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9,664,481 | 1. A vest assembly, comprising: a front panel; a rear panel; a shoulder yoke attached to the front panel and the rear panel so that when the shoulder yoke is worn by a wearer, the front panel is positioned on a front of the wearer and the rear panel is positioned on a rear of the wearer; a load-bearing platform connected with or comprising at least a portion of at least one of the front panel or the rear panel; and a substrate comprising: a) an attachment platform connected with the load-bearing platform; and b) a plurality of openings formed in the attachment platform and arranged in a repeating hexagonal pattern configured to facilitate attachment of MOLLE-compatible accessories to the attachment platform along any of at least three differing axes, wherein at least one of the openings of the plurality of openings is hexagonally-shaped and has a side-to-side width corresponding to a distance between two parallel sides of said hexagonally-shaped opening, and wherein said side-to-side width is wider than a member width corresponding to a width of an attachment member for a MOLLE-compatible accessory so as to facilitate inserting the attachment member through said hexagonally-shaped opening in a direction parallel to said two parallel sides of said hexagonally-shaped opening to attach said MOLLE-compatible accessory. | 24,511 |
9,756,047 | 1. A method, comprising: receiving from a device management server security posture information that includes a posture value; embedding the security posture information into a message; sending the message including the security posture information from a mobile device to a service node, wherein the service node is configured to: accessing the service based at least in part on the validation. | 41,713 |
9,044,782 | 1. A dryer for a paper production plant, said dryer comprising: a dryer screen; a cleaning head movable transversely to said dryer screen, said cleaning head entraining hot air and collecting dirt particles and wastewater during cleaning of said dryer screen; an air-water separation container including an air outlet, a wastewater outlet and an inlet opening for receiving the hot air, dirt particles and wastewater from an opening in said cleaning head, the dirt particles and wastewater forming a liquid suspension within said air-water separation container, said air-water separation container rigidly connected to said cleaning head so as to move with said cleaning head as it moves transversely to said dryer screen, said air-water separation container mounted to said cleaning head in direct vicinity of said opening in said cleaning head; a substantially constriction-free path of substantially constant length over which travel the hot air, dirt particles and wastewater from said dryer screen to said air-water separation container as said air-water separation container moves transversely to said dryer screen with said cleaning head, the length of said path being independent of a position of said cleaning head transversely to said dryer screen, whereby said air-water separation container separates the hot air from the suspension of wastewater and dirt particles in direct vicinity of said cleaning head, prior to substantial desiccation or coating of the dirt particles within said dryer; and a wastewater hose connectable to said wastewater outlet, said wastewater hose leading to a stationary wastewater processing system for evacuating said liquid suspension from said dryer prior to substantial desiccation or coating of the dirt particles within said dryer. | 7,309 |
8,820,562 | 1. A filler neck having a fueling port and a fuel path for guiding fuel discharged from a fueling nozzle inserted in the fueling port to a fuel tank, the filler neck comprising: a neck main body that has a pipe shaped resin inner layer forming the fuel path, and a resin outer layer laminated on an outer circumference surface of the resin inner layer; and a retainer that is made of metal and mounted on the neck main body so as to cover an opening end part of the neck main body, wherein the resin inner layer and the resin outer layer are made of resin materials for which one layer has superior fuel permeability resistance to the other layer, the resin inner layer has a screw part formed on an inner wall of the resin inner layer, and the retainer has a seal part attached to the fueling port and a round cylinder shaped outer circumference protector part that is bent to an outer circumference side from the seal part and covers an outside surface of the resin outer layer, and a lower end of the outer circumference protector part of the retainer is configured to extend to a position arranged on a plane perpendicular to a center axis of the fuel path, and at least a part of the screw part of the resin inner layer is disposed on the plane. | 20,595 |
8,667,259 | 1. A data processor, comprising; a cache unit having a plurality of cache memories; a branch prediction unit, when an instruction is a branch instruction, configured to perform a conditional branch prediction indicating whether a conditional branch of the branch instruction is taken or not taken and a cache WAY prediction indicating in which cache memory, from among the plurality of cache memories, data of the branch instruction is stored and to output a branch prediction data which is based on the conditional branch prediction and the cache WAY prediction; and a control unit configured to control an activation of each of the plurality of cache memories, wherein the branch prediction data has a plurality of states which transits between each other in response to a result of the conditional branch prediction and the cache WAY prediction, wherein the control unit is configured to control the activation of each of the plurality of cache memories based on a current state of the branch prediction data among the plurality of states. | 42,257 |
8,436,610 | 1. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system configured for adaptively processing MR image data in order to accommodate variation in perfusion time of a vessel fluid, comprising: an MR image data acquisition device that in response to blood proton spin tagging, initiates acquisition of, at least one computer configured for, | 10,806 |
8,615,687 | 1. A data processing system comprising: functional circuitry configured to operate from a voltage supply whose voltage level is variable, the functional circuitry including at least one error correction circuit configured to detect errors in operation of the functional circuitry and to repair those errors in operation; voltage regulator circuitry configured to provide the voltage supply to the functional circuitry, the voltage regulator circuitry is configured to modify the voltage level of the voltage supply based on a feedback control signal; error rate history circuitry configured to receive error indications from said at least one error correction circuit during operation of the functional circuitry, and to generate error rate history information; and an adaptive controller configured to generate the feedback control signal in dependence upon said error rate history information, such that the adaptive controller adjusts the feedback control signal over time in dependence upon the error rate history information in order to obtain a predetermined target non-zero error rate within the functional circuitry, wherein: the adaptive controller is configured to apply a feedback control setting algorithm that generates a sequence of feedback control signals so as to increase the voltage level of the voltage supply by a variable increase amount upon occurrence of an error detected by said at least one error correction circuit and, once said error is no longer detected, to then reduce the voltage level of the voltage supply until a next occurrence of an error detected by said at least one error correction circuit; and the feedback control setting algorithm is configured to alter the variable increase amount based on said error rate history information in order to obtain said predetermined target non-zero error rate. | 12,463 |
9,713,180 | 1. A method comprising: associating, by a first wireless communications device, with a relay wireless communications device during a first awake period common to the first wireless communications device and the relay wireless communications device; monitoring, by the first wireless communications device during a second awake period, for a stay alive signal from the relay wireless communications device transmitted at a first periodic rate regardless of whether there is traffic to receive; and sending, by the first wireless communications device during a third awake period, a link confirmation signal to the relay wireless communications device at a second periodic rate regardless of whether there is traffic to transmit, wherein the first periodic rate and the second periodic rate are different, and wherein the first wireless communications device is asleep at a time that overlaps a sleep time of the relay wireless communications device. | 29,682 |
9,664,133 | 1. A method for an engine, comprising: boosting engine intake air with a compressor in an engine air intake; injecting fuel to the engine with a direct in-cylinder injector; adjusting engine cylinder valve timing or lift with variable cam timing or lift; directing exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) flow to the engine; in response to ingestion of purge or crankcase hydrocarbons during EGR flow, increasing a reference voltage applied to an intake manifold oxygen sensor; adjusting EGR flow to the engine based on an output of the sensor at the increased reference voltage; and adjusting a fuel injection amount based on the output of the sensor at the increased reference voltage. | 33,266 |
8,603,684 | 1. A fuel cell comprising: a cathode in a cathode region of the cell and an anode in an anode region of the cell, the cathode being separated from the anode by an ion selective polymer electrolyte membrane, the cathode region of the cell being supplied in use thereof with an oxidant and a liquid low molecular weight fuel; wherein at least some of the liquid low molecular weight fuel in use crosses the polymer electrolyte membrane to supply the anode region of the cell with liquid low molecular weight fuel; and an electrical circuit between the cathode and the anode. | 48,990 |
9,630,862 | 1. A desalination system, comprising: a steam raising device comprising a liquid section separated from a steam section by a membrane system, wherein the liquid section comprises an inlet and an outlet, and the steam section comprises an outlet; a membrane distillation device comprising a first steam section separated from a liquid section by a wall, and a second steam section separated from the liquid section by a membrane system, wherein the first steam section comprises an inlet and an outlet, the liquid section comprises an inlet and an outlet, and the second steam section comprises an outlet; and a heat exchange device comprising a first liquid section separated from a second liquid section by a wall, wherein the first liquid section comprises an inlet and an outlet, and the second liquid section comprises an inlet and an outlet; wherein a feed liquid fed into the second liquid section of the heat exchange device is heated by a brine liquid from the liquid section of the steam raising device; wherein permeate from the steam section of the steam raising device is condensed in the first steam section of the membrane distillation device, thereby heating the feed liquid from the heat exchange device; wherein the inlet and outlet of the liquid section of the steam raising device are respectively coupled to the outlet of the liquid section of the membrane distillation device and the inlet of the first liquid section of the heat exchange device; wherein the inlet of the first steam section of the membrane distillation device is coupled to the outlet of the steam section of the steam raising device; wherein the inlet of the liquid section of the membrane distillation device is coupled to the outlet of the second liquid section of the heat exchange device; and wherein distillate is tapped at the outlet of the first steam section of the membrane distillation device and at the outlet of the second steam section of the membrane distillation device. | 33,857 |
8,570,202 | 1. A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) circuit receiving an N1-bit digital input data at a first sampling frequency and generating an analog output signal indicative of the digital input data, the DAC circuit comprising: a rate converter configured to receive the N1-bit digital input data and to generate an oversampled output data in N2 bits at an oversampled frequency being K times the first sampling frequency; a first converter configured to receive M most significant bits (MSBs) of the oversampled output data and to generate a first analog signal indicative of the M MSBs of the oversampled output data; a sigma-delta converter configured to receive N2-M least significant bits (LSBs) of the oversampled output data and to generate a second analog signal indicative of the N2-M LSBs of the oversampled output data; a data combiner configured to combine the first and second analog signals and to generate a third analog signal; and an anti-aliasing filter configured to filter the third analog signal to generate a filtered analog output signal as the analog output signal of the DAC circuit. | 45,181 |
