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8,494,869 | 1. A method for presenting a first and second medical treatment options, comprising: obtaining, using a processor, medical information associated with an individual, wherein the medical information specifies an individual condition; obtaining, using the processor, medical treatment information associated with the individual condition from a first benefit claim and a second benefit claim, by: identifying, using the processor, the first and second medical treatment options using the medical treatment information, wherein the first medical treatment option comprises a medical procedure, and wherein the second medical treatment option comprises an alternative medical treatment; calculating a first effectiveness rating for the first medical treatment option; calculating a second effectiveness rating for the second medical treatment option; and presenting the first and second medical treatment options and the first and second effectiveness ratings to a user. | 41,864 |
8,752,643 | 1. A work vehicle, comprising: a frame, a ripper assembly comprising a ripper having multiple teeth, a first tie bar attached to the frame, a first four-bar linkage attached to and disposed between the ripper and the first tie bar for transferring a first load between the ripper and the frame via the first four-bar linkage and the first tie bar, a second tie bar attached to the frame, and a second four-bar linkage attached to and disposed between the ripper and the second tie bar for transferring a second load between the ripper and the frame via the second four-bar linkage and the second tie bar, the first four-bar linkage and the first tie bar being co-planar with respect to a first plane within which the first four-bar linkage is movable relative to the frame, the second four-bar linkage and the second tie bar being coplanar with respect to a second plane within which the second four-bar linkage is movable relative to the frame, wherein the ripper assembly further comprises a tool bar supporting a number of teeth adapted to break up earth material upon movement of the ripper in a forward direction by the work vehicle, the tool bar comprising a V-shaped leading edge defined by an underside surface and an inclined surface sloping upwardly and rearwardly from the underside surface at an acute angle thereto. | 40,139 |
8,736,934 | 1. An assembly, comprising: a mounting support; a displaceable part which is joined to the mounting support by at least one flexible joining component; and an actuator device, the actuator device being configured to set at least one subunit of at least one of the displaceable part, and of the at least one flexible joining component, into a first oscillatory motion along a first axis with respect to the mounting support, in such a manner, that, with respect to the mounting support, the displaceable part is set into an angular oscillatory motion about a first rotational axis, the actuator device further being configured to set at least one of the same, another subunit of at least one of the displaceable part, and the at least one flexible joining component, into a second oscillatory motion having a motion component along a second axis at an inclination to the first axis with respect to the mounting support, in such a manner, that, in addition to the angular oscillatory motion, the displaceable part is displaceable about a second rotational axis with respect to the mounting support. | 49,703 |
9,098,280 | 1. A controller comprising: logic, at least a portion of which is implemented in hardware, to: receive configuration data from a main processor circuit that specifies a first voltage level threshold and a first selected action to take to reduce electric power provided to a first component to provide a first feature in response to a voltage level of a power source falling below the first voltage level threshold; based on the voltage level of the power source falling below the first voltage level threshold, take the first selected action, and transmit a signal to the main processor circuit that indicates that the voltage level of the power source has fallen below the first voltage level threshold and the first selected action has been taken; based on the voltage level of the power source rising above the first voltage level threshold after falling below the first voltage level threshold, await a debounce period and transmit a signal to the main processor circuit that indicates that the voltage level of the power source has risen above the first voltage level threshold; and receive a signal from the main processor circuit to undo the first selected action. | 46,025 |
9,243,340 | 1. An electrochemical method for depositing a Cu—Zn—Sn alloy or a Cu/Zn/Sn metal stack on a conductive substrate comprising the following steps: a) providing an electrochemical cell containing a bath formulation and said conductive substrate; b) maintaining an electroplating bath temperature in a range of 20° C. to 60° C.; c) maintaining an electroplating bath acidity in a range of pH 3 to pH 7; d) applying a current to said electrochemical cell in a density range of 0.3 to 1 mA/cm wherein said bath formulation comprises a solvent system that contains sodium and/or potassium salts of citrate mono-/di-/tri-basic or salts of dicarboxylate, tricarboxylate and polycarboxylate-based polymers having a concentration ranging from 100 mM to 500 mM; one or more ionic compounds of copper, zinc, and tin, said ionic compounds being salts of chloride, nitrate or sulfate and having a concentration ranging from 5 mM to 300 mM; and one or more surfactants and aldehydes, said surfactants comprising sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), N,N-dimethyl-N-dodecylglycine betaine and Polyethylene glycol (PEG), said aldehydes comprising propenal, aromatic aldehyde, benzaldehyde, formaldehyde, said surfactants and aldehydes having a concentration ranging from 0.1 mM to 10 mM; and wherein for depositing said Cu—Zn—Sn alloy, said one or more ionic compounds in said bath formulation is more than one of copper, zinc, and tin compounds, and said depositing is performed by co-plating of said bath formulation containing more than one ionic compounds on said conductive substrate in said single bath, wherein for depositing said Cu/Zn/Sn metal stack, said one or more ionic compounds in said bath formulation is one of the copper, zinc or tin compounds, and said depositing is performed layer-by-layer by repeating steps (a) to (d) in said electrochemical cell, and said method further comprising e) an annealing step for forming a layer of CZTSSe, said annealing step comprising: e1) using a first inert carrier gas flowing over sulfur to create sulfur-rich atmosphere for a first annealing on said Cu—Zn—Sn alloy or said Cu/Zn/Sn metal stack; e2) formation of Cu—Zn—Sn—S alloy after the first annealing; e3) formation of a selenium layer on said Cu—Zn—Sn—S alloy by plating of a second bath formulation; e4) using a second inert carrier gas flowing over selenium to create selenium-rich atmosphere for a second annealing on said Cu—Zn—Sn—S alloy after said selenium layer is formed in (e3); and e5) forming a layer of Cu—Zn—Sn—S—Se alloy after the second annealing. | 35,656 |
8,470,178 | 1. A method for isolating a fluid liquid that is floating on the surface of another liquid, comprising the following steps of a) applying to a first liquid floating on the surface of a second liquid a viscous liquid comprising a polysaccharide dissolved in water, which viscous liquid has a density such that it forms a layer between the first liquid and the second liquid; b) adding to the polysaccharide a multivalent cation at pH conditions such that the polysaccharide is polymerised into a solid polymer which isolates the first liquid from the surface of the second liquid; c) applying to the first liquid a viscous liquid comprising a polysaccharide dissolved in water, which viscous liquid has a density such that it forms a layer on the upper surface of the first liquid; d)adding to the polysaccharide a multivalent cation at pH conditions such that the polysaccharide is polymerised into a solid polymer which isolates the upper surface of the first liquid from the surrounding environment. | 39,443 |
9,336,474 | 1. An encoded image having a value encoded therein, comprising: a reference image comprising one or more shapes positioned in reference to an origin, wherein the reference image comprises: wherein: | 36,710 |
8,960,186 | 1. Apparatus for collection and use of solar energy, comprising: a) a solar collector, the solar collector including: b) a generally cylindrical chimney, spaced apart from the solar collector, the chimney providing a path for flow of air by convection so as to perform useful work, c) a closed-loop conduit containing a heat transfer fluid, the conduit extending inside the chimney so as to comprise a heat exchanger for transferring heat of the fluid to air inside the chimney, the conduit being in fluid communication with heat transfer coils located inside the solar collector, the heat transfer coils being positioned to receive heat from the intermediate casing and the inner casing, wherein heat transfer fluid circulates from the coils disposed in the solar collector to the chimney and back to the coils disposed in the collector, and d) a solar reflector, the solar reflector being located outside of the solar collector and outside of the chimney and outside any other component of the apparatus, the solar reflector having at least one dimension which is greater than any dimension of the first aperture, the solar reflector comprising means for concentrating solar energy into a high-intensity beam at a focal point located in a vicinity of one of said first or second apertures, and for directing said high-intensity beam into the solar collector, wherein the inner casing has a heat absorptive inner surface, wherein the intermediate casing has a heat absorptive inner surface, and wherein the outer casing has a reflective inner surface, and wherein the outer casing is sealed and evacuated. | 46,708 |
8,667,694 | 1. A power tool comprising: a power source; a speed change mechanism; and a tool bit which is driven via the speed change mechanism by the power source and caused to perform a predetermined operation, wherein the speed change mechanism includes first and second rotating shafts disposed parallel to each other, and first and second gear trains having different gear ratios and each having a combination of a drive gear and a driven gear as one unit which are engaged with each other and transmit torque of the first rotating shaft to the second rotating shaft, wherein a torque transmission path via the first gear train is defined as a first power transmission path and a torque transmission path via the second gear train is defined as a second power transmission path, and further includes a first clutch which allows and interrupts power transmission on the first power transmission path and a second clutch which allows and interrupts power transmission on the second power transmission path, and the power transmission path is switched between the first and second power transmission paths while the first and second gear trains are held engaged, by shifting of the first and second clutches between a power transmission state and a power transmission interrupted state according to a load applied to the tool bit. | 22,471 |
