intermediate frequency signals, the intermediate frequency signals are output to an analog-to-digital conversion unit to perform digital sampling so as to obtain digital domain signals. |
| US09465091B2 |
System and method for random cartesian acquisition with projection reconstruction-like sampling
A system and method are provided for producing a magnetic resonance image of a subject with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. The method includes acquiring k-space image data from a subject arranged in an MRI system by performing a pulse sequence. To perform the pulse sequence the MRI system divides k-space into a plurality of radially-extending sectors extending along a radial direction away from an origin of k-space. The plurality of radially-extending sectors include a width transverse to the radial direction that is defined by a vane angle chosen to be greater than a floating point precision of the trigonometric functions that define the radially-extending sectors. The MRI system acquires imaging data from at least the radially-extending sectors to undersample the periphery of k-space by only sampling k-space within the plurality of radial sectors and reconstructs an image of the subject using the imaging data. |
| US09465089B2 |
NMR spectroscopy device based on resonance type impedance (IR) sensor and method of NMR spectra acquisition
Processes and apparatuses are provided for contactless Nuclear magnetic resonance (“NMR”) spectrum acquiring and spectroscopic analysis and/or measuring or monitoring, in-line, in-situ and/or in real time, at least one composition or object under test of one or more solid, liquid, and/or gaseous substances and/or one or more bulk materials. One or more apparatus may include a resonance type impedance sensor having at least two coils, at least one coil of the at least two coils being at least one excitation coil, at least one other coil of the at least two coils being at least one sensing coil. The method(s) involve acquiring an NMR spectrum of an object under test while changing at least one of the frequency of an IR sensor and the intensity of the magnetic field applied to an object under test and/or sweeping intensity of the magnetic field applied to the object under test. |
| US09465084B2 |
Apparatus and method for diagnosing battery cell defect
An apparatus for diagnosing a battery cell defect includes a battery having a plurality of battery cells, a sensing portion configured to sense the battery to generate sensing information, a calculation portion configured to calculate real used power and a cell voltage of each of the plurality battery cells using the generated sensing information, a monitoring portion configured to store information on whether the battery is overused in the form of a power monitoring set using the calculated real used power, and a determination portion configured to determine, when the calculated cell voltage reaches a preset lower limit voltage value, whether each of the plurality battery cells fails using the power monitoring set and a cell voltage deviation. |
| US09465082B2 |
Device and method for measuring a maximum cell voltage
A device for measuring a maximum cell voltage among cell voltages of a plurality of battery cells connected in series includes a plurality of ohmic resistors connected in series. The device is configured to be connected to a plurality of battery cells connected in series in such a way that a respective battery cell is associated with each ohmic resistor according to the series connections. Each ohmic resistor, with the exception of a first ohmic resistor, is configured to conduct the larger of (i) a current that corresponds to the cell voltage of the associated battery cell, and (ii) the current that is conducted by the preceding ohmic resistor in the series connection. |
| US09465081B2 |
Battery power detecting device and method
A battery power detecting device and method are provided. It can detect the battery power of a battery rod in a non-disposable electronic cigarette. The battery power detecting device includes a spare battery unit, a current sampling unit, a voltage sampling unit, a charging control unit, a main control unit, and a power display unit. The main control unit is configured to control the charging control unit to adjust and output the voltage provided by the spare battery unit according to the charging current sampled by the current sampling unit, in order to make the charging current equal to a preset current. Then, the main control unit calculates the battery power of the battery rod according to the charging voltage currently sampled by the voltage sampling unit, and finally controls the power display unit to display the battery power of the battery rod. |
| US09465080B2 |
System and method for prognosis of batteries
In accordance with one aspect of the present technique, a method is disclosed. The method includes identifying a first change in an excitation direction of a group of cells and determining a first set of characteristics of the group of cells corresponding to the first change. The method also includes identifying a second change in the excitation direction of the group of cells and determining a second set of characteristics of the group of cells corresponding to the second change. The second change in the excitation direction is opposite to the first change in the excitation direction. The method further includes determining a number of functional cells from the group of cells based on the first and the second set of characteristics. |
| US09465078B2 |
Battery capacity and durability prediction method
A method of determining battery performance information indicative of a performance of a battery in a device is disclosed, the method including: receiving environmental condition information indicative of environmental conditions of the device during a usage period; receiving operating parameter information indicative of one or more operating parameters of the battery during the usage period; and determining the battery performance information based at least in part on: the environmental condition information, the operating parameter information, and a performance model corresponding to the battery. |
| US09465076B2 |
Slip ring and slip ring electrical system
A slip ring includes an exterior, a plurality of brushes, a plurality of rings, a brush fixing member that causes the plurality of brushes to contact the plurality of rings and supports the plurality of brushes, and a rotating shaft inserted into the plurality of rings and supports the plurality of rings. The slip ring also includes a reference signal generation unit configured to generate a reference signal, and a detection unit configured to detect a signal, wherein a circuit is formed by the reference signal generation unit, a first brush, which is at least one of the plurality of brushes, a first ring that contacts the first brush, and the detection unit, and wherein a state of contact of the first brush and the first ring is detected based on the signal detected by the detection unit. |
| US09465073B2 |
Integrated circuit (IC) for reconstructing values of flip-flops connected in a scan-chain by using a joint test action group (JTAG) interface, a method of operating the IC, and devices having the IC
An integrated circuit (IC) includes an on-chip logic that includes an input terminal, an output terminal, and a plurality of synchronizing circuits connected in a scan-chain; a test data in (TDI) line; a test data out (TDO) line connected to the output terminal; and a test access port (TAP) controller that transmits, to the input terminal, data output from one of a plurality of data sources, the data sources including the TDI line and the output terminal, in response to one or more selection signals. |
| US09465072B2 |
Method and system for digital circuit scan testing
Embodiments of methods and systems for digital circuit scan testing are described. In one embodiment, a method for scan testing a digital circuit involves testing a digital circuit using a scan chain to generate scan data and distributing the scan data over a plurality of scan output terminals using a sample and hold device. |
| US09465068B2 |
Test method for semiconductor device having stacked plural semiconductor chips
Disclosed herein is a method for testing a semiconductor device, the method includes: preparing a first semiconductor chip having a first bump electrode and a first driver circuit that drives the first bump electrode, and a second semiconductor chip having a second bump electrode and a second driver circuit that drives the second bump electrode; staking the first and second semiconductor chips so that the first bump electrode and the second bump electrode are electrically connected to each other to form a current path including the first and second bump electrodes; and driving, in a test mode, the current path to a first potential by the first driver circuit while driving the current path to a second potential different from the first potential by the second driver circuit. |
| US09465066B2 |
Transformer evaluation
An illustrative method of evaluating a condition of a plurality of transformers that are located remotely from each other, includes: obtaining an ambient temperature for respective sites of the transformers at a plurality of times during a period; determining respective loading at the transformers at the plurality of times; and determining respective aging rates of the transformers during the period based on the respective ambient temperatures and loadings. |
| US09465061B2 |
In-process material characterization
Various embodiments include solutions for in-process material characterization. Various particular embodiments include a computer-implemented method including: providing instructions for transmitting oscillating electromagnetic field signals to a material under test (MUT); obtaining a return signal associated with the transmitted oscillating electromagnetic field signals; comparing the return signal with the oscillating electromagnetic field signals to determine a difference in an aspect of the return signal and the aspect of the oscillating electromagnetic field signals; comparing the difference in the aspect to a predetermined threshold; and determining a characteristic of the MUT based upon the compared difference. |
| US09465059B2 |
Method, sensor and system for analyzing appliances in a power line network
A method for analyzing appliances in a power line network comprises obtaining an electrical characteristic of the power line network, using a sensor that is connected to the power line network, extracting a line-neglecting feature from the electrical characteristic of the power line network, and detecting an appliance connected to the power line network based on the extracted line-neglecting feature. |
| US09465055B2 |
Electronic circuit and method for measuring a load current
An electronic circuit is described comprising a load, a power supply node, a first transistor coupled between the supply node and the load such that the input at a control terminal of the first transistor controls current flow from the supply node to the load through the first transistor, a current source, a second transistor coupled between the current source and the load such that the input at a control terminal of the second transistor controls current flow from the current source to the load through the second transistor, a control node coupled to the control terminal of the first transistor and the control terminal of the second transistor and a measuring circuit connected to the point of coupling between the current source and the second transistor configured to measure the difference between the current provided by the current source and the current consumed by the second transistor. |
| US09465051B1 |
Surface contact imaging sensor
An imaging system disposed on a TFT array employing a capacitance input sensing stage into a diode peak detecting circuit used as a single pixel on a semiconductor or TFT array that is capable of accessing the generated charge across the capacitor, peak detecting it, amplifying it and then distributing it to an external system via row and column addressing. The resulting imaging system is suitable for fingerprint imaging or as a computer touchpad input device. |
| US09465045B2 |
Aircraft including a system for measuring pressure, and an associated method
The invention relates to an aircraft (10) having a system for measuring a static reference pressure in flight, which system comprises: a pressure sensor (22) connected to the rear portion of the aircraft by a cable (16) and associated with a pressure intake (24) that is located, in flight, in an undisturbed zone downstream from the aircraft, the pressure signal (22) being suitable firstly for measuring a pressure coming from the pressure intake (24) and secondly for transmitting a signal representative of the measured pressure, e.g. an electric signal, to the aircraft; and a system (34) on board the aircraft, which system is suitable for determining a pressure measurement firstly from the transmitted signal and secondly from a position of the pressure sensor (22) relative to the aircraft (10). Pressure is measured dynamically while the aircraft is climbing or descending. |
| US09465042B2 |
Tape adaptor
A tape adaptor (8) includes a bottom plate (20) and a top plate (60) mounted to the bottom plate (20) with a space (40) defined between an upper side wall (26) of the bottom plate (20) and a lower face (68) of the top plate (60) for receiving a tape segment (100) remaining on or cut from a continuous array tape (10). The tape segment (100) includes an array of wells (54) between two edges (52). A slit (46) is formed between an end (62) of the top plate (60) and an end (22) of the bottom plate (20). The tape segment (100) is slideably extended through the slit (46) into the space (40) with the edges (52) sliding on two ridges (38) on two longitudinal edges (36) of the bottom plate (20). The bottom plate (20) can include at least one groove (30) to receive the array of wells (54) of the tape segment (100). The tape segment (100) is positioned relative to the tape adaptor (8) by the ridges (38) or the groove (30). |
| US09465038B2 |
Quantitative determination of biomarkers in the erythrocyte membrane
