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| US09535912B2 |
Techniques for checking whether a complex digital object conforms to a standard
Techniques for validating complex digital objects such as DICOM objects. The techniques employ a declarative validation document which employs a declarative constraint language to specify the constraints to which the complex digital object is subject. A validator performs an evaluation of the constraint document with regard to the complex digital object. The complex digital object is valid if all of the constraints in the validation document are satisfied. The constraint document may be compiled by an optimizing compiler and the validator may apply the resulting compiled constraint specification to an in-memory representation of the digital object which has been optimized for fast reference. An example is given of the use of the techniques with DICOM objects. |
| US09535909B2 |
Configurable event-based automation architecture for cloud-based collaboration platforms
Scalable architectures, systems, and services are provided herein for generating jobs by applying user-specified rules to events in an action log framework (ALF) stream is disclosed. More specifically, collaboration environments can include features or mechanisms that allow end-users or collaborators to perform a variety of actions such as, for example, file uploads and previews, or collaboration operations such as, for example, task assignment and comments. These actions can be captured or logged by an action log framework and, as described herein, automatically translated into one or more jobs by applying customizable user-specified rules. |
| US09535908B2 |
Auto-retrieving to avoid data binding
Machine-enabled methods of, and devices and systems for, workflow instance execution, particularly document storing and retrieving based on at least one of: a document type, a document source activity identifier, an activity type, and document metadata. |
| US09535906B2 |
Mobile device having human language translation capability with positional feedback
A mobile electronic device has a touch sensitive screen and an accelerometer. A translator is to translate a word or phrase that is in a first human language and that is entered via a first virtual keyboard displayed on the touch sensitive screen, into a second human language. A translator is to cause the touch sensitive screen to display the translated word or phrase and a second virtual keyboard having characters in the second human language, in response to the accelerometer detecting a change in the physical orientation of the device or movement of the device. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. |
| US09535902B1 |
Systems and methods for entity resolution using attributes from structured and unstructured data
In some aspects, the present disclosure relates to coreference resolution. In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining unstructured text data including a plurality of references corresponding to entities, and determining, from the unstructured text data, attributes associated with the entities. The method also includes obtaining structured data including predefined attributes associated with the entities, and comparing attributes associated with a first coreference unit with attributes associated with a second coreference unit. The first coreference unit is a sub-entity representation having the attributes determined from the unstructured text data and the second coreference unit is a sub-entity representation having the predefined attributes. The method further includes determining, based on the comparison, whether the first coreference unit and the second coreference unit both correspond to the same entity. |
| US09535899B2 |
Automatic semantic rating and abstraction of literature
Deep semantic analysis is performed on an electronic literary work in order to detect plot elements and optional other storyline elements such as characters within the work. Multiple levels of abstract are generated into a model representing the literary work, wherein each element in each abstraction level may be independently rated for preference by a user. Through comparison of multiple abstraction models and one or more user rating preferences, one or more alternative literary works may be automatically recommended to the user. |
| US09535897B2 |
Content recommendation system using a neural network language model
The present disclosure relates to applying techniques similar to those used in neural network language modeling systems to a content recommendation system. For example, by associating consumed media content to words of a language model, the system may provide content predictions based on an ordering. Thus, the systems and techniques described herein may produce enhanced prediction results for recommending content (e.g. word) in a given sequence of consumed content. In addition, the system may account for additional user actions by representing particular actions as punctuation in the language model. |
| US09535896B2 |
Systems and methods for language detection
Implementations of the present disclosure are directed to a method, a system, and a computer program storage device for detecting a language in a text message. A plurality of different language detection tests are performed on a message associated with a user. Each language detection test determines a set of scores representing a likelihood that the message is in one of a plurality of different languages. One or more combinations of the score sets are provided as input to one or more distinct classifiers. Output from each of the classifiers includes a respective indication that the message is in one of the different languages. The language in the message may be identified as being the indicated language from one of the classifiers, based on a confidence score and/or an identified linguistic domain. |
| US09535892B1 |
Method and system for generating unique content based on business entity information received from a user
A method is provided for generating unique content using information received from a user. The method includes receiving, from a user, data. The data includes restrictions for content and information associated with a business entity. Further, the method includes analyzing the data to identify a subject matter of the content. The method also includes obtaining a content template that corresponds with the subject matter. The content template comprises a block of text with a plurality of blanks. The method further includes accessing and analyzing a terminology library to identify a required data item. Moreover, the method includes generating search terms based on the required data item, and searching the Internet using the search terms to obtain the required data item. Still yet, the method includes identifying a subset of additional terminology, which is used to generate raw content. Furthermore, the method includes obtaining unique content by modifying the raw content. |
| US09535891B2 |
System and method for real time text streaming
The present invention relates to a system and method for real time streaming of a text string which is periodically updated. The system and method is adapted to enable live, real time, delivery of text-captioned voices/sounds to one or more viewers in the same or different physical locality as the voice/sound which is being captioned. The system comprises streaming means adapted to communicate with a server and to process a first text string inputted via first text input means and update the first text string in real time with additional or edited text string portions inputted via second text input means to thereby generate a second text string; control means adapted to periodically monitor a state of at least the second text string and generate an output text string therefrom, the output text string being communicated to a server for streaming to a text viewing means; wherein the output text string is updated in real time to substantially correspond to the second text string, such that the output text string represents the updated text string, thereby facilitating editing of text string portions already communicated to the server. |
| US09535889B2 |
Method to determine whether advertisements in a web page are in view
A technique is provided to determine whether a region within a web page is viewable to a user through a browser window. Often, browsers will only show part of a web page at given time, creating a difficulty in establishing whether a region of the web page, which may be an advertisement for example, is in view. This is addressed by providing one or more test features within the region, rendering the web page, monitoring a behavioral characteristic of the test features and determining whether the region is in view based on the monitored behavioral characteristic, wherein the behavioral characteristic varies according to whether the test feature is currently being displayed. One example of a behavioral characteristic is a frame progression rate. Browsers will typically redraw elements of a web page at a higher rate if they are currently in view through the browser window, and this characteristic can therefore be used to determine whether the test feature, and thus the region, is in view. The present invention finds particular utility where the region contains an advertisement, as it allows an advertiser to discover whether the advertisement has been seen by users. |
| US09535887B2 |
Creation of a content display area on a web page
A computerized method of generating a content display area on a web page is provided. The method includes receiving a request to initiate a content display area creation sequence for a web page loaded at a web browser. The method includes receiving position data of objects comprising the web page. The method includes determining eligible positions for the content display area. The method includes receiving a first user input indicating a position of a space for the content display area. The method includes repositioning the space and the objects responsive to the first user input. The web browser loads the space and the repositioned objects for viewing. The method includes receiving a second user input indicating confirmation of the position of the space. The method includes generating machine-readable instructions for providing the content display area on the web page. The method includes providing display data representative of the machine-readable instructions. |
| US09535885B2 |
Dynamically customizing a digital publication
A method for dynamically customizing a digital publication includes sequentially presenting content of a digital publication by one or more of visually displaying the content on an electronic display and audibly narrating the content. The method includes detecting a customization tag in the content. The customization tag indicates a portion of the content customizable according to a geographic location. The customization tag is associated with customization content. The customization content is associated with the geographic location. The method includes accessing the customization content associated with the customization tag. The customization content includes one or more of text content, visual content, and audible content. The method includes presenting the customization content at a point in the content indicated by the customization tag. |
| US09535877B2 |
Processing system with interspersed processors and communication elements having improved communication routing
A processing system includes processors and dynamically configurable communication elements (DCCs) coupled together in an interspersed arrangement. A source device may transfer a data item through an intermediate subset of the DCCs to a destination device. The source and destination devices may each correspond to different processors, DCCs, or input/output devices, or mixed combinations of these. In response to detecting a stall after the source device begins transfer of the data item to the destination device and prior to receipt of all of the data item at the destination device, a stalling device is operable to propagate stalling information through one or more of the intermediate subset towards the source device. In response to receiving the stalling information, at least one of the intermediate subset is operable to buffer all or part of the data item. |
| US09535875B2 |
Methods and apparatus for reducing power consumption within embedded systems
Methods and apparatus for managing connections between multiple internal integrated circuits (ICs) of, for example, a high-speed internal device interface. Improved schemes for coordination of connection and disconnection events, and/or suspension and resumption of operation for a High-Speed Inter-Chip™ (HSIC) interface are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, a “device”-initiated and “host”-initiated connect/disconnect procedure is disclosed, that provides improved timing, synchronization, and power consumption. |
| US09535874B2 |
Host embedded controller interface bridge
A system, method, and computer readable medium are disclosed. In one embodiment the system includes a remote computer system. The remote computer system has a remote host embedded controller interface (HECI) driver and a HECI simulator. The HECI simulator intercepts commands directed to the HECI driver from software running on the remote computer system and routes the commands as HECI messages to a local computer system also included in the system. The local computer system includes a HECI bridge that is capable of receiving the HECI messages sent from the remote computer system and then can pass the received HECI messages to a local HECI driver to be operated upon. |
| US09535870B2 |
Acknowledgement-less protocol for solid state drive interface
The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for performing operations in a communications protocol. An example method can include submitting, from a device, a request for a queue entry representing a command from a host comprising a request for data stored at a device memory location; receiving the command from the host; and executing the command. An example method can also include selecting a bit string representing whether a requested data stream has been received, and storing the bit string into a memory buffer portion to mark the buffer portion. The method can include receiving, into the memory buffer, the stream. The method can include retrieving contents of the buffer portion, and determining whether the contents contain the bit string. If so, the method can include determining that portions of the stream have not been received. Otherwise, the method can include determining that the stream has been received. |
| US09535869B2 |
Method and apparatuses for respectively transferring information within and between system-on-chips (SOCS) via an internal bus and an external bus according to the same communication protocol
A system including a first system-on-chip (SoC) and a second SoC. The first SoC includes a first module and a second module. The second module is separate from the first module. The second module is in communication with the first module via a first bus. The first bus is internal to the first SoC. The second SoC is separate from the first SoC. The second SoC is in communication with the first SoC via a second bus. The second bus is external to both the first SoC and the second SoC. The first bus and the second bus are configured to use a same communication protocol to respectively transfer information (i) between the first module and the second module via the first bus and internally within the first SoC and (ii) between the first SoC and the second SoC via the second bus. |
| US09535866B2 |
Asymmetric storage device wide link
A wide link communicates information between a storage enclosure having plural storage devices and an information handling system by selectively configuring upstream and downstream paths of narrow links to communicate in the same direction. A link load analyzer detects predetermined conditions, such as over utilization or under utilization of narrow link capacity, which initiates a re-configuration of the direction of information through a path of a narrow link. A master link manager configures a narrow link path to manage communication of configuration information for one or more narrow link paths configured to communicate in a direction. |
| US09535865B2 |
Interconnection of multiple chips in a package
An interface. A first set of single-ended transmitter circuits reside on a first die having a master device. A first set of single-ended receiver circuits reside on a second die. The receiver circuits have no termination and no equalization. The second die has a slave device responsive to the master device of the first die. Conductive lines connect the first set of transmitter circuits and the first set of receiver circuits. The lengths of the conductive lines are matched. |
| US09535860B2 |
Arbitrating memory accesses via a shared memory fabric
In an embodiment, a shared memory fabric is configured to receive memory requests from multiple agents, where at least some of the requests have an associated deadline value to indicate a maximum latency prior to completion of the memory request. Responsive to the requests, the fabric is to arbitrate between the requests based at least in part on the deadline values. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US09535859B2 |
Sharing message-signaled interrupts between peripheral component interconnect (PCI) I/O devices
A PCI function, such as a device driver, may request that additional MSI resources be allocated to an I/O device coupled to a PCI Host Bridge (PHB). However, there may not be any unallocated MSI resource remaining in the PHB. Instead, a hypervisor may request to borrow MSI resources assigned to other PCI functions in the system. For example, the PCI function requesting the additional MSI resources may ask for a certain number of MSI resources for a certain period of time—e.g., a lease. The hypervisor then determines which of the other PCI functions (referred to as a loaning PCI functions) are willing to lend or loan their MSI resources. Once the MSI resources available for lease are known, the hypervisor informs the requesting PCI function of these resources which, in turn, binds the additional MSI resources to the I/O device. |
| US09535854B2 |
Building an undo log for in-memory blocks of data
Provided are techniques for building an undo log for in-memory blocks of data. Permission on a block of data in memory is set to prevent updates to that block of data using a memory protection function. In response to an update operation attempting to update the block of data in the memory, an interrupt with a location of the block of data is received, the block of data is copied to an undo log entry in an undo log, and the permission on the block of data in the memory is set to allow the update to that block of data to proceed using the memory protection function. |
| US09535852B2 |
System and method for secured host-slave communication
Slave device circuitry, including processing circuitry which is configured to determine a new session identification value; determine a seed value using a secure hash algorithm on a previously determined seed value; determine a slave number from using the secure hash algorithm on the new session identification value, the determined seed value, and a serial number of the slave device associated with the slave device circuitry; receive a host number from the host imaging apparatus and calculate a session key using a hash-based algorithm computation on the host number, the slave number, the new session identification value, and a stored encryption key. The session key has a first portion for performing encryption and decryption operations on data to be transmitted and data received by the slave device, respectively, and a second portion for generating a new address value of the slave device for communicating with the host. |
| US09535850B1 |
System and method for efficient DMA transfers
A method and apparatus are provided in which a host device and a peripheral device are adapted to perform efficient data transfers. The host receives one or more bytes in a memory transfer from the peripheral device, and determines an operation for modifying the memory transfer without reading the one or more bytes. Rather, the modification may be performed based on information in a header accompanying the transferred bytes. The host device modifies the memory transfer based on the determination, and writes the modified memory transfer to memory. |
| US09535849B2 |
IOMMU using two-level address translation for I/O and computation offload devices on a peripheral interconnect
An IOMMU for controlling requests by an I/O device to a system memory of a computer system includes control logic and a cache memory. The control logic may translate an address received in a request from the I/O device. If the request includes a transaction layer protocol (TLP) packet with a process address space identifier (PASID) prefix, the control logic may perform a two-level guest translation. Accordingly, the control logic may access a set of guest page tables to translate the address received in the request. A pointer in a last guest page table points to a first table in a set of nested page tables. The control logic may use the pointer in a last guest page table to access the set of nested page tables to obtain a system physical address (SPA) that corresponds to a physical page in the system memory. The cache memory stores completed translations. |
| US09535848B2 |
Using cuckoo movement for improved cache coherency
Example implementations of the present disclosure are directed to handling the eviction of a conflicting cuckoo entry while reducing performance degradation resulting. In example implementations, when an address is replacing another address, the evicted address does not necessarily map to the same places as the new address. Example implementations attempt to conduct a run through of the cache coherent directory with the new entry such that the evicted address can find an empty entry in the directory and fill the empty entry. |
| US09535844B1 |
Prioritization for cache systems
In a data storage environment, a caching system includes a synchronous I/O module to stage cache promotions, and an asynchronous I/O module to de-stage cache promotions. To reduce the likelihood that high priority cache promotions are not skipped, the caching system associations a configurable priority level with each logical storage device, and prioritizes cache promotions accordingly. Related methods are also described. |
| US09535838B2 |
Atomic operations in PCI express
A method and apparatus for enhancing/extending a serial point-to-point interconnect architecture, such as Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) is herein described. Temporal and locality caching hints and prefetching hints are provided to improve system wide caching and prefetching. Message codes for atomic operations to arbitrate ownership between system devices/resources are included to allow efficient access/ownership of shared data. Loose transaction ordering provided for while maintaining corresponding transaction priority to memory locations to ensure data integrity and efficient memory access. Active power sub-states and setting thereof is included to allow for more efficient power management. And, caching of device local memory in a host address space, as well as caching of system memory in a device local memory address space is provided for to improve bandwidth and latency for memory accesses. |
| US09535832B2 |
Multi-hierarchy interconnect system and method for cache system
A multi-hierarchy interconnect system for a cache system having a tag memory and a data memory includes an address interconnect scheduling device and a data interconnect scheduling device. The address interconnect scheduling device performs a tag bank arbitration to schedule address requests to a plurality of tag banks of the tag memory. The data interconnect scheduling device performs a data bank arbitration to schedule data requests to a plurality of data banks of the data memory. Besides, a multi-hierarchy interconnect method for a cache system having a tag memory and a data memory includes: performing a tag bank arbitration to schedule address requests to a plurality of tag banks of the tag memory, and performing a data bank arbitration to schedule data requests to a plurality of data banks of the data memory. |
| US09535831B2 |
Page migration in a 3D stacked hybrid memory
A die-stacked hybrid memory device implements a first set of one or more memory dies implementing first memory cell circuitry of a first memory architecture type and a second set of one or more memory dies implementing second memory cell circuitry of a second memory architecture type different than the first memory architecture type. The die-stacked hybrid memory device further includes a set of one or more logic dies electrically coupled to the first and second sets of one or more memory dies, the set of one or more logic dies comprising a memory interface and a page migration manager, the memory interface coupleable to a device external to the die-stacked hybrid memory device, and the page migration manager to transfer memory pages between the first set of one or more memory dies and the second set of one or more memory dies. |
| US09535830B2 |
Fast block device and methodology
A device, memory, method and system directed to fast data storage on a block storage device. New data is written to an empty write block. A location of the new data is tracked. Meta data associated with the new data is written. A lookup table may be updated based in part on the meta data. The new data may be read based the lookup table configured to map a logical address to a physical address. |
| US09535828B1 |
Leveraging non-volatile memory for persisting data
Data temporarily stored in volatile memory (e.g., RAM) on a host machine can be protected using a component such as an NV-DIMM, which includes components such as an ASIC, non-volatile memory, and a battery. If power is lost to the host, the battery provides the ASIC with the power needed to determine data in the volatile memory that is protected. This protected data then can be transferred to the non-volatile memory on the NV-DIMM. When power is restored, an application or other entity can contact the NV-DIMM to recover the data, which can be transferred over a sideband channel to be restored as appropriate for a prior operation. In at least some embodiments, the NV-DIMM can receive a key over the sideband channel that can be used to encrypt and decrypt the data for further security. |
| US09535826B2 |
Automatic communication and optimization of multi-dimensional arrays for many-core coprocessor using static compiler analysis
There are provided source-to-source transformation methods for a multi-dimensional array and/or a multi-level pointer for a computer program. A method includes minimizing a number of holes for variable length elements for a given dimension of the array and/or pointer using at least two stride values included in stride buckets. The minimizing step includes modifying memory allocation sites, for the array and/or pointer, to allocate memory based on the stride values. The minimizing step further includes modifying a multi-dimensional memory access, for accessing the array and/or pointer, into a single dimensional memory access using the stride values. The minimizing step also includes inserting offload pragma for a data transfer of the array and/or pointer prior as at least one of a single-dimensional array and a single-level pointer. The data transfer is from a central processing unit to a coprocessor over peripheral component interconnect express. |
| US09535821B1 |
Displaying violated coding rules in source code
A device performs a verification analysis of source code, where the verification analysis includes a coding rules check of the source code based on coding standards, and run-time error check of the source code. The device provides, for display, results of the coding rules check of the source code, and provides, for display, results of the run-time error check of the source code. The device provides, for display, from the results of the coding rules check of the source code, at least one of a coding rule error violation associated with the source code, or a coding rule warning violation associated with the source code. |
| US09535819B2 |
Identifying the lines of code that caused the error as identified in the stack trace in a source code version that generated the stack trace that does not reside on the user's computing device
A method, system and computer program product for identifying lines of code that caused an error as identified in a stack trace in a source code version that generated the stack trace. The line(s) of code in the source code version that generated the stack trace that are identified in the stack trace as causing the error are identified. If there are differences in the line(s) of code that are associated with the cause of the error between the source code version that generated the stack trace and the source code version being utilized by the user, such as a developer, then an annotated version of the source code version that generated the stack trace of the line(s) of code that caused the error is displayed to the user with highlighted differences with respect to the source code version being utilized by the user. |
| US09535817B2 |
Application development environment for portable electronic devices
A method for developing and testing an application for a device with one or more sensors using a sensor emulation environment that may allow testing of the application in a programmatic manner. The sensor emulation environment may emulate actual physical sensors. The sensor emulation environment may receive sensor simulation data from multiple types of sources of sensor data. A sensor data engine may receive sensor simulation data from a selected data source via an API. The data engine may provide data values at times that represent operation of a sensor. The sensor emulation environment may further include a sensor interface component that emulates a hardware interface to the emulated sensor in a physical target device such that application components, such as a driver, may interact with the sensor emulation environment. |
| US09535813B2 |
Systems and methods for providing information regarding resource consumption or environmental impact associated with usage of a computer
In one embodiment, a system and a method pertain to monitoring on the computing device resource consumption, storing resource consumption data obtained from the monitoring, receiving a request from the user for information regarding resource consumption or environmental impact associated with the user's operation of the computing device, and presenting to the user information regarding resource consumption or environmental impact. |
| US09535811B2 |
Agent dynamic service
A dynamic service module is embedded in an agent and able to add functionality to the agent. The service module may manage .jar files for execution by the agent. The service module may receive the .jar files, provide them to an agent for execution, and may perform other functions. The agent may perform obfuscation in order to translate the .jar files into a modified version which may be more compatible with a particular agent. Once execution of the .jar file is complete, the agent may remove the .jar file as well as all trace of the .jar file. For example, the agent may remove byte code instrumentation that was installed as a result of the .jar file. |
| US09535810B1 |
Layout optimization
Delivering a page including a plurality of modules is disclosed. A plurality of candidate modules are selected. A corresponding module score for each of the modules in the plurality of candidate modules is evaluated. A plurality of modules is selected from the plurality of candidate modules to be displayed on a page. The position of each module on the page is based at least in part on that module's module score. |
| US09535805B2 |
Resilient routing for session initiation protocol based communication systems
Resilient routing management approaches are provided based on primary/backup and failover/failback relationships in a clustered network environment, where each user and/or resource is assigned to a primary cluster and at least one backup cluster. A distributed handover mechanism enables global knowledge of primary/backup relationships between clusters and their assigned users or resources. |
| US09535801B1 |
Xcopy in journal based replication
A method, system, and program product for data replication, comprising reading do metadata, xcopying data from a storage medium to an undo stream, xcopying data from a do stream to the storage medium, and updating do meta data and the undo meta data. |
| US09535797B1 |
System and method for managing group policy backup
A method, system and program product for group policy backup management in a network having a plurality of domains including components and modules for steps of retrieving a list of group policy objects for a domain, generating a configuration initialization file including a domains section identifying a plurality of domains that are to be backed up and a setup section specifying a plurality of values that control the backup of each policy object in each domain, determining a digital signature for each policy object on a list of policies for the domain, comparing the digital signature for each policy object with a corresponding previous digital signature for each policy, determining if a current digital signature for each policy object matches the corresponding previous digital signature for a policy, and backing up a policy object having a current digital signature that does not match the corresponding previous digital signature. |
| US09535791B2 |
Storage control device, non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored therein program, and control method
There is provided a storage control device that is communicably connected to a plurality of storage devices and a plurality of spare storage devices through a plurality of paths. The storage control device includes: a memory configured to store path information associating the plurality of spare storage devices and the plurality of paths with each other; and a selection unit configured to select a spare storage device that is a replacing apparatus from among the plurality of spare storage devices based on a path connection condition determined in accordance with a path in which the storage device that is a replacement target among the plurality of storage devices is connected and the path information. |
| US09535790B2 |
Prioritizing data reconstruction in distributed storage systems
A method of prioritizing data for recovery in a distributed storage system includes, for each stripe of a file having chunks, determining whether the stripe comprises high-availability chunks or low-availability chunks and determining an effective redundancy value for each stripe. The effective redundancy value is based on the chunks and any system domains associated with the corresponding stripe. The distributed storage system has a system hierarchy including system domains. Chunks of a stripe associated with a system domain in an active state are accessible, whereas chunks of a stripe associated with a system domain in an inactive state are inaccessible. The method also includes reconstructing substantially immediately inaccessible, high-availability chunks having an effective redundancy value less than a threshold effective redundancy value and reconstructing the inaccessible low-availability and other inaccessible high-availability chunks, after a threshold period of time. |
| US09535781B2 |
System file repair method and apparatus
A method and an apparatus for repairing a system file are provided. The computer-implemented method for repairing a system file, comprises: detecting, by a processor, a corrupted system file in an operating system; sending identification information of the operating system and an identifier of the corrupted system file to a server; receiving an integrity identifier of an intact system file to be used in repairing the corrupted system file, wherein the intact system file is determined by the server according to the identification information of the operating system and the identifier of the corrupted system file; verifying, by the processor, the received integrity identifier with a locally stored integrity identifier of the corrupted system file; and if the received integrity identifier passes the verification, obtaining, from the server, the intact system file corresponding to the verified integrity identifier and repairing the corrupted system file with the obtained intact system file. |
| US09535778B2 |
Reestablishing synchronization in a memory system
Embodiments relate to reestablishing synchronization across multiple channels in a memory system. One aspect is a system that includes a plurality of channels, each providing communication with a memory buffer chip and a plurality of memory devices. A memory control unit is coupled to the plurality of channels. The memory control unit is configured to perform a method that includes receiving an out-of-synchronization indication associated with at least one of the channels. The memory control unit performs a first stage of reestablishing synchronization that includes selectively stopping new traffic on the plurality of channels, waiting for a first time period to expire, resuming traffic on the plurality of channels based on the first time period expiring, and verifying that synchronization is reestablished for a second time period. |
| US09535774B2 |
Methods, apparatus and system for notification of predictable memory failure
A method for providing notification of a predictable memory failure includes the steps of: obtaining information regarding at least one condition associated with a memory; calculating a memory failure probability as a function of the obtained information; calculating a failure probability threshold; and generating a signal when the memory failure probability exceeds the failure probability threshold, the signal being indicative of a predicted future memory failure. |
| US09535772B2 |
Creating a communication channel between different privilege levels using wait-for-event instruction in systems operable at multiple levels hierarchical privilege levels
In a computer system operable at multiple hierarchical privilege levels, a “wait-for-event” (WFE) communication channel between components operating at different privilege levels is established. Initially, a central processing unit (CPU) is configured to to “trap” WFE instructions issued by a client, such as an operating system, operating at one privilege level to an agent, such as a hypervisor, operating at a more privileged level. After storing a predefined special sequence in a storage component (e.g., a register), the client executes a WFE instruction. As part of trapping the WFE instruction, the agent reads and interprets the special sequence from the storage component and may respond to the special sequence by storing another special sequence in a storage component that is accessible to the client. Advantageously, the client may leverage this WFE communication channel to establish low-overhead watchdog functionality for the client. |
| US09535771B2 |
Memory management methods and systems
A method and an apparatus for determining a usage level of a memory device to notify a running application to perform memory reduction operations selected based on the memory usage level are described. An application calls APIs (Application Programming Interface) integrated with the application codes in the system to perform memory reduction operations. A memory usage level is determined according to a memory usage status received from the kernel of a system. A running application is associated with application priorities ranking multiple running applications statically or dynamically. Selecting memory reduction operations and notifying a running application are based on application priorities. Alternatively, a running application may determine a mode of operation to directly reduce memory usage in response to a notification for reducing memory usage without using API calls to other software. |
| US09535769B2 |
Orchestrated data exchange and synchronization between data repositories
Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for providing efficient Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) orchestrated data exchanges and synchronizations between a plurality of databases or other repositories. According to one embodiment, a method of exchanging data between a plurality of data repositories can comprise distinguishing instructions to perform a data exchange from data of the data exchange. The instructions to perform the data exchange can be exchanged via an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and the data of the data exchange between two or more of the plurality of data repositories can be exchanged via a channel other than the ESB. The data exchange can be orchestrated by orchestrating the instructions to perform the data exchange. |
| US09535768B2 |
Managing multi-threaded operations in a multimedia authoring environment
Managing multi-threaded computer processing, including: processing a main thread for an object in background of the multi-threaded computer processing without locking the object during its process in the background, wherein processing a main thread includes: monitoring the state of the object, wherein the object is deemed ready for processing after it satisfies a set of rules to check for its completeness, and the object has not been modified for a pre-determined period of time; creating and adding tasks to a queue for processing once the object is ready; and packaging required information for the tasks into a single data structure that is passed to a task thread and returned to the main thread upon completion. |
| US09535766B2 |
Method and system for application profiling for purposes of defining resource requirements
Disclosed are a method of and system for profiling a computer program. The method comprises the steps of using a utility application to execute the computer program; and on the basis of said execution of the computer program, identifying specific performance requirements of the computer program. A profile of the computer program is determined from said identified performance requirements; and based on said determined profile, resources for the computer program are selected from a grid of computer services. |
| US09535763B1 |
System and method for runtime grouping of processing elements in streaming applications
A method, computer program product, and computer system for dynamically grouping and un-grouping processing operators and processing elements used by a streaming application. A distributed processing elements utilization of resources may be monitored to identify candidate operators and candidate processing elements for at least one of parallelization and fusion. At runtime, via at least one of parallelization and fusion, the grouping and un-grouping of the identified candidate operators and candidate processing elements may be dynamically adjusted. |
| US09535761B2 |
Tracking large numbers of moving objects in an event processing system
Techniques for tracking large numbers of moving objects in an event processing system are provided. An input event stream can be received, where the events in the input event stream represent the movement of a plurality of geometries or objects. The input event stream can then be partitioned among a number of processing nodes of the event processing system, thereby enabling parallel processing of one or more continuous queries for tracking the objects. The partitioning can be performed such that each processing node is configured to track objects in a predefined spatial region, and the spatial regions for at least two nodes overlap. This overlapping window enables a single node to find, e.g., all of the objects within a particular distance of a target object, even if the target object is in the process of moving from the region of that node to the overlapping region of another node. |
| US09535757B2 |
Task allocation optimizing system, task allocation optimizing method and task allocation optimizing program
Provided is a task allocation optimizing system that, for a development target system which has a plurality of states and which is provided with multi-cores, makes an allocation of tasks to the cores such that a performance of the target system does not significantly degrade in a specific one of the states.The task allocation optimizing system according to the present invention performs optimization by calculating, for each of the states, a state-evaluating-function value, which represents the preferability of an allocation to the cores, through using a task set operating in the state, and further calculating a consolidated evaluating-function value as a whole of operation of the target system, through consolidating the state-evaluating-function values for all states targeted for an evaluation. |
| US09535750B1 |
Resource tolerations and taints
In a computing resource environment including at least one resource capable of being allocated to at least one of a plurality of tasks, techniques are disclosed for applying a taint to a resource in a computing resource environment, the taint being configured to prevent the resource from being claimed for a resource request without a toleration to that taint. Variations include receiving, at a resource scheduler in the resource environment, a request to allocate the resource to perform a particular task and determining whether the resource is subject to a taint. If the resource is subject to a taint, analyzing the request to determine if it includes a toleration for the taint. If the request includes a toleration for the taint, allocating the resource to the task. If the request does not include a toleration for the taint, not allocating the resource due to the taint. |
| US09535746B2 |
Honoring hardware entitlement of a hardware thread
A method for scheduling the execution of a computer instruction, receive an entitlement processor resource percentage for a logical partition on a computer system. The logical partition is associated with a hardware thread of a processor of the computer system. The entitlement processor resource percentage for the logical partition is stored in a register of the hardware thread associated with the logical partition. An instruction is received from the logical partition of the computer system and the processor dispatches the instruction based on the entitlement processor resource percentage stored in the register of the hardware thread associated with the logical partition. |
| US09535745B2 |
Migrating a virtual machine that owns a resource such as a hardware device
A computing device has first and second virtual machines (VMs) and a resource assigned to the first VM. Each access request for the resource is forwarded thereto until the first VM is to be saved or migrated. Thereafter, each access request is forwarded to a holding queue. When the resource has acted upon all access requests forwarded thereto, the resource is reassigned to the second VM, and each access request at the holding queue is forwarded to the second VM and then the resource. Thus, all access requests for the resource are acted upon by the resource even after the resource is removed from the first VM and assigned to the second VM, and the save or migrate of the first VM can thereafter be completed. |
| US09535742B1 |
Clustering for parallel processing
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for clustering for parallel processing. One of the methods includes providing virtual machines with an interface to a shuffle service, the shuffle service executing external of the virtual machines. The method includes receiving data records through the interface, each data record having a key and a value. The method includes partitioning the data records, using the shuffle service, according to the respective keys. The method includes providing a part of the partitioned data records through the interface to the virtual machines, wherein data records having the same key are provided to the same virtual machine. Each of the virtual machines can execute on a host machine and each of the virtual machine is a hardware virtualization of a machine. |
| US09535740B1 |
Implementing dynamic adjustment of resources allocated to SRIOV remote direct memory access adapter (RDMA) virtual functions based on usage patterns
