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| US09754101B2 |
Password check by decomposing password
A proposed password is decomposed into basic components to determine and score transitions between the basic components and create a password score that measures the strength of the proposed password based on rules, such as concatenation, insertion, and replacement. The proposed password is scored against all known words, such as when a user is first asked to create a password for an account or access. The proposed password can also be scored against one or more previous passwords for the user, such as when the user is asked to change the user's previous password, to determine similarity between the two passwords. |
| US09754098B2 |
Providing policy tips for data loss prevention in collaborative environments
A policy tip or end user notification is provided for data loss prevention in collaborative environments. A document interactivity application detects an action or trigger by an end user that affects a document. The document is processed, through a classification engine and a unified policy engine, with policies based on the action to detect a matched policy. A policy tip associated with the matched policy is identified and displayed on the display device in association with the document. |
| US09754096B2 |
Update management
A method for providing an update package to a node in a mesh network comprising a set of nodes and a gateway node arranged to provide access to an update server via a second network. The gateway node collects package information from each set node, including a first node. Each package identifies a respective node and its package version. The gateway node may query the update server based on the package information. The update server may respond to the gateway node with an updated package for the first node. The gateway node broadcasts the updated package into the mesh network as a sequence of mesh messages. Each of a first plurality of nodes of the set may forward the mesh messages to other nodes. The first node stores the mesh messages so as the sequence of mesh messages is received, assemble the updated package. |
| US09754094B2 |
Programmable display apparatus, control method, and program
Provided is a programmable display apparatus that enables post-hoc identification of a user who has been permitted to access an application through facial authentication. The programmable display apparatus stores feature data of a face of a user and identification information of the user in association with each other. The programmable display apparatus performs facial authentication based on image data of a user obtained through image capture and on the feature data. The programmable display apparatus permits a user to access the application if the user has been authenticated. The programmable display apparatus stores identification information of the authenticated user and a history indicating a state in which the access has been permitted in association with each other. |
| US09754092B2 |
Lock screens to access work environments on a personal mobile device
One or more embodiments of the invention provide access to a work environment in a mobile device from a lock screen presented by a personal environment of the mobile device, wherein the work environment is running in a virtual machine supported by a hypervisor running within the personal environment and wherein the personal environment is a host operating system (OS) of the mobile device. The host OS receives an authentication credential from a user in response to a presentation of the lock screen on a user interface (UI) of the mobile device and then determines whether the authentication credential is valid for the personal environment or the work environment. If the authentication credential is valid for the personal environment, access is enabled only to the personal environment. If the authentication credential is valid for the work environment, access is enabled to both the personal environment and the work environment. |
| US09754091B2 |
Restricted accounts on a mobile platform
Systems and techniques are provided for restricted accounts on a mobile platform. A request to create a restricted account may be received. The restricted account may be a user account with a restriction. Credentials for the restricted account may be received. A restriction for the restricted account may be received. The restriction may include an access restriction or a lifetime restriction. An access restriction may prevent an application from accessing the restricted account and a lifetime restriction may limit the lifetime of the restricted account. The restricted account may be stored with the credentials and the restriction. A request may be received for a list of user accounts from an application. The restricted account may be determined to include an access restriction that prevents the application from accessing the restricted account. The list of user accounts may be sent to the application and without an identifier for the restricted account. |
| US09754087B2 |
Method for verifying web system license based on multi-way tree search
A web system license based on multi-way tree search includes steps of: identifying a requiring URL of each function; using the requiring URL of the function as a mark, writing the mark in a license; encrypting the license for generating a cipher text, and storing the cipher text in a web system; during initializing of the web system, decrypting the cipher text and sending to a memory; establishing a multi-way tree according to a URL of an authorized function in the license; and receiving a requirement for a specific function by the web system, using the requiring URL as a searching value and matching in the multi-way tree; wherein if a corresponding URL is found, the function is authorized and further operation is required until response returning; if the corresponding URL is not found, the requirement is intercepted, and a response is returned. |
| US09754083B2 |
Automatic creation of clinical study reports
An apparatus (102, 104) and method for generating a formatted clinical study report (206) by analyzing submitted clinical study data (150) based on semantics and maximum entropy analysis at a server (104). Sections of the formatted clinical study report are identified in the submitted data (111) using semantics analysis and maximum entropy analysis (204). The identified sections are formatted and output as the formatted clinical study report (206). The formatted clinical study report (206) may be reviewed and edited after generation by a user interfacing with the server (104). |
| US09754082B2 |
Systems and methods for reporting blood flow characteristics
Embodiments include a system for displays cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart and create a model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data. The computer system may determine at least one value of the blood flow characteristic within the patient's heart based on the model. The computer system may also display a report comprising a representation of at least one artery corresponding to at least a portion the model, and display one or more indicators of the value of the blood flow characteristic on a corresponding portion of the at least one artery. |
| US09754081B2 |
Context-aware prediction in medical systems
A method includes receiving contextual data related to at least one of environmental, physiological, behavioral, and historical context, and receiving outcome data related to at least one outcome. The method further includes creating a feature set from the contextual data, selecting a subset of features from the feature set, assigning a score to each feature in the subset of features according to the probability that the feature is a predictor of the at least one outcome, and generating a characteristic curve for the at least one outcome from the subset of features, the characteristic curve being based on the scoring. The method further includes calculating the area under the characteristic curve, and using, the area under the characteristic curve, identifying whether the subset of features is a suitable predictor for the at least one outcome. |
| US09754078B2 |
Haptic health feedback monitoring
A haptic health feedback monitor includes a health parameter monitor that detects a health parameter. A haptic feedback generator receives the health parameter and compares it to a predetermined level. If the health parameter reaches or exceeds the level, a type of haptic feedback to generate is determined. The type of feedback may depend on which predetermined level is reached or exceeded. The haptic feedback generator then generates the determined type of haptic feedback. |
| US09754071B1 |
Integrated circuit (IC) design analysis and feature extraction
Various embodiments include approaches for analyzing integrated circuit (IC) designs. In some cases, an approach includes: defining extraction parameters for the design of the IC for each of a set of failure modes; testing the design of the IC for a failure mode in the set of failure modes; identifying a defined extraction parameter from the design of the IC for at least one of the set of failure modes; correlating the identified defined extracted parameter and each of the at least one failure mode for the design of the IC; and creating a normalized parameter equation representing the correlation of the identified defined extraction parameter with the at least one failure mode for the design of the IC in numerical form. |
| US09754069B2 |
Determining slack estimates for multiple instances of a cell in a hierarchical circuit design
Embodiments perform static timing analysis using a digital representation of a circuit. The digital representation of the circuit includes multiple instances of a cell in a hierarchical cell block circuit. Timing context information is determined for each instance of the cell included in the circuit. A merged timing context information is determined to bound and cover each of the plurality of instances of the cell. A slack estimate is determined for a pair of ports for each instance of the cell. The instance with the smallest slack estimate is identified. A slack estimate for a pair of ports of the cell is determined based on the merged timing information of the cell. A timing credit is determined for the pair of ports based on the slack of the instance with the smallest slack and the slack estimate from the bound information for the pair of ports. |
| US09754068B2 |
Method, computer readable storage medium and computer system for creating a layout of a photomask
A method includes providing a layout of a portion of a photomask. The layout includes a plurality of target features having a shape in accordance with a corresponding one of a target shape. For each of the target shapes, a local map specifying a respective value of a local sub-resolution assist feature (SRAF) usefulness for each of a plurality of positions relative to the target shape is provided. For each of the target features, an assignment of a part of the values of the local SRAF usefulness of the local map for the target shape corresponding to a target feature to a position relative to the portion of the photomask is provided. A global map specifying a global SRAF usefulness for each of the positions relative to the portion of the photomask is provided on the basis of the assignment of the values of the local SRAF usefulness. |
| US09754066B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for designing a semiconductor device
A semiconductor design apparatus computes a consumption current in a macro cell region in the semiconductor device. A first region is defined to be a first shape and size on an upper surface on at least one end of a one-side end portion of the macro cell region based on the consumption current in the macro cell region and an allowable current per via that connects a power supply layer and the macro cell region to each other. A second region is defined as a second shape and size on the upper surface of the macro cell region based on the first region. The apparatus determines an arrangement of the macro cell region and the power supply layer based on the second region and determines the arrangement of vias in the second region based on the arrangement of the macro cell region and the power supply layer. |
| US09754065B2 |
Method and apparatus for implementing soft constraints in tools used for designing programmable logic devices
A method for designing a system on a target device utilizing programmable logic devices (PLDs) includes generating options for utilizing resources on the PLDs in response to user specified constraints. The options for utilizing the resources on the PLDs are refined independent of the user specified constraints. |
| US09754063B2 |
Reducing dynamic clock skew and/or slew in an electronic circuit
Reducing dynamic clock skew and/or slew in an electronic circuit is provided by: referencing a layout database and/or netlist of a design for the electronic circuit; identifying a set of neighboring buffer pairs with active buffers and adjacent sub-meshes, which are connected by a shorting bar; for each neighboring buffer pair of the set: placing a dummy buffer for each of their active buffers in the adjacent sub-meshes close to the active buffers; routing an input of a first dummy buffer located in a first sub-mesh to an output of an active buffer in a second sub-mesh; routing an input of a second dummy buffer located in the second sub-mesh to an output of an active buffer in the first sub-mesh; and connecting inputs of the first and second dummy buffers to the shorting bar. |
| US09754060B2 |
Network synthesis design of microwave acoustic wave filters
A method of designing an acoustic microwave filter in accordance with frequency response requirements. The method comprises selecting an initial filter circuit structure including a plurality of circuit elements comprising at least one resonant element and at least one other reactive circuit element, selecting circuit response variables based on the frequency response requirements, selecting a value for each of the circuit elements based on the selected circuit response variables to create an initial filter circuit design, transforming the resonant element(s) and the other reactive circuit element(s) of the initial filter circuit design into at least one acoustic resonator model to create an acoustic filter circuit design, adding parasitic effects to the acoustic filter circuit design to create a pre-optimized filter circuit design, optimizing the pre-optimized filter circuit design to create a final filter circuit design, and constructing the acoustic microwave filter based on the final filter circuit design. |
| US09754058B2 |
Cross-current power modelling using logic simulation
A processor may receive a transistor level integrated circuit (IC) design to be modelled. The processor may determine that the transistor level IC design has a first stage and a second stage. The processor may determine a first cross-current effective capacitance of the first stage and a second cross-current effective capacitance of the second stage. The processor may then determine a cross-current effective capacitance for the transistor level IC design by accumulating the first and second cross-current effective capacitances. |
| US09754053B2 |
System and method for reading geometric data from a computer-aided design (CAD) model
There is provided a system for reading geometric data from parametric model or a nonparametric model from a CAD model file. The system has a processor and an interface application, which when executed by the processor, is configured to operably receive automatically, using a first interface application, an input file that includes data representing one or more components of a three-dimensional model, and is further configured to operably determine, using the first interface application, a type of a part represented by the three-dimensional model. The first interface application has instructions, one or more algorithms, or a combination thereof, and is further configured to automatically operably identify, select, and group geometric data associated with specific geometric data of the three-dimensional model, based on a set of parametric rules. The processor writes extracted specific geometric data to a first geometry intermediate output file. |
| US09754050B2 |
Path-decomposed trie data structures
Path-decomposed trie data structures are described, for example, for representing sets of strings in a succinct manner while still enabling fast operations on the string sets such as string retrieval or looking up a string with a specified identifier. A path-decomposed trie is a trie (tree data structure for storing a set of strings) where each node in the path decomposed trie represents a path in the trie. In various embodiments a path-decomposed trie data structure is represented succinctly by interleaving node labels and node degrees in an array and optionally by compressing the node labels using a static dictionary. Node labels may be string characters and a node degree may be a number of children of a node. In some embodiments a path-decomposed hollow trie data structure is used to provide a hash function for string sets. |
| US09754044B2 |
System and method for trail identification with search results
A system and method are disclosed for identifying and generating a potential user trail. The trail may be an anticipated browsing path for a user based on current and/or historical browsing data, including search logs, browsing histories, and other data. The trail may be displayed as a search result summary or with individual search results in response to receiving a search query. |
| US09754040B2 |
Configuring a content document for users and user groups
A computer-implemented system and method to distribute a content document with security, customization, and scalability is provided. One or more servers provides a customizable content document associated with a first entity, enables a second entity to specify content to be included for users associated with the entity in the customizable content document, and delivers the customized content document incorporating the specified content in a secure manner to users associated with the second entity. |
| US09754035B2 |
Recursive unique user metrics in real time
A system can provide unique user metrics associated with a node in a hierarchy and the node's decedents in real time. This can occur by merging sketches of the node and its decedents to form a merged sketch, and retrieving the unique user metrics from the merged sketch. The sketches and the merged sketch may each be a separate data form, such as a hash. The hierarchy may include an online content taxonomy and the sketches of each node may include unique user metrics associated with the node, such as user interaction metrics associated with a category of content of the node. The system may build sketches for the nodes of a hierarchy, associate each sketch with its ancestor sketches, invert the associations, tie corresponding descendant sketches of an ancestor sketch based on the inversions, and merge the descendant sketches with their ancestor sketches to generate the merged sketches. |
| US09754034B2 |
Contextual information lookup and navigation
Techniques and systems for facilitating contextual information lookup and navigation are presented. Contextually relevant information can be presented without requiring a user to switch context or craft a search query. From within an application in which a user may consume or create content, a user may indicate text for further exploration. The application can receive the indication of an initial text selection, determine the intended selection and provide contextual search results to the user. In some implementations, the initial selection and a selection context (that includes at least some of the text surrounding the initial selection) is sent to a contextual search service which provides the intended selection and contextual search results based on the initial selection and selection context. In other implementations, text may be suggested by the contextual search service for selection from within the application. |
| US09754033B2 |
Optimizing web crawling through web page pruning
Crawling computer-based documents by performing static analysis on a computer-based document to identify within the computer-based document one or more execution vectors, where each execution vector includes a computer program segment including a call to an entity that is external to the computer-based document, and one or more additional computer program segments whose execution precedes and leads ultimately to execution of the computer program segment that includes the call to the entity, and causing any of the computer program segments in any of the execution vectors to be executed during a crawling of the computer-based document, and any computer program segment within the computer-based document that is excluded from the execution vectors to be excluded from execution during the crawling of the computer-based document. |
| US09754029B2 |
Lateral search
A search query is received. Personal information for a user is then determined. A search is performed in a general subdomain of general content using the search query. For example, the general subdomain of general content may be a WWW search. Then, a vertical subdomain is determined based on the personal information. A search is then performed in the vertical subdomain of specialized content using the search query. The search performed in the general subdomain and the search performed in the vertical subdomain generate general search results and vertical search results. The results may be combined and outputted to a client. |
| US09754028B2 |
Automatic crawling of encoded dynamic URLs
A method includes retrieving navigational state information corresponding to a URL; analyzing which navigational state to consider for page identification; comparing the navigational state information to previously stored navigational state information corresponding to one or more previously visited URLs; determining if the URL has been previously visited; and retrieving content associated with the URL if the URL has not been previously visited. |
| US09754027B2 |
Implementation of data protection policies in ETL landscapes
Embodiments of the present invention provide, systems, methods, and computer program products for processing data in an extract, transform, and load system. Embodiments of the present invention provide protective enhancements to be applied to data during extract-transform-load operations, including protections that can prevent unauthorized access and/or modifications to data stored on an intermediate computer system. Embodiments of the present invention can afford users with the ability to modify the protective enhancements and provide users with transformation operations compatible with the protective enhancements during extract-transform-load operations. |
| US09754024B2 |
Voice retrieval apparatus, voice retrieval method, and non-transitory recording medium
A voice retrieval apparatus executes processes of: obtaining, from a time length memory, a continuous time length for each phoneme contained in a phoneme string of a retrieval string; obtaining user-specified information on an utterance rate; changing the continuous time length for each obtained phoneme in accordance with the obtained information; deriving, based on the changed continuous time length, an utterance time length of voices corresponding to the retrieval string; specifying a plurality of likelihood obtainment segments of the derived utterance time length in a time length of a retrieval sound signal; obtaining a likelihood showing a plausibility that the specified likelihood obtainment segment is a segment where the voices are uttered; and identifying, based on the obtained likelihood, an estimation segment where, within the retrieval sound signal, utterance of the voices is estimated, the estimation segment being identified for each specified likelihood obtainment segment. |
| US09754019B2 |
Information processing device, information processing method and computer program for highlighting content in an electronic document
An information processing apparatus that compares content to stored information identifying a plurality of words, identifies words from the content that match words included in the stored information, retrieves information based on the identifying, and generates an image to be displayed based on the retrieved information. |
| US09754017B2 |
Using anchor points in document identification
Systems and methods are disclosed that allow for indexing, processing, or both of information from physical media or electronic media, which may be received from a plurality of sources. In embodiments, a document file may be matched using pattern matching methods and may include comparisons with a comparison reference database to improve or accelerate the indexing process. In embodiments, information may be presented to a user as potential matches thereby improving manual indexing processes. In embodiments, one or more additional actions may occur as part of the processing, including without limitation, association additional data with a document file, making observations from the document file, notifying individuals, creating composite messages, and billing events. In an embodiment, data from a document file may be associated with a key word, key phrase, or word frequency value that enables adaptive learning so that unindexed data may be automatically indexed based on user interaction history. |
| US09754013B2 |
Event-related media management system
An event-related media management system contextualizes media content. The event-related media management system associates media content with contextual event-related data to associate the media content with the events and information about the events. The contextual event-related data can then be used to provide access to the media content, such as through relevant search results or by presenting the media content in organized displays for contextual browsing and navigation. In some embodiments the event-related media management system generates contextualized media content for contextual search, discovery, and advertising. |
| US09754011B2 |
Storing and analyzing presentation data
A system and method for storing and analyzing a plurality of presentation events and giving suggestions for improvements are disclosed. A server system stores a plurality of presentation events, wherein each presentation event is associated with a particular live presentation of a pre-established presentation. The server system generates pattern data for a respective pre-established presentation and receives a notification that a live presentation for the respective pre-established presentation from a control device. In response to receiving notification that a new presentation event is scheduled to begin the server system generates one or more presentation content recommendations, based on the identified pattern data. |
| US09754009B2 |
System and method for implementing a scalable data storage service
A system that implements a scalable data storage service may maintain tables in a non-relational data store on behalf of clients. The system may provide a Web services interface through which service requests are received, and an API usable to request that a table be created, deleted, or described; that an item be stored, retrieved, deleted, or its attributes modified; or that a table be queried (or scanned) with filtered items and/or their attributes returned. An asynchronous workflow may be invoked to create or delete a table. Items stored in tables may be partitioned and indexed using a simple or composite primary key. The system may not impose pre-defined limits on table size, and may employ a flexible schema. The service may provide a best-effort or committed throughput model. The system may automatically scale and/or re-partition tables in response to detecting workload changes, node failures, or other conditions or anomalies. |
| US09754008B2 |
Database scale-out
A method for scaling out database information may include creating second database instantiation. The method may include configuring one or more partitions of a first database for transfer to the second database and configuring the second database for receiving the one or more first database partitions. The method may also include transferring the one or more first database partitions to the second database. |
| US09754007B2 |
Checkpoint capture and tracking in a high availability system
The present disclosure includes a method for transferring checkpoint information of a primary virtual machine from a primary host to a secondary host that includes, by the primary host, capturing checkpoint information from the primary virtual machine to a primary holding buffer on the primary host, generating a first number of partition state records from the checkpoint information, transmitting the first number of partition state records to the secondary host, receiving acknowledgements from the secondary host for a second number of partition state records, and tracking the second number of partition state records acknowledged by the secondary host. |
| US09754002B2 |
Method and system for providing a synchronization service
Disclosed herein is a data synchronization between a client computing device's local store and another data store, such as a data store that is remote to the client computing device. The other data store may comprise a cloud data store. The existence, or absence, of a causal relationship between the local and remote data stores for a given data item is used to determine whether or not a conflict exists and/or whether a requested operation may be performed. The causal relationship may be determined using a previous commit's hash value, referred to as a hash_base value, and a hash value, both of which are associated with the data item. |
| US09754000B2 |
Integration scenario for master data with software-as-a-service system
According to one general aspect, a method may include replicating, to a software-as-a-service application, a plurality of pieces of master data from a physically remote master database. The method may also include converting the plurality of pieces of master data into one or more pieces of local data of the software-as-a-service application. The method may include changing one or more of either the pieces of master data or the pieces of local data. The method may further include synchronizing the changed pieces of either master data or local data between the remote master database and the software-as-a-service application. |
| US09753999B2 |
Distributed database with mappings between append-only files and repartitioned files
A method implemented by a computer network includes storing a database table in a distributed database resident on the computer network. The database table is represented with append-only files, where each append-only file stores data in a logical representation that is independent of the physical representation of the data at a node of the computer network. Data in the append-only files are repartitioned across nodes in the computer network to form repartitioned files. Information about a mapping between the append-only files and the repartitioned files is maintained. |
| US09753996B2 |
Apparatus, method and computer readable medium for simulation integration
A method and a system of standardizing data from devices such as medical simulators. The method includes receiving data from a device, determining by a computer type of information provided in the received data, converting the information into a predetermined format based on the determined type and generating a message based on the determined type, the message comprising the converted information in the predetermined format. In this method, type of the information is different based on a stage of a process in which the received data was provided. |
| US09753987B1 |
Identifying groups of similar data portions
Techniques for grouping data portions are disclosed. Each group includes data portions determined to exhibit similar behavior. The techniques may include determining whether an affinity measurement with respect to two groups exceeds an affinity threshold; merging the two groups into a single group responsive to the affinity measurement exceeding the affinity threshold; modeling movement of at least one data portion of the single group between two storage tiers at a particular time of day using predicted workload metrics; and performing the data movement of the at least one data portion between the two storage tiers. Predicted workload metrics may be determined by revising first modeled workload metrics using a bias value, where bias values are associated with different times of day, and the bias value is selected based on the particular time of day that the predicted workload metrics are modeling. |
| US09753976B1 |
Providing user-influenced search results based on user-defined query language translation
Techniques for providing user-influenced search results may be provided. The system can introduce an enhanced query language that allows users to reprogram a computer system responsible for providing search results. In an embodiment, the enhanced query language is generated by the system and exposed to users. In another embodiment, a query language is generated by the user and translated by the system to an enhanced query language. |
| US09753975B2 |
Intelligently utilizing non-matching weighted indexes
System, method, and computer program product to intelligently utilize non-matching weighted objects, by determining that a sort sequence of a query does not match a sort sequence of a shared weight object of a database, modifying the query based on the sort sequence of the query, and executing the modified query to obtain a result set, wherein the result set does not include a set of rows that would have been returned using the shared weight object to process the unmodified query. |
| US09753967B2 |
Computing system with error detection mechanism and method of operation thereof
A system includes: a storage unit configured to receive an input query; and a control unit, coupled to the storage unit, configured to: identify input query components in the input query; detect a query conflict between one or more of the input query components; generate a conflict free query based on the input query components; and generate a query response for the conflict free query for displaying on a device. |
| US09753959B2 |
Method and apparatus for constructing a neuroscience-inspired artificial neural network with visualization of neural pathways
A method and apparatus for constructing one of a neuroscience-inspired artificial neural network and a neural network array comprises one of a neuroscience-inspired dynamic architecture, a dynamic artificial neural network array and a neural network array of electrodes associated with neural tissue such as a brain, the method and apparatus having a special purpose display processor. The special purpose display processor outputs a display over a period of selected reference time units to demonstrate a neural pathway from, for example, one or a plurality of input neurons through intermediate destination neurons to an output neuron in three dimensional space. The displayed neural network may comprise neurons and synapses in different colors and may be utilized, for example, to show the behavior of a neural network for classifying hand-written digits between values of 0 and 9 or recognizing vertical/horizontal lines in a grid image of lines. |
| US09753958B2 |
Device agnostic active/active data center affinity
Systems, methods, and computer-readable and executable instructions are provided for providing a device agnostic active/active data center. Providing a device agnostic active/active data center can include receiving user communication assigned from a content delivery network (CDN) provider. In addition, providing a device agnostic active/active data center can include determining a designated database for the user communication. Furthermore, providing a device agnostic active/active data center can include assigning a destination address to the designated database for the user communication. |
| US09753956B2 |
Cleaner with computer monitoring
A cleaning application that can monitor one or more characteristics of a computer, and that can clean at least one of one or more files or a registry of the computer, is provided. The cleaning application can include a cleaning module. The cleaning module can monitor one or more characteristics of the computer. The cleaning module can further detect an occurrence of pre-defined criteria involving the one or more characteristics. The cleaning module can further perform a pre-defined action in response to the pre-defined criteria. The pre-defined action can include cleaning at least one of one or more files or a registry associated with the computer. |
| US09753948B2 |
Face search in personals
A device, system and method to enable searching of personal profiles in the context of on-line dating that includes the ability to determine the personal profiles that have images that most closely resemble a target image. |
| US09753939B2 |
Data synchronization method and data synchronization system for multi-level associative storage architecture, and storage medium
A data synchronization method for a multi-level associative storage architecture includes: receiving, by a master module, a request of an external write operation, writing data into a write buffer of the master module, and recording a digit sequence according to the write operation on the write buffer of the master module; flushing data from the write buffer to solid-state disk (SSD) files when a data amount in the write buffer of the master module reaches a threshold; recording, by the master module, a digit sequence for a flush operation; separately synchronizing, by the master module, the write operation and the flush operation to a slave module according to orders of digits in different digit sequences; and receiving, by the slave module, the synchronous write operation and synchronous flush operation, and separately synchronizing the data of the master module to corresponding locations of a local write buffer and local SSD files. |
| US09753937B2 |
File aware block level deduplication
A system provides file aware block level deduplication in a system having multiple clients connected to a storage subsystem over a network such as an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The system includes client components and storage subsystem components. Client components include a walker that traverses the namespace looking for files that meet the criteria for optimization, a file system daemon that rehydrates the files, and a filter driver that watches all operations going to the file system. Storage subsystem components include an optimizer resident on the nodes of the storage subsystem. The optimizer can use idle processor cycles to perform optimization. Sub-file compression can be performed at the storage subsystem. |
| US09753930B2 |
Deleting files written on tape
A method for writing a file from an application of a host onto a tape includes sequentially receiving records forming the file from the application, adding a predetermined number of segments of dummy data (dummy records) subsequently to the plurality of records forming the file such that the records of the file and records of a subsequent file are not included in the same data set, interposing the dummy records between a final record of the file and a head record of the subsequent (next) file, to thereby construct at least one data set that is adjacent to one data set and does not include the records of the file, and writing a data set including the records of the file, a data set (dummy data set) including the final record of the file and the dummy records, and a data set including the subsequent file, onto the tape. |
| US09753929B2 |
Displaying changes to versioned files
Presenting changes to versioned files. The method can include presenting a first view comprising a plurality of indicators, each of the indicators corresponding to a respective version of a file. A selection of a particular version of a file can be detected. A selection of another version of the file can be detected. In response to the selection of the other version of the file, the versions of the file can be compared to identify differences between the versions. Comparison information based on the differences can be generated. The comparison information can be filtered so that the comparison information fits within a second view having a desired size. |
| US09753927B2 |
Electronic meeting question management
Multimedia content is presented to a user. Questions presented by the user are monitored. A core concept of the question can be identified. The multimedia content can be analyzed to determine whether the multimedia content contains a possible answer to the question. If the multimedia content contains a possible answer to the question, but the possible answer is covered in a plurality of segments of the multimedia content, a confidence score can be assigned to each of the plurality of segments that cover the possible answer. The confidence score can indicate a probability that the respective segment answers the question. Based on the confidence score assigned to each of the segments, a segment for which there is a high level of confidence that the segment answers the question can be selected. Based on the selected segment, an answer to the question can be automatically generated and presented to the user. |
| US09753923B2 |
Topic and time based media affinity estimation
An affinity server estimates an affinity between two different time based media events (e.g., TV, radio, social media content stream), between a time based media event and a specific topic, or between two different topics, where the affinity score represents an intersection between the populations of social media users who have authored social media content items regarding the two different events and/or topics. The affinity score represents an estimation of the real world affinity between the real world population of people who have an interest in both time based media events, both topics, or in a time based media event and a topic. One possible threshold for including a social media user in a population may be based on a confidence score that indicates the confidence that one or more social media content items authored by the social media user are relevant to the topic or event in question. |
| US09753922B2 |
Enhanced online user-interaction tracking
Disclosed are systems and methods for enhanced tracking of user interactions with online documents, such as, in accordance with various embodiments, interaction tracking on a sub-document level of granularity. In some embodiment, user interests or expertise are determined based at least in part on the tracked user interactions with document elements and topics associated with the elements. |
| US09753921B1 |
Comment management in shared documents
A content management system including a document management system provides documents that include comments entered by users. Comments are organized into threads; each thread is associated with a span of text in the document. When a user requests access to a document, the document management system determines which threads are visible to the user based on an audience associated with each thread. the audience comprises the user identifiers of i) the author of the document containing the thread; ii) the authors of comments included in the thread; iii) the authors of any text included in the text span for the thread; iv) any user mentioned in the text span the thread via a user primitive; v) any user mentioned in a comment via user primitive. |
| US09753919B2 |
System and method for local editing of shared multiple user document
A system, method, and medium supports analyzing intellectual property documents by linking and annotating patents, copyrights, trademarks, license agreements, and other intellectual property documents. It can be used by intellectual property professionals in memorializing thought processes, work products, and reasoning, in preliminary or final form, and can support development and use of a rich linked set representing complex relationships in an intellectual property portfolio. Optionally, marked up, linked documents are divided into data streams; one contains the original document for mark-up, and one contains annotation data. The marked-up document may be further revised and/or annotated even by multiple users. The same document such as a patent may be centrally stored but independently marked-up by different users (or groups of users). The system extracts from a marked-up document annotation data with any changes, and provides one or more data streams, containing the annotation data for storage and or later use. |
| US09753916B2 |
Automatic generation of a speech by processing raw claims to a set of arguments
A method comprising using at least one hardware processor for: identifying relations between pairs of claims of a set of claims; aggregating the claims of the set of claims into a plurality of clusters based on the identified relations; generating a plurality of arguments from the plurality of clusters, wherein each of the arguments is generated from a cluster of the plurality of clusters, and wherein each of the arguments comprises at least one claim of the set of claims, scoring each possible set of a predefined number of arguments of the plurality of arguments, based on a quality of each argument of the predefined number of arguments and on diversity between the predefined number of arguments; and generating a speech, wherein the speech comprises a top scoring possible set of the possible set of the predefined number of arguments. |
| US09753911B2 |
System and method for dialog customization
A system includes, for a selection of objects on a displayed page of the system, each object having pre-defined customizable attributes and non-customizable attributes, a sorter to sort the customizable attributes of the selected objects. The system also includes a dialog builder to build a customization dialog specific to the selection based on the sorted pre-defined customizable attributes, a displayer to display the dialog and an updater to receive input according to the dialog and to update the customizable attributes according to the input. |
| US09753908B2 |
Method and system for transferring data from a scanned document into a spreadsheet
A system and method that transfers data from scanned documents and document images directly into a spreadsheet. The user can construct a map that associates data types in the input scanned document with an area in the spreadsheet. The user can also use pre-stored maps that have previously been constructed by the user or by someone else. The map may be stored as an XML file in a hidden sheet of the spreadsheet or in a separate file. During use, the user selects a map, scans the document, parses the document to extract the data types and associated data, and transfers the parsed data to the spreadsheet in accordance with the selected mapping. |
| US09753904B2 |
Fast rendering of websites containing dynamic content and stale content
An example method of rendering a webpage includes generating a first serialized eventual document object model (DOM) based on processing a first Web document referenced by a location. The first serialized eventual DOM includes first in-lined dynamic content. The method also includes generating a second serialized eventual DOM based on processing a second Web document referenced by the location. The second serialized eventual DOM includes second in-lined dynamic content. The method further includes generating a common serialized eventual DOM based on a difference between the first and second serialized eventual DOMs. The common serialized eventual DOM includes static dynamic content included in the first and second serialized eventual DOMs, and the difference is true dynamic content. The method also includes rendering the common serialized eventual DOM to a display of a device. |
| US09753903B2 |
Information processing terminal, processing apparatus, and control method
A service transmits information required to selectively register a plurality of pieces of function information (that belongs to a same category) corresponding to processing performed based on different settings of a function provided by the service, to be registered in an UA, to the UA. The UA receives the above-mentioned information and performs function information registration processing using the relay function, according to a selection based on the received information. Then, the UA requests the service, according to a designation of specific data and a selection of registered function information, to process the specific data based on settings corresponding to the selected function information. In response to the request, the service processes the specific data based on the settings corresponding to the selected function information. |
| US09753902B2 |
System and method for orchestration of customization for a user experience
A system and method for orchestration of customization for a user experience is disclosed. The system in an example embodiment includes automatically producing user experience customization selections for generating a webpage based on context information and a collection of user activity feedback from a community of users who previously interacted with the webpage. The user experience customization selections include a plurality of modules for inclusion in the web page, where each of the modules represent a user-interface element. One or more of the plurality of modules having input and output properties defining at least one application programming interface (API). The system in a further embodiment includes discovering dependencies between the one or more of the plurality of modules by extracting dependency information from the at least one API associated with the one or more of the plurality of modules. The system in another embodiment includes generating a dependency graph for the webpage based on the dependencies between the one or more of the plurality of modules and invoking the plurality of modules based on the dependency graph to generate the webpage. |
