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8,750,452 | 1. An X-ray imaging system for searching an object for an item comprising: an X-ray source encased in a first enclosure; a conveyor belt assembly arranged to loop around the external underside of said first enclosure; an electronics system for controlling the X-ray source and conveyor belt, wherein said electronic system is encased in at least one second enclosure; a base frame physically integrated with at least one of said first or second enclosure wherein said base frame comprises a connector for transporting the system; and a display device for presenting an image of said object to an operator. | 6,935 |
9,654,442 | 1. A method for deploying clustered servers, executed by a processing unit of a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, comprising: recognizing whether a type of a requesting server is master or slave in a cloud computing environment after receiving a discovery message from the requesting server; encapsulating deployment information associated with the type of the requesting server according to the recognition into an acknowledgement after receiving a request from the requesting server, wherein the request requests an IP (Internet Protocol) address, which has been assigned by the DHCP server; and replying with the acknowledgement to the requesting server, thereby enabling the requesting server to configure itself as a master server or a slave server in the cloud computing environment according to the deployment information of the acknowledgement; wherein the encapsulating step further comprises: encapsulating deployment information associated with the master server into the acknowledgement when recognizing that the type of the requesting server is master; and encapsulating deployment information associated with slave servers into the acknowledgement when recognizing that the type of the requesting server is slave, wherein the deployment information associated with the master server comprises an account and a password for logging in a storage server of the cloud computing environment, and the deployment information associated with slave servers comprises an IP address of the master server. | 2,874 |
9,847,268 | 1. A semiconductor package, comprising: a device carrier having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the device carrier comprises: a trace layout unit having a periphery and electrically connecting the first surface of the device carrier to the second surface of the device carrier, wherein a semiconductor device is disposed on the device carrier within the periphery and connected to the trace layout unit; a plurality of locking elements disposed along the periphery of the trace layout unit and spaced away from the trace layout unit, wherein the trace layout unit and the plurality of locking elements are embedded in an insulating layer of the device carrier, and the plurality of locking elements is a part of the device carrier and entirely sealed by and directly connected with the insulating layer; and a stiffener structure disposed on the device carrier along the periphery of the trace layout unit and comprises a cavity enclosing the semiconductor device therein, wherein the stiffener structure corresponds to the locking elements, each of the plurality of locking elements connects to and extends from the stiffener structure into the insulating layer, and the plurality of locking elements is distributed along a substantial length of the stiffener structure surrounding the trace layout unit. | 23,714 |
9,806,638 | 1. An apparatus for controlling a grid-connected inverter, the inverter including a DC link capacitor receiving a voltage from a DC power source, the apparatus comprising: a first determinator configured to determine active power and reactive power based on an output voltage and current of the inverter; a power controller configured to use an active power command, a reactive power command and the determined active power and reactive power to generate a current command; a current controller configured to generate a voltage based on the current command, the generated voltage synthesized by the inverter; a voltage generating unit configured to generate a voltage command based on the generated voltage, the generated voltage command applied to the inverter; and a controller configured to use the generated voltage command to generate a PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) signal to control a switching unit of the inverter, wherein the voltage generating unit includes a second determinator, a third determinator and an applying unit, wherein the second determinator is configured to determine a size of the generated voltage, wherein the third determinator is configured to use the determined active power and reactive power to determine apparent power, and wherein the applying unit is configured to generate the voltage command by applying an offset voltage to the generated voltage and using the determined size of the generated voltage, a voltage at the DC link capacitor and the determined apparent power. | 3,731 |
9,586,499 | 1. A fuel cell vehicle comprising: a fuel cell configured to generate electrical energy by electrochemical reactions of a fuel gas and an oxygen-containing gas; a traction motor driven by the electrical energy generated by the fuel cell; a first control device configured to control output of the fuel cell; and a second control device configured to control the electrical energy supplied to the traction motor, wherein the first control device is provided vertically above the fuel cell; and the second control device is provided vertically below the fuel cell and on a lateral side of the traction motor. | 13,457 |
9,197,988 | 1. A method of controlling a femtocell base station, comprising: receiving pilot signals from one or more macro cell base stations located in surroundings of a femtocell and measuring intensities of the pilot signals; receiving use frequency information and pilot signal transmission power information from the one or more macro cell base stations; determining a position of the femtocell within a reference macro cell according to an intensity of a reference pilot signal having a maximum signal intensity among the received pilot signals; determining a use frequency of the femtocell according to the position of the femtocell; and determining a transmission power of the femtocell according to the use frequency and the intensity of the reference pilot signal of the femtocell. | 20,450 |
8,852,991 | 1. A method of manufacturing a solar cell, comprising: preparing a substrate with a rear electrode; and depositing a copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) based light absorbing layer on the rear electrode at a substrate temperature that is no less than room temperature and no greater than about 350° C.; and simultaneously with the depositing, projecting an electron beam on particles for forming the CIGS based light absorbing layer while the CIGS based light absorbing layer is being deposited to maintain the substrate temperature. | 27,700 |
9,278,917 | 1. A process comprising reducing a compound of formula II, or a salt thereof: wherein: or a salt thereof. | 24,811 |
9,518,299 | 1. A method for simultaneously conducting a plurality of polynucleotide reactions, the method comprising: introducing a plurality of liquid samples comprising a nucleic acid into a plurality of holes of a substrate having a first surface and a second surface and the plurality of holes extending through the substrate from the first surface to the second surface; coating openings of the plurality of holes on the first and second surfaces of the substrate with a hydrophobic fluid; and simultaneously conducting a plurality of polynucleotide reactions on the plurality in at least some of the plurality of holes. | 25,712 |
9,587,503 | 1. A seal for sealing a circumferential space defined by first and second components disposed about an axial centerline, the seal comprising: a first substantially frustoconical seal section comprising: a second substantially frustoconical seal section comprising: | 35,876 |
9,086,211 | 1. An optical system comprising: a base; a housing coupled to the base, the housing having a set of outer sidewalls; an array of LEDs disposed in the housing; a lens array optically coupled to the array of LEDs, the lens array further comprising a set of lenses disposed in the housing, wherein: a lens cover coupled to the housing; and an encapsulant disposed between each LED and corresponding lens. | 27,000 |
8,732,416 | 1. A method of operating a system having memory resources accessible by a central processing unit (CPU), the method comprising: initiating one or more transaction requests by the CPU for access to one or more of the memory resources; ceasing initiation of transaction requests; monitoring the memory resources to determine when all of the transaction requests initiated by the CPU has been completed; providing an idle signal accessible by the CPU that is asserted when all of the transaction requests initiated by the CPU have been completed; and wherein ceasing initiation of transaction requests comprises executing a software loop from a loop buffer within the CPU while monitoring the plurality of memory resources until the idle signal is asserted. | 8,604 |
9,192,120 | 1. A plant, non-seed plant part, seed, or cell of sorghum variety PHAOUMQKE, representative seed of said variety having been deposited under ATCC accession number PTA-122337. | 34,969 |
9,481,519 | 1. A method for storing and producing energy and desalinating water, comprising: pumping water containing a dissolved salt down a well at a pressure greater than fracturing pressure and into a hydraulic fracture in a rock formation around the well; before leak-off of the water containing a dissolved salt from the hydraulic fracture, reducing pressure in the well so as to produce a portion of the water containing a dissolved salt up the well as produced water and using pressure of a first portion of the produced water to generate power and using pressure of a second portion of the produced water to desalinate the second portion of the produced water. | 37,876 |
9,441,463 | 1. A method of making a well screen for filtering solids from production fluids at a subterranean well location, having a control line extending there through, the method comprising the steps of: providing an elongated base pipe with connections on each end to connect the base pipe in fluid communication with a tubing string, the base pipe having perforations in the wall along a portion of the length of the base pipe; attaching an annular-shaped filtering assembly around the perforated portion of the base pipe; the filtering assembly comprising: compressing, to a compressed position, the annular-shaped filtering assembly inward against the base pipe to form a longitudinally extending channel in the outer surface of the filtering assembly of a size and shape to receive the control line and to plastically deform the filtering assembly such that the second portion of the annular wall engages the base pipe: wherein the first portion of the annular wall is different from the second portion of the annular wall. | 16,873 |
9,086,576 | 1. An image display method for a stereo display, comprising: providing a stereo display comprising: when an image in a 3D portrait display mode is to be displayed, rotating the light beam emitted by the display panel and having the first polarizing direction into the light beam having the second polarizing direction after passing through the first polarizer modulator, and rotating the light beam having the second polarizing direction into the light beam having the first polarizing direction after passing through the second polarizer modulator, wherein the light beam having the first polarizing direction is refracted when passing through the birefringent material of the second polarizer modulator, so as to display the image in the 3D portrait display mode; and when an image in a 3D landscape display mode is to be displayed, making the light beam emitted by the display panel and having the first polarizing direction substantially retain the first polarizing direction after passing through the first polarizer modulator, and rotating the light beam having the first polarizing direction into the light beam having the second polarizing direction after passing through the second polarizer modulator, wherein the light beam having the second polarizing direction is refracted when passing through the birefringent material of the second polarizer modulator, so as to display the image in the 3D landscape display mode. | 14,655 |
9,153,186 | 1. A method for reducing the effect of kickback voltage when turning off an electronic display comprising: determining an amount of kickback voltage that is expected to occur in pixels of the electronic display during shutdown of the display; supplying a common voltage output to a common electrode of a pixel of the electronic display; supplying an activation signal to the pixel to activate the pixel; supplying a data signal to a pixel electrode of the pixel during a period in which the activation signal is being supplied to the pixel, wherein the data signal is substantially equal to the sum of the common voltage output being supplied to the common electrode and the determined kickback voltage; and removing the activation signal from the pixel during a period in which the data signal is being supplied to the pixel to store the data signal in the pixel to reduce the effect of kickback voltage on the pixel electrode of the pixel during shutdown of the electronic display. | 26,309 |
