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9,790,644 | 1. A rail maintenance vehicle, comprising: a frame having wheels that travel along rails; a workhead; an actuator that extends and retracts the workhead with respect to the frame; a pilot valve that receives a fluid and controls the flow of the fluid to at least one output; a throttling valve that adjusts a pressure of the fluid at an output relative to a pressure of the fluid at an input, wherein the pilot valve and the throttle valve are coupled such that the fluid travels through the pilot valve and the throttling valve to cause the workhead to be extended or retracted. | 27,458 |
9,489,005 | 1. A load control device for controlling an amount of power delivered from an alternating current (AC) power source to an electrical load, the load control device comprising: a bidirectional semiconductor switch configured to be coupled between the AC power source and the electrical load; and a controller operatively coupled to the bidirectional semiconductor switch, the controller configured to: | 1,264 |
9,572,441 | 1. A inertia/gravity dispensing device for a utensil, said inertia/gravity dispensing device having a flow gate comprising: a housing, said housing being capable of mounting to a container, said container being capable of holding fluent or fluid materials for dispensing; a door or flow gate, said housing have means for said door or flow gate to move freely thereon; a plurality of spikes mounted on a bottom side of said door, each spike having a size sufficient to enter into an opening to prevent movement of materials through the opening; wherein said inertia/gravity dispensing device is capable of being mounted to said utensil, said door is in a closed position upon said utensil until the utensil is tilted a predetermined amount or shaken to cause said door to open the openings to allow the flow of materials therefrom. | 46,468 |
8,961,889 | 1. A devulcanization apparatus for devulcanizing a plurality of cross-linked elastomer particles, comprising: a first conveyor functioning as a high voltage electrode, wherein the first conveyor comprises a first main conveying plate having a plurality of plate sections comprised of a first electrically conductive material which are interconnected together; a second conveyor functioning as a ground electrode, wherein the second conveyor comprises a second main conveying plate having a plurality of plate sections comprised of a second electrically conductive material which are interconnected together; a generator operable to apply an alternating electric field between said first and second conveyors; and a devulcanization region between said first and second conveyors in which said cross-linked elastomer particles are placed. | 26,133 |
8,945,496 | 1. A method for treating carbon dioxide, comprising: providing a carbon dioxide enriched stream comprising carbon dioxide and at least one oxidizable sulfur compound selected from hydrogen sulfide, carbonyl sulfide, mercaptan, dialkyl sulfide or dialkyl disulfide, wherein the carbon dioxide enriched stream comprises at least about 50 mol % CO passing at least some of the carbon dioxide enriched stream to carbon dioxide storage; wherein the method further comprises passing at least some of the carbon dioxide enriched stream to selective sulfur removal during a period of system upset, and a cleaned CO2-rich stream is recovered from the selective sulfur removal, and the cleaned CO2-rich stream is subsequently vented, channeled to a turbine, recycled to a gasifier, and/or admixed with a combustible material and flared. | 48,748 |
8,765,261 | 1. Ceramic powder obtained by a process comprising: i) preparing a ceramic powder from a mixture of precursors of said powder and in the presence of at least one source of carbon, by a method comprising the following steps: ii) subjecting the ceramic powder to at least one heat treatment at a temperature higher than 800° C. | 17,633 |
8,884,644 | 1. A circuit package comprising: at least a first trace and a second trace that are symmetrical with each other and include a plurality of portions characterized by a portion-dependent impedance to transfer an electronic signal between an input port and an output port; a first portion of the first trace and the second trace having a first impedance; and a second portion of the first trace and the second trace having a second impedance different from the first impedance. | 36,318 |
8,476,105 | 1. A method, comprising: disposing a substantially amorphous cadmium tin oxide layer in an atmosphere comprising oxygen at a concentration greater than about 60% by volume on a support; and thermally processing the substantially amorphous cadmium tin oxide layer at a temperature in a range from about 550° C. to about 650° C., in an atmosphere substantially free of cadmium from an external source, and at pressure conditions less than atmospheric pressure, to form a transparent layer, wherein the transparent layer comprises cadmium tin oxide having a substantially single-phase spinel crystal structure, and has an electrical resistivity less than about 2×10 | 34,160 |
9,648,589 | 1. A multi-radio multi-mode device for implementing dynamic spectrum access, comprising: a first radio in the multi-radio multi-mode device that is configured to (1) establish a first data communication link with a base station, (2) request additional spectrum access from a spectrum marketplace, and (3) receive from the spectrum marketplace an indication of access to additional spectrum; wherein the first data communication link is used to support a first level of data communication and to signal availability of incremental band of additional spectrum; a second radio in the multi-radio multi-mode device that is configured to (1) receive a signal to turn on from the first radio, (2) turn on based on the received signal, and (3) establish second data communication within the received access to the additional spectrum; wherein the first radio signaling the second radio to cease data communication within the received access to the additional spectrum before the expiration of the time parameter; a single baseband processor that converts the first data communication and the second data communication respectively from the first radio and the second radio to digital data; a second baseband processor that separately and respectively convert the first data communication and the second data communication from the first radio and the second radio to digital data. | 40,843 |
9,203,869 | 1. A method, comprising: receiving, in a broadband gateway, capability information corresponding to a particular device of a plurality of devices, the broadband gateway being operable to enable communication with the plurality of devices, the broadband gateway being operable to handle at least one physical layer connection to at least one corresponding network access service provider, wherein the broadband gateway is configured to handle physical layer connections to the devices; receiving, by the broadband gateway, a request for content from the particular device; selecting, by the broadband gateway and based at least in part on the received capability information and version characteristics, a version of the content from a plurality of content versions that correspond to the received request and are available from the at least one corresponding network access service provider and at least one of the devices, wherein the version is one of the plurality of versions of the content, wherein the version characteristics are respectively associated with versions; receiving, by the broadband gateway, the selected version of the content from the access server provider or the at least one of the devices, wherein the at least one of the plurality of devices and the particular device are each connected by a direct link without an intervening gateway to the broadband gateway; and forwarding, by the broadband gateway, the selected version to the particular device, wherein selecting the version of the video content is further based at least in part on an amount of power that is expected to be consumed by the particular device to process at least one of the plurality of content versions. | 2,534 |
8,586,693 | 1. A method of production of a coated substrate comprising applying to a substrate a composition comprising at least one compound of formula I and optionally at least one compound of formula II wherein R R R X n, m are independently 0 or 1; and | 41,629 |
9,131,928 | 1. Cardiac tensioning apparatus, comprising: (a) an elongate tensioning element long enough to reach from a top of a heart ventricle to a bottom of the heart ventricle; (b) at least one first anchor adapted to couple said elongate tensioning element to cardiac tissue, at a first position along said elongate tensioning element; and (c) at least one second elongate anchor at a second position along said elongate tensioning element; wherein said at least one second anchor is a rigid rod-like element attached to said elongate tensioning element, rigid enough to limit movement of a wall of a beating heart. | 7,263 |
9,310,121 | 1. A refrigerator, comprising: a cabinet having a refrigerated interior; a refrigeration fluid circuit for circulating a refrigerant, the refrigeration fluid circuit including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, a first evaporator located within the cabinet, and a second evaporator located within the cabinet; the first evaporator including a first evaporator coil and a first evaporator fan producing air flow through the first evaporator coil, the second evaporator including a second evaporator coil and a second evaporator fan producing air flow through the second evaporator coil; an insulating cover separating the refrigerated interior from a first evaporator compartment containing the first evaporator and a second evaporator compartment containing the second evaporator, the first and second evaporator compartments being adjacent to one another and divided from one another by divider wall, and each of the first and second evaporator compartments being divided into an inlet side and an outlet side on opposite sides of the respective first and second evaporator compartments; at least one first damper that opens to permit air circulation from the refrigerated interior into the fist evaporator compartment, the at least one first damper including an inlet first damper between the refrigerated interior and the inlet side of the first evaporator compartment, and an outlet first damper between the refrigerated interior and the outlet side of the first evaporator compartment; a second damper associated with the divider wall that opens to permit air circulation from the outlet side of the first evaporator compartment into the inlet side of the adjacent second evaporator compartment via operation of the second damper so as to permit air flow through the divider wall; and at least one third damper that opens to permit air circulation from the second evaporator compartment into the refrigerated interior, the at least one third damper including an inlet third damper between the refrigerated interior and the inlet side of the second evaporator compartment, and an outlet third damper between the refrigerated interior and the outlet side of the second evaporator compartment, wherein the first evaporator operates with refrigerant at a colder temperature than the second evaporator, and operation of the first and second evaporator fans force warmed air from the refrigerated interior to flow past the first evaporator before flowing past the second evaporator and then back to the refrigerated interior by opening the inlet first damper, the second damper, and the outlet third damper while keeping the outlet first damper and the inlet third damper closed during fan operation, such that the first evaporator collects substantially all frost formed on the first and second evaporator coils during cooling of the refrigerated interior. | 46,879 |
8,661,852 | 1. A method for the continuous fining of a glass melt ( 1 ), the method comprising: providing an apparatus ( heating at least the iridium-comprising section ( | 39,294 |
9,068,297 | 1. An expansion joint system, comprising: a core; a layer of an elastomer disposed on the core, the core and the layer of elastomer disposed thereon forming an elongated section, the elongated section configured to be oriented vertically between substantially coplanar substrates; and a termination section located at one end of the elongated section and comprising a flared end forming an angle with the elongated section and configured to direct fluid and/or particles and/or solvents away from the expansion joint system. | 10,745 |