8,595,939 | 1. A shaving apparatus having a housing, provided with a holder to which at least one cutting unit is mounted, each cutting unit comprising an external cutter having an outer shaving surface for contacting skin, interrupted by hair entry apertures, an internal cutter drivable for movement along the hair entry apertures for cutting off hairs projecting through the hair entry apertures and a suspension member for suspending the external cutter relative to the holder, the suspension member being tiltable relative to the holder about a tilting axis, wherein said tilting axis is located more closely to a first peripheral portion of the shaving surface than to a second peripheral portion of the shaving surface opposite to said first peripheral portion of said shaving surface, and wherein the holder comprises support posts having notches that engage bores in the suspension member, and wherein each of the support posts is located at an outer periphery of the holder. | 38,794 |
9,268,354 | 1. A lever assembly comprising: a tubular enclosure, the tubular enclosure extends from one end to another end along an axis in at least one cross section; a lever comprising a body with two ends and one of the ends is pivotally coupled within the enclosure at a first point within the enclosure, the lever extending lengthwise along the axis in the at least one cross section; a first member extending from one end to another end, the one end of the first member slidable within the enclosure about a second point and along the axis within the enclosure, and the other end of the first member slidably engaging the body of the lever; and a second member extending from one end to another end, the one end of the second member pivotably coupled to the other end of the first member, and the other end of the second member pivotably fixed within the enclosure at a third point within the enclosure, the first, second, and third points being spaced apart from one another along the axis within the tubular enclosure. | 39,086 |
8,889,204 | 1. An apparatus to ease the consumption of drink and food, the apparatus comprising: a sleeve of flexible material having a top end and a bottom end, the sleeve defining a chamber, the chamber containing both a drink and a food; a perforation formed in the top end, a portion of the sleeve configured to be removed by tearing along the perforation to form an opening in communication with the chamber; a straw comprising a first end and a second end, the first end configured to be inserted into the chamber through the sleeve of flexible material and allow consumption of the drink, the second end comprised of at least one prong, the at least one prong configured to be inserted into the chamber and into the food; and wherein the first end and the second end of the sleeve are sealed. | 7,144 |
8,739,398 | 1. A method for forming an electronic device, comprising: designing a tether, wherein the tether includes a first end and a second end; selecting an attachment point on the electronic device; attaching the first end of the tether to the attachment point, wherein the electronic device is encapsulated in a cell; selecting an anchor point; attaching the second end of the tether to the anchor point; determining fracture conditions at which the first end of the tether detaches from the attachment point; agitating the cell at the fracture conditions so as to detach the first end of the tether from the attachment point; and separating the electronic device from the cell. | 23,380 |
8,470,723 | 1. A low softening point glass composition, which is substantially free from lead, bismuth and antimony and comprises oxides of vanadium, phosphorous, tellurium and iron, a softening point of the composition being 380° C. or lower. | 37,261 |
8,435,811 | 1. A method for manufacturing a light-emitting device, comprising the steps of: providing a first substrate on which a first function film, a reflective layer having an opening in contact with the first function film, a heat-insulating layer in contact with the reflective layer, a second function film in contact with the first function film and the heat-insulating layer, a light-absorbing layer in contact with the second function film, and a material layer in contact with the light-absorbing layer are formed, and a second substrate so as to face each other and be close to each other; and evaporating a part of the material layer over the second substrate by heating selectively the material layer at a position overlapping with the opening of the reflective layer by passing laser light having a wavelength of greater than or equal to 400 nm and less than or equal to 600 nm through the first substrate. | 26,294 |
8,454,956 | 1. A method for treating osteoporosis in an individual comprising administering to the individual an effective amount of an antibody that specifically binds to IL-20 or an antigen binding fragment thereof. | 23,360 |
8,413,519 | 1. A contact detector, comprising: a deformable detector having a first end and a second end; said deformable detector comprising a plurality of parallel spaced cables enclosed in rubber; a piezoelectric sensor secured to the first end of said detector and coupled to the plurality of parallel spaced cables, wherein contact with a segment of said detector distanced from the piezoelectric sensor will produce in-plane movement between the plurality of cables and induce strain via the plurality into said piezoelectric sensor. | 5,576 |
8,901,356 | 1. A method of producing ingenol-3-angelate (I) from ingenol (II): the method comprising the steps of: (a) reacting one or both hydroxyl groups in positions 5 and 20 of ingenol (II) with suitable hydroxyl protecting agents, which may be the same or different, to obtain a compound of the general formula (III) or (IV) wherein R with the proviso that R and wherein D represents a dihydroxyl protective group; (b) esterifying the hydroxyl group at the 3-position of the compound of formula (III) or (IV) to obtain a compound of the general formula (V) or (VI) wherein R (c) removing the hydroxyl protective groups R | 32,119 |
9,214,792 | 1. An electrical junction box comprising: a case for housing electronic components; a harness outlet provided on a sidewall of the case; and a harness guide extended from a circumference of the harness outlet, the harness guide having a first end proximate the harness outlet, and a second end more distant from the harness outlet than the first end, wherein the wiring harness having first and second lateral side portions, an upper portion and a lower portion, at the first end the harness guide covers a whole circumference of a wiring harness, and at the second end the harness guide covers the first and second lateral side portions and the upper portion of the wiring harness and does not cover the lower portion of the wiring harness. | 19,237 |
8,543,803 | 1. An apparatus comprising: a control module that sends a request for an operation requiring a suspend-resume cycle of a computer; a suspend module activated by the control module that suspends an operating system of the computer; and a standby module activated by the suspend module and responsive to the request from the control module that wherein the control module, the suspend module, and the standby module comprise one or more of logic hardware and executable code, the executable code stored on one or more non-transitory computer-readable media devices. | 47,700 |
8,747,572 | 1. A carbonitriding method for carbonitriding a workpiece formed of steel containing at least 0.8 mass % of carbon, comprising: an atmosphere control step of controlling an atmosphere in a heat treatment furnace, and a heating pattern control step of controlling a temperature history applied to said workpiece in said heat treatment furnace, wherein said atmosphere control step comprises an undecomposed ammonia concentration control step of controlling an undecomposed ammonia concentration in said heat treatment furnace, and a partial pressure control step of controlling a partial pressure of at least one of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in said heat treatment furnace, in said atmosphere control step, said undecomposed ammonia concentration control step and said partial pressure control step are carried out such that a value of γ defined by γ=a wherein the undecomposed ammonia concentration is the concentration of ammonia remaining in a gaseous ammonia state without being decomposed in an atmosphere of said heat treatment furnace with respect to ammonia supplied to said heat treatment furnace. | 32,729 |
8,683,644 | 1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising: (a) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including an air treatment member and a suction motor; (b) a power cord removably mounted to a power cord wrap and removable in a cord removal direction, the power cord extending in a plane when mounted to the power cord wrap; and, (c) the power cord wrap comprising at least first and second spaced apart cord retaining members, at least one of the cord retaining members comprising an extension member against which a power cord is seated when in a storage position and a moveable cord retaining member that is rotatable about an axis that extends generally parallel to the plane independent of the extension member whereby the moveable cord retaining member is moveable between a cord storage position wherein the moveable cord retaining member is oriented to inhibit lateral removal of the power cord from the extension member and a cord removal position wherein the moveable cord retaining member is rated about the axis. | 753 |
9,516,183 | 1. An image reading device comprising: a document sheet conveying portion comprising a conveying roller configured to convey a document sheet and a drive motor configured to drive the conveying roller; an image reading portion fixed at a predetermined position on a route on which the document sheet is conveyed by the document sheet conveying portion, including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements disposed side-by-side in a primary scanning direction, and configured to read an image from the document sheet; a color reference plate disposed opposingly to the image reading portion and having a predetermined reference color at a part thereof opposing the image reading portion; an oscillation portion capable of oscillating the color reference plate in at least the primary scanning direction, the oscillation portion comprising an urging portion configured to urge the color reference plate in an urging direction and a movement portion configured to intermittently move the color reference plate in a direction opposite of the urging direction, wherein: a processor configured to execute a color reference data setting process to set, based on image data read for a plurality of number of times from the color reference plate by the image reading portion when the color reference plate is being oscillated by the oscillation portion, color reference data to be used for shading correction executed on image data read from the document sheet by the image reading portion, wherein a reading cycle at which the image data is read by an amount corresponding to a single line and an oscillation cycle at which the color reference plate oscillates are set to be different from each other, an attachment portion comprising a slide groove having a predetermined width and to which the color reference plate is attached is formed on the image reading device, the color reference plate comprises a protruding portion provided at an end part on a side of the urging direction and an engagement portion that is fitted into the slide groove, the eccentric cam is configured to oscillate the color reference plate in a range movable within the slide groove by making contact with the protruding portion of the color reference plate urged in the urging direction by the spring, and rotating, the image reading portion is disposed in a unit case in which the document sheet conveying portion is housed, the color reference plate is disposed on a cover member that is openable and closable with respect to the unit case, and the color reference data setting process calculates, for each of the photoelectric conversion elements, an average of the image data read from different positions along the primary scanning direction in the color reference plate when the color reference plate is being oscillated in the primary scanning direction by the oscillation portion, and sets, as the color reference data, the average of the image data or a value obtained by assigning the average of the image data to a predetermined arithmetic expression. | 44,996 |
9,109,177 | 1. A fuel, comprising: a product of a fluidized catalytic cracker having a feedstock comprising: i) 93-99.95 wt. % of a petroleum fraction; and ii) 0.05-7 wt. % of an unenriched renewable fuel oil, wherein the unenriched renewable fuel oil comprises: the product of a mechanical and thermal conversion of a cellulosic biomass comprising grinding and non-catalytic rapid thermal processing to convert at least 60 wt. % of the cellulosic biomass to the unenriched renewable fuel oil; and a carbon content of at least 40 wt. % on a dry basis or moisture-free basis, an oxygen content in the range of between 20-50 wt. % on a dry basis or moisture-free basis, and a water content in the range of between 10-40 wt. %. | 3,689 |
