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US09620905B2	Vehicular cable assembly A vehicular cable assembly that is easy to install and allows high transmission rates. This vehicular cable assembly includes at least two unshielded conductive signal lines that are untwisted around each other in a connection region in which the unshielded conductive signal lines are adapted to be connected to an external element and twisted around each other in a region next to the connection region. This vehicular cable assembly also includes a shielding assembly having at least one canal-like receptacle shielding part extending at least along the entire connection region and within which the unshielded conductive signal lines are disposed.
US09620903B2	Grounding type elbow connector A grounding type elbow connector includes an insulation plug having an electrically-conductive stud bolt, an insulation body, and an insulation rod that is detachably fitted into a through-hole of the insulation body. A grounding unit having a grounding rod and to which a grounding cable is connected is connected alone, or selectively coupled in a state a grounding inspection connection unit is connected, to the elbow connector after the insulation body is dissembled from the elbow connector.
US09620902B2	Connector fixing piece and connector module using connector fixing piece A connector fixing piece comprises an engagement body, two cantilevers, a first buckle block, and a second buckle block. The engagement body is provided with a bottom surface. Two cantilevers project from the bottom surface of the engagement body to form a sleeve joint portion together. The first buckle block is located on the engagement body, and projects from the bottom surface of the engagement body. The second buckle block is located between the first buckle block and the two cantilevers, and projects from the bottom surface of the engagement body. By using the connector fixing piece of the present invention, the reliability of connector insertion connection can be improved.
US09620899B2	Connector including a plurality of connector terminals to contact an apparatus-terminal of a connection counterpart apparatus A connector includes connector terminals having an elastically deformable contact portion which contacts an apparatus-terminal of a connection counterpart apparatus, a housing to which the connector terminals are assembled, a rotating member which is rotatable with respect to the housing by an external manipulation, and a movable member which moves the housing toward the connection counterpart apparatus via a motion direction converting mechanism which converts a rotation motion of the rotating member into a linear motion. The motion direction converting mechanism includes at least one projection in one of the housing and the movable member and at least one linear groove which meshes with the projection in the other one of the housing and the movable member, wherein the projection and the linear groove are inclined with respect to a moving direction of the housing.
US09620895B2	Latch to generate positive locking latch retention force to retain memory module A socket is to receive a memory module usable in a computing system. A latch is to retain the memory module seated in the socket. The latch is to generate a positive locking latch retention force to prevent removal of the memory module while the latch is in a latched position.
US09620893B2	Thin film type magnetic connector module Various disclosed embodiments generally relate to connector modules, and more particularly to magnetic connector modules. The connector module includes a board having a concave section formed at a first side, and the concave section has a base surface having formed thereon a plurality of first electrodes. A plurality of second electrodes are formed at a second side of the board opposite the first side and on a rear surface facing away from the base surface. A plurality of holes are formed through the concave section and have conductors formed therethrough to electrically connect the first electrodes and the second electrodes. The connector module additionally includes a magnet inserted into the concave section and an insulating layer interposed between the magnet and the first electrodes.
US09620891B2	Connector for preventing force transmission A connector includes: a casing; a terminal which is connected to a mating terminal; a flexible conductor disposed inside the casing and on a side opposite to the mating terminal with respect to the terminal, and electrically connected to the terminal; a connecting member which is a conductor fixed to the casing, is disposed on a side opposite to the terminal with respect to the flexible conductor, and is electrically connected to the flexible conductor; and an electrical wire which is disposed on a side opposite to the terminal with respect to the connecting member, is electrically connected to the connecting member, and is drawn from the casing in a direction opposite to an insertion direction of the terminal toward the mating terminal.
US09620888B2	Self-cleaning filament connector A debris exclusion and removal system for connectors which have a filament barrier configuration designed to clean connectors as they are mated together.
US09620887B2	Network device with reconfigurable power cord assembly A network device and a method of use are configured for ease of installation and use. The network device has a housing on which is provided a plurality of ports. A power cord assembly has a body bearing a cord and a connector for mating with a power input. Depending on the orientation of the body relative to the housing, the connector can be connected to the power port in at least first and second positions in which the power cord extends in first and second directions that are offset from one another. The network device may be easily mounted to a base, which is attached to a mounting surface. The base allows the network device to be mounted horizontally, vertically, or at any desire angle, without the disadvantages of mounting a typical network device.
US09620885B2	Insulated test clip cover assembly An insulator for a test clip is described. The insulator includes a first clip cover configured to removably attach to a top portion of a test clip. The test clip comprises a top portion and a bottom portion pivotally attached to the top portion along a pivot axis. The insulator also comprises a second clip cover configured to removably attach to the bottom portion of the test clip. Each of the first and the second clip cover comprises one or more retaining elements configured to secure the clip cover to its respective portion of the test clip. In some implementations, each of the first and the second clip cover comprises one or more cantilevered retaining segments configured to extend over a portion of the test clip in order to secure the first and the second clip covers to the test clip.
US09620882B2	Battery connector and conductive terminal thereof A battery connector includes an insulated housing and conductive terminals. The insulated housing includes slots. The conductive terminals are disposed in the slots, respectively. Each conductive terminal includes an elastic connecting portion, a contacting portion, and a fixing portion. The elastic connecting portion includes elastic arms and connecting portions. Each elastic arm is obliquely extending leftwards and rightwards, separated from each other, and arranged sequentially. The connecting portions are formed at two sides of the elastic arms, where each elastic arm forms a rectangular structure by being enclosed from one end to the other end. The contacting portion extends beyond one side of the corresponding slot. The contacting portion includes a bent contacting portion extending from a front side of the elastic connecting portion and bent backwards. The fixing portion extends from a back side of the elastic connecting portion and extends beyond the other side of the corresponding slot.
US09620881B1	Electrical connector and drilling system The present invention provides an electrical connector comprising a socket and a plug. A jack is set on the socket, and a socket pin is set in the jack. The plug is set with a plug pin that has a one-to-one correspondence with the socket pin. The plug has an insertion part that is in insertion fit with the jack, and the end part of the insertion part is set with a first groove that extends along its insertion direction. The plug pin has a one-to-one correspondence with the first groove, and has an exposed part that is exposed in the first groove. The electrical connector further comprises a first compression spring, which has a one-to-one correspondence with the first groove. The two ends of the first compression spring respectively abut against the inner wall of the two ends of the first groove. The first compression spring is detachably mounted on and contact the exposed part in the corresponding first groove. The socket pin contacts the corresponding first compression spring as the jack becomes in insertion fit with the insertion part of the plug. The invention further provides a drilling system. The solution of the present invention can solve the problem of the prior art that the operation is complex and the cost is high when the connection stability of the electrical connector is ensured by way of replacing pins.
US09620870B2	Adjustable roof mounting system An adjustable mounting system for mounting solar panels on roofs is disclosed. The system allows a user to mount the solar panels either with or without rails. The mounting assemblies are adjustable to allow the user to mount a base plate in a chosen location (either on a roof joist or other structural member or not) and to adjust the mounting location for the panel in as many as three axis of adjustment from the location of the base plate. A system for mounting and grounding the panels at the same time is also disclosed.
US09620866B2	Methods and apparatus for fragmented phased array radar Methods and apparatus for a phase array radar system having a fragmented array. In one embodiment, subarrays forming a generally rectangular shape are disposed on the surface of a truncated cone or a dome so that gaps are formed between adjacent segments of subarrays or between every adjacent subarrays.
US09620865B2	Antenna beam scan module, and communication apparatus using the same Signals are maintained to be in phase at beam input ports of a Rotman lens antenna, and thus scanning at non-step antenna beam angles can be realized without increasing the number of input beams. The present invention provides an antenna beam scan module including: a Rotman lens that has plural beam ports and plural antenna ports; plural antenna elements; relative phase detectors that detect a relative phase difference between the signals input to the adjacent beam ports; phase shifters that offset the relative phase difference between the signals supplied to the adjacent beam ports on the basis of the relative phase difference detected by the relative phase detectors; and switches that select routes of the signals supplied to the beam ports through variable amplifiers, wherein the phase shifters are arranged on alternate routes through which the signals are supplied to the plural beam ports.
US09620863B2	Antenna device A first radiating element and a second radiating element each have a first extending portion protruding from a region where a ground conductor is formed to a non-ground-conductor region, and a second extending portion extending parallel with a boundary of the ground-conductor region and the non-ground-conductor region. The first radiating element and the second radiating element are arranged such that an open end of the second extending portion of the first radiating element and an open end of a second extending portion of the second radiating element face each other. A parasitic element is formed on a side of the second radiating element distant from the region (where the ground conductor is formed. A parasitic element is formed along the first radiating element. With this configuration, an antenna device is realized which has gain in two frequency bands and has forward directivity.
US09620858B2	Compact electromagnetic-radiation antenna A compact random media size antenna employing random magnetic and dielectrics nm to mm range size particles in polymer hosts is used to transfer E & M oscillations in 1 kHz to 900 Mhz range using a 1 cm to 1 meter length antenna. This is achieved by using small size particles and a random mean path length of E & M wavefront travel in and about a core tube of effective length matching Leff=L2/2ltr, equivalent to λ/2 for transmitting and receiving E & M radiation, where L is the physical size of the antenna, ltris the transport scattering random walk length between particles and λ is the frequency wavelength.
US09620855B2	Electromagnetic beam steering antenna Described embodiments include an electromagnetic beam steering apparatus. The apparatus includes a first electromagnetic beam deflecting structure including a first artificially structured effective media having at least two first electronically-selectable tangential refractive index gradients. Each electronically-selectable tangential refractive index gradient of the at least two first electronically selectable tangential refractive index gradients deflecting an incident electromagnetic beam at a respective first deflection angle. The apparatus includes a second electromagnetic beam deflecting structure including a second artificially structured effective media having at least two second electronically-selectable tangential refractive index gradients. Each electronically-selectable tangential refractive index gradient of the at least two second electronically selectable tangential refractive index gradients deflecting an incident electromagnetic beam at a respective second deflection angle.
US09620854B2	Electronic high frequency device and manufacturing method An electronic device includes a wiring board having one or more layers, an integrated circuit arranged on the wiring board, an antenna, and a signal path. The integrated circuit generates a high frequency signal and feeds it to the signal path. The signal path conveys the high frequency signal to the antenna. The antenna emits the high frequency signal into an environment of the electronic device. Alternatively or in addition, the antenna receives the high frequency signal from the environment and feeds it to the signal path. The signal path conveys the high frequency signal to the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit processes the high frequency signal. The signal path includes a wave guide that traverses one or more of the layers of the wiring board.
US09620852B2	Multi-band antenna An antenna includes a grounding portion with a grounding feed point, a radiating plane and a coaxial cable. The grounding portion extends in a lengthwise direction defining two ends opposite to each other in the lengthwise direction. The radiating plane extends upwardly from a lengthwise edge of the grounding portion. The radiating plane includes a first arm extending from one end of the lengthwise edge and a second arm extending from the opposite end. The first arm defines a signal feed point and a first radiating portion while the second arm is defined as a second radiating portion. The coaxial cable includes a core linking to the signal feed point and a shielding layer linking to the grounding feed point. The second arm surrounds the first arm in the radiating plane.
US09620851B2	Wireless communication device and electronic device A wireless communication device includes a first housing including a first opening part; a second housing including a second opening part facing the first opening part, the second housing being arranged to face the first housing; a first resonance device including a first resonator, the first resonance device being arranged inside the first housing such that the first resonator is facing outside from the first opening part; and a second resonance device including a second resonator, the second resonance device being arranged inside the second housing such that the second resonator is facing outside from the second opening part and is facing the first resonator.
US09620842B1	Compact two probe impedance tuner An automated “double-decker” slide screw impedance tuner uses two tuning probes, independently movable inside two stacked circular slablines, which lie flat on the bench table. The eccentrically self-rotating disc probes are mounted at the end of rotating radial arm-carriages, the total mechanism operating in a planetary configuration. The radial arms are mounted one above and one below the whole structure. The rotation of the arms control the phase of Gamma and the self-rotation of the disc probes controls the amplitude. The length (footprint) of the tuner, compared with traditional “linear” tuners, is reduced by a factor of 5 to 9, depending of the minimum frequency of operation.
US09620840B2	High-frequency transmission line, antenna and electronic circuit board A high-frequency transmission line in which the alternating-current resistance is low and that is hard to disconnect is provided. A high-frequency transmission line 2 is a high-frequency transmission line 2 to transmit an alternating-current electric signal, and contains metal and carbon nanotube, and the carbon nanotube is unevenly distributed at a central part 6 of a cross-section that is of the high-frequency transmission line 2 and that is perpendicular to a transmission direction of the alternating-current electric signal.
US09620836B2	Bandpass microwave filter tunable by a 90 degree rotation of a dielectric element between first and second positions A frequency tunable microwave bandpass filter comprises a resonator, including: a cavity with conducting wall substantially cylindrical with axis Z having height H, and partially closed at both ends; and a dielectric element inside the cavity. The resonator resonates at two perpendicular polarizations having distributions of electromagnetic field in the cavity deduced from eachother by 90° rotation. The element rotates about an axis substantially perpendicular to axis Z, between a first and second position. The element comprises a first end wherein: in a first position the element is disposed substantially in a plane perpendicular to axis Z and the center of the first end is disposed at a height in the cavity corresponding substantially to an electric field minimum; and in a second position the element is substantially parallel to Z and the first end is disposed in a plane corresponding to an electric field maximum within +/−30%.
US09620835B2	Decoupling of split ring resonators in magnetic resonance tomography An arrangement includes a plurality of split ring resonators on a planar substrate. Each split ring resonator of the plurality of split ring resonators includes two mutually parallel ring structures of a metal conductor element spaced apart by the substrate. The two mutually parallel rings structures are respectively separated by at least one gap. At least two split ring resonators of the plurality of split ring resonators are positionable relative to one another such that the separated ring structures may be reciprocally guided through a gap of the respective other ring structures and interlock. Overlap regions may be produced by common ring structure inner surfaces.
US09620834B2	Method for fabricating miniature structures or devices such as RF and microwave components Multi-layer, multi-material fabrication methods include depositing at least one structural material and at least one sacrificial material during the formation of each of a plurality of layers wherein deposited materials for each layer are planarized to set a boundary level for the respective layer and wherein during formation of at least one layer at least three materials are deposited with a planarization operation occurring before deposition of the last material to set a planarization level above the layer boundary level and wherein a planarization occurs after deposition of the last material level above the layer boundary level and wherein a planarization occurs after deposition of the last material whereby the boundary level for the layer is set. Some formation processes use electrochemical fabrication techniques (e.g. including selective depositions, bulk depositions, etching operations and planarization operations) and post-deposition processes (e.g. selective etching operations and/or back filling operations).
US09620832B2	Oxygen plenum configurations of components in low cost planar rechargeable oxide-ion battery (ROB) cells and stacks An ROB stack (10′) contains a plurality of stacked ROB cells (10) made from: thin metal bipolar housings (13) having air inlets and exits and horizontal channels for feeding air between the inlets (16) and exits (17), the channel having top ridges and also grooves (25) for containing active material (34); a porous air electrode (21/39) next to the air channels allowing air contact; a metal electrode (36); and an oxygen ion transfer membrane (37) acting as electrolyte; wherein the plurality of all the assemblies form vertical air inlet and outlet plenums.
US09620831B2	Cooling element and battery system A cooling element to cool a component of a battery system, and a battery system having at least on cooling element. The cooling element includes a top cooling element part, a bottom cooling element part spatially under the top cooling element part, at least one cooling duct between the top cooling element part and the bottom cooling element part, and through which a cooling medium is to flow, and a Peltier element arranged resting against the bottom cooling element part so as to lie at least partially at the height of the at least one cooling duct.
US09620827B2	Thermal management system for a battery system A battery system includes a plurality of electrochemical cells provided within a housing. The battery system also includes a thermal management system configured to provide at least one of heating or cooling to the electrochemical cells. The thermal management system includes a solid state coating having a first metal and a second metal different from the first metal. The solid state coating is configured to pass a current therethrough to create a temperature differential across a first surface of the solid state coating and a second surface of the solid state coating to provide the at least one of heating or cooling to the cells.
US09620822B2	Battery charging method to obtain a charging current using fuzzification and defuzzification The present disclosure provides a method for charging a battery. The method receives a plurality of battery parameters during the period of the battery charging, and the plurality of battery parameters are turned into fuzzification and corresponded to fuzzy rules to map out a fuzzy output. Then the fuzzy output is turned into defuzzification to obtain the value of the charging current. Therefore, the present disclosure can change the charging current adaptively to enhance the charging effect.
US09620821B2	Rechargeable lithium battery A rechargeable lithium battery includes an electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a first separator, a negative electrode, and a second separator that are sequentially stacked. The first separator includes a first substrate including a first side facing the positive electrode and a second side facing the negative electrode. The second separator includes a second substrate including a third side facing the negative electrode and a fourth side facing the positive electrode. At least one of the first side to the fourth side includes an organic layer including an organic material, and at least one of the second side or the third side includes an inorganic layer including an inorganic material.
US09620819B2	Non-aqueous electrolyte solution and lithium secondary battery comprising the same Provided are a non-aqueous electrolyte solution including propylene carbonate (PC) and lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI), and a lithium secondary battery including the non-aqueous electrolyte solution. The lithium secondary battery including the non-aqueous electrolyte solution of the present invention may improve low-temperature output characteristics, high-temperature cycle characteristics, output characteristics after high-temperature storage, capacity characteristics, and swelling characteristics.
US09620817B2	Liquid electrolyte for lithium batteries, method for producing the same, and lithium battery comprising the liquid electrolyte for lithium batteries The present invention is to provide: a liquid electrolyte for batteries, which has excellent stability to lithium metals; a method for producing the liquid electrolyte; and a lithium battery comprising the liquid electrolyte. Presented is a liquid electrolyte for lithium batteries, wherein the liquid electrolyte comprises a mesoionic compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and R2 is a group represented by any one of the following general formulae (2), (3) and (4): General Formula (2): —ClH2l—(OCH2)m—CnH2n+1; General Formula (3): —CxH2x—(CH2OCH2)y—CzH2z+1; and General Formula (4): —CpH2p—(C2H4OCH2)q—CrH2r+1.
US09620813B2	Lithium-ion conductive sulfide, solid electrolyte secondary battery and battery pack According to one embodiment, a solid electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode containing an active material, a negative electrode containing an active material, and a solid electrolyte layer. The solid electrolyte layer includes a lithium-ion conductive sulfide containing at least one element selected from a group consisting of Al, Si, Fe, Ni, and Zr, the total content of the element in the lithium-ion conductive sulfide is 0.03% by mass or more and 0.3% by mass or less.
US09620806B2	Batteries including a flat plate design A battery having flat, stacked, anode and cathode layers. The battery can be adapted to fit within an implantable medical device.
US09620804B2	Fuel cell and method for manufacturing the same, electronic apparatus, enzyme-immobilized electrode and method for manufacturing the same, water-repellent agent, and enzyme-immobilizing material A fuel cell is provided having a structure in which a cathode and an anode face each other with an electrolyte layer therebetween. The cathode includes an electrode on which an oxygen reductase and the like are immobilized, and the electrode has pores therein, water repellency is imparted to at least part of the surface of the electrode. Water repellency is imparted by forming a water-repellent agent on the surface of the electrode. The water-repellent agent includes a water-repellent material such as carbon powder and an organic solvent such as methyl isobutyl ketone that causes phase separation with water. When the electrode has pores therein, there are provided a fuel cell that stably provides a high current value and a method for manufacturing the fuel cell.
US09620800B2	Cell voltage monitoring (CVM) pick-up assembly for a fuel cell stack A cell voltage monitoring (CVM) pick-up assembly for a fuel cell stack includes a tab and a contact wire having two ends. A loop is located between the two ends to mount the wire on the tab to resiliently urge one end towards a fuel cell to provide electrical contact with it. Also disclosed is a fuel cell stack that includes a plurality of assemblies.
US09620798B2	Humidification device for fuel cell and fuel cell system comprising the same Disclosed herein is a humidification device for a fuel cell. The humidification device for a fuel cell, which performs membrane humidification of exhaust gas exhausted from a cathode of a fuel cell and dried air supplied through an air compressor and supplies the humidified air to the cathode, includes: a main membrane module including several bundles of first hollow-fiber membranes disposed in the main membrane module and a sub-membrane module connected to the main membrane module and including several bundles of second hollow fiber membranes disposed in the sub-membrane module.
US09620797B2	Wet state control device for fuel cell A wet state control device for fuel cell includes a priority control unit for preferentially controlling either one of a pressure and a flow rate of cathode gas when a wet state of a fuel cell is adjusted, a water temperature control unit for controlling a temperature of cooling water when the wet state of the fuel cell is not completely adjustable by a control of the priority control unit, and a complementary control unit for controlling the other of the pressure and the flow rate of the cathode gas to complement a response delay of the water temperature control unit.
US09620795B2	Heat recovery apparatus based on fuel cell and operating method thereof Provided are a heat recovery apparatus based on a fuel cell and an operating method thereof. In the fuel cell-based heat recovery apparatus and the operating method thereof, hot water and steam may be generated by using heat generated while a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) operates to supply the generated hot water or steam to buildings, thereby reducing a rate of operation in cooling/heating equipment using electricity so as to reduce air-conditioning costs.
US09620794B2	Fuel cell system and method of operating the same A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell to generate electric power; a casing accommodating at least the fuel cell, the casing including an air inlet and an exhaust outlet; a supply passage connected to the air inlet, to introduce external air into the casing; an exhaust passage connected to the exhaust outlet, to exchange heat with the supply passage and discharge at least air inside the casing; an air supply device to introduce the external air into the casing; a temperature detector to detect a temperature; and a controller configured to control at least the air supply device. If the temperature detected by the temperature detector after the controller has caused the air supply device to operate is lower than or equal to a first predetermined temperature, the controller reduces an amount of air supplied by the air supply device and causes the air supply device to continue operating.
US09620792B2	Thermal energy recycling fuel cell arrangement An example fuel cell arrangement includes a fuel cell stack configured to receive a supply fluid and to provide an exhaust fluid that has more thermal energy than the supply fluid. The arrangement also includes an ejector and a heat exchanger. The ejector is configured to direct at least some of the exhaust fluid into the supply fluid. The heat exchanger is configured to increase thermal energy in the supply fluid using at least some of the exhaust fluid that was not directed into the supply fluid.
US09620790B2	Method for dismantling a battery cell using fluid jets A method for recycling a plurality of battery cells, the method includes the steps of orienting a plurality of battery cells along a processing path having at least two fluid jets, moving the plurality of battery cells along the processing path proximate the at least two fluid jets, wherein the at least two fluid jets are positioned to cut first and second ends of each of the plurality of battery cells, and cutting the first and second ends of each of the plurality of battery cells with the at least two fluid jets to expose an interior volume of each of the plurality of battery cells.
US09620789B2	Battery pack of the stair-like structure Disclosed herein is a battery pack including secondary batteries which can be charged and discharged. The battery pack is configured such that secondary batteries having different sizes are stacked to form a stair-like structure having a width and a height.
US09620782B2	Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery Wettability of positive and negative electrode active material layers is improved by having the ratio of the liquid absorption speed of an electrolyte to the positive and negative electrode active material layers in an appropriate range when an aqueous binder is used in the negative electrode active material layer. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a power generating element having a positive electrode active material layer on a surface of a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode active material layer containing an aqueous binder on a surface of a negative electrode current collector, and a separator, and Tc/Ta is in the range of 0.6 to 1.3 when Tc is the soak-in time of the electrolyte liquid into the positive electrode active material layer and Ta is the soak-in time of the electrolyte liquid into the negative electrode active material layer.
US09620781B2	Electrode binder for secondary battery providing excellent adhesion strength and life characteristics Disclosed is a binder for a secondary battery electrode including a copolymer of a hydrophilic monomer and a hydrophobic monomer, wherein, when a concentration of the copolymer is 5% in a solution based upon NMP as a solvent, a viscosity of the solution including the copolymer is 800 cP to 10000 cP. By using the binder, stability of an electrode is fundamentally improved from an electrode preparation process and, as such, a secondary battery having excellent lifespan characteristics is provided.
US09620780B2	Anode for secondary battery and lithium secondary battery including same The present disclosure provides an anode for a secondary battery, including: an electrode current collector; a first coating layer formed on the electrode current collector and including an anode active material, a first nonaqueous binder and a conducting material; and a second coating layer formed on the first coating layer and including a second nonaqueous binder. Since the anode of the present disclosure can reduce volume change of the anode active material, a lithium secondary battery including same may have improved cycle characteristics.
US09620779B2	Method of producing electrically conductive polymer and cellulose nanocomposites A method is provided for preparing electrically conductive polymer and cellulose nanocomposite particles and nanocomposite materials. Cellulose microparticles coated with a conductive polymer are added to an acid solution for initiating an acid hydrolysis reaction for a prescribed time interval to form conductive polymer coated cellulose nanoparticles. After quenching the acid hydrolysis reaction, the nanoparticles are separated to obtain a colloidal solution of conductive nanoparticles. The conductive nanoparticles may be subsequently formed into a solid nanocomposite material such as a conductive film. Transparent conductive films may be prepared by forming thin layers having a thickness on a micron or submicron scale.
US09620777B2	Positive electrode and lithium ion secondary battery using thereof A lithium ion secondary battery with a high electrode density and an excellent rate discharge characteristic. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material of a compound represented by Lia(NixCoyAl1-x-y)O2 (0.95≦a≦1.05, 0.5≦x≦0.9, 0.05≦y≦0.2), and carbon adhered to the surface of the material, in the Raman spectrum using a laser of 532 nm, the positive electrode includes a peak PA (D band) at 1200˜1450 cm−1, a peak PB (G band) at 1450˜1700 cm−1 and a peak PC at 400˜600 cm−1, and when the intensities are normalized by regarding the maximum intensity as 1 and the minimum intensity as 0 in the wavenumber domain of 200˜1800 cm−1, Raman intensity of the minimum (V band) between the two peaks of said peak PA and said peak PB is 0.6 or less, and Raman intensity of said peak PC is 0.1 or more and 0.5 or less.
US09620776B2	Method for preparing lithium iron phosphate nanopowder coated with carbon The present invention relates to a method for preparing a lithium iron phosphate nanopowder coated with carbon, including the steps of (a) preparing a mixture solution by adding a lithium precursor, an iron precursor and a phosphorus precursor in a reaction solvent, (b) putting the mixture solution into a reactor and reacting to prepare amorphous lithium iron phosphate nanoseed particle, and (c) heat treating the lithium iron phosphate nanoseed particle thus to prepare the lithium iron phosphate nanopowder coated with carbon on a portion or a whole of a surface of a particle, and a lithium iron phosphate nanopowder coated with carbon prepared by the above method. A lithium secondary battery including the lithium iron phosphate nanopowder coated with carbon thus prepared as a cathode active material has good capacity and stability.
US09620774B2	Method of manufacturing an electrode, corresponding electrode and battery comprising such an electrode A method of manufacturing an electrode, including: a) depositing catalytic growth seeds on an electrically conducting support by aerosol spraying, b) growth of oriented carbon nanotubes on the basis of the deposition of the catalytic growth seeds, c) a deposition of sulphur on the oriented carbon nanotubes formed in b), and d) a deposition of a layer of carbon on the sulphur. An electrode, as well as to a battery including such an electrode, includes an electrically conducting support and oriented carbon nanotubes disposed on the surface of the electrically conducting support and covered at least partly by sulphur, the oriented carbon nanotubes exhibiting a length of greater than 20 μm, or greater than 50 μm.
US09620772B2	Positive electrode material containing a composite of sulfur and a porous conductive substance, and glass or glass ceramic particles for lithium ion batteries, and lithium ion battery A lithium-ion battery cathode material includes a composite of sulfur and porous carbon, and glass particles and/or glass ceramic particles that satisfy a composition represented by the following formula (1), LiaMbPcSd (1) wherein M is B, Zn, Si, Cu, Ga, or Ge, and a to d are the compositional ratio of each element, and satisfy a:b:c:d=1 to 12:0 to 0.2:1:2 to 9.
US09620771B2	Cathode active material, cathode and lithium battery including cathode active material, and method of preparing the cathode active material A cathode active material including a lithium metal oxide composite having a first domain and a second domain and represented by Formula 1: x[Li2-y(M1)1-z(M2)y+zO3]-(1−x)[LiMeO2] Formula 1 wherein 0
US09620765B1	Battery disconnect device utilizing original single segment unmodified battery ground cable to connect/disconnect current flow at chassis connection site The invention is an equipment or vehicle battery circuit cutoff device that mounts at the battery chassis ground mounting hole and accepts the original (in place) battery ground cable (single cable) to provide a secure electrical connection in the use configuration (HOT) and a simple quick, safe, and absolute change of state to the electrical cutoff configuration (CUT). The device employs a heavy compression spring that clamps the battery ground cable into the device when compression spring tension is released against the cable end and allows the quick release of the ground cable when a threaded stud knob or a lever assembly lifts the spring tension to allow the ground cable to be quickly removed. There is no internal switch in the device; the only switch being the presence (HOT) or absence (CUT) of the ground cable in the cutoff device insertion slot. Maximum current flow is supported with this design since the cable is locked against a heavy copper bar in the closed circuit state (HOT) so that the current flow is limited only by the capacity of the cable rather than the configuration of internal cutoff switch contacts. The cable clamping force in the closed circuit (HOT) position is constant and resistant to equipment vibration since the clamping force is derived from a high force (40 foot pounds or greater) compression spring rather than a bolt which may vibrate loose and/or may not have been adequately tightened by the equipment operator.
US09620764B2	Battery module cooling fins and footings system and method The present disclosure includes a battery module having a housing with a wall that includes an aperture in the wall. The battery module also includes an electrochemical cell having a terminal end and a base end opposite the terminal end. The electrochemical cell is disposed within the housing such that the base end is positioned proximate to the aperture of the wall. Further, a heat sink of the battery module is engaged with the aperture and includes cooling fins extending outwardly from the heat sink a first distance from an external surface of the wall. The battery module also includes feet of the housing extending outwardly from the wall a second distance from the external surface of the wall. The second distance is greater than the first distance.
US09620763B1	Connector assembly with integrated sense and balance line protection for multi-cell batteries A connector assembly (100,500) includes a plate (101,501) having a body (107,507) and one or more legs (108,109,110,508,509,510) extending distally from the body. The body can define an aperture (112,512). A flexible substrate (102,502) can electrically couple to the legs such that a portion (202,602) of the body extends distally from an edge (203,603) of the flexible substrate. A connector (103,503) is electrically coupled to the flexible substrate, with one or more circuit components (104,105,504,505) electrically coupled between the legs and the connector. The flexible substrate can define a perimeter (201,601) that is complementary in shape to an upper surface (122,522) of a busbar connector (106,506).
US09620752B2	Spill-resistant battery cover and vent cover A vented battery cover with a vent cover is disclosed. The vent cover may be capable of attachment to the battery at a first position and a second position using one or more first snap features and one or more second snap features. The vent cover may also provide a fluid path from a fill tube hole in the battery cover to a vent wherein the path is a labyrinth.
US09620751B2	Dual sealing cap assembly and cylindrical secondary battery including the same The present invention relates to a cap assembly and a battery including the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cap assembly for a cylindrical secondary battery, in which the support unit of a current interrupt device (CID) is seated in the inclined portion or the terraced portion of a gasket and thus the battery is dually sealed, thereby preventing the leakage of an electrolyte, and a cylindrical secondary battery including the cylindrical secondary battery. The cap assembly of the present invention is dually sealed for the leakage of an electrolyte. Accordingly, there is an advantage in that the safety of the battery can be greatly improved because the electrolyte is rarely leaked although the battery is shocked because of dropping.
US09620750B2	High-voltage storage device The present invention refers to a high-voltage battery for power supply, particularly of an automotive vehicle, comprising: an energy storage module with a plurality of electrochemical storage cells and a wall accommodating the plurality of storage cells, each storage cell comprising at least two electric connection terminals, and an upper part for contacting and covering the connection terminals, said upper part overlapping the wall in a contactless manner, so that a gap remains relative to the storage cells.
US09620749B2	Electric storage apparatus Provided is an electric storage apparatus including: an electric storage device; a circuit module; and an enclosure for housing the electric storage device, wherein: any one thereof includes an engaging portion; any one of the remaining ones includes an engaged portion; and the engaging portion and the engaged portion are engageable with and disengageable from each other.
US09620748B2	Rechargeable battery A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap plate combined with the case and having first and second terminal openings passing through the case from an inside to an outside; first and second seal gaskets inserted into the first and second terminal openings, respectively, and having insertion openings; and first and second terminals inserted into the insertion openings of the first and second seal gaskets, respectively, and electrically connected with first and second current collecting members of the electrode assembly, respectively, wherein sidewalls of the first and second gasket seals, which are brought into contact with inner walls of the first and second terminal openings, are inclined with respect to center axes of the first and second terminal openings.
US09620745B2	Contoured battery In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a battery shaped to be situated within a housing. The battery has a shape that substantially conforms to a shape of a cavity that is defined at least in part by a non-cylindrical curved portion of the housing. The battery includes a contoured conductive mesh formed by shaping a substantially planar conductive mesh to include at least one curved conductive mesh portion. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09620743B2	Organic light-emitting display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same Provided is an organic light-emitting display apparatus including a substrate; a first pixel electrode for first color emission, a second pixel electrode for second color emission, and a third pixel electrode for third color emission, the first pixel electrode, the second pixel electrode, and the third pixel electrode being spaced apart from each other on the substrate; a first color emission layer on the first pixel electrode, a second color emission layer on the second pixel electrode, and a third color emission layer on the third pixel electrode; an opposite electrode on the first color emission layer, the second color emission layer, and the third color emission layer; and a capping layer that includes a same material as the opposite electrode and is porous.
