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9,615,040 | 1. A system comprising: a camera; a memory area associated with a mobile computing device; and a processor programmed to: | 26,126 |
9,663,276 | 1. A non-metallic compressible seal member for providing a substantially air and liquid tight seal between a container and a lid of the container, the compressible seal member comprising: a first, a second, a third and a fourth outer side wall and no other outer side walls, the first and second outer side walls opposing each other, the third and fourth outer side walls opposing each other, the first and second outer side walls being generally identical in size, the third and fourth outer side walls being generally identical in size, the outer side walls being generally straight and generally identical in shape to one another, the outer side walls alone defining an outer perimeter of a cross-section of the compressible seal member and each outer side wall designed for contacting a surface of the container or a surface of the lid, each of the first, second, third and fourth outer side walls including at least two raised ridges disposed on the outer perimeter of the cross section of the compressible seal member, the cross section including a substantially rectangular and hollow outer portion defined by the outer side walls, a substantially circular and hollow inner portion inside of the outer portion, and a plurality of webs extending between the inner portion and the outer portion and connecting the inner portion to each of the outer side walls; wherein the cross section is substantially symmetrical about both a first axis and a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis. | 275 |
9,584,992 | 1. A method comprising: by one or more computing device, receiving, from a mobile computing device of a first user, a first message indicating a notification mode of the mobile device, wherein the notification mode is based on user-interface mode of the mobile computing device; by one or more computing device, accessing one or more services with one or more messages to send the first user; by one or more computing device, determining a value of each of the message; and by one or more computing device, sending to the mobile computing device at least one of the messages based on the notification mode and the values of the messages; wherein sending at least one of the messages in the queue to the mobile computing device occurs when a size of the queue is greater than a pre-determined threshold. | 46,611 |
9,755,821 | 1. A master device which communicates with a slave device, the master device comprising: a single pad configured to communicate a command frame including an address and a data frame, the data frame including data, with the slave device via a single wire; and a processing circuit configured to generate an oversampling clock signal from a clock signal, to perform a synchronization process for selecting one of a plurality of clock phases of the oversampling clock signal, and to perform a sampling process for sampling an each bit value included in the data frame transmitted from the slave device using the same clock phase as the clock phase selected during the synchronization process. | 7,083 |
8,882,035 | 1. A class divider in an aircraft that provides leg room for a passenger sitting in a seat in a first class of the aircraft and adjacent said class divider, into an adjacent second class of the aircraft, the class divider comprising; a first wall member that is positioned to face the second class and adjacent to which a seat in said second class is placed, and a second wall member that is positioned facing said first class and adjacent to which said passenger can be positioned when sitting in said seat in said first class, said second wall member and said first wall member defining a cavity therebetween, wherein the class divider has an aisle end located adjacent an aisle of the aircraft and a non-aisle end located opposite from the aisle end and is located between the first class and the second class of the aircraft, wherein said first wall member is contiguous with said seat in said second class, wherein the first and second wall members allow at least the feet of a passenger sitting in said seat in said first class to be located under said seat in said second class, wherein said first wall surrounds and extends around a rear and at least a majority of a side of said seat in the second class, wherein the first wall member defines a concave forward facing surface when viewed from above, and the second wall member defines a convex rear facing surface when viewed from above, and wherein the wall members, at the aisle end, are angled toward a front end of the aircraft. | 44,217 |
9,411,366 | 1. A mobile device with improved charging capability, said mobile device with improved charging capability comprising: (a) said mobile device having at least one USB port for electrical connection therewith, said mobile device having a casement and an upper pivot pin end receptacle and an optional lower pivot pin end receptacle provided at an end of said casement; (b) a pivoting USB connector wherein said pivoting USB connector includes: | 18,445 |
9,700,354 | 1. A bone anchor assembly comprising: a bone attachment structure having an upper portion with an external spherical surface and a lower portion integral with the upper portion and attachable to a bone; a receiver having an integral base with upwardly extending arms, the base having an inner cavity and a bottom opening through which the bone attachment structure is pivotable with respect to the receiver, the inner cavity receiving the bone attachment structure upper portion therein; and a retainer structure comprising at least two discrete parts, each part being positioned within the receiver inner cavity prior to the bone attachment structure, each discrete part being engageable with the bone attachment structure upper portion within the inner cavity so as to hold the bone attachment structure within the receiver, wherein the at least two discrete parts at least partially move away from each other upon insertion of the bone attachment structure through the bottom opening to capture the bone attachment structure upper portion within the receiver inner cavity. | 649 |
8,527,696 | 1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving a data read request on a first array for requested data stored on a multi-array storage network that includes the first array and at least a second array; processing the data read request to determine if the requested data is resident on the first array, including processing a data location table to determine a location of the requested data within the multi-array storage network, wherein the data location table is external to the first array and the at least a second array; if the requested data is resident on the first array, obtaining the requested data from a storage device included within the first array; storing the requested data on the cache storage device included within the first array based upon, at least in part, determining that the requested data is resident on the data storage device included within the first array; and if the requested data is not resident on the first array, obtaining the requested data from a storage device included within the at least a second array via an out-of-band cache control process utilizing a dedicated network; wherein the data read request is received on the first array before the out-of-band cache control process is triggered; wherein the out-of-band cache control process removes at least a portion of cache control functionality from a data path within the multi-array storage network and utilizes the dedicated network to transfer the data. | 37,855 |
9,338,745 | 1. A method for network handover, comprising: during a process that equipment hands over from a current network to another network, a driver receiving a network-disconnected message and judging whether the network-disconnected message is sent from a Connection Manager (CM), wherein, before judging whether the network-disconnected message is sent from a Connection Manager (CM), a global variable disconnectflag is defined for indicating whether CM network-disconnection occurs; if the value of the disconnectflag indicates that the CM network-disconnection occurs and the network-disconnected message is sent from the CM, the driver reporting, to an operating system, a first signalling which identifies that the current network is disconnected; and if the value of the disconnectflag indicates that the CM network-disconnection does not occur and the network-disconnected message is not sent from the CM, the driver reporting, to the operating system, a second signalling which identifies that the current network is in a connected state. | 33,659 |
8,649,821 | 1. A communication system comprising, a computer comprising: a cellular communicator attached to said computer, comprising: a power supply of the cellular communicator to supply power to said amplifier. | 7,705 |
9,843,342 | 1. A tunable RF transmit/receive (TX/RX) multiplexer comprising: a tunable RF TX/RX diplexing circuit having a first RX connection node and a first antenna port; and a first plurality of RF RX bandpass filters, wherein: | 2,124 |
9,060,884 | 1. A method of controlling a motorized prosthetic or orthotic device provided with a joint, the method comprising: measuring a joint angle of a joint of a motorized prosthetic or orthotic device during a gait cycle; determining one or more control signals that control a stiffness of one or more actuators of the motorized prosthetic or orthotic device based at least on a difference of the measured joint angle from an equilibrium joint angle during stance phase of the gait cycle, wherein the equilibrium joint angle is approximately constant during at least a majority of the stance phase; and transmitting the one or more control signals to the one or more actuators to control the stiffness of the one or more actuators. | 30,978 |
8,879,239 | 1. A cell of a supercapacitor comprising n unit cells (n≧2) arranged side by side in series and encapsulated in a flexible and leak-tight packaging, each unit cell comprising two upper and lower porous electrodes, an electrically insulating membrane separating these electrodes from one another and an ionic electrolyte in which these electrodes are immersed, the cell comprising, inside the packaging, a plurality of current collectors whose two upper and lower collector parts respectively cover the upper and lower electrodes, wherein at least one pair of said adjacent unit cells is covered with one said upper or lower collector common to this pair, two upper and/or lower truncated collectors being formed at two respective ends of the cell, two of said collectors that are adjacent being respectively terminated by facing edge sections which are electrically insulated from one another by an insulating adhesive material covering these edge sections. | 28,386 |
8,385,347 | 1. A mobile node, comprising: a transmitting part transmitting a frame requesting IP address allocation information needed to obtain an IP address in a neighboring network; a receiving part receiving a frame comprising the IP address allocation information requested in the transmitted frame, and wherein the mobile node obtains an IP address in the neighboring network based on the IP address allocation information in the received frame to move to the neighboring network, wherein the IP address allocation information comprises information about a method of allocating an IP address used in the neighboring network, and wherein the information about a method of allocating an IP address used in the neighboring network is represented by a plurality of bits comprising at least one of: at least one bit for indicating that the method of allocating an IP address used in the neighboring network is an IPv4 static configuration method; at least one bit for indicating that the method of allocating an IP address used in the neighboring network is an IPv4 dynamic configuration method; at least one bit for indicating that the method of allocating an IP address used in the neighboring network is an IPv6 stateful address configuration method that keeps track of allocated address information; at least one bit for indicating that the method of allocating an IP address used in the neighboring network is an IPv6 stateless address configuration method that does not keep track of allocated address information; and at least one bit for indicating that the method of allocating an IP address used in the neighboring network is an IPv6 manual configuration method. | 37,630 |