8,927,125 | 1. A flow cell battery, comprising a cell coupled to electrolyte tanks; a rebalance cell coupled to receive emissions from one of the electrolyte tanks; a quencher coupled to receive gaseous emissions from the rebalance cell, the quencher including: | 29,168 |
9,253,222 | 1. An apparatus comprising: control logic, when executed by at least one processor associated with the apparatus, for: communication logic, when executed by the at least one processor associated with the apparatus, for causing communication of the user entered command and the metric associated with the media object to a second device for synchronizing the display of the media object with the first device and the second device; and wherein the control logic is further for delaying the controlling of the display of the media object to account for a communication time to the second device, and wherein the synchronizing the display of the media object with the first device and the second device comprises: advancing, on the first device, the media object by the first time value to reach the destination time, and advancing, on the second device, the media object by a second time value to reach the destination time. | 35,178 |
9,707,320 | 1. A porous implant material for sponge bone and cortical bone, comprising: a first set of porous metal bodies; and a second set of porous metal bodies having a higher porosity than and bonded to the metal bodies of the first set in an alternating manner, the metal bodies of the first and second sets bonded with each other at bonded-boundary surfaces parallel to a first direction, wherein each of the porous metal bodies has a three-dimensional network structure formed from a continuous skeleton in which a plurality of pores are interconnected so as to have a porosity rate different from another porous metal body, the pores formed in the second set of the porous metal bodies have flat shapes which are long along a direction parallel to the bonded-boundary surface and short along a direction orthogonal to the bonded-boundary surface, a length along the bonded-boundary surface is 1.2 times to 5 times a length orthogonal to the bonded-boundary surface in the pores of the second set, the pores formed in the porous metal bodies of the first set are substantially spherical and are more spherical than the pores formed in the second set of porous metal bodies, an entire porosity rate of the implant material is 50% to 92%, and a compressive strength compressing in the direction parallel to the bonded-boundary surface is 1.4 times to 5 times of a compressive strength compressing in the direction orthogonal to the bonded-boundary direction, and the compressive strength in the direction parallel to the bonded-boundary surface is 4 to 70 MPa where used as a sponge bone, or 100 to 200 MPa where used as a cortical bone, and a compressive elastic modulus in the direction parallel to the bonded-boundary surface is 1 to 5 GPa where used as the sponge bone, or 5 to 20 GPa where used as the cortical bone. | 14,496 |
9,155,191 | 1. An integrated device comprising: a substrate including: a die coupled to the substrate, wherein the first inorganic core layer is vertically aligned with the die. | 6,880 |
9,080,798 | 1. A method of controlling a refrigerated merchandiser including a plurality of display case modules each having a separate refrigeration circuit with a compressor and an evaporator, the method comprising: selectively starting and stopping a first compressor of a first refrigeration circuit having a first evaporator associated with a first display case module to regulate a temperature in a product display area of the first display case module; selectively starting and stopping a second compressor of a second refrigeration circuit having a second evaporator associated with a second display case module to regulate a temperature in a product display area of a second display case module; and controlling the first refrigeration circuit and the second refrigeration circuit based on a heat load of the merchandiser and a predetermined number of start/stop cycles of each of the first compressor and the second compressor within a given time period. | 25,472 |
9,703,412 | 1. A method for controlling a multimedia device, which includes an area based touch sensor, the method comprising the steps of: performing at least one mode in the multimedia device; recognizing at least a palm or a finger of a user through a touch sensor; determining at least a shape, a size or a number of fingers of a touched area in accordance with the recognized result of the touch sensor; accessing a specific function stored in a memory module in accordance with the determined result and a type of the at least one mode; outputting at least video data or audio data corresponding to the accessed specific function, wherein the determining step further includes merging at least one node within a detected area to another node, wherein the merging step further includes extracting a distance between three adjacent nodes (a distance between a first node and a second node is D1, a distance between the second node and a third node is D2, and a distance between the third node and the first node is D3) and estimating the three nodes to be one node if D2 is greater than D1, D2 is less than a previously set value, and D3 is greater than the previously set value, wherein the determining the number of fingers further includes | 11,748 |
9,683,400 | 1. A method, comprising: receiving, in a vehicle computer, weather data from a remote server; determining a frequency, based on the weather data, to obtain precipitation data from one or more vehicle sensors; obtaining the precipitation data according to the frequency; and actuating closing of one or more vehicle windows based at least in part on the precipitation data. | 7,667 |
8,555,663 | 1. A refrigerating apparatus comprising: a first refrigerant circuit including a first compressor, a first condenser, a first pressure reducer, and a first evaporator, connected circularly with a first refrigerant pipe, a refrigerant discharged from the first compressor being condensed at the first condenser and thereafter evaporated at the first evaporator to acquire a cooling effect; a second refrigerant circuit including a second compressor, a second condenser, a second pressure reducer, and a second evaporator, connected circularly with a second refrigerant pipe, a refrigerant discharged from the second compressor being condensed at the second condenser and thereafter evaporated at the second evaporator to acquire a cooling effect; a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of an internal portion of a cold storage cabinet, the first evaporator and the second evaporator being disposed to cool the internal portion at the same time; and a first control device configured to perform control so that at least one of the first compressor and the second compressor must be operated, wherein the first control device is further configured to control the first compressor and the second compressor in such a manner that both the first compressor and the second compressor are operated each time a temperature detected by the temperature sensor reaches a first temperature, and only one of the first compressor and the second compressor is operated as well as the first compressor and the second compressor are alternately operated, each time a temperature detected by the temperature sensor reaches a second temperature lower than the first temperature. | 49,646 |
9,287,213 | 1. An integrated circuit comprising: a semiconductor substrate disposed with a device therein and/or thereon; a contact structure in electrical contact with the device, wherein the contact structure includes a plug metal and a barrier layer, wherein the barrier layer is selected from fluorine-free tungsten (FFW), tungsten carbide, and tungsten nitride, and wherein the contact structure has an upper surface; a dielectric material overlying the semiconductor substrate; and an interconnect formed within the dielectric material and in electrical contact with the contact structure, wherein the interconnect is directly on the upper surface of the contact structure. | 29,631 |
8,417,973 | 1. A computer implemented method for managing power-consumption, for use in a storage system comprising first data stored on one or more storage devices, the method comprising: receiving, by a processor, first user input identifying a selection of one or more virtual disks for which to migrate the first data; receiving, by the processor, second user input identifying a power management parameter and a first parameter, wherein the power management parameter and the first parameter are numerical values in a set of numerical values of 0 to 100 and wherein the sum of the power management parameter and the first parameter equal 100; generating, by the processor, a power-management policy using the power management parameter and the first parameter; generating, by the processor a rule based on the power management policy generated using the power management parameter and the first parameter; analysing, by the processor, in response to receiving the power-management policy, second data associated with the one or more virtual disks in accordance with the rule in order to identify the first data; identifying, by the processor, at least one of the one or more storage devices to migrate the first data to in accordance with the first rule; and determining, by the processor, in response to analysing the second data, third data in accordance with the second data, wherein the third data is associated with migration of the first data to the at least one of the one or more storage devices. | 48,112 |
9,381,343 | 1. A method comprising the steps of: percutaneously inserting a lead into a patient; placing an electrode in subepidermal tissue of the patient, the electrode operatively coupled with the lead; and delivering electrical stimulation through the electrode producing a muscle contraction in a target area and altering maladaptive neuroplasticity in a central nervous system of the patient producing a therapeutic effect. | 975 |
8,603,372 | 1. A method for manufacturing an optical element, the method comprising: applying a coating liquid containing a metal alkoxide containing at least aluminum and a stabilizer onto an optical substrate to form a film; drying the film; immersing the film dried in the drying step in a water-containing liquid, wherein temperature of the water-containing liquid is not less than 5° C. and not more than 50° C.; baking the film having been immersed in the water-containing liquid, wherein temperature for baking is not less than 60° C. and not more than 300° C.; and subjecting the film having been baked to treatment with warm water to form an aluminum-containing film having an irregularity structure, wherein temperature of the warm water is not less than 60° C. and not more than 100° C. | 24,005 |
8,815,470 | 1. A fuel cell catalyst for use in a cathode-side catalyst electrode layer of a solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell, comprising a metal catalyst having a catalytic activity and a perovskite-type complex oxide (ABO 3 ), wherein: the perovskite-type complex oxide (ABO3) has a lattice defect portion at 1% to 30% of all B sites, a metal ion of the metal catalyst is located at the lattice defect portion, and the metal ion located at the lattice defect portion is capable of being deposited on the perovskite-type complex oxide under reductive conditions, and being incorporated again into the lattice defect portion under oxidative conditions. | 30,623 |
8,674,076 | 1. An isolated fusion protein consisting of a first polypeptide corresponding to amino acids 29 to 534 of SEQ ID NO:7 fused to a second polypeptide corresponding to the Fc domain of an immunoglobulin. | 45,293 |
8,747,703 | 1. An electrically conducting curable resin composition comprising (A) a hydrocarbon compound having a plurality of carbon-carbon double bonds, (B) an elastomer excluding the component (A), and (C) a carbonaceous material, wherein the mass ratio of the hydrocarbon compound having a plurality of carbon-carbon double bonds as the component (A) and the elastomer as the component (B) is from 40 to 90% by weight: from 60 to 10% by weight, and the carbonaceous material (C) is one member selected from graphite, vapor grown carbon fiber, carbon nanotube, and a boron-containing carbonaceous material, or a combination of two or more members selected therefrom, wherein (B) is an elastomer selected from the group consisting of an ethylene octene copolymer and an ethylene butene copolymer. | 9,885 |
