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8,533,979 | 1. A sole structure, comprising: a sole base member; and a self-adjusting stud extending downward from the sole base member, the self-adjusting stud further comprising a stud body having first and second holes extending through a center region thereof, a first pin extending through the first hole, and a second pin extending through the second hole, wherein | 44,628 |
9,007,038 | 1. A direct-current stabilized power supply device that steps down a direct-current input voltage obtained from a solar cell and outputs the stepped-down voltage to a load, the device comprising: a first constant voltage power supply circuit that is of a serial type and steps down the input voltage, the first constant voltage power supply circuit being connected to the solar cell and including a first current limiter circuit and a second current limiter circuit connected in series between the input voltage and a first node having an output voltage of the first constant voltage power supply circuit; a switch circuit connected to the first node; a switching-type second constant voltage direct current power supply circuit connected to the second node such that when the switch circuit is in a closed state, power is supplied to the switching-type second constant voltage direct current power supply circuit from the first constant voltage power supply circuit, and power is supplied to the load from the second constant voltage direct current power supply circuit, and when the switch circuit is in an open state, power is not supplied to the switching-type second constant voltage direct current power supply circuit from the first constant voltage power supply circuit; and no power is supplied to the load from the second constant voltage direct current power supply circuit, the second constant voltage direct current power supply including a switch element selectively coupling the second node to an output node when power is supplied to the switching-type second constant voltage direct current power supply circuit from the first constant voltage power supply circuit, and a comparator, responsive to a voltage representative of an output voltage on the output node, for operating the switch element with a duty cycle appropriate for maintaining the output voltage on the output node at a selected level. | 49,437 |
9,267,438 | 1. A system for rapidly starting an engine of a multi-engine aircraft, the system comprising: a first engine and a second engine operatively coupled to a rotor of the aircraft; an energy source comprising at least one supercapacitor; and a starter-generator in driving engagement with the first engine during regular starting of the first engine at a regular rate, in charging engagement with the energy source during operation of the first engine, and in driving engagement with the second engine during rapid starting of the second engine using the enemy source at a rapid rate higher than the regular rate. | 39,632 |
8,851,404 | 1. A method of destroying data on a hard drive including a casing mounting at least one platter on which data is stored surrounding a central hub comprising: providing a rotatable cutting tool; advancing said cutting tool into said casing toward said hub; rotating either said hard drive or said cutting tool about the axis of said hub; shredding said at least one platter; and leaving at least substantially all of said hub and at least a portion of the casing unshredded. | 43,258 |
9,009,379 | 1. An electronic system comprising: an integrated circuit comprising a plurality of non-MIPI (Mobile Industry Processor Interface) interfaces; a clock-lane resistor network connected to a first set of one or more non-MIPI interfaces of the integrated circuit, wherein the clock-lane resistor network enables the first set to be connected, via the clock-lane resistor network, to and communicate with a MIPI-compliant device via a clock lane; and a first data-lane resistor network connected to a second set of one or more non-MIPI interfaces of the integrated circuit, wherein the first data-lane resistor network enables the second set to be connected, via the first data-lane resistor network, to and communicate with the MIPI-compliant device via a first data lane, wherein: | 13,686 |
8,941,002 | 1. An oxide evaporation material comprising a sintered body which contains indium oxide as a main component and cerium and which is subjected to no surface grinding after sintering, wherein Comp where the content of cerium in a surface layer to a depth of 5 μm from a surface of the sintered body is represented by a Ce/In atomic ratio (Comp S ), and an average value of the content of cerium in the entire sintered body is represented by a Ce/In atomic ratio (Comp A ). | 43,339 |
9,242,265 | 1. A 3D dispensing apparatus comprising: a motion platform; at least two dispense heads configured to dispense; multiple fixtures configured to hold articles to be processed simultaneously; and a motion control module configured to automatically move the dispense heads and the fixtures relative to one another, wherein the movements comprise three orthogonally X-Y-Z arranged linear motions and first and second rotational motions, the rotational axis of the first rotational motion being orthogonal to the rotational axis of the second rotational motion, the dispense heads or the fixtures being arranged to a slave unit, and the slave unit being arranged to realize at least one of the first and second rotational movements so that the dispense heads or the fixtures thereto realize simultaneously and equally the same at least one of the first and second rotational motions. | 16,100 |
9,238,353 | 1. An interlayer film for a laminated glass, comprising: an interlayer film, wherein said interlayer film for a laminated glass comprises a film part A containing a resin composition A or a resin A, and a film part B containing a resin composition B or a resin B, and two covering layer Ds containing the same resin composition B or the same resin B, wherein the resin composition A contains polyvinyl acetal resin and/or the resin A is polyvinyl acetal resin, wherein the resin composition B contains polyvinyl acetal resin and/or the resin B is polyvinyl acetal resin, wherein the film part A has an upper planar surface, a lower planar surface, and a plurality of side surfaces defining a first portion of the interlayer film, the film part B has an upper planar surface, a lower planar surface, and a plurality of side surfaces defining a second portion of the interlayer film, and the two covering layer Ds have an upper planar surface, a lower planar surface, and a plurality of side surfaces defining a third and fourth portion of the interlayer film, wherein the resin composition A or the resin A has a temperature Ta at which the resin composition A or the resin A shows a maximum loss tangent of a dynamic viscoelasticity at a frequency of 1 Hz, wherein the resin composition B or the resin B has a temperature Tb at which the resin composition B or the resin B shows a maximum loss tangent of a dynamic viscoelasticity at a frequency of 1 Hz, wherein the temperature Tb is larger than the temperature Ta by 10° C. or more, wherein the film part A and the film part B are horizontally arranged, such that the upper planar surface of the film part A and the upper planar surface of the film part B are horizontally arranged in a same horizontal plane, and the lower planar surface of the film part A and the lower planar surface of the film part B are horizontally arranged in a same horizontal plane, and wherein the film part A and the film part B are sandwiched between the two covering layer Ds such that one of the third or fourth portions is above the film part A and film part B and the other of the third or fourth portions is below the film part A and film part B. | 19,323 |
9,784,215 | 1. A mechanical attachment system for an exhaust component of a turbine engine comprising: the exhaust component constituting either a nozzle or a center body and comprising a housing, the housing comprising an aperture; a bushing inserted at least partially within the aperture; an attachment ring; and a bolt configured to be inserted at least partially within the bushing and forming a sliding fit therewith, and the bolt is coupled to the attachment ring, wherein a head of the bolt is in contact with the attachment ring, wherein the head of the bolt is contained within a cylinder formed by the bushing and the head of the bolt is recessed within the cylinder. | 45,339 |
9,472,768 | 1. A material for an organic optoelectronic device, the material comprising: at least one compound represented by the following Chemical Formula A-1; and at least one compound represented by the following Chemical Formula B-1: wherein, in Chemical Formula A-1: wherein, in Chemical Formula B-1: | 36,471 |
8,777,790 | 1. A continuously variable transmission device ( 1 ) comprising: a power split which takes place in an area of a sum planetary transmission ( the first drive input shaft ( the second drive input shaft ( and thereby coupled, via the second electric machine, with the second drive input shaft ( the third shaft ( | 48,902 |
8,752,157 | 1. An apparatus comprising: a processor; a memory communicatively coupled to the processor; a plurality of token-based rules stored in the memory, wherein a token-based rule facilitates access to a resource; and a plurality of tokens stored in the memory; and computer instructions stored within the memory; wherein the processor, when executing the computer instructions stored in the memory: receives a first token indicating that access to the resource has been requested by a device; determines at least one token-based rule based at least in part upon the first token, wherein the at least one token-based rule conditions access to the resource upon a second token; determines the geographic location of the device based on a token in the plurality of tokens; determines, based on the geographic location of the device, that the second token should be requested from an entity; transmits a request to the entity for the second token; receives the second token from the entity; and generates a session token based at least in part upon the first token and the second token in response to receiving the second token; receives a third token indicating an event affecting the risk associated with granting access to the resource, wherein the event is at least one of a security breach associated with the entity and the geographic location of the device changing so that the device cannot communicate with the entity; determines, based at least in part upon the at least one token-based rule, that access to the resource should be terminated in response to receiving the third token; terminates the session token in response to the determination that access to the resource should be terminated; determines, prior to terminating the session token, an incomplete transaction associated with the resource, and completes the transaction before terminating the session token. | 15,830 |
9,391,535 | 1. A received power conversion device for a resonant wireless charging system, the received power conversion device comprising: a wireless power receiver for receiving wireless power transmitted from a wireless power transmission device; a rectifier for rectifying power in an Alternating Current (AC) form received in the wireless power receiver into a Direct Current (DC); a free-wheeling switching unit for performing a switching operation according to a switching control signal and forming a path for free-wheeling the power in the AC form received in the wireless power receiver; a feedback circuit for being fed back with an output signal of the received power conversion device and for detecting a level of the output signal; and a controller for controlling a switching operation of the free-wheeling switching unit according to the output signal level detected by using the feedback circuit, wherein the free-wheeling switching unit forms the path for free-wheeling the power in the AC form when the free-wheeling switching unit is turned on, and cuts off the path for free-wheeling the power in the AC form and provides the power in the AC form to the rectifier when the free-wheeling switching unit is turned off. | 18,959 |
9,199,885 | 1. A method for the treatment of sewage sludge containing solids, comprising: (a) dewatering the sewage sludge in the presence of an iron- containing compound to produce biosolid cake, wherein said iron-containing compound is provided at about 1% to about 5% of the solid content of the sewage sludge; and (b) heat-drying the biosolid cake to produce a stabilized biosolid sample; | 16,466 |
8,373,941 | 1. A computer-implementable method comprising: determining whether a drive being at a stop state could cause a media adherent condition; attempting to move the media relative to a media head; monitoring an amount of energy needed to move the media relative to the media head; and, generating an adherent indicia if the amount of energy needed to move the media exceeds a threshold amount of energy. | 45,032 |
