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9,771,812 | 1. A gas turbine comprising: a compressor, an intermediate casing, at least one combustion chamber, an expansion turbine, and a heat exchanger, wherein the or each combustion chamber is fluidically connected to the expansion turbine via an inner casing that is guided through an internal space of the intermediate casing, wherein the compressor is fluidically separated from the internal space of the intermediate casing by an annular plenum chamber which is connected to an outlet of the compressor and which has at least one discharge line that, in operation, is connected to a cold side of the heat exchanger, wherein the or each combustion chamber is designed as a silo combustion chamber and the or each silo combustion chamber has an inner wall bounding a combustion space and an outer wall, wherein the outer wall surrounds the inner wall forming a cavity, wherein the inner wall transitions into the inner casing and wherein the cavity transitions into the internal space of the intermediate casing, and wherein the annular plenum chamber is separated from the internal space of the intermediate casing by a circumferential wall running from the outlet of the compressor up to the intermediate casing. | 42,778 |
9,840,146 | 1. A scooter including: a frame; a front wheel and a rear wheel attached to the frame; a motor configured for driving into a rotation at least one of the front and rear wheels; and a unit for controlling the motor; wherein the unit includes: an acceleration detection device for detecting an acceleration phase of the scooter; and a deceleration detection device for detecting a deceleration phase of the scooter; the unit being configured for operating the motor when a deceleration phase having a period at least equal to a first predetermined threshold has been detected by the deceleration detection device after detection of an acceleration phase by the acceleration detection device. | 28,644 |
8,896,231 | 1. A method of operating an LED system including an electronic transformer, the method comprising: monitoring an output voltage waveform of the transformer; starting a bleed-on timing cycle upon sensing a first voltage-waveform condition and ending the bleed-on timing cycle after the determined bleed-on time has elapsed; starting a bleed-off timing cycle upon sensing a second voltage-waveform condition different from the first voltage-waveform condition, and ending the bleed-off timing cycle after the determined bleed-off time has elapsed; and engaging a bleed circuit to the transformer based on a state of the bleed-on timing cycle and disengaging the bleed circuit from the transformer based on a state of the bleed-off timing cycle, the bleed circuit being engaged for a duration adequate to ensure a minimum load on the transformer sufficient to avoid cut-off throughout the output voltage waveform, wherein the bleed-on timing cycle starts when a trailing edge of the output voltage waveform falls below a predetermined threshold and ends when a subsequent trailing edge of the output voltage waveform falls below a predetermined minimum threshold. | 44,268 |
9,610,849 | 1. A feeding connector, wherein the feeding connector connects a vehicle with an external power receiving device when electric power is fed from the vehicle to the power receiving device, wherein the feeding connector is configured to be fitted to a connecting portion to which a charging connector that connects the vehicle with an external feeding device is fitted when an electric storage device installed on the vehicle is charged with electric power from the feeding device; and wherein when the feeding connector is in a particular condition of fit with the connecting portion, an impedance of a particular signal path provided in the feeding connector falls within an impedance range for feeding which is set as a range of impedance that is different from an impedance range for charging which is set as a range of impedance of a signal path provided in the charging connector and corresponding to the particular signal path. | 40,417 |
9,702,730 | 1. A method of allocating energy provided by a power source, comprising: receiving, by a computing device from one or more metering devices, meter observations of a characteristic of electricity supplied to a plurality of consumer sites via a power source, a first consumer site of the plurality consumer sites coupled to a first metering device of the one or more metering devices, and the one or more metering devices absent from a second consumer site of the plurality of consumer sites; classifying, by the computing device, the plurality of consumer sites into a plurality of consumption classes, a first consumption class of the plurality of consumption classes having complete coverage and a second consumption class of the plurality of consumption classes having partial coverage, the second consumption class including the second consumer site and at least one of the plurality of consumer sites coupled to at least one of the one or more metering devices; determining, by the computing device, a first value for a metric for the characteristic of electricity for the first consumption class having complete coverage within the first consumption class; generating, by the computing device, a sampling distribution of one or more second values of the metric for the characteristic of electricity for the second consumption class having partial coverage within the second consumption class; determining, by the computing device, a first demand for the first consumption class based on the first value for the metric for the characteristic of electricity for the first consumption class; determining, by the computing device, a second demand for the second consumption class having partial coverage based on the sampling distribution of the one or more second values of the metric for the characteristic of electricity for the second consumption class; and comparing, by the computing device, a summation of the first demand for the first consumption class having complete coverage within the first consumption class and the second demand determined based on the sampling distribution for the second consumption class having partial coverage with a characteristic of electricity observed at a substation to determine a dissipation metric, the substation conveying electricity from the power source to the plurality of consumer sites. | 4,756 |
9,197,949 | 1. An appliance network connectivity apparatus for controlling a plurality of appliances comprising: a) a first appliance network connectivity apparatus comprising: b) a second appliance network connectivity apparatus comprising: | 46,389 |
8,756,684 | 1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium with instructions for execution on a computer, comprising instructions to: monitor transactions between a server and a plurality of clients; perform an evaluation of session indicators associated with the transactions; and isolate individual sessions between the server and individual clients of the plurality of clients in response to the evaluation; wherein the instructions to perform the evaluation include instructions to perform the evaluation of current paronymous Internet Protocol (IP) address requests to a template of expected paronymous IP address requests; wherein the instructions to perform the evaluation include instructions to perform the evaluation of temporal statistics to recognize separate Internet Protocol (IP) address strands belonging to an individual session, and further comprising instructions to link sequential IP address strands into chains. | 17,655 |
8,932,442 | 1. Electrode for oxygen evolution in electrochemical processes comprising a valve metal substrate and a catalytic coating comprising an outer layer of oxides of iridium, tantalum and titanium with a molar composition comprising from about 76% to about 84% iridium, from about 15% to about 23% tantalum, and from about 0.2% to about 1.3% titanium, referred to the metals. | 10,377 |
8,833,988 | 1. An illumination system for a motor vehicle having a body defining a rear storage compartment and a storage compartment lid movable relative to the body between an open position and a closed position, comprising: a light source located on an underside of the compartment lid; and an opaque reflective panel disposed on a lid-receiving portion of the body inside of the compartment in an upward-facing position and angled relative to the light source to reflect light emitted by the light source when the lid is in the open position toward the compartment lid. | 29,677 |
8,644,499 | 1. A system, comprising: a boot read-only memory (ROM); semiconductor chip debug tool operable to debug a semiconductor chip via debug interfaces of a semiconductor chip; and a semiconductor chip that is communicatively coupled to the semiconductor chip debug tool, the semiconductor chip being operable to: boot up according to the boot ROM; identify a debug interface of a plurality of debug interfaces using a first key stored in a one time programmable (OTP) memory; block a plurality of debug interfaces in the semiconductor chip during boot up of the semiconductor chip; permanently block with the first key the identified debug interface of the plurality of debug interfaces during boot up of the semiconductor chip; generate a device identification referring to the semiconductor chip, the generation of the device identification using a second key stored in the OTP memory; store the device identification in memory of the semiconductor chip; use the device identification to authenticate a debug certificate associated with a debug interface of the plurality of debug interfaces; and enable the associated debug interface based on information in the debug certificate, where the authentication is successful and where the associated debug interface is not the permanently blocked debug interface. | 8,515 |
8,936,212 | 1. A vertical and/or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) enabled vehicle, comprising: a plurality of thrust generators which are powered by one or more power plants; means for said one or more power plants to drive said thrust generators directly or indirectly via transmission, and to change magnitudes of thrusts produced by said thrust generators; an airframe comprising a plurality of wings whose most portions are generally arranged on lateral or periphery of said thrust generators, wherein arrangements of said wings make it possible to optionally fold said wings without moving said thrust generators; means for mounting said thrust generators and said one or more power plants to said airframe in one of the following three configuration modes: whereby V/STOL enabled means that when said thrust generators are configured in VTOL mode to generate thrusts generally pointing upward, said vehicle is capable of takeoff and landing vertically and hovering; when said thrust generators are configured in STOL mode to generate thrusts with both upward component and forward component, said vehicle is capable of short takeoff and landing; when said thrust generators are configured in horizontal flight mode to generate thrusts generally pointing forward, said vehicle is capable of conventional horizontal takeoff and landing and conventional horizontal flight; thrust vectoring means for changing in flight from one of said three modes to any other one of said three modes whereby said vehicle becomes a V/STOL vehicle which is capable of in-flight transitions between any two of VTOL, STOL and horizontal flight mode; avionics and flight control system, whereby said vehicle is capable of unmanned flight and/or manned flight with autopilot system; means for attaching to and detaching from one or more similarly equipped vehicles in flight or before takeoff, whereby said vehicle is combinable so that multiple said vehicles can form a large composite V/STOL vehicle; said wings comprise two swept backward wings joined at a head of the vehicle and located on a left and a right side with respect to a center rolling axis; said power plants comprise two gas-powered or electric engines; said thrust generators comprise two propellers driven by said engines; said airframe comprises said wings, a front and a rear beam to mount said engines; said front beam is mounted laterally to front parts of said two wings to support one of said engines; said rear beam is mounted laterally to rear parts of said two wings to support another one of said engines; said thrust vectoring means are located inside said wings, and are attached to ends of said front and rear beams to rotate said thrust generators to realize thrust vectoring. | 36,409 |