This invention relates to determination of quantitative expression of plasma membrane proteins as biomarkers in the erythrocytes. The invention includes simple, quantitative assay platforms which can be made available in most diagnostic laboratories. The platform allows performing personalized, quantitative tests for the direct expression level of a wide range of membrane proteins from small volume blood samples and connecting them to individual genetic variability, disease conditions, disease stages and complications, treatment protocols, pharmacological responses, or toxic side effects. |
| US09465036B2 |
Particles containing detectable elemental code
The invention relates to a new type of element encoded particles suitable for the attachment of bio molecules to enable massively multiplex bio-analytical methods, and to calibrate and tune the elemental flow cytometer mass spectrometer (FC-MS). |
| US09465031B2 |
Method of evaluating prostatic disease
According to the method of evaluating prostatic disease of the present invention, amino acid concentration data on concentration values of amino acids in blood collected from a subject to be evaluated is measured, and the state of prostatic disease including at least one of prostatic cancer and prostatic hypertrophy in the subject is evaluated based on the concentration value of at least one of Tau, Thr, Ser, Asn, Glu, Pro, Gly, Ala, Cit, ABA, Val, Met, Ile, Leu, Phe, His, Trp, Orn, Lys, and Cys2 contained in the measured amino acid concentration data of the subject. |
| US09465026B2 |
Apparatus for measuring blood cells and immunity from whole blood
In conventional apparatuses for measuring blood cells and immunity from whole blood, the CRP cell is used for the final cleaning of a nozzle, and CRP measurement—cleaning of the CRP cell—final cleaning of nozzle are performed in this order in the CRP cell. In contrast, in the present invention, an exclusive cleaning chamber A for immunity measurement is further provided for the cleaning nozzle after completion of dispensing the specimen and the reagent(s) for CRP measurement to the CRP cell. Thus, a configuration is adapted wherein the outer surface and inner surface of the nozzle are cleaned in the cleaning chamber A for immunity measurement while the immunity measurement is performed in CRP cell. Since the final cleaning of the nozzle is performed in parallel with the CRP measurement, the time conventionally necessary for the final cleaning of the nozzle can be shortened. |
| US09465023B2 |
Device and method for unit use sensor testing
An analyte testing material web, method of making the analyte testing material web, and an analyzer are disclosed. The analyte testing material web has a material web and a plurality of distinct sample testing devices. The material web has a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a first side, and a second side. The plurality of sample testing devices are positioned on the first surface of the material web. Each of the plurality of sample testing devices has an inlet, an outlet, a fluid channel, and one or more testing elements within the fluid channel and configured to analyze one or more analyte within a sample applied to the inlet of one of the plurality of sample testing devices. |
| US09465019B2 |
Mountable sensor for an aircraft
A sensor system runs real-time software on the processor to receive and log temperature and humidity data from the sensors. A processor processes the data, reformats the data packaged with GPS information provided by the centralized sensor control system for transmission to the platform receiver (including error checking), and provides a diagnostic interface for displaying logged data and status information. This data is time stamped and transmitted to the centralized sensor control system across the external control/data interface. |
| US09465018B1 |
Method for determining wear of a connector contact using atom transfer radical polymerization
A method for examining wear of a connector contact using atom transfer radical polymerization. Metals in the connector contact are involved in atom transfer radical polymerization. In the method, polymers are formed via atom transfer radical polymerization. A polydispersity index of the polymers are determined. The exposure of underlying metal layers of the connector contact is determined based on the based on the polydispersity index. |
| US09465011B2 |
Flexible magnetostrictive probe having sensor elements without permanent magnets
A sensor for use in magnetostrictive testing of a structure. An array of sensor elements is attached to a flexible backing. Each sensor element has a thin strip made from magnetostrictive material, a first coil wrapped around the width of the strip and operable to provide a DC bias magnetic field, and a second coil wrapped around the width of the strip and operable for MsS generation and detection. Typically, the first coils of all strips are electrically connected to each other and the second coils of all strips are electrically connected to each other, to form two separate coil circuits. The probe may be wrapped around the circumference of a cylindrical structure, and used for magnetostrictive testing. |
| US09465008B2 |
Method and system for eddy current device dynamic gain adjustment
A method and system for dynamically adjusting a gain of an eddy current device are provided. The method includes providing calibration information to the eddy current device using a probe and switching between a first mode and a second mode of the eddy current device, the first mode exciting only a first coil to measure liftoff of the probe from a surface of a workpiece, the second mode exciting the first coil and a second coil to measure dimensions of a flaw within a workpiece. The method also includes determining a thickness of a non-conductive coating covering at least a portion of the workpiece using the first coil, adjusting a gain setting of the eddy current device based on the determined thickness and the calibration information, and determining dimensions of the flaw using the first and second coils and the adjusted gain setting. |
| US09465005B2 |
Analyte sensors and methods of use
Analyte sensors for determining the concentration of an analyte in a sample. The sensors have a sample chamber having an inlet with a projection extending from an edge of the sensor for facilitating flow of sample into the sample chamber. |
| US09465002B2 |
Active-electrode integrated biosensor array and methods for use thereof
A method and device for performing DNA sequencing and extracting structural information from unknown nucleic acid strands. The device includes a microwell structure, where identical DNA strands are immobilized within the microwell structure on a surface of a micro-bead, an active electrode or a porous polymer. The device further includes a CMOS-integrated semiconductor integrated circuit, where the CMOS-integrated semiconductor integrated circuit includes metal layers on a silicon substrate, where the metal layers form an active electrode biosensor. In addition, a sensing electrode is formed by creating openings in a passivation layer of the CMOS-integrated semiconductor integrated circuit to hold a single bead, on which the DNA strands are immobilized. |
| US09464999B2 |
Detecting temperature sensor anomalies
Generally discussed herein are techniques, software, apparatuses, and systems configured for detecting an anomaly in a temperature sensor. In one or more embodiments an apparatus can include one or more computer processors configured to: (1) receive a series of temperature sensor readings from a temperature sensor, (2) determine if the temperature sensor is exhibiting behavior consistent with experiencing oscillations as a function of the received sensor readings, and (3) in response to determining that the temperature sensor is exhibiting behavior consistent with experiencing oscillations, recording in a memory data indicating that the temperature sensor is exhibiting behavior consistent with experiencing oscillations. |
| US09464998B2 |
Method and system for electron microscope with multiple cathodes
An electron microscope system includes a laser system operable to generate an optical pulse and a pump pulse and a microscope column. The microscope column includes a multiple cathode structure having a plurality of spatially separated cathode regions. Each of the cathode regions are operable to generate an electron pulse. The microscope column also includes an electron acceleration region adjacent the multiple cathode structure, a specimen region operable to support a specimen, and a detector. |
| US09464996B2 |
Processing device and method for the spectrometric measurement of a photon flux
A processing device and method for a spectrometric measurement in terms of energy of a photon flux that may be received by a photosensitive element of a detector comprises the following successive steps: converting each photon received by the photosensitive element into an electrical signal, a characteristic of which is representative of the energy of the photon considered; filtering each electrical signal with a first low-pass filter whose cutoff frequency is adjusted as a function of the photon flux, the bigger the flux, the higher the cutoff frequency; determining the characteristic of each filtered electrical signal; generating an energy spectrum for the photon flux received as a function of the characteristic of the filtered electrical signals; and filtering the energy spectrum with a second low-pass filter whose cutoff frequency is adjusted as a function of the photon flux, the bigger the flux, the lower the cutoff frequency. |
| US09464994B2 |
High sensitivity tunable radio frequency sensors
Highly sensitive and tunable RF sensors that provide detection and analysis of single cells and particles are provided. The tunable RF sensors are configured as tunable interferometers, wherein cells or particles to be analyzed are passed through a channel, such as a microfluidic channel, across waveguides corresponding to reference and test branches of the interferometers. A network analyzer coupled to the interferometers can be configured to measure a plurality of scattering parameters, such as transmission scattering coefficients (S21) of the reference and test branches, to evaluate characteristics of cells passing through the channel. A plurality of tunable interferometers may be employed, each interferometer operating in different frequency bands such that information obtain from the plurality of interferometers may be combined to provide further information. |
| US09464985B2 |
Plasmon resonance imaging apparatus having nano-lycurgus-cup arrays and methods of use
Apparatus and methods are disclosed that are configured to permit nanoplasmonic spectroscopy sensing in the form of colorimetric sensing. An example apparatus involves: (a) an array layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein a plurality of nanoholes are defined in the top surface of the array layer, wherein the plurality of nanoholes each have at least one sidewall surface and a bottom surface, (b) a thin metal film disposed on the top surface of the array layer and on the bottom surface of each of the plurality of nanoholes, and (c) a plurality of nanoparticles disposed on the at least one sidewall surface of the plurality of nanoholes. |
| US09464984B2 |
Laser illuminated gas imaging device for determining inoperable gas detection pixels
Aspects of the invention generally relate to illumination gas imaging and detection. Camera systems can illuminate a target scene with light sources configured to emit absorbing and non-absorbing wavelengths with respect to a target gas. An image of the target scene illuminated with a non-absorbing wavelength can be compared to a non-illuminated image of the target scene in order to determine information about the background of the target scene. If sufficient light of the non-absorbing wavelength is scattered by the scene toward a detector, the target scene comprises an adequate background for performing a gas imaging process. A camera system can alert a user of portions of the target scene suitable or unsuitable for performing a gas imaging process. If necessary, the user can reposition the system until sufficient portions of the target scene are recognized as suitable for performing the gas imaging process. |
| US09464981B2 |
Systems and methods for sample use maximization
The present invention provides systems, devices, and methods for point-of-care and/or distributed testing services. The methods and devices of the invention are directed toward automatic detection of analytes in a bodily fluid. The components of the device can be modified to allow for more flexible and robust use with the disclosed methods for a variety of medical, laboratory, and other applications. The systems, devices, and methods of the present invention can allow for effective use of samples by improved sample preparation and analysis. |
| US09464977B2 |
System and method for deforming, imaging and analyzing particles
A system for deforming and analyzing particles includes a substrate defining an inlet, and an outlet; a fluidic pathway fluidly coupled to the inlet and the outlet and defining a delivery region upstream of a deformation region configured to deform particles, wherein the fluidic pathway comprises a first branch configured to generate a first flow, and a second branch configured to generate a second flow that opposes the first flow, wherein an intersection of the first flow and the second flow defines the deformation region; a detection module including a sensor configured to generate a morphology dataset characterizing deformation of the particles, and a photodetector configured to generate a fluorescence dataset characterizing fluorescence of the particles; and a processor configured to output an analysis of the plurality of particles based at least in part on the deformation dataset and the fluorescent dataset for the plurality of particles. |
| US09464968B2 |
Mobile sample collection system
A mobile sample collection system including housing enclosing a main influent peristaltic pump operatively connected to a main tubing line; a continuous flow centrifuge (CFC) operatively connected to the main tubing line, the CFC comprising a centrifuge bowl; and an elutriate collection tank receiving elutriate from the CFC. The main influent peristaltic pump is configured to continuously pump fluids from a liquid source through the main tubing line and into the CFC. The fluids, containing suspended solids and dissolved solids, are processed through the CFC so that the suspended solids are retained on the centrifuge bowl and the dissolved solids are pumped out of the CFC through the main tubing line and into the elutriate collection tank for sample collection and analysis. The elutriate collection tank includes a tank liner configured to prevent direct contact of pumped fluids with the tank. Excess fluids are returned to the liquid source. |
