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| US09633037B2 |
Systems and methods for synchronization event building and/or collapsing by a synchronization component of a cloud-based platform
Techniques for monitoring local and/or remote file systems by a synchronization component (e.g., client/server) of a cloud-based platform are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of building synchronization events by a synchronization component (e.g., a synchronization server/client) includes obtaining a set of items that have been changed and their new states and retrieving last known states of the set of items that are stored in a reference snapshot inside a filesystem scanner. The method further includes generating differences between the new states and the last known states of the set of items as item changes and utilizing information provided by the item changes to translate the item changes into synchronization events for execution on the opposing file system. A method of handling failed synchronization events by a synchronization component of the cloud-based platform by collapsing a subsequent event with the failed synchronization event is also disclosed. |
| US09633032B2 |
Object synthesis
Apparatus, methods, and other embodiments associated with object synthesis are described. One example apparatus includes logic for identifying a block in a data de-duplication repository and for identifying a reference to the block. The apparatus also includes logic for representing a source object using a first named, organized collection of references to blocks in the data de-duplication repository and logic for representing a target object using a second named, organized collection of references. The apparatus is configured to synthesize the target object from the source object. Since synthesis may be complicated by edge cases, the apparatus is configured to account for conditions including a block in the target object needing less than all the data in a source object block, data to be used to synthesize the target object residing in a sparse hole in a data stream, and the target object needing data not present in the source object. |
| US09633030B2 |
Data analysis and reporting tool
An approach is provided for a data analysis and reporting. A data collection manager generates a graphical user interface (GUI) and displays the GUI on a display of a client device. The GUI includes a plurality of dialog boxes for receiving one or more user inputs. The data collection manager receives one or more file type selections via one or more first dialog boxes, and one or more target selections via one or more second dialog boxes, and then generates and deploys a collector. The collector is configured to: selectively determine one or more data files that have certain characteristics specified by the one or more file type selections and that are hosted on one or more target devices specified by the one or more target selections; collect the one or more data files from the target devices; and store the one or more data files in a network server. |
| US09633028B2 |
Collaborative and personalized storage and search in hierarchical abstract data organization systems
A method in a data processing system and apparatus for organizing files, data items, web site members, or web pages, structured or unstructured, of multiple users stored across one or more server computers into hierarchical file structures on a recordable medium of a data processing system. A user-defined metalabel is assigned to each of the electronic files, data items, web site members, or web pages. The electronic files, data items, web site members, or web pages are organized as a function of the metalabels into the hierarchical file structures. The method includes automatically forming personalized hierarchies, such as a shadow copy for a second user, from the user-defined metalabels of a first user according to a user profile. The method includes automatically forming keywords of strings of at least two user-defined metalabels or a portion thereof, and automatically forming search structures of the keywords existing simultaneously with the plurality of hierarchical structures. |
| US09633027B1 |
High speed backup
High speed backup of a target volume to a VHD format is disclosed. In various embodiments, a hint data indicating a last known file system extent associated with a previously-processed data zone is received. The hint data is used to determine a starting file system extent at which to begin processing file system extent data of the target volume to find file system extents associated with a VHD data zone that is currently being processed. |
| US09633024B2 |
Policy driven cloud storage management and cloud storage policy router
Techniques are disclosed for a policy driven cloud storage management broker and a cloud storage policy router, along with methods for registering tenant applications with the cloud storage management broker and for sending (and retrieving) files to/from a cloud storage service. A tenant application may be configured to generate a user interface that allows a user to specify metadata to associate with a file along with a link to a cloud storage service to which the file is uploaded. The tenant application may collect and store the metadata attributes (along with a reference to the file stored in the cloud) in an enterprise database, while the file itself may be transmitted to the cloud storage service directly. The cloud storage policy router may learn the capabilities of different cloud storage providers using an advertisement routing protocol. |
| US09633023B2 |
Efficient DVCS storage system
Searching for objects in a distributed version control system. A method includes accessing a single index. The single index indexes objects in a plurality of pack files. Each pack file is a single object container aggregating the content of what would otherwise be loose objects of a version control system within the single object container such that the single object container includes the aggregated content. The method further includes from the single index, determining a location of a version control system object by determining from the index which pack file from among the plurality of pack files the object is stored in, and a location in the pack file where the object is stored. The method also includes retrieving the version control system object from the pack file. |
| US09633021B2 |
Social media content management system and method
A social media content management system coupled to a social media network includes database files and execution instructions to assemble, manage and transmit social media content. The database files store a feed content file, a social content management file, and management tables including a schedule file and an export content file. Execution instructions include a feed channel content system for receiving and storing feed content items in the feed content file. A selection subsystem is used for selecting and storing export content as social media posts in the social content management file A scheduling subsystem enables a user to create and store schedules, to select a schedule and to merge the selected schedule with the stored content in the management file to form the export content file. An export system transmits the stored content as social media content posts to the social media network according to the selected schedule. |
| US09633020B2 |
Method and device for playing media synchronously
The present disclosure provides a method and terminal device for playing media synchronously. The method comprises: triggering a function of playing media synchronously, acquiring a preset identification (ID) corresponding to an end user, obtaining a media history playlist including a history of an address and a play location of a media file that is listened or viewed by the end user corresponding to the end user according to the preset ID, and resuming the media file that is chosen by the end user according to the media history playlist. |
| US09633015B2 |
Apparatus and methods for user generated content indexing
A method and client device is disclosed for indexing content of a multimedia file. The method comprises using a client device to segment the content of the multimedia file into a plurality of segments and to determine structure-searchable data for each segment. Determining structure searchable data for a segment comprises (1) identifying one or more features of respective multimedia types in the segment; (2) correlating each of the identified features to one or more respective keywords; and (3) calculating one or more respective relevance factors for each of the keywords, where at least one of the relevance factors is based on one or more characteristics of the client device. The method also comprises the client device transmitting the structure-searchable data (including the keywords, relevance factors, and respective media types of the identified features) to an indexing server. |
| US09633011B1 |
Vendor/client information system architecture
A data network storing data relating to work done by vendors for clients is described. The network includes two or more servers, each server containing (1) an exhaustive vendor data base that contains client-independent vendor data for every vendor, and (2) one or more individual client databases, each containing client information for a single client. The exhaustive vendor data base is replicated between the servers, and the client information for each client is contained by one individual client data base on one server. |
| US09633007B1 |
Loose term-centric representation for term classification in aspect-based sentiment analysis
A method for aspect categorization includes receiving an input text sequence and identifying aspect terms and sentiment phrases in the input text sequence, where present. For an identified aspect term, identifying sentiment dependencies in which the aspect term is in a syntactic dependency with one of the identified sentiment phrases, and identifying pseudo-dependencies from a dependency graph of the input text sequence. The dependency graph includes a sequence of nodes. In a pseudo-dependency, a node representing the aspect term precedes or follows a node representing a semantic anchor in the dependency graph without an intervening other aspect term. Features for the aspect term are extracted from at least one of identified sentiment dependencies and identified pseudo-dependencies. With a classifier trained to output at least one of category labels and polarity labels for aspect terms, classifying the identified aspect term based on the extracted features. |
| US09633005B2 |
Exhaustive automatic processing of textual information
A system for natural language processing is provided. A first natural language processing program may be constructed using language-independent semantic descriptions, and language-dependent morphological descriptions, lexical descriptions, and syntactic descriptions of one or more target languages. The natural language processing program may include any of machine translation, fact extraction, semantic indexing, semantic search, sentiment analysis, document classification, summarization, big data analysis, or another program. Additional sets of natural language processing programs may be constructed. |
| US09633003B2 |
System support for evaluation consistency
A system and computer product for validating the consistency between quantitative and natural language textual evaluations. An example method involves computing a numeric score for a textual evaluation, comparing the numeric score to a quantitative evaluation, and producing a rating based on the similarity of the two evaluations. |
| US09633001B2 |
Language independent probabilistic content matching
Content is received and compared against rules for identifying a type of content. Each rule has both segmented and unsegmented patterns. The content is matched against the patterns and assigned a confidence score that is higher if the content matches a segmented pattern and lower if the content matches an unsegmented pattern. |
| US09633000B2 |
Dictionary based social media stream filtering
A method is provided in a computer processing system that reads and displays a social media stream accessible by a plurality of users. A system is also provided that reads and displays a social media stream accessible by a plurality of users. The method includes receiving, by a processor-based dictionary manager, at least one dictionary configuration. Each dictionary configuration specifies at least one dictionary from a set of dictionaries and respective settings for the at least one dictionary. The method further includes filtering, by a filter, the social media stream using the at least one dictionary configuration to provide at least one filtered social media stream. The respective settings for the at least one dictionary include a respective dictionary influence polarity and a respective polarity magnitude for the respective dictionary influence polarity. |
| US09632997B1 |
Intelligent caption systems and methods
According to at least one embodiment, a system for generating a plurality of caption frames is provided. The system comprises a memory storing a plurality of elements generated from transcription information, at least one processor coupled to the memory, and a caption engine component executed by the at least one processor. The caption engine component is configured to identify at least one element sequence as meeting predetermined criteria specifying a plurality of caption characteristics, the at least one element sequence including at least one element of the plurality of elements, and store the at least one element sequence within at least one caption frame. The at least one element sequence may correspond to at least one sentence. The transcription information may be time-coded. |
| US09632991B2 |
High performant and high fidelity previews for CSS preprocessing frameworks
In various embodiments, methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media are disclosed that allow allows developers of user interfaces to see quick and accurate previews after changing content that needs to be processed via a cascading style sheet (CSS) framework such as LESS, SASS, or Trinidad. These frameworks typically take a significant period of time to transform their framework code into CSS. |
| US09632986B2 |
Systems and methods for horizontally paginating HTML content
Systems and methods are disclosed for horizontally paginating HTML content. One method includes receiving, at a web browser of a device and over a network, HTML content of dynamic or previously unknown length; and populating an article element with the received HTML content. The method also includes setting a width of the article element to a width of the web browser; setting a column width of the article element to the width of the web browser; and splitting the HTML content into a plurality of pages based on the width of the web browser. The method also includes calculating a number of the plurality of pages based on a scroll width of the article element and the width of the web browser; and displaying a user element and at least one of the plurality of pages based on the calculated number of the plurality of pages. |
| US09632980B2 |
Apparatus and method of mask permute instructions
An apparatus is described having instruction execution logic circuitry. The instruction execution logic circuitry has input vector element routing circuitry to perform the following for each of three different instructions: for each of a plurality of output vector element locations, route into an output vector element location an input vector element from one of a plurality of input vector element locations that are available to source the output vector element. The output vector element and each of the input vector element locations are one of three available bit widths for the three different instructions. The apparatus further includes masking layer circuitry coupled to the input vector element routing circuitry to mask a data structure created by the input vector routing element circuitry. The masking layer circuitry is designed to mask at three different levels of granularity that correspond to the three available bit widths. |
| US09632978B2 |
Reconfigurable processor based on mini-cores, schedule apparatus, and method thereof
A reconfigurable processor based on mini-cores (MCs) includes a plurality of MCs, each MC of the MCs including a group of function units (FUs), the group of FUs having a capability of executing a loop iteration independently. The MCs include a first MC configured to execute a first loop iteration, and a second MC configured to execute a second loop iteration. |
| US09632975B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing rehoming of user endpoint devices in a communication network
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a Domain Name System (DNS) server having a controller to receive new provisioning information for updating a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN), and update the FQDN with the new provisioning information. The new provisioning information can include among other things a start time for rehoming one or more user endpoint devices (UEs) assigned to a current session border Controller (S/BC), a move-from record comprising a descriptor of at least the current S/BC, a move-to record comprising a descriptor of at least a new S/BC to which to rehome the one or more UEs, a transfer window representing a total time for the rehoming the one or more UEs to the new S/BC, and a pacing parameter for rehoming the one or more UEs to the new S/BC during the transfer window. Additional embodiments are disclosed. |
| US09632974B1 |
Proxy based data transfer utilizing direct memory access
A method for transferring data utilizing direct memory access. The method includes a computer processor establishing a networking connection, using a proxy, between at least a first computing entity and a second computing entity. The method further includes determining a shared memory space for the established networking connection between at least the first computing entity and the second computing entity. The method further includes allocating the shared memory space from heap memory. The method further includes transmitting data over the established networking connection between at least the first computing entity and the second computing entity utilizing a direct memory access protocol and the allocated shared memory space. |
| US09632973B2 |
Supporting RMA API over active message
Methods, apparatus, and software for implementing RMA application programming interfaces (APIs) over Active Message (AM). AM write and AM read requests are sent from a local node to a remote node to write data to or read data from memory on the remote node using Remote Memory Access (RMA) techniques. The AM requests are handled by corresponding AM handlers, which automatically perform operations associated with the requests. For example, for AM write requests an AM write request handler may write data contained in an AM write request to a remote address space in memory on the remote node, or generate a corresponding RMA write request that is enqueued into an RMA queue used in accordance with a tagged message scheme. Similar operations are performed by AM read requests handlers. RMA reads and writes using AM are further facilitated through use of associated read, write, and RMA progress modules. |
| US09632971B2 |
Method of handling transmission in data transmission system
A method of handling transmission for a host in a data transmission system includes establishing a connection with a device of the data transmission system via a first frequency; receiving a negotiating information from the device; and re-establishing the connection with the device via a second frequency when the negotiating information reveals that the second frequency is available for the host to communicate with the device; wherein the second frequency is different than the first frequency. |
| US09632970B2 |
Device, method and computer program for operating a data bus system of a motor vehicle
An apparatus for operating a data bus system of a motor vehicle having data bus segments, at least one of the data bus segments is designed to switch from an active state to a rest state and vice versa. In a first step, a communication requirement is detected of a first control device of a first data bus segment in the rest state. If a communication requirement of the first control device is detected, the first data bus segment is brought from the rest state into the active state. If a communication requirement of the first control device with a second control device outside of the first data bus segment is detected, all other data bus segments of the data bus system outside of the first data bus segment that are in the rest state are additionally activated across the board. |
| US09632968B2 |
Implementing an inter-processor communication in a multi-core system using mmWave radios
A system and method are provided that implement the use of mmWave directional communications to replace wired interconnects for inter-processor communication in multi-core computing systems. Using highly directional, low interference mmWave transmissions in the 60 GHz frequency range, an alternative interconnect scheme is provided to support inter-processor communication in multi-core computing systems for operations and testing. Wired interconnects between the multiple cores and a bus interface are replaced with cooperating mmWave transmitting/receiving devices on each of the core side and the bus interface side. The ability to transmit and receive separate high data rate, directional low interference signals for individual core communication is thus facilitated between the bus interface and each of the multiple cores in the multi-core computing system. |
| US09632963B2 |
System and method for transmitting data based on PCIe
Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and a method for transmitting data based on Peripheral Component Interconnect Express 9PCIe). The system includes: a PCIe switching network, multiple switch terminal devices, a managing unit, multiple host processing units, multiple terminal processing units, multiple hosts, and multiple terminal devices. After a PCIe data packet sent by a host is processed by a host processing unit, a new PCIe data packet that can be transmitted in a PCIe switch is constructed, and is transferred, by using a switch terminal device and a terminal processing unit, to a terminal device. The embodiments can break through a limitation about a single root node of PCIe and implement sharing of a PCIe switching network by multiple hosts. |
| US09632959B2 |
Efficient search key processing method
An efficient search key processing method includes writing a first and a second search key data set to a memory, where the search key data sets are written to memory on a word by word basis. Each of the first and second search key data sets includes a header indicating a common lookup operation to be performed and a string of search keys. The header is immediately followed in memory by a search key. The search keys are located contiguously in the memory. At least one word contains search keys from the first and second search key data sets. The memory is read word by word. A first plurality of lookup command messages are sent based on the search keys included in the first search key data set. A second plurality of lookup command messages are sent based on the search keys included in the second search key data set. |
| US09632955B2 |
Reorder buffer permitting parallel processing operations with repair on ordering hazard detection within interconnect circuitry
A system-on-chip integrated circuit 2 includes interconnect circuitry 4 for communicating transactions between transaction sources and transaction destinations. A reorder buffer 26 serves to buffer and permit reordering of access transactions received from the transaction sources. Processing circuitry performs processing operations in parallel upon a given access transaction taken from the reorder buffer. Hazard detection and repair circuitry serves to detect an ordering hazard arising between the processing operations and if necessary cancel and repeat that processing operation. The access transactions and the reorder buffer are such that access transactions other than the access transaction for which a hazard has been detected may proceed independently of the necessity to cancel and repair that transaction thereby reducing the cost associated with cancelling and repair. |
| US09632952B1 |
Intermediate computer interface device
This application discloses an innovation which improves the flexibility and utility of a computer mouse by including interposing hardware into a computer/HID system providing hardware configurability and modification of mouse event data frames in real time to produce novel mouse events. |
| US09632948B2 |
Multi-source address translation service (ATS) with a single ATS resource
Disclosed is an address translation system. The apparatus includes a memory management unit (MMU) that is operable to receive a translation request for an original address and translate the original address to a translated address as a second-level address translation service (ATS). The apparatus also includes an address translator having an associated cache to store the original address and the first translated address. The address translator is to translate memory addresses as a first-level address translation service (ATS). The address translator determines whether the transaction is to be processed using either the first-level ATS or the second-level ATS. The address translator translates a current memory address of the transaction to a current translated address using the first-level ATS or the second-level ATS based on the determination, The address translator also dispatches the transaction with the current translated address to a memory device where it may be further processed. |
| US09632947B2 |
Systems and methods for acquiring data for loads at different access times from hierarchical sources using a load queue as a temporary storage buffer and completing the load early
A method for acquiring cache line data associated with a load from respective hierarchical cache data storage components. As a part of the method, a store queue is accessed for one or more portions of a cache line associated with a load, and, if the one or more portions of the cache line is held in the store queue, the one or more portions of the cache line is stored in a load queue location associated with the load. The load is completed if the one or more portions of the cache line stored in the load queue location includes all portions of the cache line associated with the load. |
| US09632940B2 |
Intelligence cache and intelligence terminal
The disclosure discloses an intelligence cache and an intelligence terminal, wherein the intelligence cache comprises: a general interface, configured to receive configuration information and/or control information, and/or data information from a core a bus, and return target data; a software define and reconfiguration unit configured to define a memory as a required cache memory according to the configuration information; a control unit, configured to control writing and reading of the cache memory and monitor instructions and data streams in real time; a memory unit, composed of a number of memory modules and configured to cache data; the required cache memory is formed by memory modules according to the definition of the software define and reconfiguration unit; and an intelligence processing unit, configured to process input and output data and transfer, convert and operate on data among multiple structures defined in the control unit. The disclosure can realize an efficient memory system according to the operating status of software, the features of tasks to be executed and the features of data structures through the flexible organization and management by the control unit and the close cooperation of the intelligence processing unit. |
| US09632937B2 |
Pre-decoding analysis based configuration information cache management method and system
Disclosed are a pre-decoding analysis-based configuration information cache management system, comprising a streaming media processing module, a configuration information prefetch FIFO module, a configuration information storage unit, and a cache controller module. Also disclosed is a management method for the pre-decoding analysis-based configuration information cache management system. The present invention allows for increased dynamic reconfiguration efficiency of a large-scale coarse-grained reconfigurable system. |
| US09632932B1 |
Backup-power-free cache memory system
In aspects of a backup-power-free cache memory system, a cache controller implements a cache controller manager to provide nonvolatile storage for a computer system, without a backup power source to make the cache memory nonvolatile. Data to be stored in a storage media in the backup-power-free cache memory system is logged in the backup-power-free cache memory system in a circular queue with the tail stored in nonvolatile random access memory and the head of the queue stored in solid-state flash memory. |
| US09632931B2 |
Computer system and memory allocation adjustment method for computer system
In a computer system in which a virtualization control unit controls a plurality of virtual machines, if memory is collected regardless of a memory usage status of the virtual machine, cache miss increases and an IO performance of overall system deteriorates. In order to solve this problem, a usage status of a cache region within a memory which is utilized by each OS that the plurality of the virtual machines has, and based on a monitoring result, the virtualization control unit decides an allocation region of the memory as a collection target among the allocation region of the memory already allocated to each OS, and collects the allocation region of the memory as the collection target from the OS as a current allocation destination. |
| US09632930B2 |
Sub-area FCID allocation scheme
Certain embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to allocating a sub-area of Fiber Channel addresses (FCIDs) to a device. A range of addresses may be assigned to the device using a mask address, where the most significant bits represent a mask and the least significant bits represent a sub-range of FCIDs available to be assigned to the device. Therefore, routing information may be stored efficiently in a Ternary Content Addressable Memory (TCAM) by storing a single entry in the TCAM for each sub-area of FCIDs allocated to a device, instead of storing an entry for each FCID. The single entry may indicate the mask address and the width of the mask. |
| US09632929B2 |
Translating an address associated with a command communicated between a system and memory circuits
A memory circuit system and method are provided. An interface circuit is capable of communication with a plurality of memory circuits and a system. In use, the interface circuit is operable to translate an address associated with a command communicated between the system and the memory circuits. |
| US09632928B2 |
Parallel garbage collection implemented in hardware
Embodiments of the invention provide a method and system for dynamic memory management implemented in hardware. In an embodiment, the method comprises storing objects in a plurality of heaps, and operating a hardware garbage collector to free heap space. The hardware garbage collector traverses the heaps and marks selected objects, uses the marks to identify a plurality of the objects, and frees the identified objects. In an embodiment, the method comprises storing objects in a heap, each of at least some of the objects including a multitude of pointers; and operating a hardware garbage collector to free heap space. The hardware garbage collector traverses the heap, using the pointers of some of the objects to identify others of the objects; processes the objects to mark selected objects; and uses the marks to identify a group of the objects, and frees the identified objects. |
| US09632927B2 |
Reducing write amplification in solid-state drives by separating allocation of relocate writes from user writes
In one embodiment, a method includes maintaining a first open logical erase block for user writes, maintaining a second open logical erase block for relocate writes, wherein the first and second open logical erase blocks are different logical erase blocks, receiving a first data stream having the user writes, transferring the first data stream to the first open logical erase block, receiving a second data stream having the relocate writes, and transferring the second data stream to the second open logical erase block. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are described in additional embodiments. |
| US09632921B1 |
Validation using scenario runners
The automated validation of one or more test cases in a validation pass. The validation pass is enabled using a plurality of scenario runners, which are executable components that respond to instructions to run one or more scenarios of a validation pass by beginning to run through such scenarios during the validation pass. The validation pass may be associated with a maximum time such that upper limits on how long the scenario runners may run is set. This likewise limits the time it takes to validate the results of the scenario. The scenario runners provide events that occur during the running of their respective scenarios into an event collector. The events of the validation pass may then be evaluated against one or more test cases to determine whether or not the events have a state indicative of a success or failure of each test cases. |
| US09632919B2 |
Request change tracker
An example request change tracker may be used to create, modify, monitor, and report events occurring within a development and testing pipeline with respect to one or more computing applications. A request change tracker may include a pipeline event detector, a testing stage detector, a control module, and a reporting module. The pipeline event detector detects a pipeline event indicative of a status of a code module with respect to a pipeline. The testing stage detector determines the associated testing stage in the pipeline, based on the pipeline event. The control module initiates actions with respect to the pipeline, based on the determined testing stage. The reporting module updates a reporting log with information related to the state, progress and results of a testing stage in the pipeline. |
| US09632916B2 |
Method and apparatus to semantically connect independent build and test processes
In order to provide an improved, less error prone method for testing codes of a software application the following steps are proposed: defining for each test case comprised of a predefined test suite a specific footprint according to its test property, wherein said test case footprint comprises references defining which code sections are tested by said test case, marking code sections of the software application to be tested, identifying a test case of the test suite using its footprint matching at least a part of the marked code of the software application, and applying the identified test case on the software application. |
| US09632913B2 |
Remote debug service in a cloud environment
A method provides a debug service in a network environment. One or more processors initiate a debug service as a remote shared service in the network environment. The debug service receives a call from a deployed workload process within a virtual machine in the network environment, and gathers required information for a debug session of the workload process, where the required information includes source code used by the workload process. One or more processors attach the debug service to the workload process to carry out the debug session, such that the debug service working with a debug agent at the workload process attaches to and debugs a virtual environment that obscures the virtual machine. |
| US09632910B2 |
System and method for software debugging using variable location
This disclosure provides software that identifies a variable in a computer program as a target variable. The software automatically processes a first source code statement in the computer program for the target variable. The software determines if the target variable is not found in the particular processed statement and progresses through preceding statements until the target variable is found. The software determines if the particular statement involves an indirect assignment to the target variable and can return that particular statement as the origination statement. Additionally, the software determines if the particular statement involves a direct assignment to the target variable from a second variable. If the particular statement involves a direct assignment to the target variable from a second variable, the software can change the target variable to the second variable and can progress through preceding statements until the new target variable is found in a particular of the statements. |
| US09632908B1 |
Run to end of an execution pattern in a software debugger
Techniques are described for a run to end of execution pattern in a software debugger. In one example, a method includes identifying a pattern of stop events in a program. The method further includes executing the program in a debugger, wherein executing the program includes encountering a stop event, determining if the stop event is part of the pattern of stop events, and ignoring the stop event in response to determining that the stop event is part of the pattern of stop events. |
| US09632906B2 |
Automated software system validity testing
Data is identified that represents a path of a transaction that includes a plurality of transaction fragments associated with a plurality of software components. The transaction returns a particular value and a particular one of the plurality of software components is identified as a source of the particular value. A test action is generated that, when executed, is to attempt to verify the particular value from the particular software component. |
| US09632904B1 |
Alerting based on service dependencies of modeled processes
A method, system, and computer program product for raising an alert when some subject process is impacted by performance degradation of a software application are disclosed. The real word process may be modeled and executed on a computing device. Service dependencies in the modeled process are correlated to services provided by a managed application. An APM system monitors the managed application to determine when the services it provides may have some degradation. When a degradation of performance of the managed application is determined, a modeled process that has a service dependency that correlates to the degraded performance is determined. Then, an alert is generated to indicate that the process being modeled may be comprised. Therefore, instead of simply reporting that the managed application has some degradation, the alert provides a warning that some broader process outside of the managed application may be compromised. |
| US09632903B2 |
Techniques for distributed testing
Techniques for distributed testing are provided. Resources are identified for performing tests over a network. The tests and policies are sent to the resources and a proxy. The proxy delivers data for the tests to the resources and enforces the policies during the tests. The proxy also gathers statistics and results from the resources, which are executing the tests, and the proxy reports the statistics and results to one or more third-party services for subsequent manipulation and analysis. |
| US09632902B2 |
Recording CPU time for sample of computing thread based on CPU use state of activity associated with the sample
Computing threads can be sampled such that the samples hit each activity with a probability proportional to a time period of that activity. Therefore, the sampling can advantageously account for all activities, including activities that are smaller than the applicable sampling interval. |
| US09632898B2 |
Methods and systems for calculating and presenting a positioning performance of a locating system
Disclosed embodiments provide methods and systems for calculating and presenting a positioning performance of a location system. In one aspect, a server may receive a signal including information indicative of a determined location of an asset. Based on the received signal, the server may determine a positioning error value indicating an error in the determined location of the asset. The server may then calculate a metric as a function of the positioning error value, and provide positioning performance information for display based on the calculated metric. |
| US09632894B2 |
Apparatus for error simulation and method thereof
The present invention relates to an apparatus for computing an error rate comprising: a first circuit interface being connected to a first sub-circuit receiving data and computing output data through a predetermined computation process; a second circuit interface and being connected to a first test circuit receiving the same data, which is inputted to the first sub-circuit, and computing output data through the predetermined computation process; an error injecting part injecting an error to the first test circuit; an error detecting part comparing output data of the first sub-circuit to output data of the first test circuit; and an error rate computing part computing input node error probability of the first sub-circuit by statistic processing of the compared result. The apparatus and method for computing error rate of the present invention is able to shorten the time required to obtain error probability, compared to the direct simulation of the full circuit. |
| US09632891B2 |
Faster reconstruction of segments using a dedicated spare memory unit
Techniques for faster reconstruction of segments using a dedicated spare memory unit are described. Zone segments in memory units are associated with a dedicated spare memory unit. The zone segments are reconstructed in the dedicated spare memory unit in response to a failed memory unit except for an identified failed zone segment of the failed memory unit. The identified failed zone segment of the failed memory unit is retained in the dedicated spare unit. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US09632884B2 |
Maintaining computer system operability
Maintaining operability of a network-connected data processing apparatus is provided. In response to a requirement for failover from a first resource to a second resource, one or more processors tests an availability of the second resource, wherein the first and second resources are redundant resources of a network-connected data processing apparatus that is communicatively coupled to at least one host computer. In response to a positive determination of the availability of the second resource, one or more processors initiates the failover; and in response to a negative determination of the availability of the second resource, one or more processors provides an indication of unavailability. |
| US09632881B1 |
Replication of a virtual distributed volume
In one aspect, a method includes running a virtual machine (VM) at a first site, sending I/Os from the VM to a first virtual volume (VVol) at the first site, mirroring the first VVol with a second VVol at a second site, sending I/Os for the first VVol to a third VVol at a third site, detecting failure at the first site, running the VM at the second site, reading a second backlog, adding the second backlog to a delta marker on the second site, the delta marker storing differences between the third VVol and the second VVol and replicating the second VVol to the third VVol after adding the second backlog to the delta marker. The second backlog is synchronized with a first backlog on the first site and the first backlog stores I/Os that have not been completed to the third VVol. |
| US09632879B2 |
Disk drive repair
According to an example, to repair a disk drive error, a determination is made if a disk field-repair is possible, if an operating system recovery image is available, and if any failed sectors exist in the operating system recovery image. A user is prompted to begin a repair. Failed sectors on the disk drive are read and overwritten, and an operating system recovery is started. In some examples, the disk drive error is an uncorrectable disk drive error. |
| US09632875B2 |
Automated and self-adjusting data protection driven by business and data activity events
Techniques for adjusting the frequency of data backups and initiating event-driven backups in a storage system are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a self-adjusting backup frequency, known as a “Change Rate Objective,” is defined to conduct or delay backups for one or more volumes in the storage system on the basis of an associated policy value. The Change Rate Objective may be tied to one or more business or data activity events, such as the amount and type of data changes since a last backup. The storage system may also be tailored to conduct or delay full or incremental backups on the basis of a Change Rate Objective that measures whether a full or incremental or differential backup is more appropriate. Various data or system failures, or data or business events may also be used to adjust the retention periods of continuous data protection (CDP) data and delay a rollup of CDP data. |
| US09632874B2 |
Database application backup in single snapshot for multiple applications
An information management system according to certain aspects may be configured to generate a snapshot of data relating to a plurality of applications. Data generated by the plurality of applications may be stored in a logical volume in primary storage. The system may include a plurality of data agents including a database data agent associated with a database application that can be configured to back up one or more log files of a database log separately from data of the database application. The system may also include a snapshot manager configured to: in response to receiving notifications from the plurality of data agents that the associated applications are in consistent states, obtain a snapshot of the logical volume; generate mapping information between a particular application of the plurality of applications and a portion of the snapshot relating to the particular application; and truncate the database log of the database application. |
| US09632866B2 |
Systems for and methods of extending lifetime of non-volatile memory
Systems and Methods are provided for increasing the number of writes to a page of non-volatile memory before the page must be erased. According to an embodiment, instead of writing a dataword directly to memory, a codeword is written to the memory location. The codeword is selected to minimize overwrite (e.g., bit-flipping) and to maximize the spread of wear across memory cells. In accordance with various embodiments of the invention, coset coding is integrated with error correction encoding; and once the previous state of a page is determined, a coset representative is selected on the basis of maximizing the number of writes to the page before erasing. |
| US09632860B2 |
Multicore processor fault detection for safety critical software applications
A method for multicore processor fault detection during execution of safety critical software applications in a multicore processor environment involves dedicating the complete resources of at least a part of at least one processor core to execution of diagnostics software application whilst dedicating remaining resources to execution of a safety-critical software application, thereby enabling parallel execution of the diagnostics software application and the safety-critical software application. There is also provided a controller for multicore processor fault detection during execution of safety critical software applications in a multicore processor environment. The controller includes a multicore processor environment. The controller may be part of a control system. The method may be provided as a computer program. |
