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9,294,404 | 1. A system comprising: a precondition detector configured to detect congestion at a network link; and a flow ranking controller to operate in response to detecting the congestion at the network link, the flow ranking controller comprising: | 7,296 |
9,270,432 | 1. A method for transmitting demodulation reference signals in a radio mobile communication system, the method comprising: mapping, by a base station, the demodulation reference signals for multiple antenna ports to a resource block according to mapping patterns; and transmitting, by the base station to a user equipment, the demodulation reference signals in a downlink subframe, wherein: wherein: | 5,236 |
8,456,095 | 1. A method comprising: rectifying a sinusoidal alternating current (AC) voltage signal having an amplitude higher than one hundred volts to generate a changing voltage signal, wherein the changing voltage signal has a period and instantaneous voltages; supplying a string of series-connected light emitting diodes (LEDs) with the changing voltage signal, wherein the string of series-connected LEDs through which an LED current flows has a total forward voltage drop that approximately equals the instantaneous voltage during a portion of the period of the changing input voltage signal; modulating light that is emitted from the string of series-connected LEDs such that peaks of light intensity are generated at more than 130 times per second, wherein a valley fill capacitor provides the LED current when the changing voltage signal has a voltage lower than a valley voltage threshold; and decreasing a number of LEDs in the string of series-connected LEDs through which the LED current flows so as to track a voltage across the valley fill capacitor as the valley fill capacitor discharges. | 12,807 |
9,274,152 | 1. An apparatus comprising: a touch sensor controller operable to: | 11,321 |
9,382,302 | 1. An expression vector comprising: a nucleic acid sequence encoding a salivary a heterologous expression control sequence. | 1,220 |
9,226,236 | 1. An apparatus comprising: means for processing signals received at a receiver; and means for intermittently awakening a device at a wake up time from a hibernating state in synchronization with said apparatus to exchange information with said apparatus over a wireless communication network, said information including location information which is based, at least in part, on said processed signals, wherein the hibernating state is based on a hibernation duty cycle that indicates a time interval at which said device is to awaken from the hibernating state, wherein said time interval is defined based, at least in part, on an uncertainty associated with a delay between initiating transmission of said information and receipt at said device from a downlink, and wherein the wake up time is determined based at least in part on a hash function of the hibernation duty cycle. | 43,618 |
9,151,888 | 1. An optical waveguide comprising: a first cladding layer; a core layer provided over the first cladding layer and having a cladding section, a first core section, a cladding section, a second core section, and a cladding section aligned in an order of the cladding section, first core section, cladding section, second core section and cladding section in the in-layer direction; and a second cladding layer provided over the core layer, wherein the core layer has a refractive index distribution W in the in-layer direction in a portion which ranges from the first core section to the cladding section such that the refractive index distribution W has a continuous change and a region in which a first peak, a first dip, and a second peak are aligned in an order of the first peak, first dip and second peak, the first core section and the second core section are in contact with the first cladding layer and with the second cladding layer, the first peak in the refractive index distribution W is at the position corresponding to the first core section, the second peak in the refractive index distribution W has a maximum value of refractive index smaller than a maximum value of refractive index of the first peak and is at the position corresponding to the cladding section, the first cladding layer and the first core section have a refractive index distribution T in the layer-stacking direction in a portion which ranges from the first cladding layer to the first core section such that refractive index distribution T has a discontinuous change at the boundary between the first cladding layer and the first core section, and a difference between the maximum value of refractive index of the first core section and the maximum value of refractive index of the first cladding layer is larger than a difference between the maximum value of refractive index of the first core section and the maximum value of refractive index of the cladding section. | 14,833 |
8,661,793 | 1. A construction machine having an exhaust gas purifying function, comprising: an engine; a fuel tank for storing fuel to be supplied to the engine; a liquid reductant tank for storing a liquid reductant for reducing and purifying nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas from the engine; and a tank cover for covering the liquid reductant tank, wherein: the fuel tank has an upper surface which includes a high-position surface and a low-position surface located at a lower position than the high-position surface and adjacent to the high-position surface through a step; the tank cover is provided just above the low-position surface and at a height position approximately equal to that of the high-position surface to define a liquid reductant tank installation space between the tank cover and the low-position surface; and the liquid reductant tank has a replenishment port for replenishing the liquid reductant from outside thereof to the liquid reductant tank, and is installed in the liquid reductant tank installation space in such a posture that the replenishment port is close to a lower surface of the tank cover. | 23,425 |
8,402,752 | 1. An injector mounting structure for an injector incorporated in an exhaust gas passage so as to add urea water to exhaust gas, the mounting structure comprising: a mixing pipe having a plurality of openings at an entry-side end of the mixing pipe; a plurality of partitions arranged at a rear end of the mixing pipe so as to guide the exhaust gas into a swirling flow around the rear end of the mixing pipe such that the exhaust gas is guided tangentially through the plurality of openings; a disk-like adapter fitted into an opening edge of the entry-side end of the mixing pipe so that the opening edge of the entry-side end of the mixing pipe is closed by the adapter; one or more securing devices that fasten the adapter to the injector so that the injector is fitted through the adapter at the entry-side of the mixing pipe and is oriented substantially along a longitudinal axis of the mixing pipe; a heat-resisting plate; and a heat insulating layer provided between at least a portion of the adapter and the heat-resisting plate, wherein an inner surface of said adapter to be exposed to an exhaust gas flow is shielded by the heat-resisting plate and the heat insulating layer provided between said heat-resisting plate and said inner surface of the adapter, wherein the one or more securing devices that fasten the adapter and the injector together are covered by the heat-resisting plate. | 41,517 |
9,394,812 | 1. Apparatus to attenuate noise from engine exhaust from an engine, the apparatus comprising: a first tube having an input end which receives the engine exhaust from the engine, and an output end which outputs the engine exhaust; a second tube which encircles the output end of the first tube, the second tube having an exhaust end through which the engine exhaust outputted by the output end of the first tube is allowed to escape, and a resonator end which is opposite the exhaust end; and a reverse resonator disposed at the resonator end of the second tube, the reverse resonator defining a reverse resonator chamber and a reverse resonator chamber diameter which is larger than a second tube diameter defined by the second tube, the reverse resonator being constructed and arranged to operate in an active manner to attenuate the noise from the engine exhaust and including: | 14,296 |
8,390,988 | 1. A monomer having the general formula (I): wherein R 1 and R 2 each independently represent for hydrogen, for an optionally substituted C 1 -C 20 -alkyl group or C 1 -C 20 -oxyalkyl group, optionally interrupted by 1 to 5 oxygen atoms and/or sulfur atoms, or jointly for an optionally substituted C 1 -C 20 -dioxyalkylene group or C 6 -C 20 -dioxyarylene group, wherein the monomer has a colour in a range of a Hazen colour number determined according to test method described herein of at least 20, to a Gardner colour number determined according to test method described herein of not more than 5. | 36,585 |
9,524,364 | 1. A computer-implemented method for using a processor to create routing polygon abstract data, comprising: executing a modeling module that is stored at least partially in memory and functioning in conjunction with at least one computer processor, the modeling module configured to perform at least: identifying an outer boundary encompassing a plurality of objects in a design model data set of an electronic design; generating bloated areas at least by bloating object boundaries of the plurality of objects; identifying one or more blocked areas where no routing is permitted at least by shrinking one or more bloated boundary segments of the bloated boundaries to one or more corresponding boundary segments of the object boundaries; creating at least one merged area at least by merging at least first and second object boundaries of a first object and a second object of the plurality of objects towards each other; generating routing polygon abstract data based at least in part upon one or more identified blocked areas and the at least one merged area that has been created; and readying the electronic design for manufacturing at least by simplifying design data for the electronic design with the routing polygon abstract data that has been generated. | 1,948 |
8,704,588 | 1. A circuit, comprising: a first branch configured to generate a first current; a second branch configured to generate a second current; an amplifier having a first amplifier input node coupled to the first branch, a second amplifier input node coupled to the second branch, and an amplifier output node coupled to the first and second branches; and a first bias unit having first and second capacitive elements coupled to the first and second branches, respectively, and configured to provide first and second bias signals to the first and second amplifier input nodes, respectively, such that the amplifier is configured to cause the first current to approximately equal the second current; wherein the first capacitive element includes a first node coupled to the first branch and a second node coupled to the first amplifier input node. | 47,499 |
8,900,883 | 1. A method for manufacturing a magnetic memory device, the method comprising: depositing a carbon layer, including amorphous carbon, on a substrate; performing a rapid thermal annealing (RTA) to activate dopants in the carbon layer; selectively etching portions of the carbon layer to form a plurality of carbon bit lines for the magnetic memory device as lines of spaced-apart carbon conductors; and forming a plurality of magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) stacks of the magnetic memory device such that each MTJ stack is electrically coupled to a carbon bit line from the plurality of carbon bit lines. | 22,338 |