9,051,539 | 1. An algaculture system, comprising: a pump/tank assembly having a mixer therein, the assembly configured to continuously mix and lift a quantity of algae, nutrients, water and carbon dioxide; a solar collector comprising a plurality of interconnected tubes, the solar collector in communication with an outlet of the pump/tank assembly at a proximal end thereof; a plurality of 180 degree fittings interconnecting the tubes to one another such that the solar connector has an undulating configuration; the plurality of tubes being vertically-oriented relative to a flat surface; at least one cooling tube positioned within at least one tube of the solar collector wherein the cooling tube enters through an opening in a first fitting and exits through an opening in a second fitting; a plurality of axial vortex flow generators situated at an intake portion of each of the interconnected tubes; and a continuous harvester for separating a first type of algae from a second type of algae, the continuous harvester in fluid communication with the solar collector at a distal end thereof and in fluid communication with the pump/tank assembly, the continuous harvester having a first outlet for directing the first type of algae for further processing thereof. | 32,520 |
9,829,357 | 1. A microelectromechanical sensor module comprising: a sensing mechanism configured to measure one or more of an acceleration, a pressure, and an air humidity; a control mechanism configured to control the sensor module; a power supply mechanism configured to supply power to the sensor module; and a transmission mechanism configured to transmit signals from the sensing mechanism, wherein at least three of the mechanisms are integrated at the chip level with each of the at least three mechanisms in a respective chip, and wherein at least two of the mechanisms are arranged in a first chip of the respective chips. | 29,110 |
8,554,610 | 1. A method for determining offline a status for one or more rewards and providing the status using a plurality of display formats including both graphical display and text display formats, the plurality of display formats being supported by an acceptance point device, and each display format displaying the status in a different format, the method comprising: determining, by the acceptance point device, portable device information associated with a portable device; determining, by the acceptance point device, acceptance point device information associated with an acceptance point device; determining, by the acceptance point device, loyalty program information associated with one or more loyalty programs; determining, by the acceptance point device, a status for one or more rewards for the portable device based on the portable device information, the acceptance point device information, and the loyalty program information, wherein the status for the one or more rewards is determined offline from a host computer and wherein determining the status comprises determining a current status in the one or more loyalty programs relative to a reward status and a desired status; determining, by the acceptance point device, a display format in the plurality of display formats, wherein the display format is transaction specific and used to output the status and the display format determines how the status is displayed, wherein the display format is supported by the acceptance point device and determined based on variable fields in the portable device information and the acceptance point device information, wherein the determining the display format comprises comparing the variable fields with the plurality of display formats to select a corresponding display format in the plurality of display formats, wherein determining the display format further comprises determining the display format based on the current status, the reward status, and the desired status, and wherein the constraints of a display of the acceptance point device and at least a user preference are used to determine the display format; and outputting the status, by the acceptance point device, using the display format, wherein the display format includes both graphics and text, the graphics including a graph that has an X axis and a Y axis. | 5,581 |
9,102,003 | 1. A method for joining components by inductive high-frequency pressure welding, comprising the steps of: pre-contouring a joining surface of a cast component in a spherical, conical, or convex manner, wherein a distal-most portion of the spherical, conical, or convex joining surface is located at a center of the joining surface; pre-contouring a joining surface of a forged component in a flat manner; inductively heating the cast component in a region of the joining surface of the cast component and the forged component in a region of the joining surface of the forged component, wherein the cast component has a first material structure with a first hardness and wherein the forged component has a second material structure with a second hardness which is smaller than the first hardness; pressing the components together after the step of inductively heating by a compressive force; and displacing a melted material from a joining region of the components by the pre-contoured joining surface of the cast component via the pressing. | 39,016 |
8,428,884 | 1. A method of identifying a molecule that binds to a large ribosomal subunit, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a molecular model of at least a portion of an RNA microhelix binding site of a large subunit of a ribosome created from (i) the atomic co-ordinates for the (b) using the molecular model to identify a candidate molecule that binds to at least a portion of the RNA microhelix binding site of the molecular model, wherein the RNA microhelix binding site comprises at least a portion of the E-site of the large ribosomal subunit; and (c) producing the candidate molecule identified in step (b). | 33,650 |
9,121,301 | 1. A thermal isolation apparatus, comprising: an annular casing surrounding a turbine bucket stage and defining an annular recess from an interior facing surface thereof; an annular shroud disposed within the casing to provide for a predefined clearance about rotating bucket tips of the turbine bucket stage, the shroud including an annular main member and an annular flange extending from an outwardly facing surface of the main member and being sized to fit within the recess; and plural thermal barriers formed of porous material, which are respectively interposed between opposing surfaces of the casing and radially inward and outward facing surfaces of forward and aft wings of the flange within the recess. | 45,836 |
9,031,817 | 1. A method for designing a natural laminar flow wing of a supersonic aircraft, comprising: a process, performed on a computer, of setting an initial shape of a cross-sectional wing shape; a CFD analysis process, performed on the computer, of determining pressure distribution of a flow-field in the vicinity of the cross-sectional wing shape obtained; a transition analysis process, performed on the computer, of estimating a boundary layer transition position on a wing surface; a process, performed on the computer, of setting target pressure distributions for wing upper and lower surfaces based on the pressure distribution; and a CFD-based inverse problem design process, performed on the computer, including the CFD analysis process and a shape correction process correcting the cross-sectional wing shape such that the pressure distribution obtained from the CFD analysis process converges on the target pressure distribution, wherein among the target pressure distributions, the wing upper surface target pressure distribution defines a wing chordwise direction from a wing leading edge to a wing trailing edge as a domain at each spanwise station, and moreover is provided by a functional type with parameters dependent on the spanwise station as coefficients, wherein a sensitivity of a wing upper surface boundary layer transition due to fluctuations each parameter value of the parameters is analyzed by the transition analysis process, wherein an optimal combination of parameter values that delays the wing upper surface boundary layer transition the furthest rearward at a desired Reynolds number is determined by performing a search, wherein, when the chordwise direction is an X axis, a spanwise direction is a Y axis, and a wing chord length (=c(y)) is used to make a point in the wing chordwise direction (X) from the wing leading edge at each spanwise station (Y=y) dimensionless (ζ≡x/c(y)), wherein the shape of the wing upper surface target pressure distribution at each of the spanwise stations is created such that, in an extremely narrow region from the wing leading edge in which Δζ<0.01 is established, a rapid accelerating gradient of pressure and a rapid decelerating gradient are continuous, and in a subsequent broad region in which Δζ≦ζ≦1 is established, the pressure gently accelerates while simultaneously the acceleration amount is decreased and a gently accelerating gradient asymptotically approaching a predetermined value is continuous, and wherein, among the wing upper surface target pressure distribution, for a maximum velocity attainment point of the rapid acceleration gradient at each spanwise station and a constant value of the gentle acceleration gradient, the average values of pressure distributions over predetermined ranges of the wing chord length at the same spanwise stations of an initial pressure distribution obtained by applying the CFD analysis process to the initial shape are set as the initial values of a minimum pressure value and the constant value in the transition analysis process, and then the transition analysis process is executed, and when the boundary layer transition has receded furthest rearward, both values are set as the optimum values thereof. | 21,466 |
9,114,850 | 1. A motor drive control device of an electric power-assisted vehicle having a gear shifter and a motor in which a first ratio of a number of drive rotations in the motor to a number of rotations of a pedal changes according to changes in a gear ratio of the gear shifter, the device comprising: a gear ratio obtaining part that obtains a gear ratio of the gear shifter; and a calculating part that calculates an assist torque, which is a target value for a drive torque of the motor, from a pedal input torque, based on the gear ratio obtained from the gear ratio obtaining part. | 48,561 |
9,334,486 | 1. A method for increasing nitrogen content or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant, comprising: incorporating into a plant's genome a DNA construct comprising a promoter operably linked to a nucleotide sequence that encodes a functional glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) enzyme having the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:2 and cultivating said plant under low nitrogen conditions wherein nitrogen content or nitrogen use efficiency is increased in said plant as compared to a non-transformed plant cultivated under low nitrogen conditions. | 938 |
8,423,371 | 1. An encoding apparatus comprising: a first encoder that encodes an input signal and generates first encoded information; a decoder that decodes the first encoded information and generates a decoded signal; a characteristic deciding processor that analyzes a stability of a harmonic structure of the input signal and generates harmonic characteristic information showing an analysis result; and a second encoder that generates second encoded information by encoding a difference of the decoded signal with respect to the input signal, and, based on the harmonic characteristic information, changes a number of bits to allocate to a plurality of parameters forming the second encoded information, | 27,731 |