A method, system and computer program product are provided for implementing dynamic adjustment of resources allocated to Single Root Input/Output Virtualization (SRIOV) Remote Direct Memory Access (RMDA) virtual functions (VFs) in Cloud Software Defined Server environments. A hardware management console (HMC), and a hypervisor are used to implement resource allocation to the SRIOV RDMA VFs based on resource usage. The hypervisor checks resource usage for the resource allocations of the SRIOV RDMA VF relative to lower and upper threshold values. Responsive to identifying the resource usage below the lower threshold or above the upper threshold, the hypervisor sends an event to the HMC, and the HMC starts a resource redistribution process. |
| US09535737B2 |
Dynamic virtual port provisioning
In a general aspect, a computer-implemented method can include provisioning a virtual network on a hypervisor server. The method can also include querying the hypervisor server to determine an allowable range for a number of virtual ports of a first port group of a virtual switch implemented on the hypervisor server, the first port group being associated with the virtual network. The method can further include provisioning at least one virtual machine on the virtual network including assigning a respective virtual port of the first port group to the virtual machine. The method can still further include monitoring usage of the virtual ports of the first port group and, in response to the usage of the virtual ports of the first port group exceeding a threshold, instructing the hypervisor server to provision a second port group on the virtual switch, the second port group being associated with the virtual network. |
| US09535733B2 |
Peer-to-peer streaming and API services for plural applications
Embodiments of apparatuses with a universal P2P service platform are disclosed herein. A unified infrastructure is built in such apparatuses and a unified P2P network may be established with such apparatuses. In various embodiments, such an apparatus comprises a P2P operating system (OS) virtual machine (VM) 202 and a client guest operating system (OS) virtual machine (VM) 204. There is a collection of P2P services in the P2P OS VM 202 and this VM 202 works as a peer node in the P2P network. There is a collection of API services in the client guest OS VM 204 and this VM 204 interacts with various P2P applications. The two VMs communicate with each other via a shared memory 216 and a virtual machine manager 214. In various embodiments, the apparatus further includes a security checker 318 located in the P2P OS VM 302. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US09535729B2 |
Live application mobility from one operating system level to an updated operating system level and applying overlay files to the updated operating system
Provided are techniques for comparing a first fileset associated with a first operating system (OS) with a second fileset associated with a second OS; determining, based upon the comparing, that the second OS is a more current version of the first OS; in response to the determining that the second OS is a more current version of the first OS, moving, in conjunction with live application mobility, a virtual machine (VM) workload partition (WPAR) on the first LPAR to a second LPAR, the moving comprising determining a set of overlays associated with the WPAR corresponding to the second OS; removing from the WPAR any overlays associated with the first OS; applying to the WPAR a set of overlays corresponding to the second OS; check pointing processes associated with the WPAR; and copying live data associated with the LPAR from the first LPAR to the second LPAR. |
| US09535726B2 |
Reverse dependency injection in a system with dynamic code loading
Embodiments are directed to utilizing reverse dependency injection for managing bootstrapping of applications in web browser and mobile environments. By using reverse dependency injection, embodiments enable a component to declare that it is a “dependency of” another component in a visual analyzer application. This ensures that the dependencies are loaded before the other component is loaded, thereby minimizing delays when a user starts up an application. In some embodiments, information identifying a plugin to be loaded can be received. Embodiments can determine configuration information for the plugin where the configuration information includes both forward and reverse dependencies. Embodiments may generate, based on the configuration information, a data structure that represents the forward and reverse dependencies. Embodiments may analyze the data structure to determine an ordered list of loadings. Some embodiments may load the individual components per the ordered list of loadings and indicate that the plugin is ready for execution. |
| US09535719B2 |
Information processing system and computer control method for calculating and allocating computer resources
A first program obtains calculation resource information for determining computer calculation resource to be used by one of a plurality of second programs, one to be begun being executed by the computer, and releases, based on the calculation resource information obtained, a part of the computer calculation resource currently used by the first program. A second program is executed, using the released computer calculation resource. An information processing system comprises a parallel execution condition information obtaining unit for obtaining parallel execution condition information indicating condition of one of the plurality of second programs, one to be executed in parallel to the first program, the condition being set according to the first program and, and an execution restricting unit for restricting execution of a part or all of the plurality of second programs, based on the parallel execution condition information. |
| US09535712B2 |
System and method to store data securely for firmware using read-protected storage
Embodiments of the present invention store data in read-protected storage for use by firmware and then transfer the data or data related to that stored data into a secure execution environment for use during normal platform operation. The read-protected storage is readable only between a time period after platform reset but before the read-protected storage is locked prior to the operating system being loaded. This read-protected storage is locked prior to executing any untrusted code in normal system memory so that the data in the read-protected storage is not exposed to malicious code execution. |
| US09535708B2 |
Rate-controlling of heat generating data processing operations
In one embodiment, individual or groups of heat generating data processing operations are rate-controlled such that a component, a set of components, a board or line card, and/or an entire apparatus or any portion thereof stays within a corresponding heat budget. One or more heat price tags are associated with these data processing operations which are used to determine whether or not a corresponding data processing operation can be currently performed within one or more corresponding heat budgets. If so, the data procession operation proceeds. If not, the data processing operation is delayed. Examples of such data processing operations include, but are not limited to, data retrieval from memory, data storage in memory, lookup operations in memory, lookup operations in a binary or ternary content-addressable memory, regular expression processing, cryptographic processing, or data manipulation. |
| US09535704B2 |
System and method to quantify digital data sharing in a multi-threaded execution
A method to quantify a plurality of digital data sharing in a multi-threaded execution includes the steps of: providing at least one processor; providing a computer readable non-transitory storage medium including a computer readable multi-threaded executable code and a computer readable executable code to calculate a plurality of shared footprint values and an average shared footprint value; running the multi-threaded executable code on the at least one computer processor; running the computer readable executable code configured to calculate a plurality of shared footprint values and an average shared footprint value; calculating a plurality of shared footprint values by use of a linear-time process for a corresponding plurality of executable windows in time; and calculating and saving an average shared footprint value based on the plurality of shared footprint values to quantify by a metric the data sharing by the multi-threaded execution. A system to perform the method is also described. |
| US09535702B2 |
Asset management device and method in a hardware platform
An asset management method implemented on an integrated circuit uses a keys memory storing keys, each key being associated with an asset identifier, and a data memory storing asset information. The method comprises: receiving an input command for an asset comprising an asset identifier and asset information, computing addresses to Keys memory from the asset identifier, the computing addresses comprising calculating hashes from the asset identifier, finding or allocating an entry in keys memory for the asset, based on the computed set of addresses, depending on the input command, computing a data address to the data memory for the asset from the address and position in the keys memory at which an entry has been found or allocated for the asset; reading data in the data memory at the computed data address; and executing the input command based on the data read in the data memory at the data address. |
| US09535699B2 |
Processor, multiprocessor system, compiler, software system, memory control system, and computer system
A processor includes: a first instruction processing unit that, in a first mode, receives a first input including instructions included in a first instruction set; a second instruction processing unit that, in a second mode, receives the first input, the second instruction processing unit having a simpler configuration than the first instruction processing unit; a third instruction processing unit that, in a third mode, receives a second input including instructions included in a second instruction set, the second instruction set including part of the instructions included in the first instruction set, the third instruction processing unit having a simpler configuration than the first instruction processing unit and the second instruction processing unit; a selection unit that selects, according to a mode, a result of decoding by one of the instruction processing units; and an instruction execution unit that executes an instruction according to the selected result of decoding. |
| US09535695B2 |
Completing load and store instructions in a weakly-ordered memory model
Techniques are disclosed relating to completion of load and store instructions in a weakly-ordered memory model. In one embodiment, a processor includes a load queue and a store queue and is configured to associate queue information with a load instruction in an instruction stream. In this embodiment, the queue information indicates a location of the load instruction in the load queue and one or more locations in the store queue that are associated with one or more store instructions that are older than the load instruction. The processor may determine, using the queue information, that the load instruction does not conflict with a store instruction in the store queue that is older than the load instruction. The processor may remove the load instruction from the load queue while the store instruction remains in the store queue. The queue information may include a wrap value for the load queue. |
| US09535694B2 |
Vector processing in an active memory device
Embodiments relate to vector processing in an active memory device. An aspect includes a system for vector processing in an active memory device. The system includes memory in the active memory device and a processing element in the active memory device. The processing element is configured to perform a method including decoding an instruction with a plurality of sub-instructions to execute in parallel. An iteration count to repeat execution of the sub-instructions in parallel is determined. Execution of the sub-instructions is repeated in parallel for multiple iterations, by the processing element, based on the iteration count. Multiple locations in the memory are accessed in parallel based on the execution of the sub-instructions. |
| US09535693B2 |
Signal processing circuit
Provided is a signal processing circuit occupying a small circuit area. A common arithmetic operation element is shared between a plurality of arithmetic operation sequence control units. An arbitration circuit selects, when the plurality of arithmetic operation sequence control units simultaneously generate requests for arithmetic operations to use the common arithmetic operation element, the predetermined sequence control unit based on priority information about the plurality of arithmetic operation sequence control units, causes the common arithmetic operation element to execute the arithmetic operation requested from the selected arithmetic operation sequence control unit, and returns the result of the arithmetic operation to the selected arithmetic operation sequence control unit. |
| US09535692B2 |
Systems and methods for managing related files in a software development environment
Systems and methods are provided for managing, in a software development environment, related files that are used for generating an output presentation document. A software development environment discovers the related files for an application (e.g., web page) that is being authored, and the software development tool presents a visual indication (e.g., graphical tabs) of the discovered related files in a user interface. The software development tool further aids in managing the presentation of the related files by enabling any of the related files to be selectively displayed in a designated interface (e.g., window). That is, a designated interface may be provided in which the content of any selected related file may be alternately displayed in response to a user selecting a visual indication of a related file. In one embodiment, the designated interface is a textual source code view interface that is provided by the software development tool. |
| US09535689B2 |
Source control management system with contingent dependency handling
Systems and methods for managing dependencies in a source control management system or revision control system are provided. A request to commit a first modified component of a software application may be received. The software application may include a plurality of components. In response to the request to commit the first modified component, a blocking condition may be identified. The blocking condition may be a dependency of the first modified component, in that the first modified component depends upon a second component of the software application. The second component may not satisfy the dependency. A request to commit a modified version of the second component may be received. A determination may be made that the modified version of the second component satisfies the dependency of the first modified component upon the second component. The first modified component and second modified component may then be committed. |
| US09535684B2 |
Management of software updates in a virtualized environment of a datacenter using dependency relationships
An approach to managing software components in a datacenter having virtualized components includes maintaining a suitable data construct for representing the virtualized elements. In embodiments, virtualized elements include knowledge relating to instantiations of virtual machines. Management of software components includes traversing a data representation of the datacenter, and assessing the compatibility of the software component with components in the datacenter that relate to the target of the software component. |
| US09535680B2 |
Flashless optical network unit
A system, method, and computer program product for a flashless optical network unit (ONU) in a Passive Optical Network (PON) are provided herein. The method includes the steps of synchronizing on a downstream signal of an optical line terminal (OLT), receiving a first software from the OLT for its operation on a reserved downstream channel of the OLT, and storing the received first software in a volatile memory. The ONU does not pre-store the first software in a non-volatile memory. |
| US09535677B2 |
Software discovery in an environment with heterogeneous machine groups
A mechanism is provided for software discovery in an environment with heterogeneous machine groups may be provided. A group comprising computing systems that have similar software program installations is defined. A first scan procedure is performed by scanning each computing system of the group using a first software signature catalogue to identify installed programs. Software signatures of identified installed programs are added to a base installation software catalogue. A second scan procedure is performed by scanning the group of computing systems using the base installation software catalogue to identify installed software programs. |
| US09535675B2 |
Rule based device enrollment
Techniques for providing enrollment services for various types of electronic devices in a communication network is disclosed. The electronic devices may include devices associated with a user and headless devices not associated with any user. In certain embodiments, a device enrollment system is disclosed that controls the authentication and enrollment of both user devices and headless devices within a communication network. The device enrollment system detects a particular device within a communication network, identifies a type of enrollment policy to be applied to the device based on a type of the device, applies a set of enrollment rules to the device in accordance with the enrollment policy and enrolls the device if the device satisfies one or more criteria specified by the enrollment rules. |
| US09535674B2 |
Application wrapping system and method
The method administers an enterprise computing system that includes a plurality of user mobile computing devices. The method includes selecting a pre-written application for inclusion in a menu of enterprise applications downloadable to a user computing device, allowing the user computing device to download the pre-written application, and interposing an application wrapper on the pre-written application before allowing the user computing device to download the pre-written application, the application wrapper being configured to control an operation of the pre-written application. |
| US09535671B2 |
Parallel data processing apparatus and method
Parallelism of processing can be improved while existing software resources are utilized substantially as they are.A data processing apparatus includes a plurality of processing units configured to process packets each including data and extended identification information added to the data, the extended identification information including identification information for identifying the data and instruction information indicating one or more processing instructions to the data, each processing unit in the plurality of processing units including: an input/output unit configured to obtain, in the packets, only a packet whose address information indicates said each processing unit in the plurality of processing units, the address information determined in accordance with the extended identification information; and an operation unit configured to execute the processing instruction in the packet obtained by the input/output unit. |
| US09535670B2 |
Extensible context based user interface simplification
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to modeling tools and provide a method, system and computer program product for extensible context based user interface simplification of modeling components for a modeling tool. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for extensible context based user interface simplification can be provided for a model driven development tool. The method can include detecting a context change to a new context in a model driven development tool, locating tool items mapped to the new context, and displaying the located tool items in the model driven development tool. |
| US09535659B2 |
Checksum adder
Embodiments relate to a hardware circuit that is operable as a fixed point adder and a checksum adder. An aspect includes a driving of a multifunction compression tree disposed on a circuit path based on a control bit to execute one of first and second schemes of vector input addition and a driving of a multifunction adder disposed on the circuit path based on the control bit to perform the one of the first and second schemes of vector input addition. |
| US09535658B2 |
Secure private database querying system with content hiding bloom filters
Secure private database querying on a database for a query having a formula evaluation on at least two keywords A and B comprises: a server receiving a Bloom filter tree comprised of encrypted Bloom filters of encrypted keywords from the database, wherein each Bloom filter in the Bloom filter tree is separately masked by a random mask pad P; receiving an encrypted version of the keywords A and B from the client; and obtaining masked Bloom filter indices for the keywords A and B. The client and server participate in secure function evaluation (SFE) with the client. The server has an input comprising the masked Bloom filter indices for the keywords A and B and the client has an input comprising the random mask pad P. The secure function evaluation comprises: removing the random mask pad P from the masked Bloom filter indices input by the server; determining if there is a matching Bloom filter for each of the keywords A and B; and applying the formula evaluation to determine if the formula is satisfied. |
| US09535654B2 |
Method and apparatus for associating an audio soundtrack with one or more video clips
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to facilitate the association of a selected portion of an audio soundtrack with one or more video clips. In the context of a method, a visual representation of an audio soundtrack is caused to be displayed. The audio soundtrack is to be associated with one or more video clips to facilitate concurrent playback of at least a portion of the audio soundtrack and one or more video clips. The method also receives user input with respect to the audio soundtrack and, in response to the user input, adjusts a starting point of the audio soundtrack relative to the one or more video clips. The starting point may be adjusted by defining the starting point of the audio soundtrack based on the user input and also in a manner so as to coincide with a predefined feature of the audio soundtrack. |
| US09535652B2 |
Display control apparatus which controls the brightness of the display and a related display control method
A display control apparatus includes a display control section that controls to display an image showing an operation of an equipment on a display portion provided in a vehicle and illuminate the display portion with a first brightness, and a counting section that counts a time which elapses after the equipment is activated. The display control section changes the brightness of the display portion from the first brightness to a second brightness which is lower in brightness than the first brightness in a case that an ignition switch of the vehicle is not turned on until the time counted by the counting section exceeds a predetermined period of time. |
| US09535651B2 |
Co-browsing systems and methods
Described are systems and methods for screen sharing between host and agent computing systems. At a time before capturing the screen of the host computing system, each open window corresponding to a browser process is identified. Certain information is acquired about each browser process. It is determined, in response to the certain information acquired about each browser process, whether the open window corresponding to that browser process is eligible for screen capture. For each eligible open window, each visible portion of that eligible open window is captured. Capture of an image on the screen of the host computing system is limited to each visible portion of each eligible open window. |
| US09535650B2 |
System for modular multi-panel display wherein each display is sealed to be waterproof and includes array of display elements arranged to form display panel surface
Embodiments of the present invention relate to integrated modular display systems. In one embodiment, a modular multi-panel display system includes a mechanical support structure, and a plurality of display panels detachably mounted to the mechanical support structure so as to form an integrated display panel. Each LED panel includes an LED array and an LED driver coupled to the LED array. Each panel further includes a power supply unit disposed outside the housing and electrically coupled to the receiver circuit. The mechanical structure is configured to provide mechanical support to the plurality of display panels without providing hermetic sealing. Each of the plurality of display panels is hermetically sealed. |
| US09535648B2 |
Display system and control method thereof
A display system is disclosed. The display system includes a plurality of display apparatuses which are rotated in a vertical direction and disposed parallel to each other, wherein the plurality of display apparatuses may reverse and change the width and height of one received image, and may display each of the divided sub images by as many as the number of the plurality of display apparatuses, according to a location of disposition. Accordingly, the plurality of display apparatuses may display an image in the same ratio of a screen ratio of a received image without ratio readjustment or data distortion. |
| US09535642B2 |
Management system, image forming apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium
A management system that can appropriately manage a list of functions that can be provided by an image forming apparatus configured to provide a function to a client apparatus by utilizing a function provided by a function provision apparatus. An image forming apparatus is configured, if the function list transmission request is received from the management apparatus, to issue an inquiry, to a function provision apparatus which provides a part of the functions provided by the image forming apparatus to the client apparatus to the image forming apparatus, about operation of the function, and if a reply to the inquiry is received from the function provision apparatus, configured to generate and transmit to the management apparatus a function list of functions provided by the image forming apparatus to the client apparatus according to information about a function, among the functions provided by the function provision apparatus included in the reply, which can be provided to the image forming apparatus and according to information about the function that can be provided by the image forming apparatus to the client apparatus. The management apparatus is configured to display the function list when the function list is received from the image forming apparatus. |
| US09535640B2 |
Printing system, information processing apparatus, computer readable medium, and image forming apparatus for providing printing services over a network
A printing system includes an information processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus, and the information processing apparatus includes: an acquiring unit that acquires identification information of the image forming apparatus in a printing service system from the image forming apparatus by a short-range communication; and a transmitting unit that transmits, to the printing service system, a setting request which contains the identification information of the image forming apparatus acquired by the acquiring unit and identification information of a user in the printing service system and which is a request for making a setting for permitting the user to use the image forming apparatus; and the image forming apparatus includes a holding unit that holds the identification information of the image forming apparatus in the printing service system in such a form that the identification information can be acquired by the acquiring unit of the information processing apparatus. |
| US09535637B2 |
Image reading apparatus for reducing start-up time
An image reading apparatus includes a conveyance unit, a reading unit, a carriage, a motor, a motor gear, a conveyance gear, a carriage gear, and a control device. The conveyance unit is configured to convey a document. The reading unit is configured to read an image on the document. The carriage is configured to support the reading unit and to be movable in a prescribed direction. The reading unit is selectively operable in a first mode in which the image on the document is read while conveying the document by the conveyance unit, and a second mode in which the image on the document is read by moving the reading unit in the prescribed direction. The switching gear is configured to be placed in a first position and a second position. The control device is configured to control the switching gear to move between the first position and the second position, acquire initialization data initializing the reading unit, and control the reading unit to read the image on the document. The control device acquires the initialization data while controlling the switching gear to move between the first position and the second position. |
| US09535629B1 |
Storage provisioning in a data storage environment
A method, computer program product and system enabling provisioning of a storage volume across network resources through the storage provisioning interface, wherein the storage provisioning interface enables provisioning of network resources to enable presentation of a provisioned storage volume, wherein the provisioned storage volume is enabled to be provisioned across a plurality of storage resources across the network resources, and wherein the provisioned storage volume is enabled to be a redundant distributed volume. |
| US09535624B1 |
Duplicate management
A method of managing duplicate segments from a segmented file storage system is disclosed. The method comprises indexing a segment according to a key for the segments wherein the index includes an identification of a first data location where the segment is stored and identifying a duplicate segment having the same key that is stored in a second location. The method further comprises determining that the duplicate segment is an undesired duplicate segment and eliminating the undesired duplicate segment. |
| US09535622B1 |
Scalable distributed slice broker
A method, computer program product, and computing system for defining a master slice pool within a backend storage array of a storage system. The master slice pool includes a plurality of data storage slices. A first portion of the plurality of data storage slices is assigned to a first frontend system included within the storage system, thus defining a first frontend slice pool. One or more data storage slices included within the first frontend slice pool are allocated to one or more storage objects associated with the first frontend system. A quantity of unused data storage slices included within the first frontend slice pool is determined. The quantity of unused data storage slices is adjusted based upon a target slice level. |
| US09535619B2 |
Enhanced reconstruction in an array of information storage devices by physical disk reduction without losing data
An information handling system and method provide for receiving a request to remove a selected physical disk from a disk group realizing a virtual disk in a redundant array data storage subsystem, determining whether removal of the selected physical disk is feasible, and, when feasible, removing the selected physical disk from the disk group without deleting the virtual disk realized by the disk group and reconstructing the virtual disk to be realized by the disk group using only the proposed number of physical disks, wherein the proposed number of physical disks is less than an initial number of physical disks of the disk group. |
| US09535618B2 |
Tape backup and restore in a disk storage environment with intelligent data placement
Data is relocated, based on an intelligent data placement algorithm, from a first storage location to a second storage location in a disk storage system. A data placement record is generated including a virtual disk location associated with the data, the second storage location, and a first sequence value. The first sequence value indicates relative sequence when compared to other sequence values. The data placement record is written to a first record location on a first tape cartridge loaded in a tape drive. The data placement records are used with data records to restore data to disk storage from tape backup. |
| US09535614B2 |
Temperature based flash memory system maintenance
A memory system or flash card may include memory maintenance scheduling that improves the endurance of memory. Certain parameters, such as temperature, are measured and used for scheduling maintenance. For example, memory maintenance may be performed or postponed depending on the ambient temperature of the card. The memory maintenance operations may be ranked or classified (e.g. in a memory maintenance queue based on priority) to correspond with threshold values of the parameters for a more efficient scheduling of memory maintenance. For example, at a low temperature threshold, only high priority maintenance operations are performed, while at a higher temperature threshold, any priority maintenance operation is performed. |
| US09535608B1 |
Memory access request for a memory protocol
A computer-implemented method includes identifying two or more memory locations and referencing, by a memory access request, the two or more memory locations. The memory access request is a single action pursuant to a memory protocol. The computer-implemented method further includes sending the memory access request from one or more processors to a node and fetching, by the node, data content from each of the two or more memory locations. The computer-implemented method further includes packaging, by the node, the data content from each of the two or more memory locations into a memory package, and returning the memory package from the node to the one or more processors. A corresponding computer program product and computer system are also disclosed. |
| US09535607B2 |
Semiconductor system performing status read for semiconductor device and operating method thereof
A semiconductor system includes a semiconductor device suitable for receiving and performing a plurality of commands and a controller suitable for determining whether the semiconductor device completes an operation for each of the plurality of commands by performing one or more status reads for the semiconductor device whenever each of the plurality of commands is issued to the semiconductor device. The controller issues a first command among the plurality of commands to the semiconductor device, performs the one or more status reads for the semiconductor device to store a time taken to perform the first command as operation time information. The controller issues a second command among the plurality of commands to the semiconductor device, waits for a first wait time determined by the operation time information, and then performs the one or more status reads for the semiconductor device. |
| US09535602B2 |
System and method for promoting connectivity between a mobile communication device and a vehicle touch screen
Systems and methods for promoting connectivity between a mobile communication device having a touch screen and a vehicle touch screen installed in a vehicle are disclosed. According to an embodiments, a system may include a controller configured to: connect to the mobile communication device and to the vehicle touch screen. The controller may also be configured to receive video signal of a current screen video image shown on the touch screen of the mobile communication device and transmit the current video image to the vehicle touch screen, causing a corresponding video image of the current screen video image to be displayed on the vehicle touch screen. The controller may further be configured to receive a signal indicative of a touch action that was performed on the vehicle touch screen, and cause the mobile communication device to respond as if a touch action corresponding to the touch action that was performed on the vehicle touch screen was performed on the touch screen of the mobile communication device. |
| US09535597B2 |
Managing an immersive interface in a multi-application immersive environment
This document describes techniques and apparatuses for managing an immersive interface in a multi-application immersive environment. In some embodiments, these techniques and apparatuses enable a user to alter sizes and/or a layout of multiple immersive interfaces with as little as one selection. |
| US09535593B2 |
Electronic devices and method for controlling user interface with function-enabled area and cursor
The invention provides an electronic device including a display unit, a touch sensing module and a processing unit. The display unit displays a user interface. The user interface includes a function-enabled area and a cursor. The touch sensing module is arranged to sense a touching object corresponding to the touch event of the cursor. The processing unit is arranged to implement the user interface. The processing unit further enables a function of the function-enabled area when the touch event corresponds to an event in which the cursor is dragged into the function-enabled area and remains in the function-enabled area by pressing for a first predetermined period. |
| US09535591B2 |
Information browsing on an electronic device
A method, system and/or computer program product for information browsing comprises: obtaining screen partition information of an electronic device; obtaining a position of a user's current input on the screen; obtaining file segmentation information describing a mapping relationship between file segments and screen partitions; determining a file segment corresponding to the user's current input based on the screen partition information, the position of the user's current input on the screen, and the file segmentation information; and displaying a preview of the determined file segment that corresponds to the user's current input. |
| US09535590B2 |
Controlled interaction with heterogeneous data
A two-dimensional canvas displays objects of various types. The canvas may be displayed in miniaturized form with a view box superimposed upon the canvas. As the view box is moved relative to the miniaturized canvas, the enlarged portion of the corresponding canvas is displayed in another view. |
| US09535589B2 |
Round thermostat with rotatable user input member and temperature sensing element disposed in physical communication with a front thermostat cover
An electronic thermostat is described that includes a head unit, a rotatable ring, a backplate, an electronic display that is viewable by a user in front of the thermostat, a printed circuit board, and a daughter circuit. The daughter circuit is coupled to the printed circuit board, and senses motion of the rotatable ring and includes a first temperature sensor. A second temperature sensor separated from the first temperature sensor, are both used to calculate ambient temperature. The first temperature sensor is positioned at least partially within a cavity formed between a front surface of the head unit and the printed circuit board. |
| US09535588B2 |
Method and device for unlocking touch screen
Disclosed is a method for unlocking a touch screen, including that: an unlocking gesture and a screen transition in unlocking are preset, wherein the screen transition is as follows: a screen is turned along an axis on the screen to produce a visual effect similar to that of pushing open a revolving door, such that a lock screen is turned gradually from the front of the screen to the back of the screen, and an unlocked screen is turned gradually from the back of the screen to the front of the screen; the screen is divided into two or more zones each corresponding to a distinct application; when the screen is unlocked in such a zone, the unlocked screen is an interface of an application corresponding to the zone; and when the screen has to be unlocked, the unlocking gesture is performed on the screen to unlock the screen. With the technical solution, efficiency in unlocking a touch screen and user experience may be improved significantly. Also disclosed is a device for unlocking a touch screen including an unlocking gesture setting module, a screen transition setting module, a screen dividing module, and an unlocking module. |
| US09535587B2 |
System and method for displaying information in response to a request
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for generating an online listing, such as a yellow pages listing, that includes information about an object, such as a business, and also includes at least one image of the structure containing the object. For example, the image may be a digital image of the store front of a business taken at a street view. Additionally, a user may select an image from a plurality of images that the user perceives as being an appropriate representative image for the business. Based on votes received a default representative image may be identified that is provided in response to a request for information about the business. |
| US09535583B2 |
Draw-ahead feature for chemical structure drawing applications
Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided that allow a user to draw and edit a chemical structure. Aspects of the present disclosure may include receiving an input corresponding to an amendment to a portion of an in-progress chemical structure, and identifying, based at least in part upon the amended in-progress chemical structure, one or more molecular scaffolds from a set of candidate molecular scaffolds. Each molecular scaffold may be configured to, upon one or both of (i) appending to the amended portion of the in-progress chemical structure and (ii) replacing or partially replacing the amended portion of the in-progress chemical structure, provide a resulting chemical structure or chemical structure fragment that has been previously rendered. The one or more molecular scaffolds may be provided for presentation on the graphical display as option(s) for selection by a user in creating the graphical representation of the chemical structure. |
| US09535576B2 |
Touchscreen apparatus user interface processing method and touchscreen apparatus
Embodiments of the present invention provide a touchscreen apparatus user interface processing method. The method includes obtaining touch information; arranging a first user interface of an application program according to the touch information, where the arrangement is adjusting an element position of the user interface; and presenting a second user interface that is of the application program and is obtained after the arrangement. A touchscreen apparatus and a graphical user interface are also provided. |
| US09535572B2 |
Display apparatus, image processing apparatus and control method thereof
An image processing apparatus comprises a UI generating part to generate a first user interface including at least one UI menu item to select a function; a user input part to receive a user instruction to adjust a size of the UI menu item; and a controller to control the UI generating part to increase or decrease the size of the UI menu item of the first user interface depending on the user instruction, and display the UI menu item with the increased or decreased size. |
| US09535568B2 |
Mobile terminal and method of controlling the same
A method of controlling a mobile terminal includes displaying, on a display module of the mobile terminal, an operation screen on which a plurality of icons including a first icon and a second icon are arranged, displaying at least one pocket area on one side of the operation screen, receiving, on the display module, a dragging input for dragging the first icon into the at least one pocket area, wherein the first icon disappears into the pocket area as a result of the dragging input, and displaying the second icon at a location where the disappeared first icon was originally displayed. |
| US09535564B2 |
Visualization of runtime resource policy attachments and applied policy details
A service policy visualization interface is provided that is capable of selection and filtering of policy resources associated with a service managed using service policies. In response to detecting a selection of a policy resource within the service policy visualization interface, the selected policy resource is introspected to identify service policies. The service policies are attached to the selected policy resource within a resource hierarchy associated with the selected policy resource. Based upon results of the introspection of the selected policy resource, an effective applied policy configuration associated with the selected policy resource is created, including correlated and combined effects of the attached service policies. The effective applied policy configuration associated with the selected policy resource, including the correlated and combined effects of the attached service policies, is displayed within the service policy visualization interface. |
| US09535562B2 |
Cognitive load reduction and field of view enhancing standardized graphical user interface (GUI) overlay generating system or systems that include elements that correlate various device, event, or operation inputs with common GUI overlay generation modules and group related GUI elements across overlays along with associated methods
A device or computer program that takes the data and/or video from separate sensory devices and then combines this information for display in a standardized, but user configurable Graphical User Interface. Since each input device is paired with a device driver to properly parse the data for the input device, new devices may be added by writing new device drivers. The GUI has a standard set of elements that the individual user can modify to suit their personal preferences and needs. Since the Graphical User Interface is standardized, the user knows where to look for the data that they need no matter which sensory device is attached. |
| US09535558B2 |
Integrated electromagnetic and capacitive touch substrate, touch panel, and touch display panel
An embodiment discloses an integrated electromagnetic and capacitive touch substrate, and a touch display panel. The touch substrate includes: a substrate; and a plurality of driving electrodes, a plurality of sensing electrodes, and a plurality of first coils, arranged on the substrate in the same layer, wherein the plurality of driving electrodes and sensing electrodes are arranged alternately in a first direction; and the plurality of first coils are arranged in the first direction, and each of the first coils surrounds at least one of the driving electrodes and/or the sensing electrodes. |
| US09535552B2 |
Sensor managed apparatus, method and computer program product
An apparatus, method and computer program product provide a simplified method for unlocking an electronic device that uses soft keys, such as capacitive touch keys, or proximity detection areas and patterns. The keys may be implemented in the form of areas of a sensor, and a processing circuit observes a touch pattern (or proximity pattern, or characteristic pattern such as a capacitance pattern of a user's finger) and compares the same with the registered pattern to determine if there is a likeness. In doing so, the electronic device is operated at a low power state, and in that low power state observes whether a predetermined pattern is observed and when it is, unlocks the electronic device for interaction with a user at a fully operational state. By operating in the low power state while waiting to observe a predetermined pattern before unlocking the user interface, the device does not waste power on false positive detections, and allows for convenient wakeup and accessibility by a user. |
| US09535549B2 |
Touch input device
A touch input device including a body having an open end at an open end portion of the body, a mesh-shaped guide member at the open end portion, a conductor bundle, and a driving unit. The mesh-shaped guide member may have a plurality of openings. The conductor bundle may include a plurality of conductive touch pins vertically drivable through the plurality of openings. The driving unit may vertically drive the conductor bundle. |
| US09535546B2 |
Cover device having input unit and portable terminal having the cover device