9,298,077 | 1. A stage assembly that moves a device along a first axis, the stage assembly comprising: a stage that retains the device, the stage including a stage center of gravity; a stage mover that moves the stage along the first axis, the stage mover including a moving component that is coupled to the stage and a reaction component; and a reaction assembly having a reaction assembly center of gravity that is spaced apart from the stage center of gravity along a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis, the reaction assembly including (i) a base countermass that is guided to allow for movement along the first axis, the base countermass being coupled to the reaction component so that reaction forces from the stage mover are transferred to the base countermass to move the base countermass along the first axis, and (ii) a first transverse countermass that is guided to allow for movement relative to the base countermass along a first transverse axis that has components along both the first and second axes, the first transverse countermass being coupled to the base countermass so that movement of the base countermass along the first axis causes the first transverse countermass to move along the first transverse axis and reduce the reaction moments on the reaction assembly about a third axis that is perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis. | 17,052 |
8,959,371 | 1. A method of performing power management for configurable processor resources of a processor, comprising: determining whether to increase, decrease, or maintain resource units for each of the configurable processor resources based on utilization of each of the configurable processor resources; and substantially maintaining a total weighted power number, corresponding to a sum of weighted power numbers for the configurable processor resources, for the processor while increasing by at least a first resource unit of the resource units for each of the configurable processor resources whose utilization is above a first level and decreasing by at least a second resource unit of the resource units for each of the configurable processor resources whose utilization is below a second level, wherein, based on a prioritized resource list, the first resource unit of the resource units is prioritized higher than the second resource unit of the resource units. | 13,102 |
8,451,019 | 1. A method of detecting a failure in an information processing apparatus that includes a plurality of units, the method comprising: detecting at least one of a power supply failure and a unit failure, the power supply failure being a failure associated with a power supply system affecting more than one of the plurality of units, and the unit failure being a failure of one of the plurality of units; monitoring the detected unit failures; and determining a detected unit failure for a first unit of the plurality of units is an erroneous detection if the monitoring indicates another of the plurality of units receiving power from a same power supply system as the first unit has also detected a unit failure, the plurality of units are a plurality of power supply units, and the detecting detects a unit failure when a potential after voltage conversion by a power supply unit receiving a power supply voltage from a power supply system is less than a certain potential. | 39,796 |
8,953,102 | 1. A vehicle entertainment system, comprising: a tablet unit comprising a display and a touch screen input device disposed on a front surface, a first electrical connection, a first mounting mechanism, and a wireless receiver, wherein the wireless receiver is configured to receive media data from a wireless network and the touch screen input device is configured to receive input from a user; and a cradle disposed in a headrest in a vehicle and comprising a second electrical connection and a second mounting mechanism, wherein the tablet unit is electrically connected to the cradle via the first and second electrical connections, and is physically coupled to the cradle via the first and second mounting mechanisms upon mounting the tablet unit to the cradle, wherein the second mounting mechanism comprises a latch member disposed on a rear surface of the cradle and a release button disposed on an outer surface of the headrest, wherein the first electrical connection and the first mounting mechanism are disposed on a rear surface of the tablet unit, and the second electrical connection is disposed on the rear surface of the cradle, wherein the latch member is coupled to the first mounting mechanism and the first electrical connection is electrically coupled to the second electrical connection upon mounting the tablet unit to the cradle, and wherein the front surface of the tablet unit is substantially flush with the outer surface of the headrest upon mounting the tablet unit to the cradle. | 3,263 |
9,250,820 | 1. A system for operating a solid state drive (SSD) connected to a host, the SSD comprising nonvolatile memory, environmental data logging circuitry (EDLC) and a source of a battery power, the system comprising: means for requesting, by the host, a length of a first time interval from the SSD; means for providing, by the SSD, the length of the first time interval to the host; means for discontinuing, by the host, during the first time interval, a primary power supplied to the SSD; means for powering of the EDLC, by the SSD, from the source of the battery power during the first time interval; means for logging, by the EDLC, of environmental data at a plurality of points in time; means for restoring, by the host, of the primary power supplied to the SSD, at the end of the first time interval; and means for refreshing of data stored in the SSD, by the SSD, when a module evaluated by the SSD indicates that, based on the logged environmental data, refreshing of the data is required. | 24,810 |
8,395,539 | 1. A double data rate (DDR) counter, comprising: a first stage for generating a least significant bit (LSB) of a plurality of bits of the counter; at least one second stage for generating another bit of the plurality of bits of the counter; and an input clock signal applied to a data input of the first stage and a clock input of the second stage. | 46,598 |
9,139,600 | 1. A metal-organic framework comprising at least one linker coordinated to at least one metal ion, wherein the linker is a compound derived from the general structure (GS) wherein R1=R2=H; and wherein R | 29,652 |
9,249,685 | 1. A gas turbine engine comprising: a fan, a turbine section including a turbine rotor to drive said fan through a gear reduction module; an input shaft downstream of said turbine rotor including a flexible mount driving said gear reduction module, and said input shaft being mounted within a bearing module, and said gear reduction module having static structure mounted to an engine housing through a flexible mount; and an oil supply system to supply oil into said gear reduction module, and an oil tube to supply oil from said gear reduction module to said bearing module, said oil tube being received within an opening in said static structure, and in an opening in a housing for said bearing module, and said oil tube extending through an assembly guide having a guide opening which is spaced away from an outer periphery of said oil tube, and said guide opening is intermediate said opening in said static structure, and said opening in said bearing housing. | 48,044 |
8,597,682 | 1. A method for manufacturing ordered mesoporous materials with functional groups attached to inner surfaces of the pores, comprising: (A) forming a solution by dissolving a template comprising organic molecules forming Hoogsten-bonded supramolecular structures formed through hydrogen bonding and π-π interactions, wherein the organic molecules of the template comprising one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of pterin, carboxypterin, 2,4-Diamino-5-bromomethylpyrimidine, (2S)-2-[[4-{[(2,4-Diaminopteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}benzoyl]-amino]pentanedioic acid, (2S)-2-[(4-{[(2,4-diaminopteridin-6-yl)methyl](methyl)amino}-benzoyl)amino]pentanedioic acid, 5′-tert-butyl-dimethylsilyl-2′,3′-di-O-isopropylidene, gaunosine monophosphate, and deoxyguanosine-5′-monophosphate, at a temperature between 4° C.-100° C. and pH between 6-13; (B) dissolving an additive substance which is a co-structure directing agents (CSDA) having a primary role of assembling molecular groups in the template, in a molar ratio of from 0.02:1 to 1:1 with respect to the organic molecules of step (A), and at a temperature between 4° C.-100° C.; (C) mixing the solution with at least one inorganic precursor, wherein the inorganic precursor is one or more metal oxide precursors selected from the group consisting of Si, Al, Ti, Ni, Cu, Co, Fe, Ru and Rh; (D) solidifying the solution by a process where hydrolysis and condensation of the inorganic precursor can occur; and (E) removing at least part of the template by solvent extraction to form a porous material. | 47,761 |
9,496,746 | 1. A wireless power transmission system, comprising: a charging unit configured to transfer power using inductive power transfer and includes: a receive unit configured to receive power via inductive power transfer from the transmitting coil of the charging unit and includes: | 3,053 |
8,818,806 | 1. A speech processing apparatus comprising: a frame extraction unit configured to extract a signal portion per frame having a specific duration from an input signal that includes periodic non-speech segments, thus generating a per-frame input signal; a spectrum generation unit configured to convert the per-frame input signal in a time domain into a per-frame input signal in a frequency domain, thereby generating a spectral pattern of spectra; a peak detection unit configured to detect peak spectra having peaks in the spectral pattern by determining at least one spectrum of a first spectrum group of a predetermined number of spectra as the peak spectrum based on a predetermined criterion if an energy ratio of total energy of the first spectrum group to total energy of a second group of the predetermined number of spectra, next to the first spectrum group in the spectral pattern, is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold level; and a harmonic-overtone determination unit configured to determine a harmonic spectrum, in the peak spectra, having a harmonic structure showing a relationship between a fundamental pitch and a harmonic overtone based on a barycentric frequency weighted by energy of each of the peak spectra; and a noise attenuation unit configured to attenuate energy corresponding to spectra obtained by removing the harmonic spectrum from the peak spectra in the spectral pattern. | 43,097 |
8,863,886 | 1. An exhaust module assembly for a vehicle comprising: a rear fascia having an integrally formed large diameter portion and a small diameter portion; wherein the large diameter portion surrounds, but is not in contact with, an exhaust pipe, thereby creating a clearance between the exhaust pipe and large diameter portion allowing movement of the exhaust pipe relative to the large diameter portion; wherein the small diameter portion of said rear fascia is connected to said large diameter portion, said small diameter portion having a bezel portion; one or more mounting features formed on said small diameter portion; a ring tip connected to said small diameter portion, wherein said ring tip has a sleeve configured to slide onto and be supported by said bezel portion; and one or more mounting features on said ring tip for connecting said ring tip to said one or more mounting features of said small diameter portion. | 97 |