9,477,247 | 1. A method for a string inverter configured to convert a direct current (DC) received from a photovoltaic solar cell array to an alternating current (AC), the method comprising: executing a maximum power point tracking algorithm to extract a substantially maximum power from the photovoltaic solar cell array; monitoring an output power of the photovoltaic solar cell array while executing the maximum power point tracking algorithm; and in response to the output power of the photovoltaic solar cell array being less than a first output power, adjusting a command signal to modify a power point of the photovoltaic solar cell array until the output power of the photovoltaic solar cell array is above a second reference output power greater than the first reference output power. | 5,107 |
8,451,636 | 1. A static converter comprising: a power converter circuit including a plurality of interconnected module branches, each of the plurality of interconnected module branches including one or more electrically series-connected two-pole submodules as switchable voltage sources which each comprise a capacitor as an energy store and power semiconductors as electronic switching elements; and a device for precharging the capacitors, including at least one power electronics device to provide an adjustable precharge current, said at least one power electronics device being supplied with power by an auxiliary supply system and being connected to the power converter circuit via a precharge transformer, wherein the at least one power electronics device is in the form of a power controller operated using phase gating control to control and limit the precharge current to a defined value, the defined value being adjusted so to precharge the capacitors to a prescribable minimum voltage sufficient for activating the power semiconductors when the converter is started up or started. | 49,744 |
8,399,943 | 1. A memory cell comprising: a bit line; a non-volatile magnetic memory element including, an access transistor having a source, drain and gate, the drain of the access transistor coupled to top electrode; and a word line coupled to the gate of the access transistor, the bit line and the word line operative to select the memory cell. | 24,807 |
9,256,707 | 1. A method comprising: receiving, by a computing system, user input in a form of a freeform sketch correlated to a location in a design layout; and forming, by the computing system, one or more traces in the design layout corresponding to one or more netlines in the design layout based, at least in part, on a shape of the freeform sketch as correlated to the location in the design layout, wherein an electronic device is capable of being manufactured based, at least in part, on the design layout. | 21,824 |
8,376,325 | 1. A diffuser membrane for use in a wastewater treatment application, the diffuser membrane comprising an additive or a coating operative to substantially reduce the ability of at least a portion of the diffuser membrane to buildup static charge. | 38,151 |
8,451,585 | 1. An electric double layer capacitor comprising: a container comprising electric insulating material for housing the capacitor; at least two electrodes comprising granular particulate for storing a charge; an aqueous electrolyte having a generally neutral pH for flooding said at least two electrodes; a separator material comprising a porous electrical insulating and ionic conducting material for separating said at least two electrodes; at least two collectors comprising graphite each in contact with an electrode for conducting current; an elastic compression material compressing said at least two electrodes flooded by said aqueous electrolyte for maintaining a firm contact of said at least two collectors with material in flooded electrodes; and end caps comprising a high conductivity material joined to said at least two collectors for making external electrical connections; wherein said at least two electrodes form a cylinder shape; said elastic compression material is formed as a band surrounding said cylinder shape, and each of said at least two electrodes has a semicircular shape and said at least two electrodes are positioned to form said cylinder shape. | 14,445 |
8,556,229 | 1. An electronic expansion valve, comprising a magnetic rotor; a screw rod; an output shaft on which the magnetic rotor is surroundingly provided; and a nut provided inside the magnetic rotor; wherein: | 42,399 |
8,806,025 | 1. An aggregation device, comprising: a plurality of virtual network interface cards (vNICs) in communication with a plurality of processing devices, each processing device having at least one virtual machine (VM); and an input/output (I/O) processing complex logically between the vNICs and at least one physical NIC, the I/O processing complex including at least one proxy NIC and a virtual switch, the virtual switch exchanging data with a processing device of the plurality of processing devices via a communication path established by a vNIC of the plurality of vNICs between the at least one VM and at least one proxy NIC, wherein the I/O processing complex further includes a memory that temporarily stores the data exchanged between the processing device and the virtual switch. | 1,725 |
9,797,156 | 1. A retractable enclosure, comprising: at least two displaceable structural bow frames, each bow frame having a roof section and opposed upwardly extending side sections, said roof and side sections being formed from extruded metal tubes, each extruded metal tube defining a top wall, an inner end wall and opposed side walls, said top wall having a T-shaped projection extending partly above said top wall, said inner end wall having a lower joint interconnecting channel formed therebehind, said lower joint interconnecting channel having a central slot opening, at least one of the roof section and the side section having two or more extruded metal tubes interconnected together in a side-by-side relationship, said metal tubes being interconnected along a length thereof between opposed end sections of said metal tubes, a tarp formed of a flexible material sheet interconnected between said two bow frames, said tarp having opposed connecting edges removably attached in tarp attachment channels formed in said T-shaped projection of said metal tubes, a leg support assembly secured to a lower end section of said metal tubes of said side sections in one or more channel formations, said leg support assembly having a load support wheel for displacement of said bow frames on a support surface and in directions towards or away from one another to close or retract at least part of said enclosure, and joint connectors interconnecting and spacing apart the opposed end sections of said metal tubes, each joint connector having a central body portion having opposed connecting wing portions integrally formed therewith, said central body portion and opposed connecting wing portions defining an interconnection axis between two of said metal tubes interconnected thereby, said wing sections being received in a central joint interconnecting channel of said metal tubes, and fasteners to secure said connecting wing sections in said central joint interconnecting channel, one of said joint connectors being a corner joint connector for interconnecting metal tubes forming said roof section to metal tubes forming said side sections, the central body portion of said corner joint connector defining a curvature wherein said opposed connecting wings interconnect said metal tubes of said roof section at an angle with respect to said metal tubes of said side sections. | 5,516 |
9,295,986 | 1. A pipette comprising: a rod-shaped casing ( a seat ( a displacement equipment, comprising a displacement chamber ( a connection channel ( a drive equipment ( adjustable means ( an actuating element ( a cylindrical transmission part ( first means ( adjustable means ( second means ( an annular cylindrical locking element ( a locking body ( means ( at least one unlocking element ( third means ( | 4,420 |
8,884,051 | 1. A method of making a methylene malonate monomer comprising: a) reacting a malonic acid ester with a source of formaldehyde; optionally in the presence of an acidic or basic catalyst; and in the absence of solvent, to form a reaction complex; b) contacting the reaction complex or a portion thereof with an energy transfer means at a temperature of about 130° to about 300° to produce a vapor phase comprising methylene malonate monomer wherein the reaction complex or the portion thereof is substantially vaporized in less than 1 minute; and c) isolating the methylene malonate monomer from the vapor phase. | 3,702 |
9,516,702 | 1. A honeycomb structure comprising: a tubular honeycomb structure part having porous partition walls with which a plurality of cells extending from one end surface to the other end surface are formed to become through channels of a fluid and an outer peripheral wall positioned on an outermost periphery; and a pair of electrode parts arranged on a side surface of the honeycomb structure part, wherein an electrical resistivity of the honeycomb structure part is from 10 to 200 Ωcm, each of the pair of electrode parts is formed into a band-like shape extending in a lengthwise direction in which the cells of the honeycomb structure part extend, in a cross section perpendicular to the cell extending direction, the one electrode part in the pair of electrode parts is disposed opposite to the other electrode part in the pair of electrode parts via the center of the honeycomb structure part, and the electrode part has portions having a thickness of 0 to 70% of the maximum thickness of the electrode part. | 3,575 |
9,641,008 | 1. A rapid charging device for a battery, comprising: a filtering stage of resistive-inductive-capacitive type to be connected to a three-phase network; a buck stage; a boost stage to be connected to terminals of the battery; an induction winding which forms part of an electric machine and is electrically coupled between the buck stage and the boost stage; and a regulating unit configured to impose chopping duty cycles on the buck stage and on the boost stage, in which the regulating unit comprises a first control module configured to compensate for the phase shift induced by the filtering stage between the currents and the voltages taken from each phase of the three-phase network, and also configured to maintain the value of the current amplitude passing through the winding above a non-zero predefined threshold by adjusting current passing through the electrical machine Idref as a function of the following formula: Iedref is the current setpoint at the input of the rapid charging device, Ibattref is the battery setpoint current delivered by a charge monitoring module, and A is an arbitrary current constant to be fixed in value. | 41,239 |
9,077,713 | 1. A method of authenticating a request to access a web service, comprising, by a processor of a web service: receiving, from a remote electronic device, a request to access the web service; generating an alphanumeric character set and encoding the character set in a barcode; outputting the barcode on a login page; receiving, from the remote electronic device, the character set and a unique identifier for an authentication application that is installed on the remote electronic device; and in response to receiving the character set: | 979 |