9,002,849 | 1. A method comprising steps of: storing, in a multimedia store server in communication with servers of a plurality of vendors of multimedia contents, a catalog identifying multimedia contents available from the plurality of vendors, wherein the catalog a) stores, for each of a plurality of the multimedia contents identified in the catalog, a descriptive text for the multimedia content, a token derived from the descriptive text, a link for accessing the multimedia content on a server of one of the plurality of vendors, and a grouping key number, distinct from the token, the grouping key number associating the multimedia content and other multimedia contents of the plurality having matching tokens and corresponding to diverse versions of a same music item or video item as the multimedia content and b) groups the multimedia contents having a common grouping key number in a common group; in response to receiving a search request for multimedia content in the catalog, identifying a multimedia content in the catalog for multimedia contents including a descriptive text matching the search request; returning a search result including the identified multimedia content and one or more other multimedia contents associated with the grouping key number of the identified multimedia content and corresponding to diverse versions of the same music item or video item as the identified multimedia content; in response to returning the search result receiving from a user a selection of one multimedia content included in the search result; retrieving from the catalog the link for accessing the selected multimedia content on a server of one of the piurality of vendors; and sending a notification to the server of the one of the plurality of vendors identified by the link to cause the server to deliver the selected multimedia content to a device of the user. | 35,305 |
9,104,816 | 1. A memory card comprising: a first communication port facilitating connection between a host and a first host interface, the first host interface facilitating communication of data between the memory card and a host using a first protocol; a second communication port, connected to a second host interface through a plurality of conductive lines, facilitating connection between the host and the second host interface, the second host interface facilitating communication of data between the memory card and the host using a second protocol; a memory unit storing data; a power sensing unit, connected to a predetermined conductive line of the plurality of conductive lines positioned between the second communication port and the second host interface, sensing application of a power signal to the second host interface via the second communication port and generating a control signal in response to the sensed power signal; and an enable control unit selectively enabling operation of the second host interface in response to the control signal, when the power signal is sensed. | 38,780 |
8,995,323 | 1. A method for operating an idle mode terminal in a Machine to Machine (M2M) communication system, the method comprising: receiving a paging message from a base station during a paging listening interval; determining whether an indicator indicating a network reentry or an indicator indicating receiving of multicast data without the network reentry is included in the paging message, the multicast data for an M2M group to which one or more M2M terminals belong; and when the indicator indicating the receiving of the multicast data is included in the paging message, receiving the multicast data without the idle mode termination from the base station. | 17,036 |
8,740,145 | 1. A crew rest compartment for a cabin of a means of transport, the crew rest compartment comprising: a door comprising: a front door leaf; a lateral door leaf connected to the front door leaf at an angle other than 180 degrees; a pivot bearing for pivot-mounting the lateral door leaf; and a stiffening element for reinforcing the connection between the front door leaf and the lateral door leaf; wherein the stiffening element is a floor element arranged in the lower regions of the front and lateral door leaves, and connected to at least one of the door leaves. | 26,458 |
8,743,753 | 1. A digital signage system, comprising: a gateway device, coupled to a network; at least one first hot spot, comprising: at least one second hot spot having no display device, comprising: wherein the first wireless access point device and the second wireless access point device provide the service to at least one mobile terminal through wireless communication, wherein the first wireless access point device has a higher priority than the second wireless access point device to download the service. | 33,242 |
9,572,185 | 1. A master evolved node B (MeNB) operable to communicate data to a user equipment (UE), the MeNB comprising: one or more processors; and a memory device including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to; identify effective data rates for the UE, the effective data rates including an effective data rate for an MeNB link between the UE and the MeNB and an effective data rate for a secondary evolved node B (SeNB) link between the UE and the SeNB; determine a downlink split ratio for bearers of the MeNB and the SeNB to the UE based in part on the effective data rates for the UE; send a first portion of data from the MeNB to the UE according to the downlink split ratio; send a remaining portion of data from the MeNB to the UE via the SeNB according to the downlink split ratio, wherein the UE supports dual connectivity with the MeNB and the SeNB; determine that the effective data rate for the MeNB link (Rm) plus one of the effective data rate for the SeNB link (Rs) or a data capacity of an X2 link between the MeNB and the SeNB (Rx) is less than an internet protocol (IP) data rate to the packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer in the MeNB (Ri); and determine the downlink split ratio to include the effective data rate for the MeNB link (Rm), wherein data is transmitted from the MeNB to the UE over the MeNB link according to the downlink split ratio. | 14,268 |
8,399,081 | 1. A solar cell module comprising a solar cell layer and an ionomer sheet, wherein; (A) the solar cell layer comprises a single solar cell or a plurality of electrically interconnected solar cells; and (B) the ionomer sheet comprises a sodium/zinc mixed ionomer that is the neutralization product of a precursor acid copolymer; wherein (a)(i) the precursor acid copolymer comprises copolymerized units of ethylene and about 20 to about 30 wt % of copolymerized units of an α, β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, based on the total weight of the precursor acid copolymer; (ii) the precursor acid copolymer has a melt flow rate of about 10 to about 4000 g/10 min, as determined in accordance with ASTM D1238 at 190° C. and 2.16 kg; wherein (iii) the precursor acid copolymer, being neutralized to a level of about 40% to about 90% based on the total number of the carboxylic acid groups present in the precursor acid copolymer, produces a sodium ionomer, said sodium ionomer comprising carboxylate groups and counterions, and counterions consisting essentially of sodium cations, and wherein (iv) the sodium ionomer has a melt flow rate of about 0.7 to about 25 g/10 min and a freeze enthalpy that is not detectable or that is less than about 3.0 j/g, when determined by differential scanning calorimetry in accordance with ASTM D3418; and (b) said sodium/zinc mixed ionomer comprises carboxylate groups and a mixture of counterions; said mixture of counterions consisting essentially of about 5 to about 95 equivalent % of sodium cations, and about 95 to 5 equivalent % of zinc cations, based on the total number of equivalents of carboxylate groups in the precursor acid copolymer. | 32,384 |
8,721,999 | 1. A process for the simultaneous production of sulphate of potash (SOP), ammonium sulphate, surface modified magnesium hydroxide and/or magnesium oxide being characterized in the co-generation of the said products using kainite mixed salt and ammonia as the only consumable raw materials, the said process comprising the following steps: a) converting in a first reaction zone, kainite mixed salt into schoenite by the process of aqueous leaching, wherein the aqueous leaching process comprises reacting kainite mixed salt with water and SOP end liquor of step (e) followed by separating the pure schoenite and schoenite end liquor (SEL); b) treating the clear schoenite end liquor obtained in step (a) with aqueous CaCl c) subjecting the desulphated schoenite end liquor obtained in step (b) to evaporation to obtain solid carnallite and liquor rich in MgCl d) decomposing the carnallite obtained in step (c) with water to recover KCl and carnallite decomposed liquor (CDL) containing MgCl e) treating the pure schoenite of step (a) with KCl obtained in step (d) to produce sulphate of potash (SOP) while recycling the SOP end liquor in the process of step (a); f) washing the gypsum recovered in step (b) to minimize adhering impurities; g) contacting in a second reaction zone gypsum obtained in step (f) with liquor ammonia or recycled ammonium sulphate mother liquor obtained in step (i) and carbon dioxide obtained in step (k) to produce ammonium sulphate solution and by-product CaCO h) filtering out the CaCO i) evaporating the neutralized filtrate obtained in step (h) to recover ammonium sulphate while recycling the ammonium sulphate mother liquor in step (g); j) washing the CaCO k) bottling the CO l) slaking the lime generated in step (j) with decarbonated water and treating with CDL generated in step (d) and/or MgCl m) adding a surface modifying agent to facilitate filtration of Mg(OH) n) separating the surface-modified Mg(OH) o) calcining the Mg(OH) | 5,480 |
9,065,304 | 1. A traction control system for a vehicle comprising a plurality of wheels, each wheel being independently powered by a respective motor, the traction control system comprising: (a) sensors for detecting an acceleration in the rotation of each of the wheels; and (b) a control unit for adjusting a torque applied to each wheel by each respective motor in response to detecting a predetermined acceleration in the rotation of one or more of the wheels, wherein the predetermined acceleration is indicative of a skid, wherein the control unit provides independent traction control to each of the respective motors. | 5,248 |
8,515,662 | 1. A method for computer-supported monitoring of an energy consumption of a transportation device, the method which comprises: receiving measurement data by least one measurement device, the measurement data specifying a current energy consumption of the transportation device; determining energy consumption data from the measurement data with a processing unit, the consumption data specifying an energy consumption of the transportation device on a given route; retrieving comparison data from a database, the comparison data specifying an energy consumption of transportation devices on previous journeys on the given route; and comparing the energy consumption data with the comparison data to form energy consumption information and outputting the energy consumption information through an output to an operator of the transportation device. | 33,786 |
8,650,813 | 1. A photovoltaic module assembly for non-penetrating installation to a substantially flat surface, the assembly comprising: a photovoltaic module including: a deflector defining a front face and a rear face; wherein the assembly is configured to provide a first mounted state in which the deflector is nested within the first seat, and wherein the first seat includes side walls forming a slot sized to frictionally receive a portion of the deflector. | 8,806 |
8,793,031 | 1. A system for augmenting a mobile computing device with data from a vehicle, said system comprising: a memory area associated with a mobile computing device, said memory area storing metadata describing a user of the mobile computing device; and a processor programmed to: | 44,669 |
8,853,989 | 1. A fuel cell system comprising: an inverter connected to a motor; a first converter that is connected between a fuel cell and the inverter; a second converter that is connected between a power storage device and the inverter; and a controller including a CPU, RAM, and ROM that is programmed to carry out an algorithm to control the first converter to set an output voltage of the fuel cell and the second converter to set an input voltage of the inverter, an input voltage of the inverter which minimizes a power loss of at least one of the motor, the first converter, the second converter and the inverter under an operating condition required for the motor being determined, and the input voltage of the inverter which minimizes the power loss being output as a necessary voltage for the inverter, wherein the second converter implements voltage conversion such that output voltage of the power storage device and input voltage of the inverter matches. | 49,899 |