| US09632857B2 |
Intelligent dump suppression
Various embodiments for intelligent dump suppression in a computing environment following an error are provided. A plurality of historical information is considered in view of a current alert level to generate an output decision. The current alert level is one of an available plurality of alert levels configurable by a user. The current alert level is selectable by the user for a predetermined data collection restrictiveness. Data capture is performed according to the output decision. |
| US09632856B2 |
Semiconductor memory devices including error correction circuits and methods of operating the semiconductor memory devices
A memory controller includes a controller input/output circuit configured to output a first command to read first data, and output a second command to read an error corrected portion of the first data. A memory device includes: an error detector, a data storage circuit and an error correction circuit. The error detector is configured to detect a number of error bits in data read from a memory cell in response to a first command. The data storage circuit is configured to store the read data if the detected number of error bits is greater than or equal to a first threshold value. The error correction circuit is configured to correct the stored data. |
| US09632853B2 |
Virtualizing integrated calls to provide access to resources in a virtual namespace
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and software for facilitating the integration of native applications and virtualized applications. Calls initiated from within a native application associated with a native namespace are monitored for integrated calls. The integrated calls involve resources accessible through a virtual namespace. Upon detecting an integrated call, the integrated call is provided with access to a corresponding resource by way of the virtual namespace. |
| US09632850B1 |
Polling parameter adjustment
An approach, executed by a computer, includes receiving at least an initial polling quantity and an initial polling frequency and polling an endpoint application using the initial polling quantity and the initial polling frequency. The approach includes determining a first number of events not consumed in a queue of a listening application and a second number of events generated at the endpoint application and remaining in a queue at the endpoint application and comparing the number of events in each queue. The approach includes adjusting at least one of the initial polling quantity and the initial polling frequency based, at least in part, on the comparison of the first number of events not consumed in the queue of the listening application and the second number of events generated at the endpoint application and remaining in the queue at the endpoint application. |
| US09632848B1 |
Asynchronous submission of commands
A system and method for allocating commands in processing is disclosed. The system and method includes an application running on a computer system that provides commands to be executed on one of a plurality of processors capable of executing the commands, the commands provided through an application programming interface, a device driver that buffers the streamed commands and converts the streamed commands into a format used by a GPU, and an operating system that builds a command buffer by grouping a plurality of converted commands based on an allocation for an available processor, wherein the available processor is determined in the interface between the device driver and the operating system. The available processor is one of the plurality of processors capable of executing the commands that receives the command buffer from the operating system, queues the command buffer and performs an asynchronous submission of the command buffer to the GPU, and the GPU executes the command buffer. |
| US09632847B2 |
System and method for linearizing messages from data sources for optimized high-performance processing in a stream processing system
A data object from a data source is received by a distributed process in a data stream. The distributed process has a sequence of categories, each category containing one or more tasks that operate on the data object. The data object includes files that can be processed by the tasks. If the task is able to operate on the data object, then the data object is passed to the task. If the task is unable to operate on the data object, then the files in the data object are passed to a file staging area of the distributed process and stored in memory. The files in the file staging area are passed, in sequence, from the file staging area to the task that was unable to operate on the data object. The data object is outputted to a next category or data sink after being operated on by the task. |
| US09632842B2 |
Exclusive access control method prohibiting attempt to access a shared resource based on average number of attempts and predetermined threshold
An exclusive access control method is executed by a computer having an operating system that when an excluded thread accesses a shared resource, executes a first exclusive access control process of prohibiting the excluded thread from attempting to access the shared resource until exclusive access control is released, the exclusive access control process being executed according to a number of attempts, by the excluded thread, to access the shared resources. The exclusive access control method includes counting by at least one second thread, including the excluded thread and different from a first thread, the number of attempts to access the shared resource, when the first thread executes a second exclusive access control process of allowing the excluded thread to attempt to access the shared resource until the excluded thread is permitted access; and storing to a memory area by the second thread, the counted number of attempts. |
| US09632840B2 |
Load balancing with granularly redistributable workloads
In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a plurality of tasks to be assigned to a plurality of subgroups of virtual servers. A first plurality of the tasks is assigned to a first subgroup, where the first subgroup includes two or more virtual servers. For each of the first plurality of tasks assigned to the first subgroup, a virtual server is selected within the first subgroup, and the task is assigned to the selected virtual server. A first virtual server is migrated, by a computer processor, from the first subgroup of virtual servers to a second subgroup of virtual servers, if at least one predetermined condition is met, where the migration maintains in the first subgroup at least one of the first plurality of tasks assigned to the first subgroup. |
| US09632839B2 |
Dynamic virtual machine consolidation
At a first physical computing machine executing a plurality of virtual machines and connected to a network, one or more virtual machine metrics for each virtual machine are calculated. Each virtual machine metric represents a workload of a resource of the first physical computing machine due to the execution of a corresponding virtual machine. Additionally, one or more corresponding physical machine metrics that represent a total workload of the corresponding resource of the first physical computing machine due to the execution of the plurality of virtual machines are also calculated. Based on the one or more physical machine metrics, a determination is made that at least one of the plurality of virtual machines should be migrated to one of a plurality of other physical computing machines connected to the network. A first virtual machine is selected for migration to a selected second physical computing machine. |
| US09632834B2 |
Assigning priorities to computational work streams by mapping desired execution priorities to device priorities
One embodiment sets forth a method for assigning priorities to kernels launched by a software application and executed within a stream of work on a parallel processing subsystem. First, the software application assigns a desired priority to a stream using a call included in the API. The API receives this call and passes it to a driver. The driver maps the desired priority to an appropriate device priority associated with the parallel processing subsystem. Subsequently, if the software application launches a particular kernel within the stream, then the driver assigns the device priority associated with the stream to the kernel before adding the kernel to the stream for execution on the parallel processing subsystem. Advantageously, by assigning priorities to streams and, subsequently, strategically launching kernels within the prioritized streams, an application developer may fine-tune the software application to increase the overall processing efficiency of the software application. |
| US09632833B2 |
Scheduling application instances to processor cores over consecutive allocation periods based on application requirements
Systems and methods provide a processing task load and type adaptive manycore processor architecture, enabling flexible and efficient information processing. The architecture enables executing time variable sets of information processing tasks of differing types on their assigned processing cores of matching types. This involves: for successive core allocation periods (CAPs), selecting specific processing tasks for execution on the cores of the manycore processor for a next CAP based at least in part on core capacity demand expressions associated with the processing tasks hosted on the processor, assigning the selected tasks for execution at cores of the processor for the next CAP so as to maximize the number of processor cores whose assigned tasks for the present and next CAP are associated with same core type, and reconfiguring the cores so that a type of each core in said array matches a type of its assigned task on the next CAP. |
| US09632832B2 |
Thread and data assignment in multi-core processors based on cache miss data
Technologies are generally described for methods and systems to assign threads in a multi-core processor. In an example, a method to assign threads in a multi-core processor may include determining data relating to memory controllers fetching data in response to cache misses experienced by a first core and a second core. Threads may be assigned to cores based on the number of cache misses processed by respective memory controllers. Methods may further include determining that a thread is latency-bound or bandwidth-bound. Threads may be assigned to cores based on the determination of the thread as latency-bound or bandwidth-bound. In response to the assignment of the threads to the cores, data for the thread may be stored in the assigned cores. |
| US09632829B2 |
Distributed storage allocation for heterogeneous systems
Allocation of storage budget in a computer-based distributed storage system is described, where associated computer-based storage nodes have heterogeneous access probabilities. The problem is to allocate a given storage budget across the available computer-based nodes so as to store a unit-size data object (e.g. file) with a higher reliability (e.g. increased probability for the storage budget to be recovered). Efficient algorithms for optimizing over one or more classes of allocations are presented. A basic one-level symmetric allocation is presented, where the storage budget is spread evenly over an appropriately chosen subset of nodes. Furthermore, a two-level symmetric allocation is presented, where the budget is divided into two parts, each spread evenly over a different subset of computer-based storage nodes, such that the amount allocated to each node in the first subset is twice that of the second subset. Further expansion of the two-level symmetric allocation is provided with a three-level and a generic k-level symmetric allocation. |
| US09632825B2 |
Method and apparatus for efficient scheduling for asymmetrical execution units
A method for performing instruction scheduling in an out-of-order microprocessor pipeline is disclosed. The method comprises selecting a first set of instructions to dispatch from a scheduler to an execution module, wherein the execution module comprises two types of execution units. The first type of execution unit executes both a first and a second type of instruction and the second type of execution unit executes only the second type. Next, the method comprises selecting a second set of instructions to dispatch, which is a subset of the first set and comprises only instructions of the second type. Next, the method comprises determining a third set of instructions, which comprises instructions not selected as part of the second set. Finally, the method comprises dispatching the second set for execution using the second type of execution unit and dispatching the third set for execution using the first type of execution unit. |
| US09632820B2 |
Prefetching of discontiguous storage locations in anticipation of transactional execution
Discontiguous storage locations are prefetched by a prefetch instruction. Addresses of the discontiguous storage locations are provided by a list directly or indirectly specified by a parameter of the prefetch instruction, along with metadata and information about the list entries. Fetching of corresponding data blocks to cache lines is initiated. A processor may enter transactional execution mode and memory instructions of a program may be executed using the prefetched data blocks. |
| US09632819B2 |
Collecting memory operand access characteristics during transactional execution
A transactional execution of a set of instructions in a transaction of a program may be initiated to collect memory operand access characteristics of a set of instructions of a transaction during the transactional execution. The memory operand access characteristics may be stored upon a termination of the transactional execution of the set of instructions. The memory operand access characteristics may include an address of an accessed storage location, a count of a number of times the storage location is accessed, a purpose value indicating whether the storage location is accessed for a fetch, store, or update operation, a count of a number of times the storage location is accessed for one or more of a fetch, store, or update operation; a translation mode in which the storage location is accessed; and an addressing mode. |
| US09632812B1 |
Collecting data associated with virtual machines from various data sources
Collecting data associated with virtual machines from various data sources is disclosed, including: collecting data associated with a virtual machine from a data source of virtual machine data, where the data associated with the virtual machine is not currently tracked by a hypervisor; determining a set of related data associated with the virtual machine based at least in part on the data associated with the virtual machine collected from the data source of virtual machine data; storing associating data that associates the set of related data associated with the virtual machine; and providing access to the set of related data associated with the virtual machine based at least in part on the associating data. |
| US09632809B2 |
Migration between virtual machines
A virtual-machine managing apparatus includes a delay storage unit that stores delay times between a plurality of managers managing a virtual machine; a route extractor that extracts a migration route from a source manager to a target manager based on the delay times between the managers stored in the delay storage unit such that the delay times between the managers are equal to or shorter than a threshold; and a migration controller that migrates the virtual machine from the source manager to the target manager through the migration route while maintaining the operation of the virtual machine. |
| US09632807B2 |
System and method of processing for flexible interception of communication between system layers
A method for dynamically changing a fundamental attribute of an object in a game played using a system is provided. The system can include a system directory which includes a system file and a plurality of system layers including a transmit layer and a receive layer. Data signals are communicable from the transmit layer to the receive layer. The method can include identifying the object, the fundamental attribute of the object being associable with the system file when data signals communicated from the transmit layer are processed at the receive layer based on the system file. The method can further include inserting a configuration file to the system directory. The method can yet further include intercepting communication between the transmit layer and the receive layer so that the fundamental attribute of the identified object is modified based on the configuration file. |
| US09632804B2 |
Method, apparatus, and communication system for implementing internet application
Methods, apparatus, and communication systems for implementing an internet application are disclosed. A number N of code files of a processing logic used for implementing a first internet application can be loaded in a memory and can be compiled into a runtime library. The runtime library can be registered to the first internet application. A message data package can be received from an internet application client and parsed to obtain an internet application identification. When the internet application identification indicates that the message data package corresponds to the first internet application, a corresponding function in the runtime library of the first internet application can be called to process the message data package, according to a message identification contained in the message data package. |
| US09632802B2 |
Automatic configuration of mobile programs
The subject matter disclosed herein provides methods for automatically configuring a mobile program based on a customer's access to one or more applications. This method may maintain metadata for a mobile program in a directory. The mobile program may be configured to provide one or more services when installed on a mobile device. Each service may be associated with one or more applications. Customer landscapes identifying applications accessible by a customer may be maintained in the directory. A program identifier may be received from a mobile device of the customer. The program identifier may identify a mobile program installed on the customer's mobile device. A configuration file may be generated based on the received program identifier and transmitted to the customer's mobile device. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described. |
| US09632800B1 |
Tooltip system and method
A method for accessing information in a software application using a computing device, the computing device comprising one or more processors, the one or more processors for executing a plurality of computer readable instructions, the computer readable instructions for implementing the method for accessing information, the method comprising the steps of determining that a pointer is hovering over an icon, the icon associated with icon specific information, displaying a Tooltip including a heading, a display window and an action button, the action button for launching an action in the application, displaying the icon specific information in the display window, detecting that a user has selected the action button, and launching the action. |
| US09632798B2 |
Method and device for optimizing loading and booting of an operating system in a computer system via a communication network
A method of operating a computer system in communications, via a communication network, with a server comprising an image of a kernel of a minimal operating system and an image of an associated file system for the computer system includes loading, via the communication network, the kernel image from the server to the computer system in accordance with a network transfer protocol interface, and loading, via the communication network, the file system image from the server to the computer system in accordance with the same network transfer protocol interface used to load the kernel image, wherein the loading of the kernel image from the server to the computer system is launched before the loading of the file system image from the server to the computer system is completed, and wherein the loading of the file system image from the server to the computer system is launched before the loading of the kernel image from the server to the computer system is completed. |
| US09632795B2 |
Electronic device and method for monitoring battery module of the same
An electronic device including a control unit, an embedded controller and a battery module is provided. During a booting procedure of the electronic device, the embedded controller reads a reported battery capacity and a battery temperature of the battery module. The embedded controller determines whether the reported battery capacity is lower than a minimum capacity, and further determines whether the battery temperature is lower than a minimum temperature when the reported battery capacity is lower than the minimum capacity. When the reported capacity is lower than the minimum capacity and the battery temperature is also lower than the minimum temperature, the embedded controller generates a fake battery capacity, according to which an operating system of the electronic device performs various operations. In this application, the battery module of the electronic device remains working even when the electronic device is in a low-temperature and low-battery activation environment. |
| US09632794B2 |
Subprocessor, integrated circuit device, and electronic apparatus
A subprocessor, an integrated circuit device, and an electronic apparatus or the like capable of performing data processing efficiently are provided. A subprocessor is connected to a host processor through a bus controller. The subprocessor includes: a command fetch unit that fetches a command from a subprocessor program; a register unit; a command decoding unit that decodes the command; and an operation unit that performs command execution processing. The host processor sets a program counter value indicating a storage destination of the subprocessor program and a processing start command for, the processing of the subprocessor to the register unit. The command fetch unit fetches a command designated by the program counter value, the command decoding unit decodes the command, and the operation unit performs command execution processing. |
| US09632792B2 |
Coalescing adjacent gather/scatter operations
According to one embodiment, a processor includes an instruction decoder to decode a first instruction to gather data elements from memory, the first instruction having a first operand specifying a first storage location and a second operand specifying a first memory address storing a plurality of data elements. The processor further includes an execution unit coupled to the instruction decoder, in response to the first instruction, to read contiguous a first and a second of the data elements from a memory location based on the first memory address indicated by the second operand, and to store the first data element in a first entry of the first storage location and a second data element in a second entry of a second storage location corresponding to the first entry of the first storage location. |
| US09632790B2 |
Select logic for the instruction scheduler of a multi strand out-of-order processor based on delayed reconstructed program order
A processing device comprises select logic to schedule a plurality of instructions for execution. The select logic calculates a reconstructed program order (RPO) value for each of a plurality of instructions that are ready to be scheduled for execution. The select logic creates an ordered list of instructions based on the delayed RPO values, the delayed RPO values comprising the calculated RPO values from a previous execution cycle, and dispatches instructions for scheduling based on the ordered list. |
| US09632789B2 |
Branch prediction based on correlating events
Branch prediction using a correlating event, such as an unconditional branch that calls a routine including the branch, instead of the branch itself, to predict the behavior of the branch. The circumstances in which the branch is employed, and not the actual branch itself, is used to predict how strongly taken or not taken the branch is to behave. An anchor point associated with the branch (e.g., an address of the instruction calling a routine that includes the branch), an address of the branch, and a value that represents the number of selected branch instructions between the anchor point and the branch are used to select information to be used to predict the direction of the branch. |
| US09632783B2 |
Operand conflict resolution for reduced port general purpose register
Techniques are described for determining whether execution of an instruction would require reading more values from a memory cell of a general purpose register (GPR) than a read port of the memory cell would allow. In such a case, the techniques may store, prior to execution of the instruction, one or more values from the memory cell in a separate conflict queue. During execution of the instruction to implement an operation defined by the instruction, one value that is an operand of the operation would be read from the memory cell and another value that is an operand of the operation other would be read from the conflict queue. |
| US09632780B2 |
Diagnose instruction for serializing processing
A system serialization capability is provided to facilitate processing in those environments that allow multiple processors to update the same resources. The system serialization capability is used to facilitate processing in a multi-processing environment in which guests and hosts use locks to provide serialization. The system serialization capability includes a diagnose instruction which is issued after the host acquires a lock, eliminating the need for the guest to acquire the lock. |
| US09632779B2 |
Instruction predication using instruction filtering
A method and circuit arrangement for selectively predicating instructions in an instruction stream based upon a predication filter criteria defined by a predication filter, which describes types or patterns of instructions that should be predicated. Predication logic compares a respective instruction of an instruction stream to predication filter criteria to determine whether the respective instruction matches the predication filter criteria, and the respective instruction is selectively predicated based on whether the respective instruction matches the predication filter criteria. |
| US09632778B2 |
Gather/scatter of multiple data elements with packed loading/storing into /from a register file entry
Embodiments relate to packed loading and storing of data. An aspect includes a system for packed loading and storing of distributed data. The system includes memory and a processing element configured to communicate with the memory. The processing element is configured to perform a method including fetching and decoding an instruction for execution by the processing element. A plurality of individually addressable data elements is gathered from non-contiguous locations in the memory which are narrower than a nominal width of register file elements in the processing element based on the instruction. The processing element packs and loads the data elements into register file elements of a register file entry based on the instruction, such that at least two of the data elements gathered from the non-contiguous locations in the memory are packed and loaded into a single register file element of the register file entry. |
| US09632777B2 |
Gather/scatter of multiple data elements with packed loading/storing into/from a register file entry
Embodiments relate to packed loading and storing of data. An aspect includes a method for packed loading and storing of data distributed in a system that includes memory and a processing element. The method includes fetching and decoding an instruction for execution by the processing element. The processing element gathers a plurality of individually addressable data elements from non-contiguous locations in the memory which are narrower than a nominal width of register file elements in the processing element based on the instruction. The data elements are packed and loaded into register file elements of a register file entry by the processing element based on the instruction, such that at least two of the data elements gathered from the non-contiguous locations in the memory are packed and loaded into a single register file element of the register file entry. |
| US09632772B2 |
System and method of reconstructing complex custom objects
A system and method is provided for reconstructing one or more collections of objects across platforms. More particularly, Java Annotations are used to assist a Web Services Description Language (WSDL) wizard in reconstructing a collection of objects. In implementation, the system and method parses the object types such that a wizard can recreate or reconstruct the collection of objects for use by a receiving service. The method includes reconstructing a collection using one or more annotations that document a base object of the collection. |
| US09632769B2 |
Software build optimization
A method or software program that provides an analysis of a build, which can provide a developer with views of the build processes, is disclosed. Data is collected from the build. The collected data can include information regarding file access patterns from determining which files are accessed for read and which files are accessed for write by one or more software build tools and project interdependencies. The collected data can also include certain project properties, build configurations, intermediate directories such as logs, and other metadata of the build. The collected data is injected into a relational database that can be queried. The information developed in a database query can be applied to optimize the build. |
| US09632764B2 |
Defining configurable characteristics of a product and associating configuration with enterprise resources
A computer-controlled method of managing third party installations within an enterprise can include inventorying the third party installations, specifying a number of configuration parameters for each third party installation, and storing the configuration parameters for the third party installations in a WSM metadata repository. |
| US09632756B2 |
Determination of a set of candidate code insertions for insertion in program code
A code assistance feature provides a user with a set of suggested program code insertions at a given point in the program code being edited. For example, in response to a user command, the feature identifies syntactically correct possible insertions derived from a search for insertions of a compatible type. The feature identifies members in the set of possible code insertions that can be expanded via a field dereference or subroutine call to provide further possible code insertions for selection by the user. |
| US09632748B2 |
Device designation for audio input monitoring
A computing device comprises at least one processor, and at least one module operable by the at least one processor to designate a particular computing device from a plurality of computing devices to process audio input, wherein the computing device comprises a first computing device from the plurality of computing devices. The at least one module may be further operable by the at least one processor to, if the particular computing device is not the first computing device, cease processing of audio input, and if the particular computing device is the first computing device, receive first audio input and process the first audio input to determine whether the first audio input includes a predetermined audio command. |
| US09632747B2 |
Tracking recitation of text
For tracking a recitation of text, a method is disclosed that includes displaying, by use of a processor, a segment of text, receiving an audio signal, and indicating a position in the segment of text determined by a correspondence between the audio signal and the segment of text. |
| US09632745B2 |
Visual focus assistance for operating an audio control surface
Large numbers of similar-looking or identical physical controls on an audio control surface can make it difficult for operators to rapidly locate desired controls. Highlighting of selected controls focuses the operator's visual attention on controls the operator is manipulating, or has just manipulated and is likely to manipulate again. Controls peripheral to or otherwise related to manipulated controls may also be highlighted. Highlighting methods include the use of control illumination intensity, color, and labeling display text. Visual focusing may include highlighting relationships between channel strips or between individual physical controls, or between the physical controls of a surface and one or more digital audio workstations. |
| US09632742B2 |
Adaptive design editor for web applications
According to some embodiments, a method and apparatus are provided to receive an application type and a platform environment type. An application based on the received application type and the platform environment type is created. The application comprises an instantiation of the received application type configured for the received environment type. |
| US09632738B2 |
Image forming system and image forming apparatus
At least one of a plurality of image forming apparatuses in an image forming system is a report accepting image forming apparatus that accepts a last exit report. Upon accepting the last exit report, the report accepting image forming apparatus executes a last exit process and transmits, to any other of the plurality of image forming apparatuses in the image forming system listed on a list, a last exit notification including a command for commanding the any other of the plurality of image forming apparatuses to execute the last exit process so that the any other of the plurality of image forming apparatuses also executes the last exit process. |
| US09632737B2 |
Information processing device, and method and medium for the same
In the case where display contents are converted according to a set value in a pixel data process, even in the case where there is a limitation in the number of instructions or the number of instructions suitable to be handled for one pixel data process is exceeded, setting contents are reflected on displayed pixel data. Conversion processing to be executed is divided into a plurality of pixel data processes so that the number of instructions falls within an appropriate range. The display controls are overlappingly arranged in the number same as the divided pixel data processes in an area to be processed, and by assigning the divided pixel data processes in a processing executing order to the display controls from the display control in the upper layer, the plurality of pixel data processes is reflected on display. |
| US09632732B2 |
Print product representation
A system includes a product descriptor module and a display module. The product descriptor module provides access to a three-dimensional geometric model for a print product, receives dimensional information regarding the print product, and calibrates the three-dimensional model of the print product based on the dimensional information. The display module displays a three-dimensional graphical representation of the print product based on at least the calibrated three-dimensional model. |
| US09632730B2 |
Fast programming memory device
In an embodiment of a memory device including a matrix of memory cells wherein the memory cells are arranged in a plurality of memory cells strings each one including at least two serially-connected memory cells, groups of at least two memory cells strings being connected to a respective bit line, and wherein said memory cells are adapted to be programmed into at least a first programming state and a second programming state, a method of storing data comprising exploiting a single memory cell for each of the memory cells string for writing the data, wherein said exploiting includes bringing the single memory cell to the second programming state, the remaining memory cells of the string being left in the first programming state. |
| US09632728B2 |
Apparatus and method to establish a logical configuration for a data storage library
A method to configure a storage library, comprising the steps of establishing a logical configuration for said storage library comprising a plurality of physical objects, by configuring a plurality of logical objects using a plurality of logical configuration commands, and adding that plurality of logical objects to the logical configuration. The method further adds the plurality of logical configuration commands to a Configuration Library, and saves that Configuration Library for later use. |
| US09632725B2 |
Computer-implemented method, program, and tracer node for obtaining trace data relating to particular virtual machine
An improved method for identifying trace data relating to a particular virtual machine from trace data acquired by a tracer node. The method is executed in a computing environment including at least one processing node and a tracer node for acquiring a trace of access to a memory apparatus thereof. The method includes the steps of: starting recording of trace data containing information of the trace of the access to the memory apparatus of the tracer node; storing, in response to migration of the particular virtual machine from a given processing node to the tracer node, information identifying a physical address of the memory apparatus of the tracer node, the physical address being assigned to the particular virtual machine; and identifying the trace data relating to the particular virtual machine from the trace data, using the assigned physical address of the memory apparatus of the tracer node. |
| US09632724B1 |
Point-in-time copy with chain cloning
A method and system for storage copy with chain cloning are provided, including providing a volume with one or more snapshots in the form of a dependency chain, where the volume and one or more snapshots are volume nodes in the dependency chain and providing associated metadata required to maintain the one or more snapshots; cloning the dependency chain to create at least one a sparse copy chain including sparse copies of the volume and the one or more snapshots resulting in sparse volume nodes, resulting in a lattice structure of the dependency chain of volume nodes and one or more sparse copy chains of cloned volume nodes. |
| US09632721B1 |
Data writing in a file system
In an approach for writing data on a tape using a file system, a processor receives a first write request of a first file. A processor obtains data of the first file. A processor writes the data of the first file on a tape. A processor receives a second write request of a second file prior to completion of writing the data of the first file on the tape. A processor adds information about the second file to a first list, wherein the first list includes files waiting to write. Subsequent to writing the data of the first file on the tape, a processor obtains data of the second file based on the first list. A processor writes the data of the second file after the first file on the tape. |
| US09632717B2 |
Write once read many media methods and systems
A method and/or system for providing for write once read many (WORM) times from at least some addresses of a storage drive that is otherwise manufactured for multiple writes to individual addresses. In at least one embodiment, a WORM area(s) is defined by a START_LBA and an END_LBA and the method uses a HWM_LBA to determine whether a LBA in the WORM area has been written to previously and to prevent previously written to LBA(s) in the WORM area from being rewritten. In at least one embodiment where there are multiple WORM areas, each WORM area has its own respective START_LBA, END_LBA and HWM_LBA. |
| US09632715B2 |
Back-up and restoration of data between volatile and flash memory
A method and system are provided for back-up and restoration of data between volatile and flash memory. The method for controlling back-up of data to flash memory includes: organizing back-up data into stripes, wherein a stripe is a set of pages across all available flash memory devices, dies and planes which have the same block and page address; maintaining metadata indicating locations of known bad planes and grown bad planes; using the metadata when writing back-up data to determine which planes to send cache program commands to; and sending cache program commands to three or more stripes of data simultaneously including providing an indication in the stripe that the stripe is handling a cache program command. If a grown bad block is encountered while saving a stripe of data, the stripe of data is re-written to the next available page address avoiding the grown bad block. |
| US09632714B2 |
Solid-state drive device
A solid state drive (SSD) device using a flash memory and including a non-volatile memory that differs in type from the flash memory. The SSD device receives data to be written to the flash memory; stores the received data in the non-volatile memory; stores the data stored in the non-volatile memory to the flash memory; and stores, in the non-volatile memory, flow data indicating a flow of tasks to be undertaken while storing the received data in the non-volatile memory and storing the data stored in the non-volatile memory to the flash memory. |
| US09632711B1 |
Processing flush requests by utilizing storage system write notifications
Systems and methods for utilization of notification or ordering commands are disclosed that can enable more efficient processing of flush requests from software programs and increase data consistency in storage devices. For example, when an application requests that a data cache be flushed, a computing device may—instead of completely emptying the data cache—notify the application of a successful flush once relevant data of the application has been committed to non-volatile memory. Targeted notifications, which may identify the relevant data in the data cache, can limit the scope of a flush request, such that the speed and efficiency of the command is increased relative to a non-specific full-cache flush. Such increases in efficiency of flush requests may greatly increase the speed and efficiency of storage devices, and consequently the performance of programs utilizing such storage devices. |
| US09632709B1 |
Collocation of object storage data with removable media
Various embodiments for managing data objects stored in a tiered data object storage environment, by a processor device, are provided. In one embodiment, a method comprises measuring a service level of a data set tagged to be collocated, and comparing accumulated service levels for a data distribution of the data set to a predetermined service level threshold value, such that if the predetermined service level threshold value is reached, a collocated data optimization event is performed. |
| US09632707B2 |
Enhancing tiering storage performance
A method for improving data storage and retrieval performance, comprising, for a tiered storage environment having levels corresponding to storage performance, using reference count information of at least one data segment maintained in the storage environment to determine which of the levels in the environment the data segment will be assigned; obtaining input/output performance data for input/output operations on the data segment and transforming the data into short term moving averages and long term moving averages; comparing the averages in a performance level to the long term moving averages of the data segment in the performance level and examining the reference count information over time to determine whether a performance trend of the data segment is increasing or decreasing; and promoting the data segment to a higher performance level in the tiered storage environment, if the data segment has an increasing performance trend. |
| US09632701B2 |
Storage system
A storage system includes a first storage apparatus including a first logical volume and a second storage apparatus including a second logical volume. The first and second logical volumes are set as a High Availability pair and associated with a virtual volume. When receiving a write request to the virtual volume, the storage system manages storage area in the first logical volume regarding to the write request as storage area during data duplication, writes data in duplicate, in order from the first logical volume to the second logical volume. When receiving a read request to the virtual volume, the first storage apparatus waits for completion of the data duplication and reads data from the first logical volume if the storage area is during the data duplication, and the first storage apparatus reads data from the first logical volume if the storage area is not during the data duplication. |
| US09632694B2 |
Initiation of actions by a portable computing device from a locked state
A method and apparatus for performing an action while a portable computing device is in a locked state is disclosed. An unlock image is displayed in a first region of a touch-sensitive display. Responsive to detecting contact with the touch-sensitive display at the first region, an action image is displayed in a second region of the touch-sensitive display. While the unlock image remains stationary at the first region, movement of the contact with the touch-sensitive display is detected and a direction of movement of the contact is determined. Responsive to determining the direction of movement of the contact is towards the action image, the action image is visually modified to distinguish it from the unlock image. Responsive to the contact with the touch-sensitive display reaching the second region, an action associated with the action image is performed. |
| US09632691B2 |
Non-transitory computer-readable medium storing selected character specification program, selected character specification method, and selected character specification device
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a selected character specification program that causes a computer to execute a process including detecting a character region indicating a region, in which each character of the displayed character string is displayed on a screen, based on character string display information, specifying a stroke of a closed curved line designated on the screen based on input operation information, and specifying one or a plurality of successive characters, in which a ratio of an area of a selected region based on uppermost, lowermost, leftmost, and rightmost points of the stroke of the closed curved line in the character region to an area of the character region exceeds a threshold, as selected character among a respective character of the displayed character string overlapped with the stroke of the closed curved line. |
| US09632689B2 |
Interactive elements in a user interface
In particular embodiments, a computing device provides for presentation to a user a user interface, the user interface including a plurality of related interactive elements. The computing device may receive touch gesture input from the user selecting one of the plurality of related interactive elements. The touch gesture input may have a duration of at least a pre-determined amount of time. The computing device, in response to the touch gesture input, may rearrange the plurality of related interactive elements, rearranging including stacking the plurality of related interactive elements for presentation to the user. |
| US09632687B2 |
