US09935649B1
A quantizer including passive summers, dynamic comparators and a clock generator. Each passive summer samples the input voltages and a reference voltage scaled by one of multiple graduated gains, and subtracts the scaled reference voltage from the sum of the input voltages. The graduated gains divide a predetermined voltage range into multiple voltage subranges, each between sequential pairs of the passive summers. The dynamic comparators compare each sequential pair of passive summer output voltages according to multiple splitting ratios and provide corresponding quantization bits. The dynamic comparators are activated in groups to reduce comparator kickback. Each dynamic comparator recharges the passive summer output voltages coupled to its inputs back to their initial voltage values to reduce kickback residual. The passive summers eliminate the need for a resistor string to generate the reference voltages. Staggered activation and comparator recharging replace preamplifiers used to suppress kickback and kickback residuals.
US09935637B2
A design environment for FPGA applications enables configuration of an FPGA platform to include a user design and one or more interface units, which the user design can use to access one or more external modules/devices without needing any particular knowledge of the structure and operation of such modules/devices. The interface unit corresponding to an external device/module, under the control of an operating environment, can establish a communication between the user design and the external module/device. An external processing module can use an interface unit to monitor and/or control a user design.
US09935636B1
A method for implementing a CMOS input buffer that consumes very low current even when input levels are less than full swing. An additional optional stage enables conversion to very low voltage swing. The circuit can be manufactured with a standard CMOS processing technology and with high immunity to variation of process parameters. The circuit provides some hysteresis response, enhancing the input voltage margin.
US09935634B2
An integrated circuit including a first voltage domain incorporates real time clock circuitry that communicates via communication circuitry with processing circuitry contained within a second voltage domain. The communication circuitry includes first parallel-to-serial conversion circuitry located within the first voltage domain, level shifting circuitry for passing serial signals between the voltage domains and second parallel-to-serial circuitry located in the second voltage domain.
US09935622B2
A chopper comparator with a novel structure is provided. The comparator includes an inverter, a capacitor, a first switch, a second switch, and a third switch. An input terminal and an output terminal of the inverter are electrically connected to each other through the first switch. The input terminal of the inverter is electrically connected to one of a pair of electrodes of the capacitor. A reference potential is applied to the other of the pair of electrodes of the capacitor through the second switch. A signal potential input is applied to the other of the pair of electrodes of the capacitor through the third switch. A potential output from the output terminal of the inverter is an output signal. A transistor whose channel is formed in an oxide semiconductor layer is used as the first switch.
US09935621B2
According to one embodiment, there is provided a semiconductor device including an input terminal, an output terminal, an oscillation circuit, an adjuster circuit, a driver circuit, and a detector circuit. The input terminal receives a first clock. The oscillation circuit generates an internal clock. The adjuster circuit corrects a duty ratio of a clock. The driver circuit receives the clock from the adjuster circuit and supplies a third clock to the output terminal. The detector circuit detects that a duty ratio of a clock according to the third clock deviates from a duty ratio of a second clock according to the internal clock. The adjuster circuit adjusts a correction amount in tune with the second clock, and corrects a duty ratio of the first clock with the adjusted correction amount according to a detection result of the detector circuit.
US09935616B2
The present disclosure provides circuit and method embodiments for calibrating a signal of an integrated circuit. A programmable resistive element is coupled in series with a node of the integrated circuit, where at least part of the integrated circuit is formed in at least one front end of line (FEOL) device level. The programmable resistive element is formed in at least one back end of line (BEOL) wiring level, and the programmable resistive element is in a non-volatile resistive state that is variable across a plurality of non-volatile resistive states in response to a program signal applied to the programmable resistive element.
US09935613B2
A filter unit of a high-frequency module includes a plurality of SAW resonators connected in series between a first series connection terminal and a second series connection terminal, first shunt connection terminals, a second shunt connection terminal, and a plurality of SAW resonators. A connection line interconnecting the SAW resonators is connected to the first shunt connection terminal through one of the SAW resonators. The first shunt connection terminal is connected to a ground through an inductor. A matching circuit is connected between the second series connection terminal and a second external connection terminal. The matching circuit is inductively or capacitively coupled to the inductor.
US09935605B2
A system and method for powering and communicating with wireless sensors are provided. One system includes a radio-frequency (RF) transmitter configured to transmit at least one of RF power signals or RF communication signals and a coupling circuit configured to couple the RF transmitter to electrical wiring to allow transmission of the RF power signals or the RF communication signals through the electrical wiring. The system also includes a connector configured to couple the RF transmitter to a power outlet of the electrical wiring.
US09935604B2
An apparatus, and related method, relates generally to viable bandwidth filtering. In such an apparatus, an analysis filter bank has path filters associated with different bandwidths and is configured for filtering and transforming an input signal having a first bandwidth into a first interleaved output. A mask is coupled to the analysis filter bank and configured for masking at least one narrowband time signal of the first interleaved output. A synthesis filter bank is coupled to the mask. The synthesis filter bank is configured for transforming and filtering the masked first interleaved output to generate a second interleaved output for constructing an output signal having a second bandwidth. The second bandwidth is different than the first bandwidth for the variable bandwidth filtering.
US09935602B2
In a laminated LC filter, at least four LC parallel resonators are provided inside a multilayer body. At least a pair of loops of inductors in odd numbered-stage LC parallel resonators among the at least four LC parallel resonators are disposed at an angle at which magnetic coupling is obtained therebetween, and winding directions thereof are the same, so as to obtain magnetic coupling between the inductors. In addition, magnetic coupling may also be obtained between a pair of loops of inductors in even numbered-staged LC parallel resonators among the at least four LC parallel resonators.
US09935595B2
Disclosed is a switch control circuit, including an error amplifier, a compensation network and a control circuit, wherein the compensation network is connected to an output end of the error amplifier; and the control circuit includes switches from a first switch to a fifth switch and is configured to control operating states of the error amplifier and the compensation network by controlling on/off states of switches from the first switch to the fifth switch. Further disclosed are switch control method, a regulator including the above switch control circuit as well as a computer storage medium.
US09935590B2
Techniques for compensating for signal impairments introduced by a mixer are discussed. One example system employing such techniques can include mixer predistortion circuitry configured to receive signal in-phase (I) and signal quadrature (Q) components of a signal and to generate a mixer predistortion signal based at least in part on the signal I and Q components, wherein the mixer predistortion signal compensates for nonlinearities caused by a mixer that upconverts the signal. Optionally, imbalance correction circuitry to compensate for gain and phase imbalance and/or skew correction circuitry to compensate for gain and phase skew can also be included.
US09935587B2
An inductor-less low noise amplifier (LNA) with high linearity is disclosed. The low noise amplifier includes: an input signal stage receiving an input signal; a first amplifier configured to receive the input signal, generate a first amplification signal by amplifying the received input signal, and output the generated first amplification signal, as a first output signal, to a first output terminal; a second amplifier configured to receive the input signal, generate a second amplification signal by amplifying the received input signal, and output the generated second amplification signal, as a second output signal, to a second output terminal; an output signal stage outputting a superimposition signal obtained by superimposing the first output signal and the second output signal; a first resistor feeding back the superimposition signal to the input signal stage; and a switch connecting/disconnecting between the input signal stage and the output signal stage.
US09935585B2
Embodiments of a radio frequency (RF) amplification are disclosed. The RF amplification device includes a first RF amplification circuit, a second RF amplification circuit, and power control circuitry operable in a first power mode and a second power mode. The first RF amplification circuit has a cascode amplifier stage configured to amplify an RF signal. The cascode amplifier stage has an input transistor and a cascode output transistor that are stacked in cascode. The second RF amplification circuit is configured to amplify the RF signal. The power control circuitry is configured to bias the first cascode output transistor so that the first cascode output transistor operates in a saturation region in the first power mode and bias the first cascode output transistor so that the first cascode output transistor operates in a triode region in the second power mode. The second RF amplification circuit is assisted without introducing additional loading.
US09935574B2
A method for determining a rotor frequency and/or a rotor angle of a rotor of a reluctance machine, in particular without an amortisseur, is disclosed. The reluctance machine has a stator with a stator winding and the rotor has a magnetically anisotropic rotor core. The method includes applying a temporal sequence of voltage pulses to the stator winding, determining a sequential pulse response of a current flowing in the stator winding, the current being generated as a result of the voltage pulses and a flux being generated from the voltage pulses as a result of the magnetically anisotropic rotor core, and determining the rotor frequency and/or the rotor angle based on the measured sequential pulse response of the electric current by using an evaluating device.
US09935568B2
A control apparatus of a rotary electric machine which can be configured so that the upper limit of a vibration torque component, in which the rotary electric machine is made to output, is not limited by a maximum output torque of the rotary electric machine is provided. The rotary electric machine is controlled such that when a vibration maximum value in which an amplitude of a vibration torque command value Tcv from a vibration command calculation section is added to a basic torque command value Tcb from a basic torque command calculation section exceeds an upper limit command value Tcmx, the addition of the vibration torque command value Tcv from the vibration command calculation section is stopped and a basic vibration torque command value Tcvb calculated by a basic vibration torque calculation block is regarded as a final torque command value Tcf.
US09935562B2
Systems, methods, and devices relating to a DC/AC inverter. The inverter has a full bridge converter and an output filter with an integrated magnetic subcircuit. The subcircuit has main and auxiliary inductors and is designed to steer the current ripple of the inverter's output to the power semiconductors in the full bridge converter. By doing so, zero voltage switching is achieved by the power semiconductors, thereby mitigating switching losses. At the same time the current ripple in the inverter's output is attenuated.
US09935552B2
A control system for controlling operational modes of a DC-DC voltage converter is provided. The DC-DC voltage converter initially has an idle operational mode. The microcontroller having first and second operational mode applications. The first operational mode application determines a first encoded value based on the first operational mode value, and further determines first and second values based on the first encoded value. The second operational mode application determines a second encoded value based on the first operational mode value, and further determines third and fourth values based on the second encoded value. The first operational mode application induces the DC-DC voltage converter to transition to the first operational mode if the second value is equal to the third value.
US09935547B2
In accordance with an embodiment, a method of operating a switched-mode power includes turning on an output switch of the switched-mode power converter coupled to a supply output port of the switched-mode power converter, where an output switch current flows to the supply output port through the output switch in a first direction after turning on the output switch. The method further includes turning off the output switch a first period of time after the output switch current changes polarity from the first direction to a second direction opposite the first direction.
US09935540B2
A voltage charge pump circuit with boost capacitor segments and boost delay chain structures are provided. The voltage charge pump circuit comprising a plurality of boost capacitor segments each of which is individually controlled by a respective signal line of a boost delay chain structure.
US09935537B2
The invention relates to an inverter circuit (80) which comprises first and second switching means (1, 2) that are connected, in an electrical path (10), in series to one another and parallel to a DC link capacitor (20). Said inverter circuit (80) also comprises an output (9) and two inputs (11, 12) which are each electrically-conductively connected to a pole of the DC link capacitor (20) and can each be connected to a pole of an energy store. Said inverter circuit (80) also comprises a voltage limitation element (30) which is electrically-conductively connected to the electrical path (10) by a first connection between the two switching means (1, 2), and to the control connection (3) of the second switching means (2) by a second connection. According to the invention, a capacitor (40) is arranged in said electrically-conductive connection between the voltage limitation element (30) and the control connection (3) of the second switching means (2), and a reference voltage source (50) is electrically-conductively connected to the first connection of said voltage limitation element (30).
US09935536B2
The present disclosure relates to an electromagnetic actuator of the type producing a force due to the current that remains substantially constant over the entirety of its useful travel Y and that has a low force in the absence of current, including at least one stator structure, at least one electrical supply coil, and a moving member, the stator structure having, on the one hand, a central pole running perpendicular to the direction of the travel Y and having a width YC1 in the direction of the travel and terminating at its end in a width YC2 that is greater than or equal to the travel Y of the moving member, YC2 being greater than YC1, and, on the other hand, two lateral poles having widths YL1 in the direction of the travel and terminating at their end in a width YL2 greater than YL1.
US09935533B2
This squirrel-cage motor rotor includes a plurality of conductor bars provided at regular intervals along the circumferential direction of a rotor core, short-circuit rings connected to ends of the conductor bars, and reinforcement covers having axial-direction surfaces being in contact with axial-direction-end surfaces of the short-circuit rings. The reinforcement covers are enclosed by casting in the short-circuit rings. Holding rings are attached to the outer circumferential surfaces of the flange portions of the reinforcement covers and the outer circumferential surfaces of the short-circuit rings by interference fit.
US09935532B2
An electrical rotating machine comprises: a stator including armature pole coils 14 capable of generating magnetic flux when energized; an inner rotor driven to rotate when the magnetic flux passes therethough; and an outer rotor in a magnetic path of the magnetic flux that passes through the first rotor, the outer rotor having portions of different materials, in permeability, which are situated along the periphery of the outer rotor, the inner rotor having a plurality of salient poles situated along the periphery of the inner rotor and wound by wound coils 34 which induce induced current when linked by the magnetic flux generated by the armature pole coils.
US09935529B2
A method for manufacturing a laminated core for a motor comprises the steps of: stamping a sheet of a core of a straight form to have a form that a plurality of split cores are connected; laminating sheets of the core perpendicularly; bending the sheets of the core in a round form; and forming a connection caulking part at contact parts of yokes, which are adjacent to each other, of the bended core.
US09935520B2
The present invention relates to an electronic assembly (10) for a rotary electric machine (1) for a motor vehicle. Said electronic assembly is characterized by comprising: blocks (100, 200, 300) of electronic components, the blocks having different heat dissipation needs, the blocks being: a power block (100), a filter block (200), a control block (300), and a device (10′) for cooling said blocks (100, 200, 300); said cooling device (10′) comprising: a protective cover (400) suitable for covering the power, filter and control blocks (100, 200, 300), said protective cover comprising openings (401, 402, 403, 404) suitable for generating cooling air flows which differ according to the heat dissipation needs of each of the power (100), control (200) and filter (300) blocks; and cooling elements (101, 201) coupled with said protective cover (400).
US09935518B2
A submersible well pump assembly has an electrical motor connected with the pump. An electrical receptacle on the motor has a base into which a central bore and first and second threaded holes on opposite sides of the bore extend, the threaded holes having nominal major diameters that are the same. A motor lead extends to the motor and has an electrical connector that mates with the receptacle. The electrical connector has a flange containing first and second bolt holes, the second bolt hole having a diameter nearly the same as the diameter of the second threaded hole. The first bolt hole has a diameter that is larger than the diameter of the second bolt hole and also larger than the diameter of the first threaded hole. Bolts extend through the bolt holes into threaded engagement with the threaded holes.
US09935512B2
In a permanent magnet rotating electrical machine including a stator, a rotor obtained by stacking a plurality of rotor cores arranged with magnet insertion holes in layers with gaps, and permanent magnets inserted to the magnet insertion holes, the magnet insertion holes are formed on both sides of the duct piece so as to depart from the duct piece disposed between the rotor cores as the magnet insertion holes extend from the side of the center of the rotor core to the outer circumference side, the magnet insertion holes are disposed so as to shift from the duct piece in the circumferential direction of the rotor, and inner circumference side voids having the length in the circumferential direction wider than the thickness in the circumferential direction of the permanent magnets are provided from the inner circumference side ends of the permanent magnets toward the duct piece.
US09935510B2
An axial-type rotary electric machine that improves a torque and an efficiency relative to a size of a rotor is provided. The axial-type rotary electric machine is provided with a stator having a stator core, and a rotor facing the stator along an axial direction of a rotation axis passing through the stator. The rotor includes a permanent magnet arranged so as to face the stator core in the axial direction of the rotation axis, a yoke arranged so as to face the stator core across the permanent magnet, and a support member supporting the yoke. The support member includes a protrusion protruding so as to face a side surface of the permanent magnet that is on the farther side to the rotation axis. In projection along the axial direction of the rotation axis, a first region where a projecting portion of the permanent magnet does not overlap a projecting portion of the yoke is formed in the permanent magnet, and the first region is formed on the outer-diameter side of the permanent magnet and the first region is formed on a side of the protrusion.
US09935507B2
A device comprising a base body is provided. A stator pack of an electric machine is connected to the base body by means of a connecting structure. The electric machine includes a rotor which cooperates electromagnetically with the stator pack and is rotatably mounted relative to the stator pack such that the rotor can rotate about the rotational axis. The stator pack is fixed by means of the connecting structure relative to the base body. The stator pack includes a plurality of stator sheets which are stacked on top of each other when seen in the direction of the rotational axis. Electromagnetically inactive first intermediate layers are arranged at least between certain stator sheets. The first intermediate layers are components of the connecting structure. Torque exerted upon the rotor by means of the stator pack is transferred in the connecting structure by means of the layers.
US09935496B2
A wireless power transmission system and a method for increasing a coupling efficiency by adjusting a resonant frequency are provided. A device of the wireless power transmission system includes a resonator configured to transmit a wireless power, and a communication unit configured to receive information from another device. The device further includes a controller configured to determine a power transmission efficiency based on the information, and adjust a resonant frequency of the device, a resonant frequency of a relay device, and a resonant frequency of the other device, if the power transmission efficiency is less than or equal to a predetermined reference efficiency.
US09935478B2
A power delivery rate from a renewable power source to a load is managed by determining, by processing circuitry, a change in a power generation rate, determining, by the processing circuitry, whether the change in the power generation rate exceeds a limit, and then, adjusting, by control circuitry, a power transfer rate to or from a power storage device, such that the adjusting is sufficient to prevent the power delivery rate from exceeding the limit.
US09935476B2
A circuit and method for switching a charging mode are provided. The circuit for switching a charging mode, is coupled to a cell and externally coupled to a quick-charging adapter, and includes: a switch circuit, configured to connect the charging terminal and the cell terminal if a connection instruction is received from the first controlled terminal, such that the quick-charging adapter charges the cell via the switch circuit; a switching assembly, configured to receive a switching instruction from the controlled terminal; a first controller, configured to: receive a charging instruction, receive a quick-charging instruction at the first data terminal via the data interface terminal, and send the connection instruction from the third controlling terminal if the charging instruction and the quick-charging instruction are received; and a second controller, configured to send the charging instruction to the first controller if an insertion of the quick-charging adapter is detected.
US09935474B2
A method and apparatus for implementing a charging process is provided. The method includes determining that a charging surface of a mobile device is currently located on a charging surface of a structure including a charging apparatus. The charging surface of the mobile device includes charge receiving contacts electrically connected to a battery and a processor. The charging surface of the structure includes charging contacts electrically connected to a charging circuit and in communication with a controller. The processor determines that at least two contacts of the charge receiving contacts are in electro/mechanical contact with at least two contacts of the charging contacts and in response, a negotiation process with the controller with respect to selecting at least one associated charging voltage and polarity for charging the battery is executed resulting in a charging process between the charging circuit and the battery being enabled.
US09935464B2
A smart junction box for a photovoltaic solar power module, and related method of operation. The junction box includes a plurality of active bypass circuits for protecting the solar cells from reverse bias, a novel power supply circuit in several embodiments that can operate with input voltages of either positive or negative polarity, a capacitor for storing and supplying energy, and a master control circuit. The master control circuit is able to enable/disable the power supply, force the bypass switches to open, and modulate the on-resistance of the bypass switches. The master control circuit performs these functions in a coordinated way to maintain the voltage across the capacitor within predetermined limits, thereby ensuring the internal circuitry is powered under all operating conditions including: full sunlight, partial shading, full shading, and safe mode for reducing the risk of electrical shock to firefighters.
US09935459B2
A central control device is connected to a first power router including some power transmitting ends and a second power router including some power receiving ends, acquires, for each of the power receiving ends, received power information including identification information of each of the power transmitting ends and a value of supply power supplied from each of the power transmitting ends, and power supply priority information defining a priority for determining a power transmitting end for which an adjustment of the supply power to be supplied to each of the power receiving ends should be prioritized, determines a power transmitting end for which the supply power is adjusted from among the power transmitting ends based on the received power information and the priority defined in the power supply priority information, and adjusts the supply power in the determined power transmitting end.
US09935458B2
A direct current (DC) power combiner operable to interconnect multiple interconnected photovoltaic strings is disclosed. The DC power combiner may include a device adapted for disconnecting at least one photovoltaic string from the multiple interconnected photovoltaic strings, each photovoltaic string connectible by a first and second DC power line. The device may include a differential current sensor adapted to measure differential current by comparing respective currents in the first and second DC power lines. A first switch is connected in series with the first DC power line. A control module is operatively attached to the differential current sensor and the first switch. The control module may be operable to open the first switch when the differential current sensor measures the differential current to be greater than a maximum allowed current differential, thereby disconnecting the photovoltaic string from the interconnected photovoltaic strings.
US09935455B2
A method of automated sensing of an electrical anomaly associated with a thermostat may include switching a switching circuit within the thermostat to an on state. The switching circuit may be configured to activate an HVAC function when switched to the on state. The method may also include monitoring one or more electrical properties associated with the switching circuit. The method may additionally include determining if an electrical anomaly is associated with the switching circuit based at least in part on the monitored one or more electrical properties. The method may further include switching the switching circuit to an off state if an electrical anomaly is detected.
US09935443B2
A cable gland having a first cable gland portion and a second cable gland portion in engagement with each other is disclosed. The cable gland comprises earthing members (60) in electrical engagement with the first and second gland portions, each earthing member including a spike (68) for penetrating through a sheath layer of an electrical cable, following radially inward movement of the spike, thereby forming an electrical earth connection with a conducting portion of a cable. The first gland portion comprises a first cam surface and the second gland portion comprises a second cam surface, wherein the first and second cam surfaces are adapted to engage respective earthing member cam surfaces (72, 74) of the earthing member, the first and second cam surfaces thereby causing the earthing member and the corresponding spike to move radially inwards as the first and second gland portions are brought into threaded engagement with each other.
US09935435B2
A connector assembly including a connector body with a spring clip including a first free end for engaging a side wall of an electrical box upon installation. During insertion of the connector body the first free end engages the knock-out hole perimeter and deforms so as to permit further insertion. Once the connector body is fully inserted, the spring clip cooperates with a lug on the connector body to hold the connector assembly onto the electrical box. Clamp mechanisms are provided to securing the connector assembly to a cable end.
US09935431B2
Provided is a power supply identification apparatus including circuitry including a first input terminal, a second input terminal and an output terminal which outputs a driving voltage to an electric device, and a power supply identification section which (i) determines from which of a first power supply and the second power supply a power is being input based on a relationship between an input timing of a first voltage to the first input terminal and a second voltage to the second input terminal, and (ii) switches the driving voltage output from the output terminal according to the power supply the power is being input from to control an initial ON/OFF state of the electric device.
US09935414B2
A commutator has a conductive layer, a segment layer and an insulating layer separating the conductive layer and the segment layer. The segment layer includes multiple commutator segments. A mounting hole is defined along an axis of the commutator passing through the conductive layer. The three-layer structure of the commutator forms a capacitor having an increased confronting area and reduced inter-plate distance. The capacitor thus has a greater capacitance and hence greater EMI absorbing capability, making it possible to reduce EMI emissions without additional EMI reduction components outside the commutator. A rotor and a motor employing the commutator are also disclosed.
US09935403B1
A pluggable module includes a pluggable body having a top and channel walls extending above the top defining a cooling channel along the top. The cooling channel allows airflow between a front end and a mating end of the pluggable body. The pluggable module includes a communication circuit board held in the pluggable body. The pluggable module includes an EMI shield coupled to the pluggable body above the top. The EMI shield has a shield plate spanning the cooling channel. The shield plate is metal and provides electrical shielding across the cooling channel. The shield plate has openings allowing airflow therethrough to flow through the cooling channel.
US09935399B2
An engagement member mounted to a first housing allows a movement of a fitting detection member from a complete engagement position to a temporary engagement position without interfering with the fitting detection member and prevents a movement of the fitting detection member in a second direction from the temporary engagement position by interfering with the fitting detection member.
US09935397B2
An electrical device, in particular a switching unit or control unit for a motor vehicle, including a housing, which includes a connection area for electrically contacting the housing with a connecting plug, the connection area including at least one receiving contour, which has a circumferential wall area, for the connecting plug, the wall area encompassing electrical connecting elements, and at least one fixing or locking element being provided in the connection area, which is designed to connect the connecting plug to the housing in the connection area. It is provided that at least one fixing or locking element is situated in each case both inside and outside the wall area.
US09935396B2
A connector includes an outer housing, an inner housing to be engaged with the outer housing, and a sliding member. The sliding member includes a first protrusion formed at the leading end part (+Y side) of a first support arm and protruding inwardly (−X-axis direction) that is at a main-arm side, and a second protrusion formed at the leading end part (+Y side) of a second support arm and protruding inwardly (+X-axis direction) that is at the main-arm side.
US09935395B1
Systems, devices and methods are described for connecting multiple electrical connectors as a group with corresponding receiving sockets, or connection ports, in a medical device. A multiple electrical connector plate acts as an intermediate connector for quickly engaging or disengaging a group of electrodes with the corresponding device as a single unit. The connection plate includes multiple sections that allow a connector to be snapped securely in place on the connection plate such that the connector does not pull or push free from its snapped in location, resulting in group handling of electrical connectors that is less time consuming, reduces errors and positively impacts the quality of medical care.
US09935394B2
An electrical connection component for a machine cable is described. The electrical connection component is suitable for transmission of power with voltage levels greater than or equal to 1 kV and comprises at least one electrical conductor arranged for electrically coupling with a further electrical conductor of another electrical connection component. The electrical connection component comprises a housing having an internal region, and having a machine cable end, a connection end and a plurality of electrically insulating components positioned within the housing, at least one of the electrically insulating components being arranged so as to form-fit with a further one of the electrically insulating components. A portion of the internal region of the housing that is located at the connection end of the housing, and that would not otherwise be filled with the at least one electrical conductor and/or an associated flame path, is filled by the electrically insulating components.
US09935367B2
In accordance with an embodiment a beamforming circuit having a radio frequency (RF) front end and a plurality of beamforming delay circuits coupled to the RF front end. Each of the plurality of beamforming delay circuits includes a common delay circuit and a plurality of individual delay circuits coupled to the common delay circuit. Each of the individual delay circuits are configured to be coupled to an antenna element of a beamforming array.
US09935366B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system node, which comprises an antenna arrangement, with at least one array antenna, each array antenna having a plurality of antenna elements. At least a first set of antenna elements is formed from said plurality of antenna elements. For at least one set of antenna elements, a control unit is arranged to: Form an antenna beam that is steerable to a certain pointing angle in at least one plane for a signal having a certain bandwidth with a certain lowest frequency (flow) and a certain highest frequency (fhigh) Determine the relative power of a received signal at a plurality of frequencies in the frequency band. Determine a degree of angular pointing deviation (βb, βc) for the antenna beam relative the received signal by means of the degree of slant of the relative power of the received signal.
US09935365B2
A slot array antenna includes a waveguide slot body and a dielectric slab. The waveguide body includes one or more walls that define a waveguide aperture, the waveguide aperture extending along a longitudinal axis of the waveguide slot body. The waveguide slot body includes a plurality of slots disposed on one or more walls of the waveguide slot body. The dielectric slab is disposed within the waveguide aperture and extends along the longitudinal axis of the waveguide slot body. The dielectric slab is rotatable about the longitudinal axis within the waveguide aperture.
US09935364B2
Amount for a plurality of radio antennas is disclosed. Specifically, a plurality of stacked radio antenna mounting assemblies is provided, each further comprising a top mounting plate, a mounting pole affixed to a bottom face of the top mounting plate, and a bottom mounting plate affixed at a top face to the mounting pole, and rotatably affixed to a top mounting plate of an adjoining mounting assembly. Each radio antenna mounting assembly is thereby configured to be independently rotatable in azimuth with respect to an adjoining mounting assembly. A radio-transparent radome is also provided with a height greater than a combined height of each of the plurality of radio antenna mounting points configured to slide over the plurality of radio antenna mounting assemblies to cover each of the radio antenna mounting assemblies.
US09935341B2
A method for controlling a power battery is provided. The method includes: detecting a maximum temperature and a minimum temperature of the plurality of single cells, a plurality of first temperatures of positive electrodes and/or a plurality of second temperatures of negative electrodes, and a plurality of third temperatures of cores; determining whether the plurality of first temperatures and/or the plurality of second temperatures are within a first temperature range; determining whether the plurality of third temperatures are within a second temperature range; managing the power battery; and determining that a connection failure occurs in the power battery if one of the plurality of first temperatures and/or one of the plurality of second temperatures is not within the first temperature range; and determining a core related failure if the third temperature of a first single cell is not within the second temperature range. Further, a system for controlling a power battery is provided.
US09935339B2
[Problem] To provide a rectangular nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery for which the generation of a magnetic field due to current during use is suppressed and the danger of internal shorts between the positive electrode tab and negative electrode tab is reduced. [Solution] The positive electrode tab and negative electrode tab are both disposed at the beginning side of a winding for wound electrodes. An outer housing and sealing plate are welded in a state with the positive electrode tab sandwiched at a mating part of the outer housing and sealing plate. The negative electrode tab is electrically connected to a negative electrode terminal provided on the sealing plate. The positive electrode tab and negative electrode tab are divided by a space of 2-12 mm in the direction of battery width.
US09935338B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid electrolyte for a fluoride ion battery allowing a reaction between an active material and a fluoride ion. By providing a liquid electrolyte for a fluoride ion battery comprising: a fluoride salt; and a sulfonium compound having a cation in which R1, R2, and R3 (R1, R2, and R3 each independently represent hydrogen, an alkyl group, or a fluoroalkyl group) are bound to the S element, and an anion, wherein the molar ratio of the cation relative to the total of the cation and the fluoride ion (S+/(S++F−)) is 0.96 or more, the present invention achieves the aforementioned object.
US09935330B2
In a battery manufacturing method using a battery manufacturing apparatus, the battery manufacturing apparatus including a pressing unit, a measurement device, and a controller, the battery manufacturing method includes steps of (a) pressing a battery member by a pressing unit, (b) measuring, after the pressing step (a), by the measurement device, characteristics of the battery member, which has been pressed by the pressing unit, and (c) controlling, after the measurement step (b), by the controller, a state of pressing of the battery member by the pressing unit in accordance with a measurement result of the measurement device.
US09935323B2
A fuel cell module includes a first fuel cell layer and second fuel cell layer. Each fuel cell layer includes a plurality of membrane electrode assemblies arranged in a planar shape. Each membrane electrode assembly includes an electrolyte membrane, an anode disposed on one surface of the electrolyte membrane, and a cathode disposed on the other surface of the electrolyte membrane. Each fuel cell layer also includes interconnectors each of which electrically connects the anode of one of adjacent membrane electrode assemblies to the cathode of the other. The first fuel cell layer and second fuel cell layer are arranged so that one polarity of each membrane electrode assembly of the first fuel cell layer is opposed to the same polarity of each membrane electrode assembly of the second fuel cell layer.
US09935322B2
The disclosure relates to a fuel cell system. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell module, fuel and oxidizing gas. The fuel cell module includes a container and a membrane electrode assembly located on the container. The container includes a housing and a nozzle connected to the housing. The container defines a number of through holes located on the housing and covered by the membrane electrode assembly. The membrane electrode assembly includes a proton exchange membrane having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a cathode electrode located on the first surface and an anode electrode located on the second surface.
US09935319B2
Methods of preparing hetero ionic complexes, and ionic liquids from bisulfate salts of heteroatomic compounds using dialkylcarbonates as a primary quaternizing reactant are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of making electrochemical cells comprising the ionic liquids, and an electrochemical cell comprising an alkaline electrolyte and a hetero ionic complex additive.