| US09464962B2 |
Method of compensating Mura of display apparatus and vision inspection apparatus performing the method
A method of compensating a Mura defect of a display apparatus, which includes a display area divided into an upper area and a lower area, includes calculating a sharp grayscale correction value of a predetermined sample grayscale displayed on the display apparatus, where the sharp grayscale correction value is configured to compensate a sharp horizontal Mura between the upper and lower areas, displaying a corrected sample grayscale on the display apparatus based on the predetermined sample grayscale and the sharp grayscale correction value, sensing the corrected sample grayscale displayed on each of a plurality of sample areas defined on the display area based on a Mura type, calculating an intensity profile of the sample grayscale and a target intensity profile configured to compensate the intensity profile of the sample grayscale, calculating a grayscale correction value of the sample area using the intensity profile and the target intensity profile. |
| US09464960B2 |
Liquid submerged portion fuel leakage diagnostic apparatus
A liquid submerged portion fuel leakage diagnostic apparatus includes a tank internal pressure detection portion; a liquid level detection portion; a reference-state liquid level extraction portion configured to extract, as a reference-state liquid level, a liquid level detected by the liquid level detection portion, when a tank internal pressure detected by the tank internal pressure detection portion becomes equal to a reference internal pressure; a fuel consumption detection portion configured to detect consumption of fuel in a fuel tank; and a fuel leakage diagnostic portion configured such that if the fuel consumption is not detected by the fuel consumption detection portion during a period between extraction timings at which the reference-state liquid levels are extracted by the reference-state liquid level extraction portion, the fuel leakage diagnostic portion diagnoses presence or absence of fuel leakage from a liquid submerged portion based on comparison of the reference-state liquid levels. |
| US09464959B2 |
System and method for detecting leaks in a fluid filled vessel
A leak detecting device for water filled vessel such as a swimming pool. An annular resilient seal having a central opening contacts the surface of the vessel under water and creates a seal between the resilient seal and the vessel. A rigid housing open in its interior is coupled to the resilient seal and has an opening for an inlet to deliver fluid into the interior of the housing, or couple a flow meter thereto to measure the fluid flow, or deliver a dye into the housing and through the central opening of the resilient seal. |
| US09464953B2 |
System and method for gauging safe towing parameters
A system for determining the tongue weight of a towed vehicle and other parameters includes a drawbar transducer in one embodiment and a receiver hitch transducer in another embodiment. Strain gauges are strategically located on the transducer and information regarding the towed vehicle are sent to a display. In one embodiment, a portable display unit has a radio frequency transceiver for receiving transmitted data from the transducer reflective of the towed vehicle tongue weight so that a user can view the tongue weight in practically real time. In this manner, the user can adjust the contents of the towed vehicle to achieve proper tongue weight without the necessity of going back and forth between the trailer and the transducer. A method is also disclosed for determining a safe towing condition based on the trailer tongue weight, trailer pulling force, acceleration during towing, and calculated trailer weight. |
| US09464952B2 |
Integrated electronic device for monitoring mechanical stress within a solid structure
The integrated electronic device is for detecting a local parameter related to a force observed in a given direction, within a solid structure. The device includes at least one sensor configured to detect the above-mentioned local parameter at least in the given direction through piezo-resistive effect. At least one damping element, integrated in the device, is arranged within a frame-shaped region that is disposed around the at least one sensor and belongs to a substantially planar region comprising a plane passing through the sensor and perpendicular to the given direction. Such at least one damping element is configured to damp forces acting in the planar region and substantially perpendicular to the given direction. |
| US09464948B2 |
Strain gauge and applications thereof
In one aspect, wireless strain gauges are described herein. In some embodiments, a wireless strain gauge comprises a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag and a nano-composite backplane coupled to the RFID tag, wherein the resonant frequency of the RFID tag antenna demonstrates an exponential dependence or substantially exponential dependence on the strain sensed by the strain gauge. |
| US09464943B2 |
Temperature sensor and temperature compensation oscillator
A temperature sensor includes a resonator; a first oscillation circuit to oscillate the resonator in a first oscillation mode; a second oscillation circuit to oscillate the resonator in a second oscillation mode different from the first oscillation mode; a switching circuit to connect the resonator to the first oscillation circuit or the second oscillation circuit; a control circuit to control the switching circuit so that the first oscillation circuit and the second oscillation circuit are alternately connected to the resonator; and a temperature information output circuit to generate information representing a frequency difference between a signal output from the first oscillation circuit kept in a status of being connected to the resonator and a signal output from the second oscillation circuit kept in the status of being connected to the resonator on the basis of these signals and to output the frequency difference information as temperature information on the resonator. |
| US09464942B2 |
Semiconductor temperature sensor with high sensitivity
A temperature sensor circuit is disclosed. In one embodiment, the temperature sensor comprises an input circuit with a current mirror for forcing a current down a reference stage and an output stage. The reference stage and the output stage include P-N junctions (e.g., using bipolar transistors) with differing junction potentials. By tailoring the resistances in the reference and output stages, the input circuit produces two output voltages, one of which varies predictably with temperature, and one which is stable with temperature. The input circuit is preferably used in conjunction with an amplifier stage which preferably receives both the temperature-sensitive and non-temperature sensitive outputs. Through various resistor configurations in the amplifier stage, the output of the temperature sensor can be made to vary at a higher sensitivity than produced by the temperature-sensitive output of the input circuit. Moreover, as a result of the non-temperature-sensitive output, the output of the temperature sensor is additionally and beneficially tailored in its offset voltage in a temperature-independent manner. The result is a flexible circuit that can achieve very high sensitivities and near-ideal performance even at lower power supply voltages. |
| US09464939B2 |
Detection device comprising an improved cold finger
The detection device comprises a cold finger which performs the thermal connection between a detector and a cooling system. The cold finger comprises at least one side wall at least partially formed by an area made from the amorphous metal alloy. Advantageously, the whole of the cold finger is made from the amorphous metal alloy. |
| US09464935B2 |
Spectrometry system with diffuser and filter array and isolated optical paths
A spectrometer comprises a plurality of isolated optical channels comprising a plurality of isolated optical paths. The isolated optical paths decrease cross-talk among the optical paths and allow the spectrometer to have a decreased length with increased resolution. In many embodiments, the isolated optical paths comprise isolated parallel optical paths that allow the length of the device to be decreased substantially. In many embodiments, each isolated optical path extends from a filter of a filter array, through a lens of a lens array, through a channel of a support array, to a region of a sensor array. Each region of the sensor array comprises a plurality of sensor elements in which a location of the sensor element corresponds to the wavelength of light received based on an angle of light received at the location, the focal length of the lens and the central wavelength of the filter. |
| US09464932B2 |
Draft shield for a balance with an integral spring element and holder element formed with the top rail members for securing the upper corners of the front wall
A draft shield (1) for a balance has a rear wall (2), a front wall (11), two side walls (9, 10), a top cover 8, and rail members (3, 4) which extend from the upper corners of the rear wall (2) to the upper corners of the front wall (11) and carry guide tracks (5, 6, 7) in which the top cover (8) and the side walls (9, 10) are slidably seated. According to the invention, each rail member (3, 4) includes at its front end a spring element and a holder element which are integrally connected to the rail members (3, 4) and are made of one piece with the latter. The spring elements and the holder elements are arranged on the rail members (3, 4) in such a way that the front wall (11) can be inserted between the spring elements (16) and the holder elements (17), and as a result of said insertion the front wall (11) will be secured to the rail members (3, 4). |
| US09464931B2 |
Combination weigher
A combination weigher comprises hoppers divided into a first group and a second group; an inner funnel which collects objects discharged inward from the hoppers and discharges the objects through an opening; a first outer funnel which is placed along a first side of the inner funnel, and collects objects discharged outward from the hoppers in the first group; a second outer funnel which is placed along a second side of the inner funnel, and collects objects discharged outward from the hoppers in the second group; and a partition plate which separates an inner region of the inner funnel into a first region corresponding to the hoppers in the first group and a second region corresponding to the hoppers in the second group, and separates the opening into a discharge outlet corresponding to the first side and a discharge outlet corresponding to the second side. |
| US09464930B2 |
Load cell for a forklift with a first bridge arrangement consisting of strain gages mounted on the top and bottom external surfaces, and a second bridge arrangement consisting of strain gages mounted internal to a central aperture
A forklift scale to measure a load carried by a pair of forks of a forklift that includes a fork carriage to movably position the forks is provided along with a method to measure the load. The forklift scale may include a base coupleable to a fork carriage, a fork support system to receive the pair of forks, and a plurality of load cells configured to deform elastically in response to a load carried by the forks. The method to measure the load carried by the forks may include obtaining signals from the load cells and processing the signals to obtain a load value indicative of a load shared by the pair of forks. Other related forklift scales, load cells therefor and methods of measuring a forklift load are also provided. |
| US09464925B2 |
Method for determining pump flow rate
The present invention relates to a method for determining a flow rate indicator relating to the output flow rate of one or more activated pumps of a pumping station. The pumping station includes a well configured to receive or supply fluid flow. The method includes the step of determining, using a computational device, an operating condition relating to the activated pumps. The activated pumps are temporarily deactivated and a well flow rate relating to the fluid flow is determined, responsive to the determination of the operating condition. The method further includes the step of determining the pump output flow rate indicator using the determined well flow rate. The step of temporarily deactivating the activated pumps involves deactivating the activated pumps for a predetermined period of time and determining the well flow rate over that period of time. |
| US09464922B2 |
Capacitive sensor for detecting a relative movement of two adjacent bodies
A capacitive sensor for detecting relative movement of adjacent bodies includes a first electrode on a first electrode supporting body, and a second electrode opposite the first electrode on a second electrode supporting body. The second electrode supporting body is a resilient film element supported on the first electrode supporting body by spaced-apart support sections. A pressure body includes two pressure projections that rest, in the region between the support sections, against the side of the second electrode supporting body facing away from the second electrode and that press against the second electrode supporting body while bending it when there is a relative movement between the first electrode supporting body and the second pressure body. The second electrode is secured to the second electrode supporting body only in a securing section substantially in the center between pressure regions at which the pressure projections rest against the second electrode supporting body. |
| US09464921B2 |
Method for the operation of a capacitive sensor array on a motor vehicle and associated device