9,273,719 | 1. A bracket assembly configured for supporting a connector of a shift cable assembly on a transmission, the bracket assembly comprising: a first section including a base portion and a first flange, the first flange defining a groove configured for receiving the connector; a second section pivotably attached to the first section, wherein the second section includes a leg portion and a second flange; wherein the second section is pivotable relative to the first section between an open position and a closed position; wherein the base portion and the leg portion each define an attachment hole; wherein the second flange is configured for capturing the connector within the groove and supporting the connector when the connector is received within the groove and the second section is in the closed position; wherein the first and second section each define second attachment holes; wherein the second attachment holes are configured for receiving a fastener therethrough when the second attachment holes are aligned with one another to attach the bracket assembly to the transmission and retain the second section in the closed position; and wherein the second section is configured to allow the connector to be removed from the groove when the second section is in the open position. | 44,455 |
8,348,142 | 1. A carton for containing a plurality of articles, the carton comprising: a plurality of panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprising a first top panel, a first side panel foldably connected to the first top panel at a first fold line, a second top panel, a second side panel foldably connected to the second top panel at a second fold line, and a bottom panel foldably connected to the first and second side panels, wherein the first top panel and the second top panel are at least partially overlapped to form a top wall of the carton; a first handle feature in the first top panel; a second handle feature in the second top panel; and a first opening feature in the first handle feature, the first opening feature comprising at least a first tear line extending to the first fold line, a second tear line collinear to the first fold line intersecting the first tear line, and a third tear line extending from the second tear line into the first side panel, wherein the third tear line terminates in a hook portion; wherein the first handle feature and the second handle feature are in an overlapping substantially registered relationship to form a carrying handle formation. | 20,771 |
9,582,791 | 1. A method of managing transactions with a billing server comprising: receiving, at a billing server, a first phone-on-file opt-in based transaction confirmation or non-confirmation request from a merchant server, the first phone-on-file opt-in based transaction confirmation or non-confirmation request including a msisdn, received from a consumer device at the merchant server, and a merchant-id, being a billing server assigned merchant identifier value; generating, at the billing server, a PIN code in response to receiving the first phone-on-file opt-in based transaction confirmation or non-confirmation request; transmitting, by the billing server, a text message to a consumer mobile phone at the msisdn with the PIN code, the consumer to enter the PIN code into the consumer device and transmit the PIN code to the merchant server, the merchant server to transmit a second phone-on-file opt-in based transaction confirmation or non-confirmation request to the billing server, including the PIN code; receiving, by the billing server the second phone-on-file opt-in based transaction confirmation or non-confirmation request, including a PIN code; verifying, at the billing server, the PIN code received in the second phone-on-file opt-in based transaction confirmation or non-confirmation request against the PIN code transmitted in the text message, thereby confirming, with the billing server, the first phone-on-file opt-in based transaction confirmation or non-confirmation with a consumer device; recording, with the billing server, a phone-on-file opt-in based transaction confirmation or non-confirmation status as active for the msisdn within the data structure if the PIN code is verified if the first phone-on-file is confirmed; receiving, at the billing server, a charge API call from a merchant server at the billing server, including at least one identifier and an amount; determining, at the billing server, a phone-on-file opt-in based transaction confirmation or non-confirmation status corresponding to the identifier at the billing server; if the opt-in status is verified: if the opt-in status is invalid: | 16,066 |
9,635,664 | 1. A wireless network device comprising: an edge determination module arranged to determine a logical position of a user equipment (UE) within a cell served by the wireless network device and with respect to an edge of the cell by using measured signal strength received power (SSRP) of the UE at the wireless network device, the logical position selected for the UE from a plurality of logical positions that are nested regions within the cell, boundaries between the plurality of nested regions defined by SSRP thresholds; and an assignment module arranged to: | 24,545 |
9,810,178 | 1. A turbofan exhaust nozzle comprising: a conical inner shell disposed coaxially inside a surrounding outer shell to define an annular flow duct therebetween terminating in an outlet at a trailing edge of the outer shell, the conical inner shell terminating in a trailing edge aft of the outlet, wherein the conical inner shell diverges aft inside the annular flow duct to a hump and then converges aft to the trailing edge aft of the outlet thereof, and an axial position of the hump vanes circumferentially therearound corresponding to an axial position of the trailing edge of the outer shell; and a pylon interrupting circumferentially the annular flow duct, wherein at least a portion of the trailing edge of the outer shell is vertically non-coplanar. | 41,075 |
9,297,855 | 1. An electronic design automation (EDA) tool for increasing the fault coverage of an integrated circuit (IC) design, wherein the IC design includes a plurality of observation test points corresponding to outputs of a plurality of logic elements of the IC design, the EDA tool comprising: a memory that stores the IC design; and a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the processor includes: | 22,119 |
8,658,493 | 1. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device comprising: forming a ferroelectric capacitor above a semiconductor substrate; forming a first hydrogen barrier film directly on the ferroelectric capacitor; forming a first opening where a portion of an electrode of the ferroelectric capacitor is exposed in the first hydrogen barrier film; after the forming the first opening, forming a first insulating film whose surface is flat on the first hydrogen barrier film; forming a second hydrogen barrier film directly on the first insulating film; forming a second insulating film on the second hydrogen barrier film; forming a first conductive plug in contact with the semiconductor substrate through the second insulating film, the second hydrogen barrier film, and the first insulting film; forming an oxidation preventing film on the first conductive plug and the second insulating film; and forming a second conductive plug in contact with the electrode of the ferroelectric capacitor through the oxidation preventing film, the second insulating film, the second hydrogen barrier film, the first insulating film, and the first opening, wherein the manufacturing method further comprises, before the forming the ferroelectric capacitor: | 22,520 |
8,919,101 | 1. An exhaust system that receives exhaust gas from an engine, comprising: a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) device that comprises a plurality of substrates; a control module comprising a processor coupled to a memory, the control module configured to: an injector that receives the injector control signal and injects reductant into the exhaust gas according to the injector control signal. | 18,134 |
9,300,156 | 1. A charge-discharge instructing apparatus, comprising: a processor and memory configured to execute software instructions embodied within modules, the modules including: an acquiring module configured to acquire specific information and location information for each of a plurality of battery energy storage systems, wherein the specific information represents an electrical characteristic of a battery of each of the battery energy storage systems, and the location information represents an installation location of each of the battery energy storage systems; a group determining module configured to group the battery energy storage systems into groups each including two or more battery energy storage systems, based on the specific information and the location information; and a managing module configured to send charge-discharge control instructions to the battery energy storage systems on a group-by-group basis, wherein the battery energy storage systems are grouped based on the specific information of the battery energy storage systems meeting a specific condition for an electrical characteristic, and the battery energy storage systems are also grouped based on the location information of the battery energy storage systems meeting a location condition for an installation location. | 32,046 |
9,527,067 | 1. A catalytic material comprising metal particles with catalytic activity for chemical reactions and a hybrid compound comprised of a zirconic acid compound and polyvinyl alcohol, wherein 1) the zirconic acid compound is chemically combined with the polyvinyl alcohol through the hydroxyl groups thereof, 2) the hybrid compound immobilizes the metal particles with catalytic activity for chemical reactions, 3) the metal of the metal particles with catalytic activity is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silver, osmium, iridium, platinum, and gold, and 4) the metal particles with catalytic activity are located on the surface of the hybrid compound and inside the hybrid compound when immobilized. | 42,346 |
