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9,338,884 | 1. A manufacturing process of a laminated body comprising: a substrate having an unevenness with an aspect ratio of 1.5 to 100 in a surface thereof; and a conductive film that is laminated in an approximately uniform thickness on a bottom, side wall surfaces, and an apex of the unevenness, the conductive film being a tin-doped indium oxide film, the process comprising: preparing the tin-doped indium oxide film on the substrate using a pyrosol process in which a solution comprising: | 4,126 |
8,569,087 | 1. A method for producing an organic electronic element comprising the step of: forming functional layers by laminating an organic layer A on a substrate followed by laminating an organic layer B on the organic layer A, wherein the organic layer B is formed by coating using a fluorine containing solvent after the organic layer A is formed, the organic layer A is a light emitting layer that contains a light emitting compound having a molecular weight of 2,000 or less, wherein the fluorine containing solvent is a fluorine containing alcohol selected from the group consisting of 2,2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropanol, 2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropanol, 2-trifluoromethyl-2-propanol, 2,2,3,3,4,4-hexafluorobutanol, 2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5-octafluoropentanol, 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-1-propanol, 2,2,2-trifluoro-1-ethanol, 2,3-difluorobenzylalcohol, 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol, 1,3-difluoro-2-propanol, 1,1,1-trifluoro-2-propanol, 3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propanol, 2,2,3,3,4,4,4-heptafluoro-1-butanol, 2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5-octafluoro-1-pentanol, 3,3,4,4,5,5,5-heptafluoro-2-pentanol, 2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8,-pentadecafluoro-1-octanol, 3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-tridecafluoro-1-octanol, 1H,1H,9H-perfluoro-1-nonanol, 1H,1H,2H,3H,3H,-perfluorononane-1,2-diol, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluoro-1-decanol, 1H,1H,2H,3H,3H-perfluoroundecane-1,2-diol, and mixtures thereof, and the organic layer B is an electron transport layer. | 24,951 |
8,902,072 | 1. An apparatus for diagnosing an abnormality in a cell balancing circuit, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of cell balancing circuits respectively connected to a plurality of battery cells included in a battery pack for balancing voltages of the battery cells; a diagnosis resistor respectively installed between each cell balancing circuit and each of a cathode terminal and an anode terminal of the corresponding battery cell; a voltage measuring unit for measuring a voltage difference of each balancing circuit corresponding to each of the battery cells; and a control unit for turning on or off a cell balancing circuit to be diagnosed among said plurality of cell balancing circuits and for determining whether there is an abnormality in the cell balancing circuit to be diagnosed, based on a variation pattern of the voltage difference of a cell balancing circuit adjacent to the cell balancing circuit to be diagnosed that is measured by the voltage measuring unit between the on and off states, wherein the voltage difference of each cell balancing circuit is a difference in voltage between a low potential node where one end of the cell balancing circuit is connected to an anode terminal of the corresponding battery cell across one diagnosis resistor, and a high potential node where the other end of the cell balancing circuit is connected to a cathode terminal of the corresponding battery cell across another diagnosis resistor. | 4,242 |
9,690,436 | 1. A touch panel comprising: a touch detecting region in which a plurality of sensing regions are two-dimensionally arranged on a single substrate; a plurality of first electrodes formed in shapes of predetermined patterns in the plurality of sensing regions, respectively, the plurality of first electrodes sensing a position of a vertical axis of touch applied to the touch detecting region; a plurality of second electrodes electrically insulated from the first electrodes in the plurality of sensing regions, respectively, the plurality of second electrodes surrounding the first electrodes along the predetermined patterns, the plurality of second electrodes extending in a direction of the vertical axis, and the plurality of second electrodes sensing a position of a horizontal axis of the touch; an outer interconnection region provided at a side of the touch detecting region; and a plurality of inner interconnections electrically connected to the plurality of first electrodes, respectively, the plurality of inner interconnections extending along the vertical axis to the outer interconnection region, wherein patterns of the first electrodes adjacent to each other along the vertical axis form a blur section in which the patterns share a position of at least a portion of the vertical axis while being spaced apart from each other along the horizontal axis, wherein the inner interconnections are disposed in such a way that a distance between the inner interconnections increases as the number of the inner interconnections disposed between the first electrodes adjacent to each other along the horizontal axis decreases. | 48,966 |
9,057,539 | 1. A method of tracking and collecting solar energy, the method comprising: receiving solar energy on at least two solar energy concentrating receivers, the at least two solar energy concentrating receivers having a centroid; measuring an energy output from each of the at least two solar energy concentrating receivers; comparing the energy output from one of the at least two solar energy concentrating receivers with the energy output from another of the at least two solar energy concentrating receivers; and shifting the at least two solar energy concentrating receivers about the centroid until the energy output from the one of the at least two solar energy concentrating receivers is substantially equal to the another of the at least two solar energy concentrating receivers to enhance energy production of the solar energy and collection system; and storing a portion of the energy output from each of the at least two solar energy concentrating receivers in an energy storage system operably connected to the at least two solar energy concentrating receivers. | 41,205 |
8,453,447 | 1. A two-stage exhaust gas turbocharging arrangement for an internal-combustion engine having an exhaust manifold, comprising: a first high-pressure turbocharger having a first high-pressure turbine housing; a second high-pressure turbocharger having a second high-pressure turbine housing; a low-pressure turbocharger having a low-pressure turbine housing; wherein the first and second high-pressure turbochargers are arranged parallel to one another in a flow direction of exhaust gas from the internal-combustion engine; wherein the low-pressure turbocharger is arranged in series downstream of the first and second high-pressure turbochargers; wherein the exhaust manifold, the first high-pressure turbine housing and the low-pressure turbine housing are connected with one another in an exhaust-gas-bearing manner; wherein the exhaust manifold is connectable in an exhaust-gas-bearing manner with the second high-pressure turbine housing; wherein the second high-pressure turbine housing and the low-pressure turbine housing are connected with one another in an exhaust-gas-bearing manner; wherein the first and second high-pressure turbine housings are arrangeable on the exhaust manifold on one side thereof and the low-pressure turbine housing is arrangeable on the exhaust manifold on another side thereof; and a flow duct in or on the exhaust manifold for guiding exhaust gas from the first and/or second high-pressure turbine housings to the low-pressure turbine housing. | 40,270 |
9,248,942 | 1. A permeable particle container comprising two sheets of mesh, or one sheet of mesh folded, sealed by solder along the edges, leaving one edge open to allow for the addition of particulate material, which edge is solderable to seal the particle container, wherein the mesh has flexibility that allows the container to be rolled; wherein the particle container comprises soldered stripes that are from 1 to 3 cm apart and positioned so that their longer side is parallel to the shorter side of the container and wherein the length of each stripe is less than the length of the short side of the container. | 30,567 |
9,248,269 | 1. A modular electrode array, comprising: a) a first electrode module, comprising: b) a second electrode module, comprising: c) a first connector substrate extending along a first longitudinal axis from a first connector end to a second connector end, wherein: d) at least two first conductive interconnects and at least two second conductive interconnects, each of the first and second conductive interconnects extending from a proximal interconnect end to a distal interconnect portion having a distal interconnect end, e) a backing supporting the first and second substrates and the intermediate first connector substrate on respective second sides thereof opposite the first sides to thereby maintain the spatial separation between the first and second modules. | 6,419 |
9,662,215 | 1. A ceramic mass comprising a composite with long-term stability of crystalline phases of apatite, wollastonite, cristobalite and titanite, which is stabilized by a glass phase. | 22,836 |
8,414,689 | 1. A process for removing carbon dioxide from a carbon dioxide containing gas stream, comprising: providing a benzyl amine-co-polystyrene based ion exchange resin produced by a phthalimide addition process, contacting said ion exchange resin with said carbon dioxide containing gas stream, sorbing a portion of said carbon dioxide from the carbon dioxide containing gas stream by the ion exchange resin, thereby forming a carbon-dioxide-form ion exchange resin, and desorbing the attached carbon dioxide from the carbon-dioxide-form ion exchange resin, thereby increasing the capacity of the resin to re-adsorb carbon dioxide. | 43,801 |
9,105,941 | 1. A lithium ion conducting material comprising: a sulfide-based solid electrolyte material that contains Li, an element of group 13 to group 15 and S, and that contains an MS an inhibitor that is in direct contact with the sulfide-based solid electrolyte material and that contains a metal element having an ionization tendency lower than that of hydrogen. | 12,730 |
9,551,183 | 1. A device for securing a ladder to a building, the device including: a building clamp assembly; and a ladder hook assembly; | 44,318 |
8,975,941 | 1. A signal processing circuit comprising: a CMOS bridge rectifier circuit including: a first data output terminal connected to one of the first and the second input terminals, and a second data output terminal connected to one of the first and the second output terminals, wherein the data output terminals provide an output signal representative of the data sequence. | 1,080 |
9,301,710 | 1. A method for estimating respiration rate of a subject of interest being monitored for respiratory function in a non-contact, remote sensing environment, the method comprising: receiving a video of a target region of a body of a subject of interest being monitored for respiratory function, wherein said video is captured using a video camera and an illuminator configured to project a pattern of structured illumination, said video camera being sensitive to electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength of said structured illumination, each image of said captured video comprising a sampling of radiation emitted by a reflection of said structured illumination off a surface of said target region, a spatial distortion being introduced by a reflection of said projected pattern off said surface; processing said video images to reconstruct 3D depth information of the scene and estimate 3D time-series data from said 3D depth information for said target region; and estimating said subject's respiration rate from said 3D time-series data comprising: for each image of said video: | 17,391 |