9,187,852 | 1. A feed device for supplying individualized fibers or fiber flocks to a transport device, which serves to transport a formed fleece or fiber flock mat further onward in a transport direction, wherein the feed device comprises: a plurality of feed segments arranged horizontally next to each other, each feed segment comprising an independently actuatable feed roller, and at least one driven opening cylinder arranged adjacent to and cooperating with the plurality of feed rollers; wherein each feed roller is supplied with a fiber sliver or a fiber fleece strip and a dispensing device for storing and dispensing the fiber sliver or the fiber fleece strip is assigned to each feed segment in such a way that each feed roller draws off the fiber sliver or the fiber fleece strip provided by the dispensing device. | 10,859 |
9,119,811 | 1. An aqueous acidic formulation for use in the preparation of a pharmaceutically acceptable fluorocarbon-linked peptide formulation, the aqueous acidic formulation comprising a first fluorocarbon-linked peptide, wherein: the peptide linked to the fluorocarbon is 20 to 50 amino acid residues long, comprises at least 50% hydrophobic amino acid residues and has an isoelectric point greater than or equal to 7, but does not comprise a contiguous sequence of 20 amino acid residues comprising more than 80% hydrophobic amino acid residues; and (ii) the fluorocarbon-linked peptide is present in micelles. | 38,058 |
8,658,414 | 1. A biomass processing system having: an algae biomass growth container; a biomass pyrolysis apparatus for pyrolysis processing of biomass derived, at least in part, from the algae biomass growth container to produce pyrolysis products; and a pyrolysis product conveying apparatus linking the biomass pyrolysis apparatus and the biomass growth container for conveying at least part of at least one of said pyrolysis products from the biomass pyrolysis apparatus to the biomass growth container for promoting algae biomass growth; wherein the system is configured to convey a nutrient-rich aqueous phase produced directly or indirectly through pyrolysis processing to the biomass growth container, the system further including means for washing char produced through pyrolysis processing with water to produce the nutrient-rich aqueous phase. | 500 |
9,086,573 | 1. A plural axis sun tracking system, comprising: a base; a spatial structure assembly; and a rotating system mounted on the base for rotating the spatial structure assembly, wherein the spatial structure assembly, comprises: | 45,832 |
8,567,497 | 1. A downhole screen assembly for dispensing a tracer material, comprising: an annular body having a screen disposed thereabout; a chamber disposed between the body and the screen; a tracer material disposed within the chamber; a first member disposed about the body, the first member having a port through which the tracer material is inserted into the chamber; and a second member disposed about the body and in contact with the first member such that the second member seals the port. | 35,461 |
9,341,138 | 1. An engine assembly for a motor vehicle of the type running on liquid air, comprising: a liquid air tank; a Stirling engine with a cold cylinder and a hot cylinder; a heat exchanger in fluid communication with said liquid air tank and in heat exchange relationship with said cold cylinder; a volumetric or flow motor fed with compressed air via a first supply duct coming out from the Stirling engine; a compressor; and an auxiliary supply duct for said volumetric or flow motor, the auxiliary supply duct connected to the first supply duct to feed said volumetric or flow motor with air taken from the environment in a predetermined amount and brought to a predetermined temperature and pressure by the compressor. | 37,721 |
8,544,278 | 1. A bypass turbojet engine for an aircraft, comprising, around its longitudinal axis (L-L): a nacelle ( an annular cold flow duct ( a fan outer cowl ( a cold flow outlet orifice ( in the vicinity of said cold flow outlet orifice ( wherein each boss ( wherein a peripheral width (l | 21,955 |
9,604,724 | 1. A seating arrangement, comprising: a seat including a seating surface and a back rest with a bottom end and a top end, the bottom end being connected to and moveable in relation to a rear end of the seating surface; and a top bunk, wherein the seat and the top bunk are configurable between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein, in the first configuration, the seat accommodates a user in a seated position and the top bunk is stowed adjacent to a side surface of the seat, wherein, in the second configuration, the seat and the top bunk form a bunk bed configured to accommodate users in prone positions, wherein, in the first configuration, the seating surface is disposed at a first predetermined height, and wherein, in the second configuration, the seating surface is disposed at a second predetermined height that is lower than the first predetermined height. | 4,790 |
9,349,479 | 1. A nonvolatile memory system comprising: a plurality of Multi Level Cell (MLC) blocks that store more than one bit per cell; an identifying circuit that is configured to identify one or more high risk word lines in an individual MLC block that contains data that is at high risk of read disturb errors; a copying circuit that is configured to selectively copy the data from the one or more high risk word lines to a location outside the individual MLC block; and a read circuit that is configured to read the data from the location outside the individual MLC block. | 43,372 |
8,658,335 | 1. A lithography mask, comprising: a plurality of patterning features formed on a mask substrate; and a first plurality of sub-resolution assist features (SRAFs) formed on the mask substrate; wherein: the plurality of patterning features are dimensioned equal to or greater than a resolution limit of a lithography system used with the lithography mask, the lithography system having a lithography radiation source; each of the plurality of patterning features has a length greater than a width; the plurality of patterning features extend in a first longitudinal direction along their length on the mask substrate; the first plurality of SRAFs are dimensioned less than a resolution limit of the lithography system used with the lithography mask; each of the first plurality of SRAFs has a length greater than a width; the first plurality of SRAFs extend in a second longitudinal direction along their length on the mask substrate, where the second longitudinal direction is substantially perpendicular to the first longitudinal direction; the first plurality of SRAFs are located between two adjacent patterning features; a first end of each of the first plurality of SRAFs connects to a side of a first of the two adjacent patterning features; and a second end of each of the first plurality of SRAFs connects to a side of a second of the two adjacent patterning features. | 38,607 |
9,145,836 | 1. An engine mount control apparatus for carrying out a vibration suppression control for suppressing transmission of engine vibration to a vehicle body by driving an actuator, which is incorporated in an engine mount that supports an engine in the vehicle body, wherein the engine mount control apparatus is configured to: judge whether or not the engine is in a completely stopped condition, at a time that an idling stop of a vehicle is released; in a case that it is judged that the engine is in a completely stopped condition, implement a first restart time control for suppressing transmission of the engine vibration accompanying motoring of the engine, the first restart time control being premised on the engine being in the completely stopped condition; and in a case that it is judged that the engine is not in the completely stopped condition, prohibit the first restart time control. | 47,126 |
8,432,697 | 1. A circuit board placed inside a housing of electronic equipment and provided with an optical module and a control circuit, which are mutually connected, the circuit board comprising: a fan-assisted heat sink mounted on the control circuit and configured to ventilate the control circuit and cool the control circuit; and a fresh air feeding duct placed on the circuit board and configured to distribute fresh air taken in from outside the housing through an intake of the fan-assisted heat sink, the fresh air feeding duct having first and second end sides, and the fresh air feeding duct takes in fresh air through a fresh air inlet of one end side and distributes the fresh air up to the fan-assisted heat sink on the other end side, wherein the optical module is placed in a predetermined position inside or outside a duct path of the fresh air feeding duct along a site in which the fresh air feeding duct is formed. | 63 |
8,591,969 | 1. An isolated alpha-amylase, comprising an A-domain with at least 90% sequence identity with the A-domain SEQ ID NO:2, a B-domain with at least 90% sequence identity with the B-domain of SEQ ID NO: 13, and a C-domain with at least 90% sequence identity with the C-domain of SEQ ID NO: 1. | 14,803 |
9,045,641 | 1. A curable silicone composition comprising: (A) 100 parts by mass of an organopolysiloxane represented by the following average unit formula: (B) 5 to 50 parts by mass of an organopolysiloxane having 10 or less silicon atoms and not having a glycidoxyalkyl group or epoxycyclohexyl alkyl group, wherein 30 to 60 mole% of all silicon atom-bonded organic groups in the (B) component are alkenyl groups having from 2 to 6 carbons; (C) 0 to 40 parts by mass of an organopolysiloxane represented by the following general formula: (D) an organopolysiloxane having at least 2 silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms in a molecule, wherein 20 to 70 mole% of all silicon atom-bonded organic groups in this component are phenyl groups, in an amount that provides 0.5 to 2.0 moles of silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms in the (D) component per 1 mole of the total amount of alkenyl groups in components (A) to (C) and component (E); (E) an organopolysiloxane represented by the following average unit formula: (F) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst in an amount sufficient to accelerate a hydrosilylation reaction between the alkenyl groups in components (A) to (C) and component (E) and the silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms in component (D); (G) a white pigment in an amount of at least 25 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the total amount of components (A) to (F); and (H) an inorganic filler other than a white pigment in an amount of at least 40 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the total amount of components (A) to (F), wherein the content of the total amount of components (G) and (H) is not more than 300 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the total amount of components (A) to (F). | 27,001 |