9,580,912 | 1. A system for installing ceiling sheet material in buildings, the building including a plurality of parallel rafters, a plurality of struts are retained between two adjacent rafters of the plurality of rafters, comprising: a roller support includes a roller support base and at least one roller, said at least one roller is rotatably retained by said roller support base, said roller support base is secured to a top of one of the plurality of struts, said roller support base does not rotate relative to the plurality of struts, wherein when at least one of a ceiling sheet and a filament is pulled over said roller support, an end of the ceiling sheet is substantially perpendicular to a horizontal portion of the ceiling sheet. | 42,405 |
8,557,412 | 1. A method for processing a battery member containing at least a Li-containing cathode active material and a Li-containing sulfide solid electrolyte material, the method comprising the steps of: bringing the battery member into contact with a process solution to generate hydrogen sulfide as well as to dissolve the Li contained in the sulfide solid electrolyte material in the process solution; recovering the cathode active material as an insoluble component from the process solution containing Li dissolved therein; and recovering a Li compound from the process solution, from which the cathode active material as the insoluble component is recovered. | 9,546 |
9,179,226 | 1. A partially implantable hearing device for a user, comprising a microphone assembly to be worn by the user outside a user's body and comprising at least one microphone for capturing audio signals from ambient sound; an audio signal processing unit for processing the audio signals captured by the microphone; and an implantable assembly comprising a power supply and an electromechanical output transducer for stimulating the user's hearing according to the audio signals processed by the audio signal processing unit, the microphone assembly comprising means for transcutaneous transmission of audio signals captured by the microphone assembly to the implantable assembly and means for receiving power; and the implantable assembly comprising means for receiving the audio signals transmitted from the microphone assembly and means for powering the microphone assembly by transcutaneous transmission of power to the microphone assembly. | 31,903 |
9,406,971 | 1. A product comprising: a composite material comprising a carrier polymer material and a shape memory polymer hollow microsphere material configured to transform between a temporary shape and a permanent shape in the presence of an external stimuli, wherein said transformation from said temporary shape to a permanent shape changes at least one property of said composite material wherein the shape memory polymer hollow microsphere material comprises at least one of polyphosphazenes, poly(vinal alcohols), polyamides, polyester amides, poly(amino acids)s, polyanhydrides, polyacrylates, polyalkylenes, polyacrylamides, polyalkylene glycols, polyalkylene oxides, polyalkylene terephthalates, polyortho esters, polyvinyl ethers, polyvinyl esters, polyvinyl halides, polyesters, polylactides, polyglycolides, polysiloxanes, polyether amids, polyether esters, and copolymers thereof. | 42,275 |
9,188,376 | 1. A refrigerant charge assisting device used when a refrigerant is charged into a refrigerant circuit of an air-conditioning apparatus in which the refrigerant circuit is formed by one or more heat source units including a compressor and a heat source side heat exchanger and one or more use units including a use side pressure reduction mechanism and a use side heat exchanger, the one or more heat source units and the one or more use units being connected with a liquid side refrigerant extension pipe and a gas side refrigerant extension pipe, the refrigerant charge assisting device comprising: an input unit that is input with an initial refrigerant charge amount; an operation data acquisition unit that starts operation of the refrigerant circuit and acquires operation data of the refrigerant circuit after the initial refrigerant charge amount of refrigerant is charged in the refrigerant circuit; a charge amount computing unit that computes an internal volume of the liquid side refrigerant extension pipe from the initial refrigerant charge amount input to the input unit and the operation data acquired by the operation data acquisition unit, a target refrigerant charge amount from the internal volume of the liquid side refrigerant extension pipe and a standard operating state acquired in advance, the standard operating state being operation data of the refrigerant circuit when the refrigerant circuit is in a standard operating state that satisfies a preset condition, and an additional refrigerant charge amount on a basis of the target refrigerant charge amount and the initial refrigerant charge amount; and | 17,470 |
9,656,583 | 1. A passenger seat comprising: (a) a seat pan assembly comprising: (b) a seat back pivotally coupled to the aft end of the seat pan assembly; and (c) a lumbar mechanism coupled to the seat back and the seat pan assembly; (d) wherein the at least one pivot bar is positioned within the at least one track so that a circumferential surface of the at least one pivot bar maintains contact with a side of the at least one track when the at least one pivot bar is positioned in the reclining path and when the at least one pivot bar is positioned in the sleeper path. | 40,409 |
9,827,629 | 1. A method for efficiently testing interconnects of electronics comprising: positioning a plurality of solder balls between a plurality of first connection pads on a first substrate and a plurality of second connection pads on a second substrate, wherein either the plurality of first connection pads or the plurality of second connection pads comprises a plurality of multi-stage connection pads each including an inner conductive pad and an outer conductive pad positioned concentrically about the inner conductive pad, such that the inner and outer conductive pads are electrically isolated from one another; and heating the plurality of solder balls such that each respective one of the plurality of solder balls electrically couples a respective one of the plurality of first connections pads to a respective one of the second plurality of connection pads, and such that each respective one of the plurality of solder balls establishes an electrical connection between the inner and outer conductive pads of each of the plurality multi-stage connection pads. | 13,525 |
9,653,687 | 1. A mixture comprising a) a polymer comprising a main-chain which contains at least one L=X structural unit, and wherein the content of the at least one structural unit in the polymer is up to 80 mol %, b) a triplet emitter compound and c) a carbazole compound, where the following applies to the symbols and indices used: L is on each occurrence, identically or differently, C(R 1 ) 2 , PR 1 , P(R 1 ) 3 , S(R 1 ) 2 , or (R 1 ) 2 S(═O); X is on each occurrence, identically or differently, O, S or NR 2 ; R 1 is on each occurrence, identically or differently, H, D, F, CN, N(R 2 ) 2 , a straight-chain, branched or cyclic alkyl, alkoxy or thioalkoxy group having 1 to 40 C atoms, which is optionally substituted by R 3 or also unsubstituted, where one or more non-adjacent CH 2 groups is optionally replaced by —R R 2 is on each occurrence, identically or differently, a straight-chain, branched or cyclic alkyl or alkoxy group having 1 to 22 C atoms, in which, in addition, one or more non-adjacent C atoms is optionally replaced by —R —O—CO—O—, where, in addition, one or more H atoms is optionally replaced by fluorine, an aryl, heteroaryl or aryloxy group having 1 to 40 C atoms, which may also be substituted by one or more radicals R R 3 is on each occurrence, identically or differently, R 4 or CN, B(R 4 ) 2 or Si(R 4 ) 3 ; R 4 is on each occurrence, identically or differently, H, D or an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 20 C atoms, and wherein the triplet emitter compound contains at least one atom having an atomic number greater than 56 and less than 80. | 48,301 |
8,892,267 | 1. A method implemented in a computer infrastructure, comprising: receiving data defining a detected gas emission level of a power generation facility; communicating the data defining the detected gas emission level to at least one subscriber device using one of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) based communication and Session Initial Protocol (SIP) based communication; comparing a predicted gas emission level to the detected gas emission level to determine whether the detected gas emission level is within a predetermined margin of error of the predicted gas emission level, wherein the predicted gas emission level is a forecast of gas emissions of the power generation facility for a future time period; and transmitting a control signal to the power generation facility based on the determination that the detected gas emission level exceeds the predetermined margin of error, wherein the control signal changes power output of the power generation facility to cause an actual gas emission level of the power generation facility to match the predicted gas emission level. | 16,681 |
9,634,532 | 1. An inertial drive actuator comprising: a shift unit that generates a small shift in a first direction and in a second direction opposite to the first direction; a vibration base plate that moves to and fro with the small shift of the shift unit; and a mover disposed on a flat surface of the vibration base plate and having a first magnetic field generating unit, wherein the mover comprises a first yoke that guides magnetic flux generated by the first magnetic field generating unit in such a way that the magnetic flux generated by the first magnetic field generating unit concentrates on a surface of the mover facing the vibration base plate with respect to both S and N poles, the inertial drive actuator further comprises a second yoke disposed on a side of the vibration base plate facing away from the mover, and a frictional force acting between the mover and the vibration base plate is controlled by controlling a magnetic field generated by the first magnetic field generating unit to drive the mover; wherein the first yoke includes a cavity and the first yoke further having a member disposed within the cavity; the member includes a first portion extending from the first yoke towards the vibration base plate; and the member has a T-shape in cross-section. | 38,847 |
9,242,785 | 1. A medicine cassette comprising: a cylindrical body; a first rotating body disposed on the inner side of the cylindrical body; the first rotating body together with the cylindrical body constituting a medicine storage section capable of storing medicine, the first rotating body being reciprocable in the axial direction of the cylindrical body and being rotatable about a first rotary axis; a second rotating body disposed on the outer circumference of an opening of the cylindrical body, the second rotating body being rotatable about a second rotary axis; a second shaft member capable of transmitting a rotational driving force to the first rotating body; a first shaft member having a helical groove formed in the outer circumferential surface in the axial direction; and a bearing member having a guide pin movably disposed in the helical groove, the bearing member supporting the first rotating body. | 41,701 |
8,667,798 | 1. An apparatus for generating electrical power from the movement of an object in a fluid, comprising: a chamber; a first fluid within the chamber having a fluid density, an object having a closed interior volume and arranged to move upwardly and downwardly within the chamber, the object having an object density that is less than the fluid density; a second fluid having an injected-fluid density less than the fluid density; a fluid injector that injects the second fluid into the first fluid in the chamber causing the object to move downward until the object reaches a particular position at which the fluid injector stops injecting the second fluid such that the object moves upward in the first fluid; and an electrical generator operatively coupled to the object for generating electrical power upon at least one of upward and downward movement of the object. | 11,077 |
9,079,487 | 1. A device for operating a drive unit of a vehicle, wherein the drive unit separately drives a front axle drive and a rear axle drive that is independent of and mechanically decoupled from the front axle drive, the device comprising a load reversal damping unit configured to receive an input parameter representing a requested torque jump and to generate—based on the input parameter—a first torque setpoint value associated with the front axle drive and a second torque setpoint value associated with the rear axle drive, wherein the load reversal damping unit is divided into a first load reversal damping filter for provessing the first torque setpoint value and supplying a filtered first torque setpoint value as a first wheel or axle torque to the front axle drive and a second load reversal damping filter for independently processing the second torque setpoint value and supplying a filtered second torque setpoint value as a second wheel or axle torque to the rear axle drive, wherein each of the fist and the second load reversal damping filters comprises at least one detection member which detects whether a load reversal risk exists for at least one of the front axle and the rear axle, the load reversal damping unit further comprising at least one timing element configured to produce a time offset between a torque buildup on the front axle drive based on the filtered first torque setpoint value and a torque buildup on the rear axle drive based on the filtered second torque setpoint value. | 34,943 |