9,017,426 | 1. A method for the purification of impure potash, the method comprising: a) discharging the impure potash in an aqueous solution into a leaching zone provided with a steam sparger, and leaching potash out of the impure potash, thereby producing leached potash slurry; b) passing the leached potash slurry through at least one thickener zone to provide a thickened potash solution; c) partially evaporating the thickened potash solution in an evaporation zone to provide a concentrated, thickened potash solution; d) passing the concentrated, thickened potash solution through an adsorption zone to adsorb heavy metal ion complexes, and thus to provide a clarified, concentrated, thickened potash solution; e) passing the clarified, concentrated, thickened potash solution through a first filter zone to filter out solid particles and to provide a concentrated potash solution; f) carbonating the concentrated potash solution in a carbonization zone, thereby producing potassium bicarbonate; g) crystallizing the potassium bicarbonate in a crystallization zone into potassium bicarbonate crystals from mother liquor; h) separating the potassium bicarbonate crystals from the mother liquor in a second filter zone, thereby producing separated potassium bicarbonate crystals and separated mother liquor; and i) regenerating potassium carbonate from the separated potassium bicarbonate in a heating zone, thereby to produce potash of about 99% purity. | 42,343 |
8,714,799 | 1. A projection assembly for converting an existing main object into a projector, said main object including a light source for illuminating the main object to show a shape or appearance of the main object or to offer illumination of an area outside the main object, wherein said main object is provided separately from the projection assembly and arranged to be used by a consumer to provide illumination without any projection assembly, comprising: a housing adapted to be retrofitted onto and secured to the main object by the consumer such that light from said light source in said main object passes through the projection assembly, said projection assembly lacking a light source until retrofitted onto and secured to the main object by the consumer; and an image forming means within said housing for forming an image to be projected onto a surface spaced from the projection assembly when light from the light source in the main object passes through said projection assembly, thereby adding an image projection function to the illumination function of the main object. | 7,692 |
9,681,260 | 1. A system in an environment including a mobile device and a plurality of rendering devices located in a plurality of different locations, the mobile device including user interface software for sending control commands to any one of the rendering devices, the mobile device being operative to detect wireless signals and a signal strength of each of the wireless signals, the system comprising a processor to: maintain a history database in a storage medium for storing a plurality of rendering-device-mapped signal strength history records, each of the rendering-device-mapped signal strength history records including: an indication of one or more signals and a signal strength for each of the one or more signals detected by the mobile device at a particular time, each of the rendering-device-mapped signal strength history records being mapped to one of the rendering devices; receive a first signal strength record of one or more signals as detected by the mobile device; compare the first signal strength record to at least some of the rendering-device-mapped signal strength history records to find one of the at least some rendering-device-mapped signal strength history records which is a matching rendering-device-mapped signal strength history record with the first signal strength record matched based on matching criteria, wherein the matching rendering-device-mapped signal strength history record is mapped to a first one of the rendering devices in the history database; select the first rendering device for the user interface software to send the control commands to; and store the first signal strength record in the history database as one of the rendering-device-mapped signal strength history records, the first signal strength record being mapped to the selected rendering device in the history database. | 5,741 |
8,798,835 | 1. A method of controlling a vehicle powertrain having an electric motor in power-flow communication with a diesel engine, the method comprising: receiving a driver torque request; smoothing the driver torque request; commanding the diesel engine to generate an output torque that is less than a smoke limit torque; and commanding the electric motor to generate an output torque equal to the difference between the smoothed driver torque request and the output torque of the diesel engine. | 12,855 |
8,884,377 | 1. A conductive line structure, comprising: a first pattern structure including a first conductive line pattern and a first hard mask sequentially stacked, the first pattern structure extending in a first direction; a second pattern structure including a second conductive line pattern and a second hard mask sequentially stacked, at least a portion of the second pattern structure extending in the first direction; insulation layer patterns contacting end portions of the first and second pattern structures, the first pattern structure and a first insulation layer pattern of the insulation layer patterns forming a first closed curve shape in plan view, and the second pattern structure and a second insulation layer pattern of the insulation layer patterns forming a second closed curve shape in plan view; and an insulating interlayer covering upper portions of the first and second pattern structures and the insulation layer patterns, a first air gap between the first and second pattern structures, and a second air gap between the insulation layer patterns. | 38,432 |
8,447,369 | 1. A method for operating a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication network, wherein the method is performed by the UE, the method comprising: while the UE is in a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) operation, waking up a receiver of the UE at a wake up time based on an offset plus N times a DRX interval, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to zero; and receiving data addressed for the UE from a network element while the UE is awake. | 15,158 |
9,822,645 | 1. A blade row group for a main flow path of a fluid-flow machine comprising: N adjacent member blade rows firmly arranged relative to one another in both a meridional direction and a circumferential direction, with a quantity N of the N adjacent member blade rows being greater than or equal to 2 and (i) designating a running index with values between 1 and N, with a front member blade row (i) as well as a rear member blade row (i+1) being provided, the blade row group having two main flow path boundaries, a gap provided between a blade end of at least one blade of at least one of the member blade rows and at least one of the two main flow path boundaries, where the at least one blade and the at least one of the two main flow path boundaries are immovable relative to one another in the circumferential direction, and where the gap extends along at least part of a profile depth of the at least one blade along the at least one of the two main flow path boundaries; wherein the gap comprises a partial rear gap at at least one of the two main flow path boundaries of blades of the rear member blade row (i+1), the partial gap starting aft of leading edges of the blades of the rear member blade row and extending to the trailing edges of the blades of the rear member blade row (i+1). | 340 |
9,748,212 | 1. An interconnect structure, comprising: a first post-passivation interconnect (PPI) layer comprising a landing pad and a shadow pad material disposed proximate the landing pad; a polymer layer disposed over the first PPI layer; and a second PPI layer disposed over the polymer layer, the second PPI layer comprising a PPI pad, wherein the PPI pad is electrically coupled to the landing pad by a via in the polymer layer, wherein the shadow pad material is disposed proximate the PPI pad and comprises a greater dimension than a dimension of the PPI pad, wherein the shadow pad material is disposed laterally around the PPI pad overlapping an edge of the PPI pad in a plan view, and wherein the shadow pad material is not electrically coupled to the landing pad. | 49,660 |
8,916,654 | 1. A curable composition comprising: a linear polysiloxane that comprises an alkenyl group bound to a silicon atom, and comprises siloxane units represented by the following Formulas 1 to 3, a mole number of the siloxane unit of Formula 1 being 1 to 5 times as large as a mole number of the siloxane unit of Formula 2, and a mole number of the siloxane unit of Formula 3 being 0.01 to 0.2 times as large as mole number of the sum of the siloxane units of Formulas 1 and 2; and a silicon compound containing a hydrogen atom bound to a silicon atom: wherein R | 48,746 |
9,766,978 | 1. A memory, comprising: a set of content memory banks configured to store content data, the set of content memory banks including a first memory bank; a parity memory bank corresponding to the set of content memory banks configured to store parity information; a register corresponding to the parity memory bank; a first memory interface configured to: a second memory interface configured to: | 41,807 |
9,028,619 | 1. A method for cleaning gambling tokens, the method comprising: providing a tray having a curved surface defining a channel and an opening in a lower portion of the channel, the tray further comprising spacers disposed at regular intervals along and projecting into the channel; providing gambling tokens to be cleaned; inserting individual ones of the tokens into the channel between adjacent ones of the spacers; submerging the tray holding the tokens into a cleaning liquid; removing the tray holding the tokens from submersion; and placing the tray holding the tokens on a drying surface having a drainage opening in fluid communication with the channel through the opening in the tray. | 37,588 |
9,050,202 | 1. An adjustable socket system adapted for securing a prosthetic device to a residual limb during gait, the system comprising: a distal end portion; a frame having a plurality of elongate fingers longitudinally extending from the distal end portion, each elongate finger defining at least two segments connected to one another at an adjoining hinge and extending in a longitudinal direction relative to the distal end portion, the adjoining hinge connecting a proximal end section of a respective one of the segments to a distal end section of another respective one of the segments; an axis extending along a length of the frame between the distal end portion and a proximal end of the frame, the at least two segments arranged to hinge perpendicular to the axis; at least one elongate element connecting to the plurality of fingers and forming part of a circumference of the adjustable socket system in combination with the plurality of fingers, the at least one elongate element having a flexible configuration; and at least one tensioning device mounted to the distal end portion below frame and to the at least one elongate element, the at least one tensioning device operable to adjust a length of the at least one elongate element. | 28,941 |
8,799,526 | 1. A method for waking up a media player device comprising a plurality of contact locations supporting a plurality of interfaces, the method comprising: when the media player device is in a standby mode, checking whether an external device is connected to the plurality of contact locations supporting the plurality of interfaces; and if the external device is connected to the media player device, waking up the media player device, wherein if a wake-up signal is received from the external device connected to the media player device, the media player device is woken up; wherein the wake-up signal comprises a start field which signals a start of a wake-up command, a wake-up mode field which signals a mode of a wake-up, and an Ack signal field; and wherein the mode of the wake-up comprises a plurality of wake-up modes respectively corresponding to a plurality of operation modes of the media player device. | 26,439 |