8,685,781 | 1. A method of forming an optoelectronic device comprising: providing a deposition surface; contacting the deposition surface with a ligand exchange chemical and contacting the deposition surface with a quantum dot (QD) colloid over one or more cycles to form an initial QD film on the deposition surface; and contacting the initial QD film with a secondary treatment chemical, wherein the secondary treatment chemical is at least one of hydrazine, formic acid, mercaptopropionic acid, an organic acid, ethanol and ethylenediamine. | 40,244 |
9,693,688 | 1. A glucose monitoring device, comprising: an in vivo glucose sensor; and sensor electronics coupleable to the in vivo glucose sensor to receive signals generated by the in vivo glucose sensor, the sensor electronics including: | 33,123 |
9,495,434 | 1. A method for managing files for a plurality of network devices distributed over a network, wherein at least one of the network devices performs actions, comprising: determining a file that is designated as a primary file managed by a first cluster of nodes wherein nodes in the first cluster of nodes are connected through a first high-bandwidth and low latency network backplane; asynchronously replicating the file as an other file managed by a second cluster of nodes, wherein the other file is designated as a secondary file, wherein nodes in the second cluster of nodes are connected through a second high-bandwidth and low latency network backplane; if a local file access request for the other file from a client device is provided to the second cluster of nodes, synchronously validating the other file managed by the second cluster of nodes based on the file managed by the first cluster of nodes; and if the other file is affirmatively validated, enabling the client device to locally access the other file managed by the second cluster of nodes, wherein if the local file access request is a local write request, changing the designation of the file to a secondary file and changing the designation of the other file to a primary file. | 11,016 |
8,789,269 | 1. A modular reusable manufacturing structure for use in manufacturing and assembling automotive vehicles, the manufacturing structure comprising: a substantially continuous support surface; a plurality of modular assembly stations selectively positioned about the support surface, at least one of the plurality of assembly stations including: a portable modular conveyor positioned along the first assembly line path of travel and supported by the support surface adapted for moving a partially built device through at least some of the modular assembly stations along an assembly line; and a plurality of portable service modules temporarily connected to and supported by the support surface, the service modules are selectively positioned in one or more of modular assembly stations proximate to the assembly line, the service modules respectively operable to generate and provide resources to operate the manufacturing structure. | 11,864 |
8,674,432 | 1. A semiconductor device comprising a memory cell, the memory cell including: a first gate insulating film formed over a semiconductor substrate, a control gate electrode formed over the first gate insulating film, a second gate insulating film formed over the semiconductor substrate and over a side wall of the control gate electrode, a memory gate electrode formed over the second gate insulating film and arranged adjacent with the control gate electrode through the second gate insulating film, a first semiconductor region formed in the semiconductor substrate and positioned on a control gate electrode side, and a second semiconductor region formed in the semiconductor substrate and positioned on a memory gate electrode side, wherein the second gate insulating film has a first insulating film formed over the semiconductor substrate, second insulating film formed over the first insulating film and a third insulating film formed over the second insulating film, wherein the second insulating film includes a charge storage film, wherein the first insulating film has a first portion and a second portion, the first portion formed between the semiconductor substrate and the memory gate electrode and the second portion formed between the control gate electrode and the memory gate electrode, wherein a thickness of the second portion is greater than a thickness of the first portion. | 10,106 |
8,968,601 | 1. A hydrotalcite-like catalyst represented by Chemical Formula 1, which is used for steam carbon dioxide reforming of natural gas using steam and carbon dioxide: wherein A is one or more group 8B metal atoms, B is one or more alkaline earth metal atoms, a and b are supporting amounts of the group 8B metal atoms and the alkaline earth metal atoms based on Ni | 17,616 |
8,753,136 | 1. A power feeding plug locking device that locks a power feeding plug to a power feeding inlet, wherein the power feeding inlet is arranged in a machine, the machine including a door that can be locked, the power feeding plug locking device comprising: a lock mechanism including a lock member that is movable between a lock position and an unlock position and a driving device that is operable to move the lock member between the lock position and the unlock position, wherein the lock mechanism prohibits removal of the power feeding plug from the inlet when the lock member is positioned at the lock position and allows removal of the power feeding plug from the inlet when the lock member is positioned at the unlock position; a switch which is operable by a user and which, when operated, outputs an operational signal that instructs the driving device to move the lock member between the lock position and the unlock position; a door lock state confirmation unit that confirms whether the door of the machine is locked and outputs a door lock state signal; and a controller communicatively coupled with the switch, the door lock state confirmation unit, and the driving device, wherein the controller controls the driving device to move the lock member from the lock position to the unlock position when the controller receives the operational signal from the switch that instructs the driving device to move the lock member to the unlock position and the door lock state signal from the door lock state confirmation unit that indicates a door unlock state of the door of the machine, wherein the operational signal is a signal different from the door lock state signal. | 4,634 |
8,804,381 | 1. A method of balancing reactive power at a power delivery system, comprising: operating a power delivery system comprising a plurality of power cells that are electrically connected to a first transformer comprising one or more primary windings and a plurality of secondary windings such that each cell is electrically connected to one of the secondary windings and a plurality of the secondary windings are phase-shifted with respect to the primary windings, wherein each cell includes a plurality of switching devices; and controlling the reactive current flow at each power cell by calculating, at a first controller, a reactive current flow adjustment for at least one power cell so that reactive current flow is balanced among each of the plurality of power cells. | 16,349 |
8,925,848 | 1. A dual-bearing reel for winding a fishing line, the dual-bearing reel for being attached to a fishing rod, the dual-bearing reel comprising: a reel unit including a first side plate being disposed on a first side and a second side plate being disposed on a second side opposition to the first side , the first side plate including an opening formed in a lateral part thereof, and an engaged portion; a spool being configured to wind the fishing line, the spool being inserted into a space between the first side plate and the second side plate through the opening, the spool being rotatable with respect to the first side plate and the second side plate; a handle being configured to rotate the spool, the handle disposed on the second side; a rotary member including an engaging portion, the rotary member being configured to be attachable to the first side plate when being rotated in an engagement direction for causing the engaging portion to be engaged to with the engaged portion, the rotary member being configured to be detachable from the first side plate when being rotated in an disengagement direction opposite to the engagement direction for causing the engaging portion to be disengaged from the engaged portion of, the engaging portion protruding from an outer peripheral part of the rotary member, the engaged portion provided on a surrounding of the opening of the first side plate and protruding from the surrounding to an inner peripheral side; a first rotary restricting unit configured to restrict rotation of the rotary member in the engagement direction; and a second rotary restricting unit configured to restrict rotation of the rotary member in the disengagement direction while the first rotary restriction unit restricts rotation of the rotary member in the engagement direction. | 26,652 |
9,438,648 | 1. A system for processing industrial data, comprising: a memory that stores executable components; a processor, operatively coupled to the memory, that executes executable components, the executable components comprising: | 37,143 |
8,625,172 | 1. An image reading device, comprising: a light emitting unit, including: a light emitting portion; a light guiding member, an end portion of which faces the light emitting portion, and which is a stick-like light guiding member that is disposed along a main scanning direction, the light guiding member having a light irradiating portion, which is formed in a part of an outer periphery along a main scanning direction, and which emits light to an outside; a holding member that holds the light emitting portion and the light guiding member, the holding member having a light reflecting portion that is disposed to face an outer periphery that is opposite to the light irradiating portion side of the light guiding member, a first holding portion that directly or indirectly positions and holds the light emitting portion, and a second holding portion that positions and holds one end or both ends of the light guiding member; and a case member that houses the holding member that is in a state of being positioned. | 19,542 |
9,142,597 | 1. An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device, comprising a first central OLED and a first surrounding OLED respectively disposed in a central area and a peripheral area of a bent substrate, a thickness of an first surrounding organic emission layer of the first surrounding OLED being less than a thickness of a first central organic emission layer of the first central OLED, the first central OLED and the first surrounding OLED emitting light having a same first color. | 31,147 |
8,813,251 | 1. A method for controlling content by a device, the content including a plurality of display pages in a sequence, the method comprising: displaying a current display page included in the content on a display unit of the device; receiving a user input to or above a display screen of the display unit for changing from the current display page to another page of the content, wherein the user input includes a direction information for changing pages and wherein the another page of the content is selected from the content according to the direction information of the user input; extracting fingerprint information from the user input; determining whether the content of the another page is or is not accessible based on the extracted fingerprint information; if all of the content of the another page is determined to be accessible based on the extracted fingerprint information, displaying the another page on the display unit; and if any of the content of the another page is determined not to be accessible based on the extracted fingerprint information, displaying on the display unit a page following the current display page without displaying content of the another page that was determined not to be accessible, wherein the current display page and the another display page form the sequence and belong to a same or equivalent layer in the content. | 44,487 |