US09935311B2
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an electrode for an electrochemical energy store, including the following steps: a) providing a base body; b) applying an active material matrix to the base body, the active material matrix including at least one binding agent, if necessary, an active material (1), and a pore forming agent (3), the pore forming agent (3) being soluble in a solvent, in which additional components of the active material matrix are insoluble or are soluble only under certain conditions; c) if necessary, drying the active material matrix; d) rinsing out the pore forming agent (3) by treating the active material matrix with the solvent and e) if necessary, introducing an active material into the produced pores of the active material matrix. Using such a method, a high cycle stability of the electrode may be implemented in a particularly simple and cost-effective way. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing an electrochemical energy store. The invention further relates to an electrode for an electrochemical energy store and to an electrochemical energy store, such as, in particular, a lithium-ion battery.
US09935310B2
Providing a silicon-containing material having a novel structure being distinct from the structure of conventional silicon oxide disproportionated to use.A silicon-containing material according to the present invention includes at least the following: a continuous phase including silicon with Si—Si bond, and possessing a bubble-shaped skeleton being continuous three-dimensionally; and a dispersion phase including silicon with Si—O bond, and involved in an area demarcated by said continuous phase to be in a dispersed state.
US09935295B2
According to at least one embodiment, an organic light-emitting component includes a substrate, a first electrode arranged on the substrate, and a second electrode. An organic light-generating layer stack is arranged between the first and second electrodes and includes a first organic OLED functional material. A first organic coupling-out layer is in optical contact with the organic light-generating layer stack and includes an organic material containing a second organic OLED functional material. One of the first and second electrodes is translucent, and the first organic coupling-out layer is arranged on that side of the electrode that faces away from the organic light-generating layer stack.
US09935294B2
The present disclosure relates to a display substrate, a fabricating method thereof, and a display device, which belong to the field of display technology. The display substrate comprises: a base substrate, and a first light emitting unit disposed on the base substrate, the first light emitting unit comprising: a first selective reflection transmission layer, an anode layer, a first organic light emitting layer, a cathode layer and a reflective layer, superposed sequentially, wherein the first selective reflection transmission layer and the reflective layer are capable of reflecting color light emitted from the first organic light emitting layer, so that the color light oscillates between the first selective reflection transmission layer and the reflective layer, and exits the base substrate via the first selective reflection transmission layer. The embodiments described herein can improve the light outgoing efficiency of the display substrate and the display device made of the display substrate.
US09935291B2
An organic light-emitting device includes a lower electrode, an upper electrode, and an organic layer disposed between these electrodes. The organic layer is a laminate of a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, a light-emitting layer, an electron transport layer, and an electron injection layer. The light-emitting layer includes a host and a first dopant. The hole transport layer includes a hole transporting material, and the electron transport layer includes an electron transporting material. The hole transporting material and the electron transporting material have functional groups. The first dopant in the light-emitting layer has a functional group, and is concentrated on the side of the light-emitting layer in contact with the hole transport layer or the electron transport layer.
US09935286B2
A light-emitting element of the present invention can have sufficiently high emission efficiency with a structure including a host material being able to remain chemically stable even if a phosphorescent compound having higher emission energy is used as a guest material. The relation between the relative emission intensity and the emission time of light emission obtained from the host material and the guest material contained in a light-emitting layer is represented by a multicomponent decay curve. The relative emission intensity of the slowest component of the multicomponent decay curve becomes 1/100 for a short time within a range where the slowest component is not interfered with by quenching of the host material (the emission time of the slowest component is preferably less than or equal to 15 μsec); thus, sufficiently high emission efficiency can be obtained.
US09935282B2
Method for producing an organic CMOS circuit and organic CMOS circuit protected against UV radiation
An organic CMOS circuit including a substrate having an N-type organic transistor and a P-type organic transistor formed thereon, the transistors respectively including a layer of N-type semiconductor material and a layer of P-type semiconductor material. A surface of each of the semiconductor material layers, opposite to the substrate, is covered with an anti-ultraviolet layer made of electrically-insulating material absorbing and/or reflecting ultra-violet rays.
US09935281B2
Disclosed is a flexible display. The flexible display includes: a base layer which including a first portion having a first surface on which an organic light emitting element is disposed and a second portion extending from the outside of the first portion and bent toward a second surface opposing to the first surface; a protective film covering at least a part of the second portion to suppress permeation of moisture; a polarization layer disposed on the organic light emitting element of the first portion without having a barrier film between the polarization layer and the base layer; and a resin filled between the polarization layer and the protective film.
US09935279B2
A plurality of panels include: a display panel; and a protective panel that is disposed outside the display panel, and includes a transparent substrate and an outer hard coating layer and an inner hard coating layer that are respectively formed on an outer surface and an inner surface of the transparent substrate, and each have a hardness greater than a hardness of the transparent substrate. A thickness of the outer hard coating layer is greater than a thickness of the inner hard coating layer, and a stress neutral surface of the flexible display device is configured so that a compressive stress is applied to the inner hard coating layer when the flexible display device is bent.
US09935278B2
A display apparatus including a display panel, a buffer, and a curved buffer. The display panel includes a curved portion connected to a flat portion. The buffer overlaps the flat portion and having a first thickness. The curved buffer is on a same layer as the buffer and overlaps the curved portion, the curved buffer having a second thickness greater than the first thickness.
US09935261B1
A magnetic device for magnetic random access memory (MRAM), spin torque MRAM, or spin torque oscillator technology is disclosed wherein a perpendicularly magnetized magnetic tunnel junction (p-MTJ) with a sidewall is formed between a bottom electrode and a top electrode. A first dielectric layer is 3 to 400 Angstroms thick, and formed on the p-MTJ sidewall with a physical vapor deposition RF sputtering process to establish a thermally stable interface with the p-MTJ up to temperatures around 400° C. during CMOS fabrication. The first dielectric layer may comprise one or more of B, Ge, and alloys thereof, and an oxide, nitride, carbide, oxynitride, or carbonitride. The second dielectric layer is up to 2000 Angstroms thick and may be one or more of SiOYNZ, AlOYNZ, TiOYNZ, SiCYNZ, or MgO where y+z>0.
US09935239B1
A light emitting diode includes a square quantum well structure, the quantum well structure including III-V materials. A dielectric layer is formed on the quantum well structure. A plasmonic metal is formed on the dielectric layer and is configured to excite surface plasmons in a waveguide mode that is independent of light wavelength generated by the quantum well structure to generate light.
US09935237B2
Solid state lighting devices and associated methods of manufacturing are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a solid state lighting device includes a first semiconductor material, a second semiconductor material spaced apart from the first semiconductor material, and an active region between the first and second semiconductor materials. The solid state lighting device also includes an indentation extending from the second semiconductor material toward the active region and the first semiconductor material and an insulating material in the indentation of the solid state lighting structure.
US09935233B2
The invention disclosed an additive for preparing suede on a polycrystalline silicon chip. The invention also provides a suede preparation liquid for preparing suede on a polycrystalline silicon chip, comprising: an acid solution and the aforementioned additive for preparing suede on a polycrystalline silicon chip. The invention also provides a method for preparing suede on a polycrystalline silicon chip, by using which suede can be prepared on the surface of a polycrystalline silicon chip with the foregoing suede preparation liquid.
US09935228B2
A solar cell is discussed, and the solar cell includes: a semiconductor substrate; a tunneling layer on a surface of the semiconductor substrate; a buffer layer on the tunneling layer, wherein the buffer layer is a separate layer from the tunneling layer and includes an intrinsic buffer portion, and wherein at least one of a material, a composition and a crystalline structure of the buffer layer is different from those of the tunneling layer; a conductive type region on the tunneling layer, and including a first conductive type region having a first conductive type and a second conductive type region having a second conductive type; and an electrode connected to the conductive type region. The buffer layer is positioned adjacent to the tunneling layer and is apart from the electrode.
US09935226B2
Photovoltaic module (11) comprising a plurality of electrically connected photovoltaic cells (12), characterized in that it has a square shape and comprises at least two contact pads (17, 18) in each corner of the module so as to comprise at least four connectors (14, 15) on each edge (21; 22; 23; 24) of the module.
US09935217B1
Novel structures of photovoltaic cells are provided. The cells are based on nanometer or micrometer-scaled wires, tubes, and/or rods, which are made of electronic materials covering semiconductors, insulators, and may be metallic in structure. These photovoltaic cells have large power generation capability per unit physical area over the conventional cells. These cells will have enormous applications such as in space, commercial, residential and industrial applications.
US09935209B2
A multijunction solar cell assembly and its method of manufacture including interconnected first and second discrete semiconductor body subassemblies disposed adjacent and parallel to each other, each semiconductor body subassembly including first top subcell, second (and possibly third) lattice matched middle subcells; a graded interlayer adjacent to the last middle solar subcell; and a bottom solar subcell adjacent to said graded interlayer being lattice mismatched with respect to the last middle solar subcell; wherein the interconnected subassemblies form at least a four junction solar cell by a series connection being formed between the bottom solar subcell in the first semiconductor body and the bottom solar subcell in the second semiconductor body.
US09935206B2
In a first embodiment, an ultra-fast breakover diode has a turn on time TON that is less than 0.3 microseconds, where the forward breakover voltage is greater than +400 volts and varies less than one percent per ten degrees Celsius change. In a second embodiment, a breakover diode has a reverse breakdown voltage that is greater, in absolute magnitude, than the forward breakover voltage, where the forward breakover voltage is greater than +400 volts. In a third embodiment, a string of series-connected breakover diode dice is provided, along with a resistor string, in a packaged circuit. The packaged circuit acts like a single breakover diode having a large forward breakover voltage and a comparably large reverse breakdown voltage, even though the packaged circuit includes no discrete high voltage reverse breakdown diode. The packaged circuit is usable to supply a triggering current to a thyristor in a voltage protection circuit.
US09935200B2
A method of forming a field effect transistor is provided. The method of forming a field effect transistor may include forming a dummy gate perpendicular to and covering a channel region of a semiconductor fin, such that a source drain region of the semiconductor fin remains uncovered, depositing a metal layer above and in direct contact with a sidewall of the dummy gate, and above and in direct contact with a top and a sidewall of the source drain region, and forming a metal silicide source drain in the source drain region by annealing the metal layer and the semiconductor fin, such that the metal silicide source drain overlaps the dummy gate.
US09935195B1
Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same include forming semiconductor fins on a semiconductor substrate. A bottom source/drain region is formed in the semiconductor substrate. First charged dielectric spacers are formed on sidewalls of the semiconductor fins. A gate stack is formed over the bottom source/drain region. Second charged dielectric spacers are formed on sidewalls of the fin above the gate stack. The fins are recessed to a height below a top level of the second charged dielectric spacers. A top source/drain region is grown from the recessed fins.
US09935189B2
The present invention provides a transistor and a fabrication method thereof. By a silicon nanowire as a core region being serially wrapped by a germanium channel, a gate insulating film and a gate, the present invention enables to form a potential well for storing holes as a carrier of HHMT in the germanium channel by a valance band energy offset between the silicon core region and the germanium channel, to gain maximum gate controllability to the germanium channel, and to simplify a fabricating process by simultaneously forming the germanium channel and the gate insulating film in one process.
US09935181B2
A method of forming a semiconductor device that includes forming an in-situ doped semiconductor material on a semiconductor substrate, and forming fin structures from the in-situ doped semiconductor material. A sacrificial channel portion of the fin structures may be removed, wherein a source region and a drain region portion of the fin structures of the in-situ doped semiconductor material remain. The sacrificial channel portion of the fin structure may then be replaced with a functional channel region.
US09935180B2
A method of making a semiconductor device includes patterning a fin in a substrate; performing a first etch to remove a portion of the fin to cut the fin into a first cut fin and a second cut fin, the first cut fin having a first and second fin end and the second cut fin having a first and second fin ends; forming an oxide layer along an endwall of the first fin end and an endwall of the second fin end of the first cut fin, and an endwall of the first fin end and an endwall of the second fin end of the second cut fin; disposing a liner onto the oxide layer disposed onto the endwall of the first fin end of the first cut fin to form a bilayer liner; and performing a second etch to remove a portion of the second cut fin.
US09935174B2
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device comprises forming a replacement gate structure on a semiconductor layer of a substrate. The replacement gate structure at least including a polysilicon layer. After forming the replacement gate structure, a gate spacer is formed on the replacement gate structure. Atoms are implanted in an upper portion of the polysilicon layer. The implanting expands the upper portion of the polysilicon layer and a corresponding upper portion of the gate spacer in at least a lateral direction beyond a lower portion of the polysilicon layer and a lower portion of the spacer, respectively. After the atoms have been implanted, the polysilicon layer is removed to form a gate cavity. A metal gate stack is formed within the gate cavity. The metal gate stack includes an upper portion having a width that is greater than a width of a lower portion of the metal gate stack.
US09935169B2
A semiconductor device includes a drift layer of a first conductivity-type, having a super junction structure, including a plurality of columns of a second conductivity-type, a plane pattern of each of the columns extends along a parallel direction to the principal surface of the layer, the columns are arranged at regular intervals; a plurality of well regions of the second conductivity-type provided in a surface-side layer of the layer of the first conductivity-type; a plurality of source regions of the first conductivity-type selectively provided in the plurality of well regions; a gate insulating film provided on the principal surface; an array of gate electrodes disposed on the gate insulating film, each of the gate electrodes is provided so as to bridge the corresponding source regions in a pair of neighboring two well regions; and a temperature detection diode provided at a partial area defined in the array of the gate electrodes.
US09935167B2
Semiconductor devices include a channel layer on a substrate, the channel layer including a material having a lattice constant different from a lattice constant of the substrate, a first gate electrode on the channel layer, a first source region of a first conductivity type at a first side of the first gate electrode, a first body region of a second conductivity type under the first source region and contacting the first source region, a first drain region of the first conductivity type disposed at a second side of the first gate electrode, a first drift region of the first conductivity type under the first drain region and contacting the first drain region, and a first stud region in the channel layer and the first drift region. The first stud region has an impurity concentration higher than an impurity concentration of the first drift region.
US09935162B2
An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an organic electroluminescent transistor array substrate, including a substrate, and a gate layer, a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, a source layer, a pixel defining layer, an electroluminescent layer and a drain layer formed on the substrate, wherein, the source layer and the drain layer are located in different levels, the source layer includes plural source electrode units corresponding to sub-pixel units respectively, the pixel defining layer includes plural pixel defining units corresponding to the source electrode units respectively, and the respective source electrode units are embedded within the pixel defining units corresponding thereto.
US09935154B2
Resistive memory cell structures and methods are described herein. One or more memory cell structures comprise a first resistive memory cell comprising a first resistance variable material and a second resistive memory cell comprising a second resistance variable material that is different than the first resistance variable material.
US09935151B2
A photodiode pixel structure for imaging short wave infrared (SWIR) and visible light built in a planar structure and may be used for one dimensional and two dimensional photodiode arrays. The photodiode arrays may be hybridized to a read out integrated circuit (ROIC), for example, a silicon complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) circuit. The photodiode in each pixel is buried under the surface and does not directly contact the ROIC amplification circuit. Charge is transferred form the detector using a junction field effect transistor (JFET) in each pixel. Disconnecting the photodiode from the ROIC amplification circuit enables low dark current as well as double correlated sampling in the pixel.
US09935147B2
An image sensor device includes a substrate having a front surface and a back surface, and a deep trench disposed at the front surface of the substrate. The deep trench has sidewalls, a bottom and an opening. A dielectric layer is disposed along the sidewalls and the bottom of the deep trench. An epitaxial layer is disposed on the front surface of the substrate. The deep trench and the epitaxial layer collectively define an air chamber. The deep trench has a chamfered portion at an interface between the epitaxial layer and the front surface of the substrate. The chamfered portion is free of dielectric layer.
US09935135B2
A display device according to the present disclosure includes: a transistor section (100) that includes a gate insulating film (130), a semiconductor layer (140), and a gate electrode layer (120), the semiconductor layer being laminated on the gate insulating film, the gate electrode film being laminated on an opposite side to the semiconductor layer of the gate insulating film; a first capacitor section (200) that includes a first metal film (210) and a second metal film (220), the first metal film being disposed at a same level as wiring layers (161, 162) that are electrically connected to the semiconductor layer and is disposed over the transistor section, the second metal film being disposed over the first metal film with a first interlayer insulating film (152) in between; and a display element that is configured to be controlled by the transistor section.
US09935121B2
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a stacked body, a semiconductor pillar, a memory film and a conductive member. The stacked body includes a plurality of electrode layers arranged in a first direction. The semiconductor pillar extends in the stacked body in the first direction. The memory film provides between the stacked body and the semiconductor pillar. The conductive member includes a contact and an interconnect. The contact includes metal, the contact extending in the stacked body in the first direction. The interconnect extends in a second direction crossing the first direction, and the interconnect including metal.
US09935118B1
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a first conductive layer, a first semiconductor body, a second semiconductor body, a first memory layer, and a second memory layer. The first conductive layer includes first to fourth extension regions, and a first connection region. The first extension region extends in a first direction. The second extension region extends in the first direction and is arranged with the first extension region in the first direction. The third extension region extends in the first direction and is arranged with the first extension region in a second direction crossing the first direction. The fourth extension region extends in the first direction, is arranged with the third extension region in the first direction, and is arranged with the second extension region in the second direction.
US09935116B2
A manufacturing method of a semiconductor memory device is provided. The semiconductor memory device can suppress current leakage generated during a programming action so that the programming action can be executed with high reliability. A flash memory of this invention has a memory array in which NAND type strings are formed. Gates of memory cells in row direction of strings are commonly connected to a word line. Gates of bit line select transistors are commonly connected to a select gate line (SGD). Gates of source line select transistors are commonly connected to a select gate line (SGS). An interval (S4) of the select gate line (SGS) and a gate of a word line (WL0) adjacent to the select gate line (SGS) is larger than an interval (S1) of the select gate line (SGD) and a gate of a word line (WL7) adjacent to the select gate line (SGD).
US09935113B2
A non-volatile memory (NVM) includes a fin structure, a first fin field effect transistor (FinFET), a second FinFET, an antifuse structure, a third FinFET, and a fourth FinFET. The antifuse structure is formed on the fin structure and has a sharing gate, a single diffusion break (SDB) isolation structure, a first source/drain region, and a second source/drain region. The SDB isolation structure isolates the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region. The first FinFET, the second FinFET and the first antifuse element compose a first one time programmable (OTP) memory cell, and the third FinFET, the fourth FinFET and the second antifuse element compose a second OTP memory cell. The first OTP memory cell and the second OTP memory cell share the antifuse structure.
US09935109B2
A dynamic memory structure is disclosed. The dynamic memory structure includes: a substrate; a first strip semiconductor material disposed on the substrate and extending along a first direction; a gate standing astride the first strip semiconductor material, extending along a second direction and dividing the first strip semiconductor material into a first source terminal, a first drain terminal and a first channel region; a first dielectric layer sandwiched between the gate and the first strip semiconductor material; a first capacitor unit disposed on the substrate and comprising the first source terminal serving as a bottom electrode, a second dielectric layer covering the first source terminal to serve as a capacitor dielectric layer and a capacitor metal layer covering the second dielectric layer to serve as a top electrode. Preferably, the first source terminal and the first drain terminal have asymmetric shapes.
US09935103B2
A semiconductor device includes first and second Fin FET and a separation plug made of an insulating material and disposed between the first and second Fin FETs. The first Fin FET includes a first fin structure extending in a first direction, a first gate dielectric formed over the first fin structure and a first gate electrode formed over the first gate dielectric and extending a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The second Fin FET includes a second fin structure, a second gate dielectric formed over the second fin structure and a second gate electrode formed over the first gate dielectric and extending the second direction. In a cross section a maximum width of the separation plug is located at a height Hb, which is less than ¾ of a height Ha of the separation plug.
US09935086B2
Provided are a package substrate and a light emitting device package. The package substrate may include a base substrate having a plurality of mounting regions and a plurality of unit light emitting regions which include at least one of the plurality of mounting regions, a plurality of first circuit patterns disposed on the base substrate and connected to a plurality of light emitting devices in the plurality of mounting regions, a plurality of second circuit patterns connected to the plurality of unit light emitting regions, and a wire electrically connecting the plurality of second circuit patterns to the plurality of second circuit patterns, each of the plurality of second circuit patterns being connected to different unit light emitting regions, or electrically connecting the plurality of first circuit patterns to the plurality of second circuit patterns.
US09935081B2
Methods of packaging semiconductor devices and structures thereof are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of packaging a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate, and adhering a first semiconductor device. Chip stacks are formed by providing a plurality of semiconductor devices and bonding them to the substrate and the first semiconductor device. At least one of the provided semiconductor devices is physically connected to both the substrate and the first semiconductor device it is stack on. Other semiconductor devices may stacked by forming conductive channels in the first semiconductor device, and placing the other semiconductor devices in physical contact with the first semiconductor device and the conductive channels.
US09935075B2
Apparatuses relating generally to a microelectronic package having protection from electromagnetic interference are disclosed. In an apparatus thereof, a platform has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface and has a ground plane. A microelectronic device is coupled to the upper surface of the platform. Wire bond wires are coupled to the ground plane with a pitch. The wire bond wires extend away from the upper surface of the platform with upper ends of the wire bond wires extending above an upper surface of the microelectronic device. The wire bond wires are spaced apart from one another to provide a fence-like perimeter to provide an interference shielding cage. A conductive layer is coupled to at least a subset of the upper ends of the wire bond wires for electrical conductivity to provide a conductive shielding layer to cover the interference shielding cage.
US09935070B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure include interconnect structures and methods of forming interconnect structures. An embodiment is an interconnect structure including a post-passivation interconnect (PPI) over a first substrate and a conductive connector on the PPI. The interconnect structure further includes a molding compound on a top surface of the PPI and surrounding a portion of the conductive connector, a top surface of the molding compound adjoining the conductive connector at an angle from about 10 degrees to about 60 degrees relative to a plane parallel with a major surface of the first substrate, the conductive connector having a first width at the adjoining top surface of the molding compound, and a second substrate over the conductive connector, the second substrate being mounted to the conductive connector.
US09935063B2
Integrated circuit (IC) chip “on-die” inductor structures (systems and methods for their manufacture) may improve signaling from a data signal circuit to a surface contact of the chip. Such inductor structures may include a first data signal inductor having (1) a second end electrically coupled to an electrostatic discharge (ESD) circuit and a capacitance value of that circuit, and (2) a first end electrically coupled to a the data signal surface contact and to a capacitance value at that contact; and a second data signal inductor having (1) a second end electrically coupled to the data signal circuit and a capacitance value of that circuit, (2) a first end electrically coupled to the second end of the first data signal inductor, and to the capacitance value of the ESD circuit. Inductor values of the first and second inductors may be selected to cancel out the capacitance values to improve signaling.
US09935056B2
A semiconductor chip having an improved structure without an investment in photolithography equipment, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor chip, and a semiconductor package and a display apparatus which include the semiconductor chip are described. The semiconductor chip includes a circuit region disposed in a central part of a rectangle that is elongated in a first direction. The circuit region includes a plurality of driving circuit cells disposed at predetermined intervals in the first direction. A plurality of electrode pads is disposed around the circuit region, and a process pattern is disposed at at least one of the four sides of the rectangle.
US09935048B2
An inductive device is formed in a circuit structure that includes alternating conductive and insulating layers. The device includes, in a plurality of the conductive layers, traces forming a respective pair of interleaved loops and at least one interconnect segment in each of the plurality of the conductive layers. In each layer among the plurality of the conductive layers, at least one loop in the respective pair is closed by jumpers to an interconnect segment formed in another layer above or below the layer.
US09935037B2
A multi-stacked device includes a lower device having a lower substrate, a first insulating layer on the lower substrate, and a through-silicon-via (TSV) pad on the first insulating layer, an intermediate device having an intermediate substrate, a second insulating layer on the intermediate substrate, and a first TSV bump on the second insulating layer, an upper device having an upper substrate, a third insulating layer on the upper substrate, a second TSV bump on the third insulating layer, and a TSV structure passing through the upper substrate, the third insulating layer, the second insulating layer, and the intermediate substrate to be connected to the first TSV bump, the second TSV bump, and the TSV pad. An insulating first TSV spacer between the intermediate substrate and the TSV structure and an insulating second TSV spacer between the upper substrate and the TSV structure are spaced apart along a stacking direction.
US09935031B2
A printed circuit module having a protective layer in place of a low-resistivity handle layer and methods for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The printed circuit module includes a printed circuit substrate with a thinned die attached to the printed circuit substrate. The thinned die includes at least one device layer over the printed circuit substrate and at least one deep well within the at least one device layer. A protective layer is disposed over the at least one deep well, wherein the protective layer has a thermal conductivity greater than 2 watts per meter Kelvin (W/mK) and an electrical resistivity of greater than 106 Ohm-cm.
US09935028B2
A method for assembling a packaged integrated circuit is provided. The method includes placing a die into a cavity of a package base, securing the die to the package base with a die attach adhesive, printing a bond connection between a die pad of the die and a lead of the package base or a downbond, and sealing a package lid to the package base.
US09935024B2
A semiconductor device structure and method for forming the same are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a substrate and a conductive pad formed over the substrate. The semiconductor device structure includes a protection layer formed over the conductive pad, and the protection layer has a trench. The semiconductor device structure includes a conductive structure formed in the trench and on the protection layer. The conductive structure is electrically connected to the conductive pad, and the conductive structure has a concave top surface, and the lowest point of the concave top surface is higher than the top surface of the protection layer.
US09935023B2
A via hole is accurately formed in an interlayer insulating film over a metal wiring. Of emission spectra of plasma to be used for dry etching of the interlayer insulating film, the emission intensities of at least CO, CN, and AlF are monitored such that an end point of the dry etching of the interlayer insulating film is detected based on the emission intensities thereof.
US09935015B1
A method for uniform fin reveal depth for semiconductor devices includes dry etching a dielectric material to reveal semiconductor fins by a quasi-atomic layer etching (quasi-ALE) process to achieve depth uniformity across different fin pitches. A lateral bias induced by the quasi-ALE process is compensated for by isotropically etching the dielectric material.
US09935014B1
Embodiments are directed to a method and resulting structures for forming thin and thick gate dielectric nanosheet transistors on the same chip. A first nanosheet stack having a first sacrificial layer between a first nanosheet and a second nanosheet is formed on a substrate. A second nanosheet stack having a first sacrificial layer between a first nanosheet and a second nanosheet is formed on the substrate. The first nanosheet of the first nanosheet stack is doped and concurrently removed with the first sacrificial layer of the first nanosheet stack and the first sacrificial layer of the second nanosheet stack.
US09935011B2
A method includes forming Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) regions in a semiconductor substrate and a semiconductor strip between the STI regions. The method also include replacing a top portion of the semiconductor strip with a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer over the first semiconductor layer. The first semiconductor layer has a first germanium percentage higher than a second germanium percentage of the second semiconductor layer. The method also includes recessing the STI regions to form semiconductor fins, forming a gate stack over a middle portion of the semiconductor fin, and forming gate spacers on sidewalls of the gate stack. The method further includes forming fin spacers on sidewalls of an end portion of the semiconductor fin, recessing the end portion of the semiconductor fin, and growing an epitaxial region over the end portion of the semiconductor fin.
US09935009B2
A support structure for use in fan-out wafer level packaging is provided that includes, a silicon handler wafer having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a release layer is located above the first surface of the silicon handler wafer, and a layer selected from the group consisting of an adhesive layer and a redistribution layer is located on a surface of the release layer. After building-up a fan-out wafer level package on the support structure, infrared radiation is employed to remove (via laser ablation) the release layer, and thus remove the silicon handler wafer from the fan-out wafer level package.
US09934994B2
The linearly moving and rotating device includes a support portion that supports an operated member integrally provided with the article support portion, for rotation about the movable axis and for movement along the first direction, and a linearly movable member which is moved along the first direction by the actuator. The operated member is connected to the linearly movable member in a portion spaced apart from the movable axis as seen along a direction along the movable axis. The linearly moving and rotating device includes an operating state switching portion which can be switched to a linearly moving state for restricting rotation of the operated member about the movable axis and for allowing movement of the operated member along the first direction, and to a rotating state for allowing rotation of the operated member about the movable axis and for restricting movement of the operated member along the first direction.
US09934992B2
A heater or cooler chamber for a batch of more than one workpiece includes a heat storage block. In the block a multitude of pockets are provided, whereby each of the pockets may be closed or opened by a controllably operated door. A heater or cooler arrangement is applied. The pockets are tailored to surround a workpiece applied therein in a non-contact closely spaced manner.
US09934989B1
A lead frame that is partially covered with an adhesion layer. A method for forming a lead frame with an adhesion layer starting with a lead frame and using a photo-imageable polyimide or epoxy material to form the adhesion layer. A method for forming a lead frame with an adhesion layer starting with a lead frame blank and using a photo-imageable polyimide or epoxy material to form the adhesion layer.
US09934986B2
Provided is a method of forming fine patterns, which is capable of easily forming a plurality of patterns repeatedly with a fine pitch when forming patterns necessary for manufacturing a highly integrated semiconductor device exceeding a resolution limit of a photolithography process.
US09934984B2
In one embodiment, a method for hydrofluorocarbon gas-assisted plasma etch for interconnect fabrication includes providing a layer of a dielectric material and etching a trench in the layer of the dielectric material, by applying a mixture of an aggressive dielectric etch gas and a polymerizing etch gas to the layer of the dielectric material. In another embodiment, an integrated circuit includes a plurality of semiconductor devices and a plurality of conductive lines connecting the plurality of semiconductor devices. A pitch of the plurality of conductive lines is approximately twenty-eight nanometers.
US09934983B2
A semiconductor device is configured to reduce stress in one or more film layers in the device. According to one embodiment, the semiconductor device includes a substrate, a discontinuous dielectric layer on a first surface of the substrate, and a substantially continuous encapsulation layer over the first surface of the substrate and the discontinuous dielectric layer. Notably, the dielectric layer may be broken into one or more dielectric sections in order to relieve stress in the semiconductor device.
US09934982B2
As etching processes become more aggressive, increased etch resistivity of the hard mask is desirable. Methods of modulating the etch rate of the mask and optionally the underlying material are disclosed. An etch rate modifying species is implanted into the hard mask after the mask etching process is completed. This etch rate modifying species increases the difference between the etch rate of the mask and the etch rate of the underlying material to help preserve the integrity of the mask during a subsequent etching process. In some embodiments, the etch rate of the mask is decreased by the etch rate modifying species. In certain embodiments, the etch rate of the underlying material is increased by the etch rate modifying species.
US09934967B2
Methods and structures are provided for formation of devices, e.g., solar cells, on substrates including, e.g., lattice-mismatched materials, by the use of aspect ratio trapping and epitaxial layer overgrowth. A method includes forming an opening in a masking layer disposed over a substrate that includes a first semiconductor material. A first layer, which includes a second semiconductor material lattice-mismatched to the first semiconductor material, is formed within the opening. The first layer has a thickness sufficient to extend above a top surface of the masking layer. A second layer, which includes the second semiconductor material, is formed on the first layer and over at least a portion of the masking layer. A vertical growth rate of the first layer is greater than a lateral growth rate of the first layer and a lateral growth rate of the second layer is greater than a vertical growth rate of the second layer.