9,684,272 | 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a photosensitive member; an exposure device configured to expose said photosensitive member to light to form an electrostatic image; a developing device configured to develop the electrostatic image on said photosensitive member with a developer containing a toner and a carrier; wherein each of said photosensitive member and said developing device is configured to be independently exchangeable, a sensor configured to detect a toner image to output density information depending on a toner amount per unit area; a supply device configured to supply the developer to said developing device; a controller configured to control a supplying operation of said supply device on the basis of a detection result, detected by said sensor, of a supply control toner image, the supply control toner image being formed by exposing said photosensitive member to light by said exposure device to form a latent image and then by developing the latent image by said developing device; a storing portion configured to store the detection result detected by said sensor; and an acquiring portion configured to acquire information on exchange of said photosensitive member and said developing device, wherein when said developing device is not exchanged but said photosensitive member is exchanged on the basis of a detection result of said acquiring portion, said controller is configured to execute an operation in a mode in which said controller adjusts an exposure condition for forming the supply control toner image by said exposure device after exchange of said photosensitive member on the basis of first information and second information, and wherein the first information is stored in said storing device and is a detection result when a first control toner image, formed before the exchange of said photosensitive member, is detected by said sensor, and the second information is a detection result when a second control toner image, formed after the exchange of said photosensitive member, is detected by said sensor. | 26,709 |
8,902,203 | 1. A pulse adjustment circuit of a liquid crystal display (LCD), connected between a power supply and a gate driver of the LCD, the power supply providing a plurality of power signals, the power signals having different voltages levels, the pulse adjustment circuit comprising: a signal generator for generating a set of control signals; and a selector for determining a timing of transmitting the power signals to the gate driver in response to the set of control signals; wherein the power signals transmitted to the gate driver generates a set of input pulse signals every two consecutive clock cycles, determines amplitudes of the set of input pulse signals, and the set of input pulse signals comprises a first pulse, a second pulse, and a third pulse; wherein said first pulse, with a first amplitude and a first duration, beginning with a first clock cycle's rising edge; wherein said second pulse, with a second amplitude and a second duration, beginning with a second clock cycle's rising edge; wherein said third pulse, with a third amplitude, beginning with said second clock cycle's falling edge; and wherein said first amplitude is a positive voltage level, said first amplitude is greater than said second amplitude, and said first duration is twice said second duration, and said first pulse, said second pulse, said third pulse are asserted to a first scan line in a consecutive sequence, and the first scan line only consists said first pulse, said second pulse, and said third pulse during said first clock cycle and said second clock cycle for each frame. | 25,350 |
9,124,010 | 1. A coaxial cable connector comprising: a connector body having a forward end, a rearward end, and a hollow cavity adjacent the forward end, the hollow cavity being a recessed region defined by an inward facing lip; a first insulator configured to fit within the hollow cavity in such a way that the inward facing lip resists removal of the first insulator from the hollow cavity, the first insulator having a central hole; a center conductor contact having a socket end and a pin end, the socket end located within the connector body toward the rearward end, the pin end passing through the central hole of the first insulator; a spring contact having one or more spring fingers, the spring contact configured to fit into the socket end of the center conductor contact; and a second insulator having a central passageway configured to receive a center conductor of a coaxial cable, the second insulator having a first end and a second end, the first end adjacent the socket end of the center conductor contact, wherein an axial force applied to the second end of the second insulator drives the center conductor contact axially forward to contact the first insulator such that the axial force further drives the first insulator toward the forward end of the connector body, the first insulator being slideable within the cavity from a concealed position to an exposed position in response to the axial force applied to the second insulator so as to provide a visual cue that the center conductor of the coaxial cable is properly seated within the socket of the center conductor contact. | 39,929 |
9,206,488 | 1. A hot press forming apparatus that hot press-forms a blank into a formed product, the apparatus comprising: a conduction heating mechanism which is installed in a housing of the hot press forming apparatus and clamps a fed blank at a predetermined energizing position in a conveyance-stopped state and performs conduction heating onto the blank; a die quenching hot press mechanism which is installed in the housing of the hot press forming apparatus and disposed so as to be thermally isolated downstream of the conduction heating mechanism, wherein the hot press mechanism hot presses the conduction heated blank at a predetermined processing position; and a conveying mechanism arranged at least from the energizing position to the processing position which is installed in the housing of the hot press forming apparatus, wherein the conveying mechanism conveys the conduction heated blank at least from the energizing position to the processing position to supply the blank to the hot press mechanism, wherein the conveying mechanism comprises: | 24,624 |
8,663,169 | 1. An intravenous catheter system, comprising: a body having an internal volume, a proximal end, and a distal end; a hub disposed at the distal end of the body; a catheter in fluid communication with the proximal end of the body; and a moveable plug for providing a seal between the hub and the internal volume, the plug being operable between a first position for use with needle-type, luer-lock, and blunt-type devices, and a second position for use with needleless devices; wherein the plug is adapted to sealingly receive the needle-type, luer-lock, and blunt-type devices while in the first position, and sealingly receive the needleless devices while in the second position; and wherein the moveable plug is moveable with respect to the hub. | 22,921 |
8,693,560 | 1. A transmission apparatus which multicarrier-modulates and transmits symbols, the symbols being basic units of digital signals, wherein a multicarrier signal in which a first subcarrier in which a first symbol is arranged in a first multicarrier symbol having a first guard interval and a second subcarrier in which a second symbol is arranged in a second multicarrier symbol having a second guard interval longer than the first guard interval are mixed at the same time, the length of the second multicarrier symbol being an integer multiple of the length of the first multicarrier symbol is generated, and wherein the transmission apparatus comprising: an antenna; a phase control circuit configured to phase-rotate some symbols to which the second guard interval is added, and generate a third symbol that is arranged one before in a time direction of the same subcarriers as those of the some symbols and constitutes part of the second guard interval added to the some symbols; a multiplexing circuit configured to multiplex a fourth symbol to which the first guard interval is added, a fifth symbol to which the second guard interval is added, and the third symbol generated by the phase control circuit; an inverse Fourier transform circuit configured to perform transformation into a time domain signal by inverse-Fourier-transforming the third to fifth symbols multiplexed by the multiplexing circuit; a guard interval inserting circuit configured to add a third guard interval having the same length that of the first guard interval to the time domain signal into which the transformation was performed by the inverse Fourier transform circuit; and a transmitting circuit configured to transmit, via the antenna, the time domain signal to which the third guard interval was added by the guard interval inserting circuit. | 1,407 |
9,289,130 | 1. A method for discriminating soft biological tissues, comprising the steps of: (a) illuminating soft biological tissues at at least one first spot with light, by delivering the light to the at least one first spot of the soft biological tissues through one or more source fibers; (b) collecting Raman scattering light scattered from the soft biological tissues at at least second spot in response to illumination by the light, through one or more collection fibers, wherein the at least second spot is away from the at least one first spot so as to define a source-detection (S-D) offset distance therebetween; (c) obtaining a spatially offset Raman spectrum from the collected light, by a detector coupled with the one or more collection fibers, wherein the spatially offset Raman spectrum is associated with a depth of the soft biological tissues at which the Raman light is scattered; (d) identifying tissue signatures from the spatially offset Raman spectrum; and (e) determining whether the soft biological tissues have a layered structure from the tissue signatures identified from the spatially offset Raman spectrum, wherein the identifying step comprises the step of comparing the spatially offset Raman spectrum with a standard Raman spectrum of tumor tissues so as to determine a tumor signature of the spatially offset Raman spectrum, wherein the comparing step comprises the steps of: (A) identifying spectral peaks of the spatially offset Raman spectrum; (B) calculating the tumor signature, {T(i)}, for each identified peak of the spatially offset Raman spectrum: (C) averaging the tumor signature {T(i)} for the N spectral peaks of the spatially offset Raman spectrum to obtain an overall relative tumor contribution in the spatially offset Raman spectrum. | 39,399 |
9,139,254 | 1. A bicycle hub transmission comprising: a planet gear holder fixed to a drive shaft, the drive shaft and the planet gear holder rotatable about a hub axis; a plurality of bevel planet gears rotatably mounted on the planet gear holder about axes which intersect the hub axis; a plurality of bevel ring gears rotatably mounted about the hub axis, each of said plurality of bevel ring gears meshing with at least one of said plurality of bevel planet gears; at least one bevel output gear; each of said at least one bevel output gear meshing with at least one of said plurality of bevel planet gears; a hub outer shell rotatably mounted about the hub axis; a first freewheel configured to drive the hub outer shell in one direction by rotation of said at least one output bevel gear; and a second freewheel configured to drive the hub outer shell in said one direction by rotation of the drive shaft; whereby a 1:1 gear ratio is obtained between the drive shaft and the hub outer shell by allowing free rotation of all of said plurality of bevel ring gears; and whereby ratios higher than 1:1 are obtained by holding any one of said plurality of bevel ring gears stationary; wherein said bicycle hub transmission further includes a friction reducing tooth system selected from the group consisting of: a) a plurality of roller teeth fitted to the plurality of bevel planet gears, and b) a plurality of roller teeth fitted to the plurality of bevel ring gears and said at least one bevel output gear. | 49,890 |