US09620741B2	Method of manufacturing a display device A method for manufacturing a display device is provided including forming a light emitting element by stacking in sequence a pixel electrode, light emitting layer and common electrode above a substrate, and forming an organic material pattern including a plurality of protrusions by evaporating an organic material above the common electrode, wherein the evaporation is performed under a reduced pressure in at a substrate temperature that is equal to or less than a glass transition temperature of the organic material.
US09620737B2	Organic light emitting display apparatus An organic light emitting display apparatus includes a substrate including a pixel region, a first electrode on the substrate, a second electrode on the first electrode, an organic light emission layer between the first and second electrodes to emit light, a plurality of layers on the second electrode, and a light compensation pattern on the second electrode and overlapping the pixel region, the light compensation pattern including a plurality of protrusion patterns having progressively decreasing widths as a distance from a center of the pixel region increases, and a plurality of grooves separating the protrusions in a direction parallel to the substrate from the center of the pixel region.
US09620736B2	Organic EL device and electronic apparatus An organic EL device includes an element substrate above which an organic EL element is provided; a counter substrate arranged so as to face the element substrate; a sealing layer arranged between the organic EL element and the counter substrate, and having at least a first sealing layer made from an inorganic material, a planarized second sealing layer, and a third sealing layer formed from an inorganic material; and a filler arranged between the sealing layer and the counter substrate, in which the counter substrate is arranged in a region spaced by a predetermined gap from any end portion of the element substrate, the filler is arranged so as to protrude to the gap from between the element substrate and the counter substrate, and the end portion of the second sealing layer is covered by the filler.
US09620732B2	Method of forming a light-emitting device A method of forming a light-emitting device comprises: forming patterned portions of precursor material over a substrate, the edges of the patterned portions defining sidewalls; performing a shaping control process on the patterned portions of precursor material to control the sidewall profile to reduce the angle the sidewalls of the precursor material make with the substrate to less than 15 degrees; selectively applying from solution a conductive coating onto the portions of shaped precursor material so as to form a plurality of first conducting contacts such that an upper surface of said conductive coating follows the sidewall profile of the precursor material; forming a light-emitting layer over the conductive contacts and substrate, and forming a plurality of second conducting contacts over the light-emitting layer. The precursor material may comprises an activator catalyst and the conductive coating comprises a metal selectively applied to the shaped precursor material by electroless plating.
US09620725B2	Polymer solar cell and method of forming the same Provided is a polymer solar cell. The polymer solar cell includes a photoactive layer having a network-structured electron donor layer and a silica thin film layer surrounding the electron donor layer. By mixing of electron donor polymers, electron acceptor polymers, and block copolymers, the electron donor polymers form polymer grains through a self-assembly process. In addition, during a heat treatment process, silica precursors included in the block copolymers cross-link to each other to form the silica thin film. Electrons generated in the electron donor layer tunnel through the silica thin film, and holes are blocked by the silica thin film. Accordingly, electron-hole recombination in the electron acceptor layer is prevented.
US09620723B2	Organic semiconductor material and light-emitting element, light-emitting device, lighting system, and electronic device using the same Disclosed is a novel organic semiconductor material which has a twisted quaterphenylene skeleton as a central unit and simultaneously possesses a skeleton having an electron-transporting property and a skeleton having a hole-transporting property at the terminals of the quaterphenylene skeleton. Specifically, the organic semiconductor material has a [1,1′:2′,1″:2″,1′″]quaterphenyl-4-4′″-diyl group, and one of the terminals of the [1,1′:2′,1″:2″,1′″]quaterphenyl-4-4′″-diyl group is bonded to a skeleton having an electron-transporting property such as a benzoxazole group or an oxadiazole group. A skeleton having a hole-transporting property such as diarylamino group is introduced at the other terminal. This structure allows the formation of a compound having a bipolar property, a high molecular weight, an excellent thermal stability, a large band gap, and high triplet excitation energy.
US09620722B2	Materials for organic electroluminescent devices The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (1) and formula (2), which are suitable for use in electronic devices, in particular in organic electroluminescent devices.
US09620712B2	Concave word line and convex interlayer dielectric for protecting a read/write layer An alternating stack of electrically conductive layers and electrically insulating layers is formed over global bit lines formed on a substrate. The alternating stack is patterned to form a line stack of electrically conductive lines and electrically insulating lines. Trench isolation structures are formed within each trench to define a plurality of memory openings laterally spaced from one another by the line stack in one direction and by trench isolation structures in another direction. The electrically conductive lines are laterally recessed relative to sidewall surfaces of the electrically insulating lines. A read/write memory material is deposited in recesses, and is anisotropically etched so that a top surface of a global bit line is physically exposed at a bottom of each memory opening. An electrically conductive bit line is formed within each memory opening to form a resistive random access memory device.
US09620708B2	Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy BCC multilayers A magnetic material includes a cobalt layer between opposing iron layers. The iron layers include iron and are body-centered cubic (BCC), the cobalt layer comprises cobalt and is BCC or amorphous, and the magnetic material has a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA).
US09620707B2	Magnetoresistive devices and methods for manufacturing magnetoresistive devices A magnetoresistive device can include a first magnetic layer structure having a first length, a barrier layer disposed on the first magnetic layer structure, a second magnetic layer structure disposed on the barrier layer and having a second length that is less than the first length.
US09620703B2	Piezoelectric thin-film element, piezoelectric sensor and vibration generator A piezoelectric thin-film element includes a substrate, a lower electrode layer formed on the substrate, a piezoelectric thin-film layer that is formed on the lower electrode layer and includes potassium sodium niobate having a perovskite structure represented by the composition formula of (K1-xNax)NbO3 (0.4≦x≦0.7), and an upper electrode layer formed on the piezoelectric thin-film layer. The piezoelectric thin-film layer is formed such that a value of (Ec−+Ec+)/2 is not less than 10.8 kV/cm and a value of (Pr−+Pr+)/2 is not more than −2.4 μC/cm2 where Ec− and Ec+ are intersection points of a polarization-electric field hysteresis loop and the x-axis indicating an electric field and Pr− and Pr+ are intersection points of the polarization-electric field hysteresis loop and the y-axis indicating polarization.
US09620702B2	Electronic component package, electronic component package sealing member and method for producing the electronic component package sealing member The present invention relates to an electronic component package, an electronic component package sealing member, and a method for producing the electronic component package sealing member. A through hole 49 is formed in a base 4 so as to pass through between both main surfaces 42 and 43 of a base material of the base 4. An inner side surface 491 of the through hole 49 includes a curved surface 495 that expands outward in a width direction of the through hole 49.
US09620701B2	Pulse generator for energizing an ultrasonic transducer, a method of operating the pulse generator and a ultrasonic distance sensing system The present application relates to a pulse generator for energizing an ultrasonic transducer, a method of operating thereof and an ultrasonic distance sensing system comprising the pulse generator. The pulse generator is arranged to generate an excitation pulse sequence comprising a first number of pulses; to generate a cancellation pulse sequence comprising at least a fractional pulse, wherein the cancellation pulse sequence has a phase shift of about 180° in relation to the excitation pulse sequence; and to output at an output of the generator the excitation pulse sequence and the cancellation pulse sequence forming an energizing pulse sequence to the ultrasonic transducer.
US09620697B2	Thermoelectric conversion material The present invention provides a thermoelectric conversion material of which the structure is controlled to have nano-order microscopic pores and which has a low thermal conductivity and has an improved thermoelectric performance index. In the thermoelectric conversion material having a thermoelectric semiconductor layer formed on a block copolymer substrate that comprises a block copolymer having microscopic pores, wherein the block copolymer comprises a polymer unit (A) formed of a monomer capable of forming a homopolymer having a glass transition temperature of 50° C. or higher, and a polymer unit (B) formed of a conjugated dienic polymer.
US09620696B2	Thermoelectric conversion material and producing method thereof, and thermoelectric conversion element using the same Compound semiconductors, expressed by the following formula: Bi1-xMxCuwOa-yQ1yTeb-zQ2z. Here, M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr, Ca, Mg, Cs, K, Na, Cd, Hg, Sn, Pb, Eu, Sm, Mn, Ga, In, Tl, As and Sb; Q1 and Q2 are at least one element selected from the group consisting of S, Se, As and Sb; x, y, z, w, a, and b are 0≦x<1, 0
US09620694B2	Optoelectronic component An optoelectronic component includes a leadframe, a molded body connected to the leadframe, and an optoelectronic semiconductor chip arranged on the leadframe, wherein the leadframe includes an alignment opening, and wherein the molded body includes a recess via which the leadframe is exposed in the area of the alignment opening.
US09620693B2	Light emitting device and lighting system having the same Disclosed are a light emitting device and a lighting system having the same. The light emitting device includes a body including first and second lateral side parts, third and fourth lateral side parts, and a cavity, a first lead frame extending in a direction of the first lateral side part of the body, a second lead frame extending in a direction of the second lateral side part of the body, a light emitting chip disposed on the first lead frame in the cavity, and a gap part between the first and second lead frames. The first lead frame includes a first recess part having a first depth, and a second recess part recessed at a second depth, and the first recess part and the second recess part have a step structure with a curved surface.
US09620688B2	Display device A display device includes a micro-lens film which has a high fill-factor and a high luminance ratio and prevents generation of moiré. The display device includes a display panel configured to display an image, a plurality of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) configured to generate light to supply light to the display panel, a light guide panel configured to guide light to the display panel, and a micro-lens film including a base film that concentrates and diffuses light emitted from the light guide panel, a lens unit at an upper surface of the base film, and a back-coating film at a lower surface of the base film. The lens unit includes unit block groups randomly arranged at the upper surface of the base film, each unit block group containing randomly arranged fixed-shape lenses having different sizes, and micro-beads randomly formed on surfaces of the fixed-shape lenses.
US09620686B2	Display light sources with quantum dots A display may be provided with light sources. The light sources may include light-emitting diodes. The light sources may have packages formed from package bodies to which the light-emitting diodes are mounted. Layers such as quantum dot layers, light-scattering layers, spacer layers, and diffusion barrier layers may be formed over the package bodies and light-emitting diodes. Quantum dots of different colors may be stacked on top of each other. A getter may be incorporated into one or more of the layers to getter oxygen and water. Quantum dots may be formed from semiconductor layers that are doped with n-type and p-type dopant to adjust the locations of their conduction and valance bands and thereby enhanced quantum dot performance.
US09620684B2	LED lighting apparatus and method for manufacturing the same To provide an LED lighting apparatus and a method for manufacturing the same that can improve the bonding strength between an aluminum substrate and a printed wiring substrate. An LED lighting apparatus and a method for manufacturing the same, the LED lighting apparatus includes an aluminum substrate, a plurality of reflectivity-enhanced layers formed on the aluminum substrate, an LED device bonded on said plurality of reflectivity-enhanced layers, a printed wiring substrate bonded onto a region on the aluminum substrate other than a region where the plurality of reflectivity-enhanced layers are formed, a wire for connecting between the printed wiring substrate and the LED device, a frame member formed so as to surround said LED device, and a phosphor resin deposited over a region inside the frame member.
US09620682B2	Light emitting device A light emitting device includes a light emitting structure having a plurality of light emitting regions including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, a second semiconductor layer, a first electrode in one of the light emitting regions, a second electrode in another of the light emitting regions, and at least one connection electrode to sequentially connect the light emitting regions in series. The light emitting regions connected in series are divided into 1st to ith light emitting region groups. Areas of light emitting regions that belong to different groups are different. An area of a light emitting region which is more frequently used among the plurality of light emitting regions is larger than an area of a light emitting region which is less frequently used among the plurality of light emitting regions.
US09620679B2	Light-emitting device A light-emitting device comprises a light-emitting semiconductor stack comprising a plurality of recesses and a mesa, each of the plurality of recesses comprising a bottom surface, and the mesa comprising an upper surface; a first electrode formed on the upper surface of the mesa; a plurality of second electrodes respectively formed on the bottom surface of the plurality of recesses; a first electrode pad formed on the light-emitting semiconductor stack and contacting with the first electrode; a second electrode pad formed on the light-emitting semiconductor stack and contacting with the plurality of second electrode; a first insulating layer comprising a plurality of passages to expose the plurality of second electrodes; and a second insulating layer comprising a plurality of spaces and formed on the first insulating layer, wherein the plurality of spaces is covered by the first electrode pad.
US09620668B2	Composition for manufacturing electrode of solar cell, method of manufacturing same electrode, and solar cell using electrode obtained by same method A composition for manufacturing an electrode of a solar cell, comprising metal nanoparticles dispersed in a dispersive medium, wherein the metal nanoparticles contain silver nanoparticles of 75 weight % or more, the metal nanoparticles are chemically modified by a protective agent having a main chain of organic molecule comprising a carbon backbone of carbon number of 1 to 3, and the metal nanoparticles contains 70% or more in number-average of metal nanoparticles having a primary grain size within a range of 10 to 50 nm.
US09620666B2	Method for forming an impurity diffusion layer by applying a diffusing agent composition A diffusing agent composition including a condensation product and an impurity diffusion component. The condensation product is a reaction product resulting from hydrolysis of an alkoxysilane. The impurity diffusion component is a monoester or diester of phosphoric acid, or a mixture thereof.
US09620663B2	Determining timing for cleaning electricity generating solar panels A system for detecting an optimal timing for cleaning duty solar panels is provided herein. The system includes: a simulation sensor and a reference sensor which include photovoltaic cells identical to the photovoltaic cells of the duty solar panels, wherein the simulation sensor is configured to generate a simulation electrical signal which simulates electricity signal generated by the duty solar panels; and wherein the reference sensor is configured to generate a reference electrical signal which simulates electricity signal generated by the duty solar panels in a clean condition; and protection means configured to selectively expose the reference sensor for a specified period of time, wherein the system is configured to compare the simulation signal and the reference signal when the reference sensor is uncovered and provide an indication that the duty solar panels should be cleaned if a difference between the simulation and the reference signals exceeds a predefined level.
US09620660B2	Interconnect assembly An interconnect assembly. The interconnect assembly includes a trace that includes a plurality of electrically conductive portions. The plurality of electrically conductive portions is configured both to collect current from a first solar cell and to interconnect electrically to a second solar cell. In addition, the plurality of electrically conductive portions is configured such that solar-cell efficiency is substantially undiminished in an event that any one of the plurality of electrically conductive portions is conductively impaired.
US09620657B2	Image sensor and electronic device including the same An image sensor includes a semiconductor substrate integrated with at least one first photo-sensing device sensing light in a first wavelength region and at least one second photo-sensing device sensing light in a second wavelength region shorter than the first wavelength region, a photoelectric device including a pair of electrodes facing each other and a light absorption layer between the electrodes, the photoelectric device selectively absorbing light in a third wavelength region between the first wavelength region and the second wavelength region, and a nanostructural body between the semiconductor substrate and the photoelectric device, the nanostructural body including at least two parts having different optical paths.
US09620656B2	Semiconductor device having a transparent window for passing radiation Method of encapsulating a semiconductor structure comprising providing a semiconductor structure comprising an opto-electric element located in a cavity formed between a substrate and a cap layer, the cap layer being made of a material transparent to light, and having a flat upper surface; forming at least one protrusion on the cap layer; bringing the at least one protrusion of the cap layer in contact with a tool having a flat surface region, and applying a opaque material to the semiconductor structure where it is not in contact with the tool; and removing the tool thereby providing an encapsulated optical semiconductor device having a transparent window integrally formed with the cap layer.
US09620652B2	TFT and manufacturing method thereof, array substrate The present invention provides a TFT and a manufacturing method thereof, an array substrate and a display device. The TFT comprises a gate, an active layer located on the gate, an ohmic contact layer located on the active layer, and a first electrode and a second electrode located on the ohmic contact layer, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are partially overlapped with the active layer, the ohmic contact layer is located within a region where the first electrode and the second electrode are overlapped with the active layer; the active layer is partially overlapped with the gate, the active layer comprises at least one opening region partially overlapped with the gate; and the first electrode and/or the second electrode extends beyond the active layer through the at least one opening region.
US09620640B2	Body-contact metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor device The invention provides a body-contact metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) device. The body-contact MOSFET device includes a substrate. An active region is disposed on the substrate. A gate strip is extended along a first direction disposed on a first portion of the active region. A source doped region and a drain doped region are disposed on a second portion and a third portion of the active region, adjacent to opposite sides of the gate strip. The opposite sides of the gate strip are extended along the first direction. A body-contact doped region is disposed on a fourth portion of the active region. The body-contact doped region is separated from the gate strip by a fifth portion of the active region. The fifth portion is not covered by any silicide features.
US09620639B2	Electronic device including a trench and a conductive structure therein An electronic device can include a transistor structure, including a patterned semiconductor layer overlying a substrate and having a primary surface. The electronic device can further include first conductive structures within each of a first trench and a second trench, a gate electrode within the first trench and electrically insulated from the first conductive structure, a first insulating member disposed between the gate electrode and the first conductive structure within the first trench, and a second conductive structure within the second trench. The second conductive structure can be electrically connected to the first conductive structures and is electrically insulated from the gate electrode. The electronic device can further include a second insulating member disposed between the second conductive structure and the first conductive structure within the second trench. Processing sequences can be used that simplify formation of the features within the electronic device.
US09620636B2	Semiconductor device with field electrode structures in a cell area and termination structures in an edge area A semiconductor device includes field electrode structures regularly arranged in lines in a cell area and forming a first portion of a regular pattern. Termination structures are formed in an inner edge area surrounding the cell area, wherein at least portions of the termination structures form a second portion of the regular pattern. Cell mesas separate neighboring ones of the field electrode structures from each other in the cell area and include first portions of a drift zone, wherein a voltage applied to a gate electrode controls a current flow through the cell mesas. At least one doped region forms a homojunction with the drift zone in the inner edge area.
US09620635B2	Apparatus and method for power MOS transistor An apparatus comprises a buried layer over a substrate, an epitaxial layer over the buried layer, a first trench extending through the epitaxial layer and partially through the buried layer, a second trench extending through the epitaxial layer and partially through the buried layer, a dielectric layer in a bottom portion of the first trench, a first gate region in an upper portion of the first trench, a second gate region in the second trench, wherein the second gate region is electrically coupled to the first gate region, a drain region in the epitaxial layer and a source region on an opposite side of the first trench from the drain region.
US09620634B2	Field-effect transistor with two-dimensional channel realized with lateral heterostructures based on hybridized graphene The invention is a field-effect transistor with a channel consisting of a thin sheet of one or more atomic layers of lateral heterostructures based on hybridized graphene. The role of lateral heterostructures is to modify the energy gap in the channel so as to enable the effective operation of the transistor in all bias regions. This solution solves the problem of the missing bandgap in single-layer and multi-layer graphene, which does not allow the fabrication of transistors that can be efficiently switched off. The possibility of fabricating lateral heterostructures, with patterns of domains with different energy dispersion relations, enables the realization of field-effect transistors with additional functionalities with respect to common transistors.
US09620632B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate, an upper electrode, a lower electrode and a gate electrode. In the semiconductor substrate, a body region, a pillar region, and a barrier region are formed. The pillar region has an n-type impurity, is formed on a lateral side of the body region, and extends along a depth from a top surface of the semiconductor substrate to a lower end of the body region. The barrier region has an n-type impurity and is formed on a lower side of the body region and the pillar region. The barrier region is formed on the lower side of the pillar region. An n-type impurity concentration distribution in a depth direction in the pillar region and the barrier region has a maximum value in the pillar region. The n-type impurity concentration distribution has a folding point on a side deeper than the maximum value.
US09620631B2	Power semiconductor device A power semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, a pair of conductive bodies, a third semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type, and a fourth semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type. The second semiconductor layer is provided on the first semiconductor layer on the first surface side. The pair of conductive bodies are provided via an insulating film in a pair of first trenches extending across the second semiconductor layer from a surface of the second semiconductor layer to the first semiconductor layer. The third semiconductor layer is selectively formed on the surface of the second semiconductor layer between the pair of conductive bodies and has a higher second conductivity type impurity concentration in a surface of the third semiconductor layer than the second semiconductor layer.
US09620630B2	Injection control in semiconductor power devices Semiconductor power devices can be formed on substrate structure having a lightly doped semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type or a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type. A semiconductive first buffer layer of the first conductivity type formed above the substrate. A doping concentration of the first buffer layer is greater than a doping concentration of the substrate. A second buffer layer of the second conductivity type formed above the first buffer layer. An epitaxial layer of the second conductivity type formed above the second buffer layer. One or more heavily doped regions of the second conductivity type are formed through portions of the first buffer layer from the second buffer layer and into corresponding portions of the substrate. This abstract is provided with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
US09620627B1	Field-effect transistors having black phosphorus channel and methods of making the same A field-effect transistor (FET) includes a black phosphorus (BP) layer over a substrate. The BP layer includes channel, source, and drain regions. The FET further includes a passivation layer over and in direct contact with the BP layer. The passivation layer provides first and second openings over the source and drain regions respectively. The FET further includes source and drain contacts in direct contact with the source and drain regions through the first and second openings. The FET further includes a gate electrode over the channel region. In an embodiment, the passivation layer further includes a third opening over the channel region and the FET further includes a gate dielectric layer in direct contact with the channel region through the third opening. Methods of making the FET are also disclosed.
US09620625B2	Manufacturing a submicron structure using a liquid precursor A method for manufacturing a submicron semiconductor structure on a substrate, including: forming at least one template layer over a support substrate; forming one or more template structures, including one or more recesses and/or mesas, in the template layer, the one or more template structures including one or more edges extending into or out of the top surface of the template layer; coating at least part of the one or more template structures with a liquid semiconductor precursor; and, annealing and/or exposing the liquid semiconductor precursor coated template structures to light, wherein during the annealing and/or light exposure a part of the liquid semiconductor precursor accumulates by capillary forces against at least part of the one or more edges, the annealing and/or light exposure transforming the accumulated liquid semiconductor precursor into a submicron semiconductor structure extending along at least part of the one or more edges.
US09620623B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof When a semiconductor device including a transistor in which a gate electrode layer, a gate insulating film, and an oxide semiconductor film are stacked and a source and drain electrode layers are provided in contact with the oxide semiconductor film is manufactured, after the formation of the gate electrode layer or the source and drain electrode layers by an etching step, a step of removing a residue remaining by the etching step and existing on a surface of the gate electrode layer or a surface of the oxide semiconductor film and in the vicinity of the surface is performed. The surface density of the residue on the surface of the oxide semiconductor film or the gate electrode layer can be 1×1013 atoms/cm2 or lower.
US09620621B2	Gate structure of field effect transistor with footing In some embodiments, an field effect transistor structure includes a first semiconductor structure and a gate structure. The first semiconductor structure includes a channel region, and a source region and a drain region. The source region and the drain region are formed on opposite ends of the channel region, respectively. The gate structure includes a central region and footing regions. The central region is formed over the first semiconductor structure. The footing regions are formed on opposite sides of the central region and along where the central region is adjacent to the first semiconductor structure.
US09620619B2	Borderless contact structure A borderless contact structure or partially borderless contact structure and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The method includes forming a gate structure and a space within the gate structure, defined by spacers. The method further includes blanket depositing a sealing material in the space, over the gate structure and on a semiconductor material. The method further includes removing the sealing material from over the gate structure and on the semiconductor material, leaving the sealing material within the space. The method further includes forming an interlevel dielectric material over the gate structure. The method further includes patterning the interlevel dielectric material to form an opening exposing the semiconductor material and a portion of the gate structure. The method further includes forming a contact in the opening formed in the interlevel dielectric material.
US09620617B2	Structure and method for reducing substrate parasitics in semiconductor on insulator technology A structure having improved electrical signal isolation and linearity is disclosed. The structure includes a buried oxide (“BOX”) layer over a bulk semiconductor layer, a device layer over the buried oxide layer, a compensation implant region near an interface of the buried oxide layer and the bulk semiconductor layer, wherein the compensation implant region is configured to substantially eliminate a parasitic conduction layer near the buried oxide layer. The compensation implant region has a doping concentration of at least one order of magnitude higher than a doping concentration of the bulk semiconductor layer. The structure includes a deep trench extending through the device layer and the buried oxide layer, and a damaged implant region in the bulk semiconductor layer near the deep trench. The structure also includes at least one transistor in the device layer.
US09620613B2	Organic light emitting display devices and methods of manufacturing organic light emitting display devices An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate, a first transistor disposed on the substrate in the opaque region, a second transistor disposed on the substrate in the opaque region, the second transistor being adjacent to the first transistor along a first direction, and a capacitor disposed on the substrate in the opaque region, the capacitor being adjacent to the first transistor along a second direction different from the first direction. Here, the capacitor may include a first capacitor electrode, a dielectric structure including silicon oxynitride and a second capacitor electrode.
US09620605B2	Semiconductor device structure and method A multi-layered semiconductor device and method of manufacture are provided. In an embodiment a first semiconductor layer, a first insulator layer, a second semiconductor layer, a second insulator layer, and a third semiconductor layer are formed over a substrate. A first transistor comprises the first semiconductor layer, the first insulator layer, and the second semiconductor layer, and a second transistor comprises the second semiconductor layer, the second insulator layer, and the third semiconductor layer.
US09620602B2	Semiconductor device The semiconductor device including: two fins having rectangular parallelepiped shapes arranged in parallel in X-direction; and a gate electrode arranged thereon via a gate insulating film and extending in Y-direction is configured as follows. First, a drain plug is provided over a drain region located on one side of the gate electrode and extending in Y-direction. Then, two source plugs are provided over a source region located on the other side of the gate electrode and extending in Y-direction. Also, the drain plug is arranged in a displaced manner so that its position in Y-direction may not overlap with the two source plugs. According to such a configuration, the gate-drain capacitance can be made smaller than the gate-source capacitance and a Miller effect-based circuit delay can be suppressed. Further, as compared with capacitance on the drain side, capacitance on the source side increases, thereby improving stability of circuit operation.
US09620600B2	Semiconductor device having termination region with laterally heterogeneous insulating films A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface. The semiconductor substrate includes an element region and a termination region provided around the element region. The termination region has a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type provided at the first surface of the semiconductor substrate and a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type provided between the first semiconductor region and the second surface. The semiconductor device further includes a first insulating film provided on the first semiconductor region, a second insulating film provided on the first semiconductor region and having a portion interposed between the first insulating films, a first electrode provided on the first surface of the element region and electrically connected to the first semiconductor region, and a second electrode provided at the second surface of the semiconductor substrate.
US09620599B2	GaN-based semiconductor transistor A semiconductor device according an embodiment includes a GaN layer, a GaN-based semiconductor layer provided on the GaN layer and having a wider band gap than the GaN layer, a source electrode electrically connected to the GaN-based semiconductor layer, a drain electrode electrically connected to the GaN-based semiconductor layer, a gate electrode provided in the GaN-based semiconductor layer between the source electrode and the drain electrode, and a gate insulating film provided at least between the GaN layer and the gate electrode, the gate insulating film including a first insulating film and a second insulating film, the first insulating film provided on the GaN layer, the first insulating film having a thickness equal to or greater than 0.2 nm and less than 2 nm, the first insulating film including nitrogen, the second insulating film provided between the first insulating film and the gate electrode, the second insulating film including oxygen.
US09620596B2	Method to fabricate micro and nano diamond devices A method including forming a diamond material on the surface of a substrate; forming a first contact and a separate second contact; and patterning the diamond material to form a nanowire between the first contact and the second contact. An apparatus including a first contact and a separate second contact on a substrate; and a nanowire including a single crystalline or polycrystalline diamond material on the substrate and connected to each of the first contact and the second contact.
US09620588B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip formed with an SiC-IGBT including an SiC semiconductor layer, a first conductive-type collector region formed such that the collector region is exposed on a second surface of the SiC semiconductor layer, a second conductive-type base region formed such that the base region contacts the collector region, a first conductive-type channel region formed such that the channel region contacts the base region, a second conductive-type emitter region formed such that the emitter region contacts the channel region to define a portion of a first surface of the SiC semiconductor layer, a collector electrode connected to the collector region, and an emitter electrode connected to the emitter region. A MOSFET of the device is connected in parallel to the SiC-IGBT, and includes a second conductive-type source region electrically connected to the emitter electrode and a second conductive-type drain region electrically connected to the collector electrode.
US09620587B2	Three-dimensional electrostatic discharge semiconductor device Three-dimensional electrostatic discharge (ESD) semiconductor devices are fabricated together with three-dimensional non-ESD semiconductor devices. For example, an ESD diode and FinFET are fabricated on the same bulk semiconductor substrate. A spacer merger technique is used in the ESD portion of a substrate to create double-width fins on which the ESD devices can be made larger to handle more current.
US09620582B2	Metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors and forming methods The present disclosure relates a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor. In some embodiments, the MIM capacitor has a capacitor bottom metal (CBM) electrode arranged over a semiconductor substrate. The MIM capacitor has a high-k dielectric disposed over the CBM electrode and a capacitor top metal (CTM) electrode arranged over the high-k dielectric layer. The MIM capacitor has a dummy structure that is disposed vertically over the high-k dielectric layer and laterally apart from the CTM electrode. The dummy structure includes a conductive body having a same material as the CTM electrode.
US09620580B2	Semiconductor structure The invention provides a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate. A first passivation layer is disposed on the substrate. A conductive pad is disposed on the first passivation layer. A second passivation layer is disposed on the first passivation layer. A passive device is disposed on the conductive pad, passing through the second passivation layer. An organic solderability preservative film covers the passive device.
US09620579B2	Organic light-emitting display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a substrate; an active layer; a gate electrode, source and drain electrodes; a first insulating layer disposed between the active layer and the gate electrode; a second insulating layer disposed between the gate electrode and the source and drain electrodes; a third insulating layer disposed over the source and drain electrodes; conductive layers disposed over the third insulating layer and electrically connected to the source and drain electrodes through the third insulating layer; a first line disposed over the second insulating layer and formed of the same material as the source and drain electrodes; a second line overlapping the first line, disposed over the third insulating layer, and formed of the same material as the conductive layer; a fourth insulating layer disposed over the third insulating layer to cover the conductive layer; and an organic light-emitting diode disposed over the fourth insulating layer.
US09620576B2	Organic light-emitting display device Embodiments may disclose an organic light-emitting display device including a first substrate including a pixel area emitting light in a first direction, and a transmittance area that is adjacent to the pixel area and transmits external light; a second substrate facing the first substrate and encapsulating a pixel on the first substrate; an optical pattern array on the first substrate or the second substrate to correspond to the transmittance area, the optical pattern array being configured to transmit or block external light depending on the transmittance area according to a coded pattern; and a sensor array corresponding to the optical pattern array, the sensor array being arranged in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction in which the light is emitted, the second array receiving the external light passing through the optical pattern array.
US09620575B2	Double-sided display and control method thereof A double-sided display and a method for controlling the same are provided. The double-sided display includes a plurality of pixel units and a plurality of circuits. The pixel units are disposed on each of a front side and a back side of the double-sided display, and the pixel units on the front side are opposite to the pixel units on the back side in a one-to-one manner. A pixel unit on the front side and a pixel unit on the back side opposite to the pixel unit on the front side are controlled by an identical circuit. Each of the circuits includes a switching transistor. The switching transistor includes a first input terminal connected to a scan line, a second input terminal connected to a data line, and an output terminal connected to the opposite pixel units on the front side and the back side.
US09620567B2	OLED backboard, method of manufacturing the same, alignment system and alignment method thereof The present disclosure relates to a technical field of OLED display and discloses an OLED backboard, a method of manufacturing the same, an alignment system and an alignment method thereof, which aims to solve a problem of low efficiency in forming an organic light-emitting material layer on the OLED backboard. The OLED backboard comprises: a transparent substrate; at least two functional layers disposed on the upper surface of the transparent substrate and stacked on each other; at least two via holes formed in predefined areas of the at least two functional layers and extending through at least the upper one of the at least two functional layers; and at least two alignment modules located in the at least two via holes respectively, wherein each of the at least two alignment modules comprises at least three first alignment structures arranged in a predefined trace, and a virtual alignment point is allowed to be determined based on the relative position among all the first alignment structures in each of the alignment modules. The efficiency of forming the organic light-emitting material layer on the OLED backboard is thus increased by using the above OLED backboard.
US09620566B2	Variable resistance memory device with shunt gate connected to corresponding gate A variable resistance memory device includes a semiconductor substrate having a vertical transistor with a shunt gate that increases an area of a gate of the vertical transistor.
US09620565B2	Semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of memory cells arranged in rows and columns; a source line electrically connected to one terminal of each of the memory cells; a bit line electrically connected to the other terminal of each of the memory cells; a plurality of first word lines, each electrically connected to memory cells included in corresponding one of the rows; and a plurality of second word lines, each electrically connected to memory cells included in corresponding one of the columns. Each of the memory cells includes a first selection transistor including a current path having one end electrically connected to the source line; a second selection transistor including a current path having one end electrically connected to the other end of the current path of the first selection transistor; and a variable resistance element including a current path having one end electrically connected to the other end of the current path of the second selection transistor, and the other end electrically connected to the bit line.
US09620558B2	Solid-state image sensor A solid-state image sensor includes: a pixel array that includes first pixels, each having first and second photoelectric conversion units, and second pixels, each having third and fourth photoelectric conversion units; first to fourth transfer gates via which a signal charge respectively generated in the first to fourth photoelectric conversion units is respectively transferred to first to fourth charge voltage conversion units. At least one of a gate width, a gate length and an installation position of at least one transfer gate among the first to fourth transfer gates is altered to achieve uniformity in voltage conversion efficiency at the first to fourth charge voltage conversion units.
US09620556B2	Method for forming image-sensor device A method for forming an image-sensor device is provided. The method includes providing a first semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The method includes forming a device layer over the first surface of the first semiconductor substrate. The method includes bonding the first semiconductor substrate to a second semiconductor substrate after the formation of the device layer. The second surface faces the second semiconductor substrate. The method includes forming a diffusion layer between the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate. The diffusion layer has a dopant concentration gradient that increases in a direction from the first semiconductor substrate toward the second semiconductor substrate.