8,603,680 | 1. An electrochemical cell comprising: an electrode comprising: a first electroactive layer comprising an active electrode species; a second electroactive layer comprising the active electrode species, wherein at least some of the active electrode species in the second electroactive layer is depleted and replated upon discharge and charge, respectively, of the electrochemical cell; and a polymer layer separating the first electroactive layer from the second electroactive layer. | 14,712 |
9,119,596 | 1. A method of configuring an implantable medical device, the implantable medical device comprising at least sensing electrodes for capturing cardiac signals from at least one of a plurality of sensing vectors and operational circuitry for analyzing cardiac signals from the sensing electrodes, the method comprising: selecting a first sensing vector using the sensing electrodes for a patient; forming a first sensing template using cardiac signals from the first sensing vector; having the patient assume at least first and second postures; determining whether the first sensing template is useful in each of the at least first and second postures and: if so, verifying the first sensing vector and first sensing template; or if not, determining that the first sensing vector and first sensing template are not well suited for use in all postures. | 20,818 |
9,496,710 | 1. A rapid shutdown solid state circuit for a photovoltaic power generation system, the rapid shutdown solid state circuit comprising: a pair of high voltage power transistors configured so that when the rapid shutdown solid state circuit is integrated in the photovoltaic power generation system, the pair of high voltage power transistors is connected between a photovoltaic array and a pair of high voltage lines comprising a positive conductive power line and a negative conductive power line that supply power generated by the photovoltaic array to a DC to AC inverter, each transistor of the pair of high voltage power transistors being disposed along a respective conductive power line of the pair of high voltage lines, wherein the pair of high voltage power transistors are disposed closer to the photovoltaic array than the DC to AC inverter; a control circuit configured so that when the photovoltaic power generation system operates under normal conditions, the control circuit maintains the pair of high voltage power transistors in the on state so that power produced by the photovoltaic array can be transmitted to the DC to AC inverter through the positive and negative conductive power lines, the control circuit being further configured so that upon receiving a rapid shutdown command, the control circuit turns off the pair of high voltage power transistors to thereby electrically disconnect the photovoltaic array from the positive and negative conductive power lines to prevent further flow of power from the photovoltaic array to the positive and negative conductive power lines; and a discharge circuit coupled to discharge the positive and negative conductive power lines when activated, wherein when the rapid shutdown solid state circuit is integrated in the photovoltaic power generation system, the pair of high voltage transistors are connected between the photovoltaic array and the discharge circuit. | 16,728 |
9,362,200 | 1. A semiconductor package comprising: a support substrate arranged with a first aperture reaching a semiconductor device on a rear side; the semiconductor device bonded via an adhesive to a surface of the support substrate; an insulating layer covering the semiconductor device; and a wiring on the insulating layer for connecting the semiconductor device and an external terminal via a contact hole in the insulating layer. | 2,695 |
9,198,927 | 1. A method of inhibiting the replication of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in a vertebrate cell infected by said virus, the method comprising administering to said vertebrate cell a first double-stranded (ds) RNA effector molecule comprising an effector sequence consisting of SEQ ID NO: 17 and an effector complement of SEQ ID NO: 17, a second dsRNA effector molecule comprising an effector sequence consisting of SEQ ID NO: 19 and an effector complement of SEQ ID NO: 19, a third dsRNA effector molecule comprising an effector sequence consisting of SEQ ID NO: 22 and an effector complement of SEQ ID NO: 22, and a fourth dsRNA effector molecule comprising an effector sequence consisting of SEQ ID NO: 23 and an effector complement of SEQ ID NO: 23, wherein U is substituted for T. | 21,402 |
9,443,992 | 1. An autonomous cleaning device for a solar panel, the device comprising: a first stop located at one end of the solar panel; a cleaning member mounted for unidirectional movement over the solar panel, the cleaning member having a first cleaning portion for cleaning the solar panel as the cleaning member moves unidirectionally, the cleaning member abuttingly engages the first stop so as to force the cleaning member to axially rotate about a restricted path of travel to bring the first cleaning portion into contact with the solar panel; and a moisture intensity sensor in communication with the cleaning member, the moisture intensity sensor being located adjacent the solar panel or integral therewith, so as to determine when the moisture intensity reaches a level sufficient to cause the cleaning member to autonomously begin movement over the panel. | 1,732 |
8,693,777 | 1. An apparatus for estimating edge areas of a digital image comprising: a luminance difference average calculation unit calculating, for each one of pixels in an input image, a luminance difference average, representing an average in absolute values of luminance differences between the one of pixels and each of neighboring pixels around the one pixel; a histogram difference average histogram calculation unit generating a histogram for the calculated luminance difference average of the input image; a luminance difference average cumulative distribution calculation unit calculating a cumulative distribution of the luminance difference average from the calculated histogram for the luminance difference average; and a binary mask generation unit setting a luminance difference average having a frequency distribution of the histogram preset in a cumulative distribution of the luminance difference average to be a reference value, and generating a binary mask used for distinguishing a pixel having a luminance difference average lower than the reference value from a pixel having a luminance difference average higher than the reference value, wherein the binary mask generation unit determines that the pixel with the luminance difference average higher than the reference value is in an edge area of the input image. | 16,872 |
9,228,441 | 1. An airfoil comprising: an airfoil body having an internal cavity; and a thermostatic valve at least partially within the internal cavity and configured to passively control fluid flow into the internal cavity in response to a temperature within the internal cavity, the thermostatic valve including a moveable baffle member and a fixed baffle member, the moveable baffle member having a hollow interior defining a flow passage and a discharge port in communication with the flow passage and the fixed baffle member being disposed in the hollow interior of the moveable baffle member. | 9,887 |
9,649,947 | 1. A non-contact electric power transmission system, comprising: first and second vehicles; and a charging station, said charging station comprising: said electric power transmission control unit being configured to select a first electric power transmission portion, which is not transmitting electric power, from said plurality of electric power transmission portions, and to control said selected first electric power transmission portion to transmit weak electric power when said electric power transmission control unit receives a signal requesting electric power transmission from said first vehicle, said first vehicle performing positioning using a received voltage of the weak electric power, said second vehicle transmitting to said electric power transmission control unit, an occupation signal which allows determination that a parking position corresponds to said first electric power transmission portion when said second vehicle is parked at a position where the second vehicle can receive electric power from said first electric power transmission portion and when said second vehicle receives weak electric power from said first electric power transmission portion, said electric power transmission control unit being configured to stop transmitting said weak electric power from said first electric power transmission portion where said second vehicle is parked when the electric power transmission control unit receives said occupation signal from said second vehicle, and said first vehicle performing positioning, using a received voltage of the weak electric power from an electric power transmission portion where said second vehicle is not parked. | 22,378 |
9,295,110 | 1. An inductive heating device comprising: a coil unit including a heating coil for heating a to-be-heated object, a plurality of ferrites placed under the heating coil in a vertical direction, and a coil base having plural housing holes which house the plural ferrites respectively; and a heat dissipation plate for directly placing the coil unit thereon, wherein: the coil unit comprises an electrical insulating member which is arranged between the heating coil and the ferrites to provide electrical insulation therebetween, and a heat conductive member is embedded in an area between the heating coil and the electrical insulating member and an area between the electrical insulating member and the ferrites, and wherein lower surfaces of the plural ferrites housed in the housing holes in the coil base are arranged to be flushed with a flat surface of a lower surface of the coil base, and the lower surfaces of the plural ferrites and the flat surface of the coil base are in a surface-to-surface contact with a flat surface of the heat dissipation plate which constitutes an upper surface of the heat dissipation plate; wherein the housing holes are provided with a positioning protrusion which is protruded from their edge portions, and the lower surfaces of the plural ferrites housed in the housing holes are placed directly on the positioning protrusions, such that the lower surfaces of the plural ferrites housed in the housing holes in the coil base are flushed with the flat surface of the lower surface of the coil base. | 6,458 |
8,366,429 | 1. A mold for producing molded foam articles, the mold comprising: a first mold portion and a second portion mold releasingly engageable with respect to each other between an open position and a closed position, the closed position defining a mold cavity, a surface of the mold cavity comprising at least one vent; wherein the vent comprises a primary opening and an obstruction, the obstruction being movable in a passageway with respect to the primary opening between (i) a first position in which gas is allowed to escape from the mold cavity via the primary opening when foam is expanding in the mold cavity and (ii) a second position in which the obstruction blocks the primary opening when foam is expanding in the mold cavity; wherein the obstruction and the passageway combine to form at least one secondary opening; and wherein the gas is allowed to escape through the at least one secondary opening in the second position. | 10,078 |