8,894,319 | 1. A permeable paving slab formed into a predetermined dimension and shape utilizing a hydraulic-type compacting block forming machine, the predetermined dimension of the permeable paving slab further defined as having an approximate minimum exposed face area in the range of 0.065 m 2 and an approximate minimum thickness in the range of 60 mm, the permeable paving slab comprising (i) a base of 3 parts by weight of blast-furnace slag and 1 part by weight of sand, (ii) between about one fifth and one half part by weight of ¼″ gravel, (iii) between 15 and 21 parts by weight Portland cement, the permeable paving slab having a water permeability in excess of 1 inch per hour and having an average compressive strength in excess of about 5000 psi. | 311 |
9,522,832 | 1. A wastewater treatment apparatus comprising: a reaction tank that includes an upstream-side zone provided on an upstream side of the reaction tank and a downstream-side zone provided on a downstream side of the reaction tank; an air diffusing unit that is provided in the reaction tank and supplies gas to nitrogen-containing water throughout substantially a whole area in a flow direction of the nitrogen-containing water in the reaction tank, so that ammonia contained in the nitrogen-containing water is nitrified to nitrate according to a flow of the nitrogen-containing water through the reaction tank, and the nitrate is denitrified at each position along the flow direction; a denitrification confirming unit provided at a halfway position of the reaction tank along the flow direction of the nitrogen-containing water between the upstream-side zone where a nitrification treatment and a denitrification treatment are processed and the downstream-side zone where the nitrification treatment and the denitrification treatment are processed, which follows the upstream-side zone on a downstream side thereof, to confirm whether the nitrate generated at the halfway position has been denitrified; and a gas supply-amount control unit that controls a gas supply amount from the air diffusing unit at least on an upstream side of the denitrification confirming unit along the flow direction of the nitrogen-containing water, so that a desired proportion of the nitrate is denitrified at the halfway position, based on the denitrification state confirmed by the denitrification confirming unit, wherein a reaction rate of the nitrification treatment and the denitrification treatment in the downstream-side zone is different from the reaction rate of the nitrification treatment and the denitrification treatment in the upstream-side zone, and the halfway position of the reaction tank corresponds to a reaction rate change between the reaction rate in the downstream-side zone and the reaction rate in the upstream-side zone. | 32,552 |
8,364,799 | 1. A content moving system, comprising a plurality of media servers each to store pieces of content, and a management server to manage the plurality of media servers, wherein the management server includes: a failure rate calculating section to calculate a failure rate of hard disk of each of the plurality of media servers; a judgment section to judge whether or not there is a media server having a failure rate which has been calculated by the failure rate calculating section and which exceeds a predetermined threshold value, among the plurality of media servers; a setting section to prioritize the pieces of content stored in each of the plurality of media servers; a residual quantity calculating section to calculate a residual quantity of a storage capacity of each of the plurality of media servers; and a movement controlling section to determine a destination media server for each piece of the content stored in each of the plurality of media servers when the judgment section judges that there is a media server having the failure rate exceeding the predetermined threshold value, the destination media server being determined so that the higher a priority order of a piece of content is, the lower the failure rate of a media server to which a piece of content is moved is, based on the priority order of a piece of content set by the setting section, the residual quantity of the storage capacity of each of the plurality of media servers calculated by the residual quantity calculating section, and an information quantity of a piece of content stored in each of the plurality of media servers, the movement controlling section moving a piece of content to any of the media servers based on the determination of the destination media server; and the plurality of media servers respectively include storage sections to store the pieces of content. | 23,217 |
8,467,833 | 1. A mobile terminal, comprising: a first body; a display having a first region and a second region, the display being located at the first body; a second body slidably connected to the first body, the second body being slideable between a first position that covers the second region and a second position that exposes the second region; and a battery cover detachably mounted to the first body for covering a battery mounted in the first body, wherein the first body includes a front surface, a rear surface opposite the front surface, a pair of side surfaces connecting the front surface to the rear surface, a top surface connecting the front surface to the rear surface, and a bottom surface connecting the front surface to the rear surface, the display unit being located at the front surface, wherein the second body is configured to cover a portion of the front, rear, and bottom surfaces of the first body, and wherein the battery cover is mounted at the rear surface of the first body and is not covered by the second body in the second position, thus to be substantially exposed; wherein the second body comprises; a front case located at the front surface of the first body so as to cover the second region when the second body is in the first position; and a rear case located at the rear surface of the first body, the rear case being connected to the front case. | 2,380 |
9,808,791 | 1. Rhodium-doped strontium titanate particles having a primary particle diameter of not more than 70 nm and having an absorbance at a wavelength of 570 nm of not less than 0.6 and an absorbance at a wavelength of 1800 nm of not more than 0.7, each absorbance being determined by measuring a diffuse reflection spectrum, and a molar ratio represented by M (rhodium)/M (titanium+rhodium) of 0.001 to 0.03. | 30,634 |
9,660,702 | 1. A control method for use in a primary side power converter of an inductive power transfer (IPT) system, the method comprising the steps of: sensing power transfer between the primary side power converter and one or more IPT pick-ups with which the primary side power converter is capable of being inductively coupled, in use; and varying the operating frequency of the primary side power converter in proportion to a difference between said power transfer and a power capability of the primary side power converter, whereby said variation is capable of being sensed by each of the one or more pick-ups to regulate said power transfer. | 30,963 |
8,746,289 | 1. A negatively buoyant pipe comprising: an inner layer; a reinforcing layer comprising a first set of fibers and a matrix material, wherein the first set of fibers comprise a glass; a weight layer adapted to be saturated with a liquid when submerged, the weight layer comprising a second set of fibers having a specific gravity of at least about 2.0 g/cm3, wherein said weight layer is substantially free of said matrix material, wherein said second set of fibers comprise substantially the same material as the first set of fibers, and wherein said second set of fibers further comprise an air displacing material selected from the group consisting of a polymer and a hydrocarbon; and a tape layer disposed between said weight layer and an external layer, each of said tape layer and said external layer comprising a plurality of perforations adapted to allow permeation of liquid to the weight layer, wherein said pipe is spoolable. | 15,809 |
9,270,110 | 1. A fault current limiter, comprising: a current splitting reactor having interleaved windings, the current splitting reactor comprising: | 36,989 |
9,322,235 | 1. A packer actuator for use with a packer, the packer actuator comprising: a body; a dog assembly disposed on the body, the dog assembly being configured to set the packer when a force is applied to the packer actuator; and a setting indicator disposed between the dog assembly and a portion of the body, the setting indicator being configured to move from a pre-set position to a post-set position when the force is applied to the packer actuator, wherein the setting indicator is plastically deformed in the post-set position, and wherein the setting indicator is a ring member having a base and a protrusion that extends from the base. | 43,198 |
9,619,012 | 1. A machine-readable non-transitory storage medium having instructions therein, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method, the method comprising: maintaining a power assertion indicator for a device component having a power level, the power assertion indicator indicating whether the power level of the device component is allowed to be lowered; sending a power assertion request from a first process for a data processing task to prevent lowering the power level of the device component before the data processing task is completed; receiving a request by a second process from the first process for the second process to perform operations for the data processing task, wherein the power level of the device component is not allowed to be lowered before the operations are completed via the second process; and lowering the power level of the device component after the data processing task is completed. | 3,464 |
9,549,371 | 1. A method of communicating data in a wireless communications network, comprising: receiving, by an electronic device from an upstream device, an IP communication for a downstream device; generating, by the electronic device, a message including a link identifier that identifies an encapsulated form of the IP communication; transmitting, by the electronic device, the generated message to a relay; and receiving, by the electronic device, a media access control (MAC) level acknowledgment message from the relay, the acknowledgment message acknowledging receipt of the generated message by the different downstream device and including the link identifier; and transmitting an acknowledgment of the IP communication to the upstream device in response to receiving the media access control MAC level acknowledgment message from the relay. | 39,210 |
8,914,659 | 1. A safe unattended wake system, comprising: a chassis; a component located in the chassis; a movement reporting device located in the chassis, wherein the movement reporting device is continuously powered during a system reduced power state; and a controller that is located in the chassis, coupled to the movement reporting device, and continuously powered during the system reduced power state, wherein the controller is configured to; | 8,760 |