A sensor array for the detection of movement gestures on a motor vehicle includes two elongated sensor electrode arrays offset from each other on the motor vehicle. At least one control and evaluation device is coupled to the arrays and detects a change in their capacitance. A longer array is deformed in the direction of a shorter array where the longer array protrudes over the shorter array. The control and evaluation device is designed to detect a time sequence of capacitance values for each of the arrays. The times when each array responds and stops responding are recorded, as is the time difference between the times when the arrays respond (response time difference), and the time difference between the times when the arrays stop responding (drop-out time difference). These are compared when assessing whether an actuation event has been recorded by the control and evaluation device. |
| US09464914B1 |
Landmark navigation
Information of landmark candidates, near a map route, is extracted. A recognizability score for the landmark candidates is assigned based on the extracted information of the landmark candidates. A landmark is selected, based on recognizability score, among the landmark candidates. And the map route is modified based the selected landmark. |
| US09464908B2 |
Apparatus, system and method for clustering points of interest in a navigation system
A navigation system, apparatus and method utilizing a processor and a sensor, operatively coupled to the processor to determine a location of the navigation system. An input is configured to receive destination data, specifying a destination, and point-of-interest (POI) data from a user, wherein the processor is configured to process the destination data and the POI data to determine a plurality of POIs that are in closest proximity to the destination and clustering the POIs for presentation on a navigational map. The processor may be further configured to generate a route from the location of the navigation system, the destination and at least one of the POIs in the navigational map based on at least one of speed and distance. |
| US09464905B2 |
Over-the-air vehicle systems updating and associate security protocols
A method of updating a vehicle ECU includes establishing communication between a data communications module of a vehicle and an update server via a cellular network; validating the vehicle using a key exchange protocol between the data communications module and the update server; and sending update information from the update server to the data communications module of the vehicle via the cellular network, the update information configured to be used to update the vehicle ECU. |
| US09464904B2 |
System and method for providing privacy protected navigation between mobile terminals
A system of providing location and routing information to a target mobile terminal while still maintaining a specified level of privacy. A target mobile terminal includes a profile having an inaccuracy level contained therein. When a querying terminal desires routing information to the target terminal, a portion of a route to the target terminal is provided, with the portion of the provided route being based upon the level of inaccuracy in the target terminal profile. |
| US09464902B2 |
Symbiotic unmanned aerial vehicle and unmanned surface vehicle system
A system includes an unmanned aerial vehicle and an unmanned surface vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicle has a memory storing a plurality of collection points and at least one sensor for collecting sensor data from each of the collection points. The unmanned surface vehicle is capable of moving to a plurality of locations. The unmanned aerial vehicle travels through the air between at least two collection points stored in the memory and the unmanned aerial vehicle is carried between at least two collection points stored in the memory by the unmanned surface vehicle. |
| US09464899B2 |
Method of reducing gyroscope oscillator start-up time and device therefor
A gyroscope device and method of operation therefor. The gyroscope device can include a power input, a charge pump portion coupled to the power input, a selection mechanism, a switching mechanism, an oscillator driving mechanism coupled to the switching mechanism, and an oscillator coupled to the charge pump portion and to the oscillator driving mechanism. The method of operation can include providing a first or second selection signal from a selection mechanism associated with the outputting of a DC input power or DC output power from a switching mechanism, respectively. These signals, along with an oscillator driving signal from an oscillator driving mechanism, can be used to initiate and maintain oscillation of an oscillator at a steady-state frequency within a predetermined range of frequencies. |
| US09464894B2 |
Localising a vehicle along a route
A method and apparatus are disclosed for localizing a vehicle along a route. The method comprises initially surveying the route to be traversed by the vehicle by creating a plurality of orthographic images of the route, at a plurality of locations along the route and subsequently passing the vehicle along the route while obtaining a current view of the route. The method further comprises resolving a pose of the vehicle relative to a survey trajectory by maximizing a relation between the orthographic images and the current view. |
| US09464888B2 |
Method and apparatus for sensing boundary between materials
A method and apparatus for sensing boundaries between materials are provided. The method for sensing boundaries between materials comprises the steps of: fixing sensing modules in place; transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals; and analyzing radio frequency signals. The method enables real-time detection of positions of the boundaries between materials and handling and monitoring of changes in the boundary positions. The apparatus for sensing boundaries between materials comprises at least two sensing modules, or a radio frequency transmitting unit and a plurality of radio frequency signals receiving unit, or a plurality of radio frequency transmitting unit and a radio frequency signals receiving unit. The radio frequency signals are transmitted, received and analyzed by the radio frequency transmitting unit and the radio frequency signals receiving unit to determine the boundary positions and changes therein. |
| US09464883B2 |
Integrated optical coherence tomography systems and methods
Disclosed herein are optical integration technologies, designs, systems and methods directed toward Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and other interferometric optical sensor, ranging, and imaging systems wherein such systems, methods and structures employ tunable optical sources, coherent detection and other structures on a single or multichip monolithic integration. In contrast to contemporary, prior-art OCT systems and structures that employ simple, miniature optical bench technology using small optical components positioned on a substrate, systems and methods according to the present disclosure employ one or more photonic integrated circuits (PICs), use swept-source techniques, and employ a widely tunable optical source(s). |
| US09464881B2 |
Displacement sensor, apparatus for detecting displacement, and method thereof
Disclosed herein are a displacement sensor and a displacement detection apparatus and method. The displacement detection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a receiving unit for receiving a plurality of receiver signals dependent on displacement of a coupler element, an acquisition unit for acquiring information about the displacement of the coupler element and information about a gap between the coupler element and a transmitting coil or the plurality of receiver coils by using the plurality of receiver signals, and a compensation unit for compensating for the acquired displacement information using the acquired gap information. The acquisition unit acquires the displacement information of the coupler element using one of the plurality of receiver signals, and acquires a compensation signal, independent of the displacement of the coupler element including the gap information, using remaining receiver signals. |
| US09464879B2 |
Barrel measuring device
A measuring device includes a housing and a caliper positioned inside the housing. The housing has a proximal end and a distal end and defines an axis from the proximal end to the distal end. The caliper includes a first measurement probe extending out of the housing in a first direction, a second measurement probe extending out of the housing in a second direction that is substantially opposite of the first direction, and measurement circuitry configured for transmitting a measurement signal based on the relative positions of the first and second measurement probes. |
| US09464873B2 |
Wide area neutralizer
A weapon system includes a number of WAN components, each WAN component includes a warhead, a launch mechanism for launching the warhead, an aiming mechanism for aiming the launch mechanism to launch the warhead in a desired direction, and a controller that, upon receipt of a command to aim and launch the warhead, operates the aiming mechanism to aim the warhead in the desired direction and then operates the launch mechanism to launch the warhead. The weapon system also includes a WAN component deployment mechanism for deploying the plurality of WAN components in a defended area; and a command center for instructing the controller of one or more of the WAN components to aim and launch the warhead of the each WAN component at a target that has been detected in the defended area. |
| US09464871B2 |
System and method for ballistic solutions
Disclosed embodiments, as well as features and aspects thereof, are directed towards providing a system, device and method for calculating comprehensive ballistic solutions, or portions thereof, via a varying magnification optical range determining and ballistic trajectory calculating apparatus referred to as a ballistic solutions device. Advantageously, embodiments of a ballistic solutions device may drastically reduce marksman error in milling targets by employing a measurement component configured to measure angular movement of a projectile launching device, such as a rifle, thus delivering consistently accurate distance to target estimations. Additionally, embodiments of a ballistic solutions device may also comprise features and aspects that enable a user to leverage available real-time field data such that error associated with the measurement of those variables is minimized prior to calculating and rendering a comprehensive ballistic solution derived from stored DOPE. |
| US09464869B1 |
Archery bowsight with hybrid support bracket
A hybrid bracket assembly for mounting an archery sight or other accessory to an archery bow includes a core and a frame. The core has a plate constructed of a material having a first stiffness. The plate has a first side, an opposing second side, and a peripheral edge located between the first and second sides, and at least one set of mounting holes extending through a thickness of the plate for mounting the hybrid bracket assembly to the archery bow. The frame includes a moldable material with a second stiffness less than the first stiffness. The moldable material extends around at least a segment of the peripheral edge and overlaps an area of the first and second sides of the plate. |
| US09464866B1 |
Toy gun assembly structure
A toy gun assembly structure includes a gun frame, a hand guard sleeve, a gun barrel and a hand guard. The hand guard sleeve connected to the gun frame includes an inner insertion portion and an outer mounting portion. One end of the hand guard sleeve faces toward another end to define an axial direction. The inner insertion portion and the outer mounting portion respectively include first and second guiding members along the axial direction. The gun barrel is inserted into the inner insertion position. An outer perimeter of the gun barrel includes first corresponding guiding members slidably attached to the first guiding members correspondingly. The hand guard is mounted onto the outer mounting portion. An inner perimeter of the hand guard includes second corresponding guiding members slidably attached to the second guiding members correspondingly. Therefore, easy assembling and time saving for the gun assembly structure can be achieved. |
| US09464865B2 |
Hand guard installation mechanism
A hand guard installation mechanism for securing a hand guard over the barrel of a firearm includes a tapered locking element that extends at least partially through the hand guard and interfaces with a surface of the barrel nut of the firearm. A fastener mates with the locking element, drawing the locking element at least farther into the hand guard and against the surface of the barrel nut. As the locking element is drawn against the barrel nut, the hand guard is tightened against the barrel nut such that the hand guard is secured in place against the receiver of the firearm. |
| US09464856B2 |
Configurable remote weapon station having under armor reload
An RWS is configurable to adjust the height of a rotational elevation axis thereof by providing interchangeable pairs of removably mounted yoke arms, wherein the pairs have different heights. The RWS is provided with at least one fixed hanging ammunition container that is reloadable under the armored protection of the vehicle and the RWS shell. |
| US09464854B2 |
Techniques for controlling vapor pressure in an immersion cooling tank
A method that controls pressure within an immersion cooling tank having condensation fluid flowing through a condenser, includes: a controller receiving a signal that indicates a current level of vapor pressure within the tank; determining from the signal when the current level of vapor pressure exceeds or is below a first preset threshold pressure level; and in response to the current level of vapor pressure exceeding or being below the first preset threshold pressure level, signaling a flow control mechanism that modulates a flow rate of the condensation fluid through the condenser to increase or decrease the rate of flow from a current rate of flow. The controller receives the signal by a pressure sensor within the immersion cooling tank detecting the current vapor pressure, generating the signal and forwarding the signal to the controller. The pressure sensor can be a differential pressure transducer that measures a differential pressure internal to and outside of the immersion tank. |
| US09464853B2 |
Heat exchanger with integrated thermal bypass valve