9,337,530 | 1. A method comprising: capturing at least a portion of radio frequency (“RF”) radiation emitted from an electronic device using a first antenna separate from a second antenna of the electronic device; diverting the captured RF radiation away from a user and converting it into electric current using a conversion circuit so that the user is protected from exposure to a portion of the RF radiation emitted from the electronic device; feeding the electric current into an indicator circuit, wherein the indicator circuit provides an indication to the user when the RF radiation emitted from the electronic device is being diverted; and activating and deactivating the indicator circuit based on user-controlled input. | 25,459 |
8,927,851 | 1. A solar cell module comprising: a plurality of solar cells having finger electrodes on their surfaces and bus bar electrodes electrically connected to the finger electrodes, wherein neighboring solar cells are connected with each other through a wiring member having a corrugated portion on at least one side, and wherein the surface of the corrugated portion is harder than the surface of the finger electrodes, where the corrugated portion bites into the finger electrodes, and the solar cells and the wiring member are bonded to each other by a resin. | 37,704 |
8,960,939 | 1. A liquid motion lamp holder combined lighting, particularly to a lamp holder combining a liquid motion lamp and a lighting lamp seat, comprising: a holder having a base on a bottom thereof; a first mounted seat having a bottom mounted on the base and a first containing room with an upward opening at an inner periphery thereof; a second mounted seat arranged on a top of the holder and having a second containing room with a downward opening at an inner periphery thereof and the second containing room having a containing height of at least 5 cm; a support bracket having an end connecting to a lower end of the holder and another end connecting to the second mounted seat for centers of the first mounted seat and second mounted seat to be vertically located on an axis of the base, being in an up-down corresponding state; a projecting light source including a first lamp seat mounted in the first containing room of the first mounted seat and a bulb mounted on the first lamp seat; a lighting lamp including a second lamp seat mounted on the support bracket and a lighting bulb mounted on the second lamp seat; and a transparent bottle arranged between the first mounted seat and second mounted seat and having at least two immiscible substances therein, an upper end for moving upward to the second containing room to a predetermined height and a lower end for moving downward to the first containing room so that the transparent bottle is securely positioned between the second containing room and first containing room; whereby the transparent bottle turns into liquid motion lamp visual effect through the projecting light source and required lighting is available through the lighting bulb, and the design of the containing height of the second containing room allows an end of the transparent bottle to be moved in the containing height along the vertical axis of the base up and down for the transparent bottle to be easily installed and removed between the first mounted seat and second mounted seat. | 28,928 |
8,466,803 | 1. A method of emulating a utility meter, the method comprising: receiving pulses from a standard utility meter at a received pulse rate, wherein a pulses are emitted dependent on a measured usage per pulse and a measured usage of a utility by the standard utility meter; determining an emulated pulse rate based, at least in part, on the received pulse rate, the measured usage per pulse, and an emulated usage per pulse; and sending utility usage information over a network based, at least in part, on the emulated pulse rate. | 22,225 |
8,425,455 | 1. A dialysis catheter assembly comprising: a catheter shaft having an elongated body extending along a longitudinal axis, a proximal portion and a distal portion, an outer catheter surface, and a first and second lumen extending therethrough, wherein the first lumen terminates in a first opening and the second lumen terminates in a second opening, wherein the first and second openings are disposed at the distal end of the catheter, and wherein the first opening is configured proximal of the second opening; and a means for sealing at least a portion of the lumen of the bronchial vessel, wherein the means for sealing comprises a flexible member coaxially disposed about a portion of the outer catheter surface proximal of the first and second openings, the flexible member having an inner flexible member surface and an outer flexible member surface, wherein the means for sealing is moveable between a collapsed insertion state and an expanded sealing state, and wherein the inner flexible member surface is in fluid communication with an inflation lumen. | 21,714 |
9,739,389 | 1. A dual fuel heating assembly comprising: a housing comprising at least one inlet, at least one first outlet, and at least one second outlet, the housing configured to direct a fuel flow therethrough and defining: a single pressure selector valve configured to selectively block the fuel flow at the single pressure selector valve depending on a pressure of the fuel flow, the single pressure selector valve comprising a single movable valve body positioned at least partially within the second flow path; wherein in a first position of the single movable valve body, the second flow path is closed by the single movable valve body, and in a second position the single movable valve body allows the fuel flow through the second flow path, the first flow path remaining open independent of the position of the single movable valve body when fuel flow is flowing to either one of, or both of the at least one first outlet and the at least one second outlet; wherein the single movable valve body is configured such that movement between the first and second positions is controlled by the pressure of the fuel flow flowing to the single pressure selector valve; and a control valve having a first position that allows a first amount of the fuel flow through a control valve body and a second position that allows a second amount of the fuel flow through the control valve body, the control valve positioned in the second flow path downstream from the single pressure selector valve. | 8,216 |
9,353,978 | 1. An adsorber comprising: a first adsorbent that performs adsorption or desorption of a coolant; a second adsorbent whose coolant condition for performing the adsorption or the desorption of the coolant is different from a coolant condition of the first adsorbent; a container that contains the first adsorbent and the second adsorbent; and a channel pipe that extends through the container and is thermally in contact with first adsorbent and the second adsorbent, wherein the first adsorbent and the second adsorbent are disposed at different positions along the channel pipe, wherein the container contains the first adsorbent and the second adsorbent that are arranged in series between an inlet and an outlet of the channel pipe. | 746 |
9,552,932 | 1. A biaxially oriented, single layer or multilayer porous film, porosity of which is generated by transformation of β-crystalline polypropylene during stretching of the film, which comprises at least one porous layer, which layer contains at least one propylene polymer and β-nucleating agent, wherein the film has a Gurley value of <250 s and wherein when the propylene polymer is a propylene block polymer, the propylene block polymer has a melting range that begins at over 120° C. | 18,496 |
9,369,178 | 1. A PLC/power-supply hybrid device, comprising: a power supply circuit that performs voltage conversion in which an input voltage applied to a voltage input terminal is converted into a voltage having a predetermined voltage value, and outputs the voltage obtained as a result of the voltage conversion to a voltage output terminal, wherein said power supply circuit includes: said control circuit is operable in a normal mode and a transmission mode, the normal mode being a mode in which the power supply circuit performs the voltage conversion, and the transmission mode being a mode in which data transmission is performed through power line communication (PLC) using a power line that leads to said voltage input terminal, and in the transmission mode, said control circuit modulates the switching of said switching part in accordance with transmission data, and said PLC/power-supply hybrid device further comprises: a voltage detector connected at said voltage output terminal side relative to a position where said switching part is connected, and configured to detect a voltage corresponding to the input voltage; and a PLC processing circuit that performs: a reception data extraction process in which data transmitted from another device to the power line is extracted from the detected voltage detected by said voltage detector, and an input voltage estimation process in which the input voltage is estimated from the detected voltage based on information given in advance concerning a circuit configuration between said voltage input terminal and said voltage detector, wherein the reception data extraction process is performed on an estimated voltage obtained as a result of the input voltage estimation process. | 36,210 |
8,352,881 | 1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing at least one program of instructions executable by the computer to perform operations to cause a menu providing immediate access to menu items to be displayed, the operations comprising: displaying a cursor at a position on a display; inputting a predetermined action initiated by a user while the cursor is at the displayed position; and initiating display of both a sequential menu and a quarter radial menu of selectable functions on the display immediately in response to the same inputted predetermined action so that both the sequential menu and the quarter radial menu are displayed at display positions proximate to the cursor position and so that the displays of the sequential menu and the quarter radial menu proximate to the cursor position are both initiated immediately in response to the same inputted predetermined action wherein the sequential menu is a linear menu having items listed in one of a vertical column, and a horizontal row; and wherein the quarter radial menu is displayed as a quarter of a rounded rectangle that is divided into a plurality of sectors and having a center proximate the cursor and the sequential menu, each sector having a selectable function which is a predetermined selectable software application opening function, so that a particular software application associated with a particular software application opening function of said plurality of software application opening functions displayed by a radial menu sector, is opened by the user upon selection of the particular software application opening function; and wherein the displaying the quarter radial menu comprises displaying, proximate the sequential menu, a first proximal ring of selectable functions near a cursor and a second distal ring of selectable functions farther from the cursor, wherein the selectable functions positioned in the first proximal ring and second distal ring are based upon frequency of use. | 31,294 |
9,482,206 | 1. A bearing assembly for a wind power installation, comprising a rolling bearing having a diameter of at least 0.5 m, and a rotary joint of a blade of the wind power installation, the bearing assembly comprising two annular connecting elements ( 2 , 3 ) adapted for connection each to a respective one of two oppositely rotatable system components, and defining a gap ( 11 ) between said connecting elements ( 2 , 3 ), said connecting elements being adapted to rotate in opposite directions about an axis located at a center of said annular connecting elements ( 2 , 3 ) and extending generally perpendicularly to a ring plane of the assembly, and at least two rows of rolling elements ( 21 , 22 ; 24 ) provided in the gap ( 11 ) between said connecting elements ( 2 , 3 ), wherein a) said annular connecting elements ( b) one or more raceways ( c) wherein rolling elements ( | 34,123 |