9,037,379 | 1. An apparatus for providing crash prevention control functionality to a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a dangerous situation determining unit configured to determine whether a dangerous situation is developing with respect to a side approaching vehicle based on information relating to the side approaching vehicle approaching the vehicle from a side direction; a lane keeping assist system (LKAS) control area calculation unit configured to calculate a control area to apply to an LKAS to cause the vehicle to move in a direction transverse to a direction of travel of the vehicle while remaining in a current lane of the vehicle to avoid the side approaching vehicle when it is determined that the side approaching vehicle is causing a dangerous situation according to the determination result; a smart cruise control (SCC) control value calculation unit configured to calculate a control value to apply to an SCC system to avoid the side approaching vehicle when it is determined that the side approaching vehicle is causing a dangerous situation according to the determination result; and a drive control unit configured to determine at least one of the LKAS and the SCC system to which a control signal should be output based on the result of determining whether the side approaching vehicle is causing a dangerous situation, and to selectively output the control signal to the determined at least one of the LKAS and the SCC system according to the result of determining whether the side approaching vehicle is causing a dangerous situation; wherein the LKAS is configured to perform a proportional-integral-derivative CPID)-based feedback control to maintain the vehicle on or near a reference line R to be followed by the vehicle, wherein the PID-based feedback control is performed based on a steering angle α and a distance ε the center of the vehicle measured relative to the reference line R; wherein the LKAS is further configured to perform a feed-forward control in response to determining a road curvature or a reference line R curvature, wherein the feed-forward control includes maintaining PID feedback control based on the steering angle α while suspending the PID feedback control based on the distance ε to the center of the vehicle until the vehicle direction is stabilized. | 46,285 |
8,746,030 | 1. A rationality diagnosis method for a sensor inside a tank, the rationality diagnosis method including the step of: performing a rationality diagnosis of a concentration sensor, a liquid level sensor, and a temperature sensor that are provided inside the tank that stores liquid in order to determine whether there is a necessity to repair or replace the sensors, to diagnose whether rationality is lost in one of the concentration sensor, the liquid level sensor, and the temperature sensor, by determining whether there exists any contradiction between respective sensor values detected by the concentration sensor, the liquid level sensor, and the temperature sensor, wherein the rationality diagnosis is performed by determining a respective state of the liquid for each of the sensor values based on each of the sensor values and by determining whether there exists any contradiction between the respective determined states of the liquid. | 45,360 |
8,718,086 | 1. A method in a converter station for communication within a DC power transmission system comprising two or more interconnected converter stations where the time domain is divided into several recurring time slots of fixed length, one for each converter station and each converter station is designated with its own communication time slot, said method comprising the steps of: receiving, in said converter station, a synchronization signal for synchronizing said two or more converter stations, obtaining, in said converter station, an allocation of a designated communication time slot, changing, in said converter station, a set-point DC voltage level during said designated communication time slot, measuring, in said converter station, a change of DC current, as a result of a changed set-point DC voltage level, in timeslots other than said designated communication time slot, and correlating said measured current change to said converter station having most influence on said current change, where the changing of a set point and measuring the change of DC voltage level in designated communication time slots, when the converter stations are synchronized, are performed for conveying information between the converter stations without the use of an external communication system. | 42,424 |
9,569,166 | 1. A music reproducing apparatus comprising: a controller for outputting digital audio data that includes first digital audio data and second digital audio data of different data format from the first digital audio data to a D/A converter, for accepting stopping instruction of outputting the digital audio data to the D/A converter, and for controlling the D/A converter, wherein the controller outputs the second digital audio data to the D/A converter to be converted as mute audio data representing silence when it accepts the stopping instruction while outputting the second digital audio data to the D/A converter, and stops the D/A converter after it starts outputting the mute audio data to the D/A converter and predetermined time passes. | 17,556 |
8,383,883 | 1. A seed of hybrid maize variety X8M174, produced by crossing a first plant of variety PHWDM with a second plant of variety PHVNV, wherein representative seed of said varieties PHWDM and PHVNV have been deposited under ATCC Accession Number PTA-11383 and PTA-12869, respectively. | 8,071 |
8,547,059 | 1. A battery charging connector lock structure that locks a power feeding connector including a hook to a receptacle of a power receiving connector, the connector lock structure comprising: a restriction member that moves in a reciprocating manner between a lock position, in which the restriction member locks and restricts movement of the hook of the power feeding connector, when the power feeding connector is inserted into the receptacle, to prohibit removal of the power feeding connector from the receptacle, and an unlock position, in which the restriction member unlocks and releases the hook to permit removal of the power receiving connector, wherein the restriction member includes an extension; a stopper that is coupled to the extension of the restriction member and moves the restriction member to the lock position or the unlock position; a drive source that moves the stopper to move the restriction member to the lock position; and an urging member arranged on the extension of the restriction member to move the restriction member to the lock position. | 17,752 |
8,756,694 | 1. A method comprising: providing a query for software update status information, an intended recipient of the provided query being a device; receiving, by a processor in a security gateway, a response to the query, wherein the response is indicative of a current software update status of a device; comparing, via the processor, the received response with an expected response using software update status information stored in the security gateway; and if a result of the comparing indicates that the current software update status is older than an expected software update status, concluding that a roll back has occurred in the device. | 43,767 |
9,613,674 | 1. A method for sensing a data state of a data cell, the method comprising: providing a comparator having a first input at a node A and a second input at a node B, the comparator outputting an output of the data state of the data cell based on input of a node A voltage at the node A and a node B voltage at the node B; and providing a first particular type transistor connected to a first another particular type transistor at the node A and a second particular type transistor connected to a second another particular type transistor at the node B; wherein a device is configured to selectively connect a first reference cell or the data cell to the first particular type transistor and the device is configured to selectively connect the data cell or a second reference cell to the second particular type transistor; wherein a first switch is configured to selectively connect a gate of the first another particular type transistor to the node A and a second switch is configured to selectively connect a gate of the second another particular type transistor to the node B. | 8,119 |
9,395,243 | 1. A handheld LIBS analyzer comprising: a laser source for generating a laser beam; a spectrometer subsystem for analyzing a plasma generated when the laser beam strikes a sample; and a nose section including: | 18,676 |
8,548,632 | 1. An irrigation controller comprising: a first processor and a memory for storing programming including watering schedules executable by the first processor; circuitry that enables a communication link that allows direct communication between the first processor and a sensor unit containing a second processor and a plurality of environmental sensors each capable of generating an actual component of ET data; at least one manually actuable control operably connected to the first processor for inputting the watering schedules and further ET-related information selected from the group consisting of plant type, soil condition, growth stage and sprinkler precipitation rate; programming that enables the first processor to calculate optimum watering schedules based on the actual components of ET data and the further ET-related information, the calculated optimum watering schedules including increases and decreases in the length of station ON times, increases and decreases in the frequency of watering, and changes in the start time for at least one station; and a plurality of switching circuits operatively connected to the first processor for controlling a plurality of station valves in accordance with the optimum watering schedules. | 24,471 |
9,493,664 | 1. An ink jet recording method comprising: recording a secondary color image on a recording medium using a first ink and a second ink, wherein the first ink contains a first self-dispersible pigment having a phosphonic acid group directly bonded to the particle surface of the first self-dispersible pigment or a phosphonic acid group bonded to the particle surface of the first self-dispersible pigment via an another atomic group, and wherein the second ink includes a second self-dispersible pigment having (a) a sulfonic acid group and /or a carboxylic acid group directly bonded to the particle surface of the second self-dispersible pigment, or (b) a sulfonic acid group and/or a carboxylic acid group bonded to the particle surface of the second self-dispersible pigment via an another atomic group; and overlappingly applying the first ink and the second ink in this order to the recording medium, wherein a time difference between the applications of the first ink and the second ink to the recording medium is 30 milliseconds or less. | 22,999 |
8,829,258 | 1. A method of upgrading biomass to fuel products comprising: a) mixing a biomass feed stream with a solvent to produce a mixed feed stream, b) transporting the mixed feed stream through a slurry pump, mixer, or mixer and slurry pump to a riser, c) combining the mixed feed stream (a) with a conventional FCC feed stream and regenerated catalyst in the riser, d) cracking and upgrading the mixed feed stream and the conventional FCC feed stream to upgraded fuel products in the riser, e) separating the upgraded fuel products from deactivated catalyst in reactor/stripper, f) regenerating the deactivated catalyst in regenerator, and recycling the regenerated catalyst to the riser (c). | 2,456 |
8,729,819 | 1. A multi-output current-balancing circuit, comprising: a) a transformer having a primary winding and a plurality of secondary windings, wherein said primary winding is configured to receive an AC input current; b) a plurality of first rectifier circuits, a plurality of second rectifier circuits, and a plurality of first current balancing components, wherein each of said first and second rectifier circuits and said first current balancing components is coupled to a corresponding one of said plurality of secondary windings, wherein each said first current balancing component is configured for current balancing between each of said first and second rectifier circuits of said corresponding secondary winding; and c) at least one second current balancing component, wherein each second current balancing component is coupled to a pair of said second rectifier circuits that correspond to different secondary windings, wherein said second current balancing components are configured for current balancing between different said secondary windings. | 24,656 |