A heat exchanger apparatus containing a heat exchanger, a fitting at the fluid inlet and a thermally actuated bypass valve positioned in a fluid inlet manifold of the heat exchanger. The valve contains a sleeve having first and second slots, that permit fluid flow from a fluid inlet to a bypass or fluid inlet manifold. A drum positioned within the sleeve is movable from a first to a second position, and has an aperture that permits fluid flow to the first or second slot. An actuator engages the drum and actuates it to move from the first to the second position. The sleeve further contains a lip positioned between the fitting and a bypass channel cover plate for affixing the sleeve in position. |
| US09464849B2 |
Cooling device using loop type heat pipe
A cooling device which is provided with an evaporator with a built-in wick, a condenser, and a loop type heat pipe which connects the evaporator and condenser in a loop and is provided with a liquid pipe and vapor pipe, wherein the evaporator is divided into a liquid-pipe-side case and a vapor-pipe-side case and wherein a plurality of discharge ports of working fluids and a wick in which the working fluid from the discharge ports is completely permeated are arranged between the two cases. The wick is provided with projecting parts which have recessed parts corresponding to the discharge ports, while the outer circumferential surfaces of the projecting parts are provided with grooves. The working fluid which permeates the wick is changed to a vapor inside the vapor-pipe-side case, collects in the evaporation chamber, and is discharged to the liquid pipe, and thus, dry out of the wick is prevented. |
| US09464841B2 |
Refrigerator
There is disclosed a refrigerator including a refrigerator cabinet comprising a storage chamber provided therein, a first drawer provided in the storage chamber, movable forward, a second drawer arranged in front of the first drawer, movable forward and downward, a rail unit configured to support the first drawer and the second drawer and guide the motion of the first and second drawers, and a link unit comprising a shaft coupled to the second drawer, to rotate the second shelf forward and downward. |
| US09464840B2 |
Gas defrosting system for refrigeration units using fluid cooled condensers
A gas defrosting system is disclosed for efficiently defrosting refrigeration units using fluid-cooled condensers. For each refrigeration unit in refrigeration mode, a cool condenser fluid is applied to the condenser to achieve a high thermodynamic efficiency. For each refrigeration unit in defrost mode, a warm defrost fluid is applied to the condenser to expedite the defrost process. |
| US09464834B2 |
Temperature controlled service hoses for improved refrigerant charge accuracy
A method and charging apparatus for adding refrigerant to refrigerant system are provided. The disclosure includes thermally conditioning the interior of the service hoses of a refrigerant recovery unit used to charge refrigerant. The conditioning may be based on one or more temperature reading(s) and/or based on a function and may be achieved by a heater along the length of the hose, recirculating refrigerant, and/or through a parallel line of heated liquid. |
| US09464825B2 |
Refrigerator
A refrigerator includes a main body in which a first storage compartment is defined, and a heat exchange chamber defined in the main body. An evaporator received in the heat exchange chamber. A second storage compartment is provided in the first storage compartment and a quick cooling module to cool an inside of the second storage compartment is provided, where the quick cooling module heat-exchanges with a refrigerant pipe of the evaporator. The quick cooling module includes a thermal conductive unit in thermal conduction with the refrigerant pipe, and a thermoelectric device having a first surface in thermal conduction with the thermal conductive unit to heat-exchange with the thermal conductive unit when current is supplied and a second surface facing the second storage compartment. |
| US09464824B2 |
Heat exchange reactor and adsorption heat pump
A heat exchange reactor includes: a first flow path through which a heat exchange fluid flows; a second flow path through which a working fluid flows; and an adsorbent shaped body that is disposed in the second flow path, the adsorbent shaped body having a heat transfer face at which heat is exchanged with the heat exchange fluid flowing in the first flow path, and plural recessed portions arrayed in two dimensions at predetermined spacings along a direction in which the working fluid flows such that the working fluid flows into the plurality of recessed portions, the adsorbent shaped body including an adsorbent and a fibrous thermally conductive material, the adsorbent releasing heat when the working fluid is adsorbed and accumulating heat when the working fluid is desorbed, and the fibrous thermally conductive material being disposed such that an axial direction thereof is oriented in a direction that intersects with the heat transfer face. |
| US09464823B2 |
Vapor-liquid heat and/or mass exchange device
The invention is directed toward a vapor-liquid heat and/or mass exchange device that can be used in an integrated heat and/or mass transfer system. To achieve high heat and mass transfer rates, optimal temperature profiles, size reduction and performance increases, appropriately sized flow passages with microscale features, and countercurrent flow configurations between working fluid solution, vapor stream, and/or the coupling fluid in one or more functional sections of the desorber are implemented. In one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a desorber section utilizes a heating fluid flowing in a generally upward direction and a concentrated solution flowing in a generally downward direction with gravity countercurrent to the rising desorbed vapor stream. To further increase the efficiency of the system, various types of column configurations can be used. Additionally, the surfaces of the microchannels can be altered to better transfer heat. |
| US09464817B2 |
Humidifier
A humidifier may be provided that includes a tray in which water is stored, a detection plate disposed on the tray to contact the water stored in the tray, and a case assembly including a contact plate contacting the detection plate and a water level detection part connected to the contact plate to detect a water level within the tray based on capacitance of the detection plate. |
| US09464812B2 |
Gas supply module for burner with beaded gas supply tube
A gas supply module that includes an orifice element; a gas supply tube having an inlet end, an outlet end threaded to receive the orifice element, and an outer diameter; and a beaded element having an outermost dimension at least one and a half times larger than the outer diameter of the gas supply tube, wherein the beaded element is formed directly from the outlet end of the gas supply tube. The gas supply module further includes a support bracket comprising at least one mounting flange, an inlet surface, an outlet surface, and a support hole, wherein the gas supply tube is routed through the support hole; and a fastening element is configured to secure the beaded element to the support bracket. The beaded element may be formed directly from the gas supply tube and may further comprise various shapes, including circular and non-circular shapes. |
| US09464810B2 |
Burner including a swirl chamber with slots having different widths
The burner includes a swirl chamber. The swirl chamber has a substantially conical shape defining a central axis. The swirl chamber is defined by a plurality of wall elements. A combination of nozzles at the pressure, suction side and trailing edge of the wall element are placed for fuel injection. The wall elements define slots between each other. The slots have different widths (w) in consecutive planes in the axial direction, wherein said planes are perpendicular to the central axis. |
| US09464809B2 |
Gas turbine combustor and operating method for gas turbine combustor
Disclosed is a gas turbine combustor equipped with a burner constructed to fire a plurality of combustors at the same time at a fuel/air ratio suitable for gas turbine ignition. A plurality of supports mounted for fixing an air injection hole plate to the combustor are provided at substantially the same phase position as that of cross fire tubes, and combustion air allocations are adjusted. Thus, flame propagation during gas turbine ignition is accelerated and all combustor cans are fired. In addition, porous plates are disposed downstream of the supports and the combustion air allocations are readjusted. Furthermore, air injection holes proximate to the cross fire tubes are particularly reduced in diameter to further adjust the combustion air allocations. |
| US09464805B2 |
Modulating burner
A modulating burner apparatus includes a variable speed blower feeding a multi-chamber burner having first and second burner chambers. A manifold system communicates the blower with the burner, and a flow control valve member is located between the blower and the second chamber of the burner. The flow control valve is configured to provide fuel and air mixture from the blower to only the first burner chamber at lower blower speeds of the blower and to both the first and second burner chambers at higher blower speeds of the blower. |
| US09464803B2 |
Illuminated speaker
A speaker is provided herein. The speaker includes a light source configured to emit inputted light. A diaphragm is configured to move as a magnet receives electrical signals. A first photoluminescent structure is disposed on the diaphragm. A second photoluminescent structure is also disposed on the diaphragm. The inputted light emitted from the light source is converted to outputted light by the first and second photoluminescent structures. |
| US09464802B2 |
Flow controlled effective LED based lighting system
A lighting system has a heat sink for removing the heat released by LED chips by means of natural convection and thermal radiation. A center opening formed between air and heat sink fins enables the transfer of heat generated by LEDs, electronic driver circuit and phosphor on said heat sink fins to the flowing air inside and removing from the system, and increases the contact surface of heat sink fins with the air that enables to transfer the heat effectively from heat sink fins to flowing air and also with effective radiative heat transfer. The heat sink has a chimney inlet where air enters into said center opening, on which the PCB and said LED package are positioned, and which interconnects LED package and heat sink, which has an optimized structure and base angle, that maximize the heat removal by natural convection and thermal radiation. |
| US09464801B2 |
Lighting device with one or more removable heat sink elements
A lighting device comprising at least a first light source and at least one heat sink element that is removable, that comprises an first inner region and an first outer region, that is identical in shape to another heat sink element, that is in thermal contact with a trim element, that is stacked, that is in thermal contact with at least a first portion of a first surface of the trim element, that has a cross-sectional area at a first distance from an axis of a trim element that is larger than at a shorter distance, and/or that maintains a junction temperature of a lighting device at or below a recommended junction temperature. Also, a lighting device comprising at least a first light source, a trim element, a driver sub-assembly and a spacer element positioned between the trim element and the driver sub-assembly. Also, methods of dissipating heat. |
| US09464797B1 |
Lighting effect-controllable computer case
The present invention discloses a lighting effect-controllable computer case, which comprises a computer case containing electrically-connected computer components, including a motherboard and a power source; a lighting controller electrically connected with the motherboard disposed inside the computer case; and at least one LED light strip disposed inside or outside the computer case, electrically connected with the lighting controller, including a plurality LEDs, and presenting different lighting effects according to at least one control signal generated by the lighting controller. |
| US09464796B2 |
Illumination device
The illumination device generally has a light source and an attachment assembly that connects the light source to the computing device. The light source may be a plurality of LEDs or a light panel using electroluminescent lighting. The illumination device may further comprise power source and at least one touch sensitive switch. The illumination device may also be integrally connected to the computing device and uses the power source of the computing device and being controlled by buttons or switches of the computing device. The illumination device may also provide additional signals for incoming calls or ongoing calls by displaying different light intensity, pattern, or color. In some instances, a light cover is implemented to cover the light sources and diffuse light emanating therefrom. |
| US09464792B2 |
Lighting assembly
An elongate tubular lighting assembly having a body with a length between spaced first and second ends. The tubular lighting assembly has a source of illumination and first and second connectors respectively at the first and second body ends. The first connector has cooperating first and second parts having first and second surfaces. The first and second connector parts are configured so that the first and second surfaces are placed in confronting relationship to prevent separation of the first and second connector parts with the body in an operative state as an incident of the first connector part moving relative to the second connector part from a position fully separated from the second connector part in a substantially straight path that is transverse to the length of the body into an engaged position. |
| US09464791B2 |
Lighting assembly
An elongate tubular lighting assembly having a body with a length between spaced first and second ends. The tubular lighting assembly has a source of illumination and first and second connectors respectively at the first and second body ends. The first connector has cooperating first and second parts having first and second surfaces. The first and second connector parts are configured so that the first and second surfaces are placed in confronting relationship to prevent separation of the first and second connector parts with the body in an operative state as an incident of the first connector part moving relative to the second connector part from a position fully separated from the second connector part in a substantially straight path that is transverse to the length of the body into an engaged position. |