9,175,899 | 1. An air conditioner comprising: a housing including: an air passage extending from a suction port to a blowout port; a heat exchanger arranged on an upstream side of the air passage; a cross flow fan arranged in the air passage on a downstream side of the heat exchanger; an air passage wall provided in a downstream area of the cross flow fan to reach the blowout port; and a restricting section provided at a corner section of one of a left side wall and a right side wall of the air passage wall, the one of the left side wall and the right side wall being located at both shaft direction ends of the cross flow fan, the restricting section having a shape by which, in the downstream area of the cross flow fan, an air passage sectional area having a rectangular cross section expanding from the upstream side to the downstream side is restricted so as to reduce an enlargement ratio of the air passage sectional area, wherein the air passage wall is defined by a front air flow guide wall and a rear air flow guide wall and the left and right side walls so as to have a tubular shape, and the air passage wall is configured such that the front and rear air flow guide walls are expanded from the upstream side to the blowout port on the downstream side so that the air passage sectional area becomes largest at the front end section of the blowout port; the restricting section has a restricting surface crossing the corner section of the cross section where each of the left and right side walls crosses the rear side flow guide wall, and the cross-sectional shape of the restricting section perpendicular to the air flow direction is defined in a triangular shape and set to be enlarged from the upstream side to the downstream side of the air flow; and the restricting section is positioned such that an extension line of the upper end of the restricting section which contacts one of the left side wall and the right side wall does not cross a plane including a front side of the air flow guide wall at any position, including at a front side of the blowout port. | 44,468 |
8,834,095 | 1. A gas turbine engine including a one-piece bearing support assembly for supporting a bearing assembly within a bearing compartment, comprising: a bearing support member comprising an upper connection section configured to connect to an engine case of the gas turbine engine; a centering spring integrally joined with the bearing support member opposite the upper connection section, the centering spring comprising: an intermediate connection section disposed between the at least one beam and the bearing support member, wherein the intermediate connection section is configured to be connected to a seal housing having an outer radial arcuate portion that extends around the bearing assembly. | 13,759 |
9,845,012 | 1. A method comprising: monitoring first characteristics of an electrical signal supplied to a traction motor of a vehicle during a first detection window, the first characteristics representing a first motor electrical signature for the traction motor, wherein the first characteristics are monitored as measurements of electric current supplied to the traction motor prior to the electric current reaching the traction motor; deriving one or more signature values from a first mathematical model of the first motor electrical signature; predicting a mechanical failure of the traction motor based on the one or more signature values; and automatically generating a vehicle control signal for changing one or more of tractive effort or braking effort of the vehicle in response to predicting the mechanical failure. | 5,233 |
8,829,663 | 1. A device, comprising: a first semiconductor chip having an active surface with a contact pad thereon; a molding compound layer embedding the first semiconductor chip such that the active surface and the contact pad are exposed from the molding compound layer, the molding compound having a first surface and a second surface parallel to the first surface; a first electrically conductive layer applied to the first surface of the molding compound layer, wherein the active surface of the first semiconductor chip faces away from the first electrically conductive layer; a substantially cylindrical through hole arranged in the molding compound layer extending from the first surface to the second surface; a first dielectric layer on the first surface and the first electrically conductive layer and having an opening therein to form an external contact pad situated on the first surface laterally displaced from the through hole such that the external contact pad is arranged completely outside a periphery of the through hole, and such that there is no opening in the first dielectric layer forming an external contact directly over the through hole; a solder material filling the through hole, wherein the first electrically conductive layer electrically couples the solder material to the external contact pad that is laterally displaced relative to the through hole; a second electrically conductive layer applied to the second surface of the molding compound layer that is arranged over the active surface of the first semiconductor chip, and wherein the second electrically conductive layer electrically couples the contact pad of the first semiconductor chip to the solder material; and a dielectric layer on the second surface and the second electrically conductive layer and having an opening therein to form a second external contact pad situated on the second surface of the molding compound layer and laterally displaced from the through hole such that the second external contact pad is arranged completely outside a periphery of the through hole and no external contact pad is on the second surface within the periphery of the through hole, and wherein the second electrically conductive layer electrically couples the second external contact pad to the solder material. | 13,825 |
8,425,183 | 1. A turbine blade comprising: an airfoil, platform, and integral dovetail; said airfoil having opposite pressure and suction sides extending in chord between opposite leading and trailing edges and extending in span from root to tip; said tip including first and second ribs extending from a tip floor along said pressure and suction sides, respectively; and said first and second ribs are joined together at said leading and trailing edges and are spaced transversely apart to include a trifurcate tip baffle extending chordally in counter profile with said second rib to define triple tip pockets adjoining each other. | 5,628 |
8,372,371 | 1. A hydrogen generator in a fuel cell system in which hydrogen is generated by the reaction of a hydrogen fuel material and water in the hydrogen generator, the improvement wherein the hydrogen fuel material comprises an alkali metal silicide composition. | 47,718 |
8,848,365 | 1. An electronic device including a housing section from which an external instrument is reattachably detachable, the electronic device comprising: a holding member arranged rotatably on the housing section and functioning to hold the external instrument; and a restricting part formed within the housing section and configured to restrict rotation of the holding member at a predetermined angle; wherein: | 35,374 |
8,864,128 | 1. A sheet discharge device, comprising: a housing in which a discharge opening through which a plurality of sheets are discharged is formed; a tray configured to define a space including a first area in which the sheets being discharged from the discharge opening move, and a second area which is positioned at a lower side of the first area, and in which the sheets discharged from the discharge opening are fallen and loaded; a discharge mechanism configured to transport the sheets, and discharge the sheets one-by-one from the discharge opening; a pendulum mechanism which includes a free-end portion and a base-end portion, which is pivotably provided such that the free-end portion is displaced in the space of the tray, and which is arranged such that, the free-end portion is lifted up to a stand-by position by the sheets that are discharged from the discharge opening or by the sheets loaded in the space; a signal transmission mechanism configured to transmit a first signal in a case that a height of the free-end portion is lower than a reference position which is set at a position higher than the stand-by position, and to transmit a second signal which differs from the first signal, in a case that the height of the free-end portion is not less than the reference position; a memory configured to store a maximum value of a time interval between two sheets of the sheets discharged consecutively from the discharge opening as a first time interval, the first time interval being a time interval which enables the free-end portion which has once reached a position higher than the reference position upon being lifted up by the former sheet, to maintain a height not lower than the reference position without being lowered below the reference position, by being lifted up by the latter sheet upon being separated from the former sheet; and a controller configured to: | 33,293 |
8,571,888 | 1. A method implemented by a computing device, wherein the computing device determines whether a product qualifies under a medical savings plan, the method comprising: receiving information associated with an image of the product, wherein the image is part of a real-time video stream captured by a mobile device; determining, via a processor, based at least partially on the information associated with the image, if the image shows a product that qualifies for purchase under the medical savings plan, wherein determining if the image shows a product that qualifies for purchase under the medical savings plan comprises (i) identifying the product based at least partially on the information associated with the image and (ii) determining if the product qualifies for purchase under the medical savings plan by comparing information about the product to information about a known set of products that qualify for purchase under a medical savings plan; displaying the real-time video stream on a display of the mobile device; determining, via a processor, that the real-time video stream being displayed on the display of the mobile device shows the product; and based upon determining that the real-time video stream being displayed on the display of the mobile device shows the product, displaying on the display of the mobile device a graphical indication that the product qualifies for purchase under the medical savings plan, the graphical indication being superimposed over the real-time video stream being displayed on the display of the mobile device. | 36,396 |
9,212,605 | 1. A drive apparatus for a vehicle auxiliary device, the apparatus comprising: a first drive source having a first rotary shaft; a second drive source having a second rotary shaft, the second drive source being different from the first drive source; at least one auxiliary device having a third rotary shaft, and selectively driven by the first drive source and the second drive source; a first roller linked to the first rotary shaft of the first drive source; a second roller linked to the second rotary shaft of the second drive source; a third roller linked to the third rotary shaft of the auxiliary device; first, second and third idler rollers disposed at positions in gaps formed between the first, second and third rollers; and a roller pair selection mechanism movably arranged to an position that selects a power-transmitting roller pair from among the first, second and third rollers by moving an idler roller in a roller contact direction. | 3,306 |
9,337,490 | 1. A lithium ion secondary battery, comprising: negative electrode active material particles comprising graphite particles and being at least partially covered by an amorphous carbon film, wherein the negative electrode active material particles have a TG weight-loss-on-heating onset temperature T | 38,071 |
9,025,617 | 1. An apparatus, comprising: a controller; and one or more network devices that are not capable of transmitting wideband signals and that are coupled to the controller via a medium, one or more network devices that are capable of transmitting wideband signals and that are coupled to the controller via the medium, wherein the controller is adapted to determine at least one narrowband in a frequency band associated with a wideband network transmitting via the medium; the controller is further adapted to select, depending on the determined at least one narrowband, the at least one narrowband as a silent band, the one or more network devices that are not capable of transmitting wideband signals are adapted to use the silent band; the one or more network devices that are capable of transmitting wideband signals are adapted to not use the silent band; the controller is further adapted to send a control message to at least one of the one or more network devices that are capable of transmitting wideband signals via the medium, the control message indicating the at least one narrowband. | 23,893 |