9,485,828 | 1. A LED lamp comprising: at least one Light Emitting Diode light source, at least one driver for powering the LED light source, at least one input rectifier with a plurality of diodes for converting an AC current from mains into a DC current, providing electrical power to the driver, and a safety module comprising one first and one second modules for protection against overcurrent, wherein the first module is in series with the driver and configured to interrupt current in case the driver fails when the LED lamp is directly connected to the mains, and the second module is configured to interrupt current when at least one of the diodes of the input rectifier fails when the LED lamp is connected to the mains via an EM ballast. | 45,128 |
8,958,073 | 1. An imaging apparatus comprising: an imaging unit in which a plurality of pixels receiving incidence light on a light receiving face are disposed in an imaging region of a substrate, wherein the pixel includes a thermocouple device group in which a plurality of thermocouples are aligned along the light receiving face, wherein, in the thermocouple device group, the plurality of thermocouples are arranged so as to be separated from each other such that the light receiving face has a grating structure, and wherein the thermocouple device group is disposed such that the incidence light is incident to the grating structure so as to cause plasmon resonance to occur on the light receiving face, and an electromotive force is generated due to a change in the temperature of a portion of the thermocouple device group, at which the plasmon resonance occurs, in each of the plurality of thermocouples. | 41,420 |
8,630,272 | 1. A multi-radio controller to operate within a multi-radio device, wherein the multi-radio controller is coupled to a wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver and to a Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN) Long Term Evolution (LTE) transceiver, the multi-radio controller comprising: processing circuitry to configure the WLAN transceiver to: operate in a mode and set a power saving (PSD) bit in a null frame for transmission to a WLAN access point to indicate to the WLAN access point that the WLAN transceiver is operating in the PSD mode, wherein during PSD mode the WLAN access point refrains from transmitting downlink data frames to the WLAN transceiver unless requested by the WLAN transceiver; obtain a transmission opportunity (TXOP) that is to occur during a transmission and reception free period between consecutive active periods of the UTRAN-LTE transceiver; set a Reverse Direction Grant (RDG) More PPDU bit of a high-throughput control (HTC) field in a media-access control (MAC) layer triggering frame to indicate that the WLAN transceiver is granting permission to the WLAN access point to send data in accordance with a reverse direction (RD) protocol; transmit the triggering frame within the TXOP immediately after an active period of an active period interval of the UTRAN-LTE transceiver, the triggering frame to indicate at least a duration of the TXOP; and receive a downlink data frame that is transmitted by the WLAN access point within the TXOP in response to receipt of the triggering frame, wherein the multi-radio controller is configured to determine the duration of the transmission opportunity based on a length of the triggering frame and at least one of an active period duration and the active period interval. | 40,344 |
9,005,149 | 1. A spinal decompression and sleep therapy system, the system comprising: a cervical decompression device comprising: a thoracic and lumbar decompression device comprising: a second vertical decompression leg strap, wherein the second vertical decompression leg strap is configured to extend from the second leg band, diagonally across the back of the wearer, over the opposite shoulder of the wearer and back to the second leg band of the wearer. | 17,607 |
9,134,315 | 1. A method for qualifying colorectal cancer status in a subject comprising: (a) measuring the B1,4GalT-V biomarker in a biological sample from said subject; (b) correlating the measurement with colorectal cancer status; and (c) treating the subject with a therapeutically effective amount of D-threo-1-phenyl-2-decanoyl-3-morpholino-1-propanol (D-PDMP) when the colorectal cancer status correlates with colorectal cancer. | 25,104 |
8,642,500 | 1. A method for manufacturing an iron catalyst, the method comprising: a mixing stage where a mixture solution is manufactured by mixing iron nitrate (Fe(NO a precipitation slurry-forming stage where a precipitation slurry is formed by adding at least one of sodium carbonate (Na a washing stage where the precipitation slurry is filtered and washed with distilled water; a silica adding stage where fumed silica powder and potassium carbonate (K a drying stage where the precipitation slurry is passed through a sieve having a size of 30 μm to 100 μm and dried by a spry drying method to manufacture a powdered iron catalyst; and a heat treatment stage where the iron catalyst is dried at a temperature of 50° C. to 150° C., and then heat-treated at a temperature of 300° C. to 500° C. | 22,840 |
9,127,205 | 1. A method for producing a clinker for cement from a material comprising: providing a vessel having an interior defined by a cylindrical portion disposed proximate to a first end and a cone shaped portion disposed proximate to said cylindrical portion that forms a first outlet at a second end that is aligned with a longitudinal axis of said cylindrical portion and said cone shaped portion, one or more inlets in said first end, a second outlet at said first end that is aligned with said longitudinal axis of said cylindrical portion, and two or more jets or slits mounted tangentially within said cylindrical portion; introducing a plasma into said interior using a first plasma source comprising a plasma torch connected to said first end and aligned with said longitudinal axis of said cylindrical portion and said cone shaped portion; adding energy to said plasma using a second plasma source comprising a set of radio frequency coils disposed around or within said cylindrical portion; creating angular momentum in said plasma to form a plasma vortex by directing a fluid or a gas into said interior using said two or more jets or slits, wherein said plasma vortex circulates around said longitudinal axis; and producing said clinker for cement by directing said material into said plasma vortex via said one or more inlets such that said plasma vortex reacts with said material and said clinker for cement exits through said first outlet in said second end. | 35,384 |
8,374,667 | 1. A method for estimating an analyte value from a continuous analyte sensor, the method comprising: receiving a data stream from a continuous analyte sensor for a time period; evaluating, using a processor module, the data stream; estimating, using the processor module, at least one analyte value for a future time period based on the data stream evaluation, determining, using the processor module, a confidence level in an accuracy of the estimated at least one analyte value; and triggering, using the processor module, an alarm when the estimated analyte value meets a first criterion and the confidence level meets a second criterion. | 13,780 |
8,971,476 | 1. A zirconium alloy nuclear reactor cylindrical cladding, subject to a nuclear reactor environment, the cladding having an inner surface and inner volume of zirconium alloy, an outer surface and outer volume of a protective material, an integrated middle volume of zirconium oxide, zirconium, and excess sound velocity-impacted protective material, | 38,364 |
9,833,763 | 1. An apparatus comprising: a container having a container wall characterized by a combination of both, being made of a selected type of material and having a selected thickness, the container being configured to hold a fluid therein; a transducer configured on the outside of the container wall, and also configured to provide a standing wave having a wavelength with a desired frequency into the fluid; the at least one parameter of the container wall being selected to ensure about a ½ wavelength of the desired frequency exists within the container wall, so as to substantially reduce back reflections toward the transducer due to any mismatch in acoustic impedance at the interface between the container wall and the fluid, and so as to substantially maximize the amount of energy delivered to the fluid, thus improving the operating efficiency of the apparatus; wherein the container wall is a steel plate having a thickness of about ¾″; and wherein the transducer is configured to provide the standing wave into the fluid with a sound speed in the steel plate of about 5,740 meters/sec, so as to produce a first ½ wave resonance at about 150.7 KHz, a second resonance (first full wave) at about 301.4 KHz, and a third resonance produced at about 452.1 KHz. | 10,558 |
9,153,152 | 1. A magnet assembly comprising: a plate having a mounting surface and an opposing bottom surface; a plurality of magnetizable elements; a non-metallic fixture having means for holding the magnetizable elements against the mounting surface in spaced relation; and an over mold of a plastic material covering the mounting surface and the fixture. | 25,129 |
9,757,478 | 1. A method of detecting the presence or activity of a target molecule in a sample comprising: a) contacting the sample with b) detecting luminescence in the sample. | 11,833 |
8,838,210 | 1. A miniature vein enhancer, for use in imaging subcutaneous blood vessels of a target surface, said miniature vein enhancer comprising: an arrangement of one or more mirrors and one laser, said one laser configured to emit a beam consisting of light at a selective red wavelength being in the range of 630 nm to 750 nm, said beam of red laser light being received upon said one or more mirrors and thereby reflected onto a target surface to create a spot of light thereon, said spot of light being directed to move rapidly thereon in a pattern using said arrangement of one or more mirrors and a mirror drive system, said mirror drive system configured to drive said arrangement of one or more mirrors to move selectively to repetitively generate a sequentially growing and collapsing pattern of said selective red wavelength of light, said mirror drive system further configured to drive said arrangement of one or more mirrors to amplitude modulate said growing and collapsing pattern at a rate of at least 30 Hz, said growing and collapsing pattern of said selective wavelength of red light configured to image the blood vessels through differential absorption; and said miniature vein enhancer comprising means for adjusting power to said one laser, to selectively adjust an intensity of said beam of laser light to change the depth of penetration through the skin of the target surface. | 36,910 |
8,835,620 | 1. A nucleic acid construct capable of expressing a Dengue DIII domain polypeptide that elicits an immune response in a mammal against all four subtypes of Dengue virus, comprising: an encoding nucleotide sequence that expresses the polypeptide, wherein the polypeptide includes DIII domains from four different Dengue virus subtypes, and a promoter that regulates expression of the polypeptide in the mammal and is operably linked to the encoding nucleotide sequence wherein the encoding nucleotide sequence is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, and SEQ ID NO:5. | 35,757 |
8,906,883 | 1. A method of treating oral mucositis in a mammalian subject comprising the steps: applying topically a composition comprising an ionic complex of chitosan and a negatively charged polysaccharide, selected from the group consisting of heparin, heparan sulfate and dextran sulfate, to a site in need of treatment wherein the composition has a charge ratio of positive charges in the chitosan to negative charges in the negatively charged polysaccharide in a range of 10:3 to 10:6. | 12,238 |