| US09464772B2 |
Ambient directional combination light fixture
A lighting system having a general light source and directional light sources disposed on a light bar pendant, mounted, or extending from the general light source. The general light source is flush mounted to the ceiling and includes an array of LEDs, powered by an LED driver, all enclosed in a canopy having a light-transmitting lens, and one or more directional light sources containing LEDs are adjustably, and movably mounted to the light bar. Electrical conductor paths on or within the light bar connect the directional light sources to the main power supply or LED driver. |
| US09464771B1 |
Light bar assembly for illuminating an edge of a piece of material
A light bar assembly is disclosed which is configured to be placed adjacent at least one edge of a glass member such as a countertop, backsplash, or mirror. The light bar assembly includes a first support member having a second support member selectively secured thereto. An LED light strip is positioned in the lower support member so as to direct light into the glass member. If the light strip fails, the upper support member may be detached from the lower support member to provide ready access to the light strip for repair or replacement. |
| US09464769B2 |
Techniques for using quantum dots to regenerate light in display systems
Techniques for configuring light conversion materials such as quantum dots in a display system are described. A display system includes light source components that emit a first light. The display system further includes a light converter illuminated by the first light. The light converter converts the first light into second light comprising one or more color components to support a specific color gamut. The second light forms, based at least in part on image data for images to be rendered, an emission pattern that varies with space and time. |
| US09464768B2 |
Collimating light head including base with projecting dome-like lens
A light head includes a heat sink, a circuit board in heat transfer communication with the heat sink, a light source mounted on the circuit board such that heat generated by the light source when energized is transferred to via the circuit board to the heat sink, a collimating base having a cavity for receiving the light source, and a collimating lens structure on the outer surface of the base projecting outward from the outer surface of the base for transmitting substantially collimated light from the base. A light bar including one or more such light heads is also described. |
| US09464767B2 |
LED work light
A light emitting diode (LED) work light and associated method of controlling the LED work light. The LED work light includes a power source, a casing including a handle section, at least one LED mounted to illuminate light from the casing, at least one lens forward of the LEDs to focus light from the LEDs, a control switch designated to at least turn on and turn off the LEDs, and a controller. The controller may be configured to, in response to activation of the control switch, provide control of the power source to the LEDs to transition from a first illumination state to a second illumination state of the illumination of the LEDs, the transition being illumination defined by a specified function over time defined to slow a transition time of the transition. |
| US09464766B2 |
Facade light comprising light-emitting diodes
A facade light having a housing for accommodating a lighting device, operating devices and terminals, including light-emitting diodes as the lighting device and lenses for distributing the light emitted by the light-emitting diodes, wherein at least two light-emitting diodes are combined to form LED clusters (1) and a lens (2) is assigned to each LED cluster. The light emitted by the light-emitting diodes of the LED cluster passes through the lens, which is configured in such a way that it generates an elliptical distribution of light. The housing is divided into at least two sections, the first section having space for operating devices and a second section, to the side, containing at least one LED cluster and each LED cluster being coupled to a device for dissipating the heat that arises during operation. |
| US09464762B2 |
Hydrogen fuel dispenser with pre-cooling circuit
A hydrogen fuel dispenser includes a pre-cooling circuit, a hydrogen fuel storage for storing hydrogen fuel, a nozzle for dispensing hydrogen fuel to a receptacle, and a fueling line connecting the hydrogen fuel storage to the nozzle for communicating hydrogen fuel from the hydrogen fuel storage to the nozzle. The pre-cooling circuit is provided to cool hydrogen fuel in the fueling line, and includes a pre-cooling line connected to the fueling line downstream from the hydrogen fuel storage, and a flow-path selector provided at a connection between the fueling line and the pre-cooling line. The flow-path selector selectively: blocks hydrogen fuel flow between the fueling line and the pre-cooling line while opening hydrogen fuel flow between the fueling line and a nozzle line of the nozzle; and opens hydrogen fuel flow between the fueling line and the pre-cooling line. |
| US09464760B2 |
Gas filling nozzle with safety function
A gas filling nozzle with safety function includes a valve seat, a first thimble, a safety valve, an inner sleeve and a first spring; the first thimble is sleeved in the valve seat, the safety valve is disposed at the top of the first thimble, and the inner sleeve is combined at the top of the valve seat, thereby allowing the first spring to be disposed between the inner sleeve and the safety valve. So when the gas filling nozzle is subject to a high temperature environment, the high-pressure gaseous/liquid mixture inside a gas container is able to be discharged to the exterior through the safety valve, thereby preventing the gas container from exploding. |
| US09464759B2 |
Method and filling installation for filling a hydrogen gas into a vessel
Method and filling installation for filling a hydrogen gas into a vessel (1) having a first port (2) for passing the hydrogen gas and a second port (3) for passing a fluid, wherein the second port (3) is separate from the first port (2). In a first phase a hydraulic fluid is introduced into the vessel (1) through the second port (3) by applying pressure to the hydraulic fluid, such that the hydraulic fluid in the vessel (1) causes a hydrostatic pressure having a pre-determined value. In a second phase the hydrogen gas is introduced into the vessel (1) through the first port (2) by controlling a difference of pressure relative to a current pressure in the vessel (1) for controlling expansion of the hydrogen gas and thereby temperature inside the vessel (1), such that the vessel (1) is filled with the hydrogen gas. To that end the hydraulic fluid is removed from the vessel (1) through the second port (3). |
| US09464755B1 |
Viariable-position mounting device for hand-held electronics
A wearable holder and method of using a wearable holder is disclosed for supporting a hand-held electronic device, such as a cell phone, smart phone, electronic tablet, or the like. The user mounts the handheld electronic device to the hand with at least two points of attachment, one being around one or more fingers and another being about the wrist. As such, the user has full use of his palm and fingers when holding the electronic device on the back of his hand. The wearable holder allows the user to easily reposition the electronic device to provide different modes of use, such as comfortable talking, texting, viewing in landscape and portrait without the need for a stand, or a monitoring or idle mode on his wrist. The wearable holder reduces the chance of the user dropping the portable electronic device. |
| US09464749B2 |
Seismic bracing assembly
A seismic bracing assembly has a first subassembly and a second subassembly that are connected by a sleeve. The first subassembly has a structural yoke used to secure the first subassembly to a structural member. The second subassembly has another yoke used to secure the second subassembly to an anchoring member. The first and second subassembly have a sufficient length to allow rough in assembly of the two subassemblies with the sleeve that couples them together. |
| US09464748B2 |
Tubular occlusion and pressure damping system and temporal pressure controlling arrangement
A tubular occlusion and pressure damping system includes, a tubular, an occlusion configured to block flow through the tubular, the occlusion having, a first chamber in pressure communication with an inside of the tubular, a second chamber in fluidic communication with the first chamber, and a flow restrictor in operable communication with the first chamber and the second chamber. The flow restrictor configured to throttle flow between the first chamber and the second chamber such that pressure increases within the second chamber lag behind pressure increases in the inside of the tubular at least until the second chamber has reached a selected volume after which pressure within the second chamber increases toward the pressure in the inside of the tubular. |
| US09464746B2 |
Tapped no-hub coupling
A “tee” coupling for use with a no-hub cast iron “P-trap”; the tee is directionally rotatable on the a step engaging the standpipe end of the trap. Two interchangeable gasketed ends are provided for securing the coupling in line with the trap. A rigid band for reinforcing the tee fitting is embedded in the walls of the coupling between the two gasketed ends and the coupling is reinforced with an external metal sheath. Paired pipe clamps on each end of the coupling are tightened around the sheath to seal the gaskets to the pipe ends after the “tee” is “aimed” in the desired direction for laying the primer line. |
| US09464741B2 |
Button latch with integrally molded cantilever springs
An integral button latch is formed for use in a female fluid connector housing. The button latch has a latch plate, a button actuator, and two or more cantilevered leg springs extending from beneath the actuation surface to interface with the connector housing. The latch plate, the button actuator, and the leg springs are all integrally formed. The leg springs bias the latch plate in a locked position and resist depression forces applied to either of the button actuator or the latch plate. By integrally forming the button latch structure, the separate costs associated with purchasing the springs, molding the lock latch, and the ensuing assembly of the three are significantly diminished. |
| US09464736B2 |
Apparatus and methods for transferring materials between locations possessing different cross-sectional areas with minimal band spreading and dispersion due to unequal path-lengths
Non-limiting exemplary embodiment(s) of apparatus(es) and method(s) are described for the conveyance of fluid media and entrained materials between two or more locations, each possessing a different cross-sectional area. Equidistant pathways incorporated into uniquely designed conduits enable this transference to occur with minimal band spreading and separation resolution loss due to undesirable flow patterns that arise from end effects. The design enables the conduits to be employed with locations of almost any description including process channels, surfaces, or even open volume of any size and used for almost any purpose. The conduits and/or associated locations may be empty of any contents or filled with gelatinous, porous, granular, or particulated material. The design of non-limiting exemplary embodiment(s) of apparatus(es) and method(s) may be easily adapted or configured as necessary. |
| US09464735B2 |
Systems and methods for supporting tubular members
Apparatus, systems, and methods for supporting tubular members are provided. A support structure can include at least one body having a plurality of openings disposed therethrough. Each opening can have an inner surface that includes at least one circular portion and at least one elliptical portion. |
| US09464734B2 |
Cord-like member holder for working machine
Provided is a cord-like member holder for holding a cord-like member inserted into a through-hole provided in a partition wall of an operator's cab of a working machine, including a grommet made of elastic material to have an inner peripheral surface surrounding a cord-like member insertion hole and a sealing surface, and a fixture. The fixture includes a clamp section to clamp the grommet to bring an inner peripheral surface of the grommet into close contact with an outer peripheral surface of the cord-like member, and a fixing section joined to the clamp section and fastened to the partition wall. The clamp section clamps the grommet while relative displacement of the clamp section to the grommet in a direction of approaching the partition wall is restrained, and the fixing section is fastened to the partition wall to bring the sealing surface into close contact with the partition wall. |
| US09464732B2 |
Apparatus for uniform pumping within a substrate process chamber
Substrate supports for use in process chambers having limited physical space for configuring chamber components are disclosed. In some embodiments, a substrate support may include a body having a support surface; a utilities feed coupled to the body and comprising a second portion coupled to and extending laterally away from the body beyond a diameter of the body, and first portion coupled to the second portion and extending perpendicularly away from the body; and a cover plate movably disposable beneath and with respect to the body between a first position disposed completely beneath the body, and a second position wherein the cover plate is disposed over the first portion of the utilities feed and includes a first portion disposed beneath the body, and wherein the first portion has a curved edge having a radius equal to the distance from a central axis of the support surface to the curved edge. |
| US09464731B2 |
Pressure reducing valve