9,427,050 | 1. A fastening system for detachably mounting a covering component on another component, comprising: at least one spacer including a spacer body having a pre-definable installation height and having opposite first and second spacer sides; a fastener on said first spacer side for securing said at least one spacer to the covering component; a spacer hook-and-loop fastener part on said second spacer side being detachably engageable with a complementary hook-and-loop fastener part to releasably secure the covering component on the other component; and a flat mesh enlarging a connecting portion of said at least one spacer for connecting the covering component to said at least one spacer and extending from and being connected to at least one edge of said first spacer side, said mesh being a unitary, one-piece, homogeneous molded part of said spacer body. | 20,485 |
9,511,685 | 1. A power seat sliding apparatus, comprising: a first rail provided on one of a floor side and a seat side; a second rail provided on an other one of the floor side and the seat side and engaged with the first rail in a relatively movable manner; a threaded rod installed along the first rail and supported on the first rail in a rotatable manner; a nut member fixed to the second rail and screwed together with the threaded rod; a gearbox driven by a motor and driving the threaded rod to rotate, wherein the threaded rod is inserted into the gearbox; a first load transmission member fixedly attached to one of the threaded rod and the first rail and having a first surface orthogonal to an axis of the threaded rod and a second surface opposing the first surface with a space in between; and a second load transmission member installed in the space between the first surface and the second surface, fixedly attached to an other one of the threaded rod and the first rail, and having a third surface that abuts on the first surface and a fourth surface that abuts on the second surface, wherein: | 38,233 |
8,702,323 | 1. A fiber optic connector comprising: a connector housing having a distal end and a proximal end; a ferrule assembly having a ferrule and a ferrule spring, the ferrule having a distal end face that is accessible at the distal end of the connector housing, the ferrule spring biasing the ferrule in a distal direction relative to the connector housing; a boot mounted at the proximal end of the connector housing, the boot having a distal end that mounts over the proximal end of the connector housing and a proximal end, the boot defining a central axis that extends along a length of the boot from the distal end of the boot to the proximal end of the boot, the boot defining a central passage that extends through the length of the boot, the boot including a strain relief portion adjacent the proximal end of the boot, the strain relief portion of the boot having a truncated, conical outer shape, the strain relief portion of the boot being formed by a plurality of co-axial rings separated by axial gaps, the rings being interconnected by axial links that extend across the axial gaps, the central passage having a proximal portion corresponding to a length of the strain relief portion, the proximal portion of the central passage defining a transverse cross-dimension, and a majority of the rings of the strain relief portion of the boot having radial thicknesses that are at least 50 percent as long as the transverse cross-dimension. | 47,006 |
9,685,581 | 1. A manufacturing method of a solar cell having diffusion layers of different conductivity types respectively on a front surface of a semiconductor substrate and a back surface of the substrate, the method comprising: a step of forming a diffusion protection mask containing first impurities to cover one of the surfaces of the semiconductor substrate; and a diffusion step of performing a diffusion step including a thermal step of diffusing the first impurities and second impurities having a different conductivity type from that of the first impurities in a state where the one surface of the semiconductor substrate is covered with the diffusion protection mask containing the first impurities, forming a first-impurity diffusion layer on the one surface, and forming a second-impurity diffusion layer having a different conductivity type from that of the diffusion protection mask on the other surface of the semiconductor substrate. | 6,294 |
9,384,591 | 1. In a computer aided design system, a computer-implemented method comprising: providing a 2D object within a 3D space, the 2D object having a set of geometric and functional properties; providing a 3D object within the 3D space, the 3D object having a set of geometric and functional properties; applying at least one constraint between the 2D object and the 3D object, the at least one constraint defining a relationship between the 2D object and the 3D object and including at least one mathematical equation having values corresponding to at least one of the geometric and functional properties of the 2D object and at least one of the geometric and functional properties of the 3D object; calculating modification to at least one of the 2D and 3D objects, based on a system of interdependent equations, to satisfy criteria regarding 1) the set of geometric and functional properties of the 2D object, 2) the set of geometric and functional properties of the 3D object and 3) the at least one constraint; and updating at least one of the 2D and 3D objects based on the calculated modification. | 12,255 |
9,489,025 | 1. An input/output control system, comprising: an I/O controller comprising a power input; an I/O interface operably connected to the I/O controller; a power supply; a switch operably connected between the power supply and the power input such that the I/O controller is between the switch and the I/O interface; and a detector operably connected between the I/O interface and the switch, the detector adapted to close the switch to cause power to be supplied from the power supply to the power input of the I/O controller when an electrical circuit is completed through the I/O interface. | 8,231 |
8,999,971 | 1. A method for inhibiting hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1α) 4-prolyl hydroxylase activity in a subject, comprising administering to a subject a HIF-1α prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor having the formula: wherein L is chosen from CH Z has the formula: R represents from 0 to 5 substitutions for hydrogen; the index n is an integer from 0 to 5; R i) hydrogen; ii) substituted or unsubstituted C iii) substituted or unsubstituted C iv) substituted or unsubstituted C v) substituted or unsubstituted C vi) substituted or unsubstituted C vii) substituted or unsubstituted C viii) R a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. | 1,019 |
9,784,165 | 1. A method of operating an aftertreatment system of an internal combustion engine of an automotive system having a diesel particulate filter, the method comprising: starting a regeneration event of the diesel particulate filter; detecting the presence of an object ahead of the automotive system; determining a value of a deceleration that the automotive system should perform in order to avoid a collision with said object, wherein the determining the value of the deceleration includes determining a value of a distance between the automotive system and said object; determining a value of a current speed of the automotive system; determining a rate of distance between the automotive system and said object; and calculating the value of the deceleration based on the distance value, the current speed value and the rate of distance value; and reducing an internal temperature of the diesel particulate filter when the value of the deceleration is greater than a first predetermined threshold value, wherein the reducing the internal temperature of the diesel particulate filter comprises decreasing a predetermined threshold value of a temperature control set point of the diesel particulate filter when the value of the deceleration is greater than the first predetermined threshold value but smaller than a second predetermined threshold value. | 33,990 |
8,944,033 | 1. A machine comprising: a machine body supported by a conveyance; a dual fuel compression ignition engine having a plurality of cylinders, being attached to the machine body and operably coupled to the conveyance; a dual fuel system operably coupled to supply the dual fuel compression ignition engine with liquid diesel fuel and natural gas fuel from a single fuel injector directly into respective engine cylinders; an electronic controller in control communication with the dual fuel system and having a low load algorithm, a high load algorithm and a limp home algorithm each configured to control operation of the dual fuel system; wherein the low load algorithm is configured to inject a high ratio diesel fuel to natural gas fuel into less than all of the plurality of engine cylinders in each engine cycle, and inject no diesel fuel or natural gas fuel into the remaining engine cylinders; wherein the high load algorithm is configured to inject a low ratio of diesel fuel to natural gas fuel into all of the plurality of engine cylinders; and wherein the limp home algorithm is configured to inject only diesel fuel into all of the plurality of engine cylinders. | 37,369 |
9,591,092 | 1. A relaying device comprising: a network interface; a processor coupled to the network interface; and a memory configured to store tagging rule information concerning a tagging rule relating to tag information for a plurality of service servers on a network capable of storing at least one tag information in association with stored contents data, the memory storing the tagging rule information in correspondence with each of the plurality of service servers, the memory further storing instructions, when executed by the processor, that cause the relaying device to perform: receiving, via the network interface, selected service identification information being for identifying at least one selected service server selected by an image processing device from among the plurality of service servers; receiving, via the network interface, designated tag information designated by an image processing device; determining whether the received designated tag information conforms to the tagging rule; only when it is determined that the received designated tag information does not conform to the tagging rule corresponding to the selected service server identified by the received selected service identification information, transmitting, via the network interface, the converted tag information to the service server. | 356 |
8,842,456 | 1. An analog controller for an inverter, wherein the inverter is interfaced between a power generating device and utility grid and has a plurality of switches, and the analog controller comprises: an MPPT unit being used to detect output voltage and output current that are outputted from the power generating device to the inverter, and to generate an MPPT voltage according to a difference between the products of the output voltage and the output current of the power generating device detected at a present time and at a last time; and a PF adjusting unit being used to receive the MPPT voltage and a difference voltage between the output voltage of the power generating device and utility grid voltage, and accordingly generate a ramp control voltage, wherein the magnitude of the ramp control voltage is tuned according to the MPPT voltage, and the frequency of the ramp control voltage is tuned based on the difference voltage. | 12,371 |
8,613,780 | 1. A process for preparing a fatty acid ester mixture, the process comprising: (a) reacting an impure fatty acid methyl ester mixture with at least one alkyl alcohol containing 2 to 8 carbon atoms in the presence of a base or acid, wherein: (b) removing methanol formed in the reaction and unreacted alkyl alcohol to produce the fatty acid ester mixture. | 48,003 |