US09620550B2	Backside illuminated image sensor structure Backside illuminated image sensor structures are provided. The backside illuminated image sensor structure includes a device substrate having a frontside and a backside and pixels formed at the frontside of the substrate. The backside illuminated image sensor structure further includes a metal element formed in a dielectric layer over the backside of the substrate and a color filter layer formed over the dielectric layer. In addition, the metal element is configured to form a light blocking area in the device substrate and is made of copper.
US09620544B2	Image sensor device An image sensor device includes a substrate having a pixel array region, isolation structures in the substrate separating pixel regions from one another in the pixel array region, a photo-sensing region in each of the pixel regions, and a reflective cavity structure in the substrate within each of the pixel region. The reflective cavity structure continuously extends from a bottom of the isolation structure to a deeper central portion of each of the pixel regions, thereby forming a dish-like profile. The reflective cavity structure has a reflective index smaller than that of the substrate.
US09620543B2	Solid-state imaging apparatus A solid-state imaging apparatus includes: a solid-state imaging device photoelectrically converting light taken by a lens; and a light shielding member shielding part of light incident on the solid-state imaging device from the lens, wherein an angle made between an edge surface of the light shielding member and an optical axis direction of the lens is larger than an incident angle of light to be incident on an edge portion of the light shielding member.
US09620542B2	Curable resin composition, production method of image sensor chip using the same, and image sensor chip There is provided a curable resin composition which is capable of being coated on a solid-state imaging device substrate and contains a dye having a maximum absorption wavelength in a wavelength range from 600 to 850 nm, a production method of image sensor chip comprising a step of coating the curable resin composition on a solid-state imaging device substrate to form a dye-containing layer, and a step of adhering a glass substrate having an infrared ray reflecting film onto the dye-containing layer, and an image sensor chip comprising a solid-state imaging device substrate and a dye-containing layer composed of the curable resin composition.
US09620541B2	Solid-state image pickup apparatus and electronic apparatus Provided is a solid-state image pickup apparatus including a crosstalk suppression mechanism included in each pixel arranged in a pixel array, the crosstalk suppression mechanism of a part of the pixels differing from that of other pixels in an effective area of the pixel array.
US09620536B2	LTPS array substrate An LTPS array substrate includes a plurality of LTPS thin-film transistors and a bottom transparent conductive layer, a protective layer, and a top transparent conductive layer. Each LTPS thin-film transistor includes a substrate, a patternized light shield layer, a buffering layer, a patternized poly-silicon layer, a gate insulation layer, a gate line, and a common electrode line, an insulation layer, a drain and a source, and a planarization layer that are formed to sequentially stack on each other. The light shield layer covers the scan line and the source/drain. A patternized third metal layer is between the bottom transparent conductive layer and the protective layer and includes a first zone and a second zone intersecting the first zone. The first zone shields the source line. A portion of the second zone overlaps a side portion of the light shield layer that is close to the source/drain electrode.
US09620530B2	Display device A display device includes a substrate, a display region, a peripheral region, an insulating layer which is disposed on a gate signal line and a conductor, a conductive layer which is disposed on the insulating layer and crosses a plurality of gate signal lines and the conductor in the peripheral region, a first semiconductor film which is disposed between the insulating layer and the conductive layer, and a second semiconductor film which is disposed between the insulating layer and the conductive layer and which is separated from the first semiconductor film. The conductive layer is connected to the plurality of gate signal lines via a plurality of diodes, and the plurality of gate signal lines are arranged in the display region and the peripheral region. A length of the conductor differs from a length of the gate signal line in the display region and the peripheral region.
US09620522B1	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a three dimensional memory device to suppress warpage of conductive patterns. The method may include providing a multilayered structure in which different material layers are alternately stacked over a substrate, etching partially the material layers to form a multi-step structure, each step being formed of at least one pair of the material layers, forming vertical support layers, each support layer being disposed on a top face of each step, removing partially the material layers to form recesses, filling the recesses with a conductive material to form gate lines, the gate line defining an upper portion of the step, and forming vertical contact plugs respectively on the upper portion of the step.
US09620515B2	Semiconductor memory device According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor pillar extending in a first direction in a first region. The semiconductor memory device also includes a first electrode film provided on a side of the semiconductor pillar and extending in a second direction different from the first direction in the first region and in a second region adjacent to the first region in the second direction. The semiconductor memory device also includes a second electrode film provided between the semiconductor pillar and the first electrode film in the first region. Film thickness in the first direction of the first electrode film in the first region is smaller than film thickness in the first direction of the first electrode film in the second region.
US09620511B2	Vertical semiconductor device A vertical semiconductor device includes a channel structure extending from a substrate in a first direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate, and a ground selection line, word lines, and a string selection line sequentially formed on a side surface of the channel structure in the first direction to be separated from one another. The channel structure includes a protruding region formed in a side wall portion of the channel structure between the ground selection line and the upper surface of the substrate, the protruding region protruding in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the first direction.
US09620510B2	Stacked metal layers with different thicknesses A semiconductor chip includes a plurality of stacked conductive layers. The plurality of stacked conductive layers includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a third conductive layer. The first conductive layer is disposed on a first side of the second conductive layer. The third conductive layer is disposed on a second side of the second conductive layer. The third conductive layer is disposed on a side of the second conductive layer. The second conductive layer has a thickness which is thicker than those of the first conductive layer and the third conductive layer.
US09620507B2	Silicon-on-nothing transistor semiconductor structure with channel epitaxial silicon-germanium region An improved transistor with channel epitaxial silicon and methods for fabrication thereof. In one aspect, a method for fabricating a transistor includes: forming a gate stack structure on an epitaxial silicon region, a width dimension of the epitaxial silicon region approximating a width dimension of the gate stack structure; encapsulating the epitaxial silicon region under the gate stack structure with sacrificial spacers formed on both sides of the gate stack structure and the epitaxial silicon region; forming a channel of the transistor having a width dimension that approximates that of the epitaxial silicon region and the gate stack structure, the epitaxial silicon region and the gate stack structure formed on the channel of the transistor; removing the sacrificial spacers; and growing a raised epitaxial source and drain from the silicon substrate, with portions of the raised epitaxial source and drain in contact with the epitaxial silicon region.
US09620506B2	Silicon-on-nothing transistor semiconductor structure with channel epitaxial silicon region An improved transistor with channel epitaxial silicon. In one aspect, a method of fabrication includes: forming a gate stack structure on an epitaxial silicon region disposed on a substrate, a width dimension of the epitaxial silicon region approximating a width dimension of the gate stack structure; and growing a raised epitaxial source and drain from the substrate, the raised epitaxial source and drain in contact with the epitaxial silicon region and the gate stack structure. For a SRAM device, further: removing an epitaxial layer in contact with the silicon substrate and the raised source and drain and to which the epitaxial silicon region is coupled leaving a space above the silicon substrate and under the raised epitaxial source and drain; and filling the space with an insulating layer and isolating the raised epitaxial source and drain and a channel of the transistor from the silicon substrate.
US09620505B2	Semiconductor device with different fin sets A semiconductor device which includes: a substrate; a first set of fins above the substrate of a first semiconductor material; a second set of fins above the substrate and of a second semiconductor material different than the first semiconductor material; and an isolation region positioned between the first and second sets of fins, the isolation region having a nitride layer. The isolation region may be an isolation pillar or an isolation trench.
US09620504B2	Semiconductor device having contact plug and method of forming the same A semiconductor device includes merged contact plugs. A multi-fin active having N sub-fins is formed in a substrate. A contact plug is formed on the impurity areas. N is an integer between about eight (8) and about one thousand (1000). The N sub-fins include a first sub-fin formed in the outermost portion of the multi-fin active and a second sub-fin formed near the first sub-fin. A straight line perpendicular to a surface of the substrate and passes through a virtual bottom edge of the contact plug is disposed between the first sub-fin and the second sub-fin, or through the second sub-fin. The virtual bottom edge of the contact plug is defined at a cross point of a correlation line extending on a side surface of the contact plug and a horizontal line in contact with a lowermost end of the contact plug and parallel to the surface of the substrate.
US09620501B1	Enhancement-depletion mode circuit element with differential passivation An enhancement-depletion circuit element includes a depletion-mode load transistor and an enhancement-mode drive transistor formed from the common elements of: a first patterned conductive layer including a load gate electrode and a drive gate electrode; a patterned inorganic dielectric stack including a load gate dielectric and a drive gate dielectric; a patterned inorganic semiconductor layer including a load semiconductor region and a drive semiconductor region; a second patterned conductive layer including a load source, a load drain, a drive source and a drive drain; and a patterned differential passivation structure having a patterned polymer dielectric layer and a patterned conformal inorganic dielectric layer. The depletion-mode load transistor has a load back-channel in contact with the patterned conformal inorganic dielectric layer. The enhancement-mode drive transistor has a drive back-channel in contact with the patterned polymer dielectric layer.
US09620487B2	Light emitting device reflective bank structure Reflective bank structures for light emitting devices are described. The reflective bank structure may include a substrate, an insulating layer on the substrate, and an array of bank openings in the insulating layer with each bank opening including a bottom surface and sidewalls. A reflective layer spans sidewalls of each of the bank openings in the insulating layer.
US09620486B2	Light-emitting diode module A light-emitting diode module for emitting white light includes a first light emitting diode chip for generating radiation in the blue spectral range having a first peak wavelength, a second light emitting diode chip for generating radiation in the blue spectral range having a second peak wavelength, a third light emitting diode chip for generating radiation in the red spectral range having a third peak wavelength, a first and a second phosphors disposed downstream of the first and the second light emitting diode chips, respectively. The first light emitting diode chip with the first phosphor generates a first mixed radiation and the second light emitting diode chip with the second phosphor generates a second mixed radiation. The first phosphor exhibits a first absorption maximum at a wavelength greater than the first peak wavelength. The second phosphor exhibits a second absorption maximum at a wavelength less than the second peak wavelength.
US09620483B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit including power TSVS A semiconductor device including power TSVs for stably supplying a power source is described. A semiconductor device includes a chip power pad placed in a first region of a chip, power through silicon vias (TSVs) connected to the chip power pad and placed in the second region of each of the chips, and metal lines configured to couple the chip power pad and the power TSVs.
US09620477B2	Wire bonder and method of calibrating a wire bonder Disclosed is a wire bonder comprising: a processor; a bond head coupled to the processor, the processor being configured to control motion of the bond head; a bonding tool mounted to the bond head, the bonding tool being drivable by the bond head to form an electrical interconnection between a semiconductor die and a substrate to which the semiconductor die is mounted using a bonding wire; and a measuring device coupled to the bond head, the measuring device being operable to measure a deformation of a bonding portion of the bonding wire as the bonding tool is driven by the bond head to connect the bonding wire to the semiconductor die via the bonding portion. Specifically, the processor is configured to derive at least one correlation between the measured deformation of the bonding portion and an operating parameter of the wire bonder; compare the at least one derived correlation against a predetermined correlation between the operating parameter of the wire bonder and a desired deformation of the bonding portion; and calibrate the operating parameter of the wire bonder based on the comparison between the at least one derived correlation and the predetermined correlation of the deformation of the bonding portion against the operating parameter of the wire bonder. A method of calibrating a wire bonder is also disclosed.
US09620476B2	Bonding head and die bonding apparatus having the same A bonding head and a die bonding apparatus having the same are disclosed. The bonding head includes a body connected to a driving section for transferring the die, a plate heater mounted to a lower surface of the body and a collet mounted to a lower surface of the plate heater and configured to hold the die using a vacuum pressure. A cooling channel is formed at the lower surface of the body, and cooling passages are formed through the body and connected with the cooling channel to supply a cooling fluid into the cooling channel and to recover the cooling fluid from the cooling channel thereby cooling the plate heater.
US09620473B1	Quilt packaging system with interdigitated interconnecting nodules for inter-chip alignment First and second integrated devices each have an optical component and a plurality of interconnect structures disposed one edge thereon. The first edge surface of the second integrated device is positioned contiguous to the first edge surface of the first integrated device. The interconnect structures disposed on the first integrated device are in physical contact with the interconnect structures disposed on the edge surface of the second integrated device so as to provide alignment for conveying at least one signal between the optical components on the first and second integrated devices.
US09620472B2	Method of manufacturing an electronic component A method of manufacturing an electronic component includes applying solder paste to at least one electrically conductive portion of a package, applying a high-voltage depletion-mode transistor onto the solder paste, applying a low-voltage enhancement-mode transistor onto the solder paste, applying solder paste onto the high-voltage depletion-mode transistor, applying solder paste onto the low-voltage enhancement-mode transistor, applying an electrically conductive member onto the solder paste on the high-voltage depletion-mode transistor and onto the solder paste on the low-voltage enhancement-mode transistor to form an assembly, and heat treating the assembly to produce an electrical connection between the high-voltage depletion-mode transistor and the low-voltage enhancement-mode transistor via the electrically conductive member.
US09620471B2	Power semiconductor package with conductive clips A power semiconductor package that includes a semiconductor die having at least two power electrodes and a conductive clip electrically and mechanically coupled to each power electrode.
US09620469B2	Mechanisms for forming post-passivation interconnect structure Embodiments of mechanisms for forming a semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device includes a contact pad over a substrate. The semiconductor device also includes a passivation layer over the substrate and a first portion of the contact pad, and a second portion of the contact pad is exposed through an opening. The semiconductor device further includes a post-passivation interconnect layer over the passivation layer and coupled to the second portion of the contact pad. In addition, the semiconductor device includes a bump over the post-passivation interconnect layer and outside of the opening. The semiconductor device also includes a diffusion barrier layer physically insulating the bump from the post-passivation interconnect layer while electrically connecting the bump to the post-passivation interconnect layer.
US09620465B1	Dual-sided integrated fan-out package A method for forming through vias comprises the steps of forming a dielectric layer over a package and forming an RDL over the dielectric layer, wherein forming the RDL includes the steps of forming a seed layer, forming a first patterned mask over the seed layer, and performing a first metal plating. The method further includes forming through vias on top of a first portion of the RDL, wherein forming the through vias includes forming a second patterned mask over the seed layer and the RDL, and performing a second metal plating. The method further includes attaching a chip to a second portion of the RDL, and encapsulating the chip and the through vias in an encapsulating material.
US09620464B2	Wireless communications package with integrated antennas and air cavity Antenna package structures are provided to implement wireless communications packages. For example, an antenna package includes a package carrier and a package cover. The package carrier includes an antenna ground plane and an antenna feed line. The package cover includes a planar lid having a planar antenna element formed on a first surface of the planar lid. The package cover is bonded to a first surface of the package carrier with the first surface of the planar lid facing the first surface of the package carrier, and with the planar antenna element aligned to the antenna ground plane and the antenna feed line of the package carrier, wherein the first surface of the planar lid is disposed at a distance from the first surface of the package carrier to provide an air space between the planar antenna element and the package carrier.
US09620462B2	Integrated circuit package having surface-mount blocking elements A first cavity-down ball grid array (BGA) package includes a substrate member and an array of bond balls. The array of bond balls includes a pair of parallel extending rows of outer mesh bond balls and a row of inner signal bond balls that is parallel to the pair of rows of outer mesh bond balls. A surface-mount blocking element is disposed between the row of inner signal bond balls and the pair of rows of outer mesh bond balls. The surface-mount blocking element is either a passive or an active component of the BGA package. In one example, the first cavity-down BGA package is surface-mounted to a second cavity-down BGA package to form a package-on-package (POP) security module. The surface-mount blocking element provides additional physical barrier against the probing of the inner signal bond balls. Sensitive data is therefore protected from unauthorized access.
US09620458B2	Photolithography alignment mark structures, semiconductor structures, and fabrication method thereof A method is provided for fabricating a photolithography alignment mark structure. The method includes providing a substrate; thrilling a first grating, a second grating, a third grating and a fourth grating in the substrate; forming a photoresist layer on a surface of the substrate; obtaining a first alignment center along a first direction and a second alignment center along a second direction based on the first grating and the fourth grating, respectively; providing a mask plate having a fifth grating pattern and a sixth grating pattern; aligning the mask plate with the substrate by using the first alignment center as an alignment center along the first direction and the second alignment center as an alignment center along the second direction; reproducing the fifth grating pattern and the sixth grating pattern in the photoresist layer; and forming a fifth grating and a sixth grating on the substrate by removing a portion of photoresist layer.
US09620451B2	Semiconductor memory device with selectively located air gaps A method includes: forming a first contact hole by etching a first inter-layer dielectric layer; forming a preliminary first conductive plug that fills the first contact hole; forming a bit line structure over the preliminary first conductive plug; forming a first conductive plug by etching the preliminary first conductive plug so that a gap is formed between a sidewall of the first contact hole and the first conductive plug; forming an insulating plug in the gap; forming a multi-layer spacer including a sacrificial spacer; forming a second conductive plug neighboring the bit line structures and the first conductive plugs with the multi-layer spacer and the insulating plug therebetween; and forming a line-type air gap within the multi-layer spacer by removing the sacrificial spacer.
US09620439B2	Low-profile footed power package A power package includes a heat tab extending from a die pad exposed on the underside of the package, which facilitates the removal of heat from the die to the PCB or other surface on which the package is mounted. The heat tab has a bottom surface coplanar with the flat bottom surface of the die pad and bottom surface of a lead. The lead includes a horizontal foot segment, a vertical columnar segment, and a horizontal cantilever segment facing the die pad. The heat tab may also have a foot. A die containing a power device is mounted on a top surface of the die pad and may be electrically connected to the lead using a bonding wire or clip. The die may be mounted on the die pad with an electrically conductive material, and the package may also include a lead that extends from the die pad and is thus electrically tied to the bottom of the die. The result is a package with a minimal footprint that is suitable for the technique known as “wave soldering” that is used in relatively low-cost printed circuit board assembly factories. Methods of fabricating the package are disclosed.
US09620434B1	High temperature bonding processes incorporating metal particles and bonded substrates formed therefrom A method of bonding a first substrate to a second substrate includes disposing a first high melting point metal layer onto a first substrate, disposing a first low melting point metal layer onto the first high melting point metal layer, disposing a second high melting point metal layer onto a second substrate, and disposing a second low melting point metal layer onto the second high melting point metal layer. The method further includes applying precursor metal particles onto the first and/or second low melting point metal layers, positioning the first and second low melting point metal layers such that the precursor metal particles contact both the first and second low melting point metal layers, and bonding the first substrate to the second substrate by heating the precursor metal particles and each metal layer to form an intermetallic alloy bonding layer between the first and second substrates.
US09620433B2	Packaged microelectronic elements having blind vias for heat dissipation System and method for thermal management in a multi-chip packaged device. A microelectronic unit is disclosed, and includes a semiconductor element having atop surface and a bottom surface remote from the top surface. A semiconductor device including active elements is located adjacent to the top surface. Operation of the semiconductor device generates heat. Additionally, one or more first blind vias extend from the bottom surface and partially into a thickness of the semiconductor element. In that manner, the blind via does not contact or extend to the semiconductor device (defined as active regions of the semiconductor element, and moreover, is electrically isolated from the semiconductor device. A thermally conductive material fills the one or more first blind vias for heat dissipation. Specifically, heat generated by the semiconductor device thermally conducts from the semiconductor element, and is further distributed, transferred and/or dissipated through the one or more first blind vias to other connecting components.
US09620429B2	Semiconductor apparatus, stacked semiconductor apparatus, encapsulated stacked-semiconductor apparatus, and method for manufacturing the same The present invention is a semiconductor apparatus including a semiconductor device, an on-semiconductor-device metal pad and a metal interconnect each electrically connected to the semiconductor device, a through electrode and a solder bump each electrically connected to the metal interconnect, a first photosensitive insulating layer formed on the semiconductor device, and a second photosensitive insulating layer formed on the first photosensitive insulating layer, in which the first and second photosensitive insulating layers are composed of a photo-curable resin composition containing a silicone polymer compound having an epoxy group-containing repeating unit shown by formula (1) and a phenolic hydroxyl group-containing repeating unit shown by formula (2), a photosensitive acid generator, a solvent, and crosslinking agents. There can be provided a semiconductor apparatus that can be easily placed on a circuit board and stacked by forming a fine electrode on the semiconductor device and providing a through electrode outside the semiconductor device.
US09620426B2	Method and system for providing process tool correctables using an optimized sampling scheme with smart interpolation The present invention may include performing a first measurement on a wafer of a first lot of wafers via an omniscient sampling process, calculating a first set of process tool correctables utilizing one or more results of the measurement performed via an omniscient sampling process, randomly selecting a set of field sampling locations of the wafer of a first lot of wafers, calculating a second set of process tool correctables by applying an interpolation process to the randomly selected set of field sampling locations, wherein the interpolation process utilizes values from the first set of process tool correctables for the randomly selected set of field sampling locations in order to calculate correctables for fields of the wafer of the first lot not included in the set of randomly selected fields, and determining a sub-sampling scheme by comparing the first set of process tool correctables to the second set of correctables.
US09620425B1	Method of adjusting spacer thickness to provide variable threshold voltages in FinFETs A method of adjusting work-function metal thickness includes providing a semiconductor structure having a substrate, the substrate including a first array of fins formed thereon. First spacers are formed having a first spacer thickness on sidewalls of fins of the first array. The thickness of the first spacers is adjusted to provide a second spacer thickness different from the first spacer thickness. First supports are formed between and adjacent the first spacers. The first spacers are removed to form first WF metal trenches defined by the fins of the first array and the first supports. A gate is formed extending laterally across the fins of the first array. First WF metal structures are disposed within the first WF metal trenches within the gate.
US09620423B2	Integrated circuit having chemically modified spacer surface A method of fabricating an integrated circuit includes depositing a first dielectric material onto a semiconductor surface of a substrate having a gate stack thereon including a gate electrode on a gate dielectric. The first dielectric material is etched to form sidewall spacers on sidewalls of the gate stack. A top surface of the first dielectric material is chemically converted to a second dielectric material by adding at least one element to provide surface converted sidewall spacers. The second dielectric material is chemically bonded across a transition region to the first dielectric material.
US09620412B2	Method for modifying the crystalline structure of a copper element A method for modifying crystalline structure of a copper element with a planar surface, including: a) producing a copper standard having large grains, wherein the standard includes a planar surface, b) reducing roughness of the planar surfaces to a roughness of less than 1 nm, c) cleaning the planar surfaces, d) bringing the two planar surfaces into contact, and e) annealing.
US09620407B2	3D material modification for advanced processing Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to precision material modification of three dimensional (3D) features or advanced processing techniques. Directional ion implantation methods are utilized to selectively modify desired regions of a material layer to improve etch characteristics of the modified material. For example, a modified region of a material layer may exhibit improved etch selectivity relative to an unmodified region of the material layer. Methods described herein are useful for manufacturing 3D hardmasks which may be advantageously utilized in various integration schemes, such as fin isolation and gate-all-around, among others. Multiple directional ion implantation processes may also be utilized to form dopant gradient profiles within a modified layer to further influence etching processes.
US09620406B2	Methods for fabricating semiconductor devices having fin-shaped patterns by selectively removing oxidized fin-shaped patterns A method for fabricating a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes forming a first fin-shaped pattern including an upper part and a lower part on a substrate, forming a second fin-shaped pattern by removing a part of the upper part of the first fin-shaped pattern, forming a dummy gate electrode intersecting with the second fin-shaped pattern on the second fin-shaped pattern, and forming a third fin-shaped pattern by removing a part of an upper part of the second fin-shaped pattern after forming the dummy gate electrode, wherein a width of the upper part of the second fin-shaped pattern is smaller than a width of the upper part of the first fin-shaped pattern and is greater than a width of an upper portion of the third fin-shaped pattern.
US09620402B2	Alignment apparatus and substrate processing apparatus An alignment apparatus for aligning a wafer includes a mounting unit, an imaging unit, an elevation unit, and a controlling unit. The control unit outputs a control signal for controlling the elevation unit such that a luminance variation between the outer side and the inner side of the wafer obtained by the imaging unit becomes the same as a luminance variation obtained when the imaging unit is focused, for estimating a warpage state of the wafer based on an amount of relative movement of the imaging unit and the mounting unit with respect to a relative height position of the imaging unit and the mounting unit obtained when the imaging unit is focused on a reference wafer having no warpage, and for detecting the alignment mark of the wafer by the imaging unit by rotating the mounting unit in a state where the imaging unit is focused.
US09620401B2	Pre-aligner apparatus The apparatus includes a rotary mechanism for holding a semiconductor wafer and rotating the same, a detection mechanism for detecting a positioning cutout portion formed in the wafer, and a wafer transfer mechanism for lifting the wafer from a wafer mounting portion of the rotary mechanism or mounting the wafer on the same. The wafer transfer mechanism has a movable holding portion for holding the wafer at a position just above the wafer mounting portion and is constituted such that the movable holding portion moves up or down while avoiding the wafer held by the rotary mechanism.
US09620399B2	Load port A load port is provided with a table and a plate. The table is arranged on a side of a front wall of an atmospheric transfer unit for transferring a piece of material under processing and is adapted to mount on it a container with the piece of material received in the same. The plate serves to isolate an interior of the atmospheric transfer unit from an exterior of the atmospheric transfer unit. The load port includes an exhaust duct arranged on a rear side of the plate and a fan arranged in a lower extremity of the exhaust duct. By the exhaust duct and the fan, an internal atmosphere of the atmospheric transfer unit can be exhausted into the atmosphere.
US09620398B2	Apparatus for handling a semiconductor component An apparatus for handling or transferring a semiconductor component. The apparatus comprises a first structure and a second structure coupled thereto. The first structure and the second structure define a vacuum chamber therebetween. The second structure comprises at least one module coupled thereto. Each module comprises a passageway defined therethrough. Vacuum is applied through the passageway for facilitating pick up of the semiconductor component at a first position and for securing the semiconductor component to the module during displacement of the module from the first position to a second position. The apparatus comprises a plunger. Displacement of the plunger from a retracted position to an extended position impedes fluid communication between the passageway of the module and the chamber. Displacement of the plunger to the extended position further causes purging of air through the passageway of the module to thereby detach the semiconductor component from the module. A method for transferring the semiconductor component using the apparatus is also provided by the present invention.
US09620397B2	Automated material handling system for semiconductor manufacturing based on a combination of vertical carousels and overhead hoists A highly efficient Automated Material Handling System (AMHS) that allows an overhead hoist transport vehicle to load and unload Work-In-Process (WIP) parts directly to/from one or more WIP storage units included in the system. The AMHS includes an overhead hoist transport subsystem and at least one vertical carousel stocker having a plurality of storage bins. The overhead hoist transport subsystem includes an overhead hoist transport vehicle traveling along a suspended track defining a predetermined route, which runs adjacent to the carousel stocker, thereby allowing the overhead hoist transport vehicle to access a WIP part directly from one of the storage bins. At least one of the storage bins includes a movable shelf operative to move laterally from a first position along the carousel path to a second position near the overhead hoist transport vehicle.
US09620394B2	Liquid treatment apparatus In one embodiment, a cleaning member has an annular part and an opening positioned radially inside the annular part, and can be moved up and down between a first position and a second position relative to a cleaning nozzle. For cleaning of the back surface of the wafer, the cleaning member is placed at its first position that allows a cleaning liquid to reach the back surface of the substrate through the opening of the cleaning member. For cleaning of the cup structure, the cleaning member placed at its second position higher than the first position is being rotated, and a cleaning liquid discharged from the cleaning nozzle collides with an annular part of the cleaning member and is guided to the inner surface of a cup structure.
US09620391B2	Electronic component with a leadframe The invention relates to an electronic component including a leadframe, composed of a platform, and possibly at least one electrical connecting piece, wherein at least one electronic member is located on the platform, and including a housing that encloses the electronic member and the platform, wherein at least one support region is provided to support the platform during the fabrication process for the housing, and wherein at least a section of the at least one support region projects from the housing.
US09620388B2	Integrated circuit package fabrication with die attach paddle having middle channels A method of making an integrated circuit package. A leadframe having a die attach paddle surrounded by lead portions is formed. Middle channels underlying in said die attach paddle portion in a region thereof adapted to receive a first die are formed.
US09620379B2	Multi-layer mask including non-photodefinable laser energy absorbing layer for substrate dicing by laser and plasma etch Methods of dicing substrates having a plurality of ICs. A method includes forming a multi-layered mask comprising a laser energy absorbing, non-photodefinable topcoat disposed over a water-soluble base layer disposed over the semiconductor substrate. Because the laser light absorbing material layer is non-photodefinable, material costs associated with conventional photo resist formulations may be avoided. The mask is direct-write patterned with a laser scribing process to provide a patterned mask with gaps. The patterning exposes regions of the substrate between the ICs. Absorption of the mask layer within the laser emission band (e.g., UV band and/or green band) promotes good scribe line quality. The substrate may then be plasma etched through the gaps in the patterned mask to singulate the IC with the mask protecting the ICs during the plasma etch. The soluble base layer of the mask may then be dissolved subsequent to singulation, facilitating removal of the layer.
US09620375B2	Production method A production methods includes providing a substrate including a lattice plane that extends in a non-symmetrical manner and such that it is offset at an angle α from at least a first or second main surface region of the substrate, the first and second main surface regions extending parallel to each other; anisotropic etching, starting from the first main surface region, into the substrate so as to obtain an etching structure which includes, in a plane extending perpendicularly to the first main surface region, two different etching angles relative to the first main surface region; arranging a cover layer on the first main surface region, so that the cover layer lies against the etching structure in at least some sections; and removing, section-by-section, the material of the substrate starting from the second main surface region in the area of the deformed cover layer, so that the cover layer is exposed in at least one window region.
US09620373B1	Methods for fabricating semiconductor or micromachined devices with metal structures and methods for forming self-aligned deep cavity metal structures Methods for fabricating semiconductor or micromachined devices with metal structures and methods for forming self-aligned deep cavity metal structures are provided. A method for fabricating a device with a metal structure includes patterning a mask with an opening perimeter bounding an opening over a substrate. The method includes performing an isotropic etch to etch a shallow portion of the substrate exposed by the opening and a shallow portion of the substrate underlying the opening perimeter of the mask. The method also includes performing an anisotropic etch to etch a deep portion of the substrate exposed by the mask opening and a deep portion of the substrate underlying the opening perimeter of the mask to form a cavity having a bottom surface. Further, the method includes depositing metal over the mask, into the mask opening and onto the bottom surface, wherein the metal on the bottom surface forms the metal structure.
US09620370B2	Method of forming Ti film A method of forming a Ti film on a substrate disposed in a chamber by introducing a processing gas containing a TiCl4 gas as a Ti source and a H2 gas as a reducing gas and by generating plasma in the chamber, includes introducing an Ar gas as a plasma generation gas into the chamber, converting the Ar gas into plasma to generate Ar ions, and acting the Ar ions on the Ti film to promote desorption of Cl from the Ti film.
US09620368B2	Method for fabricating non-volatile memory with ONO stack A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. A substrate having a first gate layer and a first dielectric layer thereon is provided. A shallow trench isolation (STI) is formed in the substrate and surrounds the first gate layer and the first dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer is removed. A first spacer is formed on the sidewall of the STI above the first gate layer. Using the first spacer as mask, part of the first gate layer and part of the substrate are removed for forming a first opening while defining a first gate structure and a second gate structure.
US09620367B2	Diffusion agent composition, method of forming impurity diffusion layer, and solar cell A diffusion agent composition including an impurity-diffusing component (A); a binder resin (B) that thermally decomposes and disappears below a temperature at which the impurity-diffusing component (A) begins to thermally diffuse; SiO2 fine particles (C); and an organic solvent (D) that contains an organic solvent (D1) having a boiling point of at least 100° C.
US09620365B2	Method for patterning sub-50-nanometers structures Sub-50-nm structures are formed using sequential top-down and bottom up lithographies in conjunction with selective etching. The preferred rendition of the method involves: (a) rough lithographic patterning, (b) size/shape selected nanostructure deposition, (c) resist reflow around the nanostructures, and (d) selective removal/etching of the nanostructure.
US09620362B2	Seed layer structure for growth of III-V materials on silicon The present disclosure relates to a structure and method of forming a GaN film on a Si substrate that includes an additional or second high temperature (HT) AlN seed layer, introduced for reducing the tensile stress of GaN on a Si substrate. The second HT AlN seed layer is disposed over a first HT AlN seed layer, and has a low V/III ratio compared to the first HT AlN seed layer. The second HT AlN seed layer has better lattice matching between Si and GaN and this reduces the tensile stress on GaN. The additional HT AlN seed layer further acts as a capping layer and helps annihilate or terminate threading dislocations (TDs) originating from a LT AlN seed layer. The second HT AlN seed layer also helps prevent Si diffusion from the substrate to the GaN film.
US09620361B2	Apparatus for and method of crystallizing active layer of thin film transistor An apparatus for crystallizing an active layer of a thin film transistor, the apparatus includes a first laser irradiating a first beam toward a substrate, an amorphous layer on the substrate being crystallizable into the active layer of the thin film transistor by the first beam, and a second laser irradiating a second beam toward the substrate to heat the active layer, the second beam having an asymmetric intensity profile in a scanning direction of the first and second beams.
US09620355B2	Wafer processing method A wafer processing method includes a wafer holding step of holding a wafer having devices formed on the front side, a protective film forming step of forming a water-soluble protective film on the front side of the wafer, a laser beam applying step of applying a laser beam to the wafer along streets, a cleaning step of cleaning the wafer to then remove the protective film, and a foreign matter removing step of removing foreign matter from the wafer when a predetermined period of time has elapsed after cleaning. This period of time is set as a period of time until a phosphorus containing reaction product produced at a laser processed portion is evaporated to react with water in the air, thereby producing the foreign matter containing phosphorus on bumps formed on each device.