A cover device having an input unit and a portable terminal having the cover device are provided. The cover device includes a cover unit divided into a plurality of areas, each area having an electrode. A connection surface is provided in the cover unit and configured to be detachably engaged with a terminal to which the cover unit is mounted. The input unit including an electrode line is configured to transmit a touch input signal to a touch panel of the terminal through an electrode of a touched area among the plurality of areas. |
| US09535544B2 |
Reducing touch pixel coupling
A touch screen to reduce touch pixel coupling. In some examples, the touch screen can include a first display pixel and a second display pixel in a row of display pixels, where the first display pixel can be configurable to be decoupled from the second display pixel during at least a touch sensing phase of the touch screen. In some examples, the touch screen can include a display pixel having a first and a second transistor, where the second transistor can be electrically connected to a gate terminal of the first transistor, and can be diode-connected. In some examples, the touch screen can include two display pixels, each display pixel having two transistors, where two of the transistors can be electrically connected to a first gate line, and the remaining two transistors can be individually electrically connected to a second and third gate line, respectively. |
| US09535543B2 |
Touch panel and method for manufacturing the same
A touch panel according to the embodiment includes a substrate; a first electrode formed on the substrate in a first direction and including a plurality of sensor parts and connection parts connecting the sensor parts with each other; and a second electrode formed in a second direction crossing the first direction while being insulated from the first electrode and including a plurality of sensor parts and connection parts connecting the sensor parts with each other. The sensor parts and the connection parts include transparent conductive materials, and the connection parts have resistance lower than resistance of the sensor parts in at least one of the first and second electrodes. |
| US09535527B2 |
Portable electronic device including touch-sensitive display and method of controlling selection of information
A method of selecting information on a touch-sensitive display includes displaying the information on the touch-sensitive display, detecting a first touch at a first location on the touch-sensitive display, and identifying delimiters in the information displayed on the touch-sensitive display and displaying a graphical selection element including control delimiters that correspond to the delimiters identified in the information displayed. The method also includes, in response to detecting a second touch that begins at a second location associated with the graphical selection element and moves generally along the graphical selection element, identifying a nearest one of the control delimiters displayed in the graphical selection element to the second touch, and selecting information from the first location to one of the delimiters identified in the information displayed that corresponds to the identified nearest one of the control delimiters displayed in the graphical selection element. |
| US09535525B2 |
Touch-sensing display panel and touch-sensing substrate
A touch-sensing display panel including a display panel and a touch-sensing unit is provided. The touch-sensing unit includes a plurality of first sensing series and a plurality of second sensing series. The first sensing series are electrically insulated from one another. Each first sensing series includes first touch pads and first bridge lines. Two neighboring first touch pads disposed on a same first sensing series are electrically connected with each other through one of the first bridge lines. The second sensing series are electrically insulated from one another. Each second sensing series includes second touch pads and second bridge lines. Two neighboring second touch pads disposed on a same second sensing series are electrically connected with each other through two second bridge lines which are at least 140 micrometers apart. A touch-sensing substrate is also provided. |
| US09535514B2 |
Tactile feedback apparatuses and methods for providing sensations of writing
A tactile feedback apparatus may include: a touch display configured to display objects; a tactile information extractor configured to extract tactile information corresponding to an object touched by a touch input tool; a tactile information changing unit configured to change the tactile information based on sensing information of the touch input tool; and/or a tactile feedback provider configured to provide the touch input tool with tactile feedback based on the tactile information. |
| US09535512B2 |
Image recognition apparatus, operation determining method and computer-readable medium
An accurate determination of an operation is possible. Data photographed by a video camera is read by an image reading unit, and an image of an operator is extracted from the data by an image extracting unit. As a result of such preparation, a virtual operation screen and an operation region are created based upon the extracted image of the operator. In a case of an adult operator, an operation region can be created in consideration with a length (position of sight line) or a length of an arm, and in a case of a child, since a length is lower and a length of an arm is shorter, an operation region can be set to match it. |
| US09535511B2 |
Character input device
An information processing apparatus that determines a position of a touch input received at a display of the information processing apparatus, controls the display to display a string of candidate characters for input at a position on the display corresponding to the position of the touch input, detects selection of a desired character from the string of candidate characters, and controls the display to display the desired character in a character input field on the display. |
| US09535509B2 |
Device and method for creating virtual keyboard
In a method for creating a virtual keyboard, multiple intersections formed as a honeycomb structure are set on a plane. A selected type of virtual keyboard is acquired according to a command input by a user. A number of keys according to the selected type of virtual keyboard are calculated to acquire intersections corresponding to the number of the keys from the plane. The keys are arranged to form a keyboard plane of the virtual keyboard. A standard difference of step lengths from a center key of the keyboard plane to the other keys is calculated. The virtual keyboard is displayed on a screen of a display device, in event the keyboard plane is determined available according to the calculated standard difference. Then the user can operate the virtual keyboard with a remote control device to input characters. |
| US09535508B2 |
Key input method in portable terminal
A method of inputting keys in a portable terminal is provided. The method includes receiving a handwriting, identifying an input size of the handwriting and a reference size, and as a result of the identification, if a size difference between the input size of the handwriting and the reference size is less than a predetermined difference, converting the handwriting into a text having a text size corresponding to the reference size. |
| US09535507B2 |
Mobile terminal and incoming information display method
A mobile terminal includes a display device, a detector, and a storage. The detector detects an attitude of the mobile terminal. The storage stores, when an event occurs, therein at least one piece of incoming information on the event. The mobile terminal further includes a first display control module and a second display control module. The first display control module displays, when the detection module detects a first attitude, a first tiled object relating to the at least one piece of incoming information and a second tiled object not relating to the at least one piece of incoming information on the display device. The second display control module displays, when the detection module detects a second attitude, the at least one piece of incoming information stored in the storage on the display device. |
| US09535498B2 |
Transparent display field of view region determination
A method and system for determining a field of view region on a transparent display is provided. The method includes receiving from a user facing device, a user image. User image key features of the user image are identified and user image attributes of said image key features are analyzed. An object image of objects is received and a first object is identified. Object key features of the first object are identified and object attributes of object key features are analyzed. A specified position on a transparent display for displaying a first image associated with the first object is determined. The first image is displayed at the specified position on the transparent display. |
| US09535490B2 |
Power saving techniques in computing devices
Aspects disclosed in the detailed description include power saving techniques in computing devices. In particular, as data is received by a modem processor in a computing device, the data is held until the expiration of a modem timer. The data is then passed to an application processor in the computing device over a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) interconnectivity bus. On receipt of the data from the modem processor, the application processor sends data held by the application processor to the modem processor over the PCIe interconnectivity bus. The application processor also has an uplink timer. If no data is received from the modem processor before expiration of the uplink timer, the application processor sends any collected data to the modem processor at expiration of the uplink timer. However, if data is received from the modem processor, the uplink timer is reset. |
| US09535489B2 |
Data processing system for transmitting compressed multimedia data over camera interface
A data processing system has a first data processing apparatus and a second data processing apparatus. The first data processing apparatus has at least a camera sensor, a compressor and an output interface. The camera sensor generates first input multimedia data. The compressor compresses the first input multimedia data into compressed multimedia data. The output interface packs compressed multimedia data into a bitstream. The second data processing apparatus has at least an input interface, a data access circuit, and a de-compressor. The input interface un-packs the bitstream into second input multimedia data. The data access circuit stores second input multimedia data into a multimedia buffer and reads buffered multimedia data from the multimedia buffer. The de-compressor de-compresses buffered multimedia data. Alternatively, one of the compressor and the decompressor may be implemented in a third data processing apparatus coupled between the first data processing apparatus and the second data processing apparatus. |
| US09535485B2 |
Image processing apparatus, method for controlling the same and storage medium
An image processing apparatus of one aspect of the present invention determines, upon receipt of a packet in a power saving state at a second communication rate slower than a first communication rate, whether or not to change the communication rate, on the basis of a communication protocol type and a port number, and an attribute of the packet represented by a data section of the packet. If the communication protocol type, the port number, and the attribute of the received packet indicate a request for a service predetermined as a network service that corresponds to the first communication rate, the image processing apparatus changes the communication rate from the second communication rate to the first communication rate at the time of shifting from the power saving state to the normal power state so as to provide the service. |
| US09535480B2 |
Power coordination system for hybrid energy storage system
A method of controlling power in a hybrid energy storage system that may include controlling power through the at least one battery storage element and the capacitor storage element using a multi-level power management system. In some embodiments, the multi-level power management system includes at least a long term battery management layer and a real time power management layer. The long term battery management layer can be for estimating and managing a life cycle for the battery. The real time power management layer can be for managing power sharing between the at least one battery storage element and the at least one capacitor storage element at each time instant dependent upon adjustments to battery performance based upon the long term battery management layer. |
| US09535479B2 |
Method of performing power management in rack-mount system
A rack-mount system includes a data center manager and a rack which contains a plurality of electronic devices, a rack management controller and a plurality of power supplies. Before a specific electronic device performs a booting procedure, related booting parameters of the specific electronic device are accessed. The data center manager or the rack management controller is configured to calculate the amount of power required for the specific electronic device to perform the booting procedure according to the accessed booting parameters. The rack management controller is configured to control the number of activated power supplies among the plurality of power supplies according to the calculated amount of power. |
| US09535478B2 |
Power supply management device, electronic apparatus, and power supply management method
A power supply management device includes: a signal-output-unit for outputting, for each of a plurality of power-supply-lines for which voltage supply is started in a predetermined order, a signal indicating that a voltage of the power-supply-line has reached a given level; and a voltage-shut-off-circuit for short-circuiting one of the power-supply-lines for which voltage supply is started second or later, to a portion at a voltage level lower than a level of a voltage supplied to each of the power-supply-lines, at or before a time point of start of voltage supply to one of the power-supply-lines for which voltage supply is started first, and releasing the one power-supply-line from being short-circuited in accordance with the signal indicating that a voltage of one of the power-supply-lines for which voltage supply is started immediately before voltage supply to the one power-supply-line is started has reached a given level. |
| US09535474B2 |
Renewable energy management using weighted load patterns
According to one embodiment, energy manager includes first estimator, second estimator, creator and controller. First estimator estimates power amount of power generator. Second estimator estimates energy demand. Creator creates schedule of devices based on estimated power amount and energy demand. Controller controls the devices based on the schedule. Second estimator includes storage, extractor and calculator. Storage accumulates load data. Extractor extracts load patterns including different load data. Calculator calculates weight for each of extracted patterns. Creator includes simulator and scheduler. Simulator simulates evaluated value of each schedule based on the pattern and weight. Scheduler creates schedule based on evaluated value. |
| US09535473B2 |
Compensating for aging in integrated circuits
An age compensation method and apparatus for an integrated circuit (IC). An IC may be configured to operate at an initial operating voltage at the beginning of its operational life. Various circuits may be used to detect aging of the IC, and indications of aging may be stored to determine the aging of the IC. The information indicative of the determined aging of the IC may be compared to an aging threshold. If the information indicates that the aging is greater than or equal to the determined aging threshold, the operating voltage of the IC may be increased. This process may be repeated over the life of the IC, increasing the operating voltage as the IC ages. Raising the operating voltage in response to aging may compensate for various age related degradation mechanisms that can occur over the operational life of the IC. |
| US09535469B2 |
Server cabinet and server system
A server cabinet includes a cabinet body having a side plate, a door pivotably coupled to a front side of the side plate, a power distribution unit mounted in the cabinet body, and a plurality of power supply units attached to an inner side of the door. The power supply units are electrically coupled with the power distribution unit and configured to be electrically coupled with a plurality of servers through a plurality of cables, the power supply units being detachable and replaceable in spite of minimal physical access through the partly-closed door. |
| US09535460B2 |
Electronic device with easy assembly function and related computer system
An electronic device with easy assembly function is disclosed in the present invention. The electronic device includes a bezel, a display panel and a fixing component. The bezel includes a first engaging portion and a first wedging portion, respectively disposed on different sides of the bezel. The display panel is disposed on the bezel and adjacent to the first engaging portion and the first wedging portion. The fixing component includes a body, a second engaging portion and a second wedging portion. The body presses the display panel. The second engaging portion protrudes from the body and is detachably engaged with the first engaging portion. The second wedging portion protrudes from a position of the body different from the second engaging portion, and is detachably wedged with the first wedging portion. |
| US09535458B2 |
Electronic device with retractable leg support
Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer, laptop, or tablet that includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which may include any type of components, elements, circuitry, etc.). One particular example implementation of an electronic device may include a housing, a first leg portion having a first hinge portion coupled to the housing, a second leg portion having a second hinge portion coupled to the housing, and a gear mechanism configured to couple the first hinge portion to the second hinge portion. Rotation of the first hinge portion about a first axis to move the first leg portion in a first arc causes a corresponding rotation of the second hinge portion about a second axis to move the second leg portion in a second arc. |
| US09535457B1 |
Docking station with improved latching mechanism
According to one embodiment, a docking station for a portable device is provided with an improved latching mechanism for securing the portable device within the docking station. In general, the latching mechanism may comprise a pivotable lever and a larch assembly that operate together as a cam-follower mechanism. The pivotable lever may have a curved lower surface and contoured upper surface, and may be generally configured to rotate about a rotational axis when a back surface of the portable device contacts and pushes against the curved lower surface of the pivotable lever. The latch assembly may be generally configured to translate a rotational motion of the pivotable lever into a linear motion, which causes a hidden latch portion of the latch assembly to extend out of the docking station for securing the portable device within the docking station. |
| US09535456B2 |
Aesthetically pleasing universal dock
An aesthetically pleasing universal dock may support a variety of electronic devices of different shapes and designs while appearing to be customized to individually support each electronic device. The universal dock may support an electronic device using a support layer that may include any suitable material, including, for example, an array of vertical members, an elastic sponge-like substance, or any other suitable material. The compression of the support layer may be retained for future use with the electronic device, or the compression may be relieved, once the electronic device is removed from the universal dock. |
| US09535455B2 |
Portable media enhancement device
A portable media enhancement device for use with a mobile device for processing one or more media files is provided. The mobile device is located separately from the portable media enhancement device. The portable media enhancement device comprises a docking connection input used to communicate with the mobile device and at least one control module. The control module is configured to establish a connection with the mobile device via the docking connection input and to receive one or more media files from the mobile device. The control module is further configured to decode the one or more media files and post process the one or more media files. The control module is further configured to transmit the decoded and processed media files to the mobile device. |
| US09535447B2 |
Rotary/push operating device for a man-machine interface
A rotary/push operating device (10) for a man-machine interface, in particular for an operating unit of a vehicle, comprises a manually operable rotary/push element (12) which can be rotated about a rotational axis (15) and which can be pushed down in the direction of the rotational axis (15), and a rolling-body bearing (14) which defines the rotational axis (15) and which comprises a immobile bearing ring (18), a movable bearing ring (20), and a rolling-body cage (22) arranged between said bearing rings. The rotary/push element (12) is coupled to the movable bearing ring (20) in such a manner that the rotary/push element (12) will move together with the movable bearing ring (20) when, during rotation of the rotary/push element (12), the movable bearing ring (20) rotates or is axially moved in the direction of the rotational axis (15).The rolling-body cage (22) comprises a plurality of rolling bodies (24) arranged in at least one radial plane of the rolling-body cage (22). The immobile bearing ring (18) and the movable bearing ring (20) form at least one circular moving channel (27,28) in which the rolling bodies (24), during rotation of the rotary/push element (12) in the circumferential direction of the two bearing rings (18,20), are movable with rolling movements on opposite moving tracks (29,30,31,32) of the two bearing rings (18,20), and, when the rotary/push element (12) is being pushed down in the direction of the rotational axis (15), can move on the moving tracks (29,30,31,32) at a right angle relative to said circumferential direction.For limiting the movement of the rotary/push element (12) in the direction of the rotational axis (15) between a base position and a push-down position, the rotary/push operating device (10) further comprises end abutment elements (45). |
| US09535444B2 |
Differential operational amplifier and bandgap reference voltage generating circuit
A differential operational amplifier, which comprises: a voltage adjusting module, coupled between a first predetermined voltage source and a second predetermined voltage source, for adjusting a first voltage via a first voltage adjusting value to generate a first adjusted voltage, and for adjusting a second voltage via a second voltage adjusting value to generate a second adjusted voltage, wherein the first voltage adjusting value and the second voltage adjusting value change corresponding to a temperature; and a differential signal computing module, coupled between the first predetermined voltage source and the second predetermined voltage source, for generating an output voltage according the first adjusted voltage and the second adjusted voltage. |
| US09535443B1 |
Middle phase power-fetching type phase front/phase tail synchronized modulation circuit
A middle phase power-fetching type phase front/phase tail synchronized modulation circuit, comprising: a power supply unit, that is used to fetch power from the middle phase of an ordinary AC voltage waveform, and supplies it to a phase front/phase tail modulation unit as a normal operating voltage after rectification; and a phase front/phase tail modulation unit, it includes an MCU microcomputer, to control a driving circuit to turn-on, and control synchronously at least two bi-directional electronic power element, to generate a phase front/phase tail turn-on modulation signal. As such, while performing synchronous modulation from phase middle, phase front/phase tail can be retracted inward or expanded outward at the same time, so that phase front/phase tail turn-on output voltage average values complement each other, hereby achieving stable and modulated power supply. |
| US09535441B2 |
Transient suppression with lossless steady state operation
A power supply efficiently suppresses transient voltages by storing the maximum charge expected in the transient and releasing it during the transient event at a rate in an equal but opposite amount to the transient, preventing the battery voltage from collapsing. The described power supply provides improved efficiency compared to conventional architectures for transient suppression, thus increasing the length of time between battery charges and creating a better user experience. |
| US09535440B2 |
DC-DC converter and organic light emitting display device using the same
There are provided a DC-DC converter and an organic light emitting display device using the same. A DC-DC converter includes a converting module and a sensing unit. The converting module includes a switching module and a control module. The switching module has a plurality of switches, and each of the plurality of switches converts an input voltage into a first voltage and outputs the first voltage while being turned on/off in response to a corresponding pulse width modulation (PWM) signal. The control module controls a switching operation of the switching module by generating the PWM signal. The sensing unit senses driving current supplied to a load to which the first voltage is provided. |
| US09535438B2 |
Fast response pulse width modulation control for switching regulator
A switching rectifier circuit includes a pulse width modulation controller, a voltage switching circuit, a pulse width modulation comparator, an error amplifier, a voltage reference, a high threshold voltage comparator and a low threshold voltage comparator. A varying output voltage of the voltage regulator is sampled and compared to a high threshold voltage reference and a low threshold voltage reference. When the sampled output voltage is equal to or greater than the high threshold voltage reference the output voltage is decreased. When the sampled output voltage is equal to or less than the low threshold voltage reference the output voltage is increased. |
| US09535437B1 |
Power over ethernet power sourcing equipment provides low voltage output for increased efficiency in low power mode
In a PoE system in an automobile, Power Source Equipment (PSE) is connected to Powered Devices (PDs) to provide data and power via Ethernet wires. When the ignition switch is on, the full PSE voltage, such as 44 volts, is supplied to the PDs, and the voltage is regulated by the PDs to power one or more loads in the PD. During a standby mode, such as when the ignition switch is off, the PSE is controlled to output a lower voltage of, for example, 5 volts, and the voltage is regulated by the PDs to power the loads, such as processors, in a low power standby mode. The voltage regulator in the PD for the low power mode may be an efficient linear regulator, and the voltage regulator in the PD for the full voltage mode may be a switching regulator. Thus, there is improved efficiency. |
| US09535433B2 |
Control device, heating device control system, control method, program, and recording medium
A control device that controls a heating device having a plurality of heating zones, has a monitoring unit configured to monitor a temperature of at least a first heating zone in the plurality of heating zones, and a control unit configured to perform heat-up starting control, in which heat-up of at least a second heating zone is started in the plurality of heating zones, based on the temperature of the first heating zone. |
| US09535430B2 |
Air conditioner control device, equipment system, and program
By efficiently holding only information necessary for a desired control from among information that can be obtained from equipment such as air conditioners, lighting devices and other devices, the control of the air conditioners and other devices according to the situation is obtained with small-capacity memory resources. This facilitates uploading to an air conditioner control device having a relatively small memory capacity and makes it possible to efficiently customize the installed control program. |
| US09535429B2 |
Water pressure controlled mixing valve
A water pressure controlled valve including a housing and a piston slidably received within the housing. First and second water control chambers are positioned on opposite ends of the piston and are fluidly coupled to first and second water control valves, respectively. Operation of the first and second water control valves controls water pressure in the first and second water control chambers to cause sliding movement of the piston and control water supplied to a water outlet. |
| US09535426B2 |
Positioning control device
A positioning control device according to an embodiment includes an amplifier that includes a converter that rectifies and outputs an AC power supply to bus-bars; a smoothing capacitor that smoothes an output of the converter and generates a bus voltage; a regenerative resistance and a regenerative transistor; an inverter that supplies a drive current; and a command generation unit that generates a position command value for positioning control of a mechanical load in accordance with a command pattern. The inverter is connected between the bus-bars and supplies the drive current. The command generation unit acquires a regenerative-power-amount estimated value and an energy value storable in the smoothing capacitor; and on the basis of a result of a comparison between these values, it decides whether to use the position command value on the basis of the command pattern. |
| US09535425B2 |
Fan airflow monitoring system in an appliance
An independent monitoring system and method for measuring the airflow rate in an appliance and determining its sufficiency is provided. An airflow detection system that monitors airflow rate (velocity) in an appliance is separate from the primary appliance control system and can determine whether a sufficient flow of air through air passageways occurs during operation of the appliance. An appliance component or subsystem can be controlled (e.g. activated or deactivated) by the airflow monitoring system based on the detected airflow rate. |
| US09535417B2 |
Processing information acquisition system in processing machine supplying processing point with energy or material
A processing information acquisition system in a processing machine which feeds a processing point energy or material, the processing information acquisition system provided with a position information acquisition unit which acquires position information of a feed unit of energy or material, a feed rate control unit which receives a feed condition command of energy or material, converts the feed condition command to a control command which controls a feed of energy or material, and uses the converted control command to control a feed rate of energy or material from the feed unit, a feed rate estimation unit which acquires the control command from the feed rate control unit and calculates an estimated feed rate of energy or material which is fed to a processing point based on the control command, and an output unit which outputs the position information which the position information acquisition unit acquired and the estimated feed rate which the feed rate estimation unit calculated when the feed unit is located at a position corresponding to the position information. |
| US09535416B2 |
Robot teach pendant unit
The present invention relates to a robot teach pendant unit (2) coupled to a programmable robot controller (1), the teach pendant comprising a graphical screen (6), and a native user interface program (9) which creates a graphical user interface and displays the user interface on the graphical screen. The robot teach pendant further comprises a processing component (10) capable of receiving an application including one or more animated graphical objects, instructions for displaying the animated objects on the graphical screen, information on the behavior of the animated graphical objects, and instructions on how the user can interact with the animated graphical objects, and the processing component is configured to display the animated graphical objects on the screen and to set up a sandbox providing an isolation mechanism for safely running the application without disturbing the execution of normal teach pendant operations, and said user interface program is programmed to host directly the processing component and instructing it to load and display the application containing the animated graphical objects. |
| US09535414B2 |
System and method for distributing and exchanging elements for planning and/or for operating automation operating equipment
A system and method are disclosed for distributing and exchanging elements for planning and/or operating automation operating equipment, which include at least one interface device, at least one processing device and at least one data store, wherein the interface device effects an integrated connection to at least one engineering tool and/or an integrated link to at least one engineering tool such that functionalities of the at least one interface device and of the at least one processing device can be retrieved from the respective engineering tool and carried out. The respective processing device, the respective interface device, and the respective engineering tool, elements created and/or marked by a first engineering tool can be transferred to the respective processing device and processed and/or can be made available on the at least one data store to be retrieved and/or to be transferred to and/or implemented in at least one second engineering tool. |
| US09535412B2 |
Electrical assembly for selectively operating a household appliance in a demonstration mode or a standard mode
An electrical assembly is provided for selectively operating a household appliance in a demonstration mode or a standard mode. A logic unit (2) is adapted to control the electrical and/or electronic components of the household appliance (1), and to make the household appliance (1) perform a standard mode or a demonstration mode. A power supply device (5), external to the household appliance (1), is adapted to deliver electric power to the household appliance (1). The household appliance (1) comprises a power supply circuit (3) adapted to be connected to the power supply device (5) or directly to the supply mains (4), in order to energize the logic unit (2) and the other electrical and/or electronic components of the household appliance (1). The household appliance (1) further comprises a detection device (9) adapted to detect if the power supply circuit (3) is connected to the power supply device (5) or directly to the supply mains (4). The logic unit (2) is configured to enable the performing of the demonstration mode if the detection device (9) detects that the power supply circuit (3) is connected to the power supply device (5), and to enable the performing of the standard mode if the detection device (9) detects that the power supply circuit (3) is connected directly to the supply mains (4). |
| US09535410B2 |
Method and system for controlling a portable power system having a single battery bank
A method for controlling a portable power system, comprising: using a processor, selecting an engine efficiency range for an engine of a generator set of the portable power system, the engine efficiency range corresponding to a power output range of the generator set and to a power demand range of a load coupled to the portable power system; while a power demand of the load is less than a power output of the generator set, storing excess energy from the generator set in a battery bank of the portable power system; while the power demand of the load is greater than the power output of the generator set, providing additional power to the load from the battery bank; when a first predetermined depth of discharge threshold is reached by the battery bank, increasing the power output of the generator set to allow the battery bank to recharge; and, when a predetermined state of charge threshold is reached by the battery bank, ceasing the power output of the generator set and providing power to the load from the battery bank until a second predetermined depth of discharge threshold is reached by the battery bank. |
| US09535405B2 |
Chronograph mechanism
A chronograph mechanism including an energy accumulator, a regulating system, a chronograph counter train including a minute-counter having a minute wheel set and at least one minute indicator member, and a seconds-counter having a seconds wheel set and a seconds indicator member, a chronograph zero-reset mechanism including a minute zero-reset mechanism. The minute zero-reset mechanism is arranged to cooperate with the minute wheel set, the minute indicator member being permanently integral with the minute wheel set, and the chronograph counter train includes an uncoupling device between the minute-counter and the seconds-counter, arranged to kinematically connect the minute wheel set and the seconds wheel set during the counting and to uncouple the seconds wheel set from the minute wheel set when the chronograph mechanism is reset to zero. |
| US09535401B2 |
Electronic holographic display device
An electronic holographic display device includes: a beam emitting device; a plurality of polarizing beam splitters; a plurality of spatial light modulators, each of which is disposed with prescribed distances therebetween and modulates a beam vertically made incident from the corresponding polarizing beam splitter; a magnifying optical system; and a reducing optical system. The magnifying optical system includes a first lens array and a second lens array. The reducing optical system includes a third lens array and a fourth lens array. A distance “a” between the spatial light modulator and the first lens is represented by a=(k+2)f0/(k+1), wherein a ratio “k” is a distance between two adjacent spatial light modulators, to a size of the spatial light modulator, and f0 is a focal point distance of the first lens. |
| US09535400B2 |
Digital hologram recording system and numerical reconstruction method for hologram
The present invention provides a digital hologram recording system and a numerical reconstruction method for a hologram, which are used for capturing an image of an object and recording it as a holographic data. Said system comprises: signal light, formed after irradiating the object with a light source; an image detector, for recording interference fringes of the signal light; and a light pipe, arranged in a path of the signal light and located between the object and the image detector, wherein the light pipe has a reflection surface, and a part of the signal light enters the image detector after reflected by the reflection surface of the light pipe. The present invention can make the collected signal equivalent to several times of the pixel counts of the image detector, thereby able to break through the spatial bandwidth limitation and shortening the amount of time required to measure the hologram. |
| US09535398B2 |
Developer cartridge, developing apparatus, process cartridge and image forming apparatus
A developer container includes: a developer accommodating container for accommodating developer; a feeding member for feeding the developer, the feeding member being rotatable about an axis of a feeding shaft inside the developer accommodating container; and a drive transmission member rotatably mounted to the developer accommodating portion. The feeding shaft and the drive transmission member are bonded to each other at an engaging portion. |
| US09535395B2 |
Process cartridge having drum unit and developing unit including an electrical terminal
A process cartridge includes: a first unit including a first side plate, a second side plate and a photosensitive drum; and a second unit including a developing member and an electrical terminal for supplying power to the developing member. The second unit is pivotally movable relative to the first unit about a pivot axis between a first position and a second position. The electrical terminal is rotatably supported by the first side plate and is positioned on the pivot axis. |
| US09535394B2 |
Image forming apparatus including LED exposure system with linking mechanism for moving exposure member
An image forming apparatus includes: a main body having an opening; a photoconductor unit including a photoconductor and removably mountable to the main body through the opening by moving the photoconductor unit in a first direction; an exposure member; and a moving mechanism configured to move the exposure member closer to and further from the photoconductor. The moving mechanism includes: a fixed shaft having an axial line thereof fixed relative to the main body; a first arm including one end portion thereof which is supported rotatably around the axial line of the fixed shaft; a movable shaft having an axial line thereof which is movable relative to the main body; and a second arm including: one end portion supporting the exposure member; and another end portion connected to the first arm via the movable shaft, and the second arm being swingable around the axial line of the movable shaft. |
| US09535392B2 |
Image forming apparatus having casing and retaining mechanism configured to retain cover at position exposing casing
An image forming apparatus includes a casing, a cover configured to pivot between a covering position and an exposing position, a shaft portion provided to one of the casing and the cover, a bearing portion provided to the other one, and a retaining mechanism configured to retain the cover at the exposing position. The cover includes a contactable portion configured to, when the cover pivots between the covering position and the exposing position, contact the retaining mechanism. The retaining mechanism includes a retaining member configured to restrict the cover from pivoting from the exposing position to the covering position, and an urging member urging the retaining member toward the contactable portion. The casing includes a frame, the frame including a guide section configured to guide a sheet. The frame of the casing includes one of the shaft portion and the bearing portion and supports the retaining mechanism. |
| US09535389B2 |
Roller member, sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus
A roller member includes an endless belt elastically deformable and configured to convey a sheet and a holding unit holding the endless belt. The holding unit includes a first holding portion being in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the endless belt, a second holding portion being in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the endless belt and movable with respect to the first holding portion, and an engage portion engaging with an engaged portion. The second holding portion is moved with respect to the first holding portion by resilient force of the endless belt in a state in which the second holding portion is in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the endless belt in response to a disengagement of the engage portion from the engaged portion. |
| US09535383B2 |
Image forming apparatus
When trial printing is executed in a repeat printing mode, trial printing is performed in size of an image of one piece in a layout in which a plurality of images are supposed to be printed in the repeat printing mode normally. A user who has checked a finished state of the trial printing sets, when the finished state is in a desired state, the recording paper on which the trial printing is performed to the paper feed portion again and executes the repeat printing. Thereby, in a blank space excluding a print image which is printed with a first time trial printing, a scheduled quantity of a plurality of images are repeatedly printed. |
| US09535382B2 |
Image forming apparatus with attachable/detachable duplex unit, control method therefor, and storage medium
An image forming apparatus which is capable of preventing printing from being performed with a duplex unit incompletely attached. The duplex unit is attachable to and detachable from the image forming apparatus. Execution of one-sided printing and double-sided printing by a printing unit is inhibited based on that a detection unit does not detect attachment of the duplex unit in a state where information to an effect that attachment of the duplex unit has been detected previously by the detection unit. |
| US09535378B2 |
Fixing device and image forming apparatus
A fixing device includes a first rotator rotatable in a given direction of rotation and a second rotator contacting the first rotator to form a fixing nip therebetween through which a recording medium bearing a toner image is conveyed. A heater is disposed opposite and heats at least one of the first rotator and the second rotator. An abutment separably contacts the first rotator to refresh an outer circumferential surface of the first rotator. A mover is connected to the abutment to move the abutment with respect to the first rotator. A degradation estimator is operatively connected to the mover to estimate a degradation level of the outer circumferential surface of the first rotator and control the mover to move the abutment with respect to the first rotator according to the degradation level of the first rotator. |
| US09535376B2 |
Image forming apparatus that switches transfer bias based on detected environment condition
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing belt of a multi-layer structure, a toner image forming device, a nip forming device, a transfer power source, an environment-condition detector, and a controller. The toner image forming device forms a toner image on a surface of the image bearing belt. The transfer power source outputs a transfer bias including a superimposed voltage, in which a direct current voltage is superimposed on an alternating current voltage to transfer the toner image from the image bearing belt onto a recording medium at a transfer nip. The environment-condition detector detects an environment condition. The controller controls the transfer bias output from the transfer power source to perform a bias switching process to switch the transfer bias between a transfer bias including the superimposed voltage and a transfer bias including a direct current voltage based on a detected result of the environment-condition detector. |
| US09535373B2 |
End seal with insert for chambered doctor blade assembly
An end seal for removable attachment to a doctor blade assembly is provided. The end seal comprises a seal body having a bottom wall, opposite first and second sidewalls and a top edge configured to include a radius adapted to seal against a roller surface. At least one abrasion resistant insert is integrally secured within the seal body. The insert includes a bottom wall, opposite first and second sidewalls and a top edge configured to coincide with the body top edge so as to seal against the roller surface. The seal body and the at least one abrasion resistant insert each further comprise respective first and second upper angled sidewalls extending from respective opposite first and second sidewalls, the respective first upper angled sidewall having a different length and tapering from the top edges at a different angle than the respective second upper angled sidewall. |
| US09535372B2 |
Remanufacturing method of developer accommodating unit
Provided is a remanufacturing method of a developer accommodating unit including a flexible container provided with an opening and configured to accommodate developer, and a frame member configured to accommodate the flexible container. The remanufacturing method includes refilling the developer into the flexible container. |
| US09535371B2 |
Toner container, image forming apparatus to which toner container is attached