9,442,172 | 1. A foreign object debris detection system for a wireless energy transfer system, comprising: at least one magnetic field sensor comprising at least one magnetic field gradiometer; and at least one readout circuit to measure electrical parameters of the at least one magnetic field sensor, wherein the at least one magnetic field sensor is positioned within a magnetic field of the wireless energy transfer system. | 6,221 |
9,824,395 | 1. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which when executed cause a processor to carry out acts comprising: displaying, via a display device having an electronic processor, a profit information area having a range of profit levels along a profit axis, and a range of net positions along a net position axis, where the profit axis is substantially orthogonal to the net position axis; displaying, via the display device, a user-selectable net position indicator positioned along the profit axis and having a height relative to the net position axis representing a net position, where a location of the net position indicator along the profit axis represents a profit/loss level determined according to data received from an electronic exchange and on a price level for getting into the net position; and receiving, via a user input coupled with the display device, a user selection of the net position indicator to electronically send an order to the electronic exchange, where the order includes an order quantity determined based on the net position and a price determined based on the profit/loss level. | 35,378 |
9,804,074 | 1. A method, comprising: selectively connecting and disconnecting a positive electrode of interdigitated comb electrodes of a sensor to and from a positive voltage; and selectively connecting a negative electrode of the interdigitated comb electrodes of the sensor to ground via a measuring resistor, wherein the sensor is a soot sensor coupled downstream of a lean NOx trap (LNT) in an exhaust system, and wherein the selectively connecting the positive electrode to the positive voltage is in response to any of the soot sensor being operated in a particulate matter detection mode and the LNT being operated in a regeneration mode. | 26,637 |
9,596,210 | 1. A method, comprising: receiving a node solicitation message at a subscriber-aware duplicate address detection proxy device, the node solicitation message comprising a tentative address associated with a requesting node, wherein the subscriber-aware duplicate address detection proxy device responds when an offending node and an offended node are located behind two different subscriber cable modems; determining whether the tentative address is already assigned to another node; if the tentative address is already assigned to the other node, determining that the tentative address is a duplicate address; determining whether the requesting node and the other node are located behind different subscriber cable modems; and if the tentative address is a duplicate address and the requesting node and the other node are located behind different subscriber cable modems, generating a node advertisement message and outputting the node advertisement message to the requesting node, wherein the node advertisement message provides a notification to the requesting node that the tentative address is not available to the requesting node as a permanent address; and if the tentative address is a duplicate address and the requesting node and the other node are located behind the same subscriber cable modem, refraining from outputting a node advertisement message to the requesting node in response to the node solicitation message. | 19,608 |
9,790,869 | 1. A system, comprising: an engine having at least one cylinder controlled via an intake valve; a first fuel system to deliver liquid fuel to the at least one cylinder; a second fuel system to deliver gaseous fuel to the at least one cylinder; a variable valve timing actuation system to adjust at least one of an opening or a closing timing of the intake valve; and a controller configured to: | 9,567 |
8,922,805 | 1. An image processing apparatus comprising a main control unit and a sub control unit, the image processing apparatus comprising: a power control unit configured to control the image processing apparatus operating in either of a first power mode or a second power mode, wherein the main control unit is operative to receive a job transmitted from an external apparatus and power is supplied to the sub control unit in the first power mode, and the main control unit is operative to receive a job transmitted from an external apparatus and power is not supplied to the sub control unit in the second power mode; an update unit configured to update firmware of the image processing apparatus; a specifying unit configured to specify firmware subject to update; a detection unit configured to detect in a case where a shifting condition for shifting from the first power mode to the second power mode is satisfied; wherein the update unit updates firmware of the sub control unit according to the detection unit having detected that the shifting condition is satisfied, if the firmware subject to update specified by the specifying unit is not firmware of the main control unit but firmware of the sub control unit; and wherein the power control unit causes the image processing apparatus to shift from the first power mode to the second power mode according to completion of the update of the firmware of the sub control unit performed by the update unit if the firmware subject to update specified by the specifying unit is not firmware of the main control unit but firmware of the sub control unit. | 33,297 |
9,228,463 | 1. An exhaust gas purification control device for an internal combustion engine with a plurality of catalysts disposed in series in an exhaust passage, comprising: a first catalyst and a second catalyst each disposed in the exhaust passage downstream from an exhaust valve of a cylinder, wherein the first catalyst is located upstream of the second catalyst; a first sensor disposed upstream from the first catalyst; a second sensor disposed between the first and second catalysts; a third sensor disposed downstream from the second catalyst, wherein the first, second, and third sensors detect an air-fuel ratio (AFR) of the exhaust gas flowing into and out from the first and second catalysts; an estimating unit that estimates an oxygen adsorption amount of the first catalyst and of the second catalyst; and an enrichment control unit that is configured to change the richness of the AFR of injected fuel temporarily, when the oxygen adsorption amount of the first catalyst and the second catalyst is estimated to be greater than a predetermined value, wherein the enrichment control unit is configured to set the amount of the injected fuel to a first AFR that is richer than a stoichiometric AFR from the start of an enrichment process and to maintain the first AFR for a predetermined period even after an output of the second sensor indicates a state in which the first catalyst recovers to stoichiometric, and after the predetermined period has elapsed, to set the AFR to a second AFR that is less rich than the first AFR and more rich than a target AFR. | 21,836 |
8,659,187 | 1. A system, comprising: an AC input configured to be coupled to an AC power source; an AC output comprising a plurality of phases; a converter having an input coupled to the AC input and an output coupled to the AC output; a bypass circuit configured to selectively couple and decouple the AC input and the AC output; and a control circuit configured to cause the converter to compensate for an unbalanced loading of the phases of the AC output. | 13,708 |
9,221,693 | 1. A method for producing a positive electrode active material for lithium ion batteries, comprising: firing a powder of lithium-containing carbonate that is a precursor for positive electrode active material for lithium ion batteries in a rotary kiln, said rotary kiln comprising a furnace core having a powder feed part for receiving said powder into said furnace core; wherein a temperature at said powder feed part is kept at 500° C. or more, and wherein a temperature of the powder at a position where the powder is directly fed into said powder feed part is kept at 150° C. or lower; such that the powder of lithium-containing carbonate is immediately heated to the temperature at said powder feed part when said powder is received into said furnace core; wherein a rotary block, where at least 3 blades are formed, is set inside of the rotary kiln, and, with at least one of 3 blades of the rotary block brought into contact with an inner wall of the rotary kiln, the positive electrode active material is fired by the rotary kiln. | 34,610 |
9,156,528 | 1. A height adjustable cargo rack apparatus and tower, the tower including at least one port vertical support interconnected to at least one starboard vertical support, each vertical support including an upper end and a lower end, said apparatus comprising: a cargo rack member providing storage; and a plurality of connectors releasably suspending said cargo rack member about said vertical supports of the boat tower, wherein said cargo rack member is removably and pivotally attached to the interconnection of each said port and starboard vertical supports, and wherein said cargo rack member can tilt upward or downward about said vertical support attachments for access to stored equipment. | 38,240 |
9,187,493 | 1. A heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (1): wherein R | 27,893 |
9,694,992 | 1. A dispatch/receive station for a pneumatic tube system, the station comprising: a housing; a pneumatic port connected to said housing for receiving carriers and dispatching carriers to the pneumatic tube system; an access opening in said housing, wherein said access opening is sized to permit access to a single one of said plurality of carrier docks rotated into alignment with said access opening, wherein said access opening and said pneumatic port are offset to align with first and second different carrier docks of said carriage. | 49,442 |
9,027,382 | 1. A case for an impact detector having a weight to move from an initial position when a detection target of the impact detector inclines more than a predetermined angle, comprising: a first case to cover a second case including a first guide to guide the weight, or to cover a third case including a second guide to guide the weight and to form a different angle from the first guide; and a resistance reducer to reduce moving resistance of the weight, including a first resistance reducer disposed at a same angle as the first guide and a second resistance reducer disposed apart from the first resistance reducer; wherein the weight contacts the second resistance reducer when the first case is attached to the second case; and the weight contacts the first resistance reducer and the second resistance reducer when the first case is attached to the third case. | 36,369 |
8,608,498 | 1. A connector, comprising: a first terminal housing for housing a plurality of first connecting terminals aligned; | 42,142 |