Control method for information apparatus and computer-readable recording medium that control humidifiers connected to network
A control method according to the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display on a display a display screen representing a floor plan of a building; display on the display screen device icons respectively representing one or more target devices, the device icons being movable when dragged and including a humidifier icon that represents a humidifier; and when it is sensed that the humidifier icon is selected, and is moved on the floor plan, display an effect range in which an effect of the humidifier extends, in a region corresponding to a room in the floor plan where a drop of the humidifier icon is sensed. |
| US09632681B2 |
Electronic Device, memory and control method for displaying multiple objects on a display screen
A mobile terminal includes a display unit on which a tiled object corresponding to a function is displayed and a touch panel located on the display unit. The mobile terminal further includes at least one processor. The at least one processor displays, when a plurality of tiled objects are stored in a folder, display the folder on the display unit. The at least one processor displays an image representing a tiled object stored in the folder on the display unit in association with the folder. The at least one processor performs, when a touch operation is performed on the folder, a function corresponding to the tiled object represented by the image displayed on the display unit. |
| US09632680B2 |
Electronic device and method for controlling zooming of displayed object
An electronic device and a method for controlling zooming of a displayed object are disclosed. The method includes: receiving a single-point slide operation performed by a user on a displayed object of a touch screen, and generating a slide signal; parsing the slide signal to obtain a slide track and a feature value of the single-point slide operation; determining whether the feature value of at least one point in the single-point slide operation is greater than a preset value; and when the feature value is greater than the preset value, controlling zooming of the displayed object according to the slide track. A slide track and a feature value of a single-point slide operation of a user are identified, and when it is determined that the feature value is greater than a preset value, zooming of a displayed object of the touch screen is controlled. |
| US09632679B2 |
User interface for managing blur kernels
A computer-implemented method and apparatus are described for deblurring an image. The method may include causing display of a graphical user interface configured to be used to deblur the image. The graphical user interface may include a display zone and a control zone adjacent to the display zone. A user-selected image may be displayed in the display zone, and a suggested blur kernel may be displayed in the control zone, wherein the blur kernel is associated with a blurred region in the user-selected image. The suggested blur kernel is then displayed proximate the associated blurred region in the display zone. |
| US09632678B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program
An image processing apparatus includes: an acquisition section configured to acquire positional information specified by a user on an input image for specifying area selection; and out of a calculation result of a transformation matrix between an object plane being a perspective projection plane formed by an object in the input image and an isothetic plane, a selected-area calculation section configured to calculate an area in the object plane as a selected area by the user using the transformation matrix of the object plane corresponding to the positional information specified by the user. |
| US09632677B2 |
System and method for navigating a 3-D environment using a multi-input interface
A system and method for 3-D environment manipulation is disclosed. A vector extrapolator is configured to extrapolate an input into a 3-D space to establish a 3-D vector extrapolation. A perspective locator is configured to relocate a viewing perspective based on the 3-D vector extrapolation. |
| US09632675B2 |
Information processing method and electronic device
An information processing method and an electronic device are disclosed. The electronic device has a display unit and the method includes receiving a first operation for covering a first display region of the display unit; determining the first display region corresponding to the first operation, and thereby determining a second display region which is a part of or all of the first display region; analyzing a display object in the second display region to obtain first identification data satisfying a predetermined condition; and storing the first identification data. |
| US09632673B1 |
Cyber domain visualization systems and methods
An application program window for a graphical user interface is provided that can include a geospatial data view panel adapted to display a geospatial view based on one or more data sources selected for display, the geospatial view being updated in real-time based on updates received for the one or more data sources selected for display. The window can include a data source panel adapted to display a plurality of available data sources and, for one or more of the available data sources, one or more hyperlinks that, upon user selection, serve to update the geospatial view. The window can include a timeline panel adapted to display one or more controls that, upon user selection, serve to initiate playback of a timeline enabled geospatial view by the geospatial data view panel, the timeline enabled geospatial view comprising a sequence of views spanning a period of time. |
| US09632670B2 |
OData service provisioning on top of genil layer
The disclosure generally describes computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for allowing provisioning of open data protocol (OData) services on top of a generic interaction layer (GenIL). One computer-implemented method includes receiving an OData-compliant request for data, determining a GenIL data provider to receive the OData-compliant request for data, determining the memory location of the data, requesting the data from the determined memory location, receiving the requested data from the determined memory location, converting, using at least one computer, the received data into an OData-compliant format, rendering an OData-compliant response, and transmitting the OData-compliant response. |
| US09632669B2 |
Symbolic referential third-party notification
User input including a social network notification symbol followed by a social network tag is detected in association with a social network user interface. The social network tag includes a text keyword that identifies a social network topic within the social network. A subset of social network users within the social network that follow the social network topic identified by the text keyword of the social network tag is determined. A referential third-party social network user notification subset within the social network is defined as the determined subset of social network users within the social network that follow the social network topic. A referential third-party social network notification is published to the defined referential third-party social network user notification subset within the social network. The referential third-party social network notification includes the detected user input that includes the social network notification symbol followed by the social network tag. |
| US09632666B2 |
Team-oriented HVAC system
A team-oriented heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning system, for use in support of operations of a vehicle. The system includes instructions that cause a processor to perform operations including communicating, to a human user, via a vehicle-user interface, a request to participate regularly, actively, and collaboratively as a member of a collaborative HVAC team, to include the system, in an ongoing team relationship of cooperation regarding operating the team-oriented HVAC system over time. The operations further include providing, to the user, a commitment communication advising the user that the system will be dedicated to participating regularly, actively, and collaboratively as a team member. The operations also include receiving, from the user, an agreement communication to participate as a member of the collaborative HVAC team. And the operations include forming, responsive to receiving the agreement communication, the collaborative HVAC team including the user and team-oriented HVAC system. |
| US09632665B2 |
System and method for flexible configuration of a controlling device
A system and method whereby an user interface editing device is used to create a user interface for a controlling device, the created user interface including user interface elements that are associated with functional operations of a virtual equivalent of an appliance. After the created user interface is transferred to the controlling device, the virtual equivalent of an appliance is caused to be linked to an intended target appliance whereupon activation of those user interface elements of the graphical user interface that were associated with functional operations of the virtual equivalent of an appliance will cause the controlling device to transmit commands to control corresponding functional operations of the intended target appliance. |
| US09632662B2 |
Placement of items in radial menus
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for placing menu items in a radial menu. A radial menu may be displayed in response to receiving a predefined gesture made with a screen pointer. A plurality of global menu items may be placed at predefined locations in the radial menu. A set of local menu items that are to be displayed in the radial menu be determined and displayed in the radial menu based on one or more predefined relationships between the local or global radial menu items. |
| US09632661B2 |
Methods and systems for displaying text using RSVP
Various embodiments are disclosed that relate to serially displaying text on an electronic display. In some embodiments, a user device displays a notification marker/icon representing a notification event associated with an application by displaying the notification marker/icon with an icon representing the application. The notification marker/icon further represents a presence of content that is displayable using RSVP. The communications device receives a user interface action to select the notification event, and in response to the user interface action, displays textual content associated with the notification event in a designated display area using RSVP. |
| US09632659B2 |
Using image content to facilitate navigation in panoramic image data
The present invention relates to using image content to facilitate navigation in panoramic image data. In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method for navigating in panoramic image data includes: (1) determining an intersection of a ray and a virtual model, wherein the ray extends from a camera viewport of an image and the virtual model comprises a plurality of facade planes; (2) retrieving a panoramic image; (3) orienting the panoramic image to the intersection; and (4) displaying the oriented panoramic image. |
| US09632655B2 |
No-touch cursor for item selection
A tilt-based interface controls the position of a cursor on a graphical user interface (GUI) for mobile devices based on changes in the orientation of the device. Cursor positioning and user interface element selection may be accomplished without touching the screen or clicking a button to indicate the user's selection. The underlying coordinate system to which cursor movement is mapped is transformed to alter the speed and behavior of the cursor when the cursor reaches a user-selectable interface elements. |
| US09632654B1 |
System and method for augmented knowledge discovery
A system and method to present global and local context sensitive augmented content in accordance with multiple criteria, including one or more user's preferences, and present the augmented content via a transparent layer on top of the original content for less obtrusive and more efficient browsing, knowledge discovery and exploration experience. The original content remains visible to the user while the augmented content is being viewed or interacted with. The global context sensitive augmented content is generated using metrics based on the overall document or content being viewed, while the local context sensitive augmented content is generated using metrics based on the currently viewed or selected object within the document or content being viewed. Real-time and theme based augmentation are used to further enhance the user's experience. The local and global augmentation represent an in-situ user customized augmented network of concepts and relationships that are of interest to knowledge discovery of the topic at hand. |
| US09632653B2 |
Mobile terminal and method of controlling the mobile terminal
Provided is a mobile terminal including a display unit to which multiple divisional screen regions are output, and a control unit that when an input for entering a division mode in which the display unit is divided into the multiple screen regions is received, generates a list region including a list of multiple applications, divides the display unit into first and second screen regions with the list region in between, and executes first and second applications selected from among the multiple applications on the first and second screen regions, respectively, in which the controller executes an application selected from among the multiple applications included in the list on the list region, and in which when an object included in the application being executed on the list region is selected, at least one of the first and second applications uses the selected object. |
| US09632652B2 |
Switching search providers within an application search box
An application provides a search box that is configured to enable a user to enter searchable text. The application provides a quick pick search provider menu that is configured to include different sections that provide suggestions as text is entered into the search box. At least some of the suggestions are locally maintained, and at least some other of the suggestions are received from one or more remote search providers. In some embodiments, the application can comprise a web browser. |
| US09632650B2 |
Command searching enhancements
A user can access a searching component that allows the user to enter search terms to search for commands associated with a computer program. Some specific embodiments pertain to methods for supporting user access to the searching component, to methods for processing search terms submitted by the user, and to methods for guiding the user in terms of their formulation and selection queries. Methods for generating, organizing and manipulating the search results are also provided. |
| US09632645B2 |
Touch sensing apparatus and method
A touch sensing apparatus includes a plurality of magnetic sensor patterns coupled to a first substrate, and a plurality of conductive patterns corresponding to the magnetic sensor patterns. Each of the magnetic sensor patterns sense a change in a magnetic field caused by a touch input. |
| US09632644B2 |
Multi-channel contact sensing apparatus
A multi-channel contact sensing apparatus includes a ground contact part, a loop unit including a transmitting sub-loop unit and a receiving sub-loop unit, a controller that controls by applying a transmission signal to the transmitting sub-loop unit, and receiving a reception signal from the receiving sub-loop unit, and a switch unit that prevents each of at least one loop of the transmitting sub-loop unit and at least one loop of the receiving sub-loop unit from being connected to the ground contact part during a first period. The multi-channel contact sensing apparatus simultaneously measures a finger touch input and a pen input. |
| US09632640B2 |
Transparent laminate, capacitance type input device, and image display device
Provided is a transparent laminate which does not have a problem in which a transparent electrode pattern is visually recognized, a capacitance type input device having the transparent laminate, and an image display device provided with the capacitance type input device as a constituent element. The transparent laminate of the invention includes a region where a transparent substrate, a first transparent film which contains a metal oxide and has a film thickness of 55 nm to 110 nm, a transparent electrode pattern, and a second transparent film which contains 5 mass % to 80 mass % of metal oxide particles and has a film thickness of 55 nm to 110 nm are laminated in this order in a plane. |
| US09632639B2 |
Transparent laminate, capacitance type input device, and image display device
Provided is a transparent laminate which does not have a problem in which a transparent electrode pattern is visually recognized, a capacitance type input device having the transparent laminate, and an image display device provided with the capacitance type input device as a constituent element. The transparent laminate of the invention includes a region where a transparent substrate, a first transparent film having a refractive index of 1.6 to 1.78 and a film thickness of 55 nm to 110 nm, a transparent electrode pattern, and a second transparent film having a refractive index of 1.6 to 1.78 and a film thickness of 55 nm to 110 nm are laminated in this order in a plane. |
| US09632638B2 |
Device and method for force and proximity sensing employing an intermediate shield electrode layer
Methods, systems and devices are described for use with an electronic system. The device includes a pliable component having an input surface and a first plurality of sensor electrodes; a support substrate spaced apart from the pliable component; a second plurality of sensor electrodes disposed on a second substrate; a spacing layer disposed between the pliable component and the support substrate, the spacing layer configured to locally deform in response to a force applied to the input surface; and a shield electrode layer disposed between the first plurality and the second plurality of sensor electrodes. |
| US09632636B2 |
Manufacture method of touch panel
The present invention provides a manufacture method of a touch panel, comprising: step 1, forming a black matrix (2) on one side (11) of a color filter substrate (1); the black matrix (2) is positioned corresponding to a sensor pattern to be set to form gaps at portions of the black matrix (2) corresponding to the sensor pattern to be set; step 2, deposing a conductive film (3) on the other side (13) of the color filter substrate (1); step 3, coating photoresistor (4) on the conductive film (3); step 4, employing the black matrix (2) as a mask to implement exposure process and development process to the photoresistor (4) from the one side (11) of the color filter substrate (1) formed with the black matrix (2); step 5, implementing etching to the conductive film (3) by utilizing the photoresistor (4′) remained after the development to obtain the sensor pattern (3′) to be set; step 6, forming a protective layer (5) on the color filter substrate (1) and the sensor pattern (3′). The method saves manufacture times and the cost is low. |
| US09632634B2 |
Touch panel and display device with touch panel
A configuration of a touch panel having a terminal structure that enables stable connection between lines and terminals is obtained. A touch panel includes: an insulating substrate (10); a first electrode that is formed on the substrate (10) and extends in a first direction; a second electrode that is formed on the substrate (10) and extends in a second direction that crosses the first direction; a first insulating film (15) that insulates the first electrode and the second electrode from each other; a terminal (18) formed on the substrate (10); and a line (14) that electrically connects a respective one of the first and second electrodes with the terminal (18). The terminal (18) includes a first conductive film (181) that is formed so as to be in contact with a lower surface of the line (14), and a second conductive film (182) that is formed so as to be in contact with an upper surface of the first conductive film (181), and the second conductive film (182) is in contact with the line (14) in such a manner that the contact is achieved only on a side surface of the line (14). |
| US09632633B2 |
Touch panel, liquid crystal display device and scanning method thereof
The present invention discloses a touch panel, a liquid crystal display device and a scanning method thereof. The touch panel includes an array substrate including a common electrode layer, wherein the common electrode layer includes an electromagnetic-capacitive composite structure configured to identify touch signals; wherein, the electromagnetic-capacitive composite structure includes a capacitive touch structure and an electromagnetic touch structure. The electromagnetic touch structure and the capacitive touch structure are integrated on the array substrate, so that the thickness and the cost and complexity of the manufacturing of the touch panel and the liquid crystal display device are effectively reduced. |
| US09632628B2 |
Interdigitated touchscreen electrodes
A device includes a plurality of adjacent electrodes for a touch sensitive device. The electrodes run generally in a first direction. Adjacent electrodes are interdigitated to provide one or more interpolation sections of the electrodes. Touch sensitive devices may utilize such interdigitated electrodes as drive electrodes, along with transverse sense electrodes formed over a display. |
| US09632627B2 |
Method and system for digital pen assembly
A digital pen comprising a skeleton and a removable skin: the skeleton holding together in fixed relationship: an electric circuit; an acoustic transmitter, detached from said electric circuit, and configured to transmit acoustic signals; and a resilient holder, configured to mechanically press said electric circuit into electrical contact with said transmitter, so as to electrically connect said electric circuit and said transmitter; and the removable skin comprising a housing fitting over said skeleton. |
| US09632626B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for providing a 3D man-machine interface (MMI)
An electronic apparatus having at least two camera devices and a processing device. The processing device: determines a first length between an object positioned at a first time and a surface formed by the two camera devices, determines a second length between the object positioned at a second time and the surface, determines a third length between the object positioned at a third time and the surface, and determines a depth in a virtual space corresponding to the object positioned at the third time according to the first length, the second length, and the third length. In operation, the third time is later than the first time and the second time, and the third length is longer than the first length and shorter than the second length. |
| US09632622B2 |
Ground detection for touch sensitive device
Ground detection of a touch sensitive device is disclosed. The device can detect its grounded state so that poor grounding can be selectively compensated for in touch signals outputted by the device. The device can include one or more components to monitor certain conditions of the device. The device can analyze the monitored conditions to determine the grounding condition of the device. The device can apply a function to compensate its touch signal outputs if the device determines that it is poorly grounded. Conversely, the device can omit the function if the device determines that it is well grounded. |
| US09632621B2 |
Display device
A display device is configured that the common electrode wiring layer is divided in a source wiring layer direction, the metal wiring layer is disposed above the source wiring layer at a position in contact with the upper part of the common electrode wiring layer, and the metal wiring layer is not disposed at a position where the common electrode wiring layer is divided. Alternatively, the metal wiring layer is not disposed at a position between the same colors as those at the division position of the common electrode wiring layer. |
| US09632616B2 |
Interactive system, control method for interactive system, and projector
An interactive system includes a transmitter (light-emitting pen) configured to transmit an optical signal and a projector. The projector includes a signal-intensity setting unit in which intensity information of a synchronization signal is set, a signal-intensity control unit (light-emission control unit) configured to control the intensity of the synchronization signal on the basis of the setting of the signal-intensity setting unit, a synchronization-signal transmitting unit (infrared-light emitting unit) configured to transmit the synchronization signal, and an image pickup unit configured to pick up an image of the optical signal transmitted from the transmitter. The transmitter includes a receiving unit (pen reception unit) configured to receive the synchronization signal and an optical-signal transmitting unit (pen control unit and a light-emitting diode) configured to transmit the optical signal in synchronization with the synchronization signal received by the receiving unit. |
| US09632615B2 |
Reducing control response latency with defined cross-control behavior
A system for processing user input with reduced control response latency includes an input device, an input processing unit, a high-latency subsystem, a low-latency subsystem, input processing unit software for generating signals, and an output device. The low-latency subsystem receives the signals and generates low-latency output and the high-latency subsystem processes the signals and generates high-latency output. In an embodiment, the signals comprise an identification of a defined cross-control behavior. |
| US09632612B2 |
Circuits, systems, and methods for processing the proximity of large objects, including large objects on touch screens
A method of sensing at least one object in proximity to an array of sensors can include making a determination that an object greater than a predetermined size has been detected; defining an ignore zone that includes sensor locations of the object and sensor locations surrounding those of the object; and removing the ignore zone after a predetermined duration; wherein the proximity of objects outside of the ignore zone are processed differently than the proximity of objects inside of the ignore zones. |
| US09632609B2 |
Sensor sheet, sensor sheet module, touch sensor panel module, and electronic equipment
The efficiency of a product cycle is considerably enhanced by avoiding loss from designing to production including member loss matching various sizes of touch sensor panels.Unit sensor sheets having a square outer shape on which a multiple number of sense lines 21 as a multiple number of conductive wirings are arranged in parallel, are disposed in 3 row, 3 column. Each end of each of the multiple number of sense lines 21 as a multiple number of conductive wirings is sequentially matched one-to-one between unit sensor sheets, for example, between the sensor sheets 2A and 2B, or the sensor sheets 2B and 2C, and electrically connected with each other, and thereby the respective multiple number of sense lines 21 as a multiple number of conductive wirings are connected in a longitudinal direction thereof and are integrated, in the 3 row, 3 column of the unit sensor sheets 2A-2I. |
| US09632608B2 |
Selective input signal rejection and modification
Embodiments are related to user input devices that accept complex user input including a combination of touch and push (or pick) input. Embodiments of the invention provide for selective ignoring or rejection of input received from such devices in order to avoid interpreting unintentional user actions as commands. Furthermore, some input signals can be modified. The selective rejection or modification can be performed by the user interface device itself or by a computing device that includes or is attached to the user interface device. The selective rejection or modification may be performed by a module that processes input signals, performs the necessary rejections and modifications and sends revised input signals to higher level modules. |
| US09632606B1 |
Iteratively adjusting estimated touch geometries of estimated touches to sequential estimated actual touches
Apparatuses and methods of touch location interpolation using iterative emulated touches are described. One method measures touch data on a sense array. The method determines that the touch data represents two or more touches proximate to the sense array and sequentially estimates touch geometries of the two or more touches based on two or more estimated touches that correspond to the two or more touches proximate to the sense array. The touch geometries comprise estimated touch sizes and estimated touch positions of the two or more touches. The method outputs the touch geometries of the two or more touches when an error between the two or more estimated touches and the two or more touches is less than a specified threshold. |
| US09632604B2 |
Input components of a device
Examples disclose a device including a communication component to couple the device to a first portable computing device and a second portable computing device through a communication channel and a controller to utilize the first portable computing device as a first input component of the device and utilize the second portable computing device as a second input component of the device through the communication channel. |
| US09632600B2 |
Springs to apply a preloading force to a pressure sensor and to compress in response to a compressing force applied by a stylus tip portion
Example embodiments relate to stylus. For example, a stylus includes a pressure sensor and a sensor holder in contact with the pressure sensor. The stylus also includes a first spring having a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end is in contact with the sensor holder. The stylus further includes a spring holder in contact with the proximal end. The stylus further includes a second spring in contact with the sensor holder to apply a preloading force to the pressure sensor. The entirety of the spring holder and a portion of the first spring are positioned within the second spring. The stylus further includes a tip portion in contact with the spring holder to compress the first spring in response to a compressing force applied to the tip portion. |
| US09632599B2 |
Pointer, position detection apparatus and position detection method
A position detection apparatus of the electrostatic coupling type is provided, to detect not only a position of a pointer but also information other than the position information such as, for example, pointer pressure or side switch information. The pointer transmits two codes such that a pressure applied to a pen tip is associated with a time difference between the two codes. A position detector carries out a correlation matching operation between signals generated in reception conductors and correlation calculation codes corresponding to the two codes, to thereby detect a position on a sensor section pointed to by the pointer from a result of the correlation matching operation and based on at least one of the codes. The position detector further includes a pressure calculation circuit for detecting pressure applied to the pointer, which is associated with the time difference between the two codes, from the result of the correlation matching operation calculated by the correlation matching operation and based on the two codes. |
| US09632597B2 |
Configurable active stylus devices
A stylus device is disclosed that is capable of changing its output so that it can communicate and function with a multitude of touch controllers of a computing device. In an aspect, the stylus device receives a message including the configuration information from the computing device. The configuration information may include an encoding scheme corresponding to a format for encoding data to be sent to the computing device and an operating frequency. The stylus configures itself in the encoding scheme, and communicates with the computing device using the encoding scheme. For example, the stylus device may encode data using the encoding scheme and send the data at the operating frequency. |
| US09632595B2 |
Method for operation of pen function and electronic device supporting the same
An apparatus and method for operation of a pen function in an electronic device. A pen recognition panel recognizes a touch pen according to a set mode. A control unit collects pen status information including at least one of information on an arrangement state between a pen recognition panel and a touch pen and a state information on whether a button of the touch pen is pushed, type information on a currently activated application program, and a gesture recognition information according to a gesture input operation of the touch pen, or collects the pen status information and the gesture recognition information. A storage unit stores a pen function table providing a pen function command corresponding to collected information according to the set mode, and a display panel displays information according to performing of a function corresponding to the pen function command. |
| US09632594B2 |
Stylus sensitive device with stylus idle functionality
Techniques are disclosed for performing functions in electronic devices by placing a device stylus in an idle position. The function may be, for example, activating a device idle mode, activating power saver or power-down mode, activating sleep mode, activating a screensaver, and/or locking the device. In some embodiments, an idle position may include setting the stylus in a horizontal position next to but not touching the device, setting the stylus in a stationary position relative to the computing device, or latching the stylus to the device or to a protective device case. In some embodiments, the stylus and/or device can detect the stylus' angle of inclination with respect to the device, thus detecting the nature of the stylus' resting. In other embodiments, when a magnetic stylus is latched to the device or device case, a magnetic sensor within the device may detect the stylus, thus activating a stylus idle mode. |
| US09632592B1 |
Gesture recognition from depth and distortion analysis
Systems and techniques for detecting gestures of a user based on analysis of acquired depth maps as well as identified distortion within one or more acquired color images. For instance, a system may project content onto a display surface within an environment. A user may then interact with the content via gestures, which may include hand gestures, gestures with a stylus or the like. In some instances, the content includes multiple selection portions, such as soft buttons, icons, and the like, that a user may select by pointing or touching with a finger or other type of selection tool. For instance, the projected content may include one or more projected icons and the user may select one of the icons by touching the display surface onto which the respective display icon is being projected. |
| US09632590B2 |
Vision system for vehicle
A vision system for a vehicle includes a camera having a field of view that encompasses a front seat of the vehicle so as to capture images of an occupant of the vehicle. An image processor is provided with image data captured by the camera and the image processor image processes image data captured by the camera. The image processor, responsive at least in part to image processing of image data captured by the camera, recognizes movement representative of a hand gesture made by the occupant of the vehicle. The image processor is a system-on-a-chip image processor. The control may control a device of the vehicle responsive at least in part to the recognition of the hand gesture. |
| US09632587B2 |
Interactive recognition system and display device
The disclosure describes an interactive recognizing system and a display device provided with the interactive recognizing system, which belongs to a technical field of interactive control. The interactive recognizing system includes: a sensing unit constituted of several sensing devices and configured to receive light signal; a coordinate recognizing unit configured to recognize a coordinate of the light signal received by the sensing unit on the sensing unit and recognize a motion track of the light signal on the sensing unit; a determining unit configured to determine a control instruction represented by the motion track; and an executing unit configured to execute the control instruction. |
| US09632584B2 |
On-demand user control
A system and method for on-demand user control may detect a user's intend to interact with a currently undisplayed user control. The user's intent may include, for example, a hand approaching a touch-sensitive screen device. In response to the detected intent, the currently undisplayed user control may be displayed. The choice and location of the displayed user control may be derived from a location associated with the detected intent. The user control may be displayed progressively giving the appearance of morphing, emerging or being extruded from the display screen. The user may interact with the displayed user control using, for example, gestures on the touch-sensitive screen device. |
| US09632583B2 |
Controlling output current for electrosensory vibration
In electrosensory vibration technology, a potential difference is formed between a touched surface of a device and a body member of a user, creating an attractive force between the two. To meet industry safety standards, the capability of a corresponding voltage source to drive electrical current may be kept low, and the maximum slew rate with such a voltage source would be accordingly limited. However, such a limit on the slew rate may result in softer haptic effects or lower repetition rates of haptic effects, and the ability of such a device to express a wide range of haptic effects may be reduced compared to a device capable of driving the external load with the maximum current allowed by applicable standards. As a technical means to solve this technical problem, it may be helpful to use a powerful voltage source with a controller to control the outgoing current. |
| US09632580B2 |
Ultrasonic apparatus and method of controlling the same
Disclosed are an ultrasonic apparatus for displaying one of an ultrasonic image, an external image and a composite image thereof by recognizing the position of eyes of a user, and a control method thereof. The ultrasonic apparatus includes a storage configured to store an external image of an object, an image processor configured to generate a composite image by registering an ultrasonic image of the object with respect to the stored external image, a recognizer configured to recognize a position of eyes of a user, and a display configured to display one of the ultrasonic image, the external image and the composite image of the ultrasonic image and the external image, based on the recognized position of the eyes of the user. |
| US09632579B2 |
Device and method of processing image
An image processing device includes a first imaging unit configured to capture an image including an object; a display configured to display the image captured by the first imaging unit; a second imaging unit configured to capture a position of eyes of a user; a gaze map generator configured to generate a gaze map including information about a gaze zone on the display according to passage of time based on the position of the eyes; and an image processor configured to generate a motion picture based on the generated gaze map and the captured image. |
| US09632578B2 |
Method and device for switching tasks
Provided are a task switching method capable of rapidly and easily accessing a task of interest by using a button that may receive a touch-based input and a device for executing the task switching method. The device includes a button configured to receive an input; a display configured to display task switching screens; and a processor configured to set a task switching mode in response to the button receiving a first input, and control the display to display the task switching screens in response to the button receiving a second input. |
| US09632576B2 |
Flexible display apparatus and control method thereof
A flexible display apparatus includes a display unit which displays a screen which includes at least one object; a sensor unit which senses a bent state of the display unit; and a control unit which controls the display unit to display a 3D image of the at least one object deployed in the bending direction of the display unit, if it is determined that the display unit is bent in a predetermined cylinder shape based on the bent state sensed by the sensor unit. |
| US09632574B2 |
Device and method for authenticating a user
Certain aspects of a device and method for authenticating a user are disclosed. The device may display a first set of images and receive a user input. The received user input may comprise a set of gestures and a selection of a plurality of images from the first set of images in a pre-determined sequence. The selected plurality of images may be modified based on the set of gestures. The device compares the modified selected plurality of images with a second set of pre-stored images. The device may authenticate the user based on the comparison. |
| US09632572B2 |
Enhanced field of view to augment three-dimensional (3D) sensory space for free-space gesture interpretation
The technology disclosed relates to enhancing the fields of view of one or more cameras of a gesture recognition system for augmenting the three-dimensional (3D) sensory space of the gesture recognition system. The augmented 3D sensory space allows for inclusion of previously uncaptured of regions and points for which gestures can be interpreted i.e. blind spots of the cameras of the gesture recognition system. Some examples of such blind spots include areas underneath the cameras and/or within 20-85 degrees of a tangential axis of the cameras. In particular, the technology disclosed uses a Fresnel prismatic element and/or a triangular prism element to redirect the optical axis of the cameras, giving the cameras fields of view that cover at least 45 to 80 degrees from tangential to the vertical axis of a display screen on which the cameras are mounted. |
| US09632569B2 |
Directed event signaling for multiprocessor systems
Multi-processor computing device methods manage resource accesses by a signaling event manager signaling processor elements requesting access to a resource to wake up to access the resource when the resource is available or wait for an event when the resource is busy. Processor elements may enter a sleep state while awaiting access to the requested resource. When multiple elements are waiting for the resource, the processor element with a highest assigned priority is signaled to wake up when the resource is available without waking other elements. Priorities may be assigned to processor elements waiting for the resource based on a heuristic or parameter that may depend on a state of the computing device or the processor elements. A sleep duration may be estimated for a processor element waiting for a resource and the processor element may be removed from a scheduling queue or assigned another thread during the sleep duration. |
| US09632568B2 |
Semiconductor device, radio communication terminal using the same, and inter-circuit communication system
Disclosed as one aspect is a semiconductor device including a transmission/reception interface that is used for transmission and reception of data, a processing unit that processes the data, a monitoring unit that monitors received data and detects a specific frame allowed to be transmitted regardless of a state of a circuit to transmit/receive the data, and a power management unit that controls power consumption of a circuit including the processing unit. |
| US09632567B2 |
System on chip method thereof, and device including the same
A Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS) method, comprising of a scheduling execution of DVFS to adjust frequency or voltage of a target device at a first scheduled time; monitoring operating frequency of the target device; and selectively deferring execution of DVFS at a later scheduled time based on the operating frequency of the target device; wherein execution of DVFS at a next scheduled time is deferred when the operating frequency of the target device is below a given minimum frequency. |
| US09632566B2 |
Dynamically controlling power based on work-loop performance
The present embodiments provide a system that dynamically controls power consumption in a computing device. During operation, the system measures the performance of the computing device while executing a work-loop. Next, the system determines a derived completion time for the work-loop based on the measured performance. (For example, the derived completion time can be an expected completion time, a maximum completion time, or more generally a completion time distribution.) The system then determines a deadline-proximity for the work-loop based on a comparison between the derived completion time and a deadline for the work-loop. (For example, the deadline-proximity can be an expected deadline-proximity, a minimum deadline-proximity, or more generally a deadline-proximity distribution.) Finally, the system controls the power consumption of the computing device based on the determined deadline-proximity for the work-loop. |
| US09632562B2 |
Systems and methods for reducing volatile memory standby power in a portable computing device
Various embodiments of systems and methods are disclosed for reducing volatile memory standby power in a portable computing device. One such method involves receiving a request for a volatile memory device to enter a standby power mode. One or more compression parameters are determined for compressing content stored in a plurality of banks of the volatile memory device. The stored content is compressed based on the one or more compression parameters to free-up at least one of the plurality of banks. The method disables self-refresh of at least a portion of one or more of the plurality of banks freed-up by the compression during the standby power mode. |
| US09632561B2 |
Power-gating media decoders to reduce power consumption
Embodiments of a system that reduces power consumption by power-gating media decoders are described. During operation of the system, a decoder circuit receives encoded audio data and outputs corresponding decoded audio data to a memory, which is electrically coupled to the decoder circuit. Moreover, control logic, which is electrically coupled to the memory and the decoder circuit, provides commands to the memory and the decoder circuit that selectively disable at least a portion of the memory based on an amount of decoded audio data in the memory. |
| US09632560B2 |
Delaying execution in a processor to increase power savings
Embodiments relate to storing data in memory. An aspect includes applying a power savings technique to at least a subset of a processor. Pending work items scheduled to be executed by the processor are monitored. The pending work items are grouped based on the power savings technique. The grouping includes delaying a scheduled execution time of at least one of the pending work items to increase an overall number of clock cycles that the power savings technique is applied to the processor. It is determined that an execution criteria has been met. The pending work items are executed based on the execution criteria being met and the grouping. |
| US09632559B2 |
Delaying execution in a processor to increase power savings