US09620353B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including attaching, by a liquid treatment, a first liquid to a surface of a semiconductor substrate having a fine pattern formed therein; substituting the first liquid attached to the surface of the semiconductor substrate with a solution, the solution comprising a sublimate dissolved in a second liquid; vaporizing the second liquid and precipitating the sublimate to the surface of the semiconductor substrate to form a solid precipitate comprising the sublimate; and removing the precipitate by sublimation. For example, the sublimate may be a material having at least two carboxyl groups bonded to cyclohexane or a material formed of two carboxyl groups bonded to benzene with the bonding sites of the two carboxyl groups being adjacent to one another.
US09620350B2	Multireflection time-of-flight mass spectrometer A method of reflecting ions in a multireflection time of flight mass spectrometer is disclosed. The method includes guiding ions toward an ion mirror having multiple electrodes, and applying a voltage to the ion mirror electrodes to create an electric field that causes the mean trajectory of the ions to intersect a plane of symmetry of the ion mirror and to exit the ion mirror, wherein the ion are spatially focussed by the mirror to a first location and temporally focused to a second location different from the first location. Apparatus for carrying out the method is also disclosed.
US09620349B2	ICR cell operating with a duplexer An ICR cell (01) operates with a duplexer (08), which is an integral part of a transmission and receiving device (09) of an FT-ICR mass spectrometry device. The device transmits a transmitter (03) voltage to at least one electrode (11) of the ICR cell during an ion excitation phase and protects a preamplifier (04) from overvoltage. An ion received signal passes through a reception path (12) to the preamplifier during an ion detection phase. The duplexer has at least one active serial switch (07) with two switchable states, each with different series impedances, which is inserted in the reception path (12). As a result, a duplexer for an ICR cell of an FT-ICR mass spectrometry device is provided in which at least one electrode can be used for both ion excitation and for subsequent ion detection.
US09620342B2	Interlacing to improve sampling of data when ramping parameters Systems and methods are provided for interlacing ramped mass spectrometer parameter values during data acquisition. Ions from a sample are acquired within a cycle time, Ct, using a mass spectrometer. Within each Ct, two or more scans of the acquired ions are performed using two or more ramped values for a parameter of the mass spectrometer. When it is determined that scans for a desired range of ramped parameter values cannot be performed within Ct, the desired range of ramped values is divided into at least two interlaced groups of ramped values. The mass spectrometer is instructed to perform scans for each of the interlaced groups within two or more cycle times. Spectra from the scans for each of the at least two interlaced groups are combined. The ramped parameter values of the combined spectra have the desired range and the desired effective step size.
US09620340B2	Charge removal from electrodes in unipolar sputtering system This disclosure describes a non-dissipative snubber circuit configured to boost a voltage applied to a load after the load's impedance rises rapidly. The voltage boost can thereby cause more rapid current ramping after a decrease in power delivery to the load which results from the load impedance rise. In particular, the snubber can comprise a combination of a unidirectional switch, a voltage multiplier, and a current limiter. In some cases, these components can be a diode, voltage doubler, and an inductor, respectively.
US09620338B2	System, method, and program for predicting processing shape by plasma process A system, a method, and a program for predicting a processing shape formed by a plasma process, including databases for apparatus condition, incident ion, incident radical, actual measurement, material property and surface reaction, as well as a trajectory calculation unit, and a surface shape calculation unit. The trajectory calculation unit calculates the trajectories of the respective ions incident on the surface of the substrate based on information and data obtained from the databases and from measurement data from an on-wafer monitoring sensor. Based on the calculation result by the trajectory calculation unit, the surface shape calculation unit calculates the change of the shape by referring to the data stored in the material property and surface reaction DB.
US09620333B2	Charged particle beam apparatus A charged particle beam apparatus automatically prepares a sample piece from a sample and includes a charged particle beam irradiation optical system that irradiates a charged particle beam to a sample placed on a movable sample stage. A sample piece transferring unit holds and transfers a sample piece separated and extracted from the sample, and a holder support holds a sample piece holder to which the sample piece is transferred. A computer controls a position of an object based on a template prepared from an image of the object acquired by irradition with the charged particle beam and position information acquired from the image of the object. The sample piece transferring unit includes a needle that transfers the sample piece separated and extrated from the sample, and a needle actuting mechanism that actuates the needle. The computer controls the needle actuating mechanism so as to approach the needle to the sample piece using the template formed from an absorbed current image acquired by irradiating the needle with the charged particle beam.
US09620330B2	Mathematical image assembly in a scanning-type microscope A method and apparatus for imaging a specimen using a scanning-type microscope, by irradiating a specimen with a beam of radiation using a scanning motion, and detecting a flux of radiation emanating from the specimen in response to the irradiation, in the first sampling session {S1} of a set {Sn}, gathering data from a first collection of sparsely distributed sampling points {P1} of set {Pn}. A mathematical registration correction is made to compensate for drift mismatches between different members of the set {Pn}, and an image of the specimen is assembled using the set {Pn} as input to an integrative mathematical reconstruction procedure.
US09620328B1	Electrostatic multipole device, electrostatic multipole arrangement, charged particle beam device, and method of operating an electrostatic multipole device A multipole device for influencing a charged particle beam propagating along an optical axis is described. The multipole device includes: an electrostatic deflector with at least two deflector electrodes for deflecting the charged particle beam by a deflection angle, wherein the deflector electrodes extend over a first length along the optical axis; and an electrostatic corrector comprising at least four corrector electrodes to compensate for an aberration of the charged particle beam, wherein the corrector electrodes extend over a second length along the optical axis, which is shorter than the first length. A distance between a projection of the deflector electrodes on the optical axis and a projection of the corrector electrodes on the optical axis may be smaller than the first length so that, during operation of the multipole device, first fringe fields generated by the deflector electrodes and second fringe fields generated by the corrector electrodes may spatially overlap, wherein the electrostatic corrector may be configured to compensate for an aberration of the charged particle beam caused by the electrostatic deflector.
US09620322B2	Arc suppressor for fusible elements An arc suppressor fixable to a fusible element to suppress electrical arcs and prevent the spread of electric arc “burn-back.” The arc suppressor includes first and second inner members comprised of pre-cured silicone rubber, and first and second outer members comprised of an arc suppressing material (e.g., melamine). The inner and outer members form a sandwich around a portion of the fusible element, wherein the first inner member is located adjacent to a first surface of the fusible element and the second inner member is located adjacent to an opposing second surface of the fusible element. The first outer member is located adjacent to the first inner member and the second outer member is located adjacent to the second inner member. Mechanical fasteners tightly engage together the first and second inner members, the fusible element, and the first and second outer members.
US09620321B2	Fuse for an electrical circuit and printed circuit board having a fuse Described is a fuse for an electrical circuit, comprising two contact arms, each having at least one connecting pin for inserting into a hole of a printed circuit board, and a spring which connects the two contact arms in an electrically conductive manner. According to this disclosure, it is provided that the spring is fastened to at least one of the two contact arms by means of a fastening means that loses its strength at a trigger temperature of the fuse, wherein the fuse is formed in such a manner that by inserting the connecting pins into holes of a printed circuit board, the spring is loaded such that the spring lifts from the at least one contact arm by spring force as soon as the fastening means loses its strength due to overheating. Moreover, a printed circuit board comprising such a fuse is described.
US09620319B2	Coil actuator for a switching device and related switching device An exemplary coil actuator for an associated switching device which can be actuated during its operation from an open position to a closed position to allow a current to flow therethrough and from the closed position to the open position to interrupt such flowing from flowing therethrough. The coil actuator includes a coil electromagnet arranged to move between a rest position and an actuating position, wherein movement from the rest position to the actuating position is suitable to cause the actuation of the switching device; and an electronic component arranged to count an operation time which is indicative of the duration of the actuation of the switching device.
US09620318B2	Reflowable circuit protection device A circuit protection device includes a substrate with first and second electrodes connected to the circuit to be protected. The circuit protection device also includes a heater element. A sensing element facilitates an electrical connection between the first and second electrodes. A flux material is provided around the sensing element. In a preferred embodiment, the flux contains a first component that is a polar material and a second component that is a non-polar material. A spring element exerts a force on the sensing element. The sensing element resists the force applied by the spring element. Upon detection of an activation, or fault, condition, the sensing element loses resilience and no longer resists the force exerted by the spring element, resulting in the spring element severing the electrical connection between the first and second electrodes. The flux allows the spring element to sever the electrical connection without dragging the sensing element.
US09620316B2	Circuit-breaker pole part with a flexible conductor for connecting a movable electrical contact The disclosure relates to a pole part of a circuit-breaker arrangement having an insulation housing for accommodating a vacuum interrupter containing a pair of corresponding electrical switching contacts, wherein a fixed upper electrical contact is connected to an upper electrical terminal molded or assembled in the insulation housing and a movable lower electrical contact is connected to the insulating housing by a support plate of the insulation housing via a flexible conductor that includes a first end for attaching the flexible conductor to the lower electrical terminal and a second end for attaching the flexible conductor to the movable lower electrical contact. The second end of the flexible conductor is provided with an inside thread which is screwed to an outside thread arranged on the distal end of the movable lower electrical contact.
US09620305B2	Meter socket adapter with integrated automatic transfer switch A transfer switch and load controller that can be plugged into an existing utility meter socket and electrically positioned between the meter socket and a distribution panel to allow switching between utility power and standby power. The plug-in transfer switch functions to transfer the power supplied to a home between the utility power source and the generator power source upon loss of power from the utility power source. The transfer switch components are contained in an enclosed housing of a meter socket adapter that is mounted directly to the meter socket of a meter housing. The meter socket adapter is prewired to a standby generator such that the standby generator can be connected to a home power system by plugging the meter socket adapter into the meter socket.
US09620296B2	Low frequency converters having electrochemical capacitors In one embodiment of the invention, a low frequency converter is described that includes a first electrochemical capacitor to charge to an input voltage and a second electrochemical capacitor that is coupled to the first electrochemical capacitor. The second electrochemical capacitor is associated with an output voltage of the low frequency converter. Each electrochemical capacitor may have a capacitance of at least one millifarad (mF) and a switching frequency that is less than one kilohertz.
US09620292B2	Direct-current capacitor module and laminated busbar structure thereof A direct-current capacitor module is disclosed in this disclosure. The direct-current capacitor module includes a plurality of direct-current capacitors and a laminated busbar structure. The direct-current capacitors are grouped into a first portion and a second portion. The laminated busbar structure is electrically connected to capacitor binding posts of the direct-current capacitors. The laminated busbar structure has a positive terminal and a negative terminal. The laminated busbar structure includes a first busbar layer, a second busbar layer and an insulation layer. The first busbar layer includes a first sub-busbar layer, which is electrically connected between at least two direct-current capacitors of the first portion. The second busbar layer includes a second sub-busbar layer, which is electrically connected between at least two direct-current capacitors of the second portion. The insulation layer is disposed between the first busbar layer and the second busbar layer.
US09620290B2	Monolithic ceramic electronic component and method for manufacturing the same A monolithic ceramic electronic component having outer electrodes that include an inorganic substance containing at least Si, a crystal phase C containing at least Si, Ti, and Ba at the interfaces to a ceramic layer in peripheral end portions of the outer electrodes. A value of the crystal phase area ratio indicating the relationship between the area of the crystal phase C and the area of a glass phase G, which are formed at the interface to the ceramic layer, in a region within 5 μm from the peripheral end portion of the outer electrode is within a range of 75% to 98%.
US09620279B2	Coil unit and contactless power supplying apparatus In a power supplying side core around which a power supplying side resonant coil is wound that contactlessly supplies power to a power receiving side resonant coil, a pair of protrusion portions is provided that protrudes from central axis direction both sides of the power supplying side resonant coil toward the power receiving side resonant coil. Further, in a power receiving side core around which the power receiving side resonant coil is wound that contactlessly receives power from the power supplying side resonant coil, a pair of protrusion portions is provided that protrudes from central axis direction both sides of the power receiving side resonant coil toward the power supplying side resonant coil.
US09620276B1	System, method and apparatus for transformer cooling An air cooling system, method, apparatus and kit applied to lower transformer operating temperatures, such as governed by a tank or container of oil, allowing transformer components to run more efficiently at a lower temperature level, e.g., down from the hot level operating temperatures typical in stressed conventional devices. By lowering the operational levels to within or below the nominal operational temperature ranges for the equipment, and recovering heat generated during operation, several advantages are obtained.
US09620275B2	Method of constructing a rotor for a line start interior permanent magnet motor A method includes: (1) providing a rotor for a line start interior permanent magnet motor wherein the rotor has rotor bars slots extending axially along a length of the rotor configured to receive rotor bar material, and magnet slots extending axially along a length of the rotor configured to receive magnetic material; (2) disposing rotor bar material in the rotor bar slots; (3) arranging a first end member on an axial end of the rotor; (4) disposing magnetic material in the magnet slots; (5) magnetizing the magnetic material; and (6) arranging a second end member on the rotor opposite the first end member. The step of arranging the second end member on the rotor occurs after magnetizing the magnetic material.
US09620269B2	Method and equipment for processing NdFeB rare earth permanent magnetic alloy with hydrogen pulverization A method and an equipment for processing NdFeB rare earth permanent magnetic alloy with a hydrogen pulverization are provided. The method includes steps of: providing a continuous hydrogen pulverization equipment; while driving by a transmission device, passing a charging box loaded with rare earth permanent magnetic alloy flakes orderly through a hydrogen absorption chamber, having a temperature of 50-350° C. for absorbing hydrogen, a heating and dehydrogenating chamber, having a temperature of 600-900° C. for dehydrogenating, and a cooling chamber of the continuous hydrogen pulverization equipment; receiving the charging box by a discharging chamber through a discharging valve; pouring out the alloy flakes after the hydrogen pulverization into a storage tank at a lower part of the discharging chamber; sealing up the storage tank under a protection of nitrogen; and, moving the charging box out through a discharging door of the discharging chamber and re-loading, for repeating the previous steps.
US09620268B2	R-T-B based alloy strip, and R-T-B based sintered magnet and method for producing same An R-T-B based alloy strip including columnar crystals of an R2T14B phase, wherein in a cross-section along the thickness direction, columnar crystals extend out in a radial fashion from the crystal nuclei, the R-T-B based alloy strip satisfying the following inequality (1), where D1 and D2 are, respectively, the average value for the lengths of the columnar crystals on one side and the average value for the lengths on the other side that is opposite the one side, in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the cross-section. 0.9/1.1≦D2/D1≦1.1/0.9 (1)
US09620267B2	Resistor and manufacturing method for same In a method of manufacturing a resistor, a sheet-shaped resistive element having formed thereon a plurality of belt-shaped electrodes is cut in a direction crossing these belt-shaped electrodes to produce strip-shaped resistive elements. On the other hand, a metal paste containing a glass frit is printed in a pattern of belts arranged at regular intervals on a surface of a plate-shaped insulating substrate to form a plurality of adhesive layers. Then, the strip-shaped resistive elements are respectively applied to the adhesive layers on the plate-shaped insulating substrate, and these are fired in a nitrogen atmosphere. After firing, while a resistance value of a part between each adjacent two electrodes of each strip-shaped resistive element is measured, the strip-shaped resistive element is trimmed so that the resistance value becomes a predetermined value. Then, the plate-shaped insulating substrate having adhered thereto the strip-shaped resistive elements is divided into pieces.
US09620264B2	Method for manufacturing transparent conductive film A method for manufacturing a transparent conductive film, including: 1) providing a conductive scraper including a slurry feeding mouth and a slurry discharging gap; 2) placing a transparent film including a prefabricated groove on a conductive moving table, moving the conductive moving table horizontally in relation to the conductive scraper, controlling the moving speed of the conductive moving table at between 0.1 and 1 m/min, and allowing the conductive slurry to flow out of the conductive scrapper via the slurry discharging gap; 3) applying a voltage between the conductive moving table and the conductive scraper, and driving the conductive slurry flowing out of the conductive scraper to fill the groove of the transparent film by an electrodynamic force produced by the voltage; and 4) curing the conductive slurry filled in the groove of the transparent film.
US09620263B2	Bus bar, bus bar module, and method of manufacturing bus bar A bus bar (1) comprises: a laminated conductive wire (20) formed by arranging side by side in the longitudinal direction a first plate-shaped conductive wire (21) formed by spirally winding stripe conductors (11, 12) mutually adjacent in the width direction while bringing the opposing inner surfaces closer to each other, and a second plate-shaped conductive wire (22) formed by spirally winding the stripe conductors (11, 12) in the direction opposite the direction of the first conductive wire (21) while bringing the opposing inner surfaces closer to each other, and overlapping these wires (21, 22) so that the outer surfaces in the width direction face each other; and terminals (30) joined to the first conductive wire (21) and the second conductive wire (22) at both ends of the laminated conductive wire (20).
US09620258B2	Silver-based electrical contact material The present invention relates to a new silver-based electrical contact material, in which silver is in a continuous phase and carbon being in a nano-dispersed phase is dispersed in continuous phase silver. The content of the dispersed phase carbon in the silver-based electrical contact material can be 0.02% to 5% by weight, on the basis of the total weight of the silver-based electrical contact material. According to the present invention, the carbon contains carbon in a diamond form. Such a silver-based electrical contact material shows excellent mechanical wear resistance and electrical performance.
US09620257B2	Composition made of polymers and electrically conductive carbon Polymer compositions which are antistatic or have been made conductive and the production thereof.
US09620255B2	Nuclear control rod position indication system A high temperature reed switch position indicator for a pressurized water reactor in which the drive rod housing is completely immersed in the reactor coolant. The reed switch sensor modules positioned along the control rod drive rod travel housing are constructed solely of metallic, ceramic and glass materials and are sealed within an outer housing to isolate the sensor assembly from the coolant.
US09620250B2	Spacer grid A spacer grid includes interlocked straps comprising metal sheets or plates welded together to define a spacer grid having a top and bottom. The interlocked straps define a plurality of cells comprising vertical passages connecting the top and bottom of the spacer grid. The cells include: upper dimples proximate to the top of the spacer grid and distal from the mid-plane of the spacer grid; lower dimples proximate to the bottom of the spacer grid and distal from the mid-plane of the spacer grid; cantilevered upper springs having fuel rod engagement surfaces proximate to the top of the spacer grid and distal from the mid-plane of the spacer grid; and cantilevered lower springs having fuel rod engagement surfaces proximate to the bottom of the spacer grid and distal from the mid-plane of the spacer grid.
US09620249B2	Debris shield upper tie plate for nuclear fuel assembly and method to shield assembly from debris A nuclear reactor fuel bundle assembly including: a fuel bundle including an array of fuel rods and water rods mounted in an upper tie plate and housed in walls of a channel, and a pore type debris shield mounted at least partially in the channel, above or below the upper tie plate, the shield extending to or over the walls of the channel, whereby deflecting and/or capturing falling debris from entering the fuel assembly, wherein the shield is design to be durable, yet flexible, and porous.
US09620248B2	Dispersion ceramic micro-encapsulated (DCM) nuclear fuel and related methods The invention relates to the use of Dispersion Ceramic Micro-Encapsulated (DCM) nuclear fuel as a meltdown-proof, accident-tolerant fuel to replace uranium dioxide fuel in existing light water reactors (LWRs). The safety qualities of the DCM fuel are obtained by the combination of three strong barriers to fission product release (ceramic coatings around the fuel kernels), highly dense inert ceramic matrix around the coated fuel particles and metallic or ceramic cladding around the fuel pellets.
US09620244B1	Determining categories for memory fail conditions Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, program products, and systems for testing a memory cell arrangement. Embodiments of the present invention can determine categories of memory fail conditions by checking memory cells of with a sequence of test parameter configurations for a malfunction using test parameters, storing for test parameter configurations for which a malfunction is detected, and assigning the respective test parameter configuration with a bit fail count comprising the number of malfunctioning memory cells. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to create a relational data structure representing test parameter configurations and can combine one or more test parameter configurations and can create a representation of the bit fail counts of the respective test parameter configurations.
US09620241B2	Shift register unit, method for driving the same, shift register and display device According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a shift register unit may include: a first control module, configured to transmit a start signal to a first node; a second control module, configured to pull a potential of a second node to a potential different from a potential of the first node, under a control of a first clock signal; a carry output module, configured to output a carry signal according to the potential of the first node and the potential of the second node; and a shift output module, configured to output a shift signal according to the potential of the first node and the potential of the second node.
US09620237B2	Semiconductor device and search circuit for and method of searching for erasure count in semiconductor memory A semiconductor device and search circuit for and method of searching for a count of erasures in a semiconductor memory. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor memory in which data erasure is performed in units of blocks. A block management memory stores, corresponding to each of the blocks, a piece of erasure count data representing a count of erasures of data performed in the block. An erasure count search circuit successively reads the pieces of erasure count data from the block management memory so as to search for a block corresponding to a piece of erasure count data representing an intended erasure count from among the pieces of erasure count data read from the block management memory. The circuit also outputs an address of the searched block as an erasure count address.
US09620236B2	Level compensation in multilevel memory Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods having a compensation unit to provide a compensation value based at least in part on a threshold voltage value of a memory cell. At least one of such embodiments includes a controller to select a code during an operation of retrieving information from the memory cell to represent a value of information stored in the memory cell. Such a code can be associated with an address having an address value based at least in part on the compensation value. Additional apparatuses and methods are described.
US09620233B1	Word line ramping down scheme to purge residual electrons Techniques are disclosed for accurately sensing memory cells without having to wait for a voltage that creeps up on word line after a sensing operation to die down. In one aspect, a read pass voltage is discharged in a manner that purges residual electrons from a memory string channel after a sensing operation. A control circuit may begin to discharge the read pass voltage from memory cell control gates at different strategic times in order to provide a path for residual electrons to leave the channel. Because residual electrons have been purged from the channel, no or very few electrons will be trapped in shallow interface traps of the memory cell if the word line voltage does creep up following sensing. Thus, the word line voltage may still creep up after the sensing operation without changing a threshold voltage of the memory cell.
US09620229B2	Three dimensional memory control circuitry An integrated circuit includes a memory array, a wordline circuit, divided into at least two subcircuits, to control the memory array, and a bitline circuit, divided into at least two subcircuits, to control the memory array. The wordline subcircuits and the bitline subcircuits at least partially overlap separate respective regions of the memory array.
US09620227B1	Characterizing and operating a non-volatile memory device A sequence of contiguous pages in an erase block in a non-volatile memory device is programmed and erased. Next, all of the pages in the erase block are programmed with data. Then, the data is read back and verified to determine whether there is an error in the data. When there is an error in the data, then the last page in the sequence is identified as being unstable. If there is no error in the data, then the last page in that sequence is identified as being stable. Thus, the recorded information identifies a point of instability in the erase block. Instabilities can be stabilized by performing additional writes to fill the partially filled word line.
US09620226B1	Data retention charge loss and read disturb compensation in solid-state data storage systems A data storage device includes a solid-state memory including memory cells and a controller configured to perform a first programming scheme that programs a first subset of the cells to a first voltage state using a first target voltage, programs a second subset to a second voltage state using a second target voltage higher than the first target voltage, programs a third subset to a third voltage state using a third target voltage higher than the second target voltage, and programs a fourth subset to a fourth voltage state using a fourth target voltage higher than the third target voltage. A difference in voltage between the fourth target voltage and the third target voltage may be greater or less than a difference in voltage between the third target voltage and the second target voltage and/or a difference in voltage between the second target voltage and the first target voltage.
US09620225B2	Split voltage non-volatile latch cell A memory including an array of non-volatile latch (NVL) cells and method of operating the same are provided. In one embodiment, each NVL cell includes a non-volatile portion and a volatile portion. The non-volatile portion includes a first non-volatile memory (NVM) device and a first pass gate transistor coupled in series between a first output node and a bitline true, and a second NVM device and a second pass gate transistor coupled in series between a second output node and a bitline complement. The volatile portion includes cross-coupled first and second field effect transistors (FET), the first FET coupled between a supply voltage (VPWR) and the first output node, and the second FET coupled between VPWR and the second output node. A gate of the first FET is coupled to the second output node, and a gate of the second FET is coupled to the first output node.
US09620218B2	Memory system and assembling method of memory system According to one embodiment, each memory chip included in a memory package includes a first storage unit that stores therein first information that is n-bit information and is a comparison target of a chip address, and is used for identifying its own memory chip, a second storage unit that stores therein second information for determining an effective bit of the n-bit first information, and a control unit that determines an effective bit of the n-bit first information and an effective bit of the chip address based on the second information.
US09620217B2	Sub-block erase A method is provided for operating a NAND array that includes a plurality of blocks of memory cells. A block of memory cells in the plurality of blocks includes a plurality of NAND strings having channel lines between first string select switches and second string select switches. The plurality of NAND strings shares a set of word lines between the first and second string select switches. A channel-side erase voltage is applied to the channel lines through the first string select switches in a selected block. Word line-side erase voltages are applied to a selected subset including more than one member of the set of word lines shared by NAND strings in the selected block to induce tunneling in memory cells coupled to the selected subset, while tunneling is inhibited in memory cells coupled to an unselected subset including more than one member of the set of word lines.
US09620211B1	Maintaining device, maintenance method, computer program product, and computer readable medium A maintaining device and a maintenance method for maintaining the normal operation of a resistive random access memory are disclosed. The maintenance method can be executed by the maintaining device. Said memory includes first and second electrodes. The first electrode is not grounded. The maintaining device is connected to the first electrode so that the first electrode receives an operational signal and a restoring signal generated by the maintaining device. The operational signal transits from a zero voltage to a non-zero voltage and then to the zero voltage. If the operational signal has already transited from the non-zero voltage to the zero voltage, the maintenance method controls the restoring signal to transit from the zero voltage to a negative voltage, controls the restoring signal to remain the negative voltage for a period of restoring time, and controls the restoring signal to transit from the negative voltage to the zero voltage.
US09620209B2	Circuits and methods for limiting current in random access memory cells Circuits and methods for limiting cell current or throttling write operation, or both, in resistive random access memory (RRAM or ReRAM) cells are provided. An RRAM cell can include a select transistor and a programmable resistor that can change between a relatively high resistance and a relatively low resistance. The present circuits and methods can reduce or inhibit excess current from being applied to the programmable resistor, which potentially can regulate the resistance of the programmable resistor so as to reduce or inhibit decreases in the resistance of that resistor below the relatively low resistance. Such regulation potentially can improve reliability of the RRAM cell. Additionally, or alternatively, the present circuits and methods can throttle a write operation in an RRAM cell, e.g., can disable current flow through the RRAM cell based on the programmable resistor reaching a pre-defined target resistance, such as the relatively low resistance.
US09620207B2	Reference voltage generators and sensing circuits Described examples include sensing circuits and reference voltage generators for providing a reference voltage to a sensing circuit. The sensing circuits may sense a state of a memory cell, which may be a PCM memory cell. The sensing circuits may include a cascode transistor. Examples of reference voltage generators may include a global reference voltage generator coupled to multiple bank reference voltage generators which may reduce an output resistance of the voltage generator routing.
US09620206B2	Memory array architecture with two-terminal memory cells A non-volatile memory device includes a word line extending along a first direction; a bit line extending along a second direction; a memory unit having a read transistor coupled to the bit line, at least one two-terminal memory cell, and a select transistor, the two-terminal memory cell having a first end coupled to the word line and a second end coupled to a gate of the read transistor. The second end of the two-terminal memory cell is coupled to a common node shared by a drain of the select transistor and the gate of the read transistor.
US09620204B2	Interconnection architecture for multilayer circuits A computer readable memory includes a circuit layer, a multilayer memory stacked over the circuit layer to form a memory box, the memory box comprising a bottom surface interfacing with the circuit layer and four side surfaces, and a first switching crossbar array disposed on a first side of the memory box. A plurality of vias connects the circuit layer to the first switching crossbar layer. The first switching crossbar array accepts signals from the plurality of vias and selectively connects a crossbar in the multilayer memory to the circuit layer. A method for addressing multilayer memory is also provided.
US09620200B1	Retention voltages for integrated circuits Various implementations described herein may be directed to retention voltages for integrated circuits. In one implementation, an integrated circuit may include functional circuitry to store data bits, and may also include retention mode circuitry coupled to the functional circuitry to provide retention voltages to the functional circuitry, where the retention mode circuitry may include a first circuitry to provide a first retention voltage to the functional circuitry. The first circuitry may include a first diode device, and may include a first transistor device, a second diode device, or combinations thereof. The retention mode circuitry may also include a second circuitry to provide a second retention voltage to the functional circuitry, where the second circuitry includes second transistor devices. Further, the functional circuitry may be held in a data retention mode when the first retention voltage or the second retention voltage is provided to the functional circuitry.
US09620198B1	Word line driver, semiconductor memory apparatus and test method using the same A semiconductor memory apparatus may precharge a plurality of word lines to first and/or second low voltages. The semiconductor memory apparatus may precharge an odd word line and an even word line to different levels, and accelerate passing GIDL occurring from a memory cell toward a word line to screen memory cells susceptible to GIDL.
US09620196B2	Reception circuit, method for adjusting timing in reception circuit, and semiconductor device A reception circuit includes a control signal generation circuit that generates a first enable signal based on a strobe signal and a second enable signal based on a core clock signal and a pointer control signal. A pattern data generation circuit generates determination pattern data from the first enable signal. An asynchronous transfer circuit latches the determination pattern data based on the first enable signal and the strobe signal and outputs determination data corresponding to the latched determination pattern data based on the second enable signal and the core clock signal. A determination circuit determines a timing for generating the pointer control signal based on the determination data. A set value calculation circuit calculates a transfer set value based on the determination result of the determination circuit. The control signal generation circuit updates the pointer control signal based on the transfer set value.
US09620195B1	Memory device A memory device may include a plurality of memory banks; a setting circuit capable of setting at least one of an advanced refresh mode and a piled refresh mode; and a refresh control unit capable of controlling the plurality of memory banks into a plurality of groups and for activating the plurality of groups to be refreshed at different times when a refresh command is applied, wherein the refresh control unit divides the memory banks into first groups determined based on the piled refresh mode and refreshes the first groups once, while, in the advanced refresh mode, the refresh control unit divides the memory banks into second groups determined based on the piled refresh mode and additional setting information and refresh the second groups a first number of times, which is more than two and determined based on the additional setting information.
US09620192B2	Synchronizing refresh control circuit for a plurality of slices and semiconductor apparatus using the same A semiconductor apparatus with a plurality of slices electrically coupled through through electrodes. Any one slice of the plurality of slices may be configured to generate a refresh cycle signal in response to a refresh command, and transmit the refresh cycle signal to the other slices through the through electrodes. The other slices may be configured to perform refresh operations in synchronization with the refresh cycle signal.
US09620182B2	Pulse mechanism for memory circuit interruption In a memory system where multiple memory chips communicate their ready/busy status on a shared bus line, a pulse mechanism is used for the individual memory chips to indicate their ready/busy status to the controller. In one example, the controller assigns pulse durations of differing lengths to the memory dies to allow the controller to distinguish between them. Techniques for dealing with bus collisions between the pulses of different chips are also described.
US09620181B2	Adaptive granularity row-buffer cache According to an example, a method for adaptive-granularity row buffer (AG-RB) caching may include determining whether to cache data to a RB cache, and adjusting, by a processor or a memory side logic, an amount of the data to cache to the RB cache for different memory accesses, such as dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) accesses. According to another example, an AG-RB cache apparatus may include a 3D stacked DRAM including a plurality of DRAM dies including one or more DRAM banks, and a logic die including a RB cache. The AG-RB cache apparatus may further include a processor die including a memory controller including a predictor module to determine whether to cache data to the RB cache, and to adjust an amount of the data to cache to the RB cache for different DRAM accesses.
US09620177B2	Internal power supply circuit, semiconductor device, and semiconductor device manufacturing method An internal power supply circuit supplies a power supply voltage to an internal circuit of a semiconductor device via an internal power supply line. The internal power supply circuit includes a reference potential generating circuit that is configured to generate a plurality of reference potentials having different temperature dependencies from each other, an internal voltage generating circuit that generates the power supply voltage with reference to a reference potential generated by the reference potential generating circuit, and a control circuit that selects a reference potential to be generated by the reference potential generating circuit.
US09620174B2	Arrays of nonvolatile memory cells comprising a repetition of a unit cell, arrays of nonvolatile memory cells comprising a combination of vertically oriented and horizontally oriented memory cells, and arrays of vertically stacked tiers of nonvolatile memory cells Disclosed is an array of nonvolatile memory cells includes five memory cells per unit cell. Also disclosed is an array of vertically stacked tiers of nonvolatile memory cells that includes five memory cells occupying a continuous horizontal area of 4F2 within an individual of the tiers. Also disclosed is an array of nonvolatile memory cells comprising a plurality of unit cells which individually comprise three elevational regions of programmable material, the three elevational regions comprising the programmable material of at least three different memory cells of the unit cell. Also disclosed is an array of vertically stacked tiers of nonvolatile memory cells that includes a continuous volume having a combination of a plurality of vertically oriented memory cells and a plurality of horizontally oriented memory cells. Other embodiments and aspects are disclosed.
US09620173B1	Automated intelligent visualization of data through text and graphics Embodiments of the invention relate to an automated, intelligent visualization of data through text and graphics for connecting a wide range of data sources to graphics visualization software and automating its presentation, including building on a standard template driven system for generating graphics from data. Some of these building mechanisms include: Service Handlers, which are plugin components with their own process for converting the data into something uniform, Input Behaviors, which define actions and data to deliver from a service, a system for matching templates to input behaviors by the set of variables in each and the rules for matching them, a Schedule Request mechanism, which connects the data from the service, via the input behavior mechanism, to the correct titles, and handles the assignment of data and then conducts the appropriate actions, and the use of handler defined queues for managing the order of things in parallel.