| US09753901B1 |
Identifying important document content using geometries of page elements
Systems and techniques are provided for detecting columns of an electronic page based on a render of the electronic page and identification of one or more columns based on the render. A column of interest may be identified based on detecting the one or more columns based on a physical position of the column, a column size, and/or the content within the column. The column of interest may be used to index or categorize the electronic page as the most relevant information corresponding to the page may be contained in the column of interest. |
| US09753899B1 |
Error identification, indexing and linking construction documents
The present disclosure provides various systems and methods for indexing digital (electronic) documents and providing various error reporting and identification functions. The systems and methods may utilize various software, hardware, and firmware modules to identify notations, such as primary sheet names and reference sheet names on construction documents. Various algorithms and methods may be employed to identify errors, erroneous notations, missing sheets, missing details, and/or the like to aid in the correction of construction documents. Identified notations are indexed and may be used to create hyperlinked and/or backlinked notations in output files. |
| US09753897B2 |
Electronic book building system and method
A method, system and computer program product for building a custom publication is provided. A user may access a library of electronic source publications having defined units of content within the source publications, the library storing source publication metadata for the defined units of content. The user may select units of content from source publications for inclusion in an unpublished custom publication. The unpublished custom publication may be published in an electronic or printed format, wherein publishing the unpublished custom publication comprises applying consistent styling to common structural elements in the set of custom publication units of content to create a published custom publication with consistent styling. |
| US09753893B2 |
Joint algorithm for sampling and optimization and natural language processing applications of same
In rejection sampling of a function or distribution p over a space X, a proposal distribution q(n) is refined responsive to rejection of a sample x*εX to generate a refined proposal distribution q(n+1) selected to satisfy the criteria p(x)≦q(n+1)(x)≦q(n)(x) and q(n+1)(x*) |
| US09753888B2 |
Information processing device and conference system
An information processing device includes a receiving unit configured to receive a request to acquire a content to be shared among a plurality of client terminals attending a conference, from at least one of the plurality of client terminals; a determining unit configured to use first information to determine whether the content is allowed to be provided in response to the request from the at least one of the plurality of client terminals, the first information being used for attending the conference during the conference and used for acquiring the content at times other than during the conference when the content is allowed to be provided; and a providing unit configured to provide the content to the at least one of the plurality of client terminals which is a source of the request, when a result of the determination is that the content is allowed to be provided. |
| US09753886B2 |
Communication on an I2C bus
A communication system includes an I2C bus interconnecting at least one first device and one second device. At least one direct data link, other than the I2C bus, interconnects the first and second devices. The system is configurable to operate in: a first operating mode providing for data only transmission between the first and second devices over the I2C bus; and a second operating mode providing for simultaneous data transmission between the first and second devices over both the I2C bus and said data link. |
| US09753883B2 |
Network interface device that maps host bus writes of configuration information for virtual NIDs into a small transactional memory
A Network Interface Device (NID) of a web hosting server implements multiple virtual NIDs. A virtual NID is configured by configuration information in an appropriate one of a set of smaller blocks in a high-speed memory on the NID. There is a smaller block for each virtual NID. A virtual machine on the host can configure its virtual NID by writing configuration information into a larger block in PCIe address space. Circuitry on the NID detects that the PCIe write is into address space occupied by the larger blocks. If the write is into this space, then address translation circuitry converts the PCIe address into a smaller address that maps to the appropriate one of the smaller blocks associated with the virtual NID to be configured. If the PCIe write is detected not to be an access of a larger block, then the NID does not perform the address translation. |
| US09753881B2 |
FPGA based ATCA (Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture) platform
A computing platform includes an array of interconnected field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), memory, and external input/output interfaces. The platform is in the form of a blade conforming to the Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture (ATCA) standard. The platform is especially useful for telecommunications and networking applications. |
| US09753878B2 |
Extending the capabilities of existing devices without making modifications to the existing devices
A system of extending functionalities of a host device using a smart flash storage device comprises the host device having a host interface and configured to perform a specific function to generate a first set of data. The host device is coupled with a flash storage device. The flash storage device is configured to conform to a flash memory interface. A set of data generated by the host device is to be stored in flash memory storage of the flash storage device. A processor of the flash storage device is configured to run one or more user applications to process the set of data. The processor is to operate using power supplied by the host device. |
| US09753876B1 |
Processing of inbound back-to-back completions in a communication system
A system includes an input/output adapter operable to receive a plurality of packets. The system includes a controller operatively connected to the input/output adapter. The controller is operable to receive a first packet including completion data on a first multi-stage pipeline and a second packet including completion data on a second multi-stage pipeline in parallel. The controller shares completion update information between the first multi-stage pipeline and the second multi-stage pipeline based on determining that the completion data of the first packet and the completion data of the second packet are associated with a same request. An aspect of the completion update information is adjusted to maintain a sequential completion order in a buffer to hold the completion data of the first packet and the completion data of the second packet based on the sharing of the completion update information between the first multi-stage pipeline and the second multi-stage pipeline. |
| US09753873B1 |
Systems and methods for key-value transactions
Various embodiments of systems and methods to interleave high priority key-value transactions together with lower priority transactions, in which both types of transactions are communicated over a shared input-output medium. In various embodiments, a central-processing-unit (CPU) initiates high priority key-value transactions by communicating via the shared input-output medium to a key-value-store. In various embodiments, a medium controller blocks or delays lower priority transactions such that the high priority transactions may proceed without interruption. In various embodiments, both of the types of transactions are packet-based, and the system interrupts a lower priority transaction at a particular packet, then completes the high priority transaction, then completes the lower priority transaction. In various embodiments, a network-interface-card (NIC) reduces latency of key-value transactions in a distributed data store by delaying any packet or transaction that may interrupt or prevent immediate delivery of a key to a destination server holding a key value. |
| US09753872B2 |
Information processing apparatus, input and output control device, and method of controlling information processing apparatus
A control device is coupled to node devices and one or more input and output devices, each node device including an arithmetic processing unit and a memory. The control device is configured to store history information including an entry in which device identification information for identifying the input and output device that is accessed based on a request corresponds to node identification information for identifying a node device of the node devices which is a transmission source of the request; determine the node identification information corresponding to the device identification information that indicates an input and output device which outputs a memory access request to the memory based on search of the entry in the history information; generate a packet in which the determined node identification information is set to a memory access destination based on the memory access request; and output the generated packet. |
| US09753867B2 |
Memory management device and non-transitory computer readable storage medium
In one embodiment, a device executes reading and writing for a storage unit storing a table tree and verifier tree. The table tree includes a parent table and child table. The verifier tree includes a parent verifier associated with the parent table, and a child verifier associated with the child table. The parent verifier is used for verifying the child table and child verifier. The device stores a secure table tree being a part of the table tree and used for address translation, and a secure verifier tree being a part of the verifier tree, to a secure storage unit. The device executes verification, based on verification information calculated based on a first child table and first child verifier in the storage unit and a first parent verifier in the secure verifier tree. |
| US09753863B2 |
Memory protection with non-readable pages
A method includes, in various implementations, regulating a memory region for execute-only access, storing a set of instructions in the memory region, executing an early instruction among the set of instructions, and executing a set of subsequent instructions among the instructions. The early instruction loads a secret value into a volatile register. A correct execution of the subsequent instructions depends on the secret value being loaded into the volatile register.A system includes, in various implementations, a memory and a processor with one or more volatile registers. The processor regulates access to portions of the memory. The processor can load a secret value into the volatile register in response to executing a program stored in an execute-only portion of the memory. The processor is configured to lose, in response to an asynchronous event, information loaded in the volatile registers. |
| US09753862B1 |
Hybrid replacement policy in a multilevel cache memory hierarchy
A data processing system includes an upper level cache memory and a lower level cache memory employing different replacement policies. The lower level cache memory provides a respective one of a plurality of counters for each of a plurality of cache lines in a particular congruence class. The lower level cache memory initializes a counter value for a cache line in the particular congruence class that was castout from the upper level cache memory based on an indication of whether the cache line was accessed in the upper level cache memory following installation in the upper level cache memory. The lower level cache memory selects a victim cache line from among the plurality of cache lines in the particular congruence class for eviction from the lower level cache memory by reference to counter values of the plurality of counters. |
| US09753859B2 |
Input output value prediction with physical or virtual addressing for virtual environment
Method and system embodying the method for input/output value determination at a processor core, comprising generating an I/O instruction comprising at least a physical or a virtual address; comparing the address with a relevant database of I/O devices addresses. When the comparing is successful determining the I/O device or a state on the I/O device to receive the I/O instruction in accordance with the address; setting a value of a first register to a value identifying the determined I/O device or the state on the I/O device; predicting a value to be set in a second register in accordance with the address; and setting a value of a third register. Providing I/O instruction other than a request I/O instruction to the I/O device or the state on the I/O device, which sets a register to a value according to the I/O instruction and reports the value to the processor core. |
| US09753858B2 |
DRAM cache with tags and data jointly stored in physical rows
A system and method for efficient cache data access in a large row-based memory of a computing system. A computing system includes a processing unit and an integrated three-dimensional (3D) dynamic random access memory (DRAM). The processing unit uses the 3D DRAM as a cache. Each row of the multiple rows in the memory array banks of the 3D DRAM stores at least multiple cache tags and multiple corresponding cache lines indicated by the multiple cache tags. In response to receiving a memory request from the processing unit, the 3D DRAM performs a memory access according to the received memory request on a given cache line indicated by a cache tag within the received memory request. Rather than utilizing multiple DRAM transactions, a single, complex DRAM transaction may be used to reduce latency and power consumption. |
| US09753857B2 |
Two handed insertion and deletion algorithm for circular buffer
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, program product, and system for selecting an item to evict and an insertion location for a new item in a circular buffer. A computer moves, in a circular buffer, in the same direction both of i) an insertion pointer to a first buffer entry, and ii) an eviction pointer to a second buffer entry that includes an item. A constant number of buffer entries is maintained between the eviction pointer and the insertion pointer. The computer responds to an eviction of the item from the second buffer entry by inserting a new item into a third buffer entry. The third buffer entry is located such that the third buffer entry is pointed to by the eviction pointer before being pointed to by the insertion pointer, as the eviction pointer and the insertion pointer continue to move around the circular buffer. |
| US09753855B2 |
High-performance instruction cache system and method
A method is provided for facilitating operation of a processor core coupled to a first memory containing executable instructions, a second memory faster than the first memory and a third memory faster than the second memory. The method includes examining instructions being filled from the second memory to the third memory, extracting instruction information containing at least branch information; creating a plurality of tracks based on the extracted instruction information; filling at least one or more instructions that possibly be executed by the processor core based on one or more tracks from a plurality of instruction tracks from the first memory to the second memory; filling at least one or more instructions based on one or more tracks from the plurality of tracks from the second memory to the third memory before the processor core executes the instructions, such that the processor core fetches the instructions from the third memory. |
| US09753852B1 |
Methods and systems for managing address list control blocks
Methods and systems for a device coupled to a computing device are provided. As an example, one method includes receiving a request for processing an address list control block (ALCB) by an ALCB offload engine of an adapter coupled to a computing device; determining by the ALCB offload engine if the ALCB is located at a cache managed by a cache controller of the ALCB engine; forwarding the ALCB to an address computation module that determines an address of a memory location of the computing device, where the ALCB stores the address of the memory location in an address list; generating a direct memory access (DMA) request to retrieve the ALCB from an adapter memory, when the ALCB is not located at the cache; and storing the ALCB at the cache, after the ALCB is received in response to the DMA request. |
| US09753844B2 |
Automatic identification of storage requirements, such as for use in selling data storage management solutions
Systems and methods for demonstrating a replacement information management software for a computing system. The methods may include determining if existing information management software is installed in the computing system. The methods may include identifying computing devices of the computing system using information from the existing information management software. The methods may include simulating the replacement information management software with characteristics of the identified computing devices to enable a user to experience the replacement information management software prior to committing to installing the replacement information management software in the computing system. The methods may include automatically installing the replacement information management software. Other implementations are disclosed. |
| US09753843B2 |
Automated testing of web-based applications
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, are described that enable automated testing of web applications. Techniques include receiving a web application and a test script including user-specified instructions for testing the web application. The user-specified instructions are converted into commands that include first-type commands executable by a browser automation module to control operations of a web browser, and second-type commands that are not executable by the browser automation module, where the total number of commands exceeds a number of instructions in the test script. The first-type commands are provided for execution to the browser automation module to control operations of the web browser, and the second-type commands are executed to control operations of the at least one computer that cannot be controlled by the browser automation module. A report is output based on executing the first-type and second-type commands. |
| US09753841B1 |
Generation of baseline test cases for composite software application
According to a computer-implemented method, a determination is made of content of an inbound request that is received at a composite software application from a client. The composite software application utilizes features from an application component that is deployed independently from the composite software application. A determination is made of content of an outbound request that is transmitted from the composite software application to the application component, with the outbound request being triggered by the inbound request. A determination is also made of content of a response to the inbound request that is transmitted from the composite software application to the client. The content of each of the inbound request, the response to the inbound request, and the outbound request are recorded in a repository as a baseline test case for regression testing of the composite software application. |
| US09753839B2 |
Test script evaluation system and method
A method and a computer system include a protocol evaluation engine that evaluates a test script. The method includes receiving a test script and requirements, developing a set of protocol evaluators, evaluating the test script by comparing the protocol evaluators with the test script, determining a final score for the evaluator for the test script and generating a group score for a plurality of test scripts for identifying a tester for the test script based on the group score. The computer system includes a process and memory and processor executable instructions to carry out the above method. |
| US09753833B2 |
Workload selection and cache capacity planning for a virtual storage area network
Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems receive a first input/output (I/O) trace including storage addresses that were subject to a plurality of I/O requests from a first workload during a first period of time. The first I/O trace is run through a cache simulation using a plurality of simulated cache sizes. A first state of the cache simulation is stored upon completing the first I/O trace simulation. The first I/O trace is deleted in response to storing the first state. A second I/O trace including storage addresses that were subject to a plurality of I/O requests from the first workload during a second period of time is received. A cumulative miss ratio curve for the first workload is generated by loading the stored first state as a starting point for simulating the second I/O trace and running the second I/O trace through the cache simulation. |
| US09753828B1 |
Adaptive failure survivability in a storage system utilizing save time and data transfer upon power loss
Maintaining failure survivability in a storage system includes determining a save time corresponding to an amount of time needed to transfer system data from volatile memory to non-volatile memory, determining a threshold corresponding to time for batteries to run while transferring data from volatile memory to non-volatile memory after a power loss, and providing an indication in response to the save time being greater than the threshold. The system may include a plurality of directors and the save time and the threshold may be determined for each of the directors. Determining a threshold may include determining an amount of battery time provided by battery power following power loss and multiplying the amount of battery time by a factor less than one, such as 0.8. |
| US09753824B2 |
Diagnosis for a server motherboard
A server motherboard diagnosis method, system, and related circuit system. A management module of the server motherboard and peripheral devices managed by the management module are capable of being powered by a server power source and a USB port. In response to the management module and the peripheral devices being powered by the USB port, a power supply line of the server power source is isolated, as by: identifying the peripheral devices, in response to the management module and the peripheral devices being powered by the USB port; for each of the identified peripheral devices, initializing the peripheral device, and then shutting down the power supply of the peripheral device; establishing a communication between the management module and a diagnosis host through the USB port; and executing a command in response to the command being received from the diagnosis host. |
| US09753821B2 |
Power supply control device and power supply device
A power supply control device for a system having two or more power supply devices, configured to control a first power supply device that includes a compensation device configured to perform power compensation at a time of power failure, the power supply control device includes a controller configured to limit the power compensation of the compensation device in a normal state, and release the limitation on the power compensation of the compensation device if detecting power failure of the first power supply device and detecting power failure of a second power supply device provided redundantly in addition to the first power supply device. |
| US09753810B1 |
Systems and methods for backing up virtual machines deployed in virtual storage area networks
The disclosed computer-implemented method for backing up virtual machines deployed in virtual storage area networks may include (1) detecting an attempt to back up a virtual machine deployed in a virtual storage area network, (2) identifying, within the virtual storage area network, a plurality of virtual servers that are each hosting a portion of the virtual machine, (3) obtaining each portion of the virtual machine in parallel from the plurality of virtual servers within the virtual storage area network, and then (4) backing up each portion of the virtual machine obtained from the plurality of virtual servers. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US09753809B2 |
Crash management of host computing systems in a cluster
Techniques for managing crash in a host computing system in a cluster are disclosed. In one embodiment, a core dump partition may be configured in memory associated with a remote access controller (RAC) within the host computing system. When the host computing system is crashed, a screen shot associated with the host computing system is obtained through the RAC. Further, a first occurrence of crash in the host computing system is determined based on the obtained screen shot. Furthermore, the core dump file associated with the first occurrence of crash is copied from the core dump partition to a shared datastore. Also, the host computing system is reset through the RAC upon copying the core dump file to the shared datastore. |
| US09753806B1 |
Implementing signal integrity fail recovery and mainline calibration for DRAM
A method, system and memory controller are provided for implementing signal integrity fail recovery and mainline calibration for Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM). After identifying a failed DRAM, the DRAM is marked as bad and taken out of mainline operation. Characterization tests and periodic calibrations are run to evaluate optimal settings and to determine if the marked DRAM is recoverable. If recoverable, the marked DRAM chip is redeployed. If unrecoverable, error reporting is provided to the user. |
| US09753804B1 |
Multi-redundant digital signage
Technologies are provided for multi-redundant digital signage. A video server computer connected to one or more digital displays is configured to receive one or more videos and content, such as an image or a video, from a content server. A video player application executes on the video server computer to display the video received from the content server on the digital displays. An operating system executing on the video server computer is also configured to present the content as a desktop background. If execution of the video player application fails, the desktop background is presented, thereby displaying the content received from the content server. Additionally, the content may be stored in a non-volatile memory of the one or more digital displays. If a video signal from the video server computer is lost, the digital displays may present the content automatically or in response to a manual user input. |
| US09753803B2 |
Storage system and information processing apparatus
A storage system includes an information processing apparatus and plural storage nodes. A replication unit replicates plural data elements respectively stored in plural data regions of one of the plural storage nodes, and stores replicated data elements respectively in plural data regions of each of the other storage nodes. A parity generation unit generates a parity corresponding to the data elements respectively stored in the plural data regions, and stores the parity in the parity region, for each of the storage nodes. The data selection unit selects one or more data regions that hold data elements, from among the plural data regions, and releases one or more non-selected data regions, for each of the storage nodes, so as to reduce a multiplicity of the data elements respectively stored in the plural data regions of each of the plural storage nodes. |
| US09753801B2 |
Detection method and information processing device
A method includes generating a plurality of pieces of correlation information based on correlations between changes in each item in each of different pairs of items in a plurality of items per unit period of time in a time series, each item relating to at least one of an operation, a performance, or a load in a computer system, each of the plurality of pieces of correlation information being generated for the plurality of items in one unit period of time in the time series, clustering the plurality of pieces of correlation information into a plurality of clusters, each cluster representing a state of the computer system and including a subset of the plurality of pieces of correlation information meeting a threshold for similarity, generating transition probabilities between each pair of the plurality of clusters, and determining an anomaly in the computer system based on the transition probability. |
| US09753798B1 |
Method and apparatus for electronic design automation
A method and system for automatically auditing an electronic component design process comprising a plurality of design steps. The method includes: extracting, optionally in parallel and in a single pass, a plurality of non-error data types from obtained electronic component design information to produce one or more summary files; and determining whether an audit failure exists in a current design step of the plurality of design steps based on a comparison of the one or more summary files with one or more stored failure indicators. The one or more stored failure indicators comprising a plurality of non-error triggers associated with later failures. The present disclosure simplifies the organization of the gathered data to prevent the automated electronic design process from generating an inferior design, which wastes time of both human and computing resources. |
| US09753796B2 |
Distributed monitoring, evaluation, and response for multiple devices
Data is collected from a set of devices. The data is associated with the devices, mobile application programs (apps), web applications, users, or combinations of these. A norm is established using the collected data. The norm is compared with data collected from a particular device. If there is a deviation outside of a threshold deviation between the norm and the data collected from the particular device, a response is initiated. |
| US09753792B2 |
Method and system for byzantine fault tolerant data replication
A method for byzantine fault tolerant data replication with a plurality of 2f+1 data servers and one or more clients includes storing data in at least f+1 different data servers out of the 2f+1 data servers, and storing metadata of the stored data under a metadata-identifier in a metadata-service (MDS). The stored metadata includes a unique identifier of the stored data, a fingerprint of the stored data, and a list of the at least f+1 different data servers which have stored the data. |
| US09753790B2 |
Data processing system having messaging
A method of handling requests between contexts in a processing system includes, in a current context of a source processing system element (PSE): executing a send-and rendezvous instruction that specifies a destination PSE, a queue address in the destination PSE, a set of source registers, and a set of receive registers; and sending a send-and-rendezvous message (SRM) to the destination PSE, wherein the SRM includes an address of the destination PSE, a destination queue address, a source PSE address, and an identifier of the current context in the source PSE. |
| US09753786B2 |
Client server communication system
Apparatus for communicating with agent applications. A first request is sent by a server application on a server computer system to a first agent application to communicate with the server application. The first agent application is located in a first network. If the first agent application fails to respond to the first request, a second request is sent by the server application to a second agent application to instruct the first agent application to communicate with the server application. The first agent application is located on a first client computer system that is in a zone with a second client computer system on which the second agent application is located. |
| US09753785B2 |
Asynchronous dispatcher for application framework
The described technology is directed towards an asynchronous dispatcher including control logic that manages a queue set, including to dequeue and execute work items from the queue on behalf of application code executing in a program. The dispatcher yields control to the program to allow the program and application code to be responsive with respect to user interface operations. |
| US09753784B2 |
Cloud delivery platform
Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to a cloud delivery platform. The cloud delivery platform can publish a cloud deployable offering. The cloud delivery platform can order, from a cloud orchestrator, one or more resources to be utilized by the cloud deployable offering. The cloud delivery platform can provision the cloud deployable offering on the resource(s). The cloud delivery platform can manage the cloud deployable offering to ensure that the cloud deployable offering meets a level of service. The cloud delivery platform can monitor one or more components of the cloud delivery platform to determine whether an event has occurred, and in response to determining that an event has occurred, the cloud delivery platform can broadcast the event. |
| US09753780B2 |
Topology-aware processor scheduling
In an example embodiment, a method of operating a task scheduler for one or more processors is provided. A topology of one or more processors is obtained, the topology indicating a plurality of execution units and physical resources associated with each of the plurality of execution units. A task to be performed by the one or more processors is received. Then a plurality of available execution units from the plurality of execution units is identified. An optimal execution unit is then determined, from the plurality of execution units, to which to assign the task, based on the topology. The task is then assigned to the optimal execution unit, after which the task is sent to the optimal execution unit for execution. |
| US09753778B2 |
Domain-agnostic resource allocation framework
A resource allocation framework is described herein which allocates items (conceptualized as balls) to item-receiving slots (conceptualized as bins) in a domain-agnostic manner. A user instantiates the resource allocation framework to a particular allocation problem by generating a specification that describes the allocation problem in a declarative fashion. Among other features, the specification maps real-world entities to the balls and bins, and describes the constraints associated with the allocation problem. The specification also provides a utilization function that computes the consumption of resources for a proposed assignment of a particular ball to a particular bin. According to another aspect, the resource allocation framework uses many processing elements (e.g., GPU threads, CPU threads, etc.), operating in parallel, to attempt to find a solution to the allocation problem. In this search for a solution, the resource allocation framework operates in any combination of an explore mode and an exploit mode. |
| US09753775B2 |
Resource management apparatus and resource management method
When an application 11n belonging to a group is installed or uninstalled, to allocate a resource region that the application 11n belonging to the group uses, a resource service 304, when an administrator requests installation of the application 11n, adds a resource upper-limit value of the group to the resource upper-limit value of the resource definition bundle original data, and installs the resource definition bundle 307. |
| US09753772B2 |
Method of computing latest start times to allow real-time process overruns
A method is provided for allowing process overruns while guaranteeing satisfaction of various timing constraints. At least one latest start time for an uncompleted process is computed. If an uncompleted process does not start at its latest start time, then at least one of the predetermined constraints may not be satisfied. A timer is programmed to interrupt a currently executing process at a latest start time. In another embodiment, information about ordering of the end times of the process time slots in a pre-run-time schedule is used by a run-time scheduler to schedule process executions. Exclusion relations can be used to prevent simultaneous access to shared resources. Any process that does not exclude a particular process is able to preempt that particular process at any appropriate time at run-time, which increases the chances that a process will be able to overrun while guaranteeing satisfaction of various timing constraints. |
| US09753769B2 |
Apparatus and method for sharing function logic between functional units, and reconfigurable processor thereof
An apparatus and method for sharing a function logic between functional units and a reconfigurable processor are provided. The apparatus for sharing a function logic may include a storage which is configured to store data which is received from two or more functional units in order to share one or more function logics, and an arbitrator which is configured, based on a scheduling rule, to transmit the data stored in the storage into the function logic. |
| US09753763B2 |
Prioritization of low active thread count virtual machines in virtualized computing environment
Virtual machines with low active thread counts are prioritized during periods of high system load in a virtualized computing environment to improve the performance of such virtual machines. |
| US09753758B1 |
Building of virtual servers in a cloud via non-structured strings
A system for building virtual servers via non-structured strings is disclosed according to an embodiment. The system comprises a build server that is configured by execution of an application on a processor to obtain, from a ticketing system, server design data having non-structured strings. The system determines that the server design data does not designate a primary virtual network interface controller based on the non-structured strings, and isolates, via the non-structured strings, an interface type parameter and an interface alias parameter for each of a plurality of virtual network interface controllers. Responsive to the determination, the system generates an interface metric for each of a plurality of virtual network interface controllers. The primary network interface is automatically determined by the system based on one of the interface metrics corresponding to one of the plurality of virtual network interface controllers. |
| US09753757B2 |
Machine learning for virtual machine migration plan generation
Embodiments relate to generating a virtual machine (VM) migration plan. A method includes determining an initial mapping of VMs to hosts as an origin state and a final mapping of VMs to hosts as a goal state. Candidate paths are generated from the initial mapping to the final mapping. The candidate paths are evaluated based on a heuristic state transition cost from the origin state through intermediate states to the goal state by recursively obtaining a list of transitions that a parent state underwent. A heuristic goal cost is identified to reach the goal state from the intermediate states based on a fewest number of VM movements. The VM migration plan is generated based on the heuristic state transition cost of the candidate paths in combination with the heuristic goal cost of a sequence of transitions from the origin state to the goal state having a lowest total cost. |
| US09753755B2 |
Addressing a workload partition
A system, and computer usable program product for addressing a workload partition are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A packet of data directed to the WPAR and including a combined address is received at a software stack. A determination is made whether the combined address includes an identifier that is reserved. If the identifier is not reserved, the identifier is used to identify the WPAR in the data processing system and the packet is sent to the WPAR. The software stack is an application configured to enable data communication using a protocol of the packet, and is modified to detect, recognize, and process the combined address for routing the packet to the WPAR. The combined address may be logically formed using an identifier associated with the data processing system and an identifier associated with the WPAR, which may be located in different portions of the packet. |
| US09753754B2 |
Enforcing deterministic execution of threads of guest operating systems running in a virtual machine hosted on a multiprocessor machine
A virtual machine monitor (VMM) is configured to enforce deterministic execution of virtual machines in a multiprocessor machine. The VMM is configured to ensure that any communication by physical processors via shared memory is deterministic. When such VMMs are implemented in a distributed environment of multiprocessor machines coupled via a logical communication link, non-deterministic server applications running on virtual machines using the VMM may be replicated. |
| US09753753B2 |
Dynamic java message service emulator
This disclosure relates generally to systems integration testing (SIT), and more particularly to dynamic java message service emulator. In one embodiment, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable trend analysis instructions is provided. The instructions may include instantiating, via one or more hardware processors, a dynamic enterprise java bean. The instructions may also include receiving, via the one or more hardware processors, a request at the dynamic enterprise java bean. The instruction may include generating, via the one or more hardware processors, a query for business rules based on the request. Additionally, the instructions may include configuring, via the one or more hardware processors, the dynamic enterprise java bean using the business rules. The instructions may further include processing, via the one or more hardware processors, the request using the configured dynamic enterprise java bean to generate a response. |
| US09753752B2 |
Simulator generation method and apparatus
The present invention discloses a simulator generation method and apparatus, relating to the field of simulator generation, which are used to implement rapid portability and high efficiency of a simulator. The solutions in the present invention are applicable to simulator generation. |
| US09753751B2 |
Dynamically loading graph-based computations
Processing data includes: receiving units of work that each include one or more work elements, and processing a first unit of work using a first compiled dataflow graph (160) loaded into a data processing system (100) in response to receiving the first unit of work. The processing includes: analysis to determine a characteristic of the first unit of work; identifying one or more compiled dataflow graphs from graphs stored in a data storage system (107) that include at least some that were compiled for processing a unit of work having the determined characteristic; loading one of the identified compiled dataflow graphs into the data processing system (100) as the first compiled dataflow graph (160); and generating one or more output work elements from at least one work element in the first unit of work. |
| US09753746B2 |
Application store and intelligence system for networked telephony and digital media services devices
Telephony and digital media services may be provided to a plurality of locations, such as to a plurality of homes and offices, though the deployment of telephony and digital media services devices to the locations, wherein each device is configured to function as a voice, data and media information center. A system in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention includes an application store and an application intelligence subsystem implemented on one or more computers. Each of the application store and the application intelligence subsystem is communicatively connected via a network to a plurality of such telephony and digital media services devices. The application store is operable to provide applications via the network for installation and execution on each of the plurality of devices. The application intelligence subsystem is operable to obtain and report information about applications installed and executed on each of the plurality of devices. |
| US09753744B1 |
Defining application programming interfaces (APIS) using object schemas
The present disclosure relates to accessing data using dynamically generated application programming interface (API) calls. According to one embodiment, a method generally includes receiving, at a computing system, a data request from a client device. The data request generally identifies a navigable path through a graph projection of the API. The computing system generates an API call to process the data request. To generate the API call for each node in the navigable path, the computing system, identifies a node in the graph projection to access data from and generates a subquery to access data from the node using one or more parameters included in the data request and defined in a schema associated with the node. The computing system executes the one or more subqueries to obtain a result and returns the result of executing the subqueries as a result of the API call. |
| US09753741B2 |
Remote inking
In one or more embodiments, a bus driver, included on a local computing system, enables detection of hardware available on a host computing system for a remote access session. Upon detecting a hardware device on the host computing system, an operating system included in the local computing system may obtain a device driver for controlling data captured from the hardware device. The device driver may be used to inject data captured from the hardware device into the local operating system's input stack. In some examples, the data is injected into the local operating system's input stack at a layer that corresponds to a layer at which the data was captured on the host computing system. |
| US09753740B2 |
Radio communication device and method for booting a radio communication device
A radio communication device and a method for booting a radio communication device are provided. The radio communication device can be configured to load an operating system code of a processor during execution of an authentication procedure code. For example, a first portion of the operating system code can be loaded, then the authentication procedure code can be loaded after the loading of the first portion of the operating system code. After the initiation of an authentication procedure that is based on the authentication procedure code, then a second portion of the operating system code can be loaded. |
| US09753734B2 |
Method and apparatus for sorting elements in hardware structures
A method for sorting elements in hardware structures is disclosed. The method comprises selecting a plurality of elements to order from an unordered input queue (UIQ) within a predetermined range in response to finding a match between at least one most significant bit of the predetermined range and corresponding bits of a respective identifier associated with each of the plurality of elements. The method further comprises presenting each of the plurality of elements to a respective multiplexer. Further the method comprises generating a select signal for an enabled multiplexer in response to finding a match between at least one least significant bit of a respective identifier associated with each of the plurality of elements and a port number of the ordered queue. Finally, the method comprises forwarding a packet associated with a selected element identifier to a matching port number of the ordered queue from the enabled multiplexer. |
| US09753728B2 |
Apparatus and medium for converting a persistent wait instruction to an instruction for periodically waiting for a control target
An information processing apparatus includes a first controller that is controlled by a first operating system and a second controller that is controlled by a second operating system different from the first operating system. The first controller outputs a waiting instruction waiting persistently until a response is transmitted from a control target. The second controller converts the waiting instruction outputted from the first controller into a periodic instruction waiting periodically until a response is transmitted from the control target, and outputs the periodic instruction to the control target. |
| US09753726B2 |
Computer for amdahl-compliant algorithms like matrix inversion
A family of computers is disclosed and claimed that supports simultaneous processes from the single core up to multi-chip Program Execution Systems (PES). The instruction processing of the instructed resources is local, dispensing with the need for large VLIW memories. The cores through the PES have maximum performance for Amdahl-compliant algorithms like matrix inversion, because the multiplications do not stall and the other circuitry keeps up. Cores with log based multiplication generators improve this performance by a factor of two for sine and cosine calculations in single precision floating point and have even greater performance for loge and ex calculations. Apparatus specifying, simulating, and/or layouts of the computer (components) are disclosed. Apparatus the computer and/or its components are disclosed. |
| US09753724B2 |
Conditional selection of data elements