Embodiments relate to storing data in memory. An aspect includes applying a power savings technique to at least a subset of a processor. Pending work items scheduled to be executed by the processor are monitored. The pending work items are grouped based on the power savings technique. The grouping includes delaying a scheduled execution time of at least one of the pending work items to increase an overall number of clock cycles that the power savings technique is applied to the processor. It is determined that an execution criteria has been met. The pending work items are executed based on the execution criteria being met and the grouping. |
| US09632555B2 |
Techniques to route power to a USB host in dead battery condition
Examples may include routing power between a Universal Serial Bus (USB) host and a USB device. In some examples, the power may be routed from a power source at the USB device while the USB host is in a dead battery condition. Various switches at the USB host may be capable of selectively switching to route power from the power source to provide operating power to circuitry at the USB host. |
| US09632554B2 |
Calculating power consumption in wireless power delivery systems
Various techniques are described herein for calculating power consumption in wireless delivery systems. In one example, power consumption is calculated by receiving information associated with at least one portable device, identifying a discharge/charge curve associated with at least one battery in the at least one portable device, and calculating power consumption of the least one portable device based at least in part on the received information and the identified discharge/charge curve. |
| US09632552B2 |
System and method for aggressively budgeting power allocation for an information handling system using redundant configuration of power supply units
A method that budgets power allocation for an information handling system (IHS) includes: in response to determining that the IHS is to be powered by a redundant configuration of PSUs, budgeting a first amount of power that is less than a maximum power that can be utilized by the system, and configuring the system to autonomously utilize unused operating margin of the secondary PSU(s) in a redundant configuration of the PSUs during periods in which the system requires greater than the first amount of power; and in response to the information handling system not being powered by a redundant configuration of multiple PSUs, budgeting a second amount of power for the system that is at least equal to the maximum power that can be utilized by the system and is within the output of the primary PSU. |
| US09632547B2 |
Cooling module for modular data center and system comprising the cooling module and at least one server module
A cooling module for cooling at least two server modules that are configured to house a plurality of servers, the cooling module including a housing having an interior containing air, an intake into the housing, an outlet from the housing, at least one fan configured to move the air from the intake to the outlet and at least one sprayer configured to spray a mist into the air in the interior for evaporative cooling of the interior. Also a system formed of the cooling module, first and second server modules and a plenum connecting the outlet of the cooling module and intakes of the first and second server modules. |
| US09632544B2 |
Apparatus for receiving at least one integrated circuit card
An apparatus is described. In an embodiment, the apparatus comprises a tray configured to carry at least one integrated circuit card; a handle connected to the tray in a slidable manner and having a shortened closed position and an extended open position with respect to the tray. Further, the apparatus comprises an ejector configured to eject the handle to its extended open position. In the extended open position, the handle extends away from the tray. |
| US09632543B2 |
Mobile device
Disclosed is a mobile device comprising an acceleration detection unit for detecting acceleration relative to the device; a condition identification unit; and a power supply controller which determines, from a combination of the output of the acceleration detection unit and the output of the condition identification unit, whether or not to begin to supply power to the device. |
| US09632541B2 |
Connecting device and electronic apparatus
The present disclosure provides a connecting device and an electronic apparatus having the same, which overcome the above deficiencies in related art, by using the connecting device, no matter where the rotating mechanism is rotated, the enclosing mechanism enclosing the outside of the rotating mechanism will always fit onto the rotating mechanism without any wrinkles or rig marks occur. A connecting device for rotatably connecting a first and a second bodies includes a rotating mechanism for rotationally connecting the first body and the second body together, wherein the connecting device further comprises an enclosing mechanism to enclose and cover at least a part of the rotating mechanism. The enclosing mechanism is attached to the first body and the second body respectively, and the degree of tightness of the enclosing mechanism varyies with the rotation of the rotating mechanism. |
| US09632540B2 |
Latch and panels of computing systems
A latch having an idle position, a first position, and a second position is associated with a first panel and a second panel of a computing system. The first panel is associated with the latch being positioned in the first position. The second panel is associated with the latch being positioned in the second position. |
| US09632539B2 |
Automatic shape adjustment of flexible display
A device includes a flexible display for displaying media; an actuator for changing a shape of the flexible display; and a processor executing a shape determination application to apply a rule to a shape input to determine a desired shape for the flexible display in response to the shape input; the processor generating a command signal and providing the command signal to the actuator to place the flexible display in the desired shape. |
| US09632538B2 |
Positioning frame for a touch pad film and method for adhering a film to a touch pad
The disclosure provides a positioning frame for a touch pad. The positioning frame includes a main frame and a positioning wall. The positioning wall is located at a side of the main frame and is connected to the main frame. An inner surface of the main frame and the positioning wall define an opening. An area of the opening is approximately the same as an area of a film to be adhered to the touch pad. The positioning wall is configured to insert into a gap between the touch pad and a front cover of a system body. |
| US09632537B2 |
Electronic component embedded in ceramic material
A ceramic material having an electronic component embedded therein, and more particularly to a sapphire surface having an electrically energized component embedded within. In some embodiments, the sapphire surface may take the form of a portion of a housing for an electronic device. Since sapphire may be substantially transparent, it may form a cover glass for a display within or forming part of the electronic device, as one example. The cover glass may be bonded, affixed, or otherwise attached to a remainder of the housing, thereby forming an enclosure for the electronic device. |
| US09632536B1 |
Dock
A dock includes a base, a pivot axis piece, a plate member, a connector and at least one elastic element. The base includes an upper case having a pressing hole and a connecting hole. The pivot axis piece is disposed on the upper case and the plate is pivotally connected to the upper case by the pivot axis piece. A first end of a main plate of the plate member has a pressing element and corresponding to the pressing hole. The connector is disposed at a second end of the main plate relative to the pressing element and corresponding to the connecting hole. The elastic element is connected between the upper case and the main plate. The elastic element makes the second end move away the upper case and lets the connector receive in the connecting hole. |
| US09632535B2 |
Docking sleeve with electrical adapter
A docking sleeve having an elastomeric protective cover, or skin, adapted for partially enveloping a portable electronic device, such as a smartphone or tablet or another portable electronic device of the prior art having a port for a docking connector. The protective cover is a 5 sheath molded of a suitable elastic or flexibly resilient elastomer in a size and shape to fit over and closely conform to the particular portable electronic device so that the cover fits the device like a surgical glove. An adapter is provided for electrically connecting to the female input/output socket of the particular electronic device, including a male plug having a plurality of electrical connectors 10 extended internally of the sheath and arranged for mating with the female input/output socket of the device, and a plurality of contacts electrically coupled to different ones of the plurality of electrical connectors and exposed externally of the sheath. |
| US09632531B2 |
Electronic device and method for making the same
An electronic device includes a housing and a back member. The housing includes a frame defining a number of recesses. The back member is connected to the frame. The back member includes a first portion connected to the frame and at least one second portion combined between the first portion and the frame. The at least one second portion includes a number of projections embedded into the recesses. |
| US09632528B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium
There is provided an information processing apparatus including a virtual clock controller configured to update a first virtual clock on the basis of a system clock, and a synchronization part configured to perform given data synchronization processing with another information processing apparatus on the basis of the first virtual clock and a second virtual clock that is updated by the another information processing apparatus. |
| US09632526B2 |
Microcontroller with digital clock source
A microcontroller has a numerical controlled oscillator receiving a primary clock signal and is configured to provide an internal system clock of the microcontroller. A method for operating a microcontroller performs the following steps: Selecting a primary clock signal from a plurality of clock signals; feeding the primary clock signal to a numerical controlled oscillator; configuring the numerical controlled oscillator to generate a numerical controlled clock signal; and providing the numerical controlled clock signal as an internal system clock for the microcontroller. |
| US09632517B2 |
Air conditioner
An air conditioner includes: an air-conditioning control unit; a data read and write unit; a data control unit; and an operation unit. The air-conditioning control unit controls air-conditioning running based on running information; the data read and write unit to which a storage medium configured to store therein data can be removably connected; the data control unit transfers the running information and the operation setting information transmitted from the air-conditioning control unit to the data read and write unit; and the operation unit can input the operation setting information for performing an operation of the air-conditioning running. |
| US09632512B2 |
Well containment device
A device for containment of fluid escaping from a pipe, comprising a can having a surrounding wall and a bottom: The bottom is formed of bottom segments that combine to form a bottom opening with a bottom inward facing sealing surface for sealing against the pipe. The surrounding wall is formed of wall segments that combine to form an enclosure defining an interior of the can. The drain further comprises a drain opening exposed to the interior of the can. The can may include fluid level sensors that activate a suction pump. |
| US09632511B2 |
Pressure type flow control system with flow monitoring, and method for detecting anomaly in fluid supply system and handling method at abnormal monitoring flow rate using the same
A pressure type flow control system with flow monitoring includes an inlet, a control valve including a pressure flow control unit connected downstream of the inlet, a thermal flow sensor connected downstream of the control valve, an orifice installed on a fluid passage communicatively connected downstream of the thermal flow sensor, a temperature sensor provided near the fluid passage between the control valve and orifice, a pressure sensor provided for the fluid passage between the control valve and orifice, an outlet communicatively connected to the orifice, and a control unit including a pressure type flow rate arithmetic and control unit receiving a pressure signal from the pressure sensor and a temperature signal from the temperature sensor, and a flow sensor control unit to which a flow rate signal from the thermal flow sensor is input. |
| US09632505B2 |
Methods and systems for obstacle detection using structured light
An obstacle detector for a mobile robot while the robot is in motion is disclosed. The detector preferably includes at least one light source configured to project pulsed light in the path of the robot; a visual sensor for capturing a plurality of images of light reflected from the path of the robot; a processing unit configured to extract the reflections from the images; and an obstacle detection unit configured to detect an obstacle in the path of the robot based on the extracted reflections. In the preferred embodiment, the reflections of the projected light are extracted by subtracting pairs of images in which each pair includes a first image captured with the at least one light source on and a second image captured with the at least one light source off, and then combining images of two or more extracted reflections to suppress the background. |
| US09632504B1 |
Robotic navigation based on building surface contours
An example method includes determining a depth map of at least one static surface of a building, where the depth map includes a plurality of surface contours. The method further includes receiving sensor data from one or more sensors on a robotic device that is located in the building. The method also includes determining a plurality of respective distances between the robotic device and a plurality of respective detected points on the at least one static surface of the building. The method additionally includes identifying at least one surface contour that includes the plurality of respective detected points. The method further includes determining a position of the robotic device in the building that aligns the at least one identified surface contour with at least one corresponding surface contour in the depth map. |
| US09632501B1 |
Method and apparatus for controlling UAV, and UAV take-off system
A method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is provided. The UAV comprises at least one rotor. The method includes receiving a take-off preparatory signal; controlling a rotation speed of the at least one rotor with an idle speed rotation in response to the take-off preparatory signal; increasing the rotation speed of the at least one rotor up to a rated speed rotation under predetermined conditions. |
| US09632499B2 |
Work-in-progress substrate processing methods and systems for use in the fabrication of integrated circuits
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for semiconductor fabrication. In one embodiment, a method for fabricating semiconductors utilizing a semiconductor fabrication system includes performing a semiconductor fabrication process on a first lot of unprocessed semiconductor substrates with a semiconductor fabrication equipment unit to form a first lot of processed substrates and communicating processing data regarding the first lot of processed substrates from the semiconductor fabrication equipment unit to a just-in-time (JIT) module of the semiconductor fabrication system. The method further includes determining a processing priority of the first lot of processed substrates and a processing priority of a second lot of unprocessed substrates at the JIT module and scheduling removal of the first lot of processed substrates from the semiconductor fabrication equipment unit and delivery of the second lot of unprocessed substrates to the semiconductor fabrication equipment unit by the JIT module based on the processing data and the priority of one or both of the first lot of processed substrates and the second lot of unprocessed substrates. |
| US09632496B2 |
Engineering apparatus which associates programmable logic controller data with human machine interface data
An engineering apparatus for designing an FA system includes: a system-configuration-data generating unit that generates system configuration data that expresses a display apparatus and a control apparatus of an FA system that is an engineering target and a topology thereof; a component storing unit that stores a control component, a screen component, and label information as a set by associating the control component, the screen component, and the label information with each other by using a label name; a component allocating unit that performs allocation of the control component to the control apparatus; a component reflecting unit that renders the control component a usable state for generating; an apparatus-connection-information generating unit that automatically generates apparatus connection information; a label-device-information editing unit that edits actual device information that corresponds to label information; and a component resolving unit that renders the apparatus connection information and the actual device information. |
| US09632495B2 |
Method for setting up and/or updating the programming of a control unit of a transportation device
A method for setting up and/or updating the programming of a second control unit of a transportation device includes operating a first control unit of the transportation device in a first functional scope for setting up and/or updating the programming of a second control unit of the transportation device, setting up or updating the programming of the second control unit by the first control unit, and setting up the first control unit for a second functional scope. A system by which the method of the invention may be implements is also described. |
| US09632486B2 |
Masking circuit and time-to-digital converter comprising the same
A circuit includes a reset circuit, a counter and a comparator. The reset circuit generates a reset signal based on a reference signal and a controlled signal. The reference signal and the controlled signal are to be sent to the TDC for detection of phase difference. The counter counts to a predetermined value associated with the reference signal and the controlled signal, and is reset to an initial value in response to the reset signal. The comparator compares a count from the counter and the predetermined value, and generates a mask signal when a count from the counter equals the predetermined value. The mask signal masks a portion of pulses of the controlled signal from entering the TDC. |
| US09632484B2 |
Timepiece comprising a chiming device
A timepiece comprises a chiming device including at least one pivoting toothed sector called rack (1) intended to cooperate with at least one first part (2), driving a second part (3) secured to a pin (32) cooperating with an eccentric (41) for actuating at least one hammer (4) characterized in that the hammer (4) chimes a gong (5) extending substantially in a plane A by being displaced along a plane B which intercepts the plane A of the gong (5). |
| US09632480B2 |
Image forming system, intermediate conveying apparatus, and adjusting method of amount of heat radiation from sheet
In an image forming apparatus of a tandem type including an intermediate conveying apparatus which conveys a sheet conveyed from a first image forming apparatus to a second image forming apparatus using a sheet conveying member, there are provided with a detecting portion configured to detect a state of the sheet conveying member, and an adjusting portion configured to adjust the state of the sheet conveying member so that the amount of heat radiation from the sheet in the sheet conveying member becomes constant, according to a detection result of the detecting portion. |
| US09632473B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a drive mechanism, a rotating member, an urging member, and a retracting system. The retracting system includes first and second retracting mechanisms. The first retracting mechanism includes a first gap-maintaining member that maintains a gap between the image carrier and the rotating member, and cancels the retracted state at one end in an axial direction by moving the first gap-maintaining member and cancelling a gap-maintaining state established by the first gap-maintaining member. The second retracting mechanism includes a second gap-maintaining member that maintains a gap between the image carrier and the rotating member, and cancels the retracted state at the other end by enabling the rotating member to be rotated by the image carrier, moving the second gap-maintaining member, and cancelling a gap-maintaining state established by the second gap-maintaining member. |
| US09632472B2 |
Support member, image carrier, and image forming apparatus
A support member is supported in a cylinder included in an image carrier and includes a separation-space-defining portion that is arranged at a certain position in a circumferential direction and extends in an axial direction of the cylinder so that the support member has an arc shape; and a groove-defining portion having a groove depth that changes along the axial direction. A bottom plate of the groove-defining portion is elastically deformed so that the support member presses an inner peripheral surface of the cylinder at least at both ends in the axial direction and is thereby supported in the cylinder. |
| US09632470B2 |
Image forming apparatus
According to an example of an image forming apparatus, the apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form a toner image by developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an image carrier using a toner and fixes the toner image on a recording medium, a count unit configured to count a use amount of a consumption component or an apparatus which are used in the image forming unit according to a image forming condition in the image forming unit, and a count changing unit configured to determine the toner used in the image forming unit and changes a count method of the count unit set according to the image forming condition in response to a determined result. |
| US09632463B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus according to an embodiment includes, a fixing roller including a heat generation source, supplying heat to a printing object, and fixing toner on the printing object, an opposing roller opposed to the fixing roller to hold the printing object between the opposing roller and the fixing roller, a heat exchange roller containing a heat storage material capable of changing in between a liquid and a solid phase, a sensor capable of sensing a temperature of the fixing roller; and a driving unit causing the heat exchange roller to abut against the fixing roller and separating the heat exchange roller from the fixing roller, in accordance with the temperature of the fixing roller sensed by the sensor. |
| US09632461B2 |
Image forming apparatus controlling transfer bias based on temperature and humidity
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer, a toner image forming device, a nip forming device, a power source, a controller, and a temperature-and-humidity detector. The toner image forming device forms a toner image on the image bearer. The nip forming device contacts the image bearer to form a transfer nip. The power source outputs a transfer bias, in which an alternating current component is superimposed on a direct current component, to transfer the toner image onto a recording medium interposed in the transfer nip. The temperature-and-humidity detector detects a temperature and humidity. The controller controls the power source to output the transfer bias including the direct current component with a smaller absolute value as at least one of the detected temperature and humidity increases. |
| US09632460B1 |
Belt-shaped member, image transport device, and image forming apparatus
A belt-shaped member includes an endless belt-shaped base member that has a circumferential edge and that is supported by plural support members. The belt-shaped member also includes a meandering preventing member that is provided along the circumferential edge of the base member and that has a bonding surface bonded to the base member. When a diameter of at least one of the plural support members is 25 mm or less, a protective film having a thickness of from 5 to 20 μm is formed on the bonding surface of the meandering preventing member. |
| US09632448B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes a conversion unit configured to convert image data based on a conversion condition which corresponds to a type of halftone processing; an image processing unit configured to execute the halftone processing on the image data converted by the conversion unit, wherein the halftone processing includes first halftoning and second halftoning which is different from the first halftoning; and an image forming unit including a photoreceptor and an exposure unit configured to expose, based on the image data on which the halftone processing is executed by the image processing unit, the photoreceptor with light to form an electrostatic latent image on the photoreceptor. |
| US09632446B2 |
Charging member, process cartridge, and electrophotographic image forming apparatus
A charging member is provided, suppressing the occurrence of streak-like images resulting from resistance increase caused by degradation of the charging member due to electric conduction for a long period. A process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus are also provided, suppressing the occurrence of streak-like images and stably forming a high-quality electrophotographic image.The charging member comprises an electroconductive support and an electroconductive surface layer, the surface layer comprising at least one of the compounds respectively represented by formula (1), formula (3), and formula (4) defined in the specification, a binder resin, and a conducting agent. The process cartridge and the electrophotographic apparatus use the charging member. |
| US09632443B2 |
Powder coating apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium
A powder coating apparatus includes a specific transport device that transports an object to be coated, and a specific applying unit, a specific heating device, and a specific control device, wherein the applying unit is disposed to oppose a surface to be coated of the transported object to be coated, applies a charged thermosetting powder coating material onto a surface to be coated of the object to be coated, and includes an applying section and a supplying section, the heating device heats a powder particle layer of the powder coating material so as to be thermally cured, and the control device controls a speed ratio between a transport speed of the object to be coated and a rotation speed of an applying member. |
| US09632440B2 |
Curable toner compositions and processes
An emulsion aggregation toner composition includes toner particles including: an unsaturated polymeric resin, such as amorphous resins, crystalline resins, and combinations thereof; an optional colorant; an optional wax; an optional coagulant; and a photoinitiator. By optimizing the particle size of the emulsion, the aggregant concentration utilized in the emulsion aggregation process, and the solids content of the emulsion, toners may be produced capable of generating images with non-contact fusing that have high gloss. |
| US09632439B2 |
Electrophotographic photoreceptor having a temperature adjusting member inserted therein, and image forming apparatus including the same
There is provided an electrophotographic photoreceptor in which a temperature adjusting member can be installed and rotation axes of a base and a shaft or a bearing of a flange can be adjusted with high accuracy. An electrophotographic photoreceptor according to an embodiment of the invention includes a cylindrical base; a joint portion located at an end portion of the cylindrical base, including a shaft; and a photosensitive layer located on an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical base, wherein the joint portion includes a penetration hole penetrating along an axial direction of the cylindrical base, the penetration hole configured to allow insertion and extraction of a temperature adjusting member located along an inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical base. |
| US09632429B2 |
Real-time reticle curvature sensing
A system and method that bends a reticle and senses a curvature of a bent reticle in real-time. The system includes movable reticle stage, reticle vacuum clamps, sensor systems, and reticle bender. The reticle bender comprises piezo actuators. The sensor systems comprises measurement targets and corresponding sensors. The sensors are attached to the movable reticle stage and the measurement targets are attached to the reticle clamps, the reticle bender, or on reticle surfaces. The system is configured to determine a width of the reticle or distance between measurement targets at opposing ends of the reticle, measure a first rotational angle at a first end of the reticle, and measure a second local rotational angle at a second end of the reticle that is opposite to the first end. Based on the width or distance and the first and second angles, a field curvature of the reticle is determined. |
| US09632427B2 |
Environmental system including a transport region for an immersion lithography apparatus
An immersion lithography apparatus includes an optical assembly that projects a beam onto a substrate through an immersion liquid, a containment member surrounding a path of the beam, a stage holding the substrate, an isolator having a first actuator which limits vibrations of the optical assembly, and a support system having a second actuator to support the containment member and move it by the second actuator. The containment member includes a first supply opening via which water as the immersion liquid is released, a recovery opening via which the immersion liquid is recovered from a gap between the containment member and the substrate and/or the stage, and a second supply opening via which the water is released to the gap between the containment member and the substrate and/or the stage, the second supply opening being provided radially inward of the recovery opening. |
| US09632426B2 |
In-situ immersion hood cleaning
An apparatus includes a wafer stage configured to secure a wafer; and a cleaning module including a tank adjacent to the wafer stage, and is positioned outside the region occupied by the wafer. The cleaning module is configured to receive de-ionized (DI) water into the tank and extract the DI water out of the tank. The tank is configured to hold DI water with a top surface of the DI water substantially level with a top surface of the wafer. |
| US09632425B2 |
Lithographic apparatus, a dryer and a method of removing liquid from a surface
A new way of drying and/or wetting a surface, such as a top surface of a substrate, which is useful in immersion lithography. The surface is placed under a single phase extractor and a priming liquid is delivered between the single phase extractor and the surface. The single phase extractor is only activated after the priming liquid has been provided between the single phase extractor and the surface. Priming liquid is delivered to the single phase extractor during the whole of the drying and/or wetting process. |
| US09632423B2 |
Illumination device, exposure apparatus, adjusting method, and method for manufacturing object
An illumination device includes a plurality of light source units, each including a light source, a mirror that reflects light from the light source, and one or more light blocking members that block the light that is reflected by the mirror and travels toward the illumination surface; and an illumination optical system that forms a light intensity distribution of superposed light, in which the light from each of the light source units is superposed, in a pupil plane and illuminates the illumination surface with the superposed light. In the light intensity distribution in the pupil plane of the illumination optical system, positions of shadows of all of the light blocking members included in one of the light source units are separated from positions of shadows of all of the light blocking members included in at least one of the remaining light source units. |
| US09632421B2 |
Arrangement and lithography apparatus with arrangement
An arrangement for a lithography apparatus has a component and a weight compensating device to compensate for a weight of the component. The weight compensating device includes a first magnetic device and a second magnetic device. The first magnetic device is designed to exert a first magnetic force on the component. The first magnetic force exceeds the weight of the component. The first magnetic force acts counter to the weight of the component. The second magnetic device is designed to exert a second magnetic force on the component. The second magnetic force acts in the direction of the weight of the component. The first magnetic force corresponds to the sum of the second magnetic force and the weight. The second magnetic device is designed to reduce the second magnetic force at the same time and by the same absolute value as the first magnetic force. |
| US09632415B2 |
Pattern forming process and shrink agent
A negative pattern is formed by applying a resist composition onto a substrate, exposing the resist film, and developing the exposed resist film in an organic solvent developer. The process further involves coating the negative pattern with a shrink agent solution of a polymer comprising recurring units capable of forming lactone under the action of acid in a C7-C16 ester or C8-C16 ketone solvent, baking the coating, and removing the excessive shrink agent via organic solvent development for thereby shrinking the size of spaces in the pattern. |
| US09632411B2 |
Vapor deposition deposited photoresist, and manufacturing and lithography systems therefor
A photoresist vapor deposition system includes: a vacuum chamber having a heating element and cooled chuck for holding a substrate, the vacuum chamber having a heated inlet; and a vapor deposition system connected to the heated inlet for volatilizing a precursor into the vacuum chamber for condensing a photoresist over the substrate cooled by the cooled chuck. The deposition system creates a semiconductor wafer system that includes: a semiconductor wafer; and a vapor deposited photoresist over the semiconductor wafer. An extreme ultraviolet lithography system requiring the semiconductor wafer system includes: an extreme ultraviolet light source; a mirror for directing light from the extreme ultraviolet light source; a reticle stage for imaging the light from the extreme ultraviolet light source; and a wafer stage for placing a semiconductor wafer with a vapor deposited photoresist. |
| US09632410B2 |
Actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition, resist film, resist-coated mask blank, photomask and pattern forming method, and method for producing electronic device using them, and electronic device
There is provided an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition containing: a resin (A) containing a repeating unit represented by a specific formula (1), and an ionic compound (B) represented by a specific formula (2), a resist film formed by using the actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition, a pattern forming method including: (a) a step of forming the resist film, (b) a step of exposing the film, and (c) a step of developing the exposed film using a developer to form a pattern. |
| US09632408B1 |
Graphoepitaxy directed self assembly
Graphoepitaxy directed self-assembly methods generally include grafting a conformal layer of a polymer brush onto a topographic substrate. A planarization material, which functions as a sacrificial material is coated onto the topographic substrate. The planarization material is etched back to a top surface of the topographic substrate, wherein the etch back removes the polymer brush from the top surfaces of the topographic substrate. The remaining portion of the polymer brush is protected by the remaining planarization material below the top surface of the topographic substrate, which can be removed with a solvent to provide the topographic substrate with a conformal polymer brush below the top surface of the topographic substrate. The substrate is then coated with a block copolymer and annealed to direct self-assembly of the block copolymer. The methods mitigate island and/or hole defect formation. |
| US09632405B2 |
Theater parameter management apparatus and method
The present invention relates to a theater parameter management apparatus including: a parameter creation unit for creating parameters showing a structure of a theater based on input information; a database for storing the parameters created by the parameter creation unit; and a data processing unit for performing a data processing using the parameters stored in the database. |
| US09632403B2 |
Light source optical system capable of using converted light and non-converted light from wavelength conversion element, light source apparatus using the same, and image display apparatus
A light source optical system guides blue light from a light source to a fluorescent body. The fluorescent body converts the blue light into fluorescent light and emits the fluorescent light and non-converted light. Further, the light source optical system includes an optical element having a first region for guiding the blue light to the fluorescent body and a second region for guiding the fluorescent light and the non-converted light to lens cells. The blue light is incident on the first region, and the fluorescent light and the non-converted light are incident on the first region and the second region of the optical element. An area of the first region and an area of each lens cell of the lens cells as viewed along directions of optical axes of the lens cells have a predetermined relationship. |
| US09632401B2 |
Projector
A projector includes a lens shift mechanism that is capable of lens shift of shifting the lens in an upward/downward direction or a leftward/rightward direction, a distortion correction information input section that allows input of distortion correction information used to correct distortion of projected image light projected on a projection surface, a shift correction information input section that allows input of shift correction information relating to the lens shift, and an image generation section that generates the image based on the distortion correction information. The shift correction information input section has an input menu image. The input menu image contains choices for inputting the shift correction information. The choices include a maximum amount of lens shift of the lens in at least one of the upward/downward direction and the leftward/rightward direction. The image generation section generates the image based on the distortion correction information and the shift correction information. |
| US09632400B2 |
Projector having an exterior enclosure and a receiver disposed in a swelling portion of the exterior enclosure
A projector includes a projection lens having a plurality of lenses and projects modulated light from a light modulator, a receiver that externally receives an optical signal, and an exterior enclosure that forms the exterior of the projector. The projection lens has a front-side lens disposed in a most downstream position in an optical path among the plurality of lenses and having a diameter larger than the diameters of the other lenses. The exterior enclosure has an upper surface portion. The upper surface portion has a swelling portion that swells in such a way that the swelling portion covers part of a circumferential edge portion of the front-side lens. The receiver is disposed in the swelling portion and so oriented that the receiver receives the optical signal incident from a side opposite to a side where the light is projected through the projection lens. |
| US09632399B2 |
Portable support system for projector and screen
A portable projection and display system can include a frame assembly having one or more folding trusses, a counterweight bar arranged on a rearward bottom portion of the frame to help provide a stable base, and an adjustable boom. A projector can be mounted on one end of an adjustable boom. The boom can adjust a distance between the projector and the display screen. The boom can be mounted to the frame with a hinged connection to permit it to act as a lever to raise and lower the projector. An adjustable boom bar can be attached to an end of the boom opposite the projector such that adjustment of the boom bar raises and lowers the projector via a lever action about a fulcrum. |
| US09632398B2 |
Discharge lamp driving device, projector, and discharge lamp driving method
A discharge lamp driving device includes a discharge lamp driving section configured to supply a driving current to a discharge lamp, the driving current being an alternating current for driving the discharge lamp, and a control section configured to control the discharge lamp driving section. The control section controls the discharge lamp driving section such that the driving current having a driving frequency different from a natural frequency of the discharge lamp and a frequency of 1/2n (n is a natural number) times the natural frequency is supplied to the discharge lamp. |
| US09632397B2 |
Projector with series positioned pixel matrices
Since a relay optical system includes double gauss lenses and pairs of meniscus lenses disposed so as to be convex toward the double gauss lenses, it is possible to sufficiently minimize the occurrence of aberration from dimming light valves to color modulation light valves, to maintain an image formation state with high performance, and further to form a favorable image. |
| US09632392B1 |
Lens assembly with a linear guide system
A lens assembly for a camera or a camera including a first lens mounted to a base portion, and a second lens mounted to a lens frame, where the first lens and the second lens are positioned co-axially along a central axis. The lens assembly includes a linear guide system for maintaining alignment of the first and second lenses. An embodiment of the linear guide system includes a first elongated element elongated along a longitudinal axis extending therethrough, parallel to and offset from the central axis. The elongated element may support and guide the lens frame for linear movement along a linear path parallel to the central axis. Some embodiments of the lens assembly include a second elongated element or rotation restriction element. |
| US09632388B2 |
Electronic ink, electronic paper and method for preparing electronic ink
Disclosed are an electronic ink, an electronic paper and a method for preparing an electronic ink, wherein said electronic ink comprises display particles, an electrophoresis base liquid and a microcapsule prepolymer, wherein said display particles are an inorganic mixture of white pigments with a particle diameter of about 20-50 nm; said inorganic mixture of white pigments is formed by mixing at least one or more of zinc oxide, zinc sulfide and lithopone with boron oxide, lithium oxide and zirconium oxide. Said electronic ink is capable of improving image definition of display devices. |
| US09632386B2 |
Fine particles for image display, method for producing the same, electrophoretic dispersion liquid, and image display device
The present inventions relate to fine particles for image display having excellent properties and displaying images in black. The fine particles for image display are dispersed (suspended) in an electrophoretic dispersion liquid sealed between two opposing substrates and contain porous carbon materials having values of specific surface area determined by the nitrogen BET method of not less than 100 m2/g and pore volume determined by the MP method of not less than 0.1 cm3/g or those having values of specific surface area determined by the nitrogen BET method of not less than 100 m2/g and at least one peak at not more than 10 nm in pore size distribution obtained by the non-localized density functional theory method. |
| US09632382B2 |
Array substrate comprising a barrier layer pattern and the method for manufacturing the same, and liquid crystal display device
The example of present invention provides an array substrate, the method for manufacturing the same, and a liquid crystal display device, wherein the array substrate comprises: a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, a barrier layer pattern and an active semiconductor layer pattern formed by metal oxide semiconductor which are located on the gate insulating layer, a semiconductor protecting layer which covers the barrier layer pattern and the active semiconductor layer pattern, and has via holes at positions corresponding to the barrier layer pattern and the active semiconductor layer pattern; a data wire, a source electrode and a drain electrode formed by metal Cu, which are located at via holes. Metal Cu is used to form the data wire, the source electrode and the drain electrode, and the metal oxide semiconductor is used as the barrier layer for the metal Cu, and as a result, the diffusion of metal Cu into the layers such as the gate insulating layer etc., is prevented in the manufacturing process of TFT. |
| US09632378B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a display area as an area having a plurality pixels each including a thin film transistor, and adapted to display an image, and a dummy pixel area formed outside the display area, and having a plurality of dummy pixels. The dummy pixel includes a dummy gate signal line parallel to a gate signal line of the thin film transistor, and a semiconductor layer intersecting with the dummy gate signal line via an insulating layer. Just one conductor layer is connected to the semiconductor layer. |
| US09632375B2 |
Display device
A display device is provided. The display device includes a switch including a gate, an active layer disposed on the gate, a source electrode connected to the active layer, and a drain electrode connected to the active layer. In particular, the distance between the edge of the gate electrode and the edge of the active layer is 1.2 to 3 μm. The drain electrode includes a connection portion, an oblique portion, and an extension portion, wherein the oblique portion is disposed between the connection portion and the extension portion, and wherein at least a part of the oblique portion overlaps with the gate electrode. |
| US09632373B2 |
Display panel and manufacturing method of display panel
A display panel including a driving substrate, a display film, a first protection film, a first adhesion layer, and a sidewall structure is provided. The display film is disposed on the driving substrate. The first protection film is adhered on the display film through the first adhesion layer. The display film is located between the driving substrate and the first protection film. A material of the first adhesion layer is thermal melt-able. The sidewall structure is in contact with a side surface of the display film and includes the material of the first adhesion layer which is melted and re-solidified. In addition, a manufacture method of the display panel includes irradiating the driving substrate the first protection film and the first adhesion layer with a laser to form the sidewall structure in contact with the side surface of the display film. |
