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8,769,962 | 1. A gas turbine engine, comprising: a buffer system that includes a first circuit that communicates a first buffer supply air to a first portion of the gas turbine engine and a second circuit that communicates a second buffer supply air to a second portion of the gas turbine engine, wherein said first buffer supply air and said second buffer supply air address different pressure requirements of separate bearing compartments to contain lubricant within said separate bearing compartments; wherein said first buffer supply air and said second buffer supply air do not share a common source of air within the engine; wherein said first circuit includes a first bleed air supply, a second bleed air supply and a valve; and wherein said second circuit includes a first bleed air supply, a second bleed air supply, a valve and a conditioning device. | 25,210 |
8,471,978 | 1. A driving device comprising: a board on which a timing controller for signal processing and a memory are mounted, the board comprising a contact region which is not covered with an insulating material, the contact region formed near the timing controller or the memory and comprising a first fastening hole; a conductive member disposed in the contact region and comprising a second fastening hole corresponding to the first fastening hole; and a shield covering the board and electrically connected to the contact region via the conductive member and comprising a third fastening hole corresponding to the second fastening hole, wherein the first, the second and the third fastening holes are connected to each other, wherein the contact region is spaced less than about 7 cm away from a side of the timing controller or the memory. | 27,475 |
8,836,229 | 1. An LED driver circuit, comprising: a bridge rectifier including a first AC input terminal, a second AC input terminal, a first rectification output terminal and a second rectification output terminal, in which the first and the second AC input terminals are provided to receive an AC input power, and the first and the second rectification output terminals are provided to produce a rectification output power; a first compensation capacitor having a first terminal connected to the first rectification output terminal of the bridge rectifier and a second terminal connected to the second AC input terminal of the bridge rectifier; a second compensation capacitor having a first terminal connected to the second terminal of the first compensation capacitor and a second terminal connected to the second rectification output terminal of the bridge rectifier; and an LED module connected between the first and the second rectification output terminals of the bridge rectifier; wherein each of the first and the second compensation capacitors has a predetermined capacitance value such that a voltage sum across the first and the second compensation capacitors is not bigger than a peak voltage of the AC input power. | 371 |
9,823,322 | 1. A method for acquiring magnetic resonance data from an examination subject, comprising: operating a magnetic resonance data acquisition unit, that generates a basic magnetic field in which an examination subject is situated, according to a bipolar multi-echo data acquisition sequence, to acquire magnetic resonance data from the examination subject for multiple image points by, for each image point, alternatingly activating positive and negative readout gradient fields with a gradient system of said acquisition unit, during which magnetic resonance signals are read out during at least three echo times, said activation of said gradient fields producing eddy currents in said data acquisition unit by interaction with said basic magnetic field; providing said magnetic resonance data to a computerized processor and, in said computerized processor, operating on said magnetic resonance data with a spectral model of a multipoint Dixon technique that relates said magnetic resonance data to at least two spectral components of said magnetic resonance signals and respective, associated relaxation rates of said at least two spectral components, and a first phase of said magnetic resonance signals that occurs due to field inhomogeneities of said basic magnetic field, and a second phase that occurs due to effects of said eddy currents, to implement an at least partially numerical determination of said at least two spectral components, said relaxation rates, said first phase, and said second phase; and making said at least two spectral components available in electronic form at an output of said processor in a format allowing reconstruction of an in-phase image and two out-of-phase images according to the multipoint Dixon technique that is modeled by said spectral model. | 11,285 |
9,795,217 | 1. An apparatus comprising: first and second U-shaped cross-members, each of said cross-members including a front portion, a rear portion, and a cross bar perpendicularly connecting the front portion to the rear portion, wherein the front portions are pivotally connected with each other at central portions of the front portions and the rear portions of said cross-members are pivotally connected with each other at central portions of the rear portions, and the cross-members are mutually movable from a generally X-shaped setup condition in which the cross bars of the cross-members are transversely spaced apart, to a generally flat collapsed condition in which the front portion and the rear portion of the first cross-member is generally nested within the front portion and the rear portion of the second cross-member; and right and left frame side assemblies respectively pivotally connected directly to an inside of one of the first and second cross-members at terminal ends of their respective front and rear portions such that the right and left frame side assemblies are at least partially nested within the respective front and rear portions of the U-shaped cross-members, the right and left frame side assemblies also respectively pivotally connected to the first and second cross-members by at least one lost motion linkage, wherein when the cross-members are moved to their collapsed condition the right and left frame side assemblies adjacently touch one another along their lengths within a generally rectilinear envelope defined by the collapsed cross-members. | 25,651 |
9,086,034 | 1. An aircraft engine thrust reverser cascade assembly comprising: (a) a plurality of circumferentially spaced cascade segments, each cascade segment including a forward end, an aft end, and a plurality of ribs and spaced vanes defining a series of air passages therebetween, and with the vanes including an aft-most vane; and (b) a flow deflection shelf mounted along the aft end of each cascade segment, the flow deflection shelf mounted substantially perpendicular to the aft most vanes and configured to at least partially redirect at least a portion of air passing through each cascade segment forwardly as the air passes outwardly between aft-most vanes and the aft end of each cascade segment; and (c) an aft cascade ring comprising a body portion and a deflection portion, the body portion attached to each cascade segment and the deflection portion position to form an angle of less than ninety degrees relative to the flow deflection. | 7,003 |
8,676,773 | 1. A method for controlling a long-lived transaction, the method comprising: performing, via one or more processors, a plurality of sub-transactions from the long-lived transaction using an identifier associated with the long-lived transaction, wherein the plurality of the sub-transactions are required to be completed in a sequence for the long-lived transaction; determining, in response to performing the plurality of sub-transactions, that the plurality of sub-transactions require a write of a data value to a database; writing in a log, using the identifier, an entry that indicates the data value in response to performing the plurality of sub-transactions; detecting an interruption in performing of the write of the data value to the database; initiating re-performance of the plurality of sub-transactions in order of the sequence in response to detecting the interruption in the performing of the write of the data value to the database; during re-performance of the plurality of sub-transactions in order of the sequence, detecting the data value in the entry of the log using the identifier; and using, via at least one of the one or more processors, the data value indicated in the entry of the log to write the data value to the database in response to the detecting the data value in the entry of the log during re-performance of the plurality of sub-transactions in order of the sequence. | 48,528 |
8,638,746 | 1. A method for scheduling training and transmission in the downlink of a wireless communication network having a topology of cells, the method comprising: allocating a subset of time-frequency resources in the time-frequency plane to each distinct bin class, each bin class comprising one or more bins of user terminals across the topology, and wherein user terminals in the one or more bins of said each bin class are served across the topology by the subset of time-frequency resources; and performing joint downlink MU-MIMO transmission using a plurality of bin class-dependent wireless transmission architectures at the plurality of base stations, wherein one or more bin classes is associated with one of the plurality of bin class-dependent architectures, and wherein each of the plurality of bin class-dependent architectures uses different combinations of scheduling training and MU-MIMO transmission across the topology. | 19,455 |
9,788,562 | 1. A ready to drink beverage product comprising: at least one fruit juice selected from the group consisting of not-from-concentrate fruit juice, wherein the at least one fruit juice is present in an amount of 10% to 75% by weight of the ready to drink beverage product; added water; at least one natural non-nutritive sweetener comprising rebaudioside A present in an amount between about 0.01% and 0.05% by weight of the beverage, and no artificial sweeteners; and homogenized pulp having an average particle size of about 60 to about 200 microns, and present in about 10% to about 15% by weight of the beverage; wherein the beverage product is a light beverage comprising at least 1/3 less calories per 8 oz. serving as compared to an 8 oz. serving of the fruit juice; and wherein the homogenized pulp enhances the mouthfeel of the beverage product by providing increased viscosity. | 11,269 |
9,295,697 | 1. A method for producing a population of human iPS cells, comprising: a) obtaining human somatic cells comprising an extra-chromosomal genetic element that expresses one or more reprogramming factors selected from Oct4, Sox2, Nanog, Lin28, c-Myc, KLF4 and SV40LT transgenes; b) culturing the somatic cells and progeny cells thereof in a reprogramming condition comprising externally added fibroblast growth factor (FGF), GSK-3 inhibitor and at least one further chemical selected from an MEK inhibitor and a TGF-β receptor inhibitor, thereby producing a population of iPS cells; c) culturing the iPS cells in chemically defined expansion condition having chemically defined expansion medium essentially free of externally added GSK-3 inhibitor, MEK inhibitor, and TGF-β receptor inhibitor; and d) further culturing the iPS cells sufficiently to remove the genetic elements and provide iPS cells that are essentially free of exogenous genetic components. | 45,028 |
9,767,934 | 1. A system, comprising: means for thermoelectrically converting heat generated with a gas cooled nuclear reactor system to electrical energy; bypass circuitry means operationally connected to the means for thermoelectrically converting heat for protecting the means for thermoelectrically converting heat; and means for supplying the electrical energy to at least one operation system of the gas cooled nuclear reactor system. | 49,775 |
9,590,840 | 1. A method for distributed event delivery, comprising: identifying, by a first module executing on a first computing device, data associated with an interaction; identifying, by the first module, a resource identifier of a contact center resource to which the interaction is to be routed; generating, by the first module, an event for the contact center resource, identifying a second module associated with the contact center resource, wherein the identifying includes outputting a module identifier for the second module as a function of the resource identifier for the contact center resource; and sending the event to the second module based on the output module identifier. | 16,701 |