US09620169B1	Systems and methods for creating a processed video output Certain embodiments provide systems and method for creating a processed video stream. A method for creating a processed video stream includes receiving project instructions and media at a computing device executing a socially interactive application. The project instructions can include a project type. The method also includes uploading the project instructions and media to a server connected to the computing device. The method includes creating a project script based on the project type at a processor of the server. The method includes encoding, at the processor, a video stream based on the project script. The method also includes sharing the video stream at the socially interactive application.
US09620168B1	Cataloging video and creating video summaries A system and method for determining video clips including interesting content from video data. The system may receive annotation data identifying time and positions corresponding to objects represented in the video data and the system may determine priority metrics associated with each of the objects. By associating the priority metrics with the time and positions corresponding to the objects, the system may generate a priority metric map indicating a time and position of interesting moments in the video data. The system may generate moments and/or video clips based on the priority metric map. The system may determine a time (e.g., video frames) and/or space (e.g., pixel coordinates) associated with the moments/video clips and may simulate camera motion such as panning and/or zooming with the moments/video clips. The system may generate a Master Clip Table including the moments, video clips and/or annotation data associated with the moments/video clips.
US09620165B2	Banded allocation of device address ranges in distributed parity schemes A system, method, and computer program product for the banded allocation of storage device address ranges in distributed parity schemes is disclosed. A storage system with storage devices logically divides up the storage devices into bands of contiguous logical block address ranges. A storage controller provisions logical volumes in the bands. Upon unavailability of a storage device, the data pieces are reconstructed at the next available data extent within the same band on the other storage devices. The storage controller detects a replacement drive and logically divides the replacement storage device into the same number of bands as on the other storage devices. The storage controller transfers the reconstructed data pieces to the replacement drive and places the data pieces within the same bands on the replacement drive.
US09620162B1	Data storage device boosting prelase bias while over data sector for heat assisted magnetic recording A data storage device is disclosed comprising a disk comprising a plurality of data sectors and a plurality of servo sectors, and a head actuated over the disk, wherein the head comprises a laser configured to heat the disk while writing data to the disk. When the head is over a first data sector not being written, a first prelase bias is applied to the laser, and when the head is over a servo sector, a second, lower prelase bias is applied to the laser. When the head is over a second data sector being written, a write bias higher than the first prelase bias is applied to the laser.
US09620161B2	Apparatus and methods for aligned servo-related features Provided herein is an apparatus, including a first region of a substrate corresponding to a data region in a patterned recording medium; a first set of protrusions etched out of the first region of the substrate, wherein the protrusions of the first set of protrusions are rectangle shaped; a second region of the substrate corresponding to a servo region in a patterned recording medium; and a second set of protrusions etched out of the second region of the substrate, wherein the second set of protrusions includes radial lines etched into the substrate across chevrons etched out of the substrate.
US09620159B2	Apparatus, systems and processes for reducing a hard disk drive's access time and concomitant power optimization Rotational latency is reduced in a standard conventional form factor HDD system by replacing, for example, the prior art rotary arm actuator of a conventional HDD, with one or more belts and pulleys and one or more read/write heads mounted on, or otherwise associated with the belts. Multiple scaled iterations facilitate energy savings and power optimized systems, without compromise to data access performance.
US09620157B2	Encoding information on tape using write offset gaps As disclosed herein a method for encoding information on tape using write offset gaps. The method includes receiving a request to write a dataset on a tape medium using a plurality of head groups, and identifying information to be encoded when writing the dataset. The method further includes determining a head group offset pattern that encodes the information, and writing the dataset using the head group offset pattern. Also disclosed herein is a method for decoding information on tape using write offset gaps. The method includes reading a dataset from a tape medium using a plurality of head groups, and determining a head group offset pattern used to read the dataset. The method further includes decoding information encoded in the head group offset pattern to provide decoded information. A computer program product corresponding to the above method is also disclosed herein.
US09620156B2	Magnetic head device A magnetic head device with high joint strength in an arm and a suspension is provided. The magnetic head device comprises an arm, a suspension overlapping with a leading end part of the arm, a slider located at a leading end part of the suspension, and a joint part that is located between the leading end part of the arm and the suspension and that joins the arm and the suspension, while the joint part includes Sn.
US09620153B1	Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording including a coil for individually driving a main pole and a yoke A magnetic head includes a coil, a main pole, a write shield and first and second yokes. The first and second yokes are connected to the write shield. The coil includes a main coil portion for driving the main pole, a first sub-coil portion for driving the first yoke, and a second sub-coil portion for driving the second yoke. A magnetic field produced in the main pole by the main coil portion and a magnetic field produced in each of the first and second yokes by the first and second sub-coil portions are in directions opposite to each other.
US09620152B2	Near field transducers (NFTS) and methods of making Methods of forming a NFT the methods including forming a hard mask positioned over at least a portion of the rod, the hard mask including at least one layer; patterning a resist mask over the hard mask, the resist mask having an edge positioned over at least a portion of the rod; etching a portion of the hard mask to expose a back edge of the rod and to form a back edge of the hard mask, wherein the back edge of the rod is equivalent to the back edge of the peg; and wherein a forward portion of the rod which is the portion of the rod forward of the back edge is covered by the hard mask; forming a disc mask including a void configured to form a disc of a NFT, the disc mask being formed over at least a portion of the hard mask so that the exposed back edge of the rod is within the void configured to form the disc; etching an area exposed in the void of the disc mask to remove both a rear portion of the rod and the surrounding dielectric up to the back edge of the hard mask edge; depositing a disc material in the etched void, wherein the back edge of the hard mask defines the front edge of the disc and the back edge of the rod is in contact with the front edge of the disc; and polishing the deposited disc material to form a top surface substantially planar with the top of the forward rod portion.
US09620146B2	Speech communication system for combined voice recognition, hands-free telephony and in-car communication A multi-mode speech communication system is described that has different operating modes for different speech applications. A speech service compartment contains multiple system users, multiple input microphones that develop microphone input signals from the system users to the system, and multiple output loudspeakers that develop loudspeaker output signals from the system to the system users. A signal processing module is in communication with the speech applications and includes an input processing module and an output processing module. The input processing module processes the microphone input signals to produce a set user input signals for each speech application that are limited to currently active system users for that speech application. The output processing module processes application output communications from the speech applications to produce loudspeaker output signals to the system users, wherein for each different speech application, the loudspeaker output signals are directed only to system users currently active in that speech application. The signal processing module dynamically controls the processing of the microphone input signals and the loudspeaker output signals to respond to changes in currently active system users for each application.
US09620145B2	Context-dependent state tying using a neural network The technology described herein can be embodied in a method that includes receiving an audio signal encoding a portion of an utterance, and providing, to a first neural network, data corresponding to the audio signal. The method also includes generating, by a processor, data representing a transcription for the utterance based on an output of the first neural network. The first neural network is trained using features of multiple context-dependent states, the context-dependent states being derived from a plurality of context-independent states provided by a second neural network.
US09620141B2	Speech intelligibility measurement and open space noise masking Methods and apparatuses for addressing open space noise are disclosed. In one example, a method for masking open space noise includes outputting a test signal from a speaker, the test signal operable to measure a speech transmission quality of a transmission channel. The method includes receiving the test signal at a microphone, outputting a detected test signal, and processing the detected test signal to determine the speech transmission quality of the transmission channel. The method further includes adjusting an output level of a noise masking signal from the speaker responsive to the speech transmission quality.
US09620137B2	Determining between scalar and vector quantization in higher order ambisonic coefficients In general, techniques are described for coding of vectors decomposed from higher-order ambisonic coefficients. A device comprising a memory and a processor may perform the techniques. The memory may be configured to store audio data. The processor may be configured to determine whether to perform vector dequantization or scalar dequantization with respect to a decomposed version of the plurality of HOA coefficients.
US09620134B2	Gain shape estimation for improved tracking of high-band temporal characteristics A method includes determining, at a speech encoder, first gain shape parameters based on a harmonically extended signal and/or based on a high-band residual signal associated with a high-band portion of an audio signal. The method also includes determining second gain shape parameters based on a synthesized high-band signal and based on the high-band portion of the audio signal. The method further includes inserting the first gain parameters and the second gain shape parameters into an encoded version of the audio signal to enable gain adjustment during reproduction of the audio signal from the encoded version of the audio signal.
US09620131B2	Systems and methods for adjusting audio levels in a plurality of audio signals Systems and methods for adjusting audio levels in a plurality of audio signals are disclosed. One or more input signals containing one or more audio signals are depacketized. The audio signals are analyzed to determine if audio levels of the signals correspond to a desired audio level for at least some of the signals. The audio levels of signals that do not correspond are adjusted. Packets that do not require adjustment and the resulting adjusted packets are combined to form one or more output signals corresponding to the one or more input signals.
US09620130B2	System and method for processing sound signals implementing a spectral motion transform A system and method are provided for processing sound signals. The processing may include identifying individual harmonic sounds represented in sound signals, determining sound parameters of harmonic sounds, classifying harmonic sounds according to source, and/or other processing. The processing may include transforming the sound signals (or portions thereof) into a space which expresses a transform coefficient as a function of frequency and chirp rate. This may facilitate leveraging of the fact that the individual harmonics of a single harmonic sound may have a common pitch velocity (which is related to the chirp rate) across all of its harmonics in order to distinguish an the harmonic sound from other sounds (harmonic and/or non-harmonic) and/or noise.
US09620127B2	System and method for voice authentication over a computer network Systems, computer-implemented methods, and tangible computer-readable media are provided for voice authentication. The method includes receiving a speech sample from a user through an Internet browser for authentication as part of a request for a restricted-access resource, pre-authenticating the speech sample, transmitting an authentication request to an authentication server, which compares the speech sample to a previously established speech profile associated with the user, and providing access to the restricted access resource based on the response.
US09620126B2	Electronic device, control method, and control program According to one of aspects, an electronic device includes a sound input module and a controller. The controller is configured to control a voice input through the sound input module to be activated when detecting occurrence of an event to be notified to a user.
US09620124B2	Voice enabled screen reader In some embodiments, a system may process a user interface to identify textual or graphical items in the interface, and may prepare a plurality of audio files containing spoken representations of the items. As the user navigates through the interface, different ones of the audio files may be selected and played, to announce text associated with items selected by the user. A computing device may periodically determine whether a cache offering the interface to users stores audio files for all of the interface's textual items, and if the cache is missing any audio files for any of the textual items, the computing device may take steps to have a corresponding audio file created.
US09620118B2	Method and system for testing closed caption content of video assets A method and system for monitoring video assets provided by a multimedia content distribution network includes testing closed captions provided in output video signals. A video and audio portion of a video signal are acquired during a time period that a closed caption occurs. A first text string is extracted from a text portion of a video image, while a second text string is extracted from speech content in the audio portion. A degree of matching between the strings is evaluated based on a threshold to determine when a caption error occurs. Various operations may be performed when the caption error occurs, including logging caption error data and sending notifications of the caption error.
US09620116B2	Performing automated voice operations based on sensor data reflecting sound vibration conditions and motion conditions Systems and methods may provide for determining a sound vibration condition of an ambient environment of a wearable device and determining a motion condition of the wearable device. In addition, one or more automated voice operations may be performed based at least in part on the sound vibration condition and the motion condition. In one example, two or more signals corresponding to the sound vibration condition and the motion condition may be combined.
US09620110B2	Speech recognition semantic classification training An automated method is described for developing an automated speech input semantic classification system such as a call routing system. A set of semantic classifications is defined for classification of input speech utterances, where each semantic classification represents a specific semantic classification of the speech input. The semantic classification system is trained from training data from training data substantially without manually transcribed in-domain training data, and then operated to assign input speech utterances to the defined semantic classifications. Adaptation training data based on input speech utterances is collected with manually assigned semantic labels from at least one source of already collected language data. When the adaptation training data satisfies a pre-determined adaptation criteria, the semantic classification system is automatically retrained based on the adaptation training data.
US09620108B2	Processing acoustic sequences using long short-term memory (LSTM) neural networks that include recurrent projection layers Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating phoneme representations of acoustic sequences using projection sequences. One of the methods includes receiving an acoustic sequence, the acoustic sequence representing an utterance, and the acoustic sequence comprising a respective acoustic feature representation at each of a plurality of time steps; for each of the plurality of time steps, processing the acoustic feature representation through each of one or more long short-term memory (LSTM) layers; and for each of the plurality of time steps, processing the recurrent projected output generated by the highest LSTM layer for the time step using an output layer to generate a set of scores for the time step.
US09620107B2	Voice inspection guidance A system is provided that includes an inspection instrument. The inspection instrument includes communications circuitry, configured to communicatively couple the inspection instrument with information services; an audio input device, configured to receive inspection audio; and a processor, configured to query the information services via sending a request to the information services based upon an analysis of keywords, phrases, or both interpreted from the inspection audio. A voice recognition system configured to analyze the inspection audio for the keywords, phrases, or both is also provided.
US09620103B2	Method for noise cancellation A method for noise cancellation. The method includes providing a sound signal output device having a listening device output, a microphone input, and signal processing circuitry. The signal processing circuitry is adapted for causing the sound signal output device to perform in a noise-cancellation mode, including making available to the sound signal output device, at the microphone input, a noise-containing signal which is representative of ambient acoustical noise, deriving a noise-cancelling signal from the noise-containing signal, and making available to the personal listening device, at the listening device output, the noise-cancelling signal.
US09620100B2	Acoustic amplification system for a shoe Disclosed herein are embodiments of an acoustic amplification system for a shoe which includes an amplifier configured to couple to a sole portion of the shoe. The amplifier includes a body; an open-ended cavity disposed within the body; and a sound wave-amplifying conduit disposed within the body, the sound wave-amplifying conduit having opposing inlet and outlet ports, whereby the inlet port acoustically couples to the open-ended cavity and the outlet port acoustically couples to an ambient environment. Following, sound waves entering the inlet port from a sound wave-generating device received within the open-ended cavity are amplified within the sound wave-amplifying conduit to generate amplified sound waves which exit from the outlet port into the ambient environment, the amplified sound waves providing amplified sound.
US09620099B2	Ultrasonic transducer device and method of attaching the same The ultrasonic transducer device in accordance with the present invention includes a body unit and a fixing member. The body unit includes a housing including a space which is in a front surface of the housing and is for receiving an ultrasonic transducer, and a clip part provided to a side surface of the housing. The fixing member includes a fixing plate including a fixing surface to be attached to a rear surface of an exterior panel of a vehicle, and a through hole to communicate to an opening in the exterior panel, and an interlocked part removably connected to the clip part so that the space faces the through hole. The clip part includes an interlocking part, and a spring part keeping the interlocking part in a position in which the interlocking part is physically connected to the interlocked part.
US09620095B1	Synthetic musical instrument with performance- and/or skill-adaptive score tempo Notwithstanding practical limitations imposed by mobile device platforms and applications, truly captivating musical instruments may be synthesized in ways that allow musically expressive performances to be captured and rendered in real-time. In some cases, synthetic musical instruments can provide a game, grading or instructional mode in which one or more qualities of a user's performance are assessed relative to a musical score. By constantly adapting to such modes to actual performance characteristics and, in some cases, to the level of a given user musician's skill, user interactions with synthetic musical instruments can be made more engaging and may capture user interest and economic opportunities (e.g., for in-app purchase and/or social networking) over generally longer periods of time.
US09620094B2	Effects pedal mounting bracket An effects pedal mounting bracket designed to securely mount musical effects pedals to bases is provided. The effects pedal mounting bracket works in conjunction with both the existing hardware on a musical effects pedal and the secure mounting hardware provided. The embodiments disclosed herein provide a secure and solid bond between the effects pedal and the base.
US09620085B2	Representation of overlapping visual entities Various embodiments present a combined visual entity that represents overlapping visual entities. The combined visual entity can include a primary visualization that represents one of the overlapping visual entities and annotations that represent others of the overlapping visual entities. For example, a map view can include multiple geographical entities that overlap. A primary visualization can be rendered that represents one of the multiple geographical entities. The primary visualization can be visually annotated (e.g., with symbols, letters, or other visual indicators) to indicate others of the multiple geographical entities. In some embodiments, a zoom operation can cause visual entities to be added and/or removed from the combined visual entity.
US09620084B2	Method and apparatus of graphical object selection in a web browser Various approaches for selection of graphical objects in a web browser-based application are described. In one approach, a selection overlay is stored in a web document. The selection overlay encompasses a plurality of user-selectable graphical objects in the web document occupies a highest position in layers of graphical objects in the web document and includes a plurality of selection regions. Each selection region is respectively associated with one of the plurality of graphical objects and defines a region of selectability for the associated graphical object. In response to the web browser-based application detecting entry of a user-directed pointer into one of the selection regions in the selection overlay, the graphical object associated with the one selection region is selected for user manipulation and displayed.
US09620082B2	Correcting artifacts on a display An example involves identifying a first artifact in an image on a display, the first artifact caused by a first subpixel of a first pixel, determining a type of the first artifact based on a location of the first artifact relative to content of the image, and correcting the first artifact to remove the appearance of the first artifact from the display based on the type of the first artifact.
US09620079B2	Visualizing, creating and editing blending modes methods and systems A method of creating a blending mode for blending base colors and blend colors to produce resultant colors for one or more pixels of a digital image includes displaying by a display device a relationship between a first independent variable representing the base colors and a dependent variable representing the resultant colors for a specific value of a second independent variable representing blend colors. The method also includes receiving user input altering the relationship, displaying the altered relationship, and storing the relationship as a blending mode.
US09620077B2	Display panel structure A display panel structure includes a substrate, plural gate lines and data lines arranged on the substrate, plural pixel units, and plural dummy pixel units. The substrate has a display region and a peripheral region surrounding the display region. The gate lines and data lines are extended from the display region to the peripheral region. The pixel units are disposed at the display region. The dummy pixel units are disposed at the peripheral region, and include a first region, a second region, and a third region. The dummy pixel units of the first region and the second region are arranged along a first direction and a second direction, respectively. The dummy pixel units of the third region are arranged between the first and second regions. The dummy pixel units of the third region include one of the gate lines and one of the data lines.
US09620075B2	Display driver, electro-optical device, and electronic device A display driver includes an adjustment unit 20 that outputs an electronic volume value based on a detected temperature derived using a temperature sensor 90, a power supply circuit 60 that supplies a drive power supply voltage based on the electronic volume value, and a drive circuit that drives a display panel based on the drive power supply voltage. The adjustment unit 20 outputs a first electronic volume value that sets the drive power supply voltage to a first voltage, in the case where the detected temperature belongs to a first temperature range, outputs a second electronic volume value that sets the drive power supply voltage to a second voltage, in the case where the detected temperature belongs to a second temperature range, and an interpolated electronic volume value that sets the drive power supply voltage to an interpolated voltage that is between the first voltage and the second voltage, in the case where the temperature range to which the detected temperature belongs switches from the first temperature range to the second temperature range.
US09620073B2	Liquid crystal display device and gate driving circuit thereof A liquid crystal display device and a gate driving circuit are provided. The gate driving circuit includes shift register circuits cascade-connected in series. Each shift register circuit includes: first and second pull-up circuits, first and second pull-down circuits and a pull-down control circuit. The first and second pull-up circuits are electrically connected in series between a preceding-stage gate driving signal and a gate driving signal output terminal. The first and second pull-down circuits and the pull-down control circuit are electrically connected with the first and second pull-up circuits in parallel. The pull-down control circuit is electrically coupled to the preceding-stage gate driving signal, the first and second pull-down circuits and first and second voltage levels and for controlling the first and second pull-down circuits according to the preceding-stage gate driving signal. Accordingly, the invention is suitable for CMOS process and can increase circuit stability.
US09620071B2	Thin film transistor drive circuit and drive method thereof and liquid crystal display device The invention discloses a thin film transistor drive circuit and a drive method thereof and a liquid crystal display device. The thin film transistor drive circuit includes a plurality of scan lines, a scan signal output port configured to sequentially apply a scan signal to each of the scan lines, and a plurality of logic circuits. Each of the logic circuits is connected with one of the scan lines and a control signal line. The logic circuits are added to a drive circuit, and an input control signal corresponding to a truth table of the logic circuit is input for a preset duration by using a logic relationship of the logic circuit, so that an output control signal output to a scan line can be obtained to improve a scan signal on the scan line, to improve a delay distortion at the time of being turned off.
US09620070B2	Image display controlling method based on interpolation and control device thereof, image display device An image display controlling method and a control device thereof, and an image display device are provided. The method includes: receiving at least one frame of a first image to be displayed by the display; controlling the display to interpolatively display a frame of a second image when a frame number of the received first image displayed continuously by the display is greater than or equal to a preset frame number; wherein the first image is different from the second image. This method can prevent the display to display a still picture for a long time and thereby eliminating after-image.
US09620069B2	Method for compensating impedances of data lines of liquid crystal display The present disclosure relates to the technical field of liquid crystal display, and particularly, relates to a method for compensating impedances of data lines of a liquid crystal display. The method includes the following steps: a setting step of setting a memory and a subtracter; a measuring step of measuring the impedance value of a data line to be compensated, and inputting the impedance value into the memory; a calculating step of performing calculations with the impedance value measured in the measuring step through the subtracter, so as to obtain an impedance compensation value required by the respective data line; and a compensating step of reading out the impedance compensation value acquired in the calculating step through a data driving unit, and performing impedance compensation on the respective data line based on the impedance compensation value, in order to obtain a total load impedance for the respective data line. A uniform, satisfactory display effect can be ensured, with display defects, such as vertical black and white strips, color shift and the like, advantageously prevented.
US09620061B2	Gate driver circuit, gate driving method, gate-on-array circuit, display device, and electronic product The gate driver circuit is connected to a row of pixel units, each pixel unit includes a pixel driving module and a light-emitting device connected to each other, the pixel driving module including a driving transistor, a driving module and a compensating module, the compensating module being connected to a gate scanning signal, and the driving module being connected to a driving control signal and a driving voltage. The gate driver circuit includes a row pixel controlling unit configured to provide the gate scanning signal to the compensating module and provide the driving voltage to the driving module, so as to control the compensating module to compensate for a threshold voltage of the driving transistor; and a driving control unit configured to provide the driving control signal to the driving module so as to control the driving module to drive the light-emitting device.
US09620060B2	Semiconductor device including transistors, switches and capacitor, and electronic device utilizing the same A source-drain voltage of one of two transistors connected in series becomes quite small in a set operation (write signal), thus the set operation is performed to the other transistor. In an output operation, two transistors operate as a multi-gate transistor, therefore, a current value can be small in the output operation. In other words, a current can be large in the set operation. Therefore, the set operation can be performed rapidly without being easily influenced by an intersection capacitance and a wiring resistance which are parasitic on a wiring and the like. Further, an influence of variations between adjacent ones can be small as one same transistor is used in the set operation and the output operation.
US09620059B2	Display device and electronic equipment A display device is disclosed. The display device includes: a pixel array unit and a driving unit which drives the pixel array unit. The pixel array unit includes rows of first scanning lines and second scanning lines, columns of signals, pixels in a matrix state arranged at portions where the scanning lines and the signal lines cross each other and power supply lines and ground lines supplying power to respective pixels. The driving unit includes a first scanner performing line-sequential scanning to pixels by each row by supplying a first control signal to each first scanning line sequentially, a second scanner supplying a second control signal to each second scanning line sequentially so as to correspond to the line-sequential scanning and a signal selector supplying a video signal to rows of signal lines so as to correspond to the line-sequential scanning.
US09620055B2	Organic electroluminescent display device including gamma reference voltage generator and method of driving the same An organic electroluminescent display device, includes: a gray level extractor that extracts gray levels of frame data signals for a frame image; an image type determiner that determines a type of the frame image using a distribution of the gray levels of the frame data signals, the type of the frame image being one of a low-gray-level type, a medium-gray-level type and a high-gray-level type; a gamma reference voltage generator that selects a set of gamma reference voltages based upon the image type; a data driver converting the frame data signals into frame data voltages using the selected set of gamma reference voltages; a timing controller that supplies the frame data signals to the data driver; and a display area including pixels having an organic light emitting diode that display the frame image.
US09620051B2	Display bridge with support for multiple display interfaces Method and apparatus for a display bridge with support for multiple display interfaces are disclosed. The novel display bridge comprises a predriver configured to provide data input signals. A shared output driver is configured to receive the data input signals and provide output display signals compatible for driving MIPI-DSI, EDP, or LVDS displays. A regulator and current source is coupled to the shared output driver configured to regulate the shared output driver operating voltage and provide a current source for the shared output driver. A shared termination output coupled to the shared output driver is configured to provide termination resistance for the output display signals and termination voltage for the termination resistance.
US09620050B2	Display method and display device The invention provides a display method and a display device. The display method comprises: generating a primary image based on image information, wherein the primary image is formed of virtual pixels arranged in a matrix, each virtual pixel is formed by multiple virtual sub-pixels of different colors arranged in one row, in the column direction, the size of the virtual pixel and that of the sub-pixel are the same; calculating a comparison component of each sub-pixel by using primary components of comparison virtual sub-pixels of the sub-pixel; acquiring differences between comparison components of each sub-pixel and other sub-pixels adjacent thereto, if each of the differences between comparison components of the sub-pixel and the other sub-pixels exceeds a predetermined threshold value, determining the sub-pixel as a highlighted sub-pixel; calculating a display component of each sub-pixel by using primary components of sampling virtual sub-pixels of the sub-pixel.
US09620048B2	Methods for driving electro-optic displays An electro-optic display has a plurality of pixels, each of which is capable of displaying two extreme optical states and at least one intermediate gray level. Each pixel is driven from an initial intermediate gray level to one extreme optical state and then to a first desired intermediate gray level, so producing a first image on the display. The pixel then remains at this first desired intermediate gray level for a finite length of time. The pixel is then driven from this first desired intermediate gray level to the opposed extreme optical state and then to a second desired intermediate gray level, so producing a second image on the display.
US09620047B2	Display device and method of operating display device including shifting an image display reference coordinate A method of operating display device includes initializing an image display reference coordinate as a random coordinate among coordinates included in a shift pattern when power is applied to the display device, shifting the image display reference coordinate from the random coordinate along the shift pattern, and displaying an input image to a display panel included in the display device based on the image display reference coordinate.
US09620046B2	Organic light-emitting display device and method of detecting defect in the organic light-emitting display device A method of detecting a defect in an organic light-emitting display device includes: preparing an organic light-emitting display device including an organic light-emitting display panel which includes a plurality of pixels, where each of the pixels includes a driving transistor which operates in a saturation region or a transition region based on a potential difference between a source and a drain thereof and outputs a driving current, and an organic light-emitting diode which emits light based on the driving current; providing a plurality of voltages to the organic light-emitting display panel to operate the driving transistor in the transition region, and determining whether the organic light-emitting display device is defective based on an image, which is displayed on the organic light-emitting display panel based on data applied thereto.
US09620043B2	Method and apparatus for driving three-dimensional (3D) display device, 3D display device, 3D glasses, 3D display system, computer program and non-transient storage medium A method for driving a three-dimensional (3D) display device according to this disclosure may include: determining a first 3D image to be displayed currently; and displaying a first partial image of the first 3D image during a first period, and displaying a second partial image of the first 3D image during a second period, so as to display the first 3D image completely. And there is a difference between display brightness of the first partial image and display brightness of the second partial image.
US09620041B2	Driving method and display using the driving method A driving method drives a display. The display includes a scan driving circuit, a data driving circuit, a plurality of first signal lines coupling with the scan driving circuit, and a plurality of second signal lines coupling with the data driving circuit. The first signal lines cross the second signal lines to form the pixel matrix. The driving method comprises to divide the pixel matrix into at least a first region and a second region, then, to drive the first region by a first frame rate, and to drive the second region by a second frame rate, wherein the first frame rate is leas than the second frame rate.
US09620036B1	Sign holder A sign holder includes a pair of upright posts, each having a lower ground engaging end and an upwardly disposed portion having a serpentine area with a plurality of bend areas leading to an upper end which is not aligned with the lower end. A relatively thicker transverse member joins the upright posts such that the upper ends thereof are spaced farther apart than the lower ends thereof.
US09620034B2	Methods and apparatus to expose enclosure labels Methods and apparatus to expose enclosure labels are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first enclosure having a first characteristic, a first label indicative of the first characteristic and fixed to an outer surface of the first enclosure, and a second enclosure to couple to the first enclosure. The second enclosure is to cover the first label when the second enclosure is coupled to the first enclosure. The first and second enclosures have a second characteristic when the second enclosure is coupled to the first enclosure. The example apparatus also include a second label indicative of the second characteristic and fixed to an outer surface of the second enclosure. The second label is to be exposed when the second enclosure is coupled to the first enclosure.
US09620032B2	Spray pattern demonstration kit The present application relates generally to a demonstration kit for various nozzles. The demonstration kit may include a spray assembly and a control assembly. The spray assembly may include a case having a base and a cover rotatably coupled to the base, a plurality of back wall panels configured to be secured to a sidewall of the base, a boom connected to an interior surface of the case, and one or more nozzles connected to the boom and repositionable along a length of the boom. The control assembly includes at least one pump that when in an operating orientation is fluidly connected to the one or more nozzles and a portable power supply in electrical communication with the at least one pump.
US09620029B2	Method and device for identifying behaviour of a vehicle driver The disclosure provides a method, performed in a first communication unit (2). The method comprises the steps of identifying a rewardable behavior of a driver (10) of a vehicle (9), checking first storing means (6) for a reward that corresponds to the rewardable behavior, collecting the reward from the first storing means (6), and transmitting the reward to a second communication unit (3) connected to the vehicle (9). The disclosure also provides corresponding devices for performing the method.
US09620028B2	Method and system for developing process, project or problem-based learning systems within a semantic collaborative social network The system provides a framework for developing process, project or problem-based learning systems that make use of social networking. The system provides a general purpose framework to create, manage, and deliver online instruction that supports learning methods consistent with social constructivist and experiential learning theories. The framework utilizes personal social software for collaboration, problem-solving, group work, and other activities consistent with those methods. The general framework, based on finite-state automata and other methods for determining similarity of learning objectives, provides individual creators the means to define, implement, and manage experiential instruction within a social network.
US09620027B2	Systems and methods for delivering sensory input during a dream state Embodiments of the invention provide apparatus, systems and methods for detecting neurological activity indicative of a dream state of a human. Many embodiments of the invention provide apparatus, systems and methods for detecting neurological activity of a human indicative of a dream state or the onset thereof and delivering an input to the user (such as an audio or other sensory input) during the dream state. Particular embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for detecting neurological activity indicative of the onset or occurrence of a dream state of a human and delivering an audio or other sensory input during the user's dream state. The audio input may be used for learning, delivering messages to the user's subconscious, and/or promoting a state of relaxation.
US09620025B2	Wake vortex avoidance system and method A wake vortex avoidance system includes a microphone array configured to detect low frequency sounds. A signal processor determines a geometric mean coherence based on the detected low frequency sounds. A display displays wake vortices based on the determined geometric mean coherence.
US09620018B2	Apparatus and method for controlling lane keeping of vehicle The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling lane keeping of a vehicle. An apparatus for controlling lane keeping of a vehicle may include: a sensor module configured to measure a torque value of a vehicle; a control module configured to determine a hands off state based on the measured torque value and generate a warning alarm for the hands off state when the vehicle is in the hands off state and is in a predetermined specific state; and an output module configured to generate the warning alarm.
US09620016B2	Motor vehicle with an optical display device for a distance sensor A motor vehicle includes a distance sensor display for registering the distance of the motor vehicle from the surroundings of the motor vehicle, particularly when parking. The distance sensor display includes an optical display device with one or more light-emitting element and a control unit configured to optically display the distance registered by the distance sensor inside the motor vehicle fundamentally in the form of a notional line.
US09620015B2	Kinematic path prediction of vehicles on curved paths A host vehicle receives a remote vehicle message via a wireless electronic communication link. The remote vehicle message includes remote vehicle information indicating remote vehicle geospatial state information and remote vehicle kinematic state information that includes at least a remote heading angle for a remote vehicle. Host vehicle information is identified that includes host vehicle geospatial state information and host vehicle kinematic state information that includes at least a host heading angle for the host vehicle. Projected vehicle transportation network information representing a portion of the vehicle transportation network is generated based on the remote and host vehicle information, the portion including a curved path having a substantially constant radius. An expected host vehicle route for the host vehicle is determined in response to generating the projected vehicle transportation network information representing the curved path, and the host vehicle traverses the curved path using the expected host vehicle route.
US09620014B2	Vehicle intersection monitoring system and method A vehicle intersection monitoring method includes exchanging host vehicle information and remote vehicle information between a host vehicle and a remote vehicle, identifying a road intersection based on at least one of the host vehicle information and the remote vehicle information, and selecting an intersection scenario from a plurality of intersection scenarios based on the host vehicle information and the remote vehicle information. The method further includes monitoring, by operation of a processor, a location relationship between the host vehicle and the remote vehicle according to an algorithm that is determined based on the selected intersection scenario, to determine whether a possibility of contact between the host vehicle and the remote vehicle exists proximate to the intersection, and performing a threat mitigation operation while the possibility of contact exists.
US09620011B2	Traffic signals and related methods Traffic signals include displays and controllers for displaying information relating to the general condition of the traffic signal. The information can include a time remaining in seconds until the next change in the general condition. Traffic signal systems are adaptable to facilitate passage of emergency vehicles through intersections, including traffic signal systems with flat panel screens. The displays can be flat panel screens displaying information in multiple information formats.
US09620005B2	Trainable transceiver and mobile communications device systems and methods A trainable transceiver for installation in a vehicle and for controlling a remote device includes a transceiver circuit configured, based on training information, to control the remote device, a communications device configured to communicate with a mobile communications device, an output device, and a control circuit coupled to the transceiver circuit, coupled to the communications device, and coupled to the output device. The control circuit is configured to receive notification information from the mobile communications device via the communications device, and wherein the control circuit is configured to generate an output using the output device based on the notification information.