A toner container includes a container main body, a cylindrical portion, an opening/closing member, and a conveyance member. Container main body includes a storing chamber. Opening/closing member is provided in a inner space of cylindrical portion and, operates to open and close a toner discharge outlet of cylindrical portion. Conveyance member includes rotation shaft and blades along rotation shaft and when rotated, allows blades to convey the toner that is present inside storing chamber and the inner space toward toner discharge outlet. The plurality of blades include a first blade and a second blade. First blade is disposed in storing chamber at a position near a boundary between storing chamber and the inner space and is larger in outer diameter than the other blades. Second blade is disposed in the inner space and is larger than first blade in inclination angle with respect to rotation shaft of conveyance member. |
| US09535366B2 |
Image forming unit and image forming apparatus
Provided is an image forming unit that includes: an image supporting member including a photosensitive layer configured to support a latent image; a developer supporting member configured to support a developer, and perform a development process on the latent image with use of the developer; and a developer feeding member including a surface that comes into contact with the developer supporting member, and configured to feed the developer to the developer supporting member. The developer feeding member includes an elastic layer. The elastic layer has a plurality of cells each including an opening that is exposed on the surface, and an area occupancy rate of the openings in area of the surface is in a range from 40% to 85%. |
| US09535364B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes an exposure part forming an electrostatic latent image on a charge region, a developer carrier developing the electrostatic latent image into two types of development images (printing developer image and no-printing developer image), a supply member supplying developer to the developer carrier, a first detection part detecting a first physical quantity correlating to the density of the no-printing developer image, a setting part performing a setting, based on the first physical quantity, for a development voltage applied to the developer carrier or a supply voltage applied to the supply member, a second detection part detecting a second physical quantity correlating to a number of rotations after the print of the printing developer image starts, a correction part correcting, based on the second physical quantity, the development voltage or the supply voltage set by the setting part, and a power source part applying the development voltage to the developer carrier and applies the supply voltage to the supply member. |
| US09535362B2 |
Carrier set for electrostatic charge image developer, electrostatic charge image developer set, and process cartridge
A carrier set for electrostatic charge image developer, includes: a first carrier that satisfies Expression (1); 160 mJ≦x≦200 mJ, and a second carrier that satisfies Expression (2); 210 mJ≦y≦250 mJ, wherein x is a total energy amount, which is measured by a powder rheometer, of a developer which is prepared by mixing the first carrier and a toner for measurement such that a weight ratio of the toner is 8% by weight based on the developer, and y is a total energy amount, which is measured by the powder rheometer, of a developer which is prepared by mixing the second carrier and the toner for measurement such that a weight ratio of the toner is 8% by weight based on the developer. |
| US09535361B2 |
Image forming apparatus and method of controlling beam scanning device
An image forming apparatus, including: a polygon mirror; a first optical sensor; a second optical sensor; and a controller configured to (a) determine a second-beam exposure standby time which is a time period from a timing when the first beam deflected by a first surface of the polygon mirror has been detected by the first sensor to a timing when scanning exposure of the second beam deflected by a second surface of the polygon mirror is started, based on a measured time which is a time period from the timing of detection by the first sensor to a timing of detection of the second beam by the second sensor and (b) start the scanning exposure of the second beam deflected by the second surface when the second-beam exposure standby time elapses after the first beam deflected by the first surface has been detected by the first optical sensor. |
| US09535358B2 |
Charging device
In a corona charger including a housing that encloses a discharge electrode and has an open portion on a charging-object side and a shutter that opens and closes the open portion, if discharge products dropped from ends of the shutter adhere to a photosensitive member and absorbs moisture, an image defect called “image deletion” may occur. A charging device includes a corona charger including a discharge electrode and shields provided on two respective sides of the discharge electrode. The corona charger has an open portion on a charging-object side thereof. The open portion is opened and closed by a sheet-type shutter in a longitudinal direction of the charger. The sheet-type shutter is curled in a transverse direction such that a central portion bulges, with respect to two ends, in a thickness direction of the shutter from a front surface that is nearer to the discharge electrode toward a back surface. |
| US09535355B2 |
Image forming apparatus
Voltages are applied to an image bearing member using at least three application voltage values which are larger than a discharge start voltage value and which have different magnitudes, at least one of the application voltage values having a value at which a direction of a current corresponding to the one of the application voltage values is reverse to those of currents corresponding to the other application voltage values. A relation between the application voltage value and the detection current value in a discharge area is calculated based on at least three application voltage values Vd1, Vd2, Vd3 and at least three detection current values Id1, Id2, Id3 detected by a current detection portion in relation to at least three application voltage values Vd1, Vd2, Vd3 and a voltage value V0 at which the detection current value is zero is calculated based on the relation in the discharge area. |
| US09535354B2 |
Conductive roller and manufacturing method thereof
A conductive roller in which dripping of a water-based coating during the manufacture thereof is restrained, and a manufacturing method thereof. The conductive roller includes a shaft, at least one elastic layer formed on the outer periphery of the shaft and a surface layer formed on the outer peripheral surface of the elastic layer. The elastic layer is formed by using a coating for elastic layers containing a liquid absorbing agent, and the surface layer is formed by using a coating for surface layers. The method comprises forming an elastic layer by applying a coating for elastic layers containing a liquid absorbing agent on the outer periphery of the shaft and drying to form the elastic layer; and forming a surface layer by, after forming the elastic layer, applying a coating for surface layers on the formed elastic layer and drying to form the surface layer. |
| US09535352B2 |
Electrostatic latent image developing toner and manufacturing method of the same
An electrostatic latent image developing toner includes toner particles that each include a toner mother particle. The toner mother particle includes a toner core, a shell layer disposed over a surface of the toner core, and inorganic particles. The inorganic particles are located at an interface between the toner core and the shell layer, or within the shell layer. The shell layer contains a thermosetting component. The toner mother particle has a BET specific surface area of at least 0.95 m2/g. |
| US09535349B2 |
Electrostatic charge image developing toner, electrostatic charge image developer, and toner cartridge
An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes a toner particles containing a binder resin and a metallic pigment and aliphatic acid metal salt particles as an external additive in an amount of from 0.1 parts by weight to 2.0 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the toner particles, wherein the toner particles have an average circle equivalent diameter D longer than an average C of a maximum thickness of the toner particles. |
| US09535343B2 |
Image forming method, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge
An image forming method satisfies the following Expressions: 0.01 |
| US09535342B2 |
Metrology method and apparatus, and device manufacturing method
Methods are disclosed for measuring target structures formed by a lithographic process on a substrate. A grating or other structure within the target is smaller than an illumination spot and field of view of a measurement optical system. The position of an image of the component structure varies between measurements, and a first type of correction is applied to reduce the influence on the measured intensities, caused by differences in the optical path to and from different positions. A plurality of structures may be imaged simultaneously within the field of view of the optical system, and each corrected for its respective position. The measurements may comprise first and second images of the same target under different modes of illumination and/or imaging, for example in a dark field metrology application. A second type of correction may be applied to reduce the influence of asymmetry between the first and second modes of illumination or imaging, for example to permit a more accurate overly measurement in a semiconductor device manufacturing process. |
| US09535339B2 |
Exposure apparatus, exposure method, and device manufacturing method
An exposure apparatus is equipped with a fine movement stage that can hold a liquid with a projection optical system when the stage is at a position facing an outgoing surface of the projection optical system, and a blade that comes into proximity within a predetermined distance of the fine movement stage when the fine movement stage is holding the liquid with the projection optical system, and moves along with the fine movement stage while maintaining the proximity state, and then holds the liquid with the projection optical system after the movement. Accordingly, a plurality of stages will not have to be placed right under the projection optical system interchangeably, which can suppress an increase in footprint of the exposure apparatus. |
| US09535337B2 |
Imaging optics, microlithography projection exposure apparatus having same and related methods
An imaging optics has a plurality of mirrors to image an object field in an object plane into an image field in an image plane. The imaging optics includes a first partial objective to image the object field onto an intermediate image, and the imaging optics includes a second partial objective to image the intermediate image onto the image field. The second partial objective includes a penultimate mirror in the beam path of imaging light between the object field and the image field, and the second partial objective includes a last mirror in the beam path. The penultimate mirror images the intermediate image onto a further intermediate image, and the last mirror images the further intermediate image onto the image field. |
| US09535332B2 |
Mask for EUV lithography, EUV lithography system and method for optimising the imaging of a mask
A mask (105) for EUV lithography includes a substrate (107), a multi-layer coating (108) applied to the substrate (107) and a mask structure (109) which is applied to the multi-layer coating (108) and which has an absorber material, the mask structure (109) having a maximum thickness of less than 100 nm, preferably not exceeding a maximum thickness of 30 nm, particularly preferably 20 nm, in particular 10 nm. Also disclosed is an EUV lithography system having such a mask (105) and a method for optimizing the imaging of such a mask (105). |
| US09535330B2 |
Stripping solution for photolithography and pattern formation method
A stripping solution for photolithography including hydrofluoric acid, a basic compound represented by general formula (b-1), and water. In the formula, R1b to R5b represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or the like, and at least one of R1b to R5b represents a hydrogen atom. One of R1b to R4b may bind with R5b to form a ring structure. Y1b and Y2b represent an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and n is an integer of 0 to 5. |
| US09535327B2 |
Method for fabricating semiconductor device, pattern writing apparatus, recording medium recording program, and pattern transfer apparatus
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device, includes dividing a pattern region of a desired pattern that is to be formed on a semiconductor substrate into a plurality of sub-regions; calculating combination condition including a shape of illumination light for transferring and a mask pattern obtained by correcting a partial pattern in the sub-region of the desired pattern formed on a mask used during transferring for each of the plurality of sub-regions, to make a dimension error of the partial pattern of each of the plurality of sub-regions smaller when transferred to the semiconductor substrate; and forming the desired pattern by making multiple exposures on the semiconductor substrate in such a way that the partial patterns of the sub-regions divided are sequentially transferred by transferring a pattern to the semiconductor substrate using the combination conditions calculated for each of the sub-regions. |
| US09535326B2 |
Methods of manufacturing a semiconductor device
The inventive concepts provide methods of forming a semiconductor device. The method includes forming a neutral layer having a photosensitive property and a reflow property on an anti-reflective coating layer, performing an exposure process and a development process on the neutral layer to form a preliminary neutral pattern at least partially exposing the anti-reflective coating layer, heating the preliminary neutral pattern to form a neutral pattern, forming a block copolymer layer on the neutral pattern, and heating the block copolymer layer to form a block copolymer pattern. The block copolymer pattern includes a first pattern disposed on the anti-reflective coating layer exposed by the neutral pattern, and a second pattern disposed on the neutral pattern and chemically bonded to the first pattern. |
| US09535323B2 |
Lithographic printing plate precursor and plate making method of lithographic printing plate
By a lithographic printing plate precursor including a support having provided thereon an image-recording layer capable of forming an image by supplying at least any of printing ink and dampening water on a printing machine after image exposure to remove an unexposed area thereof, wherein the image-recording layer contains an infrared absorbing agent, a polymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound and a polysaccharide having a sulfonic acid group or a group made by a salt thereof and a plate making method of a lithographic printing plate using the same, a lithographic printing plate precursor which exhibits good development property while maintaining printing durability of a lithographic printing plate after development and a plate making method of a lithographic printing plate using the same can be provided. |
| US09535322B2 |
Imprint lithography
A method of determining a position of an imprint template in an imprint lithography apparatus. In an embodiment, the method includes illuminating an area of the imprint template in which an alignment mark is expected to be found by scanning an alignment radiation beam over that area, detecting an intensity of radiation reflected or transmitted from the area, and identifying the alignment mark via analysis of the detected intensity. |
| US09535320B2 |
Mask blank, method of manufacturing the same, transfer mask, and method of manufacturing the same
Provided is a method of manufacturing a mask blank that is improved in cleaning resistance to ozone cleaning or the like, thus capable of preventing degradation of the mask performance due to the cleaning. The method is for manufacturing a mask blank having, on a substrate, a thin film which is formed at its surface with an antireflection layer made of a material containing a transition metal, and carries out a treatment of causing a highly concentrated ozone gas with a concentration of 50 to 100 vol % to act on the antireflection layer to thereby form a surface modified layer comprising a strong oxide film containing an oxide of the transition metal at a surface of the antireflection layer. |
| US09535318B2 |
Reflective mask blank and method for manufacturing same, method for manufacturing reflective mask, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device
This invention provides a reflective mask blank capable of preventing peeling-off of a multilayer reflective film due to cleaning or the like in a mask manufacturing process or during mask use. The reflective mask blank includes a multilayer reflective film, a protective film, an absorber film, and a resist film formed in this order on a substrate. Assuming that a distance from the center of the substrate to an outer peripheral end of the multilayer reflective film is L(ML), that a distance from the center of the substrate to an outer peripheral end of the protective film is L(Cap), that a distance from the center of the substrate to an outer peripheral end of the absorber film is L(Abs), and that a distance from the center of the substrate to an outer peripheral end of the resist film is L(Res), L(Abs)>L(Res)>L(Cap)≧L(ML) and the outer peripheral end of the resist film is located inward of an outer peripheral end of the substrate. |
| US09535317B2 |
Treating a capping layer of a mask
A method for forming a lithography mask includes forming a capping layer on a reflective multilayer layer, the capping layer comprising a first material, forming a patterned patterning layer on the capping layer, and introducing a secondary material into the capping layer, the secondary material having an atomic number that is smaller than 15. |
| US09535310B2 |
Security cover on web cameras with parental control
Shielding device for web cameras built into mobile devices such as smart-phones, tablets, netbooks and laptop computers providing such web cameras with a security cover to prevent unintentional or malicious recording of video or images. This security cover or lid allows for parental control through its activation via a driving elements which only the administrator or owner of the device possesses. |
| US09535306B2 |
Electrochromic device
An electrochromic device includes a stack successively including: a first current collector, an electrochromic electrode made of a material capable of reversibly inserting metal ions, an electrolyte, a second current collector, a reflective substrate contacting the first current collector or with the second current collector. It includes a single electrochromic electrode and has at least the two following functional states: a first absorbing functional state, induced by the application of a first electric voltage between the two current collectors, wherein the device includes metal ions reversibly inserted into the material of the electrochromic electrode; and a second reflective functional state subsequent to the application of a second electric voltage between the two current collectors, wherein a metal layer is formed between the electrolyte and the second current collector, this metal layer including at least part of the metal ions initially reversibly inserted into the material of the electrochromic electrode. |
| US09535305B1 |
Electrochromic device and process for making the same
An electrochromic device includes upper and lower substrate units, and an electrochromic laminate sandwiched between an upper electrode of the upper substrate unit and a lower electrode of the lower substrate unit. The electrochromic laminate includes en ion storage layer formed on the upper electrode, an active layer formed on the lower electrode, and a polymer electrolyte sandwiched between inner surfaces of the ion storage layer and the active layer. At least one of the inner surfaces has a roughened peripheral region such that an adhesion force generated between the roughened peripheral region and the polymer electrolyte is effective to minimize thermal shrinkage of the polymer electrolyte. |
| US09535302B2 |
Display device
A display device according to an example embodiment of the present invention includes a display panel configured to display an image, the display panel including a plurality of pixels, a chip on film (COF) coupled to the display panel, the COF comprising a driver, a plurality of COF wires and a plurality of COF pads, and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) coupled to the COF, the FPCB including a plurality of FPCB wires and a plurality of FPCB pads, wherein the plurality of COF pads are arranged in two rows, and wherein one or more COF pads of the plurality of COF pads in a first row of the two rows are one or more dummy pads. |
| US09535299B2 |
Bonding pad structure of liquid crystal display and method of manufacturing the same
A bonding pad structure of liquid crystal display, having a plurality of bonding pads formed at part of the upper surface of the edge area of the substrate, and an overcoat layer with one side being inclined surface and positioned at the other part of upper surface of the bonding pad. The inclined surface is formed when patterning the overcoat layer covering the bonding pad by using the mask with gradient transmittance and removing the overcoat layer formed at part of the upper surface of the bonding pad. Also discloses a manufacturing method of the bonding pad structure of liquid crystal display. |
| US09535296B2 |
Display apparatus, method of manufacturing a display apparatus, electronic appliance, and method of driving a display apparatus
There is provided a display apparatus including a wiring pattern formed over a substrate, a first insulating film which is laminated over the wiring pattern and in which a contact hole is formed in an up-down direction at a specified position, lower electrodes each formed over the first insulating film and including a contact portion that is inserted through the contact hole and electrically connected to the wiring pattern, a light emitting layer formed over the lower electrodes, an upper electrode formed over the light emitting layer, a light emitting region regulating member regulating a light emitting region where the light emitting layer is interposed between the lower electrodes and the upper electrode as a region including the contact portion, and a color filter disposed over the substrate in a region corresponding to at least the contact portion. |
| US09535291B2 |
PSVA LCD panel and method for manufacturing the PSVA LCD panel
A method for manufacturing a polymer sustained vertical alignment (PSVA) liquid crystal displays (LCD) panel includes: A: layering an alignment film on a substrate; B: forming an active reactive monomer layer on a surface of the alignment film; C: coating a liquid crystal layer on a surface of the active reactive monomer layer; and D: sealing the LC layer, and performing optical alignment on LC molecules of the LC layer. |
| US09535289B2 |
Brightness enhancement film, polarizing plate and image display device
An aspect of the present invention relates to a brightness enhancement film, wherein a high refractive index layer and a low refractive index layer with an average refractive index that is lower than that of the high refractive index layer are directly laminated, and which includes a concavo-convex shape including concave portions and convex portions in an interface shape of an interface between the high refractive index layer and the low refractive layer, with the high refractive index layer including a lyotropic liquid-crystalline compound, and an outermost surface on the low refractive index layer side being a flat surface. |
| US09535288B2 |
Liquid crystal display device and its manufacturing method
The present invention relates to the field of display technology, provides a liquid crystal display device and its manufacturing method. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal layer, a color film layer and a polarizer arranged at one side of the liquid crystal layer, and a reflective layer arranged at the other side of the liquid crystal layer. The color film layer includes a plurality of pixels consisting of red, green and blue subpixels. The liquid crystal display device further includes a compensating module which includes a compensating unit corresponding to the plurality of subpixels, the compensating unit is configured to adjust phase difference offset of light rays of the corresponding subpixels when the light rays pass through the compensating unit, so that a phase difference between the light rays passing through the corresponding subpixels in a normally-black mode and/or a normally-white mode is within a predetermined range. |
| US09535287B2 |
Liquid crystal panel compensation structure and liquid crystal display apparatus
The present invention provides a liquid crystal panel compensation structure comprising two second compensation film disposed at two sides of a liquid crystal panel and a first compensation film disposed above one of the second compensation film; a liquid crystal layer comprising a plurality of liquid crystal molecules being disposed in the liquid crystal panel, a refractive index anisotropy of the liquid crystal layer being Δn, a depth of the liquid crystal layer being d, and a pretilt angle of the liquid crystal molecules being θ; the first compensation film being a biaxial compensation film, an in-plane compensation value thereof being Ro1, and a depth compensation value thereof being Rth1; each of the second compensation film being an uniaxial compensation film, and the depth compensation value thereof being Rth2, wherein 342.8 nm≦Δn·d≦361.4 nm, 85°≦θ<90°, 52 nm≦Ro1≦78 nm, 196 nm≦Rth1≦293 nm, Y1 nm≦Rth2≦Y2 nm, Y1=−0.50645·Rth1+164.1, and Y2=−0.003085·(Rth1)2+0.932·Rth1+23.7. The present invention further provides a liquid crystal display apparatus comprising the compensation structure described above. |
| US09535282B1 |
Quantum dot nano crystal LCD backlight system and related method
A system and method are disclosed employing a dielectric mirror layer, highly reflective at wavelengths below a cut off but highly transparent at wavelengths above the cut off, is placed within a display assembly. This dielectric mirror layer creates a very efficient reflecting cavity for a portion of a Light Emitting Diode (LED) pumping spectrum. Accurate dielectric filter tuning allows an increased portion of the pumping spectrum to be converted to desired wavelength spectrum and also raise the luminance ratio of the display to a useful value for display applications. Variable and active tuning of the cut off wavelength value functions to optimize system performance. |
| US09535280B2 |
Engineered antiglare surface to reduce display sparkle
A transparent substrate having an antiglare surface with reduced display sparkle. The transparent substrate has a roughened antiglare surface and a diffraction element below the antiglare surface. The diffraction element reduces sparkle by filling gaps between sub-pixels in a pixelated display with orders of diffraction. A display system comprising the transparent substrate and a pixelated display is also provided. |
| US09535271B2 |
Device for regulating the passage of energy
The present invention relates to a device for regulating the passage of energy through a light-transmitting area, comprising a first polarization layer, a second polarization layer and a switching layer which is arranged between the two polarization layers and changes the polarization properties of polarized light as a function of temperature, where the two polarization layers are characterized by a suitable choice of their transmission in the transmission direction and their degree of polarization. The invention furthermore relates to a process for the production of the device according to the invention and to the use of the device for influencing light transmission and/or the passage of energy into an interior as a function of temperature. |
| US09535270B2 |
Method for measuring the geometric morphometric parameteres of a person wearing glasses
The invention relates to a method for measuring the geometric morphometric parameters of a person wearing glasses (21), said method implementing an independent computing device (1, 10) comprising a screen, a target (8, 18), a compact image acquisition system (7, 17) which is provided with a means of determining the inclination thereof, said system (7, 17) being connected to said screen, and a computer for controlling the image acquisition system (7, 17) and processing the images obtained. The main feature of a measuring method according to the invention is that it comprises a step in which the person observes the target (8, 18) placed in a position known to the image acquisition system (7, 17), by rolling his or her head in an upward direction while keeping his or her eyes fixed on the target (8, 18). |
| US09535268B2 |
Multiple energization elements in stacked integrated component devices
This invention discloses a device comprising multiple functional layers with multiple energization elements formed on substrates, wherein at least one functional layer comprises an electrical energy source. In some embodiments, the present invention includes a component for incorporation into ophthalmic lenses that has been formed by the stacking of multiple functionalized layers. |
| US09535267B2 |
Eyewear providing anatomically stabilized control of an associated electronic device
Control of an electronic device integrated with eyewear is facilitated by the use of anatomical reference points. Palpable alignment features, such as protrusions, notches etc. on the eyewear are aligned with anatomic reference points to put a user's fingers into a desired spatial relationship with a control for the device. |
| US09535265B2 |
Eyeglass frame with decorative piece
Frame (2) for eyeglasses having an optical face (3) and two side arms (4) joined with hinges onto the two end portions (30) of said optical face, each side arm (4) having an inner longitudinal surface (42) and an outer longitudinal surface (43), and a front end surface (44) extending transversely to the longitudinal surfaces over a front end of said side arm, said front end surface extending to face a rear end surface (31) of the relevant end portion of the optical face when the side arm is in the open position, said frame further including at least one means for receiving a decorative piece (6), wherein the or each receiving means consists of a slotted hole (45) formed in one side arm and opening only into its front end surface or of a slotted hole formed in an end portion of the optical face and opening only into its rear end surface, the said or each slotted hole being designed to form a slide channel for receiving the decorative piece. |
| US09535257B2 |
Multiple collimator unit
A collimator unit includes an on-axis collimator tube fixedly attached to at least two off-axis collimator tubes. The off-axis collimator tubes are angled relative to the on-axis collimator tube. Each collimator tube can include a lens, a light source, and a target placed at the lens' focal point. The collimator tubes can be positioned within a housing such that the on-axis collimator tube is coaxial and centered with respect to the housing. |
| US09535255B2 |
Autostereoscopic projection device and display apparatus
An autostereoscopic projection device comprises a light source providing a light, a light scanning module, a light transmitting module, a light combining module including a first light combining element, a spatial light modulator module including a first spatial light modulator element, and a lens. The light scanning module includes a reflective surface and an actuating device capable of deflecting the reflective surface. The normal vector of an incident surface of the first light combining element is coplanar with the normal vector of a reflective surface of the first spatial light modulator element, and the coplanar plane is perpendicular to a disposition plane of the projection device. The light provided by the light source module is transmitted through the light scanning module, the light transmitting module, the light combining module and the spatial light modulator module sequentially and then leaves the projection device through the lens. |
| US09535254B2 |
Overmolded LEDs and fabric in virtual reality headsets
A headset for virtual reality applications includes an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) emitting light captured by a camera included in a virtual reality system, allowing the virtual reality system to detect the position and orientation of the headset in three-dimensional space. To manufacture the headset, a flexible strip including a circuit having the LEDs is molded into an outer shell of the headset using a casting material that is transmissible to wavelengths of light transmitted by the LEDs. An interior surface of the outer shell of the headset is within a specified distance of the LEDs. The outer shell may also include fabric that is also molded into the outer shell in the same or in a similar process. |
| US09535253B2 |
Display system
A display system comprises an optical waveguide and a light engine. The light engine generates multiple input beams which form a virtual image. An incoupling grating of the waveguide couples each beam into an intermediate grating of the waveguide, in which that beam is guided onto multiple splitting regions. The intermediate grating, formed by modulations on a first surface of the waveguide, splits that beam at the splitting regions to provide multiple substantially parallel versions of that beam. Those multiple versions are coupled into an exit grating of the waveguide, in which the multiple versions are guided onto multiple exit regions. The exit grating diffracts the multiple versions of that beam outwardly. The multiple input beams thus cause multiple exit beams to exit the waveguide which form a version of the virtual image. A polarization state of each beam interacting with the modulations is controlled by a retarder film. |
| US09535249B2 |
Virtual image display apparatus
A trapezoidal correction processing portion performs trapezoidal correction (distortion correction) on video image areas each of which is divided into a plurality of video image areas separately in accordance with the divided video image areas. In this case, each of the video image areas is divided into a plurality of areas. Further, a pair of right and left virtual image formation sections perform trapezoidal correction in a mirror symmetric manner, and the center position of the wearer's eye in each of the virtual image formation sections is so adjusted that the center position coincides with a distortion-free image corrected by using a small amount of correction. |
| US09535246B2 |
Optical scanning device, image forming apparatus, and method for assembling optical scanning device
Six first holes into which lead pins of a first semiconductor laser are inserted are arranged to form a parallelogram having line segments each connecting two first holes arranged in an X direction as first short sides, and line segments each connecting three first holes arranged in an intersecting direction intersecting with the X direction as first long sides. Six second holes into which lead pins of a second semiconductor laser are inserted are arranged to form a parallelogram having line segments each connecting two second holes arranged in the X direction as second short sides, and line segments each connecting three second holes arranged in the intersecting direction intersecting with the X direction as second long sides. |
| US09535244B2 |
Emulation of reproduction of masks corrected by local density variations
A method is provided for emulating the imaging of a scanner mask pattern to expose wafers via a mask inspection microscope, in which the mask was corrected by introducing scattering centers. The method includes determining a correlation between the first values of at least one characteristic of aerial images of the mask pattern as produced by a mask inspection microscope and the second values of the at least one characteristic of aerial images of the mask pattern as produced by a scanner, recording a first aerial image of the mask pattern with the mask inspection microscope, determining the first values of the at least one characteristic from the first aerial image, and determining the second values of the at least one characteristic of the first aerial image, using the correlation. A mask inspection microscope is also provided for emulating the imaging of a mask pattern of a scanner to expose wafers, in which the mask was corrected by introducing scattering centers. |
| US09535242B1 |
Parallel programmable array microscope
A microscope system includes a sample tray to hold a plurality of samples to be imaged in parallel. An illumination source generates illumination light and a plurality of spatial light modulators are each positioned to spatially modulate the illumination light onto a corresponding one of the samples. Relay optics are positioned in an optical path between the sample tray and the plurality of spatial light modulators to image the samples onto the plurality of spatial light modulators. A plurality of first cameras is positioned to capture images in parallel of the samples in the sample tray by imaging the plurality of spatial light modulators. |
| US09535241B2 |
Structured illuminating microscopy and structured illuminating observation method
In order to realize a high-speed switching of structured pattern, a structured illuminating microscopy includes a driving unit generating a sonic standing wave in a sonic wave propagation path by giving a driving signal for vibrating a medium of the sonic wave propagation path to a light modulator, an illuminating optical system making at least three diffracted components of the exit light flux passed through the sonic wave propagation path to be interfered with one another, and forming interference fringes on an observational object, an image-forming optical system forming an image by an observational light flux from the observational object on a detector, and a controlling unit controlling a contrast of an image by modulating at least one of an intensity of the exit light flux, an intensity of the observational light flux, and the detector with a modulating signal of 1/N frequency of the driving signal. |
| US09535238B2 |
Imaging lens
A compact imaging lens suitable for a high pixel density image pickup device which properly corrects chromatic aberration and other types of aberrations and ensures high image quality, low f-number, and low cost. A first lens, second lens, third lens, fourth lens, and fifth lens are arranged in order from the object side and both sides of all the lenses are aspheric surfaces and a diffractive optical surface with a chromatic aberration correction function is formed on one of the surfaces from the object side surface of the first lens to the object side surface of the second lens and on one of the surfaces from the object side surface of the third lens to the object side surface of the fifth lens. All the lenses are made of a plastic material. |
| US09535236B2 |
Imaging lens, and electronic apparatus including the same
An imaging lens includes first to sixth lens elements arranged from an object side to an image side in the given order. Through designs of surfaces of the lens elements and relevant optical parameters, a short system length of the imaging lens may be achieved while maintaining good optical performance. |
| US09535234B2 |
Optical imaging lens and electronic device comprising the same
An optical imaging lens includes: a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth lens element, the first lens element has an object-side surface with a convex part in a vicinity of the optical axis, and a convex part in a vicinity of its periphery, the second lens element has an image-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of its periphery, the third lens element has an image-side surface with a convex part in a vicinity of its periphery, the fourth lens has an object-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of its periphery, the fifth lens element has an object-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of the optical axis, the sixth lens element has an image-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of the optical axis, and a convex part in a vicinity of its periphery. |
| US09535231B2 |
Optical fiber assembly
An optical fiber assembly of the present invention is configured such that an optical fiber fixing section (i) is fixed to an SUS tube and (ii) sandwiches an optical fiber between a first member and a second member at an end part of the SUS tube, so that the optical fiber is fixed while being spaced from the SUS tube. This makes it possible to provide an optical fiber assembly having a structure that prevents an optical fiber from coming into contact with an edge part of a metal tube on the premise that the optical fiber is covered with the metal tube. |
| US09535220B2 |
Fiber patch cord apparatus, port panel, and fiber patch cord system
A fiber patch cord apparatus and a port panel, which may simplify a structure of the fiber patch cord system. The fiber patch cord apparatus includes a crawler configured to move to a corresponding position of a source adapter port along a crawling guide rail provided by a port panel, a clamper configured to clamp a fiber patch cord on the source adapter port, and a puller and inserter configured to pull the fiber patch cord out of the source adapter port and a controller that is configured to control the fiber patch cord apparatus to move on a crawling guide rail, where the controller is further configured to control a mold strip group on the port panel to move. The embodiments of the present invention are used to pull and insert a fiber patch cord. |
| US09535218B1 |
Fiber optics fiber inline tap monitoring
A method is disclosed to provide improved fiber inline optical power monitoring that eliminates the need for micro-bending the fiber or for fabricating micro-reflector on the fiber. A subset of light is tapped through an offset at a fusion-spliced upstream and downstream optic fiber, and is guided out of the downstream fiber by a light guide to a reflector and photo-sensing measurement. The disclosed inline fiber monitoring is thus cost effective, wavelength independence, reliable, stable, and also causes less light transmission loss. |
| US09535215B2 |
Fluorinated sol-gel low refractive index hybrid optical cladding and electro-optic devices made therefrom
A low index of refraction hybrid optical cladding may be formed from a fluorinated sol-gel. An electro-optic device may include a poled organic chromophore-loaded modulation layer (electro-optic polymer) and at least one adjacent fluorinated hybrid sol-gel cladding layer. |
| US09535214B2 |
Method of inputting light into optical waveguide
The present invention provides a method of inputting light into a core layer of a multimode optical waveguide. The optical waveguide includes an under-cladding layer; and the core layer formed so that at least a part of the core layer is adjacent to the under-cladding layer. The method includes inputting the light into the core layer so that a spot of the light at an input port-side end surface of the multimode optical waveguide completely includes an input port of the core layer; a spot area of the light at the input port-side end surface of the multimode optical waveguide is twice or more of an area of the input port of the core layer; and an angle of input range of the light at an input port end surface of the core layer is from 10° to 30°. |
| US09535212B1 |
Single mode large mode area optical fiber coil
An optical fiber having a large mode area for high power applications and geometrically configured for single-mode operation. One example of an optical fiber system includes a mandrill and an optical fiber helically coiled about the mandrill with a preselected bend radius. The optical fiber includes a core having a high aspect ratio elongated cross-section, wherein the core is narrower in a fast-axis direction and wider in a slow-axis direction, the core including an annular protrusion that is Gaussian in transverse cross-section and has a width in the slow-axis direction and an annular extension in the fast-axis direction, and wherein a ratio of the width, the annular extension, and the bend radius is selected for single-mode operation of the optical fiber. |
| US09535211B2 |
Method and apparatus for fiber delivery of high power laser beams
In various embodiments, an optical fiber includes a core having a relatively large area selected so as to raise a threshold of stimulated Raman scattering or stimulated Brillouin scattering, or both, the core having a high aspect ratio elongated cross-section and having a first refractive index. The core is narrower in a fast-axis direction and wider in a slow-axis direction, such that the fiber is mechanically flexible in the fast-axis direction and is mechanically rigid in the slow-axis direction. |
| US09535207B2 |
Backlight unit for liquid crystal display device
A backlight unit for a liquid crystal display device is provided to prevent a light guide plate or diffusion plate from deforming or displacing. The backlight unit comprises a light source; a plurality of optical sheets disposed between the light source and a liquid crystal display panel; a light guide plate disposed between the light source and the plurality of optical sheets; a cover bottom disposed below the light guide plate; and a guide holder fixed to edges of the cover bottom to hold a lower surface and sides of the light guide plate at peripheral of the light guide plate, wherein the guide holder includes a base block facing to the lower surface of the light guide plate and at least one side wall extended from the base block to be opposite to a side of the light guide plate. |
| US09535206B2 |
Display with structures for reducing blue edge effects
Display backlight structures may provide backlight illumination that passes through display layers in the display. Light-emitting diodes may emit blue light into an edge of a light guide plate. Optical films may overlap the light guide plate. The optical films may include a quantum dot enhancement film. A peripheral strip of yellow reflector or other light control structures may be incorporated into the backlight structures to reduce blue edge effects. The light control structures may have features with a spatially varying density, may be formed from quantum dot enhancement film, or may be formed form other structures. The light control structures may be formed on the surfaces of the optical films, on a reflective layer under the light guide plate, or on a surface of a mold frame or other structure that lies in a plane parallel to the plane of the light guide plate. |
| US09535205B2 |
Display device
A display device including a reflective display panel, a plurality of electrical or optical element layers, and at least one light-emitting element is provided. The electrical or optical element layers are stacked above the reflective display panel. One of the electrical or optical element layers is a light guide plate. The light-emitting element is disposed beside the light guide plate. A plurality of transparent medium layers are respectively located between every two adjacent ones of the reflective display panel and the electrical or optical element layers and above the electrical or optical element layer most away from the reflective display panel among the electrical or optical element layers. At least one of the transparent medium layers above the light guide plate is a gas layer. |
| US09535201B2 |
Retardation film, elongated circularly polarizing plate and organic EL display produced using said retardation film
The retardation film has a slow axis with an angle of 10 to 80° with respect to a longitudinal direction thereof and contains cellulose acylate having a degree of acyl substitution of 2.0 to 2.7 and a regulating agent. The retardation film has an in-plane retardation, measured at a wavelength of 550 nm, Ro550, of 115 to 260 nm. The retardation film has a ΔRo is 3 to 30 nm, where ΔRo is Ro550−Ro450, where Ro450 is the in-plane retardation of the film measured at a wavelength of 450 nm. The retardation film without the regulating agent has an in plane retardation, measured at a wavelength of 550 nm, Rc550, and ΔRc(Rc550−Rc450) equal to or greater than 0, where Rc450 is the in-plane retardation measured a wavelength of 450 nm. |
| US09535199B2 |
Polarization film and display device
A polarization film including a polarizer polarizing incident light in a polarization direction and having a first polarization groove recessed from an upper surface of the polarizer and extending in a first direction; a first transparent support at the upper surface of the polarizer; and a second transparent support at a lower surface of the polarizer. |