9,352,728 | 1. Method for battery replacement in a vehicle ( 110 ), which vehicle is equipped with a storage space ( 150 ; 200 ; 300 ; 400 ) for a battery ( 120 , 122 ; 220 ; 320 ; 420 ; 620 ), wherein an opening ( 151 ; 204 ; 304 ; 404 ) into the storage space is arranged under the vehicle, wherein a battery installed in the storage space is arranged to be used to propel the vehicle, wherein the following steps are performed: a) the vehicle is caused to assume a first predetermined position in relation to a first transport device ( b) the first transport device is caused to bring the first battery out and away from the vehicle along a first path ( c) the vehicle is caused to assume a second predetermined position, which may be the same as the first predetermined position, in relation to a second transport device ( d) the second transport device is caused to bring the second battery up to and into the vehicle along a second path ( characterised in that, in step b), a hinged door ( 210 ; 310 ; 410 ; 510 ), arranged at the underside of the vehicle so that it in a closed position covers the opening, is opened downwards, whereby a part of the first battery, which in this position at least partly is supported by a support surface ( 213 ; 313 ; 413 ; 505 ) of the door, becomes available to an engagement device ( 240 ; 340 ) of the first transport device ( 130 ), and in that the first engagement device thereafter in step b) engages with or supports the first battery and brings the first battery along the support surface of the door, in a direction with a non-zero horizontal component, away from the storage space and thereafter away from the vehicle along the said first path. | 22,981 |
8,888,746 | 1. A seal assembly for use with a surgical access apparatus, the seal assembly comprising: a housing; a diaphragm rotatably secured within the housing, the diaphragm including at least one pocket defining a cavity, wherein an entirety of the diaphragm is rotatably secured within the housing; and a seal disposed within the cavity, the seal including an inner seal member configured as a zero closure valve adapted to open to permit passage of a surgical object, and to close absent a surgical object, the seal and the cavity including corresponding arcuate surfaces configured and dimensioned for cooperative engagement to facilitate selective articulation of the seal within the pocket about a plurality of axes. | 24,345 |
8,556,571 | 1. A wind powered turbine comprising: a. a housing having an inlet and an outlet; b. a plurality of spaced apart stators arranged in a fixed annular cylindrical stator array; c. a plurality of cupped rotors arranged in an annular cylindrical rotor array which is rotatable about a central axis and fits within said stator array; d. said stators being positioned to cause air which flows around an outer periphery of said stator array to impinge on said cupped rotors; e. an air handling system which causes air entering said housing to flow around substantially the entire outer periphery of said stator array; wherein f. there is one rotor for each stator and the stators and rotors are positioned such that substantially all of the air directed by each stator impinges on an associated rotor. | 8,411 |
8,930,025 | 1. A work robot which executes a work to operate a target object, the work robot comprising: an image-capturing unit which captures an image including the target object; a storage unit which stores, during teaching, an image captured by the image-capturing unit and an operation content taught by an operator in correlation to each other; and a controlling unit which acquires, during work, an image captured by the image-capturing unit, searches the storage unit for an image which is similar to the acquired image, and operates the target object based on an operation content correlated to an image found from the storage unit as a result of the search; wherein the controlling unit creates information of a color included in an image captured by the image-capturing unit, and searches the storage unit for an image which is similar to the captured image by comparing information of a color difference between a pixel included in each image stored in the storage unit and a nearby pixel included in each image stored in the storage unit and the created information of a color difference between a pixel included in the captured image and a nearby pixel included in the captured image. | 32,483 |
9,536,942 | 1. A semiconductor device comprising: an active region formed in an upper layer portion of a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type; and a plurality of electric field relaxation layers disposed from an edge of said active region toward the outside so as to surround said active region, wherein said plurality of electric field relaxation layers include a plurality of first electric field relaxation layers and a plurality of second electric field relaxation layers alternately disposed adjacent to each other, said first electric field relaxation layer and said second electric field relaxation layer adjacent to each other forming a set, impurities of a second conductivity type are implanted to said first electric field relaxation layers at a first surface density, widths of said first electric field relaxation layers becoming smaller with increasing distance from said active region, impurities of the second conductivity type are implanted to said second electric field relaxation layers at a second surface density lower than said first surface density, widths of said second electric field relaxation layers becoming larger with increasing distance from said active region, said plurality of electric field relaxation layers are disposed in order of said first electric field relaxation layer and said second electric field relaxation layer from said active region side, said active region being a first main electrode layer of the second conductivity type, said semiconductor device further comprising: a second main electrode layer of the second conductivity type formed, in a main surface of said semiconductor layer on the side on which said active region is provided, apart from said active region; a well layer of the first conductivity type formed so as to surround said second main electrode layer; a gate insulating film formed from above an edge on said first main electrode layer side of said second main electrode layer to above said well layer on the first main electrode layer side; and a gate electrode formed on said gate insulating film, wherein said plurality of electric field relaxation layers are disposed between said first main electrode layer and said well layer, and said first main electrode layer, said second main electrode layer, said well layer, and said gate electrode form a lateral MOS transistor in which main current flows between said first main electrode layer and said second main electrode layer through said plurality of electric field relaxation layers. | 14,968 |
9,772,673 | 1. An electronic device with a power management mechanism, comprising: a multi-core processor, having a plurality of processor cores; a temperature sensor, coupled to the multi-core processor, wherein the temperature sensor detects a temperature of the multi-core processor, a power control unit, coupled to the multi-core processor, wherein the power control unit sets a switching frequency, wherein the power control unit determines whether a current frame rate variation is smaller than a predetermined frame rate variation, wherein when the current frame rate variation is smaller than the predetermined frame rate variation, the power control unit updates the switching frequency, and the multi-core processor switches the enabled core number according to the updated switching frequency, and wherein the power control unit repeats determining whether the current frame rate variation is smaller than the predetermined frame rate variation and repeats updating the switching frequency until the current frame rate variation is greater than or equal to the predetermined frame rate variation. | 46,296 |
8,435,804 | 1. A method of producing a lamina from a donor body comprising: a. implanting a first surface of a donor body with an ion dosage to form a cleave plane; b. separably contacting the donor body to a first surface of a susceptor assembly, wherein the donor body and the first surface of the susceptor assembly are in direct contact, wherein the first surface of the susceptor assembly comprises a first plate configured to contact the donor body, wherein the first plate comprises a porous material through which vacuum pressure can permeate; c. exfoliating a lamina from the donor body at the cleave plane, wherein the first surface of the donor body comprises a first surface of the lamina; and d. deforming the first surface of the lamina or a second surface of the donor body to separate the lamina from the donor body, by applying a deforming force to the first surface of the lamina or the second surface of the donor body, wherein the second surface of the donor body is opposite of the first surface of the donor body. | 29,434 |
8,925,997 | 1. An aerodynamic device arranged for mounting to a vehicle or a trailer for reducing the wind resistance of the vehicle/trailer comprising a cargo space, the aerodynamic device comprising at least one sheet material, each sheet material being arranged to be mounted to the vehicle/trailer such that each sheet material is associated with a corresponding wall portion of the vehicle/trailer, each wall portion having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface facing the cargo space, the wall portion furthermore extending towards the rear of the vehicle/trailer, where, in a deployed first state, each sheet material is arranged to at least partly extend beyond a rearmost position of the wall portion, wherein in a stored second state, each sheet material is arranged to be inserted such that it faces towards the inner surface, the at least one sheet material comprising a first sheet material and a second sheet material, each sheet material being arranged to be mounted to the vehicle/trailer such that the first sheet material is associated with a first wall portion of the vehicle/trailer, and the second sheet material is associated with a second wall portion of the vehicle/trailer, the wall portions being mutually parallel, the outer surfaces facing, away from each other and the inner surfaces facing towards each other, each sheet material comprising a first sub-sheet and a second sub-sheet, where the first sub-sheet sheet is closer to the corresponding wall portion than the second sub-sheet, and where the first sub-sheet and the second sub-sheet are connected to each other at a rearmost edge, where furthermore the first sub-sheet is arranged to travel a longer distance than the second sub-sheet when the sheet material is moved from the stored second state to the deployed first state. | 10,112 |
9,851,913 | 1. A method of operating a memory array, the method comprising: determining a pattern to be written to the memory array, the determined pattern comprising both data bits having sensitive information to be stored and data bits having a state that is unimportant to the sensitive information to be stored; writing the determined pattern to the memory array; providing a write password; and erasing the determined pattern from the memory array if the write password is incorrect. | 36,955 |
9,164,520 | 1. A synchronous rectification type power circuit comprising: a first power terminal to which a voltage on a high potential side is supplied; a second power terminal to which a voltage on a low potential side is supplied; an output terminal that outputs an output voltage to a load having an inductor and a capacitor; a first switch connected between the first power terminal and the output terminal; a second switch connected between the second power terminal and the output terminal; a control circuit that controls ON/OFF of the first and second switches; and a detecting circuit that compares the output voltage with a predetermined reference voltage for a predetermined period from a time when the second switch is turned OFF and that adjusts a circuit threshold based on a result of the comparison, wherein the control circuit delays a timing at which the second switch is turned OFF when the detecting circuit detects that the output voltage is lower than the predetermined reference voltage and quickens the timing at which the second switch is turned OFF when the detecting circuit detects that the output voltage is higher than the predetermined reference voltage. | 37,047 |