US09934963B2
Multilayer dielectric structures are provided with graded composition. For example, a multilayer dielectric structure includes a stack of dielectric films, wherein the dielectric films include at least a first SiCNO (silicon carbon nitride oxide) film and a second SiCNO film. The first SiCNO film has a first composition profile of C, N, and O atoms. The second SiCNO film has a second composition profile of C, N, and O atoms, which is different from the first composition profile of C, N, and O atoms. The composition profiles of C, N and/or O atoms of the constituent dielectric films of the multilayer dielectric structure are customized to enhance or otherwise optimize one or more electrical and/or physical properties of the multilayer dielectric structure.
US09934952B2
The present embodiment relates to a charged-particle detector, etc. provided with a structure for effectively suppressing ion feedbacks under a low-vacuum environment. In order to capture the residual-gas ions, which are generated by collisions between the electrons output from a MCP unit 200 and residual-gas molecules, by a second electrode 400, which is electrically insulated from a first electrode 300, which is mainly for capturing electrons, the potential of the first electrode 300 is set to be higher than an output-side potential of the MCP unit 200, and, on the other hand, the potential of the second electrode 400 is set to be lower than the output-side potential of the MCP unit 200. As a result, the ion feedbacks to the MCP unit 200 are effectively suppressed.
US09934951B2
The invention relates to a target which is embodied as a material source for a depositing method from the gas phase, comprising a front side and a rear side, characterized in that a self-adhesive carbon film is applied to the rear side. Said target can be embodied as a material source for a sputtering method and/or for an arc evaporation method. A particular advantage is that the target is used in a coating source with indirect cooling, the self-adhesive carbon film being in contact with the surface of the membrane which is part of a cooling channel.
US09934949B2
A sputtering target consists of a sintered body having a component composition consisting of: Ga of 10 to 40 at. % and Na of 0.1 to 15 at. % as metal elements; and the balance being Cu and inevitable impurities. The sintered body contains the Na in a form of Na compounds consisting of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of sodium sulfate, sodium sulfite, sodium selenate, and sodium selenite, the sintered body has a composition in which a Na compound phase is dispersed, and an average grain size of the Na compound phase is 10 μm or less.
US09934948B2
It is provided a magnetron-sputtering coating system including a sputtering chamber. The sputtering chamber therein includes: a set of target, formed by concatenating a plurality pieces of target; a substrate carrier, arranged to be opposite to the target set, and support a substrate to be coated with a film; and a driving device, arranged to drive the substrate carrier to reciprocate in a direction of the arrangement of the target.
US09934946B2
A plasma processing device performing etching processing to a sample disposed in a processing chamber disposed in a vacuum vessel by using plasma formed in the processing chamber includes a light detector, a component detector, and a determination unit. The light detector detects light intensity of a plurality of wavelengths from the inside of the processing chamber at a plurality of times during the sample processing. The component detector detects, by using a result of a principal component analysis of time-series data, a highly correlated component between the time-series data of a plurality of the wavelengths at a certain time in a plurality of the times obtained from output of the light detector. The determination unit determines an amount or an end point of the etching processing based on a change in light intensity of at least one of a plurality of the wavelengths detected by using the time-series data from which the highly correlated component is removed.
US09934937B2
Protein layers (1) repeating regularly in two dimensions comprise protein protomers (2) which each comprise at least two monomers (5), (6) genetically fused together. The monomers (5), (6) are monomers of respective oligomer assemblies (3), (4) into which the monomers are assembled to assembly of the protein layer. The first oligomer assembly (3) belongs to a dihedral point group of order O, where O equals (3), (4) or (6) and has a set of O rotational symmetry axes of order (2). The second oligomer assembly (4) has a rotational symmetry axis of order (2). Due to the symmetry of the oligomer assemblies (3), (4), the rotational symmetry axes of each second oligomer assembly (4) is aligned with one of said set of O rotational symmetry axes of a first oligomer assembly (3) with (2) protomers being arranged symmetrically therearound. Thus, an 2-fold fusion between the oligomer assemblies (3), (4) is produced and the arrangements of the rotational symmetry axes of the oligomer assemblies (3), (4) cause the protein layer to repeat regularly. The protein layer has many uses, for example to support molecular entities for biosensing, x-ray crystallography or electron microscopy.
US09934935B2
A multi charged particle beam writing apparatus includes a maximum irradiation time acquisition processing circuitry to acquire, for each shot of multi-beams, a maximum irradiation time of irradiation time of each of the multi-beams, a unit region writing time calculation processing circuitry to calculate, using the maximum irradiation time for each shot, a unit region writing time by totalizing the maximum irradiation time of each shot of a plurality of times of shots of the multi-beams which irradiate a unit region concerned during stage moving, for each unit region of a plurality of unit regions obtained by dividing a writing region of a target object, a stage speed calculation processing circuitry to calculate speed of the stage for each unit region so that the stage speed becomes variable, by using the unit region writing time and a stage control processing circuitry to variably control the stage speed.
US09934934B2
Electrostatic lenses for focusing a beam of charged particles, and in particular an electron beam, are used especially in the electron guns of electron microscopes or electron-beam lithography apparatuses. The present disclosure improves the possibilities for focusing the particle beam, in particular an electron beam emitted by a cathode. The lens comprises at least one conducting electrode having at least one through-opening for the passage of an electron beam. Different electric fields are set up upstream and downstream of the opening. The passage opening is at least partially closed by a planar or curved thin membrane of semi-conducting material that is transparent to electrons and has a high dielectric permittivity. Structuring the membrane (holes or thickened portions of electrodes deposited on the membrane) makes it possible to correct lens aberration defects.
US09934926B2
The present disclosure provides a treatment device for lowering electron affinity. The treatment device is capable of performing an electron affinity (EA) surface treatment on a photocathode material or an EA surface retreatment on a photocathode. The present disclosure also provides an electron-beam device provided with the treatment device. An activation chamber is used in a treatment device for lowering electron affinity by vaporizing a surface-treatment material and uses the vaporized surface-treatment material to perform an electron-affinity lowering treatment on a photocathode material or an electron-affinity lowering retreatment on a photocathode. The activation chamber includes one or more holes through which electrons can pass.
US09934908B2
In an aligning device, in plan view, a first recess of a first transfer jig allows an entire region of a second recess of the first transfer jig to be situated within the first recess of the first transfer jig by a predetermined interval. When the first transfer jig and the second transfer jig overlap each other, the first recess of the second transfer jig allows the entire region of the second recess of the first transfer jig to be situated within the first recess of the second transfer jig by a predetermined interval. With the alignment object being transferred into a cavity of the first transfer jig, by causing the first transfer jig and the second transfer jig to overlap each other, the alignment object is transferred from the cavity of the first transfer jig to a cavity of the second transfer jig.
US09934904B2
Instead of being made from one continuous piece of material, a coil includes multiple flat coil segments that are stacked together and electrically coupled in series. In many embodiments, the coil segments are U-shaped segments, and the segments are arranged so that each segment is rotated (e.g., by 270 degrees) with respect the segment it follows. The stacked coils may then be fastened together using, for example, bolts through the corners of the coil segments. The combined coil segments form a continuous coil.
US09934900B2
An electronic component for guiding a magnetic field comprises a core (20) of a magnetizable material, which has at least two spaced-apart legs (11a, 11b) with opposing surfaces (O11a, O11b) separated from one another by a gap (S). The component comprises at least one compressible molding (20), which is arranged compressed in the gap (S), the at least one molding (20) being in contact with the respective surfaces (O11a, O11b) of the at least two spaced-apart legs (11a, 11b).
US09934885B2
A gas turbine engine 10 is provided with electrical harness rafts 200 comprising electrical conductors embedded in a rigid composite material. The rafts 200 are used to transport electrical signals (which may be, for example power and/or control signals) around a gas turbine engine. Rafts 200 may be connected together and to other components using flexible cables, that may help to accommodate relative movement of the rafts 200, for example through vibration. The rafts 200 are lighter, more compact, and more convenient to handle than conventional electrical harnesses. The rafts 200 may provide a convenient and secure mounting surface for other components/systems of a gas turbine engine, such as EECs and/or fluid pipes.
US09934880B2
This invention relates to a copper thick film paste composition paste comprising copper powder, a Pb-free, Bi-free and Cd-free borosilicate glass frit, ruthenium-based powder, and an organic vehicle. The invention also provides methods of using the copper thick film paste composition to make a copper conductor on a substrate. Typical substrates are selected from the group consisting of aluminum nitride, aluminum oxide and silicon nitride.
US09934879B2
A fuel rod support insert for a nuclear fuel assembly spacer grid, a spacer grid and a nuclear fuel assembly are provided. The support insert is for a nuclear fuel assembly spacer grid comprising interlaced straps defining a lattice of cells for receiving fuel rods, the insert being adapted to be secured to the straps for extending in at least one cell. The insert extends along an axis intended to be parallel to that of a cell and comprises two axially spaced end portions for connecting the insert to the straps and at least one elongated blade-like spring extending axially between the end portions for supporting a fuel rod. The spring has a non-rectilinear cross-section in each plane perpendicular to the insert axis.
US09934872B2
Techniques are presented for using erase stress and variations in the loop count (number of cycles) for various fail modes in non-volatile memories, including erase disturb and shallow erase. For detection of shallow erase, cells are programmed and then erased, where the variation (delta) in the number of erase loop counts can be used to determine defective blocks. To determine blocks prone to erase disturb, an erase stress is applied to unselected blocks, after which they are programmed: after then erasing one block, the next block can then be read to determine whether it has suffered erase disturb.
US09934864B2
A nonvolatile memory device comprises a cell array including a memory cell. The nonvolatile memory device also includes a reference signal generator configured to generate a reference current for reading data stored in the memory cell. The reference signal generator includes a first circuit coupled to a current summation node and having a reference cell. The first circuit is configured to generate a first current that flows between drain and source terminals of a transistor in the reference cell. The reference signal generator also includes a second circuit coupled to the current summation node and configured to generate a second current that is a temperature-dependent current. The current summation node is configured to combine the first and second currents to generate the reference current that tracks a temperature trend of a current flowing through the memory cell.
US09934860B1
A semiconductor memory device includes first to fourth electrodes; first and second semiconductor members; a first charge storage member provided between the first semiconductor member and the first electrode; a first interconnect connected to the second electrode side of the first semiconductor member and to the fourth electrode side of the second semiconductor member; and a control circuit. The control circuit sets the first interconnect to a floating state, causes a potential of the third electrode side of the second semiconductor member to increase to a first potential, causes the potential of the third electrode to increase to a second potential lower than the first potential, causes the potential of the second electrode to increase to a third potential lower than the first potential, applies a fourth potential lower than the second and the third potentials to the first electrode, and sets the fourth electrode to a floating state.
US09934856B2
Apparatuses and methods related to comparing data patterns in memory. An example method can include comparing a number of data patterns stored in a memory array to a target data pattern. The method can include determining whether a data pattern of the number of data patterns matches the target data pattern without transferring data from the memory array via an input/output (I/O) line.
US09934854B2
A memory controller includes a voltage driver and a voltage comparator. The voltage driver applies a variable voltage to a selected line of a crossbar array to determine a first measured voltage that drives a first read current through a selected memory cell of the crossbar array. The voltage driver applies the variable voltage to the selected line to determine a second measured voltage that drives a second read current through the selected memory cell. The voltage comparator then determines a voltage difference between the first measured voltage and the second measured voltage and to compare the voltage difference with a reference voltage difference to determine a state of the selected memory cell. The crossbar array comprises a plurality of row lines, a plurality of column lines, and a plurality of memory cells. Each memory cell is coupled between a unique combination of one row line and one column line.
US09934853B2
The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for performing a read operation of an RRAM cell, which applies a non-zero bias voltage to unselected bit-lines and select-lines to increase a read current window without damaging corresponding access transistors. In some embodiments, the method may be performed by activating a word-line coupled to a row of RRAM cells comprising a selected RRAM device by applying a first read voltage to the word-line. A second read voltage is applied to a bit-line coupled to a first electrode of the selected RRAM device. One or more non-zero bias voltages are applied to bit-lines and select-lines coupled to RRAM cells, within the row of RRAM cells, having unselected RRAM devices.
US09934846B1
A memory circuit includes a plurality of bit-cells organized in a column. Each bit-cell of the plurality is coupled to first and second voltage supply terminals, and first and second bit-lines. A word-line is coupled to a bit-cell of the plurality and configured to receive a first voltage during a first write operation. A first voltage generation circuit is coupled to the first voltage supply terminal and is configured to provide a first reduced voltage during the first write operation. A second voltage generation circuit is coupled to the second voltage supply terminal and is configured to provide a second reduced voltage during the first write operation.
US09934843B2
An SRAM cell with dynamic split ground (GND) and split wordline (WL) for extreme scaling is disclosed. The memory cell includes a first access transistor enabled by a first wordline to control access to cross coupled inverters by a first bitline. The memory cell further includes a second access transistor enabled by a second wordline to control access to the cross coupled inverters by a second bitline. The memory cell further includes a split ground line comprising a first ground line (GNDL) separated from a second ground line (GNDR). The GNDL is connected to a transistor of a first inverter of the cross coupled inverters and the GNDR is connected to a first transistor of a second inverter of the cross coupled inverters.
US09934840B2
A system includes a ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) array having one or more memory elements. A cycle controller cycles data to be fixed in a subset of the one or more memory elements by reading or writing the data a predetermined number of times to fix the data to a non-volatile stable state.
US09934838B1
A memory unit cell and memory array device are provided. The memory unit cell includes a pulse adjustment circuit for providing an adjusted pulse with symmetric weight updating for a given state update in response to an input pulse and state feedback. The memory unit further includes a synapse element having a memory element with hysteresis for storing one of multiple possible states responsive to the adjusted pulse and for providing the state feedback to the pulse adjustment circuit.
US09934833B2
A memory circuit includes a plurality of memory cells and a tracking circuit. Each memory cell of the plurality of memory cells includes a cell transistor corresponding to a predetermined transistor configuration. The tracking circuit includes a first tracking bit line, a first tracking word line, a reference voltage node, and a first plurality of tracking cells. Each tracking cell of the first plurality of tracking cells includes a cell transistor corresponding to the predetermined transistor configuration. The cell transistors of the first plurality of tracking cells are electrically coupled in series between the first tracking bit line and the reference voltage node, and gate terminals of the cell transistors of the first plurality of tracking cells are electrically coupled with the first tracking word line.
US09934829B1
A memory device including a plurality of pins and a plurality of memory dies is provided. Each of the memory dies is coupled to the pins, and each of the memory dies includes a matching circuit and a core circuit. During a course of power-on, according to voltage levels of data pins or control pins, the matching circuit may be selected automatically an enabled one of memory dies. When the core enabling signal is enabled, the core circuit starts operating, and when the core enabling signal is disabled, the core circuit stops operating. When the core circuit of one of the memory dies is operating, the core circuits of the rest of the memory dies stop operating.
US09934824B2
A system for storing data includes a rack, one or more data storage drive assemblies coupled to the rack, and a data control module coupled to the rack. The data storage drive assemblies include one or more drive mechanical modules configured to store data and one or more drive control modules coupled to the drive mechanical modules. The drive control modules control mechanical operations in the drive mechanical modules. The drive mechanical modules and the associated drive control modules are separable from one another without removing the other module from the at least one data storage drive assembly.
US09934819B2
Ads are placed in a movie using a graphical interface that enables selecting of the ads from a set of ads, selecting frames of the movie for the ad, and selecting locations in the frames for the ads. Each of the ad and the movie can be a still image, a full motion video, an audio, a graphic or a combination thereof. An executable command may also be a part of the ad that is inserted, the command being selected for execution by a viewer of the ad when the movie is played to the viewer.
US09934818B1
Techniques and devices for creating an AutoLoop output video by adding synthetic camera motion to the AutoLoop output video. The AutoLoop output video is created from a set of frames. After generating the AutoLoop output video based on a plurality of loop parameters and at least a portion of the frames, synthetic camera motion is combined with the AutoLoop output video. The synthetic camera loop is based on the subset of the input frames and exhibits some amount of camera motion for the subset of the input frames. Once the synthetic camera loop is generated, the synthetic camera loop and the video loop is combined to enhance the AutoLoop output video.
US09934810B2
A magnetic recording medium includes a substrate, multiple underlayers formed on the substrate, and a magnetic layer formed on the multiple underlayers. A main component of the magnetic layer is an alloy having a L10 structure. At least one of the multiple underlayers is a crystalline underlayer containing W. The W is a main component of the crystalline underlayer. The crystalline underlayer further contains 1 mol % or more to 20 mol % or less of one or more kinds of elements selected from B, Si, and C. A barrier layer including a material having a NaCl structure is formed between the crystalline underlayer and the magnetic layer.
US09934798B1
A lateral spin valve reader includes a detector located proximate to a bearing surface of the reader, and a spin injector located away from the bearing surface. The lateral spin valve reader also includes a channel that extends from the detector to the spin injector. The channel includes a two-dimensional semiconducting layer that extends from the detector to the spin injector.
US09934794B1
A magnetic apparatus has a media-facing surface (MFS), a pole, a write gap at the MFS, a trailing shield, coil(s) and a nonmagnetic refill material. The pole includes a pole tip proximate to the MFS. The trailing shield includes a pedestal and a recessed portion. The pedestal occupies a portion of the MFS. The recessed portion has a front surface at an acute angle from the MFS and is recessed from the MFS by a distance of not more than 0.8 micrometers. The write gap is between the pedestal and the pole tip. The coil(s) energize the pole and have at least one turn. The coil(s) are between the recessed portion of the trailing shield and the pole. The trailing shield is between the nonmagnetic refill material and the pole. A portion of the nonmagnetic refill material is between the recessed portion and the MFS.
US09934788B2
The technology described in this document can be embodied in a computer-implemented method that includes receiving, at a first acoustic device, a representation of an audio signal, and amplifying the representation of the audio signal by a first gain factor to generate an amplified input signal. The method also includes processing the amplified input signal by an audio codec that includes one or more processors to generate a processed signal that represents a portion of the audio signal to be output by a second acoustic device. The processed signal includes noise originating at the audio codec. The method further includes transmitting the processed signal to the second acoustic device.
US09934785B1
A system, method and computer product are provided for processing audio signals. An audio signal of a voice and background noise is input, and speech recognition is performed to retrieve speech content of the voice. There is retrieval of content metadata corresponding to the speech content, and environmental metadata corresponding to the background noise. There is a determination of preferences for media content corresponding to the content metadata and the environmental metadata, and an output is provided corresponding to the preferences.
US09934774B1
A noise-cancelling earphone including a housing, an eartip, a speaker, a first microphone and a second microphone is provided. The housing includes a tube and a chamber. The tube has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The first end of the tube has an audio outlet, and the chamber is connected to the second end of the tube. The eartip is sleeved on the tube, and the eartip has an accommodating space which accommodates the tube. The speaker and the first microphone are disposed inside the tube and located in the accommodating space of the eartip. The second microphone is disposed inside the chamber.
US09934764B2
A drum tuning key includes a body having a longitudinal axis, a first end and a second end, the first end including a keyed interface configured to releaseably engage an element of a tuning assembly of a drum for cooperative rotation therewith and the second end including a radially-extending portion configured to be manipulated by a user to apply a torque in relation to the longitudinal axis to operate the tuning assembly, and a magnet carried by the body and having a first end, a second end, and an axis of magnetization extending between the first end and the second end, wherein at least one of the first end or the second end of the magnet is located at or adjacent an outer surface of the body.
US09934762B1
Disclosed are pitch changing mechanisms, including fine-tuning and micro adjustment mechanisms. One mechanism is an adjustable tuning rod holder for a stringed instrument that is configured for both (A) fine tuning of the height of a pull-rod relative to a rod puller and pitch changer and (B) alignment the rod puller 1000 with the string 2500 on the instrument 2000. Other embodiments include roller nut and roller bridge housings. Yet still, disclosed are embodiments of pivot plates for fine or micro adjustments of the angle of a neck of a stringed instrument relative to the instruments body.
US09934750B2
A data driver including a power control part configured to control power according to mode signal determined based on an input image, a digital to analog converting part configured to convert a digital data signal into an analog data voltage, a buffering part configured to buffer the data voltage, a first switching part configured to apply the data voltage to a data line in a normal mode, when turned on, and a second switching part configured to apply a blank voltage to the data line in a blank period of a low frequency mode, when turned on.
US09934744B2
A shift register includes an input module, a first and a second node pull-down module, a second node pull-up module, an output control module and an output noise-reduction module. The input module is configured to pull up a potential at a first node, the first node pull-down module is configured to pull down the potential at the first node, the second node pull-up module is configured to pull up a potential at a second node, the second node pull-down module is configured to pull down the potential at the second node, the output control module is configured to control a scanning signal output end to output a signal from the second lock signal end or a low level signal end, and the output noise-reduction module is configured to filter a signal from the first node and decrease a noise therein and output the resultant signal to a third node.
US09934740B2
Provided is a display system whose power consumption can be reduced. The display system includes an imaging device and a display device. The imaging device includes first pixels, a first circuit, and a second circuit. The first pixels are arranged in a matrix. The first circuit is configured to detect a difference between imaging data of a reference frame and imaging data of a difference detection frame. The second circuit is configured to detect a row of the first pixels where the difference is detected. The display device includes second pixels and a third circuit. The third circuit selects a row of the second pixels that corresponds to the row of the first pixels detected by the second circuit. Image data retained in the second pixels is rewritten only in the selected row.
US09934733B2
Apparatus and methods are provided that employ one or more of a variety of techniques for reducing the time required to display high resolution images on a high dynamic range display having a light source layer and a display layer. In one technique, the image resolution is reduced, an effective luminance pattern is determined for the reduced resolution image, and the resolution of the effective luminance pattern is then increased to the resolution of the—display layer. In another technique, the light source layer's point spread function is decomposed into a plurality of components, and an effective luminance pattern is determined for each component. The effective luminance patterns are then combined to produce a total effective luminance pattern. Additional image display time reduction techniques are provided.
US09934732B2
A display method and a display device are disclosed herein. The display method includes the following steps: analyzing an input image to obtain a plurality of first backlight control signals and a plurality of first liquid crystal control signals; generating image edge information associated with the input image; generating, according to the image edge information, at least one second backlight control signal and at least one target liquid crystal control signal that are associated with the image edge information; and displaying, according to the at least one second backlight control signal and the at least one target liquid crystal control signal, at least one multi-color sub-frame.
US09934727B2
An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. In one aspect, the OLED display includes a lower substrate including a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area, wherein a plurality of pixels are formed in the display area. The OLED display also includes an embedded circuit formed in the configured to apply a plurality of signals to the pixels, and an initialization wiring formed in the non-display area and configured to apply an initialization voltage to each of the pixels. The initialization circuit is formed in a layer so as to at least partially overlap with the area of the embedded circuit.
US09934720B2
A voltage compensation pixel circuit includes a driving transistor coupled to the light emitting element between a high potential power line and a low potential power line to drive the light emitting element in response to a predetermined voltage applied to a gate, switching transistor including a first switching transistor being switched in response to a voltage of a first gate signal, a second switching transistor and a third switching transistor being switched in response to a voltage of a third gate signal, and a fourth switching transistor being switched in response to a voltage of a second gate signal, a storage capacitor coupled between a first node and a second node, and a setup transistor coupled between the light emitting element and the driving transistor and operated by the driving transistor. The first node is coupled to the driving transistor. The second node is coupled between the second switching transistor and the fourth switching transistor.
US09934719B2
An electroluminescent display panel includes a plurality of sub-pixels; a plurality of scan lines, each of the scan lines being electrically connected to a first row of sub-pixels and a second row of sub-pixels of two adjacent rows; a plurality of first data lines electrically connected to the first rows of sub-pixels of corresponding columns respectively; a plurality of second data lines electrically connected to the second rows of sub-pixels of corresponding columns respectively; a scan driving unit for outputting a plurality of scanning signals; and a data driving unit for outputting a plurality of dada signals; wherein the scanning signals sequentially turn on two adjacent rows of sub-pixels via the scan lines, the data signals on the first data lines charge the first rows of sub-pixels of the corresponding columns, and the data signals on the second data lines charge the second rows of sub-pixels of the corresponding columns.
US09934711B2
A haptic display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the device includes a plurality of scan lines disposed over a substrate and configured to transfer a scan signal and a plurality of data lines electrically insulated from the scan lines and configured to transfer a data signal, wherein the data lines cross the scan lines. The device also includes a plurality of haptic control lines electrically insulated from the scan lines or the data lines and configured to transfer a haptic signal and a thin film transistor electrically connected to the scan lines and the data lines, wherein the thin film transistor is formed in each of a plurality of pixels. The device further includes a first electrode electrically connected to the thin film transistor, a second electrode facing the first electrode and an optical adjustment member disposed between the first and second electrodes.
US09934707B2
Provided is a reusable container cap adapted to help identify a container belonging to a particular user or to help identify contents of a container when there are several containers similar in appearance. The cap comprises a cap housing that encases one or more rotating dials. The dials are stacked inside of the cap housing, forming a flat upper surface. A visible surface of each of the dials features letters, numbers, or symbols near its outer edge. The cap housing has a cutout that allows the user to rotate the dials using his or her fingers. When the dials are rotated, a combination of letters, numbers, or symbols are displayed, enabling the user identify his or her bottle or contents within the bottle. The present invention fits over standard size valves of various conventional bottles and containers.
US09934686B2
A cladding element configured to clad a structural element disposed in a vehicle. The cladding element comprises a transponder. An item of position information, indicating the position of the structural element is stored by the transponder. A method is provided comprising reading out the position information from the transponder of such a cladding element. A computer program is provided for executing and/or controlling the method. Apparatuses for executing and/or controlling the method are disclosed. A vehicle is disclosed having such a cladding element as is a system comprising such a cladding element and such an apparatus.
US09934676B2
The present disclosure relates to a data processing apparatus. The data processing apparatus includes: at least one data processor configured to collect the data from the RTUs and check alarm data associated with the collected data; a first data queue generating unit configured to receive the alarm data output from the data processor to create an alarm data queue; an alarm processing unit configured to receive the alarm data included in a first alarm data queue of the first data queue generating unit sequentially to create a second alarm data queue for creating an alarm message, and to create an alarm message based on alarm data in the second alarm data queue to output it. The alarm processing unit includes a second alarm data queue generating unit configured to receive alarm data from the first data queue generating unit and store the received alarm data into a second alarm data queue.
US09934674B2
A method and system are provided. The method includes generating a set of workplace predictors of risk relating to accidents, injury, and industrial hygiene, based on employee states that include a physical state and an emotional state. The method further includes collecting data for an elevated risk of a workplace accident at a work location responsive to the set of workplace predictors. The data includes employee data for employees involved in the elevated risk and workplace machinery data for workplace machinery involved in the elevated risk. The method also includes automatically dispatching the data to first responders using one or more hardware-based information dispatching devices.
US09934671B1
Securing communications from a process plant to a remote system includes a data diode disposed there between that allows data to egress from the plant but prevents ingress of data into the plant and its associated systems. Process plant data from the secure communications is then analyzed to detect conditions occurring at process plant entities in the process plant using various machine learning techniques. When the process plant entity is a valve, the mode of operation for the valve is determined and a different analysis is applied for each mode in which a valve operates. Additionally, the process plant data for each valve is compared to other valves in the same process plant, enterprise, industry, etc. Accordingly, the health of each of the valves is ranked relative to each other and the process plant data for each valve is displayed in a side-by-side comparison.
US09934666B2
A security system according to an embodiment of the invention includes motion sensor units for positioning at desired locations of a building structure. Each motion sensor unit includes a motion sensor adapted for detecting motion external to the building structure. The system can include a mobile alarm display unit operatively connected to the motion sensor units. The mobile alarm display unit can include a plurality of alarm indicators corresponding to the motion sensor units. Each alarm indicator can be operatively linked to a particular one of the motion sensor units, and detection of motion by the particular motion sensor unit activates the corresponding alarm indicator linked to the particular motion sensor unit.
US09934663B2
Systems and methods for annotating a display of a video data stream with customized information are provided. Methods include selecting a video data stream, creating a video graphic help file (VGH file) associated with the video data stream, a data capture device associated with the video data stream, a monitored area captured by the data capture device associated with the video data stream, or a salvo view, adding customized information to the VGH file, determining a need to access the VGH file, recalling the VGH file, and displaying customized information in the VGH file.
US09934659B2
An outdoor messaging display for a home automation system can include an arrival detection device for detecting a visitor's arrival. The system can also include a display device attached near a door that is capable of displaying text to the visitor. The system can also include a home automation controller that can receive a notification from the arrival detection device indicating that a visitor has arrived or has been detected. The home automation controller can send an alert to a device of the resident indicating that the visitor has arrived or been detected. The home automation controller can receive a message from the resident and output the message to the output display for the visitor to read.
US09934657B2
One variation of a method for controlling access to products from a vending machine includes: locking a door of the vending machine; recording an initial inventory of products arranged within the vending machine based on signals received by a radio antenna arranged within the vending machine and read by a radio frequency identification reader; initiating a transaction in response to receiving a cashless payment mechanism from a patron; unlocking the door in response to authentication of the cashless payment mechanism; in response to closure of the door, recording a final inventory of products within the vending machine based on signals received by the radio antenna and read by the radio frequency identification reader; and initiating a payment with the cashless payment mechanism for a difference between the initial inventory and the final inventory to complete the transaction.
US09934656B2
A checkout system includes a plurality of settlement apparatuses and a registration apparatus. The registration apparatus includes a scanner, a storage unit, a communication interface, and a processor. The processor controls the scanner, the storage unit and the communication interface to identify a commodity corresponding to a scanned code, generate the settlement information, and transmit the settlement information to a selected one of the plurality of settlement apparatuses. The selected one of the plurality of settlement apparatuses determines, with respect to itself, whether a settlement processing is currently being performed and whether a settlement processing was completed within a preceding predetermined amount of time. Based on the determination, the selected one of the plurality of settlement apparatuses performs one of the settlement processing with respect to the received settlement information and transmission of the settlement information to another one of the plurality of settlement apparatuses.
US09934647B2
A method and system to provide user-configurable preferences and/or options for team play on a single gaming machine is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented gaming system comprises a memory device having stored thereon a gaming application that enables multiplayer, turn-based gameplay among one or more players. A computer-processing unit is operatively connected to the memory device and processes the gaming application to enable the one or more players to specify a condition for determining when a player's turn at gameplay ends. Processing the gaming application further includes determining that the condition is satisfied for a current player and generating a message to indicate that the current player's turn at gameplay is terminated. A display presents the generated message to the one or more players.
US09934644B2
The present invention relates to a user-friendly and a user-interactive cellular mobile phone console, allowing a user to interactively replace a malfunctioning cellular mobile phone with a functioning mobile phone.
US09934639B2
A method and apparatus for using a magnetic element to detect the presence of foreign materials, or anomalies, embedded in an object including placing magnetic field viewing film over an object such as a coin and passing the magnetic element over the object in prescribed patterns. The object to be tested for an anomaly may be covered or encased in magnetic paper. The presence of a foreign material in the object will be detected by the film when a magnetic element passes by the anomaly. An anomaly, such as of tungsten hidden in a gold coin or nugget, is detected by the film due to the disruption of the magnetic field of the anomaly. The film will present a dark spot adjacent to the location of the hidden anomaly.
US09934637B2
Electronic locking devices, systems, and methods may employ an accelerometer to detect an acceleration associated with displacement of a portion of an electronic locking device, for example, displacement of a housing that includes a display of the electronic locking device. Responsive to such an acceleration being detected, a message is transmitted to a device remote from the locking device. The message may include a photograph and or audio signal. Concurrently with the transmission of the message, a greeting may be played and/or displayed.