9,827,245 | 1. A composition comprising: a. keratose, wherein said composition forms a hydrogel at a keratose concentration of less than 20%, and wherein the keratose in the formed hydrogel is substantially free of disulfide bonds; and b. halofuginone, wherein the halofuginone disperses within the formed hydrogel, wherein the composition and the hydrogel formed by the composition are substantially free of added biomaterials. | 4,010 |
8,567,336 | 1. A diver propulsion assembly, comprising: a waist belt adapted for wear by a diver; a thigh-mounted thruster for propelling the diver through a body of water; and means cooperating with said waist belt for mounting said thruster directly to an upper leg of the diver. | 14,104 |
9,456,688 | 1. A modular storage system comprising: a) a plurality of modular storage units each comprising opposing lateral sides providing for a horizontally oriented length therebetween, the modular storage units each extending between plural hollow elongate support members; b) the plural hollow elongate support members having longitudinal ends, each of the longitudinal ends including apertures defined by an outer rim disposed thereat, each of the longitudinal end apertures further comprising an internal space extending into the hollow elongate supports, the outer rim of each elongate end having at least one indentation cutout for receiving a double-headed dowel, a predetermined series of the plural hollow elongate support members defining a storage module; a plurality of double-headed dowels having a central dowel pin shaped and configured to fit within the cutout disposed at the outer rim of the longitudinal end apertures so as to enable connection in a horizontal orientation of adjacent elongate support members from different storage modules, and two heads disposed at opposite longitudinal ends of the plural dowel pins the lateral dimensions of the heads being larger than the lateral dimensions of the dowel pins; and a plurality of vertical connection members shaped, dimensioned and configured for at least partial insertion into the longitudinal end aperture of at least one vertically oriented hollow elongate support member so as to maintain the orientation and configuration of support members in two adjacent different modules having vertical alignment; each said vertical connection member including a securing member to secure the vertical connection member to the hollow elongate support members. | 9,269 |
9,527,764 | 1. A quartz glass manufacturing method comprising: supplying hydrogen that is stored or made at a normal temperature to one or more burners, the one or more burners further being supplied with oxygen to generate an oxyhydrogen flame for use in generating silicon dioxide from silicide in a flame hydrolysis reaction; controlling a hydrogen flow rate using a mass flow controller that performs measurement based on heat capacity of a gas and controls the hydrogen flow rate to be a set value; vaporizing liquid hydrogen stored in a low-temperature storage chamber, and supplying the vaporized liquid hydrogen to the one or more burners as backup hydrogen; switching from the hydrogen to the backup hydrogen; and when switching, adjusting the set value to a value obtained by multiplying the hydrogen flow rate immediately after switching by a predetermined correction coefficient that increases the hydrogen flow rate by approximately 1%. | 25,685 |
8,410,321 | 1. A method of producing alcohols from biomass, the method comprising: converting biomass into a carboxylic acid; reacting the carboxylic acid with an olefin to produce an ester; and hydrogenolyzing the ester to produce alcohol. | 34,866 |
8,996,356 | 1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, at a computing device comprising one or more processors, a first input from a user, the first input including one or more first characters in a first language; determining, at the computing device, a plurality of first words in a second language based on the first input, the plurality of first words representing potential transliterations of a plurality of second words from the first language to the second language, respectively, each of the plurality of second words being a potential word beginning with the one or more first characters; determining, at the computing device, a probability score for each of the plurality of first words using a language model, the probability score for a specific first word indicating a likelihood that (i) a specific second word corresponding to the specific first word is an appropriate word beginning with the one or more first characters and (ii) the specific first word is an appropriate transliteration of the specific second word; determining, at the computing device, a first sequence of words based on the plurality of first words and their corresponding probability scores, the first sequence of words including the plurality of first words being ordered from a highest relative probability score to a lowest relative probability score; removing, at the computing device, a first word from the first sequence of words to obtain a modified first sequence of words, the first word having the highest relative probability score; generating, at the computing device, a second sequence of words based on the modified first sequence of words and an additional word comprising the one or more first characters, the second sequence of words including the additional word as a last word in the second sequence of words; providing, in a first area of a display of the computing device, the first word from the first sequence of words; providing, in a second area of the display of the computing device, the second sequence of words and corresponding indications of their relative probability scores, the second area being different than the first area; receiving, at the computing device, a second input indicating a selection by the user of the first word or one of the second sequence of words, the second input being used to obtain a selected input; and providing, at the display of the computing device, the selected input. | 20,376 |
8,644,657 | 1. A method of tuning a resonance wavelength of a ring resonator, the method comprising: preparing the ring resonator including a ring waveguide and a dielectric layer covering the ring waveguide, the dielectric layer being deposited at a deposition temperature; and heating the ring resonator to a first temperature, the first temperature being lower than the deposition temperature; and heating the ring resonator to a second temperature, the second temperature being higher than the first temperature to induce a refractive index phase change of the dielectric layer, wherein a refractive index of the dielectric layer remains substantially the same below the first temperature. | 48,334 |
9,164,872 | 1. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising: creating an allocation trace for a running program that is suspected of causing or known to cause memory leaks, the creating comprising retaining, in active memory, a unique object identifier for each of a plurality of objects instantiated during program execution and an address in the active memory where each object is stored; identifying at least one memory leak candidate, the identifying comprising directly examining contents of the active memory to identify one or more data structures that are increasing in size over time; generating information about an identified leaking object, the generating comprising extracting the plurality of objects from the allocation trace as extracted candidate objects, determining for each candidate extracted object of the plurality of candidate objects whether the extracted candidate object is one of the at least one memory leak candidate, and identifying the extracted candidate object as the identified leaking object; promoting the information about the identified leaking object, and wherein the directly examining contents of the active memory occurs during program execution, without a heap dump. | 30,586 |
9,036,320 | 1. A method for latching at least one springy conductive pole including one of single and dual throw pole contact of a relay for maintaining an engaged at least one first contact with said pole contact by a spring driven latching device extended between said at least one pole and one of a base and a body of said relay comprising a receptacle, a guided lock link and a bar including indentation path for guiding said lock link into a reciprocal lock and release positions; said pole is attached to an armature pulled by a magnetic coil fed with an electric power pulse of a given time duration for operating said relay into a state selected from a group comprising switch on, switch over, switch off, switch from cross to straight and switch from straight to cross by engaging said at least one pole contact with said at least one first contact and at least one second contact including no contact respectively and for compressing said latching device for one of locking and releasing said at least one pole; each fresh feed of said power pulse to said coil reverses the relay state from one of on to off and off to on for said at least one pole including single throw contact and from one of said engaging at least one first contact to engaging at least one second contact and engaging said second contact to said engaging first contact for at least one pole of plurality of poles including dual throw contacts, said path and said at least one pole are structured to provide said armature with a partial release when said time duration is over and said at least one pole is latched, said method comprising the steps of: a. feeding said power pulse to said coil for pulling said armature; b. engaging said contact of at least one pole with said at least one first contact and latching said at least one pole by said latching device; c. maintaining said latching and said engaging through and after said time duration; d. releasing partially said armature when said time duration is over; e. feeding a fresh said power pulse to reverse said relay state selected from a group comprising from on to off, off to on, switch over, cross to straight and straight to cross; f. feeding a fresh said power pulse to said coil for starting fresh said a. to e. steps. | 32,349 |
8,455,158 | 1. A method of manufacturing a mask blank substrate, comprising: a step of preparing a transparent substrate having a precision-polished main surface; a shape measurement step of measuring a before-chucking main surface shape in a measurement region of the main surface; a simulation step of obtaining, through simulation, an after-chucking main surface shape of a condition where the transparent substrate is chucked on a mask stage of an exposure apparatus; and a selection step of selecting, as a mask blank substrate, the transparent substrate whose flatness in a calculation region is a predetermined value or less, the flatness being obtained from the after-chucking main surface shape, wherein the simulation step comprises calculating the after-chucking main surface shape by simulation using a deflection differential equation in mechanics of materials, the deflection differential equation represents that height information in the after-chucking main surface shape is obtained by adding at least gravity deformation amount, lever deformation amount, warp deformation amount, and twist deformation amount to height information in the before-chucking main surface shape, the gravity deformation amount is a deformation amount of the main surface caused by a gravity of the transparent substrate when the transparent substrate is set on a mask stage, the lever deformation amount is a deformation amount of the main surface caused by lever deformation of the main surface with respect to the mask stage when the transparent substrate is chucked on the mask stage, the warp deformation amount is a deformation amount of the main surface caused by that the main surface is warped along a shape of the mask stage, and the twist deformation amount is a deformation amount of the main surface caused by a deformation correcting a twist of the main surface. | 20,728 |
8,998,840 | 1. A delivery system for delivering fluidic media to a user, the delivery system comprising: a first housing portion adapted to be carried by a user; a second housing portion configured to be selectively operatively engaged with and disengaged from the first housing portion, one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion supporting a reservoir having an interior volume for containing fluidic media, to be selectively delivered to the user through a port of the reservoir, the first housing portion and the second housing portion configured to be moved relative to each other along an engagement path to operatively engage each other; a fluid connector supported by the other of the first housing portion and the second housing portion in a position to engage the reservoir in a case where the first housing portion and the second housing portion are moved relative to each other along the engagement path to operatively engage each other; a first alignment structure for aligning the first housing portion and the second housing portion at a first position along the engagement path; and a second alignment structure for aligning the fluid connector with the port of the reservoir at a second position along the engagement path. | 37,949 |