9,026,325 | 1. A method for defining and implementing a real-time and anticipatory integrated power system comprising of an alternating current or direct current load, a main alternating current generator, and a supervisory control and data acquisition system, comprising the steps of: receiving in the supervisory control and data acquisition system an input signal corresponding to operator commanded change in load power; accessing in the supervisory control and data acquisition system a constant parameter set of data containing predefined data on the operating characteristics of the integrated power system and data for all the integrated power system components under the control of the supervisory control and data acquisition system; receiving in the supervisory control and data acquisition system a dynamic parameter set of data containing digital data that defines the integrated power system state and margins of safety of integrated power system components and generating digital control signals to increase or decrease generated power rate of said load and said venerator for maintaining real-time anticipatory control of the alternating current inductive load and generator; and, computing in the supervisory control and data acquisition system a new dynamic parameter set of data corresponding to new real-rime and anticipated load power state of the integrated power system from the operator commanded change in load power input, the dynamic parameter set, and the constant parameter set values in order to implement operator commanded change in load power and the rate of power delivered to the alternating current or direct current load in the integrated power system within standards of integrated power system stability defined in the constant parameter set of data. | 48,162 |
9,412,456 | 1. A non-volatile memory device comprising: bit lines; word lines; a three dimensional array of memory cells comprising a plurality of memory cell strings, each memory cell string including a vertical stack of memory cells connected to a respective bit line, and memory cells of different memory cell strings connected to a respective word line; a page buffer including first latches and second latches connected to corresponding bit lines, first latches configured to store data; a voltage generator configured to generate a program voltage; a row decoder configured to decode an address and select a word line; a control unit configured to control a programming operation including performing a plurality of program loops, each program loop comprising application of a program pulse to a word line selected by the row decoder and a plurality of sequential verify operations to verify respective program levels of a first row of memory cells connected to the selected word line, wherein the first latches of the page buffer are configured to inhibit or allow a programming operation on respective memory cells of the first row connected to bit lines corresponding to the first latches, and wherein the second latches are configured to select one of a plurality of verify results corresponding to each of the plurality of verify operations of a program loop. | 47,476 |
9,491,695 | 1. A method for cell selection by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving a cell list including an identifier of at least one cell, and a cell selection indicator associated with the cell list from a base station; determining whether the cell selection indicator is set to on; if the cell selection indicator is set to off, configuring a cell selection candidate regardless of mobility of the terminal and the cell list; and if the cell selection indicator is set to on and the terminal is in a high mobility, configuring the cell selection candidate with cells included in the cell list ruled out. | 46,658 |
9,705,308 | 1. A power strip, comprising: a power plug having a plugging face and at least one power pin disposed on the plugging face, wherein the power plug includes a first thermal cut-off device disposed therein, the first thermal cut-off device has a first thermal sensing pin partially exposed from the plugging face, and the power plug is adapted to an external outlet; and an outlet having at least one set of apertures and connected to the power plug through a power cord; wherein the first thermal cut-off device is in electrically connection with a power output wire of the power plug, and when the first thermal sensing pin contacts a surface of the external outlet and the temperature of the plugging face exceeds a first determined temperature, the first thermal cut-off device cuts off the power transmission between the power plug and the outlet. | 16,718 |
9,303,315 | 1. A process comprising: forming a plurality of discrete electrochemical cells on a substrate such that a space between successive pairs of electrochemical cells increases along the length of the substrate in order to reduce physical stress on the substrate when the substrate is wound; wherein each of the plurality of electrochemical cells on the substrate is formed by: depositing the other of the anode layer and the cathode layer over the electrolyte layer within the single deposition chamber under a third set of deposition conditions, to form the electrochemical cell; and wherein the cathode or anode layer is moved into the chamber in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and the electrolyte layer is moved into the chamber in the first direction. | 25,380 |
9,439,285 | 1. A device mounting board comprising a metallic substrate which has a first face and a second face opposed to the first face, the metallic substrate including: a plurality of through-holes each extending from the first face to the second face; and a metallic oxide region existing entirely between each adjacent two of the plurality of through-holes, for electrically isolating the metallic substrate into at least two metallic regions, wherein the metallic oxide region extends from one edge of the metallic substrate when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the first face. | 25,810 |
8,621,851 | 1. A particle filter arrangement for filtering exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine, the arrangement comprising: an exhaust gas inlet and an exhaust gas outlet; a first segment in fluid communication with the inlet, the first segment configured to conduct the exhaust gas substantially in the direction of the outlet; a second segment in fluid communication with the first segment, the second segment configured to conduct exhaust gas substantially in the direction of the inlet; a third segment in fluid communication with the second segment, the third segment configured to conduct exhaust gas substantially in the direction of the outlet, wherein the first, second, and third segments cooperate to define an exhaust gas flow path; at least one particle filter arranged within the exhaust gas flow path; and a distributing and deflecting element comprising a plurality of static ducts, the plurality of ducts including: wherein flows of exhaust gas pass through the distributing and deflecting element without being mixed, wherein: the distributing and deflecting element includes a central axis; the first and second ducts extend angularly from the central axis; and the first segment is radially offset from the central axis of the distributing and deflection element, wherein the first duct extends angularly outward toward the exhaust gas outlet. | 6,683 |
9,174,542 | 1. A power supply device for vehicle comprising: a capacitor; a DC/DC convertor connected to said capacitor; a battery connected to said DC/DC convertor; a load connected to said battery; and a power supply control circuit that monitors a voltage of said capacitor and battery and controls operation of said DC/DC convertor, and is provided with a first operational mode, a second operational mode, and a third operational mode, wherein said power supply control circuit is configured to operate in the first operational mode and control so that an electric power having been stored in said capacitor is supplied to said load in response to the voltage of said capacitor being not less than a predetermined voltage for a first predetermined time period T wherein the power supply control circuit includes: a capacitor voltage detection circuit configured to detect the voltage of the capacitor; a battery voltage detection circuit configured to detect a battery voltage; a state of charge (SOC) calculation circuit configured to calculate a charged state of the battery; and a DC/DC convertor control circuit configured to control the DC/DC convertor in response to a signal from the capacitor voltage detection circuit, battery voltage detection circuit and SOC calculation circuit. | 29,586 |
8,925,867 | 1. A cargo loading system for a means of transport, with the cargo loading system comprising: a power drive unit for moving cargo in a cargo hold of the means of transport; a portable operational control unit; a control unit for controlling the power drive unit; and a loading unit for configuring the portable operational control unit; wherein the portable operational control unit is configured for being coupled to the loading unit; wherein the portable operational control unit is adapted for being configured for use in different means of transport; wherein the loading unit is configured for sending information about an operating area for which the portable operational control unit is responsible to the portable operational control unit when the portable operational control unit is coupled to the loading unit to configure the portable operational control unit for the means of transport; wherein the portable operational control unit is configured to control the entire movement of the cargo by the power drive unit; and wherein the portable operational control unit is configured to wirelessly transmit commands for controlling the power drive unit to the control unit. | 33,203 |
8,346,314 | 1. A base station comprising: a processor configured to determine that a request for a different slot cycle index should be sent to a mobile handset based on the occurrence of a trigger event at the mobile handset; a transmitter coupled to the processor, the transmitter configured to send the request for the different slot cycle index to the mobile handset to invoke a slot cycle index negotiation between the mobile handset and the base station; and, a receiver configured to receive slot cycle index negotiation communications from the mobile handset, the slot cycle index negotiation based on multiple trigger events. | 1,464 |
9,178,424 | 1. A circuit operable to receive an input DC voltage and to output an output DC voltage, said circuit comprising: an inductor operable to generate a converted voltage based or the input DC voltage; an output node operable to output the output DC voltage; a first field effect transistor disposed in series between said inductor and said output node; a second field effect transistor disposed in series between said inductor and ground; a controller operable to generate a control signal to control one of said first field effect transistor and said second field effect transistor, the control signal being able to control said one of said first field effect transistor and said second field effect transistor to be in a first state, to control said one of said first field effect transistor and said second field effect transistor to be in a second state, to control said one of said first field effect transistor and said second field effect transistor to switch from the first state to the second state and to control said one of said first field effect transistor and said second field effect transistor to switch from the second state to the first state; and a detecting component operable to detect a parameter associated with one of said first field effect transistor and said second field effect transistor and to output a bias signal based on the detected parameter, wherein, in the first state, one of said first field effect transistor and said second field effect transistor is ON and the other of said first field effect transistor and said second field effect transistor is OFF, wherein, in the second state, the one of said first field effect transistor and said second field effect transistor is OFF and the other of said first field effect transistor and said second field effect transistor is ON, wherein said detecting component is arranged with said controller such that the bias signal modifies the control signal so as to extend a turn OFF time, and wherein the switching time is one of when said first field effect transistor switches from the first state to the second state, when said second field effect transistor switches from the first state to the second state, when said first field effect transistor switches from the second state to the first state, and when said second field effect transistor switches from the second state to the first state. | 28,013 |
9,399,322 | 1. A device comprising: an extrusion head for extruding a thermoplastic, the extrusion head formed of a first material including a metal having a first coefficient of thermal expansion, the extrusion head including a first end with an input port to receive a build material having a liquid transition temperature and a second end with an output port having a first diameter, the input port coupled in fluid communication with the output port by a chamber; a heating element thermally coupled to the chamber, the heating element configured to apply heat to a wall of the chamber and liquefy the build material in the chamber; and an output nozzle formed of a second material different from the first material, the second material including one or more of a plastic, a ceramic, and a shape memory alloy each having a second coefficient of thermal expansion matched to the first coefficient of thermal expansion and selected such that the output nozzle is mechanically stable at the liquid transition temperature of the build material, the output nozzle having an opening with second diameter less than the first diameter, the opening shaped according to a desired extrusion shape, and the output nozzle being constructed as a single, integral structure that is removably and replaceably coupled to the output port of the extrusion head. | 46,569 |