9,025,204 | 1. A color-arrangement-restored image creating apparatus comprising: a reading device configured to read an original image from a draft; an area extracting unit configured to extract, from the original image read by the reading device, an area in which information about an original color that has been embedded as dots, wherein the original color is color of the original image before it has been changed; an area color obtaining unit configured to obtain, from the area extracted by the area extracting unit, the color corresponding to the information embedded as dots; a color arrangement restoring unit configured to restore a color arrangement of the original image read by the reading device by assigning the color obtained by the area color obtaining unit to the area extracted by the area extracting unit; a printing device configured to print, on a printing medium, a restored image obtained as a result of the color arrangement being restored by the color arrangement restoring unit; and a restored image printing unit configured to command the printing device to print the restored image. | 24,428 |
8,656,202 | 1. A power manager, comprising: at least one network interface; and at least one processor communicatively coupled with the interface, wherein the power manager is configured to receive current and voltage measurements via the interface, wherein the power manager under control of the processor is configured to compute an individual transfer function for a new appliance using the current and voltage measurements and an adaptive infinite impulse response filter, classify the new appliance into an appliance class based on the individual transfer function including computing a frequency response for the new appliance using the individual transfer function and comparing the frequency response with predefined frequency responses for different appliance classes and generate a power management action message respecting the new appliance based on the class, and wherein the power manager is configured to output the message via the interface. | 6,044 |
8,968,967 | 1. A fuel cell comprising: an anode and a cathode arranged about a proton exchange membrane, at least one of the anode and the cathode including a catalyst support; and wherein the catalyst support comprises: | 24,741 |
9,599,390 | 1. A device for producing artificial snow, the device comprising: a central jet system configured to produce a central jet consisting of a first fluid chosen among air or water, said central jet including an external contour and an axis of projection; a peripheral jet system configured to produce a peripheral jet consisting of a second fluid chosen among water or air and being different from said first fluid, said peripheral jet having a generally tubular shape defining an internal contour and an axis of projection, said peripheral jet being projected over the whole or substantially the whole periphery of said central jet; and a nucleation jet system configured to produce at least one nucleation jet to form crystals of ice, to produce artificial snow from the cooperation of said central and peripheral jets, wherein the central jet system and the peripheral jet system are configured such that the opposite contours of the respective jets each define a generating line, the generating lines of each of the respective jets defining between each other an angle of between −5° and 5°, at least in an initial portion thereof, following production thereof, the nucleation system is distributed over the external periphery of the peripheral jet system, and an axis of projection of the nucleation jet of the nucleation system defines a convergent angle of between 0° and 15° with respect to the axis of projection of the central jet. | 6,050 |
9,474,841 | 1. A combination of a single-station reverse osmosis device (RO device) with a hemodialysis device (HD device), the RO device comprising a filter with a membrane which separates a primary circuit from a secondary circuit, a raw-water supply line terminating in the primary circuit and the secondary circuit being connected to a water inlet valve of the HD device via a connection line containing a conductivity measuring device, and a concentrate connection of the primary circuit leading to an outlet via a concentrate line containing a flow-resistance means, wherein the connection line is provided with a buffer chamber for permeate which serves on the one hand a faster permeate supply into the HD device and on the other hand a generation of a negative transmembrane pressure, and wherein, upon request by the HD device, the permeate flows either via the water inlet valve into the HD device or via a flushing valve of the HD device to the outlet. | 23,376 |
8,853,951 | 1. A lighting control system comprising: a battery charge measurement circuit, a user interface for inputting commands to the controller, a controller controlling the operation of a light source and configured to implement a plurality of modes of operation, wherein said controller includes one mode of operation where battery charge status is used along with an indicated run time to determine what intensity said light controller should operate at. | 1,988 |
9,054,550 | 1. An automobile charging apparatus comprising: a control device, a power-supply cord adapted to supply a commercial power to the control device, and a charging cable adapted to connect between the control device and an automobile so that the automobile is supplied with the power, wherein the control device includes: the control device has an electric-leakage detection function for detecting the state of currents flowing through the power lines at predetermined time intervals before the charging cable is connected to the automobile, in a state where the control device is supplied with the commercial power. | 12,669 |
9,630,762 | 1. A package comprising a container including a bowl having an interior product-storage region and a brim coupled to an upper portion of the bowl and bordering a top opening into the interior product-storage region, the brim including an endless upwardly facing top surface including an endless inner perimeter region bordering and surrounding the top opening and providing an endless temporary sheet-bonding zone thereon and an outer perimeter region surrounding the endless inner perimeter region and providing a ring-support zone thereon, and a closure configured to mount on the brim in a closed position to close the top opening and block access to the interior product-storage region, the closure including a sheet-support ring that engages the ring-support zone on the outer perimeter region of the endless upwardly facing top surface of the brim when the closure is positioned to lie in the closed position on the brim, and the closure further including a membrane sheet coupled to the sheet-support ring to move therewith relative to the brim of the container when the closure is separated from the brim to gain access to the interior product-storage region, wherein the membrane sheet includes a ring-shaped outer portion bonded permanently to the sheet-support ring to form an endless seal therebetween, a central portion surrounded by the ring-shaped outer portion that covers the top opening into the interior product-storage region when the closure is in the closed position on the brim, and a ring-shaped middle portion that interconnects an outer perimeter edge of the central portion and an inner perimeter edge of the ring-shaped outer portion, the ring-shaped middle portion includes a downwardly facing surface that overlies and confronts the endless temporary sheet-bonding zone on the endless inner perimeter region of the endless upwardly facing top surface of the brim, and the package further comprising means for bonding the downwardly facing surface of the ring-shaped middle portion of the membrane sheet temporarily to the temporary sheet-bonding zone on the endless inner perimeter region of the upwardly facing top surface of the brim forming an endless hermetic seal therebetween that remains until the closure is removed from the brim by a consumer for the first time to gain access to product stored in the interior product-storage region, wherein the endless inner perimeter region of the endless upwardly facing top surface also includes an unbonded zone that lies in spaced-apart relation to the ring-support zone to locate the endless temporary sheet-bonding zone therebetween and the central portion of the membrane sheet includes a center segment that closes the top opening into the interior product-storage region and an outer segment that surrounds the center segment and interconnect the center segment and the ring-shaped middle portion of the membrane sheet and positioned to overlie the unbonded zone established on the endless inner perimeter region of the endless upwardly facing top surface of the brim, and wherein the sheet-support ring includes a central brim-mount platform and a first pivotable sheet-separator lever arm coupled to a first end of the central brim-mount platform for pivotable movement relative to the central brim-mounted platform about a fulcrum provided on a first bend line upwardly in a clockwise direction away from the brim of the container during a closure-removal activity carried out by a consumer from an initial position associated with the closed position of the closure on the brim of the container to a sheet-lifting position associated with initial peeling separation of a first peel-initiation section of the ring-shaped middle portion of the membrane sheet from the endless temporary bonding zone on the endless inner perimeter portion of the endless upwardly facing top surface of the brim. | 10,496 |
9,577,622 | 1. A phase interpolator device, comprising: a plurality of current sources, a plurality of current selection switches associated with the plurality of current sources to selectively couple the current sources to at least two summing nodes, a phase signal input stage to receive at least two input signals having different phases, the phase input stage to modify a first current from a first summing node of the at least two summing nodes based on a first input signal of the at least two input signals to generate a first modified current and to modify a second current from a second summing node of the at least two summing nodes based on a second input signal of the at least two input signals to generate a second modified current, an output stage to generate an output signal based on the first modified current and the second modified current, and a current adjustment circuit to adjust a current through at least one of the first summing node or the second summing node. | 30,969 |
9,015,842 | 1. A method for monitoring a plurality of electronic devices to detect infection by unwanted software, the method comprising: installing, using a management unit executing on a processor and in communication with the plurality of electronic devices, a software agent on each of the plurality of electronic devices, each of the software agents configured to perform a login session using a bait that contains artificial sensitive information, and configured to insert parameters into the bait prior to transmission of an electronic output of the plurality of electronic devices; monitoring, using a traffic analyzer executing on an electronic device, the electronic output; and analyzing, using a decision system executing on a processor and in communication with the traffic analyzer, the electronic output in response to the bait to determine the existence of unwanted software based on the electronic output including a transmission of the bait unrelated to the login session to another electronic device. | 19,946 |
9,131,475 | 1. A method of wireless communication, comprising: establishing a first traffic call associated with a first subscriber identity module (SIM) using a first radio frequency (RF) chain in an access terminal; establishing a second traffic call associated with a second SIM using a second RF chain in the access terminal, wherein a subscription corresponding to a third SIM enters an out-of-service mode when the first and second traffic calls are established; acquiring a first network for a subscription corresponding to the first SIM using the first RF chain after the first traffic call is terminated; and transitioning the subscription corresponding to the third SIM from out of service mode to idle mode using acquisition information inherited from the subscription corresponding to the first SIM. | 2,198 |