9,029,492 | 1. A hybrid polymer material, characterized in that it is provided in the form of a film and in that it results from the sol-gel polymerization by nucleophilic catalysis of at least one hybrid precursor of following formula (I): in which: in which: | 13,793 |
9,275,848 | 1. A method of processing an optical device wafer having an optical device layer stacked on a front surface of a substrate, the optical device layer being sectioned into regions partitioned by a plurality of crossing streets, and an optical device being formed in each of the regions, the method comprising: a laser processing step of repeating an application of a pulsed laser beam of such a wavelength as to be absorbable in the optical device wafer to the optical device wafer to form one laser processed hole by one pulse, thereby forming a plurality of laser processed holes along the streets; an etching step of causing, after execution of the laser processing step, an etchant to enter into the laser processed holes, thereby etching internal surfaces of the laser processed holes; and a dividing step of exerting, after execution of the etching step, an external force on the optical device wafer to divide the optical device wafer along the streets, thereby forming a plurality of optical device chips. | 7,524 |
9,145,704 | 1. A shielded facility for protecting a fluid inhibitor injection system, the facility comprising: a lower housing including a top, a bottom, and sidewalls cooperating to define a lower interior, wherein the top defines an access opening that includes a steel hatch, and the injection system is disposed within the lower interior; an upper housing including a roof, a bottom, and sidewalls cooperating to define an upper interior, wherein the upper housing is disposed on the lower housing and wherein the upper and lower housings are made of reinforced concrete; an access gate provided in one of the sidewalls of the upper housing for providing entry into the upper interior, the gate including an array of holes for unlocking the gate in order to access the shielded facility, wherein the access gate is at least 1.5 meters above the ground; solar panels disposed on the roof; and shutters disposed on the roof and actuatable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the shutters are arranged to cover over the solar panels providing protection from vandals when in the closed position. | 36,412 |
9,446,384 | 1. A process for adiabatic wet regeneration of spent adsorbent bed after sulfur capturing in the presence of a hydrolyzing agent; said process comprising the following steps: i. a first purging step of removing trapped liquid hydrocarbons from the spent adsorbent bed after sulfur capturing by passing a vapor phase hydrocarbon stream; ii. a second purging step of removing the vapor phase traces of trapped hydrocarbons from the spent adsorbent bed after sulfur capturing by passing a non-reactive regeneration gas stream, wherein the second purging is carried out for a period of 1 hour to 4 hours; iii. removing sulfur impurities by introducing the hydrolyzing agent to the spent adsorbent bed through the non-reactive regeneration gas, while increasing a temperature of the spent absorbent bed within a limit ranging from 36° C. to 100° C. above an initial bed temperature, wherein the hydrolyzing agent is having a concentration in the range of 100 ppm to 2000 ppm and is introduced for a period in the range of 0.5 hour to 2.0 hours, wherein the temperature of the spent absorbent bed after the second purging step of the spent adsorbent bed after sulfur capturing is in the range of 100° C. to 250° C.; iv. continuing the passage of the hydrolyzing agent with increasing concentration to the spent adsorbent bed till a point of time when the bed temperature remains constant even upon the passage of the hydrolyzing agent at its peak concentration; v. further continuing the passage of the hydrolyzing agent at its peak concentration to the spent adsorbent bed after sulfur capturing till a point when the adsorbent bed temperature starts to decline; and vi. discontinuing the passage of the hydrolyzing agent to the spent adsorbent bed after sulfur capturing and increasing the temperature of the non-reactive regeneration gas to a temperature in the range of 270° C. to 350° C. for a period of 5 hours to 15 hours, to obtain a regenerated adsorbent bed; wherein the total time required for regeneration of the spent adsorbent bed is in the range of 30 hours to 40 hours. | 23,796 |
8,841,885 | 1. An information processing device, comprising: a plurality of secondary battery packs; and a charge and discharge execution unit for executing a charge to the plurality of secondary battery packs and a discharge from the plurality of secondary battery packs, wherein the charge and discharge execution unit is configured to, when executing the discharge, select one of the plurality of secondary battery packs as a selected secondary battery pack based on a number of times each of the plurality of secondary battery packs has been charged and a number of times each of the plurality of secondary battery packs has been discharged, and execute the discharge from the selected secondary battery pack, wherein the charge and discharge execution unit is configured to: the charge and discharge execution unit is configured to determine the number of times each of the plurality of secondary battery packs has been charged and a number of times each of the plurality of secondary battery packs has been discharged based on the number of times of the detection of the fully-charged state, the number of times of the detection of the intermediate state, and the number of times of the detection of the remaining capacity near-zero state. | 46,511 |
8,387,362 | 1. A method for assembling a turbine engine to facilitate reducing an operating temperature of a fluid utilized therein, the turbine engine including a core gas turbine engine, a splitter circumscribing the core gas turbine engine, the fan assembly disposed upstream from the core gas turbine engine, a fan casing substantially circumscribing the fan assembly, and a bypass duct that is defined between the fan casing and the splitter, said method comprising: providing an arcuate liquid-to-air heat exchanger that includes: a plurality of channels extending therethrough; a plurality of cooling fins coupled to each of the plurality of channels and configured to receive a flow of air to facilitate reducing a temperature of a liquid flowing through the channels; at least one attachment portion formed unitarily with the heat exchanger, the heat exchanger having a first width, the at least one attachment portion having a second width that is less than the first width such that a recess is defined radially inward from the at least one attachment portion; and at least one inner plate coupled at the recess to facilitate directing airflow over the cooling fins; bending the heat exchanger such that the heat exchanger has a circumferential and axial profile that is substantially conforms to the circumferential and axial profile of the fan duct at the location within the fan duct where the air cooled heat exchanger is mounted; and coupling the heat exchanger within in the bypass duct. | 46,817 |
9,629,193 | 1. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to communicate a status of an electronic device of a fabric network of devices, comprising instructions stored thereon, that when executed on a processor, perform: receiving, from another electronic device in the fabric network, a request for a status report message having a status reporting format, the status report being indicative of an operational status of the electronic device; in response to receiving the request, sending to the other electronic device the status report message using the status reporting format, utilized in conjunction with a messaging protocol, wherein the status reporting format comprises: | 19,239 |
8,783,226 | 1. A knocking control system for a gas engine comprising: an ignition device for igniting an air-fuel mixture supplied to the gas engine; a knocking detector for detecting a knocking in a cylinder of the gas engine; a phase angle detector for detecting a phase angle of the gas engine; and a controller for driving the ignition device, the controller being configured to calculate a knocking occurrence ratio defined as a value obtained by dividing a determined number of cycles in which knocking occurs within a predetermined number of cycles by the predetermined number of cycles, perform a delay calculation of the knocking occurrence ratio to calculate an occurrence ratio delay calculation value, calculate a deviation between the occurrence ratio delay calculation value and a predetermined occurrence ratio target value, and drive the ignition device so that the ignition timing reaches a command value decided according to a target value of the ignition timing of the ignition device, by retarding the target value of the ignition timing of the ignition device based on the deviation if the occurrence ratio delay calculation value is larger than the occurrence ratio target value, and by advancing the target value of the ignition timing of the ignition device based on the deviation if the occurrence ratio delay calculation value is smaller than the occurrence ratio target value. | 306 |
9,305,314 | 1. A device for receiving payment card information comprising: a read head configured to convert encoded payment information stored on a payment card into a raw magnetic head signal; an amplifier configured to amplify the raw magnetic head signal; a differentiator configured to detect peaks in the amplified raw magnetic head signal and produce a differentiated signal; a comparator configured to receive the differentiated signal and output a processed digital signal encoding the payment card information; a processor configured to receive the processed digital signal encoding the payment card information; a passive id circuit including a charge pump configured to receive a bias voltage from an electrical connector, and a memory device; and a battery configured to provide a power source to the amplifier, differentiator, comparator and the processor. | 39,766 |
9,301,867 | 1. A ring splint comprising: a metal first loop configured to receive a phalange; a metal second loop configured to receive the phalange; and a flexible, straight, elongated support attached to the first loop at a first area of attachment and the second loop at a second area of attachment, the support exhibiting a flexible property such that it bends from a first position to a second position when a bending force is applied and returns to the first position when the bending force is removed. | 46,866 |
9,370,060 | 1. An illumination apparatus comprising: a plurality of DC power supply circuits; and a plurality of series circuits connected in parallel to each of the DC power supply circuits, wherein each of the series circuits includes one or more light sources and a switching unit configured to switch electrical connection between the light sources and said each of the DC power supply circuits, and wherein a difference in rated voltage between any two light sources connected to one of the plurality of DC power supply circuits in common is smaller than a difference in rated voltage between any two light sources respectively connected to different DC power supply circuits of the plurality of DC power supply circuits to thereby reduce electrical stress when switching units of the series circuits switch the electrical connection between the light sources and said each of the DC power supply circuits. | 10,964 |
8,829,806 | 1. A driver module for controlling electrical output comprising: one or more input terminals configured to receive an electrical signal from an external device; a controller in electrical communication with the input, the controller configured to: one or more output terminals configured to transmit the electrical output, wherein the electrical output represents a desired level of electrical power at the external device. | 17,933 |