9,472,959 | 1. A system comprising: a battery system comprising a plurality of battery sections, each section of the plurality of sections comprising a plurality of cells; a plurality of sensors coupled to the plurality of cells configured to estimate states of charge for each of the plurality of sections; a cell balancing system coupled to the plurality of sections configured to redistribute energy between the plurality of cells; battery control electronics communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors and the cell balancing system, the battery control electronics being configured to cause the cell balancing system to balance the battery sections according to one of a plurality of different balancing algorithms, the one balancing algorithm being selected from the plurality of different balancing algorithm based on estimated states of charge for the plurality of sections provided by the plurality of sensors; and a plurality of resistance estimation sensors coupled to the plurality of sections and the battery control electronics configured to estimate an internal resistance of each of the plurality of sections, wherein the battery control electronics are further configured to: | 41,396 |
8,879,241 | 1. A server rack configured for a plurality of servers, the plurality of the servers each having a power supply circuit board, the server rack comprising: a case having a first face and a second face opposed to each other, the first face having an opening for the servers to be arranged in the case in an orientation; a power supply module provided on the second face of the case; wherein the power transmission assembly further comprises: a power transmission assembly comprising: a busbar provided on the second face in the orientation and electrically connected to the power supply module; and the busbar further comprising a first conducting pillar, a second conducting pillar juxtaposed with the first conducting pillar, and an insulator disposed between the first conducting pillar and the second conducting pillar; a plurality of electrical connectors provided on the busbar and coupled respectively with the power supply circuit boards of the servers, wherein each of the electrical connectors has a first conducting sheet and a second conducting sheet, both of which are coupled with the power supply module via the first conducting sheet and the second conducting sheet of each of the electrical connectors are connected to first conducting pillar and the second conducting pillar respectively, the power supply circuit board of each of the servers has a first electrode and a second electrode, and inside surfaces of the first conducting sheet and the second conducting sheet are in contact with outer surfaces of the first electrode and the second electrode respectively; and a plurality of fasteners for fastening the first conducting sheets and the second conducting sheets of the electrical connectors to the first conducting pillar and the second conducting pillar respectively. | 24,975 |
8,935,929 | 1. An apparatus for suspending an HVAC evaporator unit above an emergency drain pan from an existing overhead structure, comprising: plural lateral beams disposed along a horizontal plane; a first support beam and a second support beam, for engaging and supporting the HVAC evaporator unit, arranged substantially in parallel to one another, located on top of said plural lateral beams, and each connected to each of said plural lateral beams by a corresponding one of plural pivot connectors, thereby defining a grid arrangement that is foldable about said plural pivot connectors; plural pan support beams, each aligned below a corresponding one of said plural lateral beams, and each suspended by a pair of pan hangers, which are connected, one each, at two ends of said corresponding one of said plural lateral beams; plural flexible hangers connected to corresponding ends of said plural lateral beams, for connection to and suspension from the existing overhead support structure, and plural hanger clamps for adjustably engaging said plural flexible hangers into adjustable length loops to facilitate height adjustment and leveling of said horizontal plane. | 24,375 |
8,862,681 | 1. A machine-implemented method for transferring a multimodal conversation, the method comprising: initiating, by a user communication device, a first transfer of a current first mode communication session of the multimodal conversation between a first user point of presence, to which a user is associated, and a first partner point of presence, to which a communication partner is associated, such that a new first mode communication session, using a same communication mode as the current first mode communication session, is to be established between the first partner point of presence and a first target point of presence, to which a target communication partner is associated, and after the new first mode communication session is established, the current first mode communication session between the first user point of presence and the first partner point of presence is severed; and initiating, by the user communication device, a second transfer of a current second mode communication session of the multimodal conversation between a second user point of presence, to which the user is associated, and a second partner point of presence, to which the communication partner is associated, such that a new second mode communication session, using a same communication mode as the current second mode communication session, is to be established between the second partner point of presence and a second target point of presence, to which the target communication partner is associated, and after the new second mode communication session is established, the current second mode communication session between the second user point of presence and the second partner point of presence is severed, where: the first user point of presence and the second user point of presence are executed by the user communication device, the first partner point of presence is executed by a first partner communication device and the second partner point of presence is executed by a second partner communication device that is separate from the first partner communication device, the first target point of presence and the second target point of presence are executed by a target communication device, and the user communication device, the first partner communication device, the second partner communication device, and the target communication device are distinct communication devices. | 10,345 |
8,841,872 | 1. A method in connection with an electric drive system, the electric drive system including: an intermediate circuit having two or more supply units and two or more inverter units connected thereto; and an electric machine having two or more three-phase windings galvanically separated from one another and coupled to two or more inverter units, wherein the supply units and the inverter units are separable units, the method comprising the step of configuring an electric drive system by separating one or more of the separable units, wherein the separating of the one or more separable units comprises at least one of galvanically separating the supply units from a supply and the intermediate circuit, and galvanically separating the inverter units from the intermediate circuit and the electric machine. | 25,389 |
9,693,338 | 1. A wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) comprising: a processor configured to: | 6,055 |
8,626,286 | 1. A system of analyzing electrocardiogram wave data obtained from a subject, comprising: a wave identification unit that identifies a first electrocardiogram wave from the obtained electrocardiogram wave data; a feature selection unit that selects a feature pattern including a feature when a cardiac massage has been performed with respect to the electrocardiogram wave data of the first electrocardiogram wave identified by the wave identification unit; a generation unit that generates a component of the cardiac massage using the feature pattern selected by the feature selection unit; and a removal unit that removes, from the obtained electrocardiogram wave data, the component of the cardiac massage generated by the generation unit; wherein said wave identification unit executes the following expressions to identify the first electrocardiogram wave: a Fourier series expansion expressed by the expression: and an approximate wave of the Fourier series expansion expressed by the expression: and assuming that the obtained electrocardiogram wave data describes a wave in which a fundamental wave component and a harmonic wave component overlap each other, errors of ŷ(t) and y(t) are made to be as small as possible by adjusting α=(α0, α1, α2, α3, . . . ) and β=(β1, β2, β3, . . . ), thereby searching α and β to identify and extract the electrocardiogram wave data to be analyzed. | 28,306 |
8,750,700 | 1. A focus detection unit comprising: a field lens disposed in an primary image-forming area of an image taking optical system and into which light from the image taking optical system enters; a conductive member electrically connected with a lens holding member, wherein the conductive member is connected with the field lens at a first face side of the field lens, wherein the first face side is an entrance surface for light from the image taking lens; a lens holding member holding the field lens and having a conductive property, wherein the lens holding member is connected with the field lens at a second face side of the field lens; a secondary image-forming lens causing the light from the field lens to form plural optical images; a light-receiving element converting the plural optical images into electric signals; a focus detection part configured to detect a focus state of the image taking optical system by using the electric signals; and a camera chassis having a conductive property, wherein a coating having a light transmissive property and a conductive property is provided on the first face side of the field lens, and wherein the coating is electrically connected with the camera chassis through the conductive member and the lens holding member. | 12,811 |
9,315,209 | 1. A hydraulically assisted steering system for turning steerable wheels comprising: a steering gear operatively connected to a steering wheel and to a set of steerable wheels to effect turning of the steerable wheels in response to rotation of the steering wheel; a fixed displacement hydraulic pump fluidly connected to the steering gear to deliver a flow of pressurized fluid to the steering gear, the flow of pressurized fluid including pressure pulses produced by the pump; a bypass valve to divert a portion of the flow of pressurized fluid from the pump away from the steering gear before the portion of the flow reaches the steering gear; and valve control apparatus electrically connected to the bypass valve to control operation of the bypass valve, the valve control apparatus including a piezoelectric member to which the pressure pulses are applied, the piezoelectric member producing electrical signals in response to the applied pressure pulses, the valve control apparatus controlling operation of the bypass valve in response to at least one parameter of the electrical signals. | 14,612 |
9,368,842 | 1. A battery pack configured to be interfaced with an electrical device, the battery pack comprising: a battery pack housing; a positive terminal, a negative terminal, and a sense terminal configured to be interfaced with corresponding terminals of the electrical device; a plurality of battery cells arranged within the housing, each of the plurality of battery cells having a lithium-based chemistry and a respective state of charge, power being transferable between the plurality of battery cells and the electrical device; and a microprocessor programmed to monitor the plurality of battery cells, detect a charge imbalance among the plurality of battery cells based on the respective state of charge of each of the plurality of battery cells, and disable the battery pack by controlling a switch when the charge imbalance is detected. | 13,827 |
8,922,711 | 1. A de-interlacing method for de-interlacing a video data, the video data comprising a first field, a second field, a third field, a fourth field, and a fifth field, the video data generating a frame when the third field is outputted, the method comprising the following steps: estimating a horizontal motion to obtain a horizontal motion vector according to the first field and the third field, the third field and the fifth field, or the second field and the fourth field; and if the horizontal motion vector is substantially not null, then: selecting a first pixel from the second field and selecting a second pixel from the fourth field according to the horizontal motion vector; and interpolating the first pixel and the second pixel to obtain a specific pixel value of a target pixel in the frame, wherein if the obtained horizontal motion vector is 2N+1 pixels in magnitude, then the step of interpolating the first pixel and the second pixel comprises the following steps: selecting a pixel of the second field that lies N pixels away from the target pixel as the first pixel and selecting a pixel of the second field that lies N+1 pixels away from the target pixel as a third pixel according to the horizontal motion vector, wherein the first pixel and the third pixel are adjacent; selecting a pixel of the fourth field that lies N pixels away from the target pixel as the second pixel and selecting a pixel of the fourth field that lies N+1 pixels away from the target pixel as a fourth pixel according to the horizontal motion vector, wherein the second pixel and the fourth pixel are adjacent; and averaging pixel values of the first pixel, the second pixel, the third pixel, and the fourth pixel to generate the specific pixel value and, wherein the first, second, third, fourth and fifth fields are consecutive fields of the video data. | 45,461 |