A data processing apparatus, method and computer program that perform an operation on one data element such as a register and conditionally select either that register or a further register on which no operation has been performed. The apparatus includes an instruction decoder configured to decode at least one conditional select instruction specifying a primary source register, a secondary source register, a destination register, a condition, and an operation to be performed on a data element from the secondary source register. Data processing operations are controlled by the instruction decoder and the data processor is responsive to the decoded at least one conditional select instruction where the condition does not have the predetermined outcome to form the resultant data element from the data element from the primary register and to store the resultant data element in the destination register. |
| US09753721B2 |
Agile software development process and results
A method for agile software development comprises receiving by a VM a command by a first version of a software component running on a first virtual machine, wherein the command may be executed by the software component, passing the command to a hypervisor along with an output file including a functionality identifier corresponding to the command and identifiers for versions of the software component to which the command is applicable, and transferring the command to a second VM for an execution of the functionality if the identifier of the second version of the software component was included in the output file. Additionally, the method may include sending a freeze command by the hypervisor to the second virtual machine if the identifier of the second version of the software component is not included in the output file. |
| US09753720B2 |
Universal connectivity for non-universal devices
A system includes at least one data collection device connected to a corresponding data terminal via a primary communication channel; and a central connectivity point connected to each data collection device via a wireless secondary communication channel so as to communicate with the at least one data collection device without disrupting communication between the at least data collection device and the corresponding data terminal via the primary communication channel and to permit remote administration of each data collection device. |
| US09753719B2 |
Over-the-air-provisioning of application library
Techniques for updating an application installed on a communication device may include determining that an update for a private portion of the application is available at a server, sending a request for the update to the server, receiving an updated version of the private portion from the server, and installing the updated version of the private portion on the portable communication device without updating the public portion. |
| US09753718B1 |
Non-disruptive upgrade including rollback capabilities for a distributed file system operating within a cluster of nodes
Implementations are provided herein for non-disruptive upgrade including rollback capabilities for a distributed file system within a cluster of nodes. To continue availability of the file system to external clients during the upgrade process, nodes can be upgraded piecemeal, for example, in one implementation, one node at a time. When a node is undergoing certain stages of the upgrade process, external clients can be directed toward the remaining nodes of the file system that are not currently being upgraded, including already upgraded nodes, to perform client activity. During the upgrade process, a first subset of nodes can be running in an upgraded state while a second subset of nodes can be in a non-upgraded state, both providing access to external clients in a seamless manner. During the upgrade process, an administrator can decide to rollback any upgrades and return the distributed file system to its previous version (e.g., the version of the file system prior to starting the non-disruptive upgrade process). Hooks can be provided prior to, during, and after various stages of the upgrade or rollback process that can allow services of the distributed file system to be notified of certain events of the upgrade process, or execute service specific processes at distinct times during the upgrade process. At the conclusion of an upgrade or rollback process, the distributed file system can enter a committed state that finalizes the process and cements an upgrade or a rollback to a more permanent state. |
| US09753714B1 |
Software package management systems including multiple modules for supporting multiple software package types
A method includes comparing a type associated with a software package including a plurality of files with a plurality of plugin types that are associated with a plurality of plugin modules, selecting one of the plurality of plugin types that supports the software package, and performing an action on the software package using the one of the plurality of plugin modules associated with the selected one of the plurality of plugin types. |
| US09753708B2 |
Automatic conversion of sequential array-based programs to parallel map-reduce programs
The present disclosure relates generally to the field of automatic conversion of sequential array-based programs to parallel MapReduce programs. In various examples, automatic conversion of sequential array-based programs to parallel MapReduce programs may be implemented in the form of systems, methods and/or algorithms. |
| US09753703B2 |
Generating identifiers for user interface elements of a web page of a web application
Disclosed are database systems, methods, and computer program products for generating identifiers for user interface elements of a web page of a web application. In some implementations, a server of a database system analyzes a copy of source code for a first web page. The first web page may comprise user interface elements capable of being generated from the source code. The server identifies one or more of the user interface elements of the first web page as not having a unique identifier or as having a dynamically generated identifier. The server generates, for each identified user interface element, a further unique identifier to be associated with the respective identified user interface element. The server generates edited source code comprising one or more further unique identifiers for the identified one or more user interface elements. The server stores the edited source code in a database of the database system. |
| US09753696B2 |
Program boosting including using crowdsourcing for correctness
The subject disclosure is directed towards crowd-based approach to boosting the correctness of a computer program. Results from candidate programs obtained from a first crowd and which may be blended with one another into synthesized programs are sent to a second crowd for evaluation. Based upon the results, a training set evolves and programs are filtered based upon fitness. The process of blending and fitness evaluation with an evolved training set may be iteratively repeated to find a most fit program. |
| US09753695B2 |
Datapath circuit for digital signal processors
A datapath circuit may include a digital multiply and accumulate circuit (MAC) and a digital hardware calculator for parallel computation. The digital hardware calculator and the MAC may be coupled to an input memory element for receipt of input operands. The MAC may include a digital multiplier structure with partial product generators coupled to an adder to multiply a first and second input operands and generate a multiplication result. The digital hardware calculator may include a first look-up table coupled between a calculator input and a calculator output register. The first look-up table may include table entry values mapped to corresponding math function results in accordance with a first predetermined mathematical function. The digital hardware calculator may be configured to calculate, based on the first look-up table, a computationally hard mathematical function such as a logarithm function, an exponential function, a division function and a square root function. |
| US09753694B2 |
Division and root computation with fast result formatting
Systems and methods relate to division of a dividend by a divisor, with fast result formatting. Counts of leading sign bits of the dividend and the divisor are determined. The dividend and the divisor are normalized based on their respective counts of leading sign bits to obtain a normalized dividend and a normalized divisor, respectively. An exact number of significant quotient bits of a quotient of the division, based on the normalized dividend, the normalized divisor, and the counts of leading sign bits of the dividend and the divisor and used to determine a correct position of a leading bit of the quotient based on this exact number. The quotient is developed by placing the leading bit at or near the correct position and appending less significant bits to the right of the leading bit. Thus, left-shifts in each iteration and large final shifts are avoided in formatting the result. |
| US09753687B1 |
Wearable computer using programmed local tag
A wearable computing device includes a head-mounted display (HMD) that provides a field of view in which at least a portion of the environment of the wearable computing device is viewable. The HMD is operable to display images superimposed over the field of view. When the wearable computing device determines that a target device is within its environment, the wearable computing device obtains target device information related to the target device from a programmed local tag. The target device information may include information that defines a virtual control interface for controlling the target device and an identification of a defined area of the target device on which the virtual control image is to be provided. The wearable computing device controls the HMD to display the virtual control image as an image superimposed over the defined area of the target device in the field of view. |
| US09753684B1 |
Printer location aware detection and printing
A method for identifying a printer and printing is provided. The method includes transmitting, from each of a plurality of printers, a wireless beacon. The method includes receiving, at a printer, an instruction from a mobile device to print information, wherein the instruction is received via a wireless network, the mobile device determining, based on radio signal strength of wireless beacons, which of the plurality of printers is closest to the mobile device and selecting and coupling to the printer via the wireless network to send the instruction to the printer. The method includes printing, at the printer selected by the mobile device, the information in accordance with the instruction. |
| US09753673B1 |
Bus-powered data storage device with warning alarm triggered by improper removal of power from host compute device
A data storage device is disclosed configured to connect to a host compute device via a power bus and at least one data bus, the data storage device comprising an I/O port configured to receive power from the power bus and provide data to and receive data from the host compute device via the at least one data bus, a timer configured to open a timing window when a cache flush command is received from the host compute device and close the timing window after a predetermined amount of time has expired or a host write command is received, and control circuitry configured to detect when the power from the host compute device is removed, determine whether the timing window is closed, and, if the timing window is closed, provide a warning alarm to indicate improper removal of the power from the host compute device. |
| US09753672B1 |
Method and system for parent backup application driving of children backup applications
Parent backup application driving of children backup applications is described. An instruction for a child backup application to execute a child backup task is communicated from a parent backup application to the child backup application. An instruction for a second child backup application to execute a second child backup task may be communicated from the parent backup application to the second child backup application. An execution of the child backup task by the child backup application is communicated from the child backup application to a parent backup application. An execution of the second child backup task by the second child backup application may be communicated from the second child backup application to the parent backup application. A parent backup task is executed by the parent backup application. At least one child backup application inherently lacks a functionality to execute the parent backup task as the parent backup application executes the parent backup task. |
| US09753671B2 |
Wireless data storage chassis
Various embodiments are directed to a data storage chassis for storing a plurality of non-specific storage drives, corresponding wireless controllers, and one or more radio adapters. The storage drives are operative to communicate with another network device over a network. A storage drive wirelessly communicates with other storage drives of the chassis, as well as one or more radio adapters of the chassis. The wireless controller corresponding to a storage drive is operative to wirelessly communicate with other wireless controllers corresponding to other storage drives and also with one or more radio adapters via wireless waveguides of the chassis. The one or more radio adapters are operative to communicate with other network devices external to the chassis and serve as access points to the chassis. Because the storage drives, the corresponding controllers, and the radio adapters communicate via wireless signals transmitted along waveguides, the chassis is a wireless chassis. |
| US09753670B2 |
Prioritizing memory pages to copy for memory migration
A method for transferring pages from a memory to a page repository identifies an affinity domain that associates processors and memory pages. The method further includes determining that a processor in an affinity domain is suspended and selecting pages included in that affinity domain to transfer prior to transferring pages in an affinity domain in which no processors are suspended. |
| US09753666B2 |
Efficient data compression for solid-state memory
Compression and decompression technology within a solid-state device (SSD) is disclosed that provides a good compression ratio while taking up less on-chip area. An input interface receives an input stream to be compressed. An output interface provides a compressed stream. A history buffer is of a fixed size that is a fraction of a size of a data buffer. Processing logic encodes into the compressed stream element types, literals and pointers, the latter which reference copies of data found elsewhere within the history buffer during compression. The history buffer may be multiple banks in width, where the data is loaded from the input stream sequentially across rows of the banks. The decompression side may be similarly designed, optionally with a different number of banks. The pointers may be a fixed two bytes including four bits for length and eleven bits for offset of back reference to a copy (or other combination). |
| US09753664B2 |
Method of detecting tampering of data in tape drive, and file system
A method of detecting whether data in a tape drive used in a file system is tampered is described according to one embodiment. The method includes the steps of: (a) preparing a first tape cartridge including a tape on which multiple files and archival records of index information are stored in a WORM partition, and index information is stored in the R/W partition; (b) reading and comparing the index information of the R/W partition and the last index information of the WORM partition; and (c) when these two pieces of index information do not match, determining that the index information of the R/W partition is tampered in case these two pieces of index information do not match. |
| US09753662B1 |
Using mirror indicators to determine whether to mirror tracks in a data set in a primary volume mirrored to a secondary volume
Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for using mirror indicators to determine whether to mirror tracks in a data set in a primary volume mirrored to a secondary volume. A table is read. The table is maintained by a primary controller managing the primary volume that includes a mirror indicator for each of a plurality of tracks in at least one data set configured in the primary volume indicating whether a track is to be mirrored to the secondary volume. Record sets are read from a cache of the primary controller for the tracks in primary volume having the mirror indicators in the table indicating that the track is to be mirrored. The write data in the read record sets is applied to tracks in the secondary volume mirroring the tracks in the primary volume. |
| US09753660B2 |
System and method for implementing hierarchical distributed-linked lists for network devices
A memory system for a network device is described. The memory system includes a main memory configured to store one or more data elements. Further, the memory system includes a parent distributed-linked list configured to store linked-list metadata. And, the memory system includes a child distributed-linked list configured to maintain list metadata to interconnect the one or more data elements stored in the main memory to generate at least a first snapshot, said linked-list metadata references the snapshot. |
| US09753659B2 |
Generating enumerated information in which a plurality of files are enumerated in a sequential medium
A mechanism is provided for generating enumerated information in which a plurality of files is enumerated except entirely-invalidated files on a sequential medium. Management information for managing locations where the plurality of files on the sequential medium are recorded is acquired from the sequential medium. The enumerated information in which the plurality of files are enumerated is generated in an order according to the locations where the plurality of files are recorded on the basis of the acquired management information. |
| US09753658B2 |
System and method for dividing and synchronizing a processing task across multiple processing elements/processors in hardware
A shared counter resource, such as a register, is disclosed in the hardware, where the register representing how much free space there is in the command queue is accessible to one or more processing elements. When a processing element reads the “reservation” register, the hardware automatically decrements the available free space by a preconfigured amount (e.g., 1) and returns the value of the free space immediately prior to the read/reservation. If the read returns 0 (or a number less than the preconfigured amount), there was insufficient free space to satisfy the request. In the event there was insufficient space to satisfy the request the reservation register may be configured to reserve however much space was available or to not reserve any space at all. Any number of processing elements may read these registers and various scenarios are described where the input and output queues are accessible via various processing elements. |
| US09753654B1 |
Managing distributed system performance using accelerated data retrieval operations
A distributed system is adapted to manage the performance of distributed processes. In one aspect, multiple stripes associated with a data item are stored in a distributed storage. The stored stripes include one or more stripes of redundancy information for the data item. A distributed process including at least one task is performed. During performance of the distributed process, a determination is made as to whether to perform an accelerated data retrieval operation. Responsive to a determination to perform an accelerated data retrieval operation, at least one of the one or more stripes of redundancy information for the data item is requested from the distributed storage. Other stripes associated with the data item may also be requested from the distributed storage. After a sufficient subset of stripes associated with the data item is received, the data item is reconstructed using the subset. |
| US09753653B2 |
High-priority NAND operations management
Systems, methods, and/or devices are used to manage high-priority NAND operations. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving a first command (e.g., requesting a high-priority memory operation) corresponding to a first location (e.g., having both a first physical address and a first aliased physical address) in a first die of a plurality of physical non-volatile memory die in a storage device. If the first die is performing a blocking low-priority memory operation (e.g., the low-priority operation was sent to the first die using a second physical address), the method includes sending a memory operation command, corresponding to the first memory operation, to the first die using the first aliased physical address. In some embodiments, a predefined die-selection portion of the second physical address matches the predefined die-selection portion of the first physical address and does not match the predefined die-selection portion of the first aliased physical address. |
| US09753649B2 |
Tracking intermix of writes and un-map commands across power cycles
Systems, methods and/or devices are used to enable tracking intermix of writes and un-map commands across power cycles. In one aspect, the method includes (1) receiving, at a storage device, a plurality of commands from a host, the storage device including non-volatile memory, (2) maintaining a log corresponding to write commands and un-map commands from the host, (3) maintaining a mapping table in volatile memory, the mapping table used to translate logical addresses to physical addresses, (4) saving the mapping table, on a scheduled basis that is independent of the un-map commands, to the non-volatile memory of the storage device, (5) saving the log to the non-volatile memory, and (6) upon power up of the storage device, rebuilding the mapping table from the saved mapping table in the non-volatile memory of the storage device and from the saved log in the non-volatile memory of the storage device. |
| US09753647B2 |
Deduplicating chunk digests received for chunks in objects provided by clients to store
Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for deduplicating chunk digests received for chunks in objects in objects provided by clients to store in a storage. An index has chunk signatures calculated from chunks of data in the data objects in the storage. A transaction requests a shared lock for a chunk digest calculated from a chunk in an object to add to the storage. In response to not receiving the shared lock, the transaction is granted a shared lock to the chunk digest in wait mode. The transaction does not proceed until being granted the shared lock. In response to receiving the shared lock, a determination is made as to whether the chunk digest is in the index. A reference to the chunk data is provided for the object when the chunk digest is indicated in the index. |
| US09753645B1 |
Using mirror indicators to indicate whether to mirror tracks in a data set in a primary volume mirrored to a secondary volume
Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for using mirror indicators to indicate whether to mirror tracks in a data set in a primary volume mirrored to a secondary volume. A table includes a mirror indicator for each of a plurality of tracks in at least one data set in the primary volume indicating whether a track is to be mirrored to the secondary volume. In response to a write command of write data for one of the tracks in the primary volume, creating a record set in a cache for the primary volume including write data for the track to transfer to the secondary volume in response to the mirror indicator for the track indicating that the track is to be mirrored. The write data in the record set is transferred from the cache to the secondary volume. |
| US09753642B2 |
System and method for mouseless navigation of web applications
A method includes generating a display associated with a web-based application interface. The display includes a plurality of features. The method also includes associating each of the plurality of features with at least one first key selection. A user can navigate to one of the features using the at least one first key selection associated with the feature. The method further includes establishing at least one second key selection. The user can navigate within one of the features using the at least one second key selection. In addition, the method includes communicating the display for presentation to the user. |
| US09753641B2 |
Display input device, control method for display input device, and computer-readable storage medium for storing control program for display input device
This display input device (1) includes: a display panel (21) for displaying multiple symbol keys (K1) and an input display field (B1) in a software keyboard screen (S1); a touch panel part (22) for detecting a position touched; and a control unit (5) which recognizes an operated symbol key (K1a), causes the input display field (B1) to produce a normal display of a symbol when the touch position is within an inner region (F1) of the operated symbol key (K1a), and causes the display panel (21) to produce an alert display of a questionable symbol (y1) in a different manner than the normal display when the touch position is inside a peripheral region (F2) outside of the inner region (F1), the questionable symbol (y1) being the symbol corresponding to the operated symbol key (K1a) that is operated in the peripheral region (F2). |
| US09753638B2 |
Method and apparatus for entering symbols from a touch-sensitive screen
A method enables a user to enter symbols into an entry field from a touch-sensitive screen. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method is used in a touch-screen device and includes steps of: detecting touching an entry field displayed on said touch screen device; displaying a plurality of symbols in a single row in response to said touching receiving step; detecting touching a first one of said displayed symbols; and if said touching is ended by stopping touching said touch screen device, a second one of said displayed symbols is detected to be last touched in said single row, and said second one of said displayed symbols is different from said first one of said displayed symbols, entering said second one of said displayed symbols into said entry field. |
| US09753631B2 |
Navigation with slides in a zooming user interface
A method is provided method to control a computer generated presentation using a two-dimensional (2D) zooming user interface, the method comprising: providing on the display screen multiple respective thumbnail images that correspond to the multiple screen images displayed within the presentation; and in response to receipt of user input selecting one thumbnail image followed by receipt of user input selecting another of the thumbnail image, displaying on the display screen a screen image that corresponds to the user selected one thumbnail image followed by display on the display screen of another thumbnail image that corresponds to the user selected another thumbnail image and display of at least one of panning and zooming between display of the one thumbnail image and the another thumbnail image. |
| US09753628B2 |
Playback system, recording medium, and playback control method
A playback system includes a display device and an information terminal adapted to communicate with the display device. The information terminal includes a processor and a recording medium storing instructions which when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform a process including displaying a first group of identification information items of content data stored in the information terminal in a first viewing area of a display screen, and displaying a second group of identification information items of the content data selected according to a selecting operation performed on the first group of identification information items displayed in the first viewing area in a second viewing area of the display screen at different times. The display device is adapted to play back the content data corresponding to the selected identification information items. |
| US09753625B2 |
Image selection control
Image selection control techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a method is described to control image selection in a user interface of a computing device. An input is detected by the computing device involving interaction with a display of an image in a user interface. A pattern is identified by the computing device in a portion of the image that includes the detected input. One or more objects of the content are located by the computing device that include the identified pattern, at least one said object positioned outside the portion of the image used to perform the identifying. A selection of the image is created as having the located one or more objects by the computing device in the user interface. |
| US09753623B2 |
Device having touch panel, radar apparatus, plotter apparatus, ship network system, viewpoint changing method and viewpoint changing program
A touch panel device displays a nautical chart as map data on a display screen. The touch panel device detects a first touch operation on the display screen and a second touch operation on the display screen, the first touch operation being a touch operation of which a position is fixed, the second touch operation being a touch operation of which a position is changed. The touch panel device obtains a rotational axis parallel to the sea surface based on the position of the first touch operation, and rotates a viewpoint of the map data centering on the rotational axis based on a change amount of a distance from the position of the first touch operation to the position of the second touch operation. |
| US09753620B2 |
Method, system and computer program product for facilitating the prototyping and previewing of dynamic interactive graphical design widget state transitions in an interactive documentation environment
Various methods and systems for documenting interactive graphical design are provided. An exemplary graphical design environment stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprises a documentation element in an interactive graphical design. The design environment also comprises a design element that displays a plurality of states in a rendering of the interactive graphical design in an external player. The documentation element: (i) is enabled to receive a selection from the user of a state in the plurality of states; and (ii) displays a representation of the design element in the state in response to receiving the selection from the user. The documentation element and design element are both instantiated by a processor operating in combination with the non-transitory computer-readable medium. |
| US09753618B1 |
Multi-level architecture for dynamically generating interactive program modules
In some implementations, program data for a program is used to provide interactive content to an application that runs on mobile computing devices. The program includes a sequence of multiple segments each corresponding to different time periods, multiple selectable tracks and multiple levels within each track. The program data indicates rules for the program that are used to vary the interactive content provided to different users. The program data is used to identify a rule that correspond to a current segment, a current track, and a current level in the program for a particular user. A trigger and one or more conditions specified by the identified rule is be determined to be satisfied, and in response, content specified by the identified rule is provided for display on the mobile computing device associated with the particular user. |
| US09753616B2 |
Method, apparatus and computer-readable storage means for adjusting at least two parameters
The present invention concerns a method, an apparatus and a computer-readable storage means for adjusting at least one parameter, which can be used for enhancing the user experience of adjusting parameters, especially of adjusting parameters in common audio software through a system of assignable rotary encoders with capacitive-sensing knob caps and a parameter type aware software. The invention especially enables a quick adjustment of several parameters by use of rotary encoders.For this purpose, a method is proposed, where at least two touch sensitive input elements are provided for adjusting the at least two parameters, at least one of the at least two touch sensitive input elements is selected by contacting it with at least a first part of the human body, and the at least one parameter, which is assigned to the contacted touch sensitive input elements, is adjusted by operating, with at least a second part of the human body, at least one input element different from the contacted touch sensitive input elements. |
| US09753614B2 |
Method and system for creating an alternative energy vehicle supply station network
A computer implemented method for creating an alternative energy vehicle supply station network is provided. The method includes displaying selectable potential alternative energy vehicle supply stations to users via a graphical user interface displayed on remote devices, the potential alternative energy vehicle supply stations being selectable by each of the users of remote devices to submit at least one preference of each user as a user submission; updating a memory of a computer to include the user submissions; processing, by a processor of the computer, the user submissions as a function of preselected criteria; and outputting, by the computer, the potential alternative energy vehicle supply stations satisfying the preselected criteria. |
| US09753613B2 |
Display control device with functionality in a response to an approaching object
A display control device includes an operation-display unit and a controller. The operation-display unit hierarchically displays multiple functions using multiple screens and accepts an operation performed through an approach or touch of an object. The controller performs control so that, when the object approaches a function displayed on an original screen, a next screen associated with the function selected as a result of the approach of the object is temporarily displayed using a display mode corresponding to a relationship between the original screen and the next screen. |
| US09753610B2 |
In-vehicle apparatus and control method of in-vehicle apparatus
An in-vehicle apparatus and a control method of an in-vehicle apparatus, which is applied to a multimedia terminal having, for example, a function of navigation equipment and a function of video playback so as to improve usability to a user in a case of accepting an operation through a touch panel and a remote commander. A touch panel menu screen suitable for an operation through a touch panel and a remote commander menu screen suitable for an operation through a remote commander are switched to be displayed so as to accept an operation by a user. |
| US09753607B2 |
Electronic device, control method, and control program
According to one of aspects, an electronic device includes: a display configured to display a plurality of icons each corresponding to an application; a detecting unit configured to detect an attitude of the electronic device; and a controller configured to cause the display to display a first screen where the icons are arranged in a first pattern when a first attitude is detected by the detecting unit, and cause the display to display a second screen where the icons are arranged in a second pattern when a second attitude is detected by the detecting unit. |
| US09753602B2 |
Playlists and bookmarks in an interactive media guidance application system
Systems and method are provided for providing a playlist transport bar. The playlist transport bar provides an overlay which graphically represents assets (e.g., programs) of a playlist in a manner that enables a user to simultaneously ascertain a playback position within the playlist and a particular asset. The playlist transport may include asset regions which each correspond to an asset in a playlist and a position indication region which may provide information relating to a playback position. |
| US09753598B2 |
Sensing device
A sensing device includes a substrate, a sensing component and a shielding device. The sensing component is configured to detect a touch capacitance in response to a touch event on the sensing device. The shielding device, between the substrate and the sensing component, is configured to distribute electrical energy, and shield the substrate from the sensing component. |
| US09753597B2 |
Mutual capacitance sensing array
A method and apparatus for sensing a conductive object by a mutual capacitance sensing array is described according to an embodiment of the present invention. The mutual capacitance sensing array comprises one or more sensor elements. Each sensor element comprises an outer frame including a conductive material. A cavity is formed within the interior of the outer frame. In an example embodiment, the sensor elements include transmit (TX) sensor elements and receive (RX) sensor elements that are disposed in a stackup that comprises a substrate, where the TX sensor elements are laminated by optically clear adhesive and are disposed on one side of the substrate, and where the RX sensor elements are laminated by optically clear adhesive and are disposed on a different side of the substrate than the TX elements. |
| US09753594B2 |
Electrostatic capacitance operation device fabrication method, operation panel, and electrostatic capacitance operation device
A method for manufacturing a capacitive operation device includes the steps of: preparing a capacitance sensing member including a base film, a sensing electrode formed on the base film, a cover film, and an adhesive layer; preparing an operation panel having a recessed portion having a shape that overlaps an outer edge of the sensing electrode in a stacking direction of the operation panel and the capacitance sensing member; disposing the operation panel and the capacitance sensing member so as to face each other; and bonding the capacitance sensing member to the back surface of the operation panel by pressing the capacitance sensing member against the back surface of the operation panel. In the bonding step, the capacitance sensing member and the operation panel are bonded together while a gas therebetween is being directed to the recessed portion. |
| US09753590B2 |
Display device integrated with touch screen panel and method of fabricating the same
Disclosed is a display device that may, for example, include a gate line that is provided in a first direction on a backplane and delivers a gate signal; a data line that is provided in a second direction on the backplane and delivers a data signal; a Thin Film Transistor (TFT) in each pixel defined by a crossing between the gate line and the data line; a first electrode spaced apart from one of a source electrode and a drain electrode of the TFT; a second electrode that is provided on a layer different from that on which the first electrode is provided; a TFT passivation layer that is provided on the TFT and has a first contact hole; a first connection pattern that connects one of the source electrode and the drain electrode to the first electrode through the first contact hole; and a second connection pattern that delivers a touch driving signal to the second electrode and is formed of a material substantially identical to that of the first connection pattern. |
| US09753585B2 |
Determine a position of an interaction area
In some examples, a projector is controlled to project an image content onto a projection surface in a region defining a display area. Captured images are received that are captured by at least one optical sensor of the projected image content on the projection surface. In the captured images, user touches of a plurality of designated locations of the projected image content on the projection surface are detected. A position of an interaction area based on the detected user touches is determined, and, based on the determined position of the interaction area, it is determined whether the display area and the interaction area coincide. |
| US09753584B2 |
Combination touch and transducer input system and method
A combination touch and transducer input system is provided, which facilitates user input into an electronic system with a finger and/or a transducer (e.g., a stylus). The system includes a transducer configured to generate an electric field, and a sensor including an array of electrodes and a controller. The transducer is configured to transmit digital data, such as pen pressure data and switch status data, to the sensor. For example, the transducer comprises electronic circuitry configured to encode the digital data in a signal for transmission to the sensor. The sensor controller is configured to operate both in a touch sensing mode and in a transducer sensing mode. During the touch sensing mode, the controller determines a position of a proximate object (e.g., a finger) by capacitively sensing the object with the array of electrodes. During the transducer sensing mode, the controller determines a position of the transducer based on a signal received by the array of electrodes from the transducer, and also receives and decodes the digital data encoded in the received signal. Digital data can be encoded in a signal using any suitable digital modulation techniques, such as a Frequency-Shift Keying (FSK) technique. |
| US09753582B2 |
Position-filtering for land-lift events
A processing system for position-filtering includes a sensor module and a determination module. The sensor module includes sensor circuitry coupled to sensor electrodes, and is configured to transmit transmitter signals and receive resulting signals with at least a portion of the sensor electrodes. The determination module is configured to determine first positional information for an input object in a sensing region based on the resulting signals, the first positional information including a detected displacement of the input object from a preceding frame, and determine second positional information from the first positional information. The second positional information includes a revised displacement determined by applying a correction factor to the detected displacement, the correction factor being based on a number of frames of the input object being detected in the sensing region, a noise scale, and a finger scale. The determination module is further configured to report the second positional information. |
| US09753576B2 |
Touch screen panel
A touch screen panel includes: a flat panel display including an upper substrate, a lower substrate, and pixels arranged on a display region of the lower substrate in a stripe arrangement; first sensing cells arranged in a first direction on the upper substrate and second sensing cells arranged in a second direction on the upper substrate; first connection patterns electrically connecting adjacent ones of the first sensing cells to each other in the first direction, and second connection patterns electrically connecting adjacent ones of the second sensing cells to each other in the second direction, wherein at least one of the first connection patterns and the second connection patterns is inclined so that it partially overlaps with the pixels. |
| US09753575B2 |
In-cell touch screen and a controller adapted thereto
A controller adapted to an in-cell touch screen includes a common voltage (VCOM) circuit generating a common voltage at an output node of the VCOM circuit, and a detecting circuit receiving a sensing signal at an input/output node of the detecting circuit. A display-mode switch is closed in a display mode such that a VCOM electrode is set at the common voltage, and a touch-sensing-mode switch is closed in a touch sensing mode such that the sensing signal from the VCOM electrode is received and processed by the detecting circuit. The detecting circuit has full-swing power that contains full-swing power of the VCOM circuit. |
| US09753573B2 |
Apparatus and method for processing split view in portable device
An apparatus and a method for processing a split view in a portable device. The method of processing a split view in a portable device, includes: displaying a plurality of applications as a split view corresponding to split display regions of a display unit; displaying an input panel on a display region of an application of the plurality of applications that did not call for the input panel when the input panel is called; and processing data input through the input panel by an application calling the input panel. |
| US09753572B2 |
Touch panel, method of fabricating the same and touch display device
The embodiment of the present invention provides a touch panel, a method for manufacturing the touch panel and a touch display device. The touch panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate which is cell-assembled with the first substrate. A surface of the first substrate facing the second substrate is provided with a first touch electrode having a planar shape and a surface of the second substrate facing the second substrate is provided with a plurality of second touch electrodes and each of the second touch electrodes includes a strip electrode base and a plurality of electrode projections provided on the strip electrode base. Upon no touch operation being generated on the touch panel, all the electrode projections are insulated from the first touch electrode; upon a touch operation being generated on the touch panel, the electrode projections on the touch point is contacted with the first touch electrode. |
| US09753571B2 |
Touch panel structure
A touch panel structure includes: a transparent substrate; a shield layer on one face of the transparent substrate; a touch electrode layer on the face of the transparent substrate, a part of the touch electrode layer extending to a face of the shield layer distal from the transparent substrate; a lead layer on the face of the shield layer; an integrated circuit in the non-touch section on the face of the shield layer and electrically connected to the touch electrode layer and the lead layer; and a flexible circuit board electrically connected to lead layer. The number of the connection pins at the electrical junction between the flexible circuit board and the lead layer is reduced. When assembled with the mechanism, the possibility of interference between the flexible circuit board, the integrated circuit and the mechanism is minimized to avoid poor contact of the integrated circuit. |
| US09753568B2 |
Flexible sensors and applications
Sensors incorporating piezoresistive materials are described. One class of includes conductive traces formed directly on or otherwise integrated with the piezoresistive material. |
| US09753566B2 |
Electronic book with extra free content
According to one embodiment, a device includes a first acquisition processing module, a touchscreen display, a display processing module, a second acquisition processing module, and a request processing module. The first acquisition processing module acquires first content from a first delivery device. The display processing module displays content based on the first content on the touchscreen display. The second acquisition processing module acquires second content from a second delivery device based on data included in the first content, when a predetermined operation is executed for the touchscreen. The request processing module requests an output processing device corresponding to the second content to execute output processing based on the second content. |
| US09753565B2 |
Touch control display device and driving method thereof
Each column of a touch control driving electrode block matrix in a first substrate of the touch control display device includes first and second touch control driving electrode blocks. A first touch control driving signal is transmitted in turns to the first touch control driving electrode blocks in corresponding matrix columns of the touch control driving electrode block matrix. Gate lines corresponding to the first touch control driving electrode blocks which receive the first touch control driving signal are in a off state; when one gate line corresponding to the first touch control driving electrode block in one matrix column is in the off state, one gate line corresponding to the second touch control driving electrode block in the matrix column is in an on state. A second touch control driving signal is transmitted to the second touch control driving electrode blocks between adjacent display time periods. |
| US09753557B2 |
Fast inking a touch display
An apparatus for fast inking a touch display is described herein. The system for fast inking a touch display can include receiving touch input and generate touch sensor data. The system can include a graphics processing unit (GPU) including a fast inker and a display pipeline. The GPU can transmit human interface device (HID) data generated from the touch sensor data to a writing application memory and the fast inker. The fast inker can convert the HID data into inking data to be sent to the display pipeline through a direct hardware path. The writing application can convert the HID data into inking data to be sent to the display pipeline. The system can also include a touch display to display pixels marked according to the inking data received by the display pipeline. |
| US09753556B2 |
Devices and methods for manipulating user interfaces with a stylus
An electronic device with a touch-sensitive display and one or more sensors to detect signals from a stylus associated with the device: while the electronic device is in a locked state: displays a lock screen user interface on the touch-sensitive display; while displaying the lock screen user interface, detects a first input from the stylus to draw on the touch-sensitive display; in response to detecting the first input, displays, over the lock screen user interface, one or more marks of a drawing that correspond to the first input; while displaying, on the lock screen user interface, the one or more marks of the drawing: detects a second input from the stylus to display a drawing application in a restricted mode; and, in response to detecting the second input, executes the drawing application in the restricted mode and displays the one or more marks of the drawing in the drawing application. |