9,447,102 | 1. A compound of Formula 1: wherein R is selected from the group consisting of: wherein the alkyl, heteroalkyl, carbocyclyl and heterocyclyl may be further substituted; Y is E is oxygen, Z is X n is an integer from 0 to 2; m is an integer from 0 to 2; m′ is an integer from 0 to 2; W is selected from the group consisting of: | 39,200 |
9,803,558 | 1. A redundant valve system to provide a regulated fluid flow, comprising: a housing having an inlet at an inlet end which receives a pressurized fluid, and an outlet at an outlet end which provides the regulated fluid flow; a first piston assembly arranged in the housing having a first cavity, the first piston assembly configured to regulate the fluid flow; a first fluid connection connected to the first cavity and to a point along the housing at the outlet end; a second piston assembly arranged in the housing downstream of the first piston assembly having a second cavity, the second cavity having a second fluid connection to a vent, the second piston assembly configured to regulate the fluid flow when the first piston assembly fails; an upstream valve to control the first fluid connection and control a position of the first piston assembly; and a downstream valve to control the second fluid connection and control a position of the second piston assembly, wherein the upstream valve is configured to close the first fluid connection, and wherein the downstream valve is configured to close the second fluid connection. | 16,591 |
8,810,304 | 1. An apparatus comprising: a delay sensor to provide a delay based on a processing delay of at least one gated circuit; a phase detector to provide a digital control signal based at least in part on the delay; a signal averager to obtain an averaged control signal by smoothing the digital control signal provided by the phase detector; and a transistor to provide a local power voltage to the at least one gated circuit based on the averaged control signal, wherein a control gate of the transistor is to receive the averaged control signal provided by the signal averager. | 6,817 |
8,402,493 | 1. A computer implemented method of providing a community channel platform within an on-demand content delivery system, the method comprising the steps of: (a) defining one or more community channels; (b) providing a user interface to a user for the user to select a community channel from the one or more community channels; (c) receiving selection from a user of a community channel from the one or more community channels provided in said step (b); (d) providing a user interface to the user upon receipt of the selection of the community channel in said step (c), the user interface including the following options from which the user may select: (d) providing local playback control by a user of the content delivered locally to the user, advancing by fast forwarding partway to the end, or trailing by rewinding partway to the beginning, of the content delivered locally to the user more than a predetermined amount relative to the content delivered to the entire community of users resulting in the user being presented with an option to exit a community channel and continue to view the content at the user's own pace. | 5,826 |
9,553,308 | 1. A negative electrode material for a sodium secondary battery comprising a composite powder of component A and component B, wherein (1) the component A is a material capable of electrochemically absorbing and releasing sodium; and (2) the component B is a sulfide or a sulfide composite body including sulfur, antimony, and the following component(s) of (i): (i) at least one or more element(s) selected from a group consisting of Sn, As, Bi, Ge, Ga, Pb, and C, wherein a ratio of the sulfur, the antimony, and the component(s) of (i) is sulfur: 10 to 70 mol %, antimony: 10 to 70 mol %, and (i): 3 to 60 mol %. | 34,938 |
9,186,940 | 1. A recommended tire selection system that selects a recommended tire that is a combination of a toric casing including at least a carcass and a bead, and a tread that is pasted onto a peripheral unit of the casing and comes into contact with the road, the system comprising: a driving condition obtaining unit configured to ask a user of the recommended tire to set information regarding a driving condition of a vehicle on which the recommended tire is loaded, and to obtain the driving condition based on the information set by the user; a retread necessity obtaining unit configured to obtain retread necessity to replace the tread based on remaining groove depth of the tread; a performance decision unit configured to decide a rolling resistance and a wear resistance of the recommended tire based on the driving condition obtained by the driving condition obtaining unit, and to decide a casing durability based on the retread necessity obtained by the retread necessity obtaining unit; and a selection unit configured to select a recommended tire that is a combination of a tread and a casing, fulfilling the rolling resistance, the wear resistance, and the casing durability, decided by the performance decision unit. | 3,616 |
9,531,855 | 1. A nomadic device for attenuating vehicle audio comprising: a wireless transceiver for communicating signals to the vehicle computing system for processing; a processor in communication with the wireless transceiver, the processor configured to: | 26,777 |
9,830,264 | 1. A cache memory system comprising: a cache memory, which stores cache data corresponding to portions of main data stored in a main memory, tag data respectively corresponding to the cache data, and priority data respectively corresponding to the cache data, and comprises a plurality of data sets comprising the cache data, the tag data and the priority data; a table storage unit, which stores a priority table comprising information regarding access frequencies with respect to the main data; and a controller, which, when at least one block from among the main data is requested for processing a first frame, wherein the priority data is determined based on the information regarding access frequencies, the information regarding access frequencies including first information regarding access frequencies with respect to the requested at least one block, and the first information regarding access frequencies with respect to the requested at least one block is based on access frequencies corresponding to a second frame, the second frame preceding the first frame. | 44,107 |
9,373,666 | 1. An electrical circuit device comprising: a first circuit layer including a plurality of first contacts; a pre-formed layer including one or more semiconductor devices, the one or more semiconductor devices including a plurality of second contacts, wherein, the plurality of second contacts are directly bonded to the plurality of first contacts via a cold welded bond, wherein the first circuit layer is disposed on a non-developable surface, and a circuit sublayer under the first circuit layer and a photodiode material disposed between the circuit sub layer and the first circuit layer. | 9,928 |
8,485,930 | 1. A transmission in combination with an engine having a rotatable engine output member; the transmission comprising: an input member; wherein the input member is connected for rotation with the rotatable engine output member; an output member; a planetary gear set having a first member, a second member, and a third member; a first electric motor/generator having a first rotor connected for rotation with the first member of the planetary gear set; a second electric motor/generator having a second rotor connected for rotation with the second member of the planetary gear set; a first set of intermeshing gears having a first gear ratio; a second set of intermeshing gears having a second gear ratio different than the first gear ratio; a first torque-transmitting mechanism selectively engageable to establish torque flow between the planetary gear set and the input member through the first set of intermeshing gears; a second torque-transmitting mechanism selectively engageable to establish torque flow between the planetary gear set and the input member through the second set of intermeshing gears; a first input shaft; wherein the first torque-transmitting mechanism is selectively engageable to connect the input member for common rotation with the first input shaft; a second input shaft concentric with the first input shaft; wherein the second torque-transmitting mechanism is selectively engageable to connect the input member for common rotation with the second input shaft; and wherein the first and second torque-transmitting mechanisms are both disengaged to disconnect the engine from the transmission and the first and second motor/generators are operated as motors to establish at least one electric-only operating mode. | 11,783 |
9,746,908 | 1. A method comprising: receiving at a processor information indicating a first subset of state information is not designated for storage, the first subset of state information indicating a state of a first processor core of the processor; in response to receiving at the processor a request for a portion of the processor to enter a low-power state, storing a second subset of state information at the processor without storing the first subset; and placing the portion of the processor in the low-power state; determining a portion of a program thread scheduled to be executed at the processor after the portion of the processor has exited the low-power state; and in response to exiting the low-power state, executing the portion of the program thread at the processor without storing state information for the portion of the program thread at a memory of the processor. | 45,517 |
9,394,491 | 1. A process for converting organosulfur compounds in a liquid hydrocarbon feedstock to oxidation products sulfoxides and/or sulfones of the organosulfur compounds, including in-situ production of oxidant, the process comprising: a. providing an electrochemical reactor in which both in-situ production of oxidant and oxidative conversion of organosulfur compounds occur, the reactor including a gas diffusion electrode as a cathode in communication with a catholyte compartment, and an anode within an anolyte compartment, the cathode and the anode electrically coupled to an electrical power source and spaced apart from one another, and the catholyte compartment and anolyte compartment in fluid isolation and ionic communication via an ion-conducting membrane; b. conveying a gaseous source of oxygen to an outer surface of the gas diffusion electrode to form oxygen ions; c. conveying acidic catholyte and the liquid hydrocarbon feedstock into the catholyte compartment, and conveying acidic anolyte into the anolyte compartment, wherein hydrogen peroxide and hydrogen peroxide ions are electrosynthesized by reaction of oxygen ions generated at the gas diffusion electrode and hydrogen cations from the acidic catholyte, d. oxidizing organosulfur compounds in the hydrocarbon feedstock with oxidant formed in step (c) to produce oxidation products sulfoxides and/or sulfones of the organosulfur compounds; and e. removing a mixture of catholyte and hydrocarbons including oxidation products from the catholyte compartment. | 6,864 |