9,750,548 | 1. A rod-reducing system comprising: a housing comprising a threaded through bore; a reduction shaft comprising a shaft portion and a through bore in the shaft portion, wherein the shaft portion is configured to be received within the threaded through bore of the housing; a locking cap driver comprising a shaft portion that is configured to be received within the through bore of the reduction shaft, wherein a distal end of the shaft portion is configured for attachment to a locking cap assembly, and a non-threaded reducing head, wherein the reducing head comprises tabs that define a channel, wherein a distal end of each of the tabs tapers along an external surface, and wherein the housing comprises a distal extension configured to couple the housing to the non-threaded reducing head, wherein a portion of the housing is positioned inside the non-threaded reducing head, wherein the housing comprises outwardly facing extensions that are received within slots formed in inner walls of the non-threaded reducing head, wherein the slots in the non-threaded reducing head are blind holes starting at the inner walls and terminating at a distance before reaching outer walls of the non-threaded reducing head, and wherein the outwardly facing extensions each comprise an upper surface that abuts a surface of at least one of the slots thereby restricting movement between the housing and the non-threaded reducing head. | 18,225 |
8,819,335 | 1. An intelligent solid state drive comprising: a solid state drive controller; a solid state drive host interface; and a flash memory; the solid state drive host interface being selected from the group consisting of: PCIe, NVMe, SATA, Fibre Channel, SAS, SCSI over PCIe, and Ethernet, the solid state drive controller configured to be in communication with the flash memory, and comprising: the solid state drive configured to: | 34,106 |
8,658,251 | 1. A method of producing a structural member having Prussian blue-type metal complex nanoparticles, the method comprising the steps of: providing a substrate; preparing a dispersion liquid comprising nanoparticles consisting of Prussian blue-type metal complex, the nanoparticles having been dispersible in water, wherein the dispersion liquid further comprises a medium selected from the group consisting of a water medium, an alcoholic solvent, and mixtures thereof; wherein the dispersion liquid is prepared via the following preparation process: stabilizing the nanoparticles in accordance with a step selected from the following a to d, a: providing a surface of the substrate to be provided with the nanoparticles, the surface comprising an atom M b: giving an electrochemical treatment to the nanoparticles; c: giving a treatment by an agent containing an ion of a metal or metal complex to the nanoparticles; d: giving a heat treatment to the nanoparticles; wherein the preparation process of the dispersion liquid further comprises the steps of: preparing a crystal of the Prussian blue-type metal complex in which a cyano group CN forms a bridge between a metal atom M subjecting the crystal to a surface treatment with a metal cyano complex anion including a metal atom M wherein M M M M | 42,251 |
9,599,988 | 1. An adapted mobile carrier configured to track a guiding light source, the adapted mobile carrier having an axis and comprising: a sensing module comprising a first image sensor and a second image sensor, wherein the first image sensor is disposed at a first side of the axis and configured to sense the guiding light source and generate at least one first image, the second image sensor is disposed at a second side of the axis and configured to sense the guiding light source and generate at least one second image; and a mobile module comprising a driving unit configured to control at least one of turning of a travel direction, a travel speed and a travel time interval of the mobile module according to imaging positions of the guiding light source in the first image and the second image. | 19,117 |
8,592,092 | 1. A battery comprising an anion conductor, a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a first aqueous liquid electrolyte layer and a second aqueous liquid electrolyte layer, wherein the first aqueous liquid electrolyte layer and the positive electrode are present in this sequence on a first surface of the anion conductor, and the first aqueous liquid electrolyte layer is in contact with the first surface of the anion conductor, and the second aqueous liquid electrolyte layer and the negative electrode are present in this sequence on a second surface of the anion conductor, and the second aqueous liquid electrolyte layer is in contact with the second surface of the anion conductor; wherein the negative electrode comprises a negative electrode active material layer, and the negative electrode active material layer comprises a negative electrode active material which can release a metal ion upon discharging; wherein the anion conductor has anion-conducting and non-cation-conducting properties; and wherein a first solid electrolyte with cation-conducting and non-anion-conducting properties is present between the second aqueous liquid electrolyte layer and the negative electrode. | 18,873 |
8,740,098 | 1. In a plumbing circuit including a cold water stream and a hot water stream respectively connected to the cold water valve and the hot water valve of a faucet assembly provided with a flow restrictor downstream of the cold water valve and the hot water valve, the improvement comprising: an accumulator including a water receiving cavity and a pressure biasing member therein, said accumulator flow connected to the cold water stream through a cool water discharge branch; temperature actuated flow diverting means interposed to receive said hot water stream for diverting said hot water stream into said accumulator if the temperature thereof is below a predetermined temperature and into a hot water outlet line flow connected to said hot water valve if the temperature thereof is above said predetermined temperature; bypass means interposed between said diverting means and said accumulator for bypassing said accumulator during such periods when said accumulator is substantially full of water and to convey said hot water stream into said hot water outlet line; a flow control valve connected to said accumulator and to said cold water stream; said flow control valve blocking the flow of water from a cold water supply to said cold water stream when the pressure exerted on water in the cool water discharge branch by the pressure biasing member in the accumulator exceeds a preselected fraction of the pressure of the water from the cold water supply such that water flows from said accumulator into said cold water stream and to said cold water valve at a first pressure which is below the pressure of the water from the cold water supply; and said flow control valve allowing water to flow from the cold water supply to said cold water stream at a second pressure when the pressure exerted on water in the cool water discharge branch by the pressure biasing member in the accumulator drops below a preselected fraction of the pressure of the water from the cold water supply and wherein the second pressure exceeds the first pressure and thereafter directing said cold water stream into said cold water valve; pressure compensating means flow connected to said hot water outlet line between said hot water valve and both said bypass means and said temperature actuated flow diverting means and to said cold water stream between said accumulator and said cold water valve for restricting the flow through the hot water outlet line to said hot water valve when the pressure in the cold water stream decreases to thereby concurrently increase the flow from said accumulator through said cold water valve. | 32,615 |
9,850,192 | 1. A process for production of a biobased acrylic acid product, comprising: a) combining a genetically engineered host biomass comprising poly-3-hydroxypropionate, a heat transfer fluid having a boiling temperature, and optionally a catalyst to obtain a biomass mixture; and b) heating the biomass mixture at a heating temperature to convert the poly-3-hydroxypropionate to an acrylic acid product; wherein a yield of the acrylic acid product is at least 80% and the biobased carbon content of the acrylic acid product is at least 90%. | 43,154 |
8,361,398 | 1. A catalytic converter, said converter comprising metal fibers, said metal fibers having a fiber surface, said converter comprising catalytic material, substantially all of said catalytic material being present on said fiber surface, wherein said metal fibers are present in said catalytic converter as one or more bundles of metal fibers, and wherein there is no mechanical anchoring or mechanical bond from one metal fiber to an other metal fiber. | 15,977 |
8,605,634 | 1. A method of controlling a coordinator for use in a wireless network including stations, the stations having an awake state to receive or transmit information and a sleep state to save power, the method comprising: transmitting a beacon signal to the stations during a beacon period, wherein the coordinator is placed in an awake state during the beacon period; receiving a message from at least one of the stations during a predetermined period, the predetermined period indicating a timeslot allocated between the beacon period and next beacon period and being able to receive data from the at least one of the stations; checking whether the received message is awake information for requesting a wake-up of the coordinator; and when the received message is the awake information for requesting the wake-up of the coordinator, maintaining the awake state of the coordinator during the predetermined period, when the received message is not the awake information for requesting the wake-up of the coordinator, changing the awake state of the coordinator to a sleep state. | 19,073 |
9,729,076 | 1. A power converter device, comprising: a first double-sided electrode module that includes a DC positive electrode wiring board that is connected to a first power semiconductor device via a metal joint member; a second double-sided electrode module that includes a AC terminal and a DC negative electrode wiring board that is connected to a second power semiconductor device via a metal joint member; a heat dissipating base that sandwiches heat dissipation surfaces of the first double-sided electrode module and the second double-sided electrode module via an insulation layer; a jacket to which the heat dissipating base is fixed; a capacitor module that constitutes a smoothing circuit for inhibiting fluctuation in DC voltage; a positive electrode conductor plate and a negative electrode conductor plate that transmit electric power between the capacitor module and the first double-sided electrode module and the second double-sided electrode module; and an output wiring that transmits alternating current from the second double-sided electrode module, wherein the positive electrode conductor plate is connected to the DC positive electrode wiring board, the negative electrode conductor plate is connected to the DC negative electrode wiring board, the positive electrode conductor plate and the negative electrode conductor plate are stacked one on top of another and integrated together by a resin, and constitute an electric power wiring unit that fixes the output wiring to the resin, and the electric power wiring unit is contacted with the jacket. | 22,147 |
9,748,939 | 1. An output circuit, comprising: a first driver circuit configured to receive a voltage of an input terminal and output a first voltage to an output terminal; a first comparison circuit configured to compare a first reference voltage with a voltage of the output terminal; a second driver circuit configured to receive the voltage of the input terminal and output a second voltage to the output terminal and become an off state according to a comparison result of the first comparison circuit; a second comparison circuit configured to compare a second reference voltage different from the first reference voltage with the voltage of the output terminal; and a third driver circuit configured to receive the voltage of the input terminal and output a third voltage to the output terminal and become an off state according to a comparison result of the second comparison circuit. | 39,508 |