9,847,327 | 1. A switched-capacitor DC-to-DC converter comprising: a first P-channel MOS transistor having a gate terminal connected to a gate voltage input terminal, a source terminal connected to an input voltage terminal, and a drain terminal connected to a first node; a first N-channel MOS transistor having a gate terminal connected to the gate voltage input terminal, a source terminal connected to an output voltage terminal, and a drain terminal connected to the first node; a second P-channel MOS transistor having a gate terminal connected to the gate voltage input terminal, a drain terminal connected to a second node, and a source terminal connected to the output voltage terminal; a second N-channel MOS transistor having a gate terminal connected to the gate voltage input terminal, a drain terminal connected to the second node, and a source terminal connected to a ground terminal; and a capacitor coupled between the first node and the second node, wherein the capacitor comprises: wherein the substrate includes first and second regions; | 9,336 |
8,985,241 | 1. An articulating hand power tool, comprising: a main housing having a longitudinal axis; a head portion rotatably engaged with the main housing so as to rotate within a plane which includes the longitudinal axis and configured for placement at a plurality of angles with respect to the longitudinal axis; a motor within the main housing and having a first maximum height along the longitudinal axis; an integrated circuit board located within the main housing and having a second maximum height along the longitudinal axis, wherein the second maximum height is greater than the first maximum height; and a plurality of controllers accessible from outside of the main housing for controlling the integrated circuit board, each of the plurality of controllers offset from each of the other of the plurality of controllers along the longitudinal axis; and a planetary gear system within the main housing and having a third maximum height along the longitudinal axis, wherein the second maximum height is greater than the third maximum height plus the first maximum height. | 29,413 |
9,650,100 | 1. A vehicle body frame structure of a straddle-type vehicle in which a driving power transmission mechanism which transmits rotational power of a driving source to a rear wheel is placed on a first side in a vehicle width direction, with respect to a center line of a vehicle body in the vehicle width direction, the vehicle body frame structure comprising: a head pipe; and a pair of main frames extending rearward and outward in the vehicle width direction from the head pipe in such a manner that the main frames are spaced apart from each other in the vehicle width direction, wherein the pair of main frames include portions, respectively, facing the driving power transmission mechanism in the vehicle width direction, and wherein the portion facing the driving power transmission mechanism and located on a second side in the vehicle width direction has a stiffness lower than that of the portion facing the driving power transmission mechanism and located on the first side in the vehicle width direction. | 11,978 |
9,640,266 | 1. A semiconductor memory device comprising: a memory cell array including memory cells grouped into a plurality of pages; peripheral circuits configured to perform a program operation for the plurality of pages; and a control logic configured to control the peripheral circuits to perform the program operation by applying program voltages gradually increasing by a first step voltage to a selected page of the plurality of pages and by applying pass voltages gradually increasing by second step voltages to unselected pages of the plurality of pages, the second step voltages varying depending on a position of the memory cells of the unselected pages in the memory cell array. | 8,471 |
9,123,972 | 1. A ionic liquid electrolyte comprising at least one ionic liquid of formula C + A − wherein C + represents a cation and A − represents an anion, and at least one conducting salt, characterized in that it further comprises at least one anionic surfactant. | 18,367 |
9,113,177 | 1. A method, performed in an application server, the application server being part of a video streaming system further comprising a streaming server and a mobile streaming client, the method comprising the steps of: establishing a connection with the mobile streaming client; obtaining a pause timestamp representing a time where the mobile streaming client has paused video streaming content while maintaining the connection with the mobile streaming client; determining a reference to a high quality image corresponding to an image of the video streaming content at the pause timestamp while maintaining the connection with the mobile streaming client, wherein the high quality image is of a higher quality than the image of the video streaming content and the high quality image is stored separately from the video streaming content; and sending a high quality image message to the mobile streaming client over the maintained connection comprising the reference to the high quality image, wherein the step of sending a high quality image message comprises sending data allowing the mobile streaming client to access high quality images within a timestamp range, the timestamp range including the pause timestamp. | 5,666 |
8,797,768 | 1. A power conversion device comprising: a three-phase bridge type power conversion circuit including a semiconductor switch including a first main terminal, a second main terminal, and a control terminal; a voltage detection circuit which has terminals connected to DC terminals of the power conversion circuit and is configured to monitor a voltage between the DC terminals of the power conversion circuit; and a control circuit configured to: wherein the predetermined value is set to be a voltage lower than a minimum voltage that the power conversion circuit can reach in a normal operation, and the voltage detection circuit does not comprise a shunt resistor for detecting excessive current. | 31,076 |
8,589,437 | 1. A system for separating identifying data from personal data, comprising: one or more computer data storages that store: one or more processors, coupled to the one or more computer data storages, that execute an application that: wherein the set of mapping data is in a logically separate database from the first set of stored data, the second set of stored data, and the application; wherein the second set of stored data comprising the personal data structures does not contain identifying data used to identify an individual and in the event that an unauthorized user obtains access to the first set of stored data and the second set of stored data, the unauthorized user would not be able to determine which personal record is associated with each identifying record without access to the secure mapping computer data storage; and wherein a portion of a personal data structure is shared between more than one account, the portion of the personal data structure including less data than the personal data structure. | 4,245 |
9,513,994 | 1. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed perform a method for storing data, the method comprising: receiving data from a client; calculating a first set of parity values using the data; calculating a second set of parity values using the first set of parity values; calculating a third set of parity values using the data, the first set of parity values, and the second set of parity values; storing a portion of the data in a grid of a plurality of grids, wherein the grid comprises a plurality of grids locations, wherein each grid location is associated with a physical location in persistent storage, wherein each physical location is determined using a unique combination of at least a first value determined using a first independent fault domain and a second value determined using a second independent fault domain; storing parity values from the first set of parity values that correspond to the portion of the data in the grid; storing parity values from the second set of parity values that correspond to the parity values from the first set of parity values in the grid; and storing, in the persistent storage, each of the third set of parity values in one of a plurality of parity grids in the persistent storage, wherein the one of the plurality of parity grids is associated with the grid. | 19,267 |
9,580,314 | 1. A process for producing hydrogen by reforming hydrocarbons using steam, combined with carbon dioxide capture and steam production, the process comprising the steps of: a) mixing the hydrocarbons to be reformed with steam so as to produce a feedstock for reforming; b) reforming the feedstock under conditions effective to produce a synthesis gas comprising hydrogen, carbon monoxide and also excess steam, carbon dioxide, residual methane, water and impurities from feedstock; c) cooling the synthesis gas; d) generating a synthesis gas enriched with H e) cooling the synthesis gas enriched with H f) separating the first condensates from the saturated synthesis gas resulting from e); g) treating the synthesis gas resulting directly or indirectly from step f) in a unit for hydrogen purification by pressure swing adsorption, so as to produce a stream of hydrogen having a purity of at least 99% and a stream of offgas containing at least 40% of CO h) treating the stream of PSA offgas resulting from step g) in a cryogenic purification unit (CPU) unit producing at least one stream of purified CO i) treating all or part of the first condensates resulting from the process, wherein step i) further comprises the steps of: k1) reducing the pressure of the first condensates to a pressure of between 1 and 5 bar(a); k2) passing the first condensates through a deaerator in order to eliminate a part of the gases dissolved in the first condensates; k3) pumping the first condensates at a pressure between 15 and 90 bar(a); k4) preheating the first condensates under pressure at a temperature between 150 and 290° C.; k5) vaporizing the first condensates under pressure at a temperature of between 200 and 300° C., so as to produce a stream of impure steam; and k6) recycling the impure steam to step a) so as to be mixed with the hydrocarbons to be reformed; and j) producing highly pure steam intended for export, wherein step j) further comprises the steps of: v1) feeding a steam circuit associated with the process with demineralized water alone or mixed with the first condensates; v2) preheating the water; v3) vaporizing the preheated water against the synthesis gas originating from the reforming in a waste heat boiler so as to produce a stream of steam; and v4) recycling a part of the steam to step a) so as to be mixed with the hydrocarbons to be reformed, wherein treatment step h) also produces at least one stream of second condensates, and the second condensates are recovered and recycled into the process upstream of step k5) of vaporizing the first condensates. | 46,767 |
8,471,302 | 1. An apparatus comprising: a first back-gate region; a first MOS transistor that is adjacent to the first back-gate region; a second MOS transistor, wherein the gate of the first MOS transistor is coupled to the gate of the second MOS transistor; a second back-gate region located between the first and second MOS transistors; an isolation region that is adjacent to the second MOS transistor; a third back-gate region; a third MOS transistor that is adjacent to the third back-gate region, wherein the drain of the third MOS transistor is coupled to the drain and source of the second MOS transistor; a fourth MOS transistor that is adjacent to the isolation region, wherein the gate of the fourth MOS transistor is coupled to the gate of the third transistor, and wherein the drain and source of the fourth MOS transistor are the drain of the first MOS transistor; and a fourth back-gate region formed between the third and fourth transistors, and wherein the first, second, third, and fourth back-gate regions are coupled together. | 9,306 |
8,359,551 | 1. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon executable instructions for processing a data structure comprising: a first position field containing data representing a position for triggering a process for remapping an input device having an input area to another display, the input area having one or more proximity zones, wherein the first position field specifying perimeter positions for perimeters of at least two display areas, the first position field specifying perimeters of adjacent ones of the display areas, one of the display areas being currently active, the input area being mapped to the active display area via a mapping relationship, a current position in the input area mapped to a display position in the active display area according to the mapping relationship; and a second position field containing data representing the current position in the input area of an input to the input device, wherein the process for remapping is triggered if the current position is within one of the proximity zones of the input area and the display position indicates adjacency to the perimeters of the adjacent ones of the display areas. | 11,853 |