8,547,028 | 1. A constant current power supply device comprising: a direct current power supply; a first series circuit connected to both ends of the direct current power supply, and including a first switching element and a second switching element connected together in series; a first control circuit configured to turn ON/OFF the first switching element and the second switching element alternately; a second series circuit connected to both ends of the first switching element or the second switching element, and including a reactor, a primary winding of a transformer and a current resonance capacitor connected together in series; a rectifying and smoothing circuit configured to output an output voltage by rectifying and smoothing a voltage generated in a secondary winding of the transformer; a third series circuit connected to both ends of the rectifying and smoothing circuit, and including a load, a switching element and a current detection resistor connected together in series, the switching element configured to control ON/OFF of a load current flowing into the load according to an ON/OFF signal received from an external signal; an error amplifier configured to amplify an error signal of an error voltage between a voltage of the current detection resistor and a reference voltage; and a second control circuit configured to sample and hold the error signal from the error amplifier when the external signal is in an ON period, output the error signal to the first control circuit, hold the error signal just before the external signal is turned from ON to OFF, change an amplification ratio of the error amplifier by a predetermined magnification ratio when the external signal is in an OFF period, and output the changed error signal to the first output circuit. | 15,557 |
9,618,224 | 1. A building controller configured to communicate with and control one or more components of an HVAC system of a building that includes ventilation equipment that introduces outdoor air into the building to provide ventilation to the building, the building controller comprising: an input/output port for sending and/or receiving data over a network: a memory for storing one or more operating parameters including one or more user-specified air quality thresholds; a user interface; and a controller coupled to the input/output port, the memory, and the user interface, the controller configured to receive and accept one or more user-specified air quality thresholds from a user via the user interface, the controller further configured to receive a first signal indicative of a measure of indoor air quality, the controller configured to receive a second signal indicative of a measure of outdoor air quality, the controller further configured to determine if ventilation of the building is desired to improve indoor air quality based, at least in part, on the one or more user-specified air quality thresholds stored in the memory, the measure of indoor air quality, and the measure of outdoor air quality, wherein the controller is configured to automatically operate the ventilation equipment to introduce outdoor air into the building when the controller determines that ventilation is desired, and wherein the controller is further configured to initiate an alert for display on a user interface of a mobile computing device notifying the user when the controller is automatically operating the ventilation equipment. | 15,144 |
9,262,470 | 1. A method comprising: receiving, via at least one computing device, a plurality of application fingerprints, individual ones of the plurality of application fingerprints being associated with a corresponding one of a plurality of applications, the individual ones of the plurality of application fingerprints being generated based at least in part on a static analysis, a dynamic analysis, and a behavioral analysis of the corresponding one of the applications; receiving, via the at least one computing device, a selection of a particular one of the plurality of applications; identifying, via the at least one computing device, a subset of the plurality of applications that are similar to the particular one of the plurality of applications based at least in part on the plurality of application fingerprints; receiving, via the at least one computing device, an identification of a particular user; determining, via the at least one computing device, a plurality of users who are similar to the particular user based at least in part on lifestyle fingerprint data for the plurality of users and the particular user; and generating, via the at least one computing device, a recommendation of the particular one of the plurality of applications for the particular user based at least in part on usage data associated with usage of the subset of the plurality of applications by the plurality of users. | 24,490 |
9,689,450 | 1. A brake backing plate comprising: a) first and second sheet metal stampings, each sheet metal stamping having a respective textured face with a plurality of integrally formed piercing members; and b) a solid non-porous metal core, the metal core sandwiched between the first sheet metal stamping and the second sheet metal stamping, the piercing members of the first sheet metal stamping penetrating into the metal core, and the piercing members of the second sheet metal stamping penetrating into the metal core, to secure the first sheet metal stamping, the second sheet metal stamping, and the metal core together. | 7,292 |
9,535,133 | 1. A method of tracking sag in a power signal supplied to industrial equipment, the method comprising: determining, via a sag detection module coupled to a cable carrying the power signal, when an amplitude of the power signal transitions to an amplitude level below a threshold value based at least on an output of a tracking filter having a first bandwidth; indicating, via a sag state device coupled to an output of the sag detection module, a sag state of the power signal when the amplitude level of the power signal is below the threshold value; setting, via a bandwidth determination module coupled to an output of the sag state device, a bandwidth of the tracking filter to a second bandwidth different from the first bandwidth when the sag state device indicates the sag state; determining, via a sag recovery module coupled to the cable, when the amplitude of the power signal transitions to an amplitude level above the threshold value based at least on the output of the tracking filter having the second bandwidth; and setting, via the bandwidth determination module, the bandwidth of the tracking filter to the first bandwidth when the amplitude level of the power signal is above the threshold value. | 2,227 |
8,848,570 | 1. A network device comprising: a user interface circuit configured to receive a user input establishing a rule, wherein the rule describes (i) a first characteristic of an event, and (ii) an action to initiate in response to a predetermined threshold being met; a classifier configured to identify, based on the first characteristic described in the rule, events that have the first characteristic in the network device; a counter configured to count a number of the events that have the first characteristic in the network device as identified by classifier; and an action circuit configured to initiate the action described in the rule in response to the number of the events meeting the predetermined threshold in the rule, wherein the first characteristic includes one or more of the following: wherein the change in state of the processor or the memory is generated by (i) a reboot event or (ii) reloading of a program of the network device; wherein the change in state of the port is generated by (i) a loss of connectivity between the port and a network (ii) or a resumption of connectivity between the port and the network; wherein the attribute of the network interface includes (i) a speed or (ii) a duplex mode of the network interface; wherein the first characteristic for the user login includes (i) a number of login, (ii) a frequency of login, (iii) a duration of login, or (iv) a time of day of login; and wherein the first characteristic for the user logout includes (i) a number of logout, (ii) a frequency of logout, (iii) a duration of logout, or (iv) a time of day of logout. | 34,133 |
9,412,888 | 1. A solar cell comprising: a semiconductor substrate having a first conductivity type; an emitter layer at or adjacent to a first surface of the semiconductor substrate, the emitter layer having a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type; electrodes comprising a first electrode electrically connected to the emitter layer, and a second electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor substrate, wherein the emitter layer comprises a high-concentration doping portion adjacent to the first electrode, and a low-concentration doping portion in a region that does not include the high-concentration doping portion, the low-concentration doping portion having a higher sheet resistance than the high-concentration doping portion, wherein the high-concentration doping portion comprises a first region having a first sheet resistance, and a second region having a second sheet resistance higher than the first sheet resistance, wherein the first sheet resistance of the first region is 30 to 70 Ω/square (ohms/square), and the second sheet resistance of the second region is 80 to 90 Ω/square, wherein the sheet resistance of the low-concentration doping portion is uniform throughout the low-concentration doping portion and in the range of 100 to 120 Ω/square, wherein a ratio of a width of the second region to a width of the first region is 0.5 to 1.5, and wherein the low-concentration doping portion is wider than the high-concentration portion. | 23,114 |
9,262,568 | 1. An integrated circuit design implementation system comprising: a processor that accesses an electronic representation of a layout of an integrated circuit, wherein the layout comprises a dummy pattern having a first spacing from a functional component, wherein the dummy pattern has a first size; a defined sensitivity index that characterizes an impact of the dummy pattern on the functional component; an evaluation tool to analyze the impact of the dummy pattern on the functional component; and an adjustment tool to adjust at least one of the first spacing or the first size of the dummy pattern in the layout while the impact is not within a limit of the defined sensitivity index, wherein the adjustment tool removes the dummy pattern from the electronic representation of the layout when the number of adjustments to the dummy pattern exceeds a fixed index. | 27,107 |
9,514,893 | 1. An electrical storage device, comprising: a positive electrode including a positive-electrode collector electrode and a positive-electrode active material layer disposed on the positive-electrode collector electrode; a negative electrode including a negative-electrode collector electrode and a negative-electrode active material layer disposed on the negative-electrode collector electrode such that the negative-electrode active material layer faces the positive-electrode active material layer; and a first insulating layer comprising a plurality of columns extending between the positive electrode and the negative electrode to insulate the positive electrode from the negative electrode, wherein the plurality of columns of the first insulating layer define a plurality of paths that extend around the plurality of columns and between a surface of the positive electrode and a surface of the negative electrode. | 11,758 |
9,017,841 | 1. A method for preparing an electrochemical device, comprising the steps of: charging an electrochemical device using an electrode active material having a gas generation plateau potential in a charging period to an extent exceeding the plateau potential during an initial charge cycle, the initial charge cycle being the first charge cycle after assembly of the electrochemical device; and degassing the electrochemical device after the plateau potential is exceeded in the initial charge cycle. | 20,405 |
9,072,205 | 1. A surface mounting method comprising: applying a curable active resin composition to at least a part of a surface of a printed wiring substrate, the curable active resin composition comprising an epoxy resin in an amount of 100 parts by weight, a blocked carboxylic acid compound in an amount of 1 to 50 parts by weight and/or a carboxylic acid compound in an amount of 1 to 10 parts by weight, and a curing agent which can initiate curing reaction at 150° C. or higher, in an amount of 1 to 30 parts by weight; optionally, as needed, drying the applied curable active resin composition; optionally, as needed, heating the applied curable active resin composition at a temperature which is equal to or higher than the softening temperature of the applied curable active resin composition and which is lower than the curing reaction-initiating temperature of the applied curable active resin composition; subsequently, mounting a surface mount device on the printed wiring substrate by contacting the applied curable active resin composition with the surface mount device; performing reflow soldering on the mounted device; heating and/or performing a vacuum treatment on the applied curable active resin composition of the reflow soldered device, wherein said heating is performed at a temperature lower than the curing reaction-initiating temperature of the applied curable active resin composition; and thermally curing the applied curable active resin composition of the reflow soldered device. | 35,102 |