| US09632369B2 |
Array substrate and manufacturing method thereof, as well as display device
Embodiments of the present invention disclose an array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, as well as a display device, which relates to the field of display, and can increase transmittance at the edge of a pixel, thereby improving display effect. The array substrate provided by the present invention comprises: a common electrode and pixel electrodes, the array substrate further comprises an auxiliary common electrode arranged between adjacent pixel electrodes and electrically connected with the common electrode. |
| US09632367B2 |
Display panels
A display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a display medium. At least one spacer is formed on the top surface of the first substrate and is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. An alignment film is formed on the first substrate and covers the spacer. The spacer has a first width and a second width in a direction perpendicular to a normal vector of the first substrate. The location of the second width is nearer to the first substrate than that of the first width. The second width is smaller than the first width. The alignment film has a first thickness at the location of the spacer having the first width and has a second thickness at the location of the spacer having the second width. The second thickness is greater than the first thickness. |
| US09632362B2 |
Liquid crystal display panel and liquid crystal display device containing the same
A liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display device containing the same are disclosed. The liquid crystal display panel of the present invention comprises: a first substrate with a pixel electrode region and a non-pixel electrode region; a second substrate opposite to the first substrate; a first alignment layer disposed on the pixel electrode region and the non-pixel electrode region; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. Herein, the first alignment layer on the pixel electrode region has a first thickness, that on the non-pixel electrode region has a second thickness, and the first thickness is larger than the second thickness. |
| US09632360B2 |
Liquid crystal panel and liquid crystal display
A liquid crystal panel and a liquid crystal display are disclosed. The liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal cell having a light incident side and a light emitting side, a first polarizer arranged on the light incident side of the liquid crystal panel, a second polarizer arranged on the light emitting side of the liquid crystal panel, and a half wave plate arranged between the first polarizer and the liquid crystal cell. An absorbing axis of the first polarizer is parallel to the absorbing axis of the second polarizer, and an angle between a slow axis of the half wave plate and the absorbing axis of the first polarizer is 45 or 135 degrees. In this way, the liquid crystal display with the two polarizers parallel to each other can be in all-black state when no voltage is applied. In addition, the contrast is greatly enhanced. |
| US09632358B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus capable of improving distortion of an image displayed on a video wall by having the display apparatus provided with an ultra-slim bezel. The display apparatus includes a display panel on which an image is displayed, a light source positioned at a rear of the display panel, a bottom chassis in which the light source is accommodated, and a fixing mold configured to fix a front surface of the display panel and formed of transparent material, wherein the fixing mold is provided at an inner surface thereof with an accommodation portion into which a side end of the display panel is inserted so that the display panel is fixed. |
| US09632352B2 |
Flexible liquid crystal display
The present invention provides a flexible liquid crystal display, comprising a flexible backlight module and a flexible liquid crystal display panel positioned on the flexible backlight module, and the flexible liquid crystal display panel comprises a lower polarizer, an array substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a color filter substrate and an upper polarizer from bottom to top in sequence; the color filter substrate comprises a first substrate, a color filter layer positioned on the first substrate, a flat layer positioned on the color filter layer, a common electrode layer positioned on the flat layer, a black matrix block wall positioned on the common electrode layer; wherein the common electrode layer comprises a plurality of electrode blocks, which are separately positioned, and the plurality of electrode blocks are electrically connected with metal lines to prevent that the brittle rupture of the common electrode layer happens during the bending operation. |
| US09632349B2 |
Liquid crystal display panel structure and manufacture method thereof
The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel structure and a manufacture method thereof. The liquid crystal display panel structure comprises a CF substrate (1), a TFT substrate (3), a liquid crystal layer filled between the CF substrate (1) and the TFT substrate (3), sealant (7) coated between the CF substrate (1) and the TFT substrate (3) and a black matrix (5) arranged between the CF substrate (1) and the TFT substrate (3); the black matrix (5) is positioned at periphery of an active area (AA) on the CF substrate (1), and a height thereof is smaller than a distance between the CF substrate (1) and the TFT substrate (3), and the black matrix (5) comprises a plurality of trenches (51), and each of the trenches (51) penetrates the black matrix (5) to form a hollow construction, and the sealant (7) is positioned on the black matrix (5) and fills in the trenches (51). Such structure is capable of promoting the adhesive force between the CF substrate and the TFT substrate and preventing separation of the CF substrate and the TFT substrate without any additional cost. |
| US09632348B2 |
Display panel and display device
A pixel array is disposed on a first substrate and comprises a pixel having a first electrode layer including a plurality of electrode portions. A light-blocking layer is disposed on a second substrate along a first direction and includes a first and second light-blocking portions. The first electrode layer is between the first and second light-blocking portions. The first light-blocking portion has a first edge away from the first electrode layer, and the electrode portions include a first electrode portion adjacent to the first light-blocking portion. A brightness distribution of the pixel along the first direction has a first maximum brightness corresponding to a first position on the second substrate. PTB denotes the minimum width from the first position to the first edge, Px denotes the width of the pixel along the first direction, conforming to the following equation: 3.9 + 77.1 ⅇ - Px 2.7 + 4.5 ⅇ - Px 34.3 + 0.5 - Px 0.1 ≤ P T B ≤ 8.9 + 77.1 ⅇ - Px 2.7 + 4.5 ⅇ - Px 34.3 + 0.5 ⅇ - Px 0.1 . |
| US09632346B2 |
Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal light-regulation structure
A polymer-dispersed liquid crystal light-regulation structure comprises a liquid crystal light-regulation layer, a first anti-infrared light-permeable conductive layer, a second anti-infrared light-permeable conductive layer, a first light-permeable substrate, and a second light-permeable substrate. The first and second anti-infrared light-permeable conductive layers are respectively disposed on two sides of the liquid crystal light-regulation layer. The first and second light-permeable substrates are respectively disposed on sides of the first and second anti-infrared light-permeable conductive layers, which are far away from the liquid crystal light-regulation layer. The first and second anti-infrared light-permeable conductive layers not only retard infrared light from entering the building and lower the indoor temperature but also function as electric-conduction structures electrically energized to vary the light transmittance of the liquid crystal light-regulation layer, whereby fewer layers are used in the present invention, and whereby is reduced the overall thickness of the present invention. |
| US09632345B2 |
Liquid crystal control structure, tip-tilt-focus optical phased array and high power adaptive optic
A transmissive liquid crystal (LC) control structure comprising: a superstrate (44) having a first surface (44a) having a GaN HEMT structure disposed thereon to provide a conductor on the first surface of said superstrate; a substrate (42) having a first surface disposed over and spaced apart from the first surface of said superstrate and having a GaN HEMT structure (43) disposed thereon to provide a conductor on the first surface of said substrate and wherein the GaN HEMT structure on one of the superstrate and substrate surfaces are patterned into individual electrodes; a polymer network liquid crystal (PNLC) (48) disposed in the space between the first surface of said superstrate and the first surface of said substrate; and a control circuit coupled to the individual electrodes. |
| US09632342B2 |
Liquid crystal module assembly and display device including the same
A display device includes a liquid crystal module to display an image at a front surface thereof, a cover to encase at least a portion of the liquid crystal module, and at least one fastening unit to couple the cover to the liquid crystal module, wherein the fastening unit is provided at a rear surface of the liquid crystal module. |
| US09632339B2 |
3D image display device including display panel and patterned retarder
A three-dimensional (3D) image display device includes a display panel including an upper substrate and a lower substrate, the lower substrate having a pixel array area overlapped with the upper substrate and a pad area formed on at least one side of the lower substrate outside the pixel array area, wherein the display panel displays a left eye image and a right eye image; and a patterned retarder attached to the display panel and having retarder patterns to apply first and second polarizations to light from the display panel corresponding to the left eye image and the right eye image, respectively, wherein the pad area includes a first area in which data pads extending from data lines of the pixel array area are formed, and a second area in which gate pads extending from gate lines of the pixel array area are formed, and wherein the first area is exposed when the display panel and the patterned retarder are attached. |
| US09632334B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a display panel which displays an image, a driving substrate which is disposed adjacent to the display panel in a first direction, and extends in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, a connecting part connecting the display panel to the driving substrate, and a receiving container which receives the display panel, the driving substrate and the connecting part, where an angle between the display panel and the driving substrate being greater than about 90 degrees and less than about 180 degrees. |
| US09632333B2 |
Piezoelectric sensor for vision correction
The present invention will provide a vision correction device which utilizes the movements of the eye to correct the focus of the user without the need of surgical procedures. More specifically, the present invention will detect the movement of the ciliary muscle and adaptively modify the shape of an artificial lens positioned inside or outside of the eye to adjust the focus of the lens. This adjustment will occur very rapidly and coincide with the ciliary muscle's attempt to focus the crystalline lens of the eye. |
| US09632324B2 |
Autostereoscopic display panel, alignment method, and autostereoscopic display method thereof
An autostereoscopic display panel includes a display panel and a barrier panel adjacent to each other. The display panel includes a plurality of pixel units. Each of the pixel units includes a plurality of sub-pixels arranged along a first direction, such that each of the pixel units has a pixel width along the first direction. The barrier panel includes a plurality of barrier units. Each of the barrier units includes at least three barrier electrodes parallel to each other. Each of the barrier electrodes has an electrode width along the first direction, and the electrode width is smaller than the pixel width. An alignment method and an autostereoscopic display method using the autostereoscopic display panel are also disclosed. |
| US09632320B2 |
Laser irradiation device
A semiconductor laser oscillator is formed by laser diodes arranged two-dimensionally in fast-axis and slow-axis directions. A laser beam emitted from the semiconductor laser oscillator is incident on a homogenizer. The homogenizer condenses the laser beam onto a long-length incident region at a surface to be irradiated. The homogenizer divides the laser beam into a plurality of beams with respect to a short-axis direction of the incident region, and superimposes the plurality of divided beams at the surface to be irradiated to cause the superimposed beams to be incident on the incident region. The slow-axis direction of the semiconductor laser oscillator is inclined with respect to a long-axis direction of the incident region. |
| US09632319B2 |
Illuminating magnifier apparatus
An illuminating magnifier has an annular housing with an underside, an inner edge defining an opening and an outer edge. A magnifying lens fills the opening, which lens has an optical axis. Light emitting diodes are distributed about the axis at the underside of the housing, each diode, when energized, producing a relatively wide angle conical light beam with a central hot spot cone which cart illuminate a viewing field below the lens. Special mounting surfaces at the housing underside aim the diodes in the diode array at selected angles relative to the lens axis so that the conical light beams therefrom overlap and all points in the viewing field are illuminated by the light beam from each diode and a center region of that field around the axis is illuminated by the hot spot cones of all the diodes. |
| US09632318B2 |
Head-mounted display including an operating element having a longitudinal direction in a direction of a first axis, display apparatus, and input apparatus
A head-mounted display includes a main body and an input operation unit. The main body includes a display unit configured to be capable of presenting an image to a user, and is configured to be mountable on a head of the user. The input operation unit includes an operating element having a longitudinal direction in a direction of a first axis, is configured to be capable of electrostatically detecting a first operation on the operating element along the direction of the first axis and detecting a second operation on the operating element along a direction of a second axis orthogonal to the direction of the first axis, and is provided to the main body. |
| US09632317B2 |
Image projection device
An image projection device, including: at least one waveguide formed in a substrate; and at least one extraction device including a plurality of extraction cells coupled to different areas of the guide, each cell being capable of being electrically activated to extract light from the guide and project this light along a predetermined projection direction, wherein different extraction cells have projection directions with different orientations. |
| US09632314B2 |
Head mounted display device displaying thumbnail image and method of controlling the same
A head mounted display (HMD) device and a method of controlling the same are disclosed. The method includes displaying a surround video image included in surround video content, displaying a partial region of the surround video image in the front direction of the HMD device, setting a first thumbnail image corresponding to a first viewing region of a first surround video image, displaying a second viewing region of the first surround video image at a first playing time, and setting a second thumbnail image corresponding to the second viewing region at the first surround video image, wherein the first thumbnail image and the second thumbnail image are each set to correspond to the same first playing time. |
| US09632310B2 |
Light guide device, virtual image display appratus, and method for manufacturing light guide device
In a light guide device, a step between optical surfaces connected to each other by a connection portion can be limited to 1 mm or smaller so that a large stepped portion is not allowed to be formed at the connection portion in a hard coat formation process, whereby a coating liquid that flows along portions that are to form the optical surfaces forms no liquid pool or causes no liquid sagging. The light guide device can thus maintain satisfactory light guiding performance at the light guide portion. |
| US09632306B2 |
Electrowetting display device and manufacturing method thereof
The present inventive concept relates to an electrowetting display device including a lyophobic colloid material and a polymer resin such as an organic layer or a polyimide (PI), and a lyophobic layer including a supporting layer supporting the lyophobic colloid material and using a photoreactive fluorine-based surfactant for a fluorine-based material to be positioned above and for a hardened photoreactive material layer to be positioned below through exposure in a single step without separately performing a hydrophilic treatment and then a water-repellent treatment, thereby reducing the number of processes, the manufacturing time, and the cost. |
| US09632303B2 |
Optical microscope, and autofocus device for optical microscope
Provided is an optical microscope capable of maintaining an objective lens in a focus state without adversely affecting a captured image even when a substance with a weak emission is used as an observation target object. The optical microscope includes an observation optical system capable of capturing, with an image pickup device (10), an optical image of an observation target object (1) that has been obtained with an objective lens (5), and sending out the optical image as an image signal; and an autofocus device that adjusts a focal position of the objective lens based on autofocus light emitted from a focusing light source (11) so as to focus on the observation target object, wherein the autofocus light is emitted from the focusing light source during a non-capturing period during which the image pickup device is not capturing an image of the observation target object. |
| US09632298B2 |
Laser scanning microscope with switchable operating mode
A laser scanning microscope, which is switchable between different operating modes, wherein it contains, for switching in the illumination beam path, an electro-optical modulator (EOM) in a first beam path, which electro-optical modulator has arranged, upstream and downstream of it, adjustable first and second polarization-rotating elements and, downstream of it, at least one first polarization splitter for producing a second beam path, in which light-influencing means are located, wherein one or more of the following operating modes of the LSM can be set:—Single spot LSM—multispot LSM—single spot FMM—multispot FMM—FRAP system. |
| US09632297B1 |
Device for separately modulating the wave fronts of two components of a light beam and microscope comprising the device
A device comprises two polarization-selective optical elements for separately modulating wave fronts of two components of a collimated light beam, which are transversally polarized in orthogonal directions. The two polarization-selective optical elements are first and second partial areas of one spatial light modulator (SLM) diffracting the light beam in backward direction. A mirror arranged between the first and second partial areas of the SLM reflects the light beam coming from the first partial area towards the second partial area. A wave plate arranged between the first partial area and the second partial area of the SLM rotates the polarization directions of both components of the light beam by 90°. The mirror reflects the first and second components of the light beam as parallel bundles of light rays resulting in a lateral offset between the first and second components of the light beam behind the second partial area of the SLM. |
| US09632296B2 |
High-resolution scanning microscopy
In a microscope for high resolution scanning microscopy of a sample, said microscope comprising—an illumination device for illuminating the sample, —an imaging device for scanning at least one point spot or line spot across the sample and for imaging the point spot or line spot into a diffraction-limited, stationary single image with magnification into a detection plane, —a detector device for detecting the single image in the detection plane for different scanning positions with a spatial resolution, which, taking into consideration the magnification, is at least twice as high as a full width at half maximum of the diffraction-limited single image, —an evaluation device for evaluating a diffraction pattern of the single image for the scanning positions from data of the detector device and for generating an image of the sample, said image having a resolution that is increased beyond the diffraction limit, provision is made for—the detector device to have a detector array, which has pixels and is larger than the single image, and —a non-imaging redistribution element, which is disposed upstream of the detector array and distributes the radiation from the detection plane in a non-imaging manner among the pixels of the detector array. |
| US09632294B2 |
Micro-channel-cooled high heat load light emitting device
Micro-channel-cooled UV curing systems and components thereof are provided. According to one embodiment, a lamp head module includes a high aspect ratio, high fill factor array of light emitting devices and a submount. The array includes multiple groups of electrically seriesed light emitting devices that are connected in electrical parallel. The submount is of monolithic construction and includes multiple L-shaped patterned circuit material layers. Each of the L-shaped patterned circuit material layers includes an arm portion and a stem portion. The arm portion functions as a light emitting device bond pad and the stem portion functions as a wire bond pad and a circuit trace. Each light emitting device of a group is affixed to a corresponding arm portion of the submount. The stem portions are located external to the array, run parallel to the length of the array and perform a primary current carrying function for current flow between adjacent light emitting devices of the group. |
| US09632292B2 |
Imaging lens and imaging device
An imaging lens is provided with: a first lens with negative power; a second lens with negative power; a third lens with positive power; and a fourth lens with positive power. The cemented fourth lens is formed from an object side lens with negative power and an image side lens with positive power. The thickness of a resin adhesive layer that bonds the object side lens and the image side lens is 20 μm or greater on the optical axis, and when Sg1H is the amount of sag in the image side lens surface of the object side lens and Sg2H is the amount of sag in the object side lens surface of the image side lens. The bonding operation is easy without damage occurring to the cemented surfaces, with a design that takes into account thickness of the resin adhesive layer; therefore various forms of aberration can be corrected. |
| US09632290B2 |
Wide-angle lens system and imaging apparatus
A wide-angle lens system includes a first lens group, an aperture stop, and a second lens group having positive optical power. The first lens group includes, at least, a first lens element that has a meniscus shape convex on the object side, and has negative optical power, a second lens element that has a meniscus shape convex on the object side, and has negative optical power, a third lens element that is concave on the image side and has negative optical power, and a posterior lens element. The second lens element is an aspherical lens, and the second lens element satisfies a conditional expression: 0.3<(R21−R22)/(R21+R22)<0.8 where R21 is a radius of paraxial curvature on the object side of the second lens element, and R22 is a radius of paraxial curvature on the image side of the second lens element. |
| US09632286B2 |
Optical image capturing system
The present disclosure discloses an optical image capturing system, sequentially arranged from an object side to an image side, comprises a first lens with positive refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; a third lens with refractive power; and a fourth lens with refractive power; and an image-side surface and an object-side surface of the fourth lens element are aspheric. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for applying to compact cameras. |
| US09632283B2 |
Electronic device and optical imaging lens thereof
Present invention provides an electronic device and an optical imaging lens thereof. The optical imaging lens comprises a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element positioned in an order from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. The first lens element has negative refractive power, the second lens element has a convex portion formed on the object side surface and a concave portion formed on the image side surface, the third lens element has a convex portion formed on the object side surface and the fifth lens element has a convex portion formed on the image side surface. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces, designing parameters satisfying an inequality and/or the refracting power of the lens elements, the field of view is broadened, and the better image performance is maintained. |
| US09632281B2 |
Free space grating coupler
A free space coupling system comprising a waveguide horizontally positioned on an integrated circuit, and a silicon housing coupled to the waveguide, wherein the silicon housing comprises a reflective surface, a first port, wherein the first port is configured to receive light from an optic source positioned substantially parallel to the waveguide at a coupling point, and a second port, wherein the second port is oriented at about ninety degrees with respect to the first port, and wherein the second port is aligned with a grating port on the waveguide. |
| US09632280B2 |
Lens actuator having autofocus function and hand-shake correction function
A lens actuator, according to the present invention, includes: a carrier in which a lens is accommodated, and which has a plurality of first sides; magnets including first magnets respectively arranged on the outer side of the plurality of first sides of the carrier, and second magnets arranged to be spaced from the first magnets; a housing having a plurality of second sides facing the first sides; a plurality of correction coils formed at positions corresponding to the first and second magnets; and a gap-adjusting coil arranged on the lower part of the first magnets. |
| US09632275B2 |
Secure jacket
A secured cable system for protecting an inner cable is disclosed. The secured cable system includes a cable security system having a first security tape including a tape portion upon which a plurality of detection lines are arranged. The security system may also include a detection box in electrical or optical communication with each of the detection lines in the first security tape. In one embodiment, the security tape is spiral wrapped about the inner cable in a first direction along a length of the inner cable, the security tape being overlapped upon itself at a predetermined overlap factor. The secured cable system may also include a second security tape including a tape portion upon which a plurality of detection lines are arranged in a pattern wherein the second security tape is wrapped about the first security tape in a second direction opposite the first direction. |
| US09632273B2 |
Methods and systems for distributing fiber optic telecommunications services to local area
A fiber optic drop terminal assembly includes a housing, a spool and a fiber optic distribution cable. The housing has a first exterior surface and an oppositely disposed second exterior surface. A plurality of ruggedized adapters is mounted on the first exterior surface of the housing. The ruggedized adapters include a first port accessible from outside the housing and a second port accessible from inside the housing. The spool is engaged with the second exterior surface and includes a drum portion. The fiber distribution cable is coiled around the drum portion. The distribution cable includes a first end and an oppositely disposed second end. The second end is disposed inside the housing. |
| US09632265B2 |
Optical module, optical module mounting method, optical module-mounted circuit substrate, optical module evaluation kit system, circuit substrate, and communication system
An optical module includes a housing including an internal space that has an opening in a substrate mounting surface, an element mounting surface that forms a portion of an inner surface of the internal space, and a waveguide introduction opening that is formed in a side surface intersecting the substrate mounting surface and is opened to the opening of the substrate mounting surface and communicated with the internal space, an optical element that is mounted on the element mounting surface, and an electronic element that is mounted on the element mounting surface and is connected to the optical element. When the substrate mounting surface is mounted on a circuit substrate, an optical waveguide that protrudes from a surface of the circuit substrate is introduced into the internal space through the waveguide introduction opening. |
| US09632264B2 |
Optical transceiver with plug in one of paired optical ports
An optical transceiver having a bi-directional optical subassembly (BOSA) and a twin optical port is disclosed. The BOSA is installed with respect to one of the twin port, and a plug is plugged within the other of the twin port. The plug, which is made of resin material, is rigidly set in the other of the twin port and reliably prohibited from slipping out from the port. |
| US09632261B1 |
Device-packaging method and apparatus for optoelectronic circuits
An optoelectronic device package and a method for its fabrication are provided. The device package includes a lid die and an active die that is sealed or sealable to the lid die and in which one or more optical waveguides are integrally defined. The active die includes one or more active device regions, i.e. integral optoelectronic devices or etched cavities for placement of discrete optoelectronic devices. Optical waveguides terminate at active device regions so that they can be coupled to them. Slots are defined in peripheral parts of the active dies. At least some of the slots are aligned with the ends of integral optical waveguides so that optical fibers or optoelectronic devices inserted in the slots can optically couple to the waveguides. |
| US09632260B2 |
Transmitter and receiver integrated optical sub-assembly and optical module
A transmitter and receiver integrated optical sub-assembly includes a housing including a side wall structure and a bottom wall, a transmitter-side optical receptacle and a receiver-side optical receptacle attached to the side wall structure, a second circuit board inserted into the housing, laser diodes and photo diodes arranged on the bottom wall, a transmitter-side optical system that is disposed on the bottom wall and combines optical signals from the laser diodes, a receiver-side optical system that is disposed on the bottom wall and splits an optical signal from the receiver-side optical receptacle, a driver integrated circuit, and an amplifying integrated circuit. In the transmitter and receiver integrated optical sub-assembly, electrodes formed at the other end portion of the second circuit board are connected to the driver integrated circuit and the amplifying integrated circuit. |
| US09632256B2 |
Optical fiber adapter with shutter member
An optical fiber adapter according to the present disclosure includes a main body, an inner housing, a movable member, an elastic shutter member, a spring and a cover plate. The main body has an axial accommodation room and an access opening is provided on a first wall of the main body. The inner housing is placed within the accommodation room and includes a hollow cylinder extending from the front surface of a flange. The movable member is positioned within the accommodation room and is configured to be moved toward a second opening of the accommodation room. The shutter member is positioned within the accommodation room and includes a fixed portion, a shutter plate and a connecting portion. The fixed portion is fixed at the movable member and is moved with the movable member. The connecting portion connects the fixed portion with the shutter plate. The shutter plate extends from the connecting portion and arrives in front of an opening of the hollow cylinder. The spring is positioned within the accommodation room to push the movable member toward a first opening of the accommodation room. The cover plate is placed to cover the access opening on the first wall. |
| US09632254B2 |
Optical fiber positioner and method for manufacturing same
An optical fiber positioner having an elongated base with sidewalls and a longitudinally extending throughbore. A flexible optical fiber extends through the throughbore and has one end protruding outwardly from an end surface of the base. A plurality of actuators are secured to the sidewalls of the base so that an end of each actuator is positioned adjacent the end of the base. A crossbeam is then connected to the ends of each actuator so that the crossbeam moves laterally relative to the base in unison with the deflection of the actuators. The crossbeam has an opening through which the optical fiber extends so that the optical fiber deflects in unison with the lateral movement of the crossbeam. Various fixtures for assembly of the optical fiber positioner are also shown. |
| US09632252B2 |
Multi-electrode system with vibrating electrodes
A multi-electrode system includes a fiber holder that holds at least one optical fiber, a plurality of electrodes arranged to generate a heated field to heat the at least one optical fiber, and a vibration mechanism that causes at least one of the electrodes from the plurality of electrodes to vibrate. The electrodes can be disposed in at least a partial vacuum. The system can be used for processing many types of fibers, such processing including, as examples, stripping, splicing, annealing, tapering, and so on. Corresponding fiber processing methods are also provided. |
| US09632249B1 |
Wafer prober for testing in-wafer photonic integrated circuits
The invention relates to a wafer prober including an optical waveguide, the optical waveguide having a first optical coupling end segment with a first optical coupling surface being devoid of cladding. The first optical coupling end segment being configured to provide an adiabatic optical coupling to a second optical coupling end segment of a second optical waveguide of a photonic integrated circuit on a semiconductor wafer when the optical waveguide is aligned with respect to the semiconductor wafer according to a set of alignment requirements. The second optical coupling end segment having a second optical coupling surface that is devoid of cladding. The second optical coupling surface is parallel to a wafer surface of the semiconductor wafer. An alignment system configured to align the optical waveguide with respect to the semiconductor wafer according to the set of alignment requirements. |
| US09632246B2 |
Opto-electric hybrid board
There is provided an opto-electric hybrid board in which a metal reinforcement layer is in intimate contact with an insulative layer of a flexible circuit board without an adhesive layer interposed therebetween, the metal reinforcement layer allowing the proper mounting of an element while deformation due to pressing load applied during the mounting is suppressed. In the opto-electric hybrid board, a flexible double-sided circuit board in which electrical interconnect lines are formed on the front and back surfaces of an insulative layer having flexibility is used as an electric circuit board. A metal reinforcement layer is formed by plating on at least part of the electrical interconnect line on the back surface side which corresponds to a mounting pad on the front surface side. An optical waveguide is formed in contact with the electrical interconnect line on the back surface side of the flexible double-sided circuit board. |
| US09632245B2 |
Bend-insensitive multimode optical fiber
A bend-insensitive multimode optical fiber includes a core layer, and cladding layers surrounding the core layer. The core layer has a parabolic refractive index profile with α being 1.9-2.2, a radius being 23-27 μm, and a maximum relative refractive index difference being between 0.9-1.2%. The inner cladding layer has a width being 1-3 μm and a relative refractive index difference being between −0.05% and 0.1%. The trench cladding layer has a width being 2-5 μm and a relative refractive index difference being between −1% and −0.3%. The core layer is a Ge/F co-doped silica glass layer, where an F doping contribution at a central position of the core layer is less than or equal to 0%, an F doping contribution at an edge portion of the core layer is greater than or equal to −0.45%. The outer cladding layer is a pure silica glass layer. |
| US09632244B2 |
Multimode optical fiber and methods of manufacturing thereof
The present invention generally relates to the field of fiber optics, and more particularly, to apparatuses, systems, and methods directed towards improving effective modal bandwidth within a fiber optic communication environment. In an embodiment, a multimode optical fiber in accordance with the present invention comprises a core and cladding material system where the refractive indices of the core and cladding are selected to modify the shape of the profile dispersion parameter, y, as a function of wavelength in such a way that the alpha parameter (α-parameter), which defines the refractive index profile, produces negative relative group delays over a broad range of wavelengths. The new shape of the profile dispersion parameter departs from traditional fibers where the profile dispersion parameter monotonically decreases around the selected wavelength that maximizes the effective modal bandwidth (EMB). |
| US09632243B2 |
Glass large-core optical fibers
Embodiments of optical fiber may include cladding features that include a material (e.g., fluorine-doped silica glass) that may produce a very low relative refractive index difference with respect to cladding material in which the cladding features are disposed. This relative refractive index difference may be characterized by (n1-n2)/n1, where n1 is the index of refraction of the cladding material in which the cladding features are included, and n2 is the index of refraction of the cladding features. In certain embodiments, the relative refractive index difference may be less than about 4.5×10−3. In various embodiments, the configuration of the cladding features including, for example, the size and spacing of the cladding features, can be selected to provide for confinement of the fundamental mode yet leakage for the second mode and higher modes, which may provide mode filtering, single mode propagation, and/or low bend loss. |
| US09632241B2 |
Optical fiber
An optical fiber capable of achieving both of the ZSA property and the rapid curability is provided. The optical fiber includes a glass optical fiber 13, a primary coating layer 16 that coats an outer periphery of the glass optical fiber 13, and a secondary optical fiber 17 that coats an outer periphery of the primary coating layer 16. Young's modulus of the primary coating layer 16 is 1.2 MPa or less and Young's modulus of the secondary coating layer 17 is 800 MPa or more. Sulfur content of the surface of the glass optical fiber 13 is 0.2% by atom or more. Sulfur is not present in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the primary coating layer 16. |
| US09632239B2 |
Linear light source, light guide, and optical scanning module
A linear light source emits light beams for illuminating a target. The linear light source includes a light guide, and a light-emitting unit. The light guide has a bottom surface, first and second reflecting surfaces extending from opposite side edges of the bottom surface, and a light converging convex surface extending between the first and second reflecting surfaces, curved outward, and having multiple radii of curvature. The light-emitting unit emits light beams that exit through the light converging convex surface to converge at multiple points distributed at distinct positions in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the target, such that the target to be disposed within a range defined by the multiple points is evenly illuminated. |
| US09632237B2 |
Illumination device, display device, and TV receiver
An illumination device, including: a light source; a light guide plate having a light-entering face into which light from the light source enters and a light-exiting surface; a reflective sheet covering at least a portion on a light-entering face side of a bottom surface of the light guide plate; a chassis on a side of the reflective sheet opposite to the light guide plate, including at least a plate-shaped portion along the bottom surface of the light guide plate and a cut-out in the plate-shaped portion on the light-entering face side; and an opposite-side member on a side of the chassis opposite to the light guide plate, including a protrusion protruding from a light guide plate-side of a top surface of the opposite-side member through the cut-out towards the light guide plate, a top of the protrusion supporting a portion of the reflective sheet on the light-entering face side. |
| US09632232B2 |
Backlight, backlight module and display device
The invention discloses a backlight, a backlight module and a display device, belonging to the field of display technology. The backlight includes a plurality of LED lamps, a flexible circuit board for supplying power to the LED lamps and a supporting plate for supporting the flexible circuit board, wherein the flexible circuit board is arranged below the LED lamps, and the supporting plate is arranged below the flexible circuit board and is in a bent shape. In the present invention, by designing the supporting plate to be in a bent shape, it is no longer required to have to employ the existing linear backlight with a single structure, and meanwhile, the contact area between the supporting plate and air is enlarged to improve the heat dissipation effect of the backlight. |
| US09632227B2 |
Light guide body
A light guide body includes: a light incident portion on which light is incident; a light guiding portion which is adapted to guide the light incident on the light incident portion; and a light emitting portion which is adapted to emit the light guided by the light guiding portion. One of the light incident portion and the light guiding portion is extended in a first direction, and the light emitting portion is extended in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction. |
| US09632226B2 |
Waveguide grating device
An optical waveguide comprises at least two TIR surface and contains a grating. Input TIR light with a first angular range along a first propagation direction undergoes at least two diffractions at the grating. Each diffraction directs light into a unique TIR angular range along a second propagation direction. |
| US09632224B2 |
Broadband, selectively-absorptive wire grid polarizer
The invention includes a selectively-absorptive wire grid polarizer (WGP) comprising an array of parallel, elongated rods located over a surface of a transparent substrate with gaps between adjacent rods. Each of the rods can include a reflective wire and two absorptive ribs. The reflective wire can be sandwiched between the two absorptive ribs and the substrate or the two absorptive ribs can be sandwiched between the reflective wire and the substrate. Each of the two absorptive ribs can comprise a different material. Use of multiple absorptive ribs within each rod can increase the effective useful bandwidth of light for selectively absorbing one polarization. |
| US09632223B2 |
Wire grid polarizer with side region
Structures and methods of making wire grid polarizers having multiple regions, including side bars, strips, and/or side ribs along sides of a central region. The central region can include a single region or multiple regions. Each region can have a different function for improving polarizer performance. The various regions can support each other for improved wire grid polarizer durability. |
| US09632222B2 |
Method for manufacturing a color filter, color filter and solid-state imaging device
This disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing a color filter being capable of suppressing a surface of a colored pattern from being rough in a planarization treatment, a color filter and a solid-state imaging device. |
| US09632218B2 |
Two-in-one translucent and colored film
A two-in-one colored and translucent film structure suitable for use in backlit displays having a multi-point illumination source. The film structure utilizes a colored layer and a light-diffusing layer that reduces variations in the amount of light transmitted through different areas of a backlit sign. The light-diffusing layer includes light-diffusing particles dispersed in a transparent matrix material, and scatters light transmitted therethrough. The light-diffusing particles have an index of refraction that is different than an index of refraction of the matrix material. |
| US09632217B2 |
Light diffusion films and compositions for preparing the same
A composition for light diffusion film in which the angle of aperture of diffused light in a light diffusion film obtainable therefrom can be expanded effectively, and a light diffusion film obtainable by the composition for light diffusion film are provided. |
| US09632210B2 |
Methods and systems for detecting weather conditions using vehicle onboard sensors
Example methods and systems for detecting weather conditions using vehicle onboard sensors are provided. An example method includes receiving laser data collected for an environment of a vehicle, and the laser data includes a plurality of laser data points. The method also includes associating, by a computing device, laser data points of the plurality of laser data points with one or more objects in the environment, and determining given laser data points of the plurality of laser data points that are unassociated with the one or more objects in the environment as being representative of an untracked object. The method also includes based on one or more untracked objects being determined, identifying by the computing device an indication of a weather condition of the environment. |
| US09632207B2 |
Seismic data recording
A seismic survey is conducted by positioning an array of remote acquisition units (RAUs). Each of the RAUs records seismic data derived torn one or more geophones in digital form in local memory. The data is collected by a harvester unit traversed across the survey territory as by an aircraft using point-multipoint communications, and subsequently transferred from the harvester unit to a central control unit. |
| US09632206B2 |
X-ray inspection system that integrates manifest data with imaging/detection processing