8,487,469 | 1. An apparatus for generating electrical power, comprising: a plurality of solar energy collectors for generating electricity from solar energy; a plurality of wind turbines for generating electricity from wind energy; a support structure having arms extending radially from a vertical shaft, the arms positioned at different vertical distances along the vertical shaft and the arms having different lengths, the arms having decreasing lengths in a direction toward a top of the apparatus; solar energy collectors and the wind turbines affixed to terminal ends of the arms, wherein the solar energy collectors and the wind turbines are disposed at different vertical distances along the vertical shaft and the solar energy collectors are shaped and oriented to direct wind streams striking the solar energy collectors toward the wind turbines; and the support structure comprising camouflage elements causing the support structure to resemble vegetation. | 6,184 |
9,541,066 | 1. A system for generating renewable energy from subterranean mass airflow power, comprising: a plurality of horizontal axis rotors attached at spaced intervals along an elongated drive shaft for harnessing the subterranean mass airflow power; one or more mounting brackets for mounting to a surface wall in an underground tunnel, the elongated drive shaft secured to the one or more mounting brackets, each mounting bracket comprises, an upper plate integrally connected to an inner surface of the one or more mounting brackets and extending along a diameter of the circular support member, the upper plate parallel to the base plate; a generator secured to at least one end of the elongated drive shaft for converting the subterranean mass airflow power to energy. | 13,117 |
9,655,469 | 1. A portable solar cooker, characterized in that said solar cooker comprises an upper functional assembly, a lower control assembly and a rotary apparatus which are sequentially connected; said upper functional assembly is configured to reflect sunlight, collect heat in a focusing manner and further heat water or foods, said upper functional assembly is closed to form a box body when being in a non-operative state, and said upper functional assembly is opened when being in an operative state; said lower control assembly is connected with said upper functional assembly, and makes said upper functional assembly be subjected to pitch adjustment; said lower control assembly is connected with said rotary apparatus, and said lower control assembly and said upper functional assembly are driven by said rotary apparatus to rotate so that tracking the sun is realized. | 27,260 |
8,469,315 | 1. A method for reducing airflow noise for an aircraft having, a wing main element, a flap coupled to the wing main element, and a flap edge fence coupled to the flap, the method comprising: shaping the flap edge fence into a deployed shape and position for a first set of flight conditions to reduce the airflow noise; and shaping the flap edge fence into a stowed shape and position for a second set of flight conditions to reduce drag. | 21,810 |
9,608,430 | 1. A battery system comprising: a power source; a load coupled to the power source; and, a preemptive Fuse Driver (PFD) protection circuit coupled in parallel between the power source and the load, the PFD protection system comprising a sensor, and a controller and a switch, the PFD protection circuit forcing high battery currents through the switch causing the switch of the PFD protection circuit to substantially instantly close; and wherein the controller comprising a PFD control module, the PFD control module allows protection to be tuned specifically to source and load characteristics of the power source, tuning the protection comprises providing predictable interruption of moderate battery currents over time as well as forcing high battery currents through the switch, the moderate battery currents comprising currents up to 250% of a rating of the battery and the high battery currents comprising currents greater than 300% of the rating of the battery; the PFD control module accumulates an energy accumulator value representing energy transferred to the load over time; and, the PFD control module generates a command which causes the controller to close the switch when the energy accumulator value reaches a threshold. | 42,726 |
9,717,052 | 1. A method for reducing a power consumption of a mobile terminal for cellular network using radio packets through short-range wireless communication, the method comprising: receiving a first radio signal through the short-range wireless communication network including WLAN (wireless local area network); identifying a preamble of the first radio signal and determining whether the preamble being used to synchronize the mobile terminal with the short-range wireless communication; determining whether a frequency from the identified preamble is within a specified frequency offset range allocated to the mobile terminal in a total frequency offset range allowable for the short-range wireless communication network; and processing data from the received first radio signal in response to determination of the frequency from the identified preamble being within the specified frequency offset range. | 14,264 |
9,784,783 | 1. A system for determining the location of a fault in an electric power transmission network, comprising: a fault locating equipment configured to be coupled to an electrical line of the power transmission network, the equipment including: a signal conditioning circuit configured to: a trigger generating circuit including: the data acquisition circuit coupled to the signal conditioning circuit and to the trigger generating circuit and configured to: | 587 |
8,926,162 | 1. A backlight module, comprising: a back frame; a light guiding plate received in the back frame; a position piece arranged between the back frame and the light guiding plate, the position piece being detachably fixed on sidewalls of the back frame to firmly presses the light guiding plate within the back frame, wherein the position piece comprising a supporting portion, and a fixing portion and a abutting portion respectively arranged in opposite sides of the supporting member, the fixing portion and the abutting portion are spaced apart in an extended direction of the supporting portion and are vertically connected with the supporting portion; the abutting portion comprising a pressing platform with a bottom surface pressing a top surface of the light guiding plate, the fixing portion comprising a protrusion detachably fixed on sliding slots on the sidewalls of the back frame; the sliding slots comprising a titled sliding slot and a horizontal sliding slot connected to an end of the titled sliding slot; and the position piece further comprising a reinforcing portion comprising: a first strengthen portion being connected horizontally with the abutting portion and extending in an opposite direction with the abutting portion; a second strengthen portion being arranged between the supporting portion and the protrusion; a third strengthen portion being arranged in the same side of the supporting portion and between the first strengthen portion and the second strengthen portion, wherein the first strengthen portion, the second strengthen portion and the third strengthen portion being parallel and spaced apart from each other in an extended direction of the supporting portion. | 15,879 |
9,704,544 | 1. A memory device comprising: an input/output interface to couple the memory device to a memory controller and further to receive from the memory controller consolidated commands to access one or more arrays of memory cells; threshold identification circuitry coupled to the input/output interface, the threshold identification circuitry configured to identify to the memory controller a threshold number of co-pending consolidated commands, the threshold number less than a theoretical maximum number of pending consolidated commands, wherein the memory controller is to limit communication of the consolidated commands based on the threshold number. | 34,312 |
8,395,314 | 1. A light-emitting element comprising: a cathode; an anode; a first light-emitting layer that is disposed between the cathode and the anode and is constituted by containing a host material and a guest material added to the host material and being a red light-emitting material that emits light in red as a first color; a second light-emitting layer that is disposed between the first light-emitting layer and the cathode and is constituted by containing a host material and a guest material added to the host material and being a second color light-emitting material that emits light in a second color; a third light-emitting layer that is disposed between the second light-emitting layer and the cathode and is constituted by containing a host material and a guest material added to the host material and being a third color light-emitting material that emits light in a third color; a first interlayer that is disposed between the first light-emitting layer and the second light-emitting layer so as to be in contact with them and is constituted by containing the same or the same type of material as the host material of the first light-emitting layer and not substantially containing materials having a light-emitting property, for adjusting movement of holes and electrons between the first light-emitting layer and the second light-emitting layer; and a second interlayer that is disposed between the second light-emitting layer and the third light-emitting layer so as to be in contact with them and is constituted by containing the same or the same type of material as the host material of the second light-emitting layer and/or the host material of the third light-emitting layer and not substantially containing materials having a light-emitting property, for adjusting movement of holes and electrons between the second light-emitting layer and the third light-emitting layer, the host material of the second light-emitting layer and/or the host material of the third light-emitting layer containing an anthracene-based material. | 42,117 |
9,410,493 | 1. A control device for an internal-combustion engine, the control device comprising: a particulate matter sensor installed in an exhaust passage of the internal-combustion engine; a particulate capturing filter configured to capture particulate matter contained in an exhaust gas and disposed in the exhaust passage at place upstream of the particulate matter sensor; an electronic control unit configured to detect a particulate amount in the exhaust gas through the exhaust passage in response to an output from the particulate matter sensor; the electronic control unit configured to apply a particulate capturing voltage between electrodes of the particulate matter sensor during a first period so as to form a particulate layer on surfaces of the electrodes of the particulate matter sensor; and the electronic control unit configured to stop applying the particulate capturing voltage during a second period to maintain the particulate layer; the electronic control unit configured to execute a malfunction detection control to determine whether a malfunction of the particulate capturing filter exists or not, wherein the first period is a period between the completion of the malfunction detection control and a time when the output of the particulate matter sensor reaches a reference output, and the second period is a period between the time when the output of the particulate matter sensor reaches the reference output. | 6,606 |
9,613,397 | 1. A display method applied in an electronic apparatus including a case, a circuit board provided in the case and connected to a display unit having various kinds of different display modes, and a processor provided on the circuit board, the display method comprises: initiating, by the processor, a first application in the electronic apparatus when current display mode of the display unit is a first display mode; obtaining first parameter information of the first application; determining a second display mode according to the first parameter information and preset correspondence relationship between the parameter information and the display modes; adjusting the display unit from the first display mode displayed currently to a second display mode which is different from the first display mode; acquiring a first type information of a first display object on a first display region of the display unit; obtaining a first display parameter corresponding to the first type information based on correspondence relationship between the type information and the display parameter; obtaining a first environment brightness parameter of a current environment where the electronic apparatus is located before displaying the first display object on the first display region based on at least the first display parameter; and, displaying the first display object on the first display region based on the first display parameter and the first environment brightness parameter. | 3,627 |