8,549,369 | 1. A semiconductor-based test device comprising: a plurality of testing clusters, each of the plurality of testing clusters comprising: a pseudorandom global stimulus source coupled to the plurality of testing clusters and configured to generate a pseudorandom binary stimulus for the logic elements; wherein at least some of the plurality of testing clusters are coupled together to support inter-cluster fan-out and fan-in of data register output. | 41,316 |
9,688,671 | 1. A compound of formula (XVI), or salt thereof, wherein: R R each R R each R each R each X is independently O or S; each Y is independently OH, NH each n is independently 1, 2, or 3; each o is independently 0, 1, 2, or 3; each p is independently 0, 1, 2, or 3; each t is independently 0, 1, 2, or 3; each R each R each R each R each R each R each R each R optionally substituted haloalkyl, optionally substituted alkylcarbonyl, or each R each R | 36,724 |
9,831,678 | 1. A method for black-starting a power station comprising a plurality of inverters connectable to a local AC grid, comprising: building up a first AC voltage in the local AC grid by a first inverter of the plurality of inverters, and connecting a second inverter of the plurality of inverters, after synchronization with the first AC voltage, to the local AC grid, wherein the first AC voltage built up by the first inverter is reduced by at least a quarter with respect to a rated voltage of the local AC grid, and wherein once the second inverter has been connected, a second AC voltage, which is increased with respect to the first AC voltage, is built up in the local AC grid. | 21,884 |
8,413,268 | 1. A rest arrangement, comprising: a first support element; and a lying-down facility comprising a first fastening region; wherein the first fastening region comprises a first fastening element and a second fastening element; and wherein the lying-down facility is affixed to the first support element by the first and second fastening elements; wherein the lying-down facility is pivotable between a first state wherein the lying-down facility is arranged so as to be substantially horizontal, and a second state, wherein the lying-down facility transitions between the first state and the second state through a combined rotational movement and translational movement; wherein the lying-down facility comprises a second fastening region configured to affix the lying-down facility to a second support element in the first state; and wherein the lying-down facility is configured to disengage from the second support element in the second state. | 3,095 |
9,255,407 | 1. A truss system for roof or façade panels of a building; a truss of said truss system including at least one truss segment; each said truss segment comprising a first elongate element and a second elongate element; said first and second elongate elements interconnected at intervals by a series of fish-plate assemblies; each fish-plate assembly of said series of fish-plate assemblies comprising a pair of fish-plates arranged back-to-back and touching each other when in use; each fish-plate comprising a planar plate portion provided at respective upper and lower edges with flanges projecting outwardly and normal to an outer surface of said planar plate portion; each of said fish-plates engaging at opposite ends with respective extruded fish-plate channels of said first and second elongate elements; said fish-plate channels formed so as to retain said fish-plate assemblies by capture of said flanges when said pair of fish-plates are assembled back-to-back; and wherein each said first and second elongate element of a said truss segment comprises an extruded section; said extruded section including a panel retaining channel and said extruded fish-plate channel; and comprising an interconnected pair of said truss segments wherein the respective extruded section of each truss segment further includes a connector plate slot; the respective connector plate slots of the pair of truss segments adapted for friction fit insertion of a connector plate for interconnecting the pair of truss segments; and wherein said panel retaining channel includes panel retaining elements; said panel retaining elements formed along outer edges of said panel retaining channel; said panel retaining elements directed inwards towards a median plane of said panel retaining channel. | 9,241 |
9,365,812 | 1. A growth system comprising: a tank having a first side and an opposing second side; a luminescent solar collector configured to collect radiation, wherein the luminescent solar collector comprises a luminescent liquid contained between two plates; and a plurality of guides configured to transmit radiation collected by the luminescent solar collector, the guides extending into the tank, wherein the guides are configured to create a homogenous distribution of the transmitted radiation in the tank, the plurality of guides comprising: | 10,893 |
8,453,330 | 1. A method of fabricating an electromagnetic flow regulator for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid, the method comprising: defining through a plurality of magnetic conductors a fluid inlet path for an electrically conductive fluid by defining through the plurality of magnetic conductors a plurality of flow holes for the electrically conductive fluid; arranging the plurality of magnetic conductors in fixed relative location such that a fluid flow path for the electrically conductive fluid is defined along the plurality of magnetic conductors substantially orthogonal to the fluid inlet path; and disposing a field generation winding capable of carrying an electrical current, the field generation winding being electromagnetically couplable to the plurality of magnetic conductors such that at least one magnetic field is generatable by the field generation winding at the fluid inlet path. | 32,982 |
9,335,551 | 1. A multi-wavelength beam combining laser system comprising: a first laser system comprising a first plurality of beam emitters each emitting a beam; a first directing optical element arranged to receive the first plurality of beams, and cause the chief ray of each beam to converge along a first beam combining dimension; a first dispersive element, positioned along the first beam combining dimension to receive and transmit the beams; and a first partially reflective output coupler arranged to receive the transmitted beams from the first dispersive element, to reflect a portion of the transmitted beams toward the first dispersive element, and to transmit a first multi-wavelength beam comprising optical radiation having a power and a first plurality of wavelengths; a second laser system comprising a second plurality of beam emitters each emitting a beam; a second directing optical element, different from the first directing optical element, arranged to receive the second plurality of beams, and cause the chief ray of each beam to converge along a second beam combining dimension; a second dispersive element, different from the first dispersive element, positioned along the second beam combining dimension to receive and transmit the beams; and a second partially reflective output coupler, different from the first partially reflective output coupler, arranged to receive the transmitted beams from the second dispersive element, to reflect a portion of the transmitted beams toward the second dispersive element, and to transmit a second multi-wavelength beam, different from the first multi-wavelength beam, comprising optical radiation having a power and a second plurality of wavelengths; and optically downstream of the first and second partially reflective output couplers, at least one spacing optical element to reflect the first and second multi-wavelength beams and control a gap between the first and second multi-wavelength beams. | 26,392 |
8,719,526 | 1. A method for securely handling processing of information, the method comprising: controlling from within a chip, access to at least one portion of an on-chip memory by a plurality of on-chip clients that have pre-determined access to said at least one portion of said on-chip memory, wherein said pre-determined access is governed by pre-determined access rules which are hard-coded within said chip. | 1,423 |
9,186,440 | 1. A stent, comprising: a blend comprising or formed from a high molecular weight polyester and a medium molecular weight polyester, wherein the high molecular weight polyester has a molecular weight of about 200,000 Da to about 1,000,000 Da; and the medium molecular weight polyester has a molecular weight of about 20,000 Da to about 200,000 Da; and wherein the high molecular weight polyester and the medium molecular weight polyester are independently selected from the group consisting of poly(L-lactide), poly(L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone), poly(D-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone), poly(L-lactide-co-trimethylene carbonate), poly(D-lactide-co-trimethylene carbonate), and combinations thereof; wherein the high molecular weight polyester and the medium molecular weight polyester are different; wherein at least a portion of the medium molecular weight polyester is substituted with an acidic moiety. | 39,251 |
9,294,883 | 1. A method comprising: transmitting a wireless message including at least one condition for response from one or more wireless devices, the condition for response including receive power of the wireless message at the one or more wireless devices, service level of the one or more wireless devices, and MAC address of the one or more wireless devices that can respond with a selected response, wherein the wireless message is a probe request; and receiving one or more responses from the one or more wireless devices that can satisfy the at least one condition. | 35,025 |
9,583,531 | 1. A process for transferring a buried circuit layer to a receiver substrate, the process comprising: providing a donor substrate comprising an internal etch stop zone and covered on a front side of the donor substrate with a circuit layer; producing over an entire circumference of the donor substrate, on the front side covered with the circuit layer, either a peripheral trench that extends at a distance from a lateral edge of the donor substrate, or a peripheral routing, the routing or the trench being produced over a depth such that the routing or the trench passes entirely through the circuit layer and extend into the donor substrate; depositing on an exposed side of the circuit layer and on the routed side or on the walls of the trench, a second stop layer comprising a stop material that is selective with respect to etching of the circuit layer without filling the trench; bonding the receiver substrate to the donor substrate on the side of the donor substrate covered by the second stop layer; and thinning the donor substrate by chemical etching of a back side of the donor substrate, until the etch stop zone is reached, so as to obtain transfer of the buried circuit layer to the receiver substrate. | 11,596 |
8,755,998 | 1. A method comprising: operating a collision avoidance system of a host vehicle to assess a dynamic state of a first external object; continually establishing, based on the dynamic state of the first external object, a first value of a delay period within which initiation of an emergency maneuver is necessary to avoid or mitigate a collision between the host vehicle and the first external object; detecting, during the delay period, whether a collision situation exists involving the first external object relative to a second external object; and if the collision situation is detected, reducing the delay period to a second value less than the first value. | 28,225 |
9,035,652 | 1. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising: a control unit that controls measurement of an echo signal, which is generated from a two-dimensional excitation region of an object placed in a static magnetic field, using a pulse sequence with a high-frequency magnetic field and a gradient magnetic field for performing two-dimensional excitation of the two-dimensional excitation region of the object, wherein the object is formed by a first material with a first resonance frequency and a second material with a second resonance frequency, and the control unit includes an irradiation frequency setting section which sets an irradiation frequency of the high-frequency magnetic field on the basis of imaging conditions related to the two-dimensional excitation and the first and second resonance frequencies so that desired regions of the first and second materials are excited in a two-dimensional manner, wherein the control unit includes an irradiation gain setting section which sets an irradiation gain of the high-frequency magnetic field on the basis of an excitation angle of the two-dimensional excitation region and a frequency difference between the irradiation frequency and the first resonance frequency. | 28,563 |