US09934634B1
A system employing a plurality of brain/body-generated inputs to control multi-action operation includes a controllable device, that performs at least two actions via remote control, and a head-mounted user interface device. The UI device includes a user cranium-mounted frame, first and second sensors supported by the frame, a processor, and a transmitter. The first sensor includes an electrode for contacting the cranium when the frame is worn and adapted to receive a bioelectric signal from the cranium. The second sensor receives hands-free brain/body input from the user. The processor uses application software process input provided by the first and second sensors and generates different outputs, corresponding to different commands. The transmitter transmits signals, based on the different commands, to the controllable device to initiate the different actions performed by the device.
US09934633B2
A tactical security system can be used to secure a room. For example, such a security system may be contained in a housing sized for shipment to a location for placement in a room in order to secure the room. Various components may be included in the housing, such as a storage device configured to store data received from one or more audio or video recording devices; an access controller configured to interface with a badge reader associated with one or more access points to the room in order to selectively control access to the room; a switch configured to couple the one or more audio or video recording devices with the storage device and to couple the badge reader with the access controller; and/or a power supply configured to supply power to the devices in the housing.
US09934629B2
A vehicle maintenance system comprising an ECU and a port for interfacing with the ECU, the ECU configured to store diagnostic data related to the vehicle. The system further comprises a dongle configured to interface with the port to send data to the ECU and receive data from the ECU and a local device configured to communicate with the dongle and a remote computer, the local device comprising a display, a memory storing program instructions, and a processor configured to execute the program instructions to establish a communications link with the ECU via the dongle to allow the transfer of diagnostic data from the ECU to the local device, to allow the transfer of the diagnostic data from the local device to the remote computer and to receive data from the remote computer, such that the data received is used to perform a maintenance action on the vehicle.
US09934623B2
A data acquisition and recording system (DARS) for mobile assets that includes a data recorder. The data recorder includes a data encoder, an onboard data manager, a vehicle event detector, at least one local memory component, and a queueing repository. DARS processes data from at least one input sensor and stores a compressed record of the data at least once per second in the local memory module. DARS is designed to run in near real-time mode, storing a full record comprising five minutes of data to a remote memory module every five minutes, and in real-time mode, streaming data to the remote memory module by uploading a record of data at least once per second and up to once every tenth of a second. Remotely located users can view video, audio, and data acquired by DARS through a web browser, which provides for quicker emergency response, validate the effectiveness of repairs and rerouting, and monitor crew performance and safety.
US09934614B2
An example wearable display system includes a controller, a left display to display a left-eye augmented reality image with a left-eye display size at left-eye display coordinates, and a right display to display a right-eye augmented reality image with a right-eye display size at right-eye display coordinates, the left-eye and right-eye augmented reality images collectively forming an augmented reality object perceivable at an apparent real world depth by a wearer of the display system. The controller sets the left-eye display coordinates relative to the right-eye display coordinates as a function of the apparent real world depth of the augmented reality object. The function maintains an aspect of the left-eye and right-eye display sizes throughout a non-scaling range of apparent real world depths of the augmented reality object, and the function scales the left-eye and right-eye display sizes with changing apparent real world depth outside the non-scaling range.
US09934612B2
Method for determining the pose of a camera with respect to an object of a real environment for use in authoring/augmented reality application that includes generating a first image by the camera capturing a real object of a real environment, generating first orientation data from at least one orientation sensor associated with the camera or from an algorithm which analyzes the first image for finding and determining features which are indicative of an orientation of the camera, allocating a distance of the camera to the real object, generating distance data indicative of the allocated distance, determining the pose of the camera with respect to a coordinate system related to the real object of the real environment using the distance data and the first orientation data. May be performed with reduced processing requirements and/or higher processing speed, in mobile device such as mobile phones having display, camera and orientation sensor.
US09934608B2
A process for graphically guiding a user of a capture device (e.g., smartphone) to more accurately and completely capture a series of ground-level images of a building. Ground-level images are captured as the picture taker moves around the building—taking a plurality (e.g., 4-16 for an entire building) of ground level images from multiple angles and/or distances. The series of captured ground level images may be uploaded to an image processing system to create a 3D building model and returned to the user or processed locally. The returned 3D building model may incorporate scaled measurements of building architectural elements and may include a dataset of measurements for one or more architectural elements such as siding (e.g., aluminum, vinyl, wood, brick and/or paint), windows or doors.
US09934604B2
In accordance with some embodiments, a full per sample coverage mask may be used for a subset of the pixels in the tile, thereby enabling pixels that belong to multiple depth ranges to be handled. This makes the depth bounds a tighter fit for the true depth range of the tile and improves hierarchical depth culling efficiency when MSAA is used.
US09934602B2
Systems and methods for implementing a voxel 3D modeling technique in client server systems, e.g., using a web browser as the main user interface.
US09934592B1
A method and a system for determining a 6-DOF-pose of an object in space use an optical-tracking marker attached to the object. The marker comprises an inner marker area having a circular contour with a known radius and a marker pattern defining at least one characteristic marker feature. A camera image of the marker typically shows an elliptical representation of the circular contour and the marker pattern. Based on the image, parameters describing the elliptical representation are determined and the 6-DOF-pose of the marker in space is derived using the parameters.
US09934591B2
Disclosed is a method and system for processing images from an aerial imaging device. An image of an object of interest is received from the aerial imaging device. A parameter vector is extracted from the image. Image analysis is performed on the image to determine a height and a width of the object of interest. Idealized images of the object of interest are generated using the extracted parameter vector, the determined height, and the determined width of the object of interest. Each idealized image corresponds to a distinct filled volume of the object of interest. The received image of the object of interest is matched to each idealized image to determine a filled volume of the object of interest. Information corresponding to the determined filled volume of the object of interest is transmitted to a user device.
US09934586B2
Various aspects of a system and a method to process multimodal images are disclosed herein. In accordance with an embodiment, the system includes an image-processing device that generates a structured point cloud, which represents edge points of an anatomical portion. The structured point cloud is generated based on shrink-wrapping of an unstructured point cloud to a boundary of the anatomical portion. Diffusion filtering is performed to dilate edge points that correspond to the structured point cloud to mutually connect the edge points on the structured point cloud. A mask is created for the anatomical portion based on the diffusion filtering.
US09934581B2
A system for dynamically tracking and indicating a path of an object comprises an object position system for generating three-dimensional object position data comprising an object trajectory, a software element for receiving the three-dimensional object position data, the software element also for determining whether the three-dimensional object position data indicates that an object has exceeded a boundary, and a graphics system for displaying the object trajectory.
US09934575B2
According to some aspects, an image processing apparatus is provided, comprising circuitry configured to receive an input image, the input image being supplied as a stereoscopic image including a left image for a left eye and a right image for a right eye, calculate depth information for each of a plurality of sub-regions of the input image based at least in part on the right image and the left image, and determine, for each of the plurality of sub-regions of the input image, at least one luminance component based at least in part on the depth information and a function indicating a relationship between depth information and luminance value.
US09934569B2
A computer implemented method for tracking a site in a series of images, the method comprising identifying a site to be tracked; selecting at least three non-collinear locations distributed around the sire in the reference image; selecting, from the reference image, a region of image data around each of the at least three non collinear locations; comparing each selected region with a second image and, based on these comparisons, identifying for each selected region a corresponding location in the second image, determining a single common affine transformation to map the at least three locations from the reference image onto the corresponding locations in the second image.
US09934563B2
Technologies are generally described for 3D object recognition through 2D image processing based on white balancing and object-rotation in machine vision systems. According to some examples, image recognition of an object captured with a camera under insufficient lighting may be achieved through white balancing. Processing cost reduction may be achieved in the learning process for image recognition through automatic generation of rotated 2D images of target objects to be detected, such as machine parts, from a small number of 2D images of a target object and generation of a 3D image of the target object from the rotated 2D images. Image recognition may thus be ensured even under insufficient lighting through execution of the image recognition process for multiple images and learning the successful recognition results. Some examples may be implemented in mechanical parts selection, where 2D images of the parts may be available beforehand.
US09934553B2
Image super-resolution (SR) generally enhance the resolution of images. One of SR's main challenge is discovering mappings between low-resolution (LR) and high-resolution (HR) image patches. The invention learns patch upscaling projection matrices from a training set of images. Input images are divided into overlapping patches, which are normalized and transformed to a defined orientation. Different transformations can be recognized and dealt with by using a simple 2D-projection. The transformed patches are clustered, and cluster specific upscaling projection matrices and corresponding cluster centroids determined during training are applied to obtain upscaled patches. The upscaled patches are assembled to an upscaled image.
US09934546B1
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for providing integrated management of a workflow for moving industry quotes. A processor can be configured to execute workflow management software to manage a plurality of moving industry quote workflows. Each moving industry quote workflow may correspond to a move transaction. The moving industry quote workflows may correspond to a plurality of workflow types, and each workflow type may comprise an associated plurality of interrelated tasks for different aspects of managing a moving industry quote workflow. Users can interact with a plurality of graphical user interfaces (GUIs) to perform the interrelated tasks.
US09934545B2
A method and a warehouse for handling items stored in a warehouse by a first actor, and are removed from the warehouse by a second actor, wherein, upon an automated receiving of the items by the warehouse, an individual item-specific or actor-specific identification is detected, inputted or generated by the warehouse, wherein the items are associated with one of the actors by assigning the individual identification and are stored according to the association in the warehouse, wherein the individual identification contains information about the storage conditions of the item and that the items delivered to the warehouse are received by a handling system and are stored according to the individual identification under different storage conditions in a shelf system of the warehouse.
US09934543B2
A user, such as an employee of an institution, may travel overseas where data or devices may be compromised. Described herein is a system and method for receiving travel data for the user from a travel data source and receiving a list of countries with a high level of security threats where data security may be an issue. Based on the travel data for the user and the list of countries with a high level of security threats, it may be determined whether the user is entering a country with a high level of security threats. If so, one or more user devices associated with the user may be determined, and data security scans of the devices may be generated before, during, and/or after travel. Data security issues may be determined based on a comparison of the scans. A report of the issues may optionally be generated.
US09934534B2
The present embodiments relate to intelligently throttling a modification message based on a period of time that a trade order is required to remain in a market. In an embodiment, intelligently throttling a modification message includes intelligently selecting a transmission time of a modification message based on a period of time that a trade order is required to remain in a market. The modification message is transmitted at the selected time to ensure that the modification order is received at an electronic exchange at or shortly after, but not before, the period of time has expired. As a result, the modification order is accepted (e.g., not rejected) by the electronic exchange. The modification order does not need to be resent to the electronic exchange.
US09934531B2
A color selection and coordination system including a database of predetermined color relationships implementing a data-driven color model. A starting color is associated with a first color in the color database. One or more predefined color palettes associated with the first color may be retrieved, each palette including one or more coordinating colors, the coordinating colors being predetermined based on the first color and a color coordination algorithm.
US09934528B2
A system and method are provided for indicating an existence of a link to information pertaining to an article of commerce. The present disclosure provides for downloading a look-up table from a server database to a mobile device via a communication network. The look-up table is configured to store a plurality of UPC numbers associated with a plurality of articles of commerce and a plurality of information link indicators. Each information link indicator is associated with a respective UPC number and article of commerce and indicates the existence of a link via the communication network to information pertaining to the respective article of commerce. The mobile device allows a consumer to immediately determine if product information is available for a particular article of commerce, via a visual or audible indication on the mobile device, without access to the communication network.
US09934527B2
Provided is a shoe selection support system in which it is possible to utilize information from other people while considering individual differences and in which it is possible to easily select suitable shoes.This system is provided with: (a), a shoe information storage unit (27) which associates and stores shoe IDs and shoe information; (b), a member information storage unit (28) which associates and stores member IDs and member information that includes foot size; (c), a related information storage unit (29) which associates and stores related information, shoe IDs and member IDs; (d), a shoe size distribution generation unit (22) which generates shoe size distribution data for showing a shoe size distribution diagram; (e), a foot size distribution generation unit (23) which generates foot size distribution data for displaying a foot size distribution diagram; and (f), a member specification unit (25) which generates specific member data for showing the position corresponding to the foot size of the specified member in a shoe size distribution diagram and a foot size distribution diagram.
US09934517B2
A method comprises receiving, by a computer-based system for processing a transaction, a notification that a transaction account holder has taken an action, taking, in near real time, an action in response to the action taken by the transaction account holder, and/or communicating with a web-client associated with the transaction account holder in response to the action taken by the transaction account holder. The communicating with the web-client may occur in near real time.
US09934515B1
The present disclosure relates to applying techniques similar to those used in neural network language modeling systems to a content recommendation system. For example, by associating consumed media content to words of a language model, the system may provide content predictions based on an ordering. Thus, the systems and techniques described herein may produce enhanced prediction results for recommending content (e.g. word) in a given sequence of consumed content. In addition, the system may account for additional user actions by representing particular actions as punctuation in the language model.
US09934509B2
In order to verify the authenticity of a product associated with a host device, the product contains, in segments of a non-volatile memory, several different functions stored in ciphered fashion. The host device sends a control signal for selecting and activating one of those ciphered functions. The product then deciphers and executes the function. The result of the function execution is then communicated back to host device when a decision on product authenticity is made.
US09934508B2
The authenticity of a product associated with a host device is verified through a process. The product contains, in segments of a non-volatile memory, several different functions stored in ciphered fashion. The process involves, in a first phase, the sending by the host device of a control signal for executing a function, with the product functioning to decipher the function and store the unciphered function in the non-volatile memory. The process further involves, in a second phase, the sending by the host device of a control signal for causing execution of the deciphered function, with the product functioning to execute the function and send a result of this execution back to the host device. The host device evaluates the received result to verify product authenticity.
US09934489B2
A centralized web-based system and method for managing appointments having a user interface that interacts with one or more users to display one or more items based on user input, a management module connected to the user interface and configured to receive data related to scheduling an appointment, determine one or more possible appointments based on the data, present the one or more possible appointments, receive a user selection from the one or more possible appointments, and schedule the appointment based on the user selection, and one or more databases configured to store appointment information, wherein the one or more databases are connected to the management module and wherein the data comprises a date and time slot and at least one of a facility, a service, and a servicer.
US09934487B2
Embodiments of the invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for the management of custodians within an electronic discovery system. Embodiments of the invention herein disclosed provide for methods of creating, maintaining, and utilizing a unified custodian directory for the purposes of carrying out electronic discovery within an enterprise environment. By employing a unified custodian directory to manage custodians apart from the electronic discovery cases to which they relate, the custodian management system of the present invention promotes efficiencies in the field of electronic discovery.
US09934484B2
A method for defining, generating, and using a global back-end taxonomy is disclosed. It is identified that a listing of an item is exposed to a plurality of users of a first subsystem via a set of categories of a first front-end taxonomy. The listing of the item is mapped to a set of categories of a global back-end taxonomy, the global back-end taxonomy being maintained independently of the first front-end taxonomy and a second front-end taxonomy, the second front-end taxonomy being associated with a second subsystem. A category of the set of categories of the global back-end taxonomy is mapped to a category of a set of categories of the second front-end taxonomy associated with the second subsystem. The listing of the item is exposed to a plurality of users of the second subsystem via the set of categories of the second front-end taxonomy.
US09934483B1
A pickup location may be enabled to continue to operate when communication over a network is not available. When communication is not available, a pickup location may not be able to send a confirmation that a user has dropped off an item for a return or to send a request to have the item retrieved by a carrier. The pickup location may be enabled to assign a stored access code that was previously sent to a carrier and which will allow the item to be retrieved by the carrier who has arrived at the pickup location for reasons other than a request to retrieve the item. A retrieval confirmation from the carrier may be utilized to allow a refund or replacement process to be initiated, and to update capacity information for the pickup location, if the carrier meets a certain confidence threshold requirement based on past performance.
US09934479B2
A workflow management system that integrates well planning workflows with technical applications, audits change events, provides personnel authorizations, tracks and manages change events, and integrates best practice documentation and data at any point along the workflow.
US09934473B2
In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for selecting a synchronous or asynchronous process to determine a forecast. These mechanisms and methods for such synchronous/asynchronous process selection can enable embodiments to determine forecasts for multiple users (e.g. with hierarchical relationships, etc.) over an arbitrary time interval. The ability of embodiments to provide forecasts that involve such a large amount of data in an effective way can enable forecasting that was otherwise infeasible due to resource limitations.
US09934466B2
Disclosed herein is an enhanced device personalization that personalizes a user's experience with a device, e.g., a multi-user device. Rather than personalizing based on the specific user(s) that are using, an active entity, which represents a type of consumption, may be generated and used to make recommendations for personalizing an experience using the device. In a case of a multi-user device, each user's experience is personalized by determining an active entity for the user's experience and without knowledge of which user is using the device.
US09934463B2
Neuromorphic computational circuitry is disclosed that includes a cross point resistive network and line control circuitry. The cross point resistive network includes variable resistive units. One set of the variable resistive units is configured to generate a correction line current on a conductive line while other sets of the variable resistive units generate resultant line currents on other conductive lines. The line control circuitry is configured to receive the line currents from the conductive lines and generate digital vector values. Each of the digital vector values is provided in accordance with a difference between the current level of a corresponding resultant line current and a current level of the correction line current. In this manner, the digital vector values are corrected by the current level of the correction line current in order to reduce errors resulting from finite on to off conductance state ratios.
US09934454B2
A method, an imaging and light source module insertable in a reverse vending machine, and a reverse vending machine including an opening for entering objects into a chamber, a plurality of light sources and a plurality of imaging devices allowing at least one feature of an object in the chamber to be read, wherein the plurality of imaging devices and the plurality of light sources are arranged as a plurality of imaging and light units around the perimeter of the chamber, wherein each imaging and light unit including one 2D imaging device and one light source, the 2D imaging device and the light source is viewing and illuminating the object at a first and a second oblique angle, respectively, wherein the first and second oblique angles are in the range 45-75° relative to a center-symmetrical line of the imaging and light units.
US09934453B2
Multi-source multi-modal activity recognition for conducting aerial video surveillance comprising detecting and tracking multiple dynamic targets from a moving platform, representing FMV target tracks and chat-messages as graphs of attributes, associating FMV tracks and chat-messages using a probabilistic graph based mapping approach; and detecting spatial-temporal activity boundaries.
US09934451B2
A method of object detection includes receiving a first image taken by a first stereo camera, receiving a second image taken by a second stereo camera, and offsetting the first image relative to the second image by an offset distance selected such that each corresponding pixel of offset first and second images depict a same object locus if the object locus is at an assumed distance from the first and second stereo cameras. The method further includes locating a target object in the offset first and second images.
US09934449B2
A method for detecting one or more topic transitions in a multimedia content includes identifying, one or more frames from a plurality of frames of the multimedia content based on a comparison between one or more content items in a first frame of the plurality of frames, and the one or more content items in a first set of frames of the plurality of frames. The method further includes determining at least a first score, and a second score for each of the one or more frames. Additionally, the method includes determining a likelihood for each of the one or more frames based at least on the first score, and the second score, wherein the likelihood is indicative of a topic transition among the one or more frames.
US09934448B2
A key identification system is provided. The key identification system comprises an imaging system to capture an image of a master key, and a logic to analyze the captured image. The imaging system may be capture an image of a groove in the master key from an angle between perpendicular and parallel to the blade of said master key. The logic analyzes the captured image to compare characteristics of the groove with groove characteristics of known key blanks to determine the likelihood of a match between the master key and a known key blank. The key identification system may further compensate for displacement or orientation of the master key with respect to the imaging system when analyzing characteristics of the groove.
US09934442B2
Disclosed are a passenger counting device, etc., for accurately counting the number of occupants in a vehicle, including persons seated in the rear seats thereof. This vehicle passenger counting device comprises: a specific part detection means for detecting a specific part of a vehicle from acquired images and generating specific part detection results; an association means for associating the specific part detection results across images in order to compute a degree of movement of the vehicle and generate vehicle movement information including the result of the said computation; a person detection means for detecting persons who are occupants of the vehicle in the images and generating person detection results including location information of the detected persons; and an integration means for determining the number of occupants by integrating the person detection results on the basis of the vehicle movement information.
US09934440B1
A method of monitoring a blind spot of a monitoring vehicle by using a blind spot monitor. The method includes steps of: the blind spot monitor (a) acquiring a feature map from rear video images, on condition that video images with reference vehicles in the blind spot are acquired, reference boxes for the reference vehicles are created, and the reference boxes are set as proposal boxes; (b) acquiring feature vectors for the proposal boxes on the feature map by pooling, inputting the feature vectors into a fully connected layer, acquiring classification and regression information; and (c) selecting proposal boxes by referring to the classification information, acquiring bounding boxes for the proposal boxes by using the regression information, confirming whether the bounding boxes match their corresponding proposal boxes, and determining whether the monitored vehicle is in the proposal boxes to determine the monitored vehicle is in the blind spot.
US09934428B2
The invention relates to a method for detecting a pedestrian (27) moving in an environmental region of a motor vehicle relatively to the motor vehicle based on a temporal sequence of images (18) of the environmental region, which are provided by means of a camera of the motor vehicle (1), wherein characteristic features are extracted from the images (18) and a plurality of optical flow vectors is determined to the characteristic features of at least two consecutively captured images of the sequence by means of an image processing device of the motor vehicle, which indicate a movement of the respective characteristic features over the sequence, wherein for detecting the pedestrian (27), several confidence metrics are determined based on the characteristic features and the optical flow vectors, and based on the confidence metrics, it is examined if a preset plausibility check criterion required for the detection of the pedestrian (27) is satisfied, wherein the pedestrian (27) is supposed to be detected if the plausibility check criterion with respect to the confidence metrics is satisfied.
US09934425B2
A user interacts with various pieces of technology to perform numerous tasks and activities. Reactions can be observed and mental states inferred from these performances. Multiple devices, including mobile devices, can observe and record or transmit a user's mental state data. The mental state data collected from the multiple devices can be used to analyze the mental states of the user. The mental state data can be in the form of facial expressions, electrodermal activity, movements, or other detectable manifestations. Multiple cameras on the multiple devices can be usefully employed to collect facial data. An output can be rendered based on an analysis of the mental state data.
US09934412B2
In one embodiment, a data storage client may establish a virtual replay protected storage system with an agnostic data storage. The virtual replay protected storage system may maintain a trusted counter and a secret key in a trusted client environment. The virtual replay protected storage system may encode a hash message authentication code signature based on the trusted counter, the secret key, and a data set. The virtual replay protected storage system may send a write request of the data set with the hash message authentication code signature to an agnostic data storage.
US09934405B2
A kernel receives a request to execute a first process instance from an agent. The first process instance is an instance of a first program. The kernel obtains one or more access control rules related to the agent. The kernel permits execution of the first process instances based on the access control rules. The kernel detects the first process instance attempting to access a second process instance during execution of the first process instance. The second process instance is an instance of a second program currently being executed. The kernel determines whether to grant the first process instance permission to access the second process instances based on the access control rules.
US09934394B1
Provided are methods and systems for generating user-specific resource URIs for resources shared between users on the Internet. The user for whom the link was created and to whom the link was sent may use the link to access a shared resource; however, the link may not be used by any other user to do the same. No data needs to be created and/or stored on the server-side as a result of the link being provided to the user. Instead, by creating this customized/individualized link for the user, the particular user (and only the particular user) is being granted access to the shared resource. The methods and systems provided obviate the need to maintain any configuration data on the server side, thereby protecting against the possibility of the individualized URIs being forged by an intruder, while preserving the need for the accessing user to be authenticated.
US09934384B2
Disclosed are various embodiments for assessing risk associated with a software application on a user computing device in an enterprise networked environment. An application rating is generated for the software application based at least in part on application characteristics. A risk analysis for the installation of the application is generated based at least in part on the application rating, the user computing device, and user information.
US09934381B1
Techniques for detecting exfiltration content are described herein. According to one embodiment, a malicious content suspect is executed and a packet inspection of outbound network traffic is performed by a packet inspector running within the virtual machine. Occurring before the outbound network traffic leaving the virtual machine, the packet inspector determines whether a portion of outbound network traffic matches one or more portions of predetermined network traffic patterns or signatures. If so, a determination is made whether the outbound network traffic includes at least one environmental property of the virtual machine that is unique or almost unique to the virtual machine. If so, migration of the outbound network traffic outside of the virtual machine is precluded and an alert is transmitted. The alert includes the malicious content suspect that is attempting to perform an exfiltration of data.
US09934377B2
A device comprises a detector configured to detect an event, and a selector coupled to the detector and configured to generate a signal in response to a detection of an event by the detector. The signal is operable to select a set of input/output (I/O) parameters from among first and second stored sets of parameters. The device also includes a configuration module coupled to the selector. The configuration module is configured to output the selected set of I/O parameters.
US09934376B1
A threat-aware virtualization module may be deployed in a malware detection appliance architecture and execute on a malware detection system (MDS) appliance to provide exploit and malware detection within a network environment. The virtualization module may underlie an operating system kernel of the MDS appliance and execute in kernel space of the architecture to control access to kernel resources of the appliance for any operating system process. A type 0 virtual machine monitor may be disposed over the virtualization module and execute in user space of the architecture as a pass-through module configured to expose the kernel resources of the appliance to the operating system kernel. One or more hypervisors, e.g., type 1 VMM, may be further disposed over the virtualization module and execute in user space of the architecture under control of the virtualization module to support execution of one or more guest operating systems inside one or more full virtual machines.
US09934374B2
The present disclosure provides a description of a computer implemented method and system for protecting a software program from attack during runtime. The system comprises a plurality of software blocks for providing desired functions during execution of a software program and a trusted address server having a table for mapping predetermined source tokens to destination tokens. The trusted address server couples each of the plurality of software blocks for receipt of predetermined source tokens from any one of the plurality of software blocks, while returning a mapped destination token from the predetermined destination tokens to said any one of the plurality of software blocks in dependence upon the table for mapping predetermined source tokens to destination tokens.
US09934372B1
Technologies for performing orientation-independent bioimpedance-based user authentication include a compute device. The compute device includes a plurality of electrodes usable to transmit an alternating current and measure a bioimpedance in a section of the body of a user. The compute device is to transmit, with a pair of the electrodes, an alternating current through the section of the body of the user, measure, with a pair of the electrodes, a bioimpedance of the section of the body to the transmitted alternating current, generate a tomographic image as a function of the measured bioimpedance, identify a position of a fiduciary marker in the tomographic image, rotate the tomographic image to a predefined orientation as a function of the position of the fiduciary marker, extract one or more biometric features from the rotated tomographic image, and perform authentication of the user as a function of the extracted one or more biometric features.
US09934370B2
Methods for controlling a medical device using a software application on a mobile device are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a request from the software application on the mobile device to open a communications channel for at least one of audio communication or text-based communication, and sending from the server an instruction to the medical device based on the request. The method also includes providing to the software application on the mobile device for display a result of the instruction. Systems, graphical user interfaces, and machine-readable media are also provided.
US09934369B2
Examples of techniques for detecting and tracking virtual containers are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method includes detecting a virtual container. The method further includes collecting virtual container data for the virtual container. The method also includes associating, by a processing device, the virtual container to at least one of a plurality of images. Additionally, the method includes building, by the processing device, a container event database based on the virtual container data and the association of the virtual container to the at least one of the plurality of images, so as to enable tracking of software in the plurality of images and in live virtual containers.
US09934367B2
A computer method of characterizing chemical composition of crude oil and crude oil blends, includes determining respective segment type and segment number range of selected classes of hydrocarbon constituent molecules based on physical and chemical property data on each class of hydrocarbon constituent molecules and on crude oil physical and chemical property data. The method determines relative ratio of each class of hydrocarbon constituent molecules that forms a chemical composition representative of the subject crude oil, and therefrom characterizes chemical composition of the subject crude oil. The method/system displays to an end-user, the characterized chemical composition of the subject crude oil. Based on the identified distribution functions and the relative ratio of each class of hydrocarbon constituent molecules, the method estimates chemical composition of the crude oil. Estimates of physical and chemical properties of the crude oil are then based on the estimated chemical composition.
US09934357B2
A method and a device for protocol adjustment for medical imaging, and a medical imaging device and a computer program product for carrying out the method, wherein the method includes providing a location-specific feature of an imaging device, ascertaining at least one location-dependent protocol boundary condition from a comparison with at least one database, and creating at least one protocol adjusted to the at least one location-dependent protocol boundary condition. At least one of the providing, ascertaining, or creating occurs automatically.
US09934355B2
A test and measurement apparatus, system, and method for synchronizing an acquisition or triggering system to a specific burst of interest. The subject apparatus and method triggers on varying energy content of a signal qualified by time in the presence of high-frequency input signal bursts, by using an adjustable pulse width envelope detector, disposed in the signal path of the trigger circuitry, as a digital rectifier or to otherwise process and extract an envelope signal. An RF envelope probe having an analog envelope detector among other suitable components is disclosed. A method is implemented for isolating an interval of interest in a signal under test. An envelope detector circuit produces an envelope signal from the signal. Trigger circuitry receives the envelope signal from the envelope detector, and isolates the interval of interesting in the signal under test using the envelope signal.
US09934352B2
A method of making a three-dimensional (3D) integrated circuit (IC) includes performing a series of simulations of operations of a first die of the 3DIC in response to a corresponding series of input vectors and at least one environment temperature. The method also includes adjusting, for at least one simulation in the series of simulations, the at least one environment temperature based on an operational temperature profile of a second die of the 3DIC.
US09934329B2
This application is directed to an indexing system for graph data. In particular implementations, the indexing system uses a database index infrastructure that provides for flexible search capability to data objects and associations between data objects. Particular embodiments relate to an indexing system for storing and serving information modeled as a graph that includes nodes and edges that define associations or relationships between nodes that the edges connect in the graph.
US09934322B2
Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for providing an enhanced media presentation. In one embodiment, an enhanced media presentation is provided. To provide the enhanced media presentation, one or more content items associated with subject matter associated with a segment of an enhanced media presentation are identified. Each content item may be associated with at least one uniform resource identifier. Then, a content object based at least in part on at least one content item is created. The content object is an abstract representation of the content item. The content object can be associated with the segment and provided for simultaneous displayed simultaneously with at least a portion of the segment.
US09934317B2
An electronic audio product supports transmit-receive of an audio information signal of an interactive interconnected system comprising an electronic reading device and an electronic transmitter-receiver. The audio information signal is formed by associated data and audio data. The associated data is a preset Uniform Resource Identifier. The electronic transmitter-receiver is provided with an associated data reception circuit, an associated data transmission circuit and a central processing unit (with memory). The associated data reception circuit is equipped with a short-distance signal transmission-reception circuit; and the electronic transmitter-receiver is configured to control transmit-receive of the associated data of the decomposed audio information signal, receive the associated data decomposed by the transmission circuit of the electronic reading device, transmit the associated data to an external information data storage center via a remote wireless technology, and quickly call out an associated electronic file.
US09934311B2
Weighted features associated with a document are scaled using scales to generate a set of unweighted elements for each scale. A sketch is generated for each scale by sampling the unweighted elements generated for the scale. The scales are chosen based on a selected cutoff factor so that documents that have a similarity that is less than the cutoff factor might have no scales in common, while documents that have a similarity that is greater than the cutoff factor will have at sufficiently many but at least one scale in common. The similarity of these documents can be estimated using the sketches associated with each of the documents for the common scales.