9,227,889 | 1. A process for sweetening natural gas to liquefied natural gas specifications comprising: providing a membrane contactor having a lumen side and a shell side and with a membrane packing configuration to minimize at least one of channeling and bypassing; introducing a feed natural gas to the lumen side of the membrane contactor; introducing an absorption solvent to the shell side of the membrane contactor; and removing CO | 19,309 |
9,097,428 | 1. A burner assembly, comprising: a burner having a main body, wherein a heating member is disposed on the main body and a gas intake is disposed on one side of the main body a cover arranged above the burner; and at least one support, wherein the support has a base portion and at least two oppositely arranged connecting portions, wherein the base portion is disposed on the burner and the connecting portions are connected to opposite ends of the base portion; wherein each of the connecting portions has an inner blocking piece, a bottom piece, an outer blocking piece, and a side blocking piece, wherein the bottom piece extends horizontally from one side of the inner blocking piece, the outer blocking piece extends upwardly from the end of the bottom piece, the outer blocking piece is parallel to the inner blocking piece, the side blocking piece is extended from one side of the inner blocking piece normal to the bottom piece, and a receiving space is cooperatively defined by the inner blocking piece, the bottom piece, the outer blocking piece, and the side blocking piece; wherein ends of the cover are accommodated by the receiving spaces, and wherein the inner blocking pieces, the outer blocking pieces, and the side blocking pieces restrict the cover from displacing horizontally in the receiving spaces. | 41,697 |
8,839,601 | 1. A door for a thrust reverser of a nacelle of an aircraft capable of being pivotally mounted on a fixed structure of the nacelle comprising: an internal surface integrated to an annular circulation vein of an air flow; and an external surface for providing external aero dynamic continuity of the nacelle equipped with said thrust reverser, wherein said door being equipped with deflection means of the air flow, positioned at an upstream end of the door and moveably mounted in a deflection plane substantially perpendicular to a plane of the door between a first retracted position in which the deflection means do not penetrate the annular circulation vein when the door is in a closed position, and a second deployed position in which the deflection means will protrude from the door when the door is in an open position, each deflection means being associated at ends thereof with an articulation arm rotationally mobile about a pivot axis substantially perpendicular to the deflection plane allowing a rectilinear displacement of said deflection means in the deflection plane upon passing from the first retracted position to the second deployed position, and said door comprising a door actuator allowing the door to pass from the open position to the closed position, said door actuator being positioned so as to receive and to block adjacent ends of two deflection means in the first retracted position. | 11,262 |
9,647,818 | 1. An apparatus comprising: processing circuitry arranged to configure a single-tone discovery signal for transmission in one symbol and on one subcarrier in a transmission opportunity based on an assignment pattern, the assignment pattern defining patterns at which frequency positions shall vary, for a set of transmission opportunities, at which the apparatus shall transmit discovery signals in the corresponding transmission opportunity while maintaining single-carrier properties of low Cubic Metric (CM) or Peak-to-Average Power Ratios (PAPR); and physical layer circuitry arranged to transmit the single-tone discovery signal in the corresponding transmission opportunity, wherein the processing circuitry retrieves the assignment pattern to be used for transmitting the single-tone discovery signal from a radio resource control (RRC) message defined in accordance with a standard of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) family of standards and wherein the processing circuitry is further arranged to apply an orthogonal code coverage (OCC) algorithm or a phase rotational sequence algorithm to the symbol. | 25,373 |
8,944,067 | 1. A wound-treatment method comprising: obtaining a wound dressing comprising: introducing a magnetically-tagged therapeutic agent into the body of the patient; and applying negative pressure to the wound dressing using the negative pressure source. | 6,771 |
9,161,484 | 1. An electromagnetic shielding system for selectively shielding and allowing transmission of wireless power, said electromagnetic shielding system comprising: a wireless power supply having an electromagnetic field transmitter for generating an electromagnetic field, said electromagnetic field transmitter being disposed in proximity to a power transfer surface; a remote device separate from and positionable on said power transfer surface, said remote device having an electromagnetic field receiver capable of receiving wireless power from said electromagnetic field transmitter via said electromagnetic field; an electromagnetic shield adjacent to or forming at least a portion of said power transfer surface, said electromagnetic shield preselected to have a permeability substantially greater than a permeability of ambient space such that said electromagnetic shield when unsaturated provides an electromagnetic flow path of lesser resistance than ambient space, whereby the unsaturated electromagnetic shield shields said electromagnetic field from transferring wireless power via said electromagnetic field to said electromagnetic field receiver; and a magnetic field source carried by said remote device, said magnetic field source being separate from the electromagnetic field transmitter and positioned or positionable proximate said electromagnetic shield, said magnetic field source being preselected to generate a magnetic field of sufficient strength such that, in response to generation of said magnetic field in proximity to said electromagnetic shield, at least a portion of said electromagnetic shield substantially saturates where it is desirable to allow the electromagnetic field to pass from said electromagnetic field transmitter to said electromagnetic field receiver, thereby selectively reducing said permeability of said electromagnetic shield such that said electromagnetic shield no longer provides an electromagnetic flow path of lesser resistance than ambient space, whereby said magnetic field source is used to selectively saturate the electromagnetic shield when it is desirable to allow the electromagnetic field to pass from the electromagnetic field transmitter to the electromagnetic field receiver to transfer wireless power thereto, whereby removal of said magnetic field allows said at least a portion of said electromagnetic shield to become unsaturated. | 8,282 |
8,528,886 | 1. An apparatus for processing a material sheet, comprising: a base; at least one non-contact aero-mechanical device in the base that, when the material sheet is selectively located on the base over the aero-mechanical device, emits a controlled gas flow that imparts a repelling force to the material sheet and suspends the material sheet above the base, whereby the material sheet is spaced from and prevented from contacting the base and the at least one aero-mechanical device during cutting or chamfering of the material sheet; at least one set of a plurality of first retaining camps depending from the base in an array surrounding the material sheet that are laterally adjustable to selectively press against opposing peripheral edges of the material sheet selectively located on the base over the aero-mechanical device with a controlled clamping force and prevent movement of the material sheet in at least one direction when suspended and during cutting or chamfering of the material sheet; and a water jet source that provides a stream, from a side of the material sheet opposite the at least one aero-mechanical device, to cut or chamfer the material sheet when suspended. | 13,854 |
9,822,754 | 1. A fuel property determination apparatus for an internal combustion engine including an ignition plug having a spark generation portion, the fuel property determination apparatus comprising: an electronic control unit programmed to: (i) correct an ignition timing as a timing for generating a spark from the spark generation portion, (ii) execute feedback control of an engine rotational speed such that an engine rotational speed converges to a target rotational speed, (iii) calculate an ignition sufficiency ratio during a preset period after startup of the internal combustion engine, and execute a determination process of making a determination on a property of a fuel supplied to the internal combustion engine based on the ignition sufficiency ratio, the ignition sufficiency ratio being a ratio of an advancement correction amount of the ignition timing to a maximum ignition correction width as a maximum width that allows the ignition timing to be corrected when the ignition timing is corrected in the feedback control, (iv) determine that the property of the fuel is heavy when a determination index value obtained by subjecting the ignition sufficiency ratio to a smoothing process is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold, the smoothing process being a process of calculating a weighted average of an ignition sufficiency ratio obtained this time and a determination index value obtained last time, and (v) set a smoothing coefficient to a value corresponding to each of a first period, a second period, and a third period, the smoothing coefficient being an inverse of a coefficient corresponding to a weight of the ignition sufficiency ratio obtained this time in the smoothing process, the first period being a period from startup of the internal combustion engine to attainment of the target rotational speed by the engine rotational speed, the second period being a period from attainment of the target rotational speed by the engine rotational speed to lapse of a predetermined period, and the third period being a period after lapse of the predetermined period from attainment of the target rotational speed by the engine rotational speed. | 9,540 |
9,563,111 | 1. A discharge lamp driving device comprising: a discharge lamp driving unit which supplies drive power to a discharge lamp having electrodes; a storage unit which stores information with respect to the discharge lamp; and a control unit which controls the discharge lamp driving unit, wherein the control unit is configured to execute a stationary lighting driving in which a first drive power is supplied to the discharge lamp and a high-power driving in which a second drive power that is higher than the first drive power is supplied to the discharge lamp, and the control unit sets first execution information of the high-power driving on the basis of a first information with respect to the high-power driving stored in the storage unit, at a predetermined setting timing, and controls the discharge lamp driving unit according to the first execution information. | 1,023 |
9,518,239 | 1. A process for the treatment of a natural gas feed stream comprising: passing a natural gas feed stream to a separation zone to separate carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide from the natural gas feed stream to provide an at least partially cleaned stream; passing the at least partially cleaned stream to a first adsorption zone to separate organic sulfur compounds and provide a treated gas stream, wherein the first adsorption zone comprises one or more beds with a regenerable adsorbent; regenerating the regenerable adsorbent of the first adsorption zone with a portion of the treated gas stream to provide an organic sulfur rich stream; and, passing the organic sulfur rich stream to a second adsorption zone to separate organic sulfur compounds and provide a re-treated gas stream. | 25,190 |
9,107,552 | 1. A collapsible drying rack comprising: a flexible base configured to be folded and having at least one clip positioned on one side of, and adjacent to a fold line; and a drying support positioned within the at least one clip and having at least one pivotable support having a plurality of tines and a pivoting axis perpendicular to the fold line, the at least one support having a first folded storage position and a second upright operable position, wherein the flexible base can be folded while said drying support is positioned within the at least one clip and the at least one support is in the folded position. | 20,673 |