8,512,723 | 1. An antimicrobial composition comprising: 0.1 wt-% to 20 wt-% of an antimicrobial lipid component comprising a (C7-C12)saturated fatty acid monoester of a polyhydric alcohol or an alkoxylated derivative thereof, a (C8-C22)unsaturated fatty acid monoester of a polyhydric alcohol or an alkoxylated derivative thereof, or combinations thereof, and the antimicrobial lipid component further includes no greater than 15 wt-%, based on the total weight of the antimicrobial lipid component, of a di- or tri-ester or an alkoxylated derivative thereof, a di- or tri-ether or an alkoxylated derivative thereof, or combinations thereof; 0.01 wt-% to 20 wt-% of an enhancer component comprising an alpha-hydroxy acid, a beta-hydroxy acid, a chelating agent, a (C1-C4)alkyl carboxylic acid, a (C6-C12)aryl carboxylic acid, a (C6-C12)aralkyl carboxylic acid, a (C6-C12)alkaryl carboxylic acid, a phenolic compound, a (C1-C10)alkyl alcohol, an ether glycol, or combinations thereof, wherein the total concentration of the enhancer component relative to the total concentration of lipid component is within a range of 10:1 to 1:300, on a weight basis; 0.1 wt-% to 10 wt-% of a surfactant distinct from the antimicrobial lipid component, wherein the total concentration of the surfactant to the total concentration of antimicrobial lipid component is within a range of 5:1 to 1:100, on a weight basis; 1 wt-% to 40 wt-% of a hydrophilic component that will dissolve or disperse in water at a temperature of 23° C. in an amount of at least 7% by weight, based on the total weight of the hydrophilic component and the water; 50 wt-% to 95 wt-% of a hydrophobic component that will dissolve or disperse in water at a temperature of 23° C. in an amount of less than 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the hydrophobic component and the water; and less than 10 wt-% water; wherein the composition has at least 4 log reduction in test bacteria in 10 minutes when evaluated by the Antimicrobial Efficacy Test; and wherein the antimicrobial lipid component is different from the hydrophobic component. | 8,118 |
9,689,294 | 1. A rotary-type exhaust heat recovery apparatus, comprising: an exhaust gas pipe including: a semi-cylindrical heat exchanger rotatably accommodated within the exhaust gas pipe, allowing heat exchange to be performed between the high-temperature exhaust gas supplied from the bypass path and a low-temperature coolant introduced through a coolant inlet of the heat exchanger, wherein a side surface of the heat exchanger includes a diameter surface formed as a flat surface and an arc surface formed as a curved surface, wherein the diameter surface of the heat exchanger has a surface with a rotation axis of the heat exchanger as a reference thereof which is closed and another surface provided with exhaust gas inlets through which the exhaust gas is introduced to flow through exhaust gas paths; and wherein the heat exchanger is rotated to be accommodated in the extension part, the arc surface of the heat exchanger and an inner surface of the extension part completely come in contact with each other to close the exhaust gas outlets by the inner surface of the extenson part. | 8,401 |
8,352,342 | 1. A computer system, comprising: A. one or more electronic databases, stored on one or more computer-readable media, comprising: B. one or more computers comprising memory wherein the memory stores computer-readable instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more computers to perform the following steps for each respective client account, i, of more than one of said client accounts: | 46,774 |
8,699,128 | 1. A laser scanning microscope comprising: a laser light source that emits ultrashort pulsed laser light; a culture vessel that accommodates a specimen, wherein the culture vessel is capable of maintaining an interior temperature and humidity thereof; an optical system space adjacent to the culture vessel and optically connected to the culture vessel; and a laser space that accommodates the laser light source and is optically connected to the optical system space, wherein the optical system space includes: wherein: | 9,340 |
9,070,338 | 1. A display device comprising: a pixel portion comprising first to sixth pixels which are arranged continuously in this order and controlled by a scan line; first to sixth lines intersecting with the scan line, the first to sixth lines being electrically connected to the first to sixth pixels, respectively; first to sixth transistors each comprising a first terminal, a second terminal, and a gate, wherein the first terminals of the first to sixth transistors are electrically connected to the first to sixth lines, respectively; and first to sixth wirings electrically connected to the gates of the first to sixth transistors, respectively, wherein the second terminal of the first transistor, the second terminal of the third transistor, and the second terminal of the fifth transistor are electrically connected to a first node, and wherein the second terminal of the second transistor, the second terminal of the fourth transistor, and the second terminal of the sixth transistor are electrically connected to a second node. | 6,410 |
9,615,325 | 1. An apparatus of an access point (AP), the apparatus comprising memory; and logic circuitry coupled to the memory, the logic circuitry configured to: generate a power-save multi-poll (PSMP) frame as part of a PSMP sequence, the PSMP frame comprising a first mapping; configure aggregated MAC protocol data units (A-MPDUs) for transmission as part of the PSMP sequence, the PSMP sequence configurable to include both group-addressed frames and individually addressed frames to two or more scheduled mobile stations; configure the AP to transmit the A-MPDUs during a downlink phase of the PSMP sequence; decode during an uplink phase of the PSMP sequence, uplink A-MPDUs sequentially from the two or more scheduled mobile stations in accordance with the first mapping, each received uplink A-MPDU including at least an acknowledgement; and configure the AP to transmit a second mapping when an acknowledgement is not received from one or more of the scheduled mobile stations during the uplink phase, the second mapping for the one or more mobile stations for which the acknowledgement was not received. | 20,908 |
8,411,584 | 1. A method of data transmission, comprising: a destination peer device obtaining a message from a source peer device via an intermediate peer device, the message comprising a routing request to generate a route between the source peer device and the destination peer device, the route comprising links, wherein the routing request comprises: obtaining the information reflecting the source peer device's local resources from the message; obtaining the information reflecting the intermediate peer device's local resources from the message; allocating a portion of the intermediate peer device's local resources such that interference between a link including the intermediate peer device and a proximate link to the link including the intermediate peer device is below a predetermined level; allocating a portion of the source peer device's local resources such that interference between a link including the source peer device and a proximate link to the link including the source peer device is below the predetermined level; and transmitting or receiving data through the link. | 27,583 |
9,788,393 | 1. A method, executed by one or more processors, the method comprising: receiving, by one or more processors, extent information for a light zone wherein a geofence defines an extent for the light zone; sending, by one or more processors, to a light source a communication associated with the geofence providing a desired emitted light level for the light zone wherein the light source is a programmable light source; determining, by one or more processors, that the light source is proximate to the light zone based, at least in part, on the geofence; and determining, by one or more processors, that the light source projects light with the desired emitted light level onto the light zone based, in part, on data received from one or more sensors and controllers in the light source. | 21,556 |
8,772,277 | 1. A compound represented by the formula wherein A is a cyclic group optionally having substituent(s); L L L R ring G is a 4- to 10-membered saturated heterocycle containing one nitrogen atom as a ring-constituting hetero atom, which is optionally bridged and optionally has substituent(s); and E is a group represented by the formula or a salt thereof. | 2,274 |
9,328,373 | 1. A medium for the detection of Salmonella comprising a chromogenic substrate of caprylate esterase or one of its salts and a detergent from the nonylphenol ethoxylate family. | 43,864 |
9,365,081 | 1. A system mounted on an automotive wheel rim supporting a pneumatic tire, the system allowing continued operation of the vehicle after rupture of the tire, the system comprising: an air bag having an outer surface, supported within a volume defined by the tire and the rim; a flexible container for the air bag having an inner surface extending over the outer surface of the air bag; the tire being adapted to be inflated to a first pressure and the air bag being adapted to be inflated to a second pressure higher than said first pressure so that the bag bears against the inner surface of the container and is constrained by the container so that it fills only a portion of the volume defined by the tire and the rim; the container being adapted to tear open when the tire is ruptured and the first pressure is thereby reduced, removing the constraint on the container, allowing the air bag to then expand to fill the volume between the tire and rim and allow continued operation of the vehicle, wherein the tire has a tread formed on its outer side and the container for the air bag has a uniform thickness except for a circumferential line of reduced thickness extending on the side of the container adjacent the tread, the container tearing open along the reduced thickness line when the tire ruptures; and a substantially planar spacer extending between the air bag and the air bag container, the spacer containing folds which open up when the container ruptures and the air bag extends over the interior of the tire, the spacer being operative to separate the air bag from the surface of the tire so that the air bag is protected from short punctures extending through the tire when expanded so as to bear against the tire. | 27,767 |
9,034,624 | 1. A process for the synthesis of a conjugate of a glycosaminoglycan (GAG) with a biologically active molecule, comprising: a) derivatizing a GAG with at least one aldehyde group (CHO), by producing an adduct by reacting said GAG with a spacer molecule (SP) to bind said GAG to said SP via an amide bond, wherein said spacer molecule comprises (i) one or more aldehyde groups (SP-CHO), said aldehyde groups (SP-CHO) being optionally protected and (ii) a nucleophilic group suitable for conjugation with said GAG; wherein when said one or more aldehyde group(s) is protected, said SP-CHO groups are hydrolyzed with an aqueous acid; b) reacting the adduct obtained in step a) with at least one biologically active molecule (TA) which comprises a functional group capable of reacting with the aldehyde group, wherein said TA is a member selected from the group consisting of polypeptides, proteins, nucleic acids and therapeutic agents containing at least one amine group not fundamental for biological functioning. | 25,013 |
8,481,052 | 1. An isolated modified Salmonella gallinarum , comprising inactivated gene clusters of Salmonella Pathogenicity Island-1, Salmonella Pathogenicity Island-2, spvRABCD, and faeHI, wherein inactivation of the gene clusters is carried out using a method selected from the group consisting of a modification of single or plural nucleotides in the gene, deletion of single or plural genes, insertion of an exogenous gene into the genes, deletion of all of the gene clusters, and combinations thereof. | 18,875 |