9,599,001 | 1. An exhaust purification system for an internal combustion engine including an oxidation catalyst provided in an exhaust channel of the internal combustion engine, and a selective reduction catalyst that is provided in the exhaust channel further downstream than the oxidation catalyst and selectively reduces NOx in exhaust, the exhaust purification system comprising: a NO a controller configured to execute NO wherein the NO | 28,799 |
8,891,158 | 1. A laser frequency converter comprising: a first substrate material forming a first planar surface comprising: and a second substrate material forming a second planar surface and separated by a distance from the first planar surface of the first substrate material, the second substrate material comprising: | 48,625 |
8,907,044 | 1. A polycarbonate resin comprising: a structural unit derived from a dihydroxy compound represented by the following formula (1), a structural unit derived from a dihydroxy compound represented by the following formula (2), and a structural unit derived from at least one dihydroxy compounds selected from the group consisting of a dihydroxy compound represented by the following formula (3), a dihydroxy compound represented by the following formula (4), a dihydroxy compound represented by the following formula (5) and a dihydroxy compound represented by the following formula (6), wherein: the content of structural units derived from dihydroxy compounds represented by the following formulae (3) to (6) is from 0.1 wt % to less than 4.5 wt % based on the total of structural units derived from dihydroxy compounds in the polycarbonate resin: wherein each of R wherein R wherein R wherein R wherein R | 43,164 |
9,849,872 | 1. A method for controlling a hybrid drive of a vehicle, the method comprising: detecting a driving situation ahead of the vehicle, the driving situation including at least one of a traffic situation and a road situation; determining an upcoming expected increase in a power request of the hybrid drive based on the detected driving situation; increasing an energy extraction rate that is extracted from an electrical energy source of the hybrid drive before the power request is implemented according to the determined increase; and implementing the power request of the hybrid drive after the energy extraction rate has been increased. | 12,831 |
8,476,689 | 1. A SCMOS subsystem comprising: a substrate; and a plurality of devices placed on the substrate, wherein the plurality of devices includes a plurality of fixed threshold and variable threshold complementary transistors, and complementary Schottky low barrier diodes formed within the fixed threshold and variable threshold complementary transistors. | 49,392 |
9,120,631 | 1. A board working system comprising: a board working apparatus working on a board; a board conveying apparatus including a first board conveying portion conveying the board in a prescribed direction, a second board conveying portion arranged adjacent to the first board conveying portion in a direction orthogonal to the prescribed direction, and a cover member covering the first board conveying portion and the second board conveying portion, the board conveying apparatus being connected to the board working apparatus, and at least one of the board working apparatus and the board conveying apparatus being provided with a shutter device closing such that a maximum interval of an opening gap leading from the first board conveying portion to the board working apparatus is not more than a prescribed value when setup for the first board conveying portion is performed. | 28,268 |
9,732,299 | 1. Method for treating fragmented or pulverized material in a reactor of cylindrical or conical shape, achieved by a rotational reactive flow and a flow of support gas laden with the fragmented material or pulverized elements set in at least two initially independent helical jets that mix with each other a distance away from where they are formed, wherein the rotational reactive flow comprises one or more continuous jet(s) (j) of nonthermal reactive plasma, quasi-stable, at intermediate temperatures (PIT), produced by PIT plasmatrons supplied by alternating current and operating at a pressure at least equal to atmospheric pressure, PIT plasma travelling in a turbulent movement along a helical trajectory or trajectories with a diameter D e at an angle α relative to a plane perpendicular to an axis of symmetry of the reactor and wherein the flow of fragmented material is propelled the at least two helical jets (i) of support gas according to helical trajectories with a diameter D at an angle β relative to the plane perpendicular to the axis of symmetry of the reactor, angles α and β being chosen according to a speed U of the flow rate of the incoming fragmented material or pulverized elements, G, the speeds of the propellant U, the speed of the plasma jet(s), Vs, the average characteristic dimension of the incoming fragments of material, I, the length of the reactor of reaction zone Y, under the conditions of fullness of the reactions: in which | 49,885 |
8,720,131 | 1. A mounting system for a PV module, the mounting system comprising: at least two profile-shaped cross rails arranged parallel to each other and being configured to hold a plurality of the PV modules, wherein each of the profile-shaped cross rails includes plane supporting surfaces; and at least two holders, each of the holders being configured to be attached or be attachable to a back side of the PV module via an adhesive agent, wherein, the PV module is configured to be mounted to the at least two profile-shaped cross rails via the at least two holders, whereby each profile-shaped cross rail is allocated to at least one holder and either each holder includes a recess and each profile-shaped cross rail includes an integrated protrusion or each holder includes a protrusion and each profile-shaped cross rail includes an integrated recess, the PV module is configured to be mounted by placing the PV module onto the at least two profile-shaped cross rails so that the at least two holders lay flat on the plane supporting surfaces of the at least two profile-shaped cross rails, the PV module then being moved in a joining direction perpendicular to the profile-shaped cross rails while lying on the plane supporting surfaces so that either the recess engages with the integrated protrusion or the protrusion engages with the integrated recess, a retaining safety device is disposed between at least one profile-shaped cross rail and its corresponding holder, the retaining safety device being configured to counteract a move against the joining direction, and the at least two holders each comprise a flat supporting structure having a contact surface and a surface for adhesion parallel thereto, the flat supporting structure narrowing towards an outer edge of the surface for adhesion. | 46,415 |
8,725,381 | 1. A slip detection apparatus configured to detect a slip of a vehicle that is driven with power output to a driveshaft, the slip detection apparatus comprising: a first wheel rotation speed sensor configured to obtain a first wheel rotation speed or a rotation speed of one of left and right wheels linked with the driveshaft; a driveshaft rotation speed sensor configured to obtain a driveshaft rotation speed or a rotation speed of the driveshaft; and a slip detector configured to detect occurrence of a slip of one of the left and right wheels based on the obtained first wheel rotation speed, compute a second wheel rotation speed as a rotation speed of the other of the left and right wheels by subtracting the obtained first wheel rotation speed from a product of the obtained driveshaft rotation speed and a preset coefficient, and detect occurrence of a slip of the other of the left and right wheels based on the computed second wheel rotation speed, wherein the first wheel rotation speed sensor is the only wheel rotation speed sensor connected to either one of the left and right wheels; and wherein the slip detector detects the slip by: | 27,051 |
8,679,818 | 1. A substantially purified β-glucosidase 7 (BGL7) polypeptide with the biological activity of a β-glucosidase, comprising a sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) an amino acid sequence having at least 85% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2; (b) an amino acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2; (c) an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2; and (d) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2. | 22,725 |
9,221,503 | 1. A front spoiler device configured to be installed on a vehicle having a vehicle width direction, a vehicle upward direction, a vehicle downward direction, a vehicle forward direction, and vehicle rearward direction, comprising: a front bumper; a bumper fascia that forms an outer surface of the front bumper; a spoiler supporting flange portion that extends in the vehicle rearward direction from a lower end of the bumper fascia; a spoiler body that extends along the lower end of the bumper fascia in the vehicle width direction, the spoiler body being provided with a vertical wall portion facing the vehicle forward direction; two diffuser portions, each of which is connected to each lateral end of the spoiler body, each of which extends in the vehicle downward direction and in the vehicle width direction along a corner portion of each lateral end on the lower end of the bumper fascia, and each of which comprises a baffle plate portion; an insertion space forming portion provided in each of the diffuser portions that forms an insertion space into which the each lateral end of the vertical wall portion is insertable in the vehicle width direction to thereby form an annular shape with the baffle plate portion; a mounting flange portion formed in the spoiler body that extends in the rearward direction from an upper end of the vertical wall portion and attached to the spoiler supporting flange portion; and a rear connecting flange portion formed in each of the diffuser portions that extends from an upper end of the baffle plate portion in the vehicle rearward direction and mounted to the mounting flange portion while being superimposed on an upper surface of the mounting flange portion, wherein the insertion space is formed such that the mounting flange portion is insertable along with the vertical wall portion, and wherein the insertion space forming portion is formed by the rear connecting flange portion and a connecting portion that connects the baffle plate portion to the rear connecting flange portion. | 13,948 |
9,598,284 | 1. A method of recycling a composite component, comprising: obtaining a composite component including: exposing the composite component to an acid. | 14,882 |
9,316,086 | 1. A composite member for a downhole tool comprising: a resilient portion; and a deformable portion having at least one groove formed therein, wherein the resilient portion and the deformable portion are made of a first material, wherein a second material is bonded to the deformable portion and at least partially fills into the at least one groove, wherein the downhole tool is selected from a group consisting of a frac plug and a bridge plug, and wherein the second material comprises at least one of an elastomer, polyurethane, and silicone. | 45,413 |
8,469,520 | 1. A light source device comprising: a reference light source that emits reference color component light of a plurality of colors; an excitation light source that emits an excitation light for a supplemental color component light; a luminous body member including a luminous body that emits the supplemental color component light in response to the excitation light, the luminous body member including a plurality of supplementary color emission regions configured to emit different supplementary colors upon exposure to the excitation light; and a combining unit that combines the reference color component light of the plurality colors and the supplemental color component light in such a way as to superimpose the supplemental color component light on light paths of the reference color component light of the plurality of colors. | 2,153 |
8,427,576 | 1. An image sensor module comprising: a plate, the plate comprising a top surface, a bottom surface facing away from the top surface, a light passing through hole extending through the top surface and the bottom surface, and a plurality of electrically conductive pads arranged on the top surface; an image sensor, the image sensor comprising a first surface and a plurality of bonding pads corresponding to the respective electrically conductive pads, the first surface opposing the bottom surface of the plate, the first surface comprising a light sensitive region aligned with the light passing through hole, and a light insensitive region surrounding the light sensitive region, the light insensitive region mounted on the bottom surface of the plate, the bonding pads arranged on the light insensitive region, and a plurality of conductive wires, the conductive wires passing through the light passing through hole, and respectively electrically connecting the bonding pads to the corresponding conductive pads, one end of each conductive wire being connected to the corresponding bonding pad on the light insensitive region, and the other end of each conductive wire being connected to the corresponding electrically conductive pad on the top surface. | 8,953 |