| US09753554B2 |
Systems and methods relating to design of mobile applications for display ads on larger screen space
Techniques are provided which facilitate mobile applications displaying advertisements on a larger screen space without worrying about screen clutter or interference with application functionality. Motion events are triggered once a computerized device detects a threshold magnitude of tilt along a first, second, and/or third coordinate axis. A graphical display is presented to the user which includes at least one advertisement. Several embodiments of the graphical display include a three-dimensional object and full-screen display which are maintained so long as a magnitude of tilt of the computerized device is detected. |
| US09753553B2 |
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for generating computer-mediated reality display data
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for generating computer-mediated reality display data based on user instantaneous motion data. |
| US09753551B2 |
Fingernail system for use with capacitive touchscreens
Capacitive fingernail systems adapted to fit on a fingernail and for use with a capacitive touchscreen, as well as methods of creating such systems, are disclosed. The capacitive fingernail system may include a conductive base layer secured to the fingernail, a conductive upper layer, and a dielectric medium between the base and upper layers. The capacitive fingernail system stores an amount of charge that is sufficient to permit the fingernail to successfully interact with a capacitive touchscreen. Also disclosed is a fingernail stylus for use with a capacitive touchscreen, having a shaped conductive device that is pre-formed so that it can be secured to a curvature of a fingernail. The shaped conductive surface transfers an effective amount of electrical energy to successfully interact with a capacitive touchscreen. Preferably, the capacitive fingernail systems are sized and shaped to fit unobtrusively on a fingernail without interfering with everyday activity. |
| US09753547B2 |
Interactive displaying method, control method and system for achieving displaying of a holographic image
An interactive displaying method, a control method and an apparatus for achieving displaying of a holographic image are provided. The interactive displaying method comprises: scanning a 3D space by controlling signal transmitters arranged in a matrix to transmit signals; determining a target object in the 3D space; and determining a first position of the target object and displaying a viewable image corresponding to the target object at a second position of a display region. The control method comprises: scanning a 3D space by controlling signal transmitters arranged in a matrix to transmit signals; determining a gesture operation of a target object; determining the gesture; and executing a control operation corresponding to the gesture. The apparatus comprises a display unit, a signal detecting unit, a position determining unit and a display control unit. |
| US09753546B2 |
System and method for selective gesture interaction
A system and method for selective gesture interaction using spatial volumes is disclosed. The method includes processing data frames that each includes one or more body point locations of a collaborating user that is interfacing with an application at each time intervals, defining a spatial volume for each collaborating user based on the processed data frames, detecting a gesture performed by a first collaborating user based on the processed data frames, determining the gesture to be an input gesture performed by the first collaborating user in a first spatial volume, interpreting the input gesture based on a context of the first spatial volume that includes a role of the first collaborating user, a phase of the application, and an intersection volume between the first spatial volume and a second spatial volume for a second collaborating user, and providing an input command to the application based on the interpreted input gesture. |
| US09753545B2 |
Input device, input method, and storage medium
An input device is a device determining an input by a user based on a motion of a hand of the user in picked-up images associated with an operation screen displaying a selectable area. The input device includes an input determiner (155) determining whether or not the input by the user is a select operation of a selectable area or is a gesture operation based on, in the picked-up images, a change in shape of the hand of the user caused by the moving hand. The determined input is transmitted to an application subjected to an operation through a transmitter (156). |
| US09753541B1 |
Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for generating tactile outputs
An electronic device displays a user interface for a first software application. The user interface includes multiple elements to which user interaction models from multiple user interaction models provided by an application-independent module have been assigned (including a first element to which a first user interaction model has been assigned). The multiple elements have content provided by an application-specific module for the first software application. The first user interaction model defines how the user interface responds to inputs directed to the first element. The device detects an input directed to the first element; and updates the user interface based on characteristics of the input. If the input meets tactile output criteria specified by the first user interaction model, the device generates a first tactile output corresponding to the input, and if not, the device forgoes generation of the first tactile output. |
| US09753540B2 |
Systems and methods for haptic remote control gaming
Systems and methods for haptic remote control gaming are disclosed. In one embodiment a portable multifunction device receives information from a remotely controllable device. The portable multifunction device can be operable as a remote control for the remotely controllable device. The portable multifunction device may be a smartphone, a tablet computer, or another suitable electronic device. The portable multifunction device can determine a haptic effect based at least in part on the information received from the remotely controllable device. The portable multifunction device may generate a signal configured to cause an actuator to output the determined haptic effect. The portable multifunction device can output the signal. |
| US09753539B2 |
Method, device, system and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for providing user interface
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a user interface. The method comprises acquiring information on a position where at least one of a first device and a second device contacts a body of a user, and upon the occurrence of a triggering event that causes haptic feedback in at least one of the first device and the second device, controlling properties of haptic feedback provided in at least one of the first device and the second device, with reference to the acquired information on the body contact position, information on a display state associated with the triggering event, and information on contents or functions associated with the triggering event. |
| US09753538B2 |
Touch display device for energy harvesting
Disclosed herein is a touch display device, including: a panel including a plurality of sensing electrodes which are arranged under a dielectric layer and in a matrix configuration; a rectification unit including at least one rectifier configured to be connected to at least two sensing electrodes; and an energy storage unit including at least one capacitive element which is connected to the rectifier. |
| US09753536B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device causing flexure vibration of touch panel, to allow for preventing vibration from attenuated and providing sufficient water and dust proofness, the device includes touch panel 20, vibration unit 80 that vibrates touch panel 20, and upper housing 10a that covers peripheral portion of upper surface of touch panel 20, such that inwardly-extending roof portion 10a-2 is provided around periphery of top portion of upper housing 10a, a surface of touch panel 20 is surrounded by elastic member 60 except for upper surface area of touch panel 20 corresponding to opening 10a-1 and area of vibration unit 80 on touch panel 20, and contact is established between elastic member on peripheral portion of upper surface of touch panel 20 and roof portion 10a-2 and/or between elastic member on peripheral portion of bottom surface of touch panel 20 and support member 10b of touch panel 20. |
| US09753535B2 |
Visual line input apparatus
A visual line input apparatus selects an input element objected to be inputted by a visual line, and includes a head-up display device and a visual line detector. The head-up display device displays a plurality of input image elements in front of a windshield and a display region virtually arranged in front of a driving seat in a vehicle. The visual line detector is arranged in front of the driving seat and detects a gazing point made by a driver who sits on the driving seat. The head-up display device displays the plurality of input element images on the display region, and does not display the outer part of the input element image displayed at an end portion of the display region. |
| US09753533B2 |
Method and system for controlling a user interface of a device using human breath
Certain aspects of a method and system for controlling a user interface of a device using human breath may include a device having an embedded micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) sensing and processing module. The MEMS sensing and processing module may detect movement caused by expulsion of human breath by a user. In response to the detection of movement caused by expulsion of human breath, one or more control signals may be generated. The generated control signals may control the user interface of the device and may enable navigation and/or selection of components in the user interface. |
| US09753526B2 |
Systems and methods for synergistic software-hardware power budget management
Apparatus, systems, and methods provide an interface between a plurality of hardware resources of a node and a power manager. The interface is configured to define one or more resource groups to expose to the power manager for power measurement and control, assign the plurality of hardware resources to the one or more resource groups, and provide a power allowance to each resource group. |
| US09753519B2 |
Speculative system start-up to improve initial end-user interaction responsiveness
Methods and systems may include a human interface device (HID) and logic to place the HID in a blocked state in response to a request to power off the system. The logic can also use a speculative start-up heuristic to establish one or more subsequent operating states for the system while the HID is in the blocked state, wherein the background automatic state transitions may maximize battery life when a user is not present. In addition, the HID may be removed from the blocked state in response to a request to power on the system. Accordingly, the speculative start-up heuristic can make system “ready-to-use” before the user actually interacts with any inputs (e.g. power button, or touch screen) of the system. |
| US09753518B2 |
Electronic apparatus and display control method
An electronic apparatus and a display control method are described. The electronic apparatus includes a first display unit having a first visible part for displaying a first image; a first detecting unit for detecting a first parameter for indicating a relative distance between a target object and the first visible part; and a processing unit for generating an image to be displayed and for controlling the display of the first display unit according to at least the first parameter. When the first display unit is in a first state, if the relative distance is less than or equal to a threshold distance according to the first parameter, the processing unit controls the first display unit to switch from the first status to a second state, and the power consumption of the first display unit in the first state is lower than a power consumption in the second status. |
| US09753516B2 |
Method, apparatus, and system for energy efficiency and energy conservation by mitigating performance variations between integrated circuit devices
According to one embodiment of the invention, an integrated circuit device comprises one or more processor cores and a control unit coupled to the processor core(s). The control unit is adapted to control an operating frequency of at least one processor core based on an estimated activity level in lieu of a power level. The estimated activity level differing from an estimated power level by being independent of leakage power and voltage characteristics particular to that integrated circuit device. |
| US09753514B2 |
Apparatus and method for reducing power consumption in customer premises equipment
A power control apparatus for controlling power consumption in customer premises equipment (CPE) for use in a content and data distribution network includes a detector, operative to determine an operational status of a connection between the CPE and a headend in the content and data distribution network, and a controller coupled with the detector. The controller is operative to place the CPE in a first mode of operation when a power failure event is not present and the operational status is indicative of a loss of connectivity between the CPE and the headend. The apparatus further includes switching circuitry coupled with the controller. The switching circuitry is operative in the first mode to disable power to a first subset of functional modules in the CPE, to thereby reduce power consumption in the CPE. |
| US09753513B2 |
Actuating drive and method for servicing and/or commissioning an actuating drive
In an actuating drive (1), an electronic controller (2) and a data bus interface (5) are configured in such a way that, as an alternative to supply via a power supply connection (4), the electronic controller (2) can be supplied via a data bus interface (5) if the power supply connection (4) is voltage-free. |
| US09753512B2 |
Electronic device and method for recognizing output power of power supply thereof
An electronic device and a method for recognizing output power of a power supply thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a host and a power supply. The power supply is coupled to the host, receives an input power and converts the input power to a supplied power. The power supply transmits the supplied power to the host, and loads a notification signal to the supplied power in at least a time period. The acknowledge signal is a periodic clock signal, and corresponds to the output power of the power supply. The power supply loads the acknowledge signal to the supplied power in one or more time periods, and transmits the acknowledge signal to the corresponding host. The host can get the output power of the power supply via the acknowledge signal, which can improve efficiency and security of the supplied power. |
| US09753509B2 |
Imaging apparatus for thermal analyzer and thermal analyzer including the same
An imaging apparatus for a thermal analyzer is configured to image a heated sample inside a thermal analyzer main body section from an observation window provided in the thermal analyzer main body section. The imaging apparatus is provided with: an imaging device that is provided with a lens housing and a main body section; a holding section configured to hold the imaging device to have an orientation in which the lens housing is oriented toward the observation window, and the main body section is positioned on the opposite side of the observation window across the lens housing; and a cooling fan configured to provide airflow inside the holding section. The holding section is provided with a cooling air passage having an intake portion and an exhaust portion. At least a portion of the lens housing is arranged in the cooling air passage to be cooled by the airflow provided by the cooling fan. |
| US09753506B2 |
Electronic devices with multi-layer heat reduction components
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure an electronic device with a multi-layer heat reduction component is described. The device includes a number of integrated circuits and a first layer in contact with at least one of the number of integrated circuits to remove heat from at least one integrated circuit. The device also includes a second layer separated from the first layer by an air gap to reduce heat transfer between the first layer and the second layer. The second layer is retractable to expose the first layer when docked to a station. The electronic device operates in a first mode when docked to a station and a second mode when not docked to the station. |
| US09753499B2 |
Method and system for locating a notebook computer
A method for locating a notebook computer by sending a Wake on Wireless WAN (WoW) signal via a wireless network to the notebook computer to switch ON the notebook computer; instructing the notebook computer to determine its own location using GPS if the notebook computer lid is open. |
| US09753493B2 |
Holder for a tablet computer
The invention refers to a Holder having grip means for a detachable tablet computer or the like with a screen, said holder having a frame, which comprise holder means for reception of said tablet computer. The holder is provided for controlling a machine and comprises a hand grip side or hand grip side portion with buttons or sensors, which are provided for operating a machine by means of said tablet computer mounted thereon and which are able to be activated through finger touch/contact of said holder in order to communicate with certain functions of said tablet computer and/or of the machine which it is arranged to control. Said machine could be an agricultural implement, like a seed drill or the like. |
| US09753492B2 |
Wrist-worn input device
A wrist-worn input device measuring a biopotential for use in gesture inputting, includes a band that forms at least part of a tubular structure having a first opening and a second opening at the two ends thereof in an axial direction thereof, an electrode open to an internal surface of the band, a position determination unit disposed close to the first opening and having a shape to be engaged with at least part of a periphery of the styloid process of ulna of a user, a biopotential measurement unit that measures the biopotential of the user using the electrode, and a measured potential transmitter that outputs the biopotential of the user. |
| US09753491B2 |
Detachable portable computing apparatus
Detachable portable computing apparatus includes a base, a connecting component and a display component. The connecting component includes a housing, a first magnetic unit, and a guide pin. The housing has an opening on the housing. The first magnetic unit locates inside the housing, and moves toward or away from the opening. The guide pin is connected to and interlocking with the first magnetic unit. The guide pin can be accommodated inside the housing or protruded outside the housing from opening. The display component includes a guided socket and a second magnetic unit. The guided socket and the second magnetic unit are located at same side of the display component. While the second magnetic unit of the display computing component approaches the opening, the first magnetic unit is attracted, to drive the guide pin to be protruded outside the housing, and connects with the guided socket. |
| US09753490B2 |
Housing features including logo features of an electronic device
An enclosure having an indicium (e.g., logo) and a method for securing an indicium to an enclosure is disclosed. The enclosure includes an aperture extending through an interior portion and an exterior portion of the enclosure. The aperture may include concentric portions. For example, the aperture may include a first opening formed on an interior portion and a second opening smaller than the first opening formed on the exterior portion. The indicium may include a flange member such that the indicium may extend through the first opening but not the second opening. Also, in some embodiments, a plate is adhesively secured to the indicium and the enclosure; however, the indicium is not directly adhesively secured to the enclosure. This may prevent adhesives from protruding from an interface region between the indicium and the enclosure. |
| US09753489B2 |
Physical electronic bulletin board system
Among other things, we describe a physical bulletin board. The bulletin board includes at least one physical component configured to interface with at least one electronic component. In some implementations, the bulletin board includes the electronic component, e.g., as a built-in display. For example, the built-in display may be associated with a processor that can run software that augments the functionality of the bulletin board. In some implementations, the bulletin board includes a component, such as a mounting apparatus, that receives a mobile computing device (MCD). For example, the MCD can run software that augments the functionality of the bulletin board. |
| US09753488B2 |
Body produced by an in-mold process and process for the production thereof
A body (1, 1′, 1″) produced by an in-mold process has a first film (2, 2′, 2″) with at least one electrical or electronic functional layer (25). In a functional area (20a, 20a′, 20a″) of this functional layer, at least one electrical or electronic component is provided, and at least one electrical connection for this is provided in a contact area (20b, 20b′, 20b″). The first film is partially back-injection molded with a plastic main material (3, 3′, 3″) such that the contact area (20b, 20b′, 20b″) is at least partially free from this plastic main material (3). Suitable formation of the first film (2, 2′, 2″) guarantees that a tab (F) separated from the plastic main material (3, 3′, 3″) is provided which adjoins a back-injection molded part of the first film in an area of surface (20c, 20c′, 20c″) of the body which is at a distance from an edge (31, 31′) of the body delimiting the surface (30) with the first film. |
| US09753484B1 |
Satisfiability filter and query tool and method of building a satisfiability filter and query tool
A SAT filter builder and method for building a SAT filter is provided. Hash functions are utilized to map elements of a domain subset to a set of literals which are in turn used to create a set of equations. These equations are conjoined to provide a satisfiability instance. The satisfiability instance is provided to an equation solver and the solution is provided to an array to build the filter. A query tool is also provided which allows the filter built by the SAT filter to test an element for set membership. The query tool utilizes the same hash functions used by the SAT filter builder to map the element to be tested to a set of literals. These literals are used to create an equation. The solution identified by the SAT builder tool is then provided to the equation created by the query tool and set membership is determined by determining whether the equation provided by the query tool is satisfied by the solution provided by the SAT filter builder. |
| US09753482B2 |
Voltage reference source and method for generating a reference voltage
A voltage reference source includes a source block, a first resistor having a first terminal coupled to a first terminal of the source block, a reference output for providing a reference voltage, and a first and a second mirror transistor forming a first current mirror. The first mirror transistor couples a second terminal of the source block to a supply voltage terminal and the second mirror transistor couples the reference output to the supply voltage terminal. A series connection of a second resistor and a diode is arranged between the reference output and the first terminal of the first resistor. A mirror current flows through the second mirror transistor and the series connection to the first terminal of the first resistor. |
| US09753478B2 |
Temperature compensated current limiting mechanism
The present disclosure is directed to a current limiting circuit. The current limiting circuit may include a load, a first switch that controls current supplied to the load, and a first resistive network. The current limiting circuit may further include a voltage divider connected across the first resistive network and including a thermistor. The current limiting circuit may further include a first bipolar junction transistor that controls switching of the first switch. The output terminal of the voltage divider may be connected to a base junction of the first bipolar junction transistor. |
| US09753477B2 |
Load forecasting for residential sector demand response
A method includes obtaining energy consumption information representative of energy consumption behaviors of multiple customers, grouping the multiple customers into multiple different clusters based on the consumption behaviors of the multiple customers, and generating an energy consumption model for each different cluster to enable forecasting of energy demand of the multiple customers. |
| US09753476B1 |
Voltage regulator with fast overshoot settling response
A voltage regulator circuit is provided in which voltage overshoots are quickly dissipated using a discharge path which is connected to an output of the voltage regulator. Circuitry for controlling the discharge path is provided using internal currents of an error amplifier to provide a space-efficient and power-efficient design with a fast response. Moreover, hysteresis can be provided to avoid toggling between discharge and no discharge, and to avoid undershoot when discharging the output. A digital or analog signal is set which turns the discharge transistor on or off. A current pulldown may be arranged in the discharge path. |
| US09753475B2 |
Feedback type voltage regulator
The present invention discloses a feedback type voltage regulator, including a voltage reference circuit for providing a reference voltage, distributed series feedback amplifiers electrically coupled to the voltage reference circuit and a power transistor which gate is electrically connected to the distributed series feedback amplifiers. The distributed series feedback amplifiers comprises three set of amplifiers serially connected with each other, wherein the relation of the gain of the first amplifier (A1), the second amplifier (A2), and the third amplifier (A3) is A1>A2>A3, wherein the relation of the bandwidth of the first amplifier (B1), the second amplifier (B2), and the third amplifier (B3) is B1 |
| US09753469B2 |
Energy harvesting device
A device for harvesting energy from a power line carrying AC current including: a transformer having a core with separate first and second sections, the core being formed of ceramic material or layered nickel alloy tape; a first secondary winding wound around the first section of the core; a second secondary winding wound around the second section of the core; a first DC core-flux control winding wound around the first section of the core; and a second DC core-flux control winding wound around the second section of the core; wherein the core is configured to be in operative communication with a magnetic field radiated from the power line, such that an AC voltage is generated in the first and second secondary windings, and the maximum AC voltage produced by the first and second secondary windings is limited by the first and second DC core-flux control windings. |
| US09753467B2 |
System and method for controlling turbine speed using torque converter
A tangible non-transitory computer readable medium may include instructions to analyze a first signal indicative of a speed of a turbine system and transform the first signal into a second signal. The tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium may also include instructions to transmit the second signal to control a speed of the turbine system by actuating a field device. Actuating the field device may include controlling a fluid level in a torque converter mechanically coupled to the turbine system, and the speed may be below a minimum setpoint of the turbine system. |
| US09753465B1 |
Energy aware processing load distribution system and method
A method for controlling a data center, comprising a plurality of server systems, each associated with a cooling system and a thermal constraint, comprising: a concurrent physical condition of a first server system; predicting a future physical condition based on a set of future states of the first server system; dynamically controlling the cooling system in response to at least the input and the predicted future physical condition, to selectively cool the first server system sufficient to meet the predetermined thermal constraint; and controlling an allocation of tasks between the plurality of server systems to selectively load the first server system within the predetermined thermal constraint and selectively idle a second server system, wherein the idle second server system can be recruited to accept tasks when allocated to it, and wherein the cooling system associated with the idle second server system is selectively operated in a low power consumption state. |
| US09753463B2 |
Increasing the gas efficiency for an electrostatic chuck
A gas is received through an inlet. A portion of the gas is supplied to an electrostatic chuck. A portion of the gas is re-circulated through a compressor. A pressure of the second portion of the gas is increased. The second portion of the gas is stored in a gas storage. |
| US09753462B2 |
Flash LADAR collision avoidance system
A vehicular collision avoidance system comprising a system controller, pulsed laser transmitter, a number of independent ladar sensor units, a cabling infrastructure, internal memory, a scene processor, and a data communications port is presented herein. The described invention is capable of developing a 3-D scene, and object data for targets within the scene, from multiple ladar sensor units coupled to centralized LADAR-based Collision Avoidance System (CAS). Key LADAR elements are embedded within standard headlamp and taillight assemblies. Articulating LADAR sensors cover terrain coming into view around a curve, at the crest of a hill, or at the bottom of a dip. A central laser transmitter may be split into multiple optical outputs and guided through fibers to illuminate portions of the 360° field of view surrounding the vehicle. These fibers may also serve as amplifiers to increase the optical intensity provided by a single master laser. |
| US09753454B2 |
Method and an apparatus for detecting a transition from a first phase to a second phase
It is provided an apparatus for detecting a transition from a first phase to a second phase in a processing line. The apparatus comprises a first sensor for gathering data indicating product concentration, a second sensor for gathering data indicating product concentration. The first sensor is placed upstream of the second sensor. Further, the apparatus comprises a control device configured to receive a first data set from the first sensor and a second data set from the second sensor, and to calibrate the second sensor by comparing the second data set with the first data set. |
| US09753450B2 |
Time series data display device converting point sequence data to time series data regarding drive axes to be displayed
A time series data display device calculates position data in time-series of a movement point on drive axes based on the position feedback data, generates a command movement trajectory of the machine end based on the position command data, generates an actual movement trajectory of the machine end based on the actual position data, calculates position data of the machine end which are intersection points between straight lines, which are perpendicular to the command movement trajectory and pass through the movement point, and the actual movement trajectory, converts the position data of the machine end to position data with respect to drive axes, and displays the position feedback data in time-series and the position data in time-series. |
| US09753447B2 |
Control unit, output control method and program
It is possible to easily change CAM tables, which are used for executing an electronic CAM operation. A CAM computation program performs an electronic CAM operation, using a CAM table that is an array in which displacements of a slave axis of an electronic CAM are associated with phases of a master axis of the electronic CAM. A CAM table generating program receives input of a CAM definition variable that defines an electronic CAM operation to be realized by a motion control, and generates a CAM table in which a CAM curve is stored as an array corresponding to the inputted CAM definition variable. A microprocessor performs a CAM computation program using the CAM table. If the microprocessor receives the input of the CAM definition variable, the microprocessor performs the CAM table generating program to generate the CAM table, and stores the generated CAM table into the main memory. |
| US09753443B2 |
Solenoid systems and methods for detecting length of travel
In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a solenoid and a solenoid controller. The solenoid is configured to move an actuator a distance between a first position and a second position when a voltage is supplied to the solenoid. The solenoid controller is implemented in at least one of a memory or a processor, and includes a feedback module and an output module. The feedback module is configured to receive a feedback signal associated with a solenoid current after the voltage is removed from the solenoid. The feedback module is further configured to determine whether the distance is less than a maximum distance between the first position and the second position (i.e., a “stroke”). The output module configured to produce an output signal when the feedback module determines that the distance is less than the maximum distance. |
| US09753435B2 |
Visual metronome application
A visual metronome for use with a drum kit, including circuitry for generating a succession of light signals according to a selected flashing pattern defined by frequency and duration. A circuit splitter is in operative communication with the metronome for multiplying the light signals. A plurality of individual light emitting components are in operative communication with the circuit splitter, the light emitting components being mounted to individual components associated with the drum kit to simultaneously display the flashing pattern corresponding to the multiplied light output signals at locations visible to a user of the drum kit. A plurality of cables extend between the circuit splitter and respective light emitting components. The light emitting components can each further include a different color in order to provide enhanced visibility in various stage lighting situations. A power supply communicates the metronome, including any of a battery or a 9V power outlet plug. |
| US09753434B2 |
Watch
Facilitate operations to release a bezel from a rotation prevented state and to rotate the bezel and avoid erroneously releasing the rotation prevented state. A timepiece includes a restrictor having engaging teeth and being movable between a restricted position and a release position by engaging/disengaging the engaging teeth with teeth of the bezel. The timepiece also has a holding mechanism holding the restrictor between a held state, i.e., restricted position and a non-held state. i.e., the release position. The holding mechanism includes two push-buttons and a release mechanism including a spring bar and engaging hole. The release mechanism switches the restrictor to the non-held state irrespective of a continuance of applying the pressing operation forces after the pressing operation forces are applied simultaneously to the two push-buttons. |
| US09753429B2 |
Image heating apparatus
A fixing apparatus including a flexible belt having a heat generating layer, an outer ring provided on one edge side of the belt and along an outer peripheral surface of the belt, the outer ring being electrically connected to the heat generating layer, an inner ring provided on the one edge side of the belt and along an inner peripheral surface of the belt to face the outer ring through the belt, and a power supply unit that is electrically connected to the outer ring and that feeds power. A difference obtained by subtracting a diameter of the inner ring at a normal temperature from a diameter of the inner ring at a fixing temperature is equivalent to or larger than a difference obtained by subtracting a diameter of the outer ring at the normal temperature from a diameter of the outer ring at the fixing temperature. |
| US09753427B2 |
Opening/closing detection mechanism and image forming apparatus
An opening/closing detection mechanism has a multifunctional peripheral body portion, a front cover, a side cover, and an interlock mechanism. The interlock mechanism contains a switch, a plate-like portion, a bulged portion, and a rocking mechanism. The bulged portion is provided on the side cover. When the side cover is in the closed state, the bulged portion abuts on a rear region located on the side opposite to the front cover with respect to a region where a projection portion is provided of the switch. The rocking mechanism rocks the switch in the opening/closing direction of the front cover according to the opened/closed state of the side cover. |
| US09753425B2 |
Sheet conveyance device and image forming system equipped with the same
When a jam is detected in a post-processing device, a purge controller first makes a conveyance roller group and a reverse roller continue conveyance. The purge controller then sets the conveyance destination of a leading sheet that will first arrive at a branch point after the time of detection of the jam. When a first condition is satisfied the purge controller sets the conveyance destination to a reverse slot, and when a second condition is satisfied the purge controller sets the conveyance destination to an outlet path. The first condition is satisfied when no other sheet is present in the reverse slot at the time of detection of the jam, and the second condition is satisfied when another sheet is present in the reverse slot at the time of detection of the jam. |
| US09753421B2 |
Image forming apparatus with separate interlocks for motors and sensors
An electronic apparatus includes: a unit part that can be pulled out of a main unit; a cover part that is configured to, when being close, cover the unit part; a lock part that, when the cover part is being open, is movable to a first position where it is possible to pull the unit part out of the main unit and is movable to a second position where it is impossible to pull the unit part out of the main unit; a detection unit configured to, when being supplied with power, detect an internal state of the unit part; and a first power supply unit configured to shut off power supply to the detection unit when the lock part is moved to the first position, and supply power to the detection unit when the lock part is moved to the second position. |
| US09753420B1 |
Fixing device and image forming apparatus
A fixing device includes an endless belt, a planar heater, a thermal fuse element, and an elastic member. The belt fixes a toner image to a recording medium. The heater heats the endless belt. The thermal fuse element has ends, has a length equal to or larger than an image forming width of the toner image formed on the recording medium, and is in contact with the heater. The elastic member supports at least one of the ends of the thermal fuse element. |
| US09753419B2 |
Fixing device and image forming apparatus configured to change the pressing force between two nip members
A fixing device and an image forming apparatus to pass a paper through a nip portion between a fixing roller and a pressure roller and fix a toner image on the paper. The image forming apparatus includes a first spring and a second spring to press the pressure roller against the fixing roller and an operation lever to change a pressing state of the springs. The operation lever has two positions of: a first position in which pressing of the pressure roller by the first spring is made active and pressing by the second spring is made inactive; and a second position in which the pressing by the second spring is made active and the pressing by the first spring is made inactive. A contact pressure of the pressure roller against the fixing roller is differentiated in the first position and in the second position. |
| US09753417B2 |
Fixing device including outlet guide member and image forming apparatus thereof
A fixing device includes an endless fixing belt; a pressure roller to contact the fixing belt; a nip forming member to press the pressure roller from the fixing belt; a nip portion formed between the fixing belt and the pressure roller; a heater to heat the fixing belt to fuse and fix toner onto a recording sheet in the nip portion; an auxiliary driven roller; an auxiliary drive roller to drive the driven roller; an auxiliary nip portion, formed between an outer circumferential surface of the auxiliary driven roller and an outer circumferential surface of the auxiliary drive roller, to nip the recording sheet after toner fixation conveyed from the nip portion; and an outlet guide member, disposed downstream of the auxiliary nip portion, to guide the recording sheet after toner fixation conveyed from the auxiliary nip portion, with the toner-fixed recording sheet surface bent in a concave shape. |
| US09753414B2 |
Image forming apparatus comprising frictional force adjustment roller and adjustment unit
Provided is an image forming apparatus including plural image formation units that form an image, an annular belt that holds the image on an outer circumferential surface thereof and transports the image, a driving roller that rotates with being in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the belt and rotates the belt, an adjustment roller that rotates with being in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the belt and adjusts a frictional force generated between the belt and the adjustment roller, a transfer roller that is driven to rotate with being in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the belt and transfers the image on the outer circumferential surface of the belt to a recording medium, and an adjustment unit that adjusts at least one of a rotational speed of the adjustment roller and a normal force of the adjustment roller against the belt. |
| US09753408B2 |
Image forming apparatus with controller to reduce attachment of development agent to transfer roller
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer to bear a latent electrostatic image thereon, a developing device to supply a development agent to the latent electrostatic image to obtain a visible image, a transfer roller to contact the image bearer to transfer the visible image to a recording medium, a replenishing device to replenish the developing device with the development agent when a density value read from a density detection pattern formed on the image bearer by the developing device is equal to or less than a threshold, a processing device to conduct a predetermined processing to reduce attachment of the development agent to the transfer roller, and a control device to control the number of times the predetermined processing is performed or processing time in performing the predetermined processing for the processing device, based on whether there is replenishment of the development agent to the developing device. |
| US09753399B2 |
Image forming apparatus and genuine product determination method
An image forming apparatus includes a toner container information storage section, a toner container information acquisition section, a toner container information readout section, a number-of-refills comparing section, a genuine product determining section, and a toner container information update section. The toner container information acquisition section is configured to acquire an identification code and a number of refills from a toner container. The number-of-refills comparing section is configured to read out, based on the acquired identification code, the number of refills of the corresponding toner container from the toner container information storage section and determine whether or not the number of refills acquired from the toner container is smaller than the read number of refills. If the number of refills acquired from the toner container is smaller than the read number of refills, the genuine product determining section determines that the toner container is a non-genuine product. |
| US09753398B2 |
Image forming apparatus and control method of image forming apparatus to replenishment control of toner
An image forming apparatus including: an image formation unit including an accumulation unit accumulating toner, and forms an image based on image data using the accumulated toner; a measurement unit measures toner density of an developer in the accumulation unit; a replenishment unit replenishes toner to the accumulation unit from an attached container; a first determination unit determines a first value based on the image data; a second determination unit determines a second value based on the measurement result of the measurement result; a third determination unit determines a third value by accumulating the second value; and a controller controls the replenishment unit based on the first value, the second value, and the third value, wherein in a case where the container has been replaced, the third determination unit changes the third value into a predetermined value before the difference is determined by the second determination unit. |
| US09753389B2 |
Liquid developer
A liquid developer contains an insulating liquid and toner particles dispersed in the insulating liquid. The toner particles have a resin and a coloring agent. The resin contains at least 10 mass % and at most 40 mass % of an aliphatic polyester resin and at least 60 mass % and at most 90 mass % of an aromatic polyester resin. The resin has an acid value not less than 20 mgKOH/g and not more than 100 mgKOH/g. A difference in acid value between the aliphatic polyester resin and the aromatic polyester resin is not less than 0 mgKOH/g and not more than 10 mgKOH/g. |
| US09753385B2 |
Electrophotographic photosensitive member, method for manufacturing electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge, and electrophotographic apparatus
An electrophotographic photosensitive member has a support, a charge generation layer, and a charge transport layer in this order, the charge transport layer containing a charge transport material. The charge transport layer is a surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member and contains a polycarbonate resin having a structural unit selected from group A and a structural unit selected from group B (groups A and B defined in the disclosure). |
| US09753384B2 |
Photoconductor, electrophotographic method, electrophotographic apparatus, and electrophotographic process cartridge
Provided is a photoconductor including a conductive support, an intermediate layer containing metal oxide particles, and a photoconductive layer. The intermediate layer and the photoconductive layer are provided over the conductive support in the order of reciting. An elastic power (We/Wt value) of the intermediate layer is greater than or equal to 20.0% but less than 35.0%. A Martens hardness (HM) of the intermediate layer is greater than or equal to 350 [N/mm2] but less than 450 [N/mm2]. |
| US09753382B2 |
Sensor, lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
A sensor for use in lithographic apparatus of an immersion type and which, in use, comes into contact with the immersion liquid is arranged so that the thermal resistance of a first heat path from a transducer of the sensor to a temperature conditioning device is less than the thermal resistance of a second heat flow path from the transducer to the immersion liquid. Thus, heat flow is preferentially towards the temperature conditioning device and not the immersion liquid so that temperature-induced disturbance in the immersion liquid is reduced or minimized. |
| US09753381B2 |
Substrate table system, lithographic apparatus and substrate table swapping method
A substrate table system includes a substrate table and a dual directional motor for moving the substrate table in a plane of movement that is defined by a first direction and a second direction. The dual directional motor includes: a first pusher structure extending in the first direction, the substrate table being movable in respect of the first pusher structure, the first pusher structure and the substrate table being arranged to cooperate to form a first motor to exert a force between the first pusher structure and the substrate table in the first direction; and a second pusher structure extending in the first direction, the substrate table being movable in respect of the second pusher structure, the second pusher structure and the substrate table to cooperate to form a second motor to exert a force between the second pusher structure and the substrate table in the second direction. |
| US09753380B2 |
Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