9,322,480 | 1. A method, comprising: adjusting a wastegate actuator coupled to a wastegate valve in an engine exhaust to control an engine boost level of an engine, the adjustment based on a magnetic field of a magnet in the wastegate actuator corrected based on a magnet temperature; wherein the adjustment includes adjusting a current supplied to the actuator, and wherein the adjustment is further based on an actuator winding resistance, the resistance based on the magnet temperature. | 19,657 |
9,225,368 | 1. A method for developing an output signal, the method comprising: defining a periodic time segment sequence having a plurality of ordered time segments; repeating the periodic time segment sequence; providing a plurality of sets of signal values to an output, thereby generating the output signal, each set of signal values provided during a different ordered time segment than each other set, each signal value of a set provided during a different repetition of the periodic time segment sequence; and wherein each set of signal values, in sequence, has statistical dependence with at least one other set of signal values, in sequence. | 32,822 |
8,346,912 | 1. An information handling system comprising: a host chipset operably coupled to a first network interface controller of a first main circuit board; a management controller operably coupled to the host chipset via a chipset network interface controller; an emulated network interface controller operable to be activated by the management controller when the management controller determines that the first network interface controller is out of service, wherein the management controller is configured to be accessed externally through a public network via the emulated network interface controller to determine various operating conditions of the information handling system; and a communication bus coupled to the host chipset and the management controller, wherein the communication bus is operable to activate a communication link between the chipset network interface controller and the emulated network interface controller. | 47,345 |
9,160,174 | 1. A control architecture for a power switching controller comprising: a power line input; a plurality of power channels operable to control power flow from said power line input to at least one load, wherein each of said power channels has a shared reference voltage; an isolated power supply, distinct from said power line input, wherein said isolated power supply is connected to said power line input such that said isolated power supply shares said reference voltage with said plurality of power channels; and a microcontroller module operable to control said plurality of power channels. | 27,269 |
8,501,241 | 1. A method of treating lung cancer in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering an effective amount of a lyophilized, refined, whole saliva extract saliva extract to the subject; wherein the lyophilized, refined, whole saliva extract is a lyophilized, refined, whole saliva extract from a Hirudinaria manillensis leech, wherein the lyophilized, refined, whole saliva extract contains peptides with molecular weights ranging from 4276 Da-88210 Da, and wherein the lyophilized, refined, whole leech saliva extract is obtained by: i.) feeding a phagostimulatory agent to the leech; ii.) inducing regurgitation in the leech by placing the leech in an environment having a temperature ranging from about −5° C. to about 15° C. to cool the leach; iii.) collecting an unrefined, whole saliva extract from the regurgitation of the cooled leech; iv.) removing solid components from the unrefined, whole saliva extract by filtration to obtain a refined, whole saliva extract; and v.) lyophilizing the refined, whole saliva extract in separate volumes not exceeding about 2 ml each to provide the lyophilized, refined, whole saliva extract; and wherein, the lyophilized, refined, whole leech saliva extract functions as a cytotoxic agent. | 4,982 |
9,832,724 | 1. A radio communication device comprising: a variable frequency divider that divides a frequency of a reference clock and outputs a frequency divided clock; a controller that controls a frequency dividing ratio of the variable frequency divider so that no integral multiple of a frequency of the frequency divided clock is included in a frequency band of a high-frequency signal that has been received from outside by radio; and a DCDC converter that performs a switching operation in synchronization with the frequency divided clock to generate an output voltage obtained by stepping down an input voltage. | 16,618 |
8,985,676 | 1. A vehicle component for a vehicle, in particular a rail vehicle for high-speed traffic, comprising: a surface which, during operation, is exposed to a relative wind-induced air flow having a local main flow direction, wherein said surface has a flow separation edge at which said air flow separates from said surface, and at least one perturbing element located in the region of said flow separation edge is provided, which is formed in order to introduce a perturbation into said air flow, wherein said perturbing element has at least one guide face protruding into said air flow, wherein said guide face being formed, and inclined by an inclination angle with respect to said local main flow direction, in such a way that a velocity component, which is oriented transversely with respect to said local main flow direction and which induces local turbulence in a shear layer of said air flow separating from said surface downstream of said perturbing element at said flow separation edge, is imposed to said part of said air flow striking said guide face. | 11,704 |
9,074,414 | 1. A roll up guard curtain comprising: a floor mounted vertical frame structure having a base disposed directly upon a floor surface and having a low profile relative to the floor surface to minimize trip hazards in a workplace, a first side support and a second side support each coupled to an opposing end of the base at the floor surface, perpendicular to the base, and extending upwardly from the floor at the base, and an opening defined as a planar area within the frame structure between the first and second side supports and the base; a drum disposed within the base of the frame structure; a non-segmented fabric guard curtain disposed upon the drum extendable upwardly from the drum at the floor surface by a curtain bar and retractable downwardly to the drum at the floor surface to provide a protective barrier device to protect a worker in a work area and store at the floor surface when not in use; a step guard consisting of a pair of lower covers, each cover to cover generally two adjacent, perpendicular sides of a square such that collectively the pair covers the base, drum, and fabric guard curtain at the low profile to the floor surface when the curtain is retracted such that the roll up guard curtain is protected from adverse contact; an electric motor; and a gearbox; wherein the electric motor and the gearbox are disposed on the floor surface adjacent to the base to provide an electric drive mechanism configured to extend automatically the fabric guard curtain upwardly from the floor surface and retract automatically the curtain downwardly to the floor surface, to vertically raise and lower the fabric guard curtain automatically within the vertical frame structure, thereby to fill the opening when extended and to provide an extendable and retractable protective barrier; a proximity switch disposed upon the vertical frame structure and configured to identify a current position of the curtain; an electric pull solenoid; a latching mechanism to prevent a lowering of the fabric guard curtain by an operator when the fabric guard curtain is in an up position, and wherein the latching mechanism is actuated by the electric pull solenoid to prevent the lowering of the fabric guard curtain by the operator when the fabric guard curtain is in an up position; and an operator interface electric switch plate configured to actuate the electric motor and the gearbox to control operation of the roll up guard curtain; a first and second carriage assembly coupled to the curtain bar on each of the first and second side supports of the frame structure; a first belt vertically disposed within the first side support of the frame structure and coupled to the first carriage assembly; and a second belt vertically disposed within the second side support of the frame structure and coupled to the second carriage assembly; wherein the first belt and the second belt are configured to be maneuvered by the drive mechanism to extend the curtain upwardly from the floor surface and retract the curtain downwardly to the floor surface. | 14,903 |
8,745,814 | 1. A scrubber assembly comprising: a scrubber support structure configured to attach to a windshield wiper, the scrubber support structure comprising: an elongated scrubber element movably coupled to the first and second primary cross arms, the scrubber element having a central longitudinal axis extending in the elongate direction between a first end and a spaced apart second end; and a motor mounted to the scrubber support structure, the motor engaged with the scrubber element to reciprocally move the scrubber element along the central longitudinal axis. | 45,998 |
9,566,198 | 1. A disposable absorbent article, comprising: a chassis body defined by a first end margin and a second end margin longitudinally spaced from the first end margin, the end margins partially defining front and back waist regions that are fastenable about a waist of a user; wherein the first fabric is intermittently attached to the second fabric to define a plurality of containers situated between the first fabric and the second fabric and containing an aggregate of absorbent particles; and wherein the containers of the second size are positioned to fill voids between adjacent containers of the first size. | 1,103 |
9,447,761 | 1. A dual-channel piezoelectric fuel injector, comprising two independent fuel channels, each of which comprises a laminated piezoelectric actuator, a control fuel duct, a spray fuel duct and fuel spray nozzle having sequentially an upper section, a pressure chamber, a lower section, and a plurality of orifices at a lower end, wherein said laminated piezoelectric actuator, via a working stroke amplifier ( 51 or 53 ), is connected to said control fuel duct which in turn is connected to an upper end of said upper section of said fuel spray nozzle; said spray fuel duct is connected to said pressure chamber of said fuel spray nozzle; and said upper section of said fuel spray nozzle defines a space for accommodating a needle valve ( 2 or 3 ) which, in responding to a changing stroke distance of said piezoelectric actuator, controls fuel injection through said orifices at the end of said fuel spray nozzle, and wherein said two fuel channels operate independently from each other for injecting a same type of fuel or two different types of fuel. | 21,474 |
9,702,291 | 1. An exhaust aftertreatment system comprising: a reductant tank; a reactor system receiving reductant from the reductant tank and outputting gas comprising ammonia; a storage tank receiving gas comprising ammonia from the reactor system and storing a volume of gas comprising ammonia; a first conduit communicating gas comprising ammonia from the reactor system to a stream of exhaust gas, the first conduit bypassing the storage tank; a second conduit communicating gas comprising ammonia from the storage tank to the stream of exhaust gas; and a third conduit communicating gas comprising ammonia from the reactor system to the storage tank, wherein the first and second conduits are fluidly coupled with an exhaust pipe at a location upstream of a catalyst in the stream of exhaust gas, wherein the catalyst is a selective catalytic reduction catalyst, further comprising a particulate filter and an oxidation catalyst, the particulate filter disposed upstream of the location, the oxidation catalyst disposed upstream of the particulate filter. | 18,703 |
8,612,437 | 1. A method of providing results corresponding to at least one search term and a target location, the method comprising: receiving, and associating an identifier of a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed with at least one device; storing, in a cache of one or more servers, the identifier of the RSS feed, the RSS feed and an identifier for each device associated with the RSS feed; receiving, via a network from a device, a request comprising the at least one search term and the target location; identifying whether a threshold number, greater than one, of a plurality of search results corresponding to the at least one search term and the target location exist in the cache with at least one search result in the cache being from a RSS feed corresponding to the device from which the request was received, wherein the device is identified by the identifier for the device associated with the RSS feed; responsive to the threshold number of the plurality of search results corresponding to the at least one search term and the target location existing in the cache: responsive to the threshold number of search results corresponding to the at least one search term and the target location not existing in the cache, providing one or more search results from the RSS feed to the device. | 8,802 |