US09934308B2
In an embodiment, a method comprises performing a first search based on a first text string; based on the first search, identifying one or more search results; after identifying the one or more search results, causing the one or more search results to be displayed; while the one or more search results are displayed: receiving input that changes the first text string to a modified text string; in response to receiving the input: performing a second search based, at least in part, on a portion of the modified text string, and determining that no search results are identified based on the second search; after determining that no search results are identified based on the second search, continuing to display the one or more search results; wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.
US09934306B2
Technologies are described herein for identifying query intent from a raw query. A method for identifying intent may include repeatedly separating and merging terms of a natural language expression based on a set of rule-based transpositions of natural language terms into one or more defined terms based on predetermined naming conventions for at least one software function. Thereafter, a cluster of previous search terms related to the defined terms may be identified, and the natural language expression may be associated with the identified cluster to create intent-based cluster information.
US09934292B2
A results set can be received from a form-based presentation optimizer. The results set can comprise data records having at least one data field. Form definitions applicable to the received results set can be identified. A form definition can define user interface elements and their configuration within a user interface of the form-based software application. An optimal form definition can be dynamically synthesized from the identified form definitions and predefined presentation optimization rules. The optimal form definition can define the configuration of user interface elements that optimally present the results set. The contents of the optimal form definition can vary based upon internal and external parameters that affect operation of the form-based software application and/or form-based presentation optimizer. The optimal form definition can then be conveyed to the form-based software application for rendering.
US09934291B2
A method for dynamically generating an optimal form definition for a results set can begin with the receipt of a results set by a form-based presentation optimizer. The results set can comprise data records having at least one data field. Form definitions applicable to the received results set can be identified. A form definition can define user interface elements and their configuration within a user interface of the form-based software application. An optimal form definition can be dynamically synthesized from the identified form definitions and predefined presentation optimization rules. The optimal form definition can define the configuration of user interface elements that optimally present the results set. The contents of the optimal form definition can vary based upon internal and external parameters that affect operation of the form-based software application and/or form-based presentation optimizer. The optimal form definition can then be conveyed to the form-based software application for rendering.
US09934290B1
A method for serving a request for hierarchical data includes receiving, at a processing circuit, a request for hierarchical data stored in one or more databases. The request includes an indication of a particular data hierarchy. The method further includes identifying, by the processing circuit, one or more entity count records corresponding to the particular data hierarchy. The entity count records indicate a distribution of the hierarchical data within the data hierarchy. The method further includes splitting the request for hierarchical data into a plurality of sharded requests based on the distribution of the hierarchical data indicated by the one or more entity count records, assigning the plurality of sharded requests to one or more processing sites for processing at least a subset of the sharded requests in parallel, and reporting a combined result of processing the plurality of sharded requests.
US09934289B2
A method and system for fuzzy full text search is disclosed. The system includes an inverted index where tokens are organized in a Next Valid Character (NVC) tree. Each path through the tree defines a token. The document lists for the tokens are stored at leaf nodes. When performing a fuzzy full text search, the system uses an edit distance greater than zero. After receiving search tokens, the system traverses the NVC tree to generate document error lists. The system then compares the error lists to identify relevant document identifiers and provides a result set.
US09934280B2
A query that is submitted to a database is analyzed so as to determine a join order restriction. The join order restriction is associated with a join between two tables of a plurality of tables of the database that participate in the query. The join order restriction constrains its associated join to be executed prior to another join of the query. At least one join plan is generated, the join plan being constrained by the join order restriction. Different join plans include different join orders. A join plan is selected from among the join plans for execution of the query.
US09934274B2
A computer system can generate a materialized query table (MQT) for data from a base table that has a plurality of rows and columns that each contain stored data. The computer system can receive a query to data stored in a row from the base table. The system can identify a column in the row and determine that data from a cell in the row and the column is above a threshold memory size. The system can generate, in response to determining that the data being above the threshold memory size, an MQT that includes data for the row and that includes a reference pointer that points to a location shared with another table.
US09934273B1
An iteratively updated metadata collection is used for making packet rewriting decisions at a flow management system. In a particular iteration at a particular rewriting decisions node of the system, metadata representing older local decisions is discarded, and metadata representing notifications of older rewriting decisions which were received at a different tier is also discarded. Representations of more recent local decisions and more recent notifications received at the different tier are added to the metadata collection during the particular iteration. New rewriting decisions are made using aggregations of the objects in the metadata collection.
US09934272B2
A method for processing a database query on a database system includes receiving the database query at the database system, determining a sequence of database operations for processing the database query, estimating a number of incoming data elements of the database system to be processed for each of the database operations, estimating a workload of a programmable integrated circuit of the database system for each of the database operations based on the estimated number of incoming data elements, assuming each of the database operations is performed in a single instantiation, selecting a number of instantiations Ni for a database operation i of the sequence of database operations based on the estimated workload of the programmable integrated circuit for the database operation i, and configuring the programmable integrated circuit to execute the determined sequence of database operations, the database operation i is instantiated Ni times.
US09934268B2
The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for providing consistent tenant experiences at multi-tenant database. Embodiments of the invention include an import service that facilitates data imports without any distribution logic on a tenant. A tenant (caller) provides data in essentially any order. The import service understands the distribution of data across multiple databases and determines for any given piece of import data what database the import data is to be inserted into. Accordingly, the tenant (caller) is relieved from having to know how the data is distributed across a set (of potentially hundreds or thousands) of databases. The import service can optimize an import process to provide load balancing and fairness across a dynamic distributed database system. For example, the import service can insure that a large import by one tenant does not deprive the import other tenants of appropriate resources.
US09934249B2
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for context-aware and personalized access to data corresponding to an event. The data is related to multiple predefined parameters including a location, date, time, and a classifier representing a status or an impact intensity for the event. The method includes receiving the data and an event type for the data. The event type is selected from multiple predefined event types. The method also includes creating a hierarchical data structure configured to spatially index the data based on the selected event type. The hierarchical data structure includes a node representing the selected event type. The node is augmented using a linked list for referring to the data to be stored in a database. The node is associated with a frequency of occurrence of the selected event type.
US09934247B2
Methods, computing systems and computer program products implement embodiments of the present invention that include storing multiple files to a file-level storage system that includes one or more storage devices, and maintaining, by the file-level storage system, one or more searchable indexes for the multiple files, each of the indexes indexing a respective key field. In some embodiments the file-level storage system may be configured as a network attached storage system. Upon receiving, via a network, a search query from a computer, the file-level storage system can identify, using the one or more searchable indexes, one or more of the multiple files that match the search query, and convey, to the computer, the respective name and the respective location of each of the one or more identified files. In some embodiments, the file-level storage system includes a web server exposing a representational state transfer application programming interface.
US09934246B2
A system and method support a reference store in a distributed computing environment such as a distributed data grid. The system associates a ticket with the reference store, wherein the reference store contains a plurality of references. Furthermore, the system uses the ticket to expose the reference store to one or more consumers in the distributed computing environment. The reference store type is selected in response to the number of references required to be stored and access overhead. Each reference store can be inflated or deflated according to the number of references it contains. Selection of different reference store types allows for reduced memory overhead while still providing acceptable reference retrieval times. The reduction in memory overhead enhances performance and capabilities of a distributed computing environment such as a distributed data grid.
US09934244B2
A method and system for managing access to file system objects enables an application to request access to a file system object via a file system transformer driver, which may extend the capabilities of a file system. The file system transformer driver may be configured to convert a data file format for the file system object to a data format requested by the application. The file system transformer driver may store the file system object in an internal data format using a file system on a storage device. The file system transformer driver may receive requests from applications via an operating system instruction.
US09934243B2
Systems, methods and computer program products for determining completion of commands in a library system and providing an indication of the completion to a component of the media library system so that other commands which are dependent upon the completion can be efficiently issued and executed. In one embodiment, a tape is mounted in a drive of the library and a filesystem mount command is issued to initiate a filesystem mount operation. Diagnostic information generated by the operating system for this operation is communicated to the media library management application. When the filesystem mount process is completed, a corresponding diagnostic message is communicated to the media library management application. Until this message is received by the media library management application, commands that are dependent upon the completion of the filesystem mount process are inhibited, and afterward these dependent commands are allowed to be issued.
US09934233B2
A method and apparatus are provided to store transaction records in a retrievable form and to enable subsequent search and retrieval of stored transaction records. Transaction records are captured and then grouped according to predetermined grouping criteria such that they may be indexed to a first level and then efficiently compressed for bulk storage. In the event that records need to be retrieved subsequently, the first level index may be used to select one or more groups of records satisfying first level search criteria and, following retrieval of the selected groups from storage and de-compression, a second level index may be created to enable a more detailed record-level search for matching records in the retrieved groups. Preferably, the same indexing technique is used for both the first and second level of indexing.
US09934229B2
In one embodiment, a server may identify an executable file using a hash identifier. The server 110 may compute a hash identifier based on a file metadata set associated with an executable file. The server 110 may identify the executable file using the hash identifier.
US09934228B2
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, a computer program product, and a computer system for suspending and activating a database index. A computer determines a quantity of changes for a number of rows of a database that are to be made by an update of the database. The computer determines whether to suspend an index of the database based, at least in part, on a comparison between the quantity of changes and a pre-determined threshold value. The computer suspends the index of the database based on a result of the comparison that indicates the quantity of changes at least meet the pre-determined threshold value. A suspension of the index of the database initiates a rebuilding of the index.
US09934225B2
A media management framework comprises an integrated architecture and online networking service for aggregating a user's various media files to enable a customized distribution of those media files. User media files are processed, archived, aggregated, and distributed for display in customized story streams. Additional media files are pulled from other sources, such as social media feeds and the public domain, to create a customized distribution and a comprehensive user experience centered on a user's media files based on specified user preferences. The customized distribution also includes modifying story streams based on learning of additional user preferences from continued user interaction and continuously grouping inference associations from one or more of activities, people, objects, times, dates, and locations.
US09934221B2
A method and apparatus for document collaboration and management are disclosed. User devices associated with a user of a document management and collaboration system are identified. Documents associated with the user are downloaded to the user devices from the document management and collaboration system. A targeted denial of access to the downloaded documents is performed.
US09934217B2
In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a string of symbols by a computing device. The string is divided into one or more string components each including at least one of the symbols, and each string component is associated with at least one string-position identifier. The string components and their respective associated string-position identifiers are stored for the string of symbols.
US09934215B2
Systems for associating audio files with cells of a spreadsheet are provided. Both audio files and data may be associated with a single cell of the spreadsheet. An audio file may be recorded, retrieved from storage, or converted from a document (e.g., using text-to-speech technology) for association with a spreadsheet. Upon association, audio parameters may be viewed and/or manipulated by a user, providing audio processing functionality within a spreadsheet. Controls may be provided for listening to the audio file and/or playing the audio file in response to spreadsheet data satisfying a condition. Text transcriptions (e.g., speech-to-text) of audio files may be inserted into the spreadsheet. For low vision users, audio transcriptions (e.g., text-to-speech) of data may be generated and “played” for the user. Spreadsheet operations (e.g., sort and/or filter operations) may also be performed on a range of cells based on audio parameters of associated audio files.
US09934212B2
Embodiments of the disclosure disclose methods, and systems for capturing, sharing and printing annotations. The method includes receiving a physical document including hand-written annotation, the hand-written annotation is made by a user corresponding to at least a portion of the physical document. The method further includes capturing the hand-written annotation and corresponding position information of the hand-written annotation, wherein capturing further includes capturing position information of the at least portion of the physical document. Further, the method includes storing the captured hand-written annotation, position information of the hand-written annotation and position information of the at least portion of the physical document. Moreover, the method includes associating the hand-written annotation to the at least portion of the physical document. Additionally, the method includes sharing the hand-written annotation with other users.
US09934205B2
A method, system, and/or computer program product parse a plurality of data elements arranged in a structured tree within a document, where the elements are arranged with a root element at a root level branching to remaining elements at lower levels within branches of the structured tree. An external request to provide one or more elements from a structured tree is received. The one or more elements being requested are from a group consisting of a next sibling element and a next child element in the structured tree. A next sibling element is provided by fetching next and subsequent elements in the document until a specified sibling level in the structured tree is reached, and then returned to a requester. A next child element is provided by fetching and returning a next element in response to the next element being a child element, and then returned to the requester.
US09934201B2
A method, apparatus, and system are provided for displaying a graphical representation of at least a portion of a file by interfacing with a graphical interface relating to the file. A request for viewing a file content is received. A window for viewing a graphical representation of at least a portion of the content of a file is provided.
US09934198B2
Apparatus performs various modal interval computations, while accounting for various modal interval operand configurations that are not amenable to ordinary computational operations. Upon detecting an exponent field of all 1's, the apparatus adapts various conventions involving leading bits in the fraction field of the modal interval endpoints to return a result having a useful meaning.
US09934195B2
A multicore processor is achieved by a processor assembly, comprising a first processor having a first core and at least a first and a second unit, each being selected from the group of vector execution units, memory units and accelerators, said first core and first and second units being interconnected by a first network, and a second processor having a second core wherein the first core is arranged to enable the second core to control at least one of the units in the first processor. Each processors generally comprises a combination of execution units, memory units and accelerators, which may be controlled and/or accessed by units in the other processor.
US09934193B2
An electronic apparatus includes a main body housing, a design panel to be mounted to a front surface of the main body housing, a button which is configured such that an end extends in cantilever fashion from an end portion fixed to the design panel and in which an operation part provided at the end is exposed to the outside through an opening of the design panel, a drain groove, provided around the operation part, whose an end portion in a direction in which the end is tilted due to pressing of the operation part is open, and a drain groove provided in the front surface of the main body housing on the side of the open end portion of the drain groove and leads to the outside of the main body housing.
US09934187B2
Embodiments generally relate to hot-plug technology. The present technology discloses hardware and software specifications that can enable hot-plug functions for high-bandwidth and low-latency data transmission within a computing system. The present technology can provide hot-plug functions to PICe devices within a server rack by utilizing various controllers and power indicators embedded in the system. In addition to PCIe, the present technology can provide hot-plug functions to other high-throughput computer I/O (Input/Output) expansion technologies.
US09934180B2
The present invention discloses a system and a method for communication and control between incompatible devices that operate in accordance with different protocols without hardware modification and without requirement of a dedicated hardware.
US09934178B2
Full bandwidth communication buses are disclosed. While primarily focused on the Serial Low-power Inter-chip Media Bus (SLIMbus) communication bus, the concepts of the present disclosure may be extended to other communication buses. Exemplary aspects of the present disclosure utilize a reserved segment distribution code and a segment length to define a Segment Interval that is better-sized relative to raw data bits. By fitting the segment interval to the size of the raw data bits, bandwidth utilization is maximized, resulting in faster effective data transfers. Completion of such efficient data transfers may allow the communication bus to spend more time in a low-power mode and thus, conserve power. Additionally, such efficient data transfers may allow for better quality in presentation of multimedia content to the user.
US09934169B2
A method of operating an input/output interface includes selecting one of a plurality of output driver circuits according to a mode selection signal, and outputting a data signal using the selected one of the plurality of output driver circuits. Another method of operating an includes generating a mode selection signal based on a received command signal, and controlling an on-die termination (ODT) circuit included in the input/output interface according to the mode selection signal. Another method of operating an includes generating a mode selection signal based on a received command signal, and controlling an ODT circuit included in the input/output interface according to the mode selection signal.
US09934167B2
A method for commissioning a sensor series circuit configured in a daisy chain topology. A second sensor being downstream from a first sensor. The method includes furnishing a first switch signal to the first sensor to close the first switch, the first switch signal being furnished in response to a successful initialization of the first sensor, monitoring a function of the second sensor during initialization of the second sensor to ascertain whether the second sensor exhibits a fault upon initialization or is initialized correctly, and to furnish a fault signal if it is ascertained that the second sensor exhibits a fault upon initialization; and outputting a suppression signal to the first sensor if the fault signal has been furnished, to prevent the first switch from being closed.
US09934156B1
A host write is received which includes a write address and write data. It is determined if the write address is already stored in at least one of a plurality of open blocks. If so, a collision open block is determined at least the write data is stored in the collision open block. In the event it is determined that the write address is not already stored in at least one of the plurality of open blocks, a temperature for the host write is determined and at least the write data is stored in an open block associated with the temperature.
US09934152B1
Systems and techniques relating to hardware alias detection and management in caches are described. A cache controller can receive a cache request that specifies a virtual address, which includes a virtual page number (VPN) and a page offset; access, concurrently, one or more primary tags in a slot of the cache corresponding to a primary cache index that is based on a portion of the page offset and a portion of the VPN and one or more secondary tags in one or more slots corresponding to one or more secondary cache indices that are based on the portion of the page offset and one or more variations of the portion of the VPN; and determine whether there are any primary or secondary matching ways. The controller can write store data to a primary matching way if it exists and perform an alias management operation if any secondary matching ways exist.
US09934149B2
Systems and methods relate to servicing a demand miss for a cache line in a first cache (e.g., an L1 cache) of a processing system, for example, when none of one or more fill buffers for servicing the demand miss are available. In exemplary aspects, the demand miss is converted to a prefetch operation to prefetch the cache line into a second cache (e.g., an L2 cache), wherein the second cache is a backing storage location for the first cache. Thus, servicing the demand miss is not delayed until a fill buffer becomes available, and once a fill buffer becomes available, the prefetched cache line is returned from the second cache to the available fill buffer.
US09934148B2
A memory module stores memory access metadata reflecting information about memory accesses to the memory module. The memory access metadata can indicate the number of times a particular unit of data (e.g., a row of data, a unit of data corresponding to a cache line, and the like) has been read, written, had one or more of its bits flipped, and the like. Modifications to the embedded access metadata can be made by a control module at the memory module itself, thereby reducing overhead at a processor core. In addition, the control module can be configured to record different access metadata for different memory locations of the memory module.
US09934136B2
Systems and methods that provide manual test cases and scripted test cases automatically based on metadata included in a software application. In an embodiment, an application may include elements that generate an output file containing information corresponding to one or more forms with one or more fields in an application. The information may be utilized by a test device or application to automatically generate manual test cases, automated scripted test cases, or a combination of manual and automated test cases based on the information. In an embodiment, a manual test case may include a sequence of instructions in a natural language format. In an embodiment, an automated test case may be in a script language configured to interact with the application or an appropriate application emulator.
US09934132B2
A method of determining code coverage of an application by test(s) (wherein code may include UI elements). The method comprises executing a code test on at least one portion of a tested code of an application in one or more iterations, wherein in each one of the plurality of iterations, selecting at least one of a plurality of atomic code elements of the tested code, applying the code test on a version of the code that does not include the at least one selected atomic element, and classifying the at least one selected atomic element as covered by the code test when the code test fails and as not covered in the code test when the code test passes.
US09934128B2
A system, method, and techniques for dynamically probing a method are provided. An example method includes identifying a target method to probe in an application. The method also includes modifying the target method to include a call to a helper method that passes a rulename to a native method in a shared object library. The native method includes a marker associated with a probe point inserted in the application at a location relative to the target method, and the rulename identifies the marker associated with the probe point. The method further includes during execution of the application on a computing device, detecting when the target method is invoked. The method also includes when the method is invoked, passing the rulename to the native method in the shared object library.
US09934127B1
Inserting key frames during indexing of a trace for responsive trace replay. A method includes identifying responsiveness goal(s) for trace replay, including identifying a target trace section replay time. A portion of execution of executable entit(ies) is replayed based on first trace data stream(s). While replaying execution of the executable entit(ies), and based on the identified target trace section replay time, points of interest in execution of the executable entit(ies) are identified. Second trace data stream(s) are recorded, which includes inserting a key frame into the second trace data stream(s) at, or near, each of the identified points of interest, to create a plurality of trace sections. Each key frame enables replay of at least one of the executable entities beginning at the key frame.
US09934121B2
Aspects extend to methods, systems, and computer program products for intent-based interactions with cluster resources. One or more computer systems are joined in a computer system cluster to provide defined computing functionality (e.g., storage, compute, network, etc.) to an external system. In one aspect, a data collection intent facilitates collection and aggregation of data to form a health report for one or more components of the computer system cluster. In another aspect, a command intent facilitates implementing a command at one or more components of the computer system cluster. Services span machines of the computer system cluster to abstract lower level aspects of data collection and aggregation and command implementation for higher level aspects of data collection and aggregation and command implementation. Services can be integrated into an operating system to relieve users from having to have operating system knowledge.
US09934118B2
Embodiments disclose techniques for executing a test case to test a processor by bypassing an instruction pipeline of the processor. In one embodiment, the processor receives a plurality of test cases to execute on the processor. Each test case includes one or more instructions. Once received, the processor loads a plurality of registers with one or more first register values for the test case by bypassing the instruction pipeline. Once loaded, the processor runs the test case using the one or more first register values. The processor then retrieves, from the plurality of registers, one or more second register values associated with results of the test case run, by bypassing the instruction pipeline.
US09934109B2
An information processing apparatus includes a search unit, a selection unit, and a mounting processor. The search unit is configured to search for a plurality of roll back points of a file system. The selection unit is configured to select, from the plurality of roll back points searched for by the search unit, a roll back point corresponding to an operation made by a user. The mounting processor is configured to mount the file system at the roll back point selected by the selection unit to a read-only state, and further mount the file system to a readable and writable state according to an operation made by the user.
US09934108B2
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and system for optimizing mirror creation. The method includes receiving, within an electronic system, a request for creating a mirror of a portion of a volume and accessing a data structure comprising information about a plurality of regions of the volume. The method further includes determining a plurality of regions comprising non-zeros of the volume based on the data structure and copying only the plurality of regions comprising non-zeros to create the mirror.
US09934104B2
Metadata generate for incremental backup is disclosed. A subset of blocks used to store file system metadata are identified in a set of blocks changed since a last backup. File system metadata stored in the subset of blocks is used to obtain file system metadata associated with file system objects that have been created and/or modified since the last backup. The file system metadata associated with file system objects that have been created and/or modified since the last backup is used to generate file system metadata files for the incremental backup.
US09934101B2
Graphical user interface relationship graph for displaying relationships between image backup files in a backup job. In one example embodiment, one or more non-transitory computer-readable media store a program that causes a processor to generate and visually present, on an electronic display device associated with the processor, a graphical user interface (GUI) relationship graph for displaying relationships between image backup files in a backup job. The GUI relationship graph includes multiple image nodes each representing an image backup file of a source storage and a chain path including multiple links. Each of the links represents a parent-child relationship between one of the image nodes and another of the image nodes.
US09934099B1
It is determined that a backup of a set of backup sources is triggered at a first instance by a backup policy associated with the set of backup sources. It is determined for each backup source of the set of backup sources, a size of data to be backed up. In the event the determined size of a selected backup source of the set exceeds a threshold size, a backup of the selected backup source is paused despite the backup policy specifying the backup to be performed at the first instance and the backup of the selected backup source is resumed at a second instance specified by a backup resume policy.
US09934093B2
A control device configured to control a storage device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to store, into the storage device, a plurality of data blocks including a plurality of data patterns, classify the plurality of data blocks into the plurality of data patterns, for each of the plurality of data patterns, count numbers of the classified plurality of data blocks classified into each of the plurality of data patterns, read a first data block among the plurality of data blocks from the storage device, select a first data pattern from the plurality of data patterns based on the counted numbers when an error is detected in first data included in the first data block, replacing the first data included in the first data block with the selected first data pattern, and output the first data block including the first data pattern.
US09934092B2
A method includes obtaining, by a computing device, a plurality of sets of encoded data slices for storage in memory of a dispersed storage network (DSN). The method further includes identifying, by the computing device, a desired set of storage units within pools of storage units for storing the plurality of sets of encoded data slices. The method further includes generating, by the computing device, a specific source name based on the desired set of storage units and a distributed agreement protocol (DAP). The method further includes generating, by the computing device, a plurality of sets of slices names that includes the specific source name. The method further includes sending, by the computing device, a plurality of sets of write requests to the desired set of storage units regarding the plurality of sets of encoded data slices and in accordance with the plurality of sets of slice names.
US09934086B2
Apparatuses and methods are described for selective determination of data error repair. An example apparatus includes a memory array and a controller coupled to the memory array. The controller is configured to direct performance, responsive to a request, of a read operation at an address in the memory array, direct detection of an error in data corresponding to the read operation address, and direct storage of the read operation address in an address error register. The controller is further configured to direct a response be sent to the enable selective determination of data error repair, where the response does not include the read operation address.
US09934084B2
A dump management apparatus having a memory; and a processor that executes a process including: selecting, in response to receiving a notification of an occurrence of a failure from a failure node of a parallel computer having a plurality of nodes, a plurality of nodes that are not scheduled to execute a job within at least a first time needed to perform dump processing of a memory of the failure node and have a memory capacity needed to perform the dump processing as dump-processing target nodes from among a plurality of nodes within a reference range near the failure node; selecting the dump-processing target nodes with a first priority according to which a plurality of adjacent nodes are preferentially selected as a candidate over a plurality of dispersing nodes from among candidates for the dump-processing target nodes; and causing the failure node to transfer a dump file inside the memory of the failure node to memories of the dump-processing target nodes.
US09934070B2
Information representative of a graph-based program specification has components, and directed links between ports of said components, defining a dependency between said components. A directed link exists between a port of a first component and a port of a second component. The first component specifies first-component execution code that when compiled enables execution of a first task. The second component specifies second-component execution code that when compiled enables execution of a second task. Compiling the graph-based program specification includes grafting first control code to said first-component execution code, which changes a state of said second component to a pending state, an active state, or a suppressed state. Based on said state, said first control code causes at least one of: invoking said second component if said state changes from pending to active, or suppressing said second component if said state changes from pending to suppressed.
US09934069B2
A method is used in managing provisioning of storage resources. An access is provided to a provisioning decision making service configured to derive a storage provisioning decision based on information provided to the provisioning decision making service. Provisioning of storage resources is enabled on a storage system over a communication medium by using the provisioning decision making service.
US09934068B2
The present invention, provides a method of data analysis in which data subscriptions are defined and data for that subscription be collected for analytical purposes. Supplemental queries based on new information received can be generated automatically and old queries can be eliminated automatically on the basis that they are rendered obsolete in. terms of not providing novel information in comparison to other queries and their results not being used.
US09934064B2
Execution of an application is suspended and the runtime state of the application is collected and persisted. Execution of the application may be resumed based on the runtime state. A proxy layer might also be utilized to translate requests received from the application for resources that are modified after the runtime state of the application is persisted. For instance, the runtime state that is persisted may include first data identifying a resource in use by the application at the time the execution of the application is suspended. After resuming the execution of the application, the proxy layer may translate the first data included in a request for the resource to second data identifying the resource, or a different resource, at a time the execution of the application is resumed, and the second data can be used to provide the application access to the resource.
US09934051B1
The disclosure relates to technology for query compilation in a database management system. A first execution time of code for at least one database query without applying a code generation method is estimated and in response to receiving the at least one database query, and for one or more code generation methods, a compilation cost and a second execution time of the code as modified by the code generation methods is estimated. A cost savings for each of the one or more code generation methods is calculated, where the cost savings is calculated as the first execution time less the second execution time of the code generation method, less the compilation cost of the code generation method. One of the code generation methods or the no code generation method with the highest cost savings is then selected.
US09934048B2
Dynamic power management of integrated devices can be accomplished using game theory. In an example, power demands for individual devices (e.g., CPU, GPU, communications, etc.) can be controlled by governors. An engine can determine a system condition (e.g., docked or undocked) and use a reward and/or penalty matrix to determine power settings to provide to governors. Periodically, the engine can reevaluate the system condition and power settings for the governors. For example, device components can be modeled as players in a game. In the case of idle power management scenarios, the players can deploy cooperative gaming strategy to allow the system to be in a low power state.
US09934047B2
Various embodiments are generally directed to an apparatus, method and other techniques for receiving information to invoke a transition from a first operating system to a second operating system, copying a system context for the second operating system from a location of a non-volatile memory to a volatile memory, the location associated with the second operating system and transitioning from the first operating system to the second operating system using the system context for the second operating system.
US09934045B1
In an embodiment of the invention, an apparatus comprises an embedded system comprising: a processor configured to execute firmware; a random access memory (RAM) configured to store firmware and a multi-port memory controller configured to interface with the RAM; a power-on reset (POR) sequencer configured to control a boot process of the embedded system; a nonvolatile memory configured to store data used by the POR sequencer in the boot process and a nonvolatile memory controller configured to interface with the nonvolatile memory; a direct memory access (DMA) controller configured initiate and track data transfers; and a configuration and status register (CSR) controller configured to access modules in the embedded system.
US09934043B2
The present application relates generally to a parallel processing device. The parallel processing device can include a plurality of processing elements, a memory subsystem, and an interconnect system. The memory subsystem can include a plurality of memory slices, at least one of which is associated with one of the plurality of processing elements and comprises a plurality of random access memory (RAM) tiles, each tile having individual read and write ports. The interconnect system is configured to couple the plurality of processing elements and the memory subsystem. The interconnect system includes a local interconnect and a global interconnect.
US09934033B2
Operation of a multi-slice processor that includes a plurality of execution slices and a load/store superslice, where the load/store superslice includes a set predict array, a first load/store slice, and a second load/store slice. Operation of such a multi-slice processor includes: receiving a two-target load instruction directed to the first load/store slice and a store instruction directed to the second load/store slice; determining a first subset of ports of the set predict array as inputs for an effective address for the two-target load instruction; determining a second subset of ports of the set predict array as inputs for an effective address for the store instruction; and generating, in dependence upon logic corresponding to the set predict array that is less than logic implementing an entire load/store slice, output for performing the two-target load instruction in parallel with generating output for performing the store instruction.
US09934031B2
A processor executes a mask update instruction to perform updates to a first mask register and a second mask register. A register file within the processor includes the first mask register and the second mask register. The processor includes execution circuitry to execute the mask update instruction. In response to the mask update instruction, the execution circuitry is to invert a given number of mask bits in the first mask register, and also to invert the given number of mask bits in the second mask register.
US09934026B2
Workflow definitions are broken into a set of components. Each workflow component has an instance-specific workflow definition that it operates from. Different steps can be injected into different workflow instance-specific definitions, based upon a given state of each individual workflow instance.
US09934013B2
Extension patterns are deployed to core deployment patterns stored in a first software repository. An event relating to registration of a component is detected. In response to detecting the event, a tool registry can be queried to identify one or more extension deployment patterns for use with one or more core deployment patterns. Based upon the query, one or more extension deployment components can be retrieved from a second software repository. The one or more extension deployment components can be deployed on top of one or more instances of the one or more core deployment patterns.
US09934001B2
A stream processing handling arrangement provides a number of data handling blocks, selectable for forming a work flow. The blocks comprise data processing blocks. The arrangement receives selections of data handling blocks, block parameter settings and workflow property objectives, and compares the objectives with corresponding stream processing framework capabilities. The arrangement determines a stream processing framework for the work flow, provides a number software module groups, each corresponding to a different framework and comprising software modules corresponding to the data handling blocks, and chooses a group corresponding to the determined stream processing framework. The arrangement selects, in this group, software modules corresponding to the selected blocks and constructs an application using the selected software modules.
US09933999B2
An apparatus, method and program are provided for calculating a result value to a required precision of a repeating iterative sum, wherein the repeating iterative sum comprises multiple iterations of an addition using an input value. Addition is performed in a single iteration of addition as a sum operation using overlapping portions of the input value and a shifted version of the input value, wherein the shifted version of the input value has a partial overlap with the input value. At least one result portion is produced by incrementing an input derived from the input value using the output from the sum operation and the result value is constructed using the at least one result portion to give the result value to the required precision. The repeating iterative sum is thereby flattened into a flattened calculation which requires only a single iteration of addition using the input value, thus facilitating the calculation of the result value of the repeating iterative sum.