9,468,937 | 1. An air purification device including a discharger having a pair of electrodes and being subjected to application of voltage between the electrodes to generate discharge, comprising: a controller configured to perform the electrodes are discharge is generated from a tip end of the projection toward the ground electrode, and the controller is configured to adjust the application voltage to the high-pressure electrode such that a current value between the electrodes is maintained constant despite said substance adhering to said electrodes during the normal discharge operation, and is configured to set an upper limit of the application voltage to be a value greater than d×1.2, where d represents a distance between the electrodes in millimeters, such that switching between the normal discharge operation and the emergency discharge operation is automatically performed. | 44,846 |
8,886,800 | 1. A system for data traffic content analysis comprising an analyzer, a content source and an user terminal, wherein the analyzer is arranged between the content source and the user terminal, and an authorization mechanism is adapted to allow a connection of the analyzer in a data traffic flow between the content source and the user terminal if authorization is obtained for the connection, and where the analyzer comprises: a storage device adapted to store at least parts of the data traffic; a questionnaire generator with traffic data as input data and a questionnaire with requests regarding relevant parameters based on the traffic data as output data, and a communication device to obtain the response from the user terminal, the response being based on the questionnaire. | 37,021 |
9,513,902 | 1. A computer implemented method, comprising: receiving, by a computer, one or more software development requirements and partitioning the one or more software development requirements into one or more user stories; generating one or more tasks from the one or more user stories; assigning, by the computer, a task identifier (ID) to each of the one or more tasks and mapping each identifier to one of the one or more user stories from which the task was generated; associating at least one code component with each of the task IDs, the at least one code component comprising software code corresponding to the one or more software development requirements; executing at least one test run, the at least one test run performed by at least one of a code coverage tool and a code testing tool against the at least one code component; producing at least one test result, the at least one test result comprising the test results of the at least one code component executed by the at least one test run; associating the at least one test result with the one or more software development requirements, wherein the at least one test result is associated with the at least one software development requirement by using the task ID of the at least one code component executed by the at least one test run; and generating a report that identifies all tasks that have been executed during the at least one test run and include an indication if any of the tasks failed during their execution, the report further including an amount of code executed during the at least on test run and a breakdown of the amount of code tested successfully and unsuccessfully. | 13,055 |
9,669,095 | 1. A compound represented by the formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: R a) R b) —C(O)OR c) —C(O)R d) —C(O)OCH e) —C(O)N(R f) —C(O)SR g) —C(S)OR h) —C(O)OCH i) —C(S)SR R 2 , is selected from: hydrogen or methyl; X is selected from the group consisting of: O, S(O) m , wherein m=0, 1, or 2, and —N(R 12 )—, wherein R 12 is R 11 , and R 11 is as previously defined, or R 12 and R 1 are combined together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached to form a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl. | 21,215 |
9,496,271 | 1. A 3D IC based system, comprising: a first layer comprising first transistors; a second layer overlying said first layer, said second layer comprises a plurality of second transistors, | 37,216 |
8,732,580 | 1. An electronic apparatus, comprising: circuitry configured to | 2,230 |
8,350,273 | 1. A semiconductor structure comprising: a substrate with a {100} crystal surface plane comprising a plurality of adjacent structured regions at a top side of the substrate, wherein the plurality of adjacent structured regions comprise adjacent substrate surfaces with {111} crystal planes; and a III-V semiconductor material layer above the top side of the substrate with a semiconductor device region, which comprises at least one semiconductor device structure, wherein the semiconductor device region is arranged above the plurality of adjacent structured regions at the top side of the substrate; and a sawing frame region surrounding the plurality of adjacent structured regions, wherein the sawing frame region comprises a plurality of adjacent structured regions having adjacent substrate surfaces with {111} crystal planes and substrate surfaces with crystal planes different from {111} crystal planes. | 45,425 |
9,566,565 | 1. A catalyst material comprising: TiO wherein the average particle size D wherein the B90/10 value is in a range of 0.78-0.94 μm. | 20,660 |
9,570,388 | 1. A fin field effect transistor (FET) comprising: a fin extending in a first direction on a substrate; a gate extending in a second direction on the substrate substantially perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the gate is disposed over a first portion of the fin in order to selectively activate a conductive channel in the first portion of the fin in response to a time-varying gate signal; a dummy fin structure extending in the second direction on the substrate and overlapping a second portion of the fin, wherein the dummy fin structure is coupled to a first voltage rail; a conductive contact contacting a third portion of the fin located between the first and second portions, the contact electrically coupling the third portion of the fin to a second voltage rail different from the first voltage rail; and a dielectric material disposed between the dummy fin structure and the second portion of the fin, whereby the dielectric material and second portion of the fin form a decoupling capacitance between the first and second voltage rails. | 38,488 |
8,360,182 | 1. A method for controlling an operating mode of a drive of a vehicle that includes a main drive unit and an auxiliary tractive energy source, the method comprising: operating the main drive unit; detecting a duration of actuation of an uninterrupted actuation of a brake pedal; detecting whether the duration of actuation is above a minimum duration by comparing the duration of actuation with a minimum duration; switching off the main drive unit if it has been detected that the duration of actuation is above the minimum duration; and continuing operation of the main drive unit if it has been detected that the duration of actuation is not above the minimum duration. | 6,404 |
8,446,312 | 1. An electronic scanning type radar device mounted on a moving body comprising: a transmission unit transmitting a transmission wave; a reception unit comprising a plurality of antennas receiving a reflection wave of the transmission wave from a target; a beat signal generation unit generating a beat signal from the transmission wave and the reflection wave; a frequency resolution processing unit frequency resolving the beat signal into a beat frequency of a predetermined resolution number and computing a complex number data; a target detection unit detecting a peak value from an intensity value of the beat frequency and detecting an existence of the target; a correlation matrix computation unit computing a correlation matrix from each of a complex number data of a detected beat frequency for which the target was detected for each of the antennas; a target consolidation processing unit linking the target in a present detection cycle and a past detection cycle based on a distance and a relative velocity; a correlation matrix filtering unit generating an averaged correlation matrix by weighted averaging a correlation matrix of a target in the present detection cycle and a correlation matrix of a related target in the past detection cycle; and a direction detection unit computing an arrival direction of the reflection wave based on the averaged correlation matrix. | 16,588 |
9,454,209 | 1. A system for managing power consumption of a device coupled to a communication device of a communication network by way of a communication link, the system comprising: a control node coupled to the communication device and configured to: | 7,989 |
9,791,953 | 1. A touch display device, comprising: a touch unit and a display unit; the touch unit comprises a first touch electrode layer having a plurality of first touch electrodes, each of which comprises a plurality of touch sub-electrodes; the display unit comprises an array substrate, a color filter substrate disposed opposite to the array substrate, a display function layer disposed between the array substrate and the color filter substrate, and a plurality of gate electrodes disposed on the array substrate; wherein, a projection of each of the touch sub-electrodes in a direction perpendicular to the array substrate is located between two adjacent ones of the plurality of gate electrodes; wherein, each of the touch sub-electrodes partly covers the two adjacent gate electrodes corresponding to the touch sub-electrode, and a width of the touch sub-electrode is smaller than an outer width between the two adjacent gate electrodes corresponding to the touch sub-electrode, and larger than an inner width between the two adjacent gate electrode corresponding to the touch sub-electrode; or each of the touch sub-electrodes does not cover the two adjacent gate electrodes corresponding to the touch sub-electrode, and the width of the touch sub-electrode is smaller than or equal to the inner width between the two adjacent gate electrode corresponding to the touch sub-electrode; wherein, the outer width is a distance between a first side of a first gate electrode and a second side of a second gate electrode, the first side and the second side are facing away from each other, and the inner width is a distance between a third side of the first gate electrode and a fourth side of the second gate electrode, the third side and the fourth side face each other, wherein the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode are the two adjacent gate electrodes. | 40,622 |
8,813,727 | 1. A system, comprising: a fuel supply system configured to supply a fuel, wherein the fuel supply system comprises: | 26,414 |