8,934,068 | 1. A backlight unit assembly comprising: a light source unit including a circuit board, a light source disposed on the circuit board, and at least one connection unit electrically connected to the light source; a receiving container having a bottom plate and sidewalls extending from edges of the bottom plate and receiving the light source unit, the bottom plate including at least one opening portion in which the connection unit is exposed to the outside; and at least one driving unit disposed at a rear surface of the receiving container and connected to the connection unit for driving the light source unit; wherein the light source unit further comprises a dummy circuit board connected with the circuit board and the connection unit, and the light source unit further comprises a plurality of connection pads disposed on the dummy circuit board. | 42,159 |
9,842,052 | 1. A method comprising: initiating, by a central processing unit (CPU) comprising one or more physical processor cores, each of the one or more physical processor cores comprising a plurality of logical cores configured to share resources of a respective one of the one or more physical processor cores, forming part of a computing device, execution of code associated with a plurality of database objects used by a message-passing worker thread of a first logical core of a first physical processor core of the one or more physical processor cores, the CPU having an associated cache split into a plurality of cache slices, each cache slice comprising a portion of the cache associated with the CPU, wherein a second logical core of the first physical processor core supports a job worker thread that implements procedural code; selectively allocating the plurality of cache slices to the plurality of database objects, the selectively allocating comprising a cache slice allocation algorithm assigning one or more exclusive cache slices of the plurality of cache slices to a database object of the plurality of database objects that is in need of exclusive cache slice access and also assigning one or more shared cache slices of the plurality of cache slices to the database object; activating the one or more exclusive cache slices assigned by the cache slice allocation algorithm to be exclusive to the database object such that the database object exclusively uses the one or more exclusive cache slices, which are not available for use by any other database object of the plurality database objects, the activating of the exclusive cache slice comprising causing the exclusive cache slice to cache data for one or more operations by the message-passing worker thread on the database object; and activating the one or more shared slices assigned by the cache slice allocation algorithm to be shared by the database object such that the database object shares or is configured to share the one more shared slices with one or more other database objects of the plurality of database objects to cache data for additional operations by the message-passing worker thread and the job worker thread. | 15,453 |
9,556,849 | 1. A method for installing vortex generator accessories to a suction or pressure side of a wind turbine rotor blade, wherein the vortex generator accessories each have a base portion and at least one protrusion member extending upwardly from the base portion, the method comprising: defining a template with location positions defined thereon for placement of vortex generator accessories, the template being defined on a flexible sheet member that contours to the wind turbine rotor blade when placed along the suction or pressure side; unrolling the flexible template from roll form onto the wind turbine rotor blade along the suction or pressure side; wrapping the flexible template around either of the leading edge or trailing edge of the wind turbine rotor blade; securing the flexible template to the wind turbine rotor blade such that the location positions are oriented span-wise along the suction or pressure side; marking the location positions through the template onto the suction side or pressure side, wherein the location positions define a leading edge mark and a separate trailing edge mark made through the template for placement of the base portion on the suction or pressure side; completely removing the template from the wind turbine rotor blade; and attaching the vortex generator accessories to the location positions marked on the suction or pressure side of the wind turbine rotor blade by aligning a leading edge and a trailing edge of the vortex generator to the separate leading and trailing edge marks made on the suction side or pressure side. | 24,346 |
9,783,738 | 1. A method for processing a Fischer-Tropsch off-gas comprising the following steps: a) catalytic conversion of synthesis gas using a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst into a Fischer-Tropsch product comprising hydrocarbon products having 1 up to 1000 or more carbon atoms; b) separating the Fischer-Tropsch product of step a) into—at least one hydrocarbon product stream comprising hydrocarbons with at least 3 and up to 1000 or more carbon atoms, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide, and a Fischer-Tropsch off-gas, said Fischer-Tropsch off-gas comprising hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, methane, ethane, and hydrocarbons with 3 to 9 carbon atoms, whereby the hydrocarbon product stream comprises less carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide than the off-gas, and whereby the off-gas comprises less hydrocarbons with 3 to 9 carbon atoms than the hydrocarbon product stream; c) providing a feed comprising at least a part of the hydrocarbon product stream obtained in step b) to a separator; d) separating at least a part of the hydrocarbon product stream obtained in step b) in the separator of step c) into at least one light stream and one heavy stream, said light stream comprising carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide and said heavy stream comprising hydrocarbons with at least 3 and up to 1000 or more carbon atoms; e) contacting at least a part of the Fischer-Tropsch off-gas obtained in step b), with a wash fluid comprising C f) removing wash fluid, and at least a portion of the hydrocarbons with 3 to 9 carbon atoms, and carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, in a stream from the scrubber of step e); g) removing the remaining off-gas in a separate stream from the scrubber of step e), and feeding at least a part of this remaining off-gas to a hydrogen production unit, whereby this remaining off-gas comprises more carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide than the stream obtained in step f); h) providing a feed comprising at least a part of the stream obtained in step f) to a separator; i) separating at least a part of the stream obtained in step f) in the separator of step h) into at least one light stream and one heavy stream, said light stream comprising carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide and said heavy stream comprising hydrocarbons with at least 3 and up to 20 carbon atoms, i.e. wash fluid comprising C j) splitting at least a part of the heavy stream obtained in step i) into at least two streams, whereby at least one stream comprises wash fluid and another stream comprises hydrocarbons with 3 to 9 carbon atoms and at most 5 vol % of hydrocarbons with 10 or more carbon atoms, said splitting being performed based on the boiling points of the compounds; k) providing a feed comprising at least a part of the wash fluid comprising stream obtained in step j) to the scrubber of step e); m) providing: or providing: to a hydrocracking unit; n) subjecting at least a part of the lighter stream comprising hydrocarbons with 3 to 9 carbon atoms and at most 5 vol % of hydrocarbons with 10 or more carbon atoms, obtained in step j), and at least a part of the heavy stream obtained in step d) to hydrocracking or hydrocracking/hydroisomerisation. | 34,972 |
9,643,201 | 1. An apparatus comprising: a housing having a chamber configured to receive a fluid in which the chamber is configured to increase a tendency of the fluid to flow within the chamber; a dispensing device configured to move the fluid in the chamber towards an exit of the chamber such that the fluid is dispensed through the exit of the chamber; and a nozzle comprising: | 7,145 |
8,533,651 | 1. A method comprising: receiving a planar design having a plurality of diffusion regions; overlapping a plurality of parallel fin mandrels with a plurality of evenly-spaced parallel lines of a grid; snapping the diffusion regions to the grid based on the parallel lines; and generating, by at least one processor, a FinFET design based on the overlapping and the snapping. | 29,151 |
8,634,955 | 1. A mobile robot comprising: a main body; a drive unit that moves the main body; a contact force detecting unit that measures a contact force between the mobile robot and an obstacle; an input unit that inputs information indicating characteristics of the obstacle to the controller, the characteristics including a weight of a person or a hardness of a body surface of the person in a case in which the obstacle is the person; a target position detecting unit that detects a target position that indicates a relative position of a target object from the main body; a controller that controls the drive unit to move the main body toward the target position under a condition that the contact force measured by the contact force detecting unit is in a predetermined contact force range so as to keep the contact force, the controller changing the predetermined contact force range in accordance with the information input by the input unit, wherein the controller includes: wherein the controller changes the predetermined contact force range in accordance with the information input by the input unit. | 24,485 |
9,441,250 | 1. A recombinant microorganism comprising: (a) an isobutanol biosynthetic pathway comprising at least one polypeptide that is heterologous to the recombinant microorganism; (b) a heterologous glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GPD), wherein the heterologous GPD has at least 90% identity to SEQ ID NO: 195 and comprises at least one substitution at a residue corresponding to position 44, 45, 73, or 129 of SEQ ID NO: 195, and (c) a deletion or disruption in an endogenous gene encoding GPD; wherein the recombinant microorganism has improved production of isobutanol as compared to a control recombinant microorganism that lacks the heterologous GPD. | 10,993 |
8,608,936 | 1. A device for producing hydrogen in an electric field, comprising: a shaft ( | 28,844 |
9,475,792 | 1. A compound of general formula VI, wherein A corresponds to general formula V and wherein the link to the compound of the general formula VI takes place via Y; Y is N; Z is in each case, independently of one another, CR; X is S; R is H; R Ar is in each case, independently of one another, is phenyl or biphenyl which is optionally substituted by one or more radicals R E is not present; q=1; t is 0 which means that two group R v is 1. | 22,404 |
9,217,422 | 1. A method of producing electricity, the method comprising: allowing a naturally-occurring wellhead gas from a subterranean formation to flow to the earth's surface at a pressure established by the subterranean formation; converting the flow of pressurized wellhead gas into rotary kinetic energy; thereafter routing at least a portion of the wellhead gas to a wellhead gas processing facility; and converting the rotary kinetic energy into electrical energy. | 28,110 |
8,657,534 | 1. A floating platform for off-shore supported wind turbines comprising a floating support structure below the ocean surface, the floating support structure defining a horizontal plane, said floating support structure having a center, a plurality of floats spaced radially outwardly from the center and located on the horizontal plane of said floating support structure, and a plurality of first connecting locations and a plurality of second connecting locations horizontally spaced apart on said floating support structure, wherein each said float is provided with at least one of said first connecting locations, said second connecting locations are spaced radially apart from the center and affixed to the floating support structure along each line formed between the floats and the center, and wherein a plurality of anchors are horizontally spaced apart from one another and arranged so as to be in a fixed location that is below the horizontal plane defined by said floating support structure, and a plurality of anchoring means are provided for anchoring said structure to said anchors, wherein each one of said anchors is provided with a pair of anchoring means, wherein each one of said pair of anchoring means obliquely leads to a different one of said second connecting locations and each anchor is additionally provided with a vertically oriented anchoring means connected to one of said first connecting locations associated with one of said floats on said floating support structure, whereby the structure is secured against rotation or torsional vibrations around a vertical axis of rotation. | 16,494 |