8,933,413 | 1. A radiographic image capturing apparatus comprising: an image capturing panel containing a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix for converting a radiation that is emitted from a radiation source and transmitted through a subject, into electric signals and storing the electric signals, a first readout control part configured to execute a first readout mode for reading the electric signals stored in the pixels in a plurality of rows simultaneously, an irradiation start judgment part configured to judge start of emission of the radiation from the radiation source to the image capturing panel, the emission of the radiation being judged to be started in a case where a value of the electric signals read by the first readout control part becomes larger than an arbitrarily settable threshold value, an elapsed time judgment part configured to judge whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed after the start of the emission of the radiation, and a second readout control part configured to execute a second readout mode for reading the electric signals stored in the pixels sequentially row by row, the second readout mode being executed in a case where the predetermined time is judged to have elapsed by the elapsed time judgment part, wherein in a case where the emission of the radiation is judged to be started by the irradiation start judgment part, the first readout control part acts to stop the reading of the electric signals and to switch the image capturing panel to an exposure state, and wherein a readout time for reading the electric signals stored in the pixels in one row under the first readout mode is not equal to a readout time for reading the electric signals stored in the pixels in one row under the second readout mode. | 44,463 |
9,484,262 | 1. A method of forming a semiconductor structure comprising: forming a plurality of semiconductor fins directly on a first portion of a top surface of a single crystalline material layer; forming a dielectric material layer having a top surface below a horizontal plane including said top surfaces of said plurality of semiconductor fins; forming a gate structure straddling said plurality of semiconductor fins directly on said dielectric material layer, said gate structure including a vertical stack of a gate dielectric and a gate electrode; forming at least one dielectric material portion by patterning said dielectric material layer employing said gate structure as an etch mask, wherein said at least one dielectric material portion is located directly on a second portion of said top surface of said single crystalline material layer and laterally between each semiconductor fin of said plurality of semiconductor fins; and forming a gate spacer directly on sidewalls of said gate structure and sidewalls of said at least one dielectric material portion and a third portion of said top surface of said single crystalline material layer. | 37,389 |
9,346,201 | 1. A vehicle interior panel, comprising: a substrate having an interior surface and an exterior surface; and an attachment structure extending integrally from the interior surface of the substrate and including: | 21,795 |
9,828,714 | 1. A laundry treating appliance comprising: a cabinet defining an interior; a wash tub located within the interior and statically mounted to the cabinet, the wash tub having an open bottom; a wash basket located within the wash tub and having a drain hole overlying the open bottom of the wash tub; a clothes mover located within the wash basket and rotatable relative to the wash basket; a motor located below the wash basket and having an output shaft coupled to the clothes mover to effect rotation of the clothes mover; a catch basin located below the wash basket and coupled to the wash tub to partially close the open bottom; a closure carrying the motor and having a drain port, and the closure is located between the wash basket and the motor such that the closure underlies the drain hole and the drain port overlies the catch basin; and a suspension located at least partially within the wash tub and connecting the closure to the cabinet; wherein liquid exiting the drain hole of the wash basket is deflected by the closure to the drain port of the closure, where the liquid exits the drain port and flows into the catch basin. | 28,443 |
9,545,503 | 1. An anchor device for securing a catheter to a skin opening, comprising: an elongate body that defines at least one working channel extending from a proximal opening to a distal tip opening so as to receive a catheter; a subcutaneous anchor mechanism coupled to the elongate body, the subcutaneous anchor mechanism having first and second flexible anchors that extend oppositely away from one another and that extend outwardly away from a wall of the elongate body when in a deployed orientation in a subcutaneous layer adjacent to a skin layer; a first actuator that is adjustable relative to the elongate body so as to shift the flexible anchors to the deployed orientation, the flexible anchors being coupled to the first actuator via a slidable internal member nonrotatably mounted in the elongate body; a locking device that releasably engages to the catheter when the catheter is received in the working channel; and a second actuator that is adjustable relative to the elongate body so as to urge the locking device to compress at least a portion of an outer surface of the catheter when the catheter is received in the working channel, wherein the locking device has a maximum axial length that is less than a maximum axial length of the second actuator, and the locking device is housed inside an interior space of the second actuator; wherein the first and second actuators are each supported by the elongate body such that operation of the first actuator is independent from operation of the second actuator; and wherein an outer surface of the second actuator is oriented transversely to an outer surface of the first actuator in a first rotational position and the outer surface of the second actuator is oriented in alignment with the outer surface of the first actuator in a second rotational position. | 32,393 |
9,456,881 | 1. A dental attachment assembly, comprising: an abutment for attachment to a dental implant, or to a bar, the abutment having an upper end that includes an inwardly-projecting socket, and an outer surface portion projecting downwardly from said upper end, said outer surface portion projecting above the tissue level in a patient's mouth when said abutment is secured in the implant or on the bar; and a two-part male member attached to said abutment, the first part of said two-part male member comprising a plastic insert having bottom and top surfaces, and an outwardly-flaring flange projecting from said insert top surface, a first skirt projecting from said flange, said first skirt having a cylindrical-shaped outer surface and a bottom edge for engagement with the upper end of said abutment, and, projecting from the center of the bottom surface of said insert, a retention member comprising a head for releasable snap engagement in said socket, said retention member being tiltable, rotatable and vertically movable in said socket, the second part of said two-part male member comprising a metal cap with a top, retentive features for attachment to a dental appliance, and a second skirt that includes a bottom projecting from the top of said metal cap, said metal cap having a size and shape for a firm snap fit over said first part with said first skirt projecting below the bottom of said second skirt. | 8,840 |
8,593,065 | 1. A method for improving the visibility of satellites, comprising: attaching one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) to a satellite; supplying one or more signals to the one or more LEDs, wherein the one or more LEDs have a predetermined wavelength emission spectra and a predetermined time-domain modulation; and producing a signature light emission associated with the satellite, the signature light emission having a unique self identifier from the one or more LEDs based at least on: wherein the signature light emission from the one or more LEDs enable identification and tracking of the satellite. | 1,122 |
9,754,726 | 1. A nonaqueous electrolytic capacitor element, comprising: a positive electrode comprising a positive electrode active material capable of intercalating or deintercalating anions, a negative electrode comprising carbon powder as a negative electrode active material, wherein the carbon powder of the negative electrode active material has a BET specific surface area by nitrogen adsorption of 4,600 m a nonaqueous electrolyte, which comprises a nonaqueous solvent, an electrolyte salt consisting of LiPF where R where R wherein the electrolyte salt is present in an amount higher than 2 mol/L, and wherein the capacitor element has a maximum voltage during charging that is higher than 4.5 V. | 3,047 |
8,939,546 | 1. A method comprising: moving an assembly of printheads with a bidirectional lateral motion, a direction of the lateral motion being substantially perpendicular to, and the lateral motion being concurrent with, a longitudinal motion of a substrate relative to the printhead assembly, nozzles of the printheads being arranged in two rows that are oriented substantially parallel to the direction of the lateral motion, the longitudinal motion and the lateral motion being coordinated such that a nozzle in one of the rows and a nozzle in the other of the rows trace a common path on the substrate. | 11,072 |
9,231,338 | 1. A connector, comprising: a housing having at least one terminal receiving cavity and at least one wire receptacle communicating with the terminal receiving cavity for receiving a terminal connected to a wire, the wire receptacle including first and second V-shaped wire supports spaced from one another and disposed to engage the wire at axially spaced positions on the wire; and a cover mounted to the housing and having at least one resiliently deflectable strain relief beam opposed to the wire receptacle and aligned with a space between the first and second V-shaped wire supports, the resiliently deflectable strain relief beam being configured for urging the wire tightly into the wire receptacle. | 18,573 |
8,818,589 | 1. A method comprising: receiving coordinates from a positioning system corresponding to a current location of a vehicle; comparing the current location with coordinate information corresponding to a plurality of waypoints stored in a database to determine a nearest waypoint, each of the waypoints associated with a location of the vehicle where at least one prior ignition-off event occurred and a number of prior ignition-off events that occurred at the location; calculating a distance from the current location of the vehicle to the nearest waypoint; and based at least in part upon the distance and the number of prior ignition-off events associated with the nearest waypoint, increasing an electric vehicle (EV) threshold, corresponding to an amount of power requested by a driver through an accelerator pedal, require to start an engine when the vehicle is operating with the engine off and decreasing a state of charge (SOC) threshold associated with a battery, the SOC threshold corresponding to a minimum amount of charge the battery can contain without starting an engine in order to recharge the battery. | 33,529 |