9,530,574 | 1. A dielectric material having a dielectric constant greater than 10 5 comprising: a porous material comprising pores and having a surface area greater than 1 m a liquid containing ions within said pores comprising said porous material. | 22,372 |
8,503,957 | 1. A host system for processing radio data system (RDS) data, comprising: a host processor; and a data processor configured to receive RDS data and to filter the RDS data to select a set of the RDS data to transfer to the host processor, wherein the RDS data comprises a plurality of RDS groups of data, wherein filtering the RDS data reduces a number of interrupts to the host processor, and wherein filtering the RDS data includes filtering out an RDS group having an uncorrectable error. | 22,517 |
9,009,419 | 1. A method of mapping a memory instruction to a shared memory address space in a computer arrangement configured for unified operation between a central processing unit (CPU) and an accelerated processing device (APD), comprising: receiving the memory instruction, wherein the memory instruction refers to an address in the shared memory address space; mapping the memory instruction to a memory resource based on the address, wherein the memory resource is associated with at least one of the CPU and the APD; and sending information corresponding to the mapping to the CPU or APD. | 2,215 |
9,828,860 | 1. A method for manufacturing a compressor blade of a gas turbine, providing an airfoil made of fiber-reinforced plastic, providing a first partial element and a second partial element made of a metallic material, bonding one of the first and second partial elements to a pressure side of the airfoil and the other of the first and second partial elements to the suction side of the airfoil such that the first and second partial elements have a closed upstream portion and an open downstream portion to enclose a leading edge portion of the airfoil while leaving a downstream portion of the fiber-reinforced plastic of the airfoil exposed, and subsequently, connecting the first and second partial elements to one another in a manner that creates a pretensioning in the first and second partial elements with respect to the airfoil to apply a clamping force to a portion of the airfoil positioned between the two partial elements in a stationary state of the compressor blade. | 10,877 |
9,185,860 | 1. A hybrid maize variety X90C510 seed, wherein representative seed is produced by crossing a first plant of variety PHWPD with a second plant of variety PH1M52, and wherein representative seed of said varieties PHWPD and PH1M52 have been deposited under ATCC Accession Number PTA-11978 and PTA-122235, respectively. | 25,451 |
9,763,308 | 1. A computer-implemented method comprising: obtaining data indicative of light reflected from a surface and sensed by a light sensor of a mobile computing device, wherein the reflected light is created from light emitted by a lighting unit; obtaining, from one or more other sensors associated with the mobile computing device, data indicative of a physical arrangement of the mobile computing device; determining, based on the data indicative of the physical arrangement of the mobile computing device, whether the physical arrangement of the mobile computing device fails to satisfy a physical arrangement criterion; determining based on the data representing one or more properties of the reflected light, that a property of the reflected light fails to satisfy a lighting property criterion; and causing calibration of light emitted by the lighting unit so that the reflected light satisfies the lighting property criterion. | 46,339 |
9,024,827 | 1. An antenna apparatus comprising: a feeding coil connected to a feeding circuit; a booster antenna that includes a rectangular conductor including a short side at which an aperture connected to the short side is located and a long side extending in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the short side, the booster antenna extending over an area that is larger than a footprint of the feeding coil; and a ground conductor that faces the booster antenna; and a ground connection conductor that connects the booster antenna to the ground conductor; wherein the aperture is located at a position in an area of the rectangular conductor that is offset from a center of the long side of the rectangular conductor; the rectangular conductor includes a first region and a second region that is separated from the first region by a straight line which is parallel or substantially parallel to the short side and which overlaps with an outer edge of the feeding coil, an entirety of the feeding coil and an entirety of aperture being disposed in the first region; and the ground connection conductor is disposed at a position in the second region of the rectangular conductor, or in the first region at a position spaced from the aperture. | 24,211 |
9,474,377 | 1. A chair, comprising: a seat support; a post member having a first end and a second end; the seat support being connected to the first end of the post member; a mount member; the second end of the post member being movably connected to the mount member thereby providing fore and aft movement of the post member relative to the mount member; a ball joint rod end and a transverse rod; the ball joint rod end being connected to the second end of the post member and the transverse rod being connected to the mount member and routed through the ball joint rod end thereby connecting the post member to the mount member with lateral play; at least one spring connected to the post member and the mount member; the at least one spring is a pair of coil springs, each having a first free end and a second free end, encircling the transverse rod respectively on opposite sides of the ball joint rod end; the first free end of each of the coil springs being in communication with the post member and the second free end of each of the coil springs being in communication with the mount member thereby spring-biasing the post member to the mount member; wherein the pair of coil springs is configured to spring-bias the post member to a home position relative to the mount member. | 39,780 |
9,771,872 | 1. A power generation system, comprising: a gas turbine power generation unit having a gas inlet, a gas burner coupled to the gas inlet to create combusted gas, a gas turbine coupled to the gas burner and powered by combustion of gas in the gas burner, and a combusted gas exhaust; a steam turbine power generation unit having a steam inlet system, a steam turbine coupled to the steam inlet system and powered by steam from the steam inlet system, and a steam outlet, wherein the steam inlet system is coupled to the combusted gas exhaust to absorb heat from combusted gas in the combusted gas exhaust to produce heated steam within the steam inlet system; an electrical energy generation unit mechanically coupled to the gas turbine and to the steam turbine to produce electrical energy based on movement of the gas turbine and the steam turbine; and a control system that develops a gas turbine control signal to control the combustion of gas within the gas burner to thereby control the electrical energy produced by the electrical energy generation unit, | 39,634 |
9,203,397 | 1. An integrated circuit (IC) for performing user defined operations, the IC comprising: a first group of circuits; a second group of circuits, wherein the second group of circuits comprises a set of reconfigurable circuits for performing operations by reconfiguring every clock cycle based on different configuration data that are retrieved in different reconfiguration states; and a sequencing circuit for (i) holding the first group of circuits in a reset state while the second group of circuits compute a set of initial conditions based on said reset state of the first group of circuits and (ii) releasing the first group of circuits from the reset state to start performing the user defined operations when the second group of circuits completes the computation of the set of initial conditions. | 34,536 |
9,107,438 | 1. A method for treatment and/or prevention of atopic dermatitis, eczema, asthma, allergic rhinitis or allergic conjunctivitis, in infants delivered via caesarean section comprising administering within 3 months of birth to an infant in need thereof a composition comprising 0.5 to 75 g of non-digestible oligosaccharides per 100 g dry weight of the composition, wherein the non-digestible oligosaccharides comprise galacto-oligosaccharides having at least 50% of its saccharide units as galactose units. | 28,971 |
9,835,053 | 1. A self-lubricating bushing for variable vanes of a gas turbine engine, comprising: a cylindrical bushing body defining a main bushing bore therethrough along a longitudinal axis, wherein the bushing body includes a lubricant aperture extending radially from the main bushing bore, and the lubricant aperture extends from an outer diameter surface of the bushing body and into the main bushing bore; a dry lubrication source disposed in the lubricant aperture, wherein the bushing body includes at least one additional lubricant aperture extending from the outer diameter surface of the bushing body and into the main bushing bore, wherein each additional lubricant aperture also includes a dry lubrication source disposed therein; and a connecting bore located within the cylindrical bushing body and spaced from the outer diameter surface of the bushing body and an inner diameter surface of the bushing body, the connecting bore extending from an end surface of the bushing body in a longitudinal direction with respect to the longitudinal axis connecting together the lubricant aperture and the at least one additional lubricant aperture. | 15,642 |
8,473,563 | 1. A method for scheduling messages on a time-triggered bus, said method comprising: determining an initial message schedule for assigning the messages to time slots on the time-triggered bus; and reallocating the messages in the time slots to provide unused time slots between the messages. | 20,236 |
9,696,487 | 1. A silicon photonic device, comprising: a silicon core; and a cladding layer comprising an overcladding layer and an undercladding layer adjacent to the silicon core, wherein the overcladding layer comprises amorphous titanium dioxide, wherein a negative thermo-optic coefficient of the overcladding layer reduces a thermo-optic effect in the silicon photonic device, and wherein for an x-ray rocking curve of the silicon photonic device, fewer than 5% of the total number of counts from the cladding layer are due to crystalline structure. | 16,424 |
9,738,261 | 1. A windscreen wiper device comprising: a longitudinally extending wiper element and a support structure supporting said wiper element; a joint part pivotally connected or connectable to said support structure for relative pivotal movement about a pivot axis transverse to said longitudinal direction of said wiper element; said joint part being generally U-shaped and having a top wall and two side walls and an open bottom, and said top wall including opposite longitudinal ends spaced on opposite sides of said pivot axis; said top wall of said joint part including at least one resilient latching tongue having an integral hinge which extends from a hinge axis adjacent one of said ends; said resilient latching tongue including a button which projects in a direction away from said open bottom and which has a leading edge on a side of said button opposite of said hinge axis; and wherein said leading edge of said button is disposed longitudinally between said hinge axis and said pivot axis and closer to said hinge axis than to said pivot axis. | 46,696 |