9,382,242 | 1. A compound having the structural formulas 1B, 1C or 1D: or a tautomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said compound or said tautomer, wherein: R R R R R R R R | 47,238 |
9,550,122 | 1. A system configured to host a virtual space to a client computing device for interaction by a user for repeated travel by a particular user character between particular destination nodes within the virtual space, the system comprising: a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium configured to store information; a user interface configured to receive selection or entry, by the user, of travel commands; and one or more hardware processors configured by machine-readable instructions to: | 34,948 |
9,787,905 | 1. An image processing apparatus which receives an image signal and generates a display image having an image range associated with a display area of a display unit from an image based on the image signal, the apparatus comprising: a position-of-interest calculating unit which calculates a position of interest as a position of an object of interest in the image based on the image signal; a frame-out accuracy calculation unit which calculates a frame-out accuracy representing an accuracy that the position of interest deviates from the image range based on the position of interest and the image range; an alteration variable decision unit which decides a processing variable of alteration processing performed with respect to the image based on the image signal in conformity with the frame-out accuracy; and an image alteration unit which performs the alteration processing with respect to the image based on the image signal in conformity with the decided processing variable to generate a signal of the display image, wherein the alteration variable decision unit includes a change processing decision unit which decides a change region as a region where change processing is carried out with respect to the image based on the image signal and a level of change of the change processing in conformity with the frame-out accuracy, the change processing decision unit decides a display image region concerning a position opposing the position of interest with respect to a center of the image range as the change region, the image alteration unit performs the change processing with the decided level of the change with respect to the decided change region of the image based on the image signal and does not perform the change processing with respect to a region other than the change region of the image, and the alteration processing is performed directly on the image signal. | 39,247 |
9,392,560 | 1. A transmitter comprising: a power amplifier; a switch mode voltage converter of direct current-to-direct current type arranged to provide power supply to the power amplifier; and a controller; wherein the power amplifier is arranged to selectively operate in either a first mode or in a second mode, wherein the first mode is a linear mode and the second mode is a non-linear mode; and wherein the controller is arranged to, when operating in a radio access technology, RAT, that allows different allocated bandwidths to be utilized, determine an allocated signal bandwidth for a transmission to be made by the transmitter in the RAT, said controller comprising a control mechanism arranged to control the power amplifier to select one of the transmission modes for the transmission based on the determination. | 35,559 |
9,579,834 | 1. A purification apparatus, comprising: a frame comprised of a plurality of thin connecting members with predominantly empty space between them forming one continuous solid piece that floats; a plurality of receiving structures within said frame wherein said receiving structures are capable of receiving living organisms; wherein said plurality of receiving structures comprise at least one opening and are capable of stacking inside the receiving structures of another similarly structured purification apparatus; wherein said receiving structures comprises at least three support portions formed of thin connecting members: a flat geometrically shaped upper support portion, at least one median support portion coupled with the upper support portion, and a lower support portion comprising at least one radial member, wherein the major plane of the bottom support portion is generally parallel to the major plane of the upper support portion; and a fastener capable of connecting one purification apparatus to another structurally similar purification apparatus. | 15,862 |
9,080,117 | 1. A system for manufacturing a biofuel, the system comprising: a feedstock supply; an alcohol supply; a surfactant supply; a mixing tank in fluid connection with the feedstock supply, alcohol supply, and surfactant supply, the mixing tank being configured to generate a mixture of feedstock, alcohol, and surfactant; a pump in fluid connection with the mixing tank, the pump configured to receive the mixture from the mixing tank and generate a flow of the mixture; and a pressure cannon in fluid connection with the pump, the pressure cannon comprising: a planar member; and a fluid nozzle disposed in cooperative alignment with the planar member, the fluid nozzle being configured to receive the flow of the mixture from the pump and direct the flow of the mixture in a stream at greater than 400 kilogram-force per square centimeter (Kg/cm a collection tank in fluid connection with the pressure cannon, the collection tank configured to collect and store the biofuel generated by the pressure cannon. | 41,445 |
8,901,294 | 1. A DO3A-tranexamic acid or its ester compound, which is represented by the following Chemical Formula 1: wherein R is selected from the group consisting of H, Me, Et, (CH | 534 |
9,674,472 | 1. A solid-state imaging device comprising: a plurality of pixel blocks arranged in a matrix, respective ones of the pixel blocks including a plurality of pixels configured to generate a charge corresponding to input light; a control unit including a vertical scanning unit and a horizontal scanning unit, wherein the control unit is configured to sequentially scan respective ones of the pixels of the pixel blocks such that a scanning sequence of a respective pixel block is reversed in either the row direction or the column direction with respect to a scanning sequence of all directly adjacent pixel blocks; and a plurality of analog-to-digital converters, respective ones of the analog-to-digital converters disposed corresponding to respective ones of the pixel blocks, wherein the control unit is configured to sequentially scan respective ones of the pixels of the pixel blocks at a timing such that adjacent pixels of the pixel blocks which are located on a boundary of adjacent pixel blocks are scanned simultaneously, wherein the scanning sequence of the respective pixel block is a pattern wherein scanning is started in a horizontal direction by setting a pixel located at a corner of the respective pixel block as a starting point, a row to be scanned is moved in the vertical direction sequentially, and a pixel located at an opposite corner of the respective pixel block is lastly scanned. | 33,494 |
8,904,199 | 1. An apparatus for controlling power of multi core processor, the apparatus comprising: a processor core adapted to provide code information on an application program for executing to a power regulation controller; and a power regulation controller adapted to receive the code information on the application program from the processor core to determine an operation frequency of the processor core, set an operation voltage, a clock-gating value and a power-gating value according to the determined operation frequency, and provide the set values and voltage to the processor core; wherein the power regulation controller comprises a register adapted to store control and status information of the processor core based on the code information which is transmitted from the processor core; and wherein the control and status information of the processor core comprises a power status, code execution status, number of instructions for executing and finish time for finishing code execution of the processor core. | 34,487 |
9,819,551 | 1. A method of using a controller that controls switches using a centralized control protocol in a network having end hosts that are coupled to the switches, the method comprising: at the controller, receiving a given network policy rule; using the controller, generating virtual switches from groups of end hosts, wherein each virtual switch has virtual ports assigned to respective end hosts and wherein the given network policy rule is defined for a given virtual port; using the controller, generating a virtual network topology from the virtual switches; at the controller, identifying a physical network topology underlying the generated virtual network topology, wherein the physical network topology comprises physical switches having physical ports coupled to the end hosts, and wherein generating the virtual switches comprises assigning a first end host coupled to a physical port of a first physical switch and a second end host coupled to a second physical port of a second physical switch to a first virtual switch in the virtual network topology; at the controller, receiving a testing rule that identifies test parameters and expected test results, wherein the expected test results are determined from data selected from a group consisting of user input data and simulation data; and using the controller, performing a test in determining whether the network satisfies the given network policy rule, wherein the expected test results include network policy rules that are expected to be triggered while performing the test, wherein performing the test in determining whether the network satisfies the given network policy rule comprises performing the test based on the generated virtual network topology, and wherein performing the test in determining whether the network satisfies the given network policy rule based on the generated virtual network topology comprises: | 642 |
9,489,812 | 1. A computer implemented method for monitoring a monitored space, comprising: periodically emitting with an active infrared sensor a modulated infrared signal into the monitored space being monitored by a home automation system; receiving with the active infrared sensor the modulated infrared signals reflected from objects in the monitored space; and determining whether a number of objects in the monitored space has changed and whether any of the objects are moving. | 14,654 |
9,411,972 | 1. A method for creating a shared secret for use in communicating confidential information, the method comprising: receiving, via a member user interface, a group identification, user id, and user passcode; generating, by a n-bit generator using the group identification, the user id, and the user passcode as inputs, a first m-bit result, the first m-bit result including a file name and encryption key; generating, by the n-bit generator using a group-agreed seed as input, a second m bit result, the second m-bit result including a shared secret; encrypting said shared secret using said encryption key to produce an encrypted shared secret, wherein encrypting the shared secret comprises selecting the encryption algorithm from among a plurality of encryption algorithms according to an encryption algorithm identifier according to information extracted from the first m-bit result; assigning the file name to the encrypted shared secret; and storing the encrypted shared secret in a secrets directory under the assigned file name. | 44,412 |
9,248,908 | 1. A method to enhance fuel efficiency of a rotary wing aircraft, the method comprising: providing the aircraft with a main rotor electric motor and operatively connecting the main rotor electric motor to a main rotor of the aircraft, whereby running the main rotor electric motor rotates the main rotor of the aircraft; providing the aircraft with an engine; providing the aircraft with a generator, operatively connecting the generator to the engine and operatively connecting the generator to the main rotor electric motor, whereby running the engine in turn operates the generator and the operating generator supplies electric power to the main rotor electric motor to run the main rotor electric motor and rotate the main rotor; providing the aircraft with a battery, operatively connecting the battery to the generator and operatively connecting the battery to the main rotor electric motor; providing the aircraft with a flight control system, the flight control system controlling the engine to run at idle during takeoff and the flight control system controlling the main rotor electric motor to use battery power to power the takoff of the aircraft; following takeoff of the aircraft, the flight control system controlling the engine to increase speed above idle and operate the generator to recharge the battery during flight of the aircraft; and, the flight control system controlling the engine to return to idle and the flight control system controlling the main rotor electric motor to use battery power to land the aircraft. | 20,014 |