9,752,199 | 1. A chimeric fusion protein having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 2, 4, 6, 6, 10, 12, and 18. | 19,898 |
9,135,279 | 1. A method performed on any client computing device of a plurality of client computing devices that are each associated with a user, the method comprising: receiving a request to access a core object that is stored at any of a plurality of storage locations that includes cloud storage and each of the plurality of client computing devices, and where the core object is owned by the user, and where the core object comprises data, an application corresponding to the data, and a user interface corresponding to the application; determining, in response to the received request, a storage location of the plurality of storage locations at which the core object is stored; and accessing, by the user via the any of the plurality of client computing devices, the stored core object from the determined storage location. | 45,861 |
8,417,494 | 1. A simulation method for evaluating the performance of a golf ball having on a surface thereof at least one depression or protrusion by analyzing air flow around the ball when the ball rotates while in flight, the method comprising the steps of: (A) setting up, within a virtual space created in a computer, a golf ball model and a virtual airflow space which surrounds a periphery of the golf ball model; (B) generating a grid in the virtual airflow space and configuring the grid so as to be finer near a surface of the golf ball model and to gradually increase in size in a direction leading away from the surface; (C) establishing a state where an air stream of a given velocity flows into the virtual airflow space from in front of the golf ball model; (D) setting an airflow stabilization time during which computation proceeds until the air stream flowing into the virtual airflow space ceases to be affected by initial air flow and stabilizes; (E) rotating the golf ball model at a given spin rate once the airflow stabilization time has elapsed; (F) calculating for each cell of the grid a velocity, a direction and a pressure of the air stream which flows within the virtual space from in front of the golf ball model, passes around the ball model and flows on behind while the model rotates through at least one-half turn after the airflow stabilization time has elapsed; and (G) integrating the air stream velocity, direction and pressure calculated for each individual grid cell, and calculating a coefficient of lift and a coefficient of drag for the golf ball model in the virtual airflow space. | 1,890 |
8,807,185 | 1. A body ply turn-up device for turning up at least one of both width-end portions of a body ply expanded into a toroidal shape on an operating shaft to wrap a bead core set at at least one of axially opposite sides of an expanded portion of the body ply, the device comprising: a plurality of arm components circumferentially arranged to be movable in the axial direction of the operating shaft and to be pivotable about respective first axes radially of the operating shaft; an extreme end portion of each arm component pivotably supporting a respective link member about a respective second axis, the first axis and the second axis of each arm component being parallel; guide members respectively supported at both of two circumferentially-facing sides of each link member on one of two longitudinal ends of each link member, each guide member being rotatable about a third axis parallel to the second axis on the same link member; coil springs which are attached at each of their ends to a respective one of the guide members such that the coil springs are interposed in respective spaces between circumferentially adjacent pairs of the link members; pressing members provided to supplementarily cover respective spaces between circumferentially adjacent ones of the coil springs and supported at respective other ends of the link members behind the coil springs to be rotatable about fourth axes each extending in parallel to the third axis on the same link member, wherein each of the pressing members is circumferentially positioned at the location of one of said spaces between circumferentially adjacent ones of the coil springs and has a circumferential width greater than the circumferential width of the corresponding one of said spaces between circumferentially adjacent ones of the coil springs; and elastic members comprising tubes whose inner surfaces respectively cover the outer surfaces of the coil springs for performing pressing at spaces between spiral wire portions thereof when the arm components are pivoted radially outward of the operating shaft, wherein each link member has its second axis located between its one end and its other end such that as the arm components pivot about their respective first axes the link members pivot about their respective second axes so that the coil springs and the pressing members are even in pressing force. | 22,395 |
8,850,391 | 1. A computer-implemented method of compiling source code of a software product including a plurality of components, comprising: receiving at least one changelist identifying at least one component of the plurality of components; testing the at least one component using a defined set of tests for each of the plurality of components; approving the at least one changelist when testing of the at least one component identified in the changelist results in compliancy; calculating dependencies between the plurality of components using the approved at least one changelist by: identifying a shared component that is included in at least two of the plurality of dependency trees; and building the software product by concurrently building at least some of the plurality of components based on the calculated dependencies, wherein the shared component is built only once, and building the software product comprises building the first group of components concurrently and building the second group of components concurrently. | 15,002 |
9,015,036 | 1. A computer-assisted language correction system comprising: contextual feature-sequence (CFS) functionality operative to generate a plurality of contextual feature-sequences based on an input sentence, said contextual feature sequences comprising at least one of N-grams, skip-grams, switch-grams, co-occurrences, and combinations thereof; an alternatives generator, generating on the basis of said input sentence a text-based representation providing multiple alternatives for each of a plurality of words in the sentence, said multiple alternatives including non-contextual corrections for each of said plurality of words, said multiple alternatives including alternatives based on keyboard keys location proximity; a selector for selecting among at least said multiple alternatives for each of said plurality of words in the sentence, said selector including context based scoring functionality operative to rank said multiple alternatives, based at least partly on contextual feature-sequence frequencies of occurrences in an internet corpus, for each of the plurality of contextual feature-sequences, said context based scoring functionality including ranking said multiple alternatives based at least partially on a CFS importance score, said CFS importance score being a function of a combination of a) a number of parsing tree nodes that correspond to a same part of the CFS and b) a frequency of occurrence of each of the words in the CFS; and a correction generator operative to provide a correction output based on selections made by said selector. | 42,846 |
9,783,569 | 1. A process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I): wherein for the compound of formula (I): wherein said process comprises alkylation of a compound of formula (II): wherein for the compound of formula (II), R with an organometallic alkylating agent, optionally in the presence of a metal catalyst, wherein the group R | 25,977 |
9,083,375 | 1. A successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter (SAR ADC), comprising: a sample circuit configured to sample an input voltage, thereby resulting in a sampled input voltage; a comparator coupled to receive the sampled input voltage; and a pair of arrays each including individually switchable binary-weighted capacitors that are switchably coupled to an output of the comparator via phase switches, respectively; wherein a phase signal for controlling a corresponding phase switch associated with a current bit becomes asserted when a preceding bit finishes comparison, and the phase signal becomes de-asserted when the current bit finishes comparison. | 27,746 |
8,698,341 | 1. A wind turbine, comprising: a rotor shaft having thereon rotor blades exposed to wind energy; a first stage gear set on the rotor shaft, the first stage gear having a first stage gear set output shaft; a discretely variable ratio gear set coupled to the first stage gear output shaft and having a gear set output shaft; a differential on the gear set output shaft, the differential having a differential output shaft and a differential control shaft, the differential control shaft facilitating changing the gear box ratio; and a generator operating at a constant frequency and coupled to an electric grid that operates at the constant frequency. | 24,787 |
8,842,573 | 1. A communication device, comprising: a setting unit that is configured to set a test bandwidth indicative of a transmission rate to be tested in a communication with another device; an acquisition unit that is configured to acquire a user packet in which user data indicative of contents to be transmitted to the other device is packetized; a processing unit that is configured to assign measurement information indicative of the test bandwidth which is set by the setting unit to the user packet acquired by the acquisition unit, and to process the user packet to prepare a measurement packet so that a packet size of the measurement packet becomes a packet size corresponding to the test bandwidth; and a transmission unit that is configured to transmit the measurement packet prepared by the processing unit to the other device at intervals determined so as to come into an environment in the test bandwidth which is set by the setting unit. | 20,301 |
8,546,780 | 1. A non-volatile memory device comprising: a first wiring extending in a first direction; a plurality of second wirings provided at different height from the first wiring and extending in a second direction; a memory layer in which a plurality of variable resistance memory cells including a variable resistive element and a rectifying element are arranged at intersections between the first wiring and the second wirings so as to be held between the first wiring and the second wirings; a guard ring layer surrounding a periphery of the memory layer; and an insulating layer provided in an upper layer of the memory layer and covering a region surrounded by the guard ring layer, wherein in a space between the variable resistance memory cells adjacent to each other, at least a region near the variable resistive element is evacuated or filled with a gas. | 33,046 |
8,420,979 | 1. A method for laser beam processing of an element, the to-be-processed element being a flexible element having a total transmittance for light of at least 10 −5 , the method comprising the steps of: processing the to-be-processed element on one side by a laser beam; illuminating the to-be-processed element on the other side by light of a illumination unit, the light having at least one predetermined wavelength; recording residual light on the one side, which residual light results from a light transmission through the to-be-processed element by light of the illuminating unit; determining laser beam processing position by analyzing the recorded residual light; adjusting the laser beam processing position; supporting the to-be-processed element using mounting means comprising at least two rotatable cylinder shaped rolls arranged parallel to each other, where the to-be-processed element is positioned in a tangent plane of said rolls, which lies in a focal plane of a focusing optic for the laser beam, and the illumination unit is placed such that the light of the illumination unit is passing between the rolls. | 30,935 |
9,124,329 | 1. A method of operating a wireless terminal communicating with a base station over a wireless channel, the method comprising: determining whether the wireless terminal is in an edge area or an interior area of coverage of the base station; and responsive to determining that the wireless terminal is in an edge area of coverage of the base station, selecting a transmit diversity communications rank indicator that specifies use of a diversity communications mode over the wireless channel between the wireless terminal and the base station; responsive to determining that the wireless terminal is in an interior area of coverage of the base station, selecting one of a plurality of rank indicators wherein the plurality of rank indicators includes the transmit diversity communications rank indicator and a multiplexed communications rank indicator to select multiplexed communications over the wireless channel between the wireless terminal and the base station; wherein the base station includes a plurality of multiple-input/multiple-output transmit antennas, and wherein the plurality of rank indicators includes the transmit diversity communications rank indicator to select multiple-input/multiple-output diversity communications from the plurality of transmit antennas of the base station to the wireless terminal and the multiplexed communications rank indicator to select multiple-input/multiple-output multiplexed communications from the plurality of transmit antennas of the base station to the wireless terminal. | 24,462 |