9,008,287 | 1. A method of establishing a communications session for communication of data with respect to at least two user devices in a data communications network, the method comprising: receiving call party details of a telephone call, the telephone call involving at least a first telephony user device and a second telephony user device, said call party details including a first identity associated with said first telephony user device and a second identity associated with said second telephony user device, at least one of said first and second identities comprising a telephone dialing number; establishing, on the basis of said first and second identities received in said call party details, a separate communications session, separate from said telephone call, for the communication of data to and/or from said at least two user devices; receiving an identifier identifying a feature of said separate communications session that requires authorization for use by a user device; and in response to receipt of an authorization indication from one of said at least two user devices, enabling the use of said feature by at least one other of said at least two user devices. | 48,310 |
9,515,561 | 1. A switching power supply device comprising: a transformer which has a primary winding receiving a DC voltage, a secondary winding and an auxiliary winding; a semiconductor switch which is connected in series with the primary winding so as to perform switching operation; an output voltage generation circuit which includes a rectifying and smoothing circuit connected to the secondary winding so as to output a DC output voltage; an output voltage detection portion which is connected to the auxiliary winding so as to generate and output an output voltage detection signal corresponding to the DC output voltage of the output voltage generation circuit; a control circuit which performs switching control on the semiconductor switch upon reception of the output voltage detection signal so as to output a control signal for stabilizing the DC output voltage; and a load transient detection portion which is connected to the output voltage generation circuit so as to detect a load transient in which the DC output voltage suddenly changes in a decreasing direction, and to output a load transient detection signal to the control circuit; wherein: the control circuit performs switching control on the semiconductor switch upon reception of the load transient detection signal so that the output voltage detection portion can detect the DC output voltage appearing after the reception of the load transient detection signal; and the load transient detection portion includes a first capacitor having one end connected to a secondary-side ground of the output voltage generation circuit and another end connected to a primary-side ground of a primary-side circuit of the transformer, an impedance element having one end connected to the other end of the first capacitor, and a second capacitor having one end connected to another end of the impedance element and another end connected to a voltage output terminal of the output voltage generation circuit; and a signal occurring between the one end and the other end of the impedance element is outputted as the load transient detection signal to the control circuit. | 17,156 |
9,662,750 | 1. An apparatus for attachment to a pipe cutter having a saddle portion, the apparatus comprising: a first member mountable to the saddle portion; a second member mountable to a pipe; and a pivoting joint to pivotally connect first member to second member; wherein the first member has a first end and a generally opposing second end; wherein the second member has a first end and a generally opposing second end; wherein the pivoting joint pivotally connects the first end of the first member to the first end of the second member; wherein the pivoting joint forms a vertex to allow the first member and the second member to act as rays of an angle created between said first member and said second member. | 18,868 |
8,699,865 | 1. A decoy system, notably for terrestrial mines or improvised explosive devices, comprising: a means of producing heat energy comprising an air or water boiler, a means of emitting radiation in the infrared spectrum comprising a chamber that is fed with fluid by the production means, the chamber being provided with internal fins able to promote a build-up of heat energy inside said chamber wherein the internal fins are arranged in the form of successive parallel rows, and wherein the fins of one or more rows are separated so as to delimit a space aligned with an orifice feeding the chamber with fluid, at least one detection means for determining the temperature of the chamber or the temperature of the fluid between the production means and the emission means, and a control unit able to control the operation of the means of producing heat energy at least according to the determined temperature. | 26,157 |
9,455,097 | 1. A key structure with two pairs of Symmetric balance plates, comprising: a bottom board; a key cap, having two first sides along a first direction and two second sides along a second direction, the first side being longer than the second side; a strengthening plate, fixed on an underside of the key cap, being rectangular and formed with at least one opening, having two first sides along the first direction and two second sides along the second direction; at least one scissor switch, disposed between the bottom board and the key cap corresponding to the at least one opening of the strengthening plate, wherein the at least one scissor switch is a two-bar balance structure to guide the key cap in up and down motions and balancing a force applied to the key cap; and two first balance plates, being plate shaped disposed between the bottom board and the key cap, are symmetric to each other, wherein each of the first balance plates is U-shaped and has a upper side and two free ends configured to symmetrically surround the strengthening plate, wherein the upper side of each of the first balance plates is connected to the key cap beside the first side of the strengthening plate, and the two free ends of each of the first balance plates are extending from two ends of the upper side beside the second side of the strengthening plate and connected to the bottom board. | 21,276 |
8,749,089 | 1. A wind power generation system comprising: a power generator; wind turbine blades configured to receive wind and drive the power generator; a converter configured to convert an output of the power generator from a three-phase AC power into a DC power; an inverter configured to convert the DC power outputted from the converter into a three-phase AC power; a power control unit configured to control the converter and the inverter on the basis of one of a rotor current of the power generator and a DC voltage of the DC power converted by the converter so that the converter and the inverter are de-actuated when said one of the rotor current and the DC voltage exceeds a corresponding threshold value, and the converter and the inverter are re-actuated when said one of the rotor current and the DC voltage is equal to or less than the corresponding threshold value; a blade control unit configured to control a pitch angle of the wind turbine blades; a crowbar circuit connected to a rotor coil of the power generator, and configured to be actuated in one of cases including: a current flowing through the rotor coil becomes equal to or greater than a previously-defined current threshold value, and the DC voltage of the DC power converted by the converter becomes equal to or greater than a previously-defined voltage threshold value to cause a short-circuit in the rotor coil, wherein the blade control unit is configured to control the pitch angle of the wind turbine blades, when the power control unit re-actuates the converter and the inverter, the blade control unit is configured to cause the pitch angle to match a target pitch angle determined on the basis of at least one of a wind speed, a rotation speed of the power generator, and a requested output power, the blade control unit is further configured to control the pitch angle of the wind turbine blades, when the crowbar circuit is actuated and when the power control unit de-actuates the converter and the inverter, to cause the rotation speed of the power generator to become equal to or greater than a synchronous rotation speed, and the blade control unit is further configured to control the pitch angle of the wind turbine blades, when the crowbar circuit is de-actuated and when the power control unit re-actuates the converter and the inverter, to cause the pitch angle to match the target pitch angle determined on the basis of at least one of the wind speed, the rotation speed of the power generator, and the requested output power. | 8,800 |
9,024,420 | 1. A power quad flat no-lead (PQFN) semiconductor package comprising: a leadframe comprising a plurality of die pads; a driver integrated circuit (IC) coupled to a top surface of a first die pad of said leadframe; a plurality of vertical conduction power transistors including a first group of vertical conduction power transistors coupled to a top surface of a common die pad of said leadframe and a second group of vertical conduction power transistors individually coupled to respective top surfaces of separate die pads of said leadframe; a top surface electrode of one of said first group of vertical conduction power transistors being electrically connected to a bottom surface electrode of one of said second group of vertical conduction power transistors; at least one wirebond providing direct electrical connection between said driver IC and one of said plurality of vertical conduction power transistors; wherein each of said first die pad, said common die pad and said separate die pads has a separate exposed surface on a bottom surface of said leadframe. | 27,229 |
9,426,616 | 1. A method for operating a sensor system, comprising: performing first operations by a Wireless Sensor Network (“WSN”) to (a) configure operations of WSN end nodes and (b) control Bluetooth Low Energy (“BLE”) link activity within a BLE network such that at least a first BLE link is active in a first mode under a first condition and converted to a second mode under a second condition different from the first condition, the first BLE link being a point-to-point link between two BLE enabled nodes having indirect Internet connectivity through the WSN; and performing second operations by the BLE network to (a) find people or objects within a specified area and (b) provide services to users of mobile communication devices which are BLE enabled and reside within the specified area. | 26,400 |
8,633,295 | 1. A blend of polylactic acid resin and copolyester resin comprising: 5 to 95 weight % of polylactic acid resin; and 5 to 95 weight % of copolyester resin which is a copolymerization product of an acid component including terephthalic acid and a diol component including 5 to 99 mol % of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol and 1 to 60 mol % of isosorbide, and has a repeated structure of an acid moiety derived from the acid component and a diol moiety derived from the diol component, wherein a notch izod impact strength of the of polyiactic acid resin and copolvester resin is equal or more than 30 J/m, and the copolyester resin shows a glass transition temperature (Tg) of equal or more than 90° C. | 443 |
8,354,801 | 1. A method for programming an electronic operating device, the method comprising: programming the operating device via a slow on/off switching pattern of a supply voltage configured to provide a voltage supply to the operating device, the operating device being configured to automatically dim a connected light or connected lights on a time-control basis after programming, and choosing the time base of the on/off switching pattern used for programming such that a person can carry out the programming using a clock and an on/off switch for the supply voltage. | 38,995 |
9,295,774 | 1. An implantable dialysis valve device, comprising: an implantable valve actuation device sized to fit in a body limb; a blood input tube portion connected with the implantable valve actuation device to attach with a blood vessel for receiving blood when the implantable valve actuation device is implanted; a blood output tube portion connected with the implantable valve actuation device to attach with a blood vessel for outputting blood when the implantable valve actuation device is implanted; a flexible implantable tube portion coupled to the implantable valve actuation device and configured to convey blood received from the blood input tube portion, the flexible implantable tube portion comprising a flexible polymer material; and the implantable valve actuation device comprising: a self-sealing membrane configured to be repeatedly punctured when the self-sealing membrane is implanted adjacent to an underside of a skin region, a hydraulic port proximate to the self-sealing membrane such that the self-sealing membrane is positioned between the hydraulic port and the skin region when the self-sealing membrane is implanted adjacent to the underside of the skin region, a controllable valve actuation member in fluid communication with the hydraulic port, wherein the controllable valve actuation member is movable, in response to pressurized injection of a hydraulic fluid through the self-sealing membrane and the hydraulic port to act upon the controllable valve actuation member, to alter the flexible implantable tube portion from an open configuration in which blood flows into the flexible implantable tube portion for a dialysis treatment to a second configuration, wherein the flexible implantable tube portion extends through the controllable valve actuation member. | 5,973 |