9,451,983 | 1. A cannula with a central axis, a proximal end, a distal end, a lumen penetrating through said cannula from said proximal end to said distal end and an overall length L; said cannula comprising: a shaft portion comprising a rear end and a front end; a tip portion coaxially extending from said front end of said shaft portion to said distal end of said cannula and including a cutting edge; a coupling portion terminally arranged towards said proximal end of said cannula and extending to said rear end of said shaft portion suitable for being connected to a surgical tool or instrument; and a removable obturator insertable in said lumen, said obturator being configured as a plug fitting into said lumen in a region of said tip portion of said cannula and being configured to be pushed out of the lumen at the distal end; wherein said shaft portion has a diameter d said obturator seals said lumen at the distal end of the cannula; and at least in said tip portion said obturator is fixed in said lumen by a press fit. | 45,209 |
8,402,483 | 1. A television broadcasting receiving apparatus which carries out a parental control based on rating information in a video/audio data included in a television broadcasting wave, comprising: a receiving unit to receive the television broadcasting wave; an auto preset unit to orderly tune channels in which a video/audio data of a program is viewable by scanning the television broadcasting wave; a rating table obtaining unit to obtain a rating table included in the television broadcasting wave when the channels in which the video/audio data of the program is viewable are orderly tuned by the auto preset unit; a rating table storage unit to store the rating table obtained by the rating table obtaining unit; a completion information storage unit to store a rating table obtaining completion information flag which indicates that the rating table has already been obtained by the rating table obtaining unit and stored in the rating table storage unit; a display control unit to display rating information based on the rating table stored in the rating table storage unit on the display unit; and an input unit to input setting information to set parental control information based on the rating information displayed on the display unit, wherein the rating table obtaining unit is configured to determine whether the rating table obtaining completion information flag is already stored in the completion information storage unit or not when the channels including the video/audio data of the program are orderly tuned by the auto preset unit, and obtains the rating table included in the television broadcasting wave only when it is determined that the rating table obtaining completion information flag is not already stored in the completion information storage unit; and the auto preset unit deletes the rating table obtaining completion information flag which is stored in the completion information storage unit when starting to scan the television broadcasting wave. | 37,538 |
9,718,063 | 1. A crush roller for a roller crusher for comminuting highly abrasive materials, comprising a roller body having a plurality of pockets that are distributed angularly and are spaced from one another in an angular direction on one or both roller end faces, each such pocket being open axially outward at a roller end face and radially outward at a cylindrical roller outer surface, a single hard body being inserted as a replaceable edge protector into each individual pocket, wherein the length of the pockets and the length of the inserted edge protectors in the angular direction at radial outer edges of the edge protectors are greater than five times the spacing between two directly adjacent pockets at the roller outer surface. | 25,585 |
9,438,649 | 1. A method of presenting calendars to facilitate enhanced event presentation across time zones, the method comprising: identifying in a calendar set to an active time zone, at least a period of time within which to display a warped presentation of events scheduled to occur outside of the active time zone; and for at least an event scheduled to occur outside of the active time zone at a time in a different time zone that falls within the period of time, presenting the event in the calendar as if the event were scheduled for that time but in the active time zone, wherein identifying at least the period of time comprises identifying a warping event, identifying a start time and an end time for the warping event, and identifying the period of time based at least in part on the start time and the end time for the warping event, wherein the warping event comprises travel and wherein the method further comprises, when scheduling the travel, presenting a warp option selectable to at least enable the warped presentation of the events scheduled to occur outside of the active time zone, wherein the calendar comprises a warped region associated with the warped presentation of the events scheduled to occur outside of the active time zone and a non-warped region associated with a non-warped presentation of non-warped events scheduled to occur in the active time zone, wherein the warped presentation comprises a visual characteristic that distinguishes the warped region from the non-warped region, wherein the visual characteristic comprises a different fill pattern relative to the non-warped region, wherein the calendar comprises a weekly grid defined by a plurality of days and a single range of times in the active time zone. | 30,195 |
8,500,170 | 1. In combination: a van body having a forward end, a rearward end, a first side, a second side, and an underside; a fuel-powered refrigeration unit at said forward end of said van body; a fuel tank for said fuel-powered refrigeration unit at said underside of said van body; said fuel tank comprising: a cylindrical main body portion having a forward end, a rearward end, an upper end and a lower end; said main body portion being elongated, cylindrical and horizontally disposed; an aerodynamically-shaped nose portion, having forward and rearward ends, extending forwardly from said forward end of said main body portion; an aerodynamically-shaped tail portion, having forward and rearward ends, extending rearwardly from said rearward end of said main body portion; said fuel tank having a fill opening formed therein. | 27,072 |
8,553,338 | 1. A method for forming a non-imaging freeform optical device for use in a high concentration photovoltaic device, comprising: calculating surface normals for a plurality of locations on a surface of the non-imaging freeform optical device based on a half angular field of view of a sun and a predetermined distance from the non-imaging freeform optical device to a solar sensor cell; shaping a mold for a substrate of the non-imaging freeform optical device, shaping further comprising forming a surface geometry of the mold according to the surface normals calculated for the non-imaging freeform optical device; filling the mold with substrate material to form a substrate in the shape of the mold; separating the mold and the substrate after the substrate material has conformed to the shape of the mold; and polishing the substrate. | 9,785 |
9,775,352 | 1. A method of controlling a weed in a field of soybean, comprising applying sulfentrazone to a field before, at or after seeding with a seed of soybean treated with penflufen. | 13,439 |
9,631,840 | 1. A method of adjusting a duration and frequency of obstruction clearing modes to a motor of a linked tracker system for driving a plurality of individual solar tracker assemblies with the motor, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a communication system between an onboard controller on each tracker assembly and a remote supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA); b) sending a prompt to the motor to move the tracker assemblies towards the sun; c) sensing whether the tracker assemblies are moving towards the sun; d) entering into a first obstruction clearing mode, OCM e) entering into a second obstruction clearing mode, OCM f) ceasing movement attempts if the tracker assemblies are not moving towards the sun after an OCM | 18,967 |
8,594,190 | 1. A method of encoding video, the method comprising: calculating a motion compensated error signal of a portion of a first image in a plurality of images of a video sequence; generating a sum of a plurality of motion compensated error signals, each motion compensated error signal in the plurality of motion compensated error signals (i) calculated for a portion of a second image other than the first image in the plurality of images and (ii) weighted based on proximity of the second image to the first image in the video sequence; identifying a visual masking strength for the portion of the first image based on the motion compensated error signal of the portion of the first image and the sum of the plurality of motion compensated error signals, wherein the visual masking strength quantifies a degree to which coding artifacts are not perceptible to a viewer due to complexity of the portion of the first image; and encoding at least a part of the first image based on the visual masking strength. | 48,612 |
8,431,666 | 1. An injectible functionalized polyisobutylene compound comprising: a core structure having at least three polyisobutylene arms connected thereto, wherein each of the polyisobutylene arms contain a pendant group selected from a cyanoacrylate group, a —NH | 17,636 |
9,519,875 | 1. A method for determining an expected consumption value of a motor vehicle for a predetermined driving situation, comprising the steps of: a) acquiring and storing respective actual consumption values at each occurrence of the predetermined driving situation, wherein the predetermined driving situation is characterized with reference to at least one of a speed, a driven road category, an incline of a driven roadway and a traffic condition, b) checking based on the stored consumption values whether a statistically significant database for estimating a consumption exists for the predetermined driving situation, said statistically significant database defined by a median consumption and a mean interquartile range for each speed class, b1) if yes, determining the expected median consumption and determining therefrom a driving range for the motor vehicle, b2) if no, determining an estimated value for the expected consumption for the predetermined driving situation based on stored consumption values of the motor vehicle for another driving situation at a second speed belonging to a different non-overlapping second speed class having a median consumption that is comparable to the median consumption for the first speed class, wherein the interquartile ranges for the first and second speed class overlap, substituting the expected consumption value of the motor vehicle traveling with the first speed of the first speed class with the median consumption of the second speed class, and determining, from a remaining quantity of energy of the motor vehicle and the expected consumption value of the motor vehicle, the driving range of the motor vehicle. | 22,668 |