8,787,543 | 1. An ambient telecommunication system comprising: a plurality of transmitters; and a plurality of receivers corresponding to the plurality of transmitters, the plurality of transmitters and the plurality of receivers being configured for transmitting and receiving an electronically or digitally encoded information signal between two or more conversing parties; at least one movement member being configured to perform a movement or assume a certain physical posture, based on content of the information signal; and a controlling unit configured to select a transmitter and a corresponding receiver from among the plurality of transmitters and the plurality of receivers for communication with a user, wherein the selected transmitter and the selected corresponding receiver are closest to the user. | 24,567 |
9,522,116 | 1. A method for producing a solid oral dosage form of an antibody-based medicinal preparation, said method comprising: a. providing at least one antibody in a molecular form, b. carrying out multiple consecutive dilution of at least one antibody in accordance with homeopathic technique resulting in a homeopathic dilution; c. providing a solid neutral carrier; d. irrigating said solid neutral carrier with said homeopathic dilution in a fluidized boiling bed with concurrent drying at a temperature equal to or less than 35° C.; and e. forming said solid neutral carrier into said solid oral dosage form. | 15,825 |
8,606,917 | 1. A method for granting access to a computer network, comprising: receiving at an access controller a request to access the network from a source computer, the request including a transmission control protocol (TCP) connection request having a source IP address and a destination IP address; determining by the access controller whether the source computer must login to access the network, including: | 23,522 |
9,067,653 | 1. A watercraft suitable for use in water sports and comprising: a buoyant board in the form of a hollow plastic body that has a single piece construction and includes an upper surface and a lower surface, the hollow plastic body defining a recess, a portion of the recess extending from the upper surface through the lower surface; and a retractable fin connected directly to the hollow plastic body such that the retractable fin is rotatable between an extended position and a retracted position, and the retractable fin including an engagement portion that is releasably engageable with a first portion of the hollow plastic body and with a second portion of the hollow plastic body, wherein the retractable fin assumes the extended position when the engagement portion is releasably engaged with the first portion of the hollow plastic body, and the retractable fin assumes the retracted position when the engagement portion is releasably engaged with the second portion of the hollow plastic body, and wherein in the extended position, the retractable fin is oriented generally perpendicular to the lower surface of the hollow plastic body and a substantial portion of the retractable fin extends below the lower surface of the hollow plastic body, and in the retracted position, the retractable fin is oriented generally parallel to the lower surface of the hollow plastic body and a majority of the retractable fin resides within the recess. | 2,844 |
9,534,174 | 1. A method for producing one or more fluid hydrocarbon products from a hydrocarbonaceous material, comprising: feeding a hydrocarbonaceous material to a reactor, and pyrolyzing within the reactor, in the presence of a solid catalyst, at least a portion of the hydrocarbonaceous material under reaction conditions sufficient to produce one or more gaseous pyrolysis products, condensing the gaseous pyrolysis products to form a liquid phase condensed product, wherein the liquid phase condensed product comprises an aqueous phase and an organic phase; removing at least a portion of the water from the aqueous phase to form a water-depleted stream and feeding a portion of the water-depleted stream back into the reactor. | 15,296 |
9,543,703 | 1. An electrical connector comprising: an electrically insulative connector housing; and an array of gender-neutral electrical contacts supported by the connector housing so as to define a mounting end configured to mount onto a substrate and a mating end that is disposed opposite the mounting end, each of the electrical contacts of the array of electrical contacts defining first and second opposed broadsides and first and second opposed edges, the broadsides longer than the edges, the array of electrical contacts defining a plurality of rows that are spaced along a column direction and a plurality of columns that are spaced along a row direction, such that edges of adjacent ones of the electrical contacts of each row face each other, and the broadsides of adjacent ones of the electrical contacts of each column face each other; wherein each of the mating ends are curved so as to define a curvature, and the electrical contacts define first, second, and third electrical contacts that are aligned along the column direction, such that the second electrical contact is adjacent and disposed between the first and third electrical contacts, the curvature of the mating ends of the first and second electrical contacts face each other, and the curvature of the mating ends of the second and third electrical contacts face away from each other, such a first distance is defined along the column direction from the mating end of the first electrical contact to the mating end of the second electrical contact, and a second distance is defined along the column direction from the mating end of the second electrical contact to the mating end of the third electrical contact, and the first distance is less than the second distance. | 1,012 |
8,804,198 | 1. A printing data generating apparatus comprising: an image data acquiring unit that acquires image data; a pixel classifying unit that classifies, upon causing a printer to execute a printing process for printing a line in an N-th main scanning operation between lines printed in (N−1)-th or earlier main scanning operations and printing a print unit formed with a plurality of lines by performing Nmax main scanning operations wherein N is a natural number equal to or greater than 2 and Nmax is the maximum value of N, pixels on the plurality of lines into groups based on the image data such that each of the groups includes the pixels that are to be printed in a same main scanning operation; a group identifying unit that identifies, among the groups, the group with a highest ink usage for printing the pixels belonging to the group based on the image data; and a printing data generating unit that generates, based on the image data, printing data for causing the printer to print an image represented by the image data by printing the pixels belonging to the group with the highest ink usage in the Nmax-th main scanning operation. | 4,789 |
9,732,990 | 1. A heliostat drive assembly for dynamically adjusting the position of a reflector, the drive assembly comprising: a drive chassis; at least one drive shaft; a reflector channel; an azimuth torsion spring that surrounds said drive shaft, wherein said azimuth torsion spring is configured to supply a biasing force on said azimuth output gear; and an elevation torsion spring connected to said elevation output gear, wherein said elevation torsion spring is configured to supply a biasing force on said elevation output gear. | 41,218 |
9,712,782 | 1. A method of reducing bandwidth used in a communication session comprising: a first communication terminal establishing the communication session with a first communication device; after the communication session is established and has been ongoing, the first communication terminal determining that video data is no longer desired to be received from the first communication device during the communication session, the first communication terminal determining that video data is no longer desired to be received from the first communication device during the communication session comprising: in response to the determining that the video data is no longer desired to be received from the first communication device during the communication session, the first communication terminal sending a first message to the first communication device that is configured to cause the first communication device to stop the transmitting video data to the first communication terminal during the communication session; prior to the first communication terminal sending the first message, a display of the first communication terminal displaying a warning to the user to inform the user that video will no longer be available during the first communication session, the display of the warning including first indicia indicating that the cessation of video is acceptable and second indicia indicating that the cessation of video is unacceptable; the first communication terminal determining that the video is no longer desired to be received from the first communication device in response to receiving input via the displayed first indicia; and the first communication terminal determining that the video is still desired to be received from the first communication device in response to receiving input via the displayed second indicia. | 14,634 |
8,520,818 | 1. A computer system comprising: a processor; and a computer readable memory, wherein the computer readable memory includes program instructions, executable by the processor, to modify a service subscription of a service subscriber, wherein the program instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: receiving identification information indicative of the service subscriber; using the identification information, retrieving currently subscribed features associated with the service subscriber from a legacy system; sending a first message to the service subscriber, the first message indicating the currently subscribed features of the service subscription; receiving a second message, the second message indicating a modification of the service subscription by the service subscriber, wherein the modification identifies desired subscription features; responsive to the second message, comparing the desired subscription features with the currently subscribed features to detect overlapping features; and responsive to detecting overlapping features, automatically executing processor executable instructions to: | 13,694 |
8,900,390 | 1. A method for making graphene/carbon nanotube composite structure comprising: providing a substrate and at least one graphene film located on the substrate; stacking at least one carbon nanotube layer on the at least one graphene film located on the substrate to form a stacked structure; combining the stacked structure into an integrative structure by hot pressing or cold Pressing; forming a substrate/graphene/carbon nanotube composite structure, wherein the at least one graphene film is in contact with the at least one carbon nanotube layer in the substrate/graphene/carbon nanotube composite structure; and forming a graphene/carbon nanotube composite structure by removing the substrate from the substrate/graphene/carbon nanotube composite structure. | 36,216 |
9,419,438 | 1. A power converter for converting a direct current (DC) input from a DC source to an alternating current (AC) output supplied to an AC power bus, the power converter comprising: a power converter subsystem comprising a power inverter to (i) receive the DC input from a DC power source and (ii) convert the DC input to a corresponding AC output; a power line communication circuit for communication by the power converter over the AC power bus based on at least one communication frequency different from a frequency of the AC output supplied to the AC power bus; and a transformer for galvanic isolation comprising (i) a primary winding electrically coupled to the power converter subsystem and (ii) a secondary winding electrically coupled to the power line communication circuit. | 47,879 |
9,417,329 | 1. A method for initiating at least one process in a vehicle, comprising: determining, using one or more processors coupled to the vehicle, an approximate position of the vehicle based on information received from one or more of a global positioning system or at least one access point; determining, using the one or more processors coupled to the vehicle, a shortest time period based on the determined approximate position in which a registered driver of the vehicle can reach the determined approximate position; determining, using the one or more processors coupled to the vehicle, to initiate the at least one process within the vehicle when a process time period for completing the at least one process is less than the determined shortest time period; and delaying, using the one or more processors coupled to the vehicle, initiating the at least one process within the vehicle for a sleep time period, wherein the sleep time period is determined based on a difference between the determined shortest time period and the process time period. | 38,854 |