9,480,381 | 1. An autonomous robot comprising: a chassis having a substantially rectangular forward portion and a substantially arcuate rearward portion when viewed from above, the forward portion having a forward edge and side edges connected to the forward edge at corners, the side edges positioned on lateral sides of the robot; a cleaning assembly carried by the chassis and positioned forward of two drive wheels; a proximity sensor carried by the chassis and responsive to object proximity with respect to one or more of the lateral sides of the robot; a bumper extending along the forward edge of the chassis and along at least a portion of the side edges of the chassis, the bumper comprising a plurality of capacitive sensors, including a respective pair of capacitive sensors disposed adjacent each of the corners, each of the pairs of capacitive sensors including a forward corner capacitive sensor and a lateral corner capacitive sensor, such that signals from the pair of capacitive sensors adjacent a respective corner are indicative of both direction and location of a contact with an obstacle at or near the respective corner; and a drive system carried by the chassis and configured to change a direction of travel of the robot in response to a determined direction and location of the contact between the bumper and the obstacle, wherein the drive system is configured to cause the robot to back up, turn in place and perform an obstacle following routine based on the proximity sensor detecting an obstacle on one of the lateral sides of the robot. | 45,477 |
9,795,954 | 1. A method of preparing a catalyst comprising a ruthenium-containing catalyst layer formed on a surface of a substrate having a structure, which comprises: adding a precipitating agent to a ruthenium (Ru) precursor-containing solution to obtain a mixed solution (step 1); first aging the mixed solution of the step 1 at 10° C. to 40° C. to form ruthenium-containing precipitate seeds (step 2); secondarily aging the first aged mixed solution at 80° C. to 100° C. to grow the ruthenium-containing precipitate seeds, thereby forming ruthenium-containing precipitate particles (step 3); contacting the secondarily aged mixed solution with the substrate to coat the surface of the substrate with the ruthenium-containing precipitate particles, thereby inducing the formation of a ruthenium-containing layer (step 4); and conducting a heat treatment of the ruthenium-containing layer (step 5). | 45,321 |
8,469,585 | 1. A method for mixing a plurality of fluids, said method comprising the steps of: a) inputting the fluids into a mixer; b) mixing said fluids in the mixer to produce a mixed product, said mixer comprises: c) outputting said mixed product out of the mixing chamber. | 28,639 |
8,743,720 | 1. A method of controlling activation and deactivation of a secondary cell performed by a user equipment (UE) in a multiple component carrier system, the method comprising: configuring a secondary cell in the UE; receiving, from a base station (BS), an activation message indicating activation or deactivation of the secondary cell configured in the UE; and performing an activation procedure or a deactivation procedure for the secondary cell configured in the UE based on the indication of the activation message, wherein the deactivation procedure is performed on the secondary cell after a predetermined time, wherein the deactivation procedure is performed either at the time when the activation message indicating deactivation is received, or before a second time from when the first time is expired, and wherein the method further comprising: initializing a retransmission buffer regarding the secondary cell before the second time is expired. | 37,569 |
8,497,366 | 1. A method of making a sucrose solution, the method comprising: irradiating crystalline sucrose, wherein the total dose of radiation is from 30 Mrad to 70 Mrad; and wherein irradiating is performed at a dose rate greater than 0.15 Mrad per second combining the irradiated sucrose with water under conditions that allow the sucrose to dissolve; thereby making a sucrose solution. | 18,492 |
9,297,084 | 1. A hydrogen producing electrochemical cell comprising: an anolyte compartment holding an anolyte, the anolyte compartment comprising an inlet, an anode in contact with the anolyte, wherein the anolyte comprises an oxidizable substance having a higher standard oxidation potential than water; a catholyte compartment holding a catholyte, the catholyte compartment comprising a cathode in contact with the catholyte, wherein the catholyte comprises a reducible substance that is electrochemically reducible to form hydrogen; and an alkali cation conductive membrane selective to an alkali metal cation, the membrane being positioned between the anolyte compartment and the catholyte compartment; an electrical potential source connected to the anode and to the cathode to provide a cell operational voltage less than the electrolysis voltage of water to oxidize the oxidizable substance in the anolyte compartment to form an oxidized product and to reduce the reducible substance in the catholyte compartment to form hydrogen and a reduced product; an anolyte compartment outlet for removing the oxidized product; a catholyte compartment outlet for removing the reduced product; and a regeneration cell, comprising an inlet in direct fluid communication with the anolyte compartment outlet, configured to receive the oxidized product from the anolyte compartment and the reduced product from the catholyte compartment and is further configured to cause a chemical reaction between the oxidized product and the reduced product to regenerate the oxidizable substance, and wherein the regeneration cell comprises an outlet in communication with the anolyte compartment inlet such that the oxidizable substance of the regeneration cell can be fed into the anolyte compartment. | 28,157 |
8,702,247 | 1. A projection-type image display device of front projector type comprising: an image light generator configured to generate image light; a projection optics configured to project the image light onto a screen, the projection optics including a projection lens configured to project the image light which is output from an image light generator, and a reflection mirror configured to reflect and condense the image light toward the screen and located closest to the screen side on an optical path of the image light which is output from the image light generator, wherein a protective cover is provided on an optical path of the image light reflected by the reflection mirror so as to cover at least the outer side of the projection lens and the reflection mirror, wherein the protective cover covers the projection optics and has a limited transmissive region transmitting the image light reflected by the reflection mirror, and wherein the transmissive region of the protective cover is disposed in a position where the image light is condensed by the reflection mirror so that the area of the transmissive region is minimized to be smaller than the light incident plane of the protective cover so that the shape in area is similar to the cross section of the condensed light beam. | 34,291 |
8,856,710 | 1. A method comprising: analyzing front side conductive patterns and back side conductive patterns on a semiconductor interposer using a machine implemented RC extraction tool, and outputting data representing a plurality of respective RC nodes from the RC extraction tool to a tangible persistent machine readable storage medium; generating a substrate mesh model of the semiconductor interposer having a plurality of substrate mesh nodes, wherein each substrate mesh node is connected to adjacent ones of the plurality of substrate mesh nodes by respective substrate impedance elements, wherein the interposer has at least one through-substrate via (TSV) extending from the front side of the interposer to the back side of the interposer, the TSV is located at one of the substrate mesh nodes, and the substrate impedance elements adjacent to the TSV have different resistance and capacitance values than other ones of the plurality of substrate impedance elements that are not adjacent to the TSV; forming a set of inputs to a timing analysis tool, wherein the plurality of RC nodes are connected to ones of the plurality of substrate mesh nodes of the substrate mesh model; and storing the set of inputs in a tangible machine readable storage medium. | 15,004 |
9,589,525 | 1. A method of driving a display panel including a plurality of pixels arranged in alternating odd and even rows and a plurality of alternating odd and even gate lines respectively connected to the pixels of the corresponding odd and even rows, the method comprising: outputting odd gate signals to the odd gate lines during two consecutive subframes, wherein a frame is divided into two subframes; and outputting even gate signals to the even gate lines during another two consecutive subframes, wherein the frame is divided into an odd gate signal subframe and an even gate signal subframe, wherein, during each frame, the odd ate signals and the even ate signals are respectively applied to all of the odd gate lines and the even gate lines, wherein, during the odd gate signal subframe, only odd gate signals are applied to the odd gate lines, wherein, during the even gate signal subframe, only even gate signals are applied to the even gate lines, and wherein the pixels are further arranged in a sluralit of columns, wherein the display panel further comprises a plurality of data lines alternately connected to the pixels of neighboring columns. | 44,275 |
9,016,094 | 1. A float glass furnace, comprising: a melting furnace which heats raw materials to form a molten glass batch; a working end in which the molten glass batch can be cooled before being provided on a tin bath; at least one regenerator for introducing heated combustion air into the melting furnace through a port neck; an oxygen lance in the port neck, the oxygen lance comprising: a lance pipe in fluid communication with the port neck; an outer shell surrounding the lance pipe for introducing oxygen gas into the port neck; an inlet cooling water passageway in fluid communication with at least one cooling channel located between an exterior surface of the lance pipe and an interior surface of the outer shell; and an outlet cooling water passageway in fluid communication with the channel, where cooling water is introduced into the oxygen lance via the inlet cooling water passageway and exits the oxygen lance via the outlet cooling water passageway; wherein the at least one channel comprises a first channel portion and a second channel portion, wherein cooling water flows in a first direction in the first channel portion and in a second opposite direction in the second channel portion, the first and second channel portions being in fluid communication with each other proximate at least an end portion of the ox en lance; and wherein the first and second channel portions are each formed by the exterior surface of the lance pipe, the interior surface of the outer shell, and first and second fins extending between the exterior surface of the lance pipe and the interior surface of the outer shell. | 4,658 |
8,606,263 | 1. A network interface comprising: a radio frequency system configured to wirelessly communicate with an access point; and a media access controller comprising a plurality of client modules, wherein wherein the second client module is configured to | 25,811 |
8,997,904 | 1. A hydraulic pump powering system comprising: a first mobile vehicle having a first gas turbine disposed onboard the first mobile vehicle; a first electric current generator device onboard the first mobile vehicle and mechanically coupled with the first gas turbine to convert movement created by the first gas turbine into first electric current; a first control unit configured to receive the first electric current and to modify the first electric current into a first modified current; and one or more first electric pump motors onboard the first mobile vehicle and configured to receive the first modified current, wherein the first control unit is configured to output the first modified current for powering the one or more first electric pump motors to power at least a first hydraulic pump disposed off-board the first mobile vehicle to pump hydraulic fracturing fluid into a pumping location located off-board the first mobile vehicle. | 13,540 |