| US09535198B2 |
Mirror comprising a silvering-modifying layer
A colored mirror includes a transparent substrate and a reflective layer, including a coloring layer between the substrate and the reflective layer, the coloring layer including a matrix and a colorant. Furthermore, a process for preparing a mirror including a transparent substrate and a reflective layer, a coloring layer between the substrate and the reflective layer, the coloring layer including a matrix and a colorant, includes the production of the coloring layer on the substrate then the deposition of the reflective layer on the coloring layer. |
| US09535197B2 |
Color filter array, image sensor including the same, and infrared data acquisition method using the same
A color filter array includes first pixels, second pixels, third pixels, and fourth pixels. The first pixels transmit light with visible and infrared (IR) wavelengths. The second pixels transmit light with the visible wavelengths and surround each of the first pixels. The third pixels transmit light with a first range of wavelengths among the visible wavelengths. The fourth pixels transmit light with a second range of wavelengths among the visible wavelengths. |
| US09535196B2 |
Color filter substrate, method for fabricating the same, display panel and display device
The embodiments of the present invention disclose a color filter substrate, a method for fabricating the same, a display panel and a display device, and relate to the field of display technology, for preventing the occurrence of a color mixture phenomenon of the display device while ensuring that the display device has high aperture ratio and resolution. The color filter substrate comprises a color filter layer which comprises color filter units with at least two colors and distributed in the form of a matrix, and a black matrix is arranged between two adjacent color filter units; the color filter substrate further comprises: light-shielding bulges located at a part of the area of the black matrix and facing towards an incident light direction, for preventing the occurrence of the color mixture among the color filter units with different colors. |
| US09535195B2 |
Color film substrate and curved display device
In the technical field of display, a color filter substrate and a curved display device, which can solve the technical problem of low aperture ratio of the existing curved display device, are provided. The color substrate comprises a plurality of sub pixel regions arranged as an array, and black matrixes for separating the sub pixel regions from each other. Measured along a transverse direction, the transverse width of each of all or some of the black matrixes located in the regions at both sides of the color filter substrate is smaller than that of each of the black matrixes located in the region at the center of the color filter substrate. The present disclosure can be applied to curved display device, such as liquid crystal television and curved liquid crystal display device. |
| US09535192B2 |
Method of making waveguide-like structures
The disclosure provides for writing or introducing waveguide-like structures in transparent polycrystalline ceramics using femtosecond laser pulses. The disclosure further provides for tuning the demarcation of the waveguide-like structures by varying the number of incident pulses per unit area. |
| US09535189B2 |
Generating an atmospheric model using one or more pressure-sensing mobile devices
A mobile device comprising a pressure sensor for collecting pressure data, a position-determining subsystem for generating location data including altitude data, and a processor operatively coupled to a memory to generate an atmospheric model based on the pressure data and the location data. In one implementation, the processor is configured to determine an Above Mean Sea Level (AMSL) altitude using a position-determining subsystem, determine a pressure altitude using the pressure sensor, calculate a difference between the pressure altitude and the AMSL altitude, and calculate a temperature at sea level based on the AMSL altitude and pressure altitude. In one implementation, the processor performs a linear regression on an equation AMSL altitude=offset+ScaleFactor*PressureAltitude to solve for the offset and the ScaleFactor, and then estimates the temperature at sea level as 1-ScaleFactor=(T−15)/3. The model may be used to estimate ambient air temperature or weather conditions. |
| US09535187B2 |
Device and method to determine conductivity for high pressure-high temperature service
A method for characterizing one or more properties of a geological formation including brine, the method including inputting at least one first property of the geological formation into an equation of state (EOS) model, the EOS model accounting for a high temperature effect on the brine; solving the EOS model to determine at least one second property of the geological formation; and outputting the at least one second property to a display device. |
| US09535186B2 |
Projection image generation via computed tomography system
Among other things, computed tomography (CT) systems and/or techniques for generating projections images of an object(s) under examination via a CT system are provided. A surface about which the projection image is focused is defined and data yielded from vertical rays of radiation intersecting the surface and data yielded from non-vertical rays intersecting the surface are used to generate the projection image. In some embodiments, the projection image is assembled from one or more projection lines, which are respectively associated with a line-path contacting the surface and extend in a direction parallel to an axis of rotation for a radiation source. A projection line is indicative of a degree of attenuation experienced by rays intersecting a line-path associated with the projection line and emitted while the radiation source was at a particular segment of a radiation source trajectory. |
| US09535179B2 |
Marine vibratory sound source for beneath water seismic exploration
A marine vibratory sound source for producing swept or pulse coded signals in a body of water and within geological structures beneath a body of water, primarily for seismic exploration of the strata beneath the bottom of the water. More particularly, a high power, servo controlled hydraulic, sound source that delivers fluid alternatively to first and second actuator pistons to move the actuator pistons to a forward and an aft position thereby axially vibrating a piston shaft having cone-shaped pistons for vibrationally moving water out and in through a plurality of ports for propagating vibratory sound. The sound source having a position sensor to determine a center point of travel and by tracking the position sensor air pressure in hollow stationary cone-shaped bulkheads is modulated to maintain the travel of the cone-shaped pistons at an equal distance in the fore and aft directions from the determined center point. |
| US09535174B2 |
Direct conversion photon counting detector
The present invention discloses a pixilated direct conversion photon counting detector with a direct conversion material layer and a pixilated electrode. Individual electrode pixels are segmented into three segments (510, 520, 530), wherein one of the segments (520) is operated at a more electrically repellant value than that of the other two (510, 530). Said other two segments are connected to electric circuitry (610, 611, 620, 630) that is arranged to generate signals which are indicative of a count of electrons or holes that approach each of the respective electrode pixel segments and to subtract the generated signals from each other. |
| US09535173B2 |
Organic x-ray detector and x-ray systems
An organic x-ray detector is presented. The organic x-ray detector includes a layered structure. The layered structure includes a thin-film transistor (TFT) array disposed on a substrate, an organic photodiode disposed on the TFT array, and a scintillator layer disposed on the organic photodiode. The organic x-ray detector includes an encapsulation cover at least partially encapsulating the layered structure. The organic x-ray detector further includes at least one of a moisture getter layer and an oxygen getter layer disposed proximate to the organic photodiode, and in the path of an x-ray radiation incident on the layered structure. X-ray system including the organic x-ray detector is also presented. |
| US09535170B2 |
Scintillator panel and radiation detector
In a scintillator panel, a glass substrate with the thickness of not more than 150 μm serves as a support body, thereby achieving excellent radiotransparency and flexibility and also relieving a problem of thermal expansion coefficient. Furthermore, in this scintillator panel, an organic resin layer is formed so as to cover a one face side and a side face side of the glass substrate and an organic resin layer is formed so as to cover an other face side and the side face side of the glass substrate on which the organic resin layer is formed. This effectively prevents the edge part from chipping or cracking. Furthermore, stray light can be effectively prevented from entering the side face of the glass substrate and, the entire surface thereof is covered by the organic resin layers, so that warping of the glass substrate can be suppressed. |
| US09535168B2 |
Radiographic imaging device and detector for a radiographic imaging device
An X-ray detecting apparatus for the detection and localization of ionizing X-ray or gamma radiation in radiography, the apparatus comprising: an X-ray detector including: conversion means for converting incident x-ray photons of an incident x-ray photon beam into detectable electrical charges; and amplification means for amplifying the electrical charges in the detector by an non-linear amplification gain factor the non-linear amplification gain being characterized by a decrease in amplification gain at high fluxes of incident x-ray photons; and amplification gain adjustment means configured to vary the amplification gain of the amplification means according to the emission parameters of an x-ray source providing the incident x-ray photon beam for the radio-graphic examination to be performed and/or the transmitted beam received by the detector from the x-ray source via the subject being imaged. A radiographic imaging device and a method of operating the radiographic imaging device are also presented. |
| US09535162B2 |
Golf GPS device with approximate hole cup location selection
The disclosure herein provides a golf GPS device with a hole cup location selection mechanism which displays a plurality of selectable hole cup locations for selection by a user. When the user selects one of the plurality of selectable hole cup locations, the golf GPS device provides the user with a number representative of the distance between the user and the selected one of the plurality of selectable hole cup locations. |
| US09535161B2 |
Positioning quality of global navigation satellite system receivers
A navigation receiver operating in a differential navigation mode transmits primary estimates of coordinates with an accuracy estimate that can vary during operation. To improve the positioning quality when the accuracy estimate changes, smoothed estimates of coordinates are generated according to a two-branch algorithm. The current-epoch accuracy estimate is compared to a current-epoch value of threshold accuracy. Upon determining that the current-epoch accuracy estimate is greater than or equal to the current-epoch value of threshold accuracy, the current-epoch smoothed estimates of coordinates are set equal to the current-epoch extended estimates of coordinates calculated from the sum of the previous smoothed estimates of coordinates and coordinate increments calculated from carrier phases. Upon determining that the current-epoch accuracy estimate is less than the current-epoch value of threshold accuracy, the current-epoch smoothed estimates of coordinates are generated based on the sum of the current-epoch extended estimates of coordinates and a correction signal. |
| US09535160B2 |
Positioning system with fraud detection mechanism for a critical application
A positioning system comprises an onboard GNSS satellite receiver in a mobile element belonging to a user which estimates the position of said mobile element at various instants, a first processing module determining a consistency indicator by combining the estimated positions and data provided by secondary information sources, using a dynamic model of movement of the mobile elements to be positioned. The indicator is determined by comparing a speed, acceleration, gyration triplet derived from direction and velocity measurements taken by the mobile element, to a dynamic model of movement of an object, vehicle, person or animal to be positioned. The system comprises a consolidation module containing means storing the positions estimated at various instants, a digital filter to obtain a filtered position from the stored positions of a user, the consistency indicator calculated from filtered positions; and detection means determining from the consistency indicator whether the estimated positions are falsified. |
| US09535159B2 |
Test-object-information acquisition apparatus and test-object-information acquisition method
A test-object-information acquisition apparatus includes a light radiating unit, a first probe that receives an acoustic wave generated in a test object in response to the test object being irradiated with light radiated by the light radiating unit, a second probe that radiates an ultrasound beam towards the test object and receives a reflected wave from the test object, an ultrasound controller configured to control the second probe, and a scanning unit configured to cause the light radiating unit and the first and second probes to perform a reciprocating scan process across the test object. The ultrasound controller varies a radiation method for radiating the ultrasound beam from the second probe to the test object so that the radiation method is different between an outbound scan and a return scan of the reciprocating scan process. |
| US09535158B1 |
Weather radar system and method with fusion of multiple weather information sources
A method of displaying an image representative of a weather condition near an aircraft includes receiving weather data representative of the weather condition from a plurality of weather data sources. The weather data includes location data for the weather condition. The method also includes mapping the weather data received from each source to a common locational reference frame based on the location data, adjusting the weather data received from each source to a common hazard scale, determining a hazard level associated with the weather condition for a reference point in the reference frame based on the adjusted weather data for each source, and displaying the image representative of the weather condition near the aircraft based on the hazard level for the reference point. |
| US09535156B2 |
Passive listening pulse adaptive sidelobe canceller
The present invention relates to methods and systems for electronic countermeasures, and particularly to methods and systems for electronic countermeasures that employ radar jamming devices. |
| US09535154B2 |
Cache-based location determination
One disclosed example provides a method including compiling and storing on the computing device a list of positioning signals each associated with a geographic location, detecting one or more currently available positioning signals, comparing the one or more currently available positioning signals to the list of positioning signals, and if one or more currently available positioning signals matches one or more matching positioning signals stored in the list, then determining the current geographic location based upon the one or more matching stored positioning signals. |
| US09535153B2 |
System and method for improved location accuracy
Systems and methods for improved location accuracy are provided. For example, some systems can include a location engine, and a plurality of location anchors. In some embodiments, each of the plurality of location anchors can transmit or receive signals to or from an object for determining an angular orientation of the object with respect to the plurality of location anchors, and based on the angular orientation, the location engine can estimate a location of the object. In some embodiments, each of the plurality of location anchors can transmit first signals to the location engine, the location engine can receive a second signal from an object, based on the first signals and the second signal, the location engine can determine a differential pressure between the plurality of location anchors and the object, and based on the differential pressure, the location engine can estimate an altitude of the object. |
| US09535152B2 |
Receive only mode for clock drift correction
In some implementations, radio access technology (RAT) signals can be monitored and used to synchronize an internal clock of a mobile device to a network system clock without registering the mobile device to the network. In some implementations, a RAT processor can be configured to receive RAT signals and to prevent transmission of RAT signals. In some implementations, the internal clock can be associated with a GNSS processor and can be used to calculate a location of the mobile device. In some implementations, a RAT processor that is configured for a particular radio access technology can be configured to monitor signals associated with another radio access technology when synchronizing the internal clock. In some implementations, the RAT processor can monitor signals in response to a power event. The power event can be associated with powering a display of the mobile device. |
| US09535150B1 |
Method for calibrating a cable and respective measuring device
A measuring device comprises at least one port, an external cable connected to the at least one port, a transmitter connected to the at least one port through a switch, a receiver connected to the at least one port through the switch and a reference path connecting the transmitter with the receiver through the switch. The cable is connected to calibration elements, e.g., short and open. The switch alternately switch in a manner that in a first state the transmitter and the receiver are connected to the at least one port and that in a second state the transmitter and the receiver are connected via the reference path. |
| US09535148B2 |
Dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging with high spatial-temporal resolution
A method of providing dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of an object in an MRI system is provided. A magnetic resonance excitation from the MRI system is applied to the object. A magnetic resonance signal is read out through k-space for a plurality of regions with two or three spatial dimensions and a temporal dimension, wherein the read out is pseudo-randomly undersampled in the spatial frequency dimensions and the temporal dimension providing k-space data that is pseudo-randomly undersampled in the spatial frequency dimensions and the temporal dimension. The readout data is used to create a sequential series of spatial frequency data sets by generating interpolated data in the spatial frequency dimensions and the temporal dimension. The sequential series of spatial frequency data sets is used to create temporally resolved spatial images. |
| US09535143B2 |
Coil support for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) magnet and method of support
A coil support arrangement for a Magnetic Resonance Imaging System and method of support are provided. One coil support arrangement includes a main former body having a plurality of channels between end flanges and a splint coupled to the main former body between the end flanges. The coil support arrangement also includes a load spreader coupled to the main former body adjacent one or more of the ends of the splint, and having a gap between the one or more ends of the splint and the load spreader. |
| US09535142B2 |
Multichannel RF volume resonator for MRI
An RF volume resonator system is disclosed comprising a multi-port RF volume resonator (40, 50; 60), like e.g. a TEM volume coil or TEM resonator, or a birdcage coil, all of those especially in the form of a local coil like a head coil, or a whole body coil, and a plurality of transmit and/or receive channels (T/RCh1, . . . T/RCh8) for operating the multi-port RF volume resonator for transmitting RF excitation signals and/or for receiving MR relaxation signals into/from an examination object or a part thereof. By the individual selection of each port (P1, . . . P8) and the appropriate amplitude and/or frequency and/or phase and/or pulse shapes of the RF transmit signals according to the physical properties of an examination object, a resonant RF mode within the examination object with an improved homogeneity can be excited by the RF resonator. |
| US09535130B2 |
Battery current sensor having a magnetic field sensor
Battery current sensor comprising a battery post connection clamp portion (2) comprising a tubular clamping body configured to be clamped around a terminal post (3) of a battery (5), and a current sensing portion (16) comprising a magnetic circuit (16) and a magnetic field sensor (18). The magnetic circuit comprises a magnetic core surrounding the tubular clamping body (6). |
| US09535126B2 |
Tap, test, CSU, scan circuitry with top and bottom contacts
This disclosure describes die test architectures that can be implemented in a first, middle and last die of a die stack. The die test architectures are mainly the same, but for the exceptions mentioned in this disclosure. |
| US09535122B2 |
Serial/parallel control, separate tap, master reset synchronizer for tap domains
An optimized JTAG interface is used to access JTAG Tap Domains within an integrated circuit. The interface requires fewer pins than the conventional JTAG interface and is thus more applicable than conventional JTAG interfaces on an integrated circuit where the availability of pins is limited. The interface may be used for a variety of serial communication operations such as, but not limited to, serial communication related integrated circuit test, emulation, debug, and/or trace operations. |
| US09535119B2 |
Duty cycle based timing margining for I/O AC timing
Testing I/O (input/output) eye width for an interface with an inverted modulated strobe or clock signal. An I/O interface includes multiple signal lines, each with a hardware I/O buffer with timing characteristics. A system generates a strobe signal with a triggering edge that triggers a write, and a trailing edge that is modulated by adjusting the duty cycle of the strobe signal. The system inverts the modulated strobe signal to generate an inverted strobe signal, wherein the inverted strobe signal has a modulated triggering edge generated from inverting the modulated trailing edge. The device under test writes test data based on the triggering edge of the original strobe signal and reads test data based on the triggering edge of the inverted strobe signal. |
| US09535117B2 |
System debug using an all-in-one connector
Techniques of debugging a computing system are described herein. The techniques may include an apparatus having an all-in-one port. The all-in-one port may include a configuration channel and a sideband channel. The sideband channel is configured to default to a debug mode when the configuration channel is not communicatively coupled to an external device. |
| US09535113B1 |
Diversified exerciser and accelerator
A method, apparatus and computer program product for testing semiconductor products that combines multiple techniques. Depending on the requirements, different ones of the techniques are emphasized over the other techniques. The testing applies a technique to achieve a higher single defect acceleration parameter at the expense of a second parameter, thus enabling acceleration of defects that require higher voltage or higher temperature than a traditional “Burn In” can achieve, which defects would otherwise go unaccelerated. The method manages the adaptation of the different techniques, e.g., how it decides to favor one technique over the other, and how it carries out the favoring of one or more particular techniques in a given test situation. Thus, acceleration to defectivity (defect type and quantity) may be tailored in real time by uniquely leveraging the duration spent in a given section of a process flow based on the prevalence of unique defect types. |
| US09535112B2 |
Temperature control apparatus and test system using main flow path and sub flow path
Increase in number of valves complicates the configuration and control. A temperature control apparatus for controlling a temperature of a device, includes; a heat exchange section exchanging heat with the device; a main flow path causing a fluid to flow; a sub flow path causing, to flow, a fluid having a temperature different from a temperature of the fluid flowing through the main flow path; a mixture flow path merging the fluids from the main flow path and the sub flow path and causing the merged fluids to flow to the heat exchange section; and a flow rate adjusting section adjusting an amount of a fluid flowing from the sub flow path to the mixture flow path, in relation to the fluid flowing through the main flow path. |
| US09535110B2 |
Mismatch detection using replica circuit
An apparatus for detecting an operating characteristic mismatch at an output of an amplifier by using a replica circuit is presented. In one exemplary case, a detected voltage difference at the output of the two circuits is used to drive a tuning control loop to minimize an impedance mismatch at the output of the amplifier. In another exemplary case, the replica circuit is used to detect a fault in operation in a corresponding main circuit. A method for detecting a load mismatch in a main RF circuit using the replica circuit is also presented. |
| US09535108B2 |
Inspection apparatus and inspection method
An inspection apparatus for inspecting an inspection object. The inspection object includes a base body and wiring passing through the base body. The inspection apparatus includes an insulating substrate, a first electrode in the substrate with a portion of the first electrode exposed from a surface of the substrate to form a connection portion which may be electrically connected with the wiring, and a second electrode in the substrate. The first electrode and the second electrode are spaced apart, have mutually parallel portions, and are electrically insulated from each other. |
| US09535107B2 |
Apparatus for diagnosing DC link capacitor of inverter
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for diagnosing a DC link capacitor. A DC voltage provided from a power supplier to a motor is controlled to have a predetermined level (or magnitude). When a voltage of the DC link reaches a predetermined voltage, the ratio of change of capacitance values of the DC link capacitor is estimated, by considering power consumption of a resistor of the motor (i.e., power consumption of a load), power consumption of the power supplier and a switching loss of an inverter part, and a deteriorated level of the DC link capacitor is diagnosed using the estimated ratio. |
| US09535099B2 |
Systems and methods that allow for simultaneous sensor and signal conditioning circuit performance testing
A sensor system with performance compensation testing capability includes a sensor device, a resistance bridge, a signal conditioning circuit, a first test connector, and a second test connector. The resistance bridge circuit is disposed on the sensor device and includes an excitation terminal, a circuit common terminal, and two output terminals, and is configured, upon being energized, to supply a bridge output voltage across the two output terminals. The signal conditioning circuit is electrically coupled to the excitation terminal, the circuit common terminal, and the two output terminals, and is configured to supply a sensor output signal representative of bridge output voltage. The first test connector is electrically coupled to one of the two output terminals and is configured to be coupled to an impedance test device. The second test connector is electrically coupled to the circuit common terminal and is configured to be coupled to the impedance test device. |
| US09535097B2 |
Electro-optic current sensor with high dynamic range and accuracy
An optical sensor that senses current by directing polarized light across an airgap that is orthogonal to a direction of current running through a conductor. The sensor includes a prism having a high Verdet constant for high sensitivity to magnetic fields, which cause an angle of polarization of the polarized light to be rotated as an indication of the magnitude of current. A polarizing beamsplitter having a low Verdet constant is mounted to the prism so that incoming light that is traveling in a direction orthogonal to the magnetic field being sensed across the airgap is insensitive to unwanted magnetic fields produced by nearby conductors. The distance the light travels in this orthogonal direction is minimized, reducing the overall volume of the sensor, making a compact sensor highly sensitive to magnetic fields of interest, largely insensitive to unwanted magnetic fields, and having a very high dynamic range for sensing current. |
| US09535094B2 |
Vertical/horizontal probe system and calibration kit for the probe system
Disclosed is a probe system. The probe system includes a support member configured to grasp a circuit board to be tested vertically to a base plate, a probe-tip member having a probes that are in contact with a conductive pattern of the circuit board, a guide-arm member coupled with the probe-tip member and configured to move the probe-tip member to a desired position, and a network analyzer electrically connected with the probe of the probe-tip member and configured to analyze electromagnetic characteristics of the conductive pattern. Further disclosed is a calibration kit which that is applicable when calibrating a multi-port of the network analyzer using the probe system that is disclosed. |
| US09535091B2 |
Probe head, probe card assembly using the same, and manufacturing method thereof
A probe head includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a spacer, at least one probe, and an insulating material. The first substrate has at least one first through hole. The second substrate has at least one second through hole. The spacer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The spacer, the first substrate, and the second substrate together form a cavity. The probe is disposed in the cavity and protrudes from the first through hole and the second through hole. The insulating material is on the probe and at least partially disposed in the first through hole. |
| US09535089B2 |
Inspection device with vertically moveable assembly
The inspection of semiconductors or like substrates by the present mechanism minimizes deflection in the checkplate and probe card. An inspection device including a housing, a toggle assembly within the housing, an objective lens assembly attached within the toggle assembly including an objective coupled within an objective focus, wherein the objective focus is deflectable along an optics axis, and a cam assembly including a rotary cam and a window carrier, wherein the window carrier is moveable along the optics axis with rotation of the rotary cam, wherein the cam assembly is coupled to the toggle assembly with the objective and window are aligned along the optics axis. |
| US09535085B2 |
Intermittent contact resonance atomic force microscope and process for intermittent contact resonance atomic force microscopy
An intermittent contact atomic force microscope includes: a cantilever configured to receive a contact resonance modulation; a sample disposed proximate to the cantilever; a contact resonance modulator in communication with the cantilever and configured to provide the contact resonance modulation to the cantilever; and a scan modulator in mechanical communication with the sample to provide a scan modulation to the sample. Also disclosed is a process for performing intermittent contact atomic force microscopy, the process includes: providing a dual modulation microscope including: a cantilever configured to receive a contact resonance modulation; a sample disposed proximate to the cantilever; a contact resonance modulator in communication with the cantilever and configured to provide the contact resonance modulation to the cantilever; and a scan modulator in mechanical communication with the sample to provide a scan modulation to the sample; subjecting the cantilever to the contact resonance modulation; modulating the cantilever at a contact resonance frequency; subjecting the sample to the scan modulation; and modulating the sample at a scan modulation frequency to perform intermittent contact atomic force microscopy. |
| US09535084B2 |
Method for the decoupled control of the quadrature and the resonance frequency of a micro-mechanical rotation rate sensor by means of sigma-delta-modulation
A method for the precise measuring operating of a micro-mechanical rotation rate sensor, including at least one seismic mass, at least one drive device for driving the seismic mass in the primary mode (q1) and at least three trimming electrode elements which are jointly associated directly or indirectly with the seismic mass. An electric trimming voltage (u1, u2, u3, u4) is set respectively between the trimming electrode elements and the seismic mass. Each of the electric trimming voltages (u1, u2, u3, u4) are adjusted in accordance with a resonance frequency variable (ũT, ŨT,0), a quadrature variable (ũc, ŨC,0) and a restoring variable (ũS). |
| US09535083B2 |
Method and system using sample processing system and storage units
In some embodiments of the invention, the central controller may comprise a processor and a computer readable medium coupled to the processor. The computer readable medium comprises code, executable by the processor to implement a method. The method comprises identifying, by the processor, a sample container or a sample container holder associated with the sample container, and then accessing, by the processor, a location database storing mapping data correlating sample containers or sample container holders with sample containers to test regions in the storage unit. The test regions store sample containers with samples that have been or are to be tested according to different tests. After accessing the database, the method continues by providing, by the processor, a proposal for storage of the sample container or the sample container holder associated with the sample container in the storage unit. |
| US09535082B2 |
Methods and apparatus to agitate a liquid
Method and apparatus to agitate a liquid are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall substantially parallel to the first sidewall. The example apparatus also includes a top wall coupled to the first sidewall and the second sidewall. The example apparatus further includes a bottom wall opposite the top wall and coupled to the first sidewall and the second sidewall. The bottom wall has a first side to define a cavity to hold a liquid. The example apparatus also includes a protrusion extending from the first side of the bottom wall toward the top wall. |
| US09535081B2 |
Automatic analysis system
There is provided an automatic analysis system that dispenses samples and reagents into a plurality of reaction vessels to cause reaction and to measure the liquid resulting from the reaction. The system implements a method of handling capped sample containers such as vacuum blood collection tubes along transfer routes. A sample container opening/closing mechanism is provided which removes the caps of the sample containers prior to sample dispensing and which closes the sample containers following sample dispensing using the same corresponding caps as before the dispensing. Also provided is an opening/closing mechanism that retains and manages the caps removed from the sample containers, as well as a transport unit capable of selecting one of the transport routes which fits the identified sample containers so as to close them with the fit caps. This invention thus provides a container opening/closing system that improves throughput of the sample collection process in conjunction with the automatic analysis system performing the sample container opening/closing process. |
| US09535077B2 |
Vitamin D metabolite determination utilizing mass spectrometry following derivatization
The invention relates to the detection of vitamin D metabolites. In a particular aspect, the invention relates to methods for detecting derivatized vitamin D metabolites by mass spectrometry. |
| US09535075B2 |
Protein and gene biomarkers for rejection of organ transplants
Aspects of the present invention include methods for determining a transplant category of a subject having a transplant. Common mechanisms of rejection injury are uncovered across different tissue transplants, and provide a means to understand rational drug design. Various sources of tissues are examined form the patient for understanding AR mechanism (graft biopsy), as well as monitoring by minimal invasive means (blood) or non-invasive means (urine for the kidney allograft). For biomarker discovery different categories of markers are examined such as genes, proteins, peptides and antibodies. These biomarkers can help determine the subject's transplant category (e.g., acute allograft rejection (AR), stable allograft (STA), BK viremia, BK nephritis, drug toxicity or chronic allograft injury (CAI), and the like). Also provided are compositions, systems, kits and computer program products that find use in practicing the subject methods. The methods and compositions find use in a variety of applications. |
| US09535074B2 |
Immunoassay for soluble PD-L1
The present disclosure describes two matched antibody pairs for use in a sandwich immunoassay for detecting and quantifying soluble PD-L1 in liquid samples, as well as an electrochemiluminescence sandwich immunoassay that has been optimized and validated with one of the matched pairs. |
| US09535073B2 |
Prediction and recognition of acute kidney injury after surgery
Systems, kits, and methods for predicting the risk of an adverse event related to acute kidney injury AKI as a consequence of a surgical intervention in a subject. Embodiments of the system and methods include means and steps for determining an amount of liver-type fatty acid binding protein (L-FABP) in a sample, such as a urine-sample of a subject; comparing the amounts of the L-FABP with a reference amount, and predicting the risk of an adverse event related to acute kidney injury as a consequence of surgical intervention in the subject. |
| US09535072B2 |
Antibodies to disulfated heparin disaccharide in the diagnosis of neuropathy
Methods aiding in the diagnosis of certain neuropathies are disclosed, in which the titer of antibodies to a disulfated heparin disaccharide is assessed in a test sample from an subject. Also disclosed are apparatus and kits that can be used in the methods of the invention. |
| US09535070B2 |
High throughput detection of fusion proteins
A method and related microfluidic chip and kit for high throughput detection of proteins of interest contained in a sample is disclosed. The method comprises of specifically labeling fusion proteins in a complex sample with fusion tag specific fluorophores that specifically bind the fusion tags coupled to the proteins of interest, and subjecting the sample to automated capillary electrophoresis, wherein the presence of the proteins of interest in the sample is detected by fluorescence signals associated with the fusion tag specific fluorophores. |
| US09535068B2 |
Oral cancer point of care diagnostics
A point of care diagnostic test, device and disposables for determining a patient risk for oral cancer in the same visit that a sample is collected. |
| US09535066B2 |
Methods for detecting human metapneumovirus
The present invention discloses specific human metapneumovirus monoclonal antibodies. The antibody is at least two-fold less reactive with non-human metapneumoviruses including, but not limited to, respiratory viruses or avian metapneumoviruses. Further, the antibody is at least two-fold more reactive with a human metapneumovirus (i.e., for example, Type A or Type B) than with non-human metapneumoviruses including, but not limited to, respiratory viruses or avian metapneumoviruses. Consequently, these novel antibodies are useful as a clinical diagnostic agent, especially when using fresh nasopharengeal aspirates. The invention also contemplates numerous diagnostic platforms that together with the novel antibodies can support economical, fast, and highly selective detection and identification of clinical inoculum samples. |
| US09535065B2 |
Methods and compositions for cytometric detection of rare target cells in a sample
The present disclosure provides cytometric methods for the detection of rare target cells in a sample. In certain aspects, the methods and compositions may facilitate the detection of rare target cells, such as circulating tumor cells (CTCs), in a biological sample such as blood. Aspects of the methods include contacting the sample with first and second binding members that specifically bind to a marker of the rare target cell, and cytometrically assaying the sample for the presence of cells comprising bound first and second binding members to detect the rare target cell in the sample. Also provided are systems, compositions, and kits for practicing the subject methods. |
| US09535055B2 |
Marker for determining effects of anti-c-Met antibody and method of determining effects of anti-c-Met antibody using the marker
There are provided a composition for determining the efficacy of a c-Met antibody including marker genes and a method for determining the efficacy of a c-Met antibody using the marker genes. |
| US09535054B2 |
Body fluid testing apparatus
A body fluid testing apparatus, comprising a containing chamber having a first opening on the bottom wall thereof; a plunger chamber having a plunger contacting with the side wall thereof and having a second opening on the bottom wall thereof, wherein the plunger chamber is disposed below the bottom wall of the containing chamber and in communication with the containing chamber through the first opening; and a testing chamber having a testing card designed to contain test strips and perpendicular to the longitudinal axial of the plunger chamber, wherein the testing chamber is disposed next to the side wall of the containing chamber and in communication with the plunger chamber through the second opening. The device according to the present disclosure can carry out the test of the body fluid, even though it has no chamber on the plunger body. |
| US09535053B1 |
Analyte system and method for determining hemoglobin parameters in whole blood
A system of measuring hemoglobin and bilirubin parameters in a whole blood sample using optical absorbance. The system includes an optical-sample module, a spectrometer module, an optical fiber module optically connecting the optical-sample module to the spectrometer module, and a processor module. The optical-sample module has a light-emitting module having a LED light source, a cuvette and a calibrating-light module. The processor module receives and processes an electrical signal from the spectrometer module and transforms the electrical signal into an output signal useable for displaying and reporting hemoglobin parameter values and/or total bilirubin parameter values for the whole blood sample. |
| US09535047B2 |
Method for providing an indication as to the amount of milk remaining in a breast during lactation
A method of providing an indication as to the amount of milk remaining in a breast during lactation based on a determined fat content of milk that has been expressed from said breast is disclosed. The method of determining said fat content comprises measuring an optical characteristic of milk following expression and by comparing said measured optical characteristic with data representing a corresponding optical characteristic of a sample of milk having a known fat content to determine the fat content of said expressed milk which is indicative of the amount of milk remaining in the breast. |
| US09535039B2 |
Acoustic transmitter and method for underwater pipeline inspection gauges
A multiple frequency ping transmitter which can be carried by a pig which is used in an underwater pipeline. The ping transmitter produces a ping chord which includes a plurality of different tone frequencies which are simultaneously transmitted in the ping chord. Procedures are also provided wherein the multiple frequency ping transmitter is used in a system and method for located a pig which is stuck in the underwater pipeline or for determining the relative velocity of a moving pig. |
| US09535037B2 |
Apparatus and method for monitoring the structural integrity of a pipeline by means of a superconducting magnet
An inspection apparatus (100) for monitoring the structural integrity of a pipeline (101) comprising a superconducting electromagnet (102) suitable for generating a magnetic field (106); a cryostat (103) suitable for containing and preserving said superconducting electromagnet (102) at a low temperature; at least two magnetic conveyors (104′, 104″) connected at opposite ends of the cryostat (103) suitable for conveying the magnetic field (106) generated by the superconducting electromagnet (102) to the wall of the pipeline (101) and facilitating the closing of a magnetic circuit; at least one sensor system (105) for revealing the intensity of the magnetic field (106). A method for monitoring the structural integrity of a pipeline (101) using an inspection apparatus (100) according to the present invention. The inspection apparatus (100) according to the present invention advantageously allows the localization of possible structural imperfections or anomalies of the walls of a pipeline (101), using a more efficient magnet with respect to those normally used in the “pigs” known in the state of the art. |
| US09535036B2 |
Multiple discrimination device and method of manufacturing the device
Provided are a multiple discrimination device and a method of manufacturing the same. According to the multiple discrimination device, a three-dimensional micro ferromagnetic pattern is optimally designed and arranged to allow a magnetic force applied to a discrimination-target particle to be discriminated to be well controlled to perform discrimination well. The method employs a semiconductor processing technology, thereby precisely manufacturing and allowing mass production. |
| US09535035B2 |
Analysis device and analysis method using the same
Provided are an analysis device and an analysis method. According to the device and the method, a giant magnetoresistance (GMR) sensor unit is formed to be the same as the size of one cancer cell or smaller and magnetic resistance according to the number of magnetic nano particles coupled with the one cancer cell by using the GMR sensor unit, thereby not only diagnosing cancer but also simply and cheaply distinguishing the type of the cancer. |
| US09535033B2 |
Sample analysis method
The analysis method allows analysis of samples with high sensitivity, irrespective of interelectrode distance. The method includes: a step of applying a voltage between a first electrode pair such that an electric field is formed in a direction intersecting a migration direction of a sample; a step of placing a solution, including an electrochemically active molecule that produces a redox reaction at the electrode pair, between the first electrode pair; a step of causing the sample to migrate; and a step of measuring an amount of change in current flow between the first electrode pair. |
| US09535023B2 |
Analyte test sensor and method of manufacturing the same
An analyte test sensor for use in measuring the concentration of a particular analyte in a test sample includes a non-conductive substrate, a reference electrode deposited on the substrate, a working electrode deposited on the substrate and a compensation electrode deposited on the substrate. The compensation electrode is provided with a resistive ladder and is designed to correct for test result inaccuracies which are the result of variances in the manufacturing of the test sensor. Specifically, in one embodiment, the compensation electrode corrects for test result inaccuracies in an analog manner by shunting a portion of the working current away from working electrode. In another embodiment, the compensation electrode corrects for test result inaccuracies in a digital manner by providing a calibration code which is proportional its resistance value. A batch of analyte test sensors are preferably manufactured in the following manner. An initial batch of the test sensors is constructed. Then, a limited sampling of the sensors is tested for accuracy using a control sample. Based on the test results, the resistance value of the compensation electrode for each remaining sensor in the batch is adjusted accordingly. |