The present specification discloses systems and methods for integrating manifest data for cargo and light vehicles with their X-ray images generated during scanning. Manifest data is automatically imported into the system for each shipment, and helps the security personnel to quickly determine the contents of cargo. In case of a mismatch between cargo contents shown by manifest data and the X-ray images, the cargo may be withheld for further inspection. In one embodiment, the process of analyzing the X-ray image of the cargo in conjunction with the manifest data is automated. |
| US09632204B2 |
Dual antenna for circular polarization
In an example embodiment, a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) logging tool comprises an arrangement of one or more magnets that generates a static magnetic field (B0) in a material body. A pair of first and second antenna coils is attached to the tool around an antenna core, wherein the turns of the first and second antenna coils are unaligned with either a longitudinal axis of the tool, or an orthogonal axis substantially transverse thereto. Circuitry drives the pair of first and second antenna coils in concert to produce a radio frequency field (B1) in the material body. In one embodiment, the turns in the first antenna coil are separated from corresponding turns in the second oppositely wound antenna coil by an angle (α). In an example embodiment, the angle (α) is selected to minimize a power draw of the tool, or maximize one or more of SNR/echo, (I), SNR/time, or (II) of the tool, for a predetermined configuration of the magnet arrangement and antenna core of the tool. |
| US09632202B2 |
Economical magnetic locator apparatus and methods
Magnetic locators for detection of buried objects, such as ferromagnetic objects, are disclosed. Outputs provided from two or more magnetic sensors, such as three three-axis magnetic sensors, as well as optionally from other sensors, such as accelerometers and gyroscopic sensors, may be used to determine magnetic field distortion indicative of ferromagnetic objects and/or provide output information corresponding to the detected objects based on the sensor outputs. |
| US09632200B2 |
Wear member retention system for an implement
A boss for a wear member retention system for an implement includes a head element, a leg element, and a guide element. The guide element extends in a first direction from a portion of the head element and is configured to engage a wear member. The leg element extends in a second direction from the head element and the guide element, and is configured to engage an aperture in an implement. |
| US09632197B2 |
Silicon controlled rectifier control of sub-sea towed electromagnetic source
A method and apparatus for generating an electromagnetic (EM) field from a sub-sea source is disclosed. In one embodiment, a sub-sea source includes a step-down transformer coupled to receive a sinusoidal source wave via a tow cable, and is further coupled to output a sinusoidal wave to a silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) circuit. A control circuit coupled to the SCR circuit is configured to selectively activate various ones of the SCRs therein in order to control a portion of the sinusoidal wave that is rectified. The output current provided by the SCR is determined by the portion of the sinusoidal wave that is rectified thereby. The output current is provided to electrodes coupled to the sub-sea source, and the output current is passed therebetween. The strength of the EM field is based on the output current. |
| US09632195B2 |
Steerable fairing string
A foil having a leading edge, trailing edge, chord and span is attached between a first head float position and bottom submerged position below the head float on the array. The foil being flexible along its span and has a first interior conduit rearward of the leading edge and a second interior conduit forward of the trailing edge. The conduits are centered on the chord and separated by a distance. A first cable having a first length is strung inside the first conduit and a second cable having a second length is strung inside the second conduit, and an adjustment mechanism is used to vary the length of the first cable relative to the length of the second cable and vice versa. |
| US09632181B2 |
System, method and apparatus for radio frequency based location and tracking
A method for wirelessly transmitting geographic coordinate information and a system and apparatus implementing the method. The method may include obtaining a latitude coordinate and a longitude coordinate, correlating a first radio frequency to the latitude coordinate, correlating a second radio frequency to the longitude coordinate, transmitting a signal at the first radio frequency, and transmitting a signal at the second radio frequency. |
| US09632180B2 |
Visual display with illuminators for gaze tracking
A visual display includes hidden reference illuminators adapted to emit invisible light for generating corneo-scleral reflections on an eye watching a screen surface of the display. The tracking of such reflections and the pupil center provides input to gaze tracking. A method for equipping and an LCD with a reference illuminator are also provided. Also provides are a system and method for determining a gaze point of an eye watching a visual display that includes reference illuminators. The determination of the gaze point may be based on an ellipsoidal cornea model. |
| US09632178B2 |
Apparatus and method for removing noise of ultrasonic system
An apparatus and method for removing noise of an ultrasonic system to improve robustness against noise by removing external noise from a reception signal reflected from an object are provided. The method includes transmitting, by a sensor, a transmission signal to a medium and receiving a reception signal reflected from the medium. A controller is configured to remove noise from a frequency range recognized as a normal signal from the reception signal and calculate a correlation between the transmission signal and a signal in the frequency range recognized as the normal signal in the reception signal. In addition, the controller is configured to determine whether the signal in the frequency range recognized as the normal signal is the normal signal or noise based on the calculated correlation. |
| US09632177B2 |
Object detecting apparatus
An object detecting apparatus includes a first transmission and reception unit having a first transmitter and a first receiver, a second transmission and reception unit having a second transmitter and a second receiver, and a failure judging section. The first receiver produces a first output signal corresponding to a transmission wave, which is transmitted directly from the second transmitter to the first receiver. The second receiver produces a second output signal corresponding to a transmission wave, which is transmitted directly from the first transmitter to the second receiver. Using at least one of the first output signal and the second output signal, the failure judging section judges whether a failure of the first transmitter or the second receiver has occurred, or judges whether a failure of the first transmission and reception unit or the second transmission and reception unit has occurred. |
| US09632173B2 |
Method, device and system for processing radar signals
An embodiment relates to a method for processing radar signals. The radar signals may include digitized data received by at least two radar antennas. The method may include determining CFAR results on FFT results based on data received by a first antenna, and applying the CFAR results to FFT results based on data received by a second antenna. |
| US09632172B2 |
Apparatus and method for detection
A detection device for detecting an OUD (Object Under Detection) includes a first antenna element, a second antenna element, a first transceiver, a second transceiver, a first circulator, and a second circulator. The first transceiver transmits a first electromagnetic signal through the second circulator and the second antenna element to the OUD, and then receives a first reflective signal through the first antenna element and the first circulator from the OUD. The second transceiver transmits a second electromagnetic signal through the first circulator and the first antenna element to the OUD, and then receives a second reflective signal through the second antenna element and the second circulator from the OUD. |
| US09632166B2 |
Optical waveguide coude path for gimbaled systems having an optical coupling element
A dual-mode active and passive gimbaled optical system including a mechanism for coupling an optical signal from an off-gimbal active-mode source into the on-gimbal passive-mode optical path. One example of the system includes a passive off-gimbal detector assembly configured to image emissive electromagnetic radiation from a viewed scene, and a receiver-path optical assembly, including on-gimbal objective optics, that directs the electromagnetic radiation to the off-gimbal detector assembly. The system further includes an off-gimbal active source that generates an optical signal, a gimbal bearing assembly that supports rotation of the gimbal and includes a centrally-located output ferrule mated to an optical fiber that transports the optical signal from the active source to the output ferrule, and an on-gimbal optical coupling element that receives the optical signal from the output ferrule and couples the optical signal into the receiver optical path to direct the optical signal toward the on-gimbal objective optics. |
| US09632164B2 |
Methods and systems for accuracy improvement in current comparators
Precision AC and DC voltage, current, phase, power and energy measurements and calibrations with current ranges from 1 uA to 20 kA and voltage ranges from 1V to 1000 kV are now performed with accuracies of better than one part per million. Continued demand for improved accuracy has led the inventors to address remnant magetization within the current comparators that form the basis of the measuring process within many of the measurement instruments providing the precision AC and DC measurements and calibrations. Accordingly, the inventors present current comparator and measurement system architectures together with control protocols to provide for correction of this remnant magnetization. |
| US09632162B2 |
Method of, and apparatus for, correcting distortion in medical images
An apparatus for correcting distortion in medical images comprises a data receiving unit for receiving first medical image data, second medical image data and third medical image data, wherein the first medical image data has a first distortion of a first distortion type and the second medical image data has the first distortion and a second distortion of a second distortion type wherein the first distortion and the second distortion are cumulative, a representation unit for determining a representation of the first type of distortion by comparing the first medical image data to third medical image data, and for determining a second representation of the second distortion in the absence of the first distortion, and an image correction unit for correcting the second type of distortion in the second medical image data using the representation of the first type of distortion and the representation of the second type of distortion. |
| US09632158B2 |
MRI imaging and contrast method
A novel MRI contrast technique enables to observe tissue properties not observable by previously known MRI methods. A difference between two disclosed pulse sequences is used to measure magnetization exchange time between water molecules and macromolecules such as proteins, thereby producing a measure highly sensitive to tissue changes resulting from coagulation, yet relatively insensitive to temperature fluctuations. This result is applied to an imaging method and provides direct visualization of the effects of surgical thermal ablation procedures. |
| US09632149B2 |
Magnetic layer with grain refining agent
A magnetic sensor includes a magnetic layer comprising magnetic material and a grain refining agent. The magnetic layer having a grain-refined magnetic layer surface. A layer adjacent the magnetic layer has a layer surface that conforms to the grain-refined magnetic layer surface. |
| US09632147B2 |
Method for testing multiple spatially distributed protective devices of an energy supply network, and corresponding testing system
A method for testing multiple spatially distributed protective devices of an energy supply network. Each of the protective devices is configured to, in the event of a fault occurring in the energy supply network, isolate the fault in the energy supply network. The method comprises: producing an initial test sequence; outputting of the test sequence to the protective devices; detecting outputs of the protective devices that the protective devices output on the basis of the test sequence; analyzing the outputs and generation of inputs for the protective devices depending on the outputs. If the inputs are not part of the test sequence, these inputs are incorporated into the test sequence and the outputting step proceeds. Otherwise, all outputs of the protective devices are evaluated. Each test sequence comprises inputs in the form of process variables of the energy supply network for at least one of the protective devices. |
| US09632146B2 |
Deterioration determining device for battery
A PC executes a control process including the steps of: calculating an internal pressure increase amount P; calculating an internal pressure fluctuation amount ΔP; calculating a deterioration evaluation value D1; calculating a deterioration evaluation value D2; determining that a battery can be shipped as a secondhand battery when D1+D2 is equal to or smaller than a threshold value A; and determining that the battery cannot be shipped as a secondhand battery when D1+D2 is larger than the threshold value A. |
| US09632138B2 |
Functional testing of an integrated circuit chip
A method of functionality testing system circuitry on an integrated circuit chip, the system circuitry comprising a plurality of sub-circuits and the integrated circuit chip further comprising debugging circuitry, the debugging circuitry comprising variability circuitry. The method comprises: at the system circuitry, performing a function by the sub-circuits performing concurrent actions; at the variability circuitry, altering relative timing of the concurrent actions so as to increase the likelihood of one or more errors in the system circuitry's performance of the function; and at the debugging circuitry, recording one or more errors in the system circuitry's performance of the function. |
| US09632130B2 |
Apparatus and method for detecting cable fault
An apparatus and method for detecting a cable fault which simultaneously apply a plurality of measurement frequencies mutually orthogonal to a cable and estimate reflection coefficients at the measurement frequencies using filters for filtering only the respective measurement frequencies to reduce a time taken to detect a cable fault. |
| US09632129B2 |
Apparatus and method for checking whether sub unit is connected to main controller
Provided is an electronic device capable of checking whether a sub unit is connected to a main controller. The electronic device includes a main controller including a pulse width modulation (PWM) port, and at least one sub unit configured to receive a PWM signal from the main controller and to operate according to the PWM signal. The main controller checks whether the at least one sub unit is connected to the main controller via the PWM port. |
| US09632128B2 |
Method and apparatus for testing utility power devices
An apparatus for performing measurements on a utility power device that shares a common ground with the apparatus selectively sends a first high voltage signal via a first lead to a first terminal of the utility power device, measures a first corresponding signal returned via a second lead of the apparatus from a second terminal of the utility power device. While the corresponding first lead and the second lead of the apparatus remain electrically coupled to the corresponding first and the second terminal of the utility power device. The apparatus selectively sends a second high voltage signal via the second lead to the second terminal of the utility power device, and measures a second corresponding signal returned via the first lead of the apparatus from the first terminal of the utility power device. |
| US09632126B2 |
Circuit of measuring leakage current in a semiconductor integrated circuit
An integrated circuit includes an operational circuit and a test circuit for measuring a leakage current associated with all or part of the operational circuit. The leakage current measurement circuit may include a mirror circuit configured to mirror leakage current to a current-to-voltage converter and an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the analog voltage representative of the leakage current developed by the current-to-voltage converter to a digital value. |
| US09632123B2 |
Micromechanical electric field meter as a thunderstorm warning device
A micromechanical structure, in particular a micromechanical electric field meter as a thunderstorm warning device, for detection of an electric field, comprising a substrate having a principal extension plane, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a drive assemblage for producing a relative motion of the second electrode with respect to the first electrode into an overlapping position, the first electrode and the second electrode being, in the overlapping position, disposed above one another in a projection direction extending perpendicularly to the principal extension plane of the substrate, wherein the second electrode has a defined potential for shielding the first electrode with respect to the electric field in the overlapping position. |
| US09632122B2 |
Determining operating characteristics of signal generator using measuring device
A method determines operating characteristics of a signal generator. The method includes performing a first set of measurements of an output signal generated by the signal generator and corresponding reflected signal, where the first set of measurements is performed over multiple frequencies and amplitudes of the output signal; applying an external signal to the output port of the signal generator; performing a second set of measurements of the output signal and corresponding reflected signal while the external signal is being applied to the output port, where the second set of measurements is performed over frequencies and amplitudes of the output signal, the external signal having the same frequency as the output signal for each measurement of the second set of measurements. A set of coefficients describing the operating characteristics of the signal generator is determined by processing results of the first and second sets of measurements through a non-linear model. |
| US09632114B2 |
Digital closed-loop fiber optical current sensor
This present inversion provides a digital closed-loop fiber optical current sensor. The modulation signal of the optical wave “phase modulator” of the fiber optical current sensor system is modulation square wave, signal processing system extracts any harmonic wave of the photoelectric converter output modulation square waves, and extracts the measured current information from it. The preamplifier of signal processing system is transimpedance amplifier TIA, the bandwidth is extracted 1/650 instantaneous amplitude square wave directly from the modulation square wave (existing), thus the thermal noise of the preamplifier output and shot noise level is reduced to the existing technology of below 1/650; the current-voltage gain of transimpedance amplifier TIA does not depend on the feedback network resistance, thus it can have high current-voltage conversion gain and use low resistance in the feedback network TIA at the same time. So it can reduce resistance thermal noise to negligible that is accounted for a large proportion of TIA output noise. |
| US09632109B2 |
Methods, apparatus, and systems for contacting semiconductor dies that are electrically coupled to test access interface positioned in scribe lines of a wafer
A semiconductor device includes a first wafer having i) a plurality of semiconductor dies, ii) a plurality of scribe lines adjacent one or more of the semiconductor dies, iii) a test access interface positioned in one or more of the scribe lines, wherein the test access interface has a first plurality of through-substrate conductors with a standardized physical layout, and iv) electrical couplings between at least some of the through-substrate conductors and at least one of the semiconductor dies. Methods, apparatus and systems for testing this and other types of semiconductor devices are also disclosed. |
| US09632104B2 |
Sensor, method for producing a sensor and method for mounting a sensor
A sensor includes a body having a sensor surface and an oblique surface. A sensor element is arranged on the sensor surface and configured to pick up a direction component of a directional measurement variable. At least one contact-making surface configured to make contact with the sensor element is arranged on the oblique surface. The oblique surface is at an angle with respect to a lattice structure of carrier material of the sensor and is oriented in a different direction than the sensor surface. |
| US09632101B2 |
Systems and trays for processing samples by a robotic platform
A system for processing samples by a robotic platform has a tray that defines a well defining a drain. The well has a bottom surface, an access port in fluid communication with the drain, and an insert adapted to be received in the well. The insert has a bottom wall and a side wall. At least one of the bottom wall and the side wall define a plurality of openings, such that an interior of the insert is in fluid communication with the well when the insert is inserted into the well. |
| US09632100B2 |
Sample pretreatment system that supports multisystem configuration
A host system recognizes a sample pretreatment system at which a primary sample has first arrived and records the information, if multiple containers containing the primary sample are input. Upon issuing an analysis request to the sample pretreatment system, the host system determines whether the primary sample (sample bearing the same barcode for sample identification) is input to a system different from the system to which the sample was input for the first time and, if that is the case, then determines that “the sample is input to the wrong system” and issues a “do-nothing request” (request to do nothing) so that an aliquoting operation will not be performed. Given the “do-nothing request” from the host system, the sample pretreatment system does not prepare any aliquot sample and places the input sample onto a tray in a predetermined position. |
| US09632099B2 |
Biomarker for Barrett's Oesophagus
The present invention, relates to the use of TFF3 in the diagnosis and detection of Barrett's Oesophagus using non-invasive, non-endoscopic methods. |
| US09632093B2 |
Detecting neoplasm
This document relates to methods and materials for detecting premalignant and malignant neoplasms. For example, methods and materials for determining whether or not a stool sample from a mammal contains nucleic acid markers or polypeptide markers of a neoplasm are provided. |
| US09632090B2 |
Compositions and methods for the identification, assessment, prevention and therapy of thymic lymphoma or hamartomatous tumours
The subject matter relates to newly discovered nucleic acid molecules and proteins associated with thymic lymphoma and hamartomatous tumors. Compositions and methods for detecting, characterizing, preventing, and treating human thymic lymphoma and hamartomatous tumors are provided. |
| US09632089B2 |
Small-molecule hydrophobic tagging of fusion proteins and induced degradation of same
The present invention includes compounds that are useful in perturbing or disrupting the function of a transmembrane or intracellular protein, whereby binding of the compounds to the transmembrane or intracellular protein induces proteasomal degradation of the transmembrane or intracellular protein. The present invention further includes a method of inducing proteasomal degradation of a transmembrane or intracellular protein. The present invention further includes a method of identifying or validating a protein of interest as a therapeutic target for treatment of a disease state or condition. |
| US09632087B2 |
Methods for evaluating viral clearance from a biopharmaceutical solution employing mock viral particles
The present invention relates to a method of quantifying the amount of Mock Virus Particles (MVP) removed from a solution as a result of processing that solution through a purification technique. This method involves the steps of adding MVP to a solution, processing the solution through a purification technique, quantifying the amount of MVP removed from the solution. The present invention also relates to a kit that can be used in conjunction with the method. This kit will comprise at least one stock solution of MVP and at least one quantification solution. |
| US09632084B2 |
Anti-carbamylated protein antibodies and the risk for arthritis
Antibodies against citrullinated protein antigens (ACPA) have shown their relevance for the diagnosis and possibly pathogenesis in arthritis. Described are means and methods for determining antibodies against homocitrulline-containing proteins or carbamylated proteins/peptides (anti-CarP) for the classification of individuals suffering from, or at risk of suffering from, arthritis. |
| US09632082B2 |
Motor protein device
[Problem] To provide a motor protein device capable of efficiently transporting and detecting a target antibody.[Solution] A motor protein device of the present invention includes a collection region where a carrier molecule collects a target molecule using antigen-antibody reaction, and an unloading region where the target molecule is unloaded from the carrier molecule using chemical equilibrium. Further, the motor protein device includes a transport path provided between the collection region and the unloading region through which the carrier molecule can transport the target molecule, and an analysis portion which detects a change in concentration of the target molecule in the unloading region. The unloading region includes certain antibody having capture force higher than predetermined antibody being modified to the carrier molecule and the target molecule is concentrated in the unloading region. The carrier molecule includes actin obtained by modifying the predetermined antibody, and the transport path includes immobilized myosin. |
| US09632079B2 |
Molecular cytometry
The invention relates to methods and devices for molecular cytometry. The molecular cytometer is for use in the analysis of molecular tag labeled particles. In the molecular cytometer, volatile molecular tags attached to the particles, such as cells, are released as groups of molecular tags and ionized by the method of soft ionization to produce corresponding groups of molecular ions. The molecular cytometer has two detectors, one to detect the presence of the groups of molecular ions and the other to detect mobility separated molecular ions. The mobility separated molecular ions are synchronized to correspond with the groups of molecular ions. |
| US09632077B2 |
Detection system of test substance
A detection system of a test substance, includes: a magnetic body that is modified by a first substance capable of being bound to the test substance at a first binding site of the test substance; a marker that is modified by a second substance capable of being bound to the test substance at a second binding site of the test substance, the second coupling site being a different site from the first binding site; a development medium that has a flow passage into which liquid, in which the magnetic body and the marker is dispersed, flows due to a capillary phenomenon, the development medium having a detection position for detecting the marker in a portion of the flow passage, the development medium having light transparency at least in the detection position; and a magnetic force generating portion that is equipped in the development medium. |
| US09632073B2 |
Apparatus and method for molecular separation, purification, and sensing
Described are devices and methods for forming one or more nanomembranes including electroactive nanomembranes within a nanowell or nanotube, or combinations thereof, in a support material. Nanopores/nanochannels can be formed by the electroactive nanomembrane within corresponding nanowells. The electroactive nanomembrane is capable of controllably altering a dimension, a composition, and/or a variety of properties in response to electrical stimuli. Various embodiments also include devices/systems and methods for using the nanomembrane-containing devices for molecular separation, purification, sensing, etc. |
| US09632071B2 |
Systems and methods for analyzing a multiphase fluid
A device is presented. The device includes an electromagnetic guiding device to provide electromagnetic radiation, a reflector that reflects a portion of the electromagnetic radiation to generate a reflected portion of the electromagnetic radiation, wherein the reflector is fully immersed in a multiphase fluid, and a processing subsystem that analyzes the multiphase fluid based upon at least a portion of the reflected portion of the electromagnetic radiation, wherein a principal optical axis of the electromagnetic guiding device substantially aligns with a principal optical axis of the reflector. |
| US09632070B2 |
Apparatus for calculating feed value of alfalfa hay using information available at time of baling
A method where the weight of the bale is measured by a scale on the baler, the moisture of the bale is measured by sensors on the baler and this information is sent to a processor. Based on compaction properties of the leaf verses the stem of the alfalfa, the processor calculates a feeding value for the hay including protein, energy and relative feed value on the dry density of the bale. Additional inputs such as the compaction setting of the baler and information about the hay being harvested can also be input into the processor for making adjustment to the feeding value calculation. |
| US09632068B2 |
Setting atmospheric conditions for a test computing device
A system for controlling an atmospheric condition. The system includes: an exhaust conduit, external to a first test computing device, configured to channel exhaust from the first test computing device. Further, the system includes a primary atmospheric conditioner, external to the first test computing device, configured to generate test air comprising the atmospheric condition for the first test computing device by modifying the exhaust. Further still, the system also includes an intake conduit, external to the first test computing device, configured to channel the test air to the first test computing device. |
| US09632065B2 |
Diaphragm valve with sealing assembly, chromatographic system including same and method of operation thereof
A valve having a valve cap with a plurality of process conduits extending therethrough, each one of the plurality of process conduits ending in a process port at a valve cap interface. The valve also has a valve body defining a valve body interface facing the valve cap interface, a diaphragm positioned between the valve cap interface and the valve body interface, across the process ports, and a purge line provided through one of the valve cap and the valve body. The valve further comprises a sealing assembly located in the valve body. The sealing assembly is configured and positioned to block fluid leaked through the diaphragm such that the fluid leaked through the diaphragm is discharged via and exit of the purge line of the valve. A chromatographic system including the valve and a method of operation thereof are also provided. |
| US09632062B2 |
Ultrasonic pipe measurement apparatus
An ultrasonic pipe measurement apparatus includes: a plurality of ultrasonic transceivers discretely disposed on a pipe wall of a pipe; and a control unit configured to control the plurality of ultrasonic transceivers and detect a generation point of damage caused in the pipe based on an ultrasonic signal exchanged between the ultrasonic transceivers. |
| US09632061B2 |
Eddy current sensor and polishing method
An eddy current sensor is used for detecting a metal film (or conductive film) formed on a surface of a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer. The eddy current sensor is disposed near the metal film or the conductive film formed on the substrate to detect an eddy current generated in the metal film or the conductive film. The eddy current sensor includes a plurality of coils having different sizes formed by winding a wire or a conductive material. The plurality of coils includes an inner coil and an outer coil spaced from each other, and the outer coil is configured to surround the inner coil. The plurality of coils are configured to detect respective eddy currents generated in the metal film or the conductive film. |
| US09632060B2 |
Application of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in sensor systems, devices, and related methods
A diagnostic Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) procedure is applied to measure values of impedance-related parameters for one or more sensing electrodes. The parameters may include real impedance, imaginary impedance, impedance magnitude, and/or phase angle. The measured values of the impedance-related parameters are then used in performing sensor diagnostics, calculating a highly-reliable fused sensor glucose value based on signals from a plurality of redundant sensing electrodes, calibrating sensors, detecting interferents within close proximity of one or more sensing electrodes, and testing surface area characteristics of electroplated electrodes. Advantageously, impedance-related parameters can be defined that are substantially glucose-independent over specific ranges of frequencies. An Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) enables implementation of the EIS-based diagnostics, fusion algorithms, and other processes based on measurement of EIS-based parameters. |
| US09632058B2 |
Non-invasive glucose sensor
A non-invasive glucose sensor (10) for detecting an amount of glucose in bodily fluid, comprising: an organic electrochemical transistor (OECT) having a gate electrode (20); wherein a surface of the gate electrode (20) is modified with an enzyme and a nanomaterial to increase sensitivity and selectivity of the gate electrode (20). |
| US09632057B2 |
Ultra-sensitive gas sensors based on tellurium-single walled carbon nanotube hybrid nanostructures
A gas sensor operable at ambient conditions, the sensor includes functionalized feather-like tellurium (Te) nanostructures on single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNTs) networks. |
| US09632054B2 |
Systems and methods for high accuracy analyte measurement
Methods for determining a concentration of an analyte in a sample, and the devices and systems used in conjunction with the same, are provided herein. In one exemplary embodiment of a method for determining a concentration of an analyte in a sample, a sample including an analyte is provided in a sample analyzing device having a working and a counter electrode. An electric potential is applied between the electrodes and a first analyte concentration is determined. A second analyte concentration value is calculated from the first analyte concentration value and corrected for temperature effects, fill time and capacitance to provide for a final analyte concentration value. |
| US09632053B2 |
Analyte sensing device
Analyte sensing devices suitable for measuring pH or other analytes are provided in a variety of form factors, including a hand-held device. |
| US09632047B2 |
Method and device for the detection of properties of fluid media
A method and apparatus for detecting properties of fluid media within a predefined process using impedance spectroscopy, the method detecting an initial impedance curve, including a plurality of characteristic points on said initial impedance curve determining an initial value of the properties of the fluid medium, determining respective surrounding frequency ranges around each of the characteristic points, conducting further detections of current impedance curves determining respective characteristic points of the current detections within the surrounding frequency ranges of the initial impedance curve, determining differences between the characteristic points of each of the current detections of the impedance curve for at least one of the characteristic points and the respective corresponding characteristic point on the initial impedance curve and comparing the difference with a predetermined reference range, and performing control measures on the process for the purpose of continuing said process if said difference is within the reference range. |
| US09632044B1 |
Imaging bottom of high aspect ratio holes
A method that includes performing multiple test iterations to provide multiple test results; and processing the multiple test results to provide estimates of a conductivity of each of the multiple bottoms segments. The multiple test iterations includes repeating, for each bottom segment of the multiple bottom segments, the steps of: (a) illuminating the bottom segment by a charging electron beam; wherein electrons emitted from the bottom segment due to the illuminating are prevented from exiting the hole; (b) irradiating, by a probing electron beam, an area of an upper surface of the dielectric medium; (c) collecting electrons emitted from the area of the upper surface as a result of the irradiation of the area by the probing electron beam to provide collected electrons; and (d) determining an energy of at least one of the collected electrons to provide a test result. |
| US09632042B2 |
Single crystal quartz chips for protein crystallization and X-ray diffraction data collection and related methods
A crystallization device for in situ x-ray diffraction of biological samples includes a flat plate made of single crystal quartz, silicon or sapphire and having an array of wells or lanes defined on the plate. The crystallization device may be in the form of a cover slide used with a crystallization plate in a vapor diffusion setup. Also disclosed is a method for preparing biological samples for crystallization and x-ray diffraction, including: obtaining a crystallization device made of single crystal quartz, silicon or sapphire; loading a solution containing biological molecules onto the crystal support device; maintaining the solution in a crystal growth environment to grow crystals of the biological molecules; removing the crystal support device carrying the crystals from the crystal growth environment; exposing the crystals carried on the crystal support device to an X-ray beam; and recording X-ray diffracted by the biological crystals. |
| US09632040B2 |
System and method for phase-contrast X-ray imaging using a multi-sector source grating
A differential phase contrast X-ray imaging system includes an X-ray illumination system, a beam splitter arranged in a radiation path of the X-ray illumination system, and a detection system arranged in a radiation path to detect X-rays after passing through the beam splitter. |
| US09632039B2 |
Inspection apparatus, inspection method and manufacturing method
Metrology targets are formed on a substrate (W) by a lithographic process. A target (T) comprising one or more grating structures is illuminated with spatially coherent radiation under different conditions. Radiation (650) diffracted by from said target area interferes with reference radiation (652) interferes with to form an interference pattern at an image detector (623). One or more images of said interference pattern are captured. From the captured image(s) and from knowledge of the reference radiation a complex field of the collected scattered radiation at the detector. A synthetic radiometric image (814) of radiation diffracted by each grating is calculated from the complex field. From the synthetic radiometric images (814, 814′) of opposite portions of a diffractions spectrum of the grating, a measure of asymmetry in the grating is obtained. Using suitable targets, overlay and other performance parameters of the lithographic process can be calculated from the measured asymmetry. |
| US09632038B2 |
Hybrid phase unwrapping systems and methods for patterned wafer measurement
Systems and methods for unwrapping phase signals obtained from interferometry measurements of patterned wafer surfaces are disclosed. A phase unwrapping method in accordance with the present disclosure may calculate a front surface phase map and a back surface phase map of a wafer, subtract the back surface phase map from the front surface phase map to obtain a phase difference map, unwrap the phase difference map to obtain a wafer thickness variation map, unwrap the back surface phase map to obtain a back surface map representing the back surface of the wafer; and add the wafer thickness variation map to the back surface phase map to calculate a front surface map representing the front surface of the wafer. |
| US09632037B2 |
Three dimensional printing apparatus and method for detecting printing anomaly
A three dimensional printing apparatus and method for detecting printing anomaly are provided. The method is adapted to the three dimensional printing apparatus including an image sensor module and a movable platform. The three dimensional printing apparatus forms a plurality of layer objects on the movable platform according to three dimensional model information so as to build a three dimensional object including the layer objects. The method for detecting printing anomaly includes following steps. At least one object image is captured according to at least one view angle by using the image sensor module. At least one checking image associated with the layer objects is obtained according to the three dimensional model information and the view angle. Whether the object image and the checking image are matched to each other or not is determined through comparing the object image and the checking image. |
| US09632036B2 |
Image inspection apparatus, image inspection method, image inspection program, computer-readable recording medium and recording device
An image inspection apparatus includes: an imaging section for capturing an image of a workpiece from a certain direction; an illumination section for illuminating the workpiece from different directions at least three times; an illumination controlling section for sequentially turning on the illumination sections one by one; an imaging generating section for driving the imaging section to generate a plurality of images; a normal vector calculating section for calculating a normal vector with respect to the surface of the workpiece at each of pixels by use of a pixel value of each of pixels having a corresponding relation among the plurality of images; and a contour image generating section for performing differential processing in an X-direction and a Y-direction on the calculated normal vector at each of the pixels, to generate a contour image that shows a contour of inclination of the surface of the workpiece. |
| US09632035B2 |
Light emitting diode linear light with uniform far field
Described is a light emitting diode (LED) linear illumination system that includes a linear array of LED groups, high efficiency non-imaging optics and aberration corrected imaging optics. Each LED group can include one or more LEDs. The system provides uniform high intensity in near and far fields. System applications include machine vision and inspection of high reflectivity targets. Illumination can include one or more colors, including white light. The described system has improved thermal and optical performance and is generally more compact and lower in cost relative to conventional systems based on pre-packaged commercially available LED devices. |
| US09632034B2 |
Fluorogenic and chromogenic substrate
The present invention provides near-infrared fluorogenic and/or chromogenic formulations, methods, systems and kits. Upon contacting an azine with an oxidant and a peroxidase, the azine is converted to an azine derivative which is both visibly colored and fluorescent. This invention also provides high sensitive methods to detect biological molecules, showing better sensitivity than chemiluminescence methods. Advantageously, the formulation and reaction is free of luminol or luminol derivatives. |
| US09632030B1 |
Methods of measuring fluorescence lifetime using a flow cytometer
A method for determining fluorescent lifetime of a fluorescent particle in a flow cytometer comprising calculating a point on a digitized scatter waveform and a corresponding point on a digitized fluorescence waveform using the same method and calculating the time delay if any between the calculated point on the digitized scatter waveform and the calculated point on the fluorescent waveform to determine the fluorescent lifetime of the fluorescent particle with digitized data collected from a flow cytometer having an unmodulated light source. |
| US09632028B2 |
Dryness measurement device
A dryness measurement device includes a pipe arranged in a horizontal direction, a light incident portion, and a detecting portion. The light transmitting portion has a solid shape and the light transmitting portion is arranged in a bottom portion of the pipe so that a first portion where a vertical surface crosses a horizontal plane portion of the light transmitting portion is at the same height as a second portion where the vertical surface crosses the lowest part, or so that the first portion is higher than the second portion as well as so that a portion crossing the horizontal plane portion is in the lowest position on a cross line where a cross section of the pipe including a point where light is incident on the horizontal plane portion crosses an inner surface of the pipe and the light transmitting portion. |
| US09632021B2 |
Fast quantitative and qualitative analysis of silicone adhesive
This application is directed to a fast method of quantitatively and qualitatively validating the amount of silicone adhesive in a composition comprising silicone adhesive and silicone polymer which comprises of testing a sample of the composition with near IR or mid IR spectroscopy. The method can be extended to analyzing the amount of silicone adhesive in an oral care composition. |
| US09632017B2 |
Method and apparatus for imaging cells
The present invention provides the method and apparatus to acquire three-dimensional images of cells. The present invention comprises (a) preparing the solid-state specimen containing (i) cells, (ii) viruses, (iii) the liquid containing the cells, or (iv) the liquid containing the viruses; (b) acquiring the surface information on the said solid-state specimen; (c) removing the surface of the said solid-state specimen and forming a new surface; and (d) acquiring the information on the new surface. According to the present invention, provided is the cell imaging method to acquire information to grasp practically the condition of the cell. Also, the present invention can provide information on the molecules and atoms consisting various biomolecules and organelles present in the cells. Furthermore, the present invention can provide the information on the interaction between the biomolecules present in the cells and the organic relationship among intracellular organelles. |
| US09632016B2 |
Material strain measurement method by means of laser ablation
A fastener strain measurement system employs a probe incorporating a laser emitter to provide a laser beam and an acoustic detection device. A system controller is configured to detect an acoustic wave resulting from the ablation created by the laser beam and calculate fastener strain based on the detected acoustic wave. |
| US09632012B2 |
Vehicle differential housing and method of NVH testing