9,155,037 | 1. A method of providing signaling for a wireless communication node, the method comprising: obtaining, at first user equipment (UE), first information associated with a first node of a first radio access technology (RAT) network that uses a first RAT, wherein the first information comprises at least one of the group consisting of synchronization information indicating a discontinuous transmission schedule of the first node and synchronization information indicating a discontinuous reception schedule of the first node, the first UE being configured for wireless telecommunication; sending, in response to obtaining the first information, second information from the first UE to a second node of a second RAT network that uses a second RAT, wherein the second information comprises at least one of the group consisting of an indication of a discontinuous transmission schedule of the first node and an indication of a discontinuous reception schedule of the first node, wherein the second RAT is different from the first RAT, and wherein the first and second node operate on a discontinuous transmission schedule, a discontinuous reception schedule, or both, and wherein the second information is sent to the second node by the first UE using the second RAT, without a backhaul connection between the first RAT and the second RAT being used; and wherein obtaining the first information comprises receiving a power status change request for the second node to turn on or off a transmitter of the second node, and wherein the power status change request for the second node is received from the first node in response to a trigger at the first node. | 6,185 |
8,727,298 | 1. An apparatus for securing a whip to a vehicle comprising: a mounting element having a top surface and an L-shaped profile with a base as the foot of the L and an engagement portion as the vertical element of the L extending from the base to the top surface, the base having an upper surface and a lower surface and including a groove in the upper surface, the engagement portion having a face with a first cavity extending into the face and two parallel semi-cylindrical channels extending into the face from the top surface to the first cavity to place the two parallel semicylindrical channels in communication with the first cavity, the mounting element also including a threaded bore extending into the engagement portion; a closure plate having a top, a bottom, an outer surface, an engagement face and a tongue extending from the bottom of the closure plate, the tongue sized and dimensioned to engage the groove in the base, the engagement face including a second cavity extending into the closure plate and two parallel semicylindrical channels extending from the top to the second cavity to place the two parallel semicylindrical channels in communication with the second cavity, the second cavity corresponding to the first cavity in the face of the mounting element such that when the closure plate is secured to the mounting element the first cavity and the second cavity align to form an interior space to accommodate a broken butt end of a whip, and the semi-cylindrical channels in the closure plate align with the semi-cylindrical channels in the mounting element to form cylindrical channels sized and dimensioned to frictionally engage a whip; a mounting fastener for securing the mounting element to a vehicle, the mounting fastener engaging the lower surface of the base; and a fastener for releasably securing the closure plate to the mounting element. | 5,128 |
8,352,358 | 1. A method comprising: entering bankruptcy data into a digital computer, wherein the bankruptcy data comprises precedence claim data associated with precedence claims, non-precedence claim data associated with non-precedence claims, and bankruptcy plan data; preprocessing the bankruptcy plan data by the digital computer, wherein the bankruptcy plan data comprises plan term information, plan base information, and monthly payment information, wherein preprocessing includes standardizing the bankruptcy data received from different courts by correcting for inaccurate or missing data in the bankruptcy data, and creating standardized bankruptcy data in a standard data format; and determining a present value associated with at least one non-precedence claim using the digital computer after preprocessing the bankruptcy plan data. | 20,354 |
9,500,202 | 1. A rotating member of a thrust bearing surface comprising: a sleeve securable to a rotatable shaft of a stage; a flange extending radially around a top of the sleeve; and at least one swirling member extending axially downstream from a top of the flange towards a bottom of an impeller; wherein each of the at least one swirling member extends along the top of the flange from an outer diameter towards an inner diameter of the flange. | 7,363 |
9,156,745 | 1. A controlled release fertilizer composition comprising a plant nutrient core coated with a polymeric coating comprising a cyclic organic carbonate at a level of at least 0.05 wt-% to no more than 5 wt-% of the fertilizer composition, wherein an unabraded controlled release fertilizer composition has a release in water of no more than 90% after 3 days at 40° C. (104° F.). | 48,611 |
8,651,059 | 1. A three dimensional space enclosing polyhedral structure, comprising: a plurality of panels that when joined together form the polyhedral structure, the panels each including a plurality of convexly curved struts joined together to define a polygonal shape, the polygonal shape of each of the plurality of panels being configured so that a strut of one panel abuts an adjacent strut of an adjoining panel, the convexly curved struts configured to serve as arches to carry compression loads, and a two dimensionally stable sheet material attached along its perimeter to the convexly curved struts along the length of the struts of each panel of the plurality of panels, the two dimensionally stable sheet material configured to provide tensile loading and serve as lateral and vertical bracing for the arches. | 848 |
8,722,557 | 1. A method for regenerating a used catalyst mixture comprising the steps of: (a) decoking the used catalyst mixture in the presence of an oxygen-containing gas to produce a decoked catalyst mixture (b) regenerating the decoked catalyst mixture by contacting the decoked catalyst mixture with steam at a temperature in the range of 100 to 300° C. to produce a regenerated catalyst mixture wherein the used catalyst mixture is recovered from a process for making propylene from a linear butene and ethylene. | 11,599 |
9,332,072 | 1. A method, comprising: determining, by an alternating circuit (AC) power connected node in a shared-media communication network with knowledge of a current time, a time value of a particular zero-crossing event of the AC power; and sending a message to a neighbor node indicating the time value of the particular zero-crossing event to allow the neighbor node to synchronize its time by coordinating the time value to its detection of the particular zero-crossing event. | 12,830 |
9,698,199 | 1. A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate with oppositely outwardly facing first and second sides; two transistors located at the first side of the semiconductor substrate with respective source regions in the semiconductor substrate and respective drains for the transistors in a common diffusion region in the semiconductor substrate; a respective gate and a respective gate insulating layer for each transistor on the first side of the substrate; resistance change elements located at the second side of the semiconductor substrate; and respective wirings located at the first side of the substrate, wherein, | 34,572 |
9,420,861 | 1. A hair straightener comprising: a top portion comprising a top heating plate, a padded liner, and a first hollow end, the top heating plate comprising a first heating element and the first hollow end comprising a first aperture formed in the top portion, wherein the first aperture is configured to receive a finger of a user; a bottom portion comprising a bottom heating plate and a second hollow end, the bottom heating plate comprising a second heating element and the second hollow end comprising a second aperture formed in the bottom portion, wherein the second aperture is configured to receive a thumb of the user; and a hinge structure that joins the top portion to the bottom portion, wherein the padded liner is located within the top portion. | 39,589 |
8,655,664 | 1. A text presentation apparatus presenting text for a speaker to read aloud for voice recording, the apparatus comprising: a text storing unit configured to store first text; a presenting unit configured to present the first text; a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the first text needs to be replaced, on the basis of a speaker's input for the first text presented; a preliminary text storing unit configured to store preliminary text; a select unit configured to select, if it is determined that the first text needs to be replaced, second text to replace the first text from among the preliminary text, the selecting being performed on the basis of attribute information describing an attribute of the first text and on the basis of at least one of attribute information describing pronunciation of the first text and attribute information describing a stress type of the first text; and a control unit configured to control the presenting unit so that the presenting unit presents the second text, wherein: the pieces of attribute information are associated with respective degrees of importance; and the select unit, if it is determined that the first text needs to be replaced, | 33,161 |
8,980,611 | 1. A composition comprising at least one lactic acid producing microorganism and meat or a meat product, said lactic acid producing microorganism being at least one strain selected from the group consisting of M35, LA45, LA51, L411, and D3, wherein said at least one lactic acid producing microorganism is present in said composition at a concentration of from about 10 4 colony forming unit (cfu) per gram of meat or meat product to about 10 10 cfu per gram of meat or meat product. | 37,993 |
8,973,698 | 1. An electric motorcycle which drives a drive wheel by driving power generated by a motor, comprising: a charging connector to which an outside charging connector connected to an outside electric power supply is removably attached; a battery configured to be charged with electric power supplied from the outside electric power supply in a state in which the outside charging connector is connected to the charging connector, and to discharge the electric power stored therein to supply the electric power to the motor; a rear frame connected to a front frame of a vehicle body; and a seat on which a driver or passenger is seated and a cowling for covering the vehicle body, the seat and the cowling being mounted to the rear frame, wherein the seat or the cowling is pivotally or removably attached to the rear frame, and wherein the charging connector is placed in a space in the vicinity of the rear frame, the space being configured to be opened and closed by the seat or the cowling, the electric motorcycle further comprising: a battery case for accommodating the battery, wherein the battery case is placed such that the battery case overlaps with the front frame when viewed from a side, wherein the seat is pivotally or removably attached to the rear frame, and wherein the charging connector is placed in a front portion of the space in the vicinity of the rear frame, the space being opened and closed by the seat, and a front wall portion of the seat is in close proximity to a rear surface of the battery case and faces the rear surface of the battery case. | 31,135 |