| US09535018B2 |
Combined x-ray and optical metrology
Structural parameters of a specimen are determined by fitting models of the response of the specimen to measurements collected by different measurement techniques in a combined analysis. X-ray measurement data of a specimen is analyzed to determine at least one specimen parameter value that is treated as a constant in a combined analysis of both optical measurements and x-ray measurements of the specimen. For example, a particular structural property or a particular material property, such as an elemental composition of the specimen, is determined based on x-ray measurement data. The parameter(s) determined from the x-ray measurement data are treated as constants in a subsequent, combined analysis of both optical measurements and x-ray measurements of the specimen. In a further aspect, the structure of the response models is altered based on the quality of the fit between the models and the corresponding measurement data. |
| US09535014B1 |
Systems and methods for inspecting an object
A system, including an illumination module that comprises (a) a first traveling lens acousto-optic device; (b) a light source for illuminating the first traveling lens to provide an input beam that propagates along a first direction; (c) illumination optics for outputting an output beam that scans the object at a second direction; a detection unit; and a collection module for collecting a collected beam from the object, wherein the collected beam propagates along a third direction; and optically manipulating the collected beam to provide a counter-scan beam is directed towards the detection unit and has a focal point that is positioned at a same location regardless of the propagation of the collected beam along the third direction. |
| US09535011B2 |
Empty bottle inspection
An inspection device for monitoring bottles includes a lighting unit, a color-sensitive camera, and a control-and-evaluation unit. The lighting unit is arranged above a transport path of bottles to be examined and has a light-source circuit-board having light sources that emit light having a light-source color. The control-and-evaluation unit changes the light-source color to a bottle color that is determined in a region of a mouth of a bottle. |
| US09535010B2 |
Defect sampling for electron beam review based on defect attributes from optical inspection and optical review
Various embodiments for generating a defect sample for electron beam review are provided. One method includes combining, on a defect-by-defect basis, one or more first attributes for defects determined by optical inspection of a wafer on which the defects were detected with one or more second attributes for the defects determined by optical review of the wafer thereby generating combined attributes for the defects. The method also includes separating the defects into bins based on the combined attributes for the defects. The bins correspond to different defect classifications. In addition, the method includes sampling one or more of the defects for the electron beam review based on the bins into which the defects have been separated thereby generating a defect review sample for the electron beam review. |
| US09535008B2 |
Detector system, sensor and dairy animal treatment device
Sensor system with a sensor device having a through-flow cell for liquid, a detector device for measuring a property of the liquid in the through-flow cell and for generating an associated detector signal, a sensor control for analyzing the detector signal, wherein the sensor control detects a liquid transition between two different liquids in the through-flow cell when a change (per unit time) in the detector signal is greater is than a threshold value. In the case of such a liquid transition detection, the sensor control generates an alarm signal. Liquid transition detection is carried out by optical, temperature and/or conductivity sensors. |
| US09535000B2 |
On-demand particle dispensing system
Systems, including apparatus and methods, for the microfluidic manipulation, dispensing, and/or sorting of particles, such as cells and/or beads. |
| US09534999B2 |
Nanostructured biomimetic device for detecting a cancer cell or cancer cells
The present invention provides a single cancer direct detection device comprises an electrode having a nanopore biomimetic membrane inducing a bio-communication signal by cancer cells selectively under antibody-free and label-free condition. Methods of detecting cancer cells and monitoring cancer progresses in a contour map format are also discussed. In particular, the cancer cell heat release map comprises multiple variables correlations, a ratio of “Action potential/Resting potential” (RAPRP) as a special biomarker for the variable along with other variables of current or concentration makes visual display cancer progresses possible compared with normal cells which have negligible heat release. |
| US09534998B2 |
System and method for counting aerosol particles in atmosphere with respect to each particle size by appropriately setting ratio of flow rate of sample gas and sheath gas in DMA
A maximum number of charges on aerosol particles which are measurement targets is decided as a natural number x equal to or larger than 2. First and second electrical mobility groups are derived based on x. The first group includes electrical mobility Zc(U) and electrical mobilities having voltage values equal to a voltage U multiplied by values from 2 to x respectively, and the second group includes electrical mobilities having respective voltage values equal to voltage U multiplied by irreducible fractions which are coprime to each other among values with regularity. A ratio of flow rate with which range corresponding to the electrical mobilities included in the first group do not interfere with one another and the range corresponding to the electrical mobilities included in the first group and range corresponding to the electrical mobilities included in the mobility group do not interfere with one another is calculated. |
| US09534997B2 |
Apparatus and method for visiometric disintegration
In one version of the invention, an apparatus intended for determining the disintegration time of rapidly disintegrating tablets is designed with a disintegration cell having two liquid inlets and outflow from the top. Visualization of tablet inside the disintegration cell is conducted using a camera aided by a base light source and images captured using a computer or any other recording system. Disintegration medium is introduced into the disintegration cell through both inlets to produce a swirling motion and images of the tablet disintegration process are captured. The captured images are analyzed in real-time or off-line, to determine the tablet disintegration time. A visual non-recording method using projected image may also be used. |
| US09534995B2 |
System and method for determining a modulus of resilience
A system for determining a modulus of resilience of a work material during a compaction operation includes a processor configured to determine a work material stiffness based on a force applied to the work material and a displacement of the work material, and determine the modulus of resilience of the work material based on a relationship between the work material stiffness and the modulus of resilience of the work material. |
| US09534994B1 |
Methods, systems, and test articles for determining a flexibility value of a fastener
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for determining a flexibility value K of a fastener. An illustrative system includes a test apparatus including three straps with a strain gauge coupled to each strap. A fastener, such as a bolt, is installed through the straps, with a tensile or compressive force then applied to the test apparatus. Responsively, the strain gauges generate signals indicative of elastic deformation of the straps. The signals are transmitted to a signal processor, which may display deformation values, or alternatively, may process the signals to calculate the value K. The elastic deformation values acquired from the strain gauges, together with cross sectional area and elastic moduli of the straps, are entered into a calculation which applies a predetermined relationship to arrive at the value K. The test apparatus may be a stand-alone device for use in calculating the value K. |
| US09534991B2 |
Handheld sampling-removal head, analysis arrangement and method for characterizing an aerosol
In a sampling head (1) of an analysis arrangement (31), provision is made that a sample stream delivered via a sampling line (2) and a dilution air stream delivered through a dilution air inlet (4) are mixed together in a dilution unit (3) in such a way that a volumetric quantity entrained in at least one receiving space moved along by a movable element (8) between the sampling stream and the dilution air stream are exchanged with each other, wherein the analysis arrangement (31) has a gas analyzer (35) for the analysis of the slightly diluted sample stream and a particle determination unit (32) for the analysis of the enriched dilution air stream. |
| US09534987B2 |
Apparatus, system and method for reducing dead volume in a sample container
An apparatus with a reduced dead volume associated with sampling, comprising: a sample container configured to store a fluid, a sample line configured to transport the fluid from a first sampling area to a second area in the sample container, at least one valve in the sample line, the valve configured to selectively range from a closed configuration to an open configuration, and a flow restrictor configuration placed in the sample line, the flow restrictor configured to minimize the dead volume for the sample container. |
| US09534983B2 |
Method for determining the idle travel of a piezo-injector with a directly actuated nozzle needle
A method is disclosed for determining the idle travel of a piezo-injector which has a piezo-actuator and a nozzle needle which is activated directly by the piezo-actuator. A test pulse is applied to the piezo-actuator, which pulse brings about a continuous increase in the piezo-travel. The time period is measured which passes between the starting of the test pulse and the time when the idle travel is overcome. The idle travel of the piezo-injector is then determined from the measured time period. |
| US09534979B2 |
Method and apparatus of estimating wave velocity of negative pressure wave in a fluid transportation pipeline
A method and apparatus for estimating a wave velocity of negative pressure wave in a fluid transportation pipeline. The method including: receiving a plurality of pressure signals from a plurality of sensors; determining time differences produced by the negative pressure wave reaching the adjacent sensors based on the received pressure signals; determining a wave source sensor segment where a wave source of the negative pressure wave is located; and estimating the wave velocities of the negative pressure wave in a non-wave source sensor segment and the wave source sensor segment. |
| US09534978B2 |
Non-invasive thermal dispersion flow meter with fluid leak detection and alert
A non-invasive thermal dispersion flow meter with chronometric monitor for fluid leak detection includes a heater, an ambient temperature sensor and a flow rate sensor which are configured to sense the temperature of a fluid in a conduit, and then monitor the flow of that fluid through the conduit. The fluid flow sensor is incorporated into a Wheatstone bridge circuit which is used to provide increased sensitivity to the outputs of the sensors. Based upon the ambient temperature sensor readings, the flow rate sensor and heater may be adjusted to optimize the operation of the system to detect leaks. An alternative embodiment utilizes a single sensor and separate heater which work together to determine heat propagation times which in turn is used to calculate flow rate. Based on the sensor readings, the flow may be adjusted to prevent damage and leaks by relieving the system of excess pressure. |
| US09534977B2 |
Intraluminal pressure detection for diverticular disease
A pressure detection tablet is disclosed. The tablet is a capsule including a dye encapsulated within an inner coating, in which the inner coating is configured to rupture at a pressure equal to or greater than a pressure threshold. The tablet further includes an outer coating surrounding the capsule, in which the outer coating is configured to provide delivery of the capsule to a targeted site. The dye may be a non-metabolized, water soluble dye, such that a ruptured capsule releases the dye which can be visually detected in the urine. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides a method of making the tablet, using the tablet to detect peak pressure in the colon and reducing the risk of developing a colonic disorder. |
| US09534975B2 |
Freeze proof protection of pressure sensors
A pressure sensor assembly for measuring the pressure of a first fluid. The assembly having a first housing including a pressure sensing device arranged therein. A diaphragm is arranged on a surface of the first housing and is configured to transmit a force exerted on a first side thereof to the pressure sensing device. A second housing is provided and attached to the first housing. The second housing may be arranged generally circumferentially around the diaphragm. A compressible element is provided and arranged within a compressible element space defined within the second housing. The compressible element is configured to transmit a force exerted thereon by the fluid to the first side of the diaphragm. |
| US09534973B2 |
Capacitive static and dynamic sensor
A capacitive pressure sensor may be configured to transduce both a dynamic pressure and a static pressure using a single diaphragm. A capacitive pressure sensor may comprise a dynamic excitation signal module in parallel with a static excitation signal module, a summing amplifier module in connection with both the dynamic excitation module and the static excitation module, a dynamic charge amplifier stage in a parallel with a static charge amplifier stage, and a capacitive sensor connected to an output of the summing amplifier module, as well as an input of the dynamic charge amplifier stage, and an input of the static charge amplifier stage. Further, a dynamic excitation signal may be provided by the dynamic excitation signal module as a constant DC voltage signal, and a static excitation signal may be provided by the static excitation signal module as an AC voltage signal. |
| US09534972B2 |
Pressure sensor with a deformable electrically resistive membrane
A pressure sensing element has at least a housing containing a fluid. The housing has at least two moveable surfaces in contact with the fluid in the housing; There is a first moveable surface comprising a pressure application surface which, when moved towards, away from, into or out of the fluid, creates a change in fluid pressure and a second moveable surface in contact with the fluid in the housing comprising a membrane which, when deformed by pressure changes in the fluid, alters its electrical resistance. The membrane has two electrodes attached to deformable material in the membrane. The membrane my have an elastomer having conductive particles distributed therein. The elastomer may be a dielectric and the particles are conductive nanoparticles. |
| US09534967B2 |
Calibrating thermal behavior of electronics
A method includes determining a relationship between indirect thermal data for a processor and a measured temperature associated with the processor, during a calibration process, obtaining the indirect thermal data for the processor during actual operation of the processor, and determining an actual significant temperature associated with the processor during the actual operation using the indirect thermal data for the processor during actual operation of the processor and the relationship. |
| US09534964B2 |
Three-phase emulsions used in a temperature condition indicator
Described herein are temperature condition indicators (e.g. freezing, threshold temperature, thermal history indicators, etc.) comprising three phase emulsions. Methods of forming and using these indicators, and products that include these indicators, are also disclosed. |
| US09534957B2 |
Unevenness inspection apparatus and unevenness inspection method
An unevenness inspection apparatus including: an image pickup section obtaining a pickup image of a test object; an image generating section generating each of a color unevenness inspection image and a luminance unevenness inspection image based on the pickup image; a calculating section calculating an evaluation parameter using both of the color unevenness inspection image and the luminance unevenness inspection image; and an inspecting section performing unevenness inspection using the calculated evaluation parameter. The calculating section calculates the evaluation parameter in consideration of unevenness visibility for both color and luminance. |
| US09534956B2 |
Recording illumination
Systems and methods permit use of efficient solid state emitters for broad spectrum continuous spectrum lighting defined by illumination data. The illumination data, which can be sold as a commercial product, can be recorded or authored and include spectral, temporal, and spatial information. Intensities of individual emitters such as LEDs can be controlled through a combination of pulse width modulation (PWM) and amplitude modulation (AM) of drive currents. The combination of PWM and AM permits fine tuning of the spectrum of emissions and creation of free space optical data channels. |
| US09534948B2 |
Method and device for measuring the weight of a load to be hoisted onto a loading area
The invention provides a method and a device for measuring the weight of a load, which is displaced with a load lifting device over the edge of a raised loading surface and thus pulled onto the same or pushed down from the same, wherein during this operating process, in a support of the load lifting device loaded by the load, the force currently acting due to the displacement of the load is measured during the passage through a predetermined weighing window and the weight of the load is determined mathematically from the course thereof. Preferably, the load sensor is constructed as a tube which is equipped with two deformation sensors equipped essentially at right angles to one another. |
| US09534947B2 |
Level measurement system
An instrument adapted for the determination of fluid levels within a vessel by the comparison of the density of the fluid along the length of the instrument, said instrument comprising: (i) at least one generally linear source array comprising a plurality of sources of penetrating radiation, shielding and collimation means and a source supporting structure for supporting the sources and shielding and collimation means in a linear array (ii) at least one generally linear detector array comprising a plurality of radiation detectors, supported on a detector support structure, capable of detecting radiation emitted by the sources, and (iii) means to position the source and a respective detector array such that (a) radiation emitted from each of the sources is capable of following a linear path from the source, through the vessel and material to at least a respective one of the detectors forming a part of the respective detector array, and (b) the linear axis of the source array and the linear axis of its respective detector array are substantially parallel to each other (iv) means for analyzing the detector output signals to determine the density of the medium traversed by the beams of radiation in passing from a source to a detector characterized in that the detector support structure and/or its associated electrical circuits and connectors is formed from a plurality of modular portions, each modular portion being adapted to be joined to an adjacent portion to provide a detector array of the required length. |
| US09534945B2 |
Rotary valve multi-tank indirect liquid level measurement system and method for wastewater tanks in a recreational vehicle
A multi-tank indirect liquid level measurement device and method for wastewater tanks in a recreational vehicle may be implemented using a sealable reservoir that holds pressurized air, a manual piston pump that supplies and/or pressurizes the air in the reservoir, a rotary valve that incorporates a selection disk with an axial passage that is rotationally coupled to a connection disk that has a plurality of pipes, each of which connect on their other end to the wastewater tanks to be gaged. A bourdon tube pressure gage displays the pressure difference between the sealable reservoir and atmospheric pressure, which is an indirect reading of the height of the wastewater in the tank being gaged. |
| US09534943B2 |
Measuring tube for magneto-inductive flow-measuring systems
A measuring tube for magneto-inductive flowmeter systems, having a measuring tube for the flow of an electrically conductive medium and a magnetic field generating device for generating a magnetic field, at least two measuring electrodes which tap the measurement voltage induced in the electrically conductive medium and preferably an evaluation unit. The measuring electrodes have externally accessible measuring contacts, wherein the measuring tube forms a first functional unit with the measuring electrodes, and mating contacts corresponding to the measuring contacts of the measuring electrodes, the magnetic field generating device and an evaluation unit, if present, form a second functional unit. The measuring contacts of the measuring electrodes are provided on the measuring tube in such a manner that they can be brought into electrically conductive contact with the mating contacts by a movement which runs substantially perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic field and is substantially only translational. |
| US09534939B2 |
Flameproof electrical feed-through
A flameproof feed-through (200) includes a feed-through element (210) comprising a substantially planar shape, a first interface region (211), and a second interface region (212), wherein one or more conductors (217) extend between the first interface region (211) and the second interface region (212). The flameproof feed-through (200) further includes one or more body portions (220) assembled to the feed-through element (210), with the one or more body portions (220) holding the feed-through element (210) in position with respect to the aperture. The first interface region (211) of the feed-through element (210) extends at least partially to a first side (201) of the flameproof feed-through (200) and wherein the second interface region (212) of the feed-through element (210) extends at least partially to a second side (202) of the flameproof feed-through (200). |
| US09534938B1 |
System and method for automatic measurement and recording
A method and apparatus for automatically measuring and storing a various measured values of an item, or a sequence of measured values of one or more item(s) suitable for single-handed use by a user. In particular, the present invention relates to a mobile computing device with one or more sensors for determining when to measure and record a particular value of one or more items. The mobile computing device may automatically measure the values based on sensing a change in the temperature value or through using proximity as detected by one or more onboard sensors. Additionally, the mobile computing device may automatically measure the values based on coming within range of an external proximity device. In response to automatically measuring the values, the measured values are stored along with additional information for record keeping purposes. |
| US09534935B2 |
Encoder
An encoder includes a scale including an origin detecting pattern, an origin detector, and a processor. The origin detector includes a plurality of detecting element groups including a first, second, third, and fourth detectors. The first and second detectors and the third and fourth detectors are symmetrically arranged to a center of each detecting element group, respectively. A part of the origin detecting pattern having a physical characteristic different from an origin peripheral part is shorter than each detecting element group. The origin detector outputs a first signal from the first and third detectors, and a second signal from the second and fourth detectors. The processor outputs a fifth signal based on a third signal from the first signal and a first threshold, and a fourth signal from the second signal and a second threshold as an origin signal. |
| US09534933B2 |
Capacitive encoder
A human machine interface includes a capacitive sensor disposed on an interior side of a face plate. A control device is rotatably coupled to the face plate and is disposed on an exterior side of the face plate. The control device includes at least one electrically conductive element. The control device rotates about an axis substantially perpendicular to the face plate such that the at least one electrically conductive element follows the rotation of the control device. The capacitive sensor senses a rotational position of the at least one electrically conductive element. |
| US09534927B2 |
Mobile device and microcontroller unit
A microcontroller unit (MCU) characterized by including a buffer is provided. The MCU is a part of a mobile device. The MCU fetches a plurality of samples from a sensor of the mobile device, performs a preset processing according to the samples, stores the samples and/or a result of the preset processing in the buffer, and provides the result or a signal based on the result to the central processing unit (CPU) of the mobile device or an electronic device. |
| US09534921B2 |
Navi-server, navi-client, and navi-system
Provided is a navi-system or the like capable of improving accuracy of road traffic information that is created based on probe information. A navi-client 2 creates probe information including an identifier that represents a detection result as to whether a communication with a vehicle-mounted device 3 has been established or not. A server communication device 1 discriminates or selects probe information in accordance with a difference of the identifier, and creates road traffic information based on the thus discriminated or selected probe information. |
| US09534916B2 |
Navigation device and method for emphasizing a map route
A method, a device and a computer readable medium are disclosed for navigation. The method includes determining map information for display on an integrated input and display device of a navigation device, based upon a determined route of travel of the navigation device; and differentiating at least a portion of the map information within a threshold distance of the determined route of travel, from other map information, to thereby emphasize the determined route of travel. The navigation device includes a processor to determine map information for subsequent display, based upon a determined route of travel of the navigation device, the processor further being useable to control display of at least a portion of the map information, determined to be within a threshold distance of the determined route of travel, in a manner differentiated from display of other map information, to thereby emphasize the determined route of travel. |
| US09534915B2 |
Dynamic attraction inference in route recommendations
A set of images that each include a time and a date of image capture, a location of image capture, and a directional bearing of image capture are evaluated. The direction bearing of image capture specifies a direction of image capture relative to the respective location of image capture of each image. Images are correlated among the set of images that include a comparable date, time, and location of image capture. By analysis of image content within the correlated images, a determination is made that the correlated images include different directional representations of a single event, and that the single event is distinct from static fixed-location points of interest. Using the directional bearing of image capture of each correlated image, a location of an intersection region that results from intersecting directional bearings of image capture of the correlated images is identified as a dynamic attraction. |
| US09534913B2 |
Systems and methods for simultaneous electronic display of various modes of transportation for viewing and comparing
Systems and methods are disclosed for generating and displaying a comparison of multiple modes of transportation for reaching a destination. One method includes receiving a start location and a destination location, and stops in between, receiving information related to at least one third party operated mode of transportation from a third party determining data related to the at least one third party operated mode of transportation and at least one user operated mode of transportation, generating and displaying determined data for at least one option for each of the plurality of modes of transportation, receiving a selection of a sort category, and determining the option of each mode of transportation to be displayed and an order in which the modes of transportation are displayed based on the selection of the sort category. |
| US09534910B2 |
Autonomous vehicle detection of and response to yield scenarios
An automated driving system and methods are disclosed. The automated driving system includes a perception system disposed on an autonomous vehicle. The automated driving system can detect an intersection including a yield scenario and identify a check point between the autonomous vehicle and the yield scenario. Prior to the autonomous vehicle reaching the check point, the automated driving system can send a command to one or more vehicle systems to control the autonomous vehicle to stop at the yield scenario. After the autonomous vehicle reaches the check point, the automated driving system can detect, using the perception system, information for the intersection. If the information indicates clear passage through the intersection for the autonomous vehicle, the automated driving system can send a command to the one or more vehicle systems to drive the autonomous vehicle through the intersection. |
| US09534901B2 |
Access route optimization for harvestable resources
Methods and apparatuses for generating a route plan for accessing harvestable resources is provided. A processor receives a node layout for a location with harvestable resources, wherein the location includes at least two parcels. A processor determines a first route network for the location at a first time step. A processor determines a second route network for the location at a second time step. A processor generates a first route plan is based, at least in part, on the first route network and the second route network. |
| US09534898B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining direction of the beginning of vehicle movement
A method of movement mode determination comprising measurement of vehicle's position and orientation and calculation of movement parameters, a compass on the vehicle, is azimuthally oriented along the prevailing and is mostly used movement direction (“forward” direction), a movement vector measurement unit, is used for measuring the azimuth of movement vector. A calculation unit being used for measuring an angle between vehicle movement vector azimuth measured by the movement vector measurement unit and vehicle azimuth measured by the compass fixed on the vehicle; movement is regarded as ‘backward” if the calculated angle is greater than 90 degrees, and “forward” if the calculated angle is smaller than 90 degrees. Also, an apparatus for movement direction determination includes a compass and a computation unit and further comprises a movement vector measurement unit for determining vehicle movement azimuth and connected through a signal connection to the computation unit. |
| US09534897B2 |
High bandwidth Coriolis vibratory gyroscope (CVG) with in-situ bias self-calibration
Provided herein is a method for determining a bias-compensated inertial rotation rate of a Coriolis vibratory gyroscope (“CVG”). The method comprises determining an initial mode that the CVG is operating; obtaining average uncompensated inertial rotation rate measurements from a previous mode transition period; obtaining average uncompensated bias measurements from the previous mode transition period; determining a first transition between a AGC mode and a FTR mode of a given axis; calculating a first estimate of bias of the CVG based on the first transition that was determined and the average uncompensated bias measurements from the previous mode transition period; and calculating, by a processor, a first bias-compensated inertial rotation rate of the CVG based on the first bias that was calculated and the average uncompensated inertial rotation rate measurements from a previous mode transition period. |
| US09534896B2 |
Oscillating voltage of sense electrodes in a MEMS tuning fork gyroscope
Embodiments of the subject application provide a method for operating a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) tuning fork gyroscope. The method includes oscillating a voltage on a first sense electrode out-of-plane from and proximate a first side of a first proof mass between a first voltage and a second voltage at a first frequency. The method also includes oscillating a voltage on a second sense electrode out-of-plane from and proximate a second side of the first proof mass between the first voltage and the second voltage at the first frequency and 180 degrees out-of-phase with the voltage on the first sense electrode. The method also includes generating a rate signal corresponding to a rotation rate of the first proof mass by first demodulating an out-of-plane signal from the first proof mass at the first frequency and second demodulating the out-of-plane signal in phase with in-plane motion of the first proof mass. |
| US09534893B2 |
Imaging machine with several detector arrays and filters with different spectral transmission windows arranged in a focal plane
An imaging device intended to be placed on board a satellite or an aircraft comprises at least two detector arrays that are arranged in the same focal plane. Each detector array itself comprises a unidirectional detector and at least one additional detector, produced on one same single-piece substrate dedicated to said detector array. The arrangement of the detectors in the focal plane is then carried out in a modular fashion, by positioning the respective substrates of the detector arrays. Several arrangements are proposed that are compatible with the unidirectional and bidirectional push-broom scanning modes. |
| US09534890B2 |
Measuring machine provided with an improved transmission system
A measuring machine comprising at least one member mobile along an axis, a motor, a transmission system driven by the motor for displacing the mobile member along the axis, and a control system for controlling the motor, wherein a flexible coupling is set between said transmission system, and the mobile member is configured so as to filter the vibrations transmitted by the transmission system to the mobile member in the direction of the axis and to decouple the mobile member from the transmission system in a direction transverse to the axis. |
| US09534880B2 |
Liquid electrically initiated and controlled gas generator composition
A liquid electrically initiated and controlled composition comprising an oxidizer, soluble fuel additive(s), and other optional additives to enhance the chemical or ballistic properties, or a combination thereof is disclosed. The liquid composition further comprises stabilizers to enhance thermal stability, sequestrants to minimize deleterious effects of transition metal contaminants, and combustion enhancers maximizing efficiency. Buffers and heavy metal sequestering or complexing agents may be used in combination to achieve the highest degree of thermal stability. Additional ionic co-oxidizers may be added to the liquid composition to stabilize the liquid oxidizer and further depress freezing point. The liquid phase of matter allows flow via pipes or tubes from tanks, reservoirs, or other containers, through metering valves, followed by ignition or combustion modulation when stimulated by electrodes, statically or dynamically. |
| US09534877B2 |
Low energy mechanical operating cartridge
A low energy mechanical operating cartridge has an inner regulator core (13) supporting a projectile (21) slidably engaged in a primer casing (19). The regulator core acts to control the velocity at which the projectile is propelled from a firearm (61), and the primer casing carries the explosive propellant (25) necessary to generate the required energy to launch the projectile. To improve the operation of the cartridge and ejection of the cartridge from the firearm, the primer casing is configured to efficiently slide on the regulator core in a rearward recoil action, while robust gas seals are maintained between the casing and regulator core. |
| US09534874B2 |
Linear shaped charges
A user-fillable linear shaped charge (10), comprising an elongate body (15) and a liner (30), in which the charge further comprises a cavity (50) adjacent at least part of the liner for receiving explosive material, the cavity comprising two elongate channels (50A, 50B) extending adjacent the liner, the body having a delivery opening (55) between the channels for receiving explosive material. |
| US09534873B2 |
Remote controlled target system
In certain embodiments, a system includes a frame with top, middle, and bottom sections. The system further includes a first roller section coupled to the frame and positioned at the top section of the frame. A second roller section is coupled to the frame and positioned at the middle section of the frame. One of the first and second roller sections includes a battery, wireless receiver, motor, and optical sensor. |
| US09534867B2 |
Firearm security apparatus
An apparatus for storing a firearm, particularly a long gun, in a secure manner but in which the firearm is readily available to an authorized person. The apparatus may be mounted on a vertical wall. A door assembly is pivotally connected to a main housing and can be locked in a closed position to secure the interior of the housing against unauthorized entry. Adjustable access inhibitor components allow the apparatus to be customized for use with a user-selected model of firearm without compromising security. Movable components within the housing interior hold the selected firearm in a desired position. |
| US09534865B1 |
Projectile launchers
Projectile launchers as disclosed herein comprise a reciprocating false barrel or other outwardly extended reciprocating member to cock an air pump and/or to advance a projectile magazine. |
| US09534861B1 |
Tubular magazine firearm with sheet metal receiver
A novel firearm is lightweight, compact, and the method of manufacture is easy. A single or dual tubular magazine positioned below the barrel of a firearm includes the novel use of an inverted U-shaped stamped receiver cover with a cavity for housing a loading and ejection port. The present invention advances the art of firearm manufacture by disclosing a tubular magazine and stamped sheet metal receiver cover that encloses the major parts of a firearm. The firearm is simple to manufacture, lightweight, approximately 25 to approximately 27 inches in length, and affords an ammunition capacity that is at least twice the capacity of a comparable firearm, such as the Remington® 870 shotgun. |
| US09534858B2 |
Cartridge and system for generating a projectile with a selectable launch velocity
A weapon system includes a cartridge and a fire control apparatus have been developed for generating a projectile with a selectable launch velocity. The cartridge includes multiple primers and propellant chambers which may be individually selected by the fire controller so as to fire the projectile at a selected launch velocity. Additionally after firing the selected primers and propellant charges, the fire controller sends a second firing signal to all remaining primers after a suitable delay. The second firing signal ensures that all remaining propellant is initiated and consumed, thus rendering the cartridge safe to eject. The delay between the first firing signal and the second firing signal is sufficient to allow the projectile to be expelled from the cartridge so that the launch velocity is not affected by the combustion of the remaining propellant. |
| US09534857B2 |
Liquid cooling system with thermal valve deflector
The liquid cooling system has a heat exchanger having a fluid inlet and an outlet; a fluid supply conduit leading to the inlet of the heat exchanger; a fluid return conduit extending from the outlet of the heat exchanger; a bypass conduit extending between the fluid supply conduit and the fluid return conduit; a thermal valve configured for selectively closing the bypass conduit, the valve having a temperature sensing element positioned downstream of both the heat exchanger and the bypass conduit, the temperature sensing element configured to selectively move the thermal valve in response to a temperature change of the liquid which the temperature sensing element is exposed to relative to a temperature threshold of the valve; and a deflector positioned between the temperature sensing element and at least one of the bypass conduit and the heat exchanger outlet. |
| US09534854B2 |
Heat exchanger plate and a plate heat exchanger
A plate heat exchanger includes several heat exchanger plates provided beside each other, which form first and second alternating plate interspaces. Every second heat exchanger plate forms a primary plate and every second secondary plate. Each heat exchanger plate extends in an extension plane and includes a heat transfer area and an edge area around the heat transfer area. The heat transfer area includes a corrugation of longitudinally extending ridges and valleys. The ridges have two edge surfaces and a support surface between the edge surfaces, with a first width transversally to the longitudinal direction. The valleys have two edge surfaces and a support surface between the edge surfaces, with a second width transversally to the longitudinal direction. The support surface of valleys of the primary plates slopes relative to the extension plane and the support surface of ridges of the secondary plates slopes relative to the extension plane. |
| US09534853B2 |
Engineered packing for heat exchange and systems and methods constructing the same
An apparatus includes an inlet, an outlet, and a sheet disposed proximate a heat transfer surface, wherein the sheet is oriented in a sheet plane that is displaced from a plane of the heat transfer surface by an angle of at least 10 degrees. The apparatus also includes a plurality of tabs attached to the sheet, the tabs lying in respective tab planes, wherein the tab planes and the sheet plane intersect forming respective intersections. The intersections of the tab planes and the sheet plane are substantially parallel. The intersections of the tab planes and the sheet plane are at an angle of less than 88° to the heat transfer surface, and the plurality of tabs collectively form channels directing a fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet to impinge the heat transfer surface. |
| US09534850B2 |
Tube bundle heat exchanger
A tube bundle heat exchanger has tubes which are held at each side in tube plates or oval-tube collecting-tube plates and are connected to these in each case by means of a weld seam. The connection of the tubes to the inlet-side tube plate or oval-tube collecting-tube plate is formed in each case by means of a conical and/or trumpet-shaped transition piece. The cross section of the transition piece reduces as viewed in the gas flow direction in such a way that the inlet-side end, as viewed in the gas flow direction, of the transition piece is connected in a butt joint to the tube plate or oval-tube collecting-tube plate. The inner and outer contours of the transition piece and of the welded connection region are formed without gaps and corners to the tube plate or oval tube collecting-tube plate and so as to be straight and/or with a radius, measured from the outer contour, of at least 5 mm. |
| US09534845B2 |
Method for manufacturing a refractory for an inner lining of a blast furnace and blast furnace having the inner lining
A refractory, which is particularly suitable for use in an inner lining of a blast furnace, is obtainable by a process. The process includes providing a mixture containing coke, silicon and a binder. A green block is formed from the mixture. The green block is then baked. The baked block is semi-graphitized at a temperature between 1600 and 2000° C. |
| US09534836B2 |
Air separation plant and process operating by cryogenic distillation
An air separation plant is provided that includes a plurality of air compressors, a plurality of air purification units, and one or more cold boxes. In a first mode of operation, a first air compressor is configured to compress air to a higher pressure than a second air compressor. In a second mode of operation, the second air compressor is configured to compress air to a higher pressure than during the first mode of operation. |
| US09534835B2 |
Refrigerating device with telescopic extension
A refrigerating device is provided that includes a body, a door and a carrier for refrigerated products, the carrier being supported on adapters anchored on movable rails of telescopic extensions and displaceable between an inserted and a pulled-out position. The movable rails of the telescopic extensions are hidden under a tray and the tray of each telescopic extension is clamped between the movable rail thereof and the adapter anchored thereon. |
| US09534832B2 |
Refrigerator
A structure for packaging an interior part such as a shelf and a door guard to prevent the interior part from being damaged due to impact and friction during transportation of a refrigerator is provided. Each of the shelf and the door guard may be accommodated in a shock-absorbing member in a state of being separated from each mounting portion to be fixed within a storage chamber. The shock-absorbing member coupled with the shelf or the door guard may be packaged by a package member and be fixed to a shelf mounting portion of an inner case. |
| US09534831B2 |
Liquid dispenser with collapsible container
A liquid dispenser utilizes a collapsible container that contains a supply of liquid. The collapsible container is received within a chamber that has a stationary wall. A moveable member is adjustable into contact with the collapsible container within the chamber. An indicator displays an estimated amount of liquid remaining in the collapsible container based on a position of the moveable member. The moveable member may squeeze the collapsible container against the stationary wall to thereby increase pressure within the liquid in the collapsible container to urge an outlet valve towards an open position in order to resolve any clogs in the valve. |
| US09534824B2 |
Ice cube release and rapid freeze using fluid exchange apparatus and methods
An ice piece release system that includes a chilled compartment set at a temperature below 0° C., a warm section at a temperature above 0° C., and a tray in thermal communication with the chilled compartment. The tray includes a plurality of ice piece-forming receptacles and a cavity in thermal communication with the receptacles. The ice piece release system also includes a primary reservoir assembly in thermal communication with the warm section and fluid communication with the cavity of the tray. The ice piece release system further includes a heat-exchanging fluid having a freezing point below that of water, and the fluid resides in the primary reservoir assembly and the cavity of the tray. The primary reservoir assembly is further adapted to move at least a portion of the heat-exchanging fluid in the reservoir assembly into the cavity. |
| US09534821B2 |
Refrigerator and control method thereof