9,697,464 | 1. A method, implemented on one or more processors, of designing a network modeled by a Cayley Digraph, the method avoiding the generation of the whole network and comprising: decomposing the network modeled by the Cayley Digraph, which is an input, into sub inputs as pairs of permutation generators; for each pair of permutation generators, constructing the IAS; given the IAS of a pair of permutation generators, constructing a list of nodes on the IAS for which the total number of in degrees and out degrees is greater than two; checking whether the list of nodes for which the total number of in degrees and out degrees is greater than two is empty or contains one or more nodes; performing classification by (i) if the list is empty, classifying the pair of permutation generators in the class of IAS regular networks, and (ii) if the list contains one or more nodes, classifying the pair of permutation generators in the class of IAS irregular networks; assigning hamiltonian properties to the network, the assigned hamiltonian properties depending on the result of the classification; and using the hamiltonian properties to solve the decision, construction, or optimization of a hamiltonian traversal problem in the network, or to obtain an upper bound of the number of hamiltonian traversals in the network. | 4,484 |
9,710,993 | 1. A product discharging device comprising: a lower pedal swingably disposed to move forward to and backward from a product storage passage storing input products in a vertical direction; an upper pedal swingably disposed to move forward to and backward from the product storage passage in an area above the lower pedal; a pedal stopper pin coupled to a pedal link linking the lower pedal and the upper pedal, the pedal stopper pin being movable with movement of the pedal link in a vertical direction; a rotation stopper having a tip linked to the lower pedal and swingably disposed to move forward to and backward from the product storage passage along with the lower pedal; and a drive unit configured to move the pedal link downward to transition from an activated state to a standby state and to move the pedal link upward to transition from the standby state to the activated state, wherein when the pedal link moves downward, when the pedal link moves upward, the rotation stopper includes a blindfold portion that covers the pedal stopper pin on a side opposite to the product storage passage, and the blindfold portion is a panel portion fixed to the rotation stopper and structured to move toward the pedal stopper pin when the pedal link is moved downward, and to move away from the pedal stopper pin when the pedal link is moved upward. | 32,071 |
9,738,274 | 1. A hybrid vehicle driven by a driver, the hybrid vehicle comprising: an engine; a first motor configured to be able to crank the engine, the first motor configured to be able to generate electric power by using power of the engine; a second motor configured to output travel power; a battery configured to transmit the electric power to the first motor and the second motor and receive the electric power from the first motor and the second motor; a hybrid electronic control unit configured to set a drive command for the engine, the first motor, and the second motor based on of an operation by the driver, the hybrid electronic control unit configured to control the first motor and the second motor based on the drive commands; and an engine electronic control unit configured to communicate with the hybrid electronic control unit, the engine electronic control unit configured to control the engine based on the drive command, wherein the engine electronic control unit is configured to execute in-abnormality starting control for starting the engine, when the engine is cranked in a state where an abnormality occurs in communication between the engine electronic control unit and the hybrid electronic control unit, and the hybrid electronic control unit is configured to execute in-abnormality cranking control for controlling the first motor such that the engine is cranked, when the abnormality occurs in communication between the engine electronic control unit and the hybrid electronic control unit, and the hybrid electronic control unit is configured to execute in-abnormality electric travel control for controlling the second motor such that the hybrid vehicle travels only by power from the second motor, when the in-abnormality cranking control is executed but the engine is not started. | 39,710 |
9,771,658 | 1. A method for controlling the safe generation and use of hydrogen gas in motor vehicles, comprising: (i) providing a hydrogen-generating-and-control system, comprising: (ii) mounting said hydrogen-generating-and-control system in the vehicle; (iii) setting the operational parameters of said hydrogen-generating-and-control system in accord with the characteristics of the vehicle and engine and the operating conditions; (iv) providing said hydrogen-generating-and-control system with water, electrolyte, and a source of electric current; and (v) activating said hydrogen-generating-and-control system. | 43,655 |
9,094,976 | 1. A method for enhancing a resource utility rate for a user equipment, hereinafter called UE, of a wireless communications system, the method comprising: sending a radio resource control (RRC) connection request message; | 24,023 |
8,408,418 | 1. A unitary cover for use with a tubular container having an open end with a cylindrical connecting bead at the open end, the unitary cover comprising: a central circular wall, an annular flange at a periphery of the central circular wall comprising a downwardly opening U-shaped channel receivable on the cylindrical connecting bead, a bung opening through the central circular wall, and a rib network depending downwardly from the central circular wall surrounding the bung opening, wherein the rib network comprises a threaded collar defining the bung opening, an annular rib coaxial with the threaded collar and a plurality of radial ribs extending between the annular rib and the threaded collar. | 25,602 |
9,007,308 | 1. A system for managing illumination of a keyboard that is coupled to an electronic device or computer system, the system comprising: an imaging device configured to determine a direction of a user's eyesight relative to the keyboard; and a light source controller configured to control a plurality of backlights illuminating the keyboard according to the determined direction of the user's eyesight relative to the keyboard, such that, when it is determined that the user's eyesight is directed away from the keyboard, the light source controller is configured to keep on all of the backlights associated with illuminating a predetermined key of the keyboard, or to keep on all of the backlights associated with illuminating a predetermined subset of keys of the keyboard, and to turn off or keep off remaining backlights of the plurality of backlights associated with illuminating remaining keys of the plurality of keys. | 8,870 |
8,727,021 | 1. A top drive system, comprising: a quill rotatable by a motor; a tubular gripping member; and a connector including: | 47,115 |
8,667,952 | 1. A control device for a diesel engine, comprising: an engine body having a geometric compression ratio of 15:1 or lower and for compressing fuel supplied to a cylinder to cause a self-ignition; a forced induction system for forcibly inducting intake air into the cylinder; a fuel injection valve arranged so as to be oriented toward the cylinder and for directly injecting the fuel into the cylinder; and an injection control module for controlling a mode of injecting the fuel into the cylinder through the fuel injection valve; wherein, when the engine body is within a particular operating range where an engine speed is low and an engine load is partial and in a low temperature state in which a cylinder temperature at an end of a compression stroke is lower than a predetermined temperature, a forcibly inducting level by the forced induction system is set higher than a predetermined level that is higher than that in a high temperature state in which the cylinder temperature is above the predetermined temperature; and wherein, at least within the particular operating range, the injection control module performs a main injection where a fuel injection starts at or before a top dead center of the compression stroke to cause main combustion mainly including diffusion combustion and performs a pre-stage injection where the fuel injection is performed at least once prior to the main injection to cause pre-stage combustion before the main combustion starts. | 19,751 |
8,641,937 | 1. A method of manufacturing an eyeglass lens comprising: manufacturing a lens casting mold by conducting a thermal treatment while conveying the forming mold in the furnace to form an upper surface of the glass material being formed by bringing a lower surface of the glass material being formed into tight contact with the forming surface, wherein the thermal treatment comprises: manufacturing an eyeglass lens by cast polymerization with the lens casting mold that has been manufactured, or some part thereof, as a casting mold. | 27,323 |
8,351,189 | 1. A portable electronic device, comprising: a body comprising a positioning structure, an engagement structure, and an electrical connection unit, the positioning structure having an end provided with a pin, and the electrical connection unit being connectable to an external circuit; a casing for receiving the body slidable within the casing in a direction, the casing having an opening and a stop structure, the opening allowing the electrical connection unit to protract out of the casing or retract into the casing while the body is sliding, the stop structure limiting a sliding range of the body when operating in conjunction with the engagement structure, the casing further having an inner wall disposed thereon with a one-way circular track for receiving the pin, the positioning structure being slidable with the body so as to drive the pin to slide within the one-way circular track, and the one-way circular track being provided with a reverse recess positioned in vicinity of the opening to allow the pin to stay in the reverse recess; and a resilient element having an end coupled to the casing and another end configured to abut against the body, and exerting a resilient restoring force upon the body in response to the sliding of the body. | 4,661 |
9,062,139 | 1. A sulfone-containing polythioether comprising a moiety of Formula (1): wherein each A is independently a moiety of Formula (2): | 20,297 |
9,490,477 | 1. A nickel-metal hydride storage battery comprising: a negative electrode containing a hydrogen storage alloy represented by the formula La an electrolyte solution, wherein the hydrogen storage alloy has a CaCu wherein the electrolyte solution contains NaOH in an amount of 2.0 M or more, and wherein the content of elements other than rare earth elements in the hydrogen storage alloy is 5.1 times or more than that of the rare earth elements in terms of the number of atoms. | 42,930 |
9,089,878 | 1. A method for pre-cleaning parts by removing foreign bodies disposed on parts made of plastic as part of a recycling process, said method comprising: removing labels and dirt disposed on used plastic bottles, wherein the foreign bodies are removed from the parts exclusively mechanically, wherein the foreign bodies are removed from the parts using a forced feed system comprising one or more conveyor screws configured to feed the parts into a housing made of an imperforated material and by applying mechanical stress to the parts using a single rotor equipped with a plurality of tools on its outer face in the form of bars, vanes, or paddles at least in part equipped with blades, the single rotor disposed inside the housing. | 10,934 |