9,022,824 | 1. A variable pitch oarlock of a rowing shell, comprising: an oar clamp adapted to secure an oar; a vertical pin adapted to permit the oarlock to swivel about a rigger of the rowing shell; and a horizontal hinge or pivot between the oar clamp and a vertical bearing assembly to thereby permit the oar clamp to pivot in the horizontal plane and to swivel about the vertical pin, wherein during a rowing stroke oar blade pitch is both variable and accurately measureable and wherein the horizontal hinge or pivot is further configured to provide a mounting for a force sensor, the force sensor configured to measure horizontal forces during the rowing stroke; and wherein the oar clamp further comprises a cam follower in contact with a cam or spacer having a specific profile, which is adapted to affect the horizontal displacement of the oar clamp, and wherein in operation the cam or spacer having the specific profile is configured to allow the vertical angular displacement of the oar clamp to be precisely set thereby controlling blade angle at all phases of the rowing stroke. | 40,505 |
9,814,763 | 1. A method for delivering a somatostatin compound to a patient, said method comprising: providing a solid somatostatin or somatostatin analogue dosage shaped as a tissue penetrating member; penetrating the tissue penetrating member into an intestinal wall after oral ingestion, wherein the somatostatin or somatostatin analogue is released into the blood stream from the solid dosage somatostatin in the intestinal wall. | 24,791 |
8,781,658 | 1. A method for controlling the thermal conditioning of a rechargeable energy storage system (RESS), the method comprising: configuring a controller with a processor and memory to receive electrical sensor data, pump sensor data, ambient temperature data, and temperature sensor data; providing to the processor, electrical sensor data indicative of a current and resistance of the RESS; calculating a heat generation value using the electrical sensor data; providing to the processor, pump sensor data indicative of an inlet temperature for the pump, outlet temperature for the pump, speed of the pump, and density of coolant within the pump; determining a mass flow rate and coolant specific heat using the pump sensor data; providing to the processor, ambient temperature data; determining a target temperature for the inlet of the pump using timestamp data, the ambient temperature, and a vehicle mode parameter; providing to the processor, temperature sensor data indicative of a measured outlet coolant temperature; calculating a required thermal power value using the target temperature, mass flow rate, coolant specific heat, and the measured outlet coolant temperature; and calculating a target thermal conditioning value for the RESS using the required thermal power value and the heat generation value wherein the target thermal conditioning value is calculated from the difference between the required thermal power value and the heat generation value to change a power demand to drive a high voltage battery heater to heat the RESS or the target thermal condition value is calculated from the accumulation of the required thermal power value and the heat generation value to change the power demand to an air conditioning compressor to cool the RESS. | 19,634 |
9,276,277 | 1. A method for operating a fuel cell system comprising at least one fuel cell, said method comprises the steps of (a) activating a switch, wherein upon activation the switch is configured to: (b) deactivating the switch, wherein upon deactivation the switch is configured to stop the flow of said fuel from said fuel source. | 2,336 |
9,213,786 | 1. A computer-based system, comprising: a non-transitory computer readable medium; a processor; and logic instructions stored in the non-transitory computer readable medium which, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to perform operations, comprising: | 19,218 |
9,636,386 | 1. An attenuated Salmonella bacterium comprising a nucleic acid encoding a diabetic autoantigen selected from the group consisting of proinsulin, glutamic acid decarboxylase, islet-specific glucose-6-phosphatase, chromogranin A, islet amyloid polypeptide, heat shock protein 60, islet antigen 2, and zinc transporter-8, wherein the nucleic acid encoding the diabetic autoantigen is under the control of an SPI2 promoter. | 19,208 |
8,868,927 | 1. A method, comprising: initiating a secure data input mode at a user input device coupled with a computing system, wherein the computing system has a processor for executing an operating system, and the user input device is a peripheral input device for receiving input into the computing system; receiving user identification data and user inputted peripheral device data at the user input device; encrypting the user inputted peripheral device data within the physical bounds of the user input device prior to transmission of the user inputted data from the user input device to the computing system, wherein the user inputted peripheral device data is encrypted with an encryption key that is based on a time varying password and the user identification data, the encryption key tying the encrypted user inputted peripheral device data to the user input device and a specific user; transmitting the encrypted user inputted peripheral device data to the computing system for routing to a trusted application, the encrypted user inputted peripheral device data to remain hidden from an operating system of the computing system; receiving encrypted data at a data transducer from the trusted application, the encrypted data generated by the trusted application from an unencrypted form of the encrypted user inputted peripheral device data, wherein the data transducer is a second peripheral device coupled with the computing system, and the second peripheral device is one of a computing system monitor, audio speaker system, or vibration system; decrypting the encrypted data within the physical bounds of the data transducer; and generating a data output, from the decrypted encrypted data, for presentation to the user with the data transducer, wherein the received encrypted data to remain hidden from the operating system of the computing system. | 43,785 |
9,447,397 | 1. An isolated glucoamylase variant comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein said variant includes at least a substitution selected from I43R/F/D/Y/S compared to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2. | 29,384 |
8,910,692 | 1. A label attaching device, comprising: a substrate moving unit configured to move a substrate in a first direction; a labeler configured to attach a label to the substrate; a first labeler moving unit coupled to the labeler, the first labeler moving unit being configured to move the labeler in the first direction; a holding unit coupled to the labeler and the first labeler moving unit, the holding unit being configured to hold the labeler and the first labeler moving unit; and a second labeler moving unit connected to the holding unit, the second labeler moving unit being configured to move the labeler in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, such that the first and second labeler moving units are configured to move the same labeler in a horizontal direction and in a longitudinal direction, the holding unit having an inverted L-shaped cross-section, the first and second labeler moving units being on perpendicular surfaces of the holding unit. | 8,943 |
9,387,069 | 1. A modular intraocular lens system for implantation in an eye, comprising: (a) an annular base having an inner perimeter defining a center hole and an outer perimeter with two or more haptics extending outwardly therefrom, the inner perimeter including a continuous circumferential recess having a ledge extending around an entirety of the inner perimeter, the continuous circumferential recess having an anterior rim and a posterior rim, wherein an inside diameter of the anterior rim is greater than an inside diameter of the posterior rim; (b) a lens disposed over the center hole in the continuous circumferential recess on the ledge of the annular base to form an overlapping joint between the lens and the annular base, wherein the joint is configured to permit insertion and removal of the lens to and from the annular base; (c) wherein the lens has an optical axis, and has a resting position along the optical axis relative to the annular base when disposed in the continuous circumferential recess; and (d) wherein the lens includes a pair of extensions disposed in the continuous circumferential recess that are configured to allow a change in rotational position of the lens relative to the annular base and maintain the resting position, and the pair of extensions comprises a pair of pegs, wherein the pair of pegs are disposed in a pair of holes in the annular base. | 18,712 |
8,770,171 | 1. A combustion engine comprising: a fuel supply unit configured to supply fuel; an ignition unit; a controller configured to control the amount (x) of fuel supplied and the ignition time point; an adjustable throttle element configured to control the amount of combustion air supplied to said combustion engine; an adjustable idling stop configured for said throttle element; said controller having a closed-loop control unit which is configured to regulate the rotational speed (n) of the combustion engine to a set-point rotational speed (n a switch-off device for switching off said closed-loop control unit during idling. | 19,331 |
9,071,086 | 1. An inverter communication system comprising: a plurality of inverters connected to each other through a communication line, and assigned with different original identifiers for mutual distinction, wherein each of the plurality of inverters is configured to: generate a data frame to be transmitted when data to be transmitted to a specific inverter occur; transmit the generated data frame to a subsequent inverter; determine whether a data frame is received via a first adjacent inverter, wherein the received data frame comprises destination information including an original identifier of an inverter where the data frame arrives finally and departure information including an original identifier of an inverter that generates and transmits the data frame initially; confirm the destination information included in the received data frame when the data frame is received; determine whether the confirmed destination information is identical to its own original identifier; drive a motor using data in the received data frame when the confirmed destination information is identical to its own original identifier; confirm the departure information included in the received data frame when the confirmed destination information is not identical to its own original identifier; determine whether the confirmed departure information is identical to its own original identifier; delete the received data frame when the confirmed departure information is identical to its own original identifier; and transmit the received data frame to a second adjacent inverter when the confirmed departure information is not identical to its own original identifier. | 8,964 |
8,652,024 | 1. A blood pump system comprising: a pump configured for implantation in a patient; a first cable section configured to pass percutaneously through an incision in the patient having a first end connectable to the pump and having a second end with a first connector element; a second cable section having a first end with a second connector element and having a second end with a third connector element, wherein the second connector element removably mates with the first connector element; and a control unit having a fourth connector element that mates with the third connector element; wherein the first and second cable sections have been sterilized and the control unit is unsterilized; and wherein the third and fourth connector elements are unremovable after being mated. | 27,076 |
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