9,359,432 | 1. A method of treating pain or eliciting an analgesic, comprising administering an effective amount of an anti-NGF antibody or antibody fragment to an individual in need thereof, wherein the anti-NGF antibody or antibody fragment inhibits the association of NGF with TrkA, without appreciably inhibiting the association of NGF with p75. | 13,195 |
9,536,231 | 1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, at a computer system and over the internet from a client computing device, information that describes an issue with a building, wherein the information includes first information corresponding to the issue and second information identifying the building or a user associated with the building, the first information including, at least, (i) a digital image or video taken by the client computing device that visually depicts the issue and (ii) detected location information that identifies a location within the building at which the client computing device captured the digital image or video; accessing, by the computer system and based on the second information identifying the building or the user associated with the building, data that identifies (i) a plurality of components that are included in the building and (ii) features of the plurality of components, wherein the plurality of components are a subset of all components contained within a database of building components, and the data includes (i) component digital images that depict the plurality of components and (ii) component location information that identifies locations within the building where the plurality of components are installed; identifying, by the computer system and based on a comparison of the first information with the data for the building, one or more candidate components that have at least a threshold likelihood of being, at least partially, a cause of the issue, wherein the identifying comprises: selecting, by the computer system, a candidate service provider from among a plurality of service providers based on a comparison of (i) the one or more candidate components and (ii) information identifying technical qualifications for the plurality of service providers; transmitting, by the computer system, a service request for the issue to the candidate service provider; receiving, at the computer system, a response from the candidate service provider; and scheduling, by the computer system and based on the response, a service appointment with the candidate service provider to resolve the issue. | 42,068 |
8,628,784 | 1. A process for manufacturing an immunogenic composition comprising the steps of (a) providing an adjuvant composition comprising 3-de-O-acylated monophosphoryl lipid A adsorbed onto an aluminum salt particle free of any antigen, (b) providing a human papilloma virus L1 particle or capsomer adsorbed onto an aluminum salt particle free of any immunostimulant and (c) mixing the adjuvant composition of step (a) and the human papilloma virus L1 particles or capsomers adsorbed onto the aluminum salt particle of step (b), wherein the aluminum salt particles of step (a) and step (b) are same aluminum salt. | 36,743 |
9,727,267 | 1. An apparatus comprising: a non-volatile data storage; a storage controller to: | 30,936 |
8,839,940 | 1. A self-locking gate device, installed in a financial self-service instrument and configured to open or close a cash inlet/outlet of the financial self-service instrument, wherein the self-locking gate device comprises: an integral welded frame; a door installed on the frame through a first rotation shaft and being rotatable around the first rotation shaft; and a power transmission mechanism fixed on the frame and providing a power for a rotation of the door; wherein the power transmission mechanism comprises an electric motor and a pair of one-way foldable connecting rod mechanisms, each of the one-way foldable connecting rod mechanisms comprises a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod, one end of the first connecting rod and one end of the second connecting rod are hinged together through a second shaft, the other end of the first connecting rod is connected to the door through a third shaft, the third shaft and the first rotation shaft are disposed in parallel and are respectively located at two opposite ends of the door, the other end of the second connecting rod is connected to the electric motor through a fourth shaft, the electric motor drives and rotates the fourth shaft, the second connecting rod and the fourth shaft are fixedly connected together via a rod embracing structure, and the second connecting rod is configured to clamp the fourth shaft through a screw, and the pair of one-way foldable connecting rod mechanisms are connected between the door and the fourth shaft, and the pair of one-way foldable connecting rod mechanisms are symmetrically located at two ends of the fourth shaft; and an end of the first connecting rod adjacent to the second shaft has a first end surface, and an end of the second connecting rod adjacent to the second shaft has a second end surface, when the cash inlet/outlet of the financial self-service instrument is closed by the door, the first end surface and the second end surface abut against each other, so as to stop a folding operation formed by rotating the first connecting rod in a clockwise direction and rotating the second connecting rod in a counterclockwise direction; when the cash inlet/outlet is closed by the door, the second shaft is located below a connecting line A between axes of the third shaft and the fourth shaft, a connecting line between axes of the second shaft and the fourth shaft is indicated as B, and a separation angle formed between connecting lines A and B is larger than 0 degree and smaller than or equal to 10 degrees; and a torsion spring is provided on the third shaft, an end of the torsion spring is fixedly connected to the door, the other end of the torsion spring is fixed in a location groove formed in an upper side surface of the first connecting rod, the torsion spring is configured to exert a force to the first connecting rod so as to urge the first connecting rod to rotate around the third shaft in the clockwise direction. | 41,489 |
9,763,788 | 1. A biocompatible structure comprising, a first base structure, comprising: a second base structure disposed on the first base structure, comprising: a coating surrounding the first base structure and the second base structure; and a plurality of third spacer particles attached to an outer surface of the coating. | 961 |
9,809,182 | 1. A voltage supply and drive system for a fire service vehicle or rescue vehicle or special utility vehicle, having at least one drive source and having multiple voltage sources that are connected with one another by way of an electrical line network, and a control apparatus, wherein at least one of the voltage sources is formed by a battery, wherein the control apparatus is configured for connecting or disconnecting one or more voltage sources and/or one or more drive sources, taking into consideration at least one emission value of at least one of the voltage sources and/or at least one of the drive sources, and wherein an emissions sensor is configured for measuring at least one of the emission types selected from the group consisting of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, fine dust, soot, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, benzene, methane, heat, and smoke. | 14,577 |
8,916,173 | 1. An acellular pertussis (aP) immunogenic composition comprising: a first component comprising a second component comprising filamentous hemagglutinin (FHA), and a third component consisting of fimbriae types 2 and 3 (FIM), wherein FIM is present in the composition in an amount of 12-100 μg per human dose. | 14,018 |
9,807,829 | 1. An electrical circuit comprising: a first functional block comprising an electrical load to produce an external result; a second functional block comprising a voltage isolator; and a third functional block comprising a current controller; wherein the first, second, and third functional blocks are connected such that the external result of the electrical load is configured to be determined by the current controller acting through the voltage isolator; wherein the voltage isolator is configured to limit a maximum voltage across the current controller; wherein a controlling current flow through the current controller controls the external result of the electrical load; and wherein the controlling current flow passes sequentially through the electrical load, the voltage isolator, and the current controller to a current sink. | 15,694 |
8,966,895 | 1. A turbocharger cartridge and engine cylinder head assembly, comprising: a center housing rotating assembly comprising a center housing, bearings housed in the center housing, a shaft rotatably supported in the bearings, and compressor and turbine wheels affixed to opposite ends of the shaft; an engine cylinder head and a housing member formed together as a one-piece integral structure, wherein the housing member defines at least a compressor volute that receives compressed air from the compressor wheel, a turbine volute for receiving exhaust gas from the engine, a turbine nozzle for directing exhaust gas from the turbine volute into the turbine wheel, and a turbine contour; and a compressor contour plug that defines an axial inlet for the compressor and a compressor contour, wherein the compressor contour plug is separately formed from the center housing and the engine cylinder head; wherein the housing member defines a receptacle for receiving the center housing rotating assembly, and the receptacle and the center housing rotating assembly are configured such that the center housing rotating assembly slides axially, turbine wheel first, into the receptacle, the compressor contour plug then being affixed to the housing member of the engine cylinder head. | 5,866 |
8,625,297 | 1. A package structure comprising a substrate, a plurality of electronic components configured and structured on the substrate, a plurality of metal resilient units electrically connected to the substrate, and an encapsulation body encapsulating the plurality of electronic components and the plurality of resilient units together with the substrate; wherein each of the plurality of metal resilient units comprises a metal resilient element, and a first metal sheet and a second metal sheet respectively located at two ends of the metal resilient element, the first metal sheet is electrically connected to the substrate, and the second metal sheet is exposed out of an exterior surface of the encapsulation body; and wherein the resilient capability of the metal resilient element prevents epoxy resin from covering the second metal sheet to keep the second metal sheet in a stationary position of being exposed out of the exterior surface of the encapsulation body. | 24,306 |
9,349,914 | 1. A light emitting device comprising: a first conductive semiconductor layer; an active layer on the first conductive semiconductor layer; and a second conductive semiconductor layer on the active layer, wherein the active layer comprises: | 31,227 |
8,798,932 | 1. A system comprising: at least one computing device; one or more instructions that when executed on the at least one computing device cause the at least one computing device to receive a first input associated with a first possible dataset, the first possible dataset including data representative of at least one parameter for making or administering at least one frozen ice piercing implement, wherein the frozen ice piercing implement consists essentially of frozen ice and contains at least one detection material; and one or more instructions that when executed generate an output to a user readable display. | 12,915 |