US09620000B2	Wearable system and method for balancing recognition accuracy and power consumption A method for balancing recognition accuracy and power consumption is provided. The method includes activating a plurality of sensors onboard a device for a first time period and calculating sensor readings by using a calculation function. The method also includes determining a plurality of sensor subsets of the plurality of sensors and calculating corresponding errors for the plurality of sensor subsets for the first time period. Further, the method includes calculating respective power consumption of running the sensor subsets of the plurality of sensors from the plurality of sensor subsets that produce the error below the user-defined error threshold and selecting a sensor subset with minimum power consumption from the sensor subsets as an optimal sensor subset. In addition, the method includes deactivating the plurality of sensors not in the optimal sensor subset and calculating and displaying sensor readings with the optimal sensor subset for a second time period.
US09619999B2	Sensor event assessor input/output controller A sensor event assessor input/output controller is disclosed. In one embodiment, a multi-channel sensor input configuration provides two-way communication with a plurality of sensors, each of the plurality of sensors having its own channel. An electronic signal receiver receives electronic signals from one or more of the plurality of sensors at a pre-defined sample rate. A signal combiner bundles the electronic signals from one or more of the plurality of sensors into a single electronic signal. A single channel output is used to provide the single electronic signal to the sensor event assessor.
US09619997B2	System and method for physiological monitoring A method of adjusting event detection and alarm generation sensitivity settings of a patient monitoring system includes receiving physiological information from a patient, determining an acuity level of the patient in dependence upon the physiological information received, and at least one of automatically updating a sensitivity setting for a system action in dependence upon the determined acuity level of the patient or prompting a user to manually update the sensitivity setting for the system action in dependence upon the determined acuity level.
US09619995B2	Multi-party wireless notification system A multi-device alert notification system that includes a trigger device that has a low energy wireless transmitter for broadcasting an alert message in unlicensed spectrum for mobile user devices when activated, and a remote server system storing information that identifies the trigger device, the remote server being configured to receive, through a network, an alert notification message from each of a plurality of mobile user devices, each alert notification message indicating that the mobile user device has received the alert message from the trigger device and including a unique trigger device identifier and a unique user identifier associated with the mobile user device. The remote server system receives, through the network, an alert acceptance request message from one of the mobile user devices that includes the unique trigger device identifier and the unique user identifier associated with the mobile user device and sends notification messages to at least the mobile user devices that did not send the alert acceptance request message indicating that the alert message from the trigger device has been accepted by one of the plurality of mobile user devices.
US09619992B2	Self-installed security system A security system installation kit carries a coded designation of the characteristics of the components of the kit. An installer can use a wireless telephone, which is executing a scanning application, to sense or read the coded designation. The telephone can transmit the component parameters to an installation server. The server can transmit installation instructions back to the telephone. Those instructions can be visually or audibly presented to the installer facilitating the process. The installer, via the telephone and the server, can test the installed components for proper operation.
US09619990B2	Smart output protector A smart output protector device includes a data positive input, a data positive output, a data negative input, a data negative output, a first resistor, and a first normally closed relay. The first resister blocks direct short circuits. The first normally closed relay separates the smart output protector device when opened.
US09619983B1	Wireless tandem alarm A wireless tandem alarm having a first alarm configured for physical connection to an industrial machine having an electronic machine controller, and a second alarm configured for detachable connection to the first alarm or to the industrial machine. Each alarm has a housing, a piezoelectric transducer within the housing, a processor configured to drive the piezoelectric transducer in response to a control signal, and a wireless transceiver configured for relatively short-range, low-power communications. In the first alarm, the processor drives the piezoelectric transducer in response to a signal from the machine controller and, also responsive to the machine controller signal, transmits a control signal via the wireless transceiver. In the second alarm, the wireless transceiver receives the control signal from the first alarm and supplies it to the processor, which is configured drive the piezoelectric transducer in response. The alarms are configured to work in tandem, when attached to each other, to cooperatively produce a combination of sound characteristics not achievable with either alarm alone. The alarms are also configured to detect when they are detached from each other and to respond by changing one or more sound characteristics. When detached, the alarms are also capable of affecting the operation of each other via two-way wireless communications.
US09619972B2	Gaming system and method providing a card game with combinable cards Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a card game wherein two or more cards of a hand of cards are combinable to form at least one resultant card with a higher combined value. In various embodiments, for a play of the card game, the gaming system randomly selects and displays a hand of cards and each card is associated with one of a plurality of different values. The gaming system enables the player to select at least two of the displayed cards to combine to form at least one resultant card. Each resultant card is associated with a resultant value. The resultant value includes the sum of the values associated with each selected card that is combined to form the resultant card. Each resultant card provides an opportunity to convert a non-winning hand into a winning hand.
US09619971B2	Game machine, control method of controlling computer used in game machine, and computer program A game machine includes a roulette game unit that selects at least one of pockets each of which is associated with a predetermined privilege by a lottery using motion of a ball, and uses a lottery result of the roulette game unit for provision of the predetermined privilege so that a predetermined privilege associated with a pocket selected by the roulette game unit is provided. And, the game machine stops the provision of the predetermined privilege using the lottery result of the roulette game unit when the roulette game unit satisfies a predetermined stop condition, selects at least one of ball images each of which is associated with the predetermined privilege by an electronic lottery using a video lottery screen, and provides a predetermined privilege associated with a ball image.
US09619970B2	Gaming system and method providing a group bonus event for linked gaming devices A gaming system and method provides a competitive group bonus event for a plurality of players playing at linked gaming devices. Upon activation of the group bonus event, a first one of the players playing at one of the gaming devices can challenge one or more other players to participate in the group bonus event. Players who accept the challenge agree to compete for one or more awards associated with the group bonus event. The players play the primary games of their respective gaming devices independently of the group bonus event. The first player to trigger a bonus game on his or her gaming device wins the group bonus event and is provided with an award. The winner of the group bonus event additionally has the opportunity to play the triggered bonus game.
US09619967B2	System and method of revealing the outcomes of wagers through physiological condition-based reveals The invention relates to systems and methods of maintaining revealed and unrevealed balances that both belong to a user, but the user is aware only of the revealed balance. In this manner, the system can give the user an impression that a value (e.g., a cash amount or other value) has been gained or lost by transferring the value between the revealed and unrevealed balances of the user, even though no gain or loss actually occurred. The unrevealed balance may include a payout from a real-world wager. Thus, payout may be revealed to the user in a manner that the user believes that the payout was won by the user through a game or other interactive media, even though the payout belongs to the user based on the payout. Other changes in value to the unrevealed and revealed balances may occur as well.
US09619964B2	Gaming system with gaming machines having associated secondary game boards A gaming system comprises gaming machines which are configured to generate gaming information and present games, such as primary games, to players, and game boards which also generate gaming information for use in presenting games, such as secondary games, to players. The game boards may be used to present the secondary games to players via player presentation devices such as a player's mobile phone, tablet, PDA, computer or the like.
US09619963B2	Methods and systems for facilitating a game which allows a player to select available wagering opportunities In accordance with some embodiments, systems and methods for facilitating a game (e.g., a wagering game playable online) provide for outputting an interface for a wagering game, the interface comprising a plurality of areas among which a game element may move, wherein at least a subset of the areas comprise wagering opportunities which are available for activation, and wherein each area of the subset of the areas which comprises a wagering opportunity is occupied by a game symbol which represents the wagering opportunity. Upon determining that the game element has been moved into an area of the interface comprising a wagering opportunity the wagering opportunity may be activated (e.g., a wager may be deducted and a result determined).
US09619962B2	System and methods of providing player services with gaming devices A system for use in providing gaming property services to a player via a gaming device is provided. The system includes a gaming property server, a gaming machine, and gaming tracking device. The gaming property server provides gaming property services to the player. The gaming machine includes a gaming display, a display device that is coupled to the gaming display, and a gaming controller that is coupled to the display device. The gaming controller is configured to randomly generate an outcome of a game and transmit game data indicative of the outcome to the display device. The gaming tracking device also includes a web browser program for displaying gaming property services via a website provided by the gaming property server. The display device configured to display a player interaction screen including the outcome of the game and the gaming property services.
US09619960B2	Gaming machine with runs of symbols A gaming machine comprising a processor to execute a game displaying a matrix of symbol containing elements having a plurality of rows and a plurality columns; at least one column comprising a portion of a simulated rotatable reel of a plurality of said symbol containing elements; said simulated rotatable reel comprising sections of symbol containing elements displaying a plurality of symbols; said simulated rotatable reel including at least one section in which a consecutive run of two or more of said elements is populated by a first identical symbol so that, said first identical symbol being used for a first play of said game, a second identical symbol being randomly selected, the first identical symbol being replaced by the second identical symbol in said consecutive run of two or more of said elements, said second identical symbol being used for a second play of said game.
US09619953B2	Keyless lock and method of use A method of operating a keyless padlock is provided, comprising: establishing communication with the padlock; requesting the padlock serial number from the padlock; receiving the padlock serial number form the padlock; establishing communication with a server having the padlock serial number and the initial password stored in a database; transmitting the padlock serial number to the server with a request to own the padlock; receiving the initial password and a new password from the server after the server has validated the request; transmitting the initial password to the padlock; transmitting the new password to the padlock after the padlock has validated the initial password; receiving confirmation from the padlock that the padlock has stored the new password in the memory of the padlock; and transmitting the confirmation to the server, whereupon the server updates the database to recognize the user as the owner of the padlock.
US09619950B2	Method and device for providing driver feedback The present invention relates to a method of evaluating at least one operating parameter of a motor vehicle. A system variable relating to an operating parameter of the vehicle is measured. A look-up map (A; S; B) associated with the operating parameter is accessed. The look-up map (A; S; B) comprises of one or more sets of threshold values (R0, R1, R2, R3, R4) and a comparison is made between the measured system variable and the threshold values (R0, R1, R2, R3, R4). An economy rating (E1, E2, E3, E4, E5) is obtained from the look-up map and an indicator output based on the economy rating (E1, E2, E3, E4, E5) to provide the driver with feedback. The present invention also relates to a device for providing driver feedback.
US09619949B2	Vehicle operator incentive system and vehicle fleet management platform The example embodiments may relate to a vehicle operator incentive system. In an example, the system may include a vehicle control system having a plurality of controllers, wherein the controllers are configured to communicate diagnostic messages via an internal communication network and wherein each of the diagnostic messages provides information about operation of a vehicle by an operator. The vehicle operator incentive system may include a vehicle diagnostic system communicatively coupled to the internal communication network and configured to: process the diagnostic messages to determine a plurality of measured parameters, award points based on the measured parameters, calculate a score for the operator based on the awarded points, and cause a user interface of the vehicle to display the operator score.
US09619948B2	System and method for monitoring an earth-moving operation of a machine A computer-implemented method for monitoring an operation performed by a machine having an implement is provided. The method includes determining a fuel consumption rate value of the machine. The method also includes generating a provisional value based at least in part on the fuel consumption rate value for the operation. The method further includes determining one or more thresholds for the operation. The one or more thresholds correspond to a normal fuel consumption rate value of the machine for the operation. The method further includes generating a status indicator, indicative of a score of the operation based at least in part on a comparison of the provisional value and the one or more thresholds.
US09619947B2	Method and means for operating a first motor vehicle on the basis of at least one characteristic of at least one second motor vehicle A method is provided for operating a first motor vehicle, at least one characteristic relevant to the operation of the first motor vehicle being ascertained and at least one component of the first motor vehicle being actuated on the basis of the at least one characteristic. The at least one characteristic is ascertained in at least one second motor vehicle. An arrangement for implementing such a method is also provided.
US09619946B2	Securely providing diagnostic data from a vehicle to a remote server using a diagnostic tool A communication system in a vehicle is described and various methods for securely providing diagnostic data between a vehicle and a remote server using a vehicle diagnostic tool. The method may include the steps of: receiving at the remote from the diagnostic tool both a challenge question and encrypted data acquired by the diagnostic tool from a vehicle electronic control unit; using the challenge question to determine how to decrypt the encrypted data; and decrypting the encrypted data at the remote server.
US09619944B2	Coordinate geometry augmented reality process for internal elements concealed behind an external element Embodiments of the invention include a method, a system, and a mobile device that incorporates augmented reality technology and digital modeling processes. By incorporating the augmented reality technology, a 3D digital model of internal elements concealed behind an external element can be visualized on a live view, aligned to the orientation and scale of the scene displayed on the mobile device. In an embodiment, a marker can be placed on the external element. The 3D digital model of the internal elements can be retrieved by the mobile device and overlaid in relation to the marker position, orientation, and size so that it is seen at a calculated distance in depth behind the external element as they would exist hidden behind the external element in the real environment.
US09619941B2	Virtual play area display device, control system, and control program According to one of aspects, a display device includes: a display unit; a control unit; and a detection unit. The display unit stereoscopically displays a plurality of three-dimensional blocks each including one or more elements each occupying one of divided sections in a virtual play region divided in a three-dimensional matrix manner in a display space. The detection unit detects a position of a body in the display space. The control unit controls the display unit to cause a movable three-dimensional block to appear. When change of the body with time in the display space is detected by the detection unit, the control unit controls the display unit to move the movable three-dimensional block. When all sections of one layer in the play region are filled with elements of the plurality of three-dimensional and the movable three-dimensional block, the control unit controls the display unit to erase the elements.
US09619933B2	Model and sizing information from smartphone acquired image sequences A method for providing a model file to a user. The user acquires a plurality of images using a device, such as a smart phone, with at least a monocular image capture device. The plurality of images are then processed to provide the user with a model file. The model file is created by a minimization of an energy which is done using a primal-dual hybrid gradient. The model file may be used in a printer capable of printing in three dimensions. The user is either charged a fee for uploading the plurality of images, downloading the model file, or both.
US09619929B2	Forward pixel killing A graphics processing apparatus and method of graphics processing is disclosed. Obscuration identification circuitry is configured to receive graphics fragments from rasterization circuitry and to identify an obscuration condition if a received graphics fragment, in combination with at least one previously received graphics fragment, will obscure at least one further previously received graphics fragment. Process killing circuitry is configured to prevent further processing occurring in the graphics processing apparatus with respect to the at least one further previously received graphics fragment if the obscuration identification circuitry identifies the obscuration condition.
US09619928B2	Composite image generation to remove obscuring objects Technologies are generally described for methods and systems effective to generate a composite image. The methods may include receiving first image data that includes object data corresponding to an object and receiving second image data that includes obscuring data. The obscuring data, if displayed on a display, may obscure at least a portion of the. The methods may also include identifying a first region that may include the object data, in the first image data. The methods may also include identifying a second region, that may include the obscuring data, in the second image data. The methods may also include replacing at least part of the second region with at least part of the first region to generate the composite image data that may include at least some of the object data. The methods may also include displaying the composite image on a display.
US09619927B2	Visualization of objects along a street For visualization of objects along a length of street, a user selection of a street is received. The selected street is displayed in an above-street view. At least a first plurality of street view images are concurrently displayed for objects along at least a first side of the selected street.
US09619922B2	Distribution caching for direct lights There is provided a system and method of distribution caching for direct lights in a scene. The system including a memory and a processor configured to execute a rendering software application to shoot a plurality of rays through a scene that includes a plurality of lights, generate a plurality of cache points at different locations throughout the scene based on the shooting of the plurality of rays, compute a list of lights for each cache point from the plurality of cache points, the list of lights including lights from the plurality of lights that provide illumination at a location of the cache point, and store the plurality of cache points in a memory. The processor may further be configured to execute the rendering software application to render the scene using the cache point database.
US09619921B2	Method and apparatus for performing ray tracing for rendering image Provided are methods and apparatuses of performing ray tracing for rendering an image. The method includes performing, at a ray tracing core, a first intersection test based on a traversal of an acceleration structure using a generated primary ray, generating at least one type of secondary ray based on the first intersection test, classifying the generated secondary rays and storing identification information indicating a starting point and a direction of the secondary rays, and performing a second intersection test and shading using the stored identification information.
US09619919B1	Synthetic environments with stereoscopic avionics displays system and related method A method and system are disclosed for stereoscopic three dimensional (S3D) display of synthetic environment (SE) data simultaneously with operational symbology data to the operator of a vehicle. The method receives a plurality of data objects and places the objects within a plurality of levels of a presentation hierarchy and further within a plurality of S3D depth layers based on a set of data and operator focused rules. The method simultaneously displays to the operator each of the plurality of objects in the plurality of S3D depth layers according to the placement. The method transitions an object from one depth layer to a more proximal or distal depth layer to indicate relative motion or urgency. The method reserves a depth layer most proximal to the operator for a warning while a most distal set of depth layers is reserved for SE objects.
US09619915B2	Method and apparatus for converting an animated sequence of images into a document page A method and apparatus for converting an animated sequence of images into a document page is described. In some embodiments, the method includes accessing a first file comprising a plurality of images and attribute data associated with displaying the plurality of images, creating a second file using data from the first file and for at least one of the plurality of images, creating a content partition on a corresponding document page of the second file using the attribute data.
US09619913B2	Animation editing An animation can be selected. Pieces of the documents that pertain to the selected animation can be extracted from the document closure for the web page in which the animation appears. A composite data structure can be created therefrom. The winning set of @keyframes rules referenced by the animation-name property of a style rule (the virtual winning rule) can be computed and represented in a data structure. The winning animation properties can establish the timing properties to preview and edit the animation in a user interface without running the whole application. The data structure represented in the visual preview can be edited by applying user gestures to the animation displayed in a preview user interface (UI). The user changes can be mapped to changes to property values in the data structure and the underlying documents.
US09619912B2	Animated transition from an application window to another application window A method includes receiving an input signal. The input signal includes a request to transition from a start window to an auxiliary window. The start window is identified. The start application is initially in an active state. The auxiliary window is identified. The auxiliary window is initially in an inactive state. A start window overlay is determined based on the start window. The start window overlay includes a visual copy of the start window. An auxiliary window overlay is determined based on the auxiliary window. The method includes transitioning from the start window to the auxiliary window in an active state based on the start window overlay and the auxiliary window overlay.
US09619908B1	Identification of lines in a heat map Systems and methods are provided for identifying lines in a heat map representative of overlap between two data sets. In an aspect, a method includes generating a heat map comprising a plurality of data points that represent similarities between a first data set and a second data set. The method further includes identifying areas of the heat map within a region of the heat map comprising a potential match line, identifying short lines formed via subsets of the data points respectively contained within the areas, merging the short lines to form a long line, determining degrees of continuity along the long line, and identifying a portion of the long line associated with a degree of continuity above a continuity threshold.
US09619906B2	X-ray imaging apparatus and control method for the same Disclosed herein are an X-ray imaging apparatus and a method for the same. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes a kernel function setter configured to set a scatter kernel function in response to a scatter component included in first X-ray image data detected by an X-ray detector, and an image data corrector configured to generate second X-ray image data obtained by performing scatter correction on the first X-ray image data using the scatter kernel function and data consistency. According to the X-ray imaging apparatus and the control method for the same, scatter correction is performed by using data consistency so that accuracy of the scatter correction may be increased and an X-ray image may be generated based on the accuracy, thereby improving quality of the X-ray image.
US09619902B2	Filter for tomographic reconstructions A method for applying a filter component for an analytical tomographic reconstruction technique, e.g. filtered backprojection, used in tomographic comprises providing an algebraic reconstruction algorithm for reconstructing a spatial representation of a volume of interest from a projection data set. It thereby takes into account a geometry of the tomographic imaging. The method also comprises applying the algebraic reconstruction algorithm to a plurality of virtual projection data sets—corresponding with a basis vector of a basis for the projection space—to produce a plurality of reconstructed spatial representations and determining the filter component using the plurality of reconstructed spatial representations, and applying the filter. Applying the analytical reconstruction technique with the determined filter component may inherit beneficial properties from the algebraic reconstruction algorithm, e.g. versatility and robustness to noise, without incurring the associated computational cost.
US09619900B2	Systems and methods for identifying anomalous test item renderings Systems and methods are provided for determining a test item rendering anomaly. A test item is provided to a first test item rendering system that is configured to generate a first graphical representation of the test item. The test item is provided to a second test item rendering system that is configured to generate a second graphical representation of the test item. A first digital pixel image of the first graphical representation is captured, and a second digital pixel image of the second graphical representation is captured. Pixels of the digital pixel images are processed, where the processing includes comparing the digital pixel images to determine an extent to which the second digital pixel image differs from the first digital pixel image. An indication for the test item is provided when the second digital pixel image differs from the first digital pixel image by more than a threshold amount.
US09619899B2	Distinguishing between stock keeping units using hough voting methodology The disclosure includes a system and method for distinguishing between items of similar appearance that vary in size. An image recognition application receives an image including a plurality of items, identifies each item in the image, generates a region of interest for each identified item in the image, determines a dimension of the region of interest for each identified item in pixels, determines a plurality of pixel-to-physical dimension ratios for each identified item, identifies a selected pixel-to-physical dimension ratio among the plurality of pixel-to-physical dimension ratios, and determines a stock keeping unit identifier of each identified item in the image based on the selected pixel-to-physical dimension ratio and the dimension of the region of interest for each identified item.
US09619897B2	Correction of blotches in component images Blotches may be identified and processed to reduce or eliminate the blotch. The blotch may be in just one of several separations and multiple separations may be used, for example, to identify the blotch. An implementation (i) compares a first component image of an image with a first component image of a reference image, (ii) compares a second component image of the image with a second component image of the reference image, and (iii) determines based on these comparisons whether the first component image of the image includes a blotch. Multiple image separations also, or alternatively, may be used, for example, to modify the blotch, as well as to evaluate whether a modification is beneficial.
US09619896B2	Estimating device and estimation method An estimation method executed by a computer includes: extracting, from an image, a plurality of characteristic points satisfying a certain requirement regarding changes in gray levels between the plurality of characteristic points and surrounding points; identifying, as map points from the plurality of characteristic points, characteristic points existing on planes, by excluding corners of an object depicted on the image; extracting, from another image, another plurality of characteristic points satisfying the certain requirement; executing matching of the another plurality of characteristic points with the map points based on a region including the map points; and estimating, based on results of the matching, a position and an orientation of an imaging device while the another image is captured.
US09619893B2	Body motion detection device and method A contrast calculating unit calculates a contrast of a high frequency component and a contrast of a low frequency component of a transformed radiographic image at an analysis point set by an analysis point setting unit. A ratio calculating unit calculates a ratio of the contrast of the high frequency component to the contrast of the low frequency component. A determining unit determines whether or not there is a body motion during an imaging operation to take the radiographic image based on the ratio. A display control unit displays a result of the determination on a display unit.
US09619888B2	Method for defining a region of interest in a radiation image of a breast A method for defining a region of interest in a radiation image of a breast based on the result of shape analysis applied to a skin line estimate determined in the radiation image.
US09619887B2	Method and device for video-signal processing, transmitter, corresponding computer program product A motion analysis is applied to a signal to identify high-motion regions and low-motion regions. An analysis of low-level characteristics of the signal, such as a skin tone or contrast analysis, is used to generate a map of regions with low-level characteristics. The map is filtered to identify regions having both low-level characteristics and low motion. Based on a comparison of the area of the regions having both low-level characteristics and low motion to a threshold, regions of interest are identified. If the area is greater than the threshold, the regions of interest are identified as a function of the high-motion regions and of the regions that have both low-level characteristics and low motion. Otherwise, the regions of interest are identified as a function of the high-motion regions and of regions identified using face detection.
US09619886B2	Image processing apparatus, imaging apparatus, image processing method and program An image processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire a first image of a subject viewed from a first point of view and a second image of the subject viewed from a second point of view different from the first point of view, wherein the first image and the second image have different blurred states from each other; a processing unit configured to change a blurred state of at least one of the first image and the second image; and a determining unit configured to compare the first image and the second image after the blurred state of at least one of the first image and the second image is changed by the processing unit to determine image regions corresponding to the subject between the first image and the second image.
US09619884B2	2D to 3D image conversion device and method A method to convert two-dimensional (“2D”) image content into three-dimensional (“3D”) image content for display on a display device, comprises the steps of: analyzing the 2D image content for predefined indicators and generating a depth map for each of the predefined indicators; determining a combined depth map as a function of the generated depth maps; and generating the 3D image content for display on the display device as a function of the combined depth map.
US09619883B2	Systems and methods for evaluating hyperspectral imaging data using a two layer media model of human tissue The disclosure provides computer systems, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and methods for determining the presence of a skin indication in a subject. In some aspects the method includes acquiring a hyperspectral imaging data set from a region of interest of a human subject using a hyperspectral imager, and applying the hyperspectral imaging data set against a classifier including a two layered media model, the two layered media model including a first layer of a modeled human tissue overlying a second layer of the modeled human tissue, where the two layered media model has been trained by application of simulated data across a set of optical and geometric properties associated with the presence or the absence of a skin indication, where the two layered media model computes tissue reflectance R from the modeled human tissue by a relationship provided herein.
US09619877B2	Image examination method and image examination apparatus An image examination method includes an acquisition step of acquiring a to-be-examined object image obtained by capturing an image of a to-be-examined object, a setting reading step of reading an examination region definition information from a storage device in which the examination region definition information is previously stored, an examination region extracting step of extracting a portion constituting the examination region as an examination region image from the to-be-examined object image based on the examination region definition information, and an examination process step of examining the to-be-examined object by analyzing the examination region image. The examination region definition information is a parameter used as a constraint condition in an optimum solution search process.
US09619873B2	Image processing device and image processing method An image processing device includes: a calculator that calculates a gray scale histogram for each color component of an image signal; a calculator that calculates, for each color component, a maximum and a minimum of classes having a frequency greater than zero in the gray scale histogram; a determiner that generates, for each color component, a histogram having classes each having an absolute difference value between the frequencies of adjacent classes in the gray scale histogram, and compares the absolute difference values in the histograms with a value to determine, from the presence or absence of an absolute difference value exceeding the value, an image type of the image; a generator that generates a gray scale correction curve from the calculated maximum and minimum for each color component; and a corrector that performs gray scale correction on the image signal using the gray scale correction curve.
US09619868B2	Information processing device, information processing system, and information processing method An imaging device includes a first camera and a second camera and shoots the same object under different shooting conditions. A shot-image data acquirer of an image analyzer acquires data of two images simultaneously shot from the imaging device. A correcting section aligns the distributions of the luminance value between the two images by carrying out correction for either one of the two images. A correction table managing section switches and generates a correction table to be used according to the function implemented by the information processing device. A correction table storage stores the correction table showing the correspondence relationship between the luminance values before and after correction. A depth image generator performs stereo matching by using the two images and generates a depth image.
US09619866B2	Image transformation A method, at a display control device, for transforming image data, the method comprising receiving portions of image data from a host device, wherein the portions of image data are based on tiles of an image, wherein the image comprises tiles in a tile order, each tile comprising pixels in a pixel order, and receiving display order information provided by host device, wherein the display order information provides an order for providing the portions of image data to a display device and generating different image data having a different tile order based on the display order information, and a different pixel order and providing the different image data the display device for displaying a transformed image.
US09619862B2	Raw camera noise reduction using alignment mapping This disclosure pertains to novel devices, methods, and computer readable media for performing raw camera noise reduction using a novel, so-called “alignment mapping” technique to more effectively separate structure from noise in an image, in order to aid in the denoising process. Alignment mapping allows for the extraction of more structure from the image and also the ability to understand the image structure, yielding information for edge direction, edge length, and corner locations within the image. This information can be used to smooth long edges properly and to prevent tight image details, e.g., text, from being overly smoothed. In alignment maps, the amount of noise may be used to compute thresholds and scaling parameters used in the preparation of the alignment map. According to some embodiments, a feature map may also be created for the image. Finally, the image may be smoothed using the created feature map as a mask.
US09619855B2	Scalable geometry processing within a checkerboard multi-GPU configuration Systems, apparatus and methods are described including distributing batches of geometric objects to a multi-core system, at each processor core, performing vertex processing and geometry setup processing on the corresponding batch of geometric objects, storing the vertex processing results shared memory accessible to all of the cores, and storing the geometry setup processing results in local storage. Each particular core may then perform rasterization using geometry setup results obtained from local storage within the particular core and from local storage of at least one of the other processor cores.
US09619854B1	Fingerprint matching for recommending media content within a viewing session Systems and techniques for recommending media content within a viewing session based on fingerprint matching are presented. A media component determines a portion of a consumed video that is consumed by a user during a viewing session. A fingerprint component determines a set of video sub-fingerprints associated with the portion of the consumed video and a set of other video sub-fingerprints associated with a video included in a set of recommended videos. A recommendation component filters the set of recommended videos to generate a filtered set of recommended videos based on a comparison between the set of video sub-fingerprints and the set of other video sub-fingerprints.
US09619851B1	Mobile device and method for tracking evidence A system and method for tagging, organizing and tracking evidence during an investigation has mobile communication devices that collect physical, photographic and interpretive evidence, such as materials from a crime scene, interviews with witnesses and an establishing shot of the crime scene or other areas or persons of interest for surveillance operations. The mobile devices can be in two-way communication with a central server computer which is in communication with other mobile devices. The mobile device users can enter descriptive information about the evidence into the mobile devices while other information pertaining to the evidence may be obtained from other sources and automatically provided to the users for their review and possible incorporation into the record. Each mobile device can store information in memory and communicate the information to the central server computer where it may then be made available to groups of mobile device users.
US09619847B2	Method, device and terminal for acting on graphical objects displayed in a mobile application A method, device and user terminal for acting on graphical objects displayed in a plug-in viewer of a mobile application is disclosed. In response to a first command gesture, a user device displays a webpage in a user interface of a social networking application and the webpage includes one or more images. After detecting a second command gesture, e.g. a sustained-contact, directed to an image or a blank portion of the displayed webpage, certain operations can be performed to the identified image or images. For example, a sustained-contact on the blank portion of the displayed webpage can result in saving all the images of the webpage in the user device or in the cloud. The saving operation can be conducted with or without additional approval from a user. In such a manner, the saving operation on images of a webpage can be performed more efficiently, improving user experience.
US09619844B2	Systems and methods for the reporting of social incidents, interests, and/or services Systems and methods are provided for a user to generate content that reports social incidents, interests, and/or services. Specifically, a method is provided including subscribing with a server to send and receive information or data regarding a social incident, interest, and/or service of interest to a beneficiary. The method further includes defining a template for a report on the server to capture the information or data. The method further includes viewing and/or retrieving the report submitted by a user (via a client) of the general public that perceived the social incident, interest, and/or service of interest to the beneficiary. The defining the template comprises defining at least one information component that the beneficiary may be interested in receiving from the user regarding the social incident, interest, and/or service, and associating the defined template to the beneficiary.
US09619840B2	Backing management Techniques described herein relate to integrating processes of resource requests and corresponding backings. More specifically, backing data is assessed to identify a distribution to be used for resource-request processing.
US09619839B2	Systems and methods for viewing and trading futures A method and system for viewing and trading futures and other tradeable objects. The invention includes improved user interfaces for use with trading systems that allows users to more efficiently execute and manage trades. A dynamic price ladder allows a trader to see price gaps while remaining in a dynamic mode. The “sticky cells” feature prevents user errors which can occur when the display updates causing the cell under the mouse pointer to move up or down. Particular portions of the display can be color coded to provide a user with a easy way to determine market trends. A static working order screen allows a trader to visually see working orders from closest to furthest away from the market and can also allow for orders to be cancelled.
US09619823B2	Graph-based compression of data records In general, embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods and computer readable media for data record compression using graph-based techniques.
US09619822B1	Method and system for identifying user propensity to access content via a communication network Systems and methods of identifying user propensity to access a web page via a communication network are provided. A data processing system can receive a request for subject matter to provide for display with the web page. A referring URL identifying a source web page can be identified from the request. Based on the source web page, a score can be assigned to the request. A quality metric can indicate a likelihood that a user associated with the request will access content provided for display with the web page, and this quality metric can be adjusted based on the score.
US09619820B2	System, method and computer program product for interfacing software engines A system, method and computer program product for interfacing a decision engine and a marketing engine in order to provide vendor-related data in response to decision-related data is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the system and method may include providing a decision engine on a user-accessible network; interfacing a marketing engine with the decision engine on the network; receiving a plurality of user inputs with the decision engine; processing decision-related data with the decision engine in accordance with the plurality of user inputs; sharing the decision-related data with the marketing engine; processing the decision-related data with the marketing engine; and transmitting vendor-related data via the network.
US09619811B2	Systems and methods for influence of a user on content shared via 7 encoded uniform resource locator (URL) link The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for measuring influence of a user may identify what level of engagement the user drives to content when the user shares content with other users, such as via encoded links. A high influencer may be a user who drives a high level of engagement with content when the user shares content. A low influencer may be a user who does not drive a high level of engagement, or otherwise drives a low level of engagement with content when the user shares content.
US09619809B2	Lead generation for content distribution service A software system and a method for a Internet-based Content Billing and Protection System capable of both selling and delivering in Real Time Protected Content such as a live or archived on-demand Webcast on the Internet to a Client using dynamically generated Web pages and Encoded Links that cannot be Bookmarked, copied, displayed, exported or otherwise made public to the Client or a Subscriber by the Web Browsers, Players, Browser Plug-ins, or other Client Side programs. The invention operates on a Web Server while the Protected content can reside on any Content Server, including a Streaming media Webcast Server such as a Windows Media Services Webcast Server.
US09619808B2	Digital signage network A digital signage network employs a common data model and a subscription system to disseminate data gathered from a plurality of data sources to a number of displays. The network nodes interact with each other as content sources, content consumers, or both, with some systems acting as consumers to upstream sources and acting as sources to downstream consumers. The presentation of the data on a digital signage display allows for real-time binding of live data to provide a rich display effect.