A drive module and a system for performing NVH testing on the drive module are provided. The system includes two pins extending from a platform and at least one qualified surface. A differential housing includes two surfaces, each having an opening formed therein. The differential housing further includes a clamping surface. The drive module is mounted to the platform by inserting the pins into the openings to align the drive module in a plane. A clamping pressure clamps the differential housing to the qualified surface to align the drive module in a second direction that is perpendicular to the plane such that the drive module pinion and axles are aligned with the energy sources of the system. |
| US09632009B2 |
Method for functionally testing turbomachines, and test device therefor
Functional faults of a turbo-machine are determined by operating the turbo-machine as a test object in a test stand using one or more gas pressure pulses which are not superimposed onto a substantially constant gas flow and detecting dynamic behavior of the test object using measuring devices, a measuring and control system and an evaluation unit. |
| US09632002B2 |
Leak test system and method for testing semi-finished product of speaker
A leak test system and a leak test method are provided for testing whether a semi-finished product of a speaker has a leak. The semi-finished product of the speaker includes a case. An interface is installed on a surface of the case. The leak test system includes a covering element, a vacuum generator, and a pressure gauge. The covering element is attached on the surface of the case, so that the interface of the semi-finished product of the speaker is covered by the covering element. A negative pressure value of the covering element is generated by the vacuum generator. If the equilibrium pressure value is lower than a default negative pressure value, the leak test system judges that the semi-finished product of the speaker has the leak. Consequently, the testing efficiency is enhanced. |
| US09631999B2 |
NOx detection apparatus and NOx sensor system
An NOx detection apparatus computes a first NOx concentration NOxpo on the basis of a second pumping current Ip2, and sets correction coefficients a, b (concentration variation correction information) on the basis of the first NOx concentration NOxpo. Therefore, the NOx detection apparatus can set the correction coefficients a, b in accordance with the concentration of NOx actually contained in a to-be-measured gas. Since the NOx detection apparatus uses Equation 3, determined by the correction coefficients a, b, for correction of the first NOx concentration NOxpo, the NOx detection apparatus can correct the first NOx concentration NOxpo in accordance with the state of change of the NOx concentration even when the magnitude of an output variation caused by a pressure change changes depending on the NOx concentration. |
| US09631997B2 |
Apparatus for measuring a pressure, a method for manufacturing an apparatus for measuring a pressure and a battery
An apparatus for measuring a pressure includes a semiconductor die and a circuit board. The semiconductor die includes a micro-mechanical element generating a measurement signal indicating information on an external pressure applied to the micro-mechanical element. The semiconductor die further includes an output interface providing the measurement signal. The circuit board includes at least one electrically-conductive line and an opening. The semiconductor die is attached to the circuit board, so that the micro-mechanical element faces the whole of the circuit board and the at least on electrically-conductive line is connected to the output interface. |
| US09631994B2 |
Method for joining ceramic bodies by means of an active hard solder, or braze, assembly having at least two ceramic bodies joined with one another, especially a pressure measuring cell
An assembly, comprising: a first ceramic body and a second ceramic body connected by means of a joint of an active hard solder, or braze, wherein the active hard solder, or braze, averaged over a continuous main volume, which includes at least 50% of the volume of the joint, has an average composition CM with a liquidus temperature Tl(CM). An edge region of the joint, which contacts at least one of the ceramic bodies, has an average composition CE with a liquidus temperature Tl(CE), which lies not less than 20 K, preferably not less than 50 K, and especially preferably not less than 100 K above the liquidus temperature Tl(CM) of the average composition CM of the main volume. |
| US09631993B2 |
Self-heated MEMs based capacitance diaphragm gauge
The disclosed embodiments include a capacitance diaphragm gauge that includes a self-heated micro-electro-mechanical-system sensor for measuring pressure. The self-heated micro-electro-mechanical-system has at least one integrated heater component and at least one membrane on the self-heated micro-electro-mechanical-system. |
| US09631990B2 |
Device for testing mechanical seal performance
A device for testing mechanical seal performance includes a main shaft (4), a working chamber (18) with two end covers (6, 13) respectively located at two ends thereof, and two groups of mechanical seals to be tested (7); wherein a shaft sleeve (5) and the main shaft (4) form a clearance fit and penetrate through the end covers (6, 13) at two ends of the working chamber (18) together; the shaft sleeve (5) extends outside U-shaped openings (23) which are arranged at two ends of the end covers (6, 13) and arranged on the same generatrix; driven pins (15) are arranged on the locations of the main shaft (4) corresponding to the U-shaped openings (23); the middle part of the shaft sleeve (5) is provided with two segments of threads having the same thread pitch and opposite rotating directions. |
| US09631985B2 |
Total air temperature sensors
A total air temperature probe includes a probe body extending from a probe base to an opposed probe tip along a longitudinal axis defining a leading edge and opposed trailing edge, an interior flow passage aligned with longitudinal axis defined in probe body with an inlet defined on probe tip for fluid communication with interior flow passage, and an outlet for exhausting fluid out from interior flow passage. A sloped surface on probe tip extends from leading edge to trailing edge. A temperature sensor is mounted within interior flow passage for measuring temperature of flow through interior flow passage to determine total air temperature. Sloped surface is flush with leading edge and set in from trailing edge with respect to longitudinal axis to define a lip proximate the trailing edge. The sloped surface and lip are configured to create a high pressure region proximate inlet of interior flow passage. |
| US09631982B2 |
Semiconductor device having temperature sensor circuits
A semiconductor device that may include at least one temperature sensing circuit is disclosed. The temperature sensing circuits may be used to control various operating parameters to improve the operation of the semiconductor device over a wide temperature range. In this way, operating specifications of a semiconductor device at worst case temperatures may be met without compromising performance at other operating temperatures. The temperature sensing circuit may provide a plurality of temperature ranges for setting the operational parameters. Each temperature range can include a temperature range upper limit value and a temperature range lower limit value and adjacent temperature ranges may overlap. The temperature ranges may be set in accordance with a count value that can incrementally change in response to the at least one temperature sensing circuit. |
| US09631980B2 |
Temperature sensor system and method
A temperature sensing system can include first and second temperature sensing circuits and a digitizing encoder. The first and second temperature sensing circuits can include respective devices with semiconductor junction areas. Temperature information can be determined from one or more characteristic signals measured from the temperature sensing circuits. A feedback circuit can be configured to provide one or more offset signals to the digitizing encoder. The one or more offset signals can correspond to components or characteristics of the first and second temperature sensing circuits. In an example, at least one of the first and second temperature sensing circuits can include an adjustable load circuit for use with the other of the first and second temperature sensing circuits. |
| US09631979B2 |
Phase-shift reticle for characterizing a beam
Methods and apparatus for characterizing a beam parameter associated with an electromagnetic beam of a light source. The light source exposes a phase-shifted target through a set of focal distances relative to a focal plane of a substrate. At each focal distance of the set, registration values are measured and used to determine one or more registration slopes as a function of focal distance. The registration slopes are compared with baseline registration slopes to characterize the current relative state of the beam parameter in question. Beam parameters that may be characterized in this manner include degree of polarization and polarization rotation relative to an initial polarization direction. Phase shift test patterns advantageously used for beam characterization are described. |
| US09631978B2 |
Method for a hair colour consultation
In the method of hair color consultation, actual individual images of a person are continuously recorded by a video camera and are input into a computer in a continuous sequence in real time. Automatic image editing and processing is carried out in real time, in which the computer continuously marks hair regions of the individual images by an automatic analysis of close and similar pixel color values, of contiguous texture, and/or of contiguous morphological properties, and changes hair color of the hair regions according to predetermined specifications. Then the modified individual images with the changed hair color are displayed on the at least one screen and/or touch screen in real time so that the desired hair color may be selected. An apparatus for performing the method is also described. |
| US09631976B2 |
Miniature spectrometer and apparatus employing same
A miniature spectrometer and a miniature spectrometer module employing the same are disclosed. The disclosed miniature spectrometer includes: a band-pass filter which is configured to transmit input light in a surface plasmon mode and which has an array of waveguides which are configured to output a plurality of different transmission wavelength bands; an in-coupler configured to couple the transmitted input light to a first end of the array of waveguides; and an array of optical detectors configured to detect respective lights which are output from a second end of the array of waveguides. |
| US09631975B2 |
Optical sensor circuit
An optical sensor circuit includes a capacitor, a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, and a fifth transistor. The capacitor includes a first terminal and a second terminal. Each transistor includes a first terminal, a control terminal, and a second terminal. The second terminal of the capacitor is coupled to a reference voltage terminal. The first terminals of the third transistor and the fourth transistor are coupled to a first voltage terminal. The second terminal of the fifth transistor is coupled to a readout line. |
| US09631971B2 |
Photoacoustic probe and photoacoustic device having the same
A photoacoustic probe and photoacoustic device implementing the photoacoustic probe may reduce an artifact caused by an ultrasonic wave generated in the photoacoustic probe without mounting a separate device. The photoacoustic probe and photoacoustic device implementing the photoacoustic probe may reduce an artifact by changing a configuration or a structure provided in the photoacoustic probe. The photoacoustic probe may receive a photoacoustic signal generated from an inner material of an object absorbing light of a predetermined wavelength and may include a piezoelectric module to convert the photoacoustic signal into an electric signal, and an object contact unit disposed on the front surface of the piezoelectric module, the object contact unit contacting the object and not absorbing the light of a predetermined wavelength. |
| US09631964B2 |
Acoustic material flow sensor
A material flow sensor for a harvesting machine comprising an acoustic chamber comprising an impact plate and a housing, microphone, a pneumatic impulse line connecting the housing and the microphone, and an electronics module, wherein the housing is shaped so as to direct sound waves created by crop matter striking the impact plate into the pneumatic impulse line, wherein the sound waves move through the pneumatic impulse line into the microphone, which detects the sound waves and converts them into an electrical signal that is a representation of the sound power derived from the sound waves, which in turn is a representation of the mass of the crop matter striking the material flow sensor. |
| US09631962B2 |
Magnetic core configuration for magnetic flowmeters having a plurality of layers of magnetically permeable material
A flowtube assembly for a magnetic flowmeter is provided. The flowtube assembly includes a flowtube configured to receive a flow of process fluid. A magnetic core is mounted relative to the flowtube and includes a plurality of layers of a magnetically permeable material. Each layer is substantially planar and is electrically insulated from others of the plurality of layers. A coil is disposed to generate a magnetic field having field lines that are substantially orthogonal to the plane of each layer. |
| US09631956B2 |
Methods and systems for calibrating sensors of a computing device
Methods and systems for calibrating sensors on a computing device are described herein. In an example implementation, a computing device may perform a method to calibrate one or more sensors, which may include receiving an indication that a sensor has been calibrated. The computing device may further receive independent observations of a motion of a device from the calibrated sensor and a potentially non-calibrated sensor. The device may determine as independent estimation of motion based on the movement of the device corresponding to the outputs of the respective sensors. Based on whether or not the estimation of motion as provided by the potentially non-calibrated sensor is within a threshold variance of the estimation of motion as provided by the calibrated sensor, the computing device may provide instructions to adjust parameters of the non-calibrated sensor. |
| US09631953B2 |
Rotation number detector
A rotation number detector according to an embodiment is a rotation number detector that detects the number of rotations of a magnet attached to a rotating body by using a power generation unit. The power generation unit includes N (N is a natural number equal to or larger than 1) power generation elements, each including a magnetic wire in which magnetization reversal occurs due to a large Barkhausen effect and a pickup coil that is wound around the magnetic wire. The magnetic wire is longer than a wound portion of the pickup coil in an extension direction of the magnetic wire of the power generation elements. The magnetic wire is set above a rotation center of the magnet. |
| US09631949B2 |
Rotation angle detecting device
A rotation angle detecting device includes: a magnet member placed in a shaft member to face a magneto-electric conversion element and detecting a rotation angle of the shaft member in response to a relative rotation of the magnet member with respect to the magneto-electric conversion element, wherein the magnet member has a magnet where a groove formed in a rectangular parallelepiped body having maximum surfaces orthogonal to an axis of the shaft member is formed to be open to one maximum surface side of the rectangular parallelepiped body and extend in parallel to a short-side lateral surface of the rectangular parallelepiped body, and is magnetized along the groove with respect to the magnet. |
| US09631948B2 |
Method and arrangement for synchronizing a segment counter with a fine position sensor
A method and an arrangement for performing the method for the error-free conversion of the counting values of a segment counter including Wiegand sensors and the position values of a fine position sensor into a total position value using the last magnetization direction of the Wiegand wire of a segment counter as part of the information for an absolute synchronization of counting and position values. The method further includes detecting a magnetization direction of the Wiegand wire on the basis of a combination of the magnetization direction, the last stored counting value of the segment counter, and information of the fine position sensor about the current. |
| US09631947B2 |
Rotation sensor
Provided is a rotation sensor capable of reducing manufacturing costs and improving workability. The rotation sensor includes: a case including: a bottom surface portion; and a side surface portion that defines a hollow internal space in cooperation with the bottom surface portion; a plurality of lead frames respectively having distal ends inserted into the case; a magnetic detection section provided to the distal ends of the plurality of lead frames arranged in parallel; a spacer provided between the plurality of lead frames and the side surface portion so as to be held in contact with an internal wall surface of the side surface portion; and an internal filling resin for filling a space portion of the hollow internal space except for the spacer, the magnetic detection section, and the plurality of lead frames. |
| US09631946B2 |
Information retrieval system, vehicle device, mobile communication terminal, and information retrieval program product
An information retrieval system includes a mobile communication terminal independently performing a retrieval service provided by a server that is placed outside a vehicle, and a vehicle device equipped to the vehicle and operating in cooperation with the mobile communication terminal to perform the retrieval service via the mobile communication terminal. The vehicle device includes a first vehicle-side input section that enables an input of an intended keyword by multiple times of user manipulation and a second vehicle-side input section that is preliminarily assigned with a frequently used keyword and enables an input of the frequently used keyword by single time of user manipulation. The mobile communication terminal includes a first terminal-side input section that enables an input of the intended keyword by multiple times of user manipulation and a second terminal-side input section enables an input of a predetermined keyword by at least two times of user manipulation. |
| US09631943B2 |
Systems and systems for identifying landmarks
A system for identifying a landmark for use in autonomous vehicle navigation is provided. The system includes at least one processor programmed to receive at least one identifier associated with the landmark; associate the landmark with a corresponding road segment; update an autonomous vehicle road navigation model relative to the corresponding road segment to include the at least one identifier associated with the landmark; and distribute the updated autonomous vehicle road navigation model to a plurality of autonomous vehicles. The at least one identifier is determined based on acquisition, from a camera associated with a host vehicle, of at least one image representative of an environment of the host vehicle; analysis of the at least one image to identify the landmark in the environment of the host vehicle; and analysis of the at least one image to determine the at least one identifier associated with the landmark. |
| US09631937B2 |
Information processing apparatus, route navigator, information processing method, and computer program storage medium
An information processing apparatus may be implemented as a route navigator, which uses a route navigation method and a computer program product. A processing circuit is used to calculate respective passage frequencies of passageway segments in a passage history. The processing circuit then selects a navigation route to a destination, includes at least one passageway segment with a passage frequency that is a low or zero passage frequency. |
| US09631935B2 |
Generating a road network from location data
The present disclosure relates to a method and system for generating a road network. An embodiment of the present invention provides a method comprising: identifying a target area to be refined in a road network skeleton; and refining the target area using at least one trajectory associated with the target area to generate the road network. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a corresponding system. |
| US09631934B2 |
Management of annotated location aware assets
According to one general aspect, a method may include storing, in a memory device, a plurality of floor maps, each floor map indicating the structural layout of a respective predefined physical location. The method may include storing, in a memory device, a plurality of point-of-interest (POI) data structures. Each POI data structure may include a physical location of an associated POI. The method may include receiving a floor map request from a client computing device, wherein the floor map request includes a requested location. The method may include based upon the location included by the floor map request, selecting a selected floor map and a selected subset of the plurality of POI data structures. The method may include transmitting, to the client computing device, a response to the floor map request based upon the selected floor map and the selected POI data structures. |
| US09631929B2 |
Inertial sensor with nested seismic masses and method for manufacturing such a sensor
An inertial sensor comprising a frame to which at least two seismic bodies are connected by resilient means so as to be movable in a suspension plane, and transducers to keep the seismic bodies vibrating and to determine a relative movement of the seismic bodies relative to one another, characterized in that the seismic bodies have a single shape and a single mass, and in that the seismic bodies comprise interlocking parts such that the seismic bodies are nested inside one another while being movable in the suspension plane relative to the other of the seismic bodies, with the seismic bodies having centers of gravity that coincide with one another. A method for manufacturing such a sensor. |
| US09631927B2 |
Angular velocity sensor with flexible parts providing different rigidities
Disclosed herein is an angular velocity sensor. The angular velocity sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to include a mass body, a first frame disposed at an outer side of the mass body so as to be spaced apart from the mass body, a first flexible part connecting the mass body to the first frame in an X-axis direction, a second flexible part connecting the mass body with the first frame in a Y-axis direction, a second frame disposed at an outer side of the first frame so as to be spaced apart from the first frame, a third flexible part connecting the first frame with the second frame in an X-axis direction, and a fourth flexible part connecting the first frame with the second frame in a Y-axis direction. |
| US09631925B2 |
Bubble level and apparatus containing a bubble level
An apparatus and method for measuring the horizontal position uses a gas bubble in a bubble level. The gas bubble is in a cylindrical sealed housing that is partially filled with liquid. At least two light-emitting devices are used to illuminate the gas bubble and an inner bottom surface of the bubble level. A corresponding number of receiving devices are used to receive the light that is either reflected by the inner bottom surface or is reflected and refracted by the gas bubble. The amount of light received is translated into an electrical signal and is sent to a processing unit to calculate the position of the gas bubble. The light-emitting devices and the receiving devices are disposed in an alternating manner at the periphery of the cylindrical sealed housing. |
| US09631914B2 |
Calibration of sensor arrays
Systems and methods for calibrating sensor arrays. An exemplary system measures a distance to a target object with the sensors. The system calculates a first position of the target object based on measurements from a first pair of the sensors and calibrated sensor coordinates for the first pair, calculates a second position of the target object based on measurements from a second pair of the sensors and the calibrated sensor coordinates for the second pair, and calculates a third position of the target object based on measurements from a third pair of the sensors and the calibrated sensor coordinates for the third pair. The system then compares the first position, the second position, and the third position calculated for the target object, and determines that the calibrated sensor coordinates for one or more of the sensors are inaccurate if a difference between the first, second, and third positions exceeds a threshold. |
| US09631905B2 |
Stationary target shooting system
A stationary target shooting system includes a main body having a horizontal member, a vertical member, and a base. The horizontal member is coupled to a first end of the vertical member. The base is coupled to a second end of the vertical member. At least one paper target holder is disposed on the horizontal member. At least one non-paper target holder depends from the horizontal member. The stationary target shooting system is portable and can be easily broken down and reassembled for use on a variety of surfaces. The stationary target shooting system may be adapted for target shooting with both firearms and archery. |
| US09631897B1 |
Detachable mounting rail system
The present invention is a detachable rail assembly for mounting components to a firearm. The invention includes a rail body having forward and rear ends and a bottom surface having opposed angled dovetail surfaces. The rail body further includes forward and rear pockets having movable forward and rear clamping blocks secured therein for clamping the rail assembly to the firearm. |
| US09631896B2 |
Projectile aiming optical system
Described herein are technologies related to a weapon-mounted scope to facilitate an aiming of a projectile (e.g., bullet, arrow, etc.) towards an intended target. |
| US09631892B1 |
Pistol grip knife
The device discloses a thrusting knife of improved design which provides for an angled handle to allow more natural thrusting movements in hand to hand combat situations. The knife is comprised of a pistol grip-like handle which is more natural for a user to hold and provide a striking action with more natural wrist position when in use. The invention is more readily adaptable by individuals already trained in fist fighting tactical pistol drawing and placement or other self defense or combat arts. An index finger opening at the interface of the pistol grip and blade provide for improved control. An alternate embodiment is configured for use with a gloved hand. |
| US09631889B2 |
Barrel installation tool
A barrel installation assembly is used for easily installing a barrel onto a receiver of a firearm with proper torque and alignment. The barrel installation assembly includes a barrel nut, barrel nut spacers, and a barrel installation tool. The barrel nut is configured to fasten the barrel to the receiver. The barrel nut spacers are configured to be interposed between the barrel nut and the receiver when the barrel is fastened thereto. The barrel installation tool includes a head portion configured to removably engage with the barrel nut, and a handle portion extending from the head portion. |
| US09631888B2 |
Quick connect for pistol suppressor
A quick connect for a pistol suppressor includes a housing having a first end, a second end, and a central bore with an upper portion, a lower portion, and an internal shoulder separating the upper and lower portions. A piston is within the central bore of the housing. The piston includes a piston shoulder that creates an upper recess within a central bore of the piston. A ring connected to the second end of the piston is positioned between the housing and the piston and a spring is positioned around an exterior of the piston. A wave spring is positioned in the upper recess of the piston adjacent the piston shoulder and a washer is positioned within the upper recess of the piston. A cap with a central opening and an internal locking profile is connected to the piston with the wave spring biasing the washer towards the locking profile. |
| US09631887B2 |
Gun barrel rifling
The present invention relates to rifling of a gun barrel to provide grooves and bores in the gun barrel separated by a single edge area and a polygonal area. |
| US09631884B2 |
Apparatus for storing and loading multiple rows of ammunition
The invention provides an ammunition storage box that stores and loads multiple successive rows of ammunition cartridges into firearms magazines. The box includes an interior channel and multiple openings that lead into the channel. The channel is configured to host and dispense cartridges into a firearms magazine interfaced with the box via a proximal opening, which leads into the channel. The box also includes cartridge slots, recessed into the box and convergent with the channel, that comprise recessed chambers configured to host cartridges. The box also includes a rod, configured to slideably engage within the channel and displace cartridges within the channel out from the channel. The rod is also configured to encapsulate the cartridge slots when expanded into the chamber. |
| US09631883B2 |
Reversible-loading magazine for firearms
A reversible-loading magazine device is disclosed for supplying stored cartridges to a repeating firearm upon inserted engagement therewith in opposite directions. The magazine device comprises a first and second outer casing adapted for joint engagement, each outer casing being formed having a respective compartment to hold stored cartridges therein and a restricted slotted opening at an outer distal end of each casing to permit a forced passage of the cartridges to and from the respective compartments. Inner proximal ends of each casing are fully open and further adapted to engage together about their interface so that the casings are joined together with the respective compartments therein. A spring-loaded follower assembly disposed longitudinally within the joined outer casings and fitted for movement between the respective compartments serves to urge the stored cartridges outbound through each respective compartment in opposite directions so that upon emptying one compartment, the magazine device may be removed and reloaded in the reverse direction to feed the stored cartridges to the firearm from the remaining compartment. |
| US09631882B2 |
Method and device for improving countermass-based recoil control in projectile launchers
A recoil controller is disclosed whose body 1 incorporates a strategically designed inner surface or surfaces 2. A moving countermass 6 impacts one or more times against one or more inner surfaces 2. During this process momentum is transferred from the countermass 6, to the inner surfaces 2, and then to the body 1 of the recoil controller, and then to anything to which it is attached or against which it is braced. The distributions, over time, of the momenta resulting from this transfer of momentum will depend on various factors including the composition, geometry and placement of the inner surfaces 2. A given recoil controller is designed such that the distributions, over time, of the momenta resulting from its use, are preferable to the distributions, over time, of the original momenta. The countermass 6′ shown in FIG. 1 is the countermass 6 shown after one impact. |
| US09631880B2 |
Process for optimizing a heat exchanger configuration
A heat exchanger door and heat exchanger core optimization method are provided. The door resides at an air inlet or outlet side of an electronics rack, and includes an air-to-coolant heat exchanger with a heat exchanger core. The core includes a first coolant channel coupled to a coolant inlet manifold downstream from a second coolant channel, and the first channel has a shorter channel length than the second channel. Further, coolant channels of the core are coupled to provide counter-flow cooling of an airflow passing across the core. The core optimization method determines at least one combination of parameters that optimize for a particular application at least two performance metrics of the heat exchanger. This method includes obtaining performance metrics for boundary condition(s) of possible heat exchanger configurations with different variable parameters to determine a combination of parameters that optimize the performance metrics for the heat exchanger. |
| US09631877B2 |
Furnace heat exchanger coupling
A coupling to connect a primary heat exchanger to a condensing heat exchanger of a furnace includes a coupling box extending between a primary heat exchanger and a condensing heat exchanger. The coupling box defines a flow path for flue gas between a primary heat exchanger outlet and a condensing heat exchanger inlet. A tube sheet is located at a distance from the tube sheet in the coupling box. The liner and the tube sheet define an insulating liner space therebetween reducing condensation on the liner. |
| US09631876B2 |
Heat exchanger
A heat exchanger includes a stack of heat exchanger plate pairs that each define an internal volume and include an inlet and an outlet such that a first medium flows from the inlet to the outlet along a flow axis. The inlets together form an inlet header through the heat exchanger plate pairs and the outlets together form an outlet header through the heat exchanger plate pairs. The heat exchanger also includes an array of fins disposed between and in thermal contact with adjacent heat exchanger plate pairs. The array of fins defines flow channels between the adjacent heat exchanger plate pairs such that a second medium flows through the flow channels along the flow axis. One end of the array of fins includes a cut-out area which causes a first portion of the array of fins to be positioned laterally from either the inlet header or the outlet header. |
| US09631869B2 |
Powder supply device and powder supply method
A powder supply device 1 includes a powder feed pipe, at least part of which is an expansion/contraction part, a load cell, a pressure indicator, and a controller, wherein the controller obtains a powder weight or a rate of change in powder weight in the feed tank by using a value obtained by subtracting a value proportional to the pressure in the expansion/contraction part from the load applied by the feed tank to the load cell and adding a value proportional to a rate of change in pressure in the expansion/contraction part, and controls the flow rate of the powder to be fed to the outside of the feed tank by using the powder weight or the rate of change in powder weight. |
| US09631865B1 |
Natural gas to liquid fuels, liquid natural gas and compressed natural gas
A method and apparatus for the liquefaction of natural gas or conversion of other gases to liquids that uses nanosecond or femtosecond pulse laser machined structures on surfaces of heat exchangers. The heat exchanger has metal plate and plate fin surfaces with increased surface area to volume ratio from the nanosecond or femtosecond pulse laser machined structures on its surfaces. Heat transfer and cooling are accelerated by exposing the gas to nanosecond or femtosecond pulse laser nanomachining structures. Fluid refrigerant flows through the structures in the heat exchanger metal plate and plate fins, and exchanges heat with refrigerant flowing through the structures. |
| US09631863B2 |
Liquefaction systems and associated processes and methods
Liquefaction systems and associated processes and methods are disclosed herein. Liquefaction systems in accordance with the present technology can include a liquefier positioned to liquefy gases from an emission stream. The liquefier can include a compressor configured to compress a first gas to produce a first liquid, and to compress a second gas to produce a second liquid. The first liquid can be directed to a first collection tank and the second liquid can be directed to a second collection tank. In some embodiments, a liquefaction system can direct a portion of a compressed liquid to a liquefier to pre-cool gases in the emission stream and/or to cool gases at various stages of compression. |
| US09631860B2 |
Chest freezer
A chest freezer includes a plurality of insulated walls forming a compartment that includes an upwardly facing opening. A door is configured to selectively provide access to the compartment through the upwardly facing opening. A breaker strip forms at least a portion of an upper periphery of the compartment. A channel is formed in at least a portion of the breaker strip. The channel is configured to permit attachment of a storage container thereto. A cantilevered storage container for a chest freezer is also provided. |
| US09631855B2 |
Modular dual vector fluid spray nozzles
Various embodiments of modular dual vector fluid spray nozzles are disclosed. Embodiments of the nozzles are characterized by specially shaped fluid channels, impingement surfaces and exit orifices used to generate atomized mists of fluid under pressure. Embodiments of the nozzles are generally characterized by composite fluid spray density patterns having horizontal and vertical components, i.e., dual vector in nature. The nozzles disclosed are modular and may be easily installed or removed from a given fluid spray system, nozzle head, or fixture as dictated by any given application. |
| US09631850B2 |
Thermal expansion valve with one-way control function
A thermal expansion valve with one-way control function includes a valve body having an inlet passage and an out passage, a temperature sensor installed on one end of the valve body, and a first valve core component installed in an inside chamber of the valve body. The first valve core component includes a first valve core and a valve rod against the temperature sensor. The valve body also includes an accommodation component extending from said the inlet passage into the valve body and coaxially installed with the inlet passage. The accommodation component has a second valve port connected with the inside chamber. The accommodation component has a second valve core component having a supporting piece and a second valve core matching the second valve port. The processing of the structure is convenient and the assembly of the second valve core component is simple and reliable. |
| US09631847B2 |
Refrigeration cycle apparatus
The volume ratio of a hot-water-supply-side liquid extension pipe to a water heat exchanger is set to be equal to or more than the minimum volume ratio, which is the volume ratio of the hot-water-supply-side liquid extension pipe to the water heat exchanger when the required refrigerant amount during a cooling and hot water supply simultaneous operation in which an indoor-side heat exchanger serves as an evaporator, the water heat exchanger serves as a condenser, cooling energy is supplied from the indoor-side heat exchanger, and heating energy is supplied from the water heat exchanger is equal to the required refrigerant amount during a heating operation in which a heat-source-side heat exchanger serves as an evaporator, the indoor-side heat exchanger serves as a condenser, and heating energy is supplied from the indoor-side heat exchanger. |
| US09631844B2 |
Layer assembly for heat exchanger
There is disclosed herein a layer assembly for a heat exchanger, the layer assembly comprising: at least one heat pump module, the module comprising a thermo-electric cooler (TEC) attached to an island formed from a flow-permissive material; a flow-permissive layer provided with an island-reciprocating recess for substantially corresponding to and accommodating the island; a thermal storage layer comprising a heat transfer matrix material charged with a phase-change material, and provided with a TEC-reciprocating recess for substantially corresponding to and accommodating the TEC, wherein the TEC is attached to the thermal storage layer at a surface of the TEC-reciprocating recess, and the flow-permissive layer and the thermal storage layer are arranged such that the island of flow-permissive material extends into the island-reciprocating recess and a separation exists between the island and the flow-permissive layer. |
| US09631842B1 |
Magneto-caloric cooling system
A magneto-caloric cooling system includes an energy absorption area configured to be positioned proximate a thermal energy producing device. At least one energy dissipation area is configured to be positioned proximate a thermal energy dissipation device. A thermal energy transfer device is configured to be cycled between the energy absorption area and the energy dissipation area. A magnetic field generation device is configured to produce a magnetic field proximate the energy dissipation area. |
| US09631841B2 |
Refrigerant evaporator
A refrigerant evaporator includes four core portions. A part of the refrigerant passes through a first core portion and a fourth core portion. The other part of the refrigerant passes through a second core portion and a third core portion. An exchanging unit exchanges the positions where the refrigerant flows. A passage through which the second core portion communicates with the third core portion includes a throttle passage in the intermediate tank unit. The throttle passage and the end portion of the intermediate tank unit reverse the refrigerant flow toward a partitioning member. Since the distribution of a liquid-phase refrigerant is adjusted by the throttle passage, a concentration of the liquid-phase refrigerant on a position in the vicinity of an outlet of the third core portion is suppressed. Accordingly, the concentration of the liquid-phase refrigerant in the core portions located downstream of the refrigerant flow is suppressed. |
| US09631838B2 |
Boiler control comprising analog up/down timer circuit for generating variable threshold signal
An apparatus comprises a sensor circuit configured to detect activation of at least one circulator arranged to circulate liquid from a boiler through at least one circulation loop and back to the boiler. An analog up/down timer circuit has an input coupled to an output of the sensor circuit and generates a variable threshold signal that varies as a function of an activation time of the at least one circulator. A burner control circuit receives the variable threshold signal from the analog up/down timer circuit and generates an ignition control signal based at least in part on comparison of a temperature sensor signal of the boiler with the variable threshold signal. An ignition driver receives the ignition control signal from the burner control circuit and generates an ignition signal for a burner configured to burn fuel to heat the liquid in the boiler based at least in part on the ignition control signal. |
| US09631834B2 |
Dehumidifier having split condenser configuration
One aspect provides a dehumidifier that has a dehumidifying circuit and includes an evaporator, a first portion of a condensing circuit, and a first blower configured to direct a first air stream along a first flow path and through the evaporator and the first portion of the condensing circuit, for reducing the humidity of the first air stream. The dehumidifier also comprises a heat removing circuit, comprising a second blower configured to direct a second air stream along a second flow path and through a second portion of the condensing circuit for removing heat from the second portion of the condensing circuit. The first and second condensing circuits are fluidly coupled. |
| US09631832B2 |
Air distribution apparatus
An air distribution apparatus for mounting with respect to an air conditioning port in a ceiling surface is provided. The air distribution apparatus includes at least one bracket and an air distribution device. The at least one bracket includes a body portion and a protrusion extending from the body portion. The protrusion includes an abutment surface configured to abut a ceiling surface while the body portion at least partially extends into an air conditioning port of a ceiling surface. The air distribution device is configured to be mounted to the bracket to distribute air from an air conditioning port in a ceiling surface. |
| US09631831B2 |
Method for controlling the opening of an HVAC valve based on the energy-per-flow gradient
A method for controlling the opening of a valve (10) in an HVAC system (100) to regulate the flow φ of a fluid through a thermal energy exchanger (2) of the HVAC system (100) and adjust the amount of energy E exchanged by the thermal energy exchanger (2). According to the method, an energy-per-flow gradient ⅆ E ⅆ φ is determined, and the opening of the valve (10) is controlled depending on the energy-per-flow gradient ⅆ E ⅆ φ . The energy-per-flow gradient ⅆ E ⅆ φ is determined by measuring at consecutive points in time the flow φ1, φ2, through the valve (10), by determining the amounts of energy E1, E2 exchanged by the thermal energy exchanger (2) at these points in time, and by calculating the energy-per-flow gradient ⅆ E ⅆ φ = E 2 - E 1 φ 2 - φ 1 from the flow φ1, φ2, and exchanged energy E1, E2. |
| US09631830B2 |
Motor control device, motor control method, and blower apparatus
A motor control device which controls a motor for driving a blower unit, comprises a torque command generating section which obtains a motor speed of the motor and generates a torque command which causes an air flow of air supplied from the blower unit to coincide with a target air flow; wherein the torque command generating section is configured to calculate the torque command as a product of a polynomial of variables derived by dividing the target air flow by the motor speed, and a square of the motor speed. |
| US09631829B2 |
Air conditioner
An air conditioner capable of achieving both user comfort and power reduction is provided. The air conditioner includes a mean room temperature sensing mechanism 13 for sensing the mean room temperature of an indoor space, a normal target pressure memory 14 storing a normal target pressure set to a target value during normal control operation of a compressor controller and related with the outdoor temperature and air-conditioning load of the indoor space, a normal temperature difference computation unit 15 for calculating a temperature difference between a normal saturation temperature corresponding to the normal target pressure and the mean room temperature as a normal temperature difference, and a power reduction temperature difference computation unit 16 for calculating a power reduction temperature difference reduced from the normal temperature difference on the basis of a target power consumption decrement with respect to power consumption during normal control of the air conditioner, a compressor controller 18 is configured to control a compressor 5 by changing a power reduction target pressure, which is a saturation pressure corresponding to a power reduction saturation temperature calculated on the basis of the mean room temperature and the power reduction temperature difference, to the target value. |
| US09631826B2 |
Combined air-conditioning and hot-water supply system
The controller controls a bypass solenoid valve and hot-water supply expansion unit in a defrosting operation based on a refrigerant temperature detected by a first temperature sensor and a heat medium temperature detected by a second temperature sensor. |
| US09631823B2 |
Methods and systems for desiccant air conditioning