A lithographic apparatus is disclosed including a liquid supply system configured to at least partly fill a space between the projection system and the substrate with a liquid, an outlet configured to remove a mixture of liquid and gas passing through a gap between a liquid confinement structure of the liquid supply system and the substrate, and an evacuation system configured to draw the mixture through the outlet, the evacuation system having a separator tank arranged to separate liquid from gas in the mixture and a separator tank pressure controller, connected to a non-liquid-filled region of the separator tank, configured to maintain a stable pressure within the non-liquid-filled region. |
| US09753377B2 |
Deformation pattern recognition method, pattern transferring method, processing device monitoring method, and lithographic apparatus
A deformation pattern recognition method including providing one or more deformation patterns, each deformation pattern being associated with a deformation of a substrate that may be caused by a processing device; transferring a first pattern to a substrate, the first pattern including at least N alignment marks, wherein each alignment mark is positioned at a respective predefined nominal position; processing the substrate; measuring a position of N alignment marks and determining an alignment mark displacement for the N alignment marks by comparing the respective nominal position with the respective measured position; fitting at least one deformation pattern to the measured alignment mark displacements; determining an accuracy value for each fitted deformation pattern, the accuracy value being representative of the accuracy of the corresponding fit; using the determined accuracy value, determining whether an associated deformation pattern is present. |
| US09753376B2 |
Exposure apparatus and exposure method using the same
An exposure apparatus including a substrate transporting unit configured to transport a substrate in a first direction, and including a first measuring part; and an exposure part disposed over the substrate transporting unit configured to irradiate the substrate with ultraviolet rays. The first measuring part is configured to measure an intensity of the ultraviolet rays before the substrate is irradiated. |
| US09753373B2 |
Lithography system and semiconductor processing process
A semiconductor processing method is provided and includes the following steps. A first semiconductor process is performed for a wafer to obtain plural overlay datum (x, y), wherein x and y are respectively shift values in X-direction and Y-direction. Next, A re-correct process is performed by a computer, wherein the re-correct process comprises: (a) providing an overlay tolerance value (A, B) and an original out of specification value (OOS %), wherein A and B are respectively predetermined tolerance values in X-direction and Y-direction; (b) providing at least a k value (kx, ky); (c) modifying the overlay datum (x, y) according to the k value (kx, ky) to obtain at least a revised overlay datum (x′, y′); and (d) calculating a process parameter from the revised overlay datum (x′, y′). Lastly, a second semiconductor process is performed according to the process parameter . . . . The present invention further provides a lithography system. |
| US09753371B2 |
Edge bead removal apparatus
An edge bead removal apparatus is provided. The edge bead removal apparatus includes a clamping unit configured to clamp a cylindrical reticle and cause the cylindrical reticle to incline with a pre-determined angle and to rotate around a central axis. The edge bead removal apparatus also includes an edge bead removal solvent nozzle configured to spray an edge bead removal solvent to remove edge beads on both edges of the cylindrical reticle. |
| US09753369B2 |
Polymer-containing developer
Disclosed is a developer, one that does not cause pattern collapse during the formation process, for the formation of a fine pattern and a method for pattern formation using the developer. A developer used in a lithography process includes a polymer for forming a dry-etching mask and an organic solvent. The polymer is preferably a curable resin different from a curable resin forming a resist film. The developer is preferably used after exposure of the resist film. The organic solvent in the developer is preferably butyl acetate or a mixed solvent of butyl acetate and an alcohol, or 2-pentanone or a mixed solvent of 2-pentanone and an alcohol. Also disclosed is a method for producing a semiconductor device. |
| US09753368B2 |
Photosensitive resin composition, photosensitive resin film using the same and color filter
A photosensitive resin composition, a photosensitive resin film, and a color filter, the composition including a binder resin; a dye consisting of a cation and an anion; a photopolymerizable compound; a photopolymerization initiator, and a solvent, wherein the dye is included in an amount of about 15 wt % to about 40 wt % based on a total weight of a photosensitive resin composition, and wherein the cation is represented by Chemical Formula 1: |
| US09753366B2 |
Method and apparatus for the determination of laser correcting tool parameters
The invention relates to a method for determining at least one unknown laser beam parameter of a laser beam used for correcting errors of a transparent material including inducing a first persistent modification in the material by an interaction with the laser beam having a first set of laser beam parameters, measuring the induced first persistent modification of the material, calculating a second persistent modification in the material using a model describing persistent modifications in the material with a second set of laser beam parameters, wherein the first set of laser beam parameters comprises the second set of laser beam parameters and the at least one unknown laser beam parameter, setting up a target functional including the first persistent modification and the second persistent modification, and determining the at least one unknown laser beam parameter by minimizing the target functional. |
| US09753365B2 |
Mask plate
The present disclosure provides a mask plate, belongs to the field of display technology, and can maintain a uniform exposing interval, so that the exposure pattern has a uniform deformation amount and pattern size. A mask plate comprises opaque regions and transparent regions, and spacers of the same height are arranged in the opaque regions. Another mask plate comprises active regions and dummy regions, and spacers of the same height are arranged in the dummy regions. The present disclosure can be applied in a process for fabricating a color film substrate. |
| US09753363B2 |
Scanner based optical proximity correction system and method of use
A modeling technique is provided. The modeling technique includes inputting tool parameters into a model and inputting basic model parameters into the model. The technique further includes generating a simulated, corrected reticle design using the tool parameters and the basic model parameters. An image of test patterns is compared against the simulated, corrected reticle design. A determination is made as to whether δ1<ε1, wherein δ1 represents model vs. exposure difference and ε1 represents predetermined criteria. The technique further includes completing the model when δ1<ε1. |
| US09753361B2 |
Transparent display including a screen with patterned light deflective elements
A transparent display device includes a screen that has a plurality of light deflecting elements that are separated by transparent areas, and a projector device. The projector device is configured to direct light onto the light deflecting elements and not onto the transparent areas. The display device may include a first screen and a second screen separated longitudinally relative to the projector, wherein each screen respectively has a plurality of light deflecting elements. The projector is configured to direct light onto the light deflecting elements and not onto the transparent areas of the two screens such that light from the first and second light deflecting elements appear in different virtual depth planes. Alternatively, a single screen may have first and second pluralities of light deflecting elements of different optical powers, such that light from the first and second light deflecting elements appear in different virtual depth planes. |
| US09753358B1 |
Carrier slide-bar device in arc motion
A carrier slide-bar device in arc motion includes: a first, a second, and a third slide bar respectively having a first, a second, and a third guide rail, where the third slide bar is provided with an active seat and a passive seat pivotally connected to the first and the second slide bar respectively, the active seat is provided with a first sliding member assembled with the first guide rail and is connected to a first power source to enable the first sliding member to move along the first guide rail, the passive seat is provided with a second sliding member assembled with the second guide rail, a pivot bar is vertically provided on the passive seat, and the rotary seat is pivotally connected to at least a third sliding member; thereby, the carrier such as a camera can take pictures while moving by various arcs and angles. |
| US09753355B2 |
Flying camera with string assembly for localization and interaction
According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided an arrangement comprising, a volitant body comprising at least one actuator; a control unit for controlling said actuator; and a mechanical arrangement for operationally connecting said volitant body to a reference point remote from said volitant body. There is further provided a corresponding method for operating such an arrangement. |
| US09753351B2 |
Planar beam forming and steering optical phased array chip and method of using same
A one-dimensional planar beam forming and steering optical phased array chip is a simple building block of a two-dimensional beam forming and steering solid-state lidar, enabling manufacturing of said lidars at high yield and low cost through the use of a plurality of said chips. Innovative photonic integrated circuit chip architectures that follow design for manufacturing rules enable said building blocks. |
| US09753350B2 |
Mach-Zehnder modulator, method of making optical waveguide structure
A Mach-Zehnder modulator comprises first to third semiconductor structures provided on first to third areas of a primary surface of a conductive semiconductor region, respectively. The second semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor laminate and a first contact portion thereon. The third semiconductor structure includes the semiconductor laminate and a second contact portion thereon. The first and second contact portions constitute a contact layer. The second semiconductor structure has first and second waveguide sides. The first contact portion has an edge which terminates the contact layer and extends in a direction of a first reference plane on the top of the semiconductor laminate to reach the first waveguide side. The first reference plane and a top of the second semiconductor structure intersect with each other to define a line of intersection obliquely-crossed with an upper edge of the first waveguide side at a first angle different from a right angle. |
| US09753342B2 |
Color filter array substrate, display device and manufacturing method of color filter array substrate
The invention discloses a color filter array substrate, a display device, and a manufacturing method of the color filter array substrate. The color filter array substrate comprises a substrate, a thin film transistor array formed on the substrate, and a color filter formed on the thin film transistor array, wherein the color filter array substrate further comprises a black matrix formed on the color filter, and a planarization layer formed on the black matrix. In the invention, position of the black matrix in the color filter array substrate is changed, and the planarization layer is formed on the black matrix, so that the black matrix is isolated from the first and second electrode layers, thus the black matrix is effectively prevented from affecting the electric field between the first and second electrode layers. |
| US09753341B1 |
Display apparatus including a transparent electronic monitor including a polarized mirror in front of the monitor
A display apparatus includes a transparent electronic display such as a non-backlit LCD screen, a display area disposed behind the transparent electronic display, and a light source for illuminating the display area. When the light source is activated, the pixels of the LCD screen, and objects behind the screen, become visible. Various examples of the display apparatus include additional enhancements to the visual image and/or functionality. These enhancements include additional monitors for coordinated displays, user-controlled turntables with coordinated informational displays, parallax compensation, RFID sensors for identifying objects to be displayed, and switchable liquid crystal films and/or polarized mirror coatings to further control revealing and concealing of objects behind the screen. Some examples of the display apparatus may include an animal habitat. The animal habitat may be selectively revealed or concealed. The display apparatus may incorporate screen displays with animal movements for unique visual effects. |
| US09753335B2 |
Array substrate with additional electrode formed above gate line, manufacturing method thereof and liquid crystal display
Embodiments of the invention disclose an array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof and a liquid crystal display. In the array substrate, an additional electrode is formed above a gate line, the additional electrode and the gate line are spaced from each other by a gate insulation layer, and the additional electrode is connected electrically with the common electrode line; pixel electrode extends to over the additional electrode and is overlapped with the additional electrode, the overlapped portion of the pixel electrode and both the additional electrode and the common electrode line forms a storage capacitor. The liquid crystal display according to the embodiment of the invention comprises the above array substrate. |
| US09753334B2 |
Display device and method of manufacturing the same
Provided are a display device and a method of manufacturing the same. The display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate and separated from the first substrate, a plurality of liquid crystal parts disposed between the first and second substrates, and separated in a horizontal direction from each other, spacers for separating the liquid crystal parts between the first and the second substrates, and immobilization patterns disposed in each of the liquid crystal parts, and including an optically active material. |
| US09753331B2 |
Alignment film and fabrication method thereof, liquid crystal panel and display device
An alignment film and a fabrication method thereof, a liquid crystal panel and a display device, relate to a field of liquid crystal display technology, which can avoid causing static electricity and generating dust during a rubbing process, as well as unevenness of alignment. The method comprises: dispersing discotic liquid crystal molecules containing hydrophobic branched chains in a solvent, to prepare a discotic liquid crystal molecule solution (101); and applying the discotic liquid crystal molecule solution on a substrate, and obtaining the alignment film after removing the solvent (102). |
| US09753324B2 |
Photoluminescent liquid crystal display
A photoluminescent liquid crystal display includes: a liquid crystal panel including a lower substrate, an upper substrate, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the upper and lower substrates, and a photoluminescent color filter layer disposed between the upper substrate and the liquid crystal layer; an optical device disposed on the upper substrate; a polarizing plate disposed under the lower substrate; and a backlight unit disposed under the polarizing plate and which emits blue light, where the photoluminescent color filter layer includes a first color filter which emits polarized red light, a second color filter which emits polarized green light, and a third color filter which emits polarized blue light, and the first color filter and the second color filter include a semiconductor nanocrystal-polymer composite. |
| US09753323B2 |
Color filter substrate, liquid crystal display device, and method for manufacturing color filter substrate
A color filter substrate includes a transparent substrate having an effective display region and a frame region enclosing the effective display region, color filters including a first color filter, a second color filter and a third color filter having different colors, the color filters being formed in linear patterns on the transparent substrate such that adjacent two of the first, second, and third color filters are formed without a gap therebetween, and a light-shielding layer formed on the first color filter, the second color filter and the third color filter. The first color filter has a line width which is substantially ½ of a line width of the second color filter and a line width of the third color filter. The first color filter, the second color filter and the third color filter have no projection formed by an overlap of at least two color filters of different colors. |
| US09753321B2 |
Color filter substrate and manufacturing method thereof
Disclosed are a color filter substrate and the manufacturing method thereof. The color filter substrate comprises: a substrate (1); a black matrix (3) and a color pixel layer (4, 5, 6) formed on the substrate (1); and a transparent thermally conductive layer (2) disposed between the substrate (1) and the black matrix (3) and between the substrate (1) and the color pixel layer (4, 5, 6). |
| US09753315B2 |
Liquid crystal display device having fixing unit for optical sheet
A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel; a backlight assembly providing light to the liquid crystal display panel and including an optical sheet; a bottom cover supporting the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight assembly and including a side surface having an indented portion; and a fixing unit combined with the indented portion of the side surface of the bottom cover to fix the optical sheet, wherein the optical sheet includes a projecting portion, which is cut to include a fixing part and bridges and is united with the fixing unit. |
| US09753311B2 |
Eye glasses with microphone array
An eyewear device includes a noise cancelling microphone array, and corresponding method for the same. The eyewear device and its method of use facilitates human-machine interaction using speech recognition by reducing unwanted noise that corrupts the desired speech and thereby reduces errors in speech. The eyewear device includes an eyeglasses frame, an array of microphones coupled to the eyeglasses frame, the array of microphones including at least a first microphone and a second microphone, the first microphone coupled to the eyeglasses frame about a temple region, the temple region can be located approximately between a top corner of a lens opening and a support arm, and providing a first audio channel output, and the second microphone coupled to the eyeglasses frame about an inner edge of the lens opening, and providing a second audio channel output. Embodiments can further include a third and fourth omni-directional microphone, providing a third and fourth audio channel, respectively. |
| US09753310B2 |
Method for producing a polarized eyewear
A method for producing polarized eyewear is disclosed, which includes providing a polarizing film or a blank of the eyewear having a polarizing film, whereby the polarizing film is made of a substrate film and a polarizing agent; dipping the polarizing film or the blank with the polarizing film into a solvent; and dissolving the polarizing agent from the polarizing film. |
| US09753309B2 |
Contact lens and method for prevention of myopia progression
A method of slowing the progression of myopia in a person, comprises applying to the eye of the person a contact lens or lenses to mold the surface of the cornea. On removal of the lens, the shape of the corneal surface includes a vision correction area for correcting the myopic vision of the person, and a myopic defocus area having a more positive power and located within the pupil area, to simultaneously present a controlled myopic defocus to the retina both when viewing in the distance and also when viewing at near, without the lens in place on the cornea. Contact lenses and their use are also claimed. |
| US09753306B2 |
Eyewear with flexible bridge
Eyewear comprises a first frame portion that is configured to retain a first lens therein, a second frame portion that is configured to retain a second lens therein, a first temple that is coupled to the first frame portion, a second temple that is coupled to the second frame portion, and a flexible bridge that is positioned intermediate the first frame portion and the second frame portion. In some embodiments, the flexible bridge is formed from a flexible polymer material and a shape-retaining alloy metal at least partially embedded in the flexible polymer material. |
| US09753303B2 |
Removable eyeglass lens and frame platform
An eyeglass assembly includes a frame having first and second lens openings. A lens is dimensioned for receipt in the lens opening. The lens has a key selectively interconnecting the lens to frame in a lens opening. The key has a protrusion received in a complementary groove in the frame around the lens opening, and a tab along a minor portion of the key that is received in a notch in the frame groove which provide a region where less force is required to mount or remove the lens relative to the frame. |
| US09753302B2 |
Lens drive apparatus, camera module and camera
A lens drive apparatus that displaces a lens holder in a direction of an optical axis and a direction orthogonal to the optical axis comprises: a drive section that displaces an assembly, which is formed by assembling a lens holder displaceable in the direction of the optical axis together with a magnet disposed around the lens holder, in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis by the magnet and a coil disposed at a position facing the magnet in collaboration with each other; and a Hall device that is disposed at a position shifted in the direction of the optical axis with respect to the coil and detects a position of the magnet in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis. |
| US09753300B2 |
Shape memory alloy actuation apparatus
An SMA actuation apparatus (1) comprises a support structure (4) on which a movable element (2) is supported. Four SMA actuator wires (11-14) are connected at their ends to one of the support structure (4) and the movable element (2) and being hooked over a respective connector (7) connected to the other. Pairs of the SMA actuator wires (11-14), on contraction, to drive movement of the movable element (2) relative to the support structure (4), through the respective connectors (7), in opposite directions in said plane (XY), that are orthogonal as between the pairs. Each connector (7) is compliant laterally to the direction in which the respective SMA actuator wire (11-14) drives movement of the movable element (2) relative to support structure (4). |
| US09753297B2 |
Optical apparatus and method for expanding an exit pupil
A first optical arrangement is configured to couple into an apparatus a first component of a light beam having a wavelength within a first spectral range; a second optical arrangement configured to couple a second component of the light beam having a wavelength within a different second spectral range; a third optical arrangement configured to expand the first component in a first dimension to create an expanded first component; a fourth optical arrangement configured to expand, in a second dimension, the expanded first component to create a further expanded first component, and to output the further expanded first component; a fifth optical arrangement configured to expand the second component in the second dimension to create an expanded second component; and a sixth optical arrangement configured to expand, in the first dimension, the expanded second component to create a further expanded second component, and to output the further expanded second component. |
| US09753295B2 |
Apparatus and method of manufacture for a layered artwork
The disclosure provides apparatus and methods of manufacture pertaining to a layered artwork that provides the illusion of depth, or three-dimensional volume, and that shifts in color and spatial relationships as a viewer moves in relation to the artwork or as the light cast upon the artwork changes in intensity, angle, and/or color. The layered artwork may include a base image reproduced on a rigid substrate and at least one top image reproduced on one or more translucent substrates. The translucent substrates may be suspended above the rigid substrate such that a viewer sees both the base and top images when viewing the artwork. Other embodiments are also disclosed. |
| US09753292B2 |
Stereoscopic display device
Provide is a stereoscopic display device that is capable of, while preventing the crosstalk ratio from deteriorating, increasing the brightness during 3D display, switching 2D display and 3D display without decreases in the resolution, and achieving a switching response speed at the same level as that in the parallax barrier method. A switching liquid crystal panel (14) includes: a pair of substrates (28, 30); a liquid crystal layer (32) sealed between the substrates in pair (28, 30); a common electrode (38) formed over an entirety of an area where a parallax barrier (48) is realized on the substrate (30); and a plurality of drive electrodes (34) formed on the substrate (28), the drive electrodes (34), in collaboration with the common electrode (38), forming light-shielding parts (44) when a voltage is applied thereto, wherein the transmission parts (46) has an opening width that is equal to or greater than an opening width of the pixels (26) in a direction in which the transmission parts (46) and the light-shielding parts (44) are arrayed alternately. |
| US09753287B2 |
Spectacle with invisible optics
A wearable electronic display that includes an eyewear frame having a first side frame portion. A display module with a micro-display for generating images can be mounted to the first side frame portion. The display module can have an elongate portion with an image exit window positioned for directing viewable images to a user's eye. |
| US09753278B2 |
Actuator and movable mirror
The present invention employs an actuator including: a movable portion connected to a reflecting member having a reflective surface; a movable comb electrode disposed at a distance from the reflecting member, supported by the movable portion, and extended in a direction parallel to the reflective surface; a stationary comb electrode supported by a supporting portion, extends in the direction parallel to the reflective surface, and disposed alternately with the movable comb electrode; and a voltage controller that applies a voltage to the movable comb electrode and the stationary comb electrode to displace the movable comb electrode and the movable portion in a direction normal to the reflective surface. A portion that supports the movable comb electrode and a portion that supports the stationary comb electrode are disposed such that the movable comb electrode and the stationary comb electrode pass each other. |
| US09753276B2 |
Wavelength-converting device and illumination system using same
A wavelength-converting device includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a first wavelength-converting material. The first substrate has a first region and a first engagement portion. The second substrate is disposed adjacent to the first substrate and having a second region and a second engagement portion. The second engagement portion and the first engagement portion have complementary shapes. The first wavelength-converting material is disposed on the second region for converting a light in a first waveband into a light in a second waveband. The light in the first waveband is transmitted through the first region, and the light in the second waveband is reflected by the second region. The first region and the second region are staggered, so that the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion are engaged and fixed with each other. As a result, the safety and stability are enhanced, and the noise is reduced. |
| US09753275B2 |
Illumination apparatus
An illumination apparatus includes a first unit, a second unit, and a third unit. The first unit includes an excitation light source that produces excitation light. The second unit includes a light-for-illumination phosphor. The light-for-illumination phosphor produces and outputs light for illumination when the light-for-illumination phosphor receives excitation light. Furthermore, the second unit produces and outputs light for projection. The light for illumination and the light for projection are outputted in a time division manner. The third unit includes a light shaping member. The third unit shapes the light for illumination by the light shaping member and guides the shaped light for illumination to the outside as illumination light, and shapes the light for projection by the light shaping member and guides the shaped light for projection to the outside as projection light. |
| US09753269B2 |
Endoscope
An endoscope includes: an endoscope distal end rigid member; an objective optical system fixing frame; a moving frame; a wire unit including a rigid shaft portion; a wire unit connecting projection portion configured such that a flange having a diameter larger than the rigid shaft portion is screwed to a distal end face side; a first wire unit insertion hole through which a flange of the rigid shaft portion can pass in a state that screwing to the wire unit connecting projection portion is canceled; a lid member; a second wire unit insertion hole configured to be coaxial with a center axis of the first wire unit insertion hole, and through which the flange of the rigid shaft portion can pass; and a sealing member. |
| US09753264B2 |
Assembly for collecting light
Disclosed is a novel solar collecting assembly that in which more than one mirror and/or photovoltaic is linked mechanically so that many mirrors share a few actuators, rather than equipping each mirror with individual actuators. One example includes a set of structures, such as poles or pipes. Each of the support structures has a first end and a second end, and each of the support structures is associated with at least one solar collecting assembly. A first set of cables is arranged to move the solar collecting assemblies in a first direction, each of the first set of cables includes a set of first alignment fittings disposed thereon. The first end of each of the solar collecting assemblies is attached to one of the first alignment fittings in the first set of cables. A second set of cables arranged to move the solar collecting assemblies in a second direction. |
| US09753258B2 |
Imaging lens composed of seven optical elements
A compact low-profile imaging lens which offers a wide field of view and corrects aberrations properly. It includes: a first positive (refractive power) lens having a convex object-side surface as a first optical element; a second negative meniscus lens having a concave image-side surface as a second optical element; a third lens having at least one aspheric surface as a third optical element; a fourth lens having at least one aspheric surface as a fourth optical element; a fifth lens having at least one aspheric surface as a fifth optical element; and a sixth double-sided aspheric lens having a concave image-side surface as a sixth optical element. The aspheric image-side surface of the sixth lens has pole-change points off an optical axis. As a seventh optical element, one double-sided aspheric aberration correction optical element with virtually no refractive power is located between the first lens and an image plane. |
| US09753253B2 |
Optical lens system
An optical lens system includes a first lens element of negative refractive power having a meniscus shape, a second lens element of positive refractive power having a convex image-side surface and disposed adjacent to the first lens element, a third lens element of positive refractive power having at least one aspheric surface and disposed adjacent to the second lens element, and a fourth lens element of negative refractive power having at least one aspheric surface and disposed adjacent to the third lens element. |
| US09753247B2 |
Photographing lens system, image capturing device, and electronic device
A photographing lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, and a fourth lens element. The first lens element has positive refractive power. The second lens element has negative refractive power. The third lens element having positive refractive power has an image-side surface being concave, and an object-side surface and the image-side surface thereof being aspheric. The fourth lens element has an object-side surface being concave, and the object-side surface and an image-side surface thereof being aspheric. The photographing lens system further includes an aperture stop, and no lens elements are disposed between the aperture stop and the first lens element. The photographing lens system has a total of four lens elements. |
| US09753242B2 |
Optical bench assembly
An optical bench assembly is disclosed. In one embodiment, the optical bench assembly includes a housing and a cantilever optical bench for holding optical components. Further, the cantilever optical bench includes a front flange coupled to the housing and an optical bench attached to the front flange such that the optical bench is not susceptible to movements of the housing due to varying ambient conditions and resulting loads. |
| US09753240B2 |
Splitter modules and optical component module mounting assemblies
A fiber optic module mounting assembly can include a surface defining an opening and a module holder. The module holder includes a body defining a channel. The body has a cross-sectional shape closely corresponding to a cross-sectional shape of the opening defined by the surface. The module holder creates a snap or friction fit with the surface when the module holder is received within the opening of the surface, thereby coupling the module holder to the surface. The mounting assembly also includes a module comprising a housing having a cross-sectional shape closely corresponding to a cross-sectional shape of the channel of the module holder, and an optical component within the housing. The module is configured to be received within the channel defined by the body of the module holder. |
| US09753238B2 |
Adapter plate for fiber optic module
An adapter plate for use with a telecommunications module that is configured to be slidably inserted into a first type of telecommunications chassis comprises a body configured to be mounted to the telecommunications module. The body of the adapter plate includes structure for mounting the telecommunications module to a second type of telecommunications chassis that is different than the first type of telecommunications chassis, wherein the telecommunications module is not configured to be mounted to the second type of telecommunications chassis without the adapter plate. |
| US09753236B1 |
Optical transceiver for bi-directional optical communication and method of manufacturing the same
An optical transceiver including an optical transmitter and an optical receiver for performing a bi-directional communication over a single optical transmission fiber is provided. The optical transmitter includes a laser diode, a main body in which a receptacle part corresponding to an optical connector is formed, the optical connector to which a first optical fiber is coupled using a first supporting member, a second supporting member for supporting a portion coupled between the receptacle part and the optical connector, a plane-spring part provided in at least one of the main body and the optical connector. The optical connector has been coupled to the receptacle part. The plane-spring part is configured to provide an elasticity in a first direction to prevent an additional coupling toward the main body, the first direction is opposite toward the main body. The first optical fiber is connected to the optical receiver. |
| US09753235B2 |
Gradient index (GRIN) lens holders employing groove alignment feature(s) and total internal reflection (TIR) surface, and related components, connectors, and methods
Gradient index (GRIN) lens holders employing groove alignment feature(s) and total internal reflection (TIR) surface, and related components, connectors, and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, the GRIN lens holder contains one or more internal groove alignment features configured to secure one or more GRIN lenses in the GRIN lens holder. The groove alignment features are also configured to accurately align the end faces of the GRIN lenses. The GRIN lens holders disclosed herein can be provided as part of an optical fiber ferrule and/or a fiber optic component or connector for making optical connections. A fiber optic connector containing the GRIN lens holders disclosed herein may be optically connected to one or more optical fibers in another fiber optic connector or to an optical device, such as a laser-emitting diode (LED), laser diode, or opto-electronic device for light transfer. |
| US09753232B2 |
Fiber organizer for retaining and routing optical fibers within fiber optic plug connectors, and related devices, components, and methods
Embodiments include a fiber organizer comprising an optical interface having a plurality of optical interface-side fiber positions arranged in a linear array, and a cable-side interface having at least two pluralities of cable-side fiber positions each arranged in a linear array. The at least two pluralities of cable-side fiber positions are not collinear with each other, and in some embodiments define a two-dimensional array. A plurality of optical fiber paths extend between the optical interface-side and the cable-side of the fiber organizer such that each optical fiber extends between one of the optical interface-side fiber positions and one of the cable-side fiber positions. Because the transition from a compact bundle of fibers to a linear array occurs within the fiber organizer residing within the plug connector rather than the boot assembly, the boot assembly can be made more compact and ergonomic. |
| US09753231B2 |
Optical connector cleaning tool and optical connector end face observation system
An optical connector cleaning tool includes a cylindrical connecting portion to which an optical connector is connected, a cleaning unit configured to guide a cleaning thread to a coupling end face of an optical connector plug, and an optical unit having an optical path reaching the optical connector plug. The optical unit includes a lens arranged in a position facing the coupling end face to form one end portion of an optical system, and having a missing portion extending in an optical-axis direction, and an image sensor positioned at the other end of the optical system. The cleaning unit includes a rod-like cleaning tip having a thread passage through which the cleaning thread passes. The cleaning tip is inserted into a hollow portion of the lens having the missing portion extending in the optical-axis direction, such that the cleaning tip is movable in a longitudinal direction thereof. |
| US09753230B2 |
Connector for subsea use
A connector for subsea use is provided. The connector includes a first and a second connector part adapted to be made at subsea. A first coupling portion is arranged in the first connector part and a second coupling portion is arranged in the second connector part. The first and second coupling portions are configured to be brought into engagement for establishing an electrical or optical connection when the first and the second connector part are mated. The connector further includes a first protection assembly which forms part of the first connector part. The first protection assembly is configured to prevent the exposure of the first coupling portion to seawater when the connector is unmated and deployed subsea. A second protection assembly, which forms part of the second connector part, is configured to prevent the exposure of the second coupling portion to seawater when the connector is unmated and deployed subsea. |
| US09753213B2 |
Planar light source device and liquid crystal display apparatus
A planar light source device 200 includes a light source 10 and a reflection member 30. The light source 10 emits a light beam 10a having directivity. The reflection member 30 has a box shape including a single bottom-plate part 30e, side-plate parts 30a, 30b, 30c and 30d connected to the bottom-plate part 30e, and an opening part 30f facing the bottom-plate part 30e. The box shape has inner surfaces which are reflection surfaces. The bottom-plate part 30e has a quadrilateral shape including two facing short sides and two facing long sides. The light beam 10a enters an inside of the box shape of the reflection member 30 through a side of the side-plate part 30a connected to the short side of the bottom-plate part 30e, travels in a direction of the long side of the bottom-plate part 30e while being reflected at the side-plate parts 30c and 30d connected to the long sides of the bottom-plate part 30e, and is emitted through the opening part 30f. The reflection surfaces of the side-plate parts 30c and 30d connected to the long sides of the bottom-plate part 30e include regions at which the light beam 10a is specularly reflected and regions at which the light beam 10a is diffused and reflected. |
| US09753205B2 |
Light guide body and light-emitting device
An exit surface of a light guide plate includes a first position from which first emitted light is emitted within an angular range that causes the first emitted light to be applied to one eye and the vicinity thereof and a second position from which second emitted light is emitted within an angular range that causes the second emitted light to be applied to the other eye and the vicinity thereof. A straight line that passes through the first position and the center of the one eye and a straight line that passes through the second position and the center of the other eye intersect with each other. |
| US09753199B2 |
Variable wavelength interference filter, optical filter device, optical module, and electronic apparatus
A variable wavelength interference filter includes a stationary substrate including a stationary reflecting film and a stationary electrode, and a movable substrate including a movable reflecting film and a movable electrode, the stationary electrode and the movable electrode are disposed outside an optical interference region where the stationary reflecting film and the movable reflecting film overlap each other in a filter plan view, an inner peripheral edge of the stationary electrode is located nearer to the optical interference region than an outer peripheral edge of the movable electrode, and an outer peripheral edge of the stationary electrode is located further from the optical interference region than an outer peripheral edge of the movable electrode. |
| US09753196B2 |
Optical filter, solid-state imaging element, imaging device lens and imaging device
The present invention relates to an optical filter, a solid-state imaging element and an imaging device lens which contain a near infrared ray absorbing layer having a specific near infrared ray absorbing dye dispersed in a transparent resin having a refractive index of 1.54 or more, and also relates to an imaging device containing the solid-state imaging element or the imaging device lens. The near infrared ray absorbing layer has a transmittance of visible light of from 450 to 600 nm of 70% or more, a transmittance of light in a wavelength region of from 695 to 720 nm of not more than 10%, and an amount of change of transmittance of not more than −0.8. |
| US09753193B2 |
Methods and apparatus for human vision correction using diffractive waveplate lenses
Lenses, devices, apparatus, systems, methods of manufacturing and fabricating an ophthalmic lens device for correction of human vision. The ophthalmic lens device includes at least one diffractive waveplate coating with an optical axis orientation pattern designed to correct the vision of individual patients. The ophthalmic lens device including diffractive waveplate coating may also provide a portion of the required vision correction by means of refraction of light by curved surfaces of a dielectric material. |
| US09753190B2 |
Adhesive with embedded waveguides for curing
An optical device includes a support structure configured to retain an optical element using a cured adhesive composition that is disposed between a surface of the support structure and a surface of the optical element, wherein a structured optical particulate material is dispersed throughout the cured adhesive. The structured optical particulate material redirects curing radiation via a scattering mechanism to facilitate curing of portions of the adhesive compositions that cannot be directly exposed to the radiation, thereby facilitating rapid and more thorough curing than could otherwise be achieved without the structured optical particulate material. |
| US09753189B2 |
Anti-reflection sheet with a resin layer including a plurality of fine projections, display element and display device including the sheet
An anti-reflection sheet includes a transparent substrate; and a resin layer formed on a surface of a transparent substrate. The resin layer includes a first surface that faces the surface of the transparent substrate; a second surface that faces away from the surface of the transparent substrate; and a plurality of projections arranged on the second surface of the resin layer so as to form a projection layer. Each of the plurality of projections has a cross section that includes an entire center axis perpendicular to the surface of the transparent substrate. Each of the plurality of projections has a cross section that is in a shape of quadratic function. An arranged pitch of each of the plurality of projections is not more than half of a wavelength of incident light. An aspect ratio of each of the plurality of projections is 1 or less. A difference between a refractive index n1 of the transparent substrate and a refractive index n2 of the resin layer satisfies the following expression: |n1−n2|≦0.05. A thickness of the resin layer is 11 μm or more. The plurality of projections are shaped and arranged so as to satisfy a linear relationship between an effective refractive index of the projection layer and a height of the projection layer. |
| US09753186B2 |
Glass fiber-silsesquioxane composite molded article and method for producing same
Disclosed is a glass fiber-silsesquioxane composite molded article containing glass fibers and a cured material of a silsesquioxane polymer composited therewith, wherein the silsesquioxane has a polyhedral structure or a partially polyhedral structure. The glass fiber-silsesquioxane composite molded article is preferably obtained by impregnating glass fibers with a composition containing at least one of silsesquioxanes represented by formula (A-1) to (A-3) and at least one of a curing agent, a polymerization initiator, and a hydrosilylation catalyst, or the silsesquioxane polymer and allowing a curing reaction to proceed. |
| US09753185B2 |
Light guide film control for optically tunable metamaterials
A metamaterial control device is provided for controlling electromagnetic radiation. The device uses a light-guide film (LGF), with the LGF being capable of receiving light emission along an edge. The device includes a substrate disposed on a non-edges surface of the LGF, electromagnetic cellular structures that are controllable, and an optically sensitive component within some or all cells. The substrate is composed of metamaterial and having an interface that corresponds to an extractor on the non-edge surface for scattering light therefrom. Alternatively, the substrate can constitute the LGF itself. The cell structure is disposed around the extractor. The optically sensitive component is disposed to cover the extractor. The component changes in response to receiving the light from the extractor and changes in response to intensity of the light. |
| US09753182B1 |
Mapping UV index data measured by UV dosimetry system
A UV dosimetry system comprises a wearable unit and a mobile computing device. The wearable unit measures the UV irradiance intensity and wirelessly communicates with the mobile computing device. The UV dosimetry system supports multi-user control and can link one mobile computing device with multiple wearable units. The UV dosimetry system processes the measured UV irradiance intensity to calculate the UV index (UVI) and the sensor site specific UV dose. It can also calculate the total absorbed UV dose and vitamin D production by taking into account user specific factors. The UVI data measured by a plurality of UV meters such as the disclosed UV dosimetry system are crowd sourced to a remote server together with the location and time data of the measurement. The remote server excludes invalid UVI measurement and generates UVI maps showing time-varying distribution of UVI data at different locations. |
| US09753181B2 |
System and method for automatic local grid refinement in reservoir simulation systems
A system and method of automatic local grid refinements in reservoir simulation systems is described. In one aspect of the disclosure, a method is directed to a computer-implemented method of modeling a formation. The method includes applying a coarse grid to a geologic formation of interest, the coarse grid having a plurality of coarse grid blocks and identifying a structure of interest disposed in the formation. Further, the method includes determining a fine grid zone around the structure based upon a time period for flow simulation of the geologic formation and a geologic characteristic of the geologic formation in a local region adjacent the structure and applying a fine grid to the coarse grid blocks encompassed by the fine grid zone. |