8,553,183 | 1. A display device comprising: a first substrate; a gate electrode disposed on the first substrate; a first pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate; a second pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate and neighboring the first pixel electrode; a first color filter disposed under the first pixel electrode; a second color filter disposed under the second pixel electrode and overlapping the first color filter in an area between the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode, and the first and second color filters disposed between the first substrate and the first and second pixel electrodes; a data line including a first portion and a second portion respectively disposed on left and right sides of the area wherein the first color filter and second color filter overlap; and a first light-blocking member disposed substantially opposite to one of the first portions of the data line and the second portion of the data line with respect to the area wherein the first and second color filter layers overlap, wherein the data line is disposed on a first area away from the area wherein the first color filter and the second color filter overlap, and wherein the first light-blocking member is disposed on a second area away from the area wherein the first and second color filter layers overlap, and partially overlaps a portion of an edge of the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode and is disposed on a same layer where the gate electrode is located, and wherein the first area does not overlap the second area. | 35,396 |
9,677,924 | 1. A method for measuring a fill level of a liquid additive in a tank using an ultrasonic sensor, the method comprising the following steps: a) measuring a first propagation time of an ultrasonic signal from the ultrasonic sensor to a liquid level of the liquid additive; b) cleaning at least one reference surface in the liquid additive by using at least one ultrasonic pulse; c) measuring at least one second propagation time of an ultrasonic signal from the ultrasonic sensor to the at least one reference surface; and d) calculating the fill level from the first propagation time and the second propagation time. | 676 |
8,737,779 | 1. An optical wavelength multi/demultiplexer, comprising: an arrayed waveguide grating, and a two-stage lattice circuit connected to the arrayed waveguide grating, wherein the arrayed waveguide grating includes: an arrayed waveguide; first and second slab waveguides connected to both ends of the arrayed waveguide; and an output waveguide connected to the second slab waveguide, and the two-stage lattice circuit includes: a first optical coupler directly connected to another end of the first slab waveguide which is not connected to the arrayed-waveguide; first and second arm waveguides directly connected to the first optical coupler; a second optical coupler directly connected to other ends of the first and second arm waveguides which are not connected to the first optical coupler; third and fourth arm waveguides directly connected to the second optical coupler; a third optical coupler directly connected to other ends of the third and fourth arm waveguides which are not connected to the second optical coupler; and an input waveguide connected to the third optical coupler, and an optical frequency period of the two-stage lattice circuit includes an optical frequency channel spacing of the arrayed waveguide grating and a period half the optical frequency channel spacing. | 8,137 |
8,960,094 | 1. A cartridge for a firearm, the cartridge comprising: a bullet, the bullet comprising: the bullet defining a chamber, the chamber comprising: the bullet further defining a channel passage leading out through the external end; a body comprising an impact-activated explosive, said body slidably engaged within the channel passage; a shaft connected to the body and passing down from the body to a shaft end-point within the chamber; and a thrust plate connected to the shaft end-point, the thrust plate comprised of a spring metal and configured to spring open when it rises to the second portion and thereby inhibit downward motion of the thrust plate. | 39,987 |
9,322,352 | 1. A system comprising: a stop-start module that stops an engine when a driver depresses a brake pedal while an ignition system is on and the engine is idling, and that starts the engine when the driver releases the brake pedal; and a throttle control module that, based on engine speed when fuel injection in the engine is stopped and a manifold pressure within an intake manifold, selectively opens a throttle valve when fuel injection in the engine is stopped while the ignition system is on. | 36,962 |
8,941,453 | 1. A contact switching device in which a movable iron core provided at one end portion of a movable shaft is attracted to a fixed iron core, based on excitation and degauss of an electromagnet portion, by which the movable shaft reciprocates in a shaft center direction, and a movable contact of a movable contact piece arranged at another end portion of the movable shaft contacts and departs from a fixed contact, wherein at the time of return, an annular flange portion provided at an intermediate portion of the movable shaft abuts on an internal fixed component to thereby restrict a position of the movable iron core; and wherein a buffer material is disposed between a bottom-surface back side of the internal fixed component and second internal fixed component fixing the internal fixed component. | 6,199 |
8,368,719 | 1. A method of static graphics rendering in a mobile device, comprising: receiving horizontal and vertical panning increments for panning a previously rendered frame to a panned frame; determining an L-shaped rendering region based on the panning increments; clipping a candidate polygon against the L-shaped rendering region to obtain one or more clipped portions of the candidate polygon contained within the L-shaped rendering region; and rendering the one or more clipped portions of the candidate polygon and copying a portion of the previously rendered frame to provide the panned frame. | 31,622 |
8,914,089 | 1. An apparatus for noninvasive measurement of the concentration of at least one substance in conjunctival tissue of the eye, said apparatus comprising: a source of electromagnetic radiation optically coupled to a remote transmitter, said remote transmitter being configured to irradiate one side of the conjuctival tissue of the eye, a detecting device optically coupled with a remote receiver, said remote receiver being configured to be located on an opposite side from the one side of the conjuctival tissue and exteriorly of the eye and collecting electromagnetic radiation emitted by the substance being measured in the conjuctival tissue, said detecting device being configured for detecting an intensity of the electromagnetic radiation and providing an output signal representative of the detected intensity of said radiation, the remote receiver and the remote transmitter being maintained spaced from each other and located diametrically opposed to each other at corresponding terminal ends of two arms, said two arms extending from the source of electromagnetic radiation and from the detecting device, respectively, said two arms being bent outwardly from the source of electromagnetic radiation and from said detecting device, said two arms then being bent inwardly and terminating at said remote receiver and said remote transmitter, respectively, in a forceps configuration to space the remote receiver and said remote transmitter from each other, and an analyzer/processor configured to calculate a concentration of the substance of interest in the conjunctival tissue of the eye from the output signal. | 14,092 |
8,596,588 | 1. A cable and wire management device comprising: a track; and a plurality of hook members defining a runway for supporting cables and wires parallel to a horizontal axis when mounted adjacent to one another within the track, wherein each of the plurality of hook members comprises a first mounting tab and a second mounting tab for selectively mounting the hook member to the track by either the first mounting tab or the second mounting tab; wherein one of the first and second mounting tabs are positioned on the plurality of hook members to mount the hook members to the track when the track is mounted to a vertical surface and the other of the first and second mounting tabs mounts the hook members to the track when the track is mounted to a horizontal surface such that the runway is parallel to the horizontal axis and wherein the plurality of hook members can be located next to one another by abutting at least one of the first and second mounting tabs of adjacent hook members against one another to provide uniform spacing for the plurality of hook members along a length of the track. | 10,454 |
8,756,405 | 1. A method comprising: determining that an access instruction being executed at a data processor core is or is not a specialized access instruction; and selectively routing access information based on the access instruction to access a local memory of the data processor core using a transaction external the data processor core responsive to determining that the access instruction is the specialized access instruction, wherein the specialized access instruction is at least one of an atomic access instruction or a decorated access instruction. | 25,025 |
8,763,490 | 1. A spherical transmission joint, comprising: an input shaft connected to a driving source to rotate; an input link fixed to the input shaft to be rotated by the input shaft and having a bent shape; a coupler link rotatably mounted to a first rotary shaft mounted to the input link and having a bent shape; output links having a bent shape, each rotatably mounted at opposite ends of the coupler link using respective secondary rotary shafts; and output shafts fixed to the output links, wherein the coupler link is bent in a semicircular shape, and wherein the first rotary shaft is rotatably connected to the middle of the coupler link. | 39,765 |
8,896,143 | 1. A direct drive wind turbine, comprising: a nacelle; a plurality of blades connected to a hub; a generator comprising a stator and a rotor, the stator being fixed on the nacelle; and a rotation sensor comprising a static sensor element and a moving sensor element, wherein the hub is directly connected to the rotor, wherein the static sensor element is mounted on the stator at a distance from the rotation axis of the hub, and wherein the moving sensor element is mounted on the rotor at a distance from the rotation axis of the hub. | 47,427 |
8,644,356 | 1. A system, comprising: a fiber-based source of ultrashort laser pulses, said fiber-based source comprising at least one fiber amplifier, wherein said fiber-based source comprises an adjustable grating compressor to compress optical pulses, said grating compressor operatively connected to said controller to align said grating compressor; a controller to control said fiber-based source; and a beam manipulator to monitor one or more pulse characteristics of said laser pulses and to generate feedback data for said controller, wherein said pulse characteristics comprise an output power, a pulse energy, a pulse width, a wavelength, a repetition rate, a polarization, a temporal delay, a temporal phase, a spatial phase, or a combination thereof, wherein said controller receives signals representative of said one or more pulse characteristics and generates control signals to vary at least one of said pulse characteristics, said controller being networked to at least one computing means via a physical link and/or wireless link. | 14,003 |