9,669,939 | 1. A supplemental thrust system for an airplane comprising: a submerged inlet duct; a diffuser section in communication with the inlet duct; a duct outlet in communication with the diffuser section; an outlet nozzle in communication with the duct outlet; a turbocharger unit comprising one or more turbochargers in communication with each other to provide compressed air to the engine and the cabin; and a heat exchanger unit comprising a plurality of heat exchangers in the diffuser section to provide cooling liquid to cool pressurized air in the cabin, engine intake air and the engine jacket, wherein turbine exhaust of each of the turbochargers converses into a single duct that is connected to the duct outlet wherein each turbocharger is coupled to the intake manifold of the engine to increase the power of the engine by introducing compressed air into the manifold. | 10,135 |
9,163,595 | 1. An engine, comprising: an air box; an opening into the air box; a baffle positioned adjacent the opening, a cylinder defining a plurality of intake ports, the intake ports positioned in the air box; and a gaseous fuel injector configured to inject fuel into the cylinder through a first intake port of the plurality a ports; wherein at least two of the plurality of intake ports are opposed from each other and form a pathway through the cylinder, and wherein the baffle is configured to deflect air that passes through the opening to direct the air away from the pathway and thereby inhibit the air from pushing the gaseous fuel out of the cylinder after it has been injected. | 9,187 |
9,456,855 | 1. A method of placing an implant between a first bone portion and a second bone portion, the method comprising: forming a lumen in a first bone portion; forming a lumen in a second bone portion; inserting a trial implant between the first bone portion and the second bone portion; inserting a portion of a flexible member through the lumen in the first bone portion, through the trial implant, and through the lumen in the second bone portion; withdrawing the trial implant and the flexible member from between the first and second bone portions; coupling the implant with the flexible member; and advancing the implant between the first and second bone portions, wherein the first bone portion is a first articular process and the second bone portion is a second articular process. | 9,354 |
8,867,240 | 1. A controller for use in a power converter, comprising: a comparator coupled to receive a signal representative of an output of the power converter; a counter coupled to an output of the comparator to sample the output of the comparator a plurality of times within a period; a state machine coupled to an output of the counter to control switching of the power converter according to one of a plurality of operating condition states in response to the output of the counter, wherein the state machine is coupled to be updated at an end of the period. | 36,876 |
9,790,509 | 1. A synthetic oligoribonucleotide at least 41 nucleotides in length that can form a hairpin structure comprising at least 17 base pairs, the synthetic oligonucleotide further comprising a triphosphate group at a 5′ end of the oligoribonucleotide wherein the synthetic oligoribonucleotide comprises SEQ ID NO: 13. | 43,411 |
8,791,296 | 1. A process for preparing methacrylic acid, the process comprising: converting acetone cyanohydrin to methacrylamide; esterifying the methacrylamide in the presence of at least one alcohol, thereby obtaining at least one methacrylic ester; and hydrolyzing the at least one methacrylic ester in the presence of at least one heterogeneous catalyst, thereby obtaining methacrylic acid, wherein: a feed stream to the hydrolyzing comprises a water stream, and a methacrylic ester stream from the esterifying; a recirculation stream to the hydrolyzing comprises a first circulation stream from the input of a vacuum rectifying column for low boiler removal, and a second circulation stream from the output of a rectifying column for alcohol removal; and the mass ratio or the volume ratio of the recirculation stream to the feed stream ranges from 5-50. | 2,396 |
9,222,138 | 1. A confirmatory diagnostic method for Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), comprising obtaining a tissue sample from a human subject suspected to have adrenocortical carcinoma; and detecting a translocation abnormality t(4;8) (p16.2; p23.1) in cells from the tissue sample by karyotyping interphase chromosomes using a fluorescent in situ (FISH) procedure comprising: hybridizing one or more probes for Chromosome 4 comprising a Bacterial Artificial Chromosome (BAC) selected from the group consisting of: RP11-959C10, CTD2255016, RP11-803H22, RP11-351L3, RP11-357G3, and RP11-687G23; and hybridizing one or more probes for Chromosome 8 comprising a BAC selected from the croup consisting of: RP11-54I15, RP11-1130G3, RP11-826L17, RP11-623J22 and CTD-2045B18; wherein the probe for Chromosome 4 and the probe for Chromosome 8 are labeled differently and the presence of a translocation in a cell of the sample is signified when the distance between the signal from a chromosome 4 probe and the signal from a chromosome 8 probe is less than a signal's width apart; and wherein the presence of the translocation in more than 15% of cells scored as positive confirms the diagnosis of ACC. | 37,205 |
8,435,211 | 1. A fluid delivery device for delivering fluid to the body of the patient, comprising: a housing having an upper wall and a lower wall defining an opening; a well-arrangement mechanism configured to be disposed inside said housing and between said upper wall and said lower wall and including a tubular member having a bore, wherein said bore is configured to be disposed within said opening; a penetrating cartridge for delivery of a therapeutic fluid to the body of the patient, wherein said penetrating cartridge is configured to engage said bore following its insertion through said opening; and a tilting tool configured to rotate said bore prior to insertion of said penetrating cartridge into said bore; wherein the device is configured to deliver the therapeutic fluid through said tubular member into said penetrating cartridge and into the body of the patient when said penetrating cartridge engages said bore. | 6,634 |
9,093,382 | 1. An infrared OLED display device, comprising: multiple infrared OLED units, which are used to display infrared image; a solar cell, which is used to absorb sunlight and then convert it to electrical energy; a transformer, which is used to transform the voltage of the electrical energy generated from the solar cell to the voltage of power for the infrared OLED units; and a rechargeable battery, which is used to store the electrical energy after the transformer converts the voltage and to provide the power for the infrared OLED units; wherein, the solar cell is connected with the transformer, the transformer is connected with the rechargeable battery, and the rechargeable battery is connected with the multiple infrared OLED units; wherein, the solar cell and the infrared OLED unit are provided at independent regions and on the same plane; the solar cell is a continuous structure, which equals to a pixel; and the infrared OLED units are concentrated. | 29,234 |
8,980,454 | 1. A method of rebalancing Fe/Cr redox flow battery electrolytes, the method comprising: directing a negative electrolyte solution containing Cr directing a quantity of hydrogen gas through an anode chamber of the first rebalance cell, the anode chamber having a second electrode and being separated from the cathode chamber by a separator membrane having a catalyst-containing coating on a surface facing the anode chamber; applying an electric current to the first rebalance cell; and controlling the quantity of hydrogen gas and the electric current applied to the first rebalance cell so as to reduce at least some of the Cr | 9,644 |
9,269,283 | 1. A display device, comprising: a base structure; a plurality of modules coupled to the base structure, with each one of the plurality of modules including a matrix plurality of actuator assemblies positioned therein, and with each one of the actuator assemblies being individually controllable to move the actuator assemblies between a retracted state and a plurality of extended states; and a controller coupled to each one of the plurality of modules, the controller being programmed to control the actuator assemblies to move the actuator assemblies between the retracted state and the plurality of extended states. | 37,745 |
9,000,806 | 1. A method comprising: determining, by a device, whether a clock gating component is enabled, a storage element of the device; and selectively preventing, by the device and using the blocking element, an output value of the latch from changing or enabling, by the device and using the blocking element, the output value of the latch to change, | 16,805 |
8,824,537 | 1. A method of equalising digital samples of a radio signal received over a wireless communications channel comprising: receiving digital samples of the radio signal; calculating equaliser coefficients in the frequency domain, said calculating comprising regularising the equaliser coefficients by including a fixed regularisation parameter; transforming the equaliser coefficients from the frequency domain to the time domain; truncating the number of time domain equaliser coefficients from a first number to a second number, said first number being equal to the size of a transform function implementing the transforming step; equalising the digital samples in the time domain using the transformed time domain equaliser coefficients. | 8,289 |
8,691,182 | 1. A method of cracking ammonia, comprising the steps of: providing a counterflow heat exchanger having a first and second separate inlets and an outlet; flowing gaseous ammonia into the first inlet and an oxygen-containing gas mixture into the second inlet; wherein the ammonia and the oxygen-containing gas mixture are flowed in a substantially ammonia-rich proportion; separately preheating the ammonia and the oxygen containing gas mixture by the heat exchanger; separately introducing the preheated ammonia and the preheated oxygen-containing gas mixture into a mixing burner; combusting the preheated ammonia and oxygen-containing gas mixture in the mixing burner, thus forming a hydrogen-containing gas mixture from the ammonia and from the oxygen-containing gas mixture; cooling the hydrogen-containing gas mixture by the heat exchanger, wherein heat is transferred from the hydrogen-containing gas mixture, to the ammonia and to the oxygen-containing gas mixture; and flowing the cooled hydrogen-containing gas mixture out of the outlet. | 34,990 |
9,759,779 | 1. A state of charge estimation device for estimating a state of charge of iron phosphate lithium ion batteries, the state of charge estimation device comprising: a voltage measurement component configured to measure a voltage across each of the iron phosphate lithium ion batteries; a current measurement component configured to measure a current flowing through the iron phosphate lithium ion batteries; and a controller component configured to, when an estimation of the state of charge of the iron phosphate lithium ion batteries based on an accumulated amount of currents measured by the current measurement component is defined as a current accumulation method and an estimation of the state of charge of the iron phosphate lithium ion batteries based on an open circuit voltage (OCV) of the iron phosphate lithium ion batteries measured by the voltage measurement component is defined as an OCV method, permit the estimation of the state of charge by the OCV method when a condition that an error in the estimation of the state of charge of the iron phosphate lithium ion batteries by the current accumulation method exceeds an error in the estimation of the state of charge of the iron phosphate lithium ion batteries by the OCV method is satisfied such that the iron phosphate lithium ion batteries are then charged by a charger or discharged to a device. | 962 |
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