A pressure reducing valve comprises an open-close valve and a piston. The open-close valve makes switching between connecting and isolating a primary port and a secondary port. The piston makes sliding motion inside the cylinder according to a difference between force applied from the pressure regulating chamber and force applied from the pressure reducing chamber, thereby opening and closing the open-close valve. The open-close valve includes a valve stem and a valve seat fixing member. The valve seat fixing member restrains displacement of the piston toward a side upstream of the open-close valve by abutting on an end surface of the piston. The valve seat fixing member includes a channel hole communicatively connecting a housing part for the valve stem and the pressure reducing chamber. |
| US09464724B2 |
Check valve flapper
A check valve flapper for a check valve is provided and includes a flapper body and a hinge portion extending from the flapper body. The hinge portion includes a lower ear, a middle ear, and an upper ear. The lower ear, the middle ear, and the upper ear each include a hinge pin hole having a hinge pin hole diameter and an ear outer radius. A ratio of the hinge pin hole diameter to the ear outer radius is between 0.83 and 0.91. |
| US09464720B2 |
Annular sealing assembly, in particular for wheel hubs
A sealing assembly comprises a first annular shield presenting an axial sleeve portion for the mounting angularly integral with one of said members, and a flange portion which radially extends from a first end of the sleeve portion, and a sealing member made of elastomeric material presenting an annular root portion, which overhangingly and radially extends from a peripheral edge of the flange portion and a first axially sealing annular lip, as well as a second radially sealing annular lip. The lips extend overhangingly and axially on the opposite side of the first end of the sleeve portion, from a same side as a thinned end of the root portion and are reciprocally and divergingly arranged to form in radial section a V-shape having a vertex facing towards the root portion and an axis parallel to the sleeve portion. |
| US09464718B2 |
Gasket and the manufacturing method thereof
A gasket includes: a spiral wound gasket; a first O-ring member located inner side of the spiral wound gasket; a second O-ring member located outer side of the spiral wound gasket; a first core spring located inside the first O-ring member; a second core spring located inside the second O-ring member; a first jacket formed with an opening portion and accommodating the spiral wound gasket, the first O-ring member, and the second O-ring member inside thereof through the opening portion; a second jacket formed with an opening portion at the one end thereof and accommodating the spiral wound gasket, the first O-ring member, and the second O-ring member, and the first jacket inside thereof through the opening portion; a first sealing layer being formed on the first jacket; a second sealing layer to cover the first sealing layer; and a third sealing layer being formed on the second jacket. |
| US09464710B2 |
Switching device
A switching device has a substrate having a fixed contact portion, a slider, a first moving member having an inclined portion and a first engagement portion and being reciprocable on a first imaginary axis line, a first biasing member, a second moving member having a contact portion and a second engagement portion and being reciprocable on a second imaginary axis line, and a second biasing member biasing the second moving member, in which the first and second moving members are supported to be reciprocable in a state of bringing the inclined portion and the contact portion into sliding contact with each other, the slider comes into contact with and is separated from the fixed contact portion according to the reciprocation of the first moving member, and the first and second moving members are connected by the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion so as to be reciprocable. |
| US09464705B2 |
Ball screw with an improved end deflector
In a ball screw (1), comprising a screw shaft (3), a nut (7) threaded onto the screw shaft via a plurality of balls (9) received in a raceway (8) defined between the two parts, an end deflector receiving recess (6) is formed on each axial end thereof to complementarily receive an end deflector (21) which defines a part of the raceway in cooperation with an opposing part of the nut, wherein the end deflector is provided with a pair of engagement claws (31, 32) that engage corresponding parts of the thread (4) formed on the nut. Thereby, the need for a special engagement feature or other arrangement for attachment is eliminated, and still a highly firm and accurate engagement is ensured between the nut and the end deflector. |
| US09464701B2 |
Fluid movement systems including a continuously variable transmission
A system has a pump with a power input, a power source and a continuously variable transmission (CVT) coupled to the power source and to the power input of the pump. The CVT transmits power from the power source to the pump. The CVT comprises a plurality of planetary members in rolling contact with an inner race and an outer race. A radial distance between the planetary members and a drive-transmitting member corresponds to a transmission ratio of the CVT. |
| US09464699B2 |
Chain guide and chain transmission device
A chain guide includes a guide base (21) disposed to face one side of a timing chain (5) that transmits torque, the chain guide having an opposed pair of side plates (22) each formed with a plurality of shaft engaging portions (25) arranged along a circular arc. Roller shafts (31) have their ends supported by the respective shaft engaging portions (25). Rollers (41) for guiding the chain are rotatably supported by the respective roller shafts (31). Noncylidrical surface engaging portions are formed on the ends of the roller shafts (31) and on closed ends of the shaft engaging portions (50) to rotationally fix the roller shafts (31), thereby preventing the roller shafts (31) from rotating under drag torque applied from the rollers (41). |
| US09464694B2 |
Planetary gear train of automatic transmission for vehicle
A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft into which power of an engine is input, a first planetary gear set including a first sun gear, a first planetary carrier, and a first ring gear, a second planetary gear set including a second sun gear, a second planetary carrier, and a second ring gear, a third planetary gear set including a third sun gear, a third planetary carrier, and a third ring gear, a fourth planetary gear set including a fourth sun gear, a fourth planetary carrier, and a fourth ring gear, a first rotational shaft, a second rotational shaft, a third rotational shaft, a fourth rotational shaft, a fifth rotational shaft, a sixth rotational shaft, a seventh rotational shaft, and an eighth rotational shaft. |
| US09464693B2 |
Multi-speed gearbox
The multi-speed transmission in planetary design, in particular an automatic transmission for a motor vehicle, comprises an input shaft, an output shaft, four planetary gear sets, which are arranged in a housing, a total of eight rotatable shafts, and six shifting elements, comprising brakes and couplings, whose selective intervening brings about different transmission ratio relationships between the input shaft and the output shaft, such that at least eleven forward gears and one reverse gear are able to be realized. |
| US09464677B2 |
Center-pull hydraulic brake caliper structure for a bicycle
A center-pull hydraulic brake caliper structure for a bicycle is disclosed. The movable tube is rotated by the outer convex ring and then one end of the movable tube distant from the outer convex ring is distant from or against the first flange to adjust the position of the flowing openings and to make the pressure of oil and air not influence the use of brake. |
| US09464672B2 |
Rolling bearing with integrated electrical shunt
A rolling bearing assembly with electrical discharge damage protection is provided. The rolling bearing assembly includes radially inner and outer bearing rings that each have a race. A roller assembly including a plurality of rolling elements that are supported to roll on the races is provided. A shield extends radially between the radially outer ring and the radially inner ring. The shield includes a body portion with one radial end that is fixed to one of the radially inner or outer rings, at least one electrically conductive seal on a surface of the body portion, and a plurality of filaments extending on an opposite radial end of the body portion from the fixed radial end that contacts the other of the radially inner or outer rings. |
| US09464669B2 |
Duplex bearing lubrication
A bearing system has first and second bearings each having an inner race. The inner races are mounted to a shaft. The first bearing inner race has a plurality of first ports. The second bearing inner race has a plurality of second ports. The shaft is insertable into the inner races in a plurality of orientations and has a plurality of outer diameter (OD) channels positioned to cooperate with at least the first bearing inner race to communicate with at least some of the first ports and at least some of the second ports. Regardless of said installed orientation, at least one of the second ports are in communication with at least one said inlet port along a flowpath bypassing all the first ports. |
| US09464663B2 |
Ball joint
An improved ball joint for use in a motor vehicle steering or suspension system includes a housing, a bearing disposed in the housing, and a ball stud supported within the housing by the bearing. The bearing includes at least a first bearing member formed from a first material and a second bearing member formed from a second dampening material attached to at least a portion of an outer surface of the first bearing member. The first bearing member has a bidirectional slot formed therein which is configured to allow the ball stud to articulate in a first direction and restrict and dampen articulation in a second direction which is generally transverse to the first direction. |
| US09464661B2 |
Pony rod, connecting rod, and crosshead assemblies and method
A pony rod comprises an outer sleeve and a pony rod cap which may be threaded into a threaded shank portion. The pony rod cap may have an outside configuration comprising one or more flat sides. The pony rods may comprise an integral part of crossheads such that pony rod shanks are fixed to the respective crossheads. The crossheads may comprise one or more wear bridges cooperatively coupled with one or more crosshead extension members. A connecting rod is adapted to receive a wear plate such that the wear plate is removably coupled to the connecting rod. A reciprocating pump comprises a multi-piece pony rod assembly. A method of repairing a pump is provided, in which a modified pony rod comprising an outer sleeve is provided and a modified crosshead comprising one or more wear bridges is provided. |
| US09464659B2 |
Tolerance-equalizing element
A tolerance equalizing element includes at least two support bodies (120, 122) which are in threaded engagement with one another such that the axial dimension of the tolerance equalizing element can be adjusted by relative rotation of the support bodies (120, 122), at least one of the support bodies (120, 122) including a helical spring which is wound from a wire having a rectangular cross-section, and the rectangle forming the cross-section of the wire is oriented such that its sides extend obliquely relative to the axis of the helical spring. |
| US09464656B2 |
Self-drilling fixing and assembly component
The self-drilling component includes a body with a cylindrical side wall, a self-drilling head at a first end of the body and a shank opening out at a second end. The self-drilling component includes a deformable area between the self-drilling head and the second end designed to form a flange when crimping is performed. The self-drilling head further includes a tip defined by three concurrent edges at least two of which are internal cutting edges, the tip enabling engagement of the self-drilling component, at least one external cutting edge placed at the end of the cylindrical side wall configured to cut the fibers of the composite material part, and a first surface parallel to and different from the axial plane containing the axis of rotation of the body, the first surface defining a first empty space in the self-drilling head to facilitate removal of the shavings when drilling is performed. |
| US09464655B2 |
Push-lock pin
A push-lock pin for connecting a plate to surface includes a cylindrical pin housing and a shaft within the housing. The shaft has a ball-lock mechanism and a push-down pop-up mechanism. |
| US09464653B2 |
Concrete wall anchor
A concrete wall anchor has a hollow elongated body, a plurality of ribs extending along the body, and a plurality of spreadable anchoring legs narrowing laterally and downwardly, such that the driving tool can drive the anchor in a concrete wall, and the spreading tool can spread the anchoring legs in the concrete wall. |
| US09464646B2 |
Mounting mechanism for toy bar of child-support device
A male inserter and a female receiver fixed to a toy bar and a child-support device for relative movement between upright locked and inclined unlocked positions. The male inserter includes a lock element and the female receiver includes a catch surface. In the upright unlocked position, the male inserter can pass through the female receiver. But in the inclined locked position, the lock element engages and locks against the catch surface. If a child in the child-support device pulls down and/or forward on the toy bar in the locked position, it does not move to the unlocked position. But an upward lifting force applied to the toy bar causes it to pivot from the locked position to the unlocked position and to then detach from the child-support device. |
| US09464645B2 |
Pull then lift hold open rod lock mechanism
A hold open rod includes an inner tube assembly coupled to an outer tube assembly, the inner tube assembly movable within the outer tube assembly, a lock body coupled to the outer tube assembly, and an inner collar coupled to the lock body, the inner collar having a lock groove and unlock groove. The hold open rod further includes a locking dog configured to engage the unlock groove when the hold open rod is in an unlocked configuration and the locking dog further configured to engage the lock groove when the hold open rod is in a locked configuration, an unlocked indicator on a first region of the lock body, the unlocked indicator exposed when the hold open rod is in the unlocked configuration, and a first rod end coupled to the outer tube assembly and a second rod end coupled to the inner rod assembly. |