8,916,035 | 1. A device to measure cell vitalities, comprising: a semiconductor chip; a sensor array formed on one surface of the semiconductor chip, the sensor array comprising a plurality of sensors, each sensor producing a measurement signal and comprising a working electrode, the sensor array being arranged such that midpoints of adjacent sensors are separated by a distance of from 1 to 999 micrometer; and integrated circuits formed in the semiconductor chip such that an integrated circuit is assigned to each sensor of the sensor array to process the measurement signal produced by the assigned sensor, the integrated circuits in the semiconductor chip are each spatially formed under the sensor assigned thereto, and each integrated circuit comprises | 1,194 |
8,738,326 | 1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to implement a method of performance calculation and comparison, comprising: regularly scheduling on-site inspections of a machine by a test engineer; collecting, at a central location, data relating to a performance characteristic of a machine, the collecting being conducted at a substantially shorter interval than an interval defined by the regularly scheduling; calculating at the central location and from the collected data, the performance characteristic of the machine; and comparing the calculated performance characteristic with a target performance characteristic. | 18,235 |
8,606,500 | 1. A method for communication with a telematics-equipped vehicle comprising the steps of: (a) providing a plurality of pre-established navigation demonstrations, each of which is associated with a geographic location; (b) obtaining a vehicle position reading relating to the position of the vehicle; (c) selecting one of said pre-established navigation demonstrations based at least partially on said vehicle position reading; and (d) using one or more output device(s) to play said selected pre-established navigation demonstration and to illustrate features of a telematics-based vehicle navigation system without activating the telematics-based vehicle navigation system at a back-end facility. | 5,288 |
9,233,938 | 1. A pyrogen-free pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: each of Y R each of R R R the stereochemistry at * is either (R) or (S); and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. | 35,292 |
8,865,146 | 1. A hair styling method comprising: applying a hair cosmetic composition comprising component (A) to the hair: forming the hair style at a hair temperature of 50° C. or higher; and subsequently cooling the hair temperature to lower than 50° C. to fix the formed hair style. | 48,876 |
9,054,591 | 1. A switching power supply apparatus comprising: a transformer having a primary winding, a secondary winding, and an auxiliary winding; a switching element coupled in series to the primary winding; an output circuit section configured to generate a voltage output from the power transferred from the primary winding to the secondary winding in response to a switching operation of the switching element; a feedback signal generation circuit section configured to, during a secondary side conduction period in which an electric current flows through the secondary winding, generate a feedback signal having a signal level corrected based on a length of the secondary side conduction period, from an auxiliary winding voltage induced in the auxiliary winding, the feedback signal generation circuit comprising a voltage divider circuit configured to divide the auxiliary winding voltage to output the feedback signal, wherein the voltage divider circuit comprises a signal level correction resistance circuit configured to induce a transient phenomenon in which a voltage-dividing resistance value of the voltage divider circuit increases with respect to a stepped input voltage; and a control circuit section configured to drive the switching element based on the feedback signal. | 25,667 |
8,646,177 | 1. An installation system for mounting a rotor blade to a hub on a wind turbine, the installation system comprising: a coupling device configured to releasably couple a stator and a rotor of a generator together, the rotor operably connected to the hub by a shaft, a securing device configured to releasably secure the hub; and at least one stator drive device directly and operably connected to the stator, the stator drive device configured to rotate the stator between a first position and a second position. | 46,792 |
9,018,083 | 1. A method for controlling the formation of dopants in an electrically actuated device, the method comprising: annealing a dopant initiator layer and an electrode positioned on the dopant initiator layer, thereby causing some dopant initiators in the dopant initiator layer to diffuse through the electrode to an exposed surface of the electrode; and after the annealing, depositing an active region on the diffused dopant initiators and the exposed surface of the electrode, whereby the diffused dopant initiators react with a portion of the active region in contact therewith to form a layer including the dopants at an interface between the electrode and an unreacted portion of the active region. | 27,850 |
9,377,895 | 1. A method for scanning a touch panel, which scans the touch panel in order to recognize a position of a touch on the touch panel when the touch panel is touched by an external object, wherein a process of scanning the touch panel is divided into: a pre-scan process of dividing the touch panel into a plurality of blocks and sensing in which of the blocks the touch occurred; and a main scan process of calculating an exact coordinate of the touch in the block where the occurrence of the touch was sensed, according the result of the pre-scan process, a touch coordinate calculated through the main scan process at a previous frame and a touch coordinate calculated through the main scan process at a current frame are used to calculate a motion speed of the external object, and a low-power operation mode and a high-speed response operation mode are automatically switched to each other according to the calculated motion speed of the external object, wherein in the low-power operation mode, driving lines are driven and values of respective nodes are read through input lines in the block where the touch occurred, and the other blocks in which no touch occurs are set to non-scan regions where the driving lines are not driven during a driving time of the touch panel and the values of the respective nodes are not read through the input lines, and in the high-speed response operation mode, the driving lines are driven and the values of the respective nodes are read through the input lines in the block where the touch occurred, but the driving time of the touch panel is omitted and the operation of the next frame is performed in the other blocks where no touch occurs. | 19,770 |
8,397,878 | 1. A truck assembly for a large industrial device comprising: a truck chassis having a mount to support the device and a wheel engaging a raceway along which the truck assembly and device are to travel; a storm brake shoe pivotably mounted with respect to the truck chassis, wherein the storm brake shoe has a first pivot position in which the storm brake shoe does not engages the raceway and a second pivot position in which the storm brake shoe engages the raceway, wherein the storm brake shoe pivots from the first pivot position to the second pivot position, and pivots in a direction generally aligned with a direction of movement of the truck assembly along the raceway; an actuator having an extendable linkage coupled to the storm brake shoe and at an opposite end to an actuator mount coupled to the truck chassis, wherein extension of the linkage pivots the storm brake shoe from the first position to the second position, and the actuator mount provides a moveable engagement between the opposite end of the actuator and the truck chassis. | 38,710 |
9,492,539 | 1. An isolated monoclonal antibody or an antigen-binding portion thereof that cross-competes for binding to human. PD-1 with a reference antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof comprising a heavy chain variable region that comprises CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 domains and a light chain variable region that comprises CDR1, CDR2, And CDR3 domains selected from the group consisting of: (a) a heavy chain CDR1 comprising amino acids having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 15; a heavy chain CDR2 comprising amino acids having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 22; a heavy chain CDR3 comprising amino acids having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 29; a light chain CDR1 comprising amino acids having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 36; a light chain CDR2 comprising amino acids having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 43; and a light chain CDR3 comprising amino acids having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 50; (b) a heavy chain CDR1 comprising amino acids having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 16; a heavy chain CDR2 comprising amino acids having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 23; a heavy chain CDR3 comprising amino acids having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 30; a light chain CDR1 comprising amino acids having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 37; a light chain CDR2 comprising amino acids having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 44; and a light chain CDR3 comprising amino acids having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 51; (c) a heavy chain CDR1 comprising amino acids having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 18; a heavy chain CDR2 comprising amino acids having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 25; a heavy chain CDR3 comprising amino acids having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 32; a light chain CDR1 comprising amino acids having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 39; a light chain CDR2 comprising amino acids having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 46; and a light chain CDR3 comprising amino acids having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 53; and (d) a heavy chain CDR1 comprising amino acids having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 20; a heavy chain CDR2 comprising amino acids having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 27; a heavy chain CDR3 comprising amino acids having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 34; a light chain CDR1 comprising amino acids having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 41; a light chain CDR2 comprising amino acids having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 48; and a light chain CDR3 comprising amino acids having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 55; wherein the monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof comprises a heavy chain, which comprises CDR1, CDR2, CDR3, and framework regions, and a light chain, which comprises CDR1, CDR2, CDR3, and framework regions, and wherein the monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding, portion thereof exhibits at least one of the following properties: (i) binds to human PD-1 with a K (ii) binds to human PD-1 with an on rate (k (iii) binds to human PD-1 with an off rate (k | 34,913 |
9,347,368 | 1. A method for a boosted engine, comprising: during boosted conditions, drawing vacuum at a first aspirator using compressor bypass flow; during non-boosted conditions, enhancing intake manifold vacuum by drawing vacuum at a second aspirator using intake throttle bypass flow; and during both conditions, applying the drawn vacuum to purge fuel vapors from each of a canister and a crankcase to an intake manifold. | 44,879 |
9,215,650 | 1. A method of a mobile station (MS) for uplink (UL) control in a wireless communication system supporting beamforming, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of downlink (DL) reference signals from a plurality of transmission beams corresponding to at least one antenna of a base station (BS) using a plurality of reception beams corresponding to at least one antenna of the MS; measuring a path loss value each of the reference signals based on a reception signal strength of each of the plurality of DL reference signals; selecting at least one transmission beam of the MS for uplink based on the path loss value measured for each of the plurality of DL reference signals; and transmitting at least one UL signal used for selecting at least one reception beam of the BS in the BS, to a BS through the selected at least one transmission beam among transmission beams of the MS. | 16,288 |