A control method of a refrigerator including a compressor to supply refrigerant to an evaporator to cool a storage compartment, a valve to adjust flow of the refrigerant, a fan to blow air heat-exchanged by the evaporator, and a heater to remove frost from the evaporator. The control method includes, upon receiving a power-saving signal, determining whether the received power-saving signal is a first or second power-saving mode signal, upon determining that the power-saving signal is the first power-saving mode signal, performing at least one selected from among resetting of target temperature of the storage compartment, adjustment of an operation rate of the compressor, and adjustment of operation time of the heater to execute a first power-saving mode, and, upon determining that the power-saving signal is the second power-saving mode signal, controlling the compressor, the fan, and the heater to be off to execute a second power-saving mode. |
| US09534815B2 |
Magnetic heat pump with agitating structure and additives for heat transfer medium
In a magnetic heat pump system, in which heat transport medium is heated or cooled by magnetocaloric effect material accommodated in a magnetic heat pump device. A material having a coefficient of thermal conductivity, which is higher than that of the heat transport medium, or a material having a specific heat or a volume specific heat, which is higher than that of the heat transport medium, is mixed in the heat transport medium. A coefficient of thermal conductivity of the heat transport medium is thereby increased so as to increase heating and/or cooling performance of the magnetic heat pump system. |
| US09534810B2 |
Heating element and heating implement
A heating element (10) comprises an exothermic layer (11) containing an oxidizable metal, a water absorption agent and water and a water-retention layer (12) having a water absorption sheet (102), the exothermic layer (11) and the water-retention layer (12) are in layers, in which the mass ratio of the content of the water absorption agent is from 0.3 to 20 parts by mass for 100 parts by mass of the oxidizable metal, mass ratio of content of water to the content of the water absorption agent in the exothermic layer (11) (water/water absorption agent) is from 0.8 to 13, and the content of water contained in the water-retention layer (12) is from 10 to 45 mass % of the maximum water absorption of said water-retention layer (12). |
| US09534809B2 |
Ice corralling device
An ice corralling apparatus may be provided. An ice corralling apparatus may include at least one member having a vertical portion and a securing flange. The securing flange may secure the vertical portion to a top perimeter of a window unit air conditioner, such that a top of the vertical portion projects upward from the perimeter, forming a retaining barrier. |
| US09534804B2 |
Air conditioning system and air conditioning control method for server room
According to the embodiment, the air conditioning system for a server changes air conditioning control target values within a certain range when outside air and return air both have higher specific enthalpy than the target state and hence the mixed air of the outside air and the return air cannot be adjusted to air in the target state. |
| US09534803B2 |
Energy saving air conditioning system and air conditioning method thereof
An energy saving air conditioning system is disclosed which provides different air conditioning modes, including a closed-loop mode, an open-loop mode, and a partial-loop mode, for controlling the environment in a high-density apparatus room. The energy saving air conditioning system uses a cloud operating center to monitor the temperature and the moisture inside and outside the high-density apparatus room. The cloud operating system dynamically selects the air conditioning mode in such a manner that energy can be saved and the environment in the high-density apparatus room can be optimally managed. |
| US09534799B2 |
Device and method for air conditioning
A device for air conditioning a casing housing a first conduit taking a first air flow rate from outside, a second conduit taking a second air flow rate from the premise to be conditioned and in fluidic communication with the first conduit for mixing the respective flow rates, an adsorption unit operatively connected with the first conduit upstream of the second conduit for dehumidifying the first air flow rate, the first and second conduits having a common delivery section delivering a third air flow rate to the premise to be conditioned, a heating system delivering a fourth air flow rate to the adsorption unit at a higher temperature than outside for the regeneration thereof. The adsorption unit includes first and second portions adapted to be selectively and alternately crossed by the first and the fourth air flow rates. An air conditioning method using the above device is also disclosed. |
| US09534794B2 |
Convection cooking appliance with circular air flow system
A circular air flow pattern is created in a small oven cavity having a convection system including a convection cover which is mounted to and defines a duct in combination with a rear wall of the oven cavity. The convection cover includes an intake at one end portion arranged adjacent a first side wall of the oven cavity and a plurality of exhaust openings formed in another end portion arranged adjacent a second side wall of the oven cavity, with the convection cover progressively tapering through multiple sections. The rear wall can include an elongated recess over which the convection cover extends in forming the duct. |
| US09534791B2 |
Cooking appliance
A cooking appliance includes a cavity to provide a cooking chamber, a door to open and close the cooking chamber, a partition plate to partition the cavity into a first chamber and a second chamber, the partition plate facing the door in the closed state, and a burner assembly disposed in the second chamber to supply heated air into the first chamber. |
| US09534790B2 |
Fuel injector for supplying fuel to a combustor
A fuel injector for a combustor generally includes an annular outer body having an inlet and an outlet. The outer body at least partially defines an outer flow passage. An inner flow passage extends at least partially through the outer flow passage and a radial swirler is disposed at the inlet of the outer body. The radial swirler includes a first radial passage separated from a second radial passage. The first radial passage has a first plurality of swirler vanes and the second radial passage has a second plurality of swirler vanes. The first radial passage is in fluid communication with the outer flow passage and the second radial passage is in fluid communication with the inner flow passage. |
| US09534788B2 |
Air fuel premixer for low emissions gas turbine combustor
A system for premixing fuel and air prior to combustion in a gas turbine engine includes a mixing duct, a centerbody fuel injector located along a central axis of the mixing duct an outer annular swirler located adjacent an upstream end of the mixing duct for swirling air flowing therethrough in a first swirl direction and an inner annular swirler located adjacent of the mixing duct upstream end for swirling air flowing therethrough in a second swirl direction. The system includes a hub separating the inner and outer annular swirlers to permit independent rotation of an air stream therethrough and multiple hollow paths located radially outward around the centerbody fuel injector and at a radially inward side of the inner annular swirler for allowing a flow of sweeping air over the surface of the centerbody fuel injector. |
| US09534783B2 |
Insert adjacent to a heat shield element for a gas turbine engine combustor
A combustor of a gas turbine engine includes a heat shield panel mounted to a support shell and an insert at least partially between opposed surfaces of the support shell and the heat shield panel, the insert exposed to a combustion chamber, and the insert being flush with a hot side of the heat shield. |
| US09534782B2 |
Burner unit having a low voltage sensor
A combustible fuel burner system includes a burner unit, a power source, and a circuit interrupter unit. The circuit interrupter unit has a switch electrically coupled between the power source and the burner unit. The switch has a closed state, wherein the burner unit receives operational electrical power from the power source. The switch moves from a closed state to an open state and electrically disconnects the device from the power source upon a voltage of the power source falling below an interruption threshold. The switch, when in the open state, moves to the closed state upon the voltage of the power source being above a restoration threshold that is higher than the interruption threshold. |
| US09534780B2 |
Hybrid gradual oxidation
Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods for oxidizing gases. In some embodiments, a reaction chamber is configured to receive a fuel gas and maintain the gas at a temperature within the reaction chamber that is above an autoignition temperature of the gas. The reaction chamber may also be configured to maintain a reaction temperature within the reaction chamber below a flameout temperature. In some embodiments, heat and product gases from the oxidation process can be used, for example, to drive a turbine, reciprocating engine, and injected back into the reaction chamber. |
| US09534779B2 |
Steam generator tube lane flow buffer
A tube and shell steam generator in which a series of rods having a diameter substantially equal to that of the heat exchange tubing in the tube bundle are placed on either side of the tube lane to buffer the flow in the tube lane from the heat exchange tubes to attenuate turbulent forces on the first several rows of heat exchange tubes adjacent to the tube lane. |
| US09534778B1 |
Illuminated sprinkler device and system
An illuminated sprinkler device and system is provided that can be easily retro-fitted and installed with existing or new sprinkler systems. In one aspect, the illuminated sprinkler device includes a power converter for converting AC to DC power from a main controller, an illuminated cover having LED's for coupling with a sprinkler head, and one or more securement members for securing the illuminated cover to the sprinkler head. Here, the LED's of the sprinkler head are configured to operate in conjunction with the operation of the sprinkler system. |
| US09534777B2 |
Carpet unit arrangement having a light source
The invention provides a carpet unit arrangement comprising a carpet unit and a light source. The carpet unit comprises a carpet or a carpet tile, wherein the carpet unit comprises a user face, formed by carpet tuft yarns, and an opposite back face. Seen in a direction from the user face to the back face, the light source is arranged behind the user face of the carpet unit. The light source is further arranged to provide light downstream of the user face of the carpet unit. The carpet unit is an axminster-based carpet unit, comprising wefts, warps and said tuft yarns. |
| US09534774B2 |
Retrofit LED-lamp
The invention relates to a retrofit LED lamp having an LED module, a driver circuit for supplying power to the LED module, a base for making mechanical and electrical contact with a bulb fitting and a heat sink arrangement for dissipating the heat produced during operation at the LED module and/or the driver circuit. The heat sink arrangement in this case has a metal mount insert consisting of a mount plate with an integrally attached collar, the mount plate bearing, in thermally conductive contact, the LED module, and a transparent upper shell being fitted to the collar of the mount insert in the light exit direction and a thermally conductive lower shell being fitted, in areal contact, in the direction of the base for heat dissipation, said upper shell and said lower shell together forming a housing of the LED lamp which surrounds the LED module and the mount insert. |
| US09534766B2 |
Lighting units having light-diffusing optical fiber
Lighting units and light fixtures incorporating lighting units having light-diffusing optical fiber are disclosed. Lighting units include a light source, at least one light-diffusing optical fiber optically coupled to the light source, and a support plate. The at least one light-diffusing optical fiber scatters light that is optically coupled into the at least one light-diffusing optical fiber from the light source. The support plate has a retention groove to which a portion of the at least one light-diffusing optical fiber is coupled. The support plate also includes a perimeter. A groove length of the retention groove is greater than the perimeter of the support plate. |
| US09534765B2 |
Light fixture with coextruded components
A light fixture with coextruded components is disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention provide a solid-state light fixture suitable for use in commercial environments. A light fixture according to example embodiments of the invention includes an LED light source and a coextruded optical assembly. In some embodiments, the reflector portion of the assembly includes a thin skin of reflective material. In some embodiments, the assembly includes an interlocking mechanical interface between the reflector and lens portions of the assembly. In some embodiments, the lens portion of the assembly includes two lens plates. In some embodiments, a longer fixture can be assembled by using two, coextruded portions of an optical assembly, where these portions are adapted to be joined end-to-end. Reinforcing members can be used in the reflector and lens assembly. |
| US09534759B2 |
Lamp adjuster to control margins
A vehicle lamp assembly includes a body having a reflector, a lens, and a bulb. The assembly further includes a bezel, at least one adjuster arm attached to the body and to the bezel, and at least one biasing arm attached to the body and to the bezel. The biasing arm is configured to aim the reflector in accordance with movement of the adjuster arm while minimizing a gap between the bezel and the lens. |
| US09534757B2 |
Lamp for vehicle
The present invention provides a lamp for a vehicle, including: a light source assembly in which a plurality of light sources, which produces a blue beam, is provided; and an upper substrate which is made of a transparent material that transmits light, is provided to cover upper portions of the light sources, and has one side surface on which a phosphor film is formed, and as a result, a dark zone on a beam pattern, which occurs due to a distance between the light sources in the lamp in which the plurality of light sources is mounted, may be eliminated. |
| US09534753B2 |
System of illuminating poured surfaces
A system for forming poured surfaces having a desired point of light patterns emitting from the top surface thereof is provided. The system retains the optic fibers along the desired point of light pattern through the pouring of the poured surface. The system incorporates a guide post and coupled positioning apparatus adapted to support each optic fiber prior to and during the pouring and setting of the poured surface so that the optic fibers protrude above the top surface after setting, to be cut flush, forming the desired pattern of points of light. |
| US09534748B2 |
Working light
The present invention discloses a working light, comprising a base, an illumination member and a switch control, a battery is arranged inside said base to supply power to said illumination member, said base is connected to said illumination member by a connection portion, said base and said illumination member are respectively connected to said connection portion by the same connection structures. By this arrangement, said base cannot be connected to said illumination member directly, users would not make mounting errors in use. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, said connection portion is a serpentine hose or a joint-sleeve, wherein the serpentine hose includes a corrugated pipe and an internal star-shaped pipe, a wire and an iron wire which are arranged inside the corrugated pipe, this serpentine hose couples stiffness with toughness, after adjusting the curved shape, it is not easily deformed. The working light in the present invention overcomes several problems of the current portable illumination light and have a wide range of application, which can satisfy different requirements of users. |
| US09534747B2 |
Light-emitting diode assembly and fabrication method thereof
Disclosed embodiments include a manufacturing method for an LED assembly. Providing a first carrier, wherein several LED chips are formed on the first carrier, and providing a second carrier. Attaching the second carrier to the LED chips and detaching the first carrier from the LED chips but leaving the LED chips on the second carrier. |
| US09534737B2 |
Fluid tank
A fluid tank for a motor vehicle comprising a housing, wherein the housing has a housing base, a housing cover and at least one side wall. A through-passage is formed inside the side wall, wherein the through-passage extends from a first opening in the housing base in the direction of the housing cover. The through-passage is in fluidic connection with the interior of the fluid tank via a second opening. |
| US09534730B2 |
Multi-arm gimbal system
The invention provides a gimbal support apparatus to support tools or other payloads for use during performance of tasks using those payloads. The payload can be selectively biased to achieve an optimum position for performance of the task. The gimbal support apparatus comprises rotationally connected gimbal arms that can be adjusted with respect to one another and to an equipoising support arm to attain the selected payload bias. |
| US09534728B2 |
Unit for attaching and distribution of multimedia peripherals
The unit comprises an assembly for clasping-escaping and a receptacle-terminal assembly. The assembly for clasping-escaping includes an L-shape subassembly having a vertical wall provided with backwards projecting, vertically spaced and inverted at 90″ T-beams for connecting the L-shape subassembly to a parallelepipedic open box subassembly of a receptacle-terminal assembly. A bottom plate, located at the lowest part of the vertical wall extends outwardly. A passage above the bottom plate has a base terminating in a pair of serrations. The clasping-escaping includes a flat bar that after folding itself extends into a diverging strip provided with a multitude of serrations for meshing with the pair of serrations when a component is clasped. The parallelepipedic open box subassembly incorporates a plurality of T profile protrusions for connecting with the backwards projecting, vertically spaced and inverted at 90″ T-beams. |
| US09534726B1 |
CIPP liner feeder system
A CIPP liner feeder system for efficiently feeding CIPP liner into an air inversion unit. The CIPP liner feeder system generally includes a feed roller attached to an air inverter unit that is adjustable to a first position for feeding a CIPP liner into the air inverter unit from the front or a second position for feeding a CIPP liner into the air inverter unit from the rear. A motor is connected to the feed roller to rotate the feed roller in a first direction when the feed roller is in the first position and a second direction when the feed roller is in the second position. A connecting structure is attached to the air inverter unit for connecting to a lifting/lowering structure of a tractor. |
| US09534724B2 |
Gas showerhead, method for making the same and thin film growth reactor
The present application provides a gas showerhead including a gas distribution and diffusion plate and a water cooling plate, the gas distribution and diffusion plate includes several columns of first gas diffusion passages connecting to a first reactant gas source and several columns of second gas diffusion passages connecting to a second reactant gas source; the water cooling plate having cooling liquid passages is arranged below the gas distribution and diffusion plate, and the water cooling plate is provided with first gas outlet passages provided for the reactant gas in the first gas diffusion passages to flow out and second gas outlet passages provided for the reactant gas in the second gas diffusion passages to flow out, so as to isolatedly feed at least two reactant gases into a reaction chamber. |
| US09534720B2 |
Quick connect assembly including for use in pressurized fluid applications and incorporating auto shut-off feature
A quick connect assembly having a female fitting attached to an end of a first fluid coupling and exhibiting an interior passage defined by a plurality of linearly extending and circumferentially spaced fingers. Undersides of said fingers collectively define a concentric concave profile an inwardly recessed distance from a connecting end. A male fitting attaches to an end of a second fluid coupling and includes an annular projection at an intermediate location generally matching the concave profile. Upon inserting the male fitting, the female fingers outwardly deflect, following which they inwardly retract concurrent with the projection seating within the interior concave profile. A covering cap is supported upon the male fitting and, upon displacing over projecting ends of the fingers, prevents inadvertent disengagement of the fittings. |
| US09534716B2 |
Structural connector diverting loads away from the cool connector
Connector for releasably attaching two fluid transfer lines, includes a flow connector with a first and second connector assemblies (3, 6) each having a fluid passage, a valve rotatably seated in the passage for opening or closing off the fluid passage. The flow connector also including a normal connection/disconnection system and an emergency disconnection system both located at the same interface and each one having its own dedicated actuating system characterized in that the flow connector is combined with a structural disconnectable load diverter (11, 4, 59) diverting the loads and moments created by the transfer line (2) away from the valves and the flow connector. |
| US09534714B2 |
Fitting with draw mechanism
A fitting includes a hollow body, a sealing member, and a draw mechanism. The fitting mechanism includes a primary actuation element coupled with the body at a first end, and a plurality of secondary actuation elements coupled to the sealing member. The plurality of secondary actuation elements are positioned in an interior of the hollow body and circumferentially spaced from each other. The plurality of secondary actuation elements are also engaged with the primary actuation element such that actuation of the primary actuation element draws the plurality of secondary actuation elements axially towards the opening at the first end of the hollow body thereby translating the sealing member from an open position to a sealing position. |
| US09534708B2 |
Multiple axis control suspension system and method
A multiple axis control suspension system is disclosed. An example system includes at least one spine having a greater moment of inertia about a transverse centroidal axis than about a vertical centroidal axis. The example system includes at least one support member. A passage is formed through the at least one support member, the passage configured to receive the elongate spine. At least one receptacle is provided in the at least one support member, the at least one receptacle configured to receive at least one conduit such that a force acting on the conduit is transferred to the elongate spine. |
| US09534704B2 |
Noise attenuation in a check valve unit or apparatus for producing vacuum
Check valve units having one or more sound attenuating members are disclosed. A check valve unit includes a housing defining an inlet port, an outlet port, and a chamber in fluid communication therewith thereby defining a flow path from the inlet port through the chamber to the outlet port. The chamber includes first and second valve seats and has a sealing member disposed therein that is moveable from a position seated on the first valve seat to a position seated on the second valve seat. A sound attenuating member is disposed in the flow path downstream of the chamber, within the chamber, or both. In another embodiment, the check valve unit includes a Venturi portion in fluid communication with the chamber. The Venturi portion has a fluid junction with the flow path downstream of the chamber or forms the discharge section of the Venturi portion thereby defining the outlet port. |
| US09534702B2 |
Electrohydraulic pilot control with two pressure control valves
Electrohydraulic pilot control means (1) for a hydraulic device which can be a proportional directional valve, an adjusting pump or an adjusting motor, which pilot control means contains two proportionally acting pressure control valves (3) and is provided with a control block (2) which accommodates the hydraulic valve parts (4) in holes and to which the associated proportional magnets are flange-connected, wherein the proportional magnets have a common electrical plug connection (5) and wherein the two proportional magnets (3) are joined to form an assembly by being encapsulated with plastic, the said assembly being fastened to the control block (2) and, in this case, being precisely oriented relative to the valve components (4), which are accommodated in the control block, by means of positioning aids which act perpendicular to the movement direction of armatures. |
| US09534700B2 |
Valve actuator
The valve actuator (1) includes a housing (2), a motor (4) coupled to the valve, wherein rotation of the motor (4) changes the position of the valve from a first position in which fluid flow may occur along at least one path and a second position in which fluid flow is either blocked or may occur along at least one second path, said motor (4) being normally supplied with electrical power from a main source of electrical power, at least one sensor (24,132) configured to detect the position of the valve and/or the valve speed, a switch (16) controlling the delivery of electrical power to the motor (4), and a power circuitry (19) connected to the switch (16). The valve actuator further includes a controller (20) connected to the at least one sensor (24,132) and to the power circuitry (19), said controller (20) collecting in real time data relative to the position and/or the speed of the valve and data relative to the power setting, calculating the position and/or speed correction in pro rata to errors between the collected data relative to the position and/or the speed of the valve and collected data relative to the power setting, and sending a new power setting to the power circuitry (19), wherein the power circuitry (19) amplifies the controller signal. |
| US09534698B2 |
Three-way valve with top end-stop on the air pathway
Three-way valve with two flaps comprising single control means (9) for the two flaps and actuation means (12, 13, 50) arranged each to drive, pivotwise, one of the two flaps, from one to the other of its open and closed position of one of the pathways, with a temporal phase-shift, characterized in that it comprises maximum displacement end-stops for each of said actuation means, the end-stop (31) of the second actuation means (12, 50) corresponding to a fully closed position of its flap and the end-stop of the first actuation means (13) being positioned beyond the position of said first actuation means when the second actuation means (12, 50) is on its end-stop (31), the kinematic chains linking the first and second actuation means to the single control means operating nominally. |
| US09534697B2 |
Foot operated water shutoff
A foot operated water shutoff can be used to control the flow of water through a hose, such as a garden hose. With the push of a user's foot, a user can regulate water pressure to a sprinkler, negating the need to pick up and shut off the water supply by pinching the hose or walking to the water faucet source to shut off or regulate the supply. The foot operated water shutoff includes a foot pedal that can pivot on a top member. The top member pivotably connects to the lower member, with a channel formed therethrough. A hose can be placed in the channel between the top and lower members and the top member can be secured against the lower member, with the foot pedal engaging the lower member in a step-wise manner to lock the top and lower members together in a desired position sandwiching the hose. |
| US09534692B2 |
3 directional rotary seal for fluid handling machines
A rotary seal (10) for a fluid handling machine comprising first circular body (12) with circumferential surface (28) and second circular body (16) with similar surface (27), such that the bodies when coaxially assembled, the circumferential surface (28) and similar surface (27) mate with each other forming a sealing surface contact. An internal end face (33) of rotary seal (10) is exposed to fluids with an inclination, such that the fluid pressure on internal end face (33) adds to contact force at sealing contact surface. The first circular body (12) is continuous and second circular body (16) with a split (17) has a spring characteristic such that two ends formed by the split (17), force away from each other, hence exerting a radial force on circumferential surface when assembled with first circular body (12) and compensating for circumferential wear during operation. The second circular body (16) exerts combination of axial, radial and tangential forces on circumferential surface (28) which results in force closure at sealing surface contact. |
| US09534685B2 |
Control device for stepless transmission
A control device includes: a clamping force determination unit that determines a clamping force Fs so that a transmission gear ratio R of a stepless transmission is a target transmission gear ratio; a correction unit that corrects the clamping force Fs determined by the clamping force determination unit, based on an oil temperature TO of a lubricant interposed between each of pulleys and a belt and the transmission gear ratio R; and a clamping force control unit that controls clamping of the pulleys and to be performed with the clamping force Fs corrected by the correction unit. |
| US09534682B2 |
Internal venting system for industrial machines
A mining shovel includes a boom and a transmission unit coupled to the boom. The transmission unit includes an outer housing, an internal motor housing disposed within the outer housing, and a venting system coupled to the outer housing to direct air through both the outer housing and the internal motor housing. |
| US09534678B2 |
Power transmission device for vehicle
In a power transmission device for a vehicle, a boss portion of a clutch guide, which is an input-side rotation member of a clutch unit, includes: a spline portion spline-connected to a small-diameter portion at one end of a center shaft which is an input shaft; and a fitting portion that extends further from the spline portion in an axial direction to contact the outer circumference of a medium-diameter portion of the center shaft. A recess functioning as a torque fuse is formed in the medium-diameter portion of the center shaft corresponding to the fitting portion. When the center shaft is severed or disconnected at the recess, the medium-diameter portion of the severed cut center shaft can still remain within the fitting portion, so that appropriate centering can be secured and stable self-propulsion of the vehicle can be secured without unwanted misalignment of the axis of rotation of the clutch. |
| US09534677B2 |
Hydraulic control apparatus for hydraulic torque converter
A hydraulic control apparatus for a hydraulic torque converter may include a lock-up switch valve and a slip switch valve. The lock-up switch valve may be connected to the first and second hydraulic lines of the hydraulic torque converter to control hydraulic pressure supplied to the disengagement-side oil chamber and the engagement-side oil chamber, and adapted to supply the hydraulic pressure exhausted from the engagement-side oil chamber to a lubricating portion or a cooling portion or to supply hydraulic pressure supplied from an additional hydraulic pressure supply source to the lubricating portion or the cooling portion. The slip switch valve may be disposed between the third hydraulic line of the hydraulic torque converter and the lock-up switch valve and adapted to selectively exhaust or not exhaust the hydraulic pressure supplied to the engagement-side oil chamber to the lock-up switch valve. |
| US09534674B2 |
Camshaft having an axially displaceable cam pack
A camshaft includes a carrier shaft which can be mounted rotatably along a shaft axis and at least one cam pack disposed axially displaceably on the carrier shaft. The cam pack includes at least two cams and at least one adjusting member for axial adjustment of the cam pack. The cams and the at least one adjusting member are connected to one another in an axially adjacent configuration and can be mounted axially displaceably as a composite structure in a direct configuration on the carrier shaft. A method for producing a camshaft and a cam pack are also provided. |
| US09534672B2 |
Variator switching valve scheme for a torroidal traction drive transmission
An apparatus for controlling a variator having at least one roller between two torroidal disks may include at least one actuator responsive to fluid pressure at separate high side and low side fluid inlets thereof to control torque applied by the at least one roller to the disks. First and second variator switching valves may each receive a first fluid at a first pressure and a second fluid at a second lesser pressure. The first and second variator switching valves supply the first fluid to the high side fluid inlet and the second fluid to the low side fluid inlet during two of four different operational states together defined by the variator switching valves, and supply the second fluid to the high side fluid inlet and the first fluid to the low side fluid inlet during each of the remaining two of the four different operational states. |
| US09534671B2 |
Chain guide
The occupation space of a chain inside an engine room can be reduced, while the necessary strength, rigidity, and durability are maintained, the sheet thickness can be decreased, the number of production steps and material waste can be reduced, stress concentration and strains during bending and fixing can be reduced, load offset during fixing and loosening of bolts or the like can be prevented, the increase in vibrations and noise during the use can be prevented, the maintenance operation load can be reduced, and utility can be increased with a simple configuration. A chain guide is provided with a base member supporting a guide shoe. The base member has a base mounting portion and base wall portions formed to sandwich the guide shoe from both sides in a width direction. The guide shoe has a guide shoe mounting portion at a position apart from the base mounting portion in the chain running direction. |
| US09534670B1 |
Planetary gear train of automatic transmission for vehicle
A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft configured to output changed torque of the engine, a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements, a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements, a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements, and a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotation elements. |
| US09534666B2 |
Planetary gear train of automatic transmission for vehicles
A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft into which power of an engine is input, an output shaft that outputs shifted power, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, a fourth planetary gear set, a first rotational shaft selectively connected to a transmission housing, a second rotational shaft directly connected to the input shaft, a third rotational shaft selectively connected to the transmission housing, a fourth rotational shaft selectively connected to the first rotational shaft and the second rotational shaft, a fifth rotational shaft, a sixth rotational shaft selectively connected to the first rotational shaft, a seventh rotational shaft directly connected to the output shaft, and selectively connected to the fifth rotational shaft, an eighth rotational shaft, and six friction elements. |
| US09534663B2 |
Transmission device
A transmission device is comprised of a clutch disconnectably and drivingly coupling a first rotary member with a second rotary member; a motor including a rotor rotatable about an axis; an input member coupled with the rotor and rotatable about the axis, the input member including an eccentric shaft eccentric relative to the axis; a fixed member immovable about the axis; an intermediate member fitting with the eccentric shaft to make an eccentric motion and meshing with the fixed member to make a rotary motion about the eccentric shaft; an output member rotatable about the axis and fitting with and following the intermediate member; and a cam mechanism intervening between the output member and the clutch to convert a rotary motion of the output member into a motion in a direction along the axis to press the clutch. |
| US09534654B2 |
Vibration damper with a clamp-shaped attachment part
A vibration damper includes a cylinder to which a clamp-shaped attachment part is fastened, wherein the attachment part has a tubular body which contacts an outer lateral surface of the cylinder and has at both ends thereof radial tabs which are spaced apart in circumferential direction and by which a pre-loading in circumferential direction is introduced in the tubular body by clamping devices, wherein the tubular body has an elongation portion oriented in circumferential direction of the lateral surface of the cylinder. |
| US09534651B2 |
Method of manufacturing a damped part
One embodiment includes a damped product including a first portion, a second portion, a first cavity formed in one of the first portion or the second portion, and a frictional damping insert at least partially received in the first cavity so that the first portion and the second portion completely enclose the frictional damping insert and so that vibration of the product is damped by the insert. |
| US09534649B2 |
Friction brake device
A friction brake device has a brake rotor which rotates around a rotation axis, brake pads as rotating friction members which rotate around an autorotation axis parallel to the rotation axis, rotational torque transmission devices which mutually transmit rotational torques between the brake rotor and the brake pads without depending on the friction force between the brake rotor and the brake pads, and pressing devices which press the brake pads against the brake rotor. The pressing devices press the brake pads against the brake rotor by way of non-rotating friction members which are supported so as not to rotate around the autorotation axis. |
| US09534648B2 |
Brake assembly with improved brake shoe retention
A brake assembly having a brake shoe and an anchor pin. The brake shoe may have an anchor pin slot that may include first and second connecting surfaces that extend from an arcuate bearing surface. The anchor pin may have first and second flats and may be inserted into the anchor pin slot when the first and second flats are aligned with the first and second connecting surfaces. |
| US09534645B2 |
Touch point correction method for double clutch transmission
A touch point correction method includes determining respective temperatures of a first pressure plate, a second pressure plate, and a center plate and measuring an average temperature of the determined temperatures, determining rotational inertia based on the measured average temperature, determining a touch point correction amount based on the rotational inertia and engine speed of a vehicle, and correcting a touch point of a relevant clutch using the determined touch point correction amount. |
| US09534640B2 |
Clutch coupled to gas turbine engine and method for cooling
A gas turbine engine clutch includes a dry clutch assembly, forward and aft working areas, and a shaft. The dry clutch assembly is operative to receive power from a gas turbine engine. The dry clutch assembly is configured to selectively engage the gas turbine engine with a driven source, and has an axial opening extending therethrough. The forward and aft working areas are disposed at axially opposite ends of the dry clutch assembly. The shaft extends axially through the axial opening of the dry clutch assembly, and defines an axial fluid flow passage therethrough in liquid fluid communication with the forward and aft working areas. |
| US09534636B2 |
Rolling bearing unit with combination seal ring
A structure which ensures a movement of a seal lip disposed in a seal lip is realized by preventing foreign matters from permeating a seal internal space between a slinger and a seal ring. A labyrinth seal is disposed between an outer peripheral edge of a rotary side annular portion configuring the slinger and an inner peripheral surface of a stationary side cylindrical portion of a metal insert configuring the seal ring. In addition, a thickened portion is formed in a portion of an elastic member configuring the seal ring over an entire periphery. An auxiliary seal lip whose rigidity is lower than that of respective seal lips is disposed in the thickened portion over the entire periphery. The auxiliary seal lip prevents the foreign matters from adhering to the seal lip, and prevents the movement of the seal lip from being hindered. |
| US09534635B2 |
Wheel bearing apparatus
A wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member, an inner member, at least one inner ring fit onto the inner member. Double row rolling elements are rollably arranged between the outer and inner raceway surfaces, via cages. A seal is mounted on one end of the outer member. The seal has side lips adapted to be in sliding contact with the wheel hub. The seal has three inclined side lips each extending radially outward from the seal body. The lips are adapted to be in sliding contact with the base of the wheel mounting flange. Interference of the side lips against the base of the wheel mounting flange is set so that the radially inner side lip has a smaller interference than that of the radially outer side lips, in order. |
| US09534633B2 |
Double-row rolling bearing
A double-row rolling bearing includes an outer member having two raceway surfaces on an inner circumference thereof, an inner member having two raceway surfaces on an outer circumference thereof, the inner member being arranged on an inner side of the outer member, two rows of rolling elements assembled into a space between each of the two raceway surfaces of the outer member and each of the two raceway surfaces of the inner member, and a retainer for retaining the rolling elements. Any one of the outer member and the inner member includes a pair of raceway rings, both of the pair of raceway rings being fastened with a fixing bolt and having positioning holes into which a positioning member is fit-inserted, to thereby suppress misalignment in a radial direction of the pair of raceway rings. |
| US09534627B2 |
Bearing arrangement having a bearing socket
A bearing arrangement includes a carrier device and a bearing socket for rotatably supporting a component. The bearing socket includes a sleeve fixed in a recess of the carrier device. A peripheral wall of the sleeve delimits an inner space for receiving a bearing journal of a component. The sleeve includes at least a first, inner catch element securing the bearing journal in the sleeve and a second, outer catch element securing the sleeve in the recess of the carrier device. The second catch element is formed from a catch tongue which is a portion of the peripheral wall of the sleeve and which has a hooked portion for engagement in a catch receiving member of the recess of the carrier device. |
| US09534625B2 |
Spring latching connectors
A spring latching connector includes a housing having a bore therethrough, a piston slidably received in said bore, a circular groove formed in one of said bore and piston and a circular coil spring disposed in said groove for latching said piston and housing together. The groove is sized and shaped for controlling, in combination with a spring configuration, disconnect and connect forces of the spring latching connection. |
| US09534623B2 |
Furniture joint
A joint for assembling two furniture parts to each other. A first furniture part has a male part for co-operation with a female part of a second furniture part. Each of the male and female parts has a number of grooves. At assembly the male part is moved along the female part via co-operation between the grooves of the male and female part, respectively. The co-operating male and female parts have an insertion position and an end position, in which end position the furniture parts are assembled to each other. The grooves of one of the female and male parts are compressed during movement from the insertion position to the end position. The grooves of the pair of co-operating female part and male part are such that the furniture parts are pressed toward each other when the male part is moved along the female part. |
| US09534621B2 |
Material transfer system and method of transferring material
The material transfer system and method of transferring materials comprises provides improved connectors that overcome the deficiencies of the connectors currently used. The connector and method of connecting of the present invention comprises a fool-proof method of connecting and a method of ensuring the safe and accurate transfer of materials. The connector of the present invention provides a plurality of male and female connector portions in a plurality of geometric shapes and colors and specific key components that prevent the delivery of and mixing of incorrect and incompatible materials. The connectors of the present invention are shaped differently from any connectors currently available on the market. Each geometric shape corresponds to a general class of chemicals. One embodiment of the present invention connector is a color coded element according to the shape, size, and configuration of the connector and the material the connector is intended to transfer. The connector comprises a seal or “O” ring disposed on the connector that is chemically and mechanically compatible with the material being transferred. A marking or label that describes the material to be transferred is disposedly attached to the connector to improve safety and accuracy of the method of transfer of the material. |
| US09534618B1 |
Fairing bodies with multiple parts
A fairing for suppressing a vortex induced vibration (VIV) of a tubular. The fairing including a tail member dimensioned to suppress a vortex induced vibration of a tubular. The fairing further including an encircling member dimensioned to encircle less than an entire circumference of a tubular, the encircling member being separable from the tail member. The fairing further including a connecting assembly dimensioned to attach the tail member to the encircling member. |
| US09534613B2 |
Compressor
It is an object of the present invention to provide a compressor that has a simple structure, produces a damping effect and improves aerodynamic performance.In a compressor including stator blades 4 circumferentially mounted to an inner circumferential surface side of a casing 6 forming a annular path; and an inner barrel 7 supported by the casing and arranged on the radially inside of the stator blade as a partition wall on the radial side of the annular path; the stator blade includes an outer shroud 10 mounted to an inner circumferential surface of the casing at a position facing the inner barrel, and an inner shroud 11 supporting a blade portion at an inner diameter side, the inner shroud being disposed in an annular groove formed in an outer circumferential surface of the inner barrel facing the inner shroud. The stator blade including the outer shroud 10, the inner shroud 11 and the blade portions 9 are formed in a monolithic structure by milling. |
| US09534612B2 |
Control method and control system of fan
A control method of a fan comprises steps of: detecting a rotational speed of a blade and a rotor position of the blade; generating a control signal according to the rotational speed and a predetermined rotational speed; obtaining a Back-EMF waveform according to the control signal, the rotational speed, the rotor position and a waveform; adjusting the phase of the Back-EMF waveform; and outputting a switch control signal. |
| US09534611B2 |
Fan driving circuit
A fan driving circuit drives a first fan and a second fan which are connected in parallel and connected to an anode of a direct current power. The fan driving circuit includes a pulse width modulation signal generation module, a phase lock and delay module, a first pulse output comparator and a first capacitor. The width modulation signal generation module is connected between an external power and the first fan. The phase lock and delayed module is electrically connected to the pulse width modulation signal generation module. The first capacitor is connected between the DC and the ground. The first fan is supplied as normal by a PWM power supply, the second fan is powered by “shadow” and out-of-phase pulses taken from an inductor in the first fan and stored in the capacitor, to achieve a “two-for-one” power supply aspect, which saves power and reduces operational noise. |