9,770,047 | 1. A composition for treating gastrointestinal irregularities or cardiovascular disease comprising an effective amount of a shelf stable, partially defatted supercritical CO2 fluid solvent extracted residue remaining after oil extraction derived from a cracked biomass of perilla frutescens , the perilla derived residue comprising minerals and 2 to 8 percent of native seed oil, 35 to 45 percent protein, and 35 to 45 percent fiber, and an effective amount of added lipophilic and/or hydrophilic antioxidant stabilizers including phenolic antioxidants as a preservative that extend the shelf life of the composition, wherein the perilla derived residue is made by cracking perilla frutescens seed into a cracked seed biomass, subjecting the cracked seed biomass to supercritical CO2 extraction in the presence of the lipophilic and/or hydrophilic antioxidant stabilizers including the phenolic antioxidants and within a supercritical fluid extraction unit to produce a seed oil extract, removing the seed oil extract from the supercritical fluid extractor unit, and collecting the left over residue remaining in the supercritical fluid extractor unit after oil extraction to form the residue. | 23,173 |
8,481,465 | 1. A lubricant composition comprising at least one isomeric mixture of diester species comprising the following isomerically-related diester structures: wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R4 are the same or independently selected from C 1 to C 20 hydrocarbon groups, and wherein n is independently selected from the group of integers 2 to 20, and m=2, the structure represented by (1a) being a vicinal ester. | 24,508 |
8,567,855 | 1. A front structure of a vehicle comprising: a pair of front rails, wherein said pair of front rails are spaced apart in a widthwise direction relative to said vehicle, wherein each of said pair of front rails extend in a lengthwise direction relative to said vehicle, wherein said pair of front rails comprise a front left hand rail and a front right hand rail, wherein each of said pair of front rails is comprised of a polygonal-shaped upper hollow channel and a polygonal-shaped lower hollow channel, and wherein said polygonal-shaped upper hollow channel and said polygonal-shaped lower hollow channel share a common wall; and a pair of bumper mounting plates, wherein a first bumper mounting plate of said pair of bumper mounting plates is mechanically attached to both said polygonal-shaped upper hollow channel and said polygonal-shaped lower hollow channel of a first end portion of said front left hand rail and a second bumper mounting plate of said pair of bumper mounting plates is mechanically attached to both said polygonal-shaped upper hollow channel and said polygonal-shaped lower hollow channel of a first end portion of said front right hand rail, wherein a mounting flange of said first bumper mounting plate is mechanically coupled to a left hand mounting bracket of a vehicle bumper, wherein said first bumper mounting plate aligns said upper polygonal-shaped upper hollow channel of said front left hand rail to said left hand mounting bracket of said vehicle bumper, wherein a mounting flange of said second bumper mounting plate is mechanically coupled to a right hand mounting bracket of said vehicle bumper, and wherein said second bumper mounting plate aligns said upper polygonal-shaped upper hollow channel of said front right hand rail to said right hand mounting bracket of said vehicle bumper. | 49,694 |
9,462,767 | 1. A seed, plant, plant part, or plant cell of inbred maize variety PH2FRP, representative seed of the variety having been deposited under ATCC accession number PTA-123331. | 37,820 |
9,121,499 | 1. A gearbox actuator for operating a gearbox, comprising a gate selection actuating cylinder for selection of at least one shift gate; a gear selection actuating cylinder for engaging at least one gear in the at least one shift gate; and a catch device configured to releasably fix one of the gate selection actuating cylinder and a component movable by the gate selection actuating cylinder in at least one predetermined catch position that differs from end positions of the gate selection actuating cylinder. | 4,240 |
9,722,103 | 1. A method of fabricating a solar cell, the method comprising: placing a metal foil over a metalized surface of a wafer of the solar cell; locating the metal foil with the metalized surface of the wafer, wherein locating the metal foil with the metalized surface of the wafer comprises forming a plurality of spot welds between the metal foil with the metalized surface of the wafer by performing a tacking process, and wherein performing the tacking process comprises heating the wafer of the solar cell to a temperature approximately in the range of 350-580 degrees Celsius during the tacking process; and subsequent to the locating, applying a force to the metal foil such that a shear force appears between the metal foil and the metallized surface of the wafer to electrically connect at least a portion of the metal foil with the metalized surface of the wafer, wherein applying the force to the metal foil comprises dragging a chuck or paddle or rolling a roller across a top surface of the metal foil. | 35,047 |
9,040,568 | 1. A composition for treating pain in a patient, the composition comprising: (i) a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor ligand; and (ii) a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtype α4β2 positive allosteric modulator in admixture with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, wherein the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtype α4β2 positive allosteric modulator is a compound of formula (II): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: Ar Ar Ar | 8,438 |
9,297,258 | 1. A balance weight for a turbine rotor, comprising: a block-like centerbody; a pair of resilient spring arms extending laterally from opposite sides of the centerbody, the centerbody and the spring arms collectively defining an arcuate shape; at least one locating structure extending from a radially outer surface of the balance weight; and a stop block extending radially inward from a distal end of each of the spring arms; and a limit tab extending radially inward from and being axially smaller than each of the stop blocks. | 49,902 |
9,840,320 | 1. A bell crank mechanism secured to an aircraft wing, the wing having a leading edge and a trailing edge, and having a primary control device attached to the trailing edge, and a movable aerodynamic hinge panel being separately attached to the trailing edge, the hinge panel being a secondary control device; wherein the bell crank mechanism comprises: a plurality of links serially coupled together, each link having a pivot coupling at each end, the pivot coupling joining adjacent links of the plurality of links, wherein one of the plurality of links comprises a center link having three connecting joints arranged along a single axis, the center link pivotally connected to, and translationally fixed to the trailing edge, for supporting only pivotal movement of the center link relative to the trailing edge, wherein two other of the plurality of links comprise a first hinge panel link and a second hinge panel link, wherein the first hinge panel link has opposed ends coupled respectively to the center link and the second hinge panel link, and the second hinge panel link is coupled directly to the hinge panel; a linear actuator configured to directly control the primary control device; wherein the bell crank mechanism is configured to link movement of the primary control device by the linear actuator to movement of the hinge panel for slaving the motion of the hinge panel to that of the primary control device. | 2,395 |
8,684,905 | 1. An intra-aortic balloon pump assembly comprising: an intra-aortic balloon pump sized and shaped to dangle inside a patient's aorta, the pump having a wall made at least in part from a material comprising polyurethane modified with hydrophobic end groups; an internal drive line with a first end adapted to be connected to a skin interface device and a second end forming an air tight connection to the balloon pump; an arterial interface, sized and shaped to pass the internal drive line through an arterial wall, the arterial interface comprising a vascular graft and a stopper; wherein: the vascular graft defines a graft lumen and comprises a distal end so sized and shaped as to be suited for grafting to an artery; the stopper is secured to and immobilized relative to the graft and fills the graft lumen except for a hole defined through the stopper's length, the hole providing a conduit through the graft lumen; the internal drive line passes through the conduit; the graft lumen is wide enough to allow passage of the balloon pump; and the conduit is too narrow to allow passage of the balloon pump. | 15,246 |
9,520,250 | 1. A method comprising: receiving at a central controller mobile device signals from one or more mobile wireless devices located in a building, processing the proximity indications to identify aspects of the proximity indications representative of a measure of proximity taking place between one or more people and a mobile wireless device of the one or more mobile wireless devices, providing at the central controller for the each of the one or more mobile wireless devices a corresponding mobile device location estimate; generating for the each mobile wireless device of the one or more mobile wireless devices a corresponding weight based at least in part on the corresponding proximity estimate; weighing for the each of the one or more mobile wireless devices the corresponding mobile device location estimate according to the corresponding weight, and thereby determining at least in part an occupancy estimate for a first region from a plurality of regions within the building, generating at the central controller one or more output signals, transmitting from the central controller the one or more output signals. | 36,275 |
8,550,492 | 1. A side airbag module comprising: a gas generating means for generating a hot and high-pressure gas and injecting the gas through an outlet when a car collision occurs; a side airbag cushion that is configured to be filled with the injected gas and is inflated mainly from back to front at a side of a passenger; and a baffle which includes at least one first vent hole and is formed inside the side airbag cushion to divide the inner space of the side airbag cushion into an inner chamber and an outer chamber, wherein, when the side airbag cushion is completely inflated, the baffle is positioned substantially perpendicular to ground so that most of the outer chamber is located ahead of the inner chamber, wherein a plurality of second vent holes is formed in a portion of the side airbag cushion, the portion corresponding to the outer chamber, and the inner chamber is inflated first and the outer chamber is inflated later as the side airbag cushion is inflated mainly from back to front at a side of the passenger, wherein the overall cross-section of at least one of the second vent holes is greater than that of the at least one first vent hole, wherein the number of the second vent holes is greater than the number of the at least one first vent hole, and wherein at least one of the second vent holes' vertical location with respect to the ground is lower than the at least one first vent hole's vertical location and another one of the second vent holes' vertical location with respect to the ground is higher than the first vent hole's vertical location. | 32,409 |