9,830,269 | 1. A method comprising: tracking a first amount of data written to simulated cache blocks of a cache system using cache metadata while performing a workload having a plurality of storage operations during a sample period, wherein the cache metadata is segmented, each segment corresponding to a different one of a plurality of cache sizes for each of a plurality of cache devices; extrapolating, from the first amount of data tracked for each segment of the cache metadata, a respective second amount of data to be written for each segment within a duration; determining a number of write operations supported by each of the plurality of cache devices for the duration in which the second amount of data is to be written; determining a minimum cache size for each of the plurality of cache devices to write the respective second amount of data for each segment, based on the number of write operations supported by that cache device and a desired life cycle for that cache device; and selecting at least one of the plurality of cache devices for performing storage operations within the cache system, based at least in part on the minimum cache size determined for each cache device. | 14,443 |
8,950,578 | 1. A medical dispenser, comprising: a container body having a top, a bottom, and a number of sidewalls defining an interior chamber adapted to contain one or more unused medical instruments therein; at least one opening mechanism on the container body comprising a lid actuatable between a first position and a second position for opening or closing one or more openings on the container body, the one or more openings being sized and adapted to permit the disbursement of one or more unused medical instruments within the interior chamber; and a gripping element adapted to receive a portion of a medical instrument inserted therein, wherein said gripping element includes an indentation on an exterior portion of the container body configured to receive a portion of the unused medical instrument; wherein the lid associated with the at least one opening mechanism is adapted to pivot towards and frictionally engage a portion of the unused medical instrument when the unused medical instrument is inserted into the indentation and when the opening mechanism is in the first position. | 12,610 |
9,175,249 | 1. A sterile, aqueous ophthalmic composition comprising an ethyleneoxide butyleneoxide (EO-BO) block copolymer of the formula (EO) m (BO) n and a galactomannan, and wherein m has an average value of 45 and n has an average value of 9 to 18. | 45,687 |
8,569,970 | 1. A light emitting device package comprising: at least one LED in said package; and circuitry comprising a current converter integrated into said package; wherein the circuitry provides at least one operating voltage to the LED. | 8,131 |
9,351,184 | 1. An access point comprising: a receiver configured to: a processor configured to: a transmitter connected to the processor and configured to transmit the message to the wireless station. | 5,988 |
8,916,292 | 1. A positive electrode for a lithium rechargeable battery comprising: a positive electrode collector; and a positive electrode active material layer formed on at least one side of the positive electrode collector, the positive electrode active material layer comprising: | 31,134 |
8,876,963 | 1. A printable dielectric coating material system comprising phosphorus and a metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, tantalum, and niobium, said material system comprising about 0.1 to about 10 wt % of the metal, wherein the phosphorus is provided as an ester. | 34,542 |
9,401,778 | 1. A transmission device comprising: a storage unit that independently stores a first lookup table that includes a plurality of correction coefficients for I codes, and a second lookup table that includes a plurality of correction coefficients for Q codes, each of the plurality of correction coefficients for I codes and each of the plurality of correction coefficients for Q codes being complex numbers; a distortion compensation unit that compensates, with one of the plurality of correction coefficients for I codes, distortion of an I code of a transmission signal to generate a first input signal, and compensates, with one of the plurality of correction coefficients for Q codes, distortion of a Q code of the transmission signal to generate a second input signal; a first switched-capacitor power amplifier that amplifies the first input signal; and a second switched-capacitor power amplifier that amplifies the second input signal, wherein the number of correction coefficients for I codes included in the first lookup table is a number of non-overlapping adjustment values for I codes, each of the non-overlapping adjustment values for I codes being a value for adjusting a non-overlapping period where both a first switch and a second switch included in the first switched-capacitor power amplifier are in an off-state, with the first switch located between a first power supply and a first output terminal of the first switched-capacitor power amplifier, and the second switch located between the first output terminal and a ground; and the number of correction coefficients for Q codes included in the second lookup table is a number of non-overlapping adjustment values for Q codes, each of the non-overlapping adjustment values for Q codes being a value for adjusting a non-overlapping period where both a third switch and a fourth switch included in the second switched-capacitor power amplifier are in an off-state, with the third switch located between a second power supply and a second output terminal of the second switched-capacitor power amplifier, and the fourth switch located between the second output terminal and the ground. | 23,603 |
9,100,179 | 1. A method, comprising: identifying information relating to an initial transmission for a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) process, the information comprising scheduling information and an initial new data indicator (NDI); identifying information relating to a subsequent transmission for the HARQ process, the information comprising scheduling information and a subsequent NDI; and bypassing NDI processing upon determining that the scheduling information comprises semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) retransmission. | 39,817 |
9,636,625 | 1. A battery system, comprising: a housing and an internal space substantially enclosed by the housing; and a drying device introduced into the housing, the drying device including: | 41,838 |
9,707,489 | 1. A toy vehicle playset, comprising: a track having a main portion and a pivotal portion coupled to the main portion; a projection coupled to the Pivotal portion of the track; and a first trigger coupled to the pivotal portion of the track, the first trigger configured to disconnect part of the pivotal portion from the main portion and allow the projection and the pivotal portion to move relative to the main portion into a pinning position to pin an object to the main portion of the track. | 39,391 |
8,679,702 | 1. A fuel cell module comprising: an electrode member having: a separator disposed layered on the electrode member so as to contact at least one of the porous layers; and an adhesive rubber member sealing a peripheral edge portion of the electrode member, wherein: the pair of porous layers each include a gas diffusion layer; a planar area of the membrane electrode assembly is larger than that of at least one gas diffusion layer; at least one porous layer among the pair of porous layers includes a gas flow path whose porosity is larger than that of the gas diffusion layer, the gas flow path layer being disposed on an opposite side of the gas diffusion layer from the membrane electrode assembly, and a planar area of the gas flow path layer being smaller than that of the gas diffusion layer; the electrode member and the separator are adhered together by the adhesive rubber member so as to be integrated; the adhesive rubber member is formed from solid rubber containing at least one rubber component selected from the group consisting of ethylene-propylene rubber, ethylene-propylene-diene rubber, acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber, hydrogenated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber, styrene-butadiene rubber, and butadiene rubber, and has a tensile product of 1,500 MPa·% or more; a preformed pre-crosslinking composition of the solid rubber is arranged so as to coat the peripheral edge portion of the electrode member and contact the separator; the preformed pre-crosslinking composition is crosslinked while impregnating the porous layer of the electrode member with the preformed pre-crosslinking composition; and the electrode member, the separator, and the adhesive rubber member are integrally molded. | 5,117 |
8,379,741 | 1. A wireless communication system, comprising: a terminal configured to classify all subcarriers into a first group and a second group, and allocate subcarriers of the first group to first symbols and subcarriers of the second group to the first symbols again to generate and transmit a first transmission signal; a base station configured to allocate the subcarriers of the first group to second symbols and the subcarriers of the second group to third symbols to generate and transmit a second transmission signal; and a relay configured to receive the first and second transmission signals, and perform maximum likelihood (ML) determination of frequency domain signals of the first and second transmission signals to estimate the first to third symbols. | 30,792 |
9,747,228 | 1. A system, comprising: a host processor; a host memory communicatively coupled to the host processor and sectioned into pages; a host bus adapter (HBA) communicatively coupled to the host processor and comprising a Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) and a Solid State Memory (SSD) for cache operations and an HBA driver operable on the host processor, wherein the DRAM is sectioned into pages mapped to pages of the host memory and the SSD is sectioned into pages mapped to pages of the DRAM, wherein the SSD is further sectioned into regions comprising one or more pages of the SSD, and wherein the HBA driver is operable to load a page of data from the SSD into a page of the DRAM when directed by the host processor, to determine that the page of the DRAM is occupied with other data, to determine a priority of a region of the page of the other data occupying the page of the DRAM, and to flush the other data from the DRAM to the SSD based on the determined priority. | 48,792 |
8,816,321 | 1. A nitride semiconductor light-emitting device comprising an n-type nitride semiconductor layer, a V pit generation layer, an intermediate layer, a multiple quantum well light-emitting layer, and a p-type nitride semiconductor layer provided in this order, wherein said multiple quantum well light-emitting layer is a layer formed by alternately stacking a barrier layer and a well layer having a bandgap energy smaller than that of the barrier layer, a V pit is partly formed in said multiple quantum well light-emitting layer, and an average position of starting point of said V pit is located in said intermediate layer. | 26,114 |