US09619801B2	User positive approval and authentication services (UPAAS) The invention provides Users of Retail Payment and Identification instruments with the ability to review transaction details and approve transaction by capturing UVM in User controlled environment and Issuers of these instruments with the ability to positively authenticate Users in Issuer controlled environment. The invention accounts for real time legacy or non-legacy processing systems to provide an authorization request from POA to Issuer Host. The invention introduces two UPAAS components—User Gateway and User Application. The UPAAS User Gateway is implemented in an Issuer controlled environment enabling interface between Issuer legacy Host and UPAAS User Applications. The UPAAS User Application can be implemented on any device supporting communication protocol such as TCP/IP without any hardware changes enabling the User to login to UPAAS User Gateway, review and approve or decline a specific transaction in real time by entering UVM, such as PIN, for User authentication purposes.
US09619798B2	System and method for providing emergency prepaid card Systems and methods are provided for providing and funding an emergency prepaid card. According to one aspect, a request for emergency funds is received by a payment network from a customer and a first session between the payment network and a financial institution is established. A debit order for a first account is submitted, a transaction to fund a second account is authorized, an issue code is generated, and the issue code is provided to the customer. A second session is established between the payment network, a merchant, and a gift card activator, wherein the issue code and an emergency prepaid card number are provided to the gift card activator, the second account is funded and associated with the card number, and the card number is activated. According to another aspect, the card number is associated with a credit balance from the gift card activator rather than the second account.
US09619795B2	Apparatus, system, and methods for retrofitting vending systems with wireless communication Retrofitted vending systems including a card reader and a vending machine in communication with the card reader are disclosed. The systems may include a spacer positioned between the card reader and the vending machine that is adapted for mounting the card reader to the vending machine. Wireless communication device are also disclosed. The wireless communication devices may be electronically coupled to the vending machine and may include a bracket configured for attachment in the spacer and a wireless communication board fastened to the bracket.
US09619794B2	Systems and methods for providing compensation, rebate, cashback, and reward for using mobile and wearable payment services, digital currency, NFC touch payments, mobile digital card barcode payments, and multimedia haptic capture buying Provided are methods and systems for providing compensation for using a mobile payment service. The method may commence with receiving payment information associated with a user. The method may include generating a unique code encoding the payment information and providing the generated unique code to the user. The method may continue with receiving a deposit amount associated with a purchase related to the user. The purchase may be made via the mobile payment service. The method may further include receiving a notification about a further purchase of the user via the mobile payment service. The notification may include at least the unique code and a product barcode. The product barcode may be associated with the further purchase. The method may further include providing a compensation from the deposit amount to the user. The compensation may be associated with a payment amount associated with the further purchase.
US09619793B2	Device and method for conducting transactions An apparatus is provided including a camera; and a processing circuitry configured to: capture an image of a scanning device by using the camera; and output a first scannable item based on the captured image of the scanning device.
US09619791B2	Methods, systems, and products for ordering items Electronic commerce is enhanced for customer convenience. When an online order is received, a profile may be checked. A customer may her profile with items that are automatically added to the online order. Food and beverages, for example, may be items that are frequently consumed and thus automatically added to any online order. Electronic commerce may thus be enhanced to restock items that are frequently purchased.
US09619788B2	Method for automatically allocating tasks to users within a workflow management system A computer-assisted method for automatically assigning work tasks in a workflow management system includes providing at least one first directed graph and at least one second directed graph assigning, with respect to a user, an authorization category to at least one object in the first graph and to at least one object in the second graph in order to respectively obtain at least one assigned object forming the Cartesian product of the first and the second graph to obtain a product graph, identifying the product object of the product graph resulting from the assigned object of the first graph and the assigned object of the second graph and identifying sub-objects of the product object, to which the second authorization category also applies, if applicable, assigning the user to the identified product object and the identified sub-objects of the product graph, obtaining a responsibility request with respect to a requested object of the product graph, determining the user assigned to the requested object, and assigning the request to the user.
US09619787B2	Dynamic alerts for calendar events A computing device can access a calendar entry having an associated time and an associated location, in a calendar application. The computing device can dynamically determine an estimated travel time to the location associated with the calendar entry. The computing device can provide an alarm indication for the calendar entry at a time based on the estimated travel time.
US09619781B2	Conditioning system for nutritional substances Disclosed herein is a conditioning system for nutritional substances. The conditioning system obtains information regarding the nutritional substance to be conditioned, the desired conditioning, and the desired properties, including nutritional content, of the conditioned nutritional substance, and dynamically controls the conditioning in response to this information optimize the organoleptic properties of the conditioned nutritional substance, while minimizing any detrimental changes to the nutritional content.
US09619780B2	Information exchange in the social network environment A method for improving information exchange in a social network environment. Actions (e.g., copying) being performed on an electronic object (e.g., e-mail) are detected. Furthermore, the entry of the electronic object in a social networking website is detected thereby identifying an association between this electronic object and this social networking website. Rule patterns are identified based on these detected actions and these associations. Indications of these associations are stored in terms of concept nodes in a hierarchical tree using the identified rule patterns. Social networking feeds of interest are then searched using the hierarchical tree as well as a current electronic object of a user (e.g., status message on a social networking feed, e-mail). The user would then be provided an opportunity to repost an information nugget from the current electronic object in one or more of these social networking feeds of interest.
US09619776B1	Systems and methods for individualized routing and transportation of parcels In one embodiment, a method includes determining real-time location information for a transportation item. The method further includes determining real-time route information for a plurality of vehicles, the plurality of vehicles comprising a vehicle-in-transit actively transporting the transportation item. In addition, the method includes analyzing, via the real-time location information and the real-time route information, a route efficiency of the plurality of vehicles relative to an intended destination of the transportation item. Further, the method includes selecting a replacement vehicle from among the plurality of vehicles based, at least in part, on a result of the analyzing. Additionally, the method includes initiating physical transfer of the transportation item from the vehicle-in-transit to the replacement vehicle.
US09619768B2	Methods, apparatus, and systems for acquiring an enhanced positive response for underground facility locate and marking operations Multiple elements of information relating to a locate and marking operation are integrated so as to provide an enhanced positive response to one or more entities associated with requesting the locate and marking operation (e.g., an excavator, a home owner or property owner, other contractor). The locate and marking operation is performed by a locate technician in response to at least one locate request ticket by applying at least one physical locate mark on ground, pavement, or other surface to indicate a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area, wherein at least a portion of the dig area is planned to be excavated or disturbed by an excavator during excavation activities.
US09619757B2	Nominal feature transformation using likelihood of outcome Embodiments of the present invention relate to transforming a nominal feature to a numeric feature that indicates a likelihood or probability of a particular outcome. Numeric features are determined that indicate a likelihood of an outcome given the value of the collected data (nominal values). Such numeric features are used to represent the corresponding nominal features for use in generating a machine learned model. As such, a nominal feature initially captured in a data set is transformed or converted to a numeric feature that represents a likelihood of a corresponding outcome as opposed to a Boolean value. Upon transforming nominal values to numeric values based on the likelihood of outcome, the numeric values can be used to generate a machine learned model that is used to predict future outcomes.
US09619756B2	Methods and systems for managing and automating user customization of a device based on observed user behavior A method for managing and automating user customization of a device based on observed user behavior is disclosed. First, the method collects data on the user's activities on a device for a period of time. Second, the method learns about the user's behavior for routine repetitive operations by analyzing the user's activities data. Third, the method generates automation settings of the device based on the user's behavior for routine repetitive and predictive operations, and then presents the automation settings of the device to the user for customization of the device. These automation settings help to make the device operate more efficiently and more conveniently for the user, because they help perform the user's own routine repetitive operations.
US09619753B2	Data analysis system and method A data analysis system includes a modeling unit, a feature-extraction unit, a processing unit and an output unit. The modeling unit creates a prediction model by a machine learning algorithm according to training data. The feature-extraction unit extracts a plurality of fragment of feature data of input data, and classifies the feature data into a plurality of groups. The processing unit obtains a probability of the input data corresponding to the prediction model by the machine learning algorithm according to the feature of one of the groups, and determines the probability. When the probability is less than a predetermined value, the processing unit uses another feature data corresponding to another group which is not used to renew the probability of the input data corresponding to the prediction model through the machine learning algorithm. When the probability is greater than or equal to the predetermined value, the processing unit classifies the input data. The output unit outputs a classification result.
US09619751B2	Intelligent delivery of actionable content Technologies are described herein for providing intelligent delivery of actionable content. Metadata that describes user activities at a computer system is analyzed to determine a need for actionable content. Actionable content is dynamically delivered to one or more client consoles when need for actionable content is presented. The actionable content may be presented in a number of forms, including links to, or the delivery of, video, text and/or image content. Actionable content may also include links or deliverable environments for enabling automatic engagement of a specific application scenario. The discovery and delivery of the actionable content may be improved by the use of one or more feedback mechanisms.
US09619738B2	Method and system for utilizing transformation matrices to process rasterized image data A method and system render rasterized data by receiving non-rasterized page description language data and a corresponding transformation matrix representing transformation operations to be performed. The non-rasterized page description language data is rasterizing to create rasterized data. The corresponding transformation matrix is decomposed into a plurality of individual transformation operation matrices and a discrete transformation operation value, from each corresponding individual transformation operation matrix, is generated for each transformation operation to be performed upon the rasterized data. The transformation operations are performed upon the rasterized data based upon the generated discrete transformation operation values.
US09619737B2	Display apparatus, display method, and computer readable recording medium stored with display program A display apparatus that switches and displays a plurality of operation screens each including an operation object selectable by an operator and having a layered structure includes a storage unit which stores information on guidance of prompting an operator to select a predetermined operation object, a recognizing unit which recognizes that an operation object is added or deleted, and an update unit which updates information on guidance in response to a relation between an operation screen to/from which the operation object is added or deleted and an operation screen positioned higher or lower than the operation screen such that content of the guidance provided on the basis of the information reflects configurations of the plurality of operation screens after addition or deletion of the operation object, when the operation object is added or deleted.
US09619734B2	Classification of land based on analysis of remotely-sensed earth images Land classification based on analysis of image data. Feature extraction techniques may be used to generate a feature stack corresponding to the image data to be classified. A user may identify training data from the image data from which a classification model may be generated using one or more machine learning techniques applied to one or more features of the image. In this regard, the classification module may in turn be used to classify pixels from the image data other than the training data. Additionally, quantifiable metrics regarding the accuracy and/or precision of the models may be provided for model evaluation and/or comparison. Additionally, the generation of models may be performed in a distributed system such that model creation and/or application may be distributed in a multi-user environment for collaborative and/or iterative approaches.
US09619729B2	Density measuring device, density measuring method, and computer program product According to an embodiment, a density measuring device includes a first calculator, a second calculator, and a first generator. The first calculator calculates, from an image including objects of a plurality of classes classified according to a predetermined rule, for each of a plurality of regions formed by dividing the image, density of the objects captured in the region. The second calculator calculates, from the density of the objects captured in each of the regions, likelihood of each object class captured in each of the regions. The first generator generates density data, in which position corresponding to each of the regions in the image is assigned with the density of the object class having at least the higher likelihood than the lowest likelihood from among likelihoods calculated for object classes captured in the corresponding region.
US09619724B2	Image processing device and medium storing image processing program An information interchange unit, a storage unit, and a display controller are configured such that, after a image selection unit selects a first image and a second image, the information interchange unit interchanges, automatically, first image information of the first image with second image information of the second image, or interchanges, automatically, first position information of the first image with second position information of the second image, the storage unit stores and correlates the first image information and the second position information, and stores and correlates the second image information and the first position information, and the display controller controls, automatically, a display to display the one image based on the first image information and the second position information, and the another image based on the second image information and the first position information.
US09619723B1	Method and system of identification and authentication using facial expression The present invention employs a first step of stationary face recognition, followed by a facial expression test, a continuous movement tracking test, and a 3D perspective check to identify and authenticate a subject, prevent photo spoofing and facemask spoofing, and determining whether the subject is a living person. The method requires a subject to present her face before a camera, which can be the built-in or peripheral camera of a mobile communication device. The method also requires displaying to the subject certain instructions and the real-time video feedback of the subject face on a display screen, which can be the built-in or peripheral display screen of the mobile communication device or mobile computing device. The 3D perspective check uses a single camera to take two images of the subject's face for the calculating the stereoscopic view data of the subject's face.
US09619718B2	In-vehicle camera and alert systems A vehicle may include an object detection system and a control system. The object detection system may be configured to detect a presence of an object near the vehicle. In some implementations, the object detection system may include a sensor module and/or a camera system. The control system may be communicatively coupled to the object detection system and may be configured to determine an initial state of an area near the vehicle using the object detection system. The control system may be configured to activate a response if the object detection system detects the presence of an object near the vehicle based, at least in part, on the determined initial state. In some implementations, the response may include an activation of the camera system.
US09619717B2	Lane-line recognition apparatus An apparatus for recognizing lane lines including a broken line. An image capture unit is configured to acquire an image of the surroundings including a roadway ahead of a subject vehicle. An edge-point extractor is configured to extract edge points in the image. An first-edge-point detector is configured to detect first edge points facing at least one missing section of a broken line in the edge points extracted by the edge-point extractor. A lane-line recognizes is configured to recognize a lane line using the edge points extracted by the edge-point extractor other than all or some of the first edge points.
US09619716B2	Vehicle vision system with image classification A vision system of a vehicle includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and having a field of view exterior of the vehicle. The camera includes an imaging array having a plurality of photosensing elements arranged in a two dimensional array of rows and columns. The imaging array includes a plurality of sub-arrays comprising respective groupings of neighboring photosensing elements. An image processor is operable to perform a discrete cosine transformation of captured image data, and a Markov model compares at least one sub-array with a neighboring sub-array. The image processor is operable to adjust a classification of a sub-array responsive at least in part to the discrete cosine transformation and the Markov model.
US09619711B2	Multi-spectral image labeling with radiometric attribute vectors of image space representation components Automatic characterization or categorization of portions of an input multispectral image based on a selected reference multispectral image. Sets (e.g., vectors) of radiometric descriptors of pixels of each component of a hierarchical representation of the input multispectral image can be collectively manipulated to obtain a set of radiometric descriptors for the component. Each component can be labeled as a (e.g., relatively) positive or negative instance of at least one reference multispectral image (e.g., mining materials, crops, etc.) through a comparison of the set of radiometric descriptors of the component and a set of radiometric descriptors for the reference multispectral image. Pixels may be labeled (e.g., via color, pattern, etc.) as positive or negative instances of the land use or type of the reference multispectral image in a resultant image based on components within which the pixels are found.
US09619710B2	Automated remote car counting A system for analysis of remotely sensed image data of parking facilities, storage lots, or road regions, for determining patterns over time and determine time-based information such as facility capacities or vehicle movement.
US09619707B2	Gaze position estimation system, control method for gaze position estimation system, gaze position estimation device, control method for gaze position estimation device, program, and information storage medium A photographing unit photographs a face of the user who is looking at a screen displayed on a display unit. An area detecting unit detects, from the photographed image of the photographing unit, an eye area of the user and at least one of a face area of the user or a predetermined part area of the user other than the user's eyes. An areal size/position information obtaining unit obtains areal size information and position information of the eye area, and areal size information and position information of the at least one of the face area or the predetermined part area. A gaze position estimation unit estimates a position in the screen that the user is gazing at, based on the areal size information and the position information.
US09619702B2	System and method for transcribing handwritten records using word grouping with assigned centroids A handwriting recognition system converts word images on documents, such as document images of historical records, into computer searchable text. Word images (snippets) on the document are located, and have multiple word features identified. For each word image, a word feature vector is created representing multiple word features. Based on the similarity of word features (e.g., the distance between feature vectors), similar words are grouped together in clusters, and a centroid that has features most representative of words in the cluster is selected. A digitized text word is selected for each cluster based on review of a centroid in the cluster, and is assigned to all words in that cluster and is used as computer searchable text for those word images where they appear in documents. An analyst may review clusters to permit refinement of the parameters used for grouping words in clusters, including the adjustment of weights and other factors used for determining the distance between feature vectors.
US09619700B2	Image processing device, image processing method, program, and information storage medium Provided is an image processing device capable of specifying a character area included in an image even if a variable-density difference in an area included in the image other than the character area is large. A feature point specifying unit specifies corners of edges in a target image as feature points. An area obtaining unit obtains, based on a specified result of the feature point specifying unit, an area including a plurality of feature points aligned in a substantially straight line. A character area specifying unit specifies a character area in the target image based on the area obtained by the area obtaining unit.
US09619698B1	Athletic performance monitoring with body synchronization analysis Methods and apparatuses for athletic performance monitoring with body synchronization analysis are disclosed. In one example, a first sensor output associated with a movement of an user foot and a second sensor output associated with a movement of an user arm are received, the user arm on a body side opposite the user foot. The first sensor output and the second sensor output are analyzed to identify a degree of synchronization between the movement of a user foot and the movement of a user arm.
US09619693B2	Display system, display device, projection device and program In an imaging device in a display system, a control unit recognizes human traits from an image of a human being that is an object to be displayed, which is obtained by photography. The image of the human being is correlated to information indicating the recognized traits and then transmitted to a digital signage device by a communication unit. In the digital signage device, the display area on an image display unit is determined in accordance with this information indicating the human traits that have been correlated to the image of the human being that is the object to be displayed, and the image of the human being that is the object to be displayed is modified so to be displayed in the determined display area, after which the modified image is displayed on the determined display area of the image display unit.
US09619692B2	Image capture-based predictive control device A system and method for identifying objects being carried by an operator who is approaching an instrument. The system includes image-, motion-, and depth-capturing sensors that are in communication with the instrument. The captured image, motion, and depth data are compared to data stored in a database and the objects are identified. Once the objects have been identified, an action that corresponds to the identified objects is initiated in the instrument.
US09619688B2	Navigation using portable reading machine Navigation techniques including map based and object recognition based and especially adapted for use in a portable reading machine are described.
US09619687B2	Steganography with photo-responsive dyes An article identifier or code including at least one photo-responsive dye and a method of encoding or embedding information in same. A reader device for decoding or extracting information in an article identifier or code and verifying or authenticating that information and the associated extraction and authentication methods.
US09619683B2	Portable RFID reading terminal with visual indication of scan trace A method of reading RFID tags may include providing a device that can read barcodes and RFID tags. The barcodes may be attached to an object and respectively having a predetermined sequential read order. While reading the barcodes in the predetermined sequential read order, outputting an interrogation signal to RFID tags so that the RFID tags can be read while the barcode reader moves to sequentially read the barcodes in the predetermined sequential order.
US09619679B2	Method and apparatus for tracking objects and people An object locating, identifying, tracking, and surveillance system, denoted the Assets Locating, Tracking, and Surveillance System (ALTSS), is provided for managing physical objects and evidence in environments such as police departments, law offices, and the Courts. ALTSS employs radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, computer programming and database applications, networking technologies, and hardware elements. ALTSS may locate and track physical evidence, merchandise, information carriers like files, folders or individual pieces of paper, and people, under certain conditions, in near-real time. It may be configured as part of a local area network, a wide area network, or the Internet. ALTSS may employ exemplary components such as RFID transponders, scanners, strategically located antennas and computers to facilitate tracking of objects and people as needed. Any number of users having access privileges and connected to the network may access ALTSS directly or remotely via the Internet to locate and track evidence or objects.
US09619678B2	RFID interrogation probe An RFID interrogation probe (1) comprises a ring shaped housing (2), having a maximum thickness (I) (measured along its cylindrical axis) which is less than the innermost diameter (di) of the housing, and a looped antenna (3) housed within the ring shaped housing.
US09619668B2	Managing application data in distributed control systems A device may correspond to a physical access controller in a distributed physical access control system. The device in a distributed system may include logic configured to detect a request from an application to access an application dataset, wherein the application dataset corresponds to a distributed dataset and determine whether the application dataset exists in the distributed system. The logic may be further configured to generate the application dataset in the distributed system, in response to determining that the application dataset does not exist in the distributed system, and send, to other devices in the distributed system, a request to join a dataset group that includes devices associated with the application dataset, in response to determining that the application dataset exists in the distributed system.
US09619666B2	Verifying an attribute in records for procurement application A method for verifying a target attribute of a company profile record for a procurement application. It is ascertained that a database stores the company profile record including the target attribute and a validity attribute associated with the target attribute. The validity attribute has a VALID or INVALID value respectively indicating that the target attribute in the company profile record has a valid or invalid value within the database. It is insured that the database stores a first and second user profile record, that a first user of a requisition transaction corresponds to the first user profile record, that the first user profile record includes the target attribute having a value identical to a value of the target attribute of a first company profile record associated with a first company represented by the first user, and that the validity attribute of the first company profile record has the VALID value.
US09619661B1	Personal information data manager A method and system for managing personal data is provided as a means to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of personal data access, approval and curation across multiple content sources. The method and system accomplishes this by discovering, identifying, collecting normalizing personal information from content sources then alerting the user to any identifiable use of their personal information and allowing the user to directly dictate personal information use policies and manually control individual personal data attributes on multiple content platforms.
US09619658B2	Homomorphically encrypted one instruction computation systems and methods A homomorphically encrypted one instruction computation (“HEROIC”) computing system is described. The described HEROIC cloud computing system utilizes a homomorphic encryption scheme. The homomorphic encryption scheme allows for meaningful manipulation of encrypted data directly within the encrypted domain (i.e., without the need to first decrypt the data and then re-encrypt the data after processing). The HEROIC cloud computing system eliminates the need for the cloud computing processor to first decrypt data prior to processing thereby eliminating the need for the cryptographic keys to be provided to the provider of the cloud computing system.
US09619656B1	Method and apparatus of performing distributed steganography of a data message Example embodiments of the present invention may include an example method of performing steganography. The example method may include processing a data message into multiple message blocks each representing a portion of the data message, and assigning the multiple message blocks to a corresponding set of multiple data files. The method may also include storing the multiple data files in at least one memory location.
US09619652B2	System, method and computer program product for determining a risk score for an entity In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for determining a risk score for an entity. These mechanisms and methods for determining a risk score for an entity can enable more effective monitoring of a system, can create more relevant data associated with the entity, etc.
US09619643B2	Just in time polymorphic authentication Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for utilizing just-in-time polymorphic authentication techniques to secure information are presented. In one or more embodiments, a computing platform may receive, from a computing device, a request to access a user account. In response to receiving the request to access the user account, the computing platform may dynamically select, based on one or more polymorphic authentication factors, an authentication method for authenticating a user of the computing device, and the authentication method may be selected from a plurality of predefined authentication methods. Subsequently, the computing platform may generate one or more authentication prompts based on the selected authentication method. The computing platform then may provide the one or more authentication prompts to the user of the computing device. The authentication prompts that are selected for and presented to a particular user during a given access attempt may vary across different attempts.
US09619642B2	Unicode-based image generation and testing Systems and methods for testing to tell computers and humans apart and generating said tests are described. To generate a test, a selection of a range of characters at least including the 8-bit ASCII character range is received. Each character in the selected range of characters is tested to determine if the character has a glyph in the selected font, if the character is a whitespace character, and if the character leaves a visible impression. From all the characters in the selected range of characters that pass the tests, a plurality of characters is selected for a challenge, and a larger set of characters (that includes the plurality of characters from the challenge) is selected for a response. An image is generated that includes the challenge and the response, and a solution threshold is calculated based on the location of the challenge characters within the generated response.
US09619641B2	Function performing apparatus and portable device A function performing apparatus includes a function performing unit performing a specific function, a processor, and memory storing computer-readable instructions therein, the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the function performing apparatus to perform, in response to receiving a user authentication information when the user authentication information has been registered in an authentication memory, transitioning a state of the apparatus from a non-permission state to a permission state, registering, in the authentication memory, a device authentication information in association with the user authentication information upon establishing a first connection with a portable device, and transitioning the state of the apparatus from the non-permission state to the permission state when a second connection with the portable device is established and the device authentication information is obtained from the portable device.
US09619638B2	Vehicle operations based on biometric fingerprint analysis Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for enacting various driving profiles based on identifying the age and gender of the user. Initially, identifying information is acquired from a user of a vehicle. An identification program determines whether the driver is known, by comparing the identifying information to a set of stored identifying information. If the driver of the vehicle is known, as the identifying information from the user is similar to stored identifying information, then a specific driver profile associated with the specific driver is activated. If the driver is not known, as the identifying information from the user of the vehicle is not similar to the stored identifying information, then the age and gender of the user of the vehicle is determined. Based on the determined age and gender of the driver of the vehicle, various vehicle setting ranges are enacted.
US09619636B2	Apparatuses and methods for secure display on secondary display device One feature pertains to a computing device that includes an input interface, a communication interface, and a processing circuit that is adapted to receive a request from an application to authorize an action and generate a dynamic access code associated with the action. The processing circuit also transmits a message to a secondary display device that includes information data associated with the action and the dynamic access code for display on a display of the secondary display device. The processing circuit authorizes the action received from the application if the dynamic access code is entered into the input interface. Multiple, unique dynamic codes may also be associated with different actions the application may make requests for, which are also transmitted to the secondary display device for display.
US09619633B1	Systems and methods for upgrading authentication systems Methods and systems for authenticating a user are described. In some embodiments, an authentication request including biometric information collected from a user is received. The user may be authenticated using a first authentication system by comparing characteristics generated from the biometric information with characteristics of previously collected biometric information. The biometric information collected from the user during the authentication request may be used to automatically enroll the user into a second authentication system.
US09619632B2	System for providing session-based network privacy, private, persistent storage, and discretionary access control for sharing private data The invention provides secure and private communication over a network, as well as persistent private storage and private access control to the stored information, which is accomplished by imposing mechanisms that separate a user's actions from their identity. The system provides (i) anonymous network browsing, in which event the anonymity system is unaware of both the user's identity and browsing activities, (ii) private network storage and retrieval of data such as passwords, profiles and files in a manner such that the data can be stored into the system and later retrieved without the system knowing the contents or owners of the data, and (iii) the ability of the user to control and manage access to the remotely stored data without the system knowing the contents, owners, or accessors of the data.
US09619628B2	Secure system flash sharing Systems and methods may provide for securely transferring data from a flash component. In one example, the method may include receiving a download request from an embedded controller chip, obtaining information from the flash component in response to the download request, and transferring the information to the embedded controller chip.
US09619624B2	Systems and methods for identifying unknown drug targets via adverse event data The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for identifying unknown drug targets via adverse event data. An analyzer receives an identification of a first drug having one or more unknown target proteins and identifies a second drug related to the first drug. The analyzer retrieves, from an adverse event database, a first side effect profile associated with the first drug, and a second side effect profile associated with the second drug. The analyzer generates a third side effect profile comprising a subset of the first side effect profile not shared by the second side effect profile, and identifies a third drug having a fourth side effect profile comprising the third side effect profile. The analyzer retrieves a list of one or more target proteins of the third drug not targeted by the second drug, and presents the retrieved list as potential target proteins of the first drug.
US09619621B2	Systems and methods for medical data interchange via remote command execution A method according to an aspect of the present invention includes receiving data through a wired connection from a medical device, transmitting the data to an intermediary device, formatting a message including the received data for transmission to a medical data server, and receiving a command from the medical data server. Commands from the medical data server can be used for the authentication, configuration, and control of the medical device, intermediary device or another device operating in conjunction with the present invention, as well as to achieve other purposes. This method can be practiced automatically to allow a medical device for a patient or other subject to be monitored without requiring the patient to manually enter information.
US09619618B2	Systems and methods for credit-based usage of surgical instruments and components thereof Systems and methods for credit-based usage of surgical instruments include one or more surgical instruments having associated therewith a usage amount, a pre-determined maximum usage amount, and an available usage credit amount that is less than the pre-determined maximum usage amount. The systems implement and the methods include comparing the usage amount to the pre-determined maximum usage amount and inhibiting further use of the at least one reusable component when the usage amount is equal to the pre-determined maximum usage amount, and identifying the available usage credit amount and inhibiting further use of the at least one reusable component when there is no available usage credit remaining.
US09619617B2	System and method for determining a location and a status of an asset A method. The method includes, at a computing system, receiving information associated with an asset. The method also includes determining a location of the asset based on the received information, and determining a status of the asset based on the received information and/or the determined location of the asset. The determining of the location and the determining of the status are performed by the computing system.
US09619615B2	Medical and personal data retrieval system A system for confidentially retrieving data from a person, such as by authorized personnel. One embodiment provides a data carrier item such as jewelry, having encrypted data imparted upon the item in manner that is only intelligible after being unencrypted. Such data can be encrypted and/or invisibly disposed such that the data is not identifiable by the public, but can be quickly and accurately retrieved by authorized personnel.
US09619608B1	Concurrent design process The present disclosure relates to a system and method for multi-user, at least partially concurrent, electronic circuit design. Embodiments may include recording, at a client computing device, a plurality of operations associated with an electronic circuit design, wherein the electronic circuit design is accessible by multiple users in an at least partially concurrent manner. Embodiments may also include generating a script based upon, at least in part, the recorded operations and displaying, at the client computing device, at least a portion of the generated script.
US09619605B1	System and method for automatically enforcing schematic layout strategy selectively applied to schematic objects A method and system are provided for automatically enforcing a schematic layout strategy applied to a group of schematically represented circuit objects of an electronic circuit design. A circuit editing tool electronically renders schematic representations of circuit objects responsive to user input. A layout object acquisition unit coupled to the circuit editing tool actuates responsive to user input to selectively apply a predetermined layout strategy to at least one group of circuit objects for generating a corresponding layout object. The predetermined layout strategy includes a defining set of placement and interconnection routing schemes for the grouped circuit objects, one relative to the other. A layout object management unit coupled to the layout object acquisition unit and circuit editing tool adaptively reconfigures the layout object in accordance with the layout strategy thereof responsive to an editing operation being imposed on at least one circuit object within the layout object.
US09619603B2	Optimization of source, mask and projection optics Embodiments of the present invention provide methods for optimizing a lithographic projection apparatus including optimizing projection optics therein, and preferably including optimizing a source, a mask, and the projection optics. The projection optics is sometimes broadly referred to as “lens”, and therefore the joint optimization process may be termed source mask lens optimization (SMLO). SMLO is desirable over existing source mask optimization process (SMO), partially because including the projection optics in the optimization can lead to a larger process window by introducing a plurality of adjustable characteristics of the projection optics. The projection optics can be used to shape wavefront in the lithographic projection apparatus, enabling aberration control of the overall imaging process. According to the embodiments herein, the optimization can be accelerated by iteratively using linear fitting algorithm or using Taylor series expansion using partial derivatives of transmission cross coefficients (TCCs).
US09619601B1	Control and data flow graph generation for hardware description languages An example method of generating a control and data flow graph for hardware description language (HDL) code specifying a circuit design is described. The method includes traversing an abstract syntax tree (AST) representation of the HDL code having a plurality of modules on a module-by-module basis. The method further includes adding an execution unit to the control and data flow graph for each module having concurrent paths. Each execution unit includes nodes in the control and data flow graph. The nodes include a loopback sink that merges the concurrent paths and a loopback source that receives feedback from the loopback sink and propagates the feedback to the concurrent paths.
US09619599B2	System for and method of checking joule heating of an integrated circuit design A method of checking joule heating of an integrated circuit design, the method includes dividing the integrated circuit design into a plurality of windows, determining a power index of each window, adjusting the specification current value associated with each of the corresponding windows, and generating a current violation report, by a processor, of the integrated circuit. Each window includes one or more circuit elements. Each circuit element is associated with a corresponding current value. Each window is associated with a corresponding specification current value. Each power index is associated with a corresponding window. An amount of adjustment of the specification current value is a function of the power index of each corresponding window. The current violation report includes one or more entries. Each entry is associated with at least a corresponding window and one or more corresponding current values which exceed the corresponding adjusted specification current value.
US09619598B2	Input space reduction for verification test set generation Various implementations of the invention provide for the determination of a test set that satisfies a coverage model, where portions of the search space need not be searched in order to generate the test set. With various implementations of the invention, a search space defined by a set of inputs for an electronic design and a coverage model is identified. The search space is then fractured into subspaces. Subsequently, the subspaces are solved to determine if they include at least one input sequence that satisfies the coverage constraints defined in the coverage model. The subspaces found to include at least one input sequence that satisfies these coverage constraints, are then searched for unique input sequences in order to generate a test set. Subspaces found not to include at least one input sequence that satisfies the coverage constraints may be excluded from the overall search space.
US09619593B1	System and method for identifying and reducing model complexities affecting model verification An embodiment includes a computer-readable media storing instructions that when executed on processing logic execute a process for reducing complexity. The media stores instructions for identifying data dependencies in a model having executable semantics, the data dependencies affecting verification of the model and for selecting a location in the model, the location having data dependencies with other locations in the model, the location to be verified when the model is verified. The media also stores instructions for detecting complexities in the model, the complexities related to the selected location and presenting information about a source for at least one of the complexities. The media further stores instructions for eliminating the source for the at least one of the complexities and for transforming the model into an updated model based on the eliminating, the updated model not including the source for the at least one of the complexities.
US09619592B2	Analysis of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes for naturally-fractured reservoirs A method, apparatus, and program product generate an estimation of an incremental recovery for an Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) process performed on a naturally-fractured reservoir by classifying the naturally-fractured reservoir based upon a set of reservoir properties associated with the naturally-fractured reservoir, and generating an estimation of the incremental recovery for at least one EOR process based on the classification of the naturally-fractured reservoir.
US09619589B2	Method of determining optical sensor coverage A method is provided of determining the coverage of at least one optical sensor in a three dimensional (3-D) area. The 3-D area is divided into cells. The field of view of the sensor in the 3-D area is determined and rays are projected from the sensor into the 3-D area within sensor's field of view. The intersections between the rays and the cells are determined and a visual display of the 3-D area is generated showing the coverage of the sensor, based on the intersections.