9,371,718 | 1. A method for perforating the casing of a wellbore, said method comprising: creating an electromagnetic field adjacent a conductive portion of said casing; inducing by said electromagnetic field a magnetic field in the conductive portion; and producing repulsive magnetic forces by the electromagnetic field and the magnetic field that are sufficient to overcome a yield strength of the casing so as to perforate said casing. | 42,193 |
8,420,312 | 1. A method to diagnose a canine subject who exhibits signs of osteoarthritis, the method comprising: a) obtaining a cartilage sample from the canine subject; b) measuring in the sample the amount of a transcription product comprising SEQ ID NO:217, wherein the measuring comprises hybridizing one or more probes capable of specifically hybridizing to the transcription product, wherein the probes comprise at least 10 nucleic acids, and wherein the probes are identical to or are fully complementary to a corresponding region of the transcription product to which they specifically hybridize and the corresponding region distinguishes the transcription product from any other transcription product in the sample; c) determining if the transcription product comprising SEQ ID NO:217 measured in step b) is down regulated in comparison to a non-osteoarthritis cartilage sample; and d) diagnosing the canine as having osteoarthritis when SEQ ID NO: 217 is down regulated in comparison to a non-osteoarthritis cartilage sample. | 28,418 |
9,302,828 | 1. A device for discharging water from an inner space of a temporary water retention tank through a first discharge passage, comprising: a conduit laid out for ensuring fluidic communication between the inner space and the first discharge passage, the conduit having an inner section, the surface area of which increases in the direction of flow of the water in the conduit towards the first discharge passage and an obturator positioned inside the conduit and controlled so as to be moved inside the conduit according to the water level in the inner space, the displacement of the obturator in the conduit giving the possibility of regulating the leak flow rate through the first discharge passage regardless of the water level in the inner space between a first level and a second water level, wherein the obturator is connected to a float, the height of the float being determined by the water level in the inner space and controlling the position of the obturator. | 38,927 |
9,770,997 | 1. A vehicle comprising: a plurality of battery cells arranged into groups of at least two cells in series; and a controller programmed to balance at least some of the cells in response to a change in voltage, caused by charging and discharging the cells, measured across one of the groups being at least a predetermined amount different than an expected change in voltage that is based on a current and time associated with the charging and discharging. | 35,175 |
9,419,530 | 1. A power estimation device using a coaxial winding transformer, comprising: a switching control unit configured to generate primary current by performing switching control on a power source; a coaxial winding transformer including a core, a primary winding, a secondary winding, and an auxiliary winding that are wound on the core, the coaxial winding transformer configured to output secondary current in accordance with the winding ratio of the secondary winding to the primary winding based on the primary current; and a power estimation unit configured to determine power outputted to the secondary winding by sensing output of the auxiliary winding in accordance with winding ratio of the auxiliary winding to the primary winding, the primary winding having a coil wound on a first side of the core and the auxiliary winding wound on a second side of the core, the first side and the second side being opposite each other, wherein the coaxial winding transformer is formed by winding a cable around the core in which at least one a plurality of inner conductors is used as the secondary winding and an outer conductor surrounding the at least one of the plurality of inner conductors is used as the auxiliary winding. | 31,060 |
9,013,236 | 1. An operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) for connection with multiple input voltage sources, the OTA comprising: a resistance simulation unit for simulating resistance; two current cancellation units connected with the resistance simulation unit respectively for receiving and converting the voltage of the input voltage sources into two first currents; a first differential output unit connected with the two current cancellation units respectively and having two first output ends, the two first currents flowing to the two first output ends; two current division units connected with the two current cancellation units respectively for receiving and converting the voltage of the input voltage sources into two second currents; and a second differential output unit connected with the two current division units respectively and having two second output ends, the two second currents flowing to the two second output ends and having the same potential as the two first currents, wherein the two current cancellation units comprise two first transistors and two second transistors, sources of the first and second transistors being connected with the resistance simulation unit, gates of the two first transistors being connected with one of the input voltage sources, gates of the two second transistors being connected with one of the input voltage sources, drain of one of the two first transistors being connected with drain of one of the two second transistors, drain of the other first transistor being connected with drain of the other second transistor; the first differential output unit comprises two first differential transistors, sources of the two first differential transistors being grounded, gates of the two first differential transistors being interconnected, drains of the two first differential transistors being connected with the drain of the other first transistor and the drain of the other second transistor respectively, the two first output ends being connected with drains of the two first differential transistors. | 35,829 |
9,159,184 | 1. A peripheral device for a wagering machine, comprising: an imaging unit including a lens; and an actuator moving the lens; and a controller for operating said imaging unit; wherein said imaging unit is positioned to capture a facial image of a player of the wagering machine; wherein the controller is configured to implement the following steps: (a) monitoring, continuously during a period of playing a game, information about a game which is outputted from a main substrate of the wagering machine when the player plays with the wagering machine, the information being at least one selected from a group consisting of amount of money inserted in the wagering machine for game play, gaming time, a number of times of wins, and a number of times of bonuses; (b) determining whether or not an improper condition is met based on whether or not the information about the game matches to a predetermined improper condition for the game which the player plays; (c) activating the imaging unit to start operation when it is determined the improper condition is met; (d) activating the actuator to move the lens of the imaging unit after starting operation; and (e) outputting the captured facial image data of the player to compare with stored facial image data. | 4,104 |
9,499,053 | 1. An electromotive vehicle comprising: a first electrical storage device configured to store driving electric power; a charging device configured to charge the first electrical storage device with use of a power supply outside the vehicle; a rotary electric machine configured to have a power generation function; a second electrical storage device configured to store electric power generated by the rotary electric machine; and a controller configured to suppress flow of electric power generated by the rotary electric machine to the first electrical storage device, the controller being configured to output-electric power to a device outside the vehicle, and the controller being configured to, when electric power is output to the device outside the vehicle, limit electric power to be output from the first electrical storage device, such that electric power stored in the second electrical storage device is output. | 17,231 |
9,637,765 | 1. A process for pretreatment of a biomass material, comprising subjecting a biomass material to a biphasic mixture of water and supercritical CO 2 under high pressure in a two-stage temperature process wherein an initial short high-temperature stage is conducted at a temperature of at least 200° C. for up to 20 minutes and a subsequent longer low-temperature stage is conducted at a temperature of at least 150° C. and up to 190° C. for 10-120 minutes to provide a pre-treated biomass material, and subjecting the pre-treated biomass material to enzymatic hydrolysis to produce monosaccharides, wherein said enzymatic hydrolysis results in a sugar yield of at least 50% and a furfural yield of no more than 20%. | 31,488 |
9,486,572 | 1. A reservoir assembly comprising: a reservoir, said reservoir having an interior volume and terminating with a hub connector on a first end; a plunger; a plunger rod having a first end connected to said plunger, said plunger rod comprising a threaded portion and a notched portion; and a removable filling aid, said filling aid comprising a threaded portion, a support portion and a handle portion, wherein said threaded portion threads to said threaded portion of said plunger rod at a non-zero distance from the first end of said plunger rod and said support portion aligns with said notched portion of said plunger rod. | 38,618 |
8,428,611 | 1. Method for controlling multi-path connections in radio access networks of cellular telephone networks, the method comprising: measuring an indicator of load of a primary path among a plurality of N transport paths between a pair of access network elements to which traffic of different types is allocated such that a respective primary path is assigned from the N transport paths for each type of traffic, for each incoming communication, comparing the measured load of the primary path with a threshold, and only when the measured load exceeds the threshold, assigning the incoming communication to a secondary path selected from the remaining N−1 transport paths, wherein the step of assigning the incoming communication to a secondary path comprises, if the load of the primary path is higher than the threshold: calculating available bandwidth for each of the N transport paths, comparing the available bandwidth of the primary path to the calculated available bandwidths of the remaining N−1 transport paths, if the available bandwidth of the primary path is lower than the available bandwidth of a given one of the remaining N−1 transport paths, selecting the given other N−1 transport path as a secondary path and assigning the incoming communication to said secondary path. | 1,317 |
8,446,551 | 1. A method for forming a liquid crystal cell comprising: covering a portion of a surface of a substrate with a shadow mask; depositing a substantially transparent conductive film onto the surface of the substrate such that the conductive film is tapered at a first end and a second end; placing a first mechanical mask covering a first portion of the conductive film and a second mechanical mask covering a second portion of the conductive film; and depositing a gold layer on top of the conductive film such that the gold layer is tapered at a first end of the gold layer and at a second end of the gold layer. | 4,618 |
8,779,684 | 1. A high gate voltage generator comprising: a pulse width modulation signal generating circuit for outputting a pulse width modulation signal; a boost circuit electrically connected to the pulse width modulation signal generating circuit and for receiving an input voltage to boost the input voltage according to the pulse width modulation signal and then outputting a power voltage; and an amplifier circuit electrically connected to the boost circuit and for receiving a reference voltage to amplify the power voltage and then outputting a high gate voltage, wherein the reference voltage is greater than the high gate voltage. | 24,058 |