9,222,736 | 1. A heat exchanger comprising: a first plate and a second plate spaced apart from and parallel to the first plate to define a first gap between inner surfaces of the first plate and of the second plate in which at least a first fluid circulates, with a major portion of the first gap being free of obstructions; a first peripheral wall on the periphery of the first gap, the first peripheral wall having a curved profile inside the first gap, only one cavity being defined between a total volume bound by the first peripheral wall, the inner surface of the first plate and the inner surface of the second plate; at least one inlet circumferentially positioned with respect to the only one cavity and in fluid communication with the only one cavity to inject the first fluid in the only one cavity; at least one outlet centrally positioned in the second plate and in fluid communication with the only one cavity, for the first fluid or first fluid combination to exit the only one cavity, the at least one outlet being a first pipe centrally positioned in the second plate for the first fluid to exit the first gap whereby the first fluid or first fluid combination circulates in a swirling flow in the major portion of the only one cavity; at least a third plate spaced apart from the outer surface of the first plate to define a second gap in which at least a second fluid circulates, with a major portion of the second gap being free of obstructions the second fluid contacting the outer surface of the first plate for heat exchange with the first fluid or first fluid combination; a second peripheral wall on the periphery of the second gap having a curved profile inside the second gap; and at least one other inlet and at least one other outlet being in fluid communication with the second gap to inject the second fluid in the second gap and to cause a swirling flow of the second fluid in the second gap, said other outlet being a second pipe centrally positioned in the third plate for the second fluid to exit the second gap, whereby the first pipe and the second pipe are concentric. | 47,395 |
8,898,448 | 1. A method of deciphering packetized data in a telecommunications signal with a hyper frame number, comprising: determining the hyper frame number; testing for a mismatched hyper frame number, wherein if a mismatched hyper frame number is detected, reconstructing data that was deciphered with the mismatched hyper frame number; deciphering the data using a correct hyper frame number; and copying the deciphered data to an external memory after the correct hyper frame number is utilized, where a reduction in copying data to the external memory is achieved when a mismatched hyper frame number is detected. | 30,283 |
9,146,608 | 1. A method for managing power in a data processing system, the method comprising: responsive to receiving a request to increase a processing capacity of a set of resources in the data processing system, determining whether to activate a core in the data processing system configured to operate at a first frequency at the first frequency, wherein the core is part of the set of resources, and determining a second frequency of a set of cores in the set of resources and a current number of operations performed per unit of time by the set of cores operating at the second frequency; determining whether a use of power resulting from activating the core at the first frequency meets a policy for the use of the power in the data processing system; responsive to determining that the use of power resulting from activating the core at the first frequency and the second frequency does not meet the policy, determining a third frequency that the set of cores and the core can operate at while meeting the policy for the use of the power in the data processing system; determining a predicted number of operations performed per unit of time for the set of cores and the core operating at the third frequency; presenting a difference between the current number and the predicted number; requesting approval for activating the core at the third frequency before activating the core in the data processing system; and responsive to receiving approval for activating the core, activating the core at the third frequency. | 26,375 |
8,772,810 | 1. A semiconductor light emitting device, comprising: a semiconductor layer including a first face, a second face opposite to the first face, a side face, and a light emitting layer; a p-side electrode provided on the second face; an n-side electrode provided on the side face; a first p-side metal layer provided on the p-side electrode and connected electrically with the p-side electrode; a first n-side metal layer provided in a region peripheral to the semiconductor layer and connected electrically with the n-side electrode, the first n-side metal layer having a first portion and a second portion that are at opposite sides of the first p-side metal layer; a first insulating layer provided on the first portion of the first n-side metal layer; a second p-side metal layer provided on the first p-side metal layer and connected electrically with the first p-side metal layer, the second p-side metal layer overlapping the first portion of the first n-side metal layer via the first insulating layer in a direction perpendicular to the first face; and a second n-side metal layer provided on the second portion of the first n-side metal layer, the second n-side metal layer connected electrically to the first n-side metal layer. | 1,634 |
9,638,709 | 1. An automated blood analyzer, comprising: a first processing station at which a blood sample in a sample tube is extracted and tested; a first hand portion grasping the sample tube and removing it from a sample rack at the first processing station before the blood sample is extracted and tested at the first processing station; a second processing station at which a blood sample in the sample tube is extracted and tested; a second hand portion grasping the sample tube and removing it from the sample rack at the second processing station before the blood sample is extracted and tested at the second processing station; and a belt conveyor having a structure for holding the sample rack carrying one or more sample tubes, the belt conveyor being driven under control of a programmed processor to move the structure in two opposing directions within a transport path leading through the first and second processing stations. | 10,150 |
9,633,267 | 1. A system configured to perform landmark-based image analysis for localization of a windshield within an image comprising: an image capture device operably connected to a data processing device that captures an image of a target vehicle; and a processor-usable medium embodying computer code, said processor-usable medium being coupled to said data processing device, said computer program code comprising instructions executable by said processor and configured for: identifying a plurality of landmark points associated with a windshield portion of a vehicle, at least one of the landmark points corresponding to at least one side view mirror adjacent the windshield; organizing each of the landmark points in a tree structure defined by spatial relationships between the landmark points; and calculating a classification score; wherein the classification score is generated using: S(I,L)=App(I,L)+Shape(L), where I is the image of interest, and L={l | 15,863 |
9,560,338 | 1. An optical system comprising: an imaging system that generates a point spread function by control of one or more associated pupil functions of the optical system, the point spread function having a transverse profile that retains its fundamental shape with axial propagation and remains offset from an axis; a sensor array configured to receive light from at least one object through the imaging system and provide one or more images of the object; and a processing device configured to: | 515 |
9,088,043 | 1. An apparatus for coating a functional layer on a current collector with an active material layer thereon, the apparatus comprising: a gravure roll configured to coat the functional layer on the active material layer; a doctor blade unit including: a first thickness measuring device configured to measure a thickness of the active material layer without the functional layer; a second thickness measuring device configured to measure a sum thickness of the active material layer and the functional layer; and a controller in communication with the at least one strain gauge, the first thickness measuring device, the second thickness measuring device, at least one servo motor, and the gravure roll, wherein: the holder includes an upper plate holding the support and a lower plate holding the doctor blade, the controller is configured to control a position of the doctor blade unit based on the strain of the doctor blade by controlling the at least one servo motor, and the controller is further configured to control a rotational speed of the gravure roll based on the thickness measured by the first thickness measuring device and the sum thickness measured by the second thickness measuring device. | 37,534 |
8,822,367 | 1. An electrochemical cell comprising an electrode, a photosensitizer, and a polyoxometalate water oxidation catalyst, wherein the catalyst is [Co 4 (H 2 O) 2 (PW 9 O 34 ) 2 ] 10 [A] 10 wherein A is a cation or combination of cations. | 1,836 |
8,776,601 | 1. A Micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) sensor, comprising: a substrate; at least one proof mass having a first plurality of combs, wherein the proof mass is coupled to the substrate via one or more suspension beams such that the proof mass and the first plurality of combs are movable; at least one anchor having a second plurality of combs, wherein the anchor is coupled to the substrate such that the anchor and the second plurality of combs are fixed in position relative to the substrate; wherein the first plurality of combs is interleaved with the second plurality of combs; wherein each of the combs in the first plurality of combs and the second plurality of combs comprises a plurality of conductive layers electrically isolated from each other by one or more non-conductive layers; wherein each conductive layer is individually coupled to a respective electric potential such that fringing electric fields are screened to reduce motion of the first plurality of combs along a sense axis due to the fringing electric fields. | 18,095 |
9,421,697 | 1. A method of processing PCR plastic comprising the steps of: providing flakes of PCR plastic having a particle size of about 10 mm or larger; separating ferrous and non-ferrous metals from the flakes of PCR plastic; comminuting the flakes of PCR plastic to a particle size of about 4 mm; thermally treating the flakes of PCR plastic to reduce a moisture content therein; and mixing an amount of the flakes of PCR plastic with virgin plastic pellets to provide a mixture having a density of at least about 36 pounds per cubic foot; processing the mixture of flakes of PCR plastic and virgin plastic pellets in an injection molding system. | 31,068 |
8,379,608 | 1. A method of communicating in a multihop radio network including a plurality of wireless terminals, the method comprising: at a first wireless terminal, one of increasing and decreasing an intermittent receive period of the first wireless terminal based on a characteristic of the multihop radio network; and at a second wireless terminal, in response to the one of increasing and decreasing said intermittent receive period of the first wireless terminal, increasing a preamble length of data to be sent by the second wireless terminal to the first wireless terminal corresponding to the changed intermittent receive period if the intermittent receive period is increased, and decreasing the preamble length of data corresponding to the changed intermittent receive period if the intermittent receive period is decreased. | 47,873 |
9,446,731 | 1. A vehicle console comprising: a frame; an impact absorbing device including a bladder connected to the frame and a panel connected to the bladder defining an inflation chamber between the bladder and the panel, the panel being rigid relative to the bladder and the bladder being disposed between the panel and the frame; and an inflator in communication with the inflation chamber the impact absorbing device being inflatable from a stowed position to an extended position, the panel abutting the frame in the stowed position and spaced from the frame in the extended position. | 44,938 |
8,761,994 | 1. A control unit for a hybrid vehicle, the hybrid vehicle having an electric drive, an internal combustion engine, a traction battery, a power electronics system, current consumers, a control unit and an insulation fault detector; wherein the control unit is configured to, in response to detecting an occurrence of an insulation fault, initiate an emergency operating mode in which the internal combustion engine is always activated by initiating a starting of the internal combustion engine, and while in the emergency operating mode, the control unit prevents a purely electric driving operation of the hybrid vehicle, wherein in the purely electric driving operation the vehicle is powered using only the electric drive, without activating the internal combustion engine. | 30,172 |
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