8,810,210 | 1. A hybrid working machine comprising: a capacitor; a motor generator operating as a generator and a motor; a converter capable of switching a discharge state where power is supplied from the capacitor to the motor generator and a charge state where the capacitor is charged by the power generated from the motor generator, and controlling electric power that is output from the capacitor in the discharge state and electric power that is input to the capacitor in the charge state; a capacitor voltmeter measuring a terminal-terminal voltage of the capacitor; a capacitor ammeter measuring charge/discharge current of the capacitor; and a controller receiving a measurement result from the capacitor voltmeter and the capacitor ammeter, and controlling the converter based on the measurement result, wherein the controller determines an appropriate range of the input/output power of the capacitor based on the measurement result by the capacitor voltmeter and the capacitor ammeter, and controls the converter so that the input/output power of the capacitor does not depart from the appropriate range, and wherein the controller determines a mechanical power to be generated by the motor generator so that the input/output power of the capacitor does not depart from the appropriate range based on a requirement output of the motor generator, and controls the motor generator to output the determined mechanical power. | 3,032 |
8,970,061 | 1. An electric vehicle in which a high voltage battery supplying electric power to an electric motor generating power to drive a drive wheel and a low voltage battery supplying electric power to an accessory are mounted in a vehicle body, wherein the electric vehicle comprises: a breaker which is provided in a circuit of a high power system linked to the high voltage battery; a manual connection-disconnection device for allowing switching between connection and disconnection of a circuit of a low power system linked to the low voltage battery to be performed by a manual operation, the manual connection-disconnection device provided in the circuit of the low power system; a relay switch which is capable of performing switching between connection and disconnection of the circuit of the high power system by being supplied with electric power from the circuit of the low power system, and which interrupts the circuit of the high power system when the circuit of the low power system is interrupted; and a touch prevention device for allowing the breaker to be touched only when the circuit of the low power system is interrupted by using the manual connection-disconnection device. | 17,759 |
9,400,181 | 1. A method of determining landmarks, the method comprising: receiving, at a computing system, a plurality of potential landmark measurements and corresponding signal measurements; determining, at the computing system, a plurality of landmark candidates from the plurality of potential landmark candidates and corresponding signal measurements; determining, at the computing system, a normalized signal distance between a first signal measurement corresponding to a first landmark candidate of the plurality of landmark candidates and a second signal measurement corresponding to a second landmark candidate of the plurality of landmark candidates; and determining, at the computing system, that the first landmark corresponds to the second landmark based on the normalized signal distance. | 31,778 |
9,601,260 | 1. A method of manufacturing an electromagnetic induction device with On-Load Tap Changer (OLTC) capabilities, wherein the method comprises: a) providing an electromagnetic core with windings within an electromagnetic core housing, b) suspending an OLTC interface barrier from one of the electromagnetic core or the electromagnetic core housing by means of suspension means such that the OLTC interface barrier is movable, wherein the OLTC interface barrier is arranged to act as a barrier between an interior of the electromagnetic core housing and an OLTC unit, and wherein the OLTC interface barrier is provided with a first set of electrical connections arranged to be connected to the windings and a second set of electrical connections arranged to be connected to the OLTC unit, c) connecting the first set of electrical connections to the windings, and d) subjecting the windings and the OLTC interface barrier to a drying process. | 42,998 |
9,079,572 | 1. A hydraulic vehicle brake system of a motor vehicle comprising: a master brake cylinder including a first piston, a second piston, and a carrier device; a first brake circuit; an electric machine configured to be operated as a generator for decelerating the motor vehicle; and a hydro-accumulator configured to fluidly communicate with the master brake cylinder, wherein the carrier device is configured such that after movement of the first piston by a prespecified piston travel, the carrier device carries the second piston with the first piston, wherein a combined piston area of the first and second pistons active for displacement of brake fluid from the master brake cylinder is greater than a piston surface of the first piston active for displacement of brake fluid from the master brake cylinder, wherein the hydro-accumulator is configured to have a pretension such that the hydro-accumulator only receives brake fluid from the master brake cylinder when a master brake cylinder pressure is greater than a maximum design pressure of the vehicle brake system, and wherein the hydro-accumulator is configured such that the maximum design pressure is equal to or greater than an assumed maximum muscle force exerted on a brake pedal to move both the first and second pistons such that the hydro-accumulator only receives brake fluid from the master brake cylinder when only the first piston of the master brake cylinder moves. | 26,236 |
9,284,224 | 1. A method comprising: introducing a cement composition into a subterranean formation having corrosive components therein, wherein the cement composition comprises: allowing the cement composition to set to provide a set cement sheath; | 27,022 |
9,291,910 | 1. A solution comprising: a quaternary ammonium hydroxide present in an amount from about 2% by weight to about 5% by weight of a total weight of the solution; hydrogen peroxide present in an amount of at least about 3% by weight to no greater than about 8% by weight of the total weight of the solution; water; an amine present in an amount from about 2% by weight to about 6% by weight of the total weight of the solution; and a co-solvent present in an amount from about 1% by weight to about 10% by weight of the total weight of the solution. | 43,160 |
9,073,016 | 1. A rotating disc aerator, comprising: a motorized base; a centrally disposed rotary shaft extending from the base; at least one absorbent element of resilient open-cell material captured upon the rotary shaft and rotating therewith; and a reciprocating mechanism extending from the base, the reciprocating mechanism alternately compressing and expanding each one of the at least one absorbent element. | 37,352 |
9,631,023 | 1. A glycoengineered antigen binding molecule produced by a method comprising: (a) culturing a host cell under conditions which permit the production of the glycoengineered antigen binding molecule, and (b) isolating the glycoengineered antigen binding molecule; wherein the glycoengineered antigen binding molecule comprises an immunoglobulin G (IgG) Fc region containing N-linked oligosaccharides and has increased Fc-mediated cellular cytotoxicity compared to a corresponding antigen binding molecule that has not been glycoengineered, and wherein the host cell is engineered to express at least one nucleic acid encoding β(1,4)-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase III (GnT III) in an amount sufficient to increase the ratio of GlcNAc residues to fucose residues in the IgG Fc region compared to a corresponding antigen binding molecule that has not been glycoengineered. | 25,766 |
8,962,710 | 1. A fluid-loss control agent, consisting of a styrene-butadiene latex and an unhydrolyzed water-soluble polymer having a molecular weight ranging from about 200,000 to about 4,000,000, the polymer consisting of: (a) 1-99% by weight of structural units of the formula: where R (b) 99-1% by weight of structural units of the formula: where R wherein the water-soluble polymer is present at a concentration between about 4 wt % and 8 wt % of dry polymer by weight of dry latex, wherein the agent is present as a single mixture of the latex and the polymer. | 9,731 |
8,420,242 | 1. A cell module, having a cell group with a plurality of cells, comprising: a bus bar plate, including a bus bar configured to electrically connect said plurality of cells; and an end cover configured to cover said bus bar plate; wherein said end cover is provided with a fixation part configured to fix said cell module to an object on which said cell module is mounted; wherein a cell of said plurality of cells has a gas discharge mechanism, disposed on a surface thereof to which said bus bar is attached; wherein a gas reservoir space is formed between said end cover and said bus bar plate including said bus bar, the gas reservoir space configured to receive gas discharged from the cell; and wherein said bus bar and said bus bar plate each have a through hole respectively formed on a surface thereof opposite to said gas discharging mechanism, said respective holes both configured to enable discharge of internal gas from said cell to said gas reservoir space. | 3,965 |
9,827,742 | 1. A flexible display comprising: a flexible substrate having first and second surfaces opposing each other; an organic light-emitting device on the first surface of the flexible substrate and configured to emit light; a protection film attached to the second surface of the flexible substrate and including a plastic material having flexibility, wherein the protection film remains attached to the second surface of the flexible substrate when the organic light-emitting device emits light; and a layer of adhesive material having a uniform thickness, formed between the flexible substrate and the protection film and directly contacting the flexible substrate and the protection film, wherein a plurality of patterns are uniformly formed in at least part of the adhesive layer, and a pattern gap is formed between the plurality of patterns in which the adhesive material is absent. | 39,969 |
9,447,491 | 1. A coated cutting tool comprising a substrate and a coating on the substrate, wherein said coating comprises a multilayer structure, whereby said multilayer structure comprises: alternating layers A and B forming the sequence A/B/A/B/A . . . with an individual layer thickness of layer A and layer B of 1-30 nm, whereby layer A consists of Zr1−xAlxN, where 0<x<1, and layer B consists of TiN; and in an area being used in a cutting operation the multilayer structure consists of alternating layers A and B and an intermediate layer C between said alternating layers A and B forming the sequence A/C/B/C/A/C/B . . . with an individual layer thickness of layer A and layer B of 1-30 nm, whereby layer A consists of Zr1−xAlxN, where 0<x<1, and layer B consists of TiN and whereby layer C comprises one or more metal elements from each of layers A and B and is of different composition and structure than layers A and B. | 32,689 |