9,768,303 | 1. A method, comprising: providing a semiconductor substrate, wherein the semiconductor substrate has a first region and a second region, the first and second regions are doped with first and second dopants respectively, and the first and second dopants are of opposite types; epitaxially growing a first semiconductor layer over the substrate, wherein the first semiconductor layer is doped with a third dopant, and the first and third dopants are of opposite types; depositing a dielectric hard mask (HM) layer over the first semiconductor layer; patterning the dielectric HM layer to have an opening over the first region; extending the opening towards the semiconductor substrate; epitaxially growing a second semiconductor layer in the opening, wherein the second semiconductor layer is doped with a fourth dopant, the first and fourth dopants are of a same type, and a surface of the second semiconductor layer is higher than a top surface of the first semiconductor layer directly over the second region and is lower than a top surface of the dielectric HM layer directly over the second region; removing the dielectric HM layer; and performing a first CMP process to planarize both the first and second semiconductor layers. | 24,097 |
8,775,791 | 1. An application gateway for secure messaging with a mobile device, the application gateway comprising: an application gateway server including a message broker for communicating between a backend server and the mobile device, the application gateway server further configured for effecting independent encryption between the mobile device and the application gateway, including encryption using a first set of keys for encrypting messages to the mobile device and decryption using a second set of keys for decrypting messages from the mobile device, wherein the first set of keys provides different speeds of decryption and encryption at the mobile device than the second set of keys, and wherein the first set of keys is selected to provide faster decryption performance at the mobile device, and the second set of keys is selected to provide faster encryption performance at the mobile device. | 32,210 |
9,112,156 | 1. An electron-donating polymer, comprising: a repeating unit A comprising a repeating unit according to Chemical Formula 3 and at least one selected from a repeating unit according to Chemical Formula 1, a repeating unit according to Chemical Formula 2, and a combination thereof; and a repeating unit B comprising a repeating unit according to Chemical Formula 4 and a repeating unit according to Chemical Formula 5: wherein, in Chemical Formulae 1 and 2, X R wherein, in Chemical Formula 3, X wherein, in Chemical Formula 4, X R wherein, in Chemical Formula 5, X in Chemical Formula 3, X in Chemical Formula 5, X | 16,579 |
9,603,037 | 1. A method of handling delayed signaling of a target mobile device for a first network control node, the method comprising: the first network control node receiving a request from a network gateway node for delivering the request to the target mobile device, wherein the first network control node is a Mobility Management Entity (MME), a Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) or a Mobile Switching Center (MSC); the first network control node setting a flag when the first network control node fails to deliver the request to the target mobile device; the first network control node informing a data base to set the flag for the target mobile device when the first network control node fails to deliver the request to the target mobile device, wherein the data base is a Home Location Register (HLR) or a Home Subscriber Server (HSS); and when the target mobile device is reachable in a second network control node, the first network control node sending the flag to the second network control node if the second network control node is not the first network control node, wherein the flag is configured to instruct the second network control node whether to inform the data base about reachability of the target mobile device, wherein according to a status of the flag, the second network control node is capable of determining whether to inform the data base that the target mobile device is reachable in the second network control node. | 29,613 |
8,357,599 | 1. A method of processing a microfeature workpiece, the method comprising: (a) depositing a first conducting layer; (b) at least partially reducing oxides on the first conducting layer to provide a reduced first conducting layer; and (c) exposing the reduced first conducting layer to a substantially oxygen-free environment to provide a treated first conducting layer, wherein the substantially oxygen-free environment is selected from the group consisting of substantially pure nitrogen and an environment containing vaporized 1-propanethiol, 1-propylmercaptan, 2-propanethiol, or mixtures thereof. | 23,250 |
8,817,287 | 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a first communication processing unit and a second communication processing unit respectively configured to communicate with an external device; a switching unit configured to switch from the first communication processing unit to the second communication processing unit as a communication destination of the external device; and a power supply unit configured to supply power to the first communication processing unit and the second communication processing unit, wherein, when the first communication processing unit receives data from the external device in a power-saving state where the power supply unit supplies power to the first communication processing unit and the power supply unit stops supplying the power to the second communication processing unit, the power supply unit supplies power to the second communication processing unit and the switching unit switches from the first communication processing unit to the second communication processing unit as a communication destination of the external device. | 37,676 |
9,056,256 | 1. A method comprising: capturing, using one or more computing devices, actions taken by a user within an online environment; wherein capturing actions includes at least one of: wherein capturing actions further comprises presenting an online assessment that includes a series of questions designed to assess which play type, of a plurality of play types, satisfies the user's need for play; automatically determining a play personality of the user based, at least in part, on the actions of the user that are captured using the one or more computing devices; wherein automatically determining the play personality of the user comprises: wherein the plurality of play types includes two or more of: Object, Pretend, Social, Rough and Tumble, Body, Exploratory, Celebratory, Competitive, Ritual, Narrative, Fantasy or Games/Gaming; storing play personality data that reflects the play personality of the user; and wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices. | 26,283 |
8,910,841 | 1. A portable food display and serving apparatus, comprising a base forming an interior space with an open top, a removable substantially flat panel, including a plurality of openings within the panel for carrying a plurality of food containers adjacent the open top of the base, means within the interior space of the base for horizontally supporting the removable substantially flat panel within the interior space of the base, and a plurality of open-top food containers removably supported and horizontally carried by the removable substantially flat panel within the plurality of openings of the panel for carrying and displaying adjacent the open top of the base a plurality of different food items for selection by a consumer. | 21,351 |
9,154,706 | 1. An imaging apparatus comprising: an imaging unit; a magnification operation unit operated by a user to instruct an image magnification; a display control unit configured to perform control to display a live image captured by the imaging unit on a display unit, and to perform control to display the live image with a magnification ratio changed in response to an operation of the magnification operation unit; and a generation unit configured to generate a composite image by compositing the live image and at least one captured image, wherein the display control unit performs control to display the composite image generated by the generation unit on the display unit, and performs control, in a case where the magnification operation unit is operated when the composite image is displayed, so as to display the live image without displaying the composite image. | 15,154 |
9,226,959 | 1. An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising the nucleoside sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 114-119 or the DNA coding sequence thereof, provided that: the guanosine (guanine), the uridine (uracil), the adenosine (adenine), the thymidine (thymine), or the cytidine (cytosine) positions of the nucleotide (nucleoside) sequence of the nucleic acid may be substituted with an analogue of nucleotides (nucleosides) selected from 1-methyl-adenosine (adenine), 2-methyl-adenosine (adenine), 2-methylthio-N6-isopentenyl-adenosine (adenine), N6-methyl-adenosine (adenine), N6-isopentenyl-adenosine (adenine), 2-thio-cytidine (cytosine), 3-methyl-cytidine (cytosine), 4-acetyl-cytidine (cytosine), 2,6-diaminopurine, 1-methyl-guanosine (guanine), 2-methyl-guanosine (guanine), 2,2-dimethyl-guanosine (guanine), 7-methyl-guanosine (guanine), inosine, 1-methyl-inosine, dihydro-uridine (uracil), 4-thio-uridine (uracil), 5-carboxymethylaminomethyl-2-thio-uridine (uracil), 5-(carboxyhydroxylmethyl)-uridine (uracil), 5-fluoro-uridine (uracil), 5-bromo-uridine (uracil), 5-carboxymethylaminomethyl-uridine (uracil), 5-methyl-2-thio-uridine (uracil), N-uridine (uracil)-5-oxyacetic acid methyl ester, 5-methylaminomethyl-uridine (uracil), 5-methoxyaminomethyl-2-thio-uridine (uracil), 5′-methoxycarbonylmethyl-uridine (uracil), 5-methoxy-uridine (uracil), uridine (uracil)-5-oxyacetic acid methyl ester, uridine (uracil)-5-oxyacetic acid (v), queosine, beta-D-mannosyl-queosine, wybutoxosine, and inosine; 2phosphate moieties may be substituted with phosphoramidates, phosphorothioates, peptide nucleotides, or methylphosphonates; and ribose components may be substituted with deoxyribose. | 12,640 |
9,357,417 | 1. A method of obtaining System Information (SI) of a second base station of a wireless network for a wireless device that is communicating with a first base station of the wireless network, the method comprising: in response to at least one criterion, selectively performing at least two operations comprising: wherein the SI of the second base station comprises one or more components of a SystemInformationBlock (SIB) of the second base station. | 42,813 |
9,688,641 | 1. Method of preparing an intermediate asymmetric imidazolium salt of formula 1A: in which R1 is an aromatic group, R2 is selected from a secondary cyclic aliphatic alkyl group and a heteroalkyl group, R3 and R4 are selected independently of one another from the group consisting of hydrogen, a halide and an alkyl group, and A− is an anion, comprising the following steps: with one equivalent (1 eq) of a compound of formula 3: in the presence of at least four point five equivalents (4.5 eq) of a Brønsted acid of formula 4: one equivalent (1 eq) of formaldehyde, and at least four point five equivalents (4.5 eq) of the Brønsted acid of formula 4, heating said solution to about 80° C. and then adding the reaction mixture formed in step a.; | 23,559 |
9,158,221 | 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a casing; a belt unit configured to be accommodated in the casing, the belt unit comprising: a plurality of image bearing members each configured to bear a developer image thereon, the plurality of image bearing members being juxtaposed with each other and spaced apart from each other in an orthogonal direction that is orthogonal to the first and second rotation axes and that is oriented in a direction from the first roller to the second roller, the plurality of image bearing members each having a bottom portion contacting the upper portion of the belt, the plurality of image bearing members including a first image bearing member positioned closer to the first roller than remaining image bearing members to the first roller and a second image bearing member positioned closer to the second roller than remaining image bearing members to the second roller; a plurality of developer containers disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of image bearing members, the plurality of developer containers each configured to accommodate developer therein and configured to be detached from and attached to the casing, the plurality of developer containers including a first developer container corresponding to the first image bearing member; a removing member configured to remove a waste toner deposited on the belt, the removing member being positioned adjacent to the second image bearing member and below an imaginary plane containing a top surface of the upper portion of the belt; an accommodating member configured to accommodate the waste toner removed by the removing member, the accommodating member being positioned adjacent to the first image bearing member and above the imaginary plane, the accommodating member being configured to be mounted in and removed from the casing along with the first developer container; and a conveying member configured to convey the waste toner removed by the removing member to the accommodating member. | 47,122 |