8,654,049 | 1. A liquid crystal display device including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix having rows and columns, each of the plurality of pixels having a reflective region for providing display in a reflection mode and a transmissive region for providing display in a transmission mode, the liquid crystal display device comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the a second substrate; pixel electrodes formed on the first substrate on the liquid crystal layer side and each including a reflective pixel electrode and a transparent pixel electrode; a counter electrode formed on the second substrate on the liquid crystal layer side; a pair of vertical alignment films respectively provided between the pixel electrodes and the liquid crystal layer and between the counter electrode and the liquid crystal layer; and a pair of alignment sustaining layers respectively provided on surfaces of the pair of vertical alignment films on the liquid crystal layer side, the pair of alignment sustaining layers being formed of a photopolymerization product; wherein: the first substrate or the second substrate has a plurality of protrusions provided in correspondence with the reflective regions of the plurality of pixels and protruding toward the liquid crystal layer; regarding any of the rows, a distance between two of the plurality of protrusions adjacent to each other in a row direction is larger than a distance between two of the plurality of pixels adjacent to each other in the row direction; and wherein two of the plurality of protrusions provided in correspondence with two pixels adjacent to each other in the row direction among the plurality of pixels are provided as being shifted with respect to each other in a column direction so as not to be adjacent to each other in the row direction. | 36,200 |
8,568,082 | 1. A blade for a gas turbine engine comprising: a root section defining at least a first cavity; at least two parts forming a core within the first cavity, the parts being frangible with respect to each other; wherein in use when the root section is subject to a pre-determined bending load the parts will dislocate so as to aid break up of the blade. | 35,927 |
8,449,865 | 1. A method for preserving an active agent comprising the steps of: a) preparing a preservation sample by dissolving or suspending the active agent in a solution of a stabilizing agent; b) subjecting the preservation sample to such temperature and pressure conditions so that the preservation sample loses solvent by evaporation, without freezing or bubbling involved in foam formation, to form a viscous liquid. | 13,414 |
9,817,940 | 1. A method, comprising: receiving a layout of an integrated circuit comprising a plurality of layers; selecting one of said plurality of layers of said integrated circuit; providing one or more tile number values; partitioning a die area of said integrated circuit into a plurality of tiles on the basis of said one or more tile number values; for each of said plurality of tiles, determining, on the basis of said layout, if a portion of said selected one of said plurality of layers of said integrated circuit in said tile comprises an available space for inclusion of one of a test cell and a dummy cell, and assigning a label indicative of a result of said determining to said tile; determining, on the basis of said labels assigned to said tiles, if one or more space availability criteria are fulfilled; and if said one or more space availability criteria are fulfilled, using said labels for including at least one of said one or more test cells and said one or more dummy cells into said layout. | 22,022 |
9,343,723 | 1. A battery pack, comprising: a battery cell; and a case accommodating the battery cell and comprising a terminal portion that is electrically connected to the battery cell, the terminal portion comprising a first groove portion accommodating attachment of a temperature sensor providing temperature information of the battery cell and a second groove portion accommodating coupling of a bus bar, wherein the first groove portion has a concave shape to accommodate a bolt or screw. | 1,062 |
9,631,606 | 1. A method for dynamically controlling a wind turbine, the method comprising: operating the wind turbine based on a thrust set point and a speed set point; determining, via a processor, a desired change in actual speed of the wind turbine in response to control actuations starting from an instantaneous operating point; determining, via the processor, a desired change in actual thrust of the wind turbine in response to control actuations starting from the instantaneous operating point; determining, via the processor, at least one parameter set point that achieves the desired change in actual speed and the desired change in actual thrust; and controlling the wind turbine based on the parameter set point so as to maintain the actual thrust and the actual speed of the wind turbine within a certain tolerance of the thrust set point and the speed set point, thereby regulating loads acting on the wind turbine. | 27,384 |
8,627,214 | 1. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising: computer usable program code stored on a storage medium that upon being executed by a processor is operable to receive a session invitation from a first communicator for a first communication session, wherein said session invitation is for a temporary participant to join a sub-session of the first communication session for a sub-session duration specified by the first communicator, said sub-session duration being less than a duration of the first communication session; computer usable program code stored on a storage medium that upon being executed by a processor is operable to convey the session information within a session invitation to the temporary participant, so the temporary participant is able to accept or deny the session invitation with knowledge of the sub-session duration; computer usable program code stored on a storage medium that upon being executed by a processor is operable to receive an invitation response from the temporary participant that indicates the temporary participant has elected to join the first communication for the sub-session duration; computer usable program code stored on a storage medium that upon being executed by a processor is operable to, responsive to the invitation response and at a time that the sub-session is to start, join the temporary participant to the first communication session; computer usable program code stored on a storage medium that upon being executed by a processor is operable to provide sub-session duration information to at least the first communicator and the temporary participant so that a count-down for the sub-session duration is able to be presented upon user interfaces of the first communicator and the temporary participant during the sub-session; computer usable program code stored on a storage medium that upon being executed by a processor is operable to determine a time at which the sub-session duration has ended; and computer usable program code stored on a storage medium that upon being executed by a processor is operable to, responsive to determining that the sub-session duration has ended, automatically remove the temporary participant from the first communication session. | 11,558 |
8,700,466 | 1. A method, comprising: providing, to a first computing device, targeted content for rendering to a first user; receiving, from the first computing device, an indication of a favorable reaction made by the first user with respect to the targeted content, the favorable reaction comprising data indicating that the first user has accessed other content related to the targeted content on more than one occasion; selecting information to be provided to a second computing device associated with a second user based at least in part on the favorable reaction, the information including an offer to purchase a product; electronically sending the information to the second computing device; and receiving, from the second computing device, an acceptance of the offer, wherein the acceptance includes an indication of approval by the second user to purchase the product. | 9,004 |
9,394,446 | 1. A method for recovering Ru complex dye from a used dye solution containing a polypyridine Ru complex as a Ru complex, the used dye solution having been discharged from a step of manufacturing a dye-sensitized solar cell, the method comprising the steps of: (a): filtering the used dye solution to separate and remove solid content; and (b): bringing a separating solvent comprising an ether-based solvent indicated by a chemical formula C | 25,401 |
8,969,714 | 1. A solar cell module, comprising: at least one solar cell string including a plurality of solar cell elements, each including a first main surface being rectangular in shape and a first bus bar electrode extending along a long side direction on the first main surface, and an interconnection material that connects the solar cell elements adjacent to each other along the long side direction of the first main surface; a light-transmitting member being rectangular in shape that is located to be substantially parallel to the first main surface so as to cover the at least one solar cell string; and a sealing material located between the at least one solar cell string and the light-transmitting member, wherein each of the plurality of solar cell elements includes a silicon substrate including the first main surface, a second main surface located on the back side of the first main surface, a first side surface connecting the first main surface and the second main surface, and a second side surface that is located on the back side of the first side surface and connects the first main surface and the second main surface, and the first side surface and the second side surface are arranged along the long side direction of the first main surface, a silicon being exposed on the first side surface, the second side surface being covered with an insulating layer. | 42,024 |
8,425,816 | 1. A shaping method for forming a shaped product by binding granules via a binding liquid, the method comprising: forming a layer of slurry on a base material, wherein the slurry includes a hydrophobic granule, a water-based solvent, and an amphiphatic solid polymer dissolved in the water-based solvent; bonding the granule and the amphiphatic solid polymer to each other by curing the binding liquid after permeating a portion of the layer with the binding liquid; and flowing a water-based liquid on the layer that includes the cured binding liquid, so as to remove the layer except for the region permeated with the binding liquid. | 28,822 |
9,439,262 | 1. An LED drive device that drives and lights on an LED having an anode connected to a power-supply line and a cathode connected to a ground, the LED drive device comprising: a power conversion device that converts a voltage of a first power supply (V a second power supply having a voltage lower than a threshold voltage, at which current starts flowing through the LED; a current generation unit that generates current using the voltage of the second power supply, and supplies generated current to an anode of the LED; and a ground-fault detection unit that determines that a ground fault does not occur at the anode of the LED when current does not flow from the current generation unit, and determines that the ground fault occurs at the anode of the LED when current flows from the current generation unit. | 43,107 |
9,338,797 | 1. A data transmission method, comprising: obtaining a slot format of a fractional dedicated physical channel (F-DPCH) used for a user equipment (UE); receiving an acknowledgement (ACK) message that is sent by a base station on an acquisition indicator channel (AICH); determining an F-DPCH frame offset τ receiving an uplink power control command (TPC) word on the F-DPCH according to the slot format of the F-DPCH and the τ performing the uplink transmission to the base station according to the τ wherein the obtaining the slot format of the F-DPCH used for the UE comprises: receiving first common resource configuration information sent by the base station, wherein the first common resource configuration information carries information of an F-DPCH symbol offset S determining the slot format of the F-DPCH according to the S wherein the determining the F-DPCH frame offset τ (a) when the UE sends an access preamble to the base station in an access slot 3N: (b) when the UE sends an access preamble to the base station in an access slot 3N+1: and, (c) when the UE sends an access preamble to the base station in an access slot 3N+2: wherein the S | 14,589 |
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