US09933987B2
Display apparatuses which constitute a multi-display system each display a partial picture corresponding to a picture position set in the display apparatus. When each display apparatus is instructed to change the picture position and is notified about a picture position to be changed via operation input means, the display apparatus exchanges pieces of picture position information with a display apparatus displaying a partial picture corresponding to the picture position to be changed and swaps the picture positions of the display apparatuses.
US09933982B2
An information processing apparatus includes: circuitry configured to detect whether or not a print job is caused to be stuck in a printer queue where printer jobs are to be stored, the print job containing attribute information and data to be printed, the attribute information containing a printing condition; when detecting that the print job is stuck in the printer queue, specify user information, by which a user that has requested printing is identified; and provide information for use in processing to be performed by a user process, the user process being one, the one being associated with the specified user information, of a plurality of user processes that are in a one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of currently-logged-in users.
US09933971B2
Disclosed is an improved approach for implementing de-duplication, by selecting data such that the de-duplication efficacy of the storage will be increased without arbitrarily increasing metadata size.
US09933966B2
A storage control device includes a processor. The processor is configured to acquire a first size. The processor is configured to calculate, for each of a plurality of storage devices, a total size of first data stored in each of the plurality of storage devices. The first data satisfies a predetermined condition. The processor is configured to select the first data in an ascending order of the total size. A sum of the total size of the selected first data is the first size or less. The processor is configured to copy the selected first data from the plurality of storage devices to a first storage device different from the plurality of storage devices.
US09933965B1
A method and system for checkpointing at least one application in an application group. At least one full checkpoint and at least one incremental checkpoint are created for the application in the application group. The at least one incremental application checkpoint is merged against the at least one full application checkpoint, and checkpointing across all applications in the application group is synchronized. A storage checkpoint is taken for at least one of the full checkpoint and the incremental checkpoint, and memory and storage checkpoints are synchronized and consistent.
US09933963B1
Systems and methods presented herein provide for open block handling of an SSD. In one embodiment, an SSD includes a buffer, and an MLC flash device. The SSD also includes a controller operable to write data in the buffer based on an Input/Output (I/O) request (e.g., from a host), to begin copying the data from the buffer to a block of the MLC flash device, to copy a portion of the data associated with open word lines of the block to another location in the buffer after a power cycle, and to update a lookup table for the copied portion of the data with the other location so that the copied portion of the data can be accessed via a subsequent I/O request.
US09933953B1
A technique for managing copy sessions in a data storage system supports active and inactive copy-session states and reclaims memory for inactive copy sessions to reduce their memory footprints. When a copy session transitions from the active state to the inactive state, the copy session persists certain copy-progress data in non-volatile storage and frees structures in memory previously storing that copy-progress data. The inactive copy session continues to run but performs no copying and consumes less memory. When the copy session later transitions back to the active state, the copy session reads the copy-progress data back into memory and resumes copying.
US09933945B1
Techniques for shrinking a filesystem backed by a volume identify slices in the volume to be evacuated in order to reach a target size, identify a target endpoint in the volume, and evacuate identified slices to available locations prior to the target endpoint. The same data is typically not moved from slice to slice multiple times.
US09933941B2
A memory system includes a nonvolatile memory including a plurality of blocks as data erase units, a measuring unit which measures an erase time at which data of each block is erased, and a block controller which writes data supplied from at least an exterior into a first block which is set in a free state and whose erase time is oldest.
US09933935B2
An electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface automatically crops a video content item in an editing mode of a video application; displays an automatically cropped area of the video content item on the display in the editing mode of the video application; and, while displaying the cropped area of the video content item on the display in the editing mode of the video application: detects a gesture on the touch-sensitive surface; and, in response to detecting the gesture on the touch-sensitive surface: overrides automatic cropping of the video content item by modifying the cropped area of the video content item in accordance with the gesture; and displays the modified cropped area of the video content item on the display.
US09933933B2
A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a touch screen configured to display an execution screen; and a controller configured to receive a touch input to one end of the touch screen that continuously moves in a direction toward the other end of the touch screen, and display a control screen among any one of first and second control screens based on a point to which the touch input is applied.
US09933920B2
Embodiments are provided for enabling a user to control multiple media playback systems with a single mobile device. The mobile device may connect with a first or second media playback system based on receiving a first or second household identifier (HHID), respectively. If the mobile device receives both the first and second HHIDs, the mobile device may connect with either the first or second media playback system based on a priority of the two systems. If neither the first nor second HHIDs are received by the mobile device, a user may be prompted to add a third media playback system if the mobile device receives a third HHID. The user interface of the mobile device may receive an input to connect the mobile device to the third media playback system, and a connection may be established between the mobile device and the third media playback system.
US09933918B2
A first component of a graph-based program specification includes an output control port. A second component includes an input control port and an input data port. A third component includes an output data port. The output control port is connected to the input control port, and the output data port is connected to the input data port. The first component includes control code that when executed causes the output control port to provide, to the input control port, at least one of suppression information or invocation information. The second component includes control code that when executed causes a computing system configured by the graph-based program specification to begin processing data received at the input data port in response to the invocation information if no suppression information is received at the input control port before the invocation information is received at the input control port.
US09933917B2
A system may include an interface, a memory, and one or more processors. The system receives data in a hierarchical nature from a memory and displays data associated with a parent. The system receives an instruction to display data associated with a child and receives the data associated with the child from the memory. The system replaces the data associated with the parent with the data associated with the child. The system also displays the data associated with a child.
US09933914B2
An approach is provided for associating applications, such as widgets, with content and actions. The approach specifies a hierarchy of content and/or actions to be presented and/or executed by a first widget based on state information of a second widget. This hierarchy is stored in an association framework for retrieval by active widgets.
US09933909B2
A method and system for distinguishing between sources of simultaneous touch events on a touch sensitive device with row conductors and column conductors, the path of each of the row conductors crossing the path of each of the column conductors. Orthogonal signals are simultaneously transmitted on a respective one of the rows. Each column is processed to determine strength of each of the orthogonal signals present thereon. Simultaneous touch locations are associated with a discrete source based on the presence of body-transmitted cross-talk therebetween, as reflected by the determined signal strength corresponding to the touch locations. Alternatively or additionally, a user-coupled signal generator generating another orthogonal signal provides a user-unique signal to the receivers. The signal strength of the user-unique signal is used to associate one or more touch locations with the user coupled to the user-coupled signal generator.
US09933905B2
A touch-control display panel includes a touch-control electrode including a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrode overlapping with the first electrodes in insulation, a plurality of cascaded first touch-control units selectively connected with the first electrodes, and a plurality of touch-control lines selectively connected with the second electrode. The first electrodes are stripe-shaped electrodes divided into a plurality of first electrode groups, each first electrode group including n first electrodes, with n being an integer and n≥2. The first electrodes in a first electrode group are connected to a same first touch-control unit, and each of the plurality of first touch-control units respectively transmits first touch-control signals to its corresponding first electrode group. The second electrodes are arranged in a plurality of rows and columns, and each row of the second electrodes overlapping at least one first electrode with insulation.
US09933899B2
Disclosed are a capacitive touch structure, an in-cell touch panel, a display device and a scanning method thereof. The capacitive touch structure includes: a plurality of self-capacitance electrodes (10) disposed in a same layer and located in at least two regions contained in the layer surface where self-capacitance electrodes (10) are located; region electrodes (20) located in each of the regions and disposed in the same layer with the self-capacitance electrodes (10); first wires connected with the self-capacitance electrodes (10), wherein there is at least a plurality of first wires (41) that satisfy the following conditions: one of the first wire (41) is connected with at least two of the self-capacitance electrodes (10) located in different regions respectively; second wires connected with the region electrodes (20), wherein the region electrodes in respective regions are electrically connected with different second wires; and a touch sensing chip connected with the first wires (41) and the second wires.
US09933897B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the technical field of touch control display, and an array substrate and a touch control display device are provided. The array substrate includes a plurality of touch emitting lines and a plurality of touch sensing lines arranged perpendicular to each other and isolated from each other, each of the touch emitting lines and each of the touch sensing lines form a touch sensing capacitor. The touch sensing can be realized by sensing a variation in the capacitance value of the touch sensing capacitor when touch occurs. Meanwhile, the projection of each of the touch emitting lines or each of the touch sensing lines on the substrate falls into the projection of gate lines or data lines on the substrate, thus the aperture ratio of the touch control display device is increased.
US09933893B2
A method for driving an information processing device which is adaptable to a wider variety of input methods is provided. The coordinates of an operating body at a starting point in the XYZ space and the coordinates of the operating body at an ending point in the XYZ space after a certain period of time are obtained, and the Z coordinate at the ending point and the movement distance on the X-Y plane in the certain period of time are calculated. Then, a signal is output only in the case where both the distance from an operating surface to the operating body in the vertical direction and the movement distance in the horizontal direction exceed the respective threshold values. In this manner, input operation can be performed by a three-dimensional motion, which includes movement of the operating body in the vertical direction as well as in the horizontal direction.
US09933888B2
A multimodal sensor includes first conductive electrodes that are arranged in parallel with one another, being spaced from one another by a certain distance, an insulating layer that is formed on the first conductive electrodes, second conductive electrodes that are formed on the insulating layer, crossing the first conductive electrodes, and are arranged in parallel with one another, being spaced from one another, and a controller that applies voltages to the first and second conductive electrodes. The controller detects capacitance formed between the first and second conductive electrodes, and senses an external temperature, intensity of a pressure or a position, to which a pressure is applied, in response to a variation of the capacitance.
US09933883B2
The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of predicting a future touch movement based on a previous touch movement, and applying the future touch movement onto a screen, and a touch coordinate predicting method thereof. Each touch coordinate with respect to a touch movement detected on an application screen is displayed. A change of previous touch coordinates is checked at a time point when a touch coordinate is displayed. A touch coordinate predictive value is calculated based on previous touch coordinates, and then the calculated touch coordinate predictive value is applied onto a current touch coordinate. Under such configuration, a response time, which occurs between a finger's movement and an actual character movement (or a drawing output) due to touch input lag, can be reduced.
US09933882B2
The embodiments described herein thus provide devices and methods that facilitate improved input devices. Specifically, the devices, systems and methods provide the ability to accurately determine user input using multiple different sensing regimes. The different sensing regimes can be used to facilitate accurate position determination of objects both at the surface and away from the surface. For example, the different sensing regimes can be used to determine position information for both ungloved and gloved fingers. In one embodiment the first sensing regime uses a first duty cycle of absolute capacitive sensing and a first duty cycle of transcapacitive sensing. The second sensing regime uses a second duty cycle of absolute capacitive sensing and a second duty cycle of transcapacitive sensing, where the second duty cycle of absolute capacitive sensing is greater than the first duty cycle of absolute capacitive sensing.
US09933874B2
The present disclosure provides an integrated touch control display panel. The integrated touch control display panel includes a display region and a peripheral circuit region located on at least one side of the display region. The display region includes a plurality of stripe shaped touch control electrodes that extend in a first direction and are sequentially arranged in a second direction which intersects with the first direction. Defining a width of a gap between the peripheral circuit region and a closest stripe shaped touch control electrode in the second direction as a first width, and defining a width of a gap between any two adjacent stripe shaped touch control electrodes as a second width, the first width is greater than the second width.
US09933860B2
The present invention relates to an alphabet input system comprising: a plurality of representative keys for inputting matched first letters of the alphabet; and a combination key for generating combination letters of the alphabet that are excluded from the first letters and that are input by a combination with one of the plurality of representative keys, wherein each combination letter is pictographically derived from the shape of the first letter matched respectively to the plurality of representative keys and from a combination symbol of the combination key having a “reverse J” shape. Accordingly, the alphabet can be input more quickly and accurately by combining intuitive and consistent pictographic symbols in a miniaturised input device.
US09933858B2
The present invention discloses a keyboard and a key layout method. When an operator holds the keyboard with both hands, thumbs of a left and right hands cannot touch a middle position of the keyboard, the keyboard has at least three rows of keys and more than five keys arranged in each row, and widths of all the keys arranged on a middle line of the keyboard are all greater than a width exceeding a touchable range of the thumbs of both hands in a keyboard width; widths of a left side key and a right side key arranged closest to the middle line of the keyboard are greater than a half of the width exceeding the touchable range of the thumbs of both hands in the keyboard width. All the keys in the keyboard are respectively located at positions touched by the left and right thumbs.
US09933846B2
An electronic system includes: a control unit configured to: detect a motion applied to a device with a display in a mode; select another mode of the display based on the device motion; and a user interface, coupled to the control unit, configured to apply a screen motion to the another mode of the display.
US09933836B2
A method for adjusting a frequency of a processor is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the method includes inhibiting one or more processor cores from exiting an idle state. The method further includes determining a number of processor cores requesting exit from the idle state and a number of non-idle processor cores. The method also includes selecting a maximum frequency for the inhibited and non-idle processor cores based on the number of inhibited processor cores requesting exit from the idle state and the number of non-idle processor cores. The method includes setting the maximum frequency for both the inhibited and the non-idle processor cores, and then uninhibiting the processor cores requesting exit from the idle state.
US09933835B2
An integrated circuit is provided with interface circuitry used to provide an interface between functional circuitry of the integrated circuit and components external to the integrated circuit. The interface circuitry includes a plurality of interface cells having interface components configured to operate from a first power supply. Each interface cell incorporates a power supply line section extending across its width and configured to cooperate with power supply line sections of other interface cells to provide a power supply line structure shared by the plurality of interface cells, for provision of the first power supply to the interface components. Each power supply line section includes a first supply line portion and a second supply line portion, the first supply line portion being sized to support a current carrying constraint of the interface circuitry, while the second supply line portion is sized insufficiently to support that current carrying constraint. Instead, each interface cell is arranged within the interface circuitry such that the second supply line portion is connected to a current carrying structure external to that interface cell, such that the second supply line portion in combination with the connected current carrying structure is sized sufficiently to support the current carrying constraint. Such an approach enables a reduction in the area required for the power supply line structure, hence enabling a reduction in the size of the interface circuitry, and accordingly a corresponding reduction in the required size of the integrated circuit.
US09933828B2
Controlling power consumption of a voltage regulator in a computer system that includes computer memory and the voltage regulator is configured to provide regulated source voltage to the computer memory includes: receiving, by a voltage regulator controller, memory margin statistics of the computer memory, the memory margin statistics including data describing operational tolerance of the computer memory to source voltage signal variations; and adjusting, by the voltage regulator controller, one or more operating characteristics of the voltage regulator in dependence upon the memory margin statistics.
US09933812B2
A novel display panel that is highly convenient or reliable, a novel input/output device that is highly convenient or reliable, or a novel data processor that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. The display panel includes a selection signal line, a first signal line and a second signal line that cross the selection signal line, a first pixel electrically connected to the selection signal line and the first signal line, a second pixel electrically connected to the selection signal line and the second signal line, a first terminal electrically connected to the first signal line, and a second terminal electrically connected to the second signal line.
US09933808B2
A reaction force pedal device provided with pedal members operated by a driver, a motor which applies a reaction force to the pedal members through an arm member which is always connected to the pedal members, and a clutch arranged between the motor and the arm member. When the pedal members are displaced, the clutch is temporarily released.
US09933806B2
A semiconductor device which controls output of a plurality of voltages is provided. A power supply control circuit which drives the semiconductor device includes a reference voltage generating circuit and a stabilized power supply circuit. The stabilized power supply circuit has a function of outputting a voltage input from a sample-and-hold circuit and amplified by the amplifier circuit. A control circuit has a function of setting an output voltage of the power supply control circuit. The sample-and-hold circuit in the stabilized power supply circuit includes a transistor whose on/off state is controlled. In such a configuration, a voltage set by the control circuit can be held and output.
US09933800B1
A linear voltage regulator and associated integrated circuit and method are disclosed. The linear voltage regulator is operable within a plurality of predefined operational modes, and comprises a pass element configured to generate an output voltage based on a received input voltage. The linear voltage regulator further comprises an error amplifier comprising an output node coupled with a control node of the pass element. The error amplifier is configured to generate a control signal at the output node based on the output voltage and a reference voltage. The linear voltage regulator further comprises a frequency compensation circuit configured to selectively apply an impedance to the output node based on which of the predefined operational modes is selected.
US09933795B2
A cooler includes an estimator. The estimator is configured to estimate a coolant temperature from a measurement value of the temperature sensor. The estimator is configured to determine a difference by subtracting an immediately preceding measurement value from a current measurement value, determine a correction value from the difference, and output an estimated value of the coolant temperature. The estimated value is obtained by adding the correction value to the current measurement value. The correction value is obtained by multiplying a gain by the difference. The gain is determined from a time constant, the gain is determined according to a flow rate of the coolant. The time constant is obtained when a transfer function of heat transferred from the coolant to the temperature sensor is modeled as a first order lag system.
US09933793B1
An air pressure regulator includes an air input stage, an air output stage, and a transfer stage. The air input stage, air output stage, and transfer stage arranged substantially in-line, end to end along a longitudinal axis. The air input stage is attached to the transfer stage with first fasteners that simultaneously engage with the transfer stage and pressure fit a first pressure step-down piston against an input stage backpressure assembly, and the air output stage is attached to the transfer stage with second fasteners that simultaneously engage with the transfer stage and pressure fit the second pressure step-down piston against an output stage backpressure assembly.
US09933791B2
A pumping system and method for blending hydraulic fracturing fluids includes a liquid additive holding tank having an outlet at a bottom of the holding tank, a first sensor at a first location in the holding tank adjacent a lower portion of the holding tank, and a second sensor at a second location in the holding tank above the first location. The pumping system further includes a liquid additive pump to deliver fluid gravity fed from the outlet of the holding tank, a chemical transfer pump to pump fluid into the holding tank in response to receiving a first signal that a fluid level of the holding tank is below the first sensor and cease to pump fluid into the holding tank in response to receiving a second signal from the second sensor indicating the fluid level is above the second sensor.
US09933784B1
An autonomous vehicle may include a stuck condition detection component and a communications component. The stuck-detection component may be configured to detect a condition in which the autonomous vehicle is impeded from navigating according to a first trajectory. The communications component may send an assistance signal to an assistance center and receive a response to the assistance signal. The assistance signal may include sensor information from the autonomous vehicle. The assistance center may include a communications component and a trajectory specification component. The communications component may receive the assistance signal and send a corresponding response. The trajectory specification component may specify a second trajectory for the autonomous vehicle and generate the corresponding response that includes a representation of the second trajectory. The second trajectory may be based on the first trajectory and may ignore an object that obstructs the first trajectory.
US09933777B2
A method and a non-transient computer readable medium for sorting orders to be run on a multi-section slitter/scorer at a corrugator dry end includes collecting specifications of orders in current, prior, and/or subsequent paper group queues. Run times and slit/score head recovery times for orders in the current paper group queue are calculated using the specifications. Those orders for which recovery time exceeds run time are flagged as short orders. For a given short order, pairs of preceding and following orders that would require recovery times less than the short order's run time are determined and flagged as potential bracketing pairs. The current paper group queue is searched to determine if a bracketing pair can be formed from its orders, and if so, the orders in the current paper group queue are reorganized such that the orders in the bracketing pair immediately precede and follow the given short order.
US09933773B2
A monitoring device for a programmable controller includes: a display portion configured to display, on a display, a step that is being executed by the programmable controller among a plurality of steps in such a manner that the step can be distinguished from the other steps; a receiving portion configured to receive selection of a step serving as an initial point of reactivation in a case where a facility stops during a continuous operation by the programmable controller; and a change instruction generation portion configured to generate an instruction to the programmable controller so as to cause the programmable controller to restart execution of control processes from the step received by the receiving portion at the time of the reactivation.
US09933771B2
A machine tool includes two independent sequence programs that monitor status of safety signals and first and second CPUs that respectively activate the sequence programs. By a configuration in which the second CPU executes monitoring processing at different execution cycles predetermined for the sequence programs, CPU loads in monitoring of status of safety signals are reduced.
US09933764B2
A rotating shaft device, an electronic device and a control method thereof are provided according to the present application. The rotating shaft device includes a driving component and a rotating component. The driving component is configured to receive a control signal, and adjust a torsion force of the rotating component based on the control signal. In the case that the rotating shaft device is applied on the electronic device, various control signals may be provided to control the driving component to adjust a torsion force of the rotating component by the controller, such that the torsion force of the electronic device in a folding or unfolding process is smaller than the torsion force of the electronic device in a state being maintained, which solves the issue of poor user experience resulted from being difficult to fold or unfold and inconvenient to operate.
US09933747B2
An image forming apparatus includes: a casing, a first process cartridge including a first photosensitive drum and a first drum-cleaning unit configured to collect waste toner on the first photosensitive drum, a second process cartridge including a second photosensitive drum and a second drum-cleaning unit configured to collect waste toner on the second photosensitive drum, a cartridge-supporting body movable between an internal position inside the casing and an external position outside of the casing, a conveying unit conveying the waste toner collected by the first and second drum-cleaning units, and a waste toner cartridge accommodating the conveyed waste toner. The casing includes a first positioning plate receiving one end portion of the first and second process cartridges, and a second positioning plate receiving another end portion of the first and second process cartridges. The conveying unit is disposed between the first positioning plate and the second positioning plate.
US09933746B2
An elastic deformation rate of a photoconductor, an additive amount of inorganic fine particles, and a rotary member are set to satisfy a relation of 0.6≤(D/(A×B/C))/(1+E/20)≤0.82, where A is a thickness of fibers of a brush, B is a bristle density of the fibers of the brush, C is a length of the fibers of the brush, D is an elastic deformation rate obtained from a hardness test conducted using a Vickers diamond pyramid indenter at a temperature of 23° C. and a humidity of 50%, and E is the additive amount of the inorganic fine particles relative to 100 parts by mass of toner particles.
US09933745B2
A solid lubricant containing a fatty acid metal salt and a polyethylene having an acid value is prepared. The solid lubricant is disposed so as to be applied on a surface of an image bearing member of an image forming apparatus in electrophotography, and a lubricant layer is formed on the surface of the image bearing member with the solid lubricant.
US09933742B2
An image forming apparatus includes: a conveying portion configured to convey a continuous recording medium in a first conveying direction or in a second conveying direction opposite to the first conveying direction; an image forming portion configured to form a toner image on the continuous recording medium at a transfer nip; a fixing portion provided on a lower stream side of the image forming portion in the first conveying direction and configured to heat and fix the toner image formed on the continuous recording medium, at a fixing nip; a retaining portion provided between the transfer nip and the fixing nip in the first conveying direction and configured to retain a part of the continuous recording medium; and a control portion configured to control the conveying portion to convey a passed portion that has passed through the fixing nip and control the retaining portion to retain the passed portion.
US09933735B2
A fixing device includes a fixing belt, a belt guide, a pressuring member, a heat source and an excessive temperature rise preventing device. The guide contacts with the inside of the belt to assist the belt's rotation track. The heat source is located across the belt to the pressuring member to induction-heat the belt. The preventing device has first and second lead wires connected at one and another end sides in an axial direction of the belt and prevents excessive temperature rise of the guide in noncontact. The first lead wire is extended to one end side and pulled out from the inside to the outside via one end side in the belt. The second lead wire is extended to another end side, curved toward one end side, extended to one end side and pulled out from the inside to the outside via one end side in the belt.
US09933727B2
A toner container includes a housing having a reservoir for holding toner. An inlet port is formed on the housing and in fluid communication with the reservoir for receiving toner. A first shutter member and a second shutter member is positioned about the inlet port and are each pivotable between a closed position and an open position. When the first and second shutter members are in the closed positions, respective free ends thereof seal against each other and respective first face portions of the first and second shutter members seal against a perimeter of the inlet port such that the first and second shutter members block the inlet port. When the first and second shutter members are in the open positions, the first and second shutter members are pivoted away from the inlet port unblocking the inlet port. The first and second shutter members are biased toward the closed positions.
US09933718B2
A part material for printing three-dimensional parts with an electrophotography-based additive manufacturing system, the part material including a composition having a copolymer (including acrylonitrile units, butadiene units, and aromatic units), a charge control agent, and a heat absorber. The part material is provided in a powder form having a controlled particle size, and is configured for use in the electrophotography-based additive manufacturing system having a layer transfusion assembly for printing the three-dimensional parts in a layer-by-layer manner.
US09933702B2
A processing fluid can be discharged according to a discharge type for a process involved, without a discharge defect. A substrate processing apparatus includes a nozzle and a pipeline. The nozzle is configured to discharge the processing fluid toward a substrate, and the processing fluid is supplied to the nozzle through the pipeline. The pipeline has a three-layer structure having a first layer, a second layer and a third layer in this sequence from an inner side thereof. Further, a leading end portion of the first layer and a leading end portion of the third layer are bonded to the nozzle, and the leading end portion of the first layer is located at a position which is not protruded more than a leading end portion of the second layer with respect to a discharging direction of the processing fluid.
US09933697B2
A projection subsystem for a high contrast projection system is described including three digital micro-mirror devices (MMD) and three prism assemblies and a crossed dichroic prism assembly, the prism assemblies having dual TIR prisms.
US09933664B2
A display panel and an encapsulation method thereof, and a liquid crystal display device are provided. The display panel comprises an array substrate and a color filter substrate, the array substrate and the color filter substrate are connected together via a sealant component, the array substrate comprises a display region and a peripheral region surrounding the display region, the sealant component comprises insulating sealant and conductive sealant and is disposed in the peripheral region of the array substrate, a gate electrode driving GOA circuit is disposed in the peripheral region of the array substrate, and the gate electrode driving GOA circuit and the conductive sealant are not located on the same side of the peripheral region of the display region.
US09933648B2
A wide viewing film and a TFT-LCD having the same. The wide viewing film includes: a prism layer, and a substrate layer. Wherein, the prism layer is fixed on the substrate layer, and a light emitting surface of the prism layer is contacted with a light incident surface of the substrate layer. Besides, each of the prism layer and the substrate layer is made of a transparent material, multiple quadrangular pyramid-shaped protrusions are disposed separately on the light incident surface of the prism layer, and the light incident surface of the prism layer between adjacent quadrangular pyramid-shaped protrusions is a planar surface. The TFT-LCD includes a first polarizing film, a liquid crystal panel, a color filter, a second polarizing film and a wide viewing film disposed along a light propagation direction. Wherein, the light incident surface of the prism layer faces a light emitting surface of the second polarizing film.
US09933646B2
Detection electrode wirings formed by an ITO film have a high resistance and the detection capability thereof is degraded with the increase of the size and/or resolution. A manufacturing method of a display device includes: (a) arranging liquid crystal between an array substrate and a counter substrate; (b) forming a metal layer and a low-reflection layer on the counter substrate after the step (a); (c) applying an overcoat film onto the metal layer and the low-reflection layer; and (d) curing the overcoat film to form a protection layer. The step (d) cures the overcoat film with light and heat.
US09933645B2
An array substrate, a display panel, a display device and a manufacturing method thereof. The array substrate includes: a substrate; a plurality of thin film transistors spaced apart from each other and disposed in an array on the substrate; a first passivation layer on the plurality of thin film transistors; and a plurality of touch signal lines and a pixel electrode layer on the first passivation layer, where the pixel electrode layer includes a plurality of pixel electrodes spaced apart from each other and disposed in an array, and is disposed in the same layer as the touch signal lines and electrically insulated from the touch signal lines.
US09933644B2
A display module for a multi-display device includes an array substrate, connectors disposed on the array substrate and configured to transmit signals for driving the array substrate, a printed circuit board (PCB) electrically connected to the connectors and configured to transmit signals to the connectors, and connecting members that extend through the array substrate and configured to electrically connect the connectors and the PCB.
US09933643B2
A curved display device comprising a display panel having a display surface on which a plurality of pixel units are disposed. The display surface includes a first bending line, which extends in a first direction, and a second bending line, which extends in a second direction that crosses the first direction at a right angle, and is bent along each of the first bending line and the second bending line.
US09933641B2
The present disclosure provides a connector disengagement apparatus and an inspection system for a liquid crystal display module. The connector disengagement apparatus comprises a first member, a second member, a third member, a rotation axle and a stiffener carrying a part of a connector, one end of the first member being connected to one end of the second member, the other end of the first member being arranged towards the stiffener, the other end of the second member being connected to the third member, wherein the second member is rotatable about the rotation axle. The connector disengagement apparatus acts on the stiffener in a down-to-up direction to lift the stiffener to interrupt efficiently the connection of the connector. In the disengagement process, the pins of the connector will not be damaged as the force of the disengagement apparatus is not directly applied onto the connector.
US09933633B1
Contact lenses include three or four annular spherical or aspherical optical zones for improved bifocal vision with reduced glare and blurriness in which the boundaries of certain of the distance and near power zones are established in relationship to the user's pupil size at differing illuminations. A device to measure pupil size at varying illuminations to assist in making the improved contact lenses is also disclosed.
US09933630B2
A screwless eyeglass frame, including a rim support, a temple support and a pivoting clip. The rim support includes a first end face and an engagement slot recessed inwardly from the first end face. The temple support includes a second end face, two extending walls extended outwardly from two corresponding sides of the second end face, respectively, and a shaft rod provided between the two extending walls. The pivoting clip includes a C-shaped buckle with resilience, two connecting legs connected with two ends of the C-shaped buckle, respectively, and an opening located between the two connecting legs. In this case, the C-shaped buckle is allowed for pivotally connecting to the shaft rod. The two connecting legs are tenoned into the engagement slot, and the temple support is capable of rotating with respect to the rim support around the shaft rod and the C-shaped buckle.
US09933616B2
An apparatus for angular positioning of a mirror includes a motor that rotates a mirror, a detector that detects a rotational angle of the mirror, and a controller. The controller supplies current to the motor so that the rotational angle of the mirror reaches a target angle, estimates, based on a model representing a relation between a value of current to be supplied to the motor and an angle of inclination of the mirror, the angle of inclination of the mirror to which current is supplied, and if the estimated angle exceeds a predetermined tolerance, adjusts the supply of current to the motor so that the angle of inclination of the mirror falls within the predetermined tolerance.
US09933615B2
An electro-optic device includes an interconnection board provided with an internal terminal, and a chip mounted on the interconnection board, and the chip is provided with a mirror, a drive element, and a chip-side terminal electrically connected to the drive element. The interconnection board includes a first surface on which an internal terminal is disposed, a second surface located on an opposite side to the first surface, a third surface connecting the first surface and the second surface to each other, and a fourth surface located on an opposite side to the third surface. The interconnection board is provided with a metal member exposed on the first surface and the second surface, and through holes (a first through hole and a second through hole) extending from the third surface to the fourth surface and having contact with the metal member.
US09933606B2
A surgical microscope comprises microscopy optics, a camera, a display system and a controller comprising a data memory storing object data of at least one surgical tool. The microscopy optics are variable optics for changing an imaging scale of an imaging of a field of view onto the camera. The controller is configured to process the camera images and to identify the at least one tool in the camera images by object recognition using the object data of the at least one tool and the set imaging scale.
US09933598B2
An imaging lens includes, in order from the object side to the image side: a first lens having a negative refractive power and a concave surface toward the image side; a positive second lens having a negative refractive power; a third lens having a positive refractive power and a convex surface toward the image side; a fourth lens having a convex surface toward the image side; a fifth lens having a positive refractive power and a convex surface toward the image side; and a sixth lens having a negative refractive power and a concave surface toward the object side. Predetermined conditional formulae related to first lens, the second lens, and the third lens are satisfied.