9,482,477 | 1. A thermal interface material (TIM) comprising: a vertically aligned carbon nanotube array (VACNT) for providing heat transfer between two surfaces in an electronic device; and a plurality of high thermal conductivity nanorods or nanowires distributed on the surface of the VACNT such that they are co-planar and lie flat in an interface region between the VACNT and one of the surfaces in the electronic device. | 5,294 |
8,819,664 | 1. A method of upgrading firmware with upgrade information from a tape cartridge, the method comprising: receiving a respective tape cartridge of a plurality of tape cartridges by a respective cartridge receiving compartment of a plurality of cartridge receiving compartments of a tape library; configuring a memory of a tape drive manager to include a plurality of information modules associated with the plurality of tape cartridges, respectively, such that each information module to include an internal tape identifier to identify a corresponding tape cartridge and firmware to cause the tape drive manager to write data to and read data from the corresponding tape cartridge; in response to a respective cartridge receiving compartment receiving a respective tape cartridge, determining whether an external tape identifier obtained from the respective tape cartridge in a wireless manner corresponds with an internal tape identifier included in one of the plurality of information modules by the tape drive manager; and when the external tape identifier obtained from the respective tape cartridge corresponds with one of the plurality of information modules, upgrading the corresponding firmware of the one of the plurality of information modules by the tape drive manager using upgrade information obtained from the respective tape cartridge in the wireless manner; subsequently executing the upgraded firmware to write data to and read data from the respective tape cartridge. | 11,478 |
8,899,276 | 1. A joining loop structure of an industrial multilayer fabric comprising: wefts and warps arranged in layers; the industrial multilayer fabric comprising, at both end portions, joining loops of some or all the end portions of warps being folded back to form at least one common hole by engaging the joining loops at the both end portions of the fabric, a core wire is inserted into the common hole; wherein the joining loop structure is formed by leaving at least one remaining upper side weft at the both end portions and removing a lower side weft located below the remaining upper side weft; folded back end portions of the warps are interwoven with the wefts of normal portions of the industrial multilayer fabric; the common hole and the core wire inserted into the common hole are located below the at least one remaining upper side weft; upper side warps do not interweave lower side wefts and lower side warps do not interweave upper side wefts; the folded back end portions of the upper side warps are interwoven with the upper side wefts of the normal portions; and the folded back end portions of the lower side warps are interwoven with the lower side wefts of the normal portions. | 39,345 |
9,334,000 | 1. A rubber track comprising: a track main body formed of a rubber material in an endless belt shape, in which a plurality of lug sections protrude from an outer circumferential surface of the track main body in a track circumferential direction at an interval, engaging sections engaged with a vehicle wheel of a track-type vehicle are disposed at a portion of the track main body disposed between the lug sections neighboring in the track circumferential direction, and a through-groove section passing through the lug section in the track circumferential direction is formed in the lug section, wherein total areas of ground surfaces formed by top surfaces of the plurality of lug sections are different from each other at both sides in a track widthwise direction with respect to an imaginary line which passes through the through-groove section and extends in the track circumferential direction throughout the entire circumference and pass over the plurality of engaging sections. | 26,821 |
9,825,481 | 1. A system for facilitating operation of a power adapter in hiccup mode, comprising: an electronic device configured to be coupled to the power adapter, wherein the electronic device comprises: | 21,903 |
9,781,101 | 1. A method of controlling connection between electronic devices, the method comprising: detecting a first device; determining whether the first device is included in a device list; when the first device is not included in the device list, requesting a second device for authentication information related to the first device; obtaining the authentication information related to the first device from the second device, the second device storing the authentication information related to the first device; and establishing a connection with the first device based on the authentication information related to the first device from the second device. | 34,887 |
9,216,522 | 1. An apparatus for the pretreatment and subsequent plastification of plastics, waste for recycling purposes, with a container ( 1 ) for the material to be processed, wherein at least one mixing and/or comminution implement ( 3 ) which is rotatable around an axis ( 10 ) of rotation and which is intended for the mixing, heating and optionally comminution of the plastics material is in the container ( 1 ), where an aperture ( where at least one extruder or compactor ( where the housing ( where the two chambers ( and where each degassing aperture ( wherein the imaginary continuation of the central longitudinal axis ( and wherein the length (L) of the screw ( and wherein the distance from the opening ( | 36,571 |
9,327,016 | 1. A method of increasing the efficiency of protein digestion in an individual, comprising administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a recombinant polypeptide comprising a sequence at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO:5, wherein the polypeptide can cleave high mannose, complex, and hybrid N-glycans from a glycoprotein, and wherein the polypeptide lacks a transmembrane domain to the individual, thereby increasing the efficiency of protein digestion in the individual. | 27,876 |
8,956,063 | 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a spool configured to hold a roll of print medium; an image forming device configured to form an image on the print medium unwound from the roll; a transporting device including a transport rotary member configured to transport the unwound print medium in a medium transporting direction to the image forming device to face the image forming device and a drive source configured to generate drive force for driving the transport rotary member to rotate; and a drive force transmission device provided between the transport rotary member and the spool, and configured to transmit the drive force to the spool when the transport rotary member rotates in a direction of rewinding the print medium into the roll, the drive force transmission device including: the first transmission path is selected when the transport rotary member and the spool rotate in the same rotation direction during the transport of the print medium in the medium transporting direction by the transport rotary member, and the second transmission path is selected when the transport rotary member and the spool rotate in opposite rotation directions during the transport of the print medium in the medium transporting direction by the transport rotary member. | 5,108 |
9,786,913 | 1. Cathode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte rechargeable battery comprising: layered hexagonal crystal lithium nickel manganese composite oxide particles that are expressed by the general formula (A): Li the total amount of Na, Mg and Ca included is 0.01% by mass to 0.1% by mass, and the amount of SO sodium ions, magnesium ions and calcium ions are dissolved in Li sites; and the ratio of the integrated intensity of the diffraction peak on plane (003) with respect to the integrated intensity of the diffraction peak on plane (104) that were obtained by power X-ray diffraction measurement that uses CuKα rays is 1.20 or greater wherein a crystallization process for obtaining nickel manganese composite hydroxide particles that include secondary particles that are formed from an aggregation of plural primary particles, and are expressed by the general formula (B):: Ni a mixing process for obtaining a lithium mixture by mixing a lithium compound into the nickel manganese composite hydroxide particles that were obtained in the crystallization process so that the ratio of the number of atoms of Li with respect to the number of atoms of Ni, Mn, Co and M is 1:0.95 to 1.20; and a calcination process for obtaining lithium nickel manganese composite oxide particles by performing calcination of the lithium mixture in an oxidizing atmosphere and at a calcination temperature of 850° C. to 1000° C., with T is controlled so as to be 550° C.·h 1/2 to 1000° C.·h 1/2 , and a crystal growth index (G 2 ) that is defined by an Equation (b) is controlled so as to be 1500° C.·h 1/2 to 3500° C.·h 1/2 . | 43,736 |
9,699,883 | 1. A thermal switch comprising: a substrate having a target region and a peripheral region; and a metallization array coupled to the substrate and positioned adjacent the target region, the metallization array comprising: | 953 |
9,810,461 | 1. An electronic expansion valve, comprising a valve seat, the valve seat being provided with a valve cavity, a valve core seat being fixed in the valve cavity, and the valve core seat being provided with a valve core valve port and a bypass through hole; the electronic expansion valve further comprising a valve needle component which is movable in an axial direction to cooperate with the valve core valve port and a piston component which is movable in the axial direction to open and close the bypass through hole; and the electronic expansion valve further comprising a transverse connecting pipe functioning as an inlet connecting pipe and a vertical connecting pipe functioning as an outlet connecting pipe, the transverse connecting pipe and the vertical connecting pipe are installed on the valve seat; wherein, the piston component and the valve needle component are located at a same side of the valve core seat, and in a case that refrigerant flows forwards, the piston component closes the bypass through hole, the refrigerant flows to a side of the vertical connecting pipe via the valve core valve port, and the valve needle component moves in the axial direction to regulate an opening of the valve core valve port; and in a case that the refrigerant flows reversely, the piston component moves upwards in the axial direction to open the bypass through hole, and the refrigerant flows to a side of the transverse connecting pipe via the bypass through hole. | 27,511 |
9,389,329 | 1. An acoustic energy source for use with a downhole tool comprising: a body mounted to a housing of the downhole tool; a first cavity in the body having an elastomer; a second cavity in the body having a fluid; a diaphragm coupled with the body adjacent the first cavity, and that selectively reciprocates axially outward from the first cavity and axially inward to the first cavity; a dynamic yoke having an end projecting into the second cavity and an opposite end holding a pressure disk projecting into the first cavity and embedded in the elastomer of the first cavity; a plurality of electrically reactive stacks that are each selectively energized into an oscillatory extended and contracted configuration; a plurality of quill tips each having an end in contact with a one of the electrically reactive stacks and each is moved radially inward when an associated electrically reactive stack is in the extended configuration, and each is moved radially outward when an associated electrically reactive stack is in the contracted configuration, and each quill tip having an opposite end profiled substantially complimentary with a recesses in the dynamic yoke, so that a film of the fluid in the second cavity remains between each quill tip and the dynamic yoke when the electrically reactive stacks are in the extended configuration and in the contracted configuration; and a tuned resonant mount having an end attached to the body and an opposite end attached to the downhole tool, and that couples dynamically with motion of the diaphragm to create resonant response of the acoustic output of the source at designated operational frequencies and ranges. | 19,298 |
9,396,826 | 1. An isotope production target, comprising: an outer diameter wall; an inner diameter wall located within the outer diameter wall, wherein a top of both the inner diameter wall and the outer diameter are sealed together and a bottom of both the inner diameter wall and the outer diameter are sealed together to form a sealed chamber; an isotope source comprising particles of fissile material loosely placed between the inner diameter wall and the outer diameter wall to facilitate removal of the loosely placed particles of fissile material after irradiation of the isotope production target, wherein the loosely placed particles of fissile material are in contact with each other and interspersed with a plurality of voided regions around each of the loosely placed particles of fissile material in the sealed chamber to capture fission gases released from the loosely placed particles of fissile material due to the irradiation of the isotope production target; and a central region located within the inner diameter wall, wherein the central region houses a neutron thermalization volume. | 33,769 |