| US09753177B2 |
Standoff specific corrections for density logging
Methods, systems, devices, and products for estimating a parameter of interest of a volume of an earth formation. Methods may include correcting a measurement relating to the parameter of interest by a downhole tool using at least one correction model determined from a plurality of predefined models. The at least one correction model may be determined based on an estimated borehole standoff of the tool from the borehole wall that is associated with the measurement. Correcting the measurement may include determining a correction factor using the correction model and applying the correction factor to the measurement. Each of the plurality of predefined models may be associated with each of a plurality of standoff bins, wherein each of the plurality of standoff bins is defined as a mutually exclusive interval of distance values from the downhole tool to the borehole wall. |
| US09753175B2 |
Methods and systems for determining formation parameters using a rotating tool equipped with tilted antenna loops
Methods and systems for characterizing a formation are disclosed. A tool is placed in the formation. The tool comprises a perpendicular antenna set and a parallel antenna set. The perpendicular antenna set comprises at least one transmitter antenna oriented perpendicular to at least one receiver antenna and the parallel antenna set comprises at least one transmitter antenna oriented parallel to at least one receiver antenna. Data is obtained from the tool and used to determine a compensated geosignal for each of the perpendicular antenna set and the parallel antenna set. The determined compensated geosignal is used to characterize the formation. |
| US09753172B2 |
Operation detecting apparatus for vehicle
An operation detecting apparatus for a vehicle includes: a detecting unit including a first electrode and a second electrode for detecting variations in capacitance value; a capacitance measuring unit configured to measure a first capacitance value detected by the first electrode and a second capacitance value detected by the second electrode; a determining unit configured to compare a value on the basis of an amount of variations in the first capacitance value with a value on the basis of an amount of variations in the second capacitance value and determine presence or absence of operation from a user on the basis of the result of comparison; and an output unit configured to output a control signal on the basis of a result of determination of the determining unit. |
| US09753167B2 |
Calibrating rotation data and translational data
Rotation data and translational data are received. A calibration operator is determined based on the rotation data and translational data, where the calibration operator is useable to relatively calibrate the rotation data and the translation of data. |
| US09753166B2 |
P-wave and S-wave separation of seismic data in the presence of statics and irregular geometry
Methods and systems for separating P-S wave field data are described. Slowness values for the PP mode and the PS mode are estimated and are, typically, unequal based on aliased and/or irregularly sampled data. A calculation, in the space-time domain, based on a matrix of equations, generates separated P-wave and S-wave data. The separated P-wave data and S-wave data are output for further imaging. |
| US09753157B2 |
Radiation detector with heating device
The invention relates to a radiation detector (100′) and a method for detecting radiation, particularly for detecting X-rays (X) in a CT imaging apparatus (1000′). According to a preferred embodiment, the radiation detector (100′) comprises a conversion element (110) for converting incident radiation (X) into electrical signals which are read out and processed by a readout circuit (120). A heating device comprising the heat source (135′) of a Peltier element is provided with which the conversion element (110) can controllably be heated in order to reduce negative effects, e.g. of polarization, on image accuracy, wherein the heat sink (137′) of the Peltier element is oriented towards the readout circuit. |
| US09753156B2 |
Detector
The invention relates to a detector (6) for detecting radiation, especially x-ray radiation used in a computed tomography system. The detector comprises a direct conversion material (9) for converting radiation into electrons and holes, which are used for generating an electrical detection signal. The direct conversion material is illuminated with illumination light being broadband visible and/or broadband infrared light for reducing, in particular, eliminating, a polarization of the direct conversion material, which may occur when being traversed by the radiation to be detected and which may reduce the detection performance. By reducing the polarization of the direct conversion material the detection performance can be improved. |
| US09753153B2 |
High spatial resolution mode solid state positron emission tomography (PET) scanner
A positron emission tomography (PET) system (10) and method (100) classifies gamma events. At least one processor (62, 66, 70) is programmed to receive event data for a plurality of scintillation events corresponding to gamma events. The gamma events are generated by gamma photons from a region of interest (ROI) (14). The gamma events of the event data are classified into a plurality of classifications. The classifications distinguish between single-crystal gamma events and multi-crystal gamma events. |
| US09753152B2 |
Semiconductor scintillation detector
A radiation detection device detects gamma or x-ray radiation quanta with improved timing accuracy and improved energy resolution. The radiation detection device finds application in the detection of gamma and x-ray radiation and may be used in the field of PET imaging, and in spectral CT. The radiation detection device includes a semiconductor scintillator element and a photodetector. The photodetector is in optical communication with the scintillator element. The scintillator element has two mutually opposing faces; a cathode is in electrical communication with one of the two faces and an anode is in electrical communication with the other of the two faces. |
| US09753151B2 |
Light guide array for pet detector fabrication methods and apparatus
A photon detector having an optical transparent plate and photodiode array interconnected by an optical light guide array. The optical light guide array including elements providing a transmission line between the optical transparent plate and the photodiode array, where the position of one or more optical light guide elements is formed to adjust for a miss-registered photodiode individual element. A method for assembling the photon detector includes depositing a non-wetting film on opposing surfaces of the optical transparent plate and/or photodiode array, altering the deposited non-wetting film in regions of individual photodiode elements, dispensing an optical coupler adhesive on the optical transparent plate and photodiode array to form adhesive beads, aligning the opposing surfaces, assembling the opposing surfaces so that the corresponding optical coupler adhesive beads contact each other, and curing the optical coupler adhesive to form a structurally merged photon detector having optical light guide elements. |
| US09753143B2 |
Aircraft navigation system and method of navigating an aircraft
An aircraft navigation system and navigation method. The system comprises a civil-certified GPS-receiver for determining first position information based on C/A-GPS-signals, and a military-type GPS-receiver for determining a second position information based on P(Y)-GPS-signals. A monitoring unit detects a first abnormal condition during jamming conditions within the C/A-GPS-signals. The unit compares the first position information with the second position information and detects a second abnormal condition when a difference between these position information is larger than a threshold value for more than a threshold duration. Upon detecting an abnormal condition, an alert procedure is initiated. In remotely piloted aircraft, Command & Control link-loss is also monitored and during link-loss, a transponder code automatically indicates communication failure. When in such situation an abnormal condition is additionally detected, a transponder code indicates airborne emergency and, subsequently, the aircraft navigation system is switched to navigating based on position information from the military-type GPS-receiver. |
| US09753138B1 |
Transducer measurement
A transducer such as a translinear proportional-to-absolute-temperature sensor uses two amplifiers, where each amplifier is used in a variety of modes. The first amplifier generates a measurement voltage though feedback in an analog circuit. The second amplifier samples and integrates the measurement in a switched-capacitor mode, and the output is stored on a capacitor. Then the first amplifier is set to measure its offset. The offset is sampled and integrated by the second amplifier, and the output is stored on a second capacitor. Then the first and second amplifiers are set to buffer the voltages stored on the capacitors. The measurement can then be offset-adjusted by digital or analog means. The adjusted measurement is then available to be used for calibration of, e.g., an image sensor. Other transducers, such as pressure sensors, strain sensors, gyroscopes, magnetometers, accelerometers, and xyz positioning sensors may employ the same dual amplifier approach. |
| US09753136B2 |
Portable electronic device with proximity sensors for gesture control and contact detection
A portable electronic device includes a housing having at least one major face. One or more processors are operable in the device. At least two discrete signal emitters are disposed along the at least one major face. At least two discrete signal receivers are also disposed along the at least one major face. A first discrete signal emitter is proximately located with a first discrete signal receiver to form a first discrete signal emitter-receiver pair, while a second discrete signal emitter is proximately located with a second discrete signal receiver to form a second discrete signal emitter-receiver pair. The first discrete signal emitter-receiver pair is distally located along the at least one major face from the second discrete signal emitter-receiver pair, and can receive gesture input in a first mode of operation and proximity input in a second mode of operation. |
| US09753132B1 |
On-demand multi-scan micro doppler for vehicle
A radar sensing system for a vehicle includes a transmitter, a receiver, a memory, and a processor. The transmitter transmits a radio signal and the receiver receives a reflected radio signal. The processor samples reflected radio signals during a plurality of time slices. The processor produces samples by correlating reflected radio signals to time-delayed replicas of transmitted radio signals. The processor accumulates the time slices into a first radar data cube and stores the first radar data cube in a memory. The processor combines a portion of the first radar data cube with a portion of a previously stored radar data cube. Based at least in part on the combined portions of the radar data cubes, the processor processes a time series that is a time series of the first radar data cube concatenated with a time series from the previously stored radar data cube. |
| US09753130B2 |
Target detection apparatus
A target detection apparatus includes a first target detection section which detects a target which exists ahead of a vehicle and has a height sufficient to strike against the vehicle; a second target detection section which detects the target in an area different from an area in which the target is detected by the first target detection section, and a reliability degree setting section which sets a target reliability degree indicating probability that the target exists. When the target is detected only by the first target detection section or the second target detection section, and after the target is detected by both the first and the second target detection sections, the reliability setting section sets the target reliability degree based on an overlap detection time which is a period of time during which both the first and the second target detection sections continuously detect the target. |
| US09753128B2 |
Multi-path compensation using multiple modulation frequencies in time of flight sensor
A method to compensate for multi-path in time-of-flight (TOF) three dimensional (3D) cameras applies different modulation frequencies in order to calculate/estimate the error vector. Multi-path in 3D TOF cameras might be caused by one of the two following sources: stray light artifacts in the TOF camera systems and multiple reflections in the scene. The proposed method compensates for the errors caused by both sources by implementing multiple modulation frequencies. |
| US09753125B2 |
Distance measuring apparatus using laser light
The distance measuring apparatus 1 using laser light includes: a laser light source 2; a first optical element 3 that converts laser light R1 emitted from the laser light source 2 into collimated light; a light deflecting device 6 that includes an oscillating mirror 9 and scans the laser light on a surface of an object to be measured 4; a varifocal lens 7 that is arranged between the first optical element 3 and the light deflecting device 6 and converges scanning laser light R2 scanned by the light deflecting device 6 on the surface of a measurement part 5; and a light quantity detector 8 that detects a maximum value of a light quantity of reflected light reflected off the surface of the measurement part 5. |
| US09753118B2 |
Technique for obtaining the rotation of a wireless device
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for wireless communication. More particularly, aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to techniques for wireless communications by a first apparatus comprising a first interface for obtaining, via at least one receive antenna, first and second training signals transmitted from a second apparatus via at least first and second transmit antennas having different polarizations, and a processing system configured to determine, based on the first and second training signals, one or more characteristics for different transmit-receive antenna pairs, each pair comprising one of the first and second transmit antennas and the at least one receive antenna, and generate, based on the one or more characteristics, a parameter indicative of a rotation of the first apparatus relative to the second apparatus. |
| US09753114B2 |
Gap and displacement magnetic sensor system for scanner heads in paper machines or other systems
A gap and displacement magnetic sensor system for scanner heads in paper machines or other systems includes a multiple-sensor assembly. The multiple-sensor assembly includes multiple magnetic field orientation sensors configured to capture measurements of a magnetic field in order to identify (i) a displacement of first and second scanning sensor heads in a first direction, and (ii) a gap separation of the first and second scanning sensor heads in a second direction, and (iii) a displacement of the first and second scanning sensor heads in a third direction. At least one of the magnetic field orientation sensors is disposed offset from a centerline of the magnetic field such that an output from the at least one magnetic field orientation sensor indicates a combination of the gap separation and the displacement in either the first direction or the third direction. |
| US09753110B2 |
Method and magnetic resonance system for acquiring magnetic resonance data
In a method for acquiring magnetic resonance data with a magnetic resonance system using a magnetic resonance sequence, the sequence has a first partial sequence in which magnetic resonance data are acquired for multiple slices that have to be acquired simultaneously, from which image data for the individual slices are calculated by a reconstruction algorithm. The sequence also has a second partial sequence for determining additional data, which are used to evaluate and/or assess the magnetic resonance data, and which have a spatial resolution that is lower than the magnetic resonance data, in which radio-frequency pulses and readout processes take place in a slice-specific manner through a time offset within a single measuring process, in which a single continuous excitation period with the radio-frequency pulses and a single continuous readout period with the readout processes follow one another, so that separate additional data are directly determined for each slice. |
| US09753108B2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging method for at least two separate radio-frequency transmit coils with time-delayed slice-selective excitation pulses
A method for creating an image data set using a magnetic resonance system including at least two RF transmit coils includes, for each RF transmit coil, calculating a value for a susceptibility magnetic field gradient to be corrected from the Gs map in combination with the B1 map of the RF transmit coil. The method includes, for each RF transmit coil, calculating a time delay of the excitation pulse. The method also includes calculating a complex weighting factor for scaling the pulse profile for each RF transmit coil to achieve an as uniform as possible deflection of the magnetization by the excitation pulse over the area under examination, and passing through the imaging sequence. The RF transmit coils each emit an excitation pulse with the calculated time delay and with a pulse profile scaled according to the calculated complex weighting factors. |
| US09753101B2 |
XMR angle sensors
Embodiments relate to xMR sensors, sensor elements and structures, and methods. In an embodiment, a sensor element comprises a non-elongated xMR structure; and a plurality of contact regions formed on the xMR structure spaced apart from one another such that a non-homogeneous current direction and current density distribution are induced in the xMR structure when a voltage is applied between the plurality of contact regions. |
| US09753100B2 |
Magnetic sensor
A magnetic sensor includes a magnetization fixed layer, a magnetic field detecting layer, and an intermediate layer. The magnetization fixed layer is formed into a thin-film shape, and a magnetization direction of the magnetization fixed layer is fixed in a direction parallel to an in-plane direction. A magnetization direction of the magnetic field detecting layer changes depending on an external magnetic field. The intermediate layer is disposed between the magnetization fixed layer and the magnetic field detecting layer, and a resistance value of the intermediate layer changes depending on an angle between the magnetization direction of the magnetization fixed layer and the magnetization direction of the magnetic field detecting layer. A magnetization amount per unit area of the magnetic field detecting layer is less than 0.2 [memu/cm2]. |
| US09753099B2 |
Detector of magnetic bias, magnetic saturation, or amount of magnetic flux
A detector includes a detection winding, a detection winding measurement section, and a detection section. A magnetic core has a hole penetrating the magnetic core along a non-uniform cross section. The detection winding includes a wire inserted into the hole and surrounding a periphery of a detection region that is a part of the non-uniform cross section and has a magnetic flux density different from an average magnetic flux density of the non-uniform cross section. The detection winding measurement section performs a measurement relating to an electromotive force induced by the detection winding. The detection section detects a magnetic bias, a magnetic saturation, or an amount of magnetic flux in the magnetic core based on a measurement result of the detection winding measurement section. |
| US09753096B2 |
System and method for detecting generator incipient failures
A method, system and computer software for detecting an incipient failure of a generator in a power system including the steps of ascertaining one or more generator reference parameter of the generator for use as a baseline reference; measuring one or more operating parameter values of the generator; using the one or more operating parameter values to solve for an estimated present value of the one or more of the generator's current performance parameters using particle swarm optimization technique; and determining whether the estimated present values of the one or more of the generator's current performance parameters are outside of an acceptable limit. |
| US09753095B2 |
Systems and methods for testing power supplies
A system and method for testing a power supply. A selection of one or more power supplies to test is received. A tester is automatically configured to test the one or more power supplies utilizing test parameters associated with the selection. A power-end of each of the one or more power supplies is received in power ports of the tester. An adapter-end of each of the one or more power supplies is received in adapter ports of the tester. The one or more power supplies are automatically tested utilizing test parameters. Performance characteristics of the loop one or more power supplies are measured during testing. Indications are given whether each of the one or more power supplies past the testing. |
| US09753091B2 |
Voltage detecting device
Disclosed herein is a voltage detecting device including: an analog converting circuit configured to level-convert voltages of a plurality of battery cells constituting a battery into low voltages; a digital converting circuit configured to convert the low voltages output by the analog converting circuit into digital values; and a control circuit configured to be driven by a power supply provided separately to control the digital converting circuit; the analog converting circuit being driven by a first power generated from the plurality of battery cells, and the digital converting circuit being driven by a second power generated on a basis of a pulse signal generated by the control circuit. |
| US09753090B2 |
Method for determining the internal ohmic resistance of a battery module, battery management system and motor vehicle
A method for determining an internal ohmic resistance of a first battery module includes measuring a first voltage intensity of the first battery module. The first battery module is connected to at least a second battery module. The at least second battery module is under a load current. A second voltage intensity of the first battery module is measured. The first battery module is disconnected from the at least second battery module to enable the measurement of the first voltage intensity and the connection of the first battery module. |
| US09753088B2 |
Portable diagnostic apparatus for testing circuit breakers
A portable diagnostic apparatus for performing diagnostic testing on a circuit breaker includes a number of sensor devices structured to generate a number of sensed parameter signals relating to operation of the circuit breaker during an operational sequence, a number of auxiliary input connectors structured to receive a number of auxiliary data signals from the circuit breaker, the number of auxiliary data signals relating to and being generated in response to the operation of the circuit breaker during the operational sequence, and control and diagnostic circuitry. The control and diagnostic circuitry is structured to control operation of the portable diagnostic apparatus, receive the number of sensed parameter signals and the number of auxiliary data signals, and generate a time signature based on the number of sensed parameter signals and the number of auxiliary data signals. |
| US09753085B2 |
Tap dual port router circuitry with gated shiftDR and clockDR
This disclosure describes a test architecture that supports a common approach to testing individual die and dies in a 3D stack arrangement. The test architecture uses an improved TAP design to facilitate the testing of parallel test circuits within the die. |
| US09753081B2 |
Muxing interface platform for multiplexed handlers to reduce index time system and method
A system for connecting a test pin of automatic test equipment (ATE) to devices for testing includes a first handler for manipulating a first portion of the devices and a second handler for manipulating a second portion of the devices. The system includes a first socket for testing devices of the first portion, which is connected to a first wire, and a second socket for testing devices of the second portion, which is connected to a the second wire. A controller multiplexes the two handlers, or dual manipulators of a single handler, to operate the handlers asynchronously in coordination with testing, such that while the ATE is testing devices for one handler, the other handler presents next devices to the ATE for immediate switch of testing between devices for each handler. The system is suitable for conventional handlers and ATE. |
| US09753079B2 |
Testing device for propagation characteristic of electromagnetic wave in gas insulated switchgear and testing method therefor
A testing device for propagation characteristic of electromagnetic wave in gas insulated switchgear includes an ultrahigh frequency signal generator, a GIS testing chamber, an emitting antenna and a receiving antenna which are provided inside the GIS testing chamber. A detachable disc insulator is provided between the emitting antenna and the receiving antenna. Both terminals of a GIS testing chamber are sealed by polyurethane wave-absorbing sponge; the ultrahigh frequency signal generator is connected with the emitting antenna, and the receiving antenna is connected with a oscilloscope. A guide rod which is fixed by the disc insulator is provided in the GIS testing chamber. The present invention is capable of achieving testing propagation characteristic of partial discharge ultrahigh frequency electromagnetic wave signal of a gas insulated switchgear in a laboratory, so as to master attenuation characteristics of the partial discharge ultrahigh frequency electromagnetic wave signal. |
| US09753078B2 |
Test system for high-voltage components
An exemplary test arrangement for in-situ partial discharge measurements in distribution transformers has at least one test system with a plurality of test components including: an AC voltage source for producing a variable test voltage with a measuring apparatus for recording current pulses caused by partial discharge and with an evaluation apparatus for the recorded current pulses, a grounded test container in which at least some of the test components are arranged, and a distribution transformer connected to the AC voltage source as a test object. The test object is arranged on insulation means for electrically insulating the test object. Those parts of the test object which are grounded during normal operation being connected at least to the potential of the grounded test container. |
| US09753072B2 |
Magnetic coupling for electrical conductivity assessment
A method is provided that includes setting up a composite material structure under test (SUT) between a transmit coil and a receive coil. The transmit coil is driven with a RF signal over a plurality of frequencies, thereby causing the transmit coil to produce a magnetic field that by magnetic coupling through the SUT induces a voltage in the receive coil. The voltage in the receive coil is measured, and from the voltage, a measurement of attenuation of the RF signal caused by the SUT between the transmit coil and receive coil is produced. And an effective conductivity of the SUT is calculated from the measurement of attenuation. |
| US09753062B2 |
System and method for current measurement in the presence of high common mode voltages
A system and method for making accurate current measurements by determining the differential voltage drop across a resistor in series with the load in the presence of large common mode voltages. A compensating voltage equal in magnitude but 180 degrees out of phase with a common mode voltage is generated and applied to a network of resistors connected to a measurement amplifier, thereby significantly reducing the magnitude of the common mode voltage at the measurement amplifier's inputs. An error correction voltage is generated and applied to the output of the measurement amplifier to compensate for errors in the values of the resistor network. |
| US09753061B2 |
AC current or voltage sensor
A current sensing device (1) for producing a voltage indicative of an alternating current flowing in a conductor (2) comprises a support element (5) within which a carrier element (11) is located. The carrier element (11) comprises a primary substrate (12) which is formed into a multi-channel arcuate configuration defining a plurality of longitudinally extending channels (13) with side walls (16) on which planar coils (17) are formed on respective opposite first and second major surfaces (14,15) of the primary substrate (12). The carrier element (11) is located and retained in the multi-channel arcuate configuration in a primary retaining recess (38) in the support element (5) with the planar coils (17) defining planes which extend radially from a main central axis (6) defined by the support element (5). The planar coils (17) are connected in series so that the voltages produced in the coils by the alternating current flowing in the conductor (2) are summed in phase and the sum of the respective voltages is produced across terminals (20,21) of a first output port (19). Capacitive plates of a capacitor may also be formed on the first and second major surfaces (14,15) of the primary substrate (12) or on a separate substrate in order to produce a signal indicative of the alternating voltage in the conductor (2). |
| US09753060B2 |
Apparatus with device with fault detection protection
A device such as a laser diode is provided with a monitoring arrangement. The monitoring arrangement has voltage to current converters arranged to provide respectively currents which are proportional to the respective voltages on an anode and on a cathode of the laser diode. The monitoring arrangement provides a first output signal when the laser diode is on too long. That output signal is used to cause the laser diode to be switched off. |
| US09753057B2 |
Acceleration sensor
An acceleration sensor includes a fixation member, a weight member including a plate with two opposing sides parallel or substantially parallel to an X-direction and two opposing sides parallel to a Y-axis direction in a plan view, the weight member including a cutout extending in a direction about 45° relative to the X and Y axis directions, a vibrating beam linearly extending in the direction about 45° relative to the X and Y axis directions in the plan view, and one end portion is connected to the fixation member and the other end portion is connected to the weight member, the vibrating beam is partly arranged within the cutout and supporting the weight member to be displaceable in a Z-axis direction, a driver disposed on the vibrating beam and vibrating the vibrating beam, and a detector disposed on the vibrating beam and outputting a detection signal that is changed depending on deformation of the vibrating beam. |
| US09753053B2 |
Wind velocity sensor for a vehicle
A wind velocity sensor comprises a lower platform and an upper platform. Pillars are positioned or connected between the upper platform and the lower platform. Ultrasonic sensors are secured to corresponding ones of the pillars. A lower guard member extends outwardly from a reference ultrasonic sensor by a radial distance greater than a radial separation between any pair of the ultrasonic sensors. |
| US09753052B2 |
Method and device for estimating the mach number of an aircraft
A measurement unit for measuring a first static pressure of the ambient air in a first measurement zone of the aircraft, a measurement unit for measuring a second pressure of the ambient air, at least one static pressure probe, in a second measurement zone of the aircraft, the second pressure having a value lower than the first static pressure, a computation unit for estimating a Mach number using these two measured pressures and a data transmission unit configured to transmit the estimated Mach number to a user system. |
| US09753051B2 |
Speedometer insensitive to icy conditions and heavy rainfall
The present invention relates to a speed measurement system allowing the relative speed V of a moving body in relation to an ambient air mass to be measured independently of the atmospheric conditions, the moving body being designed to move at least at subsonic and transonic speeds. The speed measurement system comprises: a fin of elongate shape positioned in the ambient air mass and the profile of which comprises a portion A and a portion B, at least one heating means, at least one dynamic-pressure tap PB situated in the portion B, an angle BETA defined between the axis OX and intrados or extrados of the portion A of the fin; at least one static-pressure tap PS at least one means of measuring and/or calculating the angle of attack and possibly at least one means of measuring and/or calculating the sideslip angle, at least one calculation means configured to determine the speed V of the moving body with respect to the ambient air mass (7) from the static pressure PS and dynamic pressure PB values and possibly from the value of the angle of attack ALPHA of the fin and/or the sideslip angle GAMMA, and do so in an injective, univocal manner throughout the subsonic and transonic domain. |
| US09753050B2 |
Wind turbine component having an optical fibre wind sensor
The application relates to a wind turbine component having an optical fiber sensor arranged to detect wind speed over the surface of the component. In one embodiment, the optical fiber sensor has a light loss portion that allows some of the light transmitted through the optical fiber to escape. The amount that the optical fiber bends in the air flow across the surface causes the effective surface area of the light loss portion to increase or decrease. With increased or decreased surface area of the light loss portion, more or less light is lost from the fiber. The intensity of the light transmitted in the fiber can therefore be used as a measure of the amount of bending, and therefore as a measure of the air flow's speed. In other embodiments, the optical fiber includes optical gratings, such as Fiber Bragg Gratings. |
| US09753049B1 |
Collinear system to determine its own displacement from its own motion
A light beam or other electromagnetic medium is emitted, guided, and received, all within a unitary system frame. The beam retains its characteristics regardless of position or motion of the frame in which it propagates. The beam retains its position in space relative to the detection of motion of the frame. Because the frame and the beam emitted within it are in the same frame of reference, characteristics of their motion are compared to determine parameters including system velocity and planetary velocity which is useful in navigation. Position, orientation, displacement, velocity of an object in motion, and changes in these parameters relative to previous values thereof, are derived from information provided within and directly by the motion of the unitary system itself. |
| US09753047B2 |
Rotating sample positioning apparatus
A positioning system for a sample analysis device is disclosed. The positioning system comprises (1) a carousel comprising a platform and a sample loading tray mounted on the platform, and (2) a stage comprising a positioning system for positioning the carousel under the optical path of an imaging system. The sample loading tray is configured for holding a cartridge comprising one or more lateral flow cells (LFCs). |
| US09753045B2 |
Automated selection of microorganisms and identification using MALDI
A method and apparatus for locating and selecting a colony of microorganisms on a culture dish and identifying microorganisms in said selected colony using MALDI. The method comprises the automated steps of locating and selecting a colony of microorganisms on a culture dish; obtaining a sample of said selected colony of microorganisms; depositing at least some of said sample of said selected colony of microorganisms on a target plate; and transferring said target plate with said sample in an apparatus for performing MALDI for identification of said sample of said selected colony of microorganisms. A sample of a colony of microorganisms is automatically deposited on a depositing spot such that the sample covers at most approximately half of said one of the depositing spots of the target plate. A suspension of a sample of microorganisms is automatically prepared by automatically picking the sample with a picking tool and submerging the picking tool with said sample in a suspension, after which the picking tool is vibrated in vertical sense only to release the sample from the picking tool. |
| US09753041B2 |
Salivary inflammatory biomarkers associated with glycemic control and oral health
The present invention provides non-invasive diagnostic methods and kits for determining and/or monitoring oral health and glycemic control in subjects with Type 1 diabetes. |
| US09753040B2 |
Polynucleotide construct capable of displaying fab in a cell-free translation system, and method for manufacturing and screening fab using same
The polynucleotide construct of (1) or (2) below is used to perform ribosome display, CIS display and/or mRNA display in order to screen a Fab against an antigen of interest: (1) a polynucleotide construct which monocistronically comprises a ribosome-binding sequence, Fab first chain-coding sequence, linker peptide-coding sequence, Fab second chain-coding sequence and scaffold-coding sequence in this order, and further comprises at its 3′-end a structure necessary for maintaining a complex with the Fab encoded by itself; and (2) a polynucleotide construct which comprises a Fab first chain-expressing cistron and a Fab second chain-expressing cistron each containing a ribosome-binding sequence, a Fab first chain-coding sequence or Fab second chain-coding sequence, and a scaffold-coding sequence in this order, the first Fab-expressing cistron further comprising at its 3′-end a ribosome stall sequence, said Fab second chain-expressing cistron further comprising at its 3′-end a structure necessary for maintaining a complex with the Fab encoded by itself. |
| US09753038B2 |
Method for detecting cancer via measurement of caprin-1 expression level
This invention provides: a method for detecting a cancer, comprising measuring the expression of a polypeptide having binding reactivity through antigen-antibody reaction with an antibody against CAPRIN-1 having the amino acid sequence shown in any even-numbered SEQ ID NO of SEQ ID NOs: 2 to 30 in the Sequence Listing in a biological sample; a method for detecting a cancer which involves determining the presence and the amount of CAPRIN-1 in a sample of a cancer patient in order to determine the administration of a CAPRIN-1-targeting drug to the cancer patient; and a drug and a kit for the diagnosis of a cancer, comprising an anti-CAPRIN-1 antibody. |
| US09753035B2 |
Array-based detection of genetic alterations associated with disease
The present invention relates to DNA sequences from regions of copy number change on chromosome 20. The sequences can be used in hybridization methods for the identification of chromosomal abnormalities associated with various diseases. |
| US09753025B2 |
Mobile wireless hand-held identification system and breathalyzer
A mobile, wireless biometric identification system includes a biometric capture device which enables a smartphone, using a commercially established wireless communication networks, to capture a digital image of a human biometric (iris, fingerprint, etc.) for transmission to a central server. The biometric capture device captures a high quality image for encoding and comparison, while the overall system leverages the existing cellular communication network. The device includes at least one other data capture device which can read, capture and transmit at least one of a variety of other data types from a variety of different government issued credentials, such as passports, driver's licenses, etc. A breathalyzer module can capture of breathalyzer sample and combine the sample data with other captured identification data to positively link the sample to the individual providing the sample. |
| US09753020B2 |
Gas sensor element, gas sensor, and method of manufacturing gas sensor element
A gas sensor element has a protection layer smaller in heat capacity than a conventional protection layer formed by a dipping process. A gas sensor includes the gas sensor element. The gas sensor element is manufactured by a method of manufacturing. The gas sensor element includes at least one space formed between a protection layer and an element body. The space is positioned over at least one of four vertexes of a forward end of the element body at a location at which the thickness of the protection layer is likely to become small. Therefore, it is possible to restrain breakage of the vertexes of the forward end of the element body which could otherwise result from thermal shock stemming from adhesion of water. The protection layer of the gas sensor element can be reduced in thickness and thus in heat capacity as compared with a conventional protection layer. |
| US09753019B2 |
Measuring nitric oxide in fluid
Apparatus and methods in accordance with one or more preferred embodiments of the present invention are used to measure nitric oxide in a fluid, and each includes a sample injection port; a pump; a measurement chamber; an electromagnetic radiation source; one or controls and user interfaces; and a cartridge. The cartridge includes a sample chamber; an electromagnetic radiation and heat chamber; and a gas permeable membrane. The cartridge preferably is single-use and disposable. Further apparatus and methods in accordance with other alternative embodiments, and additional inventive aspects and features, are disclosed related to measuring nitric oxide in a fluid. |
| US09753016B1 |
Nanoindenter ultrasonic probe tip
A multimode ultrasonic probe tip and transducer integrated into a micro tool, such as a nano indenter or a nano indenter interfaced with a Scanning Probe Microscope (SPM) is described. The tip component may be utilized to determine mechanical properties or characteristics of a sample, including for example, complex elastic modulus, hardness, friction coefficient, and strain and stress at nanometer scales and high frequencies. The tip component is configured to operate at multi-resonant frequencies providing sub-nanometer vertical resolution. The tip component may be quasi-statistically calibrated and contact mechanics constitutive equations may be utilized to derive mechanical properties of a sample. Contact mechanical impedance and acoustic impedance may also be compared. |
| US09753012B2 |
Method and device for the identification of gases
Method and device for identifying gases and/or ion mobility spectrometer and method for offsetting residual humidity are provided. The object of the invention is to develop a generic method for offsetting residual humidity in an ion mobility spectrometer and a related device, which has a simple structure and which fully exploits the reduced diffusion. This is achieved by a variable drift chamber drift gas velocity, which leads to differing penetration depths of the humidity into the drift chamber, and thus to variable residual humidities in the drift chamber. Methods of this type and the associated devices for detecting and identifying gases are used to recognise and identify chemical compounds, in particular explosive materials or material compounds and/or those which are damaging to health, and which must be identified in very low concentrations. |
| US09753011B2 |
Apparatus and methods for ion mobility spectrometry
A method of ion mobility spectrometry wherein ions undergo multiple stages of ion mobility separation and multiple stages of inertial ion motion wherein the mean free path between ion collisions with gas is significantly longer than in the stages of ion mobility separation, wherein each stage of inertial ion motion lies between successive stages of ion mobility separation. |
| US09753005B2 |
SOx concentration detection device
To provide an SOx concentration detection device that can detect the SOx concentration in exhaust gas without using a dedicated sensor. As shown in FIG. 4, the current value that flows when a voltage in the limiting current region is applied stays at a constant value (limiting current value) regardless of the elapsed time. On the other hand, the current value that flows when a voltage in the overcurrent region is applied decreases with the lapse of time and approaches the limiting current value 30 seconds after the start of application of the voltage. In this embodiment, the current value difference is defined as “SO2 reduction current,” and the SO2 concentration around the sensor is detected from an integrated value of the SO2 reduction current. |
| US09753001B1 |
Polymer nanofiber based reversible nano-switch/sensor diode (nanoSSSD) device
A nanostructure device is provided and performs dual functions as a nano-switching/sensing device. The nanostructure device includes a doped semiconducting substrate, an insulating layer disposed on the doped semiconducting substrate, an electrode formed on the insulating layer, and at least one polymer nanofiber deposited on the electrode. The at least one polymer nanofiber provides an electrical connection between the electrode and the substrate and is the electroactive element in the device. |
| US09753000B2 |
Sensitivity and selectivity of chemoresistor type gas sensors
The sensitivity and/or selectivity of a chemoresistor type gas sensor is enhanced by measuring the response of the sensing material to a gas sample while the sensing material is subjected to illumination using specially-tailored pulses of ultraviolet radiation. For a given target gas to be detected there is an optimal duration of the UV pulses to achieve peak sensitivity of the sensing material. |
| US09752998B1 |
Detecting anomalies in glass articles using NMR imaging
A method of inspecting a glass article using nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI). An NMRI-active filler material may be applied to the interior surface, the exterior surface, or both of the container. The excess material then may be removed leaving the filler within one or more anomalies on the surface of the container. And an NMRI analysis may be performed producing images associated with the anomalies having filler material therein. |
| US09752996B2 |
X-ray inspection device
Provided is a highly reliable X-ray inspection device having two line sensors, in which accurate inspection results can be obtained even when there is displacement of the mounting position of the line sensors. The X-ray inspection device is provided with a conveyor unit for conveying an article, an X-ray emitter, a first line sensor, a second line sensor, a detection unit, and a corrected-image generation unit. The X-ray emitter emits X-rays to the article conveyed by the conveyor unit. The first line sensor detects, in a low energy band, X-rays that have passed through the article. The second line sensor detects, in a high energy band, X-rays that have passed through the article. The detection unit detects positional displacement of the second line sensor with respect to the first line sensor in horizontal direction and vertical direction. |
| US09752991B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for acquisition of an angular-dependent material feature
Systems, devices, and methods for detecting light obtain a first light-measurement objective, wherein a light-measurement objective defines one or more of an intensity of emitted light, a spectrum of emitted light, a spectrum of detected light, and a reflectance angle of detected light; obtain a second light-measurement objective; obtain an angular-dependence objective, wherein the angular-dependence objective defines a difference between a first light-reflection angle and a second light-reflection angle; select first settings values for one or more first illumination-emission devices and one or more first illumination-detection devices based on the first light-measurement objective; select second settings values for one or more second illumination-emission devices and one or more second illumination-detection devices based on the second light-measurement objective; and select a speed of an object conveyor based on the angular-dependence objective. |
| US09752988B2 |
In-situ identification and control of microstructures produced by phase transformation of a material
A microstructure detector and in-situ method for real-time determination of the microstructure of a material undergoing alloying or other phase transformation. The method carried out by the detector includes the steps of: (a) detecting light emitted from a plasma plume created during phase transformation of a material; (b) determining at least some of the spectral content of the detected light; and (c) determining an expected microstructure of the transformed material from the determined spectral content. Closed loop control of the phase transformation process can be carried out using feedback from the detector to achieve a desired microstructure. |
| US09752984B2 |
Arrangement for an analysis system, analysis system having the arrangement and method for use of the arrangement
An arrangement having a birefringent component is provided for use in spatial offset measurements and analysis systems. The birefringent optical arrangement provides different directional control of the excitation signal relative to the emission signal, so that offset between an excitation and emission location on a sample can be controlled for both or only one of the excitation signal relative to the emission signal. |
| US09752983B2 |
Optical density monitor and comparator systems and methods