A desiccant air conditioning system for treating an air stream entering a building space includes a conditioner having structures arranged in a substantially vertical orientation with an air stream gap between adjacent structures. An air stream flows through the air stream gaps and is exposed to the liquid desiccant and dehumidified when in some of the flow paths and exposed to water and humidified when in other flow paths. Each structure further includes a separate collector at a lower end of the at least one surface of that structure for collecting the liquid desiccant or water that has flowed across the at least one surface of the structure. The system also includes a diverter for diverting a portion of the air stream that has been dehumidified to a flow path where it is exposed to water where it absorbs a portion of the water and is thereby cooled. |
| US09631822B2 |
Air conditioner
A locking claw on an outer face of a container portion made of resin is engaged with a locking hole in an outer periphery of a case made of sheet metal, the container portion being covered by the case, a locking claw on an outer face of a cover is engaged with a locking hole in an outer periphery of a lid body, the cover being covered by the lid body, they are assembled so that a part of an opening edge of an opening portion of the case is covered by an opening edge of an opening portion of the cover, the container portion and the case as well as the cover and the lid body are fixed to form an electric equipment box and a flame spread inhibiting path is formed between the lid body and the case. |
| US09631820B2 |
Countertop oven accessories
A combination oven and cutting board. A bench-top oven having a metal upper surface; the oven further including: a cutting board; and wherein the upper surface having features that cooperate with the cutting board; and the cutting board having heat resistant feet that interlock with the features. |
| US09631818B2 |
Fireplace gas insert
A fireplace gas insert comprising: a fire box; a gas burner tube located inside the fire box; four legs attached to the fire box, and configured to create an air gap below the fire box; a first support bar attached to at least one of the four legs, the support bar extending generally away from the from the fire box; a gas valve attached to the first support bar, and in fluid communication with the gas burner tube; an ignition module attached to the first support bar; a remote control receiver unit attached to the first support bar; a cover configured extend from the left side of a fireplace to the right side of the fireplace, and to extend from the rear of the fireplace to the front of the fireplace, and to present a front face to the room the fireplace is located in, the cover comprising: a top; a front attached to the top and located generally orthogonally to the top; an air draw opening located in the front; a firebox opening located in the top; where the top and front generally encloses and hides from view the first support, gas valve, ignition module, remote control receiver unit, and the convection sleeve, where the firebox opening is in fluid communication with the interior of the firebox; and where the air draw opening is in fluid communication with the firebox opening. A fireplace gas insert system comprising: a fireplace, a fireplace gas insert located in the fireplace, the fireplace gas insert comprising: a fire box; a gas burner tube located inside the fire box; four legs attached to the fire box, and configured to create an air gap below the fire box; a first support bar attached to at least one of the four legs, the support bar extending generally away from the from the fire box; a gas valve attached to the first support bar, and in fluid communication with the gas burner tube; an ignition module attached to the first support bar; a remote control receiver unit attached to the first support bar; a cover configured extend from the left side of the fireplace to the right side of the fireplace, and to extend from the rear of the fireplace to the front of the fireplace, and to present a front face to the room the fireplace is located in, the cover comprising: a top; a front attached to the top and located generally orthogonally to the top; an air draw opening located in the front; a firebox opening located in the top; where the top and front generally encloses and hides from view the first support, gas valve, ignition module, remote control receiver unit, and the convection sleeve, where the firebox opening is in fluid communication with the interior of the firebox; and where the air draw opening is in fluid communication with the firebox opening. |
| US09631817B2 |
Cooktop appliance
A cooktop appliance includes a plurality of gas burners positioned at an outer surface of a panel. A griddle plate may be positioned over at least one gas burner of the plurality of gas burners. An electric heating element is mounted to the griddle plate. A socket on the panel may receive a plug of the electric heating element. A switch configured for obstructing gas fuel flow to the at least one gas burner of the plurality of gas burners when the griddle plate is positioned over the at least one gas burner of the plurality of gas burners. |
| US09631814B1 |
Engine assemblies and methods with diffuser vane count and fuel injection assembly count relationships
An engine assembly includes a compressor section configured to supply compressed air and a combustion section coupled to the compressor section. The compressor section includes a diffuser with diffuser vanes to condition the compressed air, and the diffuser vanes have a vane count of a first value. The combustion section includes a combustion chamber to receive the compressed air and fuel injection assemblies configured to introduce fuel into the combustion chamber. The fuel injection assemblies have a fuel injection assembly count of a second value, and the first value is a whole number multiple of the second value. |
| US09631813B2 |
Insert element for closing an opening inside a wall of a hot gas path component of a gas turbine and method for enhancing operational behaviour of a gas turbine
An insert element for closing an opening inside a wall of a hot gas path component of a gas turbine includes a plate like body with an opening sided surface. The surface provides at least one first area which projects beyond at least one second area of said surface which surrounds the at least one first area frame-like. The at least one first area is encompassed by a circumferential edge corresponding in form and size to the opening such that the circumferential edge and the opening contour limit a gap at least in some areas, while the at least one second area contacts directly or indirectly the wall of the hot gas path component at a rear side facing away from the hot gas path. The plate like body provides at least a first functional layer-system, providing at least one layer made of heat resistant material, defining the first area of the surface (S). |
| US09631809B2 |
Booster air heater for high moisture fuels
A system for drying pulverized high moisture fuel for use in a selective catalytic reduction system equipped combustion system is provided. The combustion system includes a mill for pulverizing fuel, an air heater, two fuel gas streams at different temperatures, a booster air heater and a fuel duct for feeding dried pulverized fuel to a combustion furnace. |
| US09631808B2 |
Fuel-air-flue gas burner
A gaseous fuel-air-flue gas burner is described herein. One device includes a housing having a combustion chamber containing a combustion area in which a combination of fuel, air, and flue gas mix to form a flame, a flame arrester having an outer surface for the flame to form, a supply chamber configured to receive the fuel, air, and flue gas mixture at an inlet and provide the combustion area with the fuel, air, and flue gas mixture at an outlet to produce a flame and a quantity of return flue gas, and a return cavity configured to move return flue gas away from the combustion area and into the inlet of the supply chamber. |
| US09631806B2 |
Device for housing electronics and optics at the leading edge of a fire suppression operation
A device for housing electronics and optics at the leading edge of a fire suppression operation. The device can be attached to a fire hose, water discharge outlet on a fire engine/ladder truck. The device can enhance fire ground visibility by means of a lighting source, enhance fire ground communication by means of a video monitoring source, enhance operation using infrared thermal imaging and enhance fire fighter safety by means of an atmospheric/biological metering/monitoring/warning source. All of these enhancements are preferably contained in one, unit with the ability to be deployed anywhere on the fire scene. |
| US09631805B2 |
Inflatable display with dynamic lighting effect
An inflatable display with dynamic lighting effect has an inflatable body, an air pump inflating the inflatable body, and a lighting assembly mounted inside the inflatable body for providing dynamic lighting variations. The lighting assembly has a light housing, a power supply, a lighting module, and a refracting module mounted in the light housing. The lighting module and the refracting module rotate relative to each other. As light beams emitted from the lighting module pass through the refracting module, the light beams are mixed and refracted. With relative rotation of the lighting module and the refracting module, the light beams can project outwards to further penetrate through the inflatable body at different angles covering a large area to form the dynamic lighting variations and to exhibit the dynamic lighting effect. |
| US09631803B2 |
LED lighting apparatus with heat dissipating member
A light-emitting diode (LED) lighting apparatus includes an exterior member which covers a heat-dissipating member. Therefore, the LED lighting apparatus may be dustproof and waterproof. The shape of the heat-dissipating member may be modified to increase the surface area thereof and thus effectively dissipate heat. |
| US09631788B2 |
Light shielding structure for LED lamp
A light shielding structure for an LED lamp contains: a lamp holder, a light cover, and a light shade. The lamp holder includes an LED light disc mounted on a top surface thereof and a support frame fixed proximate to an outer peripheral side of the top surface of the lamp holder. The light cover includes a connecting rack disposed in a top end thereof and connected with the support frame. The light shade is made of translucent material and is fitted with the LED light disc. Thereby, lights emit gently and evenly form the LED light disc via the light shade, and a light shadow of the connecting rack does not project upwardly. Preferably, the light shielding structure prevents insects or objects from dropping into the LED lamp. |
| US09631782B2 |
LED-based rectangular illumination device
An illumination device includes a plurality of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) in a rectangular light mixing cavity mounted above the LEDs and configured to mix and color convert light emitted from the LEDs. The long sidewall surfaces of the rectangular light mixing cavity are coated with a first type of wavelength converting material while the short sidewall surfaces reflect incident light without color conversion. The output window that is above and separated from the LEDs is coated with a second type of wavelength converting material. The light mixing cavity may include a replaceable, reflective insert that includes a non-metallic, diffuse reflective layer backed by a second reflective layer. Additionally, the LEDs may be mounted on raised pads on a mounting board. The light mixing cavity may include a bottom reflector with holes wherein the raised pads elevate the LEDs above the top surface of the bottom reflector through the holes. |
| US09631781B2 |
Optical integrated device
The invention is directed to the provision of an optical integrated device wherein provisions are made to be able to mount components on a substrate with high accuracy and high packing density without having to heat the components. The optical integrated device includes a substrate, an optical device optically coupled to a first device, and an electrical device mounted on top of the optical device or on top of a second device, wherein the optical device is bonded to the substrate by surface activated bonding via a first bonding portion formed from a metallic material on the substrate, and the electrical device is bonded to the optical device or the second device by surface activated bonding via a second bonding portion formed from a metallic material on the optical device or the second device. |
| US09631779B2 |
Optical system utilizing LED illumination for a light bar, and light bar having same
An optical system is provided having a first optical element for directing LED light received outwards, and two second optical elements each disposed to receive a portion of the light from a different one of two opposing ends of the first optical element so that the second optical elements redirects such portion of the light received outwards. Light from the optical system is preferably collimated along a first dimension, and non-collimated along a second dimension perpendicular to the first dimension. The first optical element and second optical elements are disposed in an integrated structure to facilitate mounting of the optical system upon a circuit board having LEDs which provide light to the first optical element. A light bar is also provided having multiple sets of LEDs on circuit boards, where each set provides light to a different one of the optical systems. |
| US09631777B2 |
Raw material vaporizing and supplying apparatus equipped with raw material concentration
An apparatus able to regulate a raw material concentration, in a mixed gas of carrier gas and raw material gas, accurately and stably to supply the mixed gas to a process chamber, with a flow rate controlled highly accurately, thereby detecting a vapor concentration of the raw material gas in the mixed gas easily and highly accurately and displaying the concentration in real time without using an expensive concentration meter, etc. |
| US09631774B2 |
Liner-based assembly for removing impurities
A single use bag for storing a material. The single use bag includes a two layers of which one of the two layers is in contact with the material container within the bag. The layer which is in contact with the material contained within the bag is an active layer. The active layer may be made active by incorporating a scavenger into the layer. At least one layer of the single use bag may include a fluoropolymer. |
| US09631770B2 |
Bracket for fixing a panel to a t-post
A bracket for attaching (removably or fixedly) a panel, board, sign, fence, or other long, flat object to a t-post, is described. In some embodiments, the bracket includes a t-post attachment portion, the t-post attachment portion including a face plate and two opposing side plates, the face plate extending between the two opposing side plates and fixed to front edges of the two opposing side plates, and a panel attachment portion, the panel attachment portion including a flat plate, the flat plate fixed to back edges of the two opposing side plates. |
| US09631764B2 |
Device and method for repairing an elongate body
A device (110) and a method for locally repairing or reinforcing an elongate body (100), said device (110) being intended for winding one or a plurality of layers of pre-impregnated polymerizable strip around the elongate body (100), said device (110) comprising: —releasable means (112, 113) of attachment around the elongate body (100), —means for the rotational movement of support structure (125) around the means (112, 113) of attachment, —means for the longitudinal movement of a spool (135) of a pre-impregnated polymerizable strip relative to the support structure (125), said support (125) comprising means for limiting the movement of the spool to a predetermined path, said spool (135) being unwindable when it is subjected to a given tension, —means for bringing the spool (135) into rotational and translational movement around the elongate body (100), causing the pre-impregnated polymerizable strip to be wound around said body. |
| US09631762B2 |
Connection element with sealing member
A connection assembly for sealing to an end of a tube includes a polymeric body having an opening configured to slidably receive the end of the tube. The opening further has a first open end, a second end, and an internal sealing surface spaced from the open end. A reinforcement member is spaced from and generally surrounds at least a portion of the opening and includes a body section and an end portion with the end portion being generally adjacent the internal sealing surface. A sealing member is adjacent the internal sealing surface of the opening and is configured to interact with the internal sealing surface of the opening and the end of the tube to form a seal between the connection member and the tube. A locking device is configured to secure the connection assembly to the tube. |
| US09631760B2 |
Oil drain connector
An oil drain connector includes a main body and a sleeve. When it is required to release pressure, a sleeve is turned to loosen an upper section of an outer threaded portion of the main body relative to a container. Because an air outlet is slightly higher than a liquid inlet in the vertical direction, the liquid inside the container is first contact with a liquid inlet to pass through a first channel and then to be drained through a liquid outlet. At this time, the air enters a second channel through an air inlet, and then enters the container for the liquid to be drained smoothly. |
| US09631757B2 |
Pipe joint
Provided is a pipe joint for connecting tubular conduits, in particular for connecting lengths of pipe to form a fluid transport system. The pipe joint includes a conduit formed with at least one connection end. The or each connection end includes a wall defining a receiving recess for receiving an end of a pipe length; a groove formed to a depth in an internal surface of the wall of the receiving recess; and a channel communicating between the groove and an external surface of the connection end. The pipe joint further includes a connector formed from a length of material which is seatable within the groove via the channel and which is wider than the depth of the groove so that when seated within the groove the connector extends into the receiving recess. |
| US09631755B2 |
Implement interface
A carrier for an implement that can be operably coupled to a power machine. In one example, an implement carrier can be mountable to a power machine for securing an implement for use with the power machine. The implement carrier can include an implement carrier frame, a locking feature for securing an implement, and a coupler block that is pivotally mounted to the implement carrier frame for engaging couplers on the implement. |
| US09631753B2 |
Hydraulic fitting for a hydraulic hose
A hydraulic hose fitting comprises a hydraulic hose engaging portion and a hydraulic port engaging portion. The hydraulic hose engaging portion includes a body having an axial bore extending therethrough and a stem press-fit into the axial bore. The hydraulic port engaging portion is coupled to the hydraulic hose engaging portion. The hydraulic port engaging portion may be a swivel nut. |
| US09631749B2 |
Quick release connector
A quick release connector is provided, including: a female connector, including an inner sleeve member, an outer sleeve member slidably sleeved on the inner sleeve member, a first elastic member abutting against between the inner and outer sleeve members, an blocking member disposed on and partially protrudable into the inner sleeve member and a first elastic abutting assembly disposed in the female connector; a male connector, including a connecting protrusion, the connecting protrusion being movable between a stuck position and a releasing position relative to the inner sleeve member, the connecting protrusion elastically abutted by the first elastic abutting assembly to be in the stuck position normally. Wherein, when the connecting protrusion is in the stuck position, the male connector is non-withdrawable from the female connector; and when the connecting protrusion is in the releasing position, the male connector is withdrawable from the female connector. |
| US09631748B2 |
Clamping belt and pipe coupling for the force-closed connection of pipes, in particular of smooth-end pipes
A clamping belt for a pipe coupling for connecting smooth-end pipes in a force-closed manner has ends that overlap each other, where the width of the two ends of the clamping belt that overlap each other together is no more than the width of the clamping belt in the longitudinal section between the ends. A pipe coupling using the clamping belt has a sealing element and an anchoring element that surrounds the sealing element. The anchoring element includes elements that follow one another in the circumferential direction. |
| US09631746B2 |
Coupling with tongue and groove
A method of coupling first and second pipe elements in end-to-end facing relationship includes obtaining a coupling, the coupling including an annular gasket, at least one segment, and a fastener, each segment being approximately semi-circular and including at least two ends, each end including at least one of a tongue and a groove, each tongue protruding circumferentially from at least one end, each groove defined circumferentially in at least one end; slipping the coupling onto the first pipe element beyond any groove proximate the end of the first pipe element; aligning the second pipe element in end-to-end facing relationship with the first pipe element; slipping the coupling onto the second pipe element such that the segments of the coupling straddle the ends of the first and second pipe elements; and engaging each fastener to deform each segment into contact with the outer surfaces of the first and second pipe elements. |
| US09631742B2 |
Marine pipeline installation vessel and method
A marine pipeline installation vessel for laying a pipeline on the seabed, the vessel at least being adapted to carry out the reel lay method, wherein the vessel includes at least a first and a second storage reel for storage of the pipeline to be laid, which storage reels are positioned in or onto the vessel; a pipeline launch tower mounted to the vessel, which pipeline launch tower is adapted to launch the pipeline in a firing line along said tower; a pipeline guide which is mounted at an elevated position to the pipeline launch tower, which pipeline guide has a pipeline guide surface member providing an essentially circular or semi-circular pipeline guide surface, which pipeline guide is adapted to—in a primary pipelaying position thereof relative to the tower guide a pipeline from a first storage reel over the pipeline guide into the firing line, wherein the pipeline contacts the pipeline guide surface at a first contact point fore of the firing line and departs the surface at a first departure point into the firing line. |
| US09631741B2 |
Casing puller
A casing puller includes a body and at least one arm. The body has first and second ends, at least one end connectable to a drill pipe. The body defines a longitudinal axis and sized for insertion into a casing pipe. The at least one arm is disposed on the body and moves between a stowed position and a deployed position. The at least one arm extends away from the longitudinal axis when in its deployed position and is arranged to engage an arm receiver defined by the casing pipe. |
| US09631732B2 |
Cavitation reactor comprising pulse valve and resonance chamber
A cavitation reactor having a pulse valve for receiving an input fluid flow and generating a pulsed output flow that is provided to the input of a resonance chamber, such as a tube. The pulse valve uses a shaft with a number of regularly spaced lands to form fluid conduits between an input port and the output port connected to the resonance tube to cause fluid communication between the input and output ports to be regularly opened and closed, thereby producing a pulsed output that drives the formation of resonance waves in the resonance chamber. The shaft is rotated at a suitable frequency to produce cavitation bubbles that collapse in the resonance chamber without damaging the valve shaft. |
| US09631731B2 |
Diverter valve
A valve for diverting the flow of fluid has a housing with an inlet and a plurality of outlets arranged in spaced relation around the housing. A body is positioned within the housing. The body is rotatable relatively to the housing and has an intake port and an exhaust port joined by a void space. The intake port is aligned with the housing inlet and both the intake port and the housing inlet are coaxially aligned with the axis of rotation of the body. The exhaust port is positioned eccentric to the axis and may be aligned with any one of the plurality of housing outlet ports upon rotation of the body relatively to the housing. A seal is positioned between the body and the housing. The seal surrounds the outlets and the exhaust port to prevent leakage when the exhaust port is aligned with an outlet. |
| US09631729B2 |
Closure element for a valve device and valve device
A closure element for a valve device for fluids and a valve device for fluids is described. The closure element includes a membrane and a valve device protruding from the membrane. The valve device has an outer diameter recess which is configured so that the closure element can be locked by means of a locking slide which can be moved toward the outer diameter recess substantially orthogonally to a feed axis. |
| US09631728B1 |
Touch-type gas control valve
The touch-type gas control valve contains a button, a spring, a hollow body, an O-shaped ring, and a stem. The button is configured to be slidable in and out of a top side of the body. The body has a number of outlets around the lower section's circumference and an inlet on a bottom side of the body. The spring is housed inside the body. The ring is positioned around the inlet. The stem has a semi-spherical head at a bottom end and threads around a top section. The stem runs through the ring, into the body through the inlet, through the spring, and is fastened into the bottom side of the button. The ring is sandwiched between the semi-spherical head and the bottom side of the body by the resilience of the spring when the button is not depressed. |
| US09631719B2 |
Vehicle transmission and method for its operation
A transmission having a plurality of shifting elements which are selectively engaged and disengaged when a gearshift is carried out, and a plurality of gearsets which, depending on the shifting position of the shifting elements produce a defined transmission ratio, and a shifting oil system which supplies the shifting elements with oil in order to operate them and a cooling and lubricating oil system which supplies assemblies of the transmission with oil for cooling and/or lubricating. From the shifting oil provided by the shifting oil system, a partial stream of oil can be tapped off for cooling and/or lubricating the shifting elements, such that a quantity of cooling and lubricating oil that is or can be supplied by the cooling and lubricating oil system can be reduced to the quantity required for cooling and/or lubricating those assemblies of the transmission which do not contain the shifting elements. |
| US09631715B1 |
One-piece integrated chain snubber and oil diverter for a transaxle
A transaxle for a vehicle has a case adapted to retain a transaxle oil. A chain transfers torque between transaxle gears, and a snubber is disposed along the tension side of the chain. The snubber comprises a molded base plate with a pair of mounting inserts extending transverse to the base plate to mount the snubber to a case of the transaxle. A snubber plate is integrally molded with the base plate and extends substantially transversely from a longitudinal side of the base plate to frame an edge of the chain. A ramp plate is integrally molded with the base plate and extends substantially transversely from the base plate and obliquely with respect to the snubber plate. A scoop is integrally molded with the base plate and extends from the ramp plate configured to transversely deflect a flow of transaxle oil directed to the scoop by the ramp plate. |
| US09631714B2 |
Bicycle sprocket and bicycle crank assembly
A bicycle sprocket comprises a sprocket body and a chain engagement structure. The chain engagement structure includes a plurality of sprocket teeth. The plurality of sprocket teeth include at least one first tooth and at least one second tooth. The at least one first tooth has a first tooth top extending non-parallel to a sprocket-plane perpendicular to a rotational center axis when viewed from a radial direction of the bicycle sprocket. The at least one first tooth has a first axial chain-engagement width that is larger than an inner link space defined between a pair of inner link plates of a bicycle chain and smaller than an outer link space defined between a pair of outer link plates of the bicycle chain. The at least one second tooth has a second axial chain-engagement width that is smaller than the inner link space. |
| US09631712B2 |
Electric linear actuator
An electric linear actuator has a housing with an electric motor, a speed reduction mechanism and a ball screw mechanism. The ball screw mechanism converts the rotational motion of the electric motor to an axial linear motion of a drive shaft. The ball screw mechanism has a nut and a screw shaft. The screw shaft is inserted into the nut, via a large number of balls. The screw shaft is axially movably supported on the housing but is non-rotatable with respect to the housing. An output gear, forming part of the speed reduction mechanism, is secured on the nut. The bearings are arranged at either side of the output gear. The bearings are mounted on the housing, via a ring-shaped washer, formed from an elastic member. |
| US09631710B1 |
Multiple purpose tool assembly
A multiple purpose tool assembly for performing various manipulations of a pipe includes a tubular housing that may be gripped by a user. The tubular housing is selectively positionable proximate a pipe. A motor is operationally coupled to the tubular housing. A worm gear is operationally coupled to the motor so the motor selectively rotates the worm gear. An actuator is operationally coupled to the tubular housing. The actuator is operationally coupled to the motor so the actuator selectively actuates the motor. A head is removably coupled to the tubular housing. The head is operationally coupled to the worm gear so the head is selectively actuated. The head selectively engages the pipe so the head may selectively manipulate the pipe. |
| US09631708B2 |
Automatic transmission
An automatic transmission wherein the intermediate gear and the reduced-speed rotation output are coupled to each other via a first clutch, the second ring gear and the input are coupled to each other via a second clutch, the first sun gear and the reduced-speed rotation output are coupled to each other via a third clutch, the first sun gear is coupled to a first lock, the second ring gear is coupled to a second lock, and the common carrier is coupled to an output member. |
| US09631704B2 |
Multi-stages automatic transmission for vehicle
A multi-stages automatic transmission for a vehicle may include first, second, third and fourth planetary gear sets, each including first, second and third rotation elements, respectively, and friction members including first, second, third and fourth clutches and first and second brakes. |
| US09631703B2 |
Multi-speed transmission
A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices may include clutches and brakes and are selectively engageable in combinations of at least two to establish at least eight forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio between the input member and the output member. |
| US09631696B2 |
Centrifugal force pendulum
The invention relates to a centrifugal force pendulum (100) for suppressing torsional oscillations in a drive train, comprising a first and a second flange (105, 110) that are non-rotatably connected to the drive train and a first and a second pendulum mass (125, 135) that are arranged axially offset between the flanges. The pendulum masses have different suppressing frequencies. |
| US09631691B2 |
Vibration dampening devices and methods
An embodiment vibration dampening device includes a stack of permanent magnets having a plurality of cross-sectional areas, wherein the permanent magnets are electrically coupled in series with each other. The device further includes an insulating sheath disposed around the stack of permanent magnets, and a visco-elastic polymer disposed within the sheath and around the stack of permanent magnets. |
| US09631685B2 |
Electric actuator and vehicle brake system
An electric actuator includes a shaft member, a nut member, a power transmission member, and a guide portion. A spiral groove is formed on an outer circumference of the shaft member. The nut member is fitted onto the shaft member. A power transmission member is disposed between an inner circumference of the nut member and the groove. The guide portion is configured to guide linear motion of the shaft member. Rotation of the nut member about the shaft member by means of a rotational driving force of an electric motor results in the linear motion of the shaft member. The guide portion includes a rotating mechanism portion configured to rotate the shaft member about an axis when the shaft member is in the linear motion. |
| US09631684B1 |
Velocity-dependent mechanical and magnetic clutch
A mechanical and magnetic clutch is provided. The clutch includes a clutch device having a first magnet and a movable member having a plurality of magnets. The clutch device has a first position in which the clutch device and the movable member are disengaged and a second position in which the clutch device and the movable member are engaged. One of the plurality of magnets is arranged on the movable member to interact with the first magnet and move the clutch device from the first position to the second position, when the clutch device is moving at a first speed relative to the movable member. The plurality of magnets is arranged on the movable member to interact with the first magnet and keep the clutch device in the first position while the movable member is moving at a second speed relative to the clutch device. |
| US09631683B2 |
Operation mechanism, dual-clutch assembly and vehicle
An operation mechanism for a dual-clutch assembly is provided. The dual-clutch assembly comprises a first clutch having a first clutch bearing, and a second clutch having a second clutch bearing. The operation mechanism comprises: a supporting member; a first operation member adapted to be rotatably coupled to the supporting member and to actuate the first clutch bearing; and a second operation member adapted to be rotatably coupled to the supporting member and to actuate the second clutch bearing. The second operation member is always spaced a predetermined distance from the first operation member in an operation direction. |
| US09631677B2 |
Clutch
A clutch includes a first clutch part connected to a drive shaft, a second clutch part connected to an output shaft and a pressure element arranged to engage the first and second clutch parts, wherein a reinforcement mechanism is provided in a force flow zone between the pressure element and the second clutch part, wherein the mechanism has first and second ramps to transmit a biasing force for pressing the pressure element against the first clutch part. |
| US09631676B2 |
Tripod joint having low vibration inducing forces
A tripod joint including an outer joint member with several axially extending elongate tracks; an inner joint member with several radial axle journals distributed over the outer circumference thereof; at least a number of rollers corresponding to the number of axle journals, where the roller is respectively pivotably retained with a central bore on the associated axle journal and is in engagement with the elongate tracks, where the roller is accommodated in the associated track so as to be displaceable in the axial direction of the outer joint member; where each axle journal includes on its circumference two outer diametrically opposed spherical end faces for engagement into the bore, where the bore has a cylindrical portion for engagement with the spherical end faces in order to support the roller so as to be displaceable relative to the journal, and at least a constricted portion that is adjacent thereto in the axial direction, while forming a continuous transition, on one side of the cylindrical portion, and that reaches behind the spherical end faces, for limiting the displacing movement. |
| US09631668B2 |
Washer member in valve housing of engine
A washer member disposed in a valve housing of an engine is disclosed. The washer member resiliently supports an injector push member via an elastic member and receives a pair of hydraulic lash adjusters for operating an inlet valve and an outlet valve of a cylinder of the engine. The washer member includes a base portion adapted to abut a support member disposed within the valve housing. The support member defines a clearance with the valve housing to movably dispose the pair of hydraulic lash adjusters within the valve housing. The washer member further includes a side portion extending from the base portion. The side portion is configured to define a lateral movement of the elastic member within a tolerance limit. The side portion is further configured to define a rotational movement of the washer member within a tolerance limit. |
| US09631667B2 |
Washer and combination washer and fastener system for building construction
A washer for use in building construction having an outer side having an upper surface defined by an upper wall, an underside opposite the outer side, and a perimeter. A central aperture extends from the outer side to the underside, with an alignment surface extending inwardly and downwardly relative to the central aperture with the alignment surface configured to be contacted by a nose stem of a fastener gun. A central chamfer is disposed at the central aperture and is configured to mate with the head of a fastener driven by the fastener gun. The upper surface of the outer side comprises a conical portion extending from the perimeter, with the alignment surface extending inwardly and downwardly to the central chamfer. |
| US09631666B1 |
Plastic expandable bolt thread protector
A plastic expandable bolt thread protector is disclosed that protects the threads of a bolt over which the thread protector is placed either just before shipping a bolt or just before a bolt is put to use. The thread protector is made of a rigid but flexible material having inwardly extending protrusions or pointed segments extending from the wall of the protector into a hollow interior of the protector and when the protector is axially placed over the bolt threads the protrusions or pointed segments create an interference fit with the bolt threads that holds the protector on the bolt threads, and when there is a greater interference fit the wall of the protector deforms and expands outwardly. |
| US09631665B2 |
Screw-locking insert
A screw-locking element in the form of an H cross-section profile is fitted into a longitudinal slot through a bushing sidewall that captures opposing recesses of the insert. When assembled to the bushing, the locking presents a base on the outside of the bushing and a screw-engaging longitudinal strip on the inside along the threads. The bushing may have more than one locking insert and the inserts are preferably composed on Nylon. |
| US09631664B2 |
Bolted joint inner thread coating and methods of manufacturing
A device and corresponding methods for applying a coating material are disclosed. The method may include applying a first coating material on a threaded region of an opening in a multi-piece assembly, and inserting at least one fastener to the threaded region. The fastener may include a mating thread selectively secured to the threaded region of the opening to create a first friction interface between the fastener and the multi-piece assembly. The method may further include tensioning the fastener between a load surface of the multi-piece assembly and the mating thread. In one example, the load surface may define in part a second friction interface between the fastener and the multi-piece assembly that is spaced away from the threaded region such that the first coating material does not influence the second friction interface. In another example, the first coating material may be applied in a substantially uniform thickness. |
| US09631661B2 |
Expansion anchor
An expansion anchor includes a screw and an anchor body configured to receive a shank of the screw, the anchor body including: a flange configured to be directed towards the screw head; a nut-forming portion configured to cooperate with the screw thread; and a deformable expansion portion between the flange and the nut-forming portion. The nut-forming portion is configured to advance in the direction of the flange, by deforming the expansion portion to a deployed state, by screwing the screw in the nut-forming portion. When the anchor is mounted inside a hole in a wall, with the flange bearing against a first face of the wall, the expansion portion in the deployed state forms a continuous contact surface facing a second face of the wall and has a load-bearing section, transversely with respect to the screw axis, which is generally decreasing from the contact surface towards the nut-forming portion. |
| US09631660B2 |
Self-drilling bolt and nut assembly
A self-drilling bolt and nut assembly includes a nut which has a window to permit visual inspection of the fastener thread upon engagement with the nut. The nut also includes a protective cap or receives a protective cap so that upon threadably engaging the fastener with the nut, the drill tip of the fastener is automatically received in the cap. The nut also has at one end a plurality of projections to enhance the locking engagement. The self-drilling bolt may have an integral washer and employ a clamping plate engageable against the washer. |
| US09631658B2 |
Pull-up bolt assembly
An improved pull-up bolt assembly adapted to be used for supporting a high-weight structure to a hinge component using an opening or recess in the high-weight structure, the bolt assembly having a pull-up bolt member, a nut component, a tapered member, and an expandable friction member, where the improvement includes one or more threads helically disposed about the expandable friction member, the one or more threads each having a height, a width and a helical angle. |
| US09631657B2 |
Fastening element and assembly with such a fastening element and a receiving element
A fastening element comprises a guide body which serves to be received in a receptacle, and at least one clamping tab which is arranged on the guide body and has art outer edge which is provided for cooperation with the inner surface of the receptacle. The outer edge of the clamping tab extends obliquely to a plane that is perpendicular to the central axis of the guide body, and the outer edge is in the form of a part of a thread such that thread effect is achieved with which the fastening element can be unscrewed from the receptacle. |
| US09631656B2 |
Pipe holding device
A pipe holding device includes a fixed clamp member, a movable clamp member, an upper ring and a lower ring. The fixed clamp member and the movable clamp member each have inner peripheral surfaces as metal surfaces coming into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the small diameter pipe. Furthermore, inner peripheral surfaces of cylindrical bodies correspond to a first resin surface and a second resin surface coming into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the small diameter pipe, respectively. The inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical body, the inner peripheral surfaces of the fixed clamp member and the movable clamp member, and the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical body are adjacent to one another in an axial direction of a large diameter pipe. |
| US09631649B2 |
Device for adjusting a rate of flow of air flowing along an air duct
The invention relates to a device (20) for adjusting a rate of flow of air flowing along an air duct, comprising: a tubular body (22) extending along an axis (24); at least one flap (28) able to pivot about an axis transverse to the axis (24) of the body (22); a ring (34) mounted to pivot on an end portion (22b) of the body (22) about the axis (24) of this body; each flap (28) being provided with a male drive means and the ring (34) being provided with a female drive means, or vice versa, the male drive means and the female drive means being arranged in such a way that, in response to the ring (34) being pivoted about the body (22), the male drive means engages with the female drive means to alter the position of each flap (28) and hence the cross section available for the passage of air. |
| US09631648B2 |
Flow body with low-friction surface structure
The invention relates to a flow body with a surface that has a pyramidal elevation (1) in at least one location. The elevation (1) has a rhombic base here; a first diagonal (D1) of the rhombic base is aligned in the direction of flow (S) when the flow body is in use and it has a length ratio of between 5 and 8 with respect to the second diagonal (D2). |
| US09631644B2 |
Modular combined electro-hydraulic multi-way valve system using compact two-way cartridge valves
The invention is to provide a modular combined electro-hydraulic multi-way valve system using compact two-way cartridge valves. Two sets of seat valve main stages including two compact two-way cartridge valves separately are used to control two reversible controlled cavities, a cartridge pressure compensation control assembly is used to control load compensation, and valve body forms the main part of electro-hydraulic multi-way valve; The main body has the function of self-supply-oil pilot control by two side flange control plates; The main part of electro-hydraulic multi-way valve, side flange control plates, pilot stages and auxiliaries combine sandwich self-supply-oil high-voltage electro-hydraulic multi-way valve reversing league with four main ports P, T, A, B and multiple control ports Pc, Tc, Ls and auxiliary ports; The system can satisfy the requirements of higher efficiency, energy saving, low emission and diversity raised by equipment manufacturers through more kinds and more reasonable modular combined configurable solutions. |
| US09631642B2 |
Method for storing energy
Disclosed is a method for storing energy using an electrically charged gas. The method includes the steps of compressing the electrically charged gas in a compression chamber using external force to generate compressed charged gas; storing the compressed charged gas received from the compression chamber in a containment chamber; transferring a portion of compressed charged gas into the energy recovery unit at high pressure; and expanding the compressed electrically charged gas to regenerate energy in the energy recovery unit. |
| US09631639B1 |
Storage system with noise reduction
Systems and techniques for cancelling fan noise by providing an anti-noise waveform are disclosed. In some embodiments, the systems and techniques include receiving, at a fan, a pulse width modulated signal from a power supply. A fan blade of the fan is rotated at a spin speed that is measured by a first sensor. A second sensor detects a position of the fan blade. Based on the spin speed and the position, an anti-noise waveform is generated that is configured to cause destructive interference with a fan noise of the fan. An audio signal is output that corresponds to the anti-noise waveform to cause destructive interference with noise caused by the spinning blades of the fan. |