9,538,902 | 1. A method for operating an endoscope system comprising the steps of: inputting image signals of three colors including at least one narrowband image signal, with an image signal inputting unit; calculating a first signal ratio between the image signals of predetermined two colors and a second signal ratio between the image signals of two colors different from the first signal ratio, based on the image signals of three colors with a signal ratio calculator; performing an expansion process with a color difference enhancer, the expansion process expanding a difference between first and second signal ratios in a first area and first and second signal ratios in a specific area different from the first area; and displaying a color difference between normal mucosa and an abnormal region on an object of interest greater than a color difference in a case where all of the image signals of three colors are broadband image signals at the time a display unit displays an image in which the color difference between the normal mucosa and the abnormal region on the object of interest is enhanced based on the first and second signal ratios subjected to the expansion process. | 31,805 |
9,506,387 | 1. An electrically heated catalytic converter for purifying exhaust gas, the electrically heated catalytic converter comprising: a catalyst carrier supporting a catalyst and configured to generate heat by energization; a case for accommodating the catalyst carrier; and an electrical insulation mat interposed between the catalyst carrier and the case, wherein the case comprises an outer tube disposed at the outermost side and an inner tube disposed inside the outer tube; in a cross section upstream of the catalyst carrier taken along a plane including the central axis of the case, the inner tube is curved at least once so as to outwardly project and then obliquely extends toward the central axis of the case, an insulation layer having a thickness of 100 to 200 μm is formed in the range from an end portion of the inner tube to 10% of the length of the inner tube from the end portion of the inner tube to an end of the catalyst carrier, an insulation layer having a thickness of 100 to 400 μm is formed in the range from a point immediately after 10% of the length away from the end portion of the inner tube to 50% of the length of the inner tube from the end portion of the inner tube to the end of the catalyst carrier, and the insulation layer formed in the range from the end portion of the inner tube to 10% of the length is thinner than the insulation layer formed in the range from a point immediately after 10% of the length away from the end portion of the inner tube to 50% of the length. | 46,916 |
8,709,109 | 1. A process for preparing biodiesel having improved filterability comprising: mixing a triglyceride feedstock, alcohol and catalyst to form a pre-reaction mixture; forming an intermediate biodiesel reaction mixture comprising fatty acid alkyl esters and glycerol by passing the pre-reaction mixture through a static hydrodynamic cavitation reactor to induce an initial transesterification reaction in said pre-reaction mixture, wherein more than 60 weight percent of said triglycerides in said pre-reaction mixture are converted, wherein the cavitational energy to the pre-reaction mixture does not include the use of ultrasound cavitational energy; removing a portion of said glycerol from said intermediate biodiesel reaction mixture; completing the initial transesterification reaction by agitating said intermediate biodiesel reaction mixture in a pressurized reaction tank to form a biodiesel reaction product. | 44,762 |
8,462,015 | 1. A method for resynchronizing real time clock information in an advanced metering system mesh network, comprising: establishing a network including at least one root node and a plurality of node devices, at least some of which node devices comprise metrology devices; configuring the network for bi-directional communications between the at least one root node and each of the plurality of node devices; configuring the plurality of node devices such that one or more node devices correspond to one or more son node devices and one or more node devices correspond to father node devices; associating each son node device with one or more father node devices; transmitting update time information to each son node device from its associated one or more father node devices in a packet format including predetermined preamble and header portions at a predetermined bit rate; establishing synchronization levels among the plurality of node devices by assigning level numbers based on the number of hops between the root node and a receiving node; configuring every packet message to include information related to a sender, including its synchronization level, its time slot number, and its cell address; and configuring each node device to initiate resynchronization by recomputing a beginning of its respective time slot whenever receiving messages from synchronization levels having a lower level than their own; wherein recomputing the beginning of its respective time slot comprises adjusting an internal timer based on a countdown value included in said header portion; whereby every message transmitted in the network may be used for synchronization; wherein said countdown value included in said header portion comprises the time between the transmission of a first bit of said update time information in said packet format and a time slot change, as determined by the sender; wherein adjusting an internal timer based on a countdown value included in said header portion comprises adjusting said internal timer based on a first countdown value included in said header portion by performing operations comprising: reading a second countdown value from said countdown timer; adding a duration of said preamble portion to said second countdown value to obtain a third countdown value, said duration of said preamble portion being predefined; subtracting said third countdown value from said first countdown value to obtain a fourth countdown value; and adjusting said internal timer by said fourth countdown value. | 38,135 |
9,729,420 | 1. A method for decreasing interference, cause by a first device operating according to a high speed serial bus standard, on a second device operating on a portable computer according to a different communication standard, the method comprising: obtaining a first signal strength of the second device before a plug-in connection of the first device into a first interface of the portable computer; obtaining a second signal strength of the second device after the plug-in connection of the first device into the first interface; determining whether a decrease in signal strength between the first signal strength and the second signal strength exceeds a predetermined interference threshold; and when the decrease in signal strength exceeds the predetermined interference threshold, sending a command to the first device to cause the first device to operate at a lower bandwidth standard than the high speed serial bus standard. | 42,415 |
9,576,999 | 1. An image sensor, comprising: a substrate having a sensor region and a periphery region, the substrate having a front side and a back side, the front side having active circuitry thereon; an antireflective coating on the back side of the substrate, the antireflective coating having a first thickness over the sensor region and a second thickness over the periphery region, the second thickness being greater than the first thickness; and one or more insulating layers over the antireflective coating. | 9,631 |
8,603,851 | 1. A method of manufacturing a solar cell, the method comprising: simultaneously forming a first doping region of a first conductive type and a second doping region of a second conductive type opposite the first conductive type into a substrate, the simultaneously forming comprising forming a first layer containing the second conductive type impurities on a first doping region of the substrate, forming a second layer containing the first conductive type impurities on the first layer and a second doping region of the substrate, and performing one thermal process on the first layer and the second layer; forming a back passivation layer on the first doping region and the second doping region; removing portions of the back passivation layer to expose a portion of the first doping region and a portion of the second doping region; and forming a first electrode and a second electrode that are connected to the exposed portion of the first doping region and the exposed portion of the second doping region, respectively, wherein the second doping region is a remnant portion of the substrate excluding the first doping region, such that the first doping region and the second doping region directly contacts one another, wherein the first doping region and the second doping region are formed by the one thermal process, and wherein the second layer directly contacts the first layer and the second doping region of the substrate. | 36,959 |
8,604,089 | 1. A method for converting organic materials into ethanol comprising: creating a primary syngas stream; in a syngas compressor, raising the pressure of a compressor inlet stream comprising at least a portion of the primary syngas stream to a predefined level, thereby outputting a compressed gas stream; recycling gas within a main gas recycle loop, comprising the steps of: separating at least a portion of the first mixed-alcohol stream into a number of streams comprising: | 49,174 |
8,455,600 | 1. A functional styrene-butadiene copolymer having a high affinity for silica selected from a group consisting of the compounds represented by Chemical Formulas 1 to 3: wherein o, p, and q are weight fractions, o is from 0.1 to 0.5, p is from 0.40 to 0.85, q is from 0.01 to 0.10, o+p+q=1, n is independently from 1 to 100, R wherein o, p, and q are weight fractions, o is from 0.1 to 0.5, p is from 0.40 to 0.85, q is from 0.01 to 0.10, o+p+q=1, n is independently from 1 to 100, and R wherein o, p, and q are weight fractions, o is from 0.1 to 0.5, p is from 0.40 to 0.85, q is from 0.01 to 0.10, o+p+q=1, n is independently from 1 to 100, and R | 20,168 |
9,435,211 | 1. A method of manufacturing a component, comprising: additively manufacturing the component with a metal material; additively manufacturing a core at least partially within the component; at least partially encasing the component and the core within a shell; melting the additively manufactured component; solidifying the metal material of the additively manufactured component to form a directionally solidified microstructure within the component; and removing the shell and the core to reveal the component. | 27,335 |
9,733,190 | 1. A device for determining a remaining processing capacity of a scrubber having a flow path and a processing material disposed along at least a portion of the flow path, the processing material configured to vary in color according to the remaining capacity of the processing material, the device comprising: a plurality of optical sensors for measuring reflected light values from the processing material, the plurality of optical sensors configured to be disposed proximate the processing material and arranged along at least a portion of the flow path; a light source configured to illuminate the processing material proximate the plurality of optical sensors; and a processor in communication with the plurality of optical sensors, wherein the processor is programmed to determine a remaining processing capacity of the scrubber based on the light values reflected by the processing material measured by each optical sensor of the plurality of optical sensors. | 26,784 |
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