The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for determining the absorption coefficient and the optical density of a fluid as they relate to the wavelength of incident radiation. Specifically, ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV LEDs) or the like that emit ultraviolet (UV) radiation or the like are used as sources for irradiating the interior of an integrating chamber that is designed to increase the path length of the radiation through the fluid, thus enhancing the detection limits of the absorption coefficient and the optical density according to Beer's Law. |
| US09752982B2 |
Plasmonic sensor device and method for surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy
A plasmonic sensor device includes a light source, configured to generate coherent light; a metallic film, at least partially covered on one side by analyte molecules; at least one micromirror that is rotatable about at least one axis of rotation, which is positioned and developed in such a way that the coherent light is able to be guided at an angle of incidence to one side of the metallic film, the angle of incidence being variable by the rotating of the at least one micromirror about the at least one axis of rotation; and a detector configured to determine the intensity of the light guided onto the metallic film and reflected again from there, as a function of the angle of incidence, the coherent light generated by the light source being in such a state that surface plasmons are excitable in the metallic film depending on the angle of incidence. |
| US09752979B2 |
Specimen transporter, specimen testing system and specimen transporting method
A specimen transporter transports a specimen plate to a specimen imaging apparatus. The specimen transporter comprises a plate container configured to contain the specimen plate therein, and a transport mechanism which transports the plate container to the specimen imaging apparatus with the specimen plate contained in the plate container. |
| US09752975B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining cleanliness of a sample
Determining cleanliness of a sample by providing a continuous flow of clean air into a chamber through a HEPA filter, taking a reference reading of particle counts while the chamber is empty, introducing the sample into the chamber and taking a first reading of a particle count received from all sides of the sample in the chamber to determine loose particles in a particle size range of 0.1 microns up to 5 microns associated with the sample. |
| US09752973B2 |
Methods and systems for multiple charge correction of electrical mobility spectrometer data
Systems and methods for determining particle size distribution from electrical mobility spectrometry (EMS) measurements in the presence of multiply charged particles. EMS data comprising zeroth order singly-charged particle size distribution information for one or more EMS channels is obtained and fitted using a Gumbel distribution function to obtain a fit function value. The obtained fit function value is used to correct for multiply-charged particle contribution to the received EMS data. |
| US09752971B2 |
Viscosity measuring apparatus
A viscosity measuring apparatus is mounted on a vehicle provided with an engine, a cylinder pressure sensor configured to detect cylinder pressure which is inner pressure of a cylinder of the engine, a fuel injection valve configured to supply fuel to the engine, and a temperature sensor configured to detect temperature of a coolant of the engine. The viscosity measuring apparatus is provided with: an estimating device configured to calculate a cooling loss from a heating value of the cylinder based on the cylinder pressure detected by the cylinder pressure sensor and an input heating value of the cylinder, and to estimate viscosity of the coolant on the basis of the calculated cooling loss. |
| US09752965B2 |
Apparatus and method for fast sampling and measurement
Sampling systems for use on production lines with the capability to measure chemical components of a gas, vapor, or liquid sample taken from a product on the line and at a faster rate than the individual sensors alone are capable of. In one embodiment, the system detects the presence of insoluble hydrocarbons in the gas vapor present inside refillable water bottles that have been returned by the consumer. Each sampling system—apparatus—comprises two or more sub-systems each comprising: one or more sensors for performing a measurement of interest on a gas, vapor, or liquid sample, valves and a pump for directing the flow of samples, optionally an enclosed volume to hold the sample, and all under the direction of a control system. The sampling system also automatically acts on the measurement to detect when defective goods have reached a point where they can be ejected from the production line. |
| US09752963B2 |
Suspension damper test apparatus, control system and method of controlling a suspension damper test apparatus
A suspension damper test apparatus is provided. The suspension damper test apparatus includes a first fixture having a force sensor, a first prying device, and a first torsion device, operatively coupled to a first end of a suspension damper. A second fixture having at least one of a displacement sensor and a speed sensor, is operatively coupled to a second end of a suspension damper. A controller is in signal communication with the force sensor and the at least one of the displacement sensor and the speed sensor. The controller is configured to record signals received from one or more of the force sensor, and the at least one of the displacement sensor and the speed sensor. The signals recorded are representative of a friction of the suspension damper while the suspension damper is actuated along a longitudinal axis of the suspension damper. |
| US09752961B2 |
Dual-purpose dynamometer
A dual-purpose dynamometer assembly is disclosed including a dynamometer motor, a chassis dynamometer roll that can be driven by a vehicle wheel, and a powertrain dynamometer shaft that can be driven by a vehicle powertrain. A gearbox is disposed between and rotatably couples the dynamometer motor with the chassis dynamometer roll and the powertrain dynamometer shaft. At least one chamber wall defining a test chamber is disposed between the dynamometer motor on one side and the chassis dynamometer roll and the powertrain dynamometer shaft on the other side such that the dynamometer motor is disposed outside of the test chamber. There is at least one aperture penetrating the chamber wall through which the dynamometer motor is connected to the chassis dynamometer roll and the powertrain dynamometer shaft. Accordingly, the dynamometer motor is isolated from extreme temperatures within the test chamber. |
| US09752958B2 |
Load drive apparatus and sensor control apparatus
A load drive apparatus (1) includes a pulse drive circuit (51) which applies a pulse voltage PS to a resistive load (4); current detection means (S14) for detecting the current flowing to the resistive load (4) through the pulse drive circuit (51); level detection means (S1, S7) for determining whether an output terminal voltage VD of the pulse drive circuit (51) is a high potential level or a low potential level; anomaly detection means (S8, S9, S18) for detecting a wire breakage anomaly, a short-to-power anomaly, and a short-to-ground anomaly based on the level of the output terminal voltage VD detected by the level detection means (S1, S7) and the current detected by the current detection means (S14), when the pulse drive circuit 51 is turned on and off. |
| US09752956B2 |
Monitoring system for predicting gearbox lifespan
A monitoring system for a gearbox containing a lubricant is disclosed. The monitoring system may include a first sensor configured to measure a concentration of debris particles in the lubricant, a second sensor configured to generate data indicative of a deterioration of the gearbox, and a controller in communication with the first and second sensors. The controller may be configured to estimate a concentration of debris particles in the lubricant based on the data from the second sensor using a mathematical function, and estimate a remaining useful life of the gearbox based on a difference between concentration of debris particles measured by the first sensor and concentration of debris particles estimated to be in the lubricant. |
| US09752955B2 |
Edge propagating optical time domain reflectometer and method of using the same
An OTDR system utilizes a laser source that is turned “on” and kept powered until its light reaches the end of the fiber span being measured (i.e., until the fiber span is fully illuminated). At any point in time after the fiber is fully illuminated, the laser source can be turned “off”. The return (reflected and backscattered) signal is directed into a photodetector of the OTDR, and is measured from the point in time when the fiber span starts to be illuminated. The measurements are made by sampling the return signal at predetermined time intervals—defined as the sampling rate. The created power samples are then subjected to post-processing in the form of a differentiation operation to create a conventional OTDR trace from the collected data. |
| US09752953B2 |
Detecting wheel rim cracks
A crack in a wheel rim is detected by placing a composition including a liquid carrier, such as water, and a fluorescent dye, into an interior space formed between a tire and a rim. After an interval, the exterior surface of the wheel rim is inspected using a UV light source, which causes visible light to be emitted from the fluorescent dye. The light emissions indicate the presence of dye which has seeped from the interior space, through a crack in the material of the rim, to an exterior of the rim. A conditioner or sealant can be combined with the fluorescent dye to provide other benefits. |
| US09752952B2 |
Method for installing a water leakage system
According to embodiments of the prevention, a method for installing a water leakage detection system is provided. In one embodiment, a method is provided to identify at least one observation point for each electricity conduit hidden inside in a wall and at least a ceiling of an area. A humidity sensor and a tag reporting data via radio frequency are further provided such that at any given time, moisture of the area associated with the observation point is collected and reported to a circuit breaker that can be configured to terminate the power supply associated with any given observation point. |
| US09752942B2 |
Torquemeter with improved accuracy and method of use
A non-contacting torquemeter capable of measuring torque in a rotating shaft with improved accuracy in the presence of relative motion between a rotating shaft and a transducer assembly is provided. The non-contacting torquemeter has improved robustness and reliability, and is able to self-calibrate. The non-contacting torquemeter is able to provide accurate torque measurements using a single transducer assembly positioned at a single azimuthal position on a rotating shaft. |
| US09752941B2 |
Pressure sensor and pressure sensing method
A pressure sensor and a pressure sensing method are provided. The pressure sensor includes a substrate; a sensor thin film transistor (TFT) disposed on the substrate and including a gate insulating layer, wherein the gate insulating layer includes an organic matrix in which piezoelectric inorganic nano-particles are dispersed; a power unit configured to apply an alternating current (AC) signal to a gate of the sensor TFT; and a pressure sensing unit configured to obtain a remnant polarization value based on a drain current which is generated in response to the AC signal and detected by the sensor TFT, and to sense a pressure based on the remnant polarization value. |
| US09752940B2 |
Pressure sensing element comprising electrode including protrusion having elasticity
A pressure sensing element of an aspect of the present disclosure includes a first electrode including at least one protrusion having elasticity; a second electrode facing the at least one protrusion; and a dielectric disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and including a first dielectric and a second dielectric. The first dielectric is disposed between a top of the at least one protrusion and the second electrode, and is in contact with each of the top of the at least one protrusion and the second electrode. The second dielectric is disposed between a first portion of the first electrode, the first portion not including the at least one protrusion, and the first dielectric. |
| US09752936B2 |
Temperature sensor
In a temperature sensor, two seal members seal the open opposite ends of a cladding member (a forward end and a rear end), so that water absorption by an insulator of a sheath member can be restrained. The seal members are formed to have an insulation resistance equal to that of a conductor-fixing material. Therefore, even when the temperature sensor is used in a high-temperature environment, the insulation performance of the seal members does not become lower than the insulation performance of the conductor-fixing material, so that the formation of a leakage current path can be suppressed. According to the temperature sensor, the electrical property of a temperature sensitive element can be sensed accurately, and a reduction in the accuracy of temperature sensing can be restrained. |
| US09752935B2 |
Portable analytical equipment
Portable analytical equipment, systems, methods, and techniques related thereto is disclosed. Portable analytical equipment can comprise a controller and a probe. The probe can interrogate a sample and receive a response to the interrogation. The controller can select and/or initiate an analysis related to interrogating the sample via the probe. The analysis can be selected from a portfolio of analyses stored on the controller. The controller can analyze the response to the interrogation based on reference data stored on the controller. The controller can determine an indication based on the analyzing the response for presentation via a low-power interface, which can comprise an LED or electrophoretic element. The controller can further be connected to an external device, e.g., a smartphone or remote PC, to present collected data and the analyzing of the response to the interrogation. The disclosed subject matter can be employed in hand-held analytical equipment, e.g., a hand-held Raman spectrometer. |
| US09752931B2 |
Spectrometer with multiple Fabry-Perot filters for gas analysis
A spectrometer (10) for gas analysis is provided, the spectrometer comprising a measurement cell (28) having a gas to be investigated, a light source (12) for the transmission of light (14) into the measurement cell (28) on a light path (16), a filter arrangement (22) having a Fabry-Perot filter (24a-c) in the light path (16), in order to set frequency properties of the light (14) by means of a transmission spectrum of the filter arrangement (22), as well as a detector (36, 38) which measures the absorption of the light (14) by the gas (30) in the measurement cell (28). In this connection the filter arrangement (22) has a plurality of Fabry-Perot filters (24a-c) arranged behind one another in the light path (14) and a control unit (44) for the filter arrangement (22) is provided in order to change the transmission spectrum by setting at least one of the Fabry-Perot filters (24a-c). |
| US09752923B2 |
Data logger for measurement device
For easy centralized management of measurement data and installation environmental data and user's real-time recognition through a certain type of peripheral equipment of how the installation environment affects the measured values at the site of measurement, a data logger for a measurement device includes in its structure any of the sensors for temperature, humidity, air pressure, and acceleration as an environmental sensor that detects a physical quality of an environment where the measurement device is installed, a data recording unit that records installation environmental data detected by the environmental sensor and measurement data detected by the measurement device on the basis of time, and a data processing unit that displays the installation environmental data and measurement data in whole or selectively, as numerical values or graphs of changes over time, with the time axes aligned, and includes one or more external equipment terminal connectors that exchange signals with external equipment. |
| US09752920B2 |
Liquid-surface detection device
Provided is a liquid-surface detection device in which a holder, which turns concurrently with movement of a float arm that moves based on a change in a liquid surface, is securely and rotatably mounted on a frame. A liquid-surface detection device includes a holder that includes an upper piece and a lower piece, and a frame that includes a bearing, a first groove, and a second groove. When mounting the holder onto the frame, the first groove guides the lower piece to the second groove, and the second groove further guides the lower piece to the bearing part so that the bearing part of the frame is disposed between the upper piece and the lower piece of the holder. |
| US09752916B2 |
Probe for monitoring the surface level of a fluid in a vessel and a method of installing the probe in the vessel
A method of installing a probe for monitoring a surface level of a fluid in a vessel inside the vessel from outside the vessel, the method includes providing a vessel side wall with a first opening, providing the vessel side wall with a second opening, passing the second end of the probe, a second device for fastening the probe and a detection unit of the probe through the first opening and inside the vessel, orienting the second end of the probe towards the second opening, attaching the second end of the probe to the side wall of the vessel at the second opening, and fastening the first end of the probe to the side wall of the vessel at the first opening. |
| US09752915B2 |
Snapfit dipstick assembly
A dipstick assembly for an oil tank may include a tube with a receiving end and an outwardly projecting lip disposed near the receiving end. The assembly may also include a dipstick having a lower portion configured to be inserted into the tube, and an upper portion including a flexible arm. The flexible arm may be configured to releasably engage the outwardly projecting lip when the lower portion is inserted into the tube. |
| US09752913B2 |
Method for determining the empty state of an IV bottle in an IV infusion monitoring device
A method for determining the empty state of an IV bottle is provided in an IV infusion monitoring device or in a networking monitoring system, which is cable to monitor the infusion data during whole infusion process. The infusion data includes the weight of remaining medical liquid in the IV bottle, the infusion rate and the remaining time from completion as well as the empty state. It also gives alarm as the measured gross weight of the IV bottle drops to the empty state. The empty state is determined preferably in terms of necking effect and needle tip effect, or their combination. |
| US09752912B2 |
Single serve dispenser for a powdered nutrient
The dispenser disclosed herein serves a single serving of a powdered nutrient contained within a container having multi-servings of the powdered nutrient. The dispenser has a metering device that operates as a ball valve or guillotine to dispense a single serving of the powdered nutrient into a water container. The dispenser also has a support surface that can be lowered and raised back up in order to fit a water container under the metering device and a distal tip of the metering device into a mouth of the water container so that no powdered nutrient spills out of the water container during transfer of the powdered nutrient from the metering device to the water container. |
| US09752910B2 |
Sensor system for determining at least one parameter of a fluid medium flowing through a channel
A sensor system is provided for determining at least one parameter of a fluid medium flowing through a channel, in particular an intake air mass flow of an internal combustion engine. The sensor system includes a sensor housing, in particular a plug-in sensor which is introduced or is introducible into a flow tube, in which the channel is formed, and at least one sensor chip which is situated in the channel for determining the parameter of the fluid medium. The sensor housing has an inlet into the channel which points counter to a main flow direction of the fluid medium, and at least one outlet from the channel in a surface of the sensor housing. The surface of the sensor housing has multiple recesses upstream from the outlet viewed in the main flow direction. |
| US09752909B2 |
Thermal type air flow meter having a reinforcing structure provided on the base member between the board fixing part and the secondary passage constituting part
A thermal type air flow meter that is capable of suppressing deformation of a base member at the time of molding is disclosed, to thereby secure dimension accuracy and reduce an influence of a dimension change on measuring accuracy. The meter includes a housing member placed in an intake passage of an internal combustion engine, and a base member fixed to the housing member and includes a secondary air passage into which part of air passing through the intake passage flows. The base member is a plate-like resin molded component formed of a synthetic resin material and includes a reinforcing structure integrally formed between a board fixing part to which a circuit board is fixed; and a secondary passage constituting part formed at a leading end part of the board fixing part, the reinforcing structure enhancing strength of the base member. |
| US09752908B2 |
Thermal flow meter with an asymmetrical inflow-side of circuit package
A thermal flow meter has improved measurement accuracy due to the shape of a circuit package. The circuit package has a measurement surface and a backside of a measurement surface of a rear surface thereof is located in a bypass passage, the bypass passage being configured to allow a measurement target gas to flow therein dividing the measurement target gas into a flow path at a side of the measurement surface and a flow path at a side of the backside of measurement surface of a rear surface thereof. An inflow-side end surface of the circuit package has different shapes at the side of the measurement surface and at the side of the backside of the measurement surface. |
| US09752907B2 |
Phase controlled variable angle ultrasonic flow meter
An ultrasonic flowmeter includes a conduit for receiving a flow of a fluid and a flexible printed circuit board (FPC) including: a pair of ultrasonic transducers, wherein each transducer comprises a piezoelectric element divided into a plurality of segment electrodes and the FPC is bonded around the conduit; and a control circuit configured to sequentially activate the segment electrodes using a pulse train to cause at least one of the piezoelectric elements to emit a sonic signal. A delay time between activation of each successive segment electrode controls a phase velocity and an angle of emission of the corresponding sonic signal. |
| US09752902B2 |
Apparatus with timed color change indication
A disposable ophthalmic or medical apparatus has a portion with a color changeable dye disposed thereon. The dye changes color after being exposed to oxygen for a controlled and predetermined period of time indicating that the apparatus should no longer be used. |
| US09752893B2 |
Onboard aircraft systems and methods to identify moving landing platforms
A display system for an aircraft includes a sensor configured to capture data associated with a landing platform on a movable carrier. The data includes current energy parameters of the movable carrier. The display system further includes a processing unit configured to receive the data representative of the landing platform. The processing unit is further configured to generate display commands associated with the landing platform. The display system further includes a display device coupled the processing unit for receiving the display commands and operable to render first symbology representing the landing platform. |
| US09752892B2 |
Methods and systems for acquiring sensor data on a device using multiple acquisition modes
Methods and systems for acquiring sensor data using multiple acquisition modes are described. An example method involves receiving, by a co-processor and from an application processor, a request for sensor data. The request identifies at least two sensors of a plurality of sensors for which data is requested. The at least two sensors are configured to acquire sensor data in a plurality of acquisition modes, and the request further identifies for the at least two sensors respective acquisition modes for acquiring data that are selected from among the plurality of acquisition modes. In response to receiving the request, the co-processor causes the at least two sensors to acquire data in the respective acquisition modes. The co-processor receives first sensor data from a first sensor and second sensor data from a second sensor, and the co-processor provides the first sensor data and the second sensor data to the application processor. |
| US09752890B2 |
Identifying a result responsive to a current location of a client device
A method for identifying a result responsive to a current location of a client device includes receiving, form a client device and at a host, a search query that includes a point of interest and a current location of the client device. The method also includes automatically updating the search query as the current location of the client device changes and instructing the host to identify a potential location associated with the point of interest and located within a user-defined proximity from the current location of the client device. |
| US09752889B2 |
Time and environment aware graphical displays for driver information and driver assistance systems
A graphics display system for driver information and driver assistance applications generates controllable and dynamic graphical effects in conjunction with 3D visualization of maps. The system generates a display of a map in a 3D virtual environment that responds to the environment changes in a dynamic and visually intuitive manner for a vehicle operator. The system processes environment information, including lighting condition, weather condition, and other data acquired from different sensors in the vehicle such as cameras and lighting sensors, or through networked information services. The graphics display can be integrated with different driver information and driver assistance system embodiments including mobile platforms, in-vehicle information systems, web platforms, and PC systems. |
| US09752887B2 |
Navigation system having context enabled navigation mechanism and method of operation thereof
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: receiving a surrounding indicator; comparing a past indicator to the surrounding indicator for recognizing a driving environment; and varying a selectability of a functionality based on the past indicator compared for displaying on a device. |
| US09752884B2 |
Data mining in a digital map database to identify insufficient merge lanes along roads and enabling precautionary actions in a vehicle
Disclosed is a feature for a vehicle that enables taking precautionary actions in response to conditions on the road network around or ahead of the vehicle, in particular, an intersection without traffic signals and without a sufficient merge lane. A database that represents the road network is used to determine locations where roads meet without a traffic signal and without a sufficient merge lane. Then, precautionary action data is added to the database to indicate a location at which a precautionary action is to be taken about the location of the insufficient merge lane. A precautionary action system installed in a vehicle uses this database, or a database derived therefrom, in combination with a positioning system to determine when the vehicle is at a location that corresponds to the location of a precautionary action. When the vehicle is at such a location, a precautionary action is taken by a vehicle system as the vehicle is approaching a location of an insufficient merge lane. |
| US09752881B2 |
Locating services
A method and apparatus for locating points of interest using an ad-hoc network is provided. An exemplary method includes establishing an ad-hoc network between mobile devices and fixed location devices, wherein the fixed location devices are associated with points of interest. A distance from a mobile device to a point of interest is determined based, at least in part, on the number of hops between the mobile device and other mobile devices to reach the point of interest. A direction to the point of interest is determined based, at least in part, on the number of hops between mobile devices proximate to the mobile device and the point of interest. |
| US09752879B2 |
System and method for estimating heading misalignment
This disclosure relates to heading misalignment estimation with a portable device and more specifically to estimating misalignment between a portable device having a sensor assembly and a platform transporting the portable device when the platform is undergoing motion having periodic characteristics. In one aspect, a suitable method includes obtaining inertial sensor data for the portable device and determining an effective frequency characteristic of the inertial sensor data representing the motion having periodic characteristics. The inertial sensor data may be processed using the determined frequency characteristic so that a heading misalignment may be estimated between the heading of the portable device and the platform. |
| US09752876B2 |
Direction detecting apparatus and surveying system
A direction detecting apparatus provided at a known position from a lower end of a supporting pole, comprising an image pickup device with an optical axis orthogonal to an axis of the supporting pole and an arithmetic processing part for calculating based on an image from the image pickup device, wherein the image pickup device acquires an image so as to include an object for which a direction is to be detected, wherein the arithmetic processing part calculates and detects a direction and a tilt of the object from a relation between a position of the object in the image and an optical axis of the image pickup device. |
| US09752874B1 |
Internal measurement collection system and method of using same
A system for measuring dimensions and/or other internal properties of a shoe, garment or other object of interest is described. The system includes a fixture having a measurement tip. When the tip is placed inside of the object of interest, a processor collects positional data from the fixture to develop a three-dimensional model of the interior of the object. If the measurement tip includes one or more pressure sensors, the processor may collect pressure data and use the pressure data to include stretch properties in the three-dimensional model. |
| US09752872B2 |
Alignment adjusting device
An alignment adjusting device is provided for an optical focal plane assembly, wherein the optical focal plane assembly has a detector with a detector plane and is adapted to be mounted to an optics assembly having an optical focal plane. The alignment adjusting device is adapted for allowing an alignment of the detector plane representing an image area and the optical focal plane. The alignment adjusting device includes a detector support for receiving the detector; a plurality of members, wherein a first member of the plurality of the members is connected to the detector support and a second member is connected to a flange that is adapted to be connected to the optics assembly. The first member, the second member and the remaining number of the members are pairwise moveable connected to each other by a number of springs and/or supporting elements. |
| US09752871B2 |
Method for determining the orientation of at least one rail and device for carrying out the method
A method and a device for determining the orientation of at least one rail of a measuring station of a chassis measuring device or a motor vehicle test line. The device has at least one sensing device, the at least one sensing device has at least one camera and at least one illumination unit. The at least one illumination unit illuminates at least one section of the rail using structured or unstructured light and the at least one camera records the light reflected by the rail. |
| US09752870B2 |
Information processing apparatus, control method thereof and storage medium
An information processing apparatus for generating a projection pattern used in three-dimensional measurement of a target object, comprising: determination means for determining a projection code string for generating the projection pattern based on distance information of the target object which is obtained in advance; and generation means for generating a pattern image of the projection pattern based on a projection code string determined by the determination means. |
| US09752869B2 |
Systems and methods for performing machine vision using diffuse structured light
Systems for performing machine vision using diffuse structured light comprising: a linear diffuser having an axis of diffusion; a light source that projects an illumination pattern through the linear diffuser and onto a scene, wherein the illumination pattern has transiationai symmetry in a. direction of translation that is aligned with the axis of diffusion; and an image sensor that detects tight reflecting from the scene and that outputs signals corresponding to the detected light. Methods for performing machine vision using diffuse structured light comprising: projecting an illumination pattern from a light source through a linear diffuser and onto a scene, wherein the linear diffuser has an axis of diffusion and the illumination pattern has transiationai symmetry in a direction of translation that is aligned with the axis of diffusion; and detecting light reflecting from, the scene using an image sensor that outputs signals corresponding to the detected light. |
| US09752867B2 |
Chromatic confocal system
A system for determining surface topography of a three-dimensional structure is provided. The system can include an illumination unit configured to output a two-dimensional array of light beams each comprising a plurality of wavelengths. An optical assembly can focus the plurality of wavelengths of each light beam to a plurality of focal lengths so as to simultaneously illuminate the structure over a two-dimensional field of view. A detector and a processor are used to generate data representative of the surface topography of the three-dimensional structure based on the measured characteristics of the light reflected from the structure. |
| US09752866B2 |
Measurement system
A measurement system is configured to measure a surface structure of a sample. The surface of the sample has a thin film and a via, the depth of the via is larger than the thickness of the thin film. The measurement system includes a light source, a first light splitter, a first aperture stop, a lens assembly, a second aperture stop, a spectrum analyzer and an analysis module. The first light splitter disposed in the light emitting direction of the light source. The first aperture stop disposed between the light source and the first light splitter. The lens assembly is disposed between the first light splitter and the sample. The second aperture stop is disposed between the lens assembly and the first light splitter. The spectrum analyzer is disposed to at a side of the first light splitter opposite to the sample. |
| US09752862B2 |
Accelerator opening degree detection device
An accelerator opening degree detection device is equipped with: a rotor that is attached to the shaft of a handlebar and rotates in conjunction with the operation of an accelerator grip; magnets attached to the rotor; magnetic sensors that detect the magnetic force of the magnets; a case that houses the rotor and the magnetic sensors, and is attached to the handlebar; and a sensor holder to which the magnetic sensors are attached, and which is housed in the case on the opposite side of the rotor with respect to the accelerator grip. The sensor holder has an inner diameter protruding part that protrudes at a location opposing the magnets, this location being on the inside of the rotor in the circumferential direction, and the magnet sensors are arranged on the inner diameter protruding part. |
| US09752861B2 |
Flexible strain sensors
In one embodiment, a flexible strain sensor includes a flexible substrate having a top surface and a layer of piezoresistive amorphous carbon formed on the top surface of the substrate. |
| US09752857B1 |
Electric detonator with milled and unmilled DBX-1
Lead free microdet electric detonators comprising a bridgewire having milled DBX-1 as a spot charge and unmilled DBX-1 as the intermediate material. Such improved microdet electric detonator is free of lead azide and lead styphnate, but with comparable stability, power and sensitivity to current lead-based M100 electric detonators. |
| US09752856B2 |
Protective collapsible shield
A protective collapsible shield is provided. The protective collapsible shield may include a first panel, a second panel and a third panel. The first and second panels each have a rectangular protrusion or lip extending from a bottom edge. The third panel includes slots for housing the first panel and the second panel. The third panel further includes snapping straps for securing the first and second panels in the slots when the protective collapsible shield is in a retracted state. The third panel further includes multiple locking mechanisms. Each of the locking mechanisms includes a cylindrical rod, a handle fastened to the cylindrical rod and a housing for receiving the cylindrical rod. The locking mechanisms engage with the first and second rectangular protrusions to secure the first and second panels in the slots when the protective collapsible shield is in an extended state. |
| US09752853B2 |
Combined reflex and laser sight with elevation macro-adjustment mechanism
A combined reflex and laser sighting device is provided. In one aspect, the reflex sight and one or more laser elements are coaligned, such that both the reflex sight and the laser sight can be sighted in or boresighted to a weapon together in a single operation. In another aspect, one or more laser elements are mounted within a laser bench and aligned with a reflex sight attached to the laser bench. In yet another aspect, a plurality of laser elements are provided within the laser bench and are coaligned with each other and the reflex sight. In another aspect, a mounting block with yielding vertical and horizontal webs is provided to allow windage and elevation adjustments to be made to the reflex sight and laser elements together. In still another aspect, an elevation macro-adjustment mechanism is provided to provide a simple adjustment that that realign the sight to a weapon to accommodate different shooting scenarios, such as different velocity rounds, different target distances, and elevational differences of the shooter's vantage point. |
| US09752852B2 |
Gun sight
A sight assembly for mounting to a weapon. A holographic optical element and a light source are in a fixed angular configuration with respect to one another, but may be adjusted either together or individually in a horizontal or vertical direction. The sight assembly may have a mirror or lens. An adjustment mechanism is provided where a shaft includes at least two portions wherein the two portions of the shaft of the screw have different pitch directions and/or pitch dimensions allowing for slight adjustment the assembly. The light source may be a vertical-cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL). A temperature sensor may sense a temperature of the VCSEL. A current to the VCSEL may be adjusted based on a change in the temperature such that the output wavelength is approximately the same as a desired wavelength. The assembly may further allow for perceived image distance adjustment using parallax mismatch. |
| US09752850B2 |
Holster mounting device
A holster mounting device is an apparatus used to secure a gun holster to the handlebar of a vehicle, a flat surface, or another object. The apparatus includes a holster setting which receives and secures a gun holster. The holster setting includes a setting plate, a first bracket, and a second bracket. The first bracket and the second bracket both include a clip rail. The clip rails allow the spring clip of a gun holster to be attached to the apparatus. The apparatus also includes a mount which is connected to the setting plate. One kind of mount includes a first clamping jaw and a second clamping jaw, which together may grip a handlebar. Another kind of mount includes a base plate which may be secured to a surface. A third kind of mount includes a decorative and stabilizing bezel and may be directly connected to an object or surface. |
| US09752848B2 |
Recoil shock absorber for long barrel firearms
Embodiments of the present invention provide significant firearm recoil force reduction and can be integrated within a traditional firearm stock. Such recoil shock absorbers include a body assembly, plunger assembly, and return spring. The body assembly includes a shock tube, cylinder end, and accumulator. The shock tube includes an opening at its distal end, the cylinder end is rotably coupled to the shock tube, and the accumulator is coupled to the cylinder end. The cylinder end can be selectably/adjustably aligned with the shock tube opening, resulting in a selectable/adjustable orifice and a pathway from the shock tube to the accumulator. The plunger assembly is slidably coupled to the body assembly and includes a piston. The piston and the shock tube are in slidable relation such that when the plunger assembly is introduced into the body assembly the piston is introduced into the shock tube. |
| US09752846B1 |
Pneumatic launching assembly
A pneumatic projectile launcher with improved valve opening and closing characteristics includes a trigger mechanism in communication with a valve assembly, preferably through pneumatic or mechanical means. This valve assembly consists of at least two members; the first is used to seal a single projectile in a barrel tube so as to accelerate the projectile with a gas pulse (“bolt”). The second member of the assembly is a valve member which controls the release of said gas pulse. The aforementioned pulse that propels the projectile out of the barrel (“forward”) also acts on a face of the valve member opposite the projectile, translating the valve member rearward to the original, closed position. |
| US09752842B1 |
Archery bow with a cam timing belt
An archery bow with a cam timing belt preferably includes a first cam pulley, a first cam cable, a first timing pulley, a second cam pulley, a second cam cable, a second timing pulley and a timing belt. An archery bow includes a riser, a first limb, a second limb, a first cam and a second cam. The riser preferably includes a first timing projection and a second timing projection. The first cam pulley and the first timing pulley are rotatably retained on the first timing projection. The first cable is preferably secured to a first cam axle and the first cam. The second cam pulley and the second timing pulley are rotatably retained on the second timing projection. The second cable is preferably secured to a second cam axle and the second cam. The timing belt is secured to the first and second timing pulleys. |
| US09752840B1 |
Internet of things (IoT) automated intelligence module (AIM) and management system
An Internet of Things (IoT) Automated Intelligence Module (AIM) (or sensor module) is mounted on a firearm to gather weapons intelligence data (including video/audio data) when a critical event, such as the firearm un-holstering, and/or discharge, as well as emergency situation, is (are) detected. The IoT sensor module is capable of immediate detection of un-holstering of the firearm, firearm discharge(s), the number of the discharges, as well as 3-D positioning of the firearm at the time of discharge, and notification alerts to designated recipients (i.e., computer aided dispatch, commanders, supervisors, superintendents, etc.) of the firearm status change or critical events in the field. The captured video/audio and the weapon's intelligence data are transmitted to end-users' application desktops, mobile devices, and/or web-based interfaces to provide the designated recipients with situational awareness of personnel in the field and crucial information that can be used for post crime scene analysis. |
| US09752839B2 |
Magazine with tilt-resistant follower
Magazines with tilt-resistant followers have a tubular body defining a passage, a follower movable within the passage, and the follower including a roller. The follower may have rollers on the front and the rear. The follower may have two rollers on at least one of the front and the rear. The follower may have a platform portion, a tine extending perpendicular to platform portion, a roller connected proximate to the platform, and a second roller connected proximate to a free end of the tine. The follower may have front and rear tines, each tine having a pair of rollers. The tubular body may define a major plane, and the roller may define a roller axis perpendicular to the major plane. The follower may define a transverse aperture receiving a pin, and the roller may be supported on the pin. The roller may include a set of ball bearings. |
| US09752836B2 |
Plate heat exchanger and heat pump apparatus
A plate heat exchanger includes a plurality of rectangular plates each having, at four corners thereof, inlets and outlets and others for a first fluid and a second fluid. The plates are stacked such that first passages each defined by adjacent two of the plates and through which the first fluid flows and second passages each defined by adjacent two of the plates and through which the second fluid flows are provided alternately. The first passage includes a bypass passage extending from an inlet peripheral portion, which is an area around the inlet, along the outlet for the second fluid up to a long-side-peripheral portion of the plate that is nearer to the second outlet. The bypass passage allows some of the first fluid having flowed therein from the inlet to flow from the long-side-peripheral portion into a heat-exchanging passage. |
| US09752835B2 |
Unitary heat exchangers having integrally-formed compliant heat exchanger tubes and heat exchange systems including the same
Unitary heat exchangers having integrally-formed compliant heat exchanger tubes and heat exchange systems including the same are provided. The unitary heat exchanger comprises an inlet plenum and an outlet plenum and a plurality of integrally-formed compliant heat exchanger tubes. The plurality of integrally-formed compliant heat exchanger tubes extend between and are integral with the inlet and outlet plenums to define a heat exchanger first flow passage. Each integrally-formed compliant heat exchanger tube comprises a tubular member and a plurality of integral heat transfer fins extend radially outwardly from at least one portion of the tubular member. The tubular member has a proximal tube end and a distal tube end and comprises a tubular wall having an outer wall surface and an inner wall surface. |
| US09752833B2 |
Heat exchanger
A heat exchanger comprises a first header (1), a second header (2) spaced apart from the first header (1) by a predetermined distance, flat tubes (3) each of which defines two ends connected to the first and second headers (1, 2), respectively, to communicate the first and second headers (1, 2), fins (4) interposed between adjacent flat tubes (3), and a flow member defining a fluid-flow passage and forming a partition-wall-type heat-exchanging unit with the second header (2). A refrigeration system comprises a compressor, a condenser, a throttle device, and an evaporator that is the heat exchanger. The compressor, condenser, throttle device, and evaporator are connected sequentially, and at least part of refrigerant flowing out of an outlet of the condenser enters into the flow member to exchange heat with a refrigerant flowing out of an outlet of the evaporator. |
| US09752832B2 |
Heat pipe
An improved heat engine is disclosed. The heat engine comprises at least one heat pipe containing a working fluid flowing in a thermal cycle between vapor phase at an evaporator end and liquid phase at a condenser end. Heat pipe configurations for high-efficiency/high-performance heat engines are disclosed. The heat pipe may have an improved capillary structure configuration with characteristic pore sizes between 1μ and 1 nm (e.g. formed through nano- or micro-fabrication techniques) and a continuous or stepwise gradient in pore size along the capillary flow direction. The heat engine may have an improved generator assembly configuration that comprises an expander (e.g. rotary/turbine or reciprocating piston machine) and generator along with magnetic bearings, magnetic couplings and/or magnetic gearing. The expander-generator may be wholly or partially sealed within the heat pipe. A heat engine system (e.g. individual heat engine or array of heat engines in series and/or in parallel) for conversion of thermal energy to useful work (including heat engines operating from a common heat source) is also disclosed. The system can be installed in a vehicle or facility to generate electricity. |
| US09752829B2 |
Liquid nitrogen (LIN) integrated lyophilization system for minimizing a carbon footprint
A process and system for lyophilizing a product. The product is first cooled in a cooling chamber (12) and then passed through a liquid nitrogen bath (14) where it is frozen. It is then freeze dried in a lyophilization chamber (26) during which the water or non-aqueous media is sublimated using a combination of gaseous nitrogen and vaporized nitrogen from liquid nitrogen supplied to the lyophilization chamber. Water and non-aqueous media removed from the product during sublimation is purged from the chamber. The system of the present invention provides more energy efficient operation, eliminates the use of hot oils and oil leaks, operates more reliably, and the liquid nitrogen can be used both as a refrigeration source, for heating shelves instead of hot oil and also can maintain the lyophilization temperature in case of power failure with minimum electric power supply in case of a power outage. |