8,965,244 | 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image bearing member; an optical print head that extends in a longitudinal direction along the image bearing member to irradiate the image bearing member with light to form a latent image thereon; a frame on which the optical print head is fixed, the frame extending in the longitudinal direction of the optical print head and extending on each end thereof beyond corresponding ends of the optical print head, and each end of the frame including a first wall that adjoins a second wall that is transverse to the first wall, the first wall extending along a same place of longitudinal extension as the optical print head, and the second wall extending longitudinally along an entirety of a lateral side length of the optical print head; a developing device to develop the latent image with a developing agent to obtain a visual image; and front and rear plates that sandwich at least the image bearing member and the developing device from opposite directions to position at least the image bearing member and the developing device, the plates having focus direction position determining reference surfaces and sub-scanning direction position determining reference surfaces that support the optical print head via the first and second walls of the frame, respectively, to position the optical print head, the focus direction position determining reference surfaces and the sub-scanning direction position determining reference surfaces of the front and rear plates, respectively, being located along an edge of a perimeter of the front and rear plates respectively, wherein a first end of the second wall of the frame in a longitudinal direction has a sub-scanning direction reference surface that abuts the sub-scanning direction position determining reference surface of the front plate, and a second end of the second wall of the frame which is opposite the first end has a sub-scanning direction adjustment member that abuts the sub-scanning direction position determining reference surface of the rear plate. | 14,381 |
8,592,525 | 1. A molding composition comprising, based on the total weight of the composition: A) 50.0% by weight to 99.5% by weight of at least one (co)polymer which is a homopolymer or copolymer of at least 80% by weight of methyl methacrylate and optionally up to 20% by weight of further monomers copolymerizable with methyl methacrylate, B) 0.5% by weight to 50.0% by weight of at least one copolymer obtained by polymerization of a monomer mixture comprising: I 70% by weight to 92% by weight of a vinylaromatic monomer, and Ii 8% by weight to 30% by weight of acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile or mixtures thereof, and Iii 0% by weight to 22% by weight of at least one additional monomer, and C) at least one low molecular weight (meth)acrylate (co)polymer having a solution viscosity in chloroform at 25° C. (ISO 1628—part 6) of less than or equal to 55 ml/g, wherein the composition has a haze according to ASTM D1003 of less than 2.0% at 23° C. and a haze according to ASTM D1003 of less than 4.0% at 40° C., the composition comprises at least one copolymer A) having a solution viscosity in chloroform at 25° C. (ISO 1628—part 6) of greater than 55 ml/g, and a molding obtained from the composition has a Vicat-Softening Temperature measured according to ISO 306-B50 of at least 109° C. | 31,704 |
8,516,751 | 1. A mobile drilling rig comprising a base box, a plurality of wheel assemblies adapted to facilitate movement of the mobile drilling rig from a first rig location, wherein each of the plurality of wheel assemblies is pivotably connected to the base box and is adapted to be selectively pivotable from a moving mode position during said movement to a drilling mode position during drilling operations, a substructure connected to the base box, and a raising system operatively coupled to the substructure and to the base box, wherein the raising system is adapted to raise the substructure above the base box to a raised drilling position, to support the substructure in said raised drilling position during drilling operations, and to substantially maintain the substructure in said raised drilling position during said movement of the mobile drilling rig. | 21,207 |
9,502,325 | 1. An integrated circuit chip having a continuous cooling channel extending through back end of the line (BEOL) of the chip comprising: a pair of vertical channel openings extending through two or more dielectric layers in the back end of line of the chip, wherein each vertical channel opening has a bottom and a top; a horizontal channel opening connecting the pair of vertical channel openings at their bottoms; and a barrier layer having a vertical portion on a sidewall of each of the vertical channel openings and a horizontal portion, a pair of plugs at the top of the pair of vertical channel openings; and an electrical interconnect located adjacent to the channel opening, wherein the electrical interconnect includes one or more layers of a conductive material. | 10,352 |
9,748,615 | 1. A rechargeable lithium battery comprising an airtight container, electrodes immersed in an electrolytic solution, said electrodes being spaced apart by means of one or more separators, electrical contacts connected to the electrodes and a multilayer polymeric sheet formed of i) an inner layer of a polymeric material containing particles of one or more getter materials for sorption of harmful substances, and ii) at least one external protective layer of a polymeric material impermeable to electrolyte of the electrolytic solution, wherein a material of the inner layer and the at least one external protective layer are permeable to said harmful substances. | 1,554 |
9,352,369 | 1. A method for forming a structural equipment, the method comprising: providing a steel composition having chemical requirements as specified according to any of ASTM and API standards and with a Si content ranging from 0.30 to 3.5% by weight; forming a structural equipment from the steel composition such that the structural equipment complies to at least one of the ASTM standards, API standards with respect to manufacture, dimensions and weight, mechanical properties, testing, and certification of the structural equipment; and wherein the structural equipment can contain, without corroding, hydrocarbons in sulfur containing environments operating at a temperature ranging from 400° F. to 1000° F., and wherein the structural equipment has a corrosion rate of 15 mpy or less upon exposure to hydrocarbons saturated with a gas stream containing 10% H | 14,395 |
9,780,404 | 1. An electrochemical cell comprising: a cathode; an anode comprising lithium metal and/or a lithium alloy as an anode active material, the anode having an active surface; and an electrolyte in electrochemical communication with the cathode and the anode; wherein the electrochemical cell is constructed and arranged to apply, during at least one period of time during charge and/or discharge of the electrochemical cell, an anisotropic force with a component normal to the active surface of the anode, the component normal to the active surface of the anode defining a pressure of at least about 98 Newtons per square cm. | 8,778 |
9,780,238 | 1. A metal-chalcogenide photovoltaic device, comprising: a first electrode; a photon-absorption layer above said first electrode; and a window layer above said photon-absorption layer, wherein said photon-absorption layer comprises a metal-chalcogenide semiconductor, wherein said window layer comprises a layer of metal-oxide nanoparticles, wherein at least a portion of said window layer provides a second electrode that is substantially transparent to light within a range of operating wavelengths of said metal-chalcogenide photovoltaic device, wherein said layer of metal-oxide nanoparticles consists essentially of metal-oxide nanoparticles that are smaller than about 6.5 nanometers and larger than about 5.0 nanometers, wherein said layer of metal-oxide nanoparticles is less than 85 nanometers thick and greater than 15 nanometers thick, and wherein said metal-oxide nanoparticles are titanium dioxide nanoparticles. | 18,833 |
8,551,931 | 1. A surface treatment composition comprising a surface-active agent, and optionally further components and additives, characterized in that the composition comprises: (a) from 99.9 to 40% by weight (based on the sum of (a) and (b)) of a surface-active agent; and (b) from 0.1 to 60% by weight (based on the sum of (a) and (b)) of a phosphonic acid compound selected from the group of: (I) aminoacid alkylene phosphonic acids having the formula wherein A wherein A is independently selected from C B is an alkylene phosphonic acid moiety having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms in the alkyl group and x is an integer of from 1 to 10; (II) aminoacid alkylene phosphonic acids having the formula wherein A wherein R and R′ are independently selected from C with the proviso of excluding: compounds wherein R and/or R′ are electron rich moieties containing, at least, one lone pair of electrons, which moiety is directly attached to an aromatic moiety by a covalent bond; or aromatics wherein at least one of the carbon atoms has been substituted by a heteroatom; and compounds, in the event R is —C(X)(R″)(R′″) and R′, R″ and R′″ are hydrogen where in X is an electron withdrawing group selected from NO with the further proviso that when: A A B is an alkylene phosphonic acid moiety having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms in the alkyl group and y is an integer in the range of from 1 to 10; (III) a phosphonate compound of the general formula: wherein B is a phosphonate containing moiety having the formula: wherein X is selected from C Z is a C M is selected from H, C W is selected from H, ZPO K is ZPO and wherein T is a moiety selected from the group of: (i) MOOC—X—N(U)—; (ii) MOOC—C(X (iii) MOOC—X—S—; (iv) [X(HO) (v) U—N(U)—[X—N(U)] (vi) D-S—; (vii) CN—; (viii) MOOC—X—O—; (ix) MOOC—C(X (x) NHR″—; and (xi) (DCO) wherein M, Z, W and X are as defined above; U is selected from linear, branched, cyclic or aromatic C (IV) linear or branched hydrocarbon compounds having from 6 to 2×10 X, W, Z and M have the same meaning as given above; and (V) alkylamino alkylene phosphonic acids having the formula: the structural elements having the following meaning: X is selected from C Z is a C M is selected from H, C W is selected from H, ZPO K is ZPO Y is a moiety selected from NH s is 1 in the event Y stands for NH | 24,892 |
9,414,236 | 1. A resource management system in a communication system including a plurality of systems having no right to use a first frequency band, the resource management system comprising: a coexistence manager (CM) configured to manage the plurality of systems for the purpose of coexistence and frequency sharing of the plurality of systems in a frequency band available for the plurality of systems, when the available frequency band is detected in the first frequency band; a coexistence enabler (CE) configured to transmit and receive information of the plurality of systems and information of the CM; and a coexistence discovery and information server (CDIS) configured to support the CM to control the plurality of systems, wherein the CM performs channel classification for the first frequency band based on channel information of the available frequency band, and allocates operating channels to the plurality of systems, wherein the CM allocates the operating channels of the plurality of systems from available channels and restricted channels in the channel classification of the first frequency band, wherein the plurality of systems provide a service of required quality of service (QoS) with the allocated operating channels, wherein the plurality of systems comprise a plurality of base stations, a plurality of access points, a plurality of service access points, a plurality of terminals, wherein the CM updates the channel classification of the first frequency band in response to the operating channel allocation for the plurality of systems, and transmits the updated channel classification information to the CDIS and neighbor CMs. | 35,731 |
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