8,899,329 | 1. A method of remedial cementing in a subterranean formation comprising: providing a lightweight settable composition comprising pumice, a calcium activator, and water, wherein the lightweight settable composition has a density of less than about 13.5 pounds per gallon and is essentially free of any additional cementitious components, wherein the water is present in an amount in a range of from about 40% to about 200% by weight of the pumice, wherein the lightweight settable composition is foamed with a foaming additive and a gas; and placing the lightweight settable composition into a void or crack in the subterranean formation, a gravel pack, a conduit, a cement sheath, or a microannulus. | 4,086 |
8,372,399 | 1. A composition, comprising: a bispecific antibody which binds CD34 on a mammalian stem cell and which binds an antigen on a mammalian endothelial cell, wherein the antigen is VAP-1, P-selectin, E-selectin, ICAM, VCAM or VLA; and an amount of TNF-α, IFNγ, IL-1, or IL-4 selected to enhance expression of the antigen in mammalian endothelial cells relative to corresponding cells in the absence of the TNF-α, IFNγ, IL-1, or IL-4. | 42,129 |
9,488,955 | 1. An auger assembly, comprising: an auger having a helical flight extending along a longitudinal axis, the auger having a central opening running along the longitudinal axis, the auger having an end that includes at least a portion of a turn having substantially zero pitch; a retaining member having a body including a groove on an outer surface of the body, the groove having a shape complementary to the helical flight at said end of the auger, at least a portion of said end of the auger being retained within the groove; and a rotatable coupling member extending along the longitudinal axis, at least a portion of the rotatable coupling member being positioned within the central opening of the auger and pressing the outer surface of the retaining member against an inner diameter of said end of the auger. | 8,857 |
9,156,118 | 1. A method of operating a pivot drive having a turntable which can be driven by a motor to make a rotational movement about an axis of rotation, wherein at least one sensor is provided which delivers sensor data and which is connected to a control device for monitoring a rotational movement of the motor of the turntable and/or of a rotating component of a drive train arranged between the motor and the turntable, wherein the sensor data are compared with predefined DESIRED data which are stored in the control device to adapt at least one parameter characterizing or influencing the rotational movement on a deviation of the sensor data from the DESIRED data to minimize the determined deviation, wherein the sensor data are determined during a measuring cycle which includes a predefined time period or a predefined amount of the rotational movement and the determined sensor data are compared with the corresponding DESIRED data to determine an ACTUAL/DESIRED error which is specific to the measuring cycle and which is used as the basis for the adaptation of the at least one parameter, wherein individual values of the sensor data are compared with corresponding individual values of the DESIRED data during the measuring cycle in order continuously to update an ACTUAL/DESIRED error and to compare this error with a threshold value. | 44,855 |
8,390,291 | 1. An apparatus for tracking the movement of a target, comprising: (a) a light source, (b) a target capable of reflecting structured light; (c) an optical receiver capable of receiving structured light; (d) a processor programmed to: | 19,489 |
8,991,331 | 1. A method for providing steerability in a plasma processing environment during processing of a substrate, comprising: managing power distribution during said processing of said substrate by controlling power being delivered, into said plasma processing environment through an array of electrical elements; directing gas flow during said processing of said substrate, said directing including controlling amount of gas flowing through an array of gas injectors into said plasma processing environment, individual ones of said array of gas injectors being interspersed between said array of electrical elements; and controlling gas exhausting during said processing of said substrate by managing amount of gas exhaust being removed by an array of pumps, wherein said array of electrical elements, said array of gas injectors, and said array of pumps are arranged to create a plurality of plasma regions, each plasma region of said plurality of plasma regions being substantially similar thereby creating a uniform plasma region across said substrate. | 37,898 |
9,320,596 | 1. A dilator for inserting a voice prosthesis, said voice prosthesis comprising a tubular body and radially outwardly extending flanges in the ends of said tubular body, configured to a tracheoesophageal wall, said dilator comprising a substantially conical body having a tip portion at the proximal end and a base portion at the distal end thereof, said dilator comprising a wire lock portion, for locking a guide wire thereto, characterized in that said dilator comprising a voice prosthesis holding portion connected to said substantially conical body by a connecting portion, said holding portion having a central passage, said central passage being configured to have the tubular body of the voice prosthesis positioned therethrough, such that at least one of the flanges of the voice prosthesis is substantially unfolded proximally of said central passage, wherein said voice prosthesis holding portion is a ring portion, and wherein said connecting portion is a flexible bellow-shaped hollow portion. | 25,321 |
8,509,211 | 1. A method of reducing interference by a first wireless audio communication system with a second wireless communication system that is different from the first wireless system, comprising the steps of: causing the first wireless system to transmit data packets with a time gap between packets during which the first wireless system is not transmitting; and periodically setting a long time gap between two packets of the first system to be at least as long as a longest time it can take the second wireless system to transmit a data packet even when packet transmission errors are occurring in the first wireless system such that if packets were retransmitted by the first wireless system the long time gap would be reduced to be less than the longest time it can take the second wireless system to transmit a data packet, whereby the second wireless system can transmit one or more data packets during each long time gap during which the first wireless system is not transmitting. | 10,101 |
8,692,130 | 1. A portable instrument terminal comprising: a body having a display and operating buttons; and a flip cover that is formed by a transparent thin plate and is connected to the body via hinges in such a manner that the cover can be opened from the body and closed toward the body, the thin plate comprising: a transparent substrate in a thin plate form; and a mesh layer that is formed on a front surface of the transparent substrate, and is a circuit pattern comprising an opaque electroconductive material having a net structure, wherein an outline of meshes is made of bands that have a substantially equal width, and a light transmissibility of 50% or more, the band width of the bands in the mesh layer being 30 μm or less, the mesh layer comprising: a metal layer formed on the front surface of the transparent substrate; a colored layer that is laminated on a front surface of the metal layer and further has a color different from that of a material constituting the metal layer; and a low reflection layer that is laminated in a partial area of the colored layer and on a front surface of the colored layer, and further has a color different from the color of the colored layer, the transparent thin plate being perceived to have no visible pattern through the transparent substrate from a rear side of the transparent substrate, and being perceived to have a pattern based on the colored layer and the low reflection layer from a front side of the transparent substrate, wherein the colored layer is located at a surface of the flip cover that confronts the body when the flip cover is closed, and wherein the flip cover functions as an electrostatic capacity switch such that, when the flip cover is closed, an inputting position is specified through indication of the operating buttons or the display viewed through the mesh layer, and when the flip cover is open, an inputting position is specified in accordance with the pattern based on the colored layer and the low reflection layer. | 20,702 |
9,451,017 | 1. A computer-implemented method for monitoring performance of an application executing on a host computing device, comprising: generating, by a transaction agent instrumented in the application, a transaction event caused by execution of the application, where the transaction event includes an identifier for the host computing device, an identifier for an execution thread that caused the transaction event, and at least one transaction metric indicative of application performance; sending, by the transaction agent, the transaction event across a network to a server computer located remotely from the host computing device; generating, by a host agent executing on the host computing device, a host event, where the host event includes the identifier for the host computing device and at least one host metric indicative of utilization of a computing resource of the host computing device during execution of the application; sending, by the host agent, the host event across the network to the server computer; receiving, by a transaction correlator residing on the server computer, the transaction event; determining, by the transaction correlator, whether the transaction event corresponds to a thread execution record residing in a transaction repository, where thread execution records includes an identifier for the host computing device, an identifier for the execution thread that caused the transaction event, and at least one transaction metric; updating, by the transaction correlator, a given thread execution record residing in the transaction repository when the transaction event corresponds to the given thread execution record; creating, by the transaction correlator, a thread execution record for the transaction event when the transaction event does not correspond to a thread execution record in the transaction repository; correlating, by an analyzer residing on the server computer, the transaction event with the host event using the identifier for the host computing device and when the thread execution record overlaps temporally with the host event, wherein the thread execution record includes an execution start time and an execution end time for the execution thread; receiving, by an infrastructure processor residing on the server computer, the host event; determining, by the infrastructure processor, whether the host event corresponds to a host record in an infrastructure repository; where host records in the infrastructure repository include an identifier for the host computing device, and at least one host metric for the host computing device; creating, by the infrastructure processor, a host record for the host event when the host event does not correspond to a host record in the infrastructure repository; creating, by the infrastructure processor, a measurement entry for each host metric encapsulated in the host event, where the measurement entries are associated with a host record in the infrastructure repository corresponding to the host event; and determining a health state for a given host metric by applying a rule set to measurement entries for the given host metric and logging the health state in the infrastructure repository. | 3,275 |