US09619585B2	Fast, scalable dictionary construction and maintenance A computer-implemented method of constructing and maintaining a record keeping dictionary data structure can include: generating a PATRICIA trie from a set of strings; generating multiple kth-level elevator-stairs data structures at exponentially reducing k-levels, wherein each of the kth-level elevator-stairs data structure includes a kth-level trie corresponding to the PATRICIA trie and wherein nodes of the kth-level trie at string depths of integer multiples of k are accessible through hash table links; and linking nodes in neighboring kth-level tries of the multiple kth-level elevator-stairs data structures where the nodes represent a same node in the PATRICIA trie.
US09619584B1	Parallel multi-lookup TCAM Aspects of the disclosure provide a circuit that includes a content addressable memory (CAM) array, a first mask circuit and a first encoder. The CAM array has CAM entry lines to be compared with a search key. The CAM array is configured to output a match result indicative entry lines that match the search key. The first mask circuit is configured to selectively mask first one or more portions of the match result to generate a first masked match result indicative first entry lines among the entry lines that match the search key. The first encoder is configured to encode the first masked match result to identify a matching entry line in the first entry lines as a first search result.
US09619583B2	Predictive analysis by example An illustrative embodiment of a computer-implemented method for predictive analytic queries includes creating a user-defined predictive analytics query using a set of syntactic grammar that defines a correct syntax of the user-defined predictive analytics query including a created set of predictive analytics by-example vocabularies and a set of subject-specific by-example vocabularies forming a set of by-example vocabularies, wherein the set of syntactic grammar defines semantics of each syntactically correct predictive analytics query using the by-example vocabularies such that predictive analytics queries can be expressed with semantic precision using this constrained Natural Language Processing (cNLP) approach. The computer-implemented method further generates a predictive analytic model and runtime query, using the user-defined predictive analytics query, executes the runtime query using the predictive analytic model to create a result, and returns the result to the user.
US09619580B2	Generation of synthetic context objects A processor-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product generates and utilizes synthetic context-based objects. A non-contextual data object is associated with a context object to define a synthetic context-based object, where the non-contextual data object ambiguously relates to multiple subject-matters, and where the context object provides a context that identifies a specific subject-matter, from the multiple subject-matters, of the non-contextual data object. The synthetic context-based object is then associated with at least one specific data store, which includes data that is associated with data contained in the non-contextual data object and the context object. A request for a data store that is associated with the synthetic context-based object results in the return of at least one data store that is associated with the synthetic context-based object.
US09619568B2	Content access in a travel management system Methods, systems, and computer program products for accessing content in a travel management system. A request is received from an application to access a standard data element and a non-standard data element from an extended record data structure based at least in part upon access criteria. A plurality of attributes of a data container associated with the non-standard data element are filtered based at least in part upon a plurality of predefined filtering rules in order to generate filtered attributes. An abstract container is generated that includes the filtered attributes of the non-standard data element and that is assigned a unique abstract type.
US09619566B2	Information procession apparatus, information processing method, program, history management server, history management method, and information processing system Provided is an information processing apparatus including a selected information acquisition unit for acquiring, from a history management server managing, for each search string, one or more pieces of selected information selected from one or more pieces of page identification information obtained by using the search string, selected information matching a selected string, and a display control unit for performing control such that information regarding a page identified by the selected information acquired by the selected information acquisition unit is displayed.
US09619564B2	Method and system for providing recommended terms Embodiments of the present application relate to a method, a system, and a computer program product for providing recommended terms. A method for providing recommended terms is provided. The method includes determining a search query input by a user and an input time point when the search query was input, determining whether the input time point falls within a time range preset within a current time period, if the input time point falls within the time range preset within the current time period, determining whether the search query is present in a word bank preset for the time range, and if the search query is present in the word bank, providing the user with a special event recommended term preset for the time range.
US09619560B1	System and methods for offline audio recognition In one implementation, a method is described of retrying matching of an audio query against audio references. The method includes receiving a follow-up query that requests a retry at matching a previously submitted audio query. In some implementations, this follow-up query is received without any recognition hint that suggests how to retry matching. The follow-up query includes the audio query or a reference to the audio query to be used in the retry. The method further includes retrying matching the audio query using retry matching resources that include an expanded group of audio references, identifying at least one match and transmitting a report of the match. Optionally, the method includes storing data that correlates the follow-up query, the audio query or the reference to the audio query, and the match after retrying.
US09619555B2	System and process for natural language processing and reporting The present invention is directed to a computerized system and process for natural language query and reporting comprising a processor, memory, and a query interface configured for receipt of a data source selection. The processor searches and retrieves over a network unstructured data based on the received data source selection, parses the unstructured data into data blocks and stores the data blocks in a local database. The processor semantically parses the data blocks and stores the resulting data in a structured database.A report module is configured to iteratively receive keyword input and instantiate a subject node, the node representing a subset of data blocks of the structured database having the input keywords. The report module creates a taxonomy based on the input keywords, with descendant levels representing a subset of data blocks of the subject node, the subset of data blocks having the input keywords combined with other words in the data blocks. The report module further associates a keyword selector with the subject node, the keyword selector presenting an interface for additional user keyword input.
US09619554B2	Domain specific query-completion suggestions Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for providing query-completion suggestions configured to be searched against vertical information domains in response to receiving a general web search query are provided. At least a portion of a general web search query is received. As the portion of the general web search query is received, query-completion suggestions are determined as is a likely primary intent associated with at least a portion of the determined query-completion suggestions. If the likely primary intent associated with a particular query-completion suggestion is for information associated with a particular vertical information domain other than the general web domain, the query-completion suggestion is provided such that selection thereof causes searching of the query-completion suggestion against the particular information domain for search results.
US09619553B2	Ranking of meeting topics A method, computer program product, and system for ranking meeting topics is described. A plurality of participants in an electronic meeting is identified. One or more interests associated with one or more individuals included in the plurality of participants are identified. One or more topics associated with the meeting are received. A ranking of the one or more topics is determined based upon, at least in part, the one or more identified interests.
US09619549B2	Reporting and summarizing metrics in sparse relationships on an OLTP database Storing and/or accessing data in a transactional database, with use of the following technique: (i) selecting a set of base tables in a transactional database; and (ii) creating a factless materialized query table, having maximum sparsity, for the set of base tables. The set of base tables includes at least two base tables. The set of base tables includes a set of keys including at least two distinct primary keys. The factless materialized query table includes one record associated with each record in the set of base tables. Each record in the materialized query table includes a value for every primary key in the set of base tables.
US09619548B2	Dimension widening aggregate data A request for aggregate data stored in an aggregates database is received from a client device. A key-to-value dimension widening rule that applies to an aggregated data element of the requested data is identified. The key-to-value dimension widening rule includes a value dimension. A quantity of data elements that combined to form the aggregated data element is determined. A widened value dimension for the aggregated data element is calculated using the determined quantity and the value dimension. The widened value dimension is reported to the client device in response to the request.
US09619546B2	Synchronization adapter for synchronizing data to applications that do not directly support synchronization A synchronization adapter is coupled to the application that does not support synchronization and generates the necessary synchronization metadata for all data in the application that is to be synchronized. The synchronization adapter then combines the metadata to the actual data to be synchronized to form a synchronization feed. The synchronization feed is stored in an internal cache (or data store) which is internal to the application, or an external cache (or data store), which is external to the application, or it can be stored in both caches. The synchronization adapter also intermittently determines whether the application data has changed, thus warranting a change in its metadata, or whether a synchronization operation is warranted to synchronization operation is warranted to synchronize the data with data in another application. In either case, the synchronization adapter makes the changes to the data, or performs a synchronization operation.
US09619543B1	Replicating in virtual desktop infrastructure In one aspect, a method includes determining whether a volume selected for replication is a linked clone, determining if a base file associated with the linked clone exists at a replication site and generating the base file associated with the linked clone at the replication site if a base file does not exist at the replication site.
US09619539B2	Automated document replication in a distributed computing system In a method of automated document replication in a distributed computing system, a document at a first node of a distributed computing system is analyzed. Based on the analysis, it is determined whether the document has a multi-node affinity. In response to determining that the document has a multi-node affinity, at least one document is automatically replicated between nodes of the distributed computing system. The indicated nodes are indicated based on context of the multi-node affinity of the analyzed document.
US09619537B2	Converting data objects from single- to multi-source database environment Embodiments relate to converting data object(s) from a single-source database environment into a multi-source database environment. An engine is configured to receive a single-source database universe from a repository. The engine analyzes that universe to identify details thereof for conversion, including but not limited to connections, tables, views, alias tables, etc. A new multi-source connection is registered, and then the multi-source universe is re-generated through a universe conversion algorithm, an automatic function mapping algorithm, and a query generation algorithm. Embodiments avoid labor intensive manual re-creation of the universe, and may be implemented as an automatic conversion wizard also updating dependent report queries per new multi-source query patterns. Particular embodiments converting a single-source database environment available from SAP AG, may utilize a Software Design Kit (SDK) to create a migration plug-in as part of an Information Design Tool (IDT).
US09619531B2	Device, method and user interface for determining a correlation between a received sequence of numbers and data that corresponds to metrics A device with one or more processors and memory receives, from a first party, an input including a sequence of numbers corresponding to a plurality of key performance indicator values associated with an entity and time range information for the sequence of numbers. In response to receiving the input, the device obtains, from a data set associated with the entity, data that corresponds to a plurality of metrics in accordance with the time range information, wherein the data set is accessible to a second party that does not have direct knowledge of the key performance indicators and determines correlations between the plurality of metrics and the sequence of numbers. The device provides, to the first party, a result indicative of a respective correlation between one or more of the metrics and the sequence of numbers.
US09619530B2	System, method and computer program product for displaying one or more data sets to a user In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for displaying one or more data sets to a user. These mechanisms and methods for displaying one or more data sets to a user can enable enhanced data security, more relevant data display, reduced processing, etc.
US09619526B1	Increasing the relevancy of search results across categories Method and systems personalizing the search results presented to a user in an electronic marketplace. A search query is received and a set of search results related to the search query are obtained. Individual entries of the search results are associated with a category type. The search results are sorted in a number of category groups according to the category type. An entry from each category group is selected and scores are determined for the selected entries. A highest scored entry is assigned to a highest available position in a resultant search result set. The scores for the entries that remain unassigned are increased. For the category group corresponding to the assigned entry, another entry is selected and scored. A highest entry score is assigned the next highest position. The process may continue recursively until all, or a threshold number, of entries have been assigned to the resultant list.
US09619522B2	Providing social network feedback Feedback enhancement tool in a social network is provided. A processor receives a new message. The processor determines a popularity score of the new message based, at least in part, on a likelihood the new message will be viewed by one or more recipients of the new message. The processor generates a visual indicator based, at least in part, on the popularity score prior to the user posting the new message to the social network for viewing by the one or more recipients.
US09619521B1	Classification using concept ranking according to negative exemplars A segmentation annotation technique for media items is disclosed herein. Given a weakly labeled media item, spatiotemporal masks may be generated for each of the concepts with which it is labeled. Segments may be ranked by the likelihood that they correspond to a given concept. The ranked concept segments may be utilized to train a classifier that, in turn, may be used to classify untagged or new media items.
US09619517B2	Method and apparatus for accelerating the expiration of resource records in a local cache One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates reconfirmation of resource records in a cache. The system starts by retrieving the resource record at a client and attempting to establish communication using the data in that resource record. In the event that communication is not successful, the system responds by issuing one or more queries for the resource record in question. The system then waits for a response to the query. If the response to the query is not received in a pre-determined amount of time, the system invalidates the resource record. The response from the device is a multicast response, thereby allowing other clients to update corresponding resource records in their local caches without querying the device, and thus saving network bandwidth.
US09619516B2	Computer-readable recording medium, data extraction method, and data extraction device A data extraction device generates, based on master information and an extraction condition, a determination result indicating whether the master information is an extraction target. When stream data is received, the data extraction device determined, using the determination result, whether the master information that is specified based on the received stream data is to be extracted.
US09619514B2	Integration of optimization and execution of relational calculation models into SQL layer A query is received by a database server from a remote application server. The query is associated with a calculation scenario that defines a data flow model that includes one or more nodes that each define one or more operations for execution by a calculation engine on the database server. Thereafter, the database server instantiates a runtime model of the calculation scenario based on the nodes of the instantiated calculation scenario. Subsequently, one or more of the nodes are identified as being convertible into a relational database format. These nodes are then used to form a container node. An execution plan of the runtime model of the calculation scenario including the container node is built that is executed by the database server to result in a data set which is provided by the database server to the application server.
US09619512B2	Memory searching system and method, real-time searching system and method, and computer storage medium Described is a memory searching system, including an indexing module and a searching module. The indexing module, provided with multiple indexed databases, acquires and records updated indexed data in an indexed database provided to the indexing module and synchronizes the searching module with the updated indexed data recorded in the indexed database provided to the indexing module. The searching module updates an indexed database in a memory with the updated indexed data received from the indexing module (the indexed database in the memory corresponds to the indexed database provided to the indexing module), and switches a pointer of the indexed database to the updated indexed database in the memory. Also described is a memory searching method, a real-time searching system and method, capable of better supporting real-time search and of updating indexed data in seconds in a realistic application, reducing the cost of hardware equipment and improving searching efficiency.
US09619511B2	Automatic search and replacement functionality within a computing application Disclosed herein is an integration of automatic search functionality into a business application. The application is monitored for an instance wherein the user is initiating an activity that involves an expenditure. Upon detection of such an activity, a query is automatically generated based on information related to the expenditure. The query is communicated to a search component, from which corresponding search results are eventually received. Finally, at least some information related to the search results is displayed to the user. In one embodiment, assuming the user's express or implicit approval, auto-generation of data and/or modification of business process flow are facilitated based on the search results.
US09619510B2	Information processing apparatus and computer-readable medium storing information processing program Data processing unit produces first access target information. Location information obtaining unit obtains first location information indicating the identifier of a data storage device specified by a user, as well as indicating the location of a user-specified directory within the data storage device. Location information producing unit produces second location information indicating the location of a directory that is placed below the user-specified directory and uniquely assigned to the data processing unit. Access target information producing unit produces second access target information, using the location indicated by the second location information as a reference location. Access unit makes access to the target data file in the data storage device.
US09619508B2	Speculative begin transaction Speculative processing of begin transaction database messages may include receiving a begin transaction message from a database client, transmitting an acknowledgement of the begin transaction message to the database client prior to forwarding the begin transaction message to the database server, forwarding the begin transaction message to the database server, and receiving an acknowledgement of the begin transaction message from the database server. In some implementations, the acknowledgement of the begin transaction message to the database client is transmitted substantially without delay after receiving the begin transaction message from the database client.
US09619506B2	Method and system to avoid deadlocks during a log recovery A method, medium, and system to receive a request to perform a log recovery to restore multiple database services; determine log backup entries corresponding to a target log position for a first database service of the multiple database services; read from a sequential stream device, by the first database service, the log backup entries corresponding to the target log position for the first database service; inform a second database service of the multiple database services that the first database service has concluded executing the log backup entries corresponding to the target log position for the first database service from the sequential stream device; assuring that no resources of the streaming device are blocked by the first database service; and read log backup entries of the second database service corresponding to a target log position for the second database service from the sequential stream device.
US09619503B2	Method, server, and system for accessing metadata A method for accessing metadata includes: receiving an authentication information query request from a query engine, and sending the authentication information query request to a global database server; receiving authentication information from the global database server; sending the authentication information to the query engine so that the query engine determines, according to privilege authentication result of the authentication information, whether to access table information. A corresponding server and system are also disclosed. By storing authentication information in global database server and storing table information in one or more segment database servers, distributed storage of metadata is achieved; the metadata accessing server obtains from the global server the authentication information queried by the query engine and obtains from the segment database server the table information queried by the query engine, which reduces metadata access time and increases the speed of sharing and exchange of information in a distributed data warehouse.
US09619497B2	Methods and systems for managing one or more services and/or device data Computationally implemented methods and systems include acquiring obscured data, said obscured data including property data regarding at least one property of one or more devices, wherein said obscured data has been obscured to avoid uniquely identifying the one or more devices, acquiring one or more services configured to be carried out on the one or more devices, said acquiring at least partly based on the acquired obscured data including the property data regarding at least one property of the one or more devices, and offering the one or more services in exchange for access to identifying data configured to uniquely identify the one or more devices associated with the property data. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.
US09619493B2	System for achieving non-interruptive data reconstruction A system for achieving non-interruptive data reconstruction is disclosed. The system includes a source storage, a target storage, a server, a traffic modeling unit and at least one data moving service unit. With the help of traffic modeling unit, a period of time of low access can be estimated. Data reconstruction (copying or moving) can be carried on during the period of time. Thus, non-interruptive data reconstruction can be done.
US09619492B2	Data migration In one embodiment, a method for data migration includes: receiving intermediate data and corresponding key value-row location information mapping list; importing each row of the intermediate data to a corresponding row of a target data table, where each row of the target data table has a target physical row ID; and establishing, by a computer processor, a target index of the target data table based on the target physical row IDs and the key value-row location information mapping list. With the method or system of this invention, the efficiency of reestablishing a data index after data migration can be improved.
US09619486B2	Method and apparatus for photograph finding Digital image data including discrete photographic images of a variety of different subjects, times, and so forth, are collected and analyzed to identify specific features in the photographs. In an embodiment of the invention, distinctive markers are distributed to aid in the identification of particular subject matter. Facial recognition may also be employed. The digital image data is maintained in a database and quarried in response to search requests. The search requests include criteria specifying any feature category or other identifying information, such as date, time, and location that each photograph was taken, associated with each photograph. Candidate images are provided for review by requesters, who may select desired images for purchase or downloading.
US09619485B2	Document retrieving apparatus, document retrieving method, program, and storage medium A document retrieving apparatus includes a document retrieving unit adapted to retrieve document data which include images that match an input retrieval condition, a retrieval result list display unit adapted to display, on a display unit, a list display of document data that match the retrieval condition based on the retrieval results of the document retrieving unit, and a thumbnail display unit adapted to display, in the list display by the retrieval result list display unit, a first thumbnail image associated with a page or an image element which matches the retrieval condition, and a second thumbnail image associated with another page or another image element which forms the document data that includes the page or the image element which match the retrieval condition.
US09619484B2	Method and system for determining geographic data to display When a first map application initiates a search of a first geographic database associated with the first map application, for geographic data or when the first geographic database does not return at least a portion of the geographic data in response to the search, the first map application initiates a search of a second geographic database for at least the portion of the geographic data. The second geographic database is associated with a second map application. If the second geographic database includes the portion of the requested data, the first map application displays the geographic data, which is received from the first database, the second database, or a combination thereof. The first map application also requests that a user input the portion of the geographic data not included in the first geographic database, which may then be added to the first geographic database.
US09619483B1	Ranking discussion forum threads Discussion threads may be ranked based a factor other than a time since a most recent post of the discussion thread. For example, discussion threads may be ranked based on a likelihood of each discussion thread being helpful to a broad range of users and/or based on how likely each discussion thread is to draw users to participate in the respective discussion thread.
US09619481B2	Method and apparatus for generating ordered user expert lists for a shared digital document A computer implemented method and apparatus for generating ordered user expert lists for a shared digital document. The method comprises accessing a digital document, wherein the digital document relates to one or more topics; generating a list of expert students, wherein the expert students have authored one or more annotations relating to a topic similar to a topic in the digital document; ordering the list of expert students according to a rank, wherein the rank identifies a level of expertise of the expert students; and presenting the ordered list of expert students, where the ordered list comprises a pre-defined number of expert students with a level of expertise meeting a predefined threshold.
US09619480B2	Content aligned block-based deduplication A content alignment system according to certain embodiments aligns a sliding window at the beginning of a data segment. The content alignment system performs a block alignment function on the data within the sliding window. A deduplication block is established if the output of the block alignment function meets a predetermined criteria. At least part of a gap is established if the output of the block alignment function does not meet the predetermined criteria. The predetermined criteria is changed if a threshold number of outputs fail to meet the predetermined criteria.
US09619479B1	Autonomous deduplication for efficient recovery for a deduplication system A method to partition a deduplication pool is provided. The method includes determining that an amount of data in a plurality of data containers of the deduplication pool has reached a data capacity threshold and comparing each data container of the plurality of data containers with at least one other of the plurality of data containers as to amount of shared data. The method includes grouping, based on results of the comparing, the plurality of data containers into a plurality of groups of data containers, with data sharing from each of the plurality of groups of data containers to each other of the plurality of groups of data containers less than a data sharing threshold and data sharing inside each of the plurality of groups of data containers greater than the data sharing threshold.
US09619476B2	Parallel container and record organization Provided are techniques for parallel container and record organization using buckets. In response to receiving an update to an entity in a file plan, a date associated with a disposition of the entity is determined and a reference to the entity is added to a bucket associated with the date.
US09619473B1	Backup configuration using snapshot map This disclosure relates to a method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for generating a snapshot map used to facilitate storage system management. In some embodiments, this includes displaying a snapshot map comprising a set of components, each of the component representing a snapshot configuration characteristic, selecting a component from the set of components, obtaining the snapshot configuration characteristic represented by the selected component, dragging the selected component from the snapshot map, dropping the selected component to a configuration display, generating configurations based on the snapshot configuration characteristic, summarizing in the configuration display the configurations, and confirming the configurations.
US09619457B1	Techniques for automatically identifying salient entities in documents A computer-implemented technique can include obtaining a training corpus including pairs of (i) documents and (ii) corresponding abstracts. The technique can include identifying a set of entity mentions in each abstract and each corresponding document based on their respective part-of-speech (POS) tags and dependency parses. The technique can include clustering the sets of entity mentions referring to a same underlying entity to obtain clusters for each document and each corresponding abstract. The technique can include aligning specific abstract entity mentions to corresponding document entity mentions to obtain a set of aligned abstract and document entities. The technique can include labeling the set of aligned entities as salient and unaligned entities as non-salient to generate a labeled corpus. The technique can also include training features of a classifier using the labeled corpus to obtain a trained classifier.
US09619453B2	Model-driven list picker In various embodiments, methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media are disclosed that allow developers to place popup or list pickers as components of a document using a desktop integration framework. The popup or list pickers can be tied to model metadata allowing a pick list to be dynamically generated when the document is rendered. This allows workbook developers to leverage existing Model layer metadata combined with simple workbook configuration to easily create powerful Search and Select user interfaces for choosing values for ADF Table cells.
US09619449B2	Compact encoding of node locations Techniques for encoding node locations are provided. In some examples, a node in a hierarchy such as a document object model (DOM) may be expressed as a location path from the root node of the hierarchy to the node. Each node on the location path may be encoded using a mapping between the type and/or index of the node and a set of characters such as ASCII characters. The encoding of each node on the path be concatenated to form the encoded location path. The encoding seeks to minimize the length of the encoded location path. For example, in an embodiment, a single ASCII character may be used to encode both the type and the index of a node. In an embodiment, breakpoint locations may be encoded using methods provided to reduce storage and computing resource required.
US09619447B2	Converting terminal-based legacy applications to web-based applications Map files associated with a terminal-based legacy application, such as a Customer Information Control System (CICS) application, are converted to views and models of a web-based application, such as an application implemented with a Java Platform Enterprise Edition (JEE) compliant server. A hybrid application server executes the legacy application in a first runtime, such as a CICS runtime, in response to a user request received through the web-based application executing in a second runtime, such as a JEE runtime. When a terminal command is identified in the executing legacy application, data associated with the terminal command is packetized and forwarded to the web-based application through an established socket without creating a data stream. The web-based application invokes the models associated with the terminal command and presents a web page responsive to the terminal command to the user.
US09619446B2	Generating customized graphical user interfaces for mobile processing devices Systems and techniques for producing graphical user interfaces on handheld mobile devices include generating a markup language code defining a graphical user interface component for display on the handheld mobile device and rendering the generated markup language code to produce the graphical user interface component. In some cases, the graphical user interface component includes at least one adaptable attribute based on a selection made by a user. In other cases, a graphical user interface component is generated using static markup language code or a combination of static and dynamically generated markup language code. Graphical user interface components defined by markup language codes can be displayed in an overall graphical user interface along with components that are native to the device and/or that are defined by an application development platform.
US09619444B2	System and method for web content presentation management A method, computer program product, and computer system for receiving, by a computing device, a selection of one or more presentation templates of a plurality of presentation templates for at least a portion of a web page, wherein the one or more presentation templates define, at least in part, a display format for one or more display types. At least a portion of the one or more display types is mapped to one or more content elements within a content type. At least the portion of the one or more presentation templates is rendered when the one or more content elements are requested, wherein rendering includes retrieving at least the portion of the one or more content elements from one or more of each content item to be rendered within each of the one or more presentation templates, wherein rendering further includes using the content type of the one or more content elements requested to dynamically map the one or more content elements defined in the one or more display types to the one or more presentation templates.
US09619432B2	Driver assisting system and method with windscreen heads-up display of vehicle environment A driver assisting system and method for a vehicle are provided. The system includes a processor and a display system. The display system is adapted to display information on a screen of a vehicle. The screen is adapted to show the environment in front of the vehicle or a representation thereof. The vehicle extends in a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction, the longitudinal direction corresponding to the intended direction of vehicle travel. The processor is adapted to receive a first input data signal indicative of a velocity of the vehicle, and a second input data signal indicative of an actual performed and/or on-going and/or impending lateral position change of the vehicle. The processor is further adapted to process at least the first and the second input data signals to calculate an estimated vehicle path, and the display system is adapted to display the estimated vehicle path on the screen.
US09619430B2	Active non-volatile memory post-processing A computing node includes an active Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM) component which includes memory and a sub-processor component. The memory is to store data chunks received from a processor core, the data chunks comprising metadata indicating a type of post-processing to be performed on data within the data chunks. The sub-processor component is to perform post-processing of said data chunks based on said metadata.
US09619429B1	Storage tiering in cloud environment A plurality of performance-based storage nodes and a plurality of capacity-based storage nodes of a data storage system in a network environment are allocated to one or more tiered resource pools such that the performance-based storage nodes and the capacity-based storage nodes allocated to each one of the one or more tiered resource pools are addressable via a given virtual address for each tiered resource pool. Access to the performance-based storage nodes and the capacity-based storage nodes in the one or more tiered resource pools by a plurality of compute nodes is managed transparent to the compute nodes via a given storage policy. At least portions of the compute nodes, the performance-based storage nodes, and the capacity-based storage nodes are operatively coupled via a plurality of network devices. One or more of the allocating and managing steps are automatically performed under control of at least one processing device.
US09619424B2	Supporting unrecognized protocol in wireless docking Methods, systems, and devices are described for supporting unknown peripheral function protocols (PFP) with a wireless docking station. A wireless docking station may facilitate connections between a wireless dockee and peripherals employing both recognized and unrecognized PFPs. A docking station may request one or more service discovery parameters from a peripheral having an unrecognized PFP. The docking station may receive service discovery parameters in response, convey the received discovery parameters to a wireless dockee, and facilitate discovery and a connection between the device and the peripheral. The discovery parameters may include various identifiers related to peripheral function, identity, and location.
US09619417B2	Method and apparatus for remote delivery of managed USB services via a mobile computing device A managed Universal Serial Bus (USB) service capability is disclosed. The managed USB service capability is configured to use a mobile computing device (e.g., a smartphone or other suitable mobile computing device) to support a set of services for a computer (e.g., a desktop, a laptop, and the like) capable of connecting to the mobile computing device via a USB connection. The managed USB service capability enables local and/or remote control of the mobile computing device to operate in various USB device classes, such that the mobile computing device can provide various managed USB services for the computer via the peripheral connection. In this manner, the mobile computing device may be dynamically configured to operate as one or more of a network interface, a virtual private network (VPN) client, a smart card, a serial console, a mass-storage device, a booting device, and the like.
US09619416B2	Inter-component communication including posted and non-posted transactions Component apparatuses with inter-component communication capabilities, and system having such component apparatuses are disclosed herein. In embodiments, such a component may include a number of control pins including a clock pin, a number of data pins, and a logic unit. The logic unit may be configured to receive a clock signal from another component through the clock pin, to provide an alert signal to the other component through a selected one of the control and data pins to initiate a transaction with the other component, to receive in response to the alert signal from the other component through the data pins a status request to determine nature of the transaction, and to provide in response to the status request to the other component through the data pins a status to indicate the nature of the transaction. The provision of the alert signal, the receipt of the status request and the provision of the status may be in reference to the clock signal. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.
US09619413B2	Tracking statistics corresponding to data access in a computer system Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for determining statistics corresponding to data transfer operations. In one embodiment, the computer implemented method includes the steps of receiving a request from an input/output (I/O) device to perform a data transfer operation between the I/O device and a memory, generating an entry in an input/output memory management unit (IOMMU) corresponding to the data transfer operation, wherein the entry in the IOMMU includes at least an indication of a processor chip that corresponds to the memory of the data transfer operation, monitoring the data transfer operation between the I/O device and the memory, determining statistics corresponding to the monitored data transfer operation, wherein the determined statistics include at least: the I/O device that performed the data transfer operation, the processor chip that corresponds to the memory of the data transfer operation, and an amount of data transferred.
US09619412B2	Enabling virtualization of a processor resource In one embodiment, a processor includes an access logic to determine whether an access request from a virtual machine is to a device access page associated with a device of the processor and if so, to re-map the access request to a virtual device page in a system memory associated with the VM, based at least in part on information stored in a control register of the processor. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09619411B2	Polling determination Techniques for polling an input/output (I/O) device are described herein. The techniques include polling a device for data from the I/O device, and receiving the data from the I/O device at the host device as a result of the polling. The techniques include determining whether the data received is the same as data received at a previous polling of the I/O device. Upon determining the data received is the same, the techniques include decreasing the polling rate if the data is the same, and if it is not the same. Upon determining the data is not the same, the techniques include increasing the polling rate if the data is not the same.
US09619407B2	Semiconductor apparatus, processor system, and control method for deallocating and allocating an address range corresponding to a memory between different processors of the processor system A processor system (10) includes: a first memory controller (16) that controls writing/reading data to/from a first memory (60); a second memory controller (17) that controls writing/reading data to/from a second memory (70); a first processor (13) that inputs and outputs the data from and to the first memory through a bus (14); a second processor (11) that inputs and outputs processed data from and to the second memory through the bus; and a management unit 32 that deallocates an address range corresponding to the second memory from the first process and allocates the address range to the second processor.
US09619406B2	Offloading of computation for rack level servers and corresponding methods and systems A method for handling multiple networked applications using a distributed server system is disclosed. The method can include providing at least one main processor and a plurality of offload processors connected to a memory bus; and operating a virtual switch respectively connected to the main processor and the plurality of offload processors using the memory bus, with the virtual switch receiving memory read/write data over the memory bus.
US09619398B1	Methods and apparatus for improved access to shared memory In one embodiment, a method includes receive a translation vector, selecting a translation entry from a plurality of translation entries, and determining whether the translation entry is associated with a first identifier class or a second identifier class. The translation vector includes a first identifier, a second identifier, and a virtual memory identifier. The first identifier is associated with a first identifier class, and the second identifier is associated with a second identifier class. The translation vector is received from a translation module including a memory configured to store the plurality of translation entries. Each translation entry from the plurality of translation entries including a virtual memory identifier. The translation entry is selected from the plurality of translation entries of the translation module based on the virtual memory identifier of the translation vector. The determining whether the translation entry is associated with the first identifier class or the second identifier class is based on a shared indicator associated with the translation entry.
US09619397B2	Cost sensitive browser cache cleanup based on weighted probabilistic cached item usage For browser cache cleanup, to consider for eviction a data item stored in a cache of a browser application in a device, a probability that the data item will be needed again during a period after the eviction is computed. A type is determined of a network that will be available at the device during the period. A cost is computed of obtaining the data item over a network of the type, from a location of the device during the period. Using the probability and the cost, a weight of the data item is computed. The weight is associated with the data item as a part of associating a set of weights with a set of data items in the cache. The data item is selected for eviction from the cache because the weight is a lowest weight in the set of weights.
US09619396B2	Two level memory full line writes A memory controller receives a memory invalidation request that references a line of far memory in a two level system memory topology with far memory and near memory, identifies an address of the near memory corresponding to the line, and reads data at the address to determine whether a copy of the line is in the near memory. Data of the address is to be flushed to the far memory if the data includes a copy of another line of the far memory and the copy of the other line is dirty. A completion is sent for the memory invalidation request to indicate that a coherence agent is granted exclusive access to the line. With exclusive access, the line is to be modified to generate a modified version of the line and the address of the near memory is to be overwritten with the modified version of the line.
US09619392B2	Electronic device and method for fabricating the same An electronic device includes a semiconductor memory that includes: a variable resistance element formed over a substrate; and a carbon-containing aluminum nitride layer formed on sidewalls and in an upper portion of the variable resistance element.
US09619387B2	Invalidating stored address translations A data processing apparatus and a method of processing data are disclosed, in which address translations between first addresses used in a first addressing system and second addresses used in a second addressing system are locally stored. Each stored address translation is stored with a corresponding identifier. In response to an invalidation command to perform an invalidation process on a selected stored address translation the selected stored address translation is invalidated, wherein the selected stored address translation is identified in the invalidation command by a specified first address and a specified identifier. The invalidation process is further configured by identifier grouping information which associates more than one identifier together as a group of identifiers, and the invalidation process is applied to all stored address translations which match the specified first address and which match any identifier in the group of identifiers to which the specified identifier belongs.
US09619386B2	Synchronization variable monitoring device, processor, and semiconductor apparatus According to an embodiment, a synchronization variable monitoring device includes: an address comparator configured to compare a received address included in an Invalidate Request, and an address that is set as an address of synchronization variable data upon receiving the Invalidate Request; a readout circuit configured to read out data of the address of the synchronization variable data when the received address and the address of the synchronization variable data coincide with each other; a conditional variable comparator configured to determine whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied based on the data read out by the readout circuit; and a synchronization completion flag register configured to output a synchronization signal indicating that a synchronization condition is satisfied when the conditional variable comparator determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied.

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