9,709,046 | 1. A hydrostatic power unit, comprising: a variable displacement machine with a continuously variable displacement volume and operable as a pump and motor; an internal combustion engine, with the variable displacement machine in a drive connection with the internal combustion engine; a hydraulic fluid tank, wherein when operated as a pump, a suction side of the variable displacement machine sucks hydraulic fluid out of the hydraulic fluid tank and delivers the hydraulic fluid into a delivery line that leads to at least one consumer and, when operated as a motor, the variable displacement machine operates as a hydraulic starter to start the internal combustion engine, wherein the variable displacement machine operated as a motor is supplied with hydraulic fluid on the suction side from a hydraulic accumulator, wherein a displacement volume of the variable displacement machine is set by a displacement volume control device actuated by a positioning device, and an electrically actuated control valve for control of a connection of the hydraulic accumulator with the suction side of the variable displacement machine, wherein the displacement volume control device is displaced into a position with a maximum displacement volume by a corresponding actuation of the positioning device chronologically prior to shutoff of the internal combustion engine, and wherein a securing device holds the displacement volume control device in the position with maximum displacement volume when the internal combustion engine is shut off, wherein for a supply of hydraulic fluid, the positioning device is connected to a charging pressure circuit and to the hydraulic accumulator, and the securing device is a shutoff valve located in a connecting line of the positioning device with the charging pressure circuit, wherein the positioning device is supplied with hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic accumulator independently of the position of the control valve, and wherein the control valve is located in a connecting line that leads from the hydraulic accumulator to an intake line of the variable displacement machine, wherein the intake line leads from the hydraulic fluid tank to the suction side of the variable displacement machine, and a hydraulic line to supply the positioning device with hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic accumulator and connected upstream of the control valve to the connecting line. | 14,241 |
8,492,463 | 1. A flameproof thermoplastic resin composition comprising: (A) about 5 to about 40% by weight of an epoxy group-containing rubber modified aromatic vinyl copolymer resin comprising (a (B) about 30 to about 90% by weight of a polycarbonate resin; (C) about 1 to about 50% by weight of a polyester resin; and (D) about 5 to about 30 parts by weight of a phosphorus-containing flame retardant, per 100 parts by weight of a base resin comprising (A), (B) and (C) wherein said epoxy group-containing vinyl copolymer resin (a | 26,911 |
9,571,937 | 1. An acoustic generator, comprising: a bimorph piezoelectric element composed of a stack of a plurality of internal electrodes and a plurality of piezoelectric layers, the bimorph piezoelectric element having a first main face and a second main face opposite the first main face; and a vibration plate joined to the second main face of the bimorph piezoelectric element, the bimorph piezoelectric element including a region in a side of a first main face and a region in a side of a second main face, the plurality of piezoelectric layers constituting the region in the side of the first main face and the plurality of piezoelectric layers constituting the region in the side of the second main face being different from each other in at least one of relative permittivity and density. | 47,008 |
8,485,048 | 1. A torque transfer coupling comprising: a shaft; and a first set of hydraulic devices, each hydraulic device of the first set of hydraulic devices having a first end operably connected to a first end of the shaft, wherein the first ends of the first set of hydraulic devices are circumferentially disposed about an axis of rotation of the shaft in a spaced apart manner, and wherein each hydraulic device of the first set of hydraulic devices includes a piston and cylinder assembly wherein extension and retraction of each piston of each hydraulic device of the first set of hydraulic devices is generally tangential to a portion of a first circle encircling the shaft, each hydraulic device being oriented and connected to the shaft to apply torque to the shaft about the axis of rotation. | 39,946 |
8,649,600 | 1. A method of segmenting connected components of markings in a document image into smaller pieces, the segmenting comprising: detecting individual lines of aligned text in the document image by: generating an aligned text mask from the detected individual lines of aligned text; and using the aligned text mask from the detected aligned text to segment the document image into aligned text fragments, at least one of the aligned text fragments being a subset of one of the connected components. | 10,711 |
8,988,781 | 1. A focus-adjustable device, comprising: a substrate, being made of a transparent material; a single closed flow channel, being formed in the internal of the substrate and having a first flow channel opening and a second flow channel opening, wherein when a light illuminates on one side of the substrate, the light would be concentrated at a specific focus point distancing from the other side of the substrate after being deflected by a specific lens structure constituted by the substrate and the single closed flow channel; wherein when a light illuminates on one side of the substrate, the light would be concentrated at a specific focus point distancing from the other side of the substrate after being deflected by a specific lens structure constituted by the substrate and the single closed flow channel; wherein after a fluid having a specific refractive index the same to the refractive index of the substrate is filled into the single closed flow channel via the first flow channel opening or the second flow channel opening, the filled fluid can be further controlled to merely distribute around the center of the substrate, such that the light illuminating on one side of the center of the substrate would parallelly pass through the specific lens structure without any deflection due to the index matching of the single closed flow channel and the substrate; moreover, the light illuminating on one side of the peripheral of the substrate would be concentrated at the specific focus point distancing from the other side of the substrate after being deflected by the specific lens structure; wherein after the fluid is controlled to merely distribute around the peripheral of the substrate, the light illuminating on one side of the peripheral of the substrate would parallelly pass through the specific lens structure without any deflection due to the index matching of the single closed flow channel and the substrate; moreover, the light illuminating on one side of the center of the substrate would be concentrated at the specific focus point distancing from the other side of the substrate after being deflected by the specific lens structure. | 41,912 |
9,590,259 | 1. A fuel cell system installed in a fuel cell vehicle, the fuel cell system comprising: a fuel cell that receives supply of a fuel gas and air to generate electric power; voltage detection means for detecting a power-generation voltage of the fuel cell; an auxiliary machine that is operated by part of electric power generated by the fuel cell; control apparatus including a microcomputer including a CPU and memory means for controlling operation of the auxiliary machine; and noise detection means for detecting a magnitude of noise in a driver's cabin of the fuel cell vehicle, wherein: the control apparatus programmed to perform high-potential avoidance control for increasing electric power consumed by the auxiliary machine so that the power-generation voltage becomes equal to or lower than a predetermined value; and the high-potential avoidance control is performed based on the magnitude of noise detected by the noise detection means, and wherein, as the noise detected by the noise detection means becomes smaller, the control apparatus is programmed to further suppress an increase in the electric power consumed by the auxiliary machine when performing the high-potential avoidance control. | 49,746 |
8,894,438 | 1. A receptacle assembly comprising: receptacle guide frames configured to be coupled to a host board, the receptacle guide frames having a common top cage and separator walls extending between a front end and a back end to define a plurality of receptacles adjacent to one another and ganged together, the common top cage spanning across each of the receptacles and the separator walls separating the adjacent receptacles; and each receptacle extending from the front end to the back end, each receptacle having an open end positioned at the front end of the receptacle guide frame and a closed end positioned at the back end of the receptacle guide frame, the receptacle guide frames extending through an opening in a panel so that the receptacles are accessible through the opening, the receptacles being angled at non-orthogonal angles relative to the panel; and host board connectors positioned at the closed end of each corresponding receptacle, each host board connector including a mating face, wherein the mating face of each host board connector is positioned at a non-orthogonal angle with respect to the panel. | 34,307 |
9,687,489 | 1. A method of treating psoriasis comprising administering to a human a compound, wherein the compound is 1-cyclopentyl-7-methoxy-3-(4-methyl-thiophen-2-yl)-1H-pyrimido[5,4-c]quinoline-2,4-dione, 1-cyclopentyl-7-methoxy-3-m-tolyl-1H-pyrimido[5,4-c]quinoline-2,4-dione, 3-(3-chloro-phenyl)-1-(1-methane-sulfonyl-piperidin-4-yl)-7-methoxy-1H-pyrimido[5,4-c]-quinoline-2,4-dione, trans-4-[3-(3-chloro-phenyl)-7-methoxy-2,4-dioxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrimido-[5,4-c]quinolin-1-yl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 3-(3-chloro-phenyl)-1-((R)-1-methane-sulfonyl-pyrrolidin-3-yl)-7-methoxy-1H-pyrimido[5,4-c]quinoline-2,4-dione, 3-(3-chloro-phenyl)-1-((S)-1-methane-sulfonyl-pyrrolidin-3-yl)-7-methoxy-1H-pyrimido[5,4-c]quinoline-2,4-dione, 3-(3-chloro-phenyl)-1-(1-ethanesulfonyl-piperidin-4-yl)-7-methoxy-1H-pyrimido-[5,4-c]quinoline-2,4-dione, or N-{4-[(S)-3-(3-chloro-phenyl)-7-methoxy-2,4-dioxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrimido[5,4-c]quinolin-1-yl]-trans-cyclohexyl}-methanesulfonamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. | 6,944 |
8,374,308 | 1. A support grid for a nuclear fuel assembly, said nuclear fuel assembly having a generally cylindrical fuel rod with a diameter, said support grid comprising: a frame assembly having a plurality of generally uniform cells, each said cell having at least one sidewall and a width; at least one generally cylindrical tubular member having a cell contact portion with a greater diameter and at least one helical fuel rod contact portion with a lesser diameter, said cell contact portion and said fuel rod contact portion joined by a transition portion, said greater diameter being generally equivalent to said cell width, and said lesser diameter being generally equivalent to said fuel rod diameter such that a fuel rod disposed in said tubular member would engage said lesser diameter; and each of said at least one tubular member disposed in one cell of said plurality of generally uniform cells so that said cell contact portion engages said cell sidewall. | 41,992 |
9,167,239 | 1. A system for characterization of a pixelated imaging sensor, the system comprising: a target comprising a slide formed of a first material, said target having a known target pattern comprising at least one through-hole in the slide and at least one resolved patch of a second material, said at least one through-hole and said at least one resolved patch having fixed relative positions, said first and second materials having different emission intensities in a detection band of the imaging sensor; an illumination source configured to illuminate the target within the detection band; a modulator configured to modulate the illumination emission intensities of only the at least one through-hole; a projection element to project at least a portion of the target pattern within a field-of-view (FOV) of the imaging sensor; a controller configured to move the target pattern across the FOV to present the target pattern across different frames at different positions; image-capture elements to capture frames of images of the moving target pattern as seen in the FOV of the pixelated imaging sensor; and a data processing element configured to measure the position of at least one said resolved patch in the images and use the measured positions to align the images, and to process the aligned images to generate data products representative of the response of the pixelated imaging sensor. | 8,650 |
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