8,836,260 | 1. A method for controlling a specific electric machine, the method comprising: receiving with a controller a back electromotive force (BEMF) coefficient for the specific electric machine being controlled, the controller being configured to control operation of an inverter coupled to the electric machine, the inverter being configured to provide multi-phase electricity to the electric machine in motor mode or to receive multi-phase electricity from the electric machine in generator mode; receiving with the controller an input related to a selected torque to be applied by the electric machine in the motor mode or an input related to a selected power to be removed from the electric machine in the generator mode; determining a first voltage or current having a first characteristic the inverter is to apply to the electric machine in the motor mode using the BEMF coefficient in order to achieve the selected torque or determining a second voltage or current having a second characteristic the inverter is to convert power to using the BEMF coefficient in order to remove the selected power from the electric machine in the generator mode; and applying the first voltage or current to the electric machine in the motor mode using the inverter or converting power received from the electric machine in the generator mode to the second voltage or current using the inverter. | 17,416 |
9,359,361 | 1. A compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein or NR 3 R 4 , wherein R a′ , R b′ , and R c′ are each independently (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl; | 13,125 |
9,421,857 | 1. An assembly, comprising: a torque converter including a casing supported for rotation about an axis; a hub forming part of the torque converter casing; a clutch including first plates secured to the hub via a spline; a leg fixed against axial displacement and supporting the hub via the spline; a retainer limiting axial movement of the first plates and leg on the spline; an electric machine rotor secured to the hub. | 17,898 |
9,760,686 | 1. A method in a computer coupled to a network, the method comprising: estimating an ultraviolet light exposure level of a subject person based upon data received from a plurality of sources associated with the subject person, the sources coupled to the network including each of at least one social media network-based source, and at least one wearable ultraviolet detector; mining, using facial recognition technology, the at least one social media network-based source for photographs of the subject person recorded by the plurality of sources, wherein estimating the ultraviolet light exposure level of the subject person is based upon a skin color of the subject person within the photographs; estimating a personal sensitivity to ultraviolet light of the subject person based upon personal attributes of the subject person received from at least one database coupled to the computer; assessing a health risk of the subject person due to ultraviolet light exposure based upon the ultraviolet light exposure level of the subject person and the personal sensitivity to ultraviolet light of the subject person; assessing a health benefit of the subject person due to ultraviolet light exposure based upon the ultraviolet light exposure level of the subject person and the personal sensitivity to ultraviolet light of the subject person; generating a balanced ultraviolet light exposure recommendation for the subject person based upon the health risk and the health benefit; and rendering the recommendation on an output device coupled to the computer. | 14,953 |
9,401,662 | 1. An inverter for feeding a grid-compatible AC voltage into a grid, comprising: an inverter bridge configured to convert a DC voltage to a first AC voltage; a grid interface between the inverter bridge and an inverter output configured to couple to the grid, wherein the grid interface is configured to convert the first AC voltage to the grid-compatible AC voltage for feeding into the grid; and an AC interface arranged between the inverter bridge and the grid interface, and configured to be coupled to one or more AC modules for feeding into the grid, wherein the inverter bridge, the grid interface and the AC interface are all arranged within the inverter, and wherein a maximum power to be fed thereto via the AC interface is less than a maximum power to be fed thereto via the inverter bridge. | 20,013 |
8,390,043 | 1. A solid-state imaging device, comprising: a pixel section comprising a photosensor, a pixel section transistor and an element isolation portion between the photosensor and another photosensor, the element isolation portion including an insulation layer and a semiconductor layer; a peripheral circuit section comprising circuitry outside of a periphery of the pixel section; a silicide blocking layer formed in the pixel section except for part or all of an area above the isolation portion in the pixel section; and a metal-silicided transistor formed in the peripheral circuit section. | 8,856 |
8,697,288 | 1. A lithium ion secondary battery comprising a positive electrode comprising a first lithium rich lithium intercalation composition, which is lithium rich relative to a LiMO 2 reference composition with M representing non-lithium metal elements, a negative electrode comprising a second lithium intercalating composition, and a separator between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein the positive electrode comprises at least about 92 weight percent of the first lithium rich lithium intercalation composition, about 0.1 to 5 weight percent electrically conductive agents, about 0.5 to 7.9 weight percent polymer binder comprising polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), and a first current collector; wherein the polymer binder has an average molecular weight of at least about 800,000 atomic mass units; wherein the density of the positive electrode is at least about 2.5 g/ml; wherein the first lithium rich lithium intercalation composition has a specific capacity of at least about 200 mAh/g when discharged from 4.6V to 2.0V at a rate of C/3 and a 20th cycle discharge capacity that is at least about 98% of the 5th cycle discharge capacity when cycled between 4.6V to 2.0V at a discharge rate of C/3; and wherein the first lithium intercalation composition is approximately represented by a formula of xLiMO a formula Li both. | 27,654 |
9,224,798 | 1. A capacitor forming method comprising: forming an electrically conductive support material over a substrate, the support material comprising from about 55 to about 70 at % carbon; about 5 at % or less of one or more of nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, metals, and semimetals; and from about 25 to 40 at % hydrogen; forming an opening into the support material; after forming the opening, forming a first capacitor electrode in the opening; and forming a dielectric over the first capacitor electrode and forming a second capacitor electrode over the dielectric. | 25,489 |
8,482,431 | 1. A driving support apparatus comprising: an information informing unit that informs a driver of support information; an oncoming vehicle information analyzing unit that analyzes information of an oncoming vehicle acquired from an exterior information transmitting source; an oncoming vehicle data processing unit that checks the position and type of the oncoming vehicle from the oncoming vehicle information analyzed by the oncoming vehicle information analyzing unit; and a support processing unit that sets the support information, which is to be given to an own vehicle waiting to turn across an opposite road on which the oncoming vehicle runs, and outputs the support information to the information informing unit, based on the type and the position of one or more oncoming vehicles checked by the oncoming vehicle data processing unit, wherein the support processing unit includes a blind angle rank setting unit that sets a blind angle rank according to a degree to which a following vehicle enters the blind angle of a leading oncoming vehicle, based on the relationship in the type between the leading oncoming vehicle and the following vehicle among oncoming vehicles traveling straight on the opposite road, and a support information setting unit that sets the support information based on the blind angle rank set by the blind angle rank setting unit. | 7,714 |
8,835,066 | 1. A fuel cell system comprising: a fuel gas circulation system having a circulation path which circulates, through a fuel cell, a fuel off gas discharged from the fuel cell, and a circulation pump which feeds under pressure the fuel off gas in the circulation path; a purge passage which is connected to the circulation path and which discharges the fuel off gas; a purge valve which opens and closes the purge passage; and a controller programmed to output a control signal to the circulation pump such that the stop of the driving of the circulation pump is maintained by the controller at a time when the fuel cell system is started at a predetermined low temperature, the controller further programmed to output control signals to open and close the purge valve in a state where the stop of the driving of the circulation pump is maintained, wherein the fuel cell generates a power in a state where the stop of the driving of the circulation pump is maintained, and the fuel off gas is warmed by heat due to the power generation of the fuel cell and is introduced into the circulation pump, and wherein when the temperature of the fuel cell exceeds a second temperature higher than the predetermined low temperature, the controller is further programmed to output a control signal to allow the driving of the circulation pump. | 15,245 |
8,954,200 | 1. A power management system comprising: an electric device including a plurality of operation algorithm information and power information for each operation level corresponding to each operation algorithm information, the power information including maximum power consumption, average power consumption, and an operation time during which power is consumed; and a power management unit to receive power rate information from a power provider, determine an operation level of the electric device on the basis of the received power rate information and power information for each operation level of the electric device, and control an operation of the electric device at the determined operation level, wherein the power management unit determines a group of the electric device on the basis of an operation time of the electric device, and determines the operation level on the basis of the group of the electric device, and the group includes a first group in which establishing an operation time of the electric device is possible, a second group in which establishing the operation time of the electric device is not possible, and a third group in which establishing the operation time and the operation level of the electric device is not possible. | 8,919 |
9,657,624 | 1. A reducing agent injection apparatus for use in an exhaust system with a catalytic converter, the apparatus comprising an exhaust pipe formed to include an exhaust passageway adapted to conduct an exhaust gas to the catalytic converter and formed to include a side aperture opening into the exhaust passageway, a feed connector including an inlet end formed to include an inlet aperture adapted to receive a flow of reducing agent comprising an aqueous urea solution from a reducing agent source, an outlet end formed to include an outlet aperture and coupled to the exhaust pipe to cause the outlet aperture to open into the exhaust passageway, and an inner surface arranged to extend from the inlet end to the outlet end to define a feed-connector channel extending from the inlet end to the outlet end, and a sleeve-shaped guide having (i) an inner surface arranged to define a reducing-agent passageway and (ii) an outer surface arranged to face away from the reducing-agent passageway, the sleeve-shaped guide including (a) an intake section aligned with the inlet end of the feed connector and formed to open toward the inlet end of the feed connector to cause the flow of reducing agent passing through the inlet aperture of the feed connector to flow into the reducing-agent passageway, (b) an exit section formed to open toward the exhaust passageway formed in the exhaust pipe to cause the flow of reducing agent extant in the reducing-agent passageway to combine in the exhaust passageway with exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust passageway toward the catalytic converter, and (c) a bent section coupled to the exit section and arranged to extend upstream from the exit section in the exhaust passageway, the sleeve-shaped guide being arranged in the feed-connector channel to cause the outer surface of the sleeve-shaped guide to lie in spaced-apart relation to the inner surface of the feed connector to define an annular gap therebetween that opens into the exhaust passageway to allow exhaust gas flowing in the annular gap to flow into the exhaust passageway, and wherein the bent section is shaped to divert exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust passageway of the exhaust pipe into the annular gap and through the reducing-agent passageway of the sleeve-shaped guide for discharge back into the exhaust passageway of the exhaust pipe downstream of the bent section to block deposition of matter entrained in the flow of reducing agent exiting the reducing-agent passageway on the inner surface of the sleeve-shaped guide. | 27,952 |
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