9,709,015 | 1. A power generation unit that is mounted on a vehicle together with an internal combustion engine that outputs a driving force for traveling and that has a rotor connected with a rotation output shaft of the internal combustion engine, the power generation unit comprising: a motor generator having the rotor with a magnet, and a stator with coils driven in three or more phases, the coils of each phase not being connected to each other; and a driving control part that performs control so that a coil of each phase of the stator is brought into any one of a first state in which torque is generated by the rotor, a second state in which both ends of the coil are disconnected from a vehicle-mounted battery, and a third state in which both ends of the coil are short-circuited, wherein the driving control part performs powering control of the motor generator by making a second phase among the three or more phases into the first state when a number of rotations of the rotor is lower than a predetermined number of rotations, makes other coils into the second state or the third state, and reduces a torque applied to the rotation output shaft by the rotor as a number of rotations of the rotation output shaft of the internal combustion engine increases. | 22,655 |
9,458,968 | 1. A process for dispensing gaseous hydrogen, comprising the steps of: a) providing a first vessel comprising a first quantity of gaseous hydrogen at a pressure in the range of from 350 to 1000 bar absolute and a temperature in the range of from −20° C. to 50° C.; b) passing in the range of from 40 to 100 wt %, based on the weight of the first quantity, of the first quantity of gaseous hydrogen from the first vessel through an isenthalpic valve to obtain a cold second quantity of gaseous hydrogen having a temperature in the range of from −100 to −20° C.; c) dispensing the cold second quantity of gaseous hydrogen to a second storage vessel; and d) providing further gaseous hydrogen to the first vessel to replace the hydrogen which was dispensed in step (c); wherein the first vessel has a hydrogen capacity in the range of from 3 to 15 kg of hydrogen and during step (b) no further hydrogen is provided to the first vessel. | 43,682 |
9,829,521 | 1. An estimation method for a variable resistance element including (i) a first electrode, (ii) a second electrode, and therebetween (iii) a variable resistance layer in which a local region is formed which has a resistive status that reversibly changes according to an electric pulse applied between the first electrode and the second electrode, the estimation method comprising: obtaining, when changes are made to the resistive status of the local region, measurement values, each indicating a resistance state after one of the changes; and determining, based on a distribution of the obtained measurement values, whether an estimated amount of a physical parameter regarding structural characteristics of the local region is a reference amount of the physical parameter regarding structural characteristics of the local region, by a calculation; and judging, based on a result of the determining, resistance change characteristics of the variable resistance element, so as to determine if the variable resistance element is defective, wherein the physical parameter regarding structural characteristics of the local region includes at least one parameter selected from: a packing density of defects concerning a deficiency of oxygen; a diameter of the local region; and a length of the local region. | 29,260 |
9,445,715 | 1. A method of addressing eye-health problems in a human patient, comprising the acts of: receiving, at a central host, eye-health information for a plurality of patients who are being treated at multiple locations, the eye-health information for each patient being stored on a medical record in a storage device at a respective one of the multiple locations, the eye-health information including macular pigment data obtained via a macular-pigment measurement machine, the eye-health information further including at least three of the group consisting of eye color, age, gender, smoking status, previously diagnosed eye disease, intake of nutritional supplements, genetic information, and diet, the eye-health information received at the central host lacking patient-name information such that each patient remains anonymous; storing, in a storage device at the central host, the eye-health information from the plurality of patients; conducting, with a processor at the central host, statistical analysis on the eye-health information that is received at the central host; and in response to a request from a first one of the multiple locations, sending analysis information from the statistical analysis to the first one of the multiple locations, the analysis information including a recommendation for a treatment plan for a patient having a first level of macular pigment. | 32,125 |
9,824,057 | 1. An integrated circuit comprising: a signaling circuit for signaling with a signal; and an interface coupled to the signaling circuit, for relaying the signal over a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector, wherein the signal has a notch at a frequency of a wireless band, and a data transfer rate of the signal is higher than a frequency of a USB high-speed interconnect. | 11,104 |
9,717,442 | 1. A method to determine proper navigation of an instrument in a navigation field, comprising: receiving a first signal from a first tracking device fixed to the instrument at a first instrument position; receiving a second signal from a second tracking device fixed to the instrument at a second instrument position that is spaced a distance along the instrument from the first instrument position, wherein the instrument is able to flex to change at least one of a relative distance or orientation between the first instrument position and the second instrument position; determining a first three-dimensional location and a first three-dimensional orientation of the first tracking device based on the first received signal; determining a second three-dimensional location and a second three-dimensional orientation of the second tracking device based on the second received signal; determining a relative location and orientation of the first tracking device and the second tracking device based on the determined first three-dimensional location and orientation and the determined second three-dimensional location and orientation; recalling at least one instrument constraint based on a physical characteristic of the instrument at least between the first instrument position and the second instrument position from a memory system; determining whether the determined relative location and orientation of the first tracking device and the second tracking device is probable based on the recalled at least one instrument constraint; determining a parameterized energy of the instrument between the first tracking device and the second tracking device; and determining a minimization of an energy functional based on the parameterized energy of the instrument between the first tracking device and the second tracking device; wherein the determined minimization of the energy functional is operable to determine a probable location and orientation of the instrument; wherein the navigation is able to be deemed improper if the relative location and orientation of the first tracking device and the second device is determined to be improbable based on the recalled at least one instrument constraint. | 33,581 |
9,256,316 | 1. A method comprising: detecting, through a processor communicatively coupled to a memory, coupling of an external display to a data processing device including an internal display that includes a display driver circuit configured to modify power levels of a backlight based on a control signal transmitted from the processor to the display driver circuit; cloning, through the processor, display data of the internal display on the external display following the detection of the coupling; triggering, through a software driver component, the processor to turn off the backlight by transmitting a signal to the display driver circuit following the cloning; and maintaining, through the software driver component, a touchscreen capability of the data processing device even when the backlight of the internal display is turned off, wherein the touchscreen capability is provided through a touch sensor associated with the internal display, and wherein the touchscreen capability is maintained based on a control signal. transmitted from the processor to a touch sensor driver circuit associated with the touch sensor. | 26,746 |
8,478,633 | 1. A method for business performance management (BPM) of a business unit defined by business processes, and in the method using one or more automated tokens, each of which represents a business event from one of said business processes, the method comprising the steps of: operating a BPM Net comprising a plurality of BPM loops wherein a BPM loop comprises a plurality of nodes, said plurality of nodes including at least a sensing node for receipt via said tokens of event data corresponding to said business event and an execution node for sending action data to a business unit for implementation in response to said business event; storing in a database one or more policies which govern transformation by said nodes of said event data into said action data, passing each of said tokens sequentially from node to node in a particular order around said BPM loop, beginning with said sensing node and ending with said execution node, application of a policy at a node being triggered by said token, each said node further comprising a data acquisition element for acquiring data from another node, a data processing element for transforming data in accordance with one of said policies, and a data output element for transmitting data to another node, receiving said event data, wherein said event data is received by said sensing node in real time, transforming said event data, wherein said policies transform said event data in real time, and sending said action data wherein said action data is sent to said business unit in real time wherein the method steps are performed by an automated BPM system that comprises a BPM loop architecture that comprises a physical star and a data processing ring; practiced for continuous demand-driven build plan and inventory optimization in microelectronic manufacturing, comprising steps performed by the BPM system of: receiving events from various source systems from a supply chain; continuously updating actual revenue, revenue outlook and inventory levels; determining whether progression of accrued revenue is normal or below target, and when a below-target situation exists, automatically detecting the below-target situation and issuing an alert showing current sales quantities of some selected saleable part numbers in an nth week are out of bands for said part numbers; recommending to adjust planned demand quantities and safety stock requirements for the nth week; invoking a demand planning module and inventory planning module to analyze demand quantities and safety stock requirements for the nth week; after suggestions of the BPM system have been looked at by a business line manager, revising an actual build plan into an updated build plan; continuing monitoring with the updated build plan. | 18,857 |
9,831,723 | 1. A system, comprising: a sender comprising: a receiver comprising: | 42,210 |
8,927,633 | 1. An aromatic polycarbonate resin composition, which comprises: per 100 mass parts of an aromatic polycarbonate resin (A) comprising an aromatic polycarbonate resin (a1) with a viscosity average molecular weight of 3×10 0.01 to 10 mass parts of microparticles (B) selected from the group consisting of polyorganosilsesquioxane microparticles and (meth)acrylic resin microparticles; and 0.005 mass part to 0.1 mass part of a flame retardant (C) in the form of organic sulfonic acid metal salt; wherein a molten resin quantity Q value flowing out of an orifice 1 mm in diameter×10 mm in length at a temperature of 280° C. at a load of 1.57×10 | 5,162 |