8,938,012 | 1. An encoding apparatus comprising at least a processor, a memory having computer program code instructions stored therein, said instructions when executed by a processor causing the apparatus to perform: generating an encoded scalable data stream having a plurality of temporal scalable layers comprising a base layer and at least one enhancement layer, wherein the apparatus is further configured to generate information associated with each of the base layer and the at least one enhancement layer in a Supplemental Enhancement Information message, the information comprising: a minimum picture buffer size associated with each of the base layer and the at least one enhancement layer, wherein the minimum picture buffer size is dependent on the number of scalable temporal layers of the base layer and the at least one enhancement layer; and a maximum picture reordering size associated with each of the base layer and the at least one enhancement layer, wherein the maximum picture buffer reordering size is dependent on the number of scalable temporal layers of the base layer and the at least one enhancement layer. | 44,165 |
9,388,798 | 1. An apparatus comprising: a first module comprising: | 49,027 |
8,475,591 | 1. A method of forming a sheet from a material comprising at least one of silicon, germanium, or gallium, comprising: heating said material to form a melt; introducing said melt into a channel in a vessel configured to contain said melt; forming a sheet of said material on a surface of said melt by controllably cooling said melt in a first region of said channel, said sheet having a first thickness after said forming; horizontally transporting said sheet to a second region of said channel downstream of said first region with said sheet floating on said surface of said melt, wherein a temperature of said melt and a speed of said transporting are controlled; thinning said sheet from said first thickness to a second thickness while said sheet is on said surface of said melt in said second region, wherein said second thickness is smaller than said first thickness and wherein said thinning occurs after said forming by controllably heating said melt; and separating said sheet from said melt after said thinning. | 11,028 |
9,399,394 | 1. A transmission for a motor vehicle, the transmission comprising: a housing; a transmission input shaft operable to couple to and decouple from a drive assembly of the motor vehicle; a transmission output shaft operable to couple to and decouple from an axle drive of the motor vehicle; a first element of a first planetary gear set permanently coupled to a first element of a second planetary gear set via a shiftable intermediate shaft between the transmission input shaft and the transmission output shaft, wherein the second planetary gear set is disposed on a same axis as the first planetary gear set; an electric machine permanently coupled to the intermediate shaft; a second element of the second planetary gear set permanently coupled to the transmission output shaft; a first form-locking shift element of the transmission input shaft operable to shift between a first and second shift setting of the first form-locking shift element, wherein, in the first shifting setting of the first form-locking shift element, the transmission input shaft is coupled directly to the transmission output shaft and, in the second shifting setting of the first form-locking shift element, the transmission input shaft is coupled to a second element of the first planetary gear set; a second form-locking shift element of the transmission output shaft operable to shift between a first and second shift setting of the second form-locking shift element, wherein, in the first shifting setting of the second form-locking shift element, a third element of the second planetary gear set is firmly attached to the housing and, in the second shifting setting of the second form-locking shift element, the third element of the second planetary gear set is coupled to the second element of the second planetary gear set or to the first element of the second planetary gear set so as to bypass the second planetary gear set. | 14,441 |
9,309,861 | 1. A method for generating electrical power using kinetic energy derived from vertically compressed substantially elliptical oscillating water particle orbits beneath refracted ocean surface waves, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing an elongated rotor having a central horizontal axis and a pair of fixed longitudinal vanes of semicircular transverse cross section extending parallel to the central horizontal axis secured between circular end plates in opposed facing relation, the longitudinal vanes of semicircular transverse cross section having straight longitudinal edges that are diametrically offset and spaced apart in overlapped relation relative to one another defining a water passageway in fluid communication with the opposed facing interior and exterior semicircular curved surfaces of the vanes, the water passageway and opposed facing interior and exterior semicircular curved surfaces of the vanes configured to rotate the rotor in one direction about the central horizontal axis; (b) operatively connecting an electrical generator with the rotor for conversion of rotational energy of the rotor into electrical power; (c) mounting the electrical generator and the elongated rotor on a support structure with provision for rotation about the central horizontal axis, the elongated rotor, electrical generator, and support structure, forming a water turbine assembly; (d) completely submerging and securing the water turbine assembly to the seafloor a distance from the coastline beneath ocean surface waves in an operating zone between an offshore location and a nearshore location and at a depth where water particle motion beneath prevailing ocean surface waves in the operating zone is in the form of closed-loop vertically compressed substantially elliptical oscillating orbits having accentuated horizontal velocity with horizontal, vertical, and oblique velocity components caused by interaction with the seafloor during passage overhead of wave crests and troughs of ocean surface waves in the operating zone, said steps of submerging and securing the water turbine assembly including: (e) securing the water turbine at a depth beneath the still water level such that the top of the rotor is completely submerged in the lower half of a vertical water column between the seafloor and the still water level so as to remain submerged and operational during passage of maximum wave crests and troughs of the overhead ocean surface waves in the operating zone during storm conditions, and to facilitate exposure to the closed-loop vertically compressed substantially elliptical oscillating water particle orbits near the seafloor; and (f) positioning the elevated central horizontal axis of the rotor generally parallel to bathymetric contours in the vicinity of the water turbine assembly to optimize alignment and exposure of the rotor with the horizontal, vertical, and oblique velocity components of the closed-loop vertically compressed substantially elliptical water particle orbits having accentuated horizontal velocity during passage of refracted overhead ocean surface waves in the operating zone; and thereafter (g) generating electrical power responsive to rotation of the elongated rotor in one direction about the central horizontal axis caused by the kinetic energy of oscillating flow and accentuated horizontal velocity of the vertically compressed substantially elliptical water oscillating particle orbits interacting with the water passageway and the interior and exterior curved surfaces of the opposed facing vanes during passage of crests and troughs of the overhead refracted ocean surface waves moving ashore in the operating zone. | 14,950 |
8,847,552 | 1. A battery pack comprising: a protective circuit; a plurality of battery cells coupled with the protective circuit, the plurality of battery cells being coupled in series and in parallel; a plurality of current limiting devices each coupled between corresponding battery cells that are coupled in parallel among the plurality of battery cells; and at least one switch coupled in parallel to at least one of the current limiting devices, the at least one switch comprising a first terminal coupled to a first terminal of the at least one of the current limiting devices, and a second terminal coupled to a second terminal of the at least one of the current limiting devices, wherein the protective circuit is configured to measure voltages of at least two battery cells coupled in series among the plurality of battery cells, wherein the switch is turned off when measuring voltages of at least two battery cells coupled in series among the plurality of battery cells, and wherein the protective circuit is configured to compare measured voltages with a reference voltage, and turn off a charge-discharge switch that controls charging or discharging of the plurality of battery cells or blow a fuse on a high current path (HCP) of the plurality of battery cells when a difference between any of the measured voltages and the reference voltage is equal to or greater than a first threshold value. | 43,658 |
9,528,254 | 1. An injection member assembly for a bidet, comprising: a movable injection member; a bracket provided with a guiding surface; and a driving assembly including a driving device and a coupling member, wherein the coupling member is coupled with the guiding surface and the driving device causes the coupling member to move along the guiding surface; wherein the movable injection member is fixedly connected to the driving device, such that the driving device moves the same distance as the injection member as the coupling member moves along the guiding surface; and wherein the driving device and the injection member move in the same direction, as the injection member is extended and retracted. | 29,830 |
9,347,302 | 1. A method for heating a subsurface formation using electrically resistive heat, comprising: providing a first wellbore at least partially within a subsurface formation, the first wellbore having an electrically conductive first member, an electrically conductive second member, and an electrically conductive first granular material in the first wellbore, wherein the first granular material is positioned to provide electrical communication between the electrically conductive first member and the electrically conductive second member, wherein the electrically conductive first member consists of an elongated rod, wire or cable and the electrically conductive second member consists of an elongated rod, wire or cable, wherein the electrically conductive first member terminates at a first depth within the subsurface formation and the electrically conductive second member terminates at a second depth that is lower than the first depth and within the subsurface formation, and wherein neither the electrically conductive first member nor the electrically conductive second member is in electrical contact with a well casing; providing a second wellbore at least partially within the subsurface formation, the second wellbore having an electrically conductive third member, an electrically conductive fourth member, and an electrically conductive second granular material in the second wellbore, wherein the second granular material is positioned to provide electrical communication between the electrically conductive third member and the electrically conductive fourth member, wherein the electrically conductive third member consists of an elongated rod, wire, or cable and the electrically conductive fourth member consists of an elongated rod, wire, or cable, wherein the electrically conductive third member terminates at a third depth within the subsurface formation and the electrically conductive fourth member terminates at a fourth depth that is lower than the third depth and within the subsurface formation, and wherein neither the electrically conductive third member nor the electrically conductive fourth member is in electrical contract with a well casing; passing a first electrical current through the electrically conductive first member, the first granular material and the electrically conductive second member, thereby generating first heat, the generated first heat produced primarily through electrical resistive heating of the first granular material wherein the first electrical current flows down the first wellbore through the electrically conductive second member and then up the first wellbore through the electrically conductive first member; passing a second electrical current through the electrically conductive third member, the second granular material and the electrically conductive fourth member, thereby generating second heat, the generated second heat produced primarily through electrical resistive heating of the second granular material wherein the second electrical current flows down the second wellbore through the electrically conductive third member and then up the second wellbore through the electrically conductive fourth member; and heating formation hydrocarbons located substantially equidistant from the first wellbore and the second wellbore primarily with the generated first heat, second heat or both. | 2,024 |