| US09752827B2 |
Method and system of maintaining a liquid level in a distillation tower
The present disclosure provides a distillation tower that may include a stripper section constructed and arranged to separate a feed stream at a temperature and pressure at which the feed stream forms no solid; a controlled freeze zone section constructed and arranged to separate the feed stream at a temperature and pressure at which the feed stream forms a solid; a melt tray assembly in the controlled freeze zone section that includes a liquid; an underflow weir in the controlled freeze zone section that alters a flow of the liquid in the melt tray assembly; an overflow weir in the controlled freeze zone section that works with the underflow weir to alter the flow of the liquid in the melt tray assembly and is adjacent to the underflow weir; and a covering element in the controlled freeze zone section that is connected to and extends from the underflow weir. |
| US09752826B2 |
NGL recovery from a recycle stream having natural gas
A method for recovering natural gas liquids from a recycle stream having natural gas is provided. In one embodiment, a carbon dioxide recycle stream that comprises carbon dioxide, natural gas, and natural gas liquids is received. The carbon dioxide recycle stream is separated into a purified carbon dioxide recycle stream and a natural gas liquids stream. The purified carbon dioxide recycle stream comprises the carbon dioxide and the natural gas, and the natural gas liquids stream comprises the natural gas liquids. In another embodiment, a system comprises piping and a separator. The piping is configured to receive a recycle stream, and the separator is coupled to the piping and is configured to separate the recycle stream into a purified recycle stream and a natural gas liquids stream. |
| US09752824B2 |
Low-temperature device for separating and purifying gas based on small-sized low-temperature refrigerating machine
A low-temperature device for separating and purifying gas based on a small-sized low-temperature refrigerating machine includes a primary, secondary and quaternary heat exchanger, at least one small-sized low-temperature refrigerating machine, and at least one liquid collecting tank. The small-sized low-temperature refrigerating machine includes a first cold head and a second cold head, the secondary heat exchanger is provided on the first cold head to form a primary cold head heat exchanger, the quaternary heat exchanger is provided on the second cold head to form a secondary cold head heat exchanger, a mixed gas outlet is connected to an inlet of the primary cold head heat exchanger. By using primary and secondary cold heads of the small-sized low-temperature refrigerating machine as cold sources, gases having different condensing temperature are liquefied and solidified separately, and two or more gases can be separated and purified at a lower cost. |
| US09752823B2 |
Slide assembly for refrigerator storage drawer
A slide assembly for a drawer inside a refrigerator employs both side and central rollers which control both horizontal and vertical movement of the drawer through a first set of rollers employed at front and rear portions at each side of the drawer to control vertical movement within side tracks while the drawer is moved between an extended position and a retracted position. A second set of rollers is mounted along axes which are arranged 90 degrees relative to the first set of rollers and underneath the drawer. This second set of rollers control side-by-side movement of the drawer as it is opened and closed. In one embodiment, the second set of rollers is mounted in a refrigerated compartment and travel within a track or guideway mounted on the bottom of the drawer. |
| US09752821B2 |
Concealed vertical adjustment mechanism for kitchen appliance storage members
A storage member vertical adjustment mechanism for an appliance includes a concealed vertical track system that is positioned within an appliance cabinet. The vertical track system includes a retaining member and a concealing flange that extends parallel with and conceals the retaining member with an adjustment region defined therebetween. A storage member has an engagement structure that cooperatively engages the adjustment region. The engagement structure includes a laterally-extending vertical flange that engages the concealing flange and the retaining member in a vertical adjustment state and alternatively engages the retaining member in the vertically secured positions. The retaining member and the concealing flange laterally support the laterally-extending vertical flange within the adjustment region such that the engagement structure of the storage member is selectively inserted and removed from the adjustment region through one of the top and bottom receiving apertures of the adjustment region. |
| US09752817B2 |
Door/drawer panel adjustment mechanism for an appliance
A panel adjustment mechanism for an appliance includes an adjustment bracket having a first lateral adjustment mechanism extending from a first side of the adjustment bracket. A vertical adjustment mechanism extends from a second side of the adjustment bracket. A door panel abutment surface is positioned perpendicular to the first and second sides of the panel adjustment bracket. A bracket housing defines an adjustment region and includes first and second flanges, wherein the first lateral adjustment mechanism extends through a lateral adjustment slot defined in the first flange, wherein the vertical adjustment mechanism extends through a vertical adjustment slot defined within the second flange, wherein the operation of at least one of the lateral adjustment mechanism and the vertical adjustment mechanism moves the panel adjustment bracket between a plurality of positions within the adjustment region. |
| US09752810B1 |
Refrigeration unit temperature alarm using thermal properties of food to eliminate false alarms
A temperature sensing system for refrigeration and related methodology. The system has a refrigeration unit containing one or more food products, a temperature sensor disposed in the refrigeration unit. The temperature sensor is in communication with a remote computing device that is configured to calculate thermal data pertaining to said one or more food products. The remote computing device in communication with a temperature monitor that receives real-time temperature information from the temperature sensor. The monitor includes an alarm function that is activated if temperature inside said refrigeration unit causes a rise of the actual product temperature above a specified threshold such as 41° F. while noting the time remaining to return the product temperature to a safe level within the government specified 4 hour limit. |
| US09752809B2 |
Linear oscillation system having a suspension system and a method for assembling the same
A linear oscillation system comprising a housing, a stationary assembly, a moveable assembly and a suspension system is disclosed. The suspension system is mechanically coupled between the moveable assembly and the housing. The suspension system comprises a plurality of planar elastic members and plurality of longitudinal elastic members disposed between the plurality of planar elastic members. A first end of each of the plurality of planar elastic members is mechanically coupled to at least one of the plurality of planar elastic members. A second end of each of the plurality of longitudinal elastic members is mechanically coupled to the housing. |
| US09752808B2 |
Temperature maintaining case
A temperature maintaining case includes a main body having a recessed storage chamber formed by a heat-insulating wall, and a lid body mounted on the main body capable of closing an opening of the storage chamber. Further, the temperature maintaining case includes: a heat storage member exposed to the storage chamber; a thermoelectric device having a first heat transferring surface and a second heat transferring surface opposite to the first heat transferring surface, the first heat transferring surface being connected to the heat storage member; a control device configured to drive and control the thermoelectric device; and a cover member mounted on the main body. The cover member is capable of selecting an exposed state and a shielded state. |
| US09752806B2 |
Temperature adjustment apparatus
A temperature adjustment apparatus suppresses decline in temperature adjustment performance by avoiding even partial impairment of the function of a thermoelectric module in respective zones, which is accomplished due to the presence of terminals. A terminal is provided via an electrode extension section on a heat exchange plate side electrode of the thermoelectric module of inner zones apart from an outermost zone, of four zones. The electrode extension section is disposed at a position which is sandwiched between adjacent thermoelectric elements and over which a temperature adjustment side electrode spans. The terminals are disposed outside the thermoelectric module in the outermost zone. |
| US09752805B2 |
Adsorption heat pump
An adsorption heat pump includes: an evaporator configured to evaporate a refrigerant; and an adsorbent heat exchanger provided with an adsorption member configured to adsorb vapor evaporated by the evaporator, and a heat transfer tube in which a heating medium flows. Here, the adsorbent heat exchanger includes a pressing mechanism configured to press and compress the adsorption member depending on a temperature of the heating medium flowing inside the heat transfer tube. |
| US09752793B2 |
Self-setting circuit for an HVAC controller
An HVAC Controller may include a first sub-assembly and a second sub-assembly capable of releasably engaging the first sub-assembly. The first sub-assembly may include a first housing and a printed circuit board having a controller for providing one or more control signals, where the printed circuit board may be secured relative to the first housing. The second sub-assembly may include a second housing, a power source, one or more output terminals, and a second printed circuit board. The second printed circuit board may be secured relative to the second housing and may have circuitry thereon that is powered by the power source and configured to receive the one or more control signals from the first printed circuit board. The circuitry of the second sub-assembly may set output terminals thereof to a predetermined state when the first sub-assembly is released from the second sub-assembly. |
| US09752792B2 |
Building ventilation system connection detection
A building ventilation system (1) comprising a central unit (2) and at least one electrical operating unit (3) for adjusting a movable member of a ventilation device, the central control unit (2) is connected to the at least one electrical operating unit (3) by two power supply wires (4) and configured to provide an operating voltage for operation of the at least one electrical operating unit (3) via the two power supply wires (4), wherein the power supply lines (4) are connected to an end module (5) and the central control unit (2) further is configured to provide a test voltage being lower than the operating voltage, wherein the end module (5) is configured to temporarily vary its load impedance with a predetermined pattern, and the central control unit (2) is configured to detect the temporarily varying load impedance of the end module. |
| US09752789B2 |
Humidifying apparatus
A humidifying apparatus includes a nozzle and a base on which the nozzle is mounted. The nozzle has respective first and second air inlets, air outlets and interior passages for conveying air therefrom and thereto. The nozzle defines a bore through which air outside the humidifying apparatus is drawn by air emitted from the air outlets. The base generates first and second air flows through the respective first and second interior passages, and a water reservoir. First and second air passageways convey the first and second air flows to the respective first and second air inlets. As the second air passageway conveys the second air flow over the water in the reservoir, water stored in the reservoir is agitated. An ultraviolet radiation generator irradiates the agitated water for a period of time before water stored in the reservoir is atomized to increase the humidity of the second air flow. |
| US09752784B2 |
Heating element control circuit
A power control circuit includes first and second electrical power terminals connected across a source of electrical power. A heating element is connected to the first terminal. A heating element controller is connected in series with the heating element, between the heating element and the second terminal. The controller is configured to control a temperature level of the element, and includes a control input configured to receive a range of temperature settings, and an OFF command for the element. The controller includes an ON/OFF switch to disconnect the element from the second terminal, and a temperature level control switch to intermittently connect/disconnect the element to the second terminal. A jumper wire series-connects the ON/OFF switch to the temperature level control switch. The ON/OFF switch, the jumper wire, the temperature level control switch, and the element are electrically connected in series. |
| US09752780B2 |
Abradable liner for a gas turbine engine
Described is an abradable component for a gas turbine engine that includes a base having an outboard side which receives a supply of cooling air in use and an inboard side with a plurality of walls thereon. The walls intersect one another to define an abradable network of open faced cells on a gas washed surface thereof, and at least one of the walls includes one or more through-holes for providing a flow of cooling air from the outboard side to the gas washed surface of the abradable network of open faced cells, when in use. |
| US09752778B2 |
Wall mounted pellet stove
A wood pellet stove operable to mount to a wall includes a combustion chamber, a combustion chamber door, and a hopper. The combustion chamber has a front, back, and side. The combustion chamber door is in the front of the combustion chamber. The hopper is mounted at the side of the combustion chamber. The bottom of the hopper is below a top of the combustion chamber, and a top of the hopper is substantially coplanar with the top of the combustion chamber. The stove may also include a sight glass or fuel level monitoring system for determining a fuel level of the hopper without opening the hopper. |
| US09752770B2 |
Light-emitting diode light fixture with channel-type heat dissipation system
A light-emitting diode (LED) light fixture with a channel-type heat dissipation system is provided. The LED light fixture includes a plurality of light-emitting devices including LEDs, a heat dissipation unit connected with the plurality of light-emitting devices and having the plurality of light-emitting devices mounted thereon, a casing accommodating the heat dissipation unit and the light emitting devices, a cover connected with the casing, disposed above the plurality of light-emitting devices, and that is light-transmissive, and a ventilation channel through which ambient air passes. The casing has one open surface. The cover is connected to cover the open surface. The heat dissipation unit has an upper surface exposed through the open surface and a lower surface. The plurality of light-emitting devices are connected to the upper surface of the heat dissipation unit and exposed through the open surface. |
| US09752769B2 |
LED luminaire tertiary optic system
A lens system for LED based light fixtures having a substantially coplanar array of LED's with a requirement for a wide angle of illumination. And in particular, light fixtures comprising LED lights used in low bay applications. |
| US09752766B2 |
Air cooled horticulture lighting fixture
An air cooled horticulture lamp fixture for growing plants in confined indoor spaces. The fixture seals the lamp and heat generated by the same to a reflector interior. Flow disruptors create turbulence in a cooling chamber thereby enhancing thermal transfer into a cooling air stream that flows over and around the reflector's exterior side thereby convectively cooling the lamp using the reflector as a heat sink. The lamp is effectively maintained at operational temperatures and the fixture housing is insulated from the hotter reflector by a gap of moving cooling air, allowing improved efficiencies of the lamp bulb in confined indoor growing spaces. |
| US09752764B2 |
Wide-angle emitting LED driven by built-in power and assembly method thereof
A wide-angle emitting LED driven by built-in power and an assembling method are provided. The wide-angle emitting LED includes a transparent substrate, at least one light-emitting chip, and a driving circuit component. The front of the transparent substrate is provided with a printed circuit where a portion of an upper surface of the transparent substrate is provided with a plurality of conductive bonding pads. Each of the at least one light-emitting chip is bonded on the front of the transparent substrate, and the at least one light-emitting chip is electrically connected to the conductive bonding pads by metal wires. In addition, the driving circuit component is bonded with the transparent substrate and the conductive bonding pads and is electrically connected to the conductive bonding pads by metal wires. |
| US09752762B1 |
Rechargeable wrist-mounted work light
A work light comprised of a removable band that is configured to attach to a user's wrist and forearm. The band includes a first attachment assembly for holding a rechargeable first flashlight such that the first flashlight illuminates around a user's index finger. The first flashlight includes an internal rechargeable first battery and a first pair of external battery contacts for applying recharging energy to the first flashlight. The work light also includes a charger for applying recharging energy to the first pair of external battery contacts. The charger has a first socket for receiving the first flashlight and a first pair of charger contacts for electrically connecting to the first pair of external battery contacts. Preferably the band holds a rechargeable second flashlight so as to direct its illumination toward the little finger. Then, the charger includes a socket for charging the second flashlight. |
| US09752761B2 |
Landscape light
A landscape light incorporating two or more lasers or LEDs of different colors (e.g., red, green, white, blue) in the same housing, each laser or LED preferably having a separate lens. The apparatus projects any of a variety of colors including red, green, white, blue, or other colors, or combinations of any colors, as well as providing an optional flash/pulse setting for the lights. The apparatus preferably includes an RF remote which enables the user to control the apparatus from anywhere in and around the house, and may also include a built-in timer which runs the lights for selected periods such as 2, 4, 6, or 8 hours. |
| US09752759B2 |
Light emission device and lamp unit
A lamp unit has an organic EL panel in which an organic EL light emission portion is formed on a substrate, the organic EL panel being flexible, and a frame that fixes the light emission device so as to cover a light emission area of the organic EL, panel. The frame has a window or a transparent portion at least in a part of a portion, overlapping the light emission area, of the frame. The frame is formed with recess portions at both ends thereof to house both end portions of the organic EL panel. |
| US09752758B2 |
Illumination apparatus
An illumination apparatus includes a light-emitting element, a first lens, and a second lens. A first incident surface of the first lens faces the light-emitting element, and guides a light beam from the light-emitting element to a radiation port. A second incident surface of the first lens guides a light beam not passing through the first incident surface to a direction toward the outer periphery of the first lens. A first reflection surface of the first lens reflects a light beam from the second incident surface to guide the light beam to the radiation port. |
| US09752750B2 |
Method of manufacturing light flux controlling member
A light flux controlling member includes a concavity on which light is incident on, a light control/emission surface that controls a traveling direction of light incident on the concavity, and a back surface that extends in a radial direction from an opening rim part of the concavity. One of a grid convex part which arranges a plurality of strips of convex parts in a grid pattern and a grid concave part which arranges a plurality of strips of concave parts in a grid pattern is formed in the back surface. A method of manufacturing the light flux controlling member includes forming one of the grid convex part and the grid concave part integrally with a main body of the light flux controlling member by integral molding using a mold having a shape corresponding to one of the grid convex part and the grid concave part. |
| US09752745B2 |
Illumination device for a motor vehicle
An illumination device for a motor vehicle includes a light source consisting of a number of semiconductor diodes, and a scanner onto which a light beam obtained from light of the light source falls and which modifies the position of the light beam during operation of the illumination device and thereby moves a light spot produced by the light beam at a distance from the illumination device. The moved light spot allows a predetermined light distribution to be generated. The illumination device is designed such that the scanning speed at which the light spot is moved, the scanning path along which the light spot is moved, and/or the size of the light spot can be varied and is/are controlled to generate the predetermined light distribution. |
| US09752741B2 |
Electric lighting devices
Various components for artificial candles and other lighting devices are described that can be used to create a realistic flame effect in the devices. The devices include a flame element that extends upwardly from a housing. A light source can be disposed with respect to the flame element such that the flame element is illuminated. A variety of drive mechanisms could be disposed within the body of the device that can cause movement of the flame element with respect to the housing. The flame element can be coupled to a housing or mounting bracket of the device using various components to suspend the flame element within the housing. |
| US09752740B1 |
Electronic flameless candle
An electronic flameless candle including a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a sidewall between the top surface and the bottom surface, and a cavity defined by the top surface, the bottom surface and the sidewall, the body configured in shape and size to simulate a true flame candle. The candle may also include a light source operably connected to the body, the light source electrically operated to illuminate in a way that simulates a natural flicker of a real candle flame. The candle may also include a scent component, operably connected to the body, the scent component configured to emit a scent when heated and/or a sensor component, operably connected to the body, the sensor component configured to sense an environmental condition and affect a mode of the light source upon the sensing of the environmental condition. |
| US09752738B2 |
LED based searchlight/sky light
LED based searchlight/sky light including, in a basic embodiment, a housing; an LED array supported in/by the housing, a heat sink in communication with the LED array, and a reflector supported in the housing such that the LED array is supported by the housing a distance sufficient above the reflector to allow the light emitted by the LED array to be reflected by the reflector. The reflector is preferably a parabolic reflector such that the light emitted by the LED array is reflected by the parabolic reflector in an intense collimated beam. The LED array may be supported above the parabolic reflector a distance equal to the focal length of the parabolic reflector. A power supply may also be included to regulate the electrical current applied to the LED array. |
| US09752737B2 |
LED lighting module and luminaire comprising at least one LED lighting module
An LED lighting module having a plurality of first LEDs for generating a first light, a first optical element for influencing the first light, wherein the first optical element is designed to influence the first light such that it is emitted in a concentrated manner by the LED lighting module in a direction, at least one second LED for generating a second light and a second optical element for influencing the second light, wherein the second optical element is designed to influence the second light such that it is emitted diffusely by the LED lighting module in the direction. |
| US09752730B2 |
Method and dialysis machine including calibration container
A dialysis machine includes an ultrafiltration pump that pumps fluid from a pump inlet to a pump outlet, and a calibration fluid container. The container including a bottom, an upstanding sidewall, a container inlet and a container outlet, the bottom and the upstanding sidewall defining a container interior. The container may be to the atmosphere. At least the container outlet being disposed in the sidewall proximate to the bottom. The first end of a first hose is fluidly coupled to the pump inlet, and the second end of the first hose is removably, fluidly coupleable to the container outlet. The first end of a second hose is fluidly coupled to the pump outlet, and the second end of the second hose is removably, fluidly coupleable to the container inlet. In this way, a calibration process may be performed when the second ends of the first and second hoses are fluidly coupled to the container outlet and the container inlet, respectively. |
| US09752722B2 |
Display mounting apparatus
According to one aspect, a method of installing a display mounting apparatus in a vehicle is provided. A base mount member of the display mounting apparatus is coupled to a surface of the vehicle. The base mount member includes a pair of pivot attachment holes. An angular position of a pivot support member is adjusted. The pivot support member includes an upper mounting surface and a locking pin passage, where the pivot support member is coupled to the base mount member by a pivot pin that passes through the pivot attachment holes. A lower surface of an upper mount member is positioned proximate the upper mounting surface to align a pair of locking pin holes in the upper mount member with the locking pin passage. A locking pin is engaged through the pair of locking pin holes in the upper mount member and through the locking pin passage. |
| US09752720B2 |
Super lightweight holding fixture
An ultra lightweight clamp for three coordinate measuring comprises a support assembly and locating-clamping devices mounted on the support assembly, the support assembly comprising joints and supporting bars, opposite ends of each supporting bar being inserted into a corresponding joint, each locating-clamping device being mounted on several first level joints arranged at the top of the support assembly, the first level joints being each carried by at least three oblique first supporting bars to form a first layer of pyramid-like spatial frameworks, and the first supporting bars each having an lower end inserted into a corresponding second level joint. On the basis of the height of the clamp, the support assembly comprises one or more layers of pyramid-like spatial frameworks, and the joints at the lower end of the bottom layer of pyramid-like spatial frameworks are coupled with feet to be connected to a measuring platform. |
| US09752713B2 |
Female quick-connect coupling element, and a quick-connect coupling incorporating such an element
This female quick-connect coupling element comprises balls for locking a male element in a coupled configuration, positioned in radial housings of a body and able to protrude radially in an insertion channel, and an actuating member mobile between a first position, in which the male element is locked in the female element in coupled configuration, and a second position, in which the male and female elements are in uncoupled configuration. The female quick-connect coupling element comprises an intermediate locking ring, mobile in translation between a rear position, in which an internal wall of the intermediate ring maintains the locking balls protruding in the insertion channel, and a front position of the front side of the female element, in which the locking balls are free to be pushed back opposite the longitudinal axis of the female element under the action of the actuating member. |
| US09752711B2 |
Pipe coupling assembly
A coupler assembly (10) and method of manufacture (10) for use with pipe comprising a unitary annular body (20) forming first and second cylindrical openings for surrounding a pipe or piping sections to facilitate forming a fluid-tight seal therein. The unitary annular body (20) comprises a medial portion (64) formed from a first material having a first durometer and first and second lateral portions (56, 58) integrally connected to opposite ends of the medial portion (64). The first and second lateral portions (56, 58) are made from a second material having a second durometer relatively higher than the first durometer of the first material. The coupler assembly (10) further comprises at least one clamping assembly (26) surrounding the unitary annular body member (20) adapted for compressing the coupler assembly (10) into a fluid-tight seal. |
| US09752707B2 |
Double-jacketed fire hose with filament bundle stripes
The present invention thus provides a double-jacketed lay-flat fire hose having an inner tube for conveying fluid, an inner jacket surrounding the inner tube and an outer jacket surrounding the inner jacket. The outer jacket is made of an abrasion-resistant woven fabric material that includes four longitudinal, spaced-apart and generally parallel stripes formed each of a bundle of longitudinally aligned filament yarns. This outer jacket is less prone to trapping air between the outer jacket and the inner jacket. |
| US09752701B2 |
Valve operator assembly with freewheel and axial friction means
The valve operator assembly is provided includes a housing, an input member rotatably mounted, and a transmission mechanism including a translating element and a rotating element connected to the input member, said transmission mechanism being adapted to convert applied rotation of the input member into axial translation of said translating element.The assembly further includes a locking mechanism provided with a casing mounted on the transmission mechanism and/or the housing, with a freewheel including a plurality of locking members mounted in radial contact with the transmission mechanism and with the casing, and with friction means axially disposed between the casing and the housing and mounted in axial contact with said housing. The friction means, the freewheel and the casing cooperate together to lock the transmission mechanism with the housing in a static position of said assembly. |
| US09752696B2 |
Pressure relief system and method
Embodiments of the present invention generally include a pressure relief system and methods of use, in which an apparatus includes an upper chamber fluidly connected to a pressurized fluid source, a lower chamber having an inlet and an outlet, a vertically moveable plate intermediate the chambers and disposed within a plate support, and connected to the plate by a vertical shaft, a vertically actuating lower chamber inlet valve including an inlet seal. Pressure relief is accomplished by controlling fluid pressure in the upper chamber such that varying downward force on the plate and therefore, via the shaft, the inlet seal, allows for selective opening/closing of the inlet valve as a function of upper chamber fluid pressure relative to the pressure exerted from a fluid source for which pressure relief is desired, beneath the inlet seal, whereby over-pressured fluid entering the lower chamber via the inlet is vented out the outlet. |
| US09752695B2 |
Operating fluid reservoir having an integrated venting and/or air admission valve
The present invention discloses an improved operating fluid reservoir (1) having a venting and/or air admission valve. The operating fluid reservoir (1) is characterized in that a valve housing (10) is formed integrally with an operating fluid reservoir wall (2). A vent opening (3), via which a valve housing interior (11) is in fluid communication with a vent line (5), is embodied as a through opening (3) through the operating fluid reservoir wall (2). A valve body (20), which is arranged in the valve housing interior (11), can be introduced into the valve housing interior (11) via an introduction opening (16) in the valve housing (10). The valve body (20) comprises a holding device (23; 14, 24), by means of which the valve body (20) is held movably in the valve housing (10). |
| US09752693B2 |
Self-sealing valve
A fluid controller comprising a self sealing valve is disclosed. The fluid controller includes a rim that defines a fluid passage for a flow of fluid inflation and deflation of an inflatable bladder. A diaphragm is configured to seal the fluid passage, and the self sealing valve also includes at least one extension configured to extend over the diaphragm to limit a deflection of the diaphragm in a direction away from the interior of the inflatable bladder to maintain a substantially fluid-tight seal between the diaphragm and the rim under increased pressure within the inflatable bladder. |
| US09752690B2 |
Valve
A valve includes a generally cylindrical housing including first and second end portions that are offset from each other along a longitudinal axis of the generally cylindrical housing. First and second inlet ports are arranged on one of said first or second end portions, and at least one outlet port is arranged on one of said first or second end portions. A disk is disposed in the generally cylindrical housing and is configured to independently control both mixing and flow rate of fluid flowing into at least one of the first and second inlet ports. |
| US09752685B2 |
Flow rate control apparatus
A flow rate control apparatus includes a valve mechanism capable of controlling a flow rate of a pressure fluid that flows from a second port to a first port. Second stopper walls are formed on a seating section of a needle valve constituting the valve mechanism and which is capable of advancing and retracting in an axial direction. In addition, in a total valve-closed state when the seating section of the needle valve is seated on a seat of a first body, the second stopper walls come into abutment and are stopped in a circumferential direction of the needle valve with respect to first stopper walls of the first body. |
| US09752682B2 |
Compound back-up ring for O-ring/back-up ring sealing systems in 70 MPA hydrogen storage systems
O-ring/back-up ring systems that are suitable for use in high pressure applications, including those of 70 MPa automotive hydrogen storage applications, to form a seal between first and second connector bodies. Such sealing systems comprise a back-up ring having a base portion and a flange portion, wherein such ring is configured to prevent extrusion of an O-ring into a gap existing between the back-up ring and a groove into which the back-up ring and O-ring are disposed. High pressure gas storage systems comprising such sealing systems, and methods of sealing a connection in a high pressure hydrogen storage system using such sealing systems. |
| US09752681B2 |
Precision formed article and method
An elastomeric polymeric seal 10 includes a sealing surface 21 and an adjacent fluid repelling surface 20. The fluid repelling surface 20 is hydrophobic or superhydrophobic and is of substantially greater surface area than sealing surface 21. During manufacture of a silicone wafer 27, sealing surface 21 engages the wafer 27 to seal against leakage of electroplate solution fluid. The repelling surface 20 directs the electroplate solution fluid away from the sealing surface 21 during and after electroplating. The hydrophobic or superhydrophobic repelling surface includes a pattern of micro-pillars 51 and micro-channels between the pillars. The pillars are formed in the base material of the seal by laser ablation of the base material or by molding. Other seals 30 and 90 include a sealing surface and an adjacent hydrophobic or superhydrophobic repelling or stiction reduction surface. A fluidic device 95 includes plates 96 and 97 with micro-channels and micro-pillars. |
| US09752680B2 |
Sealing ring for container
A high pressure vessel sealing ring formed by an annular body made up of at least two parts, a polymer gasket and a sealing gasket, wherein the ring is in contact with the surface of a high pressure lid and with the surface of a vessel and includes at least a first part coupled by means of a mechanical stop to a second part which is concentric to the first part, where the radius of the second part is of the same or different size with respect to the radius of the first part. |
| US09752672B2 |
Transmission turbo machine
A transmission turbo machine integrates drive units and/or driven units into a machine train via a transmission. The integrated transmission substantially comprises a central large wheel with a shaft and a plurality of pinions with pinion shafts. The large wheel is operatively connected to the pinions, and the ends of the pinion shafts are operatively connected to a drive unit and/or driven unit. The shaft of the large wheel is operatively connected to a drive unit and/or driven unit. The invention is characterized in that the drive unit and/or driven unit is an axial expander which is mounted in a cantilevering manner in one or more stages. |
| US09752671B2 |
Transfer case—method of controlling lubrication—eco— mode operation
A transfer case is provided with a primary shaft which is selectively engagable with a secondary shaft via a clutch mechanism. The clutch mechanism is inclusive of a friction pack. A hub of the clutch mechanism is connected on the primary shaft and the clutch housing is torsionally fixed with a primary sprocket rotatively mounted on the primary shaft. A passive or active controlled lubricant collection receptacle is provided which maximize fluid retention in conditions wherein there is not a high demand of torque for the clutch system of the transfer case thereby minimizing fluid that is unnecessarily churned by engagement with the hub connected with the secondary shaft. |
| US09752668B2 |
Differential device with limited-slip differential mechanism
A differential device with a limited-slip differential mechanism in which, while preventing full compression of spring members to avoid problems resulting from it, the spring members are configured to be as small in diameter as possible to allow the pressure-contact surfaces of a differential case to be wide for clutch plates, whereby it is possible to prevent problems such as a local increase in surface pressure between the clutch plates and scratches on the clutch plates caused by the inner peripheral edges of the pressure-contact surfaces, and achieve improvement in durability of the differential device. |
| US09752666B2 |
Torque converter
A torque converter for transferring torque from an input shaft to an output shaft, having a turbine wheel, an impeller connected to the input shaft to drive the turbine wheel hydrodynamically, a centrifugal force pendulum connected to the turbine wheel to damp torsional vibrations, a first torsion damper to drive the output shaft by means of the turbine wheel, and a converter clutch and a second torsion damper for selective torsionally damped coupling of the input shaft with the turbine wheel. One of the torsion dampers in this case includes two torsion damper elements, which are arranged in series with each other. |
| US09752665B2 |
Compliance motor structure and manufacturing method thereof
The present invention discloses a compliance motor structure and the manufacturing method thereof. The motor structure may include a first motor, a second motor and a first gear set. The first motor may include a first rotor. The second motor may include a second rotor. The first gear set may include a first inner input shaft, a second outer shaft and a first output shaft, which are coupled to each other; the first inner input shaft may be connected to the first rotor, and the first outer input shaft may be connected to the second rotor; the power generated by the first motor and the second motor, coupled to the first gear set, can be outputted via the first output shaft. |
| US09752664B2 |
Actuator
An actuator includes M supports to support the rotary shaft, M being an integer equal to or more than 2; and M speed reducers. The Nth support out of the M supports is located at the opposite side of the moving body across the (N−1)th support, N being an integer which is equal to or more than 2 and equal to or less than M. The first speed reducer is connected to the moving body and the first support, receives a movement of the moving body in the axial direction as an input and drives the first support with a reduced drive force that is reduced from the input, and the Nth speed reducer is connected to the (N−1)th support and the Nth support, receives a movement of the (N−1)th support in the axial direction as an input and drives the Nth support with a reduced drive force. |
| US09752659B2 |
Multi-stage transmission for vehicle
A multi-stage transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft; an output shaft; first to fourth planetary gear devices transmitting rotary force between the input and output shafts, each of them having three rotary elements, and at least six shifting elements connected to the rotary elements of the planetary gear devices; wherein a first rotary element of the first planetary gear device is variably connected to a first rotary element and a third rotary element of the second planetary gear device, a second rotary element is continuously connected to the input shaft and variably connected to the first rotary element of the second planetary gear device, and a third rotary element is installed to be fixable by any one of the shifting elements and continuously connected to a third rotary element of the third planetary gear device. |
| US09752658B2 |
Transmission for vehicles
A transmission for vehicles may include a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, and a fourth planetary gear set each including three rotary elements, and a plurality of friction members, in which the friction members are connected to at least one or more of the rotary elements of the planetary gear sets and control rotation of the rotary elements. |
| US09752654B2 |
Dual-clutch transmission
A dual-clutch transmission has two input shafts for connection to a power shift clutch, at least one countershaft offset in parallel to the input shafts, an output gearwheel designed as an idler gear and situated coaxially with respect to the countershaft, at least one gearwheel plane having an idler gear situated coaxially with respect to the countershaft, and a shifting unit having a first shift position in which the output gearwheel and the countershaft are connected to one another in a rotationally fixed manner. The shifting unit has a second shift position in which the idler gear and the output gearwheel are directly connected to one another in a rotationally fixed manner. |
| US09752653B1 |
Speed reducer with rollers
A speed reducer comprises a sleeve-shaped rotation member, a rear carrier, a front carrier, three driving assemblies, a third bearing set, a fourth bearing set, and three wheels. When a shaft of a motor inserts into the front central through hole, each axial hole of each wheel, and the rear central through hole and then drives each driving assembly to rotate, the first bearing set and the second bearing set both operate to an inner peripheral of each corresponding through hole of each wheel and the outer rollers of each wheel drive the inner rollers of the sleeve-shaped rotation member due to the eccentric arrangement of the first rod section and the second rod section of the eccentric rod so as to drive the sleeve-shaped rotation member to rotate and then achieve the effect of reducing speed. |
| US09752652B2 |
Traction motor assembly with gear-interconnected wheel and output shaft
Electric motors are disclosed. The motors are preferably for use in an automated vehicle, although any one or more of a variety of motor uses are suitable. The motors include lift, turntable, and locomotion motors. |
| US09752648B2 |
Toothed belt
Provided is a toothed belt that has satisfactory durability even under high-temperature and high-load conditions or within an oil or water environment. The toothed belt 10 comprises a belt body 13 including a tooth rubber portion 11 and a backing rubber portion 12. A surface of the tooth rubber portion 11 is covered with a facing fabric 20. The facing fabric 20 is subjected to RFL treatment, and has an outer surface 21 covered with a hardened material of a first epoxy resin. The softening point of the hardened material of the first epoxy resin is, for example, 110° C. or higher. The epoxy equivalent of the first epoxy resin is, for example, 100 to 1500 g/eq. Alternatively, the facing fabric 20 is subjected to impregnation treatment with a treatment agent including a second epoxy resin, a hardener for hardening the second epoxy resin, and a rubber component. |
| US09752645B1 |
Anti-vibration device
An anti-vibration device including first and second rigid strength members interconnected by an elastomer body, the first strength member includes a base and at least three branches extending from the base along a first direction toward the second strength member, the three branches including two external branches and one central branch. The second strength member includes a transversal portion and at least two branches extending along the first direction from the transversal portion, respectively between the external branches and the central branch of the first strength member. The elastomer body extends transversally to the first direction between the external branches of the first strength member and has four legs extending respectively between the branches of the first strength member and the branches of the second strength member. |
| US09752642B2 |
Tunable vibration dampers and methods of manufacture and tuning
Embodiments are directed to tunable damper embodiments and methods of using the same for damping resonant and non-resonant vibrations present within an object that the tunable damper is secured to. In some cases, the tunable damper may be tuned before, during or after being secured to an object. |
| US09752625B2 |
Dual clutch comprising two clutch units which act in a force-fitting manner
Dual clutch including two clutch units acting in a force-fitting manner and mounted on a common clutch hub in a rotationally fixed and axially movable manner, a pressure disk arrangement retained between the clutch units on the clutch hub in an axially fixed manner and including two axially movable pressure pistons each of which can be ventilated by a compression spring arrangement positioned in the clutch hub. Each compression spring arrangement includes multiple compression springs, each of which is arranged in a recess of the clutch hub. Each recess is introduced into the clutch hub as an axially extending blind hole. The pressure disk arrangement is received in a radial groove of the clutch hub, the groove being radially and/or axially spaced from the blind holes. |
| US09752624B2 |
Tractor/implement PTO connection mechanism
A connection mechanism is provided for connecting an implement to a tractor PTO. The connection mechanism includes a PTO stub shaft, a coupler frame, an adapter holder, a PTO adapter shaft, and a resilient member. The coupler frame is adapted to be attached to the implement. The adapter holder is mounted to the coupler frame and is pivotal and slidable with respect to the coupler frame. The adapter holder receives and rotatably supports the PTO adapter shaft. The PTO adapter shaft has adapter splines. The PTO stub shaft has stub splines for meshing engagement with the adapter splines. The resilient member is coupled between the coupler frame and the adapter holder, and is biased to urge the adapter holder and the PTO adapter shaft towards the PTO stub shaft. |
| US09752621B2 |
Hanger bearing assembly
A hanger bearing assembly has a bearing enclosed within a plurality of mounting plates. The mounting plates are slidably and removably attached w supports on the interior sidewalIs of a trough. |
| US09752620B2 |
Dynamically aligning, maintenance free, radial insert ball bearing
A dynamically aligning, maintenance-free, radial insert ball bearing is provided, including an inner ring and an outer ring. An outer surface of the outer ring has a partial spherical contour. An enclosure ring is located about the outer ring and has an inner surface with a complementary shaped contour to the partial spherical contour, allowing tilting of the outer ring relative to the enclosure ring via sliding contact. Rolling elements are located between the inner and outer rings. First and second inner seals are located on opposing sides of the rolling elements and extend between the inner and outer rings. Outer seals are located on opposing sides of the rolling elements axially outward of the respective first and second inner seals and extend between the enclosure ring and the inner ring to define a lubricant reservoir for the sliding contact of the partial spherical contour in the complementary shaped contour. |