| US09464641B2 |
Hydraulic transmission device allowing energy recovery
An hydraulic transmission device (10,110) comprising an hydraulic motor (16, 18), an hydraulic pump (20), a fluid accumulator (22). The device has an accumulator-driven mode, an energy-recovery mode, a pump-driven mode. In the pump-driven mode, the pump supplies the motor with fluid drawn from an unpressurized reservoir; and in the energy-recovery mode, the motor is supplied by the pump drawing fluid from said reservoir. An assembly (1) comprising a device (10,110) as defined above, a shaft (11, 13), and a mass (12, 14) mounted eccentrically on the shaft. |
| US09464628B2 |
Pump
The invention relates to a pump for pumping a fluid, including an inlet, an outlet, and a pumping chamber, wherein a valve is arranged between the inlet and the pumping chamber or between the pumping chamber and the outlet. The valve includes a valve body having a valve seat pointing in the direction of the outlet, and a valve member that interacts with the valve seat, wherein the valve member is loaded under pre-loading against the valve seat into a closed position of the valve and allows fluid to pass through in a pumping direction due to the valve member lifting off against the pre-load, wherein the valve body is accommodated in a receptacle of a pump part. A pump for which the development of noises and vibrations is reduced in that the valve body can move axially relative to the receptacle that accommodates the valve body. |
| US09464627B2 |
Hydrogen storage container
A hydrogen storage container that stores hydrogen gas using a hydrogen storage material capable of storing hydrogen gas includes: a hollow liner that stores the hydrogen gas and includes a liner opening portion into which the hydrogen gas is introduced; a hollow sub-tank disposed inside the liner to house the hydrogen storage material; a heat exchange pipe which is disposed inside the sub-tank and through which a heat exchange medium passes; a sub-tank support portion that supports an end portion of the sub-tank relative to the liner opening portion and supports an end portion of the heat exchange pipe; and a heat exchange medium passage that is formed to penetrate the sub-tank support portion and leads the heat exchange medium to the heat exchange pipe. |
| US09464626B2 |
Floating wind turbine
A floating wind turbine (1) for electric power production and a method for use of the wind turbine (1) is described. The wind turbine (1) includes a hull (2) attached to a supporting column (2′) for a wind turbine (3) arranged to be put into rotation by wind force acting on rotor blades (3′). The wind turbine (1) is connected to a buoyancy device (4) by a coupling device (5). The buoyancy device (4) encircles at least a portion of the hull (2) and supports at least a portion of the mass of the wind turbine (1). The coupling device (5) is a rotary coupling arranged in such a way that the wind turbine (1) is able to rotate an angle from an essentially vertical position towards a horizontal position, or the opposite. The hull (2) is provided with an adjustable ballast (9, 12) arranged to balance the wind turbine (1) about the rotary coupling (5) in any position between the positions. |
| US09464624B2 |
Gyroglider power-generation, control apparatus and method
A power generation apparatus and method comprises at least one gyroglider rotary wing flying at an altitude above the nap of the earth. A strong and flexible tether, connected to the gyroglider frame is pulled with a force generated by the rotary wing. The force is transmitted to a ground station that converts the comparatively linear motion of the tether being pulled upward with a lifting force. The linear motion is transferred to a rotary motion at the ground station to rotate an electrical generator. The tether is retrieved and re-coiled about a drum by controlling the gyroglider to fly down at a speed and lift force that permit recovery of the gyroglider at a substantially reduced amount of retrieval force compared to the lifting force during payout of the tether. Thus, the net difference in force results in a net gain of energy. |
| US09464619B2 |
Rotating housing turbine
The invention is a new turbine structure having a housing that rotates. The housing has a sidewall, and turbine blades are attached to a sidewall portion. The turbine may be completely open in the center, allowing space for solids and debris to be directed out of the turbine without jamming the spinning blades/sidewall. The turbine may be placed in a generator for generation of electrical current. |
| US09464618B2 |
Corona ignition device and method for producing an ignition head for a corona ignition device
The invention relates to corona ignition device for igniting fuel in a combustion chamber of an engine by means of a corona discharge, comprising an insulator, a center electrode, which plugs into the insulator and carries an ignition head having a plurality of ignition needles, and a housing, into which the insulator plugs. In accordance with the invention, the ignition needles and the center electrode plug into the ignition head. The invention also relates to a method for producing an ignition head for a corona ignition device, wherein a green compact of the ignition head is produced by injection molding of metal powder, and the green compact is sintered while ignition needles and/or a center electrode plug thereinto. |
| US09464616B2 |
Portable engine preheater fired by propane
An engine preheating system supports starting industrial and/or diesel engines in cold weather, eliminating the need for cold weather idling. The system preheats the engine coolant, bringing the entire machine up to a warm starting condition. This provides good lubrication and immediate heat availability. The system is fully portable and does not rely on commercial power, operable at any location. The system utilizes propane fuel, which is widely available. The propane fuel burns quietly and cleanly as opposed to fuel oil. The system includes numerous safety features, such as flow indicators and modern microprocessor technology to ensure safe operation. |
| US09464614B2 |
Torque transmission device
A torque transmission device for starting an internal combustion engine using a permanently engaged starter motor for a start-stop system. An annular gear connected with the starter motor includes a bearing for decoupling the starter motor from the engine based upon the rotational speed difference between the internal combustion engine and the starter motor. The device includes a freewheel for the speed-controlled coupling of the starter motor to the internal combustion engine so that torque is transmitted between the annular gear and the engine crankshaft. An annular gear carrier is arranged between the annular gear and the freewheel. The bearing and the freewheel are arranged radially relative to each other so that at least the freewheel and the bearing are in communication with an oil chamber of the engine. First and second seal elements are provided for sealing the engine oil chamber of the internal combustion engine. |
| US09464610B2 |
Fuel injector having differential tip cooling system and method
According to various embodiments, a system includes a gasification fuel injector. The gasification fuel injector includes a tip portion, an annular coolant chamber disposed in the tip portion, and a first structural support extending through the annular coolant chamber. The first structural support divides the annular coolant chamber into a first passage and a second passage. |
| US09464607B2 |
Integrally-molded intake manifold connector for engine cover of combustion engine
An engine cover system for joining a cover with an intake manifold body. A plurality of structural ribs project from an external surface of the body including a pair of parallel ribs. Each parallel rib carries an integrally-molded U-shaped receiver strip extending transversely from the parallel ribs to form slots having closed ends proximate a first edge of the body and slot openings defined by respective edges of the receiver strips. The engine cover is comprised of a shroud, first and second radial arms, and first and second hinge pins projecting from the first and second radial arms, respectively. The hinge pins are configured to slide into the slots via the slot openings into the closed ends. First and second elastomeric ferrules are installed on the first and second hinge pins, respectively, configured to be compressed by the receiver strips when captured at the closed ends. |
| US09464605B2 |
Quad flow torque enhancement flow divider causing improved fuel/air transfer
A wing (1) including a vertical plate (2) and a horizontal plate (3) is placed in the throat of a carburetor (41) or throttle body (93). The wing (1) is located adjacent to and downstream from the throttle valve (46, 94). The edges (6, 7, 13, and 131) are held in a spaced apart relationship from the carburetor wall (44) by locating tabs (4, 14, 15 and 16) which abut the wall (44). Securing tabs (5, 24) extend from the edges and grip a gasket or boot associated with an existing intake manifold. The wing (1) causes the air/fuel mixture exiting a carburetor to follow channelized parallel paths (78, 81 and 84) into the intake manifold. |
| US09464603B2 |
Motor vehicle
A motor vehicle has an engine compartment which can be closed by at least one hood, and in which there is an air intake line that can be indirectly or directly fluidically connected to an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine. The air intake line includes a fiber composite element made of an air-permeable fiber composite material. |
| US09464601B2 |
Method and system for adjusting a fuel tank isolation valve
Methods and systems are provided for adjusting and diagnosing a position of a fuel tank isolation valve of a fuel system. In one example, a method may include adjusting the fuel tank isolation valve via electrical pulses and tracking a position of the FTIV by counting each of the electrical pulses. When a vacuum is created in the fuel system, the method may include verifying the position of the FTIV based on resulting fuel system pressures. |
| US09464599B2 |
Cooling system for diesel engine having turbocharger
A cooling system for a diesel engine having a turbocharger, may include an intercooler which cools compressed air from the turbocharger, an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooler which cools EGR gas in an EGR device of the diesel engine, a low-temperature radiator fluidly-connected to the intercooler and the EGR cooler and supplying a coolant to the intercooler and the EGR cooler, and a water pump fluidly-connected to the low-temperature radiator, the intercooler and the EGR cooler and circulating the coolant of the low-temperature radiator, to the intercooler and the EGR cooler, wherein the intercooler and the EGR cooler may be disposed in series so that the coolant in the low-temperature radiator sequentially circulates through the water pump, the intercooler, the EGR cooler, and then the low-temperature radiator. |
| US09464598B2 |
Exhaust gas cooling device
An exhaust gas cooling device, which cools exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine mounted on a vehicle through heat exchange between the exhaust gas and a coolant, includes: a plurality of tubes through which the exhaust gas flows; a tubular shell which houses the plurality of tubes and is configured to allow the coolant to flow therethrough; and a header plate disposed at an end portion in the shell to prevent the coolant from flowing out of the shell. The header plate includes support holes in which end portions of the plurality of the tubes are fitted and supported, and each of axial end faces of the plurality of tubes is located in the corresponding support hole at a position between both ends of the header plate in a thickness direction of the header plate. |
| US09464597B2 |
Engine system
An engine system may include a main intake line, a supplementary intake line branched from the main intake line and joined to the main intake line, an intake bypass valve mounted to the main intake line, a main exhaust line mounted to an exhaust manifold, a supplementary exhaust line branched from the exhaust manifold and joined to the main exhaust line, an exhaust bypass valve mounted to the main exhaust line and selectively opening the main exhaust line, a turbocharger disposed adjacent to the supplementary exhaust line and operated by exhaust gas passing through the supplementary exhaust line, and a control unit for controlling the intake bypass valve and the exhaust bypass valve depending on an operation condition, wherein the exhaust gas is re-circulated from an upstream side of the exhaust bypass valve to the main intake line passing through an EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) cooler and an EGR valve. |
| US09464596B2 |
Systems and methods for separation of liquid and gaseous fuel for injection
A method for an engine may comprise, on board a vehicle, supplying fuel from a fuel tank to a fuel separator, wherein the fuel comprises a gaseous fuel solubilized in a liquid fuel, desolubilizing the gaseous fuel from the liquid fuel in the fuel separator, and separating the gaseous fuel from the liquid fuel in the fuel separator. |
| US09464595B2 |
Optimising the availability of a thrust reverser
A method of controlling a thrust reverser made up of a plurality of pieces of equipment, wherein, in the event of it being detected that one of the pieces of equipment has not activated by the end of a predetermined activation period, an error message relating to the malfunction of the thrust reverser is generated, and in spite of the error message being generated, activation of the equipment is continued, and if the equipment is finally activated before a predetermined maximum period for deployment of the thrust reverser, then deployment of the thrust reverser is continued and the error message relating to the malfunction of the thrust reverser is withdrawn. |
| US09464592B2 |
Piston thermal management in an opposed-piston engine
An opposed-piston engine includes pistons, each piston having an annular cavity in the piston's sidewall and positioned between its crown and ring grooves to block transfer of heat from the crown to the piston body. |