9,027,027 | 1. A system comprising: a memory area for storing a list of active threads being executed by a mobile computing device and a list of suspended threads, said memory area further storing a power priority value for each of the active threads and the suspended threads, said memory area storing a default power priority value for each of the active threads and suspended threads if a power profile does not exist, wherein the default power priority value prevents the threads from running in any power state other than an active power state, wherein the power state comprises at least one of the following: ON, IDLE, ACTIVE, STANDBY, RECHARGING, BATTERY POWER LEVEL, or BACKLIGHT OFF; and a processor programmed to: | 28,049 |
9,446,290 | 1. A golf ball comprising: a core; a cover formed from an ionomer resin and disposed on the core; and a cured coating layer disposed on and in direct contact with the cover; wherein the cured coating layer is formed from a topcoat coating composition comprising a polymeric component and a halogenated component present in an amount of from about 0.5 parts by weight to about 50 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the polymeric component; wherein the halogenated component comprises a chlorinated polyolefin, a chlorinated acid, or any combination thereof. | 6,732 |
8,868,134 | 1. A handheld device with a display, comprising: a processor, electrically connected to a light sensor and a receiver, the light sensor being located next to the receiver; wherein said processor is configured to determine whether a phone call event occurs; wherein said processor is configured to, when a phone call event has occurred, enable said light sensor to detect an initial ambient brightness value of the handheld device; wherein said processor is configured to adopt a first predetermined condition or a second predetermined condition based on said initial brightness value; wherein said processor is configured to determine, whether the handheld device is in a handed receiver mode or in a hands-free receiver mode after said phone call event occurs; wherein the processor is configured to, when the handheld device is in the handed receiver mode, enable said light sensor to detect a subsequent brightness value and to turn off the display based on the subsequent brightness value and the first or second predetermined condition; and the processor is configured to, when the handheld device is in the hands-free receiver mode, control the display based on the settings for the hands-free receiver mode. | 38,554 |
8,402,296 | 1. A system, comprising: a management resource coupled to multiple information handling resources and configured to: a power profiling module configured to transition the particular information handling resource to a first power consumption state; a power monitoring module configured to record a level of power supplied by a power supply coupled to the multiple information handling resources while the isolated particular information handling resource is in the first power consumption state; and an allocation resource configured to allocate power in response to a request from the particular information handling resource, wherein allocation is based at least on maintaining substantially equivalent power loads on a plurality of power supply modules, the plurality of power supply modules comprising the power supply. | 48,608 |
9,049,350 | 1. An imaging apparatus connected to another imaging apparatus and a reception apparatus via a network, comprising: a reception section configured to receive a transmission request requesting transmission of first video data photographed by the imaging apparatus to the reception apparatus, from the reception apparatus; a determination section configured to determine, based on processing load on the imaging apparatus, a distribution capacity of the imaging apparatus, or conditions of the network, whether or not the imaging apparatus is to execute transmission processing for transmitting the first video data to the reception apparatus; and an acquisition section configured to acquire, in a case where said determination section has determined that the imaging apparatus is not to execute the transmission processing, a transmission destination to which a request for acquiring second video data photographed by said another imaging apparatus is to be transmitted. | 16,118 |
8,906,792 | 1. An impurity diffusion method for diffusing impurities into a thin film, the method comprising: transferring an object, on which the thin film is formed, into a processing chamber; raising a temperature of the object to a vapor diffusion temperature in the processing chamber, wherein the temperature of the object is greater than 500° C. and less than 700° C.; and diffusing the impurities into the thin film formed on the object of which the temperature is raised to the vapor diffusion temperature by supplying an impurity-containing gas that contains the impurities into the processing chamber together with an inert gas, wherein in the diffusing of the impurities, an impurity diffusion acceleration gas for accelerating the diffusion of the impurities into the thin film is supplied into the processing chamber together with the impurity-containing gas and the inert gas, wherein the impurities lost from an etched surface of the thin film during etching of the thin film or the impurities lost from an oxidized surface of the thin film during oxidizing of the thin film are compensated by supplying the impurity diffusion acceleration gas. | 34,564 |
9,273,373 | 1. A heating apparatus comprising: a workpiece support on which a ring-shaped workpiece is placed; a rotary drive assembly; a heater configured to heat the workpiece; and a position detector, wherein the workpiece support comprises a plurality of rotating rollers arranged in a circumferential direction, wherein the rotary drive assembly is configured to rotate the plurality of rotating rollers to rotate the workpiece placed on the workpiece support along a ring shape of the workpiece, wherein the heater comprises: a heating coil configured to induction-heat the workpiece on the workpiece support at a heating position; and an actuator configured to move the heating coil at the heating position relative to the workpiece to adjust a distance between the workpiece and the heating coil, wherein the position detector is provided upstream of the heating position it direction of the workpiece to detect a position of a surface of the workpiece, and wherein the actuator moves the heating coil based on a detection by the position detector. | 42 |
9,629,086 | 1. A wireless communication device comprising: a wireless communication circuitry for not performing transmission in a non-transmission region of a resource block and for performing transmission in a transmission region of the resource block, the transmission region being a rest of the resource block excluding the non-transmission region of the resource block, the resource block being assigned from among a plurality of resource blocks arranged in a grid pattern on a time axis and a frequency axis, and a resource allocation being performed for each of the plurality of resource blocks, the non-transmission region being set at a boundary with an adjacent resource block in a time direction or a frequency direction, wherein the wireless communication circuitry is configured to: set a first non-transmission region at an area contacting a first boundary line between a first resource block and at least one of an adjacent resource block in a front side on the time axis, or an adjacent resource block in a rear side on the time axis, the first non-transmission region being set at a first part of at least one of the first resource block, the adjacent resource block in the front side on the time axis, and the adjacent resource block in the rear side on the time axis, the first part contacting the first boundary line, the first part not occupying an entire area of a resource block; and set a second non-transmission region at an area contacting a second boundary line between the first resource block and at least one of an adjacent resource block in an upper side on the frequency axis, or an adjacent resource block in a lower side on the frequency axis, the second non-transmission region being set at a second part of at least one of the first resource block, the adjacent resource block in the upper side on the frequency axis, and the adjacent resource block in the lower side on the frequency axis, the second part contacting the second boundary line, the second part not occupying an entire area of a resource block. | 36,772 |
8,507,579 | 1. An aqueous coating composition comprising: a treated acrylic latex, wherein the acrylic latex is treated to remove unreacted monomers such that the treated acrylic latex contains less than about 50 ppm of unreacted monomers; one or more pigments selected from the group consisting of opacifying pigments, color pigments, and extender pigments; and optionally one or more additives selected from the group consisting of coalescence agents, pH adjustors, surfactants, defoamers, dispersants, rheology modifiers, biocides, and preservatives, wherein the aqueous coating composition has wherein the aqueous coating composition has a pH of about 6 to about 10. | 8,277 |
8,382,872 | 1. A product comprising: a dust collection device for a sanding tool comprising a paper bag having a sidewall with an inner surface and a coupler attached to the bag; the sidewall comprising at least one paper layer; a sleeve having an outer surface, a sleeve sidewall, a first end, a second end, and a first gap having a first gap area located at the first end and a second gap having a second gap area located at the second end; and the first end positioned adjacent the coupler to direct incoming air towards the sleeve and the sleeve positioned within the bag such that a bypass volume is present between the outer surface and the inner surface. | 25,655 |
8,589,743 | 1. A DDR signal testing assistant device, comprising: a body; wherein the body is detachably locked to a motherboard integrated with a DDR connector, the DDR connector defines a plurality of pins, the body defines a plurality of testing holes corresponding and mating with the pins, each testing hole of the body is marked with characters printed on the body, the characters indicate the denomination or property of each corresponding pin of the DDR connector; the testing holes are classified into different types, and the testing holes belonging to different types are indicated by characters of different colors. | 8,351 |
9,217,351 | 1. A selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system in an internal combustion engine, comprising: a urea solution supply; an ultrasound based urea concentration sensor ( an SCR catalytic converter ( a feed line ( a dispenser ( a nitrogen sensor ( the control device being configured to, if a detection by the nitrogen sensor ( heat at least the fluid ( detect the measurement signal during the heating at at least a third and fourth temperature and in each case to determine a raw concentration characteristic value, as a function of the respective measurement signal, which raw concentration characteristic value is representative of the propagation time of the ultrasonic pulse; and determine a concentration characteristic value, representative of a concentration of urea in the fluid ( on the basis of the determined concentration characteristic, adjusting the dispensed quantity of the fluid ( | 21,430 |
8,775,038 | 1. A method for operating a powertrain system including a multi-mode transmission configured to transfer torque among an engine, torque machines, and a driveline, the method comprising: concurrently executing first and second searches in parallel, comprising: selecting one of the first and second engine operating points as a preferred engine operating point based upon said operating costs; and controlling the engine at the preferred engine operating point in the corresponding one of the all-cylinder state and the cylinder deactivation state. | 4,173 |
9,348,478 | 1. A touch panel with a single plate, comprising: a plate, used as a cover; and a sensing circuit structure, comprising a transparent conductive layer having a plurality of first transparent conductive portions and a plurality of second transparent conductive portions, wherein the first transparent conductive portions are substantially disposed on the plate along with a first axis, and the second transparent conductive portions are substantially disposed on the plate along with a second axis; wherein the sensing circuit structure further comprises: | 20,012 |
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