US09933586B1
An optical fiber adapter according to the present disclosure includes a main body, a first shutter member, a second shutter member and an inner housing. The first shutter member includes a first base portion, a first shutter plate, a first supporting portion and a first connecting portion. The second shutter member includes a second base portion, a second shutter plate, a second supporting portion and a second connecting portion. The first base portion is positioned on the first wall of the main body. The first connecting portion connects the first base portion. The first supporting portion extends from the first connecting portion. The first shutter plate connects the first supporting portion and extends toward the third wall of the main body. The second base portion is positioned on the third wall of the main body. The second connecting portion connects the second base portion. The second supporting portion extends from the second connecting portion. The second shutter plate connects the second supporting portion and extends toward the first wall of the main body. The inner housing is positioned within the main body through the first opening.
US09933580B2
An optical fiber penetration is disposed in a sleeve provided through a partition wall that separates a first space and a second space. The optical fiber penetration includes a first optical fiber cable and a second optical fiber cable each having a thin tube formed of metal and an optical fiber strand inserted in the thin tube, a cylindrical body that is formed of metal and is disposed in an axial direction of the sleeve, an interior of which includes the first optical fiber cable on a side of the first space and the second optical fiber cable on a side of the second space, an internal connector configured to connect the first optical fiber cable with the second optical fiber cable in the interior of the cylindrical body, and a first lid and a second lid configured to close one end and the other end of the cylindrical body.
US09933574B1
The disclosed embodiments relate to a system for assembling an optical connector. During the assembly process, the system first fabricates the optical connector, wherein the optical connector is precut and includes a fiber coupler for connecting to an external optical fiber. Next, the system bonds the optical connector to a photonic chip, wherein the photonic chip includes an optical coupler, which is coupled to one or more optical components within the photonic chip. Finally, after the optical connector is bonded to the photonic chip, the system uses a laser to write a coupling waveguide in the optical connector, wherein the coupling waveguide is routed through the optical connector to connect the optical coupler in the photonic chip with the fiber coupler for connecting to the external optical fiber.
US09933571B2
A method for cleaving one or more optical fiber(s) at an angle to the optic axis is provided and includes clamping the optical fiber(s) with its coating stripped to expose its distal end. An axial force and/or a bending force is applied to the optical fiber to create internal stresses in the fiber. A sharp blade is provided in an orientation such the blade edge is perpendicular to the optical fiber. The blade is further orientated such that a plane bisecting the blade angle formed between two polished surfaces of the blade is slanted relative to the longitudinal axis of the fiber. The at least one optical fiber is scratched with the sharp blade to create a non-perpendicular cleave having a controlled shape in the region of the scratch. A method of splicing the fibers and a tool for cleaving the fibers are also provided.
US09933564B2
Disclosed are back light module and display device. The back light module comprises a light source, a back plate, a light guide plate and a positioning member. The back plate is formed with a frame for receiving the light guide plate; the light source is provided on an inside surface of a side panel of the back plate and oppositely to a light incident surface of the light guide plate. The positioning member is provided at both ends of the back plate on a side where the light source is formed and interposed between the light incident surface of light guide plate and the light source. The back light module herein ensures that the gap between the light incident surface of light guide plate and the light source has fixed value, thereby improving evenness of display images of display device.
US09933552B2
An optical element includes a conductive fixed reflection film, a movable reflection film that faces the fixed reflection film, a transmissive second insulating film which is provided on a side of the fixed reflection film opposite to the movable reflection film, and a light receiving unit which is provided on a side of the second insulating film opposite to the fixed reflection film and within a light receiving region where the fixed reflection film, the movable reflection film, and the second insulating film overlap each other in an element plan view when seen from film thickness directions of the fixed reflection film and the movable reflection film, and which receives light emitted from the fixed reflection film.
US09933546B2
An embodiment of an apparatus for estimating a parameter includes a light source configured to emit an optical signal, and an interferometer including a first reflector assembly having at least one reflective surface and a second reflector assembly having a plurality of individual reflective surfaces facing the at least one reflective surface. At least one of the first reflective assembly and the second reflector assembly is moveable in response to a stimulus, the plurality of individual reflective surfaces disposed at a fixed location relative to each other, each individual reflective surface defining a different optical cavity length relative to the first reflector assembly.
US09933542B2
A drill bit for measuring the electromagnetic propagation resistivity of a subterranean formation is disclosed. The drill bit includes a shank portion and a cutting portion with a raised face. The drill bit includes a transmitter element and a receiver element disposed on the raised face. The transmitter element propagates electromagnetic waves into a subterranean formation with a frequency of at least one gigahertz. The receiver element is positioned relative to the transmitter element at a pre-determined distance, with the predetermined distance is based, at least in part, on the frequency of the electromagnetic wave.
US09933538B2
A method and system for enhancing the signal quality of received signals generated by acoustic tools by factoring in feedbacks from the rig operations in an adaptive optimization process. The system may include a transmitter driver circuit and transmitters which can implement signal transmission at selected power, mode and waveforms. The selected power, mode and transmit waveforms may further be generated in the system by making optimal calculations based on realtime information from the downhole data regarding the formation and borehole characteristics.
US09933537B2
A method and apparatus for handling of sensor capsules and their inner components during deployment and retrieval of a seismic cable into the sea by a vessel where the seismic cable includes seismic node casings to contain the sensor capsules when the seismic cable is in the sea. The method includes the following steps: withdrawing a sensor capsule from a sensor capsule storage; withdrawing a battery unit from a battery unit storage; withdrawing a control unit from a docking station; combining the control unit and battery unit into a control/battery unit; inserting the control/battery unit into the sensor capsule and closing the sensor capsule; and loading the sensor capsule into a seismic node casing.
US09933534B2
A method and sensor device for recording seismic data. The sensor device includes a top section and a bottom section removably attached to the top section through a connecting plug. The bottom section holds a coupling material that is released into ground upon the bottom section impacting the ground.
US09933533B2
The presently disclosed seismic acquisition technique employs a receiver array and a processing methodology that are designed to attenuate the naturally occurring seismic background noise recorded along with the seismic data during the acquisition. The approach leverages the knowledge that naturally occurring seismic background noise moves with a slower phase velocity than the seismic signals used for imaging and inversion and, in some embodiments, may arrive from particular preferred directions. The disclosed technique comprises two steps: 1) determining from the naturally occurring seismic background noise in the preliminary seismic data a range of phase velocities and amplitudes that contain primarily noise and the degree to which that noise needs to be attenuated, and 2) designing an acquisition and processing method to attenuate that noise relative to the desired signal.
US09933530B2
According to an embodiment, a photon detector includes a photoelectric converter, a voltage supplier, a potential variation detector, and an adjustor. The photoelectric converter performs photoelectric conversion based on an incident photon and outputs current corresponding to number of photons. The voltage supplier supplies a voltage to the photoelectric converter. The potential variation detector detects potential variation of a cathode of the photoelectric converter. The adjustor adjusts a potential of an anode of the photoelectric converter based on the potential variation detected by the potential variation detector so that variation in a potential difference between the cathode and the anode of the photoelectric converter is reduced, and outputs current from the photoelectric converter to the outside.
US09933524B2
Method and apparatuses involving satellite position signals are disclosed. Based on data indicating a usage environment, parameters, for example acquisition parameters or calculation parameters, are adapted.
US09933513B2
Disclosed herein are various embodiments of an adaptive ladar receiver and associated method whereby the active pixels in a photodetector array used for reception of ladar pulse returns can be adaptively controlled based at least in part on where the ladar pulses were targeted. Additional embodiments disclose improved imaging optics for use by the receiver and further adaptive control techniques for selecting which pixels of the photodetector array are used for sensing incident light.
US09933498B2
Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and apparatus for measuring radio frequency output for the same
An apparatus for measuring radio frequency output for a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a directional coupler, a signal controller and a converter. The directional coupler is variable in degree of coupling, and configured to attenuate a radio frequency signal which is generated in a radio frequency signal generator and amplified in a radio frequency power amplifier. The signal controller is configured to control the degree of coupling of the directional coupler. The converter is configured to perform a digital conversion of the radio frequency signal from the directional coupler so as to output a digital signal.
US09933497B2
In a method for determining excitation profiles from excitation pulses in a magnetic resonance, a homogeneous phantom is placed within the measurement volume of the magnetic resonance apparatus, at least one measurement data set of the phantom is acquired by operating the apparatus with a test pulse sequence composed of one excitation pulse, of which the excitation profile is to be determined, and a test gradient that is already activated on at full strength while the excitation pulse (A) is irradiated. The intensity profile of at least one acquired measurement data set in the direction in which the test gradient was switched on is determined in a processor, and the excitation profile of the excitation pulse is determined from the calculated intensity profile. The determined excitation profile is saved.
US09933493B2
A battery management system for a battery pack including a plurality of battery cells connected in series is provided. The battery management system includes a first switching unit coupled to an anode of a first battery cell of the battery pack, having a first P-type transistor coupled to the anode of the first battery cell, a first resistor coupled between the anode of the first battery cell and a gate of the first P-type transistor, and a current mirror coupled to the gate of the first P-type transistor and the first resistor, draining a first mirror current from the first resistor in response to a control signal, so as to turn on the first P-type transistor. The system further includes a detection circuit coupled to the first switching unit.
US09933488B2
Systems and methods for managing open circuit voltage checks of energy storage modules in an energy storage system. Embodiments of the present invention provide a controller of an energy storage system configured to schedule open circuit voltage checks for the energy storage modules, determine if conditions of an energy storage module, and of the overall energy storage system, are favorable for performing an open circuit voltage check, and defer an open circuit voltage check if at least one condition is not favorable. The controller is further configured to abandon an open circuit voltage check in progress if one or more conditions of the overall energy storage system changes in a manner that is unfavorable for continuing with the open circuit voltage check.
US09933487B2
A system and method for detecting, localizing and quantifying stator winding faults in AC electrical machines is disclosed. A diagnostic system configured to detect a stator winding fault in an AC electrical machine includes a processor programmed to receive measurements of three-phase voltages and currents provided to the AC electrical machine from voltage and current sensors associated with the electrical distribution circuit, compute positive, negative and zero sequence components of voltage and current from the three-phase voltages and currents, and calculate a fault severity index (FSI) based on at least a portion of the positive, negative and zero sequence components of voltage and current, wherein calculating the FSI further comprises identifying a voltage gain in one or more phases of the AC electrical machine due to a stator winding fault and localizing the stator winding fault to one or more phases in the AC electrical machine.
US09933486B2
A test pattern generation apparatus includes an input unit, an output unit, and a pattern generating unit configured to, when a source code based on a system description language is created through the input unit, store an execution file created from the source code, generate a test pattern from the execution file according to an external command for testing a semiconductor apparatus as a DUT, and output the generated test pattern through the output unit.
US09933479B2
The present invention includes an interface apparatus for semiconductor testing. The interface apparatus comprises a housing substrate and two product substrates. The first product substrate has a first micro-scale conductive pattern and is situated within a first opening of the housing substrate. The second product substrate has a second micro-scale conductive pattern and is situated within a second opening of the housing substrate. The first and the second micro-scale conductive patterns are aligned to a conductive semiconductor wafer pattern using a continuous translucent media having targets corresponding to the conductive semiconductor wafer pattern.
US09933478B2
A probe card includes a probe; and a probe card substrate which includes a first member and a second member, the first member having a first surface provided with the probe and the second member having a second surface surrounding the first surface, wherein a direction of the first surface is different from a direction of the second surface.
US09933466B2
An apparatus and method are provided for detecting a resonant frequency giving rise to an impedance peak in a power delivery network used to provide a supply voltage. The apparatus includes resonant frequency detection circuitry that comprises test frequency control circuitry and a loading circuit. The test frequency control circuitry is arranged to generate control signals to indicate a sequence of test frequencies. A loading circuit is controlled by the control signals and operates from the supply voltage. In particular, in response to each test frequency indicated by the control signals, the loading circuit draws a duty-cycled current load through the power delivery network at that test frequency. Operation of the loading circuit produces a measurable property whose value varies in dependence on the supply voltage, thus enabling the resonant frequency to be determined from a variation in the value of that measurable property.
US09933463B2
The present invention relates to current measurement apparatus. The current measurement apparatus comprises first and second measurement devices with each of the first and second measurement devices being operative to measure current in a respective one of a live conductor and a neutral conductor substantially simultaneously. The current measurement apparatus is operative to make plural different determinations in dependence on the substantially simultaneous current measurements.
US09933441B2
Error may be introduced into an analysis by both the biosensor system used to perform the analysis and by errors in the output signal measured by the measurement device of the biosensor. For a reference sample, system error may be determined through the determination of relative error. However, during an analysis of a test sample with the measurement device of the biosensor system, true relative error cannot be known. A pseudo-reference concentration determined during the analysis may be used as a substitute for true relative error. The closer the analysis-determined pseudo-reference analyte concentration is to the reference analyte concentration of the test sample, the more accurate and/or precise the analyte concentration determined by the measurement device using an anchor parameter during compensation. The present invention provides an improvement in the accuracy and/or precision of the analysis determined pseudo-reference concentration through progressive approximation.
US09933439B2
Embodiments of the invention provide method and devices for predicting the likelihood of acute appendicitis without invasive exploratory medical procedures. Several protein biomarkers: leucine-rich α-2-glycoprotein (LRG); S100-A8 (calgranulin); α-1-acid glycoprotein 1 (ORM); plasminogen (PLG); mannan-binding lectin serine protease 2 (MASP2); zinc-α-2-glycoprotein (AZGP1); Apolipoprotein D (ApoD); and α-1-antichymotrypsin (SERPINA3); are increased in the urine of patients with appendicitis. The method and devices comprise detecting the levels of these biomarkers and comparing with reference levels found in healthy individuals.
US09933437B2
The present invention provides compositions and methods for detection schemes for ascertaining pregnancy status of an animal. The compositions and methods employ interferon-tau (IFNT) and/or antibodies specific for IFNT. Methods of the present invention detect the presence of IFNT in samples obtained from animals as an early indicator of pregnancy. Methods are provided to identify non-pregnant animals so that management decisions regarding rebreeding can be made earlier compared to existing approaches.
US09933405B2
Methods for evaluating one or more immature ears of maize are presented in which digital imagery and image processing are used to assess physical properties of immature maize ears that are correlated with yield and other yield-related traits. Also provided are methods for identifying leads using immature ear photometry.
US09933403B2
A method for use in an electronic device, comprising: sensing a state of the electronic device; detect whether the state satisfies a predetermined condition; detecting a concentration of a gas in response to the state satisfying the predetermined condition; and displaying an indication of the concentration of the gas.
US09933402B2
A method for determining the location of a fecal insult, includes: detecting the concentration of at least one gas indicative of feces at a plurality of locations in a defined space; and determining whether said concentration of said gas exceeds a predetermined first threshold value. The method includes: detecting the concentration of hydrogen gas at each of said locations; detecting the concentration of at least one further gas component being indicative of feces in said space; and determining that a fecal insult has occurred in a location where said detected concentration of hydrogen gas exceeds said first threshold value, provided that the detected concentration of said further gas component also exceeds a predetermined second threshold value in said location.
US09933397B2
A method is provided for assessment of quality of an adhesively-bonded lap joint, wherein the joint includes a first metal plate, a second metal plate and an adhesive therebetween. The method includes sending ultrasonic waves normally to the surface of a sample outside of the joint where the sample has a first sample metal plate with the same properties as does the first metal plate at an assessment point of the joint. Reflected waves from the sample joint as a reference waveform are recorded. Wideband ultrasonic waves are sent normally to the surface of the joint at the assessment point. Reflected waves of the ultrasonic waves from the joint are recorded. A waveform of the reflected waves from the joint and reference waveform are analyzed to determine an informative parameter. The informative parameter is compared with a threshold value to assess quality of the joint.
US09933394B2
A method is disclosed for testing for delamination of a first composite component from a second composite component a composite material. The method comprises coupling a broad-band actuator to the composite material and connecting sweeping frequencies to the broad-band actuator for vibrating the composite material. An acoustic sensor is coupled to the composite material for measuring a resonant frequency curve of the vibrating composite material. The measured resonant frequency curve of the vibrating composite material is compared with a reference resonant frequency curve. A delaminated composite material produces a change in the measured resonant frequency curve relative to the reference resonant frequency curve. The method is suitable for detecting delamination in fuel cells as well as ceramic body armor.
US09933386B2
The present invention relates a setting method for a conductive object of electrochemical test strip. In the embodiment, this manufacturing process is not complex, convenient, and has well precision, such that the cost of manufacturing an electrochemical test strip is reduced effectively, the disadvantage of past manufacturing process is improved. The present invention is highly applied and convenient, so that wide application can be expected in the future.
US09933375B2
Disclosed is a portable non-destructive testing (NDT) instrument system that transmits spectrum data measured from a test material sample to a remotely located computer for computation of the sample's atomic element composition. The atomic element composition is subsequently transmitted back to the portable instrument for display to the operator in real time. The precision and accuracy of the compositional computation is improved by the greater processing power of the high performance remote computer. The operator of the NDT instrument may choose to use the remote computer to perform part or all of the compositional computation.
US09933369B2
A reagent includes a coloring agent allowing a measured solution to develop a color transmitting a region component light for a dissolved-substance concentration measurement selected from three region component lights of red, green, and blue obtained by transmitting a light including a visible light region to the measured solution colored by addition of the reagent to the sample, and dividing a light of the visible light region of a transmitted light thereof into roughly three portions. Based on the transmitted light from the measured solution with the coloring agent added, an absorbance of the region component light for the dissolved-substance concentration measurement, and an absorbance A3 of another region component light resulted only from the coloring agent are calculated. Whether or not the reagent in a necessary quantity is added to the sample can be judged by comparing the absorbance A3 and a standard absorbance A0.
US09933364B2
A phase synchronizing pulse amplitude modulation fluorometer having an excitation light source capable of emitting a pulse of light that will induce fluorescence in an external object. A photo detector for detecting the pulse and a circuit to synchronize a pulse of light from the excitation light source with a pulse of light from an external light source.
US09933354B2
A substrate for surface-enhanced Raman spectography includes a support including an upper surface; a multilayer deposited on the upper surface, with the multilayer including at least two metal layers separated from each other by an intermediate layer, the intermediate layer being selectively etchable with respect to the metal layers, the multilayer being passed through by at least one trench delimited by ends of each one of the layers of the multilayer, each end of each intermediate layer being set back with respect to the end of each metal layer adjacent to the intermediate layer in such a way that the ends of two successive metal layers form metal pins separated by a cavity; a reflective optical system arranged in each trench, with the reflective optical system being arranged to direct inside the cavities an incident light arriving according to an angle with respect to the upper surface of the support.
US09933337B2
A wireless sensor for a wheel end assembly of a heavy-duty vehicle is provided. The wheel end assembly includes a wheel hub and a hub cap mounted on the wheel hub. The sensor includes mounting means disposed in the hub cap. Sensing means are mounted on the mounting means to sense at least one condition of the vehicle. A processor is mounted on the mounting means and is electrically connected to the sensing means to process data from the sensing means. Communication means are mounted on the mounting means and are electrically connected to the processor to communicate the processed data to a user. An electrical energy storage device is mounted on the mounting means and is electrically connected to the sensing means, the processor and the communication means, enabling the sensor to be independent from the vehicle power supply. The sensor also accommodates components of a tire inflation system.
US09933336B2
The invention relates to a method for detecting a fuel leakage in the fuel distribution system between a fuel control valve and at least one burner of a gas turbine during the operation of the gas turbine. In order to detect a fuel leakage, the fuel consumption is approximated in accordance with the mechanical power of the gas turbine, the fuel amount fed to the fuel distribution system is determined, and the leakage flow is determined from the difference between the fed fuel amount and the fuel consumption. The invention further relates to a gas turbine for performing such a method.
US09933334B2
In one embodiment, a system includes an engine control system configured to control an engine. The engine control system comprises a processor configured to receive a vibration signal sensed by a knock sensor disposed in an engine, and to receive a crankshaft signal sensed by a crank angle sensor disposed in the engine, wherein the crankshaft signal is representative of an engine crank angle. The processor is further configured to monitor a valve timing by deriving a cylinder head acceleration measurement via the vibration signal received by the knock sensor, wherein the processor is configured to monitor the valve timing by deriving a valve lash based on the vibration signal, the engine crank angle, and a threshold valve lash model.
US09933327B2
A method for detecting leakage at a fluid connection for a gas turbine fuel supply system is disclosed herein. The method includes closing a flow control valve at an upstream end of the fuel supply system and pressurizing the fuel supply system with a compressed medium via a compressed medium supply to a target pressure. The target pressure is less than a pressure threshold of a check valve that is disposed downstream from the compressed medium supply and upstream from a corresponding combustor of the gas turbine. The method further includes pointing a receiver portion of an ultrasonic detection device proximate to at least one tube fitting of the fuel supply system located between the flow control valve and a combustor which is fluidly coupled to the fuel supply system. Detection of an increase in sound level and/or the sound of popping at the tube fitting is indicative of a leak at the tube fitting.
US09933323B2
A torque measurement system for measuring a torque acting on a rotatable shaft is provided. The torque measurement system includes a first housing portion having a first end adapted to be fixedly coupled to the rotatable shaft and a second end. The torque measurement system includes a second housing portion having a first end spaced apart from the second end of the first housing portion so as to define a gap between the first housing portion and the second housing portion. The second housing portion is adapted to be fixedly coupled to the rotatable shaft. The torque measurement system includes at least one sensor that observes at least one of the second end of the first housing portion, the first end of the second housing portion and the gap and generates sensor signals based on the observation. The sensor signals are indicative of a torque acting on the rotatable shaft.
US09933304B2
An active photonic device having a Darlington configuration is disclosed. The active photonic device has a collector layer over a substrate, a base layer over the collector layer, and an emitter layer over the base layer. A connector structure electrically couples an inner emitter region with an outer base region, wherein the collector layer, base layer, the emitter layer and the connector structure are substantially centered within a first region over the substrate. A feedback resistor is coupled between an inner collector region and an inner base region. At least a portion of the feedback resistor is arc-shaped and resides over a first arcuate path defined by a substantially constant first radius centered in the first region.
US09933300B2
A pixel comprises a high-response photodiode that collects photocharge, a first transfer gate that enables the charge to be transferred off the high-response photodiode, completely emptying it onto a low-response photodiode, a second transfer gate enables the charge to be transferred off the low-response photodiode, completely emptying it onto floating diffusion, a third transfer gate for anti-blooming; the floating diffusion collects the transferred charge creating a change of voltage, a means of resetting the floating diffusion. A source-follower is modulated by the voltage on floating diffusion to control bit-line voltage and column-amplifier output. In examples, photocharge is integrated onto both the high-response photodiode and onto the low-response photodiode. The column readout circuit consists of a column amplifier that uses capacitors to set the amplifier gain, three sampling capacitors used as analog memory and for correlated double sampling, and a comparator that assists in providing the final output.
US09933294B1
A system for a vehicle comprises a load sensor configured to sense a load on the vehicle. The vehicle further includes a load indicator where the load indicator is disposed proximate the vehicle such that the load indicator generates an output in response to the load sensed by the load sensor.
US09933289B2
An orifice plate assembly including a plurality of ring members, each having an inner facing surface including a first annular recess extending therein, and a plurality of inner annular seals, wherein a different inner annular seal of the plurality is overmolded to the first annular recess of each of the plurality of ring members to seal against a facing surface of an orifice plate captured between the plurality of ring members.
US09933286B2
A sensor comprises a sensor element configured to provide a sensor signal representing at least one measurand detected by the sensor element, an electrical circuit configured to process the sensor signal to form a data signal, a photovoltaic cell configured to provide electrical energy for the sensor element and the electrical circuit, and a housing, in which the sensor element, the electrical circuit and the photovoltaic cell are positioned, the housing including a recess in which the photovoltaic cell is positioned, and a rim surrounding the recess and protruding beyond the photovoltaic cell. A method is also provided.
US09933268B2
A digital map enhancement system and a method performed by the system are disclosed for improving accuracy of pre-stored digital map data of a digital map to be utilized by a vehicle. The system determines a current position of the vehicle, and identifies, in the pre-stored digital map data, a mapped digital landmark representing a stationary landmark predicted to be in the vicinity of the current position of the vehicle, which mapped digital landmark includes a pre-stored position of the stationary landmark. The system detects the stationary landmark by one or more sensor devices on-board the vehicle, which are adapted for observing the surroundings of the vehicle, and determines a detected position of the stationary landmark based on the current position of the vehicle and the detection of the stationary landmark. The system updates the pre-stored position of the mapped digital landmark with the detected position of the stationary landmark.
US09933267B2
Map data is managed by being divided into a geometric information data list of pieces of geometric information or a phase information data list of pieces of phase information, an attribute information data list of pieces of attribute information, and a relation information data list of pieces of relation information each indicating a relation between the geometric information or the phase information and the attribute information. The pieces of attribute information in the attribute information data list are arranged in the order corresponding to the pieces of geometric information or phase information which are feature information, and the pieces of relation information are arranged in the order corresponding to the pieces of geometric information or phase information which are feature information.
US09933261B2
A physical quantity sensor includes a vibration element that performs drive vibration, an acceleration detection chip that detects an acceleration, a semiconductor element which is electrically connected to at least one of the vibration element and the acceleration detection chip, and a package that has a storage space for storing the vibration element, the acceleration detection chip and the semiconductor element. The semiconductor element is fixed to the package, the acceleration detection chip is fixed to the package with the semiconductor element interposed therebetween, and at least a portion of the acceleration detection chip overlaps the vibration element when the package is seen in a plan view.
US09933260B2
A mobile electronic equipment includes a gyro sensor that detects an angular velocity, a first housing with the gyro sensor disposed therein, a second housing movably connected to the first housing, an angle formed between the respective housings being changed by movement of the first housing, and a control unit that calculates a change in an angle formed between the first housing and the second housing before and after the movement as a measured angle, based on output data of the gyro sensor. The control unit calculates a correction value for the output data of the gyro sensor based on the measured angle and a reference angle set in advance (see FIG. 1).
US09933258B2
There is disclosed a shoe mounted gradiometer tool. The tool includes an enclosed housing having a convex interior base and a transparent top. A ball is disposed within the enclosed housing. The ball is sized and shaped to roll on the convex interior base. There is a mounting piece connected to the enclosed housing for securing the enclosed housing to an exterior surface of a shoe. The position of the shoe mounted gradiometer tool may be adjusted by placing a fastener through a fastener-receiving hole on the mounting piece. The fastener is loosely connected to a shoe. The orientation of the housing is adjusted by pivoting the housing around the fastener-receiving hole so that a marked level position of the tool corresponds to the lowest position of the convex interior base. The mounting piece is then mounted fixedly to the shoe.
US09933257B2
A wall area estimation system generates an estimated wall area measurement of a building based on the received roof measurements (e.g., those generated by, received from or found in a three dimensional model of the roof) and a reference distance. The reference distance is a measurement indicative of a distance between a reference point on the roof and a ground surface. This reference distance may be used to determine how for down to extend the walls of the building (e.g., to a ground level) when building a three dimensional digital model of the building to aid in generating wall area measurements. The resulting wall measurements, roof measurements, measurements of areas missing from the wall used to generate a wall estimate report, or a combined roof and wall estimate report including various different identifiers indicating the different features and measurements based on the three dimensional model.
US09933251B2
A system and method for gaging the shape of a curved glass sheet includes, as components, (1) a system and method for acquiring three-dimensional surface data corresponding to the glass sheet, and (2) a system and method for receiving the acquired surface data, comparing the acquired surface to a pre-defined surface description, and developing indicia of the level of conformance of the contoured glass sheet to the pre-defined specification. The surface data acquisition system includes a conveyor for conveying the glass sheet, at least one display projecting a preselected contrasting pattern, and at least one camera. The camera(s) and display(s) are uniquely paired and are mounted in a spaced-apart relationship a known distance and angle from the surface of the glass sheet such that the camera detects the reflected image of the pattern projected on the surface of the glass sheet from its associated display.
US09933248B2
A height gauge, comprising: a sliding support moving along a vertical guide and carrying a contact feeler, and a multi-chromatic light-emitting device mounted on the sliding support. A programmable controller drives the light-emitting device based on the position of the feeler.
US09933243B2
A security apparatus is described for determining a condition of a door or window. In one embodiment the apparatus comprises a sensor for measuring an attribute that varies as a first door or window condition is achieved and as a second door or window condition is achieved, and for generating signals indicative of the attribute, and a processor coupled to the sensor for determining the first door or window condition and the second door or window condition based on the signals from the sensor.
US09933236B2
A bow sight is described herein. The bow sight includes, in an embodiment, a frame configured to be coupled to an archery bow. The frame defines or includes a track or slot which extends vertically. At least one sight pin is coupled to frame and is movable between a plurality of vertical positions. At least one biasing member is coupled to the sight pin. The biasing member maintains the sight pin in a selected position to facilitate adjustment of the sight pin.
US09933225B2
A bipod with a quick connect feature that engages with a standard rail. The bipod includes a pair legs pivotally attached at a pivot axis. A biasing mechanism is coupled to the legs that has a dead center position when the legs are in an intermediate configuration between a deployed configuration and a collapsed configuration. By shifting the biasing mechanism to one side or the other, the legs are automatically deployed to either the deployed configuration or the collapsed configuration. The biasing mechanism maintains the interface with the rail when in the deployed configuration and retains the lower portions of the legs adjacent each other in the collapsed configuration.
US09933209B1
The disclosure provides a method of forming an acoustical panel base mat, including providing a green board including an alkyl ether sulfate surfactant, wherein the green board includes from about 10 to about 40 wt. % solids, and dewatering the green board slurry to form a dewatered green board, wherein the dewatering comprises supplying hot air and applying a vacuum to the green board.
US09933207B2
A process and an apparatus are disclosed for a compact processing assembly to recover ethane, ethylene, and heavier hydrocarbon components from a hydrocarbon gas stream. The gas stream is cooled and divided into first and second streams. The first stream is further cooled, expanded to lower pressure, heated, and its liquid fraction is supplied as a first top feed to an absorbing means. The second stream is expanded to lower pressure and supplied as a bottom feed to the absorbing means. A distillation vapor stream from the absorbing means is combined with the vapor fraction of the first stream, then cooled by the expanded first stream to form a condensed stream that is supplied as a second top feed to the absorbing means. A distillation liquid stream from the bottom of the absorbing means is heated in a heat and mass transfer means to strip out its volatile components.
US09933206B2
An apparatus for maintaining the temperature of an article at a temperature that is below the ambient air temperature includes an enclosure having an outer wall that defines an interior chamber for holding a volume of sealed air. An insert is disposed inside of the chamber and has a body that is made of a porous graphite foam material. A vacuum pump penetrates the outer wall and fluidly connects the sealed air in the interior chamber with the ambient air outside of the enclosure. The temperatures of the insert and article is maintained at temperatures that are below the ambient air temperature when a volume of a liquid is wicked into the pores of the porous insert and the vacuum pump is activated to reduce the pressure of a volume of sealed air within the interior chamber to a pressure that is below the vapor pressure of the liquid.
US09933197B2
A product is chilled or at least partially frozen by descending against a counter-current flow of liquid nitrogen in a vertical freezer containing an immersion bath of liquid nitrogen and the chilled or at least partially frozen product is extracted from the bath. The product may optionally be a liquid, semi-solid, suspension or slurry.