8,934,569 | 1. A method for transmitting highly detectable pilots for mobile device location determination, comprising: selecting a position in at least one data symbol, wherein the at least one data symbol is scheduled as a highly detectable pilot opportunity; and transmitting a highly detectable pilot in the position and not transmitting during other positions of the at least one data symbol, wherein a low reuse factor is utilized for transmission of the highly detectable pilot. | 16,335 |
8,734,676 | 1. Lithium iron phosphate having an olivine crystal structure, wherein the lithium iron phosphate has a composition represented by the following Formula 1 and carbon (C) is coated on the particle surface of the lithium iron phosphate containing a predetermined amount of sulfur (S): wherein M is at least one selected from Al, Mg, Ni, Co, Mn, Ti, Ga, Cu, V, Nb, Zr, Ce, In, Zn and Y, X is at least one selected front F, S and N, and 0.5≦a≦+0.5, 0≦x≦0.5, 0≦b≦0.1 wherein the sulfur (S) is contained at an amount of 0.05 to 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the lithium iron phosphate wherein the sulfur and the carbon are present in the form of a structure selected from the group consisting of (i) a structure in which carbon is coated on the surface of lithium iron phosphate particles in a state in which a predetermined amount of sulfur is contained on the surface of lithium iron phosphate particles, (ii) a structure in which both sulfur and carbon are coated on the surface of lithium iron phosphate particles, (iii) a structure in which a composite of sulfur and carbon is coated on the surface of lithium iron phosphate particles, (iv) a structure in which carbon is bonded through sulfur to lithium iron phosphate particles, and combinations thereof. | 24,777 |
9,509,012 | 1. A lithium ion secondary battery including: an electrode body including: | 41,475 |
8,377,525 | 1. A vacuum insulating glass (VIG) unit comprising: first and second spaced-apart glass substrates, a gap being provided between the spaced-apart substrates, the gap at pressure less than atmospheric pressure; a pump-out port having a diameter of at least 30 mm; a cover sealing the pump-out port; and a getter in communication with the gap; wherein the pump-out port is sealed via the cover and via a sealing material provided proximate the cover and/or proximate the pump-out port. | 4,548 |
9,063,041 | 1. A method of drying a biological sample disposed on a substrate, comprising: providing the substrate, wherein the substrate comprises a sample loading area and a heat source; disposing the biological sample on the substrate; activating the heat source for generating heat; heating the substrate at least 65° C.; and drying the biological sample. | 19,523 |
8,735,127 | 1. A method of preventing or treating a proliferative disorder in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a ribonuclease of the T2 family wherein the ribonuclease T2 binds actin in either its active or non-active ribonucleolytic form. | 3,992 |
9,677,465 | 1. A natural gas engine in which an amount of natural gas fuel is injected into an intake system passage, diesel fuel serving as an ignition source is injected into a cylinder, and when igniting the natural gas fuel, the natural gas fuel is combusted by compression ignition of the diesel fuel that has been injected into the cylinder without a spark ignition system, comprising: an exhaust gas introduction mechanism that introduces exhaust gas into the cylinder during an intake stroke by allowing the exhaust gas to flow back into the cylinder by opening an exhaust valve, wherein an amount of the diesel fuel to be injected into the cylinder is set to a constant amount for idling across an entire operation region of the natural gas engine, and wherein output of the engine is increased and decreased by increasing and decreasing, respectively, the amount of the natural gas fuel. | 19,742 |
9,670,338 | 1. A flame retardant material, comprising: a polymer, wherein the polymer is one or more materials selected from the group consisting of: polyesters, polycarbonates, polyetherimides, polyamides, polyimides, polysulfones, acetal polymers, polyether ketones, acrylic polymers, halogenated polymers, polyphenylenes, polyphenylene ethers, polyphenylene sulfide, ABS polymers, polystyrene, melamine formaldehyde polymers, urea formaldehyde polymers, epoxy polymers, and their copolymers; and a flame retardant filler comprising a mesoporous amorphous magnesium carbonate selectively hydrated with at least 0.11 grams water/gram filler. | 7,603 |
9,527,404 | 1. A method of operating a vehicle thermal management system, said vehicle thermal management system comprising a heat exchanger and a heat source, the method comprising the steps of: characterizing the vehicle thermal management system, wherein the step of characterizing the vehicle thermal management system further comprises the step of determining a power dissipation data set for said vehicle thermal management system; determining a power dissipation factor data set based on said power dissipation data set; monitoring a current coolant input temperature corresponding to an input of said heat exchanger; monitoring a current coolant output temperature corresponding to an output of said heat exchanger; determining a temperature difference between said current coolant input temperature and said current coolant output temperature; modifying said power dissipation factor data set based on said temperature difference; determining a power consumption data set corresponding to said vehicle thermal management system, wherein said power consumption data set represents a plurality of power consumption datum, and wherein each of said plurality of power consumption datum corresponds to at least one combination of a plurality of operating settings for said vehicle thermal management system; characterizing said heat source, wherein said heat source is thermally coupled to said vehicle thermal management system, wherein the step of characterizing said heat source further comprises the step of determining a heat source data set, and wherein said heat source data set is comprised of a plurality of heat generation datum versus a plurality of heat source usage datum; periodically determining a cooling demand based on said heat source usage datum; determining a power demand based on said cooling demand; deriving a subset of said plurality of operating settings from said power demand and said power dissipation factor data set and said power consumption data set, wherein said subset of said plurality of operating settings minimizes power consumption of said vehicle thermal management system while meeting said power demand; and applying said subset of said plurality of operating settings to said vehicle thermal management system. | 38,484 |
9,500,347 | 1. A light device and package comprising: at least one light device comprising: a test device comprising: at least two conductors comprising a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor; a test switch connected across said at least two conductors; a device package comprising: wherein said device package contains said at least one light device and said at least two conductors; wherein said test device is removably connected to said control circuitry, said test device being disposable in a first configuration wherein said test switch is connected between said electrical storage device and said at least one light emitting element via said at least two conductors, and a second configuration wherein said test switch and said at least two conductors are disconnected from said electrical storage device and said at least one light emitting element; wherein in said first configuration said test switch is supported by said device package to provide access to operate said test switch by a user located external from said device package; and wherein some of said emitted light is viewable by a user through said at least one light transmissive package portion when said test switch is disposed by said user in said first configuration. | 32,553 |
9,013,495 | 1. A rendering apparatus comprising: a depth buffer storing compressed blocks each of which comprises pixels having respective depth values; and a rendering unit reading a block, corresponding to a fragment, from the depth buffer in consideration of frequency information corresponding to the fragment and indicating the number of preset second incremental values for the depth values of the pixels, restoring the read block, and performing a depth test for the fragment by considering the restored block, wherein the rendering unit comprises a frequency buffer to store frequency information of the stored compressed blocks, wherein the rendering unit reads the frequency information corresponding to the fragment, from the frequency buffer, calculates a data size of the block based on the read frequency information, and reads the block from the depth buffer, based on the calculated data size. | 10,798 |
8,859,820 | 1. A compound, 3-methyl-cyclohexadec-6-enone. | 39,471 |
9,841,180 | 1. A combined type single stud illuminating building block, comprising: a circuit board having a circuit board top side and a circuit board bottom side opposite to the circuit board top side, the circuit board including at least one first connection portion, the circuit board bottom side including an electrode circuit disposed thereon; an illuminating member mounted on the circuit board top side and electrically connected with the electrode circuit; and an outer housing including a connection hole, the circuit board and the illuminating member being received in the connection hole, the outer housing being hollow and light transmittable, the outer housing including at least one second connection portion connected with the at least one first connection portion, wherein the connection hole has a hollow space adjacent to the circuit board bottom side for engaging with a building block, the outer housing includes an engaging stud, the engaging stud is located on the outer housing and extended in a direction away from the illuminating member, the engaging stud is hollow and light transmittable, the engaging stud is formed with an emitting space, and the illuminating member is projected into the emitting space. | 30,238 |
9,355,251 | 1. A method comprising: storing, by a general purpose processor, a data segment to a system memory of the general purpose processor using a virtual address, the system memory having stored therein a page directory and a page table containing information for translating virtual addresses to physical addresses within a physical address space of the system memory; translating, by a virus processing hardware accelerator, coupled in communication with the system memory and the general purpose processor via an interconnect bus, the virtual address of the data segment to a physical address of the data segment based on the page directory and the page table; accessing the data segment, by the virus processing hardware accelerator, based on the physical address; scanning, by the virus processing hardware accelerator, the data segment for viruses by executing a plurality of pattern comparisons against the data segment; and returning, by the virus processing hardware accelerator, a result of the scanning to the general purpose processor by writing the result to the system memory. | 24,947 |
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