| US09534603B2 |
Apparatus and system for a thrust-absorbing horizontal surface pump assembly
An apparatus and system for a thrust-absorbing horizontal surface pump assembly is described. A thrust-absorbing horizontal surface pump system includes an intake chamber including a stationary thrust bearing paired with a rotatable thrust runner to form a thrust bearing set, wherein a first face of the stationary thrust bearing positioned towards the rotatable thrust runner is at least partially diamond-coated, and wherein a second face of the rotatable thrust runner positioned towards the stationary thrust bearing is at least partially diamond-coated, a fluid entrance that receives a fluid into the intake chamber, and a pump inlet that receives the fluid into the multi-stage centrifugal pump, wherein the thrust bearing set is arranged around the intake shaft such that during operation of the electric motor the thrust bearing is in a pathway of the fluid as the fluid flows between the fluid entrance and the pump inlet. |
| US09534602B2 |
Bracketless magnetic pump
A fluid pump kit is provided. The kit includes a magnetic driven member for coupling with and rotating a propeller, and a magnetic driver for magnetically coupling to and driving the magnetic driven member by a magnetic attraction force establishable between the magnetic driver and the magnetic driven member. A motor of the kit operates the magnetic driver. First and second casings are provided for housing the magnetic driver and the magnetic driven member, respectively. The first and second casings with housed magnetic driver and magnetic driven member, respectively, are detachably securable to opposite sides of a non-magnetic spacer solely by the magnetic attraction force establishable between the magnetic driver and the magnetic driven member sufficient to support the second casing and the housed magnetic driven member in a particular position without the use of mechanical aids. |
| US09534599B2 |
Scroll compressor having a first and second oldham couplings
This scroll compressor includes first and second fixed scroll members, first and second orbiting scroll members, a first Oldham coupling provided between the first orbiting scroll member and the first fixed scroll member and configured to prevent rotation of the first orbiting scroll member with respect to the first fixed scroll member, and a second Oldham coupling provided between the second orbiting scroll member and the second fixed scroll member and configured to prevent rotation of the second orbiting scroll member with respect to the second fixed scroll member. The first Oldham coupling is slidably mounted with respect to the first fixed scroll member along a first displacement direction, and the second Oldham coupling is slidably mounted with respect to the second fixed scroll member along a second displacement direction parallel with respect to first displacement direction. First and second orbiting scroll members are configured to operate in phase opposition. |
| US09534598B2 |
Sealing device for a cam ring of a variable displacement pump
A sealing device includes a relatively dimensionally stable, elongated friction and/or wear element and an elastically-deformable elongated sealing element which rests lengthwise on the friction and/or wear element. The friction and/or wear element encompasses the sealing element at the ends of the friction and/or wear element. |
| US09534596B2 |
Variable displacement pump
A variable displacement pump including a control mechanism shiftable between first and second states, when the control mechanism is in the first state, the spool is in an initial position in which fluid communication between an introduction port and the remaining ports is restrained, fluid communication between a first control port and a drain port is allowed, and fluid communication between a second control port and the drain port is restrained, and when the control mechanism is shifted to the second state in accordance with increase in fluid pressure discharged, the spool is in an operating position in which the fluid communication between the introduction port and the first control port is allowed, the fluid communication between the first control port and the drain port is restrained, and the fluid communication between the second control port and the drain port is allowed. |
| US09534591B2 |
Linear compressor based on resonant oscillating mechanism
The present invention refers to a linear compressor based on resonant oscillating mechanism, which is comprised by at least one resonant spring (2) at least one linear motor (3) composed of at least one fixed portion (31 ) and at least one movable portion (32), at least one piston (4) operatively associated with at least one rod (5) and at least one cylinder (6), all these elements being disposed within a housing (7), and the movable portion (32) of the linear motor (3) is physically associated with one end of the resonance spring (2) through a first coupling assembly and the rod (5) is physically associated with the opposite end of the resonance spring (2) through a second coupling assembly. The linear motor (3), the cylinder (6) and the piston (4) are physically arranged within a same end of the housing (7). The rod (5) is disposed within the resonant spring (2). The piston-cylinder assembly (4, 6) is capable of acting at the distal end to the coupling end between the rod (5) to the resonant spring (2). |
| US09534590B2 |
Compressor
A compressor includes a casing and a motor disposed inside the casing. The motor is welded to the casing at a plurality of weld positions. The motor includes a core, a coil, at least one insulating member, recesses and a gap. The core has an annular back yoke portion, a plurality of tooth portions projecting radially inwardly from the back yoke portion and a slot formed between the tooth portions adjacent to each other. The coil is disposed in the slot. The insulating member is disposed in the slot to insulate the coil from the core. The recesses are formed in portions of the back yoke portion with each recess facing the slot. The gap is provided between the back yoke portion and the insulating member. |
| US09534589B2 |
High-pressure pump
Between a movable core chamber and a fuel supply passage, a needle guide slidably supports a needle fixed to a movable core. The needle guide has a communication hole which fluidly connects the movable core chamber and the fuel supply passage. An opening sectional area of the communication hole is defined in such a manner that a fuel discharged amount decreases as an energization start time of a coil is delayed. In a suction stroke, it is restricted that the movable core and the needle bounce toward the fixed core after the needle biases a suction valve toward a stopper by means of a biasing force of a second spring. A relationship between the energization start time of the coil and the fuel discharged amount is properly maintained, so that the fuel discharged amount of the high-pressure pump can be controlled correctly. |
| US09534580B2 |
Fluid turbine blade with torsionally compliant skin and method of providing the same
A fluid turbine blade and method of fabrication are provided. The fluid turbine blade includes a centrally disposed longitudinal spar having a substantially circumferential cross section. The fluid turbine blade also includes at least one chord stiffener coupled to the longitudinal spar. The fluid turbine blade further includes a torsionally compliant segmented skin coupled to the at least one chord stiffener. The centrally disposed longitudinal spar and the torsionally compliant segmented skin are functionally decoupled to relieve the torsionally compliant segmented skin of one or more of a flapwise load condition, an edgewise load condition and a torsional load condition. |
| US09534567B2 |
Dedicated EGR cylinder post combustion injection
Systems and methods for increasing an amount of fuel injected into a dedicated exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cylinder in an engine are disclosed. In one example approach, a method comprises, prior to combustion, injecting a first amount of fuel to a dedicated EGR cylinder, and after combustion and during an expansion and/or exhaust stroke, directly injecting a second amount of fuel to the dedicated EGR cylinder. |
| US09534564B2 |
System and method for controlling a flow of vent gases to a natural gas engine
A system and method controls a flow of vent gases to a combustion engine. The system includes an inlet for receiving the vent gases, a pressure relief device that enables the vent gases to escape to atmosphere when a pressure in the inlet exceeds a predetermined relief pressure, a flow-restricting orifice, and a back pressure regulator disposed downstream of the orifice. A shut-off valve disposed between the back pressure regulator and the air intake is set to only open when an intake pressure falls below a predetermined negative intake pressure. |
| US09534551B2 |
Working machine
In a backhoe comprising: a diesel engine able to increase a speed due to an accelerating operation; an exhaust gas cleaning device having a DPF for catching a particulate matter included in an exhaust gas exhausted from the diesel engine; and a filter regeneration means to combust and remove the particulate matter deposited in the DPF of the exhaust gas cleaning device, the filter regeneration means requires to increase the speed of the diesel engine during an automatic regeneration for automatically combusting and removing the particulate matter deposited in the DPF. In this manner, a working machine able to require an operator to increase the speed of the diesel engine at appropriate timing, in order to increase a temperature of the exhaust gas to a temperature required for regeneration of the DPF can be provided. |
| US09534550B2 |
Air per cylinder determination systems and methods
A cylinder control system of a vehicle includes a cylinder control module and an air per cylinder (APC) prediction module. The cylinder control module determines a desired cylinder activation/deactivation sequence. The cylinder control module also activates and deactivates valves of cylinders of an engine based on the desired cylinder activation/deactivation sequence. The APC prediction module predicts an amount of air that will be trapped within a next activated cylinder in a firing order of the cylinders based on a cylinder activation/deactivation sequence of the last Q cylinders in the firing order. Q is an integer greater than one. |
| US09534549B2 |
Method and device for purging a fuel tank
A method for purging a fuel tank includes providing a three-way valve connected to the fuel tank via a first purging line, connected to a second purging line opening into a suction duct and connected to a third purging line opening into an adsorption container. A first path can be released in the three-way valve, based on the pressure inside the fuel tank exceeding a first predetermined opening pressure inside the fuel tank and the engine being in operation, such that the fuel vapors are caused to be purge out of the fuel tank into the suction duct. A second path can also be released in the three-way valve, based on the pressure inside the fuel tank exceeding a second predetermined opening pressure inside the fuel tank and the engine being not in operation, such that the fuel vapors are caused to be purged out of the fuel tank into the adsorption container. |
| US09534548B2 |
Vaporized fuel processing apparatus
A vaporized fuel processing apparatus has a closing valve provided in a vapor path connecting an adsorbent canister to the fuel tank, a pressure sensor configured to detect the inner pressure of the fuel tank, and an electric control unit configured to determine whether the amount of increase in the inner pressure of the fuel tank is within an acceptable range or not, to learn a valve opening start position of the closing valve when the inner pressure of the fuel tank is reduced by an amount not less than a predetermined value, and to stop or prohibit the learning of the valve opening start position of the closing valve when the amount of increase in the inner pressure of the fuel tank is not within the acceptable range during or before the learning of the valve opening start position of the closing valve. |
| US09534542B2 |
Systems and methods for EGR control
Methods and systems are provided for varying a location and rate of EGR delivered to an engine from a dedicated EGR cylinder. The dedicated EGR cylinder is configured with a plurality of exhaust valves controlled via a cam profile switching mechanism that allows the time and duration of opening of each exhaust valve to be varied. By selectively opening one exhaust valve at a time, exhaust from the dedicated EGR cylinder can be delivered to a pre-compressor location, a post-compressor location, or to the exhaust manifold, while bypassing all engine cylinders. |
| US09534541B2 |
System and method for improving efficiency of a gas turbine engine
A gas turbine engine is presented. The gas turbine engine includes a control unit having a first bypass channel that is coupled between an outlet of a first turbine and an inlet of a second turbine. Further, the control unit includes a second bypass channel coupled between a first outlet of a compressor unit and the inlet of the second turbine. Additionally, the control unit includes a first control valve coupled to the first bypass channel and configured to direct at least a first portion of exhaust gas from the first turbine to the inlet of the second turbine via the first bypass channel. Furthermore, the control unit includes a second control valve coupled to the second bypass channel and configured to direct at least a first portion of compressed air from the compressor unit to the inlet of the second turbine via the second bypass channel. |
| US09534540B2 |
Thrust enabling objective system
An automatic emergency radar and proximity sensor activated protection system that could assist to prevent commercial, private, or military aircraft jet engines from being damaged or destroyed by the installment of a Shielding Blade Assembly which will immediately close when detection of objects such as; birds, debris, or other destructive elements try to enter through the engine intake while the aircraft is in FLIGHT causing the Internal Air Injection Unit (A.I.U.) to supply high volumes of air in order for the engine to stay operational and prevent it from stalling while in FLIGHT. |
| US09534525B2 |
Mixer assembly for exhaust aftertreatment system
An exhaust aftertreatment system may include an injector, an aftertreatment device and a mixer assembly. The injector may be configured to inject a fluid into an exhaust passageway that receives exhaust gas from a combustion engine. The aftertreatment device may be disposed in the exhaust passageway downstream of the injector. The mixer assembly may be disposed in the exhaust passageway upstream of the aftertreatment device and may include a first stage having a plurality of parallel plates and a second stage connected to the first stage and disposed downstream of the first stage. The second stage may include an auger blade. The mixer assembly may divide an exhaust stream into at least two flow paths. |
| US09534523B2 |
Engine device for work vehicle
An engine device for a work vehicle is configured to include a first case that removes particulate matter in exhaust gas of an engine and a second case that removes nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas of the engine and configured to mount the engine on a travelling vehicle-body frame on which right and left running wheels are arranged, and the engine device has structure in which the first case is supported on the engine, and the second case is mounted on the travelling vehicle-body frame via support bodies. |
| US09534522B2 |
Muffler for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine
A muffler for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, comprises a housing comprising a shell having an inner wall, an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe, the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe extending into an inner space of the housing, for conveying an exhaust gas stream into and out of the inner space of the housing, at least one baffle arranged in the inner space of the housing, the baffle comprising a baffle plate, the baffle plate having a circumference, and a baffle lip arranged at the circumference of the baffle plate, the baffle lip engaging the inner wall of the shell and having an end portion, wherein the end portion of the baffle lip is curved inwardly away from the inner wall of the shell. |
| US09534520B2 |
Temperature-controlled segregation of hot and cold oil in a sump of an internal combustion engine
The volume of lubricating oil stored in the sump of an internal combustion engine for a vehicle is in significant excess of the volume of oil circulating through the engine at any one time. The circulating oil, drawn from the sump, may be rapidly heated during its passage through the engine, but the excess volume remaining in the sump dilutes and cools the circulating oil as it returns to the sump. By separating the oil volume into a portion which is circulated through the engine and a second portion which has only limited opportunity to mix with and cool the circulating oil the circulating oil may attain its operating temperature more rapidly. Once the stored volume of oil in the engine has also reached its operating temperature the circulating oil and stored oil may be recombined. |
| US09534512B2 |
Actuator for lobe switching camshaft system
Systems and methods for actuating lobe switching in a camshaft system in an engine are disclosed. In one example approach, a method comprises deploying a first pin into a groove of a camshaft outer sleeve while a second pin remains in place due to an absence of a groove in which to deploy, and maintaining the second pin in place with a ball locking mechanism even after the second pin is exposed to a vacated groove in the camshaft outer sleeve. |
| US09534503B2 |
Rotary machine
In a compressor (11) of a turbocharger (1), a compressor wheel (14) is provided in a housing (12) to be capable of rotating. When the wheel (14) rotates, air suctioned through an inlet of the housing (12) is compressed and then discharged through an outlet of the housing (12). Further, an abradable seal layer (16) formed on an inner surface of the housing (12) is abraded by a vane (13) of the rotating wheel (14) such that a tip clearance between the vane (13) and a part of the inner surface of the housing (12) that opposes the vane (13) is adjusted. A corner portion (13a) of the vane (13) on the outlet side of the housing (12) is shaped to move gradually further away from a shroud curve (Lc) of the seal layer (16) toward an end portion of the vane (13) on the outlet side of the housing (12). |
| US09534502B2 |
Individually compliant segments for split ring hydrodynamic face seal
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward a face seal including a stator ring configured to be disposed about a rotor of a turbine, wherein stator ring comprises a first ring segment and a second ring segment configured to cooperatively form the stator ring, wherein the first and second ring segments are circumferentially split and have at least one bearing element disposed between the first and second ring segments, and wherein the at least one bearing element is configured to enable relative axial motion between the first and second ring segments at interfaces between the first and second ring segments. |
| US09534500B2 |
Seal arrangement for segmented gas turbine engine components
A seal arrangement for segmented turbine components comprises a sealing strip and a resilient cord element compressed against the strip to provide positive loading of the strip against the segment sealing faces. The sealing strip and the resilient cord element are engaged in confronting cavities defined in the end faces of adjacent segments. The resilient cord element is commonly held by both segments in a compressed state against the sealing strip. |
| US09534497B2 |
Inter-turbine ducts with variable area ratios
A turbine section of a gas turbine engine is annular about a longitudinal axis. The turbine section includes a first turbine with a first inlet and a first outlet; a second turbine with a second inlet and a second outlet; and an inter-turbine duct extending from the first outlet to the second inlet and configured to direct an air flow from the first turbine to the second turbine. The inter-turbine duct has a first station with a first meridional area, a second station with a second meridional area, and a third station with a third meridional area. The first station is upstream of the second station and the second station is upstream of the third station, and the second meridional area is less than or equal to the first meridional area. |
| US09534496B1 |
System and method for tunnel air ventilation
In one example, we describe a method and system for Tunnel Air Ventilation, which is very practical, economical, and easy to install or implement. The repair and maintenance is safer and less expensive. The overall cost of installation and repair is lower. The system is more stable, and thus, safer for the vehicles and people. It is not damaged by sand, and it does not cause damage to vehicles by sand. So, the risk is minimized. The overall value for the government and society is very high. The efficiency and low down time translates to a cleaner air in the tunnel, which is a major health issue for people, which causes sickness and even death for pollution and toxicity, or by fatal accidents in the tunnel, due to intoxication of the drivers or dizziness. Different variations are also discussed and shown. |
| US09534492B2 |
Pressure compensated capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducer for downhole applications
An apparatus for interrogating a subsurface material includes a carrier configured to be conveyed through a borehole penetrating the earth, an array of acoustic transducers disposed on the carrier and configured to be compensated for ambient pressure in the borehole, and electronics coupled to the array and configured to operate the array to interrogate the subsurface material. Each acoustic transducer in the array includes a substrate, a bottom electrode disposed on the substrate, a top electrode disposed above the bottom electrode, an insulation layer disposed between the bottom electrode and the top electrode and defining a cavity into which the top electrode may deflect, and a pressure compensating fluid disposed in the cavity and in pressure communication with ambient pressure of the array. |
| US09534491B2 |
Detection of position of a plunger in a well
A system for detecting when a plunger reaches a bottom of a well includes a pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure of the well and provide a measured pressure output. Derivative calculation circuitry calculates a derivative of the measured pressure output. Detection circuitry detects when the plunger reaches the bottom of the well based upon the calculated derivative. |
| US09534488B2 |
Electromagnetic ranging source suitable for use in a drill string
An electromagnetic ranging source includes: a tubular body having a circumference; a ferromagnetic core conforming to the tubular body and extending at least halfway around the circumference to define a gap with circumferentially-spaced poles; one or more current-carrying windings around the core to induce a magnetic field between the poles; and a downhole power source that drives the one or more current-carrying windings. A related method includes: equipping a first drill string with such an electromagnetic ranging source; extending a first borehole with the first drill string; assembling a second drill string with sensors; and drilling a second borehole while using said sensors to guide the second drill string relative to the first borehole. |
| US09534479B2 |
Method and system for recovering, and displacing fluid from, a pipe
In one aspect, the present invention relates to a method for displacing fluid from a pipe. The method includes engaging a fluid-displacement system with the pipe. A displacement agent is pumped into the pipe via the fluid-displacement system. Fluid present within the pipe is displaced by the displacement agent. The pipe is manipulated in a desired manner. |
| US09534477B2 |
Method of installation of flexible borehole liner under artesian conditions
An apparatus and method for facilitating eversion of a flexible liner down a borehole when an artesian head condition is producing a rate of water flow out of the top of the borehole. A bypass pipe channels artesian flow, moving upward in the borehole and/or well casing, past an everting flexible liner to a wellhead fixture. Artesian flow arriving at the wellhead fixture is pumped away to ameliorate resistance to liner eversion otherwise presented by the water flow. A heavy mud may be disposed inside the everting liner further to promote its downward eversion past the artesian flow. |
| US09534476B2 |
Scale-inhibiting coating
Disclosed is a coating for inhibiting the formation of scales on one or more surfaces of a component used in the production of subsurface fluids. The coating comprises a diamond-like carbon structure doped with a dopant, such as silicon, titanium, fluorine, oxygen, or chromium. The dopant comprises between about 10% and about 40% of the coating by atom. |
| US09534471B2 |
Multizone treatment system
A technique provides a system and methodology for treating a plurality of zones, e.g. well zones. A plurality of flow control devices is located along a tubular structure, such as a well string in a wellbore. Each flow control device comprises a seat member with an annularly located recess having a unique profile relative to the annularly located recesses of the other flow control devices. Darts are designed with engagement features sized to correspond with selected annularly located recesses. Each dart may have an engagement feature of a specific length designed to engage the corresponding recess of a specific flow control device to enable actuation of that flow control device once the dart is dropped through the tubular structure. |
| US09534470B2 |
Autonomous valve
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for of controlling the flow of a fluid. The fluid comprises a liquid phase and a dissolved gas phase. The fluid passes through a valve, the valve comprising a fluid inlet and a movable body located in a flow path through the valve, the movable body being arranged to move freely relative to the opening of the inlet to vary the flow-through area through which the fluid flows by means of the Bernoulli effect. The dimensions of the valve are such that flow of the fluid past the movable body causes a drop in pressure to below the bubble point of the gas phase in the liquid phase, thereby increasing flow of the fluid through the valve. |
| US09534468B2 |
Tension hanger system and method
Present embodiments are directed towards a system comprising a tension hanger having a parent bowl configured to mount in a mineral extraction system, wherein the parent bowl comprises a first retaining slot formed in an inner diameter of the parent bowl, wherein the first retaining slot is at least partially defined by an upper surface, a lower surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface, wherein the upper surface, lower surface, first side surface, and second side surface form a J-shaped configuration and a mandrel hanger configured to be disposed within the parent bowl, wherein the mandrel hanger comprises a first load shoulder configured to be positioned within the first retaining slot. |
| US09534467B2 |
Connector apparatus for subsea blowout preventer
According to one aspect, an apparatus is adapted to be operably coupled to a subsea blowout preventer and includes a first tubular member defining an internal passage, and a second tubular member extending within the internal passage. A sealing assembly is disposed radially between the first and second tubular members, and includes a sealing element. The second tubular member covers the sealing element and thus facilitates protecting the sealing element from any fluid flow through the internal passage. According to another aspect, a sealing element of a connector is protected before engaging the connector with a subsea casing. The connector is engaged with the casing while the sealing element is protected so that the sealing element is fluidically isolated from any fluid flow through the connector. The sealing element sealingly engages the casing. |
| US09534463B2 |
Pump down tool
A pump down tool includes a resilient cup on the tool exterior to minimize leakage of pumped fluid around the outside of the tool when the tool is pumped into a well. The resilient cup is concave toward an upper end of the tool so it expands upon application of pressure to pump the tool into the well. The resilient cup is capable of expanding to a diameter sealing against the inside of the casing string. A fluid bypass around the resilient cup allows a fraction of the pumped fluid to stir up any proppant lying in the path of the tool thereby allowing the tool to move through a horizontal well without having to plow through the proppant. |
| US09534462B2 |
Support cone for retrievable packer
Opposed cones for slips on a packer have an annular undercut in general alignment with the end of the cone that has the slip ramp. The undercut faces the mandrel on which the cones can be driven together to radially extend the slips. A high modulus insert sleeve is interference fitted to the undercut. This results in the cone exterior surface being in hoop stress tension before the slips are set. Once the slips are set and a reaction load comes radially back from the surrounding tubular into which the slips have extended there is a tendency for the reaction force to put the exterior surface of the cones into compressive hoop stress. The initial tensile hoop stress from the sleeve placement acts to at least in part offset the reaction force tending to create compressive hoop stress. The net loading and deflection of the mandrel is minimized. |
| US09534460B2 |
Flapper valve tool
The present invention is related to a downhole tool having a flapper valve assembly for controlling the backflow of fluid into a tubing string. The downhole tool includes a first sleeve slidably disposable within at least a portion of the flapper valve assembly and the downhole tool. The downhole tool can also include a second sleeve slidably disposed within the downhole tool. The present invention is also related to a method of using the downhole tool. The method includes the step of positioning the downhole tool in a wellbore. Once the downhole tool is positioned in the wellbore, the first sleeve is shifted to interact with the flapper valve assembly. |
| US09534458B2 |
Hydraulic cushion
Drilling mud is lifted subsea to a drilling vessel with a mud pump having an internal bladder. Applying pressurized water to one side of the bladder urges it against a quantity of the mud to impart a lifting force onto the mud. Mud flow to and from the pump is controlled by valves driven by actuators. The actuators include a piston in a cylinder, a stem that connects the piston to a valve member, and ports for supplying fluid to opposing ends of the piston for selectively reciprocating the piston. Cavities are strategically location in the cylinder for absorbing vibrational forces generated when the piston reaches an end of its stroke. |
| US09534456B2 |
Centralizer
A centralizer includes a centralizer body to be situated at the outer surface of a pipe string in the form of casing, liner, or the like used while drilling, the centralizer body being formed with a plurality of outer centralizer blades arranged in an inclined manner to the longitudinal axis thereof, wherein the centralizer body has an separate split inner tube secured to the pipe string by means of a press fit, and low friction inner surface of the centralizer body and separate center tube facing each other are made from low friction material. |
| US09534446B2 |
Formation dip geo-steering method
A method of drilling a subterranean well from a surface location. The method comprises estimating a target formation depth, estimating a target formation dip angle and calculating a target line that creates a top and bottom of the target formation that forms a first projection window. The method further includes drilling within the first projection window, transmitting information from the subterranean well and projecting a target deviation window. The method can further comprise ceasing the drilling of the well and performing a well survey so that well survey information is generated. The method can then include estimating a formation dip angle with the well survey information and rig surface equipment monitoring data, calculating a target line that creates a revised top and bottom of the target formation that forms a second projection window, and drilling within the second projection window. |
| US09534442B2 |
Automatic torque calibration for roller shades
A method that detects obstacles on a roller shade's travel that create excess torque by sensing the current draw from a motor and method by which the motor can calibrate itself to detect excess torque. During the roller shade's travel, it will record the instantaneous torque being generated at various points. For example, it will store the greatest value in the shade motor's non-volatile memory as the normal operating torque. |
| US09534438B2 |
Roto-translating system for opening and closing a wing and wing assembly comprising said system
A roto-translating system for opening and closing a wing which is configured to be mounted on a frame of the wing is provided with a first guide and a second guide arranged so as to define an angle greater than or equal to 90°; a first carriage and a second carriage which are configured to be coupled to an upper edge of the wing and to engage in a sliding manner the first guide and the second guide respectively; a spacer arm provided with a first end, which is configured to be fixed to a first structural element of the frame in a rotating manner about a first vertical axis, and a second end which is configured to be coupled to a lower edge of the wing. |
| US09534434B2 |
Spring winding device for use with overhead doors
A spring winding device, a counterbalancing force adjustment device for a counterbalancing mechanism, and a method of adjusting an amount of force stored in a spring of a counterbalancing mechanism are provided. The spring winding device includes a support bracket, a worm gear, and a drive gear. The worm gear is rotatably coupled to the support bracket and includes a mount portion for coupling a first end cone thereto. The drive gear is rotatably disposed adjacent the support bracket and is drivingly engaged with the worm gear. A rotation of the drive gear causes the worm gear to rotate within the support bracket. The spring winding device does not require pretensioning using winding rods, maintains rigidity and alignment when a counterbalancing force is applied, and decreases a cost and a complexity of the counterbalancing mechanism. |
| US09534430B2 |
Door security device
A device for restricting movement of a door includes a door member, a floor member, and a connecting member. The door member is fixedly mounted to a door and includes a first opening having a first predetermined shape. The floor member is fixedly mounted to a floor and includes a second opening having a second predetermined shape. The connecting member includes a first leg and a second leg. The first leg extends in a first direction and has a first end removeably engaging the first opening. The second leg extends in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction and has a second end removeably engaging the second opening simultaneously when the first end removeably engages the first opening thereby preventing rotation of the door. |
| US09534426B2 |
Child protector mechanism
A child protector mechanism includes a base member, a first lever, a second lever, a bush arranged between the first lever and the second lever, a child protector lever for moving the bush to an unset position or a set position, and a position retaining mechanism provided between the first lever and the bush. The bush is retained at each of the unset position and the set position by the position retaining mechanism provided between the first lever and the bush. Therefore, when assembling the bush and the first lever to the base member, the bush is retained at a predetermined position (for example, unset position) with respect to the first lever so that the bush does not move. Thus, the easiness of assembly of the bush and the first lever and the easiness of assembly of the child protector lever are excellent. |
| US09534422B1 |
Latch fitting tool
The disclosure relates to a child safety lock mechanism for a cupboard, the cupboard includes at least one movable door and fixed frame, the locking mechanical system includes an external section arranged on the outside of the cupboard door, an internal section secured to a part of the frame, a latching means and a releasing means, wherein the external section is removably lockable to the internal section by the latching means and releasable by the releasing means. The latching means and releasing means are mutually engageable to release the latch, and extend from a first surface of the door to a second surface of the door to effect the engagement. |
| US09534421B2 |
Engaging mechanism
An engaging mechanism includes an engaging member and an engaged member freely detachably engageable with the engaging member. The engaging member includes an engaging main part and an engaging claw part formed on the engaging main part, both resiliently deformable. The engaging claw part has an inwardly curved engaging surface defined by a first curvature continuous curve. The engaged member includes an engaged part engageable with the engaging claw part and having an outwardly curved engaged surface defined by a second curvature continuous curve. The engaging surface and the engaged surface contact each other at a linear contact area at a time from when the engaging claw part and the engaged part are in engagement with each other through to when the engaging claw part is disengaged from the engaged part. A curvature of the engaging surface at the linear contact area is smaller than a curvature of the engaged surface at the linear contact area. |
| US09534416B2 |
Method and device for erecting a tower for a wind energy plant
The present invention concerns a lifting apparatus, in particular a cross lifting beam, for lifting a first pylon segment of a concrete pylon of a wind power installation by means of a crane, including at least one fixing means for fixing the pylon segment to the lifting apparatus, and at least one release apparatus for releasing a connection between the lifting apparatus and the pylon segment. |
| US09534413B2 |
Weight plate
A weight plate for securing portable structures employing a low-profile, planar plate having an aperture formed therethrough. The aperture is configured so as to allow the base of the leg of a structure to pass through. The plate is subsequently transposed so as to lock the base of the leg underneath the plate while the leg of the shelter passes through the plate and an opposite side of the plate extends away form the leg. |
| US09534412B2 |
Wall system and waterproof panel
A waterproof removable panelized wall system permanently resistant to water damage. The present system may be included as part of a complete basement fit out, or may be utilized in a restoration of an area that has incurred water damage and may be used to repair of a wall structure that has been compromised or damaged by a wet condition. A plurality of waterproof, non-absorbent panels are arranged in a wall structure and are removable from and reinstallable on the wall structure. An attachment mechanism in the form of a magnetic component, such as, a magnetic strip or a plurality of magnets is provided to releasably secure the panels and moldings to the wall frame structure. |
| US09534410B2 |
Vehicle shuttle
A vehicle shuttle car operable to travel in linear and lateral directions includes a low profile cart including a steerable front section and a rear section, the front section operable to turn left and right relative to the rear section. The rear section is operable to raise and support at least one tire of a vehicle off the ground. |
| US09534409B2 |
Automatic multiprocessing car storing and retrieving system for multilevel car park
In view of the foregoing, an embodiment herein provides an automatic processing unit for car storing and retrieving system for the multilevel park system. Specifically, the automatic processing car storing and retrieving system includes an integrated central car handling unit and microcontroller unit, wherein said integrated central car handling unit comprises at least one collection-delivery rack to carry the car; at least one up-down platform to move the car vertically; and at least one wheeled platforms to move the car in a circular movement. Further, the collection-delivery rack of integrated central car handling unit can move simultaneously in circular and vertical direction. Further, a method for storing and retrieving the car by using the integrated central car handling unit is also provided. |
| US09534407B2 |
Isolation method and apparatus
Apparatus for use in isolating a subject, the apparatus including a frame movable between collapsed and erected configurations, a body supported by the frame, wherein in the erected configuration, the body defines an internal volume for containing a subject to thereby substantially isolate the subject from a surrounding environment and a door actuator supported by the frame for moving a door between open and closed positions to thereby provide access to the internal volume. |
| US09534401B2 |
Conveyor chute for the interior of a building and method of palletizing same for shipment
A chute apparatus for conveying objects by gravity inside a building from a higher story to a lower story includes one or more sets of discrete sections having passages forming an elongated conduit which pass through one or more floors of the building. Each set includes an intake section which has a tubular body having a first passage and a tapered portion having a second passage. The second passage decreases in transverse cross section in a given longitudinal direction and a passage of at least one other section in each set has a passage which increases in transverse cross-section. A terminal portion of at least one of the section is received within another section by an adjustable distance to accommodate variations in distance between adjacent floors of the building. Substantially the entirety of said two of the sections can be housed within the intake section during shipment. |
| US09534399B2 |
Method of using interlocking mat with integral ramp
The present invention is generally directed to an interlocking modular mat or tile and method of use. The mat comprises a severable core structure with a ramp around its periphery and a connected outer structure. The outer structure surrounding the inner core structure is partitioned into side and corner panels also having ramps internally disposed therein. The novel features of the mat allows it to be cut along several locations to expose the internal ramp structure within each panel, providing a assembled mat system with a secure border around the entire mat. A method of constructing an array of the novel mat panel members involving cutting to expose the internal ramped structure is also disclosed to provide a flooring surface. |
| US09534398B2 |
Patterned tiles and floor coverings comprising same
A tile having a contrast pattern intermixed with a portion of a background pattern. The contrast pattern is positioned proximate a selected corner of the tile and has a contrast color different than the colors of the background pattern. Within a surface covering, the rotational position of the tile can be varied to thereby achieve a desired visual appearance with respect to the contrast patterns of adjacent tiles. |
| US09534392B2 |
Telescoping pipe boot
A pipe boot assembly is provided that provides a base, first and second sleeves, and a cap. The first sleeve is attached to the base and the second sleeve is movable with respect to the first sleeve. The cap is attached to the second sleeve and has an opening disposed therein. |
| US09534391B2 |
Gutter, gutter assemblies and components therefor
A covered gutter system comprising a covered gutter, mounting bracket and fittings a providing an elongate channel in which to receive water from an overhead water feed (such as a roof), wherein the water may from time to time be carrying solid content, said covered gutter comprising: a) a channel formation comprising front and rear walls upstanding from a base region to define a channel, and b) a cover formation extending from the rear wall of the channel formation and over the channel, there being an undercut portion of the cover which, together with an upper edge of the front wall of the channel, defines an elongate mouth opening along the gutter, and wherein said cover formation is adapted to guide water from the water feed through the mouth opening and into the channel, while assisting to deflect solid content away from the mouth opening. A bracket where the inside profile of the bracket corresponds with the outside profile of the covered gutter. |
| US09534390B2 |
Support structures on roofs
Metal panel roofs, and load support structures for supporting loads on such roofs. Side rails provide primary support for loads on such roofs. The side rails can be fabricated from sheet metal or can be extruded. A side rail includes a standing seam cavity which is lowered, and covers, the standing seam. Side walls of the standing seam cavity. An upstanding web extends up from the cavity, and lower shoulders may extend laterally, optionally downwardly, from the walls which define the cavity, on either one side, or both sides, of the cavity. Building roof insulation can extend up through an aperture in the roof, surrounded by such load support structure, and extend up to the top of the side rail, thus providing a thermal break between the load support structure elements and the space surrounded by the load support structure. |
| US09534387B2 |
Structural element, structure comprising a structural element and use of said structural element
The invention relates to a structural element. In an embodiment, the structural element includes a stiff, elongate tubular member, wherein an inner surface of the tubular member and side faces enclose a core extending along at least a length of the tubular member, wherein the core is provided with a fluid under pressure. The invention furthermore relates to a method for hoisting a stiff, elongate tubular member. |
| US09534386B2 |
Truss assembly and method for making the same
Embodiments of the invention comprises a truss assembly and a method for assembling the truss assembly. The truss assembly includes V-shaped longitudinal supports forming corners of an elongated truss located at each angle of a polygonal axial cross-section. Open webs are fixedly attached between each adjacent V-shaped longitudinal supports extending the length of the elongated truss. The open webs have a plurality of bends in a same plane, and the plurality of bends are welded to a portion of the inner surface of adjacent V-shaped longitudinal members without having to place jigs or bracing to form the open web or to secure the open web to the two V-shaped longitudinal members. The elongated support truss may have a triangular cross-section, a rectangular cross-section, a square cross-section, a pentagonal cross-section, or the like. |
| US09534385B2 |
Room delimitation element
The present invention relates to a room delimitation element, in particular to a door or a wall, which may be used for a sanitary room in vehicles or buildings. |
| US09534381B2 |
Hinged corner form for an insulating concrete form system
A corner form panel used in an insulating concrete form system includes a hinged corner web member at least partially embedded in each of two segments of the form panel. The hinged corner web member enables the two segments to rotate with respect to each other, so that the form panel can be opened to a flat configuration for shipping, and folded into a corner configuration at the jobsite. Both inside and outside corner panels may be provided, and may use different hinged corner web members. The corner web member may include features for connecting the inside and outside corner panels, to reinforce the resulting form unit. |