US09933194B2
A CO2 refrigeration system (1) includes: a compressor (3), a gas cooler (5), a temperature sensor (17) and an electronic control system (13), the electronic control system including a processor device (15) arranged to control operation of the compressor (3) according to input signals received from the temperature sensor (17), wherein the temperature sensor (17) is positioned to read an output temperature of the gas cooler. A method for controlling a compressor (3) in a CO2 refrigeration system (1) is also disclosed.
US09933193B2
An air-conditioning apparatus includes a refrigeration cycle charged with non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture and refrigerating machine oil. A suction pipe which is a refrigerant pipe connecting between a suction port of a compressor and an accumulator has an end portion on the side of the accumulator extending into the accumulator. In addition, the suction pipe of the air-conditioning apparatus includes an oil return hole formed in a portion of the suction pipe located inside the accumulator at a position higher than a central portion of the accumulator. A controller of the air-conditioning apparatus controls an opening degree of a pressure reducing device so as to make quality of refrigerant flowing into the accumulator less than 1.
US09933192B2
An air-conditioning apparatus includes a plurality of indoor units each located inside a building and at a position that enables the indoor unit to condition air, and a relay unit installed in a space not to be air-conditioned inside the building. The relay unit and each indoor unit are connected to each other via a first heat medium pipe in which a first heat medium such as water or brine flows. The relay unit accommodates therein a first refrigerant circuit including a compressor, a plurality of first intermediate heat exchangers that exchange heat between the first heat medium and refrigerant that performs a phase shift or turns to a supercritical state during operation, a plurality of expansion devices, and a second intermediate heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the refrigerant and a second heat medium, which are connected via a refrigerant pipe.
US09933186B2
An absorber tube is provided that has a central metal tube, a glass cladding tube, and a glass-metal transition element. The metal tube and the glass-metal transition element are connected to each other by an expansion compensation device such that they can be displaced relative to each other in the longitudinal direction. The expansion compensation device is arranged at least partially in an annular space between the metal tube and the glass-metal transition element. In the annular space, at least one shielding device is arranged, which has a first annular disc-shaped segment arranged at an axial distance in front of the end face and covers at least the connection region of the attachment element and the inner end of the expansion compensation device.
US09933174B2
An HVAC controller, a method for operating a HVAC unit and a HVAC unit are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the HVAC controller includes: (1) a memory configured to store a unique default network address for the controller and (2) a processor configured to automatically generate the unique default network address based on a seed value that is uniquely associated with the HVAC unit.
US09933166B2
The present invention relates to an oven (101) comprising a heated cavity (102) for cooking a food (201), which comprises a three-dimensional scanning system (106) configured for acquiring information about the volume and/or shape of a food (201) positioned in the heated cavity (102).
US09933160B2
A fire starter includes a casing made from a first material a first material having a first time associated therewith that defines a length of time that the casing burns after being ignited. A second material disposed in the casing has a second time associated therewith that defines a length of time that the second material burns after being ignited. An igniter, disposed in the casing and adjacent to the second material, generates a first thermal event to ignite the second material wherein the second material combusts to define a second thermal event that ignites the first material. An actuator is coupled to the igniter and is positioned outside of the casing for activating the igniter to generate the first thermal event.
US09933159B2
Provided is an oil diffusion pump equipped with an oil vapor generator capable of eliminating the problems occurring when a heater wire is used as a heating source for an operating oil. The present invention is a vacuum pump for which an oil vapor generator (70) is arranged within a casing (51) and this oil vapor generator is operated to vaporize an operating oil (8), thereby producing oil vapor and this oil vapor is sprayed from a jet (53, 53a) to exhaust intake air. The oil vapor generator (70) is equipped with: a container (71, 72) in the interior of which oil is stored, with the lower end of the tubular member (71), which comprises a material to be heated, being closed; and induction coil (75) wrapped around the atmosphere-side perimeter of the tubular member (71) (in particular, the case inner wall (71b)) with an insulating material (73) therebetween; and a power supply means that applies a low-frequency alternating current of several tens of Hz to several hundreds of Hz to the induction coil (75). The configuration is such that the tubular member (71) itself is heated when the power supply means is operated and the low-frequency alternating current is applied to the induction coil (75), thereby vaporizing the oil within the container.
US09933150B2
A hands-free wearable lighting device is a device utilized to provide illumination to the user's surroundings while being worn. At least one multicolor light-emitting diode (LED) is positioned within an LED compartment located on a housing. A control unit, a brightness adjustment switch, and a color adjustment switch allow the user to alter the light of the at least one multicolor LED. A necklace allows the housing to be worn around the user's neck in order to provide hands-free illumination. The user may utilize the device as a handheld light by grasping the device via a finger tab. Additionally, the user may utilize a prop stand to direct the light from the at least one multicolor LED in a desired direction. The device may include a laser diode as well in order to allow the device to emit a laser in addition to regular illumination.
US09933145B2
An LED lighting device is provided, having a lamp housing and at least one LED module. The lamp housing has a lamp cover and a housing-type heat-dissipating lamp bracket that directly radiates the heat generated by the LED module. The housing-type heat-dissipating lamp bracket is entirely made of heat-dissipating material, and several radiating hole devices are set on the housing-type heat-dissipating lamp bracket. The radiating hole devices on the housing-type heat-dissipating lamp bracket and the gaps between the LED modules form a mutually-reinforcing thermal honeycomb effect, providing a heat dissipation channel with unhindered air convection. Radiating holes are set at the head and tail of the housing-type heat-dissipating lamp bracket. The radiating holes and the gaps between the modules enhance the heat-dissipating effect and enhance air convection, to improve heat dissipation from the lamp housing and provide improved heat dissipation effect for the entire lamp.
US09933128B2
A lamp apparatus for an automobile, including: first and second light sources each generating light; and a light guide fully reflecting the light generated by the first light source and the light generated by the second light source and emitting the fully reflected light forward. The light guide includes: a first guide unit with first patterns fully reflecting the light generated by the first light source forward, a second guide unit with second patterns fully reflecting the light generated by the second light source forward, and a third guide unit coupled to the first and second light sources, extending from one end of the first guide unit and one end of the second guide unit, and disposing the first guide unit and the second guide unit orthogonally to each other. The first and second patterns are formed in the third guide unit to cross each other.
US09933121B2
A method of making a LED light bulb with the Graphene filament contains steps of: A. providing a flexible substrate, wherein the flexible substrate is flexible printed circuit board (PCB); B. coating graphene-based heat dissipation ink on a back side of the flexible substrate; C. cutting the printed circuit board (PCB) on which a graphene-based heat dissipation film is coated to form plural Graphene filaments; D. fixing the plural Graphene filaments into a light bulb. The flexible substrate has copper lines formed on both sides thereof for electronic circuits and heat conduction, and LED chips are mounted on a front side of the flexible substrate. The graphene-based heat dissipation ink is coated on the back side of the flexible substrate before or after LED chips/phosphor molding and then is dried. In addition, the Graphene filaments are fixed in a bended or arched position.
US09933115B2
A flow control valve includes a housing defining a cavity therein. The housing has an input port for receiving a gas from a gas supply, and an output port for delivering the gas to a gas cylinder. The cavity defines a staging area fluidly connected to the input port, a delivery area fluidly connected to the output port, and a pressurization area fluidly connected to a feedback sensing port. The feedback sensing port is configured to receive pressurized fluid that is pressurized to a pressure level representative of a pressure level of gas delivered to the gas cylinder. The flow control valve includes a piston slidably positioned in a channel extending between the pressurization area and the delivery area. The position of the piston changes a rate of flow of gas through the flow control valve. The piston position moves in response to a pressure at the feedback sensing port.
US09933109B2
A vibration resistant, positionable equipment mount. The positionable equipment mount including a platform mount, an equipment mount, a first and second pivot clamp, and one or more bars operably coupled to the first and second pivot clamp via ratcheting elbow mounts, wherein the internal bore of the first and second pivot clamps each have an interior circumferential surface characterized by teeth configured to mesh with splines on the respective shafts of the platform and equipment mounts to form ratcheting pivots.
US09933103B1
An apparatus for sealing a leak from a tubular member has a channel member with at least one open end, a sealing member positioned in an interior of the channel member and having a channel extending therethrough, and a compression assembly having a portion extending through the channel of the sealing member. The compression assembly also has a rotatable element extending outwardly of the channel of the sealing member. The rotatable element is rotatable so as to compress or deform the sealing material within the interior of the channel member so as to seal the leak. A tape material is wrapped over the channel member so as to fix a position of the channel member over the leak.
US09933099B2
Pipe joint, which comprises at least one first pipe section (2), and a sleeve part 5, into which the butt end part of the pipe section (2) is disposed in such a way that the sleeve part (5) extends a distance on top of the pipe section (2) from the butt end of the pipe section that is inside the sleeve, and heating means (7), such as resistance wires. For forming the joint, a joint component (3) is arranged between the outer surface (16) of at least one pipe section (2) and the inside surface (15) of the sleeve part (5), which joint component is configured to form a joint with the sleeve part (5) when the joint area is warmed with the heating means (7), and that a collar (6) is arranged on the pipe section (2), which collar comprises a detent surface (10) for the joint component (3). The invention also relates to a method for forming a pipe joint.
US09933093B2
Fuel line coupling components couple together coaxially aligned fuel lines (e.g., single wall metal aircraft fuel lines) and allow for relative longitudinal movements therebetween. The fuel line coupling component may include an outer tubular housing member, an inner tubular coupling member, a tubular collar member and a coupler. The inner tubular coupling member is adapted to being attached to a terminal end of one of the fuel lines and is received within an interior space of the outer tubular housing member for slidable movements therewithin to allow the fuel line attached thereto to be telescopically extended and retracted relative to the outer tubular housing. The tubular collar member is coaxially aligned with the outer tubular member and is adapted to being attached to a terminal end of the second fuel line in coaxial opposition to the first fuel line.
US09933091B2
A penetration structure for a fireproof compartment has a through hole(s) provided at a compartment and a pipe(s) penetrating through the through hole(s). A circumference of the pipe(s) is wound by an epoxy resin-containing thermally expandable resin composition sheet. The epoxy resin-containing thermally expandable resin composition sheet is a laminate of one or more epoxy resin-containing thermally expandable resin composition layers having at least one of linear grooves continuously formed and linear grooves intermittently formed, and two or more of the respective linear grooves being formed onto at least one surface of the epoxy resin-containing thermally expandable resin composition sheet with an interval, and one or more substrate layers. The epoxy-resin-containing thermally expandable resin composition sheet can be wound around the pipe by bending the sheet through use of the grooves even when the temperature is low.
US09933085B2
A valve includes a modulating chamber for sending and receiving fluid through a first chamber port, a supply chamber, and a damping chamber for sending and receiving a second fluid through a damping chamber port. The valve also includes a passageway between the damping chamber and the supply chamber, and a piston assembly movable within the valve, wherein the piston assembly is configured to open and close a flow control device. The piston assembly includes a rod, a modulating piston attached to the rod movable within the modulating chamber, a supply piston attached to the rod movable within the supply chamber, and a damping piston attached to the rod movable within the passageway and the supply chamber. The piston assembly also includes a damping piston bypass that provides a restricted flow passage between the supply chamber and the damping chamber when the damping piston is located in the passageway.
US09933072B2
In a working cylinder, with a cylinder casing, in the cylinder interior of which is mounted a driving piston capable of linear movement under fluidic pressurization, wherein the cylinder casing is mounted between two cylinder covers closing the cylinder interior, wherein the cylinder covers each have a central section and an outer frame section, with at least four mounting areas and encompassing the central section, wherein there is formed between the frame section and the central section an annular space, in which are provided reinforcing struts aligned radially and each extending towards an assigned mounting area, outer surfaces of each reinforcing strut diverge away from the assigned mounting area towards the central section.
US09933069B2
When a transmission controller issues a control command, such as pressure to control clutch torque, the response may be delayed due to dynamic properties of the control system. These properties can be modeled using a dynamic response model. One potential model is a combination of a pure time delay and a first order distributed delay. Control methods may be improved in several ways by accounting for the dynamic response. First, the dynamic response model may be used to improve adaptation of a transfer function between the commanded control signal and the clutch torque. Second, the command may be adjusted based on the dynamic response model. Both the pure time delay and the time constant of the first order distributed delay may be functions of operating conditions such as temperature.
US09933068B2
A multifunctional electronic gear shift lever for simultaneous manipulation includes a cylindrical lever rotatably inserted into a support which is disposed in a center fascia surface or a console surface of a vehicle and having an entrance opening that penetrates the cylindrical lever in a longitudinal direction. A start button is disposed at a lower side of the entrance opening, connected with a controller via a spring, and moving in a vertical direction. A display is disposed on the center fascia surface or the console surface, and displays a gear shift stage of the vehicle and a state of the vehicle. The gear shift stage is changeable by rotating the cylindrical lever while simultaneously starting an engine of the vehicle by operating the start button.
US09933065B2
A shift fork shaft 123 has both end portions movably fitted in shaft supports 83e and 116a of a gear transmission 82. Clearances are left between bottom surfaces 83g and 116c of the shaft supports 83e and 116a and both end faces 123c of the shift fork shaft 123. Caps 145 are mounted in both axial ends of the shift fork shaft 123.
US09933059B2
An electromechanical actuator (EMA) is provided. The EMA may comprise a ball nut having an annular geometry centered about an axis. A dual ball screw may be disposed radially inward from the ball nut and configured to rotate about the axis. The dual ball screw may also be mechanically coupled to the ball nut. A ball screw may be disposed radially inward from the ball nut and configured to rotate about the axis. The ball screw may also be mechanically coupled to the dual ball screw.
US09933053B2
A belt-type continuously variable transmission capable of continuously changing a speed reduction ratio of a driven pulley to a drive pulley, has a speed reduction ratio regulation mechanism that regulates a minimum speed reduction ratio of the driven pulley to the drive pulley. The driven pulley includes a fixed sheave, a movable sheave displaceable in an axial direction with respect to the fixed sheave, and a coil spring that urges the movable sheave toward the fixed sheave. The speed reduction ratio regulation mechanism has a swing arm that adjusts an allowable range in which moving away in an axial direction of the movable sheave with respect to the fixed sheave is possible, and a regulation drive section that drives the swing distal end portion of the swing arm to swing continuously.
US09933051B2
The invention relates to a tensioning device for a traction drive, comprising a receiving housing, a roller carrier which is pivotably connected to the receiving housing, a helical tension spring which is supported at the receiving housing and at the roller carrier in circumferential and axial direction, wherein the roller carrier and the receiving housing are axially fixed relative to one another by the helical tension spring, a bearing arrangement by which the roller carrier is supported in the receiving housing so as to be rotatable around a rotational axis, a damping arrangement for damping a rotational movement of the roller carrier relative to the receiving housing, wherein the damping arrangement is arranged so as to be axially spaced from the bearing arrangement and is axially loaded by a tensile load of the helical tension spring.
US09933047B1
The present disclosure provides a planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle having advantages of improving power transfer performance and fuel efficiency by implementing ten forward speeds and one reverse speed. The planetary gear train includes: first, second, third, and fourth planetary gear sets disposed on the same shaft line; an input shaft; an output shaft; eight shafts connected to the respective rotational elements of the first, second, third, and fourth planetary gear sets; four clutches and two brakes which are control elements; and a transmission housing H. With this arrangement, rotation power from an engine which is input from the input shaft is shifted by a mutual complementing operation between the first, second, third, and fourth planetary gear sets, and is then output through the output shaft.
US09933043B2
A multi-speed transmission for a motor vehicle includes a housing, a drive shaft, an output shaft, at least four planetary gear sets, whereas each of the planetary gear sets comprises one sun gear, at least one planet, one planetary carrier and one ring gear. The transmission includes several shift elements in the form of at least three clutches and at least three brakes. The drive shaft is connectable through the second clutch to the planetary carrier of the first planetary gear set. The planetary carrier of the first planetary gear set is connected to the second brake. The ring gear of the first planetary gear set is connected to the planetary carrier of the fourth planetary gear set. The planetary carrier of the fourth planetary gear set is connected to the sun gear of the third planetary gear set. The sun gear of the fourth planetary gear set is connected to the third brake. The planetary carrier of the third planetary gear set is connected to the output shaft. The ring gear of the third planetary gear set is connected to the ring gear of the fourth planetary gear set. The third clutch is connected to the first brake. The third clutch is connected to the sun gear of the first planetary gear set.
US09933038B2
An anti-vibration device has excellent durability while reducing the amount of elastic deformation of an elastic body to a desired value. The disclosed anti-vibration device (1) includes an inner member (2), an outer member (3), an elastic body (4) that allows relative displacement between the inner member (2) and the outer member (3), a pair of first fluid chambers (C1) in communication with each other via first restricting passages (r1), and a second fluid chamber (C2) in communication with an auxiliary fluid chamber (C3) via a second restricting passage (r2). The first fluid chambers (C1) are disposed at opposite sides of the inner member (2). The second fluid chamber (C2) is disposed in an orthogonal direction (Z) that is orthogonal to a sandwiching direction (Y) and to a direction along the axis (O) of the inner member (2). Stopper parts (S) are provided in the first fluid chambers (C1).
US09933021B2
A flexible hub connection is disclosed for joining a first rotatable shaft with a second rotatable shaft so that torque can be transmitted between the shafts through the connection. The connection comprises a first flexible means having a first flex plane, a second flexible means having a second flex plane and, an intermediate member. The first flexible means is connected between the first rotatable shaft and the intermediate member, while the second flexible means is connected between the intermediate member and the second rotatable shaft. The first flex plane and second flex plane being substantially coplanar.
US09933018B2
A bearing arrangement is disclosed. The bearing arrangement includes a bearing with a bearing lubricant. A first electrically conductive portion and a second electrically conductive portion, which have different electronegativities, are in direct contact with the bearing lubricant. The bearing lubricant and the first and second electrically conductive portions form an electrolyte and two electrodes, respectively, of an electrochemical cell. The bearing arrangement further includes a sensor connected to the first electrically conductive portion and to the second electrically conductive portion, the sensor being configured to measure at least one of a current and a galvanic potential between the first and second electrically conductive portions and to determine a water content in the bearing lubricant based on the measurement.
US09933003B2
The present invention relates to an anti-vibration rivet, which comprises a core shaft and a sleeve. The core shaft including a head part and a shaft part, all of which are forming an overlap space, the head part is provided with an interlocking rabbet. The sleeve including a flange part and a fork part, all of which are forming an inner rabbet, the flange part is provided with an interlocking part which is engaged with the interlocking rabbet. With the structural design of the interlocking rabbet of the head part and the interlocking part of the flange part can improve the mutual fixing ability between the core shaft and the sleeve. And articles fixed by the anti-vibration rivet can have better stability.
US09932999B2
A hydraulic circuit changeable between a state of executing a regeneration action and a state of stopping the regeneration action. The hydraulic circuit includes hydraulic pumps; a plurality of hydraulic actuators; a plurality of control valves provided for respective hydraulic actuators; a regeneration line through which return oil returned from a specific hydraulic actuator of the hydraulic actuators to a tank is supplied to a regeneration target; a regeneration valve; a meter-out valve; and a flow-path selection device selecting a flow path for the return oil from a first flow path supplying the return oil to the regeneration line to cause the regeneration action and a second flow path supplying the return oil to the control valve for the specific hydraulic actuator to stop the regeneration action.
US09932993B2
A hydraulic control system for a machine is provided. The hydraulic control system includes a fluid reservoir, a pump motor and an accumulator. The pump motor is configured to provide pressurized fluid and to receive fluid to provide a power output. The hydraulic control system further includes a hydraulic actuator having a first and a second chamber, a first valve, a regenerative valve, and a controller. The controller is in communication with the first valve and the regenerative valve to selectively actuate the regenerative valve to allow flow of a first portion of the fluid from the first chamber to the second chamber. The controller is further configured to selectively actuate the first valve to allow flow of a second portion of the fluid from the first chamber through the pump motor to provide the power output to a shaft of a power source.
US09932992B2
A piezoelectric fan is provided that can effectively supply airflow to a subject to be cooled. The piezoelectric fan includes an air blower having a free end and a fixed end, and a planar piezoelectric element fixed to the air blower. The piezoelectric element causes vibration of the free end of the air blower. The air blower includes a first plate to which the piezoelectric element is fixed, and a second plate and a third plate which are orthogonal to the first plate and parallel to each other. In this structure, the free end of the air blower is H-shaped. The H-shaped blowing end of the air blower effectively prevents lateral airflow and improves the directivity of airflow.
US09932990B2
A ventilation device, in particular for heating, cooling and/or humidifying air in residential buildings, includes a duct-shaped housing (1) with an air inlet opening (2) and an air outlet opening (3), and a fan impeller (6) as well as a filter unit, heat exchange unit and/or heating coil unit (14) arranged in the main flow direction (Z) of an air flow generated by the fan impeller (6). An air guiding device (17) is arranged in the flow direction (Z) of the air flow in front of a suction nozzle (16)—configured as a flow conditioner, includes a bar structure with air guiding bars-such that a flow inlet opening is configured on the suction side at an axial height in front of the flow inlet opening (15) by the bar structure whose opening surface is smaller than the opening surface of the flow inlet opening (15).
US09932989B1
A method, apparatus and system for cooling compressed gases at a well site without the need for fans. Wherein produced liquids act as a continuously-flowing heat sink for gases entering stages of compression. Heat sinks can be automatically bypassed such that gases are compressed without first cooling them based upon outputs of temperature sensors.
US09932987B2
A rotor disc for a vacuum pump, in particular a turbo molecular pump, having an inner ring. The inner ring is connected to a plurality of blade elements extending radially outward. The inner ring has at least one expansion joint. For assembly, the inner ring can be surrounded by a retaining ring and arranged on a hollow cylindrical carrier element as applicable.
US09932983B2
A rotor assembly having a plurality of rotor plates mounted to a shaft, and methods of construction for a rotor assembly are disclosed. Each rotor plate in the assembly may be provided with a central opening extending between the first and second sides through which the shaft extends. In one aspect, the rotor plates are provided with a plurality of lobes extending away from the central opening, wherein each of the lobes has a lobe opening extending through the thickness of the plates. In one embodiment, the rotor plates are rotationally stacked to form a helical rotor.
US09932977B2
A medical infusion pump pressure plate alignment system and components that include a chassis, a sensor module, and a pressure plate in various embodiments. The pressure plate has a first end pivotally mounted to the chassis of the control module for pivotal retention and a second end selectively mounted to the chassis of the control module. The pressure plate, hooks or rail contain recessed or projection features configured for receipt of the complementary features of the sensor module. Additional alignment features can include a retaining component incorporated with the hook, a guide feature on the outer surface of the pressure plate, and a kickstand feature attached to the rail.
US09932976B2
A starting valve (100) for a fluid operating machine (200) for a vacuum system (1000). The starting valve (100) comprises:—a valve body (10) with an opening (17) to let a gas in; and an actuating piston (13) splined on a stem (16) free to slide in a guide (18A). The actuating piston (13), with a portion of the valve body (10), defines a chamber (30). The actuating piston (13) is subject to the action of a deformable diaphragm (15). A calibrated throttling hole (16B) is provided in series with a through hole (16A) in line with the stem (16) to establish a fluid communication between the chamber (30) and a fluid-dynamic line (500) of the vacuum system (1000). A shutter (20) is furthermore provided also splined on the stem (16). The shutter (20) closes a gas passage opening (10B) as a function of the pressure difference between the chamber (30) and the fluid-dynamic line (500). The calibrated throttling hole (16B) and the through hole (16A) establish a fluid communication between the space enclosed by a connection (25) and a space (22) defined by a cover element (23) positioned in the upper part of the valve body (10).
US09932973B2
In a reciprocating pump comprising a reciprocating member adapted to reciprocate as driven by a drive unit contained in a drive unit case, so as to perform a pumping action such that a liquid in use is aspirated into a pump chamber formed axially in front of the reciprocating member and pushed out under pressure and further comprising a high-pressure seal in slidable contact with an outer peripheral surface of the reciprocating member axially behind the pump chamber so as to prevent the liquid in use from leaking out when a high pressure is generated in the pump chamber, a flow path for the liquid in use to flow so as to bathe the drive unit therewith is provided within the drive unit case, while the rear side of the high-pressure seal is in contact with the liquid in use flowing through the drive unit case.
US09932970B1
Rankine Cycle power generation facility having a plurality of thermal inputs and at least one heat sink, where the heat sink includes a thermal chimney or a natural convective cooling tower. In a preferred embodiment, the power facility generates electricity and/or fresh water with a zero carbon footprint, such as by using a combination of solar and geothermal heating to drive a Rankine Cycle heat engine. In one embodiment, a thermal stack is mounted in the base of the thermal chimney, the thermal stack for using waste heat from the plurality of thermal inputs to drive a natural convective flow of air in the thermal chimney, the convective flow having sufficient momentum to drive additional power generation in an air turbine mounted in the chimney and to drive an evaporative cycle for concentratively extracting fresh water from geothermal brines.
US09932961B1
A wind power generator having blades which are detachably mounted on a hub whereby the blades can be easily and efficiently removed and replaced as necessary.
US09932945B2
A method of reducing nitrogen oxide emissions, the method comprising (i) injecting a petroleum-derived diesel fuel composition having: (a) a sulfur content of less than 10 ppm; (b) a flash point of greater than 50° C.; (c) a UV absorbance, Atotal, of less than 1.5 as determined by the formula comprising Atotal=Ax+10(Ay) wherein Ax is the UV absorbance at 272 nanometers; and wherein Ay is the UV absorbance at 310 nanometers; (d) a naphthene content of greater than 5 percent; (e) a cloud point of less than −12° C.; (f) a nitrogen content of less than 10 ppm; and (g) a 5% distillation point of greater than 300 F and a 95% distillation point of greater than 600 F, in an advanced combustion engine; (ii) combusting the petroleum-derived diesel fuel in (i) in a combustion chamber of a non-spark ignited engine, wherein nitrogen oxide emissions are lower than those nitrogen oxide emissions when a conventional diesel fuel is employed in a non-spark ignited engine.
US09932920B2
A control device includes a cylinder pressure sensor, a driving condition detector, a reference crank angle setter, a reference cylinder pressure calculator, an EGR ratio estimator, and a controller. The cylinder pressure sensor detects a cylinder pressure inside a cylinder. The driving condition detector detects a driving condition in an internal combustion engine. The reference crank angle setter calculates, according to the driving condition, a reference crank angle immediately before which mixture gas starts combusting. The reference cylinder pressure calculator calculates a reference cylinder pressure at the reference crank angle based on temperature characteristics of a heat capacity ratio of the mixture gas under a condition. The EGR ratio estimator calculates an EGR ratio based on a pressure difference between the reference cylinder pressure and the cylinder pressure at the reference crank angle. The controller controls the internal combustion engine according to the EGR ratio.
US09932919B2
In an engine, a controller is configured to fully close the opening of EGR valve when a cut condition is satisfied and variably control the opening when a cut release condition is satisfied. An operating zone is defined as a zone surrounded by a characteristic curve indicating a relationship between rotation speed and torque. The operating zone comprises a high operating zone containing an NTE zone, and a low operating zone that is set at a lower torque side and at a lower rotation speed side with respect to the high operating zone. The cut condition is that an operating condition specified by the rotation speed and the torque is kept within the low operating zone during a predetermined time or more. The cut release condition is that the operating condition falls within the high operating zone.
US09932914B2
A hybrid electric vehicle includes an internal combustion engine configured to provide power to traction wheels, and a controller. The controller is configured to, in response to the engine being off and a power request exceeding an engine-start threshold, delay an engine start when vehicle speed is below a predetermined value. Delaying an engine start may include providing an engine-start-threshold offset. The offset decreases as vehicle speed increases. The engine is started when the power request exceeds a sum of the engine-start threshold and the engine-start-threshold offset.
US09932912B2
Various methods and systems are provided for an engine with an exhaust gas treatment system. In one example, under a first condition, a first fuel is delivered for combustion in the engine. Under a second condition, a second fuel is delivered for combustion in the engine, the second fuel different than the first fuel. Under a third condition, the first fuel is delivered as a reductant for the exhaust gas treatment system.
US09932901B2
A shroud retention system may generally include a shroud hanger and first and second hooked components extending from an outer hanger wall of the hanger. The first hooked component may include a first wall extending from the outer hanger wall and a first rail extending from the first wall. The second hooked component may include a second wall extending from the outer hanger wall and a second rail extending from the second wall. In addition, the system may also include a shroud segment having a shroud wall configured to be positioned radially between the outer hanger wall and the first and second rails. Moreover, the system may include a retention spring positioned within a radial space defined between the outer hanger wall and the first and second rails that is configured to apply a radial spring force against the shroud segment.
US09932897B2
An acoustic panel intended to be fixed internally to a fan casing of a turbojet engine, including an exterior face and an interior face which are curved about an axis, and two axially opposed transverse faces, the exterior curved face having at least one first recess on the side of a first transverse face and at least one second recess on the side of the opposite transverse face, said recesses each an attachment, in which said recesses do not open onto the interior curved face of the panel. Also covered are the turbojet engine including these panels and the method of mounting them.
US09932896B2
The invention relates to an exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a compressor housing (3), having a bearing housing (28) which can be connected at one end to the compressor housing (3) by means of a first fastening device (19), and having a turbine housing (2) which can be connected to the bearing housing (28) at the other end of the latter by means of a second fastening device (20), with the compressor housing (3), the bearing housing (28) and the turbine housing (2) extending along an exhaust-gas turbocharger longitudinal axis (R), wherein the first fastening device (19) is designed as a plug-and-twist connecting device.
US09932895B2
An engine wash manifold assembly for delivering wash liquid to an engine with a radial air passage includes a feeder body, an inlet on the feeder body to receive wash fluid, a first nozzle in fluid communication with the feeder body and configured to direct wash fluid into the radial passage, and a securing device configured to support the feeder body relative to a mounting location.
US09932885B2
A turbocharger compressor housing is configured to allow a releasable fixed adjustment of a geometry of a compressor housing to increase at least one of responsiveness, efficiency or the ultimate power obtainable by a turbocharged system. Adjustability can be provided by an air intake pipe that is threadably connected with a central portion of the compressor housing to allow an air gap between the housing and the intake pipe to be adjusted to create an effect similar to adjusting the inducer area of a compressor wheel disposed in the housing, whereby power can be exchanged for efficiency and responsiveness. Set screws may be used to releasably fix the position of the intake pipe relative to the compressor housing.
US09932877B2
A method is provided for monitoring an emission device coupled to an engine. In one example approach, the method comprises: following a deceleration fuel shut-off duration, indicating degradation of the emission device based on an amount of rich products required to cause a sensor to become richer than a threshold. The amount of rich products required may be correlated to an amount of oxygen stored in the emission device.
US09932876B2
Methods and systems are provided for controlling a vehicle engine to adjust exhaust warm-up strategy based on a vehicle network information. In one example, in response to an expected decrease in temperature of a catalyst of a vehicle below a threshold and an estimated duration thereof based on communications external from the vehicle, a method may include delaying catalyst heating actions, when the catalyst heating actions are determined to be unable to heat up the catalyst to threshold temperatures. However, the catalyst heating actions may be enabled when the catalyst heating actions are determined to be able to achieve the threshold temperature within the duration.
US09932864B2
A valve train for a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine with a transmission element in the form of a rocker arm (1) or pivot arm that can be actuated, on one hand, at least indirectly by a cam of a camshaft and is in active connection, on the other hand, through an intermediate connection of a valve bridge (4), with gas-exchange valves (7, 8). The valve bridge (4) has hydraulic valve lash compensation elements (“HVAs”) allocated to each gas-exchange valve (7, 8).
